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EPA Head Signs Proposal to Undo Restrictions on Coal Plants
Trump administration moves to scrap regulations on energy sources, setting up a battle
An American Electric Power Co. coal-fired plant in Winfield, W.Va.
Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
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Updated Aug. 20, 2018 9:27 pm ET
The Trump administration moved to overturn Obama-era environmental rules on power-plant emissions, a long-telegraphed action designed to help coal-burning plants compete with natural gas and other cleaner alternatives as a national energy source.
Andrew Wheeler, President Trump's acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Monday signed a proposal to scrap environmental restrictions on power plants and leave much of the regulation of the industry to states. The move is the agency's first under Mr. Trump to detail how it will regulate the power-sector carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, and it sets up months of public and legal reviews, and potentially a yearslong court battle.
Environmental groups are already plotting a challenge, saying the proposal at best provides minimal legal cover for a 2007 Supreme Court decision requiring the agency to regulate carbon emissions as a pollutant. They will likely seek to reinstate the Obama-era policy, called the Clean Power Plan, which itself is hung up at the Supreme Court in a case about whether it was illegally broad.
The new plan, an advance copy of which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, recommends a menu of upgrades designed to let coal-fired plants produce energy with less fuel and seeks to eliminate triggers that mandate costly technological overhauls at coal plants. While the Clean Power Plan was designed to reduce greenhouse gases and fight the cause of climate change, the Trump administration cast the regulation as setting unfair rules that coal plants wouldn't be able to meet.
"The entire Obama administration plan was centered around doing away with coal," Mr. Wheeler said in an interview.
Coal has long been a primary source of power in the U.S., but in recent years it has faced stiff competition from cheaper and cleaner alternatives. A decade ago, coal-fired plants provided half the nation's electricity. Today, coal accounts for less than one-third, and—after a massive boom in shale-gas extraction—has fallen behind natural gas as the primary fuel for electricity generation.
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Coal still produces most carbon emissions in the power sector even though its use has declined dramatically.
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As a result, the ultimate effect of the Trump EPA move could be limited. The agency's own numbers forecast the power sector's coal consumption to keep shrinking under this proposal, though at a slower rate. Coal-industry leaders say they still need major changes to how wholesale markets operate to make coal more competitive. Coal-mining companies are increasingly relying on exports for growth as their business rebounds from a lengthy glut that caused them widespread financial trouble.
Power companies have already said they expect to keep up a large-scale shift to cleaner fuels increasingly demanded by their customers. Natural gas is cheaper today than coal, and its supply is still growing rapidly, while prices for wind and solar keep dropping, too.
Roughly 40% of the nation's coal-fired power plants have shut or announced plans to close, according to the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, a coal-industry trade group. As those closings have accelerated in the past decade, the coal-mining workforce shrank to 53,000 workers from a recent peak of 90,000, according to federal labor data.
The worst of that fall is past, but the proposal is most likely just enough to help support the industry's stabilization, said Hal Quinn, president and chief executive of the National Mining Association. More plants are still going to close, but the new rules make it more likely the remaining coal-fired plants fill that void and run more frequently, he added.
The Clean Power Plan "was a major impediment for our industry going forward in terms of what our markets look like," Mr. Quinn said. "This removes that pressure."
The new Trump administration policy, which will now enter a public comment period, is called the Affordable Clean Energy rule and mentions climate change only sparingly. It talks about the state of a power industry in which coal is losing ground to other energy sources.
"This shift is creating tremendous strain on the power infrastructure even without the added pressures of an EPA mandate to further shift away from additional coal-fired generation," the EPA says in a 208-page proposal.
Andrew Wheeler, acting EPA administrator, on Capitol Hill this month.
Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
The Obama-era rules require a 32% cut in power-plant carbon-dioxide emissions by 2030 from 2005 levels. The EPA under Mr. Obama said the rule would result in an estimated annual cost of $8.4 billion by 2030 and have total benefits, including public-health benefits, of $34 billion to $54 billion a year by then.
Mr. Trump's energy team has argued that coal is a crucial fuel source and that its decline is a threat to the ability of electricity distributors to supply businesses and consumers. The Energy Department has made similar arguments in separate proposals to help struggling coal and nuclear-plant operators, one of which, FirstEnergy Corp. , has requested federal intervention.
Environmentalists have criticized the administration's conclusions. Coal emissions from the power sector are one of the nation's biggest sources of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change, and the proposal could actually increase carbon emissions by helping coal-burning plants to run harder and stay open longer. Coal is also a leading contributor to human health problems.
Obama-era EPA leadership said Monday that their moves were not an overreach but a careful effort to follow a legal requirement to regulate the nation's carbon emissions. Gina McCarthy, the administrator who approved the Clean Power Plan, noted that the influence of climate change is becoming tangible —deadly heat waves and rising sea levels tied directly to human activity—and said the new proposal's scaled-back mandates do little to address it.
"That is essentially a huge gimme to coal-power plants by giving them a free pass," she said.
While the proposal meets many of the headline demands the coal industry has made for years, Mr. Wheeler, himself a former coal industry lobbyist, denied it is designed specifically to save coal. Instead, he stressed the effort gives the states authority to make determinations on which fuels should be part of their electricity system to ensure reliable power and clean air.
Mr. Trump has made support of the coal industry a central part of his platform, embracing donors from the industry and appointing their allies to powerful positions as energy advisers. Mr. Trump also has hosted coal miners in uniform at the White House, touting the industry's history of good-paying jobs that didn't require an education.
"Obviously the president thinks he appeals to his base by talking about bringing back coal," said David Doniger, senior strategic director of climate and clean energy at the Natural Resources Defense Council and former director of climate change policy at the Clinton-era EPA. "But the policies are not going to bring back coal."
States would have broad power to regulate, or even forgo regulating, coal-fired power plants. The plan also aims to ease regulations that would require major overhauls with top-notch emissions controls on renovating plants.
Write to Timothy Puko at tim.puko@wsj.com
Appeared in the August 21, 2018, print edition as 'Power-Plant Rules Set Up Legal Fight.'


There were Swiss in both armies, and it was likely that they would refuse to fight against their countrymen. The French levy had official authority; the French chests were full. Thus when the French army moved forward against the Milanese at Novara, almost the whole ducal army abandoned him. Further resistance was impossible. Ludovico attempted to escape in disguise among the Swiss, but was detected and became a prisoner (April 10). His captivity was only terminated by his death. His brother Ascanio was captured by the Venetians and handed over later to the French. The sons of Ludovico were safe in Germany. The little son of Gian Galeazzo fell into the hands of France.
For the reorganisation of the duchy the King sent his own right hand, the Cardinal of Rouen, Georges d'Amboise. Trivulzio was superseded in the civil government by Charles d'Amboise, Seigneur de Chaumont, the Cardinal's nephew, and in the military command by Aubigny.
With the completed conquest of Milan French predominance in the peninsula was established. Venice was content to accept the situation for the present, and to make use of her powerful friend, who sent ships to cooperate in her war with the Turks during the years 1499-1501. The Pope was fain to lean on France. French troops assisted Cesare in the conquest of Imola and Forli and afterwards served him against Rimini, Pesaro and Faenza. His further conquests were limited by French sufferance. When he threatened Bologna or Florence, he was warned off by their august protector. In the enterprise of Naples, Cesare followed the French banner as a willing ally, almost as a subject. During the time of Ludovico's success several of the Italian States had given him help, or shown him goodwill. After his fall, the Duke of Ferrara, the Marquis of Mantua, Bentivoglio of Bologna, and others, were forced to pay compensation to France for their incautious actions. Florence reaped the reward of her more correct behaviour, when the King sent Beaumont with French troops to assist the Florentines against Pisa. The failure of the expedition brought Florence into temporary disgrace, but later she was allowed to buy her pardon. Thus in Lombardy, in Tuscany, in the Papal States, there was no power that did not accept as a fact the predominance of France.
It may be doubted whether Louis aimed at converting predominance into sovereignty. But he was determined to conquer Naples, and he hoped that an occasion would offer to establish the Cardinal of Rouen as pope. These ends achieved, he might be content with the substance, while the Emperor still enjoyed the shadow. Meanwhile no great effort would be required to keep Maximilian in check. But with regard to Naples Louis had in Aragon a more dangerous rival. Naples had been a part of the kingdom of Sicily, and Sicily was owned by Aragon. Moreover Alfonso of Aragon had been de facto King of Naples, and had established there the ruling race of kings. These claims were not convincing, but neither were Louis' claims beyond possibility of question.


