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Exhibitor Registration
How Do I Register For Display Space?
Confirming Exhibit Space Reservation
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Exhibitor Move In
Exhibitor Move Out
Show Schedule
Official Exhibit Services Contractor Status
Exhibitor Regulations
Freight Management/Drayage
Hall Regulations
Use of NCER Logos
Cancellation or Postponement of the Conference
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Exhibitor Rental Packages
Rental of an 8' x10' unfurnished booth includes:
• 8' high background with a 3' high side-rail divider and drapery
• 1 - 6' x 24" x 30"h draped table, topped and skirted on three
• 2 – side chairs
• 1 – waste basket with liner
• 1 - 7" x 44" two-line, black on white identification sign
depicting company name, city, state and booth number
• Complimentary listing in the NCER 2007 program and abstract book
if space is contracted and paid for by March 1, 2007.
• Complimentary listing with links on the NCER 2007 website
Table-Top Rental Package
Table-top Displays are available for non-profit educational displays
only. The price per Table-Top Display is $500 USD. The Table-Top
Package includes one 6' table draped with a table cloth and skirted
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Exhibitor Registration
All booth representatives must pay the conference registration fee.
As a conference attendee exhibitors are invited to
participate in all conference meetings and networking functions. It
is not mandatory to have a representative at your display at all
How Do I Register For Display Space?
All exhibitors must first register for the conference via the online
conference registration form. While completing this form, simply
indicate you also wish to reserve display space, complete the
requested exhibitor information section and provide appropriate
payment information. Conference registration and exhibitor
reservations are combined on one online form. Applications will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis up until March 16th,
2007, or, until all display space is sold. While you will be asked
for your preferred booth location, final booth locations will be
assigned by the organizers. Table-top display locations will also be
assigned by the organizers.
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Confirming Exhibit Space Reservation
Full payment must be received to confirm booth or table top display
space. Acceptable forms of payment are credit card, check or wire
transfer. Wire transfer information is available on request. Make
checks payable to UFLEF – (University of Florida Leadership &
Education Foundation, Inc.) A reservation for display space is not considered confirmed
until payment is received.
Exhibit Cancellation & Refund Policy
Cancellation of display space (booths or tabletops) must be made in
writing to the Office of Conferences at the University of Florida,
and will result in the following refund policy: A 50% refund will be
made for cancellations made by March 16, 2007. No refunds will be
issued for cancellations after March 16, 2007 unless space is
Exhibitor Move In
Monday, April 23, 2007: 7:30am – 12:30pm
The exhibit hall is scheduled to open to conference attendees at
1:00pm on Monday, April 23. We ask that your exhibit space be set by
12:30pm in order for the exhibit hall to be cleaned prior to the
opening. It is the responsibility of the exhibitors to have their
displays in place before the opening of the exhibit hall. Children
under the age of 18 are NOT allowed in the exhibit hall during move
in and move out.
Exhibitor Move Out
Friday, April 27, 2007: 10:30am – 5:00pm
All exhibits must be dismantled and removed prior to 5:00pm on
Friday, April 27, 2007. No packing of equipment, literature, etc.
will be permitted until after 10:30am on Friday, April 27. The
George Fern Co. will deliver shipping crates beginning at 11:00am.
Show Schedule
The exhibit hall is open to conference attendees from 1:00pm on
Monday through 12noon on Friday, generating a full week of exposure
for your company. Please refer to the detailed program agenda posted
on the conference web site for a full schedule of meeting and
networking activities. The Exhibit Hall will be the primary
gathering place for attendees where morning, mid-day and afternoon
refreshments and daily lunches are served. The agenda also features
two Poster Session & Networking Receptions which are heavily
attended and provide interaction during evening hours on Tuesday and
Monday, April 23, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
NOTE: It is not mandatory to have a display representative present at
all times. As a conference attendee, exhibitors are
invited to participate in all conference meetings and networking
functions. There will be daily mid-morning and afternoon refreshment
breaks served to attendees in the Exhibit Hall. Refer to the
detailed program agenda for a full schedule of conference
Official Exhibit Services Contractor Status
George E. Fern Co.,
751 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, Mo 64101
The George Fern Co., Inc. (GFC) is the official exhibit services
company. GFC will assist you with all your shipping, freight,
equipment and decorations requirements. GFC will email you an
exhibitor services kit containing order forms to make final booth
arrangements, including orders for shipping of display units,
electricity requirements, internet access, and orders for booth
décor such as carpeting, plants, furniture or any other items you
would like to rent for your booth. GFC will also receive and hold
display shipments, and assure they are placed in your booth and
ready for your arrival at the conference. Upon conclusion of the
conference, they will handle return shipping your display materials
to the designated location. All questions regarding decorating,
booth equipment, freight/material handling, furniture, carpeting,
electricity, etc. should be directed to the GFC Customer Service
Exhibitor Regulations
Exhibit materials placed along the side rails in the front 6 feet
of the booth may not exceed 4 feet in height.
All demonstrations, advertising, sales, or promotional activities
of an exhibitor must be confined to the limits of the assigned
exhibit space.
Display material not conforming to the above must be requested in
writing with a detailed sketch and receive written approval.
Exhibitors are requested to take every reasonable precaution to
minimize the noise of operating exhibits so as not to disturb
adjoining exhibitors or attendees in adjacent meeting activities.
Due to licensing requirements, no music will be allowed in the
Any banners hung within the booth must not extend beyond the
8'×10' booth dimensions.
Subletting or licensing of space by the exhibitor is prohibited.
