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Strategies for sustainably using biofuels must be thoroughly assessed at several levels. First, the use of biofuels must comply with sustainable development's main dimensions. Second, the use of biofuels must comply with sustainable transport's main dimensions. Third, gains from using biofuels strategies must compare favorably to gains from other sustainable transport strategies, such as altering transport patterns and reducing transport volume. Fourth, the gains must compare favorably to gains from improving conventional fossil-fuel-based advanced vehicles. Fifth, the gains must compare favorably to gains from using other alternative fuels. Sixth, the gains from using one generation of biofuels (e.g., first generation) must compare favorably to gains from using others (e.g., second through fourth generations). Performing scientifically sound and fair comparisons demands reliable theoretical perspectives and a well-established methodological basis. Industrial ecology theory and life cycle assessment methodology, respectively, are well-suited for these tasks.
Climate change impacts, together with an increasing demand for energy, volatile oil prices, and energy poverty have led to a search for energy options that will be economically efficient, socially equitable and environmentally sound. One option that has raised significant interest from a wide range of actors is increased use of biofuels. Encouraged by research indicating that biofuels could provide substantial energy while at the same time mitigating climate change, governments have supported production aimed at increasing biofuel use in many countries. Farmers seek additional income, and biofuels may have the potential to promote rural development and access to energy in poorer countries. Industry has invested significantly in production and technology development. The number of scientific publications devoted to biofuels is growing rapidly, as is the number of reviews [
However, there are major concerns about the negative implications of growing biomass for biofuel production. Currently, biofuels are often made from feedstock crops that also serve as food. Hence, there is a potential risk for competition between food and fuel, which could result in consequences on food prices. Another identified risk is expansion of biofuel feedstock production into ecosystems that support high biodiversity and other services that are crucial to our economies and human life. Moreover, the envisaged positive effects on climate mitigation could turn out to have the opposite effect because of land-use changes associated with expanding agriculture [
Thus, two important issues regarding the merits of biofuels must be addressed. Are biofuels really sustainable; that is, do they comply with the main dimensions of sustainable development? Moreover, how do they compete with other strategies and technologies to comply with these dimensions? The aim of this paper is to provide a framework for assessing these issues with a particular focus on sustainable transport.
We argue that an assessment of the merits of biofuels requires discussions at six levels (
To assess the comparative merits of a specific solution at a given level (e.g., promoting second-generation biofuels at level 6), two questions must be addressed. (1) How does this solution compare to other solutions
A comprehensive assessment at each level can hardly be done in one article. Rather, we discuss some of the main issues at each level and present a few examples to illustrate how assessments can be made. We focus on passenger mobility, but many of the conclusions may eventually be relevant for goods transport as well. Moreover, the arguments are based from a Western (European) point of view. Yet, sustainable transport is a global challenge and therefore throughout the article the challenge of achieving sustainable transport in both developed countries and developing countries is addressed. Thus, our conclusions may turn out to be relevant for a number of developing countries as well.
Sustainable development has increasingly been presented as a pathway to all that is good and desirable in society. The list of proposed indicators is long, and it grows longer yearly. Thus, the sustainable development concept has become so comprehensive and complex that it is becoming less helpful in guiding policymaking. Not surprisingly, a number of scholars have argued that the sustainable development concept is about to become useless, if it has not already done so.
Even though there is not yet any political or scientific agreement on a definition of sustainable development, it remains remarkably persistent as an ideal political concept, similar to democracy, justice, and liberty [
Unquestionably, sustainable development still is an important concept, which was clearly illustrated at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012. One of the conference's main outcomes was the agreement by member states to set up sustainable development goals, which could be useful tools in achieving sustainable development. Thus, achieving sustainable development is still high on the international and national agendas 25 years after the concept was launched with the publication of
Sustainable development (SD), sustainable transport (ST) and biofuels.
Notes: (i) Level 1 to 6 represent a hierarchy of biofuels and sustainable development relations; theoretical perspective and methods represent one way of assessing the relations; (ii) Reference to article sections in brackets on the right-hand side in the figure; (iii) Main ST strategies: Improve (efficiency) = using new, conventional and/or alternative technology; Shift (alteration) = changing the prevailingly transport pattern into one based on public transport systems; Avoid (reduction) = decreasing present transport volume.
However, to become a useful tool, the concept must be clearly defined. Four main dimensions can be derived from the Brundtland Report: (1) safeguarding long-term ecological sustainability, (2) satisfying basic human needs, and promoting (3) intragenerational and (4) intergenerational equity [
In addition to the main dimensions, Høyer [
The use of biofuels clearly has relevance for all four main dimensions. Biofuels' potential to reduce GHG emissions and thereby safeguard long-term ecological sustainability is one of the reasons why biofuels have been introduced in the first place. Indeed, given the right conditions, biofuels have been shown to have a great potential to reduce GHG emissions.
The "food or fuel" debate clearly shows that biofuels have relevance to satisfying basic human needs [
The relevance to equity is twofold. First, biomass feedstock for biofuels production is readily available in most countries and could promote intragenerational equity. Second, biofuels are continuously renewable and could promote intergenerational equity. The main point, however, is that biofuels' merits must be assessed across all of these dimensions.
This point has been acknowledged for some time though, for example in the 2006–2009
Since launching their 1992
Still, as the EU emphasizes in their 2011
In fact, in most developed countries, the present transport patterns are unsustainable [
However, the main dimensions for sustainable transport can be derived from each of the main dimensions for sustainable development, thereby ensuring that the concept of sustainable transport reflects the four main dimensions of sustainability as described in the Brundtland Report. Thus, we argue that the main dimensions of sustainable transport are that it establishes [ an upper limit on daily per capita energy consumption for passenger transport to safeguard long-term ecological sustainability; a lower limit on daily per capita travel distance for motorized transport to satisfy basic transport needs; a minimum fraction of the total population that must have accessibility to public transport to promote intragenerational transport equity; and a minimum fraction of transport fuel that must be provided from RE sources to promote intergenerational transport equity.
an upper limit on daily per capita energy consumption for passenger transport to safeguard long-term ecological sustainability;
a lower limit on daily per capita travel distance for motorized transport to satisfy basic transport needs;
a minimum fraction of the total population that must have accessibility to public transport to promote intragenerational transport equity; and
a minimum fraction of transport fuel that must be provided from RE sources to promote intergenerational transport equity.
We argue that the four main dimensions (e.g., safeguarding long-term ecological sustainability) and their corresponding indicators (e.g., per capita energy consumption for passenger transport) represent equally important targets where each needs to be fulfilled. This excludes the possibility of trading off an underperformance on one indicator against an over performance on another. Transport policies must reflect this; for example, will an affordable, biofuel-based public transport system reduce per capita energy consumption, satisfy basic transport needs for all population groups and promote RE sources.
Other important dimensions of sustainable transport certainly exist, for example, minimizing noise and reducing congestion. However, focusing on these less important dimensions (that is, "secondary dimensions") rather than on addressing the four main ones will not enhance the core concerns of sustainable transport.
The first dimension creates two problems for biofuels. First, some biofuel varieties do not provide a net energy gain—more energy is required to produce the fuels than they provide [
The second dimension raises the question of potential and limitations. We need to remember that renewable (in time) should not be confused with limitless (in volume). Estimates of the global long-term bioenergy potential depend critically on assumptions, particularly on the availability of agricultural land for non-food production. Whereas more optimistic assumptions lead to a theoretical potential of 200–400 EJ/year or even higher, the most pessimistic scenario relies only on the use of organic waste and residues, providing a minimum of 40 EJ/year. More realistic assessments considering environmental constraints arrive at a sustainable potential of 40–85 EJ/year by 2050 [
Additionally, other production factors are also involved in addition to resources, for example, labor and capital, whose limits may be exceeded sooner than those of resources. Studies have shown that labor and capital are equally important factors concerning the level of production and prices of products and services [
The third dimension raises no particular issues in terms of biofuels; numerous studies have shown that biofuels work well in public transport. The fourth dimension generally favors biofuels, provided they are not dependent on fossil fuels for their production.
