text:
Energy and global warming news for January 18, 2011: How to move to 100% renewables by 2030; Shell CEO advocates for climate change action; Energy key to U.S.-China cooperation
How to Move to 100 percent Renewables by 2030
What would it take to switch the country's [world's] entire energy infrastructure to renewables like wind and solar by 2030?
According to National Geographic, about 4 million massive wind turbines, 90,000 solar plants and a four-fold increase in production of a rare earth metal that is a major component of key renewable energy technologies.
The magazine outlined the findings of new research on the question of transitioning to an all-renewable energy economy by 2030 as part of its energy policy series.
Mark Delucchi and Mark Jacobson, professors at the University of California-Davis and Stanford University, have developed a roadmap of sorts for moving away from coal and oil.
The roadmap is largely theoretical; lawmakers are struggling to pass legislation that would require 20 percent of the country's electricity to come from renewable sources, and efforts to pass a broad climate bill have collapsed. But the team's research has provided one of the first pictures of exactly what it might take to rely fully on renewable energy. Despite the hurdles, they say it's possible. "Technically you can do it. It really depends on will power," Jacobson told National Geographic.
Shell Chief Executive Says 'Clock is Ticking to Mitigate Climate Change
Royal Dutch Shell Plc's chief said the implementation of climate change agreements made at Cancun last month "won't happen overnight", and policymakers must take action now "because the clock is ticking."
"In the short term, we should focus on areas where we can get the cheapest and quickest carbon dioxide reductions," Chief Executive Officer Peter Voser said at a renewable energy conference in Abu Dhabi today. "It will take a while for international standards to be implemented, but we are of the opinion that we have to move now."
Voser offered four ways for policymakers to begin reducing CO2 emissions: energy efficiency, increased use of natural gas, carbon capture and storage projects, and biofuels.
Energy efficiency, such as fuel-efficient vehicles and insulation of buildings, will need government mandates and regulation, he said.
Increased use of natural gas, which would cut emissions by 60-70 percent if it was used in place of coal, will also require government policy to support the switch in fuel type. China has already pledged to obtain 8 percent of its energy consumption from gas by 2020, compared with 4 percent now, he said.
Energy Could Be a Key Area of Cooperation for the U.S. and China
Going into the U.N. global-warming summit in Cancºn last month, U.S. negotiators had one big reason to be worried: China. At the 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, an obstinate Beijing repeatedly blocked progress on an agreement, with Chinese negotiators even snubbing President Barack Obama when he arrived for last-minute talks. China signed onto the limited agreement Copenhagen did produce only reluctantly, and during much of 2010 seemed to back away from any climate commitments "" although U.S. failure to pass climate legislation during the same period didn't help. When they arrived in Cancºn, American diplomats were worried that they would face a Chinese wall again "" and this time they said they were all but willing to abandon the U.N. climate process if Beijing didn't play ball.
Maybe it was the sunny clime, but Chinese negotiators went to Mexico ready to compromise. The result was the Cancºn Agreements "" not a legal treaty, but a diplomatic pact that for the first time committed both developed and developing nations (including China) to act on greenhouse-gas emissions. That agreement bolstered the faltering international climate process, but it also provided hope that the U.S. and China "" increasingly at odds over the global economy and geopolitics "" might be able to come together on climate and energy. "Our cooperation at the U.N. climate conference in Mexico was critical to the conclusion of the Cancºn Agreements," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in a speech on Jan. 14. "Now we must build on that progress by implementing the agreements on transparency, funding and clean-energy technology."
This week, there will be a splendid opportunity to do just that, when Chinese President Hu Jintao makes a state visit to Washington to meet with President Obama. Though the agenda will be packed with knotty global issues "" trade and currency policy, North Korea and human rights "" climate and energy will be a focus of the meetings as well, and could provide a welcome area of accord and agreement. If so, the benefits will flow well beyond merely China and the U.S. "This is not just a matter of the two countries," says Zou Ji, China country program director for the World Resources Institute. "It's a matter for the entire world."
GE to Announce Chinese Projects Yielding $2.1 Billion in Sales
General Electric Co. plans to announce Chinese rail, aviation and energy projects yielding at least $2.1 billion in sales during President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. this week.
The joint ventures and orders include high-speed rail, locomotives, power turbines, clean coal technology and avionics. They may support about 5,000 jobs including from U.S. suppliers, the Fairfield, Connecticut-based company said.
GE's China sales are rising at about 20 percent annually and should grow in the "high double-digits" in 2011 as the company builds partnerships and seeks orders, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt said last month. The company got about $33 billion of its $157 billion in 2009 revenue from emerging markets, with more than $5.3 billion in China.
Immelt, who has said GE intends to be one of the top five U.S. exporters "at all times," will attend a meeting with Hu, President Barack Obama and U.S. and Chinese executives during Hu's state visit. Some of the projects were disclosed when Immelt traveled to Beijing in November.
GE's rail division, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, will sign letters of intent tomorrow for ventures that may bring in $1.4 billion and add or preserve 2,000 U.S. jobs, including an order for 500 exported locomotive kits and related services valued at $350 million, GE Transportation CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said in an interview.
Solar-Powered Marines See Gains In Afghanistan
U.S. Marines may be on the verge of turning a long-time enemy into an ally. In this case, that enemy is the desert sun. Thanks to flexible solar panels, the sun can help run military equipment "" and it may even cut down on casualties.
By using solar power and placing an emphasis on energy conservation, Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment say they cut diesel consumption in their generators from 20 gallons a day to 2.5 gallons a day, according to a Marine report.
The regiment tested the equipment in Afghanistan at the end of last year, in what may be the first large-scale military test of solar power there.
8 firms vie to put wind turbines off Md. coast
Eight companies, including one with Maryland ties, have indicated their interest in developing wind energy projects off the state's coast, federal officials disclosed Friday.
State and industry officials hailed what they called a "robust" response to the federal government's call for developers to indicate whether they want to try generating electricity from wind turbines placed in the Atlantic 12 miles or more from Ocean City.
Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement had invited potential wind developers in November to express their interest in leasing sites in a 207 nautical-square-mile area off the state's 31-mile coastline. The deadline for responding was Monday.
The federal process has confirmed that there is robust, competitive private sector interest in developing Maryland's outstanding offshore wind resources," Maryland Energy Director Malcolm D. Woolf said in a statement. "We are confident that the competitive leasing process will result in one or more Maryland offshore wind farms, which will create thousands of jobs and generate much-needed clean electricity for our region.
