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Picking Losers: Ohio Energy Bill is a Dumpster Fire
There is certainly an argument for keeping existing nuclear plants open, if the needed subsidies don't crowd out funding for renewable energy, as the video above explains.
But subsidizing a pair of nuclear plants, AND old coal plants, like Ohio just did – is pretty hard to take – and transparently corrupt.
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The bill, just signed by Republican Governor Mike DeWine, is called HB6. Though the story behind it is complex and sordid, the bill itself is pretty simple. It would do four things:
Bail out two nuclear plants: From 2021 until 2027, Ohio ratepayers will pay a new monthly surcharge on their electricity bills, from 85 cents for residential customers up to $2,400 for big industrial customers. The surcharge will produce about $170 million a year. $150 million of that will be used by the utility FirstEnergy (one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the country) to subsidize its two big nuclear power plants — Davis-Besse, outside of Toledo, and Perry, northeast of Cleveland — which it claims are losing moneyand will be closed in the next couple of years without bailouts. The remaining $20 million will divided among six existing solar projects in rural areas of the state. (Note: as we'll discuss below, nuclear power plants generate low-carbon energy and are worth saving. But not like this.)
Bail out two coal plants: FirstEnergy customers across Ohio will pay an additional monthly surcharge ($1.50 for residential customers; up to $1,500 for big industrials) to help bail out two old, hyper-polluting coal plants owned by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (a collective owned by several large utilities), one in Ohio, one in Indiana.
Gut renewable energy standards: Ohio has one of the oldest renewable portfolio standards in the country, requiring its utilities to get 12.5 percent of their power from renewables by 2027. The bill reduces the target to 8.5 percent by 2026, exempts large industrial customers, and kills the standard after 2026, effectively nullifying any incentive for new renewable energy development in the state.
Gut energy efficiency standards: Ohio utilities are required to reduce customers' energy use 22 percent from 2008 levels by 2027 through energy efficiency programs (which were set to save Ohio ratepayers $4 billion over the next 10 years). HB6 allows utilities to abandon those programs entirely once they hit 17.5 percent, a level most have almost reached already.
To summarize: the bill would subsidize four uncompetitive power plants, remove all incentive to build more renewable energy projects, and cancel efforts to help customers use less energy. It is a bill only a utility (and the lawmakers who do its bidding) could love, an extravagant gift to FirstEnergy investors that hoses Ohio ratepayers. (FirstEnergy's stock price has been rising all year, despite, or perhaps because of, its 2018 bankruptcy.)
Despite a tsunami of dark money supporting the bill, HB6 was overwhelmingly opposed by ratepayer groups, business groups, free-market conservative groups, environmental groups, and Ohioans generally. Its only support came from its only beneficiaries: the utilities that own the bailed-out plants, the employees of the bailed-out plants, the communities where the bailed-out plants are located, and possibly Donald Trump, who doesn't want to see coal plants closing during his reelection campaign.
Above article is longer and well worth reading or bookmarking.
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"This is one of the worst pieces of energy related legislation we've seen," said Dan Sawmiller, Ohio energy policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
His group was one of many across the business and political spectrum that fought the bill, a rare moment in which environmental advocates such as the Sierra Club were on the same side as the American Petroleum Institute.
"We are bailing out a corporation, a failing corporation," while harming the growing wind and solar industries, said Rep. Casey Weinstein, a Democrat.
He said the legislation would steer solar and wind investment away from Ohio and toward neighboring states such as Michigan. Other states, including South Carolina and Georgia, are being much more forward thinking about renewable energy, he said.
There's nothing wayward about it — the donations are legal and disclosed — but you can safely say FirstEnergy Corp. realized a good return on its investment in Ohio politicians.
The Akron-based utility and its employees gave nearly $1 million to legislators, other officeholders, candidates and political parties prior to winning narrow passage of the bill granting FirstEnergy Solutions around $1 billion over seven years to underwrite the pair of Lake Erie nuclear power plants it threatened to close.
The controversial residential ratepayer-paid bailout — 85 cents a month from 2021 though 2027 — came amid a flood of campaign cash seldom seen in Ohio politics. It included $9.5 million in TV ads, largely from a dark-money group backing FirstEnergy, which supported salvaging its bankrupt spinoff FirstEnergy Solutions.
FirstEnergy Corp. Political Action Committee and the utility's 15,000 employees, mainly through payroll deductions, have graced lawmakers and other political interests with $956,508 in contributions since 2017, with about 70% going to the ruling Republicans who dominate state government.
The numbers come from a Dispatch analysis and vetting of data largely compiled by the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog group that promotes clean, renewable energy, the use of which was downgraded in House Bill 6.
Throw in contributions from the PACs of three other Ohio utilities that are part of a consortium that owns two money-losing coal-fired power plants — which were subsidized by House Bill 6′s extension of a monthly consumer fee through 2030 — and the total of political largess rises to $1.65 million since 2017.
FirstEnergy officials refused to answer questions about the contributions, with a spokesman saying only that, "FirstEnergy Corp. makes and discloses all campaign contributions in accordance with applicable state and federal laws."
With FirstEnergy backing a dozen of his preferred candidates with $153,000 in the 2018 primary to bolster his ultimate success in winning the House rostrum, Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, led the charge in support of House Bill 6.There's nothing wayward about it — the donations are legal and disclosed — but you can safely say FirstEnergy Corp. realized a good return on its investment in Ohio politicians.
"While it's unfortunately typical for investor-owned utilities to spend money to influence politicians, the amount of money that FirstEnergy Solutions, AEP and allied dark-money groups spent to buy support from legislators for their coal and nuclear bailout has been astronomical," said David Pomerantz, executive director of the Energy and Policy Institute.
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rhymeswithgoalie Says:
…FirstEnergy Corp. realized a good return on its investment in Ohio politicians.
I'll say. Maybe a few million to the pols (they can come cheap at the state level), and $9.5 million in CYA rationalization advertisement to get $150m back. Such a deal!
Arctic Doom (@ArcticDoom) Says:
An embarrassment for us Ohioans.
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I was looking for information on the Clifty Creek plant (the Indiana coal plant saved by this bill) and put together a list of national emission point sources which I thought might be useful. The information is available from the EPA but you have to dig for it.
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AARP, League of Women Voters endorse nonpartisan races
This article was written by Dana Ferguson for the Argus Leader
Two statewide groups announced their support Tuesday for a constitutional amendment aimed at removing partisan designations from primary ballots.
At a news conference in Sioux Falls, the South Dakota League of Women Voters and AARP South Dakota said they planned to back the constitutional amendment and encourage their membership to vote "Yes" on the measure.
If approved, the amendment would create a single primary for state races in which candidates appeared on the ballot without party designation. The two candidates with the most votes would move on to the general election regardless of party affiliation.
"Voters pay attention to what the League of Women Voters say and to what the AARP says, so I think it will resonate at the ballot," Rick Knobe, chair of the group backing the measure, said.
Erik Gaikowski of AARP South Dakota and Amy Scott Stoltz of the League of Women Voters of South Dakota said the groups decided to back the amendment because it would allow the state's Independents to vote in a primary election. Currently, South Dakota Independents can vote in the Democratic primary, but not the Republican primary.
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Mortenson and other groups opposing the amendment, including the South Dakota Republican Party, the South Dakota Farm Bureau and the South Dakota Association of Cooperatives, have said the measure would reduce transparency on the ballot.
Knobe and Mortenson are set to present their positions at a joint Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Sioux Falls League of Women Voters forum Thursday night.
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State Department Releases Final Analysis of Keystone Pipeline
by Rona Fried
Since Friday afternoon, when the State Department released its long-awaited and much dreaded final environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline, hundreds of vigils across the US are scheduled for tonight … and there are more each hour.
