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March 6, 2016 15 min read
Jerry Lojacono, 56, is still far too young to put an end to his career. An independent consultant, he teaches salespeople, primarily in the biotech industry, how to do their jobs more effectively. Fifty to 70 percent of his time is spent crisscrossing the U.S., Canada and Europe.
He loves it all: "I'm never going to stop doing what I'm doing," he says. "It's more of a passion than work." Still, Lojacono does want to eventually be in a place where his decision to take on new consulting gigs is unmotivated by finances. "I'm not there yet," he says although he hopes to be by 65.
By that age, Lojacono --given his moderate lifestyle and his intent to continue some consulting work -- estimates he will need to amass a portfolio of over $2 million to live comfortably in retirement, which he defines as more time with his wife, Rosemary, and more time for travel and nice meals.
It will also mean many more years to experience those perks than previous generations enjoyed. Today, the average U.S. man's lifespan is 81.4 years. And Lojacono, given his healthy lifestyle and access to the best healthcare in the world, will probably live much longer than that.
Yet while the new longevity Americans now savor seems to offer nothing but an upside -- you're cheating death longer, right? -- the downside of retirement, if it can be called that, is the absolute need to do more planning and budget in many more expenditures.
And that's just for starters, because no one knows how long "longevity" will eventually extend, given the scientific world's ongoing research into stem cells. With stem cells, engineered tissues and organs may someday replace our disintegrating originals. "You could get an 'oil change,' an upgrade to your cells every few years," predicts Michael May, chief executive of the Center for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine, in Toronto. "If, 20 or 30 years into the future, your heart is defective, maybe you can grow a new heart in a dish. The underlying biology and access to cells is getting there."
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But back to Lojacono, who seems a veritable poster boy of the longevity trend for healthy, well-heeled Americans now in their 50s and 60s. In fact, Lojacono's retirement outlook seems bright: On top of his four investment properties in New York, his plan to continue consulting will produce at least a small stream of ongoing income. And by retirement he and Rosemary will have discharged their parental responsibilities as regards college for their three daughters, now ages 14, 17, and 18.
'I don't know how much time I have, but I'm going to live abundantly while I'm still healthy. I try not to put a number on it.'
In fact, Lojacono estimates that as people with a relatively modest lifestyle, he and Rosemary will be be able to live comfortably on $75,000 a year. Since a 5 percent return on that $2 million nest egg they expect to amass will translate to $100,000 a year, theoretically the couple should be financially fixed to live a long time -- and still leave a generous inheritance for their daughters.
Nor will they need to rely on those daughters for financial support at an advanced old age: "I don't want my own irresponsibility to rear its ugly head when I could have taken care of it earlier," Jerry says.
Right now, that time seems far off. Although his own father died from heart complications at 71, his mother is 86 and going strong. "She could easily live another 10 independent years," he says. "I don't know how much time I have, but I'm going to live abundantly while I'm still healthy. I try not to put a number on it."
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It's hard for anyone to put a number on it. Depending on whom you talk to, those estimated ages of longevity -- again, 81.4 years for men and 84.3 for women, according to 2011 actuarial tables -- may be just so much hokum.
For both genders, factors like a college education, regular exercise, a healthy weight, marriage, a household income of more than $80,000 and a lifestyle that includes moderate drinking but no smoking all improve life expectancy. If you are a 60-year-old American who lives that profile, you can expect to live well into your 90s, some experts say.
And even that projection may be low. Jane Williams is the chair of Sand Hill Global Advisors, a San Francisco-based wealth management firm, who specializes in retirement planning. She doesn't use actuarial tables when she helps clients prepare for retirement, because she finds their projections unrealistically truncated. "Life expectancy extends the longer you live," she says.
In other words, for each year you remain on this earth, your chance of beating the average life expectancy for your demographic trends upwards. "If you are 50, you might have a theoretical life expectancy of 84, but as soon as you make it up to 60, you'll likely to live to 87, maybe 89," Williams says.
"If you make it up to 65, maybe it's 92."
Because Williams' clients are uniformly well off -- with an average net worth hovering around the $10 million mark -- they will have access to the most high-end, cutting-edge medical care, she points out. And as the science of human longevity continues to accelerate, this will likely translate into improved life expectancy across the board.
Of course there are still cancer and heart disease to contend with. A Centers for Disease Control statistic shows that men have a 30 percent chance of dying between the ages of 50 and 75. "A third of that is from cancer and a third is from heart disease," says geneticist and entrepreneur Craig Venter.
What if we could reverse aging? According to Church, 'That's already happening.'
Venter, as founder of Human Longevity, a San Diego-based company dedicated to extending life expectancy and improving quality of life, says his (not immodest) goal is to vastly reduce, if not eradicate, both major killers. The key, he says, is genome sequencing, which already allows for the detection of "diseases at early stages so they can be treated and even prevented."
In March, Human Longevity raised $70 million, in part to collect a large cache of DNA data. The objective is to parse the data for clues on what causes cancer and heart disease to "assess someone's true state of health." This rests on the ability to detect illness as it arises rather than when it becomes symptomatic.
A cure for aging?
Heart disease, cancer and other terminal illnesses can all be traced back to the natural wear and tear that comes with living. As we age, our bodies break down: Tissues and organs become defective and the likelihood increases that our cells will fail us.
"Ninety percent of us will die of diseases that do not kill 20-year-olds," says George Church, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. Advances in medicine -- which over the past century raised the average lifespan in the United States from 47 to 77 -- simply delay the inevitable certainty that we will grow old and, eventually, die.
But what if we could reverse aging? According to Church, "That's already happening." Remember those stem cells? Other body parts are figuring into the mix, too.
To be clear, Church is talking about mice. Still, the research is compelling: In a 2014 study, researchers found that exposing older rodents to blood from their younger, fresher counterparts actually counteracted and even reversed signs of age-related cognitive impairments. Soon, similar trials will involve humans, Church predicts. "The barrier of entry isn't that much," he says.
Such experiments, along with advancements in regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy and gene editing, mean that in a hazy but potentially not-too-distant future, we will no longer die from natural causes. Death, in other words, will be relegated to the realms outside age and disease. (For the record, Google is also working to make this far-out prediction a reality with Calico, its new division devoted entirely to combating aging and disease.)
Then there is May, in Toronto, with his stem cells. The Canadian researcher is careful to stipulate that the concept of long-term longevity is merely a projection. "Right now, it's science fiction," he acknowledges.
