Windows Live Mail is the successor to Outlook Express, a discontinued email and news client bundled with several versions of Microsoft Windows, from Windows 98 to Windows Server 2003, and available for Windows 95 and Mac OS 9. In Windows Vista, Outlook Express was superseded by Windows Mail, then again by Windows Live Mail as separate software. Outlook Express is a different application from Microsoft Outlook. Beginning with Windows Vista Microsoft included Windows Mail, based on large parts of Outlook Express source code.
We have someone that used Windows Live Mail for quite a long time. The board on the OLD computer DIED however the drive and data is still intact.
We found that the Windows Live Mail store location has GBs of mail inside of it (not on an Exchange or IMAP server).
They are now using a Gmail account with Outlook 2016/2019 (not sure) on their NEW computer.
What is the best (most straightforward, effective, quickest) way do migrate this mail into Outlook/GMail?
A friend just called and recently stayed at a hotel in New Zealand. he left Friday. Since then when he sends an email from any of his three accounts, the below verbiage gets attached to all the messages.
1) I have ran CCleaner, Malwarebytes, Avast Anti-virus, and all are coming out clean.
4) I looked for proxy server settings and could only see auto-detect selected.
5) I looked at Nuinet website and did not see any relevant information there.
I get emails from TekSystems. They are a staffing firm and send me possible jobs. Their emails really scramble Outlook. The Outlook screen goes completely white. It becomes "not responding" for about two minutes then everything goes back to being fine until I touch that email again. The only thing I have noticed during this two minute fiasco is a reference to a link to a doubleclick site. I am sure they have embedded something in their email for advertising purposes or something that is causing this. Has anyone ever seen this behavior from and email and have any idea how to correct it?
or contact a service representative". What causes this error and what should I be doing about it?
it opens way down on the bottom of the page, under the inbox mail.
How can I create more room to create new message.
Hello, i´ve received several emails in my hotmail/outlook account from a gmail account.
It seems like the person that sent me that emails, haven´t provide any name or surname, any data in the account.
I tried to find out a way to reverse search of gmail accounts, but nothing give me any results, as the account seems to be 2 month old, and the owner did nothing with it. The purpose of that account was for mailing me and only me.
nothing gives me anything for me to deduct the identity of the sender.
Every time I try to send/receive on this account, WLM comes back with an error saying "An incorrect password was entered." Yet I can log in at gmail.com just fine.
These are the same settings that many sites show online for POP setup, but since that is not working, I removed the account, and this time I started creating it by letting WLM do it automatically. It chose to set it up as an IMAP account--but I STILL get a password error, using the same password that works great when I log directly on to gmail.com.
The customers has a Yahoo email account. I can log in at yahoo.com with no problem, so I know his password is correct.
Now he wants it set up in Windows Live Mail, but no matter how I set it up, I get an error message saying the password is wrong--even though it is the same password I used five minutes earlier to connect via the website. It makes me think maybe this is a misleading message.
How to close this windows on Hotmail dot com.
Need to find a way to close this unwanted window. Never seen it before and got it today by trying to go back and forth between Beta and non Beta.
Having a terrible time getting Outlook 365 on my laptop to recognize my gmail account. I've tried every configuration, made sure IMAP and POP are enabled, added the totally unintuitive setup of double authentication.
Need to get emails off Windows Live Mail 2011 to Outlook - moving to a different pc... any programs or info on how to do it ?
Whenever I type EHR in Windows Live Mail, it converts to HER. I have deleted both EHR and HER from my AutoCorrect Options List in Word. And this problem doesn't occur in Word. But I can't get it fixed in Live Mail.
One of my friend is working on EML files but due to server issue he lost all his data. Now he wants to switch to some other email client so that he would not face such a situation in future. Kindly suggest him an appropriate conversion software of EML file into Outlook PST.
We have a Pop/imap based corporate email account and we'd like to have email and calendar shared across multiple devices. So presently we have imap email forwarding to outlook.com which is attached to the phone and each pc. The iphone has both the email accounts.
Ultimate use case is we want to have both the corporate IMAP mailbox (provided by ISP) available for sending and receiving email, calendar/contacts available on mobile, desktop client.
https://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync-outlook/syncing-outlook-with-an-android-smartphone/ is sort of the setup we have gone with.
We do have a prroject in place to implement Office 365 but need this working in the interim.
Does anyone know of an iphone email app that allows you to choose whether to sync only mail/ or mail+contacts/calenders from Outlook.com? Ideally we'd just select sync only calender/contacts from outlook.
One of my email accounts is no longer active - the provider changed servers and a new email address was issued. I removed the old account from Windows LIve Mail. I can still see the emails from the old account, but they will not open. How can I make them viewable again?
I have a client whose old computer died (Windows 10 upgraded from 7). She was running Windows Live Mail.
I replaced her machine, but I can't find anything that will allow me to import her old .eml files into the Mail program in Windows 10.
She has quite a lot and says she doesn't want to lose them. I've read that the new mail program uses .eml files, but I haven't found anything that explains how to get the old ones in place.
We have a client that has been using Windows Live Mail 2012 on a WIndows 7 Pro computer. WLM will start but freezes when trying to read messages. If the process is killed in Task Manager, the program will not restart until the system is rebooted. Searching for a solution, most sites recommend removing and reinstalling the software but most suggestions were dated prior to 2017. But this is not possible because the installer tries to connect to Microsoft for updates and fails.
The event viewer shows Event ID: 1530 with message "Windows detected your registry file is still in use by other applications or services. The file will be unloaded now..."
The client is considering moving to Outlook but prefers WLM.
Has anyone successfully resolved this or similar issues with WLM?
Could the issue be OS related instead of WLM?
Can anyone recommend a free mail client that would be a replacement for WLM? They did not like Thunderbird. Any experience with Evolution or SeaMonkey email clients?
Thanks for any suggestions or trouble shooting assistance.
My computor upgrade in tomorrow after, outlook express can not be started, because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized.
Error code: 0x80040154, 14007. Please help me to solve the promblem. Thank you very much!
Why isn't Windows Mail synchronizing the content of the folders in my IMAP account?
I have a Dell laptop on which I'm running Windows 10. I'd like to use Windows Mail to manage my IMAP account. When I click on More, a list of all folders is displayed.
However, when I click on any one of those folders, they are empty!
It does not appear as though Windows Mail has synchronized the content of the mail folders in my IMAP account. When I use Outlook to manage that same account, the content of the mail folders are mirrored locally. Is it presumptuous of me to expect Windows Mail to behave the same? I would appreciate it if someone would tell me what I need to do to get Windows Mail to synchronize the mail folders in my IMAP account.
We have a customer that was using Windows Live Mail as the default email program with Windows 7. After the O/S was upgraded to Windows 10, WLM stopped working with a corrupt calendar error. Rather than having to delete or rename the Calendar folder on a daily basis, the customer switched to Outlook 2013. However, when the Share option is selected to email the document in Word 2013, WLM is selected to send the file instead of Outlook. Sharing a file via email with Excel also selects WLM. Outlook is the default program for email in Windows 10 Settings.
Is there another setting or configuration location that should be changed to allow Word to Share using Outlook as the email program?
If WLM is uninstalled, should WIndows 10 become the default program for Sharing file via email?
Although the customer has been shown how to open Outlook and attach the file, they prefer to use the Share option. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
I trying to add my gmail account to Outlook and Windows Live Mail. I have no issue with the server settings, but neither will recognize my password. I log into gmail from a browser with no problem and change to a new password. That password is not recognized when I try to add the gmail account. I've been through that iteration several times without success. What's the problem???
I have a user having an Outlook Express folder that reached 2,097,093 and he cannot open it anymore.
Actually, when pressing on that folder, O.E. freeze.
Do you know methods or tools to help me solve this problem?
How to migrate from Windows Live to Outlook.com?
I have a Windows PC on which is Windows Live Mail. The PC is to be replaced by a Windows 10 machine accessing Outlook.com.
How can I migrate the emails from Windows Live Mail to Outlook.com?
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Bob Harder, a 1965 Rush-Henrietta graduate, is a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict who has devoted his time in retirement to helping returning veterans and families through his service as a member of the Patriot Guard Riders.
Bob entered the United States Air Force in 1965, trained as an aircraft electrician, and was deployed to Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in 1968, having attained the rank of sergeant. Bob later graduated from Monroe Community College and began his career as an electrical apprentice and worked hard to create a career as a successful electrician. He served as project manager for major construction projects throughout the country.
An active member of Vietnam Veterans Chapter 20, Bob understands what it is like to be a member of the military who is returning home after wartime. That is why he has made it his personal mission to welcome the military men and women of today back home.
His work as a ride captain with the Patriot Guard Riders also includes escorting fallen soldiers to their final resting places and standing in Flag Lines to support World War II veterans returning home from Honor Flight trips. In addition, he has worked tirelessly to support an outreach program called "Help on the Homefront." This initiative provides support to veterans, the families of deployed service members, and Gold Star families. In fact, he has helped raise more than $20,000 for the cause.
In addition, Bob is involved in the Patriot Guard Riders' Veterans Recovery Program. Working with private, state, and federal organizations, the mission of this program is to locate, identify, and inter the unclaimed remains of veterans and provide honor and respect to those who served our country by securing a final resting place for them. Bob recently helped the families of five World War II veterans and two Vietnam veterans in this endeavor.
In 2015, Bob was honored by Sen. Patrick Gallivan and named to the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the state capitol.
Bob and his wife, Marie, live in Henrietta. They have three children, Shannon, Erinn, and Sean, all of whom are Rush-Henrietta graduates, and nine grandchildren.

