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NYCC '19: PAPER GIRLS creators take victory lap, discuss series
Plus, BKV says he's now writing "all Saga, all the time..."
A capacity crowd at the Paper Girls victory lap.
Paper Girls, a time-travel epic that stars four 12-year-old girls, ended this summer. On Saturday at New York Comic Con, the book's creators — writer Brian K. Vaughan, artist Cliff Chiang, and colorist Matthew Wilson — took a victory lap by sharing new related insights with fans.
The book, which ran for 30 issues, was set in an Ohio suburb in the 1988 and one of the main topics of conversation at the panel was the high level of research the team put in to recreate that environment in a way that felt authentic. Why the '80s?
"It was a laziness of not wanting to do any research other than looking at old family photos," Vaughan said, also noting that he reached out to his mom for any info about his life when he was 12, and received a giant dossier in return. "It was scary how much information she had collected on me."
One got the impression that for Chiang and Wilson, the research process was a bit more intensive than that (although, to be fair, Vaughan was being a bit cheeky). Chiang worked hard to bypass the stereotypical styles often seen in media about the '80s, the leg warmers and stuff like that that are mostly from the early part of the decade. By studying his own junior high school yearbook from 1988, he was able to draw clothes that 12-year-olds in that year actually wore and how they wore them, rather than guessing and ending up with little girls who for some reason are wearing the time period's high fashion. Wilson went through a similar process with his coloring.
They even took care to accurately render Vaughan's hometown, which was also a suburb outside of Cleveland.
"Cliff drew my childhood Catholic church," Vaughan said, "…and then we burned it down."
In a discussion about their deeper motivations as creators, the panel said they were attracted to time travel here because there is something so powerful about considering what your 12-year-old self would think about your 40-year-old self. And, indeed, while sitting in that room, I definitely confronted that (and actually came away feeling good, at least temporarily, because I was at big thing about comic books).
Chiang also had a lot of interesting insights to share about accurately rendering 12-year-olds in a way that didn't just make them small adults. Capturing their essence, aside from just their aesthetic, was key.
"Nobody is cool when they're 12," Chiang said, "but they're all trying…really hard."
The trio talked quite a bit about the book's fourth member, letterer Jared K. Fletcher, who wasn't there but (deservedly) received much praise for rendering an entire futuristic language for the book. That language was so thoughtful, that fans were able to translate it, which they regularly did on Reddit.
And while Paper Girls as a comic may be concluded, the property is ramping up to soon debut on Amazon Prime's streaming television service. Vaughan said writer Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4) is writing a pilot as the production assembles a writers room. Vaughan noted the story will have to change for TV (I mean, it IS a different medium and all), and that they will be able to do some new things they couldn't on paper. For example, Vaughan said Folsom had the killer idea to incorporate the girls' mothers.
Finally, the Paper Girls panel concluded with all three participants talking about their next projects. Wilson is coloring, like, everything, Chiang is working on a new project for DC Black Label, and Vaughan said he is "writing all Saga all the time." Albeit without an official return date just yet.
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Is India BS6 ready?
Union Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari's tweet on leapfrogging to BS6 emission standards sparked a heated debate on the topic previously. However, Oil Companies and Auto Manufacturers have shared their concerns in terms of the short deadline and are worried in terms of the investment required to adhere to the norm. While still the BS4 norms is not implemented across the country, the nationwide deadline of BS6 implementation (by 2020) has shocked the automakers.
First let's understand the emission norms in India. It is primarily instituted by the Government of India to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment, including motor vehicles. It was first introduced nationwide in the year 2000, based on European regulations. Emission Standards timeline for 4-wheelers is as shown:
Source: Wiki
The changes done for adhering to the norms is not only in the vehicle (like usage of catalytic converters), but also in the fuel. The fuel specifications of gasoline and diesel have to been closely aligned with the Corresponding European Fuel Specifications for meeting the Euro II, Euro III and Euro IV emission norms.
So why is it that the government thought of directly skipping to BS6 from BS4 (and this is why we support the decision) –
Exposure to air pollution is leading to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, which is estimated to be the cause for 6,20,000 early deaths in 2010! With this statistics, outdoor air pollution is the fifth-largest killer in India.
Savings in health costs for the public – Health cost of air pollution in India has been assessed at 3 per cent of its GDP!
Double standard of Indian OEMs – India-specific car emits 4 and a half times more cancer causing particulate matter and over double the amount of the poisonous nitrogen oxide than the same model made for Europe. So if you own a i20 in India, it is indeed much polluting than its European counterpart (irony is both are made at the same plant!).
Lag in Standards – While we are third largest emitter of CO2 gases in the world, we are generations behind in the terms of regulating the releases of these dangerous gases. As of 2014, only a few cities meet Euro IV or Bharat Stage IV standards that are nine years behind Europe. The rest of India gets Bharat Stage III standard fuel and vehicles, which are 14 years behind Europe.
Cities are affected the worst – According to a WHO study, 13 of the 20 most-polluted cities in the world are in India! The rapid growth of metropolitan cities is actually making them un-livable!
But, what are the challenges to achieve the deadline:
Oil refineries will need a substantial investment to upgrade – The shift of technology from BS4 to BS6 is likely to cost anything between Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 80,000 crore to petroleum companies! Considering the past implementation, the issues are genuine — the penetration of BS4 compliant petrol in the domestic market a full four years after its introduction in the metros, was just about 24 per cent, and that of BS4 high speed diesel only 16 per cent, according to government data up to August 2014.
OEMs have clearly said that going to BS-VI directly would leave them with not enough time to design changes in their vehicles, considering that two critical components — diesel particulate filter and selective catalytic reduction module — would have to be adapted to India's peculiar conditions, where running speeds are much lower than in Europe or the US. The estimates of required investment to upgrade from BS-IV to BS-V are to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore.
Increased Size of the cars – Vehicles must be fitted with DPF (diesel particulate filter), a cylindrical object mounted vertically inside the engine compartment. In India, where small cars are preferred, fitting DPF in the limited bonnet space would involve major design and re-engineering work. Bonnet length may have to be increased, which would make vehicles longer than 4 metres, and attract more excise duty under existing norms.
Vehicle Safety – If the technology is inadequately validated, safety issues like un-intended acceleration or fires which may arise due to improper regeneration of the particulate trap. To achieve temperatures of 600 degrees Celsius required to burn the soot in DPF, and equipment manufacturers would have to work with temperatures of 400 degrees in sight. Usually, diesel is injected to increase temperatures, but the accumulation of excess fuel in the compartment can cause a fire. The injection rate has to be optimised and vehicles re-engineered for safety. The integrity of the vehicle too has to be considered. This would require validation tests over 600,000-700,000 km — a process that may take up to four years.
Technology requirements for upgrading to BS6 –
Source: Indian Express
We support the government's side of the debate and feel that it is high time we have a strict regulatory framework to reduce the pollution levels and implementation of BS6 standards will be a welcome step towards the endeavor.

