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If you bought a smartphone for someone, expect to get some calls with questions like, "What's an app?", or "Why does my battery run out so quickly?", or "How do I upload videos to the Facebook?"
Explore the basic functionality of your new smartphone. Learn common tasks like sending a text message, watching a video clip on YouTube, or surfing the Web. This workshop also covers fundamentals like configuring the security options, adjusting the brightness of the display, and setting the device up to work with a wireless network.
Bring your iPhone, Android, Blackberry, or other smartphone to class with your charger.
Sat., July 23
2 - 5 pm
Room: 507
Register by June 6: $28
Register after June 6: $32
Carol Jensen specializes in financial aspects of start-up businesses and she is a Registered Tax Preparer (CTEC). Carol has been adjunct faculty at Cabrillo College for many years.
Learn how to identify the stars and constellations seen in our local skies in this fun hands-on workshop. Using the Cabrillo planetarium and observatory you will see the wonders of the universe and learn about astronomy history, methods, equipment, and recent discoveries. Get a sense of distances to planets, stars and galaxies. Learn about Black holes, dark matter and the expanding universe.
Participants should dress warmly for outdoor observation at the observatory. In case of rain or fog, class will assemble in the planetarium.
This class is appropriate for students aged 10 to adult.
2 Fri., Nov. 11 & 18
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Room: 707
Register by Sept. 12: $58
Register after Sept. 12: $65
Karl von Ahnen has been an amateur astronomer and telescope user since age 12. He served as lab instructor-assistant in the Cabrillo Astronomy Department for many years, and is the Director of the Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College, one of the largest school planetariums in the country.
Shakespeare for the Elizabethan Impaired
Whether you hated Hamlet and loathed Lear in school or decided the Bard was your BFF, you'll find lots to like in "Shakespeare for the Elizabethan Impaired."
In this interactive class, we'll spend two class sessions of each of three of Will's most popular plays: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Hamlet" and "Richard III." Find out how to "translate" Elizabethan verse and prose! Discover the three levels of society Shakespeare wrote for! Imagine yourself as a rowdy "groundling" and your experience in the Globe's own "mosh pit"!
In each class, we'll share "Shakespeare News of the Week," in which students bring in references to Will they've unearthed. Once you start to look for these, they're everywhere—in the news, on the sports page and in the comics. Students will be invited to read aloud if they choose, as we investigate how Shakespeare's words were intended to be spoken.
Both "Midsummer" and "Hamlet" are being presented by Santa Cruz Shakespeare this season, and class participants will be eligible for special ticket deals. There may well be a couple of festival "special guests" in a class or two as well!
Preferred text are the Folger Shakespeare Library paperback versions, readily available for order online or in bookstores, but any versions are acceptable. See you anon!
6 Wed., June 22 - July 27
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Room: 403
Register by June 6: $135
Register after June 6: $148
Janis Hashe, MA, has studied, performed, directed and produced Shakespeare for more than 40 years. She is the former artistic director of Los Angeles's Theatre of NOTE, and the founder of Shakespeare Chattanooga.
The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes has never been more popular than now. With the cult status of the BBC's "Sherlock," the success of CBS's "Elementary," and the recent films starring Robert Downey Jr., the great detective is everywhere! This would doubtless amaze his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who famously tried to kill off his troublesome character before being forced to revive him by public demand.
In this five-week class, we'll look at some of the more famous stories ("A Study in Scarlet," "Silver Blaze," "The Final Problem," and "The Hound of the Baskervilles") as we also investigate the incredible life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: athlete, adventurer, eye doctor, forensics pioneer, social advocate, and finally, spiritualist.
Get back to the original stories and have fun identifying how they're used in the contemporary series. Who was the inspiration for Holmes? And why did Sir Arthur's friendship with Harry Houdini founder?
Preferred text are the "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes," "The Adventures of Conan Doyle" by Charles Higham, and "Arthur & George" by Julian Barnes, but no book purchases are required for this class.
5 Wed., Sept. 14 - Oct. 12
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Room: 403
Register by Sept 12: $110
Register after Sept. 12: $125
Janis Hashe, MA, is the former artistic director of Los Angeles's Theatre of NOTE, and the founder of Shakespeare Chattanooga. She was introduced to the Holmes stories as a child and has never tired of them. Along the way, she became equally intrigued by the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and has spent years reading about and researching him.
SoulCollage: Invite the Poetry of Images into Your Life!
Anyone who has a love for images and symbols and is looking for an intuitive approach to enhance personal growth and nourish the soul will find this workshop inspiring and fun. Soul- Collage® is a flexible and profound expressive arts method through which you build your own unique deck of cards for personal reading.
This is an introductory course meant for beginners but those already familiar with SoulCollage® will enjoy having time to review the basic concepts and create new cards. Participants will be able to immediately apply what they learn during this creative day together.
Sat., Nov. 5
10 am - 4 pm
Room: Horticulture 5001
Register by Sept. 12: $75
Register after Sept. 12: $88
Plus a materials fee of $20 paid in class
Please go to our Class Resources page for more information about this class.
Lauren Mari-Navarro, is a trained facilitator of the Soul Collage® Method encouraging creativity and self-discovery. She has a private practice in the Santa Cruz community.
Mariabruna Sirabella, is the author of 2 CDs, is a Trainer of SoulCollage® Facilitators, facilitates the method internationally, and has been mentoring soul-development for the past 20 years.
SoulCollage: For the Love of Images and the Changes They Bring!
Give expression to your life story in all its beauty and complexity! SoulCollage® is a flexible and profound expressive arts method through which you make your own unique cards for personal reading. Anyone who has a love of images and is looking for an intuitive process for change and growth will find this process meaningful. Your cards give voice to all of who you are and even offer expression to the qualities you want to bring into your life!
In its 10th year offered at Cabrillo Extension, SoulCollage® originated right here in Santa Cruz County by local author Seena Frost and is now in 39 countries around the world! Come experience for yourself what has inspired thousands: a method deeply personal, incredibly fun, and perfect for the quiet individualist as well as the one who loves community. As simple as the ingredients of cut images, a pair of scissors, and some glue, this process is considered by many to be transformational and vitally expressive, even with zero art experience!
This is a course for beginners as well as those already familiar with SoulCollage® who will enjoy having time to review concepts and create several new cards in a relaxing and lovely environment. Participants will be able to immediately apply what they learn during this creative day together. Anyone can make SoulCollage® cards!
Sat., August 27
10 am - 4 pm
Room: Horticulture 5005
Register by June 6: $75
Register after June 6: $88
Plus a materials fee of $20 paid in class
Please go to our Class Resources page for more information about this class .
Lauren Mari-Navarro, LCSW and Mischa Eovaldi, LCSW are trained facilitators of the SoulCollage® Method encouraging creativity and self-discovery. Both Lauren and Mischa have their own private counseling practices in Santa Cruz County.
