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Phish closed out their summer tour last night with a triumphant finale show leaving all of the blogs in full buzz-mode this morning. "Maze" opener? "Ghost > Guy Forget > Ghost?" Yowsa.
I'm a little bummed I had to miss this one — albeit for a good cause to see my oldest friend ever get married back in my hometown — and seeing this setlist and getting a text from my buddy that said "Just shook Trey's hand in the airport" did only contribute to the unfortunate FOMO that I was experiencing. And last night I was BBQ'ing with some friends and I would get reprimanded every time I would check my tweets for setlist updates from the show. She was trying to save me from myself, and for that I'm appreciative.
But enough rambling from me; you should be reading what the other blogs had to say about the show…
Phish slammed the door on their greatest three-night stand of the year last night, again crushing two sets of highlight-ridden music for their Denver audience. In their tour finale, the band unveiled a spectacular final set littered with buttery segues, smoking improv, and the razor-sharp musical marksmanship displayed throughout three glorious nights in the Rocky Mountains. [Phish Thoughts]
I'm sure that's not the least bit sensational.
In sum, Phish delivered at Dick's. All three nights. While there has certainly been too much rebarbative "rip cording" of jams in recent months, which occasionally will make even an "It's All Hood" fan wince, there is no question that Phish has performed quite well, and consistently so, this year. Hopefully, the rumors are true about a benefit show in a few weeks to raise funds for relief from Hurricane Irene, which wrought severe damage to Phish's exquisitely beautiful home state of Vermont. [@cdirksen for Phish.net (best headline ever)]
Seriously, one of my favorite Phish article headlines ever.
While we usually point you in the direction of certain songs/jams to hear in this recap, just listen to it all – especially the second set – as Phish put one hell of an exclamation point on this tour. Let's hope a New Year's run is in the works before the quartet embarks on a less active year in 2012. [Hidden Track]
From The Skinny, an always hella-detailed analysis of the setlist from last night's show. It's a great recap for someone that wasn't there.
Finally, I anxiously await Pauly's update at Coventry Music. Always a fun read.
Phish @ Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver 9/4/11
Set 1: Maze, Back on the Train[1] > Rift > Bathtub Gin, The Way It Goes[2], Halfway to the Moon, Gumbo, Halley's Comet > Tube[3] > Timber (Jerry) > Roses Are Free > Chalk Dust Torture
Set 2: Rock and Roll -> Come Together -> Twist[4] -> Piper[5] > Harry Hood > Roggae > Ghost -> Guy Forget -> Ghost[6], Walls of the Cave
Encore: Backwards Down the Number Line[7]
[1] Sneaking Sally tease (Trey).
[2] Streets of Cairo tease (Page).
[3] Charlie Chan tease (Trey).
[4] Low Rider tease/jam.
[5] Roadrunner tease.
[6] Oye Como Va tease (Trey).
[7] Guy Forget quotes.
Notes: First Maze opener since December 9, 1995, Albany. Brief Sneaking Sally tease from Trey in Back on the Train. The debut of Gillian Welch's The Way It Goes included a Streets of Cairo tease from Page. Tube featured a tease of Charlie Chan by Trey. Towards the end of Chalk Dust, Trey made an "Ssssssss" sound, referring to Friday, September 2, 2011′s "S__" songtitled show. First Come Together since December 8, 1995, Cleveland (537 shows). Twist contained a brief Low Rider tease/jam. Piper featured a tease of Roadrunner (Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers), and nonsenical vocal quoting that hinted at "Radio On." Until tonight, Guy Forget had not been played since October 1, 2000, Phoenix (199 shows ago). After Guy Forget, the end of Ghost contained Guy Forget quotes. Walls of the Cave featured Rock and Roll quotes from Page.
Setlist and notes via Phish.net.
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First a little background to how this whole situation came to pass: I am a vegan, which, apart from the obvious fact that I don't eat anything that comes from animals (except honey), I get sucked into debates a lot. At first I used to argue with people, but after talking to about 100 people, and not being able to convince anyone to also become vegan (not even my wife), I realized that these debates are mostly pointless and if anything, they alienate people. So as much as I can, I stopped. However, there are very few vegans in Israel, and so I often get asked why I am vegan. At least once a week I find myself eating with someone and then it comes up (for example when they see I drink my coffee with soy milk), and then they inevitably ask," but why not eggs?" (Because of the way the chickens are treated) - which inevitably leads to "then why not organic eggs?" (Because of the way all chicken are manufactured - including the organic ones - by killing all the male hatchlings, which in the US alone is roughly 5 billion a year)). ANYWAY, I try to avoid these discussions for the above-mentioned reasons, and when they come up, to shorten them and move on.