Only registered exhibitors may transact sales, and all sales on
the exhibit floor must be transacted within the exhibit booth.
Exhibitors are responsible for complying with all local, state, and
federal tax laws.
GFC will receive and store all exhibit materials up to 30 days
prior to the show, deliver the materials directly to the exhibit
area, remove and store empty crates, return the empty crates to the
booth upon closing of the show, remove repacked material and ship
directly to the return destination. A Service Kit containing
detailed information and order forms of the products and services
available will be posted on the web site by March 1st.
Freight Management/Drayage
Exhibitors are responsible for the shipment of their exhibit
materials to and from NCER 2007. All exhibit materials, other than
those in exhibitor-owned vehicles, will be handled by the George
Fern Company. Exhibitors may handle their own materials which can be
hand carried by one person in one trip, without the use of dollies,
hand trucks or other mechanical equipment. Advanced shipments are
handled at published prevailing rates.Please contact the representative from the George Fern Company (GFC)
for assistance in shipping freight. For Exhibitors who choose not to
ship in advance to the GFC warehouse and prefer to consign their
shipment to the show, shipments will be handled at published
prevailing rates to accommodate unloading and reloading at the show
site. If a carrier other than a GFC preferred carrier is used, it is
the responsibility of the exhibitor to contact the carrier and
inform them of check-in deadlines. To facilitate freight movement in
and out of the exhibit hall and to ensure proper delivery, all
freight and truck shipments must be cleared, arranged, and scheduled
by the GFC. Any anticipated use of the dock must also be cleared by
the GFC. Please review the Material Handling and Shipping
Information form included in the exhibitor service kit.
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Hall RegulationsThe Hallmark Crown Center will not receive advance deliveries of
exhibits, materials, or C.O.D. sidewalk deliveries nor store empty
cases. All exhibits and materials must meet with the same electrical
and fire requirements and regulations under which the Convention
Center operates. Nothing can be taped, tacked, nailed, screwed, or
otherwise attached to columns, walls, floors, or other parts of the
building or furniture. Electricity, water, air, and gas are
available in the exhibit hall; appropriate forms will be in the
exhibitor service kit.
Through applying for exhibit space, the exhibiting company, its
agents and representatives release the University of Florida, The
George Fern Company, the Hallmark Crown Center, the Hyatt Regency
Crown Center and any of their officers, staff members, agents or
employees from all liability regarding any injury, loss or damage
that may occur to the exhibiting company, their agents, directors,
officers or employees or to the exhibitor's property prior to,
during or after the conference.
The exhibit hall will be secured during all hours that the
exposition is closed. The main entry doors will be locked and the
exhibit hall will be patrolled by security personnel. Exhibitors are
cautioned that small portable items of value and personal items
should be properly secured or removed from exhibit hall. Each
exhibitor is responsible for providing insurance for their own
exhibit material. The University of Florida, the George Fern
Company, the Hallmark Crown Center and the Hyatt Regency Crown
Center shall not be responsible for loss of any kind.
Each exhibitor shall be responsible for making its exhibit space
accessible to persons with disabilities and shall hold the
University of Florida, the George Fern Company, the Hallmark Crown
Center and the Hyatt Regency Crown Center harmless from any
consequences if the exhibiting company should fail in this regard.
Use of NCER Logos
Use of the NCER logo in any form is forbidden. Reference NCER in any
form of advertisement must be approved in advance by conference and
exhibit management.
Cancellation or Postponement of the Conference
In the event of fire, strikes, riots, civil commotion, acts of God,
war, terrorism, epidemics, and other unavoidable circumstances
rendering it impossible or impractical for any reason for the
University of Florida to perform such a contract, the University of
Florida shall be released from contract. In such events, all
deposits and payments made by the exhibitor for exhibit space shall
be returned minus any expenses incurred by the University of Florida
on behalf of the exhibitor.
Questions?Contact: Ms. Beth Miller-Tipton, Conference CoordinatorUF/IFAS Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI)PO Box 110750Building 639, Mowry RoadGainesville, FL 32611-0750PHONE: 352-392-5930; FAX: 352-392-4044EMAIL:


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Recent tragic and violent events in the Arab world punctuated yet another dismal chapter in our mutual relations. Ostensibly, these events were a protest to an American short film that denigrated the prophet Muhammad.
But there are a number of root causes that explain them, including Arab anger and frustration with U.S.-Israeli policy, Third World perceptions of America as the proponent of excessive materialism in a world still teeming with poverty and a strong anti-colonial sentiment directed toward the United States. This latter condition is a dilemma least understood by Americans.
How did it come to pass that the United States has become a symbol of neo-imperialism in so much of the world when we began our national existence as the first anti-imperialist nation ever? The ideals of 1776, uniquely expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, have served as the pillars of all subsequent struggles for freedom. Even North Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh was enamored of them.
True, our small foray into imperialism in 1898 resulted in acquiring territories from Spain, notably the Philippines and Puerto Rico. Early on, the Philippines, judged unready for independence after the war, were promised freedom by 1944. Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens in 1917.
In contrast to this "colonial" record has been our periodic 20th century intervention in Latin American affairs. It is in our own hemisphere where our anti-colonial dilemma first surfaces.
But the real watershed for passage of the United States from the champion of anti-colonialism to neo-imperialist power comes with the post-World War II changes that redefined the entire political profile of the planet. First, our European allies were all colonial powers, determined to hang on to an empire even as their defeats in Africa and Asia spawned national independence movements. Second, the Cold War with the Soviet Union – which might, at some point, turn nuclear-hot – meant we had to support our allies.
