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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 10:11 AM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
Global warming of +10C is ====>!!NOT!!<==== a reasonable expectation (erratum et apologia)
Last edited Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:52 AM - Edit history (4)
My +10C scenarios were developed based on my misreading of McKibben's statement of how much carbon there is available to be burned in fossil fuel reserves. The Rolling Stone article was unclear, and said 2,795 Gt of carbon, when in fact they meant 2,795 Gt of CO2. The true number they meant therefore is less than 1/3 the amount I was working with. So the actual warming potential if we burned it all is in the range of +5 degrees or so. It's still too high for the continuation of civilization as we know it but not quite the planetary existential calamity I was worried about.
Mea culpa for not cross-checking the numbers before I ran with them.
This also points out the risk associated with having a doomer mentality. The ability to accept extremely negative information can result in believing erroneous information just because it presses one's "confirmation bias" buttons.
Back to the drawing board for me...
My apologies to all who were misled by my recent outbreak of doomeritis.
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Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 11:24 AM
wtmusic (39,166 posts)
1. Still waiting for someone to debunk Lynas
and I can't see anything unreasonable in your hypotheses. Thanks for ruining my day.
(nice work)
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 03:20 PM
Bigmack (8,020 posts)
2. Woh - Impressive Work
Wish I was brilliant enough to find something here to argue with, but am not sure, even IF I was smarter that I could find any serious holes in your reasoning. Alas, well done, Glider Guider. Would that the Powers That Be and The Great Unwashed were listening. Ms Bigmack
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 04:29 PM
phantom power (25,966 posts)
3. AT +10C, anybody who thinks humanity's survival is guaranteed is deluded.
I mean, yes, maybe we'd be able to colonize Antarctica and Greenland. I question whether anything closer to the equator would remain habitable by megafauna such as us.
Response to phantom power (Reply #3)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 06:04 PM
struggle4progress (92,363 posts)
4. A +10C shift would be a planetwide catastrophe
Response to struggle4progress (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 06:14 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
5. There is absolutely no question about that.
+10C is way out in the middle of beyond-a-doubt rapid mass extinction country.
Response to phantom power (Reply #3)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 06:45 PM
joshcryer (58,593 posts)
7. By then we'll be colonizing Mars.
We'll make it.
Response to joshcryer (Reply #7)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:42 PM
NoOneMan (4,795 posts)
9. Is that a joke?
We have no idea if we will even keep our technological growth rate up during this ecological disaster. Further, if we can't fix this, it surely can't be cost-effective to colonize a planet without an atmosphere. Mankind would be better off building domes here.
Response to NoOneMan (Reply #9)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:57 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
11. Now that's an interesting observation.
Off-planet colonization has been a techno-optimist shibboleth since the early days of space exploration. I we want to live under domes in an inhospitable, resource-poor environment, why not use the one we'll already have at hand? Perhaps the answer is that the idea is less romantic - it feels like desperate survivalism instead of diaspora, an admission of defeat rather than a promise to the future.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #11)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:02 PM
joshcryer (58,593 posts)
14. That's the main point I'm trying to make.
The technology to recycle ones waste and provide life support on an inhospitable Earth would also be useful for Mars, the moon, asteroids, etc.
I'm more concerned that we might fuck up the geoengineering and cause a Snowball Earth than I am about us actually hitting 10C. We're not just going to sit around and do nothing about it, but the solution we're going to chose is a big gamble.
Response to NoOneMan (Reply #9)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:00 PM
joshcryer (58,593 posts)
13. That'll happen too. We'll also probably move underground.
Technology is an amazing thing.
A lot of people are going to die though. Big time.
Response to joshcryer (Reply #13)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:20 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
15. Any technology requires two key things in order to function
Organization, and energy. It's actually a recursive fractal situation, because energy itself requires technology - and so requires organization and energy.
I think organization on the scale required to maintain high technology may be one of the first casualties. That's why I'm against the introduction of any more nuclear power, and why I'm fundamentally pessimistic about technological "solutions" in general. I don't think we'll get back to the Moon for example, at least not for more than one grand gesture, one final curse flung into the face of God as the darkness closes in.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #15)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:31 PM
joshcryer (58,593 posts)
17. Like you pointed out, we have fossil fuels until 2090.
How much longer would they last if 6 billion people die off?
Response to joshcryer (Reply #17)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 10:40 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
19. Finding, drilling, transporting, refining and distributing
With a billion people left, how much of a hit do those industries take? And the university systems that support all the engineering training, and the ancillary industries that design and manufacture the seismographs and computers and mining equipment? There is a critical mass of organization that needs to stay up for the whole edifice to function. Colour me skeptical.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #19)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 12:01 AM
joshcryer (58,593 posts)
20. I can't really disagree, I just can't predict how bad the die off will be.
As I conceded on several occasions I can't rule out a scenario where the die off is utterly devastating, it's just that I don't have evidence to believe that to be the case. As far as I see it, there's no way even the most corrupt organizations are going to let it get so bad as to do absolutely nothing. The 10C number is conditioned entirely on no albedo actions being taken.
As David Keith points out, as soon as Asia is hit hard by long term seasonal monsoon disintegration they will be desperate and they will start spraying aerosols rather quickly. This will happen no more than 20 years from now given the rapid increase in feedback effects.
Hell, the US may do it sooner than that if the current exceptional drought continues.
Response to joshcryer (Reply #20)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:40 AM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
22. Yes, there are a lot of unknowns.
The next 20 years are going to be pretty surprising, one way or another.
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 06:41 PM
Starboard Tack (11,181 posts)
6. What can I say? Why aren't those in power getting the message?
Or, if they are, why do they ignore what's going down?
Good work GG. Excellent post. Keep it up. Maybe the message will get through by osmosis.
Response to Starboard Tack (Reply #6)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 08:04 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
12. I suspect that some of them ignore it because they already get it.
If they realize nothing can be done about it within the structural context that they have to deal with, perhaps they have made decisions to just carry on. What would you or I do if we had the "national leadership gene" and this knowledge? I don't know for sure, but I might decide that telling everyone they're screwed might not be such a bright idea.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #12)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 12:04 PM
Starboard Tack (11,181 posts)
23. I'm not so sure they get it. Not to the point of solution.
A few may be starting to see the light, but still prefer to err on the side of hoping it will fix itself if we build enough windmills.
Response to Starboard Tack (Reply #23)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 12:13 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
24. For the vast majority, I'm sure you're right.
"Getting it" requires scientific curiosity and atithmetic, after all. Both skills are known to be in short supply amongst politicians.
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:22 PM
CRH (1,553 posts)
8. I think your study has a weakness that you have stated, ...
in the third to last paragraph of your post.
If we indeed do reach 4*C by mid century I feel this will greatly limit our ability to maintain the social and industrial order necessary, to rapidly burn off the rest of the hydrocarbons in the last half of the century. Therefore, what we already have baked in the CO2 concentration mix, will be about it. What is the planet's sensitivity to doubling CO2, who knows? But what we have seen at just .8*C rise, are undeniable feedbacks much ahead of the IPCC models' schedule.
Hurricane Sandy, before that Katrina and others, already show large disruption in large cities and commerce. 2011 and 2012 saw major drought on five continents, and subsequent crop failures. The Arctic ice melt guarantees continued and larger disruption of sea and atmospheric currents, leaving weather models useless for planning agriculture. This is all happening at .8*C.
