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Taking Power | Safe and Green Campaign
Taking Power | Safe and Green Campaign: Taking Power
Posted on August 16, 2013
TAKING POWER: An exhibit of photographs of the local anti-nuclear movement by three area photographers. Opening Sept. 6th, First Friday Gallery Walk, at the Elliot Street Cafe, 134 Elliot St., Brattleboro, Vt. Reception 5:30-8:00pm.
Photographers David Shaw of Dummerston, Vt., Cate Woolner of Northfield, Ma., and Lionel Delevingne of Stockbridge, Ma., will exhibit selected photos for the month of September at the Elliot Street Cafe in downtown Brattleboro.
From their successful efforts against Seabrook in the late 1970s to the latest actions to shut down Vermont Yankee just five miles from Brattleboro, local nuclear activists have waged peaceful protest against atomic energy. Click here for details.
Lionel Delevingne | Photojournalist
Lionel Delevingne | Photojournalist
Safety Becomes Victim in Japan's Nuclear Collusion - NYTimes.com
Safety Becomes Victim in Japan's Nuclear Collusion - NYTimes.com
Culture of Complicity Tied to Stricken Nuclear Plant
Low Level Radiation Campaign
The Conversation With Deepak Chopra: Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant on The Conversation: Deepak HomeBase - live streaming video powered by Livestream
The Conversation With Deepak Chopra: Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant on The Conversation: Deepak HomeBase - live streaming video powered by Livestream
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> the stream? It's a bit over half the total. I wonder how much could
> be recovered/ not wasted?
"Rejected energy" is energy that does not do useful work. It is a
gross measure of efficiency. The percentages are 57% waste to 43%
work. Transportation being the most inefficient and electrical
generation following. Electrical efficiency, according to Thomas Casten in 2008, peaked in 1960 in the US and has been falling since 2000. There's quite a lot of that which could be recovered and used
but outdated regulation and infrastructure gets in the way. Casten
says he could do industrial and commercial cogeneration profitably to
a much greater extent with the change of regulations and some laws.
> And then there's all the waste from using a big car to transport one
> person, heating a large leaky building, -- and making weapons, like
> bombs that are gone in an instant and damage someone else's energy
> economy-- to say the least.
These are all issues that this gross analysis does not cover. Amory
Lovins and others talk about 90% of everything going into the dump
after 6 months of use. Second Law Economics could identify many more
opportunities for efficiency without going into the "moral" questions
of SUVs for one, McMansions, and war. We are surrounded by
insurmountable opportunities and, in energy, most of the conversation
is about the magic solar crystal which is too expensive, the bird-
killing eyesore of wind farms, and the putative safety of nuclear
power. Efficiency and waste, resource conservation and elegant
frugality are an afterthought, if mentioned at all.
> Makes you wonder how little we could get by with if we acted
> rationally.
We are not rational creatures though we like to pretend we are.
Fear Dominates Discussions On Nuclear Power : NPR
"I was shocked and disappointed that NPR's Morning Edition gave time to Dr. Robert DuPont "Fear Dominates Discussion on Nuclear Power," this week. His clear message was to label fear of nuclear power as unreasonable, a phobia therefore, and compared it to a fear of flying ..." Lynn Chong.Read More......
NPR Touts Pro-Nuke 'Environmentalists'
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The Big Lie of "Clean" Nuclear
Alec Baldwin: The Big Lie of "Clean" Nuclear
If I told you that the chances that you would get AIDS from one act of unprotected sex with an infected partner were one in a million, would you do it?
Monitoring Radiations site
The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), a government run institute under the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines (DOST), closely monitors the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and provides ....CTBTO Newsroom: "website"
Mainstream media journalists flunk high school physics when reporting on radiation
Mainstream media journalists flunk high school physics when reporting on radiation
Nuclear safety spokesman Hidehiko Nishiyama says the air above the leak contains 1,000 millisiverts of radioactivity.
For starters, even the unit is spelled incorrectly. It's not "millisiverts" but rather "millisieverts." But that's a small issue compared to the bigger one.
Learn more:http://www.naturalnews.com/031935_mainstream_media_millisieverts.html#ixzz1IfF8LRLo
Radiation dose monitoring from Fukushima, Ibaraki and Tochigi Prefectures - Japanese Radiation Monitoring re Fukushima Daiichi
Radiation dose monitoring from Fukushima, Ibaraki and Tochigi Prefectures - Japanese Radiation Monitoring re Fukushima Daiichi
Don't Worry About Radiation in US Milk
KAALtv.com - Experts: Don't Worry About Radiation in US Milk Maybe Radio activity should be listed along with cholesterol etc....so we can decide ???
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IAEA tracks radiation leaks at Japan's crippled plant (Reuters)
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International call against EPR - STOP EPR
International call against EPR - STOP EPR
Because we refuse the perpetuation of nuclear threat on the planet;
Because we deny the French nuclear lobby the right to impose a new reactor on us (French people and the rest of the world);
Because we reject the confusion between state service to the public ("service public d'état") and nuclear lobbying interest;
Because we know this useless investment will end up as a burden on consumers and future generations in France and elsewhere;
Because we want a future made of clean, decentralized, safe and renewable energies;
Together, let's say NO to the EPR, Yes to energy alternatives and let's sign the call
French Designer gloves for japan ?
AREVA is mobilized for Japan - AREVA: "AREVA IS MOBILIZED FOR JAPAN
March 16, 2011
Following the earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan, AREVA is mobilizing its forces to provide support to residents of the affected area and to the rescue workers and personnel working near the Fukushima nuclear plant.
AREVA has chartered a plane that will depart for Japan as soon as possible to deliver 3,000 activated charcoal protective masks, 10,000 overalls and 20,000 gloves. The aircraft will also carry 100 tons of boric acid, a neutron absorber, made available by EDF.
French rescue workers left for Japan early this week with radioactivity detection equipment provided by AREVA's subsidiary, Canberra, specializing in the manufacture of nuclear detection and measurement equipment.
Equipment in AREVA's Tokyo offices has already been made available to the Japanese security teams.
The Group also decided as of Monday to donate one million euros to the Japanese Red Cross.
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Bankers Flee Japan As Nuclear Crisis Worsens At Fukushima
Bankers Flee Japan As Nuclear Crisis Worsens At Fukushima: "'bankers are fleeing Tokyo as Japan's nuclear crisis worsens, scrambling for commercial and charter flights out of the country'"
Panic grips Tokyo, unless you happen to be British
Panic grips Tokyo, unless you happen to be British: "'We are going to Hiroshima because it will be much safer there.'"
Dear Readers,
"Clamshell-TVS.org", the umbrella organization which hosted "THE NO NUKER" has closed due to a lack of funding.
While THE NO NUKER will no longer provide its edited news selection, it will keep all links to resources open, as well as a constant stream of relevant news from all over the world, as offered by GOOGLE.
All past news material are archived here and easily searchable.
No Nukes !
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Bloomberg.com: Germany: "German Nuclear Exit Should Be Reversed, Ministry Taskforce Says
By Patrick Donahue
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The German government should abandon its planned phase-out of nuclear energy to help rein in surging electricity prices and protect the environment, according to proposals drawn up by an energy taskforce under Economy Minister Michael Glos."
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August 5, 2008
Below is a copy of a memo we received today from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning a public meeting in Oswego, New York on August 21, 2008, to discuss the upcoming application for a Construction/Operating License for a new atomic reactor at Nine Mile Point. We hope as many of you as possible will make it to this meeting and let Unistar and the NRC know that New York opposes new reactors!
NIRS is actively working against a similar reactor Unistar has proposed for Maryland. Feel free to contact us if we can provide more information about the NRC's licensing process or anything else.
Michael Mariotte
Executive Director
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
firstname.lastname@example.com; www.nirs.org
July 30, 2008
MEMORANDUM TO: Joseph Colaccino, Chief
EPR Projects Branch
Division of New Reactor Licensing
Office of New Reactors
FROM: Michael A. Canova, Project Manager /RA/ for
EPR Projects Branch
Division of New Reactor Licensing
Office of New Reactors
DATE & TIME: August 21, 2008
6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
LOCATION: SUNY Oswego – Sheldon Hall
7060 Route 104
Oswego, NY 13126
PURPOSE: The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will discuss the role that the NRC will play in the anticipated review of the UniStar's application for a combined license including details of the safety and environmental reviews. A key topic is how and when the public may participate in NRC processes, if so desired. The public is encouraged to ask questions about the NRC's review of the Nine Mile Point Unit 3 combined license application (COLA).
