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State spent $15M on ads touting tax-free zones
The 30-second television ads promote START-UP NY, a program enacted last year.
State spent $15M on ads touting tax-free zones The 30-second television ads promote START-UP NY, a program enacted last year. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1g6FWFr
Wires Published 10:17 p.m. ET March 20, 2014 | Updated 10:23 p.m. ET March 20, 2014
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Albany, N.Y.(Photo: Mike Groll AP)
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration spent $15.2 million since December on television advertisements touting the state's tax-free program for businesses, according to newly released state data.
The 30-second television ads promote START-UP NY, a program enacted last year by Cuomo and lawmakers that lifts taxes on businesses for 10 years if they relocate to specified zones in New York, mostly surrounding State University of New York campuses.
Of the total amount, $8.9 million was spent airing the ads in out-of-state markets, according to Empire State Development, the state's economic-development branch. A total of $2.1 million was spent in upstate New York, with $4.1 million spent in New York City.
The state released the spending data Thursday after receiving several requests over the past three months from the Albany Bureau and other media outlets, including a Freedom of Information Law request filed in January. The advertising campaign has been criticized by some liberal groups and Republicans, including Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who launched his own gubernatorial campaign earlier this month.
"The goal of START-UP NY — the game-changing initiative passed with overwhelming bipartisan support last year — is to create new jobs, attract new businesses, and encourage current companies to expand, which is why we are investing the resources necessary to get the word out to companies in New York State and across the country," Empire State Development spokesman Jason Conwall said in a statement.
The advertisements have aired across the state and country since Dec. 10.
They promote the state as one that is open to business while showing scenes of manufacturing plants and high-tech firms, before touting a summary of the tax-free plan.
Cuomo's image does not appear in the ads — it's prohibited by state law — but the START-UP program was shepherded through the Legislature last year by the first-term Democratic governor.
"The new New York is open — open to innovation, open to ambition, open to bold ideas," the narrator in one ad says. "That's why New York has a new plan, dozens of tax-free zones all across the state."
Empire State Development paid for the campaign with a $150 million pot of state funds flagged for marketing the state to businesses. Previously, the fund — which received $50 million in each of the last three state budgets — covered a "New York Open for Business" marketing campaign that touted the state's business climate.
In his campaign launch video earlier this month, Astorino said the advertisements are airing to promote the governor in a re-election year, questioning why they're airing in-state when the program is meant to attract out-of-state business. Astorino is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Cuomo in November.
"Gov. Cuomo is spending tens of millions of our tax dollars on false advertising to make it sound like he's doing something," Astorino said in the video. "But while he's running those gimmicky START-UP NY ads to boost his poll numbers, families, seniors and businesses aren't buying it, and they're leaving the state in droves."
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Apple has reportedly announced a new $100 billion share buyback plan as jump in second-quarter earnings, according to reports.
According to AFP, Apple reported a 25.3 percent rise in earnings to $13.8 billion following 15.6 per cent increase in revenues to $61.1 billion.
The company exceeded analyst expectations in per-share earnings and revenues, lifting shares in after-hours trading.
However, iPhone sales for the quarter ending March 31 came in at 52.2 million, a bit below consensus estimates of 53 million.
The company, flush with a huge cash pile on strong earnings enhanced by the US tax cut plan of 2017, announced $100 billion in new share buybacks plus a 16 per cent boost to its quarterly dividend.
That came on top of $22.8 billion in buybacks executed in the prior quarter, "a record amount for any issue in any quarter," analyst Howard Silverblatt said.
Apple scored revenue increases in all operating regions compared with the year-ago period, China and Japan scoring the biggest gains in percentage terms.
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Has anyone here played this game? It seems intresting to me, but (at least to my knowledge) there's no downloadable trial or demo or anything, and I'm not sure I want to spend 50 euros on a game without trying it first. Although, I might end up doing that anyways, if boredom gets a hold of me.
I agree, the trailer looks really freakin awesome, although the actual game isn't up to snuff for my liking.
The quests are rather dull and unoriginal.
You don't feel like you're acutally playing the game, rather than just killing stuff and collecting objects that you bring to the guildman or town captain.
Battles aren't that good looking either. Perhaps its just me or my low lvl character (17) but after that lvl it just doens't get any better.
You just get pk'ed less.
Killing stuff and collecting items? Sounds about the same as lvling in WoW, I can cope with that, me thinks. What class did you play?
I'll prolly end up buying it sooner or later, tomorrow at latest. Might be a waste of money, but can't help it.
Will post my first impressions of the game when I get it, incase someone else in here is intrested in this game.
Well, I picked up my copy of Archlord today from the post office. Haven't played much, two hours max. By far it has felt a bit dull, but I wont give up on it just yet, will try and get into the game better before deciding if it's worth playing.
The game definitely does have some flaws though... For example, you can't pick gender for your character, it's decided by the class you choose. So, if you pick an Human Mage it will be female, if you pick a Human Knight it will be male... etc. A big minus. Another annoying thing I have by far found is, that there doesn't seem to be food and drinks for restoring health / mana. All I've founded are health/mana potions and, of course, healing spells if your class can learn them.


