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"[Free Market Fairness's] aim is to question opposed modes of thought and find a way between them. Saying that his book was written for 'ideologically uncommitted readers,' Mr. Tomasi invites them and others to join him in exploring the ideas he has outlined. It is an invitation well worth accepting, especially in an election year."--Adam Wolfson, Wall Street Journal
"An extremely interesting and important project."--Ethics
"[I]mportant"--Andrew KoppelmanNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"In many respects, [Tomasi] is a classical liberal, but he also retains a strong commitment to the worst off in society. He is a supporter of both free-market capitalism and of safety nets. His goal is to combine economic liberty and social justice. In attempting to transcend the standard positions, he should be commended."--Daniel Ben-Ami, Spiked Review of Books
"Tomasi is a useful corrective to both Rawls and Hayek."--Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Brilliant. . . . The heart of Tomasi's book entails serious engagement with John Rawls and his liberal theory of justice as fairness."--Ryan T. Anderson, Weekly Standard
"Tomasi takes a significant step beyond classical and some types of social democratic liberalism in an attempt to find common ground. . . . Tomasi's 'market democracy' contributes important insight to the continuing political-economic debate."--Choice
"One could hardly imagine John Tomasi's Free Market Fairness coming along at a more opportune time. Stump-speech rhetoric seems to have turned its attention (at least nominally) towards the concept of fairness. . . . The proper role of government is up for debate again. . . . Tomasi offers a clear-headed exploration of these and other issues during a moment of noticeable obtuseness and obfuscation in American politics [as] an accident of timing, incidental to his larger project, which is both ambitious and deeply needed."--Robert Herritt, Policy Review
"Free Market Fairness is both an excellent book and an important one. What makes a work of philosophy valuable is not that it arrives at all the right conclusions, but that it asks the right questions, makes us think, and causes us to re-examine our assumptions. Free Market Fairness does all of those things. For this reason, it is appropriate to describe the book as seminal."--John Hasnas, Regulation
"John Tomasi has written a spirited, accessible book that successfully argues the classical liberal tradition . . . of private economic liberty as a necessary and equal partner with social and political liberties in a free and just democratic society. This integrated, constructive approach . . . also recognizes the importance of social justice, a high liberal concept that he redefines by employing the principles of classical liberal thought. . . . Tomasi has provided the intellectual and justificatory framework for classical liberal adherents to robustly explore opportunities in a market-democracy research program."--Thomas A. Hemphill, Journal of Markets and Morality
"Free Market Fairness is a fine book that merits promotion, a merit raise, a cohort of graduate students, a fine reputation, and all the other benefits of academic life. The book is well written and well researched. The arguments are clearly stated and well defended. Political thinkers of all stripes will benefit from Tomasi's discussion of classical liberalism and libertarianism."--Mark A. Graber, Review of Politics
"A landmark publication in political philosophy."--Res Publica
"John Tomasi is to be applauded for endeavoring to restore among contemporary philosophy professors an appreciation of the political and moral virtues of classical economic liberalism, highlighting . . . its benefits for all citizens, especially the 'less advantaged,' while distinguishing it from the dogmatic, apolitical libertarianism that tends in practice to weaken support for economic (and hence political) freedom."--David Lewis Schaefer, Society
"Tomasi has done us all a service by starting, if not by ending, this important conversation."--John Thrasher, Public Choice
"Tomasi presents a powerful vision of 'social justice, American style' . . . [and] provides a refreshing framework for thinking about the ability of free markets and limited government to preserve the conditions in which justice can be realized, and it is particularly noteworthy for seeking to engage with egalitarian liberals on their own terms. . . . Tomasi's primary goal is to challenge the existing paradigms for thinking about the relationship between markets and justice. At this task, he emphatically succeeds."--Keith Hankins, Journal of Moral Philosophy
"[This book] will be greatly helpful to students of political philosophy and political economy, especially for those whose interests lie in economic inequality and economic Justin."--Sojin Shin, Political Studies Review
