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The increasingly competitive position of wind as an electricity-generating source has been highlighted in Windpower Monthly for some time, but in 2013 a number of influential international organisations, such as the International Energy Agency and the World Energy Council, also reflected this view. The exact position of wind vis a vis cost comparison varies, depending on the price of competing fuels, but the debate over the relative economics of wind and nuclear power has acquired clear evidence over the past 12 months that wind is cheaper than nuclear.
Even in the UK, where the newly announced strike price for nuclear — price that energy producers have been guaranteed by the government, and should the market price for energy fall below that price they will receive subsidies - appears lower than the generation cost for wind, in practice wind is cheaper. Closer inspection revealed that nuclear's price is somewhat artificial, given that the premium price is stretched out over a much longer period than wind's strike price.
Installation costs
The downward trend in costs of onshore wind turbines and complete installations continued throughout 2013, while a clearer picture emerged of offshore wind project costs. The range of costs for onshore wind fell marginally during the year, with the average now about EUR 1,500/kW. The upper bound has been reduced from EUR 2,000/kW to EUR 1,800/kW, while the lower bound has been cut from EUR 1,300/kW to EUR 1,200/kW.
Offshore, recently announced contracts provide evidence that the average price - now about EUR 3,700/kW — has a firm basis, has steadied and may be on a downward trend. From last year's figures, the variation in costs have shifted, with the lower bound estimate of installed costs moving upwards — from EUR 2,400/kW to EUR 3,300/kW. The upper bound cost has become more difficult to judge as some recent offshore projects incurred cost overruns. An estimate of EUR 4,300/kW as the top cost figure encompasses most of the projects likely to be commissioned in the near future.
Looking at competing fuels, prices for the most part have moved slightly upwards, although the shale gas boom in the US means that gas prices there are the lowest anywhere in the world. In Europe, they are roughly double that of US, and in Japan they are triple.
In new markets, wind-energy generation costs have, in the past, often been higher than average costs globally. But that trend is now less obvious as seen in South Africa, where contract prices in the last round of renewable energy independent power producer purchase programme in November were sold at an average of ZAR 737/MWh, which converted to a highly competitive EUR 54/MWh. This is comparable with wholesale electricity prices in many parts of Europe, but higher than those in South Africa. Since that procurement programme allocation the South African Rand has been losing value, and at the time of going to press, the ZAR 737/MWh average price had fallen to the equivalent of EUR 50. This will also have a bearing on import costs.
Perhaps the most serious challenge to the competitive position of wind in the medium term will come from photovoltaics (PV). Module prices have been falling rapidly, and some projections of future generation costs suggest they will be on a par with wind in a few years. That clearly depends on location. Some of the best locations for solar energy, such as much of equatorial Africa, may not be particularly attractive for wind energy as wind speeds are generally low. This give PV the edge.
Generation costs in comparison
The cost of building conventional coal and gas plants came down slightly in 2013. With a slight rise in average gas prices, and coal prices remaining more or less the same, average generation costs recorded last year are very similar to 2012. Across the world, generation costs vary significantly, largely through fuel price variations particularly for gas. The International Gas Union reports that gas prices are at or below $4 per million Btu in North and South America, most parts of the former Soviet Union, Africa and the Middle East. They are 75% higher in Central Asia, more than double US levels in Europe, and nearly three times higher in Asia Pacific.
The most dramatic change in the costs of technologies that are in competition with wind was seen in photovoltaics, where prices for utility systems fell by 15% between the third quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2013, according to the Solar Industries Association. These systems now average around EUR 1,450/kW. Generation costs, as with wind, depend on the availability of the resource. With a 10% load factor, or capacity factor — achievable in the UK and other regions at similar latitude — generation costs are around EUR 190/MWh. With a 20% load factor, achievable in regions such as California, generation costs are around EUR 95/MWh.
Onshore wind still undercuts photovoltaics in sunny climes (minimum costs) except at low wind speeds. Offshore wind only undercuts photovoltaics in less sunny climes, where the generation cost approaches EUR 200/MWh. Low-priced wind on good sites can compete with coal, even without any allowance for the cost of carbon, but wind struggles to compete with low-price gas. Onshore wind - even at the upper bound price of EUR 1,800/kW - down to wind speeds of about 6.5 metres per second (m/s) is cheaper than nuclear, providing the latter is priced commercially. At EUR 3,300/kW and a 9m/s site, offshore wind levels with nuclear (see chart further doen).
The future
There has been a steady downward trend in wind turbine prices since they reached a peak around 2009. This is reflected in a downward trend in onshore wind farm costs, as noted earlier. Offshore, the position is more complex mainly because progress has been sluggish and there have been problems on some projects. Despite this, the expectation is that offshore costs will fall in the medium term.
The chart above shows a number of projections for onshore and offshore wind, a comparison with utility-scale photovoltaics and a projection for gas-fired generation. The latter excludes the "cost of carbon", which would add about EUR 22/MWh in the UK in 2020. The UK "carbon price floor" is likely to be significantly higher than the European carbon price and so has not been included. The differing estimates may not be exactly comparable, due to differences in the assumptions about productivity, discount rates and depreciation periods. Although generation costs for UK onshore and offshore wind appeared to be significantly higher than elsewhere, this is largely due to the assumption of a 10% discount rate that is built into estimates by the UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc). The UK and Danish generation cost estimates are likely to be more closely matched later this year, when the remuneration arrangements are expected to be altered on completion of the UK electricity market reforms.
The three curves shown for onshore wind all suggest that by 2030 generation costs will fall by around 10% and the trend is expected to continue after that. The implicit assumption, in all the projections, is that there will be no major surge in commodity prices of the kind that triggered wind turbine price rises from around 2006.
For offshore wind, data on projected installed costs from the Danish Energy Agency has been used to derive generation cost estimates that suggest costs will fall from EUR 105/MWh at the present time to around EUR 85/MWh by 2020. The study by Fichtner and Prognos for the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation, which included key developers and wind turbine manufacturers, indicate that generation costs may fall from around EUR 132/MWh to around EUR92/MWh by 2023. More cautious projections have come from the UK's energy and climate change department; these suggest that generation costs will fall by about 16% between 2014 and 2020. Their absolute levels are higher than those quoted by other studies, largely because they are derived using a 10% interest rate.
