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A Hat Full of Sky
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But as Tiffany pursues her calling, an insidious, disembodied creature pursues Tiffany. When it strikes, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the six-inch-high Wee Free Men (the greatest thieves in the world) can save her.
Outrageous comedy blends with pulse-racing suspense in this compelling sequel to The Wee Free Men.
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"Compelling and hilarious. Stephen Briggs's superb narration brings to life the trials, setbacks, and triumphs of Tiffany, as well as Pratchett's trademark humor. Briggs's performance is finely tuned and gives clear nuance to the characters." (AudioFile)
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- Joyce
- 11-01-05
More Crivens!
Another great book from Terry Pratchett. Hear <i>The Wee Free Men</i> first, then move right on to this one. Good listening!
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
- Uncle Olaf
- 16-07-05
That'll do.
Tiffany has already shown she could stand against the Elf Queen. What could be worse?
Of course, herself.
I've read every other Pratchett I could find and listened to others. I've repeatedly heard Granny Weatherwax state that being a witch isn't about doing magic and that doing magic isn't the hard part - Wizards do it all the time! Still, seeing Tiffany prove that the hardest part of being a witch is NOT doing magic... priceless.
Pratchett also deals well with practical matters. From the conservation of mass: What would happen to all the leftover stuff, when you turn someone into a frog?, to more philsophical matters: If you could do anything you wanted to do, how could you stop yourself? Could you stop yourself?
And he hides it all in a story about a girl who really makes good cheese.
Steven Briggs is a genius. How could you come up with a voice for a guy like Rob Anybody? Steven knows. Again, Pratchet could have left out every description of who was speaking, at any given moment, and we would know. Steven is that good!
If you never have read or listened to ANY of Pratchett's novels, listen to this one. It touches on obligations, desires, doubts, and how to make things come out right anyway. Oh yeah, and about stepping clear of any Big Job, whose left elbow seems to be talking to his knees.
Granny Aching would be standing at the gate, with both Thunder and Lightning by her side. She would give Pratchett and Briggs her absolute seal of approval in a nod and a "That'll do."
There is no higher praise.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
- Melissa
- 26-03-05
A Book For Young Girls Tired of Silly Romance
Too many of the Fantasy novels aimed at the younger audience is geared towards boys or adolescent fantasies of girls. This, on the other hand, is about how a young girl must be very practical - well, as practical as you can be in Discworld. Don't just listen to this for yourself - buy a copy for any young girls who love SF/F - it will be a welcome change from the run of the mill novels. (Same is true for Wee Free Men.)
Stephen Briggs brings all the characters alive with their own unique voice complementing the strong writing of Terry Pratchett. This is a audiobook worth adding to any fantasy lovers library.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
- Richard
- 06-03-05
Briggs is a master narrator.
After listening to The Wee Free Men, I bought a couple of Pratchett's Discworld books. While I enjoyed them, I am convinced after listening to A Hat Full of Sky that more than 50% of the reason I loved both is Steven Briggs's excellent narration. All of the voices are distinguishable through changes in pitch and accent. The Scottish brogue of Rob Anybody and his Feegles are the crowning glory. I would recommend any book narrated by Briggs.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
- David
- 19-06-07
My children loved it.
I buy these stories to listen to on long car trips. This is a story the whole family enjoyed. Both my 6 year old daughter and my 12 year old enjoyed every bit of this story. It is so difficult to find stories the whole family can enjoy equally. Bravo !!
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- Daniel Ray Parker
- 21-05-10
Fairy tales.
This is a good clean story for children and adults alike.
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- Joseph
- 03-10-05
Just as good as The Wee Free Men
Another spectacular book!!! The Nac Mac Fegals are hilarious. I found my self rewinding during the chapters that had a lot of dialog between the Fegals. I am in awe of the talent of the narrator. You will not be disappointed!!!!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Dave S
- 19-05-07
Another Winner
If you liked Wee Free Men, you will like this one too (don't under any circumstances listen to them out of order). Part of the appeal of WFM was the cleverness of the nine year old heroine. In Hat Full, she is not so clever, and the zaniness is replaced with some not so welcome existential philosophy, but the dialect is wonderful and the story actually moves right along. Robb Anybody and the rest of the MacFeagles continue to delight. It goes with out saying that hearing the book is undoubtedly better than reading it, because of the language, and the wonderful narration. (In fact I read a diskworld book and didn't like it nearly as much as the 2 or 3 that I have heard.)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Donna
- 04-10-19
A delight
I craved each word, each sentence. I indulged in the story with abandonment of the world around me.
- Beverly
- 17-08-19
I am so glad I got to hear it this read because as I read it myself I didn't know how some of the words were pronounced like crivens or hiver. But Steven Briggs did such an amazing job that each character has a different voice in some way! I just love this book! I have read all the books myself in the series but to have it read to me while I do other things is just wonderful! Makes me so happy. This is my favorite of the first three books. Thanks so much for offering. I am hoping that soon you will have the rest of the books in the series.


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Among these professors include a contributing author whose early childhood program assessment tool has been translated into seven languages. Talk about cultural reach. We also have a Miller College of Business professor who instructs in not just one but two of our nationally ranked programs—finance and entrepreneurship. Talk about integration. And have a respected national freelance writer of 25 years, now an equally respected teacher and scholar. Talk about bridging knowledge application.
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Bi Chay (Shredded Tofu and Crispy Mock Pork)
Bì chay is probably one of my favorite Vietnamese vegetarian street foods. Not only is it a popular everyday eat, but it is also very common at temples. It's a mix of fried Asian ingredients such as tofu, taro, potatoes, jicama and fine vermicelli noodles. The whole mix is topped with dry toasted jasmine rice mill. It gives a nice aroma and chewy texture to the blend.
Whenever I pack sandwiches for a picnic, I either make the good ol' cheese and vegetable sandwich or an Asian-style sandwich, which is called bánh mì chay. It is a Vietnamese-style baguette sandwich stuffed with bì chay, pickled daikon and carrots, and green sliced chiles.
You can also simply eat bì chay with bún (bún chay), the vegetarian equivalent of bún cá chiên (fried fish with vermicelli rice noodles).
