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Product Nostalgia: An Ode to the (Discontinued!) Sony Dream Machine
It got me through my childhood. In high school I pulled it up under my Laura Ashley covers in my Sears canopy bed (plastic bed posts!) and listened covertly to the Top Five at Ten on the local radio station Q-107. I took it to college with me and bashed my hand across the long snooze bar every morning. At some point I got a new one, but to this day I have something very similar to the original and iconic (to me, anyway) Sony Dream Machine — a little white cube that has served me as a clock-radio for 35 years now.
It NEVER fails me. No CD player. No charger. No fancy features. It just works, takes up little space and is so cute. And it is one of the few things that has stayed the same (with a few tweaks) since I was a kid.
In 2011 Sony discontinued the Dream Machine. I need to scramble to buy up some secondhand ones before mine breaks — if it ever breaks...
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I have had mine since at least 1990. My favorite part about is the footprint - it takes up such a tiny space. Glad to see I am not the only one with an attachment to this classic!
I got this once as a leaving present from a job - they insisted there was no hidden message!
i still have mine. got it in 1986 i think because i know i had it when i graduated high school in 1987. still works like a charm. i loved the description of reaching over and smacking the alarm bar because that is always the first thing i think about when i think about this clock! i have since moved on to a Logitech Squeezebox but will not get rid of my Dream Machine not matter how much my friends make fun of me. the only reason i even considered replacing it was because local stations are impossible to get anymore. viva la Dream Machine
I had that alarm clock from elementary school until I finished college. Somehow after college it diappeared in the mix and I often wonder where it ended up. I even used to get excited every time it popped up in a movie, "I have that!!" Ahh, sweet nostalgia.
I still have my Dream Machine, too. Mine isn't quite that old. It's round and actually does have a CD player. Best alarm clock ever.
I am still using mine, a black one (the white gets smudged too easily). I think it belonged to my ex and left to me when we split therefore it probably came from the 80's. And hitting the bar first thing in the morning is so true! Although i no longer do that, just let NPR play on until I am ready to get up. cross my fingers and hope it lives on forever!
I adore my Dream Machine. I thought I was the only one, until now! Recently, I've had a hard time changing the time and I am so afraid that it is on its last legs. I love the fact that it's so compact, so perfect for a small bedside stand.
Ah! I think my mom still has hers! So cool to see. :)
i had one, too! i didn't know how iconic they were!
I still have mine--probably going on a good 15+ years. That snooze button knows my habits well...
I've had my Dream Machine since 1990 and it's still kicking and looking good! Which is surprising, considering in my youth I covered it in stickers (thanks goo gone) and during my adolescence I decorated it with nail polish (thank god I got it all off). Here we are 22 years later and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it keeps working like it always has.
mine is still in use from 1989
Oh, this was my first alarm clock! I probably got it in 1990 or so. I don't use it anymore (I have one with a dimmer display), but it's definitely still buried in a closet somewhere and I bet it still works.
I still use this everyday. Gosh, I've probably had it since the early 90's and it still works great.
I feel left out. :( I use those little black clocks with faux wood panelling. I had a childrens version of the dream machine when I was little that had a star night light on it. :)
I've had mine since 1992 when my sister and I got our own rooms. I'm in my 30s and I still love the turtle stickers I put all over it!
I had one from elementary school on through college...now my son uses it to wake up for kindergarten!
I still use my Sony Dream machine EZ alarm -- the interface was (is) the best -- two dials on the front -- one to set (for the alarm) the hour and the other for the minutes. So easy (or should I say EZ!) to use, I can;t believe it wasn't more popular. Alas, the "sleep" button has worn out, so I have a more modern Sony if I want music/news while I doze off.
Here's an article about "EZ" alarm radios:
I have one still sitting on my night stand... haven't used it in 5 years, in fact it hasn't been plugged in for that long. Once I got my iPhone, that became my alarm clock and I needed the outlet for my iPhone charger.
I had one I got in high school that is still in my old bedroom at my parents' house. I got a second one when I went away to college, which is the one that's now been beside my bed for the past 16 years.
I forgot to mention that my EZ alarm is from the early 80s!
And speaking of ancient electronics, my mom gave me a Panasonic AM/FM Cassette player (mono!) for my graduation from elementary school -- back in 1971. I still used it as my kitchen radio until just several years ago, when it finally died! And I still use a Lafayette amplifier and tuner for my stereo. So now you know the "mid-c" handle isn't just about my passion for mid-century style!!!
love! haha how much is nostalgia worth? There is one on Amazon for a mere $200 that is very similar to the one pictured -- white, cube, oh so 80s!
Here's an alternative...and docks/charges your iPhone/iPad. I love mine and have purchased a few as gifts.
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Ah, the good old days when electronics stood the test of time and didn't set your house on fire. I loved my dream machine. I think my sister stole mine...I wonder if she still has it?
I have the new dream machine. I LOVE it . it's not iconic. it's not beautiful... but it's awesome.
you don't have to set the alarm everyday (when you turn it off in the morning, it is automatically set for the next day unless you disable it).
you can snooze 10,20,30,40,50 or 60 minutes just by hitting hte snooze button multiple times.
you can change the time and alarms up and down ( no having to go all the way around...)
it changes automatically for daylight savings tmie.
it was the cheapest one at walgreens and it makes me so happy! long live the dream machine!
