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Take a jet engine hooked up to some big magnets, add some steam pipes, and what do you have? The comeback of some old-school technologies that could help solve our modern energy problem.
The idea is simple — generate both electricity and heat in the same place, but the potential benefits are big.
Unlike a traditional electric power plant, which can convert about 40 percent of its fuel into electricity but wastes the rest as heat, these combination plants capture that heat and use it to warm or cool buildings. The efficiency of combined heat and power plants can reach into the 80 percent range. If you hook up that plant to a network of steam pipes and electrical wires, you've got the tools to power an entire campus or community.
Combined heat and power, or CHP, could get a a push from possible climate legislation. And this week, the Department of Energy bet $156 million of stimulus funding on these steam-age ideas. It fits with industrial, commercial and municipal interest in reducing fuel costs and environmental footprints.
"We do a lot of work with large commercial and industrial concerns, both public and private, and CHP is really starting to gain momentum," said Brian Casey, CEO of SourceOne, the consulting division of environmental services giant, Veolia. "Ultimately as a country, if we get our act together here about how we regulate carbon, CHP will be a tool in that battle."
The United States could benefit by learning from its past. In fact, the very first central power plant, Edison's Pearl Street Station, produced both heat and power, but in the era of cheap, abundant energy, that idea was almost abandoned.
Today, most of the time, we make electricity and generate heat in different places. We get our electricity for lighting and power from a central station located far away and transmitted to us through the grid. Heating or cooling, on the other hand, is often accomplished with on-site boilers or electric radiators. Both systems work less efficiently when they stand alone. Together, waste heat generated during the process of making electricity can be scavenged and piped around to provide climate control.
In the early 20th century as our current energy system was being built, Americans "ignored the efficiencies of cogenerating electricity and steam heat at central plants in favor of less efficient oil and coal furnaces in each building," wrote energy historian David Nye. Heat and power got farther and farther apart.
Now, though, the century-old trend that accompanied the rise of electricity is being reversed. Many industrial and commercial entities are choosing to build their own combined heat and power generating facilities. In 1998, there were only 46 gigawatts of CHP facilities in the United States. By the end of 2008, 85 gigawatts of CHP capacity had been built.
A DOE report released late last year found that CHP was already responsible for reducing American emissions by 248 million metric tons of CO2, which is equivalent to taking 45 million cars off the road. That's a lot more than wind, solar or any of the other renewables. They have such a big impact because they effectively double the amount of work that we get from burning the same amount of fossil fuel.
With the extra impetus to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to combat global warming, these electric plants that also use their excess heat could experience a lot more growth over the next 30 years. To do so, though, they have substantial challenges to overcome.
For one, many of the regional benefits of CHP are not recognized by existing environmental and utility regulations. Utilities resist CHP systems because they complicate their transmission infrastructure and they say that's costly. And people have grown used to having their power generated in some far off place and often object to the installation of a power plant nearby.
Despite these hurdles, CHP proponents push on. Casey's team worked with Biogen Idec, a biotech firm in Cambridge, Massachussets, to install a plant at the company's new building. After protracted negotiations with the local utility, they are now on good terms, but it was no easy task.
The plant itself is a mini-technological marvel that will pay for itself with energy savings in just four years. It's essentially a jet engine (see photo above) hooked up to magnets located in the basement of an office building.
"It's subterranean, 30 feet underground. There's a beautiful mezzanine and atrium above it and the research scientists in offices," Casey said. "In the footprint of about 20,000 square feet is a combustion turbine.... It turns a generator to make electricity and then we grab all the waste heat we can with a heat recovery steam generator."
The electricity lights the building and the steam is used directly for heat or converted by absorption chillers for refrigeration. It doesn't produce all its own electricity, tapping into the local grid when extra power is needed. But that's not the only legacy network to which it's connected.
"This specific project is blessed that it stayed connected not just to the electric network but stayed connected to the district steam network," Casey said.
Though they are rarely noticed now, most of the big cities in America have some kind of subterranean steam system in place, a relic of the time when steam infrastructure was still being built. And heating whole chunks of cities together, in what are known as district energy systems, has environmental benefits of its own.
"By combining the thermal needs of hundreds of buildings, district energy systems deliver economies of scale for employing equipment and technologies that are far more efficient and versatile than for individual buildings providing their own cooling and heating equipment," argued Veolia CEO Oliver Barbaroux in a Forbes editorial. (Veolia operates more district energy systems in the United States than does any other company.)
The systems are basically a series of huge underground steam pipes connected to boilers at a central station. They can be a perfect complement for CHP systems when custom-built for an university like M.I.T. or the University of Florida or when a local steam system is available to tap into.
San Francisco is a great candidate for a CHP facility. A set of boilers is already located near Mint Plaza, a newly remodeled and trendy area of town. Around the corner from the nation's fanciest coffee shop (Blue Bottle's flagship store), two smokestacks rise 100 feet into the sky. They're part of a steam power system that stretches back 100 years.
On the map, you can see the steam distribution system as it existed in 1917. It's nearly the same today, except for a small, new line that runs to the enormous Westfield mall on Fifth and Market.
"There's still some of the original piping," said Wayne Wong, marketing manager for the plant, which is operated by Minneapolis-based NRG Thermal, a division of one of the nation's largest utilities.
The inside of the plant is probably 100 degrees and louder than an AC/DC show. The boilers are clanging away, supplying energy to 170 buildings with 37 million square feet of space in the city's downtown core. The photo below shows one of the main pipes that connects the plant to the underground system.
Right now, the plant only generates heat, but Wong said they'd like to put in a CHP plant that could produce 50 megawatts of electricity and continue to supply steam to their existing customers. It turns out, though, that hooking up the CHP system with the district energy system won't be easy.
"You know how it is, folks don't want power plants in their backyards," Wong said. "Even if the money was OK, just to get permitting would take years and years and years to overcome the opposition to it."
Perhaps, with the new emphasis on carbon emissions and local systems, more environmentally minded Americans will be willing to allow innovative fossil fuel power plants into their communities. Even though they burn fossil fuels, CHP and steam plants hooked up to district energy systems are more efficient than other solutions. They might use brown fuels, but they should make greens happy.