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As they have done so many times before, the Storm have had an electric start to their season – convincingly defeating two well-regarded outfits in the Brisbane Broncos and Canberra Raiders. Continuing where they left off last week, the Storm commenced this match with vigour and dynamism. Their continual ability to exhibit both structured and off-the-cuff football, whilst simultaneously remaining structured in defence, was pivotal in the context of the match. If the Storm can maintain this mindset for the remainder of 2019, they will be a force to be reckoned with come September.
With the final score merely flattering the home side, it is clear that the Raiders have many areas to improve on if they are to secure victory in round three. Whilst their completion rate was relatively high (76%), their fifth tackle options and ball placement continually undid their strong lead-up work. Their poor kicks and unstructured attack ultimately cemented their demise.
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By almost single-handedly mustering a Raiders' fightback, Jarrod Croker exemplified his leadership and toughness in this round two battle. In addition to pulling off two try-saving tackles in as many attempts, the 28-year-old scored the entirety of his team's points. His 59 run metres, 14 tackles and two line breaks were telling statistics.
Melbourne Storm: 1 Jahrome Hughes, 2 Suliasi Vunivalu, 3 Will Chambers, 4 Curtis Scott, 5 Josh Addo-Carr, 6 Cameron Munster, 7 Brodie Croft, 8 Jesse Bromwich, 9 Cameron Smith, 10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona, 11 Felise Kaufusi, 12 Kenneath Bromwich, 13 Dale Finucane. Interchange: 14 Brandon Smith, 15 Christian Welch, 16 Tui Kamicamika, 18 Marion Seve.
Canberra Raiders: 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2 Nick Cotric, 3 Jarrod Croker, 4 Joseph Leilua, 5 Jordan Rapana, 6 Jack Wighton, 7 Aidan Sezer, 8 Josh Papalii, 9 Josh Hodgson, 10 Dunamis Lui, 11 Joseph Tapine, 12 Elliott Whitehead, 13 John Bateman. Interchange: 14 Siliva Havili, 15 Ryan Sutton 16 Iosia Sloliola 17 Corey Horsburgh.


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Márcio Orlando Seligmann-Silva
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem (IEL) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal)
bachelor's at História from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1986), master's at Language from Universidade de São Paulo (1991) and doctorate at Teoria Lieterária e Literatura Comparada from Freie Universität Berlin (1996). Has experience in Language, focusing on Literary Theory, acting on the following subjects: testemunho, walter benjamin, memória, limites da representação and literatura e história. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
Articles published in Pesquisa FAPESP Magazine about the researcher:
Un cotidiano olvidado
American Comparative Literature Association's 2017 Annual Meeting, AR.EXT
ICLA Executive Bureau Meeting Lisbon 2015/Conference Fear in/of Literature, AR.EXT
The project has the objective of studying the relationship between violence and cultural productions. Bringing together different researchers who work with the question of the representation of violence and the limits of the possibility of representation, the project aims to go deeply into studies of violence as well as making a contribution to Literary Theory and for a theory of the pres…
Writings on violence, AP.TEM
Ongoing (most recent)
This research project aims to analyze the literary works Lo que fue presente (2019), by Colombian Hector Abad and Faciolince Años de formación (2015), and Años de formación (2015), the first volume of the Diaries of Emilio Renzi, written by Argentinian writer Ricardo Piglia, in order to discuss how the authors re-elaborate their lives in their journals by remembering and reinventing thems…
Reliquaries with the innermost self: the daily journals of Hector Abad Faciolince and Ricardo Piglia, BP.DR
I approach what I call journalistic philosophic quasi-poetry of Vilém Flusser in linkage with commentators and Flusser's productions of other genders and with texts of other authors - who Flusser mentioned, with whom he had any kind of relation or with whom it would be possible to propose some kind of relation from the problems approached here. The goal is to reflect about and from the re…
Literary Philosophy journalistic philosophic quasi-poetry: Philosophy, Literture and institution in the 1960s in São Paulo from the perspective of V. Flusser, BP.DR
This research project aims to expose how we intend to address the following question: how the book The Falling sky: words of a Yanomami Shaman, by Davi Kopenawa and Bruce Albert, presents a new paradigm for otherness in the imaginary of Brazilian literate culture, and what are the meanings and consequences that can be drawn from this for the way we view the relationships between indigenou…
Otherness in the falling sky, and the task of hearing the words of a Yanomami Shaman in drawn words, BP.DR
This research project intends to study the literary production about Brazilian dictatorship, in particular novels produced in the 21st century, post-dictatorial, in an intertextual and interdiscursive approach. Written within a time lapse of more than forty years, the literary works build a type of reading about the historical past from the current days, and mostly about the survivors' at…
Dare to resist. Dare to exist: the resistance activists and the post-dictatorship literature, BP.DR
I set out a reflection on the German-written literature of exile after 1933 and its links with the shoah, having, as primary source, works by female writers who sheltered in Latin America after being persecuted by the national socialist regime. The proposal has a complementary double dimension. On one hand, I intend to deal, from a relatively more empiric point of view, with the works of …
(Im)possibilities of one 'home at the word': German-language female writers in the Latin-American exile after 1933, BP.PD
This proposal aims at requesting the funding grant from FAPESP, through the BEPE-DR program (Research Internship Abroad). It will propose an internship at Brown University, under the supervision of Professor Leila Lehnen, for the period of six months between January 15 and July 14, 2019. Brown University is an outstanding renowned University and it will provide a great opportunity to gain…
Dictatorship and democracy in the contemporary Brazilian literature: a theoretical approach, BE.EP.DR
This project aims to research the aesthetic dimensions of the two works that make up the main corpus of my doctoral research, to which it is linked. The aesthetic locus of testimonial arise as a problem to be investigated from the elaborate presentation of the reality experienced by the authors, ie, the transformation of living in artistic work. The Twentieth century produced a complex an…
Aesthetic dimensions of the works of esther Mujawayo and Robert Antelme, BE.EP.DR
This project aims a period of research abroad, in the Freie Universitaet Berlin, in order to deeply analyze some works of the German writer Günter Grass (1927-) - namely, The Tin Drum (1959), Cat and Mouse (1961), Dog Years (1965) and Peeling the Onion (2006) - regarding the concepts of Memory and Testimony discussed in literary circles. After researching theoretical aspects, we propose t…
Memory and testimony in Günter Grass' work, BE.EP.MS
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2 / 2 Ongoing scholarships in Brazil
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Antonio Barros de Brito Junior
Aléxia Cruz Bretas
Jacques Fux
Bruno Mendes dos Santos
Lua Gill da Cruz
Eduardo Sterzi de Carvalho Júnior
Leila de Aguiar Costa
Paula Ferreira Vermeersch
Marco Antonio Rassolin Fontanella
Pablo Fernando Gasparini
Rita Rios Bonfim
Linguistics, Literature and Arts Literature
MELO, Natália Pires Tiso de. A Casa de vidro : reflexos e refrações da violência no Brasil. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (10/03729-3)
GALVIS, Jacquelin Del Carmen Ceballos. Testemunho de um peregrino entre sombras. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas. (12/07661-0)
LOTERIO, Guaraciara Roberta. Uma questão autobiográfica : o sujeito nos escritos confessionais de Walter Benjamin. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (10/04402-8)
QUEVEDO, Wagner de Avila. Reflexão absoluta como medium da crítica de arte : um estudo da crítica filosófica do jovem Walter Benjamin. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (08/51959-8)
NOGUEIRA, Felipe Bier. O resto do sertão : faces da modernidade em Grande Sertão : veredas. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (10/02431-0)
FONTANELLA, Marco Antonio Rassolin. Vestigios de Espinosa na produção literaria de Goethe. Tese (Doutorado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (03/12407-6)
JUNIOR, Antonio Barros de Brito. Obra aberta : teoria da vanguarda literaria nas obras teorico-criticas de Umberto Eco. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (03/11624-3)
JUNIOR, Antonio Barros de Brito. Nem tudo vale : teoria da cooperação interpretativa e dos limites da interpretação segundo Umberto Eco. Tese (Doutorado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (05/58073-7)
ALMEIDA, Aline Amsberg de. A plasticidade do corpo nos contos de Peter Carey. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). (07/57475-0)


