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WHATWG launches HTML 5
The glacial and mostly irrelevant progress being made on web standards within the W3C resulted in Apple, Mozilla, and Opera joining together in 2004 to start up the independent WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group), focused on advancing HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript to serve as a viable platform for rich web apps.
In 2007, WHATWG recommended its specification of HTML 5 for adoption by the WC3 as the new starting point for the future of the web in place of XHTML 2.0. This time, the W3C accepted the proposal and a new HTML working group was subsequently formed. In January 2008, the first public working draft of HTML 5 was published.
The future of HTML 5
HTML 5's proponents determined to solve a series of issues that had plagued previous efforts to advance the HTML specification. The working group affirmed the practical necessity of backward compatibility, the importance of specifications matching the implementation (as opposed to creating laws that aren't and won't be obeyed), and the need for the specification to be clear and unambiguous enough so that individual vendors can actually achieve full interoperability.
It's important to note that HTML 5 isn't one big difficult leap like moving from Windows XP to Vista, or from IPv4 to IPv6. According to Google's Mark Pilgrim, the HTML 5 specification is simply a collection of detailed feature implementations that browsers can support. In fact, some browsers already support features like geolocation, local storage, offline apps, canvas, and the new audio and video tags. Apple's Safari 4 and mobile Safari on the iPhone already do.
Unlike the early days of the web, where browser developers impatiently added features and then asked the standards bodies to recognize them, today's browser vendors are impatiently waiting for new specifications to be defined so they can complete support for them in their browsers. By focusing on practical features that can be implemented by anyone, HTML 5 is capturing the attention of everyone in the web industry, from open source vendors to Microsoft.
Vendors on HTML 5
Vendors' stance on HTML 5 is predictably based on how they will be affected by it. For example, both Mozilla and Opera are highly motivated to push HTML 5 because it enables them to compete on a level playing field in the browser market rather then being shut out by either proprietary plugin developments that only work on certain platforms (like Flash), or web pages coded specifically for a specific browser.
Apple is highly motivated to push HTML 5 because it enables the company to compete in rich media delivery on the web (against Flash), create rich web apps in MobileMe, support third party rich web apps on its iPhone and Mac platforms, and reduce its exposure to incompatibilities and security issues related to third party web-alternative plugins such as Flash and Silverlight.
Google is highly motivated to push HTML 5 because it allows the company to deliver rich new web apps that can better compete against desktop alternatives (such as Office), creates a level playing field for all web browsers to foster competition, eliminates its need to use Flash for serving YouTube videos, and allows the company to deliver Chrome OS as an alternative to a conventional operating system on PCs.
Despite the potential threats to Office and Windows that HTML 5 delivers, Microsoft also sees the need to participate in HTML 5 because its browser share has now dipped to around 65%. The biggest chunk of Microsoft's IE users, as of August 2009, are still using IE 6. That means while IE leads other browsers in the total number of users, it does not lead in terms of setting new standards anymore. More people are now using Firefox 3 than IE 8; both were released last year.
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The biggest critic of HTML 5 has been Adobe. When asked about how HTML 5 might be an opportunity or threat to the company during an earnings conference call this summer, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen answered, "I think the challenge for HTLM 5 will continue to be how do you get a consistent display of HTML 5 across browsers. And when you think about when the rollout plans that are currently being talked about, they feel like it might be a decade before HTML 5 sees standardization across the number of browsers that are going to be out there."
In realty though, history shows that HTML standards were either adopted almost immediately or never. Even the fear that Microsoft might never get around to adding support for HTML 5 features is hard to argue, both with the company's expressed interest, its previous efforts to apply web specifications when it had a competitive need to do so, and the capacity for third parties to extend IE to support many of the features in HTML 5. That's essentially what Google Gears does.
Once Adobe realizes it can make more money selling authoring tools for HTML 5 than it can in catering to a dwindling group of Flash designers, its outlook is likely to change dramatically. That shift from plugin maintenance to standards-based tool creation will enable the company to rely upon a platform created by the community, largely Mozilla and WebKit, rather than trying to implement its Flash, Flash Lite, and AIR runtimes on different hardware platforms and within different browsers. Because clearly that isn't working.
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By exiting papacy still alive, Pope Benedict follows a precedent not seen for 598 years
Before April 19, 2005, Cardinal Josef Ratzinger talked warmly of retiring. He was looking forward to a leisurely life, with his books, his brother and his beloved gray cat back in ancient Regensburg, Germany, where he owned a house.
But his plans changed when he was elected to head the Roman Catholic Church, becoming Pope Benedict XVI. Retirement was forgotten; the expectation was that Ratzinger, now Benedict, would die occupying "the chair of Peter," as the pope's throne is known.
Monday, Benedict shocked the world by announcing he would step down at the end of February, the first pope to do that in nearly 600 years. That the decision was so startling speaks more about the history of the church he led than his longevity, which was never expected to match the eight years he served. Benedict XVI became pope two days after his 78th birthday, having already survived a stroke. He admitted then that his reign might be short. Most popes die in their 70s.
When Benedict steps down at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 in Rome, age 85 years, 318 days, he will have lived longer than all but three of his 264 predecessors. Pope John Paul II was a full year younger when he died in 2005.
"After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," Benedict said Monday.
He went on to note: "In today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005."
Global reaction was immediate and respectful. President Barack Obama thanked him on behalf of all Americans and said, "I have appreciated our work together over these last four years."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "If the pope himself has now, after thorough consideration, come to the conclusion that he no longer has sufficient strength to exercise his office, that earns my very highest respect. In our time of ever-lengthening life, many people will be able to understand how the pope as well has to deal with the burdens of aging."
French President Francois Hollande called it "a humane decision and one tied to a desire that must be respected." A spokesman for Israel's Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger told the Agence France-Presse news service that under Pope Benedict XVI, Judaism and Catholicism "became much closer . . . leading to a decrease in anti-Semitism around the world."
The move makes him the first pope since Gregory XII in 1415 to retire. As that retirement came during a power struggle between Rome and France, when there were actually two and, for a short while, three popes, some church officials argue that the last pope to retire was Celestine V in 1294.
In fact, that it is possible for a pope to retire is thanks to Celestine V, a former hermit who served only five months and was imprisoned (and, legend has it, murdered) not long after leaving the office on orders of his successor. One of a handful of accomplishments by Celestine V was to write the canon that allows retirement, which noted ill health as a possible reason.
When Benedict visited Cuba in March 2012, he looked noticeably stronger than the stooped John Paul II had when he made the same trip in 1998 – when John Paul was just 78. But Benedict has been growing noticeably weaker in recent months. He no longer walks the 100 yards down the aisle at St. Peter's Basilica to celebrate Mass; instead, he rides on a wheeled platform. He appeared to nod off during Christmas Eve services. Doctors reportedly had told him that he should not make a trans-Atlantic trip to Brazil scheduled for July.