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Floating solar power could help fight climate change — let's get it right
Solar panels need to be deployed over vast areas worldwide to decarbonize electricity. By 2050, the United States might need up to 61,000 square kilometres of solar panels — an area larger than the Netherlands. Land-scarce nations such as Japan and South Korea might have to devote 5% of their land to solar farms.
The question of where to put these panels isn't trivial. There is fierce competition for land that is also needed for food production and biodiversity conservation. One emerging solution is to deploy floating solar panels ('floatovoltaics') on reservoirs.
The idea of floatovoltaics holds much promise, and there has been a rapid rise in installation and investments. But there are still many unknowns about the technology's environmental impacts, along with its social, technical and economic dimensions.
These knowledge gaps need to be filled as soon as possible to avoid overpromising on the benefits of this approach, or having its roll-out derailed by unforeseen roadblocks.
Solar power is space-intensive, requiring at least 20 times more area than conventional fossil-fuel plants to produce one gigawatt (GW) of electricity. Several environments have been proposed as locations for extensive installations, each with pros and cons.
Deserts have ample sunshine and don't have much competition for land use. But even here, there are trade-offs. For example, modelling indicates that in the Sahara, the dark colour of large swathes of solar panels would alter local temperatures and global airflow patterns in ways that could cause droughts in the Amazon, sea-ice loss in the Arctic and more. Solar-energy developments in the Mojave Desert in the US southwest have reduced the cover of cacti that are culturally important to resident Native Americans. And logistically, it can be hard to get energy from remote desert regions to where it is needed.
Agricultural fields are another promising possibility, but researchers are only starting to understand how pairing solar panels with crops in 'agrivoltaic' systems will affect food production. Rooftops, car parks and highways are also good options, but are limited in scale.
Placing solar arrays on reservoirs could have many advantages. The arrays are simply conventional solar panels installed on floats that are anchored through mooring lines. Proximity to water tends to keep them cool, making floating panels about 5% more efficient than land-based ones. Arrays shield the surface from the sun and might reduce evaporation, retaining water for hydropower, drinking and irrigation. Hydropower reservoirs already have the grid infrastructure for conveying electricity to consumers, reducing transmission costs. Pairing solar with pumped-storage hydropower could address the twin challenges of providing energy when sunlight is weak and storing it as potential energy in reservoirs when solar-power production is high.
Floatovoltaics might also reduce the carbon intensity — emissions per unit of energy produced — of some hydropower operations. Many hydropower plants are as low-carbon as other renewables. But for some projects, so much methane — a potent greenhouse gas — is released from decaying submerged plant matter that they can emit as much carbon per unit energy as do fossil-fuel power plants. For some of those sites, putting solar panels over just 2% of the reservoir's surface could double the electricity production, thereby halving the carbon intensity — which is an important metric in climate policy (see Supplementary information).
For now, floatovoltaics make up a tiny part of the electricity picture. As of 2020, the global installed capacity of floating solar panels was just 3 GW, compared with more than 700 GW for land-based solar systems. But the potential for expansion is considerable, given the vast number of reservoirs worldwide — with a total area roughly equivalent to that of France. Covering 10% of the world's hydropower reservoirs with floating solar panels would install nearly 4,000 GW of solar capacity — equivalent to the electricity-generation capacity of all fossil-fuel plants in operation worldwide.
Floatovoltaics are currently more expensive than land-based ones, but not by much: despite the immaturity of this new market, the break-even cost of floating solar projects is only 4–8% higher than that of ground-mounted solar power. The market is growing fast, with dozens of projects under way. One, scheduled to be completed by 2024 in Batam, Indonesia, plans to produce 2.2 GW by deploying solar panels over 16 km2 of water, nearly doubling global floatovoltaic energy production.
Rapid scaling-up of any new energy technology can have unforeseen consequences. Wind turbines, for example, have harmed birds and bats, and their installation offshore can create noise pollution for marine life, interfere with whale migrations and pose complications for commercial fisheries.
Trade-offs between the expansion of floatovoltaics and environmental, social and economic goals remain largely unexplored in both concept and practice. Reservoirs are artificial ecosystems that have been critiqued for a wide range of undesirable socioenvironmental impacts. Yet, in many places, they also provide habitats for wildlife, and have an important role in fisheries and recreation. Reservoir management often serves many needs besides water supply, such as flood control and hydropower. Pressure on multiple uses of reservoirs will intensify under climate change.
Neglecting these trade-offs could increase public opposition to floatovoltaics, lengthen the environmental-impact approval process and deter private investors, thus hampering the decarbonization shift.
National potential
To explore the potential of floatovoltaics, we compared the solar-power potential of large reservoirs with projected national demand for extra solar energy by 2050 (see 'Floatovoltaic potential' and Supplementary information).
We found that countries in the Americas and Africa could benefit most: even low coverage of reservoirs by floatovoltaics should generate all the solar energy needed to decarbonize their electricity sector. Brazil and Canada could be hotspots, each requiring only about 5% coverage of their plentiful reservoirs to satisfy their massive solar-energy needs. Last year, Brazil implemented regulatory changes to help the industry to develop (see 'Brazil's photovoltaic boom').
By contrast, island nations and much of Europe and the Middle East will find it harder to use floatovoltaics to meet their needs, owing to limited reservoir areas in small or arid nations and weaker sunlight at high latitudes. In some industrial nations, including China, mid-century demand for solar power will be so high that even covering all their reservoirs with floatovoltaics would not suffice; they will also require solar on land.
In places where floatovoltaics make sense, the question becomes one of how much of any given reservoir could be covered before downsides outweigh the advantages. More coverage could amplify logistical difficulties, social disruption and environmental side effects. Even 2% coverage of a mid-sized, 300 km2 reservoir would still be a massive footprint — amounting to about one-tenth of the area of the world's largest land-based solar farm, India's 2,245-megawatt Bhadla Solar Park.
Climate change is warming water bodies around the world, with impacts such as harmful algal blooms. Modellers have looked at whether floatovoltaics might counter these effects in lakes and other reservoirs, and found that they can, but only when more than half of the water surface is covered. More needs to be learnt about the consequences for physical, chemical and biological processes, drinking-water quality, aquatic biota, terrestrial wildlife and downstream ecosystems.
Shading a large proportion of a reservoir could trigger cascading effects. Reduced light makes it harder for photosynthetic organisms such as aquatic plants and phytoplankton to flourish, and this might be beneficial in nutrient-polluted reservoirs where harmful algae proliferate. However, the reduced production of oxygen could harm fish and other animals. Extreme oxygen depletion would favour methane-producing bacteria, which could offset decarbonization benefits. If solar-panel coverage is low, these effects will probably be minor. But it's not known exactly how severe any particular type of impact will be, or how the impacts will vary with latitude, water quality and other factors.
Large-scale field studies are needed to evaluate the response of ecosystems to floatovoltaic coverage. Although several test sites have been deployed, such as the Tengeh Reservoir testbed in Singapore, most research efforts focus more on engineering feasibility than ecology.
Use conflicts
Societal uses of reservoirs might also be compromised by floatovoltaics. If a project interferes with a fishery, it could undermine the livelihoods of populations already affected by reservoir construction. For example, Lake Kariba, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is home to the world's most productive reservoir fishery, and the artisanal fishing gear used to harvest sardines there would be hard to deploy near or under large floatovoltaic arrays. It is also hard to predict how the food webs that support fisheries would respond to shading.
Floating solar arrays might mar the scenery and curb the recreational use of reservoirs, leading to falls in local property prices; floatovoltaic developers will thus probably face resistance from nearby landowners. Social scientists should catalogue such concerns and work out the conditions that would make floatovoltaic projects acceptable to the public.
Operational challenges
Technical challenges could increase costs for developers. Biofouling of panels by bird faeces and microbial biofilms is likely to be more problematic over water than land, and could reduce photovoltaic output. Frequent cleaning might be necessary, requiring easy and safe access to the panels.
Inclement weather is another factor. At high latitudes, the formation and break-up of ice cover creates large, unpredictable forces, leading to operational and maintenance challenges — as is the case with a floatovoltaic system built in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. In regions hit by tropical cyclones, high winds can create waves and cause damage. In 2019, for example, a typhoon hit a floatovoltaic project on the Yamakura Dam in Japan; the panels piled up in the wind and ignited a fire.
Variable water levels can also be a challenge. For example, lakes Mead and Powell are more than 40 metres below their full levels following persistent droughts in the southwestern United States. Such fluctuations could be exacerbated by climate change. Drinking-water supply and irrigation needs would probably override the desire to maintain stable water levels for floatovoltaics. Engineering solutions need to be developed and factored into project costs.
Plans to address these issues must be made public so that industry and society can move rapidly towards mutually acceptable practices and a realistic assessment of floatovoltaic potential. Transparency would also boost investor confidence. Researchers need to model costs given the conditions at each site, and document the outcomes after large projects go live.
Moving forwards
Beyond modelling, empirical field-based studies are needed. It is unrealistic to suppose that power companies would do all of this work themselves. Licensing agreements should require access for independent researchers and long-term monitoring. The sharing of lessons will be paramount as the industry and regulators refine guidance on best practices.
The floatovoltaic industry is poised to expand rapidly. Science and policy must move equally fast to ensure that this use of the world's reservoirs is sustainable and equitable.
Nature, 7 June 2022
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Extreme storm could overwhelm Southern California dam and flood thousands
Victorville residents Charles Pritchett, left, and Kyle Carroll enjoy the solitude of the Mojave River just downstream from the Mojave River Dam on Nov. 5, 2019.
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
By Louis SahagúnStaff Writer
HESPERIA, Calif. —
Federal engineers have found that a dam protecting the high desert communities of Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley and Barstow falls short of national safety standards and could erode and collapse in an extreme flood, inundating thousands of people.
Officials for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that they had raised the risk factor for the Mojave River Dam from "low" to "high urgency action" because of "performance concerns" discovered at the 48-year-old structure, which joins a growing inventory of California dams showing signs of severe stress.
The Corps is considering strategies to shore up the dam and also counter the impacts of extreme weather shifts due to climate change, said Gary Lee, chief safety engineer for the Army Corps' Los Angeles District, during a tour of the structure on Tuesday.
"This dam was built in 1971, when climate change was still an unknown phenomenon," he said. "Climate change creates more uncertainty, which, going forward, will be taken into account."
Failure of the 200-foot-tall earthen dam on the northern flanks of the San Bernardino Mountains would send water rushing down the river channel, inundating 16,000 people and $1.5 billion in property as far away as Baker, more than 100 miles northwest.
Flood flows have never spilled over the top of the dam, but a series of storms in 2005 raised the water level behind it to a record 77 feet — about 72 feet below its concrete emergency spillway.
The agency is evaluating interim risk-reduction measures associated with a potential overtopping of the dam and anticipates some of those measures will be in place prior to this year's winter rains.
One possible solution would be to harden the dam to prevent water flowing over the top from eroding it, causing it to collapse, Lee said. "Another approach would be to raise the dam by at least three feet."
"At this point," he added, "we don't know what the costs will be."
The reclassification of the dam in San Bernardino County comes amid growing concerns that California's major federal flood-control systems were based on 20th century assumptions and hydrological records that do not consider "whiplashing shifts" in extreme weather.
Some researchers argue that in a warming world, the state could be hit more frequently by storms that were previously regarded as once-in-a-lifetime events.
These cycles, they say, will seriously challenge the state's ability to control flooding, as well as to store and transport water.
"The risks of catastrophic flooding are not as rare as they once were," Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist said, "and they will be less rare in the future."
In recent years, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Interior have sought to raise awareness of the threat of megastorms and promote emergency preparedness. Part of the challenge, however, has been characterizing the frequency and scale of such storms.
When scientists speak of a 900-year storm, that does not mean the storm will occur every 900 years, or that such a storm cannot happen two years in a row. It means that such a storm has a 1 in 900 — or 0.1% — chance of occurring in any given year.
The estimates used previously by federal engineers were intended to protect the region from a storm like the one that hit California during the rainy season of 1861-62, when a series of intense storms hammered the state for 45 days and dropped 36 inches of rain on Los Angeles.
Until recently, it was thought that an 1861-62 flood was likely to occur every 1,000 to 10,000 years. New research, however, suggests the chances of seeing another flood of that magnitude over the next 40 years are about 50-50.
In early 2017, a concrete spillway at the Oroville Dam disintegrated during the release of water after heavy rains. The subsequent erosion of the dam's emergency spillway triggered the evacuation of more than 180,000 people.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Whittier Narrows Dam is unsafe and could trigger catastrophic flooding
The same year, the Corps discovered that 60-year-old Whittier Narrows Dam, built in a natural gap in the hills east of Los Angeles, was structurally unsafe and posed a potentially catastrophic risk to more than 1 million people along the San Gabriel River floodplain.
The Corps estimates it will cost roughly $600 million in federal funds to upgrade the Whittier Narrows facility, which has been reclassified as the agency's highest priority nationally because of the risk of "very significant loss of life and economic impacts."
Federal engineers earlier this year announced that a significant flood event could compromise the concrete spillway of 78-year-old Prado Dam beside the 91 Freeway on the border of Riverside and Orange counties and potentially flood dozens of communities along the Santa Ana River from Disneyland to Newport Beach.
An $880-million effort to increase storage capacity for floodwaters and sediment at Prado Dam has been underway since 2002. It includes raising the spillway crest by 20 feet to an elevation of 563 feet, replacing outlet systems, increasing the reservoir area, building new dikes and improving the wetlands behind the dam.
The retrofit operations on the spillways at both Whittier Narrows and Prado dams could begin as early as 2021, officials said. In the meantime, both dams continue to be fully functional and operable during storm events, said Dena O'Dell, a spokeswoman for the agency.
Engineers up failure risk for dam protecting Disneyland, dozens of Orange County cities
Federal engineers are raising alarms that a "significant flood event" could compromise the spillway of Southern California's aging Prado Dam and potentially inundate dozens of Orange County communities from Disneyland to Newport Beach.
Los Angeles County officials are seeking to take ownership of 40 miles of flood-control channels along the L.A. River from the Army Corps as part of an effort to expedite maintenance and water conservation improvements as climate change increases the frequency of extreme weather.
The move was spurred by concerns that the Army Corps' World War II-era channels, including a lush soft-bottom stretch of the Los Angeles River between Griffith Park and downtown, have not been adequately maintained because of dwindling federal funds, county officials said.
Now, given the threats posed by the Whittier Narrows, Prado and Mojave River dams, the Army Corps is collaborating with Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and several dozens of municipalities, to raise flood-risk awareness and develop emergency plans, including evacuation blueprints, before repairs to the dams are completed.
That won't be easy along the Mojave River, which flows north for 90 miles from the Forks Dam near Silverwood Lake. For nearly all its distance, the river flows underground, prompting some to call it the "upside-down river."
"We've long known about the water that dam holds, so we don't have any homes in portions of the flood zone within our jurisdiction," Rachel Molina, a spokeswoman for Hesperia, said. "But there are homes in areas adjacent to the dam, which is the responsibility of the Army Corps, in unincorporated county land."
In Victorville, which is along the middle reaches of the river, the news about the dam coincided with a grand opening celebration of the city's $7-million Mojave Riverwalk project, which includes 11 miles of bikeways running from Victor Valley Regional Park west to Mojave Narrows Regional Park.
Victorville officials on Tuesday declined to comment on the matter.
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The developer of the Ambassador Building, formerly known as the Farmland Building, located at N. Ambassador Drive and Cookingham Road near KCI has proposed a plan to construct a mix of commercial developments, including hotels, restaurants, parking facilities, office spaces and convenience store.
On Tuesday, stakeholders attended a public meeting where Patricia Jensen with the Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes Law Firm presented a proposed development plan to surrounding business leaders.
The first and second phases of the plan call for the development of a new airport parking facility along Cookingham Road.
The third phase calls for the construction of four hotels that range in size anywhere from 100 to 130 rooms, a convenience store, 150,000 sq. ft office building and restaurant pads.
Some business and city leaders raised concerns over increased traffic along Cookingham Road because Park N Go with its 2,625 parking spaces opened earlier this year adjacent to the proposed development.
Jensen said Christian Skinner conducted a traffic study of the area and is confident that MoDOT will create a safe intersection at Cookingham Road and Ambassador Drive.
On Tuesday, May 19 the Kansas City Plan Commission will hold a public meeting to address the developer's request to rezone the southeast corner of the property, which is currently zoned as AG-R.
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Valerie decided she wanted to be a newspaper reporter when she was 28 years old and she successfully convinced the editor of the Platte County Landmark to give it 30 days. It was a unique period of her life when she exuded confidence while fearing she missed her calling after stints as a waitress, bank teller, hotelier, and educator.
Over nearly a decade she has written countless stories on local government, education, lawsuits, community news, crime, and the prison system.
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Pius Schwizer and Leonard de la Ferme won the Lotto Hessen-Preis in Wiesbaden. Photo (c) WRFC/Lafrentz.
Switzerland's Pius Schwizer was the fastest one in the CSI4* Lotto Hessen-Preis class in Wiesbaden riding Leonard de la Ferme CH (Landjuweel x Indigene de Corday). 46 riders took part in the 1.50 class, and Michael Hughes with Cornetto 36 (Cornet Obolensky x Gio-Granno) took the runner-up position ahead of Felix Hassmann with Cayenne WZ (Claudio x Ramirado).
Lisa Nooren, who is back after breaking her collarbone earlier this year, ended fourth with VDL Groep Flying Saucer (Indoctro x Furiosos Sohn) ahead of Marco Kutscher with Inliner (Iberio x Sao Paulo).
"Leonard is a very good horse, he has a huge canter, is 1.82 high and has endless possibilities," said Pius about his winning partner. "He can not stand still though. So for the prize givings I have to bring another horse!"
Earlier in the day home rider Hans-Dieter Dreher won the 1.45 class with Theodore Manciais (Kashmir van't Schuttershof x Power Light) ahead of Pius Schwizer with Balou Rubin R (Balou du Rouet x Couleur Rubin). Michael Jung with FischerDaily Impressed (Cartani x Elcaro) ended third and Markus Renzel with Quick Step 53 (Quidam's Rubin x Pontifex) fourth.
The 1.40 class had three German riders on top, and was won by Angelina Herröder with Panthere De Bacon ahead of Felix Hassmann with SL Brazonado (SL Baluarte x Silvestre) and Denis Nielsen with C.D.2 (Check In x Collin L). Once again Pius Schwizer was among the best ending fourth riding Davidoff V. Schl'hof CH (Karondo v. Schloessilhof x Calando II).


