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Working the Black Seam Profitably
Peabody Coal is among the world's largest coal producers. It's no surprise to see it benefiting from a tight coal market.
Stephen D. Simpson, Simpson,
Updated: Nov 16, 2016 at 2:17PM
Published: Apr 19, 2005 at 12:00AM
"The seam lies underground. Three million years of pressure packed it down." -- Sting, "We Work the Black Seam"
OK, I admit that's a depressing song to use as an intro to a coal-mining story, but it's kinda tough to find a bright and cheery coal-mining song. In any case, there's nothing to be depressed about with respect to PeabodyEnergy's (NYSE:BTU) first quarter.
Shipping 14% more coal for the quarter, Peabody saw revenue rise 40% to $1.08 billion. Pricing for the company's ultra-low-sulfur Powder River coal was pretty strong, up 12%, and Peabody is on target to ship 130 million tons from the Powder River area in 2005.
Measured on a per-ton basis, operating costs in the United States were slightly lower than in the fourth quarter and only about 6% higher on an annual basis. Australian costs were up much more (13% sequentially, 68% annually), but revenue per ton in Australia was also higher (up 8% sequentially, 73% annually). On a blended basis, operating profit per ton was down one cent from the fourth quarter and up 83% annually.
Translating this into understandable numbers, operating profit climbed 108% to nearly $81 million, and net income rose 130% to nearly $62 million.
As those numbers would suggest, the market for metallurgical and thermal coal is very strong. Exports of metallurgical coal to China are expected to grow by double digits in 2005, and record prices for emissions allowances are fueling higher prices for the company's Powder River coal.
Though management acknowledges that these conditions are the best they've ever seen, they aren't calling a top just yet. Coal inventories remain very low despite a mild winter, and economic growth will almost certainly lead to further demand (and higher prices) for coal. What's more, the high price of oil and natural gas is leading to growing interest in coal gasification/liquefaction, which, of course, consumes even more coal.
Looking ahead, there's a lot to like about Peabody Energy. The company recently purchased 950 million tons of ultra-low-sulfur reserves and is the leading player in Powder River coal. What's more, the company is increasing its marketing efforts in China and will likely pursue the same in India before too long.
I know that the market for coal will slow down someday, but I have no idea when that day will arrive. At present, coal miners like Peabody continue to raise their guidance, and the market price for coal continues to rise without any real inventory buildups. I would agree that the easy money has already been made in the coal cycle, but utilities seem genuinely concerned about their coal supplies, and that suggests to me that there could be some life left in this bull cycle yet.
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Consumer group says drug companies are abusing the US patent system to keep prices high
by Ahmed Abul-Enein
US makers of best-selling drugs are costing patients billions of dollars and exacerbating the drug-price crisis by abusing the US patent system to stifle competition and inflate prices, a consumer group said Thursday.
The New York-based Initiative for Drugs, Access and Knowledge (I-MAK) said in a report that three of the 10 best-selling drugs in the United States are facing no competition in the country and would cost Americans an estimated $167 billion before they did. That is expected.
"U.S. spending on prescription drugs, which exceeds $400 billion today, is expected to reach nearly $1 trillion by 2030".
I-MAK said generic versions and cheaper biosimilars from Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:) and Pfizer (NYSE:) the blood-thinning Eliquis, AbbVie's Humira (NYSE:), and Amgen (NASDAQ :)'s Enbrel, both used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, will be available in Europe for an average of 7.7 years before that . Their expected launch in the United States.
AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Drugmakers have used the practice of searching for multiple patents to make subtle changes to a single invention, known as patent forest, to fend off public competition for decades.
"Patent abuse is not limited to a few bad actors. A growing body of evidence shows that an essential part of the pharmaceutical industry's business model for best-selling drugs is now built on maintaining market control by exploiting an outdated patent system." . He said.
The report concluded that "pharmaceutical companies secure hundreds of patents to prevent competition because they can."
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She called on lawmakers and government agencies to end the patent forest and modernize the patent system.
The top-ten selling drug makers in the United States have filed 140 patent applications for each drug, 66% of which are after FDA approval, I-MAK said. An average of 74 patents were granted for each drug, four times the number of patents in Europe.
The Swiss Competition Commission (Comco) on Thursday opened an investigation into Novartis over the possible illegal use of a patent to reduce competitive pressure.
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package main

import (
	"crypto"
	"crypto/aes"
	"crypto/cipher"
	"crypto/rand"
	"crypto/rsa"
	"crypto/sha256"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/pem"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"
)

// Load RSA private key from pem file
func privateKeyFromFile() (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
	var err error
	var pemData []byte
	var block *pem.Block
	var privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey
	if pemData, err = ioutil.ReadFile("./priv.pem"); err != nil {
		err = fmt.Errorf("Error reading pem file: %s", err)
		return nil, err
	}
	if block, _ = pem.Decode(pemData); block == nil || block.Type != "RSA PRIVATE KEY" {
		err = errors.New("No valid PEM data found")
		return nil, err
	}
	if privateKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(block.Bytes); err != nil {
		err := fmt.Errorf("Private key can't be decoded: %s", err)
		return nil, err
	}
	return privateKey, nil
}

// Generate a new RSA private key and save to pem file
func generatePrivateKey() error {
	var privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey
	var err error
	if privateKey, err = rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 1024); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	privateKeyFile, err := os.Create("./priv.pem")
	defer privateKeyFile.Close()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	privateKeyPEM := &pem.Block{Type: "RSA PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: x509.MarshalPKCS1PrivateKey(privateKey)}
	if err := pem.Encode(privateKeyFile, privateKeyPEM); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

// Get RSA private key from file or generate new one if necessary
func getPrivateKey() (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
	if _, err := os.Stat("./priv.pem"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
		err = generatePrivateKey()
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	privateKey, err := privateKeyFromFile()
	return privateKey, err
}

// Encrypt data using RSA public key
func encrypt(public_key *rsa.PublicKey, plain_text []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	var label, encrypted []byte
	var err error
	if encrypted, err = rsa.EncryptOAEP(sha256.New(), rand.Reader, public_key, plain_text, label); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return encrypted, nil
}

// Decrypt data using RSA private key
func decrypt(private_key *rsa.PrivateKey, encrypted []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	var label, decrypted []byte
	var err error
	if decrypted, err = rsa.DecryptOAEP(sha256.New(), rand.Reader, private_key, encrypted, label); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return decrypted, nil
}

// Sign message using RSA private key
func sign(privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, message []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	hasher := crypto.SHA256.New()
	hasher.Write(message)
	hashed := hasher.Sum(nil)
	var opts rsa.PSSOptions
	signature, err := rsa.SignPSS(rand.Reader, privateKey, crypto.SHA256, hashed, &opts)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return signature, nil
}

// Encrypt data using AES key
func encryptAES(key, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	var err error
	var block cipher.Block
	if block, err = aes.NewCipher(key); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	encryptedData := make([]byte, aes.BlockSize+len(data))
	initVector := encryptedData[:aes.BlockSize]
	if _, err = io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, initVector); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	stream := cipher.NewCFBEncrypter(block, initVector)
	stream.XORKeyStream(encryptedData[aes.BlockSize:], data)
	return encryptedData, nil
}

