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The Ontario government's recent decision to end the province's feed-in tariff (FIT) program for large-scale renewable energy projects – in favor of a competitive-procurement mechanism – has introduced a jolt of uncertainty for provincial wind turbine component suppliers and manufacturers.
On May 30, Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli announced the province and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will develop a competitive-procurement process for renewable projects exceeding 500 kW while also making 900 MW of new capacity available for the Small FIT and microFIT programs. The change is immediate and effective for all projects going forward.
The government's decision to end the nearly four-year-old program could not have come at worse time for some manufacturers and suppliers.
In fact, some suppliers have invested heavily to retrofit or build new production facilities in the province. For example, Suzlon Group's REpower Systems expects to open a blade production facility in Welland this fall. And Siemens Canada tells NAW it is ramping up wind blade production at its Tillsonburg-based facility and anticipates the delivery of the first blade later this month.
Pattern Energy – which along with Siemens, is helping Samsung Renewable Energy fulfill a C$7 billion agreement it struck with the provincial government following the Green Energy Act in 2009 – believes the end of the FIT program may hinder Ontario's wind energy market.
"Replacing the FIT program with competitive bidding could result in lower-cost power, but it will likely slow down the amount of renewable resources being built in Ontario,' says Pattern Energy CEO Mike Garland. 'It may increase the risk of performance of the projects that do go forward if the projects are not owned and operated by reliable wind companies.'
'We understand these market conditions can be driven by policy decisions,' says a Siemens spokesperson. 'However, our focus is to provide renewable energy solutions to meet Canada's energy demands.'
To comply with the Ontario FIT program's domestic-content requirements, which mandates that for wind projects exceeding 10 kW, 50% of the cost of a project must be derived from Ontario goods and labor, Siemens maintains it is securing components, such as towers, from local manufacturers.
However, in May, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Ontario's domestic-content requirements are illegal. The ruling comes after the European Union (EU) and Japan claimed that rules discriminated against foreign companies and unfairly pressured Ontario renewable energy developers to purchase locally sourced materials.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy says Ontario intends to comply with the WTO ruling and is working with the federal government on next steps. Further, the spokesperson explains the Ministry will be in a better position to communicate details for large-scale wind later this year after the province reviews its Long-Term Energy Plan, which considers all aspects of Ontario's electricity system – conservation, generation, transmission, distribution and emerging technologies such as energy storage.
While the OPA has signed contracts for an additional 3.7 GW of wind energy capacity still remaining from the large-scale FIT, the pipeline for future large-scale wind projects will slow.
Nonetheless, some manufacturers remain undeterred. For its part, Siemens continues to view Ontario as an attractive market for wind power and later this year will open a wind power service facility in Chatham, Ontario, which Siemens characterizes as the first of its kind in Canada.
Vestas, which maintains a Toronto sales and several service centers in and around local wind farms, says although it is 'disappointed' by the government's decision, Canada remains an important market. By the end of this year, Vestas will have supplied 178 turbines to six new Ontario wind farms.
'The challenge now after the cancellation of the FIT program and acceptance of the World Trade Organization's ruling is keeping these facilities in the province,' explains Luke Lewandowski, MAKE Consulting's lead regional analyst for North America. 'An industry-wide effort to consolidate manufacturing assets and reduce overhead may trump maintaining small-scale facilities in the province, especially with independent sourcing options nearby.'
He explains that market prospects for manufacturers in the province without a strong order book become dubious as manufacturers in neighboring Quebec and in the U.S. with underutilized capacity can now serve Canada's largest market.
'Existing non-firm orders may now be re-evaluated to secure cost savings in an industry confronted with shrinking margins," Lewandowski continues. "The change in policy is a boon for independent suppliers with facilities in proximity to Ontario, such as LM Wind Power, Marmen, Ventower and Energetx."
He notes that one potential benefit for local manufacturers from this policy review is the stronger emphasis on municipal participation. Projects that use locally made equipment may receive higher local approval, he says, 'but this isn't a strong enough argument to maintain a facility in the province.'


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Flight 370 New Documents: A Timeline of Confusion
Malaysian authorities released new documents detailing the hours after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished. What does the timeline presented tell us? WSJ's Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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"Reached" (届いた, Todoita, Viz: It Reached) is chapter 622 of the original Naruto manga.
As Madara and Hashirama continue their conversation by the riverside, the banter between them is cut short when a body washes up near them. Moving to check the corpse out, Madara comes to realise that Hashirama is a shinobi as he stood atop the water. Upon further inspection of the body, Hashirama realises that it belonged to a member of the Hagoromo clan and he, and Madara decide to leave the riverbank. Heading back home, Hashirama is informed that Kawarama had been killed on the battlefield, and as they stood by the graves with his youngest brother Itama openly weeping, Hashirama questions his father about the fact that innocent children were being sent on the battlefield to die. Affronted by this, Hashirama's father hits his son telling him that saying such things were an insult to Kawarama's memory who had died a proud shinobi on the battlefield. Unable to agree with this, Hashirama decries these actions further, but before his father can hit him again, Tobirama intervenes offering that Hashirama was grieving and pleaded for their father's forgiveness. Later, the three brothers spoke of bringing peace to the world. Some time later on the battlefield, Itama would lose his life after being confronted by five members of the Uchiha clan. Affected deeply by the loss of his brother, Hashirama went back to the riverbed when he met Madara again, who caught him crying. At first, Hashirama refuses to share the reason for his shedding tears, but he eventually explains that his little brother Itama, had died. When asked if he had any siblings, Madara answers he's one of five brothers, then correcting himself, he noted that he was one of five brothers. After Madara finally manages to skip the rock to the other side, the two talk about the death of their relatives and Madara offers words of comfort about a better future.


