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Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your Android. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.
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Heroes in Black Skins
The Negro Problem (also W.E. Burghardt DuBois, Charles W. Chesnutt, Wilford H. Smith, H.T. Kealing, Paul Laurence Dunbar, T. Thomas Fortune)
Up from Slavery: an Autobiography
Addresses in Memory of Carl Schurz
Atlanta Compromise address by African-American leader Booker T. Washington on September 18, 1895. Given to a predominantly White audience at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, the speech has been recognized as one of the most important and influential speeches in American history.
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The Tyler Public Library has launched its own seed library, the city of Tyler announced.
The seed library is described as "a good opportunity for a wide range of people to explore the joy of growing their own vegetables by borrowing seeds from the local library."
"This is a grand experiment and we look forward to seeing what grows from the efforts of the community," city librarian Mary Vernau said.
Those with a lot or a little experience are able to save seeds.
"Our seed library has a variety of non-GMO, non-hybrid, heirloom, and organic seeds," Ms. Vernau said. "Each gardener can come to the library and 'check out' a variety of seeds before each growing season. At the end of the season, borrowers will be asked to 'check in' their seeds from the plants they have harvested."
Community members who want to use the seed library must have a library card. Those without a library card may get one for free at the library, 201 S. College Ave.
For more information, contact the Tyler Public Library at 903 593-7323 or visit www.tylerlibrary.com .

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Or have I just gone plain insane? Fearing the impending Joey Votto 2012 injury to sink my team, I perhaps overcompensated a tad bit this year regarding my everyday players. By doing that, I neglected my starting pitching.
Ok. I only have five starting pitchers and three of them go on the same day.
This is not the wisest move you can make when playing head-to-head. So, it was time to let go of one of my three center fielders. (Seriously, I had three…I know.) Today, I went trolling the free agent market.
As of 6:50 AM this morning, I announced on Facebook (to an audience of no one) that "Beat with an Uggla Stick" picked up Barry Zito to solidify its staff. Stop, laughing. I'm serious. I might be a mad genius. Follow me here…
Why was he just sitting there? That's the real shocker. Is anyone aware that he has not lost a game since Aug. 2? True! Barry Zito has not lost a game since early August 2012.
This baffling streak (as compared to Zito's history with the Giants) included him winning his last six straight regular-season starts. He then proceeded to go 2-0 in three postseason starts. This spring Zito put the icing on the cake, going 2-0 within six spring outings (technically five starts) this year. This is an amazing fete, considering the Giants were looking for every reason to run this guy out on a rail last year.
Why are Fantasy owners overlooking this outstanding run? He should not have been siting there for the taking.
Barry Zito posted a 3.92 ERA in his last 11 regular-season starts in 2012. He posted a 2.70 ERA this spring and opened the 2013 season with seven scoreless innings. He was the team's fourth starter in a row to toss a scoreless outing in a 1-0 win.
Zito threw 102 pitches and limited the Cardinals to just three walks and three singles. He picked up seven groundball outs and 10 flyball outs. He struck out four batters!
Zito allowed a runner to reach second base just once in the game. That was in his final inning of work. However, he quickly retired the side to secure the win.
Did you see what he did today versus the Rockies? He went 7.0 innings again. He allowed only 7 hits, walked 1 and struck out 4. He's got a 0.00 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. Heck! He might be leading the team in batting average now too.
Not that I care. Barry Zito's batting average buys me nothing!
Don't get me wrong. At some point, Zito is going to start walk batters. His strikeout rate won't be mesmerizing. Nonetheless, if he can make 30+ starts and maybe eat up some innings, I will look like a mad genius. CBSSports.com's prediction of a 12 and 12 record will look like a woeful estimation if he keeps up this rate. Last week, he garnered his owners 27 points. That's Strasburg territory. If he can help me get out of the gate strong, even if he starts to lose steam mid-season, he'll still be worth the move.


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Tales of Hearts R official site opened
Fifteen new screenshots of upcoming Tales remake.
Namco Bandai has opened the official Japanese website for Tales of Hearts R.
The site contains all of the new screenshots posted yesterday, as well as 15 new images. We've ripped and uploaded them at the gallery.
Tales of Hearts R is due for PS Vita in Japan in spring 2013.
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The Buffalo/Johnson County Community Resource Center, in cooperation with the Buffalo Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a drug take-back event in celebration of the National Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 28th from 10am to 2pm.
Bill Hawley, Substance Abuse prevention Specialist with the CRC, tells us more about the local drug take-back day.
Unused or expired medicines are susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Prescription drug abuse is increasing at alarming rates in the US as well as accidental poisonings and overdoses due to abuse of the drugs, according to information provided by the CRC.
Bring old, unused and/or outdated prescription medications to the drop-off at the YMCA. Items not accepted are: needles and sharps; mercury (thermometers); oxygen containers; chemotherapy medicines; radioactive substances; pressurized canisters or liquids and creams.
The Drug Take-Back Day will take place at the Johnson County Family YMCA in conjunction with their Healthy Kids Day celebration April 28th.
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WA still making up its mind on federal ed waivers
Washington state education officials haven'treally decided yet if the state will apply for a waiver...
Long sentence sought in Wenatchee slaying
The Chelan County prosecutor says he'llseek an exceptional sentence against a man accused of...
Pasco Fire Started by 9-Year Old
Investigators say a fire that damaged abathroom at Pasco's Markham Elementary School was started by...
Fake Baby Bump - Movie Deal
Faking her pregnancy is the high school projectthat keeps paying off for one Toppenish teenager....
Finance Minister resigns over protester deaths in Cairo
Egyptian minister resigns over protester deaths
Egyptian Coptic Christians feel like second class citizens
Christians under siege in post-revolution Egypt
Category: Religious News
Civil Rights leader dies at 89
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) - The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who was
bombed, beaten and repeatedly arrested in the fight for civil
rights, has died at the age of 89.
Relatives and hospital officials say Shuttlesworth died
Wednesday at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala.
A former truck driver who studied religion at night,
Shuttlesworth became pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham
in 1953 and soon emerged as an outspoken leader in the struggle for
racial equality.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in his 1963 book "Why We Can't
Wait," called Shuttlesworth "one of the nation's most courageous
freedom fighters."
Shuttlesworth remained active in the movement after moving in
1961 to Cincinnati, where he was a pastor for most of the next 47
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Taiwan not planning to cut military personnel to 120,000
ROC Central News Agency
2013/06/03 16:21:02
Taipei, June 3 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Monday that it has no plans to cut the country's military personnel to 120,000 from the current approximately 260,000.
The MND issued the news release in rebuttal of a report by the China Times that the military will be streamlined to 120,000 and gradually move toward a purely defensive force.
'The reports are not true,' the ministry said.
The MND said the ministry is pushing for an adjustment of the structure of the defense organization and an armed forces restructuring under a streamlining program.
The number of military personnel will be cut to 215,000 by the end of 2014, according to the ministry.
A military source also pointed out that any major organizational changes will require review.
The report said that since the government started to streamline its military, the number of personnel was cut to 400,000 in 2000 from 600,000 in 1949, when Nationalist forces retreated from China to Taiwan after their defeat in a civil war.
The report also said that guard positions at some military barracks will be filled by conscripts serving alternative military service starting next year.
However, the MND rebutted that report also, saying that guards will be assigned from personnel who are in regular service.
(By Angela Tsai and Lilian Wu)
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Ketscher grew up in Bettles, Alaska, just south of Gates of the Arctic. His parents ran a bush flying, outfitting, and fur buying business. Ketscher graduated from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks with a B.A.
Born in Rochester, New York, Barb moved to Alaska when she was 23 years old to work as a cook for a high-end wilderness lodge. Soon thereafter, she worked in the Bering Sea on a crab fishing vessel, and later as a cook on fishing tenders in herring and salmon fisheries.


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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA. | Tripletail show up about March in Georgia. But unstable weather and a late spring delayed action this year. In recent weeks, however, tripletail have shown in force, and good fishing has kicked into high gear.
Once spring winds subside and warm weather begins, Georgia tripletail are pretty easy to locate through August and sometimes into September. It's nearly all "sight fishing," with no blind casting, at least not along Georgia beaches.
Some fish are caught around channel markers, buoys and tide-line rips off inlets and sounds. But most of those places get steady fishing pressure. So the best and most overlooked tripletail action is close to shore for "free-swimming" fish in water that can be just a few feet deep.
Beaches along most of Georgia's barrier islands have summer tripletail in shallow shoal water. There's good fishing for them along much of the coast from Cumberland Island almost to Savannah. With some of the very best fishing near St. Simons Island.
There's also great tripletail fishing in many other remote beach areas that almost no one taps. There are plenty of fish around Cumberland, Wolf, Sea, Blackbeard and Sapelo islands, and in Doboy and Altamaha sounds. This is a great Georgia fishery, for a fish not much is known about anyway.
Except in Georgia for "free swimmers," virtually every tripletail I've caught, or seen for that matter, has been related to some type of object — buoy, channel marker, oil rig or crab trap float. In the Pacific, off Mexico, I've caught tripletail around floating oil drums, dead trees and sheets of wayward floating plastic. In Florida, I've had great fishing for 'tails around floating weeds and even near abandoned Cuban and Haitian rafts.
