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Tamil Nadu government's order
Arbitrary act
V. VENKATESAN
Print edition : June 22, 2018 T+ T-
Sterlite Copper plant with its waste dumping site nearby. A 2013 picture. Photo: N. Rajesh
The Tamil Nadu government's order to close the Sterlite plant permanently, without issuing notice to the company, possibly a knee-jerk response to the public outrage, is vulnerable to being set aside by an appellate forum.
On May 28, the Tamil Nadu government endorsed the direction of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to close the Copper Smelter Plant run by M/s Vedanta Limited at the SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Thoothukudi, and directed it to seal the unit and close it permanently.
The brief order, issued by the Environment and Forests Department, took note of the fact that the TNPCB had not renewed the consent to operate to Vedanta Limited in its order dated April 9 and that subsequently, on April 23, it had issued directions for closure and disconnection of power supply to the unit. The power supply, the order noted, was disconnected on May 24.
The order then merely cites, without explanation, Article 48-A of the Constitution, and quotes it verbatim: "The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country." It is not clear how the closure order is necessitated because of the State's duty to protect and improve the environment. Paragraph 3 of the order then relies on Section 18(1)(b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, "in the larger public interest", to endorse the TNPCB's closure direction, and to justify the plant's sealing and permanent closure.
Section 18(1)(b), which deals with the power to give directions to the Central and State Pollution Control Boards, says: "Every State Board shall be bound by such directions in writing as the Central Board or the State government may give to it. Provided that where a direction given by the State government is inconsistent with the direction given by the Central Board, the matter shall be referred to the Central government for its decision." The May 28 order of the Tamil Nadu government is silent on whether it is inconsistent with any direction given by the Central Board, which would require it to be referred to the Centre for its decision.
In a similar order dated March 29, 2013, the TNPCB, in exercise of its powers under Section 31-A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (also known as the "Air Act"), had directed the closure of the plant with immediate effect and the disconnection of power supply. Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, which runs the Thoothukudi plant, challenged the order before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the grounds that it was arbitrary and discriminatory and had been passed in undue haste, without proper application of mind and the grant of appropriate opportunity, and by taking into consideration irrelevant material while ignoring substantive and relevant considerations. The company also alleged that the order was not based on scientific study or data.
The Tamil Nadu government contended that the company's appeal before the NGT was not maintainable as its first appeal would lie before the appellate authority constituted by the State government on May 8, 2013. The company, however, justified its approaching the NGT directly because the appellate authority, constituted by the State government, lacked quorum.
The NGT, in a reasoned order on August 8, 2013, found that the company had been operating the plant since 1996 with requisite approvals and consents issued by the regulatory authorities during all this period.
The NGT took note of the 2005 report of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), which showed that the emission levels of the plant were within the stipulated limits while some emissions did not conform to the standards prescribed, and the fact that it had made some recommendations. The NGT also noted that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had, in its communication to the TNPCB on November 17, 2003, recorded that the solid waste released out of slag in the plant site was non-hazardous.
In March 2013, however, the State government issued notice to the company alleging that it had contravened Section 21 of the Air Act, following complaints of irritation in the eye and suffocation from residents living in areas adjoining the plant. Curiously, the notice also claimed that the gas emitted from the plant was being examined. The NGT observed in its order: "If that be so, then the question of holding the appellant company responsible for alleged complaints of throat irritation etc. did not arise. Moreover, not a single case was reported in any of the hospitals and that is the best proof of the fact that the allegations lacked verisimilitude."
The NGT also noted that the CPCB had stated that as per the performance report, the ambient air quality inside the plant and outside its premises met the national ambient air quality standards. The NEERI's 2011 report, which confirmed that the plant was meeting the environmental standards, was also noted.
The NGT held that the order of closure of the plant, following the alleged leak from the plant, was founded on a mere suspicion and not supported by any cogent evidence. The TNPCB had not placed any study in consonance with the scientific methodologies for the period from March 23 to March 29, 2013, to substantiate its plea of excessive emission released by the plant resulting in serious health hazards to the residents, the NGT added.
The NGT took note of the Supreme Court's April 2, 2013, judgment in the Sterlite case, directing the company to pay a compensation of Rs.100 crore for having polluted the environment in the vicinity of the plant, with a rider that its judgment would not stand in the way of the TNPCB issuing any direction to the company, including a direction to close the plant, in the interest of protection of the environment, in accordance with law. The NGT held, however, that the order of closure of the plant issued by the Chairman of the TNPCB on March 29, 2013, suffered from the vice of arbitrariness, and thus could not be sustained.
The NGT also dealt with the onus of proof in matters relating to the environment. It noted that in environmental cases the damage to the environment or public health is evident by itself ( res ipsa loquitur). The NGT held that the cases of environmental degradation, damage and health hazards were obvious as a result of some industrial activity or development.
The NGT held in Paragraph 140 of its judgment: "Shutting down an industry amounts to 'civil death' of the company. A direction of closure in relation to a running unit not only results in stoppage of production but has far-reaching economic, social and labour consequences. Before directing the civil death of a company, the decision-making authority is expected to have before it, some reliable and cogent evidence. An inquiry into the incident or accident of breach by the industrial company should be relatable to some reasonable scientific data. There should be a direct nexus between the leakage of gas, the source of leakage and its effect/impact on ambient air quality and public health. These are the sine qua non and not conditions to be satisfied post-order."
The NGT concluded that the TNPCB did not even bring its case with reasonable probability, and held that there was no direct or even indirect evidence to show that there was no possibility of leakage of gas or excessive emission from any other industry except the company running the Sterlite plant. The NGT noted that there were a large number of industries in State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamilnadu Limited (SIPCOT), Thoothukudi, out of which quite a few were in the "red" category of hazardous industries, causing pollution and discharging gases.
Preventive vs punitive measures
Distinguishing actions based on the precautionary principle from purely punitive actions, the NGT agreed that a punitive action could form a valid basis for passing a preventive order in relation to the future. In the case of punitive action, it should be tested on the touchstone of validly proved action, while in a preventive order it could be done as per a reasonable apprehension of a prudent person, the NGT reasoned. "Stringent proof and specific scientific data are the very crux of passing such direction and absence thereof would vitiate the action taken," the NGT concluded. The NGT made it clear that a punitive action in the garb of a preventive measure could not be sustained. In the Sterlite case, the Supreme Court had directed the company to pay Rs.100 crore, on the basis of the "polluter pays" principle, because it had operated without the consent of the TNPCB for some period. The NGT held that the precautionary principle should be invoked when reasonable scientific data suggested that without taking appropriate preventive measures, there was a plausible indication of some environmental injury or health hazard.
In the light of the NGT's reasoned judgment in 2013, the latest order of closure of the plant by the Tamil Nadu government smacks of a knee-jerk response in the light of the outrage following the death of 11 persons in the police firing, and an opportunistic move to absolve its own responsibility to monitor activities prejudicial to the environment. While in 2013, the State government invoked the Air Act, this time it has invoked the Water Act, again without backing it with sufficient scientific data to warrant closure of the plant. This and the non-issue of notice to the company to give it an opportunity to be heard before taking the punitive action of closure of the plant militate against the principle of natural justice. This also raises the question whether the State government is really sincere in taking this drastic action, knowing fully well that its order is legally and procedurally vulnerable to being set aside by an appellate forum and, therefore, self-defeating.
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Sloane Stephens takes on Madison Keys - Five facts about US Open women's final
Sloane Stephens will take on Madison Keys in the US Open women's finals and whoever wins will take home her first Grand Slam title.
tennis Updated: Sep 08, 2017 22:49 IST
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Second time in Grand Slams this year that compatriots will be battling it out for the title. (AFP)
Five facts about Saturday's US Open women's final between Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys at Arthur Ashe Stadium:
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First-time Grand Slam finalists Stephens and Keys are the first Americans to meet in a US Open final since Serena Williams defeated older sister Venus Williams in the 2002 final. But it has only been since January's Australian Open that two Americans have met in a Slam final, with a pregnant Serena carrying the day again over Venus Williams.
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- First-time Slam winners -
No matter which American captures the title on Saturday, it will be the fifth time in the past nine Grand Slam events that a first-time Slam champion is crowned. The run of new major winners began on the New York hardcourts and includes Italy's Flavia Pennetta at the 2015 US Open, Germany's Angelique Kerber at the 2016 Australian Open, Spain's Garbine Muguruza at the 2016 French Open and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko at this year's French Open. The last American to become a first-time Slam winner was Jennifer Capriati at the 2001 Australian Open.
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- Four aces every three years -
Every three years starting in 2005, there have been four different winners of the women's titles in the year's four Grand Slams and this year will keep that run going after Serena Williams won the Australian Open, Jelena Ostapenko won the French Open and Garbine Muguruza won Wimbledon. The 2005 lineup was Serena in Australia, Venus at Wimbledon, Justine Henin at Roland Garros and Kim Clijsters at the US Open. In 2008 it was Maria Sharapova at Melbourne, Ana Ivanovic in Paris, Venus in London and Serena in New York. In 2011 it was Clijsters in Australia, China's Li Na at the French Open, Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon and Aussie Samantha Stosur at the US Open. In 2014 it was Li in Australia, Sharapova in Paris, Kvitova at Wimbledon and Serena in New York.
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- Slamtastic injury comebacks -
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First Published: Sep 08, 2017 19:44 IST
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Q: jQuery hide div if not with specific ID I got a form that will create duplicates of its self on click.
I want to be able to clear the input fields and hide the specific divs on another click if not the first row. If this is the first div it should only clear the form.
what i got is this:

