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Kevin E. Trenberth
1. Introduction
Weather and climate on Earth are determined by the amount and distribution of incoming radiation from the sun. For an equilibrium climate, outgoing longwave (infrared) radiation (OLR) necessarily balances the incoming absorbed solar radiation (ASR), so that the Net =ASR-OLR =0. There is a great deal of fascinating atmosphere, ocean and land phenomena that couple the ASR and OLR and the balance is only for the annual mean, not individual months or seasons. Incoming radiant energy may be scattered and reflected by clouds and aerosols, or absorbed in the atmosphere. The transmitted radiation is then either absorbed or reflected at the Earth's surface. Radiant solar (shortwave) energy is transformed into sensible heat, latent energy (involving different water states), potential energy (involving gravity and height above the surface (or in the oceans, depth below)) and kinetic energy (involving motions) before being emitted back to space as longwave radiant energy. Energy may be stored for some time, transported in various forms, and converted among the different types, giving rise to a rich variety of weather or turbulent phenomena in the atmosphere and ocean. Moreover, the energy balance can be upset in various ways (so the Net ≠ 0), changing the climate and associated weather.
The atmosphere does not have much capability to store heat. The heat capacity of the global atmosphere corresponds to that of only a 3.5 m layer of the ocean. However, the depth of ocean actively involved in climate is much greater than that. The specific heat of dry land is roughly a factor of 4.5 less than that of sea water (for moist land the factor is probably closer to 2). Moreover, heat penetration into land is limited by the low thermal conductivity of the land surface; as a result only the top few meters of the land typically play an active role in heat storage and release (e.g., as the depth for most of the variations over annual time scales). Accordingly, land plays a much smaller role than the ocean in the storage of heat and in providing a memory for the climate system. Major ice sheets over Antarctica and Greenland have a large mass but, like land, the penetration of heat occurs primarily through conduction so that the mass experiencing temperature changes from year to year is small. Hence, ice sheets and glaciers do not play a strong role in global mean heat capacity except on greater than century time scales, while sea ice is important in those places where it forms. Unlike land, however, ice caps and ice sheets melt, altering sea level, albeit fairly slowly.
The oceans cover about 71% of the Earth's surface and contain 97% of the Earth's water. Through their fluid motions, their high heat capacity, and their ecosystems, the oceans play a central role in shaping the Earth's climate and its variability. The seasonal variations in heating penetrate into the ocean through a combination of radiation, convective overturning (in which cooled surface waters sink while warmer, more buoyant waters below rise) and mechanical stirring by winds. These processes mix heat through the mixed layer. Accordingly, it is vital to monitor and understand changes in the oceans and their effects on weather and climate.
The present-day climate is changing mainly in response to human-induced variations in the composition of the atmosphere as increases in greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels, promote warming. In contrast, changes in visible pollution (particulate aerosols) add many complications regionally and can add to or subtract from any warming depending on the nature of the aerosols and their interactions with clouds. The normal flow of energy through the climate system is about 122 PW (1 Petawatt =1015 watts) (see Fig. 2 presented later below). Human activities also contribute directly to local warming through burning of fossil fuels, thereby adding heat, estimated globally to be about 1/9000 (0.01%) of the normal flow of energy (Karl and Trenberth, 2003), while radiative forcing from increased greenhouse gases (IPCC, 2007) is estimated to be about 1.3% (1.6 PW), and the total net anthropogenic radiative forcing once aerosol cooling is factored in is estimated to be about 0.7%. [Radiative forcing is the change without factoring in the effects of the response and feedbacks]. The main negative feedback is from radiation: warming promotes higher temperatures and thus more longwave cooling. The actual imbalance at the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) would increase to about 1.5% once water vapor and ice-albedo feedbacks are included, but the total is reduced and is estimated to be about 0.5 PW (0.4%) owing to the other responses of the climate system; by increasing temperatures, outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) is increased as partial compensation. Unfortunately, these values are too small to yet be directly measured from space, but their consequences can be seen and measured, at least in principle.
Fig. 1. The global annual mean Earth's energy budget for the March 2000 to May 2004 period in W m-2. The broad arrows indicate the schematic flow of energy in proportion to their importance. From Trenberth et al. (2009). http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/Trenberth/trenberth.papers/10.1175_2008BAM2634.1.pdf
Figure 2: CERES-period March 2000 to May 2004 mean best-estimate TOA fluxes [PW] globally (center grey) and for globalland (right, light grey) and global-ocean (left) regions. SI is the solar irradiance and the net downward radiation RT =ASROLR. The arrows show the direction of the flow. ∇.FA is the divergence of the atmospheric energy transport and the center arrow indicates the energy flow from ocean to land. The net surface flux is also given. Adapted from Fasullo and Trenberth (2008a).
Understanding and tracking the changes in the flow of energy through the climate system as the climate changes are important for assessments of what is happening to the climate and what the prospects are in the future. Here we comment on our ability to track the energy flow changes.
2. Global mean energy flows
Since about 2000, measurements from instruments on satellite platforms have provided new estimates of global radiation from the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument. A summary of the overall energy balance for the global atmosphere for the recent period (about 2000 to 2004) (Fig. 1) has the units of Watts per unit area. The global flows in Fig. 1 include reflection by clouds and the surface of solar radiation, and absorption by water vapor and aerosols. The energy balance at the surface is achieved through the incoming solar being mainly compensated by evaporative cooling (which drives the hydrological cycle), longwave radiation, and direct sensible heating. The very large surface longwave emissions are compensated by large back radiation by greenhouse gases and clouds, such that the evaporative cooling is larger as a whole. The global net imbalance is estimated to be 0.9 W m-2.
Fig. 2 shows the flows for the atmosphere in the ocean and land domains. Here the areas are accounted for and the units are Petawatts. Plus and minus twice the standard deviation of the interannual variability is given in the figure as an error bar. The net imbalance in the top of the atmosphere (TOA) radiation is 0.5±0.3 PW (0.9 W -2) out of a net flow through the climate system of about 122 PW of energy (as given by the ASR and OLR). The fossil fuel consumption term is too small to enter into this figure. Hence the imbalance is about 0.4%. Most of this goes into the oceans, and about 0.01 PW goes into land and melting of ice. However, there is an annual mean transport of energy by the atmosphere from ocean to land regions of 2.2±0.1 PW, primarily in the northern winter when the transport exceeds 5 PW.
When all information is combined, there are residuals that indicate errors, which can be traced to ocean heat content in the historical record, and in particular to insufficient or no sampling of the ocean in the southern hemisphere in their winter. This situation has been alleviated since about 2002 when new ARGO floats (see http://www.argo.ucsd.edu/) have been deployed that drift freely at a depth of about 2000 m, and about once per 5 days, pop up to the surface using an ingenious small pump to change the float's volume, making a sounding of temperature and salinity along the way. The soundings are transmitted via satellite to land stations and processed to provide a comprehensive view of the ocean.
Figure 3: Zonal mean meridional energy transport by total (solid), the atmosphere (dashed), and by the ocean (dotted) accompanied with the associated ±2σ range (shaded). Adapted from Fasullo and Trenberth (2008b)
In the tropical ocean, the surface flux of energy is balanced principally by the transport of ocean energy (mainly heat), while in mid-latitudes surface fluxes are largely balanced locally by changes in ocean heat storage. The annual and zonal mean meridional energy transport by the atmosphere and ocean, and their sum (Fig. 3) show that the atmospheric transports dominate except in the tropics. There is a pronounced annual cycle of poleward ocean heat transport into the winter hemisphere exceeding 4 PW in the tropics, but the annual mean value across the equator is near zero. For the annual mean, the poleward transport by the ocean peaks at 11°S at 1.2 PW and 15°N at 1.7 PW.
3. Changes in energy and sea level rise
As noted above, there is a current radiative imbalance at the top-of-the-atmosphere of about 0.9 W -2 owing to increases of greenhouse gases, notably carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere. This has increased from a very small imbalance only 40 years ago when carbon dioxide increases and radiative forcing were less than half of those today. Where is this heat going? Some heat melts glaciers and ice, contributing mass to the ocean which is called eustatic sea level rise. Some heat enters the ocean and increases temperatures and ocean heat content, leading to expansion of the ocean which is called thermosteric sea level rise. Only very small amounts of heat enter the land. Hence the main candidate for a heat sink is the oceans, and sea level rise synthesizes both expansion and added mass from melting of ice elements. Accordingly, it is an excellent indicator of warming.
