text:
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
by Coffeyville Resources, Inc.
Source: www.sec.gov
Company: Coffeyville Resources, Inc.
Exhibit_id: ex-10
Filing_type: s-1-a
Filing_id: 0001047469-05-010415
Category: Credit Agreement
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Exhibit 10.28
Execution Copy
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FOURTH AMENDMENT, dated as of March 30, 2005 (this "Fourth Amendment"), is entered into by and among COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Resources"), COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES NITROGEN FERTILIZERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Fertilizers"), COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES REFINING & MARKETING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Refining"), COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES CRUDE TRANSPORTATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Transportation"), and COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES TERMINAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Terminal") (Resources, Fertilizers, Refining, Transportation and Terminal are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Borrowers" and individually as a "Borrower"), the other Credit Parties signatory hereto, CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (SOUTHWEST) ("Congress"), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Revolver Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (together with its successors and assigns, the "Administrative Agent"), CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch ("CSFB"), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Term Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (together with its successors and assigns, the "Term Agent," and together with the Administrative Agent, collectively, the "Agents") and the Lenders party thereto.
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2004, as amended by the Limited Waiver and Consent, dated as of September 22, 2004, the First Amendment, dated as of October 8, 2004, the Second Amendment, dated as of November 24, 2004 and the Third Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2004 and as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time (the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party thereto, CSFB as the Term Agent, Congress as the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the terms used herein, including in the preamble and recitals hereto, not otherwise defined herein or otherwise amended hereby shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have notified the Agents that the Credit Parties may, at some time in the future, determine that it is desirable to separate the Coffeyville and Leiber holding companies (the "CLH Restructuring"); and
WHEREAS, the CLH Restructuring would be effectuated by and would be comprised of (1) the distribution by CLH to Coffeyville Nitrogen Fertilizers, Inc. ("CNF Inc.") and Coffeyville Refining & Marketing, Inc. ("CR&M Inc.") of CLH's interest in Resources and (2) the distribution by CLH to The Leiber Group of the membership interests in Leiber Holdings, LLC, which distribution may be accomplished either directly or indirectly through the merger of Leiber Holdings, LLC with and into a new wholly-owned subsidiary of The Leiber Group, with Leiber Holdings, LLC surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Leiber Group, (3) if so elected by the Credit Parties, (A) the merger of CLH with and into Resources or (B) the transfer of the Stock of CLH held by CNF Inc. or CR&M Inc. such that CLH becomes a wholly-owned Subsidiary of CNF Inc. or CR&M Inc., and (4) Borrowers declaring and paying dividends or other distributions to CLH, CNF Inc. and/or CR&M Inc., the proceeds of which are to be used to pay an aggregate amount not to exceed $45,000,000 representing the amount of the "Liquidation True-Up Amount" (as defined in CLH's limited liability company agreement) to The Leiber Group; and
WHEREAS, the CLH Restructuring could be deemed to violate certain provisions of the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have notified the Agents that Holdings may, at some time in the future, find it desirable to restructure its ownership interests in the other Credit Parties (the "Holdco Restructuring"), which restructuring would be effectuated by and would be comprised of (1) the distribution by Holdings to certain of the holders of its preferred units of a portion of the Stock of Holdings' direct wholly-owned subsidiaries, (2) the formation by Holdings of a new intermediate holding company, Coffeyville Resources, Inc. ("CRI"), a wholly-owned corporate subsidiary of Holdings and (3) the contribution, together with such preferred unit holders, of all of the outstanding Stock of Holdings' other direct subsidiaries to CRI; and
WHEREAS, the Holdco Restructuring could be deemed to violate certain provisions of the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have notified the Agents that the Credit Parties may from time to time desire to enter into Hedging Contracts with Persons that are not currently within the definition of the term "Eligible Hedge Counterparty," and, unless such definition is amended, the entry into such Hedging Contracts could be deemed to violate certain provisions of the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, as of the Closing Date, the Credit Parties made certain representations and warranties with respect to historical financial statements of their predecessor entity for the years 2001 and 2002 and portions of 2003 contained in a due diligence report dated September 9, 2003 prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which financial statements were not audited (the "2001-2003 PwC Financial Statements"); and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the delivery of the 2001-2003 PwC Financial Statements, the Credit Parties have prepared revised historical financial statements for the periods covered by such financial statements, which revised historical financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP and have been audited by KPMG LLP (the "2001-2003 Audited Financial Statements"), and the 2001-2003 Audited Financial Statements differ in certain respects from the corresponding 2001-2003 PwC Financial Statements; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1(f) of the Credit Agreement, it is an Event of Default if any representation or warranty in any financial statement delivered to the Agents by any Credit Party proves to have been untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have certain assets not necessary for the conduct of the business of the Credit Parties, such as unused rights of way along pipelines and the water pipe which feeds Terminal's Phillipsburg, Kansas facility, which assets are not of material value to the Credit Parties or have such burdens and costs associated with them that the Credit Parties believe that it would be in the best interests of the Credit Parties to release, sell or otherwise dispose of such assets to third parties from time to time; and
WHEREAS, such release, sale or other disposition could be deemed to violate certain provisions of the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, Coffeyville Resources Trinidad and Tobago Limited, a Trinidad corporation ("CRTT Limited"), Coffeyville Resources Trinidad and Tobago Fertilizers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CRTT LLC"), and Fertilizers have entered into a memorandum of understanding (the "Trinidad MOU") on December 16, 2004 with The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, and National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited in connection with the proposed development of a new nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facility in Trinidad; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the execution of the Trinidad MOU, the Credit Parties have decided not to pursue the Trinidad facility; and
WHEREAS, Pegasus and certain of its affiliates have expressed an interest in pursuing the development of the Trinidad facility and have indicated that they may seek to contract with one or more of the Credit Parties for management and other services in connection with the project; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties desire to relinquish and dispose of all of their rights under the Trinidad MOU, obtain a release of the Lenders' Liens on the Trinidad MOU, obtain approval for certain transactions with Pegasus and its Affiliates regarding the Trinidad facility, and dissolve, merge or otherwise dispose of CRTT LLC and any interest the Credit Parties may have in CRTT Limited; and
WHEREAS, such actions could be deemed to violate certain provisions of the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have also notified the Agents that Resources or another Credit Party have entered into and desire to continue to enter into certain insurance premium financing arrangements with one or more third party financing sources and to grant certain limited security interests in certain insurance proceeds to such third parties as collateral for such obligations; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement, no Credit Party may (subject to certain limited inapplicable exceptions) incur any Indebtedness, and pursuant to Section 7.7 of the Credit Agreement, no Credit Party may (subject to certain limited inapplicable exceptions) grant any Liens; and
WHEREAS, Resources has notified the Agents that Resources' audited financial statements and related information for the Fiscal Year 2004 will not be available within the 90-day timeframe currently required pursuant to the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties desire to obtain amendments and waivers as necessary with respect to the matters described above;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the Borrowers, and the other Credit Parties, the Requisite Lenders and the Agents party hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
1.1 Section 1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the following definitions, which shall be inserted in proper alphabetical order:
"CLH Restructuring" means, collectively, (1) the distribution by CLH to CNF Inc. and CR&M Inc. of CLH's interest in Resources, (2) the distribution by CLH to The Leiber Group of the membership interests in Leiber Holdings, LLC, which distribution may be accomplished either directly or indirectly through the merger of Leiber Holdings, LLC with and into a new wholly-owned subsidiary of The Leiber Group, with Leiber Holdings, LLC surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Leiber Group, (3) if so elected by the Credit Parties, (A) the merger of CLH with and into Resources or (B) the transfer of the Stock of CLH held by CNF Inc. or CR&M Inc. such that CLH becomes a wholly-owned Subsidiary of CNF Inc. or CR&M Inc., (4) Borrowers declaring and paying dividends or other distributions to CLH, CNF Inc. and/or CR&M Inc., the proceeds of which are to be used to pay an aggregate amount not to exceed $45,000,000 representing the amount of the "Liquidation True-Up Amount" (as defined in CLH's limited liability company agreement) to The Leiber Group.
"CNF Inc." means Coffeyville Nitrogen Fertilizers, Inc.
"CR&M Inc." means Coffeyville Refining & Marketing, Inc.
"CRI" means Coffeyville Resources, Inc.
"Holdco Restructuring" means, collectively, (1) the distribution by Holdings to certain of the holders of its preferred units of a portion of the Stock of Holdings' direct wholly-owned subsidiaries, (2) the formation by Holdings of CRI and (3) the contribution, together with such preferred unit holders, of all of the outstanding Stock of Holdings' other direct subsidiaries to CRI.
