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June 10 News: Goldman Sachs Says Tar Sands Likely Aren't Economically Viable Without Keystone Pipeline
A report from Goldman Sachs said that Canadian tar sands oil extraction is likely not economically viable without the Keystone pipeline. [Wall Street Journal]
Extracting Canada's huge deposits of oil sands in the next few years might not be economically viable without building the hotly contested Keystone XL pipeline into the U.S., according to new research that environmentalists said bolsters their view that blocking the project would shut off development of the energy source.
Environmentalists say producing Canadian oil sands releases more carbon dioxide than other kinds of oil and are pressing President Barack Obama to block the pipeline, which would carry oil from Alberta and help it get to Gulf Coast refineries. The U.S. State Department, industry officials and some analysts counter that burgeoning railroad capacity will eventually give Canadian crude a way to reach global markets even if Keystone is blocked.
"The potential for Canadian heavy crude oil supply to remain trapped in the province of Alberta is a growing risk for the 2014-2017 period depending on the timing of new pipeline start-ups," analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS -0.07% wrote in a research report this past week.
Without adequate pipeline capacity, Canadian heavy crude will continue to trade at a steep discount to other grades of oil for the next few years, which could weigh on the economics of developing Canadian oil sands, according to the Goldman Sachs report and other analysts.
Environmentalists say Mr. Obama can help curb greenhouse gases by rejecting the pipeline, and they want the State Department, which is reviewing the pipeline, to take into account the environmental impact.
A new IEA report found that global emissions of carbon dioxide from energy use rose 1.4 percent in 2012, though U.S. emissions dropped 3.8 percent. [Washington Post]
After cutting carbon allowances, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the northeastern U.S. raised a record $124.5 million in its quarterly auction. [Bloomberg]
Climate scientists Michael Oppenheimer and Kevin Trenberth (with input from others) respond to Rep. Lamar Smith's op-ed that got at least 7 things wrong about climate and energy with an op-ed of their own that gets much more than 7 things right. [Washington Post]
More on the news over the weekend that China and the U.S. agreed to cut down production and use of climate warming HFCs. [Washington Post]
Tropical Storm Andrea broke rainfall records in the northeastern U.S. [LA Times]
Water supplies from Texas to New Mexico are stretched thin after three years of drought, which is affecting native fish populations all over the country. [Wall Street Journal, UPI]
Farmers that have dealt with years of drought in the Midwest are now plagued by floods, making it an awful spring for farming. [New York Times]
Last year's storms, droughts, and extreme weather are a big contributing factor to Haiti's hunger crisis. [Washington Post]
A Japanese study concluded climate change will worsen floods on rivers like the Ganges, the Nile, and the Amazon, while lessening them for the Danube. [The Raw Story]
Solar panel manufacturer SoloPower is moving its headquarters to Oregon, and is talking to South Korea about constructing a hub there. [Oregon Live]
Large utilities are arguing that homes without solar power subsidize the transmission lines for those who do, and want regulators to change pricing under net metering accordingly. [Washington Post]
Oil wells that were abandoned and not properly sealed raise concerns of pollution across Texas. [New York Times]
A new international climate agreement will be negotiated in 2015 and hopefully go into effect in 2020, but the International Energy Agency says we'll already be headed for 5 degrees Celsius of warming by then. [Clean Technica]
Though landowners are suing them for bilking them out of royalties, an assistant Virginia attorney general has been assisting two natural gas companies, which "shocked" a federal judge. [AP]
Australia recently announced it will invest $400 million to build 150 megawatts worth of off-grid renewable projects for its rural areas. [Clean Technica]
The California firm Cool Planet Energy is working up to $100 million in funding to produce carbon negative biofuel — for $1.50 a gallon without government subsidy. [Clean Technica]
The Senate Environment and Public Works is competing with the Energy and Natural Resources Committee over which has jurisdiction over the renewable-fuels standard. [National Journal]
Edison electric said it would permanently shut down the San Onofre nuclear plant after a series of problems such as steam leaks and cracks. [Washington Post]
If hybrid cars use less gas (and pay less in the gasoline tax), should they have to pay for their use of roads through increased fees? [AP]
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Amazon rainforest: "Through a combination of the forest biomass removal itself, and the resulting climate change, which feeds back on the ecosystem productivity, the researchers calculate that biomass on the ground could decline by up to 65 per cent for the period 2041-2060."
You have an ad suggesting I invest in fracking the Bakken Shale formation on the page with news about the KXL pipeline? Is this satire?
"Environmentalists say producing Canadian oil sands releases more carbon dioxide than other kinds of oil"
Okay, I don't get this. This is a demonstrable (and discoverable) fact. What is the point of journalism/reporting if the reporter can't even determine whether it is true or not?
If it is true, it should just be "Canadian oil sands release more carbon dioxide than other kinds of oil, and environmentalists are pressing…". If it isn't true, it should say "Environmentalists wrongly believe…".
And it is sloppy, (non)journalism like this which allows half this country to live in ignorance of the dangers of climate change (and other issues).