A green loss here is a win for China
The total eclipse of 800 Massachusetts jobs by Evergreen Solar, as the firm shifts those jobs to China despite $58 million in state aid, shows just how fast the so-called green jobs manufacturing revolution is dimming. It belies any feel-good rhetoric such as President Obama's assertion, "I don't want solar panels and wind turbines built in Asia or Europe. I want them made right here in the US of A." It should spur Governor Patrick and other governors to huddle with Obama on the viability of state funds for individual firms without a true national strategy on clean energy.
Even if well spent, state aid and current federal tax incentives for solar manufacturing are dwarfed by manufacturing subsidies and cheap labor abroad. American investment in clean energy in 2009 was only about half that of China, according to a Pew report. The United States only ranks 11th among the G-20 nations in clean energy investment as a percentage of gross domestic product. Spain leads the way on that score, followed by the United Kingdom, China, and Brazil.
Evergreen's announcement this week that it will close its Devens plant came a day after Massachusetts Senator John Kerry lamented how China leapfrogged us to be the world's largest solar manufacturer. "We invented the technology but China is reaping the rewards," he said in a speech. Energy analyst Sam Dubinsky says that Evergreen's struggles signal a "shake-out year for the industry, favoring low-cost producers in China."
In a telephone interview, analyst Christine Hersey of Wedbush Securities said that while Evergreen may have had unique, self-inflicted problems, the job cuts represent a universal dilemma. Any solutions must go far beyond protectionist tinkering, such as the federal "Buy American" provision enacted last week for military solar panel procurement, effectively banning Chinese-made panels. The measure's sponsor, Representative Maurice Hinchey, a New York Democrat, said, "This is a common-sense approach to ensuring that American manufacturing jobs are supported."
Panel blames industry and government for BP oil spill
The presidential commission examining the causes of the BP oil spill Wednesday laid blame for the disaster on corporate mismanagement, inadequate government regulation and ultimately a lack of political will to ensure proper oversight of the oil industry as it pushed drilling rigs into ever deeper waters.
Releasing a key chapter of its final report on the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the commission recounted what is by now the well-known string of missteps that led to one of the world's largest offshore oil spills.
But it went on to issue a broader indictment, calling for both the industry and the government to reform their practices or risk a repeat of the BP disaster, which killed 11 men and tainted the gulf with 205 million gallons of crude.
"The blowout was not the product of a series of aberrational decisions made by rogue industry or government officials that could not have been anticipated or expected to occur again," the chapter said. "Rather, the root causes are systemic and, absent significant reform in both industry practices and government policies, might well recur."
The commission, established in May by President Obama to examine the causes of the blowout and make recommendations to prevent future spills, will issue its full report next week.
47 Responses to Energy and global warming news for January 18, 2011: How to move to 100% renewables by 2030; Shell CEO advocates for climate change action; Energy key to U.S.-China cooperation
@nefclimate Four degrees and beyond: climate change and irrational minds http://bit.ly/fJOApm
Sudden oak death now threatens more of Britain's trees
After destroying millions of oaks in California, the infection spread to Britain – then suddenly jumped species
Is there a URL for the solar marines excerpt?
[JR: My apologies. Now fixed. Thanks for pointing this out.]
I read the link to the Bloomberg article about the Shell Oil VP.
What a dumbass: advocating natural gas. Has he not seen the movie "Gasland"? Let HIS water at HIS home be poisoned by all those chemicals. Dumbfuck. And biofuels (which of course, means, biofuels from WASTE cellulosic and grease, and NEVER ethanol from virgin corn) will always be a trivial market.
The ONLY solution is wind, solar, and geothermal, while making use of pre-existing hydroelectric and while continuing research into making hydrogen.
Interesting article in the LA TIMES about managed coastal retreat:
re: How to Move to 100 percent Renewables by 2030; "The roadmap is largely theoretical"
Is probably a wrong choice of words?
Perhaps more accurately: "Requires dramatic mobilization the way the United States mobilized for World War II after Pearl Harbor."
Since they're running out of oil anyway, Shell wants to segue into the natural gas business. This won't cause a 60-70% emissions reduction; more like 50%, and that doesn't count population growth and increased demand.
Don't trust any oil company. Even if the CEO got religion, he answers to wealthy stockholders, who need to pay for the help at their place in the Hamptons and want a private jet upgrade.
what an incredible goof up by the hill.
from the article:
Delucchi and Jacobson estimate that … the world would need nearly 4 million wind turbines … the world would need 90,000 large-scale solar plants … [and] one rooftop PV system for every four people on the planet.
from the idiot blog:
What would it take to switch the country's entire energy infrastructure to renewables like wind and solar by 2030?
According to National Geographic, about 4 million massive wind turbines, 90,000 solar plants and a four-fold increase in production of a rare earth metal that is a major component of key renewable energy technologies.
BP drilling permit sparks outrage
200yr event….
Many of Kerang's 3,800 residents are fleeing across the border into New South Wales after one of the levees protecting the town sprung a leak.
Walls of water kilometres wide are flowing across the north and west of Victoria in the wake of record rainfall last week.
Authorities say Kerang's levees are being severely tested because the water in the Loddon River has risen higher than the level the system was designed to cope with.
Auz in the grip of climate chaos….
Storms cause more chaos for Queensland
Severe thunderstorms have caused more damage for residents trying to rebuild after major flooding in south-east Queensland.
A line of storms from the south-west brought down powerlines, damaged roofs and sent trees crashing into homes and cars from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast.
The cells generated wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour near Ipswich and there was small sized hail in the Lockyer Valley and on Brisbane's northside.
Flooding in the Northwest…
rain and hail pelting Maadi, Egypt, where it hasn't rained since October 2009.
Great talk by Enrique Penalosa.
Politics,Power,Cities" by @EnriquePenalosa at London School of Economics here http://ow.ly/3G2yI
Va. Lawmakers Vow to Thwart Cuccinelli
A University of Virginia researcher has gained two defenders in the Richmond state house.
Dr. Michael Mann, a former professor at the UVA who studied climate change, is being investigated by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The prosecutor's office suspects Mann of knowingly using "manipulated or deceitful data" in order to win public funding for his research projects.
State Sens. Chap Petereson of Fairfax County and Donald McEachin of Henrico are pushing forward legislation to limit the powers of the attorney general and curb his investigation.
Mann's research on climate change has been the subject of much scrutiny over the years. In 2001, one of his reports was presented before the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, indicating a sharp spike in the Earth's temperature in the latter half of the 20th century. The presentation drew some skepticism, but a 2006 investigation by the National Research Council found Mann's research methods to be sound.