The Writer's Journey
Many of us hold a deep dream of wanting to write. We want to write so we can understand ourselves more deeply and so that we can be seen. We sense that there are stories living inside of us that need to be told, but in our busy lives, we have not been able to create the time, space or circumstances in which to do so. This one-day workshop will give you that time. During our day of writing together and reading aloud, you will tap into your creativity, explore your wild mind, and learn the basic tools you need to develop a rich, vital writing life. The Writer's Journey is rooted in writing practice, developed by Natalie Goldberg in her classic book, Writing Down the Bones. The class is appropriate for both beginning and experienced writers.
Students should bring a lunch.
Sat., Sept. 24
9 am - 4 pm
Room: 435
Register by Sept. 12: $78
Register after Sept. 12: $90
Laura Davis is the author of 7 non-fiction books, including The Courage to Heal, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be and I Thought We'd Never Speak Again. She teaches weekly writing workshops and has been mentoring and supporting writers for the past 16 years.
Memoir Writing: Exploring Memories & Meaning
In this workshop you will explore some of the poignant memories and stories that have shaped your life. With innovative exercises for eliciting memories and writing memoirs, you will discover stories that may surprise you with their power for self-discovery. As you reflect upon the events that make up your life, you will notice the continuous thread that weaves through your experiences, deepening an understanding of who you are, and offering a sense of clarity, meaning, and purpose for your life.
Sat., October 8
10 am- 4 pm
Room: HORT 5001
Register by Sept. 12: $65
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Lauren Mari-Navarro, is a trained facilitator of the Soul Collage® Method encouraging creativity and self-discovery. She has a private practice in the Santa Cruz community.
Chi Aura Integration - Level I
Chi-Aura Integration is a complementary alternative healing method using the vital life force. Chi-Aura is a set of skills used to read the health of the body and facilitate healing and balance. This method can be used by individuals for self-healing or by the practitioner in relationship with their patients. By learning how to relax into a state of mind that is able to "read" the energy field of the body and to work hands-on with the out -of-balance conditions which lead to illness, the nurse to patient relationship can be greatly enhanced by incorporating these skills.
This 2-day workshop will teach techniques that will elicit the relaxation response and help develop the "Awakened Mind State". You will learn to perform the specific Chi-Aura Integration hand positions learning specific acupoints, energy centers and parts of the body to release muscle tension and induce the relaxation response to promote healing. Chi-Aura Integration is relevant to nursing because it develops the nurse's ability to improve their effectiveness in treating clients.
This course is approved for 18 CEU's for Nurses, 14 CEU's for massage therapists, and 15 CEH's for acupuncturists. A free downloadable manual is available to registered students before class.
Sat. & Sun., Nov. 5 & 6
9 am - 5:30 pm
Room: 406
Register by Sept. 12: $145
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The State Board of Education is torn over what it should require of the next chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system.
Some say emphasis should remain on academics, with an advanced degree required, as it is for college presidents. Others argue that the system's shift into workforce training and development means business experience should also be valued.
The board is scheduled to vote Thursday on a draft announcement for the position. Among other things, it requires only a bachelor's degree, along with a minimum five years of senior-level management experience.
However, a majority of board members say those qualifications are too minimal and aren't good enough.
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I personally think that the German announcement is another "tell" that behind the closed doors in Washington things are "bubbling".
Really.... a trillion dollar coin to balance the budget. A nobel laureate pushing that !!!
The Boscan commissions new " Price stability Index "(The source of all of the US economy's "growth for the last 15 years by understating inflation)
"There is some kind of international monetary intrigue going on here. First the leak in the German paper news leak was strong and forceful and then the formal announcement from the German Central Bank was very meek and wanted little over a long term horizon. This was orchastrated. It was some type of warning shot from Germany to the US about something they don't like and just wanted to let us know that they can make our life very, very difficult if they want to. Probably very few really know what is going on. Keep your antenna up for future discord between any of the central banks. It may get interesting yet."
Silver seems to be nearing the end of a two year consolidation pattern. (the SLV just had a huge silver physical inflow) Oil is bouyant in spite of weak economies... Copper is strong...other base metals... grains.
Seems that central banks, soverign wealth funds, large investors would increasingly rather hold real goods and assets rather than park them in US Dollars.
Oboma's next two years are going to be interesting.
Aurcana is a nice big piggy bank.
its called currency wars which lead to real wars,note its probably germany telling usa to reign in the japanese,who are at the moment debasing in a noncontrolled or globally agreed upon fashion.Think exports... germany and japan are HUGE car exporters and japan getting more favorable nation status...lol SLV tells nothing other than its a tool for hsbc and jp morgan to rob peter to pay paul.
Nice little interview with Bernie Lo on CNBC Asia last night.
You just increased the number of people that had ever heard Aurcana's name by.... say a factor of 10.


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I would like to find out what is the most significant differences of MS Visual Studio.NET 2005 Pro and MS Visual Studio.NET 2008 Pro? I was given a copy of Visual Studio.NET 2005 Pro as the previous person who used that has left the organisation. Therefore, I am considering upgrading this version to VS.NET 2008 Pro.
At my organization, we use a mixture of technologies (java, php and .net) to develop mostly web based applications. I know that 2005 uses .net framework 2.0 and the 3.5 framework can be only used in 2008.. OTher than that, I am at a bit of a loss..
Therefore could I get some feedback from the stackoverflow crowd on those who have experienced the differences between those two versions? If it's not too much to ask, could you please post the top three or five reasons to use VS.NET 2008 Pro?


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Released: Feb 01st, 2005
Running Time: 113
Director: Danny Case
Company: Third Degree Films
Cast: Paola Rey, Gia Paloma, Benjamin Brat, Jenaveve Jolie, Mark Ashley, Rio Mariah, Jennifer Luv, Mark Wood, Jean Valjean
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Gonzo
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Every scene in Chicks & Salsa is hot because of one very simple formula: The male performers dominate the girls, and the girls respond passionately.
The guys fuck the girl's mouths as if they were pussies. Then they choke the girls, spit in their mouths and shove their fingers down the girls' throats while they fuck them. And this aggression only makes these girls want to hump harder.
Mark Ashley does it to both Jennifer Luv and Paola Rey. Jean Valjean does it to the beautiful Jenaveve Jolie. And Benjamin Brat and Mark Wood fuck Rio Mariah like a rag doll. At one point, Brat grabs both of Rio's hands and pins them above her head while Wood throat fucks her.
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ATLANTA (AP) - The government says three immigrants from Mexico
have pleaded guilty to federal hostage-taking charges arising from
the weeklong kidnapping and torture of a drug dealer.
U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias identified them on Friday as
20-year-old Victor Abiles Gomez, 19-year-old Omar Mendoza-Villegas
and 23-year-old Gerardo Solorio Reyes.
