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A/N: Sorry Its so long, And yeah for spelling and stuff.
"You got a Problem Niall?" Jessica, The queen bee, popular of the popular, she always had a problem with the little tike. "Stop staring, you aren't getting none!" Everyone laughed, Niall flushing red. His cheeks were so cute with their little bumps.
"And you Y/N, look at this! The nerd, checking out the nerd!" She laughed.
It was true…I was the nerd, head over heels for the nerd. It was sad and so unreal. Normally, a girl like me would be into the jocks, mostly Zayn who was always at Jessica's side.
But no…My stupid mind wondered to the geekiets kid in school beside myself.
God, if i could only get a second alone with him I- "Earth to Y/N?" My head shot up from my day dream, staring at the teacher who probably asked me some stupid question he assumed I knew the answer to. I did, sadly.
The day was normal, a few shoves in the Hall, a few names from faces I didn't even know.
I just wanted to get on my bus and go the fuck home.
"Y/N!" I ignored my name being called, who would want me? "Y/N! Stop ignoring me baby!" Oh god, not him, anything but him. "H-Hi Zayn…"
Don't stutter now you twit!
"You wunna come for drinks with me and some lads? I've got no one to go with."
You don't say no to the hottest boy in school, no matter how much you hate his guts it's a chance to up your social states and it's not like I could go down.
We walked around the corner of the building, were I thought his car would be surrounded by his friends, but it wasn't…It was empty, All i saw was Zayns smug face laughing before I was pulled into the breeze way behind the Cafeteria, All the popular's laughing and yelling, standing in a circle were on was kicking something. "Got her!" The boy who grabbed me called, throwing me toward the circle.
Everyone backed up, revealing a battered and bleeding Niall, clenching his stomach.
"Oh my god! Ni-" "No! Don't let her touch him! Not yet!" Jessica laughed, standing over Niall.
My hands were held behind my back, zip tied by now.
"On your feet Horan!" He didn't even respond as they tied his hands too.
By now tears were streaming form my eyes, i couldn't bare to watch what they were going to do to him…To the both of us
"Think he'll like it?" One of the jocks snickered, "He's probably never had his dick sucked, of course he will!" Niall thrashed at their words and I knew why I was here.
I shouldn't have stared so much, this was my fault, It's my fault he got beaten to a pulp.
After a few snickers from the boys I was lifted to my feet, kneeled in front of him, his blue eyes filled with apologies. "I-" "Shh, it's okay…" I whispered, his eyes so red with tears.
"Strip him!" Jessica and her menens laughed, Niall's pants hitting his ankles.
Fuck he was beautiful.
God, not the time Y/N
"Do you want her to suck that little dick Niall?" Zayn teased, grasping him, squeezing to a point where I thought he was going to burst.
He cried out.
"Say it!"
He squinted his eyes shut, choking out his words.
"Y-Yes." He said half-heartedly, pushing Niall closer to me.
I clenched my mouth shut, not willing to give into them.
"Open your damn mouth!" But I refused, biting down on someone's hand when they tried to pry it open.
"So that's how you-" "What is going on-Oh my god! Let them go!" A teacher came rushing through the breeze way, at our rescue.
Niall collapsed at the ground beside me, the teacher cutting me lose.
I immediately pulled up his pants, He didn't need to be more ashamed of himself. "It's okay Niall, Its okay." He cried hysterically, clinging to me for dear life.
"You guys should get home, I need to round up those idiot, I can call a paramedic if you like?"
Niall would be disgraced if he had to tell anyone at all what had just happened. "No, it's okay, I'll get him home, He'll be fine."
She nodded and I lifted Niall to his feet, pulling him back to my car. He was so torn up, his head pressed to the window of my car. "Do you want me to take you home? Or do you want to get cleaned up at my house?" He nodded, it wasn't really a direct answer but i just started driving home.
He crossed his arms, crying quietly to himself as we sat at a red light. "Niall?" I rubbed his arm but he shied away, he couldn't even look at me. "It's okay Niall, you couldn't have helped that. I don't blame you, okay?"
He nodded but I knew it meant nothing.
I pulled him inside and sat him on the couch, walking to the kitchen for some ice. "Are you thirsty?" He didn't say anything so i brought him some water, just in case. "I-I think I need to go home." He whispered.
I pressed the ice to his eye gently, placing my hand on his warm tight. "W-Why?" Oh god his stutter was cottages. "B-Because I need to…Uhm…Fix myself." I giggled at his comment, moving my hand from his thigh. "T-There's a bathroom upstairs."
His eyes widened, staring at me. "O-Oh no, I couldn't do that…i-in your house and all. I-It would be weird."
"Why? Are you…L-Loud?" That was such a stupid move. God you're an idiot Y/N.
"Uhm, I don't really know, no one has ever really said if I was loud, I mean if my parents could hear me I'm sure they would have said something…Are you Loud?" He blushed, knowing he just asked if i was loud when I touch myself.
"No…I can only moan your name so loud, my mom could h-Oh god…" Niall giggled, knowing I thought of him when I did…that. "If it helps I think of you too."
My eyes widened, was I dreaming? Please no one wake me, I want to enjoy this. "W-What do you think of me d-doing?" I just had to know…I had to. "It depends…When I'm in the s-shower i think of you…Uhm…Sucking me. And when I'm in my room I picture you riding me…that one does it for me the best." He said scenically.
I wanted to jump on him right then and there.
"H-Have you ever…You know, had sex before?" I shook my head, expecting him to laugh. "Same…" He sighed, looking at his hands. "H-Have you ever kissed anyone?" He shot me a look, "Yes! I'm not 12!" He lied and we both knew it. "It's okay Niall, you don't have to lie…I've never kissed anyone ether." He smiled securely at me.
"D-Do you want to try it out? I mean, to see if were g-good at it?"
Fuck yes.
"S-Sure, I mean just to see if were good, like you said." He moved awkwardly, facing me on my couch. "Uhm…" He leaned in hesitantly, moving his hand to my neck, licking his lips the closer he got until finally they brushed against mine, I wanted so badly to push on but I held back, still scared for my first kiss in my whole life.
"I-I don't k-" I shut him up, I couldn't take it, but he was so soft and warm, slobbery and messy but perfect. I nearly crawled on his lap before stopping myself, still kissing him hungrily, I wasn't even sure if he was kissing back or If I was doing it right but hell did it feel good.
"Mmm, Y/N, slow down baby."
Did he just call me? Yes, he did.
"I-I'm sorry." I wiped my mouth, smiling shyly up at him. "I didn't say stop." He laughed, pulling me back. This time I was sure he was kissing me and he was so good at it. "W-What do we do now?" He asked, still pressed to my lips. "I-I think t-tongue is added." God his tongue was huge, how did it fit in my mouth? Why wasn't it like the movies when you couldn't even see the tongue!
"Am I-I doing it right?" He breathed, practically licking the inside of my mouth. He was eating my face and I liked it. "I don't know but please don't stop." I was despite, this time pulling him on top of me.
I was sure we weren't doing it right but no one was watching…no one was there to criticize our lack of experience, we were just two nerds making out on the couch and we weren't even good at it to say the least.
"You gotta use yours too." He added, forcefully sucking my tongue out of my mouth, pulling at it with his teeth.
After a few minutes of weird tongue dancing he pulled back breathlessly, wiping the spit away that developed around his lips. Wow that was gross.
"I don't think were very good at that." He laughed, peeking my lips. "It's okay, No one has to know about it, everything that happens stars between me and you."
We played tongue star wars for another 20 minutes, are hands roaming to places we had never seen in real life except for our little experience at school. "Y/N, wait." He grunted, my hand nearly reaching that huge cock. "What? What's wrong?"
He sat on his bum, fiddling his hands. "It's just…Were both Virgins, We don't know what to do…"
I had seen porn…I'm sure he had too, why was there not to get?
"We'll figure it out Niall."