Planning for a long future
Jane Williams, the San Francisco retirement specialist, is 57 years old. According to the actuarial table for women her age, she can expect to live for another 27 years. But in her mind, that's too conservative an estimation.
"I always thought of myself living to 100, easy. I am healthy and strong and I have good genes," she says. "Besides, my orientation is to believe people are going to live longer than they think they will."
This philosophy informs how Williams prepares her clients for retirement, both financially and emotionally. She relates a conversation she recently had with a woman in her late 50s who wanted to stop working immediately because she had accumulated $1 million. The consultant understood the woman's motivation: "She's tired of what she's doing, she's tired of her life and she wants to stop working,"
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But, full-blown retirement? The consultant was skeptical. Without an income, "she can't support herself in Palo Alto, [Calif.] that's for damn sure," Williams says she told her.
Besides, there are emotional reasons for someone with 30-plus healthy years ahead to keep working. "Do you want to cut off your productivity?" Williams asks rhetorically. "Continuing to work not only adds financial security, it provides a connection. It helps you remain engaged in life."
In fact, as life expectancy expands and more people remain physically and mentally capable long into their older years, it's time to redefine retirement, says Chris Carosa, an investment advisor and the author of Hey! What's My Number? How to Improve the Odds You Will Retire in Comfort.
In lieu of the traditional interpretation, of trading in a joyless job for lazy days on the beach, Carosa recommends a more active approach. "Retirement should be a point in your life where you are pursuing passions rather than figuring out how to put bread on the table," he says.
To start, he advises, identify activities you enjoy beyond their ability to pay the bills. Your job might be one of them. Carosa recommends coming up with two or three such options early on -- "when you are [still] in the meat of your career."
Think: writing, coaching, photography, he says. At 60, 50, even 40, "You should be considering, 'What do I envision myself doing when I'm 65, 70, so I don't have to be dependent on the current job market?'"
And here, millennials may already be ahead of their elders. Yes, they may forgo higher salaries and more stable careers initially, but in the long run their drive to find an occupation that satisfies on a deeper level than just the financial one may be their trump card. As Carosa points out, if you love what you do, continuing to do it into your older years isn't a chore.
Venter, the geneticist who's now 69, puts it even more bluntly. "I think," he says, "retirement is overrated."
Working far into the 'golden' years
Church, the genetics professor, who's now 61, says he plans to work until he dies. "Part of aging is retiring," he says. "It has negative consequences on your fortuity -- taking it easy is bad."
Carosa, 55, is a member of the same club. Though in a financial position to retire in the traditional sense, he continues to do what he loves because it engages him intellectually and provides an ongoing income. It's also, well comfortable: Carosa works at home, conducting his consulting business from his hometown of Rochester, N.Y.
Describing his lifestyle, he says he's attained a happy medium between the hustle of early adulthood and the aimless days of traditional retirement. He also enjoys a flexible schedule and the freedom to pursue other interests -- like playwriting. (His inaugural effort, titled the Macaroni Kid, about a tone-deaf young adult with a passion for singing, was recently performed for friends and family.)
This is the "aging" model Williams recommends for clients: treating retirement not as an abrupt life change but a series of gradual alterations. If those alterations result in a paycheck, all the better -- her clients can feel confident that they won't be strapped for cash.
The final piece to longer life spans, of course, is planning for them. Retirees should simultaneously be more aggressive in their investments and more conservative in their spending, Williams says.
In the past, retirees could generate a predictable income and consistent returns by investing heavily in bonds. But that's no longer a safe strategy, thanks to historically low interest rates which "have been on the floor for nine years," as the consultant puts it.
"Bonds are returning nothing," agrees Tara Carlson, a wealth strategist for Waddell & Associates, an investment and asset management firm with offices in Nashville and Memphis. Retirees' ability to support themselves on growth assets from bonds alone has evaporated, she says: "It's gone."
It's true that interest rates won't remain at their rock-bottom lows forever. In December, for the first time in nearly a decade, the Fed raised interest rates from a range of 0 percent to 0.25 percent to a range of 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent. In spite of this tepid increase, however, "in our opinion, interest rates will remain low for a very long time," Williams says.
That means retirees need to be more aggressive about their portfolios. If you are 65, you need long-term investments. While a healthy portfolio for that age group has traditionally consisted primarily of bonds, that composition is shifting.
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Depending on an individual's or couple's age and assets, Carlson recommends investing 40 to 70 percent of their retirement portfolio in equities, a higher risk, but potentially higher-return, investment. "They have time to recoup their losses," Carlson points out, referencing that factor of higher longevity once again.
On the flip side, longevity also, unfortunately, calls for increased caution in spending. "Parents, by and large, absolutely do not want to call their kids and say, 'I need your help,'" Williams says. So, she says she tells clients to be more conservative in their giving -- finding the balance between enjoying their assets with those they love but not overextending their budgets to the point where a few, unexpected (and welcome) extra years of life becomes a financial burden.
'Would you like your last dollar to be passing through your fingers as you say goodbye to the world?'
The more years you expect to live without working, the tighter the parameters. Previous generations could reasonably spend between 3 and 4 percent of their net assets (which includes all investments besides one's primary residence) per year to maintain financial stability. But today, by Williams' estimation, the spending cap is closer to 2.5 to 3 percent for individuals in their 60s. (She stipulates that this is a "very general" rule of thumb.)
Historically, a balanced retirement portfolio could easily average an 8 percent return per year, but, "That's no longer achievable, unless you are a real risk investor," says Williams, who suggests that clients not count on more than a 6 percent return rate.
From that 6 percent, she advises, retirees should scrape off an additional 2.8 percent "to offset vestiges or the ravages of inflation," plus up to an additional percentage point's worth of cash to cover capital-gains tax expenses.
A rainy-day fund, after all, never goes out of style.
A long, happy life
Finally, while it may sound extreme, the only responsible approach, some retirement experts argue, is a plan in which retirees never run out of money. And that means that they're essentially living on their interest and portfolio returns plus social security.
Again, plan to live longer than you expect to, Williams says. After all, the anecdotal evidence out there supports it.
"Would you like your last dollar to be passing through your fingers as you say goodbye to the world?" she asks. "We rarely die on time."