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"This book provides an original defense of classical liberalism. Tomasi argues that the high liberal conception of free and equal moral persons requires robust economic liberties as a condition of individual independence and self-authorship, while also justifying social supports for the less advantaged. Free Market Fairness is an important contribution to liberal thought."--Samuel Freeman, University of Pennsylvania
"Tomasi's 'market democracy' is a fresh, important research program."--Elizabeth Anderson, University of Michigan
"The great political power of free market ideas in recent decades has been unmatched by philosophical and moral defenses. John Tomasi's fresh exploration of market liberty will challenge orthodoxies left and right. An important and timely book."--Stephen Macedo, Princeton University
"This is one of the very best philosophical treatments of libertarian thought, ever. John Tomasi cements his position as one of America's leading social and political philosophers."--Tyler Cowen, author of Creative Destruction
"This book represents the most ambitious recent effort by a political philosopher to square the circle: free markets and fairness. Even readers who disagree with Tomasi's conclusions will find insight and clarity on every page."--Richard Epstein, New York University
"Tomasi's elegant book resembles a long and friendly conversation between Friedrich Hayek and John Rawls--a conversation which, astonishingly, reaches agreement."--Deirdre McCloskey, author of Bourgeois Dignity and The Bourgeois Virtues
"Tomasi is sympathetic to, and captures much of the point of, positions to the right of his, and positions to the left. The result is disarming and genuine. Readers will find themselves turning the pages, hoping not so much to spot the flaw as simply to learn something, and they will not be disappointed."--David Schmidtz, University of Arizona
"This book makes a case that needed making and that will have a large impact on contemporary thinking about social justice."--Michael Zuckert, University of Notre Dame
"Hayekian freedom and Rawlsian social justice both evoke attractive visions of how human beings might live together--something seldom acknowledged in our polarized political world. John Tomasi's Free Market Fairness treats both traditions with depth, nuance, and unremitting fair-mindedness, and then points us toward a synthesis. Social democrats and libertarians equally need to read this book."--Charles Murray, American Enterprise Institute
"Political philosophers are apt to dig in to carefully constructed ideological bunkers from which they lob argumentative mortar shells at their opponents. John Tomasi prefers instead to build bridges. Well-crafted and provocative, Free Market Fairness will surely stimulate much conversation--and perhaps a few mortar rounds in response."--Loren Lomasky, University of Virginia
"This is a terrific book--lively, stimulating, novel, and important. Written with clarity and lightness, it is appealingly wide-ranging, spanning political philosophy, intellectual history, and more. It will be widely read and cited."--Jacob T. Levy, McGill UniversitySee all Product Description
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The book is dense (though short) and written for the most part at a high level of abstraction (though the flashes of specificity, as when the author defines rent-seeking by talking about a domestic light-bulb manufacturing firm lobbying for a tariff on imports, are lively and welcome when they arise). As a reader whose politics come closer to the classical liberal side of it, I wasn't entirely persuaded by the author's (or Rawls') framework for judging fairness or justice in terms of how something most helps the poor. But I learned a lot about various concepts of fairness and justice from this book, and it also made me examine my own thinking about these things. The stuff about how even classical liberals like Hayek and Von Mises sometimes talked about their preferred policies as helping the poor was particularly interesting, as was the attempt to justify redistribution decisions reached in a democracy as a Hayekian "spontaneous order" (at least I think that is what the author was attempting to do, though I may have gotten confused.) All in all, if you can follow the philosophizing even 70% of the way, this is a worthwhile book, particularly for those who already have some familiarity with Hayek or Rawls, or for Rawlsians who like markets and capitalism and for Hayekians who want to help the poor.
Stylistically, the book is a work of philosophy aimed towards fellow academics and political thinkers. This means the general reader will not always be able to follow Tomasi's arguments and may grow frustrated with the number of questions that are posed but not answered. A high degree of familiarity with previous works in the field (Rawls, Hayek, Nozick) will be very helpful in understanding how Tomasi constructs his system. I would not recommend this book to anyone who has not previously encountered those authors.