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I started my career as a salesman, a copier salesman to be specific, young, hungry, and hardworking, but the reality was that I was just one of thousands of young Nigerian graduates, all eager to succeed. How did I get from there to where I am now? Of course, hard work, resilience, a long-term vision – but also luck.
A year later after earning my Master's degree in Economics from the University of Lagos, I applied to join a new generation bank, Allstates Trust Bank. The bank's one-page newspaper advertisement demanded a minimum 2:1-degree, but I applied regardless, submitting a cover letter and filled out application with my 2:2-Economics degree.
By a stroke of luck, my application was reviewed by the Chairman/CEO, a painstaking man who carefully read my cover letter and was drawn to the confidence in my words. "I know I may not have met the qualifying criteria for the advertised roles, but I am intelligent, driven, ambitious and I will make the bank proud. My 2:2 degree does not demonstrate the full extent of my intelligence and ability, and I know I can do so much more." He read those words and took a chance on me. Though "unqualified", he decided to throw me a lifeline, an opportunity.
I was invited to join the shortlist, followed by a long series of interviews and even more tests. At the end of a very rigorous process, I received good news – I had a place as an entry level analyst. Even now, I wonder: What if the Founder had not personally gone through my application? What if my application was rejected at the very beginning? What if I never got the opportunity to work at Allstates Trust Bank?
The story continues: within 12 months at the bank, aged 27, I went from analyst to branch manager – the youngest ever bank branch manager at the time. I was hard working, energetic, creative and prioritised getting things done, but it was also good fortune that my bosses Toyin Akin-Johnson and Ebitimi Banigo took notice, and then, believed in me. They took a chance on me by appointing me as branch manager after an incredibly short time in the bank. They recognised in me the raw materials needed to make a good leader and were prepared to invest in me and my ability. My rise to Branch Manager within a short period is a great story but I know in my heart, I was lucky, as well as deserving.
This position of branch manager was a solid platform which launched me into several top leadership roles. When we, a small group of hungry, determined, young outsiders, took over struggling Crystal Bank, it was as a direct result of the preparedness and exposure that we received early from our superiors and mentors. Without the intervention and goodwill of these people in my career, I would not have been prepared as I was to take on far greater roles. These learning opportunities laid the pathway to future achievements. Put simply, I was lucky enough to be identified and trusted so early on in my career, and this put me on a unique road to success. I keep this in mind – it is humbling and also drives much of what I do today.
When I left UBA as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2010 to pursue other interests, I made a vow that through the Tony Elumelu Foundation, I would "institutionalise" luck and democratise access to opportunities for young Africans. I promised to leverage the success I have enjoyed, to spread luck and hope, provide opportunities and to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs to succeed. Without luck in my early career, I would not be the man that I am today. I am a leader and philanthropist today because I encountered people who gave me a chance early in my career. It has been a lifetime goal to pay this forward in a transformative and impactful way.
Over the past three decades I have spent as a banker, investor, and turnaround expert, I have had the opportunity to meet thousands of entrepreneurs, like me. Many of them young people, with incredible dreams and business ideas but without the experience or the access to mentoring and support required in order to build successful businesses. But most importantly, they have not yet been exposed to the right opportunity.
Our entrepreneurs are hard at work across the continent, identifying gaps in the market for specific products and services, and bridging these gaps with their innovation and ingenuity. Yet, many of these budding entrepreneurs often lack the capital, the networks, the training, the support to take their small business to national or regional scale. All they need is a helping hand, some luck, someone to believe in them and take a chance on them.
This is what the Tony Elumelu Foundation offers: a platform that empowers African entrepreneurs– from business management training, to mentoring, to funding to networking – championing their cause and giving them a global voice to actualise their ambitions. This is precisely why I launched the USD$100 million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs. Indeed, these may be the next UBAs (United Bank for Africa).
So, when I am asked, "Tony, why are you and your family doing this? What is in it for you?" I smile and recount my own story of luck. Luck is real, it is powerful, and I am committed to spreading it as far as I can. I am a beneficiary of luck, and I am passionate about sharing it across the continent, to all 54 countries.


On this Christ the King Sunday, we hear about the ideal king from the "sweet singer of Israel," himself, King David. Like Jacob (Genesis 49) and Moses (Deuteronomy 33) before him, David before his death speaks of God and God's blessing for Israel.
This song along with Hannah's song (1 Samuel 2) serves as bookends to the story of David. Both songs speak of God's "anointed" (in Hebrew, meshiach or messiah). Hannah's song foreshadows the anointing of David. David's song claims and rejoices in that anointing -- this is the song of "the anointed of the God of Jacob, the favorite of the Strong One of Israel" (2 Samuel 23:1).
At this end of the liturgical year, we look back on the story of David, which has occupied many weeks of the alternate Old Testament readings. At the same time, we look forward to the promised Son of David, the ideal king, whose coming we anticipate in the season of Advent.
Given the placement of the song of David at the turning point of the liturgical year, it is helpful for preaching to note three primary claims that the song makes about God and about kingship, claims which are relevant to David himself and to his descendants.
The poem is clear: David's kingship is established by God and is dependent on God's choosing. We know from earlier in the story that David does not come from a royal lineage. He is the youngest son in a family of many sons, overlooked by his father when Samuel comes to anoint a new king (1 Samuel 16). He is the runt of the litter, one might say, and is from the insignificant town of Bethlehem. And yet, David becomes the most beloved king in Israel, the one who unites the kingdom, establishes Jerusalem as its capital, and restores the ark of the covenant to its rightful place at the center of Israel's worship life.
David does all this not by his own strength, but because God has "exalted" him, God has "anointed" him (2 Samuel 23:1). As Walter Brueggemann notes, "The royal office is derivative."1 There was no claim in Israel, as there was in Egypt, that the king himself was divine. According to the biblical witness, God is the true sovereign of Israel. The human king, even King David, rules only by God's favor.
Because the royal office is derivative, the king is answerable to God. The righteous king rules "in the fear of God" (2 Samuel 23:3), that is, in the knowledge that God is God and the king is not. The king is not above the law. Indeed, the king is subject to the law, which requires that he rule justly (23:3).
Now, of course, David himself does not always live up to the ideal of the just king, as the biblical narrative makes clear (2 Samuel 11-12). But the song attributed to David at the end of his life continues to hold up this ideal for David's descendants.
The song uses a striking image to describe the significance of a good king. He is "like the light of morning, like the sun rising on a cloudless morning, gleaming from the rain on the grassy land" (2 Samuel 23:4 New Revised Standard Version [NRSV]).
The light of morning, especially after a good rain -- that's what a God-fearing king is like. In the semi-arid land that is Israel, rain is a very precious resource. A good, soaking rain during the night, and then the sun rising to bring forth grass and grain and fruit from the earth -- these are priceless gifts of God. And so is a good, just king, one who rules in the fear of the Lord. Both enable life to flourish.
Psalm 72 uses this same analogy: "May he be like the rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth" (Psalm 72:6). The psalm also fills out the picture of the just king. "He delivers the needy when they call, the poor and those who have no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the life of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life" (Psalm 72:12-14).
A good king, a good prime minister, a good president -- these are gifts of God. And what are the characteristics of a good king or leader? He or she fears God, helps the vulnerable, rules justly. A good king or leader is someone whose policies and decisions cause life to flourish, especially for those threatened by violence and oppression.
May God give us such leaders.
The final claim that the song makes is that God has made an everlasting covenant with David. "Is not my house like this with God? For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure" (2 Samuel 23:5).
This claim is based on God's promise to David in 2 Samuel 7: "Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me; your throne shall be established forever" (2 Samuel 7:16).
This theme of the covenant with David reverberates throughout the biblical witness (Psalm 89; Isaiah 11:1; 55:3; Jeremiah 33:19-22, etc.). But the covenant doesn't rest on David's worthiness. Indeed, the biblical record shows that he is a deeply flawed individual. The covenant rests on God's faithfulness. The psalmist puts it this way: "I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens" (Psalm 89:1-2).
David's throne will be established forever, not because of David's faithfulness, but because of God's, the "Rock of Israel" (2 Samuel 23:3).
Of course, when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem, burned the Temple, and took the last Davidic king into exile, it seemed that the covenant with David was broken (Psalm 89:38-39). It was then that the promise to David in 2 Samuel 7 began to be understood as a promise for a future time, when the Messiah, the anointed Son of David, would come and establish God's peaceable kingdom. The tragedy of the exile gave rise to eschatological hope, rooted in the faithfulness of God.
David's song at the end of his life speaks of both earthly hope (the hope for a just ruler) and eschatological hope (the "everlasting covenant"). As we celebrate Christ the King, this text helps us focus on what true kingship/leadership looks like; and at the same time it points us forward to the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant in Jesus, the servant King, born in a manger. "To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord" (Luke 2:11).
Walter Brueggemann, First and Second Samuel (Interpretation; Louisville: John Knox, 1990), 346.