But sight-casting for free-swimming tripletail? In water just a few feet deep? During the hottest part of a quiet, calm summer day? With no other anglers competing for fish? It may be available elsewhere, but Georgia surely leads the league in this exciting sight fishing.
Many anglers believe Georgia Coast tripletail are in some type of spawning behavior. At times, schools of fish are spotted, and there'll be one prominent large tripletail, which is believed to be a female, followed by a number of smaller males.
Often when a school like that is found, anglers can hook two or three fish simultaneously. They're aggressive when there's more than one tripletail cruising along, which is one reason many anglers are careful to release most fish caught. Many sportsmen never keep more than one or two fish to eat per outing, which is important to preserve this vulnerable resource.
There's also something desirable to tripletail about Georgia barrier island shallows. Because there definitely are more fish in water 5 to 20 feet deep, than there are farther offshore in summer.
Georgia tripletail fishing is as much as hunting as fishing, because fish are located before casts are made. Standing at a boat bow or in a boat tower of some type, anglers watch intently for fish. With polarized sunglasses and brimmed caps, water is scanned far and wide, looking for dark, platter-size shapes of tripletail.
Standard Georgia tripletail fishing gear includes light-action spinning outfits spooled with 8-pound test line and short lengths of 25-pound test shock leaders. A simple bobber-split shot rig with a live shrimp at the terminal end is ideal. Some anglers keep a small bucket with sea water at the bow, in which are kept shrimp to keep them lively prior to tripletail casting.
While live shrimp are the most traditional, and usually the most available bait for tripletail, at times other baits like menhaden and fingerling mullet work well. Fished just a few feet under the surface, with a float, they're deadly.
Small grub jigs, buck-tail jigs and silver spoons work, too. It's important that lures are presented slowly and carefully to tripletail, because fish are very deliberate feeders. This is one reason streamer flies, and small epoxy bonefish pattern flies work so well.
Light-action spinning and fly tackle suitable for sea trout and bonefish is ideal for tripletail.
Unlike flounder, redfish or sea trout, tripletail are more cautious, deliberate feeders. Thus there's a tendency to set a hook too soon, so it pays to make sure a 'tail has a bait well in its mouth before setting a hook. Some veterans are certain a bait bobber is taken down with authority before setting a hook in a taking 'tail. If the hook isn't driven home, sometimes immediately stopping a bait will draw a tripletail back to take a shrimp a second or even third time.
While tripletail fishing can be great through the warm months near many of Georgia's barrier islands, some anglers target hard-running tides, preferably during full and new moon phases. During a good day top anglers can spot 15 to 25 tripletail weighing 4 to 12 pounds. On a great day, anglers will see 40 to 50 fish, and there will be some 'tails in the 12 to 20 pound range. On the very best days, 15 to 25 fish will be caught, with virtually all but one or two fish released.
The state record tripletail is a massive 38-pound, 14-ouncer, caught in June, 2005 by Kyle Thigpen fishing the Hampton River near Brunswick. He used a soft plastic DOA Shrimp lure.
Guides for tripletail fishing are available in the Golden Isles region. Three of the best are Greg Hildreth (phone 912-617-1980), Tim Cutting (phone 912-230-1814), and Mark Noble (912-634-1219).


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The D in D-backs stands for damn fun
The Arizona Diamondbacks' win-loss record since their inception looks a lot like the stock market as of late.
From their inaugural year of 97 losses, the World Series title in 2001, 111 losses in 2004, division champs in '07, back to 90+ losses each of the past two seasons, and then this year again division champs, the D-backs have been up and down to say the least.
This year's team, however, takes the cake in the entertainment department. The 2001 team had an air of elegance and expectations to it that you just expected them to win, and the 2007 team was a fluke. This year's team has the heart and soul that you beg for from a baseball team. Justin Upton is an MVP candidate, Ian Kennedy has risen from mediocrity in New York to become a Cy Young candidate, and fiery manager Kirk Gibson is a lock for the Manager of the Year award. Even with all of the individual recognition, the thing that stands out about this team is just that: team.
Arizona this year has shown a flair for the dramatic, having won 27 one-run games, and also winning another eight in extra innings. No game this past year may have been more dramatic than against the Houston Astros, where rookie Paul Goldschmidt hit a 2-run home run with two outs and two strikes to tie it, and slumping (at the time) centerfielder Chris Young won it with a 3-run home run in the 10th inning.
(EDIT: I submitted this blog originally at about 9 p.m. Tuesday night, just before the D-backs' amazing, come-from-behind victory over the Dodgers. A quick recap: The game goes into the 10th inning tied 1-1 and Micah Owings gives up 5 runs in the top of the 10th. Showing the spirit that this article is all about, the D-backs somehow, someway ended up winning the game 7-6 on a grand slam by Ryan Roberts. They rallied to score 6 runs in the bottom of the tenth, and the rally started with 2 outs. On a scale of 1 to WTF just happened, this game ranked somewhere between unbelievable and "you're joking, there's no way that just happened." You can watch the rally by clicking on the Video tab here.)
That win was just one of their league-leading
45 46 come-from-behind victories. The team never gives up, and never is out of a game, making them a World Series contender come playoff time. Let's take a look at the key cogs in what makes this D-backs team so exciting: Continue reading "The D in D-backs stands for damn fun"


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Real Estate areas listed in the past: Ancaster, Brampton, Brant County, Burlington, Dundas, Etobicoke, Glanbrook, Grimsby, Hamilton Downtown, Hamilton East, Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton West, Stoney Creek, Welland
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Jo-Ann Dube has been in the Real Estate industry since 1986. She continually earns acclaimed designations including Master Sales Award, President's Gold Award, Award of Excellence and has earned her place in the top 10% in Canada for Royal LePage. Her many years of experience combined with strong negotiating skills and innovative suggestions has placed her clients in a winning position in realizing their dreams. Her clients speak highly of her professionalism and knowledge of the ever-changing Real Estate market and feel confident in referring her to friends and family.Brokerage address: 2072 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, On, L7R1E3


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Two women are locked up for decades in a British hospital for the criminally insane. Their crime? Bearing children out of wedlock.
At least, that's how the Irish Rep describes "Airswimming," now having its US premiere. But it's hard to tell from the play itself, which, inspired by a true story, depicts the characters' gradual descent into madness as a sort of existential vaudeville routine.
Charlotte Jones' play takes place from 1924 to 1972, as Dora (Aedin Moloney) and Persephone (Rachel Pickup) spend their time endlessly cleaning the institution's dingy environs. As the years go by, they adopt alter-egos — Dorph and Porph — and retreat further and further into fantasy.
The tough-minded Dora, who embraces her fellow inmate's description of her as a "cigar-smoking monomaniac transsexual," makes the best of a bad situation.
"Look at Joan of Arc," she says. "Incarceration didn't get her down. She took it like a man."
Meanwhile, Persephone, who was put away for being a "moral imbecile," clings to her illusions.
"I'm coming out soon, you see," the would-be debutante tells Dora. "Before the king."
She becomes obsessed with Doris Day, donning a garish blond wig, regaling Dora with a rendition of "Que Sera, Sera." and wondering whether Day was a virgin.
"She wasn't to begin with," Dora replies. "Then she became one."
The play's constant shifts back and forth in time make it hard to figure out just what exactly is going on. And while the playwright, to her credit, didn't sentimentalize their story, transforming these tragic, real-life figures into characters from a Samuel Beckett play prevents us from caring about them.
Still, under John Keating's sensitive direction, there are lovely moments, as when the women mime synchronized swimming to the strains of Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon." If only "Airswimming" wasn't so frustratingly airless.


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{table for two: watermelon, salt & chili granita}
Tuesday 2nd August, 2011
by Roséline
. . . and to hold on to summer for as long as possible, {or for those in the southern hemisphere, in anticipation}, pretty pink granita with a little spice . . .
w a t e r m e l o n , s a l t & c h i l i g r a n i t a
serves 4
1 kg fresh, seedless watermelon, skin removed & roughly chopped
1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried chili flakes
add watermelon, lime juice, salt & chili flakes into a food processor and blend until mixture forms a pulpy consistency
pass mixture through a sieve, pressing firmly through with the back of a spoon; discard remaining mixture from sieve
pour the sieved mixture into a wide metal baking tray or freezer-proof dish (make sure it will fit easily onto your freezer shelf) and freeze for approximately 2-3 hours or until ready to serve (mixture will keep in the freezer for 2-3 days)
when ready to serve, use a fork to scrape granita into shards and serve in dessert glasses
{p.s.} previous table for two features:
* campari citrus sorbet
* call me cupcake
* le petit déjeuner
* meringue-encased lemon cakes
* home-made baguettes
* crab bruschetta
{all photography & recipe [with edits] by katie quinn davies . . . more here}
Sounds delectable! Hope you are having a great weekend Roseline!
I'm going to make it! thnks
I have been making something similar this summer but not with the chili flakes, I will ned to try that… mmmm
That sounds absolutely delicious! I'm so making this.
Looks amazing and so easy to make! Will be making this this weekend I think.
yum! those look delish! i love contrasting sweet with spicy. i'll have to try that out with my ladies!
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Published on February 4th, 2009 | by Jules Yap9
We have a winner!
