text:
Hoh Hoh: Epstein Accused of Witness Tampering
in Editorial , 176 references
[Comments enabled]
And now we know what will be part of the Bail hearing Monday....
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jailed American financier Jeffrey Epstein made payments to two potential witnesses seeking to influence them in the child sex trafficking case against him late last year, prosecutors said late on Friday.
This is especially damning conduct if the government can prove it -- and it looks like they can. I assume this means they have a lot more when it comes to financial records, since the allegation is that these were wire transfers, which are trivially traced and, of course, since The Fed is the clearing agent for them any wire transfer is immediately and indelibly traceable to you.
Prosecutors said Epstein paid $100,000 in November to a person identified in his 2007 non-prosecution agreement as a possible co-conspirator. They said he paid $250,000 in December to another person identified in the agreement as a possible co-conspirator and employee.
The payments were made shortly after the Miami Herald began publishing a series of articles about Epstein, who was known for socializing with politicians and royalty.
His argument could be, of course, that those payments were for some legitimate service. But he's going to have to prove that; the amounts in question and the timing, unless these were recurring payments made to these individuals over a significant period of time, is going to weigh heavily on the court.
Monday will be interesting indeed.
Comments.......
User Info Hoh Hoh: Epstein Accused of Witness Tampering in forum [Market-Ticker]
Gonewest
Incept: 2015-02-26
PacificNW
If Epstein gets bail on Monday youll know the fix is afoot.
If that is the case, I wonder how long hell live?
Eleua
N 47.72/ W 122.55
Epstein makes bail.
Epstein has a tragic and fatal "accident."
Epstein's lawyers move to suppress the evidence against him.
"Me and my homies woulda been stackin' bodies by now."
-George Washington
Rollformer
Things are going to get out of control, and we will lucky to live through it.
Everything about this stinks, and the people who will be found to be covered in the **** may well be everywhere. I have always discount various theories...Now? Maybe not so much.
Thelazer
I'm looking for odds on him not "making" it till Monday.
Anyone? Vegas? Daddy needs a payday!
My prediction. He's not going to get bail. He's getting a lengthy sentence and if he wanted to tell on anyone, no one wants him spilling any beans. The public will never know who was involved or what it was all about. They are going to make all about him and only about him. They got their man, and they will throw away the key. The 'limited hangout' method in action. Ghislane Maxwell is probably his controller will be airbrushed out of any legal proceedings like she never existed.
Heck, do we even know if when people like this are sent prison do we really know if they're there serving a sentence.
From PDA
Xqqme
Epstein wishes he were an illegal alien they are the only ones above the law according to the Left.
Dbeebs
east bay ca
James Patterson wrote a non-fiction book called Filthy Rich several years ago. Covered a lot of ground that is seen now. I wonder why it took so long to start an investigation.
Jeffrey Epstein willing to post $100 million bail
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/jeffrey-....
Hurricane Evacuation Plan
1.Grab Beer
2.Run Like Hell
Ahhz
If I were a Judge, that statement alone would be enough for me to deny bail.
AKCS V45.7 Copyright 1993-2019 Karl Denninger. All Rights Reserved. [Elapsed: 127 ops in 0.175, 0.293 runtime seconds]


text:
Breaking Down CB Brandon Carr
For the last three months I have done nothing but break down college players for the NFL Draft. Many of those thoughts I have shared with you on DallasCowboys.com and our internet shows. For the next few days I am going to focus on the free agents that the club signed during the free agency period and how they will fit into the plans for the 2012 season.
There were three cornerbacks that teams were studying hard before free agency opened: Brandon Carr, Brent Grimes and Cortland Finnegan. Each player has their unique style in the way they play. Carr is a press-man player, Grimes is more technically sound and Finnegan is the type of guy you would like to play in the slot. Grimes was given the franchise tag by the Falcons so he was taken off the market, and teams were left to work between Carr and Finnegan. The St. Louis Rams hired Jeff Fisher as their head coach, so there were many in the league who believed Finnegan would get an offer from his former coach at the Titans to help the struggling Rams secondary. That offer came, leaving Carr for the Cowboys to deal with, but all along he was their first choice.
What type of player are the Cowboys getting in Brandon Carr? I sat down and studied him against Detroit, San Diego, New England and Green Bay to try and paint a picture for you. In the Lions contest he was matched up against Calvin Johnson who is a big, physical receiver in his own right. To Carr's credit he didn't back down from the challenge and walked right up on top of the talented wide receiver. With his jam, Carr was able to keep Johnson from starting his route, where he is so dangerous getting up the field. Once Johnson was able to restart, Carr was able to maintain his position inside on the vertical route, not giving Stafford any window to fit the ball in. Carr did such a nice job on Johnson during the game, the Lions' coaches flipped him to run routes on the other side of the field where he had his most production.
Where Carr is most effective is his ability to stab his man off the line with his hand then turn his body to run up the field. He really moves easily and shows nice start-and-stop quickness. He has good ability to read routes and understand what the receiver is trying to do to him. He did a nice job of reading the crossing route against San Diego and under-cutting the ball to knock the pass down. In the Green Bay game he was able to contest the ball when Donald Driver ran a comeback along the sideline. Carr was able to read the route, play the man and drive hard down hill to make the play.
If there is a fault to Brandon Carr's game it would be his consistency as a tackler. There are times where he plays like he wants nothing to do with it. In each game that I studied, he would have one play where he would take a bad angle to the ball. Against the Chargers, a poor angle allowed the the ball to get to the outside for a nice gain. When in the open field he tends to be a low tackler, and this will cause him to miss some opportunities to get his man on the ground. Needs to do a better job as a wrap tackler. In the Green Bay game, I thought he needed to show more of a sense of urgency in getting off the block on the edge.
Where does Carr fit? The majority of his career he has played as the right cornerback and before the draft the thought was that he would play on the left side with Mike Jenkins playing on the right. Now in the mix is Morris Claiborne, who was also a right corner at LSU, so Carr still might play on the left side. It will be an adjustment in technqiue and vision, but the club might feel that it is better than putting Claiborne to that side. As far as the scheme, it's a nice fit for the Cowboys because of the skill set that Carr plays with. The thought among the staff was that the pass rush was not the problem in 2011 but the coverage was. The addition of Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne will go a long way to help correct those thoughts.
Mailbag: Sorting Out The Slot Receiver Situation? Deion Sanders On Dez Bryant?
5 Points Blue: D-Ware Sees "Maturity" From Taco; Now Seeks Consistency
AFC South Matchup Provides Cowboys A Glimpse Of This Top Young Safety
Top 10: With Witten & Dez Gone, Who Has Most Games Played With Cowboys?
Helman: Could The Cowboys Make Some Unprecedented Decisions With Their WRs?
Mailbag: Where Is Dan Bailey's Confidence? Who Handles Byron's Old Role?
Mailbag: Trying The Supplemental Draft? Favorable Looks In The Passing Game?
Top 10: Too Early To Predict Secondary? Writers Rank 10 DBs for 2018 Roster
CowBuzz: What The Players Are Saying After Week 2 Of OTA Workouts
Cowboys Will Face One Of The League's Most Underrated TE's In 2018
Mailbag: Confidence In The Run Defense? Dak's Comfort Level During OTAs?
Cowboys Officially Announce 2018 Training Camp Practice Schedule

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Scott W. Stern is an American scholar. He graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 2011. He graduated from Yale University, in American Studies. His thesis on the American Plan won the Norman Holmes Pearson Prize.

Works

Movie announcement
In 2017, Cathy Schulman's Welle Entertainment acquired the film rights to The Trials of Nina McCall. Writer Laura Harrington was chosen to adapt the book to film.

References

External links

Why hero worship is a mistake for the left, Washington Post article by Scott Stern

Yale University alumni

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Do you kill or cultivate creativity?
Creativity is the most important skill for leaders in the modern world of work. It is essential that organisations encourage creativity to drive innovation.
Unfortunately, leaders often kill rather than cultivate creativity.
Do you exhibit these symptoms at work?
Normally these behaviours are a great strength in leaders.
You have developed expertise and intuition over the years – you often do know the right answer.
You are a leader – it is your job to be decisive and to judge and evaluate ideas.
However, when the situation is complex or ambiguous, these normal leadership strengths can kill creativity at work.
How can I cultivate creativity?
If you need different thinking, then you need different rules. The world's most creative companies recognise the importance of Ground Rules for creativity.
Do you have Ground Rules when thinking creatively at work? If you don't… make some. Make some Ground Rules that work for you and your teams.
A good leader of creativity understands that they need to direct and manage the creative process but not dominate it.
Your best contributions should come at the beginning and the end of the process.
At the beginning of problem solving it is vital that you set the direction of what you want to achieve then take a step back and allow your team to generate different ideas. Guide and support the team – rather than taking the lead in producing the solutions.
Your role needs to focus on thoughtfully and objectively providing critique, judgement and evaluation. This is where your intuition and expertise can add the most value. However, remember – evaluation should always come last.
How to evaluate and critique ideas is a skill in itself.
The critiquing of ideas is a fundamental part of the creative process. Do it well and the team is energised. Do it badly and the next time you try to think creatively the team will be wary and risk-averse.
To critique carefully and efficiently here are some simple guidelines.
Not every idea needs to be critiqued.
Instead try to focus on the positives of the different ideas and recognise that 'bad' ideas have elements that can be useful. Recognise the contributions of all the team members.
According to the PwC Workforce of the Future survey, low confidence, nervousness about the future and uncertainty all kill the creativity and innovation that individuals and organisations need to succeed.
If creativity is vital for innovation, then this is a skill that must be mastered.
Leadership behaviours that serve you well in normal conditions can be a weakness when creativity is crucial.
Provide the right environment by establishing Ground Rules.
Focus your efforts at the beginning and end of the creative process.
Dr Mark Batey, CPsychol AFBPsS, is a creativity specialist at Alliance Manchester Business School.