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Every summer, famous stars flock to European jet-set destinations to escape the stressful realties of Hollywood. When the celebs return to the US, we notice they always have a nice glowing tan, relaxed look, and some new styles! Europe has always been the mecca of fashion inspiration! It is home to some of the most world renowned designers and everyone there looks like they have just stepped off of a runway! England is one of our favorite countries to watch for new styles and inspiration. Women there even seem to rock their luxury swimwear with a cool, European feel! We look at three British babes for some authentic European style tips!
Emma Watson is a British babe who gained major stardom from her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter movies! We love Emma because she is such a big star, but seems so down-to-Earth! We think the Jet Set Ready designer swimwear bikini would be the perfect look for Emma. The red and black striped suit creates a very European look! The black and gold hardware adds a sexy touch that adds a unique element to a bikini! Pair this suit with an oversized, black sunhat and you will be looking like a total fashionista this summer!
While she may not technically be a celebrity, Kate Middleton has stole hearts around the world! She is the definition of classy, elegant, and stylish. The Rich Girl bikini in navy would be a great look for Kate to show off her fit physique! A classic triangle bikini gets an amped up look from gold hardware on the top and side-tie bottoms. This bikini is both classy and flirty, which is perfect for royalty! Add a few gold bangles to complement the hardware and channel your inner princess to rock this look!
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Madrigal Dinner
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7 pm to 10 pm
Friday, December 14, 2012, 7 pm to 10 pm
Saturday, December 15, 2012, 7 pm to 10 pm
Sunday, December 16, 2012, 5 pm to 8 pm
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During the Middle Ages and continuing well into the Renaissance, the holiday season was a time when guests traveled great distances to the castles of wealthy friends and family members to feast, dance and exchange news in a celebration that lasted several days. After the rigorous fast of the Advent season, elaborate preparations were made to ensure a truly festive event.
The banquet at Christmas, as on other great holidays, was not an isolated meal, but rather a series of celebrations filled with pageantry and circumstance. After prayers in chapel or at the table, trumpet fanfares signaled the service of specific courses and dishes within the feast. Guests danced, told stories, and sang in enthusiastic outbursts of merrymaking.
Since 1983, the annual Madrigal Dinner, produced each December by the Wright State University Student Union with the Department of Music, has provided the greater Dayton community with a musical and dramatic interpretation of these fabulous medieval ceremonial feasts. What began as a single performance has become an established tradition that spans four evenings and entertains over 1,300 guests.
So, come one, come all, and enjoy traditional English fare, amidst the antics of jesters and manorfolk, dancing and revelry, the Puppet Master, and the wonderfully interwoven lines of the madrigal song. See the Student Union Apollo Room transformed into the Great Hall of Wright Manor where guests are treated to the voices of the Wright State Chamber Singers, medieval dances choreographed by the Tudor Rose Performing Troupe, and the music of Wind in the Woods Early Music Ensemble.
Please call (937) 775-5544 for more information or to order tickets.
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5 Car Lease Myths
Mark Solheim over on Kiplinger thinks leasing cars has a bad rap, and that more people should be doing it. "If you know what you're looking for and negotiate smart—and get over the five myths below—leasing can be a good deal."
- Myth 1: Buying is cheaper than leasing — as a rule, this is usually true only if you "keep a car well past the day the loan is paid off (or you paid cash to begin with)." If you trade in the car before the loan is paid off, leasing may be a cheaper route.
- Myth 2: It's nearly impossible to negotiate a good buy — in fact, you can negotiate a better deal if you learn some of the basic terminology (like capitalized cost, money factor and residual value) and ask the dealer to show you several deals from different banks.
- Myth 3: Only businesses get tax breaks — Solheim says individuals can get them, too: "In most states, you pay sales tax only on the monthly payments, not the sale price of the vehicle." The exceptions: Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, and Virginia.
- Myth 4: You may have to pay hefty fees when turning in the car — Solheim just says that you can negotiate a higher monthly fee for a larger mileage limit if you need it "and still save money."
- Myth 5: If you want out early, you're stuck — there are now websites where people who want out of leases early meet up with people who want short term lease, so everybody wins!
Read the full article at Kiplinger.
"Five Myths on Leasing a Car" [Kiplinger]
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TSX Temporarily Defers Its Consideration of the Acceptance of Aurizon's Shareholder Rights Plan
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/29/13 -- Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX:ARZ)(NYSE MKT:AZK) -
The Aurizon Board of Directors announced today that, further to the press release of Aurizon on January 23, 2013 announcing the adoption of a shareholder rights plan (the "Rights Plan"), the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") determined on January 29, 2013, in accordance with its rules, to defer its consideration of the acceptance for filing of the Rights Plan until the appropriate securities commission has had the opportunity to consider whether it will initiate proceedings under securities laws with respect to the Rights Plan. The deferral does not affect the operation of the Rights Plan which remains effective in accordance with its terms.
The TSX deferral is in accordance with the polices of the TSX and is typical in situations in which a shareholder rights plan can be perceived to have been adopted in response to a take-over bid that has been made or is contemplated.