At 2*C there will be far more disruption, and in addition almost certain fresh water restraints. Will these disruptions be linear in proportion, or exponential? At 4*C I think we will be very lucky to have much order remaining, starvation and nomadic migration will add stresses of their own. At this point I foresee industrial output chaotic at best, limited by the abilities of consumers as well as water and power considerations. There will still be plenty of hydrocarbons for power production, but I question seriously if the infrastructure and social order will remain at levels needed to continue rising production.
In short, I don't think it likely we have at our means the innovation necessary to adapt to 2*C then 4*C in an already faltering economy, climate, and society. On a global level, that would take cooperation and sharing of resource and intellectual property. Hasn't happened in the last 5,000 years, and I don't expect it to start now.
I also think anything more than 4*C is moot in the long run, as that bakes in 6*C minimum with chances of unknown feedbacks as well. And I don't agree with some that believe anywhere beyond 4*C is adaptable. It is easy to say PETM was survivable to most mammalian species, at 6*C, but how many died, how far did they have to migrate, and were they as fragile as humans in cold and warm conditions? What were the conditions of the earth before, PETM, pristine? What other land mammals except humans have depended on the oceans for a large amount of their sustenance? No, I can't image much above 4*C as survivable, with the variance in heat conditions in different latitudes.
Just a few of my thoughts. hrh
Response to CRH (Reply #8)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:51 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
10. Thanks, those are good additions.
For me much of the uncertainty lies in how fast the heating follows the CO2 rise, how the instability manifests itself and of course how we respond - first as nations, then as a global civilization as things begin to come apart. As long as this globalized, industrialized culture remains intact I share your pessimism about the probability of cooperative, altruistic action.
I personally think we have few options left any more for dealing with this - we seem to have +4 baked in the cake at this point, and the effects of rising temperature seem so far to be worse than we expected, as you point out. If we don't lose the fight around mid-century, I think we'll probably just lose it more deeply and surely later on.
I'm now pretty much convinced of the possibility of the extinction (or virtual extinction) of our species some time next century, as the planet finally turns inhospitable to us. The time between now and then will be filled with intensifying foreshocks of that existential earthquake.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #10)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:22 PM
NoOneMan (4,795 posts)
16. So are you "prepping" for your predictions?
Or basically just preparing to sit back and watch the show go down?
Im fairly young with a family. From one day to the next, its difficult to figure out what I should be doing and caring about. Each day that comes I embrace it these days, especially when I head outdoors. But by no means do I truly have the capital and time to build resilience in this world (another reason I am frustrated at the government refusal to aid communities to build their own). I simply have my head spinning most of the time, losing motivation to participate in the conventional economy...but seeing some futility in building a local, unconventional one. One day Ill have to tell me children about the world. I don't know if I will have to explain to them why they are hungry one day.
Response to NoOneMan (Reply #16)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:33 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
18. Nope. I've made the choice to stay in my community and go through whatever they do.
It's easier for me because I'm over 60 and have no children. If I had kids I don't know what I'd do.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #18)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 01:42 AM
NoOneMan (4,795 posts)
21. Good luck with that!
I foresee a storm ahead so I've already relocated. I just feel like a sitting duck on some days, though I've never had such a clear view of this beautiful world before now.
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 12:59 PM
AldoLeopold (600 posts)
25. Easter Island
Just ask those folks (though none would remember now) what happens when you have an island ecology and somehow manage to destroy it.
Apparently, you wage unlimited war on one another, topple your godheads, and then proceed to eat each other. Ooooh. Maybe that's the zombie apocalypse? Hehe.
Response to AldoLeopold (Reply #25)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:59 PM
mahina (7,911 posts)
26. Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt have some different
ideas about what happened at Rapa Nui which are consistant with what was going on around the world then. National Geographic's special on them was terrific.
Response to mahina (Reply #26)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 03:46 PM
AldoLeopold (600 posts)
27. Yah, totally its contraversial
Has been so for years. I follow it rather closely but my mind isn't set. It's a good tragedy of the commons parable though, don't you think?
Plus, if the max pop was 3k, doesn't it seem unlikely that the Moai ancestor carvings in such large numbers would have appeared during a 200 year window?
Plus, European colonists introduced the specific species of rat all over the pacific and beyond and yet you don't see this sort of devastation typically? Perhaps a lack of natural predators in this case? That seems to be Hunt's opinion and he's probably right.
I think a comparative study is in order on this one. The whole thing might have been a confluence of anthro and non-anthro events.
Local oral tradition doesn't support Hunt's claims, the French accounts don't support Hunts claims. All they've got is the radiocarbon dating which changes settlement dates by 50 years. Either way, we pretty much know the place was covered with palm trees in 1100 a.d. So what happened to them? Rats? Humans? Both? Alien plasma weapons when one of the carvings didn't look enough like The Supreme Divine Galactic Emperor Xarxagogo XVIII? For the parable's purpose, it doesn't matter. Unless you believe the population of humans was always 3k and never 15k. Frankly, I don't buy that. Three thousand people didn't spend their time lugging around those damn statues and still feed and clothe themselves. Horse manure.
Response to AldoLeopold (Reply #27)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:16 PM
mahina (7,911 posts)
28. Rapa Nui peoples struggles are not over
by any stretch. Where once being taken for slaves and introduced disease devastated, now Chile is trying to wipe them off the face of the earth. Or so it appears.
Rapa Nui peoples' language is so close to ours we can make out a lot of a conversation.
Response to mahina (Reply #28)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:38 PM
mahina (7,911 posts)
29. holy smokes, my android does some crazy autocorrects.
To anyone who read my last post differently than it reads now, e kala mai!
Response to AldoLeopold (Reply #27)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 08:51 PM
joshcryer (58,593 posts)
31. Their radio carbing dating is thoroughly unsupported.
Since they never published it in a peer review paper.
Response to joshcryer (Reply #31)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 04:22 AM
AldoLeopold (600 posts)
36. Really?
Then I say its bunk. No peer review, no dice. I didn't know they didn't publish. The fact that they didn't publish automatically destroys their credibility in my eyes - and NatGeo apparently sucks now too if they're even going to substantiate that. History channel syndrome.
Response to mahina (Reply #26)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 08:49 PM
joshcryer (58,593 posts)
30. Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt have some wrong ideas about what happened.
They are completely wrong in every way. National Geographic got duped.
They base their entire premise on a later arrival of the inhabitants, a basis which is not supported by their "work" since they ... haven't published it. It flies in the face of the rest of the evidence, and they even have to pull out an "outlier" and implausible explanation for the deforestation (rats, which don't affect the other islands in that region in that way), in fact there were previous studies which showed that rats wouldn't have that effect, yet they chose not to even cite the paper.
Classic denialist approach. Cite the evidence you want (and even evidence you don't have), then when there's evidence to refute it, ignore it. For example, the protracted wars between the inhabitants are well established, hundreds of skeletons show damage, but they chose to cite an old outdated report where someone said there was no evidence of that kind of thing.
Here is a sufficient enough refutation of the authors works.
They wanted to paint a contrary narrative, and they didn't do the science to back it up, so they weaseled, that's what I see anyhow.
Response to joshcryer (Reply #30)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:46 AM
mahina (7,911 posts)
34. Interesting
thanks for your thoughts.
Response to joshcryer (Reply #30)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 04:26 AM
AldoLeopold (600 posts)
37. You sir, are on my awesome list
Response to AldoLeopold (Reply #37)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:51 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
43. joshcryer and I may not agree on everything, but
he's one of the people here that I listen to very carefully. Has pretty much all his shit in one bag, that boy.