Tomasi proceeds cautiously and repeatedly professes to be presenting a mere "research program" which is aimed to stimulate a discussion rather than Tomasi himself laying out specific, forceful arguments for his own conclusions. A reader seeking a definitive philosophical statement from this book will instead find discussions, suggestions, and qualified proposals. That being said, the book does have high points and in Chapter 8 when Tomasi focuses in on free market fairness was full the clarity and conviction that the beginning of the book lacked. This book deserves 3.5 stars because it brings an impressive amount of background knowledge to bear on important subject. Unfortunately, because of the book's complexity and lack of concrete material, a lot of readers will give up after a few chapters and even those who struggle to the end will wonder if they really learned anything new. I hope Tomasi follows up with a more approachable book because he clearly does have something meaningful to offer.
A more provocative way to put what Tomasi gives us in this book is a Rawlsian libertarianism. I over simply here, but Tomasi essentially takes the core premises of Rawls' conception of justice as fairness and uses it to defend a kind of libertarianism. Or rather, he argues that a proper understanding of what is required by justice as fairness and the moral premises behind it is best realized in a regime that thoroughly protects economic liberty (alongside—and for similar reasons—political liberty). Further, the demands of social justice are best met under such a system as well.
Whatever you might ultimately think about the overall argument (and I remain skeptical though sympathetic), you have to give Tomasi credit for engaging in this huge revisionary project. At worst, it is an engaging and enlightening exercise to see what might happen if you accept Rawlsian starting points but add to it the moral importance of economic liberty. It's an interesting way to learn about and further one's understanding of Rawls (as well as economic liberty). At best, Tomasi has put forward a program the reunites the divided liberal house and sets it a more solid moral foundation.
Ultimately, I don't think Tomasi's project is successful on the latter account. This is because I do not think the moral foundations upon which the project is based are the correct ones. Nevertheless, the book is worth a read by anyone interested in liberty or justice. If you more libertarian minded, you will get a presentation of the modern liberal point of view that is fair, charitable, and clear. This better prepares you to understand the philosophical viewpoint that you are up against without misrepresentation or oversimplification. If you more in the Rawlsian vein, you ought to read it because it will challenge many of the ways you might think about justice as fairness and related ideas. Either way, you may not come to agree with Tomasi but you will most certainly learn something.
Tomasi describes the debate as having three levels -- political philosophy, political policy, and public policy. The first concerns justice and regime types. It concerns morality and institutional arrangements -- what kind of government (regime type) is best, markets, and how extensive *economic* liberties should be. Socialist, social democratic, welfare state, and limited government (classical liberal and libertarian) are the main candidates for regime type. It includes concern for how the least well-off members of society are treated. The different positions mostly agree on civil or political rights. Tomasi calls the left liberal position on economic rights "thin" and the classical liberal or libertarian position "thick." Left liberals care a lot about "social justice" and equality. Their idea of equality concerns results, not just opportunity. Classical liberals and libertarians care a lot more about private property rights, especially property used as means of production. The second level concerns the feasibility of alternative regime types. How well will they in practice meet the expectations formed in the ivory tower? Classical liberals and libertarians are far more concerned about feasibility than left liberals, who give more weight to intentions. The third level, which doesn't get much attention by political philosophers, concerns the particulars of government -- laws and practices. Libertarians are often portrayed as having no concern for the least well-off in society, but Tomasi even finds concern for them by Ayn Rand, an advocate of laissez faire capitalism, in her novel Atlas Shrugged.
The leading theorists presented are Rawls and Kant (less so) for high liberalism, Adam Smith and F. A. Hayek for classical liberalism. Leading libertarian theorists such as Robert Nozick get lesser attention. This is likely because Tomasi's main purpose is to formulate a "market democracy" that he advocates as a better middle ground between the other regime types. It combines preferring free markets embraced by classical liberals and libertarians and the concern for social justice and fairness embraced by left liberals. That pretty much explains the book's title. Left liberals are very skeptical about the moral goodness of Hayek's spontaneous order with very free markets with little room for government intervention. Hayek's spontaneous order contrasts with governmental command order. Hayek viewed "social justice" as a cloak for coercion by government. Tomasi believes greater economic liberties will indirectly lead to greater social justice and greater fairness and a lot more prosperity. Tomasi is sympathetic to Hayek's view of the role that knowledge plays in free markets and critical of the lack of knowledge that left liberals have about people in general and their values.