At "A new international climate agreement will be negotiated in 2015…", link to "CleanTechnica" is bad. Here's a ref: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/10/waiting-climate-deal-set-world-path-5c
Addicted, that obfuscation is deliberate. The media is terrified of the advertising dollars of the oil and auto companies.
As for the pipeline, there was a recent story saying that Enbridge, a Transcanada competitor, is beefing up its existing lines to be able to carry that oil. Goldman Sachs was wrong, probably because they're trying to increase pressure on those who are inconveniencing their friends in the oil industry.
The second sentence on the article about the IEA report in the Washington Post says:
"The agency said continuing that pace could mean a temperature increase over pre-industrial times of as much as 5.3 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit), which IEA chief economist Fatih Birol warned "would be a disaster for all countries."
Nice to see some strong language in the MSM from the IEA. The recommendations of the IEA in the report to solve things, unfortunately, while helpful aren't nearly enough at this stage (it'd be a start).
Jeff, if you want to contribute something to combating dangerous climate disruption, you could start with calling out the deniers!
Can Wind Turbines Withstand E5 Tornadoes? http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/24960
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IEA Urges Action to Avert Dangerous Temperature Rise http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323949904578537162173487902.html
Comment on IEA flawed suggestion to call for CCS investments
International Energy Agency urges stop-gap climate action
Making liquid fuels from oil sands requires energy for steam injection and refining. This process generates 12 percent more greenhouse gases per barrel of final product than extraction of conventional oil. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_sands
Making liquid fuels from oil sands requires energy for steam injection and refining. This process generates 12 percent more greenhouse gases per barrel of final product than extraction of conventional oil.
Conventional crude oil is normally extracted from the ground by drilling oil wells into a petroleum reservoir, allowing oil to flow into them under natural reservoir pressures, although artificial lift and techniques such as water flooding and gas injection are usually required to maintain production as reservoir pressure drops toward the end of a field's life. Because bitumen flows very slowly, if at all, toward producing wells under normal reservoir conditions, the sands must be extracted by strip mining or the oil made to flow into wells by in-situ techniques, which reduce the viscosity by injecting steam, solvents, and/or hot air into the sands. These processes can use more water and require larger amounts of energy than conventional oil extraction, although many conventional oil fields also require large amounts of water and energy to achieve good rates of production.
From the founders of the biggest media source in Germany, SPIEGEL… Jakob Augstein, calls out the deniers and blames climate change for the recent historic flood in Germany – Google translation http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fpolitik%2Fdeutschland%2Faugstein-kolumne-wir-sind-schuld-an-der-flut-a-904744.html&act=url
Goldman Sachs has it all wrong, tar sands bitumen trades at a discount because it needs more expensive upgrading to produce syngas usable by the consumer. It also needs diluents (natural gas condensates) pumped from elsewhere to even be able to move through a pipeline system.
As brought up by Mike Roddy there will be an alternative pipeline for tar oils built by Enbridge. So why is Sachs so erroneous in it's claims? Is it just another fictional report to help push the XL into position?
May 13, 2013
About 200 people flee foothills fires in west-central Alberta
June 10, 2013
Wildfire forces 200 to flee in Manitoba
The fires, which started Thursday, are burning near Ilford and War Lake First Nation about 1,000 km north of Winnipeg.
Recently the head of USFS told congress that the fire season in the US is now 2 months longer than the 1970's. These fires in Canada bare out his remarks.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is losing coral at an alarming rate—and may soon lose its prestigious status as one of the world's great natural treasures as well.
A government-funded Australian Institute of Marine Science report published last year in the journal PNAS echoed the shockingly bad news from earlier studies, concluding that the reef has lost half of its coral cover during the past 27 years—a period that roughly coincides with its listing as a World Heritage Site.
Quoting the fire fighter in charge :
" Gary Friesen, manager of the fire program for Manitoba Conservation, said conditions are very dry and the fire was started by lightning.
"It's big. It's dry. It's high temperatures, low humidities and high winds," he said."
About 250 miles south of the Arctic Circle, and west of Hudson's Bay.
"Large utilities are arguing that homes without solar power subsidize the transmission lines for those who do, and want regulators to change pricing under net metering accordingly."
Ahhhhh…no. Give a bookkeeper at the utility a couple of weeks and they could separate the cost of line maintenance from the cost of kilowatts. Split it up into two sub-companies. Each person with a line to their house that wants one would pay for their share of the maintenance whether they are feeding, taking or both. The kilowatts would be a separate issue, buy them if you use them from where ever they originate. The utility or the home owner gets the same price per kilowatt.
What the utilities 'should' be doing if they want to be a big provider is building local solar farms for all the homes that don't have the clearing space for reasonable solar before the farmers catch on. All those propane tanks could be replaced with quick charge battery boxes in the near future and an electric vehicle (charged for free off the array) could come around like the propane tanks do and quick charge their battery boxes giving people sort of a 'solar generator' that could replace coal and propane and some gas altogether.
