There are white horses dancing on the waves as we push our heavily-loaded kayaks out into the bay. Yesterday, we were beginners. Today, we are explorers. My excitement is tempered with anxiety as the wind whips tendrils of hair into my eyes and carries away the words of the expedition leader before I've heard them.
Six capsizes, I remind myself, as I straddle the boat and slide my bottom into the cockpit. That's the grand total Mike Arkley's company, Mountain and Sea Guides, has had to contend with in 11 years of sea kayaking expeditions. I don't intend to make it seven and concentrate hard on facing the bow of the kayak directly into the wind, where it's most stable, and keeping a safe distance from the rest of the boats to avoid a pile-up.
We're heading out of Applecross Bay towards the Inner Sound, a stretch of water in the Wester Ross region, sandwiched between the north-west coast of Scotland and the Isle of Skye. It's reputedly one of the best sea kayaking locations in Britain – an inland passage with little tidal flow and an abundance of marine wildlife. The plan, hatched this morning with the aid of copious mugs of coffee, nautical maps, tidal guides and the latest weather forecast, is to paddle south for about 5km before setting up camp on a secluded coral beach, Ard Ban (which means 'white point of land' in Gaelic).
I certainly wouldn't have dreamed of embarking on such an adventure without Arkley's expert guidance, but still, it seems incredible that only yesterday, my boyfriend Jeff and I were two of a group of six novices learning how to get into the boat without tipping it over, and which way up to hold the paddle (kayaking uses a double-bladed paddle, canoeing a single-bladed one).
He is right. I sit rigid as the boat rocks and wobbles, resigning myself to a watery introduction to this latest sporting endeavour. 'Try to relax,' McGarey calls. 'Let your body move with the boat.' I instantly feel better when he shows me how to sit correctly, adopting a slight forward lean, bracing my knees against the sides of the boat and pressing my feet down on the foot pegs.
Now I just need to learn how to move. Paddling power, it materialises, comes not from the arms, but from the trunk. 'While you can paddle using sheer force, you'll tire quickly, and for kayak touring, you need to have the stamina to carry on for long periods at a time,' McGarey explains.
By mid-morning, I feel pretty confident – even more so when I paddle back to shore for a quick loo break and manage to get out of the boat without capsizing. I look back and take in the view. Applecross village perches at the edge of the horse-shoe shaped bay, huddled below a cluster of pine-clad, cloud-capped hills. The eerie cry of a curlew pierces the silence. I hurry back down to the beach and board my kayak enthusiastically, anxious not to miss anything. Almost as a warning not to get too cocky, too soon, the boat unceremoniously dumps me in 12 inches of water. Everyone sees.
Later that day, we don wetsuits for some deliberate capsizing, in order to learn how to get back in the boat – and rescue each other - in deep water. The golden rule, Arkley tells us, is never to swim. 'If you're swimming, then you've let go of your boat and if you do that in the open sea, it's going to be incredibly difficult to get back.' It makes perfect sense. But the minute I plunge in and upturn my kayak, as instructed, my aqua shoes float off in the other direction. I immediately let go of the boat in hot pursuit, forcing my husband Jeff to rescue not only me but my kayak, too.
As we head for the open sea, the importance of such drills becomes apparent. Winds of 12mph are forecast, increasing throughout the afternoon. To add to the challenge, Jeff and I have now been issued with a tandem kayak. The double feels cumbersome and wide compared to the singles, and at first, we can't seem to get into the swing of paddling in tandem. Arkley sails by as I shout bossy instructions to Jeff, who is sitting behind me. 'You know, they call those boats marriage wreckers in north America,' he grins. I can see why. Every time I turn around to see if Jeff has heard my latest instruction, he appears to be sitting idle with his paddle.
We stay close to the shoreline, as Arkley orders, but not too close, as there are hidden rocks below the surface. To our left, the rocky coastline rises and falls. Ahead, the jagged peaks of the Cuillin Ridge on Skye are faintly visible through a film of sea mist. A group of seals on the small island of Eilean nan Naomh slide reluctantly into the water as we approach. I'm disappointed not to seem them more closely, but seconds later, they pop up in the water all around us, and one begins leaping out the water, dolphin-like, to get a better view.
When we arrive at Ard Ban, a blister is just beginning to form on my palm, just below my little finger. My forearms are aching and I'm getting chilly. That evening, the promise of a warm sleeping bag lures me away from campfire chat and drams of whisky, and I lie listening to the sound of the water not so much rippling as rushing to shore.
The following day, we wake up to rain beating down on the tent. I peep out and see the others zipping up waterproofs and getting on with the day's tasks. But the dismal weather doesn't completely spoil the lushness of waking up on a sandy beach, with no one else for miles. And matters look up when someone passes in mugs of steaming tea.
Jeff and I had always planned to head home today, but adverse weather curtails the whole group's plan to continue southwards, so kayaks packed, we set off for Applecross. It's the same distance, of course, but this time, the waves are at our backs, and we race along in companionable silence. When we turn into the bay, I can't believe how long ago it seems since we set off. My brush with nature has left me feeling different somehow, renewed. I swear I can still taste salt on my cheeks days later, on the long drive south.


