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Al Gore
Oil glut continues, CO2 didn't rise last year and Gore wants all "deniers" treated as criminals
Hopefully, given Hillary's latest scandal, Al Gore will be the only thing left standing on the Democratic side when the election rolls around. Because, well, because the Democrats deserve him. And Ezra Klein is all for him filling in for the "inevitable one."
But that's not my main subject today. Two notes of interest that are likely to get the short shrift in the press with all the usual nonsense flying around.
Global emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide did not rise last year for the first time in 40 years without the presence of an economic crisis. "This is a real surprise. We have never seen this before," said IEA chief economist, Fatih Birol, named recently as the agency's next executive director.
So here is what is likely to happen. With this bit of news, you can expect to see a huge push by the Chicken Little contingent to claim credit and victory. Why see what they've done! Never mind the fact that the temperature hasn't risen in over 10 years and forget about that brutal winter you've just survived. We're winning against "global warming".
Trust me … you'll see it soon. Of course there will be no science to support their claims, but then that's nothing new, is it?
Meanwhile, in the face of all that, Japan is increasing its use of coal as it continues to replace nuclear energy and we're in the midst of an oil glut that doesn't appear ready to tail off anytime soon.
"Yet US supply so far shows precious little sign of slowing down. Quite to the contrary, it continues to defy expectations," said the IEA in its monthly Oil Market Report, which sharply revised up its output estimates for the end of last year and forecasts for the begging of 2015.
With US crude stocks striking all-time records, it noted storage capacity limits may soon be tested.
So cheap gas? Oh, yes, much cheaper than the Obama Administration and the Greenies would like.
The question then is with an abundance of cheap gas and other petro products, no warming in over 10 years and evidence that we're not increasing the CO2 emissions, how inclined to you think the average joe is going to be to change his habits?
Yeah, not very. In fact, my guess is he'll be quite resistant to the idea as he tools around in his SUV.
So, please, bring on the Goracle.
We need the entertainment.
There is every reason to be skeptical of the science of "climate change" alarmists
Let's make something clear here before we start. The argument in science, about climate change, isn't whether or not man is contributing to climate change – it's whether what man is contributing makes a big difference in the climate (and should therefore be addressed) or an insignificant contribution to climate change (and therefore "remedies" which are likely economy wreckers should be foregone). The former is the "alamrist" side. The latter is the skeptical side.
The science of the situation, i.e. the data, seems to support the skeptical side. So what you don't want to fall into is the trap of agreeing that man is contributing nothing. Just by living we contribute to the mix. What skeptics are arguming is the contribution of man, in reality, is insignificant and doesn't warrant huge costly taxes, significant change or monsterous government programs. Skeptics offer that the atmosphere doesn't react signficiantly to rising CO2 produced by man (and that seems to be the case).
Therefore when you hear all this nonsense about skeptics denying man's contribution to climate change, it is just that – nonsense. Every living creature contributes to the gasses which make up the atmosphere of our planet and some of those gasses do indeed have a role in climate. To deny that is silly. What we skeptics are saying is those contributions simply aren't significant because their effect on climate is minimal and certainly nowhere near on par with natural events. When the alarmist thow out numbers like "97% of scientistst agree man is contributing to climate change" it is a partial truth. However, there's a huge split among scientists as to how significant man's contribution is to any climate change. But alarmists never go there.
In fact, we're just in the middle of the latest round of "catastrophe hype" that the media has been complicit in for years. Whatever it takes to sell papers. Remember:
"U.S. Scientist Sees New Ice Age Coming," said a Washington Post headline in 1971. "The world could be as little as 50 or 60 years away from a disastrous new ice age, a leading atmospheric scientist predicts." The New York Times went one further, saying: "Climate Changes Called Ominous." But it wasn't just theory. "There is a finite probability that a serious worldwide cooling could befall the Earth within the next hundred years."
Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. Not to mention forgetting about how we'd all be starved to death by now because the population wasn't sustainable and … well, you know them all.
Which brings us to the latest attempt by the alarmists to redefine both the "problem" and the skeptics. Our buddy John Kerry in Indonesia over the weekend had this to say:
Kerry, who delivered the speech on Sunday in the capital, Jakarta, spoke critically about climate change sceptics adding that everyone and every country must take responsibility and act immediately.
"We simply don't have time to let a few loud interest groups hijack the climate conversation," he said, referring to what he called "big companies" that "don't want to change and spend a lot of money" to act to reduce the risks.
He later singled out big oil and coal concerns as the primary offenders.
"The science is unequivocal, and those who refuse to believe it are simply burying their heads in the sand," Kerry said.
Right. Interestingly, Indonesia is huge coal producer. Our boy Kerry knows how to pick 'em.
Of course the science isn't "unequivocal" where it counts. I.e. what is driving climate change (you know, beside the big yellow thing that appears in the sky each day like magic but is, for the most part, roundly ignored by alarmists – no pun intended) is, well, many natural forces. Our Earth has seen climate change for its entire existence. We have two warm periods in our past which were warmer that the warmest period of modern history. And we're not warming now, despite increased CO2. So, if one wants to really do science, i.e. demand "unequivocal" proof, one has every right to be skeptical of the current science being pushed by the alarmists. Skepticism is the root of science.
And, of course, Kerry had to over dramatize the supposed problem in order to alarm the gullible even more:
John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, has stressed the importance of tackling climate change in a speech in Indonesia, saying that it may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction.
Wow. That's just a …. silly comparison.
But alarmists seem to pay no attention to reality as they push their mantra. For instance, Al Gore, Alarmist-in-Chief had this to say just a few days ago:
Earth's ice-covered regions are melting. The vanishing of the Arctic ice cap is changing the heat absorption at the top of the world, and may be affecting the location of the Northern Hemisphere jet stream and storm tracks and slowing down the movement of storm systems. Meanwhile, the growing loss of ice in Antarctica and Greenland is accelerating sea level rise and threatening low-lying coastal cities and regions.
Not a word of that is true. None. The jet stream's move south?
One of the Met Office's most senior experts yesterday made a dramatic intervention in the climate change debate by insisting there is no link between the storms that have battered Britain and global warming. Mat Collins, a Professor in climate systems at Exeter University, said the storms have been driven by the jet stream – the high-speed current of air that girdles the globe – which has been 'stuck' further south than usual. Professor Collins told The Mail on Sunday: 'There is no evidence that global warming can cause the jet stream to get stuck in the way it has this winter. If this is due to climate change, it is outside our knowledge.'
Who are you going to believe? Al Gore or Professor Collins? Who has the real chops. And note to that the Professor makes it clear that we don't have the knowledge to make such a claim anyway. Not that such an impediment of factual knowledge ever stopped Al Gore.
Antarctic sea ice has grown to a record large extent for a second straight year, baffling scientists seeking to understand why this ice is expanding rather than shrinking in a warming world.
On Saturday, the ice extent reached 19.51 million square kilometers, according to data posted on the National Snow and Ice Data Center Web site. That number bested record high levels set earlier this month and in 2012 (of 19.48 million square kilometers). Records date back to October 1978.
So what do real scientists note?
"This modeled Antarctic sea ice decrease in the last three decades is at odds with observations, which show a small yet statistically significant increase in sea ice extent," says the study, led by Colorado State University atmospheric scientist Elizabeth Barnes.
You might also remember that 2013 was the year the sophisticated models the alarmists base their claims upon said that the Arctic would be ice free. The gullible and true believers ate it up, and some even acted upon it.
Only six years ago, the BBC reported that the Arctic would be ice-free in summer by 2013, citing a scientist in the US who claimed this was a 'conservative' forecast. Perhaps it was their confidence that led more than 20 yachts to try to sail the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific this summer. As of last week, all these vessels were stuck in the ice, some at the eastern end of the passage in Prince Regent Inlet, others further west at Cape Bathurst.
Shipping experts said the only way these vessels were likely to be freed was by the icebreakers of the Canadian coastguard. According to the official Canadian government website, the Northwest Passage has remained ice-bound and impassable all summer.