        <input name="01_name" id="01_name" value="" placeholder="name" type="text" />

            Delete Row

        <input name="02_name" id="02_name" value="" placeholder="name" type="text" />

            Delete Row

$(document).ready(function(){
    $(".minus").click(function(){
        $(this).parent('div').parent('div').find(':input').val('');
        if($(this).parent('div').parent('div').not('#fields_1'))
        {
            $(this).parent('div').parent('div').hide('slow');
        }
    });
});

Can anyone see were i am wrong?

A: Don't use multiple parent() functions. Instead, use closest(). And, use :first-of-type selector.
Maybe this will help:
$(document).ready(function(){
    $(".minus").click(function(){
        $(this).closest('div.items').find('input').val('');
        $(this).closest('div.items').not('div.items:fist-of-type').hide('slow');
    });
});

A: You want to change these three lines:
if($(this).parent('div').parent('div').not('#fields_1'))
{
    $(this).parent('div').parent('div').hide('slow');
}

to be this:
$(this).parent('div').parent('div').not('#fields_1').hide('slow');

The reason is that .not is used to filter a query selection. It does not return true or false.
So when you execute $(this).parent('div').parent('div') you have a selection of divs. Now when you run .not('#fields_1') on that selection you remove any div that is true for the test "has id of fields_1". Now your selection doesn't contain the div with that id and you can perform whatever action you want on that filtered group.