Nahmias said on July 11, 2008, suthorities established
surveillance of a house in Lilburn and that three in the house saw
police and fled. Authorities found 31-year-old Oscar Reynoso bound
and gagged, dehydrated and beaten.
Reynoso pleaded guilty last March 10 to conspiring to possess
with intent to distribute at least 5 kilograms of cocaine.
The kidnappers face a maximum sentence of life in federal
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Yeah, our conduct's not been up to standard, so really I was surprised we'd made it to 5th.City qualified for UEFA because England topped the European fair play league (and they were about 8th in the PL FPL - the mickey mousiest of routes in!), I don't think we're doing so well in it this year (or else surely the press would have picked up on it by now again), but even if we are I think that route's been removed in the Europa Cup model. Don't quote me on that, but I think it's been taken out... ah, no, I'm wrong - almost the opposite's happening: Criteria changesThe UEFA Executive Committee endorsed a change to the criteria for allocating the additional places reserved to Respect Fair Play winners in next season's UEFA Europa League. As defined in the club competitions regulations, the three places in the UEFA Europa League will automatically go to the three best-placed national associations in the Respect Fair Play ranking, provided they attain an average of 8.0 points or more. This means that contrary to previous editions, there will not be a draw to determine which two national associations will have the right to enter an additional team on top of the outright winners.(got that from uefa.com)As of January we're 8th, but there's only .25 in it. If you're interested in seeing the table, go to www.uefa.com and search for "Respect Fair Play Intermediary Ranking", there's a link at the bottom of the first article.


text: BB&T's third-quarter net interest income was a tax-adjusted $1.52 billion, increasing slightly from the previous quarter, and from $$1.45 billion a year earlier. The company's net interest margin net interest margin (NIM) -- the difference between the average yield on loans and investments and the average cost for deposits and borrowings -- was 3.94%, declining from from 3.95% in the second quarter, and 4.09% during the third quarter of 2011. Most banks are facing pressure on their net interest margins, with the Federal Reserve keeping its target federal funds rate in a range of zero to 0.25% since the end of 2008, while the central bank in September significantly increased its purchases of long-term mortgage-backed securities, in an effort to keep long-term rates at historically low levels. While BB&T's third-quarter margin held up nicely, what probably caused the most alarm for investors was the company's guidance, that the margin would fall "to the mid-70s% range in 4Q12," because of lower rates being earned on new assets, higher long-term debit cost, and the runoff of assets covered by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. loss-share agreements. BB&T's shares have now returned 22% year-to-date, following a 2% decline during 2011. The shares trade for 1.8 times their reported Sept. 30 tangible book value of $17.02, and for 10 times the consensus 2013 EPS estimate of $3.05. Based on a quarterly payout of 20 cents, the shares have a dividend yield of 2.67%. C data by YCharts Interested in more on BB&T Corp.? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock. RELATED STORIES: Huntington Puts Breaks on Home Loans Morgan Stanley Risk Change Raises Eyebrows Fifth Third Earnings Drop on Mortgage Putbacks General Electric's Dividend 'Machine' Will Continue Pumping Annaly Capital Gets an Upgrade Morgan Stanley Beats, but Questions Scatter Balance Sheet -- Written by Philip van Doorn in Jupiter, Fla. >Contact by Email. Follow @PhilipvanDoorn Prev 1 of 2 Next


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Opening night is tonight, but when Abu Dhabi Gourmet closes for another year on February 20th with the annual awards gala dinner, a new accolade will be up for grabs.
The Best Use of Local Produce gong will be awarded to a chef working in the capital whom the Abu Dhabi Famers Service Centre (ADFSC) believe has shown the best use of local produce on their menus and in their dishes.
The award has been specially created to promote and increase awareness of the growing number of food items - fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, honey and dates - produced in the region under the Local Harvest brand.
The new award is open to all Abu Dhabi based chefs and food professionals and the winner will be announced during the closing gala dinner held at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort on the 20th February.


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It's rare that after three albums and an EP a band can maintain such a distinctive sound. But the Budos Band are masters of combining nearly every genre that gave birth to hip hop in to one sonic punch to the stomach that never felt so good. They manage to play elements of jazz, afrobeat, funk and soul to with nearly every instrument they can find and twist and turn every genre upside down.
The album kicks off with "Rise of the Ancients", the first of many tracks invoking gloom and doom. Only instead of shredding guitars and hard kick drums, it's bursting horns carrying the length of the song, before the bongos come in like it's the same session that birthed "Apache."
"Black Venom" carries the slithering theme from the front of the cover through bongos and a syncing guitar line, before a response call from some Spanish horns, showing the Budos Band can take you all over the world in one song. They follow with more reptilian tales on "River Serpentine", which is one of the most laid back tracks on the album. It's a good change of pace, but the music still sounds ominous.
On "Unbroken, Unshaven" the band truly gets dirty. This is grimy funk; the type of music that could only come from an outfit based out of New York. It could be the theme to a cop movie where the bad guys win and the audience cheers. Later in the album they continue to slow their pace something previous albums never allowed. "Raja Haje" lets the horns roll over the drums, with the guitar licks providing a bed for all the other sounds floating over the top.
The album ends with what can only be described as a spookier version of "Day Tripper", with "Reppirt Yad". At times you'll feel like you're hearing the Beatles before it disappears back into the abyss of their own song. It's one of the only times vocals appear on the album, although they mostly take the place of what sounds like moaning ghosts.
What is most impressive about the Budos Band is they are taking genres that have been done to death and combining them but creating what is a brand new sound. They don't sound like any other afrobeat band, any funk band or any soul band. They sound like themselves and create music that just can't be replicated.
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Question Of The Day: Will You Change Your Cellphone Habits?
The frontpage news this week about the World Health Organization saying that cellphones could possibly cause brain cancer, which our friends at the Shots blog have been covering, has generated a lot of discussion about how it might be smart to use headphones and Bluetooth devices rather than putting your cellphone up to your ear.
The idea is that doing so would keep any radiation away from your brain.
It wasn't the first time researchers have issued a caution like that about cellphones, although as Shots points out the experts "have yet to find a clear link between cellphones and cancer."
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i figured a music video should atleast have good sound quality right? well i guess i was wrong. and on top of that i didnt like any of the animation, im sorry im not for the random sequences that pop into ur head while u make something...i dont like punk music either haha.. i need the lyrics for this song, see if it actually has to do with anything, or more pop crap like on mtv. haha have fun. =/
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never seen anythig like it totaly unique but great!!! love the menu 2!
Thanks! The menu was made by me (J_smooth) I'm glad you liked it! Well 8/10 but u gave a 6? I dunno well thanks anyways.
this was amazing stuff you guys. you all did FANTASTIC work and i thank you for giving me entertainment. the music was cool, and the animations were kind of funny too. Great job! 5/9 is awarded to this awesome flash for each of your guys' hard work and extreme effort. thanks.