The institution that gets the most attention is government. In the last part of the book Tomasi presents more details about his idea of market democracy and free market fairness. I believe his presentation could have been stronger had he given more attention to other sorts of institutions or organizations that exist in a spontaneous order along with for-profit businesses and contribute to justice and fairness -- private charities, help groups, and other nonprofits such as cooperatives, trade associations, and professional organizations.
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Cheeseburgers and Cowspiracy: putting livestock and climate change in perspective
Why, yes, this is a blog dedicated to livestock genetics and as odd as it may sound, this story does indeed involve some livestock gene manipulation. But let's put first things first here at the intersection of climate change and farm gasses.
For awhile now, different environmental groups have pointed to the act of eating a single cheeseburger as the greatest environmental threat ever. Not just the deadliest environment killer on your plate but in the entire scope of all the things human beings can do to bring about an environmental apocalypse. Apparently we are all going to die from an onslaught of burger joints.
"The documentary film 'Cowspiracy,' released this week in select cities, builds on the growing cultural notion that the single greatest environmental threat to the planet is the hamburger you had for lunch the other day," writes Jayson Lusk in his post on the opinion page of The Wall Street Journal.
Duh duh dun cue the disaster movie music and watch this official trailer of the movie if you dare. I bet you'll never eat meat or trust your neighboring farmer ever again.
"As director Kip Andersen recently told the Source magazine: 'A lot of us are waking up and realizing we can choose to either support all life on this planet or kill all life on this planet, simply by virtue of what we eat day in and day out. One way to eat takes life, while another spares as many lives (plant, animal and otherwise) as possible,'" Lusk continued.
But wait, the alarm is sounded even louder and this time directed not at the lowly burger but at cattle ranchers.
"James McWilliams, vegan author of the 2013 book The Politics of the Pasture, argues that modern agricultural, and the cattle industry in particular, are part of a global food-supply system so damaging that the only moral solution is to give up eating meat entirely," Lusk tells us in his post.
Just so you know, according to the author bio on that post, Lusk is a professor of agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University and author of Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto about the Politics of Your Plate.
But is this claim repeated endlessly by various environmental (and apparently vegan) groups factually correct? Is the raising of cattle and other livestock this devastating to the planet? Not according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
According to the EPA report on Agriculture Sector Emissions, and mind you, that agency is often and loudly accused of being over-protective of the environment and outrageously restrictive by opponents – certainly no one thinks of them as cuddly friends of any industry – says this (I added the bolding for emphasis):
"In 2012, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture accounted for approximately 9% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture have increased by approximately 19% since 1990. One driver for this increase has been the 55% growth in combined CH4 and N2O emissions from livestock manure management systems, reflecting the increased use of emission-intensive liquid systems over this time period. Emissions from other agricultural sources have either remained flat or changed by a relatively small amount since 1990."
Oh my. Well that sounds hardly worth playing the disaster music.
If you want to deep dive into the details on how they made that measurement and what it all means, read that report but also read the agriculture chapter in the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.
Yes but, some will say, those metrics are just in the U.S. What about in the entire world?
According to a scientific paper written by Sharon Friel, Alan D Dangour, Tara Garnett, Karen Lock, et al, which, by the way, tilts against meat production: "The agriculture sector contributes 10–12% of total greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide. Deforestation and other changes in land use contribute an additional 6–17% of global emissions. Production of foods from animal sources is the major contributor to emissions from the agricultural sector."
While that paper argues for the restriction or banning of meat in the human diet (for reasons beyond climate change too, such as health reasons), its findings on the percentage of agriculture emissions in total emissions largely agree with those of the EPA.
So what industries produce more emissions than agriculture? According to the EPA, electricity production is responsible for 32%, the transportation industry emits 28%, other industries combined are responsible for 20%, and commercial & residential emit 10% (roughly the same as agriculture).
Odd, don't you think that no one is calling for us to abandon electricity or stop working in buildings or cease living in homes.
No, the calls for cuts in emissions in these other industries is exactly that – for cuts, i.e. curtailment not elimination of these industries. Yet environmental groups are pushing for government regulations that likely will aim for extreme restrictions if not eventual elimination of meat production. I'm not saying they will succeed with any of these efforts, but that is the goal.