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Corsair Strafe tested: good keyboard, better software
By Wes Fenlon 2015-08-21T18:12:12.232Z
Corsair's Strafe mechanical keyboard serves two purposes. At $110 on Amazon, it's a slightly cheaper alternative to the Corsair K70, which shares the Strafe's red LED backlighting but comes with the additions of a volume scrollbar, media keys, and a comfortable wrist rest. It's also slightly better for gaming than the K70 thanks to macro key customization (that feature is available in the more expensive K70 RGB), but unless you love to assign a whole bunch of macro functions, this is mainly a model about price and aesthetics.
The Strafe is a solid, heavy keyboard with a plastic body and some nice flare, so long as you like the color red; the red backlighting is magnified by a red plastic undercarriage beneath the keys and red lighting that shines out the left and right sides. The K70 has a more premium feeling aluminum body and a slightly lighter matte finish on its keys, though typing on the keyboards feels more or less identical.
I miss the K70's rubber wrist rest, but otherwise the Strafe feels just as sturdy to type and game on as the slightly more expensive keyboard. Both are available with Red and Brown Cherry MX switches (the K70 also offers Blues). Either's a good pick for a mechanical keyboard for gaming from a hardware perspective, but what about the software? That was my big concern when I started using the Strafe, as Corsair's CUE software for programming keys and lighting was notoriously difficult to use when the K95 RGB launched last year.
I spent some time playing with a couple builds of the Corsair Utility Engine (they updated it at least once during my few weeks with the keyboard) and found its updated design much easier to parse without a hand-holding help file. For lighting, there's now a standard mode and an advanced mode; Standard allows you to set some popular lighting profiles, like the wave, "breathing" pulse, and light-on-touch. Advanced settings let you apply your own custom profiles built on a solid color, gradient, ripple, and wave options. It's pretty easy to tweak the speed, duration, and brightness intensity of these and then save them. You can also import profiles from online, although Corsair's website doesn't have a page for Strafe profiles.
When I first started testing the Strafe, I had trouble applying my custom-made profiles to the keys. There's an easy to use visual interface that lets you select individual keys to light up, and you can also drag select to highlight the whole board and apply settings en masse. But when I tried to do that with a custom profile, it said I couldn't apply my creation to a single key.
Even when I created a key group for the whole board, the profile never stuck. Updating to the latest version of the software ended up fixing my problem; it came with some pre-configured key groups, and I was able to successfully apply my profiles to those.
As much improved as the interface is, I think it could still be better. There's no "save" or "apply" button for lighting, which would make it clearer when you've got a lighting profile locked in. Also, switching between advanced and standard settings switches you between different lighting settings; I wish I could have my advanced profile set, and then switch to the standard settings just to see the options, without suddenly changing the applied lighting profile.
Assigning button actions uses the same interface as the lighting assignments, but is powerful and a bit easier to use. Corsair has a great macro recording feature for following your keystrokes, and simpler tools for mapping mouse strokes, program shortcuts, key combinations (copy/paste etc.) and media controls. Applying those settings is as simple as right-clicking a key and assigning an action from your saved list.
The Strafe doesn't do much to distinguish itself from other mechanical keyboards on the hardware front, but Corsair's software is now powerful enough—and more importantly, easy enough to use—that gamers who love customizing lighting and key bindings can get the most out of any of their keyboards. It's as good as any other keyboard software I've used, and that means the upcoming Strafe with a brand new Silent Cherry MX switch will be in good shape as soon as it launches this fall.
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For Haitians, psychic toll of 2010 earthquake cries out for care
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By Nicholas Covino January 20, 2015
Mytha Michelle attended a Requiem Mass this month at St. Angela's Parish in Mattapan to honor victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
The Boston Globe published a letter to the editor written by Dr. Nicholas Covino, president of William James College. Dr. Covino spoke of the importance of continuing to address the mental health needs of the Haitian community, even though the earthquake anniversary has passed.
Click here for The Boston Globe version of the online article.
I COMMEND The Boston Globe for reminding us not to forget about those affected by the tragic 2010 earthquake in Haiti that took the lives of so many ("Hope links Haiti, Boston 5 years after quake,"Page A1, Jan. 12).
Haiti and its people continue to heal, but often their wounds are hard to see. In Haiti and among the Haitian population in Boston, mental health care remains greatly stigmatized, perhaps even more so than it is in the United States as a whole. To end this stigma, we must ensure that cross-cultural mental health care is available to those affected by the earthquake. We must remember that wounds that do not bleed may take longer to heal than those that do.
Mental health care often enters the spotlight on anniversaries such as this one, as we look back on natural or man-made tragedies. But the real tragedy is that, when these anniversaries are over, we often forget to continue supporting those in need.
As we leave the five-year anniversary behind, our concern for the Haitian community should not fade. If anything, it should grow stronger. The Haitian people should not be afraid to ask for help, and we should not be afraid to offer it, no matter how many years it has been since the earthquake.
Nicholas Covino
The writer is president of William James College's.
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DAY 1 – Nothing is hot enough. We must keep pushing the formula..
DAY 17 – Ghost pepper has been added, but it is not enough. We require more.
DAY 25 – Adding unconventional amounts of Reaper Peppers.
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DAY 40 – We have multiplied the amount of Reapers and Extract. Starting to question the moral ethics of what we are trying to accomplish.
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Day 67 – Beginning LD50 tests.
DAY 72 – Test sample uncontrollable. Extreme levels of heat. Containment compromised.
DAY 73 – Management has taken formula. They want to use it to create something even worse, The End. What have we done?
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Before there was Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, before there was even Columbine, there was Pearl High School. Mississippi also saw mass shootings in the workplace and from domestic violence and has battled street crime.
Amid the dead from these shootings, there are survivors. They talked to the Clarion Ledger about gun violence, gun control and what it means to survive.
It was around 9:30 on a July morning in 2003 at the Lockheed Martin aircraft plant in Meridian. Production worker Pete Threatt and his supervisor were discussing an upcoming project.
Threatt spotted 48-year-old co-worker Doug Williams jogging in his direction, both hands gripping a shotgun, a pistol strapped to his side, an assault rifle slung over his shoulder and bullets crisscrossing his chest bandolero-style.
A thick-shouldered man with sizable forearms, Threatt tried to wrestle the shotgun away from Williams.
Williams placed the barrel of the shotgun inches from Threatt's chest. "Get out of my way, or I'll kill you, too," Williams told him.
Williams took off jogging again toward his targets. Threatt ran behind him, shouting warnings that more than likely were never heard.
Threatt watched a friend get shot in the face. He saw others take blasts in the back while running for cover.
This wasn't Williams' first cold-blooded act of the day.
A half-hour earlier, he had reported for companywide diversity training in a trailer outside the main plant, along with approximately 20 others. Its focus: How to relate better with co-workers.
Clearly agitated, Williams left shortly after the class started. That's when he went to his vehicle to retrieve his guns.
Williams returned to the trailer and began shooting people at point-blank range. The first person he shot was 48-year-old Micky Fitzgerald, who had tried to calm him down.
In all, Williams killed six and wounded eight. He also killed himself.
A Mississippi Crime Lab van drives up to the Lockheed-Martin manufacturing plant near Meridian July 8, 2003, where Doug Williams, a Lockheed-Martin employee, is accused of shooting several employees before killing himself.
Some 5,300 days later, Threatt can't forget the images of co-workers crumpled on the concrete floor, already dead or hopelessly bleeding to death. People who had been his softball teammates, guys he played dominoes with during breaks and lunch. Threatt helped one of the victims build his house.
He also saw Williams just after he had shot himself. His eyes were open and glazed as death came calling.
Threatt has noticed a common thread among the shootings across America, whether they involve schools or the workplace.
Williams, who was white, had a reputation as a hothead who harbored anger toward African Americans. Five of the six people killed were black.
Threatt, who is also white, worked with Williams for about 20 years.
"I wouldn't call him a friend. He was a co-worker. We never did anything away from work," Threatt says.
"He definitely had an ax to grind with some people he simply couldn't get along with — and they couldn't get along with him," Threatt recalls. "And it seemed like both parties were content with letting it go on.
"(Williams) professed to be a Christian, and as his brother in Christ, I thought I could counsel with him. I told him, 'Just stop, and think about what you just said. Would Jesus be proud of you to think it's OK to hurt someone?' He said, 'Naw, that's not right.' I had him in tears one day.
"But when he said to me, 'I just can't let it go anymore,' I reported him up the chain."
Lockheed suspended Williams and ordered him to undergo counseling.
Threatt, a husband and father, has had plenty of time to ponder gun control.
"I believe we have the right to own guns and protect our home and families, and there is an extension of that when we go out into public," he says. "The laws are not going to stop these atrocities. Criminals will always get their hands on guns.
Threatt, a college baseball umpire, retired in 2016 after 35 years at Lockheed. He praises his former company for making all of its plants "secure environments" after the shooting in Meridian. Company-issued badges are required to enter the plant grounds.
Threatt has undergone counseling to deal with survivor's remorse.
Threatt found peace at a place he used to deem "a waste of time" — the beach. He and his wife visit the white sands of Pensacola, Florida, several times a year.
Eric Pendergrass was late for school. He and his girlfriend at the time had an argument on the way.
"It's crazy how little things affect your life," he says. "If we hadn't argued, if we'd been on time, one of us might not be alive today.
Pendergrass was a sophomore on Oct. 1, 1997, the day his fellow student, Luke Woodham, walked into Pearl High School just before the first bell and began firing a .30-30 rifle into a crowd of students. Woodham killed two — his former girlfriend Lydia Kaye Dew, 17, and Christina Menefee, 16 — and wounded seven others.
Just before his school rampage, Woodham stabbed and beat his mother to death in her home.
The shooting made national headlines for days. This was two years before 12 students were killed at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
Sadly, Pearl High School is rarely mentioned when national media discuss the history of school shootings.
Although he wasn't there when the shooting occurred, Pendergrass has suffered. He was a pallbearer at Menefee's funeral.
A Pearl High School student prays for fellow students who were injured and killed Oct. 1, 1997, during a shooting at the school.
"For most of us, that was the first time we had known someone who died a violent death — and also knew the guy who killed them," Pendergrass says. "I know people who didn't come back to Pearl High School; they found somewhere else to go. And the mood of the school changed. Everybody seemed hesitant and more reserved after that.
Pendergrass has two children in school.
"My oldest is 13, and she asks questions about what happened at Pearl High. She knows I was there," he says. "I tell her to be aware and that if she hears or sees anything going on, go tell someone — and don't be scared about getting in trouble.
Pendergrass attended school with Woodham "from kindergarten all the way to 10th grade," he says.
"I wouldn't call us friends — acquaintances more than anything. I was pleasant to him, and he was pleasant to me.
"The whole thing with Luke just seems out of left field. I know he says he got picked on and that made him want to act out, but he didn't get picked on any more than any other student. Every kid gets teased; that's life.
Woodham is serving three life sentences at the State Penitentiary at Parchman — one of them without parole. Former Gov. Haley Barbour denied his request for clemency.
"I can see pistols for personal protection, and rifles and shotguns for hunting," he says. "But assault rifles are a different story. I don't see why anybody would need one.
Lost seven relatives in a Brookhaven shooting rampage in May 2017.
Shonda May has days when it's all she can do to draw a breath.
She is still struggling to grasp the reality of a killing rampage in Brookhaven that left eight people dead in May 2017. Seven of the victims were related to May, including her 46-year-old sister, Sheila May Burrage, and 45-year-old brother-in-law, Ferral Burrage.
"To lose so many at one time is so very soul-draining," says May, a single mother of two.
The accused shooter, Cory Godbolt, was reportedly angry with his wife, Sheena — Shonda May's cousin — and her family because she had left him and wouldn't give him custody of their two children.
"My sister and my brother-in-law have visited me while I'm sleeping," May says. "They've assured me that everything is going to be all right. They are always smiling and laughing and happy.
May continues to wonder why she was spared.
Christianna May-Kelly, center, is supported by family members as she cries after answering reporters questions outside her parents' home in Brookhaven, Miss., Sunday, May 28, 2017. May-Kelly said her parents and mother were among the people gunned down during a shooting in rural Mississippi Saturday night.
At approximately 6 a.m. on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, authorities say Godbolt had already killed six people at two different homes when he arrived at Ferral's residence. This is how May then described what happened: Godbolt walked in and began exchanging gunfire with Ferral. May remembers hearing her sister yell during the gun battle: "Shoot, Ferral, shoot!" May said she saw Ferral fall when he was fatally shot.
May ran and hid in a closet in her niece's bedroom. She heard Godbolt kick open the bathroom door where Sheila had taken cover. She also heard the multiple gunshots that ended her sister's life.
May called 911 but said she was afraid Godbolt would hear her if she spoke. She began texting friends and relatives, pleading for help.
May heard Godbolt walking just outside the closet. She prayed for her life to be spared.
May said Godbolt began talking with someone on the phone, most likely Sheena. May told Clarion Ledger reporter Therese Apel two days after the shooting that Godbolt said to the person: "See, I told you I'd do anything in the world for you."
He eventually left without confronting May. Apel, who videotaped Godbolt confessing to the killings shortly after his arrest, heard Godbolt tell police that he knew someone was hiding in the closet.
Godbolt, who remains in jail without bond, has been indicted on four counts of capital murder, which includes the shooting of Lincoln County Deputy William Durr, 36; four counts of first degree murder; and two counts of attempted murder, kidnapping and armed robbery. A guilty verdict on any of the capital murder charges could send Godbolt to death row.
The other victims included May's aunts — Barbara Mitchell, 55, and Brenda May, 53 — and May's cousins, Toccarra May, 35; Jordan Blackwell, 18; and Austin Edwards, 11. The killings took place at three different locations.
May, who does not own a gun, has thought a lot about gun control.
"I believe it's everybody's right to own a gun to protect your family," May says."Unless you're in the military, there is no need for anyone to have an assault rifle. But it seems they will continue to allow people to purchase them as long as money is being made.
"I'm for raising the age to purchase a gun, as they've talked about doing. I also wish they could do more thorough background checks on people trying to buy them.
Mike Tramel exited the elevator in the parking garage near his Jackson dental office, located at the time on Lakeland Drive, just west of St. Dominic Hospital.
He noticed a man leaning against one of the concrete posts.
Tramel, a husband and father of two, turned to face the man he hadn't seen.
They told him to lie face down with his legs and arms spread.
"If you move, I'll kill you," the younger one said. He pushed Tramel's face into the concrete.
"I was thinking, 'I don't want my life to end like this. I want to see my wife and kids again,'" he remembers.
One of the robbers kept fumbling with Tramel's keys, trying to find the one that cranked the Explorer.
"It's the square one," Tramel told them.
They finally got it started, but before driving away they fired one shot that struck Tramel in the right hand.
"I felt my hand burning like a firecracker went off in it," he says. "When they drove off, I raised up. I looked down at my hand, and my thumb was lying across my wrist and barely hanging on. My other fingers were shredded because the bullet exploded when it hit my thumb.
Twenty-one years later, Tramel is amazed at the peace that shrouded him that day.
Tramel felt no animosity toward the robbers — and still doesn't. They were never captured.
Doctors told Tramel his thumb would require three surgeries. It took only one.
He was told it would be a year before he could return to work. He was back in three months. After a year or so, Tramel moved to an office across I-55, on Jackson's Lakeward Drive.
He got his watch back and still wears it.
Tramel and his wife, Ginger, were heavily involved with Young Life, a Christian-based organization aimed at sharing the gospel with adolescents.
Tramel had one question for the FBI: Why was he shot?
Tramel's opinion on gun control is based on his faith.
"I don't think taking everybody's guns away is the answer," he says. "I grew up when people drove to school with guns in a rack in their truck, and that was considered cool. That's why I don't think it's a gun issue.
"Evil people are going to find a way to hurt or kill people if they want to. Look at ISIS now — they're running over people with cars and vans.