He smiled at me, reassured that, if we messed up, who gives a fuck. "Want to go upstairs? I mean, so were more comfortable." He nodded, walking behind me up the stairs to my bedroom.
I shut the door behind him, he flinched but caught himself, smiling shyly. "D-Do we need a …You know…condom?" He flushed red at his words, watching me search my room. "I've kind of always kept some incase…Well I thought it was bad ass but I guess it's paying off now." He laughed, grabbing the green condom from my hand, filled with many different colors. "I like-Woo…" He stared. "What?" He giggled at me, reading the front of it. "It's called 'Twisted pleasure'." Fuck he was cute.
"S-Should we…You know, see if it fits?"
I could hear him swallow from where I stood, watching him fiddle with his belt a little, pulling out his stiff member that i had grown fond of. "Y-You're really big N-Niall."
He blushed, a small dimple on his red cheek. "I-I have this pump and I've used it a few times but I don't think it works very well…" He laughed at his failed attempts at making himself bigger, if that was even possible. "Well you don't need it."
He smiled, stroking lightly were Zayns hand had been earlier. "I-It still hurts." He hushed out loud, a purple bruise around his shaft. "How hard did he grab you?"
I didn't even need to ask, he was so swollen, He must have been in so much pain. "C-Can I touch it?" He nodded, letting go of himself, watching my hand snake nervously near his bruised dick. "Just the tip." He warned.
I did has he said, avoiding the large bruise, running my finger up the slit, collecting the pre-cum on my finger. "Ohh…" He gasped, twitching and I hadn't even touched him that much. "C-Can I?" I asked, looking up at him as I lowered my head a little.
He nodded, pulling up his shirt a little.
He tasted salty, and slimy. "S-Shit fuck my g-g-god!" I laughed against the head, sucking, avoiding the same area. "G-Go down a little, just not hard." He choked.
I went deeper…And deeper…Till he was hitting the back of my through. "Shit!"
I pulled away at his shout of pain. "Oh god, I'm sorry!" He winced, kissing my temple. "I-It's okay…D-Do you think we should get started?" I nodded, tearing the rapper open on the green condom.
"Do I just…S-Slid it on?" I giggled, unrolling the cream colored rubber over him. "Perfect." His turn to giggled.
"B-But aren't we just giving those kids what they wanted? I mean trying to make us do stuff." He asked, moving back on my bed, sitting against the head bored, patting his lap so I would sit on him. "Yeah, but this is what we want…Right?" He nodded, gripping my clothed ass.
"Don't you think you should take these off?" He smirked, a wave of confidence washing over him.
I pulled off my shirt first, letting him play with my breasts through the fabric of my bra. "T-Take it off…Please?" There went that sexy confidence. But he was cute when he was innocent.
I unclasped my bra, letting it slid off my arms. He went right for them, massaging and squeezing, flicking his tongue across my right nipple, pinching the other between two fingers. "Easy baby." I winced, still clinging to his mess of blond hair. "S-Sorry."
I shimmied out of my pants and panties quickly, letting a curious hand flick my clit around. It felt…good…Even though he was just exploring it still felt nice to have him touching me. "Y-You're wet. D-Did I make you wet Y/N?" It was more of a question then a smart ass response. "Y-Yes."
God there was so much stuttering going on here.
"W-What do I do? J-Just…slip it in?" I giggled, stroking his member and pushing against the head bored again. "I-I think so, but I've never done this and…It's supposed to hurt, right? He nodded. "Then I-I will take it slow. Tell me if it hurts, okay?"
He took a few practice bucks, pushing his tip against my clit. "Just get it in there already!" He hissed at my dominance but pushed the head in, stretching me. I felt nothing at first, no pain, but still no pleasure. "D-Deeper." And he did, a ripping sensation, my body felt like it was on fire and I cried out, digging my nails into the shirt that still hung on his body. "Oh god! Am I hurting you, I'm so sorry." He pulled out immediately, wrapping his arms around my waist. "I'm so sorry baby."
My tears stained his shirt for a few minutes until they finally stopped, both of us nodding off.
I woke up and it was almost dusk, My room had and wonderful glow to it, but I was still horny and he was still hard. He was cute when he slept, still holding me on his lap. "N-Niall, wake up." He moved, stubborn, of course.
"D-Do you wunna try again?" He shot up, suddenly awake. "If you think you c-can."
We repositioned, sliding him in a little deeper. He winced, pulling back. "My turn to hurt." He breathed, I completely forgot his bruised shaft. "I can't do it your t-too tight." I thought being tight was a good thing?
"It's going to hurt both of us, let's just get it over with."
I knew just slamming down on him was going to make this a bad experience for the both of us, so I eased back down on him, pressing one of our inexperienced kisses to his lips to engulf his cries of pain but my own came out too. "Ow" We said in unison.
"Don't move, just give me a minute." He nodded in agreement, felling himself inside of me. It felt kind of good on my part.
"Ready?" He asked quietly, holding my waist, pushing me onto my back so he was on top. "Yeah." I whispered back.
He pulled almost all the way out before pushing back in, rocking his hips into mine. He moved my his as well, sure to get every part of me, every inch. "Ohh, right there." He tried hitting it again but like I said…Inexperienced. "I'm sorry, I can't get it." He laughed, god he had the cutest laugh. "It's okay baby."
I could already feel the not I felt when I knew I was close. He felt it too.
I knew we wouldn't last long, we were both virgins, but I was perfectly okay with that. "Whenever you're ready, but don't clench so hard." He warned, reminding me of his sourness. "Sorry." I breather, a moaning mess.
"Mmm, Y/N, you feel so damn good." He huffed at the crock of my neck, grunting loudly with every thrust. "I-I can't hold it Ni." He just nodded, thrusting sloppily, smacking ort wet skin together.
"F-F-Fuck, Y/N, Almos-" He stopped immediately. "D-Don't stop Niall, Please!"
He was frightened, his face filled with fear. "It ripped, the condom broke!" I didn't care. "Just keep going, it doesn't matter now."
He moved on hesitantly, returning us to our before state, shaking and moaning, tensing and cursing. "I-I'm there." He warned me again, closing his eyes.
We were both there and he knew it but he was saying it more to himself then me.
He released accidently, not able to control himself much longer. "Fuck t-that hurts!" He screamed, the cum sushing through him making him starch a little, only enough to cause pain. I came too, clenching again, causing him more pain. "Shit Y/N! Easy!"
Well I couldn't help it. "I-I'm sorry." He pulled out, cum dripping all over my sheets. "It's okay, It feels better now. Did I hurt you?" I nodded, but it was still amazing.
"Y/N, I don't care what those people say, okay? I just want you, no matter what they think." He nuzzled up to me, kissing my neck. "I-I was thinking we could…try this. I mean us, together. Just for a little while to see if we like it."
Oh, trust me, I would like it.
"I think we will like it Ni…" He smiled. "I think we will too."
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Charlotte Catholic High School has invited parents to a meeting Wednesday night to air concerns many of them and their kids had about a recent speakers comments about homosexuality, divorce and single parents.
Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, a Dominican nun based in Nashville, Tenn., addressed a student assembly on March 21. Days later, some students launched an online petition that called her comments offensive and unnecessarily derogatory.
The Rev. Tim Reid, pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church, sent an email lauding the nun, saying she represented well the Catholic positions on marriage, sex, same-sex attraction and proper gender roles
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To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.dir="ltr"> When I meet a gay person, I have to distinguish between their being gay and being part of a lobby. If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them? They shouldnt be marginalized. The tendency is not the problem
theyre our brothers.
Apparently someone slipped a whole lotta stupid pills into the Charlotte water supply. Holy cow. What part of CATHOLIC don't they understand?
I wonder how offensive and derogatory she was. Especially considering the reaction.
How offensive and derogatory are Catholics allowed to be normally?
Do Catholic nuns or teachers have to be less offensive and derogatory?