This baby got me through three years of law school final exams, moot court, and my first job interviews. I loved that it was so simple, took up such little space, and was sleek enough to blend in with the other items on my desk/night stand.
What? They are extinct?!! Never occurred to me! Still use mine every day.
Q107 is that columbia, sc?
Mine's black, from 1984. It lives on the nightstand and works great.
I've had mine since I was 10. I didn't realize it was iconic! Still works, still gets me up in the morning. The radio station may have changed, but why replace what works?
i had that same one! from jr high school all the way through college.. until one day the alarm went off and i could never get it to turn off and i had to get a new one..
holy crap, i thought i was an extremely rare breed that still has the cube dream machine....it's been close to 25 years and still going strong and i refuse to get rid of it. glad there are others out there!
I still use my dream machine! My parents bought it for me in 1984 or 85, when i was 8 or 9 years old. Almost thirty years later, i often wish it would break already - i'm so bored of it - but it just won't die!
I had HORRIBLE luck with clock-radios, including the Dream Machine! All of them broke anywhere from a few months to a couple of years after I got them.
Funny...I was just looking at my Dream Machine on my nightstand and thinking how I will never get rid of that. So great to see so many others feeling the same way.
I, too, love my little Dream Machine! Glad too see there are lots of other fans.
TRACYASHLEY, me too!! I got mine as a birthday present in 5th grade, so I could be responsible for waking myself up. Except mine was the ugly beige rectangle version. It was always set to KMEL 106.1, I used to wake up to Michael Jackson, TLC, Sir-Mix-Alot, Mary J. Blige, the Looniez, etc., etc. I can't believe the lyrics I was singing at 10... I used it through college (when I developed a bad snoozing habit), and until I was a married woman. I was pretty devastated when it broke. I replaced it with some CD-playing dud which lasted only a year or two, and then my husband and I both got the updated Dream Machine with double alarm functions. Though we still use our iPhone alarms, we really love the Dream Machines and I hope they last as long as my original did.
SO sad to hear that it's been discontinued! What will hotels use instead?!?
haha, I have this clock under my bed. I have tried to trash it a couple time and just cant! it is the perfect back-up alarm clock!!!
I have a later one, probably vintage mid 90's that is starting to yellow but still works awesome. I had some other alarm clocks over the years that had failed to wake me from my slumber (and I'm a pretty deep sleeper) but this one always works.
I still have to set it to go off 27 minutes early so I can hit snooze three times though.
OMG, I still have mine too. I got it in the mid '80s. It's yellowing now but it still works! :) I hit the snooze button once. Perfect!
My dream Machine and I are growing old together...I've had it since the late 1980's. It's the only electronic device I that I'm still using from this era and I am amazed! It still works just fine:)
I still have mine, too, and it still works like a charm. I have used it for 26 years now (!). I did just give in and upgrade to another Sony Dream Machine (with a lightning dock for iPhone), so at least will be able to smack that snooze bar and dream on. :) Cool to know I am not the only one who owns one of the amazing little machines from the 1980s!


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That's the point. It does not become zero. The contribution of a half-circle is always
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If the contribution would be zero then it would not make any difference if you
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Now we might come closer to settle this.
You can not choose, how you close the circle, when you want to get a zero contribution.
Usually in the integrand there is some function say exp(i*x*...). This one you want to close with an upper half circle to get a zero contribution, because only then the e function goes to zero (assume x > 0)
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I just ordered a Hoyt Alpha Max a couple weeks ago and am really pumped to get it. I'm moving up from a Mathews Ignition that has served me well for the past three years. I understand about your draw length though and have the same problem as far as the small and local bow shops just don't stock those lower poundage bows for us girls. I spent an hour going back and forth between the Mathews DXT and the Alpha Max and decided on the AM for the simple fact of the way it felt to me. I LOVE the grip!! Another you may want to consider that I've been hearing a lot about is the Mathews Mennace. I think you can get the draw length down to like 17" and the draw weight goes up to like 52 or 55. Of course the max. weight depends on the draw length. I've heard it's a really good bow for women and youth. In the end, you have to go with what feels right to you. Hope this helps a bit.
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You can block certain words out. Maybe you can block all words out. I'm sure there are little things that get to you. Problem is subconsciously, you may be bottling these things up. You may or may not even be aware of it. Or you could be the most well adjusted person on the planet. Different things work for different people.


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All living things:-
This is known as MRS GREN to biologists.
Respiration is the chemical process that takes place in all living cells to make energy. Carbohydrates react with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. This process should not be confused with breathing, which is the physical process of taking in oxygen through lungs, gills or absorption through the skin.
Mrs Gren and plants
Plants do move as demonstrated by geranium leaves that rotate to follow the Sun and pea plant tentacles that coil around a branch.
Plants do respond to changes in their environment as their shoots grow towards light and their roots grow downwards.
Plants carry out two main chemical processes, photosynthesis and respiration. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make their own food which is then broken down by respiration to produce energy. People often do not realise that plant cells need to make energy to keep the plant working and hence staying alive.


text: Three time British Open Champion Tiger Woods is in the hunt for another major title as the tournament at Muirfield in Scotland sees third round action today. Woods is one of four players who were tied for second place at the end of Friday's second round trailing the leader, Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez by just one shot. The 49-year old Jimenez finished 36 holes at three under par 139.


