This workshop shows how to make this triple easel card using the Sue Wilson Noble ornate pierced & the classic adorned dies along with the JustRite clear stamps and the Mason jar die set.
Step 1. This workshop will show you how to make this triple easel card using the Sue Wilson Noble ornate pierced design dies, the Noble classic adorned design dies and the Belgian collection ~ tags. The focal point of the flowers are creating using the JustRite peonies clear stamp set and the peonies & mason jar die.
Step 27. Place the mason jar stamp from the JustRite peonies clear stamp set ~ mason jar stamp onto an acrylic block and ink it up using some black versamark ink if you are using the Graphmaster pens as you will need a pigment ink.
Step 28. Stamp the whole `Thankful for` mason jar out twice and then use the required sentiment and stamp that in the 2nd jar leaving one just blank. Fill the paper up with some of the peony flowers.
Step 29. Add the mason jar die over the stamped jar, the rectangle label over the sentiment panel. Cut the prepared pieces out using the Grand Calibur die cutting machine.
Step 30. Once the jars are cut add the string bow die over that section and cut that out, this is done separately to make sure the bow die doesn`t touch the label die. Then continue to cut the stamped peonies out.
Step 31. Stamp some of the small peonies out and cut those out one at a time and also use the smaller peony dies on the co-ordinating flowers to use as the decoupage layer.
Step 32. Here are all the die cut pieces that are required.
6 small peonies although only 5 are shown here !!!!
Step 33. Use the No.68 Graphmaster pen to shade around the edges of the mason jar.
Step 34. Use some glossy accents to add around the coloured areas of the die cut leaving the label size middle free as this will be covered over shortly.
Step 35. Use some Tim Holtz peeled paint ink pad on the Creative Expressions smoothie and add the ink directly onto the petals and stems of the cut peonies.
Step 36. Dab the Creative Expressions smoothie directly onto the Tim Holtz Victorian velvet ink pad and then ink the petals of the cut peonies. Make sure you leave a small area with less ink on to add depth to the flower. Remember you can use the tip of the smoothie to get into the fine areas of the flower. Use the No.8 Graphmaster pen add detail to the edges of the petals as this will give a lovely depth to the flower.
Step 37. Attach 2 small peonies which have been curved over on the flower heads so they will act as the stopper on the first small easel panel on the inside of the 1st easel card. Attach a small white bow to the stem of the flower and then add a small pearl over the knot of the bow.
Step 38. This is how the stopper will look with the panels behind.
Step 39. Add the dried mason jar on the bottom of the 2nd panel and then add a distressed sentiment onto the mason jar.
Step 40. Take one of the peonies and cut into the top of the stem to allow this to be hooked behind the mason jar. Curve the flowers and leaves up or under to add depth to the flowers. Add the flower with the stem behind the mason jar and with silicone glue on the lower petals of the flower so it sticks to the easel panel.
Step 41. Continue and add another peony on the right hand side of the jar.
Step 42. Add a third peony in the centre and then add some of the small peonies at the top so they are glued onto the next peony remembering where any exposed glue will lay behind.
Step 43. Add a single peony to the front of the first easel panel.
Step 44. Add the decoupage peony heads onto the flowers to build the design.
Step 45. Here is the finished mason jar that will be seen nicely front different angles of the room.
Step 46. By placing the mason jar down the bottom of the card you can see the peonies do not fall higher than the fold of the easel card which is important when closing the card.
Step 47. Here is how the card will look when it`s completely closed. The embossed panels shine through and you might like to add a ribbon around the card when it is sent along with assembling instructions.
Step 48. The front easel card can be left down if you want the peony mason jar to be seen more.
Step 49. This just gives you lots of options when showcasing the card. All simple elements, die cutting and bit of shading with inks on the flowers.
Step. 50 The piercing shows up so well on the edges of the noble dies which is perfect for added detail.


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EUR-Lex - 52015XC1027(01) - EN
Document 52015XC1027(01)
Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain aluminium wheels originating in the People's Republic of China
OJ C 355, 27.10.2015, p. 8–17 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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(2015/C 355/06)
Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) of the anti-dumping measures in force on the imports of certain aluminium wheels originating in the People's Republic of China, the European Commission ('the Commission') has received a request for review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (2) ('the basic Regulation').
