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namespace FoodCoopBundle\Actions;

use Codifico\Component\Actions\Action\Basic\CreateAction;
use FoodCoopBundle\Event\EntityCreatedEvent;
use Codifico\Component\Actions\Repository\ActionRepository;
use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormFactoryInterface;

class OrderCreateAction extends CreateAction
{
    private $dispatcher;

    public function __construct(
        EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher,
        ActionRepository  $repository,
        FormFactoryInterface  $formFactory,
        $type)
    {
        $this->dispatcher = $dispatcher;
        parent::__construct($repository, $formFactory, $type);
    }

    /**
     * @param $object
     * @return void
     */
    public function postCreate($object)
    {
        $this->dispatcher->dispatch('action.create', new EntityCreatedEvent($object));
    }
}


Since the day Spence stepped foot in his local auction market at an early age, his lifelong passion for auctioneering turned itself into a successful career.
Raised in Tahoka, Texas, Spence's fondest memories include his grandparents taking him to every livestock market, horse and equipment sale across West Texas and the United States.
In 1980, Spence sold his show animal at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo with Walter Britton auctioning the sale. That was when becoming an auctioneer became a long-term goal.
As a freshman in high school, Spence went to work for Jack Aufill at the Lubbock Horse Auction.
Spence graduated from Tahoka High School and continued his education at Texas Tech University. At Texas Tech, he was a member of the nationally recognized wool, horse and livestock judging teams. Spence was an officer for the rodeo club and the Masked Rider from 1992-1993.
Doug Hawkins, a close friend, was able to see the ambition and determination Spence had toward being an auctioneer while they attended Texas Tech.
After graduating from Texas Tech with an animal business degree, Spence went to Oklahoma State University and earned his master's degree in international agriculture. While at OSU, Ralph Wade, a legendary cattle auctioneer, heard Spence's talent at a local sale.
In the spring of 1995, Spence went to work for Karoo-Ochse of South Africa, the largest livestock marketer on the continent. Because Spence learned Spanish on the family farm at an early age, he was able to catch on quickly with the dual language selling system. When Spence returned home from South Africa, he continued to let his rhythmic chat pursue his passion.
When translated, pura amino means "the spirit that drives your passion." Spence's pura amino is his style of auctioneering.
Spence is a graduate from one of the nation's oldest and largest auction academies, the Missouri Auction School. While attending auction school, he worked for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest auction company, selling construction and industrial equipment. In 2006, Spence left Ritchie Bros. to sell on his own. That is when Spence and Company was officially launched.
Spence has sold from the East Coast to the West Coast, including 35 different states along with two Canadian provinces, the Netherlands, Mexico, South Africa and Australia. He has been selling the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo for 20 years and other sales including Rodeo Austin, Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo, San Angelo Star of Texas Wether Dam Sale, San Angelo Star of Texas Gilt Sale, and for the first time in 2018, the Oklahoma Youth Expo. He also travels across Texas selling numerous county sales.
When Spence travels, he prefers to fly his own plane instead of drive. With the amount of sales Spence has accumulated, a plane is the most efficient way for him to get around.
After a pre-flight check is cleared, Spence prepares to take off to another sale.
Spence sarcastically said he now has to fly because he has had so many speeding tickets that he cannot keep a driver's license. The plane he currently owns is a Cessna 210, which is bigger and allows him to haul more gear.
While auctioneering is Spence's way of life, he can be easily recognized on the auction block by the special boots he wears. He has turned his special boots into a way of giving back.
Spence has 50 pairs of handmade boots made a year for his clients, himself and for fundraising events.
Before every auction begins, Spence leads his crowd in a word of prayer.
Spence's end goal with his auctioneer company is to build it into something his sons want to take over one day.
Spence has owned three planes in his flying career, but his current one allows him to haul more equipment to auctions.
When Spence is not on the auction block, he can be found making client and business phone calls.
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You Can Still Downgrade iOS 11.1.1 To iOS 10.3.3 On iPhone 6s
By Paul Morris | November 16th, 2017
This is a bit of a bizarre one, but for one reason or another, Apple is still allowing iPhone 6s users to downgrade to iOS 10.3.3 from various versions of iOS 11, including the latest publicly released iOS 11.1.x.
The Cupertino-based company initially seemed to have a very valid reason for doing this purely for iPhone 6s owners as users who had their touchscreen replaced by a third-party suffered from unresponsiveness issue on the device. It was because of this Apple started re-signing 10.3.3 for iPhone 6s shortly after closing it on all devices. But with this issue being fixed starting from iOS 11.0.3, the company continues to sign the old firmware.
The open window means that all iPhone 6s owners can still take the opportunity to revert back to iOS 10.3.3 away from any version of iOS 11 if they wished to do so. There could be multiple reasons for this, including some users still suffering issues with iPhone 6s running early versions of iOS 11, and who haven't had the confidence to update further down the iOS 11 chain because of early issues they have encountered.
A downgrade could also be on the cards purely because the device owner doesn't like what iOS 11 represents. Certain design changes have been made throughout the system. Apple has introduced a brand new App Store app with a radical new user-interface and user-experience, but as much as this seems to have been met with approval by most, it certainly won't be to everyone's tastes. And, of course, because iPhone 6s isn't a brand new hardware and is now a couple of generations old, it could just be that installing it has affected device performance in other ways or had an adverse effect on battery life. Whatever the reason it's good to know that a downgrade to iOS 10.3.3 is still possible even if temporarily or just as an oversight on the company's part.
Now that you know that Apple is still signing iOS 1o.3.3 for iPhone 6s for reasons which are currently only known to those internally, you may also know that iOS 10.3.3 was a solid and stable version of iOS for most device owners. Armed with all of that information, if you are an iPhone 6s owner and you want to get back to iOS 10.3.3, then you can use our existing guide on the downgrade process here.
Update x1: This post was originally written for downgrade to iOS 11.1 from 10.3.3, but even after the release of iOS 11.1.1, this seems to be applicable as Apple continues to sign iOS 10.3.3 for some reason. This post has been updated after the release of iOS 11.1.1 to reflect the changes.
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Gregory Goodyear
What about a 6S plus? It's the exact same firmware
dukenukem3d
I was trying yesterday to upgrade from 9.3.5 to 10.3.3 but it won't let me. I don't want 11.1 on my iPhone 5s, even though I downloaded 10.3.3 and press the "shift" key while clicking "update" in iTunes.
Roger Caron
You can't do that. Only 6S. Apple isn't signing any other versions
Bashir abubakar
apple should please sign 10.3.3 for iphone 6 also because there's lot of lags
Cyril Varghese
I think they are allowing this,because they know how shitty this update is running on the older phones like 6s and 6. I thought apple cared about their older community too 🙁
Lucho Tec
Hello, does anyone knows if it is working yet on the 6s?. Cause i cant downgrade my iPhone 6s to 10.3.3, just got error 3194.
Ou Kashy
I got the same problem.
Alejandro5
here too
I think apple already close the window to iOS 10.3.3, got it try some 11.0.3 cause i've got my 6s whith no service problem after update to 11.1.1
we got late. just for a few days..
Chris Leung
Doesn't work on my iPhone 6S, also getting error 3194 "Declined to authorize this image on this device for this user". Checked everything — Hosts file is fine, not running any firewall, everything's updated, direct USB to Macbook Pro, etc…
Francesco Cortese
Branin Podolski
my iPhone 6s works great, I recently got a battery replacement and it performs as well as my friend's iPhone 8

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If the world used just geothermal, global electricity generation emissions of CO2e would be 1/10 of Natural Gas, 1/18 of Oil, and 1/21 of Coal emissions.
Low carbon electricity is a wonderful thing, and will be a central part of tackling climate change.
In 2010 electricity generation was responsible for about 13 Gt of greenhouse gas emissions, or a little bit more than a quarter of all emissions. The rest came from industry, transport, buildings, agriculture, forestry and waste.