D'oh! I think they ought to bill the forecasters for the cost of rescuing the yachts, don't you?
So, I don't know, given all of that, maybe we ought to be skeptical of the fidelity of the models and the science? You think?
I certainly do.
And Billy Nye? You're an engineer and an actor – not a climate scientist. If you want to be among the alarmists, then be one. But do us all a favor and do it quietly.
Why does anyone still take Al Gore seriously?
That's a legitimate question. The man makes it up as he goes. The latest evidence is his invention of a new category for hurricanes (which is right up there with his invention of the internet for veracity). Yes, friends, his claim came during an "interview" (here, see if you can hit these softballs, Al) by Ezra Klein. In it, he likened "deniers" to slave owners, racists and just about any other bit of nonsense he could muster.
A Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) expert says Al Gore goofed during his widely circulated Washington Post interview on global warming. Gore, noting stronger storms fueled by climate change, told the paper "the hurricane scale used to be 1-5, and now they're adding a 6."
I'm sorry, that's more than a goof. It's a lie. It is simply not true. Period. It never has been true, no have there been any plans to add such a category by the one place that would do it:
"There are no plans by the National Hurricane Center, the federal office responsible for categorizing storms, to create a new category," she wrote on the environmental group's website.
There there was this as well (James Taranto covers it):
Gore uses the interview to claim vindication for his 2006 "documentary," "An Inconvenient Truth": "You mentioned my movie back in the day. The single most common criticism from skeptics when the film came out focused on the animation showing ocean water flowing into the World Trade Center memorial site. Skeptics called that demagogic and absurd and irresponsible. It happened last October 29th, years ahead of schedule, and the impact of that and many, many other similar events here and around the world has really begun to create a profound shift."
But that's not what Al referred too when he talked about water flowing into the WTC memorial site in his movie:
The reference is to Hurricane Sandy, a Category 2 storm when it struck the Northeastern U.S., flooding parts of New York and New Jersey, including downtown Manhattan. (Sandy peaked in the Caribbean as a Category 3 storm. By comparison, 2005's Hurricane Katrina went as high as Category 5 and made landfall at Category 3.)
But if we roll the film–which is less than scintillating, but the clip lasts less than 2½ minutes–we find that what Gore predicted in "An Inconvenient Truth" was something far direr than a storm and a flood. He predicted that lower Manhattan–along with vast and heavily populated swaths of Florida, California, the Netherlands, China, India and Bangladesh–would be permanently submerged owing to higher sea levels.
"Think of the impact of a couple of hundred thousand refugees when they're displaced by an environmental event," Gore intoned in the movie. "And then imagine the impact of 100 million or more." And then keep imagining. While Sandy caused severe temporary disruption and wrought an unusual amount of damage because it happened to hit a population center, it was not different in kind from other natural disasters. Lower Manhattan was soon dry again.
Again, a lie, or at best an extreme exaggeration.
And that has been typical of this entire politically driven "science based" effort to claim that we're headed to disaster because of man. As Taranto says, "while Al Gore isn't a scientist, the Climategate scandal showed that some scientists are no more scrupulous than he is."
Have to agree. Exaggeration and alarm are the only way their science-deficient bunk can get any press. So they indulge in it freely and call their opponents names.
Hurricane Sandy was a Cat 2 hurricane. I've actually flown into a Cat 2 hurricane (Alex). Trust me no one was calling Alex a "super storm". That's because it hit Mexico. But Sandy hit one of the world's biggest media centers (and it hit the area perfectly for maximum effect). Had it bumped into North Carolina instead it would have just been another Cat 2 already forgotten.
Instead we have this charlatan hyping it for headlines which are easily debunked. You have to wonder why? Certainly in hope of headline reading low information citizens seeing and believing his bunk. But there's more to it than that … follow the money.
And the beat goes on …
And on and on and on:
"We now have an elephant in the room, and its name is peak oil." —Kjell Aleklett, Professor in Global Energy Systems
Lord I wish I had a nickel for every time I've heard that in the last 30 years. And always in the face of something like this:
Nearly a third of the world's technically recoverable natural gas and 10 percent of its oil can be found in shale formations, according to anew report by the Energy Information Administration. Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling, there's a bounty of oil and gas available to countries around the world .
This report, which has a much larger scope than previous reports, bumped up the estimated global amount of technically recoverable shale gas by 9.3 percent. In its regional breakdown North America looks like a big winner. Of the 41 countries surveyed, Mexico had the seventh and Canada the ninth largest reserves of shale oil, while the US was second only to Russia. Meanwhile, the US, Canada, and Mexico were in fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively in the EIA's ranking of the largest technically recoverable shale gas reserves.
Of course part of the reason the peak oil crowd continues to issue it's predictions is it seems tied into, well, another bit of a scam:
Are you optimistic about the future? Do you think that politicians will, at some point, address the problem of peak oil?
I've been working in this field for many years now, and it's sad to see how little has been done. The measures that have been taken have been implemented largely because of climate change. Energy challenges such as peak oil are closely linked with climate-related issues, so victories within the field of climate change tend to be victories for peak oil as well. The good news is that we have started to tread the right path. Ultimately, we have to act. Whichever way you look at it, we won't be able to use as much energy in the future as we do today.
I'm sorry, but that's just nonsense. A) there's no reason, at least at this point, that we can't use as much energy in the future as we do today, and B) perhaps that energy will come from a different source but not necessarily. Unless, of course, these sorts of people have their way. More importantly though, politicians need to be kept strictly out of this business.
As we note often, this isn't about energy or climate-related issues – it's about control.
Make the warnings scary and dire enough and we'll pitch control over to them. See "war on terrorism" as a case study.
Meanwhile, in the back forty, a certain cow is still mooing the same old song:
Former Vice President Al Gore lamented today that scientists "will not let us link record-breaking" tornadoes in Oklahoma and elsewhere to climate change because of inadequate record keeping on the twisters.
"But when you put more energy into a system, it gets more energetic," Gore said at an environmental event in Washington hosted by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
Yeah, darn those scientists anyway. Oh, wait, I thought all his stuff was from scientists. No?
As to that familiar tune?
"It is well-past time that we put a price on carbon and not just accept the price that it extracts from us," he said.
He noted that some officials won't pay for tornado shelters in public schools. But "if we're having arguments about how to pay to recover" from storms, he said, that's one more reason to fix the climate change that is leading to stronger storms.
Even if the "price" can't be supported by science.
Got it.
The Gorical's "24 Hours of Reality" spots
Some interesting stuff here in the "lets look under the rock and see what's there" sort of interesting. Here's Al Gore's pitch:
DENIAL HITS THE FAN from The Climate Reality Project on Vimeo.
The Making of Reality (Spots) from The Climate Reality Project on Vimeo.
I have great interest in this simply because of the approach. It's all about "fake scientists" and who paid for that "fake science". Note Gore's premise. It's reality, you can't deny it. That's simply another version of "scientific consensus makes this indisputable". This seems to be an attempt to try to demonize and discredit those who disagree and actually have produced scientific work to back their positions. He won't answer the objections, he's going to tell you who he claims they work for and (like the cigarette reference) why they should be ignored.
If the vid doesn't show up for you, the links are below them. I've copied their embed codes, but it may or may not show up depending on your browser. Take a look and tell us what you think.
Twitter: @McQandO
Al Gore plans 24 hour assault on climate skeptics
Well this should be fun:
"24 Hours of Reality" will broadcast a presentation by Al Gore every hour for 24 hours across 24 different time zones from Wednesday to Thursday, with the aim of convincing climate change deniers and driving action against global warming among households, schools and businesses.
The campaign also asks people to hand over control of their social networking accounts on Facebook and Twitter to it for 24 hours to deliver Gore's message.
"There will be 200 new slides arguing the connection between more extreme weather and climate change," Trewin Restorick, chief executive of the event's UK partner Global Action Plan, told Reuters on Monday.