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NBN now reaching 899,000 premises
By Byron Connolly
Australia Editor, CIO	 May 27, 2015 5:19 am PDT
NBN on Wednesday said 899,000 homes and businesses across Australia can now order national broadband network services and customers are waiting an average of 15 days for a service to be connected.
A year ago, customers were waiting up to one month or more for a connection, NBN Co boss Bill Morrow said during the company's latest quarterly update.
Almost 389,000 premises had been activated in the nine months to March 31, 2015, a 20 per cent since last December and up from 166,642 at the same time last year, NBN said. Average revenue per user was $40 per month, up from $37 in the corresponding period.
Around 12,300 premises are being made serviceable each week, an increase of 73 per cent on the 12-week rolling average for the comparative period.
Morrow said NBN had made solid operational and financial progress over the period and was on the path to achieving full year targets of around 1 million serviceable premises, 480,000 activations and $150 million in revenue.
NBN recorded an EBITDA loss of $785 million for the nine months to March 31, 2015 compared to $709 million during the same period last year. Revenue was $109 million over the period, compared to $38 million in 2014.
By technology, NBN estimates that fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) will cover around 20 per cent of the nation at completion, Morrow said.
"Progress is being made on the lead-in work with two-thirds of those homes declared 'ready for service' now have this work completed ahead of time," Morrow said.
Fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) – including fibre-to-the-basement (FTTB) – will cover 38 per cent of the country at completion. FTTB covers 1,700 premises in Canberra, Melbourne and Queanbeyan and construction is underway for 13,000 additional premises, Morrow said.
Last year, NBN signed a deal with Telstra to trial fibre-to-the-node design and construction for 200,000 homes in NSW and Queensland.
That work will be completed by the end of June, allowing the company to begin field tests including trial activations with retail service providers, Morrow said.
NBN also commenced a second phase of FTTN work during the quarter, he said. This covered an incremental area with 200,000 premises, doubling the size of the initial FTTN construction program to more than 400,000 premises, he said.
"Physical construction for the first of these new locations should begin by the middle of this year," he said.
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) is expected to cover 34 per cent of the country and is on track for a commercial launch in the first half of calendar 2014, Morrow added.
Meanwhile, satellite technology will service 3 per cent of the premises at completion. The first satellite – dubbed 'Sky Muster' – is with a manufacturer in Palo Alto in the United States before being transported to the launch site at French Guiana. It will launch in the first half of calendar 2016.
A second satellite has completed environmental testing and is getting ready to enter the final performance testing phase, Morrow said.
Finally, fixed wireless technology – which will cover 5 per cent of the nation at completion – is available at 2,057 sites acquired for use or ready for service.
Morrow said that one of the key enablers of NBN's roll out plan is to gain final approval of its revised definitive agreements with Telstra and Optus.
Morrow said he was encouraged by the recent comments by ACCC chairman, Rod Sims that NBN's agreement with Telstra for use of the copper and cable should clear its final regulatory hurdle in the coming weeks.
"This is great news. It means we can scale up our planning and construction activities for both FTTN and for that portion of HFC," he said.
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Swiss bank reaches an immunity deal that will spare it from further fines for manipulation of benchmark interest rates
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When you were a kid, summer was a magical time. School was out, swimming was in, and there were so many fun things to do outside. Now that you're a senior, it's not like summers aren't fun anymore. It's still enjoyable to go fishing, walk along the beach, or just watch the grandkids play at a backyard family barbecue.
However, there are a few risks for seniors spending a lot of time outdoors in the summer. The heat can get more than annoying; it can be dangerous. But what are you going to do, stay inside all summer long? Instead, read below for some tips on how to stay hydrated, have fun, and get some help when you need to stay in the air conditioning.
One danger of hot weather for any person is dehydration. But seniors are especially at risk for this. That's because an older body is often not able to conserve water as well. Also, Agingcare.com reports that medical conditions and prescriptions common among seniors can make you lose water faster.
Drink plenty of water before heading outside.
Foods like watermelon, cucumbers, and peaches have a lot of water in them. Enjoy them throughout the day.
Cold snacks like popsicles, sports drinks, and milkshakes both reduce help you feel cooler while keeping you hydrated.
You should also talk to your doctor about any prescriptions you are taking, as some can dehydrate you without you knowing it. While you can't stop taking these drugs, you can drink more to compensate.
Make sure your AC works.
Always wear sunblock with SPF 30 or higher.
Pay attention to the weather, and stay indoors when the temperature is unusually high.
Dress in loose-fitting clothes, especially cotton since that breathes better.
Keep in touch with family and neighbors during the summer. You can check in on other seniors to make sure they're okay, but having someone check in on you is never a bad idea.
Although you can always skip barbecues on hot days, there can be chores outside that need your attention. These days, you can easily get people to help with these.
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Seniors deserve to enjoy time outdoors this summer as much anyone. That's certainly possible if you keep hydrated, stay cool, and get some people to complete those outdoor chores. This way, summer can be exciting and fun throughout the season.