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It is clear my least favorite remodel task is plumbing. Nothing makes me more frustrated than working with water lines and drains. I still keep saying "That will be easy" so go figure. The old bathroom upstairs was small, odd and expendable. We planned to turn it into the pantry for the new kitchen. We removed a wall that separated the tub and door from the sink and toilet so we could use it until we got the new bathrooms built. Once we got it opened up it we saw that we could use this one and use the other space for the pantry(less work for me). Turns out, not so much. Toilet water line leaked, tub water lines both leaked, and we needed a shower in there. Since it was PVC lines I just replaced the lines, twice. We found a shower conversion kit in oil rubbed bronze online so I ordered it. Some of the parts didn't make sense. The parts weren't all there and an extra part came with it. After emails, pictures and phone calls over about a month, I finally got the correct system. The bad part was I had run the water lines for the first one and the new one had a different layout. Oh well, PVC is easy. The install after that was painful. The fit and finish wasn't what I expected for a $500.00 kit. The final result was nice though. Now Rachel has her own bathroom. We found some cool rustic hooks at Holly Hills Antiques to finish off the room.
During this time we have all been using the bathroom downstairs for bathing needs. You have to pack a lunch for the trip from the bedroom to the bathroom. My goal was to finish the master bath ASAP. Unfortunately the hot water heater downstairs went out. I had to stop and replace that since it was our only hot water source.
We started with the drain that ran from the bathroom that was put in back in the 80s so I put the toilet where to old one had been. Then I had to run a drain for the shower and sinks. My choice for getting water to the room was PEX lines and a tankless water heater. I ran PEX from the basement to the attic and then to the other end on the building. I am glad I did it. Turns out it was pretty easy to run the line and install a manifold. Installing the water heater and wiring for it added to the complexity but I would rather deal with wiring than plumbing. Plumbing, electrical, shower and tub are installed. Now we get to the fun stuff. A store bought vanity wasn't going to work. We found a sideboard at Essex Antiques & Collectibles in Tappahannock. We got it for $225.00. From there I got two sinks from Lowe's that would fit and we picked out the fixtures. I cut out two holes for the sinks. I had to eliminate one drawer and shorten the depth on the other for the plumbing to fit. The total cost for the vanity was over $650.00. We love the height and the ability to have two sinks. Now for the great mirror challenge. We have been shopping but were pretty sure we wouldn't find two antique mirrors that matched so Heidi found two online at wayfair.com and we installed those today. We still have molding and trim to do, but it came together nicely.
Looks really nice Robert. Yet again, I'm very impressed by the work you do.
Hi there Robert! Wow! The bathroom you just remodeled looks absoutley beautiful! I certainly had no earthly idea you guys had so darn much talent!!
(Well I knew you all had lots of talent…but wow…that explains it, is all I can seem to say!)….we can't wait to be able to walk around in your new home, and enjoy such beautiful work! We will see you before long and we are all excited about it to! Love and hugs, Mom Doran and critters to!
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Hangman Review
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Al Pacino. It's a name that conjures up many different things to different people. If you've been a long-time fan of the actor, then you'll have fond memories of Pacino at top of his game with such movies as The Godfather trilogy and Dog Day Afternoon, amongst others. Much like Robert De Niro, he's gone through some very interesting and questionable career choices over the past couple of decades where he's done his best to star in some hugely forgettable releases. Gone are the days where you could look at Pacino as a name on a credit list and know you'd be getting a solid, enjoyable movie. So with his latest effort, Hangman, it's no surprise that expectations were fairly low, even with Karl Urban and Brittany Snow on board too. Yet, somehow, it manages to be even worse than anyone imagined.
The film sees Pacino star as decorated homicide detective Ray Archer, who teams up with criminal profiler Will Ruiney (Karl Urban) to catch a brutal serial killer who's playing a twisted version of murder inspired by the titular children's game. That's the plot in a nutshell – and you've seen it all before. To say Hangman is bad is probably a little harsh. It's more that it's lazy and has no real intention of breaking out of its dreary formula that seems more appropriate for an episode of CSI. That's the level of quality we're talking about here, and while that's no bad thing on a weekly TV series, you do expect more from a Pacino movie.
You know when things are so forgettable that you've almost completely lost any memory of them once you've left the cinema? Well, Hangman is the kind of movie you'll probably forget while watching it. I can only imagine Pacino was at a loose end when reading the script and decided to do it for a laugh, because the dialogue is clunky and the twists and turns don't exactly make you sit up and take notice. With a lack of character development, no meaningful relationships, and no attempt to make us care, these are roles that these actors could do in their sleep. No amount of tortured pasts or personal motives can lift Hangman into decent territory. Having watched Urban in Star Trek and the latest Thor, I know what he's capable of with a solid script and a half-decent character, so he's completely wasted here. Then there's Snow, who might not be the highest calibre actress out there but hell, I'd rather watch her in Pitch Perfect sequel 50 than this again. If I had to pick a highlight – and that's a tough one to do – then it's probably Sarah Shahi as Captain Lisa Watson, a character who actually manages to be vaguely interesting to the point where you wonder if she's turned up in the wrong movie. She belongs somewhere else with other multi-layered characters.
When you've got shows like Mindhunter and True Detective, you have to wonder what the point of a film like Hangman really is. Of course some people will watch it because of the names involved, but if you're interested in stories about serial killers then you've got so many options these days. You can watch high quality TV series or revisit some older classics like Seven on Netflix and completely ignore the trashy cash-ins. The relationship between Archer (Pacino) and Ruiney (Urban) could not be more clichéd if the writers tried and they should look at how Nic Pizzolatto worked with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to develop a genuinely intriguing and gripping lead duo rather than a by-the-book rehash. It's just bland.
This feels like a script written by a university student who has avidly watched all their favourite shows over the years and decided they know enough about the genre to write something themselves. Only instead of an attention-grabbing, original story, they just borrow all the best bits from everything else and throw them in together. Do yourself a favour and find your favourite Pacino film and watch that again. You'll thank me later.
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Q: How to turn off the unity launch bar in Ubuntu 11.10 I would like to use the Unity option in Ubuntu, but without the Unity sidebar.
I've seen how I can select to use just gnome from the login screen but there are some things I like about the unity interface.  E.g. From what I've seen I like the integrated application menu with the ubuntu menu up the top that unity option comes with.
So I really just want to turn the launch bar off.

