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New York, N.Y., May 16, 2014 - Considered the "silent killer," high blood pressure affects approximately one billion people worldwide, including one in three adults in the United States. From May 16 - 20, 2014, hypertension healthcare providers and researchers from around the world will gather at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) in New York City to discuss new scientific findings, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and new treatments for hypertension. During the conference, more than 200 new studies about the epidemic will provide the most up-to-date information about how to prevent, diagnose and control hypertension and its associated cardiovascular diseases.
Among the findings from the ASH meeting is research that suggests the Affordable Care Act may help ensure that millions more Americans will have hypertension treatment options; quantifies the reliability of hypertension videos posted on YouTube; evaluates the downsides of iPhone blood pressure monitors; examines why some people crave salty foods; and analyzes seasonal internet search results for information about hypertension. In addition to the new research, information on national and international hypertension guidelines and renal denervation will be presented.
Domenic Sica, M.D., ASH President-Elect and 2014 Scientific Program Committee Chair adds, "The ASH meeting brings together the world's best critical thinkers and scientists in clinical hypertension so we can collaborate on providing the highest level of care for patients with hypertension today and work toward improved treatment and patient outcomes for the future."
Use of YouTube and Google to Search and Find Accurate Hypertension Information
The Internet has made it possible for anyone to claim to be an "expert" and offer health information to the masses. Nilay Kumar, M.D., attending physician at Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Mass. and instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, along with other researchers, worked to determine how much of the hypertension information present in YouTube videos is scientifically correct and whether people are finding and viewing that correct information.
Using the search terms "hypertension" and "high blood pressure," the researchers evaluated videos for conformation to current hypertension guidelines and graded videos on a five-point scale for quality and reliability. Of the 176 English-language videos screened, the results found that 64% were classified as useful and 33% were misleading. Of the misleading videos, two-thirds advocated unproven treatments and questionable supplements not supported by scientific evidence. However, median number of views, views per day and "likes" were lowest for useful videos. With more than 1 billion users, video-sharing websites such as YouTube could provide a powerful platform for the dissemination of accurate medical information. However, given the predominance of entertainment-focused material such as baby animal and music videos, viewers should exercise caution when pursuing medical information on YouTube.
In a related study, Kumar and colleagues examined Google search trends for the terms "hypertension" and "high blood pressure" in the United States and Australia from 2004-2013. With the results, the researchers compared the highest and lowest monthly search volumes and then used mathematical modeling to determine seasonal variations. Results found that in the U.S., the search for hypertension was highest in February and lowest in August while in the Southern Hemisphere, the search was highest in August and lowest in January. This finding aligns with multiple studies that have shown blood pressure has seasonal variations, increasing in winter and decreasing in summer. The findings of this study provide a novel perspective for hypertension surveillance and suggest that Internet search volumes could be used as an adjunct to traditional surveillance mechanisms, especially in resource limited settings.
Masked Hypertension May Result in Missed Opportunities to Prevent Hypertensive Heart Disease
Many patients unknowingly have what's called "masked hypertension," a condition whereby they have normal blood pressure readings in a hospital or clinic, but their pressure is elevated during normal living conditions. This type of hypertension is often associated with left ventricular hypertrophy and therefore is extremely important to detect and treat.
A recent study found that masked hypertension was nearly twice as prevalent (11.9%) among untreated blacks as untreated whites (6.8%). But it was also found to be common among both whites (17%) and blacks (20%) currently being treated for hypertension. What's more, these researchers found that high blood pressure at home was more predictive of left ventricular hypertrophy than high blood pressure in a clinic. The study's authors suggest that home blood pressure monitoring may be an important tool for diagnosing and providing appropriate treatment of hypertension and for the prevention of hypertensive heart disease.
In this study, researchers from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, among other institutions, evaluated the effectiveness of home blood pressure monitoring among non-Hispanic black and white men and women. The study included 917 untreated blacks versus 735 untreated whites, as well as 345 blacks being treated for hypertension and 193 whites being treated for hypertension.
iPhone and Other Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices Often Lack Accuracy and Reliability
Smartphones are helpful for directions and checking email, but research proves the same is not true for measuring blood pressure. According to research presented by Clarence E. Grim, M.D., of High Blood Pressure Consulting in Stateline, Nev., home blood pressure devices often produce errors that are more than 5 mmHg too high or low for about half of the individuals that use them. And, some home monitoring devices may provide a measurement error of as large as 40/20 mmHg. Grim tested the validity of reading from the iHealth Blood Pressure Dock and the Withings Home BP device, both for use on the iPhone. At each sitting, five readings were taken with each device, with 30 seconds rest between each reading. The same person used both devices for more than three months.
Of the 112 readings tested, the iHealth read the systolic an average of 5.3 mmHg and the diastolic 3.3 mmHg higher than the standard auscultatory method. The Withings monitor read the diastolic pressure lower than the standard auscultatory method by 5.3 mmHg. A 5 mmHg difference may seem insignificant, but this error at the 90-95 mmHg range would miss 21 million cases of hypertension in the U.S. alone. Dr. Grim and other leading researchers are advocating for stricter standards for manual, electronic or automated blood pressure manometers.
Health Insurance Makes A Difference in Controlling High Blood Pressure
Currently, nearly half of people with hypertension do not have their blood pressure controlled. New research shows that the Affordable Care Act may play a role in reaching the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2020 goal of achieving blood pressure control in more than 61% of people with diagnosed hypertension.
Research presented by researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville found a dramatic increase in the number of 18-64 year-olds with diagnosed hypertension who are uninsured, as well as a growing gap between the insured versus uninsured Americans as it relates to controlling hypertension. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988-2010, the researchers reported a 15.6 million increase in the number of patients diagnosed with hypertension. And, in 2010, only 29.8% of the uninsured had their blood pressure controlled compared to 52.5% of those with medical insurance (public or private). The researchers also found that there were no differences between those with public or private insurance on blood pressure control. "As more Americans get health insurance, as part of the Affordable Care Act, we may see a significant increase in the number of individuals who will have more treatment options to control their disease," said B.M. Egan, of the Care Coordination Institute in Greenville, S.C.
Individuals with Hypertension Prefer Saltier Foods
It's well-known that diets rich in sodium increase one's risk for hypertension, yet sodium consumption is generally about 3,000 mg per day or twice the recommended limit of 1,500 mg for those older than 50 years of age or anyone at risk for high blood pressure. Patricia T. M. Villela and other researchers from the University of Sao Paulo studied 118 adults to determine if hypertensive people prefer saltier foods and if age makes a difference on salt preferences. Four groups were studied: younger (average age of approximately 38 years old) with or without hypertension; and older (average age of about 72 years old) with or without hypertension. The researchers gave the subjects French bread with three different concentrations of added salt. After two weeks, the researchers retested the subjects but seasoned the bread with oregano plus three different concentrations of salt.
The results showed that both younger and older hypertensive patients preferred higher salt concentrations on their bread. Older individuals with normal blood pressure preferred a medium-salt concentration while the younger individuals with normal pressure preferred the lowest salt concentration. When the bread was seasoned with oregano and the various levels of salt, all groups preferred options with lower or medium concentrations of salt, indicating that the use of naturally sodium-free herbs and spices is a healthful way to help slash salt intake without compromising flavor.
There is no registration fee for accredited journalists attending the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension, and all sessions are open to media. On Sunday, May 19, ASH, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) will hold a joint session on Global Blood Pressure Control through a Shared Strategy: The Global Standardized Hypertension Treatment Project (CDC/PAHO). For a complete list of annual meeting sessions or for details on attending the conference, call 212-941-1414 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Interview areas will be available on-site in addition to a fully-staffed press room with phone and internet accessibility.
About the American Society of Hypertension, Inc.
The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH) is the largest U.S. professional organization of scientific investigators and healthcare professionals committed to eliminating hypertension and its consequences. ASH is dedicated to promoting strategies to prevent hypertension and to improving the care of patients with hypertension and associated disorders. The specific focus of the Society is to translate current research findings on hypertension into effective treatment strategies, in order to better address the needs of hypertensive patients. For more information, please visit http://www.


