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Energy and Global Warming News for November 24: Solar energy industry brings a ray of hope to the Rust Belt; India's PM Singh pledges deeper emissions cuts with 'global support'
"A mirror facet for a solar dish is cut on a machine at Tower Automotive in Livonia, Mich. The maker of body parts and other components decided to diversify after its orders from automakers dropped during the downturn."
Solar energy industry brings a ray of hope to the Rust Belt
Areas hard-hit by the U.S. automakers' slump are pitching themselves to green technology firms. Workers and machines that used to crank out cars are now making parts for solar and wind power plants.
At a recent solar energy conference in Anaheim, economic development officials from Ohio talked up a state that seemed far removed from the solar panels and high-tech devices that dominated the convention floor.
Ohio, long known for its smokestack auto plants and metal-bending factories, would be an ideal place for green technology companies to set up shop, they said.
"People don't traditionally think of Ohio when they think of solar," said Lisa Patt-McDaniel, director of Ohio's economic development agency. But in fact, the Rust Belt goes well with the Green Belt, she said.
In years past, Sunbelt governors recruited Midwestern businesses to set up shop in their states, dangling tax breaks and the lure of a union-free workforce.
Now the tables have turned as solar start-ups, wind turbine companies and electric carmakers from California and the Southwest migrate to the nation's industrial heartland.
They're looking to tap its manufacturing might and legions of skilled workers, hit hard by the near-collapse of the United States auto industry and eager for work.
For all of green tech's futuristic sheen, solar power plants and wind farms are made of much of the same stuff as automobiles: machine-stamped steel, glass and gearboxes.
That has renewable energy companies hitting the highway for Detroit and Northeastern industrial states, driven in part by the federal stimulus package's incentives and buy-American mandates.
Irvine's Fisker Automotive, for instance, will manufacture its next plug-in electric hybrid car at a defunct General Motors assembly plant in Wilmington, Del.
And Stirling Energy Systems, which is building two massive solar power plants in Southern California, has signed deals with two automotive companies to make components for its giant solar dishes.
India's PM Singh pledges deeper emissions cuts with 'global support'
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed yesterday that India would be "part of the solution" to combating climate change, despite contributing little to the long-term accumulation of global greenhouse gas emissions.
In a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, Singh outlined energy efficiency and clean technology measures that India recently adopted as part of its national action plan. But Indian leader also bluntly defended his country's right to economic growth, and expressed doubt about negotiations toward next month's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.
"It is important for all countries to make every effort to contribute to a successful outcome at Copenhagen," Singh said. "India was a latecomer to industrialization, and as such, we have contributed very little to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions that caused global warming. But we are determined to be part of the solution."
"We are willing to work toward any solution that does not compromise the right of developing countries to develop and lift their populations out of poverty," Singh said.
Singh's three-day trip to Washington is his first state visit under Barack Obama's presidency. Obama will today welcome Singh to the White House, where discussions are planned on a wide range of issues, from terrorism to the economy. Singh said the two countries also will forge agreements on energy security and clean technology.
The memorandum of understanding between the two countries "will provide a framework to pursue bilateral cooperation in specific areas," he told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He did not provide any details about the agreement, though experts said it is likely to include substantial funding — in the neighborhood of $100 million over five years — for green energy in India. The money will come both from the U.S. government and private-sector investment.
The United States and India have long been at odds over how far each country should go toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. India, as one of the world's fastest-growing economies, is the fourth-largest emitter of global warming-causing emissions. Yet its per capita emissions remain among the lowest in the world — 1.7 million tons of CO2 annually, compared to 23.5 million tons in America.
Pushback over international accountability
American climate negotiators want fast-growing nations to reduce emissions growth, but also to be internationally accountable for those actions. India, in particular, has pushed back against the idea of international verification, calling it an issue of sovereignty. That issue and other thorny ones are not likely to be resolved soon, and Singh yesterday noted that the Copenhagen talks are "proving more difficult than we would have liked."
Yet domestically, India appears to be moving rapidly on a number of practical clean-energy fronts.
This week, the Indian Cabinet approved a national plan to boost the country's installed solar capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2022 from its current 6 megawatts. The full $19 billion plan also aims to dramatically bring down the cost of solar energy about 60 percent. Money will go toward incentives and tax breaks to utilities that purchase solar power, as well as for research and development.
"That obviously has a huge impact on the costs within the U.S., as well," said Keya Chatterjee, acting director of climate change for the World Wildlife Fund. A Greenpeace analysis found the plan could ensure a reduction of about 434 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2050, as long as the new solar replaced fossil fuels.
Indian news outlets have reported that Singh will ask developed nations to help fund the plan. Singh himself yesterday indicated as much, saying the national plan "will require considerable resources."
"We are committed to ambitious and time-bound outcomes," Singh said. "We will do more if there is global support in terms of financial resources and technology transfer."
Copenhagen climate summit: 60 world leaders to attend
Hopes for the Copenhagen climate summit in December have been boosted after it emerged more than 60 presidents and prime ministers planned to attend.
The talks are not expected to result in a new treaty and there are doubts over whether the biggest polluters will commit to emissions reduction targets.
But observers say the number of leading attendees will raise expectations for the talks, from 7 to 18 December.
Delegations from 192 countries will be attending the summit.
The talks will attempt to draw up a new global climate treaty to supplant the UN's 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the involvement of heads of state and government was "crucial" to the success of the summit.
"That is why we are encouraged that already more than 60 heads of state and government have confirmed they will participate, and just as important that many more have also been positive," he told a meeting of his Liberal Party on Sunday, according to a spokesman.
Talks 'very tough'
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who will be attending, has said a new deal will be more likely if heads of governments put their own reputations on the line.
Kevin Rudd on Copenhagen hopes
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who will be a key negotiator at the summit, has said he believes those involved in the summit are capable of reaching a non-binding political agreement that would be codified sometime next year.
"I believe there is a strong and high degree of political resolve from many of the leaders around the world to land a Copenhagen agreement," he told the BBC.
More Rain for Britain After Floods
Parts of Great Britain and Ireland, already reeling from their worst flooding in decades, braced for more storms on Monday, as some residents were allowed back home to assess the damage of torrents that inundated streets, knocked out bridges and displaced hundreds of people.
With weather forecasts predicting another week of rain for northern England's sodden Lake District, Hilary Benn, the environmental secretary, warned that residents had probably not seen an end to the relentless rains.
"Cleaning up the mess has now started," Mr. Benn said in a speech to Parliament. "However, I must advise the House that further heavy rain is forecast overnight, and there may be some further flooding."
Police in Wales continued to search for a woman who disappeared on Saturday evening near a swollen river. Three other people were reported to have been killed in the floods "" an environmental contractor, a canoeist and a police constable.