To be more concrete, a 1 mm rise in sea level requires melting of 360 Gt of ice which takes 1.2×1020 J. Because the ice is cold, warming of the melted waters to ambient temperatures can account for perhaps another 12.5% of the energy (total 1.35×1020 J). Sea level rise from thermal expansion depends greatly on where the heat is deposited as the coefficient of thermal expansion varies with temperature and pressure (the saline ocean does not have a maximum in density at 4°C as fresh water does). The amount of warming required to produce 1 mm sea level rise due to expansion if the heat is deposited in the top 700 m of the ocean can take from 50 to 75×1020 J, or ~110×1020 J if deposited below 700 m depth. Hence melting ice is a factor of about 40 to 70 times more effective than thermal expansion in raising sea level when heat is deposited in upper 700 m; the factor is ~90 when heat is deposited below 700 m depth. For comparison, 0.9 W -2 integrated globally is equivalent to about 1.4×1022 J/yr, which is a sea level equivalent of ~84 mm from ice melt or 1.3 to 2.7 mm from thermosteric ocean expansion. Note however that ice-laden land occupies only a few percent of the globe, which reduces the potential ice melt to only 1 to 2 mm/yr. Accordingly, for sea level rise to relate to energy budgets it is essential to know the eustatic and thermosteric components.
Fig. 4. Global sea level since August 1992. The TOPEX/ Poseidon satellite mission provided observations of sea level change from 1992 until 2005. Jason-1, launched in late 2001 continues this record by providing an estimate of global mean sea level every 10 days with an uncertainty of 3-4 mm. The seasonal cycle has been removed and an atmospheric pressure correction has been applied. http:// sealevel.colorado.edu/ Courtesy Steve Nerem (reproduced with permission).
Sea level is estimated to have risen throughout the 20th century by 1.8±0.5 mm/yr. The rate of sea level rise from 1993 to 2007, when accurate satellite-based global measurements of sea level from TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason altimetry are available, average about 3.1 mm/year (Fig. 4). For 1993 to 2003, there is a reasonable accounting for how this comes about. Contributions from glaciers and small ice caps and from the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland add mass to the oceans and eustatic rise of about 1.2 mm/yr. Contributions from changes in storage of water on land in reservoirs and dams may account for –0.55 mm/yr sea level equivalent, but these are compensated for by ground water mining, urbanization, and deforestation effects. Direct temperature measurements within the ocean show that ocean heat content increased and sea level rose from thermal expansion by 1.6 to 1.8 mm/yr. About 0.3 mm/yr is from slow isostatic rebound of the Earth's crust.
Since 2003, however, when ARGO floats have provided better data, increase in ocean heat content has slowed, while Greenland and Antarctica melting has picked up. Whether or not the sea level budget is closed, it is not clear that the global energy budget is closed because sea level rise is much greater for land ice melt versus ocean expansion for a given amount of heat, as noted above. Accordingly, another much needed component is the TOA radiation, but CERES data are not yet processed beyond 2004 and are not yet long enough to bring to bear on this question.
4. Climate Change
A consequence of the energy imbalance at the TOA is global warming. In 2007 the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), known as AR4, clearly stated that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal" and it is "very likely" due to human activities. Since the IPCC report, nature continues to provide evidence that it is under duress with impacts affecting people and animals. Increasing rates of carbon dioxide emissions raise the specter that future climate changes could be much larger and come much quicker than IPCC suggests.
The AR4 found that warming of the climate system is unequivocal based on an increasing body of evidence showing discernible physically consistent changes. These include increases in global average surface air temperature; atmospheric temperatures above the surface, surface and sub-surface ocean water temperature; widespread melting of snow; decreases in Arctic sea-ice extent and thickness; decreases in glacier and small ice cap extent and mass; and rising global mean sea level. The observed surface warming at global and continental scales is also consistent with reduced duration of freeze seasons; increased heat waves; increased atmospheric water vapor content and heavier precipitation events; changes in patterns of precipitation; increased drought; increases in intensity of hurricane activity, and changes in atmospheric winds. This wide variety of observations gives a very high degree of confidence to the overall findings. Because these changes are now simulated in climate models for the past 100 years to a reasonable degree, there is added confidence in future projections for more warming and increased impacts. Moreover, these changes in physical variables are reflected in changes in ecosystems and human health.
Carbon dioxide concentrations are increasing at rates beyond the highest of the IPCC scenarios, suggesting even bigger and faster climate change than IPCC projected. Warming is manifested in multiple ways, not just increases in temperatures. Most dramatic is the loss of Arctic sea ice in 2007 and 2008, which affects surrounding areas, polar bears and other native species and promotes changes in permafrost. Distinctive patterns of temperature and precipitation anomalies in the winter of 2007-08 were characteristic of the strong La Niña that had a signature over most of the world. In the first 6 months of 2008, record heavy rains and flooding in Iowa, Ohio, and Missouri, led to overtopped levees along the Cedar River in Iowa and the Mississippi, and point to increases in intensity of rains associated with more water vapor in the atmosphere: a direct consequence of warming. The record-breaking numbers of tornadoes and deaths in the U.S. in 2008 probably also have a global warming component from the warm moist air coming out of the Gulf of Mexico adding to instability of the atmosphere. Longer dry spells also accompany warming, as heat goes into evaporating moisture, drying and wilting vegetation, and thus increasing the risk of wild fire enormously. Wild fires in California early in 2008 and again last summer are evidence of the impacts. Hurricanes are becoming more active. In the Atlantic in July 2008, hurricane Bertha broke several records for how early and how far east it formed, and it is the longest lasting July hurricane. Fay made landfall 4 times and hurricanes Gustav and Ike caused devastation in the U.S. in 2008. Sea level rise continues at a rate of over a foot a century. Changes in ocean acidity accompany the buildup in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with consequences for sea creatures, and bleaching of corals occurs in association with warming oceans. Melting permafrost exposes huge potential sources of methane and carbon dioxide that can amplify future climate change. Global warming is not just a threat for the future, it is already happening, endangering the health and welfare of the planet. There is a crisis of inaction in addressing and preparing for climate change.
Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth is Head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He was a lead author of the 1995, 2001 and 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scientific Assessment of Climate Change
Fasullo, J.T., K.E. Trenberth, 2008a: The annual cycle of the energy budget: Pt I. Global mean and land-ocean exchanges. J. Climate 21, 2297−2313.
Fasullo, J.T., K.E. Trenberth, 2008b: The annual cycle of the energy budget: Pt II. Meridional structures and poleward transports. J. Climate 21, 2314−2326.
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), 2007: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M.Tignor, H.L. Miller (Eds.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 996 pp.
Karl, T. R., K.E. Trenberth, 2003: Modern global climate change. Science 302, 1719–1723.
Trenberth, K.E., J.T. Fasullo, and J. Kiehl, 2009: Earth's global energy budget. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., doi:10.1175/2008BAMS2634.1. (in press).
This contribution has not been peer refereed. It represents solely the view(s) of the author(s) and not necessarily the views of APS.


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|Archived November 16, 2017
Over the past 60 years, rapid growth and development within the basin, along with natural processes, have resulted in significant environmental degradation and loss of critical habitat in and around Lake Pontchartrain. Human activities associated with pollutant discharge and surface drainage have greatly affected the water quality in the lake. This change is evident in the bottom sediments, which record the historic health of the lake. Also, land-altering activities such as logging, dredging, and flood control in and around the lake, lead to shoreline erosion and loss of wetlands.The effects of pollution, shoreline erosion and wetland loss on the lake and surrounding areas have become a major public concern.
To better understand the basin's origin and the processes driving its development and degradation requires a wide-ranging study involving many organizations and personnel. When the U.S. Geological Survey began the study of Lake Pontchartrain in 1994, information on four topics was needed:
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Last week I went to the orchid show at the New York Botanical Gardens nybg.org a beautiful, exuberant show featuring hundreds of species of orchids. There I saw the orchid plant that produces vanilla seedpods, and it got me thinking; I just spent $7.99 on two ounces of a supermarket brand vanilla extract. Why aren't I making it myself?