"There will be a full-on assault on climate skeptics, exploring where they get their funding from."
Remember, much of Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth" has been shown to be nonsense. So this is sort of a make or break moment for Gore, I suppose. He's either cleaned up his act and is prepared, with his new slide show, to actually present scientific fact and argument, or we're going to be treated to "An Inconvenient Truth 2.0".
I'm guessing 2.0.
Concern about climate change in the United States, the world's second biggest emitter, has fallen steadily to 48 percent in 2011, from 62 percent in 2007, an opinion poll showed in August.
Obviously the economy figures into some of those numbers (by displacement if nothing else – whatever we have to do to get it rolling again and that puts such concerns in a lower priority), but this is a trend that began before the economic collapse. It should be interesting to see his "double down" presentation and the argument and debate that follows.
The exposition and conclusion he presents concerning funding should also be interesting. Sounds more like a political assault than a scientific one. We'll see.
Twitter: @McQandO
Al Gore's fact free climate change rant
I'm not sure if you're aware of it, but Al Gore is again trying to heat up the
global warming climate change debate. In a 7,000 word Rolling Stone article, Gore rails against the news media for being on the wrong side of the debate and giving the "deniers" much more coverage than Gore thinks they deserve. He's also not particularly happy with Barack Obama's progress on that front either. And finally, he pitches 4 ways activists can reignite the panic he was once successful in creating.
What is conspicuously missing from the rant are any facts. Other than a few of the same old assertions, and an attempt to tie weather events into his alarmism, he offers absolutely nothing new in the way of science nor does he even attempt to rebut the damning reports that have surfaced since "An Inconvenient Truth" and badly discredited his and other alarmist's credibility.
Ironically he uses the analogy of professional wrestling as a means of attempting to shame the news media by likening them to the distracted referee in a "professional" bout who always was arguing with one corner or another while the "bad guy" took a metal chair to the "good guy".
The irony, of course, was that is precisely what Gore, et. al. did early in their fraudulent campaign. And it was only when the skeptics were able to use actual science to raise so many points refuting key elements of Gore's thesis that the media could no longer ignore them.
Gore's attempt to rally the troops ends on the usual alarmist note:
What is now at risk in the climate debate is nothing less than our ability to communicate with one another according to a protocol that binds all participants to seek reason and evaluate facts honestly. The ability to perceive reality is a prerequisite for self-governance. Wishful thinking and denial lead to dead ends. When it works, the democratic process helps clear the way toward reality, by exposing false argumentation to the best available evidence. That is why the Constitution affords such unique protection to freedom of the press and of speech.
The climate crisis, in reality, is a struggle for the soul of America. It is about whether or not we are still capable — given the ill health of our democracy and the current dominance of wealth over reason — of perceiving important and complex realities clearly enough to promote and protect the sustainable well-being of the many. What hangs in the balance is the future of civilization as we know it.
His first paragraph describes precisely what happened to his climate assertions. They were destroyed by being exposed as false arguments. And I think it is telling that he doesn't try to justify or factually support all the nonsense he presented as "fact" in his propaganda piece "An Inconvenient Truth". Instead he just doubles down, whines about the media (that's original) and distractions and claims nothing in the realm of science has changed primarily by simply ignoring that which has.
There is no "scientific consensus", much of what he has presented as fact has been successfully disputed or refuted and "the democratic process [which] helps clear the way toward reality, by exposing false argumentation to the best available evidence" has worked. It is he who is in denial – and in this case, the wrestling is real, and he's losing.
Twitter: @McQandO
The religion of climate change
Michael Tobias has written what can only be described as an incredibly ignorant column praising Al Gore's latest "let's pretend the science is settled" ebook.
While reading it, I wondered how anyone could have not heard about the mounting controversy about AGW pointing to what seems to be an outright scam and embarrassment to the scientific community.
So I went to Tobias's bio. Then it made some sense:
For forty years I've been tracking ecological issues as an environmental historian/advocate, field researcher and animal rights/biodiversity conservation activist. I climb mountains, study as many life forms as possible, did my Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness, and am president of the Dancing Star Foundation where we focus on global biodiversity, policy analysis, animal rights and international environmental education.
Or, "Al Gore is advocating doing what I want done and saying what I want said , so screw the science".
But to the article:
The former Vice President's "Inconvenient Truth" undoubtedly helped the planet. From Bangladesh to Argentina; from Texas to Germany I have heard policy makers, lawyers, students, educators and used-car salespersons discussing his well-earned Nobel Peace Prize, and the influence he has wielded. Indeed, Gore need only look at a glacier and it starts to melt (a case in point being the latest Extreme Ice Project that has been computing thousands of time-lapse images to get a better visual handle on just how fast glaciers are disappearing throughout the world).
And while many filmmakers thought of the Gore/David Guggenheim "Inconvenient Truth" as nothing more than an elaborate slide show plus the odd bit of filmic B-roll, it struck a chord like few advocacy films worldwide and has clearly pushed the climate debate in the direction where it should have gone in the first place: towards good science, not muddled politics.
Oh, my. "… towards good science, not muddled politics"?
Ye gods … I'd make an off-color reference here to his gushing tone, but we're a family friendly blog. However, when you see articles like this, you have to ask where in the world has this guy been? Has he kept up at all? The refutations of almost all of Al Gore's premises – I won't dignify them with the word "theory" – have shown them to be mostly bunkum.
To be kind, you'd like to believe that Tobias is simply a victim of confirmation bias. That he's finally found someone who is, at least partially, "confirming" what he's been saying for years. But as you read the gushing review, it seems more like a religious tract – faith that his guru is infallible. How else do you analyze such nonsense?
Apparently, according to Tobias, Gore's only sin was to leave a few things out of his new ebook:
Biodiversity, non-violence, animal rights, veganism – these are largely absent from the "30 summit"-based equations, and they are among the most crucial components needing to be addressed. Indeed, many ecologists see climate change as one of many sub-sets of the greater issues that include biodiversity loss, animal suffering, and habitat fragmentation. Gore does address the human population crisis which is, ultimately, the number one driver of all other human-induced crises.
I have to tell you that when I run into the term "animal rights" I usually write the person off using the phrase as, well, a bit of a loon. Sorry, but that's just the case. When every you use such a term, it is blazingly obvious that you have no idea about the concept of rights and why they're so important to human beings. And because of that, you lose any credibility as a serious person of intellect in my eyes.
Finally, and in keeping with everything that Tobias says in the article, he recommends the following article: "5 Million Deaths From Climate Change Predicted By 2020".
Well of course they are, because if they weren't, how could we scare people into paying attention to our religion and buying into our solutions?
Oh, by the way, the article is published in Forbes. When you see things like this, it makes you wonder what has happened to what used to be a fairly good news and information source.
Twitter: @McQandO
So which is it–AGW means more snow or less snow?
As predictable as your relatives showing up on your doorstep a few hours after it's announced you won the lottery, Al Gore had emerged from his hole in the snowpack to make sure we understand that the reason we're seeing so much snow is … wait for it … man-made global warming.
As it turns out, the scientific community has been addressing this particular question for some time now and they say that increased heavy snowfalls are completely consistent with what they have been predicting as a consequence of man-made global warming: "In fact, scientists have been warning for at least two decades that global warming could make snowstorms more severe. Snow has two simple ingredients: cold and moisture. Warmer air collects moisture like a sponge until it hits a patch of cold air. When temperatures dip below freezing, a lot of moisture creates a lot of snow."
Well, yeah, except the UK is on record as having had the coldest December in its recorded history and possibly the coldest in 1,000 years. I assume that's all wrapped up in whatever we want "global warming" to be today, isn't it Al? Because this isn't the same story we've been hearing about all of this for years:
So which is it?
Gore: corn-ethanol subsidy "not a good policy"
Holy moly, perhaps the oceans will rise and hell will freeze over – but it won't be because of "climate change" or whatever the warmists are calling it this week. Nope, Al Gore has found a government program he doesn't like. Yup, that's right. And not only that – and this is the hell freezing over part of it – it's a "green" government program.