A: You can effectively turn off the Unity launcher through several steps.

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*Make the launcher autohide.

*Prevent the mouse cursor from triggering the launcher when the mouse moves left.

*Disable the Super key from triggering the launcher.

Autohide the launcher
You can try CCSM
 to autohide the launcher.
To do that, install CCSM by clicking the link. After installing it, open CCSM and go to 'Ubuntu Unity Plugin' under Desktop.

Choose 'Autohide' option in the dropdown list next to 'Hide Launcher'. Now, the launcher will show if you move your cursor to the left side or you press the Meta key.

Prevent the mouse cursor from activating the launcher
So, in order to prevent the launcher from appearing when you move your cursor to the left side, go to 'Reveal mode' in the same option page and unselect all the selected corners. If your dialog box looks like the picture below, your launcher won't appear even if you move your mouse to the left side.

Disable the Super key from triggering the launcher
Change the shortcut for Key to show the launcher to "Disabled".

These three changes will effectively turn off the launcher.

I have used the following resources from Ask Ubuntu to answer this question:

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*Only show Unity launcher when left cmd/win key is pressed?

*Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?

A: You can't. You can make it auto-hide though, via System Settings / Appearance / Behaviour / Auto Hide The Launcher.


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Injured Maria Sharapova withdraws from French Open
May 15, 2019 sportingnews Leave a Comment
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the French Open as she continues to recover from a shoulder injury.The Russian announced on Wednesday that she would not be participating in this year's tournament, which begins on May 26. Related News Injured Serena Williams withdraws in Rome, optimistic about French Open "Withdrawing from the French Open today," she wrote in an Instagram story. "Sometimes the right decisions aren't always the easiest ones. In better news, I have returned to the practice court and slowly building the strength back in my shoulder."I'll really miss you Paris, until next year."The 32-year-old has not played since pulling out of a match against compatriot Daria Kasatkina in the last 16 of the St. Petersburg Open in January, undergoing surgery the following month.Sharapova is a two-time French Open champion, making the tournament her most successful Grand Slam. A winner in 2012 and 2014, she made the quarterfinals last year. … [Read more...] about Injured Maria Sharapova withdraws from French Open
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Maria Sharapova out of French Open, citing right shoulder
May 15, 2019 sfgate Leave a Comment
Howard Fendrich, Ap Tennis Writer Published 12:54 pm PDT, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 PARIS (AP) — Two-time French Open champion Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the year's second Grand Slam tournament because of her injured right shoulder. Sharapova announced her withdrawal on Instagram on Tuesday. She wrote: "Sometimes the right decisions aren't always the easiest ones." Sharapova said she has returned to practice and is "slowly building the strength back" in her shoulder. The former No. 1 and owner of five major titles hasn't competed anywhere since late January, when she withdrew from a tournament in Russia after winning her opening match there. In February, she said she had a "small procedure" on her shoulder, which was painful since last year because of a fraying tendon and small labrum tear. The French Open begins May 26 in Paris. ___ More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports … [Read more...] about Maria Sharapova out of French Open, citing right shoulder
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Maria Sharapova withdraws from Miami Open after undergoing shoulder surgery
February 27, 2019 eveningtelegraph Leave a Comment
Sport by Press Association February 27, 2019, 10:55 pm Send us a story Sign up to our Sport newsletter Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next month's Miami Open after undergoing minor shoulder surgery. The 31-year-old former world number one announced she had had a "small procedure" on her right shoulder on Instagram. "As many of you know, I have struggled with shoulder pain since last summer," Sharapova said. "For 10 weeks post US Open, I focused on getting my rotator cuff and scapula strong to support a surgically repaired fraying tendon and a small labrum tear. "Although my shoulder got strong, it didn't help the pain on impact. After a few different opinions in a few different countries, last week I had a small procedure done which will take a few weeks to heal. "Although this has been a very long process, I am incredibly committed to getting back strong and more importantly without the pain I was … [Read more...] about Maria Sharapova withdraws from Miami Open after undergoing shoulder surgery
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Maria Sharapova ousts defending champ Caroline Wozniacki at Australian Open
January 18, 2019 chron Leave a Comment
By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer Updated 3:23 am CST, Friday, January 18, 2019 Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates a point win over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates a point win over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Photo: Kin Cheung, AP Photo: Kin Cheung, AP Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 1 of 7 Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates a point win over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. … [Read more...] about Maria Sharapova ousts defending champ Caroline Wozniacki at Australian Open
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Maria Sharapova Beats Caroline Wozniacki in a Third-Round Grudge Match
January 18, 2019 nytimes Leave a Comment
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Tennis Subscribe Log In Log In Today's Paper Tennis | Maria Sharapova Beats Caroline Wozniacki in a Third-Round Grudge Match Supported by ByKaren Crouse Jan. 18, 2019 MELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova walked up to the dais like she was walking into a bash. She wore a black crop top that fell to her waist and tights that were shimmery and chic. "I don't pull those out too often," she chirped to a roomful of reporters, referring to the top. "I'm really happy." Known for her frosty reserve on the court, Sharapova was in a celebratory mood on Friday after dispatching the reigning champion and No. 3 seed, Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, in a third-round grudge match. Wozniacki, who is friends with the other women on the tour, and Sharapova, who keeps her competitors at arm's length, are one-time Australian … [Read more...] about Maria Sharapova Beats Caroline Wozniacki in a Third-Round Grudge Match
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In Paris Agreement op-ed, US Senator Ted Cruz misrepresents the costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Analysis of "Ted Cruz: Trump should withdraw from Paris climate pact"
Published in CNN, by Senator Ted Cruz on 29 May 2017
Four scientists analyzed the article and estimated its overall scientific credibility to be 'very low'. more about the credibility rating
A majority of reviewers tagged the article as: Biased, Inaccurate, Misleading.
SCIENTISTS' FEEDBACK
In an op-ed published by CNN, US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) argues for a US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, an international agreement with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming. Sen. Cruz's argument is based on claims about the climate impact of cutting greenhouse gas emissions (which he says is limited) and the economic impacts of emissions reductions (which he says are dramatic).
