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Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy proudly presents four productions, featuring more than seventy students: Aristocats Kids, Musical Selections from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, High School Musical On Stage, and RENT: School Edition.
Young performers ages 4-22 have been rehearsing while attending classes taught by theatre professionals in acting, voice, movement, dance and musical theatre history. "As rehearsals draw to a close, these incredibly talented kids and teens, are now ready to show off their skills to the public," says Education Director, Jasmine Ireland. " We have had an incredible summer."
Local rock band One Shot Nothing will be the accompanying band for the rock opera RENT. They are featured in the summer's KahBang line-up. They will kick off the festival Thursday August 8 at 6 p.m. in West Market Square. The RENT cast will be on hand and give a number of lucky folks Buy One Get One Free vouchers for RENT tickets!
August 16, 17, & 18:
10 A.M. Tiny Thespians "The Aristocats, Kids"
Show Choir "Musical Selections from The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
2 P.M. Junior and Youth Troupe "High School Musical On Stage"
August 15*, 16, 17 & 18:
7 P.M. Young Adult Troupe "RENT" featuring local band One Shot Nothing
*Please note: The Thursday August 15th performance of RENT: School Edition will be Pay What You Wish by donation. This production contains mature themes and language and may not be suitable for young audiences.
Productions feature the following performers:
Tiny Thespians: Sophie Baker, Joshua Dove, Zoe Lundy, Maya Sevigny, Kjell Vikberg, Maghna Vijay, Elliana Mitchell, Ada Sinclair-Steele, Sarah Hartford, Jo Clukey, Cami Layman, Katherine Caron, Alex Wiley, Annabelle Wiggins, Pheonix Whiteley
Show Choir: Brina Campbell, Eleanor Prescott, Olivia West, Ruby El-Hajj, Justin Hatch, Raiya Vikberg, Adynn Kitchin, Emma Mitchell, Kadin Thomas, Kamrin Thomas, Elizabeth Fessenden, Sarah Danby
Youth Troupe: Zivi Osher, Hanna Sabbagh, Lana Sabbagh, Nathan Manaker, Noam Osher, Sarah Larson, Gabriela Roth, Sophia Mullins, Ian Buck, Marion Glinsky, Marissa Abbott, Olivia Airey, Will Airey, Elizabeth Bates, Emma Campbell, Rose Cobo-Lewis, Olivia Davis, Lukas Fitzpatrick, Natalie Fitzpatrick, Lillian Higgins, Lilly Keeley, Natalie Krebs, Grace Langley, Mackenzie Patterson, Zachary Spreng, Keilani Welch, Daryn Wood
Young Adults: Logan Bard, Cameron Wright, Theo Dumas, Alekzander Sayers, Conor Kenny, Alyssa Stubbs, Callie Cox, Robert Brangwynne, Lauren Barkhouse, Isabelle Simbari, Mikayla Burridge, Zackeri Alley, Morgan Wiercinski, Melissa St. Peter, Hannah Box, Sydney McDonald, Tien Misler, Callaghan Carter, Katherine Adam, Mary Clark, Nick Danby. Performing with local rock band One Shot Nothing featuring Justin Chamberlain, Bendon Bouchard, and Nate Hart.
Tickets are $6 Children/$11 Adults with a $1 discount per ticket for cash or check purchases. All seating is general admission. Tickets can be purchased online at penobscottheatre.org or by calling (207) 942-3333.
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"The American Occupation of Haiti in 1915"
Michaelle Barjon Soucy
Jorse Mas Canosa Middle School
Miami, FL
This lesson will engage students in an analysis of a historical event by considering
two opposing points of view. Students will use the primary sources provided by the dloc
1- Report No. 794 submitted to the 67th Congress by Mr. Oddie from the select
committee on Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The title of this document is "Inquiry
into Occupation and Administration of Haiti and the Dominican Republic"
2- An opinion paper submitted by Marie Josee Mont-Reynard in March 2002
A-While reading both texts students will first use a graphic organizer to separate Fact
from Opinion.
Students will continue their analysis by identifying each author's ponit of view with the
knowledge that that may include unsubstantiated beliefs, biases and assumptions.
Evidence of these personal judgments will be listed
C- In the final analysis Identify Possible Problem and Possible Solution on a two
column graphic organizer
D-Opinion / Position 300 to 500 word paper on the topic
Follow up activity:
Debate between those who would be for and those who are against.
The following objectives and standards will be covered in this lesson:
A- As we begin the reading process of both texts students will use a graphic
organizer to separate facts from opinion statements.
Student evaluates statements of fact, inferences.and judgments/opinions in both reading
and discussions about reading, delineates strengths and weaknesses of an argument in
persuasive text, and distinguishes between logical and illogical and ethical and unethical
statements in text.
B- Students will utilize tools geographers use to study the world. / Student will use a
map to identify major bodies of water of the world, and explain ways they have
impacted the development of civilization / Students will identify major regional
economic activities .
Students will understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools and
technology to report information.
Students determine how the people in a region meet their economic needs and wants;
methods of earning a living, distribution of wealth in the region, trade.
C- Students will continue their analysis by identifying each author's ponit of view
with the knowledge that that may include unsubstantiated beliefs, biases and
assumptions. Evidence of these personal judgments will be listed on a graphic
Student identifies persuasive and propaganda techniques in text.
D- In the final analysis students will identify Possible Problems and Possible
Solutions on a two column graphic organizer.
Applies reading/ critical thinking skills, such as generating questions, recognizing
propaganda, clarifying information, evaluating author's purpose and perspective toward a
topic, and using evidence from a selection to support opinions.
The American Naval Forces descended upon the island of Hispaniola in 1915 and
undertook the occupation of the sovereign nation Haiti (1915-1934). This contentious
issue has scholars from both the Haitian and American perspective in a perpetual
debate over the legitimacy of the invasion given the reasons and furthermore whether
the means justified the end.
This unilateral action on the surface may have benefited the country in the short term the
anti-intervention debaters say. There are certain undeniable facts that the development of
permanent infrastructure such as the construction of roads eased transportation and trade
however those who lived during that time are quick to explain that the manpower used
for the construction was equivalent to slave labor. Many members of the 98% peasant
class were forced to labor long hours often at long distances from their families for no
pay. These workers had no recourse since all media in particular the newspaper Le
Nouvelliste had been suspended and their government replaced by a de facto
government/occupier who imposed martial law, censored the press and repressed all
opposition by military means.
Amongst the reasons stated in support of the invasion by the representatives of the
American Naval Forces based on their report were the following:
1- Haitians were free from impressment into the military and coercion by the
Cacos.(paramilitary organization in defense of sovereignty)
2-No protection or service was ever provided by the Haitian government prior to 1915
3-The people were no longer burdened by heavy taxes for which no account was kept.
4-Inadequate hospital facilities and generally unsanitary conditions existed
5-Although compulsory education had been instituted since 1864; only 2% of the
population could read or write.
