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Duane Andrew's music is the product of a great ear, an adventurous spirit and a love of music that is beyond category. Uniting what would seem to be impossible – traditional Newfoundland music with the Gypsy Jazz of the legendary Django Reinhardt, Andrews makes it not just work – he makes it soar. The award winning guitarist, composer, producer and international performer's latest album, Conception Bay, is the best evidence yet of his truly unique musical vision and is the sound of him, literally, bringing it all back home. (http://www.duaneandrews.ca/)


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- Add a touch of elegance to your bathroom with a glass sink combo from Kraus
- Stylish glass sink and matching Waterfall faucet will complement any bathroom decor
- Installing Kraus combo is an ideal home improvement project
- Sink
- Glass sink is constructed from solid tempered glass
- Sink features polished glass interior and exterior
- Designed for above counter installation with standard US plumbing connections
- Solid brass umbrella pop-up drain and mounting ring are included in the same finish as the faucet
- Sink dimensions: 16.5 inches Dia x 5.5 inches H
- Glass thickness: 0.5 inch (12 mm)
- Mounting ring adds 0.5 inch
- 1.75-inch standard drain opening
- Certified and Listed by UPC, cUPC, CSA, IAPMO, ANSI and SCC
- Manufactured by Kraus
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Faucet
- Waterfall faucet is constructed from solid brass
- Available in chrome, satin nickel, oil rubbed bronze and gold finishes
- High-quality ceramic cartridge
- Single-hole, top-mount installation
- Single lever water and temperature control
- Standard US plumbing connections
- All mounting hardware and hot/cold waterlines are included
- 7 inch matching glass plate made of tempered glass
- Faucet height: 13 inches
- Aerator clearance: 8 inches
- Spout reach: 5.5 inches
- ADA compliant
- Manufactured by Kraus
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
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|Broken Glass
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|ADA Compliant
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|Ceramic Cartridge
|Faucet Holes
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Have you ever looked at a broken window or broken wine glass and truly taken the time to notice the beauty than can be seen in this sharp and mystical material? An amazing beauty can be seen by taking a closer look at this simple man mad material. The broken glass vessel sink is constructed of sturdy tempered glass. The hand made bowl is approximately one half inch thick and resembled shattered glass that has magically formed into a beautiful bowl. This bowl that fits in perfectly with both traditional and contemporary spaces stands 5.5 inches high and has a diameter of 17 inches.
The waterfall faucet is very unique to other faucets as it incorporates the same glass design from its partnered sink below. In this case the faucet has a unique collar that also carries the impressive broken glass theme. The faucet also incorporates ceramic cartridges that properly control water flow and also ensure years and years of trouble free use from you and your family. Included with this sink and faucet is a pop-up drain system that will match the selected faucet material of your choice (chrome, satin nickel, and antique brass).
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KRAUS is proud to offer its customer the strongest, most durable solid stainless steel faucets and ceramic cartridges for all the faucets it manufactures.
KRAUS guarantees all of our unique products to be free of defect in materials and craftsmanship. All KRAUS BRAND Solid Stainless Steel Faucets carry a Limited Lifetime Warranty from the original date of purchase.
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KRAUS is proud to offer our customers the highest quality Kitchen Faucets constructed from solid brass available in Chrome, Satin Nickel, and Oil Rubbed Bronze, finishes. KRAUS guarantees all of our Brass Kitchen Faucets to be free of defect in material and craftsmanship for five (5) years from the original date of purchase.
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KRAUS is proud to offer our customers the highest quality Bathroom Faucets constructed from solid brass available in Chrome, Satin Nickel, Antique Brass, Gold, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Antique Copper finishes, KRAUS guarantees all Bathroom Faucets to be free of defect in materials and craftsmanship for five (5) years from the original date of purchase.