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La polipoesía es un movimiento poético fundado en Italia por Enzo Minarelli a mediados de los años ochenta.

La polipoesía, tal y como traducción literal del término explica, son "muchas poesías" o múltiples maneras de interpretar un poema, ya que aplica al recitado simple de un poema disciplinas como la performance, el ruidismo, la distorsión o desfragmentación fonética, los medios audiovisuales, la Acción poética, la música y las nuevas tecnologías.

La Polipoesia amplifica y es fiel a la vez a la Poesía Concreta, al Dadaísmo y al Futurismo. Desarrollando aspectos inéditos y posibilidades nuevas para la poesía puramente literaria o escrita. La poesía acontece sonora, gestualitzada, bailada, electrificada, interactuada e infinita.

Cada polipopeta desarrolla su estilo o marca personal al interpretar la poesía a través del filtro vocal, teatral, audiovisual, musical o tecnológico. De este modo, las posibilidades de difusión y de encuentro con el espectador de poesía son múltiples, polifacéticas, poliédricas, polimórficas: polipoéticas.

Breve historia de la Polipoesía

Italia – La tecnología poética

Originalmente este término nació en 1983, cuando el poeta italiano Enzo Minarelli (Venecia, 1951) lo utilizó en su ensayo Polipoesía, dalla lectura alla performance di poesia sonora, aparecido en el catálogo de arte Visioni, Violazioni, Vivisezioni. Aunque su concreción como tendencia poética no iba a verificarse hasta cuatro años más tarde, con la aparición en el catálogo Tramesa d'Art (Valencia, 1987) del Manifesto della Polipoesia.

Convertido en el principal teórico del movimiento, Minarelli ha protagonizado desde entonces diversas iniciativas, como festivales, encuentros y el archivo de polipoesía 3ViTre. Asimismo, es el autor de poemarios como Poemi Cognomi (1988), Meccanografie (1991) o Poesie Doccaso (1993), entre otros.

Aunque visto con recelo por la poesía de vanguardia, esta incipiente propuesta muy pronto despierta la curiosidad de una parte significativa de la poesía sonora y fonética italiana. Autores como Stefano Docimo, Giovanni Fontana o Enzo Berardi serán sus primeros promotores. A los que se suman la revista holandesa Slowscan, que publica un especial dedicado a la polipoesía en 1988. O la revista italiana Baobab, que con Adriano Spatola (Sapjane, 1941-Sant'Ilario d'Enza, 1988), Corrado Costa (Mulino di Bazzano, 1929-Reggio Emilia, 1991), Ivano Burani (Reggio Emilia, 1930), y la poetisa Tomaso Binga a la cabeza (alias de Bianca Menna. Salerno, 1938) se convierten en sus principales impulsores.

Autores como Massimo Mori, Gian Paolo Roffi o Luigi Pasotelli afianzan el término. De tal forma que, a lo largo de los años noventa, gracias entre otros a la desbordante actividad de poetas como Lello Voce (Nápoles, 1957) o de grupos como el laboratorio Sparajurij de Turín, el género de la poesía-acción o performance poética (nombre original de la polipoesía), conoce un gran auge. Sobre todo relacionado con la organización de recitales de slam poetry, en la línea de las legendarias veladas del Nuyorcan Poets Café de Nueva York.