A review of the literature reveals three main sustainable transport strategies: efficiency, alteration and reduction [
The efficiency strategy for achieving sustainable transport suggests that the environmental problems caused by transport can be reduced and that the lack of accessibility for low-mobility groups can be relieved by developing more efficient technology. The concept of "technology" is here used in a broad sense; it includes the use of both "hard technology" (e.g., developing more efficient vehicle technology and fuels) and "soft technology" (e.g., developing more efficient transport logistics). Moreover, technology that is more efficient could be implemented across all parts of the transport system: motorized transport, transport infrastructure and the energy system.
The alteration approach recognizes the urgent need to fundamentally change present transport patterns. Accordingly, the prevailingly transport pattern, dominated by cars and planes, must be changed into one based on collective forms of transport, primarily affordable well-functioning public transport systems [
The reduction approach for achieving sustainable mobility does not question the importance of improved efficiency and increased alteration. Indeed, the latter two approaches would, according to the reduction approach, offer some reductions in energy consumption. However, these reductions are not large enough to meet sustainable transport's energy goal. Moreover, continuous transport growth negates any reductions in energy consumption achieved by implementing new technology and altering transport patterns. Thus, the present transport volume must be decreased—except for those whose basic transport needs are not met—or at least transport growth trends must be changed.
Biofuels belong to the efficiency strategy, but it is interesting to know the role they will play as part of the larger picture of looking at all three strategies. A study by the OECD [
The relative importance of each sustainable transport strategy in achieving sustainable transport [
Note: The first two phases of the four-phase EST project established a definition of EST and selected criteria for its attainment (phase 1), and constructed EST scenarios (phase 2). Six criteria were selected: CO2, NOX, VOXs, particulates, noise and land use. Three scenarios were developed for 2030 (that differentiated from the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario): EST1, EST2 and EST3. Each scenario used different assumptions regarding technological progress and transport activity level. 30. Although all three EST scenarios met the EST criteria, the first two scenarios appeared to be too extreme. The EST1 scenario seemed to involve unacceptable economic costs, and the EST2 scenario seemed to involve unacceptable social costs. Accordingly, the research team decided that further work should be confined to assessing how the EST3 scenario might be attained, and to comparing the EST3 and the BAU scenario. It is important to note that the EST3 scenario differs from the BAU scenario in two ways: It implies greater technological progress and less transport activity than the BAU scenario.
An obvious conclusion that can be drawn from the OECD study is that improved technology contributes less than half of what is required to achieve sustainable transport. Thus, the OECD claims that improved technology is a necessary, but insufficient, strategy for achieving sustainable transport.
This claim is supported by Sager
The efficiency strategy can further be divided into two main sub-strategies: (1) the use of new, conventional technology and (2) the use of alternative technology [
The current liquid transport-fuel market is dominated by conventional fuels and technology. Taking into consideration the expected future increase in demand from all transport sectors, and the current and foreseen dominance of the ICE, the demand for liquid transport fuels can be expected to persist; therefore, biofuels offer an appealing means of achieving sustainable transport in the near future [
Government policies in various countries have led to a five-fold increase in global biofuel production from 2000 to 2008. Consequently, biofuels, whether pure or blended, accounted for 2% of global road transport-fuel demand in 2008. The production of ethanol and biodiesel increased by 10% and 9%, respectively, in 2009, to 90 billion liters. Biofuels contributed nearly 3% (3 EJ) of global road transport-fuel demand in 2009 [
The projected biofuel share needed by 2030 and 2050 have been estimated to be close to 10% (12 EJ per year) and 15% (20 EJ per year), respectively [
There are a number of possible pathways from the conversion of a primary energy source to an energy carrier (fuel) that can be used to power a vehicle. Possible pathways are shown in
Possible pathways from primary energy sources to vehicular use [
Notes: F-T = Fischer-Tropsch process. DME = Dimethyl ether. "Unconventional oil" refers to oil sands, oil shale, and other heavy crudes. ICEV = internal combustion engine vehicles, HEV = hybrid electric vehicles, and EV = electric vehicles.
The IEA (2009) has recently given a good deal of consideration to the impact of alternative fuels and their corresponding compliance with sustainable development. In their Alternative Motor Fuels Platform, the IEA supports extending sustainability criteria beyond environmental indicators and gives the consensual criteria by which any alternative fuel use should be evaluated [
All these criteria are highly relevant for biofuels. We would argue, however, that demanding that biofuels be "economically competitive" constitutes a necessary means rather than a goal in itself.
Applying the general precept of sustainable development to the more specific case of biofuels for transport (level 6 in
Biofuels for transport are commonly labeled as first-, second- or third-generation biofuels, respectively [
Many definitions of first to third generations are presented in the literature; UNEP suggests the following definitions [
Current and emerging biofuel pathways [
Note: Fourth-generation biofuels are not shown in the figure. 1st generation would also include waste oil (not shown in figure). 2nd generation "Trees and Grasses" include both residues and dedicated crops.
First-generation biofuels are commercially produced using conventional technology. The basic feedstocks are seeds, grains or whole plants from crops such as corn, sugar cane, rapeseed, wheat, sunflower seeds or oil palm. These plants were originally used as food or fodder, and most are still primarily used to feed people. The most common first-generation biofuel is bioethanol, followed by biodiesel, vegetable oil and biogas.
Second-generation biofuels can be produced from a variety of non-food sources. These include waste biomass, the stalks of wheat, corn stover, wood and special energy or biomass crops. Second-generation biofuels use biomass-to-liquid technology through thermochemical conversion (mainly to produce biodiesel) or fermentation (e.g., to produce cellulosic ethanol). Many second-generation biofuels are under development, including biohydrogen, biomethanol, dimethylfuran, bio-dimethyl ether, Fischer-Tropsch diesel, biohydrogen diesel and mixed alcohols.
Third-generation biofuels, also called oilgae, are produced from algae. The algae are feedstock derived from aquatic cultivation for the production of triglycerides (from algal oil) to produce biodiesel. The processing technology is basically the same as that used for biodiesel from second-generation feedstock. Other third-generation biofuels include alcohols such as bio-propanol or bio-butanol, which because of the current lack of production experience, are usually not considered to be relevant as fuels on the market before 2050 [
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Each succeeding generation of biofuel has been developed to reduce the disadvantages and improve on the advantages of the proceeding generation, although as can be expected, each new generation has given rise to new challenges. This complex situation has been noted in the EU relative to the use of second-generation biofuels [
Governments are stressing the importance of avoiding unacceptable negative effects of bioenergy as they implement regulating instruments. For example, the RED [
The development of impact assessment frameworks and sustainability criteria involves significant challenges in relation to methodology, process development and harmonization. As of a 2010 review, nearly 70 ongoing efforts existed to safeguard the sustainability of agriculture and forestry products, including those used as feedstock for the production of bioenergy and biofuels [
The increase of standards that has taken place over the past four years and that continues to advance, shows that certification has the potential to influence local impacts related to the environmental and social effects of direct bioenergy production. Many involved entities conclude that to create an efficient certification system there must be further harmonization, greater availability of reliable data and increased linking of indicators at the micro (e.g., product), meso (e.g., household or municipality) and macro (e.g., economy of states) levels [
Thus, sustainability criteria and biomass and biofuels certification have been developed in increasing numbers in recent years as part of voluntary or mandatory systems; interestingly, such criteria do not yet apply to conventional fossil fuels.