The first turning point defining the American dilemma came with the Suez Crisis of 1956. Britain, France and Israel went to war against Egypt when President Gamal Abdel Nasser sought to nationalize the Suez Canal. To the surprise of the French and British, the United States did not support them or Israel. But the Soviets, under Nikita Khruschev, skillfully played the anti-colonial card as they sought to become a presence in the Middle East. And the United States lost a great opportunity to serve as a broker in the Arab-Israeli quandry. It was only after two Arab-Israeli wars in 1967 and 1973 that the United States was able to assume the broker role. In 1978, under President Jimmy Carter, America brokered the Camp David Accords, leading to the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in 1979.
Still, we were not certified as a neo-imperialist power until the Congo Crisis of 1960. Belgium granted the Congo independence in June 1960, but the land was woefully unprepared for it. By July, the new nation was fragmenting. It seemed that the whole world took sides in this catastrophe: the Soviet Union, Cuba (which declared itself a communist state in 1961) China and Egypt favored the leftist central government of Patrice Lumumba. The United States and Belgium supported reactionary and secessionist forces.
After the Congo crisis, there was no going back. We were tarred with the paint of imperialism. Soon we were involved in Vietnam. Ever since, it has been fashionable in many circles to view the United States as the neo-colonial imperialist power par excellence.
The Iranian hostage crisis added yet another dimension to our standing as an agent of imperialism, involving as it did full-scale outrage against U.S. materialism on both a cultural level and a religious one. For the new rulers of Iran, America became the great Satan – material, imperial and oppressive. This portrayal of America found at least some currency in non-Islamic parts of the Third World as well.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of a new globalism, anti-colonialism acquired a transposed definition and a new back-history. In some quarters, all European and American expansion in the world was deemed reprehensible, a genocide against the indigenous – especially in the New World. Furthermore, anti-colonialism has resurfaced in the global setting as a demand for reparations for past perceived injustices.
Today, in new curriculums, movies and global propaganda, Americans are taught to be ashamed of the homeland. The United States must reject these positions. We must protect and defend our diplomatic personnel abroad. We will continue to give aid and support to nations seeking to promote democratic governments. President Obama must proudly and aggressively defend America's position as freedom's best friend.
We have nourished freedom far more than any other political system in history and we try to be better still. And that helps all people everywhere.
Silvio Laccetti is a retired professor of history and social sciences. His doctorate research focused on colonialism after World War II. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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computer science & engineering and women's & gender studies
Anushikha Sharma '19
"Change only happens when people demand things."Learn More about Anushikha
"Change only happens when people demand things."Learn More about Anushikha
We want to strengthen critical thinking and inquiry through a focus on women's experiences and the social construction of gender in its relation to race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, disability and age in both the past and present.
Women's and gender studies offers a solid background for careers in fields such as journalism, law, international affairs, teaching, personnel management, public and private corporations and local and state agencies addressing gender relations and identities, as well as the needs of girls and women.
Alumnae/i have secured the following positions:
Each week, students in the WMST 332/SOCI 332 course, "Women and the Penal System," travel to the State Correctional Institution at Muncy and sit side-by-side with women on the inside to talk about how gender, race and class come into play in the criminal justice system.Learn more about this course
Challenge what you think you know. Feminism, power, masculinity: They're all charged terms, and when you add race, ethnicity, sexuality and class into the mix, the conversations can get really intense, enlightening and exhilarating.
In our women's and gender studies program, you'll focus on women's experiences and the social construction of gender in the past and present. You'll explore the meaning and origins of the ideas of femininity and masculinity, the relations between women and men, and the differential power structures that create these social categories.
Women's & gender studies courses frame questions of gender and feminisms in ways that connect the local to the global and promote an understanding of relations of power in multiple contexts.
The program gives students a better understanding of concepts — gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and age — in the past and in the contemporary world, there by achieving an understanding of the complexity of human experience.
"I feel like I can make a big difference here by shepherding students to new perspectives."More about Professor Delsandro
"Forging relationships outside of the classroom helps students see that they can think about the world through the critical lenses they've developed in the classroom, and they can bring the world that they're experiencing into the classroom."More about Professor Young
"I want students to bring their whole selves, think and question critically, and become people who are motivated to make an impact on the world. "More about Professor Davis
Women's and gender studies majors often take advantage of study-abroad opportunities that allow them the chance to examine the role of women and gender in history, literature, society, science and culture on a global stage.
Students can conduct independent, mentored scholarship alongside faculty members on and off campus. Often these projects result in an invitation to present their findings as part of the Student Lecture Series, like Ana Aguilera Silva '14 who recently presented "This is Me: Journey of Identity and Intersectionality".
Women's and gender studies majors can gain career experience through summer internships.
Students have interned at Women-for-Women International in Washington, D.C., and Rwanda, New York Law School, University of Massachusetts, and a reproductive health organization in Cape Verde.Explore Internships
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Thinking about cancer or dealing with cancer risk can be scary or overwhelming, but we believe that receiving information and resources is comforting, empowering, and lifesaving.
Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
This FORCE-endorsed book was written by founder and Executive Director Sue Friedman; geneticist Rebecca Sutphen, MD; and health writer, Kathy Steligo. This book is a comprehensive resource on all topics related to hereditary cancer and includes a section on diet, nutrition, and lifestyle.
13 Tips for Incorporating Fitness Into Your Life
2012 Thoughts from FORCE blog post on simple tips for becoming more fit.
Institute of Medicine Report on Environmental Causes of Breast Cancer
Article from Spring 2012 Joining FORCEs Newsletter about recent IOM report on environmental causes of breast cancer.
