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Memorial Weekend in this area is very special with lots to do and plenty of places to ride.
Vanderhall is the name of the latest entry into the "autocycle" market.
It's hard to believe that it's been 9 years since Smokin' Harley-Davidson brought new life in the local motorcycle community.
It takes a lot to turn a tragedy into something positive.
On May 24th, the Ride Of Pride send off and dedication ceremony was held at Freightliner in Cleveland, NC.
What do frozen t-shirts, losers winning, and bacon have in common?
Bikers are always looking out for each other.
In November 2017, Northside Tavern altered the atmosphere of the town of Sparta, a mountain community in Alleghany County, NC.
The first weekend of June, the Manufacturers Cup Motorcycle Drag Racing Series was back at Rockingham Dragway for the DME Nationals.
The first weekend in May, the MANIAX Riding Club of Catawba, NC, set off for their first big ride of the season.
This year the long-running HOG Happenin' moved to the Hickory, NC, American Legion Fairgrounds for some bikes and barbeque.
On June 15th, the Chariots Of Fire Motorcycle Ministry (COF) hosted a bike night for all area riders at Coach's Neighborhood Bar and Grill.
On Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd, the CCIB Land was the place to be.
I don't know how to start this article. It's about my old friend Bob.
President Harry Truman was responsible for establishing a single holiday for citizens to thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.
The rain cleared for a nice Saturday at Denton Farm Park in Denton, NC, and the Antique Motorcycle Club of America's 9th Southern National Meet.
This year there were 27 Marines from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina that arrived in the upstate of South Carolina to participate in a week of Rest, Relaxation, and Recognition.
Greater Piedmont Adult and Teen Challenge (GPTC), located at 1912 Boulevard Street in Greensboro, NC, is an eleven acre campus dedicated to helping young men struggling with drug and alcohol addictions.
April 21st was a busy day for a lot of bikers and others.
On Saturday June 9, Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson in Raleigh, hosted the Fourth Annual June JAMR ride.


The IEIA Forum took shape in April 2004 and originated from U.S.-Australia talks on critical infrastructure readiness.
The bi-lateral governmental talks found international collaboration would be key to improving infrastructure readiness, a reality highlighted by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and related threats to each country's critical infrastructures. With that knowledge, electricity industry and government representatives developed the forum's basic concept: promoting collaboration and banking industry knowledge for broad use.
In November 2004, a planning meeting to define the objectives and deliverables of the IEIA Forum was held in Sydney. Industry and governments form Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States were in attendance. The meeting results supported the development of the IEIA Forum as a contribution to addressing critical infrastructure protection and infrastructure assurance issues.
In August 2006, nearly 50 people from the participating countries attended the first annual meeting in the US. The Steering Committee formally approved the forum's concept: the industry must join efforts to save time and money on infrastructure readiness.
In 2007 and beyond, the IEIA Forum's primary focus will be developing its deliverables.


T-Mobile is the fourth largest wireless provider in the U.S. with over 53 million subscribers. To compete against larger rivals like AT&T and Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile CEO John Legere came up with a series of unique plans for customers as part of a campaign called Uncarrier. The Uncarrier plans include bundles with free international roaming, 200MB of free tablet data, phone upgrades twice per year, ETF payoffs and a "Data Stash" feature that let users carry over unused high-speed data usage for up to one year.
This month, AT&T launched a feature that is similar to T-Mobile's "Data Stash" feature called Mobile Share Value, which allows users to carry over unused data to the next month. Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless carrier by subscribers in the U.S., asserts that they do not need to launch a data rollover plan because the company is a leader, not a follower.
"We did not go to places where we did not financially want to go to save a customer," said Verizon chief financial officer Fran Shammo in an interview with CNET. "And there's going to be certain customers who leave us for price, and we are just not going to compete with that because it doesn't make financial sense for us to do that."
Even though Shammo said he refuses to match T-Mobile's data rollover plan, Verizon does offer prepaid plans that lets you carry over unused data to the next cycle called ALLSET PLANS. Verizon's ALLSET PLANS offers prepaid options as low as $35 for basic phones and $45 for smartphones with unlimited messaging and 500MB of data. The unused rollover data expires after 30 or 90 days depending on the data plan that is purchased.
Shammo also said that Verizon will not be following Sprint and T-Mobile in partnering with Google on a wireless service. Shammo said that this is another example of Google "stirring the pot." He compared Google's potential wireless service to Google Fiber, meaning Google simply wanted to push for higher speeds in the competition rather than becoming a serious Internet service provider. Google Fiber offers 1Gbps speeds at a low cost in specific cities. AT&T and Comcast ended up matching those speeds in specific markets. Shammo added that there are other wireless reseller companies that offer prepaid services at lower rates like TracFone Wireless. TracFone operates as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that has agreements with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to use their networks. Verizon benefits from working with these types of companies because they generally go after market segments that larger carriers ignore.