Cuccinelli's investigation into Mann's work began in the spring of 2010. At the time, the attorney general was quoted in the Washington Post saying, "That subpoena is directed at the expenditure of dollars. Whether he does a good job, bad job or I don't like the outcome – and I think everybody already knows his position on some of this is one that I question. But that is not what that's about."
Cuccinelli has demanded copies of correspondence the climatologist sent while working at UVA. Mann has called the investigation a "witch hunt." http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/DCVa-Lawmakers-Vow-to-Thwart-Cuccinelli-114153359.html
Florida must act on climate change
As economists, we are deeply aware of the role that climate change will have on the economic development in Florida's future. And although Congress failed to pass climate legislation last year, the climate issue is not going away.
We recently evaluated the potential impact on Florida of draft legislation (specifically, the American Power Act) intended to curtail emissions of the pollutants that cause climate change. Our analysis concludes that such legislation would have negligible short-term impact on Florida's economy and would place Florida — and the rest of the nation — on the long-term path toward energy independence and sustainable economic prosperity.
Florida is especially vulnerable to climate change because of its 1,200 miles of coastline, 4,500 square miles of estuaries and bays, its relatively low elevation and its densely populated coastal communities. The tourism industry, moreover, is an important pillar of the state's economy and is itself highly dependent on Florida's coastal and marine ecosystems.
While there have not been many studies on the potential economic effects in Florida of inaction on climate change, and more work needs to be done in this area, one recent study by Tufts University provides a sobering assessment of the potential economic costs to Florida from failing to act on climate change risks. These include an average loss of $27 billion per year to Florida's economy, nearly 300,000 jobs lost as early as 2025, and annual economic losses to Florida projected to grow to $93 billion and 700,000 jobs by 2050.
Reasonable estimates suggest the typical Florida household would pay on average an additional $19 per year from 2011 to 2030. (Importantly, that figure that assumes that energy costs wouldn't increase from inaction on climate, even though climate-related impacts on power systems from more severe storms and heat stresses on transmission and water systems could be significant.)
It's worth noting that the market-based approach taken in the American Power Act was originally championed by the first President George Bush to address acid rain — and has proved highly successful in doing so. Such an approach achieves the necessary pollution reductions while maximizing flexibility to business but minimizing costs and bureaucracy. http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/florida-must-act-on-climate-change/1146120
Top 10 Climate Change Apps
Climate Science? There's an App For That
Whether you're interested in keeping tabs on Arctic sea ice, finding a renewable fuel source close to your home, or monitoring corporations' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, there's an app for that. We've scoured the Web and found ten applications for the iPhone and iPad that can help satisfy your climate science, and other atmospheric science-related, cravings. In a follow up piece we'll also discuss apps for the expanding Android market. http://www.greenchipstocks.com/articles/top-10-climate-change-apps/1222
Extreme weather and climate change: How long must we sing this song?
Extreme weather events will be more frequent in a warming world.
Anyone reading the news about recent extreme weather events may understandably be confused by the varied statements regarding the attribution of these events to climate change. This debate seems to intensify each year but there is a danger that it is simply going round in circles — pondering the same short-term questions at each occurrence without paying attention to the ultimate warning signs.
Australia's floods in particular have inspired a range of media coverage including claims about the link between La Niña and climate change. La Niña is the name given to the extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. In Australia (particularly eastern Australia), La Niña events are associated with wetter conditions. And scientists have attributed the Queensland floods to this year's La Niña, which is the strongest such episode since 1974.
What we're not certain about yet is the strength of any link between the intensity of La Niña events and climate change. Similarly, direct links between individual extreme weather events have yet to be found. But this doesn't mean we should wait around to make decisions on climate action until we can identify and fully characterise such links. Direct cause and effect will remain hard to establish in any one case, but the overall pattern of extreme weather events we're witnessing year after year is completely consistent with the widely accepted predictions of climate change impacts. If we wait for more proof of the link with climate change, it won't be long before we are past the point of no return – if in fact we have not passed it already. It's best to assume that, since climate change is with us here and now, the impacts will only get more severe, more costly and more damaging to society. And it makes sense to act in ways which have a chance of reducing the frequency of such catastrophic events, even if we don't know for sure. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/climate/extreme-weather-and-climate-change-how-long-m/blog/32361
'Green' Asphalt to Delay Global Climate Change
PHOENIX, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Emerald Cities™ USA Ltd. (div. of Emerald Cities™ International Ltd.) has just resurfaced the world's first solar reflective "Green" asphalt parking lot to demonstrate the importance of "Cool Pavement" addressing Urban Heat Island in the cities (see photos at http://www.emeraldcoolpavements.com/pressrelease/Installation.pdf). This 24,000 sq.ft. parking lot was donated to Mayor Gordon's Phoenix Recovery Zone at the Duffy Charter School where asphalt temperatures soared to 200 degrees (F) last summer in Arizona. The importance of "Cool Pavement" in a school setting cannot be overstated. Heat radiated from asphalt remains between 1-4 feet and is a "danger zone" where children play during recess because of the risk of heat stroke. This is an Emerald Cities "Cool Schools" project.
"Zero Carbon" Asphalt
Black asphalt covers 60% of city surfaces as a silent contributor to heat, smog and C02 from parking lots, airports, amusement parks, shopping malls and roadways. Green building can never be "zero carbon" until the asphalt portion of the project is addressed. EC "Cool Pavement" reduces surface heat by 30-50 degrees (F) on summer days, reducing smog and C02. It is a nano-engineered ultra high performance thin concrete proven roadworthy at 1/6″ thickness. It is 4300+ psi, 100+ skid resistant, impervious to UV, non-delaminating, comes in beautiful colors, extends the service life of existing asphalt, and is easy to apply with no milling required.
"Green Filling Stations"
Emerald Cities™ International Ltd. seeks JV partners in global regions to establish inventory warehousing to serve as "hubs" for further distribution to EC "Green Filling Stations". The first "Green Filling Station" prototype has been opened in Scottsdale, Arizona. These "Franchises" are available at $100K and include a showroom, equipment and supplies for a drive-in dispensing port where contractors can fill-up and pick up fresh materials daily for projects.
100 Cities by 2012
Solar reflective color now plays a significant role in protecting the environment. According to Steven Chu (Obama's Secretary of Energy), "Changing surface colors in 100 of the world's largest cities could save as much as 44 billion tons of carbon dioxide. This is equivalent to the rise in global carbon emissions anticipated by 2020." With 2010 now the hottest year on record, NASA predicts a 2- 6 degree rise in the next few years will result in altered rainfall, storms, coastal floods, melting glaciers, and droughts contributing to the increase in infectious diseases. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/green-asphalt-to-delay-global-climate-change-114020114.html
On how to get to 100% renewable energy supply (not only electricity) worldwide, WWF and Ecofys will release a report on 3 February: http://bit.ly/WWFTER. To manage expectations: that's about 2050.
