Follow the money, as every farmer knows there is more money in processing his perfectly good produce than he'll ever see for it.
I have to watch out my sugar intake and investigated typical sugar content of several juices as I like them.
The result is there is nearly as much sugar in a good (freshly pressed) apple or orange juice than there is in the same measure of soda.
So I've moved to eating the whole fruit, it is just as or even more satisfying than drinking the juice because it fills you up and even better, you get all the vitamins, minerals and fiber that's part of the fruit.
But ultimately I drink more water, tap water as it's in this country much cleaner than the overpriced stuff from bottles.
Within two weeks my blood sugar level went from on the verge of dangerous 7+ to comfortable 4 - 4.5.
Don't be dim, how do you think large scale generation is financed?
If you want to do it on small scale, in most major currencies interest is historically low.
Or with a bunch of like minded you could form a coop, etc.
In the Dutch province of Friesland there's this town called Sexbierum.
A few years ago these people regularly had trouble signing on to certain US based services.
Quite surprising for a place where they shit in the restroom:)
Indeed, there is nothing to fear re. renewable energy.
Once you've done your up-front investment it becomes very cheap and especially reliable.
But yes I agree that 'up-front' is a really difficult or even alien concept for people that live on credit and 'buy' a cell phone as part of a contract.
(Not American)
Nuclear energy for generating electricity is technically a viable concept, many years ago I was even trained to work on it.
Yet I don't believe disadvantages like security, safety and especially the very long term storage of the left overs makes it a good proposition for large scale deployment.
Nuclear energy has a place, but only in the form of fail safe generators and for very specific uses like aircraft carriers and submarines.
Once stationary there are plenty of sustainable alternatives that are already competing on price providing you consider the long-term costs of the present type of nuclear generators.
After installing PV nearly a year ago I've calculated that with a €15,000 - 20,000 investment I could for the next 25 - 30 years be totally independent of any other energy, that includes road transport.
The cost of maintenance consists of saving for a replacement and some battery changes.
Sustainable or renewable energy sources are sufficiently mature to shy away from the real problems surrounding present day nuclear, the remaining cost issues for renewable are mainly distribution and storage.
Distribution is a NIMBY problem so it can be solved near-instantaneously, storage is to be split in smallish scale local (your 1st and 2nd hand Tesla batteries) and large scale central solutions.
Safe central storage could be molten salt and the use of ammonia to be made of excess electricity and when demand requires it to be burned in conventional turbines.
You should re read the article.
The accepted theory so far has been the Celtic tribes went from Central Europe to the West around 2,500 -3000 years ago.
These finds indicate there were Celts in Ireland a 1000 years earlier which could mean they moved from Ireland to Europe, the other way around.
Sure I understood your reference.
I go one up, I bet that by the time these types of wind mills are getting obsolete some will ask for protection as monuments:)
It has some attractions like the lanyard but otherwise it's too big.
I believe it's possible to build a round Ethernet connector the same diameter as the cable itself.
With a nice little locator pin that doubles as a bayonet lock.
You are exaggerating the cost of the licence, at he moment it is below €20.00 / month, for special cases less than €6.00 / month.
Most EU countries have public broadcasters paid form such charges or public money.
The resulting programming is in many cases better than the competing commercial stations, prime examples are Germany and the UK.
About your very true last sentence, indeed if it isn't specifically allowed it is forbidden.
A nice example is the success of Dutch architects in Germany, they build anything and way that isn't illegal, German architects only build what is allowed.
Even nicer, we used to have a traffic sign forbidding a left or right turn, the Germans had an 'only straight ahead' sign which has now become the EU standard.
Indeed, the problem with GMO isn't necessarily food safety when eating the hamburger but the way this stuff is marketed to farmers and the long term effects on an otherwise balanced nature.
Monocultures are bad anywhere, look at Microsoft Windows, and with GMO (IP!) they are harder to avoid.