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Do you spend your life just "going through the motions?" I've always been a very purposeful person, but lately I've discovered that I'm not getting much out of going to the gym. I leave there sort of in a daze, and come home almost forgetting that I've just been there.
There was once a time when I would be so tired from the gym I couldn't function the rest of the night. That's a good kind of tired because you know you've spent your time wisely. Now I go about the rest of my day as if I never stepped even foot out my front door.
The lesson here is to be more purposeful with the things you do. If you're putting in the effort to actually get to the gym, make it worth your while. Focus on the motions and feel yourself getting stronger. Give 100% when you are there and push yourself to do just a little bit more.
If this isn't working and you're still feeling like your workouts aren't producing results, you may just be in a rut. Try changing the exercises your doing. This might be your excuse to try that new machine you keep looking at.


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Longevity: Cabral Libii tackles Paul Biya severely
By Louis Paul Bisseck 28 December 2021 Updated: 29 December 2021 No Comments3 Mins Read
"The longevity of a man in power can become a factor of serious slowdown." In an article published on social networks, the president of the Pcrn is worried about the consequences of the long reign of President Paul Biya in power.
Below is his entire tribune:
Until 2022 let's talk about old age.
Longevity-old age, even extreme or extraordinary, is indisputably for a human a divine Grace.
Yes, growing old is a Grace.
And an old person is an opportunity for any human community that knows how to take care of him.
The longevity of a man in power, at the head of a state on the other hand, can in some cases become a factor of serious slowdown and even collapse when it is combined with longevity-old age.
It is rarely good outside monarchies that longevity in power coincides with the longevity of the man in power, especially when the constitution makes him the alpha and omega of political decision-making.
There is then a good chance that the governing order will become sclerotic from above and unable to renew itself. Even giving the false impression that he is devoid of talents and skills. Because he becomes captive of the small group that controls the "old" and sinks inexorably under evils such as favoritism and the suffocation of talents, corruption, frenzied predation, nepotism.
This ruling order, which is officially under the orders of a human naturally weakened by age, is actually a disordered order. Some of its members bluff with a false serenity, others let the dream of dauphinate flourish in their minds.
"… Let the people rise up to put an end to it."
Intoxicated by the sense of legitimate power that physical, generational, family or administrative proximity to the "old" provides, they illusorily believe that the wait-and-see consensus around the "old" will be transferred to them. In this perspective, they accumulate more and more money in the expectation of having the greatest purchasing power of consciences when the time comes, they fully exploit their positions of power to build the meritorious bluff around their personal profiles which gives rise to an interesting mercato of senior officials before the hour… and even opponents why not…
But in truth it is who will survive his competitors all as illegitimate as each other. Thus they are damaged "with an axe". Epervier is at the service of the one who has the favor of listening to the "old" at the time.
When this situation lasts, it is essential that the people stand up to put an end to it. It is a matter of a methodical collective burst of survival.
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De Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, ook bekend als de Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) of de Conventie van Bonn, is een internationaal verdrag met het doel migrerende diersoorten te beschermen. Het verdrag werd in 1979 in Bonn (Duitsland) getekend onder auspiciën van de Verenigde Naties.

Inmiddels hebben meer dan honderd staten zich bij het verdrag aangesloten, die zich daarmee tot doel stellen om de diersoorten te beschermen die in Bijlage I van de conventie worden genoemd. Ook verplichten ze zich de habitats van deze soorten te beschermen of herstellen en obstakels voor migratie weg te nemen. Bijlage II van het verdrag bevat een lijst van diersoorten voor welke internationale samenwerking op regionaal of wereldwijd niveau nodig is.

Het verdrag dient als een raamwerk waarbinnen aparte deelverdragen kunnen worden gesloten. Tot nu toe zijn deelverdragen gesloten voor:
 Europese vleermuizen (het EUROBATS-verdrag)
 Walvissen in de Middellandse Zee, Zwarte Zee en de Atlantische Oceaan
 Kleine walvissen in de Oostzee en Noordzee (het ASCOBANS-verdrag)
 Zeehonden in de Waddenzee
 Watervogels die tussen Afrika en Eurazië migreren (het AEWA-verdrag)
Albatrossen en stormvogels

Daarnaast zijn een aantal minder formele deelverdragen getekend, de zogenaamd Memoranda of Understanding. Deze hebben tot doel om de volgende soorten beschermen:
 De Siberische Witte Kraanvogel
 De Dunbekwulp
 Zeeschildpadden langs de Atlantische kust van Afrika
 Zeeschildpadden in de Indische Oceaan en langs de kusten van Zuidoost-Azië
 De Grote Trap in Centraal-Europa.
 De Waterrietzanger
 Het Afghaans edelhert (Cervus elaphus bactrianus)
 De Afrikaanse olifant in West-Afrika
 De Saïga
 Walvissen in de Stille Oceaan
 Zes soorten trekkende haaien (witte haai, reuzenhaai, walvishaai, haringhaai, doornhaai, kortvinmakreelhaai en langvinmakreelhaai) (sinds feb. 2010).

