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A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
EU Parliament approves plan to bolster carbon trading market (via New York Times)
EU gets behind ETS, but carbon price falls (via Recharge)
Researchers prove air pollution causes heart attacks (via Forbes)
Minnesota coal plans cut mercury emissions in half (via Duluth News Tribune)
Oil sands mining uses up almost as much energy as it produces (via InsideClimate News)
Rupert Murdoch reveals Keystone XL opposition on Twitter (via Houston Chronicle)
UN says Arctic needs protection from resource rush as ice melts (via The Guardian)
Climate contraction: less snow, more blizzards (via AP)
Renewable energy standards hitting blockades (via energyBiz)
Record year for US wind increases demand for service technicians (via Sustainable Business)
Two bills promoting geothermal energy reintroduced in US Senate (via Renewable Energy World)
Clean energy is a net positive on North Carolina utility rates, says report (via Energy Manager Today)
Biggest solar farm in eastern US coming to North Carolina (via Sustainable Business)
Is Iowa paying to help other states meet renewable goals? (via Midwest Energy News)
Proposed Nebraska incentives for wind energy up in the air (via Omaha World-Herald)
Washington State utility breaks wind energy generation record (via Renew Grid)
China's army tied to hacking against US grid, energy industry (via New York Times)
A new electricity model for the US grid (via Energy Collective)
German doubts about fracking could prove costly (via Reuters)
Poland to ease environmental rules slowing shale exploration (via Bloomberg)
US natural gas exports could spur manufacturing (via Energy Collective)
Natural gas use for transport rises 26% from 2008 to 2011 (via Facts of the Day)
Investors are subsidizing natural gas consumers – but it won't last (via Christian Science Monitor)
Arctic sea ice volume plunges over a third in less than 10 years (via Mongabay)
Floating islands to the rescue for Midwest runoff pollution (via New York Times)
US shale oil reviving East Coast refineries (via Boston Globe)
Electric cars unevenly green around world – study (via EarthTechling)
Chinese car companies likely Fisker investment partners (via Los Angeles Times)
Can 10,000 charging stations make New York City America's top EV market? (via CleanTechnica)
Is tomorrow the most important day ever for Tesla Motors? (via Green Car Reports)
The case for natural capital accounting (via GreenBiz)
A strategy to prevent the next Fukushima (via New York Times)
US nuclear generation drops for two years running (via Facts of the Day)
Why Republicans should embrace the reality of climate change (via Forbes)
Gore pans climate change media coverage (via Politico)
Could Chris Christie bring the GOP around on climate? (via Mother Jones)
At climate rally, some signs of fraying in a movement's big tent (via Grist)
The politics of emissions: Keystone is an easier target than US coal-fired power plants (via Globe and Mail)
Climate rally: how a pipeline became public enemy no. 1 (via Christian Science Monitor)
"Energy independence" alone won't boost US power (via Council on Foreign Relations)
Problems with precision and judgment, but not integrity, in Tesla test (via New York Times)


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By Christina Calloway
PNT senior writer
K.C. Alatorre aspires to go to a good college and become an NBA player. The seventh-grade Portales Junior High student knows he only has a shot at his dreams because of the freedom he has to do so, and that's what makes him a patriot.
Alatorre was one of 14 students honored Wednesday night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9515 Voice of Democracy, Patriot's Pen and Teacher Award dinner.
The students were recognized for their award-winning essays. The Patriot's Pen contest, open to students in grades 6-8, asked students to write about what patriotism means to them. The Voice of Democracy contest question asked high school students why they are optimistic about America's future.
Portales High School Counselor Carolyn Van Wettering was also awarded Wednesday for the Teacher of the Year Award.
VFW officials said nearly 300 entries were submitted from Roosevelt County students.
Alatorre was proud to be a winner Wednesday night.
"It feels pretty good," Alatorre said. "It's an honor to be an American."
Key Note Speaker Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henderson, 27th Special Operations Wing Command Chief, said he read the submissions of the students to get a sense of what young Americans are thinking.
"Some of the nominees felt patriotism is to know what the words mean when you recite the Pledge of Allegiance," Henderson said. "Also, when you put your hand over your heart, you feel your heart beating; you know that you are alive because of those that fought for you. Wow."
Henderson said he found insight in the students' words. He noted that patriotism is a feeling shared by all Americans regardless of race, gender or religious preference.
"Patriotism can mean different things to different people," Henderson said.
Henderson said he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1984, but it was when he served in the Gulf War in 1990 was when he got his first "real sense of what American patriotism was all about" because of the cards, letters, care packages and support he received from home.
"No matter what individual viewpoints are of war or politics, our citizens will support our troops and I thank you for that," Henderson said.
Lindsey-Steiner Elementary student Payton Santillanes was another winner of the Patriot's Pen contest.
Santillanes said his essay, which won at the district level, talked about how to show patriotism and how freedom affects people.
Santillanes said his teacher had him do research and from that information, he said a few points stuck with him.
"It doesn't require a purple heart to be a patriot," Santillanes said. "You can be a patriot by waiving a flag or enjoying your freedom."
Lauryn Wilbanks, also a Lindsey-Steiner student, said her essay talked about dedication and sacrifice.
Wilbanks said her stepfather, grandfather and great-grandfather are veterans, who she used as inspiration to pen her piece.
"It means a lot to me because we're free because of them," she said.
Patriot's Pen award winners
• K.C. Alatorre
• Adelina Bonilla
• Asia Chavez
• Aymri Chavez
• Audrey Christensen
• Erin Jones
• Brittany Nichols
• Kirsten Tapia
• Emmalyn Vest
• Lauryn Wilbanks
• Payton Santillanes
Voice of Democracy award winners
• Kynzi Creighton
• Gage Fontenot
• Brandon Nunn

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Wilfredo Rivera, who looks younger than his 47 years, is one proud grandfather.
"I was married for 25 years. My son is 22, my daughter is 26, and I have two grandchildren, a boy and a girl."
Germaine is 9 years old, and Cheyenne is his 2-year-old granddaughter.
"I love them. They're my heart, my life and joy," he said. "I take them sometimes for the weekend.
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Friend and former colleague Mark Mandel saw Seattle Opera's "Bluebeard's Castle" and "Erwartung." He doesn't hold back. I see it Wednesday.
Mark writes:
What did I like best? I would say the dramatic, consummate, every-phrase-thought-through stage direction fused with evocative lighting. We've been led to expect technological wonders in a Lepage production, but this has few of those. Anything "tricky" has a sound psychological basis. A pool of "blood" and "tears" is used beautifully, not sensationally, in both operas.