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Class begins with a quick quiz meant to activate prior knowledge. Previous lessons have focused on the 8 common characteristics of myths. Today we start by determining just how well we are learning them. Each students is given a blank chart and fills in the first column by listing the characteristics. Some thoughts on starting class in this way appear here:
After our quick review of the common characteristics of myths, we are ready to put that knowledge to good use by analyzing myths.
Today students have the opportunity to choose among three myths. Their choice is based on interest. Athene's City tells the story of how Athena became the guardian of Athens. A second choice is "Bellerophone" the tale of a prince's taming of the winged horse Pegasus and a third choice, "Arachne", teaches a lesson about the dangers of arrogance and boasting.
Once they choose a myth, the students read independently and answer the comprehension questions. Then they work together in small groups to fill in the common characteristics of myths chart being sure to include quotes and explanations for each category. A sample of a completed chart appears here. It is important that each person in the group fills in a chart for they will need it for the next part of this activity.
Now, new groups of three are formed with one person that has read each of the myths. Each student brings along his copy of the myth and the completed common characteristics chart. One by one each person summarizes the myth he read and reviews the common characteristics for it.
Then I pass out piles of sticky notes to each group. Assigning a separate color for each myth works best (blue = Arachne; yellow = Bellerophone; pink = Athene's City). On them student write the name of a myth and one of the common characteristics present in that myth. As a group students choose two myths to compare and contrast by arranging the sticky notes on a Venn diagram. For a real challenge, they can sort the sticky notes for all three myths on the triple Venn diagram. In this way, students get to see the similarities and differences in the myths and are reminded of the fact that not all of the characteristics are present in every myth. Some questions to get/keep the discussion going include:

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May 4, 2013
President Barack Obama told the Mexican people today that the United States is partly to blame for Mexico's drug violence because of illegal drugs and gun smuggling. However, he did not mention the gun smuggling undertaken by his own administration under the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Operation Fast and Furious.
Speaking to Mexican university students, Obama pointed a finger at his own country, as Reuters reported:
Drug-fueled violence in Mexico is not entirely the fault of the Mexican people, he said. Instead, the United States shares the blame because much of the violence is centered around the Americans' demand for illegal drugs and the fact that guns are smuggled into Mexico from the United States.
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Alibaba.com has suspended its shares on the Hong Kong market, pending news from its parent company Alibaba Group, which reportedly wants to buy back Yahoo!'s stake in the company.
The Chinese website asked the market to stop trading its stocks starting today, because it needed to sort out some stuff with Alibaba Group.
"The board of directors… announces that, at the request of the company, trading in the shares… will be suspended… pending clarification of speculation in relation to a transaction involving the controlling shareholder of the company, which may or may not impact the company and which may be potentially price sensitive," Alibaba.com said in a filing with the exchange.
That "transaction" is reportedly raising the necessary finance to buy back the share in the website that Yahoo! currently holds.
The group, according to people in the know who have been talking to Reuters, is in the middle of raising a $3bn loan from around six banks to finance the deal.
The grinding rumour mill was also theorising that the parent group might be thinking about delisting once it got its stake back, which helped propel Alibaba.com's shares up 5.47 per cent on Wednesday, to close at HK$9.25 (75.2 pence).
Yahoo!, once a web giant, has been watching its advertising revenue leak away to new firms like Google and Facebook and has come under huge pressure from its shareholders to shake things up. Their demands have resulted in the firm changing CEOs, having its chairman and three directors step down and has also seen co-founder Jerry Yang, who looked like he would cling on no matter what, resign. However, Yahoo! has yet to do anything about the sticky problem of falling revenues leading to not a lot of cash to fund a turnaround.
Much of the speculation about what Yahoo! might do to pick itself up has revolved around its Asian assets which are still valuable: these include the stake in Alibaba.com and a part of Yahoo! Japan which Yahoo! launched in partnership with Softbank Corp.
If Yahoo! sells its Asian assets to its Asian partners, it could raise enough money to try to do something about its ailing US business.
However, there have also been rumours that Alibaba and Softbank are thinking about teaming up with some private equity firms to buy all of Yahoo!
Alibaba.com didn't give any further information in its filing, but those "familiar" people told the Wall Street Journal that the bank loans were due to be finalised this month. ®


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Dancing with the Stars 2011 Music List – Week 3
A nice mix of dance styles provides an interesting mix of music. Yep, a Foxtrot, Rumba, Samba, Waltz, Cha-Cha-Cha, and Paso Doble is quite a night of dancing. Below you'll find the mix of Dancing with the Stars 2011 week 3 music. Be sure to check out all the previous week's Dancing with the Stars music as well.
Wendy & Tony danced a Foxtrot to the song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" — Michael Cleveland
Chelsea & Mark danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song "Chelsea" — The Summer Set
Chris & Cheryl danced a Rumba to the song "Let It Be" — The Beatles
Kendra & Louis danced a Rumba to the song "You and Me" — Musiq Soulchild
Romeo & Chelsie danced a Rumba to the song "I'll Be There" — The Jackson 5
Hines & Kym danced a Samba to the song "Fantasy" — Earth Wind and Fire
Petra & Dmitry danced a Waltz to the song "You Raise Me Up" — Josh Groban
Sugar Ray & Anna danced a Paso Doble to the song "My Prerogative" — Bobby Brown
Kirstie & Maks danced a Rumba to the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" — Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Ralph & Karina danced a Rumba to the song "Stay Gold" — Stevie Wonder