Whether you realize it or not, the decorative concrete industry is firmly involved in the green building movement. Manufacturers are developing more water-based stains, sealers and color systems. Installers are offering low-VOC options to clients. Architects, designers and homeowners are better educated and are demanding green alternatives on their projects.
Certain municipalities are setting stricter controls on construction waste and/or the types of chemicals that can be used on projects. I have even heard of specific cases where release powder has been banned from projects because of the dust it creates. No matter your view on the subject, I think we can all agree that being better stewards of the land and air is important for all of us, as well as future generations.
The sustainability leader in the construction industry is the U.S. Green Building Council. While the USGBC has many facets, it's best known for its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, program. The LEED rating system sets guidelines for all types of construction projects. What most people don't realize is that USGBC is not a government agency, and building according to the LEED green building rating system is 100 percent voluntary.
No financial incentives are given out for LEED-accredited project. In many cases LEED projects are more expensive to build but the savings in energy and maintenance over the life of a LEED-accredited project often offset the initial higher upfront cost.
It is widely recognized that concrete is a sustainable building material and contributes toward achieving certification for most types of construction projects under the LEED rating system. But what is less recognized is how decorative concrete fits into the picture.
How does the LEED program work?
This program was developed to provide constructors and operators a detailed roadmap for implementing real-world green building design as well as construction and operations solutions. LEED is flexible, and works throughout the life cycle of both commercial and residential buildings. It can be used for new construction as well as the retrofit of existing buildings.
Each key category comprises specific and measurable tasks for earning LEED credits. There are 100 possible points, with 40 points needed to qualify for the minimum LEED certification.
The LEED certification process, and how decorative concrete plays a part, can be complex. This article is designed to provide an overview, and is in no way a complete guide to using decorative concrete to achieve LEED certification.
There are three major categories where decorative concrete has a direct impact on obtaining LEED certification, with each worth one LEED point. For full guidelines, see USGBC's LEED 2016 for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System.
A key goal of LEED is to minimize the impact of construction on surrounding exterior environments, communities and ecosystems. Heat and light are two of the biggest environmental pollutants when buildings are constructed. "Heat islands" are thermal gradient differences between developed and undeveloped areas. Under the Sustainable Sites section of LEED, Credit 7.1 addresses heat islands to minimize impacts on the environment through a combination of shade (manmade or trees), pervious surfaces, or reflective hardscape surfaces (driveways, parking areas, courtyards, sidewalks and other landscape surfaces) for at least 50 percent of the project's hardscape surfaces. The materials used must have a solar reflective index (SRI) of 29 or greater.
Using light-colored concrete, achieved with integral color, color hardener, toppings or stains, helps meet the SRI of 29 or greater. The color can be used on standard concrete, stamped concrete or pervious concrete to meet the requirement. These practices are effective on both new and retrofit construction projects.
This credit's intent is to reduce irritating or harmful indoor air contaminants by reducing the VOCs (volatile organic compounds) of adhesives and sealants used in construction. To qualify for this credit, the sealant must not exceed 250 g/l of VOC.
Most interior decorative concrete is sealed to protect and enhance it. Using architectural sealers and coatings is a great way to bring out the beauty of concrete and these decorative sealers can be clear or colored, opaque or translucent. Today, most decorative concrete sealer manufacturers offer both solvent- and water-based LEED-compliant products.
This credit also reduces indoor air contaminants but it focuses on complete flooring systems like carpet, vinyl composition tile and concrete stains versus a single adhesive or sealant (as in Credit 4.1). The three major flooring systems that qualify for this credit are carpet with new-generation adhesives, low-emitting hard flooring surfaces (including vinyl, linoleum, laminate, wood, ceramic and rubber) and concrete stain, sealer and polished systems that meet low-VOC requirements.
Of all the LEED credits, this one is the most impactful for decorative concrete flooring systems. In fact, the credit requirements name low-VOC emitting "concrete stain and sealer finish systems" or "polished concrete" as options. Decorative concrete has a real advantage in helping achieve this LEED credit in that the concrete substrate is the final working floor without any additional hard surface material being applied.
There are seven categories where using concrete with decorative finishes or admixtures has an indirect impact on obtaining LEED certification, with each worth one LEED point. For full guidelines, see USGBC's LEED 2016 for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System.
In many of these categories, decorative finishes such as cement-based toppings or qualifying stains and sealers are used to enhance or beautify existing parts of a structure such as walls or floors. Decorative concrete can also indirectly earn points when fly ash or recycled aggregates are in the mix design, or the concrete or decorative additive is manufactured locally, contributing to the overall amount of regional material being used on the project.
I hope this article gives you a good idea of how the LEED green building rating system works and how decorative concrete impacts and helps contribute toward LEED certification. For those who use the LEED program or work regularly on LEED projects, USGBC offers various levels of accreditation depending on your area of interest. As the green movement grows, so will the demand for decorative concrete products, systems and processes that meet these requirements.
For more information about the LEED program and how to achieve certification, visit www.usgbc.org.
Chris Sullivan is vice president of sales and marketing with ChemSystems Inc. He has led seminars and product demonstrations throughout North America. Chris was inducted into the Decorative Concrete Hall of Fame at the 2015 Concrete Decor Show. Reach him at questions@concretedecor.net.
Editor's note: Parts of this report first appeared in an article written by Chris Sullivan for Concrete Network. It can be found at http://bit.ly/1SPstBp.
Although LEED credits aren't yet available for polished concrete, it's "green" as can be.