Performing scientifically sound and fair comparisons at each of the six levels demands a reliable theoretical perspective and a well-established methodological basis (bottom of
Particular problems, referred to as "transfer effects," occur when assessing the sustainability of biofuels (and of alternative fuels generally). Such effects have two forms [
Transfer effects can be positive or negative. Geographical transfer can be justified as shifting emissions from urban to less-populated areas and thereby reducing exposure and the associated impacts on human health. Despite increases in total emissions, some bioethanol blends used in flex-fuel vehicles in Brazil contributed to reductions of as much as 30% in urban emissions because most emissions originated from farming equipment, fertilizer manufacture and ethanol plants located in rural areas [
The occurrence and implications of transfer effects are only evident when one adopts a holistic approach to evaluation, as promoted in the field of industrial ecology. Industrial ecology tries to address the issue of sustainable development within the context of the interrelations between the environment, the economic sphere and the techno sphere. This approach draws on an analogy with natural ecosystems, in which a web of connection exists through which individual organisms live and consume each other and each other's waste [
One of the important aspects addressed by industrial ecology is that the whole life cycle, including waste and disposal, must be considered in the design process. This cradle-to-grave production philosophy is ideally represented by the unique case in which there is no grave, that is to say, by industrial processes that are environmentally benign during their whole life cycle, including manufacture, use and disposal [
LCA provides a well-established and comprehensive methodology to compare RE (including biofuels) technologies with fossil-based and nuclear energy technologies [
Policies for climate change mitigation are increasingly being informed by the results of GHG‐LCAs of alternative energy carriers and delivery pathways. GHG‐LCAs are of particular relevance to the biofuel sector because, within the EU, incentives (in the form of obligation certificates) are expected to be related to the life cycle GHG savings relative to conventional fossil fuels [
The current use of GHG‐LCA for biofuel carbon reporting tends not to distinguish between two different LCA approaches: ALCA and CLCA [
Whereas ALCAs are generally based on stoichiometric relationships between inputs and outputs, and the results may be produced with known levels of accuracy and precision, CLCAs are highly dependent upon economic models representing relationships between demand for inputs, price elasticities, supply and markets effects of co‐products. Such models rarely provide known levels of accuracy or precision and should therefore be interpreted with caution [
The majority of the available literature on energy technologies is based on ALCAs [
There is, however, substantial variability in published LCA results. Such variability is due to failure to distinguish between ALCA and CLCA, changing characteristics of the background energy system (e.g., its carbon intensity), technology characteristics (e.g., design, capacity factor, variability, service lifetime and vintage), geographic location, data source type (empirical or theoretical), the potential for double counting when assessing large interconnected energy systems, differences in LCA technique (e.g., process-based LCA or input–output LCA) and key methods and assumptions (e.g., co-product allocation, avoided emissions, study scope,
Inconsistencies when dealing with system boundaries pose a particular problem with LCA; decisions on including or excluding processes in an analysis are typically not made on a scientific basis [
The application of input–output model in the environmental assessment of products and services was first raised by Wassily Leontief [
One of the more recent iterations formulated by Duchin is WTM. This model is suitable for analyzing scenarios about actions that could be taken to achieve the environmental and social objectives associated with sustainable development. Duchin has additionally proposed that the WTM is suitable for evaluating the adoption of biomass-based fuels. With this said, there are some challenges and potential pitfalls associated with this methodology choice, particularly those associated with the highly aggregated nature of IO tables. The proposed LCA-IO promises to combine the detail of the LCA foreground model with the depth of the background IO.
Another extension to or variation of the LCA is WIO, which attempts to take into account the interdependence in the dynamic flow of products and waste [
Starting in 2010, we entered the "decade of the LCSA" [
We agree that LCSA could be an important tool in assessing the sustainability of biofuels. We also argue that the theory and development of LCSA are currently immature. Further development of LCSA should pay particular attention to two points. First, the "dimensions of sustainability" referred to by Guinée
Increased use of biofuels is high on the sustainable transport policy agenda. However, rather than take this relation for granted, policies must carefully consider biofuels in terms of their compliance with key characteristics and criteria at six levels. (1) The use of biofuels must comply with the four main dimensions of sustainable development. (2) The use of biofuels must comply with the four main dimensions of sustainable transport. (3) A biofuels strategy must compare favorably with other sustainable transport strategies, such as changing transport patterns and reducing transport volume. (4) Gains from a biofuels strategy must compare favorably to gains from improving fossil-fuel-based advanced ICE vehicles. (5) Benefits from the use of bio-fuelled vehicles must compare favorably to those from the use of other alternative-fuelled vehicles. (6) Benefits from the use of first-generation biofuels must compare favorably to those from the use of next-generation biofuels. In addition, developing robust and scientific sustainability criteria demands a reliable theoretical perspective and a well-established methodological base. Industrial ecology theory and life cycle sustainability assessment methodology, respectively, should prove very useful in that regard.
Achieving sustainable transport will most probably require a full portfolio of strategies. No single strategy such as improving public transport, reducing traffic volumes, or increasing the use of biofuels, plug-in hybrids and long-range-battery electric vehicles will achieve it. Thus, we agree with Sandy Thomas [
attributional LCA
consequential LCA
greenhouse gas
internal combustion engine
International Energy Agency
International Organization for Standardization
life cycle assessment
input-output macro-economic model
life cycle sustainability analysis
multi-regional input-output
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
United Nations Environmental Programme
Renewable Energy Directive
waste input-output
world trade model
The authors would like to acknowledge Sogn og Fjordane Energi and the CenSES program for their financial support of the study.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Strategies also include policy instruments to warrant their implementation, such as information-based, control- and command-based and marked-based instruments. We do not, however, discuss these instruments further in this article.
Following this logic, we contend that economic growth is not one of the main dimensions of sustainable development. This argument runs contrary to the popular "triple bottom line" model focusing on the
In the Green Paper, the EU used the term "sustainable mobility". Applying the imperative of sustainable development to the transport sector, however, has led to several concepts denoted by terms such as sustainable transport, sustainable mobility, sustainable transportation, sustainable transport systems and sustainability issues in transport. In the literature on transport and sustainable development, these terms are essentially synonymous. Variants of "sustainable transport" seem to be the preferred terms in North America, whereas "sustainable mobility" variants are preferred in Europe [
However, substantial gray areas exist between the strategies; in practical policy, the three strategies will likely overlap. Nevertheless, each strategy reflects its main area of interest; furthermore, differentiating between the three strategies for achieving sustainable transport facilitates analysis.
I = P × A × T. Human Impact (I) on the environment equals the product of P= Population, A = Affluence, T = Technology. ASIF: CO2 = Activity * Structure * Intensity * Fuels. ASI—Avoid, shift, improve. SMART: SM = g(A,R,T) where SM = sustainable mobility, A = changing transport patterns and public transport use, R = reducing growth in transport, and T = increasing pace of technological change. STPM index: based on the difference between the level of sustainable mobility and the level of potential mobility, standardized by population size and units of measurement.
Travel by plane is also a collective form of transport, but its high energy consumption per passenger kilometer makes travel by plane comparable to travel by car in that regard.
Direct land-use change (dLUC) occurs when bioenergy feedstock production modifies an existing land use, resulting in a change in above- and below-ground carbon stocks. Indirect LUC (iLUC) occurs when a change in the production level of an agricultural product (
There is also a "temporal transfer effect" to consider regarding alternative energy. It is essentially an effect occurring when customers use their own electricity generation to offset consumption over a period by allowing their electric meter to spin backwards at times when generation exceeds demand. This transfer effect does not pertain to biofuels.
There are currently two international LCA standards: ISO 14040. Environmental management—Life cycle assessment—Principles and framework, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva; ISO 14044. Environmental management—Life cycle assessment—Requirements and guidelines, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.


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Cameron Simcik is a graduate of Bucknell University. She has written for Her Campus and is currently the Philadelphia Travel City Editor for The Daily Meal and a contributing writer for TheFW and GuySpeed.
It's hard to believe the holidays have come and gone in a matter of weeks, which means all of a sudden our "binge eating" is going to be frowned upon. It also means it's time to think about taking down our festive decorations. This can be a bummer not only because it's like getting rid of all seasonal cheer, but we also haven't the slightest idea how to get rid of our Christmas trees. Luckily, we've discovered a step-by-step instructional guide that walks us through this process in a painless manner.
It's hard to believe 2012 is coming to an end, and we're gearing up for another year of photobombing, pranking and costuming our pets. We have a feeling 2013 will bring even more hilarity and entertainment, so ringing in the new year is definitely a cause for celebration. This usually involves party hats, tons of noisemakers and a bit of prep, like any sort of holiday.
As 2012 comes to an end and we're reminiscing about the year's greatest internet celebs, there's a certain hilarious feline that tops our list-- the one and only 'Grumpy Cat.' Tarder Sauce, as the sad kitty is also known, first debuted on Reddit, and the feline has since become a furry superstar, scoring interviews left and right and inspiring tons of funny memes.
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For most of us here in the good ol' USA, winter means cold, cold weather. While a lot of the time that can really stink, it can also mean the arrival of snow, and we all know that's the best part of the wintry months! Snow angels are possible, intense snowball fights happen and (probably most importantly) snowmen can be made.