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Casting Calls for children under the age of 13 are often placed by companies that shoot commercials or photo ads in order to promote their products and services on the TV and in other media sources. For example, commercials of diapers, kid's clothing and toys, organization of holidays for kids, etc. In addition, there are some Casting Calls from production centers, but it doesn't happen very often.
Participation in shooting will provide your kid with valuable experience of communicating with other people and developing useful performance skills for the adult life.
On our website we collect only best relevant Casting Calls and Auditions for kids with detailed descriptions. Talk to your child about this topic, ask them to participate in the project or in shooting short commercials or kid's shows. The sooner you help your child to develop the talent, the faster he or she gains success and appears among lots of interesting offers and talented people.
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Bisons HD is getting close
Plans for the Bisons to broadcast in HD are getting closer as Opening Day nears. Here is a pictorial from the mini-tour through the control room at Coca-Cola Field. Not only will this room serve the Bisons' broadcasts on Time Warner Cable SportsNet and SNY, it will be the nerve center for the largest HD board in Minor League Baseball. Wide range of images below – from the new, old and random stuff. You can click-the-pic to get a bigger view.


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We want everyone to feel welcome at the City of Markham! That's why diversity is one of our seven strategic priorities. It's also why we've put together a Diversity Action Plan.
Diversity is one of Markham's seven strategic priorities and we strive to develop and maintain an environment where everyone feels welcome to participate and where respect and acceptance is practiced in words and actions by all. We believe in integration and equitable access for residents, visitors, and employees.
Since the launch of our Diversity Action Plan, the City has continued to demonstrate leadership as it embeds diversity and inclusion into our planning and design, our processes and policies and our staff training and education. We are also committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner, and will do so by meeting the accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).
Learn more about Markham's Diversity Action Plan [PDF]
Markham is committed to ensuring that all residents have full and equal access to its facilities, services and information.
Accessibility makes it possible for people with all levels of ability to take advantage of everything Markham has to offer. Our goal is to reduce barriers to as many people as possible in the physical environment, customer service and communications. This includes new multilingual services and assistive communication technologies. Learn more about Markham's accessibility initiatives.


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The Portland Pirates have signed left wing Kyle Hagel to an American Hockey League contract for the 2013-14 season.
Hagel, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound native of Hamilton, Ont., spent the entire 2012-13 season with the Hamilton Bulldogs, scoring two goals and adding four assists with 172 penalty minutes in 67 games.
Hagel has spent parts of five seasons in the American Hockey League, playing for Rochester, Rockford, Peoria and Hamilton. He registered AHL career highs with five goals, eight assists, 13 points and 245 PIM with Rockford in 2010-11.
Hagel, 28, played four seasons (2004-08) at Princeton University. He has totaled seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points, along with 473 penalty minutes, in 163 career AHL games.


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A United Nations-backed competition with the goal of uncovering sustainable approaches to information and communication technology (ICT) kicked off yesterday, bringing developers from around the world together in a 'frenetic' race of programming.
Organized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the two-day Green ICT Hackathon opened in Barcelona as part of the Organization's wider efforts to harness the power of ICT in promoting and supporting the 'International Year for Sustainable Energy for All.'
"Sustainable energy for all is crucial to the future of modern civilization," said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré in a press release.
"ITU is committed to stimulating the creation of innovative ICT apps founded on new modes of thinking; ideas to effect the change needed to achieve a sustainable future," he added.
The contest – also known as a 'hackathon' – pits developers against each other in a marathon of programming during which they will have to develop an innovative ICT application with sustainable energy as its core message.
The winner and runner-up of will be awarded cash prizes of $3,000 and $2,000 dollars respectively.
In addition, the 2nd Green ICT Application Challenge invites innovative concept papers for ICT applications supporting the 'sustainable energy for all' initiative.
ITU has called on all prospective entrants to submit papers which build on the way ICT can transform energy distribution as well as suggest ways in which technology users around the world can improve their own energy efficiency.
Source: UN News Centre / ITU
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Starting off with a case for either an iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab, you just attach the hockey puck-esque mount into the back, which allows it to be rotated. From there, the mount and tablet can be attached to any number of Vogel's systems.
For $70 you'll get the standard wall mount (which is a black and aluminum round object) and case, which can actually rotate the tablet in place. The next step up is the car mount, which attaches tablets to headrests for backseat kiddywinks to zone out on cartoons.
The Flex Mount (pictured up above) has an adjustable arm that can swivel and turn the tablet, and might be best suited to kitchens or offices, when you'd want to pull it closer to you.
Vogel also does an adhesive mount for places where you can't drill into the walls, along with the usual table stands and flip stands—though the price of these different models remains unknown. [Vogel via Cnet via DesignBoom]