The thing that is exciting about electricity from a climate standpoint is that we actually have technology which can slash its emissions. To help provide some clarity and context as to the relative importance of low carbon electricity this post tests a simple idea.
What would global electricity generation emissions look like if the world used just one generation technology?
In 2010 the world generated 21,400 TWh of electricity which resulted in emissions of 13 Gt CO2e (the beige balloon) given the current fuel mix. Using the central estimates from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s excellent meta-study of electricity generation lifecyle assessments we can estimate what these emissions would look like using just one technology.
The results are stark. Using Coal 21,400 TWh would result in 21 Gt CO2e, for Oil it is 18 Gt and for Natural Gas it is 10 Gt. In contrast Geothermal and Solar PV are 1Gt, Solar CSP is 0.5, Biopower and Nuclear 0.4, Wind 0.3, Ocean 0.2 and Hydro 0.1 Gt.
The gap between fossil fuels and the rest is a chasm.
There has been much made of the idea of African 'lion' countries, mimicking Asia's famous 'tigers'. An aptly impressive piece of imagery for the economical roaring into life Africa has been long overdue. If you ask me, there is no reason Africa shouldn't start behaving like Asia, and why hordes of international businessmen shouldn't be getting on planes to go to air-conditioned offices and lavishly appointed bars in cities like Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam well within my lifetime.
The thorns that need to be removed from the paws of these lions are several, however, and too intricate an issue to squeeze into my introductory paragraph. But I do propose that renewable energy, in particular geothermal energy with its formidable baseload potential, can help provide the electrification (two meanings intended) that sub-Saharan Africa needs, bringing international partnerships and healthy and competitive economies with it; and that there is both the potential and the market for it.
Geothermal energy is derived from heat produced by the decay of radioactive elements within the Earth's molten core, where temperatures reach 6000°C around 6000 km below the ground. This heat naturally dissipates upwards towards the earth's surface.
Geothermal energy is usually associated with countries that have active volcanoes, for example Iceland, where, geothermal energy provides two thirds of the country's primary energy, mainly used for heating homes, and 25% of its electricity generation.
While the UK does not possess any active volcanoes it does have several geological features at depths of between 2-4 km that are potential geothermal targets, albeit with lower temperatures of around 60-80°C.
Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said Wednesday it will hold the bidding for the contract to manage the 440 MWe capacity of the Unified Leyte geothermal power complex in October.
PSALM's privatization bids and awards committee issued the invitation to interested companies, electric cooperatives, distribution utilities and directly connected power consumers to bid for the selection and appointment of independent power producer administrators for the contracted capacity of Unified Leyte power complex.
The Unified Leyte geothermal power complex, located in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, is composed of several geothermal units in Tongonan, Leyte. These are the 125 MWe Upper Mahiao, 232.5 MWe Malitbog and 180 MWe Mahanagdong power plants and the 51 MWe optimization plants.
Registration is now open for the international geothermal event of the year. The GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo will bring together geothermal companies, academics, financiers, policy leaders, students, and other individuals to attend or exhibit at the event, to be held from September 29 to October 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Early birds who register before August 31 pay only $695 as GRC members or $795 if non-members. The non-member registration includes GRC membership through 2014. Students with a current identification card from an accredited institution pay just $5 which includes GRC membership through 2014. Registration to the GRC Annual Meeting also includes entry to the GEA Energy Expo.
Registration is available from the GRC website. A Preliminary Program complete with a Registration Form is available to view and download. However, the GRC recommends online registration through a secured connection. The link is also available on the front page of the GRC website.
This is the premier gathering to learn about the latest developments in geothermal energy. Last year, the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo hosted representatives from more than 39 countries. Participants from six continents were present. In 2013, an even broader attendance is anticipated.
The GEA Expo floor features a unique opportunity for leaders in the business to showcase their projects, equipment, services and state of the art technology to the geothermal community. Exhibit space still remains but is selling quickly.
Join the conversation on Twitter by following the GRC @GRC2001 and #GRC2013 or GEA at @geoenergist and #GEAExpo2013.
For GRC Annual Meeting information or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Estela Smith, 530.758.2360 or grc@geothermal.org. For GEA Expo exhibitor or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kathy Kent, 202. 454.5263 or kathy@geo-energy.org.
To request press credentials, please contact Shawna Seldon, The Rosen Group, 917.971.7852 or shawna@rosengrouppr.com.
From Geodynamics: The major highlights of the quarter were the successful commissioning of the 1 MWe Habanero Pilot Plant and the successful completion of Stage One of the Earn-in Joint Venture agreement with Kentor Energy for the Savo Island Geothermal Power Project.
An important transition is underway with the integration of renewables into the grid. But often overlooked and seldom appreciated is the tremendous potential of geothermal energy.
Unfortunately for those in the industry, this fate is justified. Geothermal is not an enticing new source of generating energy competing for attention with the ranks of distributed fuel cells, advanced solar PV or next generation wind turbines -- far from it.
There has been an uptick of interest in renewable energy heating and cooling in the past year, with several U.S. states and other countries establishing favorable incentives. After a two-year slump due to the global economic downturn, Navigant Research predicts that the geothermal heat pump market (GHP) will nearly triple to $17.2 billion by 2020, which is a "slow but steady growth" for the industry, according to Navigant analyst Mackinnon Lawrence.
Contact Energy Ltd.'s Te Mihi Power Station is the winner of POWER's 2013 Marmaduke Award for excellence in power plant problem-solving.
In early 2007, Contact Energy announced plans to invest up to $1 billion in the construction of new geothermal plants in the Taupo region, located near the center of the North Island. The latest addition to Contact's renewable portfolio is the two-unit 166 MWe (159 MW net) Te Mihi Power Station.
Contact CEO Dennis Barnes says its investment in Te Mihi reflects the company's view that geothermal is New Zealand's most cost-effective new baseload generation. Barnes identified the importance of Te Mihi to ratepayers when he said, "The additional 114 megawatts is expected to be required by the market by 2013 as economic growth resumes and will also contribute to lowering Contact's average cost of generation." The total cost of Te Mihi is estimated to be close to $623 million. A second project at Tauhara is in the development pipeline, with other projects seeking permits or in the reservoir exploration phase.
As this article was being prepared (early July 2013), commissioning work on both units was in full swing and will likely be completed by the time you are reading this article. Performance testing for both units is the next project milestone, followed by a one-month reliability run prior to commercial operation.
Using geothermal energy to heat greenhouses is taking off fast in the Netherlands.
Rabobank sees further increasing geothermal energy use as a major and relatively cheap step towards achieving the Netherland's renewable energy goals and a means to improve the financials and the stability of the Dutch greenhouse industry.
Geothermal energy could replace an estimated 2 percent (22pj) of national natural gas consumption at an estimated investment cost of EUR 1.6 bn.
Hot Rock Limited is an Australian energy company formed to develop geothermal energy in Australia and overseas.
Strategically, the company is focused on exploring and developing its extensive portfolio of volcanic prospects in Chile and Peru complimented with Hot Sedimentary Aquifer prospects in Australia.The Board of Hot Rock Limited has commenced a strategic review of the company and its projects. This includes potential options for a restructuring, cost cutting and refocusing program for the company's projects which may include the sale or other disposal of projects currently held.
This comes in response to current market conditions in which the ability of the company to raise sufficient capital or to attract joint venture partners to develop the current projects has proved to be extremely difficult despite the quality of the projects held by Hot Rock. The company will advise the market of any material developments in relation to the review as and when they occur.
With Kenya's proximity to the Great Rift, once a hotbed of volcanic activity, the country is the biggest producer of geothermal energy on the continent. Currently 13 percent of the national grid is powered by this renewable energy, but untapped geothermal fields have the potential to cover all of Kenya's power needs, and then some.
Near the Kenyan town of Naivasha, Isaac Kirimi treks up a steaming hillside. Kirimi is a drilling superintendent with KenGen, Kenya's leading power company.