De Conventie van Bonn wordt beheerd door een secretariaat in Bonn onder auspiciën van het United Nations Environment Programme. Daarnaast is er een Conference of the Parties, dat om de drie jaar bijeenkomt, en twee adviserende lichamen, het Standing Committee en de Scientific Council.

Het jaar 2007 werd uitgeroepen tot het Jaar van de Dolfijn op voorstel van de Conventie van Bonn en andere organisaties.

Zie ook
 Conventie van Ramsar
 CITES
 Vogelrichtlijn en Habitatrichtlijn
 Conventie van Bern
 AEWA-verdrag
 IUCN
 Rode Lijst

Externe link
 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
 EUROBATS Agreement

Milieuverdrag
Verdrag in de 20e eeuw
1979

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SEAMLESS COORDINATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NEEDED TO MITIGATE IMPACT OF COVID-19 – NEDA
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Well-coordinated measures guided by a comprehensive plan are crucial to contain the spread of the COVID-19 and to mitigate its social and economic impact, the National Economic and Development Authority said.
"This public health emergency brought about by COVID-19 shows us how crucial it is for us to have a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach in addressing this challenge," said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia.
"The response measures should delicately balance the health and economic objectives, particularly as the impact varies by economic class. Otherwise, the situation could deteriorate to a social and political crisis," said Pernia.
To mitigate the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, NEDA has proposed a three-phased program of interventions: Phase 1a: Clinical / Medical Response; Phase 1b: Public Health Response; Phase 1c: Short-term augmentation of health systems capacity; Phase 2: Rebuild consumer and business confidence; and Phase 3: Resume a new normal state of economic activity that is more prepared for another possible pandemic.
"During a crisis, it is best to plan ahead and avoid the worst-case scenario. We have crafted a comprehensive program of actions, learning from experiences and insights from various sectors and countries. This program requires close collaboration among government instrumentalities from national to local, the business sector from micro to large, NGOs, and citizens alike. It is also necessary for us to think ahead even while we address the most urgent and critical challenges," the Cabinet official said.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Philippines is in Phase 1, which focuses on public health measures to minimize the duration and contain the spread of COVID-19.
Under Phase 1a: Clinical / Medical Response, early detection and diagnosis, effective quarantine system, effective management and treatment protocol, research and epidemiological studies are among the necessary government interventions.
"The key to a successful medical response is widespread testing. Early detection and diagnosis will lead to early initiation of quarantine procedures, which will therefore limit or prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease," said Pernia.
"It is crucial to have adequate number of testing kits, medical supplies, facilities, and equipment and health care personnel across the country. This may require the use of makeshift facilities or converted structures, in the immediate term," the Cabinet official added.
Interventions under Phase 1b: Public Health Response, on the other hand, require utmost cooperation from the public. Travel ban, promotion of proper hygiene, ban on crowded gatherings, school closures, work suspension, flexible work arrangements in non-essential sectors, and work continuance in essential sectors comprise this phase, to contain the spread of the disease while ensuring sufficiency and accessibility of basic necessities
"We are currently in this phase – implementing protective-distancing and, in the coming days, social protection programs will be rolled out for those hit hard by the work suspension orders. These are being shepherded by the joint Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases and National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council," said Pernia.
Meanwhile, efforts to augment health systems capacity need to be accelerated in order to ensure that the country is equipped to handle potential surge when the ECQ is lifted.
Under Phase 1c, the establishment of makeshift outpatient consultation facilities with specimen harvesting capability is needed, including the increase of supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and remote quarantine facilities (RQF).
"At this phase, it may be useful to engage a wider portion of the population in the supply of the essentials to fight COVID-19. Existing businesses may be encouraged to reconfigure their product offerings to include these essentials," he said.
Once the ECQ is lifted, reduced economic activity is still expected as the public becomes hesitant to engage.
During this time, the government must assure the public of the adequacy of the country's improved health systems, which is under Phase 2 of the proposed program on interventions.
"To maintain appropriate protective distancing even beyond the ECQ, businesses may implement staggered working hours. Provision of emergency loans may also be resorted to address balance sheet problems of both the business sector and consumers," said Pernia.
Lastly, redefining the new normal state of economic activity under Phase 3 includes recalibrating development plans and work programs to conform to the new normal.
For its part, NEDA will begin its preparations for Phase 3 by conducting various scenario and foresight planning exercises involving multiple stakeholders, including experts and development partners.
"At this point, there is a need to engage the whole-of-government in crafting the policies and programs under the new normal scenario. The more important phase is communicating these to the public and building a constituency for these new policies and programs," the Cabinet official said.
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SKNFA honours Mr. Bernel Grant
Mr. Bernel Grant (left) receiving his award frrom SKNFA President Anthony Johnson (right)
Mr. Bernel "Babou" Grant is a resident of Cayon. He started playing the game of football at the age of 5 years old.
Mr. Bernel "Babou" Grant involvement in football was not just as a player, he also made his contribution to the sport in the areas of coaching and refereeing. In addition, he served in various management positions for his clubs. He was founder and organizer of a Junior League named Hot Sun League and also founder the Youth Uprising Football Club FC in 1990.
As a player, he played for several teams during his early years in the sport. These included teams such as:
Blue Circles FC
Texas FC
Golden Eagles FC of Dieppe Bay
Later on in his playing career he played for teams such as:
Together-Heads: one of the Rural Champions in the Cayon community league
And Cayon in the SKNFA, then Second Division league
Mr. Grant migrated to the USVI where he continued his football career and played for a team of St. Kitts and Nevis nationals named Brazilia Football Club.
As a coach he coached several teams such as the Air and Seaport Authority, the Cayon FC and the Youth Uprising FC. The Youth Uprising FC was founded in 1990 and comprised players such as George "Yellowman Isaac and Tyrone Oloughlin who are actually the coaches for one of tonight's finalist; the FLOW 4G Cayon Rockets Football Club.
Mr. Grant was also a referee in the St. Kitts Masonry East Rural League and the TDC Canon League.
Ladies and gentlemen, tonight the SKNFA honors Mr. Bernel "Babou" Grant
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Actually är Pet Shop Boys andra studioalbum, utgivet 7 september 1987. På albumet samarbetade duon med flera olika producenter och gästartister, bland andra Stephen Hague, Julian Mendelsohn, Dusty Springfield, Angelo Badalamenti, Ennio Morricone.