España – La poesía fuera del libro

Quizás por ser el país donde vio por primera vez la luz el manifiesto polipoético, el otro gran foco de irradiación de este nuevo género es España. Concretamente en Barcelona, donde Xavier Sabater (Barcelona, 1953) y Xavier Theros (Barcelona, 1963) fundan en 1989 el primer grupo de polipoesía en la Península: Poliphonetica Dinámica. Formación de vida efímera, tras la cual Sabater fundará con Rafael Metlikovez (Canovelles, 1964) el grupo La Papa (Performers, Artistas y Poetas Associats), en 1990. Juntos organizan el ciclo Topades amb las noves tendencies y la Fiesta de la Polipoesía, primeros eventos relacionados con este género en España y realizados en 1991.

Tras ambas separaciones, Sabater se convierte en el teórico español con más peso, publicando numerosas antologías y recopilaciones desde su editorial Sediciones. Asimismo, desde 1991 dirige el Festival de Polipoesía de Barcelona y la revista en línea Barcelona Attractions, donde han aparecido algunas de sus reflexiones sobre el género.

Por su parte, los otros dos introductores de este movimiento, Xavier Theros y Rafael Metlikovez, fundan a finales de 1991 el grupo de polipoesía más conocido del panorama español: Accidents Polipoètics. Una formación que, tras un período dedicado a la organización de eventos, se dedicó a difundir el término por medio mundo. Con recordadas participaciones en el festival Polyphonix (CCCB, Barcelona en 1997 y Georges Pompidou de París en 2002), en el festival Faladura de spoken word (Oporto, 2000 y 2003) o su reciente inclusión en la prestigiosa recopilación en línea Lyrikline. En su haber cuentan también con el CD Polipoesía Urbana de Pueblo (Madrid, 1995) y el cortometraje Más Triste es Robar (dirigido en 1997 por Luís de la Madrid y André Cruz). Así como diversos libros, la revista Polinesia y los espectáculos de teatro Pim, pam, pum Lorca (1998), Soltero busca (2001), Franco ha muerto o cómo idiotizar a un pollo (2005) y "Fe, Esperanza y Cha-cha-chá" (2007).

La aparición de la polipoesía barcelonesa coincide en el tiempo con la actividad de diversos grupos que mantendrán complejas relaciones con sus principales promotores. Por una parte, los poetas sonoros de influencia conceptual, como Bartolomé Ferrando, Víctor Sunyol, Carles Hac Mor, Ester Xargay, Benet Rossell, Perejaume o Gustavo Vega. De otro, un grupo muy activo a finales de los ochenta, con Jordi Pope, Enric Cassasses, Àngel Carmona, Jesús Lizano, David Castillo Buïls, Joan Vinuesa, Jaume Sisterna o Albert Subirats. Poetas que colaborarán activamente con los primeros recitales de polipoesía. A estos se unen autores como el gallego Antón Reixa, el sevillano Antonio Murga o los barceloneses Juan Crek y Victor Nubla.

La segunda generación de polipoetas la encabeza Eduard Escoffet (Barcelona, 1979), organizador del ciclo Viatges a la Polinesia (1997-2000) y conocido internacionalmente como director de uno de los mejores festivales de este género: Projectes Poètics Sense Titol-PROPOSTA (2000-2004). A su labor como divulgador se le añaden libros como El vers i la mirada (2005) y la inclusión en la página berlinesa Lyrikline. Así como numerosos recitales por Europa e Iberoamerica.

Otros poetas que se han definido como polipoetas son los catalanes Jordi Teixidó, Xavier Canals, Noel Tatú, el tortosino Josep Ramon Roig, la companyia de Tarragona Human Trash i la Pubilla Daltònica o Josep Pedrals. Asimismo, artistas como Pau Riba, Jaume Sisa o Christian Atanasiu también han cultivado esta modalidad. Por lo que respecta al resto de España destaca la espléndida puesta en escena de la micropoetisa Ajo.

Panorámica – Fonéticos y polipoetas

La repercusión de la polipoesía fuera de Italia y Cataluña ha sido mucho menor. No obstante, aunque asimilada como una forma más de la poesía sonora y de la performance de corte clásico, cuenta con notables voces como los poetas norteamericanos John Giorno y Lawrence Ferlinghetti, últimos miembros vivos de la Beatnik Generation. O el parisino Jean Jacques Lebel, fundador junto a Allen Ginsberg del festival Poliphonix y último director de la revista Surrealisme.