Centram Geothermal Inc., a private geothermal exploration and development company based in Toronto, Ontario in Canada, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with ADAGE Ventures Inc. regarding the exploration, development, and financing of the company's projects in Central America.
ADAGE is a private Canadian company specializing in sourcing, designing, structuring, financing and developing geothermal energy solutions. The ADAGE team has broad and deep expertise in geology, renewable energy development in emerging economies, strategy consulting, finance and law. Under the agreement, ADAGE can earn an interest in Centram by achieving certain milestones in the progression of Centram's projects.
The Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has announced new awards totaling nearly $11 million to help small businesses in nine states develop innovative ideas that could cut carbon pollution, reduce our reliance on imported oil, and boost energy efficiency.
Technologies among the 11 projects receiving awards include a project led by Cool Energy, Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, that will test a high efficiency, low temperature geothermal power technology that could help develop geothermal energy resources across most of the United States.
Cool Energy has developed an innovative and pioneering Stirling engine, called the SolarHeart® Engine, that converts low temperature heat energy (100°C to 300°C) into electricity.
As a result of strong legislative activity in favor of renewable energies, the development of renewable energies in Germany in the past 20 years has made significant progress.
Geothermal energy facilities used to produce heat energy have already been established, while the (additional) production of electricity through geothermal energy plants is expected to develop in the near future.
According to the Renewable Energy Act, the share of renewable energy in Germany's overall power supply will total 30% by 2020 and is expected to increase continuously. This 30% target is a concrete aim stipulated in the act, but is not legally binding. However, the target is a general principle for execution of the act and a political target of the government. It exceeds the 20% target set out by the European Union to be achieved by 2020.
The Geothermal Public Health Assessment findings and recommendations for the area around the Puna Geothermal Venture on the big Island of Hawaii, have been posted in draft form.
The 118 page document, is not a scientific research paper, but rather a joint fact finding effort done through a "study group". It was organized and conducted by Peter Adler at the request of Mayor Billy Kenoi, who at the time was facing increased public outcry over the effects of the existing geothermal industry on public health – specifically in the area nearest the Puna Geothermal Venture plant – and the planned expansion of the industry around the resource.
Even as the Centre plans to table a geothermal energy policy in the winter session of Parliament to streamline and expedite projects in the country, Gujarat made a pitch to set up the first geothermal energy plant at an international conference held at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) here on Friday.
Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are the few states which plan to set up projects with capacities of 3-5 MW. All these projects involve companies like ONGC, Mitsubishi and NTPC.
"We are proactive on the geothermal front. A draft policy on geothermal energy is ready," R. N. Sawant, director (geothermal & biomass power) at the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy told The Indian Express on the sidelines of the conference on 'Issues and Challenges in Geothermal Energy' organised by PDPU.
The geothermal power plant in Apas Kiri is scheduled to come onstream in 2016, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Dr Maximus Ongkili.
He said the project on a 12 square kilometre site being undertaken by Tawau Green Energy Sdn Bhd (TGE) was at the site preparation stage would be able to generate 30 MWe of electricity when completed.
"This project is a good example of innovation in green energy," he told reporters after making a visit to the project site yesterday.
Renewable-energy supporters and producers celebrated this spring when Colorado legislators approved doubling the amount of renewable energy rural cooperatives must use by the year 2020. Legislators who supported the bill said it would provide expanded opportunities for wind, solar and biomass projects that are popping up in rural areas.
One renewable energy source notably absent from Colorado's list of current projects, however, is geothermal power generation. As it stands, there are no active geothermal power generation projects in the state. It's a statistic that Pagosa Springs businessman Jerry Smith is determined to change, though the process has taken him five years and likely will take several more.
GRC member Jerry Smith sees potential for development of geothermal energy but says that securing financing for geothermal projects is a significant challenge. His company, Pagosa Verde, has two geothermal projects in the works, including one just south of Pagosa Springs.
Here's another use for fracking: expanding access to hot rocks deep beneath Earth's surface for energy production. In April Ormat Technologies hooked up the first such project—known in the lingo as an enhanced geothermal system, or EGS—to the nation's electric grid near Reno, Nevada.
"The big prize is EGS," enthuses Douglas Hollett, director of the Geothermal Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). "The key is learning how to do it in a reliable way, in a responsible way."
By some estimates, the U.S. could tap as much as 2,000 times the nation's current annual energy use of roughly 100 exajoules (an exajoule equals a quintillion, or 1018 joules) via enhanced geothermal technologies. With respect to electricity, the DoE concludes at least 500 gigawatts of electric capacity could be harvested from such EGS systems. Even better, hot rocks underlie every part of the country and the rest of the world. Australia's first enhanced geothermal system, spicily named Habanero, began producing power in May, and Europe has brought three such power plants online.
A US $ 1.2b geothermal power project in western Uganda to mitigate the country's energy shortfall has run into trouble and at the brink of stalling following a sharp dispute over a US$ 60,000,000 arrangement fee.
The dispute is between a U.S. infrastructure firm AAE Systems and their local representative, Apex Petroleum Uganda Limited, acting through its director Ahmed Mutimba.
Consequently Apex Petroleum in a letter dated July 5, 2013 has petitioned justice and Constitutional affairs minister, seeking to enforce contract performance against AAE Systems Inc.
Italian technology provider Exergy has won a second contract to install four custom built geothermal ORC power trains for Turkish company Çelikler Jeothermal Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Çelikler, active in the energy, construction and mining sectors, require power trains with a total power capacity of up to 80 MW. Exergy is part of a consortium, including Atlas Copco Energas and SPIG, chosen to deliver the project.
Two of the units are for the expansion of an existing power plant project in the Pamukören area, with another two to be installed at a new site close to Sultanhisar, Turkey. Exergy is responsible for the process definition and supply of the entire power cycles, with the exclusion of the turbo generator and air cooled condenser. All power trains will include expander generators supplied by Atlas Copco.
Exergy ORC will be at Booth# 412 at the GEA Energy Expo, run in conjunction with the GRC Annual Meeting, September 29 - October 2, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Jim Schnieders worked in Jakarta two decades ago, and now he's back as the new president director for Black & Veatch's energy business in Indonesia. Looking outside his Jakarta office window this week, the bustling traffic, a much rarer sight when he previously lived in the city, prompted a burst of excitement.
"We want to make Jakarta as a part of our growth plan," Schnieders told the Jakarta Globe in an interview on Thursday. He said the company wanted to double its business in Indonesia within three years.
The Missouri-based company offers consulting services for developers of energy, water and telecommunication infrastructure It has nearly 100 years of experience helping companies design, manage, procure equipment for and operate infrastructure projects.
Schnieders said that Black & Veatch will continue to participate in coal-fired power plant projects but added that the potential of geothermal energy is yet to be tapped.
Several projects are currently underway in the United States to assess the feasibility of combining Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and geothermal energy together in hybrid power plants. So, what do these projects entail? And what are the prospects for the future development of such plants?
Washington-based Rappaport Energy Consulting (REC) has recently secured $149,900 of DOE funding for a project to study the differential data from retrofitting a concentrated solar thermal array to the existing geothermal electrical generation system currently installed at the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in Klamath Falls Oregon.
In another development, Oregon-based Utility Energy Forum (UEF) and PacifiCorp have recently released a joint concept paper outlining the feasibility of a hybrid geothermal/CSP solar plant at the PacifiCorp-run Blundell geothermal power plant at Beaver County, Utah.
Elsewhere, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is collaborating with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in a joint project aimed at examining the viability of using heat provided by solar thermal collectors to augment the energy input to a binary power plant.
Moody's Investors Service today downgraded Coso Geothermal Power Holding's pass through trust certificates to Caa2 from Caa1. The outlook remains negative.
The rating action reflects Moody's expectation of a payment default around 2016 due to continuing energy production challenges at Coso. As of March 2013, energy production was 36% below original forecast and the project generates insufficient cash flow to fully pay debt service. In January 2013, Coso drew $9.7 million from its debt service (DSR) letter of credit. Further draws on the DSR LC are expected over time and we expect Coso will fully deplete the reserve around 2016.
