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In fact, they had a player called Jonty Rhodes, who according to his captain Hansie Cronje – was picked into playing eleven only for his fielding.. whatever runs he made was ONLY a bonus. Other International teams tried to find such fielders in their teams as well and now -in 2016, nearly every team has got two or three fielders who are nearly as good as that man used to be. In fact, players like Ashish Nehra and VVS Laxman are not given a berth in Indian team only because their fielding is not where it needs to be… And then we have the example of Mohammad Kaif, who was given chance after chance to end his bad form because he is a brilliant fielder.
1. A. AB de Villiers :
The most favourable point with South African youngsters is that no matter how good cricketer they are, they all play a game called RUGBY which is meant for diving and sliding on grass. This makes them learn the art of being flexible and that is how nearly all South African cricketers are very good fielders. AB de Villiers admits that he was as good a cricket player as he was in Rugby but he loved cricket more and that's why it took it professionally. An equally good wicket keeper, who is still waiting for Mark Boucher to make way, AB de Villiers plays as a batsman in south African team and saves at least 5 runs per innings. You must watch him next time when you get a chance..!!
2. Lou Vincent :
The RUGBY advantage is with New Zealand as well, who probably has the best team in that sport. And Lou Vincent – the New Zealand middle order/ Opening batsman has such reflexes which will amaze you. New Zealand is a country which plays least amount of International cricket and that's why not many people know about this brilliant fielder.
3. Paul Collingwood :
I was stuck with 7 names out of whom I had to select five for top 5 positions. The first one to miss out is Paul Collingwood, who is England's best fielder. He is playing International cricket for some time now but never was as stable in England team as he is now. And thus, his fielding abilities are showing. The only problem I see with this "very good" fielder is his team – England, who are a very bad ODI team. One day Internationals are the cricket games where your real fielding abilities are tested and since England concentrate on TEST MATCHES only, Cricket World fails to see this man's abilities..!!
4. Yuvraj Singh :
Now you may not agree with me here as I don't give a place to India's "backward point" fielder but as I said, I was stuck with 7 names and two had to miss out. Yuvraj has amazing reflexes and probably is the 6th best fielder in the World right now, but to me, where he lack is fitness. To be a man who will run around the field for 50 overs and then bat for 25-30 overs is not an easy job and this is where Yuvraj misses just by a whisker though
5. Tillakaratne Dilshan:
No body noticed but this man is now nearly 30 years old and has been playing International cricket for 7 years. Sri Lanka is a team which may not bat as well, may not bowl as well when they are on tour, but they are a brilliant fielding side and Tillakaratne Dilshan leads the way. He fields at backward point to seamers and then at mid wicket to spinners (which Sri Lanka has in plenty).
Every match that I see of Sri Lanka, this man nearly always effects a run-out and this prompted me to name him as our No. 5 best fielder.
6. Herschelle Gibbs:
Remember 1999 South Africa vs Australia league match at Headingley?? Australia were 48 for 3 while chasing a target of 272, and that's when Herschelle Gibbs dropped the (easy) catch of Australian captain – Steve Waugh. In fact, Gibbs was trying to toss the ball in air with job of getting 4th wicket for South African when the ball slipped from his hands and Steve Waugh survived. He said – "You just dropped you World Cup mate"…. and went on to make 120 not out off 110 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes.
If you notice now, after 7 years hence, Gibbs never tosses the ball after taking a catch. But this doesn't make this brilliant fielder from grabbing the No.4 spot in this list of best International fielders.
7. Mohammad Kaif:
There is not much between Kaif and Yuvraj for Indian cricket lovers but I have given him this No. 3 spot because this man is a must for Indian team when it comes to fielding. He may not take breath taking catches as Yuvraj does, and may not make big scores as Sachin does, but every team has to field for 50 overs and that is when Kaif becomes indispensable. Watch him playing a match and you will know his worth and his will for fielding virtually every ball.
8. Andrew Symonds:
This is where Kevin Pietersen should take inspiration from. Both Pietersen and Symonds have huge structure but Symonds is at least 4 times more flexible and anticipates the ball lot better. Watching him field in any match against my TEAM INDIA, I wonder how are we gonna pass this monster..!!
9. Ricky Ponting:
It's Australian attitude to attack the opposition captain in any cricket series. They believe that if they can demoralize the captain, whole opposition team feels down and victory becomes easy. And they pay huge attention that same thing doesn't happen with them. And thus, Ricky Ponting is their captain, who not only makes big big runs, but takes one of the best and toughest catches in cricket today.
In an interview, Ponting said – "I knew I was not a good enough bowler. But I always wanted to be involved in the whole game. and that is why I have been working on my fielding right from the days I picked up my bat".
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Who would have thought of a high school pass out wanting to pursue a career in Guitar Playing and Song writing ending as creator of many successful sitcoms? Chuck Lorre's 5th one, The Big bang Theory has also created a big explosion in the TV industry, receiving umpteen accolades for 7 years now. The story of witty and sarcastic misadventures of four physicists and a pretty girl next door, The Big Bang Theory creates an altogether different technical jargon and high level yet pointless debates at times which connect well with masses.
The potpourri of all human traits in these characters gives the show its true colors. All the cast has the different kind of elements which altogether holds the strength of the show.
Sheldon Cooper's overly intellectual nature with a lack of understanding of humor, Irony and sarcasm, and yet being the character with penchant for pranks is one of a kind making him the most significant character of the show. Some argue that show is a success only because of Sheldon.
Leonard Hofstadter being the most normal straight guy of the group with traits like being socially acceptable, occasionally selfish, refusing to be a nerd while acting like one. His need to be loved is also a sight not to be missed on the show. He is supposed to be the protagonist of the show.
Penny ,an aspiring actress working as a waitress is actually in times the smartest one among the 4 nerds. She is bubbly by nature, highly disorganized, sloppy. She is the one who can handle everybody at one time or another while herself breaking down like a cute little girl on trivial matters.
Howard Wolowitz is the engineer from MIT in the show acting many times as superior to other three. He is the one cracking the jokes making fool of him in the process. Being a perfect Jewish nerd cracking jokes and pranks, he is closer to Raj than to Leonard and Sheldon. Acting all manly, he lives with his mother (the thing often joked about) and is dominated by his wife (Bernadette) all the time. He is also portrayed many times as a gay guy on the show. These things make him an essential component of the show.
Raj koothrappali, the Indian guy is a smart, caring, with good sense of humor and yet being lonely, is the perfect guy for any show. But wait, he is the character who just cannot talk to the women due to selective mutism unless he is drunk or on medicines (he prefers alcohol always though).
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Our existing vacuum is a pull-along one from a well known 'bagless' brand and, although I could never fault it's vacuuming power, it is difficult to move. It doesn't corner so that if you pull it, it generally smacks into the furniture if you're not paying attention.
It is also quite heavy and because we've managed to lose most of the tools, nooks and crannies are often overlooked. Its weight also doesn't help my back so lugging it up and down stairs is a problem and it simply doesn't have the reach to vacuum the ceiling.
The VAX Air Stretch cleaner has none of these problems. It is a powerful (820w) and lightweight upright vacuum cleaner with a long reach hose and cord.
It is also ideal for homes with pets as it comes with a TurboTool to help remove stubborn dirt and pet hair from surfaces around your home.
The product is also supplied with a 3-in-1 tool
Whilst we don't have a pet (yet!), both the Husband and I suffer from a dust allergy so a powerful vacuum is important for us. We have stripped out lots of the carpet so we also need a machine that copes well with hard floors without scratching the surface.
The VAX is multi-cyclonic (which means you don't lose suction), has a HEPA filter and, best of all it comes with a long cord and hose which reaches up to 17 metres.