As previously disclosed, the Rights Plan is intended to provide the Board of Directors with adequate time to identify, develop and negotiate value-enhancing alternatives, if appropriate, to any unsolicited take-over bid, including the hostile take-over bid received from Alamos Gold Inc. and to encourage equal treatment of shareholders in connection with any take-over bid offer. The Rights Plan is not intended to prevent a take-over of Aurizon or to secure continuance in office of management or the directors.
Aurizon intends to seek shareholder ratification of the Rights Plan at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on March 7, 2013. A copy of the Rights Plan was filed on January 23, 2013, under Aurizon's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, on Aurizon's website at www.aurizon.com/maximizevalue, and as part of Aurizon's registration statement on Form 8-A at www.sec.gov.
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Earth : Europe : Benelux : Netherlands : Western Netherlands : South Holland : Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden : Dordrecht
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Direct rail service from Rotterdam Centraal and Rotterdam Blaak takes about 15 minutes. there is direct service from Amsterdam Centraal via Den Haag and Rotterdam Centraal with the terminus in Dordrecht.
There is a fast ferry (waterbus) from Rotterdam. It's part of the public transport system and costs the same as the train.
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Buses serve the city centre and local areas. A good way to see the city is to rent a bike from the bike shop next to the station. You'll need 50 euro in cash for the deposit for each bike.
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The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kerk ('Our Dear Lady Church') or simply the Grote Kerk ('Great Church') was built between 1285 and 1470. The 65m tower contains a carillon with 67 bells including one weighing 9830kg, making it the heaviest bell in the Netherlands. Entry to the church is free. Climbing the tower costs one euro. Be sure you're in shape and not afraid of close spaces. The steps are steep and there is only one way up...or down. See the medieval clock works as well.
In the church see the brilliant stained glass windows and especially the modern window dedicated to the guilds of Dordrecht.
The Sliedrechtse Biesbosch, east of Dordrecht, and the Dordtse Biesbosch, south of Dordrecht, together form the Hollandse Biesbosch which is a part of the national park the Biesbosch, one of the largest national parks in the Netherlands and one of the last freshwater tide areas in Europe. The Dordtse Biesbosch has several recreational areas that are used for walking, rowing and swimming
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Shopping in the centre of Dordrecht is centred around the Voorstraat, the Sarisgang and the Statenplein (Staten square). The Voorstraat is 1200m long, making it the longest shopping street in the Netherlands. Markets are held every Friday and Saturday on the Statenplein and in the Sarisgang and on Tuesday in Dubbeldam.
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Many nice resturants are around the Statenplein and outdoor tables abound in good weather.
Scheffersplein off Wijnstraat (Wine Street) is also ringed with many restaurants and outdoor tables. Eet Cafe Baloe Beer is reasonably priced and tasty.
Broodje van Willem is a small reasonably priced sandwich shop at 433 West Voorstraat in the shadow of the Grote Kerk.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
A senior Syrian rebel leader on Sunday told Israeli media that the Jewish state must help must help topple the Assad regime by convincing Western powers to intervene militarily in Syria's civil war.
"If Israel wants to prove it has good intentions toward the Syrian people it must urge the international community to intervene in Syria," the official told Israel's Ynet news portal.
The source said that Syrians opposed to the Assad regime feel that Israel has been providing the dictator with diplomatic cover by not being more vocal in its opposition to the brutal tactics being used by government forces.
Israel has purposely taken a low-profile approach to the Syrian civil war, as it does not feel it can trust the Sunni-dominated rebel forces any more than it can the current regime. Many of the groups making up the rebel forces are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda, and hate Israel at least as much as Assad and his cronies.
However, the latest alleged atrocities committed by Syrian government troops have lead Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do exactly what the rebels requested - press Western powers to finally take action.
British media reported on Sunday that Royal Navy vessels had begun preparations for an initial cruise missile strike against Syria, and that London was urging America to join the attack.
Russia demanded that the US and its allies not act hastily, and welcomed a decision by the Assad regime to permit access to the alleged chemical weapons attack zone to foreign investigators. But, White House officials said the gesture was too little, too late.
A joint British-American strike on Syria is expected within the week.
While that might sound like a dangerous prospect for Israel, military commanders in the Jewish state said they view a retaliatory strike against their country as unlikely.
Army officials told Israel's Channel Two News that the Assad regime is perfectly aware of how forcefully Israel would respond to any unprovoked attack on its homefront, and that it could not possibly survive a war against the combined forces of the US, Britain and Israel.
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I went on a bit of a fabric bender recently, partly due to being hotel-bound on one of our rainy Hawaiian days. I bought:
the new release of Flea Market Fancy from Hawthorne Threads,
some yummy Japanese goodies from the sweet and fabulous Ayumi,
sunny yellow gingham, a japanese floral, Lecein yarn dye stripes (possibly my favorite fabric ever, and impossible to find lately), and Echino peacocks from Alewives,
and newsprint and hexagon dot Suzuko Koseki fabrics from BlijeOlifantje.
I also received an unexpected something from Zip It. Jennie is sponsoring the Zakka Style Sew Along and offered to provide the 20" zipper for the zip organizer I'm making. Imagine my surprise when I received an envelope full of zippers (a bunch of them didn't make it out of my sewing room for the photo) instead of just one! I've been ordering all of my zippers from her for awhile now, and will soon be ordering more I'm sure. See those metal YKK zippers? She's going to be listing them in her shop any day now. I love them!