Thank you all 3144 of you who voted for your favourite Ikea hack of 2008. The poll is closed and we have a winner! Pinot and Dita's fabric wall art is your favourite hack of the year, garnering over 20% of the votes, with Steffen's coffee table train a close contender at 14% of votes.
I am also very, very happy that for the first time since I started Ikeahacker in 2006, I am able to give a gift to the well-deserving hacker of the year. Thanks to Geoff from Grippiks.com, who runs an online store specialising in decorative accents for Ikea furniture. Woohoo!
Congrats Pinot and Dita! You guys win up to $100 worth of your choice of accents from the Grippiks store. Happy shopping and we hope to see more hacks from you.
Related posts:
- View the top 20 hacks of 2008.
- View the top 20 hacks of 2007.
- See more of Pinot and Dita's fabric wall art.
- See more of Steffen's coffee table train.
9 Responses to We have a winner!
We need to have IP checking for voting next year. You could vote an unlimited number of times from one computer for this poll.
not only the winner's art is great. i think other arts is great too =] yes. i want to give credit to them.
I think you need to redo this competition and only have true 'hacks' allowed to be judged.
The winner did nothing more then what Ikea already offers: SLÄTTHULT
decoration stickers.
I loved that art project, but I totally agree, it's not a hack.
But congrats to the winner! That project was great.
I concur. The winner isn't a hack, it's a pretty craft project.
P.S. Salad Bowl Speaker should have won. Its a true hack.
So, looks like the ballot box was stuffed.
Was the voting done in Florida?
thanks to everyone who have voted us.


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Can i be arrested for a payday loan of over 500 hundred dollars ?
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You haven't given any facts but there clearly are circumstances which would warrant arrest.
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DescriptionYou know you have access to any of our trainers at any time, <name>, but there are some things that we cannot pass on to you. One of those things are the teachings of your goddess Elune. She gives special abilities to her faithful, and if I'm not mistaken, it is time for you to return home to your Temple of the Moon to be tested.
Return there when you can and speak to Priestess Alathea.
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FIY SU-47-Haoye SU-27 Twin-BAE Hawk 90mm EDF
....Lower Pricing...FIY SU-47-Haoye SU-27 Twin-BAE Hawk 90mm EDF
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NEW Fly It Yourself SU-47 Twin EDF Receiver Ready
ARF KIT Receiver Ready
Length: 1024mm /40.31"
Wingspan: 750mm / 29.52"
Flying Weight: 700g / 24 oz.
Power System: twin EDF55 with brushless motor
Battery: 2200mAh3s 15c
Servo: 9g Servo 3pics
Electronic Speed Controller: twin 18A ESC
Forward swept wing configuration and canard layout
Auto inlet door
Steerble nose wheel and ailevator mix control
High efficient EDF system
Haoye SU-27 Twin 68mm Ducted Fans or Pusher
The SU-27 is designed as a high performance fighter with a fly-by-wire control system. Its high maneuverability makes the Su-27 one of the most imposing fighters ever built. The development of the Su-27 fighter plane was completed in the early 1980s, and the plane subsequently set more than 40 world records of altitude and take-off-speed.
You will need Two (2) ESC Speed controls and Two (2) EDF Motors or Pusher Setup
This is where you can Taylor the Power System for the Type of Flying
you want from Stock Setup to All Out Performances....It's all up to YOU.
The Included Twin Fans are Haoye 68mm Units ...Nice Ones...5 blade ducted fan unit.
Length: 900mm/35.4 In
Wing Span: 670mm/26.4 In
Wing Area: 12dm²
Height: 320mm/12.6 In
Weight: 230g/ 8.11 (plane only)
AUW: 730g/ 25.7
ARF version:
Includes 2 @ Fan units without Motors!
5 blade ducted fan unit For use with Haoye SU-27 68 dia x 58mm (H)
Landing Gear
English Manual
This model can be flown with pusher power or ducted fan power system comes with both Prop or TWIN 68mm Fans...Really Good Fans...Not the Usual, Haoye Fans Ø68 4 Spoke/ 5 Blade Brush Ducted Fan HY003-00105-5B ***Nice Ones***.
The manual is based on instruction for pusher power system or ducted fan system. Comes with glue, pushrods and control horns.
This model can be flown with pusher power or ducted fan power system.
Package contents:
Assembly instructions in English, painted foam fuselage, foam wings, tail plane and fin, small items, linkage hardware pack
Including nylon control horns, Haoye EDF 2@ Fan 68mm and Landing Gear included.
Includes SU-27 Undercarriage non retractable 1 nose gear 2 main gear and 2 Haoye Ducted Fan 68mm W/O Motor -
Ø68 4 Spoke/ 5 Blade Brush Ducted Fan HY003-00105-5B ***Nice Ones***.
Includes SU-27 Undercarriage non retractable (steerable)
Front Nose Wheel: L38×W51×H120mm, D36×8mm
back main gear: L40×W25×H100mm, D45/50×18.5mm
Items not included:
- 4-8 Channel and above Remote Control
- Servos x3
- 4-8 Receiver
- Push Power System
- Brushless Motor 28-47-09C
- 11.1V Li-Po Battery
-Brushless Motor x2
-11.1V Li-Po Battery x2
Haoye BAE Hawk 90mm EDF
Product Information:
Red Arrows BAE Hawk painted version of the Hawk is the perfect EDF Jet for EDF first timers. Made out of foam, the plane comes mostly assembled. The red and white painted fuselage allows modeler a faster build and is scale like of the Red Arrows BAE Hawk. Suitable for EDF and push prop power.
This model can be flown with push power or pull power or ducted fan power system, can be upgraded.
The manual that comes along consists of instruction of push power system or ducted fan system only.
Pack contents:
Assembly instructions in English, white foam fuselage, foam wings, tail plane and fin, small items, linkage hardware pack including nylon control horns, Haoye EDF Fan 90mm and Landing Gear included.
Includes BAE Hawk Undercarriage non retractable 1 nose gear 2 main gear and 1 Haoye Ducted Fan 90mm W/O Motor - Ø89 6 Spoke/ 5 Brush Duct.
RC functions:
- Ailerons
- Elevator
- Rudder / Nose steering
- Throttle
Wing Span.....................: 960mm (37.8'')
Wing area......................: 16.9sq.dm
Weight (empty)..............: 350 grams
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Yes, it's that time again!!! Yeah!!! Love the longer days.
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Yes, it's that time again!!! Yeah!!! Love the longer days.
YEAH!!!!!!! Finally, love it!!!!!!
it's a sign of spring!!!!
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Not me we stay on the same time in Phoenix AZ - J.
Lived in Hawaii and the time change does not happen there, unfortunately it did on my computer automatically!
This totally messes with me and sends me into a depressive state. I'm a fall/winter girl and love my cords and sweaters. I hate being sweaty, unable to breathe fresh air, and wearing summer clothes.
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You don't need to root to get a stock jellybean release on your phone. You would use a program called odin and put your phone into download mode and it will flash the system on your phone. If you don't like it or need to warranty your phone you just odin back to a official verizon release.
You can follow this guide, you would need 1,2,and 8. Then just follow the steps included. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1974114
Rooting is something you would do if you wanted to run apps or alter system files that require special privileges to access, read or write. A good reason to root is flash a custom recovery. The custom recovery will allow you to make backups of your phone. If something breaks on your system you can simply restore a backup in like 10 mins and its good as new
If you want to flash a rom then you will need to rooted AND have your bootloader unlocked. Its a pretty easy process to do everything as long as you pay attention. I.e. don't flash a rom meant for another carriers S3 or the international S3 cause you will hard brick your phone and have to mail it to someone with like $60 to get it fixed :P A good rom to try first would be CleanRom imo. There are many guides around this forum, just read em and reread em then go at it. If you are unsure about something then ask before you do it.
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I don't have too many complaints about taking my kids places with me, but even well behaved children have a breaking point and start to wonder when it will be time to go home. So I seek out ways to make outings easier on my little ones. I understand how they feel because they aren't the only ones who would rather be at home playing 🙂 And the easiest way to make it easy on them is to make it easy on me! When I'm prepared I'm in a better mood to handle situations and things go so much more smoothly. Because it is usually that extra store I stop at or when I forget to get gas and make another detour on our trip that puts our quick outing past lunch time or nap time.
Even with things to keep them entertained, accidents happen to get in the way of my perfectly laid out plan. Like when Kaylee had an accident in the Walmart parking lot and I didn't have a change of clothing for her. Luckily she was wearing a dress that didn't get wet so we just walked into Walmart, bought a pack of underpants, went and put a pair on in the bathroom, and then went shopping. That, I could go my whole life without dealing with again.
So I keep the following in our truck at all times: Diapers, wipes, backpack with change of clothes for younger kids, toilet seat covers (you can get kid ones that stick to the seat and are flushable), hand sanitizer, a box of crackers, bandaids, plastic grocery bags (for diapers or wet clothing), little toys for Ruby, and a toilet. Yes, I said toilet. We have a truck so when I have a little one who is potty training or freshly trained I keep a little training potty in the back. More than once I've loaned it to a friend at the park who had a little one who couldn't wait to drive home to go to the bathroom (all parks should have a bathroom! Just sayin') and we even have a couple of pictures of Kaylee on the tail gate and on the side of the road. We'll save those for black mail down the road.