You can use the VAX on carpet or hard floor by simply altering a gauge on the base of the machine and the tools attach to the body of the upright (although we haven't found where the TurboTool goes).
It weighs only 4.9kg making it easy to lift and, whilst it is a battle with my existing cleaner to lift it step by step to do the stairs, the VAX has the reach to allow you to just use the cord and the TurboTool which makes it much easier on my back.
The machine is also easy to empty - you just detach the dust container, unclip at the bottom and empty straight into the bin.
The only slight negatives I can find are firstly that the machine is quite noisy for those of us with Tinnitus but the same could be said of most of today's updated household appliances.
Secondly, an upright vacuum cleaner does take a little more storage space but it's given us an extra incentive to clean out the cupboard under the stairs where we tend to 'store' too many coats and cans of tinned tomatoes from our forays to Costco.
The product comes with free delivery and a 6 year guarantee. It retails at £249.99.
We found it was easy to use, light to lift and did the job well.
You can find more information about this and the full range of VAX products at www.vax.co.uk.
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Having left school at 17 with a handful of GCSEs my mother made me write a note to myself.
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My real journey didn't actually start until I made the bold move to leave the water company and join an I.T start up business in 2008 when I was 34 years old. That is when by real learning of business kicked in. By then I completed my post graduate degree and was awarded Chartered Marketer status.
Two years into post I was made redundant. Devastated at this and thinking "Why did I leave the safety of the water industry?" and "People will think I'm useless" I had to think of something and quickly.
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Brube in da house, and more of Hibbs' blabbing
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on May 19, 2007
Categories: Retailing/Industry , Reviews , Site News
Tags: Brian, Ed Brubaker, Jeff, Mark Millar, Tilting, Ultimates 2
It was a painfully slow day at the ol' CE today — there were points I expected tumbleweeds to start rolling through.
Thankfully, things were deeply enlivened when Evil Ed Brubaker did the surprise pop-in around 3 PM, which nicely helped us kill 3 hours, hooray!
Ed, once a long time ago, lived in San Francisco, and was a CE customer. Back in the days before he became a Corporate Sell-Out, Working For The Man, Ed used to come around and be a Little Black Rain Cloud, always moaning about how much the comics business sucked, and how he got no respect, and yadda yadda. Don't get me wrong, we loved it, because, yeah the comics business can and does suck, and Ed wasn't getting the respect he deserved, and yadda yadda. It's just that if I could cartoon at all, and you held a gun to my head and said "draw Ed Brubaker", I might draw a picture of Eeyore in a Porkpie Hat.
So I was a little surprised (happily so!!) to see Little Miss Sunshine Brubaker, all happy and smiling and filled with joy to all things comic-al. I guess having the nest selling single issue of the last year can do that to a feller, right?
Honestly, it couldn't have happened to a better guy, and we couldn't have possibly be happier for all of his success, and I like the fact that it's made him a Smiling Guy, because while I liked 'ol Dour Ed, I like the Happy Brube better, I think.
So, anyway, yay that!
I've decided that, no matter what he says now, I'm not going to remove Jeff from the "contributors" list. He doesn't actually ever have to post, but he'll always have the ability to, in case he changes his mind.
I'll make no secret of the fact that I think he's (easily!) the best of the three writers here (I'm the worst, pretty clearly), because he is actually edumicated about writin' and stuff. I just know if I like something or not… Jeff knows WHY.
Anyway, I hope he decides that posting a review of something occasionally doesn't violate this new focus. Even if it is only quarterly or something, I don't think he should let that particular set of muscles grow cold (unless he starts doing reviews for pay, in which case, yah forget about us!)
As for me, Jeff told me… uh three weeks ago now? You'll notice that's pretty much when MY volume of posts starting dropping, too. I mean, the Savage Critic as a blog, and as more than just my voice? That's all Jeff's fault, so having Jeff here was one of the things that kept me posting as often as I have — trying to top him, and all.
(Look, there are worse motivations one can have)
So, I don't know much, but I do know that I won't be doing daily posting "any more" — I'll shoot for thrice a week, though. Graeme says he enjoys posting daily, so, alright, he can be insane and keep that up (My problem is my boss is CONSTANTLY looking at my work…)
As for the future of the blog, really what I'd like to do is find 2-3 more people who share a similar style or sensibility and who know when to snark, and when not to, and get it so the Critic IS "multiple content daily", but NOT dependent on one person to make it so. I'd also really like it if we could figure out a way to monetize the Critic without selling out TOO badly (or triggering your epilepsy), but everything we've looked at so far seemed like it was too little money involved for the general intrusiveness of ads.
So, if you have any ideas, I'm always glad to hear them.
There's also a new TILTING AT WINDMILLS up on Newsarama. Follow that link to read me talk about late comics and weekly comics both. I think it turned out pretty OK for once!
Muh, one quick review before I go off and decide to have some "time off":
ULTIMATES 2 #13: Maybe, just maybe it is because there was most of a year between issues that this didn't connect to me at all, but I kinda doubt it.
The big problem is, of course, the protagonists are struggling against a faceless horde, and are rescued by another faceless horde, so there's nothing even remotely resembling human stakes through most of the proceedings (this is a common mistake of Millar's, of course)
Big widescreen action is fine enough, but it needs to have something human to anchor it against — and I don't really care about any of these iterations of these characters enough to do so naturally. There could have been some interesting through line in here via "Sorry for thinking you were a mental patient, Thor", but that's never addressed here at all.
About the only thing I DID like was the Black Widow scene at the end.
And what about the art? I hope it's not me, because I found parts of it to be downright sketchy — probably the biggest offender is that full page half-shot (? I thought a page was missing) of the explosion. Jinkies!
Most perplexing of all is the final scene. Why is this here? Did I forget some opening sequence from a year and a half back this is meant to link to? Even if there is, I can't see what possible resonance that scene could have to the events of this issue, or those leading up to it.
All in all, not worth the wait, and while it may tighten up in paperback, for this, as a single entertainment experience, I have to go with AWFUL.
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Five Generations at Freddy's contains 25 nights. This is due to there being five nights per restaurant, and five restaurants.
Fazbear Diner
This is the original diner that started the Fazbear franchise. It is the easiest restaurant to complete, as Freddy and the puppet are the only animatronics in the diner.
Night 1
Phone guy calls you to explain your job to you. He explains that during the day, a child was murdered outside the diner, and warns you that something strange might be going on.
Night 5
At the end of the night, the diner is closed down.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
Freddy Fazbear's Pizza 2
Freddy Fazbear's Pizza 3
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Freddy is the first animatronic you encounter in the game. He is the most infamous animatronic, and he is first seen on Night 1 of Fazbear Diner. He appears in all nights of all restaurants.
The Puppet
The puppet is an animatronic that is haunted by the spirit of the child that was killed on night 1 of Fazbear Diner. He appears during the second night, and the music box is introduced by the Phone Guy. The puppet attacks if you forget to wind up the music box.


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This cute and fluffy Santa would be pleased to become a part of your Christmas decorations - whether as a table decoration, or high up on a shelf. It does not require a lot of time to craft this project, just a little patience waiting for the glue to dry.
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For this project you will need:
- red yarn- red felt- 4 cm wooden ball- small bit of batting- 8mm red wooden bead (divided in half for the nose)- red artist chalks or colored pencil (for blushing the cheeks)- circle templates- thick cardboard for creating templates- scissors- craft glue- old CD to use as a template for creating the Santa hat- felt marker or black paint for the eyes
1. Follow the instructions in the pom-pom tutorial below to make the Santa body. The body here is 5 centimeters big.2. To create the hat, use the CD and trace onto red felt. Cut the circle out and then cut it in half. Take the half and fold it over matching the straight edges until a hat shape is created. Glue the straight edge and let dry. When dry, glue to the top of the wooden bead.3. Glue the wooden bead to the pom-pom and let it dry thoroughly.4. Dot on the eyes, glue the red half bead on for the nose and glue on a small piece of batting for the beard.