Many Haitian citizens as well as international observers will attest to the fact that these
criticisms could be made for several Caribbean nations and that many of these
conditions remain today. Many will also submit to the fact that the country had indeed
been unstable with successive coup d'etats and a society who for the majority had
reverted back to agrarian subsistence farming as a means of survival. The lack of social
political and economic progress was accentuated when compared to the previous very
profitable large scale sugar and coffee plantations that had been erected by the French
rulers. The question remains however to whom were these profits going and how was it
being obtained.
Can we achieve sustainable long term development through undemocratic coercive
means or with a more humane approach?
The target audience is 6-12 Grades. This lesson would be appropriate for a History
Class, Geography Class or Language Arts Class.
The required materials include:
1-Congressional Report No. 794 submitted by Mr. Oddie to the Select Committee on
Haiti and the Dominican Republic titled "Inquiry into the Occupation and
Administration of Haiti and the Dominican Republic"
2-An opinion paper written by Marie -Josee Mont-Reynaud titled:
"The failure of the American Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934"
3-Roger Gaillard Premier Ecrasement du Cacoisme" Optional (French)
Several Graphic Organizers that can be obtained from the Toolbox for FCAT Success
and Cassandra Yorke Department of Multicultural Education
1-Author's point of view graphic organizer
2-Fact/Opinion two column graphic organizer
3-Possible Problem/ Possible Solution Graphic Organizer
4-Map and Flag Activity on Haiti can be found at Enchantedlearning.com
1-A brief history of the country Haiti should be given using a historical timeline to
include Independence in 1804 to the present. Special attention should be given to the
events that followed the occupation, the rise of Duvalier's (when many mulatos were
assassinated in retaliation for privileges the American occupiers had bestowed upon
them.) The downfall of the Duvalier Regime in 1986 and the repeat of successive coup
d'etats which had prompted the invasion in the first place. A map/flag activity can be
included in that lesson to identify major cities and waterways as well as the relative
location of Haiti.
2-The invasion can be introduced by activating prior knowledge about occupations by
American forces in general. The most recent case in point is the Iraq war and occupation.
3-Students will then be guided to focus on a parallel situation that required similar actions
however whose time and context was entirely different. Thought should be given to the
diplomatic relations that existed between the two countries vis-a-vis the social/racial
situation in the U.S. in 1915.
4-Students will begin their analysis of the Congressional Report by using the graphic
organizers of fact and opinion and Author's point of view. I would suggest pages 1-10
be used for this analysis because it is a lengthy report.
5-Repeat for any other sources including the opinion paper by Ms. Mont-Reynaud and
Roger Gaillard's extensive accounts in his books.
6-Final Analysis will be to consider Possible Solutions to Possible Problems that are
apparent from the reading.
7-tudents should then be required to write a 300 to 500 conclusion to their findings taking
a position on the topic of occupation forces.
8-This assignment may take up to three lessons of 60min each with homework. The
readings may be done in class with follow up discussions.
Students will be graded on completion of all the graphic organizers which will be
submitted for a grade.
Students will receive a grade for their essay in support of their position. Clarity and
coherence of ideas as well as grammar and punctuation will be taken into consideration.
In general the 10th grade FCAT Writing Rubric is appropriate to evaluate the essay.
The measured impact of the lesson will vary according to the level of interest and
understanding of the subject matter (prior knowledge) as well as by students' reading
comprehension levels. Students must have the ability to analyse different sources of
information to draw a conclusion that can be supported by logical argument and factual
statements. This lesson can be simplified for ESE classes and middle school students.
It is very well suited for high schoolers and gifted students.


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Chevrolet Takes Both Car and Truck of the Year Awards
For the first time, Chevy wins both awards during the 2014 NACTOY
Chevrolet continued its excellent year during the 2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY). With the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray and 2014 Silverado 1500 pickup, the brand took home its first double win during NACTOY with both the car and truck of the year awards.
Car and truck of the year are two awards presented to manufactures based on a series of factors: innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction, and overall value for the dollar. Each year forty-nine automotive journalists from the United States and Canada vote for whom they think should win both awards. The final tally is made and the reveal takes place at the NACTOY in Detroit, Michigan, at the beginning of the first press day.
"Chevrolet is in the midst of the most aggressive product transformation in the brand's more than 100-year history," said Alan Batey, General Motors senior vice president, Global Chevrolet. "The Corvette and Silverado truly embody the passion, commitment and focus that is driving us to deliver the most expressive designs, innovative technologies and engaging performance in every vehicle that wears the bowtie."
This year, on January 13th, the Corvette won with 211 points and the Silverado won with 219 points. Neither car has won in more than six years; the Corvette last won in 1998 and the Silverado last won in 2007.
The 2014 Corvette Stingray is comprised of a base model, 6.2L capable of 455 hp and 460 lb-ft of torque and sprint from 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. Meanwhile, the 2014 Silverado comes equipped with a 5.3L EcoTec3 V-8 that produces 355 hp. With an EPA estimated highway fuel economy of up to 23 mpg, the Silverado has the best fuel economy of any V-8 pickup.
"It is a distinct honor for the entire Chevrolet team to have both the Corvette and Silverado recognized with the prestigious North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards," Batey said.
We'd like to cordially extend congratulations to the Chevrolet brand. We hope that 2014 will be just as strong of a year as 2013 was.


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WASHINGTON — The imam who has faced resistance for plans to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero said Tuesday (March 1) that pro-democracy movements across the Arab world need to be open to all faiths.
"Government's coercive powers should not be used against one religion," Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said at a panel on "Religion in American Politics and Society" hosted by Georgetown University.
Rauf spoke alongside Asma Uddin, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Islamic gender issues website altmuslimah.com, and Ed Husain, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.


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- Priyank Kharge- Minister IT/BT and Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka.
"The API facility and our relationship with Aequs has met Magellan's expectations and we are confident this expansion and adoption of increased capabilities will enhance API's presence in the developing Indian aerospace industry".
Phillip Underwood, President & CEO, Magellan Aerospace
"Aequs is second global supplier of titanium parts to Airbus, which will help the company to step up production of A320neo aircraft."
-Srinivasan Dwarakanath, President, Airbus India
"With this kind of set-up a lot of things can be done in India, I expect many more such facilities to come up."
Manohar Parrikkar, Hon'ble Minister for Defence, Government of India
"Airbus has been working with QuEST Manufacturing for many years. We look forward to continuing and growing the association with Aequs as their capacity and ecosystem expands even as the Airbus procurement activity in India is increasing both in volume and complexity."
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WASHINGTON — President Obama is finding himself increasingly boxed in on the Keystone pipeline fight as more Congressional Democrats are joining Republicans in backing the project, which has strong labor support and could generate significant numbers of jobs in economically hard-hit states.
On Wednesday, the House passed a short-term transportation bill that included a provision that would pave the way for the construction of the next stage of the oil pipeline, a measure that Mr. Obama has said he would veto. The bill passed 293 to 127, with 69 Democrats supporting it.
