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I just wanted to make a thread here about one of my favorite streamers on Twitch, RetroPrincess. I first discovered streaming about a year ago, and the first show that I really got into was a weekly broadcast from RP called "Scare the Princess". She tackled a bunch of different indie horror games, and it was pretty damn funny watching her try to wade through jump scares, gross character models, senseless gore, and other, various nightmare fuel. Watching her show became a weekly ritual of mine, and I'd spend my Friday afternoons programming Outer Colony on my left monitor, while watching RP on the right one.
Her show actually had a lot of depth to it, and while it was very funny to watch, viewers really had a chance to thoroughly explore all the different games with her. It wasn't always just comedy, but it was really a journey through the games' narratives, uncovering their meanings, sharing her reactions, and just sorta' experiencing what the games had to offer alongside her. Her play-through of "Among the Sleep" was genuinely moving, and if you ever can find the time, I highly recommend checking it out.
RP's show is one of those hidden gems on the internet, and if you like streaming, I suspect you'll like her channel. I discovered a completely new genre of game when she played The Bunker, I learned all about an amazing, classic game when she tackled Dungeon Keeper, I came along for the ride as she raised money for charity, and I even won some Steam keys for awesome games during one of her give aways!
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention another one of my favorite streamers (BeautifulPanda - he warrants another thread of his own) here, but for people who don't yet know about streaming, I wanted to note what an awesome medium it is. If you're thinking about getting into Twitch, I'd really recommend subscribing to these guys. You'll be entertained, you'll learn a lot of new stuff, and you'll get to go along with the host on an interactive sort of journey that's really unique and fun. Sub to RetroPrincess if you've got a Twitch account. You'll be glad you did.
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Oh gee. My face is redder than red. Its our quaint English telephone box red! Bless you Sam!
I haven't been streaming regularly as we are moving the computer stuff in to a bigger room and my backdrop is badly stripped walls (can't think who that was )
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tuesday TV/Media Notes (Updated)
Here are some topics in the news this week on the TV and media beat:
Nicole Briscoe deleted her Twitter account and is no longer active on that social media application. This was surprising because she had a large following and was a great example of someone deeply involved in motorsports.
Briscoe is a fulltime co-host of the NASCAR Now program on ESPN2 and the wife of IndyCar driver Ryan Briscoe, who races for Team Penske.
We are told that leaving Twitter was a personal decision on her part. Her husband is still very active on Twitter as are many other IndyCar drivers. While Twitter is fun and informative, the demands of real life sometimes curtail the time available for social media interaction.
The good news is that the NASCAR Now program still has a very active Twitter account, as do many other ESPN personalities connected with the NASCAR coverage.
Speaking of NASCAR Now, there are no afternoon (5PM ET) shows this week. Instead, Shannon Spake hosts late night shows Tuesday through Friday.
Little League Baseball coverage left only the 5 to 6PM timeslot open and ESPN chose to put the ridiculous Sports Nation show on and bump NASCAR Now. This decision absolutely defies logic.
ESPN executives recently indicated that ESPNEWS was due for an overhaul. The first round of changes were just released. Instead of re-airing afternoon shows like NASCAR Now in primetime, ESPNEWS is going to host a mind-blowing seven additional hours of SportsCenter daily.
As the blending of online and TV content continues to evolve, ESPN is going to feature the new ESPN.com regional websites on this expanded SportsCenter coverage. Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas now have their own ESPN branded websites for sports news. Once again, NASCAR is nowhere in this picture.
SPEEDtv.com is going to offer live streaming of the press conference from Kentucky Speedway at 2PM ET on Tuesday. Lots of dignitaries on hand as SMI Chairman Bruton Smith is expected to make it official that a Sprint Cup Series race will be coming to the facility in 2011.
ESPN has chosen to take only one team of booth announcers to Michigan. Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree will again do double duty on the Nationwide and Cup Series. Qualifying and practice is split this weekend between ESPN and SPEED.
Finally, Tuesday finds Krista Voda hosting Race Hub from Roush Fenway Racing as the SPEED studio for this program undergoes what is being described as a renovation. SPEED has made a major commitment to four hours of Race Hub each week and a new set is a nice way to change the currently disjointed look of the program.
Update 10AM ET: SPEED today confirmed that Steve Byrnes is going to be stepping into the Monday through Thursday fulltime role as the host of Race Hub next week. Byrnes is a veteran who works very well in a studio setting. There is no news of how this might affect Byrnes' current assignments in the field that range from Trackside to hosting practice and qualifying coverage.
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26 comments:
- E-Ticket said...
So the great NASCAR twitter controversy continues, why delete your account? I think as many folks think social media is great, the media and sports leagues PR folks are going to start reining in there athletes and such due too ignorance. Urban Meyer is king of the ignorant folks by people on the internet scumbags, life has gone too fast and they don't live in the internet world and will fight back. This is the RIAA vs the world, yeah I know this sounds strange but Urban is in his late 40s and doesn't get twitter and the internet scumbags?? We laugh at Joe Pa and Bobby Bowden about what they say about they internet last year?? We didn't laugh at Urban this year did we?? It is going to get worse.. The mainstream deal will be social media is a paria and costs "Mainstream Media" money. This is my personal opinion but I see momentum building for this..
As for ESPN and the NASCAR NOW situation, they have the rights to NNS and the Chase and treat it like a paria on SC. Poorly writtne scripts devoid of any real content and even mis-pronounced names are the norm. Look at what they did with WC soccer and what they are doing with NASCAR. It is night and day on SC they could do 1/4 as much for this sport on a weekly basis and still do more than they are now. NASCAR is stil a punchline sport for ESPN Sports Center and oh damn here are the NASCAR hilights are there any wrecks??
NASCAR is not helping themselves much with Social Media and restrictive web policies/NASCAR.com stuff.
With that said, I am really enjoying the ESPN portion of the Cup Series this year, they have done a great job. To be honest Directv just gave me the premier package for free if I buy NFL Sunday ticket this year. So after not have Sunday Ticket for 3 years I will be watching a ton of Dolphins games.. My bill went down for 5 months.. This will hurt their ratings too...
- August 9, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
I miss Nicole! She was great about chatting with us & keeping us updated on the furbabies!
That's a shame that they couldn't find room to put NA$CAR Now on :(. Why did they want the Chase races again if they're not going to respect the fans by providing them the news/information we want? Heck we're lucky if the guide says to tune in at 3 for the race that it's actually on at 3. And not some Tennis game that's in Lord only knows what round probably tied or some College Football game that's already into the "window" we had between the game and Countdown and is creeping up to either pre-empt or wipe out Countdown all together. And it's a toss up if we'll be moved to Classic or get the tired line "NA$CAR will start whenever we're done here whatever century that'll be." While the announcers I'm sure are chuckling and doing their "redneck" jokes in the background.
Isn't Sports Center on like 18 million hours a day as it is? :( Do they really need 7 more hours :(. I know it's precious as what was it 2 years ago there was like 10 minutes left in the TV window and they left the post-race to start Sports Center early :(. I was really afraid that my clocks had all stopped running because it made no sense at all! It wasn't a live sporting event that they needed to get on the air it was a show that airs half the frickin' day as it is that I'm sure whatever they covered in that 10 minutes was repeated 18 gazillion times.
- August 10, 2010 at 1:16 AM
- 51 yr. fan said...
I think Mike Massaro pretty much
told the story last night on NN.
I believe his comment was he was fixed to the monitor watching the
great racing. Guess the other
pit reporters were also.
If you want further evidence of
ESPN looking down their nose, check
the racing headline news column on
their site. All open wheel.
- August 10, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Really tried to watch the Hub yesterday ... But, felt like I was going to vomit after about 15 minutes into the JGR Lovefest ...
I still don't understand WHY Disney thought they needed NASCAR ... They just kick it to the curb in favor of stick & ball ... Plus, a LOT of us don't have ESPNClassic ...
I don't watch Sports Center ... and I avoid their post-race SC because of Ted Bundy ... err, Cousin Carl ...
Still NOT liking Ms Trotta ... Voice / hair / softball questions ...