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 11:31 PM
pscot (20,520 posts)
32. I think you're way too sanguine
about our ability to keep on keeping on in the face of very bad weather. You can't get a crop without water. There are water shortages all over the World. Water will be in critically short supply long before 2100. I admire your effort to find a silver lining, but I keep thinking about those population curves Caton used in Dieback.
Response to pscot (Reply #32)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 06:47 AM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
38. The biggest unknown in all this is
What happens when we hit about +2 to +3 or so. Not to the weather - we know that's going to go to shit - but how we decide to respond. We don't have to wait for +4 or +6 for things to grab out attention, 2 or 3 will do that well enough. That will probably happen around 2040 or 2050. Unfortunately if we hit +2 we'll still have another 3 in the pipeline, that will only manifest in the following 30 years.
This is the problem - by the time we decide to react and stop all further fossil fuel use, we still have at least half the eventual warming still to come. Take out current situation: we have +0.8C visible, and everybody assumes there is another half-degree or so to come. But if we all stood still and held our breath right now, it will probably go up to +2 over the coming few decades. The hysteresis is the killer - it makes everything we do too late by a bunch of decades.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #38)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 12:03 PM
pscot (20,520 posts)
40. I agree
I just think it's going to happen sooner than expected. One feature of collapse is acceleration.
Response to pscot (Reply #40)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:11 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
42. Acceleration - that's the kick in the nuts, isn't it?
We've seen it in virtually every aspect of this unfolding clusterfuck so far. That's why I don't feel too bad about posting threads like this. My projections may seem like they're be on the upper bound of the possible - right now. We're learning that even pessimistic predictions may be overtaken by events, though.
Response to GliderGuider (Reply #42)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:40 PM
pscot (20,520 posts)
44. The kick in the nadgers
stops play.
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 11:45 PM
Odin2005 (53,521 posts)
33. +10C is PETM temperatures.
I doubt things will get quite THAT warm. I'm expecting a 4-6C warming depending how fast we act.
Then again, I'm the kind of techno optimist who drives you nuts.
Response to Odin2005 (Reply #33)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 03:27 AM
AverageJoe90 (10,745 posts)
35. Yeah, not by 2100, anyhow.
2300 or even 2200, if it isn't stopped? That may not be so far-fetched.
However, though, I can say with a fair degree of certainty, that while the worst-case scenario(that is, 6-7*C by 2100 if most or all feedbacks play out to their worst possible extent)is by no means impossible, it's also not inevitable by any stretch. 3-4*C seems to be the average I've seen so far and while that would present many unfortunate challenges for humanity, it wouldn't necessarily spell the total end of civilization as we know it(although certainly, many things would have to change).
Response to Odin2005 (Reply #33)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 06:49 AM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
39. If we act by +3, we'll eventually get +6 anyway
Hysteresis is not our friend.
And +6 is close to PETM territory anyway. We don't need +10 to put a whammy on us.
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:05 PM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
41. I've been pondering what temperature change I believe is realistic
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The biggest question is what happens in the next 30 years. We're on the steepest part of the global emissions curve so far. At the rate we've been increasing our emissions since 1985, they could rise over 60% to over 55 GtCO2/year by 2030, and potentially to 75 Gt/year by 2040. That would raise levels to over 500 ppm by 2040.
I just don't see us reining in our emissions substantially - if at all - before 2040. I think we might be able to slow the rise of CO2 levels starting in 2040 to 2050 based on a combination of panic-driven policy changes and global economic depression, so that we end the century at at around 700 ppm. That would imply a rise of about +5C by the end of the century.
If CO2 emissions then fell to zero in the first half of the 22nd century, we would probably see a rise to +12 by the end of that century. They would rise that high because of both the additional CO2 we would generate in the first half of the century, as well as the long feedback effects that Hansen et al think raise the final equilibrium climate sensitivity to +6C per doubling.
+12 C is bad, but if the action we take by 2050 isn't drastic enough, we won't be able to keep it to even that level. We are in a very, very serious box.
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:54 AM
GliderGuider (21,088 posts)
45. Kick to make sure people see my error and apology nt
Response to GliderGuider (Original post)
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:08 PM
wtmusic (39,166 posts)
46. Phew. Please pass the gasoline?
Thanks for correction.


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Breaking their initial silence, the Conservatives have spoken up in defence of a government employee who's been described as a "shadow MP" by Liberal Irwin Cotler.
Mr. Cotler has expressed concern that Saulie Zajdel – the Tory candidate he beat in last May's election – has been working on the taxpayer's dime to undermine him in his Montreal riding.
Well before the recent controversy over robo-calls, news emerged from Mr. Cotler's riding of mysterious phone calls to constituents suggesting he was on the verge of retiring. It was in the wake of those phone calls that Mr. Cotler complained about his rival performing MP-like duties in the riding.
Until Friday, the Conservatives had refused to discuss Mr. Zajdel's role as "regional adviser" inside Heritage Minister James Moore's Montreal office.
But Mr. Moore bristled at the suggestion that his employee was behaving like a second member of Parliament.
"No, not at all," the minister told reporters when asked about Mr. Zajdel's role during a visit to Montreal. "It's not political at all. There's no political involvement, it's entirely a ministerial staff function."
Mr. Moore, who hired Mr. Zajdel five months after the election, said the former Montreal municipal politician works as a full-time liaison between his office and the city's cultural communities.
"People know him, he does a phenomenal job," Mr. Moore said, crediting Mr. Zajdel for helping him prepare for his visit to Montreal and for writing a speech.
The minister said Mr. Zajdel will help organize the federal government's participation in Montreal festivities, including the city's upcoming 375th birthday celebration.
"There's all kinds of events coming up here and to have somebody on the ground in Canada's second-largest city, who knows the city well as a former city councillor, I think it's an entirely responsible and healthy thing," he said.
But Mr. Zajdel's community-outreach work has also taken him to Mr. Cotler's riding of Mount Royal – an urban Montreal seat highly coveted by the Conservatives.
Mr. Cotler has said he's been told Mr. Zajdel offered to help local municipal politicians secure federal grants and services, stirring concerns from the former justice minister that he's acting acting as a "shadow MP" on the public purse.
Mr. Zajdel lost to Mr. Cotler in the May election by fewer than 2,500 votes and is expected to take another run for Mount Royal. If he wins, the Conservatives will have the beachhead in Montreal that they have been lacking for two decades.
In November, Mr. Zajdel gave a 15-minute presentation to mayors in the riding about Canadian Heritage programs, including funds for arts, cultural spaces and museums.
Westmount Mayor Peter Trent, who attended the presentation, said Mr. Zajdel took the "strange" step of proposing the meeting. But Mr. Trent said Mr. Zajdel didn't raise partisan politics or act inappropriately.
One of Canada's most prominent constitutional experts said there's a fine line that the Conservatives must be careful to avoid crossing in this case.
Ned Franks said it's acceptable for an MP's staffer to present programs offered by the federal government – but he warned that it must always remain non-partisan.
For instance, Mr. Zajdel should eschew talk of political parties, he said.
"The place where it becomes wrong is if they say, 'We're Liberal or we're Conservative and this is what the Conservatives do for you.' It would have to be, 'It's the government that does this,'" Prof. Franks said Friday.
Prof. Franks said the Conservatives have blurred these lines in the past and cited an example: the party's insistence that funding announcements be attributed to the "Harper Government."
