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Tom Watt headed Stateside to meet the Arsenal legend and discuss his life in New York, the MLS, his glory days at Highbury and, of course, his imminent return to London for the Emirates Cup.
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Mid-June for New York versus the New England Revolution at Red Bull Arena, and it's all a little confusing.
First of all, that skyline across the river isn't Manhattan. It's Newark, New Jersey. The stadium, a pristine 25,000-seater, is in Harrison, a small, blue-collar town 20 minutes by PATH train from Wall Street. It's a place where, historically, people have come to work rather than to live. Now they come to watch football.
On the street outside, barbecues, inflatable goals and a beer garden compete for the attention of the gathering Red Bulls fans. And also the clusters of supporters in red and white checkerboard shirts. It's Croatian Heritage Night, it turns out, which explains why, of all people, Davor Suker is outside the main entrance, more than happy to reminisce about his goal against Sunderland, the missed penalty at the Parken and his substitute appearance the night we drew 1-1 at Camp Nou.
You see what I mean: there's no shortage of distractions. And the same goes for inside the ground, where people watch the game with half an eye on the tifosi at the home end, whose battery of songs, banners and pyrotechnics is pretty impressive and altogether non-stop. You remember, perhaps, when you were a kid in the Schoolboys Section at Highbury: half-watching the football, but half-watching what was going on up the North Bank as well. The Croatians in the far corner, for their part, roll out a huge red and white shirt during the second-half.
In truth, the game isn't the best. Red Bulls are missing at least four first teamers, including Rafa Marquez. New England – managed by Steve Nicol – are well-organised and pretty unforgiving. It's exciting and competitive, though, even if it isn't always easy on the eye; a reminder of why MLS is compared to the Championship on a regular basis. Red Bulls end up winning 2-1 and the bloke I've really come to see play doesn't disappoint.
By half-time, Thierry Henry already has an assist to his name, his cross turned in by a retreating New England defender. Then, on 50 minutes, the goal arrives. Some things never change and anybody who watched Thierry in an Arsenal shirt will remember this one: he gets played in down the left, pace easing him past the full-back. Faced by a retreating centre-half, he slows as he gets to the box, then checks onto his right foot, committing the defender. Swaying onto his left foot again, he slides a shot across the 'keeper and in at the far post. Afterwards, Henry emerges from the dressing room tired and a little sore. Satisfied, too, to have had another opportunity to prove he's not just sent his reputation over to wind down in MLS.
"We're not La Liga. We're not the Premier League. But there are good players here. Look at our stadium. Listen to the atmosphere in the stands. They get it. They're a real football crowd. And the league's coming up. There are teams who really try to play here", he insists, before smiling ruefully about the evening's victory. "And then there are some games which are just a battle. That's the same in every league in the world."
A couple of days later, Henry's back at work on the training ground: involved in everything, smashing in shots, playing 10 minutes at centre-half, offering criticism and advice to anyone who'll listen. Red Bulls use a pitch at nearby Montclair University. The Dioguardi Field is actually an athletics track with enough room in the middle for football. Just about. The changing rooms are then a steep walk uphill away – Thierry hitches a lift on the kit man's little electric trolley – and the club's business on a training day is run from a couple of Portakabins.
It may all seem pretty unprepossessing but Henry, for one, doesn't give the surroundings a second thought. He's been here before, after all: "You have to remember, when I first arrived at Arsenal we were using the University College training ground. The dressing rooms had burnt down the year before – probably that was something to do with Wrighty! – and so we had to get changed at Sopwell House. It was strange. We used the changing rooms at the spa there, getting ready alongside the hotel customers. And then we had to go to and from training in a little minibus. It was a bit different once we built the training ground next door, though!"
The very best players can't help themselves. The material rewards that come with a career at the top aren't the motivation. It's the game itself. And just in case you're in any doubt, Thierry wants to make it clear he's as hungry as ever: "You've seen me play often enough. I can't pretend: when I'm upset, it's obvious. When I'm happy, you can see that. I'm like I've always been. When I do something, I like to do it well. And when I lose that desire, that's the day I stop.
"I came here to play. If I wanted to live in New York, I could do that without having to play football. I came here to compete. Last year I arrived mid-season. I struggled. It was the end of the European season for me. And I wasn't fit. If you're not properly prepared nowadays, you can't do it, especially here where you have to fight every game. Now, though, I'm fitter. I feel fresh. I'm ready. And I hate losing as much as ever."
There are things about MLS that he's still trying to come to terms with, like the team that finishes the regular season top of the league not necessarily winning it. I suggest that the same play-off system works for Rugby Union at home, but Thierry's having none of it:
"It's harder in football. I love rugby but, if your pack is bigger than their pack, nine times out of ten you're going to win the game. If you're heavier, your strength and your power in the scrum will make the difference. Look, there are surprises in any sport. But in football? In a playoff? You can hit the woodwork four times. You can have 80 per cent of the possession. But one comic-book goal and you're out. And then what? It's over? I'm not sure it works, having a final at the end of the League. Being the best doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win the title. But that's how every sport's organised here."
That end-of-season knockout phase isn't the only thing that's different, of course. There's a wage cap designed to keep debts down and the playing field level, allowing teams to have only a couple of high-earning 'Designated Players' each. Thierry's pretty sure that, if the wage cap was relaxed, there are plenty of players who'd choose MLS as a destination ahead of some of the better-established European leagues.
