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Cooled Conservatories at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, has won the World Building of the Year Award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2012. The project was designed by Wilkinson Eyre, Grant Associates, Atelier One and Atelier Ten.
Located in Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay is a key project in delivering the Singapore Government's vision of transforming Singapore into a 'City in a Garden'. At a total of 101 hectares, the Gardens by the Bay project comprises three distinct waterfront gardens – Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. Sitting in the heart of Bay South Garden, the Cooled Conservatory Complex provides a spectacular, all-weather attraction, comprising a 1.28 hectare cool dry conservatory (the 'Flower Dome') and a 0.73 hectare cool moist conservatory (the 'Cloud Forest'). Each has its own distinct character, but both explore the horticulture of those environments most likely to be affected by climate change.Picture: Craig Sheppard 2012

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A few weeks ago, I wrote this "What to watch" regarding Division I men's basketball along on the Front Range. Editors could not find room in the print edition of The Denver Post, so thought I'd run it here.
Compared to a half-dozen years ago, men's college basketball along the Front Range appears very much on the upswing with big crowds and important victories. Here are some things to keep tabs on during 2013-2014:
At some point this winter, Colorado fans may start chanting, 'One more year! One more year!" in a plea for 6-foot-6 point guard Spencer Dinwiddie to return for his senior season.
Some wondered if Dinwiddie might look into leaving for the NBA last spring following his sophomore year. But the Los Angeles native made just 41.5 percent of his field-goal attempts for 2012-13, hitting only 33.8 percent from 3-point range.
If Dinwiddie improves his shooting and also his assists-to-turnover ratio (it was 99 assists to 73 turnovers last season), he may well join Alec Burks (2011) and Andre Roberson (2013) as NBA first-round picks this spring. Pro scouts are said to love his potential.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) performed a demographics analysis on the investment banking industry. The industry was defined as Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 621: security brokers, dealers, and flotation companies. The study focused on demographic changes reflected in EEO-1 reports from large establishments (1,000 or more total employees) during 1995-2000 for four occupational groups: officials and managers, professionals, technicians, and sales personnel. The demographic groups examined were women and three race/ethnic minorities: blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. Comparisons were drawn with two sets of occupational data derived from the 1990 Census. The first set included key occupations found in investment banking, but taken across all industries. The second set included those occupations found within the investment banking industry. For both sets, the occupations were combined into the four occupational groups described above.
Employees within the industry for the four occupational groups are mostly white and mostly male. Minority representation (the three principal groups and "other" minorities) for the large establishments exceeded 1990 Census levels throughout 1995-2000. However, women's representation was generally below those levels, except for technicians.
For officials and managers, minority representation grew from 12.6% in 1995 to 14.3% in 2000. Women increased their representation from 28.7% to 32.6%, but still were below their availability as indicated in the 1990 Census data.
Minorities made up 25.2% of professionals in 2000, compared to 20.4% in 1995, and were well above the 1990 Census comparisons. Women increased their representation from 41.1% to 44.4% during this period, but still lagged their representation in the 1990 Census data.
Minority representation for technicians increased from 28.1% to 33.6%, although growth was uneven during the period and was due primarily to one group, Asians. Women increased their representation from 32.7% to 36.9%. Women and minority representation exceeded that in the 1990 Census data.
For sales personnel, minority representation showed uneven growth from 10.1% in 1995 to 11.7% in 2000. During the period there were advances and declines for minorities overall and specific groups. Women's representation in 2000 stood at 23.6%, lower than in some years between 1995 and 2000, and lower than the 1990 Census comparisons.
An analysis was performed on 16 selected establishments to gauge over- or under-representation of demographic groups. A mixed pattern emerged for the firms, with women in many instances being under-represented among officials and managers, but race/ethnic minorities tending to be better represented in the managerial group. Among professionals in these establishments, women show a mixed pattern of being under-represented. The same held for the race/ethnic minorities, but with fewer occurrences of under-representation.
A brief literature review was conducted to place this study in context with published reports. These reports tend to fall into three categories: demographics reports similar to this study, reports on the experiences and perceptions of minorities and women in the industry, and scholarly works that track factors influencing the career advancement of minorities and women. It is noted that Census and EEO-1 data do not seem to correspond to some other demographics reports. Some of the discrepancies may be accounted for by focus on specific jobs within the industry, but there may also be differences in methodology from that used with Census or EEO-1 data. Studies on employee perceptions provide a different perspective on career issues that may ultimately impact the demographics of high-pay positions. Some scholarly articles are described as indicative of the kind of research that may be necessary to investigate firm-specific practices impacting equal employment opportunity.
For the analytic portions of the Investment Banking study, the industry consisted of Security Brokers, Dealers and Flotation Companies. These companies are found under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 621. The SIC Major Group 62 consists of Security and Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, and Services. This major group includes establishments engaged in the underwriting, purchase, sale, or brokerage of securities and other financial contracts on their own account or for the account of others; and exchanges, exchange clearinghouses, and other services allied with the exchange of securities and commodities. The study excluded Commodity Contracts Brokers and Dealers (622), Security and Commodity Exchanges (623), and Services Allied with the Exchange of Securities (628) from the major group.
As the managerial, professional, technical and sales jobs were the focus of this study, the EEO-1 job categories with the same titles were used when analyzing EEO-1 data and when using 1990 Census data by broad occupational groupings.
The occupational data from the 1990 Census was obtained from the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate industry group, specifically the Other Finance (Census Industry Code 072) grouping.
Within the Census financial industry group, officials and managers were defined as consisting of Financial Managers (Census Occupational Code 007); Managers and Administrators, not elsewhere classified (022); and Other Financial Officers (025). The professional occupations were Accountants and Auditors (023); Underwriters (024); Management Analysts (026); Operations/Systems Research (065); Statisticians (067); Economists (166); and Technical Writers (184). The technicians consisted of Computer Programmers (229), and the sales workers were in Securities and Financial Services Sales Occupations (255).