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Duckhorn wines are delicious. If you are ever somewhere where they are pouring their wines, drink them! But, I am on the fence about recommending visiting the tasting room or actually buying their wines. They are nice, but so expensive. And the tasting room feels very corporate and polished. Please note that my personal wine travels seek to find small family owned wineries that are small production. That is my own personal preference so I do not want to presume that everyone wants the same thing from a tasting experience. Regardless, at this point in my life, this winery is not for me. They make a fantastic Merlot and Cab and when I make a Bajillion dollars doing something fabulous I may drink their $85 Merlot and $95 Cab.
The tasting room is beautiful. It was crowded when we went but if you can make it early in the day you would have a lovely time. But this is a great example of how wine tasting in Napa messes with your head regarding wine pricing.
Downsides? Wine tasting is expensive, wines are expensive and it will be crowded. If money is no object then add it to your itinerary.
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The 23 year-old Middlesex right-hander rose three places to No 18 this week and will look to build on that success when he heads to Paris in under three weeks.
The three-times English National Badminton champion and European bronze medallist is also part of a nine-strong squad to Paris and will be joined in the men's singles by world No 31 Carl Baxter.
The line-up also includes 2006 world mixed doubles champion Nathan Robertson and men's doubles partner Anthony Clark, who won silver medals in mixed and men's doubles at the same championships in Madrid.
Robertson and Clark, the world No 20 pair, are England's best medal hopes in the squad, having won the 2009 Singapore Open title to give England their first Super Series title.
Robertson and Clark are joined in the men's doubles by Yorkshire's Robin Middleton and Surrey's Chris Langridge while Leeds pair Gabby White and Jenny Wallwork will tackle the women's doubles.
World No 12s Robertson and Wallwork are each tackling two events in Paris. The European bronze medallists lead England's mixed doubles challenge in Paris along with Chris Adcock and White.
But European women's doubles bronze medallists Heather Olver and Mariana Agathangelou have seen their World Championship hopes dashed by injury.
They qualified for the women's doubles but Agathangelou's tendonitis in the foot has forced her and Olver to turn down their invitation to compete.
Middleton and Agathangelou's loss is Adcock and White's gain. The former world junior silver medallists were promoted from the reserve list to join Robertson and Wallwork in the mixed doubles and they have accepted the BWF's invitation to compete.
The England squad will prepare for Paris with a training trip to Copenhagen, where they will practise against Denmark's top players.
England Squad (world rankings as of July 29):
Men's singles:
Rajiv Ouseph (Middlesex, Age 23)
Carl Baxter (Avon, 24)
Men's doubles:
Nathan Robertson (Notts, 33) & Anthony Clark (Notts, 32)
Robin Middleton (Yorks, 25) & Chris Langridge (Surrey)
Women's doubles:
Jenny Wallwork (Yorks, 23) & Gabby White (Yorks, 19)
Mixed doubles:
Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork.
Chris Adcock (Notts, 21) & Gabby White
Coaches: Andy Wood, Kenneth Jonassen, Julian Robertson.
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Or is it vice versa? I guess we'll have to wait for video of the 2009 Speaker Series, which features right-wing harridan Ann Coulter against left-wing God-baiter Bill Maher. Now there's a choice. The NYT has a story (and photos below) about the matchup.
A tease:
She [Coulter] and Mr. Maher had agreed to face off in a series of debates over the next three nights, and Ms. Coulter was concerned that their material might go stale from repeated performances.
"Bill wants me to behave like a wife who laughs each time she hears her husband tell the same story," Ms. Coulter said. "I told him I'm not an actress, or I'd have a bigger apartment."
A few minutes later, Mr. Maher, host of the HBO series "Real Time With Bill Maher," entered the room, dressed in jeans and a Planet Hollywood jacket. He hugged Ms. Coulter, and noted the high-heeled shoes she was wearing. "Did you get taller?" Mr. Maher asked. "I wanted to intimidate you," Ms. Coulter replied teasingly.
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Peter Moody has been ordered to appear before stewards after one of his horses returned a positive swab following a recent Pakenham meeting.
Lethal Arrow returned the positive swab after winning a 0-68 handicap at Pakenham on May 17.
A urine sample obtained by the Racing Analytical Service found that Lethal Arrow had traces of Oripavine in his system. Oripavine is a narcotic analgesic which can be used a stimulant for horses.
Following news of the positive test Victorian stewards searched Moody's training facilities and also took samples from feed bins.
"Feed samples have been taken from Mr Moody's stable and we will be continuing our investigations but there is a lot of water to flow under the bridge before we get the possibility of charges being laid," said chief Victorian steward Terry Bailey.
Suspension would be a bitter blow for Moody, who leads the Melbourne trainer's premiership with 92.5 wins so far this season. If Moody were to be suspended it would throw the spring carnival plans of one of Melbourne's biggest stables into serious chaos.
This is the second positive swab for a Moody horse in just over a year after Returntosender returned a positive swab for n-butyl-hyoscine. However Moody pled guilty to that charge after it was revealed that Moody's vet treated the wrong horse with the drug that is commonly used to treat colic in horses.
Moody was fined $3000 and Returntosender was disqualified from the race (which it had won), and despite the fact that stewards accepted his reason for the positive swab Moody was bitterly disappointed because 'a positive swab gives people the chance to throw some mud at you', said the champion trainer following Returntosender's positive swab.
Since returning the positive swab Lethal Arrow has had two race starts. He was stepped up to a 0-72 handicap after the win in question and finished third. At his most recent start, which was in another 0-72 handicap, Lethal Arrow won easily.
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Roland Baylor v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 187th Judicial District Court of Bexar CountyAnnotate this Case
No. 04-04-00685-CR
Roland A. BAYLOR,
The STATE of Texas,
From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2003-CR-9966-A
Honorable Raymond Angelini, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Sarah B. Duncan, Justice
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Justice
Sarah B. Duncan, Justice
Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Delivered and Filed: October 5, 2005
Roland A. Baylor appeals the judgment convicting him of attempted capital murder and sentencing him to fifty years in prison. We affirm the trial court s judgment.
Following a break during the guilt-innocence phase of the trial, Baylor s attorney advised the court that, as he was walking down the hallway behind the courtroom, he heard the jurors in the closed jury room discussing the case, arguing the pros and cons on it. Without further revealing the substance of what he overheard or asking the court to conduct an inquiry into the substance of the jurors discussion, Baylor s attorney moved for a mistrial on the ground the jury s discussion of the case violated the court s instructions, prejudice[d] [Baylor s] rights, and deprived Baylor of his constitutional rights. The trial court denied the motion.
To prevail on a jury misconduct claim, Baylor must establish that the misconduct occurred and that he was harmed by it. See Hughes v. State, 24 S.W.3d 833, 842 (Tex. Crim. App.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 980 (2000); Gomez v. State, 991 S.W.2d 870, 872-73 (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, pet. ref d), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1157 (2000). Baylor s attorney s bare assertion that jurors were discussing the case before it was submitted does not meet this burden. Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for mistrial.
The trial court s judgment is affirmed.
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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Deron Williams scored 22 points and recorded 11 assists Saturday, leading the Utah Jazz to a 95-86 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Al Jefferson added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who came back late to notch the win on the heels of a 100-71 loss to New Orleans Friday. Paul Millsap added 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals for Utah, which also got 12 points and nine rebounds from Andrei Kirilenko.
The Bucks, who lost for the second time following a three-game win streak, got 19 points from Andrew Bogut and 18 from John Salmons.
The Jazz led 71-68 going into the final period but needed to outscore the Bucks 16-4 in the final 6 1/2 minutes to put the game away.


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Grandchildren: trying, exhausting, and absolutely wonderful
It's past 11 o'clock Saturday night. I turn down the furnace and start the dishwasher. I brew a cup of herbal tea and settle on the couch in the quiet living room. I suspect I am too tired to get ready for bed.
I still wear the sweats I pulled on early this morning when I got up—and in amazement realize that I have not showered, brushed my teeth or combed my hair all day. I can scarcely believe it. The only possible explanations for such lapses would be that I've been ill--or camping in the wilderness, alone. Neither of those is the case.
I'm staying with my two grandchildren in West Seattle while their parents are away for the weekend. Friday afternoon, driving their mother's SUV containing their car seats, I picked Adam and Abby up at daycare.
Collecting them from their classrooms, I herded them to the car and buckled them into the car seats, no easy task, made more difficult by the fact that Abby jumped into Adam's car seat and established herself in it, refusing to budge. (How would I know whose was whose?)
This was the beginning of my privileged time with my granddaughter who will be 3 in February and grandson who is 4 1/2.
The immensity of my weekend responsibility bears little resemblance to my recollections of caring for my own son and daughter when they were small. Being a grandmother entrusted with two young grandchildren to care for in their home for a weekend carries an entirely different burden of responsibility.
Any grandparent of more than one grandchild will tell you that the energy required to care for two grandchildren at the same time is exponentially greater than caring for one.
Still, by the time I left the parking lot with my small charges buckled into their wrong car seats, they were cheerfully munching the snacks Grandma dug out of her purse to defuse their impending rages. All was well.
On the way home, Adam and I pointed out colorful autumn trees at every turn. After we arrived at their house and dumped backpacks and art projects on the floor, I impulsively suggested we go for a walk.