But it's superb musically too: orchestra, conducting, all three singers. I've heard "Bluebeard's Castle" live five times, and I've three audio recordings and two videos, but the score has never sounded so beautiful as it did in Seattle. The opening of the fifth door alone was worth the trip:
that magnificent sequence of C major chords with full orchestra, organ and Relyea's bass ringing out in the wonderful acoustics of McCaw Hall. "Erwartung" too sounded lovely; it's 1909, pre-serial Schoenberg, and no one should be scared away.
I strongly advise anyone who goes to study librettos/synopses before the performance. I saw two performances, and after looking at some supertitles during the first, I vowed that during the second I would keep eyes glued to the stage and not look away for anything. It was much better that way.


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MARQUETTE - The Marquette City Commission began a public discussion this morning that could lead to Lundin Mining Corp. funding some upgrades to city streets.
Commissioners have voiced concern in the past that heavy truck traffic related to the Eagle Mine would pose risks to health and safety and lead to expedited degradation of streets.
But the city and Lundin, which purchased the Eagle Mine last month, share mutual interests in safety and a well-kept transportation route, according to Matt Johnson, manager of external relations for the mine.
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Representatives from Lundin Mining Corp. have informed the Marquette City Commission that the company would be willing to fund improvements to some city roads along the Eagle Mine's transportation route. Included could be the intersection of Sugarloaf Avenue and Wright Street, seen here. (Journal photo by Adelle Whitefoot)
"So what we would like to do is develop an opportunity to have a dialogue with the city, because of those mutual interests, in planning and then funding improvements to city roads," he told the commission during a work session this morning. "Eagle Mine is certainly willing to pay for a portion of those improvements."
He said Eagle Mine officials are specifically interested in working on the intersection at Wright Street and Sugarloaf Avenue to include safety improvements.
Commissioner Mike Coyne said he has hopes that Lundin and the city can work together to make the best out of the situation.
"It really causes the citizens significant problems with more traffic," he said. "The reality is, there are going to be trucks because there is no alternative right now."
City Commissioner Don Ryan said he would like the commission to begin focusing on how to best handle the additional truck traffic.
"I think we have to be proactive here and start really making plans," he said. "We kind of have to face up to the reality."
Johnson said Lundin has plans to bring the Eagle Mine into production by late 2014. Production is scheduled to ramp up over the ensuing months, reaching full capacity by mid-2015.
"Which means there's really one construction season before that, so we need to enter into dialogue and see what we can agree on in terms of what technically needs to be done, and then what the costs (are) and what our contribution is to that," said Simon Nish, director of communities, communications and external relations for the Eagle Mine.
Commissioners voiced support for a plan to appoint an ad hoc committee that would meet with Lundin officials and City Manager Bill Vajda. Though the plan still needs to be approved during a meeting of the commission, the goal would be to craft a truck route ordinance, possibly on a temporary basis, and to secure some level of funding for city road construction.
Commissioners also expressed hope that the city and surrounding municipalities can succeed in planning the construction of an alternative trucking route or bypass road.
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Working together to keep more families safe this Thanksgiving holiday, law enforcement agencies statewide and ITD will join in an enhanced seat belt and impaired driving education and enforcement campaign beginning Monday (Nov. 12).
The goal of the combined effort is to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Idaho highways caused by impaired drivers and unbelted motor vehicle occupants.
"It is never OK to drive impaired. If you are caught, you will be arrested," said Kevin Bechen with ITD's Office of Highway Operations and Safety (OHOS). "There were 110 people killed in drunk driving crashes last year in Idaho and 316 critically injured. Many of these family tragedies could have been prevented if everyone had buckled their seat belts and if the drunk drivers had instead used sober, designated drivers."
Last year, 61 percent of occupants killed in traffic crashes were not wearing seat belts, according to ITD statistics. Further, 69 percent of those killed in drunk driving crashes were unrestrained.
In single-vehicle rollover fatalities as well as youthful driver fatalities, 73 percent of those killed were unrestrained.
"Buckling up remains the single, best defense against serious injury or death for you and your passengers if you're involved in a crash," said Mary Hunter with OHOS.
"It is especially important to set a good example for family members this Thanksgiving holiday by choosing to not drive impaired and insisting that everyone in your vehicle wear a seat belt," she said.
A recent survey conducted by ITD and the state's public health districts showed that fewer people are buckling up in Idaho. The state's seat belt use rate fell from nearly 80 percent in 2006 to 78.5 percent this year. Seat belt use by occupants dropped in all types of motor vehicles.
Funding for Idaho's seat belt program declined the last two years.
Nationwide, funding for highway safety-related seat belt efforts was provided by Congress through incentive programs designed to encourage states to enact and enforce laws requiring the use of seat belts in passenger motor vehicles. This year, Idaho was ineligible for $4.5 million in national highway funding for failing to strengthen the state's seat belt laws.
Idaho's current seat belt fine is just $10 - one of the lowest in the country.
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Leading Men: Cisco engineering units are the emerging measure of global power.
Should we as a nation be afraid of Bermuda?
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Should we as a nation be afraid of Bermuda?
Yes: It's the shorts.
No: Five CCIEs does not constitute a critical IT mass.
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Leading indicators are measurements that change over time and suggest future trends for important second-order results like population growth and economic development. Economists in particular are often looking for indicators that have been known historically to lead the overall economy. If unemployment goes down, for example, it is a good bet that shortly thereafter income will rise and the economy will improve. It's for this very reason, then, that economists and Wall Street fund managers are always looking for newer and better leading indicators. But such indicators needn't be limited to the economy: they can apply to technology and technical culture, too, which has its own feedback loop to economic development. My friend George Morton, who figured this all out, says that by knowing the right numbers to look at we can have a good idea what countries will be leading in technology — and presumably in economic development and power — in the years ahead. The measure George likes is the number of Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts or CCIEs.
The CCIE is Cisco's top certification category and VERY hard to earn. Being a CCIE doesn't mean you have Len Bozack on speed dial, but it might as well. Cisco products dominate the Internet and CCIEs are Cisco gurus, so if you are serious about the Internet as a nation you'll have CCIEs hanging about, or that's the theory. Conversely, if you just talk a good game as a country with technological aspirations, maybe you won't have many CCIEs at all — maybe none. It's one way to determine who the posers are.
Cisco publishes the total number of CCIEs and their geographical distribution four times per year and George used the Internet Archive to track down the last nine years of data to look for trends. All of this is behind one of this week's links.
Where I took a step further was to divide the number of CCIEs into each country's population, then do the same for each country's Gross Domestic Product and correct for widely varying populations and states of economic development. For a baseline, then, the U.S. has at present 5,863 CCIEs, which is 1.947 CCIEs per 100,000 population and $2.2 billion of GDP per CCIE.
It is logical to assume that nations with adjusted numbers that exceed those of the U.S. for CCIEs per 100K are Internet up-and-comers and ought to fare well in the decades ahead. Beyond the population statistic, countries that have significantly less GDP per CCIE are those that would seem to have made networking a national priority. Countries that are significantly behind the U.S. on one measure or another are just that — behind the U.S. — which is not good.