I don't follow Twitter like some people do (Gymmie) ... It's a shame that Mrs Briscoe dumped her account ... I wonder if TPTB got to her ... I also don't think that it was solely his Twitter posts that got Dennis fined (as he's said some pretty damaging things on tv) ...
- August 10, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- glenc1 said...
I don't get why you would put on the absurd and useless Sportsnation instead of NNow to promote a sport you carry. Makes no sense. I enjoyed the Hub yesterday too, I like the behind the scenes whether they are teams I follow or dislike; they are still informative which apparently is lost on some people. JD was funnier than I expected. Looking forward to more shop visits. Reminds me a little of the old NBS 24/7 at the shop during the week.
- August 10, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- rileha said...
Interesting, since this is what she said using her husbands twitter account:
@tamsul hi...its Nicole. Sammy is a cutie, but I'm biased. Sorry I disappeared from twitterville. Had to for work related reasons :-(
- August 10, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
Steve Byrnes just tweeted he will host Hub the rest of the year & said will miss his friends at the track? He won't be at qual or Trackside anymore?
Will they get rid of that girl on RH. not a fan.
Enjoy Steve.
- August 10, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Wisconsin Steve said...
Sounds like Monday's Race Hub will be a "re-launch" of sorts. Any word on if any content-related changes are coming, JD?
- August 10, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Ryan said...
Wonder who does PxP for practice and qualifying for Speed the rest of the year? Mike Joy?
- August 10, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
This is a repost of an earlier comment from ESPN:
At ESPN.com, we have an offcial twitter policy.
I can't share it all here but it goes something like this: If ESPN is anywhere in your twitter handle, you're always on the clock with social media, you're always representing the company.
Here's my perspective and what I told my crew about twitter and other social media.
As a writer, you have not had the ability to share your written (and thus truly permanent) views unedited in all of history until recently. Someone has always checked your facts (hopefully), pushed you for better sourcing, held you accountable for mistakes.
With twitter, that is gone. Feel free to tweet. But remmber you are responsible for every tweet you make, every re-tweet you make and the spiraling loss of control over your image and the image of the company that goes with it. So be smart and be careful.
K. Lee Davis
Motorsports Editor
p.s. Thanks for the forum, JD.
- August 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- K. Lee Davis said...
And since JD reposted my above comment on this thread, I should make it clear that I did not know Nicole had quit tweeting until I saw it here.
-- K. Lee
- August 10, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
You might want to look into the bashing of Graham Rahal that Nicole did on Twitter when her husband pulled another bone headed move on the IRL race track. I'll bet ESPN decided to "convince" her to pull her account.
- August 10, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
I tweeted to Nicole Manske last week about being milquetoast because of her ESPN overlords. She tweeted an amazingly honest reponse I wouldnt be shocked lead directly to ESPN saying "stop it".
- August 10, 2010 at 2:57 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Keith, still good comments on an emerging topic. Appreciate it.
- August 10, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
I wonder if Nicole's decision to quit twitter had something to do with the comments she made about Graham Rahal after a recent Indy Car race. Ryan Briscoe and Rahal were involved in a racing incident that knocked Briscoe out of contention. After the race there was an embarrassing "twitter fight" between Rahal and the Briscoes, where some disparaging comments were made by all 3 parties.
At the time I wondered how ESPN would feel about Nicole using her twitter account to slam Rahal. Although her duties mostly revolve around Nascar, there have been times where she's interviewed Indy Car drivers and owners for Nascar Now.
Just a thought
- August 10, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
I can't believe G Rahal put on Twitter he LIKES the Jerry Springer show. Ugh. Didn't seem like the type to watch that trash.
Wish SPEED or somebody would've covered the announcement at Ky. ALL OVER talk radio here in greater Cincy area. Heard Jerry Carroll on radio and Dw did a short & sweet interview, too.
I loved hearing the updates and the brief Bruton talk but might have liked to have seen it.
re: S Byrnes, I shall miss him greatly at qual and on Trackside. He said he would miss his friends at the track which means he must be staying home all week. good for him and family life. Grinding to travel all the time.
I don't like that chick reading tacky/classless emails on Hub but if Steve TAKES OVER as host, might have to DVR it.
I hope this is a good thing for him. He's a very kind, classy guy.
- August 10, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon, SPEED carried the live announcement from Kentucky Speedway online at SPEEDtv.com
Updates tonight on Race Hub at 7PM.
- August 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- http://espn.go.com/racing/ said...
To 51 yr. fan,
At ESPN.com we have a page dedicated strictly to NASCAR: http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/
And another dedicated to all other forms of racing: http://espn.go.com/racing/
As far as looking down our nose at NASCAR on ESPN.com, far from it. We produce a great deal of content seven days a week. So check us out again.
p.s. JD, you could put us in the "Sports Media Links" area:-)
- August 10, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I have not checked yet, but would not surprise me that KY Cup race will get a lot of discussion this afternoone and evening on WLW AM, the Big One, from Cincinnati which can be picked up online - where Bob Trumpy (sp?) and Chris Collingsworth got their start.
Say what you want about Bruton and DW, they are both showmen.
Might someone who tweets be a "tewidist?" (Word Verif)
- August 10, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- 51 yr. fan said...
My apologies to ESPN for the miscue & not find the correct site. Admittedly, I am a technoplegic.
Thanks for the insight and thanks
for monitoring the best blog in
- August 10, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Congrats to Steve on being named host of RaceHub. It needed a permanent host and I'm sure he will do a fine job.
Twittergate continues - how silly it is tht TPTB think that it will make that much difference to a fan if that person makes a positive or negative comment. I have an account but honestly don't tweet much since I don't think my personal life is that interesting. It was a nice venue to use to follow some of the drivers (or in some case whoever they hired to tweet for them). somehow I just don't think whoever is updating Jeff Gordon's facebook page during a race is actually Jeff. LOL What is ESPN doing? I guess a lot of people watch SportsCenter, but I'm not one of them. I think the only time I've ever seen it is when I'm out with friends and it seems like it is ALWAYS on. Some of the guys even comment on it so I know it's not just a "girl" thing. Well, at least I know I don't need to set the DVR for NN this week.
Let's see its what 3 or 4 races left until the almighty post-season Chase! whoo hoo, whoopee and ESPN is doing more SC and less NASCAR? Not surprised, NASCAR is the red-headed stepchild way behind college football, MLB, NFL and Little League! Awesome. Always good to know where the Nascar fan falls into the priority of the tv world
- August 10, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Vicky D said...
I will miss Nicole's tweets she always kept us up on the news at the races. But just because you have a twitter account doesn't mean you have to tweet all the time.
- August 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
Ryan McGee and Marty Smith are my favorite NASCAR writers, but over the past year plus I have come to the conclusion that David Newton has to be at least one of the very best investigative writers about NASCAR. I find that Newton is often one of the few and first writers to consult with experts to help explain an issue - such as drug testing procedures and medical matters. Newton's very recent article about the post-wreck analysis of Elliott Sadler's car is super.
No one is perfect and I don't believe ESPN or NASCAR should be criticized for the extremely limited amount of video of Elliott's wreck. However, I have become so used to video of seemingly everything that occurs in a race that I would love to know how it happened that there is almost no video of the wreck. Also I wonder whether ESPN and/or NASCAR are evaluating how the wreck escaped video and, from NASCAR's perspective, whether some additional or modified camera placement might be called for to try to help ensure that a wreck would be likely to be captured on video for reference to improve safety - but then I'm assuming that more pictures of how the wreck occurred would be informative from a safety improvement perspective.
- August 10, 2010 at 7:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
"and I avoid their post-race SC because of Ted Bundy ... err, Cousin Carl ... "
As the moderator refuses to remove idiotic comments like the above, this blog has gone from a daily look to maybe a monthly look for me.
Ted Bundy? Get serious...
- August 10, 2010 at 9:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
- 7 more hours of SportsCenter...just what we all needed.
- I'm excited for Steve on RaceHub. It brings back great Totally NASCAR memories.