We asked researchers to evaluate whether these claims reflected the scientific state of knowledge on these topics. The reviewers indicated that Sen. Cruz's article cites a single report that assessed only the costs of climate actions, relying on a series of assumptions that maximized those estimated costs, and that excluded the benefits of avoided climate change and of renewable sources of energy.
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REVIEWERS' OVERALL FEEDBACK
These comments are the overall opinion of scientists on the article, they are substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in the annotations on the article.
Frank Vöhringer, Dr. rer. pol, Scientist, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL):
This article is a statement of opinion which uses information and pseudo-information in a biased and misleading way. For example, the economic consequences of the Paris Agreement for the USA are hugely exaggerated.
Gary Yohe, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University:
The claims that the Paris Accord would only produce negligible benefits is just wrong—it is the start of an iterative response that minimizes the cost of meeting any long term goal like a 2 °C target. The jobs lost claim is just hyperbole and misdirection (e.g. the demand side is costing coal jobs—a trend that started before Obama became President and that will not be reversed by Presidential Orders that open more supply). Moreover, it ignores jobs created in alternative energy design, installation, and maintenance.
[1] See the rating guidelines used for article evaluations.
[2] Each evaluation is independent. Scientists' comments are all published at the same time.
The statements quoted below are from the article; comments and replies are from the reviewers.
1. The United States' pledged emissions reductions were one portion of the global actions that would significantly limit the magnitude of future warming.
"This, all while doing nothing to meaningfully decrease global temperatures."
[Comment taken from an evaluation of similar statements.]
The statement about the climate impact of the Paris Agreement is incorrect. The figure below, appropriated from Fawcett et al (2015)*, displays the nuances of correctly projecting the impact of the Paris Accord through 2100. Business as usual creates an emission trajectory that rapidly passes by 80 gigatons of CO2 per year by 2070; the likelihood of seeing warming less than 3 °C through 2100 along this path is 10% with a median of more than 4 °C. Abiding by the Paris Accord through 2030 and continuing its momentum through 2100 would increase that likelihood to nearly 60% with a median somewhere around 2.5 °C – a reduction of approximately 1.5 °C and not 0.2 °C.
Figure — Ranges of emissions scenarios with and without the Paris Accord through 2030 and beyond. The bars on the right indicate distributions of warming through 2100, and the trajectories show a no policy case as well as a modest policy, the Paris Accord extended, and an accelerated policy case. Source: Fawcett (2015)
Fawcett et al (2015) Can Paris pledges avert severe climate change?, Science
Valentina Bosetti, Professor, Bocconi University:
The Paris Climate Agreement alone will not solve the climate change problem (meaning we need even more action, not less). It puts us on the right track, though.
See the Climate Action Tracker website for details.
Figure — Expected emissions projections based on NDC commitments and current policies with corresponding temperature rise (right). Source: Climate Action Tracker
2. Research shows that reducing greenhouse gas emissions does not have to result in economic harm. And importantly, the impacts of climate change come with significant costs of their own.
"According to a recent National Economic Research Associates Economic Consulting study, the Paris Agreement could obliterate $3 trillion of GDP, 6.5 million industrial sector jobs and $7,000 in per capita household income from the American economy by 2040. Meeting the 2025 emissions reduction target alone could subtract $250 billion from our GDP and eliminate 2.7 million jobs. The cement, iron and steel, and petroleum refining industries could see their production cut by 21% 19%, and 11% respectively."
Kenneth Gillingham, Associate Professor, Yale University:
It is true that this is what the NERA study says, with many caveats. However, this statement is misleading and taken out of context. There are three reasons for this.
First, and most importantly, the NERA study looked at the costs of a hypothetical set of policy actions. These may not be the actions that will be taken to comply with the Paris Agreement. One could easily model other actions with much lower costs.
Second, it is only the costs that are modeled. The benefits from avoiding climate change (sea level rise, greater storm surges, greater spread of diseases, etc.) are entirely ignored. The net costs from the policies would be entirely different and likely even positive.
Third, there is some cherry-picking going on here. The NERA model is known to be inflexible in how it allows for innovation to influence economic activity, and thus it tends to provide much higher cost estimates than other well-known models such as the U.S. Department of Energy's NEMS or ICF Consulting's IPM. The NERA model provides useful information, but it is important for it to be taken in context of model results from other models and not cherry-picked as was done here.
The claim on jobs lost is totally unsubstantiated by any scientific assessment. Depending on HOW we decide to decarbonize, the effect on jobs could be either positive or negative. In general, the large investments in infrastructure required might increase jobs. This is not accounting for the totally unrelated reduction in jobs that will be most likely materialize due to robots*.
Acemoglu and Restrepo (2017) Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets, National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper
The numbers he quotes are from an analysis that adds new meaning to the term "business as usual". They look to frame their vision of the future on the basis of static behavior across major sectors of the economy; i.e., they do not allow their sectors to adapt their business operations in response to changes in their economic environment. This allows the analysis to report prices for carbon that vary by orders of magnitude across 4 major sectors and leads them to expecting investment to fall by nearly 20% at a time when increasing investment in alternative energy and new production technologies would allow them to grow their profits and support more jobs. The reported losses in jobs, GDP, and personal income are the result of these rigid assumptions and not their similarly rigid depictions of how the US would implement its plan to meet its Paris Accord target.
Rather than quote a different report from a different set of experts that show economic growth in both GDP and employment (though they exist, doing so would fall into the same ordering trap as the Senator), let's look at the recent experience in the United States. The first figure below shows that US carbon emissions have fallen by 14% since 2006, a period of time during which the unemployment rate also fell from nearly 9% to around 4.4% and the annual rate of GDP growth climbed to the historically normal range of 1.5% to 2%.
The second figure shows emissions falling in California by nearly 8% since 2008 partly in response to a cap and trade program that has generated $4billion in revenue—revenue that has been used to support investment in adaptation and simultaneous expansion of the employment of less carbon intensive and/or carbon free sources of energy at scale. Over the same period, California GDP has climbed by nearly 10%. These simple economic observations contradict the Senator's claims.
Energy related carbon emissions for the United States (1992-2012)
Change in California GDP, population, and GHG emissions since 2000. Source: California Air Resources Board, 2015
Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director, London School of Economics and Political Science:
The National Economic Research Associates study assumes that the United States meets the 2025 target for reducing annual emissions of greenhouse gases, which is set out in its "nationally determined contribution", and goes on to reduce its annual emissions by 80% by 2050 compared with 1990.
The authors of the study admit on pages 10-11 to making the astonishing assumption that every other country in the world ignores the targets in their nationally determined contributions and make no further efforts to reduce emissions, so that much of the calculated costs to the United States economy subsequently arise from high-carbon companies relocate or lose business to competitors in other countries.
The model assumes no increase in low-carbon electricity generation over the next four decades compared with the baseline scenario, so no increase in economic growth or jobs in the low-carbon sector and no substitution of low-carbon energy for high-carbon energy—emissions reductions are achieved by imposing very high carbon prices that reduce the consumption of coal and energy.
The study makes the unrealistic assumption that there will be no economic benefits to the United States from avoided impacts of climate change or co-benefits from reducing local air pollution from fossil fuels which currently contributes to the premature deaths of 200,000 Americans each year, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology*.
Overall, this is an inaccurate and misleading assessment of the cost to the United States of participating in the Paris Agreement and honouring the commitments in its nationally determined contribution—indeed, the extreme assumptions mean this a study of the costs of policy-makers attempting to achieve emissions reduction targets in some of the least cost-effective ways available.
Caiazzo et al (2013) Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. Part I: Quantifying the impact of major sectors in 2005, Atmospheric Environment
"Not only would these unfair standards reduce American job growth and wages[…]"
This is possible, but hard to defend based on the evidence known today. Regulations to reduce greenhouse gases would lead to a re-optimization in the economy. For example, there would be fewer jobs at coal power plants, but more jobs in renewable energy. Whether net jobs increase or decrease depends very much on the "job intensity" of services provided in these sectors. Most estimates suggest that the job intensity is higher for renewables than for fossil fuel plants and fossil fuel extraction. See the Bureau of Labor Statistics website for very solid (but somewhat dated) evidence on green jobs in the United States.
"[…]and increase monthly utility costs for hardworking families"
This is unlikely. Other modeled analyses, such as those for the Clean Power Plan, have shown that monthly utility costs would decline under action due to increased energy efficiency investments. See EPA's regulatory impact analysis.
"The coal industry alone supplies almost one-third of America's electric power — with an increasing amount of clean coal-burning technology becoming available."
This is misleading. While coal burning has become cleaner due to regulations on the air pollutants it emits, it still emits copious amounts of carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. Carbon capture and sequestration technologies have proven to be expensive and troubled (For example, see this story in The New York Times).
"The Clean Power Plan, a major component of fulfilling the agreement, would spike energy costs for working and middle-class Texans by 16% by 2030, according to the Economic Reliability Council of Texas"
This statement is incorrect. It is true that the Economic Reliability Council of Texas states that energy PRICES will increase by 16% (not costs—prices). However, with the additional energy efficiency investments the Clean Power Plan would encourage, total energy costs are modeled to decline, rather than increase (see the EPA analysis).
"We simply cannot afford an agreement that puts thousands of Americans out of work[…]"
See above for why it is misleading to say that Americans would be put out of work. Some Americans would be put out of work, while new jobs would open up for others. On net, most evidence suggests that there would be job growth, rather than a decline in jobs.
"[…]increases their energy costs[…]"
This statement is misleading. If it said "increases energy prices," it would be correct. But it says "increases energy costs," which is incorrect because energy efficiency is expected to reduce energy costs on net.
"[…]and devastates our core industries."
This is simply untrue. The costs would be relatively minor in most modeled estimates and the benefits have been shown to be greater than the costs. Again, see the EPA analysis.
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Ivanovic ran his custom store, Danche Guitars, 906 Madison St., for about nine years, but as his business grew he needed a larger shop. After a frustrated effort to relocate in the Oak Park, Ivanovic purchased a building at 7232 Madison St. last year in downtown Forest Park.
He said the foot traffic in the area, compared to the sparsely populated commercial corridor just east in Oak Park, has brought in a lot more customers.
Ivanovic said the larger space – roughly 1,850 square feet and about twice the size of his previous storefront – has allowed him to offer more guitar classes as well as to become a certified dealer of Fender guitars.
The shop has been open for about five months, but Ivanovic is holding a grand opening party tonight, Thursday, Jan. 14, from 7 to roughly 11 p.m.
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BAD WOLVES officially part ways with their main vocalist TOMMY VEXT
Bad wolves parted ways with Tommy vext
Bad wolves part ways with Tommy vext :
Bad wolves have parted their ways with singer Tommy vext. Tommy vext announced his departure from the group in his latest live video on Instagram, now deleted. Tommy was a prominent part of the group formed in 2016. After releasing their debut song learn to live in 2017 they topped billboard charts.
Let's shed light on why he left the group which he formed in the first place and more information about his career and the band.
Why Tommy vext left the group?
Bad wolves part ways with Tommy vext because their political views don't match. Vext gave some statements about the Black Lives Matter campaign that really doesn't seem nice. It could be the major reason for them to be no longer bandmates.
On the Black Lives Matter campaign Tommy vext commented that he never faced racism in his life, even after living countryside for more than 20 years, traveling to more than 50 different countries and a number of states in the USA. This all is just made up. Some famous artists who fans, especially younger generations look up to maybe the reason for bad wolves parting ways with Tommy vext. commenting on this on a serious matter. And matter that claimed many lives time and again really doesn't sound well. And obviously, some reaction was needed.
However other four members of the group stated they will continue to make music and thankful for Tommy's contributions.
What is Bad wolves Reaction to vext comment?
As Tommy's deleted live-streaming video on Instagram it is not clear yet he left the group or fired for his actions. But he made one thing clear that now he wants to focus more on his solo career. The reason is not clear but the outcome is he is no longer part of bad wolves.
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Bad wolves parted ways with Tommy vext.
Other bandmates and their music label took this decision as they are in disagreement with their political views.
Vext has given some controversial statements on the Black Lives Matter campaign.
However, his former bandmates thanked him for his contributions and announced they will continue to make great music.
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By Our Correspondent Updated: May 06, 2021 11:41 pm
Imphal, May 6 (EMN): In order to curb infections by Covid-19, district authority in Manipur has declared "the whole revenue jurisdiction of Churachandpur district as a containment zone with immediate effect" for a period of seven days.