So yesterday I got it going. I did some research and make three half-cup bottles of extract; vanilla, candy cap mushroom, and lemon. They need to rest for about four weeks.


text: I have always been interested in anthropomorphic fruit and veggies. I love giving them faces, arms & legs. Essentially giving them personalities. When I was a kid I used to collect acorns and make little people with them using pipe cleaners and painting faces on them. Well last week I was out jogging by the Hudson and saw the acorns were ready and falling from the trees so I collected a bunch to give to my squirrels. (The ones I feed from my fire escape). I kept looking at the bowl full of them, admiring their smooth brown surfaces and remembering how I used to love them. That was what inspired me to immortalize one in a painting. To honor the humble acorn, a true symbol of autumn.


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Happy Valentines Day My Love Poem On 14 February this year, it is again time for Valentine's Day. Once an American tradition that is becoming more and more popular in Denmark. We look at what you as a retailer can do to get the best out of the day.
Advertising starts early
Flower shops are of course those brands Valentine's Day the most. They sell 10 times as many flowers as on a normal day, and Valentine's Day is second only to Mother's Day on the sale of flowers. In 2017 started Interflora already advertise on January 21, and Tivoli announced a Valentine's Day package 22 January 2017. The announcement starts therefore quite early, and it's not inconceivable to see the trend again this year. The major international retailers such as Marks & Spencer, Victoria's Secret and Urban Outfitters also start their Valentine's campaigns around the 20th of January.
Targeted gift ideas
Newsletters have generally experienced a revival, and newsletters up for Valentine's Day can be used creatively to promote gift ideas. Examples include Nordstrom campaign from 2017. Nordstrom had a separate newsletter for men who had bought men's clothes with them, and the 10 days before Valentine's Day began to promote gift ideas that they could give to their loved one. Products such as lingerie, perfume, jewelry and dresses. The idea is good and it is an inexpensive solution that can potentially increase the turnover in it, sometimes for retail, hard month of January.
Generally uses the US webshops a lot of "gifts for her" and "gifts for him" to inspire customers, make it easy, and to provide the final push toward a sale. For retail and / or shop owners are Facebook and especially Instagram good channels to deploy, if you want to visualize gift ideas in a fine way. When the young especially are happy to celebrate Valentine's Day, is the social media obvious to deploy continuously in late January and up to 14 February.
Run campaign hashtag
Run a campaign across social media where your followers can participate actively. Use a hashtag that makes it possible to run the campaign across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. One can possibly put a gift for grabs and encourage consequences to using hashtag and tell their best Valentine's experience, best Valentine's gift or reward the best Valentine-related image. It can provide a great user participation, and it is easy to measure the effect, for example, how many people participated, and what social media where participation is greatest.
Heineken made in 2017 a campaign targeting men who ran across social channels. The campaign went viral in no time. Heineken decided to reward the men who wanted to show their soft side up on social media. The campaign was called Date In A Box, where men could win the contents of a red box if they were willing to declare their love publicly and use the hashtag #dateinabox. Inside the box there was an arranged date, such as a dinner or dance lessons. The campaign was a huge success, and the video below was used to kick-start the campaign:
Reward customers
Since Valentine's Day is a day when gifts are a central part, you can take part in just that by offering something you do not normally do. Free shipping in the week might be an idea. Free shipping is a key part of buying online, according to Mintel's study of what drives online purchases, free shipping one of the parameters given priority. Gift wrapping could be another thing you can offer customers, and if you have a Magento web shop , you can simply offer customers this at check-out during Valentine's Day. Discounts on the purchase right up to Valentine's Day is also an opportunity to give customers an extra incentive to buy from just you.


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Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
How one filmmaker approached this historic lawmaker.
The late Patsy Mink is a local political legend, the first Asian American woman in the U.S. Congress, and co-author of Title IX, the legislation that gave women equal access to higher education and athletic programs. A new 1-hour documentary charts her life and career, from her small-kid days in Maui to her long career in Washington, D.C. Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority debuted at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2008, but has only recently become available in stores on DVD. We spoke with filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford about her experience in creating the documentary.
Why did you do the film?
I was a graduate student at UC Berkeley when Mink passed away in 2002, but it wasn't until she died that I realized how much of a trailblazer she was: the first woman of color in Congress. I wondered, Wow, why didn't I know this? You have this unlikely heroine from a humble Hawaii plantation background. And then to see her go on to change society, through Title IX and her other work. It's a classic hero story.
You get the sense from the film that Mink was seen as a real radical.
She was, especially for her time. She came out publicly against the Vietnam War before any of the big protests. She had a lot of critics, and she wasn't even supported by her own party early on. But it seemed as though even those people who butted heads with her had a deep respect for her. They understood that she believed what she was saying, and wasn't saying it for political gain. It was coming from a real place.
What was the most surprising thing you discovered while making the film?
A lot of people don't remember that Patsy ran for president in 1972. Before Barack and before Hillary, there was Patsy Mink. And Mink was criticized for it at the time, particularly here in Hawaii. But to me, she exemplified the true public servant.
How much has politics and society changed since Mink began her career?
Patsy was part of the Democratic revolution, and before that you had a one-party, one-ethnicity representation in the Territorial legislature. So it's become more multicultural, and more people are being represented. But the issues that Patsy Mink was passionate about, whether it's women's rights, or immigrants' rights, or healthcare—these are all things we're still debating today. Her story is one of progress, but we still have a long way to go.
In a way, Patsy Mink's story is the story of Hawaii in the 20th century. And I'm hoping it makes people think about what we want in our political leaders.


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The 8161PM is a one-piece box designed for face down installations of security cameras and electrical accessories on a rigid pole or pipe that is 3 in. to 6 in. in diameter. The box attaches to a round non-metallic or metallic rigid pipe with hose clamps and can support up to 50-lb loads. Suitable for interior or exterior use in dry, damp, or wet locations, the box accommodates devices with mounting holes wider than 4.5 in. apart.
Arlington Industries
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Cable Support System
The CADDY CAT LINKS cable support system is now available in six colors to more effectively blend into a building's interior design or to identify various cable runs in applications. The product line offers a bending radius that meets TIA standards for Cat. 6a and accommodates Cat. 7, large-diameter optical fiber, innerduct, and coax cable. In addition, the J-hooks feature a wide base with smooth beveled edges to help reduce friction and offer less vertical compaction of cables.
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HoleSaw Kit
The bi-metal Speed Slot hole saw mini kit features a space-saving design that fits into any sized tool bag or bucket. Measuring 10¼ in. × 117/8 in. × 3½ in., the kit holds as many as six hole saws, ranging in size from 7/8 in. to 211/16 in. in diameter. In addition to the hole saws most commonly used by electricians, the kit contains a 2L and a 5L Snap-Back arbor. Other features include a hard-sided case and rugged metal latch.
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For use in wet and dry conditions, Heyco-Flex III liquidtight fittings for flexible, nonmetallic liquidtight tubing are available in Straight-Thru and 90° Sweep styles with NPT threaded hubs. Lightweight and designed for quick and easy installation, the fittings provide a permanent assembly between the tubing and fittings — simply put the tubing over the fitting ferrule until the tubing clicks into place. Nontoxic and UV-resistant, the products are rated for NEMA Type 3R applications. In addition, they are rated for NEMA 4 and 4X applications when used with Heyco-Flex III tubing.
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LED Lamps
These 13W ProLED PAR30 lamps are 83% more efficient than 75W Halogen PAR30 models over the life of the lamp, according to the company. Producing up to 760 lm, the products offer a 35,000-hr life. A white housing offers enhanced thermal management and blends with luminaire trims. The lamps are UL-rated for damp locations and ICAT-approved with IES LM-79 data available. Color temperatures include 3,000K and 5,000K with flood and narrow flood beam spreads.
Halco Lighting Technologies
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USB Combination Charger
The USB Combination Charger charges electronic devices directly from a standard outlet and includes two USB ports capable of supporting most electronic devices that can be charged via a 5V power adapter. Features include an LED indicator light that shows the device is charging and an automatic grounding system that eliminates the need for a bonding jumper in grounded metal enclosures. The product also features built-in wire strippers and backwire clamps on its side terminals.