New tools from decision theory under uncertainty and the theory of networks are needed if we are to address problems of globalization, unemployment, increased economic inequalities, the financial crises, and regulation of financial institutions.The Institute for New Economic Thinking at USC Dornsife is a new economic research institute in the Economics Department at the University of Southern California. The Institute is funded jointly by the Institute for New Economic Thinking and USC Dornsife. It is inspired by the increasing awareness that the analysis of economic problems can no longer be based on idealized concepts of representative agents and competitive markets alone. Standard economic theorizing alone cannot succeed and must be augmented with the analysis of disaggregated transaction data, as well as experimental and survey data on individual behavior and their interactions.


text:
N/A - Summit League
College: Western Illinois
Class:Freshman
Conference: Summit League
Hometown:Birmingham, EN
@ Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
@ Northern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs UMKC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs Louisiana Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1 1 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs Ball State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
@ Chicago State 1 0 31 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0.0
@ Drake 1 1 45 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.0
@ Illinois State 1 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs North Dakota State* 1 0 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs South Dakota State* 1 0 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
@ North Dakota* 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs South Dakota* 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
@ Northern Iowa 1 1 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
@ Oral Roberts* 1 1 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
vs Denver* 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
@ Purdue Fort Wayne* 1 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
@ Omaha* 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


text:
Par Cold Weather Company
Music Genre Folk
Format de médias LP
Vinyl LP pressing. Steadily building their artistic style and audience over the past five years, New Jersey-based alternative folk band Cold Weather Company produces a diverse sound, rich with harmonies and instrumental builds. The band combines the various writing approaches and influences of it's three members, Brian Curry, Jeff Petescia, and Steve Shimchick, to create unique arrangements with intricate layering. For their third full-length album Find Light, they've roped in a number of friends and contemporaries on percussion, bass, cello, violin, trumpet, flute, sax and clarinet, creating a soundtrack that moves far beyond the lean sounds of 2015's Somewhere New and 2016's A Folded Letter. "We're really proud of the first two albums, which we recorded ourselves, but we didn't want to miss the opportunity to fill these new songs out with additional instrumentation," says Petescia, one of the group's two guitarists. "We wanted to give each song the sound it deserved."
Artiste: Cold Weather Company
Titre: Find Light
Genre: Folk
Étiquette: Deko Music
Nombre de disques: 2
Format de médias: LP
Cold Weather Company


text:
Puerto Ricans gather for massive protest to expel governor
The demonstration in the capital of San Juan came a day after Rosselló announced that he would not quit but promised not to seek re-election.
Demonstrators protest against Gov. Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, July 21, 2019. | AP/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo
Thousands of Puerto Rican flags fluttered in the morning breeze as demonstrators arrived from across the island Monday for what many expected to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory, with irate islanders pledging to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office.
Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to take over one of the island's busiest highways to press demands for the resignation of Rosselló over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat the governor had with allies as well as federal corruption charges levelled against his administration.
The demonstration in the capital of San Juan came a day after Rosselló announced that he would not quit, but sought to calm the unrest by promising not to seek re-election or continue as head of his pro-statehood political party. That only further angered his critics, who have mounted street demonstrations for more than a week.
"The people are not going to go away," said Johanna Soto, of the northeastern city of Carolina. "That's what he's hoping for, but we outnumber him."
Bolsonaro government's message to Biden: Trumpism lives on in Brazil
The territory's largest newspaper, El Nuevo Dia, added to the pressure with a front page headline reading: "Governor, it's time to listen to the people: You have to resign."
Organisers labeled the planned road shutdown "660,510 + 1," which represents the number of people who voted for Rosselló plus one more to reject his argument that he is not resigning because he was chosen by the people.
It was the 10th consecutive day of protests, and more were being called for later in the week. The island's largest mall, Plaza de las Américas, closed ahead of the protest as did dozens of other businesses.
Brazil arrests Ángel Cabrera, fugitive Argentine golfer accused of abuse
In a video posted Sunday night on Facebook, Rosselló said he welcomed people's freedom to express themselves. He also said he was looking forward to defending himself against the process of impeachment, whose initial stages are being explored by Puerto Rico's legislature.
"I hear you," he said the brief video. "I have made mistakes and I have apologised."
The 889 pages of chat on the encrypted app Telegram between the governor and 11 close allies and members of his administration, all men, showed the governor and his advisers insulting women and mocking constituents, including the victims of Hurricane Maria.
Abortion becomes legal in Argentina as Chile starts a debate
Hours after Rosselló spoke Sunday, another top government official submitted his resignation. "Unfortunately the events in recent weeks, including the attitudes reflected in the comments of officials and advisers of the current administration, do not match my values and principles," wrote Gerardo Portela, principal investment officer, president of Puerto Rico's Economic Development Bank and executive director of the Housing Finance Authority.
Since the chat leaked July 13, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have marched to Rosselló's official residence in the largest protest movement on the island since Puerto Ricans successfully demonstrated to bring an end to U.S. Navy military training on the island of Vieques more than 15 years ago.
Ramphis Castro of Guayama arrived in San Juan late Sunday after more than an hour-long drive to prepare for Monday's march. He said he was incensed after Rosselló's announcement Sunday.
Evo Morales says Alberto Fernández offered Covid-19 treatment in Argentina
"When is he going to say that he's resigning," Castro exclaimed. "This makes people even more angry."
The upheaval comes as the U.S. territory is struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria and trying to restructure part of $70 billion in debt amid a 13-year recession in this territory of more than 3 million American citizens who do not have full representation in Congress or a vote for president.
Normally, a governor who resigns would be replaced by Puerto Rico's secretary of state, but Luis Rivera Marín quit that job amid the uproar over the chat, so the next in line would be the justice secretary, Wanda Vázquez.
UK to ban South American, Portugal arrivals over Brazil virus strain
Pressure on Rosselló to step down has intensified as the chorus calling for his resignation grew to include Puerto Rico music superstars Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny and Residente and a string of U.S. politicians including Congress members from both parties, several Democratic presidential candidates and Puerto Rico's non-voting representative in Congress.
Rosselló was elected governor in November 2016 with nearly 50% of the vote, and he had already announced his intention to seek a second term. A graduate of MIT with a doctorate in genetics, he is the son of former Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Rosselló, who flew to the island to marshal support after the chat was made public.
The governor belongs to the New Progressive Party, which seeks statehood for the island, and he is also a Democrat. Most of his time has been spent seeking federal funds since Hurricane Maria devastated the island on Sept. 20, 2017, and battling austerity measures implemented by a federal control board that Congress set up to oversee the island government's finances.
Brazil's Bolsonaro increasingly isolated as Trump departs office
The upheaval against Rosselló prompted at least four cruise ships to cancel visits to Puerto Rico, and many officials worry about the impact a resignation would have on the already fragile economy as the island rebuilds from Maria, a Category 4 storm that caused more than an estimated $100 billion in damage.
Another concern is the recent string of arrests involving federal corruption charges targeting Puerto Rico officials, among them two former agency heads, including former education secretary Julia Keleher.
Palmeiras into Libertadores final after VAR thwarts River
Telefónica sells mobile phone masts in Europe, Latin America for 7.7 billion euros
Ford to close factories, end manufacturing in Brazil
Ricardo Rosselló
Joaquín De la Torre: "Alberto Fernández calló a los intendentes rebeldes"
Efecto alcohol en gel: Consejos para cuidar tus anillos y accesorios
A 67 años de la primera victoria de Fangio en el Gran Premio de Argentina
Internet a lifeline for Venezuela's embattled independent media
Mercosur calls for new elections in Venezuela at summit
Spike in femicides raises alert in Bolivia
Brazil's Bolsonaro 'considering own son for US ambassador post'
Brazil finally delivered on pensions – now comes everything else


text:
"Opening For The Opener"
Former Daredevil Production artist, Jacob Cade, from Denver, Colorado, had the opportunity to go to new market, Scottsdale, AZ, to open for an 80's rock band, Dokken.
Jacob hadn't ever played the Phoenix market. He was a ghost in this town.
The gig was at BLK Live which is a larger club (about 800-1200 capacity).
Our artist was the opener. So, Jacob went on at 8:00 pm, then the direct support act, then the headliner…in other words, nobody would be there to see him.
Tickets were $60 dollars.
We know that even if we put the coolest possible ad in a consumer's Facebook feed, we're not going to get them to come off $60 for an unknown artist.
The strategy we chose was to target people who love the headliner, within a 50-mile radius of the venue. The ad copy was written to assume that these fans already purchased tickets so the language we used was "Come early. Don't miss this!" as opposed to "buy tickets".
I asked for a $200 budget. We spent $202 and you can see the numbers.
400 people showed up at 8 pm to see that kid play.
They sold $200 in merch.
The club owner, completely aware of the traffic habits of his crowd, was blown away by the crowd and invited Jacob back to play.
Head Scratcher:
The Manager of Dokken (the headliner) offered us the rest of the tour…we weren't expecting that.
They would only do this because we DID sell tickets.
But they didn't buy tickets to see our artist…we out-promoted the promoter!
We sold tickets to two categories of people:
Category 1 – were people who were probably touched by the promoter's radio ads (the week before the show) once or twice and forgot about it or were on the fence.
Our artist and the ad made the decision for them; essentially put the cherry on top.
Category 2 – people who said, "Dokken is in town?!?!?!? How did I NOT know about this?"
Digital marketing can be an incredible method to add value to a headline act by selling tickets normal promotion methods couldn't. Thus, creating the opportunity to extend tours and therefore exposure while simultaneously accumulating data on the exact people who fell in love with the artist.
The Video Ad
YES, I want to work with Daredevil Production


text:
Un nanocristal est un monocristal dont au moins une des dimensions est inférieure à .

