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Fiji Shark Conservation - Monthly Update - July - August 2015
It has been another wonderful two months for the Shark Conservation project in Fiji. Although we have experienced bad weather, our volunteers have done a lot of great work. A big 'vinaka vakalevu' to all of our hard working volunteers who have toughed it out in some challenging conditions.
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However there have been multiple drops, focusing on small reserve and control areas because of the lack of data we have from there over the past year. We have also dropped multiple times around Yanuca MPA and control due to the fact it is much closer and well protected from the easterly winds.
Over the last two months, much work has been completed with the Mangroves for Fiji project. The project has a few different aspects involved and this includes constructing nursery areas. The outcome of all this work has various benefits and by taking part in mangrove afforestation volunteers are indirectly responsible for:
- Depositing significant quantities of detritus into the marine environment, which in turn provides food for sea-life
- Providing a nesting, nursery and refuge ground for mammals, amphibians, reptiles, countless species of plants, juvenile fish including sharks, invertebrates, sponges, barnacles, oysters, mussels, crabs, shrimps and many avian species
- Recharging underground water supplies
- Rrapping debris and silt, stabilising the near shore environment, preventing shore erosion and clarifying adjacent open water which facilitates photosynthesis in marine plants
- Buffering natural forces such as hurricanes, wave action, tidal change and run off
- Sequestering carbon from the atmosphere and mitigating the effects of global warming
During the months of July and August, Projects Abroad volunteers and staff undertook the mammoth task of converting the Ventura nursery from a bamboo structure into a pine structure. Upright posts are cemented into the ground and the structure is screwed together. This nursery structure will now require minimal maintenance compared to the bamboo nursery that needed to be repaired on a weekly basis.
Propagule tables continue to be constructed and implemented into the nursery to further increase capacity. By constructing tables from timber and metal mesh sheets, the top halves of the bottles are placed on the tables and bottom halves are placed under the tables. Approximately 18,000 propagules are currently housed in the Ventura nursery. Other achievements of the last two months include successful planting of 5500 established propagules into the wild.
Tagging Project
July and August were some exciting months. The end of University of the South Pacific Masters student, Celso Cawich's, project was successful! Even though the weather was against us, and numerous tagging trips had to be cancelled, we managed to tag 58 juvenile Scalloped hammerhead sharks, two juvenile White spotted guitarfish, and one juvenile Zebra shark in the Rewa river mouth. As far as we know, it was the first time in Fiji that those two last species have been tagged. What an amazing experience for the staff and the volunteers!


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Military families in San Diego's Paradise Valley area woke up to a string of vehicle burglaries on their streets Sunday – an unwelcome Memorial Day weekend surprise.
San Diego Police Sgt. Michael Stirk said phone calls started trickling in from people in the Bayview Hills Military Housing complex who found their vehicle doors wide open in their driveways Sunday morning.
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Herman Coleman, a sailor in the Navy, said two of his vehicles were tampered with, but the thieves did not take anything of value: just a garage door opener and a knife.
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I don't go to concerts often for the same reason I don't ski much: It's usually too expensive, and I'm usually too busy. Tonight, though, we took time to go to a unique show at the Lark Theater offered by Corte Madera's Book Passage.
Recently, my wife heard a song while she was waiting overlong at the Verizon store in Walnut Creek. She wrote down some of the lyrics and later googled them to find out the song was by Missy Higgins, an Australian singer we'd not heard of before. It wasn't long before we had bought most of her recent album on iTunes. The next week, we saw the advert for tonight's show in the Book Passage newsletter. Neither of us had ever heard of Harlan Coban, the author appearing with Missy at the theater. He's a crime fiction author, and we don't really hit that genre. We weren't sure what a crime fiction author would be doing at a concert, but my wife liked the music enough to tolerate his presence, and I like my wife enough to go to a concert with her.
We got into downtown Larkspur, a quaint little downtown just a mile off highway 101 but you'd never know it. One parking spot and one taco-to-go later, we arrived at the front of the theater, collected our tickets and not-yet-signed books, and headed inside. They served wine! Perfect. The theater is small, seating 246 but feeling more like a large parlor. It's wide, and even the seats near the back seemed close to the stage. We sat about eight rows back. (Later, as we exited, we realized there were several empty seats. General admission at the door was just $15, an amazing price for such a cool event.)
What we got was one of the coolest concerts/author speakings that I've ever been to. Harlan kicked it off with an introduction and a description of how the two connected to put this together. Apparently, Harlan had been inspired by a line from one of Missy's songs, so as a sort of tribute he named her and the song in one of his books. Later, Missy's mum was reading the book on a beach and discovered her daughter referenced. Thus a friendship and collaboration was born.
The night was a combination of about a dozen songs and a dialog about writing and the writing process. They even stopped to answer audience questions at one point. And it was clear that the whole thing was ad-lib because at two different points, Missy played a song shouted out by the audience. The first time, she seemed at odds about what song to play, and someone up front asked for Sugar Cane. She said, "Yeah? OK," and played it.
So, anyway, it was awesome. Harlan is very cool, seriously funny, and clearly a talented speaker. At some point I'll read his book and decide if he's a talented writer. Missy is a genuine treat to see live. Cute, sincere, terribly talented. Go buy her albums.
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Missy Higgins and Harlan Coban
I don't go to concerts often for the same reason I don't ski much: It's usually too expensive, and I'm usually too busy. Tonight, though, we took time to go to a unique show at the Lark Theater offered by Corte Madera's Book Passage.
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- fairyhedgehog said...
I am seriously envious. I've read some Harlan Coban books and I don't think he is a great author by any means, but I always look out for any of his that I haven't read and that has to say something.
Missy Higgins isn't my usual taste in music but I would happily go and see her live.
You can't persuade them to pop over to Epsom for a concert, can you? We have a nice little theatre here too.
- April 04, 2009 2:02 AM
- McKoala said...
That sounds like a very cool combination. Missy Higgins is biiig over here. I like the mixture of genres. And the wine could only make things even better.
- April 04, 2009 3:30 AM
- Aniket Thakkar said...