CATEGORY 3: * This is a Category 3 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in this
meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the
CONTACTS: Primary
Michael A. Canova, NRO/DNRL Surinder Arora, NRO/DNRL
301-415-0737 301-415-1421
firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com
*Commission's Policy Statement on AEnhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings@
(67 FR 36920), May 28, 2002
PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include the following members from the Office
of New Reactors (NRO).
J. Colaccino, NRO
M. Canova, NRO
S. Arora, NRO
P. Brandt, NRO
J. Jennings, NRO
L. Rakovan, EDO, et al.
NAME GTesfaye for MCanova JMcLellan JColaccino
Nine Mile Point Unit 3
August 21, 2008
Topic Presenter
6:00 p.m. Open House (Sheldon Hall Lower Lobby) NRC
7:00 p.m. Public Outreach Meeting Begins. (Sheldon Hall
Introductions/Opening Remarks
7:15 p.m. NC Staff Presentations
• NRC: Who We Are And What We Do
• Overview of COLA Review Process
o Safety Review
o Environmental Review
o How the public may participate
• Construction Inspection
7:45 p.m. Open forum for public questions and comments on
NRC processes with regard to Nine Mile Point Unit 3.
9:30 p.m.
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Senator Obama and Senator McCain stand on the issue.
prepared by Alexander Lee/Clamshell Yahoo Group
John McCain has consistently misrepresented Senator Obama's position on nuclear energy and we suspect that he may well do so again today when he discusses the issue in Michigan. Below is information to ensure you have a clear sense of where both Senator Obama and Senator McCain stand on the issue...
Barack Obama supports safe and secure nuclear energy. Nuclear power represents more than 70 percent of our noncarbon generated electricity. It is unlikely that we can meet our aggressive climate goals if we eliminate nuclear power as an option. However, before an expansion of nuclear power is considered, Obama thinks key issues must be addressed including: security of nuclear fuel and waste, waste storage, and proliferation. Barack Obama introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to establish guidelines for tracking, controlling and accounting for spent fuel at nuclear power plants. To prevent international nuclear material from falling into terrorist hands abroad, Obama worked closely with Sen. Dick Lugar (R‐IN) to strengthen international efforts to identify and stop the smuggling of weapons of mass destruction. As president, Obama will make safeguarding nuclear material both abroad and in the U.S. atop anti‐terrorism priority. In terms of waste storage, Obama does not believe that Yucca Mountain is a suitable site. He will lead federal efforts to look for safe, long‐term disposal solutions based on objective, scientific analysis. In the meantime, Obama will develop requirements to ensure that the waste stored at current reactor sites is contained using the most advanced dry‐cask storage technology available.
Annenberg/UPenn Factcheck.org: "The McCain Ad Also Portrays Obama As Saying 'No' To Nuclear" And That's "False." Factcheck.org wrote, "The McCain ad also portrays Obama as saying 'no to clean, safe, nuclear energy.' That's false. Obama has said he's open to building new nuclear plants if they are clean and safe. As we noted in a recent article, McCain bases his claim on a partial quote from Obama from a town hall meeting in Newton, Iowa, on Dec. 30, 2007. Obama had been asked whether he was 'truly comfortable' with the safety of nuclear power. Obama, Dec. 30, 2007: 'I start off with the premise that nuclear energy is not optimal. ... I am not a nuclear energy proponent.' If that was all Obama said it would not make him an opponent of nuclear power, of course. It would make him 'Dr. Maybe,' but not 'Dr. No.' And In fact, Obama went on to say later in the same response: Obama, Dec. 30, 2007: 'There is no perfect energy source. Everything has some problems right now. We haven't found it yet. Now I trust in our ingenuity. ... I have not ruled out nuclear as part of that [$150 billion proposed energy research] package, but only so far as it is clean and safe.' Furthermore, the energy plan Obama released in October 2007 said: 'It is unlikely that we can meet our aggressive climate goals if we eliminate nuclear power from the table.'… It's inaccurate to cast Obama as an opponent, and McCain goes too far when he portrays Obama as saying 'no' to nuclear." [Factcheck.org, 6/26/08
Obama position on Nuclear power: Nuclear power represents more than 70 percent of our noncarbon generated electricity. It is unlikely that we can meet our aggressive climate goals if we eliminate nuclear power from the table. However, there is no future for expanded nuclear without first addressing four key issues: public right-to-know, security of nuclear fuel and waste, waste storage, and proliferation. Barack Obama introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to establish guidelines for tracking, controlling and accounting for spent fuel at nuclear power plants. To prevent international nuclear material from falling into terrorist hands abroad, Obama worked closely with Sen. Dick Lugar (R – IN) to strengthen international efforts to identify and stop the smuggling of weapons of mass destruction. As president, Obama will make safeguarding nuclear material both abroad and in the U.S. a top anti-terrorism priority. Obama will also lead federal efforts to look for a safe, long-term disposal solution based on objective, scientific analysis. In the meantime, Obama will develop requirements to ensure that the waste stored at current reactor sites is contained using the most advanced dry-cask storage technology available. Barack Obama believes that Yucca Mountain is not an option. Our government has spent billions of dollars on Yucca Mountain, and yet there are still significant questions about whether nuclear waste can be safely stored there. [http://www.barackobama.com/issues/pdf/EnergyFactSheet.pdf]
· Obama: Nuclear Power Isn't A Panacea But We Should Invest In R&D To See If We Can Store It Safely Since It Doesn't Emit Greenhouse Gasses. Obama said, "I've said this before, I don't think that nuclear power is a panacea. But I also think that given that it doesn't emit greenhouse gases, for us to invest some R&D into seeing whether we can store nuclear waste safely, or reuse it. These are all areas where the market interacting with a clear set of rules by the federal government and billions of dollars devoted to research and development can, I think, trigger the kind of economic growth that we haven't seen in this country for a long time." [Obama Remarks, 6/20/08
· Obama Said We Have To Look At Nuclear And It Can Be An Effective Option If We Figure Out The Storage And Safety Issues. Obama said on Meet The Press, "I think we do have to look at nuclear, and what we've got to figure out is can we store the material properly? Can we make sure that they're secure? Can we deal with the expense? Because the problem is, is that a lot of our nuclear industry, it reinvents the wheel. Each nuclear power plant that is proposed has a new design, has--it, it has all kinds of changes, there are all sorts of cost overruns. So it has not been an effective option. That doesn't mean that it can't be an effective option, but we're going to have to figure out storage and safety issues. And my attitude when it comes to energy is there's no silver bullet. We've got to be--we've, we've got to look at every possible option." [Meet The Press, 5/4/08
· Obama Said He Would Explore Safer Ways To Use Nuclear Power And Accelerate Research Into Technologies That Safe Storage Technologies. "We will also explore safer ways to use nuclear power, which right now accounts for more than 70% of our non-carbon generated electricity. We should accelerate research into technologies that will allow for the safe, secure treatment of nuclear waste. As President, I'll continue the work I began in the Senate to ensure that all nuclear material is stored, secured and accounted for - both at home and around the world. There should be no short cuts or regulatory loopholes - period." [Speech On Clean Energy Future, 10/3/07]
· Obama: We Can't Take Nuclear Power Off The Table. Obama said, "I don't think that we can take nuclear power off the table. What we have to make sure of is that we have the capacity to store it properly and safely, and that we reduce whatever threats might come from terrorism. And if we can do that in a technologically sound way, then we should pursue it. If we can't, we should not. But there is no magic bullet on energy. We're going to have to look at all the various options to reduce greenhouse gases and to put us on a path to energy independence." [Democratic Debate, 9/26/07
· Obama Contrasted With Edwards, Said We Should Explore Nuclear Power As Part Of The Energy Mix. After John Edwards said he opposed nuclear plants, Obama said, "I actually think that we should explore nuclear power as part of the energy mix. There are no silver bullets to this issue. We have to develop solar. I have proposed drastically increasing fuel efficiency standards on cars, an aggressive cap on the amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted. But we're going to have to try a series of different approaches." [Youtube Debate, 8/13/07
· Edwards Attacked Obama For Being "Open To The Possibility Of Additional Power Plants" And Obama Defended Himself Saying That The Country Should "Create A Menu Of Energy Options." Edwards "added that, unlike Senator Obama and Senator Clinton, he is completely opposed to the building of more nuclear power plants—a point he so often makes when addressing voters on the campaign trail. Edwards said that Obama is 'open to the possibility of additional power plants' and that Clinton has said she is 'agnostic' on the subject. Obama defended himself, saying that he has long been a critic of Yucca Mountain, yet added that the country should "create a menu of energy options" in handling the storage of nuclear waste and 'see where the science and the technology and the entrepreneurship of the American people take us.'" [Fox News, 1/17/08
· NYT: Edwards "Eagerly Pointed Out" That A Difference Between Him And Obama Was That Obama Has Been Supportive Of Building More Nuclear Power Plants. "Mr. Edwards also eagerly pointed out a difference between himself and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois: Nuclear power. 'I'm very strongly against building any more nuclear power plants,' Mr. Edwards said. 'I think it is an inviting terrorist target. I'm against it. I think Senator Obama has in the past been supportive of building more nuclear power plants,' he continued. 'We just have a difference on that issue -– and that's an issue that people should be aware of.'" [New York Times, 12/16/07
McCain Claims on Job Creation Unrealistic: McCain claimed that his plan to build 45 new nuclear plants will create 700,000 jobs, a claim that has no basis in fact. In order for that to be case, each plant would have to create 15,556 unique jobs (meaning no construction workers from one plant would be used to help build others). Even the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nuclear industry's trade association isn't that bullish on nuclear plants. They say the average nuclear plant.