"I haven't seen the Conservative party, to put it politely, making rigorous distinction between that which is party and that which is government," he said.
"I think they tend to equate the two more than I would like to see."
Mr. Moore made the remarks in Montreal after an announcement that the "Harper Government" would continue its support of the National Theatre School of Canada. The government extended the school's annual $4.6-million operating grant for two more years.
The Heritage Minister insisted that political parties have a history of hiring defeated candidates as government employees.
"It's interesting Irwin Cotler makes that accusation; the Liberals used to hire people who were unsuccessful candidates themselves," he said.
"They did it as well, and part of the reason why, is very often the people who run for office are some of the people who are the best connected within the city."Report Typo/Error
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EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Adrianne Palicki, the former Friday Night Lights star who'll next be seen playing the female lead in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which opens June 29, and MGM's remake of Red Dawn, which opens Thanksgiving. She continues to be repped by manager Michael Sugar and attorney David Fox.
WME Signs 'Friday Night Lights' Adrianne Palicki
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Love her! It's been so fun watching the careers of these FNL alums.
She is so talented. And tall. And hotter than hell. Still wonder what The Stepfather would have been like had she stayed in the project… a bit taller than the lead actor but way better than Amber Heard.
I still want her to do Wonder Woman… she really rocked the outfit.
Wonder Woman!!
Hopefully WME will be able to get her in on better projects. She's great.


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Saturday was the big animation day in Comic-Con's second largest venue, with panels for Comedy Central's Futurama and Fox's The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad.
A few items and comments:
-- Futurama's season finale will feature three different cartoon formats: Japanese superhero anime, an older-style black-and-white and 1980s video game.
The show has been picked up for two additional seasons, a far cry from the days when it was canceled before getting rescued by Comedy Central. "The pressure's off in our second life. That's kind of a bonus, from our point of view," executive producer David X. Cohen said.
-- Simpsons' executive producer Al Jean said the show's writers have no specific concept for a finale episode.
"No, not yet," he said. "So, I guess we can't end it."
Guest voices this season include Andy Garcia and Ted Nugent running for president.
-- In Family Guy's season opener, "lottery fever hits Quahog and the Griffins strike it rich," creator Seth MacFarlane said.
He said there will be a Family Guy movie, but there is no timetable. From manpower and time perspectives, it's difficult to make a movie while the series is still in production, he said, pointing to the long time between The Simpsons' TV premiere and the movie.


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For a lot of children Easter is all about chocolate. But often those tasty eggs come in giant cardboard boxes packed full of plastic.
This year things are changing. Ricky's been investigating.
"Spending the day inside a chocolate factory sounds like my idea of fun. But it was all in the name of work (honest!) to find out why this year, Easter eggs are going green.
At the Nestle chocolate factory in Halifax, hundreds of workers are busy with all the different machines.
Ricky visits a chocolate factory
Some of them melt the chocolate before it's put into the moulds. Others wrap the finished eggs in foil before they get packaged up ready for the shops and supermarkets.
Smells amazing!
The factory is a fascinating place to be inside and the smell is amazing, it made me really hungry! But this factory is doing something a bit different to their eggs this year.
Like many chocolate companies, Nestle are reducing the amount of packaging they use for their eggs.
Don't worry, the size of the chocolate eggs is not getting any smaller! It's just the cardboard and plastic around it that's being reduced in size.
Cadbury's are reducing its packaging by around a quarter as well to make the eggs more environmentally friendly. The smaller boxes will also make it easier to get them from the factory to the shops.
In some cases the plastic inside the cardboard boxes is disappearing altogether. The aim is to make your Easter rubbish easier to recycle.
I got a special tour of the factory to see how the eggs are made. I couldn't resist getting my hands on one, they smelt so good and tasted even better!
So this year, look out for the Easter eggs in their shrinking packets at a store near you!"


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Superhouse are are a four piece Scottish wedding band based in Edinburgh and can be hired for all types of events across the UK and Europe. We have performed at many weddings, corporate events, private parties, festivals and proms. We play a high energy mix of rock, pop and indie covers, mainly from the 90's onwards. Think Kings Of Leon, The Killers, Mumford and Sons, The Black Keys The Strokes, MGMT, Coldplay, The Stone Roses, James, Oasis, Queen, Elvis, James Brown, The Beatles and you'll get the picture.
Superhouse perform completely live (no backing tracks) with male vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass and drums, these perfect ingredients provides everything you need to kick your party off in style. We can also provide recorded interval music in between sets, or you may like to plug your own playlist into our equipment. This is a very popular option as you get to choose the songs. Where possible, we are more than happy to learn and perform your favourite song for your wedding may it be the first dance or just a song you love and want performed live. We can also supply 30mins of called ceilidh and an hours DJ set.
When it comes to Bars, Pubs and Clubs: Superhouse has a wealth of experience playing at these types of venues and we are happy to arrange things to suit you and your customers. We will get the place jumping up and down and singing along guaranteed. Pub and Club gigs is a great way to come and see the band before you book, don't be shy to come and say hello its an excellent chance to ask any questions you may have.
We are passionate about the music we play, and we put our heart and soul into every song. We want your wedding, function or event to be one to remember and will do everything we can to make it happen for you, read some of our testimonials to get a taste of what we are like, also keep up to date on our Facebook page for all our free public gigs, events and showcases.


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Bulls Blow 18-point lead, Stunned by Temple at Buzzer
USF will not exactly be carrying momentum into the American Athletic Conference tournament.
Quenton DeCosey hit a driving jumpshot right before the final buzzer as Temple, which trailed by 18 with less than nine minutes to go, stunned the Bulls 66-65 on Senior Day at the Sun Dome.
Temple (9-21) had not won a road game all year. And it sure liked nothing would change with the Bulls using the fast break to great effect, building a 54-36 lead on senior Victor Rudd's jumper with nine minutes left.
But the Owls would find their offense, aggressively driving to the basket and converting nine straight field goals to tie things up with 1:50 left. Still Corey Allen, who 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, made a driving shot and when Temple went 1-for-2 on free throws it was Bulls ball with a minute remaining.
Allen missed a wild shot and Dalton Pepper, who led Temple with 20 points, gave his team the lead on a fastbreak lay-up with :17 left.
Still the Bulls look to be avoiding the collapse when Corey Perry tipped in Rudd's miss with just 4.6 seconds left. Temple called timeout and got the ball up to DeCosey (18 points), and he took a dribble, slipped a defender and lifted a high arching shot over John Egbunu's block attempt.
USF went 3-15 in the AAC and is 12-19 overall.
Rudd finished with 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting. His highlight dunk got the Bulls going after a lethargic first few minutes as Temple went up 5-0. USF lead 33-26 at the half.
Martino Brock had 16 points, 5 in a row after Temple's 9-0 run that trimmed the Bulls' margin to nine. But he also had a pivotal mistake, when with less than five minutes to go and USF still up 10 he grabbed an offensive rebound -- and instead of restarting the offense, decided to try and run through three defenders, turning the ball over.


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Plant Manager- West Deptford
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|Job Title:
|Plant Manager- West Deptford
|Company Name:
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|PAULSBORO, NJ, United States
|West Deptford
|Highly Competitive
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|Feb 19, 2013
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|Operations & Maintenance
|West Deptford NJ
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|Complete Description
NAES Corporation is the energy industry's largest independent, third-party provider of operations and maintenance services, and also serves the industry with specialized support services, gas and steam turbine inspections, mechanical shop repairs, electrical and mechanical construction and maintenance, and the placement of technical personnel. NAES is a full service provider offering a complete array of services dedicated to making facilities run more safely, reliably and cost-effectively.