Before he headed for the States, he got advice on what he'd find here from the likes of David Beckham, Freddie Ljungberg and Youri Djorkaeff. Not that he needed his arm twisted: "Even when I was at Arsenal, I had in the back of my mind that one day I'd leave Europe and come to play here. I've been visiting New York since 1996. I know the city very well. I have friends here. Coming here to live was something I thought about when I was very, very young. Before I had a career in football.
"You can be low-key here, do what you want to do. You're just another face in the city. And I love concrete! Even though my family's from the West Indies – beach, sun, sand and all that – I grew up in a forest of buildings and played my first football on concrete in the streets. It's why I loved London so much. London will always be 'home' for me now – my life changed there in so many ways – but to be living in the city is part of why I love playing in New York, too."
Thierry could probably get a job working for the tourist board. He's passionate and eloquent about life in New York. That said, though, his 'new best friend' – out on the pitch, at least – is resolutely and typically English.
Luke Rodgers' route to New York has been rather less glamorous than Henry's. After making his mark at Shrewsbury, he joined the Red Bulls from Notts County, head-hunted by manager Hans Bakke who'd worked with him at Meadow Lane under Sven-Goran Eriksson. They make an unlikely pair, perhaps, but it works. Thierry's scoring regularly. And Rodgers is, too: "It's easy with Luke," he laughs. "England changed me a lot and I'll always be grateful for that.
"I got close to Luke because he's got that English thing: for a start, he swears all the time. Not because he doesn't like you, but if you don't give him the ball properly? He swears. If the ref blows his whistle? He swears. If he's angry, he swears. If he's happy, he swears. But not in a bad way. I was eight years in an English dressing room, remember, with Tony, Lee, Nigel, Ray Parlour. I'm used to it. I like it. Luke reminds me of home. And, like with anyone, I try to adapt my game to the guy I'm playing with. You have to be clever enough to adapt, to think: How can I help him? Not just: How can he help me?"
As well as playing, of course, there's a job to be done in the US in terms of communicating the game. Although he may not be burdened in quite the same way as David Beckham was when he signed for the LA Galaxy – back in 2007, the former England captain was supposed to be the single-handed future of MLS – Thierry feels there's a responsibility to be shouldered nonetheless: "Because of who I am and where I've come from, I have to do a lot with the press here. I need to get the message out there and help people understand the game.
"Football hasn't got the history in America that baseball does, for example. It hasn't been handed down, father to son. People haven't grown up with the stories, the rivalries, the star players. Here in New York, those stories are about the Yankees and the Giants. We don't have Red Bulls history yet. The supporters don't have a 1989 story to tell to pass the passion on. Here, those stories are about the Yankees, about a World Series. So we have to make the history. And I don't mean just me. All of us in MLS. We've got a left-back, Roy Miller, from Costa Rica. We've got Teemu Tainio from Finland. Those guys help it happen. It means we're being talked about in Costa Rica and Finland. People know football's happening here now."
Thierry's optimistic about his and the game's future in the US. In the short term, that future includes revisiting the past when he comes to London to play for the Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup. He's been back before, of course, but expects this to be an altogether more enjoyable experience:
"When I came with Barcelona in the Champions League, I was on the bench and came on. It was a weird experience. That was the worst possible draw for me. Obviously I had to play hard and try to help my team. But it was if I was playing against my brother. I had a job to do but, you know, you love your brother and you don't ever want to hurt your brother. This time, I think, will be completely different. It's a friendly game, for a start. We'll be trying not to take a beating, though. Of course, I'm still in touch with the guys. I speak to Bacary Sagna and Johan Djourou regularly. And to the Boss, obviously. Robin and Cesc came over this summer to watch a game. I can watch all the Arsenal games on TV."
Most Arsenal supporters know that Thierry has remained a fan of the Club he served with such distinction as a player. Talking about the Emirates Cup, though, it's interesting that the connection with Arsenal isn't simply about team-mates and supporters: "You know, coming back to Arsenal would have been even more difficult if it hadn't been coming back to the new stadium. What would really have been hard for me would have been to walk out on the pitch, wearing the shirt of another team, at Highbury. I was there for seven years and, apart from Dennis' testimonial and the last-minute winner against Man United, my Arsenal memories aren't really from the Emirates.
"I was injured a lot my last season at Arsenal, our first season at the new ground. When I come back now, I recognise all the people, of course: the chef, the groundsman, the guy on the door. But once I'm out on the pitch? Not really. All my memories are of Highbury. I know the move to the Emirates had to happen but Highbury will always be the place for me. I only played there for seven years. What must leaving have been like for a guy who'd been watching Arsenal there for 40 or 50 years? I always felt I was untouchable, playing there. That perfect pitch, the fans close enough you could hear them and they could hear you."
It's obvious, isn't it? He'll be in North London for a weekend in July, a New York Red Bulls player. Thierry Henry, though, remains very much an Arsenal man. Plenty of us in the crowd at the Emirates will be looking forward to the chance to watch him and remember.
The man himself, it turns out, is looking forward to the same: "I had an amazing relationship with Arsenal supporters. A weird one, too, though. I know I can be a pain in the neck. And they knew that. But I think they understood me, even when I was a pain. They knew how I was. And I knew how they were feeling about me. Without those fans, I'd never have done what I did. The people who worked around the Club, too. They helped me understand what it meant to play for the Club. You know: what it meant to beat Tottenham!
"You need big shoulders to play for Arsenal. The cannon is heavy. But the supporters see everything. They see what you're doing, what you're trying to do. It's a great thing about English fans. Winning helps but, if you play hard and respect the shirt, they remember that. And that's something priceless for me."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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"I knew someday I'd get a mission. I'm not a Mormon, so I didn't get it there," Pickens told the Western Governors' Association. His mission instead: "Get off OPEC oil."