The children and I ended up walking several blocks to the beach, returning in semi-darkness. It was a joyful walk—Abby sweetly holding my hand, and Adam scuffing through fallen leaves, chattering. At home, we agreed on yogurt, grilled cheese sandwiches and Caesar salad for dinner. Grandma allowed two pieces each of trick-or-treat candy for dessert, necessitating lengthy and intense sifting through Halloween loot.
That was the first night. I finally settled them into bed after tooth-brushing, story-reading and various stalling endeavors. Same drill tonight. Now they're asleep after a Saturday full of activity—too much to list.
Here I sit, too tired to walk upstairs. I wonder whether Abby will show up again tomorrow morning at my bedside at some dark awful hour. Probably.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Newport News Shipbuilding has opened a new facility for use in building large modules for U.S. Navy Virginia class submarines.
The Supplemental Module Outfitting Facility is 65,000-square-feet and includes four main bays for construction, 17 specialized work spaces and offices.
"In 2011, congressional approval to move forward with the two-submarines-per-year build plan was achieved," said Chris Miner, NNS VCS Program director. "This facility is a reflection that we've arrived and we look forward to working with our partner, General Dynamics Electric Boat, to improve upon and increase the pace by which we equip our Navy with Virginia lass submarines."
Huntington Ingalls Industries, parent company of Newport News Shipbuilding, said the new facility has two cranes that can move the entire length of the facility. One can lift as much as 22 tons; the other as much as 132 tons.
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Monday, August 6 - Saturday August 11, 2018
Meeting daily, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 or 5 p.m.
Monday arrive by 8:30 to complete registration.
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Jo Anne Laymon (Mat. Joanna), workshop coordinator, firstname.lastname@example.com
The Deadline to Register is July 9, 2018*
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The traditional Byzantine-Russian icon-writing method of the Prosopon School of Iconology, founded by Vladislav Andreyev, is a revival of the 15th-16th century iconography style of Andre Rublev. The Prosopon School empasizes the spiritual aspects of the twenty-one step process of writing the icon. To view their icons see: www.prosoponschool.org
Each student will create an icon using ancient techniques of painting and floating with egg tempera, with natural materials: carved wooded boards, pure gold leaf, and finely ground clay and mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk. Fr. Mefodii will emphasize the underlying theology of the icon, both the one upon which we work and the Image (Icon) of God in each of us.
Previous "artistic" experience is not necessary since icon writing is as much a contemplative form of prayer as an ascetic discipline. The workshop will consist of six full-day sessions during which each student will complete an icon. Beginning students will receive step-by-step instructions and all necessary materials to paint/write the icon of Archangel Michael. Students who have attended previous workshops will be assigned an icon appropriate to their experience or they can contact Fr. Mefodii in advance to discuss options. Advanced students this year will be writing the icon of the Feast of the Resurrection, detail shown.
For more photos from our workshops, visit, like, and share our public Facebook page: St. Herman of Alaska Russian Orthodox Church: https://www.facebook.com/StHermanOrthodoxStaffordVA/. The workshop page Event can be found also on Face Book.
Instructor: Father Igumen Mefodii, Master Iconographer and student of Vladislav Andreyevof the Prosopon School of Iconology since 1991, was appointed instructor in 2006 and promoted to Master Iconographer 2008. He has conducted workshops throughout America, in the Philippines, in England, and at St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church since 2011. He is an Orthodox priest-monk (Hieromonk) of the Skete of St. Maximos the Confessor in Palmyra, VA, and has been an ordained priest for over 35 years. Additonally he has been a spiritual director of a college seminary, a representative to various religious and interfaith organizations, and an author. He holds two degrees in theology: Magister der Theologie (M.Th.) from the Theology Faculty of the University Innsbruck, Austria; and a Master of Arts (MA) in Eastern Christian Theology from the John XXIII Institute for Eastern Christian Studies at Fordham University, Bronx, NY.
Tuition and Materials: A Non-refundable deposit is due, $155 (applied toward the tuition) no later than July 9, 2018.
Price includes: tuition, use of tools, all of your materials, the wooden board (beginning/intermediate students), pigments and egg emulsion, brushes, palette, gold leaf, and your pattern. Instruction lasts from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. for the six days, and you may stay to work until 6 p.m.
Beginning/Intermediate students: $755, Includes your board and all materials. You are also required to purchase the very helpful packet of large, full-color prints showing each of the 22 steps in the process of painting Archangels Michael or Gabriel, if you are doing these icons. Packets are $25 and are available for other icons if you choose.
Intermediate/Advanced Students: Those who have done the icons of Archangels Michael and Gabriel, The Theotokos, Christ, St. John the Baptist, and Guardian Angel, or other intermediate/advanced level icons in the Prosopon method, are invited to write the icon of The Crucifixion. Tuition and materials fee will be $650, however you must purchase your own board. Please just trace and scribe/line your pattern ahead of time, if you wish. When you send in your deposit I will send you the pattern. The iconography guild may also do this step during their August meeting.
Students are responsible for their lodging (a block of discounted hotel rooms will be reserved) and meals, and we may share potluck lunches during the workshop.
Monday through Saturday:
Begin with prayer: 9 a.m. (Arrival Monday, however, about 8:30 to set up and finish registration.)
Lunch break: Potluck, for about an hour starting around noon.
Fr. Mefodii leaves about 4 p.m.
Continue working if you wish until about 5:30 - 6 p.m.
1. Explanation of the preparation of the board with gesso ground, levkas2. Transferring the Image and its engraving: preparation of the surface under the gold (red clay application)3. Gilding and burnishing4. First layer of color, roskrish5. Redrawing of the outlines; first highlights, vokhrenie6. First float of transparent color, plav' 7. Second highlight8. Second float9. Second redrawing; third highlight, enliveners, ozhivki10. Linseed oil application, Olipha discussed.11. Questions, make-up, review of the process, and instructor's comments regarding each icon. Photos, before you leave!
Our annual iconography workshop was held Sept. 12 - 17th, 2016. It was taught by Fr. Igumen Mefodii, of the Skete of St. Maximos the Confessor and master iconographer of the Prosopon School of Iconology. It was a blessed week of prayer, lessons, a few struggles, and spiritual growth, to create an icon on the board as well as to grow into the Icon (Image and Likeness) of Christ. We are looking forward to our next workshop, Sept. 11-16, 2017.
1. On our final day the students displayed their icons with Fr. Mefodii holding one of the student's finished icons.
2. Students at work tracing their pattern onto the board.
3. New and returning students are shown the circular movements of the brush.
The workshop/retreat is conducted according to the traditional Byzantine-Russian icon-writing method of the Prosopon School of Iconography, a revival of the 15th century school of Andrei Rublev and founded by Vladislav Andreyev. The school offers both the technique of icon-writing and the spiritual symbolic aspects within the 21 steps of the process.
Above: Icons in progress, the early stages.Only natural materials are used in this floating technique of egg tempera: wood, clay, pure gold leaf, and the pigments formed from ground minerals combined with egg yolk.
The workshop-retreat is conducted in a silent, prayerful environment with the playing of liturgical music during some of the steps. Explanations/reflections on the spiritual meanings are presented before each step. No previous artistic experience is required as writing the icon is as much a contemplative form of prayer as an artistic discipline.
Above: Finished icons of students.Beginning students are provided with step-by-step instructions to complete an icon of Archangels Michael or Gabriel. Other icons such as those of Christ, the Virgin, John the Baptist, and the Guardian Angel are available to those who have attended previous workshops and have them approved by Fr. Mefodii.
All of the steps in the process are rich in spiritual symbolism.
We are instructed as a group and individually. As we listen to soft, liturgical music we focus on prayer and our work.
During our September Prosopon workshop in Stafford, VA, Fr. Igumen Mefodii explained to us the meaning of iconography as prayer and that the lines we paint on our board indicate our focus of prayer.
I couldn't help but notice that the rhythm of the days within our workshop week fell into a cycle that echoed the spiraling lines of prayer.
When we first arrived all of us were chatty, fidgeting in our seats, dropping and spilling things, crinkling bags. In fact, the harder we tried for self-control, to be still, the klutzier we became! These distractions, as broken spirals, led to our unfocused prayer, and mistakes on our board, serving as lessons we must learn.
When we quieted down mentally and physically in submission to God our Creator, our prayer mixed with the prayers within the liturgical music and with each other's in harmony. Our prayers began to spiral more smoothly inward, toward our personal logos, the presence of God within each of us.
I noticed that as the week progressed our focus and concentration improved so much that we were reluctant to "come out of it" long enough to break for lunch, to converse.
Once we resumed our work we lingered there awhile, nearest the Source of the spiral. Our best work was done while enjoying this stillness and peace, and the only physical movement was our brush. We became co-creators with God as we worked on our icons.
Slowly, nearing the end of our workday, we again emerged, almost as if awakening from sleep, spiraling outward to rejoin the world, hopefully more enlightened, and able to share our light, the fruits of this experience, with everyone.
—Mat. Joanna Laymon, St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Government safety regulators are investigating complaints that Jeep Patriot SUVs are stalling without warning at highway speeds.
The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration affects about 112,000 Jeep Patriot SUVs from the 2011-2012 model years.