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Join the group called d64. You can't join until you send me your email address and I add you to the list. After that it should work.
Signed up 24 new people so far today for d64!
Has anyone had their posts successfully deleted from the archive. I don't want it to come to that but if he closes the archive to free readers I will have no choice.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=63876\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Hi Andrew,I appreciate your concern.However, the archive was created to allow others to have access to this archive the way it was originally. This request has been honored.Even if the original RG forums were still open you would not be able to editthese posts. Even if I were to temporarily turn your account back on you would not be able to edit these posts. The software only allows you to edit yourposts for a short time window. That window has passed.I'm sorry you do not trust our handling of this historical information. I canunderstand your concern given the speed of change with which everything hasoccured.I wish you the best. You are certainly welcome to join our new forums. Everyone is.
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Not sure. Seems to be. However, the search engine is not so hot. Apparently you can't search back more than 1 year. What you can do is fine one of your posts, click on the User info and then select "Show all Users Posts".[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=63959\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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- Closes
- 30 Oct 2019
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- Consultant
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Ready to re-join the workforce?
Returning to work after a career break can be a daunting experience, but our FDM Getting Back to Business Programme is specifically designed to help with your transition. We believe that you can then return with the skills needed to help you make a positive impact on client site from day one.
Our diverse community of FDMers includes a wide range of life experience, and we are proud to say that we are an inclusive employer with over 80 nationalities working together and a median gender pay gap of 0% for two years running, compared to a UK average of 18.1%.
On our Getting Back to Business Programme you will receive seven weeks of commercially relevant business and technical training to refresh your existing knowledge and develop new skills to help you to regain confidence before returning to the corporate world.
Our people are our priority and we are passionate about placing our returners into suitable roles with one of our clients including Barclays, The Post Office, Save the Children and Virgin Media, to name a few. We provide full support and mentoring throughout your two years with us and beyond, as well as various networking opportunities - you'll feel part of the FDM family from day one!
You will receive:
- Commercially relevant business and technical training in our state-of-the-art London training centre (includes access to PRINCE2 and SCRUM Master certification)
- Flexible training hours of 9:30am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday during the seven-week training period, to help accommodate personal commitments
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Users Speak Out: Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
The Canon PowerShot SX10 IS has been on store shelves – and in the hands of photographers – since November. User reviews from our readers have been rolling in ever since, and we've rounded up a small sample for our Users Speak Out feature.
Since the release of the SX10, Canon added the SX1 to their ultrazoom lineup, featuring a CMOS sensor and HD video recording. However, the SX10 remains one of the most-viewed cameras on our website. It sports a 10 megapixel CCD sensor, 20x optical zoom, a 2.5 inch tilt LCD, and the current DIGIC 4 image processor. The whole package is currently available for $400 or less, depending on where you shop.
Overall, SX10 users were happy with their cameras. Two thirds of them would recommend it to someone shopping for an ultrazoom, but even those who liked the SX10 enough to recommend it had a few gripes and complaints. Read the sample of opinions below to find out what users love and hate about the SX10. And as always, check out our full-length review for our own take along with some sample images.
One of the best ultrazooms on the market
Submitted by Kamugin on 1/30/2009
PROS: Huge zoom, hot shoe for external flashgun, tilt LCD, AA batteries equipped, good ergonomic design with useful buttons and controls, plenty of user friendly features and full manual mode, compartment for memory card isn't in the same place as batteries, efficient image stabilization.
CONS: Small LCD, heavy, cheap lens cover and hood, cheap cover for USB connector, hard to open battery hatch, not too good autofocus especially with artificial light, no RAW mode, no battery level indicator.
Slow Lens, Clumsy Controls a Poor Mix
Submitted by Rachel*B on 11/7/2008
PROS: Excellent resolution, reasonably sharp images. Better noise control than Canon's previous "S" models, ISO usable through 400; 800 in a pinch. Image edges, corners are sharper. Lens aberration is less than average for this zoom range. Huge zoom range includes wide angle. Digital zoom images are surprisingly good. iContrast increases dynamic range, means more shadow detail, less highlight clipping. Bright vari-angle LCD with wider viewing.
CONS: Slow lens beyond the 100mm mark – image stabilization can't keep up unless ISO 1600 is employed, which is much too noisy. Need a monopod for much zooming below ISO 800 in less than bright light. Images have an unpleasant blue cast that is hard to stomach. Autofocus is very slow, difficult to achieve indoors and often fails altogether; and while autofocus outdoors in bright light is usually snappy, failure to focus also occurs sometimes even under the most optimal conditions. Control wheel is clumsy and frustrating.
Has one flaw
Submitted by Drummer101 on 2/16/2009
PROS: 10 megapixels, uses AA's, lots of zoom, uses SDHC, can hold a flash gun. Fold out LCD (see cons)
CONS: I wish there was a rubber piece to hold onto because the plastic can get slick, but I am going to put on friction tape. 800 ISO and above is not really usable at full resolution JPEG. The eyepiece has another LCD inside, so it is hard to focus on small subjects and know if they are in focus. The Auto mode keeps going to a 1/8 shutter speed, but I only use the M mode. Fold out LCD is a good idea but it moves vertically (not supposed to) so sometimes it loses connection and the LCD turns off.
Submitted by taxxiway on 1/2/2009
PROS: In the easiest light conditions, you get very nice shots… A huge zoom but often not usable because of the insufficient image stabilization.
CONS: Autofocus is very difficult indoors or in poor light. It often fails. Image stabilization isn't by any means as efficient as I hoped it would be. In manual mode you cannot be under 5.6 anyway. As ISO climbs, images get really noisy. I think the battery door will collapse pretty soon – very difficult to open, worse to shut. It seems to be incredibly cheap manufacturing, not talking of the clumsy wheel and the uncomfortable buttons in general.


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This lesson incorporates the staples of a strong secondary English lesson: read-aloud, independent reading, research, and writing. It also encourages students to explore a variety of disabilities with the goal of teaching them to think critically and sensitively about differences. Throughout the lesson, students read The Acorn People by Ron Jones, which tells the story of a camp for children with disabilities. Students also read, analyze, and synthesize information from picture books about disabilities. They then choose a disability to research using a variety of websites and create a picture book about the disability.
Prewriting Sheet: Use this handout to have students synthesize the information they have collected and to begin writing their stories.
Kitterman, J.F. (2002). Children's books and special needs students. The Reading Teacher, 56(3), 236240.
- Inclusive education efforts mean students with high-incident disabilities are often found in general education settings.
- A teacher's attitude is crucial in the acceptance of students with disabilities. Teachers must model acceptance.
- Teachers are responsible for the effectiveness of inclusion.
- Picture books broach the subject of disabilities and differences in "uncomplicated language."
Zambo, D. (2005). Using the picture book Thank You, Mr. Falker to understand struggling readers. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 48(6), 502512.
- Picture books can motivate older learners because they are familiar and because they often have mature themes, captivating story lines, and interesting illustrations.
- Stories are a natural way to learn and picture books have an intrinsic, universal appeal.
- Picture books can be used with a variety of learners and act as a way for students to learn about themselves, and build resiliency, empathy, and moral reasoning.
Albright, L.K., and Ariail, M. (2005). Tapping the potential of teacher read-alouds in middle schools. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 48(7), 582591.