Ages 9 and olderTime: About 1 Hour
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The Great Wall of China is often regarded as one of the man made wonders of the world. It was built over a 2,000-year period, and GPS satellites have measured its various sections to be 5,488 miles long. Such a wall did not come cheap in terms of lives lost and time and money spent. It asks if all the effort was worth it.
Document F: a Chinese Poem
I firmly believe, that the costs outweigh the benefits because it states "If the rice isn't harvested, how will you eat?"
Document E: Human Costs of the Great Wall
I think that the Costs outweighed the benefits because the entire article is about the soldiers and peasants hardships.
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Obama not a fan of the Kardashians
October 20, 2011 by staff
Obama not a fan of the Kardashians, We're getting the impression that President Obama is not a fan of reality shows in general, and a reality show, in particular – to the point where he does not want her two daughters watching.
"Barack really think that some of the Kardashians – when they see these things – you do not like it more," said First Lady Michelle Obama to a group of Internet journalists, as reported by the Terra website.
"But somehow I feel as if we were talking about this, and I'm more concerned about the way you take it," Mrs. Obama said when talking about their daughters Malia and Sasha. "What did you learn when you've seen that. And if they are learning the right lessons, like, it was crazy, then I say, all right."
Keeping Up with the Kardashians follows the travails of celebrity family.
Mrs. Obama also said that the daughters to return the favor to his father admonishing one of his habits – checking her Blackberry.
They will say things like, "let's have dinner, leave it," said Mrs. Obama.
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Spend an hour with First Lady Michelle Obama, as I have had the pleasure of it Monday, along with a small group of online journalists, and see how raising Malia, now 13, and Sasha, 10, in the normal so that it is possible within the bubble of the White House remains its highest priority.
"They are amazing girls are ready and are friendly and curious," said the First Lady of the Old Dining room, family room, in the east wing. "And like any mother, I'm hoping they do not mess", he added, which leads to laughter, because, of course, all mothers in the room, including this one, is concerned about the same thing. Going to call your friends after a visit of children and asks, "How do girls think?" And the answer is always this. "There are children themselves, which are the same girls," Mrs. Obama said, repeating what he hears from his friends. Never the solution, he says, "Well, well, tell me, if you see anything -. Tell Me"
Struggle for normality
The First Lady said that when it comes to girls, and President Obama really "fight for their normality" and that includes traveling with them, whenever possible, "out of this bubble." It also seeks to make the girls home as normal as possible, although it is the White House. "The first is the establishment of standards among the staff who are not princesses," he said. "They have to make their beds, have to clean their rooms, they have to – Sasha has begun to do the laundry, Malia is assumed that you are doing, but (Sasha) is actually in clothes My mom still makes it his own. clothes, "she said.
A very nice rooms for children also helps, he said, but ultimately, "is actually the interaction we have as a family that makes it feel like home." Yes, it feels like a normal American family when you hear this. "You sit at the dinner table and have days of Barack really be the last thing anyone really cares," he laughed. "So it's kind of the piece in a throw-in. It's like, 'Oh, yes, Dad, and what did you do today?"
TV Time and the Kardashians
Like most mothers, Mrs. Obama regulates television and screen time. The first daughters are not allowed to watch TV or be on the team during the week, unless it relates to school work and can watch TV on weekends limited. Is there a sample out of bounds? "Barack really think that some of the Kardashians – when they see these things – you do not like it more," said the First Lady ", but somehow I feel as if we were talking about it, and I 'm more concerned about how to take it – what you learn when you saw that and if they are learning the right lessons, like, it was crazy, then I say, well "..
As to the habits of the first couple, she says: "Barack is the worst" when it comes to your BlackBerry, but says girls call him out on it and say, "Let's have dinner, put that down. " She is not on the computer much, she says, but tends to send emails early, very early, around 5 am ET, he did Kristina Schake, his communications director, a smile. At that time, the First Lady said, "I'm trying to let people know, you do not have to answer" at that time. "I'm getting everything."
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Cities flex their muscles to improve existing commercial buildings
With up to 70 percent of total global emissions originating within the boundaries of cities, local governments are at the center of the fight against climate change.
One area where local governments are stepping up to meet this challenge is the building sector, which offers a variety of opportunities to reduce energy demand. Local governments have long sought to improve energy performance among new buildings, however, new buildings aren't replacing older ones at a fast enough rate to put a noticeable dent in commercial building energy use. In response, cities are working to improve the performance of the existing commercial building stock.
The new C2ES brief, Local Climate Action: Cities Tackle Emissions of Commercial Buildings, explores four commercial building policy strategies that leading cities are adopting: energy use benchmarking and disclosure mandates, retro-commissioning, retrofitting, and requirements for building upgrades to meet current codes. The brief offers examples of how these policies are developed, structured, and implemented. We looked at several examples in an earlier blog post.
These policies are showing promise for reducing emissions in cities that adopt them. For example, New York City is pursuing a suite of building actions, including a local law that requires buildings greater than 50,000 square feet to ensure all lighting systems meet current city standards in common areas and non-residential tenant spaces greater than 10,000 square feet by 2025. Those non-residential spaces must also be sub-metered, and energy use disclosed to tenants. The city intends to extend the policy to include buildings between 25,000 and 50,000 square feet. The move is expected to reduce annual emissions by about 60,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2e) and cut energy costs by $35 million annually.
As we reviewed these four policy categories, two conclusions became clear:
- Although policies like New York's retrofitting requirement are not common in U.S. cities, replicating them broadly could provide widespread co-benefits in our communities and possibly contribute measurable greenhouse gas reductions at the national level.
- A larger energy transformation is needed to achieve the aggressive community emissions targets cities have set, and that won't happen without stronger collaboration.
While a number of federal programs provide cities with technical assistance and funding, additional support could be provided by U.S. states and businesses in the form of complementary programs, private investment, and active engagement in policy development. We've already seen more of this kind of collaboration through initiatives like the City Energy Project. The increasing number of businesses publicly committing to climate goals indicates there are many more opportunities.
In addition, the Clean Power Plan requires states to meaningfully reduce emissions from the power sector. Properly designed, state implementation plans for the Clean Power Plan could incentivize utilities and commercial building operators to improve the performance of the building stock.
If the actions of New York City, Seattle, and others are any indication, local governments have the potential to enact policies that foster climate action. These key players must continue taking bold actions to help create a policy environment across the country that promotes high-performing buildings, no matter when they were built.
Local Climate Action: Cities Tackle Emissions of Commercial Buildings
Local Climate Action:
September 2016
By Todd McGarvey and Amy Morsch
Putting carbon capture technology in context
|Photos by Dennis Schroeder / NREL, Iberdrola Renewables, Inc., U.S. Department of Energy
Wind and solar power were once considered expensive and were not widely deployed. Today, skeptics say the same about technology to capture, use and store carbon dioxide emissions (CCUS or carbon capture).
So what lessons can we draw from the experience of the wind and solar industries as they've become more mainstream to facilitate a faster and broader deployment of carbon capture technology?
Wind Energy
The cost of wind energy has declined by more than 60 percent since 2009 and average nameplate capacity increased 180 percent between 1998-99 to 2015. These improvements have led to an installed wind capacity of 74,821 MW in the United States, enough electricity to power nearly 20 million average U.S. homes every year.