Cooper Wiring Devices
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Band Saws
Designed to deliver two times more durability than similar products, these deep cut band saws feature the company's Job Site Armor technology, which comprises a composite material and crush zone barriers to absorb impacts. The saws include an all-metal direct drive system that provides maximum tool life and requires less servicing than the chain drive alternative, according to the company. In addition the tools deliver 11A of cutting power and offer the ability to cut up to 5-in. × 5-in. material in one pass while an adjustable shoe allows for less tool rotation when cutting material above 5 in.
Milwaukee Tool
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Impact Drivers
DCF895C2, DCF895L2, and DCF895B impact drivers feature cordless brushless motor technology, which the company says provides 57% longer runtime than its brushed impact drivers and 1.5 times more runtime vs. competitors' impact drivers. The products include a push-button, ¼-in. chuck that accepts 1-in. bit tips and allows users to complete one-handed accessory changes with the push of a button.
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Liquidtight Cabling System
The High-/Low Temperature Liquidtight System protects electrical cabling from moisture in temperatures from -60°C to 150°C (-76°F to 302°F). The system combines high-temperature rated thermoplastic liquidtight fittings and ATX flexible metal conduit, which has a thermoplastic rubber jacket. The fittings are available in straight, 45°, and 90° configurations, and feature double-beveled sealing rings that are manufactured of high-temperature rated thermoplastic. The conduit contains no halogens, and the thermoplastic material has a flammability rating of UL 98-HB.
Thomas & Betts
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Suspension Hardware
Available in ready-to-use kits, KwikWire products and accessories install 50% faster than jack chain, threaded rod, or hanger straps, according to the company. The product line includes clamps and cut-to-length wire rope assemblies that are suitable for light fixtures, wire basket cable trays, air-handling equipment, HVAC duct supports, sign/banner supports, or bus ducts. They also feature tool-free height adjustment, come in a variety of MTO configurations, and safely secure loads of 25 lb to 150 lb, depending on the selected product.
Cooper B-Line
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Universal dimmers provide control of incandescent, dimmable CFL, and dimmable LED lamps. Available in two styles, the dimmers feature an on/off preset function that preserves the selected dimmer setting, smooth start-up, gentle-touch control, and fluid slide movement for precise dimming. The SureSlide model features clean lines, sculptured controls, and a contemporary rocker switch, while the IllumaTech model includes a traditional push-button switch and slide bar.
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THHN Cable
SLiPWire thermoplastic high heat-resistant nylon-coated (THHN) cable features a self-lubricating polymer that now provides an improved, lower coefficient of friction, according to the company. The cable also includes the company's True Sequential Footage technology, a sequentially printed cable reel that provides accurate wire length with each cut. Additionally, the product features the Max Print identification system to quickly identify the size of the cable.
Cerro Wire
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LED Downlights
The Indy Performance Series of LED downlights features a round hyperbolic reflector design that reduces glare for a "silent" ceiling effect, a lumen depreciation indicator (LDI) system that notifies users when the LED light engine should be replaced, and chip-on-board (COB) light engine technology that provides packages ranging from 800 lm to 2,700 lm with efficacies up to 70 lm/W. According to the company, the downlights offer a 50,000-hr life while maintaining 70% of their initial luminance.
Juno Lighting Group
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Floor Box
The RFB4E Series of 4-compartment floor boxes is designed for concrete floor applications, including bare concrete and terrazzo. Available for on-grade and above-grade construction, the box is fully adjustable before and after the concrete pour. The box features 26 knockouts on the sides and bottom, ranging in size from ¾ in. to 2 in., while a conduit hub accepts 2-in. conduit to bring more cables into the 4-in.-deep box. Removable dividers and a detachable side plate facilitate pass-through tunneling. The four internal compartments support power, communications, and audio/video applications with generous space (3½ in. behind the device plates) for installing devices and managing cable bend requirements.
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Power Distribution System
The Snake Bus pre-wired power distribution system for under access floors now features a current monitoring system to give users real-time data on current loads in either a digital or a color bar display. This current transformer technology allows for circuit telemetry without directly connecting to the feeder circuit. The preconfigured system delivers 50A, 3-phase, 208V providing more than 15kW of power in one easy-to-install track. Installations and retrofits can be performed with the tap offs that deliver power to individual devices anywhere along the track.
Snake Tray
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LED OutdoorLuminaire
The Cimarron LED outdoor luminaire features 90 high brightness LEDS at 310W, producing a more than 22,000 lm output. Featuring a solid die-cast housing assembly, the product offers mounting options on straight or upswept arms, a wall mount, a 30° tilt arm for additional forward light throw, and an optional mast arm fitter to easily mount to poles or arms for new or retrofitted existing Cimarron installations. The LED housing features vertical fins along the side walls to dissipate heat and channel rainwater away from the top housing. Other options include a vandal shield, bi-level or continuous dimming, and the latest in wiHUBB wireless controls.
Spaulding Lighting
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Fault Locator
The Model CA7027 Fault Mapper Pro features 11 range scales, indicating cable faults and terminations up to 19,000 ft (6,000 m). Able to detect opens, shorts, taps, faulty taps, bridge taps, splitters, high resistance, wet cables, splices, and more, the device identifies impedance mismatches. The product also works with twisted-pair, parallel, and coaxial cable and offers selectable cable impedance (25Ω, 50Ω, 75Ω, 100Ω). Other features include overvoltage protection up to 250V, an adjustable cursor to assist in locating faults and termination, and a built-in tone generator for tracing and locating cables.
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Power Transformer Substation
The MGS-150KVA-480-10X100A power transformer substation allows users to tap into 480VAC 3-phase power sources and step this current down to a 120/208VAC output. The unit distributes 120VAC single-phase power through four GFI-protected receptacles and 208VAC via 10 100A ADR1044 outlets. Further protection is provided by 10 100A 3-phase breakers on the 208VAC side and four 20A breakers on the 120VAC side. A 2-in. square steel tube cage equipped with a single centrally located lifting eyelet and rectangular integral skid pockets provides a rugged platform for the transformer and control box assembly, and allows users to easily load, unload, and transport the unit from one location to another using forklifts or cranes.
Larson Electronics
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LED High-Bay Lum inaires
The Essentials Bay Series of LED high-bay luminaires includes models that use up to 60% less energy than traditional metal-halide and fluorescent models while delivering similar or greater light output, according to the company. Available in five lightweight models that deliver from approximately 6,000 lm to 36,000 lm and efficacies of 92 lm/W to 103 lm/W, the products are fully controllable and dimmable with the flexibility to interface to most building control systems and third-party control solutions.
Lusio Solid-State Lighting
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Cable Insulation
The formulation of Endurance HFDC-4202 EC tree-retardant cross-linked polyethylene (TR-XLPE) for medium-voltage (MV) power cable insulation has been enhanced. According to the company, the new formulation offers expected longer life than existing TR-XLPE products, improved performance in wet UG operations, reduced strip force with the company's E&T insulation shields, improved manufacturing robustness to ensure improved cable quality, and the ability for continuous operations at 105°C cable rating with the company's semiconductive shields.
Dow Electrical & Telecommunications
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Explosionproof Motors
This line of explosionproof DC motors features NEMA frames 48 and 56 with an output range from 1/8 hp to 1.25 hp, 12V to 180V, and 500 rpm to 4,000 rpm. Suitable for use in hazardous locations, features include sealed ball bearings with high-temperature grease, low-loss steel laminations, NEMA-rated magnet wire, high start-up torque, high efficiency, precision dynamic balancing, and high-temperature polyester varnish impregnated armatures. In addition, the products are easily reversible, UL- and CSA- listed (Class 1, Groups C, D; Class 2, Groups F, G), and are offered with an optional anti rusting zinc coating or private labeling.
Ohio Electric Motors
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Beacon Luminaire
The EZ-Light K50 beacon is now available in rotating and strobing models that radiate a bright, attention-getting signal with intense LEDs, making them suitable for areas with high ambient light, including outdoor environments. The beacon's light is viewable from all directions, and the product offers three functions per model — solid ON, single and double strobe for strobing versions, and solid ON and two rotating speeds for rotating lights. The strobing model also emits light from the top. Featuring a microprocessor-based design, the product offers custom configurations on the strobe rates and rotation speeds. With an IP67- and IP69K-rated thermoplastic housing, all models are suitable for dirty and washdown environments. In addition, the luminaires are available in 12VDC to 30VDC operation, as well as cabled or quick-disconnect models.