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Cape Cod League All-Star Game Notebook
By Hudson Belinsky
WAREHAM, Mass.—Dozens of scouts converged at Spillane Field, the home of the Wareham Gatemen, on Saturday for this year's Cape Cod League all-star game. The East team took a 5-3 win over the West. Duke outfielders Jimmy Herron (East) and Griffin Conine (West) were named the MVPs of the game.
The Cape hosts many of the top college draft prospects each summer, and the all-star game allows scouts to check in on many of the top players in the league in one game. Here's a breakdown of five standouts from the game.
Ryan Rolison | LHP | Orleans Firebirds | Mississippi
Rolison was the No. 110 prospect in the 2016 BA 500. He enrolled at Ole Miss, where he had success as a freshman, striking out 64 batters and walking 24 in 61.2 innings, pitching to a 3.06 ERA. College lefthanders with Rolison's command and stuff tend to fly off the board, and Rolison has a chance to be a first round pick in 2018 as a draft-eligible sophomore.
In his lone inning on Saturday, the southpaw showed a short arm action and pounded the strike zone with his fastball at 89-93 mph. Rolison battled against John Toppa (UConn) to lead off the inning, working the corners of the zone as Toppa fouled off several pitches. Rolison got Toppa to line out with a 93 mph fastball on the outer half, then got a ground ball from Zac Susi (UConn) with a sharp three-quarter breaking ball than ran away from the lefthanded hitting Susi. Rolison finished the inning with a strikeout of lefthanded hitting Kyle Kasser (Oregon), locating his fastball above Kasser's hands for a chase swing-and-miss.
Alec Bohm | 1B | Falmouth Commodores | Wichita State
Bohm established himself as a top 2018 prospect last summer in the Coastal Plains League, where he smashed 11 home runs, batted .330 and was the No. 1 prospect in the league. This summer, Bohm's success has continued. Through 147 plate appearances in the Cape League, he's batting .368/.408/.522.
Bohm is a physical specimen, listed at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds. He showed easy plus raw power in batting practice, with excellent bat speed and a swing that should allow him to hit for plenty of contact at the professional level, with minimal moving parts and his barrel driving through the zone for a long time. In the game, Bohm went 1-for-4, driving a 93-mph fastball from Tyler Baum (North Carolina) deep to center field for a double in the second inning.
Griffin Conine | OF | Cotuit Kettleers | Duke
The son of longtime big leaguer Jeff Conine, Griffin should have a long career of his own. He's an aggressive hitter who's not afraid to swing and miss, and he has present game power from the left side of the plate. Conine erupted last summer in the Northwoods League, where he hit 16 home runs. This summer, he's leading the Cape League with eight home runs so far, and he homered on Saturday as well.
Conine showed above-average arm strength in the outfield prior to the game. He's not a burner, but he runs athletically and takes promising routes in the outfield. His lefthanded power bat will always be his best attribute, but he has the ability to impact the game in a variety of ways.
Logan Gilbert | RHP | Orleans Firebirds | Stetson
Gilbert posted a 2.02 ERA in 89 innings for Stetson this spring, and he's got a 0.71 ERA through 25.1 innings on the Cape this summer.
The righthander showed off explosive arm speed on Saturday, with his fastball working at 92-94 and once touching 96. He threw a handful of curveballs, sometimes showing long 12-to-6 break, and sometimes hanging the pitch up in the strike zone with minimal break.
Gilbert has a full arm circle and throws from a three-quarter arm slot. He has a long stride off the rubber and gets his torso deep out over his front side, finishing with a head whack as he releases the ball. Gilbert creates impressive extension and deception, and his arm speed and physical 6-foot-6 frame point to a future mid-to-upper 90s fastball.
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Hoerner is a two-year starter at Stanford, and he batted .307 as a sophomore this spring. Hoerner has plus bat speed and showed pull power in batting practice. He lead off the game with a hard lineout to left center field, then hit a slow ground ball through the right side of the infield for a single in the third. He struck out in the fifth. Hoerner has the bat speed and raw power to be an early draft pick in 2018.
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Jacques-Sebastien le Clerc (1734-1785)
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The Le Clercs formed a great dynasty of artists, beginning with the draughtsman and engraver Sébastien I Le Clerc (Metz, 1637 – Paris, 1714); continuing with his sons, the painter and ancien professeur at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Sébastien II Le Clerc (Paris, 1676 – Paris, 1763), and Louis-Auguste Le Clerc (Paris, 1688 – Copenhagen, 1771); and ending with the former's son, another painter, Jacques-Sébastien III Le Clerc (Paris, 1734 – Paris, 1785).
About the careers and productions of those of the first two generations, there is little doubt. Louis-Auguste is recorded as having trained as a sculptor and having won a second prize in 1712 at the Académie Royale. By 1731 he was working as an ornamental sculptor in Ansbach, and in 1735 his brother recommended him as an ornamental sculptor to Christian VI of Denmark, to work on Christiansborg Palace. There he remained, becoming a professeur at the Academy from its foundation in 1754 until his death. The artist of the third generation, Jacques-Sébastien III, is the one whose name is given to a number of paintings, often on wood or copper, variously of fêtes galantes, of mythological subjects providing an excuse for depicting female semi-nudity, and of a pair of twosided paintings on copper, with an innocent scene on one side, and a lewd play on its theme on the other. A few of these are initialled L. C., and a handful are dated. It is with the dates that problems begin to arise. One of a pair of very accomplished fête galante subjects that were auctioned in 2009 and again in 2010 is initialled L. C., with the date 1751. Jacques-Sébastien would then only have been in his 17th year. Had he been capable of such precocity, one would expect him to have made more of a noise in the world thereafter. Another painting, on panel, of women reclining in a landscape, with another standing and holding a basket of flowers is initialled L. C., with the date 1775 (i.e. four years after Louis-Auguste's death).
The difficulty with identifying the artist of the pair of paintings dated 1751 with Jacques-Sébastien III does not end there. An artist recently identified as 'M. Leclerc' or 'M. Le Clerc – ancien professeur' exhibited a number of paintings, on panel, canvas and copper, of precisely the kinds of subject customarily attributed to Jacques-Sébastien III, at the Académie de Saint-Luc's intermittent exhibitions, in 1752, 1753 and 1756.