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McLaren unveils new 2012 Formula 1 car: the MP4-27
McLaren unveils new MP4-27
Formula 1 team McLaren have unveiled their new car for the 2012 F1 season - dubbed the MP4-27 (one better than last season's MP4-22). McLaren are the first of the major F1 teams to show off their new car - and with the start of the F1 season just over six weeks away, their rivals Ferarri and Red Bull are also set to unveil their new cars in the coming days.
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The Role of Grandparents
Older generations can make a real difference by helping save for their grandchildren's college education. But they may not know how best to do so. Christine Fahlund, CFP®, a senior financial planner with T. Rowe Price, provides some answers.
There are many college savings options. Should I consider UGMAs, traditional savings accounts, or a 529 plan?
UGMAs (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act accounts) and traditional savings accounts don't offer the same tax-advantaged growth potential as 529 plans do. In addition, the assets held in an UGMA will belong to your grandchild once he or she reaches the age of majority. With a 529 plan, on the other hand, the owner of the account maintains control of all distributions from it, regardless of the beneficiary's age.
Should I open a 529 plan in my name?
If you choose to hold a 529 plan in your own name, you retain control over the investment and distribution of the assets. Furthermore, if the 529 plan is the plan for your state of legal residence, you may be eligible for a state income tax deduction on any contributions you make to the account. On the other hand, if you simply contribute directly to a plan account owned by the grandchild's parent whenever you choose, you have no responsibilities or control over the assets in the account, which you may prefer. However, in this case, you will not be eligible for state income tax deductions for your contributions.
If your grandchild plans to seek financial aid, then it is more likely you will choose to have the grandchild's parent own the account. This is generally the better solution because assets distributed from a 529 plan in a grandparent's name are counted as untaxed income in the next year's financial aid calculation, negatively affecting a grandchild's ability to qualify for federal aid. Assets held in the grandchild's parent's name, on the other hand, are not counted as untaxed income, thereby improving the likelihood your grandchild may qualify for aid.
any parents are looking for ways to help their children afford the cost of college. An early start through a 529 college savings plan can help significantly, as you may benefit more from the compounding of any returns. And with 529 college savings plans, your saving strategy can also involve your extended family. "Even if you're already saving for college, don't overlook the role that grandparents and aunts and uncles can play," says Christine Fahlund, CFP®, a senior financial planner with T. Rowe Price. "In today's world, it increasingly takes a family pulling together to help with future college costs."
"Many families are taking a multigenerational approach to college savings," Fahlund remarks. "Every little bit helps. For example, having one grandparent contribute $100 every month to a tax-advantaged 529 plan can boost the effects of compounding. Even with a modest 6% average annual rate of return, it could mean a potential $40,000 in additional savings after 18 years (excluding any account fees)." Unique to 529 plans is the ability to contribute up to five years' worth of gifts to one beneficiary in a single year, with the amount exceeding the annual gift tax exclusion carried over to the subsequent four years. In 2013, a friend or family member can contribute up to $70,000 in one year to a 529 account for one beneficiary and still qualify for the annual gift tax exclusion of $14,000 per recipient.
Contributing to a 529 plan offers tax-deferred growth potential, and, depending on the plan, contributions may be tax-deductible at the state level. For a beneficiary, any withdrawals used to pay qualified higher education expenses—such as tuition, books, and room and board—are free of federal income tax and may be state tax-free as well. However, if the withdrawal is for nonqualified purposes, the earnings portion may be taxable and subject to a 10% penalty. Generally, there are no income limitations or age restrictions to contributing, and many state plans allow investment of more than $300,000 per beneficiary.
Some of the benefits of 529 plans include:
- Savings can be used at nearly any college in the country, including vocational schools, and some foreign institutions.
- As the account owner, you—not the beneficiary—remain in control.
- You decide how much to invest and which investment options to choose.
- Once a year, you can change the investment options and/or transfer your account to a different state's program.
- You also decide when and if assets may be distributed from the account, regardless of whether they are qualified or nonqualified distributions.
- If your beneficiary decides not to go to college, you can transfer the account to benefit a family member of the beneficiary. Most plans even allow you to reclaim the funds for yourself at any time for any reason. There could be tax consequences, however, so be sure to speak to your tax advisor first.
The plans vary from state to state, and each has somewhat different costs, investment options, and tax incentives. It makes sense to compare the 529 plans offered by your state against those offered by other states to determine which may be best for you. Says Fahlund, "The important action is to save—and to begin as early as possible."
September is College Savings Month, a great time to revisit your college savings goals and research 529 plans further.
Click here to learn more about college planning.
For more on the benefits of saving early, read "Saving for College Adds Up."
Please note that a 529 plan's disclosure document includes investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses, and other information that you should read and consider carefully before investing. State tax benefits are generally only available to residents of that state. Earnings on a distribution not used for qualified expenses may be subject to income taxes and a 10% federal penalty. The availability of tax or other benefits may be conditioned on meeting certain requirements such as residency, purpose for or timing of distributions, or other factors, as applicable.


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Ten days of Christmas. I can't believe how fast we are already removing ourselves from the end of 2013. Inconsistency has been the keyword for the Buffalo Sabres this season and is one of the biggest downfalls of the team.
Passing is one of the teams biggest issues. Some nights they have it, but for the most part – they just can't seem to get it to go tape to tape. The break out pass is bad, the puck slides to an empty spot on the ice.
This was glaringly obvious in the game last night against the Minnesota Wild. How many times have the Sabres been on the powerplay and a pass back to the point goes to an empty area of the ice and slides harmlessly out to center ice.