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Christine Bowman, 51, of Longboat Key and formerly of Crown Point, Ind., died Oct. 13. Born May 30, 1958, in Gary, Ind., she graduated from Crown Point High School and Indiana University. She moved to Manatee County in 1981.
Ms. Bowman was owner/operator of Helping Hands Staffing Services for 21 years. She was a member of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church. She battled breast cancer for four-and-a-half years.
Ms. Bowman is survived by her mother, Sophia Davis, of Bradenton; brothers, Edward Davis, of Hebron, Ind., and Donald Davis, of St. Paul, Mo.; and sister, Diane Davis, of Parrish.
A visitation will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, with a vigil service at 7:45 p.m., at Brown & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 5624 26th St. W., Bradenton. Burial will take place at Calumet Cemetery, in Merrillville, Ind.
Robert 'Bob' Oste
Robert "Bob" Oste, 60, died Sept. 19. He was a live-aboard sailor for many years in Longboat Key, Sarasota and Bradenton Beach.
Born Dec. 22, 1948, in Hartford, Conn., he served in the U.S. Coast Guard in New England, before moving to Florida.
As proprietor of Green Street's Waterfront Restaurant, in Indian Rocks Beach, Mr. Oste's love for being on the water led him to sail the Florida coast, and, eventually, to Anna Maria Island, where he discovered a community that he soon considered home.
Mr. Oste had a passion for classic food and wine and worked at local dining establishments, including the Bridgetender Inn and Dockside Bar, Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub, Turtle's on Holmes Beach, The Mutiny Inn, The Chart House, on Longboat Key, and O'Leary's Tiki Bar & Grill at Marina Jack. He regularly amused co-workers with his off-key sense of humor and singing of "customized" cerveza songs.
In recent years, Mr. Oste worked in boat-and-home repairs, restorations and remodels. He became known for his love of shopping in any good hardware store.
Mr. Oste is remembered as a loyal and caring friend who was always willing to help. His friends will remember his "just checking in" phone calls.
Mr. Oste is survived by his aunt, Jeanne Ostapkevich, of Cromwell, Conn.; brother-in-law, Andrew Kasper, of New Jersey; nephew, Christian Kasper, of Massachusetts; niece, Emily Kasper, of Washington, D.C.; and his cat of 19 years, Stink(er).
An interment and memorial service will be held at 2:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Bay Pines National Cemetery, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg.
Edward James 'Jim' Schneiders
Edward James "Jim" Schneiders, 72, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 14.
Born Feb. 25, 1937, in Madison, Wis., he spent winters on Longboat Key since 1999 and moved there permanently in 2002. He was a past flotilla commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and a member of the Longboat Key Club.
Mr. Schneiders was preceded in death by his wife, Marcia. He is survived by his companion, Mary Alice Wimmer, of Madison and Longboat Key; sons, Jay, of Denver, Jeff, of Winnetka, Ill., and Bob, of Ipswich, Mass.; daughters, Cindy Shea, of Bainbridge Island, Wash., and Jenny Boit, of Sammamish, Wash.; step-daughter, Diane Redding, of Short Hills, N.J.; and 21 grandchildren.
A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Memorial donations can be made to TideWell Hospice & Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla., 34238, or the American Cancer Society, 4955 State Road 64 E., Bradenton, Fla., 34208.


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It is all about winning series. Tonight James Shields takes the mound in the rubber match against the Twins with a chance for the Rays 3rd series win in their last 4. And we are glad it is Shields toeing the rubber. We have said this before. James Shields is the Devil Rays' best pitcher right now. Scott Kazmir has a chance to be great. A chance to be a perennial all-star and the talent to be a hall-of-famer. But right now, Kid K is inconsistent. There are still too many outings in which he has to be removed after 5 innings with 110 pitches. We just never know what to expect when Kazmir is pitching. On the other hand we have extreme confidence in Shields right now. We expect 7 innings and 2 runs from Shields. We expect 8 strike outs. And with this offense, that should be enough to win. On a good night Shields is capable of a 2-hit shutout. On a bad night, we will still get 6 innings and a chance to win the ballgame. We can't say the same thing about Kazmir.
In today's blog entry at ESPN.com, Buster Olney writes about Shields.
So Shields has made his own adjustments, and the Devil Rays' right-hander — who starts today against the Twins — has become one of the most underrated pitchers in the majors, racking up 37 strikeouts in 36 innings this year, and a 3.75 ERA. He is learning to pick his spots with that changeup, which is among the best in the majors, seemingly diving into the ground as it nears the plate.
We couldn't agree more. In the off-season we thought that Shields had proved he could be a serviceable major league starting pitcher. Maybe a good #4. We hoped that the rest of the staff could just hold the rotation together until Jeff Niemann and Mitch Talbot made the jump to the majors in mid-season. Niemann was supposed to be the #2 pitcher to compliment Kid K in the rotation. Little did we know we already had our #2, and right now Niemann is looking like a great option as a #3. And none of this takes into account the torrid starts at AAA of Jason Hammel and Andy Sonnanstine. Hammel has 39 strike outs in 32.3 innings with a 2.48 ERA. Sonnanstine has 37 Ks in 30 innings with a 2.70 ERA. By August, the Rays starting rotation should look like this:
- Scott Kazmir
- James Shields
- Jeff Niemann
- Jason Hammel/Andy Sonnanstine/Mitch Talbot
- Edwin Jackson
As of this post, the Devil Rays still have the worst ERA in baseball and are one of only two teams with an ERA north of 5 (5.95). Jae Seo (8.19) and Casey Fossum (8.58) have the two worst ERAs in all baseball. That's not a typo. The two worst starting pitchers in baseball both pitch for the Devil Rays and somehow the Rays are in third place. Fossum is the only pitcher in baseball without a fastball and Seo's fastball is mid-80s with about as much movement as an elephant. Seo was a little better his last time out, but right now 6 innings and 2 runs is the best we can expect. Most nights are going to be closer to 4 innings and 5 runs. Same with Fossum. On his best nights, the Rays will have a chance, but that is only when he has perfect stuff. Most nights won't be in the same zip code.
The questions then become: What can the Rays do with Seo and Fossum and to a lesser extent Jackson? Can any or all of the above be moved? Can they be serviceable in the bullpen? How much seasoning do the horses in AAA need? At what point does Andrew Friedman and Joe Maddon say "Let's see what we got"? It is almost that time. We are trying to be patient, but we hang our head every time we see Seo and Fossum take the mound and then read the boxscore from Durham the next morning. And yes, the kids will take their lumps in the big leagues. That's ok. But at least there is upside in their young arms. With Seo and Fossum, what you see is what you get.
In the meantime, James The Greater goes to the mound tonight with a chance to give the Rays a series win over the Twins, and we are excited. We wouldn't want any other pitcher on the mound.


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Robber demanded money, fled
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison man was mugged by two men at the intersection of South Ingersoll Street and Williamson Street on Madison's near east side, according to police.
Officers were sent to the area at 7:54 p.m. Wednesday after the 55-year-old reported being approached by two men and robbed.
The victim told police one of the men confronted him, said he had a gun and demanded money. The victim gave the man his cash and the two men fled on foot.
One of the men is described as black, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a stocky build, dreadlocks pulled behind his head and bound together and wearing dark clothing with cursive lettering on the back and white sneakers.
The other man is described as white, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with long light-brown hair worn to shoulders and wearing dark clothing.