Pour les nanocristaux de semi-conducteurs, pour des dimensions inférieures à  on parle souvent aussi de point/boite quantique (ou quantum dot, ou encore qdot).

Effet induit par l'échelle nanométrique
À cause de sa petite taille, il se comporte comme un puits de potentiel qui confine les électrons dans trois dimensions, dans une région d'une taille de l'ordre de la longueur d'onde des électrons selon (de Broglie), soit quelques nanomètres dans un semi-conducteur.

Ils sont à comparer aux fils quantiques (en deux dimensions) et aux puits quantiques en une dimension.

À cause du confinement, les électrons du nanocristal ont des niveaux d'énergie discrets et quantifiés, de façon similaire à un atome.
Pour cette raison les nanocristaux sont parfois appelés « atomes artificiels ».
Les niveaux d'énergie peuvent être contrôlés par le changement de la taille et de la forme du nanocristal, ainsi que par la profondeur du potentiel.

Nanocristal de semi-conducteur
Un nanocristal semi-conducteur présente un élargissement de la bande interdite (band-gap en anglais) lorsque sa taille décroit à l'échelle du nanomètre, ce qui lui confère de nouvelles propriétés optique et électroniques par rapport au matériau massif. Ces propriétés varient pour un même matériau en fonction de la taille et de la forme de la particule.

Un tel cristal présente des propriétés de fluorescence qui le rendrait intéressant pour de nouvelles formes d'imagerie moléculaire, mais en raison de sa taille, il pose cependant probablement des problèmes de toxicité (nanotoxicité) telle qu'il semble pour l'instant difficile à utiliser en imagerie médicale (sauf sur culture cellulaire, hors du corps).

Les nanocristaux semi-conducteurs présentent aussi des propriétés optiques linéaires et non linéaires. Ainsi, lorsqu'ils sont combinés à un autre matériau pour former un matériau composite, ils peuvent présenter un effet de champ local. Par exemple, un milieu diélectrique tel que le verre auquel on a ajouté des particules d'or nanocristallines présentera un pic d'absorption dans le vert vers . À cette longueur d'onde, les lignes de champ semblent attirées vers l'intérieur de la nanoparticule: c'est le confinement diélectrique.

Un nanocristal entouré d'un ligand judicieusement choisi peut cibler certaines molécules d'intérêt, ainsi il pourrait être envisagé d'utiliser des nano-vecteurs de médicaments. Quand il absorbera un photon, ce photon fera passer un électron dans la bande de conduction en faisant un trou dans la bande de valence, créant une paire électron-trou dite exciton. Cet exciton se recombinera ensuite en libérant un photon de fluorescence que l'on observera avec un filtre approprié à sa longueur d'onde et un matériel d'amplification lumineuse.
Les nanocistaux de semi-conducteurs ont quelques caractéristiques les rendant intéressants pour l'imagerie moléculaire :
 leur coefficient d'absorption est plus élevé que ceux des colorants organiques aujourd'hui utilisés ;
 ils sont plus stables (éclairés, ils peuvent continuer à émettre une lumière fluorescente durant plusieurs minutes, voire pour certains plusieurs heures) que les colorants organiques (qui photoblanchissent ( perdent leur capacité de fluorescence) dans les quelques secondes suivant leur éclairement ;
 ils ont de bons rendement de fluorescence (jusqu'à 80 % de la lumière absorbée est rendue sous forme de fluorescence) ;
 les plus petits émettent dans le bleu et les plus « gros » dans le rouge ; ceux émettant dans le proche infrarouge (dans une gamme de ) sont particulièrement intéressants en imagerie médicale car leur émission n'est pas ou peu absorbée par les tissus vivants ;
 on sait de mieux en mieux les solubiliser dans l'eau et les conjuguer à des molécules-cibles via des ligands organiques qu'on leur a préalablement associés.
Un autre domaine d'application est les diodes électroluminescentes (light emitting diodes -LEDs). Dans ce domaine, les nanocristaux permettent d'obtenir une couleur pure de par leur bande d'émission étroite, qu'il est possible de modifier de l'ultraviolet au proche infra-rouge en jouant sur la taille et/ou le matériau constituant.

Surfusion

La surfusion se définit comme l'état de la matière qui demeure à l'état liquide en dépit du fait que sa température est plus basse que son point de solidification. Un liquide en surfusion se trouve dans un état dit métastable du fait qu'une légère perturbation peut provoquer l'apparition de son état solide. Par exemple, dans le cas de l'eau en surfusion, le fait d'y plonger un cristal de glace va provoquer la croissance de ce cristal qui va s'étendre rapidement à tout le liquide. La taille de ce cristal doit être néanmoins suffisante pour que le phénomène se produise. Un nanocristal de glace constitué seulement de quelques molécules plongé dans de l'eau surfondue fondra tout simplement sans modifier l'état de l'eau.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Cristallographie
 Nanotechnologie
 Nanotoxicologie

Nanomatériau


text:
Posted on August 30, 2018 by Wilmington News Journal
Week 2: Miami Trace at Wilmington
By Mark Huber - mhuber@wnewsj.com
Wilmington's Mason McIntosh (9) looks for running room in last week's game against Valley View.
Mark Huber | News Journal File
WHO: Miami Trace (1-0) at Wilmington (0-1)
WHERE: Alumni Field, WHS
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
Wilmington opened its 2018 season with one of the better teams on its schedule, the Valley View Spartans.
Valley View ran away from the Hurricane 50-26.
And while the mood of the WHS squad may have been somber in the wake of defeat, head coach Scott Killen isn't going to allow it to be a cloud over the heads of his young football team.
"Doesn't matter, get better," Killen said. "We know what we have to do to get better so we have to learn from Friday and keep choppin' wood."
This week, Wilmington will meet up with former South Central Ohio League rival Miami Trace. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Alumni Field.
Miami Trace kicked off the Jerry Williams era with a 30-15 triumph over Circleville on the new turf field at the Eber high school.
"Trace is a spread (offense) team and is going to run some (run-pass options) at us and a multiple front defense that is physical," Killen said in a brief scouting report on the Fayette County squad.
In his post-game comments in the Record-Herald newspaper, Williams said his "inexperienced squad" showed some early-season jitters.
But once his Panthers settled down, gained momentum, they were able to handle the Tigers.
"I definitely think we were better conditioned," Williams said. "We got after it."
Wilmington is young up front on both sides of the ball, a factor Killen and coaches knew going in to last week's game.
"We knew that we were young on the offensive and defensive lines and it held true Friday night," he said. "We have to improve on being consistent in doing the job."
Wilmington had just 250 yards on offense, including 67 yards rushing on 20 attempts. Brady Evans did throw three touchdown passes but was harassed much of the night.
TJ Rockhold led the Hurricane with eight tackles on defense against the Spartans.
http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/08/web1_FB1_wil_mcintoshME-3.jpgWilmington's Mason McIntosh (9) looks for running room in last week's game against Valley View. Mark Huber | News Journal File
By Mark Huber
mhuber@wnewsj.com
Reach Mark Huber at 937-556-5765, via email mhuber@wnewsj.com or on Twitter @wnjsports
Hi! A visitor to our site felt the following article might be of interest to you: Week 2: Miami Trace at Wilmington. Here is a link to that story: http://www.wnewsj.com/sports/local-sports-1/81723/week-2-miami-trace-at-wilmington


As reported by the BBC on fatal accident Wales has considered an accident black spot. Between 2012-2014 greater than 100 people were killed in a fatal accident and approximately 7,500 minor to sustained life changing injuries.
105 accidents resulted in a fatal injury.
1,081 people sustained serious or life changing injuries.
The Most Common Cause of a Fatal Road Traffic Accident?
According to the Welsh Government on fatal road traffic accidents claims and non-fatal injury claims from serious to minor personal injury is simply that the driver has not kept a proper look out. A simple omission but can lead to drastic and devastating results.
As fatal accident solicitor we are hear to help you make claim for compensation following a fatal road accident. Every case is different has its challengers and complexities. No matter how difficult we are hear to help you.