It is the fourth time the House has passed a measure to expedite the project; one failed narrowly in the Senate only after Mr. Obama personally lobbied some Democrats to vote no. With the House vote, Mr. Obama finds himself, for the first time in his presidency, threatening a veto on a significant piece of legislation that enjoys the support of an increasing number of Democrats, as well as the vast majority of Republicans in Congress.
With gas prices sticking near $4 a gallon, unemployment high in many states and demonstrable support for the project in numerous polls, many Democrats — especially those from states where pipelines are commonplace — are beginning to sound almost indistinguishable from Speaker John A. Boehner, who called Mr. Obama "increasingly isolated" in his opposition to expanding the project.
Representative Dennis Cardoza, a California Democrat who voted for the House measure, said he would be happy to vote to override a veto if needed. He said: "I think the president has made a very serious mistake here. I'm still supporting the president. But we have to do what's right."
The pipeline expansion was deemed suitable last year after extensive review by the State Department, but it was prevented because of concerns in Nebraska — including those pressed by Gov. Dave Heineman, a Republican — over the proposed route. Mr. Heineman called a special session of the Legislature that resulted in a law requiring a modified route, but the Obama administration, facing continued protests from environmental groups that are resistant to new pipelines period, said it would delay a decision on the new route until after the election.
Republicans were enraged, arguing that the project could begin while a new Nebraska route was cobbled together, and passed various bills to circumvent the administration.
Wednesday's vote came the day after Mr. Heineman signed a bill to review a new version of the project quickly.
In addition, TransCanada, the company behind the project, said this week that it had created a new route through Nebraska that would avoid the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region and the Ogallala Aquifer. But the State Department, which has some measure of control over the project because it crosses international borders, would still need to review a new submitted plan.
All year, House Republicans have made it a central goal to win approval of the pipeline, which would stretch from oil sands formations in Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf Coast. The number of jobs that could be created by the Keystone expansion — supporters say 20,000 — is disputed. But many companies and unions around the country have been clamoring for the extension.
Now that the House has approved a transportation bill that differs from one passed in the Senate, the two chambers must go to conference. Because of the pressure on both parties to pass a highway measure, the thirst for compromise will be high.
Central to the theater will be Senator James M. Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, and the Democrat who is co-author of the Senate highway bill, Barbara Boxer of California.
"At the end of the day," said Matt Dempsey, a spokesman for Mr. Inhofe, "people really want the highway bill done. Keystone has gotten overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers. So that puts President Obama in an awkward spot where these two things match up together."
Ms. Boxer, who has called for a "truly bipartisan" bill, would not comment on the prospects for the conference committee. And Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the minority whip who supports the project, would not be thrilled if House Democrats were to have to deal with a veto.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, was noncommittal on Thursday in a news conference. "It's pretty clear now how we stand on this issue," he said. "We've voted on it a number of times. But maybe somebody will come up with some magic formula that will allow us to do more."
Jay Carney, the White House spokesman, did not dig in one way or the other on Thursday. "They seem to have taken a step in Nebraska to meet requirements set by the Nebraskan Legislature," Mr. Carney said. "And as the president said when he was in Oklahoma, we anticipate a submission by TransCanada in the future, and we'll judge it accordingly."
But Democrats like Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania say they would support a highway bill with a Keystone pipeline provision. "I would vote for it, yes," Mr. Casey said.
Democrats beyond Washington — including those who run unions, build pipeline parts and run cities or states — have also been big supporters of the project. "Cool down, cowgirl," said Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Democrat of Montana, when told about the current situation in Congress. "I am a very large advocate of Keystone, and it disgusts me that instead of solving the issue, the people in Washington just fight."


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text: After a week at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, where he joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in pushing back against the Palestinians' statehood bid, Israel's ambassador to the United States is satisfied that 5772 will begin with the Jewish state as healthy as it has been in recent memory. Part of the reason for that, Michael Oren explained to me yesterday in his office in Washington, is that there is broad, bipartisan support for Israel in the United States—including robust support from the White House.In spite of the Obama Administration's snubs and slights, in the wake of the U.N. meeting Oren believes that "relations between the two countries are closer than any time in the last two and a half years." Differences between the Obama Administration and Netanyahu regarding the peace process have been "tactical," he told me. "Both agreed on the principle of two states, but the question was how to get there."Oren says that the White House and Netanyahu's office closely coordinated their efforts to dissuade Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from making his unilateral bid for statehood, which the United States also sees as contrary to its national interests. Both sides of the aisle in the U.S. House of Representatives support President Barack Obama's stance on the matter. Rep. Gary Ackerman, a New York Democrat, has already threatened to suspend aid to the Palestinian Authority. I asked Oren if he thinks that's a good idea, given that the relative stability currently prevailing in the West Bank is generally attributed to American financial support. "We believe that if the Palestinians breach their commitments, avoid negotiations, and make an end-run around the peace process, there should be consequences," the ambassador answered, suggesting that cutting off aid to the P.A. is hardly anathema to Israel.Oren said his transition from life as an academic with opinions to being a statesman with official policy positions is a little like going from "writing slam poetry to composing rhymed haiku—it takes a lot of discipline." He is certainly disciplined about his workout regiment: The 56-year-old New Jersey native looks about as trim as he did when he won a gold medal in rowing at the Maccabiah Games in 1977. Oren said he still rows every day, adding that the only way to keep up with a daily grind that includes a busy evening social schedule is to stay in shape.Oren had to renounce his U.S. citizenship in 2009 when he accepted Netanyahu's offer to take the job he'd dreamed of since childhood, but he said there was little in academia (including teaching posts at Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown) or the think-tank world (the Shalem Center in Jerusalem) that prepared him for the challenges of his current job."Sure, I had a couple advantages," Oren admitted. "I knew America very well. I not only grew up here; I also knew about American foreign policy from a historical perspective. For instance, I knew that this was the third time that America had been involved in Libya, and that back in 1801 Thomas Jefferson was talking about bringing democracy to the Libyans."Even though Oren understood that America's relationship with Israel was the closest and most multifaceted relationship with a foreign country in post-World War II history, "It's hard," he said, "to understand the vast breadth and depth of the position until you've actually begun it." He pointed to his desk and explained that the innocuous-looking piece of furniture is the "nexus among 535 members of Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House, the U.S. intelligence community, the American Jewish community, and American churches" on one hand and, on the other, "the Israeli government, the IDF, the Knesset, 30 ministers, and Israeli society and culture."In the American context, at least, Israel is anything but isolated as far as the ambassador is concerned. He's hosted first-time events for Americans not typically known as natural friends of Israel, like the gay community. Oren explained that Israel isn't merely a regional leader in gay rights—not a particularly special distinction, given that many of its neighbors consider homosexuality