// Decrypt data using AES key
func decryptAES(key, encryptedData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	var err error
	var block cipher.Block
	if block, err = aes.NewCipher(key); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if len(encryptedData) < aes.BlockSize {
		err = errors.New("encryptedData too short")
		return nil, err
	}
	initVector := encryptedData[:aes.BlockSize]
	encryptedData = encryptedData[aes.BlockSize:]
	stream := cipher.NewCFBDecrypter(block, initVector)
	stream.XORKeyStream(encryptedData, encryptedData)
	return encryptedData, nil
}

// Generate new AES (256) key
func generateAESKey() ([]byte, error) {
	key := make([]byte, 32)
	if _, err := rand.Read(key); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return key, nil
}

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Jen joined Parliament through the Speakers Parliamentary Placement Scheme. She tells us what it's like and how she went from a job in a law firm to having a job in Parliament.
Capability for us is making sure we have the right skills to deliver a digital service for Parliament. I lead on capability in the Digital Development directorate so here's an update on what we've done so far and what we want to do in the future.
Miran from the IT Support Desk talks about his apprenticeship at PDS and what it was like to be earning while you're learning.
Jo Clay, Head of Inclusive Resourcing at Equal Approach, explains what the "bro code" is and how to improve diversity in digital.


H2WOW has launched a raffle for a YETI cooler and two 30 oz. YETI tumblers. Enter to win before August 15th by signing up for one of H2WOW's monthly, unlimited wash memberships. Any of our H2WOW Carwash team members can assist you with your membership either at the pay station or in the attendant station.
H2WOW Carwash Express Tunnel is Now Open!
H2WOW Carwash is now open! This new, upscale express exterior car wash, open daily from 7:00AM-7:00PM, is located at 11737 W. Ken Caryl Ave. To celebrate its opening, H2WOW Carwash will be giving free car washes for 10 consecutive days beginning on Wednesday, June 14. Come by and get a free wash!
The co-owners of H2WOW Carwash and King Soopers Representatives (left to right: Bill Petty, co-owner, Betty Petty, co-owner, Dan Krause, King Soopers Assistant Store Manager, Barb Osness, King Soopers Real-Estate Division, Karl Thomas, co-owner) are all smiles as they begin construction.


Here is your complete listings of arts and culture events happening in Peterborough in November 2018.
For a complete list of music events, see our events calendar.
Works about the natural world.
The inaugural juried exhibition by the artists and artisans of the Kawartha Potters Guild.
Closing reception November 15 at 7pm.
Works by a number of artists that explore light: glimmering, gleaming, sparkling, and shining.
In this new series of nine works, van Rijn experiments with representation, abstraction, and medium.
The downtown galleries and art shops stay open late and premiere new exhibitions, for a range of artistic happenings throughout the evening.
Showcasing the best artisan craft of Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Discover exquisite locally handmade gifts for the holiday season and artistic home decor.
Works by Sarah Gibeault, a multidisciplinary artist whose work ranges from representational to abstract with a studio practice composed of drawing, painting, sound, sculpture, and performance.
Opening reception November 2 at 6pm.
Works by Mara Eagle, an American artist based in Montreal working in a wide range of media including sound, video, sculpture, performance, and collage.
A collection of new paintings by Andrew Cripps, which explore personal experiences, his interpretation of them, and the journey into colour, shape, and space.
A large-scale multimedia work by Melissa General inspired by a cassette recording of the artist and her cousins as children, she listened through the old cassettes of playing, singing and giggling.
A showing of works by gallery owner Paolo Fortin, whose practice draws upon the arbitrary absorption of images in our daily lives, and speaks of the ethereal impressions, and sentiment that surround our existence.
A musical "fun-raiser," featuring Broadway entertainment performed by some of Peterborough and the surrounding area's best performers.
A one-man journey through the Great War, incorporating theatre, live music, dance, and the radical DADA art movement. An original work by Ryan Kerr.
A figure skating show featuring many of the titans of Canadian figure skating, including Elvis Stojko, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Patrick Chan, and many more.
The St. James Players present a stage adaptation of the animated movie, brought to life by the wonderful local performers of Peterborough.
A murder mystery luncheon presented by the players of the Theatre on King. An annual tradition.
Many members of the dearly departed Citiots Improv troupe reunite for a night of silliness.
A fresh take on the Christmas classic, brought to stage with all the original music and more.
A reading of Tom Stoppard's acclaimed and sparklingly witty play about the relationship between past and present, order and disorder, certainty and uncertainty.
Hugh Foley tells stories of Canadian history and humour between songs that transport you East to our maritime provinces for two hours of light-hearted East Coast fun!
A concert and visual experience where audiences will journey into a world of high-flying adventure with amazing acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks, and holiday cheer that is Wonderland.
A highly interactive family-friendly stage adaptation of the Canadian children's show.
Curve Lake writer Drew Hayden Taylor's hit play about the fight over wild rice on Pigeon Lake. Now touring across Canada.
Artist talk November 14 at 7:30pm. Post-show q&a following performances.
Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic is brought to life by Bengt Jörgen of Ballet Jörgen.
A showcase of stand-up comedy that features some of Canada's top comedians from comedy clubs across Canada.
Featuring films selected by the Northumberland Hispanic Cultural Club, as well as panel discussions.
A marital crisis strikes as a couple heads to Stockholm so the husband can accept a Nobel Prize. Part of the MUSE Film Series.
The Trent Film Society presents the cult black comedy classic about a young man entering a relationship with a 79-year-old woman.
The Trent Film Society presents the 2016 American/Israeli political drama starring Richard Gere and Lior Ashkenazi.
Theatre on King // Screening the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 version of the "truly awful" 1990 Canadian adventure film.
A judge (Emma Watson) must decide on a case involving a teenager refusing a blood transfusion on religious reasons. Part of the MUSE Film Series.
The Trent Film Society presents the 1969 Iranian film that helped launch the Iranian New Wave of cinema.
The Trent Film Society presents the Billy Wilder film noir classic about the seedy relationship between a failed screenwriter and a faded Hollywood starlet.
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra kicks off an emotional season with the expansive musical storylines of two Russian composers: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 2 and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
The Peterborough Singers' annual Christmas concert, featuring guests Venabrass and Ian Sadler on organ.
Featuring Peterborough writer T.E. (Tim) Wilson, launching his new book Wild Dogs of Mexico; as well as Sally Barnes, Bill Conall, and Mona Knight.