Positive idea, cheerful mood, earnest attitude and self-challenge are key points to enjoy and experience golfing. You can enjoy the happiness and view of golfing through these methods: know about your own swing peculiarity, form good habits, practice from the basic movements and intensify your weak spot, improve golfing handle methods and skills.
Specific Programmed and adjustable Lesson— Improve golfing or handicap.


text:
My Year of Meats
Author/Contributor(s): Ozeki, Ruth
A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love--the breakout hit by the celebrated author of A Tale for the Time Being and The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki's mesmerizing debut novel has captivated readers and reviewers worldwide. When documentarian Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job producing a Japanese television show that just happens to be sponsored by an American meat-exporting business, she uncovers some unsavory truths about love, fertility, and a dangerous hormone called DES. Soon she will also cross paths with Akiko Ueno, a beleaguered Japanese housewife struggling to escape her overbearing husband. Hailed by USA Today as "rare and provocative" and awarded the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim, My Year of Meats is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair's The Jungle for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.


text:
Adonis Diaries
Policemen, Tunisia, rape, girl on trial for indecent exposure…
Pictures that marked our modern history? 13 photos. You judge…
Are we "advancing" according to a World View we have constructed?
Posts Tagged 'zeer nissa2'
My grand parents: Introspection
Posted by: adonis49 on: December 16, 2008
In: Africa/Agriculture | auto-biography | biographies/books | cities/geography | women
Something about the origins of my grand parents
Antoun (my father's dad)
Antoun (Antony) is the name of dad's father. I have the impression that I saw him once and very briefly. He is sitting on a tiny balcony; he looked rotund with a jovial face. I never saw a photograph or a picture of Antoun.
By the way, my Christian name or patron saint name is Antoine since my first name is derived from an Antique "pagan" God Adonis. Mother told me that she was the one who insisted on calling me Adonis because she liked a girl at school named Adonis! And I was under the impression that this name was plainly a male name referring to the Phoenician male God of beauty Adonis.
I lately discovered that my name in my birth certificate is typed Adouis, most probably because the typist in the Capital Bamako (Mali, west Africa) confused the hand written n with u and nobody deigned to double-check for correction.
Antoun died in 1958 while on a brief visit to Lebanon. He succumbed from infection after the surgical removal of his gall bladder.
This minor surgery has harvested many victims, even in the best hospitals at the time.
Abou George, as Antoun should have been nicknamed, was born in Beit-Chabab and immigrated with a bunch of other young people to Africa as it was the custom in our locality.
George Tannous, husband of aunt Marie, recalls grand dad sitting most of the day outside his small shop in Segou and fingering his worry beads.
There is a custom to nickname the father after his eldest son by affixing Bou or Abou to the first name of the eldest son.
Thus, Antoun or Abou George started work in Guinee and then moved to Segou (Mali) where he ended up working in commerce and barely visited Lebanon.
I never heard anyone calling my father Bou Adonis; I figure you cannot have a father for God!
Fact is my father barely saw his dad: He lived in Beit Chabab with his grandparents (his mother side). The first time he met Antoun was when he joined him in Segou around 1947, a year before he got married with my mother Julie.
Dad's mother: Saesta or Sabat (Elizabeth) on the birth certificate
Saesta is the name of dad's mother. She was short with a jovial face that dad inherited.
She is acerbic. A story goes around during Lebanon's civil war that the representative of the Phalanges "kataeb" militia in town came over to collect the monthly kickback on ground that this militia is a State within the State in the Metn district.
Saesta told the representative that she has no money, which was the case from her rundown home that dad had restored 10 years ago after vacating the long-standing tenants at the expense of a protracted legal battle that stretched for years.
The representative of the "kataeb" asked Saesta not to mention that she would be absolved from any kickback and she replied that she would not be silenced "moush rah eskout"; he then begged her not to propagate the story and she again refused saying that she will talk "baddi ehki".
In 1939, Saesta traveled to Segou to stay with her husband and took her eldest daughter Millia with he.
Saesta had the Lebanese passport, although Lebanon was under French protectorate. Dad was left to live at his grand parents', from his mother's side, and the house was rented out to the Je3ara family.
It was a period when Maronite families married close cousins.
For example, my mother's grand father and his brother married two sisters.
Families conceived almost yearly, and many children died still-born or shortly after, and still ended up with over six living offspring.
For example, Saesta got pregnant a dozen times and seven lived. My mother's mother also conceived a dozen times and seven survived.
Toufic (Father of Saesta)
The father of Saesta, Toufic Bouhatab, lived in the USA in his youth and was considered "zeer nissa2" for chasing after girls. He was rich at one time and had several shops on the main street of Beit-Chabab (7aret ta7ta) and was a member of the municipal council for ever.
He ploughed and worked the vast garden till an old age (over 90). He suffered from an acute pneumonia and I said farewell to him while in bed before I left for the USA for graduate studies in 1975. Toufic died within a month of my departure.
Dad used to aid in his grand father's Toufic shop when a youth; the shop sold almost all kinds of items.
I recall when in boarding school I used to pass by on Sundays and Toufic would give me a handful of sweets.
Toufic hand-wrote in Arabic a voluminous manuscript, his diary in the USA, and I have to get hold of it to translate a few of his opinions.
Once, father gave Toufic money to purchase a piece of land adjacent to our house and Toufic went around and registered the deed in his son's name Tanios (Tony).
Dad was never "lucky" in his dealing with his relatives and compatriots, but he was loved by the blacks of Mali in the town of Sikasso for his decency and largess.
Tanios (mother's father)
The father of my mother, Tanios Gebrael, died in Lebanon at the age of 48 of a heart stoke, as his unique son Michel did later at the same age.
Tanios died one year before I was born.
Tanios also worked in Segou and he did well after many years of toil, but was robbed by his brother when he died in his brother's Beirut home in Gemaizeh, Beirut, Lebanon: Tanios had a fortune in cash and had plans.
His wife Eugenia, six daughters and son never saw a nickel of cash inheritance.
Mother used to say that her father was irascible, strict, and conservative.
In his youth, Tanios used to chase away with stones any male contender to Eugenia, his potential sweet heart and later his wife. No boy or adult would dare talk or approach Eugenia.
The four sisters Josephine, Julie, Marie, and Montaha lived in Lebanon, alone and across their aunt's who kept a watchful eyes on any male approaching them. The girls didn't see their father until they also immigrated to Segou.
Mother told me that her father was pretty angry when the eldest Josephine eloped married (khatifeh) and in punishment forced the other 3 girls to study in a nun's boarding school.
Tanios knew that mother and dad were in love, and when dad joined his father in Segou, Tanios refused that his girls in Lebanon (particularly mother) join him in Africa, as it was planned.
His only surviving son Michel was bright in school but the psychiatric system in Lebanon diagnosed him as emotionally "not normal" and ended up taking high dozes of tranquilizers and anti-depressant that reduced Michael to a dependent person and spent his short life on medications.
Michael was living with his married sister Therese, and filled many hand-written notebooks that disapeared. Why?
Michel used to hand write abundantly and somehow the extended family has decided to make his scattered booklets disappear; I never can forgive them for that act of insensitivity that prove their ignorance and small mindedness.
I am not sure if Therese (one of my aunts with whom Michael lived) read any of his writing because he lived with her. I once asked Therese of what happened to Michel's writing and she refused to answer me.
Eugenia (mother's mother)
Eugenia suffered many stillbirth and ended up with five living daughters (Josephine, Julia, Marie, Montaha, Therese) and a unique son (Michael).
She joined her husband in Africa in 1938 and left her four girls in Lebanon at the guard of Adel, one of her many sisters, living across the street. Actually, Adel was married with Tanios' brother (okhte selfteh)
She lost her husband Tanios at the age of 48.
Eugenia lived mostly with her married daughter Marie and could never forget the mental state of her unique son Michael who lived close by with his married sister Therese, when not confined in the psychiatric ward Deir al Saleeb.
Eugenia lent her wealth to one of her nephew lawyer who was supposed to invest the money by lending it. This lawyer made plenty of money working other people's money, including my dad and many of our relatives.
For example, when my dad and one of my relatives were shown deals to purchase lands, this lawyer would fake to have re-invested the money and then ask one of his brothers to purchase the lands.
Eugenia died the day mother was getting ready to fly to Paris to attend to William's (first grandson) heart surgery. William is my eldest nephew and he was barely 16 months when he had the surgery.
Why about this wave of immigration to Africa?
There are evidences that most of the immigrants at the turn of the century paid dear money to go to "America" (read the USA).
Many scoundrels of ship Captains tried to increase their turnover rates of customers; thus, they dropped many travelers in Africa and told them "Here is America".
These Captains did the same things and many Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians ended in Cuba, Mexico, Brazil and elsewhere.
Then those established immigrants sent for their relatives.
Tags: 7aret ta7ta, Abou George, adonis, adonis49, Africa-Agriculture, Antoun, biography, books, Deir al Saleeb, Guinee, humor, introspection, Introspection: My grand parents, lebanon, Mali, monthly kickback, moush rah eskout, novel, okhte selfteh, origin, origins of my grand parents, parents, Phoenician male God, psychiatric ward Deir al Saleeb, Sabat (Elizabeth), Segou, Sikasso, writing, zeer nissa2
adonis49
adonis49 Select Month January 2022 (20) December 2021 (34) November 2021 (35) October 2021 (34) September 2021 (40) August 2021 (12) July 2021 (19) June 2021 (11) May 2021 (31) April 2021 (60) March 2021 (53) February 2021 (46) January 2021 (68) December 2020 (56) November 2020 (43) October 2020 (38) September 2020 (55) August 2020 (68) July 2020 (71) June 2020 (62) May 2020 (66) April 2020 (68) March 2020 (64) February 2020 (43) January 2020 (29) December 2019 (36) November 2019 (41) October 2019 (31) September 2019 (33) August 2019 (17) July 2019 (40) June 2019 (35) May 2019 (29) April 2019 (12) March 2019 (51) February 2019 (32) January 2019 (36) December 2018 (53) November 2018 (57) October 2018 (73) September 2018 (53) August 2018 (76) July 2018 (83) June 2018 (83) May 2018 (75) April 2018 (70) March 2018 (60) February 2018 (60) January 2018 (68) December 2017 (83) November 2017 (66) October 2017 (69) September 2017 (49) August 2017 (36) July 2017 (53) June 2017 (55) May 2017 (50) April 2017 (62) March 2017 (88) February 2017 (42) January 2017 (79) December 2016 (90) November 2016 (46) October 2016 (61) September 2016 (72) August 2016 (100) July 2016 (100) June 2016 (104) May 2016 (115) April 2016 (113) March 2016 (75) February 2016 (72) January 2016 (38) December 2015 (90) November 2015 (82) October 2015 (97) September 2015 (91) August 2015 (91) July 2015 (66) June 2015 (47) May 2015 (73) April 2015 (85) March 2015 (66) February 2015 (58) January 2015 (51) December 2014 (81) November 2014 (96) October 2014 (98) September 2014 (70) August 2014 (93) July 2014 (90) June 2014 (67) May 2014 (75) April 2014 (75) March 2014 (79) February 2014 (73) January 2014 (80) December 2013 (79) November 2013 (84) October 2013 (83) September 2013 (76) August 2013 (74) July 2013 (65) June 2013 (50) May 2013 (47) April 2013 (33) March 2013 (41) February 2013 (47) January 2013 (37) December 2012 (62) November 2012 (51) October 2012 (62) September 2012 (67) August 2012 (54) July 2012 (68) June 2012 (56) May 2012 (74) April 2012 (72) March 2012 (57) February 2012 (49) January 2012 (46) December 2011 (61) November 2011 (46) October 2011 (69) September 2011 (52) August 2011 (30) July 2011 (45) June 2011 (54) May 2011 (62) April 2011 (37) March 2011 (63) February 2011 (43) January 2011 (50) December 2010 (35) November 2010 (39) October 2010 (40) September 2010 (52) August 2010 (36) July 2010 (52) June 2010 (56) May 2010 (40) April 2010 (46) March 2010 (67) February 2010 (44) January 2010 (56) December 2009 (36) November 2009 (43) October 2009 (69) September 2009 (50) August 2009 (81) July 2009 (89) June 2009 (89) May 2009 (73) April 2009 (58) March 2009 (77) February 2009 (57) January 2009 (62) December 2008 (63) November 2008 (93) October 2008 (334) September 2008 (85)
adonis49 Select Category Africa/Agriculture (139) Antoun Saadi (37) auto-biography (204) biographies/books (1,250) Black/Creole culture and literature (90) Book Review (1,216) Christianity (94) cities/geography (1,543) Daydream projects (43) death/ terminally ill/ massacres (8) death/ terminally ill/ massacres, genocide (1,026) Diaries (828) Bi-Weekly report (11) Tidbits/Notes/Comments (29) economy/finance (1,561) education methods/programs (868) engineering/research/experiments (903) Essays (6,370) Events/Cultural/Educational/Arts (4,770) Travel/Excursions/Night out (36) genocide (172) health/medicine (868) Human Factors/Ergonomics (481) humor (587) Islam/Moslem/Islamic world (531) Jews/Israel/Palestine (514) Jews/Jewish/Israel (706) Lebanon/Middle East/Near East/Levant (1,727) letters and articles (44) list of articles (460) lucubration Today (117) Mathematics (50) medicine/medical treatment (122) Near-East Mediterranean civilization (132) Novels Mine (148) Pets/animals (2) philosophy (508) Poems Mine (258) Poetry (153) political Artical (2,272) politics/finance Today (1,251) professional articles (1,047) religion/history (1,583) Safety (315) sciences (342) seduction tales (25) sex/ love/seduction (321) short stories/novellas (623) social articles (7,599) testimonials/civil war (85) Time for Outrage (1,329) Uncategorized (232) war aftermath (387) women (1,558)
Zona Incerta in the brain, the unknown zone? Where nerve cell circuit through it. Zona for feeling Fear…
Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II's Only Daughter: Untold Story.
Late Maitre Phares Zogby and I: From Nada Corban Akl "Biographical Breezes"
A few of Spinoza teaching on how to view your God and to behave in life and to stop blaming a God on your unhappiness
An example of how unrest among religious sects are generated to occupy lands for Real Estates promoters: Beirut 1905
Extolling the killers (Israeli soldiers) of Palestinian children? More than 2,000 Palestinian children in 20 years were executed. And all of them, down to the last, were found guilty of their own death.
Facts are Not the Reality? These two notions/concepts are highly correlated, but to discriminate among Facts, pseudo-facts, Faked facts… require high general knowledge.
No other possibility to instituting a State: Unless the tough thread of the meddling and sharing of religious sects in State affairs are cut off.
Myths always overrun basic common sense intelligence. What Is this "Abraham myth story"? And this USA/Saudi Wahhabi Kingdom of a "United Abraham alliance?
Isn't too early to look in the future before clearing our mind from the successive varieties of Covid pandemics?
Zona Incerta in the brain, the unknown zone? Where nerve cell circuit through it. Zona for feeling Fear...
Used for organ harvesting by Israel? Palestinian prisoners and kids
Human Types: Essence and the Enneagram. Part 1
Knitting used as code in WW II? And other funny knitting stories
I have a patent for creating HIV/AIDS Virus: Dr. Robert Gallo
Adolph Hitler didn't commit suicide? Lived in Argentine till the age of 73?
Nude dancing in Louvre Museum Square: Proud "Arab" women atheists?
How this suicide bomber planned to save his penis? And why a woman jihadist refrained to bomb herself...
Simon Bolivar (1783-1830): "Slavery is the worst human indignity". Biography
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.adonisbouh@gmail.com