"When you're buying oil from OPEC, you've got to know that part of what you pay for the oil goes to the Taliban. So I think we have been very stupid in paying for both sides of the war," he told a WGA convention at the Montage Deer Valley hotel. That group has focused on energy during the past year, with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert serving as its chairman.
Pickens chairman and CEO of BP Capital, a hedge fund that trades in energy commodities has been pushing his "Pickens Plan" for five years to reduce dependence on OPEC by such actions as using more natural gas. He said Friday that America would also be wise to use more oil from friendly Canada and Mexico, including approving the controversial Keystone pipeline from Canada.
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Unwillinglly I have to say that this book presents very fluent but in the same time superficial reading matter. Probably the title is the most misleading part of it since everybody seeing "... Best Practices" expect that such a book is intended for very experienced readers willing to compare their own work with "generally accepted best practices". Contrary to it, this book is intended for newbies in database design and database application development. Athough there is some good general chapters, I really didn't expect to encounter in this book chapters like "SQL" explining basics of SQL language or similar newbie stuff. Many thing are only touched not witout deeper comparison or explanations with tests from existing works (that is practice for me).
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By Jason Hunter
The first review of this book is probably in reference to a "Java Enterprise Best Pratices" since it was written before this book was published and since Ravi Mahalingam wrote the exact same review for that book.This book is great for anyone who will be using a database in a java application. It will help any newcomer to avoid the pitfalls that som many others have fallen into. It gives a great overview of the different persistent models that are currently available, and shows examples of their uses.
By George Reese
Bob,I believe there is a bit of a misunderstanding related to your disagreements:#1"It is not helpful to suggest to neophyte database developers that character PKs are desirable"I agree entirely. In fact, I counsel against that on page 29 where I say, "I recommend the use of 64-bit, sequentially generated integers for primary key columns." I admit, I should have called this out in a sidebar as a best practice. Nevertheless, it is right at the front of the section on how to design primary keys.The best practice you seem to be arguing against, however, is the following: "Use fixed character data types like CHAR for primary keys in lookup tables."The important clause here is, "in lookup tables". This best practice is about how one deals with designing primary keys for lookup tables like Country, State, Locale, etc. For such tables you want a fixed character data type as the primary key. Fixed, because indexing and searching against variable length types is much less efficient and character because applications almost always primarily search lookup tables based on human readable codes. The alternative would be to create a State table like this:CREATE TABLE State ( state_id BIGINT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, code CHAR(2) NOT NULL, name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, UNIQUE INDEX ( code ) );This approach would have zero performance or design benefit, add additional application complexity, reduce end user usability, and require an extra, useless index.In short, I strongly stand by this best practice as it is in the book. #2 "including the name of a table in the primary key is done to make things easier when using CASE tools" Personally, I do not like the fact that CASE tools are easier to work with when you follow this best practice. I hate redundant naming, which is what this best practice causes. However, the fact remains that it is easier to work with, and more important, collaborate in CASE tools when you follow this best practice. Even if you do not use a CASE tool, this best practice does no harm to maintainability, efficiency, or functionality of the model--the primary things you attempt to impact with a best practice. I thus stand by this practice even though I find the need for it annoying. #3 "I also feel that of all the CDs that could have been used in table 2-1, the author could have chosen more neutral examples to be used to illustrate business data and sample queries." I have two points to make regarding this issue.First, what I like about O'Reilly books is that they contain a little bit of the personality of the authors in them. That is also why I begin the chapters with quotes from philosophers. By including examples from my music tastes, I am adding a bit of my personality to the book. And there is nothing offensive in any of these titles. In fact, they should be familiar to most of my audience, especially those with even a passing familiarity with Punk, New Wave, Industrial, and Alternative rock.The Cure's Pornography is universally acclaimed as the Cure's most important work. And the Cure is one of themost influential bands to modern rock, pop and alternative. Though, admittedly, modern pop is more influenced by Disintegration and Wish than Pornography. Garbage, on the other hand, is a very popular modern band. One of their song's is the theme to the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. On a final note, I have included this CD example in both editions of Database Programming with JDBC and Java and the only negative comment I have ever heard was from a professional reviewer rightfully complaining about me misspelling the name of the Sex Pistols album. I hope this response clears up some confusion.George
By Bob Grove
**** Sample chapter feedback ****I saw the following statement in another review of this book:Unlike most other books, this book is produced by Java expertsThis is evident. As the database sample chapter did do a fair job of expressing goals of normalization and provided useful examples and commentary, the entire section regarding table design and primary keys is flawed. There are a number of sidebars labeled "best practice" which do not promote any best practices I am aware of. It is not helpful to suggest to neophyte database developers that character PKs are desirable, that multi-part PKs are tolerated, and that including the name of a table in the primary key is done to make things easier when using CASE tools. There are some appropriate suggestions such as using integrity constraints and cautioning against one-to-one relationships.I also feel that of all the CDs that could have been used in table 2-1, the author could have chosen more neutral examples to be used to illustrate business data and sample queries. I'm not a prude, but I cannot share titles like "Pornography" and "Garbage" and discuss them (as example data) with my students because it may offend someone and put them off the subject. As it is presented, this book seems unsuitable even as a supplemental text for training. It may be of value to those who have few expectations of the quality or integrity of their persistent storage designs.Please bring back Dave Ensor and Ian Stevenson! These guys understood and explained "best practice" very well in their O'Reilly title "Oracle Design".