Thanks alot slvrfng. Were all glad you enjoyed our hard hard work. Thanks Again!
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Nice job all you guys. I love colabs especially when they all kinda got a theme to them. In this case its the song that everyone based it on. I thought that these were some of the more unknown flash artist which was cool to see some of the work because then I can go see their work.
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Thanks a bunch stick0 :0 Glad you enjoyed the movie.
Wow... what a nice long list of authors you have.
I've long been a huge fan of Heretik's work, and while I don't know the rest of you quite as well, let's give this here flash a spin, shall we?
FoXcatO. Nice animation... I love all the "camera spins" and all. Not afraid to shift framing around a lot, and that's good. Nice simple lines and good mix of black and white and colourfulness.
Jack_Skellington. Whoa... really nice, colourful squigglemation, but not OVERLY squiggly. I dig that hugeass K, $, and %. Awesome. I love the look mucho much. The scene with the girl and the heart dragged on a bit too long, though, in comparison to how short the earlier eye candy you gave us was...
Heretik. Heh. You clearly had some fun here in a very different piece of work from your full-length serious animations. I loved the little touches like moving from an intentionally crappy drawing to a really complex, well shaded and coloured character. The VOTE FIFEN -> alien transition for example. And I LOVED the inclusion of your avatar-guy from the NOOB TRAP topic on the BBS! LONG LIVE THE NOOB TRAP AND YOUR WAR WITH BARTARD! God, I loved that topic.
FrontRowX. Whee, blood. I liked the body that split into three parts... the weird green pacman scene just made my brain hurt, but that's okay too. Heh. You sure love blood and bodies splitting apart, dontcha!
J__Smooth. Very different from all that's come before. Weird static-ish background and interesting textures later on... and your character design seems to tend towards tall and lean, in contrast to a lot of the other characters earlier on.
I think all your work complemented each other very well. As is the case with all flash collaborations in which there's a "hand-off" between each author, the placement of the cut between the previous and next authors can sometimes be quibbled about... perhaps a bit earlier? Perhaps a bit smoother? And it's no different with this one. But it's not a huge deal. I liked it a lot, and the music was cool, too. Good job, all!
Thanks a bunch for breaking it down by author. We really appreciate you taking the time to do that :) Were all glad that you enjoyed our work, be sure to look out for more in the future!
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Teacher Resources
World Cargo Crate
Educational Performances
School Competitions
Student Exchange
Memphis in May International Festival believes that education is an integral part of our festival. International awareness is at the core of the Memphis in May International Festival's commitment to the education of the Mid-South community, children and adults alike. Each year, the area's youth immerse themselves in the culture of our honored country through our curriculum guide, student competitions, international exchanges, and more!
While Memphis in May International Festival fosters the education of an entire community, our focus begins on the youth of the area. Memphis in May's goal: by the time a student graduates from high school, they will have had the opportunity to experience the customs and cultures of 12 different countries from around the world. Each year, Memphis in May accomplishes this goal through an extensive and diverse youth education program offered to every student and school in the Memphis and Shelby County area, including over 200 city and county schools, dozens of private schools, and a very active home school association.
Our award-winning education program would not be possible without the support and assistance of corporate partners and our international friends. Educators, artists, and writers in the local community come together and give their time to judge the Festival's numerous educational contests.Memphis in May International Festival has been able to build relationships in the community that allow the education program to continue to grow, thrive and benefit the entire community.
Our Educational Program is proudly supported by TVA.
This year we are making it easier to sign up for our programs and integrate the Memphis in May Curriculum into your classroom activities. Memphis in May provides easy to use resources to enable teachers to integrate education about the honored country in to your classroom.
International Classroom Competition: Memphis in May will recognize teachers that utilize these resources during the year as an Official Memphis in May International Classroom. A minimum level of participation is required.
Why Should You Become a Memphis in May International Classroom?
International awareness is at the core of Memphis in May International Festival's commitment to the education of the Mid-South community. Memphis in May's goal: by the time they graduate, students should have the opportunity to experience the customs and cultures of 12 different countries from around the world. Help us achieve that goal by starting in your classroom!
Participation is easy! Just incorporate a combination of Memphis in May resources into your classroom. Register below:
2016 Memphis in May International Teachers Conference
The ninth annual Memphis
in May International Teachers' Conference was on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at
the Teaching and Learning Academy. This was a tremendously popular event,
where teachers learned how to incorporate Canadian culture into their
curriculum! All teachers received a resource binder, a 2016 Curriculum Guide,
and a copy of information from all sessions to take home and utilize in their
The conference was free
for teachers and educators in Shelby County. There were workshops given in
various subject areas, and all participants in attendance received professional
development hours. Space in the conference is first-come first-served, so be
sure to keep an eye out for the registration form for next year's conference
which will be available in December.
If you would like a copy
of this year's binder please click here.
2016 International Teachers' Conference Power Point presentations:
Ryan Tempel - Ice Hockey
Geoff Ward - Music in Canada
Nadia Alm - Culture in Canada
Bill Crewe - History of Canada
Download a copy of the Fall 2015 Education Newsletter here.
The 2016 curriculum guide for Canada is available for download below and is sponsored by the Shelby County Mayor's Charitable Foundation.
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Sections divided by grade level are available below:
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Download 3-5
Download 6-8
Download 9-12
Teachers! Share the culture of the honored country with HANDS ON artifacts designed to teach young minds.
Memphis in May offers crates of cargo from the honored country which travel to numerous schools in the Shelby County area between January and May. Four wooden crates are each filled with items that are unique to the honored country and offer insight into the culture; some items included are musical instruments, currency, arts and crafts, books and magazines, maps, etc.
Teachers may sign up to receive a traveling crate, and each school is allowed to keep the crate for one week, during which time students can examine the items and learn about the honored country. Memphis in May also provides a World Cargo Guide, which provides a description of each item in the crate and its cultural significance. The crates provide a hands on way to learn about another culture. Your reservation may be made for any week between January through May. The crate will be delivered to your school before noon on the Monday of your week, and picked up on the following Monday morning by 10:00 a.m., courtesy of Blue Sky Couriers.
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If you would like to be on the waiting list, please email your contact information to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Congratulations to Carol Percival at Woodland Presbyterian School for winning the 2015 BlueCross BlueShield World Cargo Crate Photo Contest!
Teachers! Looking for a field trip for your students?
As part of the 2016 Salute to Canada, Memphis in May International
Festival presents Traces at The
Orpheum Theatre during International Week.
TRACES – Les 7 doights de la main. Orpheum Theatre.