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Station Jakarta Kota (lett. Station Jakarta Stad; Station BEOS genoemd in de volksmond) is een van de belangrijkste en oudste spoorwegstations van Jakarta.

Geschiedenis

De eerste spoorverbinding met Jakarta kwam tot stand op 15 september 1871, toen de particuliere Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) een lijn aanlegde tussen het oude Batavia (Kota) en Weltevreden (Centraal-Jakarta). In 1873 reikte de spoorlijn tot Buitenzorg. Later werd deze spoorlijn in opdracht van de publieke Staatsspoorwegen uitgebreid naar Bandoeng en Soerabaja, zodat er tegen 1894 een directe verbinding tussen Oost- en West-Java was ontstaan.

Ondertussen had een ander particulier bedrijf, de Bataviasche Oosterspoorweg Maatschappij (BOS), op 31 maart 1887 een tweede spoorlijn geopend tussen Batavia en Bekasi. In 1906 was deze spoorweg via Krawang, Tjikampek en Poerwakarta doorgetrokken naar Bandoeng.

Zowel de NIS als de BOS hadden elk een eigen station in Batavia en aldus bedienden twee kopstations de benedenstad. Het NIS-station (Batavia Noord) lag direct naast het oude stadhuis, terwijl het BOS-station (Batavia Zuid) iets zuidelijker was gelegen. Van deze laatste afkorting is de huidige populaire naam BeOS afgeleid. De Staatsspoorwegen namen in 1898 en 1913 de Bataviasche lijnen van respectievelijk de BOS en de NIS over.

In 1926 werd station Batavia Zuid afgebroken en begon de constructie van een compleet nieuw gebouw op diezelfde plaats. Deze nieuwbouw vond plaats in het kader van de spoorvernieuwing en -elektrificatie in heel Batavia. Gedurende de bouw fungeerde Batavia-Noord als hoofdstation voor de Bataviasche benedenstad.
Op 8 oktober 1929 werd het nieuwe station in gebruik genomen.

Het station werd aangewezen als een historisch en cultureel belangrijk gebouw in 1993.

Gebouw
Station Jakarta Kota is een kopstation, gelegen binnen de oude grachten van Batavia. Het station heeft de beschikking over twaalf perrons.

Het ontwerp was ingediend door een groep architecten van het Algemeen Ingenieurs- en Architectenbureau, van wie Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels de belangrijkste was.
Zij kwamen met een ontwerp voor een gebouw in de toentertijd gangbare bouwstijl: westerse art deco.

Het gebouw was oorspronkelijk volledig wit bepleisterd, maar sinds de onafhankelijkheid heeft men meerdere malen de randen in een andere kleur geverfd.

Bestemmingen
 GBMS naar Surabaya
 Gumarang naar Surabaya Pasar Turi
 Sembrani naar Surabaya Pasar Turi
 Gajayana naar Malang
 Tegal Arum naar Tegal
 Taksaka naar Yogyakarta Tugu
 Serayu naar Kroya
 Banex naar Merak

Afbeeldingen

Externe links

Jakarta Kota
Architectuur in Nederlands-Indië

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KLT remembers deceased members and supporters. We hope you are able to remember your loved ones outside in the special places we all love.
Allan "Al" Haury
Kennebec Landtrust December 20, 2018
WATERVILLE - Allan "Al" Haury, 84, of Waterville, passed away in his home on Nov. 19, 2018, with his wife and his stepdaughter present.
Al was born in Globe, Ariz., on Sept. 3, 1934, the son of Emil and Hulda (Penrier) Haury. Al attended Tucson Senior High School, one year at Pomona College in California and the University of Arizona in Tucson. He graduated from the university with a Mechanical Engineering Degree. After graduation, he worked for 13 years at General Dynamics Astronautics in San Diego as a design engineer on the Atlas Missile program. Al then went to work at the Westinghouse Ocean Research Laboratory, also in San Diego, where he designed underwater equipment for studying the marine environment. He moved to Annapolis, Md., with the Research Lab, continuing to do environmental research in the Chesapeake Bay. After four years, the laboratory closed and Al transferred to work at the Westinghouse Oceanic Division and Northrop Grumman Ocean Systems Division, also in Annapolis. He continued to work on U.S. Navy projects at this facility for 26 years. He then retired but continued working on these projects as a consultant for another 12 years.
After living in Annapolis for 35 years, he and his wife moved to Oakland, Maine, and shortly afterwards to Waterville.
Al was always interested in nature. His favorite hobbies were model airplanes, bird watching and hiking. While in Annapolis, he was quite involved with the Anne Arundel County Bird Club and the Maryland Ornithological Society. He went on birding trips to Panama, Costa Rica and Scotland. When he lived in Oakland, Al became a member of the Oakland Lions and the Augusta Bird Club. He was an active member of the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church and served as an usher and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
He is survived by his wife, Jane Bird; his brother, Loren Haury and his wife, Jan, and their son, Eric, of Sedona, Ariz.; his son, Christopher Haury and his wife, Trina; daughter, Lauren Evans of Tucson, Ariz.; stepdaughter, Sandra Jones and her husband, Stephan Jones; grandsons, Chris Haury Jr., Tony Evans, John Evans, Ryan Jones and granddaughters, Leah Haury, Sarah Moody (Evans) and Katelyn Jones; and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 at 2:30 p.m., at the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church in Waterville.
Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan & Scott's Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, Maine.
In the lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:
The Kennebec Land Trust, 331 Main Street, Winthrop, ME 04364 or
The Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME 04901


