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5 Things You May Have Missed: Cliff Lee Farts On Camera, A-Rod 'Mocumentary' And Jack White At Wrigley
From Cliff Lee breaking wind off the mound to a Browns fan relieving himself on Art Modell's grave, here are the five stories you may have missed this week.
Longest Suspensions In Sports History
With the recent season-long suspension of Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington making news, let's take a look at other hefty player suspensions throughout the NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB.
Keidel: Unlucky No. 13 – Is A-Rod Telling The Truth?
Alex Rodriguez says he scoured the planet looking for "cutting edge" supplements, which miraculously led him to Miami. Alex must be the most unlucky athlete on earth, as his innocent quest for herbal truth landed him with Tony Galea and Tony Bosch.
TTYM: Blackhawks Fan Steals Adam Pardy's Helmet & Artie Lange Slams A-Rod
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Keidel: The End Of MLB Innocence
The PED crucible, which we hoped would be microscopic by now, just won't go away. It's turned into a twisted game show of "Name That Cheat."
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As a busy professional chef, Ina Garten doesn't cook much at home. But once a week the host of the critically acclaimed Food Network series Barefoot Contessa plans a home-cooked meal for her husband, Jeffrey, a Yale professor who returns to their East Hampton, New York, home on Fridays after teaching all week. "When he walks in the house and it smells like roast chicken or something yummy, that's nice," says Garten. "A quiet dinner for two is always romantic."
Here are Garten's best tips for planning your own romantic meal this Valentine's Day.
1. Set up in a surprising place. "Instead of eating in the dining room, cover a card table with a pretty cloth and set it in the library or in front of the fireplace — someplace you wouldn't expect to have dinner," she says.
2. Turn on the tunes. "The music should be quiet and lovely," Garten says. "All of the senses are important when you're dining."
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3. Select a foolproof menu. Garten's latest cookbook, Barefoot Contessa Foolproof, features dozens of easy, never-fail recipes. Or try the Valentine's Day menu recipes in this article. All dishes can be prepared in advance.
4. Make a timeline. That way you won't forget a step — and you'll be able to relax and enjoy the meal.
Lemon Chicken With Croutons
Serves 8
- 1 roasting chicken (4 to 5 pounds)
- 1 large onion, sliced
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 lemons, quartered
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 6 cups bread cubes (1 baguette or boule)
1. Preheat the oven to 425 ° F.
2. Take the giblets out of the chicken and wash it inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers. Toss the onion with a little olive oil in a small roasting pan. Place the chicken on top and sprinkle the inside of the cavity with salt and pepper. Place the lemons inside the chicken. Pat the outside of the chicken dry, brush it with the melted butter and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body.
3. Roast for 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and thigh. Cover with foil and allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, heat a large sauté pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil until very hot. Reduce heat to medium-low and sauté the bread cubes, tossing frequently, until nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add more olive oil, as needed, and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Put the croutons onto a serving platter. Slice the chicken and place it, with the pan juices, over the croutons. Serve.
Nutrients per serving: 645 calories, 62g protein, 4g carbohydrates, 0g fiber, 41g fat, 201mg cholesterol, 1,099mg sodium
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Although the weather outside was downright frightful (what's with all the L.A. drizzle anyways?), the gals of Elkin and A Fine Line didn't let a few rain drops ruin their perfectly posh party. If anything, the cool temps made the indoor happenings all the more cozy and chic, which is quite fitting if you take into account the evening's hosts. Considering Kara and Brit Smith of Elkin's designs are beloved by indie darlings, and Alisia Leibel's label, A Fine Line, is strictly for those who wish to stay cozy sans sartorial sacrifice — we knew we were about to witness one of the most fashionable fetes of the season.
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Series: BioLogos Basics (8 entries)
So what is BioLogos? Well it all began with a scientist and a book.
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For Evangelicals interested in the evolutionary history of our species, the results of a new study are a "smoking gun" for human/Neanderthal interbreeding.
In this video Conversation, Denis Alexander asserts that contemporary Christians are not taking the early chapters of Genesis seriously enough.
This series by Denis Alexander reflects on advancements in genomics as well as their theological implications. He focuses on the relatedness of hominin genomes, arguing that this does not interfere with the image of God in humans. The image of God depends more on the capacity for relationship and covenant, not on a list of particular physical qualities. He then discusses why the recent studies of genomics provide "no grounds for genetic determinism."
In this series, David Buller pays careful attention to the original language and cultural context of Genesis 2, revealing that our responsibility to care for creation is a sacred task given to us by God, not merely a modern secular activity. By taking Scripture seriously, we learn that we have a God-given mandate to be diligent stewards of His creation.
In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
The BioLogos Foundation explains to the findings of the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project and responds to the claims that its discoveries challenge the theory of evolution, especially regarding so-called "junk DNA".
The related ideas of the "fixity of species" and "natural kinds" have been prominent in the science and faith conversation. Some Christians take Genesis to mean that God created (bara) fixed species (mîn). But does the text truly indicate such a concept? Biblical scholar Dr. Richard Hess looks at the Biblical context and meaning of the Hebrew mîn, and suggests that when Christians use it to frame our understanding of the entire created order, we may be asking too much of this single word.
Theologian, historian and Christian apologist Dr. John P. Dickson addresses the history and interpretation of Genesis 1. Making no claims about human biological origins, Dickson urges us to treat the early chapters of Genesis as a literary and historical statement, and listen carefully to it on those terms.
At the center of the theological and cultural controversy surrounding biological evolution stands the question: "How do human beings—creatures uniquely created in the image and likeness of God—fit into the scientific picture of life's origins and development?" In this three-part series, Dr. Joshua Moritz endeavors to address this question by exploring what Scripture means—and does not mean—by the designation "image and likeness of God".
The six-part series by Dr. Keller considers three main clusters of questions lay people raise with their pastors when introduced to the teaching that biological evolution and biblical orthodoxy can be compatible. As a pastor and evangelist, Keller takes these concerns seriously and offers suggestions for addressing them without requiring believers to adopt a particular view or accept a definitive answer.
In today's video, Dr. Rick Colling states that evolution is not merely the imposition of death and destruction and survival of the fittest. Rather, it is about second chances.
One of the challenges for discussing evolution within evangelical Christian circles is that there is widespread confusion about how evolution actually works. In this installment on "junk DNA", we explore how genomics can be employed to test for non-functional sequences by comparing sequences between related organisms.
The discovery of DNA has revolutionized our understanding of common descent, particularly in the past few decades. Mutated genes spread through populations over generations, leading to evolutionary change. In this podcast, we look at several examples of genetic evidence for evolution.
If you go back into the Genesis account, it says "now do not eat this or you will surely die". There is a whole chain of events that happens when Adam and Eve decide they want to walk away from God.
In addressing the subject of creation, William P. Brown contends that there is not one story but seven contained in the sacred texts of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The books of Genesis, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Isaiah each provide unique perspectives of the natural world.
Robert C. Bishop explains that many believe two things about creation: that the universe was created out of nothing by God and that he accomplished this in six days. This overly simplistic view does not do the robust Doctrine of Creation (DoC) justice, and it unnecessarily hinders much of the dialogue between evolution and Christianity. Bishop "recovers" the DoC by exploring the limitations of creation, God's sovereignty in the process, God's Trinitarian activity and ongoing purpose for his creatures, and the salvation of creation in space and time.
Denis Alexander begins this five part series by discussing both what a model is and whether it is appropriate to use one when building a bridge between scientific truths and theological truths. Providing evolutionary facts about the origins of humans as well as discussing the origin and meaning of Adam in Genesis, he constructs what he calls a Retelling model and a Homo divinus model. Both approaches, he concludes, "suggest that human evolution per se is irrelevant to the theological understanding of humankind made in the image of God."
Physicist, theologian, and minister George Murphy offers a theological look at human evolution and the implications it has for Christianity.


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Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees held on 13 December 2007 in the Court Room, National Museum Cardiff
Paul E Loveluck, President (in the Chair); Elisabeth Elias, Vice President; Peter Morgan, Treasurer; Iolo ap Gwynn; Brian Willott ; Colin Jones; Gareth Williams; John Last; Rhiannon Wyn Hughes; Huw Williams; Carole-Anne Davies; Haydn Edwards; Miriam Griffiths; Jonathan Osmond; Gareth Wyn Jones; Christina Macaulay; Mike Houlihan, Director General; Eurwyn Wiliam, Deputy Director General; Mark Richards, Director of Strategic Development; John Williams-Davies, Director of Museum Operations; Mike Tooby, Director of Learning and Programmes; Jon Sheppard, Director of Finance and IT; Robin Gwyn, Director of Communications; Arabella Smith, Head of Policy and Planning and Tony Lloyd, Head of Administration.