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Department: Mass Communications
Sandy Fries was first inspired to write by the professional writers who moved him.
"Mark Twain amazed me with his wide range of styles and compelling work," he said. "My all-time favorite piece of work is 'Our Town' by Thornton Wilder. I dare anyone to read that play and not have their heart ripped out and their life improved in a powerful way."
It didn't take long for Fries to become a professional writer. He was an NBC Fellow at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and has written for a variety of publications and television shows, including "Fame," "Quantum Leap" and "Thundercats." He even received an Emmy nomination for his work.
It was Fries' agent who brought him to the attention of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek," during the 1980s. The two became friends, and Fries was hired as a staff writer for "Next Generation." He eventually co-wrote one "Star Trek" novel and 10 video games, including "Starfleet Academy."
While working as a writer on the "Starfleet Academy" video game, Fries met actor William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk in "Star Trek."
"In the game, if you do well, Capt. Kirk gives you your diploma," he said. "I met Bill Shatner when he filmed his segment for the game. He was very charming, and the first thing he said to me was, 'Sandy, you look too young to be a writer.' If I remember correctly, this was the last time he played Capt. Kirk on camera, so it's an honor that I wrote the words he spoke."
As a journalist, Fries has met three United States Presidents: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton. He's also traveled the world as a travel writer.
But now Fries is the professional writer inspiring a new generation of authors as a Mass Communications professor at College of DuPage. As part of his Mass Communications 1101 class, he uses his contacts to pass along knowledge to his students.
For example, Shatner called Fries and asked to interview him for a documentary on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," for which Fries was a staff writer. Unfortunately, Fries was unable to participate.
"I called him and apologized for not being able to work on the documentary, but I did ask if he would do an audio interview with me that I could use in class," Fries said. "He's been a phenomenon in every area of mass communications, and he kindly agreed to do it."
In December 2102, Fries and Shatner – who also won two Emmys as Denny Crane on "Boston Legal" – recorded the interview, during which they discussed such topics as the importance of storytelling.
"I knew students would be interested in it," Fries said. "Students should know that their professor has professional experience in a given field, and listening to someone like Bill Shatner helps them grasp how it works behind the scenes."
Shatner is one of several high-profile professionals Fries has recorded for his classes. He conducted a two-way televised interview with Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth ("Forrest Gump"), where students could ask Roth questions, and he's held teleconferences with Patric Verrone, Emmy-winning writer for "Muppets Tonight" and writer/producer of "Futurama," and Frances Hardin, former White House correspondent for CNN.
"Having access to this caliber of professionals is rather unique, not only for community colleges but at any college," Fries said. "I never had this kind of opportunity when I was in college, so I'm grateful that I can do this for my students.
"I like teaching because it's fun and still gives me time to write. Talking about class subjects that interest me with bright students, reading books for classes I teach -- how idyllic is that?"


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Coffee Pecan Meringue Cake (Adapted from Nick Malgieri)
For the meringue
4 large egg whites
pinch salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
2/3 cup pecans, finely ground
3 tablespoons cornstarch
For the buttercream
4 large egg whites
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons brewed coffee
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
To prepare the meringue
Preheat oven to 300 degrees with the racks set in the upper and lower thirds.
On two sheets of parchment paper, trace a 10" circle - turn the papers over and place each onto a large baking sheet.
In a large mixing bowl, add egg whites and salt - using the whisk attachment, whip on medium speed until whites are foamy and just beginning to hold their shape. Increase speed to medium-high - gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and whip the mixture until it holds a stiff peak. In this order, add sugar, pecans and cornstarch - gently fold into the stiff egg whites.
Evenly divide the meringue mixture between the two circles on the pans - using an off-set spatula, spread it to an even layer to fill in the entire traced circle. Place baking sheet into the oven and bake, rotating pans halfway through, until golden and almost firm, about 40 minutes. Remove and place pans on a wire rack to cool completely.
To prepare the buttercream
Fill a medium saucepan half full with water and bring it to a boil over medium heat.
In a large mixing bowl, add egg whites and sugar. Whisk mixture together a couple times to combine. Set bowl over the boiling water, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not come in contact with the water, and whisk gently until the egg whites are hot and the sugar has dissolved. Remove mixing bowl from the saucepan.
Using the whisk attachment, whip mixture on high-speed until the egg whites have cooled completely - if you touch the outside of the bowl, it should not be warm at all when they are ready.
While the you wait for the egg white mixture to cool, mix together brewed coffee and espresso powder in a small bowl.
When the egg whites have cooled, switch to the paddle attachment and add the butter, one tablespoon at a time, at 10-second intervals until all pieces have been added. Let the buttercream beat at medium-high until it is thick and emulsified - it will initially look separated or curdled, but continue to beat until it comes back together.
When it has become thick, reduce the speed to medium and add the coffee mixture, a tablespoon at a time, beating until smooth after each tablespoon. Once all the coffee is in, continue to beat on medium until smooth and shiny, about 3 minutes.
If desired, trim edges of the meringue layers to a 10" diameter. Scoop all of the buttercream on of one meringue layer and spread it evenly to the edges. Invert the second meringue layer on top so the smooth underside is on top - press down gently to adhere the two layers.
Serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar on top just before serving.
Makes about 12 servings.
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The touching and incredible true story of Jacqueline and Hilary du Pré, the gifted musical sisters who grew up in England in the 1950's. Written and produced as a tribute to Jackie, the story traces her rapid rise to international fame and the devastating consequences it had on her and those she loved. Jacqueline du Pré,was arguably the greatest prodigy of the 20th Century. She dazzled audiences around the world with the unbridled passion and beauty of her music. While her sister Hilary married and began a family at home, Jackie and her husband, the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, travelled and performed around the world. Although the couple was treated as musical royalty, the constant touring became a tremendous strain on Jackie who longed for the simpler life that her sister built. Arriving at Hilary's home for an unannounced visit, Jackie, lonely and desperate, leaned on her sister expecting and demanding the unthinkable.......
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Moffat County wrestlers seeking final push for state
With one day of the Colorado 3A Region 1 wrestling meet finished, most Moffat County wrestlers have put themselves in good position to advance to the state meet.
With more strong wrestling today, several Bulldogs will have a great opportunity to qualify in the top four and move on. But day two at the regional will take wrestlers deeper into the bracket, pitting them against tougher opponents.
Freshman Garrett Uptain will have a tough road to qualify. After a bye, he was pinned in his first match by Cedaredge's Austin Todd. While the 106-lb class is small in Region 1, it features some of the top wrestlers in the state. Uptain will await another wrestler in the consolation ladder today.
At 113-lbs, Ashlee Griffiths had a bye in the first round and beat Wyatt Toothaker with a pin in the second round. She will go up against Garrett Toothaker of Hotchkiss, the second-seed in the region, in the semifinals today.
Issic Herod scored a pin in his only match Friday and will face Basalt's Hector Chagoya in the semifinals today at 120-lbs. At 132-lbs, Shandon Hadley was pinned in his first match, but recovered and got a pin of his own. He will wrestle Gunnison's Colten Diderickson in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket.
Brayden Peterson moved cleanly into the 138-lb semifinal with a bye and a quick pin of Middle Park's Hugh Campbell. He will take on the top seed in the weight, Salida's Brandon Coleman.
Senior Garrett Stewart lost a 9-8 decision to Malik Johnson of Buena Vista, and will start today in the quarterfinals of the consolation ladder. Fellow senior Jacob Teeter will also start the day on the consolation bracket after getting a pin and being pinned Friday.
Three Bulldogs suffered losses going against the top-seed in their respective brackets. After a bye, Curtis Dunlap (160-lbs), Brady Springer (170) and Cory Summers (220) all had to go against the best from the region and lost. Each will start the day in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket.
Jesse Demoor got a pin late in the third round against Alejandro Alejandre of Cedaredge and is into the semifinals at 182-lbs. He will take on Middle Park's Cody Garrett, who did not wrestle Friday.
After the day's wrestling, Moffat County sat in fifth place with 49 points, but they were just seven points behind Hotchkiss, which sat in second with 56. The region continues today at Grand Valley High School in Parachute.
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I've been doing the things out of books for years. I found that I have huge issues thinking of ideas to program and when I do I have even more trouble breaking it down through the steps of idea, pseudo-code, actual code (and whatever steps are in between each). I wanted to program video games and went to college thinking it would teach me what I was lacking in to become better at programming. It didn't. I now have a degree in game and simulation programming and still feel like I'm no where near being a game programmer. Console apps are fine for me (currently coding an address book just for the heck of it). It drives me nuts because I know the language pretty good from all the reading, but can't figure how to overcome my issue of designing it from thought/idea to final design. I'm fairly certain if I had that in place I'd be good to go. Is there anything I can do to help with this? All I ever got at Allegro and Moosader sites were "just code" like it would just suddenly remedy itself if I spent hours fighting the same problem.
(I have this on cplusplus.com too to try and widen my advice consumption range).