Yes, friends, Al Gore says that the US government's subsidies for corn ethanol is "not good policy".
"It is not a good policy to have these massive subsidies for (U.S.) first generation ethanol," said Gore, speaking at a green energy business conference in Athens sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank.
"First generation ethanol I think was a mistake. The energy conversion ratios are at best very small.
"It's hard once such a programme is put in place to deal with the lobbies that keep it going."
Gadzooks. A flip-flop. He supported the program previously. Oh, wait – he was just making a political statement then:
He explained his own support for the original programme on his presidential ambitions.
"One of the reasons I made that mistake is that I paid particular attention to the farmers in my home state of Tennessee, and I had a certain fondness for the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president."
Dear farmers – vote for me and I'll pay you outrageous subsidies to grow corn for ethanol. "Certain fondness" my rear end. Nothing has changed about Gore in the "I'll say anything to get what I want" department, has it? Flippin' piece of crap – buying votes with your tax dollars. Not that he's the only one that does it, but for heaven sake, given the financial situation we're in does he have to be so freakin' glib about it?
Of course the reason corn-ethanol is a crappy idea is the subsidies are high and thus 40% of the corn grown is grown for ethanol. That puts it in competition with corn for food. Any guess what corn based food products have done since this nifty little program has been in place?
Yes, they've gone up quite a bit. In this case, we call that the "law of unintended consequences" only as a rhetorical device. The consequences may have been unintended but there were any number of economists saying "if you do that you're going to drive up food prices". And, of course, the answer from our government experts was the "you don't know what you're talking about".
You know, the same experts that have told us that more of us can have more health care and it will cost less.
Anyway I thought you'd enjoy Gore's little walk-back. Don't forget the same experts who brought you corn-based ethanol and higher food prices will be "debating" an energy bill at some point in the future. I'd hide my wallet before then if I was you.


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Even with an updated fit and feel, the Mizuno Wave Ascend 7 continues to pack support and protection into a traditional trail design.
The Wave Ascend 7 comes to us with a few updates from its predecessor. All testers reported a tighter fit, particularly in the toebox and near the base of the laces. The reduced volume may be slightly constrictive for runners with a larger or wider forefoot.
The upturned toe design of this latest model creates a smooth transition from the midfoot to toe-off. Some testers did feel a slight dip in the midsole material forward of the metatarsals when walking in the shoe; however, this was not noticeable while running.
The new Active X outsole features X shaped lugs to improve traction over hardpack and rocky surfaces in addition to the sticky X10 carbon rubber found in previous versions of the Ascend.
A lot of trail runners have shifted gears toward more stripped-down models, but shoes like the Ascend 7 prove that there's still a lot of good stuff to be found in traditional trail running shoes. We enjoyed the added protection and durable cushioning that make this shoe a smart choice for longer offroad runs. And the bit of pronation support offered by the shoe doesn't get in the way of a stable, surefooted ride.
For the runner that seeks a more substantial and supportive option to take to the trails, the Ascend 7 is a solid choice.
The increased toe spring is a bit unusual, both in terms of looks and performance, but it does make me want to run more on my toes and push me forward.
There's certainly not as much room up front as I was expecting based on prior models. Still, the essence of the shoe hasn't changed and most runners who liked the Ascend 6 should continue to like the Ascend 7.
The outsole provides good traction on hardpack, but I'd be wary of it on anything really technical or loose.

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PNT Staff Photo Dr. Patricia Green's practice, Sparrow Medical Clinic, is located at 1500 S. Ave. D.
By Thomas Garcia: Freedom New Mexico
A Portales doctor is back to practicing medicine following Thursday's narcotics trafficking arrest in Belen.
Patricia Green, 54, was working Tuesday at the Sparrow Family Medical Clinic at 1402 South Ave. O in Portales. She is accused of trafficking a controlled substance, methadone, in Roosevelt County.
Green is charged with trafficking because she allegedly prescribed the methadone under a false pretense, according to Roosevelt County Sheriff Darren Hooker.
"The drug was requested for treatment of heroin addiction," Hooker said. "Doctor Green prescribed the methadone for pain treatment, which was not the case."
According to the arrest affidavit, Green told an undercover agent posing as a heroin addict that "she already had the police on her back and the pharmacy on her back and that she was just trying to help people, but they would not let her."
The arrest was a result of an investigation that took place over two years, according to a press release from the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office.
The investigation began after contacts with known drug users revealed prescriptions issued by Green were being sold or traded for other drugs, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
Green posted a $10,000 cash bond Saturday at the Valencia County Detention Center.
Methadone is a morphine-based product used as a heroin substitution therapy and analgesic, according to a Food and Drug Administration drug safety newsletter.
Methadone should only be prescribed for patients with moderate to severe pain when their pain is not improved with other non-narcotic pain relievers, according to the letter.
Green's license to practice medicine is still on active status, according to Lynn Hart, executive director of the New Mexico Medical Board.
When an alleged violation of the Practicing Act or complaint on a doctor is reported, the medical board opens an investigation, Hart said.
Hart, citing privacy reasons, declined comment on whether Green's case is being investigated.
News of Green's arrest has sparked debate among online readers who leave comments on the Portales News-Tribune Web site.
While a few of the comments posted on the PNT Web site offer support for Green, many of them praise the arrest.
Jody Buckley of Roswell said she used to work for Green and is now a patient.
"Doctor Green is a very caring person that is just trying to help people," Buckley said. "I don't think that she would do anything to help the illegal street drug industry."
"As a patient and former employee I have never seen the illegal distribution or sale of prescription medication in the office."
Buckley said she worked as a medical assistant in Portales for Green from 1999 to 2001. She said she has been a patient of Green's since 2001 and still receives high blood pressure medication from her.
Buckley said while she worked with Green there were a few patients who requested methadone for treatment of their heroin addiction.
"If you have ever seen an addict with track marks come in shaking and vomiting asking for help, you would help them," Buckley said. "Anybody with a heart would try to help them."
Green did not return a telephone call seeking comment.


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After school Odd Dahl became an apprentice at the Elektrisk Bureau where he learned mechanics and drawing. In 1921 he gained his international pilot's licence and in 1922 Roald Amundsen hired him as pilot, engineer, telegraphist and film photographer on the Maud.
Dahl made three test flights in the small Curtiss plane, with a final crash landing. He continued assisting the scientific leader Harald U. Sverdrup, constructing various scientific instruments. His mechanical ingenuity was very useful to the expedition. He became scientific engineer at the Carnegie Institute in the USA, and then moved to Chr. Michelsen's Institute in Bergen. After the war he was one of the constructors of Norway's first experimental atomic reactor and later he worked in Geneva on the plans for CERN's proton synchrotron. He was a pioneer of space research in Norway.'
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"I'm the happiest I've been in a while," the 21-year-old Slow Down singer said recently on Instagram under a photo of her snuggling a baby — presumably a stepsister, Gracie.
Gomez canceled the overseas tour dates last week after finishing the North American leg on Nov. 26 in Auburn Hills, Mich. — on the heels of a Columbus stop.
"It has become clear to me and those close to me that, after many years of putting my work first, I need to spend some time on myself in order to be the best person I can be," she said at the time. Yet the break, a source told E! News, isn't rooted in a breakdown.
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Steve Restelli of Barre poses with a personal plate in front of his beloved 1961 Porche 356B sports car that he sold in the 1970s and re-purchased 40 years later after finding it on eBay and having shipped to Vermont from Arizona.
BARRE Her name is Carmine, and over the weekend Steve Restelli bought a metal sign for the dashboard of his 1961 Porsche 356B the one that he proudly drove in the Barre Heritage Festival parade on Saturday and, weather-permitting, will enter in the Stowe Car Show next month.
The blue-and-white sign says: Cool Story, and Restelli, who lives in Barre, claims that succinctly sums up how he feels about the tale of the notchback coupe that he simply had to have when he was 19, had to sell when he was 22, and unbelievably managed to reacquire a full 40 years later.