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Voters in N.Y., N.J. not deterred by storm's effects
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. — Election Day turnout was heavy Tuesday in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey, a welcome change from crisis to catharsis for many who saw exercising their civic duty as a sign of normalcy amid lingering devastation.
Lines were long in Point Pleasant, N.J., where residents from the Jersey Shore communities of Point Pleasant Beach and Mantoloking had to cast their ballots due to damage in their hometowns.
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Many there still have no power eight days after Sandy pummeled the shore.
Sarah Brewster of Long Beach, N.Y., was shaken when she entered a school to vote. She noticed that the clocks were all stopped at 7:27. That's the time one week ago Monday when everyone in her community had lost power. Tears streamed down her face as she emerged from the school cafeteria. Brewster, who works at a nonprofit, said voting is "part of our civic responsibility in the midst of all this crisis."
Retired customer service agent Joan Andrews, who fled her trailer in Moonachie by boat a week ago, said, "I always have to vote, especially now. Many friends of the 68-year-old woman were too overwhelmed to vote, but Andrews said she'd encouraged them to take the time.
"Oh my God, I have been so anxious about being able to vote," said Annette DeBona of Point Pleasant Beach. "It's such a relief to be able to do it. This is the happiest vote I ever cast in my life."
The 73-year-old restaurant worker was so worried about not being able to vote that she called the police department several days in advance, as well as her church, to make absolutely sure she knew where to go and when. She was one of the first to cast a ballot in her neighboring town, choosing Mitt Romney.
"I truly believe Romney is an honest, caring man," she said. "He will lift us out of our spiritual and mental depression and help us believe again."
Renee Kearney of Point Pleasant Beach said she felt additional responsibility to cast a ballot this Election Day.
"It feels extra important today because you have the opportunity to influence the state of things right now, which is a disaster," the 41-year-old project manager for an information technology company said.
She had planned all along to vote for Obama, but said her resolve was strengthened by his response to Superstorm Sandy.
"I was extremely impressed by his response to the storm," she said. "For people who were not so certain about him, I think this may have sealed the deal."
Authorities in New York and New Jersey were set to drive some displaced voters to their polling sites and direct others to cast ballots elsewhere as residents insisted the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy wouldn't stop them from participating in Tuesday's election.
"Nothing is more important than voting. What is the connection between voting and this?" said Alex Shamis, a resident of hard-hit Staten Island, gesturing to his mud-filled home.
The efforts put a premium on creativity. At a public school in Staten Island's Midland Beach, flares were set up at an entrance to provide light, and voting machines were retrieved from inside the school and moved into tents where voters braved 29-degree temperatures as they lined up.
Voters arriving at another Staten Island school found no official signage referring them to a new polling place, but those who arrived on foot were taken to the correct location by a shuttle bus, officials said. A hand-written sign eventually was placed at the school's driveway.


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6 Ways The O.C. Changed the World
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No television show has perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the early 2000s like The O.C. For one hour each week, the world stopped as the Newport drama unfolded before us. Of course, the world didn't actually stop, as my unfinished homework would alw… Read more


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App Review: Space Invaders Infinity Gene by TAITO Corporation
by Dorothy on
August 6, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Entertainment, Entertainment, Games, Kids, Staff Favorites, Utility
Space Invaders was extremely popular in the days of the Atari. It was just about the best game out there. It remains a well-known game today. Everybody has heard of it, if not seen it or played it. Earlier this year TAITO Corporation brought this classic to the iPhone with their release of Space Invaders (iTunes) in the iTunes App Store. Last week they released Space Invaders Infinity Gene. This new updated version takes Space Invaders to a whole new level. The premise of the game is the same, destroy the invading aliens and save the Earth. The progression of the game is all new.
As you complete levels and earn points, the game evolves, and while every player faces the same levels in the same order, the game will be different for each player. At the end of each level that you complete, the points that you earn are added to your Evolution Gauge. If you have earned enough points to fill the gauge, you will earn an evolution. Evolutions can come in many forms. Some give you new weapons, others unlock parts of the options menu, and others upgrade your ships abilities. Some evolutions are earned by simply completing a certain level and unlock another stage to play. Some evolutions are more helpful than others. So, depending on which levels you complete, and which level you are on when you fill the Evolution Gauge, you earn different evolutions. The evolutions create branches off the main trunk of the menu that contains the levels.
Actually playing the game is easy, at least in the beginning. Your ship defaults to an auto fire setting. You can turn the auto fire off, but with unlimited ammo, why would you? So, your job is to move the ship around by placing your finger on the screen and moving back and forth. You start the game with three ships in your stock. Each time you run into an enemy ship or get hit by an enemy shot, you lose one of your ships. When all three are gone, the game is over. Not to worry, though. The game data is saved and you can start again at the beginning of the level that you were playing.
To clear a level, you just need to destroy all the enemies. Easier said than done. In this version of Space Invaders, the aliens are not limited to little ships, and their ammo is not limited to little bombs that drop on you. Quite often, it seems like there are shots being fired from every direction and ships flying everywhere. It takes a lot of concentration to keep from getting hit by anything.
Space Invaders Infinity Gene is a challenging game with endless possibilities. It is a great rendition of an old classic that is sure to provide hours and hours of game play.
Space Invaders Infinity Gene Tips:
- You move your ship around in this game by dragging it with your finger. I found it much easier to keep my ship from getting hit if my finger was not directly over the ship itself. Try keeping your finger just below your ship so that you can see it better.
- If you get stuck and the levels seem to be getting too hard, go back and play some easier levels to rack up some points. A couple of evolutions may be all that you need to get past a tough spot.
- There are evolutions that allow you to have more ships in your stock and change other options in the menu. High scores, however, will only be recorded for games played at normal difficulty and with only 3 ships in your stock.
- If you want to start the game over, you can reinitialize the game. However, once you do so, the data for you game play cannot be retrieved.
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Intruders is a Spanish film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written by the Spanish duo Nicolás Casariego and Jaime Marques.
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Where did Hollowface come from, and how was he defeated in Intruders?
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BOSTON, Mass.—Behind a season-high 13 hits and 10 runs, UMass Boston (3-6) salvaged a doubleheader split Friday afternoon against Bridgewater State University (7-7) in the Beacons home opener at the UMB Softball Field.