On the plus side, this is the first time the State Department
acknowledges that tar sand oil has the potential to significantly contribute to climate change.
"The total direct and indirect emissions associated with the proposed Project would contribute to cumulative global greenhouse gas emissions," says the State Department in the report.
It also says:
Tar sands crude is more toxic, more corrosive, more difficult to clean up, and 17% more greenhouse gas-intensive than conventional oil when the life cycle is calculated;
Production, refining and combustion of the projected 830,000 barrels of oil that will flow through the pipeline each day will add between 147 million and 168 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year (51 coal plants)
Before we go on, let's be clear: this is all President Obama needs to REJECT the pipeline. In his Climate Change speech, he made it clear that he would approve the pipeline only if he was convinced it would not "significantly exacerbate carbon emissions."
On the down side, the report's conclusion is the same as the other two flawed
environmental assessments – that the Keystone pipeline will have minimal environmental impact because Canadian tar sands will make it to market with or without it.
"Approval or denial of any one crude oil transport project, including the proposed Project, is unlikely to significantly impact the rate of extraction in the oil sands or the continued demand for heavy crude oil at refineries in the United States based on expected oil prices, oil-sands supply costs, transport costs, and supply-demand scenarios," says the report.
"Even though the State Department continues to downplay clear evidence that the Keystone XL pipeline would lead to tar sands expansion and significantly worsen carbon pollution, it has, for the first time, acknowledged that the proposed project could accelerate climate change," says Susan Casey-Lefkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
It also says that if oil prices drop substantially and there are "long-term constraints on any new pipeline capacity" which results in higher transportation costs of the crude oil – that could substantially impact oil sands production.
Incredibly, the analysis doesn't look into the future, where it's easy to see countries rejecting that oil. Over the coming decade, there's little doubt that clean energy, biofuels, electric cars and efficiency will increase and will become much bigger priorities.
"The report concludes that in a scenario where we take climate change seriously and regulate climate pollution, this pipeline will indeed have a 'significant impact' on climate change," says Bill McKibben, who heads 350.org.
"Of particular concern are conclusions that conflict with and are contradicted by tar sands industry executives who confirm that they need the pipeline in order to continue to develop the tar sands and to reach international markets. The study fails to consider that construction of the KXL pipeline is a necessity to fully maximize extraction of tar sands," says Tom Steyer, who recently launched a Climate Pac.
report also says the pipeline will create 50 long term jobs and up to 3900 temporary construction jobs. It also suggests that pipeline spills are inevitable, but at around 518 barrels of oil a year, "impact would be limited."
By the way, there have been 28,666 spills in Alberta's oil pipeline network over the past 37 years.
And while a recent Reuters analysis found that rail transport isn't feasible because of the expense, the reports says the industry will turn to rail and truck if the Keystone doesn't go through. That would lead to more accidents and higher emissions, they say, clearly making the case to approve Keystone.
The State Department now enters a 90-day "National Interest
Determination," where, after conferring with other agencies, it will
make its recommendation to President Obama. This will be more difficult for the oil industry to corrupt, and will allow Secretary Kerry to step in and show climate leadership.
During this time, the public will be able to comment. There is no deadline for Kerry to make his recommendation and he will do so after considering public comments and other agencies' input, along with this report.
Then, President Obama will make the final decision. Like the Super Bowl, should we place bets? Will Obama do what's best for big oil or will he do what's clearly in our national interest and reject this pipeline?
While proponents of the pipeline rushed to call the report a victory, the White House says, "not so fast."
"The President has clearly stated that the project will be in the national interest only if it does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution," Matt Lehrich, a White House spokesman, told The Hill. "The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) includes a range of estimates of the project's climate impacts, and that information will now need to be closely evaluated by Secretary Kerry and other relevant agency heads in the weeks ahead."
Sadly, the report was released before the State Department's Inspector General determined if there was conflict of interest in the contractor chosen to do the analysis.
There's no getting around the fact that a TransCanada contractor, Environmental Resources Management, prepared the report.
"Since the beginning of the assessment, the oil industry has had a direct pipeline into the agency. Perhaps most frustrating, is the apparent collusion between the State Department, oil industry and the Canadian government," says Friends of the Earth, which filed the complaint.
Expert Weighs In
Among the many voices talking about the ultimate impact of the pipeline, Michael Mann, climate scientist and Distinguished Professor of Meteorology at Penn State University, says:
"Approving this hotly debated pipeline would send America down the wrong path. The science tells us now is the time we should be throwing everything we have into creating a clean 21st century energy economy, not doubling down on the dirty energy that is imperiling our planet.
"The simple fact is this," Mann continues. "If Keystone XL is built, it will be easier to exploit fossil fuel reserves large enough to drastically destabilize the climate. A direct pipeline to refineries and global markets makes the business of polluting the atmosphere that much cheaper and easier.
"If Keystone is built, we're choosing a path that looks like this: "decades of extracting high-CO2 fuel at a time when we should be winding down such carbon intensive resource exploitation. It looks like decades of oil spills across America's heartland written off as an acceptable side effect of making money. It looks like decades of continued political lobbying against any CO2-limiting regulations.
"If approved and built, it looks like the United States is failing to take climate change seriously by virtually guaranteeing the massive Canadian oil sands reserved are exploited. That, I'm afraid, is the real threat of Keystone XL – the loss of US status as a global leader.
"As the world looks to 2015 for the establishment of legally binding emissions targets, it is looking to the US for inspiration and leadership. While opponents of carbon regulations routinely point to China and India as an excuse for further inaction, the US is still the dominant force in world politics. If Obama puts his foot down and tells us the pipeline will not be built, he will be telling the world that the United States is committed to a future powered by clean renewable energy. For better or for worse, as the US goes so goes the planet.
If the United States takes the climatologically necessary step of preventing the Keystone pipeline, it sends a message more powerful than any protest, watered down regulation or rosy proclamation. It says that business as usual is no longer an option. It says carbon pollution is a serious problem. It says that we will no longer be held hostage by ideologues demanding, "More fossil fuels, or the economy gets it!"
"Big oil hand-picked the reviewers of the pipeline, which means the report avoids taking a stand on the pipeline's climate impacts – leaving the ball entirely in President Obama's court. As always, he has all the evidence he needs to reject the pipeline. As we showed
in 2011, the only time you can count on the President is when you have him completely surrounded. And so it's up to us to mobilize again, and put the pressure on from all sides. Big oil wants you to believe that today's report means this fight is over," says 350.org.
Tonight, people across the country will demonstrate their resolve and disappointment in this broken process. We need to show the media, big oil and the President that this
movement is mobilized and unafraid. Can you be there?
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the guest I will be interviewing is of the Bamilike Royal Family Prince Delaure grandson of the Late Fon (King) Wanda of Bahock Bagangte. I will be asking this Royal Prince (Mbeu) questions about the Bamilike Histories, Languages, About his Organization that he established in America to help Bamilike of the diaspora connect back to our ancestral land in Cameroon. I will also ask him about Blackness and what it means. Yes we will be discussing why do the Bamilike Languages and Bamilike People describe themselves as "Black". It seems my linguistic research was 100% accurate. We will hear the words of a African Prince explain indigenous African concepts of my Royal lineage of Bamilike. We at Pr Ntr Linguistics honors the Bamilike Royal Family and we support our Majesty Prince Delaure Justin Delwanda and his Royal family.
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Q: I want to create a wave background for menu Bascially I want to create menu background on hover like a wave.
Here you can see the first one:

I need the same.
Can anyone let me know how I can do this?

likkebamser

Heldige Lakridser

Lakridser

Thanks in Advance

A: On hover, you can use background-color and clip-path (css) and use a custom path.
This other post can help you to do that.
An other solution is to use a custom image as background when an element of your menu have the hover. (With background-size: cover;)

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Q: Installing Ubuntu onto MacBook Pro via USB I am new to this forum, and to Ubuntu. But I am trying to get it installed onto my MacBook Pro (late 2009 - with an installed Samsung SSD).
I have attempted to follow the tutorial on the Ubuntu website:
www.ubuntu.com - How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X
But it doesn't seem to work. I have rEFIt installed as well. I have partitioned my SSD into my main one (Macintosh HD), and a new one (~30GB, Ubuntu). I then followed the tutorial through, but it still doesn't seem to work. I have a few questions (parts I might have messed up on):

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*I downloaded Ubuntu 13.04, 64 bit. Is this OK?

*On Step 3, I renamed the new image so that it ended in ".img" instead of ".dmg", which it converted to. I did this because the rest of the tutorial referred to a file ending in ".img". Was this what I was supposed to do?

*When I rebooted and held down the alt key nothing but the rEFIt drive (and the Mac recovery drive came up. No Ubuntu drive (partition), and no USB drive, is this supposed to happen? However, when I booted into rEFIt, the USB drive came up, and when I ran it, it came up with a sort of purple screen the a keyboard and accessibility icon in the bottom center of the screen, after this however, it goes black (screen does not turn off).
(4. If I ever do get it installed, will I have to install any drivers for either my Mac harware or my SSD?)
I am currently on Mountain Lion. The reason why I am using a USB drive is because my MacBook Pro keep spitting out anything (except films...really odd) that I put into it. It rejected the Windows installation disk (which I put into test), and it rejected all CDs and DVDs which I attempted to burn Ubuntu onto.

A: I suggest you try the Mac version (64bit perhaps) of Ubuntu (or whatever flavor you wish) available on the main Ubuntu release page.
Then you put the ISO on the USB drive using Unetbootin for Mac. Thanks to REFIt or Refind it will work.
Source: That's The Way You Do It: How To Install Ubuntu 13.04 On A Macbook Air Using USB Drive