1. Request for review
The request was lodged on 16 July 2015 by the Association of European Wheels Manufacturers (EUWA) ('the applicant') on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain aluminium wheels.
2. Product under review
The product subject to this review is aluminium road wheels of the motor vehicles of CN headings 8701 to 8705, whether or not with their accessories and whether or not fitted with tyres and originating in the People's Republic of China ('the product under review'), currently falling within CN code(s) ex 8708 70 10 and ex 8708 70 50 (TARIC codes 8708701010 and 8708705010).
3. Existing measures
The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EU) No 964/2010 (3).
4. Grounds for the review
The request is based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Union industry.
4.1. Allegation of likelihood of continuation of dumping
Since, in view of the provisions of Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, the People's Republic of China ('the country concerned') is considered to be a non-market economy country, the applicant established normal value for the imports from the country concerned on the basis of prices in a market economy third country, namely Turkey. The allegation of likelihood of continuation of dumping is based on a comparison of the normal value thus established with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under review when sold for export to the Union.
On this basis the dumping margin calculated is significant for the country concerned.
4.2. Allegation of likelihood of recurrence of injury
The applicant alleges the likelihood of recurrence of injury. In this respect the applicant has provided prima facie evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of unused capacity of the manufacturing facilities of the exporting producers in the country concerned.
The applicant finally alleges that the removal of injury has been mainly due to the existence of measures and that any recurrence of substantial imports at dumped prices from the country concerned would likely lead to a recurrence of injury to the Union industry should measures be allowed to lapse.
5. Procedure
Having determined, after consulting the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an expiry review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.
The expiry review will determine whether the expiry of the measures would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping of the product under review originating in the country concerned and a continuation or recurrence of injury to the Union industry.
5.1. Review investigation period and period considered
The investigation of a continuation or recurrence of dumping will cover the period from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015 ('the review investigation period'). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of the likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury will cover the period from 1 January 2012 to the end of the review investigation period ('the period considered').
5.2. Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping
Exporting producers (4) of the product under review from the country concerned, including those that did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures in force, are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.
5.2.1. Investigating exporting producers
5.2.1.1. Procedure for selecting exporting producers to be investigated in the country concerned
In view of the potentially large number of exporting producers in the country concerned involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit the exporting producers to be investigated to a reasonable number by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as 'sampling'). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.
In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties have to do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex I to this notice.
In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporting producers, the Commission will also contact the authorities of the country concerned and may contact any known associations of exporting producers.
All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers will be selected based on the largest representative volume of production, sales or exports which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known exporting producers, the authorities of the country concerned and associations of exporting producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the country concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.
In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to exporting producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to the exporting producers selected to be in the sample, to any known association of exporting producers and to the authorities of the country concerned.
All exporting producers selected to be in the sample, will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.
Without prejudice to the possible application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation, companies that have agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but are not selected to be in the sample will be considered to be cooperating ('non-sampled cooperating exporting producers').
5.2.2. Additional procedure with regard to exporting producers in the non-market economy country concerned
5.2.2.1. Selection of a market economy third country
In accordance with Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation, in the case of imports from the country concerned normal value will be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country.
In the previous investigation Turkey was used as a market economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the country concerned. For the purpose of the current investigation, the Commission envisages using again Turkey. Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within 10 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. According to the information available to the Commission, other market economy suppliers of the Union may be located, inter alia, in Thailand and Indonesia. The Commission will examine whether there are production and sales of the product under review in those market economy third countries for which there are indications that production of the product under review is taking place.
5.2.3. Investigating unrelated importers (5) (6)
Unrelated importers of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union are invited to participate in this investigation.
In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as 'sampling'). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.
In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company (ies) requested in Annex II to this notice.
In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.
If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under review in the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known unrelated importers and associations of importers will be notified by the Commission of the companies selected to be in the sample.