Jacques-Sébastien III could not possibly have been called an ancien professeur in his 18th to his 22nd year. Nor could this have been his father, who, as a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, was precluded from exhibiting at the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was more of a craft guild, whose abolition the Académie Royale finally succeeded in obtaining. The answer can only be that this was Louis-Auguste, and that he was making occasional returns from Copenhagen to Paris, being able to paint as well as sculpt. Some support is lent to the idea of such returns by the fact that in the livret of the 1756 exhibition, his address is given as 'Rue de Grenelle S. Honoré, chez un Sellier': in other words, he had no abode of his own in Paris, but was lodging with a saddler.
The conclusion to be drawn from all this is that Louis-Auguste and his nephew Jacques-Sébastien III practised the same types and style of painting (further study may make it possible to distinguish between the two hands), into which the uncle would appear to have initiated his nephew. It is also worth pointing out that it was Louis-Auguste – but not apparently his nephew – who was born at the Gobelins, where his father had been given lodgings by virtue of having been appointed dessinateur et graveur du Roi, so that the sobriquet 'des Gobelins' may originally have been attached to his name, rather than to his nephew's.
The present picture is not the first 'orientalist' painting by the Le Clercs to come to light, and its handling and, above all, the womenfolk in it are entirely those of their fêtes galantes and mythologies. What may originally have been the pendant to it, also on copper, and measuring 51.5 x 64.5 cm, was auctioned in 1999. Called La Visite du Sultan, Turquerie, it shows the visit of a pasha to the – clothed – women of his harem. It does not appear to have been signed, but was ascribed to 'Sébastien-Jacques Leclerc, dit Leclerc des Gobelins'.
The Le Clercs were a large dynasty of French artists. Louis-Auguste trained as a sculptor and also painted.From 1735, he was a court sculptor to Christian VI of Denmark. He remained in Copenhagen, as professor atthe Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, until his death. As he and his nephew, Jacques-Sébastien III, paintedsimilar themes in a comparable style, it can be difficult to distinguish their work. The younger Le Clerc is knownfor his mythological subjects in pastoral settings.
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Pink Moth Discovered in Arizona Named After UA Biologist's Wife
Ray Stern | June 11, 2009 | 8:18am
How's this for romantic:
A University of Arizona professor found a new species of moth -- one with beautiful pink wings -- and named it after his wife, who likes the color pink. Tests proved the critter was a previously unknown species.
Lithophane leeae entered the vault of official scientific knowledge for the first time after it flew into Bruce Walsh's collection trap high in the Chiracahua Mountains east of Tucson. Walsh, is a biologist-professor at UA who -- according to the school -- wrote a leading textbook on plant and animal breeding. In Walsh's voice mail at UA, the scientist announces with gusto that he's on sabbatical until March: "Cheers!"
If you want to know more about bugs and biology, check out Walsh's Web site.


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MDOT projects continue in northeast Mississippi
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is continuing to make improvements to highways in northeast Mississippi. MDOT released information regarding the continuation preservation and maintenance projects on highways and bridges.
Below are the list of projects and details from MDOT:
State Route 76 construction in Itawamba County
An $81 million project is under construction to build a nearly nine-mile extension of State Route 76 in Itawamba County.
Crews are currently clearing land, performing earthwork and installing drainage. Bridge construction over Chubby Creek has also begun.
The project stretches from State Route 23 to State Route 25. Most of the work is being performed away from existing roadways, but motorists should be alert for workers and equipment in the area.
The contract was awarded in March to Eutaw Construction Company, Inc., of Aberdeen. Work is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
U.S. Highway 82 interchage improvements in Lowndes County
A $4.8 million project to improve U.S. Highway 82 interchanges at 18th Avenue and Military Road continues in Columbus.
At the Military Road Interchange, traffic has been permanently reduced from four lanes to two lanes through the construction area where two new roundabouts will be built. Crews are currently constructing the roundabouts and performing curb work. Once the roundabouts are completed, a new course of asphalt will be laid through the project area.
To accommodate the roundabouts, the interchange ramps will be realigned. The westbound exit ramp will also be widened to include a new travel lane.
At the 18th Avenue Interchange, ramps were realigned and widened. Crews have completed pavement work and traffic signal work through the intersection. Permanent striping remains to be completed.
The interchange project was awarded to Gregory Construction Services, Inc., of Columbus, and is expected to be completed this summer, weather permitting.
Safety improvements in Pontotoc County
Several projects are underway in Pontotoc County.
On State Route 15, a four-lane expansion was recently opened to traffic. While the highway is now open, crews are still active in the area. Paving is currently underway in the southbound lanes, adjacent county roads and on the center turn lane in the five-lane sections. Once paving is completed, permanent striping will be applied. The project is expected to be completed this fall.
On State Route 6, a project will install two new J-turn intersections. One J-turn will be built at the intersection of Rocky Ford Road and a second at State Route 345.
J-turns, or restricted crossing U-turns, are safer alternatives to typical intersections along busy multi-lane highways. J-Turns can dramatically reduce crashes related to crossing and turning left at multi-lane highway intersections.
At the State Route 345 site, crews have completed the paving for the new turn lanes. Work remains to construct the direction island curbs.
At the Rocky Ford site, the outside turn lanes have been paved, and crews are beginning to work on the curbs of the outside islands.
The $5.2 million project was awarded to Talbot Brothers and is slated to be completed this fall.
A third project on State Route 9 will improve safety at the intersection of State Route 341. The $1.1 million project includes intersection widening and new turn lanes. Crews have completed drainage work and preparing to place asphalt throughout the project area.
The SR 9 project was awarded to Cook & Son, LLC, and is slated to be completed this summer.
Bridge maintenance on State Route 389 in Chickasaw County
Elsewhere in the district, a bridge replacement project is underway in Chickasaw County. The $4.2 million project will replace bridges over Chewawah Creek and Cane Creek on State Route 389.
The bridges are being built on a new alignment which will minimize impacts to traffic.
At the Cane Creek, the bridge is complete through the deck. Crews are working on the approaches in both directions.
At Chewawah Creek, crews are pouring the bridge deck.
The contractor is Ausbern Construction Company, Inc., and the work is expected to be completed in summer 2020.
Bridge preservation in Alcorn County
A $2.4 million bridge preservation project on U.S. Highway 45 over Kansas City Southern Railroad is underway in Alcorn County. The project includes hydrodemolition and replacement of the southbound bridge deck, repairs on the northbound bridge, joint sealing, bearing and beam repairs and coating of structural steel. Work is ongoing on the southbound side.