It is a pretty cool story, Restelli admitted Monday while sitting on the front porch of his Pond Street home.
It was raining at the time and Carmine who wont come out in the rain if Restelli has anything to say about it, was tucked safely away in the spacious-but-cluttered garage where she has spent most of the last year parked next to the stretch limousine that he bought a few years back. Both cars are white, but the 28-foot-long Cadillac and the sporty little Porsche with the newly rebuilt engine have little else but their owner in common.
A year ago they didnt even have that in common, which, Restelli will tell you, is what makes Carmines serendipitous story so cool.
I like to say: The car found me, he said in a buckle-your-seatbelt-this-could-take-awhile kind of way.
Of course it was Restelli who found the car, but, he said, that happened by accident as part of a story that started in southern California back in 1970 and ended on eBay last summer.
Though Restelli, now 63, was born in Barre and settled back here in 1976, he moved to California when he was five and his father, who worked for local A&P supermarket, was transferred across the country.
It was there that Restelli met Carmine car-mine.
I was 19 and I had to have that car, Restelli recalled of the once-royal blue Porsche with the finicky transmission that wouldnt stay in fourth gear.
It was just a hot, cool car, he explained.
It was also the first thing that Restelli ever bought on credit. He took out a $1,600 loan to finalize a transaction that involved trading in his 1968 Volkswagen a California custom bug for the mechanically challenged Porsche with roughly 80,000 miles on its odometer.
The payments were $37.50 a month, recalled Restelli, who said in 1970 that was real money to a guy who was working part-time and going to college.
I didnt know if I could swing it, he said. But, boy I wanted that car.
Restelli really did, and when his insurance company wanted to total the vehicle after it was rear-ended by a police officer barely a year after he bought it, he took the money, had it repaired and repainted silver, before moving to Tucson, Ariz.
Restelli said that is where he and Carmine parted ways due to a deal he struck with his first wife. The young couple was looking to settle down and Restelli said coming up with a down payment for a mobile home meant selling his only asset the hot, cool car that he reluctantly sold to the proprietor of a Tucson paint store for $3,800 and a used Chevrolet Nova in 1973.
Restellis first marriage didnt last and neither did the Nova. Both were in his rearview mirror when he moved back to Vermont in 1976.
Flash forward to last July, when Restelli, who has long-since remarried and more recently retired, said he was checking out Porsches for sale on eBay and spotted one that sure looked familiar.
Im always looking at Porsches to see whats for sale and Ive always thought in the back of my mind: Maybe some day my car will appear there, he explained.
The wistful musings of a guy who has a thing for cars turned out to be not as farfetched as Restelli imagined. Though he was initially a little skeptical, modifications made to the car after it was rear-ended in 1972, coupled with paperwork he subsequently obtained from one of its former owners, erased any lingering doubt.
It was my car, he said, explaining the Carmine was only briefly owned and apparently raced at the airport in Tucson by the man he sold it to.
According to Restelli, the car was purchased in 1974 by an Arizona engineer named D. Page Cotton Jr., who kept all the original paperwork and logged the 14,000 miles he put on the car during the 39 years that he owned it.
It was basically in a museum for all those years, said Restelli.
Cotton, who died earlier this year, was the last registered owner of the car, according to Restelli, who said he sold it last year to a collector who stripped out the engine and the fog lights and then re-sold it to the Ibrahim Kuzu.
Kuzu is the Dallas man who put the car on eBay, but halted the auction when he was contacted by Restelli.
He (Kuzu) gave me time to come up with the money, said Restelli, who sold one car a 1965 Porsche 912 to raise the money and make room for the one he sold in 1973.
Thanks to some help from Bellavance Trucking, Restelli said he was able to have his old car trucked from Texas to Vermont where he has spent most of the past year trying to get it running.
With the help and ingenuity of Waterbury mechanic Tom Jones and a box of engine parts from a 1965 Porsche, Restelli said Carmine has been street-worthy for a few weeks, though he has only driven about 200 miles and is still tweaking the completely rebuilt engine and the fuel mixture.
Its a work-in-progress, he said.
According to Restelli, his first test drive to the end of his street and back again brought back memories.
I always missed driving this car, he said. Id rather have this car back than to have won the lottery.
Restelli, who paid considerably more for the car than he sold it for in 1973 and has since poured even more than that into rebuilding the engine, said he is enjoying the opportunity to show it off. He got the chance in Barre on Saturday, and, if it doesnt rain hell drive to Newport for a car show this weekend and Stowe the weekend after that. He said, hell happily share his cars cool story, but he wont be entertaining any offers.
I would not sell this (car) for a million dollars, he said. This car is priceless to me. Ill own it until the day I die.
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Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Offseason Recap and Preview
I know I haven't been watching baseball for THAT long compared to most people, but I can't remember a team ever living up to the hype set in the preseason so quietly as the Phillies did last season. Their roatation was by far the best in the Majors:
Grade: C
Notable Additions:
Laynce Nix, Jonathan Papelbon, Juan Pierre, Joel Piñeiro, Chad Qualls, Jim Thome, Ty Wigginton, and Dontrelle Willis.
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Danys Baez, Jack Cust, Raul Ibañez, Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson, Roy Oswalt, and Wilson Valdes.
Why?: I know that it may seem like a no-brainer to some people that the Phillies got better this offseason. However, once I actually looked at the list of names, they really added no value to their team at all, and you know what? They didn't have to. This team won 102 games last season and that was WITH a ten game losing streak down the stretch. I distinctly remember tweeting something along the lines of "Whoa, the Phillies have won 97 games and still have 12 games to play?!" (this was amid their ginormous losing streak). So, they could still most likely win the division by just treading water and waiting for Ryan Howard to come back from the DL.
Predicted Record Range: 95-100 wins
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I think the Marlins are going to win the division with all of the players they got over the offseason.
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Very good review of the Phillies. I agree with your grade for them. The Phillies are my 2nd favorite team but i don't think they will do that good this year.
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"Power Outage: Syrian Armed Group Alliances in the Balance"
Discussion Paper 2012-05, International Security Program, Belfer Center
April 2012
Author: Ethan Corbin, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20112013
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security
Syrian alignment with Palestinian and Lebanese Shia armed groups that were born out of the Arab-Israeli conflict has been a constant of Middle Eastern security politics for almost fifty years. The increasingly violent domestic uprising and the challenge that it poses to the Assad regime has led some analysts to worry that a foundering Assad regime could use its armed group agents to stir up regional trouble, which raises the question of how much power Syria really has over its regional armed group proxies. This paper argues that it has less than many think. Rather than ideology, Syrian state power has long been the key determinant of the degree of Syria's alignment with external armed groups. As Syrian state power continues to decline, so does its control over its armed group allies. This paper examines the state of Syria's regional armed group allies today in the face of Syrian decline. As the domestic struggle for Syria continues, the United States and its allies have the opportunity to further isolate Syria's armed group allies operating in Lebanon and the Occupied Territories. Increased attention to Lebanon could further reduce the chance of regional spillover from the crisis, and diminish a principal cause of continued instability in the region.
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Tax season is in full swing, but not everybody is getting their refunds as quickly as they expected.
Those delays mean many people are putting off the big purchases they planned to buy with those refund dollars.
Wettstein's sales manager Bruce Swanwick said he always knows when a customer has just gotten their tax refund.
"Because they come in and go, 'The lottery hit today!'" said Swanwick.
So far this tax season, he's seeing that happen less and less because of widespread refund delays. At Wettstein's, that means fewer customers paying up front for their purchases, and more of them opting for long-term payment plans while they wait for that refund to come their way.
"And they absolutely say, 'Look, when I get my refund -- and I'm expecting it any day -- I'm going to pay this thing off,'" said Swanwick.
Downtown La Crosse H&R Block office manager Shelly Lamberth said it's mostly Congress' fault.
"Well, they were late passing legislation. It wasn't until Jan. 1 of 2013 that they actually passed tax law for 2012," said Lamberth.