Nutrition and Supplements
May 11 , 2011: free, on-demand webinar presented by Sally Scroggs, RD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. This session reviewed the latest information on nutritional supplements including the latest recommendations for Vitamin D and calcium.
How Do I Get Motivated? Changing your lifestyle and diet
January 11, 2011: free on-demand webinar. Bob Wright from Hilton Head Health discusses how small differences in eating and exercise habits can lead to big changes in health and well-being, how to plan out your weight loss strategy and incorporate it into a busy life.
Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Webcast from 2010 Joining FORCEs Conference. Registration is required but is free.
Safe Use of Complementary Health Products and Practices
From the website of the ational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
Organization which focuses on research on the link between diet and cancer and translates the results into practical information for the public.
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Single estate grown chocolates are an opportunity to discover rare and precious flavours selected by Valrhona for a sensual experience. Just like great vintage wine, these estate-grown chocolates are the fruit of an annual harvest, a single plantation and the result of a planters dedication. Each single estate chocolate bar from Valrhona gives you the opportunity to experience the unique character of the estates unique harvest. Limited production means these chocolate bars are truly precious and as such are eagerly anticipated by chocolate lovers.
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In perfect unison with Berlin (not intentional), PaperGirl-Albany has announced the 2010 schedule! What we have to announce is not only a deadline, but (drumroll, please)... this year Albany is joining forces with New York City!!!
NYC is a virgin to the PaperGirl scene, except for some artists who inhabit the city, and we're expecting a lot of success from what we are now calling PaperGirl-NY State!
Now, getting down to the dates of this year's event:
**The deadline for art will be July 20th!**
The submitted art will have the chance to be seen by a lot of the art world, as it will be shown TWICE in NYC and ONCE in the phenomenal, up-and-coming Albany art scene!
From August 23-27, PaperGirl NYState will be shown in the Dumbo Art Center (in Dumbo, Brooklyn)
From August 30- September 2, PG NYState will be shown at the Armory in Manhattan
From September 3-6, PG NYState will be shown at the Marketplace Gallery in Albany.
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For many countries, a combination of constrained financial markets and local bureaucratic inefficiencies have combined to slow the rate of new installations. Chief offenders in this respect among the larger EU states are Germany and France. In Germany, the main reason why the country may fail to meet its target is the slow rate at which development zones are being tendered. It is a similar story in France, where offshore policy has changed three times in the past decade.
Countries such as Spain and Italy are suffering under weak economies where offshore wind is no longer seen as a priority. However, offshore development continues apace in the UK, while Poland could potentially have installed four times its NREAP target by the 2020 deadline.
The UK, Germany and Denmark together have 24.3GW of offshore capacity pledged by 2020 under their NREAPs. The UK and Denmark appear well on course to meet their obligations, but Germany shows signs of falling short of its target, perhaps set over-optimistically in view of the wind farm locations that are mostly located in deeper waters far out in the North Sea.
Within the EU, the UK set the most ambitious 2020 offshore target of 12.99GW. By laste 2012, total capacity was 2.36GW, according to trade body RenewableUK, and was expected to have reached about 3GW by year end.
The strong importance attributed to offshore wind was underlined by the UK government's renewables road map of 2011, which heralded an even more ambitious target of 18GW offshore wind to be operating by 2020. Furthermore, the Crown Estate, which manages the seabed out to the 12 nautical mile national limit, is "working to deliver 25GW of capacity, either completed or under construction, by 2020".
Germany's offshore aim is more modest at 10GW, but it faces bigger challenges because almost all offshore wind sites have been forced tens of kilometres out to sea to avoid encroaching on coastal nature protection zones.
Delays have been widely attributed to transmission cables not being built on time. But transmission system operator Tennet, responsible for grid connections for projects in the North Sea, denies this, saying in autumn 2012 that it had 5.5GW of offshore cable capacity installed or under binding contracts, and another 2.7GW being negotiated. Under legal arrangements, another 1.8GW of cable capacity needed to be put up for tender before the end of 2012 and, with current delivery times, that would allow 10GW of connection capacity to be ready by 2018 to meet the German target.
This exceeds what would be required, points out a spokesman for Tennet: "The federal wind energy association only expects 6-7GW of capacity to be ready by 2020." A spokesman for German wind energy association BWE confirmed this: "Ten gigawatts is unlikely."
To achieve the political target of 13GW of offshore wind by 2022, one turbine needs to be installed every working day, which is not realistic, the Tennet spokesman said.
Other reductions come through use of smaller turbines. Operator Vattenfall's decision to use 3.6MW turbines rather than the planned 5MW models for its 80-turbine Sandbank project, due to start construction in 2015, reduces output from 400MW to 288MW.
Denmark set a much smaller NREAP target of 1.34GW by 2020. By mid-2012 it already had 865MW in operation - 65% of its target. Eight small near-shore sites totalling a potential 500MW were identified for development by the Danish government in September. These, combined with another 400MW at the Horns Rev project and 600MW due at the Kriegers Flak site, mean that Denmark looks likely to soar past its offshore target.
North Sea outlook
The UK, Germany and Denmark all hope that the often weak economies of their coastal towns can be rejuvenated by new business and jobs from offshore wind developments. German and Danish ports are already competing to provide facilities for service and maintenance of the North Sea offshore wind farms.
Sara Knight
The Baltic Sea countries - Poland, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania - have committed to just over 2GW of offshore wind capacity in operation by 2020. Although Poland's official NREAP target is modest, if massive industry plans are implemented, it could top the six countries' joint target on its own.
