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Richard Littlemore | September 18, 2008
By Richard Littlemore • Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 10:43
Click on this hilarious video and you will hear comedian Stephen Colbert asking if global warming is being caused by "sunspots" and GM vice-chair Bob Lutz answering:
"… in the opinion of about 32,000 of the world's leading scientists, yes."
The reference in what is otherwise a lighthearted comedy segment demonstrates the toxicity of the climate change denial movement.
The 32,000 deniers in question are not the "world's leading scientists." They are a self-selected group of people whose science credentials are modest or non-existent and who are led by the man who was big tobacco's leading apologist.
On the whole, the Colbert video is wonderfully funny , and Lutz deserves some credit for having the nerve to go on air and make fun of his own electric (concept) car, the Chevy Volt. But it's chilling to hear him toss in this big lie (the Oregon petition to which he refers doesn't even mention sunspots). It's this kind of casual dishonesty that keeps the public confused about this issue.
Lutz says at the beginning of the segment that he wishes he were controlling the world economy - that he thinks he could be doing a better job. Right. I mean look at what a wonderful job he and his buddies are doing with the GM economy.
Rick replied on Permalink
Ha - Bob accidentally saves
Ha - Bob accidentally saves the world.
I'm with Bob on thing though. The neat thing about this car is you don't have to buy gas as often. And no, the Chevy Volt will not have any measurable effect on world Co2 production or the climate.
I do like the car though.
Rick C replied on Permalink
Horse Hockey
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could reduce CO2 emissions from 37% to 67% compared to ICE vehicles and 7% to 54% over hybrid-electric vehicles.
Rick replied on Permalink
It's all about worldwide
It's all about worldwide coal and the developing world. Sorry, but your hybrid can't cast the tiniest shadow on world coal. No way - no how, Not even if you converted the entire world to Chevy Volts - like that would ever happen.
No - it's all about King Coal - and he's just starting to rule.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
Have you heard
of The Air Car. Invented by a Formula One racing car designer over the last 18 years. Licensed by Tata, which invested $30 million in he company to bring the technology to India next year.
It runs on compressed air — I shit you not — and can travel more than a hundred miles on a single tank, and refilled for pennies. It's a safe technology, and will provide quick, efficient, (almost) zero emission transportation for the developing world.
Expect to see it next year, and for production to ramp up in 2010.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Compressed Air Energy Storage - How viable is it?
Rick replied on Permalink
I've been hearing about this
I've been hearing about this car for more than 5 years. It's one of those things that keeps getting announced but never seems to happen.
Rick replied on Permalink
air cars and electric cars
air cars and electric cars make me realize how good ice cars are. You can go 600 km fill up in 5 minutes and go another 600. If you're dumb enough to run out of gas, you grab a 2 gallon gas can and you're done.
Air and electric cars will spend too much time at the side of the road and drivers will spend too much time worrying about it. The volt is a better idea.
thomatt12 replied on Permalink
I agree
Ice cars sure sound like a great idea. If someone could mass produce flowmaster exhaust systems to make them run, I'm quite sure that it will be popular and that many people will benefit from it.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Where is the power?
"Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could reduce CO2 emissions from 37% to 67% compared to ICE vehicles and 7% to 54% over hybrid-electric vehicles."
And where is the power going to come from to charge all these vehicles? The grid of course, and what powers the grid? Coal fired generating plants! Yep, that's it! We reduce the CO2 from cars, and up the CO2 emissions from mining equipment, transporting the coal by truck and rail, and buring the coal, and disposing of the ashes by truck and rail. Yep, sounds like a great trade off to me!
Brian D replied on Permalink
Wakefield, an electric engine is much more efficient than existing ICEs. That efficiency – or, if you prefer, conservation, which the conservatives seem to be opposed to – is what makes all the difference.
On the greenhouse gas front, the EPRI, the California Air Resources Board, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and others found that using plug-in hybrids results in LOWER GHG emissions to travel a given distance. The exact proportion depends on the electric range of the vehicle as well as the vehicle's class; a ballpark figure for the Chevy Volt* is roughly 50% less than a standard compact sedan – and roughly 35% less than standard hybrids like the Prius. This number will improve as non-GHG power plants are built.
(*It has to be ballpark since this scenario considers electric ranges of 20 and 60 miles, while the Volt has a 40-mile range. Take with a grain of salt.)
However, there's still power load to consider – in other words, how many consumer vehicles can we replace before having to build more GHG-producing power plants. Let's take a look at what Pacific Northwest National Laboratories has to say about this:
According to the link below, 73% of cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans in the United States could be supported by their existing infrastructure (without building new power plants), simply by charging during off-peak hours. For longer journeys (i.e. truckers), no one's considering switching to plug-in hybrids, but the reduced demand for fossil fuels will make transport much cheaper on the truckers as well.
In short, your complaint is poorly-researched and immature. Congratulations.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Truck Hybrids
"For longer journeys (i.e. truckers), no one's considering switching to plug-in hybrids, but the reduced demand for fossil fuels will make transport much cheaper on the truckers as well."
Interesting, as your buddy Richard Littlemore claimed a couple threads back that trucks were going to be converted to hybrids on mass. So which is it. Also, it maybe be cheaper for the fuel, (not likley with added carbon taxes) but it does not reduce your CO2 emissions does it.
"73% of cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans in the United States could be supported by their existing infrastructure (without building new power plants), simply by charging during off-peak hours."
That's a prediction, and I would say a hopefull one at that. Imagine a hot summer day, and night, when everyone has their AC untis on and the demand is near peak, people get home to plug in their cars over night, and the system goes down. The problems will be when we hit times like that. Most of the time the grid could supply most of the plugins (but since many untilities drop their output during non-peak, they will still have to increase supply to cover the plug-ins), but it is when the system is at capacity that is the problem. Hence untilities will build more capacity in response to that threat.
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Rewriting history
JR: If I HAD said "that trucks were going to be converted to hybrids on mass" (and I didn't) I would have spelled "en masse" correctly.
In the case at hand - and there seems to be a pattern here - you are saying something that is, pointedly, not true.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Sorry, it was Richard
Sorry, it was Richard Levangie, so many Richards on this blog.
Submitted by Richard Levangie on Sat, 2008-09-13 13:55.
"Truckers travel thousands upon thousands of miles in the course of a year, and if they employ hybrid technology for trucks, they can realize a 20 to 40 percent improvement in fuel economy, depending upon whether they retrofit an existing truck (good), or buy a new one (better). With diesel currently at around $1.50 a liter, they can actually fully recoup their investment in 18 months to three years. "
Brian D replied on Permalink
Wakefield fails reading comprehension.