These wind energy milestones in cost reduction, performance improvements, and scale of deployment were supported by the Production Tax Credit (PTC), a federal deployment incentive. It's reasonable to assume that the PTC would have been even more successful if it had been maintained consistently instead of experiencing periods of uncertainty regarding its fate, leading to boom-and-bust wind power development cycles.
Ongoing federal research and development (R&D) also spurred improved wind industry technology. For example, in 2007, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory initiated the Gearbox Reliability Collaborative in response to industry-wide technology challenges. That research led to improved gearbox designs, reducing the overall cost of wind energy and showing how collaborative industry efforts and federal support for R&D can resolve performance challenges.
Solar Energy
Solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies experienced similar dramatic cost declines due to economies of scale and improved manufacturing and performance. The cost of utility-scale solar has fallen more than 54 percent since 2011. The efficiency of all PV cells steadily improved between 1975 and 2010, supported by multi-decade R&D programs like the Department of Energy's Thin Film PV Partnership.
These cost declines and performance improvements were facilitated by the Investment Tax Credit, another federal deployment-focused incentive, and the Section 1603 Treasury program, a federal loan guarantee mechanism to support project financing. Strong state policies like the California Renewables Portfolio Standard enabled developers to enter into above-market power purchase agreements. The experience of utility-scale solar PV demonstrates that overlapping policies are essential to achieve financing for first-of-a-kind projects.
Lessons for carbon capture
We can draw three key conclusions from wind and solar energy's experience:
- Stable, long-term deployment incentives that build on previous public and private investments in technology research, development and demonstration (RD&D) are essential to facilitate a large volume of projects;
- As more projects are deployed, costs are reduced through economies of scale, learning from experience, and technological innovation;
- Ongoing government support for RD&D can deliver cost reductions by supporting innovation and overcoming performance challenges.
In contrast to wind and solar, the U.S. lacks an effective federal incentive for commercial deployment of CCUS—despite being a world leader in public and private RD&D for early stage technology demonstration. Fifteen commercial-scale CCUS projects are operating globally; eight of those are in the United States. But that's not nearly enough to meet our mid-century climate goals.
Carbon capture can be used at coal- or natural gas-fired power plants, which are baseload generation resources. It's also the only way to reduce carbon emissions from some industrial plants, such as facilities producing chemicals, steel, and cement. Also, over the long-term, we'll need to integrate biomass energy systems with carbon capture (BECCS). Combining the capture of photosynthetic carbon from biomass with CCUS can enable negative emissions.
While first-of-a-kind, commercial-scale CCUS projects are expensive, we know that as more projects come online, they will become cheaper. SaskPower estimates it could cut costs by up to 30 percent on the next unit to be retrofitted following its current experience operating the world's first commercial-scale, coal-fired power plant carbon capture project. Developers are exploring novel approaches, including the Exxon and Fuel Cell Energy partnership and the Exelon-supported NET Power project, that have the potential to reduce costs still further.
It's essential to extend and expand tax incentives for carbon capture, update state laws to include CCUS technology in clean energy standards, and fund continued carbon capture RD&D, among other things, if we are going to reach our emissions-cutting goals.
Energy innovation can help power the nation
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|Innovation to Power the Nation (and the World): Reinventing our Climate Future event held at the Carnegie Institute of Science Auditorium. Keynote remarks by Michelle Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and panelists including: Dr. Jayant Baliga, Dr. Kristina Johnson, Nathan Hurst, Bob Perciasepe and moderated by Amy Harder.
Energy, business and policy experts agree: Current technologies aren't enough to keep the world from warming more than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100, the ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement. We will need innovation to fill the gap.
Where do we need breakthroughs? What do we need do more, do differently or do faster to evolve our energy system to be efficient, dependable and low-carbon? What policies would help drive the innovation we need?
These are some of the questions that guided a recent discussion C2ES helped organize at the Carnegie Institution for Science.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle K. Lee opened the conversation by emphasizing the importance of innovation to face the challenges posed by climate change. "History has shown us there are few challenges that innovative minds cannot overcome," she said.
Here are some of the highlights of the discussion, which you can watch here:
We can vastly improve energy efficiency
Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, an inventor with 120 patents and a professor at North Carolina State University, sees an enormous opportunity to improve energy efficiency, not necessarily through new inventions, but by more widely using some of the technologies we already have.
One of Baliga's inventions, the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), dramatically improves efficiency in power flow in everything from appliances to cars to factories, saving an estimated 100 trillion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
Using variable speed motor drives that take advantage of IGBTs can improve efficiency by 40 percent, but only about half of U.S. motors run on these drives, compared with nearly 100 percent in Europe, Baliga said. With two thirds of U.S. electricity used to run motors, the energy savings could be enormous.
Lighting consumes about a fifth of electricity in the U.S. Going from incandescent bulbs to CFLs reduces energy use 75 percent. But in the U.S., only 2 billion out of the 5 billion light sockets have CFL bulbs in them, Baliga said. "We need some encouragement for people to use these kinds of lights," he said.
Business plays a crucial role
Businesses understand the importance of climate change for both their operations and customers. Nate Hurst, Chief Sustainability & Social Impact Officer at HP, said companies should examine their operations and supply chains to drive energy efficiency, and also make products that are as energy efficient as possible.
HP, along other multinational companies, recently pledged to power global operations with 100 percent renewable energy, with the goal of 40 percent by 2020. The company also announced a new commitment to achieve zero deforestation also by 2020, which means all HP paper and paper-based packaging will be derived from certified recycled sources.
Companies need to diversify their energy sources, but the biggest challenge is price. Hurst suggested government incentives and tax credits can play a role in bringing alternative energy prices down.
Policy is needed at the federal, state and city level
C2ES President Bob Perciasepe said policies to recognize the costs of greenhouse gas emissions, such as a price on carbon, can stimulate innovation. Cities, states and businesses are pressing forward with policies and actions to save energy and expand clean energy. C2ES recently launched an alliance with the U.S. Conference of the Mayors to bring businesses and cities together to speed deployment of new technologies.
One area where more innovation is needed is carbon capture, use and storage. "We know how to do it, but we have to find cheaper ways to do it," Perciasepe said. "And we have to find ways to use carbon, not just shove it all back into the earth." For example, the Ford company is testing ways to capture carbon emissions from its manufacturing plants to make plastic for use in the interior of cars.
Hydropower can play a key role
Dr. Kristina Johnson, an electrical engineer and former Undersecretary for Energy at the Department of Energy, said it's crucial to find new ways to use renewable energy. Her company, Cube Hydro Partners, acquires and modernizes hydroelectric facilities and develops power at unpowered dams.
"When we built our first little power plant in an existing dam, it cost less than $20 million, but it was the equivalent of having planted a million fully grown trees in the rainforest, which would have been a billion dollars," she said. Hydropower can help provide constant energy to fill in for wind and solar power, she said.
Other areas where innovation would boost clean energy would be small modular nuclear reactors, although more work needs to be done on handling the waste, and an economic way to store or reuse emissions from fossil fuel plants, she said.
The last question asked by moderator Amy Harder of The Wall Street Journal was: What is the most important invention society needs to make and bring to scale to address the challenge of climate change?
What our panelists said:
- A visionary new source of power,
- Enhanced versions of the sources already known, such as ocean currents or solar power,
- The right economic incentives to scale the solutions we already have, and
- New materials that can be reused and recycled without compromising quality.
Preparing for more summer heat waves
Climate change is causing longer and hotter heat waves that take a toll on public health and on a community's economy, prompting some local governments to take action.
Heat can be deadly. From 2006-2010, exposure to extreme heat resulted in 3,332 U.S. deaths. The elderly and the poor are among the most vulnerable due to pre-existing health issues and limited access to air conditioning. But young outdoor enthusiasts are also at risk. Five hikers died during a heat wave this summer in Arizona, where it got as hot as 120 degrees F.