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One day a few weeks ago I was invited to a brita (the female version of the brit milah, in which no cutting gets done, but friends are invited to celebrate the birth of a baby girl). Someone offered me some hors d'oeuvres, and I asked if there was any mayonnaise (because it has eggs), and 2 minutes later this idiot to whom I was introduced about 5 minutes earlier was trying to prove to me that I am wrong. Not really loving these parties had put me in a combative mood, and naturally, as you may have guessed, the conversation got round to eating babies. At some point, to drive further a point, I even said that it is more moral to eat babies than other animals. In fact, it is healthier, better for the planet, etc. and I think it is hypocritical that he eats animals but not babies. He then asked me if I would eat a baby. And I said that I would eat a baby before I ate a chicken or a pig, that's for sure. In fact, I said that this conversation convinced me that eating babies is in fact the moral thing to do, and I would be happy to eat one. Now a conversation with me would not usually end in these dark places, but this guy was just trying annoying me, and so I ended up just trying to annoy him back. Anyhow, he went away, and the party continued, and I did not think too much about it.
It should be obvious that as a vegan I am against eating babies, if only for the reason that they are animals. But before I continue, just to be certain that I am not misconstrued in any way, it is important for me to say that although I used it as a debating point, I am 100% against eating babies. It sounds silly to even say it, because it is so obvious, but still, better safe than sorry.
Continuing with the story: there's this person who is a really good friend of the host, and whom I had met socially on several occasions. We aren't friends or anything - we only met at large social occasions, like parties and barbecues, where friends of friends usually meet. We had occasionally spoken to each other, although not much more than small talk, perhaps a bit more when we were drunk. When I left, he approached me in the parking lot and asked me if I was being serious back then. I told him I had no idea what he was talking about, and he said "about eating baby steak." I said, "I don't recall specifically saying "baby steak", but sure, why not." My other option was to say, "no, are you an idiot?" but I did not for a second think he was being serious. He said that he and some friends are going to eat some baby steak that weekend and that if I wanted to join them, it costs 10,000 shequels (about $2,500). So obviously I asked him what the hell he was talking about.
I assume you know what a surrogate mother is. When a couple tries to conceive but has trouble, they sometimes find a surrogate mother. However, it's not easy to find surrogate mothers in Israel (and I assume other first world countries), so often they find a surrogate mother in India. As it so happens, it's cheap there and the law there makes it easy. Unsurprisingly, when a couple comes and asks for a woman to bear their child, everyone assumes it is because they want to raise it, not eat it, and how could anyone prove such a thing anyway? So this is what happens: there is at least one couple (from what I understand, probably more), who goes to fertility clinics in India and gets a woman to be a surrogate mother for a baby (I don't know where they get the sperm and egg, but I can only assume it's not theirs). The when the baby is born, they fly him to wherever he was ordered (from what he told me, this happens at least in Germany, Spain and Israel - the Israeli contract (the person who invited them to Israel) had first heard about it when he was in Spain, but it probably happens in other countries as well). Then their chef joins them, and cooks a gourmet baby steak dinner. He said that baby is the best meat in the world.
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"The bill, by the way, explicitly bars a federal registry and would impose a harsh penalty on any official who tried to create one."
So, in your world, just what do you think happens to all the registration information that is to be gathered when this bill finally passes? If it is not to create some type of database of gun ownership information, then why is it so important? And I've still not seen anyone explain how gun registration is going to keep weapons out of the hands of the insane, or criminal element; or any statistics that show that registration effectively reduces the crime rate? Do you seriously believe that the criminal element is going to register their weapons? The school shooter in Virginia a few years back, legally bought his gun - followed the registration process and everything. Didn't stop him from killing those students. The Colorado movie theatre killer had legally purchased his weapons and bought thousands of rounds of ammo from the internet. Not being registered sure didn't save any of those folks. And even at Sandy Hook - the shooter stole the weapons from his parent. Registered or not, he still used them.
So what is the point of the registration process if not to gather information - maybe not by the feds, but surely someone is acquiring all this data?
Surely the point of registration is not to prevent any more shootings? So what's it all about then?