The President welcomed Elisabeth Elias who was attending her first meeting of the Board as Vice President and he also welcomed Carole-Ann Davies, Haydn Edwards, Miriam Griffiths, Jonathan Osmond, Gareth Wyn Jones and Christina Macaulay to their first meeting since being appointed Trustees on 1 November 2007. There were no apologies for absence from the meeting.
At this point the meeting was opened to the public but no members of the public were in attendance
The President welcomed Linda Tomos and Lesley-Anne Kerr (CyMAL)
Resolved: That the minutes of the Board meeting held on 20 September 2007 be approved subject to the number of visits to Rhagor being amended from 300,000 to 30,000.
- Rhagor (Virtual Museum) – there had been over 100,000 visits to the site in the last 3 months.
- The loan to the Museum of the painting by Rembrandt had been refused twice but its loan was being pursued.
- Art Purchase – The Kandinsky watercolour Acid Green Sickle had been purchased and was on display and had been viewed by the Trustees before this meeting.
- Zimbabwe National Mining Museum – the Keeper, Big Pit had been invited to return to Zimbabwe in January together with his Coal Curator. This was agreed subject to confirmation of safety of travel for both.
- The Board congratulated the Museum staff and in particular the Deputy Director general on its successful Centenary Conference and noted that feedback from delegates was extremely positive. The President requested a report to a future meeting on the main issues facing museum's that had emerged from the papers presented.
Received: A report from the Director General together with a draft Scheme of Consultation
Reported: That in September 2007, the Consultation Policy & Ownership Action Plan 2007 – 2008 was approved by the Board of Trustees and that to complete the requirement of the Charter and Statutes a draft Scheme of Consultation that was the legal document that linked the Policy and Plan to the Revised Charter and Statutes 2006 was presented to the Board.
Resolved: That the Scheme of Consultation be adopted by the Board and that the Action Plan be received by the Board annually.
Received and Noted: A report from the Director General.
Reported: That the Director General presented to the Board some of the Museum's main achievements in 2007 that had reflected the priorities that had emerged from the Vision. The President and the Board of Trustees congratulated the staff for all their work during this very busy Centenary year.
The main points from the extensive executive summary were presented with Board members intervening with questions and comments:
The budget position for the next three years was considered at the last meeting of the Performance Review Committee. Calculations were predicated upon information received from CyMAL for budgets for the next three years but written confirmation of those figures was still awaited. Caution was being exercised until confirmation of the figures was received in writing but, as the figures were a significant improvement on original predictions this would allow more time for the Museum to plan ahead. Linda Tomos explained that as for all other ASPB's, the budgets for year 2 and 3 were only indicative and the Museum should plan accordingly but that they were aware of the pressures this caused. It was understood that the capital budget and specimen acquisition grants would remain unchanged for the next three years and the President noted that during discussions with the Minister for Heritage, the Minister was supportive of the West Wing conversion and had written him a letter to this effect drawing attention to the Assembly Government's intention to set up a strategic capital development fund.
The Wales Audit Office Additional Assurance Report and Management Letter in respect of their audit work for the year ending 31 March 2007, was agreed and presented to the Audit Committee on 21 November. There were no substantive issues of non-compliance by the Museum during the year concerned and three minor internal control recommendations were noted for action. The Museum's progress under the Making the Connections agenda formed the majority of the Additional Assurance work and the WAO noted satisfactory progress against that agenda and the WAO had identified two areas, covering commercial activities and consultation with our users, for inclusion in a web site that has been established for "good practice exchange".
The installation of artworks in Galleries 1-3 in the East Wing at National Museum Cardiff had been successfully completed. Gallery 10 had now been handed over and it was intended that this gallery should be opened to the public before Christmas. Essential Maintenance Works at National Museum Cardiff were now almost complete, with the final account currently under assessment by the design team. An Energy workshop was being held to review operational activities, with an aim to reducing energy consumption, particularly at National Museum Cardiff.
Herian information points have been installed at Big Pit: National Coal Museum and St Fagans: National History Museum. The information point at National Waterfront Museum Swansea was installed and currently awaiting activation. The Board noted the many and varied exhibitions and events that had taken place at the different sites and by partnerships and the breadth of educational and learning activity that was taking place.
The cumulative visitor figures (Apr-Oct) stands at 1,173,465 (against a target of 1,087,500) which is 85,965 (7.90%) above target and represents a 82,587 (7.57%) increase on last year.
The Museum's On Common Ground conference, Young People, Heritage and Culture: Creating a Future from the Past was attended by over a hundred delegates, including the Minister for Heritage, Rhodri Glyn Thomas. Speakers included academics and practitioners from the youth, heritage and art sectors, together with young people and funders.
The Coity Tip project to interpret the area adjacent to Big Pit: National Coal Museum, which was now rich in biodiversity, received a BALI (British Association of Landscape Industries) award, together with a principal award for the use of recycled materials within the interpretation.
Preliminary work had taken place relating to the production of the Operational Plan for 08-09 with Heads of Departments being kept informed of the planning timetable via the Executive Group structure. The Fundraising Strategy was completed and had been presented to the Performance Review Committee in November.
Following feedback from the briefing sessions in which Directors have used this Executive Summary document to inform staff members about recent developments and to highlight issues discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting, the format of the Executive Summary document was being re-developed to include more information about forthcoming activities and some examples were noted.
Resolved: Accordingly and the Trustees thanked the Director General for his comprehensive report. The Director General would be briefing all staff on the challenges and opportunities the Museum would face over the next 3 years.
Colin Jones left the meeting at this point
(i) Collections and Research Activities - The Collections and Research Activities report July to September 2007 from the Deputy Director General was noted.
(ii) Foreign Loans - That the foreign loan as presented was agreed as recommended by the Arts Panel.
Reported: That a selection of works from the Davies Collection was to tour to venues in the United States, the schedule being:
Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, South Carolina
March 5 - June 7 2009
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June 25 - September 17
Everson Museum of Art
Syracuse, New York
October 1 - December 27
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, District of Columbia
January 23 - April 25 2010
Albuquerque Museum
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 9 - August 1
The exhibition would include 56 works, and was being toured in the United States by American Federation of Arts (AFA), on a hire-fee per venue basis, covering Amgueddfa Cymru's costs, and providing a net income figure to the museum at the end of the tour. AFA were now finalising contracts with the venues, following full security assessments and have continued marketing of the exhibition, and the individual venues had begun addressing local marketing. Further contacts were being made direct with the venues to explore the potential for educational projects, and a final tour planning meeting would be held with AFA in January 2008 before individual site visits at each venue.
Resolved: Accordingly and that it was noted that the exhibition would be shown at NMC before it toured.
Received: Reports from the Director of Communications and the Director of Learning and Programmes.
(i) National Events - Each year, Amgueddfa Cymru traditionally attends the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, the Urdd Eisteddfod and the National Eisteddfod. Presence at all three events in 2007 had been the subject of detailed de-briefs and the Museum would attend all three again in 2008. The report outlined the background and nature of the presence at each individual event in 2008 and detailed the proposals which would show the Museum expanding its local and global reach, helping visitors make sense of the world through activities and being a place of relevance. At the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show the themes would include the celebration of the 60th anniversary of St Fagans sound and image archive and the celebration of the fashion aspect of Welsh textiles. The presence of the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff, allowed the Museum to take advantage of its proximity and to encourage visits to NMC and St Fagans. To take the most advantage from the location this time, the Museum would not have a joint presence with the National Library on this occasion but there would be co-operation in the future. Live events at these events were encouraged.
(ii) Programme Themes 2008/2009 - A detailed report on a framework of programmes for the future was presented but it was emphasised that this was work in progress and that the Museum was working towards an intellectual planning framework that would roll forward and would give clarity of message and allow positive marketing. The Director General emphasised the importance of this document as a tool to shape the future intellectual direction of the Museum.
Resolved: Accordingly and that any possible funding opportunities should be capitalised upon. IT should be considered for hard to reach audiences.