We also recognize that the project could default sooner if Coso's $55 million letter of credit facility expiring in early December 2014 is not extended. An inability to extend the letter of credit facility could ultimately lead to a default on Coso's pass through certificates since a default on $15 million of project letters of credit cross defaults to Coso's rated debt. A default on the $40 million DSR LC is not anticipated to cross default to Coso's rated debt.
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Inpex Corp. and Mitsui Oil Exploration Co. have begun drilling surveys for geothermal power at two locations in northern Japan.
The surveys are being conducted at the Kurikoma national park in Akita prefecture and the Amemasudake area in Hokkaido, the companies said in a statement today.
The partners will continue the study through November, according to the statement. The companies plan to drill more exploratory wells at both sites until March 2016 before deciding whether to move on to the next phase of the study.
The next stage includes the drilling of production pilot wells, tests for steam production and hot water re-injection, the companies said in the statement.
The city of Aspen and its contractor have completed the final stage of drilling a geothermal test well and, they say, initial test results are positive in terms of pressure, geologic layer and temperature.
The test well, which is 1,520 feet deep, has water flowing to the surface with initial estimates of temperatures being around the 90-degree range at the bottom of the well and just below 70 degrees at the surface.
The city's consultant, John Kaufman said in addition to the warm temperatures, there were other surprises.
An updated energy flow chart released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) that visually depicts the relative size of primary energy resources and end uses in the U.S., with fuels compared on a common energy unit basis, shows the nation consumed more natural gas and renewables but less coal in 2012.
In a country heavily dependent on coal and other fossil fuels for energy, accessing new clean geothermal power could both curb climate-changing emissions and provide much-needed new energy.
But officials say an effort to transform Indonesia's energy generation, by providing access to international loans to develop the country's rich geothermal potential, has potential but is running up against bureaucratic barriers that could slow progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating additional power.
To support the development of geothermal power, the country is accessing $125 million in loans, at lower than usual interest rates, through the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), part of the Climate Investment Funds, a $7.6 billion international financing mechanism to support low-carbon development and adaptation to climate change in developing countries.
When we think of geothermal power, we think of geysers and bubbling, boiling waters that can be tapped for utility-scale production. But there's a very different world of geothermal power, where onsite implementation can yield water-heating and air heating and cooling, and nowhere is it more clear than at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
There, the nation's biggest ground-source, closed-loop geothermal heating and cooling system now is about to get bigger.
University trustees backed completion of the second phase of a geothermal project that when completed – in 2015, according to plans – will save $2 million a year while halving the university's carbon footprint as it continues to reduce its reliance on old coal-fired boilers.
There will be five papers on the topic of Geothermal Heat-Pumps presented at the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Energy Expo, Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Geodynamics Limited was honored with the Australian Clean Energy Council (CEC) Innovation Award at last night's CEC Clean Energy Week Gala Event.
The award recognizes the leading edge technology developed and deployed in producing Australia's first Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) power with the commissioning of the 1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant.
The Clean Energy Council is the peak body representing Australia's clean energy sector. The CEC's members are involved in the development of clean energy technologies such as bioenergy, cogeneration, energy efficiency, geothermal, hydro, solar, solar hot water, marine and wind.
The ThermaSource Rig 101 perched like a hungry mosquito over the dusty ranchland as workers busied themselves.
Somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000 feet below the Walker Ranch Energy drilling site, an underground river of hot water pulsed through the Earth — an everlasting fuel source that developers hope to capture.
A stone's throw away, other explorers already have tapped the 280-degree water, called brine. U.S. Geothermal Inc.'s Raft River Energy project — the state's only commercial geothermal power plant — has used the brine to power about 10,000 homes a year since 2007.
Expectations are high at Walker Ranch, where Rig 101 soon will drill one of Idaho's few geothermal energy exploration wells in recent memory. Walker Ranch developers such as Trent Yang hope to tap the same resource that U.S. Geothermal has been using. They hope their years of planning will result in a $150 million, 25-megawatt power plant built there by the end of 2015.
"It's testing the waters. Hopefully, they'll hit some good flow and be able to make something out of it," said Steve Lubinski, geologist for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Burley field office.
Career Opportunities are available at Geothermal Development Company Limited (GDC).
To achieve its objectives, GDC is seeking to recruit suitably qualified and highly motivated staff to support the development of steam equivalent to 5000 MW in the next 17 years.
The candidates will be responsible for undertaking surface exploration and working on drill rigs in sites including Magadi, Suswa, Bogoria, Arus, Lake Baringo, Chyulu, Mwananyamala, Homa Hills, Menengai, Barrier, Namarunu, Emuruangogolak, Silali, Korosi, Paka, Badlands and Chepchuk.
The ideal candidates should be able to work in camping environments in remote areas and have the following attributes: team player, high integrity, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, flexible and willing to work long hours.
Deadline for applications is 15th August, 2013.
The Scholarship Awards will be presented at the 2013 GRC Annual Meeting and GEA Energy Expo.
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), a non-profit educational association dedicated to the promotion of geothermal energy and associated technologies around the world, is pleased to announce the availability of two (2) $USD 2,500 GRC Scholarship Awards.
Selection of recipients will be based upon a variety of factors, including the individual's academic record, student activities, geothermal industry experience, and career goals.
To qualify, one must be enrolled in, or have been accepted into, a graduate-level program in engineering or geosciences, or be a third or fourth year undergraduate majoring in engineering or geosciences.
Official copies of all college transcripts.
List of student activities, including offices held, as well as a list and brief description of all extracurricular and/or community activities.
List of geothermal-related classes and any relevant field or operational experience.
Two (2) letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional references.
A letter of application discussing the applicant's background, career goals and objectives, with particular reference to applicant's relationship to geothermal and the geo-sciences. The letter should also state how the applicant intends to use the scholarship and what results (publications, thesis etc.) will be produced.
Applications must be received by August 16, 2013 to be considered. Successful recipients will be notified by September 1, 2013. The Scholarship Awards will be presented at the 2013 GRC Annual Meeting and GEA Geothermal Energy Expo, held at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 29 – October 2.
Ross Beaty founded, sold and made a fortune in mining companies. So why don't investors trust him to do the same in the renewable energy business?
Ross Beaty's career took a sharp left turn in 2008. That was the year the geologist and mineral financier, who made a fortune mining gold, silver and copper, turned his attention to renewable energy.
" I think, quite frankly, that it's a very difficult business in Canada and it will be a long, long time – requiring very high electricity prices – before it's an economic proposition." – Ross Beaty executive chairman Alterra Corp.
"I kind of became an unfortunate expert in geothermal power," Beaty says, now executive chairman of Canada's first geothermal electricity company, Alterra Power Corp. He had built and sold several public mineral companies before establishing Alterra in 2008. Beaty's plan was to build a clean energy business that would be a good investment for shareholders and a good investment for the future of the earth.
Geodynamics, said Santos Ltd. and Chevron Corp., developers of shale gas projects in central Australia, are interested in becoming customers.
Geodynamics expects to sign a customer in six months to 12 months, Ward said. The company is also planning to apply for funding from Australia's A$10 billion ($9.3 billion) Clean Energy Finance Corp. and looking for a new partner after Origin Energy Ltd. withdrew from a joint venture this year, he said.
The Canadian geothermal industry is significantly lagging behind other countries with comparable resources. To address this issue, CanGEA has embarked upon the preparation of a Technology Roadmap and Implementation Plan (TRM&IP) intended to identify, address and remove roadblocks to the development of a fully fledged Canadian geothermal industry.
The TRM&IP represents a sizeable body of work and is not expected to be published until 2015. This summary report, a preliminary study of global best practices, has been prepared to act as an accelerator to the larger TRM&IP.