I'm hoping these will get used very soon and not just get absorbed into my stash. I certainly have enough ideas of what I want to make!
The BasicGrey pattern giveaway is closed, and the winners have been notified via email.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
6 comments:
- Andrea said...
Love all these but those hexie dots are especially awesome. Can't wait to see what you sew up next.
- March 20, 2012 at 6:42 AM
- Julierose said...
You did have a super spree!! Julierose
- March 20, 2012 at 7:10 AM
- Anna said...
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- March 20, 2012 at 8:02 AM
- Blueberry Park said...
wow, you did go on a bender didn't you! Am dying to get my hands on some FMF myself, and am also quite smitten with the red and blue Ayumi flowers. Have fun with them!
- March 20, 2012 at 9:29 AM
- Janette said...
We were hotel bound for a week on Oahu! Have you been to the fabric mart? I spent a pretty penny gathering fabric there. You almost have to do it in person- they have so much in stock all the time.
- March 20, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- Poppyprint said...
I went on a Japanese fabric tear just before we left. I can't wait to open it all when I get home!! I've never bought koseki or Iro fabric before. So excited.
- March 27, 2012 at 1:43 PM
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents cited two St. Charles Parish men for alleged hunting violations on Salvador Wildlife Management Area (WMA) on Dec 4.
Agents cited Jason Foster, 27, of Luling, and Brad Kubelka, 27, of Des Allemandes, for three counts of not abiding by commission rules and regulations on a WMA.
Agent Austin Arteaga and Sgt. Kris Bourgeois received a complaint about several subjects hunting from illegal stands and baiting for deer on the Salvador WMA. The agents located the stands along with the bait in a remote area on the WMA and set up surveillance on a subsequent date.
Agents observed the subjects on Dec. 4 hunting from the illegal stands, hunting over bait, hunting without the required hunters orange and applying more bait to the hunting area after their hunt.
Hunters are not allowed to bait, hunt over bait or construct a permanent tree stand on any WMA. Hunters may leave a portable deer stand on a WMA if the stand is removed from the tree and left in the non-hunting position properly tagged with the user's name, address, phone number and big game hunting license number (or lifetime license number).
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Bollywood's having an Ireland craze: top Bollywood film producers visited Kylemore Abbey and several other locations in the West of Ireland this week, evaluating them as settings for Indian superstar Salman Khan's next film, the Irish Times reported.
The scouting came a week after 'Ek Tha Tiger,' the Bollywood film starring Khan and shot in part at Trinity College, Dublin, premiered in India.
The filmmakers were guided by Fáilte Ireland and the Galway Film Centre in their scouting of National University of Ireland, Galway, and Galway's 'Latin quarter.'
Other locations considered for the next film, 'Dabangg 2,' included Ballynahich Castle, Clifden, and several parts of Connemara, according to the Irish Times. Khan will reprise the role of Chulbul "Robin Hood" Pandey in the film.
The locations would form the backdrop for an extended song and dance number of "love, celebration and togetherness," the Irish Times reported.
Both Ballynahich Castle and Kylemore Abbey have historic connections to India; two Indian princesses attended school at Kylemore Abbey in the 1920's, and the uncle of one of the girls, Prince Ranjitsinhji, purchased Ballynahich Castle in 1926, according to the Irish Times.
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"We prefer a tomb in Colombia to a jail in the United States," the drug lords declared in an inflammatory communique left early Thursday at the site of one of four new bombing targets.
One man died in blasts at the Medellin headquarters of Colombia's two leading political parties. Another man was injured in one of three other attacks in and near Medellin that left the homes of two prominent politicians in flames and another pockmarked by bullets. Police said the attacks and the bombings in the early morning hours appeared to be coordinated.
On Thursday evening the government issued a series of new decrees aimed at pressing an official offensive against the drug traffickers. Included in the decrees are measures for destroying unauthorized private airstrips and disposing of property confiscated from suspected traffickers.
'All Who Have Persecuted'
The earlier statement from the drug lords said: "We declare total and absolute war on the government, the industrial and political oligarchy, the journalists who have attacked and outraged us, the judges who have sold themselves to the government, high court extraditing judges and presidential and sectorial (social, business and labor) associations, and all who have persecuted and attacked us."
It was signed "The Extraditables," a group that has been identified in the past as the top leadership of the notorious Medellin drug cartel, all of them wanted men in the United States.
Their warning added that "we will not respect the families of those who have not respected our families."
"These people are serious," said a leading Colombian newspaper editor who asked to remain unnamed because of the direct threat contained in the drug lords' message. "This is the most serious thing I have seen in my life," he added, noting that more than a dozen journalists and hundreds of government officials have been killed by cartel hit squads here in recent years.
Revulsion After Assassinations
Colombia's current crackdown against the drug cartels was begun against a background of national revulsion following the assassinations last week of an appeals court judge, a police chief and a leading presidential candidate who had vowed to combat narcotics trafficking.
Minutes after the murder Friday of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan as he was about to begin a campaign speech, President Virgilio Barco Vargas issued emergency decrees allowing extradition of drug suspects to the United States and confiscation of their property. Since then, police and military units have conducted more than 300 raids, detaining more than 10,000 people and seizing an estimated $200 million worth of drug suspects' property.
A Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday that the "great majority" of those detained have been released without charges after questioning.
Under one of Thursday's additional decrees, owners will be required to personally claim seized properties and prove that they were acquired with legitimate funds within 10 days. It is unlikely that suspected traffickers will emerge from hiding to make their claims.
If they do not, their properties will be turned over to government agencies for redistribution, according to the decree. Farms and ranches will be broken up and distributed to landless peasants, urban properties will go to a family welfare agency, cash and automobiles will be given to a judicial fund to improve court working conditions, and planes and boats will be turned over to the armed forces.
Another decree requires provincial officials to inventory private airstrips. Unauthorized landing strips, often used for cocaine trafficking, will be destroyed.
The decree also requires distributors of aviation fuel to report to the government on their customers.
Under Colombian law, the country's Supreme Court is required to review the decrees and rule on their constitutionality within 40 days. One of Thursday's decrees provides special protection for justices conducting the review.
An American narcotics expert involved in the government crackdown said Thursday's bombings and threats fit the pattern of Medellin cartel behavior.
'They Are Cornered'
"We're not surprised," he said. "They are cornered, and their only hope is to intimidate and bend the will of the government.
"They have been very good at following through on what they say they will do," he said, adding his hope "that the government stands tall to this challenge."
"I'm very confident that if they (the government) can stay in there, they are going to win this war," the drug expert said.
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, which normally operates under tight security measures, appeared Thursday to have heightened its alert. About 100 U.S. officials are attached to the embassy, and about two dozen agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration work in this country.
Passer-by Dies
The early morning wave of terror in Medellin, an industrial city of 2 million that has long been the headquarters of the biggest drug cartel, began with shattering explosions at the headquarters of Galan's faction of the ruling Liberal Party and the opposition Conservative Party.
Liberal Party office manager Gustavo Garcia said that a passer-by was killed in a blast that took the roof off the one-story concrete-and-brick building and shattered windows throughout the downtown business block.
At about the same time, the vacation homes just outside Medellin of former Finance Minister Edgard Gutierrez of the Liberal Party and Sen. Ignacio Velez Escobar of the Conservative Party were burned down. A third home, that of prominent industrialist Augusto Lopez Valencia, a top official of the Bavaria-Bouverie industrial conglomerate, was assaulted and shot up by a gang of about 10 armed men, according to a police spokesman.
Police also found and defused two suitcase bombs, each containing 22 pounds of explosives, at the Medellin stations of the nation's two top radio networks, Caracol and RCN, owned by families that are among Colombia's wealthiest.
The Medellin drug lords are known to be hostile to the old-money families of the industrial city in which they have made their headquarters. Their communique warning of attacks against the oligarchy was left with the suitcase bomb at the Caracol radio station, police said.
Destruction Vowed
"We will burn and destroy the industry's properties and mansions of the oligarchy," said the threatening statement of the drug lords.
A European diplomat said the warning to "the oligarchy" was clearly meant to scare the country's dominant upper classes so that they will press for a relaxation of the Barco government's crackdown on the traffickers.
"They are the target," the diplomat said. "The cartel is saying, 'If you are going to play ball with Barco, we're going to hit you.' "
Whereabouts Unknown
Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the major drug lords remained a mystery. The three top Medellin drug traffickers--Pablo Escobar, estimated to worth more than $3 billion; Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha and Jorge Ochoa--are believed to be in hiding somewhere in Colombia, despite reports that they may have fled to Panama, according to the American drug expert.
Panamanian President Manuel Solis Palma branded the reports as "false and tendentious" in a letter to Barco on Thursday.
"We're getting a lot of information of their being in many places," the drug expert said. "But my gut feeling is that Escobar is still here in Colombia.
"My educated guess is they prefer to stay in areas where they feel some sense of control, they feel secure. They know if they make a mistake in a third country, their chances of being extradited are significant."
The drug expert said that the American legal documents necessary to extradite Eduardo Martinez Romero, so-called finance minister of the Medellin cartel, who remains the top drug figure arrested since Saturday, are expected to arrive in Bogota today, in plenty of time to continue holding him until he can be sent to the United States.
Under Barco's emergency decree, Martinez would have been eligible for release early next week if the U.S. documents failed to arrive on time, the expert said.
He added that two other drug figures whom he described as "Class 1, in the same class as Pablo Escobar," also face quick extradition. They are Ana Beatriz Rodriguez Tamayo and Bernardo Londono Quintero, both under indictment in the United States.
In their threatening communique Thursday, the drug lords sought to portray themselves as peace-loving nationalists who had sought in vain to find accord with the government but had been persecuted by "anti-nationalists."
'Will Continue Our Struggle'
"We will not lower our flag, and we will continue our struggle and our total war against the anti-nationalists and the sellers of the motherland," their statement said.
"We have been asking the government for peace since the talks in Panama in 1984, when violence could have been avoided," the statement said. It apparently referred to a 1984 meeting between cartel representatives and former President Alfonso Lopez Michelsen in Panama during which they proposed repatriating $2 billion a year in return for a blanket amnesty from the government.
"The only reply we have received from the government has been repression--the arbitrary searches, unjust arrests of our families, the plundering of our homes," said the declaration.
Meanwhile, Israel's government sought to distance itself from actions of Israeli citizens in Colombia reported to have trained assassination teams.