"Insurance Premium Financers" means Persons who are not Affiliates of any Credit Party that advance funds to any Credit Party to pay insurance premiums for Holdings and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Insurance Premium Financing Arrangements.
"Insurance Premium Financing Arrangements" means, collectively, such agreements as any Credit Party shall enter into with Insurance Premium Financers pursuant to which such Insurance Premium Financers shall advance funds to or on behalf of a Credit Party to pay insurance premiums for Holdings and its Subsidiaries. Such Insurance Premium Financing Arrangements (i) shall not provide for the benefit of such Insurance Premium Financers a security interest in property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries other than sums payable to the Credit Parties under or with reference to the insurance policies listed in such agreements, including, among other things, any gross return premiums or gross unearned premiums and any payment on account of loss which results in reduction of unearned premium in accordance with the terms of said policies and (ii) shall not purport to prohibit any portion of the Liens created in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and Revolver Secured Parties or the Liens created in favor of Term Agent for the benefit of itself and Term Secured Parties pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
"Trinidad MOU" means that certain memorandum of understanding dated December 16, 2004 among CRTT Limited, CRTT LLC, Fertilizers, The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, and National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited in connection with the proposed development of a new nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facility in Trinidad.
"Trinidad Project" means the development and subsequent operation by Affiliates of Pegasus of a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facility in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
"Trinidad Relinquishment" means, collectively, the relinquishment and disposition by the Credit Parties of all of their rights under the Trinidad MOU and the disposition or relinquishment by the Credit Parties of any interest that the Credit Parties may have in CRTT Limited.
"2001-2003 Audited Financial Statements" means the historical financial statements for the predecessor entity of the Credit Parties for the years 2001 and 2002 and portions of 2003 prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by KPMG LLP.
"2001-2003 PwC Financial Statements" means the unaudited historical financial statements of the predecessor entity of the Credit Parties for the years 2001 and 2002 and portions of 2003 contained in a due diligence report dated September 9, 2003 prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers and delivered to the Agents in connection with the Closing Date.
1.2 The definition of the term "Change of Control" in the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "Change of Control" means any event, transaction or occurrence as a result of which (a) (x) prior to an initial public offering, Pegasus and its Affiliates, collectively, cease to own and control at least 51% of the economic and voting rights associated with ownership of Holdings on a fully diluted basis or (y) after an initial public offering, (A) any Person or "group" (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute) other than Pegasus and its Affiliates shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting interest in the capital Stock of CRI at any time when Pegasus and its Affiliates hold a lesser percentage of the beneficial ownership
of the voting interest in the capital Stock of CRI on a fully diluted basis than such other Person or "group" or (B) the majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of CRI ceases to be occupied by Persons who were nominated for election by Pegasus or its Affiliates or by the board of directors of CRI, a majority of whom were directors immediately prior to the initial public offering or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved by a majority of such directors, (b) Pegasus or one of its Affiliates is not the sole Managing Member (as defined in the Group Operating Agreement) of Holdings, or (c) except (but only for so long as Pegasus and its Affiliates collectively own and control at least 51% of the economic and voting rights of the Stock of The Leiber Group) to the extent of the economic and voting rights associated with the Stock of CLH directly owned and controlled by The Leiber Group on the First Amendment Effective Date immediately after giving effect to the Leiber Transaction, Holdings (or after the Holdco Restructuring, CRI) ceases to own and control, directly or indirectly, all of the economic and voting rights associated with all of the outstanding capital Stock of each other Credit Party (other than (x) after the Holdco Restructuring, Holdings and (y) (A) Coffeyville Nitrogen Fertilizers, Inc. and/or Fertilizers or (B) if (A) has not occurred, Coffeyville Refining & Marketing, Inc. and/or Refining in connection with a disposal thereof otherwise permitted hereby, the proceeds of which are applied as required hereby) on a fully diluted basis.
1.3 The definition of the term "EBITDA" in the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the existing text thereof: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, the payment or payments to The Leiber Group described in clause (4) of the definition of the term "CLH Restructuring" shall not impact or change EBITDA, and if such payment or payments constitute items of expense or are otherwise subtracted from income in calculating EBITDA or any component thereof, such payment or payments shall be added back in determining EBITDA."
1.4 The definition of the term "Eligible Hedge Counterparty" in the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (1) inserting "(i)" between the words "means" and "each" and (2) inserting the following prior to the period at the end of such definition: ", (ii) each other Person from time to time approved as an Eligible Hedge Counterparty by the Administrative Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld if such Person is generally recognized in the financial community as a counterparty to such types of Hedging Contracts, and (iii) each other Person that from time to time becomes a counterparty to a Hedging Contract with a Credit Party regarding commodities as long as such Hedging Contracts under this clause (iii) otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 7.3(a)(ix) and no Liens are granted to secure Hedging Contracts with Eligible Hedge Counterparties under this clause (iii) other than pursuant to Section 7.7(f)".
1.5 Subclauses (a), (b) and (d) of Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by (1) replacing the references to "Resources and its Subsidiaries", and (2) adding the following phrase in lieu thereof: "(i) in respect of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2004, CRI and its Subsidiaries and (ii) thereafter, either Resources and its Subsidiaries or CRI and its Subsidiaries".
1.6 Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the existing text thereof: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties may consummate any transaction permitted under an exception to, or by a consent or waiver under, Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement".
1.7 Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the existing text thereof: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties may consummate the Holdco Restructuring".
1.8 Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (1) replacing the word "and" between clauses (e) and (f) thereof with a semicolon, and (2) adding the following in lieu of the period at the end of such Section: "; (g) the Credit Parties may enter into and perform Hedging Contracts to
the extent permitted under Section 7.3(a) hereof; and (h) the Credit Parties may consummate the Holdco Restructuring".
1.9 Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase "and (xii)" and substituting therefor the following: ", (xii) Indebtedness consisting solely of obligations under Insurance Premium Financing Arrangements, which obligations shall not exceed at any time $10,000,000 in the aggregate, and (xiii)".
1.10 Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (1) replacing the words "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers" in the second sentence thereof with the words "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties," (2) deleting the word "and" between clauses (y) and (z) thereof, and (3) adding the following in lieu of the period at the end of such Section: "; (aa) consummate the CLH Restructuring and the Holdco Restructuring; and (bb) enter into and be parties to transactions with Pegasus and its Affiliates in connection with the Trinidad Project, including, without limitation, management, consulting and offtake agreements, in each case if such transactions are upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to such Credit Party than would be obtained in a comparable arms' length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of such Credit Party".
1.11 The first sentence of Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "If all or part of a Credit Party's Stock is pledged to the Agents, that Credit Party (other than CRI) shall not issue additional Stock unless such additional Stock is similarly pledged to the Agents".
1.12 Section 7.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase "and (e)" and substituting therefor the following: "; (e) Liens created pursuant to Insurance Premium Financing Arrangements otherwise permitted under this Agreement; (f) Liens in connection with cash collateral provided in support of Hedging Contracts with Eligible Hedge Counterparties in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and (g)".
1.13 Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (1) replacing the word "and" between clauses (e) and (f) thereof with a semicolon, and (2) adding the following in lieu of the period at the end of such Section: "; (g) pursuant to the consummation of the CLH Restructuring, the Holdco Restructuring and the Trinidad Relinquishment; (h) the sale or other disposition of unused rights of way or portions of unused rights of way along pipelines to the extent such assets are not necessary for the conduct of the business of the Credit Parties; (i) the sale or other disposition of the water pipe which feeds Terminal's Phillipsburg, Kansas facility and any associated real property interests; and (j) the sale or other disposition of assets not necessary for the conduct of the business of the Credit Parties, which assets are not of material value to the Credit Parties or have such burdens and costs associated with them that the Credit Parties believe in good faith that it would be in the best interests of the Credit Parties to sell or otherwise dispose of such assets to third parties."
1.14 Section 7.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (1) replacing the word "and" between clauses (g) and (h) thereof with a semicolon, and (2) adding the following in lieu of the period at the end of such Section: "; and (i) pursuant to the consummation of the CLH Restructuring, the Holdco Restructuring and the Trinidad Relinquishment; provided further that at the time of the payment or payments described in clause (4) of the definition of the term "CLH Restructuring" and after giving effect thereto, the amount by which the lesser of the Aggregate Borrowing Base and the Maximum Amount exceeds the outstanding principal amount of the aggregate Revolving Loans shall be more than $50,000,000."