Bad passing puts you in a position of constantly retreating and starting over. On a team that struggles to just get it going in the first place – that first pass and keeping the puck moving is over important.
Now, I am not a hockey coach, but I do have ideas on how the Buffalo Sabres can practice to improve their passing.
Now first, getting soft hands and accurate passing is the key to making good passes in a hockey game.
Once they get that concept down, they can move on to bigger and better things. I mean, interim head coach Ted Nolan has been saying the Buffalo Sabres have to be getting back to basics and playing simple hockey no? So bust out the eggs at First Niagara Center and get to passing. Sure the Zamboni crew might have to work a little harder after practice, getting all the egg goop and shells off the ice in time for the game on Saturday – but it really can't hurt right?
And once they the egg drill down, why not bust out the footballs so they get the team work aspect of passing down as well?
Back to basics for the tenth day of Christmas - so we can get Ten Sabres Passing.


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The countdown to the Season 14 premiere of Dancing With the Stars has officially begun, and guess what? I've got the dirt. The gossip. The juice. The super scoop on the potential cast. Aren't you dying to find out which stars are going to hit the ballroom?
Before you get all excited, I feel obligated to warn you. The casting rumors? Well, they aren't all pretty. You won't believe who the producers are after. Word on the street is ...
Dancing With the Stars is rumored to be wooing these five stars for the new season:
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Are you surprised by these casting rumors? Which of these stars would you like to see dance this season?
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@Jennifer - "snarky". Isn't Paul Reubens a child molester? LOL
Giuliana Rancic just had her double breast surgury a few months ago. Just because we see her on various programming, does not mean she is anywhere near well enough for DWTS. Doubt that her doctor would clear her. She can't afford to lose any weight or weaken her body right now.
Not a child molester...he got caught having a little 'me' time in public...smart? nope, pedophile? nope again...I hope he does it!
@agecmorgan : Paul Reubens was arrested for his activites with himself in an adult movie theater 20 years ago. I don't believe he was ever accused of or arrested for child molestation. Big, BIG difference.
having your penis out in public is bad too stop acting like its ok for people to do that paul reubens is a weirdo but wow has been
Paul Reubens is not a pedophile. What an awful thing to say.
Paul Reubens is NOT a child molester, to even throw that around in a "snarky" way sucks. He'd be GREAT on the show!


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(#) jlyEchelonMCRmy 2010-07-11 03:39:53 AMWow! This is such a simple idea but you have written it really well and made it a really interesting story!!
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Germs At Daycare Can Live On Toys For How Long?!
According to a new study, contagious cold and flu viruses can live on contaminated day care toys for one month or even longer.
Our daycare center closes between Christmas and New Year's, and besides being a well-deserved vacation for the hardworking staff, I've always thought of this week as a chance for the toys and surfaces of the center to get a much-needed break from the coughs and sneezes of a room full of little kids. Seven days is enough time for germs and cooties to naturally die off, right?
I should have known better.
With parents heading back to work after the holidays and young children returning to the daycare routine, researchers from the University of Buffalo chose this opportune time to let us know that some objects found in daycare settings may be contaminated for up to one month with common viruses including Streptococcus pneumoniae, the leading cause of ear and respiratory tract infection in children, and Streptococcus pyogenes, the bacterial culprit behind strep throat and skin infections.
As the Los Angeles Times reports, testing of a number of stuffed animal toys and other objects commonly found in day care centers revealed that four of five toys tested positive for S. pneumoniae, and several other surfaces showed evidence of S. pyogenes—even after cleaning and even after the day care had been closed overnight (Toys were tested in the morning before the center opened for the day, several hours after they had last been handled).
What does this mean? Conventional medical wisdom has long held that bacteria and viruses contained in droplets from coughing or sneezing die off relatively quickly outside a human host. However, this may not be the case, especially since further study by the Buffalo research team showed that one month-old bacteria from some contaminated objects were still capable of colonizing on mice, a likely sign that humans could be at risk for infection, too. The culprit behind these long-lived germs appears to be something called "biofilm," a kind of microscopic slime (yes, researchers use that word) in which infectious cells stick to each other almost like a life raft.
"These findings should make us more cautious about bacteria in the environment since they change our ideas about how these particular bacteria are spread," says Anders Hakansson, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and senior author of the study. "This is the first paper to directly investigate that these bacteria can survive well on various surfaces, including hands, and potentially spread between individuals."
Hakansson also warned that some daycare items could serve as reservoirs for bacteria able to linger for up to several months.
At least I finally know why I've always had to take a personal day to stay home with a sick child within days of the annual Stuffed Animal Parade at our daycare, conveniently scheduled in February smack in the middle of cold and flu (and biofilm) season.


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Many parents worry about how video and computer games will influence their children, but a new computer game may be exactly the prescription some children need.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have come up with a computer game called "Facesay", that they say can help kids with autism recognize facial expressions.
Dr. Maria Hopkins, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says, "We found that children with autism, in particular, really had difficulties recognizing emotions. And in particularly, they tended to look at the lower part of the face than the upper part of the face."
Dr. Fred Biasini, Ph.D., also of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, adds that, "There are a number of questions that we're trying to address. One of the questions is: do they, can we get them to look at the eyes and then become more global lookers at the face instead of just focusing on the lower half of the face. The other question is how much do they actually know or understand about the concepts of the expressions."