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Before She Can Sing Her Daughter Takes Her Turn And Won The Judges' Hearts
Kelley Kime sings Maroon 5's 'Sunday Morning' for the judges, but not before her daughter takes a turn singing 'Let it Go.'
Daughter Sings 'Let it Go' Before Her Mom's American Idol Audition
The 14th season of American Idol has begun, and among the contestants is 23-year-old Kelley Kime, who has a 3-year-old daughter named Hope. This single mom is off to a great start with this season's show. Before Kelley takes her turn singing, she lets her daughter sing "Let it Go" for the judges and she is quickly given her own golden ticket to move on in the show.
The judges were a little worried that Kelley wouldn't be up to scratch after telling her daughter she could move on to the next round, but she did not disappoint. Kelley sang Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning," while her daughter sat on Jennifer Lopez's lap, and she did not disappoint the judges. Check out the video to hear both of their auditions.
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Unknown author Two groups of people on opposite sides of a railway line in Bombay awaiting the arrival of a plague patient by train. [digital image]. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/281612
The plague pandemic spread to British India in 1896 where it continued to strike at cities, towns and villages for 30 years, leading to ten million deaths. The initial outbreak affected Bombay (Mumbai), but soon spread further to Pune and Karachi, reaching Kolkata the following year. Colonial government actions to control and treat the plague outbreak were extensive, but generally ineffective and harsh, especially during the initial years. A campaign of quarantines, isolation camps, travel restrictions, demolition and disinfection of buildings was pursued, leading to massive resistance which forced colonial authorities to revise their epidemic control policy. Several international plague commissions operated in India in the first years of the epidemic, including commissions from Russia, Austria, Germany, Italy and the Institut Pasteur. The latter made a major contribution through Paul-Louis Simond's discovery of the implication of the rat's flea in the transmission and spread of the disease. The photographic record of the outbreak in India is international and covers a range of topics, including anti-plague measures, clinical symptoms, and the depiction of plague hospitals.
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Q: How to import an exclamation point (or other operator) from Haskell module Haskell has a Data.Map module which includes, among other functions, a ! function.
fromList [(5,'a'), (3,'b')] ! 1    Error: element not in the map
fromList [(5,'a'), (3,'b')] ! 5 == 'a'

While I can import other functions from the Data.Map module into my code...
import Data.Map(Map, keys, fromList)

...the following does NOT work...
import Data.Map(Map, keys, fromList, !)

I get the following error:
parse error on input `!'

What is the correct syntax to import items like !?

A: The correct answer is to wrap the function name (really, it's an operator: a special case of a function) in parentheses, like so...
import Data.Map(Map, keys, fromList, (!))

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So I went to a folk festival to recharge.
There are tons of festivals every summer, and if you can't make it to check out live music, consider singing and dancing anyway. Remember to recharge and reconnect with the notion that human beings can be absolutely wonderful!
"We possess art lest we perish of the truth [dammit!]." ~ Nietzsche (Will to Power, section 822, p 435).


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SAN DIEGO — Outfielder Mitch Haniger and the San Francisco Giants agreed on a $43.5 million, three-year contract Tuesday at the winter meetings.
A native of nearby Mountain View, Haniger is coming home to the Bay Area after five seasons with Seattle. He helped the Mariners reach the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
The deal came while the Giants pursue another Californian free agent outfielder — Aaron Judge, who set the AL home run record last season with the New York Yankees.
San Francisco missed the playoffs at 81-81 this past season on the heels of a franchise-record 107 wins and an NL West title in 2021.
The club announced that Haniger receives a $6 million signing bonus and the deal includes an opt-out following the 2024 season. He is set to earn $5 million in 2023, $17 million in 2024 and $15.5 million in '25. He would get a one-time assignment bonus of $1 million if he is traded during the term of the contract.
The 31-year-old Haniger had a career season in 2021 with 39 home runs, 100 RBIs and 110 runs scored while matching his most games played at 157.
In an injury-shortened year, he batted .246 in 2022 with 11 homers in 57 games missing time with a sprained right ankle and a stint on the COVID-19 injured list. He went 5 for 21 for with two doubles in five playoff games for the Mariners.
As has long been part of San Francisco's contract structuring, Haniger will make an annual donation to the Giants Community Fund — $55,000 next year, $85,000 in 2024 and $77,500 in '25.
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So, today I am sharing some of our wedding pictures. It is February 1st (crazy..don't you think?) which is the month of love..therefore, a perfect time to share them!
I didn't have my blog back when I got married and never got the opportunity to blog all about it, so this is fun for me to somewhat re-live the day and share with all of you.
I will let the pictures do most of the talking, but for the record (like most brides), it really was the best day of my life.
Wish I could live that day all over again.
Please do not copy or use pictures without my permission.
So beautiful! I just love, love, love your necklace...and your face. I wish I could relive my day too, so bad.
Beautiful bride, beautiful pictures... Looks like the perfect wedding!
Where did you get your shoes?!?!!
absolutely gorgeous wedding. you were a stunning bride! the dove picture is amazing.
Your wedding day looks like it was amazing, and I am sure it was! I love the idea of the release of the doves. How creative and touching! We lit candles at our ceremony in memory of our family and friends who weren't there in person, but were shining down on us from Heaven!
I just LOVE your bouquet...well, I love everything about your wedding. You're gorgeous!
love the pic with us and the dove!
YAY! :) So pretty!!! I wish you had been a blogger when you got married so I could hear about every little detail. :) And I totally want to relive my day too. Let's all have a party and put on our dresses, and make the guys rent tuxes. hahahaha.
I love that your wedding had so much color! Beautiful. I love the middle picture of you in the first set. Was your reception at a country club? Where are the dancing shots? He he.
Stunning bride!! So glad you shared this pictures so beautiful. And I acourse love your lil dog:) I just posted my dogs photos from her first photo shoot.
love the colors and love that you let a dove free for your lost family members!!
Love the dove release. We did a butterfly release.
Oh, your wedding was absolutely beautiful!
Love love love! I love your dress and the colors your chose!
Your dress and flowers were amazing! You looked absolutely beautiful.
What a beautiful wedding, and hubby definitely is a cutie pie - you make a lovely couple!
Your wedding was gorgeous - so were you! I love the colours.
your wedding was gorgeous! what a perfect day!
I LOVE your wedding photos! Gorgeous! Where did you get that necklace it would go perfect with my wedding dress!
LOOOVVVe! TOO cute. I want boquets like yours.. got any details for me? I'll be getting married in July 12. Additionally, my fiance is from Dublin, OH!
Your pictures are fab! Looks like your day was perfect. :) Makes me even more excited to be a bride!
What a GORGEOUS day yall were blessed with!! You looked stunning Katie!
ugh this MELTS MY HEART!!
i love the dove release pic! also the one of what it looks like the best man is giving a speech and y'all are laughing! you all look SO HAPPY!!!
and could you have looked anymore gorgeous? what am amaazing amazing day!!
Your pictures are absolutely beautiful! I'm getting married in a little less than 3 months, and I am just so excited for everything, the whole wedding day, and of course the marriage to follow.
Wow, so perfect!! You are gorgeous!! Makes me that much more excited for mine in just over 2 months!
Beautiful, and I'd like your hair please. You can have mine ;) though you might prefer to keep yours.
Your pics are amazing, looks like a fabulous day!
Love that you wore fun red shoes! So cute. Love the color of the bridesmaid dresses especially w/ the contrast of the bright flowers. And love your necklace. Looks like your wedding was beautiful!
Wedding Jewelry Question!! Where is your gorgeous wedding necklace from!!?
I love your wedding colors. You looked beautiful!!
What a beautiful wedding! I absolutely love the dove release photo! What a great and unique idea.
Beautiful pictures! My bridesmaids wore a very similar blue. Love it!
SUCH a GORGEOUS bride!! Love that picture of your red shoes of you on the red table, priceless!
You were SUCH a beautiful bride!! Just stunning!
I love the colors and details!
New follower! I am absolutely drooling over your wedding photos. You were such a gorgeous and happy bride!!!!!
One word: stunning! Mostly because you look so genuinely happy, but also because you're gorgeous :) Thanks for sharing these again!
next... I have been looking for a cute camera strap for MONTHS, and because I am anxious and have zero patience, I already ordered one from there so thank you for the post!!!
(Bare w/me I am new to blogging and am not quite sure how to respond to you!) Anyway, John Gemma is his name - he went to Dublin Coffman also. He graduated HS in 2006. His older sister Christina is closer to your age, but went to Worthington Christian so you may not know her! Do you know Lisa Werhan?
Your wedding pics are gorgeous! Looks like it was the perfect day!
Found your blog today! And loving it!
you were a stunning bride! was your reception here in Columbus? it is a gorgeous setting!
Stunning wedding! Love the bubble gum colors. Have fun one your trip with the BeautifulMess'.
LOVED seeing your pictures, made me excited for my day!