Poor Yuuji…… Give him a proper heroine author!
With Kevin in the front, Yuuji, Alice, and Kotarou walked following the main street. One of the bodyguards was beside Kevin while the other one was at the rear. It seemed that they were being careful not to lose sight of Yuuji who was looking around at the city restlessly while holding the black box at times.
When looking at the city or the passer-by while walking, Yuuji raised his voice in surprise, admiration, and question.
At the people, and the houses, to put it simply, he raised his voices at everything.
Living up to its name, the main road was wide. At times, there were wagons and covered carriages passing, but the street was wide enough that they could pass each other smoothly.
The people who walked in the main road had various appearance.
People in travelling garbs like Kevin, people who wore armor and were holding weapons like Yuuji and the two guards, people who looked like traders, people who looked like farmer. The garments were diverse, and the races were varied too. Human of the Caucasoid race like Kevin and his two guards weren't unexpected, but at times there were human who looked closer to that of the Mongoloid race like Yuuji. On the other hand, he also saw bipedal walking dogs and cats, beastkin like Marcel and his family. A group of Siberian Huskies that were wearing similar armor that gave off clanking sounds. Without a moment's delay, Yuuji clicked the shutter.
The townscape was a jumble of buildings.
The houses and stores that were located beside the main road were mostly constructed out of a stone first story with additional wooden floors built on top. However, some houses only had a stone first story, while some other houses had their their first and second floors constructed from stone. Furthermore, there were houses made of bricks or mud walls. Since the houses were constructed out of wood and stone, they were white or black, but some houses were painted with bright colors like red or yellow.
It was understandable that Yuuji was making voices of surprise and question at this scenery.
The guide, Kevin the peddler, turned around and talked to Yuuji.
For Alice, when she first entered the city and opened her mouth in surprise "Waaa!", that mouth was never closed. Kotarou was also looking around restively with great curiosity and sniffed the smell around.
In order to beat the great tumult and racket around them, Kevin informed Yuuji with a voice louder than usual.
Yuuji, who was relentlessly clicking the shutter of the black box concealed camera in his hand, and Alice, who was tremendously excited "Waw…waw…" while looking around. Kevin's voice didn't reach their ears at all.
Yuuji and the party had walked for about 30 minutes from the time they first entered the city, when finally, they reached Kevin's store.
It was a building where the first floor was constructed with stones while the second floor was constructed from wood. The height was about a 3 stories. The first floor that faced the main road had a wide opening where the sample goods that lined up inside could be seen. The surrounding area was also had many shops, so this was an area where the shops gathered.
"Oooo" together with that sound, Yuuji and Alice looked at the store. Kotarou took a look at the store and then barked towards Kevin, as if to praise him, "Well well, not bad." Even though she needed to look up at him, she was acting as if she was looking down to him.
Perhaps they noticed that the group gathered in front of the store, a middle age man and woman and a 15 year old boy came to greet the group.
Kevin beckoned Yuuji's group to enter the store. Kevin's store was more splendid than what they had imagined. While Yuuji was acting timid for some reason as he entered the shop.
At the reception office on the second floor of Kevin's Company, Kevin described the next plan. As expected, the meeting with the Lord, his spouse, and the magistrate was an incredibly important occasion for Kevin as well.
His first city in another world, his first city in 14 years. Even now, Yuuji couldn't stop trembling. Kevin's uneasiness became worse.
"Excuse me", with that greeting a female employee, the one who had greeted Yuuji's group in front of the store, entered the room. It seemed that she was bringing the tea. She looked to be in her mid 30's. When the tea was placed down, a pleasant scent entered Yuuji's nose. Seeing how Yuuji was flustered by it, Kevin's eyes widened.
Kevin's spot-on remark was too sharp.
For 14 years, Yuuji had never spoken with any female other than his family. No, that's not right. When he first met with the adventurer trio, he had a short exchange of words with the female adventurer of the trio.
This…… might be bad, this muttering leaked out from Kevin's mouth.
Who are you both giving excuses to? Both Yuuji and Kevin's true desires and false façade were mixed up together.
The sun had fallen. It was night.
Alice and Kotarou and one of the bodyguards remained in the store, while Yuuji, Kevin and the other guard, were riding a carriage.
Alice who was tired after the day's excitement promptly slept on the bed inside the room assigned to her, but Kotarou was looking at the male troupe, barked in displeasure, and stayed behind to watch over the store, as if saying, "These males really are a hopeless case." What an understanding woman. She is a dog, though.
Yuuji are taken by Kevin to the pleasure quarter.
The carriage arrived at a certain large building.
The guard, Kevin and Yuuji exited the carriage in turn and after receiving the greeting from the bouncer like guy they entered the premise.
It seemed that the first floor was a place to enjoy alcohol and conversations.
Gulp, Yuuji swallowed his saliva.
The first place was a place to enjoy alcohol and conversations…… If both parties were interested then in the room on the second floor…… Kevin relayed that information.
Guided by a frightfully buff male employee, the troupe took a seat. When they were asked what the order was, Kevin as the representative ordered some alcohol. Kevin and the bodyguard were used to this. Yuuji was meekly obedient just like a new employee taken by his senior to a cabaret bar, only his eyes were restlessly looking around.
Holding the alcohol the troupe had ordered, a team of ladies arrived. Then each of them sat beside the troupe.
Yuuji activated the special skill that he had honed during these last 21 years.
'It's huge. E, or perhaps, F'.
By the way, the correct answers percentage of this skill was unknown. Yuuji's woman experience was only once and he was treated as a Keep-Kun.
A woman with a plunging V neck dress began to converse with Yuuji. He replied while being flustered. However, she was a pro. Perhaps, she noticed that Yuuji was not accustomed to women, she conversed with a simple lines that anyone could reply to, so Yuuji's nervousness gradually decreased.
Before he knew it, a smile was floating on Yuuji's face.
Kevin's prediction had succeeded. In the first place, Yuuji was repeatedly taking quick glances at his partner chest with a quite perverted smile. Of course, his partner had found out where was Yuuji looking at. The only person who didn't think that he was found out was only Yuuji himself. Man is such a pitiful creature.
Yuuji female partner approached him and then she softly bring her lips to his ear.
The sensation on Yuuji's arm, the F guess was correct.
"Nee, if you like to, then to the second floor……" Yuuji's chest was beating with expectation.
Since the women was close to him, 'it' came into Yuuji's sight.
Of course, his partner was not a beastkin, but a normal human.
Even while trembling in dread, Yuuji's took a glance at her legs just to make sure.
Her shins, were also hairy.
As the breaking despondent sound could be heard, Yuuji's mood withered in a twinkle.
As if to fleeing from that sensation, Yuuji moved away.
"Geez, how innocent", the woman's words didn't enter his ear.
Since it was visible, she should have noticed it, but the women didn't mind about it at all.
It appears that, it was the norm to not depilate the arm and shin.
The difference of culture was so frightening.
In the end, Yuuji, who was born and raised in modern Japan, carried in Kevin and guard's arms, in an indescribable lifeless and downcast look, back to the store.
With the tiny self-confidence that he gained from conversing with his female partner, he sincerely felt the greatness of modern Japanese women who never slackened with their effort.
By the way, when they reached the store, Kotarou approached, going circle on Yuuji and sniffed him around. After that, she made a scoff, "humph" and left him.
Kotarou is the star of this chapter.
 Originally: Honme and Tatemae, are Japanese words that describe the contrast between a person's true feelings and desires (本音 hon'ne, "true sound") and the behavior and opinions one displays in public (建前 tatemae, "built in front", "façade").
 Keep-kun is a man who is kept for the time being as boyfriend until the honmei-kun, or ideal marriage partner, comes along. In English: a back-up partner, stand-by lover, spare-tyre lover. In Chinese: 爱情备胎. In Indonesian: a TTM, pacar cadangan.
Make me want to read a story about another world travel agency. Are there any?
Hmm.... How about takarakuji atatta, netooku otoko, saving 80.000 golds in another world?
Let's hope he finds a cute elf.
Hmmm, what's wrong with little body hair, if it doesn't stand out too much? Especially if it's blond? It feels good to tickle it and watch her squirm. Hairy armpits can look gross though, if not trimmed at all.
Is this still being translated? I found 2 extra chapter parts online on aggregate site but they aren't here. Was this dropped? If so, who is the translator.
Thanks for the chapters so far.