The National Geothermal Association of the Philippines' (NGAP) held its 10th annual forum to report the resurgence of geothermal energy production in the country. NGAP president and Philippine Geothermal Production Company's (PGPC) Benjie Aquino along with Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, push for geothermal as a clean, renewable, sustainable energy source that can help supply power to the country and help mitigate the effects of climate change.
Present at the forum held at Dusit Thani Hotel are (from left to right)- Carlos Jose P. Gatmaitan (President and CEO, PNOC Renewable Corp.; Michael Pierce (President, AP Renewables, Inc.); Ariel D. Fronda (NGAP BOD/DOE); Benjie Aquino; Carlos Jericho L. Petilla (Secretary, DOE); Mario Marasigan (NGAP BOD/Dir. REMB, DOE); Sylvia Ramos (NGAP BOD/EDC); Eugene Sunio (NGAP BOD/Chevron Geothermal Services Company); Justin Allen (Deputy Head of Mission, NZ Embassy Mla.); Antonio Yee (President, PGPC); and Bing Santos (Chevron Malampaya LLC).
NGAP is an organization of geothermal energy production companies, service providers, geologists, engineers and research and development professionals involved in harnessing geothermal energy in the Philippines.
Cheshire East Council is pushing ahead with plans to harness heat from hot water thousands of meters below Crewe.
It wants to use a 2.5-acre site in Leighton West to investigate the potential of tapping into a geothermal energy source which it says could heat every house in the authority's area.
To exploit it boreholes 4km deep would be drilled to access water at a temperature of up to 100C. This water would then be pumped to the surface and used directly as a heat supply, or to produce steam to power turbines for electricity production.
The Maasai community has vowed to block the expansion of geothermal exploration and taken over the disputed 75, 600 acres of the Kedong ranch.
Over 2,000 members of the Maasai community met on their spiritual land in Suswa where they said that the land belongs to their ancestors. Led by their political and religious leaders, they said they are demanding for 5% of revenue generated by KenGen as the geothermal plant was on their land.
During the emotional prayer ceremony, the community said that for years it had been oppressed by the previous regimes. Narok East Member of Parliament Ken Aramat said the land belongs to the community and nobody had the right to sell it.
KenGen has already embarked on resettling some Maasai's in Olkaria at the disputed land in Kedong at a cost believed to be worth billions of shillings. The move by the community puts in jeopardy the ongoing resettlement of their fellow community members living in the geothermal rich area of Olkaria.
Abstract submission is now open for the 2014 Stanford Geothermal Workshop. Abstract submissions will close on Tuesday 22nd October 2013. ~ Submit an abstract.
The 2014 Stanford Geothermal Workshop will be held February 24-26, 2014 at Stanford University, California.
~ Author instructions and a listing of the main themes.
Today Geodynamics is hosting a site tour at its 1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant for a group of delegates including The Hon. Gary Gray AO, MP, Federal Minister for Resources and Energy.
Additional attendees include representatives from the South Australian Government, and Commonwealth authorities, such as Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE), and the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (DRET).
The site tour will provide the opportunity for distinguished guests to view the 1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant in operation, witnessing first hand, Australia's first Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) generated power.
1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant Virtual Tour from Geodynamics Limited.
Despite more than a century of scrutiny, the inner workings of Old Faithful and other Yellowstone National Park geysers remain a mystery.
Scientists still hash over the basics, such as how water and steam pressurizes underground before a geyser erupts. Now, a high-tech look at Lone Star Geyser, one of the park's most punctual bubblers, could finally solve some of these long-standing puzzles. The research may also help scientists better understand and predict volcanic eruptions.
"The signals we record in geysers may put better constraints on the sources that generate those signals in volcanoes," said Shaul Hurwitz, a co-author of the study and a research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif.
A graph courtesy of The Climate Institute, and its new publication, Climate of the Nation shows results from a poll of 1,009 Australians (over 18) taken in the first week of June of the popularity of energy sources.
Solar and wind are by far the most popular, and wind gained the most support from the previous year, jumping from 59 per cent to 67 per cent. Coal and nuclear were the least popular, with nuclear falling from 20 per cent to 13 per cent. No fossil fuel gained more than 28 per cent approval, and geothermal and ocean energy have yet to capture the imagination.
There were also some interesting findings along gender lines.
Geothermal energy seems to be a man-thing in Australia, with 28 per cent of men nominating the technology, but only 19 per cent of women.
Renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass, hydro and geothermal, accounted for 24.93% of all new U.S. electrical generating capacity installed in the first six months of this year for a total of 2,144 MW, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) latest Energy Infrastructure Update report (PDF).
Thus far this year, renewables provided more new generating capacity than did coal (1,579 MWe - 18.36%), oil (26 MWe - 0.30%) and nuclear power (0 MWe - 0.00%) combined. However, natural gas dominated the first half of 2013 with 4,852 MWe of new capacity (56.41%).
Among renewable energy sources, solar led the way for the first half of 2013 with 94 new "units" totaling 979 MWe followed by wind with eight new units totaling 959 MWe. Biomass added 36 new units totaling 116 MWe while water had eight new units with an installed capacity of 76 MWe and geothermal steam had one new unit of 14 MWe.
Ram Power, Corp. is pleased to announce that the company, through its subsidiary Polaris Energy Nicaragua, S.A. (PENSA), has begun drilling operations at the San Jacinto-Tizate power project.
The remediation drilling program calls for the refurbishment of two existing production wells with a targeted increase in steam availability of approximately 9 to 14 MW, or 70-110 tonnes/hour of additional net capacity. The company will utilize the knowledge based on extensive geoscience analysis and the production performance of the wells during the first several months of operations.
Drilling operations are being led by Sinclair Knight Merz, the resource consultant for the company, in consultation with PENSA and Thermasource Inc. The program is expected to be completed by late October 2013, and all increased steam resources from the remediation program would be available for plant production during the latter part of the year.
The recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, supplemented by REN21′s recently-released 2013 Renewables Global Status Report (GSR), takes a snapshot of the geothermal industry.
Geothermal energy is one of the most environmentally benign sources of energy, producing little to no emissions during normal operation. Like hydropower, geothermal electricity is a relatively mature renewable technology, which is reflected by its modest 4% annual growth rate over the past 5 years.
In 2012, at least 78 countries used geothermal directly for energy. Over two-thirds of the geothermal energy for direct use was through geothermal heat pumps. 24 countries operated geothermal plants for electricity production. Total geothermal electricity capacity was 11.7 GWe at the end of 2012. Capacity was led by the U.S. with 3.4 GWe of capacity, followed by the Philippines at 1.9 GWe, Indonesia at 1.3 GWe, Mexico at 1.0 GWe, and Italy at 0.9 GWe. On a per capita basis, Iceland leads the world with 0.7 GWe of capacity, which accounted for 30% of the country's electricity in 2012.
Geothermal power will continue to make important contributions to the world's renewable energy portfolio, but it is unlikely to see the kinds of growth rates likely to be experienced by solar power over the next decade. Geothermal power still produces more electricity globally than solar PV, but was passed up by wind power in recent years.
Symbion Power is one of the founding partners of Power Africa, and as one of the initiative's private sector leaders, it aims to show results. "We were honored that President Barack Obama chose the Symbion Power Plant to announce Power Africa on his recent visit to Tanzania," said Paul Hinks, Chief Executive Officer of Symbion Power.
Rwandans stand to enjoy geothermal energy as an alternative source of electricity after government yesterday launched three wells at the slopes of Mt. Karisimbi in Kabatwa Sector, Nyabihu District.
The project, which is in exploratory stage, will focus on drilling three prospective wells, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure.
Launching the project, the Minister for Infrastructure, Prof. Silas Lwakabamba, said the country looks forward to generating more energy through devising alternative sources.
"Once geothermal is discovered and the extraction done, Rwandans stand a chance to get cheap, accessible and reliable energy," Prof. Lwakabamba said.
"This is a milestone because we are entering a new phase and we hope that it will be productive. We believe this will change the cost of energy supply in Rwanda."