Here, then, are some of the numbers I calculated:
Canada, not surprisingly, is similar to the U.S. with 2.2 CCIEs per 100K and $2.45 billion per CCIE, as is the UK with 1.5 CCIEs per 100K and $2.12 billion in GDP per CCIE. Ireland is very similar to the UK with 1.48 CCIEs per 100K and $2.95 billion in GDP per CCIE. The really interesting European numbers to me come from Germany, with 0.74 CCIEs per 100K and $4.3 billion per CCIE, and France, with 0.36 CCIEs per 100K and $8.11 billion per CCIE. Both of these countries appear to be underinvesting in network technology, with France especially lagging.
Latin America is dramatically behind Europe and North America, though I found it interesting that Argentina, with 0.17 CCIEs per 100K and $8.94 billion in GDP, is 50-100 percent ahead of both Mexico and Brazil.
It is especially interesting to compare India with China and Japan with South Korea. India has 0.036 CCIEs per 100K to China's 0.22 per 100K — a 7X differential — while India has $10 billion in GDP per CCIE to China's $3.3 billion. There is no doubt that there is plenty of network expertise in India, but these numbers show that expertise isn't making it out of the technology centers to the rest of the country. China, on the other hand, is developing its IT infrastructure much more broadly. This also doesn't take into account the simply huge numbers coming out of Hong Kong, where there are 3.3 CCIEs per 100K and $1.13 billion in GDP per CCIE — numbers that might properly be added to the rest of China in some accounts.
Japan has 1.23 CCIEs per 100K to South Korea's 1.9, but the significant difference between these two countries is the $4 billion per CCIE in GDP for Japan compared to $1.28 billion in South Korea, which is clearly investing massively in network infrastructure.
Looking 30 years into the future I think it is clear that the regional leaders will be China and Korea, NOT India and Japan.
Israel has numbers very similar to Korea with 1.43 CCIEs per 100K and $1.4 billion in GDP per CCIE, which is more than double on both scales that of the other Middle Eastern leader, Saudi Arabia, with 0.42 CCIEs per 100K and $3.2 billion in GDP per CCIE.
And don't count out corporate haven Bermuda with its five total CCIEs and its population of 66,000. That's 7.5 CCIEs per100K and $900 million in GDP per CCIE.
"When looking at the countries a key element for IT is the English language," said George. "Yes I know Harvard still publishes diplomas in Latin. Where English is a first language, or an important second language is key to the number of CCIEs. Sorry C, PERL, JAVA, Cisco IOS, Basic, &t. are all English context. The Moore's CCIE Law also brings into question the ability of countries to attract IT capital with open or closed network infrastructure.
The last point — over 50 percent of all CCIEs in the US work for Cisco. In Mexico, and India I bet it is over 50%. Both are very large call centers for Cisco Support. Morton's CCIE Law = Moore's Law accelerated by the technological support available to exploit Moore's Law. The degree of acceleration is measured by the available number of CCIEs. It's Newton's Second Law: F=ma, (or Force = Moore's Law * CCIEs)."
What we're talking about here is the future of world power in this century, but I can understand if your eyes have glazed over a bit. Maybe something more interesting would be the big question reverberating through the hallways at Google: why the heck can't they make any money from YouTube?
This is, on the face of it, the same question that eBay must be asking about Skype. Both were fairly large investments yet neither is contributing significant revenue to the parent company. Poor Skype can't feed us ads before or after every phone call, especially since the only way to have contextual data to make those ads more valuable would be to listen in on the calls — a no-no. But for YouTube the problem is different because it ought to be fairly easy to figure out what a video is about then sell ads against that metadata.
Easier said than done, my friends. The problem with YouTube and advertisers is that the nature of the videos, themselves, is too varied and the metadata too easily wrong. A hotel chain that might well want to advertise before a video of the Paris Hilton, for example, might be extremely reluctant to advertise before a video OF Paris Hilton, yet from the perspective of metadata both are extremely similar. This is a HUGE problem for Google and all the other streamers of user-generated videos, which leads some people to believe that amateur night will eventually end and the Internet will return to being like most television — a place for predominantly professional video.
What's funny about this is I think I have the problem figured out. The answer seems obvious to me, but I'm not sure Google would even listen if I told them my answer.
Alternatively, India needs fewer CCIEs because automation lets the CCIEs scale out better.
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Understanding our seas
2 December 2013
The Met Office is part of the MCCIP (Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership), which has just released its latest summary of the evidence of the impacts of climate change around our coast and in our seas.
Formed in 2005, the MCCIP brings together scientists, governments, their agencies, non-governmental organisations and industry. The MCCIP assesses the current state of the marine environment and considers the effects that climate change is having on the Government's vision for a healthy and biologically diverse marine ecosystem, and clean, safe and commercially productive seas. As one of the partner organisations, Met Office science and scientists play a key part in this work.
Every year, the MCCIP publishes a Report Card. Every other year the report focuses on breadth (with over 30 topics) and depth (special report cards focus on a specific theme). The latest Report Card covering a full range of topics was released on 28 November. With contributions from over 150 scientists from 55 of the UK's leading scientific organisations it has been eagerly anticipated and is the most comprehensive assessment by the MCCIP to date.
Dr Matthew Frost from the Marine Biological Association is also Chair of the MCCIP Report Card Working Group said:
"It is always an exciting challenge to collate the latest findings on climate change and the marine environment from a wide range of organisations and communicate these in an accurate and succinct way to government and other stakeholders. A key part of this challenge is the large number of topics addressed and the way climate impacts on these topics in different ways and over different spatial and temporal scales. We have provided a straightforward summary showing the impacts of climate change in the marine environment but have also attempted to explain some of the underlying complexity in analysis and interpretation."
For the first time, Arctic sea-ice coverage was considered by MCCIP, and one of the Report Card's key messages is that there is a clear long-term decline in sea-ice coverage. As air and sea temperatures rise, Arctic sea ice is both retreating and becoming thinner.
The report cites observational evidence showing that the seven lowest Arctic sea-ice extents in the satellite era have all been recorded between 2007 and 2013. It also outlines how this is providing opportunities for commercial ships to travel via the Arctic to move between Europe and Asia - something that was previously impossible.
Another key message is about the changes to the productivity of UK waters. Southern regions, such as the Celtic Sea and the English Channel, are expected to become up to 10% more productive, while northern regions, such as the central and northern North Sea, are expected to become up to 20% less productive. This clearly has implications for businesses and trade, both in those areas and farther afield.
The key messages and findings tend to focus on where understanding has increased since the last Report, or where findings on a particular topic have become significant. The Report Card is very clear when it comes to communicating the confidence level (given as low, medium or high) that it has in its evidence, and whether this has increased or decreased since the last report.