a sin punishable by death—but also an international leader. "We never had anything like 'don't ask don't tell'," he noted.Oren hosted the Israeli Embassy's first iftar last month, with 65 Muslim leaders in attendance, and he recently reached out to the Muslim community at the University of California, Irvine. Last week, 10 Muslim students in the so-called Irvine 11 were found guilty of misdemeanor charges for disrupting Oren's February talk at the school. "That was the community I was intending to address," said Oren. "I issued another letter to the students at Irvine and said I was willing to go back, and discuss anything, everything, as long as they were civil. The offer still stands."The Israel of the popular international imagination is the one held responsible for alienating Turkey when Israeli commandos boarded a Gaza-bound boat in May 2010 and killed nine activists after being attacked. It is apparently lost on most of Israel's critics that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has deliberately turned his country's foreign policy against the Jewish state in order to project power throughout the Muslim world. Still, Oren said, "It's hurtful because Turkey was a long-standing ally." Moreover, explained the ambassador, "There's the friendship between Jews and Turks that goes back hundreds of years. It was Turkey that took in the Jews when we were banished from Spain."Losing Turkey has opened up other opportunities for Israel, like building strategic relationships with longtime Turkish adversaries Greece and Bulgaria. Still, Israel's immediate region, Oren said, "is a particularly flammable Middle East, where all our assumptions as of a year ago are called into question." Egypt is perhaps the biggest wild card, and Oren demurred when I asked what the consequences might have been if the staff of the Israeli embassy in Cairo hadn't been rescued by Egyptian commandos. But he did challenge reports that the Egyptian military neglected to answer Netanyahu's calls. "We eventually got through to the Egyptians," he said, adding that Israeli officials are in close regular contact with Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which rules the country. "They are as committed to keeping the peace as we are," he said.Most daunting—for Egypt and Israel—is the prospect of a weak and disorganized democratic current in that country coming up against a well-funded and well-disciplined Islamist movement. That movement includes the Muslim Brotherhood and assorted Salafist organizations, which, said Oren, "want to see a universal sharia state in the Middle East, and one without Israel in it."Syria is one of the few places in the region where Oren and Israeli officials are guardedly optimistic. "The opportunity there," he said, "is seeing a leader who is not Bashar, weakening the link with Iran and dealing a blow to Hezbollah."Israel's key strategic concern remains Iran. "The Iranians have overcome their technical difficulties and are experimenting with missiles capable of reaching throughout the region and beyond," Oren said. An Iranian bomb, he added, is "a game-changer. We have some time to stop them but not much time."When I asked if the Arab Spring has pushed concerns over Iran out of the news cycle over the last six months, the ambassador looked at me incredulously. "We've been shouting about Iran as much as possible," he said. "And in this country, too, there's a firm awareness of the threat posed by Iran."I mentioned a recent poll, conducted by the American Jewish Committee, which found that among Jewish voters a plurality of 45 percent disapproved of how the White House has handled the Iranian nuclear issue. Oren said that those polled don't understand what's going on behind the scenes. "The administration's policy has unfolded," he said. "First, it was the president believed an Iranian nuclear program was unacceptable, which morphed into Obama is determined to stop the nuclear program, which reflected substantive movement. Now the U.S. is ratcheting up sanctions. Our policy and the U.S.'s is that all options are on the table—and we remain committed to that policy."Lee Smith is the author of The Consequences of Syria.


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Last week, I received a call from the company, and was asked if I wanted to renew. When I replied, "no" that is when I was asked a number of questions. I held my breath and even offered the bit of information, I hoped was true. I said, I hadn't used it in almost a year. Well, I was right, she had the exact date! No secrets there. So, with my "no thank you," I think that means a "maybe we can change her mind." For the past week, I've received the following emails from them. (I realize the dates don't show below, but they are daily, and two for today.)
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Robert Vitalis joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in July 1999 as associate professor of political science and director of the Middle East Center. He stepped down as Center director in July 2006. Penn promoted him to full professor in July 2008.
Vitalis received his Ph.D. in political science from MIT in 1989. His graduate work included a three-year residence in Cairo where he studied Arabic and researched the political strategies of Egyptian business firms. His first book, When Capitalists Collide: Business Conflict and the End of Empire in Egypt, was published in 1995. The Organization of American Historians awarded him the Bernath Prize in 1996 for his work on Egypt's political economy.
He has continued to develop and expand the scope of his interests in historical comparative analysis in his second book, America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier, which was published in October 2006 by Stanford University Press, and named a book of the year in the London Guardian.
Recent honors include fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson International Center (2009), the Rockefeller Foundation (2003), the International Center for Advanced Study, NYU (2002), and the American Council of Learned Societies (2002). He was a MacArthur Award nominee in 1998.
His new book project, White World Order, Black Power Politics: the Birth of American International Relations (Cornell University Press, 2015), moves away from the Middle East to explore the unwritten history of disciplinary international relations and to recover the African-American internationalist tradition. The African American Intellectual History Society interviewed Vitalis about the book here. Foreign Affairs reviewed the book in the March/April 2016 issue. Read the review here.
State and Market Formation in Saudi Arabia
The Political and Cultural Economy of the World Oil Industry
American Expansionism
History of International Relations and Development Studies
Race and American International Relations Theory
- Race, Development & American Int'l Relations (Graduate Seminar)
- American Foreign Policy
- Politics in the Contemporary Middle East
"Oil: The Stuff of Mass Delusions," in Jadaliyya, 2016. (Read the article here)
White World Order, Black Power Politics: the Birth of American International Relations. (Cornell University Press, 2015).
"America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier" Stanford University Press, 2006
"International Studies in America." Social Science Research Council Items and Issues 3 (Summer 2002).
(Read this article)
"War, Keynesianism and Colonialism: Explaining State-Market Relations in the Post-War Middle East," in War, Institutions, and Social Change in the Middle East, Steven Heydemann, Ed. University of California Press, 2000.
(Read this chapter or buy the book from the publisher)
"American Ambassador in Technicolor and Cinemascope': Hollywood and Revolution on the Nile," in Walter Armbrust, ed., Mass Mediations: New Approaches to Popular Culture in the Middle East and Beyond. University of California Press, 2000.
(Buy the book from the publisher)
"The Graceful and Generous Liberal Gesture: Making Racism Invisible in American International Relations." Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 29, 2 (2000), pp. 331-356.
(Read an abstract of the article)
When Capitalists Collide: Business Conflict and the End of Empire in Egypt. (University of California Press, 1995).


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The email is below. It is about a week old now, so I'm not sure if it is the one you are thinking of.Dear Super Awesome Dude,I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the early days of summer. As promised by Dean Cornblatt, I'm e-mailing to give you an update on the waiting list situation at Georgetown University Law Center.We have now received all of our second, and final, set of tuition deposits. While we thought it was possible that some spaces would open up in Georgetown's entering class, the response to our deadline was quite strong. Thus, we do not expect to make many offers in the near future.We also understand that many of you are faced with deadlines at other schools and that this delay may mean that you will need to go forward with your enrollment plans elsewhere.Thank you for your continuing interest in Georgetown.Sincerely,Sophia Sim
hmm thats from georgetown, anything new from gw?