Researchers say that after Facesay, autistic children seem to interact more on the playground and parents say that they are seeing improvement at home as well. Studies continue, but Facesay is already available to schools and a home version is due out soon.
For more information on facial recognition technology, please visit these sites:
For general autism information:
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org
Autism Society of America www.autism-society.org
Autism Speaks www.autismspeaks.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
National institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov
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Dreamer by Ed Wade Jr.
On The Wall
On the Wall : one great print, every Friday. Click through to see each previous week's print. It's like visiting a gallery or museum without that tall guy standing in front of you (and you can probably afford to buy it).
(Image credits: Ed Wade Jr.)
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Charming. Beautifully painted.
These colors, the subject... I'm transported.
So beautiful. As a mother of little boys, this really touches my heart!
I went to the website and his site doesn't tell what kind of paper the prints are printed on, nor can you click on different pics to see more detail.
This is much better than most of the pithy AT 'On the Wall' submissions.
I'm in love with the texture of this! Beautiful.
Agreed. This is a much higher caliber art than is usually posted here. Great choice, this is a beautiful piece.
Just visited the artist's web page. I am enamored! Not only is the work fantastic, it really is affordable.
Please fix the link to the previous OTW print - when you click on it, it takes you to the artist's website. Which is great, but I'm not sure how to keep looking at OTW prints.
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Renewables and Alternative Energy
Climate negotiator previews China's approach to UN Climate SummitPosted by Geoffrey Henderson on Sep 19, 2014
China's chief climate negotiator, Xie Zhenhua, held a press conference Friday and made statements that may preview China's approach to the UN Climate Summit on September 23rd.
ChinaFAQs - Taking Stronger Action on Climate Change: China and the United StatesPosted by Paul Joffe and Geoffrey Henderson on Sep 16, 2014
This post updates a previous fact sheet in order to include information on prospects for a peak in China's carbon dioxide emissions. [See third question.]
Key Questions:
- Q: Is it true that China is not doing anything to address climate change?
A: No, it is not true. China is taking action on multiple fronts to address the climate problem.
- Q: Is it true that China's coal use and greenhouse gas emissions are inevitably going to continue to rise throughout the 21st century regardless of what China tries to do?
A: No. China's carbon emissions and coal use rose significantly in the 2000s, but have begun slowing down in recent years.
- Q:What are the signs that China's carbon dioxide emissions will peak?
- Q: Does it make sense for the U.S. to take climate action given what we know about China's next steps on climate?
A: Yes. China is now at a turning point regarding air quality and climate action.
Mackay Miller
Mackay Miller is a Senior Research Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, USA, where he manages international collaborations with China, Mexico, India, and South Africa. His areas of focus include grid integration of renewable energy, smart grid deployment, and policy and regulatory issues across the clean energy spectrum. He coordinates several bilateral and multilateral initiatives including the US-China Renewable Energy Partnership and 21st Century Power Partnership. He also leads NREL support for the International Smart Grid Action Network and coordinates the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative. His recent publications include "Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems," "Market Evolution: Wholesale Electricity Market Design for 21st Century Power Systems" and "RES-E-NEXT: Next Generation RES-E Policy." He holds an MBA from the University of Colorado, and a BA in International Relations from Brown University.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
China's Climate and Energy Policies: Looking for the Best New InitiativesPosted by Nan Zhou on Jun 24, 2014
Key Points:
- China has been experimenting with many different policies to control carbon and energy intensity
- By updating building codes to international best practices, China could save in 20 years an equivalent of the amount of CO2 that would be emitted by 15 large coal fired power plants over 20 years.
- If China continues to improve fuel efficiency standards at its current rate, it will save the equivalent of the amount of CO2 that would be emitted by 10 large coal fired power plants over 20 years.
- By expanding from pilots to a national level policy, the use of environmental priorities in selecting what electricity sources to use to respond to increased demand could significantly reduce coal use in the power sector.
ChinaFAQs: What Are China's National Climate and Energy Targets?Posted by Jonathan Moch on May 22, 2014
Key Points:
- China has a long term target to reduce the carbon intensity of the economy by 40-45% from 2005 levels by 2020
- China also has binding targets to reduce energy intensity by 16% from 2010 levels by 2015 and carbon intensity by 17% from 2010 levels by 2015
- China has a target to reduce coal consumption as a percentage of primary energy to below 65% by 2017
- China has ambitious targets for renewable energy in 2015, 2017, and 2020
ChinaFAQs: Renewable Energy In China: A Graphical Overview of 2013Posted by Jonathan Moch on May 13, 2014
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- Currently, China gets about 9% of its total primary energy from non-fossil sources. Official targets aim to increase the share of primary energy from non-fossil sources to at least 11.4% in 2015 and 15% in 2020.
- Hydropower: China currently has the largest hydropower capacity in the world, with about 229 gigawatts (GW) currently, and a target of 290 GW for 2015.
- Wind Power: China ranks 1st in the world in installed wind power capacity, with about 89 GW. China is also the world's fastest-growing installer of wind, and it aims to have 100 GW of wind installed by 2015.
- Solar: China is also attempting to dramatically scale up solar power, planning to have at least 35 GW of installed solar by 2015, and currently has around 19 GW installed.
- Investment: China was the number one investor in renewable energy in 2013, accounting for nearly a fifth of global investment.