Establishments within SIC code 6211 (see note, page 2) and with 1,000 or more total employees were selected. Data are reported according to the occupational groups described above. Data were taken from annual reports spanning 1995-2000. An annual EEO-1 report is legally required of all private employers who are subject to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended) with 100 or more employees. (Educational and certain other private organizations are excluded, but may have other reporting requirements.) Single-establishment employers file one report. Multiple-establishment employers with 50 or more employees may be require to file if they are part of a larger enterprise or engage in specified federal contracting.
Three types of data were used in comparisons represented in the charts:
Note that the EEO-1 data is for establishments having 1,000 or more employees in a given year.
The 1990 Census occupations were grouped to correspond to four occupational groups used in the EEO-1 reports: officials and managers, professionals, technicians, and sales workers.
The major race/ethnic groups are black, Hispanic, and Asian. The analyses are based on these three groups. Other minorities combined were less than half of one percent in any occupational category.
The representation of women and race/ethnic minorities are presented in Figures 1-4. Each figure contains four charts, each corresponding to one of the four occupational groups. Data are expressed as percentages of the data source being presented (e.g., percentage of black officials and managers in the 1990 Census (Occupation) source.) The contents of the figures are as follows:
The number of establishments with 1,000 or more employees grew from 25 in 1995 to 62 in 2000.
The total number of employees in these large establishments grew from 73,121 in 1995 to 149,308 in 2000.
For all investment banking establishments filing EEO-1 reports in 2000, the 62 large establishments had 45.8% of all the employees.
For the EEO-1 data presented in the charts, a decline in any race/ethnic or sex group generally does not mean a decrease in the number of employees. It means that the group was not growing as fast as other groups to which it is compared.
Investment banking employees in the four occupational groups mentioned above are mostly white and mostly male. The percentages vary with occupational group.
Minority representation for the four occupational groups in the large establishments exceeded that for 1990 Census data and continued to grow during 1995-2000. Asians led the growth.
Representation for women in the large establishments during 1995-2000 was below that in the 1990 Census data, except for technicians.
Overall minority representation for the large establishments in the 1995 EEO-1 reports exceeded that in either of the two 1990 Census reports. Minority representation for the large establishments grew from 12.6% in 1995 to 14.3% in 2000.
The fastest growing minority group was Asians, which increased from 4.1% in 1995 to 6.1% in 2000.
Hispanic representation for the large establishments lagged behind the two 1990 Census figures for all the 1995-2000 EEO-1 reports. In 2000, Hispanic representation in the large establishments was 3.0%. Hispanics made up 4.2% of the industry's officials and managers in 1990.
Blacks were about 5% of the officials and managers in the large establishments during 1995- 2000. This was slightly higher than their 4.2% in the industry in 1990.
Women increased their representation in the large establishments from 28.7% to 32.6% during 1995-2000. But this was still below their industry representation in the 1990 Census, 39.3%.
Minority representation based on EEO-1 reports for the large establishments was well above Census figures for the industry and continued to grow during 1995-2000. At the end of this period it stood at 25.2%, about nine percentage points higher than the 1990 Census figures. Asians led the growth, expanding their representation from 9.4% in 1995 to 13.2% in 2000. The growth for blacks and Hispanics was smaller and less consistent across the time period, although both groups had overall gains in representation during 1995-2000.
Women's representation also showed uneven growth during 1995-2000, but had an overall increase during the period of three percentage points, from 41.1% to 44.1%. But this figure was still more than five percentage points below women's representation in the 1990 Census occupation and industry figures.
The technician category for investment banking consists overwhelmingly of computer programmers. Overall minority representation in the large establishments during 1995-2000 was well above that in the 1990 Census data. Although growth was uneven during this period, minority representation increased from 28.1% to 33.6%.
Asians showed the largest increase, 14.9% to 20.7%, and accounted for most of the growth in minority representation. Representation for blacks and Hispanics fluctuated during 1995-2000 and finished essentially unchanged, although representation for both groups during the period was above that in the 1990 Census data.
Women, however, increased their representation in the large establishments from 32.7% to 36.9%. Growth was steady throughout the period and ended with representation above that in the 1990 Census data.
Of the four occupational groups discussed here, the sales worker group has the smallest minority and female representation. In 2000, the figures for the large establishments were 11.7% and 22.8%, respectively.
Minority representation was above that in the 1990 Census data and grew unevenly during 1995- 2000.
Asians were the most represented minority and increased their representation from 3.4% to 4.5% during this period. Blacks increased from 2.9% to 3.5%, but were still below their representation of 3.9% in the 1990 Census occupation data. Hispanics finished the 1995-2000 period with 3.5%, lower than the 4.0% representation they had in 1997, but higher than their representation in the 1990 Census data.
Women's representation in the large establishments fluctuated during 1995-2000 and finished at 22.8%. This was slightly below the 23.6% in 1996 and 1999, and below the occupation and industry figures from the 1990 Census.
Figure 1. Census (1990) and EEO-1 (1995) Representation by Race/Ethnic Minority
Figure 2. Census (1990) and EEO-1 (1995) Representation by Sex
Figure 3. EEO-1 (1995-2000) Representation by Race/Ethnic Minority
Figure 4. EEO-1 (1995-2000) Representation by Sex
EEOC performed a preliminary analysis of specific firms to gauge the extent of under- or over- representation of demographic groups. Using data available from the 2000 EEO-1 reports, "target" establishments were identified from the group of establishments having 1,000 or more employees that had a high proportion of officials and managers, and professionals. There were likely to be major underwriting centers. Since most of the large establishments were in the New York City area, only targets from this locality were used, to avoid possible confounding with differing local labor market conditions. Design considerations for the analysis are as follows:
The decision rules for flagging a demographic group as being over- or under-represented within the two occupational groups were as follows. First, the difference between the target and comparison had to be statistically significant, i.e., having less than a 5% chance of being a random variation in the data. Second, the difference had to represent at least 30 people above or below the employment level expected for that demographic group, where the expectation is based on the comparison group average. This is a rough indicator that the difference is large enough to have practical significance.