This photo was taken just before Easter, right after Steel was born. I know I'm the one that curled Sierra's hair (sponge rollers) and I also think I'm probably the one that trimmed her bangs judging on the length and uneven line.
The end result turned out pretty well though. Getting a toddler and a newborn to sit still for a photo could be considered a major fete.


Following the announcement that Blockbuster is planning to shutter the 300 remaining brick-and-mortar video stores by January, the chain will cease movie rentals as of Saturday.
The Texas-based video rental chain began tweeting about its last day of operation on Friday, adding that it will reopen Nov. 14 to liquidate its remaining inventory.
Founded in 1985, Blockbuster had 9,000 stores at its height of operation. Parent company Dish Network, which bought the company in 2011, attributed its decline to increased digital streaming, and plans to shutter the remaining stores by New Year's Day.


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Hotel room was excellent with a lovely size bathroom . Good choice for breakfast -enjoyed the yoghut fruit pots. Prime position to the Minster and other attractions and our room looked out over the main road . After a day exploring we certainly enjoyed getting back for our Slingsbury Rhubarb gin and tonic before dinner !
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This double room features a electric kettle, DVD player and bathrobe.
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This double room has a soundproofing, DVD player and iPod dock.
This single room features a DVD player, soundproofing and bathrobe.
This twin room has a DVD player, bathrobe and soundproofing.
This double room features a view, bathrobe and tea/coffee maker.
This suite has a bathrobe, iPod dock and DVD player.
This suite features a DVD player, soundproofing and iPod dock.
This double room has a garden view, electric kettle and iPod dock.
This double room features a bathrobe, soundproofing and seating area.
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Cosy clean room but at the back like many singles. No view. Breakfast v.good and the afternoon tea also substantial. Love it for it's convenient position and view of Minster from restaurant.
Perfect location with very helpful staff. The valet parking was added bonus in this location.
The porter is extremely helpful and informative. My room was ready early for me.
THe pillows were poor - hard and uncomfortable. Shower was average at best.
Our room was quite tired and the stay rather expensive at just under £150 per night.
The position of the hotel was excellent. The staff were extremely pleasant and efficient and the hotel breakfast was good. Our bedroom was spacious and very clean.
The bed was very small and uncomfortable. The room was very hot and claustrophobic- even with the window open we couldn't get cool. We were unhappy that the website said parking available and when we got there we were told 'we have someone who'll park your car for you' (great we thought) until we were then told we'd have to pay £20. Not impressed as we were under the impression parking came with hotel.
The location was great, really close to everything you need. The friendliness of most staff. Would stay again if in different/bigger room.
The position and views of the minister were outstanding and the hotel staff were very accommodating.
Everything was lovely. Shower was fabulous. Bed comfy. Location of hotel is amazing.


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To create the head image, take two photos of someone's head; one from the front and one from the side. Make sure your subject is well lit and ask them to make a strange face.
Open you photo suite software and set your page size to standard A4 / 8.5 "x 11" print. Import the two images to a new layer and resize it to fit your workspace. We will resize again after merging the faces together.
Use your photo editor to cut any plane that is not the face. After trimming, if two images have a different lighting, set light levels (ctrl + L in most applications). Using the eye as a level, align the two images matching up the features from the profile to the portrait (eyes, mouth, nose all aligned). Almost all photo editors have a function rule, these help keep certain things aligned.
To combine the two faces together you will have to remove part of the face profile image. Make a choice according to the profile (photo 1) and delete the face (Figure 2). Then move the profile image of one side of the picture to match the location of the eyes (Figure 3).
Select the eraser tool and put it on a soft brush. Delete the edge of the profile picture in which the two faces meet. Change the opacity of the eraser brush to blend away some of the details and mix the two images.
With a completed profile side, duplicate the profile and paste it into a new layer. Flip the copy horizontally and move to the other side of the portrait image. You may need to adjust the levels of the duplicated layer to match the picture, and use the eraser tool again to feather away and mix the duplicated portions of the profile portrait. Do not worry too much about the chin and neck, they will be cropped out of the picture when we're ready to print. You must have a reasonable version of a flattened head.
When satisfied with the layering, mixing, and lighting levels, merge the layers together. Then resize the image to fit your workspace. You can enlarge your image to trim the neck and top of the head, or you can work more magic with your brush in these areas, such as with the Clone Stamp tool, or prediction tool (depending on your photo editor).
Save the image and print. There should be an option in your print dialog box that allows you to fill the page with your image, it will read "fit to media" or something like that.
Laminate your image so it doesn't disintegrate in the fluid. Most office supply stores, libraries or copy centers can do this for about $1.
Fill the jar halfway with water, I used a mixture of yellow, orange and green liquid food coloring. Tint water to resemble a preservation solution, as in the science fiction films of the period.
Insert laminated print into jar. Add water until jar is full. Close lid and seal. Your head in a jar is now ready to be placed inside the fridge for a midnight snack.
Place jar in the refrigerator. You can try hiding it behind other items so when someone in your family digs through, they'll get a lovely surprise.
Now, run along kids and scare the crap out of the people you love most!
And for more Halloween craft fun, try making this super easy DIY CONCRETE TOMBSTONE. You can literally make this in 10 minutes. So easy!
Thanks so much. Will definitely stop by!
What photo editing software did you use? Was it easy to manage all of the editing?
Hi Hannah, As mentioned in the first paragraph, this tutorial is a translation from a spanish website. According to the website, it just says "editing software." I'm not sure how much that helps, but I'm guessing they're using Photoshop or similar.
can I hire you to make this project for me?


Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) and the investment professionals at Morgan Stanley Venture Partners have agreed to establish Morgan Stanley Venture Partners as an independent venture capital firm. The new firm, to be called Crossmark Capital, will be led by Dr. William Harding, a 20-year veteran of the venture capital business. Crossmark Capital will be owned by Dr. Harding and the five other principals from Venture Partners. Since its inception in 1986, Venture Partners has raised six funds with over $1.2 billion in aggregate committed capital. The new firm will continue to have offices in New York City and Menlo Park, California.
Crossmark Capital will manage the Venture Partners' funds through a subadvisory role. Morgan Stanley will remain the general partner of and retain its limited partner interests in the Venture Partners funds. Morgan Stanley also will continue to provide support and services to the funds. The subadvisory relationship is expected to be effective after closing conditions are met, including receipt of necessary consents and approvals.
"The Venture Partners team has created a highly successful franchise and established itself as an important player in the venture capital marketplace," said Mitchell Merin, President and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. "Similar to the dynamics of the private equity market when Morgan Stanley Capital Partners was established as an independent entity, market conditions in venture capital have evolved. We mutually agreed with the professionals from Venture Partners that the independent business model is the preferred structure for venture capital firms in today's environment. The opportunity for venture capital firms is increasing considerably in this market, and we believe that Venture Partners will be best able to expand the business and prosper as an independent franchise."
"Venture Partners' transition to independence will benefit our investors and portfolio companies by expanding our universe of prospective investors, enhancing our access to investment opportunities and enabling us to continue to attract the best talent in the industry," said Dr. Harding, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and President of Morgan Stanley Venture Partners. "Our investors and portfolio companies will continue to work with the same team from Venture Partners and will continue to benefit from the same investment strategy that, for the past 19 years, has built significant value. Also, we will maintain a close working relationship with Morgan Stanley."
Morgan Stanley will operate its other existing principal and real estate investment vehicles as before and is actively pursuing additional principal investing opportunities for its clients.
Venture Partners targets equity investments in expansion/later stage financings, buyouts and recapitalizations of emerging growth companies in the information technology and health care industries. Since its founding 19 years ago, Venture Partners has invested over $1 billion of equity capital in over 150 companies in these industries.


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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
By Jeffrey C. Stewart.
Feb. 2018. 962p. Oxford, $39.95 (9780195089578). 191.
Stewart, professor of black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, presents a definitive biography of an intellectual who philosophically helped shape the Harlem Renaissance, Alain Locke (1885–1954). Stewart writes about the direct and indirect influences Locke had on the lives of many writers and artists of that dynamic, world-changing era, including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richmond Barthé, and others. Stewart traces Locke's life, from his birth into a black bourgeoisie family struggling to hold onto its class standing and reputation to his formative years under the overprotective and dominating rigor of his mother to his years at Harvard, where he received his doctorate in philosophy. The first African American to be named a Rhodes Scholar, in 1907, Locke went on to study in Oxford, where Stewart describes Locke's first taste of academic failure. Stewart documents, with extensive use of primary sources, the highs and lows in Locke's life, his extensive world travels, his long professional teaching career at Howard University, and his personal life as a closeted homosexual. Those who love biographies or reading about important yet undercelebrated Americans will enjoy Stewart's comprehensive, richly contextualized portrait of a key writer, educator, philosopher, and supporter of the arts.
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Tamil migrants arrived in B.C. aboard the MV Sun Sea in August 2010. (Handout file photo)
Supreme Court of Canada affirms acquittals in refusing to hear Tamil migrant case
Three men were cleared after MV Sun Sea arrived in B.C. carrying 492 people from Sri Lanka in 2010
The Supreme Court of Canada has effectively upheld the acquittal of three people who were charged with human smuggling after a rickety ship arrived off the coast of B.C. carrying hundreds of Tamil migrants.
In a decision Thursday, the high court turned down the Crown's application for an appeal hearing in the case.
In August 2010, the Canadian navy intercepted the cargo ship MV Sun Sea carrying 492 people from strife-torn Sri Lanka and escorted it to CFB Esquimalt.
Lesly Emmanuel, Nadarajah Mahendran and Thampeernayagam Rajaratnam were charged with violating the Immigrant and Refugee Protection Act by organizing, inducing, aiding or abetting the illegal entry of people into Canada.
The Crown alleged the men were part of a human-smuggling operation linked to organized crime.
Emmanuel, who captained the ship, testified that he boarded as a passenger, then reluctantly took the helm to avert disaster for the vessel.
The Crown accused Canadian citizens Mahendran and Rajaratnam, who were not aboard the ship, of helping organize the voyage.
Both argued the evidence that led to their identification was seriously flawed.
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The three men were acquitted in early 2017 by a jury in B.C. Supreme Court.
Last June, the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld the verdicts, saying the Crown had not demonstrated a reasonable possibility that any errors committed by the trial judge affected the outcome.
As usual, the Supreme Court gave no reasons for refusing to hear the case.
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As the second largest city in, and capital of, Scotland, Edinburgh has plenty of opportunities for the hog roast devotee to indulge.
Like anywhere else it has plenty of pubs, always great places for us at Hog Roast Edinburgh to cater for. Whether it's to go with sport, a beer festival, or a private party, it's fantastic to see people gathering together for an event.
The hog roast just adds to the sense of occasion, as our glass-fronted machines allow our customers to glance in from time to time and see how the roast is doing. The anticipation can only build over the several hours it takes for a roast to cook, watching the meat become tender and the crackling crisp up. And of course there's the smell, which fills the air so that long before the meat is done everyone's ready to eat it!
Once it's cooked our chefs carve the meat, adding to the spectacle. There's nothing like seeing the skilful carving of a whole pig. Our staff load up soft floured rolls with warm meat, apple sauce, sage and onion stuffing, for a sandwich that's just amazing if we do like to say so ourselves!
At Hog Roast Edinburgh, however, we cater for more than just pubs. Edinburgh has plenty of events throughout the year, which sometimes calls for a different approach to feeding a crowd. There is, of course, the Edinburgh Festival, which is actually a group of lots of different festivals taking place over four weeks. Apparently the people who visit for the festivals effectively double the population of the city!
As part of the overall festival there is, of course, the Edinburgh Fringe, which is the largest performing-arts festival in the world. There is also an International Festival (more performing arts, as well as exhibitions, talks, and workshops), the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and an International Book Festival.
Other events throughout the year include the Hogmanay street party and the Beltane Fire Festival. Hogs at Hogmanay, anyone?
No matter what the event, at Hog Roast Edinburgh we always do our best to meet our customers' requirements. Whether it's a feed 'em quick barbecue, with our amazing sandwiches handed out with napkins and paper plates, or a full buffet, there are plenty of options to choose from. You can change the meat choice, or have a variety of sides and salads.
A hog roast is even a popular choice at weddings, since we can offer it as an evening snack, or as part of the official reception dinner. As well as a chef, the formal meal option comes with a choice of canapés, as well as starters and desserts (although you do have to bring the cake).
Whether it's birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and festivals, the reasons for having a hog roast keep coming all year round. In such a lively city, there are always plenty of people looking for something a bit different when it comes to entertaining. At Hog Roast Edinburgh, we provide just that.