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Living History Days
Historical encampment returns June 4-6
By Andrew Carter - acarter@aimmediamidwest.com
The capture and death of Col. William Crawford will be reenacted during Living History Days, set for Friday through Sunday, June 4-6 at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 Ohio 598, Leesville. The event will feature historical reenactments, Native American storytellers, American Revolutionary War era native and military encampments, and period artisans. Living History Days begins at 8 p.m. on June 4 and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 5 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 6. Admission is free.
Andrew Carter | AIM Media Midwest file photo
LEESVILLE — After taking a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Living History Days returns to the Crawford Park District this year.
The event is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, June 4-6 at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 Ohio 598, Leesville. Organizer Julie Rossington said activities begin at 8 p.m. on Friday. The encampment is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
"It was started about 19 years ago to commemorate the capture of Col. (William) Crawford on those grounds June 7 of 1782," said Rossington, who is a member of Colonel Crawford's Company, a reenactment group that specializes in the late American Revolution era.
Reenactors from Colonel Crawford's Company and other groups as well as Native American storytellers, and period artisans are participating in Living History Days, Rossington said. She noted that the Living History Days will kick off with the Patriot Alliance Council on Friday evening, a gathering that will provide the historical background for the weekend.
"Basically, what people will find out is that both the British and the American armies went to the Native Americans and asked for their support for their particular cause," Rossington said. "You will see American military talking to the Native Americans about helping them out, giving (the Native Americans) gifts, whatever it would take to get the natives to fight on our side. That's something that a lot of people don't know about."
Rossington said the capture of Col. William Crawford will be reenacted at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Native American storytellers Shequonur and Roger Moore will conduct sessions each day. A lantern tour featuring Native American storytellers is planned from 8-10 p.m. Saturday. A native camp and military camp will be set up for the weekend and 18th Century vendors will have their wares available.
Doomed expedition
Commissioned to lead the ill-fated Sandusky Expedition in late spring of 1782, Crawford marched with an army of about 500 western Pennsylvania volunteers from what is now Mingo Junction, Ohio, in the eastern part of the state to the area that is now Crawford and Wyandot counties. The force was assembled to eliminate enemy Native American towns along the Sandusky River in hopes of quelling attacks against American settlers.
In the Battle of Sandusky, Crawford's party squared off with warriors from the Delaware, Wyandot, and Shawnee tribes as well as British forces. Crawford's army was forced to retreat.
While in retreat, Crawford's force was separated during the Battle of Olentangy in Crawford County. He and five of his men, including Dr. John Knight, were captured by Delaware warriors on June 7, 1782, near Leesville, at the current site of the Lowe-Volk Nature Center.
Delaware Chief Wingenund took Crawford and Knight to his village, located about a half-mile northeast of the present-day Lowe-Volk Nature Center. Due to his previous positive relationship with Wingenund, Crawford thought he would be safe.
However, it was decided that Crawford would pay the price for the killing of the 100 peaceful Moravian Delaware Indians who lived at Gnadenhutten, Ohio. Col. David Williamson, Crawford's second in command, led the raid that became known as the Gnadenhutten massacre. Williamson escaped back to Pennsylvania.
Crawford and Knight were transported to the Delaware tribe's village of Tymochtee in present-day Wyandot County. Crawford was tortured and then burned at the stake on June 11, 1782.
Knight was given to Shawnee warriors for transport to southern Ohio, where the same fate that befell Crawford awaited him. However, Knight escaped and returned to Fort Pitt in Pennsylvania, surviving to tell the tragic tale of Crawford's demise.
Living History Days event schedule
• Patriot Alliance Council, 8 p.m.
• Opening Ceremony, 9 a.m.
• Shequonur, Native Storyteller, 10 a.m.
• Capture of Col. Crawford, 11 a.m.
• Lunch with Hannah and William Crawford, 12 p.m. (Front of the Nature Center)
• 18th Century Weapons of War, 1 p.m.
• Roger Moore, Native Storyteller, 2 p.m.
• Capture of Col. Crawford, 3 p.m.
• Event closes, 4 p.m.
• Lantern Tour (weather permitting), 8-10 p.m.
• Event opens, 10 a.m.
• Schedule same as Saturday
For information about events and programming offered by the Crawford Park District, go to its website www.crawfordpd.org or call 419-683-9000. Information is also available on the Crawford Park District Facebook page.
https://www.morrowcountysentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2021/05/web1_LIVING-HISTORY-01.jpgThe capture and death of Col. William Crawford will be reenacted during Living History Days, set for Friday through Sunday, June 4-6 at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 Ohio 598, Leesville. The event will feature historical reenactments, Native American storytellers, American Revolutionary War era native and military encampments, and period artisans. Living History Days begins at 8 p.m. on June 4 and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 5 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 6. Admission is free. Andrew Carter | AIM Media Midwest file photo
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Natural Bridges High School students offer…
Natural Bridges High School students offer environmental instruction to Bay View first-graders
By Marissa Fessenden and Santa Cruz Sentinel |
PUBLISHED: November 30, 2011 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 11, 2018 at 12:00 am
SANTA CRUZ – The first-graders watched with excitement as water washed doughnut sprinkles and soy sauce – representing pollution – from the hills and fields into an ocean model.
Cries of "That"s disturbing" and "That"s gross," peppered animated discussion around a table-top model of a watershed.
The Bay View Elementary School students were learning about watershed health and the harmful effects of pollution. But their usual teachers were standing back and watching. The instructors for this lesson at Bay View were high school students from Natural Bridges High School and Green Career Center.
"Speaking to the younger kids helps my students," said Tamara Myers, an environmental science teacher at Natural Bridges. "When they have to teach, they learn so much better."
Wednesday"s presentation marked the third year of a partnership between the schools to teach kids about the importance of maintaining watershed health.
"It has a tremendous impact because the kids listen to the older kids," said Caroline Sammet, a first-grade teacher at Bay View. "They see them as knowledgeable but also close to their age. The kids talk about it for a long time afterward."
When asked what pollution is, all the first-graders raised their hands eagerly, looked up to the high school students and waited to be called on.
"Trash and gross stuff," answered Amara Talbot, 7.
The high school students directed the first-graders to pollute the watershed model. The sprinkles represented pesticides and fertilizers, soy sauce was oil and grease from cars, and oatmeal took the place of trash. One youngster even ran to the sink to wash his hands, concerned that the sewage was real, and only returned to the watershed model when his teacher assured him it was just hot chocolate mix in water.
Next, the kids brandished spray bottles filled with water to simulate rain fall on the land. The sprinkles, oatmeal, food dye and soy sauce quickly flowed down the plastic hills into streams and out to the ocean, where figurines of whales, dolphins and seals waited.
The message was clear.
"It"s bad to put pollution in the water," said Amara. "We should not wash our cars on the street; we should take them to a car wash. And we should pick up trash."
The program is funded through a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"s Bay-Watershed Training and Education Program.
The high school students prepared by researching watershed health and writing the script for the hands-on demonstration. Myers said that she emphasizes good presentation skills, which are useful when the students apply for jobs.
Interacting with younger students has its own reward.
"I learned just as much as they did," said Brook Allen, 17. "My favorite part: watching the kids get all excited to spray the water."
Marissa Fessenden
Photo | Tractor kicks up dust


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Q: Collectd write_graphite plugin encrypt data How to configure SSL or Encrypt data using write_graphite plugin
LoadPlugin "write_graphite"
<Plugin "write_graphite">
 <Node "example">
   Host "localhost"
   Port "2003"
   #Prefix "collectd."
   #Postfix ""
   #Protocol "udp"
   #LogSendErrors false
   EscapeCharacter "_"
   SeparateInstances true
   StoreRates false
   AlwaysAppendDS false
 </Node>
</Plugin>

A: The write_graphite plugin doesn't do encryption.
If you want the data to be encrypted, the easiest way is to also run collectd on your graphite server, and use collectd's network plugin to encrypt the traffic.
The remote host won't need the write_graphite plugin at all.  The collectd instance on the graphite server needs both the network (as a server) and write_graphite plugins configured.


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Stefanie Annis was born and raised in sunny Southern California. Her passion for writing first began in the second grade when she was introduced to the wonderful world of creative writing. Many journals later, Coco the Chameleon was born. Coco is a character very personal to Stefanie, as she has struggled with self-acceptance for most of her life. Creating Coco's character has taught Stefanie to be confident in her own skin, and to truly appreciate herself for who she is. Her hope is that Coco's story will do the same for many others. When she isn't writing, you can find her designing handmade jewelry, chasing sunsets, making memories with her family, reading books, and spending time adventuring the great outdoors. Her inspiration to follow her dreams comes from her family who always encouraged her to do so.
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When generating the strictly normal bisecting line the process involves a lot of trail-and-error. This was almost discussed when creating Sequent 13. This doodle is a visualization of what's happening under the hood. There is some beauty in it and perhaps I should see what happens when I create some generative art from it.