No Permit Was Given
The Defense Ministry announced that a firm linked with drug lords in Colombia had never received a permit from the government to sell arms or give training to anyone in Colombia.
The firm, Hod Hahanit, a Tel Aviv company that specializes in security and military know-how, approached the Defense Ministry a year ago to ask permission to do business in Colombia but was turned down, according to the a Defense Ministry announcement. It was not clear why permission was withheld.
The announcement went on to say that another, unidentified firm violated Defense Ministry controls and worked for clients in Colombia.
In Israel, companies selling weapons or giving military training abroad must be licensed by the Defense Ministry. There are an estimated 800 such firms operating in scores of countries.
The operator of Hod Hahanit has been identified as Yair Klein, a retired Israeli army colonel. Government radio said he was expected to return to the country from a trip abroad next week. Government sources in Tel Aviv said that between 10 and 12 emloyees of the company had been in Colombia recently and left during the past few days.
American television broadcast videotape purporting to show Israeli mercenaries training "hit teams" of Colombian drug dealers. Colombian newspapers reported that foreigners, including Israelis, may have carried out the recent assassination of Luis Carlos Galan, a presidential candidate campaigning against the drug trade.
Times staff writer Daniel Williams, in Jerusalem, contributed to this story.


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Surprisingly, these common barn owls do not make the hoot sound that can often be heard at night. Instead the owls produce a high-pitched scream and can also hiss in a similar way to a cat or snake if the barn owl feels threatened. Barns owls can be most commonly seen in the open countryside and along river banks, fields and even the verges on the side of the road. Barn owls are nocturnal animals meaning that typically barn owls rest during the light day time hours and emerge at dusk to begin a night of hunting.
Barn owls most commonly hunt small mammals such as mice, voles and rats but barn owls also hunt fish close to the surface of the water and smaller birds in the tree tops and even in the air. Barn owls swallow their prey whole and then bring back up (regurgitate) the indigestible parts such as bones in the form of a small pellet. Barn owls are well suited to their nocturnal lifestyle. The large eyes of the barn owl enable the barn owl to have fantastic eyesight even in the darkness of night, but barn owls also have incredibly accurate hearing. The ears of the barn owl are set with one higher than the other giving the barn owl better hearing in general but it also means that when the barn owl is hunting for prey, it can use one ear to detect noise on the ground below and the other ear is used to detect noise from the air and trees above.
Female barn owls lay a clutch of up to 7 eggs in the warm months of spring. The female barn owl nests in a hollow tree or rock, and the barn owl eggs usually hatch after about a month. The male barn owl is known to help feed the barn owl chicks and the barn owl chicks are able to fly by the time they are 12 weeks old. Although the barn owl, is not considered to be a threatened species of animal, the barn owl population numbers have severely decreased over the years due to pollution and habitat loss as the barn owls are finding it harder and harder in some areas to find food. Despite this being true, the barn owl population in the UK is thought to be increasing again.
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Pipe Nebula
We're naturally attracted to the bright stars that speckle the night sky. But one special sight in the night is dark. If you can get far enough from city lights, you can see it as a large, dark cloud. And although it's visible to the unaided eye, it's mysterious and little explored.
It's called the Pipe Nebula, and its outline really does resemble its namesake. The nebula appears against the glow of the Milky Way in the constellation Ophiuchus. This evening it's to the left of the bright orange star Antares, which is low in the east at nightfall.
The nebula is centered about 450 light-years from Earth, and it stretches across 55 light-years of space.
The nebula is a "molecular cloud," so called because it consists mainly of molecules of hydrogen gas. But dust in the cloud darkens the gas and blocks our view of the stars beyond.
Molecular clouds are dense enough to give birth to new stars. But the Pipe Nebula has barely done so — and no one knows why. The nebula is massive enough to give birth to 10,000 stars as heavy as the Sun, but so far it's spawned only a couple of dozen stars.
Because the Pipe Nebula lacks the flash of regions that abound with stellar newborns, astronomers have only recently begun studying it. Perhaps it's in an early stage of evolution, and it'll ultimately produce hundreds or even thousands of stars. Or perhaps outside forces will tear it apart — snuffing out the Pipe before it's able to live up to its star-making potential.
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Davidpemcrc necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 133 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
The PEMCRC, a subcommittee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a US and Canada research network of pediatric emergency departments. We conduct large clinical research studies in over 30 hospitals. We need a simple logo that we could use for our scientific publications and presentations and for our website (pemcrc.org). We would like the logo to be simple and look good in both black and white and in color.
PEMCRC (Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Rsearch Committee)
The PEMCRC conducts PEDIATRIC scientific research studies that have to do with EMERGENCIES. The logo should be simple and contain the letters PEMCRC, and have a design that suggests children and emergencies, but also scientific rigor and professionalism. The design should not be too severe or too serious though, we want it to reflect humanism, compassion, caring. You may look around at children's hospitals websites for inspiration. A nice example is the children's hospital of new york logo (http://childrensnyp.org/mschony/) which has the name of the hospital in clear serious font but a nice simple flower to lighten it up and make it recognizable. The design could be but does not have to be a flower, it could be another thing that reminds you of children.