· employs 1,400 to 1,800 people during construction (with peak employment as high as 2,400)
· employs 400 to 700 people long-term, at salaries typically substantially higher than the average salaries in the local area.
· creates economic activity that generates 400 to 700 additional jobs locally
· Total jobs per plant (2,200-3,800)
Even under this rosy industry-created scenario, McCain's math is not even in the ballpark. [http://www.nei.org/keyissues/newnuclearplants/economicbenefitsofnewnuclearplants/]
McCain Has Consistently Voted to Approve Yucca Mountain As A Nuclear Waste Dump Site. In 2002, John McCain voted to approve a site at Yucca Mountain as a repository for nuclear and radioactive waste. After the vote, McCain said that storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain would answer "one of the most important environmental, health and public safety issues for the American people." In 2000, McCain voted to override the presidential veto of legislation that would establish a permanent nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. In 1997, McCain similarly voted to establish a repository at the Mountain. McCain voted yes on a similar bill in 1996. [2002 Senate Vote #167, 7/9/2002; The Arizona Republic, 7/10/2002; 2000 Senate Vote #88, 5/2/2000; 1998 Senate Vote #148, 6/2/1998; 1997 Senate Vote #42, 4/15/1997; 1996 Senate Vote #259, 7/31/1996; 1996 Senate Vote #256, 7/31/1996]
McCain: "I Am For Yucca Mountain." The Las Vegas Sun reported that in 2007 McCain told the Deseret News, "I am for Yucca Mountain. I'm for storage facilities. It's a lot better than sitting outside power plants all over America." [Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas, NV), 5/28/08]
McCain: "I Believe That Yucca Mountain Is A Suitable Place For Storage." At a campaign event in Springfield, Pennsylvania, McCain said, "I believe that Yucca Mountain is a suitable place for storage and I know that there's controversy about it and lawsuits and all that. But shouldn't America, a country as smart and as wise as we are, be able to find a place to store spent fuel?" [CNN Live Feed (Springfield, PA), 3/14/08]
McCain Senior Adviser Holtz-Eakin Called Political Opposition To Yucca Mountain "Harmful To the U.S. Interests." "McCain criticized both Democrats for their opposition to Yucca Mountain. 'The political opposition to the Yucca Mountain storage facility is harmful to the U.S. interest and the facility should be completed, opened and utilized,' McCain adviser Holtz-Eakin said." [Reuters, 5/6/08]
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Plutonium leak at our Vienna laboratory, IAEA confirms
Plutonium leak at our Vienna laboratory, IAEA confirms - Yahoo! News
VIENNA (AFP) - Plutonium leaked overnight in an ageing laboratory operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) near Vienna, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Sunday.
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WCSH6.com | Portland, ME |: "Republican presidential candidate John McCain says the long-dormant Seabrook (New Hampshire) Unit 2 may fit into his plan for 45 additional nuclear power plants in nation in the next two decades."
100 employees contaminated at France nuclear site
100 employees contaminated at France nuclear site - USATODAY.com: "PARIS (AP) — Radioactive particles spewed from a pipe at a French nuclear reactor on Wednesday, slightly contaminating 100 employees, a spokeswoman for the national electric company said."
Nuclear "Renaissance" Dismissed as a "Carefully Fabricated Illusion" |
Nuclear "Renaissance" Dismissed as a "Carefully Fabricated Illusion" | Center for Media and Democracy
Asked why people like Patrick Moore and Stewart Brand, who made their name as environmentalists are now nuclear power advocates, the highly regarded energy efficiency analyst Amory Lovins was blunt: "I think they haven't done their homework. And I keep asking for their analysis and not getting it, because I don't think they have one." Nuclear power, he argues, is no solution to global warming. "If you buy more nuclear plants, you're going to get about two to ten times less climate solution per dollar, and you'll get it about twenty to forty times slower" than efficient use of electricity, renewables and micropower, he said. Lovins is also dismissive of claims that a "nuclear renaissance" is sweeping the world. "It's a very carefully fabricated illusion. And the reason it isn't happening is there are no buyers. That is, Wall Street is not putting a penny of private capital into the industry, despite 100-plus percent subsidies," he told Amy Goodman.
Anti-Nuclear Advocates Receive JBL Awards from Tides Foundation
Anti-Nuclear Advocates Receive JBL Awards from Tides Foundation | News Room | Tides: "'As the nation and the world struggle to reduce green house gas emissions in an effort to slow climate change, and to find alternatives to fossil fuel energy sources, nuclear power is back on the table as a viable energy option,' said Drummond Pike, CEO and founder, Tides. 'However, nuclear power remains a dangerous and flawed solution. From the mining of uranium to storage of spent fuel, it creates an unacceptable chain of destruction and risk. Glenn Carroll, Paul Gunter, and Arjun Makhijani are working to halt nuclear energy production and to call attention to its abuses and dangers; and we are so pleased to honor them with the JBL Award.'"
Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum
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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NETWORK from Ken Bossong
On July 31, our colleague - the Sustainable Energy Coalition – will be hosting the 11th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum in the Cannon Office Building of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC. The event is being co-sponsored by Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses.
The day-long program, which is free and open to the public, will bring together nearly 50 exhibitors representing the cross-section of sustainable energy technologies. A morning news conference with Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives as well as a series of afternoon speakers will address the status, economics, benefits, and near-term potential of sustainable energy technologies to address rising energy prices, increased reliance on energy imports, and climate change.
We are therefore writing to you for three reasons:
First, if you plan to be in the Washington DC area on Thursday - July 31, we invite and encourage you to attend the EXPO. No RSVP is required.
Second, we would welcome your sharing information about this event with any, and all, members of the news media, businesses, non-profit organizations, students, or other interested members of the general public. A flier describing the EXPO is attached; please feel free to forward it to any contacts you may have.
Third – and perhaps most importantly – we would like to request your assistance in encouraging Members of Congress and their staff to attend this event.
As you know, Congress currently is considering a range of energy-related issues including climate change legislation, annual appropriations bills, initiatives to extend the renewable energy and energy efficiency production tax and investment tax credits, and proposals to expand domestic oil & gas drilling plus new incentives for fossil fuels and nuclear power. We believe the EXPO offers an unparalleled opportunity for sustainable energy advocates to educate Members of Congress about the role of sustainable energy technologies and the policy options that would affect their development.
However, as a first step, it is necessary to get the Members and their staff to attend the EXPO. And inasmuch as most Members try to be responsive to their constituents, we hope that you would be willing to telephone, e-mail, or fax a request to your congressional delegation and encourage their attendance.
Accordingly, we have attached a suggested letter for your use. Feel free to personalize it with your own letterhead and/or name and to edit the text to highlight any policy issues you would like to stress.
If you wish to telephone your congressional delegation, the main switchboard number for the U.S. Capitol is 202-224-3121.
If you wish to e-mail or fax your Senators and/or Representatives, you can find their contact information by going to either www.house.gov or www.senate.gov. (We advise against mailing letters since there is a one or two week security delay in delivering "snail mail.")
Thank you very much for any assistance you may be able to give in helping to spread the word about the 11th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum.
NOTE: Additional details about the EXPO can be found at www.sustainableenergycoalition.org.