@ "but my wife liked the music enough to tolerate his presence, and I like my wife enough to go to a concert with her."
:-) :-)
Only you can come up with such a narration! :P
Am off to listen to Missy Higgins now. Have to pass on Coban for the time as I already have a huge BOOKS-TO-READ list. :)
- April 04, 2009 5:32 AM
- Robin B. said...
Love the idea of actually following through with hearing a song and then doing something about it! I don't know how many times I've heard something I enjoyed and let finding out about it slip through my fingers.
Sounds like a wonderful night!
- April 04, 2009 7:16 AM
- Jane D. said...
Nice! I became a fan last summer of hers when friend played it for me. We played it on a road trip all the way back from California. Love the song "Scar".
- April 04, 2009 12:57 PM
- Merry Monteleone said...
I've never heard her before, so I'll be back to give your little playlist a good listen.
It sounds like an awesome event, though - glad you guys had such a good time.
- April 04, 2009 2:37 PM
- Sarah Laurenson said...
It's great to discover new (to you) talent, isn't it? I love doing something a little different, trying something new and finding a gold mine. Glad you enjoyed it!
- April 05, 2009 12:34 PM
- May Vanderbilt said...
I almost NEVER make time for concerts but when I do I feel so restored, creatively speaking, and I always swear I'm going to start going to more shows.
But then I don't, and I get worn down again, and it's this vicious cycle.
Thanks for the keen reminder.
- April 06, 2009 8:11 PM
- PJD said...
I think I forgot to mention that not only did the author sign books afterwards, but Missy Higgins hung around the lobby signing CDs and graciously posing for photos with fans. The fans were not shy about taking up her time chatting. I have no idea what they chatted about. Mostly I think she listened while they chatted about themselves. Coben (which I think I've been spelling wrong the whole time) talked a lot while he signed books. But at least he was funny and engaging. I have to say I felt a bit sorry for Missy because she looked tired and at times a bit worn down by the onslaught of chatters.
FH, if I had known about Epsom before the concert, I'd have suggested it to them there. I have a feeling they won't pay much attention to me now if I tried to contact them.
McK, is there something about being down under? She seemed rather petite here, so I'm surprised she's big there. I should also have said that the theater is a restored relic from the 1930s, operated by a nonprofit. So: meeting a novelist, hearing a fabulous concert, drinking wine, and supporting a charity all at once.
Aniket, thanks again for the kind words, and I certainly hope I'm the only one who would go to a concert with my wife.
Robin, we had a reverse experience once too--I was in a store and heard a group I thought I recognized. Turns out the clerk was playing his own bootlegged version of unreleased songs from this band my wife adores. He actually let us borrow and copy the CD. (Yes, we actually have purchased all of that group's released songs, so I have minimal guilt.)
Jane D--nice to see you! I didn't know you knew about Missy Higgins. Right on. How goes the search for gainful employment? Or are you holding out in the hopes that I'll turn into a bigamist?
Merry, thanks for stopping by. It was an awesome event. I'd guess much better than the big-venue real concert she did a few nights before.
Sarah, we also discovered the little downtown of Larkspur, which is really cute and tucked away. New discoveries are very cool.
May, good to see you around! I know what you mean about vowing to see more concerts and then failing at it. I have some friends who are really into music, and I'm always jealous at the number of concerts they go to. I'd blame it on having kids, but really it's just that we're totally lame about going out to hip places.
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When playing Skyrim on my PS3, it crashes after only a few minutes, forcing me to restart the system. I have 55GB of free space and no other games are having this issue.
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When playing Skyrim on my PS3, it crashes after only a few minutes, forcing me to restart the system. I have 55GB of free space and no other games are having this issue.
Any advice?
I had many freezes and lost several savegames due to that crashes. After some research someone said, that the autosave-function is bugged. After turning this function off I didn't have any freeze or crash since 20 hours of gameplay. Aditionally the loadingtimes are reduced, because the game itself saves on every warp/quicktravel/whatever. So, try to disable autosave and maybe clean up the old autosave-files. Don't forget to back up all your savegames ;)
It isn't so much space with Skyrim. This has always been a frequent problem with Bethesda. Fallout and Oblivion have always had lagging / crashing issues. Sometimes it is just potluck whether it crashes or not.
I would suggest when you notice it lagging just stop playing. As in, don't move your character or select anything. Wait until the lights on the front of the PS3 stop flashing so much and then try moving forward with your character.
By personal experience, I know that when the PS3 is loading too much data (i.e. when the yellow light is flashing) the odds for a game to crash are bigger. I noticed that it happens several times in Skyrim, Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas (I hardly ever have such a problem in another games). I advise you to pay special attention when you enter big open areas. Every time the yellow light on the front panel of your PS3 start to flash too much and the game start to lag pause the game and wait about half a minute.
I would suggest deleting internal hard drive space, as that is not needed, or I would suggest getting a bigger hard drive. Another problem could be a bad disk drive. Hopefully this information will help.


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The work is being performed by Sabena Technics at its VIP completion center in Bordeaux, France, and includes the installation of two SwiftBroadBand (SBB) satcom systems with the aggregation of up to four SBB channels in order to ensure full connectivity and maximum in-flight bandwidth. On the Airbus A318, Sabena Technics will also be carrying out the installation of Live TV as well as of a humidifier, both of which have never been placed on this type of aircraft.
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1. What can you tell us about the early days of UR?
It was very exciting. I came into UR after it had already started with Jeff Mills, Mike Banks, and Rob Hood. I was helping out around the UR office doing press and PR. Then I was invited to go on tour with them after Jeff quit. I stayed for a year in UR before going out on my own.
Jeff and UR started my DJ and producing career off, and I'll always be grateful.
2. I've read that you announced it is your last only vinyl tour. Is it true? And why did you take this decision?
I still like playing vinyl but a) promoters almost NEVER have good, solid DJ set-ups for decks and b) a lot of the music released now is more suited to digital release/playing than vinyl.
Also, few people appreciate a good, rockin' DJ show any more, it seems.
I play digital and release records under the name Detroitrocketscience, so that will be the push for next year.
But if any promoters with solid turntable set-ups want an old-school DJ T-1000 vinyl show, that's fine, too!