- it must contain the letters: PEMCRC
- it should also say: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee (if the design becomes too heavy or too lengthy we can consider dropping this)
- As explained above, it should contain an element that softens the design, reminds you of children and of positive humanistic values
- Should look good in both black and white and color (do not use more than 2 or 3 colors)
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Father Norbert Burns, S.M., became a Marianist 70 years ago, was ordained a priest 60 years ago and began teaching at the University of Dayton, Ohio, 10 years later. Add to that 40 years as a marriage counselor, 25 years as a radio program host and 20 years of service in local parishes and on campus, and the result is a priest who is both a legend and an inspiration to the Dayton community.
So it's no wonder that it took him three and a half hours to greet everyone in the receiving line at a recent celebration of those milestones.
"He is so authentic, and so encouraging for you to be who you are," said Susan Ferguson, director of the university's Center for Catholic Education. "He can see what each person's gift is, and he really tries to help you unwrap what your potential can be."
Father Burns, 89, recently received the university's 2013 Special Service Award for Volunteer Service, given in recognition of his roles as an undergraduate student at the university, and a professor, counselor and evangelist for the Marianist charism. It also recognized the campus record that he set for attracting 27,000 students to his Christian Marriage course. Although officially retired, he continues teaching that same elective at the request of the administration and by popular demand.
Ferguson was still a student when she and her husband Richard, who had already graduated, took the priest's class in 1976 for their pre-Cana instruction as an engaged couple.
"One thing that stands out that he taught was that there would be mountaintops and there would be valleys, and that you had to support each other," said Richard Ferguson, now executive director of UD's Fitz Center for Leadership in Community. "Obviously after 37 years of marriage, I found that to be true."
That's timeless advice in the curriculum, and students' desire to learn about meaningful relationships hasn't changed either.
"People are looking for a life that has purpose and meaning, and they sense that so much is bound up in relationships," Father Burns told Our Sunday Visitor.
After graduating from UD, Father Burns earned a licentiate of sacred theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and a doctorate in sacred theology from St. Thomas University, Rome. He did post-graduate studies in counseling a Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and became a marriage counselor as well.
"I wanted to spend my life on a university campus with young people who are thinking about life and their direction," he said. "They're asking questions and making decisions about where they're going. It's a thrilling time in their lives."
When he started teaching 50 years ago, his class reflected the times with a more traditional approach to marriage.
"Today's young people are much freer and they are much less bound by traditions and regulations," he said. "Rules have changed, and the understanding of themselves has changed. Fifty years ago, marriage was much more solidified in defining each one. The man was going to go out to make the money and call the shots and the woman was going to stay home and keep things together and kind of satisfy him."
He's often asked how a priest can know so much about marriage. His answer: It's all about the principles of relationships and belongingness.
"You spend your whole life trying to be a good relationship person, and that's what marriage is about," he said. "Marriage is a friendship, and people say, 'Let's be friends for the rest of our lives.' It's two different people trying to relate to each other, except with so much more intimacy. It's their desire to be open to each other, and to give the freedom to allow the other person to be who they are."
Father Burns' profession and vocation have been influenced in many ways by his love of the Blessed Mother, which is why he was drawn to the Marianists.
"My mother had a very deep devotion to Mary, and I got that from her," he said. "My dad was a lieutenant on the Cleveland Fire Department rescue squad and had a life of service. I wanted to spend my life and dedicate my services in Mary's name, and she took care of it, and here I am."
Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes from Pennsylvania.
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You can see it now: You're walking down cubicle row carrying a box of your favorite coffee mugs, some family photos encased in cheesy picture frames, and a 20-year-old Thermos. Smiling co-workers with years more toil ahead of them pat you on the back. Your boss stands at the end of the row. With a tear-filled gaze, he pumps your hand and tells you how irreplaceable you are, but you know he's actually crying because he can't stand seeing someone leave the company alive. And this gives you even more satisfaction. You walk into the lobby and make your way past security, hoping they don't stop you and discover the office supplies you stashed in your Thermos. Even if they do, nothing can bring you down -- not today. Today you are liberated. You are free. You are retired.
So now what? Well, while running off to Florida in a nice flowery garment may seem attractive, funding the remaining years of your life is probably the best place to start. And that's why dividend-paying stocks are about to become your new best friends.
Say huh?
I realize this might surprise some of you. After all, the prevailing wisdom is that bonds are the best friends of retirees. The trouble with prevailing wisdom is that it doesn't change very often, but circumstances do.
It's true that the Fed's interest-rate increases have made bond yields more attractive today than they were just a few months ago. (The yield on five-year Treasuries now stands at about 5%.) But this yield is all you're going to get if you hold the bonds until maturity, and that's just not going to cut it for this luxury-oriented generation of retirees.
Why? What makes you so different from generations past? Well, you had a little more fun in the '60s, and you brought the shame of disco upon us in the '70s, but the more relevant reason is simply this: You're going to live longer.
The miracle of science ...
That's right. Not so long ago, folks were lucky to make it to retirement. And not long after that, folks were fortunate to get a good 10 years of shuffleboard in after giving the office the old shove-off. Not so today.
Despite all that '60s fun, this generation of retirees is the healthiest group ever to punch a time clock. If you're a reasonably healthy 50-year-old, it's highly likely you'll live at least another 30 years, and quite possible you'll make it another 40. That's probably more time than you spent working.
... dents your pocketbook
While that's a phenomenal thing, it also means you have a much greater chance of outliving your nest egg than generations past. To keep that from happening, you'll need more exposure to stocks. They're simply the only investment with returns high enough to maintain most portfolios over that kind of time frame.