Why do you attempt to create something that's not there? It's patently obvious you folks just don't get it!
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What a jerk. I hate seeing beatiful vintage gear ruined for the rest of us by hacks.
Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
I've had the Meta-gizmo site bookmarked for a few years. Rosenberg was an interesting character to say the least. I'm in the "once you buy it...it's yours to do whatever you want" camp.
"Just because youre offended doesnt mean youre right." - Ricky Gervais
"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase
"Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
Eccentric? Yes. But, hardly a "jerk" or hack". Do some reading. Here's a good start, in Gizmo's own words, noting the tube crossover theory:
When the student is ready, a teacher appears
Yeah, but F1 has been sweating a pair of those big Tannoy's for some time...
I plan for the future. - F1Nut
Sounds like a great project for someone. Hmmm!
Michael ;)
In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
NORTH of 60°
I'd like to burn those with a flamethrower.
Of all the speakers on my "must hear before I die" list, these are at the top. Atleast the original panels will be included.
Make it Funky! :)
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Posted by Bryan TsaoJoePos' latest on seeking autographs and life. His usual compelling read, but the following passage, a mostly representative email from a fan meant to highlight the importance of learning how to ask for something, made me crack up.
Dear Joe,
I have to do this assignment in class where, like, I have to write about someone who has a job I would like to have. And even though I really don't agree with you much, and I don't really like your writing, you have a pretty cool job, so I need to ask you a few questions. Give me a call at this number or email me back.
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The Effect of Suppressing Discoidin Domain Receptor Expression on Keloid Formation and Proliferation
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The reason why this occurs may be because during morphogenesis the tissue and organs build up and the characteristic fetal skin has scarless phenotype in which the DDR1, as sensors for ECM, is highly expressed to facilitate collagen modulation and organization. As the fetal scar healing period progresses, the miniature of an adult form resolves and the refined modulation of collagen organization gradually reaches homeostasis, and as a result, the expression of DDR1 is gradually decreased. Once the skin is wounded, this tissue building machinery is dramatically reawakened and the repair becomes a recapitulation of morphogenesis. As a result, ECM forms and the expression of DDR1 is greatly increased.15 However, this process is different in keloid formation, hence the variation in findings.
Additionally, it was observed that the viability of keloid dermal fibroblasts significantly decreased after treatment with DDR1-ASODN. Ongusaha et al16 also reported that DDR1 activated the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade. Additionally, Ongusaha et al suggest that DDR1 can function as a survival effect directly. Their data support our finding that blocking the expression of DDR1 is associated with decreased cell viability.
Furthermore, according to the manual of Lipofectamine™ 2000 transfection reagent (Gibco-BRL Life Technologies, Invitrogen, Gaithersburg, MD), transfection efficiency is only 48% in primary human fibroblasts. The manual suggests that only half of keloid dermal fibroblasts can successively interrupt DDR1 expression in the culture plate. The results of the present study further demonstrate that some DDR1 can exert regulatory effect on collagen structure. These findings reveal that DDR1 can sense the quality of collagen, activate the signals, and regulate cellular behavior thus modulating collagen proliferation, production, and organization.
The distribution of DDR2 is not as widely dispersed as that of DDR1. In our experiments, the expression of DDR2 remained fairly constant between keloid fibroblasts and normal dermal fibroblasts (data not shown). The exact role of DDR2 will require further investigation.
Another issue that needs to be studied further is how these in-vitro findings correlate with in-vivo results. Additionally, it needs to be addressed why a difference exists in healing at two different sites in a person who suffers from keloid formation at a given anatomical location. A follow-up study using different skin samples—normal and keloid tissue from the same subjects—will shed some light on the differences in fibroblast heterogeneity. We believe that this study will provide baseline data that can be used in future clinical trials and also shed some light on other unresolved issues.
This study has shown for the first time that keloids can be inhibited by targeting DDR1 signaling using a DDR1-ASODN treatment. The effect of DDR1-ASODN treatment on long-term results and animal model remains to be investigated. However, this study demonstrates a close relationship between collagen and DDRs in keloid dermal fibroblasts and is likely to open newer avenues for further investigations on wound healing, which may prove to be useful in the future.
The authors would like to thank Dr. C-Y Ni and Y-H Cao for their technical assistance on this project.