De la influencia de la polipoesía en la poética contemporánea destacan las aportaciones de los americanos Richard Kostelanetz, Diamanda Galas, Lydia Lunch o Larry Wendt. En Canadá, los miembros del grupo Four Horsemen. La sudafricana Tracy Splinter y el británico Mark Sutherland. Los franceses Gerard Jacquet, Bernard Heidsieck, Christian Prigent o Nathalie Quintana. Los portugueses Fernando Aguiar o el grupo lisboeta Copo. El poeta ruso Valeri Scherstjanoi. Los japoneses Nobuo Kubota, Suzuki Takeo y Seiji Shimoda. O el brasileño Philadelpho Menezes.

Fruto de este creciente interés son los numerosos eventos de poesía que incluyen apartados de polipoesía en sus programaciones. Como los festivales de Medellín o Berlín. En cuanto a los dedicados estrictamente a la poesía oral destaca el más antiguo de todos: Poliphonix, celebrado de forma itinerante en diversos lugares del mundo. El Festival de Polipoesía de Barcelona, Intersignos de Brasil, Yuxtaposiciones de Madrid, el Festival de Polipoesia de Bolonia, Bobeobi de Berlín o el extinto Proposta de Barcelona. Asimismo, se han organizado, con mayor o menor fortuna, encuentros en Lisboa, Oporto, Toronto, Moscú, México DF, La Habana, Budapest, São Paulo, Montevideo, Atenas o Buenos Aires.

Manifiesto de la Polipoesía

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Enzo Minarelli:
 La Papa:
 Accidents Polipoètics:
 Human Trash + La Pubilla Daltònica: Polipoesia-clown / cabaret literario
 Poliposeídas:

 Projectes Poètics sense Títol:
 Festival Experimenta Club:

Poesía
Movimientos literarios de Italia

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When writer Alex Garland was asked about the possibility of a sequel to the upcoming reboot Dredd, his response included everything from talk of a trilogy, to what potential villains and heroes he would like to see in future Dredd films. Unfortunately, Alex Garland has quite a busy schedule coming up, and would most likely not be able to see his vision of the Dark Judges or Satanus come to fruition.
One member of the Dredd production that will hopefully be involved with the property in the future - if it proves successful - is Judge Dredd himself, Karl Urban. Urban has been a staple of the sci-fi and fantasy film genres for quite some time – starring in everything from Lord of the Rings to Star Trek – but it's Dredd that many fans hope will push him further into the role of action star.
Speaking with IGN, Urban delivers a few hints as to where he would like to see future Dredd films go, and it's quite a unique counterpoint to the types of ideas Garland was looking to explore. Rather than delve deeper into the IPC Media's comic rogues gallery, Urban wants to further explore the psyche of Judge Dredd – an obvious choice given he plays the character.
Urban only briefly mentions what that exploration might entail – saying that he'd like to see Dredd question the "big lie" – but it's certainly exciting territory for longtime fans. In the 2000 AD comics, the "big lie" is the belief that the Judges know what's best for humanity. Their role as judge, jury, and executioner is one of the more unique qualities of the Dredd storyline, but it also becomes a source of internal conflict for the character of Judge Dredd.
Unable to deal with the "big lie" any longer, Dredd takes what is known in the comics as the "long walk" – a form of exile whereby a judge relinquishes their title and leaves Mega-City One. However, Dredd can't keep from protecting Mega-City One for too long, especially after the Dark Judges start bringing their own form of justice. There are some of the same elements Garland talked about exploring contained within the concept of the "big lie," but Urban contextualizes them with the character of Dredd, rather than the exciting story beats audiences look forward to.
Obviously in order to see this storyline through properly, we would hope that Urban had a few more Judge Dredd films under his belt - a proposition he is wholly prepared for. Though, if this film were to be a "one-off" and exist simply as a cult-classic, the actor says he would be "okay" with that too.
In addition to talk of future storylines, Urban also gave his thoughts on the idea of Dredd removing his iconic helmet somewhere down the road. Though the fact Dredd's mysterious identity is a major selling point for the first film, the actor says he can see the character removing the helmet at some point in the future. But, in order to preserve the spirit of the comics, Urban hopes that some part of his (Dredd's) face would remain hidden.
With only ten days left until the release of Dredd in theaters, comic book fans are chomping at the bit to see how the cast and crew portray the classic character. Trailers for the film have done their best to set the film apart from the 1995 Sylvester Stallone vehicle, but shaking that memory is going to be easier said than done.