The Marin Energy Authority (MEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Calpine Energy Services for 10 MWe of geothermal power served from The Geysers in Sonoma and Lake Counties, California.
Calpine's proposal ranked highest among all Open Season proposals received by MEA based upon five primary criteria: location, portfolio fit, project viability, counterparty strength, and contract terms. MEA received 135 project proposals for California renewable energy in response to its annual Open Season Procurement process.
The PPA includes a competitive, fixed price throughout the term, and includes a short-term 3 MWe contract for 2014 as well as a long-term 10 MWe contract for 10 years starting in January of 2017.
The two contracts will deliver more than 900,000 megawatt-hours and enough to power 13,600 local homes.
More than a century ago an Italian prince developed a machine that harnessed the hot air rising from the hills south of Florence to spin a turbine and generate the world's first geothermal power.
Today the region better known for Chianti wine than high-technology produces enough power for a million people. That's helped make Italy Europe's biggest generator from underground heat, the world's cheapest source of electricity.
Enel Green Power SpA (EGPW), which operates the plant, says its experience will give the unit of Italy's largest utility an edge as it spends 900 million euros ($1.2 billion) in four years to take its technology from Turkey to Peru. Researcher Frost & Sullivan Inc. expects the global market to grow fivefold to $5.89 billion in the seven years through 2017 as governments cut green subsidies and seek alternatives to wind and solar.
The theme for the 37th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo. Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Las Vegas, is "A Global Resource, from Larderelllo to Las Vegas", celebrating a hundred years of geothermal power. Paolo Romagnoli - Manager Geothermal Center of Excellence ENEL Green Power will be a speaker at the Opening Session.
Recent news on earthquakes and a correlation to geothermal activities seem to fill a news hole in the summer and is only distracting on a larger debate on shale gas and fracking by the oil and gas industry.
The never ending story of scientific studies proving that geothermal activities cause earthquakes continue and it seems the recent wave of articles is simply another run at the same topic in this case likely to fill a news hole over the summer period.
While I am not arguing scientific arguments for geothermal activities being the cause to some seismicity, one has to keep in mind that geothermal power plants and development thereof is in most cases to be found in areas with either ongoing or formerly volcanic activities, which coincidentally can be found in tectonically active areas, such as the San Andreas fault in California, but essentially all along the western coast of the Americas and along the "Pacific Ring of Fire".
The French Foreign Affairs ministry is said to be seeking an operator for a 130 MWe geothermal plant in Dominica which will provide electricity to Guadeloupe and Martinique.
French newspaper, France Antilles, has quoted France's Overseas Minister, Victorin Laurel, as describing the project as a "pain" since it was abandoned by Electricite de France (EdF) which has deemed it unprofitable.
"It's a pain! We seek an operator," Lurel told reporters on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica last week where discussions on energy transition were being held.


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FDA Grants First Conditional Approval Under Expanded Authority to Control Seizures in Dogs with Idiopathic Epilepsy
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the first conditional approval under its expanded authority to KBroVet-CA1 (potassium bromide chewable tablets) to control seizures in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. Idiopathic epilepsy is a type of seizure disorder without a known cause. KBroVet-CA1 works by stabilizing neurons in the central nervous system to reduce the likelihood of having a seizure.
Congress granted the FDA a limited expansion of the conditional approval pathway for certain new animal drugs under the 2018 reauthorization of the FDA's Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) program. Conditional approval allows an animal drug sponsor to legally market its product after demonstrating that the drug is safe and manufactured in accordance with full approval standards, and that there is a reasonable expectation of effectiveness for use.
Prior to this expansion, the FDA's conditional approval of new animal drugs had been limited to drugs for use in minor species (those other than horses, dogs, cats, cattle, pigs, turkeys, and chickens) or for diseases in the major species that occur infrequently or in limited geographic areas and in only a small number of animals annually. The expanded authority allows for conditional approval of treatment options that are intended to address a serious or life-threatening disease or condition, or an unmet health need, but for which demonstrating effectiveness would require complex or particularly difficult studies.
KBro-Vet-CA1 meets the criteria of conditional approval under the expanded authority, as there is currently no animal drug approved and marketed in the U.S. for the treatment of idiopathic epilepsy in dogs, a serious or life-threatening condition that affects approximately 5% of the canine population.
The initial conditional approval is valid for one year with the potential for four annual renewals. During this time, the animal drug sponsor must demonstrate that it is actively working toward collecting the remaining effectiveness data needed to achieve full approval. The animal drug sponsor must attain full approval within five years after receiving conditional approval, or it will no longer be in effect.
Potassium bromide has been used to control seizure disorders in dogs for an extensive period of time, however, prior to FDA being granted the new authority, no animal drug sponsor had applied for approval. To help establish the safety of potassium bromide and meet the agency's commitment to reduce, replace and refine the use of animals in research, the FDA took an innovative approach that enabled the company to meet the safety standard for approval without performing prospective animal studies. Instead, the sponsor of KBroVet-CA1 was able to use safety data from a Public Master File that the FDA created after conducting a review of more than 50 years of published literature on the use of potassium bromide in dogs. The FDA published this literature review in 2012 in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
"We are pleased to see animal drug sponsors respond to the expanded conditional approval authority by bringing forward applications to treat serious, life-threatening diseases for which there are no approved therapies available," said Steven M. Solomon, D.V.M., M.P.H., director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. "We are especially encouraged that the sponsor could utilize the data that the FDA provided in the Public Master File to avoid the need to perform animal testing for the development of this product."
Based on the reviewed articles, the most common adverse drug events associated with potassium bromide were found in the neurologic (including behavioral changes), gastrointestinal (including inflammation of the pancreas), reproductive, endocrine, dermatologic and respiratory systems. Some dogs also had increased thirst and urination. Dogs with decreased kidney function may be at greater risk for bromide intoxication (overdose). The reasonable expectation of effectiveness of KBroVet-CA1 was established in a retrospective study of medical records of 51 client-owned dogs diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy that were treated with only potassium bromide at the same dose for at least 60 days to control their seizures.
KBroVet-CA1 is orally administered daily for the control of seizures associated with idiopathic epilepsy in dogs. It is available only by prescription due to the professional veterinary expertise required to diagnose idiopathic epilepsy and to monitor safe use of the product, including treatment of any adverse reactions. It is important for owners of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy to work closely with their veterinarians to monitor clinical signs in order to control potential seizures that may result from bromide intoxication. It is also important to avoid abrupt diet changes in dogs receiving potassium bromide because it could either compromise seizure control or raise safety concerns. Signs of severe bromide intoxication can include depression, behavioral changes, ataxia, hind limb paresis, mydriasis, stupor and coma.
The FDA granted conditional approval of KBroVet-CA1 to Pegasus Laboratories Inc.
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Russia's Gazprom sees investments, debt repayments peaking in 2018-2020
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Tuesday it expected debt repayments to peak in 2018 and investments to peak between 2018 and 2020 as it boosted spending on major pipeline projects.
The logo of Russian gas giant Gazprom is seen on a board at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2017 (SPIEF 2017) in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 1, 2017. Picture taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Gazprom, which is involved in building three major gas pipeline projects to Europe, China and Turkey, frequently draws criticism from analysts who say it should rein in spending.
Gazprom expects its average annual investment until 2035 to be capped at 1 trillion rubles ($17.5 billion).
Gazprom Group, which combines the gas business with the Russian firm's oil and power generation units, expects to spend 1.28 trillion rubles on investment this year.
Gazprom Chief Financial Officer Andrey Kruglov told investors in New York that the company would continue to be a big spender in the coming years, adding that its debt repayments would reach a high of more than $13 billion in 2018.
A negative net cash flow was fairly likely both this year and next, he added.
The state-controlled Russian company is facing political resistance in Europe, particularly over Moscow's role in the Ukrainian crisis, but it still plans to boost its share of the European gas market.
Gazprom, whose gas business relies on pipelines, is also facing steeper competition from producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which can be shipped from sources around the world.