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Garden machinery business eyes major extension with purpose-built showroom plan for Bessbrook
An application has now been submitted for the work - estimated to cost around £325,000 - to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
A Bessbrook gardening business has some big plans in the pipeline as it aims to open a new showroom in the Model Village.
Alan Black and Co Ltd has been up and running for quite some time and is a well-established business in the area.
Located at Kidds Road, it is now hoped to create an extension to the garden machinery business.
An application has now been submitted for the work – estimated to cost around £325,000 according to Construction Information Services – to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
The proposals would see the construction of a new purpose built showroom and office building.
The development would also include associated ancillary works.
The plans are due to be publicly advertised this week and a decision is expected in due course.
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Q: Why is this search not working? My goal here is for this Python script to open a block number page on blockchain.info, and take the correct table. This table is then searched for a range of values and results printed.
This one works on https://blockchain.info/search?search=422407, finding the associated "0.02269362":
import numpy as np
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import urllib2

#create a list of numbers that will be used in search
list = np.arange(0.9749999312,0.9793780897,0.000001)

#open webpage, get table
web = urllib2.urlopen("https://blockchain.info/search?search=422407").read()
#whole page
soup = BeautifulSoup(web, "lxml")
table = soup.findAll("table", {'class':'table table-striped'}) #Correct table

#Go through all numbers created; check if found; print found
for i in list:
    j = str(round((i * 0.023223),8))
    for line in table: #if you see a line in the table
        if line.get_text().find(j) > -1 : #and you find the specific string
        print(line.prettify().encode("utf-8")) #print it
        print j

I'm having difficulties doing this for others. This is supposed to go to block 422245 and find "0.02972821". It does not print off anything. Ideally it would be printing anything that matches [x.xxxx]yz and so on.
import numpy as np
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import urllib2

#create a list of numbers that will be used in search
list = np.arange(0.9749999312,0.9793780897,0.000001)

#open webpage, get table
web = urllib2.urlopen("https://blockchain.info/search?search=422245").read()  #whole page
soup = BeautifulSoup(web, "lxml")
table = soup.findAll("table", {'class':'table table-striped'}) #Correct table

#Go through all numbers created; check if found; print found
for i in list:
j = str(round((i * 0.03044589),8))
for line in table: #if you see a line in the table
    if line.get_text().find(j) > -1 : #and you find the specific string
        print(line.prettify().encode("utf-8")) #print it
        print j

When I tried testing the finding part of the script using the code below it also does not work. But if you go to https://blockchain.info/search?search=422245 and search on page "0.02972821" the value is there. I am confused at why this is not working.
import numpy as np
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import urllib2

#create a list of numbers that will be used in search
list = np.arange(0.9749999312,0.9793780897,0.000001)

#open webpage, get table
web = urllib2.urlopen("https://blockchain.info/search?search=422245").read()  #whole page
soup = BeautifulSoup(web, "lxml")
table = soup.findAll("table", {'class':'table table-striped'}) #Correct table

#Go through all numbers created; check if found; print found
j = "0.02972821"
for line in table: #if you see a line in the table
if line.get_text().find(j) > -1 : #and you find the specific string
    print(line.prettify().encode("utf-8")) #print it
    print j

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Q: Is it possible to have multiple parameters within a Report I have a parameter called Reporting Level in my Report  where you can choose from 4 options:
Company
BDM
Region
Site
What I want to be able to do is this:
Select BDM and this opens another Parameter call BDM List (This is based on Get Values from a query), but I want the other Parameters to stay greyed out. Once a selection is made from the BDM List then the Time and Date Parameter becomes available.
Is this possible?
These are my Datasets for the BDM List and Region List:
    SELECT SiteInfo FROM
    ((SELECT DISTINCT BDM, Region, SiteName As SiteInfo
    FROM Site
    WHERE @ReportingLevel = 'BDM'
    union all
    SELECT DISTINCT BDM, Region, SiteName As SiteInfo
    FROM Site
    WHERE @ReportingLevel = 'Region' )
    union all
    SELECT DISTINCT BDM, Region, SiteName As SiteInfo
    FROM Site
    WHERE @ReportingLevel = 'SiteName') AS QRY2

This is my main Dataset:
    SELECT       OccupancyDetail.CalendarYear, OccupancyDetail.CalendarMonth, SUM(OccupancyDetail.No_of_Nights) AS No_of_Nights,
                         SUM(OccupancyDetail.Capacity) AS Capacity
FROM            OccupancyDetail INNER JOIN
                         Site ON OccupancyDetail.Site_Skey = Site.Site_Skey

WHERE  (OccupancyDetail.ReferenceDate = convert(Date,getdate()))
AND CASE WHEN @Time = 'YEAR' THEN CAST(CalendarYear as varchar(4)) else CalendarMonth + ' ' + CAST(CalendarYear as varchar(4)) end in (@Dates)
AND Site.BDM IN (@BDM)
AND Site.Region IN (@Region)
AND Site.SiteName IN (@SiteName)

GROUP BY OccupancyDetail.ReferenceDate, OccupancyDetail.CalendarYear, OccupancyDetail.CalendarMonth

Time Dataset
select DateChoice FROM
(select distinct CalendarYear, 1 as MonthNumber,CAST(CalendarYear as varchar(4)) as DateChoice from Time
where @Time = 'YEAR'

union all

select Distinct CalendarYear, MonthNumber,CalendarMonth + ' ' + CAST(CalendarYear as varchar(4)) as DateChoice from Time where @Time = 'MONTH') as QRYDATA
ORDER BY CalendarYear,MonthNumber

I hope you can help this is my 3rd day working on this.
Thanks
Wayne

A: I believe you are looking to use cascading parameters, here are a few links that should help you.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd255197.aspx
http://thevirtualzoneblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/creating-cascading-parameter-reports-using-sql-server-reporting-services-v2008/
With the first link, go to the section marked 'To create a dataset to provide values for a dependent parameter'. This next one shows the parameters as greyed out before the parent has an option selected:
http://www.resultdata.com/adding-cascading-parameters-to-a-ssrs-report/

Update
I have found a video tutorial for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAYGupJcHkU


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Ryōtarō Okiayu
Ryōtarō Okiayu (置鮎 龍太郎, Okiayu Ryōtarō?), born November 17, 1969, is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Aoni Production. He voiced Nero the Sable in Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-.
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-
Nero the Sable 2006
Quon Yobatz 2011
Final Fantasy Agito
Setzer Gabbiani 2017
He is best known for voicing Zero in Mega Man X games including crossovers, Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Meisuke Nueno in Hell Teacher Nūbē, Hirota Honda (Tristan Taylor in the English dub) in Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Lee Chaolan in the Tekken series. He also voiced Terra from Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep and Setzer Gabbiani in Kingdom Hearts II.
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Appealing TV: The Great 2014 – 2015 Television Season Kick-Off
Awkward. Black-ish Blue Bloods Bones Brooklyn Nine Nine Chicago Fire Chicago PD CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Faking It Family Guy Forever Gotham Grey's Anatomy Hawaii Five-0 How To Get Away With Murder Key & Peele Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Nashville NCIS NCIS: New Orleans Once Upon a Time Parenthood Person of Interest Resurrection Revenge Saturday Night Live Scandal Scorpion Shark Tank Sleepy Hollow south park Survivor The Amazing Race The Big Bang Theory The Blacklist The Goldbergs The Middle The Simpsons The Voice Transparent by Paolo Sambrano | September 22, 2014 8:54 am	| in Culture | 0
START YOUR DVRS.
With the sheer amount of new television premiering this week, today we're going to focus on series premieres, and stuff I liked (or at least found noteworthy) that's coming back. No time for finales this week!
So what else is on?
Gotham (8pm, FOX, series premiere)
In this Batman-before-Batman prequel, we have Ben McKenzie as then-Detective James Gordon and his cynical partner Harvey Bullock portrayed by Donal Logue, both wading waist-deep in the criminal element of Gotham City in the wake of the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne. Maybe if I close my eyes, I can pretend Gotham is an alternate universe prequel to Terriers? While being voted as most promising show, that is kind of like being voted most likely to succeed. It does have potential and promise (There has been lots of early praise for Jada Pinkett Smith as mob boss [and future Penguin boss] Fish Mooney.), and may find a way to transcend a forty-five minute show of nothing but wink-wink-nudge-nudge DC Universe cameos. Worst case, I just hold my breath until the television gods properly adapt the seminal comic series Gotham Central.
Welcome to the GC, bitch.
Scorpion (9pm, CBS, series premiere)
People seem to like the Big Bang Theory (I am writing the guide on how to cope with loved-ones who say their favorite show is the Big Bang Theory). So, what if the Big Bang Theory was a light-hearted procedural (dare I say, a FUN-cederal)? Based on the life of genius computer hacker Walter O'Brien and his computer security outfit Scorpion Computer Services, Walter's other nerds in other disciplines (Math! Psychology! Engineering!) all strive to help save the day, in what is perhaps a more nerdy NCIS.
Robert Patrick shows up in the pilot, because I think legend goes if you find Robert Patrick on the street and ask him to be in your pilot he has to say yes.
Sleepy Hollow (9pm, FOX, season premiere)
Sleepy Hollow ended up becoming one of my favorite freshman shows of last year (and one of the most diverse shows on television) with its expertly calibrated madness. (the show went from Headless Horseman with an assault rifle in the pilot to a season finale featuring Zombie George Washington) And while we are blessed with another season, I can't help but be slightly afraid that the crazy simulator starts breaking down. I have high hopes though, trust.
Forever (ABC, 10pm, series premiere)
Picture ABC's Castle, but instead of Nathan Fillion playing an author solving crimes with a female detective, imagine a medical examiner (portrayed by Ioan Gruffudd) solving crimes with a female detective. But! He can never die, and when killed only comes back to life naked, and in a body of water.
Other Monday Premieres
The Big Bang Theory (8pm, CBS, season premiere)
The Voice (8pm, NBC, season premiere)
The Blacklist (10pm, NBC, season premiere)
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (9pm, ABC, season premiere)
Agents of SHIELD came in with a rolling head of steam and proceeded to take a hot steaming dump all over the faces of fans of Marvel and good television for most of its first season.
Then there was a late season rally, thanks to the Captain America Winter Solider reveal, which made the show pretty decent. It makes me wonder if they were sitting on the reveal all along, and had to stall for time. The first season finale left it in a good spot for a second season. And while the show probably won't be my own dream of a (season one) Homeland taking place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, maybe season two can finally start cashing in on the promise of a weekly show taking place in the MCU.
NCIS: New Orleans (9pm, CBS, series premiere)
Apparently there is enough Naval and Marine Corps related crime to necessitate a second spin-off of CBS's NCIS (remember when it was called Navy NCIS in season one? It's like people who call them ATM Machines). Scott Bakula stars along with The Shield's/Sons of Anarchy's C.C.H. Pounder, solving Naval and Marine Corps related crime in the Big Easy. This is probably as close as we get to The Simpsons Chief Wiggum New Orleans spin-off Look Big Daddy, it's Regular Daddy!.
Other Tuesday Premieres
NCIS (8pm, CBS, season premiere)
Awkward. (10pm, MTV, season premiere)
Chicago Fire (10pm, NBC, season premiere)
Person of Interest (10pm, CBS, season premiere)
Faking It (10:30pm, MTV, season premiere)
Black-ish (9:30pm, ABC, series premiere)
Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne star in this sitcom about an upper middle class black family trying to grapple with a sense of culture and identity while living in the suburbs.
Other Wednesday Premieres
The Middle (8pm, ABC, season premiere)
Survivor (8pm, CBS, season premiere)
The Goldbergs (8:30pm, ABC, season premiere)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9pm, NBC, season premiere)
Chicago PD (10pm, NBC, season premiere)
Nashville (10pm, ABC, season premiere)
South Park (10pm, Comedy Central, season premiere)
Key & Peele (10:30pm, Comedy Central, season premiere)
How To Get Away With Murder (10pm, ABC, series premiere)
While Executive Produced by Shonda Rhimes (y'all TV nerds need to be giving Rhimes her shine, she is one helluva force), How To Get Away With Murder was created by Peter Nowalk, who's written for Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. He spreads his wings and anchors the Shonda Rhimes Night (done right) with Viola Davis as a tough law professor whose students get entangled in ShondaLand-esqe shenanigans (including but not limited to: Murder! Sex!)
Other Thursday Premieres
Bones (8pm, FOX, season premiere)
Grey's Anatomy (8pm, ABC, season premiere)
Scandal (9pm, ABC, season premiere)
Parenthood (10pm, NBC, season premiere)
Transparent (Amazon, series premiere)
Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent is one of the shows that comes out of Amazon's own pilot program that made it to series. In this comedy drama, Tambor plays a person coming out as transgender to a family that harbors its own set of secrets.
The Amazing Race (8pm, CBS, season premiere)
Leaving The Amazing Race in the Friday Night death slot is probably saying something about how the CBS's Sunday nights are gonna be defined with Madam Secretary and The Good Wife.
Other Friday Premieres
Shark Tank (8pm, ABC, season premiere)
Hawaii Five-0 (9pm, CBS, season premiere)
Blue Bloods (10pm, CBS, season premiere)
Saturday Night Live (11:30pm, NBC, season premiere)
Saturday Night Live opens its 40th season with Guardians of the Galaxy and Parks and Recreation star Chris Pratt pulling guest host duties with Ariana Grande providing musical. Also, comedian Michael Che will be replacing Cecily Strong at the Weekend Update desk and SNL alum Darrell Hammond will be the new Saturday Night Live announcer, replacing the late Don Pardo.
Once Upon A Time (8pm, ABC, season premiere)
Once Upon A Time bringing in the Frozen characters into Storybrook is a somewhat terrifying proposition to be honest (and reeks of uh, cross-platform integrated synergy or something).
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8:30pm, FOX, season premiere)
That's Golden Globe winner, Brooklyn Nine-Nine to you. Having the ensemble police sitcom slum it with The Simpsons and Family on Sunday nights is a somewhat baffling choice, in order to make room for FOX's Utopia (currently stinking up the joint on Tuesday nights before New Girl/Mindy Project). This also forces the re-branding of the Sunday night Animation Domination block into Sunday Funday which is half as effective. Or evocative for that matter.
Family Guy (9pm, FOX, season premiere)
Family Guy meets The Simpsons.
"Uh oh. I smell another cheap cartoon crossover."
Resurrection (9pm, ABC, season premiere)
Let me just take this moment to just say you'd be better off watching season one of The Returned, or to just watch for the American remake on A&E helmed by Bates Motel/The Strain showrunner Carlton Cuse.
Other Sunday Premieres
The Simpsons (8pm, FOX, season premiere)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10pm, CBS, season premiere)
Revenge (10pm, ABC, season premiere)
See you next Monday!
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January 30th, 2008 6:32 PM by Lehel Szucs
THIS IS GREAT NEWS. LET'S HOPE THAT THIS TRANSALATES INTO LOWER RATES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
By Craig Torres
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 3 percent, the second cut in nine days, to prevent the U.S. economy from sinking into a recession.
``Today's policy action, combined with those taken earlier, should help to promote moderate growth over time and to mitigate the risks to economic activity,'' the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement after meeting today in Washington. ``However, downside risks to growth remain.''
The language signals the central bank is prepared to make additional reductions to prevent a credit squeeze from further weakening the economy. Hours before the decision was announced, the Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product grew at an annual pace of 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter.
``They're going full-bore trying to keep the economy from recession,'' said David Resler, chief economist at Nomura Securities International Inc. in New York. ``There's nothing in reserve here.''
Stocks rallied, while the dollar fell and Treasury notes weakened. The cumulative reduction in rates since Jan. 22 is the fastest easing of monetary policy since 1990.
``The Fed has gotten religion and is going do what they need to do,'' said Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wachovia Corp. in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Readiness to Respond
Fed officials said they will continue to assess financial markets and the economy ``and will act in a timely manner as needed.''
``Financial markets remain under considerable stress, and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households,'' the Fed said. ``Recent information indicates a deepening of the housing contraction as well as some softening in labor markets.''
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and the Fed's Board of Governors also voted to cut the discount rate, the cost of direct loans from the central bank, to 3.5 percent from 4 percent.
Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher dissented from today's decision, preferring no change.
Policy makers presented revised three-year economic forecasts at this week's gathering. The Fed will release the projections along with minutes of the meeting on Feb. 20.
Today's Commerce Department figures showed the Fed's preferred inflation gauge rose at a 2.7 percent annualized rate last quarter. Fed officials in October forecast the personal consumption expenditures price index minus food and energy would rise 1.6 percent to 1.9 percent in 2010, offering a measure of their longer-term inflation objective.
``The Committee expects inflation to moderate in coming quarters, but it will be necessary to continue to monitor inflation developments carefully,'' the Fed said in today's statement.
Wall Street firms including Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. are forecasting the first recession since 2001 this year. Still, executives at firms such as Dow Chemical Co. said they don't detect a downturn yet, while risks remain.
This year ``will be slower than 2007,'' Andrew Liveris, the chairman and chief executive officer of Dow Chemical, said yesterday. ``It is an inconvenience, not a catastrophe.''
United Parcel Service Inc., Caterpillar Inc. and General Electric Co. are relying on gains overseas to counter slower growth at home.
Fed policy makers have struggled since August to contain the economic damage sparked by the worst housing recession in a quarter-century. The world's largest banks and securities firms have recorded more than $133 billion in asset writedowns and credit losses since the beginning of 2007, which analysts blamed on weak and fragmented supervision and poor credit analysis.
Housing Downturn
Foreclosure rates rose 75 percent in 2007 as a record amount of adjustable-rate loans to borrowers with weak or limited credit histories reset to higher rates, RealtyTrac Inc. data show. Home prices in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas fell 7.7 percent in November from a year earlier, the 11th consecutive decline, the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index showed yesterday.
``We are in a historic housing bust right now, comparable to that of the Great Depression,'' said Robert Shiller, chief economist of MacroMarkets LLC in Madison, New Jersey, who co- founded the house-price index. ``The unraveling of that has unpredictable consequences.''
Delay in 2007
Fed officials waited until September to cut the benchmark lending rate, even though premiums on corporate bonds and lower- rated securities began to climb in late June.
By December, Fed policy makers had cut the benchmark lending rate 1 percentage point, yet still described the policy rate as ``somewhat restrictive'' as they deliberated whether to cut again that month, minutes show.
The government's December payroll report, which showed a loss of 13,000 private sector jobs, the first decline since July 2003, began to reshape Fed officials' views about risks.
Bernanke used a Jan. 10 speech to update the public. ``The baseline outlook for real activity in 2008 has worsened and the downside risks to growth have become more pronounced,'' he said, breaking with the Fed's statement a month earlier which only expressed ``uncertainty'' about the outlook. He pledged ``substantive additional action as needed.''
To contact the reporter on this story: Craig Torres in Washington at ctorres3@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: January 30, 2008 14:52 EST
Posted by Lehel Szucs on January 30th, 2008 6:32 PM