If age alone were not debilitating enough, Benedict XVI's time in charge has included the stress of dealing with the church's global sexual abuse crisis, which at one point even threatened to taint Benedict's brother, who was accused of non-sexual abuse of children at a time when the sexual abuse scandal was rocking Germany.
The scandals led German Cardinal Meisner earlier this month to talk about the prevailing mood of "Catholiphobia" in Germany and in much of Europe.
Unlike his plans before he accepted "canonical election as Supreme Pontiff," Benedict won't be returning to Regensburg. Instead, he'll retire to a Vatican monastery, after a brief stay in Castel Gandolfo, officially the papal summer home, while his new quarters are readied.
Michael Klonovsky, a German author and Catholic, noted that the nature of the pope's departure – meaning, alive – will lead to "critical voices concerning his resignation, some will say a reactionary pope failed, but maybe he just became a victim of inner-Vatican intrigues?"
Still, many Germans remember proudly his election, a moment that inspired the tabloid headline "We are Pope."
"He is an intellectual, so he must be looking forward to going back to his writing and publishing," Klonovsky noted. "He will be criticized for retiring, as a pope is supposed to die in the chair. But to resign is a more worldly thing to do – it shows a connection to the real world.
"And his brother must be happy. Benedict XVI always had to work on Christmas."

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INKSTER, Mich. - An idyllic suburban setting has turned into what Local 4 police sources call a "house of horrors" and one of the worst scenes they've ever walked in on.
Early Tuesday morning, police found Cindy Bailey stabbed to death. Her husband, Tony Bailey, was found in the home's garage -- burned to death.
Investigators are calling the deaths a murder-suicide situation.
"We're getting word that there may have been some problems between the couple from family members," said Inkster Police Sgt. Jeffrey Twardzik.
Luther Snow, Tony Bailey's cousin, told Local 4 the man was unstable.
He said the couple often cared for some grandchildren in the home, but the children weren't there at the time of their deaths.
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Police said they went to the house late Monday night because the security alarm had gone off. But no one answered the door.
Thirty minutes later, neighbors called 911 because the home's garage was on fire.
As fire crews put out the fire, they noticed a blood trail. That's when they kicked in the home's door and found Cindy's body.
Sources said it appears her husband stabbed her more than 60 times before setting himself on fire in the garage.
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Amanda Seyfried strikes a pose for the January 2013 cover of InStyle. Inside, Les Misérables star Amanda talked about her career — and a great deal more! She spoke with the publication before hitting the red carpet in Alexander McQueen at last night's NYC premiere of Les Misérables. Amanda talked to InStyle about just how sexy her Dear John costar Channing Tatum is, and touched on having OCD and the perils of dating famous guys. Here are highlights from Amanda Seyfried in InStyle:
- On dating actors: "I can't date anybody without it being portrayed as a serious relationship in the tabloids. It sucks! Like Josh Hartnett and I were friends; we hung out, we dated. I don't actually have sex with every male I come into contact with. . . . I'm just more attracted to actors. I like their choice to be artists — that's ballsy. And a guy who has such access to his emotional life is sexy. Or maybe because lots of the actors I know are so broken. I don't think I'm compatible with anybody I've dated."
- On Channing Tatum: "Channing was amazing. He's a superstar. . . . Everybody wants to have sex with him. And the only person he wants to have sex with is his wife, Jenna. He's the most loyal husband."
- On managing her OCD: "I'm too measured and controlling — about everything. That's why I take Lexapro. It's for OCD. I don't feel like I'm struggling with it. I think OCD is a part of me that protects me. It's also the part of me that I use in my job, in a positive way. . . . I have to do lots of things at the same time. It's an obsessive-compulsive thing. So when I'm on the elliptical machine, which I do almost every day, I have to be knitting, playing Soduku, and listening to something."


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Raleigh, N.C., May 10, 2012 / 04:11 am (CNA).- Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh thanked North Carolina voters for passing a marriage amendment that gives constitutional protections to the definition of marriage.
"I express my sincere gratitude to the people of North Carolina who voted for marriage in the referendum completed today," Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh said May 9.
He said that the amendment ensures that the definition of marriage as "the faithful and exclusive union of one man and one woman" is "in accord with God's design and in keeping with the very nature of this sacred vocation."
Unofficial returns show that North Carolina voters approved Amendment 1 by a margin of 61 to 39.
"We are thankful that the state legislature put the decision in the hands of the people, the overwhelming majority of whom made it clear that they want to maintain and protect the traditional definition of marriage," Diocese of Raleigh spokesman Frank Morock told CNA May 9.
North Carolina law already recognized marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but supporters of Amendment 1 said constitutional protections were necessary to prevent legislative action or a judicial decision from changing marriage.
"The vote to make the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman part of the North Carolina Constitution guarantees that it will remain an essential and enduring institution of society that will not change from generation to generation," Morlock said.
The amendment recognized marriage as "the only domestic legal union" valid in North Carolina, precluding the legislature from passing civil unions legislation. Courts have used the precedent of civil unions to overturn marriage amendments in states like California.
The pro-Amendment 1 campaign was led by the organization Vote for Marriage, which drew support from many churches. Supporters of the amendment included the 93-year-old Evangelical Christian leader Rev. Billy Graham.
Morlock said there is a need for Catholics and other traditional marriage supporters to "remain diligent" on the issue.
"Continued prayer and education on the question will be essential. A fair number of those who were opposed to the amendment were young adults, who undoubtedly have been influenced by where our culture is today," he said.
"That will make it a major challenge to overcome, but one worth undertaking for the good of society."
President Barack Obama opposed the North Carolina amendment. He publicly opposed "gay marriage" in his 2008 race for the White House, but his administration has been working to advance homosexual political causes and he previously described his position on marriage as "evolving."
On May 9, he declared that he now supports "gay marriage."
In North Carolina, Amendment 1 supporters received less funding than opponents.
Vote for Marriage raised more than $1 million, including $425,000 from the National Organization for Marriage.
The Coalition to Protect All N.C. Families, an amendment opponent, raised more than $2 million, including nearly $500,000 from the Human Rights Campaign, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
Morock said that the Catholic support for Amendment 1 made it clear that Church teaching upholds "the immeasurable dignity and equal worth of all persons."
Bishop Burbidge called for prayers.
"I ask that you join me in praying that whatever divisions may have occurred during this referendum process may be healed by the grace of God and a mutual renewed commitment by all people of good will, so that we may together build a society reflective of the unity that is ours as members of God's family," he said.


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Paul Bryan and Pattie Ford both needed kidneys. Bryan, a 50-year-old resident of San Carlos, and Ford, 50, from Escondido, both suffered from polycistic kidney disease -- the same disease that killed two members of Ford's family.