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Let's look forward to this years meeting. But posts may be erratic
This is when many of your neuros get clued up for treatments available to you.
They may have some R n R too, but they also use this time to reflect, to set up new collaborations and discuss new ideas.
However, as the treatment options get bigger the competition gets stronger. I suspect the red queen will be hard at work (Pharma spending more to remain in the same spot) and there are record numbers of bits of work being presented.
Are there any highlights that you want to know about? -As we can't be in different places at the same time.
Phase I stem cell trials maybe? or the stuff that the companies are doing....However, they have been sending out press releases already, so we know what's coming from them.


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- Soak beans overnight. Rinse and drain.
- Place in a large pot and cover with fresh water. Bring to a boil, then drop to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove from heat then rinse and drain again.
- Place beans in bean pot or dutch oven. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover tightly and place in an oven preheated to 225 F.
- Bake for 5 1/2 hours. Then remove lid and stir. Add water if necessary, then bake for another half hour with the lid off.
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Old Fashioned Maple Baked Beans and 16 Great Recipes for Grilling and BBQs
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Oh man, I love baked beans. One of my favorite barbecue dishes! The hubby hates them, so I usually only get to eat them when we are out at barbecues. These ones look delicious, I wish I had some right now! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
I hated them for most of my life. The idea of sweet beans weirded me out! I know that is crazy coming from my sweet tooth... but I got over it and now I love them! These are fun because they have so little tomato in them and I love the creamy color!Delete
Perfect time of year to try some new BBQ recipes. YumReplyDeleteReplies
Mmmmmmhmmm! Don't they look yummy?Delete
These baked beans sound so yummy. The maple syrup and molasses are a great combination.ReplyDeleteReplies
They really have great flavor and I loved that the color wasn't as red as I am used to.Delete
I hardly did any grilling last year and have vowed to do much more this year. These look like some great recipes to try. I love pork so may try that pork loin recipe!ReplyDeleteReplies
The pork loin one is REALLY good! I hope you enjoy it. We go through phases where we grill everything and then we'll go a month without grilling. It is always fun to have something on the grill though!Delete
I love baked beans and all these sides with grilled meat. I think I like all food!!!ReplyDelete
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Me too, Linda! Almost to a fault!Delete
Hi Carlee, Absolutely love your great-grandma's bean pot. The beans look fantastic ...Canadian bacon,eh? Glad you enjoyed them ...thanks for sharing and thanks for a terrific round-up of grilled foods!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yah, Canadian bacon! Heehee! I don't think I know how to type in Canadian ;-) Thank you!Delete
I pinned this as well!! Yummy!ReplyDelete
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for Recipes and Crafts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
I love baked beans and they are the perfect side for summer grilling.ReplyDelete
Thanks Carlee for sharing all of your awesome recipes each week and Cooking and Crafting with J & J. :)
Enjoy the end of the week and weekend.
They are a perfect side for BBQs aren't they? Thanks so much, Julie!Delete
I have a bean pot, too, I've been meaning to use! What a wonderful thing to have your Great Grandma's!ReplyDelete
They look delish!
It definitely takes some time to do them that way, but it was a lot of fun!Delete
We love baked beans at our house and this recipe sounds divine!! Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, they really are quite good!Delete
A great collection of grilling sides, they all look delicious! Hope you have a very special Fathers Day Weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Miz Helen! We actually hosted a grilling competition yesterday, it was a blast! I hope you are having a great weekend as well.Delete
Sounds delicious! I know my husband will love this! Stumbled to make after our cleanse is over! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh my! This will be especially delicious after a cleanse!Delete
One of the great foods of summer is some really good baked beans!! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday. This recipe sounds delicious. If I break out the bean pot, it's going to definitely be good!ReplyDeleteReplies
I loved the nostalgia of using the bean pot. I also wanted them to be something a little different if I was going to go through the effort. These were worth it! I hope you love them if you give them a try.Delete
That is neat that you have your grandmothers pot and your brother making the bacon! I bet those were some amazing beans.😋ReplyDeleteReplies
I am definitely lucky! Though neither was necessary, both helped add that little extra secret ingredient of love to the recipe!Delete


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Veteran's Day
Veteran's Day is a day to remember and thank those who have served in any branch of the military for our country. My father is one of them.
The picture above is of my father now and the picture below is when he was in the Air Force. He sent this picture home to his mom when it was taken. My Aunt sent it back to him when his mom passed away some years ago. Of course he served many years ago, I am still very proud to call him my father. I care for my father now that he is getting older and I love to hear his stories from when he was in the Air Force.
I want to thank every man and woman who has taken the risk of standing up for our country. These are very brave people. Please take a moment today to remember those who have passed and to thank those who are still among us. They made the biggest sacrifice by serving our country. They deserve our respect.
So on this day, I say Thank you to every man and woman who has served our country.
I would love to see people you know that have served our country or to hear your stories. I hope everyone has a wonderful Veteran's Day.
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Hartbeespoort Dam is an attractive destination for leisure seekers from Johannesburg and Pretoria who want to invest in holiday homes as weekend getaways and for a growing number of rural-urban commuters seeking a more secured country existence. "The North West Province" is the top performer, showing the highest real rate of Gross Geographic Product (GGP) growth, measuring 5,4% during 1999/2000." (DRI-WEFA 2000 Regional Focus). Hartbeespoort Dam's total sales turnover for residential properties increased from R171.2 million in 1999 to a staggering R1.13billion in 2004. The property market in Hartbeespoort Dam caters for all tastes and budgets.
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Giles Tremlett and Richard Wray
London Guardian
Friday, May 14th, 2010
French president Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to pull his country out of the euro if other EU countries, especially Germany, did not agree to help rescue debt-laden Greece.
The French president made his startling threat at a Brussels summit of EU leaders last Friday, at which the deal to bail out Greece was agreed, according to a report in El País newspaper quoting Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Zapatero revealed details of the French threat at a closed-doors meeting of leaders from his Spanish socialist party on Wednesday.
Sarkozy demanded "a compromise from everyone to support Greece … or France would reconsider its position in the euro," according to one source cited by El País.


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Milwaukee shooting
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Authorities say two people have died in a shooting in Milwaukee. WTMJ-TV reports the shooting happened about 9 a.m. Monday on the city's south side. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office says it's responding to the scene on a report of two adult victims.
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For the U.S. Census Bureau, the Big Day has arrived.
That's because today the questionnaire for the 2010 census goes into the mail - theoretically, to every household in America.
"It's really exciting. We've been going all out for this," said Julie Meister, manager of the census office in Toledo.
The census, required by the Constitution to be done at least once every 10 years, is the nation's most comprehensive attempt to count each of its citizens. Every household receiving a census form is required to fill it out and mail it back.
Those who don't are subject to a visit from a census worker, called an "enumerator," whose job is to collect the information belatedly from April through July.
The Census Bureau has sent a notice to every household that the form will arrive soon. That was done so people wouldn't think their census questionnaire was junk mail, said John Willse, a Census Bureau spokesman in Cleveland.
"The census is not a sampling. It's as accurate a count as possible," he said.
The census results are used to determine not just a state's congressional representation but also the distribution of more than $400 billion in federal funds to such recipients as hospitals, job training centers, schools, public works projects, and emergency services providers.
At 10 this morning, the Toledo-Lucas County Complete Count Committee, a census advocacy group, will hold a news conference at the Chester Zablocki Senior Center, 3015 Lagrange St., at which Mayor Mike Bell will be presented with an oversized census questionnaire.
The presentation is intended to point up the census' importance to the community, said Margarita
De Leon, a partnership specialist with the Census Bureau.
"Our mission is to make sure every resident in our community is counted. We have been meeting monthly since the fall, doing events across the community, sharing with everybody the importance of being counted in our census," she explained.
The simplified form for the 2010 census is a departure from past practice, Mr. Willse said.
"It's the simplest form the census has ever had," he explained.
"It's only 10 questions long and there's no personal information asked such as a Social Security number or credit information."
Indeed, Nadia Fadel-Bazzi, who manages the Dearborn, Mich., census office, said she uses the shortness and simplicity of the form as a selling point when speaking to groups.
"I say, it's '10 minutes for 10 questions,'•" said Ms. Fadel-Bazzi, whose office oversees the census in Monroe and Lenawee counties.
Census questionnaire answers are strictly confidential. The Census Bureau cannot share them with anyone, including police and other federal agencies.
Resident college students, such as those at the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University, will be included in the census for each of those cities even if their family homes are elsewhere, Mr. Willse said.