Water crisis in Andes is challenge for U.S. security establishment, Peru
The Medill School of Journalism graduate student team yesterday released its latest story in its series on the national security implications of climate change. Heather Somerville of Medill National Security Reporting Project reports from the Andes in Peru, where mountain glaciers are rapidly melting. Facing a dramatic shortage in the country's water supply, Peru has turned to Washington for help.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials worry Peru could quickly become a case study in how climate change could destabilize a strategically important region, and emerge as a national security threat to Americans thousands of miles away.
Among the story's findings:
• Entire glaciers are expected to disappear in 10 years, quicker than many scientists predicted.
• Glacier melt in Peru has already caused water shortages, leading to conflict, displacing communities and threatening agriculture.
• The U.S. is unprepared to address climate change in South America within five years – the window of opportunity Peru has before glacier melt becomes a security crisis.
• Peru's water crisis will test how the U.S. will deal with climate change using diplomacy and foreign aid in allied nations. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-crisis-andes-peru.html
US-China: Global Warming Work Ahead on Heels of Presidential Summit
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in D.C. for a State Dinner with President Obama and for a series of meetings over the next three days. They have a lot on their plate (both literally and figuratively), so climate change won't be the only thing that they discuss. But you can sure bet that it will come up. There are also many parallel energy/climate events occurring in DC while he is here. Significant progress was made in Cancun on key issues that both countries outlined as critical components of their vision of success for that meeting. The meetings between the two countries over the next three days are an important opportunity to continue to detail five key components of the international response to global warming. http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jschmidt/us-china_global_warming_work_a.html
There is an error your article. The 4 million wind turbines/90,000 solar farms figure is for the whole world, not the the US.
[JR: Yes, looks like "The Hill" got this wrong.]
Monks' Diaries Offer Clues About Climate Change
…researchers analyzed harvest records and weather station archives from the 17th through 19th centuries.
"The climate models seem to be working quite well for the past, so we should expect that — at least when it comes to temperature — they will do well for the future," Hegerl said. http://www.ecoworld.com/global-warming/monks-diaries-offer-clues-about-climate-change.html
GE won't wait for Congress
The US is considered unlikely to contemplate any serious climate change policy for at least a couple of years, courtesy of the Republican-dominated Congress and the refusal by virtually all of its newly elected members to accept that increased emissions might be having an impact on the earth's temperature.
Despite this, most major US companies are still betting on a major shift towards low-carbon energy sources, energy efficient technologies such as smart grids and smart meters, and electric vehicles.
We saw this with the purchases reported earlier this week by Duke Energy of its rival Progress Energy, DuPont of a Danish company called Danisco, and we might have also thrown in GE's purchase of power conversion technology group Lineage Power for $US520 million – an investment that will enable it to boost investments into cleantech-related technologies such as batteries, cooling, datacentres, and electric vehicles. Last week GE also bought UK smart metering firm Remote Energy Monitoring. The question is not so much if there is a transition to low-carbon technologies, but how quickly it will occur.
Jim Suciu, the president of sales for GE Energy, a $US40 billion a year business, says there is a strong chance that Congress will pass an energy bill this year that will aim for improved efficiency and tighter standards, and might even give companies the opportunity to produce credits if they shut down old, heavy-emitting installations and replace them with cleaner power stations. http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/CLIMATE-SPECTATOR-Ahead-of-the-low-carbon-curve-pd20110119-D8SVX?OpenDocument&src=rot
Population Growth, Climate Change Degrade African Soil, Threaten Millions With Starvation: Worldwatch
Can We Produce Enough Food Without Destroying Biodiversity?
Nearly half a century after the Green Revolution, a major share of the human family is still chronically hungry. In addition, much of that revolution's gains have been achieved through highly intensive agriculture that depends heavily on fossil fuels for inputs and energy–and the question of whether the world's croplands can yield more food is being trumped by the question of whether they can do so without compromise to the soils, fresh water, and crop diversity the world depends on. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/01/population-growth-degrade-african-soil-threatens-starvation.php
Proposed climate change Bill
Madam, – Frank McDonald's analysis of the proposed climate change legislation in Ireland makes for depressing reading (Opinion, January 17th). The legislative proposal is itself of limited ambition, with huge concessions already having been made to placate the various lobby groups, but it seems the usual suspects are crying bloody murder (and wolf) in attempt to strip the Bill of any meaning.
As a former Ibec press officer, it never ceases to amaze me how the Irish media gleefully regurgitates Ibec's evidence-less arguments that are offered up every time a Government tries to introduce progressive legislation with which Ibec does not agree. Ibec (and its subsidiary trade organisations) is at it again, claiming that the proposed climate legislation will cost jobs, without providing any evidence to back this up as usual. The truth is the opposite: this legislation should spur innovation and create jobs in the growing global green economy.
Ireland is well positioned to gain from this global shift but not if the disingenuous spin of Ibec and the IFA wins out and holds our country back. – Yours, etc,
Rue des Boers,
Brussels, Belgium. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2011/0118/1224287759507.html
Top 10 Climate Change Apps
Report: Issa 'passionate' about climate probe
The New Yorker magazine's big new profile of Issa published Monday includes this tidbit:
"Issa seems unconvinced about the science behind climate change, and the investigation that he seemed most passionate about when we spoke involved U.S. government funding for the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit. This is the organization behind the so-called Climategate controversy, in which a batch of e-mails were published, showing, Issa claimed, that there had been fraud involving 'the base numbers' underlying our understanding of climate change."
But Issa, speaking to The Hill and other outlets in mid-November, had downplayed the prospect of a probe without quite ruling it out, telling reporters, "I will have limited resources and limited time." http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/138249-report-issa-passionate-about-climate-probe
Indeed, the human race have a short time left to react. So, no time to fuck around.
Erratic weather patterns traced to climate change – weather bureau
DAGUPAN CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) – The flooding in some parts of the country particularly in the eastern sections of the Bicol area as well as in Visayas and Mindanao is the effect of changing weather patterns brought about by climate change, a weather forecaster based in this city said.
"Iba na talaga ang panahon ngayon," said Gregorio de Vera, chief meteorological officer at the Dagupan station of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency Tuesday when asked if heavy rains during this time of the year are normal.