1.15 Section 7.17 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the existing text thereof: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties may consummate the Holdco Restructuring."
1.16 Section 7.19 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "CRTT LLC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Credit Parties shall not capitalize, make any investments in, capital contributions, loans or assume any contingent obligations or other liabilities with respect to CRTT LLC or permit CRTT LLC to have any assets or liabilities (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) or conduct any activities.
1.17 The following provision is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as Section 6.17: "Holdco Restructuring. Concurrently with the consummation of the Holdco Restructuring, Holdings shall have delivered (i) the New Subsidiary Requirements in respect of CRI to the Agents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents and (ii) revised Schedules 4.1, 4.2 and 4.8 to the Credit Agreement and revised Schedule I to the Pledge Agreement and revised Schedule II to the Security Agreement".
1.18 The following provision is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as Section 6.18: "CLH Restructuring. Within ninety (90) days after the payment or payments described in clause (4) of the definition of the term "CLH Restructuring", the Credit Parties shall (i) consummate an initial public offering of the Stock of CRI in which CRI receives net cash proceeds of primary shares in an amount in excess of the amount of such payment or payments or (ii) terminate all of the Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance with Section 2.3(a) and prepay in full all Obligations immediately prior to or simultaneously with a disposition by Pegasus, its Affiliates and the other equityholders of Holdings or a disposition of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Credit Parties; provided that the foregoing requirement shall not apply if at the time of the payment or payments described in clause (4) of the definition of the term "CLH Restructuring" and after giving effect thereto, the Credit Parties shall have demonstrated a Leverage Ratio of less than 2.0:1.0 as certified in writing by the chief financial officer of Holdings."
1.19 Section 9.1(b) of the Credit Agreement hereby amended by (1) replacing the word "or" between the numbers "6.4(a)" and "7" therein with a comma, and (2) adding the following in lieu of the period at the end of such Section: ", or 6.18."
1.20 Section 5(g) of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following phrase at the beginning of the existing text thereof: "Except as otherwise permitted under the Credit Agreement,".
1.21 The Lenders hereby consent to the asset dispositions permitted under new clauses (g), (h), (i) and (j) of Section 7.8 and expressly hereby authorize the Agents to do all things reasonably requested by the Credit Parties to effect and evidence of record such dispositions contemporaneously therewith, including, without limitation, to execute and deliver release documents and file UCC financing statement terminations with respect to the security interests, if any, granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents in any such assets.
1.22 Upon consummation of the CLH Restructuring, the amendments to the following sections that were effected by the First Amendment in respect of the Leiber Transaction shall be rescinded and shall cease to be effective: "Change of Control", "Credit Parties", "Subsidiary", "Leiber Available Amount", "Leiber Entities", "The Leiber Group", "Leiber Tax Distributions", "Leiber Transaction", Section 5.1(p), Section 7.1, Section 7.2(f), Section 7.5, Section 7.8, Section 7.13 and Section 7.17.
1.23 The Lenders and the Agents hereby (1) acknowledge receipt of the 2001-2003 Audited Financial Statements, (2) acknowledge that the 2001-2003 Audited Financial Statements differ from the corresponding 2001-2003 PwC Financial Statements, and (3) waive any Default or Event of Default arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or pursuant to any Loan Document or in any written statement, report, financial statement or certificate delivered to the Agents or any Lender by or on behalf of any Credit Party regarding or based upon the 2001-2003 PwC Financial Statements.
1.24 The Lenders and the Agents hereby waive any Default or Event of Default arising out of or related to the Credit Party's incurrence of the Insurance Premium Financing Arrangements existing as of the Closing Date in violation of Section 7.3 and Section 7.7 of the Credit Agreement.
1.25 The Lenders and the Agents hereby consent to the delivery of the audited Financial Statements and other information described in Section 5.1(d) for the Fiscal Year 2004 (the "2004 Audit") within one-hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the 2004 Fiscal Year, and waive the 90-day deadline otherwise provided in such Section with respect to such information for Fiscal Year 2004. The Lenders and the Agents hereby agree that any legend in respect of the 2004 Audit issued in lieu of an audit opinion arising out of the Lieber Transaction, which legend is subject to removal upon consummation of the CLH Restructuring, shall not be considered a qualification to such audit report for purposes of Section 5.1(d).
1.26 It is acknowledged that the Administrative Agent may use its reasonable credit judgment in connection with the establishment of Reserves in respect of Insurance Premium Financing Arrangements.
SECTION 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS
The provisions set forth in Section 1 hereof shall be effective as of the date (the "Fourth Amendment Effective Date") on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 12.2 of the Credit Agreement):
The Credit Parties and the Requisite Lenders shall have indicated their consent by the execution and delivery of the signature pages to the Term Agent.
As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan documents shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, no event shall have occurred and be continuing that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default.
The Borrowers shall have paid all fees, costs and expenses owing to counsel to each of the Agents invoiced to the Borrowers on or before the date hereof and reimbursable by the Borrowers under the terms of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. LIMITATION OF WAIVER AND CONSENT
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Credit Agreement, the waivers and consent set forth above shall be limited precisely as written and relate solely to the waiver of the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement in the manner and to the extent described above, and nothing in this Fourth Amendment shall be deemed to:
constitute a waiver of compliance by any Credit Party with respect to Section 12.2 of the Credit Agreement in any other instance; or
prejudice any right or remedy that any Lender may now have (except to the extent such right or remedy was based upon existing defaults that will not exist after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment) or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein.
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Agents and Lenders to enter into this Fourth Amendment, the Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment:
as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, there exists no Default or Event of Default;
as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, all representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
as of the date hereof, the Credit Parties have performed all agreements to be performed by them as set forth in the Credit Agreement;
the execution, delivery and performance of this Fourth Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Credit Parties; the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of this Fourth Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, does not and will not (i) violate any provision of any law or governmental rule or regulation applicable to any Credit Party, the organizational documents of any Credit Party, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of government binding on any Credit Party, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or the lapse of time or both) a default under any contractual obligation of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents), or (iv) require the approval of members of any Credit Party or any approval or consent of any Person under any contractual obligation; and
this Fourth Amendment and each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium.
SECTION 4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
Holdings and certain Subsidiaries of Holdings have (i) guaranteed the Obligations and (ii) created Liens in favor of Lenders on certain Collateral to secure their obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents subject to the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.
Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and this Fourth Amendment and consents to the amendment of the Credit Agreement and consents effected pursuant to this Fourth Amendment. Each Credit Party hereby confirms that each Loan Document to which it is a party or otherwise bound and all Collateral encumbered thereby will continue to guarantee or secure, as the case may be, in accordance with the Loan Documents the payment and performance of all Obligations under each of the Loan Documents, as the case may be (in each case as such terms are defined in the applicable Loan Document), including without limitation the payment and performance of all such Obligations under each of the Loan Documents, as the case may be, in respect of the Obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Credit Agreement.
Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall continue in full force and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this
Fourth Amendment, in each case except as amended or waived pursuant hereto. Each Credit Party represents and warrants that all representations and warranties made by such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement, this Fourth Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this Fourth Amendment, such Credit Party is not required by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Fourth Amendment and (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement, this Fourth Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent of such Credit Party to any future amendments to the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS
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Ha suonato e registrato per una grande quantità di artisti come: Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Jeff Beck e Mos Def. Wimbish è considerato uno dei migliori bassisti e nell'uso di effettistica con il basso elettrico.
Inizia all'eta di dodici anni suonando la chitarra passando poi al basso elettrico all'eta di quattordici anni. Nel 1979 insieme al chitarrista Skip McDonald e al batterista Keith LeBlanc viene convocato per formare la sezione ritmica dell'etichetta house Sugarhill Records suonando nella maggior parte delle produzioni (Grandmaster Flash).