There continue to be challenges in identifying the impacts of climate change, and less is known about the impacts on the marine environment than it is on other areas. The Report highlights what it calls 'Knowledge Gaps', which are likely to form the basis for future research.
All in all there are 33 topics covered by MCCIP this time - ranging from ocean acidification to sea birds, coastal flooding to fisheries. For each of these topics, a full peer-reviewed report exists for anyone keen to delve deeper into the detail, but what the Report Card does is distil these individual reports to their main messages.
Dr Jonathan Tinker, a Met Office climate research scientist specialising in marine and shelf seas climate projections and impacts, is the Met Office representative within MCCIP and is also part of the Steering Group. He explained that the Report Cards are key products of MCCIP and are aimed at Government and policymakers: "The Report Cards are well respected and used within Government and are always very well-received. They act as a one stop shop for the evidence that can then inform planning and decision making to safeguard the future of the marine environment."
MCCIP was formed following the recognition that although specialist organisations held a wealth of knowledge individually, it was not being combined for a UK-wide benefit. The active role that the Met Office takes in MCCIP has shown that there are other positives too.
Where we offer world leading science through the UKCP09 UK climate projections and climate products such as HadISST (the Met Office Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature data set), we gain the ability to be able to engage with users - finding out what projection data would be most useful to them.
Part of Jonathan's research is now informed by these responses and he is currently working on extending the shelf seas component of UKCP09 to include a more complete set of projections for the 3D changes to temperatures in UK waters. As Jonathan explains: "Without working in this type of partnership, this engagement would not have been possible, and there would have been opportunities missed."
Encouragingly, the MCCIP Report Cards have been recognised globally as being a good way of communicating climate science. They were shortlisted for Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Civil service awards for best team in partnership and science delivery. Their format has been replicated as far afield as Australia.
The Met Office will continue to play a key role in MCCIP, and as we use our scientific expertise to advise the public, businesses and the Government on the impacts of climate change worldwide, engagement and communication of this sort is more important than ever before.
- The Report Cards and the full report can be found at www.mccip.org.uk/arc/2013
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State Rep. Walt Leger and Sen. Edwin Murray will recap the recently finished legislative session at a New Orleans Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday.
The quarterly lunch will be held at the Marriott Hotel, in the Acadia Ballroom, at 555 Canal St. About 500 people are expected to attend, the chamber said.
Leger and Murray, both Democrats from New Orleans, will be discussing the legislative session that wrapped up this month.
A networking and registration hour begins at 11 a.m.; the program begins at noon.
Read coverage of the past session from NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune here.


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PEPPER PIKE, Ohio — Wickliffe and Orange combined for more than 100 points and nearly 1,000 yards of offense. But it took an Orange fourth-quarter comeback and an errant game-tying field goal by Wickliffe to give the Lions a 56-53 win in a Chagrin Valley Conference, Chagrin Division game.
The Lions trailed 53-42 in the fourth quarter before Orange quarterback Stephen Borgman threw two touchdown passes, including the game-winner to tight end Chris Von Hendrix.
Borgman then hooked up with Von Hendrix on a two-point conversion to take a 56-53 lead. Borgman finished 15-for-22 passing for 330 yards and five touchdowns.
Wickliffe gained 519 yards on the ground and had a pair of 200-yard backs in Brandon O'Hara (278 yards, two touchdowns) and Tiontay Phillips (238 yards, five touchdowns). O'Hara also returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.
Orange's Frank Regalbuto intercepted Wickliffe quarterback Billy Kline in the first quarter and returned the ball 35 yards for a touchdown.


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Oh, the rare and lovely days where we actually get to feel like we've done nothing at all. Even while we're being completely lazy, our bodies are obviously still very busy (they've got a big show to run).
The number of calories burned at rest is called the basal metabolic rate, and it's a measure of how much energy your body uses just to keep all of your complex bodily functions up and running and in check (i.e. your body temperature regulated, your heart beating, your brain humming, and so on).
The concept of burning off the body's energy stores while doing absolutely nothing is kind of exciting, until you realize how little you would have to eat in order to avoid putting on extra weight.
How many Calories do I Burn doing Nothing?
Here's the formula to find your resting metabolic rate:
For Women: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
For Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)
Another lazier way to get a (very rough) estimate is to multiply your body weight in lbs by 11.
By now we all know that weight maintenance or loss is a matter of energy burned versus energy consumed, and it's clear that exercise can significantly increase the food that we can eat each day without putting on extra weight.
Here is part of the reason why I think many of us are overweight; it's very easy to do nothing (or close to it) without even realizing it, and we very rarely are conscious enough of our activity levels to adjust our diets to reflect the small number of calories we are burning.
For example, consider the recommendation of taking a minimum of 10,000 steps a day. Averaging this many miles a day (roughly 5) would do a good job of increasing the amount of food you can eat, and keeping extra weight off - so long as you were not overindulging at the dinner table on a regular basis. Unfortunately, very few people actually cover that distance; most people average around 3,500 steps a day. Hitting around only 30% of your daily recommended steps gives you very little extra room to eat above the number of calories that are burned at rest (that resting basal metabolic number).
If you have been struggling with weight or find that diets just aren't working for you, it's likely that you need to take an honest look at your activity levels. There are plenty of lots of different options, ranging from complex calorie counting systems that have the capacity to tell you how much you burn throughout the day, to simple, dirt-cheap pedometers that can at least give you a snapshot of how much distance you cover in a day.
Yes, the body burns calories while you are otherwise doing nothing at all, but that energy is easily consumed in the food that you eat if you don't add some intentional movement into your day. Lazy days are fantastic; just make sure that you don't go too many days in a row without having left the couch.
Check out Fitness Blender's full length home workout videos for ideas on how to get in a good sweat (without moving too far away from the couch).
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – While investigating the Roy Schmidt and Jase Bolger election-rigging scandal, a Michigan State Police detective turned up several nuggets in text messages and comments from those interviewed in connection with the scheme.
One text message from an unidentified sender, sent the morning after Schmidt's party switch and as scrutiny of the move grows, may sum up the political environment as a whole.
"Welcome to this side of the cesspool," the text states. "Don't let either side take your soul. The brutal comments today are a perfect example of how most ppl down here aren't your real friends."
Among those to immediately abandon Schmidt were his two staffers, Liz Christy and long-time friend Ed Kettle. The two were called into the office of AT&T Michigan President Jim Murray 15 minutes before the news broke and were told of the defection.
The situation was awkward and immediately suspicious, Kettle told the state police detective. In his interview on June 19, Kettle told Sgt. Rob Davis that Schmidt "wasn't smart enough to hatch the idea of the last-minute filing and straw candidate, and believes Bolger's staff advised him on these matters," according to the police report.
Christy, Schmidt's legislative aide, sent this message about 90 minutes after the switch became public:
"Oh I'm stepping down I don't work for Republicans," it reads.