Kota wrote: "… separate the cost of line maintenance from the cost of kilowatts. Split it up into two sub-companies …"
This has already been done in some places. It has been the case in Maryland for years. The grid operator is one company, and the electricity provider is another company. And you have your choice of electricity providers, including 100 percent wind power. You grid operator still handles the billing, so you get one monthly invoice from them, but the transmission costs and the electricity costs are separate line items.
The utilities that are screeching about distributed end-user solar are the ones that are both grid operators AND electricity generators, and have invested heavily in fossil-fueled power plants, which soon (if not already) will not be competitive with onsite solar. Distributed solar really does threaten their entire business model.
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A new international climate agreement will be negotiated in 2015 and hopefully go into effect in 2020, but the International Energy Agency says we'll already be headed for 5 degrees Celsius of warming by then. [Clean Technica]
At this point I don't know what to believe or who to believe. On the one hand we are told that Keystone is critical for extracting tar sands oil in Alberta and on the other hand we are told that Enbridge is proposing pipeline changes that together would have more capacity than Keystone. I can't sort this out.
Goldman Sachs is still my firm favourite as Obama's chief source of income when he retires to the private sector and is well (but not too well) rewarded for 'services rendered'. So, what Goldman wants, Obama will deliver.
That's quaint, because I see lots of denialism slithering out of Spiegel.
Goldman never 'gets it wrong'. Goldman gets what it wants, which thereupon becomes 'right'.
The MSM in Australia, the Murdoch sewer, as ever, leading the way, simply denies the rapid destruction of the Reef, or ignores it. It has been an amazing time to be extant, no doubt about it. The lust, the utter drive to destroy, has been breath-taking.
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The Forces of Evil are using this tactic to hit out at solar PV in Australia, too, starting, I believe, in Queensland, where the far, far, far Right state regime is ferociously anti-environmental, as is the new norm in this failed state and society.
New lifeboats have been ordered for SS Titanic, and will arrive, we hope, some time in 1913. Meanwhile, new anti-macassars for the deck-chairs are being distributed.
It's time to nationalize Queensland or declare war on it and it's obscene govt, but unfortunately some of its citizens are similarly inclined. Clive Palmer whose coal output and girth are matched only by his ego is aiming to be our next PM with a promise to remove the price on carbon, ME
In Ancient Ice, Clues That Scientists Are Underestimating Future Sea Levels http://climatestate.com/magazine/2013/06/in-ancient-ice-clues-that-scientists-are-underestimating-future-sea-levels/
Desperation sets in….
Gold Coast homeowners battle against the tide
The emotional and financial toll of Gold Coast erosion grows as property owners watch the sea advance, and the council again repairs battered beaches.
XL schmexel. What about the other pipeline being built under cover of media darkness while we worry about the XL? Either we've been duped with a diversionary attack or… ?


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"Philadelphia's Darby Trials has 4 members . . . however, it consists of 3/5 of the late Pepper's Ghost, 2/5 of the now-defunct Pawnshop Roses, and half the band is Mike."
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The story begins back when Y2K still made headlines and four young, wide eyed musicians decided to join the music business and begin their walk down what Hunter S. Thompson described as "a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs." It was around this time that Brothers Montesano were discovering that they had a natural knack for catchy melodies, all while blending their voices the way only siblings can do. It was these very skills that laid the groundwork for what was to become "Pepper's Ghost."
Fast-forward a few years and hundreds of gigs later, drummer Zil joined Anthony and Mike in the up-and-coming Pepper's Ghost. They would go on to release albums and tour internationally while their 2005 single, "You're In My Heart (Little Pretty)" reached #3 in America and #1 in Canada on the Billboard Singles Charts. To this day, the band's catchy number "All I Know" can still be heard regularly (ad nauseum) in the Philadelphia regional Apple Vacations commercials.
All things must pass however, no matter how good or bad. As it became obvious that Pepper's Ghost had gone as far as it could go, they disbanded and Zil moved onto Philadelphia's "Pawnshop Roses" with Mike Walsh on bass, thus completing one of the area's most solid rhythm sections. The Montesanos seemingly vanished from the music scene all together but actually went underground and began assembling their artillery for their next melodic invasion on the world.
When the time was right to resurface, the brothers knew exactly who they wanted backing their new music. They approached Zil and Walsh about the possibility of a new project, which they had named "Darby Trials," tipping their hat to the Pennsylvania town they grew up in. "It was a no-brainer" says Walsh, as the new material was incredible and it was beginning to look like Pawnshop had run its course.
Within weeks, the Darby Trials, now with the line-up complete, had finished an arsenal of tunes and immediately recorded three of them with Grammy winning producer and studio owner, Aaron "Ace" Levinson at Range Recordings. The fellas also went on to invest in their own home studio just to continue capturing all the new material being written.
Nowadays, as Y2K is in our distant past and we concern ourselves with the end of the Mayan calendar, the Darby Trials have assured us "it's not the end of the world" in "Baby Don't Run." How do they know? Well, they don't, but let's just say they have been around the block a few times and would rather focus on writing the tunes that make us forget about our worries for a moment.