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Measure the bottom of the arms and legs where the cuffs were cut off. Measure and cut the faux white fur the same measurement as the arm and leg measurement.
Glue the faux white fur cut in Step 2 to the bottom of the arms and legs. Squeeze a line of glue on the back middle of the fur and press the fur down on the very bottom of the arms and legs. You should have some fur hanging off the sweatsuit and some covering it.
Measure the bottom of the sweatshirt and cut more fur to fit the measurement.
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Glue the fur around the neck, but this time squeeze the hot glue on the outer edge of the fur and press the fur down to the rim of the neck. There should be no fur hanging off the collar, the fur should be sitting in the middle of the neck and outermost part of the shoulders.
Measure the very middle of the front of the sweatshirt vertically, or from the neck of the sweatshirt to the bottom. Cut a piece of fur to fit, and glue the fur directly in the middle of the sweatshirt.
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Gingerly picking up a tattered piece of history, Elizabeth Higgins spoke softly. 'Don't worry, little paper,' she said, as if addressing a small child: 'You won't be handled much more ever again.' Then the Ohio Historical Society curator placed the front page of an Oct. 13, 1859, edition of the Weekly Piketon Union in a sandwich of acid-free cardboard and clear Mylar.
Gingerly picking up a tattered piece of history, Elizabeth Higgins spoke softly.
Then the Ohio Historical Society curator placed the front page of an Oct. 13, 1859, edition of the Weekly Piketon Union in a sandwich of acid-free cardboard and clear Mylar.
She taped and sealed the edges until the 152-year-old newspaper was safely preserved for posterity.
Later the same day, the paper was back where it was recently found � in Waverly, ready for display in the Pike Heritage Museum.
�It�s exciting for me,� said Tom Adkins, the director of the Pike County library and a former historical-society board member.
The museum is exactly where the newspaper was discovered nearly two months ago, on Oct. 8.
A mason, Charles Fyffe, was repairing bricks on a corner of the 1859 building, originally the German Evangelical Church.
About 4 feet above the street and two bricks deep, Fyffe found a metal tube. He left it untouched and notified museum workers, who figured he had reached a time capsule.
Then, with several historians present, the capsule was removed and opened. Inside were two four-page newspapers� the Weekly Piketon Union and the Oct. 4, 1859, issue of the Waverly Dollar Times � plus a few coins.
�The papers were stuck to the side (of the tube),� said Waverly historian Verlon �Cookie� Krisewetter, who emptied the contents.
Along with other society curators, Higgins wasn�t sure that the newspapers could be saved.
The papers had sustained water and insect damage, curator Matt Benz said, and possibly mold damage.
The historical society, Benz said, evaluates every collection of newspapers, maps, books, letters and other documents that the museum receives.
Surprisingly few of the items are preserved for display � about 1?percent, he said.
In the past, documents chosen for preservation would have been laminated � a practice since frowned upon because it uses heat, which damages paper. Also, lamination presses the plastic directly onto the paper.
The preferred process these days is called encapsulation, which usually involves placing the paper between two sheets of Mylar and sealing only the edges.
Because nothing touches the document itself, the plastic might be opened and the paper removed.
�The idea is sort of like the first rule for doctors: Stabilize and do no harm,� Boomgaarden said.
The historical society usually uses encapsulation only for its own collections but makes exceptions � as in the case of the Waverly newspaper � for select organizations.
The society doesn�t have the staff to handle requests from the general public, said Jason Crabill, manager of curatorial services.
Instead, staff members usually refer people to commercially available products, such as storage boxes made of acid-free materials, or to for-profit conservation companies.
�(Proper) storage is 90?percent of what needs to be done,� Boomgaarden said.
Because the Pike County newspapers were so degraded, the society staff chose to use a more-solid cardboard backing and make only one side of the page available for display.
The effort was more than enough for Pike County residents.
The encapsulated papers were back at the museum in time for the recent Jingle Bell Festival in Waverly.
�Considering the condition they had been in, they looked great,� Adkins said. �We were thrilled to be able to see them and read the content.


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Q: Combinations of people on a team Sample question for a test. Not sure how to approach:
A mutant volleyball team of 3 heros and 3 villains is to be chosen from a group of 9 heros and 5 villains.

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*How many different teams are possible?

*How many different teams are possible if two of the heros refuse to be on the same team?