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8) Identify goals. Are you looking to drive awareness of an issue? Is the purpose to educate customers, partners or regulators? This will help determine the right audience.
7) Discover what your audience wants to know. Determine the pain points of your target audience and address how to overcome these challenges in an educational way, without mentioning your product. This goes back to building your credibility as a resource.
6) Offer a unique perspective. There is a difference in your approach or offering from others in the field. Take what sets you apart and use it. This is your value proposition, and people want to hear it.
5) Champion a cause. Find a broader issue speaking to a hurdle your customers or partners face and take a stand to help fix it, even if your solution alone does not do the trick.
4) Knowledge surpasses catch phrases. People tend to purchase goods and services from those they believe understand their concerns and can address them. Become that expert, and educate others openly.
3) Be yourself. First instinct is sometimes to control every minor detail, which can make you appear over-rehearsed. Take a deep breath and relax. Readers or viewers prefer your authentic, approachable self. They want to experience getting to know you.
2) Share freely. Start a tweet chat and develop videos, articles or blog posts people can easily access, addressing a particular issue and offering a solution. This shows the transparency of your business.
1) Gift that keeps giving. Thought leadership requires new content, although there is no need to recreate the wheel. Done correctly, you can turn that whitepaper or case study into an article, blog post or infographic to create new avenues to reach your target market.
Heather Caouette is principal of Auburn integrated marketing communications firm RAE Communications. She can be reached at heatherc@rae-communications.com.