On the other hand, "snowbirds" wintering, say, in Florida will not be counted as residents of the Sunshine State, he added.
Ohio will have about 25,000 enumerators visiting households that fail to return a questionnaire.
About 1,200 of these are expected to work out of the Toledo office.
The exact number needed depends on the return rate. In 2000, the national return rate was 67 percent; Ohio's was 70 percent, Mr. Willse said.
Households that return a questionnaire save the federal government big money.
The cost of sending an enumerator to an address is about $25.
"We can save $85 million to $90 million for every 1 percent we increase the mail-back rate," Mr. Willse said.
"That's the cost of having to send people out. So if you don't want someone to knock on your door, mail it back."
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Burnley Rugby Club were recently awarded the prestigious Whistler Trophy from the Manchester Referees Society when they were.
The winner is chosen in a secret ballot by members of the society, taking into account the best match day experience to referees in terms of hospitality, facilities and player discipline.
This Sunday the juniors host a summer get together from 10 a.m. for 6-13-year-olds boys or girls, with all welcome to attend.


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Five children are placed into the care of a childless couple when their mentally unstable mother (Sarah Jessica Parker) is institutionalised. The children experience warmth and love for the first time in their short lives, and they begin to reciprocate the love they have been shown. However, their real mother, far from cured, decides that she wants them back and the children end up in the middle of a tug-of-love.


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Boy, 15, jailed for raping five-year-old brother and four-year-old sister
A SICKO teenager who raped his five-year-old brother and four-year-old sister has been caged.
The warped 15-year-old, who cannot be named, admitted the offences ahead of a trial.
A court heard his little sister told their mum about her ordeal on the way home from school.
She told police of her vile brother's "disgusting and yucky" crimes.
The mum wept in Liverpool Crown Court's public gallery as the boy was jailed today for four years and nine months.
Sentencing the weeping teen, Judge Steven Everett said: "One can only hope because they are so young the memory will fade.
"This was a terrible thing. Despite all your difficulties at 13 or 14, and no doubt all of the difficulties of growing up, in terms of hormones and sexual approach of a teenager, you would have known that what you did was wrong.
"This is I suppose a real classic example of what sadly happens when one person within a family commits offences on other family members. It just tears the family apart.
"One can only have huge sympathy for your mum. How does she deal with this?
"It's highly unlikely in truth that you will ever see your siblings again."
"This is I suppose a real classic example of what sadly happens when one person within a family commits offences on other family members. It just tears the family apart"Judge Steven Everett
The court heard the youth initially denied the rapes when his mum confronted him in their Merseyside home.
Charlotte Kenny, defending, said: "He protested his innocence. When they got home, he was seen to punch the wall in anger.
"His mum details how her family changed forever following that disclosure."
Andrew McInnes, defending, said the teenager had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, "conduct disorder" and "substance abuse disorder".
He added: "He has found it difficult to comprehend the implications of what he has done."


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Did you know that most schools' schedules in the 21st century closely mirror those from schools in the early 19th century? In spite of the significant changes in the world and the vast amount of research conducted on educational best practices in the last 200 years, modern schools still rely on an outdated and, in many cases, ineffective scheduling model.
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Atiku, the unbowed northern star
So, the magic year 2019 is already here, not any longer in the distant horizon beckoning to all and sundry. The gladiators are rehearsing. Buhari is ready to go. He is only waiting for the INEC whistle. His body language says it. He already dropped the hint and estranged Bola Tinubu has suddenly become an ally, a member of presidential delegation and "our" leader, not for now "one of the leaders" of the APC. This was after Tinubu himself had read the handwriting on the wall and threateningly dashed to Akure, touching base to pay homage to his own leader in Ondo State, the birth place of progressive politics in Nigeria, but South West in particular, the conclave against which he himself had rebelled and had estranged himself since 2003.
It was in the midst of these permutations and calculations that Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President quit the ruling APC, and in his own words, was "back home" as the prodigal son in the PDP. His exit from the APC was predictable. What with his outcry of loss of reckoning in the APC; what with insults from loquacious and impudent El-Rufai with nobody seemingly capable of calling him to order; and what with Atiku's consequent strident criticisms of the President. All along, Atiku himself has left no one in doubt that he has been warming up, showing that he is ready for the mantle of leadership at the highest level, of being the President.
Since he exited from APC, the political temperature of the land has changed because of his stature. The stakes have been raised really high. There can be no sitting on the fence in matters concerning Atiku. For someone of his stature socially, business-wise, and politically, there are those who are fiercely loyal to him: who will say no evil and hear no evil about him. But there are equally those who cannot stand him, arguing that he and President Olusegun Obasanjo had a very serious disagreement on the treasury and political struggle which is documented in OBJ's book, My Watch. And so, the demonization and debriefing of one who wished to be king by his adversaries have begun in full swing.
I want to believe that Atiku is aware of the missiles being thrown at him in the social media, about the U.S. Senate probe report on money wired to his wife, Jennifer. He does not appear to place much count on the report, especially as much of it had to do with American University to buy the institution's licence and have its chatter for his own university in Yola. His wife was not tried in the United States. Although he has been refused visa to America, the U.S. Justice Department is reported to have said there are no records of any case pending against him in their courts. Jennifer herself was home in Nigeria at some point to go to the Law School. Atiku himself has gone on to contest for the Presidency since the bitter and open fight between him and Obasanjo who removed him as Vice President until the court overturned it. He contested for the Presidency in 2007; he did again in 2011. There was no Daboh to Tarka him with an affidavit all of that time.
Lately, in defence of his integrity, he has had to say confidently: "On the issue of corruption, I have challenged anyone, anywhere, who has any evidence of corruption against me to come forward. I'm sure they would have combed everywhere trying to find anything incriminating against me, but they have not found it, or they are still searching."
The Buhari handlers too are not taking things for granted. They have come out with accomplishment comparison between Buhari and Atiku, the goodies Buhari has brought to the people of North East within two years and what Atiku brought to the same zone his primary constituency in long eight years of his stewardship as the Vice-President. Their conclusion is that Atiku was in government only to serve himself. Their listing accomplished goes as follows: American University of Nigeria; AUN Hotels; ABTI Printing Press; ABTI Schools; Gotel radio/FM/TV; Rigo Gado Animal Feeds and Atiku Farms.
For Buhari the long list captioned 'Buhari's 2+ Years presidency in North East' reads: Reconstruction of Gombe-Yola Road—ongoing; Rehabilitation of Bauchi-Gombe road—ongoing; Completion of Kano-Maiduguri Expressway—ongoing; Reconstruction of Numan-Jalingo road—contract awarded; Rehabilitation of Mayo Belwa-Toungo Road—contract awarded; Mambila Plateau Hydro-Electric Dam—Fund sourced; work to commence after 35 years of conception; North-East Development Commission—Bill signed into law/fund provided in the 2017 budget; Defeat of Boko haram and gradual return of IDPs to their communities; The return of the search for oil in Bauchi and Lake Chad. These are not all.
The list of the sterling performance continues with appointments: Chief of Staff to the President –North East; Chief of Army Staff, North East; Chief of Air Staff, North-East; National Security Adviser, North-East; SSA Domestic Affairs—North-East; Comptroller-General Customs—North-East; SGF—North East; GMD, NNPC—North East; INEC Chairman, North East; MD, AMCON—North East; Chairman, National Insurance Commission—North East; EFCC Chairman, North East; DG, NOA—North East; MD, FAAN—North East; and DG, ASCON—North East.
The conclusion of the Buhari men is "Be the judge and let's shame the wailers." And for Atiku, their conclusion is "Atiku has done great with these his personal investments."
I have gone this length to show the odds Atiku is up against. It is to show that determined as Atiku may be to reach the pinnacle of his political career, he has daunting challenges to surmount. He will require a strong, bold, knowledgeable, quick witted and articulate media men to begin first with his image polishing—a Lai Mohammed, for example, who would say setting up of schools and universities are more important than building roads, because it is universities and polytechnics that produce architects, engineers and technical hands that design, build roads and maintain them. It is they who would determine the needs of Mambila Hydro-Electric Dam. It is products of schools and universities who would run financial institutions and raise funds for the Mambila hydro-Electric Dam.