In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers and to any known association of importers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.
5.3 Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury
In order to establish whether there is a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury to the Union industry, Union producers of the product under review are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.
5.3.1. Investigating Union producers
In view of the large number of Union producers involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission has decided to limit to a reasonable number the Union producers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as 'sampling'). The sampling is carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.
The Commission has provisionally selected a sample of Union producers. Details can be found in the file for inspection by interested parties. Interested parties are hereby invited to consult the file (for this they should contact the Commission using the contact details provided in Section 5.7 below). Other Union producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including Union producers who did not cooperate in the investigation(s) leading to the measures in force, that consider that there are reasons why they should be included in the sample must contact the Commission within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample must do so within 21 days of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
All known Union producers and/or associations of Union producers will be notified by the Commission of the companies finally selected to be in the sample.
In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled Union producers and to any known associations of Union producers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.
5.4. Procedure for the assessment of Union interest
Should the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury be confirmed, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether maintaining the anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.
Parties that make themselves known within the above deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.
5.5. Other written submissions
Subject to the provisions of this notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
5.6. Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services
All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.
5.7. Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence
Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing (a) the Commission to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding; and (b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.
All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled 'Limited' (7).
Interested parties providing 'Limited' information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled 'For inspection by interested parties'. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such information may be disregarded.
Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests by email including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets, with the exception of voluminous replies which shall be submitted on a CD-ROM or DVD by hand or by registered mail. By using eemailmail, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document 'CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES' published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid email address and they should ensure that the provided e-mail address is a functioning official business email which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by email only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions by email, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.
Commission address for correspondence:
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate H
Office: CHAR 04/039
BELGIQUE/BELGIË
TRADE-ALUWHEELS-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu
TRADE-ALUWHEELS-INJURY@ec.europa.eu
6. Non-cooperation
In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.
Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.
If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.
Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.
7. Hearing Officer
Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised.
A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.
The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among other things, to the likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury and Union interest.
For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/
8. Schedule of the investigation
The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
9. Possibility to request a review under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation
As this expiry review is initiated in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the findings thereof will not lead to the existing measures being amended but will lead to those measures being repealed or maintained in accordance with Article 11(6) of the basic Regulation.
If any interested party considers that a review of the measures is warranted so as to allow for the possibility to amend the measures, that party may request a review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.
Parties wishing to request such a review, which would be carried out independently of the expiry review mentioned in this notice, may contact the Commission at the address given above.
10. Processing of personal data
Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (8).
(1) OJ C 47, 10.2.2015, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.
(3) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 964/2010 of 25 October 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain aluminium road wheels originating in the People's Republic of China (OJ L 282, 28.10.2010, p. 1).
(4) An exporting producer is any company in the country concerned which produces and exports the product under review to the Union market, either directly or via third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under review.
(5) Only importers not related to exporting producers can be sampled. Importers that are related to exporting producers have to fill in Annex 1 to the questionnaire for these exporting producers. In accordance with Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the implementation of the Community Customs Code, persons shall be deemed to be related only if: (a) they are officers or directors of one another's businesses; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) any person directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or (h) they are members of the same family. Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1). In this context 'person' means any natural or legal person.
(6) The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.
(7) A 'Limited' document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).
(8) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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Coral trout in protected 'green zones' are not only bigger and more abundant than those in fished 'blue zones' of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, but they are also better able to cope with cyclone damage, according to a long-term study published today in C u r rent B i o l o g y .
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In mathematics, the Chazy equation is the differential equation

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Is 'Electro-swing' a thing? According to French band Caravan Palace, who have made this sound uniquely their own, it is �" and it's a pleasant change from the usual electro-funk and pop that dominates the music world at the moment. Drawing their influences from bands such as Daft Punk and Django Reinhardt, they've created a genre that fuses ultra-modern electronic music with a strong Jazz influence, which nods back to the café culture of their home city, Paris.