A recent analysis by the UK system operator, National Grid, included a number of scenarios that may be realised in the electricity market, depending on the rate of offshore wind energy deployment, plus the costs of technology and fuel. In nine of the 11 scenarios, the wholesale price of electricity rises fairly steadily along the trajectory shown in the graph. The data shown in the graph represent an approximate average of the estimates in these nine scenarios. The wholesale price of electricity rises from EUR69/MWh in 2015 to EUR 73/MWh in 2020 and EUR 83/MWh in 2025, after which it stays broadly constant.
The only two scenarios that deliver significantly lower wholesale prices are if there is high offshore deployment or if fossil-fuel prices are low. Although comparisons must be made with care between UK wholesale electricity prices and the wind generation costs from the various authorities shown on the graph, the indications are that onshore will become competitive with gas-fired generation shorly after 2020. Gas-fired generation will attract a carbon tax in the UK, the so-called carbon price floor, and this is built into National Grid's modelling. There is currently some uncertainty about the appropriate levels of carbon tax in the rest of Europe.
Projections for nuclear are not shown on the graph, simply because of the high degree of uncertainty that surrounds this form of energy generation. The new reactors currently under construction in Finland and France are running behind schedule and over budget, and are therefore unlikely to deliver realistic generation costs. The new power station proposed for the UK will probably not be completed before 2023, and final details of the contract have yet to be agreed. Consequently there is insufficient data from which to construct a future price trajectory.
Main competitor
Solar is now wind's principal competitor among low-carbon technologies. The projections shown in the graph on page 28 come from the respected Fraunhofer Institute in Germany and may be pessimistic as they were published just over a year ago. Fraunhofer produced sensitivity analyses showing how the generation cost from PV might fall up to 2025 and the figures plotted represent an approximate mean value.
They suggest generation costs that fall from their current value of around EUR90/MWh to around EUR 80/MWh in 2020 and EUR 70/MWh in 2025. Although comparisons with the wind projections must again be made with care, this suggests that PV will become competitive with wind between 2020 and 2025. The Fraunhofer Institute's analysis also suggests that generation costs from concentrating solar power — where the sun's rays are focused by mirrors on to a central collection point, where water is boiled to produce steam that is then fed through a steam turbine - could also fall to around EUR 69 in 2025. It must be stressed that there are considerable variations about the mean values in all the technologies.
The chart above highlights the very wide variation in wind energy generation costs, according to location and wind speeds. Wind costs range from under EUR 60/MWh in the best circumstances onshore to more than three times that mark for the most expensive offshore projects.
Onshore wind shows a slight fall in cost compared to last year's figures, but offshore costs have risen significantly. This reflects a number of large and complex developments in deeper waters and further from land that have suffered time and cost overruns for reasons that include the expensive disposal of munitions on the seabed.
The cost of offshore wind is particularly difficult to gauge at the best of the times because the relatively few number of projects in development provides insufficient information for a comprehensive database, but the sharp rise of 2013 looks more like a blip than a steady trend.
In overall terms wind struggles to compete with low-price gas, but low-price wind on the better sites can compete with coal even without any allowance for the cost of carbon. However, onshore wind, even at the upper bound price of EUR 1,800/kW and with wind speeds down to about 6.5m/s, remains cheaper than nuclear if the latter is priced commercially. At the lower bound installation cost of EUR 3,300/kW and operating on a 9m/s site, offshore wind levels with nuclear.
Onshore wind still undercuts photovoltaics in sunny climes except at low wind speeds. Offshore wind only undercuts photovoltaics in less sunny climes where the generation cost approaches EUR 200/MWh.
Rate of exploitation
Within the broad pattern of increasing worldwide competitiveness of wind energy there are significant regional variations. However, the rate of exploitation of wind energy depends not only on the economic climate, but also on the enthusiasm with which individual governments pursue policies designed to counteract climate change.
In any one region, there will be substantial variations in the wind resources between coastal and inland regions, lowlands and highlands. Whereas the solar resources are easy to characterise - the best are near the equator and they fall away towards the poles — wind characteristics are much more disparate.
Sources compared
The map above gives a broad overview of how wind fares in comparison with the fossil sources of energy and photovoltaics. The availability of low-cost wind turbines in China and India has made them both attractive locations in recent years for wind development, and in each location there is a wide range of wind speeds, so competitive generation costs can be realised despite low fossil fuel prices.
In many locations the prospects for wind are good, but there is no single region where the prospects are outstanding.
The data for the competing sources of power given on the map above is geared toward grid-connected applications, but there are numerous other locations where alternative means of generating electricity involve the transport of diesel fuel. Antarctica is a good example; wind speeds are good and electricity generating costs are high.
The cost of wind turbines is still the single most important factor that influences the price of both onshore and offshore wind projects. Onshore, the cost accounts for about 61% of the total installed cost.
For a typical wind farm, with total installed costs of EUR 1,500/kW, that accounts for just over EUR 900/kW. The price has been steady for the last two to three years, having fallen from its peak in 2009. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the US suggests the current range is from EUR 700/kW to EUR 960/kW. Big orders attract the lowest prices, but the estimates often include an operation and maintenance contract for up to ten years.
Offshore wind turbines account for about one third of the total installed cost. Assuming this to be EUR 3,700/kW, this suggests that the prices of turbines for the offshore market is about EUR 1,220/kW, some 30% higher than the cost of an onshore wind turbine.
The higher price is accounted for by numerous factors, particularly the need to "marinise" the turbine so that it is equipped to handle the corrosive influence of salt spray. In addition, offshore wind turbines generally operate in regions where the mean wind speed is higher than onshore and so they need to be more robust.
After turbines, foundations are the next most costly item. Offshore foundations are particularly expensive; as the chart suggests, they account for about 22% of installed costs, or about EUR 814/kW, more than double the cost of onshore foundations.
Although considerable efforts are going into devising ways of reducing this cost, anchoring or locating of wind turbines to the seabed is never going to be easy. This is especially true further offshore in deeper waters, where may of the UK's Round 3 projects are being planned. Wind speeds usually increase with distance from shore and so, generally, do water depths, but not always. Floating turbines are moving from concept to reality and that may aid access to the deep water sites where the wind resources are good.


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FAIRFAX, VA. – The UMBC men's and women's swimming and diving teams completed day one of the Patriot Invitational at George Mason with the lead. The Retrievers won four events while claiming second in four events as well.
Despite settling for second, the women started off the meet with a bang recording a school-best time (1:33.50), just a hair behind UNC-Wilmington.