After the Bears took home game one 6-0 behind a dominant pitching performance from reigning MASCAC Pitcher of the Year Amber White, the Beacons pounded out six extra-base hits to earn a 10-8 win over Bridgewater State in Game Two.
Senior Erika Vecchiet (Pequannock, N.J.) led the Beacons on the day with a team-high four hits and added two runs and an RBI in game two. Freshman first baseman Lauren Mitsiaris (Taunton, Mass.) had a huge day of her own, recording the first three hits of her collegiate career, alongside her team-high five RBI.
Game One: Bridgewater State 6, UMass Boston 0
Bridgewater State scored three runs in the fourth and three more in the seventh and White shut down the Beacons in the circle to help Bridgewater State earn a 6-0 Game One victory.
White struck out nine batters and allowed just three hits and three walks to move to 6-1 on the year. At the plate, Kelly McCarthy and Jennifer Galavotti each recorded two-run base hits to help the Bears snap a two-game losing streak.
Vecchiet recorded two of the Beacons' three hits in the contest, while Mitsiaris added the third hit, a double to right field for her first collegiate hit.
UMass Boston had their best chance to score in the bottom of the first inning, when the Beacons put runners on first and second with one out. Vecchiet followed with an infield single off of White's glove, but Kaitlyn Morse (Arlington, Mass.) was thrown out trying to score all the way from second on the play.
Bridgewater State broke through for three runs in the fourth inning when they registered three hits and a walk off of UMass Boston starter Emily Gray (New Bedford, Mass.). After Gray got the leadoff hitter, Jessica Laudati doubled and came into score on a Tara McCann single. Three batters later with runners on second and third, Galavotti knocked in both runners with a single to make it 3-0 Bridgewater State.
Gray allowed 13 hits and six runs, five earned, over seven innings, while striking out a season-high four batters.
The Beacons couldn't get anything going over the next three innings, as White retired 11 in a row at one point and allowed one runner or fewer to reach base in every inning but the first.
McCarthy put the game out of reach in the top of the seventh inning, as she roped a double into the left-field corner that scored two Bears to push the lead to 5-0. Laudati followed with a double of her own to make it 6-0 in favor of the road team.
Game Two: UMass Boston 10, Bridgewater State 8
After building leads of 5-0 and 10-4, the Beacons barely held off a late rally from Bridgewater State to earn a 10-8 victory in Game Two.
The contest was a break-out party for the Beacons' bats as they not only recorded season-highs in hits, extra-base hits and runs, but two players registered their first hits of the season and five total players picked up multiple hits.
Mitsiaris finished the contest 2-for-3 with five RBI, while Toni Scola (Worcester, Mass.), Gia Raczkowski (Stoneham, Mass.), Vecchiet and Morse all joined her with two hits apiece.
Michelle Zullo (Everett, Mass.) picked up the victory for the Beacons by allowing five hits and one earned run over four innings.
After Zullo kept the Bears off the board in the first, UMass Boston took their first lead north of the Mason-Dixon Line this season when Vecchiet struck for the first of four Beacons doubles in the contest. With Morse on second after an infield single and a sacrifice bunt, Vecchiet drilled a line drive just over the third baseman's glove and into left field, to give UMass Boston a 1-0 lead.
UMass Boston exploded for four more runs in the third inning behind five hits and one Bears error.
Morse led off the inning with a triple to right-center field and came into score when the Bears' second baseman couldn't handle a Kristina Bove (Medford, Mass.) pop-up. Vecchiet followed with a single to put runners on first and third, before Hemstock picked up her first hit of the season with an RBI single through the left-side to make it 3-0 Beacons. With two outs and both runners in scoring position, Mitsiaris dumped a single down the right-field line to easily score both runners to make it 5-0Beacons after three innings of play.
Bridgewater State responded back with one run in the fourth off Zullo and three more off of Jillian Shepherd (Norwood, Mass.) in the fifth. The freshman reliever allowed an RBI single to Laudati, before Galavotti tattooed a home run over the left-center field fence to cut the Beacons' lead to 5-4.
UMass Boston's bats pushed the lead back to four in the bottom of the inning, as Rackowski and Lyndsey Capra (Lowell, Mass.) each recorded RBI doubles and Mitsiaris added a sacrifice fly to make it 8-4 after five.
The Beacons added two more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth when Vecchiet and Hemstock both came in to score on a Mitsiaris single down the right-field line.
UMass Boston's two runs came in handy, as the Bears sent nine runners to the plate in the top of the seventh and left the tying run on second base after scoring four runs. After a Sydney Bettencourt RBI single and a Beacons' error scored two runs and put runners on second and third with two outs, Karissa Pagan lined out to Shepherd in the circle to help the Beacons survive the Bears big rally.
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Halladay, Hill starters for the AL
It's nice when the stars allign and certain players earn exactly what they deserve. This is not always the case with baseball's annual All-Star Game, which tends to be a popularity contest when it comes to the starting position players and is often about first-half standouts when it comes to the starting pitchers.
That's not the case this year for Jays second baseman Aaron Hill and ace Roy Halladay.
Hill has arguably been the top second baseman in the game up to this point this season — this after coming back from a severe, career-threatening concussion. The players appropriately gave Hill the nod in peer voting, but the fans elected Boston's Dustin Pedroia to start. Pedroia is skipping the ASG to be with his pregnany wife — good call — and Hill has been named the starter at second as a result.
Hill, who will be batting eighth for the AL, should have been the starter all along.
Well deserved.
Halladay will be on the mound as the starter for the AL in his sixth All-Star appearance. Halladay's has deserved to start before, but circumstances haven't afforded him the opportunity — think Kevin Mench line drive in '05 or Cliff Lee's stellar season in '08, for example. This year, Rays and AL manager Joe Maddon could've easily given the nod to KC's Zack Greinke and no one would've complained. Instead, Maddon decided to hand the start to Doc due to the ace's "body of work."
Nice touch.
In his press conference, Halladay did address the recent trade rumors swirling.