See Also:
- Biggest Solar Deal Ever Announced — We're Talking Gigawatts
- Solar Company Says Its Tech Can Power 90 Percent of Grid and Cars
- Garage Invention Turns Restaurants Into Power Plants
- FutureGen "Cleanish Coal" Plant Cancelled
- New Plant Could Drop Cost of Solar Power to 1.5x US Average
- The Top 10 Utilities for Solar Power
WiSci 2.0: Alexis Madrigal's Twitter, Google Reader feed, and book site for The History of Our Future; Wired Science on Facebook.


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LOL Luluaddict! Your husband has really gone off the deep end for Lulu products--two new pairs of pants, getting up early for an upload day shorts purchase and now an ebay pants purchase, all in about a week. He's got it bad!! (welcome to the club Mr. LLA!)
Yeah! And we even get his "two cents worth" on the Disney Pirate top. :) He will be a "regular" on this blog yet!!
Were the colored WU pants ever uploaded to the US site? I've been waiting for the plum pants so I passed on the plum crops that were uploaded. Hope I didn't miss out.
Hey LuluAddict,
I am curious -- What does the top photo of the Will Pants teach those of us who are pear shape, in your opinion?
To anon 11:37PM the coloured WU Crops were uploaded. No pants online so far.
The Will Pants are cute in theory however the high waist defeats the purpose of wunder unders in my opinion. The thicker waist pant of normal lulu pants create an optical illusion of a small butt. The Will pants create the illusion of a larger butt (unless the the waistband is rolled down). I just don't think it is a very flattering look. In the above pictures you can see how her butt looks longer ( like old fashion "mom jeans") despite the fact that she is a very skinny girl.
Does anyone know if that color of the Turn Around LS has come out yet?
Anon 8:03am, yes that colour came out with the first batch in stores and on the web. I have it and it is really nice.
@Anon 7:17 AM - Thanks! Hope the colored WU pants get uploaded next. And the Stay On Course pullover.
@ Stephanie - when I tried on the Will pants I thought the pockets drew unwanted attention to my thighs, which are not thin. When I saw that photo I used it to imagine a version with & without the pockets and whether it added visual width to her thighs or not. I'm not being mean about her shape. Many women are pear shaped and carry weight in their upper thighs. Lots of people who buy lulu can't get to a store to try on the pants so seeing people with the same body shape wear an item they're thinking of getting is useful.
Thanks LuluAddict and Anon @7:51 am.
That's helpful for me. I didn't think you were being mean, I just wondered what your conclusion was, as I think I am pear-shaped, as well. Yeah... I am not close to a store but went ahead and ordered them, so we'll see what they look like... but they not be the most flattering on me. :( They might be going back.
I find that very high waisted pants - like the Will pants - make everyone's butt look flat. Blech.

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'Lady of the Dawn' tends to have arching canes and can reach 5 feet tall if unchecked. Some preventive spraying is required, as it will develop black spot in humid weather. Hardy to USDA Zone 6b. Although, I see 'Lady of the Dawn' in many outdoor gardens looking marvelous, for me, it was more vigorous in a pot that I overwintered in a cold frame. • 'Kimberlina' is a blooming machine of shell pink flowers, backdropped with glossy dark green foliage. • 'Ketchup and Mustard' flashes an unusual color combination of deep velvety red on one side with a yellow reverse.
Floribunda roses are the result of crossing hybrid tea and polyantha roses. Some believe that nurseryman Peter Lambert, from Trier, Germany, first experimented with crossing hybrid tea roses with polyantha roses as early as 1903. But the first successful cross of this combination that was marketed to the public was made by Dines Poulsen, a Danish hybridizer, who studied and worked several years with Lambert. Poulsen dubbed this new variety of rose a "hybrid polyantha" or "Poulsen roses." Poulsen's goals were to create roses that would survive harsh winters, have good disease resistance, and would display the form, beauty and color range of the hybrid tea class along with the repeat bloom profusion of the polyantha roses.
Around 1940, these floriferous varieties became recognized as an official class, categorized "floribunda." Eugene Boerner, chief hybridizer of Jackson and Perkins, ushered in the floribunda craze in the United States, hybridizing more than 60 floribunda roses during his career, with 14 winning the All-American Rose Selection award.
'Iceberg' parades a flurry of clean white blooms. It is disease resistant, can reach 3 to 5 feet tall, and will complement any garden design.
The Floribunda's Personality
Floribunda rose blooms may appear in clusters or as individual flowers. The varieties that bloom in clusters offer a bouquet atop every stem. Individual flowers can be small (2 inches) to large (5 inches). Bloom shapes can be hybrid tea form (a high-centered flower with a circular outline and petals that spiral outwards from the center) or decorative (absence of a high center and often their most beautiful stage is fully open with stamens showing). Blooms may have only a few petals, such as 'Playboy' or 'Playgirl' (four to 12 petals); or, they may have several petals, as in 'Julia Child' or 'Heaven on Earth' (41 petals or more).
There is a full spectrum of floribunda colors, including stripes, as in 'George Burns' or 'Scentimental'. Some floribundas even have reverse coloration: 'Ketchup and Mustard' is red on one side and yellow on the other. Regardless of color, size, or shape, floribunda roses are always in bloom, providing a spectacular display throughout the season.
'Playboy' holds its petals for a long time, especially considering it is a single (four to 12 petals) and will repeat rapidly. Per the literature, it is disease resistant, but mine will get black spot, so a preventive fungal spray program is recommended.
Floribunda rose plants tend to be shorter and wider than most hybrid teas, ranging in height from 1½ to 5 feet, making them versatile in the garden, perfect for planters, smaller gardens, hedges, or borders. Because of their bushy growth habit, they will blend in nicely with and enliven any existing perennial garden. Don't let their small size fool you, floribunda roses are tough plants – they are disease resistant and hardy. They can flourish in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 11 and Zone 4 with winter protection.
Although not often acclaimed for their fragrance, the floribunda class does contain several highly-perfumed varieties, including 'Sheila's Perfume', 'Honey Perfume', 'Sunsprite', and 'Julia Child'.