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Both tight ends were targeted four times by backup Austin Davis. Cook finished as the team's second-leading receiver, catching all four of his targets for 46 yards. Kendricks was held to just one catch for a gain of 7 yards in the first half. He caught three of the four passes thrown his way for 25 yards in a 19-17 victory.
The Rams will be back at home to host the Cowboys in Week 3.
Kendricks made a great snag in traffic for an 11-yard touchdown in the second quarter. He caught all two of the passes thrown his way for 15 yards and a touchdown.
Cook drew a team-high seven targets, one more than Kendricks. Cook caught a 2-yard score late in the fourth quarter, giving him five touchdowns. He finishes the year with 51 catches for 671 yards, disappointing numbers given his huge contract. Kendricks had 32 receptions for 258 yards and four scores.
Kendricks has mostly been just a role player this season, though he does have four touchdowns. He enters Week 17 against the Seahawks with just 27 receptions for 204 yards.
Harkey actually recorded career-highs with three catches and 29 yards while Kendricks added two receptions for 13 yards. But they both scored touchdowns in the upset of the Saints.
The former tallied on a 31-yard pass just four minutes into the game to give his team a lead it never relinquished. Kendricks followed suit with a 4-yard score less than nine minutes later.
The pair will try to maintain momentum when the Rams host Tampa Bay in Week 16.
Kendricks caught one pass for 15 yards. He was targeted twice. Harkey also caught one pass, but only picked up 9 yards. It was his only target of the game. They'll take on the Saints Week 15.
The Rams face the 49ers in Week 13. Kendricks was held to one catch for six yards when the teams met in Week 4, but he scored the first of his three 2013 touchdowns in that game.
Over their last five games, Cook has one game of nine points and four with four points or fewer. Kendricks has one game with nine points, one with six, and three of two or fewer. While Cook is the better bet in a PPR league, Kendricks actually isn't that far behind -- over their last five games played, Kendricks has seen 20 targets, while Cook has 23.
This all adds up to two risky tight end plays. Kendricks is more of a touchdown-dependent asset, while Cook is the player who frustrates you to no end -- you drop him and he has a 100-yard game; you then pick Cook back up and start him, and he has two catches for 21 yards in each of his next four. Then you drop him again and the process repeats itself.
Neither tight end is a suggested start in standard-sized Fantasy formats. But in a desperate situation, it might be wise to go with Cook and his potential over Kendricks and the hope for a touchdown.
"He should be fine," Fisher said Wednesday.
The Rams will practice Wednesday and Thursday, then take four days off.
Neither Quinn nor Kendricks were able to practice all week. Quinn is dealing with a hip issue, while Kendricks has a hand injury.
Kendricks heads into Week 10 with 23 catches for 172 yards and three touchdowns on the season. The Rams next face the Colts.
Kendricks' Fantasy value is almost entirely based on his ability to find the end zone; in his last five games, he has more than 30 yards or two receptions just once. Unfortunately, the Titans have done a decent job keeping opposing tight ends out of the end zone, allowing just four touchdowns on the season, and all in a three-week span ending in Week 4.
Kendricks is a risky play on a weekly basis for Fantasy owners, as he is essentially useless without touchdowns. Against a team that does a decent job keeping tight ends out of the end zone, Kendricks is just a low-end play for Week 9.
Kendricks faces the Titans in Week 9.
Kendricks still ranks second on the team with three receiving scores, one behind Austin Pettis. Although he's the No. 2 tight end behind Jared Cook, Kendrick's red-zone prowess has him ranked 20th this week by Senior Fantasy Writer Jamey Eisenberg.
In Week 8, Kendricks will have a hard time getting back in the end zone. The Seahawks have allowed only one tight end to score, Garrett Graham in Week 4. They give up the third-fewest Fantasy points to opposing tight ends (4.9 per game).
Keep Kendricks reserved Monday night.
Kendricks was targeted three times in the game, bringing in two receptions for 7 yards in the loss, as his scoring streak ended at three games.
Kendricks will try to get back on track in Week 8 against the Seahawks.
Kendricks was targeted just two times in the passing game, bringing in just the one pass for 2 yards and a score. He now has three touchdowns on the season, all in the last three games.
Kendricks doesn't get a ton of work, but he keeps getting looks in the red zone. St. Louis faces the Panthers in Week 7.
The Texans are coming off their first poor performance against a tight end, as Vernon Davis racked up 14 Fantasy points and a touchdown. Even with that, however, they have allowed just two touchdowns and 6.4 Fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends on the season.
At this point, neither Cook nor Kendricks falls into any of our experts' top-20 for tight ends this week. Consider them Cook a slightly better option, but neither should be started with much confidence in Week 6.
Kendricks scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Bradford in the second quarter. It was a nice catch followed by some nifty moves and a dive head first into the corner of the end zone. He finished with four receptions for 37 yards and the score and was targeted six times in the game.
Cook caught three balls for 26 yards and was targeted just the three times in the game. The tight end went for 10 catches, 141 yards and two touchdowns Week 1, but hasn't scored or done much of anything since.
Kendricks, 25, has now scored a touchdown in back-to-back games for Bradford. The Rams play at Houston Week 6.
Kendricks scored his first touchdown of the season on a 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford, the Rams' lone touchdown in the game. It was the only pass thrown Kendricks' way in the game.
Kendricks has 11 receptions for 90 yards through four games. The Rams' next game is set for Week 5 against the Jaguars.
Kendricks was targeted five times, and now has 84 receiving yards on the season. The 36 yards are the eighth-most of any game in Kendricks' career.
The Rams face the 49ers Week 4, in the Thursday night game.
Kendricks will likely continue to play a minimal role in the passing game Week 3 at Dallas.
Kendricks visit the Falcons in Week 2.
"I feel really good out there," Kendricks said after Monday's practice, per the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Just trying to knock the rust off and trying to get back to playing shape."
Kendricks said he won't play in Thursday's preseason finale against the Ravens, but expects to be a "go" for the season opener.
"Definitely," Kendricks said. "We've got two weeks here (before Arizona), plenty of time to get acclimated to football and the other guys on the field."
Kendricks caught 42 passes for 519 yards and four touchdowns last season.


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Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Leader of the Government in the Senate
Minister for the Environment
28 November 1997
Their cultural and ancient capital, Kyoto, holds a very special place in the hearts and minds of the Japanese people. The serenity of Kyoto will provide an interesting backdrop to debate a vitally important contemporary issue.
Like my counterparts from the more than 150 nations participating in the conference, I hope we remember Kyoto as also the place where we reached an effective Climate Change agreement, of which my country was able to be part.
Australia's desire to be part of an effective agreement was demonstrated in Parliament last week when the Prime Minister unveiled a package of greenhouse response measures far in excess of anything previously undertaken by any Australian government.
Like the countries whose news many of you write, Australia has long-accepted that the impact of human activity on the climate is a scientific reality with significant implications.
We continue to play an important role in the global greenhouse science effort, the technical side of inventory development, and in the development of a wide range of emission reducing technologies.
But while these activities complement our international negotiation effort leading up to Kyoto -- as do the measures announced by the Prime Minister -- they are not in any way conditional on the Kyoto outcome.
We accept that our obligation to implement an effective greenhouse response is not conditional upon what the rest of the world decides in a couple of weeks' time.
We do it because we believe it's the right thing to do in terms of our domestic policy.
We're heartened by a number of recent developments -- the growing acceptance that national differences must be a part of any solution, and the increased focus on the importance of including all greenhouse gases, sectors and sinks in any agreement.
Yet, being realistic, there are still major obstacles, and a lot of distance between the major players on a number of key issues.
So, it will be essential for all participants to take a positive approach to Kyoto and a genuine willingness to accommodate other views. This is the only way a successful outcome will be achieved.
We approach the negotiations positively with a desire to reach agreement. Whether we can be party to any protocol emerging from Kyoto will hinge on 4 crucial issues: Achievability, Fairness, Coverage, and Environmental Effectiveness.