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I see him as an egotistical male Mr. Wonderful. There are many who know more and are as extremely if not more dedicated. If you watch even the shows in the U.S., the contestants and judges are always "head chef", or "master chef" or this or that chef, but when they compete they make mistakes and get disqualified just like everyone else. I
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This is marvelous. It's very relaxing to look at. Thank you.
please you just have to do a tutorial
brings back memories
I know you probably have no reason to reply and surely do a lot of work, but I've been dying to know what is your choice of brushes. Is it just a simple brush with shape dynamics or? I love how you don't use the default grass brushes. And every element of this is lovely. The sense of perspective, the detail, the composition, the colors are so nice.
I like the rectangle horizon.
Warm colors and nice design.
Warm colors and nice design.
Wow! Nice view of day sky!
Can I use this picture?
Can I use this picture?
This is so serene looking~
OH WOW! Is this based in any way on a real place?? It's beautiful!
So beautiful colours and there's a calm over the picture. I like it very much!
oww.. I wanna go there!
Wow, cool! Just like a movie scene from Studio Ghibli!
lol i was listening to the soundtrack from Howl's Moving Castle while looking at this picture.
Awesome picture
Awesome picture
What? X3 Stroll on the Sky? Or... Wandering Sophie? :3 I was listen to Hareta Hi Ni from Kiki's Delivery Service that day
The ending song. Lol, I'm just gonna copy and paste the title. -Ending- The Promise of the World The Merry-go-round of Life. Haven't watched Kiki yet but I will soon :3
Oh :3 But my fav tune is Stroll through the Sky (sorry, just remembered! XD)
Watch Kiki, will ya? XD Kiki is my fav Ghibli movie so far :3
Watch Kiki, will ya? XD Kiki is my fav Ghibli movie so far :3
That one's a good one too. Lol the WHOLE soundtrack is good!
And yes! I'll make sure to watch it.
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And yes! I'll make sure to watch it.
lol sorry to artist for derailing this xD
I don't know about the whole soundtrack Since I faved Kiki more than HWC and SA :3 But still, both HWC and SA have good soundtrack too Like, One summer's day, Procession of the Gods, Reprise, and the Return I guess... SA soundtrack really forced my tears to come out Oh! And don't forget Soundtrack from Porco Rosso too!
Nice amount of detail. Must have taken a good long while to make.
Love the impressionist colors!
I love this job! very beautiful, bright colors. how long do you paint?
sooo beautiful!
I love the blueness of the shading! it looks like it's from a fantasy game
haha and the little house is very cute xD
I love the blueness of the shading! it looks like it's from a fantasy game
haha and the little house is very cute xD
Amazing! It really looks like the clouds were painted in oil but still has the digital look. Well done you are great.
it reminds me of Howls Castle, ver amazing scene*
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Nice work ..
where's bugs bunny! <3
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This is so beautiful and gives me such wonderful feelings of happiness, thank you!
I wish I lived there.
beautiful landscape
it comes out as a peaceful place
it comes out as a peaceful place
awww.. how I wish I could do that
Awwww . . .
Looks like the background of a Disney-Movie
Looks like the background of a Disney-Movie
Wow, the colouring is amazing! I adore it!
Gorgeous piece
Simply gorgeous!
This is super beautiful and peaceful. Your pics have some kind of magic that makes you want to visit those places, nice job <3
haha this is so amazing. It looks like a still from a movie!
The colors are brilliant! Nice job!
This gives me so many happy and serene feelings.
it reminds me of pokemon. lol its really amazing
This is so beautiful.
Lovely perspective, color combination, and detailing.
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The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth mourn the loss of Sister Marguerite Grogman (formerly S. Rose Aloysius), 75, who died on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Ross Hall, Mother House, Leavenworth, Kan.
Marguerite Grogman was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 12, 1937, to Aloysius Henry and Rosalie Elizabeth Gorman Grogman. She joined two older siblings, Francis Edward and Kenneth George. Marguerite attended St. Francis Xavier grade school, and graduated from Bishop Hogan High School in 1954. She entered the religious community of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth on Aug. 19, 1956 and, as Sister Rose Aloysius, made her profession of vows on Aug. 22, 1958. She later returned to the use of her baptismal name.
Sister Marguerite earned a BS in Education from the University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth. From 1958-2006, she taught in parochial elementary schools in the West and Midwest, and continued as a classroom volunteer until 2011, when she retired and returned to the Mother House in Kansas. She enjoyed playing in guitar Mass groups and painting with watercolors and oil.
Survivors include her brother Kenneth (Margaret Ann) Grogman, Kansas City, Mo.; sister-in-law Mary Florence (Frank) Grogman, Canoga Park, Calif.; nieces, nephews, friends, and her SCL Community.
A vigil will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, in Ross Chapel at the Mother House, where friends may call after 4 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Ross Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 18. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery on the Mother House grounds. Leintz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Retirement Fund, 4200 S 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048.
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If there was a line of business application layered like this, would this be an appropriate division of labor :
Data Access
Invokes only stored procedures, maps properties of DTOs to a hash tablse which are used to populate ADO.NET command's parameter collections.
Only assembly with reference to SqlDataClient.
- Significant logic dealing with what means blank, null, and empty in the mapping code, but other wise no validation or other domain specific logic.