text:
Jammu Reeling Under Heatwave Conditions at 41 Degree C, Schools to Remain Shut
Kerala Student's Eardrum Ruptures After Being Slapped by Seniors Outside College, Six Booked
The city recorded the season's highest maximum temperature of 41.4 degrees Celsius on Friday, virtually bringing normal life to a standstill as people in many areas criticised the government for its alleged failure to ensure round-the-clock electricity and adequate water supply.
Updated:May 26, 2018, 4:44 PM IST
(Representative image)
Jammu: Authorities have decided to reschedule summer vacation in schools from May 28 instead of June 4 in view of the intense heatwave conditions prevailing in Jammu.
Director School Education Rakesh Kumar Srangal said a revised order for the summer vacation from May 28 to July 15 will be issued on Saturday itself.
The decision to prepone the summer break was taken in view of the sudden rise in the mercury over the past couple of days, Srangal told PTI.
Earlier, the state government had announced summer vacation in the schools across Jammu region except the areas falling under winter zone from June 4.
"All schools will reopen after the summer vacation on July 16," he said, adding that strict action will be taken against defaulters.
The maximum temperature in the city crossed 40 degrees Celsius mark on May 22 for the first time this season and is on increase since this, touching 41.4 degrees Celsius on Friday, which was 2.3 degrees Celsius above normal following which the MeT department here issued a heatwave alert.
"The heatwave is likely to continue till May 28," a spokesman of the MeT department here said.
However, he said the minimum temperature recorded in Jammu was 24.2 degrees Celsius.
On May 20, 2016, the city recorded a high of 43.2 degrees Celsius and 41.7 degrees Celsius on May 27 last year.
People in many areas of the city complained of erratic power supply. The residents of many localities, including Sidhra, Ploura, Janipur, Toph Sherkhania, Bhawani Nagar, Bhatandi and Durga Nagar, also alleged that they were facing reduced water supply.
Jammu temperature
| Edited by: Ahona Sengupta