Actually finns med i boken 1001 Album du måste höra innan du dör.

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 One More Chance
 What Have I Done To Deserve This?
 Shopping
 Rent
 Hit Music
 It Couldn't Happen Here
 It's A Sin
 I Want To Wake Up
 Heart
 King's Cross

Alla låtar är skrivna av Neil Tennant och Chris Lowe förutom 1 skriven av Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe och Bobby Orlando, 2 skriven av Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe och Allee Willis och 6 skriven av Chris Lowe, Ennio Morricone och Neil Tennant.

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Few in the global entertainment industry would disagree that FRAPA's mission — to protect, promote, educate and connect the formats community — is not valuable, indeed vital. However, an organisation of the scale and ambition of FRAPA runs on more than good will: it also needs to pay its way.
This reality is the motivation behind FRAPA's latest sponsorship initiative, which is aimed at larger format players — the multinational production groups that are big enough and powerful enough to make do without FRAPA's services, but that nonetheless support its ideals and principles.
The first major format company to step up to the plate is ITV Studios, whose managing director of Global Creative Network, Mike Beale, joined the FRAPA management board early last year. Explaining the UK production giant's decision to throw its weight behind FRAPA, Beale said: "As one of the world's larger production groups, with 35-plus non-scripted creative labels around the globe, we felt it would be useful for all our creatives to understand, be informed and be across the work done by FRAPA to safeguard the flow of original formats. With scale also comes a responsibility to ensure the ongoing protection of creativity, innovation and respect for the work of all producers of all sizes from all territories."
FRAPA co-chair Phil Gurin, president and CEO of The Gurin Company, said the sponsorship programme offered the format industry's leading companies an opportunity to "stand up for what is right". "Becoming a FRAPA sponsor sends out a powerful message," he added. "It shows that you believe in the rights of creators and share the values espoused in our declaration of co-operation and code of conduct. It also demonstrates excellent global good citizenship, and support for the next wave of creators and producers."
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Colombian-Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez debuts as first YouTube Artist on the Rise
Many fans can tell you about the first time they heard an incredible new song or watched a groundbreaking video from a musical newcomer. Some of the most memorable moments with artists happen early. That's why we aimed to capture those moments with last year's launch of Artist on the Rise on YouTube's Trending tab, which spotlights three songs from emerging artists every week.
To support and help more artists get discovered at every phase of their career, today we're expanding the Trending tab feature with the launch of a new monthly program called Artist on the Rise.
The program will promote a diverse lineup of music's most important new voices across all genres, connecting them with fans worldwide through in-product promotion and programming, out-of-home, social and fan events at YouTube Spaces. The Artist on the Rise Trending tab will also continue to feature three songs a week from emerging artists that are making a significant impact on YouTube.
The program's first Artist on the Rise is Jessie Reyez, a 27-year-old Colombian-Canadian singer-songwriter signed to Island / FMLY and known for her smoky voice, outspoken lyrics and soulful R&B hooks. She's grown from an aspiring artist covering hits like Adele's "Hello," to become a star in her own right, receiving the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the year and partnering with Calvin Harris on the track "Hard to Love." In true YouTube fashion, she's cultivated a loyal fanbase over the years, racking up 22.6 million views for her breakout hit "Figures." 2018 will be a huge year for Jessie – if you don't know her now, you will soon.
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WSTale » World News » Venezuela will begin using its own cryptocurrency for oil trading
Venezuela will begin using its own cryptocurrency for oil trading
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President Maduro's 'Petro Cryptocurrency' will become Venezuela's official currency alongside the bolivar as oil-rich nation grapples with staggering economic crisis
Maduro said the petro cryptocurrency would become a 'second accounting unit'
The central bank will publish an exchange rate for the petro on world markets
It comes as new currency notes with five fewer zeroes will come into circulation
Venezuela will begin using its own cryptocurrency for the oil trade, prices and salaries in a bid to revive its struggling economy.
President Nicolas Maduro said the virtual petro currency, which was launched in February, would be a second 'accounting unit' for the country alongside the bolivar and would have an official exchange rate.
The change comes as new currency notes with five fewer zeroes come into circulation on Monday, with inflation forecast by the IMF to hit a million per cent this year.
Maduro said he would unveil a new salary and pricing system which would be anchored to the petro, which is backed by oil, ABC International reported.
President Nicolas Maduro (pictured) said the virtual petro currency, which was launched in February, would be a second 'accounting unit' for the country alongside the bolivar
The president said: 'As of next Monday, Venezuela will have a second accounting unit based on the price, the value of the petro.
'It will be a second accounting unit of the Republic and will begin operations as a mandatory accounting unit of our PDVSA oil industry.'