By Ravi Mahalingam
Unlike most other books, this book is produced by Java experts. the book assumes prior knowledge of the topics and does not intend to take a beginner from ignorance to knowledge.This book is not intended for beginners but experts in the Java domain designing enterprise level systems or even maintaining them for systemperformance and enhancements.The book is well written and all the potential gotchas and the mistakes commonly done in application design and development are outlined with appropriate alternate solutions.The book covers all aspects of java and ejb application development and their best practices.Overall, this a good book to have and will be used by experienced java developers and the not so experienced.
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The Blazers fired a team total 22-over par, 310 through the first 18 holes at the Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club and trail eighth-place Southern Miss by only two strokes entering Tuesday's second round. Tulane, which is ranked No. 34 in the latest Golfstat.com rankings, leads the field after shooting a 281 (-7) as a team.
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Jamie Geller continues to amaze us – her energy, her warmth, her entrepreneurial spirit, her self-confidence and her love of all things Jewish – demonstrated by her family's recent decision to make aliyah and move to Israel.
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One of the toughest questions for today's governments is how to achieve balanced economic growth that is financially, socially and environmentally sound.
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because i need more dmg and def for instances :P . I don't want to feel under-powered and get killed easily .
because i need more dmg and def for instances :P . I don't want to feel under-powered and get killed easily .
That being said, you'll eventually reach a point where cultural tier 2 (level 60) is cheap. The crystals however are another case.
Also, just a tip for sylvari tier 2 light. The shoulders you do NOT need to buy. This is because the chest piece overlaps them with the exact same model. If memory serves the gloves may be the same way but I have not checked for a while. Not the only armor set to do this btw, a few other armor sets do this. If you'd like, I can get some screen shots of my sylvari later in that outfit.
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Lvl 70 Orange armor . And finally a helm that im happy to wear instead of hiding it .
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There was a private server. They quicly forced them to close it , like that would keep other people from making more ... Rather play on a private one .
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was just chilling in my base when suddenly all these naked guys came here lol, one of them had a awesome voice xD
my favorite videogame death :P
Past 24 hours have been kickass. Got Rank 3 and finally got to use Galatine. It does 400 charged damage and has a 25% crit chance to do 800 damage. Once I add mods to it the base charge damage will probably be close to 1000 and crit damage about 2500-3000 which is enough to 1HKO pretty much any kind of enemy up to lvl 40 (close to highest level mob). Also got my Rhino Warframe building but Rhino will have to wait thanks to the wonderful discovery of Void Keys.
I didn't know what Void Keys were and what they were used for and thought they were crap. Turns out it's the best thing you can ever get.
In an hour I will have Mag Prime ready to be built, ****ing prime warframe, and I got a ton of other blueprints and blueprint parts for other prime weapons from Orokin Void missions. Not to mention 3 blueprints of Forma which will reset a piece of equipment or Warframe from lvl 30 to unranked (lvl 0) but will give me the chance to add or change polarity slots which will result in my ability to put more mods on a warframe or a weapon and make it even more powerful.
I got 3 Forma blueprints, each takes 24 hours to craft though. At first I had more mods than I can use. Pretty soon I will have no mods to use and have a lot of mod capacity left.
Hit level 60 two days ago feels nice now working butt of to get full epic gear.
Event finally finished 2 days ago and I got my twin wraith vipers
The Stanley Parable was really fun. I'm not sure if there's even more than maybe an hour on content in it though. Each time I went through, I found myself getting really sucked into the drama because of the amazing underscore and narrative. Anyone know exactly how many hours of content is in this game because while it's great, I'm still trying to find out why it's $15.00. Also, they should do updates for it too.
Found this on gamejolt, it was funny for like 10 minutes and I'm sure it got better, but I'm impatient.
I've been finding myself wanting to make videos lately.