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He admits to looking like a cross between Prince Harry and Ron Weasley and he models his game on a mixture of Carlos Spencer, Stephen Larkham and Jonny Wilkinson.
It's fair to say new Cardiff Blues outside-half Rhys Patchell is an interesting character.
The teenager will make his first league start for the region tomorrow evening when he lines up against the Dragons at Rodney Parade.
On the face of it, you might expect him to receive less stick than fellow Blues fly-halves Ceri Sweeney and Jason Tovey, who were both previously with the Gwent region.
But he isn't convinced on that front.
"You would have thought that, but I don't think how I look, being slightly similar to Prince Harry and Ron Weasley, will count in my favour at all and I'll probably get a fair bit of abuse from the Dragons faithful," he said.
"I've had a bit of top-level exposure with Wales Sevens, but I'm sure this will be a lot more intimate and a little bit nastier than travelling to Dubai and places like that.
"I'm very excited, though.
"It's the first regional derby I'll be involved in and hopefully I'll be involved in a lot more. It's a massive game for us. We have trained well and we are raring to go.
"It's a big game to be involved in, but it's one everyone wants to be involved in.
"I suppose if you can do it in regional derby, there's nothing to say you can't do it week-in, week-out at the highest level."
The No. 10 shirt has been something of a poisoned chalice at the Blues in the three years since Nicky Robinson left for Gloucester.
Aussie Sam Norton-Knight had an unhappy time with the region, while Scotland star Dan Parks never really won over the fans.
Now it's Patchell's chance to try and make a success of the role.
"I think the outside-half jersey in any team is a poisoned chalice," said the 19-year-old.
"You have a couple of bad games and the crowd gets on your back, the media gets on your back.
"It's just one of those things you've got to deal with.
"You have a bad game, it's a setback, you come back and you play better the week after. That's how it is.
"Playing 10 in any team is a lot of pressure, whether that's with your school team, your club or your region.
"But I think Phil (Davies) has been great in nurturing me and building a bit of confidence.
"I've got no doubt in my own ability. It's just a matter of me getting out on the field and proving to everyone I can step up to the plate and fill that position in the Blues team."
Outlining what he sees as the strengths of his game, Patchell said: "I think intelligence is something that counts in my favour.
"Playing on the Sevens circuit, passing and the ability to put the ball into space is something else I like to pride myself on and I don't think my right boot is too bad either.
"I'd like to think I have an all-round game. I get stuck in with the defence and work hard.
"Just a steady hand at the helm is how I like to portray myself."
Patchell played at full-back in his early years at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and has figured both there and at inside centre for the Blues this term.
But he sees his long-term future as lying at outside-half and is delighted to get the chance there this weekend.
"Ideally that's where I'd like to play," said the Whitchurch product.
"I think long-term, 10 is where it's at for me."
So what about fly-halves he has admired growing up?
"As a child I was a big fan of Neil Jenkins for obvious reasons," said the ginger-haired youngster.
"Stephen Larkham, Carlos Spencer and Jonny Wilkinson are all 10s I've admired.
"If you have elements of those three in your game, you won't be doing too bad."
The versatile Patchell came on at full-back for the injured Leigh Halfpenny during last Friday's defeat at home to Edinburgh.
Halfpenny's ankle problem keeps him out of the Dragons game, but it's hoped he will only be sidelined for a week or so.
Halfpenny will be replaced at No 15 by Tom Williams, who makes his PRO12 debut against the Dragons. Williams' elder brother, scrum-half Lloyd, partners Patchell at half-back.


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Good point of the week 1
"Look, I'm not giving you things just because you turned up at me house with masks on"
- Mr Jelly on Halloween (Psychoville)
Stat of the week
Shots of Davina's derriere on Million Dollar Dump so far - 8,233
A bit rich
"I'm just hoping they're not using marriage as a vehicle for more exposure. I really hope that's not why they're doing it"
- Chris the wedding planner about Lisa and Mario from Big Brother (Wedding House). Given that the show's about him, he should know
Big shock of the week
Karren Brady: "The feedback I had, Melissa, is that you were really annoying."
Melissa: "Really?!" (The Apprentice)
Just say no
Cat refuge worker: "I always said we should do that Calendar Girls idea." Celia Hammond: "With cats in strategic places! Actually that's not a bad idea that, is it?"
- Yes it is (Wonderland)
Philosopher of the week
"When a man walks into a room he brings his whole life with him.."
- Don Draper (Mad Men). Ah so
Optimist of the week
"It would be nice if it can be shared with all our fans and following - and the nation"
- Lisa on marrying Mario from Big Brother (Wedding House)
"I'm sorry for being uneducated but what's a kestrel?"
- Tulisa, N-Dubz (Never Mind The Buzzcocks). Oh Tulisa.
Diplomat of the week 1
"I just think of the people who live in Rio. 'There it is again.' It's like a pylon to them. And it's a good place to meet"
- Karl Pilkington on the statue of Christ above Rio (An Idiot Abroad)
Diplomat of the week 2
"We've been looking everywhere for a really spooky location. We've had no luck to be honest. We've even been to Stoke."
- Phil Walker, Goldfish Bowl Productions (Psychoville)
Mass debate of the week
"The first time you have sex with somebody is never as good as the second time"
- Ben (Seven Days). Discuss
Good point of the week 2
"The referee subsequently claimed he played advantage. Not much of an advantage!"
- Gary Lineker on Nani's goal against Spurs (Match of the Day)
Philosophical cop of the week
"We create our own destiny every day we live" - Dexter Morgan (Dexter).
Ah so again
Deduction of the week
"We've got the DNA results.
Ronnie Kray's not the dad!"
- DS Ray Miles tells us what viewers knew from the beginning (Whitechapel)
Threat of the week
"Karmically they will be retributed. The universe speaks louder than I do"
- Melissa (The Apprentice). I doubt it
Fascinating facts of the week
1. There are now over a million cats in London - half of them living on the streets (Wonderland)
2. There have been 12 men on the moon (Million Pound Drop)
3. "One female cat over a seven year period, if all her kittens lived and bred, she would be responsible for 21,000 cats (Wonderland)
Wit of the week
"What is Yogalates?" "I hurt you - on a mat"
- Notting Hill shop owner Harry Enfield (Harry & Paul)


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On Sunday, October 10, 2004, 12:21:53 AM, db at netcon dot net dot au <db at netcon dot net dot au> wrote:
dnna> I'm hoping to get some help for a problem I can't solve. I've only used
dnna> m0n0 for one day and I'm not a real expert on routing, etc, so you'll have
dnna> to pardon my ignorance in some areas. I connect to an ISP that routes a
dnna> small netblock to me. I have some computers on the lan using private IP's
dnna> that are working fine, and I need to route the small netblock elsewhere,
dnna> here's what I've done so far.
dnna> Let's say the routed netblock is 126.96.36.199/30, it needs to be open to the
dnna> Internet because there's a bridge to server with its own NAT and firewall.
dnna> wan: ppoe/adsl connection.
dnna> lan: 10.10.10.0/24, all PC's can access the Internet.
dnna> opt1: ip set to 126.96.36.199/30 problem :( 184.108.40.206 is on the other
dnna> end of a wireless bridge that connects to opt1
dnna> I can ping and trace 22.214.171.124 from anywhere, but I can't ping 18.104.22.168
dnna> at all, trace from outside shows it stops at my wan ip number, trace from
dnna> the lan doesn't get anywhere.
dnna> I enabled advanced outbound NAT and entered a rule in to make the lan work.
dnna> In the firewall I've allowed * out of opt1, and I allow anything with the
dnna> destination of 184.108.40.206/30 to come in the wan connection.
dnna> Actually, I've given myself another clue by typing that and reading it back,
dnna> but I'd still appreciate any help as I need to get this running fairly
dnna> quickly.
Have you tried using a filtered bridge by Bridging OPT1 to the WAN
interface rather than setting the IP address and turning on the
Filtering bridge checkbox on the Advanced options page ?