Related: More Roy Schmidt-Jase Bolger texts lay out meeting to finalize party switch, attack Mark Brewer
Read earlier disclosure of texts between Schmidt and Bolger
Roy Schmidt investigation short-circuited without all evidence in hand, Democrats claim
Most of the text communication contained in the 1,000-page police report follows a clear line of thinking, particularly while Bolger and Schmidt are working the scheme. But there is a non sequitur moment from the House Speaker.
Bolger, at 9:30 a.m. the morning after the switch, texts Schmidt "I forgot to ask: what r u going to do with the Presidential race? R u willing to support Romney?"
Schmidt responds: "Let's talk later, but yes."
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The victims were identified as Carrie Thomas, 45, of McKeesport, and Michael Bakosh, 32, of the Pittsburgh area.
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A: Assuming it's a salt-based system, the resulting water is going to have additional sodium in it. Depending on how often you water, how salty the water is and how fast rain can dilute it, you could be doing some plant damage with softened water.
I'd definitely recommend against using softened water in potted plants, where sodium buildup is more likely. There's a lot less soil in pots than in the ground, plus indoor plants never get rain that will help leach excess sodium out.
In an outdoor garden, the risk is less. But in drought situations when you're watering a lot with softened water, you could cause symptoms, which are typically browning or "scorching" around the leaf margins in the early stages.
If you're using an outdoor hose, are you sure that water has been treated? Softener installers often bypass the outdoor line. If even the outdoor line is softened, then yes, I'd bypass the softener before watering the garden.


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Chateau Duhart-Milon takes its name from Milon, the Pauillac village where its vineyards lie, and their former owner, said to be the widow of a pirate in the service of Louis XV. Classified as a Fourth Growth in 1855, Duhart-Milon was headed steadily downhill until the Rothschild family rescued the estate--a familiar pattern in Paulliac--in 1962.
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Sorry, but I think this thread is for propaganda purposes only.
The above is massively heavy on emotionally charged and very judgement laden rhetoric.
Of course everyone can do as they wish and I wish the OP well. But don't tell me that there is not a whole lot of holier than thou going on in that post.
Sorry, but I think this thread is for propaganda purposes only.
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Unfertilized eggs aren't anymore an unborn baby than is menstrual blood. A fertilized egg will often have what looks like a blood spot in the yolk. "Candling" methods have become so good that I can't remember the last time I got a fertilized egg from a grocery store - certainly not in the last decade or more.
Kosher meat is slaughtered while still conscious. It makes no sense business wise to try to slaughter a conscious animal because that would take more time. So, meat that isn't Kosher was most likely unconscious before it was killed.
Animals are lesser beings. Hence the term "food chain." We are their stewards, and as such, we should do our job responsibly, which CAFOs do not do. So purchasing from smaller farms is one way to stay an omnivore and still be ethical.
Vitamin B12 is not naturally available to Vegans which is why I don't believe that Veganism is natural. However, it is available in supplements, so a Vegan, if knowledgeable, may be able to live a healthy life. Protein is also tough for a Vegan, especially if they shun soy/tofu, which in this country is GMO about 90% of the time. That pretty much means beans, because using grains for a protein source will make you fat.
Maybe Grok's food animal wasn't on a food lot, but with primitive tools, Grok probably took a little longer to kill it - and I doubt he stunned it first (but maybe there was some head bashing).
Produce does not come without a price. The average lifespan for a migrant farmworker is 49 years old, compared to the 73 years for the average American.
It is important to check the downside before one rushes into a way of life. Any time something seems too good to be true (tofu for eg.), it's a good idea to at least google something like, "what are the negative effects to ________?" You can put almost anything in that phrase and find something written. You may not agree with it, but at least you will have looked at both sides.
"Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it." - St. Augustine
Who says back fat is a bad thing? Maybe on a hairy guy at the beach, but not on a crab.
Good for you if this is what works. Everyone is different, so you never know.
Reading your post, I did get some worries. You seem like you may have some obsessive tendencies-going overboard on every new thing. Fanaticism is no way to live, and losing yourself in each new "savior" is pretty harmful. Take it easy and see how you feel. Good luck.
I like the term vegetarian cause you can be like a lacto-vegetarian and stuff.
I'm a lacto-ovo-pesco-terrestrio-vegetarian. Unless I missed some prefixes I think that bout does it. Can I be in the club now?
"The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins is a must read for those interested in the philosophy and morals in this thread. Don't worry, it's not about philosophy, it's about evolution.
Some great perspectives in this thread! I love hearing well reasoned perspectives on ethical animal consumption. So many vegans in my circle of friends who are quite adamant in their views.
Vegan morality and ideology (often misguided but well-intentioned) gets mixed up in arguments for health.
If veganism was all about health, it wouldn't be a totalitarian concept. One could achieve 95% of the (IMO misguided) moral goals of veganism if one ate animal products only one day a week. More people would be willing to adopt the concept as well.
...Vegans deal in absolutes, just like the Sith.
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The Life of the Garment
There might be no more intrinsically "feminine" art form than fashion.
And perhaps no other art form holds so much meaning within each of its products.
A single garment can contain a myriad of stories. Stories about its design, materials, and manufacture. Stories about who would wear it and when. Stories about the social and economic status of its intended wearer.
These are some of the tangents explored by Seattle textile artist and costume designer Anna Telcs. She has an exhibit, "The Dowsing," at Seattle's Henry Art Gallery through May 5.
According to a gallery blurb, "Telcs explores the liminal space between form, fashion, presentation, and performance. Her recent work attempts to question existing perceptions about manufacturing, worth, and beauty – ultimately seeking to delve deeper into the armature of the fashion object itself and the systems and structures that contextualize and regulate it."


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Police, pharmacy plan drug take-back
Local law enforcement will be at two locations collecting unused prescription medication this Saturday as part of the annual National Drug Take Back Day.
Clallam County residents can dispose of their prescription medication from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Sequim Police Department office, 325 N. Fifth Ave., or Jim's Pharmacy, 424 E. Second St. in Port Angeles. There is no charge to participate and no questions will be asked.
The Annual National Drug Take Back Day is sponsored by the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency, Clallam County Sheriff's Office, Port Angeles Police Department, Sequim Police Department and Jim's Pharmacy.
Last year, the Sequim Police Department collected an estimated 250-300 pounds of prescription drugs.
Jim Borte, Clallam County Sheriff's spokesman, said prescription drugs are often a target of criminals who either use the drugs themselves or sell them on the black market. The illegal misuse of prescription drugs by anyone other than the designated patient is a criminal offense and is extremely dangerous, sometimes resulting in serious health problems, deadly overdoses and motor vehicle crashes, he said.
Improperly disposing of prescription drugs by flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away in household trash can be extremely harmful to people, animals and the environment, he said.