The results can be seen in Figure 5. The pattern is mixed, but some overall trends can be discerned.
Women tend to be under-represented in these select establishments compared to their representation in large establishments generally. This may be indicative that women tend not to hold senior positions in the locations where major business decisions are being made. On the other hand, race/ethnic minorities seem to be represented in these establishments more in line with their representation in the comparison group.
The picture is more mixed for professionals. Women are under-represented in nine establishments.. The race/ethnic minorities also show this mixed pattern, although with fewer occurrences of under-representation.
A closer look at selection practices and the employment growth of these specific firms would be needed to reach more definitive conclusions.
Figure 5. Demographic Under-Representation for Selected Investment Banking Establishments, 2000 EEO-1 Data
The Charge Data System (CDS) contains information on the bases and issues involved in discrimination charges filed with the EEOC or state and local agencies. Data for SIC 621[1] were obtained and edited for the analysis. Frequency counts were taken for new charges by year for the primary basis and issue combinations listed in the CDS. The chart provides a summary of the most frequently cited primary issue/basis combinations.
Within the industry (SIC code 621), the general trend has been a decline in charges over the time period under study. It is uncertain whether this decline is due to better monitoring of EEO issues by companies within this industry, or to downsizing and consolidation. By far, the largest number of charges was filed by females. Many of these charges involve discharge and constructive discharge. Also of note, particularly in the earlier years, are discharge and constructive discharge complaints filed by blacks.
EEOC conducted a brief survey of literature on equal employment concerns in the investment banking industry. The purpose of this survey was to place this report in the context of other reports and articles in published sources. There were three main types of articles: statistical overviews of demographic diversity, studies on perceptions of women and blacks in the industry regarding workplace environment and advancement, and scholarly articles that explore factors impacting the advancement of women at high levels.
The demographics study cited in recent newspaper articles is the Securities Industry Association's (SIA's) Report on Diversity Strategy, Development, and Demographics. This study, conducted in 2001, followed a diversity survey conducted in 1998. The 2001 survey was primarily focused on diversity programs and found that the very large firms tended to have such programs in place. The results were more mixed for the smaller firms, and low response rates in small and mid-sized firms made conclusions only tentative. However, demographics were reported for several occupational categories. The demographics reported by the SIA differ in many regards from those presented in this study. This can be accounted for in part by varying definitions of occupational categories. For example, SIA reports that 94% of industry executives are white. This figure seems high compared to 85.7% for officials and managers for large establishments in the 2000 EEO-1 data. The discrepancy might be explained by executives being the most senior decision makers. Both sets of data may be accurate and reflect a lack of diversity in the highest ranks a "glass ceiling" issue. Other discrepancies with the EEO-1 data or 1990 Census data may reflect methodological differences.
In January 2002 the Christian Science Monitor carried a report that women seeking stock-trading licenses preferred careers as asset managers or financial planners, rather than seeking careers in either retail brokerage or investment banking, compared to men. This one article is hardly conclusive, but it indicates another facet of the demographics issue: interest and availability within demographic groups for investment banking. The 2000 Census may shed additional light when the occupational data become available.
In 2002 Professors Alfred W. and Ruth G. Blumrosen produced a report based on EEO-1 data and made it available on the Web. The report, Intentional Job Discrimination in Metropolitan America--1999, uses the same data base as this report, but without the identity of specific establishments. Also, the Blumrosen report apparently looks at a wider grouping of financial institutions in its "securities and brokerage" category than was examined in this study. That category is identified as one of forty "equal opportunity discriminators" that discriminates against women and minorities.
The Blumrosen hypothesis is that a demographic imbalance in itself for any firm relative to the average demographics of the firm's industry constitutes deliberate discrimination. Apart from legal considerations that such evidence can, in some circumstances, establish a prima facie case of discrimination that can still be rebutted by additional evidence, the approach seems to ignore firm-specific consideration such as the exact nature of the work, different and sometimes conflicting demographic patterns with a firm by organizational level and occupational grouping, applicant flow, and personnel selection practices. (The establishment-specific analyses in this report illustrate the complexity of over- and under-representation patterns when individual units are examined.)
Studies that report on perceptions of minorities and women are exemplified by Catalyst's Women in Financial Services: The Word on the Street, published in 2001. The study presents similarities and differences between men and women on factors such as job satisfaction, commitment to present employer, and perceptions regarding advancement and fairness. This type of study differs from the current report in that its focus is primarily on a limited number of employees (the survey sample) and identifies what employees think of their workplace, with attention to factors that influence advancement. In contrast, this report deals with demographic statistics and statistical trends as obtained from legally required reporting.
Besides the Catalyst study, newspapers have run several articles that focus on the experiences of specific women in the industry or related industries such as retail banking. These articles usually generalize beyond the particular people interviewed for the article, but depend on previously- published sources regarding demographics or human resources practices.
The history of blacks in the industry is recounted by Gregory Bell's 2002 book, In the Black: A History of African Americans on Wall Street.
The third type of literature, found in scholarly journals, presents an application of social science methodology to understanding factors that influence the career advancement of women in the industry. The number of articles is still relatively small, but there is a growing body of research, some of it general and some of it specific to financial occupations, on "glass ceiling" effects. The methodology holds promise for identifying and evaluating gender-based employment practices. For example, "social capital," the ability to cultivate interfirm networks to generate business, may be an essential quality at high-level positions in financial institutions. The perceived lack of it may operate to the disadvantage of women who have already proven their technical skills in mid-level positions. Work/family conflict affecting women may be a diminished but still-present issue senior organizational levels, particularly if the employee is responsible for producing revenue. An article currently in press suggests that merit-based compensation structures in underwriting may contain subjective (and possibly impermissible) factors along with objective considerations.
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As you can see my portfolio not only got a new look; I changed from Glitchworks to Tim Paul Illustrations. My site has changed a few times in the last 3 years. It's always good to give your site a fresh look from time to time. Styles come and go in terms of online portfolios.