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by Tim Graham
HMOphobia in Congress
Soon Americans may be able to sue their health-maintenance organizations in state courts.
and Bob Jones in Washington-Stepping out of a Senate lunch into television spotlights, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle came to tell reporters that his mild-mannered, Mister Rogers demeanor didn't mean he wouldn't toe a hard line on pushing a so-called "patients' bill of rights." He repeated his threat that he would delay the summer break unless the bill passed: "We will stay here for whatever length of time it takes, and I know that because I've not been leader that long there may be some question about my resolve. There will not be any question about my resolve at the end of the week if we haven't finished. We will be here." Elections are far too infrequent for Washington pundits to play the parlor game of Who's Got the Power? So the health-care battle became the first test of Mr. Daschle's clout with his new majority. He may have failed to ram the bill through as quickly as he would have liked, but its very presence on Capitol Hill's front burner is a testament to the Democrats' renewed agenda-setting power in the wake of Sen. Jim Jeffords's walk across the partisan divide. Sen. Edward Kennedy first drafted a bill pressing new standards and the right to sue health-maintenance organizations (HMOs) five years ago, only to see it bottled up repeatedly by the Senate's GOP majority. A similar bill in the House of Representatives attracted 68 Republican votes, but the measure died of neglect in the Senate. Now that they were in control, Senate Democrats clearly felt they had public opinion on their side, and moved quickly to make HMOs public enemy No. 1. More than 180 million Americans have private health insurance, and liberal legislators loved to share nightmare stories of denied claims and delayed reimbursements at the hands of faceless private corporations. Democrats circulated a survey boasting, "HMOs and health insurance companies are almost as disliked as oil companies." Polls showed comfortable majorities generally favored "patient protections," but they also found support dropping off or collapsing when pollsters presented people the possibility that such "protections" may come at a price, namely increased premiums or employers dropping their insurance. With a steady eye on the polls, Republicans stressed that they, too, wanted to pass a "bill of rights," and suggested they favored plenty of new mandates for insurers. When the Senate voted on June 22 to guarantee HMO members access to expensive clinical trials, only one senator-Wyoming Republican Mike Enzi-cast a "no" vote. The two parties quickly agreed that policyholders had a right to other benefits, as well, including emergency-room care, ambulance service, access to medical specialists, OB-GYN care, longer hospital stays following breast cancer surgery, pediatric care, and a broader range of prescription drugs. Had the Democrats simply settled for more mandates, Mr. Daschle might not have had to threaten summer break, but that didn't offer any political advantage. The bill bogged down on the question of how best to guarantee that HMOs and insurance companies would give patients all these new "rights." To the party funded largely through the donations of trial lawyers, the answer was obvious: lawsuits. Attorneys, led by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, gave $124 million in the 2000 election cycle, the Center for Responsive Politics found, up from $69 million in 1998 and $50 million in 1994, and 70 percent (90 percent of ATLA donations) went to Democrats. Sen. Kennedy, Sen. John Edwards, who made his millions as a trial lawyer, and in another showy anti-Bush stand, Republican Sen. John McCain sponsored their bill. Under a 1974 law, insurance companies have been exempted from lawsuits in state courts because their plans usually cover patients in a number of states with a patchwork of laws and regulations. The McCain-Edwards-Kennedy bill would change all that, allowing patients to sue their health plans in state courts, where juries are often sympathetic and damage awards can be huge. HMO executives' spines shivered at the thought of the millions (sometimes billions) of dollars juries have assessed to tobacco companies to award to lifelong smokers who ignored the surgeon general's warning. What would happen when death or injury came to an innocent HMO enrollee? Republicans complained that would create a "liability lottery" in which unscrupulous lawyers would file frivolous suits in hopes of striking it rich with just the right jury. They argued that the more restrained federal courts-where huge damage awards are routinely overturned-was the right place for such lawsuits, in keeping with the 1974 law. The American Association of Health Plans, a lobbying group for HMOs, trotted out a new poll which found that 66 percent of respondents said trial lawyers would be the biggest beneficiaries of the new lawsuits, while only 22 percent thought patients would benefit most. But the Democratic majority held firm, so Republicans tried a different strategy. In a compromise bill introduced June 26, they allowed for limited lawsuits in state courts, provided the noneconomic, "pain and suffering" damages were capped at $500,000. With the unlimited liability of the Democratic plan, they argued, insurance companies would have to raise their rates sharply, leading many smaller companies to drop health-care benefits completely. Indeed, in a veto threat issued by the White House on June 21, President Bush warned the Democrats' bill "could cause at least 4 to 6 million Americans to lose health coverage provided by their employers." The lawsuit controversy didn't end there. Because companies offer insurance to their employees-and sometimes decide what they will and will not cover-Democrats wanted to hold employers legally liable as well. The McCain-Edwards-Kennedy bill would allow aggrieved patients to sue their employers if their plan failed to provide needed medical treatment. One lawsuit could cripple or even bankrupt a business. Republicans responded with an amendment offered by Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas providing employers with blanket immunity to such lawsuits. Without such immunity, they argued, companies would discontinue their insurance plans rather than face the specter of legal liability. "Do [companies] have to provide this benefit? No. It's very expensive, in many cases not even appreciated, so I'm afraid the net result is a lot of employers would drop health care," said Sen. Don Nickles of Oklahoma, the GOP whip. "We shouldn't do harm. We shouldn't increase the number of uninsured. We shouldn't make health care so expensive that people can't afford it." But Mr. Gramm's immunity amendment lost, 57-43. In the aftermath, Senate moderates talked with President Bush about crafting a compromise that could spare large companies offering their own insurance plans by creating a "designated decision-maker" position that would accept liability for them. Meanwhile, on the House side, Speaker Dennis Hastert and Rep. Ernie Fletcher (R-Ky.) unveiled a bill friendlier to the president's principles, so the conference bill could be more acceptable to the White House. While the overall direction of the HMO-regulation debate keeps shifting toward more government control of the American health-care system, liberals feel that these bills are a very small step toward a more progressive future where purportedly disinterested government managers replace profit-motivated CEOs. Liberal columnist Michael Kinsley joked that the debate was over "liberalism a la mode," or a seemingly painless government action where the costs are indirect fee increases rather than direct tax increases. Conservative health experts also looked beyond the boundaries of the current debate. Heritage Foundation analyst James Frogue suggested the problem was the employer-based health insurance system. Most Americans wouldn't think of letting their employer choose their car or homeowners' insurance policies. "So why should they let their employers choose a health insurance plan for them and their families? If workers had a real choice, insurance companies would have to compete customer by customer for business, forcing them to become more responsive without a 'patients' bill of rights.'" Robert Goldberg, a senior fellow at the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis, says all the focus on private health plans ignores the government's own record. "For all the hot air about how horrible HMOs are, Medicare is the worst of the lot: no right to sue for pain and suffering, claims denied as medically unnecessary at 10 times the rate in private health plans, administrative reviews of disputes that run for months and years, sloppy and substandard treatment that becomes the norm for 90 percent of 'plan' members." In March, a federal judge in Detroit ruled that Medicaid beneficiaries have no right to sue state officials to force them to cover benefits outlined in federal Medicaid law. Conservatives don't want lawsuits to add to the cost of these government programs, but they see a double standard in all the HMO-bashing. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told WORLD: "I think that's another example of the fact that people have one standard they want to apply to others and a different standard that they want to apply to the government. The president believes the standard should be as close to similar as possible." But as the president bows to the need to avoid Democrats' nasty 30-second ads on HMO-wronged little kids with bad kidneys, Sen. Daschle may find the capital's power-sniffers hold him in growing esteem.