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Last in the current series by Nick Drew at Broad Oak:
Denmark has demonstrated to the world that a substantial amount of wind generation capacity can be supported in an electricity grid operating feasibly – provided there is ready access to large quantities of hydro-electricity. Germany has yet to demonstrate the feasibility of its own unique mix of wind power and solar generation with the damaging impact these have in combination on the operation of the electricity marklet, and of grid. To date, it has narrowly avoided disaster – but only by dint of massive imports from sources that make a mockery of its own 'green', anti-nuclear policies; and by redoubling its efforts to build new coal and lignite-fuelled capacity.
In this concluding post we consider the costs of operating in the Danish and German ways. Did anyone say it was going to be cheap ?
Denmark doesn't have to answer charges of outright infeasibility. It should, however, be called to account (if only by its electricity consumers) for the cost of operating as it does. Advocates of wind-power are inclined to state that every unit of wind-based energy generated is a (largely) carbon-free and (almost) marginal-cost-free contribution to the total amount required, even if they acknowledge that something needs to be on standby for when the wind doesn't blow satisfactorily (roughly 75% of the time). Those claims are highly misleading. When considering an entire grid-system as a whole, factors must be taken into account such as the material downgrading of efficiency suffered by gas and coal plants when placed on standby for intermittent deployment; and increased power losses arising from decentralised generation. These factors erode the magnitude of the benefits claimed, sometimes very significantly (though rarely nullify them altogether, as some ill-judged armchair criticism of windpower asserts).
The other main source of whole-system cost derives from the import-export dynamics required to balance the Danish grid. When imports are required, Denmark pays full price for hydro-sourced electricity from Norway. By contrast, when Denmark has a wind-powered net surplus, it must effectively dump this into the Nordic market at close-to-zero prices. Thus, the balance of trade by value goes heavily against the Danes.
Proponents of wind should be made to recalibrate the benefits they assert: but the full data required to make a comprehensive empirical assessment – even in as small a market as Denmark's – are not made available by the grid operators. One is inclined to assume there are political influences at work: but whatever, we know beyond a doubt that the facts tell negatively against the economics of wind. The Danes have decided – hopefully in a democratic, if not transparent or quantified manner – to pay for the privilege of their chosen generation mix. With enough money given to good engineers (and Norwegian hydro-generators), most things are possible. Having met the engineers, however, I may tell you they tear their hair.
The German situation has all of the opaque Danish issues and much more besides. We have noted before how solar and wind generation distort price-formation in the German wholesale market – solar in a predictable way, wind in a random manner. Specifically, and much to the (ignorant) joy of green advocates, they trash the wholesale price (the 'day-ahead' spot market for electricity), being bid into the market at very low prices reflective of their marginal cost, the owners being paid anyway at guaranteed high rates.
But the resultant low (sometimes negative!) market price in no way benefits the average consumer. What happens next is instructive. As soon as the day-ahead market closes, perhaps at very low prices, the grid operators must then quickly come up with a supply plan for the day in question that is actually going to satisfy demand. As a starting-point for this exercise, what the day-ahead market generally gives them to work with is a supply-demand match that is more-or-less balanced in terms of global amounts, but can be horribly out of balance in detailed terms; (a) geographically – there is frequently far more generation committed from windfarms in northern Germany than can be accommodated (the centre of gravity of demand is south of a median line); and (b) in terms of reliability – wind cannot be predicted with sufficient certainty 24 hours ahead.
So the grid operators must revise the despatch schedules, and call on imports and various costly sources of short-notice balancing, in order to keep the show on the road. Of course, they mostly succeed (good engineers, enough money, etc) – but at a cost. The key is this: they are entitled to charge the extra costs – and they will always be extra, there is never a cheaper way of doing it – across their customer base. It doesn't appear in the record of wholesale market prices, but it shows up tangibly enough on the bill. In consequence, Germans pay the second-highest electricity prices in the EC.
So much for direct cash costs. As mentioned several times, the elephant in the room that threatens to roll over and crush the other occupants is that, unlike the Danish situation, this costly and dishonest state of German affairs is not stable. Already, voltage in the grids is unreliable to a degree that many high(ish)-tech manufacturing processes cannot tolerate. They are having to fend for themselves, either by generating their own electricity, or installing costly modulation equipment – quite a commentary on Europe's greatest economy.
To this second category of unwanted (and unforeseen?) costs we may in future need to add the catastrophic consequences should part of the German grid fail, as is widely anticipated. The prime candidate for the epicentre of a rolling blackout is the region between Karlsruhe and Munich, from where it would cascade outwards to the whole of southern Germany, eastern France, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic. A week of this in winter will cost lives – many lives – and if the cash cost even matters against that backdrop it will be very large, too. In case this is thought to be scare-mongering, the reader should be aware that the German Networks Regulator (Bundesnetzagentur) has spoken out on the subject from the moment the nuclear power-plant closures were announced; and the grid operators have contingency plans in place for outright disaster scenarios.
Thankfully, so far, the good engineers and the money have prevailed.
Civilisation is energy-intensive (Lovelock). What, then, are the lessons for (e.g.) the UK ? Beware large-scale unintended consequences: the renewables lobby will leave us to find out the hard way.