The hamlet of Ord is breathtakingly beautiful and secluded: a few houses, four miles from a two way road and seven from the nearest pub and shop. Just a beautiful safe shore with abundant wildlife and one of the best views in the UK. From our holiday house you can see over Loch Eishort to both the Cuillin of Skye and the Cuillin of Rum, Scotland's most famous and rugged mountains- a truly wonderful view, both summer and winter.
Ord is in the south of the Isle of Skye, which is arguably Scotland's most beautiful Island. Skye is on the north west coast of Scotland, part of the group of islands called the Inner Hebrides. The other Hebrides include Barra, Uist, Harris and Lewis all of which can be accessed by ferry.
Skye is famous for its variety of beautiful scenery both mountain and coastal. It has fabulous walking. It is also steeped in Scottish history e.g. Dunvegan Castle, the Clan Donald Centre and the grave of Flora MacDonald who rowed the defeated Bonnie Prince Charlie "over the sea to Skye". It also has great food and drink; famous restaurants such as the Three Chimneys and the Kinloch Lodge, home to the classic malt whisky Talisker and to the Skye Brewery.
Ord is near Armadale and Isle Ornsay on the Sleat peninsula in the area known as the garden of Skye. This area also houses Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic college, internationally recognised as a National Centre for Gaelic language and culture. Ord is about 15 miles from Broadford and 42 miles from Portree.
Our holiday house is a rebuilt and upgraded Swedish Chalet. The interior has a large open plan sitting/dining/kitchen area. This room runs along the whole length of the house, there is a large external deck and there is a mezzanine sitting/ play area. The house is well insulated and has modern double glazing. We have a log burning stove (wood is supplied free of charge) backed up by electric storage heating. The house has a landline payphone, which allows guests to recieve calls free and has WiFi broadband. However this is a rural area and the broadband speeds are slow, to slow to stream video. At the moment the house and hamlet of Ord do not get a mobile phone signal on any network, if you walk a few hundred meters uphill you can get an intermittent phone signal.
The holiday house sleeps six in three bedrooms, a double and two twins.
We normally allow one dog, sometimes two, but prefer to discuss specifics of pets with our guests individually.


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Updated 1:59 AM ET November 17, 1999
By Susanne Ault and Marc Graser
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - The Internet hasn't killed music record labels just yet. And isn't about to, an industry leader asserted Tuesday.
"The Internet is not a threat to the music industry," Jay Samit, senior VP of new media for EMI, said during his keynote speech at three-day music confab Webnoize 99, held this week at the Century Plaza Hotel. "Anything that can get 300 million ears together has to be a good thing."
Samit set out to disprove what he said are several popular misconceptions about the 'Net's potentially disastrous effects on the traditional music biz.
The myth Samit most despises is that "brick and mortar (music retailers) will crash and burn."
"I'm the most ardent advocate of the 'Net," Samit said. "But physical goods are still going to be 85%-90% of sales." In the Internet age, "record companies can help retailers sell their products."
Predicting a big year ahead for broadband ventures, he suggested that labels build high-speed music-streaming kiosks inside stores to boost promotion of new artists.
Also nonsense, according to Samit, is the notion that dotcom upstarts will eventually destroy the majors. In 1999, he said, "160 IPOs raised $19.9 billion, but the top 20 most-visited sites are owned by six major companies." Samit believes the competition among thousands of companies vying for tiny slices of the online music biz is pointless, "when we should be learning to work together."
Artists will "always require our help in promotion and distribution," so the notion that artists will discard recording companies altogether is another fallacy, he said. "With 600 million Web pages out there," he asked, "how does an artist rise above that clutter without help?"
And the 24% of people who required tech support downloading David Bowie's latest CD proves "digital distribution of music is not necessarily profitable," in Samit's opinion. "There is a reason why AOL continues to crank out and mail millions of its software CDs," he added.
Still, the 'Net is here to stay. Samit couldn't ignore the fact that songs have been legally downloaded from music sites over 1 billion times since January -- a sign that consumers are willing to pay for digital products. And the burgeoning development of personalized radio and custom CD services on the 'Net certainly smells successful, "but no one really knows yet which one will make money," he pointed out.
At Webnoize, EMI Recorded Music also announced it has pacted with Microsoft to distribute more than 5,000 of its musicvideos online using Windows Media Player -- the single largest conversion of music video content from a major label into any streamed digital media format. Nearly 200 videos are available now on EMI's music site (http://www.Hollywoodandvine.com).
Reuters/Variety


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Treasures Found at Vasco da Gama Shipwreck: Photos
Divers exploring the site of a 500-year-old shipwreck came away with a trove of rare items.
By DNews
Archaeologists have discovered a 500-year-old shipwreck off Oman that was part of a fleet led by 16th-century Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during his second voyage to India. Amid the debris of the wreck, divers found a trove of rare artifacts. Read the story:
Explorer Vasco da Gama's Shipwreck Found
The ship is believed to be the Esmeralda, which sank during a violent storm near al-Hallaniyah Island in the Indian Ocean in May 1503. Divers exploring the wreck found this copper-alloy disc marked with the Portuguese royal coat of arms and a personal emblem of King of Portugal Dom Manuel I.
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They also found these gold coins minted in Lisbon between 1495 and 1501.
Biggest Shipwreck Finds in History
Among the rarest finds was this silver coin, called the Indio, commissioned by Dom Manuel in 1499, specifically for trade with India. The coins were forged in 1499 after da Gama's first voyage to India. There is only one other known coin like it in the world.
Photos: Gold-Filled Wreck Found in Finland
Also among the ship's debris was this bronze bell carrying the inscription "498." Archaeologists believe that suggests the ship was built in 1498.
This is one of 35 stone cannon balls found at the site. Each ball is engraved with the letters "VS," which most likely represent the initials of Vincente Sodré, the commander of the Esmeralda.