*How many different teams are possible if two of the villains refuse to be on the same team?

*How many different teams are possible if one hero and one villain refuse to be on the same team?

A: For reference: Combinations

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*$9 \choose 3$ $5 \choose 3$

*Since we already have the total number of teams from part 1, it's easiest to see which teams are now illegal.  Put the two disagreeable heroes together and observe there are 7 heroes that can go in the third slot, so we now have (our answer from 1) - 7$ 5 \choose 3$

*Same reasoning as 2.

*Similar to 2, put the disagreeable hero and villain together, and we end up having to subtract $8 \choose 2$ $4 \choose 2$


joyful got your eggs today well packed all in good condition thank you very much will let you know how they hatch .
nails im sorry to say i have four of your eggs out of 12 the others were some where in the box scrambled i didnt fin the note you sent .if you could tell me what ive got this is the numbers of them thank you ...bo4...bl4...sss...3 thank you both very much nails the eggs dont travel through the post in normal egg boxes. im not having a go at you just letting you know that they get thrown around in the postand must be in polly boxes .thank you all the same and i do appreciate you sending them.
will you please both let me know what the postage is thank you.
Oh *, i really wished i had waited until the poly boxes had arrived, my own inpatience, i am sorry that you only got 4 eggs, i really thought they were going to be ok. well you have a Buff orpington, a black orpington a speckled sussex but don't know what the other one is you didn't put down what the fourth one is, the numbers are the date they were laid.
hello nails the fourth one i think is a green egg but i am colourblind its got 3/5 on the side and just a 3 on the top unless it got washed off when i was cleaning it they were ful of yolk when i saw the box i didnt think there would be any good ones so i am pleased some did survive i had some like that once before it was a box of 18 and only six were good of the internet they cost a small fortune as well but i didnt get any more of them even replacements.
The last one will be a Lavender Araucana, if its a blue egg.
i could kick myself i really could, the poly arrived the same day they were posted!!!! they came after we posted the eggs. Lesson learnt!
thanks nails i will be starting the incubating on monday to let them stand and settle i will let you know what happens .


A three-vehicle crash along State Route 99 that occurred in the early evening hours of December 14, 2018, left at least one person with injuries. The accident happened along State Route 99 northbound, just south of the Fruitridge Road off-ramp in the southern part of the city. Authorities with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that debris blocked the middle lanes of the highway. It is unknown how long traffic was backed up while the accident scene was investigated, and the vehicles and debris were removed.
The accident happened at about 6:30 in the evening and involved a Subaru Outback, Isuzu SUV and Ford pickup truck. The CHP reported that all of the vehicles were over on the right-hand side of the road with debris blocking the middle lanes. One of the individuals involved in the collision suffered injuries.
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Astoria Energy Closes Construction Financing
On April 16, 2004, Astoria Energy in New York closed a US$983 million construction financing. The package combines $700 million in debt, put in place by Credit Suisse First Boston, and $283 million in equity. Equity investors include Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec's CDP Capital-Americas, SNC-Lavalin Generation Inc., a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., and United States Power Fund LP on behalf of Energy Investors Funds Group, LLC. The Astoria Energy project is New York City's largest power plant in more than 25 years.
Construction of the project will begin immediately, with commercial operation projected for April 2006. The Astoria Energy plant will use natural-gas fired, combined cycle gas turbines to produce 500 megawatts of power in its first of two phases. Astoria Energy has secured a 10-year contract with the city's electric and gas utility, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. of New York, to purchase the initial 500 MW generated by the project. Astoria Energy selected the Shaw Group Inc.'s Stone & Webster, Inc. to build the first phase of the plant. SNC-Lavalin has the option to build the second phase of the plant.
The sponsors were represented by Bingham McCutchen, with a team led by Marc Reardon, and by Andrew Ray and Steven Agresta of Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman.
SNC-Lavalin was represented by in-house counsel Réjean Goulet, and by Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, with a team that included Andrew Nelson, Alan Epstein, Jeffrey Patten, Alexi Poretz and Chris Pih (corporate), Angelica Kwan (tax), and Frederic Berner (FERC matters).
Energy Investors Funds Group was represented by Thelen Reid & Priest, with a team led by Richard Farmer.
Credit Suisse First Boston was represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, with a team that included Harold Moore and Margaret Vaden.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec was represented in-house by Robert Côté, director, legal; and by McCarthy Tétrault, with a team comprised of Marc Dorion, Q.C., Kim Thomassin and Mark Rasile, and assisted on FERC matters by Michael Hornstein, at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
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The barges were once quite a site, but alas the effects of tide and time, not to mention other boats knocking them down, are reducing them to piles of rotting wood scraps. None the less, it�s still a decent dive, with chunks of the barges still intact creating hiding places for perch, lingcod and rockfish. You will usually see quite a few kelp greenling and ratfish here as well.
The barges are located at the base of the three southern most dolphins, running diagonal from the dolphins to the south east. The water is only about 30-40' deep at the base of the dolphins, descend them and swim downhill and you will begin to encounter debris from the barges in about 40-50'. The barges intersect so you can easily swim from the remains of one barge to the others. Max depth is about 80' at the stern of the deepest barge.
There is also the hull of a fiberglass cabin cruiser just below the first set of dolphins to the south of the conveyer belt in about 50'. Drop down the dolphin or swim north from the barges. It is approximately a 45� swimming north-east from the base of the dolphin.
Spend you safety stop checking out the pilings. The pilings are in shallower water the closer to the conveyer belt you get (probably due to debris over the years falling off the belt).