3. What do you consider absolutly personal in your sound?
Heavy bass, big kicks, up-tempo, dancefloor friendly.
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4. Who is your favourite comic illustrator and why?
I have several, but Howard Chaykin is my all-time favorite in story and art. He's been working at a high level for decades now, and he's personally a really cool dude as well.
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THREE QUICK LINKSHello everyone.
"And the beat goes on..........."
Whew! The six week NEA Forum is done. A lot of things happened during that time that I might have otherwise commented on in this blog, including any number of links to things that might have been of interest to you.
Here are three links to three things you might check out:
1. Emerging Leaders Salon - while the NEA Forum blog was going on, over at Americans for the Arts they were conducting a "emerging leaders" blog: 20 at 30 http://blog.artsusa.org/category/emerging-leaders/
2. Ian David Moss was blogging last week from the Grantmakers in the Arts Conference in Brooklyn: GIA Blog http://gia2009.wordpress.com/
3. My friend Tim Wolfred at Compasspoint in San Francisco had an interesting article in the October 6th online nonprofit magazine Blue Avocado on how to know when it's time to leave your organization: Burn out: Blue Avocado – http://www.blueavocado.org/content/six-ways-know-if-its-time-leave
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The Liberty Flames continued their unbeaten streak by tying the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, 0-0, Saturday afternoon in a Big South men's soccer match at Osborne Stadium. The tie extends Liberty's unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2). The Flames have not lost in the month of October. Liberty moves to 5-1-2 in Big South Conference play and 7-6-2 overall. Gardner-Webb now stands at 2-4-2 in the conference and 3-12-2 overall. It was the first meeting between the two squads since the Flames defeated the Runnin' Bulldogs, 3-1, in the title game at the 2011 Big South Championship to claim the league crown. The two squads exchanged shots during the opening minutes, forcing saves by both goalkeepers. A header of a crossing pass by Liberty's Sam Duininck was grabbed by Gardner-Webb keeper Scott Krotee during the third minute, while a shot by Runnin' Bulldog forward Chris Davis during the sixth minute was turned away by Flames netminder Scott Sutarik. After Davis' shot, Liberty went on the attack, firing off seven unanswered shots over next 30 minutes. During the span, Krotee made four saves, keeping the Flames off the scoreboard. Gardner-Webb countered during the 40th minute. A pass in transition put defender Jon Ole Reinhardsen into space for a shot 20 yards out, which he kicked high over the goal. A minute later, Runnin' Bulldog Matt Bogart headed a corner kick high, sending the contest to intermission scoreless. Neither team was able to mount an attack during the second half until the 65th minute. Off a crossing, Liberty midfielder Sachem Wilson's header hit the crossbar and ricocheted out. Flames forward Kyle Breitmeyer pushed a header towards the open near side of the Gardner-Webb goal, but Krotee dove out an deflected the ball away with an outstretched hand. The loose ball came back to Breitmeyer, who dribbled around a defender and lifted a shot for the lower right corner of the net. However, Krotee kept the ball out of net, deflecting it clear of the goal. Three minutes later, Liberty generated another scoring chance. On a corner kick, Wilson came free near the far right post, but slid a shot just wide.
Gardner-Webb midfielder John Sargent found room for a shot from 25 yards out during the 86th minute, firing a shot high. The half closed with the Runnin' Bulldogs getting a chance on a corner kick, but the Flames were able to clear as the clock ran out in regulation. Gardner-Webb had the only shot in the first overtime, as Marius Hammersmark pushed a free kick wide from 25 yards out. In the second overtime, Liberty manufactured two chances. A shot by Tyler Bullock during the 104th minute went high. Breitmeyer side-stepped a defender and ripped a shot near the top of the 18-yard box in the 108th minute high. Liberty outshot Gardner-Webb in the contest, 15-7, and held a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks. Sutarik made one save and recorded his four shutout of the year. Krotee stopped six shots for his fourth shutout of the season. Liberty travels to Radford for a Big South match with the Highlanders, Tuesday evening. The match at Cupp Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m.


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Jython Roadmap
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Note that Jython's version numbers represent the version of CPython from which Jython pull most of its libraries that are written in pure Python (as opposed to the parts that are written in Java).
1.1 Jython 2.2.1
Jython 2.2.1 has been released. We will produce additional point releases for bug fixing as necessary.
1.2 Jython 2.5
Jython's current fragility means that the next release will primarily be a cleanup release. The current plan is to target Python 2.5.
We have noticed that the current codebase is extremely brittle and uses way to many different styles to do many of the same things. All of this inconsistency makes bugfixing a nightmare, and makes learning the codebase from scratch extraordinarily difficult.
This means that, at least for the core developers, we will be concentrating on making a clean 2.5, while improving the java integration. An earlier version of this doc suggested that we would not be considering moving to ASM or Antlr -- but a very successful Google Summer of Code project and much committer interest has made it quite likely that we will do just that (move to ASM and Antlr).
A side goal of Jython 2.5 is to try to get some CPython frameworks working, especially the web frameworks, for example:
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1.3 Jython 3.0
Jython 3.0 (or Jython 3000 to denote the likely year of appearance) will, like CPython 3.0, be a backwards incompatible version that can include radical departures from Jython 2.x. The departures will at least include the departures that CPython 3.0 has made (for example, old-style classes go away, ints and longs are completely unified, etc.)
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A South African burger chain called Wimpy's wanted to bring attention to the fact that they've just introduced menus for the visually impaired. So they worked with ad agency Metropolitan Republic to create burgers with sesame seed braille messages on top.
The braille messages on the buns (which read "100 percent pure beef burger made for you") were all meticulously spelled out by hand, and were delivered to three of the country's largest institutions for the visually impaired.
The campaign actually ended up reaching over 800,000 people who were either blind or losing their sight, letting them know that the chain was working hard to accomodate their special needs. I'd like to see McDonald's try and do the same thing. If they wanted to list the ingredients that went into their burgers in braille, they'd need a bun as big as Captain America's shield. [Wimpy's via PSFK]


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Calling Haskell from C
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It is not uncommon to want to call a Haskell function from C code. Here's how to do that.