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Professor Joel Eisen teaches and writes in the areas of energy law and policy, environmental law and policy, climate change, and the Smart Grid. He is a co-author of the leading law and business school textbook on energy law, Energy, Economics and the Environment: Cases and Materials, as well as numerous books, book chapters, treatises, and law review articles on electric utility regulation, renewable energy, and brownfields law and policy. Professor Eisen's scholarship has appeared in law journals at Harvard, Duke, Notre Dame, Fordham, Illinois, Wake Forest, and William & Mary Law Schools, among other venues. He was awarded the University of Richmond's Distinguished Educator Award in 2010, and his article "Residential Renewable Energy: By Whom?" was voted one of the four top environmental articles of 2011 by the Vanderbilt Law School and Environmental Law Institute. From 1993-2005, he was Director of the Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Center of Environmental Law. In 2009, Professor Eisen served as a Fulbright Professor of Law at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, China.
Presenter, "Clean Energy Justice: Charting An Emerging Agenda," Tenth Annual Energy Symposium, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas (Feb. 2019).
Presenter, "Capatability Markets: Reliability Tools or Roadblacks to Progress?," Power Shift: Regulating the Evolving Electricity Sector, Harvard Electricity Law Initiative/Duke Nicholas Institute, Washington, D.C. (Feb. 2019).
Presenter, "Distributed Energy Resources in the West," Wholesale Markets, States, and Renewables: DG, DER & EVs in the West, University of Utah & Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Park City, Utah (Nov. 2018).
Presenter, "Smart Grid Standards Development and Patent Protection in the United States: Striking The Balance Between Dramatic Overhaul of the Electric Grid and Encouragement of Innovation," Conference on Intellectual Property and Sustainability, University of Oslo, Norway (June 2018).
Commentator, "Electricity in the Information Age," 2018 Austin Electricity Conference, University of Texas School of Law (April 2018).
Presenter, "Clean Energy Justice," Just Transitions and the Law, University of South Carolina School of Law (March 2018).
Presenter, "The New(Clear?) Electricity Federalism," Ninth Annual Energy Law Symposium, Texas A&M Law School (March 2018).
Presenter, "Introduction: Collaborative Conversation on Electrified Transportation," George Washington University Law School (March 2018).
Presenter, "Electric Vehicles as Grid Services," Third Annual Energy Day, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany (Oct. 2017).
Panelist, "The New(Clear?) Electricity Federalism," Harvard Law School Environmental Policy Initiative (Oct. 2017).
Panelist, "The New(Clear?) Electricity Federalism," Vermont Law School Energy Transition Conference (Oct. 2017).
Presenter, "Clean Energy Issues in the Trump Administration," Richmond Bar Association Environmental and Energy Law Section Meeting (May 2017).
Presenter, "Demand Response's Three Generations: Market Pathways in the Electric Grid" North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology Symposium, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Feb. 2017).
Panelist, "Electricity as Currency," Regional Challenges and Opportunities in Energy Transformations, University of Texas Law School (Nov. 2016).
Panelist, "FERC Authority Over Carbon Pricing," Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Electricity Markets Webinar, Nicholas Institute for the Environment (Duke)/Harvard Environmental Policy Initiative (Oct. 2016).
Presenter, "Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Electricity Markets," Harvard Electricity Policy Group Meeting, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 2016).
Presenter, "Energy and Environmental Issues in the 2016 Presidential Election," What's at Stake, Virginia Weslyan College, Norfolk (Oct. 2016).
Commentator, "Distributed Energy Resources and the Grid of the Future," 2016 Austin Electricity Conference, University of Texas Law School (April 2016).
Presenter, "Dual Electricity Federalism is Dead: But How Dead and What Replaces It?" The Electricity Mix of the Future, Economics, and Governance, The George Washington University Law School (March 2016).
Presenter, "FERC v. Electric Power Supply Association: Implications for State and Federal Regulation," ABA Teleconference (Feb. 2016).
Presenter, "The Role of Demand Response in the Electric Grid's Future," Future of the Electric Grid Conference, University of Colorado Law School, Boulder (Jan. 2016).
Panelist, "Bucerius Energy Day," Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany (September 2015).
Panelist, "The Federal Power Act in the 21st Century," Harvard Law School Environmental Law Program and Duke Nicholas Institute, Washington. D.C. (June 2015).
Law and the Environment, University of Richmond Chemistry Department, Spring Seminar Speakers' Series, April 2010.
Member, Fulbright Scholarship Evaluation Committee (2008-present).
University of the District of Columbia School of Law, Washington, D.C.
George Washington Univ. Law School, Washington, D.C.
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, Ca.
Energy, Economics and the Environment: Cases and Materials (Joel B. Eisen et al. eds., 4th ed. Foundation Press 2015).
Sino-American Relations: Environmental Protection & Climate Change: A Framework For Discussion, Sino-American Relations Workshop, The Fulbright Program, Hopkins-Nanjing Center, Fudan University, Nanjing, China, May 2009.
A Case Study of Sustainable Development: Brownfields, in Stumbling Toward Sustainability, Ch. 40 (Environmental Law Institute, 2002).
Alternative Dispute Resolution In American Environmental Conflicts: A Framework For Analysis And Application To Environmental Protection In Israel, in VI(A) Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, at 321 (Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences, 1996).
The New(Clear?) Electricity Federalism: Federal Preemption of States' "Zero Emissions Credit" Programs, 45 Ecol. L.Q. Currents 149 (2018).
Free Trade in Electric Power, 2018 Utah L. Rev. 49 (2018).
The Electric Battery: Charging Forward to a Low-Carbon Future, 34 Energy Res. & Soc. Sci. 141 (2017) (book review).
Demand Response's Three Generations: Market Pathways and Challenges in the Modern Electric Grid, 18 N.C. J. L. & Tech. 351 (2017).
Dual Electricity Federalism is Dead, But How Dead and What Replaces It?, 8 Geo. Wash. J. of Energy & Envtl. L. 3 (2017).
FERC's Expansive Authority to Transform the Electric Grid, 49 U.C. Davis Law Review 1783 (2016).
Introduction: FERC v. EPSA and the Path to a Cleaner Electricity Sector, 40 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 1. (2016).
An Open Access Distribution Tariff: Removing Barriers To Innovation On The Smart Grid, 61 UCLA L. Rev. 1712 (2014).
Tackling Climate Change: Don't Forget Energy Efficiency, N.Y.L.J., July 10, 2014 (with Todd S. Aagaard).
Who Regulates the Smart Grid?: FERC's Authority Over Demand Response Compensation in Wholesale Electricity Markets, 4 San Diego J. Climate & Energy L. 69 (2013).
Smart Regulation and Federalism For the Smart Grid, 37 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 1 (2013).
Distributed Energy Resources, "Virtual Power Plants," and the Smart Grid, 7 U. Hous. Envtl. & Energy L. & Pol'y J. 191 (2012; invited symposium issue).
Residential Renewable Energy: By Whom?, 31 Utah Envtl. L. Rev. 339 (2011) (invited symposium issue) (selected as one of the top 4 environmental law and policy articles of 2011 by the Environmental Law Institute and Vanderbilt University Law School).
Finality in Brownfields Remediation and Reuse, 41 Sw. L.J. 773 (2012) (invited symposium issue).
China's Greentech Programs and the USTR Investigation, 11 Sustainable Dev. L. & Pol'y, Climate Law Reporter 3 (2011).
Can Urban Solar Become a "Disruptive" Technology?: The Case For Solar Utilities, 24 ND J. L. Ethics & Pub Pol'y 53 (2010) (invited symposium issue).
China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform for Green Leadership?, 35 Wm. & Mary Envtl. L. & Pol'y Rev. 1 (2010) (invited symposium issue).
Brownfields and BRAC: A Surprising "Compatibility," 32 Wm. & Mary Envtl. L. & Pol'y Rev. 403 (2008).
Brownfields at 20, A Critical Reevaluation, 34 Fordham Urb. L.J. 721 (2007).
Rapanos, Carabell, and the Isolated Man, 40 U. Rich. L. Rev. 1099 (2006) (symposium issue).
The Environmental Responsibility of the Regionalizing Electric Utility Industry, 15 Duke Envtl. L. & Pol'y F. 295 (2005) (symposium issue).
Regulatory Linearity, Commerce Clause Brinksmanship, and Retrenchment in Electric Utility Deregulation, 40 Wake Forest L. Rev. 545 (2005) (invited article in dedicated issue on "Realizing the Promise of Electricity Deregulation").
The Blackout of 2003: What Is Next?, 39 U. Rich. L. Rev. 709 (2005) (symposium remarks).
A Critique of the Regulations Revising the U.S. Clean Air Act's New Source Review Program, in Proceedings of the 13th World Clean Air and Environmental Protection Congress, London, England, August 2004.
The Trajectory of "Normal" After 9/11: Trauma, Recovery and Post-Traumatic Societal Adaptation, 14 Fordham Envtl. Law J. 499 (2003) (symposium issue).
A Case Study of Sustainable Development: Brownfields, 32 Environmental Law Reporter 10,420 (2002).
Brownfields Policies For Sustainable Cities, 9 Duke Envtl. L. & Pol'y F. 187 (1999).
From Stockholm to Kyoto and Back to the United States: International Environmental Law's Effect on Domestic Law, 32 U. Rich. L. Rev. 1435 (1999).
Are We Ready For Mediation in Cyberspace?, 1998 B.Y.U.L. Rev. 1305.
"Brownfields of Dreams?": Challenges and Limits of Voluntary Cleanup Programs and Incentives, 1996 U. Ill. L. Rev. 883.
Toward a Sustainable Urbanism: Lessons from Federal Regulation of Urban Stormwater Runoff, 48 Wash. U. J. Urb. & Contemp. L. 1 (1995).
Introduction: Policy in the Wake of the Kepone Incident, 29 U. Rich. L. Rev. 521 (1995).
Antitrust Reform For Joint Production Ventures, 30 Jurimetrics J. 253 (1990).
Energy, Economics and the Environment: Cases and Materials (3d ed. 2010) (co-authored with Fred Bosselman, Jim Rossi, David Spence, and Jacqueline Lang Weaver).
"Smart" Brownfields Development, in Agenda For a Sustainable America (Environmental Law Institute, 2008).
Demand Response In Wholesale Electricity Markets, in Delivering Energy Law and Policy in the EU and US: A Multidisciplinary Reader, Edinburgh University Press (2016).
Mitigation of Climate Impacts in the Electricity Sector, in Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2016).
Demand-Side Programs in Wholesale Electricity Markets, in Delivering Energy Policy in the EU and the US: A Multi-Disciplinary Reader (Edinburgh Univ. Press forthcoming 2015).
Linking Legal Framework Design And Consumer Acceptance of the Smart Grid to Risk Theory, in Smart Grid Law and Policy (Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 2015) (with Emily Hammond).
International Standards For the Smart Grid, in Smart Grid Law and Policy (Seoul National Univ., Seoul, Korea, forthcoming 2014).
Mitigation of Climate Impacts in the Electricity Sector, in Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law, Edward Elgar Publishing (2016).
Stigmatized Sites and Urban Brownfields Redevelopment, in The Oxford Handbook of Land Economics (Joshua M. Duke and JunJie Wu eds., Oxford U. Press, 2015).
Energy and Environmental Law, in Perspectives on American Law (Peking University Press, 2013).
Energy Industries – Renewables, in China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability, Encyclopedia of Sustainability (Berkshire Publishing, 2012).
Utilities Regulation, in The Law and Politics of Sustainability, Encyclopedia of Sustainability (Berkshire Publishing, 2011).
The New Energy Geopolitics?: China, Renewable Energy, and the "Greentech Race," 86 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 9 (2011).
Tenancy in Common, Tenancy in Partnership, and Tenancy in Coparcenary, in Powell on Real Property, Ch. 50 (2000).
Practice, Policy, and Pedagogy in a Mandatory Environmental Law Course, in Environmental Challenges (Shimshon Belkin and Shoshana Gabbay, eds., 2000) (with Michael Allan Wolf).
Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Environmental Protection Agency, in Federal Administrative Dispute Resolution Deskbook for Practitioners, Ch. 13 (ABA Section of Admin. Law and Regulatory Practice, Marshall J. Breger et al., eds., 2000.
Structuring Commercial Real Estate Workouts: Alternatives to Foreclosure (2d ed. 1999) (Author, with W. Wade Berryhill and Michael J. Herbert).
Panelist, "FERC v. Electric Power Supply Association: Implications for State and Federal Regulation, ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Energy Committee Teleconference (February 2016).
Coal and nuclear plant bailout would be unjustified use of DOE's emergency authority, Center for Progressive Reform Blog (March 2018).
Sustainability Strategies For Urban Brownfields Redevelopment, in Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability (John Dernbach ed., Environmental Law Inst., 2012).
Amicus Curiae Brief of Interested Energy Law Scholars in Support of the Petitioners, FERC v. Electric Power Supply Association, 2015 WL 4464709 (U.S.) (U.S., 2015); (co-author, with Richard J. Pierce Jr., Emily Hammond, Jim Rossi).