Bridge preservation in Lee County
Four bridges along Interstate 22 in Lee County are part of a $5.7 million bridge preservation and paving project.
The bridge work includes joint repair, joint sealing and repair of bridge concrete. Crews are currently active in the eastbound lanes.
Five miles of I-22, from State Route 178 to U.S. 45, were also repaved during the project.
The project was awarded to APAC-Mississippi and is expected to be completed this fall.
Paving projects ongoing
Paving crews are active in counties throughout the district. Projects include:
A 9-mile mill and overlay project on State Routh 12 from the county line to State Route 15 in Choctaw County.
An 8-mile mill and overlay project on Interstate 22 from the county line to State Route 25 in Itawamba County.
A 7-mile overlay project on State Route 371 from Lee County to Monroe County in Tishomingo County.
A 23-mile mill and overlay project on U.S. Highway 45 from Brewer Road to Euclatubba Road in Lee County.
An 8-mile mill and overlay project on U.S. Highway 82 from near Catpala Creek to U.S. 45 South in Lowndes County.
An 8-mile mill and overlay project on State Route 25 from the county line to Watt Hill in Oktibbeha County.
A 4-mile mill and overlay project on I-22 about 7 miles east of the county line to State Route 30 in Union County.
Construction zones present new traffic patterns and configurations that can cause confusion for some motorists. For information about how to navigate highway work zones safely, visit GoMDOT.com/drivesmartms.
"Workers may be present on these maintenance and construction projects," said Melinda McGrath, P.E., MDOT Executive Director. "MDOT encourages drivers to slow down in work zones so our crew members can make it home safe to their families."


What has FOSI been doing since last fall?
What are the plans for the upcoming year?
Dr. Stephen Norton will provide a talk and then lead participants on an exploration of the dramatic and varied geological features of Sears Island and coastal Maine. Dr. Norton, who retired from the University of Maine in 2008, received his Ph.D. in geology from Harvard University. Early in his career he conducted research with the US Geological Survey and the Maine Geological Survey, unraveling the history of crustal rocks in western New England and Maine. His research continues to the present and is concerned with chemical processes in the earth's surface, specifically the interaction of water, rock materials and humans. HIs work has taken him to many places, including close to the North and South poles, Europe, Canada and Mexico. In recent years, Dr. Norton has led popular talks and walks on geology for Maine residents.
During the summer, most of our organizational activities will be in working groups meeting periodically, and we will be communicating by e-mail.
Please get in touch if you are interested in volunteering: use the contact form on this website.
Current working groups are Outreach Materials and Publicity, Technology (full), Trail Stewardship (more voluteers welcome), Education/Outreach, Development/Fundraising, and Events (one or more volunteers needed for each event), and Gate/Entry (full).
You may also volunteer as you'd like, without an ongoing commitment…help is always needed!
During the summer, General Meetings are held as one or more telephone conferences, on dates TBA here. Contact Marietta for information, 548-0142.
Friends of Sears Island was recently recognized at the Maine Land Conservation Conference, in Scott Dickerson's acceptance statement for the Espy Award on April 25th, 2014. Scott stated, "The Espy Award is wonderful recognition of the land conservation accomplishments we achieve together…I'm dedicating $2000 of the honorarium of the Espy Award to Friends of Sears Island in honor of Marietta Ramsdell, and $2000 to the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition in honor of Cloe Chunn. Both organizations represent the roots of conservation, and Marietta and Cloe are exemplars of visionary and diligent leadership." Scott Dickerson is the former Executive Director of Coastal Mountains Land Trust.
The mission of the Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) is to support permanent protection of Sears Island's environmental and cultural resources; preserve its marine, shoreland, and forest ecosystems; and encourage educational and low impact recreational uses of the island.


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Can I get a drumroll please? Are you sure you're ready? Then without further adieu, let me introduce ya'll to my absolute favorite cocktail: the Apple Cider Margarita. At first glance it may sound a little strange, but trust me this drink is THE BOMB. The recipe is a little bit different than your standard margarita and perfect for enjoying during the fall when fresh apple cider is in season.
I actually started making these last year after being put in charge of the drinks for Thanksgiving dinner. While I'm 100% down for traditional margaritas year-round, I wanted to find a way to spin the recipe and make it more seasonal. Pinterest is a beautiful thing my friends because after a quick search I found my solution: swap out tequila for mezcal and add fresh apple cider. Everyone loved my apple cider margaritas so much that I made them again for Christmas and haven't stopped shaking them up since. It's such an easy cocktail to serve at home (Nick & I prob make them at least 1x a week for ourselves!) and the ingredients are minimal.
For those not familiar with mezcal, it's basically the "dirty" sibling of tequila. Mezcal and tequila are both agave-based liquors, but have very different tastes. Tequila is a very smooth alcohol and typically has minimal flavor apart from the agave. Mezcal on the other hand is rich in flavor and has a really unique smokiness that makes it an amazing spirit to use in fall and winter cocktails. Don't get scared off by the word "smoky" though. When you pair mezcal with the fruitiness of cider and lime juice it creates a perfect balance of sweet and savory.
What really makes this cocktail amazing though is the cinnamon sugar + salt rim. Sometimes when we have these at home I'll catch Nick literally just sitting there LICKING the rim off of his margarita glass. Not even drinking!!! Like why even waste time sipping your marg when the rim is that good? I can't with him sometimes– he seriously cracks me up! Once you try one though you'll see what I mean. It's like drinking fall in a glass! Please do all your friends and family (along with yourself! ) a favor and whip these up immediately.
STEP 1: RIM YOUR GLASSES. I highly recommend not skipping the step because the sweet and salty rim is honestly what makes this drink. All you have to do is combine a few dashes of kosher salt, cinnamon, and granulated sugar (I buy pre-mixed cinnamon sugar to make things easier) on a plate and then dip the edge of your glass into the mixture. I always lightly wet the rim of all my glasses under running water, but you can use a lime wedge too! Feel free to use whatever type of glass you prefer. I like old fashioned-style, but I've used stemless wine glasses in the past as well!
STEP 2: MAKE THE MARGS. Place a few ice cubes in a cocktail shaker and add your mezcal, apple cider and lime juice. Shake for a few seconds until the ingredients are combined and then pour into your deliciously rimmed glasses. If preferred, add a few ice cubes to each drink.