Received and Noted:
- The draft minutes of the Trustees of the National Museum of Wales Pension Scheme meeting held on 12 October 2007. It was Noted: that administration and advisory services had been transferred from Mercers to BBS Consultants.
- The draft Minutes of the Performance Review Committee meeting held on 21 November 2007.
- The draft Minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on 21 November 2007.
Received and Agreed: The Items for Future Meetings which would be updated to include reports agreed at today's meeting.
i) Art Department - the Board received and noted a report from the President of an internal review of the department of Art. The issues that arose would be discussed with ABL Cultural who were undertaking the Display of Art options appraisal on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government.
ii) Display of Art - the Welsh Assembly Government had established a steering group to oversee the process of appointing consultants. The group consisted of members of the senior management teams from the Arts Council for Wales, National Library for Wales and Amgueddfa Cymru as well as senior officials within the Culture Division, one of who chairs the steering group.
Following a tender exercise ABL Cultural were appointed. The Chairman of ABL, Richard Crossland made a presentation to the Board in which he gave a background of his company, he explained the methodology and strategic assessment of locations and sites and how a preferred option would be developed. The steering group felt that likely locations would be Swansea, Newport, Cardiff or Wrexham and a number of sites in those areas had been identified. The final report by ABL was due in May 2008. Carole-Anne Davies suggested that it might be useful if the Design Commission for Wales was added to the list of ABL's consultees.
Resolved: That this would feature as a single agendum item at a meeting to be held on 5 March 2008 in Wrexham, immediately prior to the Trustees training day on 6 March. The aim was to examine the priorities in the Stage 1 report and then to receive a fuller report at the Board meeting in April.
Resolved: That the next meeting of the Board of Trustees be held on 10 April 2008 in the Court Room, NMC.


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Wouldn't happiness bring about professional and personal stagnation?
I have not met a human being who does not want to be happy. However, following the argument brought forward by Shawn Anchor, unhappiness is the main driver for continuous personal and professional development, i.e. we are never satisfied with what we have.
In this scenario, would't happiness bring about professional and personal stagnation.
Aug 5 2012: I would submit that happiness or a lack thereof can and should be attained via paradigm shift rather than general situation. In my own life I have discovered that happiness is a mindset I CHOOSE rather than something that is entirely dictated by the circumstances and situations surrounding me. As humans, are we not dynamic beings throughout the range of existance? Don't our social, financial, familial, economic and other facets constantly change in ways entirely beyond our control. Is it UNNATURAL for our own personal priorities and reactions to change as we age and mature? Is this UNHAPPINESS or simply trying to maintain a static mindset in a dynamic situation. Like fitting a square peg in a round hole, we cannot remain static if we expect to survive and thrive, but this is NOT necessarily a measure of unhappiness. It is merely an observation that something is no longer working as expected and shows need of modification. What if one CHOOSES to be happy with the dynamism of life and therefore developes the adaptability required for constant change. Is this Unhappiness to be constantly challenged? Or is it the thrill of the chase that drives instead? I love learning merely for the challenge of gaining new knowledge that I may filter through for innovation of my own making. I'm very eclectic in my selection of knowledge base because I find it enhances my survival possibilities in a number of arenas. Amazingly I'm very happy doing it!
Bill Brokaw
Aug 9 2012: To answer the original question... "No" It is just plain silly to assume that being happy will keep you from being motivated.Aug 5 2012: I think that the most important distinction to make concerning this topic is between "happiness" and "satisfaction". One can, in my opinion (and I hope I'm not alone), be pleased with themselves and derive happiness and positive feelings from something that, simply because it was not the pinnacle of their self-perceived ability, they feel can be improved upon. An example that comes to mind is testing in schools. If I receive a 93% on a test, I am almost always happy with the score itself; however, I may not be content because I feel I could have scored higher. In this sense, I am happy with what I have achieved yet not completely satisfied, and thus look for future improvement. In other words, happiness can be found in something that is not total perfection. In many cases (at least with myself), I think that it is this feeling of joy at having succeeded mixed with knowing that I can do better that really drives me to keep improving at what I do.
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Aug 5 2012: I agree. However, It is a fine line that separates happiness and satisfaction. An important part of the massage here conveyed is that we must be able to recognize that dissatisfaction is not equal to unhappiness. Moreover, we tend to focus on the factors that bring dissatisfaction, rather than those that bring satisfaction. It is customary to hear about the "bad" situations people go though on a regular day, rather than the "good" ones.
I understand this bad-focusing systematic approach, as an evolutionary response. In a way that we emphasize bad experiences, as a necessary tool to survive in an constantly changing environment.
Aug 5 2012: The thought that "dissatisfaction is not equal to unhappiness" is exactly what I was trying to express (in so many words), but I feel that one cannot truly be driven by dissatisfaction until that person has, at least, tasted what they feel to be a degree of satisfaction and, in turn, found happiness in that. To bring it full circle and address the final sentence of the original post, I think that it is the varying degrees and different experiences of happiness, and not necessarily only the lack there of, that drives personal and professional progress/change and not "stagnation".
James Zhang
Aug 5 2012: This also has to do with time management and efficiency.
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I can spend maybe 2 hours of studying to get that 93%, but it may take me another 4 hours to try and get that 100%. If you ask me, 4 hours to get only an extra 7% is very inefficient with my time and would give me diminishing returns. I could use that 4 hours for more productive or more valuable things in my life. So then the real question here would be, is it necessary to get 100%?
Steve C
Sep 4 2012: If happiness is something external that we have to find, then we may find it and want it to end that way; probably stagnating and fizzling-out.
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But if we can find that happiness is internal, (we're valuable), or a verb, then ... well, we're happy. We can do things, and if they go wrong, then ok - maybe it turned out okay from another viewpoint; maybe the process fulfilled another valuable need.Aug 30 2012: HAPPINESS is a mindset...if you are content in any situation that you are placed,you would be the HAPPIEST MAN ALIVE.its when negative aspects like discontentment creeps into your mind,that you tend to be uneasy and unhappy..CHANGE YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS AND LIFE WOULD TURN OUT TO BE BEAUTIFULAug 19 2012: Unhappiness is only one motivator, but happiness can also be a great motivator as well (usually a more productive motivator, too). There's a section here that had a good explanation of happiness as a great motivator:
Jean Reece
Aug 11 2012: Jose's opinion is supported by Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. In his book "Human Action: A Treatise on Economics", he argued that the opposite to action is not inaction, it is contentment. Man acts because he is never fully satisfied, and will never stop because he can never be fully satisfied.
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When I first read this, I had a "Sixth Sense" moment. I knocked myself upside the head and thought "Duh!, of course he's right."Aug 9 2012: Being happy gives you the energy you need to discover and achieve your highest priorities. Sure, there are unhappy people who appear to do well for themselves, but "appearance" is all it is. The dis-ease that occurs on the inside eventually manifests on the outside. Happiness, on the other hand, enables you lead with clarity, courage, and energy! No matter the endeavor, your efforts will be more sustainable because you will have inspired the people around you to help create your vision.
Rhona Pavis
Aug 5 2012: Happiness would bring about the creation of different goods and services, different inventions, higher productivity, Happiness would bring about the peaceful, loving world and lives we all aspire to have. Life is simple. Happiness is good. Positive is good. I wonder what value is derived from complicating the essential simplicity of life. Good words cause good impacts. Good acts cause good impacts. People who feel good, spread the good feelings. We must all re-program ourselves from the erroneous, negative brainwashing we received from the dead people who misled us. Observe the simple cause/effect relationships and use your own mind and experiences to control your own behavior. Thank you.Aug 5 2012: Happiness is a decision.
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It is a pity that some have tied happiness to the attainment of a certain status, or to the possession of some material(s); or to something that they hope would happen in the future.
Passion should be our major drive; that is, being passionate about our jobs, our relationships, and our hobbies.
There is a difference between contentment and complacence. We should be happy with our current 'best', but we should not rest on it; we should strive to take that 'best' to the next level.
Because we are still alive.
Lejan .
Aug 5 2012: I have seen many people stuck in unhappiness in their professions and personal lives yet it formed resignation and frustration instead of this mentioned 'main drive' for a personal and professional development.
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I have also seen many people who flourish in doing what they are doing, because they just LOVE what they are doing.
I have met people which were satisfied with what they have and which did not strive for a change or more possessions.