When selecting roses for your landscape, consider what kind of gardener you are. What roses do you love? Is fragrance a necessity, or can you live without it (providing the roses have other great attributes, such as vitality and striking colors)? How much work are you willing to invest weekly? Are you mainly interested in an easy-care garden – one where roses flourish with a typical perennial-garden-type care, such as soil preparation, planting, feeding, and watering? Or are you willing to invest a little time doing chores such as cleaning, deadheading, and spraying?
'Sheila's Perfume' has a lovely hybrid tea form, and mostly one bloom per stem, rather than clusters. The yellow blended colors and magnificent fragrance makes this rose a necessity. Hardy to USDA Zone 6b, winter protection is recommended.
Do your homework and select wisely when purchasing any new rose. Most important, start with healthy, disease-resistant, winter-hardy roses. Many local garden centers and big box stores will carry some floribundas, but for the best selection, mail-order them.
No matter your personal preferences, the floribunda class of roses has a rose you can live with and love.
'Nana Mouskouri', when fully open, displays an interesting red stigma surrounded by yellow stamens. The sweet fragrance keeps the pollinators attracted and busy.
Easy Care Floribundas
Floribunda rose care, for the most part, is no different than caring for any other roses in your garden. The principles below can be applied to nearly all roses (except for old garden roses and climbers, which may have different recommendations for pruning).
Roses prefer the sunny side of life, requiring at least six to eight hours of sunlight a day. A sunny east-facing garden is ideal. Roses can be planted on the south or west side, just remember to supply additional water, as the site may become hot in midsummer. Pick a location where you can see or visit your roses often, enjoying the brilliant colors, various forms, shapes, and the wonderful fragrance. Frequent visitation also serves in early detection and prevention of disease or insect damage.
Ensure good air circulation. A gentle breeze dries the morning dew on the foliage, promoting health and reducing foliage fungal disease.
'Blueberry Hill' is a prolific bloomer with a mild apple fragrance. It is listed as hardy to USDA Zone 5; however, most mauve roses are a bit tender, so I suggest some mulch at the base of the plant for spring freeze protection.
Good soil drainage is a must.
Invest in the soil for a happy, healthy rose now and years to come. For many gardens, a good soil mixture consists of equal parts sand, compost, and existing soil. However, the percentages of these three ingredients may vary, depending upon your individual microclimate and garden conditions. Yet, nearly all soils will benefit from adding compost. All compost, regardless of the source, should be well mixed and aged. Compost can be homemade with leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen vegetable scraps, or composted horse manures, or mushroom compost.
The ideal pH for roses is 6.0 to 6.5, or slightly acidic. Rose roots absorb nutrients in the form of a slurry; the slurry consists of dissolved nutrients blended with water. Soil pH determines how that slurry, and thus nutrients, are absorbed. If pH is out of range, certain life-sustaining nutrients may be blocked from the plant.
If the soil has been properly amended at planting time, other than adding a handful of bone meal in the bottom of the hole, nothing more is needed the first year. The second year, add an organic soil conditioner (or a homemade concoction of alfalfa meal, bone meal, blood meal, fish meal and cottonseed meal) in the early spring (around March or April) and again in midsummer (July or August). A well-balanced granular or slow-release fertilizer may be added annually in the spring, and worked into the top layers of the soil without disturbing the rose roots. Every two to three weeks, provide a liquid supplement of alfalfa tea, manure tea, or use a hose-end sprayer liquid fertilizer with routine watering. Liquid fertilizers provide a pick-me-up for the plant and a quick boost for bloom production.
Falling in love with the color and rich fragrance, 'Julia Child' personally selected this rose to bear her name.
Roses are forgiving of a few pruning errors; they will survive a mishap or two. So, relax and get it done.
Spring pruning is done while the plant is still dormant. Start with sharp, clean pruners. Remove old, damaged, diseased or dead canes. Cut away weak, small, or crossing canes, and bottom spindly suckers. Dormant canes should be cut back to healthy tissue, usually indicated by a white crisp center. As a rule of thumb, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third to one-half. If you fail to prune back to healthy wood, the cane may experience dieback. In which case, you will have the opportunity to practice your pruning skills again.
Summer pruning usually consists of deadheading or removing spent blooms. This encourages new flowering, and keeps the garden clean. Also trim the bush for desired shape and style. Stop deadheading after the September flush -- this allows the plant's metabolism to slow down and harden-off for winter.
Playgirl' blooms are large, flat, and ruffled. It is the result of a cross between 'Playboy' and 'Angel Face'. Its growth habit and floriferous blooming characteristics are like 'Playboy'. The mauve color, wonderful fragrance, and winter tenderness (hardy to USDA Zone 6b) is inherited from parent 'Angel Face'.
Mulch after planting and water routinely. Mulching helps to conserve water and suppresses weeds. One to two shovels of mulch for winter protection may be added for tender varieties.
Inadequate watering of roses is the main reason they fail to thrive, and, weakened roses are vulnerable to disease. If necessary, install a drip system or use soaker hoses. It is said in the rose world, the three most important things about taking care of roses are: first, water; second, water; and third, water.
A version of this article appeared in a May/June 2017 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
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Virgin Atlantic is pulling in whisper experts to teach flight attendants how to speak quietly in one-on-one encounters with fliers. Now if they could only get captains to ease up on the PA announcements.
Virgin Atlantic is aiming to make the on-board transition from stressed to somnolent a little bit easier – on your ears at least – with the help of whispering flight attendants.


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two international companies, psinet europe and pansec (pan security international), teamed together to conduct research on internet security policies and the impact a firewall has on the amount of attacks. shockingly, psinet europe claims that less than 50% of its customers have a basic firewall in place to protect their websites. the prominent attitude appears to be that attacks against internet sites only happen to other people.
the companies set up two dummy websites that gave the appearence of being banking websites, one with a firewall and one without. though both of the internet sites saw their share of attacks, the unprotected site was hit nearly 10 times more. over a two month period the unprotected site was attacked 19,128 times, while the protected site was only hit 1,672 times. more than one-third of the attacks had the potential to bring down the sites.
clearly firewalls help deter hackers, but they do not prevent all attacks.
read more on this topic at silicon.com.
christopher's opinion
man, i really hope only european techs are this naive. what on earth are people thinking? and how on earth have they survived this long?
the little example shows attacks are prevalent, not that you should need to see the numbers to know it. firewalls protect by not only keeping people out, but also by deterring less committed hackers. with that said, they obviously don't stop them all, and are only as good as the configuration out there.
it is important to keep in mind that these two companies make their money by helping others secure their networks, so their results need to be taken with a grain of salt. 50% may be a little on the high side (at least i hope so), but i'm sure it happens more than any of us would really guess.
regardless, i'm off to stroll around the alleys of downtown's shady side tonight … muggings only happen to other people.