text:
St Andrew's, Feb 26 - 28 2010, Regional Four Day Competition
(f/o) 144 & 163
Jamaica won by an innings and 72 runs
Jamaica trounce T&T to take four day title
A round-up of the third day of matches from the seventh round of the Regional Four Day Competition
Cricinfo staff01-Mar-2010
Devon Smith's confident 193 kept his side in the hunt for first-innings honours against Guyana Associated Press
Jamaica duly completed a dominant innings and 72 runs hammering of Trinidad & Tobago in St. Andrew to claim their third consecutive four day championship title. Resuming at 66 for 4, T&T were in strife as early as the first over on the third day when Sherwin Ganga flashed at Andrew Richardson's away-swinger. Amit Jaggernauth and Daron Cruickshank resisted for a while, before a terrible mix-up led to the former's demise. After that, the spinning duo of Bevon Brown and Odean Brown got into the act, sharing the last four wickets, to hasten the end. The win took Jamaica to 60 points, three clear of Barbados who finished their engagements last week after handing Jamaica their only loss of the season.
Tamar Lambert, the victorious captain was pleased with his side's achievement. "A third straight title says a lot for Jamaica and our cricket. We played consistently over the past three years and that is the reason why we have won. We have worked hard work in practice sessions and tried to execute on match day," Lambert said. T&T finished their roller-coaster campaign with an equal number of wins, draws and defeats in their six games that put them on the fourth spot.
Lionel Baker eased to his second five-wicket haul to finish with 13 wickets for the match, as Leewards Islands marched to an easy 10-wicket victory against Combined Campuses and Colleges in St Lucia. Resuming play at 192 for 6, CCC could manage only eight more runs as Baker ran through the lower order to set up the early finish. In addition to getting tail-enders Ryan Austin and Kavesh Kantasingh to edge behind, he also breached the defences of Romel Currency whose 80 stood out in a sorry batting card. Chasing 39 runs for the win, Kieran Powell brought up the finish quickly with a chirpy, unbeaten 32. With the win, Leewards moved to the season third on the points table with 34 points, while CCC finished with 24.
It was shaping into a scrap for the first-innings lead in St George's, as a captain's knock of 193 from Devon Smith took Windward Islands to 371 for 7 at stumps on day three, still 81 runs short of Guyana's effort. After the early loss of night-watchman Nelson Pascal, Windwards prospered through two substantial associations initiated by Smith - with Liam Sebastien for the fourth wicket and with Rawl Lewis for the sixth. Sebastien had contributed 45 to the partnership worth 96 when Veerasammy Permaul got him to prod at one and offer a chance to silly mid-off. Craig Emanuel fell early in the second session, run out while attempting an impossible single before Lewis joined Smith in an exciting stand. Runs came at a fast clip, as Lewis raised 56 with seven fours and a six, before he was snared by Assad Fudadin. Smith remained a symbol of calmness at the other end, mixing caution with aggression to bring up the highest score of the season. He struck 25 fours in 306 balls, displaying a wide range of strokes, before succumbing to the last ball of the day, nicking a rising delivery from Fudadin, to take a bit of the shine off from a very good day's effort.
Jamaica 6 5 1 0 0 0 60
Barbados 6 4 0 0 2 0 57
Leeward Islands 6 2 3 0 1 0 34
Trinidad & Tobago 6 2 2 0 2 0 33
Combined Campuses and Colleges 6 2 4 0 0 0 24
Guyana 5 1 3 0 1 0 19
Windward Islands 5 1 4 0 0 0 16
Devon Smith
Rawl Lewis
Odean Brown
Lionel Baker
Regional Four Day Competition
West Indies Domestic Season
Baker eight-for puts Leewards in control
A round-up of the second day of matches from the seventh round of the Regional Four Day Competition
All-round Baker boosts Leeward Islands
A round-up of the first day of matches from the seventh round of the Regional Four Day Competition
Trinidad & T Innings
JC Guillen lbw 27
WKD Perkins bowled 9
S Ganga caught 16
D Ganga lbw 1
JN Mohammed bowled 5
AS Jaggernauth run out 18
DA Cruickshank caught 35
I Khan caught 22
G Mohammed caught 0
ND Stewart bowled 16
ST Gabriel not out 3
Extras (b 5, lb 2, nb 1, w 3)
Total 163(10 wkts; 56 ovs)
AP Richardson 14 1 35 1 2.5
AD Russell 12 4 34 3 2.83
JO Dawes 8 2 20 1 2.5
BM Brown 8 2 22 2 2.75
OV Brown 14 3 45 2 3.21
Jam 6 5 1 0 60
BDOS 6 4 0 2 57
LwdIs 6 2 3 1 34
T&T 6 2 2 2 33
CC&C 6 2 4 0 24
WWD 6 1 4 1 22
Gyana 6 1 3 2 22


Up in Arms About Great Plains Technology Center Jobs?
The USA frequently cites the greater tax burdens in Canada. The region has a rather small population. It's characterized by a large effective area together with low background and decent energy resolution, particularly a fantastic line spread function in the low-energy selection. The Canadian part of the Plains is called the Prairies. The southeastern part of the Great Plains is the most tornado active areas on the planet and can be called Tornado Alley. They represent typical elements and criteria required to successfully execute the job.
Principal processing is done within the area. Farming operations had, needless to say, being carried on in some portions of the Plains for many decades. The 29,000 square-foot small business facility will concentrate on entrepreneurs that are engaged in light manufacturing, commercial food creation or business arts. Our state-of-the art facilities give a chance to work within a structured organization where it is possible to advance. Transportation was possibly the most important. Our highly regarded consulting services can allow you to address a wide number of business challenges. Our client, a top construction and engineering company are searching for a Project Manager who's ready to bring a 1-year contract role.
Applicant should have a high school diploma or GED and has to be 18 years old or older. Some students select a major because it can be valuable at work. Other students choose their major just because they take pleasure in the subject. The Chief Gall Alternative Education Program is devoted to facilitating the development and upkeep of education and learning as an essential part of a healthful lifestyle for American Indian Youth. Developments in the several resource industries are alike in some respects, but in addition, there are important differences, which makes it essential to examine them separately. When it's implementing new technology to boost efficiency or evaluating new ways to better patient care and client assistance, our philosophy is to stay focused and steadfast on finding better ways to enhance the patient experience. Consumers ought to know that some personal loans need substantial up-front origination fees also.
Get involved and make a genuine difference. Come be part of our Growing volunteer family. A regular trip to the construction site according to the contract. Generate contact information of prospective customers.
Differences between the regional economies north and south of the forty-ninth parallel may also be a result of the important urban centers, which were established within the area in Canada but mainly past the peripheries of the area in the USA. If you're interested, please get in touch with us. You are going to have a terrific opportunity to generate an impact immediately in addition to grow professionally. Its objective is to take fledgling firms and supply space and company expertise in order that they can get freestanding businesses and create jobs. I attended score for the past 2 decades of my high school.
Wind speeds are frequently very high, especially in winter. In this session, you are going to learn the company skills you should develop to be a strong contributor to the most important thing. I don't claim to be a specialist on climate. The total report is readily available for download. The statements included within this job description aren't designed to be all-inclusive. Candidates can apply for any area of the world. He has all of the credentials.
Creating verbal content for the web site. Support the business necessities of the project. Today this is called the De Soto Trail. Closed range ranching, needless to say, remains an important economic activity in many areas of the region. With Hardrives, Terra delivers the highest degree of commitment and professionalism to our clients. The very best FBP technique is the algorithm which is also depending on the Katsevich-type differentiation and subsequent redundancy weighting.
Next Article What Is So Fascinating About Apex Supply Chain Technologies Jobs?


Home General Grooming Class For Medical Sales Reps: Yes or No?
Grooming Class For Medical Sales Reps: Yes or No?
Do medical sales reps need lessons in grooming? What are the benefits they could gain from such classes? These are some of the questions that come up when we touch on the subject. I'm not giving the free lessons here but I'll spill out what I think about them.
I remember interviewing a few candidates to replace one of my team members who transfer to her hometown. I called in 5 candidates.
...and his future customers, if he's hired, are from different industry. There's a lot he needed to change before he stepped into the interview room that day.
There were nothing outstanding or attractive about how the present themselves. And of course, proper grooming was just part of the whole selection criteria.
She portrayed herself as one of those well paid medical reps. I learned later that her elder sister was actually a rep in one of a multinational pharma company.
She could have observed one or two things about her sister, particularly on how the sister groom herself.
And that got her advanced to the next stage, and eventually, she got the job.
What a happy ending ey?
One of my team members, a female, quit the job and joined a different industry. She joined cosmetics. And what move her into that direction was passion.
She likes to see people become more confidence with the help of simple touch up.
One day, she came up to my boss and she asked for permission to run a simple one day workshop for ladies, on how to effectively use make up.
Now, "effectively" might not be the right word but you get the point, right?
Why she was so "passionate" to run the workshop?
Could it be because she had nothing else to do?
Could it be that, she's using her old teammates as guinea pigs?
Could it be that she see potential in what she want to share?
...and that got the boss intrigued, actually, and win her the one day workshop.
Do you remember the movie "Ugly Betty", where one below average looking personal assistant transforms into a lady many blue collar working guys are crazy for?
And what about Superman, Batman, Spiderman or all of the Superheroes?
They were normal until they change into their "super attire".
My team member and gal candidate were not, though.
And that's my verdict to grooming classes for medical reps. The classes are going to be beneficial to alleviate their self esteem, and that in turn, contribute towards better performance.
Yes, beauty in the eye of the beholder, but wearing clean shirts or dress combine with proper slacks or skirts wouldn't hurt either.
I would like to thank you for the endeavors you have made in composing this blog. In the event that you need to find out about Grooming Classes, you can look at here.


SomeDo Organizations are authorized to issue SomeDo points to individuals that volunteer at their organization. Hospitals, churches, schools and any other non-profit that benefits from volunteering, can become a SomeDo organization.
To sign up as a SomeDo organization, you'll need to have a website presence, as well as a person that can be reached at an email address that matches the URL of the website. If you don't have that, contact us at the email address on the contact page. We should be able to work out a way to verify your organization.
'Managing' probably overstates the difficulty level here. We realize you don't have lots of time, and your day is full enough to begin with. When a volunteer signs up, he or she tells us where they volunteer. We will contact you for every volunteer that names your organization. You tell us how many hours this volunteer may volunteer per week.