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Mankind Using Earth's Resources at Alarming Rate
Agence France Presse, November 24, 2009 – Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday.
Greenhouse gases reach record levels-UN agency
Reuters, November 23 – Concentrations of greenhouse gases, the major cause of global warming, are at their highest levels ever recorded and are still climbing, the U.N. World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Monday. (…) "The CO2 content in the atmosphere rose slightly faster in 2008 than over the last decade when the growth rate was 1.9 parts per million".
Interesting discussion on what caused the UK record floods.
Obviously, unusual weather patterns are the driver, as is the case with such extreme events, but it mentions "unusually warm" above average air and ocean waters. Keep in mind that by the end of the century, these will probably be closer to "usual".
India's PM Singh is an hypocrite,
Like Mr. George W. Bush, he sais that is " profoundly compromised to fight climate change"… but "that (economic)development is the nation main objetive".
Same discources, same political actitudes.
G.W.Bush began a war against Iraq and Afghanistan, calling it "war against terrorism". Result: at least 1 200 000 people killed, and millions more displaced. Islamic Extremism has grown like fire in dry grass.
India's PM Singh follows the same nefast actions.
This november, lauched a campaign,called "Operation Green Hunt" to "wipe out the far-left groups(naxalite-maoists) from the country".
There is right now a masssacre in course. The government do not sent regular troops, but paramilitary armed gangs called Salwa-Yudum. They are brutal, genocidal militias. They burn entire villages, rape and murder women, mutilate children if they refuses to go to their "refuge camps", actually concentration camps. Anyone that does not obey them is identified as a "naxalite terrorist".
The bulk of villagers, who are the poorest,ignored people of India, flee to the jungle, and join the only group they hope can help them: Naxalite insurgents.
I have posted previous comments about this. You can follow the situation in the following links:
This blogs, I'm sorry, aren't neutral (but can one be neutral when hundreds of people are mutilated, tortured and murdered every day?), but simpatize with the insurgents.
Is this the "development" that Mr. Singh is talking about?
And remember: Indian Subcontinent is one of the "ground zeros" of Climate Change, with melting himalayas and failing monsoons.
Plase, follow the links and comment.
That is very serious: a NUCLEAR POWER ON THE EDGE OF A CIVIL WAR.
"Hell" has already begun in India.
Second link:
Arctic Ice Volume Lowest Ever As Globe Warms: U.N.
Planet Ark, November 24 – Ice volume around the Arctic region hit the lowest level ever recorded this year as climate extremes brought death and devastation to many parts of the world, the U.N. weather agency WMO said on Tuesday.
Pictures: A final warning from the Arctic
New Scientist, November 24 – The Greenland ice sheet is five kilometres thick and melting fast. The effect of adding all that water to the oceans may become terrifyingly apparent around the world in the coming decades, but the effects of climate warming are already clear in the Arctic itself. Here's the evidence, in words and pictures by Alun Anderson, former editor-in-chief of New Scientist and author of After the Ice: Life, death and politics in the new Arctic (published this month by HarperCollins-Smithsonian in the US and Virgin Books in the UK).
Also see this article by Alun Anderson: 'Melting Arctic: Forget polar bears, worry about humans'.
Society faces 'grim' post-fossil fuel energy crisis, report warns
Edie.net, November 24 – Industrial society cannot be maintained at present levels in a future where renewable resources take over from fossil fuels, according to the report by two leading California-based think tanks.
Californian scientists announce proof of mega-droughts
Fresnobee.com, November 23 – While Californians worry about the three-year drought dragging on another season, researchers say climate change soon could create much longer dry spells – lasting decades or even centuries. Scientists from the University of California at Davis this month announced the first proof of such mega-droughts after studying mineral formations in caves along the Sierra Nevada
Billions in Canadian assets at risk from global warming: report
Canada.com, November 23 – More than $200-billion worth of Canadian assets are at risk from global warming, says an international report released Monday. The report, released jointly by a major insurance firm and an environmental group, ranked Canada as 12th in the world in terms of assets in jeopardy because of rising sea levels predicted by climate scientists.
Can Climate Change Cause Conflict? Recent History Suggests So
Scientific American, November 23 – A survey delving into the past 30 years in sub-Saharan Africa reveals that temperature changes match up with a significant increase in the likelihood of civil war.
Physorg.com, November 23 -Intensive land management leaves Europe without carbon sinks
Esciencenews.com, November 23 – Of all global carbon dioxide emissions, less than half accumulate in the atmosphere where it contributes to global warming. The remainder is hidden away in oceans and terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, grasslands and peat-lands. Stimulating this "free service" of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems is considered one of the main, immediately available ways of reducing climate change. However, new greenhouse gas bookkeeping has revealed that for the European continent this service isn't free after all. These findings are presented in the most recent edition of Nature Geoscience
Is global warming unstoppable?
Physorg.com, November 23 – In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions – the major cause of global warming – cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the equivalent of one new nuclear power plant each day.
(…) Garrett's study was panned by some economists and rejected by several journals before acceptance by Climatic Change, a journal edited by renowned Stanford University climate scientist Stephen Schneider. The study will be published online this week.
[ The major and fundamental flaw of this study, as it seems to me, is that society is considered to be an 'engine', without the possibility of concious pollicy making; CP readers need not be reminded of this realistic analysis by Joe Romm; CV ]
[ Sorry, I'll check my comments in preview better in the future ]
Correct second and fourth link in comment November 25, 2009 at 6:48 am:
Pictures: A final warning from the Arctic
Society faces 'grim' post-fossil fuel energy crisis, report warns
1)INDIAN CIVIL WAR( a "protracted people's war" waged by Maoist rebels that is heating exponentially, as the gap widen between the ultra-modern Big Business in cities (in one side) and the peasants/native tribals (one the other)who still are living like in the Middle Ages, oppressed and exploited by landlords.
Now while Indian investors re-emerge after the the 2007-2009 financial crisis, India is facing its WORST DROUGHT IN 30 YEARS.
(Have anyone followed my links?. There is a lot of info about the imminent collapse of India if its politicians don't change radically their suicidal path)
2)SUDAN CIVIL WAR, in the context of Sahel Drought , we now have the DARFUR GENOCIDE.
The list will continue to grow.


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Koren Robinson making most of 4th NFL chance
Former N.C. State star has battled alcohol problems and injuries
Published: Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8:31 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8:35 a.m.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- Koren Robinson is healthy and has his life in order for the first time in more than three years.
That's good news for the injury depleted Seattle Seahawks, who are starting to reap the rewards of giving their former top draft pick a second chance.
"I'm feeling better with my body. It's really starting to understand what I'm asking of it," the wide receiver said with a contented smile after yet another practice with the first-team offense.