The West Deptford Energy Station is a 715 MW greenfield project 2 x 1 combined cycle plant. It consists of two, natural gas fired Siemens SGT6-5000F combustion turbine generators equipped with dry low NOx combustors and evaporative inlet coolers, 2 - 2600 PSIG triple pressure HRSG's with supplemental firing, and a Alstom STF 30C frame steam turbine exhausting to a water cooled surface condenser. Commissioning activities are to begin in third quarter 2013 and the plant is scheduled for commercial operation in June 2014.
The Plant Manager is responsible for directing all Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities at the plant. The Plant Manager assures that an adequate supply of manpower, tools, equipment, and spare parts is available at all times to provide for the safe and efficient operation of the plant. The Plant Manager assures that the plant is operated in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and power generating requirements.
Responsible for ensuring that all plant personnel and plant objectives are in alignment with client requirements.
Administer the plant's Safety, Operations, Maintenance, Administrative, Training, Chemistry and Environmental QA/QC programs to assure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the plant.
Manage and oversee the performance of planned and unplanned plant outages.
Implement training and qualification programs to assure that plant procedures are understood and properly followed by all plant personnel.
Conduct periodic reviews of plant policies and procedures to assure that they reflect current plant operating requirements.
Direct the sourcing, screening and hiring of new or replacement personnel as needed.
Verify that the certification status of affected operation and maintenance personnel is maintained current.
Ensure that the morale and motivation of plant personnel is maintained at a high level at all times.
Oversee the preparation of required client and utility reports, budgets, environmental compliance reports, etc.
The Plant Manager determines own practices and procedures, contributing to the development of new concepts, and performing duties independently with only general directions given. Decisions are made within policy constraints. The Plant Manager encounters new and varied work situations, extremely complex in nature.
The Plant Manager is accountable for the plant's long-range planning. The Plant Manager must effectively communicate information to the Division Director, Plant Supervisors and client representatives relative to the overall operations of the plant. The Plant Manager must perform duties, and ensure all plant personnel are performing duties, in a safe manner resulting in no accidents, in compliance with all environmental permits at all times. The Plant Manager must perform duties, and ensure all plant personnel are performing duties, in such a way to result in an optimum cost-benefit ratio.
All employees have the responsibility to both the customer and their co-workers to do the job right the first time and to ensure the customer's needs are being met.
The Plant Manager reports to the Division Director at NAES Headquarters, and supervises the Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, Plant Engineer / EHS, and Office Supervisor. The Plant Manager is the single point of contact between North American Energy Services and the Owner on all matters pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the plant. The Plant Manager cooperates with other North American Energy Services division managers as needed.
Physical requirements include: possibility of working on feet for extensive periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing. Protective equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties (e.g. hard hats, safety glasses, air masks, ear protection, chemical suits, hot gloves and high voltage protective equipment, etc.).
Position requires extended working hours and varied shifts with the possibility of weekend and holiday work, as required by schedules, work load and plant conditions. "On call" status will periodically be required.
All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post-offer physical examination and drug screening and post employment random drug screening. There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility.
Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or equivalent required. 10+ years of power plant or similar experience required. At least 3 years experience supervising technical, supervisory and administrative personnel. Strong leadership and motivational skills required.
NAES offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package (including retirement) and promotional opportunities.
It is the practice of NAES to seek employees of the highest quality and to select the individuals on the basis of merit and competence, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, military status or affiliation protected under USERRA, or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by applicable local, state and federal law.


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Here at Teen.com, we pride ourselves on technology. Hello, we're a freaking website for crying out loud! Our favorite stars, like Shailene Woodley and Jennifer Lawrence, however, don't seem to echo our sentiments…
From their distaste for social media to their inabilities to navigate the Internet in general, here are 12 celebrities who are so anti-technology, they might as well be cavemen:
Shailene Woodley
"I'm not a big technology person. I don't even have a smartphone. I don't even have a cellphone! And if I were to have one, it would be a flip-phone. There's a bigger lack of privacy than there's ever been, but there's also a bigger lack of camaraderie and community than there's ever been... I'm talking to people more than I've ever talked to in my life because I no longer have that crutch. The more you get away from all the technological buzz, the more freedom you have."
(via The Daily Beast)
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Jennifer Lawrence
"Everybody was talking yesterday about Twitter and Instagram and Tumblr. It was really confusing me and overwhelming me. I literally started losing my breath. People were showing me these hilarious things and I was like, 'I want to have this.' 'What's Pinterest?' I don't have it. I know by the time I get it, it'll be something else. I bought a CD case less than a year ago."
(via The Daily Beast)
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Daniel Radcliffe
"I don't have Twitter and I don't have Facebook, and I think that makes things a lot easier. If you go on Twitter and tell everybody what you're doing moment to moment and then claim you want a private life, then no one is going to take that request seriously."
(via Sky News)
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Vanessa Hudgens
"I think the internet is ruining everyone, and it just makes everybody way too accessible — it just takes away the glamour and mystery from our business."
(via PEOPLE)
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Kristen Stewart
"Twitter f**** me over every day of my life. Because people go, 'I'm sitting next to Kristen Stewart right now' and then they show up. I see people on their phones and I just want to take these cookies and throw them. It's like 'Get off your f****** phone and get a life!' I get so mad. It's like you're trampling on someone's life without any regard. And it's rampant. Everyone can do it now. Buy a camera and you're paparazzi; get a Twitter account and you're an informant. It's so annoying."
(via Flaunt)
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Chris Hemsworth
"I think there's a danger of being overexposed with that stuff. The mystery of who you are is what keeps people interested in wanting to see you on the screen."
(via Prestige)
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Angelina Jolie
"Brad and I were on Amazon.com for the first time a week ago. But we got lost. After an hour, we just shut it off. My brain is too scattered and the wires go in different directions. I'll stick to catalogs."
(via USA Today)
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Sandra Bullock
"[I'm not on Twitter because] I don't want anyone to know where I am."
(via Vogue)
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Jennifer Aniston
"I'm really computer illiterate. When I see people on their BlackBerrys, working them like some girls work a hairdryer, I'm just stunned."
(via The New York Times Magazine)
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George Clooney
"I'd rather have a rectal examination on live TV by a fellow with cold hands than have a Facebook page."
(via Esquire)
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Tina Fey
"Most people are so f****** boring that they should shut up, and you should have to get a license. And I'm volunteering to be in charge of the licenses... Go write it in a journal and mail it to your grandma."
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Winona Ryder
"I don't use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it. I have my email on my BlackBerry, and that's about it. I've never read a blog, ever."
(via ELLE)
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From: "richard laurence" <>
Subject: [FIF] John Bute Torryburn Church
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 20:21:20 +0100
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Hello LaVerne
>From Richard
I have just come back from Scotland, & have been to Torryburn to see my
Dad`s grave there,
He is in the new cemetery.
I have been to the church cemetery and this is what I found.
Unfortunately the stone is in half & part of it as been placed into the
Still some information that you can see
Erected by James Bute of Huston Texas U.S.A.