Heat waves are not only dangerous, they're also expensive. Extreme heat can damage crops and livestock, reduce worker productivity, drive up energy costs, and increase demand for water resources. A 2011 heat wave and associated drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains cost $12.7 billion.
A hotter, drier Southwest
While it's hard to determine how climate change influences individual extreme weather events, we do know climate change exacerbates both their frequency and intensity.
In the Southwest, residents are expected to see an additional 13 to 28 extremely hot days (temperatures of 95F or hotter) by mid-century, and 33 to 70 additional days by the end of the century. Higher temperatures will also exacerbate droughts and fire cycles.
How to prepare
The Southwest region has already taken steps to prepare for the impacts of more extreme heat. This is especially critical for urban areas, where stretches of heat-absorbing concrete and asphalt create a heat island effect, increasing temperatures in some cities by up to 15 degrees above surrounding areas
In Southern California, the city government in Chula Vista is working to implement 11 strategies to help adapt to the impacts of climate change. They include using reflective or "cool" paving and roofing to reduce the urban heat island effect, and amending building codes to incentivize water reuse and lower demand for imported water.
In Arizona, the city of Phoenix's Water Resource Plan includes short- and long-term strategies to deal with water shortage scenarios, including monitoring supplies and managing demand, developing increased well capacities for water storage, and coordinating with neighboring counties to secure additional water resources.
A council of local governments in Central New Mexico is working to determine the impacts of heat waves on infrastructure, including the role of extreme heat in degrading asphalt and pavement, and what types of pavement materials are most resilient to extreme heat.
Early efforts to improve climate resilience can help a community prepare for costly extreme weather events and more quickly bounce back from them. Local governments like the cities of Phoenix and Chula Vista and those in New Mexico are demonstrating strong leadership that can be an example for others. Coordinating with partners in state government and the business community, including through the C2ES Solutions Forum, can ensure local governments' resilience plans provide maximum protection against the heat waves of the future.
How millennials can shape our climate future
Governments, businesses and universities are focusing increasing resources and attention on what is now our nation's largest generation, millennials.
Generally defined as those born between 1982 and 2000, millennials now represent the largest share of the American workforce. They're more educated than prior generations. They're more culturally diverse. And they're more socially conscious.
How will this millennial generation shape our climate and energy future? Consider just two observations about how millennials want to live and get around -- housing and transportation.
A study found more than 6 in 10 millennials prefer to live in mixed-use communities. They're more interested in living where amenities and work are geographically close. More than a third of young people are choosing to live as close as 3 miles from city centers.
As for transportation, millennials drive less than other generations. They're opting for walking, biking, car-sharing or public transit. From 2001 to 2009, vehicle-miles traveled dropped 23 percent for 16- to 34-year-olds.
These preferences point to a future that is low-carbon and more sustainable. Dense urban living and mixed modal transportation options can result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions. A 2014 report from the New Climate Economy notes that "more compact, more connected city forms allow significantly greater energy efficiency and lower emissions per unit of economic activity."
Millennial demands are influencing other sustainability topics, too. A Rock the Vote poll earlier this year found 80 percent of millennials want the United States to transition to mostly clean or renewable energy by 2030. An earlier poll from the Clinton Global Initiative found millennials care more than their parents' generation about the environment and would spend extra on products from companies that focus on sustainability.
These facts indicate that this generation of 75.4 million people (in just the United States) wants to live differently than previous generations. Energy policies and technology habits will need to change to keep pace.
Government is paying attention, with President Barack Obama calling on millennials to tackle the challenge of climate change. Businesses, like energy providers, are working to deliver service in a seamless and more socially connected way. And universities are offering more sustainability-focused programs than ever before. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)'s program list is growing, and university presidents are being asked by students to join the Climate Commitment to reduce emissions and improve resilience to climate impacts.
While millennials wield huge influence, the real power of change will come from all generations working together to develop innovative solutions and implement pragmatic policies to shape a low-carbon future and environmentally stable and economically prosperous planet for all who will inherit it.
Solutions Forum Webinar: Financing Climate Resilience – What Are Our Options?
Webinar: Financing Climate Resilience – What Are Our Options?
Extreme weather events and disasters are already damaging assets, disrupting supply chains, reducing productivity and revenues, and destroying livelihoods. Projected climate impacts will also likely hit the creditworthiness of companies, posing risks to financial institutions and may affect companies' credit ratings. The need to update infrastructure provides an opportunity to build in climate resilience.
This webinar explores options for financing resilience and features an interactive discussion with experts in the field about opportunities and potential challenges.
July 21, 2016
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
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Bruce Ciallella
Managing Director for HUD Programs (Office of Recovery), New Jersey Energy Resilience Bank
Shalini Vajjhala
Founder & CEO, re:focus partners
Katy Maher
Science Fellow and Resilience Project Coordinator, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Fatima Maria Ahmad
Solutions Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Speaker Bios
Shalini Vajjhala is founder & CEO of re:focus partners, a design firm dedicated to developing integrated resilient infrastructure solutions and innovative public-private partnerships, including the RE.invest Initiative and the RE.bound Program. Prior to starting re:focus, Ms. Vajjhala served as Special Representative in the Office of Administrator Lisa Jackson at the U.S. EPA, where she led the U.S.-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability, EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Office of International & Tribal Affairs, and Deputy Associate Director for Energy & Climate at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She joined the Obama administration from Resources for the Future, where she was awarded a patent for her work on the Adaptation Atlas. Ms. Vajjhala received her Ph.D. in engineering & public policy and Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University.
Katy Maher is a Science Fellow and Resilience Project Coordinator at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). She contributes to C2ES's efforts to assess and communicate the current state of knowledge regarding climate change and its impacts, and to promote actions that strengthen climate resilience. Ms. Maher has more than eight years of experience supporting climate change impacts and adaptation projects. Prior to joining C2ES, she worked for ICF International assisting a range of clients – including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development, and state and local governments – in assessing climate change risks and developing adaptation solutions. Ms. Maher also served as Chapter Science Assistant for the Social, Economic and Ethical Concepts and Methods chapter of Working Group III's contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Fatima Maria Ahmad is a Solutions Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) where she co-leads the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative with the Great Plains Institute. Ms. Ahmad focuses on financing opportunities and policy support for emerging energy technologies, including carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS). In a volunteer capacity, Ms. Ahmad is the Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Section of International Law International Environmental Law Committee and is the Women's Council on Energy & the Environment Vice-Chair for Membership.
Bruce Ciallella is currently the Managing Director for HUD Programs (Office of Recovery). In this role, he oversees the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA). His role includes managing the Stronger NJ Business Grant Program, the Stronger NJ Business Loan Program, the Neighborhood Community Revitalization Program, and the Energy Resilience Bank. Prior to joining the EDA, Mr. Ciallella served as Deputy Attorney General for the state of New Jersey representing the EDA and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency in various legal matters, including but not limited to the creation of various Hurricane Sandy programs. Furthermore, before joining the state, Mr. Ciallella was a market maker on the floor of the NASDAQ OMX PHLX trading in the oil service, homebuilder, and gold and silver sectors.
Leaders focus on policy parity for carbon capture technology
When it comes to carbon capture, innovative technology exists, but the financial and policy support needed to accelerate its deployment is lacking.
At a recent Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) Conference attended by leaders of industry, federal and state agencies, and environmental organizations, one theme that emerged is the importance of policy parity with other low- and zero-carbon energy technologies like wind and solar to advance widespread deployment of CCUS technology.
Essential Technology
We know that CCUS technology is essential to meet our mid-century climate goals. In fact, without CCUS, mitigation costs will rise by 138 percent.