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Police enquiries continue after car hits house in Farnley
Report of serious sexual assault on girl in west Leeds found to be false
Train crash near Leeds depot happened due to driver struggling to use onboard software
A crash involving two London North Eastern Railway (LNER) trains happened due to a driver struggling to use onboard software, an investigation has found.
By Daniel Sheridan
Thursday, 19th November 2020, 6:46 pm
Updated Thursday, 19th November 2020, 6:52 pm
An Azuma train ran into the back of another train near Neville Hill depot, Leeds, on November 13 last year, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said.
The driver of the Azuma train had 39 years of experience working on the railway but it was only the third time he had operated an Azuma unaccompanied.
The RAIB said the collision occurred because he was focused on restarting an onboard system.
The train crash at Neville Hill Depot
He "unintentionally" accelerated to 15mph, causing him to crash into the back of the leading train, which was travelling at 5mph.
Neither train was in passenger service and no-one was injured, but the incident caused both trains to crumple at the collision points, and the Azuma came off the tracks.
The RAIB found that the Azuma driver had been unable to set up the train management system because "ambiguous documentation" from manufacturer Hitachi led to LNER "misunderstanding the required process" when it developed its driving training programme.
It also said that the train firm failed to recognise he needed more training than his peers.
He had only driven trains for a period of two months in the two years before the accident due to health, personal and operational reasons.
Investigators made five safety recommendations, including for LNER to correct its understanding of Azuma software, and for Hitachi to reassess the design of the train against crashworthiness requirements.
Teen inmate serving life for murder stabbed prison officer in the head at Wetherby Young Offender Institution
Paisley Place closure orders: Three houses shut down in Armley after drug dealing, attacks and street fighting with weapons
Bus diversions in place as Leeds Bradford Road closed due to crash between Bramley and Kirkstall
'Trusted lieutenants' of Leeds drug gang boss caught transporting £25,000 worth of heroin across city
Woman who escaped charge for 'luring' robbery victim out of Three Legs pub to be attacked by her husband is jailed for theft of charity box