We define the fibonacci function in Haskell:
{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
module Safe where
import Foreign.C.Types
fibonacci :: Int -> Int
fibonacci n = fibs !! n
where fibs = 0 : 1 : zipWith (+) fibs (tail fibs)
fibonacci_hs :: CInt -> CInt
fibonacci_hs = fromIntegral . fibonacci . fromIntegral
foreign export ccall fibonacci_hs :: CInt -> CInt
Note the foreign export. When GHC sees this, it will generate stubs for C, to help it work out the Haskell types.
And call it from C:
#include <HsFFI.h> #ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ #include "Safe_stub.h" #endif #include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { int i; hs_init(&argc, &argv); i = fibonacci_hs(42); printf("Fibonacci: %d\n", i); hs_exit(); return 0; }
Now, first compile the Haskell file:
$ ghc -c -O Safe.hs
Which creates Safe_stub.c, Safe_stub.o, Safe_stub.h, which you import into your C program. Now compile your C code with ghc (!), passing the Haskell objects on the command line:
If GHC version < 7.2
$ ghc -optc-O test.c Safe.o Safe_stub.o -o test
$ ghc --make -no-hs-main -optc-O test.c Safe -o test
Then run your C code:
$ ./test Fibonacci: 267914296
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Like him or dislike him. Agree or disagree with his policies. Donald H. Rumsfeld has had substantial careers in both private and public sectors. Yet his greatest governance contribution may have come in writing his memoirs when he segmented the randomness of policy making into known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. This parallels a main point made in "We're All Screwed (WAS)!" which emphasized the segmentation of randomness to provide better information for capital market governance.
Randomness is the range of variability of a complex adaptive system. A constant test to effective governance —the capability of systemic functions to do the right things, and efficient governance — the capability of systemic functions to do things right, is the relationship between the connective concept of randomness to its component parts of predictability, risk, and uncertainty. WAS reflexively provides the subjects to Rumsfeldian predicates for the construction of randomness sentences where:
· Predictability is the known-knowns.
· Risk is the known-unknowns. and,
· Uncertainty is the unknown-unknowns.
Randomness sentences are complete thoughts that are more robust than foundational listings and enable greater innovative efficiencies to go "Beyond Rumsfeld."
Effectiveness speaks to the capability of systemic functions to do the right things. Effective capital market governance requires structural change by segmenting one-size-fits-all deterministic metrics into WAS subjects of predictable, risky, and uncertain governance regimes. They form complete governance thoughts when joined to their related Rumsfeldian predicates of known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. This description better enables information to correlate between governance metrics and their underlying economic domains' randomness.
Managing randomness is a reflexive process between risk and uncertainty. Uncertainty is a separate and distinct concept not an extension of a "riskier form of risk".[1] The dictionary defines risk as the chance of loss. Risk deals with and is synonymous with probability. Risk presents foreseeable consequences. By comparison, uncertainty is indeterminate and characterized by unforeseeable consequences.
Risk and uncertainty are operationally different and require different approaches. With risk, one can insure (i.e. buying put options for portfolio insurance) and one can hedge (i.e., Ford and Exxon stocks in a portfolio). With uncertainty, one can insure against natural disasters, but cannot hedge. Uncertainty has no bounds.
Progress, in the form of innovation, takes place when uncertainty becomes risk. The uncertainty—risk conversion provides greater control over the underlying economic environment. Unless and until risk is differentiated from uncertainty errors of conflation will continue to result in noncorrelative information that produces larger and more frequent boom-bust bubbles.
Efficiency speaks to the capability to do things right by minimizing the functions of cost, effort, and time. Efficiency enables innovation to go "Beyond Rumsfeld" to 3-dimensional governance models.
Cost must be analyzed relative to its potential benefit. Expenditures that do not provide a societal "net benefit" are a subsidy to the inefficient and a disincentive to adaptive innovations as opined by two former SEC Commissioners who stated that "regulatory action aimed at eliminating every vestige of fraud in a given market would place such a heavy and costly burden of compliance upon issuers that investors would be safe but unable to achieve any meaningful return on their investments."[2] Thus, regulatory proposals designed for risk-management regimes tend to be disproportionate when applied to uncertain instruments. Not so much from the capital expended but from the lack of commercial relevancy to the societal net benefit to be derived.
Effort represents the number of interested parties or amount of resources allocated to complete a transaction. Think of regulation as operational insurance. As Drivers' Education reduces the cost of insurance for newly-licensed drivers; knowledge-driven consumerism is an efficient way to lower the cost of capital market governance.
To illustrate, there were three corruptive information errors that were causal to the subprime crash and required a greater regulatory effort:
1. Mischaracterization of no-money down, NINJA—an acronym for "No Income, No Job or Assets," mortgage-backed securities (MBS) that conflated risk and uncertainty to misprice subprime debt as AAA.
2. Misuse of wrong tool (e.g., using hammer to drive a screw) where owners gave property rights to renters that created perverse foreclosure incentives.
3. Misapplication of correct tool (e.g., using hammer handle to drive a nail) where uncertain[3] MBS portfolio tranches improperly used the standard deviation as a measure of variability. Attempting to hedge noncorrelative assets minimizes the value of both resources as the reliability of price information is corrupted.
Any effort that reduces informational deficiencies will have the added benefit of limiting the diversions from fundamental value.
Time: Commercial throughput processing speed as measured by time is directly proportionate to the level of systemic complexity. The function of time evidenced the largest increase during the transition from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age (Daniel H. Pink, 2005).[4] This requires a whole new mind-set that is built on innovation and big-picture capabilities as the society and economy move from high tech to high concept framed in a 3-dimensional context (think GPS vs. maps).
Three dimensional models drive economies of speed to expand enterprise parameters. Capital market policymakers, however, too often chose overly simplified responses. These responses were formulated within the context of a relatively narrow, two-dimensional perspective resulting in unintended consequences (i.e. Sarbanes-Oxley).