"I think there is so much that goes into it," Halladay said. "I'm still not 100 percent sure which direction we're going in in Toronto. If Toronto does decide to do something, it's really going to be something that helps the organization. There's going to be a lot of pieces; it's going to be complicated. I think it's going to be kind of 50-50."
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Congratulations to both Hill and Halladay for starting the All-star game. Anyone know when's the last time that a Jay started one ? I think it was Delgado ?
I don't what Halladay to leave but that said I keep hearing that L.A. is the best fit to fill Toronto's needs. If he does go there I'd want Russel Martin back among others. Throw in Barajas or Arencibia if the Dodgers don't have catching depth but I think if the Jays can atleast get a good player, who happens to be Canadian, it'll be easier to swallow.
Congrats to Halladay and Hill for being recognized for all their hard work . I came across this article and thought some of you may find it interesting . Have a great day all and go Doc and Aaron
If JP and Beeston did that trade, they deserve to be strung up. Why would you want Martin to be the center piece of a Halladay trade with LA? He's already at $3.9 million, entering his 2nd year of arbitration this winter and a free agent in 2011. He's only hitting .258 with a slugging percentage of .314 and has only hit 2 hr.'s this year. He's about to be paid $5 million per year for that crappy production and his offense is going the wrong direction.
In addition, you'd be prepared to throw in Arrencibia, a guy projected to become a significantly better hitter and under control for 5 years or Barajas who gets paid $1.2 million per year, is hitting .252 with .405 slugging and 8 hr'.s.
Simply put, that would likely qualify as the dumbest trade in the history of baseball. lol
Halladay will likely get traded, BUT the plan is to trade for prospects, not guys entering their free agent years who are declining in performance.
Of course, if Wells is packaged as part of the trade, then I'm sure the Jays would take whatever is offered
You might want to hang around the American League locker room before the game. The word is your fine President Barack Obama will visit both locker rooms to say hello to the players.
I never said he should be the centre piece ? Martin's just 26 years old and having a bad season, that doesn't mean he can't turn it around. Obviously they'll want prospects but I wont mention them because I don't know a thing about them. I don't pretend to know about things that I don't have a clue about. Unlike you, who's projecting Arencibia to be an All star catcher when he isn't even hitting above .250 in a hitters league. Russell has already proven he can be an All star, he's just likely having a bad season. If the Jays can get him to be an add on piece i'd be happy. That's all I was trying to say.
Also Barajas' contract is up at the end of the season so who cares how well he's doing this year ? If this move is for the future, as it should be, then adding, AMONGST OTHERS, a 26 year old former All star catcher wouldn't hurt. If Martin continues to suck, like you think he will, you let him walk after 2011.
Well frankly he's the only one you mention so of course he's your center piece for the deal and you also suggested you'd throw in either Arrencibia or Barajas to make it happen. Those are your words, not mine.
You forget the most important points. Martin is making $3.9 million now, and has arbitration this winter which will likely take him to $4.5 to $5 million and becomes a free agent in 2011. His numbers in 2008 declined dramatically from 2007 and are in the toilet for this year-so I'd suggest its a trend not just a down year and others suggest the same.
Just because someone is all-star material one year means nothing if they can't keep up the production. Look at Wells and Ryan if you want further proof of that statement.
The projections on Arrencibia are not only mine, although I like him; he's been an all-star at each level he's been at so far. It is not unusual to see him struggle a bit at AAA, since he's just completed his 2nd year as a pro; although he has already hit 8 hr.'s.
In addition, we pay Chavez only $500k and he's hitting .267 with .378 slg and 2 hr.'s. which is better than Martin and Chavez is a great defender.
Point is, for the production Martin delivers, he's not worth what he's getting paid now, never mind next year after arbitration. So why would you ever trade for him, guys with that production are (as shown from both Barajas and Chavez) readily available and significantly lower cost.
It's all true, but I never did say centre piece though, those were your words, not mine lol. Maybe Arencibia is a bit too much to give up, a prospect is a prospect, but I would have no issue if they gave up Barajas, for a guy who already has 2 All star appearances, a silver slugger award and a gold glove. In this day and age though I really do have to wonder why his performance has declined when he's supposed to be entering the peak of his career. I don't want to say P. E. D's but anyone can be suspected.
Anyway, it's likely a moot point, because the names I keep hearing are Kershnaw and Andre Eithier.
I also heard that Cincinnati is interested in Rolen for Edwin Encarnacion. Obviously Edwin isn't as good as Rolen but he's signed to a much cheaper contract and is 26. That one's more speculation though.
The reason you're wondering is exactly why I wouldn't want to see us trade for him, his performance should be improving not declining. Wells has multiple all-star appearances and I think one silver slugger and look what we've got now, a $100 million dollar boat anchor.
I like both Kershnaw and Either, although, I'd prefer a rh pitcher instead of another lefty. In addition LA would have to throw in at least one or two A+ prospects from either A or AA and the Jays choice who they are.
Yes, either the sun or star reporting Cincy was looking at Rolen, but I don't think they can handle his salary.
Doc always seems to struggle a little at the ASG . On the days he pitches for the Jays he likes solitude, isolation and the players don't talk to him between innings . Last night Doc was in the bullpen before the start of the game , he had his quiet time and pitched well. The second inning , after having to go to bat and take razzing from his teammates , he had his struggles. I have to wonder if Doc doesn't get to mentally prepare when he is at the ASG and hence the struggles ……too much partying going on but that can also be a good thing .
I think it is a good thing. If there is one guy who deserves to enjoy the moment of playing in an all star game it's him. I'm glad that it looked like he had fun.
I agree Enigma , it was great to see him smiling and laughing plus fighting off 7 pitches before being called out . I knew Halladay had to reinvent himself but I didn't realize to what degree until I read the article I posted earlier . Doc had to have a lot of trust in those around him and it certainly had to be difficult for him and his young family . I agree with the article , Doc is special . He and Grienke have a lot in common.
Thanks for the post, Indigo. that was a great story. I have heard about the peanut butter sandwiches, before, and I understand that Roy was told that if he didn't do something at the time, he would be out of baseball in 2 years. Hmmm? I wonder if Mel Queen has enough left to push David Purcey up against the wall?