1. Chin GS, Liu W, Steinbrech D, Hsu M, Levinson H, Longaker MT. Cellular signaling by tyrosine phosphorylation in keloid and normal human dermal fibroblasts. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000;106(7):1532–1540.
2. Younai S, Nichter LS, Wellisz T, Reinisch J, Nimni ME, Tuan TL. Modulation of collagen synthesis by transforming growth factor-beta in keloid and hypertrophic scar fibroblasts. Ann Plast Surg. 1994;33(2):148–151.
3. Liu W, Chua C, Wu X, et al. Inhibiting scar formation in rat wounds by adenovirus-mediated overexpression of truncated TGF-beta receptor II. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005;115(3):860–870.
4. Imaizumi R, Akasaka Y, Inomata N, et al. Promoted activation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 in keloid fibroblasts and increased expression of MMP-2 in collagen bundle region: implications for mechanism of keloid progression. Histopathology. 2009;54(6):722–730.
5. Chin GS, Liu W, Steinbrech D, Hsu M, Levinson H, Longaker MT. Cellular signaling by tyrosine phosphorylation in keloid and normal human dermal fibroblasts. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000;106(7):1532–1540.
6. Sadick H, Herberger A, Riedel K, et al. TGF-beta 1 antisense therapy modulates expression of matrix metalloproteinase in keloid-derived fibroblasts. Int J Mol Med. 2008;22(1):55–60.
7. Chin GS, Lee S, Hsu M, et al. Discoidin domain receptors and their ligand, collagen, are temporally regulated in fetal rat fibroblasts in vitro. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001;107(3):769–776.
8. Curat CA, Eck M, Dervillez X, Vogel WF. Mapping of epitopes in discoidin domain receptor 1 critical for collagen binding. J Biol Chem. 2001;276(49):45952–45958.
9. Mohan RR, Mohan RR, Wilson SE. Discoidin domain receptor (DDR) 1 and 2: collagen-activated tyrosine kinase receptors in the cornea. Exp Eye Res. 2001;72(1):87–92.
10. Vogel W, Gish GD, Alves F, Pawson T. The discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinases are activated by collagen. Mol Cell. 1997;1(1):13–23.
11. Russell SB, Trupin KM, Rodriguez-Eaton S, Russell JD, Trupin JS. Reduced growth-factor requirement of keloid-derived fibroblasts may account for tumor growth. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1988;85(2):587–591.
12. Vogel W. Discoidin domain receptors: structural relations and functional implications. FASEB J. 1999;13(Suppl):S77–S82.
13. Abdulhussein R, McFadden C, Fuentes-Prior P, Vogel WF. Exploring the collagen-binding site of the DDR1 tyrosine kinase receptor. J Biol Chem. 2004;279(30):31462–31470.
14. Nemoto T, Ohashi K, Akashi T, Johnson JD, Hirokawa K. Overexpression of protein tyrosine kinases in esophageal cancer. Pathobiology. 1997;65(4):195–203.
15. Martin P, Parkhurst SM. Parallels between tissue repair and embryo morphogenesis. Development. 2004;131(13):3021–3034.
16. Ongusaha PP, Kim JI, Fang L, et al. p53 induction and activation of DDR1 kinase counteract p53-mediated apoptosis and influence p53 regulation through a positive feedback loop. EMBO J. 2003;22(6):1289–1301.


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Synopsis: The Lady From Shanghai, a complex, involving puzzle-within-a-puzzle mystery story, is a showcase for Orson Welles, showing his singular talents and sensibilities as few other films have. The story is superficially simple: a seaman Michael O'Hara (Welles) is hired as a crew member on the yacht of the wealthy Banister (Everett Sloane). His beautiful ... Continue Reading
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Album Rating: 2.5goddammit david, now i feel obliged to listen to this again
Album Rating: 2.5Ugh, no.
Album Rating: 4.0Great CD, good example of what pop punk should be. Edit: Get Stoked On It! came out in '07, but it's not a big deal.
special record is special.Digging: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
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Album Rating: 4.0Thanks Dustin, I'll fix that up asap. Sup SHOUTING. I figured this review wouldn't have enough ego in it for you - thanks for the neg. One love.
Album Rating: 4.5damn now I must get this as well.Digging: Waxahatchee - American Weekend
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didn't neg it. well-written apart from the 1st two lines.
Album Rating: 4.0So the neg just happened to turn up around the same time as you? lolz
Album Rating: 4.5do what his avatar suggests.