Dear future super awesome great all around good human being,We now know that we will be making a number of offers of admission -- for both our full-time and part-time programs. Our admissions committee is reveiwing the complete files of all wait-listed candidates and creating a ranking that we will follow in extending offers.I will be in touch with you no later than next Wednesday, June 25th, with a decision. If we are able to admit you, I will contact you by phone and/or e-mail, as well as send you a formal acceptance package through the U.S. mail. All candidates admitted from the wait list will have at least 10 days to pay their seat deposits ($1,500.00) and also will have the opportunity to apply for financial aid (need-based grants and loans). All admitted applicants who qualify for need-based aid will be awarded need-based grants that may range in amount from $3,000 to $19,000. And, of course, all individuals who are US citizens or permanent residents may borrow federal student and private loans. At this time, we have no merit funds available. However, if any merit funds do become available during the summer, all admitted applicants -- including those we admit from the wait list -- will be considered for merit awards.We appreciate your patience throughout this process and hope you are still interested in GW Law.Thank you. AnneI got that today in the old email box. So, decisions going out soon!


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Reality-based self-defense (a.k.a. RBSD) is all the rage these days. It's like the evidence-based medicine mantra that proliferates discussions in health care today whenever effectiveness of care and eligibility for reimbursement come up.
At least in medicine, I have confidence that "evidence-based" means something. Often that label is given by someone only after countless randomized trials are conducted. The results of these trials are then submitted as articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals where the best in the field can reject the nonsense and argue about the details.
In self-defense, we have a much lower threshold. There really isn't a laboratory whereby we can submit maybe a couple hundred prisoners to a scenario and randomly ask groups of them to respond this way or that. Instead we are left with a historical record from which we try to make sense of what has happened. It's equivalent to epidemiological studies in medicine, where researchers notice patterns and try to make sense of them. Associations can be found, but causality cannot necessarily be attributed without the more controlled settings. In self-defense though that's all we have.
And people run with it. People propose new training methods based on these studies, and label them "reality-based." If that's the best we have, well fine. But should we be skeptical? If I'm going to put my science hat on, well I will be. And that's very healthy, even if we get a few noses out of joint in the process. Ultimately the best among us are only seeking truth. And in some cases, that can be a very elusive thing.
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The district of San Marcos, where the mine is located, is the country's richest — receiving about $50 million a year in royalties. Yet it has no paved highways, no hospital, and no water treatment plant. Nearly one third of toddlers suffer from chronic malnutrition — double the national average.It's compelling reading, the story that neither the government of Peru nor the mining companies want you to read. Whole thing here, including a great photoshow.
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AP: Peru's carte blanche for big mining leaves highlanders behind, battling contamination
Check out this story filed by Associated Press on the relationship between big mining and small villages in Peru, with the massive Antamina mine as its focus. For example, this snippet about the locality that hosts Antamina, San Marcos:
Kitco gold survey: Yet another fail, but this time with added apologist bullshit
And so once again, the Kitco Gold Survey bunch of monkeys with dartboards prove to be a fine contrary indicator. Last week a full two thirds of the "experts" surveyed called gold lower, the result is that gold ended higher. Only by 0.15% perhaps, but it was yet another example of when the survey gives us a strong signal and that turns out to be plain fat wrong. The count on strong signal wins is now a pathetic nine out of 26 since September 2013, when we started our coverage of the bunkum these people pass off as something special.
Monkeys. With. Dartboards.
However, this time around we also need to compare the BS at Kitco last week...
"A solid majority of participants in the Kitco News weekly gold survey see weaker prices next week..."
...to the revisionism this week now that the results are known:
"Last week, survey participants were slightly bearish for this week."
...and can you spot the difference, too? Yup, it's not just the people they ask who are the bullshitters here. Anyway, next week there's more good news for gold longs, as 54.5% of these idiots think the metal's going lower.
UPDATED: Colombia Presidential Election, round two run-off: Gallup's calling it tight
The results of a big voter intention survey, taken between May 31st and June 3rd by Gallup, are doing the rounds in Colombia and on the interwebnetpipes today. Here's the main table and as the chart is in Spanish and has lots of numbers, I've stuck a bit of red on it to guide your kind eyes to the paydirt;
Zuluaga has 48.5% of voter intention and is slightly ahead of Santos, on 47.7%, for the vote next weekend (June 15th is the big day), but it's tight. People planning to go to the voting station and spoil their ballot count at 3.7%., which is interesting, because it's down from the 5.99% in round one and also, 55% of Colombians say they'll vote this time, which is up from 41% who voted in round one. For what it's worth, a higher turnout is expected to favour Santos and that's reflected in the headline number, because he lost to Zuluaga by nearly 4% in round one. Yup, this one's going to the wire.
The control of one of the region's key countries is up for grabs and in ten days' time we're going to get the most interesting LatAm election for a couple of years.
UPDATE: Another poll released just a few minutes ago (midday-ish Friday) and sponsored by reliable media has a different call, with Zuluaga on 49% and Santos on 41%, which would imply a fairly comfortable victory for the challenger. Check that out here.
UPDATE: Another poll released just a few minutes ago (midday-ish Friday) and sponsored by reliable media has a different call, with Zuluaga on 49% and Santos on 41%, which would imply a fairly comfortable victory for the challenger. Check that out here.
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Chart of the day is...
...copper, dailies:
Catching up on things after a few days of travel and the dump out of copper is the one commods move that truly catches the eye. As there are at least a couple of copper explorecos that I'm thinking about buying, this is probably a good thing.
Lydian (LYD.to): Now officially untouchable
The thing to use in a crappy juniors market is a filter, just find the reason not to consider an investment in a company and when you do, move on. Immediately. If you don't find one, it may (repeat may) be worth more of your DD time. The reason why Lydian International (LYD.to) is now untouchable as an investment comes in its NR today on the nominations for new board members (author adds bold type):
Stephen J. Altmann is a Managing Director with Morrison Park Advisors, an independent investment bank. Prior to assuming this position in January 2012, he was President and a Director of ECU Silver Mining Inc., which he joined in January 2007. Prior to joining ECU, Mr. Altmann worked as an investment banker providing financial and strategic advice to a large selection of domestic and international public companies at firms such as RBC Dominion Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston, Scotia Capital and, most recently, at Desjardins Securities as head of its mining team. He also worked as a geophysicist prior to his investment banking career. Mr. Altmann holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Geophysics and a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Anyone with a memory about how long ECU Silver bullshitted the world and what that bullshit managed to do with the naive idiot cash poured into it from the incessant GATA-centric pumps (Bill Murphy, Wistar Holt, "Mexico Mike" Kachawhatsit) will know what Altmann is about. The mere fact that the LYD management team is desperate or stupid (or both) enough to want him on board is testament to their business nous: it's zero. Scam pumper scumballs like Altmann shouldn't be on junior mining boards of directors. They should be in jail. Lay with dogs and get fleas, dumbass LYD people.