hy does Alabama Power always seem to get what it wants?
In the last 2 ½ years, Alabama Power Co. has spent a staggering $50.4 million to influence politics and public opinion, according to documents the company filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
That figure is so out of whack with industry standards it pops off the page. Alabama Power's spending for the FERC category "Certain Civic, Political & Related Activities" far surpassed that spent by much larger utilities. (You can see the chart below).
Average spending by the five largest electric utilities in the U.S. -- Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Commonwealth Edison, Consolidated Edison and Florida Power -- was less than half Alabama Power's spending for influence since the end of 2010.
And let's face it. These are companies that know a thing or two about getting what they want.
The difference is more striking on a per customer basis. Alabama Power, with about 1.4 million customers, spent about $36 per customer on influence in that 2 ½ years. That is about seven times higher than Pacific Gas, the nation's largest electric utility.
It is six times higher than Southern Cal and Commonwealth Edison, more than four times the amount spent by Southern Company sisters Georgia Power and Florida Power, and three times that of sister Mississippi Power.
I'd love to tell you it was all a mad scramble by Alabama Power, that the spending came as the company geared up to grease the skids and shape public opinion before this year's rate review before the Alabama Public Service Commission. But I can't.
First, I don't know for sure who Alabama Power paid. The power company no longer has to disclose where those payments go, and the company has declined to discuss it.
Second, it's not much of an increase anyway. Alabama Power has always greased the skids, and always – always -- prepares for whatever bumps lie in the company's oh-so-profitable road.
Truth is, Alabama Power spending for influence has been remarkably steady since 2003, averaging about $19.8 million a year. In that time the company has spent $208 million in the category FERC defines as spending to influence public opinion, public officials or public actions.
The feds are clear that this money "Shall not include such expenditures which are directly related to appearances before regulatory or other governmental bodies in connection with the reporting utility's existing or proposed operations."
But we don't know where it does go. Yet.
In the past, way back when the feds demanded specifics, it was possible to follow the money to government affairs strategists and political leg breakers in Washington and Montgomery. Back then, more than a decade ago, large sums went to the Hawthorne Group, and to Perkins and Associates.
Perkins and Associates is predecessor to the shadowy Matrix group, which has been linked to at least one of the non-profits that sang Alabama Power's praises – and bashed its opponents – during the recent rate hearings.
But we'll have to come back to that.
Until then, Alabama Power Company wants you to know that all this money comes out of shareholder pockets and not customer pockets, however that distinction is to be made.
And the company has argued all along that some of it is used for "civic good." We just aren't allowed to see how good.
Much is for influence. It is a massive sum, spent by a monopoly that, as industry analyst Stephen Hill put it during the hearings, continues to have the highest allowed profit in the whole U.S. of A.
Do you get what you pay for? Alabama Power does.


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Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos (ILLA) y Juan Pimentel (IH) coautores del libro "The Spanish Enlightenment revisited"
Miércoles, 15 Julio, 2015
The Spanish Enlightenment Revisited es el título del libro editado por Jesús Astigarraga, en el que han contribuido Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos (ILLA) como autor del capítulo titulado The Spanish Republic of Letters in its European Context: Images, Economics, and the Representation of the Man of Letters y Juan Pimentel (IH) como autor del capítulo titulado The Indians of Europe: the role of Spain´s Enlightenment in the making of a global science.
Descripción (en inglés)
Traditional historiography has tended to disregard and even deny Spain´s role in the Enlightenment, banishing the country to a benighted geographical periphery. In The Spanish Enlightenment revisited a team of experts overturns the myth of the "dark side of Europe" and examines the authentic place of Spain in the intellectual economy of the Enlightenment.
Contributors to this book explore how institutional and social changes in eighteenth-century Spain sharpened the need for mordernisation. Examination of major constitutional and social initatives, such as the development of new scientific projects and economic societies, the reform of criminal law, and a re-evaluation of the country´s colonial policies, reveals how ideas, principles and practices from the wider European Enlightenment are adapted for the country´s specific context. Through detailed analysis authors investigate: the evolution of public opinion and the Republic of letters; the growth of political economy as an intellectual discipline; the transmission and reception of an Enlightenment discourse in the Spanish Empire, and Spain´s role in shaping a modern conception of the natural sciences.
The portrait of a demarginalised, modernising and enlightened Spain emerges clearly from this book; in so doing, it opens up new avenues of research both within the history of the pan-European Enlightenment, and in colonial studies.
Jesús Astigarraga, is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). His most recent publications include: Luces y Republicanismo (2012) and his edited book L´Economie politique et la sphère publique dans les débats des Lumières (2013).
Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos is a research scientist at the ILLA - Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and author of many books, the most recent: Memoria de hispanismo (2011) and El crimen de la escritura. Una historia de las falsificaciones literarias españolas (2014).
Juan Pimentel is Researcher al the IH - Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). He has recently published with along José Ramón Marcaida "Green treasures and paper floras. The business of Mutis in New Granada (1783-1808)", History of Science (2014, Vol. 52,3, pp. 277–296).
Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos, "The Spanish Republic of Letters in its European Context: Images, Economics, and the Representation of the Man of Letters", en Jesús Astigarraga (ed.), The Spanish Enlightenment Revisited. Oxford, The Voltaire Foundation, Oxford University, 2015, pp. 40- 61.
Juan Pimentel, "The Indians of Europe: the role of Spain´s Enlightenment in the making of a global science". en Jesús Astigarraga (ed.), The Spanish Enlightenment Revisited. Oxford, The Voltaire Foundation, Oxford University, 2015, pp. 83-104.
ISBN: 978-0-7294-1160 8.
Enlace a Editorial Oxford University
Cubierta y contracubierta del libro
Índice del libro
Instituto de Historia (IH)
Instituto de Lengua, Literatura y Antropología (ILLA)
Dpto. de Historia de la Ciencia
Dpto. de Literatura
Mundialización y Mundanización de la Ciencia
Literatura, Imagen e Historia Cultural