How U.S.-China Cooperation Can Expand Clean Energy DevelopmentPosted by Sarah Forbes and Jonathan Moch on Apr 25, 2014
This post originally appeared on WRI's Insights blog:
One year ago, the United States and China declared in their Joint Statement on Climate Change that "forceful, nationally appropriate action by the United States and China—including large-scale cooperative action—is more critical than ever. Such action is crucial both to contain climate change and to set the kind of powerful example that can inspire the world."
China's performance on the 2014 Environmental Performance Index: What are the key takeaways?Posted by Angel Hsu and William Miao on Mar 27, 2014
Amidst headlines detailing off-the-charts air pollution in Beijing, it may come as a surprise that China's latest environmental scorecard does boast bright spots. The 2014 Yale Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – a biennial global ranking of how well countries perform on a range of critical environmental issues – ranks China at 118 out of 178 countries. With respect to other emerging economies with rapid growth and development, China does not fare as well overall as Brazil (77th), Russia (73rd), or South Africa (72th), but is considerably ahead of India, which ranked 155th. However, China is a leader in addressing climate change and is taking corrective action to address weaknesses.
Panel: China's Clean Energy ChallengesPosted by ChinaFAQs on Mar 7, 2014
In a panel at the Brookings Institution moderated by ChinaFAQs expert Kenneth Lieberthal, ChinaFAQs experts Sarah Forbes, Kelly Sims Gallagher, and Jane Nakano discussed the challenges and prospects for China's clean energy future. Sarah Forbes discussed China's natural gas sector, focusing especially on shale gas. Kelly Sims Gallagher discussed China's coal sector and the potential of carbon capture and storage technologies. Jane Nakano discussed China's nuclear energy future.
For the full transcript and a recording of the panel see: "China's Clean Energy Challenges"
China's New Clean Air Action PlanPosted by Jonathan Moch on Sep 15, 2013
China has recently announced a plan to tackle air pollution across the country. The plan includes setting regional targets on coal use and taking high-polluting vehicles from the streets. The plan also sets target levels for regional atmospheric pollution, with particular attention paid to reducing particulate matter, which is an especially severe problem in China.
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Jennifer Turner talks about how the mention by a senior Chinese government advisor of an absolute emissions cap, while not set in stone, is a strong indication that China is continuing to move in the direction of controlling emissions in "China announces its own plan to rein in carbon emissions" Public Radio International
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- Joshua Busby , Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
- Edward Cunningham , Boston University
- Erica Downs , The Brookings Institution
- Meredydd Evans , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Barbara Finamore , Natural Resources Defense Council
- Jerry Fletcher , West Virginia University
- Sarah Forbes , World Resources Institute
- Carla Freeman , Johns Hopkins SAIS
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- Banning Garrett , Atlantic Council
- Melanie Hart , Center for American Progress
- Mikkal Herberg , The National Bureau of Asian Research
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For many startups, one of the biggest challenges about marketing is knowing when to start doing it, let alone how to do it. In many cases, marketing is an after-thought or something to hammer on to a business strategy.
While there's probably no perfect time to pull the trigger on marketing, it should be something startups need to be thinking about from the beginning to ensure it's part of the corporate DNA.
So when the time does come for marketing, what are the tell-tale signs? A startup is ready when……
1. It understands the importance and value of marketing, and it's committed to making it happen. This may be the biggest hurdle because it requires a startup to think about business operations other than development and sales. Once this hurdle is overcome, it's always fascinating to see the enthusiasm and excitement about marketing and its potential to jump-start the business.
2. It knows what it doesn't know. Most startup entrepreneurs are smart cookies with a vision of what they want to do. In many cases, they are good engineers or programmers who know their stuff. But while they understand marketing, they need to accept it's not their area of expertise. It means being open to new people, ideas and plans that may be strange or uncomfortable. And, as important, it's about accepting their limitations and knowledge.
3. The product or service is ready for the spotlight. While warming up the market before a product hits the market can be a valuable exercise, most startups should turn on the marketing engineer when the product is ready for prime time. It doesn't need to have all the bells and whistles but it has to work and delight users in some way – at least enough to get them engaged and interested. If you hook people with a product that delivers value, it can establish a roadmap for future success.
4. It understands marketing is a long-term proposition. Sure, startups can hit the jackpot and become overnight success stories, but marketing thrives when there is steady marketing activity focused on the right target audiences and channels. Any startup that believes marketing success happens by simply doing marketing is fooling themselves and setting the stage for disappointment.
5. It has money to spend. This is the "harsh" reality about marketing – it consumes time and money. The money can be hiring a full-time employee, someone on contract or a freelancer to create a strategy and tactically execute. It can mean spending money on advertising, search engine marketing/optimization, content, videos, conferences and marketing collateral. It doesn't mean a startup needs a large marketing budget but it does have to spend some money.
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The use of nasal irrigation for the treatment of nose and sinus complaints has its foundations in yogic and homeopathic traditions. It is often prescribed as an adjunct to other treatments such as intranasal steroids or antibiotics. However, there is significant effort involved in preparing and delivering the solutions. This review summarises the evidence for the effect of saline irrigations in the management of the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis. There is evidence that they relieve symptoms, help as an adjunct to treatment and are well tolerated by the majority of patients. While there is no evidence that saline is a replacement for standard therapies, the addition of topical nasal saline is likely to improve symptom control in patients with persistent sino-nasal disease. No recommendations can be made regarding specific solutions, dosage or delivery. There are no significant side-effects reported in trials.