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|psi-net should take their own advice.. (12:47pm est tue sep 23 2003)
a little while ago i was doing a little sniffing around the net and guess what i found psinet usa was wide open. i saw netbios names of a bunch of the pc's on their network (along with shared folders), i was able to print to about a dozen different hp printers thanks to non-secure hp-jetdirect boxes. i was even able to see an account list on one of the nt pdc's.
i am not talented in any way, i just did a ping sweep and discovered them. i wonder how much they are charging for the research that they did.
|guess not (7:33pm est tue sep 23 2003)
i guess you are not talented if that is all you did.
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|still is funny (7:38pm est tue sep 23 2003)
well thanks for pointing that out to us geeks.
it is good to know that a firm doing security research is so vulnerable and naive.
and yes in europe they are very naive and behind when in comes to security in general. just go take a gander of interpol or the kremlin.ru …..lol!
even a monkey can enumarate them rather easily.
that is just sad. – by inverse mask>usa
|what the… (7:45pm est tue sep 23 2003)
you guys sound like it is something to be proud of.
am i in the monority by believing that hacking and cracking is wrong.
remember it is not property that belongs to you. why would you do something so terrible?
i guess that is how backwards man has become. people download music from artists they supposedly like and respect. well if you like them and respect them why don't you pay them for their art?
this is horrible and it makes me behave like a rabbid donkey fister! – by rabbid_donkey_fister
| blanketey blank blan (7:47pm est tue sep 23 2003)
you got to call the doctor coz that is siiicckk!!!!
lol. – by blankey mcblank
|re: rabbid_donkey_fister (8:16pm est tue sep 23 2003)
are you saying you're rabid… or the donkey is? – by sven
|rabid french donkey fister? (10:02pm est tue sep 23 2003)
"remember it is not property that belongs to you. why would you do something so terrible?"
are you kidding me? what is so terrible about snooping around the net? it isn't like you're walking the neighborhood trying to find an unlocked front door so you can pilfer the house. my fellow sysadmins take great pride in trying to get into each others networks(albeit, we all work for the same company and have different geographic responsibilities), and when we do, we learn how it was done and how to prevent malicious hackers from doing the same. we aren't perfect, but i hate getting into one of my servers in time to see a "friend" typing "down", then terminating connection to the server. i change the password to my server (after a reboot) and do something back like try to make all his users' passwords expire every 24 hours.


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The Women in Leadership Development (WILD) conference has been empowering union women for 11 years, and as we enter the New Year, we are resolved to keep that commitment going. With our preparations for the 12th Annual WILD Conference well underway, we are asking you to help make this conference another landmark success.
CLICK HERE to download the 2015 WILD Brochure
We will use our 2015 WILD Conference as a way to raise awareness of our economic surroundings. In order to maximize this awareness we are counting on all of our WILD sisters to begin educating the next generation of WILD women.
The national AFL-CIO is currently focused on creating a network of young worker groups around the nation to ensure that the labor movement has a future. Through WILD, we will be at the cutting-edge of young worker education and empowerment to build and grow the labor movement.
Therefore, we are issuing a challenge to all of our WILD sisters this year: "keep the commitment going, and bring a young union sister to WILD". Not only is this an opportunity to recruit, train, and inspire the next generation of workers, but by supporting the development of young workers, we become stronger leaders ourselves.
In addition to bringing a young union sister with you to WILD we are continuing to collect photos of all our WILD sisters either on the job or standing up to support our progressive union values. Please email your photos as soon as possible to Lee Sandberg at firstname.lastname@example.com to show how far our WILD grassroots unity and diversity extends.
As a reminder the 12th Annual WILD Conference will be held at the East Brunswick Hilton from March 6-7, 2015. CLICK HERE to download the brochure and register. Thank you as always for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you in March.


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Pregnant women are renowned for experiencing peaks and troughs in their mood, due to numerous changes that occur to their hormones and their body whilst they are carrying. Whilst for many women these mood swings are nothing to worry about, for one in five these symptoms could develop into major depression.
Now, researchers from the University of Michigan have found that the ancient art of yoga can work effectively at reducing stress in pregnant women, providing significant relief from depressive symptoms.
The study – which involved asking mothers-to-be to participate in a 10-week yoga programme – also reported findings suggesting that pregnant women who attended the classes also developed a stronger attachment to their unborn child.
Maria Muzik who was responsible for leading the study, said that we hear about women trying yoga for stress reduction all the time, but there was previously no data in existence allowing us to measure the efficacy of the therapy. She said: 'Our work provides promising first evidence that mindfulness yoga may be an effective alternative to pharmaceutical treatment for pregnant women showing signs of depression.'
Mental health disorders during pregnancy are a serious concern, and if left untreated can lead to further health risks in both mother and baby.
Though antidepressants are of course an effective and common method for treating such disorders, many studies have shown that mothers-to-be are concerned about the impact taking antidepressants could have upon their unborn child.
Whilst there is no concrete evidence to suggest that antidepressants do have a detrimental effect, for those who are concerned about the possible risks, non-traditional treatments such as yoga may be extremely beneficial.
To find out about Yoga Therapy and other forms of complementary therapy, please visit out Therapy Topics area of the site.
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The ICC East Asia Pacific (EAP) Development Program has announced its squads for the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane in November.
Twelve young players have been selected for the EAP Emerging Players Program, and 16 for the squad camp which will bring together the region s best players ahead of the Australian country cricket championship in Mackay, Queensland this January. This means players from Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Both squads will experience a week of intensive coaching, training and skill development under the tutelage of Australia s leading coaches. Each squad will play Twenty20 and 50-over one-day matches against local opposition in Brisbane.