After both the men's and women's 200 free relays finished second in their respective races, junior Jennifer Kotonias (Burtonsville, Md./Academy of Holy Cross) picked up UMBC's first win of the day, claiming gold in the 500-yard freestyle (4:54.76). Amy Fay (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill), Ashley Sippel (Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton), and Pink Kinanti (Jakarta, Indonesia/The Bolles School (Fla.)) also gained valuable points for the Retrievers in the event.
In the very next race, junior Pierre De Waal (Pretoria, South Africa/Tuks Sport/Cleveland State) and sophomore Charlie Melesh (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis/Pfeiffer) finished one-two in the men's 500 free, to give the Retrievers a good start.
Senior Laura Tilman (Miami, Fla./Ransom Everglades) continued the Retrievers fast start, winning the 200 IM (2:05.71) with junior Tara Morrissette (Somersworth, N.H./Saint Thomas Aquinas) finishing in third. Juniors Elise Blaschke (Sewell, N.J./Bishop Eustace Prep) and Claire Barron (Loewstoft, England/Benjamin Britten/New Orleans) finished ninth and 12th, respectively to earn points for UMBC.
Junior Mike McGee (Chalfont, Pa./La Salle College HS) picked up the Retrievers' final win of the day beating out teammate Johan Rohtla (Tallinn, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) for the victory in the 200 IM. Herol Marjak (Harjumaa, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science), Ben Wolbert (Finksburg, Md./Westminster), and Evan Carey (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) finished 5th, 6th, and 7th in the event as the Retrievers took five of the eight top point slots.
UMBC gets back in the pool tomorrow for Day Two of the Patriot Invitational, with competition starting at 10 a.m.


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The bacon smell smelled so much of bacon that now, the bacon must go.
A San Francisco bacon restaurant — called Bacon Bacon — must shut its doors after neighbors' complaints about the smell of bacon revealed a fatal permitting issue, according to the San Francisco Examiner.
Bacon Bacon, at 250A Frederick Street, will close its doors at the end of service Friday after its owner "failed" to negotiate with neighbors who took offense to the pork restaurant's smell.
MORE: Reprieve for SF Bacon Restaurant Facing Closure
The smell led to the revelation that the restaurant lacked "proper health permits" last summer.
The restaurant may be able to secure a permit but the first time a hearing can be held is July. So the restaurant must close.
Neighbors claimed that the "porcine aroma" was overpowering and that grease was illegally disposed of in the sewers.
Neighbors also say that they offered to buy the restaurant owner a new air filter — but he declined.
Owner Jim Angelus says he'll revive the restaurant's food truck — when he can find an approved kitchen location in which to prepare meals.
More Local Stories:
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ttmar Liebert is a German-born flamenco guitarist who released his first album at the beginning of the '90s. He specializes in nouveau flamenco, which blends flamenco with jazz rhythms and pop music structures, making the music accessible to a wide audience.
Ottmar Liebert has said that "flamenco is a music both romantic and dangerous; it is an attitude as much as it is a musical genre." The guitarist is renowned for harnessing the emotional fire and mournful tonalities of traditional flamenco music, updating it with the subtle rhythms of jazz, and making it widely accessible with the melodic song structures of pop. But even the cleverest formulas are worthless without the animating spark of genius - a quality for which there is no formula, only serendipity. Liebert, together with Luna Negra, provides that spark.
Liebert's incredible global success on a musical level often seems like a simple outgrowth of his cultural background and powerful wanderlust in his formative years. Born in Cologne, Germany, to a Chinese-German father and a Hungarian mother, he began playing guitar at 11 and traveled extensively through Europe and Asia, intent on fully absorbing each musical tradition he encountered. After pursuing his rock 'n' roll dreams first in his native Germany and then in Boston, he abandoned the frustrations of the East Coast and settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
By 1989, he had founded the first incarnation of his band Luna Negra. Since then, he has released multiple successful albums, including Nouveau Flamenco (1990), Euphoria (1995), Rumba Collection (1998), Little Wing (2001), La Semana (2004), Up Close (2008), and his most recent release, Santa Fe (2011). With all these discs and numerous others, he has succeeded in bringing flamenco music to mainstream America with accessibility and sophistication.
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The Hope College Chapel Choir will present its annual post-tour "Home Concert" on Monday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The Chapel Choir will be featuring works by a wide variety of composers. The "Missa brevis in D" by Benjamin Britten and John Corigliano's setting of the Dylan Thomas poem "Fern Hill" represent the largest woks on the program. Other featured composers include William Byrd, Zae Munn, Michael Dici, Lloyd Pfautsch and Trond Kverno.
The choir will be newly returned from its March 17-23 tour featuring performances in Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. Among other venues on the tour, the choir was invited to sing at Trinity Wall Street, one of the oldest and most famous churches in Manhattan.
The Chapel Choir is Hope College's premier choral ensemble. Comprised of auditioned singers, the Chapel Choir has toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada, and has traveled abroad on eight occasions, most recently to South Africa in May 2009. The choir is featured along with other music ensembles in Christmas Vespers, a tradition that stretches back to 1941. Award-winning broadcasts of Christmas Vespers by WGVU of Grand Rapids are shown on PBS stations around the country at Christmastime. The choir is directed by Brad Richmond, professor of music and director of choral activities.
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church is located at 195 W. 13th St., on the corner of 13th Street and Maple Avenue.


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Scrabble Fun @ MS Library
- Date: 04/04/2019 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- Location: Morningside Branch Library
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Attention Scrabble players!
Here's your chance to show off your Scrabble prowess or play just for fun with other enthusiasts.
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Former Chicago Bulls star and current Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan filed suit in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited, a sportswear and footwear manufacturer, for unauthorized use of his name.
In a statement released through his spokeswoman, Jordan says he's worked hard to establish his name and calls the issue "deeply disappointing to see a company build a business off my Chinese name without my permission, use the number 23 and even attempt to use the names of my children."
Jordan says, "This complaint is not about money, it's about principle and protecting my name."
The Chinese company has registered and uses the name "Qiaodan" — the moniker Jordan has been known by in China since he gained widespread popularity in the mid-1980s.
In a separate lawsuit, a federal judge ruled in Jewel-Osco's favor over an ad it placed in Sports Illustrated three years ago when Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The ad read, "Jewel-Osco salutes #23 on his many accomplishments as we honor a fellow Chicagoan who was 'just around the corner' for so many years" -- which is a play on Jewel's slogan.
Lawyers for the basketball legend argued the ad used Jordan to promote the supermarket chain. But the judge ruled it was non-commercial speech.