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RR4: First taste of new Rolls-Royce model
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RR4: First taste of new Rolls-...
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May 28, 2008 Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce has revealed the first design sketches of its next new model which is due to be launched in 2010. The two teasing sketches released thus far reveal little detail of the car to be known as the the RR4, although a streamlined design direction that builds on the current Phantom model line-up is clear. According to Rolls Royce Chief designer Ian Cameron, the RR4 will be smaller than Phantom with a "more informal presence" and a "greater emphasis on driving". It will also be powered by a completely new engine and the company plans to ramp up production at its Goodwood manufacturing facilities, reconfiguring the plant with extended paint, wood and leather shops, adding a second assembly line and moving to a two shift system to cater for the new model.
"RR4 will mark a milestone in the history of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars," Chairman, Ian Robertson added. "The business continues to go from strength to strength and the introduction of this new model will expand the appeal of the brand. We look forward to this next chapter with anticipation and confidence."
Further design and engineering details are expected next year.
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Noel McKeegan joined New Atlas as a founding member in 2002 and became Editor-in-Chief in 2007. Throughout New Atlas' long history he has travelled extensively, covering major technology events around the globe and helping build our exceptional editorial team.


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DEP forester Todd Baldwin with conifer saplings at forest management project initiated in 2013. (photos by Violet Snow)
Across from the Pine View Bakery in Shokan, on Route 28, trees are lying helter-skelter on several acres of ground surrounded on three sides by forest. Contrary to rumor, it's not going to be a parking lot for the forthcoming Ashokan Rail Trail.
Adam Bosch, spokesperson for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), explained that the downed trees are the result of a DEP forestry project that was followed by a freak windstorm. The need for culling and the instability of the trees arose from the planting of 1.5 million pines and spruces around the Ashokan Reservoir, all in a short period during the early 1900s — a recipe for forestry disaster that DEP is now trying to remedy with modern forest management practices.
Trees are an essential element of New York City's drinking water system, explained Bosch. Through nitrogen uptake, trees filter nutrients out of the soil that can cause an unpleasant taste in water. Old trees are not as efficient at filtration as young, growing trees. Therefore, a forest composed exclusively of 100-year-old trees is not desirable for water quality. A healthy forest contains a variety of species of different ages, making the trees resistant to damage from disease, insects, and extreme weather as well as resilient in recovering from such crises.
Downed trees along Route 28 in Shokan.
Apparently these principles were not understood in 1910, when the reservoir was under construction, and the DEP planted pine and spruce trees six feet apart on approximately 100,000 acres of watershed land. The plantings were never thinned, resulting in a dense forest of trees with weak, short roots. It wasn't until the 1980s, when local plantations were suffering from a insect pest known as pine needle scale, that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) convinced DEP officials to undertake scientific forestry practices for the health of the land.
"Some foresters have to manage for income," said Todd Baldwin, one of five foresters currently employed by the DEP. "I get to manage for diversity." At a site south of the windfalls on Route 28, he pointed to a massive oak that dominates a clearing populated by saplings of varying heights. "A logger would take that tree for lumber," he said. "I left it up so it could provide seeds for the future." In 2013, a lot of the elderly conifers at the site were felled to make way for an understory of varied species, which have been allowed to propagate naturally. So far, Baldwin is pleased with the progress of the project. "If we do a light thinning, everything that comes up, the deer will eat," he explained. "A heavier cut allows us to stay ahead of the deer."
A similar strategy drove the culling of trees across from the Pine View Bakery, with the addition of clear-cutting a strip along the road, where Hurricane Irene toppled a tree onto the power lines in 2011, causing a week-long power outage in Phoenicia. This February, Central Hudson went in and removed all the trees within 100 feet of the road, in order to protect the power lines, the highway, and the café. DEP simultaneously thinned the remainder of the plot, taking out trees that were not in good shape and leaving enough healthy ones to prevent erosion and nurture the next generation.
But two days after the cutting, winds of 50 to 60 miles per hour struck the area. "When you thin a forest, it changes the path the wind takes through the trees," said Bosch. "The trees left behind have to harden up and get used to the new wind pattern." In this case, the trees did not have time to adjust. Due to unseasonally warm weather, the soil had thawed and was saturated with water, increasing the instability of the roots. Many trees were uprooted or snapped in half, resulting in the mess now visible from the road. If the strip along the highway had not been cleared, pointed out Bosch, the windstorm might have caused another power outage.
Science and experience
Six years ago, Baldwin and other DEP foresters inventoried all the land around the city's reservoirs and came up with a forest management plan. "We never go in willy-nilly," said Baldwin. "A lot of science and experience goes into setting up and executing these jobs. And we evaluate each project afterwards to make sure we're getting good results." Plans go through a lengthy process of scrutiny by experts in wetlands, engineering, and wildlife to prevent negative impacts. The area is home to bald eagles, bog turtles, and endangered wetland amphibians, while two rare bat species live in the treetops. However, the effects of weather are not always predictable, as the Route 28 carnage demonstrated.
The DEP has plans to double its forestry staff, and other projects will be undertaken around the reservoirs. In early July, the fallen trees in Shokan will be removed and, like the ones taken down in February, sold to a sawmill and furniture factory in Dutchess County. "When we cut down trees, we sell them locally," said Bosch. "We want to support markets for lumber, so people with forested land will be encouraged to maintain it instead of selling it for development."
Baldwin is ambivalent about removing the windfalls, since there are already new seedlings of red maple, pine, and birch sprouting on the land, and they will be disturbed. But as people keep telling Bosch, "You did this project, and it looks like hell," while the disturbing visual makes the public's suspicions run wild. One of his tasks is to educate residents and explain that "we're not destroying the forest. We're making it more healthy."
Water for pizza and bagels
Next week, DEP spokesman Adam Bosch will be interviewed for the TV show "Good Morning, America," explaining why Catskill Mountain water is responsible for New York City's great pizza and bagels. "It's the soft water, low in mineral content," he said.
Unlike the Croton Reservoir in Westchester, an early part of the city's water system, the Catskills landscape contains very little limestone to leach into the water. In the 1880s, when New York City was starting to run out of drinking water, the Catskills were selected as the area for new reservoirs partly because of the lack of calcium in the soil and creeks. Croton water was costing millions of dollars in cleanup of calcium deposits on industrial equipment. When the new reservoirs opened, the calcium problem went away overnight.
Culinary experts have noted a side effect of the softer water — it's ideal for making good dough. In fact, bagel companies and restaurants in Florida and California have been trying to "Brooklynize" their water to enable them to make the light, tasty dough products that New York City is famous for.
If New York City tap water can take the credit for good dough, then the Catskills can take credit for the water, according to Bosch, who gets media requests for information on the topic several times a year.