I Am in need of an fsx repair from the disk. I'm having black, texture-less, flat contrails at high altitude. problem is that every time I repair, I start uo fsx and it shows the "fsx.exe has stopped working" message. If anyone has experience with this, what can I do to repair and run the bloody thing normally? It seems like the repair function only kills the program completely, and it's the only thing people recommend when they have a problem.
Most people recommend a complete uninstall/reinstall of FSX. Anyone considering this though should first delete or rename their FSX.cfg, restart FSX, and let the config rebuild. That fixes a lot of problems in many cases. A repair is recommended sometimes as another option to completely uninstalling/reinstalling FSX and all of FSX's add-ons. When you do a repair you must repair all of FSX. FSX Deluxe, Acceleration must both be "repaired". If you did not install Acceleration, then you need to repair SP1 and SP2. You'll get the repair option when you double-click on SP1 and SP2 exe's. A repair will rewrite your FSX.cfg and maybe the dll.xml and exe.dll files too. Make sure these are backed up before repairing so you can bring your fsx back to the original configuration. Just remember though that the problem(s) could exist in the FSX.cfg, the dll.xml, the terrain.cfg so, if you bring these back after the repair, the same problems may exist before you started the repair. I would only do a repair if you are trying to bring back the original textures or missing objects that somehow got deleted or written over by another addon. If you have the ENB mod installed, this is most likely the problem(s) you are experiencing with FSX. It is known to cause FSX to crash or not start up. So, make sure you remove the mod by removing the d3d9.dll and enb.ini from your main fsx folder. Move them to a temporary folder so you can see if the mod is the file that is causing all of your problems.
It's a missing texture problem, My contrails are just a large black tape. Thanks, I'll remove d3d9 and back up said files.