Ford lingered on a kidney-transplant waiting list. Bryan went through tedious sessions of dialysis. Their spouses were willing to donate a kidney to their loved ones, but neither was a match. And then a hospital worker paired the couples up.
Patrick Ford, Patti's husband, turned out to be a perfect match for Paul Bryan. And Robyn Bryan, Paul's wife, was a match for Patti Ford. Last week, doctors at UCSD Medical Center performed two operations, putting healthy kidneys from Patrick Ford and Robyn Bryan into Paul Bryan and Patti Ford.
It was the first ever paired donor transplant performed south of Los Angeles County, and one of about 100 performed throughout the U.S. during the past two years.
"This is huge to me, and it's not all about me," said Patti Ford, wiping away tears during an emotional Monday news conference at the hospital. "This, today, isn't about me, because Robyn gave me a better quality of life.
"I could have had a cadaver kidney -- not that that's bad -- but it's better to have a live donor."
The couples met just two weeks before the Aug. 19 surgeries. The donors and recipients have uncommon A and B blood types, making it more difficult to find a match. Officials estimated that the likelihood that the wives' blood types matching as well as the husbands' was about 5 percent.
Screening by the hospital's transplant coordinator, Tina Kress, brought the couples together, and both prospective donors readily agreed to the swap.
"He saved two lives," Patti Ford said of her husband. "He saved a marraige. And he saved Paul, to have a better life."
Bryan said he was long overdue for kidney dialysis, but when hewoke up the morning after the surgery, he felt as if he'd never bene sick.
"Somebody up there was looking out for us," Bryan said. "I'm one of the most fortunate people in the world."
Robyn Bryan said the couples had so many things in common that they quickly bonded.
"I got that deju vu thing going," she said. "I just felt like we knew them from somewhere, and sure enough, it was meant to be."
Said Patrick Ford: "I'm just glad that my wife's feeling better and healthy. And I'm glad that Paul's feeling good and doesn't have to go through dialysis."
The UCSD surgeons who performed the procedure, Akai Khanna and Marquis Hart, said the hospital would be expanding its efforts to expedite more paired donor transplants by partnering with several kidney exchanges throughout the country.
For her part, Patti Ford vowed to become a tireless, prominent advocate for the cause.
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Weight Management
Why WAIT
Weight Achievement and Intensive Treatment (Why WAIT) is a 12-week multidisciplinary program for weight control and intensive diabetes management.
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Individual Appointments
Diabetes patients who are overweight can enroll in Joslin's new program for medically-managed weight loss and fitness led by a team made up of a Joslin physician, dietitian, exercise physiologist and, when needed, a behavioral psychologist.
Patients who are at risk for cardiovascular disease are referred to BIDMC cardiology. Patients may also be referred to the BIDMC bariatric surgery program. Patients without diabetes are referred to the endocrinologists either at BIDMC or at Joslin. These physicians work closely with nutritionists, the BIDMC bariatric surgery program and the BeWell Tanger Center to establish appropriate goals and therapy for sustained weight loss.
The team is under the medical direction of Osama Hamdy, M.D.
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2316 First Avenue SE
Moultrie, GA 31788
Mexico Beach is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,017 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,192.[3] It is part of the Panama City?Lynn Haven?Panama City Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Mexico Beach is located at 29°56?29?N 85°24?23?W? / ?29.941336°N 85.406361°W? / 29.941336; -85.406361.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.76% is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,017 people, 526 households, and 319 families residing in the city. The population density was 299.7/km² (777.3/mi²). There were 1,322 housing units at an average density of 389.6/km² (1,010.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.67% White, 1.28% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.
There were 526 households out of which 11.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.42.
In the city the population was spread out with 11.1% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,950, and the median income for a family was $40,163. Males had a median income of $30,278 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,871. About 8.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
Mexico Beach is served by Gulf County Schools, not the Bay District Schools.
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It ought be no secret that at Camp Cakespy, we love when cake and art overlap. But even so, we nearly collapsed from pleasure overload when we recently discovered Whipped Bakeshop, a Philadelphia-based special order bakery which specializes in cookies, cakes and treats which transcend the line between mere baked good and art--literally. However, between fainting spells over their Paris Map and iconic LOVE cookies, we found time to catch up with proprietress (and trained painter) Zoë Lukas--here's what we learned about the advantages of baking with a BFA in Fine Art, the trials and tribulations of frosting as a medium, and what Philadelphia specialties simply cannot be missed:
ZL: I've always loved cooking and baking (in fact, most of my family does), so fusing my love of sweets and art is natural to me. In regard to opening my own business, it's something I've wanted for a long time; circumstances were right, and I was done working for "the man!"
CS: How do frosting, dough and batter stack up against more traditional fine art media?
ZL: I see all the ingredients as another, different art medium. The main disadvantage for me seems to be temperature…for instance, chocolate decorations can melt in the summer heat, but an oil painting won't. Also, humidity here in the mid-Atlantic is nasty, so that can affect things as well. But frosting acts like painting for me, and I also like to use food colors to paint directly onto cakes and cookies – it's very similar to working with watercolors.
CS: Do you feel that your art background has given you a leg up in your baking business? How so?
ZL: Absolutely! I feel I can use all my creative ideas to help make someone something really unique, with the added benefit of it being a great-tasting dessert. Being able to solve problems creatively is also huge - I like to think I work out of the box so to speak. Like, if I can't find what I need at the cake decorating store or online, why not try the hardware store? For instance, I bought some stainless steel on ebay and a jeweler friend of mine helps me make custom cookie cutters.
CS: Currently, you work primarily by special order--but you are no stranger to retail, having worked in a few retail bakeries in the past. Do you think you'd ever be interested in opening your own retail operation?
ZL: Yes, I do think eventually I will have a retail shop. I like working with the public, and seeing how happy a simple cupcake can make someone can really make a baker's day.
CS: Who are some of your inspirations--artistic, culinary, or both?
ZL: Wow, there are so many. Some favorite artists include Mark Rothko, Jess, Agnes Martin, Jasper Johns, Gerhard Richter, Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud (duh), Johannes Vermeer, Edouard Vuillard…boy, I could go on forever! (Cakespy Note: The "duh" by Wayne Thiebaud was inserted by Zoë, but even had she not, we would have included it.)
Culinary inspirations include my mom (who's always making something good), my brother Jeff, who's a professional cook, and I have a bookcase full of baking cookbooks. My husband teases me about bringing them to bed to read. Some favorite authors of cake decorating and dessert cookbooks are: Lindsay Shere, Margaret Braun, Maida Heatter, Alice Medrich, Kaye & Liv Hansen, Regan Daley, Peggy Porschen---again, I could go on for quite some time.