Poland's 2010 national plan foresees 500MW offshore by 2020, and implementation of the first 200MW may begin before the end of 2016. Last summer, three companies were awarded licenses by the infrastructure and maritime ministry last summer: utility PGE Energia, which aims to build 1GW by 2020, with 2.5GW more in the pipeline; investment firm Kulczyk Holding, which plans 1GW online by 2020; and energy firm PKN Orlen, which plans 150MW by 2020, with 1.9GW to follow.
According to a Polish treasury ministry report transmission system operator PSE says the grid can integrate 1GW of offshore wind, and add another 2GW of integration capacity by 2025 with a relatively small outlay. Expanding beyond 3GW would require much more effort - disappointing news for companies that have lodged expressions of interest for a massive 31GW of offshore wind projects with the economy ministry.
In its NREAP, Sweden committed to 182MW of offshore wind power by 2020 and had already reached 160MW in 2012. While likely to reach its 2020 target, it may be disadvantaged thereafter as up to 20GW of onshore wind projects are fighting for connection to the limited capacity of the national grid.
Latvia's national plan targets 30MW of offshore wind operating by 2016 rising to 180MW in 2020, both achievable. The Baltic Wind Park company's first 200MW development near the western coast of Latvia, within 70 kilometres of the city of Liepaja, is progressing and could be on course for commissioning in 2018.
Estonia expects to have 100MW of offshore wind commissioned in 2016, rising to 250MW in 2020. But a first 310MW project planned by Canadian developer Greta Energy was put on hold last summer, so the country's chances of hitting its NREAP target are unclear.
Lithuania made no commitment to develop offshore wind in its national plan. Nor did Finland, but it did include an unofficial target of 900MW by 2020. In October 2012, the Finnish government proposed a one-off €20 million incentive for an offshore project, the sum to be approved by parliament in 2013. Companies will compete for the incentive on top of the standard onshore wind support, but this sum looks too small to kick-start any substantial offshore wind activity.
The Baltics outlook
Among the Baltic countries, Poland seems most advanced in identifying advantages of offshore wind that outweigh the benefits of cheaper onshore wind and make it worthwhile pursuing it strongly. If its ambitious plans are implemented, a positive impact on jobs and the economy along the Baltic coast could be apparent within the next ten years.
The other countries either have existing substantial hydro or nuclear capacity - Sweden and Finland respectively - or, as in Lativia, Estonia and Lithuania, could do with stronger cross-border network integration to allow more electricity trading and potentially more efficient use of offshore wind generation.
Sara Knight
While miracles can happen, it looks increasingly unlikely that France will meet its offshore target of 6GW by 2020. The country has committed to generate at least 23% of its energy consumption from renewables by 2020 but has not yet installed one turbine offshore.
Part of the explanation lies in the changing offshore policy - three times over a decade. The first attempt at competitive tenders in 2004 resulted in one offshore project being awarded. It struggled against a still-evolving permitting process before stalling in the courts. The government then introduced a premium purchase price for offshore wind in 2006, setting the tariff at only €0.13/kWh for the first ten years, varying over the next five according to the number of operating hours. While this was acceptable for large, well-designed projects on good sites, the industry judged it too low elsewhere.
Before that policy could bear fruit, the government reverted to competitive tenders, arguing that this would give greater visibility and promote public support by creating an industrial base. It hoped to simplify matters by identifying dedicated zones, selected on the basis of wind resources and constraints. It launched a call for 3GW in 2011, split between five zones, of which four totalling 1.9GW were awarded. A call for 1.3GW was due at the end of 2012.
While winning bidders will have the right to operate and sign a 20-year offtake agreement with utility EDF, they must still go through a permitting process, not all of which is yet in place. Questions remain over grid connection regulations, and when the authorities will grant final concession permits, although developers are hoping to receive them by the end of 2014. This would allow final investment decisions in 2015, with construction starting in 2016.
Another issue is the grid connection timetable. Although the first turbines are due to start turning in 2018, developers warn that grid operator RTE will not have the connections in place before 2019 - possibly later if the connection approvals are challenged in the courts. The projects themselves are also likely to come under attack. Already, France's vocal anti-wind lobby has appealed against the terms of the tender and announced it will challenge the offshore projects.
France outlook
Employment in the French offshore sector should ramp up from 2015 onwards, with construction in factories from French firms Alstom and Areva, and site preparation beginning on the first four projects.
Jan Dodd
With no capacity yet installed in Italian waters and a shortage of advanced projects in the pipeline, the country's 680MW 2020 offshore target looks ambitious. Authorisation difficulties top the problems facing developers, while the deep seas around much of the Italian coastline present technical challenges that could obstruct development.
"The question of authorisations is the most serious one for offshore projects," says Andrea Marchisio, a partner at renewable consultancy Elemens, who notes that the process is slow. This is despite the national government taking over responsibility for authorising offshore projects from the regions a few years ago to facilitate approvals.
A number of developers have continued to persevere despite difficulties indicating that wind resources at planned offshore wind farms are sufficient, says Marchisio. The incentive prices offered for offshore projects are also attractive, adds Luca Wagner, general manager at offshore developer Effeventi.
A new market framework sets a base auction price of €165/MWh for offshore wind farms. It also puts a 650MW capacity limit to which the feed-in tariff (FIT) can be assigned in the 2013-2015 period. Yet with a shortage of projects, offshore bidders expect no problems achieving a price near the maximum, and the capacity limit is not a pressing concern. On top of the base fee, notes Wagner, an additional €40/MWh payment is offered for companies choosing to cover grid connection costs. The tariff is set for 25 years.