So I think this topic is as individual as we are and can not be cast into a single statement about it.Aug 5 2012: For some reason, I can't figure out how to respond directly to James Zhang's comment concerning time efficiency. So here it is as a general post: The notion of this 100% versus the 93% was a poor analogy on my part, because many of the pursuits through which we discover happiness, and in which that happiness in turn drives us to succeed, are not measured numerically and thus have no level of "perfection" (i.e. 100/100). In this sense, we ourselves define what we see to be as the ultimate goal, meaning that whether it is an active decision or not, we have some measure of control over our happiness. If nothing else, this tells us that happiness and satisfaction are completely relative. While I'm not saying that environmental pressures such as societal expectations and cultural values don't play a significant role in determining personal choice, I feel that at least some small degree of self-determination is exercised in the pursuit of happiness (it's also a good movie). Once personal happiness can be put into this context of relativity, I feel that we will truly be able to tap the full benefits of balancing ambition and progress with a deep, personal contentment.
James Zhang
Aug 5 2012: True dat
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Not everyone should be "efficient," trying to strive for the 93%. There needs to be people who go for that 100%. So you're right, it really just depends on what each of us values the most. If I could get make a sustainable income doing nothing but posting on Ted forum, I'd do it without question and probably and spend almost 100% of my time here lol.
I really don't want people to become sheep, the followers. People need to think for themselves, know what they like and what they're capable of, and that's how we become a much more advanced society. Societal pressures are necessary, but sometimes they create too many sheep.Aug 31 2012: Happiness cannot. Be obtained by only making money alone.it. will come only from good. Heart.Aug 28 2012: The idea that human beings create better out of some degree of suffering is age-old. Nietzsche practically made this a corner stone of his philosophy. There is a seeming counter-argument that says that people only create the truly worthwhile when inspired. Inspiration and suffering are opposite conditions. Can the two be reconciled?
Perhaps unhappiness can lead to inspiration. When we are unhappy we can be strongly motivated to do what we see as potentially fulfilling us, and this can drive us to intense focus, hard work, and productivity - even excellence.
Yet surely there is a better way. The idea that we have to be at least a bit miserable to "do well" is a dismal idea and reflects a fundamental confusion about human motivation. Yes, we are motivated by the prospect of improvement in our state of being when unhappy. But a need for some form of unhappiness or suffering as a motivator only occurs from a certain state of consciousness.
When we start off in life we are highly egocentric. Our concern is with our wants and needs, our happiness, and our safety. Other people have significance only insofar as they affect our perceived happiness and safety. But with emotional maturity comes true empathy, connection to others, and deep care. The recognition of how deeply we care leads to a sense of devotion to the world and it's collective well-being, and this gives rise to inspiration. The beauty of an idea or effort is seen in terms of it's significance to the world. The potential impact is then sufficient to drive us to greater heights of achievement. And the pursuit of excellence is then characterized by joy. This is what it means to live a life of purpose, and it requires an inner shift based on the recognition of how much we really do care, and how impassioned we actually are about other people.
Generallly by the time we are adults we are so emotionally scared that this care and commitment is obscure to us, and so we need to heal to find it. Or so it was for me.Aug 28 2012: José, I'm having difficulty with your interpretation of Shawn Anchor's argument, which is actually the foundation for the question you posed here (and this entire thread). Let me explain:
You say that "however, following the argument brought forward by Shawn Anchor, unhappiness is the main driver for continuous personal and professional development"... The problem I have with this is: When exactly does Shawn Anchor say (or imply) that "unhappiness is the main driver for continuous personal and professional development" ?
I don't think he ever does.
I've watched the video 4 times, trying to glean this as either verbatim or implied, and I am not deducing your interpretation of Shawn Anchor's argument from what he actually said/implied.
Go back to 9:04 in the video, and carefully listen again to what he says.
I think you've got your cause and effect mixed up. I don't think he's saying that unhappiness causes the drive for personal and professional achievement. I believe what Shawn Anchor is actually saying, is that the human mind turns our results from achieving personal/professional development into unhappiness because we keep changing the goal posts "of what success looks like". Watch and listen again starting at 9:04 if you're still not convinced.
After watching that again, I think you will agree that he is not saying that unhappiness is the driver for personal/professional development, what he's saying is that we as humans have been conditioned to turn our successes into unhappiness.
And if my analysis of your (mis)interpretation is correct, then that would make this whole thread a moot point, but not one without value, as apparently there are many other people here who mistakenly assumed your interpretation of Shawn Anchor's argument was on point.Aug 7 2012: Can you be happy while hungry?
I recently saw an episode of the TV show Shark Tank. An investor rejected an entrepreneur because the entrepreneur was not hungry enough. Specifically, the investor thought the entrepreneur expected too much personal income from the business while he was growing the business. I think the investor made the right decision.
Also, I think you can be happy while hungry, if the hunger is not extreme. Happiness is over valued and should never be a goal. Happy is what happens every time I kiss my wife, or hug a child, regardless of everything else.Aug 5 2012: People whose happiness derives from a sense of competency and the 'flow" that comes with that (in the sense of TED speaker Mihalyi Czikzentmihalyi) or from the realization that they can make a difference may well be highly productive and inventive over a lifetime. I agree with others who have argued in this thread that a positive outlook is not the same as a complacent one.
Aug 5 2012: I agee.Aug 5 2012: It's not happiness or unhappiness....what I know complacency brings such stagnation.
Moreover it is being said people perform better when the goal is stretched.......and that brings development in both professional and personal life..Aug 5 2012: I guess this is kinda true to some degree. Big corporations imo generate quite a bit of unhappiness, but the pay is good and they were great catalysts to our technologies and services. However, I don't think people should be as motivated for money as they are to the job itself. As in your work itself should bring you happiness while giving you some good pay, that should be ideal. But I understand that getting a good paying job can be great for supporting your family. But sometimes reserving more time for the family is even better support for the family, than good pay.


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Gallery: Sonnenschiff: Solar City Produces 4X the Energy it Consumes
The project started out as a vision for an entire community — the medium-density project balances size, accessibility, green space, and solar exposure. In all, 52 homes make up a neighborhood anchored to Sonnenschiff, a mixed-use residential and commercial building that emphasizes livability with a minimal footprint. Advanced technologies like phase-change materials and vacuum insulation significantly boost the thermal performance of the building's wall system.
The homes are designed to the Passivhaus standard and have great access to passive solar heating and daylight. Each home features a very simple shed roof with deep overhangs that allows winter sun in while shading the building from the summer sun. The penthouses on top of the Sonnenschiff have access to rooftop gardens that make full use of the site's solar resources. The rooftops feature rainwater recycling systems that irrigate the gardens and while supplying the toilets with greywater. The buildings also make use of wood chip boilers for heat in the winter, further decreasing their environmental footprint.
The project's simple envelope design is brightened by a colorful and dynamic façade. Gardens and paths cross through the development as well, linking the inhabitants. Offices and stores expand the livability of the community while contributing a sense of communal purpose.
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January 3, 2011 at 7:12 pm
mokshasha says:
January 2, 2011 at 7:53 pm
hhhmmm – sorry to butt into this seeming private blog of "eclipse", but i wanted to comment on this article about Sonnenschiff – (gosh – hope i'm not off base…)
my partner and i lived in this development 5 years ago – it is amazing in the efficiency it has achieved -but the lifestyle is very European, would probably not translate well to lifestyle-dysfunctional Amerika – very adequate but small and creative spaces, super efficient materials and pretty comfy, and (OMG) you could astually WALK to a all necessities – grocery, day goods, bakeries. I cannot say it was very overall a very attractive design and the solar on the roof (under which are the bedrooms) was somehow energetically uncomfortable (can't put my finger on why… – perhaps emf's??)
anyway – sorry to disrupt the almost totally Sonnenschiff-unrelated discussion here – perhaps inhabitat and eclipse could take their completely off-subject discussion elsewhere – maybe exchange phone numbers and duke it out there??
Sorry if I've apparently dominated the energy conversation here, and I totally agree with your point! I'm a HUGE fan of New Urbanism and rave about it to everyone.
Have you seen this youtube? It's a 4 minute message that sums up all the benefits of walkability to a really funky beat. I might just have to watch it again, the 300th time!