(BTW if you do try this, then when adding rules for the filtered bridge
it seems to work best if you add incomming packet rules to the WAN
interface and outgoing rules to the OPT1 interface)
matchstick at oofg dot com


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Land O'Lakes quarterback James Pensyl's 23-of-36, 375-yard passing performance against River Ridge was one of the most prolific nights in Pasco County history. Gators coaches were unsure of whether it set a school record, but it's the most yardage a Land O'Lakes player has passed for in at least six years. Here's a look at some other notable passing performances since 2000, from the Times' archives and MaxPreps:
Zack Wynn, Hudson (2008): 25-of-40, 448 yards, 3 TDs in 39-36 loss to Mitchell
Stevie Weatherford, Land O'Lakes (2010): 16-of-20, 374 yards, 6 TDs in 56-6 win over Gulf
Stevie Weatherford, Land O'Lakes (2010): 14-of-20, 370 yards, 3 TDs in 49-6 win over Ridgewood
Zack Wynn, Hudson (2009): 27-of-41, 366 yards, 4 TDs in 35-10 win over Wesley Chapel
Drew Weatherford, Land O'Lakes (2002): 19-of-26, 334 yards, 3 TDs in 27-23 win over Wesley Chapel
RJ Perciavalle, Bishop McLaughlin (2011): 20-of-25, 333 yards, 3 TDs in 28-21 win over Shorecrest Prep
Tyler Degen, Fivay (2012): 12-of-18, 319 yards, 5 TDs in 55-28 win over Ridgewood
Jacob Guy, Pasco (2010): 12-of-24, 313 yards, 3 TDs in 45-13 win over Gulf
Madison Burr, Gulf (2008): 14-of-21, 312 yards, 3 TDs in 44-7 win over River Ridge
Jacob Guy, Pasco (2011): 13-of-20, 301 yards, 4 TDs in 59-6 win over Fivay
Ty Tanner, Wesley Chapel (2011): 14-of-24, 294 yards, 3 TDs in 40-0 win over Ridgewood


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For several months, anyone paying attention has assumed that RGIII will start the Monday Night Football opener against the Eagles. I mean, if that game began with Kirk Cousins under center, 60,000 people at FedEx Field would immediately faint. (Everyone else would still be walking to their seats). This was as foregone as fore can be gone.
And yet, we've still asked questions on the topic, and transcribed answers on the topic, and watched televised debates on the topic, and listened to sports-talk callers on the topic. Why? Because many parts of life are boring and/or terrible, and by distracting ourselves with Byzantine nonsense, we can temporarily ignore that reality. This also explains Miley Cyrus, and the scrapbooking industry.
No no no, scratch that, I meant, because this is the most important body part of the most important athlete on the most important team in Washington, and there's a tremendous amount of curiosity, and even if the end result is a foregone conclusion, all the stories haven't always matched up perfectly, and so the curiosity remains.
Thus, let me quickly review two recent instances of curiosity.
As you might recall, I did a blog item the night the Redskins played the Steelers about a pregame report from Monday Night Football sideline reporter Lisa Salters.
"Redskins owner Dan Snyder has told us that the decision about when Robert Griffin III will be cleared to play will be up to team orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews," Salters said. "And it will be Andrews's decision alone. And Robert Griffin knows that, because he told me so."
Later that week, a reporter asked Mike Shanahan about that report.
"Dan Snyder had said on ESPN on Monday night that Dr. Andrews was gonna make that final decision, it was all in his hands," the reporter asked the coach. "Can I just get your thoughts on that, because I feel like we've heard so many different versions of that."
"Well, I did talk to Dan today," Shanahan responded. "He did share with me that he does not remember saying that. Well, let's say he did say it. I would never go against the doctor anyhow. If the doctor felt like he wasn't ready to play, I surely wouldn't play him. I mean, if [Snyder] said it or not, if Dr. Andrews said to me, hey, I don't think Robert's ready, I surely wouldn't put Robert out there. But Dr. Andrews could tell me that he is ready, and if I thought something was wrong with Robert in a two-hour practice, I wouldn't put him out there."
Because I was still confused and/or curious about that exchange, I asked Salters about the issue during ESPN's Monday Night Football conference call on Thursday.
"Just to clarify, I never reported that Dan Snyder told me, I said he told us," Salters correctly pointed out. "And by us, that means ESPN. So Dan Snyder had had a conversation with a member of our crew. And I was told about the conversation, that I should be able to use that information for the broadcast, which is normal."
Soon after, Monday Night Football producer Jay Rothman interjected, noting that he was that crew member who had spoken with Snyder.
"It was me who approached Dan on the field, flat-out, before the game, to say Dan, this is a huge topic of conversation in this preseason game that we're doing, I would like to accurately report: If Robert feels 100 percent and Coach Shanahan feels that Robert's 100 percent and you feel Robert's 100 percent place but Dr. James Andrews feels he's not 100 percent, who has the final say? Because I would like us to accurately report on the air what the situation is. And Dan Snyder said to me, flat-out, that it's Dr. James Andrews who has the ultimate call whether Robert plays or not. And I asked Dan if that was good for me to use on the air, and he said absolutely. And I shared that with Lisa in pregame, because I thought that was big news, given all that we've read, all that we've heard, and it's still feeling a little grey, and we wanted to be crystal clear in our reporting."
Friends, I'll be honest, I'm not exactly sure.
"There's no doubt I'm playing Week 1," RGIII said during an August press conference.
"Shanahan has said he expects Griffin to play against the Eagles unless his knee suffers a setback. Shanahan said after Andrews's most recent exam of Griffin's knee that Andrews felt the same way," The Post reported on Tuesday night.
"Robert Griffin III will start the Washington Redskins' season opener on 'Monday Night Football' on Sept. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles, sources close to the star quarterback said Wednesday," Schefter wrote on Wednesday.
"Robert Griffin III will start the Washington Redskins' season opener on 'Monday Night Football' on Sept. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles," I could have confidently written at any point over the past two months.
Still, I listened to Schefter's appearance later Wednesday on ESPN 980's The Sports Fix, trying to figure out what exactly was this latest development. Like, what changed on Wednesday to allow the decision to be made?
"I don't think that they've made the decision today," Schefter said. "I don't think that's the situation."
So, the quarterback has been saying for weeks he will play in the opener. On Wednesday, sources close to him said he would play in the opener. And no decision was made on Wednesday. Just so we're clear on the news.
"I think it's a case where basically they've watched him in two weeks of practices, and what they've come away thinking is this guy really looks ready, and most important, no swelling in his knee, no physical setbacks, no side effects of anything that he's done in practice," Schefter continued. "So at this point it's just delaying the inevitable. Yeah, he's starting. I mean, what is there to wait for? Dr. Andrews basically cleared him medically before training camp….He's seen the knee. He's watched RGIII. He knows the situation. Again, I think we all knew that this was going to come, but it's just basically official now. He's gonna start. That's it."
"Will they make it official [Thursday] night after the official medical clearance?" Kevin Sheehan asked Schefter.
"It's official now," responded Schefter, mere seconds after calling it "basically official." "I mean, how many times do you want to make this official? To me, it was official when they, I mean, it was unofficial when they said a couple weeks ago yeah, our full expectation is that he's going to be starting the Monday [night game]. Bruce Allen said it. Mike Shanahan said it. Everybody who's watched it has said it….They've seen enough. They're impressed enough. And he's fared well enough in these practices to say yeah, he's starting that Monday Night game."


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Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson will compete in Spring Training to see who will fill the next Atlanta Braves third baseman. Manager Fredi Gonzalez will alternate the pair's stats every day in an even bout to determine the starter, braves.com reports.
The Braves could end up platooning Johnson and Francisco if neither of them make their case, but Gonzalez is obviously hoping to have a clear cut starter on Opening Day.
"The best case, maybe one of those guys wins the job, which is OK," Gonzalez said. "It's open for that also. I think Spring Training will take care of that."
Francisco hit .234 with nine home runs in 93 games last season. The Braves were disappointed that he didn't show up a few pounds lighter than they had hoped, and his lifetime average against lefties is a putrid .190.