So-Called Business Logic
splits multiple result sets into individual DataTables, e.g.
public void ReturnNthRecordSetFromStoredProcFoo()
pass through to data access for datasets, e.g.
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maps one row of a DataTable to one DTOs
- Significant logic dealing with what means blank, null, and empty in the mapping code.
- Holds transaction object, although it is used exclusively to wrap single stored procedure calls.
- Doesn't have a reference to SqlDataClient, so it can't use SqlDataReaders to fill DTOs
- No reference to System.Web.UI
- Authorization rules, but otherwise no domain specific logic.
- 2 way data binding of DTOs to ASP.NET forms.
- Validation of properties of controls- generally no validation directly against DTOs
- "Collections" are navigated by binding DataSets to grids. In fact attempting to do anything with collections requires the UI to iterate over DataRows in DataTables and know what the appropriate column names are (which are generally only kind-of-similar to the DTOs)
So the question, finally-- with this application, should the Data Access Layer assume the the duties of the so-called business layer be merged? Isn't this already a two layer, (almost one!) application except for the inconvenience of an extra assembly?
Additional info: Ok, I already know that the application server will be one machine, probably forever, since it is an low-user-count intranet app. So I know not to design for physically separate application tiers. Also, it will probably only support one UI and be entirely scrapped if it ever need to support something other than ASP.NET-- another oft quoted reason for tiers/layers.


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Legendre, LeGendre or Le Gendre is a French surname. It may refer to:
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- Anne Legendre Armstrong (1927–2008), a United States diplomat and politician
- Charles Le Gendre (1830–1899), a French-born American general and diplomat
- François Legendre (1763–1853), a surveyor, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada
- Gertrude Sanford Legendre (1902–2000), an American socialite who served as a spy during World War II
- Jacques Legendre (disambiguation), several people
- Louis Legendre (1752–1797), a French politician of the Revolution period
- Louis Legendre, a Canadian oceanographer
- Pierre Legendre (born 1930), a French historian of law and psychoanalyst
- Pierre Legendre, a Canadian numerical ecologist
- Richard Legendre (born 1953), a former professional tennis player and a Quebec politician
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Timely application of insecticides when populations have reached threatening levels has helped keep his two major insect pests -- navel orangeworm and peach twig borer – under control, Dirkse notes.
As a result of last year's unusually high navel orangeworm pressure, 0he plans to start his NOW hull split sprays a little earlier than he has before. Also, he'll change the way he sprays the trees. In the past, he's treated the individual rows of trees. That takes several days before he finishes up by spraying the ends and edges of the field. Now, he'll start on the outside and then work his way up and down the rows. This will give him a head start on the pests, he explains, since the moths move from the borders to the interior of the orchard as they lay their eggs in the spring.
"Last year, the majority of worms we found during harvest were on the ends and borders of the fields."
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This past winter, though, his overwhelming concern has centered on water – will he have enough for his trees this season as the drought continues, following California's driest year in 119 years of record keeping? With no access to any surface water, even if it was available, he depends entirely on his wells to irrigate his trees.
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I'm quite a beginner in Javascript and trying to make a blackjack game.
Arrays and objects:
card = {}, //every card is an object having 3 properties: suit, number and points
playerCards = [], //an array containing player cards (objects)
dealerCards = [], //an array containing dealer cards (objects)
I also created manually some cards for testing purposes, like this:
card = {
suit : "spade",
number : "queen",
points : 10
Then i have functions to randomly create new cards and check if it's already in use:
function makeCard() {
"use strict";
var uK;
for (;;) {
createCard(card, suit, number, points); // creates a new card, code below
checkCard(card, playerCards, dealerCards, uC); // checkes if card is already in use and returns uC = 1 if "yes" and uC = 0 if "not" (working)
if (uK === 0) {
return card;
Here's the code of createCard():
function createCard(card, suit, number, points) {
"use strict";
var i = Math.floor(Math.random() * 4);
card.suit = suit[i];
i = Math.floor(Math.random() * 13);
card.number = number[i];
card.points = points[i];
return card;
It works, but when it creates a new card it replaces the last one manually added in playerCards/dealerCards array. I can prevent it with creating a pointless sample card and not adding it to array (then this one will be replaced), but it doesn't seem right. So what should i do?
Thanks in advance!


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the Gotham City Boys + Girls Club by duss005Watch
©2012-2016 duss005
who's in?
Wonderful! I'd buy it.
Time to kick ass!!!
They're gonna mess some villains up.
Especially Damian and Colin!
Especially Damian and Colin!
don't fuck with the boyz!!!
I miss Colin.
is this robin Damian?
I really love Klarion...
So in. That would be the best series
traditonal media?! what mediums, loox amazing
It looks digital with some stuff traditional. Cass seems to be done with traditional inking for the texture as well the rest of the guys, I'll say that is inked with a brush; the colors are digital though... with maybe some touch-up in the inks. Or that would be my guess Meeeen how I missed them...Damian, Steph and Klarion were kick-ass.
Why Klarion is in???