Gaetano Gaudiosi, president of offshore wind association Owemes, says Italy's offshore potential is significant, but concedes that the biggest potential is in deeper waters, where technology is still at an early stage. In 2007 the Italian government was estimating 2GW in offshore wind capacity by 2020, but when the final target was set in 2010, it had fallen by two-thirds.
A handful of projects, including one deepwater site, have received environmental impact clearance and could theoretically participate in the first offshore FIT auction. But, given the lack of projects at the ready-to-build stage, the auction is expected to be poorly attended. Effeventi's 162MW planned wind farm, off the Molise coast, has been blocked for years in court amid regional opposition, but would be Italy's first fully authorised project if this year's court ruling is favourable. It would be too late for the first FIT auction but could pave the way for Effeventi's project to be built and Italy's offshore wind sector finally to get started.
Unless the offshore sector starts moving or the government takes a strong policy decision to promote the sector, Italian offshore projects are likely to make only a limited contribution to the country's economy and its jobs market for the foreseeable future.
Heather O'Brian
Commercial offshore wind projects in Spain date back to 1998, with 7-8GW now lined up. Yet the current offshore target, set in the 2020 renewable energy plan is for just 750MW, down from 3GW in the 2010 NREAP.
The realisation of even the much reduced target, however, is not likely in the foreseeable future, says Alberto Cena, technical director at national wind association AEE. "If we can't afford to properly support cheaper onshore sites, much more expensive offshore doesn't stand a chance," he says.
Strong Spanish wind industry players, especially energy giants Iberdrola and Repsol, have lined up multi-gigawatt offshore stakes in the UK, France and Germany. But Cena says deployment at home in Spain will be restricted to research-and-development prototypes and demonstrators, especially in floating turbine technology - at least until Spain's economic future becomes more stable.
That floating turbine niche stems from necessity, due to the extremely deep waters close to most of the Spanish coast. It is also widely considered a way to keep Spanish technology engaged for a future deep-water offshore takeoff, at home and abroad.
Recently, the government granted environmental approval for the first shallow-water, fixed-foundation 20MW phase of the Zefir offshore wind test station project in north-east Spain. Zefir is being developed by the regional government research institute, IREC, which plans a 50MW deep-water floating second phase.
IREC director Antoni Martinez laments, however, that Spain's moratorium on renewables subsidies scuppered plans to start building phase one in 2012. He hopes that offshore research projects will be granted special status, and believes that the lack of a clear signal on this is the reason Brussels finally dropped Zefir from its shortlist for €30 million funding through the EU's NER300 programme for innovative low-carbon technologies.
Meanwhile, developer Acciona plans to install a 1.5MW floating turbine later this year in Spain's Bay of Biscay, as part of the €19.8 million HiPRWind project, backed by 18 other European companies and €11 million EU funding. Acciona and energy firm Alstom are also collaborating in the Azimut project to 2015, led by manufacturer Gamesa and aimed at producing design basics for offshore turbines of up to 15MW. Iberdrola is also developing a floating turbine platform with Acciona and Alstom in its Emerge programme.
Commercial offshore projects are not expected to be opened to tender until 2014, followed by a two-year selection process. Even then, with drastic cuts to renewables expected when the current moratorium is lifted, there are no signs that a viable pay scheme will be in place. Zefir developers believe the best hope for offshore is if the government bows to demands to fast-track research projects.
Michael McGovern.


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|2012-12-25, 22:08
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I have a question. I know it's against the rules to discuss bootlegged items, but all I want to know is whether I have is actually bootlegged to begin with.
In an attempt to get me Umineko for Christmas, my dad accidentally ordered season one of the Higurashi Anime. It was a bit of a surprise to see it, knowing the licensing issues that happened recently with the US releases. What he got is a two disc set of the whole first season which includes:
Japanese and English Audio
English, Chinese, and Malay Subtitles.
The box art seems to be a hodgepodge of the different media; the cover resembles something from the manga, the back looks like it was done in the style of Kai, and the images of Keiichi and Rena on the sides look similar to Daybreak. This hodgepodge in of itself doesn't worry me; even official releases here have done stuff before.
The DVDs are also region free.
Is this an official release from overseas, (which I would assume to be cheaper than trying to get it here, because even the FUNi's veridian edition which I got for around 20~30 bucks is now closer to 200 on Amazon) or is this just a cheap bootleg? I know it's not FUNi's/Geneon's releases because I actually have it already, but the fact that this "release" also has English Dubbing and it is not FUNi/Geneon makes me think it might be a little... dubious.
|2012-12-25, 22:27
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I'm almost sure you have a very well-worked on bootleg. It isn't unheard of these kind of things happening, especially considering it is region free. From where your father ordered it? This might help sheding an absolute truth on the matter.
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I found the site is a place called "Playtech-Asia".
It also has DVDs of Kai and Rei for sale that are "Frequently Purchased Together". They are subtitled, but not dubbed... what a surprise.
I hope his credit card is okay...
|2012-12-27, 01:40
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I've seen those DVDs before, they are bootlegged. In an attempt to order Higurashi Kira (I didn't know it wasn't officially been released) I ended up with a region free bootlegged, English/Chinese/Malay DVD. After looking around after I ordered the DVD, I found out that Playtech-Asia has quite a bit of bootlegged anime. The "official seal" is from "the government board of authenticity" and not from an actual company.
As far as I know, the purchase shouldn't mess with a credit account.