- Mixed feelings on the schedule changes. I was hoping Martinsville's spring date would return to April with better weather. Kansas getting a second date because of a casino is discouraging (anybody remember the racing before the $ anymore?). Chicagoland in the Chase is better than California, but still a snoozer. I have to admit, I was hoping Atlanta would move to mothers day weekend and Darlington would return to Labor Day weekend. Didn't happen.
- August 10, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- Tom Steele said...
Interesting, I am a radio announcer and our company pushes VERY HARD for us to BE ON TWITTER, Facebook and other social media. They see it as extremely important to interact with our audience in this way.
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To help with this we contacted Oculus Studio. And, the result of their suggested energy efficiency measures enables the Happy Valley location of Wilhelm Automotive to have an annual energy operational cost of less than $700 per year. Very significantly the facility also generates enough annual electricity from solar energy to be energy positive, which means it produces more energy than it consumes.
By entering the project the APS Solutions for Business program and using the Whole Building Performance method Oculus was able to design financially feasible and realistic energy efficiency measures. For example, analysis during the design process showed energy efficiency measures could be applied to reduce envelope loads, such as exterior mass walls and R-40 roof insulation. An energy management system was shown to better control lighting and take advantage of daylighting. To further maximize savings, more efficient HVAC equipment and interior LED lighting was incorporated into the final design. Working in combination the energy efficiency measures resulted in an Energy Use Index (EUI) of 7.62 kWh per square foot per year and showed a reduction in annual energy consumption of over 20%
In order to reduce utility cost even further, Oculus Studio designed a 34.56 kW DC hybrid roof / canopy solar PV system.
Lots of technical terms I know for us to keep up with but the main point is that at our newest location in Happy Valley we are energy positive. Which means we are producing more energy than we are using and we're more efficient at it, –not wasting energy. In the Automotive industry (or any industry for that matter) that is rare. We want to thank Oculus studios for working with us to help us meet our vision of saving energy.


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US greenhouse-gas emissions are rising again after three years of declines, according to a new report, and the culprit is coal.
The carbon-rich fuel is making something of a comeback as prices rise for rival natural gas. The boost in emissions casts a harsh light on the coal industry's large environmental footprint at a time when the industry is already reeling from federal pollution mandates. But it also throws in relief coal's best hope for meeting those mandates: carbon capture – either with the potential to permanently store it underground or to use it to enhance oil recovery.
On Tuesday, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Southern Company Services announced they had successfully completed an initial demonstration phase of carbon capture at Southern's coal-fired Plant Barry in Alabama, which was able to recover more than 90 percent of the carbon dioxide, send it through a 10-mile pipeline, and inject it underground.
Mitsubishi says it will now speed up its efforts to make the technology commercially viable.
The industry needs such successes. After falling for three years in a row, emissions in the United States began climbing again in 2013, according to new projections from the US Energy Information Administration. The increase was small – about 2 percent – and emissions are still some 10 percent below their 2005 level, the EIA estimates from incomplete data, but far from the Obama administration's goal of 17 percent by 2020. The agency pointed to increased coal use as the main driver of the increase.
After losing market share to cheap natural gas for several years, the coal industry is starting to rebound. Future growth will be constrained by tough federal emissions standards on new coal plants. That is why the industry is eager to make progress on carbon capture.
Besides its demonstration plant in Alabama, Southern is partnering with the US Department of Energy to complete this year its Kemper power plant in Mississippi. There, the coal will first be gasified before it is burned, allowing the carbon to be separated before it is used to enhance oil recovery. The public's contribution is $290 million.
FutureGen is another public-private partnership – one where the Energy Department is paying $1.1 billion, or 80 percent of the cost. It will retrofit an oil-fueled unit in Meredosia, Ill., which would ultimately sequester the carbon. The project is now in its preliminary design and engineering phase.
Such plants are designed to scrub the mercury, nitrogen oxide, and sulfur dioxide before they separate the remaining byproducts: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen, which could be used to power everything from cars to power plants. The largest demonstration projects are in Norway, where Statoil is placing 1 million tons of carbon per year into a saline aquifer deep in the North Sea, and in Canada, where the carbon is going into the Weyburn oil field just north of the North Dakota border. If it could truly work at scale, coal would be back in the game.
"Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a critical technology for reconciling our continued dependence on fossil fuels with the imperative to protect the global environment," Judi Greenwald, vice president for technology at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, said at a congressional hearing this past July. (The nonprofit, nonpartisan center aims to advance practical solutions for climate change and energy challenges.)
Using the captured carbon to enhance oil recovery is closer to reality than permanently storing it underground, she added. Electric power generators, which create about a third of all carbon emissions, could sell their byproducts and offset the financial risks.
Some 80 percent of the world's energy comes from coal, oil, and natural gas. Under current scenarios, the EIA expects fossil fuels to continue providing 65 percent of this country's electricity consumption in 2040, with 35 percent coming from coal.
Globally, coal will provide about 60 percent of the electricity generation in 2035, Ms. Greenwald estimates, with most of that coming from developing nations and specifically China and India. While her organization advocates a shift to nuclear energy and to renewable power, she says that the development of CCS is critical. Such technology can store up to 90 percent of the emissions from stationary sources, such as power plants and industrial facilities, she adds.
An Austin, Texas, company called Skyonic Corp. is working on the technologies to capture carbon dioxide and market byproducts of the process: "Emitters that are up against caps can reduce their emissions and continue to expand their businesses," says Joe Jones, Skyonic's chief executive, in an interview. "They are not making a dead-loss investment into regulatory compliance. They are, instead, benefiting their bottom lines."
Nine power companies are interested in his firm's technology, and have signed "letters of intent," he says. Skyonic is now retrofitting a coal-fired cement plant that will capture the carbon dioxide and convert it into sodium bicarbonate, hydrochloric acid, and limestone. The company received $28 million in 2009 federal stimulus money.
The company has another demo plant in Texas that is taking carbon and making other minerals at what his business estimates will be a significantly reduced cost. The company is talking to Chinese enterprises. Among the private investors that Skyonic has are ConocoPhillips, BP, and Northwater Capital.
The technology faces several obstacles, especially the costs. Adding carbon capture is expensive, especially if it is permanently buried underground. Estimates are that the technology would tack on at least 30 percent to consumers' bills. Asking them to absorb that is hard, particularly because natural gas is on par with coal prices right now.
"It makes absolutely no sense to take coal and make synthetic natural gas out of it," says Paul Grimmer, chief executive of Eltron Research in Boulder, Colo., in a phone interview. "The processes are too expensive. But if you see a huge run-up in natural gas, it may then make sense."
American Electric Power is a case in point: It chose to pull back from CCS because of the high price of the tools that would be used to capture the carbon before it would be piped and buried in geological formations. While it also faults the political and regulatory climates, it does say that cheap natural gas is an easy out, for now.
As such, the Columbus, Ohio-based utility says it will complete the engineering phase of that New Haven, W.V., project, then stop. If circumstances change, it says that it is possible that it could eventually complete the ultramodern plant.
Environmentalists also point out the paradox of pumping heat-trapping emissions into the ground only so that they can be used to extract a product that releases even more global warming emissions into the atmosphere.
"Leaving the carbon dioxide underground is of no ultimate benefit for climate stabilization when additional hydrocarbons have been extracted in exchange," says Jeffrey Michel, an environmental professional based in Germany. He adds that injecting a short ton of carbon dioxide will yield 3.6 barrels of crude oil. That, in turn, creates 1.4 tons of carbon dioxide when refined and burned.
At the moment, the abundance and relative cost of shale gas make it a tough competitor for coal, especially in today's regulatory climate. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules that would force all future coal plants to be as clean as the most modern natural gas facilities. But the history of natural gas is that its prices fluctuate. With increasing demands for the fuel both at home and abroad, odds are that its price will surge at some point.
At that juncture, it would make sense for the United States to have a diversified energy portfolio. Like it or not, coal will remain part of that mix, especially overseas. By some accounts, investing in the technologies to make it cleaner would be prudent. That's a tough sell today, not just because of cheap natural gas but also because coal may never outrun its image as a dirty fuel.