A 3-D conceptual change must take place in order for the
capital market to remain competitive in a global economy. Critical to governing a complex adaptive system is the timing and sequence of order to be processed. US
To this purpose a 3-D regulatory Rubik's Cube[5] is suggested to enable policymakers to mix-and-match individual cubes irrespective of market scenarios and different beginning regulatory configurations. Events and competitive responses can be modeled for effective and efficient governance. Dr. Tomas Rokicki Ph.D. and his team proved that any configuration of a Rubik's cube could be solved in 20 moves or less.
Capital markets are complex adaptive systems with dynamical and non-linear properties. If there is complexity, then there is uncertainty. How can uncertainty be governed deterministically with one-size-fits-all regulatory metrics? If Citigroup's financial supermarket could not cross-sell, can cross-regulation solve the problem of non-correlative information and related discontinuous market functions?
Managing randomness requires the reflexive integration of risk and uncertainty. To correct market ineffectiveness requires planned change to segment one-size-fits-all governance metrics into predictable, probable, and indeterminate underlying economic environments. To expedite market throughput requires 3-D models for processing leverage (3-D GPS vs. 2-D Maps). Before one can think outside the box requires thinking outside the square. Otherwise unplanned change, or chaos, sees risk become uncertainty resulting in the troubling, non-linear trend of larger and more frequent boom-bust cycles.
Stephen A. Boyko is the author of "We're All Screwed! How Toxic Regulation Will Crush the Free Market System" http://readingthemarkets.blogspot.com/2009/10/boyko-were-all-screwed.html . He has over forty years of financial services industry experience that include formulating regulatory policy for the National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA) and providing a practitioner's perspective for the privatization of the former Soviet Union in corporate governance and regulatory development of the Ukrainian Capital Market. Contact: email@example.com
Willard C. Rappleye Jr. has spent a lifetime as a financial journalist. He was the National Economic Correspondent for Time, Editor of American Banker, Founding Editor of Financier, the Journal of Private-Sector Policy, and Vice Chairman of FinancialWorld.
[1] This distinction between risk and uncertainty was made famous by economist Frank H. Knight in his seminal book, "Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit" (1921).
[2] Registration Under the Advisers Act of Hedge Fund Advisers File No.: S7-30-04 Dissent of Commissioners Cynthia A. Glassman and Paul S. Atkins http://sec.gov/rules/proposed/ia-2266.htm#dissent
[3] Uncertain investments lack cash flow and mark-to-market valuations.
[4] The governance evolution matrix below provides an historical context that reflects the factual realities for events that took place and how those historical events have influenced current decision making.
Thought Dimension
Governance Metrics
Linear, unidirectional
Progenitor, Malthusian
Binary (on-off)
Usage depreciates
Dynamic, Nonlinear, CAS
Usage appreciates
3-D GAAMA (GPS vs. Maps)
Risk – uncertainty
Rubik's Cube
[5] The proposed "Regulatory Rubik's Cube" see: http://www.sfomag.com/article.aspx?ID=1353&issueID=c is built upon proven market and mathematical decision metrics to uncover principles of governance rather than simply profiling patterns of governance. While it is currently fashionable to criticize regulators, rating agencies, Congress, Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) Wall Street etc., we argue that "governance goofs" are more attributable to systemic structural obsolescence rather than individual shortcomings. Inefficient, under-regulation from two dimensional metrics that have to address three dimensional market realities lack processing speed. This is similar to using maps instead of GPS to navigate downtown traffic at rush hour. How efficient can that be?
I want to thank the authors for their excellent article for the Blog. They continue to publish articles and books of importance to the financial and regulatory sector. Steve published the book "We're all Screwed!" and has been on active speaking engagements. I am pleased to call him a friend and he has agreed to be an active contributor to the blog!
You can follow Taffy Williams on Twitter by @twilli2861 and you can email me with questions at email@example.com and my company website is at http://www.ColonialTDC.com .


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If the phrase "air-powered car" conjures up mental images of bizarre, conservation-of-energy-violating vehicles powered by rooftop windmills, don't worry--you're not alone. The concept of a car powered by nothing but air ranks right up there with the fabled water-burning carburetor supposedly kept locked away by the oil companies.
In truth, however, pneumatic engines have been used to power everything from airplanes to locomotives to horseless carriages since the mid-19th century, although their relatively low efficiencies have prevented widespread adoption of the technology.
That might change with the advent of the AIRPod. Developed by the Luxembourg-based MDI Enterprises, the AIRPod could receive a boost if India's Tata Motors successfully puts its technology into mass production. At the moment, the fate of the whole enterprise seems to be up in the air (sorry, we couldn't resist), but the concept is enough to get us thinking about the possibilities of modern air-powered vehicles.
The AIRPod itself may not represent our ideal ride, but--on paper, at least--it seems to compete fairly well with today's crop of electric vehicles. True, the125-miles-per-tank figure advanced by the AIRPod's creators seems a bit optimistic, but even a 50-mile range would make the AIRPod well-equipped to handle the average American commute. Better yet, a quick, 1.5-minute refill at a compressed-air station could blow away the relatively slow charging times of electric vehicles.
Of course, we'd flip around the car's Reliant Robin-esque layout and give it something along the lines of the Morgan 3 Wheeler--the increase in stability might allow the design to swap those two tiny front wheels for one large rear wheel, making it a true trike. And the goofy styling must go, unless there's an unwritten rule about oddly designed alternative-power vehicles.
Like many "revolutionary" new cars, the AIRPod has yet to deliver on the promises made by its promoters, but advances in lightweight composite technology may only make quirky cars like the AIRPod more feasible going forward. For example, air-storage capacity--and thus vehicle range--might be increased by the development of stronger, lighter composite tanks.
Will we be seeing AIRPods and other pneumatic commuter scooters puttering down America's superhighways in the near future? We're not holding our breath. Still, we're glad offbeat technology like this is receiving renewed attention.