I love to wander about the pages on flickr and etsy – there are so many creative people out there who are a great source of inspiration. I have lots of friends who are artists too, and they are a constant source of ideas and support.
CS: What is your favorite baked good to make?
ZL: Hmmm – I love fruit crisps and crumbles, and fresh or baked fruit tarts – they always look so tasty and luscious once they're all done.
CS: What is your favorite baked good to eat?
ZL: I think the answer to that is simply, "yes." Though do love a fresh sour cherry or peach pie with streusel topping, or the perfect creamy/crispy crème brûlée.
CS: Where do you get your recipes?
ZL: Some are handed down family favorites, some are cookbook recipes that I have made my own by adding/changing ingredients.
CS: What are some emerging trends in baking or certain baked goods gaining in popularity right now, in your view?
ZL: Cupcakes have been "in" for a while, but they seem to be staying around, and I see fancy
Vegan baking/bakeries have also been popping up, and using fresh, local (when possible), quality ingredients and baking from scratch is an emphasis for many cooks and bakers alike (including me).
CS: We're keenly interested in regional specialties or baked goods which seem to be popular in different areas of the country. Can you clue us in on any Philadelphia or PA area baked good specialties?
ZL: Well, the Pennsylvania Dutch (Amish and Mennonite) are well known for their homemade treats, and things like whoopie pies, apple dumplings, fresh fruit and shoofly pies, yeasted coffee cakes and doughnuts are all popular.
Though not a "sweet," the soft pretzel in Philadelphia is not to be missed – Fischer's in Reading Terminal Market make the best ones in my book! There are also a number of Pennsylvania Dutch vendors in the Terminal selling everything from fresh cheeses and meats to homemade breads, jams and jellies (can you say apple butter?), and of course all sorts of tasty bakery items. (Photo left: Pretzels from the Reading Terminal Market--not by Whipped Bakeshop).
Cakespy Note: Stay tuned--three of our spies just visited the Reading Terminal Market and a Cakewalk is imminent!
CS: So, it sounds like the Reading Terminal Market is a can't-be-missed spot in Philadelphia?
ZL: Reading Terminal Market is not to be missed for its sheer variety of foods and beautiful seasonal fruit and produce. Buy some great ingredients and go home and bake something yourself – it's truly satisfying!
Cakespy Note: After publishing, a few more places occurred to Zoë which we simply had to add: a classic Termini Bros. cannoli, chocolates from Naked Chocolate.... and Foster's Urban--it's like the art supply store of cookware shops in Philly.
CS: Your creations are so highly personalized. Can you walk us through your process? Do you consult with a customer and respond to their needs, or do you pitch these creative cookie and cake ideas (Like the LOVE Cookies etc) to them?
ZL: It really depends on the customer, but it's a little bit of both. Sometimes a client wants my ideas and asks me to design something for them, sometimes they have an idea, and I sketch it out for them, adding my own personal touch. The LOVE cookie was first designed by me on
CS: What's next for Whipped Bakeshop?
ZL: I am making the wedding cake for the couple who play Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross, and their cake is going to be decorated with layered paper stars and flowers in red, white, and blue, and will be surrounded by dimensional folded paper stars.
I am also working on travel/resort themed cookies for The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and I am going to be making cookies based on a variety of famous paintings from different periods for a private client who is having an event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. I am really excited about all of these projects.
I am also working with my good friend Laura Blumenthal, who is a local ceramist, on a project called "Whipped and Thrown," and we are planning on offering gift collections (think cake plates and platters) of cupcakes or cookies that relate to the images on the pottery. These are going to be great, because once the dessert is eaten, you will have a beautiful piece of functional pottery left to use for years to come.
Want more? You can ogle over photos of Whipped Bakeshop's baked goods (and, if interested, contact Zoë) via whippedbakeshop.com.


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WASHINGTON, —The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden will lead a trade mission to promote U.S. agricultural trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa, Sept. 16-20. The trade mission launches USDA's Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Initiative, which aims to expand U.S. agricultural commercial ties in the region. During the week, the USDA delegation will travel to South Africa and Mozambique to learn first-hand about the region's rapidly evolving market conditions and business environment – information that will enable agribusinesses to develop export strategies for sub-Saharan Africa.
The mission includes 18 U.S. companies and 16 U.S. agricultural commodity trade associations that represent a variety of agricultural products including snack foods, beverages, fruit and nuts, agricultural machinery and more. The companies and trade associations will meet with African buyers during the week. "Many U.S. agribusinesses – especially small and medium-sized enterprises – are beginning to appreciate the opportunities for trade and investment in Africa," said Harden. "This initiative will establish relationships between U.S. and African businesses and support agricultural growth throughout the region." Sub-Saharan Africa's strong economic outlook, growing middle class and surging demand for consumer-oriented foods creates a promising market for U.S. food and agricultural products. Over the past decade, U.S. agricultural exports to sub-Saharan Africa increased by more than 200 percent.
Last year, bilateral agricultural trade between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa totaled more than $4.75 billion. Harden will also open Africa's International Food & Drink Trade Show in Johannesburg on Sept. 18. Eleven U.S. companies will exhibit at the show's USA pavilion. In addition to the trade mission, USDA and South African officials will meet to discuss bilateral trade issues and visit food aid projects funded by USDA's Food for Progress Program in Mozambique. The USDA trade initiative supports the "U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa" plan outlined by President Obama in June 2012.
For a complete list of U.S. companies and USDA cooperators participating in the Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Initiative, please see below:
U.S. Companies Participating in the Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Initiative 1. Allied International Corporation 2. American Food Service 3. American Peanut Council 4. Bell Carter Olive Company 5. Bridgeforth International Corporation 6. Case New Holland 7. Cranberry Marketing Committee 8. Cuba Beverage Company 9. FAIM Afric, Ltd. 10. GSI Group 11. JM Grain, Inc. 12. Land O' Lakes/Purina Animal Nutrition LLC 13. PS International 14. Strickland Ranch & Exports, Inc. 15. Suma Trading LLC 16. Tri-States Grain Conditioning, Inc. 17. USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council 18. Zafi Beverages & Agricultural Technologies, Inc. USDA Cooperators Participating in the Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Initiative 1. American Peanut Council 2. American Soybean Association 3. Cranberry Marketing Committee 4. National Renderers Association 5. North American Millers' Association 6. North American Export Grain Association 7. Organic Trade Association 8. Southern Forest Products Association 9. Southern U.S. Trade Association 10. USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council 11. U.S. Grains Council 12. U.S. Meat Export Federation 13. USA Poultry & Egg Export Council 14. USA Rice Federation 15. U.S. Wheat Association 16. Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association # USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).
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When local NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier speaks about the play of Jordan Mills, he talks about the former Assumption High School and Louisiana Tech standout with the highest of praise.