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While wood lathes are designed with relatively the same purpose in mind, for woodturning projects, how each wood lathe accomplishes this feat is different between models. Some sacrifice speed over adaptability, precision over speed.
This model, however, levels off each category, neither sacrificing nor adding any extra to deter from other areas. Due to this, this model in my opinion is the best wood lathe for the money. It does not try to impress with extravagant performance that ultimately sacrifices other key areas.
And because it's not aimed to please one particular group, it has the ability to please the vast majority who decide to use this model. This is marked by it being a midi lathe, one that is placed in the middle of the market between low-end and high-end models vying for dominance.
Its price is also fairly average for wood lathes. In all, being average here is a good thing. When the competition gets rough between models that try too hard, this model escapes the drama and takes the crown while the others are distracted.
The Comet II has some very enticing features that show it as a middle ground between low-end and high-end models, encompassing both for any kind of woodworker. While many wood lathes are designed for particular projects, the Comet II was designed to be able to do the widest variety of projects possible for a wood lathe.
It has a speed range of 250-4000 RPM, which is quite extensive, enabling it to have near limitless potential for projects. A 3-step pulley system provides increased flexibility to an already incredibly flexible tool by supporting the vastly variable speed ranges.
This tool was also designed to allow many accessories like a grinding wheel and a bed extension, adding to its incredible adaptability to the widest variety of projects to suit any woodworker's fancy.
The Comet II presents an impressive 74% 5-star rating, mostly related to its vast array of options for woodworking projects.
Other reviews center on that given the tool is designed to be able to do many kinds of projects, it can sometimes be bogged down by individual choices. It is so customizable that it sometimes fails to fit certain individual tastes.
It is a jack of all trades, but master of none, which has it fall flat when trying to be fitted for every kind of project and expected to operate at the same level as every other project it is capable of doing.
Could perform better
The competition is heavy between who will claim the spot as best wood lathe for the money. In many instances, this model would get the spot, being a bit cheaper than the NOVA Comet II with comparable reviews. However, the H8259 falls just short of kicking the Comet II out, coming in a very close, within a hair's width, second place.
This is because, while the H8259 has a lesser price, it also has less features than the Comet II. Having said that, this model still dominates the rest of the competition to be the best wood lathe for the money. It is one of the cheapest wood lathes one can buy that is a bang for the buck, not sacrificing anything to lessen the price.
It is quite capable to do the work set out before it, and outperforms the Comet II in many cases as it is not so obsessed with pleasing the greatest amount of woodworkers with increased adaptability. That is not the goal for this model.
This model concentrates on capturing the power of more intensive models and focus it in a way best for beginner woodworkers as well as providing backup to more experienced in the trade. Because of this, this model doesn't have the space to provide the widest adaptability capabilities, but replaces that with its accessibility to beginner and experienced woodworkers alike.
Unlike the Comet II, the H8259 does not possess the lowest speed capabilities afforded to the Comet II. It has five speeds, ranging from 826-3337 RPM. However, its swing, for both over bed and over tool are comparable to higher range models such as the JET JWL-1221VS, making this model stand out against its competitors.
It acts like a higher end model without the higher end model price. And though it doesn't possess the speed ranges of the Comet II, its abilities have it as the desirable second choice to higher end models such as the JWL-1221VS, cementing its place as second best wood lathe, arguable the best wood lathe for some who favor the JWL-1221VS, for the money.
The reviews for the H8259 are comparable to the Comet II, sitting at 4.⅖. However, it takes only 46% of 5 stars in these reviews. This is mostly due to what comes as a sacrifice of cost. Many reviews complain about the motor of this model, which seems to get too hot too fast with use.
This most likely comes from the model being designed to be more high-end than its price suggests, sacrificing an increased price tag for more performance.
Motor can overheat
The choice for the best wood lathe for the money is subjective. Just as models sacrifice one thing or another to prop up others, so also must the ultimate judgment for the best wood lathe for the money. That being said, the JET JWL-1221VS, while being the top model of wood lathe on the market according to the consensus, is relegated to third on this list given its steeper price.
It can far surpass the Comet II as well as the H8259 meant to be a cheaper replacement for this model, but its price outstrips its potential for being first place. Otherwise it would easily be the best choice. However, the race is tight, tighter than it has ever been.
While this wood lathe is in third, it is a very close third, so close that its a photo finish with the other two models listed. Only its price drags it back, like a little too much air resistance in a leg race.
The JWL-1221VS has an arguably unrivaled feature that sets it above most other wood lathes, its speed control. This model possesses two kinds of speed control, one that can set the wood lathe to a fixed designed speed, and the other that allows the lathe to be set at any speed within the wood lathe's range, 60-3600 RPM.
This is a patented feature solely for the JWL-1221VS, allowing for the most control over any woodworking project. It also has a digital readout to say what RPM speed it is currently operating at. This is perhaps the justification for the higher price.
The reviews for this model are mostly favorable. It claims 67% of 5 star reviews. Other reviews complain about its price, particularly the stand as its weight requires a particular stand that does not come cheap.
It is an expensive model compared to others, but its quality according to reviews appears to be well-assured for a higher end model.
Stand must be purchased separately
The RIKON 70-100 comes in at a not-too distant fourth place. It is comparable in features to other wood lathes of its kind while also exercising a fairly low standard price for its kind as well. It is smaller than the other wood lathes, capable of only small projects without adjustment.
However, this is to be expected given the price. The model justifies its price perfectly with its size and basic features, making it a simple choice for the money on hand. While it wins no prizes, it sneaks into the competition to have its day in the sun as an affordable wood lathe that is surely capable of doing many smaller wood turning projects.
This particular model is designed perfectly for the size of projects it is able to handle. It is best for short and thick carving. Its ability to quickly change speeds as well as its user-friendly interface makes it a true bang for its relatively small buck when compared to other wood lathe models.
It also possesses an indexing head, allowing one to lock a piece in place for added precision.
For a fairly average wood lathe, this model also has fairly average reviews, garnering 57% of 5-star reviews. It has been praised for its user-friendly operation for beginner woodworkers as well as those working on a small scale.
It has generally been outpaced by more powerful wood lathes, but it remains as an acceptable average tool capable to do the job. It isn't perfect, but for the money, it does the job to a level of satisfaction.
Not as powerful as other models
Can only handle small jobs
While naming the best wood lathe is a matter of opinion, based on overall reviews and consideration of price versus features offered, the best wood lathe would be the JET JWL-1221VS.
It is consistently on the top of review lists, particularly for its patented speed control system, allowing the best customization and ease of use one can get from a wood lathe through the use of predetermined speeds or the ability to set any speed up to 3600 RPM as desired.
No other wood lathe has the kind of speed control capability that the JET JWL-1221VS has.
While there are numerous wood lathes tailored to beginner woodworkers, the best beginner wood lathe according to reviews and features is the NOVA 46300 Comet II.
This wood lathe also happens to be considered the best wood lathe for the money, one of the reasons it is the best beginner wood lathe given that beginners just getting into the craft of woodworking should not be spending an exorbitant amount of money on wood lathes that prove too overwhelming or too complicated for the job.
The Comet II allows for the most customization a beginner can hope for, capable of fitting different blades as well as other accessories, all the while allowing for speeds up to 3600 RPM. It is designed to do the widest variety of projects.
It does nothing specifically spectacular, but it is a jack-of-all-trades, allowing a beginner to choose whichever path they want to take when it comes to woodworking.
The best wood lathe for turning bowls is the RIKON Power Tools 70-220 VSR Midi Wood Lathe. It is the best given the fact that it is designed as a portable version of a free-standing wood lathe.
This means it has some serious power in its motor, along with features found in more complex and expensive models such as variable speeds and the ability to change directions from forward to reverse when doing a project.
How fast a wood lathe should turn largely depends on the size of the wood being used. It is the general recommendation that the thicker and larger the wood being used in a project, the slower the lathe should turn.
This is mainly due to the fact that faster speeds for larger pieces of wood tend to add too much resistance to the wood, making the lathe vibrate as a result. This can be unsafe as any variable not directly in the woodworker's control has the chance to cause an accident.
Generally anything as small as a pen or small box can operate at up to 3,000 RPM or more, up to the max safety speed of 4,000 RPM. Larger pieces of wood, like something 6 inches or more need speeds at 1500 RPM and below for the lathe to operate safely.
NOVA 46300 Comet II
The competition for the best wood lathe for the money rages on. However, in my opinion, the NOVA Comet II is the one to choose. Other wood lathes have their pros and cons, and some even come so close as to beat the Comet II in many areas.
The Comet II is more useful in any given situation given its more flattened out features to spread out wherever it is most needed in the rapidly changing trade of woodworking.
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We Are a Women's Organization and Normal Town.
We Are a Women's Organization, 2013 - 2014.
We Are a Women's Organization : Virginia soldiers sleep here. 2013-2018.
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The series of violent events that transpired in Charlottesville, Virginia in August of 2017 began with the decision by the city council to move a statue commemorating General E. Lee, commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Charlottesville is a small city in the center of Virginia, home to 50,000 residents, as well as the University of Virginia – a hub of liberalism in the heart of the state most devastated by the Civil War. It is a mere one hundred kilometers from Virginia's capital, Richmond, previously the Confederacy capital, and just two hundred kilometers from the United Stated capital of Washington.
Charlottesville was selected as the venue of the alt-right rally, convened under the banner of "Unite the Right", as this city was both small enough and "overly liberal". The 93-year-old monument served as a trigger: a call to action that provided a broad enough cover for quite a number of radical right movements. The alt-right movement, having functioned thus far primarily through trolls working online and relying on the anonymity it secured them, suddenly manifested in physical form in white robes and bearing weapons, including neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members, and various white supremacists from every corner of the United States. They waved about Confederacy flags and swastikas, brandished burning torches, and marched together crying "blood and soil" and "Jews will not replace us". At the peak of events, one woman was killed, and nineteen others injured during a vehicular attack. James Alex Fields, a 20-year-old from Ohio, sped forward to ram his car directly into the counter-protest group. The alt-right convention was considered the biggest in attendance of radical right members in decades, but the mass homicide by Fields managed to tear away the veneer of decency usually attributed to Southern heritage. The Charlottesville events marked the dawn of a new era – a time when white supremacist ideals now enjoy the endorsement of the leader of the free world.