Seahawks coaches hoped after they signed Robinson off his couch in Raleigh, N.C., in mid-September he would eventually join Bobby Engram and Deion Branch as their three top receivers.
Halfway through Seattle's flip-flopped season, Robinson is No. 1.
Engram missed almost the entire preseason and the first three games with a broken shoulder. He has just 15 catches in five games while lining up outside more than he did last season. While mainly in the inside slot in 2007, Engram set a team record with 94 catches.
Branch has played in just one half of one game since January following reconstructive knee surgery and a bruised heel though the former Super Bowl MVP did return to practice on Friday and might play Sunday at Miami (4-4).
That has left Robinson as the unlikely top option in a flopping offense, three-plus years after Seattle released him because of his alcohol problems.
"I'm pleased with how he's playing. So I guess it is a pleasant surprise, yeah," said coach Mike Holmgren, Robinson's longtime supporter who convinced team president Tim Ruskell to bring him back two months ago. "I even like more how he's living his life these days, believe it or not."
Seattle's first-round draft choice in 2001 turned a short pass into a 90-yard touchdown on the first play of last weekend's game against Philadelphia. The longest play from scrimmage in Seattle history was the only score in an otherwise miserable 26-7 loss to the Eagles that dropped the Seahawks to 2-6.
He stutter-stepped on his route then sprinted past three Eagles defenders while cutting across the field for his first touchdown with the Seahawks since November 2004.
"That was special," Robinson said.
In April, he could barely walk, let alone cut. Robinson was unsigned after Green Bay released him in the offseason, and he injured his right knee while doing squat lifts working out at home in North Carolina. He had surgery on that knee at the end of 2006, when he was with the Packers.
"My body was like, 'Nah!'" he said of the weight-room mishap, which kept him from running through June and effectively cost him a chance to sign with another team before training camps began in July. "But I'm smarter now. It enlightened me."
The Seahawks started looking at Robinson while facing an epidemic of injuries at wide receiver. After backup quarterback Seneca Wallace injured his calf warming up before the Week 2 game against San Francisco, Ruskell and his staff intensified their research on Robinson.
Team executives flew to North Carolina and were convinced Robinson was fully reformed from his alcohol problems that got him suspended from October 2006 to October 2007. So Seattle signed him to a one-year contract.
He missed two games trying to get into football shape, which he's still doing by reporting at 8 a.m. each day for extra work with team trainers. He has 12 catches in the four games he's played, and says he's finally back to where he wants to be physically and personally.
He said he has a "block" in his mind that prevents him from thinking about alcohol anymore and that he has been sober for 27 months. The father to two young boys now has a baby girl just a few weeks old.
"I feel like what you see on the field," Robinson said with a wide smile. "I'm progressing. I keep getting better."
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Tottenham 1-1 Wolves
- From the section Football
Tottenham missed the chance to go level on points with the Premier League leaders as they were held by Wolves.
Steven Fletcher put the visitors ahead with their first attack, prodding home from close range after Brad Friedel parried a Roger Johnson header.
Luka Modric drew Spurs level with a 20-yard drive after Gareth Bale's lay-off but the goal failed to spark the hosts.
Wolves defended resolutely, with keeper Wayne Hennessey staying alert to deny Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe.
This was a deflating end to an otherwise excellent week for Tottenham, whose title ambitions have been widely feted since they beat Everton 2-0 on Wednesday.
Spurs could have gone joint top of the league, albeit with an inferior goal difference, had they defeated struggling Wolves.
But after requiring four months of white-hot form for their championship challenge to finally be taken seriously, Harry Redknapp's side undid some of their fine recent work in a lacklustre 90 minutes at White Hart Lane.
Wolves' goal had an element of fortune, with some controversy about the corner that led to it, but Mick McCarthy's industrious side were good value for their point.
After a confident start from the hosts, in which Modric three times tried his luck but failed to hit the target, Wolves took the lead against the run of play.
From a Matt Jarvis corner, Johnson's header was superbly clawed away by Friedel but only as far as top scorer Fletcher, who gleefully tucked home from six yards.
Spurs were livid, replays showing that the corner should not have been given as the last touch appeared to come off Wolves' Dave Edwards.
Tottenham almost hit back straight away but Gareth Bale could only fire straight at the keeper after finding some space in the box.
The hosts could not turn possession into clear-cut chances for the remainder of the half - the closest they came was an Emmanuel Adebayor strike ruled out for offside.
Wolves, meanwhile, looked dangerous on the break and Edwards could have doubled their lead but spooned an effort wide from 12 yards after being teed up by Jarvis.
The unfancied visitors started the second half brightly as Emmanuel Frimpong, on loan from Arsenal, forced a good stop from Friedel.
But, moments later, Spurs were level with the simplest of attacks as Bale laid the ball back to Modric 20 yards out and the Croatian's low drive went under Hennessey.
Modric then almost put Spurs ahead with a similar effort from the edge of the box but this time the Wales keeper stopped it, before also denying Lennon on the rebound.
Just when it looked as if Spurs were taking control, the intensity of the game dropped and the hosts were restricted to wayward pot shots from distance.
Redknapp brought on Defoe to add some attacking urgency and the striker quickly saw an effort saved by Hennessey's legs.
But there was no final flourish from Tottenham, perhaps feeling the effect of playing two games in a week, and Wolves held out comfortably.
Spurs will have the perfect chance to revive belief in their title credentials in their next match - a trip to leaders Manchester City on Sunday 22 January.
Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (5)
- 24 Friedel
- 03 Bale
- 04 Kaboul
- 20 Dawson
- 28 Walker
- 32 Assou-Ekotto Booked (Rose - 80' )
- 07 Lennon (Defoe - 74' )
- 08 Parker
- 11 Van der Vaart
- 14 Modric
- 10 Adebayor
- 23 Cudicini
- 19 Bassong
- 21 Kranjcar
- 25 Rose
- 29 Livermore
- 09 Pavlyuchenko
- 18 Defoe
- 01 Hennessey
- 11 Ward
- 14 Johnson Booked
- 16 Berra
- 32 Foley
- 04 Edwards (Milijas - 81' )
- 07 Kightly
- 08 Henry Booked
- 15 Frimpong Booked (Hunt - 67' )
- 17 Jarvis (Elokobi - 85' )
- 10 Fletcher
- 31 De Vries
- 03 Elokobi
- 05 Stearman
- 12 Hunt
- 20 Milijas
- 09 Ebanks-Blake
- 29 Doyle
Match Stats
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Live Text Commentary
Full Time The referee ends the match.90:00 +3:31
Foul by Christophe Berra on Scott Parker, free kick awarded. Strike on goal comes in from Gareth Bale from the free kick.90:00 +2:57
Gareth Bale produces a cross, clearance made by Stephen Hunt.90:00 +2:05
Emmanuel Adebayor challenges Roger Johnson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Karl Henry crosses the ball in from the free kick, Michael Dawson manages to make a clearance.90:00 +0:25
Emmanuel Adebayor challenges Karl Henry unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Wayne Hennessey.89:56 Booking
Booking Booking for Roger Johnson.86:48
Foul by Kevin Foley on Gareth Bale, free kick awarded. Gareth Bale takes the free kick.84:41 Substitution
Substitution George Elokobi joins the action as a substitute, replacing Matthew Jarvis.84:26
Effort on goal by Luka Modric from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.83:07
Free kick taken by Scott Parker.83:07 Booking
Booking Booking for Karl Henry for unsporting behaviour.82:59
Karl Henry gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Luka Modric.81:54
Roger Johnson concedes a free kick for a foul on Younes Kaboul. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Rafael Van der Vaart from right wing, clearance by Roger Johnson.81:34
Corner taken by Gareth Bale.81:19
Kyle Walker takes a shot. Christophe Berra gets a block in.79:33
Free kick taken by Brad Friedel.79:33 Substitution
Substitution Nenad Milijas on for David Edwards.79:33 Substitution
Substitution Danny Rose on for Benoit Assou-Ekotto.79:33
Benoit Assou-Ekotto fouled by Michael Kightly, the ref awards a free kick.78:02
Corner taken by Rafael Van der Vaart from the left by-line, Shot from just outside the box by Benoit Assou-Ekotto goes over the target.
Jermain Defoe takes a shot. Save made by Wayne Hennessey.75:00
Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside. Wayne Hennessey restarts play with the free kick.73:07 Substitution
Substitution Aaron Lennon leaves the field to be replaced by Jermain Defoe.72:55
Kyle Walker produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.72:49
The ball is delivered by Benoit Assou-Ekotto, clearance made by Stephen Ward.71:05
Effort on goal by Gareth Bale from outside the box goes harmlessly over the bar.69:36
Corner from the right by-line taken by Luka Modric, Shot from deep inside the area by Michael Dawson clears the crossbar.68:44
Direct free kick taken by Christophe Berra.68:44 Booking
Booking Benoit Assou-Ekotto is cautioned.68:34
Free kick awarded for a foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto on Michael Kightly.66:23
Scott Parker restarts play with the free kick.66:23 Substitution
Substitution Stephen Hunt is brought on as a substitute for Emmanuel Frimpong.66:23
Rafael Van der Vaart fouled by Karl Henry, the ref awards a free kick.64:25
Emmanuel Frimpong gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Aaron Lennon. Rafael Van der Vaart produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.63:59
Michael Kightly produces a cross, Michael Dawson makes a clearance.62:48
The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Wayne Hennessey.60:20
Header from deep inside the penalty area by Gareth Bale goes harmlessly over the crossbar.58:10
Benoit Assou-Ekotto delivers the ball, Wayne Hennessey makes a save.56:04
Kyle Walker delivers the ball, Kevin Foley manages to make a clearance.54:18
Corner taken by Rafael Van der Vaart, clearance made by Steven Fletcher.53:19
Luka Modric takes a shot. Blocked by Roger Johnson.50:13
Assist on the goal came from Gareth Bale.50:13 Goal scored
Goal! - Luka Modric - Tottenham 1 - 1 Wolves Luka Modric finds the back of the net with a goal from just outside the area low into the middle of the goal. Tottenham 1-1 Wolverhampton.48:38
Emmanuel Frimpong takes a shot. Brad Friedel makes a save.48:02
Unfair challenge on Gareth Bale by Christophe Berra results in a free kick. Rafael Van der Vaart takes the direct free kick.47:10
Effort on goal by Gareth Bale from just inside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the target.46:11
Foul by Emmanuel Frimpong on Luka Modric, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Luka Modric.45:01
The referee gets the second half started.45:00 +3:43 Half time
Half Time The players leave the pitch at half time.45:00 +2:56
Kyle Walker challenges Steven Fletcher unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Matthew Jarvis, Emmanuel Adebayor makes a clearance.45:00 +2:04
Unfair challenge on Karl Henry by Rafael Van der Vaart results in a free kick. Wayne Hennessey takes the free kick.45:00 +0:14
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gareth Bale by Stephen Ward. Rafael Van der Vaart crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, save by Wayne Hennessey.43:40
The assistant referee signals for offside against Emmanuel Adebayor. Wayne Hennessey takes the free kick.42:32
Younes Kaboul takes a shot. Wayne Hennessey makes a save.41:00
Michael Kightly produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the goal.38:16
A cross is delivered by Matthew Jarvis, Younes Kaboul manages to make a clearance.36:08
Effort on goal by David Edwards from inside the box misses to the right of the target.35:22
Aaron Lennon crosses the ball, clearance by Kevin Foley.33:48
The ball is swung over by Benoit Assou-Ekotto, clearance by Stephen Ward.32:59
Luka Modric takes a shot. Save made by Wayne Hennessey.32:51
The ball is delivered by Benoit Assou-Ekotto, clearance by Stephen Ward.32:41
The ball is crossed by Benoit Assou-Ekotto, clearance by Roger Johnson.32:11
Corner taken by Rafael Van der Vaart from the left by-line played to the near post.31:51
Rafael Van der Vaart takes a shot. Blocked by Roger Johnson.29:03
Emmanuel Frimpong concedes a free kick for a foul on Gareth Bale. Free kick taken by Michael Dawson.28:54 Booking
Booking Emmanuel Frimpong receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.28:30
Gareth Bale takes a shot. Blocked by Emmanuel Frimpong.26:39
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Stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) plays an important role in the diagnostic and prognostic assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients of all age groups who are undergoing assessment prior to non-cardiac surgery. MPI may utilise exercise treadmill or pharmacological stress testing. While MPI has been evaluated in a wide variety of patient subpopulations, there are very limited data on its prognostic value in the elderly population, particularly those >75 years of age, who are making up an ever increasing proportion of the patient population. Because of the higher prevalence and greater severity of CAD in older patients, the sensitivity of noninvasive MPI increases with age, whereas specificity tends to decline. In addition, maximal aerobic exercise capacity tends to decrease with age, making it common practice for elderly patients being assessed for CAD to undergo pharmacological MPI to evaluate their cardiovascular risk. In this article, we review the literature with respect to cardiac risk estimation in elderly patients undergoing MPI, particularly with respect to making prognostic assessments prior to undergoing surgery. Current data allow for the proper application of stress MPI in the elderly population. Use of MPI facilitates identification of the severity and extent of ischaemia as well as left ventricular dilatation and systolic function in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
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Huh, what? I've got some pretty good tinnitus from shooting in my younger years with no protection. I gotta think every single military vet has some hearing problems, no?