Royal Danish Library- The Black Dimond – Patrisya M.
During my short trip to Copenhagen I visited The Black Dimond, the extension to the Danish Royal Library on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. The name refers to its polished black granite cladding and irregular angles. The black facets mirror the sea and the sky at the waterfront.
The building includes six reading rooms, hall for concerts, theatrical performances and conferences , scientific and literary institutions, exhibition room, a café and a bookshop. The library is open to everyone. The Black Dimond is an outstanding addition to the Royal Library, it represents modernity and progress. The bridge connects The Royal Library with The Black Diamond, tradition with modernity. Despite its modern design, the building fits very beautifully into surroundings. It is a real treasure.
This place is definitely on my bucket list now!
I notice all those bicycles there and I know in many parts of the world people ride them everywhere, but don't they ever get stolen? How can you afford to keep replacing them if they do. Some bicycles here in the US cost about half what a car does.
I believe some of them get stolen. I think that almost everyone has a bicycle there so there is no reason to steal 🙂 I noticed that most of those bicycles are quite old, probably not worth much. Besides, Danish people respect each other and have consideration for the community. Maybe this is another reason why only few bicycles get stolen.
That is great to hear, maybe I'll move there.


It's Coaches vs. Cancer and BAC Girls' Basketball Night at the girls' junior varsity and varsity basketball game tonight, Feb. 6, in the BHS gym. The junior varsity game begins at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity game at 7 p.m.
Admission is free when you wear pink! BAC girls wearing their jersey will get in free with at least 1 paid adult per team.
Come out and support the Blaze and a great cause!


text:
Designers to showcase work at Flow Show 2015
by Frida Meinking/ March 21, 2015/
The Flow Show. Pic: martinphotography.co.uk
After last year's success The Flow Show returns to St John at Hackney Church on April 18 with another charity fashion show.
This year, 12 up-and-coming designers will be showcased on the runway. Combined with music from new bands and DJs, pop-up stalls and some great food.
The show is presented by the Tommy Vine Fund, a charity offering a helping hand to young creatives by giving away bursaries and providing a support system to encourage those with the arts less readily available to them.
Musician Omar Lykfook, who performed at The Flow Show last year, said: "Once I saw what the fund was for it just made sense you know – helping people being creative. That's where I came from. It's so people can express themselves creatively and artistically."
Rikki Finegold, a guest at last year's show, said that he was so impressed by the "sheer" energy, enthusiasm and professionalism of all the people involved in the show.
"Bring on 2015", he said.
The first Flow Show last year was a huge hit and more than 400 tickets were sold. Secure your seat at The Flow Show 2015 here.
Hackney mayor resigns to become deputy in City Hall
by Lamees Altalebi/
Cyclist in critical condition after being kicked off bike
by Tom Higgins/
Caribbean community group in Hackney lands lottery grant
by Keji Marell Ricardo/
Bonnie Greer blogs against prejudice
by Emily Jupp/