Great job, it's amazing!
Great job, it's amazing!
This rocks!
this is so BEAUTIFUL.
A hundred times yes! I really love your take on Klarion, especially.
Love how you drew Damian and Klarion XD
Love it
Fantastic. I love the bold blacks and bright colors, and of course the poses are excellent.
such vibrant colors! I'm down!
Please tell DC to publish a book like this. Why dont you guys want my money?
You coloured it!!! Yes, yes, yes!!!
This is great!
This is great!
Robin rocks!
Robin looks super-cool. I like him the most out of this picture thanks to his pose and mimic.
If they were in citizen/street wear it'll emphasize the urban atmosphere more.
Pitch it! Then make it! I'll buy it!
This must become a team. Come on, can't you see it? Three lovely teenage girls and two bratty (and one not-so-bratty) preteen boys? Epicness, right there.
Absolutely love it! So exciting to see Cass and Steph, and what a cool idea to have them together with Damian and Klarion and Colin. This is so cool. This is such a better idea than 99% of the things in the rebooted DCU.
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wow, pretty amazing work
If D.C made this into a real book, they could have all of my money.
I want this to be a real book.
Aww, don't they look scary
This is so cool!!!
spectacular!! your work is always so inspirational!!
This is so awesome, the colours are wonderful!
This is awesome. Cass's colors are off (there's not red on that lady, although now that you've put it there, I actually like it way better than her usual yellow), but God, I love all that bright everywhere. Steph with her purple avenging, Klarion's electric blue, and all that yellow! This is one of those things that just needs to be a series, so bad.
Dig it! (as usual )
fantastic! what media is this in?
oh man this is amazing
This is seriously seriously amazing. Like, asides from the gorgeous drawing and colouring, it also involves practically all my favourite people.
Smug Klarion with his chin, protective Steph, strong Cass, BAMF Colin, perfect Prince Damian, little happy Kara. HOW DO YOU DO THESE THINGS SO WELL.
P.S. the little smiley face by Kara cracks me up
Smug Klarion with his chin, protective Steph, strong Cass, BAMF Colin, perfect Prince Damian, little happy Kara. HOW DO YOU DO THESE THINGS SO WELL.
P.S. the little smiley face by Kara cracks me up
Heck yeah! I'm SO in, I'm OUT.
And the rawness in this piece is great!
And the rawness in this piece is great!
It's always nice to see Abuse. I wish "Streets of Gotham" would have more issues so that this character could have been more expanded.
wow...this is great
Why Clarion? XD
Other than that... Awesome!
Other than that... Awesome!
Oh F yeah! Lets do this
where can i find info on abuse/colin! what issues is he in and of what i know it has gotham but i cant figure out what series...
I love that badass face of Damian


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I used this recipe for a fundraiser bake sale and it sold pretty well. I took Charlotte J's suggestion and used plain peanuts, instead of the dry roasted. I, being a child at heart, love Capt. Crunch, so I ate entirely too much. Thanks for the great recipe.
I fixed this for my children and their friends the other night. Some did not like the dry roasted peanuts so I'll have to buy just plain ones next time. I'll also find some bite size pretzels. They polished off the mix the next day after going sledding in the snow.
I Loved this recipe! I made it with Marshmallows instead of Peanuts and I loved the Sweet & Salty mix!


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finlayson replied to cristiana's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI just checked the ingredients on my marmite jar (my husband still uses it but I have stopped). The label says "Contains: Barley, may contain wheat". I bought this jar in Canada. So a definite no.
finlayson posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsThis may have been covered before and I have missed it, but I just reached for my new jar of Marmite (I'm in Canada) to make gravy. I double checked the ingredients (need to do that every time!) and found the words "Contains barley. May contain wheat". This is new here. Anyone know of a good substitution?
finlayson posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI just wanted to share that I bought a bag of Lays Chips (Sour Cream and onion, and also their Classic ones). After the ingredient list on the back of the packaging it now says Gluten Free. Many of their flavors now carry this statement. I live in Canada, so I don't know if it is the same the the US. Made me very happy, because camping season is upon us and I can indulge around the campfire with a giant bag of chips (I have a few years of catching up to do)!
finlayson replied to finlayson's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsI'm making cookies with sorghum and amaranth (and tapioca and potato starch). I'll let you know how they turn out. What I am taking from the replies is that amaranth can be used in everyday baking, but not as a total replacement for rice flour. It must be blended with other flours. I'm really looking for a nutritious all-purpose mix (trying to get away from just using rice flour as the main flour) and amaranth seemed to fit the bill (but maybe not). Almond flour is out because of allergies. Thanks to everyone who replied.
finlayson replied to finlayson's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsThanks, Deb445. I like the look of your blend. Would it work for cookies and muffins, or just bread?
finlayson posted a topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsI want to try to move away from brown rice flour as the base for my flour mix. I am currently using the standard combination of 2 parts rice flour, 2/3 parts potato starch and 1/3 part tapioca flour. Does anyone know if I can replace all the the rice flour with amaranth flour? I could combine the amaranth with sorghum or millet if necessary. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'm looking to get more nutrition in my diet. Thanks.
finlayson replied to 123glldd's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI just checked the ingredient list for Neutrogena's Oil-Free Moisturiser for Sensitive Skin. Can anyone tell me what the gluten-containing ingredient is? I've been using this product because it looked OK. (I'm a silent celiac so don't show obvious symptoms). Water, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Petrolatum, Cyclomethicone, Soybean (Glycine Soja) Sterols, Isopropyl Isostearate, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG, 10 Soy Sterol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Carbomer, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Diazolidinyl Urea, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, why can't companies use plain english for allergens!