He would need a man who would argue that payment of school fees is to engender quality education. It is only right that fees are paid in token compensation for the efforts of the university that imparts knowledge in line with the Law of Balance. A Lai Mohammed would argue that North East zone more than any other, particularly Borno State, requires all efforts to expand educational opportunities, for they lag too far behind. Atiku will need a Lai Mohammed who would say the list has only proven clearly the charges of provincialism against Buhari and that Atiku transcends the narrowness of horizon, a serious charge that has come strikingly from no less a personality than Prof. Ben Nwabueze.
A Lai Mohammed would tell you that Atiku is one who has genuine friends all over the country and he is the most prepared for the Presidency of all his contemporaries, who has commissioned and has had papers prepared for him on every subject imaginable under the Nigerian sun. He will need a Lai Mohammed who would say it a good tree with sweet fruits that receives the most and unrelenting stones from every passerby. A Lai Mohammed that would speak with conviction, consistency and vehemence; who would say, by the way, Atiku was never a President. A Lai Mohammed that would be in his elements saddled with such a task! Fortunately, like Bola Tinubu, Atiku is known to be a gifted head hunter.
He will need the likes of Babatunde Fashola, known for clear-headedness, deep thinking, who has eyes for details, one who is known for homework and preparation, who has a keen sense of public duty and matchless application to work, as well as the language and dignified carriage to convey clear messages. He needs a Shehu Sani who will say it the way it is and who is a respected leader of youths, some of the disciples of Balarabe Musa in terms of principle, integrity and wholesomeness. He will need an Osita Chidoka, a dashing and exceedingly eloquent young man to crisscross the land talking how liberal minded he is. Atiku must be seeing keeping the company of visibly credible people in the public eye, a Bishop Kukah, an Oby Ezekwesili; a GG Darah, a Pat Utomi, a Charles Soludo, a Peter Obi, an Onyeama Ugochukwu as examples, to mention just a few. They are all over the place. In the South-West he knows the consistent political establishment to convince. There is, of course, the triumvirate of the national establishment comprising Obasanjo, Babangida and Abubakar Abdulsalam he has to convince. Pray if Obasanjo would not be the hard nut to crack and be his albatross.
Realising the power of the ballot paper, Buhari himself has tamed his temper and moderated his brash pronouncement. Stormy petrel Junaid Mohammed has said Buhari is the man to beat, the same refrain that first came from El-Rufai who has a twin brother in Shettima in Maiduguri. And Orji Kalu has said if Buhari refuses to contest he and his unnamed crowd would force him. Dave Umahi, a governor on the platform of PDP has already sent 2, 000 bags of rice and 2, 000 tubers of yam to Buhari, the cargo of which the President said he was sending to Daura. He did not stop at that. Umahi has asked legislators from his state to always give support to whatever program of the President that might require legislative nod. Eze Eberechi Dick, speaking for traditional leaders in the East, said to Buhari on the occasion of the visit to Ebonyi State, "You are a great leader. We love you so much. We are solidly behind you." To prove it Buhari was given the chieftaincy title of Ochioha Ndigbo, translated to mean "Leader of Igbo People."
These are what Atiku is up against. Aside from his proverbial integrity, Buhari, though stern, has a disarming sense of humour which is also a plus for him which is also something makes him loveable. It is Atiku's last chance to have a go at the Presidency. By 2019, he would be clocking 73 years. By 2023, the contestation would shift to the South. The people of South East, the Igbos, have their gaze firmly fixed on the Presidency and they are not likely to forgo that for Restructuring when the chips are down, the glittering thread that binds the Southern Zones and Middle Belt for now. Everything seems to point to that eventuality as of now—restructuring the South East leadership has used to calm frayed nerves of the youths pressing to break away. It is a campaign to which a national icon, Emeka Anyaoku has lent his great voice, to which Prof. Ben Nwabueze has lent his accustomed scholarship, a campaign to which Ike Nwachukwu has lent his polish and avuncular carriage as well as restrained and patriotic voice; something for which Horsfall; former governor Ezeife; and insurance guru Joe Irukwu all stood to be counted, in a struggle led by Edwin Clarke.
The short-term gain of the Presidency seems irresistibly alluring, come 2023. By 2031 a time the Presidency it is reckoned the Presidency may go back to the North, Atiku would be 85. Except Nigerians will be rooting for a Mugabe, they are not likely to countenance his candidature at that age even if Nature is so generous to him, his senses are still sharp and he possesses the energy the youths have at their command in their 20s and 30s or 40s.
What will make the election of 2019 colourful is to have a candidate of Muhammadu Buhari's stature coming from PDP. Most discerning might want to settle for Atiku to give Buhari a run for his economy! Those in the observatory, as Allah De and Sad Sam would put it, will closely watch the development that promises to be an exciting and epic battle royal.
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Diagnosed with just six months to live after throwing away his HIV medications, 48 year old Gregg Gour travels across the country to bid his friends and family farewell before ending his struggle on his own terms. Gour was just 24 years old when he learned he was infected with the virus that causes AIDS. In the two decades that followed, he endured a grueling treatment regimen that wrecked havoc on his body. When Gour realized that his quality of life was gradually beginning to diminish, he decided to cease treatment while he still had the strength to be independent. Loading up an RV with his faithful dog Cody and all of his earthly possessions, Gour traveled from state to state, saying goodbye to various friends and loved ones along the way. Filmmakers Barbara Green and Michelle Boyaner came along for the ride, documenting Gour's travels while pondering the complications of planning your death while living in a society where assisted suicide is still a taboo topic. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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As you all know by now I love lace up detailing, as soon as I saw this top it had to be mine. Its pretty over sized so I stuck to a size 6. I am hoping this shirt will come in white too. This shirt goes with pretty much all of my wardrobe, from skirts to my silk shorts but as I said last week in my post ive found my love for blue jeans again, my boyfriend jeans went perfect with this look.
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Located on Las Flores "Dog Beach" with stunning ocean views and a secret surf break is this fully restored 'vintage Malibu' beach retreat with 38' of beach frontage. Enjoyable as a full three-bedroom house or in separated halves for income opportunities. The top unit has a large living room and dining area with fireplace, two bedrooms with Jack and Jill bathroom, full kitchen and wraparound ocean view deck. The bottom unit has a living room and dining area with fireplace, sun-filled bedroom, and full kitchen. Perfect for intimate or lavish entertaining is a private, sandy yard with a massive wood deck and a charming Tiki Hut, all just steps to the wide beach and the Pacific Ocean. Just minutes away from downtown, Pacific Palisades, and Santa Monica.
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Dedicated readers don't need to be told twice about our undying adoration of CoC, but in case you've missed us fawning over the funky-cool offerings of a spot we hold dear to our hearts, we'll clue you in. This indie store is renowned for carrying the edgier Danish and Swedish labels, encouraging the adventurous to load up on Christian Wijnants knits or magazine-ready frocks courtesy of Bernhard Willhelm. Expect only the most unique, hand-picked finds...and the post-purchase question of "Where did you get that remarkable dress?"
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Fears about the spread of swine flu have led to the purchase of hand sanitizer for hundreds of recreation centers around San Francisco and several swimming pools.
The cash-strapped Recreation and Park Department ordered more than 200 dispensers to be put near the entrances to its six clubhouses, 20 recreation centers and
several pools.
The distribution is part of a citywide plan with the Department of Public Health to make hygiene a bigger priority during the school year and because cases of confirmed swine flu (aka H1N1 virus) are still increasing.
"The Department of Public Health is coming up with an overall strategy and this is just our piece of it," Rec and Park spokeswoman Lisa Seitz Gruwell said.
But some park advocates are not pleased with the effort.
Miriam Moss — who lives across the street from Glen Park, which has a recreation center and gymnasium — said she doesn't understand what's wrong with telling people to simply wash their hands.
"They're supposed to have soap in bathrooms. I just think it's the public's responsibility to wash their hands," Moss said. "I really don't think it's something that should be handed out."
Tips on how to avoid the flu
- Cover nose and mouth with tissue when coughing/sneezing
- Wash hands often with soap and water; if soap and water are unavailable, use alcohol-based sanitizer
- Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth
- Avoid close contact with sick people
- If sick with flu-like symptoms, stay home at least 24 hours after fever is gone
In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention:
- Fast breathing or trouble breathing
- Bluish or gray skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms improve, but return with fever and worse cough
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness or confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Flu-like symptoms improve, but return with fever and worse cough
People who are at a high risk:
- Pregnant women
- Those with pre-existing conditions like heart disease or diabetes
- Adults with HIV/AIDS
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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A/N: Why you should never [and at the same time ALWAYS] let your friends help with your writing. A new take on a story I submitted in with my Portfolio for 344. (Writing the Short Story.) A lot of inside jokes, after all this was a facebook note before I put it up here.