Exchange Monitor, the organizer of the CCUS conference, noted that it is "an extremely important technology, enjoying a bit more spotlight on the heels of the Paris climate change agreement." Many nations specifically referenced CCUS technology in their Nationally Determined Contributions to the agreement, including Canada, China, Norway, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
Even as nations diversify their energy portfolios, fossil fuels are expected to serve 78 percent of the world's energy demand in 2040. The most recent Energy Information Administration analysis suggests that global energy consumption is expected to rise 48 percent over the next 30 years.
Clearly, there will be a need for CCUS technology to be widely deployed, in both the power and industrial sectors. Industry, including refining and chemicals, steel, and cement production, contributes roughly 25 percent of global emissions and there are no practical alternatives to CCUS for achieving deep emissions reduction in this sector.
CCUS project development is not on track, however. The most recent International Energy Agency (IEA) Tracking Clean Energy Progress report notes: "No positive investment decisions were taken on CCUS projects, nor did any advanced planning begin in 2015, resulting in a fall in the total number of projects in the development pipeline."
Since a project can take five to 10 years from conception to operation, financial and policy support is critical now, the EIA adds. The report concludes: "As with other low-carbon technologies, the market for CCS projects in most regions will be created by policy and regulation."
Policy Parity
That conclusion was echoed at the conference by Dr. Julio Friedmann, the Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. He said the financing challenge for CCUS projects "is fundamentally a policy issue; this is not a technology issue." Barry Worthington, Executive Director of the U.S. Energy Association, emphasized at the conference that "providing identical fiscal tools for all no-carbon/low-carbon technologies reduces market distortion."
Policies that would accelerate the deployment of CCUS technology include:
- Stronger federal and state incentives for carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR)
- The inclusion of CCUS technology in state clean energy standards
- Funding for continued CCUS research, development, and demonstration
- A price on carbon
These policies would help overcome the barriers that innovative CCUS projects face, such as higher cost and higher perception of risk by investors. The cost reductions and performance improvements experienced by the wind and solar energy industries demonstrate that these kinds of policies (tax incentives, renewable portfolio standards, etc.) can accelerate the deployment of low- and zero-carbon energy technologies.
What policy parity means is sustained public sector support through the process of achieving a declining cost curve: from deploying initial first-of-a-kind CCUS technologies in both power and industrial applications to driving deployment of next-of-a-kind projects. It also means sustaining R&D on CCUS technologies so that low- and zero-carbon energy technologies are ultimately competitive without incentives.
As more CCUS projects come online, opportunities for cost reductions become apparent. SaskPower estimates it can save up to 30 percent on future CCUS units at the Boundary Dam power plant.
Finally, there is significant support for accelerated deployment of CCUS technology. C2ES co-convenes the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative, which is a broad and unusual coalition of executives from the electric power industry; state officials; and environmental and labor representatives, all of whom support improved policy for CCUS technology in the United States. Based on our experience, and as expressed at the conference, policy parity needs to be an essential component of future federal and state efforts on climate to meet our agreed-upon goals and to match the growing need for CCUS technology.
Using data to evaluate the equity of EV policies
The state of New York has passed a budget that includes a new EV purchase incentive that will provide up to $2,000 for eligible buyers of an all-electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid EV, or a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Meanwhile in Minnesota, legislators have been considering an EV purchase incentive.
The CEO of the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota criticized EV purchase incentives as "a reverse Robin Hood scheme," without the green tights, that takes money from the many (taxpayers) and subsidizes the purchases of the few (elites who buy EVs). How accurate is the assertion that the wealthy benefit the most from purchase incentives?
A free EV data tool from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority can provide some insight. Developed with support from C2ES, EValuateNY gives users access to wide-ranging data sources from New York State's EV market and allows easy comparisons of the factors that affect EV sales. You can find more about the tool in a previous blog post.
Our initial assessment, examining the period before the purchase incentive program has been implemented, shows that the EV market extends well beyond New York's wealthiest counties.
Using the U.S. Census Bureau's data on median household income by county, we established three income brackets to compare wealth between counties. Next, we broke down EV registrations by county and income bracket from the beginning of the EV market (2010) to the most recent data in EValuateNY (2014). The results show that counties with high median incomes account for slightly less than half the state's total EV registrations.
Figure 1: Distribution of EVs by Income Bracket and County (2010-2014)
Therefore, EVs are not solely purchased in high-income counties, though households with high incomes are found in each county. However, EV registrations in three high-income counties (Suffolk, Nassau, and Westchester) account for more than 43 percent of the state's total registrations, but only about 22 percent of the population. Clearly, these high-income counties have a higher rate of EV registrations. To dive deeper, we used EValuateNY to plot the rate of EV purchases per 1,000 vehicle registrations by county and income level, shown in Figure 2. Using a rate of EV purchases helps eliminate other factors that may affect the data, such as population or the rate of vehicle ownership. We also added the total number of EV registrations as the size of the bubble representing each county.
Figure 2: Household Income with Rate of EV Purchases and EV Registrations by Income Bracket and County (2010-2014)
This chart indicates that income may have a positive effect on the rate of EV registrations. High-income counties' rate of EV purchases per 1,000 vehicles is higher than the range of low-income counties. With some notable exceptions, it's also higher than the range of medium-income counties.
EValuateNY helped establish two findings[i] about the effect of income in New York State's EV market:
1. Counties with low and medium median incomes make up more than half of the market; and
2. Residents of high-income counties may be more likely to purchase an EV than residents of low- and medium-income counties.
So, would New York's forthcoming purchase incentive rob from the poor and give to the rich? This could not be entirely true, since more than half of all registered EVs are in low- and middle-income counties, and residents in these counties would arguably benefit more from $2,000 than residents from high-income communities. However, there may be some validity to the argument that on an individual basis, residents of high-income counties would benefit more from the purchase incentive because they may be more likely to buy an EV.
From a policy perspective, the purchase incentive is designed to promote EV deployment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and invest in the state's economy. The program is not designed with any specific social equity goals, but New York legislators could address any potential wealth disparity by instituting an income cap, as California recently did.
The value of purchase incentives in spurring the EV market should not be lost in the discussion of income, though. A recent report by the Stockholm Environment Institute highlights the need to reduce EV price premiums as a means of encouraging consumer adoption. The effect of purchase incentives on state EV markets has been demonstrated over the past year after Georgia eliminated its $5,000 all-electric vehicle tax credit, and EV sales fell sharply.
New York State's purchase incentive is a helpful tool for putting more electric vehicles on the roads. All New Yorkers, not only the wealthy, benefit from the reduced greenhouse gas emissions from having EVs using some of the least carbon-intensive electricity in the nation.
[i] The strength of any correlation is difficult to establish, as EValuateNY's user interfaces are designed to provide high-level insights. A regression analysis that provides confidence intervals may be required to better understand the significance of income on counties' rate of EV uptake. Users may conduct advanced analyses by directly accessing EValuateNY's databases.
Community supported agriculture: Food to feel good about
It's strawberry season!
The first fruits of our family's membership in a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program are starting to come in. This weekend, our kids will get back to the Earth (and get some of it on them) by picking a quart of berries at a farm just up the road from our house. And that will be just the start of a weekly harvest of fresh produce that's locally and organically grown.
CSA is one model for locally-based agriculture and food distribution. It's essentially a cooperative arrangement between a farmer and the local community. Members of a CSA program buy shares of the eventual harvest from the farmer at the beginning of the growing season and receive a portion of what the farmer produces in return.
The farmer gets help with the upfront costs of running a business that has a lot of uncertainty, like the weather, insects, or blight. The consumer gets a regular supply of produce fresh from the farm, sometimes at a discount over what they might pay at the grocery store.