But the change from Glitchworks to Tim Paul Illustrations had more to do with branding myself. A conversation with an art rep started me thinking about changing my site. His suggestion was that I organize the images on my site into categories. As it was, everything was mixed together, and it was a bit overwhelming what I actually offered. That I needed to focus my branding, so people got a clear idea of what I offered.
I thought, if I do that, maybe it's a good time to make some other changes.
When I first got Glitchworks, I was writing and drawing a comic called Glitch. I decided to hang my art work on that name. Back then, my art work was much different, and the name seemed like a good match, and gave a clear idea of what kind of art you might expect.
But I've matured and so has my art, and what I currently do, doesn't seem to match up with the whole glitch mentality.
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I wrote 5½ years ago -- wow, that's how long the Fingerfans website has already been active.
With the new version of the forum, and many people revisiting for the first time in ages, I thought I'd introduce myself all over again. As your humble webmaster and forum admin, I'd like you to know that there's a real human being behind all that forum stuff.
So here's the short version of me:
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I'm originally from Denmark but I've moved around so much I can hardly count it anymore (~16 movings, 5 countries, 2 continents). I'm now living in Austria, and I've recently settled into banking software (anti-money-laundering - very exciting). My professional background is a very broad mix of IT disciplines, some management, and project management. This is based on a Master degree in business administration and computer science. All in all, you could say I'm all over the place, in every sense.
I enjoy staying up to date on technical stuff, and helping people -- I guess that's why I made this website! I'm no forum guru, but it's fun to work with.
I own a TouchStream that I bought only months before Apple bought and closed FingerWorks. I had seen the technology in a magazine years earlier and dismissed it as ultrageeky. In 2005, I noticed that an IBM coworker used an iGesture, and after a brief demostration I was blown away. Though pricey, I decided to go all the way; hence, my TouchStream. It's probably extremely rare, because it is manufactured with the Danish keyboard layout. It might be the only one?
Even though I love my TouchStream and once used it a lot, my typing speed and accuracy was too low for continued work, and my work often required operations that quite simply were easier on a regular keyboard. I'm very demanding of myself and I just couldn't accept the comfort of the TS over the sheer productivity when using a normal keyboard. So my TS was packed away in its box for the past 3 years and I've only unpacked it very recently. I now use it at home, but since having a kid (yay!) there's not much time for home computing so it sees little use. I'd like to use it more (at work, even) but I'm still concerned about speed and accuracy. I'd also like to re-learn the advanced gestures and customizations, but it just doesn't get any priority in my life.
I also have a Digitouch which is a brilliant device for my media center in the living room. We do have a TV but never use it; instead we use a ceiling-mounted projector and a computer with a TV tuner. It's great to have a single input device for mousing and typing (and the Windows Media Center remote for simple stuff).
My Digitouch is Dvorak, and the TS is Qwerty (the Danish layout only differs from US in symbols placement). I also have a Qwerty surface for the Digitouch but I started with Dvorak and I like it. I would love to have a Dvorak layout on my TS too, but ready-made OS-support for Dvorak only exists in English which conflicts with my Danish and German typing needs. So I'm using Qwerty everywhere except on the TV couch. Switching to Dvorak is a longtime goal for me; it'd be nice but today's devices just aren't supporting it very well.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Although the Nittany Lion hockey teams will not return home until January, fans and community members can spend the holidays and enjoy free skating at the home of Penn State Hockey during Pegula Ice Arena Community Day Saturday, Dec. 21.
The festivities will commence with a USA Hockey Learn to Skate Clinic from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for kids ages 10 and under. Equipment will be provided for all participants. Following the clinic, a free public session with free skate rentals will take place from 1-3 p.m.
Throughout the day, attendees will have the opportunity to win prizes and receive giveaways, while there will be appearances from special guests.
All visitors are asked to enter the arena through Gate C. Patrons are advised to park in the East Parking Deck or the Orange-F or Orange-C lots near Holuba Hall, the Tennis Center and the old Greenberg Ice Pavilion. Parking in these areas will be free of charge.
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Canadian hydropower: Is it good for Connecticut?
In the great North, from Hudson Bay south to the tributaries of the St. Lawrence River, there is the world's largest hydroelectric power system: Hydro Quebec.
Owned by the province of Quebec, it produces enough electricity -- 33,000 megawatts -- to light up all of New England. The six New England states are already its biggest market.
Whether it should be even bigger is the subject of a surprisingly vigorous debate in Connecticut, as environmentalists, who might have been thought to be on the side of electricity produced by rushing water, are pitted against the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
"It's been a lively, full-fledged debate,'' said DEEP spokesman Dennis Schain.
At issue is legislation allowing the DEEP to alter the mix of energy it's using to reach a goal of having 20 percent of all its power produced by renewable energy sources by 2020.
Up to this point, the DEEP has considered those renewable energy producers to be things like solar, wind and burning biomass. It now wants to add hydropower to that mix.
Schain said that having more hydropower in the state means a more competitive energy market -- if hydropower companies want to sell electricity here, Schain said, they will have to price their product low enough to make it attractive. That holds the promise of lower rates for consumers.
Schain said the electricity produced by solar and wind installations can be intermittent -- a cloudy day, a still day, and they can't produce power. Hydro stations can, he said.
Environmentalists have no objection to the state buying more hydropower as long as it's replacing power produced by burning oil, coal or natural gas because it is cleaner. But they balk at hydropower, produced at giant stations, displacing electricity produced by renewable sources.
Nor are environmental groups fond of the latest version of the legislation, which the state Senate approved last week. "They've sort of given the keys of the car to DEEP and said, `You guys figure it out,' " said Mark LeBel, energy fellow at the Connecticut Fund for the Environment.
"We'd rather keep the renewables local,'' said Roger Smith, executive director of Clean Water Action.
The latest version of the bill, which still might change before the state House of Representatives takes it up next week, says the state is still committed to have 20 percent of all its energy produced by renewable sources.