Dal 1984, nel suo studio di registrazione, si esibisce al basso elettrico suonando tante cover, ad esempio quella del brano Laura, interpretato nel 1982 da Cristina D'Avena e usato come sigla dell'omonima serie animata.

Discografia
Solo
 1999 - Trippy Notes for Bass

Con i Living Colour
 1993 - Stain
 1995 - Pride (raccolta)
 2003 - Collideøscope
 2009 - The Chair in the Doorway
 2017 - Shade
Con altri artisti
 1987 Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool
 1989 Tackhead - Friendly as a Handgrenade
 1991 Seal - Seal
 1992 Annie Lennox - DIVA
 1992 Madonna - Erotica
 1993 Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit
 1993 Joe Satriani - Time Machine
 1995 Annie Lennox - Medusa
 1997 Rolling Stones - Bridges to Babylon
 1997 Depeche Mode - Ultra
 1999 Jungle Funk - Jungle Funk
 1999 Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
 2003 Chris Catena - Freak Out
 2007 Tarja Turunen - My Winter Storm
2009 Gary Go - Gary Go

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Bassisti rock

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Boegelein, Thomas ; Dryepondt, Sebastien N. ; Pandey, Amit ; Dawson, Karl ; Tatlock, Gordon J.
Boegelein, Thomas, Dryepondt, Sebastien N., Pandey, Amit, Dawson, Karl, and Tatlock, Gordon J.. Mechanical response and deformation mechanisms of ferritic oxide dispersion strengthened steel structures produced by selective laser melting. United States: N. p., Web. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2014.12.047.
Boegelein, Thomas, Dryepondt, Sebastien N., Pandey, Amit, Dawson, Karl, & Tatlock, Gordon J.. Mechanical response and deformation mechanisms of ferritic oxide dispersion strengthened steel structures produced by selective laser melting. United States. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2014.12.047.
Boegelein, Thomas, Dryepondt, Sebastien N., Pandey, Amit, Dawson, Karl, and Tatlock, Gordon J.. 2015. "Mechanical response and deformation mechanisms of ferritic oxide dispersion strengthened steel structures produced by selective laser melting". United States. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2014.12.047.


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Famous Poles #4: Private Wojtek
Wojtek, pronounced "voytek", was a magnificent 500 lb Syrian brown bear who served in World War II alongside a unit of Polish soldiers. Adopted as a cub by members of the Second Corps – Wojtek grew up among the soldiers believing he was a man just like the others. He loved cigarettes, drank beer right out of the bottle, and was taught to salute when greeted.
It's probably safe to say that he was essential to the soldiers' maintaining their sanity during the difficulties they faced in time of war – reciprocating all the love and attention he received from them in spades. So for the month of February, we're making a slight amendment to our series of "Famous People You Didn't Know Were Polish," by honoring Wojtek the soldier bear (who may not be human, but is most definitely a Pole).
He's also our valentine – which is kind of a big deal – because Valentine's Day is an important holiday around here (note: our obsession with hearts). So we're proud to admit that we're totally smitten with dear Wojtek. And that after reading this short bio on his life and accomplishments, you might feel a little tingle in your heart too.
In 1942, Wojtek was found as an orphaned bear cub by a boy near Hamadan, Iran, who carried him around in a sack before encountering a group of Polish soldiers. Seeing that the bear was young and malnourished, the soldiers bought him in exchange for two tins of meat, and dubbed him Wojtek – which roughly translates to "smiling warrior".
Because of his young age, Wojtek initially had problems swallowing and was fed condensed milk from an empty bottle, and then honey, marmalade and syrup. He lived in a tent with the men and was kept warm with woolen blankets. As he grew older, new "beds", such as a bathtub, accommodated the bear. Yet despite numerous efforts, Wojtek preferred to sleep with the Polish soldiers and cuddle next to strangers (only to wake them up in the morning with a big, wet lick).
Life As a Soldier
By 1944, Wojtek was officially drafted as a private in the 22nd Artillery Supply Division of the Polish Second Army Corps. He had observed his comrades repeatedly load and unload heavy boxes with ammunition during battle, so during the battle of Monte Cassino in Italy, he actually volunteered to help.
According to numerous accounts, Wojtek simply walked towards a supply truck, stretched out his paws, and waited for the soldier to give him something to carry. He then effortlessly lifted the heavy box of ammunition, carried it to the other truck, and returned for more – never dropping a single crate.
During this time Wojtek also became fond of drinking beer and smoking (which was actually more like eating) cigarettes, making him a perfect friend for the soldiers. He also enjoyed wrestling with fellow soldiers and swimming – often emerging out of the water amongst bathing locals and causing a panic.
When the war ended in 1945, Wojtek moved to Berkwickshire, Scotland with his unit. Once the soldiers were demobilized in 1947, Wojtek was taken in by the Edinburgh Zoo. Visiting soldiers would throw him cigarettes and occasionally climb over the fence of his enclosure to give him hugs. He remained a big attraction until his death from natural causes in 1963.
Since, there have been several memorial plaques, sculptures, movies, and more commemorating Wojtek – among them, a TEDxKrakow talk about "Wojtek the Soldier Bear Project" in which volunteers around the globe have utilized social networking to gather examples of good practice.
Q: Why can you never see anything at a soccer match in Poland?
A: Because there's always a pole in the way.