No-one has gone as far down this road as Germany, and we may be destined to learn vicariously from them – at their cost. In terms of basic physical feasibility (never mind the cost) there is a practical maximum proportion of power that can ever be sustainably had from wind until electricity storage can be made cheap and very efficient: and this is not yet a prospect that may be relied upon. The precise maximum proportion that wind can (physically) contribute will vary from market to market – hydro is critical – but we cannot all tap into Norway as Denmark has done.
If politicians insist on going for wind-power (and solar power) in as blind and grand a fashion as has Germany, (a) the direct cash costs will greatly exceed what we have been led to believe; (b) indirect costs will mount in parallel; and (c) eventually it becomes positively dangerous to life and limb.
I haven't even touched on whether there are any actual benefits accruing to anyone other than investors and manufacturers in the wind and solar industries. They would need to be very big, and certain …
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((An old post and the start of a re-telling of Parigan's history. This was my first rp toon, and the stories that follow are some of my first as a roleplayer. They are graphic, and depict scenes of violence, gore, death, and morbid imagery.))
I wasn't born to rule kingdoms or fight for what I think is right. I was born an ordinary citizen in an extraordinary world. Gilneas was once my home, but no more. My name is Parigan Blackmane.
In death I have seen the world outside the walls. I have seen things I had heard of in stories and imagined only in nightmares. I have watched the world burn, and my only instinct is to feed the flames.
For twenty years I lived as a citizen of Gilneas, an odd duck in a family of politicians and royal guards. I lived to become a builder, a craftsman, and a miner, always unordinary. Yet somehow, I was lucky enough to meet a woman who loved me, someone who cared for me. Brinnea.
The name makes me tremble for an unknown reason, was love so important? I can't remember.
I was a paranoid man, always worrying for whatever reason. So when I heard about an imminent attack from the Scourge, I wanted to be prepared. I joined the city guard so I could steal supplies for my home, to protect my wife. She had become pregnant, and the shock of a child was mixed with the paranoia of an undead attack; I had never fully accepted that I was to be a father. I never wanted my life to change -- the idea of change frightened me -- but the day came when the city was attacked. The undead swarmed the streets; my job was to guard the gates for civilians to escape, but I had to get Brinnea out. She was defenseless. I took Brinnea, a horse, supplies, and rode as fast as possible away from the city. The undead raiders scattered the group of refugees I had joined, forcing us to take refuge in the forest. On the way to a rally point for evacuation, Brinnea forced us to stop. She was going into labor.
For hours we waited for what should have been the happiest moment of our lives, until finally, she was born: our daughter, Charlotte. Brinnea rested with the child while I forced myself to ignore my fatigue. I heard a noise from the trees and went to investigate, sword in hand. I stepped softly out of the clearing, into the trees, when a geist jumped out at me from the side. I fell over with no idea if I was hurt or how bad, but I managed to regain my balance. As I sprang up, the undead charged me recklessly, skewering itself on my blade.
I forced myself up, realizing I had been slashed along my left hamstring. My leg was covered in blood, so I limped back to the clearing to patch it up. I heard panicked screaming before I saw mother and child huddled against a tree. I approached them to try calming the child, when suddenly I lost my breath and was forced to the ground. I grabbed at my throat, finding a throwing dagger stuck deep into my chest, the blood from the wound slowly trickling into my clothes. I looked up and saw the terror in Brinnea's eyes. She struggled to stand on wobbly legs, still weak from childbirth, and dangerously low on blood. As I hacked up blood, I picked myself off the ground and held my blade at the ready. A pair of glowing blue eyes pierced the shadows in the foliage behind Brin and Charlotte. Then a pair of yellow eyes, and another. A man entered the clearing, a massive black hammer in one hand and a metal stake in the other. His skin was black as night, his head bald but for a full brown beard. His eyes were without pity or remorse, and regarded me coldly as if I were a piece of meat he had to cut up for a meal. Ghouls flanked him, left and right, a slobbering, cannibalistic honor guard in the wake of the unholy warrior of death they served.
Brinnea shakily wandered away from the man as his ghouls began to pursue her. Rage billowed in the forge of my heart. I burst forward with all my strength, ignoring the pain in my chest. My blade danced forward, piercing the flesh and bone of the ghouls' heads. They fell to the forest floor. I turned to Brin and managed between ragged wet coughs to say, "Run…take Charlotte…and run!" She paused for a moment, tears welling up in her eyes, but she knew she had no choice. She turned away and fled. I faced the death knight once more, who had yet to raise his weapons or even move towards me. More undead emerged from the forest behind him. Nerubians of the frozen north, gargoyles, ghouls, and skeletal soldiers, all with the same hungry look in their eyes. All facing me.
It felt like hours before he stopped sending his minions at me. A few had managed to add further injuries to my body, but I was still breathing, and mad as hell. I saw an opening and decided to finish things quickly. I rushed the death knight himself, my blade moving fast as a bullet. His was faster. The clang of steel on saronite sounded like a death knell. My blade shattered to pieces; shrapnel flew through my chainmail, piercing my flesh. Then with his left hand he impaled me through the heart with his stake. My vision was fading quickly, and the realization hit me just as I began to lose consciousness that I was going to die. I fell on my back, the blade still in my heart. The night sky grew dim, but I saw a silhouette against the full moon. A gargoyle carrying a slim figure, higher and higher, until finally it let go. The last thing I saw as my heart's blood tricked free from my chest was the love of my life and our newborn child fall from the sky. That, and the death knight's emotionless face as he watched me die at his feet.