At the same time, it would authorize the DEEP to bring more hydropower into the state's overall energy mix -- up to 5 percent, said Schain, who added that if the state is having trouble meeting its renewable energy mix, it can use hydropower to fill in 1 percent of the renewable goal. That can be cumulative, Schain said. From 2016 to 2020, that 1 percent a year could add up to 5 percent of the renewable mix.
Schain emphasized that the state will put its hydropower allocation out to bid and will buy electricity from the lowest bidder.
What the Northern Pass project entails
The 800-pound gorilla in the room is Hydro Quebec and Northeast Utilities and their $1.2 billion Northern Pass project.
The project, which environmentalists in New Hampshire generally oppose, would build a 180-mile transmission system from the U.S.-Canadian border through New Hampshire, carrying 1,200 megawatts of power to New England. The line would link to the existing New England power grid at Deerfield, in southern New Hampshire.
NU is planing to build the system, which Hydro Quebec would then lease for 40 years. Because of that arrangement, NU ratepayers won't have to pay for construction costs, said Martin Murray, a spokesman for the project.
The new power brought to the New England market would be priced competitively, Murray said, unlike renewable sources, which are subsidized. If anything, he said, it may reduce NU ratepayers bills. It would also replace power produced by burning fossil fuels, eliminating 5 million tons of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, he said.
Pros and cons
LeBel, of the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, said that building a giant hydropower system harms the environment. "It means flooding thousands and thousands of acres,'' he said. "It's not environmentally friendly.''
Seth Kaplan, vice president of climate and policy advocacy of the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston, praised one part of the new energy legislation in Connecticut.
That lets the DEEP enter into long-term contracts with producers of renewable energy. The producers know what they'll get from Connecticut for say, 10 years, and the state knows the price won't change.
"It's a hedge,'' he said.
In comparison, he said, hydropower is a market commodity. Its price changes daily and fluctuates as other energy prices change as well. That mean a less stable pricing structure for Connecticut if hydropower becomes part of the mix.
Energy consultant Joel Gordes faults the additional use of hydropower from Quebec for another reason.
The big storms and the huge disruptions of power in the state grid over the past two years showed that a decentralized system, with many smaller sources of power, might best serve state residents.
Gordes said the state wants to change its energy portfolio by importing power from Quebec, hundreds of miles away -- a place that in 1998 saw its grid almost totally shut down by a massive ice storm.
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The journey for Oceanian nations seeking passage to the FIFA Confederations Cup begins this Sunday in the Solomon Islands when Tahiti takes on New Caledonia in the OFC Nations Cup Final 2012. Eight teams contested a total of 16 matches over ten days to determine the region's representative in next year's showpiece in Brazil with the top advancing to Stage 3 of the FIFA World Cup Brazil™. The OFC Nations Cup 2012 winner will be the sixth nation to reach next year's tournament in Brazil, with the two berths remaining filled by the winners of the CAF African Nations Cup and UEFA EURO 2012.
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Favourites, South Africa 2010 qualifiers and defending champions New Zealand were bundled out of the tournament following a shock 2-0 defeat to New Caledonia who will meet traditional rivals Tahiti after they ousted host nation Solomon Islands 1-0 in front of a packed house at Lawson Tama Stadium to set up a mouth watering Francophone final. It is the first time Australia or New Zealand will not finish in the tournament's top two slots.
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Peter Limberg is the host and producer of the Intellectual Explorers Podcast. A podcast of ideas. Big ideas. Ones that will enrich your map of reality, or at least make it more interesting.
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October 12, 2019
John Gable - Media Bias, Meta News, and Freeing the World from Filter Bubbles
Peter explores with entrepreneur and AllSides CEO John Gable. https://www.allsides.com https://twitter.com/AllSidesNow
October 10, 2019
Guy Sengstock - Circling with Guy
Peter gets circled by Guy Sengstock. Full video: https://youtu.be/j2o7lcgoRow Want to circle with Guy? https://www.circlinginstitute.com
July 24, 2019
Gabriel Weinberg - Super Thinking
Peter explores with author & DuckDuckGo CEO/Founder Gabriel Weinberg. https://twitter.com/yegg https://ye.gg https://superthinking.com
July 22, 2019
Edward Kroger - Emotional Warfare
Peter explores with Edward Kroger. https://onedivide.com
July 12, 2019
Yancey Strickler - The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
Peter explores with author and entrepreneur Yancey Strickler.
July 5, 2019
Aaron Lewis - You Can Handle the Post-Truth
Peter explores with writer Aaron Lewis https://www.aaronzlewis.com/ https://twitter.com/aaronzlewis https://aaronzlewis.com/blog/2019/05/29/you-can-handle-the-post-truth/
July 1, 2019
Jonathan Pageau - Symbolism, Spectacle, and Clown World
Peter explores with icon carver Jonathan Pageau. https://www.pageaucarvings.com https://twitter.com/PageauJonathan https://www.youtube.com/user/pageaujonathan
June 24, 2019
Marc Tuters - The Deep Vernacular Web and the Great Meme War
Peter explores with new media researcher Marc Tuters. https://oilab.eu
June 18, 2019
Anna Gát - The Inter-Intellect
Peter explores with entrepreneur and writer Anna Gát. https://twitter.com/TheAnnaGat https://medium.com/@the_i_i/were-a-niche-we-just-didn-t-know-9561f662e127
June 10, 2019
James Carse - Finite Games, Infinite Games, and the Metagame
Peter explores with author James Carse. http://jamescarse.com/
June 3, 2019
Guy Sengstock - What Is Circling and What Does It Want?