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Album Rating: 4.0great album great review. hopefully i'm seeing them play it front to back next month
had the misfortune of seeing these guys in concert once, they were awful
Album Rating: 4.5you're out of your mind because I just recently saw them and they were fucking incredible.
Album Rating: 4.0Agreed, saw them open for Streetlight Manifesto over the Summer and it was a ridiculously up-beat and entertaining set.
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Album Rating: 4.0seeing them open with logan circle was one of the more epic moments of my lifetime
Album Rating: 2.0nearly every pop punk release from this year I listened to was pretty boring.. might listen to and hope its like The Graduate edit: nvm, apparently I think this sucks
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Summer 2009
Our Climate 2030 Blueprint, which shows how the right mix of policies and technologies can curb global warming while strengthening the U.S. economy, has helped shape the climate legislation currently being debated in Congress.
By Eric Misbach
Reducing oil dependence. Strengthening energy security. Creating jobs. Tackling global warming. Addressing air pollution. Improving our health.
These are just a few of the many reasons for the United States to transition to a clean energy economy. And the rapid growth of the renewable energy industry and strong sales growth of hybrid vehicles show that this transition is under way. These changes, however, are still too gradual to address our urgent need to reduce heat-trapping emissions to levels that are necessary to protect the well-being of our citizens and the health of our environment.
We are already experiencing some effects of global warming (including hotter summers and melting glaciers), and recent observations show these changes are occurring more quickly, and often more intensely, than scientists previously projected. To help avoid the worst of these effects, the United States must reduce its emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases at least 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. UCS has outlined a comprehensive set of smart policies that would jump-start these efforts, as described in our report Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy.
The results of this groundbreaking, peer-reviewed analysis using sophisticated modeling techniques show that the United States can deeply reduce heat-trapping emissions while saving consumers and businesses money. Our analysts used a modified version of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Modeling System to project the changes in energy use, emissions, and consumer and business energy costs resulting from a "cap-and-trade" program (which puts a price on carbon emissions) working in concert with complementary solutions that promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, lower-carbon transportation, and smart growth. No other study has taken this integrated approach, nor demonstrated the strong savings potential of this combined approach—more than $1.7 trillion in cumulative savings by 2030.
Working together, these solutions—our "Blueprint"—lower U.S. heat-trapping emissions emissions to meet a cap set at 26 percent below 2005 levels in 2020 and 56 percent in 2030 (see the chart below), putting us on track to meet the 80 percent by 2050 target. The economic results are equally impressive, with consumers and businesses reaping a net annual savings of $465 billion in 2030 (see below). Consumers alone would save more than $126 billion in 2030, or about $900 per U.S. household: $320 from lower electricity, natural gas, and heating oil costs, and $580 from lower transportation costs. What's more, savings would be realized in every region of the country.
Less Is MoreA limited investment in "offsets" can help lower costs while still encouraging a clean energy transition. A cap-and-trade program can allow companies to comply with the emissions cap by "offsetting" a portion of their emissions—i.e., investing in carbon reduction or carbon storage projects elsewhere—rather than reducing their emissions directly. This helps polluters lower their cost of compliance, and allows companies and countries not officially participating in the program to contribute to emissions reduction efforts. However, offsets can also delay much-needed technological innovation and a rapid transition to these technologies (within sectors governed by the cap), potentially jeopardizing the program's long-term emissions reduction goals. An effective cap-and-trade program should therefore allow only a limited amount of offsets, and any offsets allowed should be of high quality (i.e., they provide real emissions reductions above what would have happened under a business-as-usual scenario). The Blueprint assumed that a maximum of 15 percent of the emissions cap could be met with offsets: 10 percent from domestic forestry and farming initiatives that promote carbon storage in trees and soils, and 5 percent from reduced tropical deforestation. |
The Blueprint's Building Blocks
Cap and trade. The linchpin of the Blueprint is an economywide cap-and-trade program that draws on the power of the marketplace to reduce carbon emissions in a cost-effective and flexible manner. First, a "cap" on emissions is established for all polluters, who must obtain permits for each ton of their emissions. Putting a price on emissions in this manner would encourage companies to find ways to cut back on their emissions and would reward innovations in clean technology. Polluters would also have the option to purchase a limited number of "offsets," instead of purchasing carbon permits, for a small portion of their emissions (see "Less Is More" at right).