The district magistrate, Pawan Yadav, who is also the chairman of the district disaster management authority, has issued an order in this regard on Thursday.
As per the order, all activities and movement of persons would remain suspended during the period in the containment area except the permitted activities.
The permitted activities included movement of goods vehicles carrying oxygen/ oxygen cylinders, LPG, oil tankers and vehicles of other essential services like power supply, garbage collections, water supply and PDS etc.
All healthcare facilities including animal healthcare, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and movement of healthcare workers, all pharmacies including those selling veterinary medicines, all persons going for Covid vaccination (45+ above) and frontline workers, Covid testing and medical emergencies subject to production of valid documents are also permitted.
Other permitted activities also included all vegetable, fish/meat vendors, shops dealing with essential commodities/ items required for daily used/consumption only (except Nute Bazaar, Zenhang Bazaar, Nute Kailhang Tuibong, Damkam Bazaar and New Bazaar), milk booths from 6 am to 12 noon with strict social distancing and all Covid appropriate behaviours. However, shops dealing with durable consumer's goods are to remain completely closed.
Besides, petrol pumps would remain open as usual while ensuring there is no crowding. At the same time all establishment and personnel relating to print and electronic media, telecom service providers and approved project works requiring completion by specified deadline are also permitted. Though restaurants are not permitted to open, hotel for lodging would be allowed to remain open with minimum staff. Food and grocery delivery service providers are also permitted.
"There shall be complete ban on movements of all vehicles except those that are exempted above," the order said and further requested the superintendent of police to put up adequate number of check post at strategic locations to ensure compliance.
Since April 2, the Covid-19 positive cases have been on the rise in Churachandpur district taking the total cases to 291 including 44 in the last 24 hours, according to reports. Presently there are 216 active cases.
Earlier on April 29, the state authority had declared the whole of Greater Imphal as a containment zone with immediate effect for a period of seven days.
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Cementation Skanska's modern successor of an old favourite
Warren Arnold tells GDI about the introduction at Bauma of the Bauer BG 33 V rig and how the new model is making its presence felt in the UK.
As soon as the final commissioning for the first BG 33 in Europe was done by Bauer Equipment UK at Cementation Skanska's specialist plant facility, it was put to work on a project in the north of England
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During Bauma 2019, in Munich, Germany, specialist foundation equipment manufacturer Bauer Maschinen GmbH unveiled the latest machine in its BG product line - the new BG 33 V.
The BG 33 joined the range to replace the former BG 30 BS95 and BG 28 BS80. The BG 28 and BG 30 platforms have been globally popular rigs for many years, the BG 28 being Bauer's all-time best seller. When production of the last BG 30 was completed in 2017, Bauer Maschinen's in-house design team had already begun the process of developing its successor.
With urban job site environments being one of the main topics of focus for Bauer's design teams, the BG 33 has been designed and developed with these locations in mind. The rig is based on the Bauer-built BT 85 base carrier, which features a shorter swing radius than its predecessors and equally a reduced working width due to the patented integrated service platforms. The ballast weights are stackable which means that even at maximum working capacity, the swing radius of the rig will never increase. With a reduction in radius of over 600mm in comparison to the previous BG 30, the BG 33 is an ideally sized rig for urban job sites in the mid-class ~100t range.
Of equal focus when developing the BG 33 was the latest version of Bauer's B-Tronic on-board computer software. Released along with the BG 33 at Bauma, B-Tronic 4.3 offers more operator assistants than ever before.
B-Tronic assistants
In addition to the already well-established assistants in B-Tronic such as Kelly visualisation (which has had a major upgrade in the Kelly locking position feature), crowd assistant and the rock drilling assistant in Kelly mode, plus the standard drilling and concreting assistants in single pass modes, Bauer has included a whole host of new, hands-free controls to ensure smooth operation and reduced stress for the rig operator.
Taking the view that during a 10-hour plus shift, even the best operator will become fatigued and has the potential to make mistakes, Bauer operator assistants aim to take the stress away from the operator and keep the rig performing at peak efficiency for the whole working day.
One particular assistant system for Kelly drilling, which saw a major push forward during 2019, is the Kelly speed assistant. This system is designed to automatically lower and retract the bar for the operator with total hands-free control. In conjunction with information from the Kelly visualisation programme, the computer is able to lower/retract the bar at the most efficient speed possible without 'banging' the elements together during the transition phase. The programme will automatically slow down the winch during transition and speed up again once the element has made contact.
The system also automatically detects if a Kelly section has not been unlocked correctly after the dig is complete. If the system sees that two elements are being lifted simultaneously, retraction of the bar is immediately stopped. Using the Kelly speed assistant not only increases the speed of pile production, but it will also potentially reduce process noise and downtime/repairs to the Kelly bar.
Other new assistants have also been developed to improve the performance of the equipment and the accuracy of pile reporting. Crowd Plus is the stand-out addition, while the absolute depth feature allows the operator, and subsequently the project engineer, to track the pile depth from ground level at all times and not from the top of casing as is normal. Absolute depth takes into account the tool being used including its nominal length and adjusts the recorded depth accordingly.
Besides being supplied with the quietest ever engine package on a model in this class, the BG 33 is also equipped with Bauer's Energy Efficient Power (EEP) package. EEP is standard across the BG range and has been proven to offer genuine, tangible savings on both diesel consumption and CO₂ emissions.
From a re-engineered main winch drive system, which actually recovers energy spent while lowering the Kelly bar down the borehole, to Smart-Eco mode control, which allows the engine to dynamically adapt to the current power requirement with a view of keeping the engine speed (and noise emission) as low as possible, along with several other re-engineered systems in between, the savings all equate to much-improved fuel economy and lower pollution.
At the time of writing, Bauer Maschinen GmbH had delivered six BG 33 rigs with half of those being sold into the UK market. Doncaster-based specialist deep foundation contractor, Cementation Skanska purchased and took delivery of its first BG 33 in November 2019. The rig was assembled, and the final commissioning carried out by Bauer Equipment UK at Cementation Skanska's specialist plant facility, Bentley Works. Upon completion, the rig was mobilised immediately to its first job site.
Testo's upgrade
The BG 33 was deployed by Cementation Skanska to the A19 Testo's roundabout project near Newcastle Upon Tyne. In doing so, the rig became not only the first BG 33 to start work in the UK but also the whole of Europe. It was also the first Bauer machine equipped with a Stage-V engine to commence work in the UK.