Peter explores with Guy Sengstock. https://www.circlinginstitute.com https://www.youtube.com/user/82472tclt
May 27, 2019
Samo Burja - The Great Founder Theory
Peter explores with sociologist Samo Burja. www.samoburja.com www.youtube.com/samoburja https://twitter.com/SamoBurja
May 24, 2019
Brad Blanton - Radical Honesty
Peter explores with author Brad Blanton. Get your introduction to Radical Honesty here: https://www.radicalhonesty.com/intro Also, Brad wanted me to tell everyone about his upcoming Radical Honesty Online Course. It's a 6-Week online experience that shows you how to get over shit and be happy with the help of Radical Honesty. It includes videos lessons, live calls, and lots of support. Enrollment for the course starts in June. Learn more about the course here: https://www.radicalhonesty.com/online-courses www.radicalhonesty.com https://twitter.com/DrBradBlanton https://twitter.com/RadicalHonesty
May 20, 2019
Patrick Ryan - The Butterfly War
Peter explores with Patrick Ryan. http://www.cultstate.com https://twitter.com/CultStateDotCom http://www.emblem21.com/ https://twitter.com/emblem21CEO https://medium.com/deep-code/situational-assessment-2019-aoc-edition-b6e31897f35c
May 17, 2019
Lubomir Asrov - Through Shadow into Light
Peter explores with artist Lubomir Arsov. https://youtu.be/j800SVeiS5I https://www.instagram.com/lubomirarsov
May 13, 2019
Peter Boghossian - The Great Realignment
Peter explores with philosopher Peter Boghossian. https://peterboghossian.com https://twitter.com/peterboghossian
May 10, 2019
Nathan Allebach - Political Identities From Left To Right
Peter explores with writer Nathan Allebach. https://medium.com/dialogue-and-discourse/the-most-influential-political-identities-from-left-to-right-a488bb6a4f19 https://twitter.com/nathanallebach
May 7, 2019
James Surwillo - Metamodern Leadership
Peter explores with metamodern author James Surwillo. www.jamessurwillo.com twitter.com/JamesSurwillo www.amazon.com/Metamodern-Leadership-History-Values-Change/dp/1635682193
April 30, 2019
Daniel Thorson - Exploring to Discover What Emerges
Peter explores with monastic Daniel Thorson. https://twitter.com/dthorson http://www.emerge.is https://www.monasticacademy.com
April 22, 2019
Andrew Taggart - Philosophizing in the Age of Total Work
Peter explores with practical philosopher Andrew Taggart. https://andrewjtaggart.com https://www.askole.com https://www.getrevue.co/profile/andrewjtaggart A recent talk on Total Work: https://youtu.be/_XfmMAa07-0
April 16, 2019
Todd Altschuler - The Philosophical Investigator
Peter explores with philosopher Todd Altschuler. https://www.philosophicalinvestigationagency.com
April 8, 2019
Chester Brown and Caveh Zahedi - Friends of Honesty
Chester and Caveh go on an exploration. www.patreon.com/chesterbrown www.cavehzahedi.com
April 2, 2019
Caroline Mehl - The OpenMind Platform
Peter explores with researcher Caroline Mehl. https://openmindplatform.org https://twitter.com/openmindusa
March 26, 2019
Gregg Henriques - A Response to the Problem of Psychology
Peter explores with psychologist Gregg Henriques. https://www.gregghenriques.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/experts/gregg-henriques-phd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_knowledge_system
March 18, 2019
Alfsvoid - Being Stoic in the Culture War
Peter explores with YouTube philosopher Alfsvoid. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9NQqMh0nfeqzPBrMOIGeoQ https://www.instagram.com/alfsvoid/ https://twitter.com/alfsvoid https://www.patreon.com/alfsvoid
March 11, 2019
Luke Archer - Verbal Aikido
Peter explores with communication trainer Luke Archer. www.verbal-aikido.com https://www.amazon.com/Verbal-Aikido-directing-attacks-balanced/dp/1478198079 https://www.amazon.com/Verbal-Aikido-Vol-Orange-transformation/dp/1500188972
March 8, 2019
Frans de Waal - Alpha Males, Empathy, and Anthropodenialism
Peter explores with primatologist Frans de Waal http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/people/dewaal.shtml https://www.facebook.com/franspublic
March 4, 2019
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong - Good Arguments, Toxic Talk, and Infinite Regress
Peter explores with philosopher Walter Sinnot-Armstrong. https://www.sinnott-armstrong.com
March 1, 2019
Bret Weinstein - Navigating the Culture War
Peter and Conor explore with biologist and evolutionary theorist Bret Weinstein. https://bretweinstein.net https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein
February 25, 2019
Dave Snowden - The Cynefin Framework
Peter explores with management consultant Dave Snowden. http://cognitive-edge.com https://twitter.com/snowded https://youtu.be/N7oz366X0-8
February 22, 2019
Jordan Hall - The Philosopher Entrepreneur
Peter explores with philosopher entrepreneur Jordan Hall. https://medium.com/@jordangreenhall
February 18, 2019
Chester Brown - Not Paying for It
Peter explores with cartoonist Chester Brown. https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/author/chester-brown https://www.patreon.com/chesterbrown
February 15, 2019
John Vervaeke - The Meaning Crisis, Perennial Problems, and the Second Axial Age
Peter and Davood explore with psychologist John Vervaeke http://johnvervaeke.com https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john
February 11, 2019
Glenn Wallis - If You Meet the Buddha on the Side of the Road, Speculate
Peter explores with para-academic Glenn Wallis. https://www.glennwallis.com https://speculativenonbuddhism.com https://inciteseminars.com
February 10, 2019
Robert Talisse - How to Argue in an Age of Unreason
Peter explores with philosopher Robert Talisse. https://as.vanderbilt.edu/philosophy/bio/robertb-talisse https://twitter.com/RobertTalisse https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138087424
February 5, 2019
John Nerst - The Erisologist
Peter explores with writer John Nerst. https://everythingstudies.com https://twitter.com/everytstudies Content discussed … https://everythingstudies.com/2018/05/25/decoupling-revisited/ https://everythingstudies.com/2018/06/21/postmodernism-vs-the-pomoid-cluster/ https://everythingstudies.com/2018/12/06/i-lpc/ https://everythingstudies.com/2018/07/16/30-fundamentals/
February 4, 2019
Sam Vaknin - A Prophecy of the Emergent Religion of Narcissism