The country's central bank would publish an official exchange rate between the petro and bolivar as well as the petro's value in foreign currencies, he said.
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In March President Donald Trump banned Americans from using the cryptocurrency in a move to stop Venezuela using it as a way to avoid U.S. sanctions.
The executive order described the petro as an 'attempt to circumvent U.S. sanctions by issuing a digital currency in a process that Venezuela's democratically elected National Assembly has denounced as unlawful.'
Maduro earlier said the newly denominated currency system would reactivate the economy, with old currency notes and new ones will co-exist for an unspecified period of time.
Venezuela's president said the country's central bank would publish an exchange rate for the new virtual currency. Pictured: an anti-Maduro rally in Caracas
The president said Monday would be a holiday so that people can get used to the new banknotes.
The currency reforms are the latest effort to shore up the country's struggling economy.
Gasoline is practically given away in Venezuela with the subsidy, meaning a single liter of gasoline costs a bolivar, which is next to nothing. A dollar exchanged on the black market would buy nearly five million liters.
Maduro has announced that Venezuela's dirt-cheap fuel will be available only to people with a special government aid card that the opposition has denounced as a tool for controlling people.
People who want to keep benefiting from subsidized gas prices in this oil-rich nation must register their vehicles by Friday using the so-called 'carnet de la patria,' or fatherland card, which provides access to government assistance.
In May the U.S. tightened financial sanctions against Venezuela following what the Washington called a 'sham' election, making it harder for the government to sell off state assets.
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Study claims 74% of US coal plants uneconomic compared to local wind, solar
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Nearly three-quarters of existing U.S. coal plants are more expensive to run than building new solar and wind generation, according to a report from Energy Innovation, an organization with a mission to accelerate progress in clean energy.
Local wind and solar could take the place of 211 GW, or 74%, of existing coal-fired generation with immediate savings to customers, concluded the report, released March 25. That figure climbs to 246 GW, or 86%, by 2025 as the coal fleet continues to age and renewable energy undercuts the fuel on costs.
"Coal's remaining rationale was that it was cheap if externalities weren't included, but even that rationale is vanishing," the report said.
Renewable energy generation doubled between 2008 and 2018, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently noted. Nearly 90% of the increase in U.S. renewable electricity generation has come from wind and solar. Meanwhile, U.S. coal-fired power plants have continued to retire as utilities avoid building any new coal-fired capacity.
The group's research identified 94 GW of existing U.S. coal capacity deemed "substantially" at risk in places where new local wind and solar generation would cut costs by at least 25% compared to existing coal generation. Almost half of the fleet becomes "substantially" at risk from new wind and solar by 2025 even as federal renewable energy tax credits phase out, according to the model.
Coal plant owners across the U.S. have been announcing plans to retire significant coal capacity.
"We began repositioning our Indiana electric business with the submission of a long-term plan to transition our generating fleet away from coal to lower-cost renewable energy resources beginning in 2023 and becoming coal-free by 2028, saving customers an estimated $4 billion over the long term," NiSource Inc. President and CEO Joseph Hamrock said on a Feb. 20 earnings call.
Energy Innovation partnered with Vibrant Clean Energy to compile data on coal, wind and solar costs from federal energy data and public financial filings. The model compares individual coal plants' marginal cost of energy to the lowest levelized cost of energy for a wind or solar resource localized around that plant. Because it limits replacement to only local resources, the analysis is conservative, the report's authors said.
Eric Gimon, a senior fellow with Energy Innovation, likened the concept of retiring existing uneconomic coal plants to buying a new car. While there is a capital cost involved with new construction, the price of lower fuel economy, repairs and other costs of an older piece of machinery can quickly mount to a higher cost than the initial capital costs of something equipped with newer and more efficient technology.
"Even though I have an older car and it works, I don't really need it anymore," Gimon said. "I'd rather buy a new car."
The analysis does not account for the idea of lost capital owed to those who invested in coal-fired power plants or the costs of shutting down those plants, but other reports from Energy Innovation have laid out policies and tools for shutting down uneconomic coal plants in a way that is more financially palatable to ratepayers and power generators. The authors also acknowledged that the report does not include an analysis of grid impacts and alternative sources of reliability services that would be necessary to shut the plants down in practice.
"We hope that by looking at the local resources available, other stakeholders can start thinking about ways of creating transition plans for the whole community at the same time that they're considering these options," said Mike O'Boyle, director of electricity policy for Energy Innovation.
It could take several years to go through the regulatory process needed to analyze and retire these plants, he added.
"Other resources will be required to complement wind and solar and provide essential reliability services, but the increasingly attractive relative value proposition for the raw energy available from wind and solar versus more expensive coal generation can generate more and more money to directly address grid challenges," the report concluded.