omg the cash shop in this game is super redic lol
even tho sliding around on the ground and jumping is fun l
but the cash shop...200$ for something call the trinity pack which is hardly anything imo
and then ontop of the trinity pack you would want prime access and thats 139$
and then the lowest option for the ingame cash is 75 for 5$
it costs about 75 for 1 item lol
the cash shop is super over price considering they make you wait 12 hours to craft an item or use cashshop money to speed it up which would be dumb when you could buy a cash shop item
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Clean Development Mechanism - IntroductionThis page is dedicated to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), one of the tools available to Malta to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Here you will find information on how the mechanism operates, what sort of projects are potentially eligible and the role of various institutions in the CDM process. The information provided in this website is not intended to substitute official guidance on CDM process. The aim is to provide a brief overview of the CDM, and to direct the interested parties to seek further information from official sources which should be consulted prior to considering initiating a CDM activity.What is Clean Development Mechanism?Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), is an instrument under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol that facilitates the achievement of objectives set out under these international agreements. Parties to the Convention, which Malta has also ratified, have agreed to take action to achieve: "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" Signatories to the Convention fall into three categories:
To achieve the objectives of the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol sets out quantified targets for Annex I parties to the Convention, together with a number of so-called flexible mechanisms, which help these parties achieve their respective emission limitation or reduction targets. One of these mechanisms is CDM.Malta currently has the status of a Non-Annex I country, which allows it to host emission reduction projects under the CDM. If Malta's status changes, the country would no longer be eligible to host CDM projects, but will still be able to participate in CDM as an Annex I party. Under the CDM, Annex I countries (or enterprises in such countries) with a greenhouse gas reduction commitment may undertake projects in Non-Annex 1 countries (including Malta) to reduce the latter's emissions, help foster sustainable development and promote technology transfer. In return for their investments, Annex I countries may obtain the so-called "Certified Emission Reduction" units (CERs), which can subsequently be traded on international carbon markets or used as a contribution to compliance with emission reduction commitments at the national or enterprise level. The CDM allows net global greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced at a lower cost by financing emissions reduction projects in developing countries where costs are lower than in industrialised countries.However, investment supported by an Annex 1 country is not a necessary prerequisite for a CDM project to take place in a Non-Annex 1 country. A Non-Annex 1 country may instead opt for financing a project out of its own resources, or team up with another Non-Annex 1 country.Which projects are eligible for CDM?To be eligible for CDM, projects must meet certain criteria, which could be summarised as:
Projects that broadly satisfy the above criteria, may be considered as potentially eligible for CDM, provided they comply with the requirements of the CDM process, which is described below.How does it work?To ensure that CDM project activities lead to real, measurable and long-term emission reductions, the CDM process is governed by a set of rules supervised by specially designated institutions.Emission credits generated by CDM projects, as already outlined above, are called certified emission reduction (CERs) units. One ton of CO2 equivalent reduction equals one certified emission reduction unit. The registration process under the CDM may be time consuming and could be costly, and in the case of some projects, one needs to assess the feasibility of using CDM as the value of CERs arising from the CDM project activity may not even cover the costs of registration. On the other hand, some projects may generate substantial amount of CERs and provide considerable additional financial incentive to justify investment in the project especially where it is difficult to access alternative additional funding sources.The CERs can only be allocated to a project after independent verification through so-called Designated Operational Entities (DOEs), which are mostly commercial certification companies. The DOEs have two functions:
A project cycle is overseen by the CDM EB, whose 10 members and 10 alternates are elected by the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP). The CDM Executive Board undertakes a variety of tasks relating to the day-to-day operation of the CDM. The EB has to ensure that projects conform to the rules and formally registers them; it sets the definitions of CDM rules, such as baseline methodologies, definition of terminology, fees of registration and supervises the issuance of CERs. Countries wishing to undertake CDM activities are required to appoint a Designated National Authority (DNA). One of the key tasks of the DNA is to establish an efficient and transparent national CDM project approval procedure for the evaluation of project ideas submitted to the authority and in particular to verify whether the project contributes to the host country's sustainable development goals. The Malta Environment & Planning Authority (MEPA) has been nominated by the Maltese Government to perform the functions of the Designated National Authority for Malta.The process of project registration as a CDM activity can be summarised as follows:A. Plan and design your proposal Any legally established entity in a Non-Annex 1 country is eligible to propose projects for CDM. Project planners should consider the conditions which need to be adhered to prior to registration into the CDM mechanism. At the initial stages, a Project Idea Note (PIN), or a short project description is prepared including the basic details of the project to be undertaken, such as type and size of project, location, anticipated total GHG reduction compared to the business-as-usual scenario (baseline) and suggested crediting lifetime. Projects can have a lifetime or "crediting period" of ten or three times seven years. Project participants have to choose the starting date of a crediting period to be after the date the first emission reductions are generated by the CDM project activity. A crediting period cannot extend beyond the operational lifetime of the project activity. See CDM in Charts for guidance. In designing the CDM project proposal, project developers should consider a range of issues, such as whether the project would fit within the overall framework of national policies, and whether it would be compatible with the existing environmental, planning and other regulations. Thus consultation with the relevant authorities, including with the DNA, is highly encouraged at this stage. The webpage of the Carbon Finance Unit of the World Bank contains useful guidance on developing project ideas.B. Obtain the Letter of Prima Facie Acceptability The PIN is subsequently submitted to the Designated National Authority (MEPA) for a preliminary review. Submissions can be sent by email to firstname.lastname@example.com or in hard copy addressed to:Director of EnvironmentCDM Designated National Authority Focal PointMalta Environment & Planning AuthoritySt. Francis Ravelin, FlorianaMaltaIf there are no major issues concerning the project, a Letter of Prima Facie Acceptability is issued within 4 weeks from the submission of the PIN. The letter would state that based on the information provided in the PIN, the DNA has no objections to further development of the project proposal, provided it satisfies all applicable national regulatory requirements and international criteria for CDM. Alternatively, the DNA may send the PIN back to the proposer with comments on issues that need improvement or further