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Promoting religious freedom is a vital component of diplomacy that has been forgotten in recent years.
In First Things magazine, Thomas Farr notes the importance of religious freedom in our efforts abroad. "Religious freedom plays a necessary role in the consolidation of democracy, in economic development, and in social harmony," he says. Religious freedom leads to respect for dissenting views of all kinds, allowing a freer exchange of ideas and a more peaceful transition of power.
Yet Farr argues that religious freedom has barely been incorporated into international discussions due to the current administration's lack of conviction. Though the procedures have been in place since the International Religious Freedom Act was passed in 1998, the actual execution has been weak. Diplomats are not trained in the importance of religious freedom, and there is no comprehensive foreign policy to advance the goals set out in the law.
Giving minor lip-service to religious freedom may fool some, but it doesn't actually accomplish the goal of change in foreign nations. Additionally, religious freedom must be advocated for people of all religions. It is an inherent right, not a political tool.
"The current administration fears that it will alienate Muslim populations if it is seen to protect Christians. In fact, to be consistent with our values, the United States must support religious freedom for everyone, not just Christians," Baylor University President Ken Starr wrote in a column in the Dallas Morning News.
Starr will participate in an international conference this week in Rome, Italy. The conference will focus on the importance of Christianity and its contribution to religious freedom, and is organized by Georgetown University's Religious Freedom Project and co-sponsored by Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion.
Starr agreed in an interview that the current administration could do more to promote religious freedom. "One of the purposes of the conference in Rome is to establish this simple proposition: 'Christianity has been a friend of religious freedom in the world.'" Though he acknowledges there have been "sad chapters" of departures from this proposition, he argues that Christianity "encourages human dignity, including the freedom of each man, woman, and child."
Promoting religious freedom in foreign nations would be a major step toward creating stability and allowing social capital to flourish.
How does Starr respond to those who are worried that religious beliefs will be forced upon them?
"Religious freedom emphasizes the ability of each person to exercise his or her own conscience to the fullest extent practical, so Christianity's message would be 'the baseline is liberty.' To depart from the baseline should require a justification," he says.
Farr and Starr share a view that religious freedom is one of the first principles of our founding, referenced by speeches of James Madison and George Washington. Noted author Os Guinness echoes this view when he embraces the idea of a "global public square," in which freedom of religion is not simply a private, individual matter. Encouraging religious freedom in all public areas will allow deeper and more respectful debates on international issues that are currently dominated by extremist viewpoints.
It's a message that we would do well to remember in our diplomacy strategy going forward.


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Like the dreaded remix record, collaborative albums tend to do little more than provide justification for the existence of the skip button. Jazz aside, rappers tend to pull off this kind of project better than indie/rock acts (Method Man/Redman, Jay-Z/Kanye etc.) and it helps if there are just two artists/groups collaborating with one another. I mean, now that the dust has settled I think we can all agree that Lou Reed & Metallica's Lulu is the second greatest album ever made.
Albums on which one act hauls in a different guest for each song, however, are almost inevitably patchy. The sheer volume of performers will always include at least one or two acts which are not to the individual listener's tastes. Often the concept itself feels cynical - an established, older (and perhaps washed-up) act desperate to attract a younger audience by roping in a bunch of flash-in-the-pan youngsters who are themselves wishing to garner gravitas and entice a wider, older crowd by cosying up to some legendary codger(s). Does Ray Davies genuinely 'love' Mumford & Sons? Is he really 'friends' with cabaret gnome Paloma Faith? Did Sir Tom Jones honestly dig the music of Mousse-T, Space and the Barenaked Ladies?
It's difficult to believe that The Flaming Lips spend a lot of time listening to the hits of fratgirl vacuity-celebrator and serial dollar-sign misuser Ke$ha. Yet here she is on the first track of Heady Fwends, yelping over some intolerable electroclash nonsense like a discount Gaga dangling from a coat-hanger in the Topshop summer sale. Compared to this aural atrocity, the thought of Davies and Mumford politely desecrating the legacy of The Kinks seems positively heroic.
Fortunately, things get better after this opening nadir and although the results remain patchy, they are not as patchy as most albums of this type. Apart from the appearances of particularly dominating personalities such as Ke$ha and Nick Cave, most of the collaborators complement and embellish the Lips' sound subtly, with Wayne Coyne's lead and the Lips' sci-fi, psychedelic sound maintaining some sense of coherence. The Lips retreat slightly from the bass-driven jamfest of 2009's sprawling Embryonic, although there is nothing melodic enough to compare to The Soft Bulletin era and the mellower moments feel a little forced and half-baked. 'Children of the Moon', for example, veers too far into lazy Bolan-ian hippy drivel and 'Helping The Retarded To Know God' is a fairly dull seven minutes which no amount of birdsong samples can redeem.
The best moments are those which eschew any attempt to write proper 'songs' and instead simply try to convince the listener that he or she is travelling on an epic, wobbly, thrilling and frightening, mind-expanding journey through outer space. Effects-laden avant-garde jams such as 'Supermoon Made Me Want To Pee' and 'Do It!' (the former with Prefuse 73, the latter with Yoko Ono) are lyrically minimal but sonically rich. There is an infectious feeling of fun to 'Girl, You're So Weird' and 'That Ain't My Trip'. Similarly, 'You, Man? Human???' features an unstereotypically gleeful turn from the Bad Seeds singer, revelling in its Cave-on-Coyne homoeroticism. "You can touch me if you want" invites Cave while "driving around in the middle of the night on a silver cloud". He repeats the word "win" several times, though increasingly his pronunciation sounds closer to "Wayne! Wayne! Wayne!"
It is regrettable that the publicity surrounding Badu-gate has overshadowed the sheer beauty of the sublimely warped, catatonically slow, ten-minute cover of 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' on which Erykah sounds like a lone castaway astronaut serenading a familiar but distant moon. It is an indisputable highlight and an inspiring demonstration of the heights to which imaginative, well-executed collaborations can reach.
The Lennon-plagiarising, Chris Martin-assisted 'I Don't Want You To Die' has been dropped from this non-Record Store Day edition, but this is no great loss as it was a weak song in the first place, with Martin bringing less to the table than someone suffering from a debilitating table allergy. Instead the album now climaxes with Ghostland Observatory's Aaron Behrens' tale of upsetting the police. The title, 'Tasered and Maced', may give away the ending, but the engaging story unfolds over some appropriately disorientating electronics, this time closing the album on a high and with your skip button not as worn down as it might otherwise have been.
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Nice light coming through even when closed.
Fee Fi Faux Fum; where did these lovely FAUX wood horizontal blinds come from… They came from DB Interiors, that's where they came from - www.dbinteriors.nyc
This is a detail shot taken before the valance was installed.
This corner window overlooks the corner of 24th street and 9th avenue in Chelsea.
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Nice light coming through even when closed.
I like the 'traditional look' of these blinds, they add a lot of character to a room: but not the best look of 'modernist' interiors - which are a lot more common in NYC from what I am seeing.
Inside looking out: Central Park West & 92nd Street. Soon the lucky owner of this apartment will be able to make this view of 432 Park Avenue go away with the simple pull of a cord: BLACK OUT roller shades in store for these south facing terrace window and door. Please do check back for the 'after' picture when the new shades are installed.
More NYC windows can be seen on my website - www.dbinteriors.nyc
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These lovely cell shades have been fitted out in one such high priced condo apartment that had a little 'luxury problem' that needed fixing; an unsightly view into an inner courtyard - yet natural light was much needed while blocking that unwanted view. The answer was these 'light filtering' cellular shades. They are pretty to look at, they provide both privacy and natural light - and block that unwanted view to the outside courtyard.
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432 Park: now you see it, now you don't. Sometimes the disappearance is due to the blackout shades, sometimes it is the fog, other times it is the dead of night - whatever way it happens, this view of 432 Park comes and goes…..
These blackout shades actually let in a lot of light between the gap in the two shades, and the gaps on the side: but it can't be done any tighter - it is due to the bracket hardware, and the factory fabric recess on the roller. So, that is as good as it gets when it comes to blocking light with a roller shade.