He explained that the tailend of the cold front, a weather disturbance, is bringing huge downpour in the eastern corridor resulting in floods in the Bicol area, Samar, and eastern Mindanao.
North Luzon is spared of the effect of the cold front because of the northeast monsoon (hanging amihan). Only light rainshowers are noted in the area, which however is experiencing cold weather. The coldest recorded by the Dagupan station was at 18.5 degrees Celsius last January 4, De Vera said. Baguio City recorded the coldest today at 9.8 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, Hilario Esperanza, engineer, of the Agno Flood Forecasting and Warning System, said new rainfall and water level gauging stations have been installed in various sections of the Agno river and its tributaries. The project was funded by a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
"We hope na mas mabilis ang processing ngayon ng mga data at mas effective and forecasting and warning system natin."
Security measures have been adopted by PAGASA and the Pangasinan police to deter vandalism or theft at the gauging stations, he said.
It was discovered in December last year that four stations had missing grounding rod and cable. The missing parts apparently landed at junk shops. "Maliit nga yong halaga pero malaki ang impact non pag napabayaan," he noted, adding that the equipment were immediately replaced. (PIA Pangasinan) http://pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=11932
"4 million wind turbines/90,000 solar farm…" And PEOPLE got to build them! Looks do-able to me considering all the unemployed out there.
And guess what Rich People, in 50 years we have a world of renewable energy. Doing it your way is a whole different outcome. Invest vigorously or be vilified…
The Awakening Economy takes flight…
Berkeley's bicycle plan (early-stage net-zero mobility)
In the future net-zero cities may assemble themselves.
@physorg_com Nanoscale rope & materials assemble themselves http://bit.ly/hDHJQD Futuristic self-building super strong infrastructures
Report Calls for Temporary Ban on UK Shale Gas Development
Energy Intelligence (subscription) – 5 minutes ago http://www.energyintel.com/DocumentDetail.asp?Try=Yes&document_id=702904&publication_id=31
EPA, Calif. Defend Waiver for State's Tailpipe Standards
Though the Obama administration has moved ahead with nationwide limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks, the legal fight over California's authority to set still-tougher standards has continued in court.
Arguing today before a panel of federal judges, attorneys for California and the U.S. Department of Justice said U.S. EPA made no mistake when it gave California permission to issue its own tailpipe standards for new automobiles. They urged the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to reject a challenge from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups, which claim that the Clean Air Act does not allow California to tackle the issue of climate change on its own. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/01/18/18greenwire-epa-calif-defend-waiver-for-states-tailpipe-st-36026.html
University of Calgary plans carbon capture research centre
CALGARY — Making sure CO2 injected deep underground stays there will be one of the main aims of a University of Calgary research facility slated for a donated patch of land just southwest of the city.
The university is eyeing a parcel outside Priddis, Alta., about 40 kilometres southwest of Calgary, for the home of what geophysics professor Don Lawton says would be the country's first facility dedicated to carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring and training.
"There are some other projects that are similar, but this is quite unique in its goals," said Lawton, who specializes in the geological storage of CO2 and will be heading up the facility.
The Alberta government has pledged $2 billion towards four commercial-scale CCS projects scheduled to start trapping industrial greenhouse gases by 2015. http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/University+Calgary+plans+carbon+capture+research+centre/4121921/story.html
I have serious doubts that a 100% renewables electric grid is the least expen$ive solution. Despite the problems with nuclear fission, it is likely that most of the coal burners will neeed to be replaced with nuclear power plants (NPPs). Estimates costs are
onshore wind: 61 mills/kWh + cost of backup
offshore wind: twice that?
NPPs: 65–95 mills/kWh
solar PV: 75 mills/kWh
solar thermal: 125 mills/kWh
Only a few regions have hydro capable of backing up significant portions of wind; otherwise coal or gas thermal is used. For a zero fossil carbon scenario, relatively little wind appears possible [I would be quite happy to be shown wrong.]
Since minimum night load is ~80% of maximum afternoon load, I suggest building about 80% NPPs and 20% solar (although I don't know how to adequately store enough energy to get through cloudy days).
Poor Man's Guide to Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) for Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs)
NREL's "Simple Levelized Cost of Energy Calculator",
David B. Benson said "… although I don't know how to adequately store enough energy to get through cloudy days"
1 example for load balancing, via EU/Africa grid http://www.desertec.org/
Learning about future climate from Earth's deep past
The magnitude of climate change during Earth's deep past suggests that future temperatures may eventually rise far more than projected if society continues its pace of emitting greenhouse gases. NCAR scientist Jeffrey Kiehl says that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere may reach levels that last existed about 30 million to 100 million years ago, when global temperatures averaged about 29 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial levels.
Prokaryotes @38 — If there is a haboob then no solar generation in the Sahara, although clouds are rather rare there.
The current method to backup wind power in Germany is to use thermal with 4–7 hour start up times; coal burners. No certainly both wind and solar can be backed up that way. The goal is to use no fossil carbon whatsoever; I don't see a cost effective way to do that at large scale.
Plus you have the "Liquid salt" energy storage mechanism, to handle the baseload. Actually Germany could use more renewables, if they would shut down some of their old nuclear plants.
European Dream of Desert Energy Takes Shape
Heat derived through solar thermal energy can be stored for up to 24 hours with little loss, using a medium such as hot liquid salt. This energy can then be released during the night or when the skies are overcast. This is why a solar thermal power plant, like a nuclear power plant, can cover the so-called baseload (the minimum amount of power that needs to be produced to meet consumers' expected demands), explains process engineer Franz Trieb of the German Aerospace Center. According to Trieb, this makes it more valuable than wind energy.
Trieb, who was skeptical at first, was determined to come up with scientific reasons to discount Knies' vision. "But I was unsuccessful," he says today.
At first, critics warned that shifting sand dunes would bury the solar mirrors and sand storms would scratch their surfaces, rendering them unusable. But these concerns were unfounded, says Trieb. He points out that 80 percent of the deserts are free of dunes, and that the migration routes of nomads would, of course, be avoided. The optimal sites for solar collectors are plateaus far from the coasts, where the sun delivers 20 percent more energy per hectare than in Spain. "The closer to God, the better the rays," says Desertec's chief operating officer, Rainer Aringhoff. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,695908-4,00.html
The salt storage devices are particularly remarkable. Giant silver tanks, with a diameter of up to 36 meters (118 feet), contain liquid potassium and sodium nitrate, cheap mineral salts that are normally used in synthetic fertilizer. The engineers in the Andasol control room can decide whether to conduct heat from the solar collectors directly to the turbine or into the salt tank. Once the salt tanks have been heated, the power plant can run at full capacity for seven hours using the stored heat from the tanks alone.