Raptors = Pterodactyls. Oh and Disclaimer: The songs Don't Stop Believin' and In the Moonlight (Do me) are not my own. Don't stop believin' is by The Journey, covered recently by the cast of Glee, [which I LOVE] and In the Moonlight (Do Me) is from ABC's Modern Family, hilarious TV shows.
Killing Pterodactyls.
A resounding SLAP halts the singing. Everyone's eyes turn to watch as Miss Vili, the Sunday school teacher, grabs a boy's ear. "Ow beeyatch!" The boy cries, covering it up with, "Bees match…my outfit!"
"Cheeky ah?" Miss Vili it growls as she pulls out the fusi-pa'u, the belt- or as the kids like to refer to it as- the punisher.
"No." His brown eyes widen, holy shit not the punisher.
"Then why you not sing?" As she says this her arm raises, ready to strike the poor boy down- however just as she goes to hit him a huge raptor swoops down from the air, screeching loudly. A shadow is cast upon everyone, the Raptor is huge, as mentioned earlier. Emphasis on the huge.
"AH!!! What IS THAT?!" Someone yells, but no one answers as pandemonium ensues.
"KAAAAAAAH!" The raptor screeches, it's lizard like body swooping threateningly close to the children. Miss Vili looks up, her goat-like face the picture of horror. The punisher falls to the ground.
"Darkness!" Someone screams, just as the skies begin to cloud over.
"I am… Elipsis!" The raptor screeches, this time the people can understand it's screeching. "KAAAAAAH… Elipsis!"
Jess raises her head from amongst the ten year olds, "Amanda? Is that you?" She stands up on the park bench to be able to see, noticing that she's on what can be called a makeshift stage she begins singing.
"Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, she took the midnight train going anywheeerrreee!"
"Jess this isn't the time or place." Someone tries to stop her but Jessica pushes her glasses up, hitches her chin up higher and keeps going.
"Streetlights, people! Looking just to find emotion, hiding somewhere in the niiiiight!" Some of the Raptors stop screeching. But nobody notices, too busy trying to get Jess to stop singing.
"Don't stop believin! Hold on to that feeeeelin!" She begins to dance, some of the raptors, for more had come screeching over form the Waitakere Ranges; where all the beasts live, began to crash themselves into the ground. Heather appears from behind a tree, where she'd been 'building a habitat for humanity',
"Jessica? OH MY GOD DARKNESS!" She stops, scratches her head as she hears,
"Jessica! Run! Darkness!" Amanda emerges from the bushes where she was relieving herself of sudden and rather explosive diarrhea, Heather does a double take.
"Manda! What the, why are we here?" She looks around, "And surrounded by a bunch of screaming brown kids?"
Mata emerges from a cardboard box where she'd been sleeping. "What the fuck is going on?" She grumbles, "Can't a nigga get a little peace?" Her eyes grow wide as she sees the Raptor take off with Miss Vilis' body in its mouth, its ears bleeding.
Jessica, who hasn't heard any of them try to stop her from singing and dancing jumps from the bench hoping to audience surf. It's a fail as no one catches her.
She lands at Mata's feet, "Jess? Weren't you banned from here, they got a restraining order put on you," looking up Mata notices Amanda and Heather, "what the…. Manda… you uh- need to pull up your pants."
"Don't question me!" Amanda snaps, pulling her pants up. No one else notices as they're all too busy running around avoiding even MORE raptors.
"Heather, what is going on?" Mata bypasses Jess who's trying to pick herself up off the floor but failing, and rushes towards Heather and Amanda tripping over her own feet, as she makes to stand up she is attacked by a raptor- she turns to swipe at it to find that it's the mother of all Raptors. Shit it's Elipsis come back for more.
"Oh HELL nah, there will be no killing of Mata today!" she exclaims and tries to run, but trips over Jessica who's now lying in fetal position, rocking back and forth mumbling to herself.
"Rule number one Bros before hos, bros before hos." Mata stands up, her face the picture of disgust as she glares down at the pathietic puddle that is Jess.
"Woman, we're under attack, get yourself together!" Heather runs up to stand beside Mata, grass stains all over her clothes, smelling pungently of some substance that Mata can't quite put her finger on.
"Aw bro- I'm … what's that word? I um- Jess man, geddup poff up da floor." Heather's words aren't very coherent and she comes off sounding a little like a fob.
"Jessica! Get up. I command you!" Amanda, in all her Fuhrer glory stands tall. Her arm extends out in a salute to her own greatness. Mata makes a 'wtf' look at Heather who gives her the wide 'idk' look.
"Oooh, Manda- Jessica's lying on the floor. Oh my god, and there's a raptor, you should revoke its privileges!" Luisa's high pitched voice is heard as she comes tittering over like the tattle-tale she is. "Oh my god, Amanda- Heather smells like mari-jew-ana!"
Amanda halts from her trying to drag Jessica up from her fetal position on the floor. She slowly turns towards Heather, whilst everything is in chaos Amanda is keen on making sure her charges don't get led astray. She walks towards Heather, narrowly missing a claw to the face by a raptor, "Heeeeeathaaaaar?" in that deadly voice, which could stop Death in its tracks. Her eyes are beaded, but Heather distracts her by pointing at a tree and saying "Darkness!" before running to stand behind Jess, who's now quietly singing to herself.
A raptor, whose wings create phenomenal gusts of wind, comes flinchingly close to them but as it comes within earshot of Jess's singing it screeches horribly and tries to flap away from the sound. Luisa's NOW complaining about Jessica's singing, her voice whiny and loud as she whines, "Maaanda," she whines, "Maaaaaanda," and whines… "Manda, Jessica is singing! Revoke her chair priveleges! You revoke mine ALL the time!"
"Luisa, she's on the floor, how can-" Mata scratches her head in confusion.
"Shut up Matahtah." Luisa snaps, "Just go- back to the streets of Avondale. Jess your singing's so bad that the raptors can't stand it."
Mata stops pulling out her [water] gun to waste Luisa as Luisa's words sink in. "Holy shit, say that again?" Luisa blinks,
"Your hair is ridiculous." Mata moves to self-consciously smooth her fringe down but stops,
"No, about Jess's singing." Amanda seems to have caught on too as another raptor goes in for the kill [Jess] but screeches and deflects itself mid strike, this time flying right into a tree, killing itself instantly.
The place is empty, save for the dead and the six of them. Like it'd been through Armageddon. A raptor screeches towards them but claws it's ears as it gets close enough to hear the quiet singing of Jessica.
"Oh my god, Jess shut UP!" Luisa, Jess stops singing. The raptors, with renewed rigour surge toward them.
"I don't wanna die!?" Mata cries, before diving towards the punisher which she spies lying on the ground, as she grabs hold of it it changes into Excaliber! She holds the sword, which is taller than her, up.
"You look like a hobit." Manda laughs, snorting.
"This isn't the time for jokes mein fuhrer," Mata replies, she turns on a raptor and tries to lodge the sword into it's belly- but the raptor's too fast and strong, snatching at the blade with it's beak and shattering it.
"Oh shit, we're d-d-d-d-doomed." Mata says forlornly, as the raptors, not at all pleased that one of the meat bags tried to poke them with a stick.
"Way to go Mata, that's why you don't poke things with swords that are taller than you. Just because it's long doesn't mean it works." Amanda hisses, afraid not to make any sudden movements or noises, however Heather, pipes up at the end of Amanda's scold.
"THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! Yeah, give me some!" She holds up her fist for a fist bump, but no one reciprocates the bump. How could they when she's just made all the raptors, who hate 'that's what she said' jokes, mad?! Because they don't get jokes, especially Jess's jokes, they failed to laugh at Jess's singing. Of course because it killed them, and then it hit Mata.
"Jess, sing!" Mata blurted,
"What?" Heather looks confused,
"Sing Jess!" Amanda urges on, on the same page as Mata.
"Yeah sing!" Heather chimes in still confused,
Luisa is eating a sandwich, which she bought from work. "Sing Dipinti." She says with her mouth full.
"But it's against the rules." Jess says in a small voice, picking herself up off the ground now.
"And what's rule number one?" Amanda asks,
"Amanda is all powerful." Jess says,
"So do as I say, sing." Amanda pushes Jess forward, like Bambi's mum did to Bambi before Bambi's mum got shot by the poachers.