In her solo exhibition – "Winnie (Real Daughter)" – Efrat Vital examines the charged and bleeding heritage of the United States' Deep South. For over a yearVital traveled between Georgia and Virginia on a journey that began in 2012, in the latter days of Barak Obama's first term, America's first African-American president, long before anyone ever envisioned the possibility of Donald Trump succeeding him.
Her journey begins in Athens, Georgia, moves on to Lexington, Virginia – the burial site of the commander of the Confederate States Army, General Robert E. Lee. It continues to Lynchburg, near the place where General Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant of the Union Army, then Richmond (Confederate capital), then Charlottesville, among others. It ends in Arlington, previously the Lee family homestead, now the site of the National Cemetery, burial site of hundreds of thousands of American soldiers that gave their lives in service from the beginning of the Civil War till this day. In every city, Vital seeks the signs that memorialize Southern culture, and finds them in every corner in the form of almost identical monuments erected in their hundreds throughout towns and cities. Some may view them as emblems of local pride, and others experience them as an ongoing reminder of the fact that a heritage of racism is still alive and well. A reminder that this heritage throbs beneath the surface, and while the South lost the war, it still enjoys a parade of subsequent victories.
Vital's gaze is that of a foreigner, she isn't a local, and her only familiarity with the United States is one attained through media images, most particularly documentary photography and epic cinema– both of which were invented, to a great degree, during the American Civil War, the first major military conflict comprehensively photographed and documented.
Thus, Vital's journey is that of a photographer on the trail of American documentary photography's founding fathers – names that any student in the first class of an introduction to photography class would encounter. Moreover, she tracks the makers of the cinematic images that have become the hallmarks of our time and culture. "The Birth of a Nation", the first American epic drama released in 1915 by D. W. Griffith, is the singular origin of the Hollywood gestalt, both in ideology and form, still in popular use today. However, this film is also a subject of controversy; while accepted as a pioneering and seminal masterwork, it is also brazenly racist, and its latter part, focusing on the reconstruction era after the war, presents African-Americans as savages that may only be "remedied" using tactics of the Ku Klux Klan.
Vital attempts to decipher the DNA of the South with patience and attentiveness, traveling from city to city, speaking with the residents, using photography. She peels away the thin coating of its proud image, its military valor, delving into the rhythms of the "Southern way". Beneath, she finds the immoral Lost Cause, she finds the hidden racism, which would in time explode across the country in the name of that Southern lifestyle and "white history".
"Normal Town" is a video work named for Normaltown, a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, itself named for the State Normal School established in 1891 and formerly located there. This all-American neighborhood is not a typical residential area. Although appearing as the archetypical American town, with wooden houses boasting front porches beyond yards outlined in white picket fences, this land actually belongs to the University of Georgia, bought before the Civil War and once serving as a college for Confederate veterans. During World War II, the complex of buildings was used by the US Navy, and later served as its training campus. It is currently used by the University of Georgia to house various guests.
The story of this place is told through the voices of its local resident women, recalling with reverence the days in which the military college was active in the area. They make clear how much more vital the town was when the school was open, and how felt its presence in town life – specifically the appearance of men in uniform. The video show street signs still pointing to soldiers' family residences, as well as a store windows displaying the Confederate States Army flag. In view of these, business signs bearing the name of the neighborhood – "Normal Hardware" or "Normal Salon" – make us viewers raise an eyebrow. Is everything here truly so normal? Every possible answer carries with it a slew of disturbing concerns.
The oldest building in the Normal campus is the Winnie Davis Hall, named for Varina ("Winnie") Davis, youngest child of the only President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. Born in 1864, towards the end of the war, her birth was a ray of light during a period when all signs pointed to the certain downfall of the South.
Winnie was crowned the first "Daughter of the Confederacy", the inspiration for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an organization established in 1894 in Nashville, Tennessee, three decades after the war's conclusion, to "commemorate the actions of Confederate soldiers". Meaning, the UDC seeks to wage the battle over the memory and mythology that exonerates the Confederacy in historical consciousness.
The UDC became the most influential women's organizations in the South during the latter 19th century and early 20th century. It focused mainly on the establishment of 1500 monuments, including statues, buildings and various institutions, main streets, plazas, public schools and public gardens all across the United States. This has been accomplished without procuring any voting rights or actively participating in institutional politics, but through driven efforts behind the scenes and taking direct action to establish monuments fait accompli in the public sphere.
The rationale for their cause is simple: whomever wins the fight over documentation, wins the war. And what documentation is more fixed and perpetual than that made in stone, meaning monuments? Clearly, these tributes draw significance from the past – and then re-endow history with significance. Monuments instruct us on how to interpret and remember important historical events, and their physical presence seems a declaration of -"We have always been here".
A total of 397 statues commemorating the Confederacy were constructed in Virginia and Georgia, states visited by Vital. Obviously, these monuments, and all the others, were not always there. In fact, only a handful were erected during the early years of the UDC. The vast majority of statues established between the end of the war to the turn of the 20th century (1865-1900) were those that generally commemorated Southern fatalities. It is only in the 40-year span, throughout 1900-1940, under the Jim Crow laws establishing racial segregation and during the days of the Great Depression, that commemorative figures of Southern leaders began appearing. Many were erected even later, during the 1960s (an entire century after the war) as a counter-reaction to the civil rights movement gaining power throughout the United States. This fact also explains why so many were established specifically near local court buildings, so all that arriving at the halls of justice be made aware they will find there only white man's justice.
There is something deceptive in the seemingly self-possessed tone of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, a movement that waxes nostalgic over a conservative, white, Anglo-Saxon heritage and traditional gender roles, whereby women's strength stems from their support of a strong man. Ostensibly, the activities of the UDC seem entirely innocuous: it has as its emblem old-fashioned conservativism representing a longing for an imagined past, a simpler time, a time of family values and ideals.
And yet, behind the soft image, this organization has spent over a century nurturing the myth of heroism – the heroism of the South, which despite its defeat still stands undisputed in the right of its cause, the truth of its motivation for entering the war, and even its past lifestyle. At the heart of this myth is the Lost Cause, fought for by hundreds of thousands, still just a handful against the legions against them, who rose as one to defend the South against the opposing forces invading from the North. The values they battled for (just as in any decent fairytale passed down to future generations) is quite simple: the men who went to war were fearless, having given their lives to ensure their freedom against Northern aggression, and slavery was a benevolent system to manage primitive savages now better off thanks to generous masters. Also, slavery was never the cause of war, and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made later, four days prior to the assassination that took his life, merely a by-product of the war. And if slavery did not incite the war, what did? Neo-Confederates insist it was a war of independence and state rights, and thus many in the Southern states still call it the "War Between the States" or the "War of Northern Aggression".
The video installation "We Are a Women's Organization" is divided into three channels. In one, Vital encircles the various monuments in Virginia, her gaze lingering on the stone slabs etched with Confederate symbols – symbols that are pure emblems of white supremacy masked by patriotism, marking for many local residents a lifestyle they have upheld throughout generations (and the civil war was, in their eyes, a fight for that way of life, with slavery constituting a mere postscript).
In another video channel, Vital tracks an old man on the street. He is wearing a smart suit, walking erect with the support of a walker, smoking his cigarette as the cars pass by. He epitomizes the Southern gentleman, an allegory of the Lost Cause, a living sculpture of Robert E. Lee. There is something touching in seeing an older, well-groomed man standing so tall with his walker, demonstrating the contrast between the gentlemanly image and the vulnerability of the aging body. He declines any reliance on the walking aid, advancing slowly, opting to pick it up with both hands to rapidly cross the screen.
The third channel reveals no picture. Vital uses it to make audible the voices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy she interviewed. Here also, just as in "Normal Town", Vital chooses not to present them. This may be interpreted as an ironic echo of the organization's standard methods of action, whereby the women's voices are loud and clear in the public sphere (and after recent events, heard stridently in US and also global media), but they take pains to remain invisible.
The Old South's agents of memory toil hard for their men and their commemoration, but where do they themselves appear? The answer is simple: behind each and every statue of Robert E. Lee stands a "real daughter of the Confederacy", who would insist that this monument cannot be a figure of animosity, but merely an homage to heritage. But really, what can be done with a legacy of pure malice? White supremacy is deeply rooted in the heart of America, both socially and culturally, and coloring it in hues of nobility, honor and nostalgia does not reverse the fact that in 1861, the year the war began, there were over four million people in the Southern states that were the property of others. History itself cannot be altered, even when we choose its romantic depiction over gleaning the lessons it teaches.
For years these monuments served as testaments that despite the surrender of the Southern armies, the American Civil War never truly ended. Those of white privilege paid occasional lip service to ideas of union and equal rights, but always held fast to their intended ignorance regarding anything too inconvenient to know. White privilege has taken care to hide behind the veils of organizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy, but now the real profile is beginning to emerge from that of the "real daughter". That collective subconscious need no longer be cloaked in stone slabs and whitewashed discourse: the walls have been breached, and the path of advance cleared.
The array of Vital's works in this exhibition concoct a potent reminder that Donald Trump is not the problem, but merely a symptom – and the problem itself is nothing new. Quite the reverse. It just crouched down in concealment behind a mask of union for decades. And now, much like any union that is only a cosmetic coverup over the essential rifts in society's body, it is disintegrating inward.
The works of Efrat Vital provide us a glimpse into the moment before our current time. She succeeds in taking us back to see what had bided there all along: what present-day reality, masquerading as an idyllic past, was bubbling in the stone and waiting for its moment to erupt.
*This reference also brings to mind the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind", another example of how American cinema provides an ideological platform for the rewriting of history by the South. The film, a cinematic monument to an old world now lost, is the truest representation of the glory days of Hollywood glamor, a significant milestone in shaping the memory of the war for generations that never experienced it.