The Office of Defects Investigation has received 12 complaints alleging incidents of engine stall. Approximately 10 of those incidents occurred at speeds of 65 miles per hour or more. All complaints reported that the vehicle could not be immediately restarted.
"The complaints show an apparent increasing trend, with all but three received within the past six months," NHSTA stated.
One complaint alleged that the high-speed engine stall resulted in a crash and injury.
NHTSA says the probe is an preliminary evaluation to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.
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What's the Superman thing? Myself I played first Awakening with a character imported from DAO, a 2H fighter, Berserk and Blood. And for a Nightmare difficulty it wasn't a Nightmare difficulty from far. But Nightmare difficulty was liek a good Normal difficulty for me. Well apart in the last fight and the big dragon fight.
When I tried replayed, this time with a new character, a mage, I end in feeling the game too hard and felt that I was more limited in character class choices (ie spells and specializations chosen) and had perhaps choose a wrong build. It's weird but I gave up and didn't think try lower the difficulty to more standard setup.
EDIT: About Superman, Ha the meteorite thing. I don't like much those out of context references, in any game, I felt them either poor humor either mood breaking.
EDIT2: For mention there's a mod that unlocks all DAO specializations, it can be handy.
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As of 2010, all Member States are required to meet their emission ceilings, but preliminary 2014 data and final data for 2010-13 in the EEA's new briefing 'NEC Directive reporting status 2015' shows that a number of countries consistently breached their limits for NOx, NMVOCs and NH3 in all these years.
The main reasons for the exceedances are emissions from road transport (NOx) and agriculture (NH3). Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), the harmful component of NOx, directly harms health as high concentrations can cause inflammation of the airways leading to respiratory conditions and cardiovascular disease. In addition, NOx forms fine particulate matter and ozone in the atmosphere. Both pollutants have adverse effects on human health. NH3, which mainly stems from the use of fertilisers and the handling of animal manure, also forms particulate matter in the atmosphere. Moreover, both pollutants have impacts on ecosystems as they contain nitrogen.
Notes: 'v' indicates that the emission ceiling has been attained; 'x' indicates that the ceiling has not been attained.
2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013: final data; 2014: provisional data.
In some cases, the ceiling could have been attained on the basis of adjusted emission inventories as approved under the Gothenburg Protocol of the LRTAP Convention. In particular for 2013 and 2014, the number of exceedances above the 2010 NECD emission ceilings would become fewer.
A revised National Emission Ceilings Directive was proposed by the European Commission as part of its 2013 Clean Air Policy Programme. The proposal, which included new 2020 and 2030 reduction commitments for the four currently-covered pollutants, as well as new ceilings for two additional pollutants – fine particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4), is currently being negotiated by the European Parliament and Member States under the Dutch EU Presidency.
Recent scientific studies have shown that ground-level ozone pollution is harmful even at very low levels. This means that levels are still far too high, even though the the limits were exceeded on fewer occasions than in many previous years. Moreover, this does not necessarily mean that exposure is falling a corresponding amount. A separate study found that in 2012, almost all inhabitants of cities in the EU were exposed to ozone levels above World Health Organisation guidelines, which are stricter than the EU limits.
Ground-level ozone is a 'secondary pollutant', which means it is formed in chemical reactions between other pollutants in the air. It is a particular problem during the summer as it forms in warm weather. High ozone concentrations can cause serious health problems, especially respiratory illnesses and cardiovascular problems, leading to premature death in some cases. It also damages vegetation such as agricultural crops.
Sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions have fallen the most since 1990 (–80 %), followed by carbon monoxide (CO) (–62 %), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) (–55 %) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)(–44 %).
For several pollutants the decline was particularly sharp between 2008 and 2009. For example, SOx emissions fell by 21 % mainly as a result of the economic recession which led to reduced energy demand and hence lower emissions from public power plants in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Spain. Similarly, emissions of other key pollutants from the electricity generating sector also fell significantly in 2009 – for example, NOx and primary particulate matter (PM) both by around 10 % between 2008 and 2009.
However, it is worth noting that although emissions within the EU have fallen significantly, air quality can still be quite low, particularly in urban areas.
The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) aims to limit and, as far as possible, gradually reduce and prevent air pollution including long-range transboundary air pollution. The 51 Parties of the Convention, including the EU, are obliged to report emissions data for a large number of air pollutants. The main air pollutants and their effect on human health and the environment are listed here.
The EEA assists the EU by preparing the emissions inventory to be reported under the LRTAP Convention each year.
The EEA publishes the data from the inventory report in the air pollutant emissions data viewer, a searchable web-based interface that simplifies access and analysis. The data viewer shows emission trends and graphics for the main sectors and allows comparison of emissions from different countries and activities.
In 1992, countries adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to cooperatively consider options for limiting average global temperature increases and the resulting climate change.[1] Continuous discussions under the UNFCCC led to the adoption in 1997 of the Kyoto Protocol,[2] which legally binds developed countries to achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets.
In 2010, the international community agreed on the need to reduce emissions in order to prevent global temperature increases from exceeding 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels[3] (no more than 1.2 °C above today's level). This would require cutting global emissions by 40% to 70% compared to 2010 by 2050.[4]
More than 90 countries agreed to take on mitigation commitments until 2020 including the major developed and developing nations. The European Union (EU) and a handful of other developed countries made their commitments under the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol for a second commitment period running from 2013 to 2020.[5]
The pledges up to 2020 are insufficient to ensure the global temperature rise stays below 2 °C but they don't preclude meeting this objective.[4][6] To secure the chances to stay below 2 °C, the international community has decided to work towards an international climate agreement for the period after 2020, which should be applicable to all. The negotiation on this new global agreement is expected to be concluded in 2015 in Paris.
In this context of international efforts to limit climate change, the EU is committed to cutting its emissions by 2020 by at least 20% compared to 1990 levels. It has offered to increase the reduction to 30% below 1990 levels, subject to other countries offering similar efforts towards 2020.[7][8]
These commitments have been backed by concrete policies and measures to reduce GHG emissions in Europe. The EU implemented an Emissions Trading System (ETS) for industrial installations in power generation and manufacturing in 2005[9][10] and strengthened it in 2009 to help the EU achieve its 2020 objectives.[11] Since 2012, the EU ETS also includes aviation.[12] The EU ETS today covers about 45% of EU emissions. In parallel, annual targets have been set for each Member State to reduce emissions in the sectors not covered by the EU ETS.[13] Binding targets are now in place to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars and vans.[14][15] Further efforts also include the promotion of renewable sources of energy,[16][17] measures to improve the efficiency of energy supply and use,[18][19] the regulation of F-gases,[20] etc.
The EU has also articulated a long-term goal for 2050 of reducing Europe's GHG emissions by 80% to 95% compared to 1990 levels.[21][22][23] To ensure that the EU is on a cost-effective track towards meeting this objective, the European Council adopted in 2014 a new set of climate and energy targets for 2030 .[24][25] This includes a binding target of reducing emissions by at least 40% compared to 1990 levels, a target, binding at EU level, of achieving a share of at least 27% for renewable energy consumption, and an indicative target at EU level of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency, compared to projections of future energy consumption.
The EU has been reducing its own GHG emissions and its share of global GHGs. The EU has already almost reached its unilateral 20% reduction target, eight years ahead of 2020. Between 1990 and 2012, total GHG emissions in the EU decreased by 18%[26][27] (Figure 1). During this period, the EU's share of global GHG emissions declined from 13% to 10%.[28] In this same period, average per-capita emissions decreased by a quarter, from 11.7 to 9.0 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per capita.[28] The GHG emissions intensity of the EU economy improved substantially, with a 44% decrease of emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP).[28][29]
Almost all of the European countries with an individual GHG reduction or limitation target under the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period (2008–2012) are on track towards achieving their respective targets.[30] Besides the additional contribution in most countries of activities enhancing carbon sinks (such as forestry) the use of Kyoto Protocol flexible mechanisms (the purchase of emission reduction credits from other countries) will help ten European countries (including seven Member States)[31] reach their individual target.
During the period from 1990 to 2012, GHG emissions in Europe decreased in the majority of sectors, with the notable exception of transport (Figure 2). The largest absolute reductions were in the emissions from energy use in industrial, residential, and commercial sectors (energy-related emissions represent about 80% of EU GHG emissions). However, significant reductions in relative terms took place in other sectors, such as agriculture and waste management. The largest reductions, which took place in industrial sectors, can be explained by efficiency improvements in restructured iron and steel plants, a reduced reliance on highly-emitting fuels such as coal, and structural changes of the economy toward a higher share of services and a lower share of industry in total GDP.[28]
Although GHG emissions trends in the EU were considerably affected by economic or macroeconomic factors during the period from 1990 to 2012, EU and national policies have been playing an increasing role in these decreasing trends.