SIDENOTE // You cannnnn use a silver tequila in place of mezcal, but I really wouldn't recommend it. I was curious about the difference so I tried it myself and the margs didn't taste nearly as special. A smooth tequila just doesn't bring out the flavor of the cider the way the mezcal does. Don't get me wrong– it's still a tasty drink with tequila, but trust me when I say mezcal takes it to another level.
STEP 3: ADD A GARNISH. Totally optional, but if you have peeps to impress or wanna get #fancy for the 'gram I'd suggest adding an apple slice, cinnamon stick and a dash of nutmeg to the top of each margarita. I personally like dried apple slices though I'm sure a fresh apple slice would be tasty too! The garnish doesn't really add much to the flavor of the drink itself but it looks really pretty!
Yay hope you love them!
These look so tasty and perfect for Fall!! I love the sugar rim as well.
These look amazing! Is there a brand of mezcal you recommend?
Thank you! I always buy Banhez mezcal.
Can't wait to try these! Where is your wood/pumpkin serving tray from? So pretty!
It's from Pier 1 (bought last year) but I linked a similar one in the widget in my post!
Oh my goodness, these apple cider margaritas look delicious. I can't wait to get the ingredients to make them. So perfect for the season approaching.
Just made these – omg so delicious!! Thanks for the great recipe for a little Sunday fun!
The most easiest way you have shared on this page about the apple older margarita recipe in glass descender bowl with the outstanding the step because the sweet and salty rim is honestly what makes this drink. All you have to do is combine a few dashes of kosher salt, cinnamon, and granulated sugar (I buy pre-mixed cinnamon sugar to make things easier) on a plate and then dip the edge of your glass into the mixture. I always lightly wet the rim of all my glasses under running water, but you can use a lime wedge too! Feel free to use whatever type of glass you prefer. I like old fashioned-style, but I've used stemless wine glasses in the past as well!


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Shark Tale: A predictable and visually unappealing film.
I think it can go without saying that DreamWorks is one of the best animation studios that has ever existed. Ever since they were formed in 1994, they've put out top-notch quality animation ranging from fantastic films to equally impressive TV shows and they've always stood tall amongst the competition. Though like every studio, they don't have a flawless track record with some of their works not meeting their high expectations and you don't need to look further than their 2004 animated film "Shark Tale". Even though I remember seeing the trailers and commercials for this film as a kid as well as the main menu of the DVD at a dentist's office at one point, I've never seen this film until now. Having seen it, the film really left me exceptionally baffled and perplexed. Lots of questions floated through my head about how a talented cast, talented crew, and most importantly a talented studio could make a film as bad as this. It's easily the worst animated film DreamWorks has ever made in their catalog of excellent films. This film really is baffling on so many levels.
In an underwater fish city called the Southside Reef, a bluestreak cleaner wrasse named Oscar (Will Smith) works at a Whale Wash scrubbing crud off of whales though dreams of moving out of his low life and becoming a rich and famous fish one day. However, his pufferfish boss Sykes (Martin Scorsese) tells him that he owes him some money and that he needs to be paid or else he'll be killed. While Oscar's angelfish best friend Angie (Rene Zellweger) gives him a pearl to pay off his debts, Oscar instead bets it in a seahorse race and ends up losing the money. Oscar is soon taken by Sykes' two jellyfish henchmen Ernie and Bernie (Ziggy Marley and Doug E. Doug) respectively to be dealt with, but are soon interrupted by two shark brothers named Frankie (Michael Imperioli) and Lenny (Jack Black) which scares off the two jellyfish. When an incident with an anchor ends up killing Frankie, Oscar soon makes up a lie by saying that he killed him calling himself the "Shark Slayer" which impresses the town and a seductive lionfish named Lola (Angelina Jolie). Over time, Oscar rises to the top and bumps into Lenny again who reveals to him that he's a vegetarian that doesn't want to eat fish and doesn't want to let down his father Don Lino (Robert De Niro). The two eventually hatch a plan to fake Lenny's death to scare off the sharks and have Lenny blend in with dolphins and I'm pretty sure you can figure out where this goes from here.
This film honestly left me feeling exceptionally baffled. I have no idea how a studio that could make films like "The Prince of Egypt", "Kung Fu Panda", and "How to Train Your Dragon" could make a film this bad and could rope in such a great cast and a very talented crew as well. It's also even more embarrassing knowing that this came out the same year as "Shrek 2" which is one of DreamWorks' best films to date. I decided to look back on what went wrong with this film and I did find out that the film started off differently. The film was supposed to be a parody of gangster films in the same vein as "The Godfather" and "Goodfellas", but then quickly got retooled once some of the cast was chosen. It honestly explains why this film doesn't work very well as this story is exceptionally predictable and stale. Every twist and turn in this film I could see coming from a mile away and left me unsurprised once the reveal did happen. It also results in a terrible third act and climax which was so hollow and empty that it left me feeling unimpressed and cold. I could at least make up for the film if it was funny, but it's not. Almost every single one of the jokes in this film falls terribly flat and left me rolling my eyes almost every second. There were a few jokes I found clever including a joke where an octopus tried to pour a cup of tea only for the tea to dissolve because they were underwater. There was also a joke about the sharks at Frankie's funeral and one suggests playing "that Titanic song" and all of them quickly say no. That also got a laugh from me. However, there were way too many bad jokes in the film that sunk it including one where Oscar quotes famous film quotes to impress the crowd including the "Jerry Maguire" quote "You had me at hello" which then cuts to Angie awkwardly smiling. Not only does this fail as most kids probably haven't seen "Jerry Maguire", but the adults who have would groan because Rene Zellweger, who said the quote in that film, plays Angie in the film. It's really lame. Then there's the animation which is without a doubt the worst part of the film. This film is exceptionally ugly which is all the more shocking knowing that "Shrek 2" came out just a few months earlier and still looks amazing. The sets look lousy and don't feel real as the world just looks like a really bad screensaver and also has lousy effects animation that doesn't even look like the film is underwater. Though it's the character designs that really stood out the most. The character designs in this film really looked unacceptable and I was shocked at how bad they look. All of these characters look like plastic dolls and they also have weird faces as if someone photoshopped the actor's faces onto the fish. It left me baffled that DreamWorks could approve a film this ugly looking and just made me wish I was watching the lush and timeless animation of "Finding Nemo" instead. Speaking of the characters, I don't really have much to say about them except that they're run of the mill characters you would expect in a story like this. Oscar is the hero who wants it big and lies his way to the top, Angie is the best friend who is secretly in love with him, Sykes is the boss who decides to cash in on Oscar's success, Lenny is the goofy best friend with a secret, Lola is the villainous seductress who steals away Oscar for a bit, Ernie and Bernie are stereotypical henchmen with stereotypical Jamaican characterizations, and Don Lino is the father who is based on characters we've seen from gangster films. That's pretty much all I need to say about them as they're so basic and underwritten that there's not much else to say about them. I guess I did like one thing with Lenny's character which led to a good message being in the film which I think has aged well, but it doesn't make up for the other character problems. All it did was just make me feel sad as all of the actors are exceptionally talented and were completely wasted on a film like this.