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Gosh it's been a while since I visited this blog! I have really enjoyed blogging here and sharing my views, joys and inspirations. It's been a great platform for developing my style in both photography and blogging and has driven me to explore new music, art, style and hype about it!
Many thanks for reading over the years. Can't believe I created my first post 6th July 2010! Feels like such a long time ago. And for people to still read this blog is amazing. Thank you for 89,965 page views! You certainly have given me the confidence.
So time for a goodbye to this blog... it's been great blogging! The blog will still be live on the internet but I will cease to blog anymore.
Yikes its been ages since I've posted on this blog! Almost a year. Well one of my summer resolutions was to blog more so today I'm deciding to put that into action! I must admit I've been demotivated by posting onto this blog due to the adult content I've been forced to have (this isn't an 'adult' site) but I hope you wonderful readers won't be put off by it!
I particularly love her acoustic rendition of this song featured on the deluxe edition of her début album 'Devotion'. Other favourites are 'Running' (the vocals and electric guitar are brilliant!) and 'Night Light'.
It's been a while since I did a post on my work. This piece of work is a GIF and I've only experimented with creating these only on a few occasions. Though they look rather simple there is quite a lot of work involved! I made 'The Kiss 0.2' for a short project at uni (BA Photography at Southampton Solent University) to do with time. I was thinking of a few ideas and thought I'd revisit a shoot I did this Jan. 'Kiss Me Kay' (Jan 2011) are stills from a video I made. I was experimenting with time lapse and the subtle differences in each frame in a kiss, a simple act with so many expressions. For my current time project I wanted to have a slightly different twist but fundamentally have the same basis for the idea. This time I shot outside against a fountain background which was also on a time loop for when the water would shoot out. I also used a tripod so all the shots can be level. Thinking about when to shoot and wait for the fountain all involved calculating correct timing and using a very fast shutter. I shot on continuous shoot mode and as it was outside I could shoot at a fast shutter at a low ISO so more detail.
To create the image I first resized all the images to 600 pixel width and saved the images again using Fastzone Photo Resizer software I downloaded for free from the internet. This meant I had low risk of Photoshop CS2 crashing due to uploading a lot large images. I then edited the first photo and saved the actions I did to it to apply the action to other photos easily. I added contrast, a few colour filters, soft Gaussian blur and used the sharpen image filter. I opened all the photos I wanted to use one by one and replayed my 'The Kiss' action 26 times. Now all my images were ready to use. I then created a Photoshop document to create my gif. This involved opening all the edited images and simple placing the images on top of each other. I opened the 'animation' window, the tool to use to create gifs. I then selected all the layers and chose the option 'Make frames from layers' from the small arrow on the right of the 'animation' window. I then selected all the frames and chose 0.2 second delay from each frame to the next. To save as a gif I selected 'Save for Web' and chose GIF format, not JPEG.
Here's the image I created: Tell me what you think? Being relatively new at creating GIFs I'm quite happy how it turned out.
I've been a fan of Michael Fassbender since seeing him in 'The Devil's Whore' which was shown on Channel 4 in the UK in 2008. Since then he's been a rising star and I think it's safe to say he is hot property at the moment! He is currently a well sought out actor in Hollywood with the box office hits such as X-Men: First Class which was amazing, a beautiful retelling of Jane Eyre and 3 highly anticipated films coming out next year: Haywire, A Dangerous Method and Shame. The trailer for Shame really caught my eye which was directed by Steve McQueen. McQueen had directed the hard-hitting drama, Hunger featuring Fassbender 3 years ago which brought Fassbender into the limelight. The pair have teamed up again and Shame looks like an intriguing, mesmerizing drama. Fassbender plays Brandon who has a sexual addiction in New York but when his sister comes to stay everything is turned upside down. Though my very short synopsis of the film seems very shallow the trailer speaks for itself. From just looking at this short trailer it shows that McQueen is certainly a director to watch. My favourite part in the trailer is at 1.00 / 1.34 when Brandon (Fassbender) softly touches a woman's hand on a vertical rail on the NY subway. The mere touch has a sexual energy which I find fascinating.
The film is due to be released 13th Jan 2012 in the UK, rated 18. It also features Oscar nominated Carey Mulligan from An Education, another star in her own right.
I also love the poster promoting the film. How the meaning of a word can change with the presence of a picture. Text placement and images are powerful tools in advertising. I particularly like how they've used an image of crinkled bed sheets with the simple noun, 'Shame' written in plain sans serif white font. I'm thinking it could be Helvetica however I think the subtext is, not the main title. If anyone knows please drop a comment below! Thanks!
My friend Kirsty had just bought the latest issue of Vogue with Gisele on the cover which came with a 'best places to party' guide. On the back of that cover I came across such a captivating image that I was searching the net for the shoot as I only had a glimpse of the image before we left for our train. I took a snapshot on my phone to remind myself to look it up! I think this image is pretty spectacular.
This was shot for Vogue Promotions, Vogue UK Dec 2011 by Benjamin Lennox. I had found these images on Kim Howells blog who was the stylist for this shoot. I think this shoot is beautiful especially the vibrant colours and the model's expression in my Photograph of the Day. I love the styling, fashion and how it's shot. There really isn't anything I can critique on! You certainly see the sparkle in Swarovski.
Combination top, Jason Wu. Chocker piece Andy Farrow. All designs made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
Dress, Roksanda Ilincic. Hat, Jane Taylor. Earrings, Anton Heunis made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
Dress, Monique Lhuillier. Hat, Jane Taylor.
Jacket and skirt, both Marios Schwab. Hat, Catherine Piederriere, for Crystal Obsession. Necklace, Jacques Fath.
Dress, Marios Schwab. Headpiece made using Chunky Chain necklace, Dannijo; Aquitaine necklace,Simon Harrison; chain, Martine Wester; all made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. Earrings made withSWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
Dress, Kanzi, made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
Dress, Rodarte, made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. Headpiece, by Helmut Newton, Swarovski Corporate Archive.
Dress, Mary Katrantzou. Headpiece, Otazu. Cuffs, Holly Fulton. Panther bracelet and Caddis Cascade bracelet, both Simon Harrison. One-stone ring, Janis Savitt. Matching button rings, SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED. All designs made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
Dress, Holly Fulton, made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. Headpiece, Jane Taylor. Crystal fringe, stylist's own, made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
Jacket, Jason Wu. Bra, ID Sarrieri, made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. Earrings and necklace, both Anton Heunis. Three-stone ring, Miquella. Gold bracelet, Rodrigo Otazu, available at SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED. Red crystal bracelet, Simon Harrison. Matching large and small circle stone rings, both SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED. Small crystal matching rings, Chelsea Taylor. Multi-stonering, The Earring Boutique.
Dress, Jenny Packham. Earrings, The Earring Boutique. All embellished with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
Skirt and top, Jason Wu. Body piece, Jose Miro. All made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.
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Il Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope, o KM3NeT, è una futura infrastruttura europea di ricerca scientifica, che sarà posizionata sul fondale del Mar Mediterraneo. Conterrà un telescopio di neutrini di nuova generazione nella forma di un rivelatore Čerenkov con un volume di cinque chilometri cubi distribuiti in tre posizioni nel Mediterraneo: KM3NeT-Fr (al largo di Tolone, Francia), KM3NeT-It (al largo di Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicilia, Italia) e KM3NeT-Gr (al largo di Pylos, Peloponneso, Grecia). Il progetto KM3NeT continua il lavoro fatto dai progetti di rilevatori di neutrini: ANTARES (telescopio al largo della Francia), NEMO (telescopio pianificato al largo dell'Italia) e NESTOR (telescopio pianificato al largo della Grecia).

KM3NeT cercherà i neutrini provenienti da sorgenti astrofisiche distanti come resti di supernova, lampi gamma, supernovae o collisioni tra stelle e sarà un potente strumento nella ricerca della materia oscura nell'universo. Il suo obiettivo primario è individuare i neutrini da sorgenti della nostra galassia. Delle reti di migliaia di sensori ottici individueranno la debole luce nelle acque profonde dalle particelle cariche originate dalle collisioni dei neutrini con l'acqua o le rocce, in vicinanza del rivelatore. L'infrastruttura di ricerca conterrà anche la strumentazione per altre discipline scientifiche, come la biologia marina, l'oceanografia e la geofisica, per un monitoraggio a lungo termine del ambiente dell'oceano profondo e il fondale marino a molti chilometri di profondità.

Una volta completato, la struttura del KM3NeT consisterà di sette grandi sottorivelatori. Sei di questi formeranno proprio il telescopio per la ricerca di sorgenti di neutrini. Il settimo sottorivelatore è un rivelatore di neutrini, ottimizzato per misurare le proprietà del neutrino stesso.