January 3, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Why must we deny silver bullets if they exist? The Gen4 S-PRISM reactor that EATS nuclear waste, and is several orders of magnitude safer than even Gen3 reactors, is coming. It may be 10 or 15 years away, but it is coming. Then we'll have 500 years of 'free fuel' to burn. We'll eventually close those uranium mines. Then who knows what we'll have in 500 years? Batteries that actually make a reliable renewable grid possible? Space based solar power? Fusion? Who knows, that is 500 years away.
The point is getting there!
And I would much rather live next door to a Chinese AP1000 reactor than a coal power station, which is what you'll get stuck with if greenies insist on a 100% renewable world. Because 100% renewable grids don't work yet, pure and simple.
January 2, 2011 at 7:53 pm
hhhmmm – sorry to butt into this seeming private blog of "eclipse", but i wanted to comment on this article about Sonnenschiff – (gosh – hope i'm not off base…)
my partner and i lived in this development 5 years ago – it is amazing in the efficiency it has achieved -but the lifestyle is very European, would probably not translate well to lifestyle-dysfunctional Amerika – very adequate but small and creative spaces, super efficient materials and pretty comfy, and (OMG) you could astually WALK to a all necessities – grocery, day goods, bakeries. I cannot say it was very overall a very attractive design and the solar on the roof (under which are the bedrooms) was somehow energetically uncomfortable (can't put my finger on why… – perhaps emf's??)
anyway – sorry to disrupt the almost totally Sonnenschiff-unrelated discussion here – perhaps inhabitat and eclipse could take their completely off-subject discussion elsewhere – maybe exchange phone numbers and duke it out there??
i mean – do these threads have a moderator or what?
January 2, 2011 at 4:29 pm
So I went there and read all comments…
I submitted my own but was denied (I think because I did not want to be on their server list)
So these are my comments:
Why must we always think there is a 'one size fits all' solution to every problem?
No one wants a nuclear reactor, raised levels of co2, or a smart grid (only for the energy companies), marching through their neighborhood.
Energy generated closest to its use means you look at your neighborhood and design accordingly. You have much wind, do wind. Sun, do solar. Waves? Geothermal? etc….
Conservation and improved insulation, the topper.
Lets get creative and safe!
…oh, and lets get rid of the profit-motive…
climate change is a global community problem. Lets get a global community answer.
September 21, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Sorry guys, but renewables just are not going to provide a stable grid.
Thus storage and sharing won't allow us to have secure stable electricity, but instead would leave us with large fluctuations (and thus blackouts, if unmanaged) as soon as we introduce wind at a significant share (which might be as low as roughly 10% across entire larger grid areas, not just in small isolated situations like Denmark). With hydro not truly scalable, the only remaining technologies are fossil fuels, mainly natural gas, which for its flexibility and relatively low price work best. Or in other words: in a world without abundant natural gas (or an equivalent flexible stock), large market shares of wind simply won't work.
September 19, 2010 at 8:38 am
I wish the so called "Smart Grid" were here and now. Heck, one minute it's the "Smart Grid" that was going to save us, then it is the "Super-Grid" because we're piping electrons around the planet now ;-).
Oh, and as well as building the Smart AND Super Grid we've got to build out the renewables 5 or 6 times over. It might *just* be technically possible to have a 24 hour reliable renewable grid, but most nations would be bankrupt before they got there.
When environmentalists like George Monbiot and Dr Barry Brook are bagging out solar PV as a waste or time and toy, then you know something's up. Again, I'm only a recent convert to nuclear power. I've wished for and read up on Smart-Super-grids and how 'when the sun isn't shining the wind is blowing, and if that isn't happening the water is flowing or the wood is ready to burn in the steam generator' blah blah blah. I've been gullible enough to believe in all that stuff. But when Denmark's wind dies down it buys in electricity from France's nukes.
After 10 years of building nukes Frances Co2 output is about 90grams / kWh.
After 20 years of building wind turbines Denmarks is 650g. Go figure!
September 17, 2010 at 9:08 pm
yeah, but buddy, AP1000 is not a Gen IV reactor, nor is Gen IV anywhere near current deployment. Heck, they're having trouble rolling out the Gen 3+.
besides, Mr. Fusion is just a fancy blender. we already have 1.21 jiggawatt windmills, and the smart grid to get it to us above 88 percent. we don't need to be going back to the technology of 1955, we need to get back to the future.
September 17, 2010 at 8:06 pm
No, but at least I am thinking about what we can practically do with today's technology. Even with SUPER-EXPENSIVE HVDC lines they lose 3% per 1000km (and that's optimistic!) How round is the earth again? 😉
With nuclear power we don't have to overbuild the wind and solar and wave power by a factor of 5 just to make sure the power is running sometime, some where. With nuclear power we don't have to rebuild an entire grid system. With nuclear power we don't have to play games with guessing the weather. We can just mass produce today's AP1000's on an assembly line, plug them in to replace coal fired power plants on TODAY's grid with TODAY's technology. And when the GenIV plants such as the S-PRISM are finally commercialised, we'll have all that lovely depleted uranium to feed into GenIV reactors and run the world for the next million years or so as we look for even better solutions. My guess is by the time we've burnt today's waste in 500 years, we'll have super-batteries and storage mechanisms that will finally make renewable power workable. Or not. Maybe the particle smasher at CERN will have confirmed something exotic about the universe and we'll have something totally new! But while it is nice to DREAM about worldwide grids and Mr Fusion, I'm talking abot technologies we can use right now. Today.
September 17, 2010 at 10:00 am
Eclipse, you're not thinking 4th-dimensionally. If we had a superconducting smart-grid, we'd be able to pass the solar (and solar-related) energy hitting one side of the planet to the other.
September 14, 2010 at 10:27 pm
And that solar panel will only deliver electricity during parts of the day, as long as it isn't cloudy, and you'll get far less electricity in winter when there's less sunlight / m2. So for reliable baseload? For hospitals and overnight industries to run? How about important DAYTIME industries that need to run all the time, whatever the weather?
You can't go past nuclear.
September 14, 2010 at 8:05 pm
It is stupid to talk about nuclear in a solar article. I'm going to stop… after this.
To play devil's advocate, listing people is a logical fallacy. You can find a respectable scientist that agrees with almost every potentially valid view, a zone that both nuclear reactors and solar suburban areas fall into. It's better to make the argument than to appeal to authority on the issue.
Also, I'm much more likely to put a solar panel on my roof than a nuclear reactor in my basement.
September 11, 2010 at 9:18 am
I love energy efficiency. If you think I'm paying lip-service to energy efficiency, read my blog on the REZONE page listed above… the post you answered. I don't want energy efficient cars so much as energy efficient CITIES that don't need as many cars in the first place.
But energy conservation only reduces the amount of baseload electricity we need… we still need that baseload, reliable power. It's going to take an awful lot of time and money and ENERGY to build out the energy efficient civilisation I'm dreaming of! We're already in the frying pan, and I'm looking for a BIG leap out that doesn't fall half way and land us in the fire.
September 9, 2010 at 10:00 am
eclipse- CONSERVATION is our biggest \"source\" of energy. We waste far too much and need to take an integrated view of manging and meeting demand. This means legislation, policy, inventions, proper energy pricing etc Simply endlessly pumping out supply is just stupid and an unnecessary waste of money.
September 1, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Hi RF,
good comments, but I do still think we can do nuclear power and 'density and diversity' in rezoning our cities.
Check the top 3 video's on my "Rezone" page.
The benefits of passive solar design, diversity of function and density of settlement accumulate with incredible social and local economic benefits.
So nuclear power for a quick baseload power upgrade, but New Urbanism for all the benefits that can encourage as well.
September 1, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Nuclear power has a bad image in this society due to old sci fi movies and one major accident at a plant that was terribly mismanaged to start with. I grew up in North Carolina, not exactly in the shadow of a cooling tower, but pretty close to the reactor. Then I joined the navy and went to an aircraft carrier where I was never more than 200 or so yards from two fully functioning, always running, Westinghouse nuclear reactors. Now this equipment, and the shielding are about 30 years old (while being heavily maintained of course) and if you sat next to the chamber containing the rods, you'd die of thirst before dying of radiation poisoning. Radiation is not going to kill you. As far as the solar city idea goes, it's a nice idea, but it feels more like a "look at me, i'm green!" move, because this conversion wouldn't work without essentially wiping every city off the face of the earth, and starting from scratch. The costs, complications, and inconveniences of all this make it next to impossible. Most major cities are already sinking into their own crumbling infrastructures as it is.