There is a difference between "hybrid" (what Levangie said) and "plug-in hybrid" (which I said). The latter's an electric vehicle, the former isn't. No one is suggesting plug-in hybrid trucks, but folks *are* suggesting hybrid ones. Makes sense you latch on to a percieved error and exaggerate while dodging the main thrust of my argument.
The reason being electric cars lack RANGE, which is one of the two biggest things a trucker needs (the other being power). Gasoline has very high energy density, and is ideal for carrying large loads long distances (assuming rail isn't an option).
My point regarding truckers was this: If consumers switch to gas-light plug-in hybrids, the lack of demand makes trucking cheaper even on ICEs.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Diesel hybrids
"Most heavy- and medium-duty vehicles use diesel engines because of their power, durability and efficiency. Now with the commercial availability of hybrid technologies, these two power sources are being married to further improve efficiency and reduce emissions in school and transit buses, delivery vehicles and other trucks. During this webinar speakers will discuss the combined technology, its performance and the cost-benefit analysis that should be undertaken as fleet managers buy new vehicles and policymakers look for ways to encourage adoption of cleaner technologies. "
"SEATTLE, Wash., August 1, 2007 - Kenworth Truck Company and Dunn Lumber, two long-time Seattle-area companies, have teamed up to bring Kenworth's first medium duty hybrid-electric truck into the U.S. market."
Can't find the other, but it was tractor units with electric motors on the drive axles. It was a plug in too. So such vehicles are being planned. But seems none or very few have been implemented yet.
BTW, and just because there is less gasoline being used does not mean the price of diesel will go down. Two completely different fuels made from different parts of the distilation process.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
The clean transportation technology...
Is just ramping up.
You also have to allow for CNG and LNG engines, Flex-Fuel Engines, and Hybrid Diesels.
I've told you that I cover this industry, and yet you argue every point. So, I'll offer a few headlines from our publication in the last couple of months… These are just a dozen deals; we report on about 36 deals every week.
1) Wal-Mart to take delivery of 300 Freightliner trucks from Daimler (BTW… Wal-Mart US is cutting fleet emissions by 25 percent this year)
2) Peterbilt Diesel Hybrid trucks to go into full production this summer
3) Long Beach Port to reduce Truck Pollution by 80 percent in four years with $2 Billion in subsidies for alternative fueled trucks
4) Mack and Peterbilt introduce new Hybrid Trucks
5) Iveco Hybrid Vans added to Italian delivery route in FedEx test
6) Fedex brings Hybrid Fleet to 172
7) Azure Dynamics to develop Hybrid Electric power train for FedEx vehicles
8) Translink to replace 1,400 Vancouver Buses with variety of Clean Transportation Technologies
9) New bus cooling system boosts fuel economy 10 percent
10) New Flyer Industries: Orders for 1,234 Clean Diesel, Hybrid, and CNG Buses on the books for July quarter
11) New Flyer Industries flying high: Orders for 1,253 Clean Diesel, Hybrid, and CNG Buses on the books for March quarter
12) Eaton sells 120 Hybrid-Electric Delivery Trucks to Coca-Cola
13) Coke adds another 22 Heavy Duty Kenworth Hybrid Trucks to its fleet
14) United States Postal Service will replacing 90 percent of its 220,000-vehicle fleet with non-petroleum delivery vehicles
15) 8,000 Trucks to get LNG upgrades for clean ports initiative
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
I'm glad you then corrected
I'm glad you then corrected Brian D.
"For longer journeys (i.e. truckers), no one's considering switching to plug-in hybrids,"
I did ask, and did not get a reply, how long will it take to convert 8.5 million trucks in the US and 850,000 in Canada? Again, I'm not saying the technology does not work. I'm saying either it cannot be scaled up or cannot be scaled up in time. Can hybrid plug-in trucks be scaled up in time? If you want to target 10 years, we would have to convert 2328 trucks PER DAY starting right now. If we can manage 1000 per year converted it would take 230 years. That's what I mean by scale.
So, add all this up. Millions of cars to be converted to plug in. Millions of trucks to be converted to plug in. Railways to be converted to all electric. And get all homes off FF heating to some form of electric powered heat system.
How much demand is that going to put on the system and how many new power plants will be needed to be built. Europe and the UK is already eyeing building more coal fired plants just to keep up with current demand, let alone all new demand by this new technology.
This is not going to be the smooth transition to keep this civilization going you think it will be. It all has to do with energy invested vs energy returned. You really need to see these videos 17a-c http://www.chrismartenson.com/peak_oil.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
As I said... it's just ramping up
JK…. I'll give you another hint…
Railways don't have to be electric, nor do container ships. When we ship our goods by rail and by ship, we've already cut our CO2 emissions by more 90 percent.
Perhaps you can see an answer to your query. (We don't have to convert all the trucks right now, we can do it over the next 20 years, and we don't have to convert all of them.
Sorry, I didn't answer your question earlier…. Project ABC is keeping me busy. http://www.anythingbutconservative.com/
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
cut our CO2 emissions by more 90 percent
How so when the tar sands produces more CO2 that all the cars in canada? That does not even include the number 2 CO2 emitter, cement manufacturing. And you are claiming that to heat all our homes/buildings/factories in Canada is only 10% of CO2 emissions? Doubt it.
Besides, you will never convert all the trucks in 20 years, you would have to convert some 1500 EVERY DAY in the US to meet that goal (150 in Canada). That's a massive undertaking.
Besides, we don't have 20 years. We will be lucky to have 10 or even 5 left before oil goes into terminal decline. In 4 years the third largest source of oil to the US, the Canterell field, won't produce enought to meet mexico's domestic demand let alone export to the US. That field is dropping by 15% a year and accelerating.
BTW, keep up the great work on Project ABC, that will split the vote so much that it will guarrentee a Harper majority!
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
About ABC
In launching ABC, I am hoping to do three things, and thereby do my small bit in denying a Conservative majority.
1) To shine a light on climate change and Harper's sorry environmental record. People speak of Harper's international leadership, but Canada and the US were booed and hissed at the Bali climate summit by delegates from 190 other countries. Canada stood alone among 51 nations at the Commonwealth Summit last November. We're isolated and alone. And fall behind economically by not embracing clean tech (which is a major focus of ABC).