The economic crisis that the EU encountered during the 2008–2012 period is estimated to have contributed to less than half of the total emission reduction observed during this period. The combined effects of other factors and policies have played at least as important a role in GHG emission reductions as the economic crisis. A significant share of emission reductions during this period was due to climate and energy policies, in particular the increase of renewables in the EU energy mix and the improvement in energy efficiency of the economy.[28]
Aggregated projections from Member States indicate that total EU GHG emissions will further decrease. With the set of national domestic measures in place by mid-2012, EU emissions are expected to reach a level of 21% below 1990 levels by 2020[26][32] and only 22% below 1990 levels by 2030. Implementing the additional measures that were at planning stage in Member States by mid-2012 could help achieve reductions of 24% by 2020 and 28% by 2030 compared to 1990. The EU reference scenario used in the Commission's impact assessment of the 2030 climate and energy policy framework[33] indicates that with current legislation agreed in the EU, total GHG emissions in the EU might be 32% lower in 2030 compared to 1990.
The largest emission reductions in the EU by 2020 are projected to take place in the sectors covered by the EU ETS, where emissions are capped at EU level. Large reductions are expected to come from already-adopted measures supporting renewable energy[20] or aiming at limiting and reducing pollution from large combustion plants.[34] When it comes to non-ETS emissions, most Member States expect that their national targets for the period from 2013 to 2020 will be met through policies or measures already in place.[32] However, in about half of the Member States[35] additional measures will need to be implemented to achieve the targets. In particular, key contributions are expected from energy-efficiency measures targeting the buildings sector.
Full implementation of existing policy instruments is a necessary first step towards further emission reductions in all Member States. However, the anticipated reductions by 2030 remain insufficient compared to the 40% reduction target and the even steeper reduction needed beyond 2030, in order for the EU to remain on a trajectory towards a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy. To achieve the 40% reduction target by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, the ETS sector will have to reduce its emissions by 43% and the non-ETS sector by 30%, compared to 2005, respectively.[24] In the EU ETS, further reductions will be driven through strengthened emission caps. Outside the ETS, new policies and measures remain necessary to address emissions in sectors for which projected trends remain problematic, in particular in the transport sector.
Fulfilling Europe's long-term objectives could be achieved through fundamental changes in our energy and transport systems, in particular by further improving their efficiency and by ensuring coherent planning and infrastructure on various governance levels. However, becoming more resource efficient will not be sufficient on its own to achieve Europe's long-term objectives, for example if the volume of transport continues to grow or if we keep increasing the number of domestic appliances. After all, we could become more efficient but still put excessive demands on the environment. For that reason, in order to achieve sustainability we also need to focus on the limits of natural systems.
Professor Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director, said: "European Union policy has reduced emissions of many pollutants over the last decade, but we can go further. In many countries, air pollutant concentrations are still above the legal and recommended limits that are set to protect the health of European citizens. In fact, air pollution reduces human life expectancy by around two years in the most polluted cities and regions."
The EEA's 'Air quality in Europe — 2012 report' examines citizens' exposure to air pollutants and provides a snapshot of air quality in Europe. The report is intended to support the development of more effective clean air policies.
• Particulate matter (PM) is the most serious air pollution health risk in the EU, leading to premature mortality. The report estimates that in 2010, 21 % of the urban population in 2010 was exposed to PM10 concentration levels higher than the most stringent, daily, EU limit value designed to safeguard health. Up to 30 % of the urban population was exposed to finer PM2.5 concentration levels above the (less stringent) yearly EU limit values. According to the WHO reference levels, which are even tighter than those imposed by EU law, respectively up to 81 % and 95 % of urban dwellers were exposed to PM concentrations that exceed the reference values set for the protection of human health – underlining the urgency of the coming review of air legislation.
• Ozone (O3) can cause respiratory health problems and lead to premature mortality. Exposure in cities is very high – 97 % of EU urban inhabitants were exposed to O3 concentrations above the WHO reference level in 2010. 17 % were exposed to concentrations above the EU target value for O3. In 2009, 22 % of arable land in Europe was exposed to damaging concentrations of O3, leading to agricultural losses.
• Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a major cause of eutrophication (excessive plant and algal growth in water) and acidification, and also contributes to the formation of PM and O3. In 2010, 7 % of Europeans living in cities were exposed to NO2 levels above the EU limit values. National emissions of nitrogen oxides in many European countries still exceed emission ceilings set by EU legislation and under United Nations agreements.
• Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is a carcinogen. A considerable proportion of the urban population in the EU (20-29 % between 2008 and 2010) were exposed to concentrations exceeding the EU target value, which must be met by 2013. The increase in BaP emissions in Europe in recent years is therefore a matter of concern.
• Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a big success story: emissions have been reduced significantly in recent years thanks to EU legislation requiring the use of emissions scrubbing technology and lower sulphur content in fuels. 2010 was the first year that the EU urban population was not exposed to SO2 concentrations above the EU limit value.
• Carbon monoxide, benzene and heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, nickel, lead) concentrations in outdoor air are generally low, localised and sporadic in the EU, with few exceedances of the limit and target values set by EU legislation.
In recent years, the EEA has published annual information on air pollutant emissions and exceedances of emission ceilings under the National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive. Later this year, the EEA will publish a retrospective analysis of whether the health and environmental objectives of the NEC Directive for 2010 have been met.
The European Commission is preparing a review of EU air legislation in consultation with stakeholders and will put a particular emphasis on air pollution policies in 2013.
Poor air quality can cause heart disease, respiratory problems, lung cancer, breathing difficulties and other illnesses. Some pollutants can lead to eutrophication, reduced agricultural crop yields, decreased forest growth and have an impact on the climate. Emissions of several pollutants have fallen in recent years, resulting in improved air quality in some areas. However, they have not always resulted in a corresponding drop of atmospheric pollutant concentrations. The persistent air quality problems require further efforts in mitigating the emissions of several pollutants.
The most problematic pollutants affecting human health are particulate matter (PM), ground-level ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Health impact estimates associated with long-term exposure to PM2.5 show that this pollutant was responsible for 432 000 premature deaths in Europe in 2012, a level similar to that estimated in previous years. The estimated impacts of NO2 and O3 exposure were around 75 000 and 17 000 premature deaths respectively. The report also provides estimates of premature deaths at country level.
'Despite continuous improvements in recent decades, air pollution is still affecting the general health of Europeans, reducing their quality of life and life expectancy,' said EEA Executive Director Hans Bruyninckx. 'It also has considerable economic impacts, increasing medical costs and reducing productivity through working days lost across the economy.'
Alongside health, air pollutants also have a significant harmful impact on plant life and ecosystems. These problems, including eutrophication caused by ammonia (NH3) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), as well as damage caused by O3 to plants, are still widespread across Europe.
'Measuring exhaust emissions from vehicles is a complex issue, and it's a topic that has been extensively discussed in the media over the past months,' said EEA Executive Director Hans Bruyninckx. 'This report explains in simple terms how vehicle emissions occur and how they are tested, and the reasons for the gap between tested and real-world driving emissions.'
The new report, 'Explaining road transport emissions: a non-technical guide', gives a simplified explanation of the often complex information available on road transport emissions as well as the technologies to reduce them.
Standardised measurements are made in laboratories to check that vehicles meet the official requirements for exhaust emissions. However, the official procedures currently used in Europe are not representative of real driving conditions. For certain pollutants, there is a significant difference between official emission measurements and vehicle performance on the road. Nitrogen oxides (NOx), a major air pollutant which harms health and the environment, can be more than seven times higher under real world driving conditions for new vehicles than in official tests. New vehicles similarly can emit up to 40 % more carbon dioxide (CO2) than official measurements would indicate.
The report outlines three main reasons for these discrepancies:
The existing emissions test procedure permits a number of flexibilities which can be used to minimise measured emissions.
In the future two important initiatives are planned in the European Union to help ensure an improved consistency between the official vehicle emissions and real-world driving performance. This includes updating the outdated official test procedure to one that is more representative of real-world emissions, as well as the introduction of a procedure for measuring the real driving NOx emissions of vehicles on the road.]]>
The EEA report on transport and the environment shows that some efficiency gains have been made. For example, new cars in 2010 were approximately a fifth more efficient than in 2000. However, these relatively modest gains are often outpaced by growing demand, even if the recession slowed activity in some areas. Between 1990 and 2009, demand for transport grew by approximately one third, leading to a 27 % increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) from transport in the same period.
New targets proposed in the Commission's Roadmap will frame policy making at the European, national and municipal level in order to tackle environmental issues connected to transport. The report shows there are significant opportunities for policy makers to address these problems coherently, for example by addressing air quality and climate change together.
For the first time, the EEA has developed a baseline to assess progress towards the transport sector's environmental targets. These include targets for greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and noise. A core set of 12 indicators has been developed, spanning a wide range of policy areas.
'Laying the foundations for greener transport' is the latest in an annual series of reports published by the European Environment Agency under the Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM).
The European Annual Air Quality Report 2011 provides an overview and analysis of air quality in Europe. The evaluation of the status and trends of air quality is based on ambient air measurements (1999-2009), in conjunction with anthropogenic emissions and their trends (1990-2009).
The TERM report includes a chapter on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars. In coming weeks, the EEA will release updated data on manufacturers' progress towards CO2 targets for new cars. This will be published on www.eea.europa.eu.
In 2012, the TERM report will track progress against the baseline established in this report for the first time.
Transport GHG emissions were defined in the Kyoto Protocol agreement as the emissions from the combustion and evaporation of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, but excluding international aviation and maritime transport (international bunker fuels). The GHG emissions target for transport in the Commission's Roadmap is defined as the emissions counted under the Kyoto Protocol, plus international aviation (but excluding international maritime transport). Figures are in CO2 equivalent.