This is how it's been in the US.
There are many other developed nations that from the onset have ruled the other way by either requiring labelling or banning GMO outright.
People here keep saying there is no proof GMO food is bad for your health but forget about the huge problems these products are causing for the farmers and eventually nature as a whole. Keyword: 'Cross pollination'
You're full of it, and in the pocket of Monsanto as well.
Cross breeding is extending the natural process by the same natural means, GMO is laboratory chemistry typically to achieve what nature wouldn't allow.
GMO food is a man-made deviation from natural food so there is a damn good reason to label it.
Coming from an advanced farmer community I can see around me GMO has so far not proven to deliver significant savings in price or increases in production. the seeds and chemicals are expensive, the weeds get immune and you have to start again.
The more and more obvious result of immunisation of weeds and unwanted cross pollination to other plants are just some good reasons to reconsider GMO.
This is funny considering such a receiver is illegal in certain countries like Germany, France and Saudi Arabia, a new challenge to their overlords:)
Over here in The Netherlands it is no problem as our freedom of expression goes a little wider, it includes freedom of information.
The land to the right (=east) is reclaimed since 1943, a little south is the (very religious) historic island of Urk where some people complained this would irreparably damage the view of their village...
The life expectancy of windmills is 25 years.
I just read in a local paper that now the farm is ready people start to appreciate the advantages.
Or do both:), a pic of our local windfarm, with 53 meter blades these are presently among the largest: http://www.windparknoordoostpo...
Obviously some people want them so far offshore you won't see them from the beaches but with a 200 m. tip hight that's quite an added expense.
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Neither do I, it's tiny and surrounded by the worlds largest refineries :)
Follow the money, as every farmer knows there is more money in processing his perfectly good produce than he'll ever see for it.
I have to watch out my sugar intake and investigated typical sugar content of several juices as I like them.
The result is there is nearly as much sugar in a good (freshly pressed) apple or orange juice than there is in the same measure of soda.
So I've moved to eating the whole fruit, it is just as or even more satisfying than drinking the juice because it fills you up and even better, you get all the vitamins, minerals and fiber that's part of the fruit.
But ultimately I drink more water, tap water as it's in this country much cleaner than the overpriced stuff from bottles.
Within two weeks my blood sugar level went from on the verge of dangerous 7+ to comfortable 4 - 4.5.
Don't be dim, how do you think large scale generation is financed?
If you want to do it on small scale, in most major currencies interest is historically low.
Or with a bunch of like minded you could form a coop, etc.
Just imagine the stack of punch cards involved...
Since 1968 ASCII all the way!
:)
If a redneck can't read it must be un-American
You honour you're nick
In the Dutch province of Friesland there's this town called Sexbierum. :)
A few years ago these people regularly had trouble signing on to certain US based services.
Quite surprising for a place where they shit in the restroom
Indeed, there is nothing to fear re. renewable energy.
Once you've done your up-front investment it becomes very cheap and especially reliable.
But yes I agree that 'up-front' is a really difficult or even alien concept for people that live on credit and 'buy' a cell phone as part of a contract.
(Not American)
Nuclear energy for generating electricity is technically a viable concept, many years ago I was even trained to work on it.
Yet I don't believe disadvantages like security, safety and especially the very long term storage of the left overs makes it a good proposition for large scale deployment.
Nuclear energy has a place, but only in the form of fail safe generators and for very specific uses like aircraft carriers and submarines.
Once stationary there are plenty of sustainable alternatives that are already competing on price providing you consider the long-term costs of the present type of nuclear generators.
After installing PV nearly a year ago I've calculated that with a €15,000 - 20,000 investment I could for the next 25 - 30 years be totally independent of any other energy, that includes road transport.
The cost of maintenance consists of saving for a replacement and some battery changes.
Sustainable or renewable energy sources are sufficiently mature to shy away from the real problems surrounding present day nuclear, the remaining cost issues for renewable are mainly distribution and storage.