Honestly, I don't really have much to say about "Shark Tale". It's bad. The story is predictable and doesn't have a lot of good jokes, the animation is ugly and not fun to look at, and the characters are unimpressive and standard characters we've seen in better films. This is easily one of DreamWorks' worst and I don't recommend it. To put lightly, there's other fish in the sea to watch instead of this.


The kicking game has been an issue for Alabama football since the departure of Jeremy Shelley and after JK Scott took to the National Football League, punting took a step back last season as well for the Crimson Tide.
With a mist of rain occurring throughout A-Day and 60,000+ fans in attendance, the common theme at Bryant-Denny Stadium was that the program may finally have its elite kicker.
Will Reichard, a three-star from Hoover (Ala.) High School, convinced all that he is the man for the job – following him nailing a 43-yard field goal in the first quarter. It was the first points for team White and it got supporters cheering immediately.
While sophomore Joseph Bulovas continues to have trouble with extra points and long field goals, Reichard made all four of his PAT's (point after touchdowns) and even averaged 42.2 yards per punt on six attempts.
Skyler Delong had a rough freshman year and part of it was due to following a legend.
The South Carolina native was replaced by Mike Bernier in the middle of the season and watched the walk-on be a huge factor in Alabama winning a Southeastern Conference Championship and earning a berth in its fifth consecutive College Football Playoff.
Changes made to his punter style caused frustration for Delong; however, it seems like Nick Saban and special teams' coach Jeff Banks are fine with him going back to what he does best.
As one of the nation's top specialist in the 2018 recruiting cycle, Delong looked very much improved on A-Day – averaging 47.5 yards a punt on four boots. He dropped two attempts inside the 20-yard line of team White and had a long punt that traveled 54 yards.
In its five national titles under Saban, the Tide has at least had one part of its kicking game perform well.
The improvement of Delong and the capabilities of Reichard could give Alabama both punting and kicking for next season. It already has the return game weapons in Jaylen Waddle and Trevon Diggs – with Henry Ruggs mixed in – but the kicking game looks good.


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Q: Ever looming shadow If I'm not mistaken the reason the moon eclipses the sun is because the ratio of distance to size, in regards to the moon and sun, is 1:1. And is it not also true that the reason we only ever see one side of thre moon is due to the fact that the moon is tidally locked to the earth? Now, given the above two are correct, would it then not be possible to have a configuration of moon, star, and exoplanet such that there would be a permanent eclipse on said planet?

A: The coincidence of moon and sun is not perfect, and due to the varying distances of earth observers to the moon, often the moon is smaller than the sun.
  https://skycalendar.com/tutorial/angulardiameter.html
The coincidence of their visual size is not necessary for there to be eclipses, the earth is visually far larger than the sun when seen from the moon, and creates eclipses on the moon, for instance. To get eclipses, the planetoids must be equal to or larger in subtended angle than their star.
Tidal lock between planetoids is not critical to your question, but you are inferring from that -- that a planetoid pair rotation could be slowed to the point that it locks to its orbital year.  The answer is no -- for the planetoid orbital period to match is stellar orbital period, the two radii would have to be roughly equal.  This would require, among other things, for the stellar object to be a neutron star or back hole, so not really any radiation to "shadow".
But also, at a radius where the centroid of the two is at equal distance to the stellar object as the separation between the planetoids, then the actual orbital distance between the planetoids and the stellar object would be 3x.  The cg of the closer of the pair would be at 1/2 the radius of the joint cg, and the further would be at 1.5X the radius of the joint cg.   A 3x difference in planetoid orbital distance would require them to be orbiting at significantly different velocities to avoid orbital decay, breaking their orbital coupling to each other.

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Discover the extravagant luxury, high-tech facilities and old world charm of Dubai. This United Arab Emirates (UAE) state is located on the eastern coast of the Arabic Peninsular, in the southwest corner of the Arabian Gulf.
About Dubai Dubai extravagant luxury
Dubai is the largest and most populous city in the UAE. There are approximately 2,780,000 residents from over 200 nationalities, plus countless tourists and traders on any given day.
The state-of-the-art technology and infrastructure, tax-free living and a strategic location in the centre of the major trading continents, make Dubai the ideal to place to do business.
The by-product of this is a dynamic prosperity—the reason that Dubai is one of the leading luxury holiday destinations in the world.
Extravagance abounds in this captivating city-state. There is a rich Arabic culture that underpins local life in the city, but all are welcome and encouraged to explore and enjoy Dubai to the absolute fullest.
Dubai has a rich, Arabic cultural heritage. While it is now more known for its intriguing mix of deserts, beaches and luxurious manmade feats, the culture of the Emirati people still have a major role to play.
The Al Maktoum family have reigned there since 1833—the current ruler being His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bi Rashid Al Maktoum.
In addition to being the Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan is also the Chairman of Dubai's Executive Council and, like his predecessors, has wisely and progressively led Dubai into prosperity.
What to do in Dubai
Dubai's excellent infrastructure attracts international investors in areas of trade, transport, tourism, industry and finance. Because such a broad range of sectors are both present and thriving in Dubai, there are plenty of things to do and see, no matter how unique your particular interests are.
Observe the astounding blend of 21st Century comforts and old-world charm throughout the city-state. Wander between overflowing trade souks or buy big brands in modern shopping malls.
Go on a safari through the desert or assess the lay of the land from incredible, record breaking buildings like the Burj Khalifa.
Dubai has engaging activities for children, couples, business travellers and more. Splash around at Wild Wadi Water Park, learn local history and cultural heritage 8th Century fort that houses the Dubai Museum, play golf on your choice of at least 9 championship courses or visit The World—a man-made archipelago of 200 islands designed to roughly reflect a map of the globe.