The A19 Testo's upgrade project, with a total value in excess of £125 million (US$164 million), is an upgrade of the existing roundabout into a new north-south flyover. The roundabout, a major junction linking the north-south A19 corridor with the strategic eastern route around the busy Tyneside suburbs is a known traffic blackspot in North East England.
Construction commenced following development consent for the project, having been granted by the secretary of state for transport in September 2018 with a view to improving economic growth in the area, while providing a safe, reliable, serviceable and integrated public road network. Cementation Skanska, working for Costain on behalf of Highways England, was awarded the contract to install the rotary bored piles to facilitate construction of the flyover. The new interchange is expected to be fully open by the summer of 2021 with Cementation Skanska's role in the project being completed by Q2 2020.
Cementation Skanska first mobilised to site during Q3 2019 to install 1,050mm and 1,200mm bored preliminary test piles. The BG 33 was mobilised for phase 2 at the end of November 2019, which was scheduled for a four-week period with the BG 33 being used to install the south pier piles for the new flyover.
The structure required 20Nr 1,050mm diameter rotary bored piles drilled to a nominal depth of 30m, along with 4Nr 1,050mm rotary bored anchor piles drilled to 24.5m to facilitate the load test. All the piles had full-length cages installed to just below platform level.
The site itself, located in the centre of the existing roundabout, presented a challenging working environment for Cementation Skanska, simply taking delivery of concrete had to be managed extremely carefully as the access and egress was directly into live traffic on the busy interchange.
Cementation Skanska's investment in Bauer BG 33 rigs is part of the company's commitment to becoming fully carbon neutral by 2045
In those challenging ground conditions, the BG 33 was tasked with the installation of 25m plus of 1,180mm casing which was toed 1m into the Pennine coal measures. The pile was then drilled to a final depth of ~30m into the prevailing mudstone with a minimum 4.5m socket installed. Groundwater was present from 10m below platform level, therefore the majority of the pile had to be excavated using a specialist digging bucket supplied by Cementation Skanska.
Cementation Skanska project engineer, Cassie Fysh says: "We achieved our anticipated production rates using the BG 33. The machine handled the range of ground conditions well, including drilling through some large granite boulder obstructions. The rig was capable of installing and removing up to 25m of segmental casing without struggling."
The tender output was achieved by the very experienced site team working to ensure phase 2 could be completed on schedule and to budget. The challenging ground conditions made installation of the casing difficult, approximately 25m of stiff clay and glacial till forced full use of the 340kNm available torque from the rotary drive unit. The machine operator was able to utilise the Bauer rock drilling assistant to help with the laborious task of casing installation through the cohesive material.
Cementation Skanska also utilised its automatic casing drive adaptor on the project to reduce the likelihood of slips, trips and sprains while installing and, equally, removing the casing, allowing for a safer and more efficient sequence.
Mitchell Newington-Evans, Cementation Skanska's operator, says of using the rig: "The BG 33 is unbelievably quiet, to the point where we have to check the engine is actually running! The fuel efficiency is also excellent in comparison to some older rigs I've operated. The performance of the rig on its first job has been exceptional, we experienced no issues during the project and even though the machine was working extremely hard it didn't let us down. I have been very impressed with the integrated service platforms, being able to safely stow away the walkways is a huge advantage on a congested job site."
High extraction forces
Handling this large amount of particularly heavy casing (809kg/m), along with the high shaft adhesion factor created by the underlying clay and glacial till, could have potentially caused issues when trying to extract the casing tube. Cementation Skanska was able to take full advantage of the latest Bauer operator assistant system specified and delivered with the BG 33, Crowd Plus. The Crowd Plus system allows the rig's operator to safely mobilise the maximum combined extraction force of both the crowd and main winches simultaneously. By using the specially designed Crowd Plus pulling adaptor on the Kelly bar, the BG 33 can mobilise an extraction force of 595kN (330kN crowd force and 265kN main winch) onto the casing. Due to the high extraction forces of the BG 33, the site team were able to extract the casing without the need to rotate, thus guaranteeing no movement of the reinforcing cage.
Cementation Skanska mobilised back to the A19 during Q1 2020 to complete phase 3 of the works. This 10-week programme involves the installation of larger diameter piles for the north pier and north and south abutments. The actual diameters are 1,300mm casing and 1,180m tools. The piles are again due to be drilled to a nominal length of 30m with casing installed into the mudstone at ~25m.
When asked about the investment into the acquisition of two new BG 33's, Cementation Skanska's director of plant and Bentley Works, Steve Joynson says: "Following lengthy research into what was available on the market, we decided to go with the Bauer BG 33 machines because of the overall capability and potential performance of the rig.
"Having operated Bauer rigs for almost two decades, we were well placed to understand the quality that Bauer provides in terms of the machinery itself, the build quality and the aftersales support. The BG 33 offered Cementation Skanska a perfect option to replace our existing BG 28s, which have served the company well for many years.
"Having the first Stage-V BG 33 at work in the UK and indeed Europe was just another first for Cementation Skanska. We are proud that we can offer our clients the most current technology and the latest equipment.
"Our second BG 33 has since been delivered and is working on its first project. Another benefit was the commissioning time; both rigs went to their first job site within a week of delivery. Much of the hard work, including making specific end-user requirements, filling with biodegradable hydraulic oil, corporate branding and the like were carried out at the Bauer plant in Schrobenhausen, Germany before the rigs left for the UK.
"Cementation Skanska-owned drilling rigs of this type are expected to achieve a minimum of 65 per cent utilisation across all disciplines - the conversion and rigging time is good and it has been great to have already carried out continuous flight auger (CFA), full displacement piling and Kelly work with our newer BGs. Production levels have been as expected; the first project required the installation of 25m plus of 1,180mm segmental casing - just what you need on the first job if you want to prove capability.
"In terms of efficiency and the whole environmental impact, Cementation Skanska is absolutely committed to ensuring our machinery is the greenest it can be. We are fully monitoring the carbon footprint of the machines, not only on the job site but prior to delivery so we can understand the whole story and life cycle of our equipment."
"Cementation Skanska has committed to becoming fully carbon neutral by 2045," explains Joynson. "The investment in these BG 33s is part of that journey and we have already seen a reduction in fuel consumption and better efficiencies through the technologies the machines provide.
"We're proud to be the first in the UK and Europe to have these. They are two great additions to our already extensive fleet of piling rigs that will keep many clients satisfied."
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