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A Winter Wedding Idea To Warm You Up Although not as popular as the other seasons, winter can be a great time to have a wedding. That might possibly the best reason to have a winter wedding. Wedding vendors are not as busy during the winter, so you should be able to book your first choice of photographer, videographer, band, florist and dj.
Winter is also a slow time for wedding spaces. Possible locations for a winter wedding include Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Country Clubs, private estates and anywhere that provides a winter wonderland backdrop for your wedding. Think fireplaces and comfy, cozy locations. Mountain locations always provide a beautiful backdrop for a winter wedding.
Since wedding vendors and wedding spaces are less busy in the winter, you may be able to secure a great deal at a significant discount. When talking to vendors, don't be afraid to ask if they offer an off season discount. Many vendors will offer their services at a discounted rate to fill up their slow months.
When talking with wedding spaces and interviewing caterers, be sure to ask them if they have different packages for winter months. Many times they will offer different menu selections in winter months.
After selecting your wedding location, you should start thinking about choosing a winter wedding idea for your wedding theme. There are many possibilities for a winter wedding theme, however if you are having trouble thinking of some consult with a wedding planner or browse online for some ideas.
If your wedding is in February, consider having a Valentine's themed wedding.
Snowflakes are a sign of winter, and they can run through your entire wedding from your invitations to favors.
Ice is also a sign of winter, and you could have a blue ice themed wedding complete with ice sculptures and vodka bar.
If your wedding is in December, a Christmas themed wedding gets everyone in the mood for the holidays.
New Year's weddings can also be a lot of fun. However, don't expect any discounts from vendors or wedding spaces for December 31st.
With a few winter in hand, talk to potential vendors and find out how they can help you pull off your theme. Florists and caterers can be especially helpful to work with on your theme. Spend some time at the location you choose for your wedding, and think about what theme would go best there. Don't be afraid to get creative.
Marriages are said to be made in heaven, but it surely is celebrated and planned on our very own planet. In the modern times, people are gradually switching to more wild and out of box plans for their weddings. Outdoor wedding ideas are a popular wedding choice that numerous couples are coming up with. Outdoor locations if chosen properly can add the essence of romance in the air. If you are not very cautious while picking the location it is needless to say that even the most captivating arrangements can turn sour. The conventional weddings are definitely weddings too but outdoor tag somehow adds to the entire feel and look of the occasion.
When you decide upon making your wedding extraordinary, deciding upon the right location is of crucial importance. There are many venues that have been tried and tested by people in different parts of the globe while there are locations that are still virgin. A great advantage of arranging a wedding outside the four walls is that you have the most beautiful guests attending your wedding- the nature. This also reduces the need to plan up a lot of decoration for the wedding since the nature takes care of that aspect. You just need to highlight a bit with the right kind of matching decorations.
Nature, too, has numerous elements to it. You are free to choose any of them based on what you and your partner prefers the most. Some of the most frequently picked locations used for marriages comprise of beaches, gardens, cruise, lakesides, and even forests and mountains. Outdoor wedding ideas also help you to divest yourself from the ancient themes pre-decided by people and pick on a theme of your choice. You can truly visualize your wedding fantasies coming to life with everything of your choice! There are various companies that provide the service of planning and arranging a wedding in an outdoor venue of your choice.
Such services are either in the form of packages that more or less envelope every aspect of the wedding or some of them are tailor made to suit your needs precisely. A bespoke outdoor wedding can prove to be more economical since you can cut down the costs by subtracting the segments you do not want or even have them replaced. An experienced and leading brand in this field can provide you plenty of outdoor wedding ideas. You will be able to explore greater locations since expert minds will be working on making your special day very exceptional.
Such packages usually cover everything beginning from decorations, food, drinks, music, lights, to post event tasks such as cleaning up etc. outdoor wedding ideas have gained immense popularity in the recent times since there is no restriction on the area in comparison to an event inside a closed hall. It also reduces the expenditure involved in the entire event. All you need to do is have an alternate back up in the same location so that in case of a sudden downpour you can quickly shift indoors without hassles. Just hold the hands of your beloved and be ready to begin the most amazing journey of life at the most mesmerizing location!
Decorating a wedding can be one of the most exacting undertakings a party planner will go through. For those who revel in turning drone events to magical and memorable ones, it is certainly the most promising avenue to express creativity and ingenuity and to come up with unique .
Wedding decoration ideas best flourish in themed weddings. Just as focus is the key to succeeding in any area in life, providing a theme for a wedding gives party planner the focus needed in executing unique .
Favorite wedding themes include garden themes, beach wedding, seasonal weddings, Asian weddings and wine-themed weddings. It goes without saying that all the big and little details that go into planning a wedding should fit into the theme the bride and groom chooses. Aside from setting the theme in place, it is equally important to have a checklist of the wedding supplies needed for the wedding, both from the ceremony to the reception area.
For the ceremony, the following decoration ideas will add a fresh twist to age-old ceremonial tradition. Personalize aisle runners with a monogram and pick colors that shy away from the usual. Pearlized gold gives a classic touch; deep red, deepens a romantic theme and hues of blue, pink and yellow highlight a spring wedding. Embed a monogram to unity candles for a more personal touch and add a solid-colored border to the monograms for a modern twist.
For couples who prefer the out-of-the-ordinary, a classic sand unity ceremony kit provides just the right variation from tradition in a simple packaging. With a sand unity ceremony kit, couples can pour sand from individual vases to one vase to symbolize the union, instead of lighting a candle. Embed a monogram on the unity kit to further personalize these wedding decoration ideas.
Ribbons provide a much needed detail to ceremony programs and wedding vow scrolls. Personalize the ribbons with the first names of the bride and groom and the wedding date. Encourage participation from guests by providing freeze-dried or fresh petals in metallic paper petal cones, with a custom text on the inside that will perhaps include a line from your vow and the wedding date. Guests will surely be enthused to throw in the petals as you leave the ceremonial area with these unique . Eco-friendly confetti in acrylic cones and lavender wedding rice could take the place of the petals. Lavender rice gives off a wonderful aroma when stepped on.
Provide a signature frame in welcome areas for guests to sign on and spice up table runners with your signature monogram. In the reception area, leaving wedding bubbles in mini tubes or mini champagne bottles on the tables are wonderful decoration ideas that encourage guests to take part in welcoming the newlyweds. Wedding sparklers set on top of personalized wedding napkins can take the place of bubbles too.
Outdoor tabletop torches and candle on glass seashell tea light holders or heart shaped card holders when lit provide a romantic vibe to a reception. Provide ornate metal reception card box for guests to place wishes and set place cards in place card holders that double as party favors. One great way to set off a place card is by enclosing it in a frame that guests can take home.
Other unique wedding decoration ideas include customizing cake toppers and salt and pepper shakers to fit your theme. Use double happiness cake toppers for Asian themes or utilize metal or glass toppers with monograms for contemporary themes. Bride and groom salt and pepper shakers provide a modern feel to a table setting while junior size blown glass shakers give an almost Mediterranean touch.
These are just a few unique ideas to bring personality and style to any wedding. Remember that with creative enough, wedding decoration ideas will help you make use of items that provide dual or multi-functional features fusing decors into keepsakes and even containers.