Nice to see you back, gsjays, and I agree on the Martin trade. They should be able to get at least one first round, 5 tool player who is ready for the bigs, plus 3-4 other good players or prospects. Myself, I would be looking for speed, speed, and more speed. I am of the firm opinion that, like pitching, you can never have enough speed.


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they gave you a great write-up... congrats!ReplyDelete
I am glad that your loyal readers can serve as a motivation to get through the season. As a Mets faithful in a different state (born in raised in flushing, moved after college), I know what its like to feel sick in devotion; it definitely helps to have others to share in your frustration. Frustration is starting early this year.
Looking forward to the farewell drawings for Reyes & Beltran - your art will ease the pain.
That is terrific! So glad I found out about you. I really do hope your work get published in book form. I would definitely buy it each year.ReplyDelete
I love how the Orange is worn down to the plastic. =)ReplyDelete
Love this article in WSJ and LOVE your art as well. Congrat's! Think the diehard Mets fan in you will appreciate this song written by another diehard Mets fan (Don Rosler) about our most beloved Mets fan (Doris From Rego Park) -- the NY Times did an article about it recently but here's the Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0Wc8AkpMrEReplyDelete
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What a disappointment to see the White House side with congressional Republicans and theocrats in the upcoming Supreme Court case over opening town councils almost exclusively with Christian prayer.
The Obama administration just submitted a friend of the court brief on behalf of the town of Greece, N.Y., and the Alliance Defending Freedom, the arch-Religious Right legal group defending the town's Christian prayer policy. Besides promoting religion in government, ADF primarily works to overturn abortion rights and obstruct marriage equality.
The high court accepted the town's appeal of a strong decision by the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that ruled the practice of opening government meetings with Christian prayer is unconstitutional.
The development is highly troubling, with court watchers speculating the case gives the conservative majority a chance to overturn Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's "endorsement" standard. Under the former justice's test, a government act violates the First Amendment if it appears to endorse religion.
We're watching this case closely at FFRF, which will be submitting a friend of the court brief, because one of the most common state/church complaints we receive from members is over inappropriate government prayer. In fact, FFRF had its start back in 1976 because of encountering (and eventually stopping) prayer before the city council in Madison, Wis.
The lawsuit against Greece was brought on behalf of two female residents, one atheist and one Jewish, by Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Beside U.S. federal government officials, other politicians giving aid and succor to the Christian Right include 85 House members and 34 senators who joined two amicus briefs. Of the representatives, all but one — Mike McIntyre of North Carolina — are Republicans. Of the senators, all but one are Republicans (Democrat Mary Landrieu of Louisiana).
Nearly half of state attorneys general (23) signed onto a brief filed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who has taken several vicious public potshots at the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
When so few Democrats broke ranks to endorse unadulterated Christian preaching at local government meetings, it is doubly disappointing that the Obama administration would choose to ally with its political enemies to further entangle religion and government.
Prayer in government is truly running amok. Late last week, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley chimed in to publicly condemn FFRF for our work to stop the third annual "prayer caravan" called by Cullman County Superintendent Billy Coleman.
Coleman organized and spoke at a Christian rally Aug. 10 before the event, quoting the bible's admonition to "pray without ceasing." The outrageous "caravan" involved prayerful crowds visiting some 29 public schools .
Bentley said: "I personally believe that one of the problems we have in this country is taking God out of, not only our lives, but out of government."
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I hate haveing to allways tune my engine every time i run my slayer. So i am going to convert it to electric. I see that tekno has a conversion kit that seems every body who dose the conversion use. I am thinking about ordering this kit, http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXZBF2 But i want to use the stock 2spd transmittion and disc break if i can. I want my slayer to be a nitro slayer just with out the engine. So dose any body know anything about this tekno kit? Can you still use the stock 2spd tranny and disc break?
Why would you want to convert it to electric? Once you get the tune down perfect, it is so much fun to drive and use. If you convert it to electric, it just becomes a short course e-revo. To me, nitro is what makes the Slayer so much fun to drive. I no expert on electric stuff, so I can't help with that... But, one thing I do know is, depending on what kind of electric motor you put in it, moslty brushless motors, could destroy the plastic gears... I not sure... It could hurt the 2nd gear change mechanisim too... Any one else know? Just my .2 cents! Hope this helps!
Is owning 27 RC's too many? No way!
another victim for converting nitro into an electric.....huh bud, you might wanna consider locking your 2nd gear cause your first gear will be a torque monster also locking your 2nd gear eliminate electrical brake which means less weight.
there are few things you can do the 2nd gear lock out and this is one of them
this is my integy motor mount hate it or like it but its working great for me, LOL.
I think the Slayer is the best SC truck out there. But where i bash my trucks people dont like the noise all day and i just cant stand all the keeping up you need to do. You gotta allways tune them, Clean them and all that crap. My engine only has 7 tanks through it and it still in like new condition so i will put it on ebay and take what i can get for it.
And i was kinda liiking forword to useing the 2nd gear, And disc break. I dont know if i need to upgrade to stronger gears but i will probably keep the disc break. I still want it to be just like the stock slayer just with an electric motor. But if it is best for the gears i will lock the 2nd gear. And by locking the 2nd gear i cant use the disc break? It's not that huge of a deal i guess. And do you get reverse with the 2nd gear locked? Or is that only on the revo with optidrive?
Last edited by JohnnyT1992; 08-11-2012 at 10:55 PM.
Oh and i bought this kit, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tekno-RC-Bru...06%26rk%3D1%26
I wish i knew integy made a motor mount. lol
with 2nd gear lock out you dont need the electrical brake, the motor will do all the braking and yes it will go reverse. yes you can still use your electrical brake if you want to you just have to disable your brake thru your ESC. take note that your motor mount is 42mm diameter so when you buy the motor its that size.
Thanks for the info. I might take the disc break out if i dont need it. I just thought it would be better to use the disc break instead of the motor break. And i did not look into the spec's yet but i would like to use a CC momba monster motor and ESC. Would that fit in my tekno mount?
Sweet, That is the motor i will for sure be useing. I will try to get my slayer engine and stuff on ebay tonight to help fund my motor. Hopefally i have it running soon.
Last edited by JohnnyT1992; 08-12-2012 at 02:36 PM.