"It is not only Gazprom, but foreign analysts as well recognize Russian pipeline gas' competitiveness in comparison to LNG," Kirill Polous, a Gazprom senior manager, told investors in New York.
Gazprom's three major pipeline projects are the Power of Siberia pipeline to China, Nord Stream-2 to Germany and TurkStream to Turkey and Southern Europe.
Gazprom aims to boost gas production and exports.
By 2020, the company said it would produce 15 percent more gas than in 2016. In 2018, it would produce 476 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas, compared to 471 in 2017, Gazprom said.
($1 = 57.0745 rubles)
Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, Oksana Kobzeva in Moscow and Jessica Resnick-Ault in New York; Writing by Polina Ivanova and Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Edmund Blair


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We would like to take a moment to remember Stephen Peter Bruzgulis (Feb 25, 1947 – March 17, 2016). A musician, songwriter, and recording studio artist, he generously shared his musical talents with older adults as a Joy Giver volunteer. Even now, he makes music for those in need through a truly amazing legacy gift to our programs.
Thank you for the joy you have brought to our Mindful Music older adult participants and for ensuring our community will keep making music into the future.
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Seattle, Wash. and Washington, DC (Jan. 15, 2019) – Today, Fastcase announced a partnership with the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) that will provide free access to Fastcase's nationwide legal research system for all of its active members.
Beginning in early 2019, the WSBA's almost 40,000 members will receive complimentary access to one of the largest law libraries in the world. Since 2005, the WSBA has provided its members with access to Casemaker as a legal research member benefit. In February, all active WSBA members will also enjoy free access to Fastcase's full legal research platform.
The subscription is comprised of a comprehensive nationwide law library available online anytime, anywhere. When the benefit is kickstarted, members will be able to access Fastcase through the WSBA website at www.wsba.org where they will be able to log in with their WSBA license information.
The research benefit includes unlimited research, printing, webinar training, and reference support; it is not restricted by time or number of transactions. The service also includes industry-leading mobile apps and unlimited live, free customer support from experienced reference attorneys on the Fastcase team.
The new member benefit provides access to Fastcase's extensive legal library of state and federal caselaw, as well as comprehensive coverage of statutes and regulations, at both the state and federal level. This includes Fastcase's industry-leading advanced technology to make legal research smarter and easier, including its patented Interactive Timeline view of search results, "Forecite" to suggest cases researchers may have missed, and Bad Law Bot, the leading algorithmic tool to identify negative case treatment.
Legal researchers can extend their capabilities in Fastcase with the opportunity to purchase access to exclusive integrated products, such as Full Court Press publications, data analytics and docket updates via Docket Alarm, and artificial intelligence tools within the AI Sandbox, plus access to licensed secondary materials through James Publishing and Wolters Kluwer/Aspen/CCH.
Thirty-two state bar associations and dozens of metro, county, and specialty bar associations offer Fastcase's smarter legal research tools as a free benefit to members. Many of the largest law firms in America subscribe to Fastcase, as well as American law schools and leading corporate counsel. Through these partnerships, Fastcase is made available for free to more than 900,000 lawyers, nearly three-quarters of all lawyers in America.
The Washington State Bar Association operates under the delegated authority of the Washington Supreme Court to license the state's nearly 40,000 lawyers and other legal professionals. In furtherance of its obligation to protect and serve the public, the WSBA both regulates lawyers and other legal professionals and serves its members as a professional association—all without public funding. The WSBA's mission is to serve the public and the members of the Bar, to ensure the integrity of the legal profession, and to champion justice.
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Firming actions. Firming lotion can increase the apparent size of your breasts without adding any tissue. So can massaging your breasts, which results in swelling of the breast tissue.
Consider hormones. Hormones can increase breast size; this is one of the reasons why many pregnant women's breasts grow. Estrogen has been shown to make the breasts grow. Another source of these hormones is birth control pills. Of course, you should not choose either of these specifically for its ability to give you bigger breasts.
Don't be tricked by supplements. There are many "miracle drugs" on the market that claim to increase breast size, but so far none of these have been proven by the scientific community. Don't let your desire for bigger breasts allow you to get tricked into such promises.
Wear the right bra. Even without padding, wearing the correct bra size can immediately enhance your breast size. Many women are wearing the wrong bra, which does not correctly support their breasts. Go in for a bra fitting, and then select a bra that enhances your natural breasts.
Plastic surgery. This should always be the last resort, but if you desire bigger breasts and feel that they would give you more self confidence and a healthier outlook, consider plastic surgery. Breast lifts and breast enhancements (implants) are available to increase the size or change the positioning of your breasts. Going under the knife does have some serious risks, so be sure you know what you are getting yourself into.
Many women are unhappy with the size of their breasts, but unfortunately there are few solutions other than surgery that are proven to drastically change breast size. Remember that there are benefits of smaller breasts, too. They will not be as likely to sag due to aging, and will not cause back problems. For the most part, genetics and weight distribution control the size of your breasts.


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What's next in health trends
by Nevin Francis , 22.02.2022
Over the past decade, consumer health trends have been influenced by advancements in science, aging populations, and rising affluence. These changes have contributed to an increased focus on personal health across the globe, as time-starved professionals look for ways to live healthier, more balanced, and active lives.
"Consciousness and focused attention on health and wellbeing has been rising globally," says Eric Wagatha, Head of Consumer Life at GfK. "We are living longer, so we want a healthier, and more productive life," he notes. In fact, globally, life expectancy has increased by more than 6 years between 2000 and 2019, according to the World Health Organization.
The past 18 months have only continued these health trends, with the pandemic focusing consumers on the crucial importance of good personal health and hygiene. This trend has sparked an evolution in attitudes from East to West, prompting more people to take greater ownership of their wellbeing.
But the real question for brands as they look for opportunities in this space is: which behaviors and attitudes are here to stay and which ones will wane?
Consumer health trends: A look back
Health and fitness have been a focus for consumers for several years for a myriad of reasons, including improvements in medicine, heightened awareness, information sharing, and increased prevalence of stress. All of which have encouraged consumers to search for ways to improve their well-being.
This increased focus on health trends is reflected in consumer purchase decisions and consumer health data, with GfK's latest Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing report showing that in the EU4 countries of Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, 49% of consumers now actively seek solutions that support a healthier lifestyle. That's risen from 37% in 2015.
Sales of fitness trackers that monitor health data, such as exercise and sleep, have been increasing, and, in 2019, worldwide shipments jumped 32% to about 68.2 million. Alongside this, apps that support physical and mental health have been growing. For example, the top mindfulness and meditation apps drew $195 million in revenue in 2019.
As consumers pay greater attention to their health, they're increasingly taking more ownership of their overall wellbeing and focusing more on prevention than cure. Now, 48% of consumers say they rely on both prevention and treatment to maintain health. That consumer health trend is up from 34% in 2013, according to GfK's Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing report from April 2021.
COVID-19 shines a light on health as a priority
The emergence of COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on health as a top priority for people everywhere. From bans on social gatherings to lockdowns and vaccination programs, protecting health through virus prevention has been the number one focus globally and this has accelerated several new health trends.
The use of virtual doctors' appointments or telehealth has increased as much as 38x from pre-pandemic levels, with doctors and patients enjoying convenience and efficiency. Gym closures and limits on outdoor exercise have also triggered a surge of home exercise equipment and solutions, such as virtual classes.
With people reporting higher stress levels through the pandemic, apps that support mental health experienced strong demand. In fact, the world's 10 largest English-language mental wellness apps saw a combined 2 million more downloads in April 2020 compared to January of the same year, reaching close to 10 million total downloads for the month.
But one of the interesting new consumer health trends to emerge due to the pandemic is an increased focus on hygiene, particularly in Western countries where basic hygiene is often taken for granted.
Eric explains, "In the Western world, basic hygiene was not something you tended to think consciously about. But the role of hygiene, pollutants and clean water has been an ongoing theme in developing markets such as China."