"Each to his own, you might say. But these ideas are working their way into government policy proposals," writes Lusk in his Wall Street Journal post. "For example, Angela Tagtow, a self-described 'environmental nutritionist' formerly with the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, was recently tapped to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture's effort to revise federal dietary guidelines. This is a sign that the new recommendations are likely to go beyond nutritional science to incorporate environmental considerations. Many observers believe that meat will be specifically targeted for scrutiny."
If we believe that respectable and even renown opponents (those of the non-titillating documentary ilk) of the agriculture industry agree that agricultural emissions are markedly less than those of other industries and certainly far less than is needed to fuel Armageddon, then why all the fear mongering?
I don't know the answer to that. But do let me make it clear that we all must address climate change and do so quickly. That is a very real threat and all industries must take responsibility for cleaning up their act.
But I also want to make it clear that many people in the agriculture industry are already working on that. One of the many advantages to selective breeding and livestock genetics is producing higher meat yields per animal. That essentially means more meat on fewer animals. You might want to read my earlier post (and watch the video in it) on Belgian Blues for an idea of some of things happening on that front, from producing more meat per animal to lowering calories and cholesterol in that meat too.
Further, as I wrote in another earlier post titled "Farmers Go Green: Using Genetics to Deflate Cow Gas," geneticists are already working on producing cattle that emit less, um, noxious fumes. Curtailing methane emissions will help slow or reverse climate change.
There's also the matter of reducing one of the main drivers of agriculture emissions identified by the EPA as "the 55% growth in combined CH4 and N2O emissions from livestock manure management systems, reflecting the increased use of emission-intensive liquid systems over this time period." Once healthier alternative systems are identified and put in place, these emissions can be steadily, and maybe even quickly, decreased.
So, yes, work needs to be done by the agriculture industry to reduce emissions just as it needs to be done in other industries.
But throw out the burgers? That suggestion is full of hot air. Pass the ketchup please.

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- If coming from I-265 (Gene Snyder) or I-264 (Watterson Expressway), you will want to head North on I-65.
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Please be aware of detours near campus due to constructions at the Brandeis Avenue / Cardinal Boulevard intersection. Detours will be in place between June - early August 2016.
Directions if Traveling I-65 South:
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- Take I-65 South (Toward Nashville), to the Arthur Street exit (Exit 134). If you reach the Fairgrounds / Watterson Expressway exits, you have gone too far.
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1. Introduction
[2] Understanding the response of the biological productivity and circulation of the oceans to anthropogenic climate change poses an enormous challenge with broad implications for the global carbon cycle. Historical ocean observations document the impact of recent climate change, both natural and anthropogenic, and offer unique opportunities to test and advance our understanding of fundamental physical-biogeochemical ocean processes. No oceanic parameter that records both biological and physical processes has been measured as accurately and with as dense a temporal and spatial coverage as dissolved oxygen gas (O2). Analysis of historical oxygen data has revealed significant changes in oxygen concentrations in the thermocline of most ocean basins over the past few decades [Bindoff and McDougall, 2000; Emerson et al., 2001; Garcia et al., 1998; Johnson and Gruber, 2006; Keller et al., 2002; Matear et al., 2000; Ono et al., 2001; Shaffer et al., 2000; Watanabe et al., 2001]. These observations provide important constraints on late twentieth century changes in both the biological and physical processes controlling the oceanic O2 distribution, and may yield clues to the recent past and potential future of oceanic CO2 uptake.
[3] At any given point in the ocean interior, variations in O2 through time reflect imbalances between the biological consumption of O2 during the respiration of organic matter and its physical supply via the transport of O2-rich surface waters. An increase in the organic matter exported to depth and/or the fraction of that export flux being oxidized at a given depth or density surface will increase the rate of O2 consumption on that surface, causing O2 concentrations to decline. An increase in the flux of O2-rich surface waters into the permanent thermocline (hereafter "ventilation") or the rate at which newly ventilated waters are circulated through the interior will increase the O2 content. Finally, thermocline O2 concentrations can also be altered at the sea surface by changes in the thermodynamically saturated O2 concentration, O2sat, or in the degree of equilibration attained through gas-exchange with the atmosphere [Ito et al., 2004]. The net effect of biology, ventilation, and circulation on O2 concentrations is represented by Apparent Oxygen Utilization (AOU), defined as the local O2 deficit relative to its saturated value (AOU = O2sat − O2).