2) To shine a light on how bad Harper's administration has been – it has dozens of scandals and misdeeds in just three years, and put us back into a deficit. (Which is why I think they've called the election, so that Canadians won't realize that we're in the red). I have three pages of scandals already loaded, and many more to add (and I welcome input from readers… it's hard to track them all!)
3) And finally, to convince Canadians to vote strategically in 30 key ridings, so the Liberals, NDP, and Greens win enough seats to form a coalition government (as they often do in Europe).
Many other groups are doing the same thing, particularly:
I'm a writer who does web sites, and with 26 pages, there is a lot to read at ABC. One thing that I'm good at is search engine optimization, so if you type in key words like Canadian Conservative Scandals or Harper's Leadership, you'll find ABC on the first or second page of results. So I'm getting a fair number of hits, and a fair number of kind letters (not to mention vitriol and questions about my parentage).
Maybe it won't work, but I'm certain that I'm convincing more people than you are.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
coalition government
Layton opens coalition door
Liberal platform vows balanced budget
"including a carbon tax that will generate $40 billion in new revenues"
Yep, more taxation. Keep up the good work! BTW, what about Liberal scandals? Not including those? The Sponsorship scandal was pretty bad, especially since the big participators got off scott free.
"Maybe it won't work, but I'm certain that I'm convincing more people than you are." How do you know who I'm convincing?
Brian D replied on Permalink
Wakefield, please read the study. You evidently dismissed its claims out of hand without reading it because of your preconceptions about how these perform, which is exactly what you did above when you mocked them for transferring GHG emissions to the power plant.
Unless you think your 'commonsense' outdoes hard research, I don't see how you can make this claim.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
So you are saying that
So you are saying that millions of cars plugged in over night won't require power plants to keep their output high, hence burn more coal and or natural gas?
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
Sigh... JR still doesn't understand
I'm not sure why I bother… I know you don't understand how this is all supposed to work, but the simple fact is that it will work, and far better than you can imagine. Smarter people than you and I are building a brilliant system to usher in a new low-carbon society, and spending billions on R&D. (Just not in Canada with the current administration).
Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and EVs, as described by Brian D, will have large li-ion (or other format) batteries that will be able to hold enough electricity to move a car anywhere from 40 miles (Chevy Volt) to 240 miles (Tesla Roadster). And no, they won't necessarily add to the need for more dirty coal.
In fact, if we can bring large numbers of EVs and PHEVs to the market (and several countries, including Japan, the US, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Israel, to mention just a few, are promising to do just that… Spain is promising 1 million by 2015; China by 2012), than these cars will actually balance the load.
The technology under development is called V2G — Vehicle to Grid — and it will work like this. You come home in plug-in your car from your 15 mile commute, and it still has a fair bit of juice. So rather than drain the electrical grid at the busiest time of day, these cars will add their energy to the mix, and ensure that utilities don't have to fire up all their spare generators to meet demand.
And then, later that night, when everyone is asleep and power use is very, very low, your V2G software comes on and your car recharges when electricity is at its cheapest. In fact, in most instances, it will be wind power, or standby power. So rather than using more energy, PHEVs and EVs will help utilities use LESS energy by balancing the load. (A sizable chunk of electric energy goes to keep equipment cool during peak periods; by having a million PHEV batteries attached to the grid, peak periods become much smoother, so there is less demand, less cooling needed, and greater use of resources, and less waste).
In fact, one reason why electrical utilities are so jazzed by PHEVs and EVs is that they will actually have to build fewer power plants to meet demand!!!
So it's all designed to work together, and it lowers emissions dramatically, and it would be nice if you actually read something besides junk science once in awhile.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
There is no free lunch
Sounds like a fantacy world to me. I'm still waiting for my flying car promised in the 1960's would be here by now.
"In fact, one reason why electrical utilities are so jazzed by PHEVs and EVs is that they will actually have to build fewer power plants to meet demand!!!"
Yeah, right and perpetual motion machines work too. Millions of plug in cars and they won't need more juice. Dream on.
I'll believe it when I see it. There is no free lunch.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
As I've said
This is where I live. This is where I work. I read hundreds and write dozens of clean technology stories every week.
I know the industry, you don't. It would be like me telling you that your programming sucks.
That's what you're doing to me every time I explain something, and you throw it back at me.
This isn't a fantasy, but people like you and the junk scientists are doing all you can to see it never arrives.
So… doubt as much as you want. But get out of the way.
Emily replied on Permalink
Wind power
We are buying an electric car, and already 89% of the electricity supplied to our home is from wind farms. That seems pretty damn environmentally sound to me.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Wind Power
Depends where you are.
The average capacity value of the wind resource in Ontario during the summer (peak load) months is approximately 17%. The capacity value ranges from 38% to 42% during the winter months (November to February) and from 16% to 19% during the summer months (June to August). Since 87% of the hits (periods within 10% of the load peak) occur during the summer months, the overall yearly capacity value is expected to be heavily weighted toward the summer. The overall yearly capacity value is approximately 20% for all wind penetration scenarios. In other words, 10,000 MW of installed nameplate wind capacity is equivalent to approximately 2,000 MW of firm generation capacity. The capacity value is generally insensitive to the wind penetration level, mainly due to good wind geographic diversity and the fact that the various wind output levels are derived by scaling the same wind groups.
50% of the time wind turbines in Ontario over a 2 year period, 2004-2006, produced 50% of the time only 13% of name plate. 85% of the time was under 50% name plate. Never did they produce name plate during that time and 5% of the time they produced nothing.
If Ontario were to build the capacity that the government is claiming will come from wind, 15% of our generation, would require the construction of 77,000 wind turbines and take more than 100 years to build.
Also, these turbines are made in Denmark, shipped by boat to Halifax and TRUCKED all the way from Halifax to Ontario.
Wind is unreliable, intermittent, and right when you need it the most on hot days there is very little wind.
Brian D replied on Permalink
Batteries vs. load
Wakefield, when you charge a battery, you don't need constant current. Thus, in the context of plug-in hybrids, wind isn't as much of a detriment as it would be for providing baseload. I believe Joe Romm put it best:
"Cars are typically in use 5% of the day, and parked 95% of the time. Charging from a normal wall outlet might take 30% of the day. That difference represents flexibility to charge when wind or solar power are available. It is also not necessary to get a full charge, there is always gasoline as a backup."
(No, that isn't a flip-flop on my earlier position on reduction of GHGs. Due to the increased efficiency and use of electricity, even when you factor in trips beyond electric range, you end up with decreased gasoline usage. Which, incidentally, also reduces US trade deficits (they import much of their oil) and dependence on volatile foreign producers.)