Banner Engineering
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Safety Products
This new line of safety products includes three styles of Class 2 Hi-Vis vests as well as eight styles of indoor and outdoor ANSI-compliant eyewear. The product line also features three styles of top quality, high dexterity gloves to prevent injury, protect the hands, improve comfort, and reduce fatigue.
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Loop-Powered Indicator
The MLX loop-powered indicator operates from a 4 mA to 20 mA DC input. The indicator incorporates the LCD from the company's EJX pressure transmitter into a NEMA 4X aluminum housing and meets Factory Mutual (FM) explosionproof requirements. In addition, the device contains a 6-digit numerical display with a range of ± 999999, a 6-digit alphanumeric display for engineering units, and a 20-segment bar graph indicating 0% to 100% of full scale. Additional highlights include the ability to extract the square root from the 4 mA to20 mA signal sent by the differential flow/pressure transmitter displaying the actual flow reading.
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Molded-Case Circuit Breakers
The Formula UL family of molded-case circuit breakers is designed for applications up to 240VAC. Available in A1 and A2 that reach to 100A and 250A, respectively, each model is available in 1-pole, 2-pole, and 3-pole varieties in a fixed version with front terminals standard. With a depth of just 2.36 in., the circuit breakers complement the company's Tmax line for higher voltages (up to 3,000A and 600V AC/DC).
Circle 213
UPS Battery Packs
The SSG Series and SSG-RP Series of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) now feature a ruggedized wide temperature (-30°C to 63°C) extended runtime battery bank option. The batteries provide long back-up runtimes for protecting connected computers and instrumentation operating in harsh environments. According to the company, the battery pack gives users more than 10 times the battery runtime compared to the company's standard 2U extended battery pack option. Features include eight deep cycle, valve-regulated lead-acid, maintenance-free 40Ah batteries and two internal 1A chargers. The batteries and chargers are housed in a sleek rack mount enclosure that takes only 5U
(8.75 in.) of vertical rack space.
Falcon Electric
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The Lithonia Lighting VT Series of LED indoor luminaires now features a 100+ lm/W model. In addition to the new model, additional optional features are available for VT Series, such as 2.5 McAdams ellipses to assure no visible color variation between fixtures; L80 performance for up to 50,000 hr; an expanded range of lumen packages for 2-ft × 4-ft configurations (2,600 lm, 4000 lm, 4800 lm, and 7200 lm); and a wider range of color temperatures, including 3,500K, 4,000K, and 5,000K options. Other options include emergency lighting battery packs featuring 1,400 lm installed for egress lighting and bi-level dimming for renovation of existing fluorescent applications with two ballasts and two circuits.
Acuity Brands
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Wireless Occupancy Sensor
The RHB 300 wireless occupancy sensor mounts directly to a high-bay luminaire. Using passive infrared technology to sense occupancy, the product features three highly sensitive pyroelectric sensors to provide uninterrupted 360° coverage. According to the company, the sensor is engineered to perform at mounting heights as high as 45 ft.
Steinel America
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Outdoor LED Luminaires
GranVille II LED luminaires offer classic or premier prismatic borosilicate glass optics to facilitate use of new or installed pieces. The luminaires can be ordered with asymmetric or symmetric distributions and feature a cast-aluminum housing available in multiple styles, including two utility series and four standard housings. Offered with traditional GranVille trim options, the products mount to industry-standard pole tenons and existing locations.
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The Quick Change screwdriver features the company's Sure-Loc Quick Change chuck that eliminates magnetic debris pick-up and dropped bits. Users can mechanically snap into place insert and power type bits without magnetics or needing to pull back its collar. To release a bit, simply pull back the knurled collar. When empty, the socket can be used as a ¼-in. nutdriver. The E-Z Spin high-torque cap rotates smoothly for precise turning and control, and features a flip cap to enable fast access to the built-in bit storage cavity that holds up to five extra insert bits.
Ideal Industries
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LED Troffer
Designed for new and retrofit applications, the RETROtrac troffer is LM79, ETL-, and UL-rated. The 420 and 600 models use 32W to 58W and reach 3,800 lm to 5887 lm per fixture running at 120V or 277V, respectively. Additionally, the troffer employs a cluster LED sub-circuit that protects the luminaire in case of a single LED failure.
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LED Luminaire
The redesigned Areamaster LED luminaire offers a life of more than 60,000 hr, according to the company. Featuring the corrosion-resistant protection of the original Areamaster at half its weight, the luminaire is suitable for adverse and hazardous locations (Class I Div. 2). Furthermore, the product features a universal design for flood or high-bay mounting, is rated at 127W, and delivers 13,000+ lm of cool white light in a 131° (horizontal) × 134° (vertical) beam spread.
Appleton Electric
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Diesel Gen-Set
The 20-cylinder C175-20 diesel gen-set produces up to 4 MW of power. Built with the same core engine parts as the C175-16, a single 4 MW C175-20 represents a 55% reduction in footprint when compared with two 2 MW 3516B gen-sets and a 28% reduction when compared with a 4MW 3612 model. Certified to EPA Stationary Emergency Tier 2 emissions limits, the product is biodiesel compatible, and low fuel consumption versions are available. According to the company, the oil change interval is 600 hr, and the first major overhaul will be at 22,000 hr for the 60-Hz units and at 27,000 hr for the 50-Hz units.
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The company has added 98 new ratings to its Baldor•Reliance Super-E motors with Internal AEGIS Bearing Protection Ring line. Designed to provide end-users with off-the-shelf availability of motors equipped with a pre-installed shaft ground, the additional ratings expand the existing 4-pole line of TEFC and ODP designs through 100 hp and adds a variety of 2- and 6-pole model, as well. Additionally, 575V TEFC motors were added,
1 hp to 50 hp, along with TEFC and ODP close-coupled pump motors.
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In class today we moved on to citations. We'll be finishing them tomorrow. This was after the topic of "reasonably exhaustive research." I'm sure you can imagine the discussion on that topic. After all, how do you know when enough is enough? And, no, it's not some magic number.
There are four couples attending GRIP this year. They even were recognized in our daily newsletter. It would be great to have my husband here, but he has his hobbies (and I definitely support them) because he encourages and supports mine (basically genealogy, quilting and reading.) And while I'd love to have him here, I don't know that I would have really had a chance to get to know Pam, and Kristen, and Hugh, and all of the other wonderful students here at GRIP.
Because there was no talk speaker scheduled for tonight, a few groups went to the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh to research. Others are wandering around this beautiful campus. The weather is beautiful tonight with blue skies and some clouds. And not too hot or humid. It's really nice. Then some of the other students were talking about working on their class projects. So lots still going on.
I started thinking about GRIP 2014 already. I haven't found anything yet that I needed that I didn't bring this year. But next year, I think I'm going to see if I can fit in a fitted twin sheet. Those flat sheets just don't stay tucked in all night. Everything else is working fine in my room. I originally had a problem with the blinds, but those were efficiently fixed. So, now to decide which class to take next year and then get on the computer and hope that not everyone else wants the same class I decide to take.
One more full day of classes. The topic for tomorrow night's talk is Divorce records. Then a half day on Friday, and time for the shuttle to the airport.
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For the fourth time in five years, the UMBC men's soccer program will compete for the America East Conference title. The 2010 and 2012 champions host third-seeded Hartford (13-3-4) on Saturday, Nov. 16 to earn the league's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Men's Soccer Championships. The sixth-ranked and top-seeded Retrievers (15-1-2) are unbeaten in eight straight contests, while UH has gone seven in a row without a setback. Kick-off time is set for 7:30 p.m.at Retriever Soccer Park. Live streaming coverage is also provided by the America East Digital Network.
RETRIEVER RECAP: UMBC senior forward Kadeem Dacresscored with 4:48 remaining in the second overtime period and the top-seeded Retrievers nipped Albany, 2-1, in the America East Conference semifinals on Wednesday evening. The Retrievers, ranked No. 6 nationally, advance to their fourth title game in the last five years. Malcolm Harris gave UMBC a 1-0 lead with 31 minutes to play, but Albany tied it with 21 seconds to play, setting up the dramatic overtime period. UMBC won its first America East regular season crown since 2003 after completing an undefeated (5-0-2) conference season. They are attempting to win their third tournament title an NCAA automatic bid in the last four years.