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Coaches can be mentors. They can be an athlete's best friend, biggest inspiration and closest confidant in life.
They're the men and women who make players sweat, bleed and work every day in the name of becoming a better athlete—and if they're really good, a better person.
The title of "coach" is a responsibility to lead by example as much as it is an opportunity to develop athletes, and not everyone can walk the thin line between those two distinctions perfectly.
Like players, some coaches take things too far in the name of winning, however. The following are coaches (past and present) who let the pressure of winning weigh far too heavily on them, and have done deeds that fall below the expectations of one in their position.
These jerks are not all created equal, but they're all guilty of being royal jack-wagons at times.


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Tashai Hodges connected on the front end of a one-and-one with under a minute remaining to give Newark Collegiate a 35-34 victory over Roselle Park in the first round of the Rose Battaglia Tournament in Elizabeth.
Hodges finished with 15 points and 20 rebounds and Zaheera Williams added 12 points for Newark Collegiate. Jasmin Brown paced Roselle Park with 17 points.


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text: I recently toured the beautiful six story building that has been designed for an intimate boutique feel. There are 25 dressing rooms laid out in such a way for utmost privacy. Even if all are fully occupied, you'd never get the sense you're being overrun. Champagne for your guests, a silk robe for you, a personal stylist to help guide you through the process from undergarments to accessories. The dresses hang in full view, not hidden in the back. The prices are not hidden either, so there's no mystery. (Dresses from $1800, since I knew you were wondering.) It's such a calm and relaxing atmosphere, you won't have to stress about the dress. —Michelle Preli


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Arriving at the rural church where I was to be the speaker for a week-long conference. I was immediately impressed. The parking lot was nearly full and even there enthusiastic singing could be heard accompanied by an orchestra. Clearly, something good was happening in this unlikely place.
Since I was to stay at the parsonage for the week, I saw this as an opportunity to observe the pastor and discover what he had been doing that attracted such large crowds to his church.
My search was short. I found the successful pastor's secret the first day.
This country preacher told me these three words, "Do it now!" were key ingredients in his ministry and that very day I observed his speedy solution to a potential problem in the congregation. Learning that one of his members had offended another, he hurried to the home of the wounded one and became a peacemaker; not allowing this offense to go unnoticed and unreconciled even one day. Before nightfall, he had cared for a problem that could have divided his church.
Paul urged those in the Corinthian church to act immediately concerning personal faith and eternal life. He could see no reason for postponing such an important decision:" Now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation" (2 Corinthians 6:2).
Maintaining good relationships is evidently more important to God than giving offerings. Jesus told His disciples that they should be reconciled to others before making donations at the temple (Matthew 5:23-24)
One of the most interesting examples of choosing delay when acting quickly would have been better is found in Exodus. Plagues were falling on Egypt because Pharaoh kept refusing to free the Israelites from slavery so they could return to their homeland. One of the most irritating of these plagues was the multiplying of frogs throughout the land. Frogs were in the bedrooms, disrupting sleep, in the kitchens where food was being prepared; frogs were everywhere.
Finally, Pharaoh decided he and his people had suffered long enough from the amphibian invasion so he demanded Moses and Aaron appear before him, agreed to their terms and asked to be delivered from the plague. Upon hearing Pharaoh's offer to free the slaves, Moses agreed to pray for the plague to end and asked Pharaoh when he wanted the frogs to depart.
This was Pharaoh's surprising reply: "Tomorrow" (Exodus 8:10). Apparently he wanted one more night with the frogs.
Once, while in a group of praying people, I heard a woman ask for forgiveness for enjoying periods of depression. Do you secretly enjoy your negative attention getters or are you tired of bondage? If you long to be free, seriously seek freedom.
Exchange your fears for faith.
Forgive an adversary.
Share your faith with one who lives without hope.
You know what needs to be done.
Do it now!
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DLS 19, SM 22 - End 2nd: SM looks to hold the ball out top for a bit playing a sort of keep-away from the DLS defense. Excellent execution and they are able to work the clock down al lthe way so that they have the final shot.. Harthun's three is off, and before either team can get a hand on it, time expires in the first half.
DLS 19, SM 22 - 1:20, 2nd: DLS is cooling off out on the perimeter, but their rebounding is keeping them ahead with all the second chance points their getting... This time however, Harthun is able to get the rip at mid-court before he stops, and pops the jumper from the elbow for two.. Another steal from SM sees Mitch Singler hit EJ for a bucket down low. A family affair I guess you could call that. Harthun races down the court after another DLS miss, and he will rocket a pass to Mitch Singler that he puts off the glass for two. After a DLS bucket, SM advances the ball and calls time at mid court. They have the lead
DLS 17, SM 16 - 3:46, 2nd: Both teams playing very aggressive here to begin the quarter and SM forces a miss with some nice defense out on the perimeter. Powers picks up his first foul on the floor, and Griffin Boyd drains the jumper from the free throw line. After a DLS miss, Ej Singler gets the ball in the paint and is able to corral it after bobbling the pass and he floats it in for 2. SM forces a jump ball on the next possession and the ball will go to SM.
DLS 16, SM 10 - 5:45, 2nd: Smith is able to score on a running floater in the lane, But EJ Singler responds with two of his own off the feed from Harthun. On the other end, Ej picks up the foul and Smith will shoot 2. He hits 1 of 2 and DLS gets the rebound, but throws it away on a terrible pass.


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Apple is expanding its presence in Texas with a new campus that'll add 3,600 new jobs, says Texas Governor Rick Perry.
The US$304 million campus will double the size of Apple's Texas workforce over the next ten years and bring new customer support, sales and accounting jobs to the region.
To help fund this project, Apple will receive $21 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund, a fund created to encourage companies to invest in the Lone Star State.
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Counselors, therapists and others in a range of professions encourage the friends and families of problem drinkers to attend Al-Anon meetings, where clients and patients can find understanding and support that complements and reinforces professional treatment.
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As soon as our pResident was reelected, this cunt started writing a new assault weapon bill. Diane Feinstein (D Kalifornia) is trying to ban high capacity magazines, pistol grips, and make it illegal to transfer your semi auto rifle. Well I have news for Miss fuckstein, we still have the house, and I'll be damned if she thinks she can get this absurd bill through.
I hope all you assholes who voted for crapsack Obama, thinking it cant happen here, start to read a little history on the Nazi's and how it took them a few tries to come to power.
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Spurs sign defensive specialist Ratliff: The San Antonio Spurs have signed center Theo Ratliff, who spent last season with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 6-foot-10 Ratliff averaged 1.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.02 blocks in 12.6 minutes while appearing in 46 games for the Sixers. Ratliff has also played for Detroit, Atlanta, Portland, Boston and Minnesota during 14 NBA seasons.