August 26, 2010 at 6:54 pm
If you take global warming seriously, why do the leading global warming scientists promote GenIV nuclear power? There's a new global science initiative promoting today's GenIII and tomorrow's GenIV reactors.
Check some of the names.
* Board of Directors
* Dr. James Hansen
* Dr. Evgeny Velikhov
* Tom Blees, President
* Dr. Barry Brook
* Dr. Yoon Chang
* Steve Kirsch, MIT S.M.
* Dr. George S. Stanford
* Joe Shuster
* Dr. Dan Meneley
* Dr. Louis J. Circeo
* Dr. Charles Till
* Dr. Eugene Preston
* Dr. Ray Hunter
* Dr. Baldev Raj
* Dr. William Hannum
* Leonard J. Koch
* Dr. Jeff Eerkens
* Bruno Comby
* Dr. Charles B. Archambeau
* Dr. John Sackett
August 26, 2010 at 6:52 pm
today's waste could run the world for 500 years. It does leave some waste, but only 10% of the mass. It's super-hot waste, much more radioactive than today's waste.
Which is a good thing, because instead of storing it for 100 thousand years, we only have to store it for 300. By the time we'd burnt all today's 'waste' in 500 years, we'd be de-commissioning the storage of the first 200 years of *real* waste.
August 26, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Nice back-pedal action there.
Pretty hilarious that you think you can spread your nuclear lies in the comments of an article that has absolutely nothing to do with nuclear power, and then tell me to shut up when I call you on it; very constructive!
August 26, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Maybe NO nuclear waste is a bit much, but you can just seal it away in lead and put it in any number of places without much trouble, as long as it's done well. It's better than pollutants (and CO2, I guess) in the sky. Solar will never be able to directly power a large city in the way this neighborhood is powered, because of the high concentration of people using electricity in such a small area, and solar power plants are just ridiculous in most locations.
Also, there would be no malformed kids, or anything terrifying like that. That's just sensationalist nonsense trying to drum up fear about nuclear plants. Modern plants are not Chernobyl – even when they break, radioactive superdeath doesn't go everywhere. You would need to stick your head in the reactor to get a reaction.
August 26, 2010 at 1:06 am
Make me.
So now we got two people (or at least two accounts) claiming there are reactors that don't leave radioactive waste behind – then I guess it has to be true 8oP
Point me to a real, existing reactor that does that, please?
August 25, 2010 at 11:54 pm
vanHinten, if you're not going to be constructive, shut up and go away. There is no parallel between gasoline and nuclear fuel besides the fact that both store and are used for energy. "Nuclear waste" is just fuel that isn't used. Older reactors couldn't reuse that waste; new ones can. You just keep putting in the old rods until you're left with nothing but whatever the fuel in question degrades to (lead, for uranium).
August 24, 2010 at 11:20 am
>The new reactors eat waste!
Of course they do.
Just like the new cars produce gas, and the new cattle plant trees!
August 23, 2010 at 9:40 am
Interesting comments abound. I understand the allure of "Nuk-e-lar" but we have to look at the root problem. Eclipse, I am pretty sure your stance on this "new nuclear" plant is based on current energy projections based on the current standards of energy efficiency.
That's just it. The design of this german neighborhood is so efficient that a minimal solar installation produces 4 times the energy that is needed to run this efficient design. It's not so much about the solar panels but the design of the structures and their orientation. The best solar panels work at most at 20% efficiency yet this entire community is powered by it 4 times over.
When you design efficient your net energy needs go way down. When energy is generated on site you lose next to none of that energy due to line transmission loss. I have some very good friends (minarc.com) that design very large homes that use 90% less energy than a home of the same size. At that point a simple solar cell and or small wind turbine will do the trick.
So the nuclear debate become mute when you reduce the net energy needs. That is the real power plant. If the cost of solar was built into a home mortgage and compared with the overall energy savings the solar cell would pay for itself over time easily. It's not just the cost of the solar cell but the savings from what one would pay with an inefficient house design and paying for electricity from any external source.
And if I am not mistaken the cost of building private power plants are sometimes subsidized by taxes akin to baseball stadiums and the like.
I grew up in southern arizona and why a solar cell is not on every roof is beyond my comprehension. The way I see it the city should be the power plan with several capacity stations spread out absorbing excess energy to store for night use. Then you have your coal plant as a battery backup so to speak. This can be done but it requires the shedding of the single large remote plant paradigm.
Heck in the future if you built the structure of buildings out of ultra capacitor materials the buildings themselves could be giant batteries.
August 23, 2010 at 9:08 am
What garbage? Do you mean the mine tailings, or the used fuel?
How many times do I have to repeat that with breeders, there is no 'garbage' problem? The new reactors eat waste!
August 22, 2010 at 10:39 pm
@Eclipse now – OK, so you're pro "nuk-e-lar" as W would say, we get it, it's just, you're very much isolated and won't find a lot of interest here.
Last time I checked, we (as in Earth inhabitants) had no clue as to what to do with the garbage (I'm in WA, where we have a big dump, luckily it's downwind on the other side of the mountains, not in my backyard.)
August 22, 2010 at 2:27 am
OK, a day later and no answer so I'll finish that rather obviously leading question.
How much does a car cost? Answer? It depends!
You can't critique the expenses of the GenIV reactors which are currently being built in China and Russia as they have all sorts of first of a kind expenses. If you did, I'd have a go at how expensive R&D has been for renewables! But the breeder reactors which will 'eat' nuclear waste, today being built in China and Russia, have further development plans.
They are being made modular. That means that rather than custom building each power plant, they'll set up a production line to mass produce them!
So, how expensive is a Nuke? It depends on whether you're buying a Rolls Royce or a Hyundai.
Unless a nation has an abundant baseload renewable power source like hydro, or Iceland's great geothermal resource, renewables will bankrupt them, pure and simple.
August 20, 2010 at 7:24 pm
c-bad You're absolutely right! That's true! There have been some VERY expensive nuclear power plants.
Let me ask you, how much does a car cost?
August 20, 2010 at 6:25 am
Eclipse Now…your talking about costs? c'mon, state subsidize renewables a FRACTION of the state subsidies for nuclear power and costs no longer become a subject of discussion concerning renewables. Nuclear is the most expensive form of energy avaiable.
August 20, 2010 at 1:02 am
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August 19, 2010 at 4:38 pm
"Eclipse Now's entire point is that there IS no nuclear waste."
Hogwash. What is the price of radiation related cancers developing later on due to hidden exposure to such radioactive sources, or the price of malformed kids ?
So pick your choice.
I prefer the non-radioactive one. But yeah, I already receive 100% renewable energy supplied by the grid since 2006, my utility Ecopower cvba sources 52% of its electricity generating energy from combined heat and power biomass (using locally grown switchgrass + other agro wastes + local or imported wood pellets) or from biofuels (locally grown oilseed crops, oil burned in ICE power generators, remaining organic wastes recycled as animal farm food or converted in an anaerobe digester into methane biogas for CHP combustion and into compost for farmland improvement), 38% from owned wind turbines, 6% from owned solar PV panels installed on client account homes, 2% from run-of-river hydro power and 2% from a few small scale city waste anaerobe digester producing methane biogas powering gasturbines generators. And in june 2010, Ecopower cvba received building permits to install 45 new wind turbines, to cover new accounts power demand, if I can believe the information provided in their 6 monthly bulletin review send to my postal address.
The future new plug in battery ICE vehicles can run on solar, wind, geo-thermal and even old fossil fuels and costly nuclear that have waste energy at night. My home GRID tied solar PV system runs my home, help my utility during Peak Hours and I will take on their excess energy at night so it won't be lost by also charging my PHEV vehicle. If I had V2G I could save the off peak excess and sell it back at a premium on Peak.
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August, 4 2010 – While the United States nuclear industry is continuing on its path to expand, there seems to be a roadblock for some companies. Cost. The capital cost for nuclear power plants is not cheap and this had led to some companies cutting back spending and even looking at canceling planned new nuclear development.
NRG Energy Inc. said it would cut spending on two new reactors planned at the South Texas Project from $7.5 million a month in July to $1.5 million a month. But NRG isn't alone. Constellation Energy Group announced in late July it would cut spending on the planned Calvert Cliffs III reactor in Maryland. Both are waiting on a decision from the Department of Energy for a federal loan guarantee. Constellation has even stated it could completely shut down operations in Maryland by the end of the year if it hadn't received a federal guarantee.