John Bute Died 2 June 1855
Wife Elizabeth White Died 3 June 1870
Also Peter White Died 20 April 1884
Also Janet Cook Died 1 June 1892
Unfortunately this is all you can see,
I have taken some photos and if you would like to contact me direct I will
e.mail them to you
----- Original Message -----
From: "LaVerne Markart" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: [FIF] Torryburn MI's
> If someone on the list has a book which contains Torryburn Churchyard
MI's -
> could I please impose for a quick look up for the BUTE surname? I have
> information for Capt. John Bute and wife Elizabeth White Bute - but am
> curious if there is a monument or mention of their sons: Peter or John.
> believe at least one of these sons followed in their father's footsteps
> became a seafarer.... and I believe at least one of them died at sea. I
> hoping there might be a mention of him in the family burial plot. I can
> find no trace of either of these sons post 1855 mention on their father's
> death certificate giving their ages and that they were still living.
> LaVerne Markart
> Las Vegas, NV USA
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Jordin Sparks Looks Red Hot in Monochromatic Look: Look of the Day (PHOTOS)
Ditching her usual flirty dresses, Sparks opted for a more modern approach to cocktail party attire: a classic trouser and blouse.
What made Sparks' pant-and-shirt combo work for a night-out?
In head-to-toe red, the Sparkle actress wore a billowy blouse with perfectly tailored pants, both by Joie, to help balance out the volume up top. Pairing a fitted item with a looser one, ensured her newly-toned figure wasn't lost in fabric.
The slimming power of the red-on-red look and tucked-in shirt further highlighted Sparks' slimmed-down waist, which she's been showing off after her recent 50 pound weight loss.
To dress up her outfit and give it an even more of-the-moment feel, the starlet chose brocade pants and black pointy-toed Christian Louboutin pumps.
Sparks, 22, accessorized her crimson pant-and-shirt combo with an orange Reed Krakoff messenger bag that added subtle contrast without competing with her red-hot emsemble.
What do you think of Sparks' monochromatic look? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.


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Nothing Derrick Rossi ever does surprises his mother Agnes.
"When he was in his early 20s he adored butterflies . . . and so he went off to Africa and collected butterflies," she says.
"When Derrick puts his mind to something, Derrick does it."
Now the Toronto-born, Harvard University researcher may well have devised the best method yet to create personalized stem cells – cells that could eventually lead to the creation of transplant organs like hearts and lungs that would carry no risk of rejection.
In a transformative study released Thursday, the 45-year-old biologist presents a new method to create embryonic stem cells from adult skin cells.
Indeed, in one fell swoop, the former Agincourt kid has surmounted the four major hurdles that have plagued the creation and usefulness of such cells since the ability to make them was announced to the world five years ago.
"All scientists that hear this story get excited about (it)," Rossi says.
Canadian-born researcher pioneers new method of creating stem cells - Healthzone.ca
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Williams-Sonoma Circus Cookie Cutters
Toooo adorable! My 1 yr old son loves his animals and these cutters would be perfect for both him and myself. I can't wait to start using these for his next birthday party!
Whether for your next child's birthday or an upcoming shower how simply wonderful would these cookie cutters be? I don't know about you but I love the fact that these don't consist of the usual barnyard animals.Tags: kitchen, baking, animals, Martha Stewart, cookie cutters, baking tools, animal cookie cutters, children's cookie cuttersAdded 9 Years Ago from Macy's


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At the most general level, the processes of globalization and social evolution are being driven by the imperatives of electronic communications and information processing technology. Throughout history, every major new technology has carried with it a set of imperatives for social transformation. Societies have responded both by taking advantage of the opportunities offered by technology and by engaging in complex struggles to 'humanize' the society that is created by these technological imperatives. In the modern era, democracy has been the principle social tool for humanizing the dislocations of the industrial revolution. The core imperative of the communications/information revolution is the capitalization of all aspects of information processing and information management that can be capitalized. Global information networks--especially networks processing financial information--are one major aspect of this.
A second major driving force grows out of the history of the industrial revolution, as we become increasingly aware of its ecologically destructive side effects. The information/ communications revolution is intensifying our our awareness of ecological problems, but it also offers us increasingly sophisticated tools to micromanage ecological systems at the bioregional level.
Within this larger framework, there are several more specific dynamics that I believe have significant implications for personal and organizational planning:
The processes of globalization, particularly the global integration of information about the processes of manufacturing, trade, and finance, combined with the imperatives of ecological limits and increasing demands for democracy and social justice, create a situation in which there are substantial downward pressures on the consumption level of advanced industrialized societies.
Whether this will lead to a declining standard of living is dependent on our ability to design new social institutions that can deliver a higher quality of life with lower levels of consumption of energy and natural resources. The alternative is the extension of the colonial model of garrisoned ghettos of the very rich and masses of the very poor.
Automation will continue to be a major force shaping the nature of work, especially in the global manufacturing, trade, and financial services sectors. This means that while these sectors will continue to be sources of new wealth, they may much less important as sources of new employment. The trend toward automation will continue to promote the bifurcation of the work force in these sectors into highly paid top management and low paid production workers, with the virtual elimination of information processing middle management ("downsizing").
A critical area of necessary social invention is the redesign on the our monetary and economic institutions. The design of conventional national currencies promote inequality and ecological deterioration. (See Bernard Lietaer's The Future of Money, 2001.) Lietaer advocates employment creating regional or complementary currencies and an ecologically sound Global Reference Currency (GRC) as alternatives.
The adoption of complementary currencies, primarily on a bioregional scale, would encourage full employment and provide the basis for alternative mechanisms for meeting a variety of social needs. It would create an economic basis for local and regional institutions to develop adaptations to reducing consumption levels while improving the quality of life.
Our political culture guarantees that market mechanisms, which can be very efficient, will be tried in every area where they can work and in many where they cannot. Two areas where alternative models need to be consciously created are:
1) Serving the public good ("the commons"). Goods such as clean air and water, public safety, and education are consumed by society collectively, not primarily by individual consumers. Conventional political mechanisms are distrusted because of their tendency to inefficiency and corruption. It is necessary to invent to forms of democratic decision-making that are more trustworthy and cost-effective (and which can include market incentives where these can work).
2) Saving and investment. Our current institutions for managing savings and investment give too large a role to speculation and what Robert B. Reich called "paper entrepreneurialism," and too small a role to real, ecologically sound, and socially responsible investment activity. The socially responsible investment and micro-banking movements address this issue. The investment process would also be made more ecologically sound by the adoption of Lietaer's Global Reference Currency (GRC).
There are several areas which involve substantial components of public consumption in which effective political advocacy is therefore necessary:
1) Education. We need educational institutions that address both the need to learn how to manage an increasingly sophisticated capitalized knowledge and information base and the need to support the development of sustainable, self-sufficient, and self-determining communities and families.
2) Health care. We need to figure out how to "get managed care right." Health care needs to be managed, but it is a complex industry involving both 'high touch' human interactions and sophisticated 'high tech' interventions. It needs to be managed in terms of collectively defined social goals, rather than in terms of profits. There is also a need for subsidized access for the working poor, as the labor market will never support wages that are adequate for this group to be able to afford the full average cost of health care. It also requires subsidized major medical care for the middle class, as normal health insurance can cover the average cost of routine care, but the costs of catastrophic illnesses for the middle classes need to be subsidized by some form of progressive taxation.
3) Affordable housing. The working poor need subsidized housing and the middle class needs affordable housing. The housing market needs to be modified by design interventions that preserve affordability and integrate the planning for housing into a comprehensive system for the sustainable management of all of the ecological systems of a bioregion.