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Open campus forums to be held for Arts and Sciences dean candidates
The Office of Human Resources and the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs invite the campus community to help determine the future leadership for the Arts and Sciences Division. Faculty and staff are invited to attend forums for the two finalists for the Arts and Sciences Dean position. The two candidates in the running are Karen Muir, Columbus State Arts and Sciences interim dean, and Maria "Mary" Marron, professor and chair of the Department of Journalism at Central Michigan University.
The candidates will be available to answer questions about themselves and provide their vision for Arts and Sciences and Columbus State as follows:
Open Forum with Karen Muir
Open Forum with Mary Marron
Refreshments will be provided. For further information about these forums, please contact Stephanie Bostos Demers or call ext. 5519. For the most up-to-date information please follow the Human Resources Department on Facebook: Human Resources at CSCC or Twitter: @CSCC_HR.
Cascading registration periods just ahead, semesters resources available
For the first time at Columbus State, registration will open for three terms within a 45-day period. Facing scheduling opportunities for spring and summer quarters and autumn semester in a brief time frame, students may need additional assistance with planning ahead. Expect increased demand for student services, especially registration and advising, in the coming weeks. Students will be receiving a variety of communications about the multiple registration periods soon.
Registration Opens
Schedule Available Online
Spring Quarter 2012
January 30, 2012
January 16, 2012
Summer Quarter 2012*
February 13, 2012
February 1, 2012
Autumn Semester 2012
March 12, 2012
February 27, 2012
*Summer Quarter 2012 will be slightly shorter than normal (9 weeks instead of 11) due to the earlier start of Autumn Semester 2012. Students and advisors might want to consider this timing when planning and scheduling for summer quarter.
First semester-based catalog and other resources
To assist with Autumn Semester registration, the 2012-2013 College Catalog should be available online by late February. The printed catalog is expected to be available shortly thereafter.
The semesters website has the latest information and resources available to students and others. This website, as well as the intranet site, and wiki, are great places for faculty and staff to visit for S2S updates.
While students continue to receive semesters-related emails and other communications, they will benefit from your mentioning the coming transition often. Please share reminders about semesters in class, on course syllabi, and via Blackboard. If you would like a poster for your classroom, please contact Valerie Wilson. If one is already posted, please allow it to remain as long as possible.
Information Technology will soon quadruple the space and update the online interface to your home directory, the S drive, beginning Saturday, January 21.
The biggest change you will notice is in the online file access here. When accessing online storage you will find a clickable "menu" that will direct you to the appropriate location for your home directory or your departmental shared drives.
Online file access will be presented using a new product called the Microsoft Unified Access Gateway. It is a very intuitive file and folder interface, but if you have questions about it, a link to instructions is posted on the menu page, or you may contact the help desk at ext. 5050.
After home directories are moved, the departmental shared directories will be moved. This will be done by assigned System Administrators who will work directly with individual departments to copy and reassign correct rights to the departmental shared drives. Home directory size will increase four times from 500 megabytes to 2 gigabytes.
If you wish to review the instructions ahead of the January 21 implementation, please visit this page.
Computer security training offered
Rob Clifford, Information Security, will hold bi-monthly computer security awareness training during lunch hours, beginning Wednesday, January 11.The sessions will run from noon to 1 p.m. in CT 107. The second session is scheduled for Monday, January 23. In the sessions, Clifford will cover the do's and don'ts of using your computer, smartphone and the Internet (defensive computing), identity theft, emerging trends, and more. It will be an open discussion environment, so if you have questions during the training, you will be able to just ask them!
The Physical Plant Department is ready for snow, but we still need your help to make it a safe campus for everyone. Here are some tips to help keep you safe this winter:
When Ice Melt (a product used on sidewalks and stairs) and water mix, it can create a very slippery floor surface inside the doors of the buildings. Please take care when walking on any wet floors in the buildings. Use the walk-off mats when available. Also, please use the handrails when using stairs either outside or inside the buildings.
On days when we have snow, please do not try to park on campus before
6:30 a.m. This will impede snow removal operations. When you do arrive, please park in an area that has been cleared and is away from any current plowing operations.
In order to remove snow, the department uses many pieces of equipment. Be aware that this equipment will move in many directions to complete the snow removal. Please avoid walking or driving near this equipment while it is operating.
Thanks and have a safe and happy winter!
Have a song in your heart? A poem in your pocket?
Then you have everything you need for the Rhythm & Rhyme Open Mic at the Bookstore on Wednesday, January 18! Come play an instrument, sing a song, or read your favorite poem. Stop by from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to show the world that Columbus State's got talent!
Spots available in Student Support Services
Do you know a student who could benefit from Trio/Student Support Services?
The Student Support Services program has spots available for new participants. The program offers academic advising, assistance with the financial aid process, tutoring, success workshops, cultural events and individualized support and encouragement to each participant.
Eligible students are currently enrolled Columbus State students who are:
First-generation college students
Pell Grant-eligible students who are determined to be low income by the U.S. Department of Education
U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Full-time students, working toward a degree or with intent to transfer
In good academic and financial aid standing
Applications and more information are available in Franklin Hall Room 223. Contact Stacey Rogers at ext. 5531 for more information.
What a lightweight!
Tracy Sowards, coordinator in Records and Registration, looks pleased as her weight is recorded by Katie Kinzig, Mt. Carmel Health, at the end of the 2011 Holiday Challenge. Not only did Sowards gain less than one pound—the holiday challenge—she even lost a few pounds!
Congratulations to Tracy and all the participants who "won" and earned themselves a gift card from Dick's Sporting Goods.
ITDL Webinar
Why your first two weeks matter so much: Strategies for new faculty
New faculty in 2012 face unique challenges that aren't always covered in the standard faculty handbook. Being prepared at the start of your term can set the stage for an engaging, outcome-driven course. How can new faculty effectively manage what's expected of them in and out of the classroom while also teaching a creative and engaging course? Join us for a 60-minute webinar in which you and your colleagues will discover:
Effective time management strategies for new faculty and adjuncts
Do's and don'ts for engaging and connecting with students
How to design or modify your courses without maximizing your workload
Steps to reduce the likelihood of disruptive student behavior
Presenter - Dr. Therese Huston is the Founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Seattle University.
When: Wednesday, January 11, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Innovation Center, CT 107
Gruber recognized for service
Jeff Gruber, right, accepts his certificate from Dale Forton, president of the Professional Avaiation Maintenance Association.