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Whoops - wrong sizes, mismatched colors. Expensive mistakes here on 63rd Street and West End Avenue: looking north on 63rd Street.
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Battery park sheer shades. These shade offers light filtering, day time privacy, and views: but no nighttime privacy when the slats are in the open position. With the slats down, you get day and night privacy: but no views outside, and very little light coming inside.
When the shade is rolled up completely: full view, full light - but not privacy.
This one bedroom apartment on South End Avenue and Rector Place got a major interior design upgrade with these new sheer shades.
If, after viewing all the options shown in this thread, you are still in a quandary about what type of window coverings are right for your NYC window blind project: contact me any time for a free consultation…. www.dbinteriors.nyc
Just ask for the window whisperer…….
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This is a solar roller shade with a 1% openness factor, which offers very faint 'see through' but good light/heat blockage.
You would not know from looking at this photo, but those windows are almost 14 feet off the floor. The roller shades were not installed to the full height because very long/very narrow roller blinds will tend to 'telescope' and bind-up on one side or the other against the bracket: so this was the 'functional' solution.
I terms of 'aesthetics' this looks fine to me: but we are getting too much light through the top at the arches: so window tinting may be the answer here.
For more photos, insights and ideas on NYC Window Blinds; please visit my website -
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Millions of NYC windows, and thousands of ways to cover them with interesting shades, blinds and curtains.
Blackout cellular shades were needed here to provide the required room darkening for this home theater set-up with the projection tv and movie screen.
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The dangers of corded window blinds: video called "In an instant".
These are called 'Zebra Shades' because they are two overlapping shades with horizontal stripes: one transparent stripe, and one light filtering translucent stripe - when you pull the cord they overlap and form various light and view filtering affects. To view more photos like this, for great ideas on your NYC Window blinds, visit my website. www.dbinteriors.nyc
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Roller Shades - http://www.dbinteriors.nyc/window-tr...roller-shades/
What a view: now you see it - then it's gone.
Downtown Brooklyn, one bedroom apartment on Shermerhorn Street: not sure what that view overlooks - but it is a nice vista. Plenty of good light and good views in this apartment. This shade was the perfect choice; a light filtering fabric that adds color, texture while providing both privacy and light. The roller shades open quickly and easily for a full view on the wide open space outside.
Visit my website for more 'inside views' of NYC window blinds and apartment interiors: www.dbinteriors.nyc
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Here we are unpacking new Solar Shades (lower level) for these huge windows on Central Park South.
Link to view other NYC Window Blinds: photos - window blinds http://www.dbinteriors.nyc/window-tr...zontal-blinds/
Central Park South duplex penthouse apartment gets new Solar Shades on these two story high atrium windows. This is one amazing vista overlooking Central Park and Northern Manhattan beyond……
The 10% openness Solar Shades with filter out the suns glare and some of the UV rays which are heating up the interior and 'bleaching' out the colors on the rugs and furniture: they will be kept rolled up most of the time for a clear and unobstructed view of the park.
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Life from the sky.
DNA building blocks found in meteorites
For 50 years, scientists have debated whether the components of DNA — the molecule central to all life on Earth — could spontaneously form in space. A new analysis of a dozen meteorites found in Antarctica and elsewhere presents the strongest evidence yet that the answer is yes.
Meteorites are space rocks that have fallen to the ground, and the new report bolsters the notion that heavy meteorite bombardment of the early Earth may have seeded the planet with the stuff of life.
"[M]Meteorites may have served as a molecular kit providing essential ingredients for the origin of life on Earth and possibly elsewhere," write the authors of the report out today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
See also:
Found: A Batch of DNA Molecules That Seem To Have Originated in Space
Building Blocks of DNA Found in Meteorites From Space
NASA: Building blocks of DNA 'can be made in space'
DNA in Meteorites Suggests Life Came from Space
DNA components confirmed to come from space
Scientists find building blocks of life in meteorites
NASA researchers find DNA building blocks can be made in space
DNA From Asteroids
Hey, if these DNA laden meteorites are showing up on Earth, they're showing up on other planets too, thereby making the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe much more plausible.
/God works in mysterious ways
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Now It Comes Again - Reading the Bible All the Way Throughfrom: Guest Author Dave L Clark
Have you ever told yourself, this year I am going to read through the entire Bible! Yet if you are like most people I have talked to, you get started but stop after finding it just too much time and effort. Maybe you get through Genesis, but once you start Exodus, you think that's enough! Why? The following are reasons:
1. Too many distractions. You probably find that trying to read a few chapters a day gets crowded out with other things you haven't finished. For example, have you finished responding to your email? Have you responded to your Facebook requests? etc., etc..
2. Seems too confusing. The Bible was written centuries ago and it can be difficult at times relating it to modern issues.
3. Like to just get to the point. Considering all the time to read the whole Bible, it seems easier to just listen to some inspirational messages or sermons.
All the same, I believe taking this journey through the entire Bible is well worth the effort. Why?
1. The Bible has influenced millions. A few months ago, my wife and I visited the Huntington Library in San Mateo, California, and we were impressed with the book on display at their library of books called the Gutenberg Bible. This was a huge display because we learned this was the first major printed book. The developers of the moveable type printing press felt the first major book should be the Bible. This right there shows the importance of this book as an influence to societies around the world.
2. Individuals have attested to the value of reading the entire Bible. I was first motivated reading the entire Bible about seven years ago by one of my assistant pastors. He told me that he had read the Bible over 25 years in succession and this experience had "changed his life." His understanding and faith in his beliefs had become dramatically stronger. Since then, I started reading through the entire Bible and can attest to the same thing! I would say since reading through the Bible now several times, my faith has increased about five times.
3. Resources are available to assist you in reading through the entire Bible. There are sources you can obtain that will be helpful by providing you a yearly plan, and giving you assistance and insights as you go along.
So in summary, this coming year, I would encourage you to take that step of reading through the entire Bible. You might find it life changing for yourself!
One resource you might use in reading through the entire Bible is "A Path Through the Bible (2nd Edition)" by Dave Clark. This book provides a daily plan, space for journaling, insights by others, photos from Israel and other aids to your reading. It can be easily obtained through Amazon.com or you can check with the author at http://www.read-the-word-ministry.com. for quantity discounts, perhaps towards a group Bible study.
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Justin Bieber has issued an apology after years-old video footage surfaced showing the singer telling a joke using a racial slur.
It's only the latest in the negative publicity maelstrom plaguing the "Baby" singer, who was arrested in January and is simultaneously dealing with a spate of other legal battles stemming from an egging incident, an unrelated attempted robbery case and several other controversies, including a petition to deport the rabble-rouser to his native Canada.
Bieber, now 20, is 15 years old in the video, which was first published by Britain's the Sun on Sunday, and is seen reciting a joke to friends in which repeats the N-word several times as a punch line -- despite a friend discouraging him from saying it.
The "Beauty and the Beat" singer was reportedly filmed backstage during a promotional event for his "Never Say Never" documentary in 2011. He allegedly tried to buy the footage to keep it out of the media, the Sun said.
In a statement to the Associated Press, which Bieber also posted on his Twitter account, the YouTube sensation turned pop star said that he learned from his mistakes and is apologizing because they became public.
He said that when he was younger, he "didn't understand the power of certain words" and how they could be hurtful.
"I thought it was OK to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but I didn't realize at the time that it wasn't funny and that in fact my actions were continuing the ignorance," he said. "Thanks to friends and family I learned from my mistakes and grew up and apologized for those wrongs. Now that these mistakes from the past have become public I need to apologize again to all of those who I have offended."
"I'm very sorry," he continued. "I take all my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously and I apologize for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable mistake."
The singer, who often posts his mea culpas on social media, repeated that he was a kid then and that now, as a man, he knows his "responsibility to the world" and will not to make the mistake again.
"Ignorance has no place in our society and I hope the sharing of my faults can prevent others from making the same mistake in the future. I thought long and hard about what I wanted to say but telling the truth is always what's right," he said.
Since the joke surfaced, rapper Soulja Boy, boxer Floyd Mayweather and the singer's former bodyguard have attested that Bieber is not a racist, TMZ reported.