Johnson hit .281 with 15 homers in 136 games between the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012. The main concern for him is his subpar defense.Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Braves, Chris Johnson, Juan Francisco, MLB


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Tesis Konumu
If you are coming by car, Just take the FI-PI-LI from Firenze. Exit at Empoli and follow the signs for Vinci, or the A11 and exit at Pistoia. We are on top of the hill over Vinci. At the top of the hill is San Baronto 2.5 ks on the right,driving towards Vinci is our driveway with a sign 50 ft before that is written Papiano . Coming from Porciano 1.5 ks on the left is the driveway. The sign at the top of the driveway reads Leonardo's Land the Heart of Tuscany . The address is Papiano via Vecchia Maremmana 1 51035 San Baronto.
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Life will go on at ESPN without Erin Andrews.
And Samantha Steele is her replacement.
Steele will join ESPN's College GameDay college football pregame show, the network announced Wednesday.
Steele, most recently a reporter for the Longhorn Network, will take over for Andrews, who left ESPN to join FOX Sports for a lucrative contract this month. Steele also will be a sideline reporter on ESPN's Thursday-night college football telecasts.
Steele will team with GameDay host Chris Fowler and analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, and her duties will entail previewing the week's best matchups, teams and storylines from the site of that weekend's biggest games.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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What did conservative leaders and activists feel when they learned of the D.C. Circuit Court decision on Obamacare subsidies? Happiness? Relief? American Prospect blogger Paul Waldman seemed to have another word in mind: schadenfreude -- "satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune."
In a Tuesday post, Waldman opined that, sure, righties were "excited" that the ruling was a setback for President Obama and the ACA, but "what actually had them so pleased is the possibility that millions of Americans will lose their health insurance." Republicans, he added, "will gladly crush the lives of ordinary people if it means gaining some momentary partisan advantage."
From Waldman's post (emphasis added):
…I'm pretty sure a similar scene played out all around Washington. As word [of the Halbig decision] spread through the offices of conservative think-tanks, advocacy groups, and members of Congress, people gathered around TVs or computer screens, quickly taking in the decision. And there were smiles, laughter, maybe even a few high-fives and fist-pumps.
…What they were so excited about was, in a narrow sense, that they had seemingly won a victory over the villainous Barack Obama and his freedom-destroying Affordable Care Act. But what actually had them so pleased is the possibility that millions of Americans will lose their health insurance.
Am I being unfair? Well here's a challenge. Let's see if anybody can point me to a single prominent conservative—member of Congress, movement figure, media figure—whose response to that decision is not just what they're all saying (some variant of "This just shows what a terrible law Obamacare is") but also something like, "Of course, we don't want anyone to lose their health coverage, so if this decision is upheld we should pass a law correcting the drafting error that gave rise to this case and making sure those millions of Americans can keep getting the subsidies that make it possible for them to buy private insurance."
If they really cared about those millions of Americans and their fate, they'd want to do something about it, now that the lawsuit they filed threatens to take away that health coverage. So what are they going to do? The answer is, nothing...
The next time Republicans are wondering why so many people think their party is cruel and uncaring and will gladly crush the lives of ordinary people if it means gaining some momentary partisan advantage, they might think back to this case.They might remind themselves that the problem isn't that Americans just don't fully comprehend the majesty of Republican philosophy. It's that they see it quite well.
And while we're at it, here's a question for the news media. Remember when people got those letters from their insurance companies saying their old plans would be cancelled, and you went into a frenzy of ill-informed and misleading coverage telling their alleged tales of woe? I know, you feel bad for not doing any follow-ups showing how most of them ended up with coverage that was more comprehensive, less expensive, or both. But here's your chance for redemption! How about you do an equal number of stories—oh, who am I kidding?—how about you do half as many stories telling the tales of people who got coverage because of the subsidies, and would lose it if the Halbig decision stands?
…Those stories are out there waiting to be told, and showing how things like court decisions affect regular people is part of your job, not just when it makes the administration look bad, but even if it supports their position. Right?


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Beer Man: Cascade Lakes' 20-inch Brown ale is a good catch
Beer Man is a weekly profile of beers from across the country and around the world.
This week: 20-Inch Brown Ale
Cascade Lakes Brewing Co., Redmond, Ore.,
It's not often I get to sample beers from the regional breweries of the Pacific Northwest here in Wisconsin, so a big thank you to Lola Zaug of Big Falls, Wis., for this week's review.
Her sister visited a few weeks ago and brought some Cascade Lake beers. Lola was kind enough to give me a call to see whether I was interested in trying any. Yes, indeed!
The 20-Inch Brown Ale -- named for the brown trout in the area's streams -- is a simple beer, but doing one right is not as easy as it seems, or every brewery would be winning gold medals.
While the 5.3% ABV 20-Inch was light on the palate, it was packed with flavor. Roasted malt was dominant, without any of the bitter coffee characteristics some brown ales have. The base malt flavor was nutty with background cocoa, caramel behind that and a touch of sweetness. These all took a back seat to the roast while blending well.
Grassy hops also were present in the mix, mostly in the aroma and aftertaste, with none of the pine-grapefruit flavors that are more common in the brown ales I've sampled. The carbonation was just right to produce a smooth body.
It's not often that I come across a brown ale that isn't over-hopped, excessively bitter, rough or has the flavor that 20-Inch does. Alas, I have a feeling that it will be a long time before I can have another one, but I know I will use the memory of it as a benchmark for future tastings of the style.
Not as exciting, but still well made, was Cascade Lakes' Blonde Bombshell. It's a typical light (4% ABV) blonde ale with a touch of wheat and seems aimed more toward the novice craft beer drinker.
Cascade Lakes beers are available in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
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The pop diva's new music video for her third single from her latest LP "E=MC2" has been premiered.
The highly anticipated new music video from pop diva Mariah Carey for her latest single "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" has just been premiered on July 3 via Yahoo! Music. Just like it was previously reported the new clip features the appearance of T.I., shot in Hawaii and was directed by Chris Applebaum.
On the new video, it can be seen that the pop diva really uses the beauty of Hawaii by putting some cool sceneries of the island especially the sunset footage. Not only that, the singer still keeps her sexy images for the new clip as in most of the scenes she was seen singing with just a bikini.
Previously Mariah has stated to the press the reasons she picked Hawaii as the location to shoot the clip saying, "I know that it's gonna utilize a lot of the beautiful nature obviously that you get when you go to Hawaii. It's a gorgeous place. And I don't wanna be talking about some...to my idea before I put it out there but there's another element to it that's really fun that I don't think anyone else has done yet."
The new song itself is Mariah's third single that has been outed from her latest record "E=MC²", that was dropped April 15. Before selecting "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time", the singer has actually selected another song "Love Story" as her album's third outing, but for some reasons she changed it and picked "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" instead.
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First it was a Confederate license plate that put Texas Gov. Rick Perry on the spot. Now it's a religious plate.
A Texas vehicle license plate that reads "One State Under God" and shows three crosses was among five special plates approved by a Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board, Reuters reports. The plate is called "Calvary Hill." The board voted 4-3 to approve it, and all the members of the board are Perry appointees.
As a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, Perry has made a point of trying to reach out to evangelical voters in early primary states.
Opponents of the idea, however, aren't amused. "It has become pretty clear that our governor is dismissive of religious beliefs other than his own, and now his governmental appointees have voted to send a message that Texas is unwelcoming to the religious faiths of some of its citizens," Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network, an activist group opposed to the Calvary Hill license plate, is quoted as saying by Reuters.
In another license plate flap that puts Perry on the hot spot, the Sons of Confederate Veterans filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas last week over the rejection of a license plate that showed the Confederate battle flag and commemorating the Civil War.
Many civil rights leaders oppose the display of the confederate flag as insensitive to African Americans. Texas was part of the Confederacy.
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris


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Happy 40th Birthday Kid Rock
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Happy Birthday Kid Rock! This talented musician turns 40 today. Over the weekend there was a "Birthday Celebration" concert in Detroit with Kid as the headliner which only makes sense.
Kid will be in Dallas on February 3rd at the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam.
We have someone in the building who met Kid Rock while he was in Iraqi.