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Keep them? Bootlegged as they may be, you (actually your father, but you understand what I mean) paid money for it and the quality is not bad (at least you didn't mention anything regarding this).
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I managed to finally put together a Rena Ryugu Figma. It's not completely accurate but I'm happy with the result. I bought a small Rena figure (from the daybreak series) and her hair piece fits perfectly with the Lucky Star figma's face and body. So I saved up some money and bought Tsukasa in her summer uniform which matches very well with Rena's school uniform. All except for the ribbon since it's suppose to be a tie. So as pictured it's Tsukasa's face but with Rena's hair piece which seems to go well with each other.
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SACRAMENTO - A 31-year-old Stockton man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for growing and trafficking marijuana.
SACRAMENTO - A 31-year-old Stockton man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for growing and trafficking marijuana.
A jury, after hearing testimony for three days, found Brandon A. Conley guilty of the drug charges and for possessing a firearm Feb. 15.
Federal prosecutors say Conley ran a large-scale marijuana grow operation inside a warehouse on South California Street in Stockton between November 2010 and February 2011.
Law enforcement officers raided the property on a search warrant and discovered about 2,000 marijuana plants and 1,500 starter plants, or clones.
They also found a loaded pistol-grip 12 gauge shotgun and a loaded .22-caliber rifle inside a room, where a person who watched over the operation stayed.
Prosecutors said the warehouse falsely had a "Notice to Law Enforcement" posted stating the facility was a medical marijuana business compliant with state law and that there were no firearms at the property.
A news release Tuesday said it was the type of operation that sold marijuana in pound quantities to whoever would buy it. These operations often sell to dispensaries and brokers who turn around and sell it.
Conley also was linked to another operation on Waterloo Road through utility records.


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Plan your schedule with our list of everything going on this week.
MOVIES OPENING (Friday)
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Life, Above All
NOTABLE TVMonday:
O's v. Yankees (1:05 p.m; MASN)
When Pop Culture Saved America (special; 8 p.m.; Bio)
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (season premiere; 9 p.m.; Bravo)
Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour (special; 9 p.m.; Showtime)
The Glades (season finale; 10 p.m.; A&E)
Children of 9/11 (special; 10 p.m.; NBC)
Flying Anvils 2011 (special; 10 p.m.; Science)
Swamp Loggers (season premiere; 10 p.m. Monday; Discovery)
Turf Wars (season finale; 10 p.m.; DIY)
O's v. Yankees (7:05 p.m.; MASN)
G4's Proving Ground (season finale; 8 p.m.; G4)
I Survived ... 9/11 (special; 8 p.m.; Bio)
Big Law: Deputy Butterbean (season finale; 8:30 p.m.; ID)
Take the Money and Run (season finale; 9 p.m.; ABC)
Sons of Anarchy (season premiere; 10 p.m.; FX)
Combat Hospital (season finale; 10 p.m.; ABC)
The Rachel Zoe Project (season premiere; 10 p.m.; Bravo)
Repo Games (season finale; 11:30 p.m.; Spike)
O's v. Yankees (1:05 p.m. Wednesday; MASN)
Famous Food (season finale; 8 p.m.; VH1)
Saved (series debut; 8 p.m.; Animal Planet)
Inside the NFL (season premiere; 9 p.m. Wednesday; Showtime)
Paranormal Witness (series debut; 10 p.m. Wednesday; Syfy)
Pawn 90210 (special; 10 p.m.; E!)
Rescue Me (series finale; 10 p.m.; FX)
CBS Fall Preview (special; 8:30 p.m.; CBS)
Burn Notice (mid-season finale; 9 p.m.; USA)
Most Valuable Players (special; 9 p.m.; OWN)
Futurama (season finale; 10 p.m.; Comedy Central)
Rookie Blue (season finale; 10 p.m.; ABC)
Suits (season finale; 10 p.m.; USA)
Wilfred (season finale; 10 p.m.; FX)
Louie (season finale; 10:30 p.m.; FX)
O's v. Blue Jays (7:07 p.m.; MASN 2)
Unleashed By Garo (series debut; 9 p.m.; Sundance)
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Torchwood: Miracle Day (season finale; 10 p.m.; Starz)
O's v. Blue Jays (1:07 p.m.; MASN)
Cops (season premiere; 8 p.m.; Fox)
Jabberwock (special; 9 p.m.; Syfy)
The Love We Make (special; 9 p.m.; Showtime)
Voices From Inside the Towers (special; 9 p.m.; History)
Bad Dog! (series debut; 10 p.m.; Animal Planet)
Beyond: Messages from Ground Zero (special; 10 p.m.; Bio)
Portraits from Ground Zero (special; 10 p.m.; A&E)
Outnumbered (season finale; 11 p.m.; BBC America)
Friday Night Dinner (season finale; 11:30 p.m.; BBC America)
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Cupcake Wars (season finale; 8 p.m.; Food)
Making the 9/11 Memorial (special; 8 p.m.; History)
Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew (season finale; 9 p.m.; VH1)
The Space Between (special; 9 p.m.; USA)