This also sets aside other methods of renewable energy production that do not have this intermittence problem – concentrated solar thermal, for instance.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
short term bandaid solution
I'm not saying the technology does not work. What I'm saying is this technology will not scale up to the millions of cars you imagine will work and keep this era of prosperity going.
Plus, utilities will have to boost their output. What will happen with most people is that they will come home from work, plug in their vehicle with the timers set between 11-12 at night to charge up. Now you have millions of vehicles in a time zone all charging at the same time. Since there is 7-15% transmission loss, and 20-30% conversion loss, plus the charging, utilities will have to power up more production that now sits idle at night due to lower demand.
As for concentrated solar thermal, another technology that has not proven to be scalable.
There will be plugin cars, but I suspect you will see very few cars on the road in the next 20 years, or less. Hybrids are just a short term bandaid solution.
Brian D replied on Permalink
Unsubstantiated claims. RTFR.
"this technology will not scale up to the millions of cars you imagine will work…"
Unsubstantiated claim, contradicted by the report I linked. Reference, please, or admit it's opinion.
As for paragraph 2, about load times, READ THE FRACKING REPORT. That was considered and included in the 73% number I used earlier!
"As for concentrated solar thermal, another technology that has not proven to be scalable."
Not supported by The US Department of Energy:
Furthermore, where did I say that solar alone would do the trick? I've never said just solar. We won't find a silver bullet, but we may already have silver buckshot.
As for your final point about plug-in hybrids, want to make a bet? Name a threshold number (or proportion) of electric cars on the road in a given timeframe and I'll give you odds.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
"this technology will not
"this technology will not scale up to the millions of cars you imagine will work…"
Unsubstantiated claim, contradicted by the report I linked. Reference, please, or admit it's opinion.
Yes. It is. It's a "I'll believe it when I see it, IBIWISI" position. The issue is energy invested on energy returned. Watch http://www.chrismartenson.com/peak_oil 17a, b, & c he explains it very well.
"As for paragraph 2, about load times, READ THE FRACKING REPORT. That was considered and included in the 73% number I used earlier!" Ever heard of The Law of Unintentional Consequences? IBIWISI.
Re concentrated solar thermal. I know what it is and where it is used. Again, IBIWISI approach. It isn't for everwhere. Two winters in a row in Ontario we had no sun for 6 weeks in a row (Nov-Dec). Total sun for both winters was 17% of the time. (i've been tracking it since I have a solar greenhouse, which I have to heat when the sun is not out.)
"but we may already have silver buckshot." Or lead. Look, again, I understand this stuff works. No question. It's nice that it will be out there for the benifit of those in the future who happen to live in those areas. But none of this will save this civilization once oil goes into terminal decline.
"As for your final point about plug-in hybrids, want to make a bet? Name a threshold number (or proportion) of electric cars on the road in a given timeframe and I'll give you odds."
I don't make predictions on the future. It has a nasty habit of going in directions not expected.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
Wrong again
My comment above refutes this.
Spain is promising 1 million EVs by 2015. China is promising 1 million EVs and PHEVs by 2012. Obama is promising 1 million EVs by 2015. Portugal, Denmark, Israel, California, Hawaii are all joining Project Better Place; Israel alone will have 500,000 recharging stations by 2011.
That's hardly a band-aid solution. Your problem is that you live in North America, and you don't know how much is happening, so you think nothing is happening.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
BTW, did you realize how bad
BTW, did you realize how bad wind power actually is until I posted that report? I knew before it was bad, but not that bad.
It has its applications
The point is that we can use a range of power sources, depending on the application. Wind power may not be appropriate in all cases, but it takes the pressure off of other sources by filling in where its drawbacks are not an issue. Anything that feeds into the system and lessens the need to burn fossil fuels is a step forward.
Fern Mackenzie
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
I have no problem with that.
Fine. I have no problem with that. I have a problem when the public is told we will build X number of wind turbines and get Y watts of power out of them when that is a bald face lie.
Brian D replied on Permalink
Oh, and on a related note, I notice you point out that these turbines are likely made in Denmark. Historically, why is that the case?
Turns out that the United States was poised to be a world leader in wind energy in the 80s… and then the Republicans killed renewables funding, meaning that we have to go overseas to supply our renewable infrastructure rather than make it on this continent. The US is now "a bit player in an industry [they] launched…thanks to conservatives."
In short, jobs that would have been in North America are now outsourced overseas, and the costs of obtaining this technology is higher than it would be, due to the 'fiscally responsible' actions of the conservatives. tinyurl.com/45t8kf
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
oil was $10 a barrel
In the 80's oil was $10-20 a barrel and few saw peak oil as a reality. Would not have mattered who was in the White House. Clinton didn't reserect it did he? But always with the political jab, eh? Shows your true colours and real motives.
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
A sterling defence of shortsightedness
It affects lots of people. Excellent. The question is why now do you want to support the people who still don't see the train coming?
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Politics and peak oil
Who says I do? I support the lesser of evils based on all qualities of parties. I will never vote NDP again after Rea. The Liberals campaign on the left, but govern on the right (most of the time), and consider themselves the natural governing party of the country, reason not to vote for them right there. That leaves the conservatives. Yet I did dump them after Mulroney (too far left), took a while to get back to them.
Practically I'm more Libertarian according to www.politicalcompass.org. Took the test 3 times over 5 years, ended pretty well near the middle, slightly lower right.
Now due to peak oil my political views have changed. None of the parties have yet put any kind of proposals to deal with it. Though Harper does know about it, he said so in different words at a XMas interview. So he knows about peak oil. Dion knows it too, he has read The Long Emergency. Why they are keeping is quite is a tactical move on their part. And a big gamble. Though as long as few understand peak oil the more time I have to prepare.
Oh, and I reject leftist positions because they want to have too much influence and control on the lives of people. Those in control are corrupted by that control. Thus the fewer people with power the better. Power needs to be in the hands of the public. Except the public is too much sheeple. That comes from too much leftist influence. Leftists want – need – sheeple to work. Independance, the position I hold, means you need to take control of your own life.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
There is enough wind and
There is enough wind and wave power in Nova Scotia to power eastern Canada and New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. (It isn't published; just a comment made to me by a local scientist who works in the industry).
I can tell you from personal experience that the wind almost always blows in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. And no one lives here, so you don't have to worry about the NIMBY complex. And the waves never, ever stop, not even for a second.