NOTES: UMBC remained at No. 6 in the Continental Tire/NSCAA Coaches' poll as of Nov. 12. The Retrievers remained at No. 6 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll to and moved up one notch to No. 7 in College Soccer News' poll.
UMBC was unbeaten in 18 consecutive contests (15-0-3) prior to falling, 1-0, in double OT versus Delaware on Oct. 1. It was the longest unbeaten streak since 1999, when that championship squad went 19-0-2 in the regular season. The Retrievers have advanced to the second round in the NCAA Championships twice in three seasons. The 2012 season marked UMBC's third NCAA College Cup appearance overall, having earned a bid in 1999.
SR F Pete Caringi III was named Disney/NSCAA Player of the Week and College Soccer News' Player of the Week for games ending Sept. 1 and Sept. 8 respectively.
Entering play this weekend, UMBC leads the nation in winning percentage (.889) and are tied for the most victories (15). The Retrievers are 15th in scoring offense (1.94 gpg) and 18th (0.68) in scoring defense. UMBC went 501 minutes of action without allowing a goal until Albany scored with 21 seconds left in regulation in Wednesday's semifinals.
UMBC has won the last two meetings and now leads the series, 7-5-2. The Retrievers are 4-2 vs. the Hawks in Baltimore. In the last meeting at Retriever Soccer Park, UMBC defeated UH, 7-1, in the 2012 campaign.
UMBC senior midfielder Kadeem Dacres broke a 1-1 tie with an early second half score and the visiting, seventh-ranked Retrievers held on for a 2-1 victory over Hartford in the America East opener for both squads.
UMBC had to rally, as Hartford opened the scoring on a goal by Javoni Simms in the 16th minute. But Retriever senior forward Pete Caringi III tallied his nation-leading 10th goal of the season in the 30th minute and the game was deadlocked at 1-1 at the break.
The third-seeded Hawks enter the title game unbeaten in their last seven (5-0-2) outings. They advanced to the title game by virtue of a 1-0 home overtime decision over No. 6 Binghamton and via the penalty kick route (4-3) after a 1-1 double overtime deadlock at No. 2 UNH. First Team forward Javoni Simms equalized the game vs. the Wildcats 51 seconds after UNH had jumped out in front early in the first half.
Simms leads UH with eight goals on the season, while Jeff Tryon and Damion Lowe have contributed six and five scores respectively. Hartford has outscored its foes, 28-14, on the campaign, and is 4-0 in overtime games in 2013. Freshman netminder David MacKinnon has an excellent 0.67 goals against average and earned America East All-Rookie Team honors. Hartford is ranked fourth in the Northeast region and received votes in the NSCAA poll for the first time this week. Defensively, the Hawks continue their run through the postseason as the 12th-best defensive team in the nation, boasting a goals-against average of 0.65. In addition, with shutouts in more than half of its contests, Hartford is ranked sixth in the country in shutout percentage (0.58).


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Today's Speak Up on Kotaku wonders about those characters that are just so darned attractive that they appeal even to those who prefer members of the other sex. Commenter chadboban wonders about that, and puts the question to you: Are there any video game characters you'd go gay (or straight) for? Here's chadboban:
Are there any video game characters you'd go gay for? I mean you could be as straight as a ruler and still have even a tiny crush on a video game character, right? Most typical answers are along the lines of Leon Kennedy, Link, Solid Snake, Chris Redfield, Nathan Drake, Frank West, some even say Geralt from the Witcher, Wander (or Wanda depending on your region) from Shadow of the Colossus, Kratos (from playing the games you know he's a damn stallion), Squall Leonhart (you know you love that moody ass) etc.
As for me there are two dudes in particular that I'd go gay for in a heartbeat. One is Godot from Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations. I dunno, maybe it's his story that makes me feel compassion for him, maybe it's that way he doesn't get his coffee, instead the coffee just comes to him when he puts out his hand (like a boss), maybe it's the way he sips it. Maybe it's the sexy beard, that charming ass smile or his undeniable sense of style. Seriously, that is one sharp outfit he has on. And how could you forget this dudes theme, [www.youtube.com] that's some classy stuff right there. Maybe that's the reason I like him, he just oozes class all around in whatever he does.
The other is Kyle Hyde of Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Last Window: The Secret of Cape West. First of all, I don't care what anyone else thinks, he's probably one of the most handsome men I've ever seen in a game, hell probably anywhere, but hey that's just me. He's just so damn attractive, and has a rough edged charm about him that I still can't get over. I find his smug smirk so adorable despite his rugged appearance. And his smile, oh god that smile! He smiles very rarely in the game but when it does, it's freaking magical, and I can honestly say that when it happens, even as a straight dude, I swoon a little.
I guess all these man crushes probably makes me somewhat gay.....eh whatever, I can live with that.
So Kotaku, is there any character in a game you'd go gay for, or if you're gay, are there any characters you'd go straight for?
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IRVINE, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara junior Alan Williams (Phoenix, Ariz./North HS) broke one record and tied another with his sixth Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week honor.
The six Player of the Week awards is a Big West single-season record. Williams, who now owns eight citations for his career, tied UC Irvine all-time leading scorer Jerry Green (1999-2002) for the most in Big West career history.
Williams recorded his 14th and 15 double-doubles of the season to lead the Gauchos to their 20th and 21st wins of the 2013-14 campaign.
He scored 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds in an 86-77 victory over Hawai'i. He added two steals and three blocked shots while hitting 6 of 12 from the field.
In a 71-55 road win against Cal Poly, Williams contributed 23 points and 10 rebounds, connecting on 9 of 14 from the floor. His five blocked shots also helped fuel UCSB's defensive effort against the Mustangs, which shot just 9-of-40 from two-point range for the game.
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All week, Emily Vikre (a.k.a. fiveandspice) will be strategizing, planning, and cooking up a Scandinavian independence day celebration. A 17-course celebration, to be exact.
Today: Emily takes us through the process of foraging -- a Scandinavian tradition -- for her Big Feast. Check out her earlier posts, The Big Idea and Creating a Menu of Nationalistic Proportions.
Have you heard? Foraged is the new local. Which apparently makes local the new organic. And organic the new Swiffer, or something. (That is, still super cool, but you just don't feel the need to explain it and pitch it to everyone you know. Or am I the only one who went through a Swiffer proselytizing phase?)
It's hot, and it's everywhere, and because of that, I keep feeling put off when I hear about foraged this and foraged that. It feels horribly faddish. A cross between fairly chichi and completely Portlandia. You know, all, "Oh, those are biodynamic local greens? Um, that's nice. But, well, I really try only to eat foraged greens. Sooo, yeah. Hmm. It was a sweet thought though (cue condescending smile)."
But the fact of the matter is that foraging is fairly central in the New Nordic cuisine. So, as I studied it, conceptualized my dishes, and daydreamed about plates that looked like snippets of tundra or forest floor, I realized that it was time to succumb and give foraging the old (small liberal arts) college try. Even if it felt forced.
Now, before I go any further, I'm going to give the disclaimer that always comes – and should always come – before any discussion of foraging. Never eat anything unless you are 100% sure of what it is and 100% sure that it is edible. If you are in even the faintest shadow of a doubt, check with a local expert, or just set the plant aside and eat something else. A steak, maybe.
In all seriousness though, it's truly better to be safe than sorry in foraging. Because of this, I'm not even going to try to give something like a how-to. I can only speak to my own experience. You see, nature seems to have a rather vicious sense of humor when it comes to edibles and nonedibles. For example, wild chervil, wild carrot, poisonous hemlock, and fool's parsley, though quite identifiable by an expert, all look extremely alike. But, while the former two are completely edible and quite tasty, the latter two can lead to a swift death.
In other words, when foraging, it pays to err on the side not just of caution, but of full-blown paranoia. I decided I wasn't comfortable feeding my guests plants that I was 100% certain were edible; I wanted to be somewhere in the range of 150%+ certain.