True Blood (season finale; 9 p.m.; HBO)
Twins of the Twin Towers (special; 9 p.m.; OWN)
In the Flow With Affion Crockett (season finale; 9:30 p.m.; Fox)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (season finale; 10 p.m.; HBO)
Dinosaur Revolution (season finale; 10 p.m.; Discovery)
Primetime: Remembrance and Renewal: 10 Years After the 9/11 Attacks (special; 10 p.m.; ABC)
World's Smallest Man (special; 10 p.m.; TLC)
From the Ground Up (special; 10:15 p.m.; OWN)
Twin Towers (special; 10:20 p.m.; USA)
Entourage (series finale; 10:30 p.m.; HBO)
NEW ON DVD/BLU-RAY (Tuesday)
Community: The Complete Second Season
Criminal Minds: The Sixth Season
Everything Must Go
Fringe: The Complete Third Season
Ghost Adventures: Season Three
No Ordinary Family: The Complete First Season
The Office: Season Seven
Parks and Recreation: Season Three
Scream Five-Film Set
X-Men: First Class
ALBUMS DROPPING (Tuesday)
Asa, "Beautiful Imperfection"
George Strait, "Here For a Good Time"
Grace Jones, "Hurricane"
Hugh Laurie, "Let Them Talk"
Lindsey Buckingham, "Seeds We Sow"
Samiam, "Trips"
The Front Bottoms, "The Front Bottoms"
The Rapture, "The Grace of Your Love"
RAMS HEAD LIVE: Bright Eyes/First Aid Kit (Monday); Arch Enemy (Thursday); The Fighting Jamesons (Friday); Kix (Saturday); Gaelic Storm (Sunday)
PIER SIX: Carnival of Madness Tour w/ Theory of a Deadman, Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, etc. (Wednesday); Several Species: The Pink Floyd Experience (Saturday)
MERRIWEATHER: The National/Yo La Tengo/Wye Oak (Tuesday); Virgin Mobile FreeFest (Saturday); Incubus (Sunday)
TALKING HEAD: A Cool Stick (Monday); D'General Salute Album Release Party (Friday)
SONAR: Weedeater (Wednesday); Swans (Thursday); Misstallica (Friday); The Dangerous Summer (Saturday); Dodos (Sunday)
GOLDEN WEST: Royal Baths (Sunday)
BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE: Big Sam's Funk Nation (Tuesday); Edwin McCain Band (Wednesday); Bilal (Thursday); Slick Rick (Saturday)
OTTOBAR: On Standby, A Fall For the Scene, et al (Tuesday); Vivian Firls, Widowspeak, et al (Wednesday); Twin Shadow, Diamond Rings, et al (Thursday); Hampdenfest pre-party/punk rock reunion (Friday); Nekromantix, the Howlers, et al (Saturday)
POWER PLANT: Countdown to Kickoff w/ Chevelle, et al (Thursday); Fighting Jamesons (Friday); DJ Pauly D (Saturday)
RECHER: Papadosio (Thursday); Technicolor Motorhome (Friday); Anders Osborne (Sunday)
BOURBON STREET: Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (Saturday)
8X10: These United States (Wednesday); Zach Deputy (Thursday); Superland (Friday); DrumFish (Saturday)
RAMS HEAD ON STAGE: Ingram Hill (Monday); Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Tuesday; sold out); Blackberry Smoke (Wednesday)
9:30 CLUB: The Weepies (Monday); Erasure (Tuesday-Wednesday); Ghostland Observatory (Thursday); Peter Bjorn and John (Friday); Buckethead (Saturday)
DAR: Isley Brothers (Saturday)
BLACK CAT: Drunken Sufis (Tuesday); Active Child (Wednesday); Serpent Garcia (Thursday); Grouplove (Friday); These United States (Saturday); Toro Y Moi (Sunday)
JIFFY LUBE LIVE: Toby Keith (Saturday)
Maryland State Fair last day (Monday; Maryland State Fairgrounds)
Charles Revival Series — "Cluny Brown" (Monday and Thursday; Charles Theatre)
"A Raisin in the Sun" opens (Wednesday, runs through Oct. 9; Everyman Theatre)
Baker Artist Awards 2011 exhibition (opens Wednesday, on view through Oct. 2; Baltimore Museum of Art)
Fashion's Night Out (Thursday; Intercontinental Harbor Court Hotel)
O's vs. Yankees (1:05 p.m. Thursday; Camden Yards)
Stillwater Artisanal Ales Dinner (Thursday; Pazo)
Comedian Guy Torry (Thursday-Saturday; Baltimore Comedy Factory)
"Paul Emmanuel: Transitions" (exhibit opens Thursday, on view through Oct. 2; MICA)
"Holy Shit" (exhibition opens Thursday, on view through Saturday; Nomad Gallery)
Science Uncorked: Sight & Smell (Thursday; Maryland Science Center)
Third Baltimore Aerial Festival (Friday-Sunday; Graffiti Alley behind Load of Fun)
BSO Season preview concert (Friday; Meyerhoff)
Baltimore Improv Group (Friday-Saturdayl; Fells Point Corner Theatre)
Three School 33 Art Center Openings ("Microcosm/Macrocosm: Two Communities in East Baltimore); "BHBITB: The End of an Era"; "Jonathan Latiano: Points of Contention") (Open Friday, on view through Oct. 29; School 33 Art Center)
Charles Revival Series ' "Brief Encounter (Saturday and Sept. 12, 15; Charles Theatre)
Virgin Mobile FreeFest (Saturday; Merriweather Post Pavilion
"MASHA!" — Second Saturday Reading Series (Saturday; Strand Theater)
BSO Gala Celebration Concert w/ Hilary Hahn (Saturday; Meyerhoff)
10th Renée May Talk w/ Stuart Kestenbaum (Saturday; the Walters)
Ukrainian Festival (Saturday and Sunday; Patterson Park)
Maryland Seafood Festival (Saturday and Sunday; Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis)
9/11 Maryland Memorial Exhibit (opens Sunday; World Trade Center)
Steelers v. Ravens (Sunday; M&T Bank Stadium)