Created in 2006, contemporary circus-show Traces has been presented more than 1800 times before 1 million people in 25 countries and 200 cities around the world. The show has won multiple awards, was on TIME's top 10 list in 2011, and was featured at the Union Square Theater in NYC for a whole year. Traces takes place in a make-shift shelter, an unknown catastrophe waiting outside the doors of tarp and gaffer tape. In the face of an impending disaster they have determined that creation is the only antidote to destruction. Poetic and explosive, humorous and thoughtful. Combining traditional acrobatic forms with street elements such as skateboarding and basketball, mixed in with some theatre and contemporary dance, it surprises, awes and delights at every turn.
"A thrillingly modern brand of circus." --Time Out (New York, USA)
"A whole new kind of awe-inspiring theater..." -- NBC TV (USA)
"Simply stunning!" -- Rolling Stone (New York, USA)
"Unforgettable." -- The Telegraph (London, UK)
The performances are an
excellent complement to any of the Memphis in May classroom programs or
competitions and are offered FREE of
charge to schools.
This year YOUR students can experience the
sights and sounds of Canada!
Performances will last
approximately 70 minutes. There is no
cost for students or chaperones to attend. Schools should provide transportation to and from the show.
Orpheum Theatre
Thursday, May 5 at 11:30 AM
Get ready to clap your hands and tap your
feet to the high-energy performances of Ça Claque!. Feel the
rhythm, experience 'la joie de vivre', and discover French Canadian and Métis
folklore – traditional as well as contemporary – through music and dance.
Composed of Manitoban artists, Ça
Claque! features exciting and diverse entertainment that will keep you
captivated from the first note of the fiddle to the last step of gigue. This
troupe of experienced artists is committed to promoting their art, to creating
vibrant and energetic performances for engaged crowds and ultimately to
assuring the survival and the evolution of French-Canadian/Métis cultures
within their community and abroad.
The members of Ça
Claque! come from every disciplinary background imaginable:
voice, piano, guitar, bass and percussion, classical ballet, jazz, tap, modern,
musical theatre and, naturally, traditional French-Canadian gigue! Between
them, they have decades of stage experience and professional accomplishments.
Memphis in May is proud to offer area schools the opportunity to host school performances at their school during International Week. The performances will be held on May 9 (Mon.), May 10 (Tue.), May 11 (Wed.), and May 12 (Thur.), 2016. Performances are scheduled during school hours and in conjunction with the school schedule.
If your school was chosen for a performance with Ca
Claque, you will be contacted the week of April 11
While each of Memphis in May's educational competitions are judged on differing criteria, every Memphis in May competition encourages a show of creativity and demonstrated knowledge of the honored country. Competitions are geared to specific age groups and grade levels, with involvement opportunities available for all grades.
Competitions are open to all students attending public, private, or home school within Shelby County, Tennessee. Applications are made available on the Memphis in May website as well as via mass mailings to schools. Judging committees are comprised of local educators, writers, and artists who kindly volunteer their time to examine entries. Competition winners are awarded certificates and savings bond prizes at an awards ceremony in the spring.
All Grades and Subject Areas
Now teachers have the chance to win alongside their students! Whether you always celebrate the honored country with Memphis in May, or whether you are considering incorporating Memphis in May into your classroom for the first time, this competition is for you! Memphis in May will recognize the teachers with the most outstanding "global classrooms," teachers who utilize international programming to supplement their curriculum and introduce a foreign culture to their students. The "International Teacher" Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000, and one Runner Up will receive $500. Entry deadline is Friday, May 6th at 5:00 p.m.
Teachers, you can win a $1,000 cash prize just for your school by incorporating our honored country into your classroom decoration! Involve your students in decorating your classroom with a theme based on this exotic and exciting country of contrasts and extreme beauty. This competition is open to any public or private elementary, middle, junior, or senior high classroom teacher in the Memphis metro area, including all of Shelby County. Teachers should submit a completed entry form along with a minimum of three photographs that show the components incorporated into the classroom design. The entry form should also include the teacher's description of the design and the teaching goals that the decorations accomplish. Entry deadline is Friday, May 6th at 5:00 p.m.
2016 PowerPoint Winners
Grades 6-8
1st place - Lily Hogan
2nd place - Grace Brady
3rd place - Myanne James
Grades 9-12
1st place - Akira Loyd
2nd place - Nehemiah Clark
3rd place - Jennifer Luy
6-12 Grade Students (Middle and High School Categories)
Due to the interest expressed by middle school teachers and administrators, a 6-8 grade category has been added to the PowerPoint Competition! Allow your middle school students to learn about international culture and gain increasingly valuable computer program technology with this fun program.
The PowerPoint Presentation Competition promotes design creativity and allows students to incorporate what they have learned about the honored country through overall presentation, graphic design, and written word. This competition is a wonderful tool to acquaint students with PowerPoint, an increasingly valuable program in the business world, all while exposing them to international culture. First, second, and third place winners will be chosen in two grade categories: 6-8 grade, and 9-12 grades.
The competition is open to students attending any public, private or home school within the Memphis metro area. Entry deadline is Friday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m.
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2016 Creative Writing Winners
Grades 4-5
1st place - Baylor Bartlett
2nd place - Lucia McCormack
3rd place - Annallise Williams
Grades 6-8
1st place - Dante Carrasco
2nd place - Abbye Friedman
3rd place - Colin Contreras
Grades 9-12
1st place - Dericka Miller
2nd place - Xiya Wu
3rd place - Zackary Brown
4-12 Grade Students
The Creative Writing Competition promotes literary creativity and allows students to incorporate what they have learned about the honored country through the written word. Creative Writing Competition entries can include any type of literary, fictional or non-fictional work, including but not limited to poems, essays, short stories, plays, narratives, scripts and biographies.
The competition is open to students in grades 4-12 attending any public, private, or home school within the Memphis metro area. First, second, and third place winners will be chosen in three grade categories: Upper Elementary, 4th-5th grades; Junior, 6th-8th grades; Senior, 9th-12th grades. Entry deadline is Friday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m.
2016 Valero Children's Poster Winners
Grand Prize Winner - Meg He from Crosswind Elementary
Grades K-2
1st place - Maitea Dervaux-Fitgerald
2nd place - Trey Leigh
3rd place - Patton Nabors
Grades 3-4
1st place - Meg He
2nd place - Lauren Yang
3rd place - Jerry Xiao
Grade 5-6
1st place - Alice Yuan
2nd place - Andrew Xu
3rd place - Sophia Cheng
K-6 Grade Students
This competition promotes the creative artistry of students in grades K – 6. Patterned after Memphis in May's Fine Art Poster Program, the student's work must depict some aspect of the honored country through the medium of drawing and coloring. One student will become the Grand Prize winner, and his/her work will then be printed and sold by Memphis in May as the 2016 International Children's Poster. The Grand Prize winner will sign and number 100 of the prints. Since there will be a limited number of signed and numbered prints, this lucky young artist's poster has the potential of becoming a unique collector's item. First, second, and third place winners will also be chosen in three grade categories:K - 2nd grades; 3rd - 4th grades; and 5th - 6th grades. Entry deadline is Friday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m.