The Mission of Mercury Free Kids is to educate the public on the dangers of mercury poisoning with the goal of having all children mercury free by year 2020.
--No mercury may be used in any product unless there are safe channels of disposal.
--Human ingestion or absorption of any amount of mercury constitutes mercury poisoning.
--Implanting neurotoxic mercury in human teeth is a crime.
--Injecting into the human body any amount of mercury, including trace amounts, is a crime.
--Governments the world over must pay for the safe removal of poisoned metal dental fillings.
--The chloralkali mercuric-cell process, also known as the Castner-Kellner process, must be made illegal. Even though there are other safer alternatives, numbers of these plants throughout the world still produce caustic soda, chlorine, and bleach, containing residual mercury. This mercury-tainted caustic soda is currently used in producing high-fructose-corn syrup, and other corn and food products. Chlorine with residual mercury is currently used in the killing of microorganisms in our stored grains, and municipal water supplies. The tainted bleach is used in the bleaching of our rice, flours, and bleached paper products.


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True Legends – Episode 2: The UnHoly See
Are the forbidden secrets of the prehistoric past linked to the forthcoming events of the prophetic future? Is there a hidden hand confiscating and concealing artifacts relating to the world before the Flood of Noah and the hybrid entities that inhabited it? Are living giants still walking the earth today? Is the Vatican preparing for the arrival of "alien saviors"? In this fast-paced episode, Steve Quayle, Timothy Alberino and Tom Horn unveil the surprising answers to these compelling questions.
True Legends – Episode 2: The UnHoly See quantity
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This full-length feature film is packed with explosive content, including: testimony from an active duty pilot who handled and transported the body of a dead giant killed by U.S. Military operatives in the caves of Afghanistan; evidence of a vast subterranean world hidden beneath the surface of the earth; further proof that the megaliths belonged to the Pre-Flood Age; never-before-revealed information concerning Zecharia Sitchin and the Anunnaki; and the unmasking of the Church of Rome, and the Vatican's secret plan to resurrect the Golden Age and welcome from heaven the return of the ancient gods.
From Cusco, Peru; to Rome, Italy; to the island of Malta; join Timothy Alberino and the GenSix Production crew as they follow the path of a conspiracy that gives credence to the old adage – all roads lead to Rome!
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The Robberg Beach Lodge is made up of four luxurious villas opposite Plettenberg Bay's "Blue Flag" Robberg Beach, infarct so close to the beach it is that only a road separates the beach from the hotel.
Plettenberg Bay offers up a lot of luxury accommodation, but none are as close to the beach as The Robberg Beach Lodge. The hotel is located within a 5-minute drive from all the coffee shops, bars, restaurants and galleries the main road in Plettenberg Bay has to offer.
The Robberg is a tranquil beach-side haven with 5-star luxury accommodation, highly recommended by us here at Uyaphi.com.
A combination of 29 rooms and suites are on offer spread over four main buildings. A few of the suites have sea views, but the rest have indigenous gardens views (all room offer patios).
Our personal favourite room types are the luxury suites, large and roomy enough for an extended stay with being cramped. These suites are also ideal for families as a sleeper couch in at the ready.
Cordovan Villa is the ideal stop for small groups of friends and families.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted to rally employees amid a litany of challenges that social media has been a year and a half in front of the Verge published openly in two hours talking leaked audio recordings. While Zuckerberg often got laughs, trying to create a cordial exchange with the staff within the company, the mood is anxious, reports The Verge. lifted addressing problems in two open meetings with employees in July, took Zuckerberg on topics from US senator plans Elizabeth Warren to break the company if elected president, to the rocky launch of Libra and a new product to compete with TikTok . If Warren were to be elected, "I would bet that we have a legal challenge, and I would bet that we will win the legal challenge," said Zuckerberg. "It does not aspire to that for us? Yes. I mean, I did not have a great case against our government …. but look at the end of the day, if someone's going to try to threaten something existential, go to the mat and fight. "Warren responded in his tweet for history. "I have to take into consideration that they are not afraid Large technology companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon for justice," he tweeted. "It "s time to #BreakUpBigTech." I have to take into consideration that they are not afraid Large technology companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon behalf. It 'time to #BreakUpBigTech: https://t.co/o9X9v4noOm – Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 1, 2019 The meeting took place after Facebook $5 billion punished seen largely as a coup by the Federal Trade Commission, a quantity had the wrist for the company was when the settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $100 million. But the scandals privacy discovered by another Cambridge Analytica, the almost constant criticism and demand for evidence in lengthy hearings in the US and Europe, and antitrust investigations on several fronts seem to have taken a toll. Employees had questions to Zuckerberg himself, and worried about Facebook increasingly murky reputation among their peers, according to the Verge. Zuckerberg explained his decision as to why he would not travel the world to witness several foreign governments. "It 'just does not make sense to me in any country to go to hearings that wants me introduce you," he said. When asked about the competition with TikTok, a popular video and social media apps owned China ByteDance Inc., he said Zuckerberg, Facebook has an answer. "We have a product called Lasso, which is a standalone application that we work and try to product-market form in countries like Mexico to get," said Zuckerberg. "Let us first see if we can make it work in countries where no TikTok already great before you go and compete with TikTok in countries where they are big." Zuckerberg responded to the loss in a facebook- post on Tuesday that an unfiltered version of "" his thoughts on a number of issues.
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Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has suggested that he would have been really hurt if he was dropped like Suryakumar Yadav and wants the team to try him in at least 3-4 games before the World Cup. Gambhir also expressed his displeasure at the way Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson were handled.
World Cup and IPL winner Gautam Gambhir is no stranger to call things as he sees them. He has been critical of Virat Kohli's captaincy in the IPL and has also questioned the way some of the selections and axing takes place in the senior men's team. The former Indian opener has now expressed his displeasure at the way Suryakumar Yadav was recently dropped by the Men in Blue in the third T20I between India and England.
Suryakumar made his debut in the second T20I and was dropped for the next game even though he hadn't done a thing wrong or as a matter of fact, even faced a delivery on his debut. Gambhir stated that he would have been hurt if he was in SKY's position and also doesn't like how India discarded Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson from the side.
"It will surely hurt me, if I was in Surya's position. I'm not 21, I'm 30. Once you touch 30, the insecurities start creeping in a lot more. Look at what has happened to Manish Pandey, no one even talks about him. Look at Sanju Samson, no one even asks a question where is he?", Gambhir told ESPN Cricinfo in a video interview, reported HT.
Gambhir who had made telling contributions in India's 2007 WT20 and 2011 World Cup wins, also reckoned that once a player makes his debut, he should, at least, get few matches under his belt. He also didn't like the way Ishan Kishan was demoted in the third T20I.
"If you've made a debut, you've probably try and give him a few matches. As long as you don't get the backing of team management, you won't be successful. Look at Ishan Kishan. Scores a half century and then gets dragged to No.3," Gambhir said.
He added that SKY needs to play few games so that India can assess where he stands in case of an injury or else, it would be too late.
"What have you seen of Suryakumar Yadav in international cricket? Tomorrow if you have to go back to Surya? I hope it doesn't happen, I don't like anyone getting injured.
"But for example if there's an injury to Shreyas Iyer, who are you gonna go for a at No.4? At least have a look at someone whom you have got into the set-up, give him 3-4 games and see where he stands," Gambhir said.
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The idea of a regulatory cap has been kicking around in conservative policy circles, but it has now gained an important adherent in the form of Governor Mitt Romney. He pledges to impose "a regulatory cap of zero dollars on all federal agencies." To translate this into ordinary English, a zero cap means that, if an agency wants to adopt one regulation to protect the public, it needs to abolish an existing regulation – even if both regulations produce benefits that are greater than their costs, and even if they affect different companies. To give a concrete example, if FDA wanted to ban a chemical that causes cancer in foods, it would have to repeal the ban on another carcinogen or allow more e. coli on meat. That's a bit hard to fathom.
An agency may be able to conceive of ten different regulations, each imposing costs of $10 billion while producing at least as much in social benefit. Moving forward might sound like a great idea to the typical regulator. But imposing those regulations, no matter what the social benefits, has a similar effect to raising taxes by $100 billion. Regulatory costs need to be treated like the very real costs they are.
The analogy between a tax and a regulation is appealing, since a regulation often requires a company to spend money. But the analogy is misleading. If a regulation produces greater benefits than costs, it's not like a tax that just transfers funds from individuals to the government. Instead, it's an investment that makes society as a whole better off. There's also another key distinction between regulations and taxes. Income taxes reduce the returns to working and saving, but regulations reduce the returns from polluting, contaminating food, discriminating against women and minorities, defrauding investors, and undermining the stability of the banking system. As the tech people say, that's a feature, not a bug.
There's very little evidence that regulations are hurting the economy, and no evidence at all that we have too many regulations whose benefits exceed their costs. Governor Romney's website refers to an estimate of the cost of regulation as "$1.75 trillion annually—much higher than the entire burden of individual and corporate income taxes combined." That's over 10% of the country's GDP. The implications are that a tenth of the nation's employees and resources are devoted to regulatory compliance, and that people would have much more money in their pockets if we doubled taxes (raising the top rate to 70%) while eliminating regulation. That strains credulity. Thus, it's not clear that a regulatory cap would be addressing a real problem.
In the end, a regulatory cap amounts to a pretext for repealing regulations or blocking new ones without regard to their benefits. A more sensible approach for conservatives is to continue to insist on cost-benefit analysis, rather than a blinkered approach that only considers one side of the balance.