Timmins (TMM.to) (TGD): errr...toldya
Even during a rather crazy travel week your humble scribe found time to note that Timmins Gold (TGD) (TMM.to) was now in play, pre-open Monday morning. Here we are four days later and...
...yup, easy money for those who pay attention.
Still on the road, by the way. Back in the bosom of the family this evening, but time and decent wifi to catch up with thingsthis morning. Enjoy your Thursday.
disclosure: long TMM.to
Name this peak (answer at bottom of post)
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Taken yesterday afternoon by your humble scribe's fair hand (and his Canon compact).
And the answer is, Mount Taglia.
B2Gold (BTO.to) (BTG) insider sales
The Clive and his band of merry pranksters are famous for their non-stop and life-enhancing (well, bank balance enhancing) insider sales from officers and directors. Even so, this latest round. specially after what we now know about Butterfly, looks like some serious piss-taking. It's a company board saying to its shareholders, "We don't need to say that we don't give a fuck about you, because we can prove it!"
B2Gold (BTG) (BTO.to) and Butterfly: The Clive will blame the gold price
But The Clive is being punished for Empire Building. Rightly so, too.
Meanwhile the fawning anal ysts and journalist set will again tell us, all breathlessly and that, how much market cap BTO has added in X period of time. Though a continued level of fuck all in the way of share price appreciation because all the growth is ripped away from their hands by Clive's incessant all paper deals (oh how we laughed when he told us Kiska would be the last one).But details, right guys?
And for those of you (etc), Investopedia nails the concept down in just a dozen lines, right here:
Definition of 'Empire Building'
The act of attempting to increase the size and scope of an individual or organization's power and influence. In the corporate world, this is seen when managers or executives are more concerned with expanding their business units, their staffing levels and the dollar value of assets under their control than they are with developing and implementing ways to benefit shareholders.
Investopedia explains 'Empire Building'
Empire building is typically seen as unhealthy for a corporation, as managers will often become more concerned with acquiring greater resource control than with optimally allocating resources. Corporate controls imposed by a company's board and upper-level management are supposed to prevent empire building within a corporation's ranks. The failure to screen out empire builders can lead to corporate actions that do not necessarily provide the best growth opportunities for a corporation and its shareholders, such as acquisitions made to boost the control of the company's executives.
Sound familiar?
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Your humble scribe will be doing visiting things this week, so posting will be light. Anyway, you're better off reading a bit of Larkin rather than this guff and nonsense:
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They come, they wake us
Time and time over.
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Ah, solving that question
Brings the priest and the doctor
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Timmins Gold (TMM.to) (TGD): In play
Betcha Sentry has been chatting with The Clive: NR here.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2014) - Timmins Gold Corp. (TMM.TO)(NYSE MKT:TGD) ("Timmins Gold" or the "Company") is aware that Sentry Investments intends to run a dissident slate to replace six of the eight existing members of the Timmins Gold board of directors (the "Board").The Board is committed to considering the views of all of the shareholders of the Company and is confident that it can resolve this matter in a manner that is in the best interests of the Company and all of the Company's shareholders.The Board's process will include working with an independent consultant to consider the qualifications of the nominees of Sentry Investments and other potential candidates.Annual Meeting DateTimmins Gold has applied to extend the date of its annual meeting of shareholders to September 23, 2014.
As for TMM moving the AGM date, file that under...
Positive momentum, Scorpio Mining (SPM.to) edition
Here's today's NR from Scorpio Mining (SPM.to), which tells of how dissenting shareholder Tocqueville has decided not to go medieval on the company directors' butts after all. Here's an extract:
"We are pleased to see Tocqueville stand down from its attempt to take control of the Company's Board at our annual meeting," said Ewan D. Mason, Chairman of the Company. "However, we cannot ignore Tocqueville's disruptive actions and we call on all of our shareholders to show their support for the positive momentum at the Company and vote in favour of our director nominees at the annual meeting."Positive momentum, you say?
Wow, you guys live firmly and squarely in that little dream world of junior miner management. And while here I'll freely admit that once upon a time I seriously considered buying this stock, as I thought it could turn into a takeover target. Another bullet missed.
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World Cup Brazil 2014: Trouble brewing in Rio
residents of urban areas of brazil have a message for the world
Gabriel Elizondo of AlJazz picks up on a survey run in Rio de Janeiro by Brazil's big newspaper O Globo. Among the stats these two stand out:
- 45% of people in Rio approve of the World Cup being held in Brazil, 39% don't approve, 15% indifferent.
- 88% say they don't plan to protest during World Cup, 11% say they will.
So first things first and seeing a full 39% of Rio saying they don't approve of the World Cup being hosted in Brazil, that's a eye-poppingly large number. This is Brazil, where football isn't just a game it's a religion and nothing would rank higher than the country taking home the cup once again. Or in this case keeping the cup, because as host nation they're also keenly aware of the home soil advantage. Seeing 39% of people against being hosts, and less than half saying they actively approve...that's heavy.
Then the second stat, which might strike you at first to be good news. It's not. It depends on exactly where you draw the line, as officially Rio de Janeiro has a population of around 6.5 million, while if you add in what's known as "Greater Rio" that swells to a currently estimated 13 million. So if 11% of that little lot decide to hit the streets and protest, we're talking about perhaps 1.4 million people. Sepp Blatter and his band of bloodsucking cronies better hope they don't decide to turn out on the same day.
PS: Check out AlJazz's Americas blog as well, because Elizondo's surely going to be sending out postcards galore in the weeks to come. Starting with this one and here's an excerpt:
PS: Check out AlJazz's Americas blog as well, because Elizondo's surely going to be sending out postcards galore in the weeks to come. Starting with this one and here's an excerpt:
What we do know is if FIFA wanted safe and predictable, the tournament was better suited for Germany or Switzerland. But FIFA wanted new and different, the exotic land of samba, the country of "futebol" with the South American vibes and all that energy and craziness that goes along with it.
You got it, FIFA.Whole thing here
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A Hello to everybody,
now, maybe this is a real beginners question, but searching the web and the forums up and down for the last three days and I couldn't find any clue. Now I'm turning to the pro's, hoping to get an answer. This is the request:
We're building a new application by using Java and the openJDK to create a JVM fitting our needs. In the end the application shall fulfil the following (mostly security related) requirements
- classes /jars developed by ourself shall be checked for being signed with our signature. These are the basic classes for the application and required for running it basically.
- these classes / jars will/shall have the ability to run with usual rights, i.e. reading/writing etc.
- the classes will not only be signed but additionally encrypted and shall be decrypted for usage during runtime. Classes failing to be decrypted will be assumed to be modified/corrupted and will not be loaded resp. block the further execution of the whole application
- there will be an opportunity for third party developers to add functionality to the application by linking into a plug-in system, but all third party classes don't need to be signed or encrypted. Therefore all functionality in such classes will run with (very) restricted rights.