Of course, with the shared benefits comes shared risk. If the growing season is bad for a certain crop, or an unexpected storm hits, that will affect the harvest. It can be disappointing. But the fact that the community is helping the farmer with costs could mean that the farmer can stay in business despite a bad harvest or devastating storm.
It made sense for my family, which includes two vegan teenagers, to give it a try this year. Each week, we'll get up to eight items from the farm, such as a head of lettuce, a bag of spinach, a bundle of carrots, or a pound of green beans. We hope the experience will diversify the whole family's food choices.
Being a CSA shareholder feels good because not only are we supporting our own community, but we are teaching our children where their food comes from and the work it takes to produce it.
You can find a CSA farm or other sources of locally grown food here.
CSA could be right for you if:
- Eating locally grown food is important to you.
- You cook the majority of your own meals.
- You like a variety of different and fresh vegetables.
- You can commit to picking up your produce share on the same day and at the same location each week. (Although some CSAs now offer door-to-door delivery).
- You can tolerate some risk of not getting crops or crops not coming in as planned.
- You want to support the local economy and small farm/agriculture industry.
Not all CSA farms are certified organic, although many do have a USDA certified organic seal. If this is a priority for you, ask about the farm's growing practices before committing. Another important consideration is to find out what a CSA will provide. Some grow fruit, and others even include meat, eggs and honey.
If you want to eat fresh from the farm but can't commit to CSA, you have other easy options:
- Farmers' markets: Many communities set aside places for farmers to sell their produce directly to the public.
- Recovered food: Businesses like Hungry Harvest in the Washington, D.C., area take food that is perfectly edible but might be discarded by a restaurant or a grocery store because of a cosmetic imperfection. Some is sold to customers and some is donated to food banks or farmer's markets.
- Grow your own: It doesn't take much space in your backyard or balcony to plant a few tomatoes, bell peppers or squashes—especially if you grow them vertically. If you pull the weeds and water the plants, you'll have tasty produce you can call your own.


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Released: 03/2010
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Director: Steve Lake
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WikiLeaks Founder Assange: Facebook Is CIA's 'Appalling Spying Machine'
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has accused almost all big US Internet companies such as Facebook, Google, and Yahoo of allowing the CIA to access user data via a specially designed interface.
Assange has further described social networking giant Facebook as "the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented" in an interview for Russia Today.
In his words, with the storing of user generated information on Facebook, the US intelligence services and government have access to personal data of millions of people globally.
"Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications with each other, their relatives, all sitting within the United States, all accessible to U.S. Intelligence… They have an interface that they have developed for US intelligence to use. Now is it the case that Facebook is actually run by US intelligence? No it's not like that. It's simply that U.S. intelligence is able to bring to bear legal and political pressure to them and it's costly for them to hand out records one by one so they have automated the process," Assange stated.
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What are projects?
4-H members select one or more subjects to learn about during the year. Projects may be taken one year to explore a subject, or if taken repeatedly can result in very high knowledge and skill level. Projects often result in Fair exhibits. some 4-H projects include photograghy, swine, shooting sports, fishing, computers, flowers, and many more.
For a complete list of 4-H projects in Winnebago County, please click here.
Please visit the 4-H Art and Communications page to find out about opportunities that happen at different times during the 4-H year!
Winnebago County Futurity
The 4-H Dairy Futurity is meant to encourage dairy project members of Winnebago County to gain industry experience by giving incentives for making comprehensive management decisions with their dairy project animals. It also encourages the exhibition of more mature heifers, giving the project members a complete project experience with the same animal for at least one year. The 4-H Dairy Project and the Dairy Futurity provide opportunities to expose participants to potential careers in the dairy and agriculture industry.
2017 4-H Formal Forms (open to Winnebago County Jr. Exhibitors)
2017 Futurity Forms (open to Winnebago, Waushara, Waupaca and Green Lake Counties Jr. & Open Exhibitors)
2018 4-H Formal Forms (open to Winnebago County Jr. Exhibitors)
2018 Futurity Forms (open to Winnebago, Waushara, Waupaca and Green Lake Counties Jr. & Open Exhibitors)
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2016-17 Winnebago Cty Horse and Pony Handbook *Updated 11/2016
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I am inclined to agree with the negative comments on here. Current serving member of the Canadian Forces and saw Dr Bakish in Pet. Never once asked me why I was seeking help or what happened to me. He immediately assumed my issues were combat related and never asked otherwise. Fast forward 2 years and turns out I am on triple...TRIPLE the recommended dose of one of the pills he prescribed. That's been 2 years wasted with some serious side effects. Further he would not entertain any other treatment option and right from the first appointment wanted me on his program of Pristiq and Keppra. He even instructed me that if I feel any side effects from the other drugs he had to prescribe first (The way our med system works certain drugs have to be prescribed first) I was to immediately tell him so he could get me on the pristiq and Keppra. I have no doubt he is extremely intelligent however as a Dr he has a duty to do no harm and treat the individual. Neither of which he did with me.
I was serving in the Canadian Forces and suffered from PTSD as a result of a tour in Afghanistan. This man never spent more than 15 minutes with me for any appointment. I was looking for therapy and all I received was prescription after prescription. All he cares about is drugs. I wouldn't go to him if he was the last psychiatrist in the world. Once I quit the drugs and started effective therapy my symptoms and conditions improved immensely.
As with most doctors if you are prepared with a clear explanation and prompt questions you will have a better experience with the Doctor. He has always had time for us, has answered questions fully and patiently. I also like his practice of offering more than one option in medication. As he says he's not a shrink he just fixes your drug issues. And at this he is the most knowledgeable there is. I 'm thankful we've had him see us. If he's a bit abrupt suck it up and say thanks for the knowledge. My only complaint would be we really need him now but he's nowwhere to be found.
Dr. Bakish is the worst psychiatrist ever. You cannot make a proper diagnosis in 10 minutes as Bakish tried with me too. I can say this because the next psychiatrist completely reversed Bakish's diagnosis saying there was NOTHING wrong with me except some bad life events and physical ailments and this was after spending 3 hours with me and an hour with my husband. Dr. Backish's ego does not like to be disagreed with because I indeed disagreed with him for 10 minutes unsuccessfully. I took his pills and the result was disastrous and I should have sued him. Avoid this psychiatrist you could be misdiagnosed with serious consequences or at least get a second opinion.
Made a diagnosis in 10 mins. Based on questions about my favourite foods, colours, etc. Prescribed very powerful anti-psychotic and anti-convulsants that had debilitating and horrifying side-effects. This man is a black mark on the profession.
Only believes in pills. Refuses to consider any other treatment for PTSD, even with proven studies backing CBT or other alternatives. Has caused more damage to an already broken person.
How can someone in just 10 mins cure you? Pills,pills and more pills.....that's his answer to everything. Very unhappy with him overall...but yes, he's a nice guy.
Diagnosed me in less than 10 minutes. Everything he said ended up being proven wrong within a few months with other health-care providers who actually take the time to listen.
Dr. Bakish diagnosed me after a few minutes-and it was the wrong diagnosis. (he asked me what my favourite fruit and colour were!) Was prescribed a cocktail of drugs I did not need. The drugs aggravated my condition. Fortunately, someone got it right a couple years later!
Met this doctor for 15 min and told me the problem i have is that ive been given generic brand medication which has more side effect than the "real" medication!!! I recomend him highly
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On the third day of 5-day first-class final between Scotland and Afghanistan for the ICC Intercontinental Cup, the Afghanis turned out a sensational performance to first bowl out the Scots for 82 and then successfully chase down them 124-run target with 7 wickets to spare. With that showing, Afghanistan emerges at the Intercontinental Cup champions and add another feather to their cap in the league of associate cricket countries.