I'm one of those celiacs who does not show any symptoms to being glutened. Personally I would rather have a reaction just so I know and can trace it back to a particular food or event. I feel I have to be extra careful (hence my choice not to eat in restaurants). I'm sure all of you people out there who have violent reactions may be envious of me not showing any reaction, but it can be extremely difficult at times to simply not know.
No, she is no longer my doctor. I would agree with you, Irish Heart, that even a trace amount of gluten would trigger the immune reaction. I can't think why it would not. I choose not to eat in restaurants for this reason, even though that can be an emotionally charged decision at times which family.
Thanks for your reply pricklypear. That makes a lot of sense and it had not occurred to me.
Ah yes, a magic pill would be very nice. When I was first diagnosed my family doctor actually told me that since I did not have noticable symptoms, I probably wouldn't need to follow the gluten free diet! Yeah for doctors.
finlayson posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithHappy New Year to all fellow celiacs. Wishing you all a healthy, safe year. I have a question about something that puzzles me on some of the threads. I have read quite a few times on people's posts that "it depends how sensitive you are" or "if you are not really sensitive" you could try a particular restaurant or product. I thought that it did not really matter how you reacted to gluten if you are a diagnosed celiac, the damage from ingesting gluten would be the same. I myself an a silent celiac, in as far as my symptoms are so subtle and slow to emerge that I can rarely tell which food or event caused them. So, my question again is, does it matter how sensitive you are to gluten ingestion in terms of health?
finlayson replied to Kelleybean's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsHi Kelleybean, The following is a sugar cookie recipe which I use all the time. Rolls out beautifully. 3/4 cup butter or hard margerine, softened 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups gluten free flour mix (I use my own basic one: 2 parts brown rice flour, 2/3 potato starch, 1/3 tapioca starch) 1 tsp xanthum gum 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cream of tartar 1/4 tsp cardamon (optional but good) 1/4 tsp salt Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. Add egg and vanilla. Beat. Mix remaining ingredients in separate bowl. Stir into batter. Roll out 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes. Bake on greased cookie sheet in 350 F (175 C) oven for about 10 minutes. Cool. Decorate. I usually stick the mixture in the fridge for about 30 minutes to harden slightly before rolling. I love this recipe and the cookies stay really crunchy for days. Good luck.
finlayson replied to finlayson's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsThanks Peter, that's what I thought too but just wanted to check.
finlayson posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsHi, My daughter brought home a box of assorted Belgium chocolates from Lamontagne, which (here in Canada) is a fundraising organisation. I e-mailed them yesterday to ask if their product was gluten free. Their reply was: "There is no gluten in our products but we are not certified gluten free". Not sure how to deal with response. I think probably most "off the shelf" items we eat are not certified, but still don't contain gluten. Any thoughts would be welcome. Would you eat them? Thanks for any advice!


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- perfect in so many ways (Review by Megan)
love this jacket! I am 5'6" , 120 lbs and bought the medium 'apple'. This jacket is light, warm and comfortable. I have been wearing it skiing on the cold days (-10'ish) and dog walking every day. This jacket provides so much warmth and packs down to a very small ball. I can see using this for alpine hiking an camping year round.
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I love my Floodlight jacket. It is so warm and I can wear it during a wet snowstorm and even a light rain without sacrificing the loftiness of the down inside. I wear this jacket for backcountry skiing on a stormy day. For inbounds lift skiing on a super cold and/or stormy day, and as a belay parka for ice climbing and rock climbing. My only complaint is that it doesn't have pit zips so that when you start to get warm you can vent just a little to mitigate some of the moisture before it builds up inside. Runs true to size.
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The Floodlight very quickly replaced any other down jacket for long days of climbing. With 800 fill down, it lofts and insulates really well, but still packs down in a climbing pack.The Pertex shell fabric keeps the jacket waterproof (worn it in the rain) and very windproof, so no matter the weather I have a reliable insulation layer.The hood fits over a climbing helmet, and the cut is roomy enough to fit over my layers, but not at all bulky.
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This has been the week of the stupid athlete.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured while riding a motorcycle with neither a helmet nor a license to operate a bike. J.J. Redick was arrested and charged with driving while impaired after making an illegal U-turn to avoid a license checkpoint.
Page 2 wishes Roethlisberger a speedy recovery, and we don't think DWI is a laughing matter.
However, both guys were colossally stupid.