The missed deadline for the fiscal cliff deal meant the IRS had to delay taking tax returns until Jan. 30. That's 15 days later than last year.
By the time Jan. 30 rolled around, there were still a lot of forms that weren't ready.
"The students who need to file for education credit or the parents of students who include education credit on their tax returns, those forms weren't ready -- that form for that credit wasn't ready until February the 14," said Lamberth.
That means those refunds won't come until March at the earliest.
For stores like Wettstein's, business is typically a little slower in February and March and the extra boost to customers' wallets usually helps push things along.
"Oh, we'd like to get it now. You know, we look at the whole year, but every month, you're in a little rush for trying to beat last year's numbers," said Swanwick.
Lamberth said it looks like individuals filing taxes should be in pretty good shape at this point. There are only a few forms that still aren't ready, like residential energy credit forms and adoption credit forms.
But forms for a lot of business-related credits still won't be ready until early March.
The IRS promises to send refund money out within 21 days of accepting a tax return.
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Russ J. Alan is a writer whose work often appears on the website RenewAmerica.com, a news/opinion site started several years ago by Alan Keyes. Alan's latest column is about the mess that is Social Security and a quote from his piece was posted on National Public Radio's website under the rubric of quotes on Iraq. But NPR takes the quote so badly out of context that one would think that Alan was saying just the opposite of what he actually said.
Remember our tax money goes for this NPR "service" to the nation.
Under NPR's topic page one can search for quotes on any particular subject and the Alan quote is under Topics/Iraq/Quote. There you will find this:
"George Bush and Dick Cheney took every dollar and spent it in Iraq on the war for oil."
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Reading that quote one gets the impression that Renew America is saying that the Bush administration"spent every dollar" on Iraq and the "war for oil." This would be shocking to anyone that knows ahead of time that Renew America is a conservative website. It would also be shocking if anyone knew Russ J. Alan's writing.
There is, however, a line that says "view quote in context." Clicking that reveals what Russ was actually saying.
The Democrats keep trying to tell us, we would still have the Social Security Trust Fund in the lock box if it hadn't been for Jeb Bush and that electoral college thing down in Florida; instead, "George Bush and Dick Cheney took every dollar and spent it in Iraq on the war for oil." Conservatives must also hear to the point of hurling that President Obama inherited our national debt from the Bush administration.
So, in context we see that the quote is not saying that George W. Bush wasted all our money on Iraq and the so-called war for oil, but was instead saying that this is the false charge that Democrats make against George W. Bush!
This is a pretty shameful posting on NPR's part. The quote is so far out of context that anyone would have to find Russ Alan's full piece to understand what he was really saying because that one line lifted from his piece is as misleading as you can get. The question is, how many people will take the time to investigate further and take a look at the whole report compared to how many that will just read the out of context quote and assume that Renew America is attacking Bush's "war for oil"?
Perhaps NPR realized that far fewer people would take the time to investigate further than would just see the quote and move on with a mistaken impression of what was being said?
It is a pretty shameless move by NPR, wouldn't you say? Once again, folks, remember that OUR tax money is going to NPR so that it can quote conservatives out of context. Nice, eh?
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Thanks to Eagle Ford Shale petroleum production Karnes City ISD will be wearing green tights and little green hats, a la the Merry Men, for the first time. Call it one of the prices of prosperity, but we can't complain too loudly since we've been on the receiving end of funds for decades.
Good manners might dictate that we smile and politely write the check, but with aging facilities and the constant struggle to attract and then keep our valuable teachers, forgive us for pouting a bit and asking if we couldn't keep some for ourselves. Couldn't we have our cake and eat it too?
Strikingly similar to what I observe as young friends exit college, start careers, and begin to move up the financial ladder. Lots of liberals who attend universities tend to become conservatives in later years. One might argue that wisdom comes with age, but I believe there's a more pragmatic explanation … writing a check for income taxes makes one more concerned about how those funds are spent and raised. Coincidence?
No matter, because under the current school funding system, Karnes City (and likely other area school districts) will be writing the check. There is some good news associated with becoming a "Chapter 41" school district. We, the voters within the KCISD, get some input into how the money goes to the state.
After you have cast your vote for the leader of the free world for the next four years, you will come across two Propositions further down the ballot. At first reading, they sound like the District is just throwing money away, but they're worded as required under Chapter 41.
"Proposition 1 – Authorizing the Board of Trustees of Karnes City Independent School District to educate students of other school districts with local tax revenues."
"Proposition 2 – Authorizing the Board of Trustees of Karnes City Independent School District to purchase attendance credits from the state with local tax revenues."
Say WHAT?! We're going to educate kids from Midland and Muleshoe? We're buying stuff from the state?
Basically what both Propositions do is permit the KCISD Trustees to write a check to the state so Texas can educate students of other school districts. But, the Trustees can't do that without local voter approval.
In order for KCISD to have control over how the money is "recaptured" voters must vote FOR one or both Propositions. The best solution for the District is to have both Propositions approved so they have some latitude.
Feeling contrarian when you're in the voting booth? If local voters do not approve one or both Propositions, then the state gets to determine how it will take the money from KCISD, with the two mostly likely scenarios being either consolidation with another school district or loss of property to another school district.
Just in case you believe consolidation might be the answer to any local school problems, realize the state will mandate the consolidation without your input, its primary goal being revenue generation, not quality of education.
If you want to get fired up about education legislation, then do some research into the state funding levels for various school districts. You'd think that "equal" meant each student received the exact same amount across the state, regardless of their zip code. Not so … it seems that there are several levels of funding that are considered adequate to provide teachers, facilities, and books. KCISD is at the lowest level, slightly less than $5,000 per student per year, and our tax revenue is moving us past that.
However, there are 'wealthier' districts across the state which apparently require a substantially higher level of funding, some over $10,000 per student per year. Those districts can afford higher teacher salaries and fancy football stadiums. And, they tend to have a lot more representatives in the legislature when it comes time to consider school funding levels…
But that's fodder for another column and lengthy debate. KCISD's immediate concern is in the hands of local voters.
The state is going to get the money one way or the other. If you prefer the Sheriff of Nottingham wrest the funds from us, then vote against the Propositions.
Better to be Merry and vote FOR local control by voting FOR Propositions 1 and 2. Early voting begins on Monday, October 22. Election Day is Tuesday, November 6.
Tights and little green hats with feathers optional, but best to leave your long bow and arrows outside the polling place.


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Adrian has been writing for a living since 1999 and has been a staff writer at Science since 2005. He got into the science-writing game the same way many of his colleagues did: by attending the Science Communication Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Before taking up his quill, Adrian earned a Ph.D. in experimental particle physics working on the CLEO experiment at Cornell University. He received his A.B. from the University of Chicago in 1987. Adrian grew up outside Chicago and does not expect the Cubs to win the World Series in his lifetime.


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Doll outfitsMy daughter has a few of the Today's Girl dolls. She likes them because they are so realistic. I decided to buy her this fashion set so she could have different clothes to dress her dolls in. She loves getting them dressed up in dressy clothes and casual clothes and just having a good time! They are built well too so I don't have to worry about them ripping or tearing.


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As the release of DirectX 11 application programming interface (API) and supporting hardware and software approaches, more details regarding the benefits they both bring as well as certain peculiarities transpire. While no people involved into development of next-generation games would disclose which features next-generation titles utilize, educated guesses may shed some light onto some usage models of DX11 API.
The First Three Things to Do with DirectX 11
According to Richard Huddy, senior manager of software developer relations at ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, game developers can easily boost performance of their next-generation titles by implementing certain DirectX 11 capabilities. In addition, by utilizing some of the features of the new API, they can tangibly improve visual appeal of their future games.
"If I was making a decision about [which DirectX 11 features to implement first], I would go for three things fairly quickly," said Mr. Huddy.
Those things are, apparently, multi-threading support, compute shaders and tessellation.