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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Autobots and the Decepticons find themselves in a race to retrieve some long lost technology from the dark side of the moon, with the winner deciding the fact of mankind and planet Earth. In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
Larry Crowne
Tom Hanks plays a 50-something guy who gets laid off from his job and decides to go back to college, where he meets a beautiful public speaking professor, played by Julia Roberts--guess who falls in love? In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
Jacob Wysocki is a morbidly obese teen who develops a strange bond with his vice principal, played by John C. Reilly, in this small indie drama. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
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A young woman, played by Selena Gomez, on vacation in Europe gets mistaken for a socialite, and her two friends, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy, convince her to just go with it, and somewhere along the way she meets a boy. In theaters everywhere, watch the trailer
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The mood's been somber in the Marriott hotel ballroom since Obama's win was flashed on the big screens looming in each corner. Lieutenant Gov. John Sanchez tried to console a woman who looked on the verge of tears, saying that this loss could serve to rally and galvanize conservatives to work even harder as they go forward.
"But what if the country goes completely bankrupt in the meantime?" replied an older man with an "I voted" sticker on his lapel. "It could happen."
"I'm feeling a little flabbergasted that people in this country and this state don't realize what's going on," said Bob (he didn't want to share his last name). A retired Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Bob said individuals need to take more responsibility for their own actions and not rely on government to take care of things for them.
"When are they going to wake up and realize that the country is in a malaise that, to a large extent, is caused by government?"
Take the passage of Albuquerque's minimum wage ordinance, for instance, said Bob. It's a sign that people are caught in a cycle of government dependence: Instead of getting more education or working harder, they legislate themselves a raise.
There's a clear segment of the country that favors the policies of Romney, Bob continued. The fact that their candidate didn't win does not bode well for the overall economic health of the country, he added.
"I think we're going to see that there's an overwhelming number of counties that vote Republican, and it's only the cities that vote Democrat," he said. "You have an influx of people into cities who are dependent on government, and people who are not dependent on government leave the cities. And of course what's happening now? Cities are going bankrupt."
Mayor Richard Berry and Westside City Councilor Dan Lewis were both pleased that the Paseo/I-25 bond measure passed resoundingly.
"I'm excited because it'll alleviate enormous traffic problems and improve air quality," said Berry. "Plus, the Mid-Region Council of Government estimates that it could create up to $2 billion in economic activity."
Berry said he had misgivings about the minimum wage increase initiative, particularly the effect it could have on organizations that provide home healthcare services to the elderly and disabled. Still, he said "our bosses—the voters—have spoken, and I wouldn't be doing what I did if I didn't believe in the will of the people."
"I'm excited," said Monica Youngblood of her race's outcome for state House district 68. "My constituents want legislators who can help the governor reform New Mexico in a good way, and my seat is good pick up in the right direction."


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2:04 am
August 27, 2010
David Ainsman really began to get worried about President Barack Obama's standing with his fellow Jewish Democrats when a recent dinner with his wife and two other couples — all Obama voters in 2008 — nearly turned into a screaming match.
Ainsman, a prominent Democratic lawyer and Pittsburgh Jewish community leader, was trying to explain that Obama had just been offering Israel a bit of "tough love" in his May 19 speech on the Arab Spring. His friends disagreed — to say the least.
One said he had the sense that Obama "took the opportunity to throw Israel under the bus." Another, who swore he wasn't getting his information from the mutually despised Fox News, admitted he'd lost faith in the president.
If several dozen interviews with POLITICO are any indication, a similar conversation is taking place in Jewish communities across the country. Obama's speech last month seems to have crystallized the doubts many pro-Israel Democrats had about Obama in 2008 in a way that could, on the margins, cost the president votes and money in 2012 and will not be easy to repair. (See also: President Obama's Middle East speech: Details complicate 'simple' message)
"It's less something specific than that these incidents keep on coming," said Ainsman.
The immediate controversy sparked by the speech was Obama's statement that Israel should embrace the country's 1967 borders, with "land swaps," as a basis for peace talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seized on the first half of that phrase and the threat of a return to what Israelis sometimes refer to as "Auschwitz borders." (Related: Obama defends border policy)
Obama's Jewish allies stressed the second half: that land swaps would — as American negotiators have long contemplated — give Israel security in its narrow middle, and the deal would give the country international legitimacy and normalcy.
But the noisy fray after the speech mirrored any number of smaller controversies. Politically hawkish Jews and groups such as the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Emergency Committee for Israel pounded Obama in news releases. White House surrogates and staffers defended him, as did the plentiful American Jews who have long wanted the White House to lean harder on Israel's conservative government.
Based on the conversations with POLITICO, it's hard to resist the conclusion that some kind of tipping point has been reached.
Most of those interviewed were center-left American Jews and Obama supporters — and many of them Democratic donors. On some core issues involving Israel, they're well to the left of Netanyahu and many Americans: They refer to the "West Bank," not to "Judea and Samaria," fervently supported the Oslo peace process and Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza and believe in the urgency of creating a Palestinian state. (Arena: Are Jewish voters still pro-Obama?)
But they are also fearful for Israel at a moment of turmoil in a hostile region when the moderate Palestinian Authority is joining forces with the militantly anti-Israel Hamas.
"It's a hot time, because Israel is isolated in the world and, in particular, with the Obama administration putting pressure on Israel," said Rabbi Neil Cooper, leader of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Philadelphia's Main Line suburbs, who recently lectured his large, politically connected congregation on avoiding turning Israel into a partisan issue.
Some of these traditional Democrats now say, to their own astonishment, that they'll consider voting for a Republican in 2012. And many of those who continue to support Obama said they find themselves constantly on the defensive in conversations with friends.
"I'm hearing a tremendous amount of skittishness from pro-Israel voters who voted for Obama and now are questioning whether they did the right thing or not," said Betsy Sheerr, the former head of an abortion-rights-supporting, pro-Israel PAC in Philadelphia, who said she continues to support Obama, with only mild reservations. "I'm hearing a lot of 'Oh, if we'd only elected Hillary instead.'"
Even Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who spoke to POLITICO to combat the story line of Jewish defections, said she'd detected a level of anxiety in a recent visit to a senior center in her South Florida district.
"They wanted some clarity on the president's view," she said. "I answered their questions and restored some confidence that maybe was a little shaky, [rebutted]misinformation and the inaccurate reporting about what was said."
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Republican state Senate candidate Aaron Bean defeated Democratic challenger Nancy Soderberg in a battle for District 4.