Okay, If the mamba monster motor has a built in break for the truck i guess i will remove the disc break. I think an extra servo really is just a waist of power if the motor has a built in break. So how do i remove the disc break from the transmittion? And how do i lock my 2nd gear? What is the easyest way?
Last edited by JohnnyT1992; 08-12-2012 at 02:45 PM.
Thanks, The 2nd gear lock looks easy to do. I have so many screws around from my Slash and stampede i should not have a problem findeing 3 little ones. And should i remove the shift piont screw and spring? I seen this vid and the guy said to remove that too, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGpjmVqx2WI
And thank you for helping me out with all this info and stuff, I really do appreciate it.
you dont really have to, you can just screw it in more to were the lever sticking out to catch the other end it would also act a safety lock besides the 3 screws. if you look at the picture again you see it sticking out and engage.
I dont really see what i am saposed to be looing at in the pic, But i will be takeing my tranny apart to lock the 2nd gear and i am sure i will see what you are talking about. Should i screw it all the way in? And what pinion gear should i use? Do i have to change the spur gear? Because i bash on grass and stuff so i would need to gear for that. I would think i need to just change the pinion
Is it easy to remove the disc break? And how do i get the disc break off?
yes it is, once you got the tranny off theres 2 screws that holding the caliper, just unscrew it and for the disc brake unscrew the grub screw that is holding the axle, it should come off easy.
I got my tekno kit today. It is veary nice and seems to be worth the cost. I will install it this saturday and i will also lock my 2nd gear while i am at it. It will be probably 2 weeks untill i get my motor though
thats good news man, soon you'll be running that beast.
Yeah i am super excited. I have to wait to get it because i have stuff for sale on ebay and i am useing that $ for my motor and it will proabably be in my account by next friday or sooner. It sux waiting but it is okay. I still have my Slash 4x4 to bash.
What are some decent batterys i should get? I was thinking of 4000mah 11.1v 3s batts but i dont know.
I can do 4s, 6s what ever. Is there a adapter you can buy that allows me to plug 2 batts into my esc? I really hate makeing plugs and would rather just buy them. And what kind of run time will i get with 4S? 6S would not be too expencive though. I cant use the nurf bars anymore though.
Okay i removed my disc break but i cant get the 2 pins out on the driveshaft that held the disc in. Is it okay to leave them in? Because i dont see a way to get them out
Well i guess i am not getting my momba system for a while. I have my slayer all done, All of the conversion is like 98% done and i have my tranny locked into 2nd gear. I have a VXL system in my slash 4x4 with a 7cell nimh battery. Van i put that in my slayer to drive around on the street and test untill i get my Momba system?
you can check out ebay, thats where i bought mine. you need to buy the parallel plug for your vxl3s. parallel will double your mah while your voltz stays the same. series plug on the other hand will double your voltz but the mah stays the same.
you dont want serries for your vlx3s cause its only rated at 3s. so let say you have 2x 3s or 2x 2s on series it will burn up your ESC instantly.
Lol yeah they are in there really good. I had a little issue with sombody on ebay but that is solved so i will still be getting my motor soon. I have finished the conversion on my slayer. My tekno kit is all installed and all it needs is the motor and ESC. I will probably go 4s if you are getting atleast 25min runtimes. I bash alot on grass and stuff so my runtimes will proabably be lower. Can you post a link to the battery adapter i eill need for my momba max esc? I would like to use traxxas plugs.
And if i use the actual disc break i can still use the 2 speeds? And i have to turn the motor break off? I locked my 2nd gear but i dont like doing that and i would like to keep my transmittion stock and still use my disc break. Can i do that?
yes you can still use your 2 speed tranny but i warn you that fisrt gear is a torque monster and can literally shread your gears easily if your on throttle all the time, with 2nd gear locked you can get away with it. yes you have to disable your ESC brake if you want to keep the disk brake.
Man i forgot about the gears getting messed up. So the only real way to go electric on the slayer/revo is to lock the 2nd gear? I wish there was a pre built gear that was locked to the 2nd gear. Because i dont have the right size screws and i dont have a dremel so it is hard for me to do the 2nd gear lock.
i'm going to try to fit my e-revo tranny onto my REVO-E conversion and see what i can do with it. if i can get it to fit right i'll buy a 2nd e-revo tranny for back-up.
I was thinking of getting a e-revo roller and changeing over the slayer parts. Because it allready has a bl transmittion and all that. But it is too expencive. but that is just way too expencive. I wish there was another way to lock the 2nd gear though. Now i have to take my tranny back out. It is such a PITA.
Hi Guys, i have two EREVOs and was thinking of turning one into a E Slayer. After reading your thread and looking at the conversion kit and parts diagrams, why dont you get a tranny, chassis and centre shafts off ebay. Everything else on the slayer will fit directly. I have also seen a couple of guys run SC8 shells to get the scale look
That is probably a good idea. I am not gonna get an e-revo though. I like the cnc chassis slayer/revo have.
sometimes you just gotta experiment with the nitro platform and turn it into even more mean machine. i completed my conversion revo 3.3 into a REVO-E.
one guy did his with the plastic chassis and it look like this.
humayrayakongkinaon, Do you think it would be a good idea to put ca glue on the screws before i screw them into the 2nd gear to lock it? Do you think it would help keep it more secure?
And your revo is bad *****. I might convert my slayer into a revo over winter maybe. I just love the SC trucks though. lol I have a slash 4x4 too but i am probably just going to use that for parts and bolts when i need them i have a slayer and i dont want another SC truck unless it's a 5ive T. lol
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no need to glue it, its in there tight. someone did (Oomps build) a 2nd gear lockout, he machine mill a aluminum almost similar to the stock look but with a larger diameter then he cut out the part where those 2 pins burried on the gear.
Oh i dont want to go overboard. I only ask because i dont have a dremel and heads on my screws are not as large as yours are in your pic. But they are in tight and my 2nd gear seems to be locked. I just dont want the 2nd gear to become unlocked for what ever reasion in the future. I am gonna put some washers on my screws so it ads more surface area to metal part on the 2nd gear.