We can get to the promised land if we invest more money into the low-carbon economy. No one solution fits all. We use wind, wave, solar, and we build massive storage centers for energy to have a steady supply. PHEVs help, and so do depleted oil fields… we pump steam below ground on high wind days, and release it back to the power plants when demand rises, and the wind turbines are barely moving.
Smarter people than you and I are working on dozens of brilliant solutions.
So JR, Gary, Rick… if you don't want join us, then get out of the frakking way.
The potential is incredible. There is a plan now that is seeking funding to use less than one percent of the Sahara Desert as a solar farm. It's expensive, about $450 billion, but using current technology, there would be enough energy produced to power all of Europe, the Middle East, and a sizable chunk of Africa.
And while that might seem expensive, the solar panels will produce as much energy as about 50 nuclear plants, but without all that messy waste and security issues.
If you don't want join us, then get out of the frakking way.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Fantacy world
"There is a plan now that is seeking funding to use less than one percent of the Sahara Desert as a solar farm. It's expensive, about $450 billion, but using current technology, there would be enough energy produced to power all of Europe, the Middle East, and a sizable chunk of Africa."
Perfect, put all the electrical power of Europe in the hands of unstable Muslem countries. I can see it now, they demand more money or they will turn off the power.
The world is not a utopia and we will never get one. You are dreaming if you think this version of civilization can keep going with this change in technology. It won't. The current peace and properity we have experience the last 60 years is because of one thing. Economic growth built using oil. Once that oil goes into terminal decline, there will be jockeying (aka wars) for the remainder. Think musical chairs where not only does a chair get removed (oil depletion) but also more dancers are added to the floor (increased demand).
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Kudos to Bob! It takes balls
Kudos to Bob!
It takes balls to stand up in todays PC world and utter the truth about AGW.
The volt is not about CO2.
It's about saving money and energy independance.
Both serious issues, unlike AGW which is just a political issue.
GM gets it. Others will follow as reality sets in.
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Richard, you might be interested in this examination of the petition, which compares the list of signatories to the authors of the IPCC report in terms of their expertise. The comments contain links to other examinations.
Note that some of the 'signatories' had died before the first version of the petition was circulated in 1998. At least one (Vincent O. Altemose) died four years before the founding of the OISM. Evidently, the OISM has a medium or two on their payroll.
The OISM themselves admit they have a whole 40 climatologists on their list (out of 32,000). Most of the signatories I've seen that have academic qualifications have them in architecture and engineering rather than a more relevant field. How, exactly, is this a team of the world's leading climatologists?
Brian D replied on Permalink
Seems I didn't close the tag earlier.
That's what should have been linked. Do be sure to read the other analyses, especially that of Chris Colose and 5th Estate. The Deltoid thread is another good resource on this, but it's a lot longer.
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insult to the human intelect
So you are saying that these smart people from other areas of science cannot evaluate the evidence themselves? Only climatologists can? The new Priests of this new religion! Recall in the Dark Ages only priests were considered worthy of understanding the faith. Same with AGW, climatologists only ones who can understand it. What an insult to the human intellect
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Ginger Spice and Michael J. Fox are just as qualified to comment on the subject as actual Climatologists. not
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Worlds scientists
First, that Michael J. Fox is a real scientist, that's his name. Second, I find it very contradictory that the AGW dogmatists claim "the world's scientists" accept AGW, and then when non-climatologists who do not accept AGW, such as the 2/3s of geologists at the Norway conference, is shown the "oh they are not qualified to judge it" card is played. So which is it?
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Engineers and Astrophysicists
… are very clever, but I wouldn't want one to do surgery on my mother. I would think that referring to relevant specialists is, well, relevant.
And I would think that gathering up signatures from people who comment freely and enthusiastically on issues outside their area of expertise is either disingenuous or stupid. Call me pedantic.


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If anyone was born to work at the American Museum of Natural History, it is Stephen C. Quinn, who retired this spring after 39 years as an artist in the Department of Exhibition. This past weekend, Quinn was honored with the Garden State Taxidermists Association's Hansen-Schneider Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Byron would die in 1824, fighting for Greece's freedom from the Ottoman Empire.
Hardly an apologist for Vienna, Byron still found these tracts too extreme and in need of censoring.
At any rate, it invites the complaint that Byron made to Wordsworth: "I wish he would explain his Explanation."
That Byron himself had been raised a Scotsman and a Calvinist placed him from birth slightly askew from the ruling British elite.
We can only speculate as to whether Byron would have continued his wanderlust and produced more fine writing.
You remember how Byron speaks of this: "And all went merry as a marriage bell."
Byron had a club foot in his mind, and so Byron is a by-word.
Even Byron and Burns, who did not live as men who desired length of days, died scarcely sooner than their generation.
To be beautiful is so difficult, that even Byron had a club foot with all his genius.
Campbell has it against Byron, that "the poetic temperament is incompatible with matrimonial felicity."


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Pope Benedict XVI called on April 5 for all nations to end the production, stockpiling and use of land mines and cluster bombs. He also expressed his support for programs and measures that "guarantee the necessary assistance to victims of such devastating weapons." He noted that 10 years have passed since the Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty first took effect. Signatories to the treaty agree to ban the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel mines. The Convention on Cluster Munitions, which would similarly prohibit cluster bombs and munitions, was recently adopted and is open for signatories, the pope added. "I wish to encourage countries that still haven't done so to sign without delay." The United States is a signatory to neither treaty.
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Heavy Water: Reef McIntosh and Derek Dunfee On Big Wave Surfing
With the winter surf season quickly approaching us, we took some time to see what a couple of the worlds best big wave surfers have been doing in order to prepare for the 2012/13 winter surf season. It's interesting to note that La Jolla's Derek Dunfee and Hawaiian charger Reef McIntosh are polar opposite in preparation, but always tend to snag the biggest and baddest waves of the day.—JC
TransWorld SURF: What do you to prepare for the big stuff?
Reef McIntosh: I surf the small stuff to prepare for the big stuff. You can prepare as much as you want but I've always found that surfing is the best preparation. It's great to keep your cardio up, do yoga, and all that stuff but I'm not that disciplined and I find that stuff boring.
Derek Dunfee: Last year I worked with a trainer named Rob Garcia and created a handbook of what we did. So this year I've been using that and doing a lot of running, bike riding, and long paddles. I just try to stay super active and get my strength and conditioning up. After seeing a few guys drown, Sion Milosky and Noel Robinson, it freaked me out and made me take these extra steps to be as prepared as I could.