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Decommissioning is a growing industry in the North Sea. Exploration and Production to satisfy global demand has resulted in the ongoing operation of thousands of offshore structures and the continued establishment of new infrastructure in the marine environment (e.g. Todd et al., 2020d). Of these, 7,500 marine offshore O&G installations across jurisdictions of 53 countries are expected to become obsolete in the near future (Parente et al., 2006; Fowler et al., 2018). According to a 2019 estimate, Oil & Gas UK predicted that the cost of decommissioning infrastructure on the UK continental shelf will be £51 billion.
How is decommissioning relevant to marine mammals?
Offshore decommissioning is a complicated, multi-disciplinary, costly, and energy-consuming process, involving activities such as installation preparation, well plugging and abandonment, conductor removal, mobilisation and demobilisation of derrick barges, installation removal, pipeline and power cable decommissioning, materials disposal and site. All these activities generate underwater noise, which has potential to impact marine mammals such as seals, whales, dolphins, porpoises, and sirenians (manatees and dugongs).
Are marine mammals protected by law during my decommissioning project?
Regardless of decommissioning project location, there are laws protecting marine mammals. In the UK for example, marine mammals are protected by law under the UK Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981). Other agreements/rules/statutes etc. apply such as the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic & North Seas, ASCOBANS (1992), European Habitats & Species Directive (1992), Offshore Marine Conservation Regulations (2007 & amendments) – beyond 12 nm, Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations (2001), and Conservation of Habitats & Species Regulations (2010) – within territorial waters.
How do I plan for marine mammals during my project?
Ocean Science Consulting work worldwide, but the UK has taken the lead concerning decommissioning and marine mammals, and many countries are adopting these measures. In the UK, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) provides regulatory guidance on decommissioning and marine mammals. It is then very important to design an appropriate Marine Mammal Mitigation Plan (MMMP) prior to starting a project. This assesses whether marine mammals are likely to be present near the structure, considers any species' seasonal trends, such as breeding, calving/pupping, and migration. A good MMMP also investigates likelihood of injury or disturbance from specific activities, applying a mitigation procedure that protects marine mammals, but also follows Best Available Technique Not Entailing Excessive Cost (BATNEEC). This ensures that the whole project is feasible operationally, without breaching regulatory procedures, or worst, contravening law.
What personnel or equipment do I require for my decommissioning project?
If your project involves explosives, cutting, or any activity that generates excessive underwater noise, then regardless of project location, it is advisable to plan the work at a time of least disturbance. This is often not possible operationally, so minimum requirement is to use trained and experienced Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs) and in the UK, to follow Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) guidelines to ensure the mitigation zone (500-1,000 m in the UK) is clear of marine mammals. Prior to cutting, for example, the use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) and potentially Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) equipment, and PAM Operators is advised. In sensitive areas (such as Special Areas of Conservation, SACs), real-time monitoring of underwater noise is prudent. In Germany, if the project is inshore, Double Big Bubble Curtains (DBBC) are used, with mixed success, but the underwater noise guidelines are very strict. Offshore, this is impractical, and OSC has been working together with their German clients to find feasible (and acceptable) noise reduction measures.
How many MMOs do I require?
In the UK, the JNCC stipulate that in areas of ecological importance to marine mammals, or if daylight shifts are likely to exceed 12 hours (which in the Norther hemisphere corresponds to north of 57° N between April 1st and October 1st), a minimum of two MMOs are required.
Do I really need PAM?
In periods of poor visibility and/or bad weather, or if your operations are likely to continue into the night, the use of PAM is recommended. Most operations in the world today use PAM, regardless of project sensitivity.
Alternative use of offshore installations
Ocean Science Consulting's core research programme is to provide a solid evidence base to support converting offshore oil and gas drilling rigs and production platforms into artificial reefs for wildlife. Over a decade of research on measuring and modelling underwater noise and monitoring harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and their prey around offshore O&G installations has shown marine mammals use rigs and platforms as feeding stations, and these structures are diverse habitats in themselves (Todd et al., 2009a; Todd et al., 2009b; Todd, 2013; Todd et al., 2016; Todd et al., 2018; Todd et al., 2020a; Todd et al., 2020b; Todd et al., 2020c; Todd et al., 2020d) – see our publications page for more information. This alternative decommissioning solution has been implemented in several areas globally, including the Gulf of Mexico, but not yet adopted in the North Sea. We are aiming to provide a robust evidence base to inform future decommissioning of North Sea offshore infrastructure.
Fowler, A.M., Jørgensen, A.-M., Svendsen, J.C., Macreadie, P.I., Jones, D.O., Boon, A.R., Booth, D.J., Brabant, R., Callahan, E., Claisse, J.T., Dahlgren, T.G., Degraer, S., Dokken, Q.R., Gill, A.B., Johns, D.G., Leewis, R.J., Lindeboom, H.J., Linden, O., May, R., Murk, A.J., Ottersen, G., Schroeder, D.M., Shastri, S.M., Teilmann, J., Todd, V.L.G., Van Hoey, G., Vanaverbeke, J., and Coolen, J.W. (2018): Environmental benefits of leaving offshore infrastructure in the ocean. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 16, 571-578.
Parente, V., Ferreira, D., Moutinho dos Santos, E., and Luczynski, E. (2006): Offshore decommissioning issues: Deductibility and transferability. Energy Policy 34, 1992-2001.
Todd, V.L.G., Pearse, W.D., Tregenza, N.C., and Todd, I.B. (2009a): Diel echolocation activity of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) around North Sea offshore gas installations. ICES Journal of Marine Science 66, 734 – 745.
Todd, V.L.G., Todd, I.B., Lepper, P.A., and Tregenza, N.C. (2009b): Echolocation activity of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) around an offshore gas production platform-drilling rig complex. Fifth International Conference on Bio-Acoustics, 31 March – 2 April 2009, 31st March – 2nd April 2009, Holywell Park, Loughborough University, UK, pp. 8.
Todd, V.L.G. (2013): Rigs – to decommission or not to decommission? Marine Scientist 43, 22-25.
Todd, V.L.G., Warley, J.C., and Todd, I.B. (2016): Meals on wheels? A decade of megafaunal visual and real-time Passive Acoustic Monitoring detections from on-tow and stationary offshore oil and gas rigs and platforms in the North and Irish Seas. PLoS ONE 11, 25.
Todd, V.L.G., Lavallin, E.W., and Macreadie, P.I. (2018): Quantitative analysis of fish and invertebrate assemblage dynamics in association with a North Sea oil and gas installation complex. Marine Environmental Research 142, 69-79.
Todd, V.L.G., Lazar, L., Williamson, L.D., Peters, I., Cox, S.E., Todd, I.B., Macreadie, P.I., and McLean, D.L. (2020a): Underwater visual records of marine megafauna around offshore anthropogenic structures. Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 230.
Todd, V.L.G., Ruffert, M., Williamson, L.D., Jiang, J., Cox, S.E., and Todd, I.B. (2020b): Proximate underwater soundscape of an offshore petroleum-exploration jack-up drilling-rig: relevance to harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America In Review, 20.
Todd, V.L.G., Susini, I., Williamson, L.D., Cox, S.E., Todd, I.B., McLean, D.L., and Macreadie, P.I. (2020c): Characterising the second wave of fish and invertebrate colonisation and production potential of an offshore petroleum platform. ICES Jounal of Marine Science In Review, 12.
Todd, V.L.G., Williamson, L.D., Cox, S.E., Todd, I.B., and Macreadie, P.I. (2020d): Characterising the first wave of fish and invertebrate colonisation on a new offshore petroleum platform. ICES Journal of Marine Science 77, 1127-1136.