Blue Cross Blue Shield World Cargo Crate
In 2009, Memphis in May added a new school competition – the World Cargo Crate Photo Contest. This competition encourages teachers to use their camera to capture very special moments in their classrooms. The photographic entries portray special "learning moments" between the students, their teachers, and the unique items from the honored country. As most of these items are foreign to the students, their reactions of interest, surprise, and curiosity are clearly visible in the photos. The winning teacher receives the privilege of being the first to reserve the World Cargo Crate for the upcoming school year, along with a Memphis in May prize package. The winning teachers and students also get to see their pictures displayed on the Memphis in May website as "the face" of the World Cargo Crate for the next year.
To Enter the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee World Cargo Crate Photo Contest
Each classroom may enter up to five photos of their students with the World Cargo Crate items. Each entry must also provide the following information: teacher's name and title, school name, school phone number, school address, teacher's evening phone number and email address (Teachers have the option of also submitting a title for each photo.). The contest is open to any public or private elementary, middle, or high school within Shelby County. All photos and accompanying information must be digital and either emailed to:
email@example.com or mailed/brought on a CD to:
BCBS World Cargo Crate Photo Contest
56 S Front St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Entry deadline is 5:00pm on Friday, May 20, 2016.
One entry of a maximum five photos allowed per teacher/classroom.
Learn more about the World Cargo Crate and request one for your school here.
Congratulations to Ingrid Bolding at Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary for winning the 2016 Blue Cross Blue Shield World Cargo Crate Photo Contest! (photos by Ingrid Bolding)
Teacher Information:
Ingrid Bolding ESL teacher K-5
Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary
5905 Grosvenor Avenue
Memphis,TN 38119
For questions or information about any of our International Education Competitions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our Educational Program is proudly sponsored by TVA
The Memphis in May Student Exchange Program provides selected students and a chaperone with an all-expense paid, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the culture of our honored country. Each year, students are selected based on communication skills, grades, and community service.
A delegation of high school students and a chaperone will be selected to serve as Exchange Students for Memphis in May International Festival, and will have the opportunity to travel to Canada during March 2016 (travel dates to be determined). Selected students and chaperone will stay with host families and will attend classes at a host high school. The Memphis in May International Festival funds the round-trip airfare for each student and coordinates all arrangements with the host country.
Application forms are supplied to all Shelby County and Municipal Schools, as well as private high schools. To be considered, applicants must provide a completed application form (found below), official school transcript, a 500 - 1,000 word essay, and three letters of recommendation, no later than Dec. 4, 2015, and be available for an interview by the selection panel in early January of 2016.
Each spring, a group of Memphis in May exchange students travels to Memphis in May's honored country for 10-12 days - enough time to give students a true taste of the country without interfering with their school year. All students stay with selected host families in the host country, attend classes at a host high school, visit famous monuments and landmarks, and experience a different culture first-hand. Prior to travel, preparation sessions are held with emphasis on orientation to the culture and country the students will visit, along with travel details and student responsibilities as Memphis in May ambassadors. The program is offered at no charge to the students or accompanying chaperone. Selected students are encouraged to share their experiences and new knowledge of the honored country with local school and community groups after their return. The Memphis in May Student Exchange Program is open to any 11th or 12th grade student enrolled in a public, private, municipal, or authorized home school within Shelby County; the student must be enrolled from August to June of the current school year. Teachers, parents, guidance counselors, and administrators are encouraged to recommend high school juniors and seniors to apply for this unique opportunity each fall. Applications are posted at the beginning of each school year. Contact Carley Kirby, Program Assistant.
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Study: 'Hobbled by High Cost, Hydrogen Fuel Cells Will Be a Modest $3 Billion Market in 2030'
Capital cost, not hydrogen supply, will limit adoption to a mere 5.9 GW, dashing dreams of a revolutionary energy future, says Lux Research
As I've said for a decade now, hydrogen fuel cells are not going to be a significant, cost-effective CO2 reducer. In a 2005 journal article, "The car and fuel of the future," I noted that:
Using fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen from zero-carbon sources such as renewable power or nuclear energy has a cost of avoided carbon dioxide of more than $600 a metric ton, which is more than a factor of ten higher than most other strategies being considered today….
A 2013 study by independent research and advisory firm Lux Research finds that despite billions in research and development spent in the past decade, "The dream of a hydrogen economy envisioned for decades by politicians, economists, and environmentalists is no nearer, with hydrogen fuel cells turning a modest $3 billion market of about 5.9 GW in 2030."
Hydrogen fuel cells won't be a major contributor to solving the problem of manmade climate change until the market is 100 times larger, which simply won't happen fast enough to matter to the climate fight, even in the unlikely event they ever become a cost-effective CO2 reducer.
The Lux study, "The Great Compression: The Future of the Hydrogen Economy" (client subs. req'd), finds that "hydrogen demand from fuel cells will total 140 million kg in 2030, a meager 0.56% of global hydrogen demand." Looks like I'm going to win my big hydrogen bet!
Here's the rest of the news release from Lux:
Although the cost of hydrogen impacts fuel cell market adoption, hydrogen fuel accounts for only 35% of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for stationary applications and 21% of the TCO for mobile applications, with fuel cell capital costs and membrane replacement costs making up most of the difference.
"The hydrogen supply chain is not the most critical bottleneck for fuel cell adoption," said Brian Warshay, Research Associate and the lead author of the report titled, "The Great Compression: the Future of the Hydrogen Economy." "High capital costs and the low costs of incumbents provide a nearly insurmountable barrier to adoption, except in niche applications," he added. In order to determine the economic viability and potential of an expansive hydrogen economy in the energy sectors, Lux Research conducted a detailed analysis of the costs of hydrogen generation, distribution, storage, and consumption in an effort to find the greatest constraints and opportunities. Among their findings:
- Hydrogen generation accounts for less than 33% of the cost at the pump. The costs of hydrogen compression, storage, and distribution make up the majority of the cost of hydrogen, offering the greatest opportunities for improvement and innovation.
- PEM cells will have a $1 billion stationary market. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells for telecom power and backup will reach $1 billion in 2030, while fuel cells of all types for residential, commercial and utility generation will not prove cost-effective.
- Mobile applications will be worth $2 billion. PEM fuel cells will reach $2 billion on the backs of forklifts and light-duty vehicles, while buses will remain miniscule. A robust hydrogen vehicle fueling infrastructure is necessary but ultimately insufficient to overhaul the passenger vehicle market.
- Hydrogen demand from fuel cells will total 140 million kg in 2030, a meager 0.56% of global merchant hydrogen demand across all industries.
It is long past time to end the hype about hydrogen.