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This paper investigates the impact of international capital flows and other macroeconomic fundamentals on the real exchange rate for Tanzania. We employ a cointegrated vector autoregression (CVAR) and Vector Error Correction (VECM) framework of the Johansen (1988) and Juselius (1992) maximum likelihood estimation technique to assess the dynamic relationships among the real exchange rate and international capital flows such as foreign direct investment, foreign aid, and other macroeconomic fundamentals. For analysis of the short run structural VAR, we follow Sims (1986). Further, Cholesky identification restriction of the structural shocks (innovations) is employed to investigate the dynamic effects of international capital flows, foreign aid, and other macroeconomic fundamentals on the real exchange rate by analyzing the orthogonalized impulse response functions (OIRF) in the economy. The econometric results from the cointegration model revealed two long-run cointegration equations, suggesting that foreign direct investment and foreign aid have a statistically significant impact on the real exchange rate. Evidently, a 1% increase in foreign aid as a percent of GDP reduces the real effective exchange rate by 2.88%, while for foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP decreases real exchange rate by 5 % – hence both appreciating the value of the currency in the economy. By analyzing the Vector Error Correction Model, the speed of adjustments are significant and have an increasing impact on the real exchange rate toward the equilibrium which are 27.76% and 29.19%, this indicates a rapid response of the real exchange rate to deviations from its fundamentals; depreciating towards its initial equilibrium. The same results are supported by the forecast from the model, indicating that there is less appreciation of the currency in the future. Also, by analyzing the impulse response functions we found that shocks are permanent in the economy. This study also used the Structural VAR model to analyze sterilization of the Tanzanian economy. We recovered the structural coefficient and found a significant impact of sterilization of the international capital flows of about 94.2% showing an almost complete sterilization in the economy. Sterilization results were comprehended by the orthogonalized impulse response functions.
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Vickie and I began to discover the joy of making mini-trips on our own, from an hour a day to a whole day within a 10-mile radius of our home.
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Popular Inc. reports $83.9M in 4Q net income
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Last quarter, Popular sold its PRASA exposure and moved it to loans held for sale, writing it down by $30 million, or 40 percent.
Popular Inc. reported net income of $83.9 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012, nearly twice the $47.2 million in net income reported for the prior quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012.
"Our fourth quarter results reflect the strength of our core businesses and market positions, significant further declines in non-performing loans and increases in our already strong capital ratios," said Richard Carrión, Popular Inc CEO.
"In 2013, we remain focused on driving value through further progress on all these fronts and continuing to increase our strategic and financial flexibility," he said.
Among the quarter's most significant highlights were a $24.2 million cash dividend Popular received from its investment in Evertec's parent company and a pre-tax income influx of approximately $31.6 million related to its proportionate share of a tax benefit from a tax grant received by Evertec from the Puerto Rico government. The financial institution's equity investment balance in Evertec stood at $73.9 million as of year-end, with a 48.5 percent stake.
Meanwhile, net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased 4 basis points to 4.41 percent when compared with the third quarter of 2012. Net interest income reached $350.4 million, an increase of $7 million from the third quarter.
When broken down, the report shows that Banco Popular de Puerto Rico's net interest margin increased 7 basis points from 5.11 percent in the third quarter to 5.18 percent in the fourth quarter.
Net interest income amounted to $309.1 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012, compared with $300.9 million for the previous quarter. The improvement was mainly the result of higher interest income from covered loans and a lower cost of borrowings as mentioned above, bank officials said.
Meanwhile, Banco Popular North America earned $68.5 million in net interest income for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012 compared with $69.6 million in the previous quarter. The decrease in the net interest margin of 6 basis points to 3.51 percent was mainly "caused by a decrease in the yield of commercial and mortgage loans and of investment securities due to prepayments, partially offset by a 12 basis point reduction in the cost of interest-bearing deposits."
Popular Inc.'s provision for loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2012 amounted to $82.8 million, a decrease of $23.4 million versus the previous quarter, mainly driven by lower provision for the covered loan portfolio.
Changes at the helm
Coupled with the quarterly report, Popular Inc. also announced a reshuffling at its top management ranks, appointing Carlos J. Vázquez, currently President of Popular Community Bank, a chief financial officer, effective March 15. Vázquez will succeed Jorge Junquera, who will assume the new role of vice chairman and special assistant to the CEO. Meanwhile, Manuel Chinea will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer of Popular Community Bank.
Carlos Vázquez
"Carlos' diverse experience and knowledge of the various operations of Popular make him a perfect candidate to assume the role of CFO," Carrión said of the executive that has 15 years of senior management experience under his belt.
In his new role, Junquera will, among other things, assist in business development initiatives and help oversee the Company's portfolio investments. He will also represent the Company on various boards of directors of entities in which the Company has an ownership interest.
"After working for Popular for [more than] 40 years, 16 of which I served as CFO, I look forward to this transition by assuming a role in which I can focus on business development initiatives rather than on day-to-day management responsibilities," Junquera said.
Rounding out the trio is Chinea, who has more than 23 years of service at Popular. Some of his previous responsibilities were Retail Banking Operations, Marketing, Product Development Care Center, Popular Investments, and Consumer Loan Units, among others.
"Manuel knows our U.S. operations well and I am confident that he will greatly benefit our institution," said Carrión. Chinea will commence in his new role Jan. 28.
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Community rallies for NSU RiverHawks Aug. 28
(Tahlequah, Okla.)--Tahlequah residents, as well as Northeastern State University alumni, faculty and staff are invited to show their support for the NSU RiverHawks football team at the community-wide pep rally Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Norris Park.
The NSU RiverHawks' football season opens Thursday, Aug. 30 when they take on the NCAA Division II defending national champions Pittsburg (Kan.) State University. The RiverHawks take on the Gorillas at Gable Field at 6 p.m. This is the first game the RiverHawks will play as members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. One hundred (100) free tickets to the Thursday game will be given away at the pep rally.
At the pep rally, the Tahlequah Fire Department will be cooking hotdogs, NSU cheerleaders will cheering and the NSU Marching Band will pep everyone up with rousing tunes. NSU football players and coaches will also be in attendance, with a few words from head football Coach Kenny Evans expected.
If free hot dogs, chips and soft drinks, along with the marching band, football players, coaches and cheerleaders aren't enough to help raise that RiverHawk spirit, at dark there will be a special Movie in the Park.
"Tahlequah Main Street Association is pleased to be a part of this event," said Drew Haley, TMSA director. "It's going to be a fun evening for everyone, and it's another way that TMSA is engaged with downtown."
The community-wide pep rally is sponsored by the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce, Tahlequah Main Street Association, Northeastern State University, Reasor's and Love Bottling.
For more information on the community-wide pep rally for the RiverHawks, call the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce at 918-456-3742, or Tahlequah Main Street Association at 918-431-1655.