Coal supporters, including the Trump administration, say coal and nuclear power are essential to a functioning electric grid.
"As grid operators wrestle with how to increase resilience and ensure continued reliability, the future balance between the legacy baseload and newer generators like natural gas and renewables will be struck, and this balance may differ regionally," the White House said in a March 19 report suggesting preferential treatment for coal and nuclear power plants in a possible electricity generation reserve.
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Djokovic defeats Del Potro in US Open tournament Final
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Novak Djokovic confirms his return to the top. The Serbian won on Sunday the 14th Grand Slam of his career – the second this season after Wimbledon – by easily dominating Juan Martin del Potro in three sets (6-3, 7-6[4], 6-3) and 3: 15 in the game. This is the third time that the former world number one has won at Flushing Meadows.
The boss is back. After the resurrection of Wimbledon, which could seem surprising, Novak Djokovic magisterally confirmed his return to grace. His victory in Cincinnati had set him up as a favorite for the US Open and nothing and no one could stop his triumphal March again. Juan Martin del Potro no more than the others. The Argentinean battled as long as he could, but he returned the weapons in three sets (6-3, 7-6, 6-3), even if it still took three and a quarter hours to close them. This 14th Grand Slam title installs the Serbian to the tune of a Pete Sampras.
Nine years after his title on the same short Arthur-Ashe, Juan Martin del Potro, the champion returned from the abyss, dreamed of finishing his beautiful story. But he came across an exceptional Djokovic during most of this final. Apart from a second set with a knife, which alone ate half the length of the game, during which he posted Novak Djokovic confirms his return to the top. The Serbian won on Sunday the 14th Grand Slam of his career – the second this season after Wimbledon – by easily dominating Juan Martin del Potro in three sets (6-3, 7-6[4], 6-3) and 3: 15 in the game. This is the third time that the former world number one has won at Flushing Meadows.
The twenty-minute game that could have changed everything
The first set set set the tone. After the usual tension of the first games, the Djoker Put a first 4-3 banderille in his favor, breaking Del Potro who led 40-0 in this game. A hard blow for the Argentinean from Tandil who, by the time he got back to the place, found himself LED 6-3, 3-1. Djokovic then played with the precision of a watchmaker. Everything was thought out, precise and masterfully executed. This final, long awaited, seemed then to have left to be expedient. But "Delpo" had not waited nine years for his second major final to drop the piece so easily.
It was on one of his service games that the Argentinean got back on his feet. One big point, then another, a call to the public and he was, finally, in his game. In the process, he disengaged to join three everywhere. We finally had a final. She reached her climax a few moments later, in an astounding eighth game, twenty minutes long. In a hurry, Djokovic then made mistakes that were foreign to him during a set and a half. Del Potro got no less than three break opportunities that would have opened the door wide to him. But he couldn't hit the nail. First regrets, followed by another in the tie-break, where he led 3-1 before being dropped by his strong shot, the right shot, to tip 7 points to 4.
Could This set Have changed everything ? We will never know, but he would have given this final another dimension, which could no longer escape Novak Djokovic. Even though the Serb squandered a first break ahead at 3-1, he put a final throttle hit at 4-3. One more break, one too many from Del Potro. After one last smash, the Djoker collapsed on the court. We were back two and a half years, when there was him and the others, when nothing escaped him. The wheel has been spinning a lot lately. Federer, then Nadal, had taken over. It's now Djokovic's turn. Not sure he leaves soon.
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Winning the hearts of the rest of America is the story that is told in great detail in this new book.
Reliving the Joy of Reagan's Great 1980 Victory
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In Rendezvous with Destiny, author Craig Shirley has done a masterful job in recreating the election that made Ronald Reagan President and changed America. Shirley wisely took as the title of his book the best-known phrase from Reagan's speech supporting Barry Goldwater in 1964, the speech that first placed Reagan on the national stage and won every conservative's heart. It was a mutual love affair that never wavered over the following decades.
Winning the hearts of the rest of America is the story that is told in great detail in this new book by the same author who also penned the best-selling Reagan's Revolution concerning the critical 1976 election that paved the way for'80. Shirley's books will be the definitive works on both Reagan elections. It will be impossible to top his extensive journalistic research and, especially, his 150 interviews with and access to all of the movers and shakers of the campaigns. This insider author knows or can get to everyone, including former President Jimmy Carter.
Given the scope and detail of Shirley's history, it is impossible to summarize its vignettes, historical facts and anecdotes in a short review. The reader must treat himself by personally consuming the inside tidbits as he would a fine meal, slowly and enjoyably. It is all there: the early efforts by the 1976 manager to control the campaign by purging any staffers he considered threats, Reagan's stirring announcement of candidacy, the almost-fatal Iowa loss, the dramatic Nashua recovery, the firing of the campaign leadership, Reagan's opposition to selecting George Bush as his running mate (somewhat over-dramatized), the almost-disastrous selection of Gerald Ford instead, the decisive general election debate in Cleveland with Carter that almost did not happen and the glorious November victory.