[4] While differences in O2 concentrations between decades have been detected in nearly every ocean basin, changes in the North Pacific are the most extensively analyzed and documented (see review by Emerson et al. [2004]). Comparison of O2 data collected along three transects through the North Pacific reveal large O2 differences, between cruises that occurred in the 1980s and again in the 1990s (Figure 1) although high frequency variability (seasonal and shorter) may contribute to O2 differences between cruises, the large-scale pattern of O2 changes appears to be decadal in nature, as discussed below and is dominated by AOU wih only small changes in O2sat. Over much of the midlatitude North Pacific (∼20°N–50°N), AOU rose by 10–80 μM, with the largest increases in the subtropical/subpolar boundary and at the base of the ventilated thermocline, in the densest waters that currently outcrop in the open Subarctic Pacific (σθ ∼ 26.6). In the northern subtropics from ∼25°N to 30°N, AOU increases are also observed, but with smaller magnitudes of ∼10–20 μM. Below the directly ventilated thermocline (σθ > 26.8), AOU appears to have undergone little change in these regions, or perhaps a slight decrease [Keller et al., 2002]. Finally, at the southern edge of the region examined by Emerson et al. [2004], O2 increases appear to have occurred between the 1980s and 1990s.
[5] Several potential sources of physical and biological variability could contribute to the observed O2 changes. Variability in the physical conditions of the North Pacific is a prominent feature of the global climate system. Sea surface temperature (SST) exhibits large-scale anomaly patterns that evolve on timescales of years (El Niño/ENSO), as well as decades (Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or PDO). Midlatitude SST anomalies have been shown to propagate into the ventilated thermocline, providing a direct, albeit lagged link between surface and thermocline variability [Deser et al., 1996]. While the direct effect of temperature variability on thermocline O2 is small (typical thermocline temperature anomalies of <1°C yield changes in O2sat of <5 μmol/kg), it can also influence AOU by modifying the rate of O2 exchange between the mixed layer and the ocean interior, and its transport within the thermocline. For example, the PDO has been linked to changes in mixed layer depth in the subtropical/subpolar transition zone [Polovina et al., 1995] and the intensity of the Kuroshio current [Deser et al., 1999].
[6] Changes in the marine biosphere of the North Pacific have also been observed over the last several decades. Measurements from the Hawaii Ocean Time Series station indicate that biological productivity in the subtropical gyre increased between the 1980s and 1990s [Karl et al., 1997]. Chlorophyll data extending back to the 1960s suggests that the productivity increase may have begun even earlier [Venrick et al., 1987]. Evidence from higher trophic levels also shows large-scale ecological oscillations in the past several decades [Chavez et al., 2003]. Several of these biological trends appear to be associated with transitions in physical climate indices, although the mechanisms are not understood.
[7] Attributing the causes of O2 change from observations alone is a difficult task, since O2 concentrations in the ocean interior integrate the effects of several processes over timescales of years to decades. A local O2 anomaly may be produced by biological or physical processes acting in isolation or in combination and may persist long enough to be transported far from the region of origin. Processes capable of altering the distribution of subsurface O2 are not wholly independent however. First, ventilation and circulation changes are dynamically linked. A change in ventilation will perturb the local circulation and redistribute the ventilation-induced O2 anomaly, and an altered circulation may affect the location and/or rates of thermocline ventilation. Second, the close coupling of nutrient and oxygen cycles in the ocean requires that changes in the physical O2 supply be compensated to some degree by changes in biological O2 consumption. An increase in the O2 transported to the interior owing to more vigorous circulation/ventilation rates must be balanced by an increase in the flux of nutrients back to the surface. Assuming a constant surface nutrient reservoir, organic matter export and the associated subsurface O2 demand must also increase, counteracting the increased O2 supply. Although this biological compensation acts to dampen changes in basin-scale O2 inventory, imbalances between O2 supply and demand are possible regionally, and for periods shorter than the decadal timescale of thermocline ventilation.