"But wait," you say, "I also need income now to fund my retirement." That's true. This is why you don't need just any stocks. You need dividend-payers. They're pretty much the only investment that will serve both of your needs over the long haul.
Again, say huh?
OK, you might still be a bit surprised. After all, there's little doubt that the glory days when the average stock in the S&P 500 yielded 5% are long over. Today, that yield stands at a somewhat less impressive 1.7%, which probably leaves you thinking to yourself, "Self, that'll hardly fund a round of golf, much less my retirement years." You have a point. Fortunately for us, we're not relegated to average. A slew of comparatively low-risk firms out there possess the yields of yesteryear:
Market Cap
Duke Energy
General Electric
Dominion Resources
The best income investments, however, will generate their tasty payouts while producing double-digit total returns. Again, the combination of growth and income that I seek at my Motley Fool Income Investor service will help you cheat inflation while you're cheating death.
Of course, those willing to step out a little further on the risk curve can spice up their income streams with companies like France Telecom
The Foolish bottom line
These types of companies allow you to have your cake and eat it if you want to. In other words, you can take the income they produce now, or you can reinvest it and beef up your future income stream. In all, a dividend-based strategy is the most flexible option available to investors -- be they Gen Xers or Boomers. That's why I put my money where my mouth is.
Of course, if you feel that researching and maintaining a portfolio of individual stocks is a little beyond your skill set, we at the Fool are happy to take the burden off your shoulders. I recommend and maintain a list of the best dividend-paying stocks each and every month in the pages of Motley Fool Income Investor. Be my guest free for 30 days, and you'll gain access to more than 50 thoroughly vetted dividend payers. Whether you choose to join us or not, these recommendations are yours to keep, and the Fool has an absolute satisfaction guarantee.
Fool on!
This article was originally published on April 24, 2006. It has been updated.
Mathew Emmert will probably never retire, but he still loves dividend-paying stocks. He's the advisor of Motley Fool Income Investor , and he does not own shares of any company mentioned in this article. France Telecom and Duke Energy are Income Investor picks. The Fool has a retirement-proof disclosure policy.


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bgbell needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
We are launching a new Drug Prevention campaign - called "I CHOOSE". Promoting to youth age 12 - 18.
I choose.... to think clearly
I choose... to be clean
I choose.... to be a leader
I choose... to me be.
This camapaign will take a positive spin in that 3 out of 4 youth in our area DO NOT take drugs or alchohol. We are putting the theme into their persepctive - that it's their choice to take care of themselves and their choice to make positive decisions. This new logo will be used on T-shirt promos with I CHOOSE prominant. The newly forming website will be a place of education and information for youth, friends and parents alike.
We need a logo to base other design items off of. Open to any color format. We like the idea of lime green as a base - but not stuck to it.
Final logo needs for be VECTOR format. EPS or AI.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year, and tensions were high in the parking lots as shoppers fought for parking spots and access to the best deals.
In a Myrtle Beach Police report, one woman claims a man damaged her car in the parking lot of Coastal Grand Mall around 7:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
She claims the man pulling out in front of her without yielding. She blew her horn, and says the man started following her through the parking lot and banging on her windows. He then threatened to have her "banned from the mall," the police report states.
The man allegedly kicked her car and left a dent. A witness confirmed her side of the story, but the man told a different story to the police.
He claims the woman cut him off and when he confronted her, she almost hit him. He says he never kicked her car.
No one was charged, but the woman says she'll be filing a civil suit for the damages.
Other shoppers out for Black Friday say while they didn't witness too much aggression this year, high tempers are almost a given.
"They'll be like 'This is mine! I saw it first! Don't even come near me, this is my sweater!'" said seasoned Black Friday shopper Korie Smith. "I'm like 'Calm down, woman! I don't want your sweater!'"
Smith is visiting the Grand Strand from Florida, she says shoppers here seem more civil.
At Coastal Urge in the Market Common, Jeoffrey Nathan says an occasional aggressive shopper is expected on Black Friday, but keeping the shop mellow keeps tempers cool.
"We make sure we greet everybody and chat everybody up," Nathan says. "Make sure everybody finds what they're looking for, even if it's at another retailer."
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scarylittledinosaurs needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 110 designs submitted by 46 freelance designers.
Scary Little Dinosaurs
Scary Little Dinosaurs is a small web development and integration shop.
We are not designers, nor afraid to admit that. We keep things light-hearted but always deliver top notch solutions for our clients. The name might be funky but we take pride in conducting ourselves and our business professionally.
Small to mid-size businesses who need 'heavy lifting' done on their website or backend systems. We focus on Open Source solutions for both existing and new products. We specialize in Ecommerce, Fulfillment, Digital Goods, Merchant Processing, third party API integrations, and customizing open source packages/CMSs. Scary Little Dinosaurs is an end-to-end shop, from consulting and spec writing to hosting and maintenance.
Looking for a clean and professional design that incorporates the following elements:
-A small dinosaur (No cartoonish or realistic imagery, must be simple and in 5 colors or less, must be a T-rex or velociraptor)
-The full name "Scary Little Dinosaurs" (capitalization doesn't matter)
-Bold and vibrant colors are encouraged
Interested in seeing both white and back backgrounded designs. Anything illustrating a play on the name would be awesome.
The design will be used to create a brand around; ie. theme our website as well as print items like business cards.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.