4) The working poor and public safety. We are beginning to understand the inadequacy of welfare as the basic safety net for poor women and children, and to find ways to replace welfare with the dignity of work. We need to begin to understand that meaningful work is also a socially cost-effective alternative to crime and violence for men. However, expanding the opportunities for the working poor requires extensive systemic rethinking of the economic, and even cultural, dynamics of low wage work. A healthy low-wage working class will require extensive public support in the areas of education (including family education services), housing and health care, since a competitive labor market labor market will never generate wages high enough to permit the working poor to purchase these essential public goods.
The rapid pace of technological development will continue to promote a rapid pace of organizational and economic change. This creates an environment demanding continuing resocialization and adaptation to change (which Berger & Luckmann, 1966, call "secondary socialization"). In this environment, an understanding of education as a continuous process of reacculturation (Bruffee, 1993) is becoming increasingly relevant.
Persons growing up in this rapidly evolving environment will continue to experience contradictory processes of acculturation originating with family, the local community, the mass media, the educational system, and peer culture.
Intercultural communication and geographic mobility will continue to intensify the polycultural character of regional societies and of global civilization. In this context, the "melting pot" model of education which has served the United States as a society of immigrants is obsolete and needs to be replaced with new institutional forms that recognize the importance of cultural (or ethnic) community and identity in supporting families in the process of "primary socialization," which is the original initiation into the social construction of the self and social reality that takes place in the first few years of life and in the bosom of the family (Berger & Luckmann, 1966).
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All of these trends imply excellent right livelihood opportunities for psychologists and facilitators. However, both individuals and professional groups will need to engage in some creative thinking in order to figure out how to transform these potentials into real opportunities in real regional economies.
Berger, P. L. & Luckmann, T. (1966). The social construction of reality. New York: Doubleday
Bruffee, K. A. (1993). Collaborative learning. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University.
Lietaer, B. (2001). The future of money. London: Century. (See also <www.transaction.net/money/book>).


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20th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1954
Be careful what you plan for is a paraphrase of an old maxim, but in this case it truly applied to West Virginia coach Art "Pappy" Lewis.
Lewis put in an 8-3 defense in order to shut off Georgia Tech's wide plays, and hopefully force the Yellow Jackets into the Mountaineer line, which averaged a mammoth for the day 228 pounds.
And Tech coach Bobby Dodd seized on what turned into a golden opportunity.
Lewis was a good coach. Dodd was one of the great ones - and especially in bowl games. He coached the Yellow Jackets to a 165-64-8 record, and to nine victories in 13 postseason games. The unorthodox Dodd simply didn't believe in working his squad very hard, which made him popular with his athletes. "During the fall we did not scrimmage once the season began," Dodd once explained, "You get your players hurt, tired out, and mentally depressed. So I didn't do it, and if it worked during the season, it should work in a bowl game...the players had confidence in our system. I convinced them that they could have fun and (still) win."
And Dodd was expert at deciphering opponents. All-American linebacker George Morris said succinctly, "We just knew Coach Dodd was smarter than the other coach."
Not any particular coach, mind you. Any opposing coach is what Morris meant.
It sort of worked out that way in the Sugar Bowl, where Dodd's teams would have fun three times in a four-year span - and never lose.
As it turned out, the Mountaineers' defense did shut down Tech's running game but opened the airways for quarterback Franklin "Pepper" Rodgers, who hit on passes of 20, 15, 9, 11, and 24 yards and a touchdown on Tech's first possession.
That's pretty much the way the rest of the afternoon went, too.
On Tech's second series, Rodgers threw another touchdown pass, two-yards to Jimmy Durham.
Despite its dismal start, West Virginia didn't run up a white flag. Tommy Allman took a pitch-out sweep and went 60 yards for an apparent TD. The Mountaineers, though, were called for holding, and the touchdown was brought back. Danny Williams did get in the end zone with a five-yard run following a 70-yard drive, though Larry Morris blocked Jack Stone's PAT.
And back came the Mountaineers right afterward, recovering a fumble on the Tech 25 and inching 20 yards. But end Cecil Turner threw quarterback Freddie Wyant for a 16-yard loss, and an opportunity to climb within a point of Georgia Tech was lost on fourth down when Joe Marconi dropped a Wyant pass in the end zone.
"Won't say it demoralized them," Lewis said of Allman's called back run and Marconi's drop, "but it got them off to a bad start."
Rodgers again passed the Yellow jackets downfield, and Henry Hair caught a 2-yard throw to inflate the halftime score to 20-6. At intermission Tech had a record 233 yards passing to 13 for West Virginia, and the Sugar Bowl was sealed.
Rodgers, who finished with 16 completions in 26 attempts for 195 yards, was clearly the dominant player and was named recipient of the Miller Memorial Trophy.
The West Virginia locker room was numb. Lewis said, with eyes glistening, "We thought we'd get beat, but not by that much." Guard Sam Huff couldn't express himself, at least not with the emotion of Wyant who spat out, "They ain't so good!"
But Tech was now 2-0 in Sugar Bowls.
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Tulane Stadium
Att: 71,666
Georgia Tech 14 6 9 13 - 42
West Virginia 0 6 0 13 - 19
GT: Hensley 24-yard pass from Rodgers (Rodgers kick)
GT: Durham 2-yard pass from Rodgers (Rodgers kick)
WVU: Williams 5-yard run (Kick failed)
GT: Hair 5-yard pass from Rodgers (Kick failed)
GT: Rodgers 18-yard field goal
GT: Hardeman 23-yard run (Kick failed)
WVU: Marconi 1-yard run (Allman, kick)
GT: Ruffin 43-yard run (Kick blocked)
WVU: Allman 1-yard run (Kick failed)
GT: Teas 9-yard run (Turner kick)
GT: Ruffin 3-58, 1 TD; Teas 9-32, 1 TD
WVU: Anderson 13-57; Moss 5-36
GT: Rodgers 18-26-2, 195 yards, 3 TDs
WVU: Wyant 4-15-2, 29 yards; Anderson 3-3-0, 49 yards
GT: Hensley 4-73, 1 TD; Davis 4-33; Hardemann 3-37
WVU: Papetti 3-51; Hillen 2-14; Allman 2-13
Miller Award recipient: Franklin "Pepper'' Rodgers, Georgia Tech quarterback


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Tummy Tuck with HEP C Okay?
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Wassup (Milk Edition)
I've seen numerous knockoffs of the of the original Wassup commercial, but this is by far the best — and cutest.
A Deer Jumps Over A Motorcyclist
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Lost on Gilligan's Island
Here's the true story behind the ABC Hit Lost:
In 1964, a dramatic TV series called "Lost on Gilligan's Island" was filmed. Since it was too dark for a 1960s audience, the series was retooled as a slapstick comedy called "Gilligan's Island."
Four decades later, the ABC network remade "Lost on Gilligan's Island," this time remaining true to the original dramatic vision. The 2004 remake was titled simply "Lost."
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Kids Ride Zip Line to School
For me, this would be reason enough to find a new village.


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An introductory symposium examining how the theory, practice and performance of rasa, a Sanskrit word referring to the expression and reception of emotion in performance, is used in traditional and contemporary music, dance and theatre, in performer training and in other contexts. All events are free and open to the public, no registration needed.
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Rasa In Theory: Lecture and Discussion
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.- Lectures on Rasa
Room 006, Dillingham Theatre Building, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Sanskrit, anthropology, music, dance and theatre scholars and practitioners will discuss rasa and how it is used in their research, practice or related areas of interest.