When local NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier speaks about the play of Jordan Mills, he talks about the former Assumption High School and Louisiana Tech standout with the highest of praise.
"He's the most talented big man to come from the bayou since Eric Andolsek," Detillier said.
Andolsek starred at Thibodaux High, LSU and then in the NFL as an offensive lineman with the Detroit Lions before his tragic death in 1992 after a truck ran off the road and struck him as he was performing yard work.
Andolsek was a fifth-round pick by the Lions in 1988, and Mills got a chance to show off his skills in front of NFL scouts, front-office personnel and coaches last week in Mobile, Ala., after competing in the Senior Bowl as a member of the South team, which beat the North, 21-16.
Mills played at right and left tackle in the game and was in for the majority of it.
"It was a great experience," Mills said. "Just to be around some of the top players in the nation was a humbling experience and an honor.
Mills (6-foot-6, 315 pounds) was a four-year starter with the Bulldogs and was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference player this past season at right tackle as a senior and was part of a Louisiana Tech team that went 9-3 this year, and he was a member of the nation's top scoring offense.
Mills, the son of Margaret and O'Neal Mills, is currently in Dallas working out at the Michael Johnson Performance Center, which was opened in 2007 by president and founder Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter, and is preparing to attend the NFL Combine on Feb. 20-26 in Indianapolis.
"I am just working on my skills, my footwork, my 40-time and all the drills I will be doing at the Combine," Mills said.
Detillier said he likes what he sees from Mills.
Detillier said an NFL team will be getting a solid football player if they draft Mills.
"I have always been a big advocate of Jordan Mills," Detillier said. "He has great size, super quick feet, excellent adjustment moves, and he is a very good pass protector. Playing at Louisiana Tech, he has gotten a lot of experience protecting the quarterback, and I really like his technical skills, foot work and his body leverage skills. He has primarily played on the right side at Tech, but I would be interested in seeing him on the left side. I would like to see a little more pop in his run blocking and his ability to become more physical as a run blocker at the point of attack."
Detillier also said Mills has the ability to learn new things quickly.
"The thing about Mills is that he picks up new assignments and techniques quickly. He's a smart football player, and he is a very competitive and athletic big man," Detillier said. "Currently, I have him rated as a third- or fourth-round pick."
Unless Mills finds himself in New York come draft day in late April, he said he will be watching the draft with his family in Napoleonville. His dream of playing in the NFL will soon be realized.
"It's very exciting. Coming up on the bayou, it has always been my dream to play in the NFL," Mills said. "To be there and to almost be able to touch it, there's nothing like it. I appreciate everyone from Assumption, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes supporting me. I will never forget where I came from."


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This is not a phrase often associated with the average teen. Developing a sense of international-mindedness, defined by a caring, open- minded, problem-solving attitude, is part of the mission for all students at Pacific Beach Middle School and the cornerstone of the educational philosophy underpinning the International Baccalaureate programs.
Students at PBMS take the initiative to reach out and make a difference through service to the local and global community. Principal Ernie Remillard said he understands the importance of education as a collaborative effort.
"We are thankful to be part of a community that has a clear vision to support today's children who will be part of tomorrow's future," he said. "In the last two years, our 12- to 14-year-old IB students logged over 20,000 hours of personal action and community service. Our philosophy of education empowers them, while the community embraces them and is the vehicle for students who are ready to take charge."
Students are learning the communication, collaboration, thinking and social skills that are needed to take action. Through partnerships with local organizations, students are learning how to be innovative, creative global citizens. With Kiwanis International, for example, Builders Club students learned about the need to eradicate tetanus throughout the world.
Eighth-grade student Ciara Gray started a project as a way to earn her Silver Award in Girl Scouts. Now, her project has grown — and so has her skill set. This year, Gray partnered with Belmont Park to run a toy drive benefiting two organizations: Hope in the City Christmas Store, a one-day gift store that makes new toys available to refugee families for a small price in City Heights, and the Ronald McDonald House.
Gray coordinated the middle-school student volunteers who helped with toy donations, gift-wrap, language translation and entertainment to the children on the day of the event.
In recognition of Gray's success, Belmont Park gave an all-expense paid visit for an afternoon of rides for the winning class.
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Choosing to have some web development work completed for your company is not a decision that should be made lightly – this can prove to be a highly expensive investment and, if something goes wrong, you could be out even more than time and money. This is why, during the process, a number of questions will arise that you need to answer as truthfully and accurately as possible to ensure that you get the best experience possible.
When choosing the web development team that you would like to take on your project, you will have to answer a number of questions:
- What kind of services will the team offer you? If you are after additional services, such as design, content writing and marketing, you should look for a team that can offer you all these, too.
- When do you need the work completed by? This will give you a good idea of whether the chosen web development team will be able to complete the project in time or not.
- How fast do they respond for technical support? When the website is for your business, making sure that it is always up and running properly should be your primary concern.
- How much can you afford to spend? This way, when the development team quotes you a price for your project, you will know whether you can sign on or you need to keep looking.
Once you have signed on with a web development company, it is likely that they will ask you most (if not all) of the questions outlined below before commencing work on your project:
- What is the main purpose of your website? This will give the team some sort of direction that they should be moving in.
- Who are your site visitors? This will play a large role in how the navigation is designed, as user friendliness is key here.
- Who will maintain the website? Some clients are comfortable enough to do this themselves, whereas other will want their developers to do this for them.
- Who is your web host? The development team will need to work with your host to get your website up and running.
Answering these questions will be highly important in ensuring that your web development project goes smoothly. If possible, have a think about how you would answer each of these questions before going in to meet with your development company, as this will ensure that you cover everything that you want to and that your answers are well thought out and concise.


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As described in many verses of the Qur'an, in the societies having the morality of ignorance, the majority of working men are consumed with concerns of this earthly life. Their world, their work and their goals are focused on their becoming successful at their jobs. They will discuss little with their family and friends; they either talk about their work, or sit for hours thinking in silence about how they can make more money. Their minds are so occupied with their work that they often forget their moral liabilities towards their spouses, children, families and friends.
Everything people having this morality think about is in connection with their work. Their social relationships are based on what they can profit financially from them. They base their friendships, and even their marriage, in this way. They nurture the relationships they think will bring them gain, and consider it a waste of time to maintain friendships with those who cannot be of any use to them.
At home, and at work, they are tense and stressed. After a bad day, they become extremely irascible, ready to explode if anyone were to so much as even touch them. When someone does not show proper consideration for their mental state, their irritability increases. They especially blame their wives for not being sensitive and understanding about their work.
They are usually very confident and sure of themselves in all they do; they think themselves clever, and do not respect another's opinion. They are proud of their years of experience, always insisting they know better. It would be impossible to convince them they were wrong about something. Even if they were aware that they have made a mistake, or had a bad idea, they would not apologize; it is very difficult for them to admit to an error.