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The Last Unicorn (Graphic Novel)By Peter S. Beagle and Peter B. Gillis
* The bestselling graphic novel of the adaptation of Peter S. Beagle's novel with art by Renae De Liz! Whimsical. Lyrical. Poignant. Deeply Moving. The Last Unicorn is a tale for any age about the wonders of magic, the power of love, and the tragedy of loss. A unicorn, alone in her enchanted wood, discovers that she may be the last of her kind. Reluctant at first, she sets out on a journey to find her fellow unicorns, even if it means facing the terrifying anger of the Red Bull and malignant evil of the king who wields the Bull's power.


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Here, HOKA One One track pros share their personalized hacks to help you become a better runner.
Kentucky Track & Field and Cross Country News
Heading into motherhood for the first time, Sanya Richards-Ross looks back on her time as one of the best sprinters in USA history
The National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF), a non-profit organization created to support and promote high school-age track and field, announced the launch of the National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame.
The best of the best faced off this weekend!
The prep for cross-country greatness starts now with MileSplit's official 5K training program brought to you by Olympic coach Ryan Ponsonby.
Check out the info here!
KYTrackXC would like to highlight the senior track and field athletes that have given so much to our sport across the state. With that being our goal, we need your help!
Trinity Shamrocks plan to host a summer running camp. Check out the details!
Meet the Brooks Running Company's 2017 Inspiring Coaches Award Winners: Cary Grove (IL) High's Mark Anderson and Gwen Robertson of Issaquah (Wa.) High.
Armand "Mondo" Duplantis earned his nickname as a seven-year-old, when he set his first age group world record in the pole vault
Former Columbia coach Willy Wood provides his key insights for high school athletes as they embark on the recruiting process.
FloSports will once again partner with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) this summer to provide live coverage for 13 AAU track and field events across the country on FloTrack.com
Watch the MileSplit crew discuss the Brooks PR Invitational LIVE in studio
Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.
Watch Episode 2 of Going Pro: Presented By Brooks Running
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Brooks athletes and recruiting team give an insider's look at what signing that professional contract really looks like.
Watch Brandon Miller rock the AAU Junior Olympics in 2016 with an Age Group World Record in the 800m
Some shake ups in the event scoring changed the top teams. Check out the updated results!
Who added their name to the top 100 performances ALL TIME at the KTCCCA Middle School State Championships this year?
Who added their name to the top 100 performances ALL TIME at the KTCCCA Middle School State Championships this year?
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THEY are unlikely bedfellows: a politician, Blue Peter and the world's first major steel bridge.
But if there were a competition to pen the most unlikely sentence yet recorded in Talk of the Town, the following would be in the running for pole position: "Mike Crockart MP welcomes Blue Peter badge for Forth Rail Bridge".
The Edinburgh West politician wasted little time extolling the virtues of both the BBC programme and the Fife access point, saying: "That the bridge is the first man-made structure to receive the award, joining one of the most exclusive clubs, is recognition of its world-class engineering. It's wonderful that Edinburgh West is home to such an iconic structure."
Other implausible sentences may also include: "Retailers delighted by renewed tram works' etc."
Genius sees connections where others do not
IT looks like Glasgow is eyeing up those giant Olympic rings which were nearly going to be installed on Edinburgh Castle to advertise the 2014 London Olympics.
During a debate in the Scottish Parliament, Glasgow Labour MSP Drew Smith pointed out: "George Square or the squinty bridge would be an ideal location for the Olympic rings in Scotland given the connections between Glasgow 2014 and London 2012."
Culture Secretary and Linlithgow MSP Fiona Hyslop said: "I diplomatically leave the matter of the most appropriate site for the rings as one to be resolved between Edinburgh City Council and Glasgow City Council."
JK out to top another list
JK Rowling is set to go up against the UK's best kids authors to battle for the title of best children's book of the decade.
The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix author will take on Anthony Horowitz and former children's laureate Jacqueline Wilson among others.
The winner will be announced in March 1.
All day and all of the knit
IT'S the time of year when they are needed most, and now locals have been asked to dig out their old winter woollies and wear them with pride.