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Best Way to Train Soccer Players
Anson Dorrance on How to Develop Players
Competition is the Key --
Competition, Pressure and Practicing at Game Speed
To quote Anson Dorrance, one of the greatest soccer coaches ever: "Competition is key to developing players. The only practice environment in which you truly develop a player is a competitive arena." Coach Dorrance tries to make his practices a "Competitive Cauldron". More about Coach Dorrance is at the end of this article - he has won over 600 games, has a 90% winning percentage and has been Coach of the Year 8 times. Here are some of his tips:
-- In practice, encourage competition.
-- During practice, try to keep score in everything you can -- keeping score encourages competition, 100% effort, game speed, and is more like what player's face in a real game.
-- Competition is critical to developing each player's potential.
-- "Competition is key to developing players. The only practice environment in which you truly develop a player is a competitive arena."
The worst way to practice is, obviously, to just let the kids kick the ball around. There's no structure, no focus on improving skills, and no competition or pressure. Bad habits will be repeated and there will be minimal improvement.
The second worst way to practice is scrimmaging - there aren't enough touches per player, the better players dominate, and it doesn't provide a good opportunity to practice individual skills in a controlled way. Bad habits will be repeated and weaker players will see little improvement.
The third worst way to practice is "Line Drills". Line Drills don't involve pressure or competition and don't prepare players for a real game. In fact, line drills train players to play slow, because they don't play the line drills at Game Speed and under pressure.
SoccerHelp Practice Games solve these problems. The best way to train your players is by using SoccerHelp Practice Games. Our Practice Games are efficient and involve competition and pressure. Our Practice Games train players to play fast and under pressure. Our Practice Games are 200% to 300% more effective because coaches can achieve 200% to 300% more with the same amount of practice. But even if you practiced twice as much with Drills, your results would be inferior. Our Practice Games are simply a better way to train and you can't achieve the same results using Drills, because drills don't involve competition, pressure and aren't played at Game Speed. Drills don't create the "Competitive Cauldron" Coach Dorrance refers to.
We sell an excellent DVD by Coach Dorrance titled Anson Dorrance & Tom Stone Soccer Clinic DVD.
Anson Dorrance is possibly the greatest college soccer coach ever and one of the most successful coaches in any sport. Anson Dorrance started the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Program in 1979 and as of 2009 his teams had won 20 of the 28 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. His record as of the 2009 season is 673-33-21 (.940 winning percentage). Coach Dorrance coached the gold-medal winning U.S. Women's World Cup Team in 1991 and has had over 60 All-Americans. The players he has coached include Mia Hamm, April Heinrichs, Kristine Lilly, Cindy Parlow and Lorrie Fair. Anson Dorrance is brilliant and a great teacher. The NCAA has recognized Anson Dorrance as the Women's Soccer Coach of the Year seven times and as the Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 1987. On March 10, 2008 Anson Dorrance was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Coach Dorrance is interested in youth soccer and organized youth soccer leagues in both Connecticut and North Carolina. Part of my motivation for developing the SoccerHelp Practice Games training method was Coach Dorrance's belief that competition is the key to developing good soccer players.


Thinking about going to the International Biscuit Festival in Knoxville? Whether you are local or have to travel across the country, you should find some of my notes helpful.
1. Go! Yes, it is worth the trip and there are so many delicious, creative biscuits to be devoured in a relatively short period of time. Read my previous posts of favorite biscuit, second favorites, and honorable mentions to see examples of the kinds of biscuits you might encounter.
2. Go early! Tickets for Biscuit Boulevard went on sale at 8:30 while the festival started at 9:00. We got there at 9. There were already long lines for some of the really popular booths. Although the festival officially goes to 3:00 pm, some booths were out of biscuits by 11:00.
3. Finish your coffee before you get there. You want to have your hands free because they will fill up quickly. You will be carrying around your ticket, plates with biscuits, and the bottle of water they give you when you buy the ticket. Better yet, bring a shoulder bag you can put the water into. You may have to manage a huge biscuit like this one!
4. Prepare for weather. It was raining when we left our hotel but that did not seem to diminish the crowd (I kind of hoped it might mean more biscuits for me!). See #3. Even more difficult to hold everything when you also have an umbrella.
5. Bring a friend. Eating biscuits together is a bonding experience. Also, the way it works is you purchase a ticket for $10 that allows you 5 biscuits. If you and your good friend share each of the biscuits, then you each get to try 10.
6. Stay close to Market Square if you are coming in from out of town. This area of Knoxville is lovely and everything you could want is within walking distance. Great restaurants. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza because it had a discounted rate for festival goers. Check the festival web site a few months ahead for info.
7. Don't panic! You will get your fill of biscuits. I wish I had taken a little more time to think about which biscuits I wanted to try because I missed a few that looked really good. I was worried by the long lines at first and then realized they move quickly. We actually could not finish all the samples that we did get.


12 hour Kirtans this Thanksgiving weekend on Saturday, November 29!
Please join us for celebrations of the Holy Name, this Thanksgiving weekend on Saturday, November 29th. There will be continuous 12 hour kirtans from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Chanting the holy names of the Lord which is the Yuga Dharma of this Kali yuga is the best way to show our gratitude and thankfulness to the Lord and invoke his blessings.


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A.P. Plasman building Alabama auto parts facility
Ontario auto parts manufacturer A.P. Plasman Corporation is investing up to $16 million to build a production ...
April 26, 2010	Canadian Plastics
Automotive: Design
Automotive: Technology Advances
Ontario auto parts manufacturer A.P. Plasman Corporation is investing up to $16 million to build a production plant in Fort Payne, Ala.
Construction of the 170,000-square-feet manufacturing facility – the Windsor, Ont.-based company's first in the U.S. – begins this year and production is expected to start in mid-2011.
The new plant's capabilities will include injection molding, painting and assembly of automotive exterior parts.
As reported in U.S. media outlets, A.P. Plasman president and CEO Dave Wiskel said the decision to locate a plant in Fort Payne is the "biggest milestone and step" that the family-owned company has taken strategically.
He said the new plant supplies items such as front grills, trunk skins and moldings for various auto manufacturers, including Volkswagen, Hyndai, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes, Honda, General Motors and Toyota. A.P. Plasman was one of the GM suppliers of the year for 2009.
The Fort Payne plant will initially employ about 150 people, Wiskel said, with 350 people expected to be working there by 2014.
Brazilian auto parts maker Torcomp building first U.S. plant
Canada's auto parts production growth to stall in 2013: CBOC
Parts shortage causes temporary shutdown at Windsor, Ont. auto assembly plant
Canadian auto parts shipments up 14% in 2014: Scotiabank
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FORE! Industry golf dates announced
Magna building two Chattanooga plants to supply Volkswagen