In addition to such storage tanks, the Desertec project would require cables to bring the electricity to European population centers. The cables would be high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines, which can transmit electricity over a distance of 1,000 kilometers with losses of less than 3 percent.
The longest of these underwater HVDC lines went into operation in late 2008. It transmits power from the Netherlands to Norway, or the other way around, depending on where the electricity happens to be cheaper at any given time. The Norned cable already recouped more than 10 percent of the initial investment within its first three months of operation.
the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy calculated the projected revenues for German solar companies by the year 2050 under a best-case scenario, it came up with an astronomical figure: €2 trillion.
The Hidden Pitfalls of Increasing U.S. Dependence On Canadian Oil Sands
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hidden-pitfalls-of-increasing-us-dependence-on-canadian-oil-sands-2011-1
More Stupid Greenwash
Climate change could boost crops in US, China http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8BQHmJMnGKJIS1BntqvphdEjDpQ?docId=CNG.5e990f15315b01b62a102f8e3ce05846.351
This study is not representative because it does not factor in weather/climate weirding/disruption and stuff like biodiversity lose. The so called "Universal Ecological Fund" has not even a wiki page.
If that were to come true, Prokaryotes, despite more wide swings from flood to drought, pest problems etc., I guess that'd mean wheat would be yet another export market that China would have a leg up in. There was another study from Ortiz et al., though, that suggested American wheat production could drop by 2050, while temperatures at least (soil conditions etc. aside) become more suitable in Canada. Like this:
"increased use of natural gas" BAD idea. It just gives the fossil fuel industry a "new lease on life."


text:
SWTOR F2P restrictions outlined in video form
For those who find reading words a bit of a headache, BioWare has releaded a handy video guide to the upcoming free-to-play option for Star Wars: The Old Republic.
If you really want to ensure you understand the distinction between the premium subscription and free-to-play content, why not open the text version at the same time and pay attention with both halves of your brain? This is service indeed.
Star wars: The Old Republic welcomes free-to-play friends sometime before northern winter.
Thanks, Massively.
Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Quick Specs
Total Downloads:2,629
Date Added:Jun. 18, 2006
File Size:1.89MB
Downloads Last Week:3
From Shelter Publications: StretchWare is software that reminds you to stretch at your computer. After a certain amount of time or a certain number of keystrokes, you will get a chime and/or a box that asks, "Do you want to stretch?" If you click "OK," the stretches pop up onscreen. Developed from the classic fitness book STRETCHING, by Bob Anderson, which has sold 4 million copies in 27 languages. We "wrote the book" on stretching, here is the software.
read more +
see all reviews +
read more +
More Products to Consider
- Help protect yourself from computer-related injuries with th...Look up words in thesaurus and dictionary from almost any pr...Hear the Athan (Azan) automatically five times a day at each...View your real-time physical position on moving Google Map.
- View satellite pictures, maps, terrain, buildings and other ...View, read, and convert EPub e-books.Prevent repetitive stress injuries.Read King James Bible on your PC.
- Prevent discomfort and repetitive stress injuries from using...Discover how to type and improve your typing.Simulate mouse clicks with mouse movements.Learn touch-typing with a program that dynamically adjusts t...
- Prevent repetitive stress injuries.Get English and Sinhala definitions with technical terms glo...Get alerts when you should take breaks to avoid repetitive s...Get an English too Bangla dictionary.
- Teach your children to take breaks from the computer with th...Get reminders about prayer time.Stop repetitive strain injury with breaks, stretches, and po...Learn touch typing in Hindi and English.


text:
LG's G-Slate Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet has been priced, with retailer MobileCity slapping a $699.99 sticker on the 8.9-inch slate. However, there's still no estimated release date, and the RRP is listed as $799.99 - just like the unsubsidized Motorola XOOM.
It's not just the $100 that differentiates the G-Slate, either; LG has given the Tegra 2 tablet a twin camera array on the back, for shooting 3D photos and video. More details in our hands-on.
[vms a41ddf9f4bdef84fdc73]
[via PhoneDog]


text:
NEWBURGH — Girls in the Newburgh Girl Power program will show off their Zumba skills by holding a Zumbathon fundraiser for the public from 6-9 p.m. June 6 at St. George's Church, 105 Grand St.
All proceeds will benefit Girl Power. Director Doris Perez said the program helps girls ages 9-12 to become leaders and exposes them to new experiences.
The class will have a certified instructor, healthy snacks, wine and cheese, vendor demonstrations, prizes and a goody bag. Vendors are still needed. Registration is $15. Call Perez at 863-0820 or visit newburghgirlpower.org.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Z889 is the home for Burlington County High School Football.
For all your up-to-the-minute sports coverage check out the Z889 sports show every Friday and Saturday night starting at 6 pm.
*Playoff Quarter Finals & Semi-Finals are the two weeks prior to Thanksgiving respectively
*State Championship games are the first weekend in December
DJ'S & Shows
RCBC Student DJ's
Specialty Shows
Keebler in the Morning
The House that Dubs Built
Ghetto House Radio
On-Air Schedule
Monthly Top 10
About Z889
Contact Us
Station Management
Contest Rules
Student DJ Application
Community PSA Application
Z889 Sports
Sports Show
Barons Athletics
High School Football
© Copyright 2016. Rowan College at Burlington County
601 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road,
Pemberton, NJ 08068
(609) 894-9311. www.rcbc.edu


text:
CINCINNATI -- Receiver Chris Henry was activated Saturday by the Cincinnati Bengals, setting up a possible matchup with Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, a former college teammate who has been in even more trouble.
The Bengals released running back Kenny Watson to open a roster spot for Henry. Watson sat out a 20-12 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday with a hamstring injury suffered during practice the previous week.
The move left the Bengals thin at running back. They signed free agent Cedric Benson to a one-year deal on Tuesday to back up Chris Perry. DeDe Dorsey went on injured reserve this week with a hamstring injury.
Henry was released by the Bengals (0-4) following his fifth arrest in the offseason. Owner Mike Brown took him back over the objections of coach Marvin Lewis, who had no interest in the troubled receiver.
Henry missed the first four games of the season because of his latest suspension for violating the NFL's conduct policy. Henry also was suspended for the first eight games last season.
The Bengals could have waited until Monday to add Henry to the roster, but he looked good enough in practice this week to prompt the move. On Sunday in Dallas, he could be guarded by Jones, a former teammate at West Virginia who also has been in trouble repeatedly.