This is a discussion on Hearing Protection within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I'll be 63 in May. After years of working around machinery and flying my own plane, I had a pretty good hearing loss and bought ...
I'll be 63 in May. After years of working around machinery and flying my own plane, I had a pretty good hearing loss and bought my first pair of hearing aids 9 years ago. I just bought new aids a few months ago (vastly superior to my previous aids) and they work very well (but nothing replaces natural hearing). I've always worn hearing protection when shooting except when hunting so those times I shot unprotected sure added to the problem.
I bought the Pro Ears Dimension Plus for those times I need to hear the buzzer and range commands along with my new hearing aids that are programed for shooting. When practicing, I use some low cost "Silencio" ear muffs and foam ear plugs. Interestingly, the cheap pair of muffs do a better job of sound suppression than the ProEars (based on the loudness of a timer buzzer when comparing the two.) I was kind of surprised about that.
Anything you spend on hearing protection devices is a darned sight cheaper than hearing aids.
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Huh, what? I've got some pretty good tinnitus from shooting in my younger years with no protection. I gotta think every single military vet has some hearing problems, no?
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I have some buddies that now wear hearing aids now, and they are in their 20's just from going on combat patrols and not having hearing protection. And to a point you cant really blame them, cause when your ot the wire, you want to hear everything so hearing protection is not that important. I know when I went on patrols I always had ear protection, in my pocket under all my gear, and it wasn't soomething I was too worried about.
I also have ear problems, whenever I hear loud noises, my hearing almost fluctuates or flutters, it's very hard to explain.
Now when I shoot I wear my Peltor electronic Tactical Muffs and maybe some plugs also.
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And to a point you cant really blame them, cause when your ot the wire, you want to hear everything so hearing protection is not that important.
Same at the steel plant when I was a steel worker years ago. We worked with air hammers cutting slag, melted and now hardened pools of metal impurities, air hammered out in closed pits, sound so loud it was no longer sound but pressure inside ear canal. It hurt. We had ear-protection, but we had to hear warning sirens and air horns, all other furnace pits were working and huge red hot steel ingots, tons in weight per ingot, were held by crane teeth moving over our heads to be placed in the working pits around us. AT that time when you heard the warnings, you got out fast or you got burned to a crispy. So, only a fool wore ear protection.
Later, on return from a layoff and new company physical, the company nurse said after my hearing test, results showed significant hearing loss in one ear from my first test before i began working. I said, "No surprise, I work in pits with air hammers". She said: "O No, I don't think it's THAT, it's probably because you go to a lot of loud rock concerts"
Right........... gotta love the company medical team... Too bad I was too young and stupid to look into disability - workman comp stuff. But anyway....... bad hearing in one ear all my life.
One thing ever shooter should understand is that you cannot mimic 'deafness' and real hearing loss is like "blindness", a potentially disabling loss. I've an associate that used the old 'case in the ear' sound proofing and he's deaf, nerve conductivity loss. Has to use $600 hearing aids "and" still it is far from perfect. I've shot since age 12 and 'always' used some sort of protection. I now use two forms, the inserts for the ear and high NRR rated muffs, electronic. About three years ago, not listening and being dumb, I failed to hear the "ears" command and a .308 went off about 6' from my position. I couldn't hear from that ear correctly for nearly 1 hour. Was eye opening and not anything I'd want to experience on a permanent basis.
I always wear ear protection.
I have damaged hearing. Didn't want it for the youngins.
When the boys were coming up, I always modeled hearing protection behavior. We kept rafts of foam ear plugs around the house and vehicles. I routinely put them in my(and their) ears when mowing, brush cutting, bush hogging, sawing, hammering, fireworks etc. Muffs for shooting. Not surprisingly, they both take care of their ears today. I noticed on a visit to my older son's house he plugged up when mowing his yard with a real quiet walk behind. The younger one keeps a set of muffs on the mower at my mom's house and uses plugs for the electric chainsaw. Start them young and hopefully the habit will form.


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|Padawan (50 points)
|Complete the game on Easy difficulty.
|Jedi Master (50 points)
|Complete the game on Hard difficulty.
|Jedi Knight (50 points)
|Complete the game on Medium difficulty.
|Jedi Grand Master (50 points)
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|Amplified (10 points)
|Kill 10 enemies with the lightning towers.
|Kamfetti (10 points)
|Kill 5 enemies with the fans on Kamino.
|Imperial Painball (10 points)
|Throw 10 enemies into the Kamino generators.
|Droid Rage (10 points)
|Control the Terror Walker and destroy all the Terror Biodroids.
|Strike! (10 points)
|Kill three enemies with a single 'bowling' ball.
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|Break all of the coolant tanks aboard the Salvation without dying.
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|Remove all of the Terror Spider Bombs on the Salvation.
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AIM: To investigate the survival rates and prognostic factors in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF).
METHODS: Clinical data in hospitalized patients with HBV-ACLF admitted from 2006 to 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. Their general conditions and survival were analyzed by survival analysis and Cox regression analysis.
RESULTS: A total of 190 patients were included in this study. The overall 1-year survival rate was 57.6%. Patients not treated with antiviral drugs had a significantly higher mortality [relative risk (RR) = 0.609, P = 0.014]. The highest risk of death in patients with ACLF was associated with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) (RR = 2.084, P =0.026), while other significant factors were electrolyte disturbances (RR = 2.062, P = 0.010), and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) (RR = 1.879, P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: Antiviral therapy has a strong effect on the prognosis of the patients with HBV-ACLF by improving their 1-year survival rate. HRS, electrolyte disturbances, and HE also affect patient survival.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an established cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality, and has been described as a global public health problem. Some patients had abnormal liver functions or even liver failure during the lengthy course of chronic HBV infection[1]. Liver failure is characterized by severe deterioration in liver function. This clinical syndrome involves the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), jaundice, coagulopathy, and hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) refers to acute deterioration in liver function in a patient with previously well-compensated chronic liver disease, as a result of a precipitating event such as sepsis or upper gastrointestinal bleeding. HBV infection is the most common cause of ACLF in China[2,3]. If the relevant prognostic factors for HBV-related ACLF could be clarified in the course of chronic hepatitis B, corresponding measures could be adopted to reduce the associated mortality.
In the present study, we analyzed the outcomes of the patients with HBV-ACLF using survival analysis, and the factors affecting mortality using a Cox regression model. The results of this study will further the understanding of the prognosis of the patients with HBV-ACLF, thus helping in the management of the condition.