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Faith-Ann Kiwa Young is an Australian-born, half-Japanese multi-hyphenate - creative director, artist, and entrepreneur.
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Moving to San Francisco in 2009, she began to focus on how to storytell dynamically using new media and technology. After working at a digital think tank sponsored by Justin Timberlake, she led Justin Timberlake's digital strategy and marketing from 2010-2018 during which time she directed his Can't Stop The Feeling First Listen music video & creative directed his first ever photo book, featuring 200+ of her photos.
In 2015, she founded Mossy Creative, a creative agency & digital content shop, working with clients such as Reese Witherspoon, TIMES UP, Mindy Kaling, Chelsea Handler, HBO, Hulu and Hello Sunshine. During this time, she conceived and launched Reese's digital book club and helped launch Hello Sunshine, won a Webby and Shorty award with Kevin Bacon and his charity 6 Degrees for, and created the full social content campaign for the Superbowl Halftime show.
In 2021, she integrated her agency into Blended Strategy Group, where she serves as SVP Creative. Her goal is to use new media and art to storytell creatively, make change, revolutionize business practices, and push boundaries.
To compliment her creative day-to-day, she began printing her photo collages onto chiffon material in 2015, crafting flags that she hangs in open spaces. Her goal is to create meditative environments that urge people to slow down, reflect, and find calm, amidst today's fast paced world. Faith-Ann has crafted various fabric installations, from Kent, UK to Miami Art Basel. She's also working on creating colorful, meditative sanctuaries of calm and connection in web 3.0.
When she's not creating, she's hanging with Los Angeles near the beach, with her husband, two children, and a frisky black pug named Steve.
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The Second World War in the Air
The story of air combat in every theatre of World War Two
by Merfyn Bourne
This book is a complete narrative history of the Second World War in the air which starts by describing the early days of flight in order to put military air power in context when World War Two began. It then moves on to a step-by-step coverage of the air combat in each theatre of war.
Offering a comprehensive history – that includes the lesser known campaigns such as the fighting in Burma, Italy and East Africa as well as the air offensive in Western Europe and the struggle in the Pacific – it also re-examines the RAF bombing of German cities and the moral issues raised.
This is the first history of the air war to give full and proportionate coverage to the war in Russia, which until now has been largely ignored.
The?Second World?War in the Air is a comprehensive review of the air war. It's meticulously researched, readable and remains in touch with what the fighting meant for individuals in the various combatant nations.
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Merfyn Bourne has been fascinated by aircraft from an early age. His first school was at the end of the runway of Croydon airport and, as a five year old, he was entranced by the sight of aircraft low overhead. Fate decreed that he should become a lawyer however, and only years later turn his attention again to the aircraft of the 1940s and 1950s. Ironically, he is the only male in his immediate family not to have seen front line combat: another seven have served, between them, in the armies of three different countries in six different wars.
He has long been concerned that though there are many books that describe various elements of the Second World War in the air there is none that covers the whole panorama of conflict and covers all the theatres of war. In particular the war in Russia has been poorly served. This book is an attempt to put things right.
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National Securities Depository press pause on e-sign services for some companies
The National Securities Depository (NSDL) has since 13 December stopped all electronic signature services to various companies, Tech2 has learnt.
The Mumbai-based depository for stocks and shares for Indian investors sent a letter, a copy of which has been seen by Tech2, to its customer companies late on December 12 announcing the decision to discontinue eSign services.
"As advised by UIDAI, we are stopping e-sign services with immediate effect," the letter said.
eSign services allowed Aadhaar holders to digitally sign a document.
The move means that the companies using the platform of NSDL, a certifying authority, to digitally authenticate and collect signatures of customers at the time of onboarding will not be able to do so.
The service authenticated the individual customer through an Aadhaar-based electronic know your customer (e-KYC) mechanism at the backend. Image: Pixabay
These include digital lending companies, digital stockbrokers and many others. Multiple private entities were offering these services in partnership with NSDL, which will also stop, a source said.
Electronic signatures allowed customers to be onboarded remotely and digitally by NBFCs, digital stockbrokers and other financial service providers without paper signatures and physical visits.
The service authenticated the individual customer through an Aadhaar-based electronic know your customer (e-KYC) mechanism at the backend.
"Since the Supreme Court order banned private entities from accessing Aadhaar, all eKYC had anyway stopped, but these services were working on the assumption that these were backed by law, now with NSDL stopping its services, remote onboarding of clients will stop," said a founder of a fintech startup on condition of anonymity.
After the judgment, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), tasked with issuing the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar, asked certifying authorities to give a declaration that e-signs were not against the spirit of the Supreme Court's order.
With the declaration, the services had continued but with NSDL being advised to stop, these would come to end, the source said.
There are several NSDL-like certifying authorities such as eMudhra, SafeScrypt and C-DAC. NSDL was one of the most popular service-providers, extensively used by fintechs. One of the sources mentioned above told Tech2 that most of the other certifying authorities had already stopped issuing eSigns to private companies. However, this could not be independently verified.
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After the country's top court restricted access to the biometric database, companies have had to go back to paper-based processes that have increased the cost of customer onboarding and made it difficult to reach out to consumers in small towns and villages.
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No that was a straight swap they didnt charge for it.
Also we didnt make any changes to the floor plan at the end.
I finished my basement! I built pretty much everything from scratch except for the wall cabinets in the bar area.
Looks beautiful - well done!
Thank you! I really took my time and enjoyed the process. The most boring and tiring part was the drywall.
You know it's funny thinking back. I was even afraid of putting a nail on the wall when I moved into my first house about 10 years ago. Now I am taking on almost every type of house reno project. The most important thing is I really enjoy home reno.