As stated earlier, the basic reason why they attain this kind of character is their attachment to this world. This attachment has caused them to lose many of their more humane qualities, and made them incapable of thinking about anything other than financial gain. We must here state at the outset that it is normal for a person to desire money, to be successful in his career, and to hope to improve his situation; but, it is a mistake for him to forget about the Afterlife, becoming overly passionate in his desire for the things of this world. On the other hand, one may have great wealth, but he may use it to please Allah or to achieve some high purpose.
There is no such pious intention in a working man of a society of ignorance; on the contrary, he has a passionate attachment to this world. But, the money he so desires is just a transient pleasure of this life. A man may be the richest person in the world, or the most successful in his profession, but he will one day die and leave behind him everything he had gained in the world. The wealth he amassed will be of no use to him when his body lies rotting beneath the earth. Then, he will be called to give account of that which he has done in this world. On the Day of Judgment, he will not be asked how hard he worked to acquire his wealth, or how much he accumulated; he will be asked what he did for Allah to earn His favor. So, all the efforts he had put forth for worldly gain, will have been in vain.
Allah speaks of the vanity of such efforts in the Qur'an:
Say: "Shall I inform you of the greatest losers in their actions? People whose efforts in the life of this world are misguided while they suppose that they are doing good." Those are the people who reject their Lord's Signs and the meeting with Him. Their actions will come to nothing and, on the Day of Rising, We will not assign them any weight. (Surat al-Kahf, 103-105)2012-01-21 02:43:54


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From the Associated Press:
The first operating loss in about five years at a north-central Pennsylvania hospital is a sign of the influx of natural gas field workers without health insurance, the facility's CEO said.
Jersey Shore Hospital president and CEO Carey Plummer told the Sun-Gazette of Williamsport (http://bit.ly/12KG3O3) that many subcontractors attracted to the area's Marcellus Shale drilling boom do not cover employees.
That has brought a growing number of uninsured people to the community-owned, nonprofit hospital, Plummer said.
"We had a loss," Plummer said. "I don't think it's a sign of the economy. I think it's the influx of the gas, industry and those who lack insurance."
The hospital reported an operating loss of $770,000 while providing more than $3 million in care to people unable to pay in its most recent fiscal year. The uncompensated care figure is the highest it has ever seen.
Other significant factors contributing to the hospital's losses include cuts in Medicaid reimbursements, employee salary increases and higher pension costs, Plummer said.
Jersey Shore is about 65 miles north of Pennsylvania's capital of Harrisburg. The hospital says its service area covers about 45,000 people in Clinton and Lycoming counties. It reported 3,260 acute care days, 67,691 outpatient visits and 14, 835 emergency room visits in the most recent fiscal year.
With about 660 wells, Lycoming County is the fourth most heavily drilled county in the Marcellus Shale rush that began in earnest in 2008, according to state records. The footprint in Clinton County is smaller, with just under 100 since then. The state's two most heavily drilled counties, Tioga and Bradford, are neighbors of Lycoming County.


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The plant is native to Central America where it flourished in an area of Southern Mexico.
The plant we know today as the poinsettia has a long and interesting history. It is native to Central America where it flourished in an area of Southern Mexico known as Taxco del Alarcon.
The Aztecs put the plant to practical use by extracting a purplish dye from the bracts for use in textiles and cosmetics. The milky white sap was also used to make a preparation to treat fevers.
The poinsettia would probably not be the beautiful plant it is today had it not been for the efforts of Joel Roberts Poinsett. The son of a French physician, Joel Poinsett was born on March 2, 1779, in Charleston, S.C. He was well educated as a young person and was fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and German. As a young man he studied and traveled for eight years in Europe. He studied medicine, law and military science, but his real love in the scientific field was botany.
A Pennsylvania nurseryman named Robert Buist is believed to be the first person to have sold the plant under its botanical name, Euphorbia pulcherrima, which means �the most beautiful Euphorbia.� Around 1836, this plant became known by the name of poinsettia.
Many people think �red� when they think of poinsettias. Today there are more than 100 different varieties of poinsettias available in a diversity of colors. Poinsettias are available in white, pink, rose, coral, salmon, many shades of red, crimson, scarlet and even purple.
Poinsettias can be found with leaves edged and frosted in white and with petal-like bracts that are marbled, dusted or splashed in many colors.
When caring fore poinsettias, remember their roots in Central America. Poinsettias do not like exposure to cold temperatures even for a short time. They can be damaged if care is not taken when transporting. Keep poinsettias higher than 50 degrees at all times and choose a location that is brightly lit and free of drafts.
Poinsettias prefer to be kept evenly moist, never completely dry or sitting in standing water. Water your poinsettia whenever the surface of the soil appears dry and the plant feels light when you pick it up. The best way to water a poinsettia is to place it in a sink and add water until it begins to drip out of the bottom of the pot. Allow the plant to remain in the sink until all extra water has drained out of the pot and then place it back into its ornamental container.
If you choose to water your poinsettia while it is sitting in a saucer, make sure to pour out any extra water after watering. Plan to fertilize your poinsettias after Christmas. Most plants sold have enough nutrients in their soil for 30 days.
There is a common belief that poinsettias are poisonous. But consider the research reported by the Children�s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. A 2000 study found that out of 23,000 poinsettia exposures reported to poison control centers, there was no significant toxicity. Some people with sensitive skin may develop a slight rash after contacting the white sap produced in all parts of poinsettia plants.
On Dec. 2, visit the JC Raulston Arboretum at N.C. State University in Raleigh to help decide which poinsettias are North Carolina�s favorites. N.C. State Floriculture is part of a national poinsettia program that tests poinsettia cultivars to determine which ones are best for consumers and for producers.
Visitors can see the nearly 100 different poinsettia cultivars from 1 to 5 p.m. and vote for their favorites. Do not miss the famous 9-foot tall poinsettia tree as well as poinsettia gardens and decorated poinsettias. Help decide which poinsettias are North Carolina�s favorites by voting for your favorite poinsettias.
The Ruby C. McSwain Education Center at the JC Raulston Arboretum is at 4415 Beryl Road in Raleigh.
Peg Godwin is horticulture agent, Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Center. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com or 252-527-2191.


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You can create classic CoS schemes that generate attribute values for an entry that is based on the role possessed by the entry. For example, you could use role-based attributes to set the server look-through limit on an entry-by-entry basis.
To create a role-based attribute, use the nsRole attribute as the cosSpecifier in the CoS definition entry of a classic CoS. Because the nsRole attribute can be multivalued, you can define CoS schemes that have more than one possible template entry. To resolve the ambiguity of which template entry to use, you can include the cosPriority attribute in your CoS template entry.