One hundred and ninety patients admitted to the 302 Military Hospital from September 2006 to January 2009 and diagnosed with HBV-ACLF were included in this retrospective study. Exclusion criteria included concurrent viral infections (e.g. HAV, HCV, HDV, HEV, human immunodeficiency virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus); liver failure by other causes (including autoimmune, alcohol- or drug-related diseases); malignant tumors; and patients with other severe systematic or mental diseases. The research protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the 302 Military Hospital.
HBV-ACLF was defined as acute hepatic insult manifesting as jaundice and coagulopathy, complicated within 4 wk with ascites and/or HE in a patient with previously diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic hepatitis B, which includes compensated liver cirrhosis, with total bilirubin ≥ 171 μmol/L or an increase ≥ 17.1 μmol/L, and prothrombin activity (PTA) ≤ 40%[4].
The diagnosis of liver cirrhosis was based on medical history, physical examination, biochemical parameters, ultrasound findings and/or liver biopsy. The diagnostic criteria included the presence of hepatic stigmata, spider angioma or splenomegaly on physical examination, together with laboratory abnormalities (e.g. low serum albumin, high serum globulin, high serum γ-globulin, low platelet count) and esophagogastroduodenal endoscopic signs of portal hypertension. The occurrence of liver cirrhosis during follow-up was also defined by ultrasonographic features suggestive of cirrhosis, based on a quantitative scoring system derived from the appearance of the liver margins, parenchymal echotexture, portal vein caliber, and spleen diameter[5,6], supplemented with the presence of esophageal varices or ascites.
The severity of HE was graded as: (1) slowness of mentation, mildly disturbed sleep-awake cycle; (2) drowsiness, confusion, inappropriate behavior, disorientation, apathy, mood swings, anxiety, restlessness; (3) very sleepy but rousable, unresponsive to verbal commands, markedly confused, combative and hyper-reflexic; and (4) unconscious, decerebrate or decorticate posturing[7].
HRS is a potentially reversible syndrome that occurs in patients with cirrhosis, ascites, and liver failure. It is diagnosed by presence of cirrhosis with ascites; absence of shock; serum creatinine > 133 mmol/L (1.5 mg/dL); no improvement in serum creatinine (decrease to a level of ≤ 133 mmol/L) at least 2 d after diuretic withdrawal and volume expansion with albumin, and no current or recent treatment with nephrotoxic drugs; absence of parenchymal kidney disease as indicated by proteinuria > 500 mg/d; microhematuria (> 50 red blood cells per high-power field); and/or abnormal renal ultrasonography[8].
Abnormal serum levels of sodium or potassium were considered as electrolyte disturbances. The normal serum levels of sodium and potassium were 136-145 mmol/L and 3.5-5.2 mmol/L, respectively.
All patients with HBV-ACLF were followed up for at least 12 mo. The outcome (recovery, bridging to liver transplantation, or death) was recorded for each patient. Data for patients who underwent liver transplantation or death were considered as censored data.
Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software version 13.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Patients' clinical and biochemical indices were expressed as mean ± SD. Analysis of variance was used for comparisons between different treatment groups, and significant differences were assessed using F-tests and Student-Newman-Keuls tests. χ2 tests were used for comparisons between the rates of liver cirrhosis, complications, and sex. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the overall survival rates. The log-rank test was used to compare the death rate between groups.
We performed univariate and multivariate analyses of the associations between the 12-mo mortality (dependent variable) and independent variables, and then multivariate Cox regression analysis and calculated the relative risk ratios and 95% CI. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The clinical and biochemical characteristics of the 190 patients (159 men and 31 women, mean ± SD age, 45.7 ± 11.1 years) with HBV-ACLF are presented in Table Table1.1. Of the 190 patients, 141 had received antiviral therapy (nucleoside analogues: lamivudine 100 mg/d or entecavir 0.5 mg/d), and 11 patients had undergone liver transplantation. There were no significant differences in clinical or biochemical characteristics among the three patients who received entecavir, lamivudine, or no antiviral treatment). One hundred and twenty patients had liver cirrhosis (Child-Turcotte-Pugh score < 7), 64 had HE, 16 had HRS, 63 had spontaneous peritonitis (SBP), and 144 had electrolyte disturbances. The overall 12-mo survival rate was 57.6%.
Patients not taking antiviral drugs had significantly higher mortality than those taking antivirals (χ2 = 8.050, P = 0.005). The mean (SE) 1-year survival rates of patients who did and did not receive antiviral treatment were 62.7% (0.042) and 42.5% (0.073), respectively (Figure (Figure1).1). There was no significant difference in survival rates between the entecavir group ( = 77) and the lamivudine group (n = 64) (χ2 = 0.399, P = 0.527) (Figure (Figure22).
Univariate analysis identified eight factors significantly associated with long-term patient survival: age, cirrhosis, electrolyte disturbances, HE, SBP, HRS, PTA, and the use of antiviral drugs (Table (Table2).2). However, the levels of HBV DNA before treatment and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score had no significant effects on the survival rate, and were not significantly different among the three groups (P = 0.383 and P = 0.053).
Forward Cox regression analysis identified antiviral therapy, HRS, HE, and electrolyte disturbances to be independently associated with the mortality (Table (Table33).
HBV-ACLF is associated with a high mortality[9-11], although liver transplantation can significantly improve the survival rate[12,13]. However, liver transplantation is limited by many factors, especially donor shortages; only 11 patients in the current study received a transplant. Improved medical treatment is the key to prolonging the survival of patients with HBV-ACLF. The effects of antiviral treatment with nucleoside analogs on hepatitis B related liver failure is currently a focus of clinical research, but their efficacy remains controversial. Several reports have suggested that lamivudine could significantly improve the prognosis of patients with liver failure[14-17], but Kumar et al[18] reported that, although lamivudine significantly decreased the levels of HBV DNA in patients with acute hepatitis B, it did not result in any significant biochemical or clinical improvement, compared with patients receiving a placebo. In the current study, survival analysis showed that the mortality of patients who received nucleoside analog (entecavir or lamivudine) therapy was significantly lower than that of patients who did not receive antiviral drugs. This indicates that treatment with nucleoside analogs (lamivudine/entecavir) could improve the prognosis of patients with HBV-ACLF, and suggests that nucleoside analog therapy should be implemented in these patients as soon as possible.
In addition to antiviral therapy, other factors were found to significantly influence the prognosis, including HE, electrolyte imbalance, and HRS. Methods for treating and preventing the complications of HBV-ACLF remain important research topics. Yu et al[19] found that, in HBV-ACLF patients treated with lamivudine and plasma exchange, multivariate analysis identified a MELD score of 30-40 or > 40 to be a good predictor of treatment outcome. The present study, however, found no significant effect of MELD score on prognosis. However, the P value of 0.053 suggests that a MELD score > 30 might predict a poorer prognosis in patients with HBV-ACLF if a larger sample size was analyzed. Thus, although pretreatment HBV DNA levels and MELD score had no significant effects on patient survival in this study, further studies using larger samples, or multicenter trials, are required to confirm these results.