In fact, 51% of Chinese consumers are very interested in health and wellbeing, which is 7% higher than the typical global consumer, according to GfK's China Driving the Future of Consumption report.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made hygiene, sanitation, and cleanliness a top priority for consumers everywhere, empowering more people to take greater personal responsibility for their health. Now, as many as 48% now say they rely on a combination of prevention and treatment to maintain their health, up from 34% in 2013, according to GfK's Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing Report April 2021.
More consumers are focused on health and hygiene trends
In the early days of the pandemic, products that professed to combat airborne pollutants like viruses, and those that supported better hygiene, experienced strong growth. Air cleaning products grew 34% last year, humidifiers grew 13%, and dehumidifiers are up 25%. Water filters now have a 62% online share, marking a 10% increase from 2019, according to GfK's latest Health, Hygiene, and Wellbeing Report. Under-sink filters also grew by 8%, and replacement cartridges for various water filters were up 20%.
During the initial months of the pandemic, we saw products such as air treatment systems grow because of the focus and marketing on how these products could help combat viruses in the air and clean the air you breathe. Considering COVID-19 was said to be airborne, consumers were buying a lot of these products hoping this would keep some allergens at bay.
Recognizing this trend, brands responded by updating their messaging and extending their product lines. They also used secondary data to their advantage. Realizing that more consumers were redecorating their homes, they centered the launch of a new air purifier on allergens and formaldehyde - a gas pollutant often released from furniture or paint.
Other products that experienced strong growth include home appliances with steam functionality to kill bacteria. GfK's Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing Report April 2021 found that steam ovens grew 17% and washing machines with steam features as much as 40%.
The pandemic made consumers aware of how these products could be beneficial, acting as a catalyst to their growth. Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of health aspects and how to combat them on a daily basis using technology.
Personal diagnostic products and wearables also saw strong demand. In the UK alone, GfK consumer health data estimates 22% of all consumers now own an activity tracker. Digital thermometers grew 400% in April 2020, smart personal scales are growing by 46%, and smart blood pressure thermometers, as much as 58%, according to GfK's Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing Report April 2021. These devices, which give people more control over managing their health, also support doctors in making more accurate diagnoses, virtually.
In fact, the rapid roll-out of telehealth, plus an increasingly favorable patient perception, has fuelled a huge investment spree in the sector, which received 3x the level of venture capitalist investment in 2020 than it had in 2017.
Home gym equipment and services were also in high demand. Peloton, the bike company, more than doubled sales to $4bn in the year to 30 June 2021. And consumers spent a record 113 million hours using health and fitness apps during the week of March 22, 2020.
How can brands respond?
The brands that did well during the pandemic effectively communicated the specific benefits their products could bring to consumers in a pandemic world. Communications need to focus on use cases and facts, which aren't always prevalent or visible to the consumer.
Wagatha agrees that "you need to have your sensors up and be quick to innovate and fast to market." And a big part of this is analyzing and dissecting different consumer groups, recognizing that not everyone had the same attitude and fears as a result of the pandemic. For example, you could separate your consumer base into different age groups, analyze their purchase behavior and use this to tailor your outreach.
And he adds that "brands need to be continuously monitoring and understanding how their consumer groups are evolving, emerging or even becoming increasingly distinct from each other. In doing so, you will be able to tailor your product, your communication and even find new areas of opportunity."
What's next in health trends?
The focus on health and hygiene isn't likely to wane anytime soon, with GfK's latest Health, Hygiene, and Wellbeing Report finding that as many as 38% of consumers say they're passionate about their health and wellness. This preoccupation is being reflected in their spending, with health and wellbeing one of the fastest-growing small domestic appliance sectors in 2020, according to GfK's latest Global SDA Trends Report.
Hygiene will likely remain "top of mind," says Wagatha, which means products that support cleanliness should continue to see growth. Steam washing machines, for example, are predicted to continue to grow and COVID-19 provided the "necessary tipping point" for growth in Europe for air treatment systems.
The sector is also seeing plenty of innovation, with portability becoming increasingly important, such as LG's PuriCare wearable air purifier mask. Small air purifiers that look more like portable speakers are readily available. LARQ and LA-vie have a range of water bottles that feature UV light to purify drinking water on the go. And Bosch has released a new portable fabric refresher that removes unpleasant odors without the need for added chemicals.
Digitization of health is a trend that will also continue to evolve, Wagatha believes, and one in which the pandemic has only accelerated as consumer confidence and trust in technology has grown. In fact, GfK's latest Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing Report found that as many as 45% of global consumers are interested in smart products that capture and transfer their health data to healthcare providers.
The bigger question mark looms over personal fitness and whether consumers will return to the activities they enjoyed before the pandemic or will continue to exercise at home. Although sales of some home exercise products are already declining, and for 'fad' personal diagnostics 'products growth will likely slow, the industry will continue to reinvent itself The more options, the better."
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Kermadec Trench Expedition 2014
A sad day
By Ken Kostel
We lost Nereus today. It was always a possibility, given where it was designed to go. The fact that it was lost doing what it was intended to do in no way lessens the sting. Nereus is gone.
Our dive last night was the deepest one planned of the entire cruise—10,000 meters. Six miles. Everything was going fine. Two sets of pushcores were in the sample basket, and we'd recorded nearly two hours of video transects, plus more of individual animals that thrive in the hadal environment at the bottom of the Kermadec Trench. We'd just completed collecting a sea cucumber for the respirometer and were getting Nereus ready to head to the underwater elevator. Then the camera feeds abruptly went dark, and we lost communication with the vehicle.
We weren't particularly worried—it had happened before and the vehicle designers had planned for something like this. Whenever Nereus lost contact with the surface, it was programmed to wait 30 minutes so that the ship could be moved a safe distance away before Nereus dropped its ascent weights. So we moved and waited. But this time the acoustic communications modem on the vehicle, which is used to determine the vehicle's position from the ship, also went silent.
This still wasn't a troublesome problem. We knew its last position on the seafloor, roughly how fast it would rise, and the nature of the currents beneath the surface. So we knew approximately when and where it would appear. But it didn't. Groups of us stood as high on the ship's catwalks scanning the ocean as lines of squalls rolled through and blurred the horizon. Hints of concern began to appear as time passed, but again, it wasn't particularly troublesome because there were several more back-up release modes built into the vehicle. The last was a "dead-man" galvanic release holding the weights that was set to corrode away roughly 24 hours after Nereus went in the water.
We were nearing the time window associated with the first of those backup releases when one of the ship's crew spotted some white objects in the water. Then more. The rescue boat went in and three crew members began scouring the surface with nets as more and more white dots appeared. By then we knew. Nereus was gone.
It would be easy to give up after a body blow like this, to say, "That's it. Let's head for port." And it is tempting. But time on a ship like this is not easy to come by. Or cheap. We're sitting over the top of one of the deepest trenches on the planet, one that doesn't get visited very often. We still have a lander, a fish trap, a hadal elevator, and lots of spare parts. We also have engineers and scientists who have perhaps a combined century of experience among them solving problems and designing tools to study the ocean.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't the plucky musical montage sequence in a Hollywood movie at the end of which we roll out a brand new underwater vehicle, beat the town bully, and win the girl. This hurts. But we'll continue to do what we came here to do because in the end this is about learning something about a place that does not give up its secrets easily.
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About the Expedition
From April 10 through May 20, 2014, a team of scientists and engineers from seven different research institutions will use HROV Nereus, a deep-diving remotely operated vehicle, to explore part of the Kermedec Trench, one of the deepest in world, in a systematic effort to achieve ambitious research goals. More »
Expedition Participants
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Attention all players! The forecast is good for today and we will return to using the 2 out of 3 set format w a 10 pt tie for the third for the rest of main draw matches and consolation will be 8 game pro sets. All dubs will be 8 game pro sets as well. Thanks for yoir patience during the delaus yesterday!
We will make every attempt to finish this tournament in one weekend!!!
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, November 05, 2017 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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