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Arizona Federal Credit Union Credits Digital Insight's Platform Flexibility as Key to Growth
Credit Union Renews Commitment to Digital Insight
Duluth, Ga., August 27, 2015 – Arizona Federal Credit Union recently extended its 19-year relationship with Digital Insight, an NCR company, for five more years. The credit union offers Digital Insight's suite of SaaS solutions including Online Banking and iOS and Android mobile and tablet banking.
"Our members want fast, easy-to-use access to their finances anytime and anywhere," said Jason Paprocki, SVP and Chief Experience Officer for Arizona Federal Credit Union. "We evaluated nine vendors and undertook an intense due diligence process to ensure that the vendor we selected would meet our members' needs today and into the future. Digital Insight's flexible platform, the company's strategic direction with NCR, and the strength and speed of delivery of their product roadmap were just some of the factors that led to our renewed commitment to Digital Insight."
Digital Insight's flexible platform, powered by a services-oriented architecture, gives financial institutions the flexibility and control to develop and integrate new content, deeply personalize their customer experience and distinguish their unique brand. The company enjoys a 4.6 star rating on the Apple App Store and, according to an independent industry expert, nine of the top 10-rated banking apps are powered by Digital Insight.
"Digital Insight's innovative approach to design and to the delivery of our offerings provides Arizona Federal Credit Union with unique differentiation," said Jeff Hughes, General Manager of Digital Insight and CTO of NCR Financial Services. "We look forward to continuing to work with them to serve their members' needs through a full range of digital banking services."
Arizona Federal Credit Union is frequently an early adopter of Digital Insight solutions, including mobile banking and FinanceWorks. The credit union also works with Digital Insight's Labs team to experiment and implement solutions that leverage emerging technologies.
About Digital Insight
Digital Insight, an NCR company, helps banks and credit unions achieve their goals and grow by offering innovative online and mobile banking solutions that make it easier for consumers and businesses to manage their money. Our proven banking innovations give financial institutions the flexibility and control to engage more, increase retention and cross-sell effectively.
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 550 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.
About Arizona Federal Credit Union
Arizona Federal was established on October 23, 1936 when a small group of City of Phoenix employees pooled their resources to form Phoenix City Employees Federal Credit Union. They started with fewer than 50 members and an average account balance of $5. The credit union has since expanded to manage over $1.3 billion in assets from 120,000 member accounts in 17 branch locations.
Web sites: digitalinsight.com, arizonafederal.org
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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/digital-insight
Heather Almand
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Tornado Hits Oil Patch In North Dakota; Near Watford City; Nine Injured; All But One Treated And Released; One Hospitalized
Several readers, in the past 24 hours, sent me links to several different sources on the tornado near Watford City yesterday evening (Monday night, Memorial Day) that injured nine at a man camp. Rigzone also reported the story:
Eight of nine people injured when a tornado struck a housing camp in western North Dakota have been treated and released from the hospital, according to news reports.
The ninth person injured in Monday's storm has been airlifted to Trinity Health Hospital in Minot, ND, ... The other eight were treated and released from McKenzie County Memorial Hospital in Watford City.
The storm, which also produced baseball-sized hail, destroyed between 12 and 15 trailers... The number of people in the camp when the tornado hit is unknown.
The tornado struck the camp Monday evening at 7:50 p.m. local time about 5 miles south of Watford City, ND. The camp is located about 30 miles southeast of Williston, ND.
Six (6) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; KOG Reports Three "High IP" Wells
Wells coming off the confidential list Wednesday:
25142, 965, Enerplus, Horned 147-93-18B-19H, Moccasin Creek, t12/13; cum 81K 3/14;
26356, 389, Hunt, Bowline 1-3-10H, Boxcar Butte, t3/14; cum 6K 3/14;
26790, drl, Hess, BB-Belquist-150-95-1110H-4, Blue Buttes, no production data,
26927, conf, BR, Crater Lake 11-14MBH-R,
Active Rigs 189 187 214 172 117
Operators: Petro-Hunt (5), QEP
Fields: Keene (McKenzie), Eagle Nest (McKenzie)
Eleven (11) producing wells completed:
18518, 2,710, KOG, Two Shields Butte 3-24-12-4H, Mandaree, t4/14; cum --
20257, 2,475, KOG, Two Shields Butte 3-24-12-3H3, Mandaree, t4/14; cum --
20259, 1,579, KOG, Skunk Creek 3-24-25-14H3, Mandaree, t4/14; cum --
25159, 541, CLR, Columbus Federal 2-16H, Mandaree, 4 sections, t5/14; cum --
25160, 749, CLR, Columbus Federal 3-16H, Baker, 4 sections, t5/14; cum --
25875, 108, Murex, Haley Marie 1-12H, Writing Rock, t4/14; cum --
26444, 1,703, CLR, Vachal 5-27H1, Alkali Creek, t4/14; cum --
26726, 351, MRO, Edwards 44-34TFH, Killdeer, t4/14; cum --
26904, 434, Whiting, Lee State 44-16-2H, Parshall, 1 section, t4/14; cum --
27122, 2,372, KOG, P Scanlan 153-98-16S-9-11-16H, Truax, t4/14; cum --
Operator tranfer: about 32 wells changed hands, from Sequel Energy, LLC, to Liberty Resources:
permits ranged from #13379 up to #26826; it looks like the vast majority of wells are relatively recently permitted, McKenzie, Divide, and Williams Counties
The Science Is Settled
Shut Up And Color
From The Hockey Schtick: If You Can't Explain The Pause, You Can't Explain The Cause:
A new paper published in the Annals of Glaciology shows Antarctic air temperatures were warmer during the early 1800's and 1940's in comparison to the end of the 20th century. The authors find evidence of a quasi-periodic climate cycle lasting 30-50 years, with at least 5 climate shifts over the past 350 years, the last beginning during the 1970's.
According to the authors, "The correlation of the newly obtained record with the circulation indices of the Southern Hemisphere (SH) shows that the central Antarctic climate is mainly governed by the type of [natural] circulation in the Southern Hemisphere: under conditions of zonal circulation, negative anomalies of temperature and precipitation rate are observed, whereas the sign of the anomalies is positive during meridional circulation."
The paper adds to many others finding nothing unusual or unprecedented regarding the natural and cyclical changes of Antarctic climate over the past century.
Awesome: a new global warming website link for the sidebar at the right!
By the way, ice coverage on Lake Superior is the greatest ice cover of that lake since satellite records began.
As of today, 27 May 2014, Lake Superior ice cover stands at 4.3% – the greatest level of ice seen on this date, not only on Lake Superior, but on all of the Great Lakes since modern satellite records in 1980-81.
LA Confidential, Theme, Angelo Badalamenti
The Tale Of Two States
The Fairfield SunTimes has an interesting "story":
During the recent energy conference when MDU Chief Executive Officer, David Goodin, was asked why they located the first refinery to be built in the US since 1976 near Dickinson, his gracious response was to say that they were "pleased" with the prompt regulatory process of North Dakota. The project was launched and it is expected to be completed within a two-year span.
There was plenty of mumbled audience comment which indicated that most of the people in the room understood why the question was asked, and they understood what wasn't said. Application for permitting in Montana wouldn't even begin to be processed within a two-year span. The company or any company could very well be still waiting for permitting, ten years from now, having spent millions on legal expenses.
A similar response emerged when one speaker reported the annual rate at which Germany is expected to build coal-fired generating plants, over the next 30 years. "We couldn't even get one permitted in thirty years," said one conference attendee. Whether true or not, such isn't outside the realm of possibility in Montana, and just that fact alone is enough to dissuade most investors from even testing the waters.
This speaks volumes about the "sense of urgency" in some states, in some agencies. It would be interesting to hear a bit more on the permit process in Montana (corrected from original post when I accidentally wrote "Minnesota").
The President's Chickens In The War On Coal Have Come Home To Roost: Consumers Will Pay Producers $120/MW (2017 - 2018) Vs $60/MW (2016 - 2017); Unintended Consequences To Follow
At the sidebar at the right, I have a link: "Big Stories."
At "Big Stories," I have a page on the North American Energy Revolution.
The war on coal and the shale revolution are cornerstones of the North American energy revolution.
The president's chickens in the war on coal are coming home to roost -- mixing metaphors, I guess. Look at the prices consumers are going to pay for the president's war on coal. From investors.com:
On Friday, PJM Interconnection — a regional transmission organization that operates the electric power grid in the 13 states and D.C. — completed an auction to procure supplies for 2017-18.
According to news reports, payments to electricity producers will rise to $120 per megawatt per day from $59.37 in the previous 12-month period.
PJM said the auction continued a trend toward more gas-fired generation and more diversity of resources. Environmental regulations designed to limit emissions from coal and other plants also contributed to the higher costs.
For investors in utilities, their investments have just become more valuable (disclaimer: this is nto an investment site. Do not make any investment decisions based on what you read here or what you think you may have here.):
The news is considered a big positive for power companies in the region because it increases their revenue potential, analysts say.