Do more in Dubai. Whether you want 7-star luxury, Michelin Star food, retail therapy or a glimpse at some of the most impressive world-firsts in architecture and technology, Dubai is the perfect destination for you.
International Airport: Dubai International Airport
Population: Approximately 2.78 million
Government: Absolute monarchys
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Dubai uses Coordinated Universal Time which is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+4).There is only one time zone in the country.
In Dubai, the official currency is Arab Emirate Dirham (AED).
Arabic and English
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People from different nationalities have to satisfy different criteria to get a valid visa to enter United Arab Emirates (UAE).
If you are a citizen of one of the following countries:
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brunei, Canada, China,
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Upon your arrival to UAE airports, the visas will be granted to you. This also
includes those who hold visas in their passports or entry stamps from other
countries and visa is valid for a one (1) month stay in the UAE. However, if you
are going to stay longer, you have to contact the immigration officer at the
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Americans and the citizens of GCC
countries i.e. the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Bahrain, Oman,
Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, do not require a visa to visit the UAE.
Contact our Dubai office
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Huge tracts of Lincolnshire's countryside are under threat from dozens of massive wind turbines set to be erected across the county, opponents claim.
It is a landscape of open vistas stretching for miles beneath leaden skies, its fields and wetlands dotted with isolated villages.
But a swathe of Lincolnshire's countryside is under threat from dozens of massive wind turbines set to be erected across the county, campaigners claim.
Applications to build another 112 turbines are currently in the pipeline, on top of the 84 already built and another 41 which have been given planning permission.
In the district of East Lindsey alone there are already 41 turbines in operation, with another 50 at the planning stage – including one application to erect eight turbines, each one 377 feet in height and taller than St Paul's Cathedral.
The Newton Marsh wind farm would be built by energy company ASC Renewables within only one and a half miles of the village of Tetney.
Melvin Grosvenor, of the Marsh Wind Farm Action Group, said: "We are facing an invasion of turbines which will industrialise the rural landscape of Lincolnshire.
"The impact on a flat county such as ours will be particularly dramatic as these monstrous structures are visible for miles, in some cases up to 30 miles away.
Campaigners fear that last week's promise by John Hayes, the Conservative energy minister, of a moratorium on future wind farm applications comes too late to prevent the ravaging of Lincolnshire's unique landscape.
Almost 4,000 turbines are scheduled to be built across Britain over the next few years, to add to the 3,800 already in operation. Mr Hayes said that only a minority of these are likely to be given the go-ahead.
"We can no longer have wind turbines imposed on communities. Enough is enough," said Mr Hayes, whose constituency is in Lincolnshire.
Furthermore campaigners point out that although around half of applications for new wind farms are refused by local councils, energy companies often win on appeal to the planning inspectorate.
Industry figures published last week show approvals for onshore wind farms have surged to record levels, despite opposition from critics who claim they are inefficient and blight some of the nation's best-loved views.
Renewable UK found that the overall capacity approved at the planning stage increased by nearly 50 per cent, with 110 schemes agreed, providing up to 1.7GW of new capacity. In comparison, 1.1GW of capacity was approved in 2010/11.
Brian Lovesay, 75, a retired farmer who lives close to the Newton Marsh wind farm site, said: "The turbines will be clearly visible for miles around here and what's more you'll be able to hear them humming at night.
Objections have also been raised by Bourne Leisure, the owners of nearby Thorpe caravan holiday park, who claim that the turbines will cost the local economy thousands in lost tourism because holiday makers will be put off by the sight of the giant turbines, less than 1000 yards from its facilities.
The turbines are to be built next to two 344ft high turbines which have already been approved and are due to be erected within weeks on land owned by Anglian Water.
There are also plans for three 370ft high turbines to be sighted a few miles away, along the Louth Canal, in North Thoresby, with seven other turbines in the immediate area in the advanced stages of planning.
ASC Renewables claim the Newton Marsh wind farm, and others like it across the county, will have "no significant impact" on the surrounding area.
ASC says the noise generated by its turbines will be "significantly below" the maximum set by national planning guidelines of 5 decibels above the prevailing background noise, or – where daytime background noise is particularly low – no more than between 35-40 decibels, and that the wind farm will generate between six and eight million pounds for the local economy. It said the proposed wind farm would generate enough electricity to power up to 11,770 homes.
"Onshore wind farms are not the entire answer but fossil fuels are not infinite and we have to move away and evolve from that," said Mr Denny, adding that the firm will pay around £50,000 a year towards local community projects it the project was approved.
Wind farms are heavily subsidised by the Government to encourage the switch to renewable energy production as a way of fighting climate change. The cost is added to household electricity bills, and although the subsidy is to be cut by 10 per cent from next year, it will still mean £38 of the average household bill will go towards renewables in 2013-14, rising to £53 in 2016-17.
Several large landowners in Lincolnshire, as well as other counties, have benefited from renting their land to wind farm companies, including the father of David Cameron's wife Samantha. Sir Reginald Sheffield earns an estimated £350,000 a year from the eight turbines sited on his 3,000 acre Normanby Hall estate, near Scunthorpe.
For one Lincolnshire couple the noise from their local wind farm was so intrusive they felt forced to move home. Julian and Jane Davis reached an undisclosed settlement for compensation last November (2011) after a five year legal fight over the noise made by the eight turbines near their home at Grays Farm, in Deeping St Nicholas, near Spalding.
The turbines began operating half a mile from their home in mid-2006. Within six months Mrs and Mrs Davis had moved into rented accommodation, claiming the noise had disturbed their sleep, left them with headaches and dramatically cut the value of their £2.5m farmhouse home.
In court they blamed the ''whoom whoom whoom'' and the low frequency ''hum'' of giant turbine blades for making their lives a misery.
But in a sign of the apparently relentless spread of turbines across the country they are now fighting plans for another wind farm planned near a house Mr Davis, 46, bought for his parents in West Pinchbeck, Spalding, where there are proposals to install up to nine of the structures, each 400ft tall. The turbines would be close to a hermitage, where guests travel for short retreats from the noise and bustle of modern life.
Fenland Windfarms Ltd and Fenland Green Power Co-operative Ltd, who run the Deeping St Nicholas wind farm, accused Mr and Mrs Davis of being ''over-sensitive'' to the noise and "exaggerating and overreacting".