[8] Accounting for the interactions between physical and biological processes driving O2 variability across different regions and time periods in the North Pacific requires a numerical general circulation/biogeochemistry model capable of resolving the spatial and temporal scales of observed O2 changes and its potential causes. The goal of this paper is to characterize and attribute O2 variability in the North Pacific using a hindcast model that simulates changes in both physical and biological O2 fluxes. The model simulations presented here have been used previously to argue that the large O2 changes observed in the lower ventilated thermocline are primarily physical in origin [Deutsch et al., 2005]. Here we place those results in a wider context by exploring the relationships (1) between physically and biologically driven O2 variability, (2) between O2 variability at different depths of the upper water column and across different regions of the basin, and (3) between features of simulated O2 variability caused by transient perturbations versus longer-term trends in the physical circulation of the North Pacific. We note however, that the climate-forced variability of oceanic O2 cannot resolve the nature or causes of the climate trends or distinguish between anthropogenic and natural climate variability.
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MELBOURNE, Florida -- The Montreal Expos added some experience at catcher on Saturday, acquiring Einar Diaz from the Texas Rangers.
The Expos obtained Diaz, righthander Justin Echols and cash from
the Rangers for catcher-infielder Josh McKinley and righthander
Chris Young.
The 31-year-old Diaz spent last season in Texas and hit .257
with four homers and 35 RBI. He was in Cleveland from 1996 to
2002 and is a .259 hitter with 19 homers and 174 RBI in 557
career games.
The addition of Diaz provides some insurance behind the plate.
The Expos handed the job to Brian Schneider in the offseason
after trading Michael Barrett. But Schneider hit just .230 in
335 at-bats last season.
Echols, 23, was a combined 5-9 with a 3.48 ERA in 32 appearances
at Class AA Frisco and Class A Stockton.
McKinley, 24, a first-round draft choice of the Expos in 1998,
hit .286 with 15 homers and 75 RBI at Class AA Harrisburg.
Young, 24, was a combined 9-6 with a 3.11 ERA for Harrisburg and
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An expanded screen gives the educational toys merchant more prominent positioning for search filters, gift suggestions and its own creations. A responsive website is in the cards for 2016.
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When Fat Brain Toys, a niche retailer of learning toys, redesigned its web site in May, the entire process took six weeks to complete and cost less than $25,000.
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The departure of the carrier frequency or frequencies of an experimental broadcast station must not exceed the tolerance specified in the instrument of authorization. For modes of transmission that do not have a resting or center carrier frequency, the occupied bandwidth of the station transmissions may not exceed that specified in the instrument of authorization.
(Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1032; 47 U.S.C. 158, 303)
[49 FR 32584, Aug. 15, 1984]
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Would you like some sweeties little girl?
Come a little closer
I'm gonna show you a brand new world tonight
I've got a palace full of fantasy
Ready made just for you and me
Once you're there I'm gonna take you for a ride
I've got a one way ticket
To take you to the other side
I got a one way ticket
So come along and don't be shy
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That's how I got to get my name
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You'll never be the same
Close the curtains and turn out the lights
Beneath my wing it's gonna be alright
A little secret just for you and me
I've got the kind of toys you've never seen
Manmade and a bit obscene
Little angel come and sit upon my knee
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Never be the same
Mr. Tinkertrain
Can you say Mr. Tinkertrain?
No use crying 'cause you can't go back
Now you're here to stay
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You can't tell me what I feel inside
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Temple Grandin, an animal-science professor and best-selling author who has autism, said in a recent interview that having family members and teachers who worked with her was key to overcoming the difficult symptoms of her disorder. Grandin, whose life is the subject of an HBO biopic set to air Saturday, says young children with autism benefit most from individual interaction with an effective teacher. "I don't care who that teacher is," she says, "It could be the mother, an aunt, a grandma, someone from a church, a synagogue, maybe a student. You just need someone who clicks with that kid."
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Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard Tribute Acts Perform at the OC Fair
The Hangar at OC Fair, At the north end of the OC Fairgrounds 100 Fair Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Catch performances from two great hair metal cover bands during this concert at the Orange County Fair. Pyromania recreates the Def Leppard concert experience with remarkable authenticity from the accurate sound of their cover songs to their stage personas. Pyromania performs memorable hits like "Photograph," "Love Bites," "Pour Some Sugar on Me," "Hysteria" and "Let's Get Rocked." Mötley Inc. pays homage to the bad boys of rock and roll with a set featuring blazing guitar solos and a singer who can perform the Crüe's high-energy older songs.