So it's the morning of the first big swell. What's going through your head and what's your routine?
Reef McIntosh: Get up and eat some toast—but no coffee when it's big! When I drink coffee I tend to skitz out and make bad decisions. And I'm not one to paddle out in the dark—I like to watch it for about an hour. Drink water while I'm doing that, stretch, pace around the yard. I like to take a nice paddle out and get in tune with the ocean. I also like to catch a few warm up waves, smaller ones, and get the feel for my big canoe-like board.
Derek Dunfee: I wake up and drink a huge glass of water. After that I'll eat something—I've been into oatmeal lately. Then I'll have a small cup of coffee or shot of espresso. It's kind of a steady buzz and I don't get out of the water feeling nauseous or overly hungry.
So you're warmed up, at the spot, and feeling good. What gets you over the ledge on a big one?
Reef McIntosh: Seeing other people do it. I get psyched to see a guy like Kohl Christensen or Dave Wassel get a good one. It gives you motivation—you definitely feed off the other guys out there. There's an underlying competitiveness out there, that's how it gets pushed to the next level.
Derek Dunfee: First of all, I love to surf. I'll surf twice a day all week so when I do get out in the big stuff and finally get a bomb, I can pop up and be super in tune with my surfing. So I'll just paddle straight to where I want to sit and try not to think too much. It's hard to turn your brain off like that but sometimes I'm feeling so good and in tune with the ocean that it comes easy. That said, I've had days where it was big and perfect but I paddled in because I just wasn't feeling it. I try not to force it.
How do you conquer the fear?
Reef McIntosh: Either you eat shit or get a really good wave. If you eat it and don't die, you're like, 'That wasn't too bad, and I didn't die.' That or you get a bomb and you're like 'That was a bomb, I want a bigger one!' That said, if your inside is telling you 'No, it's too big,' you probably shouldn't go out. Like the first time I surfed Mavericks, I was thinking, 'F—k, I don't even belong out here.' I was lost and following people around kinda clueless. I got four waves though.
Derek Dunfee: It's not something that just happens—it comes with time. I think that's why guys like Nathan Fletcher, Bruce Irons, and Shane Dorian are the best big wave riders in the world—they're all like 5-10 years older than me and super experienced. Anyway, on a big day I'll wake up and I'm kinda nervous but you can't feed into that. I know I've trained mentally and physically for months so I'm like 'I'm ready for it.'
What's the best bit of advice you've got regarding surfing big waves?
Reef McIntosh: Take baby steps and slowly get comfortable in bigger surf. Start at somewhere like Sunset when it's big, then slowly work your way up. Hit a couple outer reefs when it's breaking but not huge. Then, when you're out on a really big day sit way wide in the channel and take it all in nice and slow. There's no rush at all.
Derek Dunfee: Do it for yourself and not to talk about it with other people. Do it because you love it. Train and get ready and understand that it's a lifelong pursuit—you're probably not going to get a big wave for three to five years. Watch how guys do it from the channel and get used to sitting on a ten-foot board.
What spots do you have on your radar for this winter?
Reef McIntosh: Anywhere that's exciting and unpredictable. I like it all; Fiji, Puerto, Off The Wall, Pipe, wherever the waves are exciting. I don't wanna be pigeon holed as a big wave only guy—I like it all.
Derek Dunfee: My main focus is going to be Mavericks and Hawaii. There are a lot of good big-wave spots I want to surf in Hawaii—but really it just depends on what the jet stream is doing where the swells are going. It's really exciting to see the performance level going up, it gets me pumped to go bigger and sit deeper.
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Starting April 23, TouchTunes will feature The X Factor season 2 winner Tate Stevens' self-titled debut album across jukeboxes nationwide.
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On April 23, TouchTunes will kick off a national promotion for award-winning vocalist Michael Bublé's eighth studio album, To Be Loved. Celebrated both for his original material and for reviving classic standards with a modern twist, Bublé is a three-time Grammy Award winner.
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Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the book, Self-Consolidating Concrete: Applying what we Know, by Joseph Daczko, published by CRC Press, 2012. This portion examines the importance of controlling moisture in the aggregate that will be used for producing self-consolidating concrete.
ONE OF THE most common concerns during field production of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is the adequate control of aggregate free moisture. Uncontrolled, excess moisture will increase the water-to-powder ratio, decrease the mixture plastic viscosity and potentially lead to excess fluidity, instability, segregation and bleeding.
Fine aggregate moisture has been found to be stable at levels as high as 6 percent to 8 percent, which could amount to 50 to 70 kg/m3 (85–120 lb/yd3) of water delivered through fine aggregate for a mixture using 850 kg/ m3 (1450 lb/ yd3) of sand. It is therefore critical to have an accurate dayto- day and within day knowledge of moisture contents.
Aggregate storage
To help with this consistency, some producers store aggregates in covered locations so as to minimize the impact of weather changes. The photo on the right shows covered aggregate storage with a misting system used to maintain consistent moisture. The photo page 18 shows an unprotected aggregate stockpile and the application of water through a sprinkler system.
Both producers are attempting to maintain more consistent moisture, but the uncovered system will have a higher degree of variability. Whatever the system in use, one must be aware of the efficacy of that system and plan material monitoring and QC activities accordingly.
Moisture monitoring methods
Various methods and equipment are currently used for the control of moisture contents and can be categorized as either manual or automatic. Manual methods include standard test methods, such as ASTM C 566, "Test Method for Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying," and ASTM C 70, "Standard Test Method for Surface Moisture in Fine Aggregate."
These methods require a technician's effort to test and calculate the moisture content of the aggregates. They can be used when producing SCC as long as significant vigilance is used in monitoring concrete performance. The difficulty with these methods is that the moisture is measured at a single point in time and is assumed to be relatively constant between tests. If potential exists for the moisture content to vary, such as before, during and after a rain storm, a rigorous testing protocol, which would include more frequent moisture and concrete testing, should be in place to ensure consistent performance.
The quality control manual for the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) states that surface moisture content shall be physically tested once a day prior to the first SCC batch, even when moisture probes are in use. If inline moisture meters are not used, both the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and NPCA require that the moisture be manually measured at the beginning of each batching operation and every four hours of continuous batching or at any time a change in moisture content becomes apparent. A very robust mixture should be developed for production facilities that do not use in line moisture meters.