Multi-Threading: +20% Performance
"As soon as I got hold of DirectX 11 API from Microsoft and Windows 7 beta, which they've had for a considerable amount of months now, I would add multi-threading support through the use of Display Lists because that can guarantee me a speed up in almost any application I can think of. Typical benefit is going to be around 20%, but I expect a large variation of that; the variation it can be north of 50%," explained the developer relations specialist.
What is even more important, software developed with DirectX 11 Display Lists in mind would work faster on every hardware that is compatible with Windows 7, provided that there are appropriate drivers for graphics cards.
"That would be attractive to game developers since that would not require that I have DirectX 11 hardware at hand: the use of Display Lists will give a benefit on any Windows 7 hardware, which includes DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11 hardware, once AMD, Nvidia and others ship appropriate drivers that offer the acceleration," said Richard Huddy.
Post Processing: +25% Performance
"Then I would go for compute shaders, for the low-hanging fruit: I would do things like post-processing, physics, AI, or maybe running particle systems. But the easiest thing to do is to take all the post-processing and bundle it all up into a compute shader, the way it handles [data] transactions is more efficient, said the developer relations chief.
Presently post-processing effects, such as motion blur or depth of field, are done using pixel shader, which may not be very efficient in terms of performance since pixel shaders still depend on the graphics pipeline and require data transfer, usage of texture instructions loads of memory reads and so on. Since compute shaders are independent of the rendering pipeline and require far less of data transactions, texture reads, etc., implementation of post-effects using them may be substantially faster.
"At the moment post-processing is done using pixel shaders and it can be quite hard to get the efficiency out of the hardware. So, we think compute shaders are going to give significant performance win in that specific area of code. Typically we see that post-processing costs from 10% to 25% of frame time (depends on post-processing)," explained Mr. Huddy.
It should be noted that compute shaders 4.0 and 4.1 supported by existing ATI Radeon and Nvidia GeForce graphics cards, therefore, as they have many limitations, may not work as fine as compute shaders 5.0 when it comes to post-processing and similar usage. Therefore, Richard Huddy does not expect CS 4.x to become popular, especially keeping in mind that those, who buy leading-edge hardware, are more likely to acquire the latest game.
ATI has already demonstrated DirectX 11-capable hardware, therefore, at least select game developers already have ATI Radeon HD 5000-series graphics cards at hands.
Tessellation: When Performance Meets Quality
Tessellation is not exactly a performance boosting feature, but it can generate highly-detailed objects using less resources than using traditional technology; therefore, either game developers will be able to offer better graphics, or they will be able to render existing graphics with higher speed.
"After the post-processing work, I would probably switch to tessellation. I would use […] patch approximation to smooth out jagged objects, things like pipes, which are supposed to have smooth form, use N-patches there. Or I will be even more aggressive and take something like parallax occlusion mapping, which is a rather attractive kind of trick for improving the quality of pixels within an object. I would instead extrude the geometry and load a parallax occlusion height map and then would generate much improved silhouettes using the tessellator," said Mr. Huddy.
Obviously, to use tessellation, developers will have to rely on DirectX 11 or, at least, hardware with tessellation support. Still, tessellation is a yet another advantage of DX11.
More to Come!
There are a lot more things to implement, though, to boost performance of future games. One of them is HDR compression.
"If I had a spare day and HDR, then I would conduct HDR effects into Microsoft's new format because that be twice compact that way.
Important notice: Richard Huddy is a specialist who recommends game developers to implement certain features and helps programmers to implement those technologies in the most efficient way. Nevertheless, by no mean should his answers be considered as opinion of game developers in general and should be treated as his own outlook.
Tags: Microsoft, DirectX, Windows, ATI, AMD, Radeon, Evergreen, RV870, RV840, R800, 40nm


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Before you decide on that iPad for Dad…
(Photo credit by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)...there's a lot more tech toys out there to choose from. Even in this guide provided by CNET, the options can be overwhelming. We've got some quick tips to get you started on gifts that are sure to please any Dad!
Jawbone Jambox
It looks like it won't pack a punch, but the tiny Jambox throws out great music through a small set of Bluetooth speakers, and has its own rechargeable battery. Thanks to a built-in mic, it will also work as a wireless speakerphone when paired with your cell. THE BOTTOM LINE: The Jambox is the most stylish portable speaker we've seen, with features and sound quality you won't find in comparable compact designs.Price range: $188 - $199 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Etymotic ER-4PT MicroPro Headphones
Well-balanced clarity and Accu-fit noise-isolating eartrips make the Etymotic ER-4PT MicroPro Headphones an excellent option for an immersive listening experience. THE BOTTOM LINE: While the Etymotic ER-4PTs have less low-end oomph than some competing earphones in this price class, they deliver excellent sound with very accurate tonal balance.Price range: $215 - $289 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Booq Boa Flow
It's one of the biggest backpacks we've ever used, but size is your friend with the Flow: it's well-padded, comes with pockets for both a laptop and an SLR camera, and has enough room to double as a weekend-getaway bag. THE BOTTOM LINE: Though it's far too large to be used as an everyday laptop backpack, the sturdy design and numerous pockets on the multipurpose Booq Boa Flow make it a great buy as a weekend or carry-on bag that can handle most laptops.Price range: $224 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100
The FZ100 is what we consider a true bridge camera--something between a point-and-shoot and a digital SLR. While its photo quality can't compete with a good dSLR, its shots are still some of the best you'll get from a compact camera, especially if you don't mind doing a little post-shoot editing. Basically, if you want the freedom to experiment with photos and video, but aren't ready to commit to interchangeable lenses, the FZ100 is the way to go. THE BOTTOM LINE: As long as you're willing to work with raw image files, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 is one of the best full-size megazooms you can get.Price range: $429 - $499 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Canon PowerShot S95
For the best combination of image quality, portability and manual features, you can't beat the Canon PowerShot S95. It's a bit pricey and not the speediest camera out there, but any photography enthusiast would love to get this as a gift. THE BOTTOM LINE: Though we'd like it to perform better, dSLR shooters looking for a sidekick camera will find the Canon PowerShot S95's top-flight photos and a full manual feature set worth the tradeoff of its compact size.Price range: $399 - $430 (check latest prices | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
TomTom GO 2405 TM
Dads may not always ask for directions, but they won't need to with a TomTom GPS device on their dashboard. The GO 2405 TM's lifetime traffic and map updates help to make sure that your dad has accurate info about the road ahead. THE BOTTOM LINE: The new Go 2405 TM and 2505 TM are among the best GPS devices that TomTom has ever made, packing loads of useful features into a handsome chassis for a pretty good price.Price range: $290 - $299 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Alpine iDA-X305
The simple Alpine iDA-X305 packs a ton of audio source options to fill your dad's or grad's ride with music. Between the iPod, iPhone, and USB connectivity, the X305 is as futureproof as single-DIN car stereos get. THE BOTTOM LINE: For people who listen primarily to MP3/WMA/AAC audio, the Alpine iDA-X305 offers one of the easiest-to-use interfaces for in-car browsing of digital media.Price range: $169 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
HP Pavilion dm1z
Perfect for lugging around on the job hunt, this is one of our favorite of the new breed of low-cost ultraportables that have largely eclipsed Netbooks as the budget laptop of choice. THE BOTTOM LINE: The first laptop to offer AMD's power-efficient Fusion platform delivers on much of its promise, combining great battery life, decent performance, and basic graphics for less than $500.