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Betty Felon wrote:Denmark created Legos. I will be forever grateful.
I'm about 20 miles from the Lego factory and the original Legoland as we speak... which totally saved my childhood. I even had a brief stint as a test builder (get free lego, build lego, answer questions on paper, keep lego) - but i got dumped for some reason. If anybody feel the urge to assemble a model of the Red Baron triplane i got an extra in an unopened box still lying around.


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amazing it is like watch a bit of cold war spy espionage history.
as I watched this DVD,I was finding myself easily imaging how this is exactly the type of stuff and international espionage spy would need to learn.
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Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. ( Isaiah 12:5) (NIV)
What God desires is that everyone who has tasted his goodness should worship him in spirit and in truth and be a witness of his saving grace....Let all the world know.....is what the prophet says here. During Isaiah's time and even when Jesus lived on earth, the extent to which one could propagate the TRUTH had it's limitations, but now things have changed so dramatically that one can have a far wider reach and the possibilities of being an effective witness of Christ has increased tremendously.
Much remains to be done and every believer has ample opportunity to proclaim the Gospel.
The Holy Spirit of God will strengthen them who stand for the Lord and declare his salvation. Are you among them?


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In typical apps, developers must build and maintain many servers that perform authentication, authorization, and data validation, as well as the developer's business logic. Apps using Cloud Storage for Firebase make use of Firebase Authentication and Firebase Security Rules for Cloud Storage to handle serverless authentication, authorization, and data validation.
Using Cloud Storage and Storage Security Rules means that you can focus on building a great user experience, without having to manage infrastructure or write complex server-side authentication and authorization code!
Storage Security Rules are used to determine who has read and write access to
files stored in Cloud Storage, as well as how files are structured and
what metadata they contain. The basic type of rule is the
allow rule, which
read and
write operations if an optionally specified condition is
met. Some examples of rules are:
// Rules can optionally specify a condition allow write: if <condition>;
match file paths representing
Cloud Storage references. Rules
match one or more file paths, and more than one rule can
match the file
path in a given
// Rules match specific paths match /images/profilePhoto.png { allow write: if <condition>; } match /images/croppedProfilePhoto.png { allow write: if <other_condition>; }
The context of the rule evaluation is also exposed through the
request and
resource objects, which provide information such as the auth context
request.auth) and the existing object's size (
// Rules can specify conditions that consider the request context match /images/profilePhoto.png { allow write: if request.auth != null && request.resource.size < 5 * 1024 * 1024; }
Learn more about Storage Security Rules in the Secure Files section.
Sample Rules
Storage Security Rules must first specify the
service (in our case
firebase.storage), and the Cloud Storage bucket
match /b/{bucket}/o) which rules are
evaluated against. The default rules require Firebase Authentication, but here are
some examples of other common rules with different access control.
// Only authenticated users can read or write to the bucket
service firebase.storage {
match /b/{bucket}/o {
match /{allPaths=**} {
allow read, write: if request.auth != null;
// Anyone can read or write to the bucket, even non-users of your app.
// Because it is shared with Google App Engine, this will also make
// files uploaded via GAE public.
service firebase.storage {
match /b/{bucket}/o {
match /{allPaths=**} {
allow read, write;
// Grants a user access to a node matching their user ID
service firebase.storage {
match /b/{bucket}/o {
// Files look like: "user/<UID>/path/to/file.txt"
match /user/{userId}/{allPaths=**} {
allow read, write: if request.auth != null && request.auth.uid == userId;
// Access to files through Firebase Storage is completely disallowed.
// Files may still be accessible through Google App Engine or GCS APIs.
service firebase.storage {
match /b/{bucket}/o {
match /{allPaths=**} {
allow read, write: if false;
During development, you can use the public rules in place of the default rules to set your files publicly readable and writable. This is very useful for prototyping, as you can get started without setting up Firebase Authentication. However, because Cloud Storage shares a bucket with your default Google App Engine app, this rule also makes any data used by that app public as well.
User rules allow you to give each of your authenticated users their own personal file storage. You can also lock down your files entirely by using the private rules, but be aware that your users won't be able to read or write anything through Cloud Storage with these rules. Users accessing files from your Google App Engine app or the GCS APIs may still have access.
Edit Rules
Cloud Storage provides an easy way to edit your Storage Security Rules
via the Rules tab in the Firebase console Storage section.
In the Rules tab, you can quickly and easily view and edit your current
rules. These rules are deployed by clicking Publish, or by saving the file
ctrl/cmd + s). Rules are immediately uploaded to Cloud Storage
servers, but may take up to five minutes to become live.
The Firebase CLI can be used to deploy rules as well. If you select Storage
when running
firebase init, a
storage.rules file with a copy of the
default rules will be created in
your project directory. You can deploy these rules using the
firebase deploy command. If you have multiple buckets in your project, you
can use deploy targets to deploy rules to all of your
buckets at once from the same project folder.
Learn more about how file based security works in the Secure Files section, or understand user based security in the User Security section.


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When a post other than a question is revised (edited or a new answer posted), the "revised" timestamp on the Questions page is a link that takes you right to the post which was edited; useful and logical.
For some reason, when the revised post was the question (like when the question is first posted or an edit has been made but there are no answers yet) the revised link isn't a link anymore. It looks exactly the same but no longer functions.
Here's what the links look like:
The top timestamp isn't a link, because there are no answers. The bottom one is a link because the post has answers.
Can the revision timestamp just be made so it's always a link to the revised post, even if the question doesn't have answers?


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A criminal gang of cross-dressing gay bar performers, who stole over $30,000 in dresses and other feminine things to wear in their shows!
Check it out!
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Anyone else think Mr. Beverly looks like he's kind of liking the thought of jail?
What are you implying? hawhaw
Oooh 'criminal mischief' - I quite like the sound of that :-)
or the gang who stole a truckload of viagara. police are looking for hardened criminals.
Here's my answer to the above comment:
I swear, you can't make UP stuff better than that!
Little Calf Creamery. Delicious homemade ice cream and food in Thousand Oaks!


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CBS News — July 19, 2013
On Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Syrians who've fled the two-year-old civil war. He visited a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan that holds 115,000 refugees. Some pleaded with Kerry for U.S. military intervention in the war between rebels and the dictatorship of Bashar Assad.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, told a Senate panel Thursday that he has military options for Syria — should the president ever give the order. That order might come if Assad's chemical weapon stockpiles are in danger of falling into the wrong hands. U.S. troops are training for that, and we went along.
About 1,500 paratroopers dropped out of the night sky from an altitude of just 800 feet, bringing with them nearly 190,000 pounds of equipment. They were the first of some 4,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachuting into an exercise designed in part to prepare for the worst in Syria.
After seizing an airfield in the woods of North Carolina, they launched a helicopter assault on a compound where, for purposes of this exercise, chemical agents were believed to be stored. Their mission: get to the chemicals before they fall into the hands of terrorists who would use them against Americans.
Maj. Gen. John Nicholson is commander of the 82nd. "As we look at the evolving situation — Syria and other places around the world — we're preparing to deal with the reality of securing chemical weapons," he said.
In one exercise, they found one of the components for the deadly nerve agent VX.
So how do chemical weapons change the operation?
"Chemical weapons are not something we've encountered in the last ten years of counterinsurgency," explained Nicholson. "So there's many dimensions to the issue of securing chemical stockpiles that we're working through right now."
Nicholson acknowledges that chemical weapons make it a more dangerous situation. "We want to minimize the risk to our paratroopers … and then how do we deal with the potential hazards to the locals in that area, to the civilians," he said.
The paratroopers would keep everybody else away until experts arrived to decontaminate the site and arrange for the disposal of the chemicals.
Asked if he has special units trained and equipped to handle chemical weapons, Nicholson replied: "We do in the United States Army and they're out here training with us right now," he said.
It's been a decade since U.S. forces went into Iraq looking for chemical weapons. They didn't find any, but the threat is back — this time in Syria. If U.S. forces are ever sent on another chemical weapons hunt, it will be the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne.