Freight transport: This includes road (national and international haulage of Heavy Good Vehicles, including cross-trade and cabotage), railways and inland waterways.
Twenty-one finalists were selected from entrants from 15 European countries. A jury made up of communication experts from across Europe selected the winner of each category, as well as a Youth Prize for participants between 18 and 24. Winners in each category will receive a € 500 cash prize.
Dovile Lubyte from Lithuania won both the Air and Technology category and the Youth Prize with her entry, 'Astronauts of the Polluted Earth'.
Demonstrating a more realistic approach, Javier Arcenillas from Spain won the Air and Cities category with 'Contamination,' which creatively depicted the pollution from industry. In 'BADAIR', Stella Carbone from Italy showed how people try to avoid air pollution, winning the Air and Health category.
'Ever closing' by Stephen Mynhardt from Ireland won the Air and Nature category with a photo story about air pollution and bird life.
Finalists were also open to a public online vote. The Public Choice Award was won by Stephen Connell from the UK with 'Wasted light', a series of photographs of power stations and steel works taken during the night.
You can see all the finalists and the eventual winners by clicking on the circles in the Eye on Earth map below, and selecting 'Feature info'. Scroll to the right to see all three pictures for each entry. Note that the circles represent the entries.
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"We published a report in June on the NEC Directive, showing that although the legislation has brought down emissions, broadly in line with its original objectives, there are still some problems with attainment," EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade said. "But the report we are publishing today finds that Member States have even further to catch up on air pollution when the latest science is taken into account, showing how important it is that we keep investing in knowledge."
The ceilings to limit emissions were designed to ensure that the health and environmental objectives were met cost-effectively. There have been significant cuts in air pollutant emissions between 1990 and 2010: sulphur dioxides (-82%), non-methane volatile organic compounds (-56%), nitrogen oxides (-47%) and ammonia (-28%). Nevertheless, twelve EU Member States exceeded at least one of the ceilings agreed for these air pollutants, as documented in a report from the EEA earlier this year.
There are many ways of assessing whether environmental targets have been met. The new EEA report uses two different approaches to ensure that results are both impartial and objective:
Past knowledge: an assessment using the tools and approaches from the time the objectives were defined a decade ago.
Present knowledge: a state-of-the-art assessment using, as far as feasible, the latest scientific understanding, including an advanced methodology and higher resolution air quality modelling.
Using these approaches, it becomes evident that the impacts of air pollutants covered by the NEC Directive are in most cases more serious than would have been evident from using past knowledge alone.
Eutrophication: High emissions of nitrogen oxides and ammonia lead to excessive levels of nutrient nitrogen, for example in grasslands, heaths and nutrient-poor lakes. While the objective to reduce areas at risk of eutrophication was met according to past knowledge, present knowledge indicates that eutrophication caused by atmospheric deposition is still a major environmental problem.
Source: Areas at risk of eutrophication in 2010 (right) vs 1990 (left)
Acidification: The EU has the objective to halve, at least, the areas at risk of acidification between 1990 and 2010. Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ammonia emitted to the air contribute to acidification of water and soil.
The objective has been largely met across the European Union if the old methodology is used. The risk of acidification also appears to be markedly reduced when new methods are applied, but there are still many areas of Europe where the acidification objective is not yet met. This is because the more advanced methodology takes into account the specific effects on different ecosystems, for example the higher rate of acid deposition in forests.
Ozone: Breathing high levels of ozone can cause respiratory problems and contribute to premature death. The NEC Directive's objective to reduce human exposure to ozone has been largely met, according to both methodologies, with the exception of some parts of southern Europe, particularly northern Italy.
Ozone also damages vegetation, such as crops and forests. According to the modelling results the targets to protect crops were mostly met, even when using the newer methodology, with the exception of Spain and Portugal. However, the objective to protect forests was clearly not achieved in most of Europe, with the exception of the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom.
While the EEA's latest report stresses the adverse effects of air pollutants on the environment, a recent EEA assessment of air quality in Europe found that approximately one third of European city dwellers are exposed to pollutants above EU limits to protect health.
The European Commission is currently reviewing the European Union's air policy. Amongst other initiatives, the Commission is expected to propose a revised NEC Directive in 2013 at the latest, which is likely to set objectives for 2020 and beyond for relevant air pollutants. In the meantime, the NEC Directive remains in force and requires European Union Member States to keep emissions below national ceilings beyond 2010.]]>
Hans Bruyninckx, EEA Executive Director, said: "Air pollution still has an impact on Europeans and our environment. Europe can go beyond the emissions reductions that have already been achieved. We also need to think beyond purely technical measures, working towards a structural shift in our economy and promoting international cooperation."
The UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) was agreed in order to limit air pollutants causing acid rain and eutrophication, often far away from the source of the pollution as air currents carry the pollutants long distances and across borders. Many of the pollutants addressed also harm human health, causing a range of problems from respiratory illnesses to cardiovascular disease, leading to premature death in some cases.
The Gothenburg Protocol to the UNECE LRTAP Convention contains emission reduction commitments that have to be met from 2010 and onwards, for the pollutants nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), sulphur oxides (SOx) and ammonia (NH3). In addition to the emission reduction commitments for individual countries, the protocol also specifies reduction commitments for the EU.
NOx is the only pollutant for which the 2011 emissions exceeded the respective EU emission reduction commitment. For the remaining pollutants, the emissions in 2011 were below the respective air pollutant reduction commitments. The Protocol was recently updated to include five targets for the year 2020, including a target for fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
Past air pollutant emission reductions
Since 1990 the EU's most successful reduction of air emissions has been cutting sulphur dioxide (SO2) - in 2011 emissions were 82 % lower than in 1990. Many other air pollutant emissions have more than halved during this time, including the main heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury), and persistent organic pollutants such as dioxins and furans, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Between 2010 and 2011, emissions of most main air pollutants continued to fall, including NOx, sulphur dioxide (SO2), NMVOCs and carbon monoxide. For all pollutants except NOx, the European Union's emissions were below the respective reduction commitments in 2011.
There are many reasons for emission reductions, including power stations switching from solid and liquid fuels to fuels such as natural gas, new legislation limiting vehicle exhaust emissions, flue-gas scrubbing technology in industry, reduced sulphur content in some liquid fuels, lower point-source emissions from industrial facilities, and the closure of older industrial facilities as a consequence of economic restructuring.
Background information
The report includes emissions over the period 1990-2011 for the air pollutants sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), ammonia (NH3), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM), heavy metals (HMs) and persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
The inventory compiled by the EEA on the basis of data submitted by EU Member States is largely complete for 5 (NOx, NMVOCs, SO2, NH3, CO) out of 26 air pollutants. Member State submissions contain various data gaps for particular pollutants or years in the time series. A procedure to fill such gaps was applied, but was impossible in some instances in which case the EU emission totals for these pollutants are underestimated.]]>


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Trey Sanchez
Truth Revolt
April 1, 2014
The EPA, mirroring Barack Obama's incessant use of children to sell his messages, has produced two videos using young children to promote the EPA's message that wood-burning fireplaces and stoves are unhealthy. At the beginning of January, the Environmental Protection Agency banned a large majority of wood-burning stoves and fireplaces sold in the United States. The EPA claims they are attempting to improve air quality by requiring appliances to burn more cleanly.
The two videos produced by the EPA program Burn Wise assert that wood-burning fireplaces lead to pollution and sickness. Other maladies the children declare can be caused by smoke from wood fires are voiced like this:
Wood smoke from wood stoves and fireplaces is pollution.
Smoke from wood stoves and fireplaces can make you sick.
Wood smoke can give you a stuffy nose.
Make your eyes water.
And even make you cough.
It can also cause an asthma attack.
It can hurt your lungs and make it hard to breathe.
Viewers are directed to the EPA's Burn Wise website where tips are offered to "Learn Before You Burn" and how to upgrade to an EPA-approved appliance.
This article was posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 5:17 am


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The term Catfish: definition from Urban Dictionary:
"Did you hear how Dave got totally catfished last month?! The fox he thought he was talking to turned out to be a pervy guy from San Diego!"
If you haven't seen the show 'Catfish' on MTV yet, I highly, highly recommend it. Entertaining, absolutely! But it's also a great reminder about the anonymity of the internet, especially with the people you meet, or get to know over social media. Are they who they say they are?? Are you sure?? 'Catfish' shows that, if you're in a full-blown online relationship, and for one reason or another, excuse after weird excuse, you never actually meet up in person…chances are the person you're in a relationship with is not who they say they are.
Now you're thinking, "Well, come on, Steph. I mean, who would be that stupid? Seriously…how could you NOT know something was fishy?" And this is where I point you to MTV.com, they have some full episodes.
Now…..a Hollywood actor/celebrity has been 'Catfished.' Thomas Gibson, he was Greg in 'Dharma & Greg' and he's now on 'Criminal Minds.' Separated from his wife….he's been in A TWO-YEAR online relationship with someone who introduced themselves to him through Twitter, as Thomas' 'biggest fan' and a Porn Star. OF COURSE he responded!!
The details get squishy and embarrassing (home-made hot tub video of himself….alone…that he sent her…YIKES!!), but here's the whole story…..so far. You just KNOW there's more coming.