Emerging players squad
Colin Amini (PNG), Arua Dikana (PNG), Willie Gavera (PNG), Masaomi Kobayashi (Japan), Trevor Langa (Vanuatu), Jacob Mado (PNG), Simpson Obed (Vanuatu), Pritchard Pritchard (Samoa), Sekove Ravoka (Fiji), Salesi Tu Akoi (Tonga), Tony Ura (PNG), Vani Vagi Morea (PNG)
Squad camp
Chris Amini (PNG), Hitolo Areni (PNG), Kapena Arua (PNG), Inoa Baeau (PNG), Jamie Brazier (PNG), Tatsuro Chino (Japan), Mahuru Dai (PNG), Rarua Dikana (PNG), Dunu Eliaba (Cook Islands), Mahuta Kivung (PNG), Andrew Mansale (Vanuatu), Ipi Morea (PNG), Loa Nou (PNG), John Ovia (PNG), Josefa Rika (Fiji), Assad Vala (PNG)


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Ken gave a challenge Sunday to go beyond what our culture deems commitment. To strive to leave a legacy through the making of disciples. At Fellowship there are many ways you can get involved in making disciples such as; children, youth, FAD, Men, Women, Prison ministry and countless others. I wanted to take this opportunity to expand on this thought a little. The day will come when we're celebrating crowns with the Son. It's not so much our own crowns I want to discuss, although that will amazing in and of itself, but the crowns of others. What if on that great day, you get to see people handed their reward that God used you, a sinner, to help shape their faith? Could there be anything more beautiful? That the God of the universe would decide to use you to reach the lost and make disciples. And furthermore, you get to celebrate the beautiful work He has done. Simply awesome. Let's start leaving a legacy toward that day. As I have already said, there are tons of areas waiting for you but I want to highlight one in particular.
Every Sunday God brings almost 150 kids thru the doors of Fellowship. That's 150 opportunities for us to connect with the heart of a child and not only influence them in their faith, but team with the ministry to accomplish their mission of Accurately, Passionately and Creatively communicating and reflecting God's word and His heart, for people everywhere to know Him and love one another.
To sign up for Summer Fusion or get more info contact Andy Patterson at email@example.com or 501.205.9307
Thank you for considering making disciples in Fusion the summer!


text: Humans weave phonological patterns instinctively. We form phonological patterns at birth; like songbirds, we do so spontaneously, even in the absence of an adult model, and we impose phonological design not only on our natural linguistic communication but also on invented cultural technologies—reading and writing. Why are humans—young and mature—compelled to generate phonological patterns? And how can phonological patterns be intimately grounded in their sensorimotor channels (oral or manual) while remaining partly amodal, fully productive and abstract? In this talk, I suggest that the phonological grammar is a specialized algebraic system of core knowledge. It encompasses algebraic, grammatical constraints that are universal, but its adaptive design is shaped by phonetic triggers that operate in ontogeny and phylogeny. I evaluate this hypothesis against domain-general associationist explanations in light of behavioral, neuroimaging and linguistic studies that gauge the design of the phonological mind and its capacity for discrete infinity.


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Patience is a virtue. This seems to be especially true in scholarship negotiations and when asking for seat deposit extensions. In my excitement to negotiate for something with law schools, I asked for a few week seat deposit extension with all of the schools I was interested in.


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Raj Patel is an award-winning writer, activist and academic. His first book Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, is the featured read in this year's Campus Community Book Project. In the book, and in this talk, Patel explains the steps to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of farmers and consumers and rebalance global sustenance. Patel has degrees from the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics and Cornell University, has worked for the World Bank and WTO, and protested against them around the world. He is currently a fellow at The Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First, and has testified about the causes of the global food crisis to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee.
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The Financial Post sat down with emerging markets guru Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton Investments on Friday to talk about his outlook for global stock markets and commodities. Mr. Mobius is known as one of the pioneers of emerging market investing, and despite the bloodbath in emerging market stocks this year, he still sees plenty of investment opportunities. He also sees potential in gold, which has suffered from its own epic price crash in 2013.
Below is an edited transcript from our interview with Mr. Mobius.
Q It's been a bloodbath for BRIC stocks and economies this year. Is there still opportunity there or should investors move on?
AThere's no question, they've bombed.
Overall, however, I think the BRIC countries will definitely have big comebacks, and they'll do quite well, despite what we've seen recently. They're huge, they have growth, and a lot of companies there are showing us sustained, strong earnings.
Q It's also been a bad year to be a gold investor. Is the gold story over, or is this just a hiccup for the precious metal?
A There are really two markets in gold. There is the market price, and there is real demand. Market price is influenced by derivatives, by short sellers, by all kinds of actions by traders who are not taking physical delivery. And if you look at the recent downturn, imports into India went up, and physical demand went up. India is the largest importer of gold in the world, but gold prices still went down. So there's a dichotomy between what's happening in the market and what the real demand is.
In the short-term, there's going to be a lot of pain
My personal opinion is, this big downturn we've seen is an aberration and you'll probably see a return to the long-term growth trend of gold. But in the short-term, there's going to be a lot of pain, basically prices coming down and looking like they're not going to stop coming down. But at the end of the day, the demand is there and supply is limited. The cost of mining is not going down, but going up. So I would say I'm reasonably bullish on gold.
Q Where do you see oil prices heading over the next few years?
A Demand is running at about 90 million barrels a day. The demand in developed countries is flat, but demand in emerging countries is going up, and it's beginning to match developed markets. We believe the growth in emerging markets will continue to grow. Automobile consumption is one example. If you look at auto sales in China, India, they're going through the roof. That's one side.
The other side is what's happening in fracking and oil sands. A lot of people are saying these things are going to be game changers, they'll change the whole equation of supply. But if you look at the amounts involved, it's hard to believe that can happen, because you have 90 million barrels a day in demand, but oil sands and fracking in North America is about 500,000 barrels. In the context of global oil demand, this can't have a big impact.
It could have a big impact on the U.S. in terms of influence, but it depends on how this thing goes. The numbers we're getting suggests you have to continue drilling, because every time you drill a hole, production goes up, but then it goes down very quickly. So you have to keep drilling to make it viable, and that costs money. So you have to keep in mind, what is the cost of finding additional oil and pumping?