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NFL: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles Predictions, Preview & Betting Picks
December 22, 2019 by Marilee Gallagher
The NFC East is all but on the line today as the (7-7) Philadelphia Eagles and (7-7) Dallas Cowboys meet at Lincoln Financial Field for the second and final time this season (4.25pm ET Sunday).
For Dallas, it's pretty simple. Win and they're in. For Philadelphia, they'll need to win their final two games in order to make the playoffs. With the Cowboys ending their season against the three-win Washington Redskins and the Eagles ending theirs with the three-win New York Giants, it's safe to say this Sunday's matchup is essentially a de facto NFC East Championship game.
It has been a rough season for the NFC East, which has earned the nickname, NFC Least based on the historically bad performance of the division from top to bottom. The Giants and Redskins have just six wins between them and leading into week 15 of the season, all four of the division's teams have sub-.500 records. Both Philadelphia and Dallas won last week to bring them to the record of 7-7, making the East the only division in the NFL not to have a team over .500 at this stage in the season, let alone a team with double digit victories as every other division in the league currently boasts.
As an analyst for NBC's Sunday Night Football remarked a few weeks ago: "Yes, a team from the NFC East has to go to the playoffs. It's tradition."
To make matters worse, not only will that team reach the postseason, but by nature of being a division winner, they will do so with the fourth seed. The New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings are all still jockeying for playoff position as any one of those teams can still earn the first overall seed and one of the two first round byes. They represent the best of the East. The Eagles and Cowboys not so much.
Given that Sunday's game will essentially determine which of the NFC Least's top two contenders reaches the postseason, it is worth focusing on this matchup. The Cowboys and Eagles are bitter division rivals, spurred on by two fan bases and in some cases, locker rooms, who genuinely do not like each other. Both teams are led by young quarterbacks, who happened to be drafted the same year and whose careers are constantly being compared. Both teams have also been banged up at points this year, with most recently, Dak Prescott narrowly avoiding the injury report for this matchup, whereas Lane Johnson for the Eagles has already been ruled out. Both have also found themselves on the end of failing expectations this year, something that could cost Dallas head coach Jason Garrett his job.
Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles: Last Time We Met
Last week, Dallas absolutely demolished the Los Angeles Rams, not only to give them their most dominant victory of the year but also to give them their first victory over a plus-.500 team. Prior to this, Dallas' best win on the year came against the Philadelphia Eagles when the two teams met in week seven of the season. At that point, Dallas still looked like a legitimate NFC contender whereas the Eagles were starting to sink below the .500 line.
The Cowboys picked up a totally lopsided win, defeating the Eagles 37-10 at home in Texas. Prescott looked great, completing 21 of his 27 passes for 239 yards, 106 of which went to Amari Cooper. In addition, on the ground, Ezekiel Elliott rushed for over 100 yards and scored a touchdown. Things were starting to roll again in Dallas, following the team's three-game losing streak that had followed a three-game winning streak to begin the season. Behind their top trio, the Cowboys took back control of the NFC East and have held at least a share of the division ever since.
A tough schedule did Dallas no favors. Neither did Prescott's recent struggles and Garrett's unfortunate fourth quarter coaching decisions that may have cost the Cowboys a few big wins. The same could be said for Philadelphia, as a few bad fourth quarter calls and decisions by Carson Wentz and Doug Pederson, might have had a negative impact in some games.
Here we are, with both teams sitting at 7-7, looking to win the NFC East with an at-best record of 9-7 and an at worst-mark of 8-8. At the very least, that means the division will not be sending a sub-.500 team to the playoffs, leaving the Seattle Seahawks in the late 2000s as the only team with that distinction in the modern 16-game NFL format.
Today there are several factors likely to determine the outcome. For the most part, Dallas has been the better, more well-rounded team this year. They have had success in the air and on the ground, something the Eagles have lacked due to extensive injuries.
Dallas is also coming off a huge win, one that if nothing else, instills confidence in a team that going into week 15 had lost three games in a row and four of their last five. The Eagles are coming off a win as well, but it was in a game that they trailed going into the final five minutes against the three-win Redskins. There is reason to believe the Eagles can build from recent momentum as in that game, rookie standout Miles Sanders became the first Philadelphia running back in nearly three years to record a 100-yard rushing game. Wentz, who has had his critics this year, also played well in the guts and glory of the game, helping to establish Greg Ward as a potential breakout wide receiver for the team.
Our Preview's Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles Picks & Betting Predictions Verdict
Philadelphia and Dallas are coming off much-needed wins but the train can't stop for either. As mentioned earlier in this NFL game preview, a win for Dallas means they are in the playoffs and a win for the Eagles means they control their own destiny on the road to the postseason. The Cowboys enter as 2.5 point road favorites with the best USA bookmakers' online sports betting sites, making this a tough spread to bet. The Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles predictions for this preview go like this:
It has been several years since the Cowboys beat the Eagles twice in one season so look for Philly to get the win in their favorite role to play, that of the underdog. Bet the Eagles +2.5pts @ best odds of -105 with Bovada Sportsbook.
Look for the over 46 total points to be scored @ -105 with Bovada, who again offer the best odds for this selection.
Marilee Gallagher
Marilee writes on NFL, MLB & tennis for USA Betting. Another area of her sporting journalistic expertise is pro wrestling. A native of Philadelphia and a big Eagles fan, she has been a sports writer for many major websites including Bleacher Report and Rant Sports. She started her journalistic career early, as sports editor for her college newspaper.
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Ben Townley (Taupo, 12 december 1984) is een Nieuw-Zeelands motorcrosser.

Carrière
Na meervoudig nationaal kampioen te zijn geworden in Nieuw-Zeeland, verhuisde Townley naar Europa om deel te nemen aan het Wereldkampioenschap motorcross in 2001. Zijn eerste jaar, op Suzuki, werd vooral een leerjaar. In 2002 reed Townley voor een jeugdteam van KTM. Hij begon het kampioenschap met een tweede plaats, en wist later dat jaar zijn eerste Grand Prix te winnen. In 2003 bevestigde hij zijn capaciteiten en bewees zijn status als potentieel wereldkampioen.

In 2004 won Townley negen Grands Prix en werd Wereldkampioen voor zijn ploegmaat Tyla Rattray, Antonio Cairoli en nog een ploegmaat, Marc de Reuver.
In 2005 kwam Townley uit in de MX1-klasse. Hij won vier Grands Prix en eindigde als derde achter Stefan Everts en landgenoot Joshua Coppins.

Vanaf 2006 ging Townley naar de Verenigde Staten, waar hij voor Kawasaki ging rijden. Dat jaar liep hij een ernstige knieblessure op waardoor hij bijna gans het seizoen aan de kant stond. In 2007 werd hij kampioen in het 250 East kampioenschap in de Supercross. Datzelfde jaar eindigde hij tweede in het Lucas Oil Pro Motorcrosskampioenschap in de Lites-klasse.

In 2008 stapte Townley over naar Honda. Door een voetbreuk opgelopen op training viel dat seizoen in het water. Ook in 2009 kwam hij bijna niet aan rijden toe wegens diverse blessures. 2010 was iets beter met enkele ereplaatsen, maar geen titels.

In 2011 keerde Townley terug in het Wereldkampioenschap MX1, met Kawasaki. Opnieuw geplaagd door blessures besloot Townley het seizoen voor gezien te houden. Later kondigde hij aan te stoppen met het professionele motorcross.

Townley bleef onder andere testpiloot voor Honda Japan. Hij werd geselecteerd voor de Motorcross der Naties 2015 in het Franse Ernée, waar hij uitstekend presteerde. Mede hierdoor kreeg Townley een aanbieding van Suzuki om opnieuw aan het Wereldkampioenschap MXGP deel te nemen in 2016, die hij ook aannam.

Palmares
 2004: Wereldkampioen MX2
 2007: Amerikaans East Coast 250SX Supercrosskampioen

Townley, Ben

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