Automatic moisture determination methods include the use of moisture probes in aggregate bins, as well as in the mixing vessel (usually only found in mixers in precast plants). Moisture probes in aggregate bins are generally configured to provide feedback to the batching system which automatically adjusts added batch water to compensate for the aggregate moisture.
According to one study, moisture probes have been shown to be reasonably accurate for fine aggregate but not as accurate for coarse aggregate. The interim guidelines from PCI however, require that moisture probes be capable of measuring changes of 0.5 percent in the moisture content of both coarse and fine aggregates.
Probe calibration
ACI 304 states that moisture probes should be recalibrated to oven dried samples monthly or whenever the slump (workability) of the concrete produced is inconsistent. Studies have suggested that this calibration procedure should be done with great care, in particular when obtaining the sample for oven drying. The sample should be obtained from an area as close to the probe as possible. The use of accurate, well-calibrated aggregate moisture probes provides real-time adjustments during the batching and mixing process, leading to more uniform production.
In a recent quality benchmarking survey, the NRMCA asked producers how often they measure aggregate moisture and how often they calibrate their moisture probes. Eighty-nine percent of the respondents said that they either check the moisture at least daily or use moisture probes. When it came to calibrating the moisture probes, 29 percent said they did it weekly, 29 percent said they did it monthly, 21 percent said they did it quarterly, while 14 percent said they did it annually or greater.
Moisture probes can also be installed in the concrete mixing vessel. These probes determine the moisture content of the concrete mixture once all materials are batched, allowing for trim water addition at the end of the cycle. They can be placed in the mixer either in a fixed position or as a revolving probe attached to the mixing arms.
One published study on mixer moisture probes included an experiment incorporating two different water content measurements. The results showed that the probe location (fixed versus revolving) provided different levels of repeatability and total error in water content prediction with the revolving probe being more precise.
During concrete batching, the measured total water content will change as materials are added. It will also change as the batch is mixed and becomes more homogenous. Accurate moisture measurements with in-line mixer moisture meters can take up to 30-45 seconds after all material is batched for the reading to stabilize.
Stabilization time
It is recommended that the producer discuss this stabilization time with the moisture meter company's technical representative. Not allowing time for this stabilization to occur may lead to inconsistency in the fresh SCC properties. In one published study, data was presented on both high-performance conventional slump and SCC, showing the stabilization time (mixing time required to reach a stable mixer amp reading) as a function of water to cement ratio for mixtures with two different cement contents and two high-range water reducer dosages.
The study showed that mixes with a higher w/c ratio required shorter mixing (stabilization) times than lower w/c mixtures. The graph on page 20 estimates the total water content per cubic meter for the various mixture types reported and plots it against the stabilization time. Regardless of mixture type (SCC or conventional slump) the total water content of a mixture can be used as a relative indication of mixing time required for a given mixer.
A concrete producer developing or producing various SCC mixtures would now realize that an SCC mixture with lower water content will require longer mixing to produce consistent properties. All other things being equal, the more water per unit volume of concrete, the more easily mixed it will be.
The stabilization time can also offer an indication of the overall water content in the mixture and has the potential to be used as a second level determination of the accuracy of moisture measurements prior to the batch being discharged.
If one knows the stabilization time for the mixture being produced, a relatively longer or shorter stabilization time could then be related to lower or higher water content respectively. Although to use this measurement as such, a calibration procedure would have to be conducted to relate stabilization time to various water levels for a given SCC mixture.
Accurate control of aggregate-free moisture is an important part of any plan for producing consistent SCC. When possible, automatic monitoring of moisture contents is recommended when producing SCC mixtures. Also, some producers use both aggregate and in-mixer moisture probes for better control.
Other steps for ensuring robustness of the mixture in terms of minimizing the impact of unaccounted for moisture on fresh properties can also be taken. The use of viscosity modifying admixtures has been shown by numerous researchers to provide robustness to SCC mixtures, as have other mixture proportioning techniques. All of these should be considered as one develops a plant or project specific SCC program.
Joseph Daczko is product manager at BASF Construction Chemicals. For more information and to buy Self-Consolidating Concrete: Applying What we Know, visit http://go.hw.net/SCC-book.
Correcting for Water in Aggregate
Concrete is made of three main materials: aggregate, cement, and water. In automated production environments, these are normally measured by weight.
As the aggregates are stored outside and subject to environmental conditions, their moisture can vary, for example, with sand, between 1 percent and 13 percent. This adds weight to the material being weighed.
This has two effects. First, when you weigh a dose of aggregate, the actual weight of the dry aggregate in the dose is less than required. Second, there is water present in the dose.
The first effect, the low dry weight, can lead to the final yield of the batch being low. Also, the final mix design could be incorrect which, for self-consolidating concrete (SCC) particularly, makes it very difficult to get repeatability in the batches.
The presence of water in the dose means that when you add a fixed quantity of water into the mixer, you actually have too much water in the mix. This means you must increase the cement and SCC admixtures to compensate for the extra water.
By using moisture measurement in the sand and aggregate bins, you can virtually eliminate the effects of this moisture variation. When you weigh the aggregates, you can compensate for the weight of the water in the dose and add the correct quantities of raw materials.
By using a water control solution in the mixer, you can correct for any other variations in the moisture of the mix that can be introduced, for example, when transporting the material from the weighing system to the mixer, and get a very repeatable final product.
Using microwave moisture measurement is the most cost-effective solution for measuring moisture in concrete production environments.
Contributed by Neal Cass, technical sales manager for Hydronix, a manufacturer of moisture measurement products. To see Cass' Spring 2012 ACI Convention presentation, The Effective Use of Moisture Equipment to Control the Water Content During SCC Production, visit www.theconcreteproducer.com.
Abstract submissions for the Fifth North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete are due June 30. The conference takes place May 12-15, 2013, in Chicago.
The event will demonstrate significant results and outcomes of research and practice of SCC, and their benefits for the concrete industry, society, and the environment. It also will encourage a platform to further address challenges and strategies for advancing the use of SCC to promote broader dialogue and greater interaction between SCC researchers and users.
Topics will include chemical admixtures; mix design methodologies and procedures; rheology and workability; formwork pressure, casting, and construction issues; production, quality control, and specifications; and architectural and precast concrete.
The conference is hosted by the Iowa State University Institute for Transportation and Northwestern University's Center for Advanced Cement-based Materials. Visit www.intrans.iastate.edu/events/scc2013.