In that order, I want to take this opportunity to expand on these "bottom-line" principles for Australia:
Granted, some of that is a failure to match words with action, but it's now almost universally accepted that the target itself was fatally flawed and unrealistic -- primarily because it took no account of national circumstances -- what each country could realistically expect to achieve by 2000.
The result has been a lot of pointing the political fingers of blame, and a continued spiralling global increase in emissions.
The clear lesson of the 1990s is that an achievable plan cannot be a rigid "one-size-fits-all" obligation on all nations -- and it is disappointing that some have failed to learn.
If we fail to appreciate this lesson, and apply it as part of a solution in Kyoto, we will doom ourselves to repeat history.
It would be inherently unfair to apply a flat rate target to all Annex 1 nations, without making any provisions to accommodate national differences. Abatement costs vary substantially between states.
The Australian government cannot commit to a target which makes no allowance for the circumstances we face, which are atypical amongst developed nations, and which make our emissions reduction task more difficult:
That is --
Without the inclusion of all gases, sectors and sinks, Australia would be placed at a significant disadvantage relative to most other developed nations.
Our task is already difficult enough because of the factors I have already described -- but to then refuse to give us credit for emissions sequestration through revegetation, where the abatement costs are lower, would be unfair.
Similarly, to not allow us the benefit of an improved outcome from land-use change, when the land-use contribution to our 1990 emissions figure is 24%, would be unreasonable.
But perhaps more important, increasing forest cover and slowing land-clearing contributes to a better net figure and, therefore, a better global environmental outcome.
Similarly, omitting some gases does not give a valid environmental picture.
Interestingly, a senior US State Department Official noted that when applying an all-gases approach to the EU proposal:
"...their reduction would be only minus four percent as opposed to 15 percent because they are not getting to addressing a lot of greenhouse gases that are important in the overall equation."And as Tim Wirth pointed out earlier this month,
"...the Japanese only have three gases (out of six) in the baselines. If the Japanese included all six gases in the baseline, that costs them three to five percentage points...So they are no longer at `minus five.' They move down closer to zero."
We must not lose sight of why we are seeking an agreement in the first place -- to start on a global reduction of greenhouse emissions in order to safeguard the future of the world's climate against adverse consequences which might flow from an ever greater accumulation of greenhouse gases.
As a group of Annex 1 nations, we must collectively start to reverse our greenhouse emissions.
And in doing so, we need to develop means of ensuring that the progress we make is not lost through the rate of growth in developing country emissions.
This is not to say that developing nations need to sign on to the same goals as Annex 1 nations -- but if the global effort is to be environmentally effective, we must find ways to commit developing countries.
We are dealing with an environmental challenge, the implications of which will be manifested over the course of the next century and beyond -- a challenge that will require mitigation measures over the same long-term from governments the world over.
And we're dealing with an issue which has already been the subject of years of negotiation, and will continue to be, as governments incorporate improvements in greenhouse science, and refine their emission mitigation efforts.
This is not to say Kyoto is not an important step along the way -- it is -- but it is part of a much longer journey than most people have been led to believe.
Post Kyoto, some of the most difficult issues will also remain for negotiation.
Most crucial will be the strengthening of developing country commitments, but we will have to consider other issues, such as the application of emissions trading, should it be part of the agreed solution.
In the time we have, and given the range of difficult issues still unresolved, it is not realistic to expect the Kyoto conference to finalise every detail, but we must utilise the political momentum and commitment generated by these negotiations to try to ensure that, at the very least, Kyoto lays the foundations for an effective global greenhouse response into the next century.
These initiatives include:
In addition to this, other proven opportunities will emerge in the future which will even further enhance our ability to reduce emissions.
For example, it has been suggested that using hot dry rock (HDR) thermal technology, we may at some point be able to extract enough energy from the Cooper Basin to supply all of Australia's needs for 100 years, and enough from the Hunter Valley to supply New South Wales' electricity for 50 years.
Other emissions-free renewables, such as tidal power, also present exciting possibilities, which so long as we are cognisant of other environmental factors, may play a major role in our future national emissions reduction strategy.
So, while we have taken some major steps, we fully expect there to be more opportunities in future, and we will be actively seeking out such opportunities.
We further believe that the credibility of our case has been significantly enhanced by the new domestic commitments we have made.
We do, however, recognise that our circumstances are different from other negotiating parties, and as each state negotiates from the perspective of its national interests, it's difficult to persuade all to accept those circumstances unique to us.
Nevertheless, there is considerable goodwill in the negotiations, and a determination to achieve a good outcome.
Thus, we remain cautiously optimistic.
Certainly we will make every effort to achieve global greenhouse benefits in which Australia carries its fair share of the load.


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Preparation ensures cold weather starting and running.
Many truckers idle to prevent starting problems on cold mornings. But with fuel only increasing in price and anti-idling laws popping up in many areas, overnight idling is no longer the easy way to operate in winter.
Everything works against diesel engine starting as the weather gets colder. The cold, thick oil slows the engine down so much that a starter that draws 700-900 amps at 70 degrees will draw 1,800-2,000 amps at frigid temperatures, says Bruce Purkey, president of Purkey's Fleet Electric. A battery that works fine in warmer weather could let you down on the first cold day. Testing your batteries and the cable system that delivers the juice to the starter, and making necessary repairs, will help.
"Nobody ever checks the cables. You can't just look at them," Purkey says. You need to do an electrical test. For every 1-volt drop in voltage through the cables, you will lose 30 rpm at the starter.
There are sophisticated testers for doing this. But you can also use a clip-on ammeter and a voltmeter. Voltage measurements will be meaningless unless the engine is cranking and lots of amps are flowing through the circuit. That means you'll need to get somebody to crank the engine for you while you take measurements. Have your instruments ready so you can read the voltage and amperage before the engine fires. Connect the voltmeter between the bare metal of a battery or starter connection and bare metal on or directly attached to the frame or engine block.
First, measure the voltage at the connection on the starter where the battery positive cable connects. Then go back and measure the voltage at the battery connection, and subtract the lower voltage from the higher one. Voltage drop should not be more than 1-2 volts.
"It's just as important to check the ground," says Purkey. Measure the voltage at the ground cable connections, too, in the same sequence. If there is a cable between the starter and a ground strap, and another at the frame or battery box, measure the voltage between both the battery and starter connections, and the frame, and then add the two figures. More than 1 volt between the starter and batteries shows high resistance in the system.
If you get a voltage drop, you might want to clean up the connections with sandpaper or steel wool and reassemble snugly, then retest before replacing the cables. Replace battery cables – both positive and ground – that show a voltage drop.
"When it comes to battery testers, you get what you pay for," Purkey says. "A $45 hand-held unit will give you a test that won't mean a lot. Go to a reputable manufacturer like Autometer, Midtronics or Argus Analyzers."
Such testers are affordable for the serious do-it-yourselfer. Jim Hamann at Argus Analyzers reports that the company has two models appropriate for use on a big rig. The AA400 sells for $299 and the AA500 for $399. Hamann says these high tech testers apply a heavy load for a brief time and use that to calculate the battery's internal resistance, "the holy grail of battery testing." This works because batteries fail when something prevents the unit from passing enough current. The unit gives you a percentage figure that tells you how much of the battery's life is left, Hamann says.
Once you know a battery is bad, replace it right way. The more evenly the load is shared among batteries, the longer you will go prior to having trouble, so "don't mix and match," Purkey says. Replace all the batteries in the box unless they are within six months of the same age. Also, stick with the same rating and brand so the performance characteristics are the same. This will pay off in reliability and long life.
Purkey says not to buy just by "CCA" or Cold Cranking Amps because the batteries with the most CCA often have only "half the cycling life." Talk to your supplier and tell him how you use the truck. If you shut down and drain the batteries frequently, the best choice would be a Group 31, a "dual-purpose battery." These can tolerate giving up a lot of their charge and having it replaced the next day, yet still have good cold cranking power.