Both players were drafted in 2005. Jones, taken in the first round by Tennessee, was acquired by Dallas last April. The cornerback has been arrested six times and has been involved in a dozen incidents requiring police intervention. The NFL suspended him for all of last season.


text:
Ministry Today proudly presents Greenelines, a new blog from Dr. Steve Greene.
Dr. Greene writes on a wide range of topics important to leaders, church administrators and young leaders in development.
He has lead business organizations, served as a dean of a college of business and lead as a senior pastor. Greene's primary focus is to equip the leaders of saints.Read Greenelines
Is Sickness Ever God's Will?
If doubts and questions about God's will for healing arise in your heart and mind, it's time to find out the real truth here.
Spiritual Leadership Can Be Found in the Marketplace, Too
By Ken Walker
Here's how the founder of Robertson Tire is making an impact for Jesus within the marketplace.
Admitting Your Ministry Weaknesses May Yield Surprising Results
Can you admit than you're human and that you can't do it all?
BCC Is NOT AOK
The use of blind copies in emails reveals more than it hides.
Steve Greene: Busy Is a State of Mind
By Dr. Steve Greene
Make sure to ask six key questions to develop greater clarity as you lead.
13 Truths About Spiritual Warfare for Leaders
The conflict with the enemy rages on, and here are some things we need to remember when we go into battle.
7 Characteristics of the Back Side of Good Leadership
This concept is interesting, and it's critical for leaders to embrace.
I Saw This Coming. Why Didn't I Act?
Be quick to connect vision with action.
7 Ways to Respond to Church Bullies
By Ron Edmondson
Here is how to not let their negative actions and complaints dictate your relationship.
9 Ways Not to Fix a Discipleship Problem in Your Church
Lack of discipleship is a problem in many churches, but don't go these routes in trying to repair the situation.
Leadership Alzheimer's
Don't forget what matters most.
How Can Your Words Release the Spirit of Revival?
I am convinced that tomorrow's outpouring is wrapped up in today's answered prayer.
Are You Putting Your Team in Danger?
By Selma Wilson
Avoid hurting those you lead by moving forward with unwavering purpose.
Kingdom Economics: Economic Drama
As citizens in the Kingdom, we must constantly remind ourselves who is in control, especially in times of economic crisis.
Little Things Are Big Things
It's time for a front-door checkup.
8 Thoughts About Hiring Church Staff When You Have No Money
Do alternatives exist?
6 Tips For Leading Modern Worship in a Multigenerational Church
It's not a new struggle. As long as the church has been in existence, people have fought over music.
5 Things NOT To Do In a Time of Crisis
The Bible says we will all experience trials and tribulations. During those times, avoid doing these.
Supercharge the Old and Keep it New
New projects siphon high-level talent at serious cost.
What Is the True Meaning of Stewardship?
Many Christians don't understand exactly what it is. This should help.
10 Terrible Reasons to Be Done With Church
If you think you're done with church for any of these reasons, here's a challenge to prompt you to think differently.
How Finding Time Is a Lot Like Finding Money
As pastors and leaders, don't you think we must set an example with our time management as a point of accountability?
How We Went from Theological to Therapeutic Preaching
What went wrong?
John Bevere Urges All Pastors to Speak Up Sunday About Supreme Court Decision
The internationally known author and evangelist has challenged pastors to stand up for God's truth about marriage in their pulpits Sunday morning.
5 Things Churches Should Do Immediately to Protect Themselves
With the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, churches should take action quickly on these points.
Here is One of the Biggest Issues in Worship
What's keeping you from worshiping today? Two missionaries in a Philippian jail cell (Paul and Silas) would have been interested in hearing your answer.
Leaving a Legacy
Leaders develop leaders.
Who Ministers to the Minister?
Who takes care of a pastor and his or her family when their world is caving in?
Ed Stetzer: Defining the Church as Evangelicals
Have we become so generous with the definition of "church" that the word has lost its meaning?
5 Fears That Frequently Attack Pastors
Pastors aren't immune to fear. These things frequently bother people in the ministry.
Law and Order: The Organization-Mary Parker Follett Part 4
How the giving of orders can cause disorder.
9 Practical Lessons on Repentance & Forgiveness
We can teach on these two subjects, but what if pride gets in the way of this reconciliation?
16 Ways to Get Unstuck in Your Sermon Prep
Do you ever get stuck in a sermon prep rut? Here are some things you can do to get out of it.
Here's Some Advice From Great Campus Pastors
Campus pastors have a great deal of responsibility. Here's some advice for those who have ambitions of becoming one.
Leaders Do Not Have a Private Life
Personal freedom is sacrificed for the good of the whole.
Kingdom Economics: Auto-Correct
Here's why we need principles and habits that are designed to automatically alert ourselves and/or others of danger signs to move us back on an upward tract.
Kingdom First: Starting Churches That Shape Movements
Do we realize that only God can create a movement through His divine and sovereign work?
15 Ways to Improve Your Preaching or Teaching
Do these things and you will be sure to get good response to your sermons.
Conflict Resolution
Mary Parker Follett Part 2
Repentant Leaders Deserve Forgiveness Too
"I must always first look at the grace that I have received from Jesus and extend that same grace to Christians and non-Christians who sin against me."
How to Talk to Children About Baptism
For some kids, the steps toward salvation are clear. For others, there some things to consider.
Little Faith + Huge God = Big Results
Is it possible to be filled with faith and doubt at the same time?
Mother of Management Theory's Words Ring True Today
Do you lead in a "coercive" way?
How to Use Humor in Your Sermon, Even if You're Not a Comic
Keep this in mind: People love hearing how the little person brought the high and the mighty down to earth.
6 Simple Things a First-Time Church Guest Likes
If you were visiting another church, how would you like to be treated?
When Things Don't Go As Planned
Effective leaders are never surprised at this.
Every Life Experience Can Be a Gateway to Joy
We can thank author Elisabeth Howard Elliot, who passed away this week, for bringing us this uplifting ideal. She will be missed.
5 Essential Elements of a Transformational Small Group Environment
Small groups are essential to the church's mission of making disciples. How do you make your small groups effective?
7 Ways to Gain Influence With Your Team
If you're hoping to influence and impact the people under you, here are some things you need to know.
Ministry Life
- The Theological Balance Every Worship Service Needs
- Why Worship Leaders Should Stop Trying to Be Cool
- 6 Convictions of the Church That Change the World
- When Should a Pastor Resign?