The auction, in a separate story, by the way, "cratered" the financial outlook for two Exelon nuclear reactors in Illinois:
Exelon Corp.'s financial woes at its nuclear plants in Illinois just got worse—more than $180 million worse.
For the first time in the 12 years since the Chicago-based nuclear giant's Illinois plants became part of the PJM Interconnection regional power grid dominated by Mid-Atlantic states, two of its Illinois nukes were shut out of the PJM-run annual auction that determines the cost to ratepayers of furnishing power during the highest-demand times of the year.
The Byron plant, near Rockford, and the Quad Cities plant didn't clear at the $120-per-megawatt-day price that other facilities will earn from June 1, 2017, until May 31, 2018 (see next story below this one).
The PJM auctions, the most recent of which took place May 23, are held three years in advance.
That will cost the two plants, which Exelon already has identified as financially troubled, a combined $182 million in revenue based on their production last year. Company executives led by CEO Chris Crane have said they won't hesitate to close the plants if they can't see a way for them to become economic. Exelon declined to comment on how much revenue its plants would lose due to the most recent PJM auction.
Also on the chopping block is Exelon's Clinton nuclear plant in downstate Illinois. That facility isn't located within the PJM grid, though, so it has never received payments from PJM. Its network, the Midwest Independent System Operator, doesn't use an auction method to set a price for reserving power during future peak periods, and such revenues are much lower than they are in PJM.
The unintended consequences?
At the same time, Mr. Crane has said closing any of Exelon's nukes — by far the largest carbon-free generators in the state — will make it extremely difficult for Illinois to comply with new federal greenhouse-gas rules, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose next week. Those rules will put the onus on states to reduce their carbon emissions.
The article said:
"We have an excess of capacity in the region," said David Kolata, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board, which represents ratepayers. "That is objectively true right now."
It will be up to state lawmakers, and whoever emerges as governor next year, to decide whether ratepayers should pay more on top of the $120 per megawatt-day to keep the plants open despite the fact that they're apparently not needed.
Exelon's Mr. Crane has maintained that he's not seeking a "bailout" he's from the state, and that the company is seeking "market-based" solutions to its nuclear woes.
Excess energy capacity? Square that with the links below.
PJM: The Grid This Past Winter
PJM warns: if it's a cold winter, there could be some "blackouts." -- August 25, 2014. PJM is starting to sound like "pajamas."
The switch from coal to natural gas for electricity generation could harm power reliability in Ohio and surrounding states, according to the group that manages the transmission grid for the 13-state region.
PJM Interconnection said in a new white paper that the "rapid transition" as more utilities retire coal plants and turn to domestic shale gas causes concern about the reliability of the region's generation fleet. That's especially worrisome during bitterly cold weather such as that experienced by Ohio and other states during the polar vortex this year. Up to 22 percent of capacity in the PJM region was unavailable during the polar vortex because of weather-related problems, and the outages are a "potentially significant reliability issue," PJM said.
PJM home page on the web.
PJM: the president's war on coal is moving us toward an electrical grid failure -- April 25, 2014
PJM: experienced a new all-time peak winter load of almost 142 MW; the grid almost went down-- April 23, 2014
PJM: grid required 100% of its coal availability. -- January 28, 2014
PJM: "take it easy" on the grid; unable to ramp up. -- January 27, 2014
PJM: power grids have seen significant spikes in wholesale market prices, brought on by huge increases in underlying natural gas spot market prices -- January 24, 2014
PJM: the New England energy debacle -- January 10, 2014
PJM: "maximum emergency generation alert"; the grid may not hold. -- January 6, 2014
PJM: coal will be replaced by natural gas with/without wind -- July 17, 2013
PJM: $136/MW (non-coal) vs $16/MW (coal); Obama's war on coal. -- May 22, 2012
A huge thank you to a reader who keeps me abreast of what's going on in PJM's world, a microcosm of the east coast, the south, the mid-continent, and the midwest, but perhaps not comparable to a) the land of fruits and nuts; and, b) the Pacific Northwest.
Ideology Over Jobs
Bloomberg is reporting:
The nation's biggest business lobby says President Barack Obama's plan to tackle climate change could cost the U.S. economy $50 billion a year. Supporters predict it will create jobs and lower power bills.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Natural Resources Defense Council are both releasing economic impact studies this week, signaling that the political battle over the president's plan will be fought over dollars and cents. For Obama, the risk is the plan gets labeled a job-killer just as campaigns heat up for an election that could determine control of the U.S. Senate.
In an analysis released today -- days before the Environmental Protection Agency unveils a proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants -- the Chamber said that an ambitious pollution-control effort could force more than a third of the coal-fired power capacity to close by 2030, resulting in economic losses of $50 billion a year and the elimination of 224,000 jobs.
Twenty years from now we're going to be wondering how "we" let this happen.
Labels: Coal, Coal_War
500% Increase In Number Of Pick-Up Trucks Being Shipped To Fargo, ND; St Paul, MN; By BNSF -- 240 Pick-Ups Rolling Into MN/ND Each Day
All due to the Bakken, no doubt ... The Bismarck Tribune is reporting:
BNSF Executive Chairman Matt Rose joked that pickup truck hauling by rail appears to be "the next great line of business" for the railroad.
Rose says BNSF is hauling 240 pickups daily by rail to Fargo, ND, and St. Paul, Minnesota. He says that's a 543 percent increase since 2011.
15 pick-ups daily in 2011: 100% increase would have been 30?
Another 100% increase would have been 60.
Another 100% increase would have been 120.
Or 540% of "what" = 240
About 45 pickups.
So, I guess somewhere between 10 and 45 pickups were being delivered on a daily basis by BNSF three years ago, and now they are up to 240 pickups daily.
It would have been interesting to get the number being delivered to Minot, and even more interesting to get the breakdown by brand.
Labels: Bakken_Economy
Cash Wise Grocery Opens New Store In Tioga; Open 24-Hours; Employs 100 People
From The Williston Wire:
A new 24-hour Cash Wise recently opened in Tioga creating more than 100 new jobs. "It's absolutely a game changer. Between the jobs, the convenience, the availability and they're open 24 hours. They're employing so many people locally. Not only do I have three family members who are working there, but I have two tenants that are working there. It's getting better all the time," says Shannon Arthur of Tioga.
The original story was aired by KUMV-TV.
American Soldiers To Stay In Afghanistan -- AP
The current CIA station chief? Probably not.
The AP is reporting the president's endless (and forgotten) war.
President Barack Obama will seek to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year and then will withdraw most of those forces by 2016, senior administration officials said Tuesday.
The Bakken Shale Formation Is Part Of An Exclusive Club Among Global Oil Fields
I know I posted some time ago that North Dakota oil production most likely went over the one-million-bopd milestone back in April but we won't know until the Director's Cut is released in June, 2014.
I can't remember if I posted this note from The Bistmarck Tribune, published May 21, 2014, but I don't think so. The "exclusivity" feature would have caught my eye:
North Dakota's top energy industry regulator says he expects April's oil production figures to be over 1 million barrels daily.
He says he expects oil production to increase from 977,000 barrels daily in March.
Helms says the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana is "an exclusive club." He says that out of the 65,000 oil fields worldwide, only 150 including the Bakken have exceeded 1 billion barrels of oil. North Dakota has generated more than 850 million barrels of Bakken crude, and Montana has produced more than 150 million barrels through the first quarter of this year.
Labels: Production_State
Bakken Conference, Denver, CO: Advance Registration By June 6, 2014; Bakken Pump Optimization
Link here for the July 16 - 17, 2014, conference to be held in Denver, CO.
Bakken Artificial Life and Production Optimization
Examining technical solutions for reducing failure rates, maximizing productivity, and improving run times by optimizing artificial lift design and chemical treatments for Bakken wells, and overcoming challenges related to sand control, gas interference, and wellbore deviation.
Bakken production speakers on the agenda include experts from Triangle Petroleum, Liberty Resources, Halcon Resources, Hess, SM Energy, Whiting and others.
Minnesota Oil Boom Has Begun
A huge "thank you" to the reader who sent me this -- taken from an undisclosed location in northern Minnesota:
1, 3, Koch Brothers, Dayton #1, t3/14; cum 2 bbls 4/14; TD = 6 feet; vertical, not fracked, rumors are it tapped into an Enbridge crude oil pipeline,
The "IP" was based on a 5-minute flow rate which turned out to be somewhat exaggerated. Perhaps to encourage investor interest.
Note the trailer in background which will move the (unseen) rig to the next location, rumored to be four feet to the left.
My hunch is that none of this is true. Regardless, a huge "thanks" to the reader for sending it my way.
Labels: Humor, NotTrue
For Investors Only: Record Number Of Companies Trading At New Highs .... Probably Not, But It's A Lot; Market Closed At A New High
AAPL is up almost 2% -- up another $10.