For example, you can create a CoS that allows members of the manager role to exceed the standard mailbox quota. The manager role is as follows:
dn: cn=ManagerRole,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com objectclass: top objectclass: LDAPsubentry objectclass: nsRoleDefinition objectclass: nsComplexRoleDefinition objectclass: nsFilteredRoleDefinition cn: ManagerRole nsRoleFilter: (isManager=True) Description: filtered role for managers
The classic CoS definition entry is created as follows:
dn: cn=generateManagerQuota,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com objectclass: top objectclass: LDAPsubentry objectclass: cosSuperDefinition objectclass: cosClassicDefinition cosTemplateDn: cn=managerCOS,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com cosSpecifier: nsRole cosAttribute: mailboxquota override
The CoS template name must be a combination of the cosTemplateDn and the value of nsRole, which is the DN of the role. For example:
dn:cn="cn=ManagerRole,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com",\ cn=managerCOS,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com objectclass: top objectclass: LDAPsubentry objectclass: extensibleobject objectclass: cosTemplate mailboxquota: 1000000
The CoS template entry provides the value for the mailboxquota attribute. An additional qualifier of override tells the CoS to override any existing mailboxquota attributes values in the target entry. Target entries that are members of the role will have computed attributes generated by the role and by the CoS, for example:
$ ldapsearch -h host1 -p 1389 -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w -\ -b "ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" -s sub "(cn=*Fuentes)" dn: cn=Carla Fuentes,ou=People,dc=example,dc=comcn: Carla Fuentes isManager: TRUE...nsRole: cn=ManagerRole,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com mailboxquota: 1000000
The role entry and the CoS definition entry should be located in the same place in the directory tree so that they have the same target entries in their scope. The CoS target entry should also be located in the same place so that it is easy to find and maintain.


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'This place is mad': As politicians bicker, China's energy security is at risk
Dim prospects: The federal government is attacking state and federal Labor's renewable energy plans. Photo: Phil Carrick"Energy security for all ns," is the bold if now ironic promise that greets visitors to the homepage of the n Energy Market Operator.
The 90,000 South n households that endured blackouts during the evening of a heatwave on February 8 might not feel particularly secure. Nor would workers at Tomago Aluminium in the Hunter Valley after AEMO ordered much bigger power cuts two days later at 's largest smelter to ensure grid stability as the record hot spell swept eastwards.
There, crews braved 50 degree-plus temperatures to deploy 12-foot timber poles to ensure the molten material in expensive potline-cells reheated properly once electricity was restored..
With the National Electricity Market (NEM) set to lose one of its largest power plants next month when the 1600-megawatt Hazelwood station in Victoria closes, remaining surplus capacity is about to shrink further. And if supply challenges weren't enough to fret over, electricity has suddenly morphed into a rerun of the carbon tax political war, guaranteed to generate exaggerated partisan claims and short-term, costly partial fixes. So, just how bad is the problem?
"It's serious," Matt Howell, Tomago's chief executive says after his smelter faced a second day of cuts last Saturday. "It's an emergency and we need people to respond to it."
Fortunately, barring a repeat of this month's extreme heat, the NEM may not get another major challenge until next summer, although by then AEMO is predicting supply constraints for both Victoria and SA. And as last September's freak storm event that blacked out the grid in SA showed, nature turbocharged with climate change can throw up nasty surprises.
But in a week marked by re-energised attacks by the federal government on state and federal Labor's renewable energy plans, – even if intermittent solar and wind even helped ease the strains in coal- and gas-dependent NSW – there is dimming hope a multi-party political consensus can shore up our grid.
Labor didn't help its cause, either, muffing its lines as it struggled to limit political fall-out for SA's third major power incident in five months.
Among the most pessimistic is Danny Price, who sits on the government's Climate Change Authority and, as managing director of Frontier Economics, advised Malcolm Turnbull when he was opposition leader on setting up an emissions intensity scheme.
That plan, since adopted by Labor but ruled out by Prime Minister Turnbull, would to help transform an ageing electricity industry towards the low-carbon future by using a market to price pollution.
"All the arrows are pointing in a very bad direction" even as 's power sector rapidly deteriorates to "Third World standards", Price says."This place is mad." Will people invest in renewables?
Uncertainty generated by by political bickering means investment even in maintenance is being affected, leaving generation capacity more vulnerable to unplanned outages, he says.
Only the mandated Renewable Energy Target (RET) is driving spending on new large-scale generating capacity. Including the 2300 MW of new projects under way or expected to start in 2017, the RET will require $10.8 billion between now and 2020 in new investments, the Clean Energy Council estimates.
So-called high-efficiency, low-emissions coal-fired power plants would cost multi-billions of dollars to build, and many years too. Pricing in some cost of carbon – which investors all assume will be added one day – makes them "uninvestable" for commercial despite the Turnbull government talking them up.
Matthew Warren, chief executive officer of the n Energy Council, can't comment on firms' maintenance. He warns, though, that without bipartisan cooperation at state and federal levels, "we are likely to see a second decade of energy policy uncertainty, which would be catastrophic for the cost and reliability of energy in ".
"The 'grid' as we know it is degrading, firm generation is closing and is not being replaced," he says. "n businesses and households are feeling the results of this dysfunction via higher prices and increased unreliability. That can be expected to continue to worsen."
Alan Finkel, the chief scientist who is conducting a review in the future security of the NEM, is more circumspect, noting this week "the stability of the system is not as robust as when the NEM was designed" two decades ago.
He sees "no single villain" behind the recent outages, some of which have centred on South . Finkel, though, also underscores the shifting policy stances aren't helping: "There's no doubt that every investor group we've spoken to has said that the policy uncertainty is making it much less likely that they will invest." Will the lights go out?
The NEM – which serves 80 per cent of ns through one of the world's biggest interconnected electricity grids – sets an "expectation" demand will be met 99.998 per cent of the time.
While of little consolation for those sitting in blacked-out homes in Adelaide nor in NSW's Port Macquarie (see Tweet below) during the heatwave, the recent outages will probably fall within that reliability range. The lights are out in port macquarie for over an hour. Lets hear from the Prime Minister on why. (LOTS SAID ABOUT SA, NOT NSW!!! )— Rob Oakeshott (@RobOakeshott1) February 12, 2017
Governments and AEMO also learnt from the SA outages, helping NSW dodge worse two days later.
Pleading by Don Harwin, the new NSW Energy Minister, for the state's consumers to trim electricity consumption, including raising the thermostat on their conditioners to 26 degrees may have made a critical difference.
Thankfully, it's improbable this summer will cast up another heatwave so extreme.
Not only did it match February heat records in SA, it also obliterated state-wide maximum temperature records in NSW two days in a row. (Background warming from climate change doubled the odds of such a scorcher, scientists say.) Mounting worries
Still, evidence is mounting of an emerging energy crisis, not least in the form of sharply higher electricity and gas prices.