Progettazione
L'intero telescopio di neutrini conterrà circa 12000 sfere di vetro resistenti alla pressione attaccate a circa 600 corde. Ciascuna delle corde tiene 18 sensori sferici, ancorati al fondale marino e sostenuti da galleggianti. Ciascuna delle sfere, chiamata "modulo ottico digitale" (DOM, dall'inglese digital optical module), ha un diametro di circa 43 cm, contiene tubi fotomoltiplicatori lunghi 7,6 cm con l'elettronica di supporto, ed è connessa alla costa da una rete di fibra ottica a banda larga.

Sulla costa di ciascun sito di installazione del KM3NeT, una farm di computer effettuerà il primo filtro dei dati per la ricerca del segnale di neutrini cosmici, prima di mandare i dati al centro dati principale per l'immagazzinamento e ulteriori analisi da parte dei scienziati del KM3NeT.

Il sito KM3NeT-It, alla profondità di 3400 m, ospita il rivelatore ARCA (Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss), con DOM, più distanziati tra loro, ottimizzati per rivelare neutrini cosmici di alta energia nell'ordine dei TeV o PeV.  Le loro corde sono lunghe 650 m, distanziate 90 m l'una dall'altra.

Il sito KM3NeT-Fr, alla profondità di 2475 m, ospita il rivelatore ORCA (Oscillation Research with Cosmics in the Abyss), una rete più compatta con sensori più ravvicinati ottimizzati per i neutrini atmosferici di energia nell'ordine dei GeV. Questo consisterà di 115 corde in una griglia triangolare di 20 m, con una spaziatura di 9 m tra i DOM in una stessa corda. In generale, la rete ha un diametro di circa 210 m, e le corde sono lunghe 200 m.

Costruzione
Nel 2012, la prima fase dell'implementazione della struttura del KM3NeT cominciò con la costruzione dell'infrastruttura nel fondale nei siti del KM3NeT-Fr e del KM3NeT-It. Un prototipo di KM3NeT Digital Optical Module (KM3NeT-DOM) sta prendendo dati con successo per più di un anno come parte del telescopio ANTARES. Il sito di installazione del KM3NeT-Fr, vicino al telescopio ANTARES, sta venendo preparato nel 2019 per l'installazione delle prime corde per il rivelatore KM3NeT/ORCA. Al sito del KM3NET-It, il primo prototipo di corda ha raccolto dati per circa un anno. Nel 2016 e nel 2017, furono installate le prime corde. Nel 2018, fu spento il network via cavo del fondale. All'inizio del 2019, una riparazione temporanea ha riavviato il network e la prima corda. Il network sta venendo riconfigurato per l'installazione di due blocchi rivelatori, di 115 corde ciascuno, per ARCA.

Relazioni con altri telescopi di neutrini
Il progetto del KM3NeT si basa sui tre progetti pilota nel Mar Mediterraneo: il rivelatore ANTARES, il Neutrino Mediterranean Observatory (NEMO) e il progetto NESTOR. I progetti NEMO e NESTOR fecero entrambi un lavoro di ricerca e sviluppo per un telescopio di neutrini, ma sono stati costruiti solo piccoli prototipi di questi. Il telescopio ANTARES fu completato il 30 maggio 2008 ed è il telescopio di neutrini nell'emisfero boreale. Nell'emisfero australe, in Antartide, l'osservatorio IceCube è già operativo. Insieme, IceCube e KM3NeT osserveranno l'intero cielo e formeranno un osservatorio di neutrini globale.

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Bibliografia

Collegamenti esterni

Esperimenti di fisica delle particelle
Osservatori di neutrini


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Attention Football Fans: The Buffalo Bills Are Paying People $12 an Hour to Clear the Stadium of Snow
BY Michele Debczak
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The Buffalo Bills are asking fans to prove just how dedicated they are following a snowstorm in western New York this week. As Buffalo News reports, New Era Field is hiring snow shovelers to clear out the stands and the field in time for Sunday's game—and it's offering free tickets as an incentive.
This Friday, workers will be paid $12 an hour to remove snow from the stadium—a $1 pay increase from last season. Shovelers who complete at least a four-hour shift will receive a free ticket to the game against the New York Jets on Sunday, December 9. They're encouraged to bring their own shovel, but tools will be provided to whomever shows up without one.
According to Weather.com, Buffalo has the worst weather of any NFL city, with intense cold, wind, and snowfall throughout the season. In November 2014, a storm buried Buffalo under nearly 7 feet of snow, with 220,000 tons of it ending up in New Era Field. Locals were also called upon to lend a hand and a shovel that time around, but as no one could leave their homes, the game had to be relocated. The Bills ended up beating the Jets 38-3 in the Detroit Lions's indoor arena.
With a few home games still scheduled for this season, it's possible that local snow shovel owners may be asked to help out again if they miss this opportunity.
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Hundreds of Kangaroos Roam the Green at This Australian Golf Course
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Anglesea Golf Club has all the makings of a regular golf club: an 18-hole golf course, a mini golf course, a driving range, a clubhouse, and a bistro. But the kangaroo mobs that hop around the holes add an element of surprise to your otherwise leisurely round of one of the slowest games in sports.
Anglesea Golf Club
According to Thrillist, the kangaroos have been a mainstay for years, and the club started giving tours a few years ago to ensure visitors could observe them in the safest way possible. For about 25 minutes, a volunteer tour guide will drive a golf cart with up to 14 passengers around the course, sharing fun facts about kangaroos and stopping at opportune locations for people to snap a few photos of the marsupials, which are most active in late afternoon and early morning. Kangaroos are friendly creatures, but Anglesea's website reminds visitors that "they can also be quite aggressive if they feel threatened."
Post-graduate students and academic staff from Melbourne University's zoology department have been researching Anglesea's kangaroo population since 2004, and some of the animals are marked with collar and ear tags so the researchers can track movement, growth, survival, and reproduction patterns throughout their life cycle.
One of the reasons kangaroos have continued to dwell on land so highly trafficked by people is because of the quality of the land itself, National Geographic reports. The golf course staff regularly sprinkles nitrogen fertilizer all over the green, which makes the grass especially healthy.
If you decide to plan a trip to Anglesea Golf Club, you can book a kangaroo tour here—adult tickets are $8.50, and children under 12 can come along for just $3.50 each.
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Why Do Baseball Managers Wear the Same Uniforms as Their Players?
BY Matt Soniak
Gabe Kapler, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, talks with home plate umpire Ryan Blakney during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Basketball and hockey coaches wear business suits on the sidelines. Football coaches wear team-branded shirts and jackets (and often ill-fitting pleated khakis). Why are baseball managers the only guys who wear the same outfit as their players?
According to John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball since 2011, it goes back to the earliest days of the game. Back then, the person known as the manager was the business manager: the guy who kept the books in order and the road trips on schedule. Meanwhile, the guy we call the manager today, the one who arranges the roster and decides when to pull a pitcher, was known as the captain. In addition to managing the team on the field, he was usually also on the team as a player. For many years, the "manager" wore a player's uniform simply because he was a player. There were also a few captains who didn't play for the team and stuck to making decisions in the dugout, and they usually wore suits.
With the passing of time, it became less common for the captain to play, and on most teams they took on strictly managerial roles. Instead of suits proliferating throughout America's dugouts, though, non-playing captains largely hung on to the tradition of wearing a player's uniform. By the early to mid 20th century, wearing the uniform was the norm for managers, with a few notable exceptions. The Philadelphia Athletics's Connie Mack and the Brooklyn Dodgers's Burt Shotton continued to wear suits and ties to games long after it fell out of favor (though Shotton sometimes liked to layer a team jacket on top of his street clothes). Once those two retired, it's been uniforms as far as the eye can see.
The adherence to the uniform among managers in the second half of the 20th century leads some people to think that MLB mandates it, but a look through the official major league rules [PDF] doesn't turn up much on a manager's dress. Rule 3.03(a) (1) says that "All players on a team shall wear uniforms identical in color, trim and style, and all players' uniforms shall include minimal six-inch numbers on their backs" and under the rulebook's Definition of Terms, a coach is described as a "team member in uniform appointed by the manager to perform such duties as the manager may designate, such as but not limited to acting as base coach."
While the rulebook gives a rundown of the manager's role and some rules that apply to them, it doesn't specify that they're uniformed. Further down, Rule 4.07 (under "Security" says that "No person shall be allowed on the playing field during a game except players and coaches in uniform, managers, news photographers authorized by the home team, umpires, officers of the law in uniform and watchmen or other employees of the home Club." Again, nothing about the managers being uniformed.
All that said, the definition of the bench or dugout ia "the seating facilities reserved for players, substitutes, and other team members in uniform when they are not actively engaged on the playing field," and makes no exceptions for managers or anyone else. While the managers' duds are never addressed anywhere else, this definition does seem to necessitate, in a roundabout way, that managers wear a uniform—at least if they want to have access to the dugout. And, really, where else would they sit?
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Urban Cowboy
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.
Director: Albert M. Shapiro, James Bridges, Karen Hale Wookey, Kim Kurumada
Actors: Barry Corbin, Brooke Alderson, Cooper Huckabee, Debra Winger, James Gammon, John Travolta, Johnny Lee, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Mickey Gilley, Scott Glenn
Waffle Street
The true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst…
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship,…
England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.
The Boo
The Boo is a Southern-gothic thriller about a bereaved small town sheriff and his recently widowed, estranged, sister-in-law who must acknowledge the external forces they must extinguish to overcome the…
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A Hollywood actress and a former NFL star strive to save a troubled Texas town while bonding over their shared love of a very special 10-year-old girl who has found…
Ernest (Stick) Stickley just out of prison agrees to help a friend deliver a package. It's a setup and his friend is killed. Stick is going to find out why!
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
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In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew…
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An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.
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Jill McCabe, född 5 september 1962 i Liverpool, är en svensk före detta friidrottare (medeldistans) som tävlade för klubbarna IFK Tumba, Turebergs IF och Malmö AI. Hon utsågs år 1984 till Stor Grabb/tjej nummer 344. Vid OS 1984 i Los Angeles deltog hon på 800 meter och 1 500 meter men blev utslagen i semifinal respektive försök.