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Declining PC Sales Not Derailing SSD Market in 2012
With the PC market taking a downward turn in 2012, the SSD market still finds itself on an upward trend
As we reported earlier, IHS iSuppli forecast the PC market to have a 1.2 percent decline in 2012, which will be the first decline in 11 years. With the diversified of SSDs, its growth outlook has only decreased slightly, even with the ultrabook shipments being behind expectations and the sobering outlooks provided by Intel and AMD.
SSD shipments in the first half of this year amounted to 12.9 million units, according to IHS iSuppli. Shipments reached 10.5 million in the third quarter and will rise to 17.5 million units in the fourth quarter, for a total of 28.0 million units in the second half. This is down from the previous forecast of 13.0 million in the third quarter and 20.0 million in the fourth. Even though the units shipped didn't meet expectations, it is still double the total number shipped during the first half of the year.
The shipment date provided by IHS cover pure standalone SSDs as well as drives that are used with HDDs as separate cache entities. The numbers cover all applications for SSDs, including but not limited to the enterprise segment, ultrabooks and consumer units.
The long-term outlook of SSDs still holds a positive position due to improvements like NAND die shrinks, increasing utilization of TLC flash, and more efficient controllers that are accelerating the cost curve. Information collected by ISH showed the second quarter of the year closed with 7.1 million SSDs being shipped for $1.5 billion in revenue. In addition, IHS predicts that by the second half of this decade, SSDs with be the standard storage in non-budget notebook and desktop PCs, thanks to a mixture of lower prices, consumer education and an optimized software ecosystem.
IHS projects the SSD industry will finish 2012 with $7.5 billion in revenue and 41.0 million in shipments, with compound annual growth rates of 35 percent in revenue and 69 percent in shipments.
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This isn't surprising at all. SSD is becoming a cheap easy way to upgrade a computer. The gb to price ratio have slowly and surely turned to the consumer's favor.
6captainblacko , October 15, 2012 10:16 AMdoesn't surprise me. I bought my first SSD a few months back for my work laptop to help extend its life and I'd imagine most people are doing the same as the performance benefits out weigh the cost of buying a new machine.
the laptop in question is a HP DV8 fitted with a cheap OCZ agility3 120GB SSD.
6blubbey , October 15, 2012 10:41 AMNot surprising at all. They're becoming more affordable and more available. Good chance of it becoming a standard boot drive in a few years perhaps?
4captainblacko , October 15, 2012 10:56 AMblubbeyNot surprising at all. They're becoming more affordable and more available. Good chance of it becoming a standard boot drive in a few years perhaps?
i believe so.
I also think if the PC market goes the way its going and they push the ITX form factor we may end up with motherboards coming out with SSD's soldered onto the boards which can be used as cache drives.
2monkeymonk , October 15, 2012 11:12 AMI'm liking the trend! I already have one 256 gb m4 and am about to buy a 512 gb
-5Miharu , October 15, 2012 11:12 AMNot suprise at all.
SSD are cheap.
For the PC sale declining no suprise. They try to sell you a $600-650 laptop for $1,400 telling you it's because it's SLIM. Everybody want slim laptop but no one want to pay so much for a laptop WITHOUT any nvidia/ati videocard. Just check the new HP Envy that you have see in a pub at the theater.... $1,400 bucks!!!
At the end, they also raised their $600-650 not slim model for $900.
So you think it twice before buy one.
HP, Lenovo, Dell,.... Declining sales but they make more profit by sale. They choice this path. So this probably change nothing for them.
And a desktop cost almost the same price as before... and you don't need right now to change it.
0deksman , October 15, 2012 11:16 AMIt is also cheaper for people to simply buy individual components that might have a profound impact on performance compared to full blown computers.
As for PC sales slowing down - this is not solely due to hardware exceeding software demands. Its also tied in predominantly with automation taking over and companies finding it more cost-effective (not to mention efficient) compared to human labor (which they are finding increasingly harder to justify).
From a technological/resource point of view, this could have been done decades ago, but since we live in an economy where money and cost dictate everything, companies wait until technologies become cheap enough for them to implement (which they will do mainly if they see they can profit from it).
But, the amount of people losing their jobs is increasing in speed - purchasing power is only going to go further down, and people won't be able to re-educate themselves to do something else fast enough because technology will outpace them (we cannot 'compete' with machines in this).
In numerous situations, 3d design based software can easily push existing hardware to its limits and far beyond - and with the advent in 3d printers, such software is likely to become increasingly more commonplace.
0ojas , October 15, 2012 11:38 AMGraph says "thousands of units", but the article's quotes are in millions. Which one's the typo?
0cats_Paw , October 15, 2012 11:41 AMDeclining market.... sure, there is an economical recession if i remmber right....
1jrharbort , October 15, 2012 11:59 AMI remember exactly 4 years ago when I was looking at 128GB SSDs for around $400. The speeds were around 135MB/s reads, and 80MB/s writes. Now you can grab one today for as low as $80 with MUCH higher speeds, as well as vastly superior IOPS performance.