With only a few days to go until Age Scotland's annual fundraiser, Bobble Day on February 10, the charity is asking people to dig out their discarded knits, wear them with pride and donate £2 to its good works. Don't forget to top off your outfit with a bobble, available from the Age Scotland shop on Nicholson Street, Edinburgh.


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GUJCET Results 2014: GUJCET results(Gujarat Common Entrance Test www gseb org) are expected to be declared on May 23 on www gseb org
GUJCET Results 2014: GSEB(www gseb org) is expected to declare GUJCET 2014 Results on May 23 on www gseb org
GUJCET Results 2014: GSEB(www gseb org) is expected to declare GUJCET 2014 Results on May 23 on www gseb org
GUJCET is the examination/test which students need to take if they are planning to get admission into medical, dental and pharmacy colleges in Gujarat. This GUJCET examnication is conducted by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB www gseb org), the board which also conducts the SSC and HSC exams in the state. The test is mandatory if you are looking to get admission to undergraduate medical and paramedical courses.
The GUJCET results can be viewed on Jagran Josh at http://www.jagranjosh.com/results/2014-gujcet-result-74055
This year, GUJCET 2014 was conducted on May 8 and approximately 47,000 took the test. It was conducted at 194 centres in 33 districts across Gujarat. This year, girls outnumber the boys in number of students. The girls students taking the exam were 28,661 while the boys were 18,349. Out of the total students taking the exam, 37,644 belonged to Gujarati medium while only 9,015 students belonged to English medium. 3,456 students were from boards other than GSEB.
This year, Class 1 officers were hired to be as observers in the exam halls in order to ensure no cheating during the three hour long GUJCET exam. The GSEB was very strict this time having two supervisors for each exam classrooms. Mobile phones were not allowed for students as well the supervisors. The students were not even allowed scientific calculators in the classroom.
The GUJCET paper generally comprises of 3 sections ie. Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Each section will have 120 questions and there will be a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong anser.
Surat leads in the district wise students by having 4272 students from there while Dang distict had the lowest number of mere 157 students.
The GUJCET Merit list is prepared based on marks obtained by studnets in subjects Physics, Chemisty and Biology in HSC (Class 12) exam and marks obtained in GUJCET. 60% weightage is given to Class 12 marks and 40% weightage is given to GUJCET marks.


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la Madeleine signs first franchise agreement, bringing bakery café to Midland
Published 11:01 am, Monday, March 4, 2013
Dallas-based la Madeleine, the French-inspired bakery café, will be arriving in West Texas late this year with the signing of its first franchise development agreement.
Le Duff America Inc., parent company of la Madeleine, has signed an agreement with French Twist LLC, a West Texas ownership team that will open three la Madeleine locations in Midland, Lubbock and Amarillo over the next three years. The first is expected to open late this year.
Franchisee Buddy Beach with French Twist is bringing Lubbock's first la Madeleine to town. The restaurant will be situated at 4406 19th St. A Midland location is expected to be announced later this week.
Beach is a serial entrepreneur with a number of endeavors in the West Texas area. He has finger on the pulse of the community and deep passion for the food service industry.
"It's clear that la Madeleine customers absolutely love the food and atmosphere. From the get go we've been impressed with the loyalty the brand commands," said Beach, who also owns and operates three frozen yogurt shops. "It is important for us to be able to attract a wide variety of consumers, casting a net across many generations of consumers - and that's exactly what la Madeleine offers - a broad base of loyal customers."
The menu, inspired by founder Patrick Leon Esquerré's origins in the Loire Valley, offers tastes of the French countryside. The breakfast menu includes eggs, omelettes, crêpes and pastries. The lunch menu includes soups, salads, pastas and hot and cold sandwiches while the dinner menu offers unique entrees. The bakery offers cookies, crêpes, muffins and tarts.
Founded 30 years ago, la Madeleine now has 60-plus locations in six states, including Texas and states in the Southeast and Mid-continent.