Bean received 62 percent of the vote
"I cannot thank the voters enough for all the support they have shown for our campaign for Senate District 4," Bean said. "Since Day One, I have campaigned on creating jobs, providing more choices for parents in their children's education and bringing a marketplace of affordable health care to all Floridians; and now, I have the privilege and opportunity to deliver on these principles for our First Coast region."
After the redistricting process earlier this year, Florida Senate District 4 now covers about half of Duval County and all of Nassau County.
Bean, a veteran Republican state representative, won a grueling and expensive primary battle with Rep. Mike Weinstein to advanced to face off against Soderberg.
"Nancy Soderberg started a new conversation on the issues that matter to our area the most -- jobs and education," a spokeswoman for the candidate said in a statement. "She fought hard for our First Coast families and will continue to fight for our Florida families. We congratulate Aaron Bean on his victory and know he will give his best effort for the people of northeast Florida."
Meanwhile, Democratic incumbent Audrey Gibson knocked off Republican Cherron Newby in the Florida Senate District 9 race, and District 6 incumbent Republican John Thrasher overcame Democrat Kathleen Trued to stay in office.
Republican Rob Bradley defeated Democrat William Mazzota in the District 7 race.
Incumbent state House candidates Janet Adkins, Lake Ray, Mia Jones, Ronald Renuart and Keith Perry were all re-elected.
In the state House District 24 race, Republican Travis Hutson led Democrat Milissa Holland by 2 percent with 39 of 40 precincts reporting.


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There's nothing common about Kalamazoo College's Summer Common Reading program – so unique and marvelous that some people call it subversive. The 2014 selection was WE NEED NEW NAMES by NoViolet Bulawayo.
In an eye blink K professor Siu Lan Tan has progressed from not knowing what a blog was to becoming one of the medium's most popular practitioners. She peels the curtain of the quotidian and reveals insights into psychology.
Nora Hauk '04 has lived in Korea for several years. She discovered and shares the story of fellow K alum Gary Rector '65, who has lived there more than 40 years. The way Korea became his home has much to do with music.
Alumni and spouses Carolyn Berg '72 and David Hammond '73 visited the Oaxaca, Mexico, region to see its archaeological preservations and to eat its delectable and nuanced cuisine. Carolyn's career service made it a homecoming of sorts.
Some 50 students enjoyed the opportunity of Summer 2014 externships, a kind of crystal ball or sneak peek into life-after-Kalamazoo-College possibilities. And the guide for these forward-looking tours are often K alums.
Carly Orosz Robbins '07 has published her first novel and created a new "webcomic" as a bridge between it and its sequel. The novel taps wellsprings from Kalamazoo College: literature, creative writing, and sociology and anthropology.
Asking the hard question, no matter how obvious, followed by full engagement with the "next" question is a hallmark of a K education, explained alumnus Will Robbie '04 during the inaugural economics and business department SIP symposium.
K alumni members of Peace House participated in a march from Chicago to Battle Creek (Mich.) protesting the use of drone technology in warfare. The Battle Creek wing commander shares the military's point of view.
Festival Playhouse of Kalamazoo College celebrated its first 50 years in the 2013-14 season. BeLight completes its year-long tribute to the golden anniversary with short features on two theatre majors who graduated in June.
Letter from the AAEB President
The Alumni Association Executive Board represents the some 20,000 K alumni living throughout the world. The AAEB helps the College connect alums with each other and with their alma mater.


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Well hello there! After a little blogging break I'm back and so excited to share what's on my plate with you! Lately, I've been experimenting with some different styles of cooking. I highly recommend doing this if you find yourself in a food/cooking rut where you're making the same things over and over again. That was totally me at the end of the winter and I knew something needed to change.
I turned to some current trends like Paleo and vegan to see if I could step outside of my comfort zone and learn a thing or two. And you know what? It's working wonders for helping me rediscover my passion in the kitchen. Just to be straightforward, I don't follow any of these diets nor do I plan to. Mostly, I appreciate that they both focus on eating whole foods. {Plus, I often like these recipes because they don't involve cheese.} I'm loving incorporating a few Paleo and vegan meals into our weekly menus…even though I usually wash them down with a chocolate chip cookie or two : ) Balance, right?
I also love how they're teaching me about new ways to use certain foods and ingredients. For this roasted salmon, for instance, I used coconut oil, which I absolutely love. I haven't used it in many dishes so this gave me a new opportunity to experiment with it {total success}. I also made cauliflower rice, which has been a great replacement for brown rice lately. By the end of this winter, I was ready to ease up on the carbs a little bit anyway. {I'm also loving making zucchini noodles with my new spiralizer. Recipes to come!}
If you've never made cauliflower rice it couldn't be simpler: Send the florets through your blender or food processor until it resembles rice. Pour it out onto a baking sheet and roast for about 15 to 20 minutes. I like to toss the "rice" with a teaspoon or two of sesame oil for flavor. Easy as pie, right?
I hope you enjoy this meal as much as we did. I'm excited to share some of my other recent cooking successes with you in the coming days and weeks!
Coconut Lime Salmon with Cauliflower Rice
Serves 2 (with leftovers)
For the salmon:
- 2 to 3 salmon filets (about 6 oz each)
- Salt & pepper
- 1 1/2 to 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
- Juice of 1 lime
Preheat oven to 425. Place salmon in a glass baking dish and season salmon with salt and pepper. Combine the coconut oil and lime juice in a bowl and pour over salmon. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until cooked through.
For the cauliflower rice:
- 1 head cauliflower, leaves and stems removed, cut into florets
- 1 to 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
Preheat oven to 425. If you're using a food processor, add cauliflower florets all at the same time and pulse until it resembles rice and pour out onto a baking sheet. If you're using a blender (I used a Vitamix) add florets about a cup at a time, blend just until it resembles rice (you don't want to mash/pulverize it), then pour out onto a baking sheet, repeating until all of the cauliflower has gone through the blender. Spread "rice" into a single layer on the baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, tossing halfway through. Drizzle 1 to 2 tsp sesame oil onto "rice" and toss to coat evenly.