Oil grades
Truckers are so used to 15W-40 oil, considered just about ideal from as low as +14 degrees F. up to well over 100 degrees, that they often forget it's perfectly OK to run thinner stuff at the frigid times of the year. Detroit Diesel's Scott Zechiel provides the standard SAE guidelines, which his company accepts as offering effective engine protection. Just dropping the oil grade to 10W-40 drops the minimum temperature all the way down to -4 degrees F.
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Other first-teamers were: Providence College goalie Jon Gillies, the son of former UNH goalie Bruce Gillies; UMass Lowell defenseman Chad Ruhwedel, Merrimack forward Mike Collins, Boston College forward Johnny Gaudreau and BC forward Steven Whitney.
UNH placed goalie Casey DeSmith of Rochester and forward Kevin Goumas on the honorable mention list.
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"For those wanting a bit more spice to start the day, there's nothing better then perfectly portioned tasty tortilla cups! These cups are packed with the wonderful flavors of eggs, cilantro, red bell pepper and Mexican cheese. For the added kick, Johnsonville Hot & Spicy Breakfast Sausage Links are used to give you the needed heat to wake up your taste buds and get you going. Serve with your favorite salsa for an added bonus to your morning fiesta."
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1 (12 ounce) package
Johnsonville® Hot & Spicy Breakfast Sausage Links
9 (6 inch)
flour tortillas
2 cups
shredded Mexican blend cheese, divided
eggs, beaten
1/4 cup
finely chopped sweet red bell pepper
1/4 cup
finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/8 teaspoon
1/8 teaspoon
I made a similar recipe to this before (Antojitos)and I kept that in mind while making these. I used 6 tablespoons milk. I used bacon vs. sausage. I didn't cut the tortillas into triangles. I kept them whole and made them into cups (use a biscuit cutter). These were good. I will try again with cream cheese.
First, it doesn't say how much milk to use and I think I may have overdone it slightly because once I poured the egg mixture into the cups it leaked out of the tortillas into the pan. I would suggest either using milk sparingly or maybe using just one smaller-diameter tortilla in tart pans.
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Whitney Cummings on critics: 'I went through trauma'
Funny woman opens up about negative 'Whitney' reviews
By Kenny Herzog Nov 19, 2012 10:16AM
Last week, we reported on NBC brass' fairly blunt declaration of intent to steer away from cult, mockumentary-style sitcoms and back toward a more conventional, multi-camera aesthetic. Front and center amid that transition is Whitney Cummings' eponymous Wednesday-night comedy, which launched its second season last week.
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Despite the network's backing and an aggressive ad campaign to emphasize its universal appeal, "Whitney" continues to struggle for critical respect or a tremendous audience share (last Wednesday's premiere only attracted 4.3 million viewers, according to TV Line). But as Cummings shares with Vulture, she's taken all that negative attention to heart, to a fault.
In an interview with the website, the 30-year-old budding mogul (Cummings also co-created "2 Broke Girls") recalls attending an event last year at which "everyone was treating me like I had cancer ... They said, 'Everyone hated 'Seinfeld' when it first went on the air,' and, 'You stay strong, girl.' I Googled myself, which never ends well. I started realizing what was going on, and I went through trauma." She even concedes, "I wouldn't leave the house because I became so paranoid about who thought what about the show."
However, Cummings shoots back at the notion that she's somehow portraying women in an un-empowered light, adding, "I wasn't trying to make a perfect character who has it all figured out. I'm interested in flaws. We're allowed to have flaws. To me, the idea that women aren't allowed to have flaws is the most anti-feminist thing imaginable."
And to be fair, Whitney has spoken eloquently and ferociously on the way women are perceived in pop culture. Whether that compels bigger numbers to feel differently about her strangely old-fashioned, neo-feminist, filmed-in-front-of-a-live-audience sitcom and tune in remains to be seen.
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McDonough Looks for Another Marketing Hit
The last hockey player had barely stepped off the temporary ice rink at Wrigley Field Thursday afternoon following the 2009 NHL Winter Classic before Blackhawks team president John McDonough was in front of the reporters' microphones with another big idea.
In a reversal of sorts of the Blackhawks/Red Wings game at Wrigley Field, McDonough is proposing that the Cubs and Cardinals move their July 11th game from Wrigley to the United Center.
"If the Blackhawks and Red Wings playing at Wrigley Field was a grand slam, and I think everyone would agree that it was," said McDonough, "I think the Cubs and Cardinals meeting at the U.C. would be a...a...one of those things where a guy scores three goals in one game. And July can be hot as hell. I think all those moms and dads and boys and girls are really going to enjoy the air conditioning."
McDonough's proposal has yet to be vetted by officials from the Cubs, Major League Baseball, the Major League Players Union, or WGN-TV, which holds broadcast rights to the game, but the former Cubs marketing honcho doesn't forsee any major barriers to staging the event.
"Obviously the dimensions of the floor at the United Center vary a bit from what the baseball teams are used to," McDonough acknowledged, "but I don't think it's anything that can't be worked around. If the left field fence has to be 115 or 120 feet from home plate and 50 or 60 feet high, the players will adapt. Remember, these guys are professionals."
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Sounds like a certain marketing guy got a brand new crack pipe in his stocking this year.
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yeesh...mcD...take a winter off. go home. play with your kids.
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Went to the game today, great atmosphere.
Here's the national anthem-
I sent you some pix, let me know if you got them.
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that's a surreal sight.
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me thinks the Cubs Humor/Sarcasm tag has been carefully omitted from this post...
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i couldn't tell if it was real or not. it's doable...especially considering some of the old parks. some of the old stadiums didn't even go 300' to the line, but went up a lot with the walls...old philly park, especially.
it also doesn't help i could care less about hockey, don't follow hockey, and the blackhawks might as well be some Australian Rules Football team as far as I'm concerned.
still, the use of "hell" talking to reporters about such a thing and the note about the real wall dimensions not being a joke is a little too much to miss...doh.
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it's more obvious reading it now...it was read badly by me more than it was written badly...that and my lack of hockey understanding and not being surprised by anything that comes outta McD's mouth...
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That was cute. Try again in a few years, girls. Hope you don't fall apart in February again this year so we can have a nice, soft seven or eight seed.
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Sports Headline, dateline July 11th, 2009...
Manager Lou Piniella and his coach Matt Sinatro were missing until the 2nd inning of today's Cub-Cardinal game at Wrigley.
Piniella when he finally arrived told reporters Matt had read that the game was being played at the United Center and so he drove there for the game. I was napping in the passenger seat, I let Matty do most of the driving. "You know, it's one of those 'Classic' games. I heard they had brought Fergie Jenkins, Billy Williams, Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull to town to sing during the 7th inning stretch."
Sinatro said he had read about the venue change somewhere online...


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Optimal Labor Contracts With Non-Contractible Human Capital
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iPhone doesnt shut off Do Not Disturb on NYears? Feature not a bug ppl!
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I think you're the disillusioned one here. For one, I never have mana issues offtanking, as I simply use Seal of Wisdom, and if anything, it keeps me from pulling aggro off of the main tank on fights like Patchwerk, that require "meaningful" threat.
Even if you didn't want to use SoW full time, you should treat it like hunters treat Aspect of the Viper...Use Vengeance/Corruption until your mana bar is at 10%, then fill up again with some SoW procs...it works even better if you have the minor glyph that cuts the cost of the Seal in half.
We don't have threat issues and we don't have mana issues...we're fine...we don't need JoL...
Of course, I'm biased, because I'm Tippocabra (though I did get a sex change and changed back to my original name of Tippo) from Medivh...so I cause this ruckus :P


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Okay, well first, let me note that I am not usually a proponent of throwing your vote away. I think it's a silly form of protest. However, I was very frustrated and angry about the 2003 recall campaign against Governor Gray Davis because I really liked Governor Davis. His 1998 campaign was the first campaign I ever worked on and he had been reelected less than a year earlier. He wasn't corrupt and nobody ever accused him of corruption. It was a partisan hijacking of the political process, financed by the man who is now chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Darrell Issa (who was hoping to become Governor himself but stepped away when Arnold Schwarzengger jumped in).