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University of Minnesota, Morris
March 5, 2007
Members Present: Andy Lopez, Bryan Herrmann, Pete Wyckoff, Arne Kildegaard,
Jonathan Bringewatt, Joe Basel, Pareena Lawrence, Sara Haugen,
Maddy Maxeiner, LeAnn Dean, Sharon Van Eps, Dan Moore
Guests: TJ Ross, Robert Thompson, Troy Goodnough, Jacquie Johnson,
Richard Strong
Andy asked committee members for thoughts on making the strategic positioning task force report more accessible. At this point, an x.500 is required to access the report. Pareena suggested making the executive summary available, but not the complete report. Andy also asked members to read the e-mail message from Jacquie regarding the use of "public honors college" in the plan.
Presentation by Richard Strong
Richard Strong from the U of M Center for Sustainable Building Research gave a PowerPoint presentation on green buildings. Some of their work is available at www.csbr.umn.edu/.
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The Superman Cartoons of Max & Dave Fleischer
Image Entertainment Catalog ID4388BRDVD
Released: June 3, 1998
Running Time: 147 minutes
Sound: PCM Mono
No region coding
This is the best DVD collection of the classic Superman cartoons which inspired the modern Batman and Superman animated series. The first nine cartoons were produced by the Fleischer studio in the early 1940s. The production values of these cartoons is remarkable, as they are filled with realistic animation and impressive effects. The characters look identical to the comic books of the time, and the stories would make any comic book writer of that era proud. These are the greatest superhero cartoons ever created, and are certainly among the greatest sci-fi/fantasy cartoons as well. The final 8 cartoons were produced by Famous Studios, which was the name for what was left of original studio after Paramount booted the Fleischer brothers out. These cartoons maintain the quality animation, but the stories are not quite as good. Some of these cartoons put Superman into World War II, foiling Japanese spy plots and even destroying buildings in Japan. Viewed today they are obvious propaganda pieces, more interesting for their historical value than as entertainment. Every single Superman cartoon is included on this dual-layered disc, and they all retain their original Paramount opening titles, though most don't have the end titles.
The picture quality of the first two cartoons is fantastic. You can hardly believe that these films are 60 years old. The quality of the rest of the cartoons is fair to good. The most disappointing one is "Terror on the Midway", which is apparently missing a few seconds of its opening footage, and is recreated with still pictures over the original soundtrack. The bonus Private Snafu parody cartoon doesn't look very good either, but there's no use in complaining about a free bonus. Digital compression artifacts may be noticeable when viewed up close, but on normal viewing you shouldn't see them. The audio is not on a compressed Dolby Digital soundtrack as with most DVDs, but is instead on an uncompressed PCM soundtrack (16-bit 48KHz for you computer nerds), which is slightly better quality than a CD. This is in stark contrast to the mutilated soundtracks of the Superman DVDs from WinStar Home Entertainment.
My only complaint about this DVD is the awful cover. Even though this DVD may be more expensive than the two Superman DVDs offered by WinStar, there is no doubting that this is the one that best presents these cartoons as they were originally seen. This disc is an essential part of any DVD owner's animation collection.
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It was revealed at the iMPACT! tapings for the show that will air on July 11th that Rampage Jackson is the newest member of the Main Event Mafia.
The shows were taped yesterday in Las Vegas, NV. Full **SPOILERS** for the show are posted on the main newsboard.
Annnnd this group sucks.
Eh, the group starting sucking with Magnus. Honestly imo Magnus doesn't have anything special going for himself, and neither does Jackson.
You know what sucks more than the group all the complainers
Thank you Luis I couldnt agree more!
Who know's, Rampage Jackson if used correctly as a frequently used on-air talent, could be effective! He is intense naturally and I think that is what Wrestling is lacking these days….INTENSITY!!
He can be an enforcer, the muscle of the group. Need balance, you have the veteran in Sting, the best overall wrestler and technician with Angle, and now brute force with Rampage.
It is funny how some people complain guys like King Mo get signed and don't get used, then when someone like Rampage is signed AND used they still complain. It's like being married and trying to reason with your wife during 'that time of month' when reading some of these posts……
A guy who isn't going to be wrestling for a long while!? TNA basically blew the Austin Aries swerve and on the very next Impact to give Rampage a non-wrestler a leading role in the company! Is Austin Aries leaving TNA or something!?
None of that made sense.
A lead role? He is part of a stable, not a world champ or anything like that. Certain people excel in groups, looks at Anderson in A&8's. Xpac was always better in a group, the list goes on.
Why won't he be wrestling for a while? The man grew up wrestling in high school and is a professional fighter. He isn't some random fan picked out of the stands or an actor brought in for ratings. And how do we know how much he has been training before and since his signing?
And finally, how do you know the swerve with Aries was wasted? Let is play out before claiming that. And where in the world did you get that Aries was leaving or something? That was out of thin air. Doubt they would even bother putting him in a swerve at all if he was about to jet.
Jackson has stated in interviews that he does not plan to wrestle until after he has retired from mma. Cause he thinks it will be to hard to train and do both sports so he is holding off on wrestling until he's done with mma fighting.
Truth is not welcome when delusion is the order of the day. People don't want to believe the truth, even when it comes out of the very mouth of the person saying it about themselves. Rampage pretty much thinks he has the rest of his life mapped out. He basically said as much when he said he saw guys like Angle, Sting and Hogan and decided that wrestling is something he could do for the rest of his life. Apparently TNA has done nothing to alter this perspective because they think they have pulled a big coup by having him associated with their company.
Granted that he doesn't get immediately destroyed in Bellator and has some success, he probably has another 2-3 years of contention where he goes for the title or holds it if he is ultimately successful. That would mean that he would be about 38-40 years old when he seriously decided to move on to his backup plan which is TNA. Somebody apparently forgot to tell Rampage that this is well beyond of norm of how it works in wrestling. If DDP had started training seriously earlier in his career to be a wrestler, he could have undoubtedly been a bigger star for a lot longer time, instead of being basically a flash in the pan who had a few good years. By the time he got to WWE, he was already in severe physical decline, and things and culture had started to change where he was no longer really the cool guy anymore. He always looked a little old, but it became more evident in the early 2000's. Jackson should ask guys like Shamrock, Dan Severn and Chuck Liddel how cool and current aging MMA stars appear when they can no longer carry water in the ring, if he wants to know what he is facing when he finally decides to actually become a wrestler.
Meh I'm alright with this, he's a guy you can give a couple power moves and he'll be believable. Mma guys tend too have wrestling training so I'll judge him when he finally hits the ring
I'm glad is a new member, who wasn't part of the old MEM..
Yeah, would you rather have Nash or Rampage? Just a day or two ago I was reading people saying they wanted new blood in the group, those same people are complaining it is Rampage. Somehow they already know EXACTLY how he'll perform and have decided it is no good…amazing….
Think I prefer Scott Steiner as the 'dumb muscle' of the group. No way he's coming back though.
Agreed, I rather have Scott then Nash if TNA did decided to bring one of them back, I also hope the MEM doesn't add to many members, 5 to 6 guys is more then enough IMO
Maybe the fifth member will be King mo or Jeff Hardy lol they seen to have alot of confidence in him(crappy)but people know who he is so they hype him up
I think what people are trying to say is TNA is doing a poor job in the build up to this faction, there is not much push like it should be and to have guys who were just on Team TNA the same guys Sting claim didn't come out to help him against the Aces and 8's ambush at Slammiversary are the same guys he's putting in the group "Joe" and reportedly "Magnus"…this doesn't make any sense that's why TNA is getting heat for this angle i mean come on at least recruit some outside faces, where is Jarrett?….the fans are bored at this point that's all. Where is the fear that Aces and 8's were suppose to bring? where is the carnage? where is the excitement? Damn i miss you Austin!!! 3:16 4Life
Rampage was an awful signing, but he could prove me wrong. I've just heard about King Mo for a lifetime.
I don't think he should be in M.E.M. because it is a former wrestling world champions group but as long as they kill off that god awful angle aces and eights I'm for it although MEM isn't much better.
So far I've been right about every last new member for the MEM. Next up are the tag champs.
Jackson betrays mem sets angle vs jackson bound for lory u get magnusto win title new face in the title picture and as a member of mem getgets super over magnus is.rock aj stone cold aries hhh


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From December 5 to December 11, Carnegie Mellon Media Relations counted 544 references to the university in worldwide publications. Here is a sample.
Beliefnet.com showcases 10 amazing stories of courage, generosity and faith.