If you look at this picture, you can't help but think the long-term trend for oil will be up.
Q You talk a lot about frontier markets, and their importance in the emerging market story. Can you give us an example of a particularly promising frontier market you see a lot of opportunity in?
A There are a number of countries, but in terms of valuations, Vietnam is very undervalued. They do have all kinds of problems: problems with bureaucracy, problems with the government, but companies in many cases are very well run and are inexpensive. So I would say Vietnam is a target to look at. It's a relatively big country, it's strategically located, it's got some oil offshore, it's bordering China, right in the southeast Asian region, which is now booming.
And of course Thailand would be another, and further down the road, Myanmar. Basically a lot of the ASEAN countries, given the grouping together is roughly equal to China (in terms of population and economy). Which is why they're getting together, because they have to find a way to balance China. They have a lot of free trade agreements, and I think going forward, there will be a lot of political union. That will be good for the whole region.
Q You've made some bullish calls on the Middle East in the past. Do you still see opportunities there given the ongoing turmoil?
A Yes, lots of opportunities. The markets have been hit because of the turmoil. Egypt would be a good example. You have a lot of protests and violence, but you have to remember, at the end of the day, life goes on. Companies still produce. Companies still sell. And those companies that are well placed, and have seen prices go down a lot, provide a good opportunity to buy. We're not writing off these countries by any means and we're looking forward to countries such as Libya [which are recovering from the effects of the Arab Spring] becoming a bigger part of the marketplace.
Q There's been a lot of concern about what will happen to some emerging markets that are dependent on foreign inflows for growth, especially if the U.S. Federal Reserve starts cutting its QE program. Should investors be cautious on these countries, or are the fears overblown?
A Those countries that have poor balance of payments, that depend on outside flows, no doubt, they'll be hit. Turkey is one example. While a lot of momentum has been built up in the domestic economy, they need that external funding. So any country that is in that kind of position has to be watched. Balance of payments, however, is only one factor.
This flow you've seen from global markets recently, including emerging markets, into the U.S., has been quite pronounced, and that has an impact. But I think it's only short term. If you look at the U.S. [stock market], it's performed very well and a lot of people have made a lot of money. But now the total investment basket is much bigger than it was. So investors now have the ability to diversify back into emerging markets, and eventually you'll see the money moving back.
Q For China specifically, there's been a lot of fears about how much its economy is going to slow. How worried are you about China right now?
A There's no question that the days of double-digit growth are over. You have a huge economy, the second largest economy in the world, and that's something you have to keep in mind. When people ask about soft to hard landing, I say they're not landing. They're going to continue to grow. Probably at high single digit numbers; we're looking at 7.5% this year.
So we're talking about a range of 5-7% over the next ten years, I would say. Because they're determined to grow the economy. Wages are going up at a rapid pace. There's a lot to be done, in terms of housing, in terms of infrastructure. And the realignment of the economy toward privatization is going to have a tremendous impact. They've already had some degree of privatization of state-owned enterprises, but they have a long way to go and that's going to drive growth. So they still have more growth to undergo. Let's put it this way; they'll continue to have a lot higher growth than the West over the next decade.


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The Man with Many Names
4 Extra Debut. Peter Day explores the haunts and the unquenchable humour of the enigmatic Irish novelist and humourist, Flann O'Brien. From October 2011.
Brian O'Nolan he was born - or perhaps Brian O Nuallain if you want to be strictly accurate. He spoke Irish at home and learned English second (and German too); yet arguably his greatest work - the Third Policeman - is a tour de force of English linguistical pyrotechnics and Lewis Carroll-like absurdist exoticism - people turning into bicycles is par for the course.
He published his books as Flann O'Brien; he penned a must-read daily column in the Irish Times as Myles na gCopaleen and at various times in his short life wrote as George Knowall, John James Doe, Matt Duffy, Count O'Blather, Brother Barnabas and Sean O'Longain... But as Brian O'Nolan he was also a senior civil servant and adviser to government ministers, and his habit of retiring early to The Scotch House to consume many, many pints of plain, while tolerated for years ended up finishing his career. In fact 'the little weakness' as one contributor calls it finally cost O'Nolan his life.
To mark the centenary of O'Nolan's birth, Peter Day - a longtime Flann fan - travels to Dublin in search of the reality behind the multiple personas, and meets those who drank with him, supped with him at the family dinner table and have made careers out of studying him...
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Damien Elroy Vignaux is a very talented french photographer and designer based in Berlin. He is an artist that touches every form of art and transforms ordinary to beautiful.
Don't miss his interview in January's issue.
Interviewed by Andrei Cherascu
Damien : I shoot because I like telling stories. It's not really a medium thing, I can also draw or make a bit of music, but what I like is the story behind. When I draw or I make 3D it's just me and my computer searching, but when I shoot I get to find new locations, explore, meet people and all together we try to produce the best images.Photographer : Damien elroy Vignaux Model : Valentina Belleza
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Wi-Fi Alliance is looking to beef up security with an updated protocol
Last year more than 500,000 consumer-grade routers around the world were breached by hackers using the nefarious VPNFilter malware that originated from Russia. Now, after nearly a decade of the same standards, the Wi-Fi Alliance is looking to beef up security with an updated protocol.
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a group of companies certifying devices capable of data transmission over Wi-Fi. For years, the standards have been the same, allowing hacker after hacker access to vulnerable routers. Yesterday, the alliance updated the commonly implemented security protocol for Wi-Fi enabled devices and has also begun the process of certifying products that support WPA3.
Devices upgraded to WPA3 will be mostly invulnerable to hackers attempting to guess your passwords until they get it right. The new security provisions will also enable "robust protection" when people use weak passwords. Additionally, WPA3 enabled devices will also feature individualized data encryption, making them safer to use in public places.
The Wi-Fi Alliance is also releasing a new program for both WPA2 and WPA3 devices that enables a QR code-based system for connecting devices to access points. All you would have to do to connect is scan the code.
While the Wi-Fi Alliance currently does not mandate a WPA3 certification for all new devices, its adoption is expected to accelerate in the coming years and WPA3 could soon become a prerequisite for Wi-Fi certification.