I used to take my daughter with me when I would vote so that she could see the process and hopefully it would resonate with her and encourage her to vote when she got older. So, she went with me on the day of the recall election. I voted "no" because I was against recalling Governor Davis, but it was very obvious that the recall was going to succeed, Governor Davis was going to be recalled, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to win. So, I explained everything to Sabrina as best as I could, and let her vote because she wanted to fill in the bubble.
If it were up to me, I would have voted for Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, the top Democrat in the election. (Bustamante had to run a weird, confusing campaign that said, "No on the Recall, Yes to Cruz!") Sabrina had other ideas. She voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger — and here's the great thing — because she's been a smart-ass since she was five years old she didn't vote for Arnold because she liked him; she voted for him because she thought it would be funny to have him as Governor and because she knew it wasn't who I would vote for. What a sweet little child — not her, everybody else's kid.
Gray Davis's campaign for Governor of California in 1998 was the first campaign that I ever worked on, and I am proud of it. Governor Davis was a good man and a good Governor during a terrible time for California. The energy crisis that engulfed his Administration at the beginning of his second term in 2003 was engineered by Enron, which was later found to be manipulating the California's energy supply. The recall effort was engineered by Darrell Issa, who thought he would swoop in and become Governor himself until Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to jump in the race. It was a joke and Governor Davis deserved better. The people of California did him wrong — especially since they re-elected him less than a year before tossing him out of office and tarnishing his name by the very act of triggering a recall.
And Governor Davis was never bitter about it. He never got angry with the people of California or the people who unfairly targeted him. He did his best to make Governor Schwarzenegger's transition as easy as possible in a very weird situation. I have a ton of respect for Gray Davis and always will be proud that his 1998 bid for Governor was my first campaign experience. I still have my badge from the California Democratic Party's victory party in Sacramento on Election night in 1998.
That's tough to say because it's hard to rank the Governors of states that you don't live in. I'll just go with my personal experience from living in California under several Governors because there is no way that Rick Perry, Governor of Texas while I lived there for a year, would ever make it on any list of mine. And, while I live in Missouri now and it seems like Governor Jay Nixon is a solid executive, I still don't know a whole lot about him.
From my experience in California, I have a soft spot for Governor Gray Davis, whose recall in 2003 was a complete travesty. Time will vindicate Governor Davis — in fact, I think it has already started to, especially now that we know what we know about Enron and the electricity crisis which was a big factor in Governor Davis's downfall. Governor Davis was a hard-working, smart, effective public servant from his service in Vietnam to his devotion to California as Governor Brown's chief of staff, State Assemblyman, State Controller, Lieutenant Governor, and then Governor. With the trajectory he was on up until his Gubernatorial re-election in 2002, Davis was heading to national prominence. Because he wasn't very charismatic or an inspiring public speaker, I don't think he the Presidency was a realistic goal, but he certainly could have been Vice President and probably would have been on John Kerry's short list in 2004.
But Governor Davis got a raw deal from Californians. He became the scapegoat for problems that weren't entirely his fault and he was the victim of a smear campaign that he couldn't combat while trying to do his job and that he couldn't outspend. Plus, he had just won re-election just a few months before the recall campaign got going. Gray Davis won re-election in November 2002 and his opponents decided that they wanted a do-over. And then, in the midst of the circus-like atmosphere of the recall campaign, Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped into the spotlight and the voters of California got starry-eyed. It was a shitty deal and Governor Davis deserved better from California. Yet, he accepted the results of the recall with humility and never said a cross word about it or the voters or his opponents. And he was incredibly helpful to Governor Schwarzenegger, both during the transition and after Schwarzenegger was inaugurated.
Gray Davis was the first politician who inspired me to get involved in a campaign and go to work for a candidate. In 1998, I was only 18, but Davis — the Lieutenant Governor at the time — seemed like the perfect candidate for Governor. He had paid his dues and undoubtedly had the best resume of any Gubernatorial candidate on the scene. I went to a rally downtown near the State Capitol (where the legendary, beloved, and late Mayor of Sacramento Joe Serna stepped on my shoe and then talked to me for ten minutes about public service) and everything that Gray Davis said gave me confidence in him and his vision for California. When I briefly met Gray Davis that day, I felt like he blocked everyone else out and focused on me for the two minutes that I had his attention. As an 18-year-old, that was huge. Later, of course, I realized that all great politicians are able to do that. But I was sold. And I still am. I went to work for Gray Davis's campaign in 1998 and on Election night, for the first time, I felt that amazing feeling of having your candidate win and it was a validation of all of the work we had done. It was the moment where I got bit by the bug of working on high-stakes political campaigns. Fifteen years later, when I see a candidate that piques my interest, I still get that itch to sign up, start training volunteers, canvass neighborhoods, register voters, and phone bank (okay…maybe not phone banking…I hate that). I'll never forget that it was Governor Davis that instilled that feeling in me.
I was too young to experience Jerry Brown's first time as Governor of California (1975-1983), but I knew his reputation and was always fascinated by him. I saw Governor Brown speak a few times when he was Mayor of Oakland and I met him when he was California's Attorney General and always hoped that he would make another run for Governor. Of course, once he did (in 2010), I had moved out of California.
However, since his election, I have followed him from outside of the state and think that he's done an amazing job as Governor. From what I've seen, he is actually getting California moving in the right direction when it's seemed for so long like the state was broken and might be too big and too broke and too much to fix. Apparently (and this is from what I understand from what I read and hear out here in Missouri), Governor Brown has done such a remarkable job that some of the younger Democrats and potential Republicans who considered taking him on in 2014 (when Governor Brown will be 76) aren't even going to risk it. One friend I have back in Sacramento who is a political consultant said that, if Governor Brown were 10 or 15 years younger, he'd be a viable Presidential candidate in 2016 (Brown made unsuccessful bids for the Presidency in 1976, 1980, and 1992). So, I'm going to go ahead and count Jerry Brown as one of my favorite Governors, too.
Oh, and I had no experience living under him or in his state, but I always thought Jesse "The Body" Ventura's shocking election as Governor of Minnesota in 1998 was awesome. I loved his unorthodox campaign ads and the fact that he was a professional wrestler and the party he had after his inauguration where he wore a pink boa and some of the funky clothes he used to wear. I liked the fact that he was an independent and that he named his autobiography I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (BOOK•KINDLE) after his famous line in Predator. I enjoyed his candor and thought it was refreshing, and it was fun to see the incumbent Governor of Minnesota not only be the special referee at SummerSlam but throw Shane McMahon out of the ring and yell, "That's for your old man, you little bastard!". That's not something you'd ever see his successor, Tim Pawlenty, or Iowa's long-serving Governor Terry Branstad do.
So, from afar, I thought Governor Ventura was pretty cool. Then he left office and became a complete nutjob. I mean, he may have always been one, but when he was Jesse "The Body", he was fun. Former Governor Ventura, however, is totally unbearable to watch or listen to. Of course, everything is a conspiracy to him, so he'll probably find this post and accuse me of being part of the Illuminati. It's easy for me to say that Governor Ventura was fun to watch from a couple of thousand miles away, but I'm sure the novelty wore off pretty quickly for the people of Minnesota. And I'm sure people said the same thing about Governor Schwarzenegger.
We'll stick with Gray Davis and Jerry Brown as my favorites and, from what I've seen of him, I like Governor Nixon here in Missouri.
(By the way, Missourians, Gov. Nixon is term-limited, so the Governor's Mansion is wide-open in 2016. Anthony for Governor? Who wants to donate?)
Yes, I did. The first time was when I was leaving one of my favorite restaurants in Sacramento, the Esquire Grill, which is about a block away from the State Capitol and very close to the Hyatt Regency, which is where Governor Schwarzenegger stayed whenever he didn't go home to Los Angeles.