- 5 Things Every Woman in Your Church Needs to Grow Spiritually
- These Millennials Aren't Leaving Church—They're Sparking Revival
- 6 Technologies to Help Your Church Connect More Effectively
- 4 Reasons Parents Should Let Their Kids Sit With Them During Sunday Service
- Putting Excellence in Its Proper Place
- MT 21 Gospel-Driven Business: Cornerstone Real Estate International
Ministry Leadership
- Navigating Same-Sex Ministry in an Age of Gay Marriage
- Kingdom Economics: Inflation and the Kingdom
- 3 Reasons Why Student Pastors Make Great Senior Pastors
- 16 Often Unknown Roles of a Pastor
- Why I Never Scheduled a Revival
- What Cognitive Dissonance Does to Boost Your Relationship With God
- 8 Common Mistakes Rookie Pastors Make
- A Sobering Reality That Can Protect Your Ministry
- 12 Band-Aid 'Solutions' That Won't Actually Solve Your Problems
- 4 Values Every Church Should Defend in the Midst of Mass Shootings
Ministry Facilities
- 8 Mistakes Your Church Website May Be Making
- 7 Steps to Make an Effective Pre-Service Video
- How Your Building Is Killing Your Growth
- Growing and Giving in the Digital Church
- 3 Creative Ways to Kill Creativity and How to Get It Back
- 10 Amazing Unseen Things That Can Happen in Your Church Every Sunday
- Impact Ministry: The More-With-Less Church
- Prayerful Consideration: To Build or Not to Build
- How Your Church Can Get an Internet TV Channel
- Bankruptcy of Church and State: When Clergy Is Blind and Justice Isn't
Ministry Outreach
- Modern-Day Resurrections: Are They Real?
- Here's the Biggest Reason Why People Don't Become Church Members
- 5 Disciplines of Spiritual Maturity for Your Church
- 7 Ideas for Effective Church Guest Follow Up
- 10 Tips to Transform a Good Leader Into a Great Leader
- Stop Asking If Your Service 'Got It Right'—And Start Asking This
- How Is Your Church Serving the Community?
- 5 Tools for Developing Spiritually Mature Disciples
- 6 Key Questions Non-Believers May Ask About God
- 10 of the Most Disgusting Expressions Ever Uttered in Anybody's Church
- 6 Reasons Pastors Should Not Quit Their Job on Monday
- Faith of the Candidates: An Interview With Marco Rubio
- Spiritual Maturity Reaches Way Beyond Salvation
- 10 Ways to Make Visitors Feel Welcome
- Samuel Rodriguez: Lessons From 2012 Election
- 5 Reasons This Pastor Attends Church While on Vacation
- Here's Some Hard Truths About Church Culture
- Multisite Churches : Come and Get, or Come and Give?
- Buck the Culture By Reinventing Yourself
- Isaac Hunter's Suicide Note Discovered in Wake of Affair, Domestic Violence Allegations
Charisma News
- 2 Ways Christians Stop Short of Fully Connecting With Israel
- Judge Roy Moore Is Ready to Make His Stand
- Hillary Broke the Glass Ceiling, but at What Cost?
- Pastor Perry Noble Shows Why People Are Hooked on Porn
- When Your Child Confesses They're Gay
- 5 Things You Should Never Listen To
- Pulse Victim's Mother to DNC: Commonsense Gun Policies Save Lives
- In a Place Where Christianity Is Dying, This Man Keeps the Faith Alive
- Church of England Priest Resigns to Marry Same-Sex Partner
- Is the UN Trying to Rewrite the Bible?


text:
If you need help with the registration process, click here to submit a request, or contact:
For assistance with Registration,
For more information, visit the Waldwick Soccer Association website at http://www.waldwicksoccer.com
Returning Users: Please login with the account you created last year when you registered. If you have forgotten your password, use "Forgot your password? Reset your password." underneath the login button.
For New Users: Once you have created your account please make sure to record your username and password for future reference.
INTERESTED COACHES: If you are interested in being a coach please make sure you register yourself under the Adult section of your account. Coaches fully understand the WSA Coaches Code of Conduct and will comply with it accordingly. The Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y certification needs to be completed before the beginning of the season.
ALL COACHES AND ASSISTANT COACHES, are required to take concussion awareness training. The course is free and available online at: nfhslearn. OR CDC Heads Up Site Once completed, you will be able to print a certificate that says you have done the necessary training.
Both your Rutgers Safety certificate and Concussion Awareness certificate are required before you start coaching. Please give these to your division coordinators before you start your first practice. In addition, Coaches are required to attend periodic meetings (generally monthly) as scheduled.
Regarding fees: Your registration is a commitment to participate, fees are generally non refundable. Request for refunds will be reviewed by board later in seasonal year in October or November. Age Brackets: Players may be moved from the age division than the one register and to the age proper divisons as per NWBSA or NJYS rules. Age division rules are per NWBSA rules regarding age brackets. Players over the age bracket limit even by one day, can not play in a younger division regardless of grade.


text:
Skip to Main Content
IEEE membership options for an individual and IEEE Xplore subscriptions for an organization offer the most affordable access to essential journal articles, conference papers, standards,
eBooks, and eLearning courses.
Learn more about:
IEEE membership
IEEE Xplore subscriptions
The cluster design rules (CDR) helps inexperienced users focus on the most important factors in cluster design. Without it, users must rely on a "cookie cutter" approach that can result in giving up performance unnecessarily. To really determine which cluster design will be best for a particular application, the designer must know what the application does and which hardware architecture will best support the application program, given a set of constraints on budget, space, power, and cooling. Accordingly, we've built the CDR, an expert system with a Web front end that's designed to help users build cluster systems suited to their own application codes and available resources.
A not-for-profit organization, IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.© Copyright 2016 IEEE - All rights reserved. Use of this web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions.


text:
Bungalow Hoops $34
Convertible Sarong Coral Medallion $49
Parker Sunglasses $129
Nolita Crossbody Raffia Fringe $69
Mirage Chandeliers $49
Mirage Pendant Necklace $79
Tulum Tassel Necklace $98
Vista Wrap Bracelet $59
Lace Tunic $98
City Slim Clutch Embroidered Indigo $59
Chevron Aviator Sunglasses $98
Reversible Tote Denim/Ikat $79
Now through August: HOSTESS BONUS: Extra $50 DETAILS
$5.95 Flat Rate Shipping + Free Returns
Great gifts for just about anyone on your list! Our Delight Candle is a soy wax based candle. Candle notes include fig, peach nectar and white tea leaves.
Our promise to you....
Our jewelry is:
See our Return Policy.
Sign up to receive special offers.
Copyright 2007-2016 Stella & Dot LLC /
All rights reserved