Ratliff was a second-team selection to two NBA all-defensive teams (1998-99, 2003-04), and is one of seven players in NBA history to lead the league in blocks in at least three seasons (2000-01, 2002-03 and 2003-04).
He ranks 18th all-time in total blocks (1,902) and is fifth among active players.
Granbury coach inducted into women's cage shrine: Leta Andrews of Granbury, the winningest high school girls' basketball coach with more than 1,300 victories, is among this year's six inductees into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
The class also includes Rebecca Lobo, who helped Connecticut to its first national championship with an undefeated season in 1995; Olympic great Teresa Edwards, who won four gold medals for the United States; Teresa Weatherspoon, who led the New York Liberty to three WNBA finals; Chris Weller, who coached 26 seasons at Maryland, averaging 20 wins a year; and Gloria Ray, the first women's athletic director at Tennessee.
Bills LB DiGiorgio to miss season: Buffalo Bills linebacker John DiGiorgio will miss the season after having surgery to repair bone damage in his right knee.
His agent, Chris Murray, said DiGiorgio had surgery two weeks ago in Vail, Colo. Murray said the surgery went well but that DiGiorgio isn't expected to be fully healthy until January.
Signed by Buffalo in 2006 as an undrafted free agent out of Saginaw Valley State, DiGiorgio appeared in six games before tearing a ligament in his right knee last season. His best year came in 2007, when he started 14 games.
US sprinter Gay battling injury: Tyson Gay didn't look like a man preparing to end Usain Bolt's sprinting supremacy at the world championships next month.
Limping and lethargic, Gay won the 200-meter race at the London Grand Prix in 20.00 seconds. He then needed painkillers to deal with a groin injury and went straight from the track to a treatment room at the Crystal Palace.
Making the worlds in Berlin will be quite a challenge for Gay. The 26-year-old American remains confident, though, that he can defend his 100 and 200 world titles against Bolt, the Olympic champion and world record-holder who contributed to the fourth-fastest 400-meter relay in history in this meet (37.46).
Gay says he's "taking it one day at a time.
"My groin has been tight on me, I'm trying to take a little Advil to run through the pain.''
Browns sign first-round pick: The Cleveland Browns have signed center Alex Mack, the first-round draft pick from California.
The All-American was awarded the Draddy Trophy in 2008, given to college football's top scholar-athlete, and was a two-time Rimington Trophy finalist, given to the nation's top center.
He did not allow any sacks or quarterback pressures on 397 pass plays as a senior.
Mexico's soccer coach downplays Americans' dominance: Mexico soccer coach Javier Aguirre isn't touching one very volatile subject among his countrymen: How poorly his nation has done recently in games hosted by the archrival Americans.
When asked how he broaches the record of no victories in the United States this decade, Aguirre shakes his head and frowns.
"I don't tell that to my players," he said. "Or how important this game is to their country or the history of this (series) or about the United States. That's a very dangerous cocktail."
Instead of feeding such material to his players as they prepare for today's sold-out CONCACAF Gold Cup final against the hosts at East Rutherford, N.J., Aguirre emphasized the positives. And he's seen many from his players, and from the Americans.
"It's been a generally very positive experience, more because of the continual progress of my players," he said.
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The end of 2011: best music.
Okay, end of year and nothing planned between now and January, so it's time for a bit of reflection. Let's start with music which, I'm sure you have gathered, is like food and drink to me.
Best concerts? Well, of course, Mayra Andrade at Ronnie Scott's would win the top five places in my top five list, but that's a bit unfair on the others. Seeing one of the world's great new stars in such an intimate setting and with such a fabulous band was a highlight of this or any year. Along with Paul Simon's "Born at the Right Time" tour at the SECC in 1991 – a very different proposition – it's definitely an all time favourite.
So if I am giving other places out, second goes to Ane Brun at King Tut's, one of my discoveries of the year. A fantastic night of gorgeous songs and transcendent sounds, it was gob-smacking in its emotional power. Third is Love and Money at the Queen's Hall, purely for nostalgic reasons. Impeccable funk and charisma personified from James Grant, it was a wonderful reminder of a band I constantly return to on the CD player. Fourth – Yasmin Levy at the GRCH in January: a fantastic voice, beautiful Sephardic songs and a warmth of spirit that was captivating.
So many others: Lau's set at the O2 ABC in January; Grethcen Parlato's cool at the Tron; Imelda May's raucous sexiness at the O2 Academy. But fifth spot in the top five goes to Catfish Keith at The Ferry in October. A brilliant, brilliant guitarist, a growling voice and a genuinely nice guy; a perfect blues night.
As for the albums that I've been playing a lot, I've been part of the so-called "vinyl revival" that never really went away. On a good deck LPs still sound as good as any digital source, and on top of that, there's the aesthetic of watching a record spin. I've always felt turntables are as much musical instruments as anything else. Mine, a thirty year old Alphason Sonata with MC-100s pure copper rewired tonearm, Atlas power supply, Dynavector Karat cartridge and Trichord Dino and Dino+ headamp, is my pride and joy.
So what's been spinning? Ane Brun's "It All Starts With One" has been almost worn out. "Undertow" fills the room, the flat, the whole fucking building with its huge sound (really, it does – ask my neighbours), and the last three "bonus" tracks – "One Last Try", "Du gråter så store tåra", "I Would Hurt a Fly" – are astonishing. Album of the year for me…
Except I love Paul Simon's "So Beautiful or So What". Simon's inventiveness at 70 is incredible. He's always reinvented himself, done something new, refused to trade on past glories. His latest is a huge return to form (I wasn't too impressed with "Surprise" or "You're The One" when compared with his legendary albums like "Graceland" or "Still Crazy…") and is outstandingly produced. His voice sounds just as gorgeous as it did when he was twenty. Incredible.
Bought late in 2010 but worked hard this year was James McMurtry's "Live in Europe", an artist who may well be, after Simon, the greatest living US songwriter. Recorded on the tour I saw him on, it contains some classic protest songs of blue collar America, including "Hurricane Party". It also contains one of the saddest, angriest, most beautiful love stories ever recorded: "Ruby and Carlos". If it doesn't make you weep, you're a robot.
Sevara Nazarkhan's "Tortadur" is only available digitally, unfortunately, but it's beautiful. Her 2007 album "Sen" was phenomenal in it's cool, Uzbek take on trip-hop – I heartily recommend the cool, cool, cool live recording of "Erkalab" on You Tube – and she then diverted into cheesy pop for a while. "Tortadur" is a return to Uzbek folk roots, and its slow-burning gorgeousness is fantastic. I'm hoping for a tour on the back of the album, though it'll probably mean a trip to London. Damn…
The Civil Wars "Barton Hollow" made a big impression too. Grounded in folk rock of the Sixties and a traditional bluegrass aesthetic, the duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White produce some of the most convincing harmonies since Simon and Garfunkel. It may be gentle music – perhaps even at times twee – but it's never less than utterly listenable because of the perfection of its pitch.