consideration.The PIN template may be downloaded from here C. Submit the Project Design Document (PDD)Once the PIN has been accepted in principle, the project proposer must then prepare a Project Design Document (PDD). The PDD is the document required for validation, registration and verification of the project and provides a detailed description and specification of the proposed CDM activity. It includes in-depth information on the baseline methodology, justification of additionality, duration of the project, the monitoring methodology and plan, calculation of GHG by sources, environmental impacts and the comments provided by stakeholders. There are several different PDD formats available for download from the UNFCCC website according to the category of the project. The templates and guidelines for their completion can be downloaded from here. In parallel with the development of the PDD, project proposers are advised to consult the relevant authorities and initiate any applications that may be required by applicable national regulations.D. Obtain consent from responsible authorities All CDM projects that are proposed for implementation in Malta must obtain written approval from MEPA, which acts as the local Designated National Authority (DNA) for CDM. Submission of PDD should follow the same procedure as for the submission of PIN. If the DNA is satisfied with the contents of the PDD, a Letter of Approval (LoA) is issued within 1 month from the receipt of the PDD. Alternatively, the DNA may send the PDD back to the proposer with comments on issues that need improvement or further consideration.If an Annex I Party is involved in the CDM activity, the respective DNA of that country must also issue a LoA. A list of DNAs, their focal points and, when available, the DNA websites can be found here.E. Validate the proposal After getting the necessary approvals, the project needs to be validated. The validation is carried out by a Designated Operational Entity (DOE), which could be any entity certified by the CDM Executive Board to perform validation activities. It is the responsibility of the project participants to initiate contacts with a DOE to follow their guidance on validation. The DOE will be using the "Validation and Verification Manual" to evaluate the PDD. Particularly, the DOE will assess whether:
During the validation process, DOEs may request further documentation concerning the project, visit the project site and meet with any parties concerned. During the validation, the DOE posts the PDD on the UNFCCC webpage for a 30 day public consultation period. If comments arise, the DOE has to describe in detail how the comments were taken into account in the validation process. As a next step the DOE issues either a pre-validation report through which the project developer is requested to look into outstanding issues needed to be accomplished before the final validation report is prepared for submission to the EB or the validation report. F. Register validated proposal with the CDM Executive Board Registration is the formal acceptance of a validated project as a CDM project activity. At this stage, the project participants (PPs) will be expected to pay the registration fee which ranges from $1,000 to $350,000, according to the annual emission reduction potential of the project. Projects with the annual reduction potential of below 15,000 tons of CO2e are exempted from paying the registration fee. The application process is initiated by the Designated Operational Entity (DOE) on behalf of the project proponent. It takes between 4 and 8 weeks for the registration of the project to be completed.G. Commence implementation and monitoringOnce the proposal has been successfully registered as a CDM project activity, project participants are required to collect and archive the relevant data for calculating GHG emission reductions, in accordance with the validated monitoring plan in the PDD. H. Verification and certificationThe verification of the project is carried out by the DOE and consists of an independent periodic review and ex-post monitoring of GHG reductions, followed by the certification of the project. This is the written assurance by a DOE that a project activity achieved the reductions in GHG emissions as verified.I. Issuance of CERsThe Executive Board (EB) will issue certified emission reductions (CERs) equal to the verified amount of GHG emission reductions. The issuance of CERs, in accordance with the distribution agreement, will be affected only when the share of proceeds to cover administrative expenses of the CDM is received. The share of proceeds for administrative expenses is calculated as follows: US$ 0.10 per CER for the first 15.000 CERs per year and US$ 0.20 for additional CERs issued for that period. In addition a mandatory contribution to the adaptation fund amounting to 2% of the issued CERs is also deducted. Usually, the CERs are issued within 15 days, unless a review is required. The CERs will be transferred into the accounts of the projects participants as outlined in the PDD. After the CERs have been issued, they can be distributed amongst project participants in accordance with any agreement in place. Earned CERs can be traded with other corporations or governmental authorities. Some companies may choose to bank their CERs to be traded later.Summary of the CDM registration processThe diagram below outlines key stages in the registration process.
Issues to consider
Baseline & AdditionalityIn order to calculate the amount of CERs that a project may generate, a baseline for a CDM project activity has to be defined. The establishment of the baseline of a project is a central component when designing a CDM project. The baseline sets the level that reasonably represents the anthropogenic emissions by source of GHG that would occur in the absence of the proposed project activity. It should cover emissions from all gases, sectors and source categories listed in Annex A of the Kyoto Protocol within the project boundary.
GHG eligible for CDM:CO2 - Carbon dioxideCH4 - MethaneN2O - Nitrous oxidePFCs - Perfluorocarbons HFCs - Hydrofluorocarbons SF6 - Sulphur hexafluoride
Sustainability Impact Assessment Criteria
The Environment
1. Climate Change
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing towards the development of renewable energy actions. Measures to adapt to changes in climate should also be promoted.
2. Air Quality
Promote remedial actions to control emissions of air pollutants and achieve compliance with International and European air quality standards.
3. Nature and Biodiversity
Enhance protection of biodiversity and promote actions to achieve effective management of protected areas.
4. Freshwater
Ensuring that the utilisation of water resources is environmentally and economically sustainable, whilst safeguarding the water needs of the population and of the agricultural, commercial and industrial sectors
5. Seawater
Sustain compliance with the Bathing Water Directive and achieve compliance with Barcelona Convention standards.
6. Wastes
Prevent and minimise waste production, also by a reducing, reusing and recycling policy.
7. Land use
Protect, maintain and improve the urban and rural environment and protect and manage the open countryside.
8. Transport
Promote and enhance public transport and support the reduction in private car usage.
The Economy
9. Economic Growth.
Sustain and enhance the economic growth and the GDP per capita in real terms.
10. Employment.
Support employment opportunities in order to promote additional income and improve the quality of life of the population.
11. Labour productivity.
Adopt policy measures to increase the average labour productivity and sustain balanced wages, taxation and productivity, in collaboration with the social partners.
12. Poverty reduction.
Support poverty reduction strategies.
13. Labour force participation of women.
Sustain the adoption of policy measures in order to increase the labour force participation rate of women
14. Health.
Reduce the need for curative care by enhancing the prevention factor focusing on healthy living.
15. Education.
Support the adoption of measures to decrease the early school leavers rate.
Cross Cutting Issues
16. Spatial development plan.
Consider integrated spatial development plans in all actions and the active involvement of major stakeholders in decision making mechanisms.