The first idea to accomplish this was to just only create a ClassLoader of our own, which could check for signature, encryption, origin etc. But if you think about it, you'll see very quick, that such a mechanism will be easily undermineable: just create another custom ClassLoader and anyone could rebuild the Application without the above mentioned security levels. Plus: such a plain Java ClaossLoader can very easy be reverse engineered and it's mechanism can be analyzed and modified.
Next idea was to try to find out, where the primordial class loader is located in the original OpenJDK sources. There are in fact several sources, offering somewhat like "Java_java_lang_ClassLoader_00024NativeLibrary_loa d" (in \openjdk\jdk\src\share\native\java\lang\ClassLoade r.c) or also "JVM_DefineClassWithSource" (in \openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\classfile\systemDict ionary.cpp).
But: What must be modified to make sure, that the above described security rules will be working. How can one avoid, that someone will undermine the security of the application by just creating his own class loader and use that instead of ours. How can be secured, that no one does a reverse engeneering on our class loader.
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The EV just might get some competition in the near future The prospects of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle are looking prosperous
The EV just might get some competition in the near future The prospects of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle are looking prosperous
While the technology looks promising, a major challenge is the infrastructure required to provide fueling - and the expense of building new distribution and fueling stations can be very high.
While EVs take longer to charge, a huge advantage is that the infrastructure is in place for electricity distribution, and owners can install charging stations at their homes. It just takes longer than 5 minutes to charge a reasonable range...
The Honda hydrogen car was one that I looked several year ago. At that time they had several hundred prototypes planned for CA only. 10 years later they are at the same stage of development and guess what, they've designed LI-ion batteries as the motor drive. This means, I speculate, that performance will be capped at whatever the hydrogen cell engine is capable of producing. I wouldn't mind having something like this for long hauls but calling a Prius like performance "fun to drive" won't work for my daily driver.
And like the firs.t responder said, infrastructure may be an issue. Honda has been working on that by using solar and nat gas as the power source to produce hydrogen for the fuel cell. That would make it easier and cleaner than gasoline delivery but how efficient is nat gas at producing the fuel? Don't know.
By the way competition is good! No reason this couldn't work. If they did pull it off it accomplishes two good things for the US: eliminate foreign energy dependency and cleaner cars. Tesla cars already do that and the more efforts going down that path are a good thing.
I could be wrong but I believe Honda did deploy a demonstration fleet of the FCX Clarity.
I have read blogs etc. of the owners chronicles of using the things as a daily driver. Not sure if any remain in the wild.
A consortium of seven auto companies, five energy companies, and two utilities have been working on this in a CA. sponsored effort north of San Francisco for about 15 years. Little progress has been made the last ten-twelve years.
Even so, the hydrogen fuel cell is competition for the li-ion battery. It is an alternative source of electiricity that will drive an electric powertrain. It has no use for an ICE.
The math doesn't work for hydrogen. Where is all the hydrogen supposed to come from? From water? Electrolysis requires more energy than that found in the hydrogen, so going from electricity to H2 and back again is less efficient than going from electricity to batteries and back.
The distribution problem is comparatively minor.
Since hydrogen obtained through electrolysis is too expensive, nearly all hydrogen today comes from fossil fuels. At bottom, hydrogen is yet another fossil fuel company play, so the fact that it requires distribution through fuel stations is actually feature, not a bug.
Fuel cells are also very expensive. The Honda FCX Clarity was made in very low volume, around 50 cars, for a reason. Tesla is making that many Model S every day.
They ramp up hydrogen news every time BEV's look like a threat. It's been done before. Just look at "Who Killed The Electric Car" for an example.
Elon has discussed the stupidity of hydrogen fuel cells at length. At Tesla they call them "fool cells"...remember Elon works in the space industry as well so has extensive knowledge of the possibilities of fuel cells as they were born in the space industry...the fact is that NASA gave up on the fuel cell about 15 years ago in exchange for advanced lithium ion batteries...as someone said above the math simply doesn't work...the maximium efficiencies possible with the fuel cell simply don't compare to what is possible with batteries and renewable electricity generation via solar, etc.
If Elon saw a future in hydrogen he would have pursued it instead of going down the lithium ion battery path...being in the space industry he looked at all possible options...lithium ion offered the best hope along with the fact that 95% of the infrastructure required is already in our homes. Supercharging stations cost $250k on average...a hydrogen refueling station would be much more dangerous and cost millions.
Restaurants, shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels, etc, etc can all install 240v outlets for EV users at minimal expense...none of these businesses will be installing million dollar hydrogen refuelling stations...the cost of hydrogen fuel will likely be much more expensive than gasoline until a nationwide distribution chain is build out, which will cost TRILLIONS...hydrogen is extremely volotile and needs very expensive tanks, pipes, or massive amounts of energy to freeze for transport as a liquid...it can ignite on contact with oxygen, the flames are invisable and burn at extremely high temperatures, it is a colourless/odorless gas - ie. you would be dead before you even knew there was a problem/leak. It is extremely buoyant (opposite of dense) and needs special containment to prevent leaks (chromium plated tanks/pipes, etc)... Therefore the costs to make hydrogen safe to use/transport are immense...these costs are often overlooked when considering a hydrogen economy.
Car companies are the only ones who seem to be holding on to the hydrogen pipe dream...I think it is because they know they can continue to claim that they "are working on it" but in reality know it will never happen. They have been telling us fuel cell cars are "10 years away" for the last 30 years now...ain't gonna happen.
Once the world wakes up to what Tesla is doing with the superchargers the hydrogen fuel cell can die its rightfull death as a totally impractical and dangerous way to power a vehicle.
Rant off..
To correct myself...actually Elon has claimed many times that a breakthough in ultra/super capacitors is likely what will power EV's eventually in the future. In a recent interview he actually said there is a company in the USA that may have what it takes to make a revolutionary capacitor...he did say it was not EEStor, for anyone who has been following them.
Lithium-ion is the current choice...who knows what the future will bring...it will almost definately not be hydrogen though...as I said the math there just doesn't work even if maxiumum efficiencies in a fuel cell were possible...so says Elon anyway, and I take his word as an uber genius who would have looked very hard at the fuel cell when deciding on a course of action for EV's
Wasn't Honda working on a solar powered hydrogen generator? Thanks for all of the interesting info on hydrogen. Definitely new about the dangers. Didn't realize the energy inefficiency was so high comparatively. Would love a link to the math if someone has it.
Although hydrogen is flammable and so on I wouldn't overstate the dangers. Gasoline isn't exactly inert and lithium ion batteries aren't either.
We are talking about energy storage. Where energy is stored, stuff happens. That can be engineered around.
But the point is that hydrogen is being proposed as energy storage (like a battery), but is less efficient than batteries while introducing the need for a gasoline-like distribution system.