"This shows you the difficulty in this market and how important the loan program is to supporting the projects and getting them off the ground," said Leslie Kass, Nuclear Energy Institute senior director of business policy and programs.
Since the DOE awarded Southern Co. an $8.3 billion loan guarantee in February for the Plant Vogtle project, NRG Energy, Constellation and Scana Corp. have been in competition for the remaining guarantee. DOE only has about $10 billion remaining of guaranteed money, enough for only one project.
"ENERGY: Nuclear Does Not Make Economic Sense Say Studies, By Julio Godoy
For an average 1,600 megawatt unit, such a range leads to construction costs of up to 5.6 billion euros (7.6 billion dollars). "We see very little prospect of these costs falling and every likelihood of them rising further," the study says.
To meet such costs, the operator would need a guarantee of constant electricity prices around 65 euros (88.9 dollars) per MW/hour for a long period of time.
The Citibank paper cites the British case where prices at that level on a sustained basis have occurred only 20 months during the last 115 months. "It was a sudden drop in power prices that drove British Energy to the brink of bankruptcy in 2003," the survey recalls.
In an interview with IPS, Pistner said that most power plants have to be running for at least 20 years to reach the operation period free of depreciation and impairments costs. Only after this period, a nuclear power plant starts yielding returns.
August 19, 2010 at 1:48 am
"enchance"… I of course meant 'enhance'.
See my blog at:
August 19, 2010 at 1:47 am
Hi Citizenplus.
Nice list, apart from vegan and renewables. I could probably eat vegetarian a few nights a week, but there's no need to ban meat all together. Indeed, Polyface farm illustrates how careful crop and cow rotation can enchance the soil faster than mere crop rotation on its own.
And renewables? Remember what I said about Denmark? 20 years of wind deployment and it is still at 650 grams Co2 / kWh. 10 years of nukes in France and it is down to 90grams Co2 / kWh.
Go figure.
August 19, 2010 at 12:21 am
Eclipse Now's entire point is that there IS no waste; Gen IV reactors can run on what used to be considered waste material. Even if the waste was a problem, there's so little of it that we could just bury it somewhere, put up some signs, and leave it for later. As long as it's buried well, it's a lot better than CO2 all up in our air.
Renewables will be better, but nuclear IS better.
August 18, 2010 at 3:27 pm
The 5 easy steps to being green, creating local jobs, and adverting the worst effects of climate change and peak oil.
1) Stop SprawL!!!
2) R.R.Recycle!
3) VeganLife!! / ReForest / FoodForest! / VirginForest!!
4) Wind! / GeoThermal Exchange!! / Solar
5) Electric &OpenSource: Trains!! / Cars / Media!! / Medicine
August 17, 2010 at 12:07 am
nuke isn\'t clean. it\'s not zero CO2. it\'s not sustainable. but i guess we could get superman to just cycle all the waste into the sun for us, right?
it\'s rolf disch, btw.
August 16, 2010 at 8:07 pm
This is Barry Brooks FAQ on nuclear power. It's clean, zero-Co2 and sustainable for millions of years.
August 16, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Jerika, do you have any links to studies that prove uranium mines are deadly for 100 miles? And I know MANY people that would far rather live next to a safe, clean nuclear reactor than next to a foul coal plant which spews out 4 tons of uranium and 16 tons of thorium a year!
Mona Lisa,
Dr Barry Brook is an environmental scientist who writes about global warming. He's out there, fighting the sceptics, and promoting the solutions. Why do the likes of him and Dr James Hansen recommend nuclear power? Because the problems have been solved! No one has to have waste in their backyard: can we have a rational and objective, not highly emotive discussion please?
Nuclear waste is not a problem. First: there's not very much of it. If we were to put it in steel oil-barrels the whole world's nuclear waste would sit one layer deep on one football field. The waste from coal creates incredible mountains of toxic fly-ash, but nuclear? One football field. For the world.
Now there's the thing most of you anti-nukies don't know. That football field could run the world for 500 years! Because of that, it's worth about $30 trillion dollars, or half the global economy! Nuclear waste is not the problem, it's the solution. And if you don't care what James Hansen says, then good luck with getting society to agree to starving to death in the cold. Because that's what renewables will do to us!
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Just because a technology looks good on paper does not mean it\'s safe. Nuclear power has unsolvable problems: how to safely handle the waste. No one wants it in their backyard, and no one wants it traveling through their backyard by train or highway.
In addition, the technology is costly and complicated, there are too many ways to make mistakes. Particularly at this moment when environmental regulations are not being enforced by our government, it is not safe to move forward with such a risky technology.
Solar, wind, hydro, public transportation and a change of lifestyle are the keys to our future.
I don\'t care what James Hanson says.
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There are huge problems with nuclear from start to finish. No one would want to live anywhere near a uranium mine which can cause severe health problems a hundred miles away. And unless you are willing to live next to a nuclear power plant or nuclear storage facility, it really is hypocritical to be pushing nuclear energy. It\'s about time we started using the \'would you live next door to it?\' test before embarking on any energy source. The mixed use development in this article generates MORE power than it uses which suggest that extra energy can be sold. A combination of real conservation and SAFE renewal energy is the only energy we should pursue and in several parts of the world, that combination is working with no threat to health or life.
August 16, 2010 at 8:19 am
I love all the New Urbanism density and diversity, passive solar, and rainwater recycling. It's all good. However, with peak oil and global warming bearing down on us, aren't we going to need the cheapest possible electricity we can get? What did these solar panels cost? What runs these homes at night? What about winter? Overcast? Etc?
Professor Barry Brook, environmental scientist and global warming author & warrior, has joined the ranks of Dr James Hansen and a host of other environmentalists that are calling for the world to adopt GenIV nuclear power ASAP.
And according to him and his friends and guest authors, solar just aint going to cut it I'm afraid! Not until 'super-batteries' a thousand times cheaper and a thousand times more powerful are invented.
Peak oil is coming. We need all the electricity we can get. Fast.
After 10 years of deploying nuclear power in France they were down to 90 grams of Co2 / kWh electricity. After 20 years of Denmark deploying wind they are down to …. 650 grams Co2 / kWh.
Go figure.
GenIV nuclear reactors EAT nuclear waste, are safe, are able to be manufactured in a factory and mass-produced to bring the costs down. They could run the world for 500 years just off the nuclear waste we ALREADY have today! E = MC2 is a VERY big number!
With peak oil making the future look very doubtful indeed, we need a reliable source of baseload power that works all day every day all year around, and can just be plugged into the existing grid. With peak oil bearing down on us, why oh why would we want to risk a variable power source like the wind and the sun, that is affected by the time of day, the weather, AND the seasons, and on top of this requires a massive 'super grid' AND a massively 'smarter grid'? What is all of this going to COST?
After reading Barry and James Hansen I'm convinced. Based on today's technologies, it's nuclear or nothing. You may as well vote for global warming by voting for renewables!
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I've been asked to cut these pipe rings off some playground equipment. The small pipe is 2 3/8" and the pipe rings are 2 7/8". There are four or five of these pipe rings and they are not welded into place, so I can slide/rotate them. Taking the rest of the playground fixture apart to remove the rings is not an option.
I have a portable oxy/act rig on my welding trailer which is one option. I also have a portable air compressor and an arcair K4000 that I recently set up for my TB302. So, those are my two choices.
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04-27-2007, 11:40 AM #1Senior Member
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What method to cut this off?
You could use the torch but I would probably use a 4 1/2" grinder with a
3/64" cut off wheel. Nice and clean and not to much fire flying around. If in a hurry the torch will do fine. I don't think I would use the arcair on it. Don"t really need all that. We usually use the arcair for cutting thick welds off or gouging a pin out Just my 2 cents worth
if you cut across the hole, you'll have about a third less to cut with the zip wheelScott
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cut off wheel
I would do exactly what HMW said and use a cut off wheel. DaveIf necessity is the Mother of Invention, I must be the Father of Desperation!
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Use a cutoff wheel on a 4 1/2 inch grinder. slide a piece of tin can underneath the collar to cut down on scaring the pipe as you cut the collar.
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Go with whatever makes you comfortable. The cutting wheel is a good choice because there is less heat and it is clean. The O/A method is fine if you are handy with a torch. Whatever method you choose, make sure you buff out any marks on the inner pipe when you're done (just so there are no burrs the kids could get cut on).