17. Economic Instruments.
Enhance the use of economic instruments, and support actions to promote the polluter pays principle
18. Enforcement.
Support the existing enforcement measures and promote an integrated enforcement mechanisms taking into account all interested sectors.
In addition to the fulfilling of the broad criteria exposed in the table 'Sustainable Impact Assessment Criteria', the proposers are responsible to ensure that their projects comply with all applicable national, European Union and international policies and regulations.CDM projects in Malta Ta' Zwejra Landfill Gas Recovery, Flaring and Energy Producing Project This project is the first CDM project activity in Malta. The project`s aim is to capture gas produced by the Ta' Zwejra landfill and either flare it or use it to generate electricity (including for internal use by the plant itself). WasteServ Malta Ltd., which is the owner of the project, is responsible for the management and operation of a number of waste disposal facilities including that of Ta' Zwejra which is located in Ta' Hammud Maghtab Enviromental Complex. As a result of the combustion of methane contained in the gas extracted from the landfill, the project will result in a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the site. The project should result in a number of benefits:
The project activity will install a landfill gas collection system, effectively covering the landfill. Several wells and a complex piping system will be installed to ensure a safe and complete capture of the methane produced.


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Hi all,
So I've decided to do the supertrooper / prototype boba fett and I want to order my soft parts now from bobamaker. Do you think that I could use the rotj colour flightsuit and ask for the vest to be made the same colour? I'm baseing my build off the Hasbro figure shown below. As an afterthought what are people's opinions on doing it this way as opposed to the one shown in the gallery? I.E white flightsuit and vest?
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Rev. Gabbard leading campus spiritual life development as University chaplain
Release Date: 9/16/2013
Earlier this semester, Rev. Elizabeth Gabbard was named official University chaplain and is excited to usher in a new appreciation of spiritual life on campus.
Rev. Elizabeth Gabbard was named University chaplain in August after serving as the interim chaplain since January.
Gabbard, originally from Fort Smith, Ark., had served as interim chaplain at Ozarks since January.
A 2003 graduate of Lyon College with a degree in English literature, she went on to attend seminary at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.
"I never thought that I would ever want to attend seminary," she explained. "I started college thinking I was going to be a doctor. As it turns out I'm not very good at biology, which is pretty important for doctors, so I changed my major to English. I had no idea what I wanted to do with that degree, but I liked to read books so it seemed to fit."
It was during Gabbard's senior year at Lyon that she began to consider a career in ministry.
"I had been very involved in the church in my hometown, and I got involved with the church in Batesville while I was in college," Gabbard said. "I did a lot of things with campus ministry, and I remember thinking one day, 'Wow, I'd really like to do this.' We also had a female chaplain while I was in college. That was the first time I had ever seen a female minister, and it helped me see I had options inside the church."
After graduating from seminary, Gabbard worked as a full-time youth pastor, was ordained, and worked as a solo pastor in south Mississippi before moving back to Fort Smith to work for the non-profit Western Arkansas Ballet.
"After some personal struggles, I had decided to take a break from church work. I was working for the Ballet when I found out about the interim position at Ozarks," she said. "When it was first brought to my attention, I opened my mouth to say I wasn't interested and 'Yes' popped out instead. Deciding to return to church work wasn't as difficult as I expected to be. Many colleagues in the church had been pushing me to return to the church, and I had been resisting. But when I heard about this job, something in my spirit just leapt. I felt like I could make a real difference here. I actually think I'm better suited for this role than I am for the traditional church."
Gabbard is excited to take advantage of her new role as official University chaplain.
"I want the chapel to be a place that students know is open to them at all times, and not just the chapel upstairs but the rooms downstairs as well," she said. "I want people to see me as a resource that they can use in multiple ways. People can come to me if they just need someone to talk to, or if they just want to sit in silence with somebody. I can do that. Whatever people need, I want to be there."
Gabbard has already been forming relationships at Ozarks and revamping the role of University chaplain and spiritual life on campus.
"We have started Monday morning prayer meetings at 7:45 every week," she said. "I'm also working with Emma Bottorff to develop a sort of Campus Religion Advisory Board, including representatives from all the different religious organizations on campus. We want all the religious organizations on campus to come together and plan campus-wide service projects. We have a lot of manpower here, and it would be awesome to see how much we could accomplish."
Gabbard is enthusiastic about being a part of the Ozarks family and is looking forward to being a valuable spiritual resource for campus.
"I wake up in the morning excited to come to work," she said. "I feel like this a real opportunity for to me let the campus community know that spirituality is important, and not just for students but for everyone on this campus. It's something we have to continue to explore for the rest of our lives."


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2012 Union SL Binding
My woman bought me these for christmas so I'm almost obligated to like them.
Ridden with 2012 163 Bataleon Undisputed & 2012 157 Capita Totally FK'n Awesome sz. 9.5 Nike Zoom Force 1's @ 15/-12 for about 2 weeks, (half and half). Rode in all conditions ice, hardpack, powder, slush.
First impressions:
Light for Unions. Considerably lighter than forces. Highback is almost urethane flexy, easy to twist. Primer ("battleship") grey was a bad choice, they feel unfinished. The straps have some weird suede feel on the outside. The accelerator pedal and padding feel nice.