9:15 a.m. Coffee Gathering
12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
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A presentation and discussion of traditional and contemporary dance, theatre and music compositions based on theories and practices sourcing on rasa.
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Being with Animals by Barbara J. King
In Being with Animals, Barbara J. King explores why we are fascinated by the animals around us.
King begins with the dawn of time in the Chaudet Cave, where prehistoric humans painted images of aurouchs, mammoth, and deer on the walls. Dogs likely walked over the Bering Strait with the first Americans; 10,000 year old canine and human bones in were discovered in Utah's Danger Cave. King discusses modern times with animals that populate our homes and our landscapes, from Mister Ed the Talking Horse to the bison of Yellowstone National Park. Included is an extensive index and bibliography. King is an anthropologist at William and Mary; Being with Animals gives an academic slant on a popular topic.
Need more time with critters? Try these from the collections of the John Tyler Libraries:
Marley and Me by John Grogan.
Adventures with the world's worst dog? You decide!
Dewey, the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron.
A tiny kitten is pushed through a Midwestern library's bookdrop on the coldest day of the year. Dewey Readmore Books becomes the library's mascot and the community's glue during hard times.
Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin.
Grandin, who is autistic, describes the internal life of animals with her unique brand of insight.
One Good Dog by Susan Wilson. CEO loses his job, his wife and his home, but finds a homeless dog and learns to really live. Nice dog photo on cover!
Alice Fantastic by Maggie Estep.
Two daughters-one an artist, one a professional gambler-are forced to care for their ailing bohemian mother and her 20 rescue dogs. The human and animal characterizations are excellent.
A Year of Cats and Dogs by Margaret Hawkins (staff favorite!)
When her longtime boyfriend moves out, Maryanne decides to withdraw from life, take a career break, and just be. In the quiet of this life, she realizes she can hear her cat Clement and dog Bob thinking. Magical realism is handled expertly by this first time novelist.
Charlottesville resident Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown have collaborated on multiple mysteries. Try Puss 'n Cahoots or The Purrrfect Murder.
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand. The story of the famous racehorse and the men who trained him; also made into a movie.
Dogs that Changed the World (audiobook narrated by F. Murray Abraham). Download the tale of how indispensable dogs have been to humans throughout history.
Dogtown: tales of rescue, rehabilitation, and redemption by Stefan Bechtel. Dogtown chronicles the lives of the veterinarians, trainers, volunteers and dogs of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. (This is the companion book to the National Geographic Series.)


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'Dallas' Star Julie Gonzalo Teases Rebecca's Season Finale Fate (Q&A)
Celebuzz spoke with Julie Gonzalo, who plays the estranged wife of Christopher Ewing (Jesse Metcalfe) on the hit summer drama.
Gonzalo, 30, reveals what viewers can expect on Wednesday from the mysterious con artist, who holds more secrets than the Pentagon!
Will Rebecca finally be able to break the hold her "brother" Tommy (Callard Harris) has on her?
Celebuzz: Last week, it seems as though Christopher and Rebecca were slowly making their way back to each other. He even gave her a chance to confess anything else she may be hiding from him. Why is she still keeping mum about Tommy?
Julie Gonzalo: She's scared. I think that's the No. 1 reason why you keep quiet. She's frightened of Tommy and not Christopher. I think she's also scared of utterly and totally losing Christopher but its mostly Tommy's behavior that's freaking her out a bit. She's trying to fix the problem without having to come forward I believe.
CB: Rebecca was pretty quick to confess the truth to Christopher about the email when John Ross (Josh Henderson) tried to blackmail her. Viewers know John Ross is a a chip off the old block in terms of being just like JR (Larry Hagman), but she's still hesitant on getting out from under Tommy's thumb. Why?
JG: Well, we're not certain who sent the email to be honest. I'm not quite certain if it was her idea, if it was his idea or if it was both of their ideas. That's the question… Rebecca was quick to confess about John Ross, because she was ready to let it all out. It was better to let it come out of her mouth than someone else's.
CB: Were you surprised Rebecca and Tommy weren't siblings?
JG: You know, it's funny. At first when I read the script, I thought, "OK, they may not be related, they're lovers! Maybe they really aren't related." But as I kept getting the scripts, I started to think they may just be brother and sister and thought, "Oh man this is getting way too complicated!" (laughs). I was never told what was happening with Rebecca so I was always like, "Oh crap!"
CB: What can viewers expect in the season finale?
JG: The episode tonight is called "Revelations" and I think that it is appropriate. There's a lot of things, a lot of questions that will be answered. I think that people will be excited all around. There's a lot going on tonight that's for sure! (laughs)
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JG: Well, the safest thing I can tell you is, the episode opens tonight with a body hitting the ground. Whose body it is? We don't know whose body it is, there is a possibility for everything. I hope its not Rebecca's! (laughs).
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WHYY-TV to Broadcast Documentaries About University of the Arts Mambo Ballet, Tap Dance Legends
'Cuban Pete' and 'Dancing History – LaVaughn Robinson' to air in February
January 27, 2010
WHYY-TV, Philadelphia's PBS affiliate, will air two documentaries in February that are directly associated with the School of Dance at the University of the Arts. Produced and directed by Barry Dornfeld, the former director of the University's Communication program, "Cuban Pete" will air at 8:30 p.m. on February 3, and "Dancing History – LaVaughn Robinson" will air on February 10 at 8:30 p.m.
"Cuban Pete" includes interviews and rehearsal footage of the late Latin dance great Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar and his dance partner Barbara Craddock as they created "Latin Magic," a 2003 mambo ballet for School of Dance students. The piece premiered at the Merriam Theater on December 12, 2003, "mesmerizing audiences with colorful costumes, up-tempo clave-based music and dancers perfectly recreating the glory of the Mambo," according to Craddock.
Known also as the "King of the Latin Beat" and "Mr. Mambo," Cuban Pete invented scores of dance movements and hand embellishments now viewed as standards of Latin dance. In his multi-decade career, he performed in movies, television and stage, and danced for American Presidents, heads of state and dignitaries. He adjudicated prestigious dance events worldwide and lectured on the history of Latin dance and music. He passed away in January 2009 at the age of 81. Craddock, known globally for her talent and passion for the mambo genre, is a schooled ballroom dancer who specialized in Latin dance. She also performs ballet, tap and jazz; studied voice and piano; and brings more than 40 years of teaching and performance experience to the dance floor. To commemorate the airing of this documentary, Craddock will be at the University of the Arts on February 4 – 5 to deliver a Latin dance history lecture and master dance class.
The Robinson documentary profiles the legendary tap dancer, teacher and choreographer who helped promote international recognition of "hoofing" during his long and illustrious career. Known as having "the fastest feet in the East," the native Philadelphian learned to tap on a linoleum floor in the shed kitchen of his family's South Philadelphia row home. He polished his skills at the corner of Broad and South streets and eventually shared the stage with icons Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey, Maynard Ferguson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Gregory Hines and the Nicholas Brothers. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Folk Arts Heritage Award (NEA), several NEA Choreographer's Fellowships, and a Pew Fellowship for Choreography and Performance Art, Robinson joined the University's faculty in 1982, built the tap program from the ground up and retired in 2005 as a Distinguished Professor. Robinson passed away in January 2008 at the age of 80.
Both documentaries will be broadcast on the following channels: 12.1 over air, Comcast 240 and FiOS 512.


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