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This is a course designed to expose all students to the interdisciplinary nature of computer science in today's dynamic and globally connected society.
Students will have the opportunity to explore the uses of computer science as a tool in creating effective solutions to complex contemporary problems.
The hands-on nature of the course is intended to provide students with the opportunity to explore conceptual understanding in a practical learning environment.
This course is recommended for all students as it provides an overview of computer sciences and its applications in various disciplines, professions, and personal activities.
In this course, students will learn to use computational thinking to develop algorithmic solutions to real-world problems.
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Todays guest has been on her journey to todays point since back in 1993, when she first began work as a researcher for Shugoll Research in Maryland, where she spent three years before starting a series of positions leading to her co-founding Schedule Max in 2010.
And we see this time and time again on Join Up Dots, entrepreneurs will generally spend the beginning of their careers moving from role to role, as they look to find their own thing.
Gaining experience in each.
Learning what they don't want to do in life.
Fine turning their skills before finding the thing that lights them up inside.
And this seems to be certainly the case with todays guest, as since 2010 she has worked tirelessly to build the resource Schedule Max, an online scheduling service for businesses across the world.
Don't waste time trying to find the right time for a client appointment, let them find one that works well for the both of you, which leaves business owners with more time to focus on growing their business and incomes.
But alongside this she has also found the time to go my route and create the incredibly popular podcast BixChix.com, where she interviews amazing female entrepreneurs and a few cool dudes 5 days a week.
Discussing their journeys, struggles and passion to go that one step further each day, even when they feel they are at the end.
So does she feel that she has found the love of her life with both these businesses, or are they another stepping stone towards the big one….her life's work?
And how does a guy become a cool dude and make it on her show???
Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start Joining Up Dots with the one and only Natalie Eckdahl
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During the show we discussed such weighty topics such as:
How she was so fortunate to break down the superhero syndrome that all entrepreneurs struggle with, when due to a new arrival, she simply knew that it was "Help me" time.
Why her Mother encouraged her to go into business, before she made a big splash in the business world by starting her own swimming tuition school.
How she would stay in a job until she mastered it and then get quickly bored and look for the next role to take, gaining experience all the way.
How she believes in being adaptable and feels this is a key part to overcoming fear and tackling challenges head on
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London: August 4th 2014– Pilot Productions the award winning, UK based producer of world renowned travel and adventure programming has launched its first Globe Trekker subscription channel, GlobeTrekker.TV on the leading video on demand streaming platform Roku.
Available with immediate effect, GlobeTrekker.TV enables subscribers to have instant access to view a selection of Globe Trekker episodes for a subscription fee of $3.99 per month. The Roku channel joins other pay per view channels such as YouTube, Vimeo and Amazon Instant Video that Pilot Productions has launched for Globe Trekker.
"Going forward we will be offering other programming and events on GlobeTrekker.TV to ensure our many fans get added value and can view our programming when and where they like," said Ian Cross Managing Director of Pilot Productions. "We will also be looking at worldwide premieres of new episodes on GlobeTrekker.TV."
Globe Trekker is one of the world's longest running travel series that transports viewers to unforgettable destinations around the world. Each episode documents the journeys of young vibrant travel guides as they sample local delicacies, stay in traditional lodgings and interact with locals in ways that bring these exotic destinations to life. With more than 250 episodes produced to date, the award winning series celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2012.
Pilot Productions is also pleased to announce that TravelDreamer.TV part of Island Dreamer Enterprises, will be managing the Globe Trekker channel for the Company. TravelDreamer.TV runs an ad funded free channel on Roku supported by a variety of travel content including some short form provided by Pilot Productions.
Rick Rodriguez, President of Island Dreamer Enterprises commented, "Island Dreamer is very proud to be associated with the Globe Trekker brand. I've been a fan of the series, its stars and producers from the very start. When I headed up programming for Discovery Networks International and the Travel Channel US, Globe Trekker played a prominent role in my content mix. So it's only fitting that we're working together again on TravelDreamer.TV and in the creation of GlobeTrekker.TV for the Roku platform."
Roku is available in eight million American homes and is also rolling out in a number of European territories.


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HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and yes it is all the rage right now, but the truth is it isn't really a new idea at all. Fitness professionals have been using this type of training for decades just under different names or as part of a larger workout. Chances are you have done HIIT training without even knowing it. The difference is now there are a lot of scientific studies supporting the idea of short, high intensity bursts; specifically for increased fat burn. This is generally in comparison to a longer duration bout of steady state cardio like running or biking. The workouts can use a variety of formats but will always include a cardio interval designed to push you to maximal effort followed by a rest interval that allows your heart rate to lower and your body to recover and prepare for the next high intensity interval.
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High intensity intervals elevate the heart rate to near maximal levels and as a result stimulate high calorie burn. This is great, but the real kicker is that elevating the heart rate this high also allows it to stay at or above the fat burning zone during your rest intervals; meaning in a 30 min session you are burning a significant amount of calories. HIIT training, if you can truly push yourself to your limits, also has the potential to put your body into EPOC. This is a phenomenon that allows your body to maintain an extended calorie burn for 24-36 hours after the workout. Keep in mind there is potential for this, but few of us possess the motivation and ambition to push our bodies to this level and maintain it for the required 20 minutes. Plus reaching this state is very uncomfortable and can be accompanied by nausea, irritated bowls, and other general discomfort. It's up to you to decide if it's worth it : )
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At some point in our idle time, we've all made, and thrown, a paper airplane. Perhaps we've experimented with the aerodynamics to try and get it to nail a coworker in the ear, or at least fly straight. The Power Up, though, will allow you to do so much more.
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The Power Up may sound familiar; this is actually the third iteration of the device, and in fact you can still get the second version, as well as the paper boat variant. This is an upgrade… and it's a pretty interesting upgrade, not least because it adds a lot more control to your paper plane.
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Essentially, the third version adds smartphone controls that let you take even more control of your airplane. Before launching your pulp vehicle, you just sync it with your smartphone, and once it hits the air, it can be steered, giving you even more control of your dive bomb-ah, paper plane.