Web Extra: Spring ACI Convention Presentation: "The Effective Use of Moisture Equipment to Control the Water Content During SCC Production" by Neal Cass, Hydronix technical sales manager, March 2012 (PPT)


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Come celebrate B Revolution Capital, the world's first investment network formed exclusively for B Corporations, businesses which harness the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Revolution Capital provides early-stage debt and equity capital $50,000-$1M to early-stage ventures in their seed or Series A round. To apply, ventures must explicitly and clearly pursue creation of positive social and environmental impacts as a component of a robust and scalable business model.
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News Brief: CMU, Penn State Researchers Awarded $300,000 New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology GrantA team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Bruce and Astrid McWilliams Center for Cosmology and The Pennsylvania State University have been awarded a $300,000 New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology Grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
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The New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology program marks the centenary of the birth of Sir John Templeton, who regarded cosmology and astronomy as exemplary scientific pursuits that have continually expanded humanity's vision of the world.


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Sorry to hit you with two Heidi Montag posts today, but – *points up* – those.
Apparently before leaving Costa Rica, Heidi took time to pose on the beach in a bikini that could barely contain her massive jugs, or she horribly underestimated their ability to take on sea water. I'm of two minds on the subject. That said, I know I should be sick of seeing this chick parade around in swimwear, yet here I am staring like I've never undressed my cousin's Barbies. Just last night. (I need help.)
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Kate Middleton's 10 Best Looks of The Year
As part of National Princess Week, let's celebrate Kate Middleton's year of one fabulous outfit after another!
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As soon as we saw Kate Middleton standing next to her fiancé, Prince William, we all fell in love with her charm and style. Whatever she wore, sold out immediately. Perhaps that's one of the things we like and admire Kate, her ability to mix couture with fast fashion. Some of her favorite stores are the budget friendly Wearhouse and Reiss. Unlike some other celebs (we're talking to you Kelly O) Kate's not afraid to wear something more than once. Kate's proved that it's really not who you wear, but how you wear it.
1. Engagement announcement
When Prince William and Kate announced their engagement to the world on November 16, 2010, we here in the US got our first real look at Kate. Her blue Issa dress sold out in seconds. The rest of prayed for it to be re-stocked or waited for a knock-off to show up.
2. The Royal Wedding
Who didn't get up in the wee hours to watch the couple say, "I do" on April 29, 2011. Kate wore a Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wedding dress that spawned a thousand copies. It was made with ivory and white gazar and combined English Cluny and French Chantilly lace. The scrumptious creation looks a bit like Grace Kelly's regal wedding gown,You can't see it here, but Kate's dress had a nine foot train.
3. 10th Annual Return to Kids (ARK) dinner in London
For their first official event after their wedding, Prince William and Kate attended the 10th Annual Return to Kids (ARK) dinner in London on June 9, 2011. Kate wore a blush pink gown from British designer Jenny Packham. Even though the dress cost $3515, once seen on Kate, it sold out immediately!
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For the couple's first official trip, they visited Canada then hopped over to California. On July 1–Canada Day, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a charming red fascinator with-red maple leaves specially made by Sylvia Fletcher of Lock and Company. She carried an Anya Hindmarch Fan clutch, Albini Square Cut Court shoe in red and the same Reiss Nannette zip frill dress in cream that Kate wore in her official engagement photo.
4. Kate has a day off while visiting Canada
Kate looks stylish when she dress up, and she's one princess who looks fab in jeans. Here she is on her way to Yellowknife in Canada relaxing in J Brand (her fave brand) jeans, Sebago boat shoes and a tucked in button down shirt. We'd like to look this chic in denim.
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Before flying back to the UK, the royal newlyweds spent the weekend in California. Prince William played polo while Kate cheered him on. The tour toured schools and more. At the BAFTAS: Brits to Watchdinner, Kate wore an Alexander McQueen gown paired with Jimmy Choos while she and her husband met JLo, Blake Lively and more of the Hollywood elite for a star-studded evening.
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Selena Gomez is a huge mess right now. She needs to go back to rehab and also stay away from Justin Bieber. She won't do that of course because she feels like she doesn't have a substance abuse problem, even though she does, and for some reason she keeps going back to Justin Bieber. I'm guessing it is because he has good drugs. It certainly can't be for any other reason. Over the weekend Selena hit up a Chelsea Handler concert. She arrived in a car with Orlando Bloom. I doubt either of them picked up the other on the side of the road so this was an arranged thing. They hung out during and after the concert too. If I had to pick a more strange coupling I don't think I could. Orlando has been flying through a series of models to try and catch up with Leonardo DiCaprio's number while Orlando was married. Apparently at one point, Orlando's wife may have been one of Leonardo's number so maybe that is Orlando's inspiration.
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Brevard, N.C. - Due to the threat of inclement weather and windy conditions, the Brevard College softball doubleheader against Belmont Abbey College scheduled for Saturday, February 11th on the BC Softball field has been postponed until Sunday, March 25th.
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Two same-day break-ins unsolved
Both burglaries happened February 17. First, an alarm went off at Poestenkill Town Hall around 7:45 p.m. When Rensselaer County Sheriff's Deputies got there, they found a broken door window pane but nothing was missing.
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Plummer-Vinson syndromePaterson-Kelly syndrome; Sideropenic dysphagia; Esophageal web
Plummer-Vinson syndrome is a condition that can occurs in people with long-term (chronic) iron deficiency anemia. People with this condition have problems swallowing due to small, thin growths of tissue that partially block the upper food pipe (esophagus).
The cause of Plummer-Vinson syndrome is unknown. Genetic factors and a lack of certain nutrients (nutritional deficiencies) may play a role. It is a rare disorder that can be linked to cancers of the esophagus and throat. It is more common in women.
- Difficulty swallowing
- Weakness
Exams and Tests
You may develop skin and nail abnormalities thatyour doctor can see during an exam.
Upper GI series or upper endoscopy may show the abnormal tissue in the food pipe. You may have tests to look for anemia or iron deficiency.
Taking iron supplements may improve the swallowing problems.
If supplements do not help, the web of tissuecan be widened during upper endoscopy. This willallow normal swallowing and passage of food.
Outlook (Prognosis)
People with this conditiongenerally respond to treatment.
Possible Complications
Devices used to stretch the esophagus (dilators) may cause a tear, which leads to bleeding.
Plummer-Vinson syndrome has been linked to esophageal cancer.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- Food gets stuck after you swallow it
- You have severe fatigue and weakness
Gettingenough iron in your diet may prevent this disorder.
Long JD, Orlando RC. Anatomy, histology, embryology, and developmental anomalies of the esophagus. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 41.
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