Since I was beginning my foraging foray in spring, violets were an easy place to start. They're extremely recognizable, smattered across every yard in our neighborhood during the season, and they lend a sweet, floral flavor to a dish. Another herb I was shown and quickly became familiar with was wood sorrel. Wood sorrel is a forager's darling. It grows almost everywhere; there are no poisonous plants that look like it (it's sometimes mistaken for clover, but clover, at least, is not harmful to eat); and it has a pleasant tangy, lemony flavor. I also loved how its delicate heart shaped leaves gave an elegant woodsy look to any plate I sprinkled them on.
Soon enough, I began to study plants more. I talked with naturalists who pointed out important details to notice when identifying various plants, small hairs on certain stems, whether leaves are across from one another or staggered, the shape of the petioles. And while it is absolutely not a replacement for working with an expert in your area, the information on the site Eat the Weeds gives a fun platform for seeing the wide range of edible wild plants out there and how to think about their identification.
As I sought out more edible wild plants, I found myself becoming infatuated with the feeling I got from scouting the ground as I walked and knowing that as often as not I could compose a light salad from what was at my feet. As I learned more, my repertoire expanded to include chickweed, creeping Charlie flowers, wild chervil, fresh juniper berries, wild radish, wild mustard, sheep sorrel, ramps, knotweed, milkweed and others. Some I liked the flavor of, some I didn't. Either way, though taking the hyper-local perspective of the New Nordic Cuisine and trying to stick overall to locally produced foods served to cut me off from some of my usual staples like olive oil and balsamic vinegar, the addition of foraged herbs began to help me think in an even wider palate of flavors.
My favorite bit of foraging was for spruce tips. I learned they were edible from the Noma Cookbook, and upon doing further research discovered that they are quite a favorite (at least among a tree-eating subset of people) for baking, pickling, etc. I knew that I had to use them, and I began anxiously awaiting the day in spring when all the evergreen tips emerge. It's something I've observed every spring, but I'd never before watched for it with such anxious anticipation. What if I missed it? What would I do? Every day on my runs I peered closely at the branches to see if there were any hints of buds.
I needn't have worried. When spruce bud out, their tips are as frosted as the gelled hair of a 90s boy band. It was as showy as I remembered it being every year before. There's no way to miss it.
The day I went out to collect my spruce tips – I needed enough for pickling, candying, and making shortbread – the air was warm but edged with a damp chill. I walked into a stand of trees, and the thick scent of evergreens filled my nostrils. It picked me up and deposited me into a vivid memory of walking with my family in the woods behind our cottage in Norway. In my memory my mother whispered, "Look! There's a troll that died of old age!" as she pointed to a gnarled upturned pine tree root.
On that walk, and many similar walks of my childhood, we wandered through forests carpeted with wild onions for the harvesting. We plucked strawberries from the ground, or raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, and rosehips from bushes. We nibbled on certain grasses and leaves. Sometimes we stopped to collect mussels from the rocks on the seashore or went to the dock to fish for crabs. We were constantly stopping to grab little snacks that were right there for the taking.
As I thought back on these scenes, I realized that I've actually been foraging all my life. Collecting and eating bulrushes and seaweeds is really no different from picking berries, if you know what you're looking for. Foraging may sound faddish, but in the end what it is is going and getting yourself some food. It's what people have being doing since forever, and that's definitely something I can get behind.
I know, on the whole, this isn't such a revelatory realization, but it felt like it to me! So, not surprisingly foraged flowers and leaves worked their way into many parts of my feast. But even beyond that, I'm excited to have it now as a regular part of my cooking.
And, if you'd like to try making spruce shortbread, here's a recipe!
Le Creuset has generously offered to reward our Big Feasters for all their hard work, and as our sixth Big Feast, Emily will win, in the color of her choice (flame, cherry, cassis, fennel, Caribbean, dune, Dijon, or Marseille): a Heritage Cast Iron 1 Quart Fish Gratin Dish, a 3.5 Quart Braiser, and an Anodized Saute Pan with Lid. Pitch us your Big Feast at [email protected] for a chance to win up to $500 in Le Creuset booty.
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Kim Kardashian West resurfaced at husband Kanye West's Saint Pablo Tour in Los Angeles on earlier this week as the couple met and posed for a picture with Cameron Sterling. Cameron is the son of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police as he sold CDs outside a local convenience store in July.
The photograph was shared on social media by attorney Justin Bamberg, who called the younger Sterling his client.
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Kardashian West has only made sporadic appearances in public since the Paris robbery in October. The reality star reappeared briefly on social media last week posting several Facebook posts. But those posts were quickly deleted.


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Mix peanuts, coconut, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Fold won ton squares into triangles. Round off the top corner with scissors . (Or buy the round wrappers.) Place 1 teaspoon filling in center. Moisten edges with beaten egg and seal.
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Years of battling cancer have left film ubercritic Roger Ebert without a portion of his jaw, and consequentially, his voice. Esquire's superb profile outlined his efforts to regain a voice—his voice—but left us wondering: How will that work?
From Esquire:
Ebert is waiting for a Scottish company called CereProc to give him some of his former voice back. He found it on the Internet, where he spends a lot of his time. CereProc tailors text-to-speech software for voiceless customers so that they don't all have to sound like Stephen Hawking... CereProc is mining Ebert's TV tapes and DVD commentaries for those words, and the words it cannot find, it will piece together syllable by syllable. When CereProc finishes its work, Roger Ebert won't sound exactly like Roger Ebert again, but he will sound more like him than Alex does.
CereProc is headquartered on the sixth floor of an imposingly ugly tower in Edinburgh, Scotland—I'd know, because it was in the five floors below that I spent most of my undergrad career at the University of Edinburgh, which owns the building. By all counts, it's a small operation, and a relatively new one, started about five years ago.
But I checked into CereProc's work online, and their sample voice sets speak for themselves, so to speak (sorry and sorry!): Obama sounds like a slightly more hesitant Obama; Arnie, whose verbal tics are his trademark, sounds like almost exactly like Arnie. (You can listen to both, and others, here and here.) Listening to what they can do with publicly available voice data sets is heartening, so the prospects for a man with such a broad catalog of vocal recordings, from radio broadcasts to his TV show to old podcasts, seem fantastic. He felt the same way when he discovered CereProc back in August:
I have my fingers crossed. I have launched an e-mail to Edinburgh with my appeal. I can see my own voice hosting online or telecast video essays. I am greatly cheered.
CereProc got that email, and answered his appeal. So!
The first step would be a desktop software system, which would dictate text in the same way that Mac OS does natively. While this would be a great bridge, but a mobile solution would really change things. CereProc's software is licensable for just about anything, and has already been incorporated into an iPhone app, albeit for simple news dictation.
In other words, a voiced Ebert is something the he (and we!) can realistically look forward to. And by this, we too are greatly cheered. [CereProc, Esquire]


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Westphaliawĕstfāl´yə [key], Ger. Westfalen, region and former province of Prussia, W Germany. Münster was the capital of the province. After 1945 the province was incorporated into the West German state of North Rhine–Westphalia, now a state in reunified Germany. The region of Westphalia occupies, roughly, a triangle formed by a line drawn eastward from the Rhine River at the Dutch border to the Weser River at Minden, a line drawn from Minden southwestward to Siegen (near the border with Hesse), and a line drawn to the northwest from Siegen and parallel to the Rhine.
The region is drained by the Ems, Weser, Ruhr, and Lippe rivers; it is hilly in the east and south and forms a low plain in the northwest. The land consists partly of fertile soil and partly of sandy tracts, moors, and heaths. The Ruhr valley, in the west, is part of the great Westphalian coal basin and of the Ruhr district, one of the world's most important industrial regions. The Ruhr district is connected with the Ems River by the Dortmund-Ems Canal and with the Elbe River by the Midland Canal.
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Grown to be Popular as a Way of Travel
Visiting a destination is often as much an element of the enjoyment of the trip because the destination. Obviously, a lot of the thrill depends upon time, cost and mode of travel. For individuals wanting a leisurely trip with no stress of airports or highways, two alternate methods would be the bus and also the train.
Buses have grown to be popular as a way of travel. Besides being an infinitely more comfortable approach to travel than a vehicle or plane, buses go through many metropolitan areas within the U.S., so a bus terminal is most likely much closer than an airport terminal. New, more fuel-efficient buses with roomier seats and aisles permit the passengers to enjoy and relax the scenery while feeling better that they're driving a secure and eco-friendly manner. Amenities for example Access to the internet and electrical outlets are also added.