Tim Graham Tim is a former WORLD reporter.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A FULL LICENCE TO ABSTRACT WATER
Burningfold Estates Ltd Burningfold Manor, Plaistow Road, Dunsfold, Surrey GU8 4PF for a full licence to abstract water from the River Lox at Burningfold Manor, Dunsfold between NGR SU 99969 34777 and SU 00382 34046. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: 350.0 cubic metres a day and a total of 19,000 cubic metres between 1st April and 30th September inclusive in each year. The water will be used for spray irrigation.
Burningfold Estates Ltd
A full licence to abstract water from the River Lox
Burningfold Manor, Dunsfold between NGR SU 99969 34777 and SU 00382 34046.
SU 99969 34777 and SU 00382 34046
350.0 cubic metres a day and a total of 19,000 cubic metres between 1st April and 30th September inclusive in each year
The water will be used for spray irrigation.
Abstract & Impede
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A FULL LICENCE TO ABSTRACT WATER AND FOR A LICENCE TO OBSTRUCT OR IMPEDE THE FLOW OF AN INLAND WATER BY MEANS OF IMPOUNDING WORKS
North Wales Hydro Power Limited for a full licence to abstract water from Afon Cwm Pandy, Bryncrug at National Grid Reference SH 63306 02645. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: 745.2 cubic metres an hour, 17,884.8 cubic metres a day and 5,007,744 cubic metres a year All year. The water will be used for hydroelectric power generation. All abstracted water will be returned to Afon Cwm Pandy at National Grid Reference SH 62970 03057. Application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Afon Cwm Pandy at National Grid Reference SH 63306 02645. The object of impounding water by means of the works is to build a weir to create a head for abstraction.
North Wales Hydro Power
745.2 cubic metres an hour, 17,884.8 cubic metres a day and 5,007,744 cubic metres a year All year
The water will be used for hydroelectric power generation. All abstracted water will be returned to Afon Cwm Pandy at National Grid Reference SH 62970 03057. Application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Afon Cwm Pandy at National Grid Reference SH 63306 02645. The object of impounding water by means of the works is to build a weir to create a head for abstraction.
Richard Anthony Smith and Rachael Lisa Smith for a full licence to abstract water from the Lower Magnesian Limestone underground strata near Pickburn at National Grid References SE 51520 07580 and SE 51580 08180. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: From National Grid Reference SE 51520 07580 87 cubic metres an hour, 2,088 cubic metres a day and 150,000 cubic metres a year between April and October inclusive in each year. From National Grid Reference SE 51580 08180 17 cubic metres an hour, 412 cubic metres a day and 60,000 cubic metres a year between April and October inclusive in each year. The water will be used for spray irrigation.
Richard Anthony Smith and Rachael Lisa Smith
A full licence to abstract water from the Lower Magnesian Limestone underground strata near Pickburn
National Grid References SE 51520 07580 and SE 51580 08180
s SE 51520 07580 and SE 51580 08180
From National Grid Reference SE 51520 07580 87 cubic metres an hour, 2,088 cubic metres a day and 150,000 cubic metres a year between April and October inclusive in each year. From National Grid Reference SE 51580 08180 17 cubic metres an hour, 412 cubic metres a day and 60,000 cubic metres a year between April and October inclusive in each year
Valefresco Limited for a full licence to abstract water from underground strata consisting of Triassic Mercia Mudstone at Old Pastures Farm, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire at National Grid Reference SP 24177 56707. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: • 31 cubic metres an hour, • 742 cubic metres a day and • 270,830 cubic metres a year • The abstraction will take place all year The water will be used for filling a storage reservoir for subsequent spray irrigation.
Valefresco Limited
A full licence to abstract water from underground strata consisting of Triassic Mercia Mudstone
Old Pastures Farm, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire at National Grid Reference SP 24177 56707.
SP 24177 56707
31 cubic metres an hour, 742 cubic metres a day and 270,830 cubic metres a year The abstraction will take place all year
The abstraction will take place all year
The water will be used for filling a storage reservoir for subsequent spray irrigation.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER LICENCE
WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991(AS AMENDED BY THE WATER ACT 2003) NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER LICENCE Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 that the: Environment Agency is applying to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a licence to transfer water at Lunt Meadows, Lunt, Maghull at National Grid Reference (NGR) SD 35245 02701. The proposal is to improve water quality in the River Alt. A fixed pipe will be used to transfer water from the River Alt into a reedbed system. The abstraction will take place up to 5 hours per day during the week. The abstracted water will then be discharged back to the River Alt approximately 800 metres downstream. The intake pipe will be installed at a level such that low flows are protected. Quantities to be abstracted: Maximum hourly = 252m3/hour Maximum daily = 1,260m3/day Maximum yearly = 315,000m3/year At an instantaneous flow rate of 70 litres per seconds.
A licence to transfer water
Lunt Meadows, Lunt, Maghull at National Grid Reference (NGR) SD 35245 02701.
SD 35245 02701
Maximum hourly = 252m3/hour Maximum daily = 1,260m3/day Maximum yearly = 315,000m3/year At an instantaneous flow rate of 70 litres per seconds
Karen Cartlidge and Jesse Shakespear for a full licence to abstract water from Nant y Waun Fraith at Lle'r Tai Farm, Welshpool at National Grid Reference SH 97299 16146. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: 115.2 cubic metres an hour, 2,764.8 cubic metres a day and 608,256 cubic metres a year All year The water will be used for hydroelectric power production. All water will be returned to Nant y Waun Fraith at National Grid Reference SH 97072 15608. Application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Nant y Waun Fraith at Lle'r Tai Farm, Welshpool at National Grid Reference SH 97299 16146. The object of impounding water by means of the works is to build a weir to create a head for abstraction.
Karen Cartlidge and Jesse Shakespear
A full licence to abstract water from Nant y Waun Fraith
Lle'r Tai Farm, Welshpool at National Grid Reference SH 97299 16146
115.2 cubic metres an hour, 2,764.8 cubic metres a day and 608,256 cubic metres a year All year
The water will be used for hydroelectric power production. All water will be returned to Nant y Waun Fraith at National Grid Reference SH 97072 15608. Application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Nant y Waun Fraith at Lle'r Tai Farm, Welshpool at National Grid Reference SH 97299 16146. The object of impounding water by means of the works is to build a weir to create a head for abstraction.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER LICENCE TO ABSTRACT WATER
Blenheim Palace Estate for a licence to abstract water from the River Glyme at Bladon Dam & Cascade at NGR SP 44177 14645 for the purpose of transferring it to a new channel containing a turbine for the purpose of hydroelectric-power generation and subsequent discharge from turbine outflow at NGR SP 44160 14646. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: 3,297.6 cubic metres an hour, 79,142.4 cubic metres a day and 28,886,976 cubic metres a year. Abstraction will take place on an all year round basis. The water will be abstracted for the purpose of transferring it between the sources of supply referred to above and without intervening use.
Blenheim Palace Estate
A licence to abstract water from the River Glyme
Bladon Dam & Cascade at NGR SP 44177 14645
3,297.6 cubic metres an hour, 79,142.4 cubic metres a day and 28,886,976 cubic metres a year. Abstraction will take place on an all year round basis
. Abstraction will take place on an all year round basis
The water will be abstracted for the purpose of transferring it between the sources of supply referred to above and without intervening use.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO VARY A FULL LICENCE TO ABSTRACT WATER