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Ramada Limited Huntington
Ramada Limited Huntington
Hotel Guest Rating: 7.8/10
3094 16th Street Road
Huntington, WV 25701
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Welcome to the Ramada Limited Huntington
Featuring rooms with free Wi-Fi and pillowtop mattresses, plus amenities such as free breakfast, an indoor pool and a conference center, the Ramada Limited Huntington caters to business and leisure guests alike.
Hotel Features
Each one of the 68 brightly colored rooms at the three-story Ramada Limited Huntington features a 37-inch flat-panel TV with cable, free Wi-Fi and a plush pillowtop mattress; suites also include a coffeemaker, a microwave, a mini-fridge and/or a jetted tub. For rest and relaxation, guests can take a dip in the huge indoor swimming pool and hot tub, lounge on the sun deck or grill up some burgers and hot dogs on the barbeque grill. The on-site fitness center is the perfect place to squeeze in a workout. Free newspapers are available at the 24-hour reception desk. For functions or business meetings the hotel provides a 3,684-square-foot convention facility with banquet service and a business center. Free continental breakfast, on-site laundry facilities and vending machines are also available.
Hotel Location
The Ramada is off I-64 in Huntington, within walking distance of several fast food restaurants and shops. Bateman Hospital, the Ritter Park Historic District, the Huntington Museum of Art, the Ohio River and Marshall University are all within a three-mile radius of the hotel. Heritage Farm Museum & Village is a 15-minute drive, and 25 minutes away is the popular Blenko Glass Company, where visitors can see glass-blowers in action. The Mardi Gras Casino and Resort, which is 45 minutes away in Charleston, is a popular place for a night out. Huntington Tri-State Airport is 13 miles away.
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- High speed internet access
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- Ice machine
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- Ironing board
- Jacuzzi
- Meeting rooms
- Motorcycle parking
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You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. Additional charges may apply.Please note, pet friendly rooms are also smoking rooms. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
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Tiasheena from Charlotte, NC
August 10, 2015
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location and rooms.
The breakfast was disappointing and the internet service did not work the while we were there from Saturday - Tuesday. My family members switched hotels because of no internet and the jacuzzi didn't work.
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July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
Very nice breakfast area and offering.
Did not have shower soap and shampoo in the room. Had to call front desk. However, they delivered it promptly.
Donald from Auxvasse, MO
June 17, 2015
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June 17, 2015
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We have stayed here before, the location works out for our trip, both coming and going.
Did not receive a receipt for the stay.
Carol from Santa Clarita, CA
April 21, 2015
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April 21, 2015
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February 26, 2015
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February 26, 2015
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Check in easy. Guy was friendly and helpful. Weather bad cold, snowing and very dangerous to be out in. Car totally frozen in parking lot. Motel booked but surprisingly quiet. Nice for price. Clean fluffy pillows.
Lady in am check out rude. No personality and didn't know how to do some things at check out. Was not able to give me my AARP discount. Don't think staff was well enough trained auditors.
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December 13, 2014
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My room was not completely finished/cleaned, even when checking in later in the evening. Bad of soap still stuck to sink, a few used towels laying around, trash in bins and used coffee cup still on counter. Will not stay here again.
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November 5, 2014
November 5, 2014
Clean room, friendly helpful staff
Would stay here again if I was in the area
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November 4, 2014
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Our room was close to a ballroom where a party was going on so there was loud music and people outside our window most of the night.
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October 7, 2014
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price and comfort
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A drinking day for all federal goverment employees!
Dude we just go furloughed, lets go to the bar!
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A temporary layoff. Forced to be done by executives in order to satisfy a lowered budget.
The ECE department's faculty is having a furlough Friday and will not be available on that day.
by random frustrated UC student September 25, 2009
Used as another word for ditching/cutting a class (usually in college)
Dude I'm furloughing my 7am class tomorrow for sure.
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