Ideally, all carbon permits would be auctioned, and the proceeds used for the public benefit. The energy model used in our analysis could not calculate the benefits of investing auction revenues for specific purposes, so we assumed all of the revenue would be recycled back into the economy in a general way. In practice, we recommend that most of the revenue be invested in energy efficiency and renewable energy, assistance to low-income consumers, transition assistance to workers in industries disproportionately affected by the cap, prevention of tropical deforestation, transfer of clean technologies to developing nations, and assistance for communities in adapting to unavoidable climate changes.
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Energy efficiency. Powering, heating, and cooling our homes and businesses is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions, so making these activities more efficient is a key part of the Blueprint. The Blueprint examined multiple efficiency approaches in the buildings and industry sectors, including an energy efficiency resource standard (which requires retail electricity and natural gas providers to help their customers reduce energy use), federal energy efficiency standards for buildings and equipment, more efficient industrial processes, greater reliance on efficient combined-heat-and-power (CHP) systems (see "How It Works") and increased research and development funding.
Lower-carbon electricity. Almost half of America's electricity comes from burning coal. The resulting carbon emissions account for more than 40 percent of the U.S. total—making power plants the country's greatest contributor to global warming. We can greatly reduce our reliance on fossil-fuel-based electricity by shifting to clean, renewable energy resources that are commercially available and ready to be deployed today, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and bioenergy.
The Blueprint includes a national renewable electricity standard (which requires utilities to obtain a percentage of their electricity from renewable resources), increased research and development funding for renewable energy technologies, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects at coal power plants.
Cleaner transportation. Transportation—commuting, traveling, and the shipping of goods—accounts for the second largest share of U.S. global warming emissions, increases air pollution, and makes our nation dependent on a highly volatile oil market. The Blueprint calls for a broad suite of transportation policies to help break this dependence, including standards that would improve engine efficiency for cars and trucks and require the use of low-carbon fuels such as cellulosic ethanol. We also recommend "smart growth" policies that reduce travel by encouraging mixed residential and commercial development with more public transit; "pay-as you- drive" insurance, which could reduce annual premiums and provide an incentive for driving less; and the use of plugin hybrids powered by renewable electricity.
Smart Policies Bring Big Results
Together, the Blueprint policies help meet our needed emissions reductions target in a cost-effective manner. Our results show that, by 2030, we can reduce overall energy demand by one-third; carbon-free electricity and low-carbon fuels help make up more than one-third of our remaining energy use. In addition, renewable electricity use is increased 25 percent. (Our analysis shows that hydropower and nuclear power will also contribute to carbon-free electricity at about the same levels they do today. But advanced nuclear and CCS play only a minor role through 2030 because they will not be economically competitive with other low-carbon electricity options.)
These policies translate to significant emissions cuts: power plant emissions are reduced 84 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, and transportation-related emissions are reduced 19 percent below 2005 levels. In addition, U.S. oil and petroleum consumption is reduced by 6 million barrels per day compared with 2005—as much oil as we currently import from OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). These reductions will cut projected expenditures on imports by more than $85 billion in 2030—or more than $160,000 per minute.
Because the Blueprint includes only those technologies that are commercially available today or likely to be available within the next two decades (see "Beyond 2030" on p. 8 for examples of excluded technologies), our emissions reduction estimates are conservative. Deeper reductions may be possible with more aggressive policies, more advanced technologies, or greater investments in both. Additionally, studies indicate that significant reductions could also be achieved via carbon storage. in U.S. agricultural soils and forests, but we were unable to analyze the full potential of this strategy.
Beyond 2030Our analysis did not include the following advanced technologies, which could reduce emissions even further.
We Must Get Started Today
The Blueprint's projected benefits cannot be fully realized unless some of the critical policies are put into place quickly—as soon as next year. Fortunately, we have an opportunity to start down the path to a clean energy future this year, as comprehensive climate and energy legislation moves through the U.S. House of Representatives this summer. UCS worked closely with the bill's sponsors to craft some of its most effective aspects, such as the framework for a comprehensive policy approach, strong science review of the bill's emissions targets, and adequate funding for reducing tropical deforestation, and we presented the Blueprint findings to Congress in April. We will continue to work with legislators to pass the strongest bill possible.
Strong, comprehensive climate legislation faces significant barriers in the form of entrenched special interests. Champions of the status quo including the National Association of Manufacturers and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as well as the coal and oil industries, are attempting to weaken the bill. However, the Blueprint provides solid evidence for legislators, business leaders, and advocates that smart climate, energy, and transportation solutions are the right choice for our climate and our economy.