I was walking out of the Esquire and held the door for a small group of obvious politicians — not an unusual sight in Downtown Sacramento on a weekday. I didn't notice who it was immediately, but I heard him say, "Thank you," and when I heard that unmistakable accent, I quickly said, "Uh, you're welcome, Governor." It wasn't my smoothest moment. He shook my hand and was very pleasant.
I had another minor interaction with him just a few months after Obama announced he was running for President. We were putting together some sort of event in Sacramento and I had some invitations that I was supposed to drop off to potential surrogates and supporters at the Capitol. I delivered the invitations to a few State Senators and members of the State Assembly and had one to deliver to Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi. The Lieutenant Governor's office is on the first floor, directly across the hall from the Governor's office. When I came out of Lieutenant Governor Garamendi's office, I saw Governor Schwarzenegger and two of his staffers walking into his office. No one else was in the hallway except one CHP officer who was standing nearby. I wanted to joke around and invite him to the Obama event, but once again, I came across like a complete nerd and just said, "Hi, Governor." He waved as he headed into his office and I walked down the hallway thinking to myself, "Hi, Governor?! Who the hell do I think I am? Way to connect with the big wigs, Anthony."
I saw Governor Schwarzenegger give a couple of speeches, too. One thing I noticed is that there is no way in hell that he is 6'2" as his bio says and how he was always listed as a bodybuilder. On a good day, I am a little over 5'8" and I would say that there's no way that Schwarzenegger is more than 5'10". Also, he must have the best tailor in the world because on each occasion that I saw him I quickly noticed how nice his business suits looked, and if you've ever seen my wardrobe, you'd know that I'm no expert on fashion.
More on Arnold will be coming soon because I am working on my review of his recently-released autobiography, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (BOOK•KINDLE), which I really enjoyed and which gave me an appreciation and respect for the former Governor that I hadn't expected.
Honestly, yes, I do. Governor Schwarzenegger was a moderate and his personality could be an important weapon in bridging some of the differences between the two sides. Personality is huge for a President. What he would be great at is those moments where Congress is stiffing the White House and he just appeals to the American people. Obama is not-so-great at that. Schwarzenegger would be very good. He's actually very likable despite some of his transgressions and indiscretions.
I just finished reading his recently-released autobiography, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (BOOK•KINDLE) and he really is a remarkable person. I lived in California for most of his time as Governor and I didn't love or hate the guy, but reading his story and recognizing how smart he really is and how hard he has worked at everything he has done from bodybuilding to politics has given me a lot of respect for Schwarzenegger. The book is very candid, too. I liked it way more than I expected.
I actually finished two books today — (1.) Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman —From World War to Cold War (BOOK•KINDLE) by Michael Dobbs and (2.) Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man (BOOK•KINDLE) by Walter Stahr.
Now I'm wavering back-and-forth about which book I want to read next. My plan was to read Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (BOOK•KINDLE) by Ian W. Toll. However, on Friday, Simon & Schuster sent me Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (BOOK•KINDLE) by my former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. As good as Pacific Crucible looks and promises to be, I'm leaning towards reading Governor Schwarzenegger's autobiography first because it looks pretty fascinating and entertaining.


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Soapbox racing - the most fun you can have with four wheels and no engine - hits the London and Recklinghausen simultaneously this weekend.
The joy of these events is very much in the creativity of the competitors, the colourful and occasionally hilarious vehicles and the friendly, carnival atmosphere.
So what happens when one of the world's elite Formula One racing teams decides to get involved? Check out the video below to watch Red Bull Racing's team principal Christian Horner call BMXer Shanaze Reade into his office to give her a 'special mission'.
Viewers in the UK can watch the event live on Dave (Sky 111, Virgin 128, Freeview 12) from 16.00 BST (17.00 CET) on Sunday July 14th or check back on redbull.com after both events for a round-up of all the best action.
With events in Oman and France already successfully behind us, it is also the turn of Recklinghausen in Germany to play host to the fast-paced fun of a Red Bull Soapbox Race. To get yourself in the mood for that, why not have a look back at this video of the ten best crashes so far this year.
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I had the extreme fortune last night to see this in the theater and right before the film started I overheard a person sitting directly behind me mention that she had seen the trailer for this film and it looked "pretty gross". At that moment it occurred to me that there's people out there who've never seen DEAD ALIVE! Up until then I had just assumed that everybody who likes horror movies had already seen this movie a dozen times or more. Next you're going to tell me there's people out there who can't quote all of Buford T. Justice's lines from SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT...ha! Whatever. There's no way, no way!!!
For those two or three people out there who've never seen DEAD ALIVE here's the story: Lionel lives at home with his over domineering mother. He goes on a date to a local zoo with his girl Paquita. While spying on her son, the mother is bitten by a rat monkey from Skull Island (yes, that Skull Island) and the next day turns into a flesh eating zombie! Lionel can't stand the thought of killing his zombie mother so he keeps her under sedation in the basement. Keeping a live zombie in the basement is hard work, so before long everything has spiraled out of control until there's an entire horde of zombies running around the large household...and all of them want to kill Lionel.
The story is brilliant, but what pushes DEAD ALIVE into the one of the greatest zombie movies of all time territory is the absolute genius of director Peter Jackson. I remember when this movie came out (I was in high school) my girlfriend and I sat on her mom's sofa in absolute horror movie Heaven. I was so glued to the screen I completely forgot about the sweet fuckmaking I was about to throw down. Outside of EVIL DEAD 2 I'd never seen anything like it. Right from the beginning the film blasts off in a frantic pace and it never lets up. It's just one hilarious gore-drenched scene after another all wrapped up in a clever script that somehow makes it all believable and even has a little romance thrown in for good measure.
After watching it last night on the big screen I started thinking about how there really hasn't been any over the top splatter films of this quality made since this movie. It's kinda sad. The other, ever sadder, thing is Peter Jackson has completely forgotten about the horror genre. Yea, he made THE FRIGHTENERS in 1996 and I love that movie, but ever since he's made nothing but CGI heavy fantasy films that I really didn't care too much about. It'd be nice if he went back to his roots and made another non-CGI, low budget gross out film. I can only watch BAD TASTE and DEAD ALIVE so many hundreds of times...I wasn't a big fan of MEET THE FEEBLES.


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The process of American psychiatric care started with the development of lunatic asylums during the early nineteenth century. There were 122 state supported lunatic asylums opened in the United States before 1900. Most histories of early asylums have been lost except for the significant or unusual ones. Tracing the history of these early institutions, which emphasized care for the common patient, will allow current researchers to understand the actions and attitudes that previously doomed such programs, saving time and money.
This book reveals through old postcards how the early asylums appeared to the public, how they were advertised, what activities and buildings were created for specific purposes in the process of caring for the insane of society, and how patients were transported to the facilities. In order to give a broader sense of place, images of the asylum's entrances or gates, the grounds, inside views, and staff housing of these facilities are detailed.
The book is divided into five sections. Section one covers, in sequential order, the first sixteen state supported lunatic asylums. Section two gives an overview of the 29 different asylums in sequence of their openings from 1854 to 1902. Sixty-five categorized postcards make up section three. Section four is small collection of postcards that make fun of the asylums. The final section summarizes the practices and trends that were revealed throughout the book about the early asylums.


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Little Vade Mecum for the Growth Objector
By Yves-Marie Abraham, HEC Montréal
May 2011
1. What is degrowth?
- This is not an economic depression, nor a recession, but a decline in the importance of the economy itself in our lives and our societies.
- This is not the decline of GDP, but the end of GDP and all other quantitative measures used as indicators of well being.
- This is not a decline in population size, but a questioning of humanity's self-destructive lifestyle.
- This is not a step backwards, but an invitation to step aside, out of the race in pursuit of excessiveness.
- This is not nostalgia for some golden age, but an unprecedented project to invent creative ways of living together.