McCabe har tre barn tillsammans med sin man Håkan - Frida, Kim & Clara. Frida (sprint) såväl som Kim (längdhopp) tillhör sverigetoppen i sina respektive grenar.

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Q: Why is John Crichton so insanely rude in season 2 of Farscape? He is so likable and nice in season 1 apart from the understandable occasional snap, yet in season 2 he is a complete dick to everyone! Always! Whenever someone says ANYTHING he goes on to reply in a ohmygod-you-are-all-so-pathetic-and-annoying-i-am-so-much-better-than-you-please-just-shutup manner!
Does anyone know what the reason was? For example did the character writers change?
I am new to farscape and in the middle of season 2, Pleeeease WITHOUT SPOILERS can someone tell me if he gets back to his old self after this season?

A: Something happened during the Season 1 finale that won't be apparent until near the end of Season 2.  The first clues were in 2x04, Crackers Don't Matter.
While I never really noticed it as rudeness (more like irritability), he does mellow out a little later on.
For completeness in this answer, this is what you'll learn by the end of Season 2:

 In short, Crichton is slowly going insane due to the neural chip placed in his head by Scorpius.

 Harvey's appearance in Crackers Don't Matter was originally supposed to be nothing more than a hallucination, but the writers decided Scorpius needed a more-constant presence to be a big enough threat to the main characters, so the existence of the neural chip was retconned in to the events of the Season 1 finale by way of flashbacks.

 In the season 2 finale, the neural chip is removed, but Harvey remains.  At this point, Crichton gets more control over Harvey's appearances, since the personality doesn't have a physical presence backing it anymore, and isn't quite as wound up.

A: I never particularly noticed a change in attitude; however, an in-universe explanation would probably be PTSD.

A: The Crichton lovers will completely disagree with this, but I see it as his original personality. You're so spot on in his mannerisms. Even if he was the captain, which he was already acting like he was, his abuse (verbal and physical) would still be out of order and definitely not explained away by PTSD.

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Will Canada allow Norway to excavate & remove Roald Amundsen's ship?
Will Canada allow Norway to excavate & remove Roald Amundsen's ship?
In an intriguing case, Norway would like the rights to excavate & remove (to a museum in Norway), the ship of the polar explorer Roald Amundsen. So far, Canada have blocked the requests, as they feel hat the ship is of archaeological significance within Canada & needs a proper study & archaeological survey done before any decision could be made. On the other hand, nobody in Canada has the resources / willingness to carry out this survey – and as each year passes, the ship wreck will deteriorate further as it is battered by the elements in its exposed position on the beach.
Note that since this post was written, I have received updated information about the story, which is posted here.
It's been more than 100 years since Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen sailed the Maud into the western Arctic, where it ended up sinking some years later in the waters off Cambridge Bay.
But the ship is still making waves.
On March 15 Canada's cultural property export review board will meet in Ottawa to review a previous decision by the Canadian Border Services Agency to deny an export permit to a Norwegian group that wants to tow the half-submerged wreck of a ship off the shore back to Norway.
Last December, Canadian Border Services Agency turned down a request for a federal export permit for the Maud, once sailed by Amundsen, the first European adventurer to travel the Northwest Passage in 1906 and the first person to reach the South Pole December 1911.
Amundsen had sailed the Maud on an unsuccessful attempt to sail through the Northeast Passage, then drifted in the ice towards the North Pole.
Now a group of Norwegian investors wants to raise the Maud with balloons, drag the hulk over to a barge and then tow it from Nunavut back to Norway — a 7,000-kilometre journey.
There, the Maud would be exhibited at a futuristic museum in Asker, a suburb of Oslo — where anything to do with Amundsen remains a huge draw.
But here's the reason for the refusal of the permit: Canadian Heritage's expert examiner recommended the Maud was of "outstanding significance and national importance to Canada," as set out in Section 11 of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
Now Wanggaard, whose group appealed that decision, has 20 minutes before the review board to defend his plans for the Maud.
"Basically we will just try to present our project from the beginning," Wanggaard said March 11 in an interview from Ottawa.
Wanggaard said he feels that they're the only ones with a concrete plan to deal with the ship, which legally belongs to them.
Wanggaard said he's focused on saving the ship as it is today.
The archeological study that Canadian Heritage wants to see would be of "marginal value" and "incredibly" difficult and time-consuming to carry out, he said.
In any event, Wanggaard said he doesn't want to destroy the Maud, but wants to salvage it.
After hearing the appeal arguments, the review board could direct the permit officer to issue a permit to the Norwegians without further delay.
However, if the board agrees with the expert examiner from Canadian Heritage that the ship is of "outstanding significance and national importance," it may set an export delay period, from two to six months in length.
During that period, Canadian institutions and public authorities could buy the Maud from its Norwegian owners, with the possible assistance of a "Movable Cultural Property Grant" from Canadian Heritage.
If no offers to purchase the ship are made by the end of the delay period, the Norwegians will be issued a permit on demand.
No matter what happens, plans to move the Maud will be postponed by a year, he said.
A group of Cambridge Bay residents has lobbied to keep the sunken hulk of the Maud — better known to them as the Baymaud, the name given to it by the Hudson's Bay Co. — in the waters outside their community.
The petition noted that the Baymaud also served as a supply vessel and a floating warehouse, then later as a wireless radio station, broadcasting from the Arctic to what is now the CBC.
"While we don't deny the importance of the Maud to Norway, one also cannot deny the fact that she is a Canadian archaeological site that has been here since 1930 and should not be removed," the petition reads.