"Yeah, that raptor doesn't get your joke Jess." Mata adds in to fuel Jess's singing fire,
"I'm a fucking kill it." Jess says, determined, before standing as tall as her short little self can.
"The stars are falling from the skyyy, and you're the reason why!" A raptor shrieks, driving itself into the ground, "The moon is shining on your faaaace, and it finally feels it's found its place. Cuz maybe baby I just wanna do you, do you." Five raptors claw each other's ears and eyes out, "Do you wanna do me, do me?"
"You're doing it Jess!" Heather jumps up and down excited, "It's working!"
Jess keeps singing, "Underneath the moonlight, moonlight tonighhht." And even after all the raptors are gone, dead, fled- all the above, Jess keeps singing. And for once, no one stops her. "Baby maybe, maybe I will steal you, steal you. Just so I can feel you, feel you. Maybe that will heal you, heal you….from the insiiiiide."
And Jessica's singing gets louder and louder until everyone around her drops dead.
The end.
A/N: As I said, this was/is a facebook note I'd written up for me and my friends (who tried...and failed, to help me write a short story draft for a paper I'm doing this semester.) I elaborated on their ideas and this was the result. With them and me included in the story. In fact I've just decided to chuck the story up with our real names, shhh don't tell anyone haha. I hope they don't google the story and find this. Seeing as I could NEVER let them read my FP stories.
Oh and on the subject of my regular stories, if you read 'em... I'm um- having a dry spell. I have exams right now too as well as a poetry portfolio due this Friday. I doubt anyone's going to read this, it's rather random. Very insidey jokey. But yeah, lemme know if you do read it. I might even be swayed to update one of my other stories through a review on this one haha.
Edit: Right, edited the Pterodactyl spelling and general wrongness. Thanks to Lethargiclove for bringing this to my attention.


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We're not even at the end of February yet, but 2016 has already been a very tough year for Manufactured Spending. My favorite tool to MS was Bluebird, but that's not worthwhile anymore after account closures. We've heard of Citi credit card accounts being shut down, Chase becoming more restrictive for those who apply for credit cards regularly, Simon Mall gift cards being coded as cash advances, and Tahsir even got a visit from an IRS Agent at a Walmart for the large volume of money orders he was buying.
To me, this highlights how fragile our current/prior state of manufactured spending is/was. We were so reliant on a small amount of tools and techniques that as soon as those went away, it left people paralyzed and many with thousands in gift cards that they couldn't easily liquidate. If you ever heard Tahsir speak at a TravelCon or FTU event, you'll know that one of his topics was something to the effect of "Think Beyond Walmart" because one avenue simply isn't enough.
But…the past is in the past. We're here, and we need to figure out how to move forward. So, what's the best way to manufacture spend today? Undoubtedly many of you assumed that my answer would be money orders. After all, Walmart still accepts certain gift cards and money orders are sold at a myriad of other stores as well. Money orders are definitely the most discussed way and the path of least resistance as of today. But is it sustainable? Nope, no more than Bluebird was. Or even Vanilla Visas at Walmart. With a simple software update from Walmart, all registers can easily be coded to not accept gift cards. Then we'll be back here having the same conversation.
I think the most sustainable, and indeed the best way, to manufacture spend today and in the future is more along the lines of reselling. Raise your hand if you just said "Ugh, too much work. Too complicated. Not worth it." How many of you said that the first time a friend told you about buying/liquidating gift cards and how to search for award space?
I said "along the lines of reselling" because there's much more to consider. There are many people who just buy iPads or whatever when they come on sale, then sell them immediately for a small loss so they can take the points, and hopefully at the end of the transaction they come out on top. Great, that's wonderful. If you can make that work, that's fantastic. But again, remember that to do this most people still spend some money (the loss on the sale of their product), and more importantly time, in many cases. This method can be useful to get a big prize like the Southwest Companion Pass for a discount, but how much money and time are you willing to lose over those points?
I suggest that a better strategy is to start your own business. Many of you will stop reading here, and that's fine. You can go ahead and keep doing your money orders for however long that lasts and continue searching for more prepaid cards or the next Vanilla Reload-like item. But if you want to be in this for the long-haul, earn points consistently, and NOT lose money, you'd be doing yourself a favor by spending more time to make a proper business.
I think the best resellers, or at least the ones that have the most experience, will tell you that you shouldn't just be in it for the points; they'll say you should be in it for points AND profit. It's simply not worth it to spend your time and tie up your money for a month or more just to come up with 10,000 points and be down $75, even if that is a good price for those points.
It's much more reasonable, sustainable, and just plain better for you if you can create a business where you buy and sell to make money…and then get points as a bonus. And you're all probably thinking "Well duh, that's OBVIOUS. Tell me how!" If it were that easy, everyone would have a business (and if you have a Chase Ink account, you already should).
Many of you dove head first into the world of miles and points, then quickly learned about manufactured spending. How much time did you spend reading blogs, FlyerTalk, other forums, and maybe even Reddit? How many hours did you spend with trial and error at CVS, Office Depot, Staples, Walmart? Take all those hours and instead imagine if you spent all that time on learning how to buy and sell items for profit. Just Googling the phrase "how to buy and sell items for profit" returns results that will point you in the right direction.
Just as there are blogs like this on how to use miles/points to travel better and cheaper, there are tons devoted to buying and selling products for profit. And your main goal should absolutely be PROFIT, as in actually money, as opposed to the miles/points. Why? Because cash is king. Sure, you pay for that Emirates First Class flight in cash because it costs $30K, but use the money you made from your business to buy Alaska Airlines miles on the "black market" (yes, points/miles brokers exist) or even directly from Alaska Airlines at 2 cents each.
And don't get fixated on buying and selling itself – I'm using it as an example since it's the easiest to visualize. One person I know decided to use his knowledge of travel to sell himself as a sort of travel agent to a small business owner that has several employees that travel regularly. Without being on that company's payroll, he became their unofficial travel agent to book all their flights (which happened to be in business class). He charges between 5%-10% above the retail price of those flights (yes, the same ones you can find by searching on Orbitz or Kayak), and buys them on his own credit card to be reimbursed later. What person/company is stupid enough to do that? There are SO MANY people out there that have more money than time and are willing to pay for that service. Find those people!
My point is this: if you find yourself shut out right now because of recent account closures and are cautious or unsure about money orders, then it's time to refocus. Your new goal should be to make money, ideally by purchasing products with your credit card and selling them for profit, and doing it in the least amount of time and with the highest volume possible. Start learning everything Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba. Start researching the best products to buy on sale and which items sell the fastest. Start looking into how you can buy things at wholesale prices and how you can ship them with minimal effort. Start talking to business owners and ask about their travel arrangements, or how they get their products/materials, then find a way to insert yourself with a benefit to their company (usually a time savings).
There's a lot to learn, but I'd say it will take no more time than learning how to earn and use miles/points and physically going out to manufacture spend. At least with this method, you'll be safe from shut downs or having to physically visit a Walmart.


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James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn
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|30 January 1791(aged 41)
|14th Earl of Glencairn
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James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn (1 June 1749 – 30 January 1791) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and patron of Robert Burns.
James the second son of William, 13th Earl, was born in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire. On the death vida patris of his elder brother William in 1768, he became Lord Kilmaurs; he succeeded to the Earldom, while on a tour of Norway, Lapland and Sweden, when his father died on 9 September 1775.
A Captain in the Western Fencibles Regiment from 1778, he served as one of the 16 representative peers from 1780 to 1784 and supported Fox's India Bill in 1783. In 1786 he sold his ancient family estate and former seat of Kilmaurs (the Cunninghams having moved their seat to Finlaystone in the 13th century) to Henrietta Scott later to become the Marchioness of Titchfield.
He is best remembered for his friendship with Robert Burns to whom he gave his patronage.[1] He was instrumental in the production of the Second Edition of Burn's Poems (Hill MDCCXL).
He died, unmarried, from consumption at Falmouth, soon after landing from Lisbon, where he had been wintering in the warmer winter clime. He was buried in the chancel of the Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth. He was succeeded in the peerage by his brother John.
See also[edit]
- ^ Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland: The Grampian Society, 1871
- Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Cunningham, James (1749-1791)". Dictionary of National Biography. 13. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Brown, Peter, publisher, The Peerage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1834, p. 88.
- Hill, D.O., The Land of Burns, Glasgow, 1840.
- Anderson, William, The Scottish Nation, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.v, p. 313.
- Wood, John Philip (Ed) The Peerage of Scotland by Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie,Bart, Edinburgh, 1813, vol.i, p. 640
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