- This is not degrowth imposed by the depletion of the biosphere's resources, but a voluntary degrowth, to live better here and now, preserving the conditions necessary for the long-term survival of humanity.
- This is not an end in itself, but a necessary step in the search for models depicting free societies, liberated from the dogma of growth.
- This is not a project of voluntary deprivation and impoverishment, but an attempt to find a "better life", based on simplicity, restraint, and sharing.
- This is not "sustainable development", but a rejection of capitalism, no matter if it is "green" or "socially just", and no matter if it has State-run or private enterprises.
- This is not ecofascism, but a call for a democratic revolution to end our productivist-consumerist model of society.
- This is not voluntary simplicity, but a revolutionary political project that implies the adoption of the principles of voluntary simplicity on the individual level.
- This is not is not an "anti-modern" movement, but a "neo-modern" movement, based on respect for the values of freedom and equality.
In summary, degrowth is a call for a radical break from traditional growth-based models of society, no matter if these models are "left" or "right", to invent new ways of living together in a true democracy, respectful of the values of equality and freedom, based on sharing and cooperation, and with sufficiently moderate consumption so as to be sustainable.
…continued here.
The theme of "guilt" came up frequently in the discussions from both Week 2 and Week 3 - guilt for poverty, guilt for ecological destruction, etc. How do we deal with that guilt? I offer no easy answers - only my own conditional ones. But perhaps this can help you find your own answers.
Part of a participant's response from Week 3:
Last week we talked about how we can end up taking more than we give in our relationship with the developing world, and I think this ecological discussion is a clear example of that. It would take 3.6 earths to sustain my lifestyle, and I am one of the strictest people I know when it comes to living responsibly. I know a large portion of those 3.6 earths comes simply from living and paying taxes in the United States. Obviously that doesn't make it ok, but how can I confront that fact in my daily life? Protest more? Move out of the U.S.? One of my goals in life is 'Live simply so that others may simply live.' How can I realize that goal in my life? Is it even possible?
My response:
As far as your question, it's something we all struggle with, and I have no great insight. You're very right that there are individual limits to what someone can do (aside from literally moving "off the grid" and into a jungle).
This realization can send you spiraling into a guilt trip of epic proportions. But is such a guilt trip productive? I try to encourage people to channel this guilt into constructive anger at a social, economic, and cultural system of beliefs and practices that both constrains our alternatives and encourages less sustainable and equitable choices. This outward focus is, in my view, far more productive than internalizing guilt. We have to work to change this system, rather than beating ourselves up for being born into it.
How do we do that? That's perhaps the crux of your question. We'll dig into this more as we go on in the course - but of course there are many options. In my own life, I think about building real sustainable alternatives for our modern life as an engineer, protesting when an extra body is needed, engaging in a constant dialogue with friends and family, and joining organizations that educate and mobilize others for change in solidarity with people around the world. I've started to compile some of these organizations on our CDF website, and this list is by no means complete.
But I would not move out of the U.S. Here I have a unique ability to both understand this culture and work to change it from within - and that's a very special opportunity.
What do you all think?
Further reading: Cosmopolitanism by Kwame Appiah is a quick read and digestible philiosophy. In it, Appiah offers some similar advice, though I don't always agree with his points.
From one of the participants' responses from week 3:
It is true that growth has defined human history on the planet, that the beginning of agriculture thousands of years ago marked a period of proliferation, abundance, even surplus (of goods as well as people). Only recently, within the past several hundred years, have the edges of a seemingly infinite tendency towards growth been perceived; subtle signals have accumulated to become portentous auguries, and enough humans have sensed the malignant disequilibrium which ails the Pachamama so that that the dwindling few who don't are in a stubborn state of denial.
I thought this was worth discussing and sharing a bit given our topics for Week 3 and Week 4. This is a nice connection between the idea that economic growth on a finite planet is limited, and that there are alternatives (like Ancient Futures' depiction of Ladakh shows us).
In this participant's excerpt, it's assumed that growth has defined human history on the planet, and that its effects have only been perceived in the last few centuries. This is not quite the whole truth…
It's not that we have only recently begun to perceive the negative ecological (and arguably social) effects of economic growth; the nature of economic growth itself has changed. It has become exponential. Exponential functions, you might recall from calculus, describe something accelerating. Our global economy, you might thus imagine, is like a car in which the driver has floored the accelerator instead of being happy going along at the speed limit. The speed will keep on rising, but at some point the engine will max out, and (quite literally) overheat - like our planet is today.
Exponential growth (a la the impossible hamster, or the doubling paper exercise we did in class) is a relatively recent phenomenon, dating only to the industrial revolution (see the charts). The industrial revolution allowed the rate of consumption of natural resources to be radically increased beyond renewable limits.
Knowing the relatively recent history of exponential growth makes the idea (proposed by Herman Daly and most ecologists and the field of ecological economics itself) of a shift to a steady state (slow or no growth) economy seem much less shocking. We can take the technology and "advances" we think are genuine from this stage of human history and move them forward in new ways. We needn't and couldn't somehow relive the past.
Our period of exponential economic growth is a blip (a crucially important one, but a blip no less) in human history - and so changing it does not seem so radical after all, does it?
Further reading: Do the Math has a number of posts on this subject, like Can Economic Growth Last? and the Galactic Scale Energy post I previously noted.
This is the all too common and unfortunate downside of hydroelectric dams. They inundate huge swaths of land - and that land is rarely "empty." Even when there are no human settlements, there can be priceless historic sites (as in the GAP Southern Anatolia Project in Turkey) or precious ecological services that are permanently lost. (When dams are first constructed, they actually have an ENORMOUS carbon footprint, not only due to the energy-intensive concrete, but also the release of carbon from plants which decay under the flooding behind the dam.)
Is it time we looked at different ways to content ourselves beyond increasing our energy consumption? Or are these necessary steps for Brazil to "catch up" and should we mainly look inward at our own consumption?
A campaign by one of the oldest and most successful voices in the global justice movement offers hope.


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Terence Cao avoids talk on his personal life
MediaCorp actor Terence Cao spoke to the media for the first time, after DNA tests have verified him as the biological father of a 20-month-old toddler, at an imaging session for his new drama Soup of Life. which is scheduled to premiere on Ch8 next June.
Though he is happy to be a dad, he has yet to resolve disagreements over child support issues with the daughter's mother, Ms. Shi Shimei, a Shanghainese lady whom he had an alleged affair with in 2010. At the imaging session for the drama which will premiere on Ch8 in June 2013, Terence was the centre of attention as he has been avoiding the media since results of the tests were released.
As Terence has been avoiding the media and mainly responded via his lawyer, Sunil, ever since results of the tests were released, he was naturally the centre of attention.
Despite wearing a smile, the 45-year-old was not willing to dwell further on the issue. He clarified, "I will only talk about the drama today. You can ask the artiste management on all other matters," after learning that the reporters in the studio wished to interview him.
When asked by a xinmsn reporter on the impact the results had on him, he said, "It's actually okay. What's most important right now is work. I'm getting ready to head to Malaysia with the crew for filming."
He added that he is still in talks with Ms. Shi and promised to update everyone on new developments in the case. "My mood today is purely professional. I want to meet the producer and stylists with a professional attitude. We'll chat about other issues next time," he replied, clearly evading questions on his personal life.
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The Moon Has a Fluid Outer Core
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mapkinase writes with this excerpt from Discovery News: "The Apollo Passive Seismic Experiment recorded motions of the ground from moonquakes and other activities generating sound waves until late 1977. The network was too limited to directly monitor waves bouncing off or scattered by the moon's core, leaving scientists dependent on more indirect techniques, such as measuring minute gravitational changes, to craft a picture of the moon's interior. Those models turned out to be pretty accurate, says lead scientist Renee Weber, with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The new research confirms the existence of a solid inner core and liquid outer layer, similar to Earth's. Unlike Earth, the moon also has a partly melted, mushy layer over that."