And how did you get that RX box to fit? The teknow rx bog is huge. It can hold 2 TQi RX's. lol
i have the same rxbox laying around. I would rather use that one them the tekno one. The tekno battery trey is veary nice though. And i though your screws had enough contact with the metal part in your 2nd gear as it is. lol If you are gonna add washers.
it does have enough contact but like you said for whatever reason, its better to be safe than sorry and my mind is always set to safe than sorry, LOL. my plan is to cut a piece of aluminum then shape it circle with the diameter enough to cover then drill 3 holes.


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I just hope that they get the Tusken correct, and make it the ANH version, without melding it together with the prequel version of the Tusken again (with the PT scarfs around the neck, instead of the OT breathing apparatus silver canister neck gear thing-a-ma-bob). Get that right, and include both a Gaffi stick and a rifle, and I'll be a happy dude.
I could see ESB and perhaps POTF being the two card focuses for a fall round. I'd nominate Hoth Han, Bespin Luke, and Snowtrooper for ESB, then the Emperor and like it or not, Anakin Skywalker with swappable Sebastian Shaw/Hayden heads on POTF cards. Using a POTF card would also be a great way to rerelease the VOTV Stormtrooper.
The Tusken is sort of there as a runner up, but so I'm a bit confused why these two were lumped together right now, especially at the expense of an ESB entry.
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Few authors have contributed more to our collective literary canon than one Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain. And fewer still have been so eloquently, satirically, insightfully quotable.
On the subject of wine, Mr. Clemens was nearly without parallel or peer. For example:
"Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right."
Now, as a card-carrying member of that singularly cynical cabal oft known as the curmudgeon's cadre, I must say I am rather especially fond of the Twain's somewhat crankier pronouncements. Critics in the world of wine might, for example, wish to consider the following:
"There are no standards of taste in wine… Each man's own taste is the standard, and a majority vote cannot decide for him or in any slightest degree affect the supremacy of his own standard."
His self-deprecation was no less precise, and wine receives a rather delightfully backhanded compliment in the following:
"My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. Fortunately, everybody drinks water."
There is actually some debate as to the text of the previous; you'll sometimes find it written as:
"High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water."
In conclusion, it is worth noting that Mr. Clemens was actually somewhat alone amongst his literary –as well as curmudgeonly– brethren, in that he relied not a bit on wine as a lubricant to his literary endeavors:
"As far as my experience goes, wine is a clog to the pen, not an inspiration. I have never seen the time when I could write to my satisfaction after drinking even one glass of wine."
My feeling for this quote is that I enjoy especially "wine is a clog to the pen."
Perhaps this is why I've always written on a typewriter.
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It's the three words Wall Street banks do not want to hear: Chairman Sherrod Brown.
With Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson announcing Tuesday he will retire after 2014, the Ohio senator who has made bashing big banks his trademark has a complicated, yet very plausible, pathway to the committee gavel — which would put him in a powerful position to move and promote his legislative priorities.
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"It would be a monumental shift in terms of both tone and substance from the [Chris] Dodd and Johnson chairmanships," said Isaac Boltansky, an analyst at Compass Point Research & Trading, of the prospect of Brown leading the committee. "I think everything from too-big-to-fail banks all the way down to issues impacting the unbanked and underbanked would suddenly see a new energy behind them."
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Though he's fifth in seniority now, it's easy to see how Brown could become the Banking Committee's chairman if Senate Democrats retain control of the chamber in the 2014 elections. Several senators ahead of Brown in seniority are in line for bigger chairmanships or leadership jobs, leaving many in the banking industry to speculate that the populist Ohio senator may grab the gavel and start gunning for Wall Street.
The biggest question facing his ascension: Does Sen. Chuck Schumer want the job?
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Some in the banking industry said they believe Schumer will not let the opportunity to head a key committee that directly affects New York pass him by regardless of whatever awkward politics it entails.
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Doomsday at Metal Bandcamp ends (!) with the Estonian duo Talbot. Their Bandcamp pretty accurately describe their music as "heavy riffs meets the icy beauty" - on EOS the use of ambient electronics works well together with the down-tuned riffing. Read the Doommantia review and check it out below.
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This just in from Helen Cornthaugh:
Well, Helen, thank you for your query, and I'm glad you enjoyed the work. Incidentally, I'm now in the process of translating it, and I hope to have it finished by nightfall. I haven't decided on a translation for the title, but I'm thinking about going with "The Nymphs." What do you think? Also, I was hoping you could check my first draft against the original once I finish. What do you say?Say, Beholdmyswarthyface, I recently read Ishikawa Jun's debut work, xxxxx, and found it both deeply moving and entertaining. I was wondering how it was received by the public in 1935, the year it was published? If you have any info on this, please send it along. Best, Helen Cornthaugh.
Regarding your 同時代評 question, all I have at the moment is novelist Makino Shin'ichi's review from April, 1935, published in the Yomiuri shimbun. I think there was one other review from that year, but I can't remember who penned it or where it was published. I'll look into that, and get back to you. I should be able to find it in the 『文芸時評大系』 (2005). At any rate, here's what Makino Shin'ichi had to say about the work when it first came out:
「もうひとつ僕は、今月こゝまで読んだものゝうちで、おそらく多くの文芸愛 好家が見落しはしないであらうかとおもつた佳作に出遇つたことを吹聴して置きたい。それは、石川淳氏の「佳人」(作品)である。この作家は、どんな範囲で も僕にとつては、はじめての人であり(そんなことは何うでも関はないことであるが)、どんな概念も持合さぬのであるが、この作は不思議な魅力に富んだ美し い力作であつた。名状なしがたき人間の悩みを一途に悩み、別に何処に何うといふ小説的なものが介在するわけでもないの に、読みすゝむに伴れて曠野の霧に打たれ、月の雫に袂を沾ほされる容易ならぬおもひであつた。惻々として、上等なる感慨に迫られたものであつた。」


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In the midst of the "calm" of media outlets regarding the North African revolutions, despite their ongoing civil war and immense revolutionary progress, I find an article about a Georgian woman now dubbed "the spade-hacker".
"It was a 75-year-old woman who was digging for copper in the ground so that she could sell it for scrap," said a spokesman for Georgia's interior ministry said yesterday.