Addressing global warming will require a concerted effort to show policy makers and civic and business leaders that our climate and economy are intricately connected—that the path toward a clean energy future will not only help ensure a healthy climate for future generations but also encourage long-term economic prosperity. Implementing the approaches outlined in the Blueprint is an important step down this path, but it is only a first step. Smart climate policies must be extended beyond 2030 to ensure our long-term emissions reduction goals are met. And as recent climate observations have shown, we cannot afford to wait.
Eric Misbach is the administrative coordinator for the UCS Climate Program.


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News and notes on the Crew and Major League Soccer
The Columbus Dispatch - October 23, 2013 02:25 PM
As you (hopefully) read in today's paper, last night was the Crew's team awards night. The highlight of the evening was an announcement regarding the Kirk Urso Memorial Fund, but some of the team awards deserved some further explanation.
Here's more about who was honored with what last night. And don't worry – next week will be a chance for readers and Tweeters (see what I did there?) to vote in five categories in our unofficial season-end fan poll. Here's a link to what the midseason awards revealed.
Team MVP – Federico Higuain
When I caught up with Higuain after his acceptance speech – in English – he said through an
interpreter that such awards are not commonly awarded in his native Argentina.
"Usually when you do (these award ceremonies), it's a bigger, more national kind of thing where a national team player would be winning these awards," he said. "The most important thing is feeling like I've been able to give something to the Crew for the last year and a half. It makes me feel valuable to the team."
What Higuain has given the Crew this season is 11 goals and nine assists while holding down the role of team captain.
"I think that Federico is a game-changing player," team president and general manager Mark McCullers said. "His quality is what drives our team. You've seen it recently before he was injured, he really stepped up. He's also a leader. He's a great professional so he sets an example. His production on the field really distinguishes us from other teams. We need to get some more parts around him, but he's a special player."
Interim coach Brian Bliss said the case could have been made for Dominic Oduro and perhaps Chad Marshall but that Higuain's production made him the winner. The award was selected by the team's technical staff.
"Pipa, what he brings style-wise and flair, he gives us a little bit on both sides of the ball as well," Bliss said. "To almost have a double-double, it's tough not to give it to him."
Higuain remains unlikely to play this weekend, however, as he continues to recover from a right hip contusion suffered Oct. 5. He remains a darkhorse candidate for the league's most valuable player honor, as this graph and this blog point out.
Defensive MVP – Chad Marshall
When I talked with Marshall as the Crew assembled for the 2013, he acknowledged that the
previous year had not been his best and that
was aiming for a better showing.
Mission accomplished. The 29-year-old defender figures to start his 250th career game this weekend and has again been a dominant force in the middle of the Crew's defense. Assuming he starts Sunday against New England, his 30 games this season – all starts – will tie for the second-most in his 10-year career. Bliss said the Crew has pushed Marshall to do some things he did as a younger player.
"I don't want to say he got comfortable, but you maybe become a little comfortable and he's responded well," Bliss said. "That's stepping up to guys in the midfield when they receive balls and not giving them that cushion. He's always been a beast in the air and he continues to do that. He's taking more onus on helping us build out of the back a little bit, but I think the biggest thing has been stepping to guys and being willing to close guys down further up the field as opposed to laying off. He was doing that as a younger player and I think we've revived that a little."
Bliss said Marshall has been able to do so because he has worked to get himself into better shape with strength and conditioning coach Brook Hamilton.
"It takes a little more energy to want to go close a guy down and have to sprint 10-12 yards and then have to backpedal 15 as opposed to just holding your ground and not letting guys in behind you," Bliss said. "Fitness is a factor. I think he came into this year and worked at it with Brook during the season to shed some body fat, to shed some pounds. I think he's probably at a better playing weight this year than he has been the last couple of years. Credit to him that he's done that, and his performances have been warranted."
The honor was selected by the technical staff.
Breakout player of the year – Wil Trapp
Despite not factoring into the team's lineup for more than half the season due to
national-team duty, Trapp made his debut July 7 as a starter and has not looked back. Trapp has
started the last 15 games for the Crew as a key part of the team's midfield.
"He's doing well," midfielder Ben Speas said. "He's a great player. Obviously I knew that, but he's doing well. I love to play with him in there. He calms things down and moves the ball, which is what you need from that position. It's great and I'm happy for him."