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Reds slipped to a 2-1 defeat to their title rivals midweek but the full-back says it could be the perfect motivation
TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD has claimed Liverpool will take inspiration from Manchester City in their quest to win their first-ever Premier League title.
The Reds slipped to a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to their title rivals midweek but the England full-back says it could serve as the perfect motivation.
Trent Alexander-Arnold says Liverpool will take inspiration from Man CityCredit: Getty
Man City lost their unbeaten record at Anfield last season before going on a season-defining run of victories
Pep Guardiola and Co racked up 100 points and 106 goals en route to the title, with Liverpool aiming for an equally impressive campaign.
Taking about the hurtful loss, Alexander-Arnold said: "Every defeat hurts, but losing to City is really hard because we've been on such a long unbeaten run.
"We've had a lot of wins this season and we were dreading this moment. In the back of our minds, we knew we would lose a game eventually because football is like that.
Liverpool slipped to a 2-1 defeat to Man City midweekCredit: Reuters
Trent Alexander-Arnold provided the assist for Liverpool's goalCredit: AFP
"But City lost their unbeaten record at Anfield last season – and at the same time of year – and they responded by going on another long run of winning games.
"That's what the top teams do and it's what we've got to do. Listen, this is a bitter one to take.
"What we've got to do is get better and move forward. We don't let one defeat ruin our season."
Liverpool currently sit four points clear of City in the table despite the loss as they aim to finish the 2018-19 campaign strongly.
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Meanwhile, the Reds will take on Wolves in their FA Cup third round clash tomorrow night, with Alexander-Arnold hoping for a cup run.
The England star added: "We're going there to win. It's not a free hit against Wolves. It's a chance to win a trophy – and everyone at Liverpool wants to win things.
"We're not going there to get knocked out. We want to win. It becomes a habit.
"I remember Steven Gerrard's goal against West Ham [in the 2006 final]. It was a great final and a great day for the club.
Trent Alexander-Arnold wants Liverpool to follow in Steven Gerrard's footsteps from 2006 and go on an epic FA Cup runCredit: PA:Empics Sport
"We're all trying to get back to those days again – and hopefully that will happen this season.
"Liverpool is a great club with a massive history, and the players who are here now must carry that responsibility.
"We haven't won a trophy for a few years. It's been too long, really, for a club like this.
"But it is what it is. We can only try to do our bit and add to that history."
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Velika nagrada Portugalske 1988 je bila trinajsta dirka Svetovnega prvenstva Formule 1 v sezoni 1988. Odvijala se je 25. septembra 1988 na dirkališču Autódromo do Estoril v Estorilu. Zmagal je Alain Prost, drugo mesto je osvojil Ivan Capelli, tretje pa Thierry Boutsen. Alain Prost je osvojil najboljši štartni položaj, Gerhard Berger pa je postavil najhitrejši krog dirke.