Fit terribly at first—let me qualify that though, my boot wasn't fitting well, all straps were maxed even though M/L is supposed to work for 9.5s. They sucked, foot pain, pressure points, etc. I ended up switching my straps by buying some extras L/XL off a friend and then they fit perfect, I honestly think the strap is way undersized for the binding; they could have just as easily cored the shit out of it even more and kept the same comfort level. After switching the bindings were perfect, the base is just the right size for my ZF1's though it's a tight squeeze around the heel. As for adjustability, they're unions—tool required adjustment, one position for the ankle strap and two positions for the toe strap. I honestly love the ankle strap disengagement on unions and I don't really have too much trouble with the toe buckle... most of the time.
It's a wonder of modern snowboard technology that these bindings allow such flex and still respond very well. Laterally, they provide good mobility while the torsional flex on the highbacks is equal or better than a pair of freestyle bindings.
Response and Ride:
These bindings are scapels with very quick responsiveness which is a bit boggling considering the flex—it's almost think and move responsiveness. I think the ride is impeccable, very good with easy edge to edge and effortless turn initiation that gives boards a lightning quick feel to them.
Dampness/Shock Absorbtion:
It's weird how much they took out of the binding in material and the SL's ability to still maintain dampness and shock absorbtion. They've got a way more comfortable ride than forces and border on burton shredbed shock absorbtion.
If you can get them on sale, please do. They're great—unless you're on the border of sizes. Top 3 all mountain binding, forreal.
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Benik Afobe is representing England Under-19s at this summer's European Championship in Estonia and you can follow the young striker's progress on Arsenal.com.
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France 1-2 England
Group B
Monday, July 9
Benik Afobe was an unused substitute as England Under-19s booked their place in the semi-finals of the Under-19 European Championship with a 2-1 win over France in Tallinn on Monday night.
The young striker had scored in his nation's previous win over Serbia but was not called upon on this occasion as Noel Blake's youngsters recorded victory.
Everton's John Lundstram fired England ahead inside 16 minutes but France levelled on the half hour through Jordan Veretout.
The Young Lions fought hard, however, and restored their lead eight minutes later through striker Harry Kane.
That was enough to see England through to the final four, where they now face Greece on Thursday.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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thinking of trying modge podge on my jetpack, anyone got any advice ?
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thinking of trying modge podge on my jetpack, anyone got any advice ?
What would you be using it for on your JetPack? I don't know what you're doing but I can't think of any other use other than thinning it down and spraying it as a sealer for your paint (Matte version). Then again, there many other sealers that are more durable.
I am making the pack from the foam board that walmart sells. I'll need to fill the seams when I fold the pieces over. I just didn't want to use bondo, and thought I could also give it a better surface for paint
Modge Podge is good for coating like Dahone said. The more "tooth" something has, the better it does. It is basically like a white PVA glue. If you get the foamboard with the smoother surface, I would test build a small piece first and try it on that.
modge podge isn't a filler... it's not really going to hide seams unless you use a LOT of it. i use it sometimes to protect foam from bondo, but i can't see it being useful as a seam filling medium.
Use wood filler, its like a thick paste that dries quickly. it also has no smell and is only about $5 for a pretty good amount. It comes out strong, but easy to sand.
I made the whole pack from the foam board, do I need to spray some kind of sealer on the entire thing after I fix the seams ? Or, do I just paint it as is? Thanks for the wood filler tip BTW, I never would have thought of that.


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This past October members of the Iowa Lakes Community College Men's and Women's Soccer Teams held the first ever 'Pink Out!' event to raise money to fight breast cancer through the Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital.
The games were held Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Lakehouse, which is the home pitch of the Lakers. Both games were against Iowa Central Community College.
Attendees wore pink to support the cause, thanks to some assistance from Goal Kick in Spencer. All team members wore pink jerseys with their individual player number on it, along with the Abben Cancer Center and Iowa Lakes soccer logos. Those shirts were then part of a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the fight against breast cancer.
Assistant Coach Sheena Van Roekel stated, "I think the 'Pink Out!' had a lot of great success for its first run."
With tremendous support from the players, parents and community the event was able to raise over $1,300 to go to the Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital.
Van Roekel explained, "The team was very motivated to be a part of this event. The day it was announced, many people immediately asked to inform their family to help raise money by competing for their jerseys. There was a very positive input from the players who saw it as a great opportunity to give back."
Van Roekel hopes to be able to hold the event next year as well.
When asked about the impact of this event, Van Roekel expressed, "Cancer affects everybody and the players were really excited to give back. I am thankful for the people who helped us because it made the 'Pink Out!' successful. The women's coach for the other team even wore pink. It was a great way to see everyone come together for a worthy cause."
For more information, please contact Assistant Coach Sheena Van Roekel at firstname.lastname@example.com or 712-580-8640.
From left, Sheena Van Roekel, Assistant Soccer Coach at Iowa Lakes; Melissa Cunningham, Director of the Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital; Julianna Gibson, Women's Soccer Player; and, Kyle King, Soccer Graduate Assistant


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Fla. woman arrested in death of fiance in Tenn.
Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 9:26 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 9:26 a.m.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a 37-year-old Florida woman faces first-degree murder charges for orchestrating the shooting that killed her fiance in rural Tennessee.
Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood says Connie Sanders King was arrested Tuesday.
She's accused of setting up the death of 41-year-old Tom Colucci of Coffee County, Tenn., in November. Her estranged husband Troy King was arrested in March near San Diego as he tried to enter Mexico.
Authorities say Colucci was the stage manager for country music singer Jo Dee Messina.
The newspaper reports it's not clear when King moved to central Florida. She had worked at a motorcycle shop since March.
Officials in Tennessee say Colucci was shot multiple times during an apparent home invasion. King was injured and was found covered in blood outside the home.
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