The Spade-Hacker, merely interested in finding scrap copper, accidentally cut off the internet infrastructure for internet services to the neighbouring country Armenia. Apparently 90% of the Armenian internet traffic is routed through Georgia.
The cable is owned by the Georgian railway network. It is heavily protected, but landslides or heavy rain may have exposed it to scavengers.
Not only do I find the fact that 90% of traffic is routed through a single fiber-optic trench highly unreliable. It also pops to mind that this cable very well might be damaged for just about any reason, meaning it should receive much more maintenance attention.
Given that Georgia is still under certain military and social pressure from Russia, all my reasoning regarding unreliable and unmaintained cables lead to the fact that should anyone want to cut communications – all you need is a spade. This of course emphasizes the risk of anyone with bad intentions to severely hurt a nation's ability to reach out to the world. Adding the use of centralised, external services such as Twitter (as opposed to for example StatusNet), there are no easy, good – commonly used – ways to communicate within the country either.
Naturally there are other ways of communicating than by the internet. Hamradio has been suggested several times and tried by the Telecomix net activists to varying degrees of success. But as evidenced in the riots of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, etc. etc. those aren't the ways people are used to communicating with. Thus, to ensure democratic discussion among other things, the contemporary ways of communicating must be highly prioritized as important infrastructure.
Just like a highway, the internet backbone must be taken care of and developed. More users, higher bandwidth, requires better redundancy and better reliability in the core networks. Unlike the taken-for-granted highways however, we're not driving trucks – but exchanging information. Some argue the latter to be more important in a healthy and modern nation.
I don't care if we solve it as a humanitarian or political dilemma, but supporting lesser developed nations with important communcation infrastructure is becoming a more and more important issue. Fortunately Sweden has uttered intentions (and decided?) on supplying assistance for "net activists". Though of course we should not entirely trust Sweden, considering how the government is interested in not only eavesdropping on just about anyone's communication but also tracking every single citizen and their communication habits. Even though lately a minority in the Swedish government managed to postpone the implementation of the EU data retention directive.
For more reading on Sweden's idea of support for net activism, our minister for "International Development Cooperation" Gunilla Carlsson has written an article discussing the subject: Nätaktivister är nya demokratikämparna ("Net activists are the new fighters for democracy"). Piratpartiet has also been active in swarming up ideas for the assistance initiative.
Let's hope something good out comes out of this, regardless of our lack of trust in politicians. We can, given the right planning and support, make it impossible to block communication in the near future. At least on a whole, using redundant infrastructure, various technologies and of course teaching as many as possible how to uphold what has been constructed. Which is only possible if what we build is free, open and standardised.


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Following the recently concluded World Economic Forum on Africa, in beautiful Kigali, Rwanda, I can't help but share my thoughts on the 'Towards a New Energy Future Session'.
Watching the live stream from Nairobi, I had several "AHA!" moments, which left me inspired and optimistic about Africa's energy future.
In the next 35 years, power demand will grow four-fold in Africa due to an increasing population and rapid urbanization. Africa will need 292 000 MW's of additional capacity over the next 25 years. To many this may seem to be a massive challenge for Africa, I see an opportunity.
African can take the traditional route and follow what many western and more developed countries have done, or it can leap-frog this journey entirely and develop a smart energy system. The choice is ours to make.
So, how can Africa harness this opportunity?
One of the ways Africa can harness this opportunity is through employing a vibrant energy mix which has a strong foundation of traditional fuels (oil, coal and gas) and is complimented with new renewable energy capacity in both on grid and off grid applications. Jubril Adewale Tinubu, CEO of Oando Energy, iterated that Africa still has 600 years' worth of gas, 100 years' worth of oil and over 400 years' worth of coal. Given the abundant resource we have in Africa and the systems in place currently, fossils may not disappear from our energy mix for many years, however if used smartly and efficiently, we can come up with sustainable long term solutions to meet our growing energy demand especially in nonresidential applications. As one audience member put it very eloquently during the forum, Africa has about "1 billion years" worth of solar so why not use it.
With renewable energy technology improving and achieving grid parity with traditional fuel sources, Africans will have more choice than ever before on which fuel sources to employ. Previously, this choice has been driven by cost factors, however with the playing field being leveled; solar energy will soon be cheaper than oil or coal energy. Africa can then leapfrog the fossil fuel route and opt for a more sustainable energy option.
Access to energy is also a key factor to consider in ensuring a smart energy mix. Given that the grid is under developed especially in rural areas in Africa, we need a more portable and flexible solutions to our energy mix. Mobile phones have demonstrated that Africans can advance traditional technologies (i.e. landline phones) and go straight to new modern technologies (i.e. cellphones & smartphones). Experts predict that this will be the same for energy. Instead of spending billions developing complex grid systems in uncharted rural areas, Africans will adopt renewable energy and bypass the need for a grid. Further, with mobile phone technologies accessible to most, Africans will be able to purchase, meter and monitor their energy sources at their fingertips.
In order to fully transform Africa's energy mix, capital is needed. Power production is now being seen as a business opportunity and this attracts capital to this sector. If governments and private sector start to work together to fund various sustainable energy projects, we will begin to see a transformation occur in the energy mix. In terms of returns on capital, various benefits can be found such as; reduced health risks due to lower Kerosene use, more enterprise in the SME space as they are able to stay open longer into the night, students have more access to technology i.e. computers and the internet.
In Kenya, programs like Mkopa are paving the way in the smart energy space, creating access to renewable energy which is affordable. Mkopa sells home solar systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Customers pay a deposit of 3,500 KES (approx $35), take the system home then pay 50 KES (approx $0.50) a day for a period of one year, to own the solar system. Daily payments are made through M-PESA, a mobile phone based money system. Mkopa is definitely leading the way in smart energy.
Jasandra Nyker, CEO of BioTherm Energy, stated that it is important to manage expectations in African communities and ensure that these communities understand this new energy revolution works. I fully agree with this sentiment. It is imperative that the African consumer see this as a benefit and support this transformation in the energy mix in order for the solutions to be successful in the long-term.
Finally, the discussions on the WEF on a New Energy Future were robust and definitely inspiring. I look forward to seeing Africa overtake conventional energy sources for a smart energy mix across the board.