Distribution is a NIMBY problem so it can be solved near-instantaneously, storage is to be split in smallish scale local (your 1st and 2nd hand Tesla batteries) and large scale central solutions.
Safe central storage could be molten salt and the use of ammonia to be made of excess electricity and when demand requires it to be burned in conventional turbines.
You should re read the article.
The accepted theory so far has been the Celtic tribes went from Central Europe to the West around 2,500 -3000 years ago.
These finds indicate there were Celts in Ireland a 1000 years earlier which could mean they moved from Ireland to Europe, the other way around.
Sure I understood your reference. :)
I go one up, I bet that by the time these types of wind mills are getting obsolete some will ask for protection as monuments
That's why informed politicians should stop or at least control GMO.
Short term profits, disregard for those after us.
It has some attractions like the lanyard but otherwise it's too big.
I believe it's possible to build a round Ethernet connector the same diameter as the cable itself.
With a nice little locator pin that doubles as a bayonet lock.
You are exaggerating the cost of the licence, at he moment it is below €20.00 / month, for special cases less than €6.00 / month.
Most EU countries have public broadcasters paid form such charges or public money.
The resulting programming is in many cases better than the competing commercial stations, prime examples are Germany and the UK.
About your very true last sentence, indeed if it isn't specifically allowed it is forbidden.
A nice example is the success of Dutch architects in Germany, they build anything and way that isn't illegal, German architects only build what is allowed.
Even nicer, we used to have a traffic sign forbidding a left or right turn, the Germans had an 'only straight ahead' sign which has now become the EU standard.
Absolutely.
But in the examples of France an Germany you are not even allowed the opportunity to tune in.
Kosher and especially Halal diets make men grow beards and women cover their hair or even whole body.
Indeed, the problem with GMO isn't necessarily food safety when eating the hamburger but the way this stuff is marketed to farmers and the long term effects on an otherwise balanced nature.
Monocultures are bad anywhere, look at Microsoft Windows, and with GMO (IP!) they are harder to avoid.
This is how it's been in the US.
There are many other developed nations that from the onset have ruled the other way by either requiring labelling or banning GMO outright.
People here keep saying there is no proof GMO food is bad for your health but forget about the huge problems these products are causing for the farmers and eventually nature as a whole. Keyword: 'Cross pollination'
You're full of it, and in the pocket of Monsanto as well.
Cross breeding is extending the natural process by the same natural means, GMO is laboratory chemistry typically to achieve what nature wouldn't allow.
GMO food is a man-made deviation from natural food so there is a damn good reason to label it.
Coming from an advanced farmer community I can see around me GMO has so far not proven to deliver significant savings in price or increases in production. the seeds and chemicals are expensive, the weeds get immune and you have to start again.
The more and more obvious result of immunisation of weeds and unwanted cross pollination to other plants are just some good reasons to reconsider GMO.
This is funny considering such a receiver is illegal in certain countries like Germany, France and Saudi Arabia, a new challenge to their overlords :)
Over here in The Netherlands it is no problem as our freedom of expression goes a little wider, it includes freedom of information.
Fixture for centuries indeed :)
The land to the right (=east) is reclaimed since 1943, a little south is the (very religious) historic island of Urk where some people complained this would irreparably damage the view of their village...
The life expectancy of windmills is 25 years.
I just read in a local paper that now the farm is ready people start to appreciate the advantages.
Or do both :), a pic of our local windfarm, with 53 meter blades these are presently among the largest:
http://www.windparknoordoostpo...
Obviously some people want them so far offshore you won't see them from the beaches but with a 200 m. tip hight that's quite an added expense.
You'll, in a regular war, notice the difference once POW and you can claim protection under the Geneva rules.
Indeed, I was quite intrigued by the 0.2 ft accuracy and also did the calculation
What a waste of resources to back-convert.