Peter explores with author Sam Vaknin. http://samvak.tripod.com https://twitter.com/samvaknin https://www.youtube.com/user/samvaknin
January 26, 2019
Greg Sadler - The Eclectic Philosopher
Peter explores with philosopher Greg Sadler. https://reasonio.wordpress.com https://www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler https://twitter.com/philosopher70
January 24, 2019
David Brin - Enraged at Outrage and the Ritual Combat Over Ideas
Peter explores with scientist, futurist and author David Brin. http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/ twitter.com/DavidBrin Content discussed: https://youtu.be/i275AvgVvow http://www.davidbrin.com/nonfiction/disputation.html http://www.davidbrin.com/nonfiction/tomorrowsworld.html http://davidbrin.com/nonfiction/factact.html
January 18, 2019
Richard D. Bartlett - Hosting True Belonging
Peter explores with Richard D. Bartlett. http://richdecibels.com/ https://twitter.com/RichDecibels https://www.loomio.org/ https://www.thehum.org/ https://enspiral.com/ Content discussed: https://medium.com/enspiral-tales/courage-before-hope-a-proposal-to-weave-emotional-and-economic-microsolidarity-87bc81372a09 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactional_analysis https://www.microsolidarity.cc/
January 16, 2019
Caveh Zahedi - The Protest of Honesty
Peter explores with filmmaker Caveh Zahedi. https://www.cavehzahedi.com https://twitter.com/CavehZahedi Content discussed: https://www.amazon.com/course-Miracles-Foundation-Inner-Peace/dp/1883360269 The Show About The Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH_iIz_ffzs&list=PLX1W43ZgDnWFX5BE3mGOpfD_dOKJQh-Ms https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/54559/genie
December 29, 2018
Jason Snyder - Rise of the Memetic Mediators
Peter explores with aspiring memetic mediator Jason Snyder. https://twitter.com/cognazor https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vlhs0XQAAAAJ&hl=en Content discussed: https://metamoderna.org https://metamoderna.org/5-things-that-make-you-metamodern Baha'i Consultation: https://youtu.be/AbutoXZnCOo https://www.highlandercenter.org https://www.amazon.com/Protean-Self-Human-Resilience-Fragmentation/dp/0465064213
December 24, 2018
Míriam Juan-Torres - Hidden Tribes and Finding Common Ground
Peter explores with political researcher Míriam Juan-Torres. https://miriamjuantorres.com https://twitter.com/miriamjtg https://hiddentribes.us https://www.moreincommon.com
December 23, 2018
Christopher Gill - The Five Principles of Stoicism
Peter explores with Stoic academic Christopher Gill. https://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/classics/staff/gill/ More content from Chris: https://modernstoicism.com/stoicism-and-the-environment-by-chris-gill/ https://modernstoicism.com/interview-christopher-gill/ https://dailystoic.com/christopher-gill-interview/
December 20, 2018
Donald Robertson - A Stoic Response to Death, Pain, and Desire
Peter explores with Stoic author Donald Robertson. https://donaldrobertson.name https://learn.donaldrobertson.name https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson https://www.patreon.com/djrobertson Content discussed: https://soundcloud.com/drobertson-uk/view-from-above https://donaldrobertson.name/2018/12/12/the-stoic-philosophy-of-michael-cohen/
December 18, 2018
Massimo Pigliucci - Practicing Virtues and the Hope for Stoicism
Peter explores with Stoic philosopher Massimo Pigliucci. https://twitter.com/mpigliucci https://www.patreon.com/PlatoFootnotes https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations
December 15, 2018
Gregory Kramer - Insight Dialogue and the Absence of Barriers
Peter explores with meditation teacher Gregory Kramer. https://gregorykramer.org https://metta.org
December 14, 2018
Anthony Magnabosco - Taking Epistemology to the Streets
Peter explores with Street Epistemologist Anthony Magnabosco. twitter.com/magnabosco youtube.com/magnabosco210 facebook.com/magnabosco210 anthonymagnabosco.com Content discussed: Playlist of Anthony's Top Ten talks: tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP10 Playlist on Truth: tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-RELATIVISM Full talk w/Mormons: youtu.be/bh9IYjRYBx4 Clip on Outsider Test for Faith: youtu.be/dD6ckwewquU Resource: 'The Complete Street Epistemology Guide' streetepistemology.com/publications/the_complete_se_guide Blog Post: 'Using Street Epistemology With Loved Ones' streetepistemology.com/publications/using_street_epistemology_with_loved_ones Blog Post: 'How to Stay Calm and Focused When Using Street Epistemology' streetepistemology.com/publications/how_to_stay_calm_and_focused_when_doing_street_epistemology *Note: There were a few uploads to this episode. This is the final one. -Peter
December 13, 2018
Michael Millerman - Sandboxing Dangerous Ideas
Peter explores with Dugin scholar Michael Millerman michaelmillerman.ca twitter.com/M_Millerman
December 8, 2018
BJ Campbell - Conscientiously Objecting to the Culture War
Peter explores with writer BJ Campbell. https://medium.com/handwaving-freakoutery https://www.patreon.com/bjcampbell https://twitter.com/Freakoutery
December 5, 2018
Anthony VZ Morley - Metagamers in Search of a Metanarrative
Peter explores with writer Anthony VZ Morley. https://anthonymorley1.wordpress.com https://www.patreon.com/anthonyvzmorley https://twitter.com/anthonyvzmorley
November 27, 2018
Davood Gozli - Relevance Translators and the Marginal Figure
Peter explores with psychologist Davood Gozli. http://dgozli.com https://twitter.com/dgozli
November 12, 2018
Conor Barnes - Sensemaking Culture War 2.0
Peter explores with writer Conor Barnes on their white paper Memetic Tribes and Culture War 2.0. Full paper: https://medium.com/intellectual-explorers-club/memetic-tribes-and-culture-war-2-0-14705c43f6bb List of Memetic Tribes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/11Ov1Y1xM-LCeYSSBYZ7yPXJah2ldgFX4oIlDtdd7-Qw/edit
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Cold weather means time for comfort food
A nip in the air and a dip in temperatures signals the perfect time for some cold weather classics. Check out these picks from local restaurants, or make your own with the recipes linked under the photos.