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Caravan Palace may not be well known in the UK yet, but if you grab Caravan Palace concert tickets from Gigantic you'll be at the forefront of what is set to be a very appreciative British audience. Their unique style is cheerful, infinitely danceable and encourages audiences to have a good time with the emphasis on dancing along to their quirky, whimsical sound. But don't be fooled �" underneath that happy-go-lucky image are a group of seriously good musicians who have the ability to blend electronic technology with classical musical skills. Clarinets and trombones mix it up with vibraphones, violins and percussion, all perfectly merged using top-of-the-range mixing skills.
While Daft Punk may have set the trend with electronic jazz-funk, Caravan Palace have taken things a little further and introduced a real 1940s swing band sound that is in vogue right now. Caravan Palace are also having a lot of fun messing around with classic beats and stomping tunes that make you want to jitterbug like crazy, and that sense of mischief pulses through their music, especially during a live gig.
If you want to find out more about this distinctly French sound, grab Caravan Palace tickets from Gigantic now.
After bringing a futuristic shine to a not so simple past on a backdrop of dancefloor beats, the Golden Twenties cyberpunks reinvent themselves with cocky carelessness in a surprising but much awaited new album.
In fact, Caravan Palace don't limit themselves to the tightness
of their first effort, neither do they stick to the opulence of
their sophomore album as they keep on dusting off the well
organized shelves of music history.
No messy mash ups here. At the Palace, genres get digested
and refreshed in a classy (but not too classy) manner. And the
new Caravan (project) is rough at the edges, punchy and badass.
Decadent, groovy and always an evidence, it takes it's time and shines in the dark. In an era when "has-been" is all the hype, it couldn't care less about trends but doesn't shy away from the pum-tchaks and wap-doo-waps. At it's own pace, it writes the music of tomorrow and beyond. The one that's carefree, bouncy and contains real instrumental pieces. The one that goes beyond time, style and dance floors.
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Call to modernise Puerto Rico infrastructure following hurricanes
Jason Mitchell	| 12/10/2017 12:00 pm
Puerto Rico was already struggling economically when it was hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Now experts are calling for an essential upgrade of infrastructure as part of the rebuilding process. Jason Mitchell reports.
Puerto Rico was reeling from the worst hurricane to hit the US in almost 90 years at the end of September, but experts say it could lead to massive foreign investment in a clean power grid in the long term.
Ricardo Rossello, the governor of the US dependent territory, estimates the hurricanes – Irma on September 6 and Maria three weeks later – caused $90bn in damage. Puerto Rico saw its 5840 megawatt (MW) of power generation – linked by 2478 miles of transmission lines – first hit by Puerto Rico's grid feeds power to around 900,000 homes through 31,485 miles of distribution wire.
Maria destroyed thousands of homes on the island, which has a population of 3.4 million, and left roads and entire towns flooded. It is estimated that 80% of the country's electrical grid was wiped out. At the start of October, 1.57 million people were still without electricity.
A major dam is also at risk of bursting, while damage to the air traffic control system has severely limited flights to and from the island.
"Puerto Rico needs major investment in its essential infrastructure to bring it at least to the level of the 50 US states," said Simon Johnson, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "After the humanitarian situation is stabilised, policymakers should focus on providing Puerto Rico with a stable, reliable, and cost-effective electric power, generated primarily by renewables and distributed over a smart, resilient grid."
Mr Johnson said the island requires a series of smaller, more agile power-generation units linked to a sophisticated monitoring and control system. This would ensure immediate startup and generation following any outages.
Moreover, at least 50% of all energy could come from renewables – solar, wind, and tidal – including through the use of advanced storage technologies. This investment would need co-ordinating by the federal government but could create huge opportunities for foreign investors.
"The federal government's role should be to make Puerto Rico a hub for investing in clean, renewable energy that is resilient to weather shocks," Mr Johnson added.
The hurricanes have made a poor economic situation on the island a lot worse. By the end of 2017, the Puerto Rican economy is expected to have shrunk back to the size it was in the year 2000, while the US economy will have grown 35%. The economy has been suffering since the removal of Section 936 of the IRS tax code that gave tax incentives to US companies operating in Puerto Rico.
This article is sourced from fDi Magazine
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