Hydrogen fuel cell cars produce electricity to power an electric motor, and therefore, it's not any better for the environment than an EV. In fact, you need to use electricity to produce the hydrogen in the first place, and so the overall efficiency and impact to the environment is probably worse. The only reasons to go with a hydrogen fuel cell are if it's more convenient for the user, if it's cheaper, or if it's better for the environment.
Right now, I would say none of those things are true. Sure filling up with hydrogen might be fast (depending on the filling system and storage system), and it does more easily enable long trips, except for the crucial fact that there is no where to fill up on hydrogen.
Oh I forgot to add, what about a Hydrogen ICE?
That's the drivetrain of Warthogs in the Halo series.
@Benz, The idea here is that a fuel cell could replace the (heavy, expensive, awkward to package) batteries in an electric car.
...with heavy, very expensive and awkward to package fuel cell and large and awkward to fit in storage for the hydrogen.
And because HFC car is still electric car you actually have to have all the parts that are in BEV, just in smaller scale, including that "heavy, expensive, awkward to package" battery.
Fuel Cells have proven their worth in limited applications, most all of which are stationary and inefficiency can be overlooked to a degree because in an emergency something is better than nothing. Such as backup power generation sources for medical facilities, small businesses, homes etc.
The Hindenburg ring any bells?
Two other fundamental problems with hydrogen:
1) It is difficult and expensive to store and contain, as it passes right through most materials
2) It requires huge volumes, as its mass is so low. Even chilled to liquid.
What makes Hydrogen so inefficient is the amount of energy that it requires to separate it from other molecules. Hydrogen is thousands of times more efficient as an energy storing media than any other battery out there or in the pipeline. More R&D must be performed on Hydrogen production; this is the big hurdle, not the efficiency of getting energy out of it.
BTW, Elon's calculations and everyone else's for that matter are made under the assumption that Hydrogen would be manufactured using current production techniques. If a more efficient way of separating Hydrogen from other molecules was to be found this would be a game changer for sure.
People are tackling this problem the wrong way. All the efforts should be concentrated on a cheap and super efficient way of getting Hydrogen, not on how to use it. I do believe in Hydrogen, after all, it is the most abundant element in the Universe!
Gasoline has been the winner for the last 100 years because you can store a lot of energy in a small volume, enough to overcome the inefficiency of the ICE. Batteries and fuel cells are nowhere close. Tesla is doing well because they have come a lot closer than anyone else, in a vehicle that is actually a pleasure to drive. 5 or 10 years down the road, who knows what R&D might come up with.
Batteries aren't a fuel, they're containers. Electrons are the fuel, and they're far more concentrated sources of energy than gasoline. Getting very many to share the same space is a bit of a problem though, because their energy is mostly expressed as mutual repulsion!
There has been and ongoing push for energy efficiency and reduction in oil independence, while extracting additional improvements on the ICE is getting harder and harder. Positive lab results for batteries and fuel cells are enough to encourage research, but it is still a big step from the lab to mass production of a reliable product. Many successful lab results never make this step.
You all know that this move is sponsored by the oil/natural gas companies, they want us to remain dependent on their in place infrastructure and the gas stations will become hydrogen stations. Separating hydrogen from water requires a large amount of power, how is most power generated? - natural gas. Separating the hydrogen from natural gas, requires a little less power, now you have to burn natural gas to get hydrogen from natural gas itself. Ohh, double the benefit from natural gas producers, and this method of removing hydrogen from natural gas requires the use of more natural gas regardless as to how the power is generated, (wind, solar, tidal, etc).
@Benz, the effort is because it's a fossil fuel play. The auto companies have been in bed with the oil companies for a century.
Nissan is the only one that has tried seriously to slip away but unfortunately inferior engineering has put Ghosn in a difficult position to support EVs. The Leaf would be a different story with Tesla battery technology, even if with just a 30 kWh capacity. This would let the Leaf do a true 100 miles (a magic number), and also avoid the hot weather battery degradation problem observed by Arizona Leaf owners.
I wish them better luck with the Renault Zoe, which does have greater range, but the battery appears to be similar to the Leaf, without liquid thermal control.
Yawn. Fossil fuels are fine. But EVs make better cars. They even have direct health benefits, it seems: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/observations-travel-radius-and-f...
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Same reason why president Dubya allocated 1 Billion $ for fuel cell research: success is far far into the future, slow progress, no danger for the oils... yet keeps the green face.
Should've said "commercial success"...
You might want to read a very interesting white paper titled "The 21st Century Electric Car." You can find it at:
One of the minuses I've seen mentioned for hydrogen fuel cells is that we can drive a battery EV 4 miles using the same amount of electric it takes to create 1 mile's worth of hydrogen. Doesn't seem like a good idea to build a multi-billion dollar infrastructure for hydrogen when it'll use 4 times as much electric.
Also, it can take much longer to fuel a hydrogen car than a gasoline car. In fact, a Supercharger can deliver more miles of fuel to a Model S than a hydrogen fuel delivery system can deliver to a hydrogen fuel cell car. Once again, the investment in a hydrogen infrastructure just doesn't seem the way to go.
Exactly Darrell...infrastructure costs are insane for hydrogen...only to benefit big oil and gas even more.
95% of all the infrastructure for BEV's is already here because 95% of your charging will be done AT HOME while you sleep at supercheap rates.
Battery tech is improving and in 5-10 years will be at the same energy/weight ratio as gasoline...Tesla is going to be perfectly placed for the full transition to BEV when the time comes.
Tech is already good enough now...its just going to get even better very soon.
Similar to biofuels, that use more fossil fuels to grow/refine than they replace. Whackadoodle. Not to mention sucking much productive land away from growing food, to the fatal distress of many around the globe. A UN FAO Communications Officer once termed it a "Crime Against Humanity", the most serious offense under international law.
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All too often our shared humanity is left out of the conversation. Those resisting illegal immigration stateside are often fearful of the economic impact such workers wield, whose presence is believed to generate a dearth of well-paying jobs; migrants conversely are willing to risk death and grievous injury to earn wages considerably more than they would at home.
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Haven't got the hat either, and truly hope that Constants' GM was indeed giving him the run around. If not, how would I check which battles I've done on which character ?Quintessence wrote:That seems absurd considering the achievement is account-wide. I think they're just giving you the run-around. =\Constants wrote:A GM said today you must do all the battles on a single toon to receive the hat. Can anyone confirm this as false? I have them done over two or three toons and no hats.
The hotfix for the Safari Hat will hopefully go into full effect on Tuesday after server maintenance. According to Mumper, all toons on an eligible account should receive one in the mail.
I've only received one hat on an alt (that didn't battle ANY Tamers except for 1), so this leads me to believe that the hotfix either didn't work, or will require a complete server maintenance and not just a restart.
Mind you, I've sometimes done the taming quests on the "wrong" char (Horde quest turned in on Alliance char and vice versa, viva auto complete quests, hehe).