Jeff Gruber, program coordinator, Aviation Maintenance Technology, was recognized for his service to the industry at the Central Ohio Professional Aviation Maintenance Association's (COPAMA) Holiday Dinner by Dale Forton, president of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA).
Gruber is the vice-chairman for PAMA and chairman of the Government and Technical Issues Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors for COPAMA. Gruber was recently appointed to the FAA's Mechanic Testing Standards Advisory Committee as a representative for PAMA and Columbus State to review and update the FAA's testing standards for aircraft mechanics.


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Shahabudin, N. and Abu Kasim, N.H. and Gan, S.N. (2008) Modification of PMMA dental resin with palm oil based polyol. Journal of Dental Research.
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Objectives: This study is an attempt to enhance the properties of conventional PMMA denture material by incorporation of a polyfunctional polyol derived from palm oil by copolymerization with methyl methacrylate monomer to overcome the low fatigue resistance property of PMMA. Methods: A series of copolymerizations of palm oil polyol with MMA was performed in solution. The polyol was added from 40-20 , MMA from 20-40 , benzoyl peroxide as initiator was at 0.04 and toluene used as solvent was at 60 of the total weight. The copolymerization was carried out in a 500ml-round-bottom reaction flask, equipped with a magnetic stirrer, for 7.5 hour at 80ºC, in a water bath. The yield of each copolymerization obtained was recorded and the conversion was estimated gravimetrically. Later, the polymers acquired were analyzed by FTIR. Results: The copolymerizations have achieved conversions that ranged from 24 to 95, where the higher conversion was obtained when the reactant mixture contain higher amount of MMA. The reaction produced a clear color, light-weighted copolymer that has the potential to be developed as denture material. The evidence of incorporation of the polyol into PMMA was given by the FTIR measurements, by comparing the spectrum of the copolymer to the spectrum of PMMA and polyol. Evaluations of the mechanical properties were currently being carried out. Conclusion: The new copolymers have potential of being developed into new dental materials. The branching structure of the copolymer was expected to improve the impact strength of PMMA. In addition, the palm oil based polyol was made from natural sustainable material. This study was supported by E-Science fund, Grant No.: 03-0103-SF0190 and University of Malaya, Postgraduate Research Vote Grant No. : PS 079C/ 2007C and National Science Fellowship (NSF 2007/2008).
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Police have released two men on bail after a group of five were arrested following the shooting of a man on the M62 near Huddersfield.
The 28-year-old was fatally injured by police firearms officers when a number of cars were detained near the motorway slip road.
Three men i remain in custody and two, aged 26 and 30, have been bailed pending further inquiries. All five were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear.
Read more: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/bradford-mp-calls-for-calm-after-fatal-police-shooting-1-8316174


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Activists gathered in front of a downtown Baltimore courthouse Monday, calling for State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein to bring charges against officers being investigated in the death of an East Baltimore man during an arrest.
It has been more than a month since prosecutors were handed the police investigation into the death of 46-year-old Anthony Anderson, who was thrown to the ground during a drug arrest on Sept. 21. Police initially said it was believed Anderson died after ingesting or choking on drugs, but an autopsy ruled that the death was a homicide caused by blunt force trauma. His family said they saw him thrown to the ground.
Prosecutors must determine whether to bring criminal charges against the officers, Todd A. Strohman, Gregg Boyd and Michael Vodarick. Lawyers for the men have said they did nothing improper.
Those who spoke focused much of their frustration on what they called a "double standard" when police are investigated for crimes. "If it were me, it'd be open and shut," said the Rev. C.D. "Cortly" Witherspoon, who has been speaking out alongside Anderson's family. "They'd charge first and ask questions later."
Anderson's mother and son appeared at the rally, where protesters held signs that said "Indict Killer Police." "This is not fair to us, at all," said Edith Fletcher, speaking into a bullhorn with sheriff's deputies wearing bulletproof vests lined up in front of the courthouse. "I watched them kill my son. I saw the whole thing. … Something should be done now."
A spokesman for the state's attorney's office said the case remains under investigation. "Our office has been moving forward diligently with these investigations in an effort to be as complete and thorough as possible," said spokesman Mark Cheshire. "Because every investigation is different, every investigation varies in the amount of time needed to reach a determination."
Decisions in such cases often take months. Bernstein's office took eight months to decide not to bring charges in the Select Lounge police-involved shooting, while his predecessor took almost a year to the day to bring charges against officers who were accused of kidnapping a teenage boy and leaving him in a state park in Howard County.
Two officers were convicted of misconduct in that case, and another was acquitted.
But every day that passes without a decision in the Anderson case raises questions, activists said Monday. They also complained about other police-involved shootings in which prosecutors have not decided whether to bring charges.
"People are angry in this neighborhood," she said, referring to Anderson's, where activists have been canvassing for petition signatures. She said organizers may plan an "occupation" of the state's attorney's office if charges aren't filed.


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With less than two weeks left before the general elections, newspapers all over the nations have been announcing their endorsements of either President Barack Obama or the Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Some newspapers, such as Des Moines Register, got the chance to interview the two candidates prior to making their decision as to which one to endorse.
The Des Moines Register's editorial staff received a surprise request from the White House yesterday – to keep their interview with President Obama off the record. After the interview, Des Moines Register Vice President and Editor Rick Green wrote a blog post explaining why the paper could not tell the voters what was discussed on the call. Within a day, the White House had a change of heart and this morning the Des Moines Register published the interview in its entirety without comment.
Interestingly enough, the one thing that President Obama felt comfortable sharing since the interview was off the record, was that Latino voters will be the ones delivering his victory if he wins on Nov. 6.
The second thing I'm confident we'll get done next year is immigration reform. And since this is off the record, I will just be very blunt. Should I win a second term, a big reason I will win a second term is because the Republican nominee and the Republican Party have so alienated the fastest-growing demographic group in the country, the Latino community. And this is a relatively new phenomenon. George Bush and Karl Rove were smart enough to understand the changing nature of America. And so I am fairly confident that they're going to have a deep interest in getting that done. And I want to get it done because it's the right thing to do and I've cared about this ever since I ran back in 2008.
To read the entire interview between Des Moines Register and President Obama, go here.


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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Marlins Sweep Mets in Battle for Mediocrity
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another great, albeit sad, post.ReplyDelete
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July 23, 2012
Art installation will be finishing touch at Library
Olga Ziemska
Cleveland artist Olga Ziemska will be on the Columbus Campus July 28 and 29 to install her sculpture "Indra," commissioned by the college as part of the Percent for Art program.