ABC News | December 11
Carnegie Mellon
University professor
Randy Pausch
was voted as beliefnet.com's most inspiring person of 2008. In this picture, Pausch gives his final lecture on time management at the University of Virginia campus on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Pausch, who learned in August 2007 that his pancreatic cancer left him only a few months of good health, passed away on July 25, 2008. But before he died, he inspired millions through his "Last Lecture" video and book, as well as through interviews with Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America."
A diet plan that works: Pay for weigh
TIME Magazine | December 10
There are few things people won't do for money. That's the thinking behind a new weight-loss study published by behavioral economists Kevin Volpp of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Wharton School and
George Lowenstein
Carnegie Mellon
University. With a shocking 71% of Americans now considered overweight or obese and most weight-reduction plans proving helpful at getting pounds off but far less so at keeping them off, Volpp and Lowenstein decided it was time to quit fooling around.
Overachievers we love
Popular Science | December 8
Building on their victory at last year's Darpa Urban Challenge autonomous road race, researchers at
Carnegie Mellon
University have teamed with construction-equipment giant Caterpillar to develop the world's biggest robotic dump trucks. The collaboration will give autonomous upgrades to the next generation of Caterpillar's largest hauler, a 47-foot-long monster that can carry 380 tons of dirt or mined goods.
Education for Leadership
Carnegie Mellon students come up with creative inventions
KDKA-TV News | December 8
Carnegie Mellon
University students may be giving a glimpse into the future. They've come up with inventions that could make your life easier. A weed wacker redesigned so it's easier to handle and a device that makes walking in ski boots less annoying. They are just two senior projects from Carnegie Mellon engineering students that you might wish were available in stores now. There's even an intelligent baby stroller. "It recognizes the parents and locks the baby stroller so nobody can use it," said student Brad Hall. "It can't roll away. The only person who can use it is the parent."
Carnegie Mellon competition engages, encourages students' scientific curiosities
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | December 7
Future scientists came together Saturday to show their creativity in an annual robot design competition hosted by the
Carnegie Mellon
Robotics Academy. The group of roughly 1,000 middle school students gathered at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville as part of the First LEGO League, an international program aimed at getting middle school students interested in science.
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Secrets of the super-healthy
CBS News/Web MD | December 8
There are personality factors associated with individuals who are resistant to getting colds when they're exposed to a virus, says
Sheldon Cohen
, PhD, professor of psychology at
Carnegie Mellon
University whose research examines the effects of stress and social support on immunity and health. For example, extroverts are less likely than introverts to get colds when exposed to a virus. "We actually control for their immunity," he says.
East Liberty Waffle Shop merges food, reality video
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 8
According to its mission statement, Waffle Shop "celebrates the stories and lives of its customers. ... Waffle Shop is an experimental platform for community participation and local media production." The shop/reality show is the project of an advanced undergraduate art course at
Carnegie Mellon
University called the Storefront Project. It's taught by
Jon Rubin
, an assistant professor in the School of Art.
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War of views: IT vs. security
MX Logic | December 9
Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, told DarkReading the key for the two groups was to find common ground so they could "wage this security battle together." News of this follows a
Carnegie Mellon
University survey that found only a third of board directors were involved with managing security and cyber risks. The scale may be leaning a bit more on the security side, since 2008 saw cybercriminals evolve their strategies for more innovative attacks.
Whitepaper: Mobile robot for cardiac intervention
Motion System Design | December 12
A fascinating new paper from researchers at
Carnegie Mellon
University describes the development and construction of a mobile robot driven by miniature ultrasonic piezoelectric motors (Squiggle) for minimally invasive cardiac therapy. The robot design builds on previous prototypes of HeartLander, a miniature mobile robot that moves in an inchworm-like fashion. Construction of the system included motor selection, body design, and development of the control system. This paper describes the design of the robotic platform and preliminary testing results in vitro.
Greening the supply chain
Scientific American | December 2008
Researchers at
Carnegie Mellon
University are urging companies to broaden their carbon-footprint calculations. They report that many U.S. companies in a variety of industries do not account for the entire supply chain that results in final goods and services—overlooking up to 75 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions involved. Most factories, it seems, assess only carbon dioxide released directly and not from materials processing or production of parts done by suppliers, which contributes significantly to the ultimate footprints. Similarly, most retailers analyze only their stores and not their merchandise supply lines.
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CCBC, Carnegie Mellon team up on robotics
Beaver County Times | December 10
The Community College of Beaver County and
Carnegie Mellon
University have teamed up to offer an Introduction to Robotics course beginning with the spring semester. A Carnegie Mellon professor will teach the course, which will alternate between campus classes and online instruction. "The class will cover such topics as STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) literacy, project management, developing 'systems' ways of thinking and working, the engineering process and an introduction to "C" programming," according to a CCBC release.
Economic experts discuss forecasts with city council
Pittsburgh Business Times | December 8
Thus far, the federal government's response has been sporadic, although that may change with the coming administration, said
Allan Meltzer
, a professor at
Carnegie Mellon
University's Tepper School of Business and former member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. "My biggest problem with the administration is they have been reactive," Meltzer said. "I think the next administration will do better."
Carnegie Mellon, Pitt, Penn State earn top rankings in best universities list
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | December 7
Carnegie Mellon
University, the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University rank among the top 200 universities in the world, according to U.S. News & World Report's first World's Best Colleges and Universities rankings. Carnegie Mellon placed 14th among all U.S. universities and 21st in the world and Pitt, 13th among public universities in America, 35th among all universities in the country and 97th in the world. Penn State ranked 17th among public universities in America, 41st among all universities in the nation and 105th in the world.
US central bank plan could enter Treasury territory
The Australian | December 11
Some private economists worry that Fed-issued bonds could create new problems.
Marvin Goodfriend
, an economist at
Carnegie Mellon
University's Tepper School of Business and a former senior staffer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, said that issuing debt could put the Fed at odds with the Treasury at a time when it is already issuing mountains of debt itself. "It creates problems in co-ordinating the issuance of government debt," Mr Goodfriend said. "These would be very close cousins to existing Treasury bills. They would be competing in the same market to federal debt."
CMU-Portugal partnership receives note positive
Semana Informática | December 11
(Translation from Portuguese may not be exact) The External Commission of accompaniment of the CMU-Portugal Program congregated in Lisbon to advance with an evaluation of the works that have come to be developed in the scope of the partnership between Portugal and the University of
Carnegie Mellon
. Made the accounts, the note "was positive", as it announced the Cabinet of the Minister of Science, Technology and Upper Education. The CMU-Portugal Program, to the similarity of the remaining international partnerships in course, has come to be evaluated continuously, "being to collect compliments of the independent international appraisers".
Australia to provide $30.5m in development assistance
The International News | December 6
The scholarships have been awarded under a number of programmes offered by the Australian government, including Australian Development Scholarships, Australia Pakistan Scholarships Programme, AusAID-
Carnegie Mellon
University Scholarships Programme and the Agriculture Sector Linkages Programme Awards. Students will study in the areas of health, education, environment, agriculture, governance, information technology, business, administration and economics.


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Green Light in Honduras for "Charter Cities"
Honduran constitutional amendments passed by Congress have revived the "zones subject to special law regimes".
Thursday, January 24, 2013
By a large majority (110 votes to 128), the Honduran Congress approved the modification of three articles of the country's constitution, giving powers to Congress to create areas subject to special arrangements, referred to as "Model Cities" that were declared unconstitutional last October for being considered "states within a state."
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'Charter City' Project Revived in Honduras
January 2013
Under the name of Special Development Regions (Regiones Especiales de Desarrollo or RED in Spanish) the National Congress of Honduras is debating a new version of the law that creates these special cities.
Honduras Discusses Statute to Regulate 'Charter Cities'
July 2011
A constitutional statue law on the Special Development Regions (RED's by Spanish initials) has been approved in the first debate in Congress.
"Honduras is Open for Business"
January 2011
The Government of Honduras announced an aggressive plan for legal reform and a campaign to promote the country as an investment destination.
Honduran Congress Approves Draft of 'Model City'
January 2011
With support from most of the 128 deputies from five political parties, Congress approved the project submitted by the Executive branch.
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