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3D printing has opened up a vast number of possibilities not just for designers and innovators but also for the regular people. Just think about it, with 3D printing we can create actual objects just at the touch of a button! From healthcare applications where lives could be saved to easing everyday functions of life – the possibilities are endless!
Perhaps we will have edible objects that are created using syringes containing actual food. Maybe one day bio-printing will help replicate human tissues and organs. Perhaps one day you and I could create things we need right at home without even having to head to the store!
Whereas regular printing prints using ink, 3D printers create objects using plastics or polymers, glass or metal to create objects from a 3D design that are very close to the original object sought to be created, though the functionality may be limited as of now.
Just recently, NASA used 3D printing for a powerful rocket engine check. According to Chris Singer, director of the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Ala, the successful application of the 3D printed rocket injector helps to bring the organization closer to actually reducing the cost of flight hardware. Amazingly, 3D printing using moon-dust is also currently being worked on.
There is a clothing line called N12 Bikini that is created from 3D printing technology. The clothing is made from Nylon 12 and created entirely with the help of 3D printing. The design is created after scanning the body so that the fit is perfect. The 'fabric' is created using small connected circles that conform to the shape of the wearer.
The applications of 3D printing for healthcare can be many and amazing; even lifesaving. It is possible to use a 3D printer along with other screening protocols to create a model of a tumor so that surgeons know what to expect before they even start to operate. It is also possible that 3D printing could help create artificial organs; for instance, it can help to correct deformed limbs. Medical specialist in Belgium actually created a titanium jawbone for an 83 year old woman using 3D printing.
Experts also suggest that the technology could help create new defense systems or weapons so small that they are nearly impossible to detect.
3D printers are fueling the Maker revolution of designers, inventors and creators. With the help of advanced and super-fast prototype creation, the time taken is reduced and the number of prototypes created increases. In short it has become easier for more people to translate an idea into reality; into an actual object. According to experts, 3D printing is set to revolutionize manufacturing processes and could result in dramatic price changes because big supply chains would be rendered redundant.
3D printers are already being used in schools and in future have the potential to turn into even more potent educational tools. 3D modeling tools such as Google Sketchup are already a part of some curriculum. Kids will be learning with the help of advanced 3D objects and also creating them in the very near future.
3D printed components are now being used for different types of transportation. British fighter jets have been flown using components crafted by 3D printing technology. Wing Commander Andy Green used 3D printed components, in this case a titanium steering wheel for the Bloodhound SSC in his bid to break the world land speed record.
Car manufacturer Honda has enabled people to print out a concept car prototype – 3D printable models of the car are available at the website Thingiverse is the place to head to, if you want to learn and see more of the 3D printing community. This is a community that encourages people to make and remix 3D things, helping others discover, create, participate, and share.
In the foreseeable future, 3D printers will be a part of our everyday lives; experts predict that this will be a major technological driving force in the future. 3D printed art, and 3D printed meat are already a reality. The amazing world of 3D technology keeps evolving by the minute. Keep yourself informed of what else could become our reality in days to come.
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Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson targeted for UFC 130
With the UFC heavyweight title in limbo, the UFC will hope to provide some clarity to the division with a big heavyweight showdown at UFC 130. Former MMA heavyweight champions collide as verbal agreements are in place for Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson. The fight is being targeted for UFC 130.
The news is the one bright spot in a division that has been in turmoil for several months. A year ago the division filled with Brock Lesnar, Mir, Nelson, Shane Carwin, Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, and Mirko Cro Cop had a ton of promise. Injuries and contract squabbles since have plagued the division to the point where making any kind of an elite matchup seemed to be near impossible.
[adinserter block="2″]Since submitting Brock Lesnar at UFC 81, Frank Mir's UFC career has been very up and very down. Frank Mir found new life with the win and became something of a hero to the MMA community who were furious that a former pro wrestler would enter their world. Mir has since gone 3-2 with real impressive wins over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cheick Kongo and devastating losses against Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. Mir's knockout win over Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 119 while a win in the books, was arguably the most unimpressive Mir has looked in any of his wins since beating Dan Christison at UFC 61 in 2006.
Roy Nelson has become something of a people's champ since entering the UFC on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 and dominating Kimbo Slice in front of the largest audience to ever watch the show on Spike TV. The former IFL champion has gone 2-1 with impressive KO wins over up and coming heavyweights Stefan Struve and Brendan Schaub. Nelson's last fight a loss against Junior dos Santos arguably looked more impressive than Frank Mir did in his win over Cro Cop. JDS is regarded as one of the best strikers in the division yet couldn't knock out Nelson after going toe to toe with the big man for three rounds. Nelson surprised a lot of critics by not only lasting all three rounds with Santos, but looking fresher than the winner did after three grueling rounds.
This should be a hell of a fight. It is one of those heavyweight fights that could just as easily end on the ground as it could in a knockout. Both men have superior Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills with a combined 13 submission wins. I would easily give Nelson the edge standing as he looks to have heavier hands and if Junior dos Santos couldn't knock him out I can't imagine Frank Mir pulling it off. However after his disappointing effort against Cro Cop, I can easily see Mir going out there trying to push the pace, keep it on their feet intent with giving fans at UFC 130 the show he couldn't provide at UFC 119.
This fight tells a lot about the current situation between the UFC and Brock Lesnar. It looked like a given that Lesnar vs. Mir III would be up next for the former UFC champion. There were even further reports that indicated UFC president Dana White was targeting both men to coach The Ultimate Fighter. Obviously this fight tells me that this won't be happening and the president will have to look elsewhere for coaches.
[adinserter block="1″]Recent MMA reports indicate that Brock Lesnar has been in seclusion and that he has not trained nor talked to the UFC since his loss to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. Frank Mir and Roy Nelson were each rumored to be up next for Lesnar so with both of them off the table that tells me one of two things. Brock Lesnar will fight Junior dos Santos in a UFC interim heavyweight title fight while Cain Velasquez recovers from injury or things are a lot worse than most people think between the UFC and Lesnar. It is no secret that Lesnar's desire to jump back into the pro wrestling ring and wrestle at WrestleMania 27 for a reported $2 million payday and Dana White's reluctance to allow this has been a big point of contention that could keep both parties from doing business indefinitely.
Roy Nelson vs. Frank Mir is another high profile fight added to what looks to be one of the most stacked UFC shows of the year. UFC 130 is already rumored to have Rampage Jackson vs. Thiago Silva and is looking at adding either a UFC lightweight or featherweight championship match to the card. Right there you have three matches that could main-event a UFC show on their own. UFC 130 is scheduled to take place Memorial Day weekend at the MGM in Las Vegas.
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So you get a demolition quotation for around $15,000 +GST for a standard house demolition, sounds rather pricey?
I bet the demolition companies make a fortune!
Well let's take a look.
The average standard 60's to 70's house built on limestone footings with timber floorboards and approximately 120sqm in size will contain close to 100-120 tonne of building material.