0jay2tall , October 15, 2012 12:06 PMPC sales are declining because how much performance increase have we seen in the last... 4 years? It is all efficiency, feature, and integrated GPU enhancements. I'm a gamer and I'm still running my i7 920 CPU from over 3.5 years ago. I have no reason to upgrade. Though I did upgrade to an SSD recently. How often do people upgrade mobile devices? Every 2 years when their contract is up and tablet performance keeps increasing and you can't really upgrade a single component on them, so you have to buy new. If I want to upgrade a desktop you just slap some more RAM, an SSD, and at most replace the mobo/cpu. Besides, the average PC use keeps their desktop for something like 5 years anyway.
1dthx , October 15, 2012 12:27 PMPeople stopped buying PC's because the current Windows 7 PCs are too good.
10 or 15 years ago, you'd buy a very expensive high-end computer just to notice that after all you paid, it was still much slower and instable than expected (especially once you installed all your fonts/softwares/... on the PC). Editing photos/videos was not very pleasant and the 3D performances fell always short.
Now, you can still work with a three years Windows 7 old mid-range PC and feel that it's largely sufficient for what you do. It won't overheat, has enough storage and runs at a good speed.
Take a 4 years old PC with Vista, replace the boot drive by a cheap SSD, upgrade it to Windows7 and you get the feeling that you have a state of the art brand new machine !
-2Nossy , October 15, 2012 12:38 PMSSD's are in tablets and MACs also.
PC markets are in decline because tablets and smartphone takes over some of the everyday tasks. A PC is generally good for hardcore gaming and other demanding tasks that requires a more specialized software.
0ssd_pro , October 15, 2012 12:42 PMSSD will remain the biggest upgrade a person can make to a PC/mac that initially had a HDD. Changing memory, cpu, etc will not have as major an impact as changing a system from HDD to even a sata2 SSD. I have a couple Vertex 4 256GB drives and they are just amazing.
5tecmo34 , October 15, 2012 1:06 PMojasGraph says "thousands of units", but the article's quotes are in millions. Which one's the typo?Neither... The charts says in thousands, so you don't include the first three "000", so when it reads 17,000... it is actually 17,000,000.
3ivanto , October 15, 2012 1:23 PMPC's "Actual" performance had exceeded the "Required" performance for most customers. Any improvements above what's perceived as required won't be valued as much and people won't pay money. Clayton Christensen explained it very well in Innovator's Dilemma.
1dgingeri , October 15, 2012 3:12 PMI'm sure I've had a hand in that. I bought 5 this year, 3 of those in the June to August timeframe, one in May, and one just a couple weeks ago. I'm upgrading everything I have. It's the biggest impact an upgrade can have on a system.
It's especially important considering how much manufacturers are charging for SSDs. Dell wants $500 for a 256GB drive in many of their laptops, while the general market is sitting at
1jacobdrj , October 15, 2012 4:24 PMWhy upgrade my desktop. I have a Core 2 Quad Q6600. I have 8 GB of RAM. I have a SSD for booting, a couple 1 TB hard drives for storage, and Windows 7. I even have a 6950 for good measure. Why do I need anything else?
My laptops are all either dual-core with HT or true quad cores. They have between 8 and 16 GB of RAM, and all of them can run Google Earth well, play 1080p without problems and have real world battery life over 3 hours (much more when being conservative). Until something breaks, I am sticking with what I have...
I am not alone.
I just got someone to upgrade their dual core Core based laptop with 2 GB of RAM to a SSD instead of getting a new computer. It amazed him.
I am doing it for someone else soon. I expect no less than WOW.
Sure, would a new i7 Ivy Bridge be nice? Sure. But I have no need for it.
At work, I just got upgraded to a Crucial M4, 8 GB of RAM, and Windows 7 64 on a 1st generation i5 laptop. I am happy as a clam. Going from a Scorpio Blue and Windows 7 32, it is like night and day.
Our needs now are improved internet bandwidth. Mine is very good. But I want fiber.
0chibiwings , October 15, 2012 5:00 PMI might upgrade on a 512GB ssd if holiday prices
0Burodsx , October 15, 2012 8:07 PMCheaper SSDs... faster speeds... increased storage over previous models... of course it's doing well and it will continue to do so.


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In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...
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MusedMoose said...
I just finished playing through most of Hyjal for the second time today. I got my night elf mage through the part where the Regrowth happens, so that she can do the daily quests when 4.2 hits. And I have to say, the zone affected my perception of my character in ways that I didn't expect.
I'm a roleplayer at heart, and I tend to get into my characters' heads as I play, see how they react to what's going on, and so forth. So as a fire mage, my young night elf realized a few things about herself thanks to this zone. She realized how much she'd missed out on by rejecting the ways of nature that her people usually focus on. She realized that she had a place among her people, despite bailing when she was young (level 1) to go study with the gnomes. And I foresee that, when dealing with the druids of the flame in 4.2, she'll realize that she could have ended up like them if she hadn't taken up the arcane.
So, yeah. Seeing the through this character's eyes really made it something different for me. This character, who's never used anything but mechanical mounts, will attain the Flameward Hippogryph after the new patch hits, and use it proudly. ^_^
I've also done the entire zone with my human hunter, but he's kind of a grim bounty hunter with a black sense of humor, so pulling one over on the Twilight Cult with the speech was a personal high point for him. Bwa ha ha.
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@ Matthew -
Heh, thank you. I haven't been able to do any tabletop RPGs recently (stupid real life getting in the way of gaming), so I find myself thinking like my WoW characters more and more. Go figure. ^_^ And I've read too much about Knaak's writing and the things he did to continuity in the War of the Ancients books to want to read them. Oi.
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