The recent state-funded renovation of the Columbus Hall Library will include a piece of public art by Ziemska, a CCAD graduate who took classes at Columbus State while earning her degree. Her work will be installed on the façade of Columbus Hall, on Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29.
Ms. Ziemska has received many prestigious grants and awards including a Fulbright Fellowship in 2002 and a Creative Workforce Fellowship in 2009. In 2007, Ziemska was selected as a Wendy L. Moore Emerging Artist by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland. She has participated in several residencies nationally and abroad, including the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Poland. Her work is exhibited both nationally and internationally, with work reviewed in Sculpture magazine. For more information about her work, visit www.olgaziemska.com.
Ms. Ziemska visited the Columbus Campus in September 2011 and engaged the college community by seeking input on her design. The college's Percent for Arts Committee partnered with the Ohio Arts Council to select the work for the Library. Committee members include Tom Robbins, Architecture; Bill Cook, Humanities; Shona Wainwright, Library; Renee Hampton, Student Life; Jim Spencer and Eric McMillon, Facilities Services; Mandy Golhoffer, ITDL; Beth Bates and Terri Gehr, Business and Administrative Services. The Ohio Arts Council was represented by Kathy Signorino and Ken Emerick.
Ohio law requires that one percent of an allocation made by the State of Ohio for a construction project must be used for public art. Examples of the Percent for Art program at Columbus State include the "Vault" installation that crosses Cleveland Avenue and "Light Sails," the glass and steel sculpture in the courtyard of the Columbus campus.
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Learn4Life Columbus will host a Language and Early Literacy Conference Tuesday, August 14, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Veterans Memorial. Topics will include vocabulary development, interactive reading, conversational practice, coaching, early learning content standards, scaffolding learning, and school readiness: how to know what works.
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Friday, July 20, began the observance of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam. Observed by more than a billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time for spiritual purification achieved through a fast. Diversity and Study Abroad Programs is partnering with the Library to provide a space during this special time for our Muslim community members to be able to observe Ramadan together on Friday afternoons in the Library multimedia studio from 1:00–3:00 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. Khutbah. Dates are: July 27, August 3, 10 and 17. Make sure to wish a colleague or student a Happy and Peaceful Ramadan.
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Please consider applying for one of these unique Fulbright seminars for U.S. higher education administrators. The application deadlines and more information about each program can be found at www.cies.org/IEA .
Di Pietro to perform Friday
Rocco Di Pietro, adjunct instructor in Humanities, will premiere his pieces "Melodia Assoluta" for solo cello "New Rajas and Gunas for Reciter and Ensemble with Pseudo Gypsy Dance" on Friday, July 27, at the Urban Arts Space, at 50 W. Town St. in the former Lazarus building. Rocco's piece "Italian Rajas" was the winner of the Ohio Arts Council's 2012 Individual Excellence Award. Also featured will be a new piece for reciter and percussion by OSU student David Nelson Tomassaci and a solo cello improvisation by OSU student Ramsey Sadaka. Music performances will begin at 6:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to all.
Success workshops for students
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Basic Computer Introduction Wednesday, August 1, from 2:00-3:00p.m. in Davidson Hall 104. Learn very basic computer terms and get hands-on practice. This class is for beginning level users.
The Writing Center: Where the Best Writers Go for Help Wednesday, August 8, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in TL 209. Learn how to utilize the Writing Center and Online Center.


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I posted a still photo of Georgia's final kickoff against LSU last week, hoping to better illustrate the problems in the execution of the play. While the photo certainly showed some coverage issues, it also showed something else.
All week, following the loss to LSU, Mark Richt had talked about how young his kickoff coverage team was this year, and young teams tend to struggle. Well, as one of my readers pointed out, that's not exactly what the photo showed. In fact, here are the six coverage guys shown in the photo: Stephen Braue (Sr.), Shawn Williams (Fr.), Rennie Curran (Jr.), Prince Miller (Sr.), Baccari Rambo (RFr.) and Nick Williams (So.).
Only one true freshman, which sort of undermined the argument that youth is the reason for the problems on the unit.
That got me to thinking about the rest of the team. I know that, particularly on offense, Georgia has a lot of young players getting significant reps. But is that the reason for the team's struggles?
I quickly put together a rough list of all the key juniors and seniors on both sides of the ball this year and provided a quick analysis of their play thus far...
Joe Cox -- It's not Cox's ability that has been disconcerting. Aside from the flu-ridden Oklahoma State game, Cox's arm has been better than advertised in terms of connecting on deep balls. It's his decision making that has been the bigger issue, and that goes against everything we heard about him in the preseason. His decisions to throw to his primary receiver rather than check down have resulted in two pick sixes, his choice to throw away balls before taking a sack finally -- but not surprisingly -- came back to haunt him when Dennis Rogan picked one off at Tennessee, and while I put the majority of the onus for the chaos of spiking it with a second left before the half on the coaching staff, Cox has to know how to handle those situations, too. On top of that, his completion percentage and passing yards have dipped in each game the past three weeks.
Shaun Chapas -- The problems with the running game can be pinned on any number of players, but Chapas was supposed to be a strength, and instead he's done almost nothing. His blocking has been suspect on offense and he hasn't been the same weapon in the passing game he was last year. Meanwhile, as one of the real veterans on special teams, he stole a kick return away from Brandon Boykin, and he twice let Branden Smith run kicks out of the end zone early in the season… mental breakdowns, all of them.
Mike Moore -- Moore virtually disappeared from the offense for two weeks following a strong performance against Arkansas before returning with six catches against Tennessee. Still, none of his catches were for anything resembling a big gain, and on his last one, he fumbled, leading to another Tennessee touchdown. He's had two or fewer catches in four of six games this year, has cracked 50 yards receiving just once, and all of that is with the best receiver in college football on the other side of the field getting double teamed.
The entire O line -- Before the season, this unit was considered one of the best in the country and pretty easily the best in the SEC. Six games into the season, they're not anywhere close to being as good as they were last year when they had a different lineup each week and three freshmen starting. The run blocking has been abysmal all year, in Weeks 1 and 6, the pass blocking was as brutal as we've seen in a while, and add to that the huge number of penalties that have been called on the line, and you have to wonder if it's really Stacy Searels under that sweat-soaked sweatshirt during practice or if it's just some guy who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Geno Atkins & Jeff Owens -- If either of these guys had left for the NFL following their junior seasons, they'd probably have been first-day draft picks. In Atkins' case, he would have been a first-rounder last season. Instead, the two have combined for 26 tackles and one-half of a sack. On top of that, Atkins hasn't even started the past three games, effectively passed on the depth chart by Kade Weston because of Weston's better practice habits.