Goal of the year – Ben Speas
There have been prettier goals this season, but
Speas' first career goal was meaningful in more ways than one. Speas, who was
collegiate teammates with Urso, scored in a road game against D.C. United, which was where the Crew
was when it learned Urso had passed.
As he had planned, Speas dedicated the goal to Urso. The honor was voted by the fans.
"It was really nice," Speas said. "That meant a lot. The goal, with Kirk and everything, I'll remember it forever. Now that I got the goal of the year for it makes it mean that much more. It'll be a nice thing to look at and I'll remember Kirk."
And remember, check back next week for fan voting in five different categories.
The Jackets went six weeks between back-to-back victories. There are mammals – rabbits, ferrets, weasels and even kangaroos – that have gestation periods that long. Go ahead, look it up.
In any case, another winning streak was finally born tonight in the Nationwide Arena, where the Jackets defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-0. A crowd of 11,319 braved apocalyptic weather to bear witness.
The wee winning streak is notable in that both victories were shutouts. Sergei Bobrovsky and Curtis McElhinney combined to beat Tampa Bay 1-0 in the Nationwide Arena Tuesday night. Bobrovsky (groin) went on injured reserve (where he will remain for 4-6 weeks) and McElhinney continued hot against the Wild.
The difference tonight was McElhinney (20 saves) got a lot of help from his teammates and his opponents. The Wild, coming off a stirring, 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks last night, were clearly deflated and definitely awful against the Jackets. Thanks for coming. Then again, did anyone see Dany Heatley? He was invisible, and he was not alone.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio sports Jim Bollman on his staff
Beau Bishop of 10TV, Tim May and Ray Stein of Dispatch will be there, but you need a ticket
The loss of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky aside, the Blue Jackets -- in theory – got better this week, following a 1-0 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday with two days of intense practices.
Coach Todd Richards did his very best to prepare his team to win tonight against the Minnesota Wild in Nationwide Arena. The Jackets haven't won consecutive games in ages. Richards didn't come out and say it, but he really, really wants this one.
"We hadn't had a hard practice in a month just because we weren't able to," Richards said, citing the recent run of 14 games in 26 days. "It was probably more about the rest. But now we had a couple of days to practice. Hopefully we can take some of the stuff we worked on and apply it to tonight's game.
The Wild is coming off a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night in St. Paul. Defenseman Marco Scandella scored his first goal of the season with 1:48 remaining in the third period to help Minnesota beat Chicago on home ice for the first time since 2008. That's a big, big win, but Richards expects no drop-off from his former team tonight.
"The coach will have them ready," Richards said. "Their leaders will have them ready."
Minnesota (17-8-5), especially of late, has shared
The Blue Jackets are a young team that was already banged up before losing its top goalie earlier this week. The Dispatch hockey writers talk about how the team might respond to this new test in what has already been a challenging season.
A few things I've been hearing about two Crew players currently out of contract…
Jairo Arrieta's top wish is to remain in Columbus. Failing that, the forward is hoping to remain in Major League Soccer.


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Samsung posts Galaxy S III source code for US variants
Samsung has been surprisingly good about posting the source code for their smartphones. They quickly posted the details for the international Galaxy S III model once it was released, and now have made available the code for the US models over on AT&T and T-Mobile — just days before the official release.
Samsung did the same thing with multiple versions of their Galaxy S II as well, making it available before the device even hit the streets. We wish all manufactures would do the same. Mainly HTC and Motorola but that probably won't be happening any time soon. We are glad someone helps out the developer community around here.
AT&T's model goes by SGH-I747M, while T-Mobile's Galaxy S III flavor is the SGH-T999V as shown above. In the usual fashion the open source files are available to download from Samsung's open source site. The links below can direct you to each model. Now developers can start diving in and preparing ROM's for the phones. Hopefully this helps out that CyanogenMod 9 progress too.
T-Mobile SGH-T999V
Story Timeline
- AT&T Galaxy S II kernel source code released already by Samsung
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich AOSP source code posted – download it now!
- Samsung releases Galaxy S II ICS source code
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1 source code posted
- Samsung Galaxy Note ICS source code now available
- Samsung releases Galaxy S III source code
- Samsung Galaxy S III gets the CyanogenMod 9 treatment
[via Android Police]
Samsung posts Galaxy S III source code for US variants