The rest of the property, usually large 700sqm +, will hold approximately 60 tonne of green waste, concrete septics, soakwells, reticulation pipes, buried building rubble, and of course, the concrete driveway.
At CLEAN SL8 Pty Ltd we base our quotes on between 160-180 tonne of waste to be removed from your property in order to leave a clean slate from which to re-build.
Council landfills are prohibitively priced at $150 per tonne. This high price encourages the demolition contractor to separate and recycle as much material as possible.
To demolish a house wholesale and dump at a local landfill will cost $27,000 just in tip fees alone. No diesel cost, no labour cost.
This would pose an astronomical cost to the customer and make most projects unfeasible.
Through the use of time and labour, we are able to separate the organic matter within a property , from that which is inert.
Inert materials such as concrete, brick, tile and limestone can be crushed and re used as road base, and the cost to dispose at a concrete recycling plant can be as cheap as $30 per tonne.
The organic material in your home and on your property consists of the roof timbers, doors, door jams, plasterboards,skirting boards, cupboards, flooring, carpets, underlay, trees, plants, underground roots, grass, and basically anything else that is prone to decomposition.
Most of this organic matter is unwanted, and thus we have to pay the maximum price for its disposal.
CLEAN SL8 Pty Ltd will separate the 7 tonne of roofing and flooring material for recycling in the form of firewood mostly.
This leaves 53 tonne of waste that cannot be recycled due to lead paint, asbestos, weeds, grass, root material, pvc piping, fibreglass insulation etc.
This 53 tonne has to be disposed as mixed waste product which requires further screening and separation by dedicated recycling facilities using trommels and hand picking stations.
If we avoid council landfills and tip at dedicated recycling facilities we can lower our costs from $150 per tonne to $50 per tonne.
So the fees to be paid just for the disposal of your demolition waste will approximate $6250 for both inert and organic waste.
Before that material can be separated and loaded onto a truck, the Excavator must be delivered.
The delivery of our excavators are charged at a rate of $130 per hour.
This charge begins the moment the low loader truck leaves the depot and returns to the depot, and thus the standard charge for Perth metropolitan area is 4 hours each way.
At CLEAN SL8 Pty Ltd we use our own temp fencing which saves us rental costs, but which adds labour to install ourselves. 4 hours.
Diesel costs are dependent upon how far the recycling facility is from demolition site, and how many hours of operation it takes to clear the site and take it to 800mm.
Unfortunately most dedicated recycling facilities are located more than 100km away. We could opt for a transfer station, however the extra costs are not worth doing so.
We thus haul our material for a 200km round trip using $120 of diesel per trip. Each truck load can hold 20 tonne of waste, so we calculate 9 truck loads at $120 per load for diesel.
This now brings us to labour.
At CLEAN SL8 Pty Ltd our standard time on the average job equates to 70 hours labour.
So far our costs have equated to $9370 and this does not include any wear and tear servicing costs for machinery.
So with a quote of $15,000 we have $5730 left to pay out wages and profit. $5730 divided by 70 hours leaves a labour rate of $80 per hour leaving no profit margin, or $60 per hour with a $1400 profit margin.
I hope this quick guide helps the customer to know where their $15,000 is being spent.
Garage removed, weak paved driveway removed and replaced.
Removing trees, vegetation, relic, old sewer system.
New sewer pipe in place.
Digging out and organising limestone footings to make limestone retaining wall.
Full truck load of palm tree stumps.
Preparing for 600mm deep compaction.
Preparing other half of property for compaction.
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Fine Needle's breakthrough win helps Godolphin build on presence in Japan
News / A Day at the Races
The Takamatsunomiya Kinen victory on Sunday is a timely one for the boys in blue
by Michael Cox
on Sunday, March 25, 2018 2:06 PM
Fine Needle's connections celebrate their win. Photos: Kenneth Chan
There was a sense of both significance and synchronicity to Fine Needle's stirring Takamatsunomiya Kinen win, for not only was it a maiden Group One for Godolphin's Japanese operation, but the breakthrough came after a recent change to a variation of the global giant's iconic blue silks.
Until last weekend, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's horses trained in Japan carried the maroon and white silks, and while they had captured numerous feature victories, a top-level triumph had eluded them.
Admire Moon – Fine Needle's sire – won the 2007 Japan Cup, but only after he shelled out a reported US$33 million (around Ұ4 billion) for the horse during his four-year-old season.
The difference on Sunday was that Fine Needle is a homebred and has now earned a prominent place on Godolphin's stallion roster on the northern island of Hokkaido.
"That's what makes today particularly special," Godolphin's president in Japan Harry Sweeney said. "He was by a stallion we stand, trained on our own pre-training farm and he carried the royal blue colours."
For all of the success in Europe, America, Australia and of course at "home" in Dubai, in many ways Japan represented the final frontier for the boys in blue, as it does for many others in the racing industry.
"Around 10 years ago, Sheikh Mohammed started to get more involved in Japanese racing," Sweeney said. "He now has a breeding farm in Japan and puts around 100 horses into training every year, and most of them are homebreds. His Highness has a huge amount of respect for racing here and he sees the exploits of the Japanese horses in Dubai."
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Yet for all of the overseas success, and the sprinkling of visitors that contest Japan's strong Group Ones, there is still a sense of mystique surrounding the jurisdiction.
It's easy to feel like an outsider in Japan, where cultural quirks as much as extreme language barriers prevail, but Sweeney says Godolphin "has always felt welcome" in the Land of the Rising Sun.
"Japan is a fair country; yes, there are a lot of rules and regulations, but the rules are the same for everybody, irrespective of creed or nationality, and they are applied fairly," he said. "So we feel at home, but of course this win will help."
Sweeney knows more than most the challenges faced by foreigners in Japan. He originally arrived from Ireland as a vet nearly 30 years ago and has been a groundbreaking presence ever since through his successful Paca Paca Farm operation.
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Paca Paca punched well above its weight in the battle against the country's stud farm superpowers – Sweeney's operation bred 2012 Derby winner Deep Brillante from a relatively small band of mares.
Two years ago Godolphin swooped on Sweeney, having already brought in astute horseman William Balding from England, and added mainland training facilities to their Hokkaido stallion station.
Godolphin has also looked beyond its small but select stallion roster to locally owned sires, mainly to infuse stamina within a speed-dominated roster.
"We have a very good roster. Admire Moon also sired the winner of this race last year, Seiun Kosei," Sweeney said. "We don't have an obvious mile-and-a-half classic sire, so depending on our needs, we have to look at outside stallions."
Adding to Fine Needle's sense of timing is that Godolphin's showpiece event, the Dubai World Cup meeting, will be held this weekend, with a record 14-horse contingent from Japan descending on the world's richest race night.
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Fine Needle's Group One exploits might not be over either, with Godolphin considering Sha Tin's Chairman's Sprint Prize in five weeks, which would add another bow to the burgeoning Japanese operation.
"We don't have many Group Ones here in Japan and just two Group One sprints, so of course we need to consider our options abroad," Sweeney said.
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Race 1, 6:45pm
Race 8, 10:15pm
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2200 / Class 5 (rated 40-0)
Horse Last runs Draw
1CHAPARRAL STAR 0/0/9/7/2/9 11
2GARLIC YEAH 0/5/3/8/3/0 6
3AEROFLASH 0/7/-/0/9/0/0 12
4GREAT SMART 0/0/0/0/0/9 5
5VICTORIOUS SEEKER 0/0/6/-/7/6/2 4
6REEVE'S MUNTJAC 7/0/1/5/5/4 9
7DIVINE POWER 9/0/-/8/0/4/0 8
8ART OF RAW 0/5/0/-/9/6/7 1
9WICKER 7/4/7/4/1/4 2
10SKY GEM 7/9/3/0/5/5 10
11YOUNG GLORY 7/6/6/1/0/0 7
12ROMANTIC JOURNEY 9/9/2/2/2/7 3
RSUNNY MAJOR 0/0/0/9/8/0 R
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