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McLaren je devetič letos dosegel prvo vrsto, tokrat Alain Prost pred Ayrtonom Senno. Ivan Capelli z Marchem se je presenetljivo uvrstil na tretje mesto, do desetega mesta pa so se zvrstili še Gerhard Berger, Mauricio Gugelmin, Nigel Mansell, Michele Alboreto, Nelson Piquet, Alessandro Nannini in Derek Warwick.

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Prvi štart je bil prekinjen, ker je Andreu de Cesarisu ugasnil motor. Drugi štart je bil prekinjen, ko se je podobno primerilo Dereku Warwicku, ki ga je nato zadel de Cesaris, v nesreči pa sta bila udeležena še Luis Perez Sala in Satoru Nakajima. Na veselje portugalskih gledalcev je Senna na tretjem štartu povedel, toda že na začetku drugega kroga je Alain Prost iz zavetrja želel prehiteti Brazilca. Senna je zavil močno proti Prostu in ga prisilil, da je zavil proti zidu, ki ločuje ciljno-štartno ravnino od boksov. Kljub tem Prost ni zaviral in je uspel Senno prehiteti ob zaviranju pred prvim ovinkom. Ta manever Senne je povzričil nekaj hude krvi kasneje v McLarnovi garaži. Prost se je počasi oddaljeval od Senne, ki se je ubadal z manjšimi težavami z gorivom.

To je omogočilo, da se mu je Capelli približal, ga v dvaindvajsetem krogu prehitel in se začel oddaljevati od Senne. Kmalu je Brazilca prehitel tudi Gerhard Berger, nato pa je podobno poskušal še Nigel Mansell z Williamsom, toda bil je hitrejši le v ovinkih, na ravnini pa se zaradi šibkejšega motorja ni mogel približati Senni. Berger je v lovu za Capellijem postavil najhitrejši krog, toda v šestintridesetem krogu je zletel s proge in odstopil. Odstop je bil posledica ponesreči sproženega gasilnega aparata, zaradi česar ga je po nogi zalil mrzel ogljikov dioksid in mu je noga zdrsnila s pedala. V petinpetdesetem krogu sta Senna in Mansell ujela za krog zaostalega Jonathana Palmerja. Mansell je želel to izkoristiti za prehitevanje Brazilca, toda zadel je v zadek McLarna, trčil v ogrado in odstopil. Mauricio Gugelmin, Nelson Piquet, Michele Alboreto, Riccardo Patrese in Thierry Boutsen so se borili za šesto mesto, toda  Patrese in Piquet sta na polovici dirke odstopila. V petinpetdesetem krogu je Senno prehitel Alboreto, v sedeminpetdesetem krogu pa še Boutsen in Derek Warwick. Prost je zanesljivo zmagal pred presenečenjem dirke, Capellijem, ki je za zmagovalcem zaostal le 9,5 sekunde. V zadnjem krogu je Alboretu zmanjkalo goriva, čeprav mu je indikator kazal drugače. Boutsen je tako Italijana prehitel in osvojil svojo peto uvrstitev sezone na stopničke, Warwick je bil četrti, Alboreto peti, Senna pa šesti.

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Reviewed by Dan MacIntosh
"It gets easier, but it never gets easy," Jason Isbell reminds us on the song "It Gets Easier." It's a simple couplet, utilizing small words, yet it expresses a big truth. Then, with the song's first verse, Isbell - a recovering alcoholic - relays a dream that finds him drinking again. "I woke up feeling fine/That's how I knew it was a dream," he explains, sounding both afraid and relieved. Yes, these words are personal for Isbell, but his message is also a universal one. Whether we're - like Isbell - fighting through addiction or just fighting to get through everyday life, it may get easier, but it will never get easy.
Isbell is one of our most inspired songwriters, which makes each new album well worth immediate attention. And he doesn't let us down with "Reunions." There is much to digest within, which demands repeated - and repeatedly rewarding -- listens. "Overseas" is also a personal song (they all are, really), as it sounds to be directed at Amanda Shires, his wife, while she's touring outside the country. It's a song filled with strikingly confessional details in places. For example: "And I saw you in our daughter's eyes last night/When she caught me in a lie." Whereas lazier songwriters might only have noted how their daughter has her mother's eye color, Isbell recognizes shared character traits, which goes far deeper. Like a great novelist, Isbell captures and grabs your attention with this song's intriguing opening lines. "This used to be a ghost town/But even the ghosts got out." Immediately, the listener's hooked, hungry, and anxiously ready for more detail.
Isbell's exceptional lyric writing may distract you from his equally skilled guitar playing. This is why it's a good idea to listen to the opener, "What've I Done To Help," only focusing on Isbell's crazy good slide guitar playing throughout. His intro electric guitar riff for "Running With Our Eyes Closed" is an entirely different thing of beauty, as it retains a classy and concise Mark Knopfler quality. Isbell closes out with a decidedly country sounding acoustic track titled "Letting You Go." It's a love-infused daddy song by a father obviously smitten with his young daughter.
Jason Isbell music may not be an aural 'easy button,' but it sure makes life better. Just knowing America's Americana poet sees what we're all seeing these days and is an artistic alchemist that can transform his many-times painful experiences into something truly golden, consistently leads to many happy reunions between this artist and his followers.
CDs by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
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