OK, so it doesn't necessarily have the greatest range; it's currently at about 180 feet from your phone before your paper airplane bursts free from your control. Oh, and the battery also lasts ten minutes, but let's face it, for paper airplanes, that's more than enough flight time. They're like remote controlled batarangs in that way. And when it crashes, you'll be able to strip it for parts; the body is made of carbon fiber and is referred to as "crash proof."
Fly, My Pretties, Fly
Yes, this is a goofy way to spend your time, but it's an awesomely goofy way to spend your time. And it's become a popular way to teach children about motors, flight, and aerodynamics, not to mention spending a lot of time amusing them as they try to get the plane in the air. You can get it on Kickstarter for $30 right now, but move fast; it's going quick.


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This past Saturday found us once again heading north to the mountains. We met at our usual time of 4:15am, although our driving route differed, as did our intended trailhead. The parking lot at the High Peaks Information Center was nearing capacity when we arrived, but we were early enough to grab a spot without difficulty. We hit the bathrooms (running water!) at the HPIC before signing the register at 8:12am.
We had only one peak as our goal for the day: Phelps Mt., the easiest of the Adirondack High Peaks remaining on my list. As such, we took full advantage of our time, hiking slowly, stopping often, and lounging on the summit. The trails and summit were crowded, no surprise on a rain-free Saturday in late July. The summit is without markers of any kind: no signs, no benchmarks, only 3 holes.
One of the gentlemen we met on the summit was particularly loquacious. He and my sister happily discussed the surrounding peaks and previous hikes until I dragged her away. He was super sweet and charming, but I felt anxious to get underway after two hours on the summit. I love how genuinely friendly most hikers are.
We got back to the car with plenty of time to drive into Lake Placid for a sandwich. Neither of us could stomach the thought of fast food for dinner. My only regret is that we were so full after our tasty sandwiches that we didn't have room for any Ben & Jerry's!
Phelps Mt., elevation: 4161, order of height: 32, order of ascension: 21


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AceShowbiz - Ed Sheeran has offered to fly one lucky fan to a gig in America for a private backstage guitar lesson.
The Thinking Out Loud singer has offered the prize as part of a contest designed to raise funds for Drop4Drop, a charity that aims to provide access to clean water to people around the world.
Explaining his plans for the winner in a YouTube video, the 27-year-old said: "The prize is I will teach you to play one of my songs on guitar, and then you'll get a guitar that I'll sign and give to you after the lesson."
"The lesson will take place backstage at my gig at MetLife Stadium (New Jersey). So you'll also get to go to that gig. I will pay for you to be there, so I'll fly you out to New York, cover your hotel and give you tickets to the show."
Fans can enter the competition by making a donation between $10 (£7.70) and $100 (£77) to Drop4Drop via the organisation's page on the fundraising site RallyUp.com - with those who give larger sums entered more times.
The lucky fan will head backstage at the gig, part of Ed's ÷ (divide) Tour, in September and receive VIP tickets to watch him perform.
His fellow British singer Adele also helped raise awareness for the charitable drive, which helps fund wells, water receptacles, other sanitation projects, and hygiene education, by retweeting a link directing fans to the contest.


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We all know the feeling when it's time to declutter, but where do you begin? The kids have moved out, you're getting ready to move or maybe you're just tired of all the piles. The thought can be overwhelming.
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08 Dec 2015 Wrapping up the iTrade Fantasy League for 2015
Were you following the iTrade Fantasy League this year? This time around, the JSE kept us on our toes. The volatility of the 2015 market had us dancing around, investing in shares and selling when stop-losses triggered. That worked well for us, especially in Resource shares where we avoided big losses by getting out early. We sold Biliton at R255, saving us big losses as it fell to R180 the week before we closed the competition, down 30%. We also decided to stay out of Resource shares completely, a wise move as the Resource 10 Index dropped 28% in the last two months alone.
As you can remember the iTrade Fantasy League portfolio was in a R60,000 loss in August as world markets and especially the JSE fell in a heap. Fortunately it recovered to a small profit. Just when we thought that all was relatively still, geopolitical risks increased dramatically and found ourselves selling the shares a few days early in order to preserve the little profit in the portfolio.
It's been quite a year!
The final portfolio as at 30 November was R1,013,341.48 which meant that we closed out with a profit of R13,341.48.
The winners were as follows:
First Place: Andries De Wet, with his prediction of R1,012,354.07. He won R8,004.89.
Second Place: Lyle Wayde, with his prediction of R1,015,000.00. He won R2,668.30.
Third Place: Mark Schwartz, with his prediction of R1,008,608.96. He won R1,334.15.
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Ayrshire Chamber demands that Air Route Development Fund be retained
AYRSHIRE Chamber of Commerce is today calling upon the Scottish Parliament's Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee to amend the Draft Scottish Budget to ensure the continuation of the Air Route Development Fund (ARDF), which is set to be axed by the Scottish Government.
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Bob Leitch (pictured above) said: "We are extremely disappointed at the Scottish Government's plans to axe the Air Route Development Fund. This fund, administered in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise, has assisted in bringing dozens of new direct air services to Scotland's airports, and has created jobs and wealth to the Scottish economy.
"Indeed a recent Scottish Enterprise survey found that the Ryanair's Glasgow Prestwick Airport flights alone have helped generate £146 million and 2,537 jobs in Scotland.
"This is a magnificent return on an investment of just £14.4 million over the past three years, and is exactly the kind of project we need to continue if Scotland is to meet the economic growth targets set by the new Scottish Government.
"Scotland's economy and geography demand quality air links to our key markets around the globe, and that is exactly what the Air Route Development Fund has delivered, linking Prestwick with 25 destinations across Europe.
"The first two years of a new air service are often make or break in terms of its long term sustainability, and that is why the year one subsidy provided by the ARDF has proved so vital.
"Of course there were issues with the previous ARDF scheme under EU law, but we believe that a similar scheme could be EU-compliant in terms of start-up aid, and we are calling on the Government to pursue this option.
"Few other Scottish Government initiatives deliver as much bang for the taxpayer's buck as the Air Route Development Fund. It is time that the Government recognised this and built upon its success."
Scottish Government
Scottish Enterprise
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
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