Roethlisberger exhibited countless lapses of judgment, the most significant of which was getting on a motorcycle. For someone in his position, the risks of riding a motorcycle would be excessive whether he wore a helmet or not, licensed or ridin' dirty. Redick apparently didn't consider that maybe, just maybe, Johnny Law has a plan for catching drivers who think they're slick enough to avoid a checkpoint. The fuzz might never find Jimmy Hoffa or whoever killed Biggie and Tupac, but it's like Rick Barry at the free-throw line when it's time to catch folks trying to dodge a checkpoint.
It's funny that teams go to great lengths to find "smart" players but tend not to steer clear of the stupid ones. Stupidity isn't measured by a poor Wonderlic score. Stupidity is just stupid. It's like that cliché line about pornography -- we might not be able to tell you what it is, but we know it when we see it. And when we see it, we scrunch up our faces and ask "What was s/he thinking?"
That is stupidity.
For some reason, athletes tend to do more utterly stupid things than folks in the general population. Leave it to the psychologists to figure out why.
But when it's time to find a way to curb this disturbing trend, leave it to Page 2.
According to Professor John Clayton, the NFL management council advises teams to include provisions that allow them to recoup money from players injured "for any reason" outside football.
Why stop at injury? The real problem, whether someone gets hurt or not, is stupidity.
La Page Deux has given up on teams' abilities to weed out stupid people. But we're certain that if teams did more to punish utter stupidity, athletes' judgment would improve. With that in mind, we've compiled a list of acts that should result in automatic forfeiture of a year's salary and a chunk of bonus money.
Riding a motorcycle
Really, the closest any athlete should get to a motorcycle should be reading the works of Che Guevara. Considering the primary purpose of transportation is helping people move between points A and B, the excitement of riding is a useless luxury that can't be rationalized.
Take Roethlisberger. He said he rode his bike because it was a way to relieve stress.
Look here -- there are much better ways for the 24-year-old quarterback of the Super Bowl champions to blow off steam. It's not hard to figure out which one you would choose. And it ain't getting your Knievel on.
This is the third young star to be seriously injured on a bike in the past three years. Old star Jeff Kent did the same a few years back. The risks are known. Even thinking about a bike should cost these folks millions.
Driving while intoxicated
Best-case scenario of driving drunk -- making it home. Worst case -- killing someone.
In between? Getting pulled over, having your name plastered all over television for performing what's considered the most irresponsible act one could commit, taking an invariably dreadful mug shot, having to defend your character and putting the reputation of your employers in danger.
Yet these rockheads continue to drive drunk, even though they can afford limos and cabs.
Driving drunk doesn't make someone a bad person. But it's really, really stupid. And for that reason, it should cost these dudes millions.
Perhaps Redick considered that when he noticed that checkpoint. Unfortunately, his backup plan was
Trying to drive away from the police
One of the perks of being an athlete is having a fast car. Coincidentally, that's also one of the perks of being a police officer. And, as anyone who watches the news in Los Angeles can tell you, cop cars are like Secretariat in chases.
But it's not just that the cops catch their targets. They also tend to be in really, really bad moods when they have to waste gas chasing people stupid enough to think they can get away.
See, there's that s-word again. And you know what that means.
Any crime committed at an airport
Since Sept. 11, airport security has tightened. It's not foolproof, but sneaking something through screening just isn't smart. Especially if you're trying to sneak a couple ounces of marijuana wrapped in aluminum foil through the metal detector a la Damon Stoudamire, who somehow thought he needed to bring weed from home to a music festival. Because, you know, no one's ever high at a music festival.
Anyone stupid enough to try to fight the law at the airport is likely to do something to embarrass more than just himself or herself. That's too risky.
So it's gonna cost.
Not knowing when to lie
As kids, we're taught we should never lie. Then we grow up and realize that's pure poppycock. To survive in this world, we often have to look people square in the eye and lie our asses off. Every baby we see is cute. Every meal someone else cooks for us is great. And whether she's wearing a Vera Wang gown or a burlap sack, she looks fantastic.
Lying is a staple of adulthood.
But lately, people have forgotten that. Randy Moss admitted he has smoked a blunt or two while he's in the league. What made him think that was the right thing to say?
After all his ups and downs with the Pacers, Ron Artest said Rick Carlisle was a good guy but he didn't like playing for him. That surely was the truth, but it wasn't what he should have said.
Terrell Owens where to even begin?
It's too dangerous to have someone around who doesn't know when to lie. Some people call that candor. We call it stupid.
Having illegal drugs shipped to your home
Jason Grimsley's affidavit might have led many people to believe the feds are on the right track when it comes to cracking down on steroids, but Grimsley is really just another fool the feds got lucky enough to stumble upon. We're not trying to give advice on how to break the law, but it doesn't get much dumber than having contraband sent to your home. Sheesh, did he also pay with a personal check with his driver's license number preprinted on it?
No wonder the Diamondbacks are trying not to pay him. And we're OK with that.
Without trampling on fundamental human rights, there's nothing anyone can do to eliminate stupid people. But there's a lot that can be done to eliminate stupidity.
This list is just a start. But this week has proved the sports world no longer can wait. It must begin to fight the scourge of stupidity.
The time is now.
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