HBV-ACLF, although rare, remains a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal condition. Traditional treatment is generally supportive, and HE, HRS and electrolyte disturbances remain the leading causes of death. In China, liver injury is caused mostly by hepaciviruses (especially HBV)[20] and may therefore be preventable. Clinicians should be aware of the rapid evolution of liver failure, and the possible risks for patients who develop any degree of coagulopathy and encephalopathy. Because the outcome is unpredictable, early transfer to a transplantation facility should be considered before the onset of advanced grades of coma, after which transfer becomes impossible. Further understanding of the pathophysiologic characteristics of this multisystemic condition and the development of better supportive therapies should improve the outcome of patients with HBV-ACLF.
Hepatitis B virus related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is associated with a high mortality, although liver transplantation can significantly improve the survival rate. However, liver transplantation is limited by many factors, especially donor shortages. Improved medical treatment is the key to prolonging the survival of patients with HBV-ACLF. If the related prognostic factors are clarified in the course of HBV-ACLF, corresponding measures can be taken to reduce the mortality.
Although antiviral therapy using lamivudine or entecavir have shown promising results in chronic hepatitis B and liver cirrhosis, the effects of antiviral treatment with nucleoside analogs on hepatitis B related liver failure remains controversial. And it has become currently a focus of clinical research.
The present study demonstrates that antiviral therapy had a strong effect on the prognosis of patients with HBV-ACLF by improving their 1-year survival rate. Hepatorenal syndrome, electrolyte disturbances, and hepatic encephalopathy also affected patient survival.
The results of study indicate that antiviral therapy and preventing complications [especially hepatic encephalopathy (HE), hepatorenal syndrome and electrolyte disturbances] may serve as a favorable alternative to reduce the mortality of the patients with HBV-ACLF.
HBV-ACLF is defined as acute hepatic insult manifesting as jaundice and coagulopathy, complicated by ascites and/or HE in a patient with previously diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic hepatitis B, which includes compensated liver cirrhosis, with total bilirubin (TBiL) ≥ 171 μmol/L or an increase in TBiL ≥ 17.1 μmol/L, and prothrombin activity ≤ 40%.
The definition of ACLF should be clarified in no uncertain terms so that it is clear to the reader of the article. Language also needs to be taken care of.
Supported by National 11th Five-Year Special Major Project for Infectious Diseases (No. 2008zx10002-005-6); Collaborative Project between US and China on Major Liver Diseases (No. 2009DFA32450); The Capital Medical Research and Development (No. 20072026); the Army Medical and Health Scientific Research Fund of China, No. 06H057
Peer reviewer: Sri P Misra, Professor, Gastroenterology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad 211001, India
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The Light Blues were dumped out of the League Cup the last time the two sides met at Station Park in August.
The extra-time defeat has been the only setback in what has otherwise been a 100 per cent start to the campaign.
This time, the two sides meet on league business and Scottish League One leaders Rangers are aiming to exorcise the ghosts of the cup clash.
McCoist said: "I'm looking forward to going back up there.
"It's the biggest disappointment we've had this season.
"Apart from the Forfar game, we've been fairly happy with the way things have been going.
"I've watched the Forfar game again and we did miss some chances and, on another day, we might have got a better result.
"But fair play to Forfar, they got their winner in extra-time.
"It's an opportunity for us to go back up and continue what has been a good start in the league campaign."
A transfer embargo meant Rangers were unable to field their eight new signings the last time they faced Forfar.
And, with the ban now lifted, McCoist expects his side to be far better equipped to come out on top on this occasion.
He said: "It curtailed us, it definitely weakened us, but we knew the rules before we went in to that particular competition.
"We weren't good enough on the day to get through, which was a disappointment.
"We feel we are definitely stronger with the players we have brought in.
"It will be a tough game. Forfar are a big side and they've got potentially a good side there and the potential to make it very difficult in defence and attack."
Forfar are one of a number of sides in the lower divisions with an artificial pitch and McCoist admits he is not keen on such surfaces.
He said: "There are big concerns.
"I've made my views on the surfaces crystal clear. We don't like them at all.
"But we are very appreciative and aware of how important they are to teams and the communities within their towns.
"We understand the situation. That said, it doesn't mean to say we are happy playing on them.
"I didn't think at any time in the 90 minutes against Queen of the South that we looked really comfortable on (their artificial pitch) to be honest.
"They are a fact of life, especially in the lower divisions, and it's just something we will have to continue to handle.
"If you were at our game on Tuesday, you could actually see the players that look slightly more comfortable on it than others.
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Ladera woman spearheads typhoon relief effort
LADERA RANCH – In the days after Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines, Joanne Frigillana Bermudez was sitting in a prayer circle with friends, coworkers and members of Village Presbyterian Church in Ladera Ranch.
Bermudez, a Philippines native, recalled the images of typhoon victims on television.
"When I see them cry for help and shelter, and that children are hungry – that breaks my heart instantly," said Bermudez, a nurse at Chapman Medical Center in Orange.
Bermudez and coworker Dane Sombrano decided to take action. The women organized a countywide drive to collect clothes, canned food, flashlights, blankets, toiletries and first aid kits. The are working with Dare to Care, a charity Bermudez started with coworkers, friends and family, and Share the Love, a Ladera charity .
"I hope that just a little bit of help will make a difference," Bermudez said.
Bermudez, who has lived in the United States since 1988, still has family and friends in the Southeast Asian country. She said she hopes to send at least 20 50-pound boxes to those in the area hit by the typhoon. The drive continues through Wednesday.
"It's overwhelming because many don't have food, water or homes," she said. "I hope that we can share whatever blessings we have here with the other side of the world."
Steve Wright is pastor of Village Presbyterian Church and founder of Share the Love.
"I like the idea of our whole community responding to a global crisis," he said. "We band together to make a positive effort. And I hope that people who give realize that it is not what we have (that's important), it's what we share."
The items will be shipped for free through LBC Air Cargo in Anaheim, an international company based in the Philippines.
"We are so busy right now," LBC employee Linda Alvarez, who has family in the Philippines, said. "Every day, we are sorting donations. We want to help the people who don't have clothes, blankets or toiletries."
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While ordering the winner's Twilight shirt, I might have picked up one for myself. What? I need something to wear to the midnight showing of New Moon.
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I love the white one. I have to admit I would be on Jacobs team. I don't know why..that's just where I ended up.
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I love your shirt! Very cute!
I need to read New Moon!
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LOVES it!!!!!! I still need to order one for myself.
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I love that shirt!!!! I have to go and order myself one.