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GHMC to acquire land for Hyderabad Metro Rail at a faster pace
by RJ 11:28 PM
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to acquire land at a faster pace on the three corridors of the L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Project.
Barring two or three stretches like Sultan Bazar-Badi Chowdi and Ameerpet-Greenlands, Yousufguda and Krishnanagar, the GHMC proposes to complete land acquisition for road widening in the next three months for which 200 crore will be required.
GHMC Additional Commissioner (Planning) K Dhananjaya Reddy said a time frame has been fixed to complete the process. Nearly 60 percent of the land acquisition on Corridor 1 : Miyapur to LB Nagar (29 km), Corridor 2 : Jubilee Bus Stand to Falaknuma (15 km) and Corridor 3 : Nagole to Shilparamam (28 km) has been completed and for the remaining, the GHMC will negotiate with the property owners.
He said some 400 owners whose properties are going to be affected have approached the High Court and the GHMC is making efforts to get through the judicial process at the earliest.
Giving details of the land acquisition on the three metro corridors, Dhananjaya Reddy said that on Corridor-1, Miyapur to L B Nagar, 184 awards will be issued and properties would be taken over by this month-end. On the Moosapet-Bharatnagar stretch, awards for about 26 properties have been issued and they will be acquired by next week.
From Erragadda to Punjagutta road, the corporation has identified nearly 55 properties which could be acquired either through negotiations or by invoking the land acquisition clause.
Between Punjagutta and Lakdi-ka-pul stretch, GHMC has decided to acquire 27 properties. From Public Gardens to Nampally X Road, 79 properties have been identified and of them, 13 have agreed to part with their land.
Source: New Indian Express
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/GHMC-to-speed-up-acquisition-of-land-for-city-Metro-Rail-project/2013/05/18/article1595326.ece


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