Logitech Harmony One
A $200 universal remote might seem crazy, but don't knock it until you've used one. The Logitech Harmony One is one of the only home theater products that can make all your other gear easier to use, and simple commands like "Watch TV" take all the jargon out of the home theater experience. A solid choice for a dad with a stack of remotes on the coffee table. THE BOTTOM LINE: While it's missing an RF option, Logitech's Harmony One is one of the best--if not the best--universal remote we've ever tested.Price range: $148 - $303 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Sony HT-CT150 Home Theater System
Home theater fans might feel out of luck with dorm living, but the Sony HT-CT150 sound bar home theater system excels at fitting into small spaces. The sound bar itself is exceedingly slim, and its three HDMI inputs should cover all your home video devices. THE BOTTOM LINE: Sony's HT-CT150 sound bar home theater system sounds great and is way ahead of the competition with its three HDMI inputs; however, its IR receiver limits the subwoofer's placement options.Price range: $243 - $299 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Roku XDS
Going away to college, but still want to follow your hometown baseball team? Roku's XDS Player supports live streaming of MLB.TV for all out-of-market baseball games, making it a perfect pick for displaced baseball fans. And when you're not watching MLB, the Roku XDS player has a full suite of other media streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Amazon Instant, NBA Game Time, and NHL Gamecenter. THE BOTTOM LINE: Thanks to its wide range of content offerings--including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, and Pandora--the Roku XDS is the best all-around streaming media box you can get for less than $100.Price range: $98 - $139 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Sprint MiFi Mobile Hotspot
With an unlimited 4G data plan for just $60 per month, the Sprint MiFi 4082 makes a great mobile Internet solution for those who travel in a small group or with multiple Wi-Fi enabled devices. It sure makes a gift that the whole family can enjoy. THE BOTTOM LINE: For mobile users who travel within good Sprint 4G coverage areas--especially those traveling with laptops-- the Sprint MiFi 4082 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot makes a good companion.Price range: $19 - $79 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Canon Pixma MG6120
The Canon Pixma MG6120's slower-than-average print speeds are offset by its competent home office capabilities including HD Movie Print, simple installation, and dual paper trays that let you store up to 300 sheets at a time. In the future we'd like Canon to allow adjustments to the touch-sensitive control panel, but we're satisfied to recommend a printer that finally achieves a balance between the modern luxury of touch sensitivity and the need for quick access to the control panel. THE BOTTOM LINE: We recommend the Canon Pixma MG6120 compact multifunction printer for its simple touch-sensitive control panel, HD Movie Print feature, and capable performance that stand out from the competition.Price range: $114 - $208 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
Acer Iconia Tab A500
Undercutting most Honeycomb tablets with its low price, the Iconia Tab A500 offers offers a typical Honeycomb experience, with many useful connection features. Undercutting most Honeycomb tablets with its low price, the Iconia Tab A500 offers offers a typical Honeycomb experience, with many useful connection features.Price range: $423 - $479 (check latest prices) | (Photo credit by CBS Interactive)
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I have had a very difficult time with BF. At this point it seems that the only reasonable thing to do is stop. Let me know what you all think:
My son was 2 months premature. He stayed in the NICU for 5 weeks, at that time I was pumping, but because of everything going on and postpartum depression, I didn't make pumping a priority as I should have. When he was 2.5 months old, I was making about 10-12 oz/day. Unfortuantly, he went back into the hospital for a little while (which was again stressful) and I slacked off on pumping during those weeks... and my milk went down to about 4 oz/day. Afterwords, I spent 2 months pumping religiously (and some bf) at least 8-12x a day and my milk went up to 9-10 oz/day.
For me, 9-10 oz/day was not worth the effort of pumping so much (and it is very hard to fit in 8-12 pumpings while taking care of a little one). At that point, my baby was very good at latching on and nursing so since then (about 2 months ago) I have just nursed him whenever.. and tried to enjoy bf instead of stressing over it... I occassionally pump on days he doesn't nurse at all or very little. Yesterday, however, I pumped all day and found that I was only making 4 ounces- which made me want to reevaluate my bf situation again.
I did try the Lact-Aid system, but (maybe it was bad timing) at that point, he was terrible at latching on and getting him to latch on with that little tube in the right place in his mouth was extremely frustrating and caused many tears on both sides. I haven't tried it since then, but it may work better at this point.
He's 7.5 months old now, and it has been an uphill battle the whole time, even so, I find it hard to give up bf all together. When I read of adoptive mothers bf I have to think it is possible...I just dont know if I would be willing to spend another 2 months pumping... especially when it hasnt worked in the past...
Thank you in advance for any advice.
Also- I have a double Medella pump, I have tried power pumping, Lact-Aid, co-sleeping (breifly in the mornings) and Mother's Milk Tea. One more note, I have always made more from one side (some times as much as 2x as much) even when I was using a double pump... so now there is a size difference between the two which kind of freeks me out an is another reason I am cosidering quiting.


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November 24, 2011 —
While the old adage is often true, the opposite (the bigger, the better ) carries some weight as well. I spent the weekend balancing the two, while careening through the Catskills appreciating various art forms, regardless of size.
Speaking of expressions, "the most wonderful time of the year" probably means something different for me, since it's not Christmas, per se, but the abundance of creativity, art and goodwill that resonates as I observe the exhibits, displays, pageants and shows that pop up throughout the holiday season. Although I am most often a casual bystander, every great once in a while, I actually participate. This past Friday I did just that, joining my fellow "yarnslingers" in a storytelling event held at Cafe Devine (www.cafedevine.com [2]) in Callicoon, NY.
The absurd early blizzard a few weeks ago kept the yarnslingers at home and for a moment, we all thought that our "true ghost stories" would have to be shelved until next Halloween, but fate (I mean Patti Devine) stepped in and gave the group a space to spin our tales. A packed house mingled at the café while the assorted short stories unfolded. One of the elements of this group that I love is the constraints placed on the writer—in this case, the number of words (just over 500) that they are allowed to use. It's a challenge to create a beginning, middle and end within those parameters, but local authors Ann Finneran, Kalika Stern, Kazzrie Jaxen, Ramona Jan, Patti Zins, Marion Kaselle and Maura Stone joined father/daughter team Jason and Jill Rahm (and me) as we slung (is that a word?) the yarns in funny, sometimes touching and widely different forms. Mine was kinda boring (IMHO) but at least it was brief.
Moving on to more small things, the Alliance Gallery (www.artsallincesite.org [3]) debuted its annual "Art In Sixes" show in Narrowsburg over the weekend. Dubbed a "small works exhibition," this show is comprised of works no larger than six inches in any direction. Once again, imposing constraints on artists appears to challenge them into working overtime in the creativity department, making this year's exhibit (ironically) bigger and better than ever. With over 200 pieces in all, the program sums it up by saying that "it is the innovation and quality of the work that keeps the exhibit fresh each year. The underlying beauty of the collection is the wide variety of mediums represented."
Since I could not say it better, I'll let the gallery's words state the obvious, while adding that gallery director Rocky Pinciotti went above and beyond while hanging this exhibit, since I found it stunning to look at from any angle. Undoubtedly, Pinciotti had plenty of assistance and I tip my hat to all. The Lilliputian display runs through December and while I give it a (big) thumbs-up, don't take my word for it, but go see for yourself. Since all of the work is also for sale, it could be a perfect opportunity for holiday shopping.
If it's true that bigger is indeed better, then the BrookHouse Gallery (www.brookhousegallery.com [4]) in Barryville should be another artful destination, since one of the goals of the gallery is to make art accessible (and affordable) to everyone, according to artist-in-residence David Bush, who strolled through the gorgeous space with me, pointing out works by various artists, including pottery by Carolyn Duke, who is featured in "The Autumn Show," on exhibit through December 10.
As I commented that the variety of artistic expression was stimulating and well priced, Bush stated that "by showcasing local artists whose work is outstanding, if folks couldn't afford to take it home, the gallery would be a museum, rather than a destination to discover pieces that can be taken home and enjoyed by anyone." Along with Duke's unique pots, BrookHouse is currently showing the paintings of Bush, James Hawley's jewelry, the "Felt Artistry" of Laurie Stuart, Ellany Gable's ceramics and the sculptures (both large and small) of Janet Rutkowski, Walter Kenul and Tom Holmes.
Observing sales taking place at the opening reception, Bush's motivation seems to be playing out and the admirable concept of "shop local" appears to be in full swing everywhere I travel through the various counties that I haunt on a regular basis. While art is subjective, it's clear that it comes in all sizes and is all around us, in joyous abundance!