Bryan Evans -- He's a great kid, but his coverage skills are beyond bad. Evans has seen playing time in almost every game for the past two years without an interception. Baccari Rambo has seen significant action in just the past three games, and he has two picks.
Prince Miller -- How many times has he been burned in coverage this season? Saturday was easily his worst effort, but there have been others -- too many others. It says something when opposing QBs are picking on your senior, three-year starter at about a 2-to-1 clip over the sophomore, first-year starter at corner. But worse is the punt return situation. First, Georgia essentially punts on the idea of returning punts against LSU, with Logan Gray in the game to decide whether a kick should be fair caught or allowed to bounce behind him. Then, Miller finally gets in during one of these "punt safe" situations, and he catches and returns a kick from his own 1-yard line. When you do something so awful that the decision to use Gray as a punt returner looks smart by comparison, that's bad.
Add to that: Akeem Dent (has only played in two games), Vance Cuff (minimal action the past three weeks), Darius Dewberry (missed three games), Demarcus Dobbs (just 12 tackles and 1 sack so far) and Reshad Jones (much improved tackling, but zero INTs so far).
If you look at the above list, it could easily be titled, "Most Disappointing Players: 2009."
The only veterans that have had any measurable impact on a consistent basis have been Rennie Curran, Kade Weston and Darryl Gamble -- and each of them have had some down moments as well.
Then look at the youngsters. I'd venture to say the combination of A.J. Green, Brandon Boykin, Baccari Rambo, Tavarres King, Branden Smith, Marcus Dowtin and Justin Houston have been responsible for about 90 percent of the big plays Georgia has had this season, and all are freshmen or sophomores.
Sure, Boykin and Smith and the rest have had their share of mistakes, too, but they've at least begun to balance out the errors with big plays, too. With the exception of the young running backs, you'd have to argue that virtually every one of Georgia's freshmen and sophomore contributors has met or exceeded preseason expectations.
But the veterans? It's not just poor play overall, but some really silly mistakes -- the type of stuff you'd expect from, well, freshmen.
I'm sure a few people will look at this and again point to coaching, but I'm not sure I can agree with that. Those veterans, as Mark Richt said on Sunday, are on the field for a reason. They've accomplished things in the past earned them playing time in the present. And those kids, for all their talent, didn't just step off a high school field and know how to suddenly play well in the SEC. They were coached up, although to varying degrees you might argue.
So how then to explain why guys like Brandon Boykin or Tavarres King haven't simply played better than his veteran counterparts, but has played smarter, too?
I'm not sure what the answer is, but I'll give Joe Cox credit for at least accepting the responsibility of it.
"These younger guys came to Georgia because they wanted to be part of something great," Cox said. "You don't want to feel like you let those guys down, and you don't want them to feel like this is how it's supposed to be. ... We don't want them to be a part of a season that none of us can be proud of. Everybody always talks about playing for the seniors because it's their last shot. But the seniors, the veterans have to play for the younger guys, too, to show them the right way to do things and get them started off on the right foot."


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It does this year.
Candice Glover, Angie Miller and Kree Harrison had to sing three songs Wednesday -- one picked by record executive Jimmy Iovine, one by the judges and one by the show's producers. And each round went to a different singer, at least according to Iovine, who gave Miller the edge after she sang his pick, Elton John's Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, then switched to Harrison after her emotional rendition of the Chris Sligh-penned Rascal Flatts hit Here Comes Goodbye. Finally, he called Glover the winner of the night for her bravura rendition of West Side Story's Somewhere.
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2.Feb.2013, 09:46 AM
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Sweden is quietly reinventing capitalism. Maybe there's hope after all.
2.Feb.2013, 11:04 AM
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Joined: 23.Apr.2012
Why anyone would ever have sweden as socialist is beyond me. In the early 1900's, Sweden was, as my professor in national economy called it, "a libertarian/republican utopia" with a very conservative,almost aristocratic political climate, an extremely conservative view on religion, 2% flat tax rate, big military spending and no social welfare system. Ironically, it was this system that drove 1.5-2 million dirt poor swedes to america.
Today it's very humorous that Americans still have the stomache to demonize Sweden as a socialist hellhole when we have no inheritance tax, no wealth tax, a lower corporate tax than America and a lower income tax rate than a lot of states in America, like California for example. So to reply to your statement, Sweden does not need to "re-invent" capitalism, it was here all along.
2.Feb.2013, 11:39 AM
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Joined: 25.Mar.2006
Yes, the Nordic countries have never been socialist in any way. They have always been capitalist, but with a larger state.
2.Feb.2013, 12:03 PM
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Joined: 23.Apr.2012
Even the tea party movement in america today would have been seen as a "proletär pöbel" in early 20th century Sweden.
2.Feb.2013, 12:13 PM
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Location: Europe
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So if socialism has never been part of the nordics, would that equate to misleading the public in relation to political groups that have not only actively sold the values of such. But have in fact been able to get into government through what some of you are claiming never existed?
As that would equate to a false democracy
2.Feb.2013, 12:27 PM
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Joined: 15.Oct.2012
I read articles and comments on the libertarian site, reason.com, from time to time. By that source, post #2 does not describe libertarianism. Perhaps the poster could specifically define his/her specific definition of libertarian.
2.Feb.2013, 12:50 PM
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Joined: 23.Apr.2012
Byke,it might be interesting for you to read up on sweden's tax rate during what you describe as a reign of socialism and compare that tax rate to the tax rate in the pre-Reagan administration when the top tax rate of USA was 70 %. Meanwhile, sweden had a very lax tax rate and was the 4th largest economy in the world.
Ohh.. Did I ruin your daily "spewing bile over Sweden routine"?
2.Feb.2013, 12:51 PM
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Joined: 25.Mar.2006
So if socialism has never been part of the nordics, would that equate to misleading the public in relation to political groups that have not only actively sold the values of s ... (show full quote)
So if socialism has never been part of the nordics, would that equate to misleading the public in relation to political groups that have not only actively sold the values of such. But have in fact been able to get into government through what some of you are claiming never existed?