Consultants' Role
To the extent this history has a theme it is a tribute to the strength and character of Ronald Reagan and his effect on U.S. history. The book accurately portrays him and the events and peoples that provided the opportunity for him to shine. Shirley does not shrink from the candidate's weaknesses — especially presenting the most-detailed description of his hesitation in rejecting the foolish "dream ticket" of Reagan-Ford that would have cost him the election. But in the end the overall quality of Ronald Reagan's personal attributes and leadership qualities triumph. Shirley properly concludes with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's characterization of Reagan as a man "with greatness."
A secondary element of the book is an inside look at American politics of 1980 and especially the large role played by consultants in modern presidential elections. This reviewer must admit, in full disclosure, that he is among that tribe and is exposed as such in the book, so caveat emptor most certainly applies. Another member of the clan extensively covered in the book — George H.W. Bush's political director in 1980, David Keene—perfectly characterized the modern consultant's hubris in an earlier election classic, What It Takes by Richard Ben Cramer. Keene bluntly said: "The candidate is the necessary pain in the ass," meaning that the consultant saw himself as the important element in the campaign and viewed the candidate as only a potential impediment in his way to victory. Shirley calls this "consultants as celebrities." No one better symbolized that conceit than the man, who if there is a villain to Reagan's heroism in this book, was his campaign manager, John Sears.
Shirley traces the rise of the consultant as primus inter pares to the 1976 election, which makes sense, since Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedy brothers pretty much ran their own campaigns — although an earlier consultant, Mark Hanna, might object, John Sears would not. He had an ego (remember the caveat, I was both his assistant and a later adversary) as large as his undeniable analytical talent. He gave me, then a raw and theoretical professor, great insight into real-world strategizing. His genius was innate as he absolutely denigrated scholarly knowledge, calling it useless. He was impressive in discussion, made enemies like molasses draws flies, and he could not organize a two-car funeral. But he could think.
As much as it sticks in my craw, it is quite possible that Reagan would not have been nominated if Sears had not set up the confrontation between Bush and Reagan at the Nashua, N.H., debate. When Reagan insisted the other candidates be included in the debate: "I am paying for this microphone. I am paying for this debate," Bush dug in his heels insisting on confronting Reagan alone. Sears arranged this scene himself, with the specific goal of exposing Bush's hardheadedness and Reagan's magnanimity, and it worked — in spades. Bush's win in the Iowa caucuses had him on the verge of repeating Jimmy Carter's march to the White House. Reagan's New Hampshire director, Jerry Carmen, had taken charge of the local campaign and encouraged "Reagan to be Reagan" and that was clearly helping. But as one who was there, I am not sure that would have been sufficient without Sears' debate masterstroke.
Shirley mentions another development that was critical to success in the general election in 1980: targeting the "Reagan Democrats," the white, ethnic, blue-collar and Catholic voters who switched sides. He attributes this to a late change in strategy for Reagan — which it was. But the first project Sears gave me in 1977 was to devise a plan to win precisely these voters as the ones critical to a Republican victory in 1980. He had the vision well before the rest, including the early belief that Reagan could win. Like most geniuses, he had enormous blind spots. Most important, he did not trust Reagan's ability and thought he stage-managed the candidate. Sears considered Eastern moderates like himself the real pols who needed total control to win — an obsession that cost him his job when he targeted Reagan's closest personal friends.
Reagan Really in Charge
For the general election, even an admiring Shirley ultimately judges the Reagan campaign leadership inexperienced, disorganized and inarticulate. So how did the Gipper win? He did it himself with a bit of help from his friends. Reagan's strength was being an enthusiastic, intelligent, well-read, warm and engaging candidate whom people liked. Shirley even believes that Reagan's "gaffes" were tactical to hide what would otherwise be unacceptable to folks if delivered raw. He had plenty of help from his large number of enthusiastic supporters and volunteers and those lower-level campaign officials Shirley designates as "perhaps the most impressive group of political operatives ever assembled." But, in the end, it was the candidate that made the difference. For the proof, read this very objective book that makes the case merely by presenting the facts.
My own view is that Ronald Reagan both outlasted and outshined the consultants and the smart guys by a country mile. Even the debate shenanigans would not have worked if Reagan himself had not taken charge. And although Reagan often deferred to his staff and left much to them, at the end of the day he was in charge and won the presidency that changed the world.
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Mr. Devine, former director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, is professor of political science at Bellevue University and editor of ConservativeBattleline.com.