You don't see this often. Last Friday, just before the long weekend, I posted a link to Dennis Gartman's prediction that "we" were headed for a major market correction. Today, on CNBC, he says he was "abundantly wrong" with regard to that prediction. Had he not come out and done that, he would have lost a lot of credibility. I still don't care for him a whole lot, but I was impressed he would publicly comment on his earlier prediction:
"Having called for a correction, I have been abundantly wrong," Gartman said. A correction is typically defined as a market downturn of 10 percent or more. "I am probably going to be wrong continuing to expect one. It's best to err on the side of remaining quietly bullish," he said.
Market hits new highs. WTI oil fluctuating around the $104 ceiling.
Trading at new 52-week highs include: AAPL, BRK-B, COP, DAVE, DIS, NGLS, NRG, TRGP, TRN, UNP, WFC, WMB.
Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment decisions based on what you read here or what you think you may have read here. I post companies that interest me. I personally invest in very few of the companies that I list, but they help me keep the Bakken in perspective. In the list above I think I invest in two of the companies listed.
OGE Energy: US Supreme Court declines to hear OG&E's Regional Haze case : The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a petition filed by Oklahoma Gas and Electric and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt asking the nation's highest court to review a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Regional Haze. The question that the Supreme Court declined to review is whether the Environmental Protection Agency acted appropriately in rejecting Oklahoma's plan to address visibility at national parks and wildlife areas.
Last July, a split, three-member panel of the 10th Circuit ruled that the EPA lawfully exercised its authority to reject Oklahoma's state plan and instead impose a federally mandated plan on Oklahoma. OG&E and the Attorney General filed a joint appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in January.
"We are disappointed on behalf of our customers," said OG&E spokesman Paul Renfrow. "We still believe that the Oklahoma State Implementation Plan would have enabled us to meet the Regional Haze requirements at a much lower cost. However, we accept the Court's ruling and now turn our attention to meeting the 55-month compliance deadline."
Dividend stocks have been attracting investors for several years because of low yields on fixed-income instruments. Now their appeal is broadening as investors assume defensive postures, accelerating dividend-paying vehicles into outperformance.
Global Fracking Patents Hit Record Last Year
Huge "thank you"to a reader.
I've often talked about the Bakken as being a laboratory. A reader sends me this link lending support to that argument. The Economic Times is reporting that global fracking patents hit a record last year (2013):
The number of patents filed for new shale extraction technology reached a record high last year as oil and gas companies battled for control of intellectual property in the growing industry, research by Thomson Reuters showed on Tuesday.
In 2013, 706 patent applications were filed worldwide for so-called fracking technology, up 28 percent from the previous year, according to a report published by Thomson Reuters' legal business.
Fracking is the process of drilling and pumping chemicals, sand and water into rocks at high pressure to extract oil and gas.
Many of the patent applications were for systems to provide power to isolated fracking projects and for technology to heat water needed in the fracking process without electricity.
RBN Has A Nice Graphic Compairing Amount Of Condensates Produced Across US Shale
The market takes off today. Why? The LA Times says it is because orders for durable goods rise; durable goods orders unexpectedly up in April.
RBN Energy: Musings on lifting the condensate export ban. It is amazing to see the proportion of US shale condensate produced by the Bakken, compared to Eagle Ford, D-J, Powder River, Permian, and everything else, including the Utica.
EPA set to unveil climate proposal that gives states flexibility in what measures to take to meet aggressive emissions-cutting goals.
Health-law costs snarl union contract talks. Comes immediately after NY Times story yesterday about new IRS rules and ObamaCare. I've got the post written but put it in draft form to post later, afer the Bakken stories are out for the day.
The Tea Party may be receding elsewhere, but definitely not in Texas.
TrainWreck in the US, but "earthquake" in France: a wave of national soul-searching washed over France as the country's leadership sorted through the political wreckage of the far-right National Front's victory in European Parliament elections.
I will get back to these two stories later if I remember / have the time: In Connecticut, some minimum-wage workers say raise hasn't helped much. Actually, it's much worse than that. The second story, it appears, has already been removed. It was about support for minimum wage in California. I guess the Times editor thought the story should be pulled for some reason. I will watch for it. [Update: I can't find that second story but now the LA Times has an op-ed suggesting that the liberal newspaper is changing its stance on the minimum wage -- perhaps after reading the Connecticut experience.]
LA Times trying to guns rights the issue regarding the Isla Vista/UCSB rampage, forgetting that half the deaths were due to stabbings, and the strongest gun laws would not prevented the rampage.
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Davies eyes gold in the run-up to gold coast 2018
It's not often you find a Team England athlete who competes in beauty pageants in her spare time, but Sarah Davies bucks the trend when it comes to weightlifting.
The Preston-born former beauty queen is not only an inspiration to young women, she is a real medal prospect as she prepares for Gold Coast 2018 with a series of impressive performances so far in 2017.
And after a disappointing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she felt she let the occasion get the best of her, Sarah is desperate to make amends in Australia.
She said: "The Glasgow 2014 Games was quite surreal. I was unbelievably nervous and overwhelmed.
"I was a gymnast when I was younger and I remember watching the Manchester Commonwealth Games growing up in Lancashire and thinking, 'I want to do that and compete for England at a Commonwealth Games'.
"And then I stopped doing gymnastics and thought, 'That dream's gone, I'm never going to be able to do it again'. In 2011 I started weightlifting and to have qualified for a Games within two years of training was quite surreal and I found myself in Glasgow two and a half years later in front of 2,000 people at essentially a home Games.
"Deer in the headlights was the right saying for me then. I felt like I was going to burst into tears the whole way through, it was just so overwhelming.
"I could have seen the best sports psychologist in the world and it wouldn't have prepared me for those emotions.
"I massively underperformed at those Games from what I was capable of at the time. I've learnt a lot from that about preparing for competitions and my international competitions have gone a lot better since then."
After a stress fracture earlier in the year which halted Sarah's progress, she has returned to her best form after achieving personal best at the European Championships.
She said: "I did the English Championships at the start of the year which I won, but with steady numbers.
"Then I went to the European Championships and we've now got the British Championships so hopefully there's more personal bests there and that's a big Commonwealth Games qualification event for us.
"It's going well. I can't complain."
Currently second in the world rankings for the 63kg weight category, Sarah knows that with the right preparation a gold medal is a real possibility.
She said: "After the British Championships, if I perform in line with what I've been doing in training, I could be ranked first which, in itself, gives you a bit of a confidence boost and you enjoy the stage even more.
"I'm looking forward to putting some demons to bed from the last Games with my performance. I'm going there for a gold medal and to stand on top of the rostrum."
Alongside her weightlifting duties for Team England, Sarah also performs in beauty pageants and wants more girls to enjoy a healthier body image.
She said: "I do pageants as well as weightlifting so it kind of breaks the stereotype as well I guess. When I'm doing it, people ask, 'How do I get a bum like yours?'
"The media perception of women is changing as well. It's less about being really skinny, less the 80's supermodel look. People want a more muscular, curved figure and the only way to do that is by lifting weights.
"So ignore the naysayers and get down the gym!"


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Launch Pod Integration Success Leads SSG's Smallsats to Launch Date in India
Nanosatellite telecommunications provider Sky and Space Global (ASX: SAS) has successfully integrated their 'Three Diamonds' smallsats into the launch pod of Innovative Space Logistics BV in the Netherlands.
Sky & Space Global's smallsats are set to disrupt the telco space by enabling the provision of less expensive voice, data and instant messaging services to areas in South and Central America, and Africa and Asia. Airliners and shipping companies in the coverage area will also be serviced.
The Three Diamonds will now be transported from the premises of Innovative Space Logistics BV in the Netherlands to India ahead of the upcoming launch, which is scheduled for late May. These nanosatellites will be launched from the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The PSLV launch system has had 37 successful launches so far and its most recent PSLV–C37 was marked by the successful deployment of a record 104 satellites in sun-synchronous orbit.
The integration of the nanosatellites follows the successful completion of the testing of SAS's Ground and Space Communication systems and software in early April and represents another major milestone in the journey to the commercial launch in May. This news follows the company announcement on April 6 that their Three Diamonds nanosatellites launch window has been confirmed for late May of this year.