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Trio Tulsa, the ensemble in residence at the University of Tulsa, will headline Cameron University's New Music Festival, presented by the CU Department of Music on Tuesday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m. Trio Tulsa members Maureen O'Boyle, Diane Bucchianeri and William Price will demonstrate the flexibility and inventiveness that have become the hallmarks of the ensemble. The event takes place in the McCutcheon Recital Hall, located in the Music Building of the Louise D. McMahon Fine Arts Complex and is open to the public at no charge. Cameron's New Music Festival is made possible by Cameron University Lectures and Concerts Series.
Trio Tulsa is devoted to the performance of the great classics of the trio repertoire, joyously presenting little-known gems and undiscovered masterpieces. On the roster of the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Oklahoma Arts Council Touring Program, the trio has performed extensively in the Midwest, delighting audiences of all ages with fresh accessible programming and insightful commentary. As a trio of regional, national, and international acclaim, the group is frequently invited to perform on Chamber Music Tulsa's series which is dedicated to presenting the very best ensembles from around the world.
A graduate of the University of New Mexico and Yale University, O'Boyle teaches violin at the University of Tulsa and serves as Concertmaster of the Tulsa Opera Orchestra. She has performed as a recitalist and with orchestras throughout the United States as well as in Europe, Japan and South America. She has also held positions with the Omaha Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, New Haven Symphony and the Grand Teton Music Festival.
A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music with a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music, both in performance, Bucchianeri holds the position of Assistant Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the University of Tulsa. In addition to maintaining a private studio throughout the years, she has taught at the Orquesta Sinfonica Juvenil in Costa Rica, the University of Costa Rica and Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. Before joining the faculty at the University of Tulsa, Bucchianeri traveled extensively, performing with various chamber ensembles and orchestras in the United States, France, Poland, Germany, Costa Rica, Mexico and South America. She has been Principal Cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica and the Regional Orchestra of the Auvergne in France, Associate Principal Cellist of the Tulsa Philharmonic, and a member of the Mexico City Philharmonic and the Charlotte Symphony.
Price, Professor of Music (Piano and Composition) at The University of Tulsa, is one of the few pianists who has composed and performed his own piano concertos and is one of the very few Americans who has premiered his own concertos in Europe. He premiered his own Piano Concerto No. 2, appearing as soloist and composer, with the Madeira (Portugal) Classical Orchestra. In addition to his numerous appearances as recital soloist and collaborative musician, Price has performed with such orchestras as the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jerzy Swoboda, the New York Solisti with Ransom Wilson and The Tulsa Philharmonic with Bernard Rubenstein.
The Cameron University New Music Festival, launched in 1976, is intended to enhance the current music compositional experience of CU students. Previous guest performers include composers Warren Benson, Michael Hennigan, Roger Hannay, Norman Dello Joio, Vincent Persichetti and CU alumnus Christopher Deane.
For more information, contact Cameron University Department of Music at 581-2440.
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Denver Habitat homes to go green
The Denver Area Habitat for Humanity has been selected to participate in the national expansion of Partners in Sustainable Building, a $30 million program dedicated to making more than 5,000 Habitat homes nationwide green.
The Denver Habitat will build or refurbish 70 homes in the area to Energy Star and other green building standards through next year. The homes will include water-conserving plumbing fixtures, high-efficiency appliances, programmable thermostats and quality insulation and ventilation systems.
The Denver Habitat is one of 135 affiliates nationwide to be chosen for the program.


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Ixtapa, a sunny, seaside paradise, and the delightful nearby fishing village of Zihuatanejo, or "Zihua" to the locals, are affordable and exciting luxury destinations. Even though these side-by-side resort towns share geography, they are as different as night and day. And the holiday rentals available here are as diverse as the towns themselves: Ixtapa offers newer upscale and rentals, and its sister city offers a more charming and low-key "Pueblo by the sea" experience.
The area, framed by the Sierra Madre Mountains on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other, provides a range of exciting outdoor activities and sun-drenched attractions that you can enjoy conveniently from your beach rental. Scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, bay cruises to remote beaches, and golf are among the favorites. It is a dream holiday for yachting and fishing enthusiasts. Nightlife in both towns tends to be subdued, but during holiday periods, Ixtapa is the livelier of the two. A number of the resorts cater to more adult holiday activities, welcoming couples rather than families and off-limits to children younger than sixteen—a rarity in Mexico. You will find that the holiday properties available for rent are the perfect setting for a romantic getaway.
From your holiday rental, plan a day trip with the family to Playa Quieta, the area's best swimming beach. Swimming, sailing, windsurfing, and snorkeling are popular activities. From here small skiffs can take you to explore Isla Ixtapa, a small island with excellent beaches, great snorkeling, and a great seafood restaurant. Adjacent to Playa Cuatas is another delightful seafood restaurant.
If you get an oceanfront rental, you'll have the beach as your front yard. Step out the door of your holiday home to stroll on the beach, lie in the sun, and wade in the warm ocean. In the evenings, take part in a Mexican Fiesta night and enjoy a scrumptious Mexican buffet dinner, mariachi music, and lively dancing. During the day, snorkeling, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, tennis, parasailing, sailing, golf, and horseback riding can be arranged from your holiday rental.
Enjoy a sumptuous buffet breakfast of local and exotic tropical fruits not far from your beach rental. There are a number of casual but high-quality restaurants alongside the beach. Try a brochette of sea bass or the seafood paella. Be adventurous and sample a new dish, a different dessert, an exotic drink, or one of the many new and different fruits. Your memories of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo will last a lifetime.


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The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933, are scheduled to make several appearances in the area in February. From the Prohibition era to Super Bowl commercials, there is perhaps nothing more iconic in Budweiser's storied history than its team of Clydesdale horses. More than just a mascot, the Clydesdales have been an integral part of Anheuser-Busch for more than 80 years. Mitchell Distributing will be bringing the eight-horse hitch, along with the famous red beer wagon, to the Mississippi Gulf Coast during their tour.


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