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Via Axel Beckert I learned today that GNU Screen is 25 years old, and although development is slow it has not ceased.
Back in 2008 I started to post about some annoyances with GNU Screen. At the time I posted a simple patch to implement the unbindall primitive. I posted some other patches and fixed a couple of bugs, but although there was some positive feedback initially over time that ceased completely. Regretably I didn't have the feeling there was the need to maintain a fork properly, so I quietly sighed, cried, and ceased.
In 2009 my code was moved upstream into the GNU Screen repository (+documentation update).
We're now in 2012. It looks like there might be a stable release of GNU Screen in the near future, which makes my code live "for real", but in the meantime the recent snapshot upload to Debian Experimental makes it available to the brave.
2008 - 2012. Four years to make my change visible to end-users. If I didn't use screen every day, and still have my own local version, I'd have forgotten about that entirely.
Still I guess this makes today a happy day!
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DOVER — On New Year's Eve, the phones were ringing off the hook at ENH Power, according to owner Kevin Dean.
DOVER — On New Year's Eve, the phones were ringing off the hook at ENH Power, according to owner Kevin Dean.
The company, an 18-month-old electricity supplier, is making a push for residential customers in the Granite State. ENH is hoping to woo them away from Public Service of New Hampshire, the state's largest electricity supplier, by offering service at a steep discount.
And with rates going up for PSNH customers on Jan. 1, the final day of 2012 proved to be a banner sales day for the company. More than 1,700 New Hampshire homeowners switched to ENH on Dec. 31 alone, Dean said.
The energy market has been open to competition in New Hampshire since 2002, but it was only recently that homeowners began to sign up with alternative suppliers like ENH in large quantities.
ENH's parent company launched in Maine, where the electricity market is similarly deregulated. In less than two years, the company has signed up about 195,000 households there, Dean said.
Now he's hoping ENH will find success in New Hampshire, where he believes the company can capitalize on rising utility rates.
PSNH's electrical service rate rose to 9.54 cents per kilowatt hour at the start of this year. That's about 24 percent higher than ENH Power is currently charging, according to Dean. He said the company is offering a fixed price of 7.28 cents per kilowatt hour through the end of November.
For the average household, switching to ENH would save about $12 per month in electricity costs, Dean said.
"The people of New Hampshire are going to save a boat-load of money," he said.
ENH launched its residential service in New Hampshire in mid-July, aiming to lure away some of the 70 percent of residential customers in the state supplied by PSNH.
ENH now has 37,000 customers in New Hampshire, according to Dean. He believes it is the largest residential supplier in New Hampshire, excluding the major utilities.
For power customers who make the switch, there's no difference in service — the same transmission lines carry electricity into their homes. And the power is still provided by PSNH.
But changes are reflected in the monthly electricity bill. Electrical service is broken down into two charges: one for the distributor — which remains PSNH — and another for the new electricity supplier.
The emergence of natural gas as a cost-effective means of power generation in recent years has provided the incentive for entrepreneurs like Dean to do business in New Hampshire.
After receiving a license from the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, ENH Power was given authority to buy electricity on the New England market. With financial backing, the company buys up bulk quantities of power, largely derived from natural gas.
"As the price of natural gas goes, so goes the price of energy in New England," PSNH spokesman Martin Murray said Thursday, "and at the moment, at least, that price is rather low."
PSNH's energy charge is adjusted annually based on the utility's operating costs. Sometimes the adjustment occurs twice per year, an event that took place last year, sending rates down in July.
Some people who had locked into contracts with alternative energy suppliers for 12 months actually ended up paying more for their energy as a result of leaving PSNH, according to Murray.
However, the company is aware of the growing diversity in the residential energy supply market.
"For us, it's something we're certainly keeping an eye on," he said. "Our job is to serve the customer. We don't compete against independent marketers, but we make sure that our customers understand what they have to do in order to make that switch, and we also try to answer questions, if they have them, about the switch."
Murray said PSNH also encourages customers to read the fine print on contracts and understand the terms of the agreements they're signing.
He estimated that about 4 percent or 5 percent of PSNH's residential customers migrated to alternative suppliers during 2012.
"The one thing that concerns us at this time is that our charge is based on our cost," Murray said, "and as people leave the system, our costs don't change, but the number of people paying those costs does change. It's getting smaller."
PSNH is mulling the idea of approaching lawmakers and energy regulators to request permission to shift some of the costs connected with technological upgrades at its powerplants onto all power consumers, including residents who migrate to alternative suppliers.
Currently, PSNH customers alone pay those costs. One such investment is the $400 million project to install a new mercury and sulfur emission reduction system at the Bow power plant.
The move was mandated by the Legislature as part of the state's Clean Power Act, Murray said, and PSNH is only able to recoup costs through energy supply charges.
PSNH is contemplating a request to begin shifting some of the costs onto the delivery side of the electricity bill, meaning that all customers in New Hampshire using PSNH's electrical grid infrastructure would share in the cost.
"I think we can expect that there will be some discussion at the regulatory [level] and the Legislature this year about that situation — about how to fairly address a situation where only a portion of customers are paying for some of the costs that are connected to items that might benefit many people," Murray said.


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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has issued more than 20,000 transponders ahead of the Nov. 10 debut of the ExpressLanes on the Harbor (110) Freeway, officials announced Tuesday.
Beginning Wednesday, Metro will start counting down the days to the opening with digital messages on signs over the freeway.
"The public's support for this project has been impressive," said Metro CEO Art Leahy.
The one-year demonstration project converts 11 miles of free freeway carpool lanes between the 91 Freeway and Adams Boulevard into lanes that allow solo drivers to use them by paying a toll. The toll amount will change based on the level of freeway congestion.
Car pools and motorcyclists can still use the ExpressLanes for free, but all vehicles will require a transponder that allows authorities to track the level of congestion to ensure they flow freely.
The cost of the transponder varies depending on payment method, but drivers who open an account using plastic pay $40 and the transponder deposit is waived.
The $40 will be applied to any tolls incurred while driving solo on the Metro ExpressLanes. There is a minimum balance threshold of $10.
More information is available at www.metroexpresslanes.net.
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