Exhibit A from this month's events include AEMO's own report on the SA leg of the heatwave, while its follow-up review of the handling of the NSW component out next Wednesday will likely become Exhibit B.
The first report revealed the outage could have been avoided. SA had sufficient gas-fired capacity to meet demand even with a sharper drop-off of wind power than forecast, prompting Lily D'Ambrosio, Victoria's Energy Minister to be among those seeking answers.
"What went wrong with AEMO's demand and wind forecasts? Why didn't AEMO contact Engie [the French-owned operator of the Pelican Point gas-fired power plant that operated at only half capacity] earlier?" D'Ambrosio says. "Clearly AEMO's forecasting capabilities need to be reviewed."
According to the report, AEMO was only told by Engie at 6.09 pm local time "that they don't have the gas to run the unit". Twenty-four minutes later, AEMO ordered load-shedding of 100 MW to "restore system security". However, that cut then tripled in size to 300 MW because of a software glitch.
NSW enjoyed "uninterrupted electricity supply" during its event thanks to "efforts of NSW and ACT consumers" and Tomago's "cooperation", says Joe Adamo, an AEMO executive general manager.
Fairfax Media can reveal AEMO intervened at 5.58 pm AEDT on Friday February 10, to order Tomago to turn off its potline No. 3 within two minutes.
That dropped demand 290 MW, overlapping for 15 minutes the shutdown of potline No. 2 for a similar power saving that had already been ordered by Tomago's supplier AGL.
AGL used its contract with Tomago to curb output at three potlines in sequence for a maximum of 75-minutes each even though AEMO sought only one hour each.
If Tomago's potlines don't get power restored after about 2.5 hours – as almost happened after a curtailment in January 2016 – the cells solidify and are destroyed. At risk are1800 direct and indirect jobs, and annual output of $1.5 billion, most of it exported.
AEMO is investigating why two big gas-fired power plants, Tallawarra and Colongra, were suddenly unavailable at the crucial peak period in NSW. With Tomago down almost 600 MW at one point, the curtailment was almost six times bigger than it asked for in SA. Why do prices keep rising?
Soaring gas and electricity prices are coming to consumers small and large, as wholesale prices keep rising.
During the recent events, NEM wholesale prices touched the maximum allowable $14,000 per MW-hour, compared with an average under $60 for all 2016 in NSW.
"It is for the n Energy Regulator to determine whether participant behaviour complies with the market rules, and we understand it will be investigating these matters," Adamo says.
AEMO notes spot prices (see below) are continuing to rise, especially in 2017. Futures contracts in NSW for 2018 delivery have almost doubled from $47 to $89 per MW-hour in the past 12 months. Victoria lifted its retail prices about 10 per cent on January 1, and NSW will adjust its retail prices on July 1.
Hugh Saddler, an honorary associate professor at ANU, predicts troubles will intensify next year when summer peaks return. "There certainly could be a problem next summer with Hazelwood not there," he says.
He sees much scope in so-called demand-side responses – seven years in the making – that would see willing businesses rewarded for reducing demand during peak periods. Pumped storage
Consumers want "dispatchable" electricity when they need it – rather "baseload" supplies. Solar and wind energy's intermittent nature means it often needs back-up, with various forms of storage being examined.
One gaining Turnbull's attention is so-called pumped storage, with a disused Kidston gold mine in northern Queensland offering a prospective 330 MW of flexible, rapidly dispatchable electricity. Water is pumped higher within the old mine during periods of surplus electricity elsewhere, and can then be released to supply a form of hydropower when the market is in short supply.
Victoria, meanwhile, announced on Friday plans for a 20 MW battery, the largest of its kind in , with more to come.
Alan Pears, an energy expert with RMIT University, says a whole host of building codes that currently reward heating benefits at the expense of cooling designs – hence the preponderance of black-tiled roofs – could be tweaked to reduce summer energy demands.
He says the SA government, for instance, could have done more to boost energy efficiency efforts. Shaving 10 per cent off the summer residential peak in the state would have avoided the need for any cuts last week.
Pears also predicts one outcome of the political paralysis will be an acceleration of the uptake of solar panels and batteries.
"The fundamental issue is that everything at the moment is undermining confidence [in the NEM]," he says. "And that supports the push for distributed solutions."
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When seven Hurricanes were drafted in this year's NFL Draft, the frustrated fan base of The U was quick to wonder how such talent, including some of the most explosive offensive weapons in the country, could have only produced a 6-7 record last year. Which, in turn, only increases the heat on coach Al Golden. Golden enters his fifth season with a budding superstar at QB--Brad Kaaya (3,198 yards, 26 TDs)--but without the school's all-time leading rusher, Duke Johnson, or his two top receivers from last year in Phillip Dorsett and tight end Clive Walford. He'll look to Stacy Coley, a breakout freshman in 2013 and major sophomore slumper in 2014. Speedy Joseph Yearby and bruising Gus Edwards are the leading names at running back, although four-star Mark Walton could work his way in. Kaaya isn't much of a mobile quarterback, so establishing the running game with a rebuilding--talented, yet rebuilding--offensive line will be crucial. Miami was supposed to be a perennial contender when they arrived in the ACC in 2004, when in fact they have yet to win 10 games in a season or even their division once in that time. The wait for The U to be "back" has taken seemingly forever, and Golden finds himself in the crosshairs. But he has a weapon Miami also hasn't had since those glorious Big East days in a potential Heisman-caliber quarterback. Will Kaaya lead the 'Canes to the promised land? The Miami Hurricanes operate under head coach Al Golden at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The university is amidst a search for a potential new football stadium that would be shared with David Beckham's MLS team in Downtown Miami. But for now, you can find the 'Canes at a newly-renovated Sun Life. It may not be the Orange Bowl but it's the best available home for one of the NCAA's greatest college football programs. With five national titles since 1983, an NCAA record 58-game home winning streak between 1985 and 1994, the most remarkable collection of NFL talent from the 1980s through now, and a revolutionary swagger to play the game with, Miami has left its mark on college football. They've won the five titles (most recently in 2001), made 36 bowl appearances, won nine conference titles, and have a .633 winning percentage. They've also sent 318 players to the NFL (tenth-most) including Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp, Reggie Wayne, Edgerrin James, Ed Reed, Michael Irvin, Jim Kelly, Vinny Testaverde, Andre Johnson, Vince Wilfork, Clinton Portis, Frank Gore, Bernie Kosar, Jonathan Vilma, Jimmy Graham, and many more. Miami shares rivalries with Florida State, one of the nation's best, Notre Dame, and Florida, although they play these two inter-conference far less often. 2015 home opponents include Bethune-Cookman, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Clemson, UVA, and Georgia Tech. Get your Miami Hurricanes ticket from Gold Coast Tickets today!
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