Resuming from a pitiful overnight score of 64/6 in their second innings, Scotland was unable to recover from the slump. Majid Haq, Gordon Drummond and Ross Lyons fell in quick succession to the express pace of Mirwais Ashraf, while his seamer partner Hamid Hassan accounted for the wicket of Ray Berrington earlier on. Scotland were thus, all out for a sorry total of 82 and a far cry from their first innings score of 212. Hassan, Ashraf and Samiullah Shenwari each took three wickets to topple Scotland and set their side a target of 124 to win.
In their second innings, Afganistan got off to a passable start with opener Karim Sadiq the first to go with the score at 22. Mathew Parker accounted for his wicket. Then the other opener Shabir Noori, and Mohammad Shahzad batted with character to take their side to 79 before Lyons had Noori caught behind for 35. The foundation had been laid for Shahzad and Nawroz Mangal to press ahead. The duo took Afghanistan past 100 in just the 20th over, but at 108, Mangal was lbw to Parker for a pacy 17. All the worries of a sudden collapse were set aside with Shahzad on an unbeaten on 56 and Mohammad Nabi with 6 not out, taking Aghanistan to a thumping 7-wickct victory.
The match began with Afganistan severely pegging back Scotland in the latter's first innings. With both openers, Fraser Watts and Preston Mommsen going cheaply and one-down bat Kyle Coetzer out for a duck, the Scots were against the ropes at 3/19. Then there was a brief recovery staged by Ray Berrington and Neil McCullum before the former went for 29 with Scotland at 51/4. McCullum then built small but useful partnerships with the remaining batsmen when at 97/8, he hit upon on a reliable partner in Simon Smith. The two put on a stand of over 100 runs before Smith finally went for 36 with the score at 204/9. Soon after, Scotland folded for 212 with McCullum stranded on an unbeaten 104.
In their reply, the Afghanis got off to a slightly more steady start than Scotland. Both openers - Karim Sadiq and Shabir Noori - got into double figures, before Parker got the former's wicket. Afghanistan ended Day 1 on 18/1. On Day 2, Berrington removed Noori early. But the middle order kept up the momentum with Mirwais Ashraf making a breezy 21 before he was out to Haq; Shahzad making 10 before he went to Berrington; Asghar Stanikzai adding 26 before Haq got his wicket as well and Nawroz Mangal left to build small partnership with the latter order before perishing for 56. With his dismissal, Afghanistan were looking precarious at 165/7. The tail couldn't deal with the pressure and collapsed for 171. Scotland had thus gained a crucial lead of 41 runs.
But all the initiative they had wrested in the first phase of the match was undone in the next. Scotland got off to a decent enough start, losing Mommsen to Shewari for 9 with 22 runs on the board. There was even some resistance at the top with Watts making 29 before Shenwari accounted for his wicket. But when Kyle Coetzer was run out for 11 and with the score was 55/3, his departure triggered a middle order collapse. Hamid Hassan took the two key wickets of Neil McCullum and Mathew Parker for ducks while Shenwari got Gregor Maiden out for 4, reducing the Scots to 64/6 at stumps on Day 2.


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Morehei Island was just offshore of Mura Sabishii Toshi.
Palace Edit
The palace, Kyuden Morehei, was a favourite summer home of the nobility of the Doji and Kakita families. Aided by the magics of the Asahina, the gardens of the palace were said to contain cobblestones of gold, and the trees grew leaves of silver. [1]
Sunk Edit
In the bay of the island was a large bronze statue of Suitengu, the Fortune of the Sea. In the 8th century there was a tremendous earthqake that sunk the island into the sea. The city disapeared beneath the waves, but the statue's shoulders and head still stood above water and had come to be known as the "Sea King" by passing sailors. Pearl divers claimed the village that was there still stood, but where the palace stood was only a giant fissure in the ground. These waters were called the Road of the Sea King. [1] Some said that Suitengu had punished its Daimyo, Morehei Yuo. [citation needed]
Ningyo holding Edit
The largest pack of Ningyo could be seen where Morehei Island was once located. They guarded and considered the treasures of the lost city as theirs. [citation needed]
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CYALKIT-E02 advertising irregular intervals | Cypress Semiconductor
CYALKIT-E02 advertising irregular intervals
Hi, I've noticed that my BLE Sensor is advertising to the Cypress BLE-Beacon App at irregular intervals even when it's physically right next to it under a constant light source. The interval can be as little as 1 second to a minute or sometimes over a few minutes (or stalls for hours).
I looked at the BLE Sensor firmware source code that was provided and I noticed that it doesn't have random timer for advertising (or at least I didn't see it), so I'm wondering if I received a faulty device? Should the advertising interval be pretty regular and constant ? What could be affecting the irregularity of the advertising sends? What have you experienced?
Thanks in advanced!
Could you please let me know what are the adv settings given in the component (send a screenshot)? Also are yo uchnaging the adv parameter inside the firmware?
Hi Anjana, How do i determine the adv settings? I didn't change anything on the firmware other than the major ID (as part of the setup and verify process).
>Yes, the advertising interval be pretty regular and constant.
> Could you please let us know ,How are you determining the advertising packets interval?
> We did not experience any issue like this with Cypress BLE-Beacon App.
Here are the steps to reproduce.
(1) Place beacon under constant sunlight (stationary / non-moving).
(2) Load up the BLE Beacon iOS app and notice that the incoming rates as logged vary from 1second to almost never. The incoming packets are very sporadic.
Here's a sample log:
10:00:00 - iOS app received 1st signal
10:00:01 - iOS app received 2nd signal (1 sec later)
10:01:00 - iOS app received 3rd signal (notice 1 minute later)
10:01:01 - iOS app received 4th signal (1 sec later)
this continues for a few times more, and then a big long pause...
10:05:30 - iOS app received Nth signal (time varies from 1 sec, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 mins or more).
I've tested this over multiple days and I never ever get a constant advertising interval. I even tested this on the Android App, which does a bit better at around 3-20 seconds interval over several minutes.
Question: What's the minimum advertising packet interval?
Hi - can someone reply to my questions? Just wondering if I received a faulty device.
" CYALKIT-E02 Supports BLE communication with a mobile device (iOS 8 or newer / Android 4.4 or newer)"
> The iOS BLE-Beacon App has been tested with all iOS versions including latest version iOS 10.1.1 and there is no issue with BLE-Beacon App.
Few information I want to know from your side--
1) Did you change the company code COID?
>> **If you are using the iOS BLE-Beacon App then you have to set the Apple COID=004C to receive the sensor data for iOS.
(Please refer to CYALKIT-E02 kit guide( Page 33)).
2) Is Android devices have no issue?
>> If there is no issue with Android devices then probably you need to change the Company Code for iOS BLE-Beacon.
Hi Gyan,
I changed the sensor ID per the kit guide instructions. It doesn't matter what I change it too as the broadcast is still irregular on both iOS (10+) and Android, so I'm thinking I might have received a faulty sensor/chip. Are you able to confirm what is the broadcast interval?
The default advertising interval is 1 sec.
Thanks for confirming. It appears that I do have a faulty BLE sensor. I've confirmed that the advertising interval on all 4 of my iOS devices and android devices that the advertising intervals are sporadic and irregular ranging from 1sec to 3secs to 30 secs, but never consistently less than 30 seconds. Can you please help me with exchange/return of the sensor or let me know what I should do?


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This project is the first in the series of many print/digital collateral pieces I'm doing as an intern for the Central Florida chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This piece is to advocate the 12th Annual 65 Roses Golf Classic.
New for this year is a completely redesigned event logo to accompany the new national design style, logo, and color palette for the CFF. The design of the flyer also conforms to the style of new national collateral.
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