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How to print PreparedStatment object in console
Dear All
i am using PreparedStatment for inserting data into a table, but in my local system it is working fine, but after deploying in JBoss it is throwing "invalid column type" error. In order to check i tried to print in the JBoss console but i am unable print in the console, kindly help me regarding this.
The code which i used is:
PreparedStatement stmtPrep = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
try {
stmtPrep.setObject(1, number);
stmtPrep.setObject(2, (String) passList.get("PlantCode"));
stmtPrep.setObject(2, (String) passList.get("PlantExt"));
stmtPrep.setObject(3, ls_per_ord_qty_ind);
stmtPrep.setObject(4, ls_price);
stmtPrep.setObject(5, (String) inList.get(4));
stmtPrep.setObject(6, (String) List.get("txtStoreLoc"));
stmtPrep.setObject(7, (String) List.get(1));
h = (String) List.get("Price");
float unit = Float.valueOf(h.trim()).floatValue();
stmtPrep.setFloat(8, unit);
System.out.println(">>>Query is>>>>>"+stmtPrep);
Can any one guide me how to print in JBoss console this stmtPrep and check all the values that i am passing r correct r not.
but it is throwing like this:
15:16:30,686 INFO [STDOUT] >>>Query is>>>>>org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.Wrap
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I'm working on a similar thing, there is no method that returns the SQL statement in any form.
The only (obvious) solution I came up with is forming the string statement yourself and printing it to the console (of choice).
Obviously you probably wouldn't want to print statements that contain BLOBs, best to leave those fields as "?" when printing.
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My client has an immediate requirement for an experienced BI Developer for an initial 5 month contract. My client is based in Twickenham and are a leading FMCG company. This role is paying between £350-450 per day.
This role will start in two weeks; therefore, you must be eligible to begin working within this time frame. Also, you must be eligible to live and work in theUnited Kingdom.
-Over 5 years experience as a BI Developer
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Peru and the Dominican Republic will begin this year negotiations for a free trade agreement, said the Caribbean nation's deputy minister for industry and commerce, Marcelo Puello, according to state news agency Andina.
Puello said President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic is interested in beginning talks, which will likely begin in the second half of the year.
Peru's Foreign Trade Minister Martin Pérez said the negotiations with the Dominican Republic would take place parallel to free trade talks with Panama and other Central American countries.
Pérez added that Peru currently has a positive trade balance with the Dominican Republic. Bilateral trade between the countries in 2009 totaled $89.67 million, a 283 percent jump from 2005 when trade was $23.4 million.
Peru's non-traditional goods have routinely accounted for about 98 percent of the country's exports to the Dominican Republic over the last five years. These include non-metallic minerals and jewellery.
Pérez arrived in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday as part of a trade mission with the Caribbean country.
Besides exploring commercial opportunities in the Dominican Republic, Pérez said the visit is also intended to try and establish ties with Venezuela.
"Without a doubt it is a very strategic visit that we will have with the Dominican Republic," Pérez said the day before arriving in the Caribbean. "They have an excellent relationship with the Venezuelan government and in this way we will try to reach them."
"We are going to ask the Dominican Republic's foreign trade minister to help us build a political bridge with Venezuela to become closer with the government of President Hugo Chávez."
A customs agreement between Peru and Venezuela expires this year, Pérez said. He added that Peru is looking to sign another trade deal with Venezuela to maintain those benefits for Peruvian businesses.


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Clos des Briords, Moueix, Chave, Hours – French wines under $20
Here's a trio of French reds under $20 (plus a bonus) for your weekend pleasure.
Domaine de la Pepiere, Clos de Briords, 2007 (about $16, find this wine)
Over the past few years, I've alternated my Muscadet attention between Luneau Papin and Marc Ollivier of Domaine de la Pepiere. While both are terrific values and great wines, I'd ultimately have to side with Pepiere. And if anything pushed me over the edge, it's this superb bottling of 2007 Clos de Briords. I poured it for my NYU class and it won plaudits from people who had never even had a Muscadet. It's a little richer and fuller than the normal bottling from Pepiere but still has that great minerally verve with a touch of briney character that goes so well with seafood. I bet this one is built to last too.