Other ear-grabbers included Vintage Trouble's "The Bomb Shelter Sessions", the seriously deranged My Brightest Diamond's "All Things Will Unwind" and, a personal favourite and a lovely discovery from Poland, Mikromusic's "Sova".
I've missed out so much, but next year starts in just a fortnight. Six gigs booked in January – methinks I'll be busy!
Favourite music of 2009.
Okay, I'm a bloke, so it's time for an end of year lists. I know, really dull, but it's my blog!
Favourite concert 1: James McMurtry, Oran Mor, January.
McMurtry is one of the great chroniclers of the blue collar Midwest. Steeped in rage against heartless capitalism and the vicious slaughter of the dirt poor in war, his songs are heartbreaking. I defy anyone to listen to "Hurricane Party", "Ruby and Carlos" or "Holiday" and not burn for the disadvantaged who suffer the carnage caused by corporate America. Scathing poetry of destitution, wrapped up in beautiful music. McMurtry has a few of his backing band with him: it's ironic that they are called "The Heartless Bastards", because you'll never hear music with more heart anywhere.
Favourite concert 2: Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni ba at Queen's Hall, April.
The ngoni looks like a beaten up cricket bat with two bits of fishing line tied along its length, but in the hands of these guys, it produces the most exciting music I've ever heard. Breathtaking virtuosity and energy in abundance, along with the delights of Kouyate's wife Amy Sacko on lead vocals. The finest desert blues available.
Favourite one-off song: Joan as Police Woman, "Keeper of the Flame", Oran Mor, October.
See my earlier blog review. The final song of the night was the most beautifully sung eight minutes I've ever heard. I walked out into the night in a daze.
Best vocal performance: Mor Karbasi, The Voodoo Rooms, June.
Karbasi is a 23-year old Israeli singer with a 2000-year old soul. Accompanied by her partner Joe Taylor, percussionist Andres Ticino and fantastic guitarist Jorge Bravo, her renditions of Sephardic and Ladino songs are gorgeous. Who cares if (a) you don't understand them and (b) you know they're all about menfolk going fishing anyway?
Most eccentric concert: Richard Thompson, 1000 years of popular music, Concert Hall, January.
Trust Thompson to take an invitation from Playboy in 1999 to nominate his favourite ten songs of the "past millennium" literally. Of course, they weren't interested at all in the last 1000 years, and wanted the predictable re-run of The Beatles and Michael Jackson numbers: so when Thompson's list of Olde English and Victorian music hall masterpieces was rejected, he beefed up the repertoire and has been taking it on intermittent tour for the last few years. Accompanied by the excellent Judith Owen and Debra Dobkin, it's great to hear catchy old numbers like "Summer is a-cumin in" again, as well as the grizzled old git doing Britney's "Oops, I did it again". Great fun. Good for him.
Most sickeningly youthful performance: The Whispertown 2000, The Captain's Rest, October.
This young LA foursome's latest album, "Swim", is a fantastic, scuzzy, swing-hop-skiffle clatter, and the performance is similarly and joyfully shambolic. Songs don't finish: they rattle to a hirple before picking up and bashing off into another tune. Even at my age, I'm afraid I have to be very rude about Morgan Nagler, the lead singer. She's the kind of girl you imagine drinking lemonade on her front stoop, and if she invites you into the secret places in her cool dark house, you just know you're going to come out an hour later happy, dazed and much, much wiser. A smashing wee band.
Favourite albums:
"Storia, Storia" by Mayra Andrade. Anything following up "Navega" was going to be welcome, but "Storia, Storia" is fantastic. Cool and elegant Cape Verdean grooves from possibly the most beautiful young woman in music today.
"Here Come the Vikings" by Astrid Williamson.
Again, a long awaited follow up, this time to "Day of the Lone Wolf". Williamson, from Shetland, is at her best with slow, lust-laden trip-hop, and "How You Take My Breath Away" and "Slake" are among her best. Just gorgeous. The music is too.
"The Hollow Way" by Genevieve Maynard and the Tallboys.
A huge surprise, downloaded on the off-chance from e-music. Great lyrics and cracking tunes, every one memorable: the bookends of the album, "Ripped" and "Take Me Home", are stunning. Aussie Maynard has a brilliant voice, and I'll be looking out for more.
"Written in Chalk" by Buddy and Julie Miller
Americana at its finest. Rattling good tunes and a great contrast between the guttural Buddy and the more ethereal Julie. On vinyl, this is a cracking production, as good as "Raising Sands" by Robert Plant (who guests on this album) and Alison Krauss, one of my favourite albums of the decade.
Oh, and I think Lady Gaga's the saviour of pop music too!


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The mashup lunacy seems unstoppable these days. Nothing is sacred and hopefully the growing mashup craze will lead to a change in our archaic copyright laws.
In the meantime enjoy a fresh new set of more of my favorite mashes. Guaranteed to make your next party a smashing success
I've put together another fun selection that I'm sure you'll enjoy.
Thanks for all who've helped me pay for my server space and vinyl addiction via paypal on my podcast page. (www.nicknice.podomatic.com)
77 Minute live mix (70.6mb/128k)
The Enemy Overuture
Go Home Productions (Radiohead vs Beatles)-Karma In The Life
DJ Topcat (Slick Rick vs Paul Simon)-50 Ways To Kill Your Lover
Leebuzz (Police vs Rock James)-Put On The Superfreak
Loo & Placido (Dr. Dre vs Depeche Mode)-Still Losing Myself
Party Ben (U2 vs Lyrics Born)-Callin' On Sunday
Team 9 (Jay Z vs Queen vs White Stripes)-The Doorbell Encore
Go Home Productions-Sweet Jane
Divide & Kreate-Sweet Jacqueline
A + D (Blondie vs Madonna)-Call Me Hung Up
C.H.A.O.S. Productions(M.I.A. vs Ramones)- Sri Lanka High
Cheapy D (Dj Assault vs Tetris)-Ass & Tetris (You Forgot Poland)
T.I. vs DFA-What You Know Little Girl?
Benny Banissi vs Sir Mix-A-Lot-Benny Got Back
Dj Moule (Led Zeppelin vs Beastie Boys)-Black Sabotage
DJ Moule-303 Is TNT
Loo & Placido-Celsius 911
Dj Matt Hite (Joan Jett vs Queen)-We Will Rock and Roll You
Dj Schmolli (Seed vs Offspring vs Dem Franchise Boys)-Rock With The Original Waterpumpee
Dj Zebra (Serge Gainsbourg vs New Order)-Crystal Javanaise
Dj Axel (Cheryl Lynn vs Fat Joe)-Real Back Poppin'
The Kleptones (Bon Jovi vs George Michael)-Careless or Dead