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Agreed. Hydrogen production can do approximately the same thing as photosynthesis. Both produce a fuel that can be burned with oxygen. Both are, if used properly, an atmospheric closed cycle. With carbon, plants turn carbon dioxide and rainwater into hydrocarbons, which are burned to give carbon dioxide and humidity. With hydrogen, an artificial device turns rainwater into hydrogen, which is burned to give humidity. The difference is that biodiesel is naturally stable in the fuel tank.
Joe is definitely going to win his bet. There is still a huge amount of government money being poured into this venture however (European, Japanese and U.S.) – for vehicle research…it should be pointed out Oil companies have always been big boosters of Hydrogen Fool Cell vehicles.
The proponents now talk about 2015 as the year we'll see "production" vehicles available for sale in the U.S. from several manufacturers ($50k prices are thrown about). Most are talking about using Hydrogen derived from Natural Gas (which has risen ~100% in price from Dec 2011) as the source – since that would make it less than gasoline (but that has probably changed at this point).
My personal guess is that they will be "production" like the Honda Clarity was (not really a production vehicle, only a couple of hundred made and only leased) – but there is alot of talk & money going on about them.
Electricity, the energy that was, and is, and that is to come.
Thank you, Joe, for exposing the delusional pretensions of the hydrogen lobby in your excellent book, The Hype about Hydrogen, and here on CP. There was certainly no profit motive in authoring the book, and probably considerable blow-back from the Hydrogen Highway promoters and their dupes, so I hope somehow that your courage will be suitably rewarded.
Just curious if using hydrogen for energy storage makes sense as described at this link?
Ah, the ephemeral hydrogen economy, where the air is fresher, food tastes better, and clothes are always fresh from the dryer.
I'm glad someone mentioned Joe's book about hydrogen; it's excellent, and it was my introduction to his writing.
One key point, which I think I picked up from that book (sorry, Joe, I haven't looked at in a long time, and it's currently packed away thanks to a very recent move) is that we simply have to clean up our electricity supply. And if we simultaneously try to clean our transportation sector by shifting a significant portion of it to HFCVs, that will only make the electricity sector transition much harder. The number one thing we need right now in the energy/climate arena, is much better batteries. EVs (like my new Leaf) compared to HFCVs fueled with electrolysis-created hydrogen go about three times farther; we simply can't afford to throw away that much efficiency when we're in a rush to retire a massive number of coal and natural-gas fired power plants.
I suspect that the hydrogen dream will no doubt live on for a while, kept on life support by stubbornly high EV batteries and gov't grants.
An excellent question. It certainly makes sense if you can store the hydrogen. And there's the rub. As Joe noted, even as is, the cost of the hydrogen electrolysis is only half the cost of transmission and storage. For commercial power generation as envisioned in your link, transmission is not a factor. Hydrogen storage is, and although there has been progress, I've seen no real breakthroughs there. And there is competition from other (still expensive) technologies such as pneumatic, and LightSail's innovative phase change storage: see Thiel and Gates Get Behind Energy Storage Startup, and LightSail Patent FAQ. Pumped hydro still sees occasional deployment, but it too is expensive, and there are few suitable locations. Note that the requirements for fixed hydrogen storage differ somewhat from those for mobile. In its absence, any Really Neat new electrolysis catalysts appear (to me) to be largely a solution in search of a problem. But don't fault them for trying: research is always good, and you never know what the future will bring.
Seems like alot of if's in there, but hopefully the scientists who discovered this are successful…
Maybe Joe could look at the article and give a WAG on what it might lead to if anything…(sounds like it still won't come close to touching natural gas for H2 generation on price which is only going up).
The hydrogen economy is vapor ware. We have real solutions now. Wind, solar, EVs, biofuels… Storage. Haven't we had enough proof to show that hydrogen's not going to scale fast enough to deal with the problem? Maybe that's why oil companies keep carting it out.
But to partially answer fj's question, Wikipedia's hydrogen storage page is informative. Google "hydrogen storage problems" for more resources. The field is hardly stagnant.
Exactly! Hydrogen, like gas fracking, nuclear, carbon capture and storage etc are all diversions designed to delay the real alternatives, solar and wind, and, hence, keep hydrocarbon profits flowing. If we invest in solar and wind, we can do the total decarbonisation job in a couple of decades, and anything else is suicidal madness.
The aforementioned Wikipedia link indicates that stationary hydrogen storage is quite feasible, citing one case of underground storage as a proven technique: "The round-trip efficiency is approximately 40% (vs. 78% for pumped-hydro), and the cost is slightly higher than pumped hydro". European Renewable Energy Network (pg 189) suggests
Hydrogen (H2) and methane ("SNG", CH4) are options for long term energy storage, i.e. days, even weeks. Excess electricity is used to produce hydrogen from water; depending on the system design, the hydrogen can then be synthesised with carbon dioxide (CO2) to form methane. Both hydrogen and methane can be used as fuels to provide electricity in times of high power demand or when the renewable electricity supply is not sufficient, e.g. in the case of cloudy conditions and an anticyclone reducing wind output across Europe for several days.
The main disadvantage of both storage options is the low roundtrip efficiency when hydrogen (40%) and methane (27%-35%) are produced and then re-electrified…
Several notes: cost of pumped hydro varies widely with installation and whether it can be piggy-backed upon existing stored hydro facilities. If I read the Climate Central article correctly, the Calgary Improved Catalyst speeds up the electrolysis reaction, making it more practical. But catalysts in general do not effect the overall thermodynamics of the net reaction, so its not clear improved catalysts will improve upon the above 40% figure. But there is a lot of solar energy, and decreasing PV prices might eventually make that 40% of less concern.
The Calgary authors make some deal of the high energy weight density of hydrogen, which for stationary storage is of little or no concern.
The Wikipedia and EU articles mention hydrogen "pipeline storage", which by my understanding is only feasible for pipelines that have been specifically designed for hydrogen — much of Europe but probably little of the United States apart from Hawaii. The problem being that hydrogen, being smaller, permeates much better than methane.
Either way, large-scale energy storage of some sort will probably be required if intermittent are going to penetrate more than about 30% grid contribution — although in this regard see recent research results from Germany: 'Linked renewables' can avoid blackouts. The bottom line will always be cost: in continued absence of international GHG restrictions e.g. CAT or carbon-tax, the critical questions will always be (a) whether any new green energy technology can be deployed cheaper than coal, and (b) whether it can continues to be so up to the requisite 80+% grid penetration.
Nice analysis.
The world's oceans will be very important in many ways and perhaps hydrogen as well; potable water absolutely.
My father had one thing to say about Hydrogen storage. Hydrogen molecules are like atoms, incredibly small, able to leak out of almost anything. How can you store something that's more likely to leak than anything else except radiation?