President Cyril Ramaphosa says there are no plans to interfere with the independence of the SA Reserve Bank, in an apparent climb down from what is contained in the ANC's election manifesto.
The ANC last week included a review of the Reserve Bank's mandate in its manifesto, but did not call for outright nationalisation.
"There is no intention whatsoever to tinker with the independence of the Reserve Bank," he said. "The independence of the Reserve Bank is sacrosanct, there should be no debate about that. We should not be alarmed," he said adding that similar debates about the role of central banks are common globally.
Ramaphosa said the Eskom task team he appointed in mid-December had been "working feverishly to come up with solutions to see how best to stabilise Eskom and determine a better path for the company".
"There is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel," he said, confirming that he met with the task team on Tuesday. The national power utility is about R420bn in debt.
"Eskom is being handled , we don't need to be carrying that burden with us to Davos," he added.
The country's meager economic growth has been worsened by poorly performing state-owned entities, which have been bleeding cash amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement.


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Vous trouverez ici la liste complète des projets soutenus par la Fondation Max van Berchem, classés par domaines d'activité, avec indication des dates de ce soutien.
Dans chaque domaine d'activité, les projets publiés dans le Bulletin sont soulignés.
SANER Turgut - A 19th Century Interpretation of Çinili Kösk (Istanbul) in an Orientalist Manner | 1995
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The impacts of a multi-dimensional European approach - Orientalism - were felt in the Ottoman capital too, from the mid 19th century onwards. A rich world of borrowed forms from various non-Ottoman Islamic artistic traditions is observed in about 30 designs in Istanbul: a complex instance in the history of architecture which can be defined as an "Orientalism in the Orient". The contrast caused by Indian, Persian and Moorish architectural motives was not as strong as it occurred in the western architecture where they were perceived as totally new and "exotic". Although there are also Ottoman examples, closer to the western perception, the general familiarity of some decorative and structural patterns led to the evaluation of the Ottoman forms in a revivalist manner. In other words, Ottoman Orientalism of the 19th century functioned as a catalyst in the transformation process of the architecture from a totally western look to an Ottoman revivalist content.
In most of the Ottoman-orientalist examples, the chosen architectural elements and decorative patterns were applied to frequently repeated building types, façades and interiors of the era. However, one particular design among them, that of the twin pavilions at the entrance of the former Ministry of Defense in Istanbul, attracts one's attention also because of its architectural mass and the revivalist elements re-designed to a new perspective. A closer examination of their architecture shows that they were inspired by a 15th century edifice, Çinili Kösk, a very early part of the Topkapi Palace complex. By being 19th century replicas of one of the earliest Ottoman buildings in the city on one hand, and by reflecting the orientalist taste with a Moorish touch on the other, they mark an important stage during the course of the revivalist searches for a national identity in late Ottoman architecture.
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