Buses happen to be re-built to be more eco-friendly by reduction of their co2 emissions nearly threefold. Bus fare could be cheaper than airfare, but distance and schedule dates would be the figuring out factors. If your trip could be scheduled sufficiently far ahead of time, airfare may also be less costly. However, bus terminals don't require the invasive and time-consuming security safeguards which are now mandatory at commercial airports. The luggage limitations and overage charges will also be significantly less on buses than you are on airlines, and you will find couple of liquid prohibitions on buses.
Trains also have possessed a resurgence of recognition as a way of lengthy distance travel, particularly using the lengthy security lines and limitations in the airports. Trains may be one of probably the most luxurious ways to go to a destination. Overnight trains still boast complete dining cars with silverware and china, in addition to bed room suites filled with private bath, linen service and private service, and also the daily newspaper. Also, your meals are incorporated within the fare for overnight travel.
Amtrak's policy of two carry-on and three checked baggage products tend to be more generous baggage allowances than airlines allow there aren't any liquid limitations for example individuals on airlines although there are several weight and size limitations. Many trains offer periodic entertainment, not to mention, the liberty to maneuver the train when needed and employ electronics. Amtrak trains tend to be more eco-friendly than formerly, being 20% more effective than airline travel and 30% more effective than auto travel.
Therefore if time isn't a constraining factor, either the train or even the bus is really a better ones and enjoyable alternative than either flying or driving, additionally to being more ecologically efficient.
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"It's a nice human scale movie, it's not 'Transformers' so they don't have that expectation for it," Tina Fey said of Focus Features' "Admission."
Before the March 5 premiere at Lincoln Square and the Monkey Bar afterparty, Fey reflected on her post-"30 Rock" career since she's already set for the new Muppets movie and then "This Is Where I Leave You" with Jason Bateman.
"It's nice to be able to do some films now, because for years with '30 Rock' it was only a tiny window or 'I can't do one right now,'" said the actress. "It's also fun to be able to shoot here in New York, be in my own bed every night and see my kids on weekends."
Director and producer Paul Weitz easily steered Fey through the most dramatic role of her career.
"It's a comedy drama," he emphasized. "I felt it was a step for her and not a leap across a chasm. She's very believable as a woman who has fooled herself into believing she's got her life all set, because if you're very smart then you're able to trick yourself sufficiently."
In the Focus pic, Fey plays a Princeton admissions officer who, alongside Gloria Reuben and Wallace Shawn, decides the fate of literally thousands of applicants. Shawn found the film to be "incredibly friendly to the admissions officers at Princeton. It shows very conscientious people — I don't know if there's any truth in that — but in the movie they're amazingly conscientious about their work."
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As for his own college-admission interview, "I had to sort of forget the reality to do the movie. My feelings about my college days are so angry and full of bitterness I couldn't have played the part if I'd thought about that," said Shawn, who went to Harvard.
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State POA Requirements
Each state has the authority to establish laws that dictate the necessary components of a legally enforceable power of attorney. In an attempt to create uniformity throughout the country, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws drafted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA). The UPOAA has no legal authority, but it does provide a model law that state legislatures can adopt. The state of Florida, for example, adopts the UPOAA. As a result, Florida will not enforce a power of attorney unless the principal signs the document in the presence of a notary, and it includes the contemporaneous signatures of at least two witnesses.
Types of POAs
Three of the more common types of power or attorney are general, special and health care powers or a medical power of attorney. As the name implies, a general power of attorney provides the agent with extensive authority to act on your behalf in a wide range of situations, such as your personal banking, investment, insurance and real estate transactions, to name just a few. A special power of attorney restricts the scope of the agent's authority by outlining the specific transactions your agent has authority over. The health care power of attorney is also very precise in that your agent only has the authority to make medical treatment decisions on your behalf in the event you are mentally incompetent or otherwise unable to make decisions for yourself.
Making It Durable
You can choose to make any power of attorney durable by including language in the document that extends the duration of your agent's authority in the event you are mentally incompetent at the time it expires. In this case, the POA remains legally enforceable until you regain mental competency. In general, a non-durable power of attorney automatically ends when you are considered incompetent, however, some states treat all powers of attorney as durable unless the document expressly prohibits it.
Springing Durable POAs
In many jurisdictions, a durable power of attorney is effective immediately upon it's signing by the relevant parties. If you prefer that your agent not have authority immediately after creating the power of attorney, you can draft the document so that it's a "springing" durable power of attorney instead. Springing durability delays the effective date of the power of attorney until the date you specify within the document or upon the occurrence of an event. For example, if you create a durable power of attorney but prefer that your agent have no authority until you reach the age of 75, drafting a statement in the power of attorney delaying its effective date until your 75th birthday transforms it into a springing durable power of attorney.


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Meanwhile, what about socialism?
Conrad Landin introduces the AV Festival in Newcastle.
When the AV Festival lost its funding in the latest round of Arts Council awards, there was little outcry in the national press. The fact that the festival is defiantly not London focused — connecting as it does north-east England with art projects the world over — could well point us to why. But though the festival which opened last week could well be the last, it shows no signs of abating in its boldness, vibrancy and originality.
This year's AV is the second to be titled Meanwhile, What About Socialism? The first, staged two years ago, explored the history of industry and left-wing institutions and the festival's formidable director Rebecca Shatwell says that 2018's programme is all about presenting "new work by artists and film-makers that consider the future."
Lucy Parker, Apologies, 2016, film still. Courtesy the artist
Its highlights include a new commission from New Delhi's Raqs Media Collective, Provisions for Everybody, which follows the path of George Orwell from his Indian birthplace to the north of England, Catalonia and Burma. Lucy Parker's video installation Apologies comes from extensive work with the Blacklist Support Group, a campaign well familiar to Morning Star readers. But rather than simply dwelling on the crimes of the past, it questions the worth of public apologies and examines the continued campaign for a public inquiry.
At Newcastle's Mining Institute, Prabhakar Pachpute has connected England and India across mining landscapes, mechanics and trade unionism, while Jeamin Cha's Twelve reimagines the work of South Korea's clandestine minimum wage commission, bringing the limits of arbitration to the fore.
Raoul Peck, The Young Karl Marx
In its opening weekend, the festival hosted the British premiere of Raoul Peck's film The Young Karl Marx, which charts Marx and Engels's collaboration up to the writing of the Communist Manifesto in 1848. It was followed by an enlightening post-screening discussion on the relevance of Marx's writings today, which I took part in, with Shuddhabrata Sengupta of Raqs arguing that the film's strongest message was "the communism of everyday life" through adopting a broader perspective than the classic biopic. Instead, it examines Marx's collaboration with Engels and the influence of other intellectuals such as the anarchist Proudhon. Equally key, with a lot of welcome creative licence taken, is the supportive role played by Marx's aristocratic wife Jenny and Engels's working-class Irish partner Mary Burns. Both are shown to be fierce intellectual minds in their own right.
"It's a network of people who argue, support each other, fight and fall in love," Sengupta said. And he contended that the "lively maturity" of the film's intellectual exchanges is something today's left should be seeking to emulate.
I welcomed the British left's renewed interest in ideas. Under new Labour, social democratic politics rejected debate and intellectualism while embracing the worst aspects of the academic world — technocratic management, think-tank wonkery and the fetishisation of selective aspects of the new. The new generation of left activists, freed from the shackles of cultish Trotskyite sects thanks to Labour's transformation into a mass movement, is instead embracing political education.
In my new home town of Glasgow, Scottish Young Labour has set up a night school to train activists in the basics of theory and practice, while in Manchester the newly established Chorlton Socialist Club is attracting huge crowds for gigs and political discussions alike. At Sunday night's screening, Newcastle city councillor Nigel Todd said that, as a veteran Labour activist, he welcomed the change in political culture. "The past 30 years have been like living in a coffin," he said. Another audience member, a striking lecturer at Newcastle University, urged fellow viewers to join the picket lines and teach-ins this week.
Once again, the AV Festival was using the past to look to the future and using the ideas of far away to think about fault lines far closer to home. It's a massive shame, though not surprising, that Britain's arts establishment isn't interested.
The AV festival runs until March 31, details: avfestival.co.uk. This article was first published in the Morning Star.