As that would equate to a false democracy ... (hide full quote)
Socialism and social democracy are two entirely different things. The former means that private ownership and business is abolished, similar to what you had/have in communist countries. The latter is based on capitalism but use taxes to redistribute wealth.
Until the early-mid 1900's Sweden had no welfare state; it was pure laissez-faire capitalism. After the social democrats came into power, a tax funded welfare state was built, but the whole idea of social democracy was that it is capitalism that creates the wealth, and the governments job is only to redistribute wealth and to create happy and productive workers.
2.Feb.2013, 02:34 PM
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I may have been paraphrasing my professor a bit, and it is true that most people might not describr such a society as libertarian. However I think we can both agree it was a conservative society and about as far from socialism as you get. However thats no greater mistake then when people in mainstream politics in the U.S equate liberals to socialists, as if they missed their class of politics 101.
2.Feb.2013, 03:24 PM
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"Socialism and social democracy are two entirely different things..." Isn't social democracy considered a type of socialism though?
And I don't think of libertarians or conservatives in the U.S. at least rallying around an aristocracy. Wouldn't aristrocracy be considered a kind of monopoly? (Also, fiscal conservativism does not absolutely equate with social conservatism.)The Swedes also had a monopoly on religion, right? While the U.S. may have traditionally been weighted as Christian, there have at least been a gazillion interpretations of Christianity. That at least sets the stage for differing viewpoints.
From my experience with wealth redistribution, the state dictates a lifestyle and punishes (even kills) those who differ from state dictates. State services are limited and rationed, and when state employees are subpar in their job performance, there's little-to-no accountability.
2.Feb.2013, 04:04 PM
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Post #10 Not once did I say that 20th century sweden fit whatever conservatives/republicans in America believe is conservatism, ,but rather the more international, original meaning of conservatism (again, the socialist=liberal fallacy comes to mind). Also i never said that the politics in sweden were entierly aristocratic, which would have Sweden a faux democracy, but rather conservstism with a few aristocratic influences, thus making it conservatism bordering to aristocracy.
Lastly, even though the american constitution does give people the right to believe in whatever religion they want, both you and I know that americans didnt look too kindly on people who practiced the wrong kind of christianity, why else do you think that the people on the Mayflower left England because of their "immorall ways" and "lenient enforement of the commandments"?
EDIT: I realise now that I used the word "republican" instead of conservative which would lead you to believe I was talking about the american version of conservatism, my mistake.
2.Feb.2013, 04:34 PM
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"...both you and I know that americans didnt look too kindly on people who practiced the wrong kind of christianity..."
No, I actually don't know what's meant by the wrong kind of Christianity. I was under the impression that varieties of Christianity were practiced in different regions by different groups and that this evolution has been continuous.
What's the liberal socialist fallacy?
2.Feb.2013, 04:50 PM
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Post #12 The original settlers who arrived on the mayflower had a very narrow view of what "true christianity" was, which is one of the reasons why they left England, which had become increasingly tolerant in this sense.
I am not going to comment more than that on current affairs in USA regarding religion because honestly, I dont know that much about it.
I also want to point out that I realise that I might come off as an anti-american, which is far from the truth. I am just so sick and tired of being stereotyped as a socialist and coming from a "socialist hell" when that is far from the truth.
2.Feb.2013, 05:08 PM
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Joined: 23.Apr.2012
The socialist=liberal fallacy is this:
Communists, socialists, social democrats, moderates, liberals, (anything with the word social in it), etc.= Evil ol' commies
In addition to this, it is to believe that all forms of politics that does not conform to the american ideal are socialist/communist and are automatically "wrong"
As bender accurately pointed out, there is a HUGE difference between communism/socialism and social democracy.. As I wrote earlier, the social dems were in power during the 50's and forward but still had lower taxes than the american counterpart and encouraged people to start new businesses and develop the market which lead to Sweden's position as the 4th richest country in the world and had 100 000's of guest workers from all over the world, including USA, despite the attempts of the american government to paint sweden as a "socialist hell". This is still the view many americans get when they think about sweden, which is once again, far from the truth. Sweden was even on the allies side inoficially during the cold war, as we had a common enemy in Russia, but that didnt stop the american administration from accusing Sweden of being socialist.
2.Feb.2013, 06:13 PM
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Joined: 23.Apr.2012
Can anyone honestly believe that a country with less than 0.1 % of the worlds population could become the fourth richest country in the world while the government of said country was "socialist"? Does anyone believe that 100 000's of italians, greeks, spaniards, britons, irish, american etc would go to work in a "socicalist hell" voluntarily?


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Rev. Fr Ian Nield is a priest in the Deanery of New Zealand within the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania.
Ian James Nield was born in Oldham, England in 1961. He was christened in October 1961 at Saint Margaret's Church, Hollinwood and was brought up as a High Church Anglican. With his parents he moved to New Zealand in 1970.
He was educated at various schools in New Zealand and England in the 1970s before commencing his studies at the University of Waikato in 1980. There was no Anglican chaplaincy at university so he sought the pastoral oversight of the Roman Catholic chaplains on campus, Fr Gerald Quin and Fr Graham Alexander. It was at university he met his future wife Joanne—they were married at Saint James Anglican Church, Lower Hutt, NZ, by Canon Stuart Anderson in 1986.
In 1987 Ian and his wife moved to England so that he could pursue his doctoral studies. He completed his PhD in mathematics in 1990 and returned to New Zealand in 1994, settling in Auckland. In 1998 the Nield family moved back to Lower Hutt.
By 1998 it had become painfully obvious that Ian could no longer call the Anglican Church his ecclesial home. After a period of instruction the whole family was received into the Orthodox Church on Palm Sunday (April 4), 1999.
Dr Nield was asked on several occasions by Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Saliba to take up ordained ministry. In late 2002, Ian recognised this calling and accepted His Eminence's request that he be the priest to the mission in Wellington. Consequently he was ordained to the diaconate and the priesthood in January 2003, and serves as head of mission in Wellington. Fr Ian serves Eastern Rite in Wellington and Western Rite in Lower Hutt on alternating weeks.
Fr Ian has served on the Archdiocesan board of trustees since September 2000 and assists the Dean, V. Rev. Fr Jack Witbrock in the administration of the Deanery of New Zealand.
Fr Ian has fulltime secular employment as a senior official at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. He holds degrees in Physics and Mathematics and has professional qualifications in Finance.
Fr Ian and his wife have four children who are all homeschooled.
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