After a busy day put your feet up in its peaceful courtyard garden whilst sampling one of Halifax's fine craft beers.
Converted from a stylish trio of heritage townhouses, The Haliburton in downtown Halifax is one of Nova Scotia's finest boutique hotels. Located in the heart of the quirky and progressive city, and just steps away from the museums and attractions, it's the ideal hotel to start or end your journey to Atlantic Canada. The whole ethos of The Haliburton is that smaller is better; it prides itself on its unique experiences such as enjoying a local Tall Ship ale from the nearby Garrison Brewery in the private garden, the daily 4pm dinner menu reveal and roasted fair-trade coffee from the lobby (which means you won't even need the thoughtful coffee pod machine in your room).
Each of the 29 rooms and suites is bright and breezy with super sumptuous bedding, iPod-friendly radios and Keurig in-room coffee. One bedroom suites have separate sitting rooms with cosy fireplaces, wet bars and fridges. To really push the boat out (you are mere metres from the Atlantic, after all) we like the Grand Suite, with its four poster bed, large living room, fireplace, entertainment centre and single-jetted air tub. We love that each of the rooms is individually designed, some with wood-burning fireplaces or private balconies overlooking the garden courtyard.
Onsite you'll find the acclaimed Stories restaurant, where East Coast fusion cuisine is served up by Chef Scott with an imaginative menu that changes every day. Known as one of the city's best kept secrets, it has a great reputation with savvy travellers and long-term local fans alike. Fans of Asian-inspired dishes will love the rice paper sea scallops, Yellowfin tuna and inventive and exotic puddings. There's also a well-stocked library, ideal for unwinding with a digestif.


There's a lot of research about how to define the customer journey. Early in Isaac Wyatt's career, when the marketing automation craze was taking off, people were looking at everything that could be automated. In hindsight, automating everything might have been the worst thing they could do. As tech visionary Donald Knuth said, "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." Maybe it won't lead to the death of a product or company, but it could be the end of a career for some operations folks. In this episode Isaac, who is Sr. Director, GTM Strategy & Operations at HashiCorp, explains that instead of starting with what we can automate, we've got to start with a goal in mind. He shares the five-step process he's been working on.


You can find an app for pretty much anything and everything these days. Even fashion fans have a wide selection of apps available to them. Whether it's your favourite magazine (Look, Cosmopolitan, Glamour or Vogue) or your favourite fashion shops (ASOS, New Look, River Island and Topshop!), you can find an app that is right for you. Below are our top favourites, so give your home screen a fashionable make-over and get downloading today!
Nail Art has been a trend that has boomed over the past few years. However, if you can't afford to have your nails done or for work reasons you can't decorate your nails, this app is for you. Nail Salon allows users to choose from a wide selection of polishes and can decorate with diamante, pearls, patterns and much more. The app also allows you to share your designs via Facebook, so get your creative head on and create your own designs!
For fashionistas who love indie labels or want something a bit different, the Etsy app is great. The app allows users to discover over 17 million items from users all over the world. Whether you want to buy from a small label or you want to sell items yourself, this app is a handy thing to have on your iPhone or iPad.
This app is great for bloggers and lovers of street fashion. The app allows you to share your outfit with other users as well as see what other users are wearing. You can follow your favourite brands as well and can share your looks on social media sites.
If you're a fashion student, fashion writer or just love to keep up-to-date with the latest trends, you need this app on your iPhone or iPad. The app allows users to check out the latest trends as well as read about recent fashion news. This app is free but you can upgrade and get even better content for £1.99 (one month), £5.49 (six months) or £8.99 (12 months).
The Finthose.com app allows users to shop for items from over 800 boutiques and retailers in the UK. It allows you to compare prices as well as find that perfect item all in one place.
A Mulberry bag has to be one of the most iconic handbags out there at the moment. You may not be able to afford one but with this app you can browse the selection of luscious bags, make a wish list of the bags you would like and keep up-to-date with Mulberry news via their blog. If you can afford a Mulberry, this app also allows you to buy one of the bags from the app.
These are just a selection of apps available to fashion lovers. Have a browse through the app store today; you will be surprised at what you come across!
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Based on the true story of Robin Cavendish, Breathe is a heart-warming and highly emotional celebration of bravery and human possibility, a love story about living every breath as though it's your last. The film stars Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) as Cavendish and Claire Foy (The Crown) as his wife Diana.
From a script by twice Academy Award-nominated screenwriter William Nicholson (Everest, Les Misérables and Gladiator), Andy Serkis (globally known for his performances including, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) delivers a hugely impressive directorial debut with this inspirational true story of love without limits.


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Gypsum Naturally Arises from Nanoparticle Self-Assembly
Scientists reveal the secret of how gypsum forms.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 18:00
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
One of the Earth's greatest wonders is gypsum, a very soft calcium-based mineral that we use in homes, such as in plasterboard and drywall, and encounter naturally all around the world, such as the stunning formations shown above. Now, reporting in the latest issue of the journal Science, scientists have determined the exact steps in which gypsum forms.
It's a remarkable natural example of natural nanotechnology: first, nanoparticles of a chemically similar mineral called bassanite form; second, the nanoparticles coalesce into larger bassanite nanorods; third, the bassanite nanorods form gypsum.
Discovering these steps through high-resolution microscopy, Alexander Van Driessche of CSIC-University of Granada in Spain and his colleagues conclude that gypsum and bassanite both here and on Mars may have formed differently than scientists previously thought.
In addition this new knowledge opens ways to making gypsum and bassanite more efficiently than before, which may benefit the various industrial applications that use them.
One interesting stat from Wikipedia, which probably will find its gypsum entry updated in light of this new paper: the White Sands of Mexico has a natural 270 square-mile reserve of gypsum sand, which is enough to supply the construction industry for 1,000 years, according to a 1999 article in the Albuquerque Journal referenced in the Wikipedia entry.
For gypsum in the years 2999 and beyond, and bassanite, industrially important in its own right, manufacturers might find these newly uncovered details of nanoassembly increasingly useful for making these minerals. As the giant gypsum crystals show, nature has certainly been successfully following these steps for millions of years at a time.
Ben P. Stein
Ben P. Stein is a former director of Inside Science and currently the managing editor in the public affairs office at National Institute of Standards and Technology.


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News from Ireland
Sinn Fein Calls for Vote on United Ireland – a 'border poll'
The 'Good Friday Agreement' that saw an end to the armed conflict in Northern Ireland has a number of provisions including the possibility of a vote on the removal of the border with the Republic and thus a United Ireland. It has always been the express political aim of Sinn Fein to achieve a United Ireland and the party has clearly taken heart from recent census results of the population in the six Counties.
The census revealed that the once significant gap between the Protestant majority and Catholic minority has diminished significantly. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency published the results of the 2011 census showing that 45% of the population are now Catholic while 48% are Protestant. This compares to the 2001 census when the ratio was 53% Protestant to 44% Catholic – a very significant closing of the gap.
When asked to identify themselves as British, Northern Irish or Irish 48% identified as British with 29% identifying as Northern Irish and 28% as Irish. Respondents were allowed to choose a number of identities in the census. 40% identified as 'British only', 25% as 'Irish only' with 21% 'Northern Irish only'.
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has ramped up the pressure by calling for a referendum during the lifetime of the current Northern Assembly (parliament). In an attempt to sway moderates he has also suggested that there would be economic benefits on both sides of the border should a United Ireland come into effect after a 'border poll'. Of course any such moves are going to be fiercely resisted by Ulster Unionists who claim Ulster as their own.
Edited by Michael Green
January 19, 2013 January 20, 2013 Michael GreenNorthern Ireland, Sinn Fein
2 thoughts on "Sinn Fein Calls for Vote on United Ireland – a 'border poll'"
Roger Murphy says:
It seems that equality may eventually settle the diversive times of the past. I can only hope so!
Jerry Kearns Christman says:
I can only hope that Gerry Adams can succeed in creating a border free united Ireland. Being an American wish an Irish mother it would be great to see the Irish in control of their entire country. "God Bless the Irish"
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