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The cutting wheel is also my choice, even though you didn't mention it as an option. If you do wind up doing it with one, make sure you securely clamp the ring from moving before doing so.
But of your two options, the O/A torch is the easy pick for this.
If you don't have any cut off wheels get some. they are awesome. I have used them many years in truck/equipment repair. Easly split a bearing race and slide right off the shaft with out nicking it. Hanger bearings same way. Some guys use a press. I bust the bearing shell with a hammer and a shop towel over it then split the race part....slides right off. I have several sizes cut of wheels and often use them on a die grinder. The other day i had a friend with a leaking power steering hose, at the pump. a jeep, he bought the fitting figuring you could remove it since it looked like it just snapped in. No deal it wont pull out. Its made that way so on the assy line it can be snapped in. when it needs to be replaced you have to buy the hose and the fitting. So guess what......I split the old fitting with a 2" zip wheel on an air die grinder, snapped in the old line and off he went,
sorry for the long story Its Friday night and beer timeScott
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this is a no-brainer, a cut off wheelmm210
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Okay, so it's a cut off wheel. Now I just need to go find one.
I have four of the 4 1/2" grinders, but never used a cut off wheel in one - just regular grinding disk, flap disk and wire brush wheel. I also have a air die grinder, but no cut off wheels for it either. The only cut off wheels I have used are in my 14" chop saw - gone through a few hundred of them.
Where do I get one and what do I look for? Do I get one for my angle grinder or the die grinder?


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restaurant Bareiss
made a lunch reservation for next week. i've heard fine things about it. anyone know what the lunch is like? prices, etc.? is it the same menu as dinner? prix fixe? thank you
I inquired a few weeks ago and the only openings they had were for lunch. The prices quoted were:
6 courses for € 135,00
7 courses for € 158,00
They also have ala carte items, but I doubt it's much cheaper. We decided to go for Schwarzwaldstube instead, as it had the 3 stars for a while, and they have a 5 course for 126 euros which will work out better as I really can't eat that much food.
re: ChinoWayne
Black Forest, Germany.
re: notmartha
had lunch at the 3 michelin star schwarzwald stube close by in march. Meal was 4 hours and the 5 course menu left me stuffed and by mother almost painfully so. Enjoy, there is some special food being made.
re: uvahustla
Was that during dinner? I didn't really anticipate 4 hours for 5 courses; for most places in US that will be more like 2 hours. That's a little long - 50 minutes per course?
Anyway, hope lunch isn't that long. Otherwise it'll be almost time for our normal dinner if it's 4 hours.
re: notmartha
That was during lunch, we definitely took our time in choosing which tasting to do and made some adjustments though. First you get complimentary champagne and are welcomed, then comes the amuse bouche which is like a course, then the bread course, it's more like 30 minutes per course (2.5 hrs.) + time for amuse bouche, cheese, pre dessert, bread, and coffee afterwards.
I know it seems like a long time but it didn't seem like it......the courses were perfectly spaced and it was very comfortable. I think the average meal is between 3-4 hours.....but if you don't get the tasting it would be alot faster
re: uvahustla
Thanks for the info. I guess we will have to order ala carte. I wanted to be able to do some sightseeing and was planning only a 2 hour lunch.
went to Bareiss and got the 6-course tasting menu. it was undoubtedly the greatest dining experience of my life. i found it superior to all of new york's 3 stars, and also to any great french restaurant i've been to, including the old lucas carton. the setting is breathtakingly beautiful. the service is impeccable but thoroughly unpretentious, and the food... the food... highlights included a white halibut with mordels and sherry sauce, perhaps the greatest single dish i've ever had, and a curd cheese tarte with rhubarb sauce. claus-peter lumpp's cooking is subtle and masterful. tastes combine in often surprising but always satisfying ways. the effect was overwhelming.
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I'm a bit late to this thread, but I'll go ahead and chime in. My husband and I ate at both Restaurant Bareiss and Schwarzwaldstube a couple of years ago. We spent 5 days in Baiersbronn and we stayed at Hotel Bareiss. Both Bareiss and Schwarzwaldstube were outstanding, and I'd agree that both were better than anywhere we've eaten in France or in the US, and they were absolutely great values for the price they charged. Bareiss just had 2 stars when we were there, and it was a notch below the 3 starred Schwarzwaldstube, but really only in service, not in the quality of the food. The service was good, but a bit stuffier than the service at Schwarzwaldstube. The hotel manager told us back then that they were expecting their third star that next year (in reality it took them 2 years).
We had the menu one night for dinner at Restaurant Bareiss (6/7 courses, we each tried a different one) and it lasted about 3 hours. We had the menu for lunch at Schwarzwaldstube (5/7 courses), and it lasted 5 hours, but we were the last ones there. Other guests who ordered off the a la carte menu started trickling out after about 3 hours. Each restaurant had a few dishes on the menu that were memorable, and I don't think either of us ever had a single course that was uninspiring.
When staying at Bareiss, we were able to eat breakfast and dinner at the various restaurants throughout the hotel every day as part of the hotel package, and they were all really good. The breakfast buffet was awesome, and we got our choice of 4 or 5 courses for dinner each night. We actually managed to get in another 2 courses for dinner back at the regular Bareiss restaurant after lunch at Schwarzwaldstube, not because we were hungry, but because the food was just too good to pass up. We stuck to soup and salad that night. LOL
In summary, I don't think you can go wrong with either of these two restaurants. We keep trying to find restaurants on the same level as these two, and have been unsuccessful so far. They are definitely worth a detour or a special trip to visit.
re: 2FlyingYorkies
Thanks for your input. We'll be there in about a week, so this info is timely. Sounds like I'll have to do the ala carte. Even 3 hours is more than I bargained for. I guess we better get something to occupy my 9 year old with.
I can hardly wait..
We went to the lunch, and as others described, the lunch lasted about 3 hours. The setting and service couldn't have been more beautiful. I didn't do the set menu as they had vension and I don't want to eat Bambi.
We got the soup with dumplings, and the foie gras as appetizer. Hubbie had the lamb and my son and I split the monkfish for two. We each got a dessert, which was really 2 courses. Funny enough the menu they handed me do not have any prices on it, and as expected, I just went for the most expensive stuff without knowing.
It was truly a once in a lifetime experience. Food wasn't perfect, but the quality and care was very evident. Even the freebie amuse and post desserts were a work of art. Attached are a few pictures.
re: notmartha
cheese course, desserts, and comp mini desserts.
I'm sorry that I didn't respond to this sooner but Baiersbronn is one of the most incredible villages on earth: two three Michelin starred restaurants, both of which are probably equal to anything in Paris. I've posted at length on both Bareiss and Schwarzwaldstube in the past (especially in '04 if you search "Schwarzwaldstube") and have been to each three or more times over the years.
Schwarzwaldstube is the most difficult dinner reservation in Germany and one of the most difficult on earth. At least eight months in advance if not more. (they accept reservations a year out) There are eight tables each with a side table for decanting and a foot stool with most of the tables only having two people at them. The view out of the window of the 200+ year old mountainside "wooden castle" is extraordinary and part of the overall experience. The restaurant is a loss leader for the inn with, I believe, eight servers and at least twelve in the kitchen for as few as sixteen or so in the dining room. The five hour prix fixe lunches and dinners actually encompass 12 or more courses with their signature dish being venison in one form or another. There is also a foie gras Napoleon which is incredible. Some will order a la carte but my experience is that most if not all order the larger prix fixe lunch or dinner. Again, it is almost impossible to get in here without planning a half year or more ahead. Many Germans and Swiss build vacations around being able to make a dinner reservation.
Bareiss until a year or two ago had two stars; now it also has three. A similarly extraordinary experience and almost as difficult of a dinner reservation. Both of these rarely have Americans although at both everyone in the dining room will speak perfect English. Both of these are also relative bargains for what you are served and what you will experience. I'd guess the price of each is half to two thirds of what a three star would be in, say, Paris and certainly as good.
I love this part of Germany: it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Between these two incredible restaurants and inns it is a destination worth crossing an ocean for. If you go and can get a reservation have dinner. (lunch is easier to get in for yet dinner is what you really want to experience; a luncheon reservation at Schwarzwaldstube still must be made at least two months or more in advance). Invest four + hours at each, expect twelve + courses and trust them for what you will be served. And, taste everything. These are both extraordinary destinations.


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