Northumbrian Water Limited to vary full licence to abstract water serial number 8/36/15/*S/0123 which authorises the abstraction of water from surface water at National Grid References (NGR) TM 02 34, TM 04 34 and TM 10 33. The variation applied for is to: • Add a new abstraction point at NGR TL 91 33, authorising abstraction of up to 120,000 cubic metres of water per day. • Increase the overall daily abstraction for all abstraction points in aggregate from 318,000 to 394,000 cubic metres (although the maximum aggregate abstraction permitted within a 5-year period will not change). • Authorise water to be used for flow testing the new intake and pipeline on a temporary basis. The new abstraction point will abstract water transferred to the River Stour as part of the Ely Ouse to Essex transfer scheme or at times of high natural flow. The new abstraction point will be subject to a minimum required flow being passed before abstraction can commence which will protect the aquatic environment and existing downstream abstractors.
Northumbrian Water Limited
To vary full licence to abstract water serial number 8/36/15/*S/0123 which authorises the abstraction of water from surface water
National Grid References (NGR) TM 02 34, TM 04 34 and TM 10 33.
TM 02 34, TM 04 34 and TM 10 33
8/36/15/*S/0123
North Wales Hydro Power Limited for a full licence to abstract water from Nant Colwyn at Beddgelert, Caernarfon, National Grid Reference SH 57668 49460. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: 1,224 cubic metres an hour, 29,376 cubic metres a day and 6,177,600 cubic metres a year All year The water will be used for Hydro Electric Power Generation. All abstracted water will be returned to the Nant Colwyn at National Grid Reference SH 58155 48637. Application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Nant Colwyn at Beddgelert, Caernarfon at National Grid Reference SH 57668 49460. The object of impounding water by means of the works is to build a new intake weir to create a head for abstraction.
North Wales Hydro Power Limited
A full licence to abstract water from Nant Colwyn
Beddgelert, Caernarfon, National Grid Reference SH 57668 49460.
1,224 cubic metres an hour, 29,376 cubic metres a day and 6,177,600 cubic metres a year All year
The water will be used for Hydro Electric Power Generation. All abstracted water will be returned to the Nant Colwyn at National Grid Reference SH 58155 48637. Application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Nant Colwyn at Beddgelert, Caernarfon at National Grid Reference SH 57668 49460. The object of impounding water by means of the works is to build a new intake weir to create a head for abstraction.
WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991 (AS AMENDED BY THE WATER ACT 2003) NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER LICENCE TO ABSTRACT WATER Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 that the Environment Agency is applying to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a transfer licence to abstract water from the River Derwent at Whatstandwell, National Grid Reference (NGR) SK 33088 54565, for the purpose of transferring it without intervening use through a fish pass. All water will be returned to the River Derwent at NGR SK33093 54539. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods: • 2.9 cubic metres per second • 250,560 cubic metres per day • 91,454,400 cubic metres per year • The abstraction will take place all year. This is a maximum flow rate, which would be expected to be achieved approximately 10% of the time, and no water will be lost from the river as a result of this project. The fish pass will aid fish migration along the River Derwent.
For a transfer licence to abstract water from the River Derwent
Whatstandwell,
2.9 cubic metres per second 250,560 cubic metres per day 91,454,400 cubic metres per year The abstraction will take place all year. This is a maximum flow rate, which would be expected to be achieved approximately 10% of the time, and no water will be lost from the river as a result of this project. The fish pass will aid fish migration along the River Derwent
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; Could not break down Intro text : Closing date for comments 17 January 2013. A full licence to abstract water from Afon Cwm Pandy, Bryncrug at National Grid Reference SH 63306 02645.
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; Could not break down volume : 2.9 cubic metres per second 250,560 cubic metres per day 91,454,400 cubic metres per year The abstraction will take place all year. This is a maximum flow rate, which would be expected to be achieved approximately 10% of the time, and no water will be lost from the river as a result of this project. The fish pass will aid fish migration along the River Derwent
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One of the most common causes of lower back pain is a herniated lumbar disc. When it occurs, it can also pinch a nearby nerve, leading to radiculopathy. A herniated lumbar disc with radiculopathy can make even your simplest of daily tasks painful and severely impact your quality of life. There are steps your doctor can take to treat a lumbar herniated disc, but, as always, if you have additional questions, get in touch with the team at North Texas Neurosurgical Consultants for more information. We're always here to help.
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The lumbar spine is an incredibly mobile and active part of the body, moving freely in six different directions. There are five vertebrae in the lumbar spine. Each are connected to the other by four joints and separated by intervertebral discs.
These discs provide protection and allow easy movement of the vertebrae. They also keep pressure off of the nerves in the spinal column.
A herniated lumbar disc with radiculopathy is a condition where the disc has burst and the nucleus pulposus has partially or completely leaked. This results in pressure on spinal nerves and a very specific type of pain that radiates out from the lumbar spine: radiculopathy.
Herniated discs are also sometimes referred to as slipped or ruptured discs, but they are not the same as a bulging disc. Bulging discs extend or protrude outwards, but they are still intact.
Do I have lumbar radiculopathy?
Unless it is caused by trauma or an accident (see more causes below), lumbar herniated disc symptoms may be subtle and slow to appear.
In the early stages, you may notice that when you sit or stand for prolonged periods of time your back becomes sore. You might also find that there is pain across your buttocks or down the outside of your hip. This usually occurs on just one side or the other.
As pressure on the nerves increases and the condition progresses, you may find yourself with more severe symptoms.
Lumbar radiculopathy is most commonly experienced as sciatica. The sciatic nerve is the longest and widest nerve in the body, originating in the lumbar spine and traveling across the buttocks, down the hip, and down the legs.
If herniated lumbar disc with radiculopathy remains untreated, eventually the person with this condition will be unable to participate in their daily activities without extreme pain. This can also lead to cauda equina syndrome. This is a serious condition most often first recognized by the loss of bowel or bladder control. If you're experiencing this symptom, get immediate, emergency medical treatment.
What causes herniated lumbar disc with radiculopathy?
In addition to trauma or injury (i.e., a car accident or sports injury), herniated lumbar disc causes are most often associated with normal, age-related wear and tear that results in gradual disc degeneration. Degenerative disc disease is an accelerated version of this wear and tear. It can occur in younger patients, but most often occurs in patients over the age of 60.
Getting plenty of exercise, quitting smoking, and maintaining a healthy body weight are all good ways to decrease your chances of experiencing a lumbar herniated disc with radiculopathy.
Lumbar herniated disc with radiculopathy treatment starts with lifestyle and non-invasive interventions. This may include adding exercise or physical therapy to strengthen the muscles that support your spine and core. In some cases, injections can also help minimize pain so that patients can undergo physical therapy.
If more conservative treatments fail and your pain is severe, your doctor may recommend one of the following lumbar herniated disc surgeries.
When the intervertebral disc is injured or otherwise damaged, spinal cord decompression opens up the space between the vertebrae to relieve painful pressure on the sciatic nerve.
At the same time, your surgeon may perform spinal fusion for increased stability.
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A lumbar laminectomy removes this lamina to relieve pressure on your nerves and spinal cord. This decompression can ease chronic, excruciating back pain when other more conservative treatments have been unsuccessful. This may also be accompanied by a spinal fusion when appropriate.
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