Meanwhile we need to bear down on CO2 emissions from conventional vehicles – in the UK this has already shown some significant proress due to regulation, taxationand market forces:
I wonder why these studies seldom do a net energy analysis. Is it because it is not possible or is it because doing so would reveal the silver bullet as a limp noodle?
Hydrogen LEAKS.
Through iron pipe.
You need Stainless steel.
And connections!
Hydrogen leaks through most things.
You cannot put hydrogen in a tank and
expect to find it there later.
It leaks!
Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel production could revolutionise alternative energy market
Researchers have discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally-friendly fuel source to the world.
Read more – http://www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2013/04/4.htm
Another ecological disaster in the making. Our pursuit of technological 'solutions' always creates new problems.
If this process means that the hydrogen can be extracted from the biomass at the point where it's needed that will solve the transport / compression / infrastructure problem.
Instead, we'll be carting around tanks of xylose and have some sort of small onboard processor that makes hydrogen on demand.
We are mobile ecosystems made of trillions of living things and otherwise; much of which has been around for billions of years and on the nanoscale; some of which incredulously morph into grumpy old men.
Am I crazy if I think that hydrogen fuel cell cars have been a hoax perpetrated by the oil & gas biz to slow down electric cars and avoid regulations requiring them? At best it seems they were a way for them to use their natural gas and a way to keep service stations going since you'll need to "fill-up" with hydrogen. But they've never been close to economically viable so it makes me wonder if they've always been an intentional boondoggle.


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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a valet and wounding of two other people on a boulevard outside a high-end West Hollywood club.
The attack took place shortly after the club, Guys and Dolls, closed at 2 a.m. Monday. No one has been arrested.
The club's managing owner, Michael Sutton, says there was a fight outside over an allegedly stolen necklace. He says the shooter was never inside the club.
Sutton says the valet was trying to break up the fight when he was shot. The wounded were another man and a woman.
Sutton says he is outraged by the senseless violence.
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Roasted Cauliflower with Spice Seeds and Greens
Author Notes: I've been roasting cauliflower with a spicy seed mixture for a while now. This evening I decided not to make a salad, and wanted to use some fresh beet greens before using the attached beets, and this recipe took shape in my kitchen. —rayva
Serves 3-4 as a side dish
- 1 head cauliflower separated into florets
- 1 bunch of beet greens and stems, chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 2-3 tablespoons EV olive oil and/or grapeseed oil
- 1/2-1 teaspoons each fennel seed, mustard seed, whole cumin and coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon or to taste Aleppo pepper flakes
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- toss cauliflower with oil and spices in a cast iron skillet and roast for 20 minutes, until golden and softened
- add beet greens and stems, toss again and roast for 5 more minutes or so until wilted, but still crisp
- serve right away or at room temperature
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2012 Football Season Ticket Information
The deadline for Vanderbilt football fans to get early-bird prices for 2012 season tickets is Wednesday, Feb. 29.
Fans can lock in their tickets at last year's prices by calling the Vanderbilt Ticket Office at 615-322-GOLD (4653), or purchase online by clicking here. The ticket office also will be open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in McGugin Center located at 2601 Jess Neely Drive in Nashville. All ticket orders received by mail with a postmark of Feb. 29 also will be accepted.
The Commodores open their home schedule against South Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 30. The home slate also includes Presbyterian, Sept. 15; Florida, Oct. 13; Auburn, Oct. 20; Massachusetts, Oct. 27 and cross-state rival Tennessee on Nov. 17.
A list of Vanderbilt season ticket early-bird pricing through the Wednesday deadline follows (*all prices listed below include processing fees):
• Sideline Season Ticket for 2011 Season Ticket Purchasers: $226
• Sideline Season Ticket for new buyers: $236
• Vanderbilt Employee Season Ticket: $161
• Youth Sideline Season Ticket: $131
In addition to the early bird discounts, Vanderbilt is offering a reduced rate on season tickets in the end zone, with the price for those seats being rolled back to only $126. Families can join in on the fun by purchasing a family pack of tickets (2 adult and 2 youth) for only $399 - which equates to less than $17 per ticket per game.

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A-10 Warplane Spared for a Year in House Defense Bill
The A-10, a 1970s-era combat plane known as the Warthog, would be saved from Pentagon plans for elimination for at least a year under a defense policy measure approved by the U.S. House Armed Services Committee.
After a session of more than 12 hours, the panel voted 61-0 early today to approve a bill authorizing $496 billion in discretionary Defense Department spending in fiscal 2015 and an additional $79.4 billion for war operations. The House is scheduled to take up the measure the week of May 19.
"There's nobody on this committee that thinks we have enough money," Committee Chairman Howard 'Buck' McKeon said yesterday. The California Republican said his goal is to "hold on to as much of the stuff and as much of the training as we can" to preserve the military's readiness for war.
The committee sought to block the Defense Department's plan to retire all 238 of the Air Force's A-10s to save $4.2 billion over five years in a time of budget cuts. Combat veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have said newer, sleeker planes can't perform as well as the ungainly Warthog to protect help troops in close combat.
The provision adopted by the panel would fully fund the operation, maintenance and upgrading of the A-10 fleet in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, using war operations funds. The panel rejected a proposal by McKeon to put the A-10 fleet in storage while maintaining the planes so that they could be used again if needed.
The amendment was sponsored by Arizona Democrat Ron Barber, Missouri Republican Vicky Hartzler and Georgia Republican Austin Scott, all of whose districts benefit from A-10 operations.
Navy Ships
The committee also adopted an amendment to bar the Pentagon from mothballing the U.S. Navy's guided-missile cruisers and amphibious landing dock ships.
The Navy wants to sideline 11 Ticonderoga-class cruisers, at a projected savings of about $4 billion over five years, with plans to upgrade the ships in the future.
The bill also would forbid the military from doing anything to get ready for retirement Lockheed Martin Corp.'s U-2 spy plane, as the Pentagon intends to do in 2016. The provision would ask the Defense Department to report to Congress by Feb. 16 on ways to mitigate decreased capabilities for high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance resulting from the U-2.
Those were among numerous provisions that would complicate the Pentagon's cost-savings plans. The committee rejected proposals to have military members pay more out-of-pocket for off-base housing and to increase health-care expenses for military families and retirees. The panel also prohibited a new round of base closings.
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The committee also moved to block Pentagon's plan to transfer all Boeing Co. Apache attack helicopters from the National Guard to regular Army units over objections from the Guard and its supporters.
The Army projects it would save about $12 billion by shifting about 100 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the Guard and using the Apaches to replace OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters for Army combat missions.
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In addition to defense programs, the measure would authorize $7.9 billion in mandatory spending and $17.9 billion for national security programs under the Department of Energy.
The defense authorization bill is H.R. 4435. Senate Armed Services subcommittees are scheduled to act on their version of the measure starting on May 20.


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