text:
Nov 3, 2021 SOURCE: BusinessWire
Natural Resource Partners L.P. Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results and Declares Third Quarter 2021 Distributions
Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE:NRP) today reported third quarter 2021 results as follows:
For the Three
Months Ended
Last Twelve
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Free cash flow (1)
Cash flow cushion (last twelve months) (1)
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and reconciliation tables at the end of this release.
"Our strong performance in the third quarter reflects continued global economic recovery and strong demand for metallurgical coal, thermal coal and soda ash, and we expect conditions to remain favorable over the near and intermediate term," said Craig Nunez, NRP's President & Chief Operating Officer. "We remain committed to using our robust free cash flow to reduce debt and continue to believe our long-term strategy of de-risking the Partnership in this manner is the best means to maximize unitholder value. In addition, we returned $5.6 million of distributions to common unitholders in the third quarter and have paid out $22.2 million to common unitholders over the last twelve months."
Mr. Nunez continued, "I am also pleased to report that we generated and sold $13.8 million in carbon offset credits in October by sequestering over 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in our forestlands. This transaction will be reflected in our fourth quarter results and is the first tangible result of our ongoing initiative to generate cash flow from alternative revenue sources we have told you about in previous quarters. We continue to pursue additional alternative revenue projects that have the potential to provide important benefits to the environment and add significant value to NRP over the coming years."
NRP's liquidity was $219.0 million at September 30, 2021, consisting of $119.0 million of cash and $100.0 million of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility.
NRP announced today that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared a third quarter 2021 cash distribution of $0.45 per common unit of NRP to be paid on November 23, 2021 to unitholders of record on November 16, 2021. In addition, the Board declared an $8.0 million distribution on the preferred units, which will be paid one-half in cash and one-half in kind through the issuance of additional preferred units. The preferred unit distribution includes interest on previously paid-in-kind units and will also be paid one-half in cash and one-half in kind through the issuance of additional preferred units.
Segment Performance
Coal Royalty and Other
In the third quarter of 2021 net income increased $17.4 million and free cash flow increased $5.6 million as compared to the prior year period primarily due to stronger metallurgical coal demand and pricing in the third quarter of 2021. Approximately 65% of coal royalty revenues and approximately 45% of coal royalty sales volumes were derived from metallurgical coal in the third quarter of 2021.
Metallurgical coal markets have rebounded significantly from the lows seen in 2020 to record highs and the outlook remains strong as steel demand driven by global economic recovery is more than offsetting challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic and export thermal coal markets have also significantly improved from the lows seen in 2020, however NRP does not have meaningful sensitivity to thermal coal price movements this year since the substantial majority of NRP's thermal cash flows are fixed through 2021 pursuant to a contract with Foresight Energy that went into effect as they emerged from bankruptcy in 2020. While there is potential for NRP to capture upside from improved thermal coal demand and pricing in 2022, thermal coal markets still face the long-term challenges of lower electricity demand, competition from natural gas and the secular shift to renewable energy.
In addition to actively managing its producing coal and hard mineral properties, NRP continues to identify alternative revenue sources across its large portfolio of land, mineral and timber assets. The types of opportunities include the sequestration of carbon dioxide underground and in standing forests, and the generation of electricity using geothermal, solar and wind energy. In the fourth quarter of this year, NRP was able to execute on one such project through the issuance and subsequent sale of 1.1 million forest carbon offset credits for $13.8 million. The offset credits were issued to NRP by the California Air Resources Board under its cap-and-trade program and represent 1.1 million tonnes of carbon sequestered from approximately 39,000 acres of NRP's forest assets in West Virginia. This is an encouraging first step in NRP's ability to create value through alternative revenue sources. While the timing and likelihood of additional cash flows being realized from further activities is uncertain, NRP believes its large ownership footprint throughout the United States will provide additional opportunities to create value in this regard with minimal capital investment.
Net income in the third quarter of 2021 increased $4.7 million as compared to the prior year period as demand for soda ash continues to improve globally from the lows caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Free cash flow in the third quarter of 2021 was flat as compared to the prior year period as a result of Ciner Wyoming's decision in August of 2020 to suspend its quarterly distributions in an effort to achieve greater financial and liquidity flexibility as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, as a result of the continued improvement in global soda ash demand and pricing, Ciner Wyoming reinstated its quarterly cash distribution and NRP will receive $7.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Corporate and Financing
Corporate and financing costs in the third quarter of 2021 were relatively flat as compared to the prior year period. Free cash flow improved $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower cash paid for interest as a result of less debt outstanding in 2021.
As noted earlier, NRP declared a third quarter 2021 preferred unit distribution of $8.0 million which will be paid one-half in cash and one-half in kind. The indenture governing the 2025 parent company notes restricts NRP from paying more than one-half of the quarterly distribution on the preferred units in cash if NRP's consolidated leverage ratio exceeds 3.75x, and as of September 30, 2021, NRP's leverage ratio was 3.8x. However, as a result of the strong coal and soda ash pricing expected in the fourth quarter, and the forest carbon offset transaction described above, NRP expects its leverage ratio to fall below the 3.75x threshold by December 31, 2021. If this occurs, NRP plans to redeem its outstanding paid-in-kind preferred units and continue paying cash distributions to its common unitholders. If NRP's consolidated leverage ratio were to remain above 3.75x and NRP remains unable to redeem its outstanding paid-in-kind preferred units, NRP would be required to temporarily suspend distributions on its common units until the leverage ratio drops below 3.75x and the outstanding paid-in-kind preferred units are redeemed. Additionally, NRP expects its leverage ratio to continue its long-term decline as NRP pays down debt.
Future distributions on NRP's common and preferred units and decisions regarding paid-in-kind preferred unit redemptions will be determined on a quarterly basis by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors considers numerous factors each quarter in determining cash distributions, including profitability, cash flow, debt service obligations, market conditions and outlook, estimated unitholder income tax liability and the level of cash reserves that the Board determines is necessary for future operating and capital needs.
A conference call will be held today at 9:00 a.m. ET. To register for the conference call, please use this link https://conferencingportals.com/event/kfJdSHYP. After registering a confirmation will be sent via email, including dial in details and unique conference call codes for entry. Registration is open through the live call, however, to ensure you are connected for the full call we suggest registering at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. Investors may also listen to the call via the Investor Relations section of the NRP website at www.nrplp.com. To access the replay, please visit the Investor Relations section of NRP's website.
Withholding Information for Foreign Investors
This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of NRP's distributions to foreign investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, NRP's distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable rate.
Natural Resource Partners L.P., a master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, TX, is a diversified natural resource company that owns, manages and leases a diversified portfolio of mineral properties in the United States including interests in coal, industrial minerals and other natural resources. In addition, NRP owns an equity investment in Ciner Wyoming LLC, a trona ore mining and soda ash production business.
For additional information, please contact Tiffany Sammis at 713-751-7515 or tsammis@nrplp.com. Further information about NRP is available on the Partnership's website at http://www.nrplp.com.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Partnership based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Partnership. These risks include, among other things, statements regarding: the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic; future distributions on the Partnership's common and preferred units; the Partnership's business strategy; its liquidity and access to capital and financing sources; its financial strategy; prices of and demand for coal, trona and soda ash, and other natural resources; estimated revenues, expenses and results of operations; projected future performance by the Partnership's lessees, including Foresight Energy; Ciner Wyoming LLC's trona mining and soda ash refinery operations; distributions from the soda ash joint venture; the impact of governmental policies, laws and regulations, as well as regulatory and legal proceedings involving the Partnership, and of scheduled or potential regulatory or legal changes; global and U.S. economic conditions; and other factors detailed in Natural Resource Partners' Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Natural Resource Partners L.P. has no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
"Adjusted EBITDA" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income (loss) less equity earnings from unconsolidated investment, net income attributable to non-controlling interest and gain on reserve swap; plus total distributions from unconsolidated investment, interest expense, net, debt modification expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, depreciation, depletion and amortization and asset impairments. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss, net income or loss attributable to partners, operating income or loss, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance, liquidity or ability to service debt obligations. There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring items that materially affect our net income, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Adjusted EBITDA reported by different companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA presented below is not calculated or presented on the same basis as Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our partnership agreement or Consolidated EBITDDA as defined in Opco's debt agreements. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental performance measure used by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to assess the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis.
"Distributable cash flow" or "DCF" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations plus distributions from unconsolidated investment in excess of cumulative earnings, proceeds from asset sales and disposals, including sales of discontinued operations, and return of long-term contract receivable; less maintenance capital expenditures and distributions to non-controlling interest. DCF is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. DCF may not be calculated the same for us as for other companies. In addition, distributable cash flow is not calculated or presented on the same basis as distributable cash flow as defined in our partnership agreement, which is used as a metric to determine whether we are able to increase quarterly distributions to our common unitholders. Distributable cash flow is a supplemental liquidity measure used by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to assess our ability to make cash distributions and repay debt.
"Free cash flow" or "FCF" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations plus distributions from unconsolidated investment in excess of cumulative earnings and return of long-term contract receivable; less maintenance and expansion capital expenditures, cash flow used in acquisition costs classified as investing or financing activities and distributions to non-controlling interest. FCF is calculated before mandatory debt repayments. Free cash flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. Free cash flow may not be calculated the same for us as for other companies. Free cash flow is a supplemental liquidity measure used by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to assess our ability to make cash distributions and repay debt.
"Cash flow cushion" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as free cash flow less one-time beneficial items, mandatory Opco debt repayments, preferred unit distributions and common unit distributions. Cash flow cushion is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. Cash flow cushion is a supplemental liquidity measure used by our management to assess the Partnership's ability to make or raise cash distributions to our common and preferred unitholders and our general partner and repay debt or redeem preferred units.
"Return on capital employed" or "ROCE" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income (loss) operations plus financing costs (interest expense plus loss on extinguishment of debt) divided by the sum of equity excluding equity of discontinued operations, and debt. Return on capital employed should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss, net income or loss attributable to partners, operating income or loss, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance, liquidity or ability to service debt obligations. Return on capital employed is a supplemental performance measure used by our management team that measures our profitability and efficiency with which our capital is employed. The measure provides an indication of operating performance before the impact of leverage in the capital structure.
-Financial Tables and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures Follow-
Natural Resource Partners L.P.
Financial Tables
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except per unit data)
Revenues and other income
Transportation and processing services
Equity in earnings of Ciner Wyoming
Gain on asset sales and disposals
Total revenues and other income
Operating and maintenance expenses
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
General and administrative expenses
Asset impairments
Income (loss) from operations
(68,615
Interest expense, net
Net income (loss)
Less: income attributable to preferred unitholders
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders and the general partner
(284
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
Net income (loss) attributable to the general partner
Net income (loss) per common unit
Diluted
Comprehensive income from unconsolidated investment and other
Comprehensive income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
Distributions from unconsolidated investment
Equity earnings from unconsolidated investment
Bad debt expense
Unit-based compensation expense
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest
Other items, net
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations
Net cash provided by operating activities
Proceeds from asset sales and disposals
Return of long-term contract receivable
Acquisition of non-controlling interest in BRP
Net cash provided by investing activities of continuing operations
Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations
Net cash provided by investing activities
Distributions to common unitholders and the general partner
Distributions to preferred unitholders
Contributions from discontinued operations
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Plant, equipment, mineral rights and other funded with accounts payable or accrued liabilities
Preferred unit distributions paid-in-kind
(In thousands, except unit data)
Accounts receivable, net
Other current assets, net
Mineral rights, net
Intangible assets, net
Equity in unconsolidated investment
Long-term contract receivable, net
Other long-term assets, net
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current portion of deferred revenue
Current portion of long-term debt, net
Long-term debt, net
Class A Convertible Preferred Units (265,341 and 253,750 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, at $1,000 par value per unit; liquidation preference of $1,850 per unit at September 30, 2021 and $1,700 per unit at December 31, 2020)
Partners' capital:
Common unitholders' interest (12,351,306 and 12,261,199 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)
General partner's interest
Warrant holders' interest
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Total partners' capital
Total liabilities and capital
Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital
Common Unitholders
Partners'
Non-Controlling
Amounts
Balance at December 31, 2020
Net income (1)
Issuance of unit-based awards
Unit-based awards amortization and vesting, net
Balance at March 31, 2021
Distributions to common unitholders and general partner
Unit-based awards amortization and vesting
Balance at June 30, 2021
Balance at September 30, 2021
Net income includes $7.7 million of income attributable to preferred unitholders that accumulated during the period, of which $7.6 million is allocated to the common unitholders and $0.2 million is allocated to the general partner.
Consolidated Statement of Partners' Capital
Income (Loss)
Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting standard
Comprehensive loss from unconsolidated investment and other
Net loss (2)
Net loss includes $7.6 million of income attributable to preferred unitholders that accumulated during the period, of which $7.5 million is allocated to the common unitholders and $0.2 million is allocated to the general partner.
The following tables present NRP's unaudited business results by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and June 30, 2021:
Coal Royalty
Corporate and
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Cash flow provided by (used in) continuing operations:
Distributable cash flow (1)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
The following table presents NRP's unaudited business results by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Distributable cash flow (1) (2)
Includes net proceeds from the sale of the construction aggregates business which are classified as investing cash flow from discontinued operations.
Operating Statistics - Coal Royalty and Other
(In thousands, except per ton data)
Coal sales volumes (tons)
Total Appalachia
Northern Powder River Basin
Total coal sales volumes
Coal royalty revenue per ton
Combined average coal royalty revenue per ton
Coal royalty revenues
Unadjusted coal royalty revenues
Coal royalty adjustment for minimum leases
Total coal royalty revenues
Production lease minimum revenues
Minimum lease straight-line revenues
Property tax revenues
Wheelage revenues
Coal overriding royalty revenues
Lease amendment revenues
Aggregates royalty revenues
Oil and gas royalty revenues
Total other revenues
Transportation and processing services revenues
Total Coal Royalty and Other segment revenues and other income
Northern Appalachia includes NRP's Hibbs Run property that has significant sales volumes, but a low fixed rate per ton.
Adjusted EBITDA
Less: equity earnings from unconsolidated investment
Add: total distributions from unconsolidated investment
Add: interest expense, net
Add: depreciation, depletion and amortization
Add: asset impairments
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Distributable Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations
Add: proceeds from asset sales and disposals
Add: return of long-term contract receivable
Distributable cash flow
Less: proceeds from asset sales and disposals
Less: acquisition costs
Add: proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
Less: proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
LTM Free Cash Flow and Cash Flow Cushion
March 31,
Less: mandatory Opco debt repayments
Less: preferred unit distributions
Less: common unit distributions
Cash flow cushion
Debt—at September 30, 2021
Leverage Ratio (1)
Leverage Ratio is calculated as the outstanding principal of NRP's debt as of September 30, 2021 divided by the last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA. Note that Adjusted EBITDA under the indenture governing NRP's 2025 parent company notes may be different than the amount shown above. However, NRP's last twelve months Leverage ratio as of September 30, 2021, was 3.8x as calculated under the indenture governing NRP's 2025 parent company notes.
Return on Capital Employed ("ROCE")
LTM Ended September 30, 2021
Financing costs
As of September 30, 2020
Less: total current liabilities excluding current debt, net
Less: total long-term liabilities excluding long-term debt, net
Capital employed
Total partners' capital
Class A convertible preferred units
Debt, net
Excluding asset impairments:
Return excluding asset impairments
ROCE excluding asset impairments
OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
MINING/MINERALS
Natural Resource Partners L.P. Schedules Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call
Natural Resource Partners L.P. Schedules First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call
Natural Resource Partners L.P. 2020 Tax Information
Pioneer Natural Resources Completes Acquisition of DoublePoint Energy
Natural Resource Partners L.P. 2020 Form 10-K Now Available
Natural Resource Partners L.P. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results and Declares Second Quarter 2020 Distributions
Pioneer Natural Resources Announces Inaugural Variable Dividend on Common Shares
D. Yoland Ltd.
Plattmounts
Autoblindajes Spartan