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Chasta Hamilton Calhoun is the Owner/ Artistic Director of Stage Door Dance Productions and the Founder/Editor of The Dance Exec. A 2007 Park Scholar Alumna of NC State, Chasta graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Arts Applications/Administration (Emphasis: Theatre). Her choreography has appeared at Raleigh Little Theatre, Deep Dish Theater, North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre, Theatre In The Park, Athens Drive High School (2014 Triangle Rising Star Award), and Clayton Youth Theater. Upcoming projects include: Choreographing the 41st Production of A Christmas Carol, Choreographing Sweeney Todd at Raleigh Little Theatre, and Directing/Choreographing The Wedding Singer at North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre. In 2012, Chasta received the Goodman Award for Regional Leadership Excellence in the Area of the Arts, and in 2014, Chasta was named to the Triangle Business Journal's 40 Under 40.
David Henderson is a Morehead Scholar graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. Most recently he played appeared as Ulysses in Honest Pint Theatre Company's production of Annapurna. As a director, he led the inaugural production of Twelfth Night at Koka Booth as well as the following year's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Most recently he directed Rent for NRACT and Desire Under the Elms for Raleigh Little Theatre. For the past 20 years, he had the pleasure of playing Jacob Marley in Theatre in the Park's annual production of A Christmas Carol. He is the founder and artistic director of Honest Pint Theatre Company.
Barbette Hunter holds a BA in Speech/Communications from NC State University and did graduate work in acting at UNC-Greensboro. She has earned three performance awards and two technical theatre awards from RLT. As a professional actress, she has performed with numerous companies in the Triangle including the Justice Theatre Project, Raleigh Ensemble Players and Theatre in the Park. Barbette has been working with the RLT Education Program for ten years.
Jim McManus is the author of a great number plays that have been developed and performed at many theatres throughout the world, including The Kennedy Center, Cornerstone Theater Company and Glass Umbrella Creative in Sydney. Awards include the Princess Grace Award in Playwriting for Cherry Smoke, which is published by Samuel French and the 2013 Helen Merrill Award. He received an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and is a resident playwright at New Dramatists.
Vicki Olson has been sewing for at least 40 years. She has designed costumes for RLT for 17 years. Vicki has an MFA in costume design from UNC-G and became RLT's first professional costume designer in 1985. She has 2 children and 4 grandchildren and a very supportive theatre-loving husband.
Jerry Sipp has enjoyed a varied 30 year career as a professional director, actor, playwright, producer, fight director and teacher. He has directed over 100 plays and musicals and performed in another 100+ shows. Jerry has served as Producing Artistic Director for four North Carolina-based theatre companies. He has taught theatre classes for The ArtsCenter, Temple Theatre, The Playhouse Theatre, NC Visiting Artist Program, Blowing Rock Stage Company, Nebraska Theatre Caravan, Nashville Children's Theatre, and many others.
Amy Sawyers is a professional interactive/applied theatre artist and arts educator who has been working in the arts field for nearly a decade. Originally from Chicago, Amy has also lived and worked in Madison, WI (BA Theatre UW Madison), New York City, Raleigh, and Kigali, Rwanda. In NYC, she earned her MA in Applied Theatre from CUNY, was a teaching artist for Story Pirates and the NYC Children's Theatre, and worked in the education office at Broadway's New Victory Theatre. Amy has co-created and devised 6 original shows and workshops with diverse communities that have been featured locally and nationally. She oversees Arts Outreach at Arts NC State, where she devises theatre with students around issues like sexual violence prevention.
Heather J. Strickland has worked in the triangle area for nearly 15 years as a director, actor, and dance/fight choreographer. Her most recent project was directing Bare Theatre's all-female production of Titus Andronicus. She has worked with Bare Theatre on numerous other productions in many capacities, including: Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Othello, The Tempest, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Taming of the Shrew, A Winter's Tale, The Crucible, Cymbeline, and As You Like It. She has worked with many schools and performance groups as a performer and teacher, including Raleigh Little Theatre, Deep Dish Theatre Company, Burning Coal, Ghost and Spice Productions, Cary Players, The Nickel Shakespeare Girls, Duke University, Durham School of the Arts, and Franklin Academy. Heather has a degree in Theatre Arts from Flagler College in Florida and is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors.
Patrick Torres is RLT's Artistic Director and has more than a decade of experience as a professional director and theatre educator. His work as a freelance director has been seen at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Southwest Shakespeare Festival, Round House Theatre, The Source Festival, and the Hangar Theatre among others. In 2003, he was selected as a Drama League Directing Fellow and in 2005 was named a Young Leader of Color by the Theatre Communications Group. He has an MFA in Directing from the University of Southern Mississippi.
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Raise, don't cut, Social Security
Published: Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 4:30 a.m.
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To The Editor: Sunday's Parade article said Social Security pays beneficiaries $29 billion a month. In view of beneficiaries' economic status, every dollar is spent during that month, which pumps $29 billion into the economy. This money goes for food, clothing, housing and other necessities. When you think about it, the money supports many jobs and thus many other people. This is what a healthy economy is all about.
Thinking about cutting back on Social Security is negative. We should be thinking about a significant increase.
Our administration feels tax breaks for the higher-income population is the way to stimulate the economy. The people who receive these breaks are supposed to help the economy by investing to create jobs. Primarily the investments are designed to increase their income. We should be thinking about a tax increase. If the government decides to significantly increase Social Security that would be the way to go.
It makes sense to help those who need the money most. This will provide the way back to a healthier economy. Don't depend on the wealthy to provide jobs through investments they see fit to make. Currently, foreign enterprises are the most profitable investments. Is this the way to go?
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|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Dry mustard
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
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|Frozen cooked baby shrimp/1 bag of 5 ounces frozen cooked baby shrimp
|4 1⁄4 Ounce (1 Can)
|Chopped fresh chives
|1 Tablespoon
With Garnisher, cut eggs in half lengthwise, using a circular motion to create a swirl pattern on surface of eggs.
Remove yolks to small mixing bowl and crumble with fork.
Add mayonnaise, dry mustard and salt, and mix until smooth.
Set aside 24 whole shrimp.
With Pastry Blender, flake remaining shrimp in small bowl, then stir into yolk mixture.
Fill egg white halves with shrimp-yolk mixture, dividing evenly among the 24 whites.
Top each deviled egg with a whole shrimp and sprinkle with chives.
Arrange on serving platter, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Calories 175 Calories from Fat 142
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16 g24.4%
Saturated Fat 2.5 g12.7%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 240.4 mg80.1%
Sodium 203.4 mg8.5%
Total Carbohydrates 0.45 g0.15%
Dietary Fiber 0.03 g0.14%
Sugars 0.4 g
Protein 7 g14.7%
Vitamin A 6% Vitamin C 1.2%
Calcium 2.8% Iron 5.2%
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