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|Eretmochelys (1)
The Critically Endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) has been exploited for thousands of years as the sole source of commercial tortoiseshell. The beautiful carapace is generally streaked and marbled with amber, yellow or brown and often has a strongly serrated edge (5). The strongly hooked beak on the narrow head gives rise to the hawksbill turtle's common name (6). Unlike other marine turtles, the scales (scutes) of the hawksbill turtle's carapace are imbricate, or overlapping, hence the scientific name 'imbricata' (7).
The hawksbill turtle may take decades to mature, first breeding at 20 to 40 years of age (9). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in a single breeding season, and then wait a few years before nesting again (6). Nesting is much more dispersed than in other marine turtles, but individuals do tend to return to a particular beach season after season (9). Having survived the dash to the sea, hawksbill hatchlings are believed to spend their first few years in the open ocean before returning to more sheltered coastal waters. Recent studies indicate that the oceanic phase may be shorter for hawksbills, or even omitted in certain regions, as hatchlings swim less vigorously than those of other species (7). Probably less than one out of 1,000 eggs will survive and reach adulthood (9).
Adults are opportunistic predators, using their sharp beak to prize invertebrate prey from crevices within the reef. Unusually amongst marine animals (to whom they are often unpalatable), sponges make up the majority of the hawksbill's diet (6).
The hawksbill turtle is found throughout tropical waters worldwide, and is known to nest on beaches in at least 60 countries (8). Recent evidence indicates that it takes part in long distance migrations, with breeding and feeding grounds in very distant locations. However, the hawksbill turtle does tend to be more sedentary than other marine turtles species (5).
Hawksbill turtles are mainly associated with the clear, relatively shallow water of coastal reefs, bays, estuaries and lagoons, with nesting generally occurring on remote, isolated sandy beaches (6) (8).
Global numbers are very difficult to estimate but it appears that the hawksbill turtle has suffered a drastic decline, probably by as much as 80 percent over the last century (1). Major threats to survival come from illegal trade in the turtle's prized shell, known as tortoiseshell, which has been sought for jewellery and ornaments for centuries. There is also a substantial market for eggs, meat and even stuffed juveniles as exotic gifts in some parts of the world (10). Additional pressure on the global population comes from harvests to support traditional customs, the loss of nesting sites, accidental entanglement in fishing lines and the deterioration of coral reef systems which act as feeding sites for these turtles (11).
A further threat to the hawksbill turtle is global climate change. Average global temperatures are predicted to increase by at least 2 degrees Celsius in the next 40 years due to climate change. An increase in the temperature of the sand used for nesting could have serious consequences for the hawksbill turtle, as gender of the hatchlings is determined by incubation temperature. The outcome of this is likely to be a skewed sex ratio, which could threaten the stability of hawksbill turtle populations in the future (1) (12) (13).
Ocean levels are thought to have risen at an average rate of 1.8 millimetres per year since 1961. Ocean levels are predicted to rise even more rapidly in the future, while increases in storm frequency and severity are also expected. This is likely to lead to increased beach erosion and degradation, which could wash away hawksbill turtle nests and decrease nesting habitat (1) (12) (13).
Changes in ocean currents are also expected due to climate change. This may affect juvenile hawksbill turtles in their migrations following hatching, as well as adults' navigation (1) (12) (13).
International trade in the hawksbill turtle is banned amongst signatory nations by its listing on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (3), but extensive illegal trafficking still occurs. Preventing this black market trade is the key to saving this species and TRAFFIC (the wildlife trade monitoring network) is involved in monitoring and highlighting this problem (14). In 1988, the government of the Seychelles took a very public stand against tortoiseshell trade by burning a stockpile of seized shells (4), in a manner reminiscent of burning ivory pyres in Kenya (10).
Action to save the world's marine turtles is being taken by many international bodies and recent increases in hawksbill nesting populations have been observed at a few well-protected sites (10). With successful monitoring of populations and a decrease in illegal trade, the hawksbill may respond well to long-term protection.
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New Zealand's Got Talent Judges Announced
Press Release – TVNZ
New Zealand's Got Talent Judges Announced Founding member and lead singer of UB40 Ali Campbell, supermodel Rachel Hunter and OpShop front man Jason Kerrison have been named as judges for New Zealand's Got Talent , coming soon to TV ONE.
New Zealand's Got Talent Judges Announced
Founding member and lead singer of UB40 Ali Campbell, supermodel Rachel Hunter and OpShop front man Jason Kerrison have been named as judges for New Zealand's Got Talent, coming soon to TV ONE.
As founding member of UB40, British singer Ali Campbell has spent nearly 30 years in the international music scene. UB40 has sold over 70 million records, notched up four number one singles around the world, and over 40 Top 40 UK singles.
Ali Campbell says he's been coming to New Zealand for years and has many friends here. He's looking forward to what New Zealand's Got Talent will reveal. "I can't wait to see some really great talent, somebody really exciting," he says.
International supermodel Rachel Hunter needs no introduction, having been a household name here and overseas since she was a teenager.
"I love New Zealand and I love coming home, and now I'm super-excited to get a chance to discover just how talented Kiwis are!" she says. The mother-of-two will be relocating from Los Angeles for the filming of the show, which will commence in July.
Invercargill-born, Jason Kerrison's involvement in the music industry stretches over more than 20 years. In 2011 he was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music. OpShop's 2006 single Maybe was the first by a Kiwi band to reach number one on iTunes New Zealand. One Day was named Song of the Year at the 2008 APRA Silver Scroll Awards.
Kerrison says there's an enormous amount of talent in New Zealand and he's really looking forward to getting 'stuck in' to his judging duties.
"The New Zealand's Got Talent format is a great platform for artists and entertainers of all kinds to have a crack at a significant prize, which is a huge boost for anyone's career," he says.
TVNZ's Jeff Latch, Head of TV ONE and TV2, is also excited about the announcement.
"From what we have already seen of the Toyota Talent Tour, there are a lot of impressive acts in New Zealand. It's fantastic to have a strong judging panel that can share their expertise and contribute to making New Zealand's Got Talent a world class production," he says.
Toyota New Zealand is a foundation partner of New Zealand's Got Talent. "We're delighted that TVNZ has pulled together such high calibre judges for the show," says Neeraj Lala, Toyota New Zealand General Manager of Marketing.
"Ali, Rachel and Jason will be an excellent team bringing experience, enthusiasm and popularity to the table. They'll understand how important it is for the contestants to really believe in themselves, so that they can showcase their talent for all of New Zealand to see."
The announcement comes as production begins on the country's biggest talent show. Over 5,000 acts have auditioned to take part in the New Zealand's Got Talent heats which will be filmed in Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland in front of live audiences and the judging panel.
New Zealand's Got Talent, coming soon to TV ONE.
New Zealand's Got Talent is an Imagination TV and FremantleMedia Australia production for TV ONE.
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|Fri 30 Nov 2018, 8:00pm–1:00am
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Battle of the Bands 2018 National Championship - Nelson Heat
Paradox Friday 30th November
- Azra
- Big Scout
- Raccoon Dream
- Zorn
And more acts to be announced soon
Entries Open Now
Entries are now open via the website. http://battleofthebands.co.nz
Time Line of The Event:
The first 2018 events are taking place in late-September with nationwide events running through October & November. Finals will be in November and early December 2018.
All dates and additional venues are currently being confirmed. As dates are announced they will appear in the 'event dates' section of the website: http://battleofthebands.co.nz/competition.php
International Tour: Asia, Australia and NZ:
This year, the national champions will win an international tour; with shows in Asia, Australia and NZ. The tour will take place in 2019
Red Engine Recording Studios, Manly Brisbane, Australia http://www.redenginerecording.com.au
We're proud to announce that one of the Southern Hemisphere's top recording facilities, Red Engine Recording Studios is now our recording studio sponsor for the event
The winning band will record a single at this fantastic Brisbane recording studio owned by kiwi Andrew Cochrane previously from NZ band Satellite Spies among others
A wonderful place to record, the band away from home living and breathing your songs, achieving world class recordings
Steve James, World Renowned UK Producer http://www.steve-james.com
Steve James has a remarkable career of successes in recorded music; Grammy Nominated & Aria Producer of the year winner. Growing up in the UK entertainment business, son of famed British Comedian / Actor, Sid James, star of the Carry On movies. Steve's credits include: Sex Pistols, Monty Python, Ginger Baker, Phil Lynott, Toyah, The Rutles, The Jam, The Screaming Jets, The Rumjacks, Mental as Anything, Cold Chisel, Weta, Hangar 18 and many others
Steve is producing, engineering and mixing the winning band's single at Red Engine Recording Studios, Brisbane
Flights to Brisbane and accommodation are included in this prize.
Musik Radio Promotions / Musik and Film http://musikandfilm.com
Our USA sponsors Musik & Film, global airplay specialists, through their radio promotional division, MUSIK RADIO PROMOTIONS will again be working with us to promote the winning bands single throughout the world.
The winners' song will be delivered and promoted to over 250,000 radio stations in over 180 countries
This often includes airplay on BBC1 UK, Numerous stations in the US, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia & More with M.A.F's extensive reach
Jansen Sound / Allen & Heath / Audio Technica http://jansen.co.nz
As the oldest sound company in New Zealand, Jansen has maintained a reputation for delivering high quality, reliable audio and lighting solutions since 1949.
Jansen has been Battle of the Bands sponsors for several years now, we are very proud to be supported by this legendary NZ Music company. Jansen's world class brands, Allen & Heath, makers of the industry standard - professional's choice of mixing desks; and Audio Technica, the world's leading microphone brand, are both supplying fantastic prizes to the winning band as well as for the runners up and individual prizes
The 2018 prize and sponsors details can be seen here: http://battleofthebands.co.nz/sponsors.php
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Live well, spend less. It's a nice concept -- but one that's often hard to pull off when you are an American tourist traveling through Europe and struggling to find ways to offset the weakness of the dollar. Here is some help: money-saving tips on everything from hotel rooms to cultural events from New York Times correspondents and contributors in 15 major European cities.
Rome is quickly earning a reputation as one of Europe's most expensive cities. When the euro went into circulation in 2002, prices jumped sharply, a fact made worse for Americans by the falling dollar. That said, it is still possible to enjoy la dolce vita without emptying your bank account.
Where to Eat Cheaply
With its many trattorias, the Testaccio neighborhood is the best place to find cheap, authentic Roman cuisine. Try Trattoria Da Oio (Via Galvani, 43/45; 39-06-578-2680). The Roman-style artichokes and rigatoni alla carbonara are among the best in the city. Dinner for two, with wine, is about 40 euros (just under $50 at $1.24 to the euro). Reservations recommended. Closed Sunday.
Lodging for Under 100 Euros
In recent years, hotels in Rome have approached New York City prices, and you'll be hard-pressed to find anything decent for less than 100 euros a night. But there are some deals to be found, such as at the Hotel Rosetta (Via Cavour, 295; 39-06-4782-3069; www.rosettahotel.com), in the lively Monti neighborhood. Sure, it's spartan (tile floors and no air-conditioning or breakfast), but the location is great: the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and a Metro station are all minutes away on foot. It's clean and quiet, and each room comes with a TV and a fan. Doubles are 85 euros a night, even in high season. Or avoid hotels altogether by renting an apartment. You'll save hundreds of dollars. The Web site of the Bed & Breakfast Association of Rome, www.b-b.rm.it, is user-friendly and features more than 100 apartments and B & B's, all at reasonable prices.
Best Deal on a Cultural Event
Many of Rome's most stunning churches and palazzi are regularly the sites of free or low-price classical music performances. Among the best of these is the concert series in the Borromini Sacristy of the Sant'Agnese in Agone church in the Piazza Navona. There, every Sunday at 8 p.m., you can enjoy music by the likes of Haydn, Chopin, Schumann or Mozart. Tickets are 12 euros; 40 euros will gain you access to five concerts. The current season runs to June 25.
Best Things to Do Free
Perhaps the best thing about Rome is that many of its star attractions are free and relatively close to one another. Begin your day by people-watching at the Trevi Fountain, then walk 10 minutes west to the Pantheon to gaze inside the building itself, ancient Rome's best-preserved architectural marvel. The tomb of the painter Raphael is also there. Just west of the Pantheon is the Piazza Navona, home to Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers. If you have any energy left, cap it off with a trip to St. Peter's Basilica, about a 25-minute walk. Admission lines are generally long, but the reward once you're inside is astounding. The Vatican Museums, which include the Sistine Chapel, are closed Sundays, except for the last Sunday of the month, when they are open free from 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (but you must enter before 12:20 p.m.).
Best Money-Saving Tip
For food, explore the markets in the Campo dei Fiori and Piazza Testaccio, as well as the Nuovo Mercato Esquilino, a block east of the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. All have fresh produce, meat, cheese and fish, and they're open from about 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., every day but Sunday. (The Esquilino market has later hours.)


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Our Restaurants
Friends, food, & drinks. You'll find them all and much more at one of our three Court Street Grille locations. Come join us for lunch or dinner and enjoy one of our many signature dishes. Court Street Grille is perfect for family dinners, that special date, or hosting your momentous event.
We focus on providing high quality food, a great atmosphere, and service that is second to none. Choose one of the locations below to learn more about each restaurant and review our menus.
Court Street Grille – Lincolnton
113 West Court Square
Lincolnton, NC 28092
Our original location in the heart of downtown Lincolnton, NC. Located on the west side of the court house.
Court Street Grille – Mtn. View
2950 Hwy 127 South
Hickory, NC 28602
The second location serving residents of Mtn. View and Hickory, NC. Located in the Westover Shopping Center.
Lake James Grille
3221 NC Hwy 126
Morganton, NC 28655
Our newest location in beautiful foothills of Burke County, NC. Located in the former Buckhorn Tavern.
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Sammy Hagar maintains he has no desire to again rejoin Van Halen, but it would be nice to feel like his former band mates don't hate his guts.
As much as the singer would love to bury the hatchet between himself and Eddie and Alex Van Halen, at least he remembers the origins of the longstanding grudge. What he's less clear on is why he and original Van Halen front man David Lee Roth can't get along.
Hagar told Howard Stern recently that if he and Roth have a problem, he's not sure why.
"I gotta get something straight about Dave," Hagar said. "I actually like the guy; he doesn't like me. But he's entertaining! What a goofball! He entertains me. When I see him, I go, 'Look at this guy! Now look at him! Look what he's doing!' It's entertaining."
In years past, Hagar said he thought the best way for Van Halen to ride out into the sunset would be with himself, Roth and bassist Michael Anthony back in the band, touring together, embracing Van Halen's two most successful eras.
Hagar even invited Roth to take part in his High Tide Beach Party & Car Show last October. But Roth never responded.
The cold shoulder is something Van Halen has perfected over the years. Hagar says he sends the Van Halen brothers well wishes each year on their respective birthdays, but has never once received a response. He also says that Van Halen's management has contacted himself and/or Anthony several times over the years — including last fall with Anthony — to gauge interest in a Van Halen reunion. But follow-up is rare.
Hagar hasn't spoken to anyone in Van Halen since 'The Summer Tour 2004.' When the tour ended, all four band members went their separate ways, with Hagar and Anthony reconnecting afterwards.
Even on the 'Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll' co-headlining tour featuring Hagar and Roth (and Anthony on some dates) in 2002, interaction between Hagar and Roth was rare. Hagar and Anthony recall begging Roth to do a duet with Hagar, to show the audience it was a friendly endeavor but Roth wouldn't bite.
"Our guys were pounding on his dressing room door backstage going, 'C'mon, Dave! C'mon, Dave!' Nothing," Anthony recalled.
When Stern suggested Roth might have been insecure about his voice, Hagar differed, noting Roth's greatest talent is his showmanship.
"Dave could go out there and entertain an audience a little bit better than I can," Hagar noted. "I mean, if he wanted to steal the show — if we were standing there — he could have stolen the show. I would've sang, he could've danced, you know?"
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