Moueix, Merlot encore, 2005 (about $13, find this wine)
Most straight-up Merlot under $20 has about as much appeal as Muzak. But if there's anyone who could bring an interesting, value Merlot to the market, it's Christian Moueix who, among other wines in his portfolio, presides over the acclaimed and supremely expensive Chateau Petrus. If I could only find my blasted tasting notes for you I could have something more specific to say but the wine, as I recall, had some nice dark fruit character with some underlying minerality and acidity that are so lacking in lower-priced (and, too often, higher priced) versions of the grape from the New World. Moueix buys from a few dozen growers, mostly from St. Emilion and the farther flung appellations of the Cotes de Castillon. If they could pour this at art gallery openings, sales might rise!
JL Chave, Mon Coeur, Cotes du Rhone, 2006. (about $19; find this wine)
I suppose I could have recommended this "mon coeur" for Valentine's Day but it's much more, um, original to recommend it on March 13! A fuller bodied red from a top producer in the Northern Rhone, it is plush with dark fruits and dried herbs. Good for days when March is coming in like a lion but you are eating lamb.
Charles Hours, Clos Uroulat, Jurancon, 2006 (about $35; find this wine)
Aha! This wine is not really under $20. But my friend Mike and I went in on this one as our contribution to a recent wine dinner where we weren't supposed to bring anything. So that made my contribution under $20. I was happy to take some credit since the wine was widely praised among the many hard-core wine geeks. Made from Petit Manseng (how many times can you trot that out?), the wine has wonderful aromas of white flowers and golden apples and honey; it's rich but with wonderful texture as well as acidity so it really feels light and refreshing as opposed to a thicker Sauternes. A great way to finish a meal. Find a friend and make it under $20 for you.


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Clerk recruitment union bank of india 2013-www.unionbankofindia.co.in application form union bank of indiax clerk recruitment 2013
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UNION BANK OF INDIA Invites applications from the Indian Citizens for recruiting of clerical cadre. Candidates who are eligible need to apply for these vacancies .Aspirants who are looking career in banking sectors its a golden opportunity for the candidates.
Applicants who are applying for these vacancies should satisfy the eligibility criteria as mentioned below.
UNION BANK OF INDIA Recruitment 2013
Post Name :UNION BANK OF INDIA Clerks
Age Limit : Candidates age should be min 18 years max age should be 25 years age relaxation according to the govt rules.
Education qualification : Candidates who are applying for these vacancies should be HSC/12th/+2 or its equivalent along with this typing speed should be 35 words per minute in English and should have computer basic knowledge.
Pay-scale : 5,200-20,000/-
UNION BANK OF INDIA Exam syllabus and exam pattern 2013 :
- Reasoning
- English Language
- Numerical Ability
- General Awareness
- Computer knowledge
Each section consists of 40 question 40 marks each question carries one mark total number of expeceted 200 questions 200 marks. Time duration to complete all sections are given 120 min I,e 2 Hrs.
Application fee : Candidates who belong to Gen, OBC: 250/- other candidates SC/ST: 100/-
Candidates who are eligible for UNION BANK OF INDIA clerk recruitment 2013 exam should submit the application form only by ONLINE no other modes are accepted,Candidates should fill all the mandatory fields mentioned .Online application form will be available from the official website WWW.UNIONBANKOFINDIA.CO.IN .
Before applying online need to download the challan form and should be ready with thechallan form fee details in the respective banks. Before deposting the application fee please take the duplicate copy of the challan form. Application fee should be paid in the only respective branches as mentioned in the UNION BANK OF INDIA PO recruitment 2013 advertisement.
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Looking to expand its New Media Group, the William Morris Agency has hired former Paul Kagan media analyst Paul Bricault.
Bricault, who created Kagan's L.A. office, where he specialized in worldwide film and television industries, also consulted for Kagan Media Appraisals doing entertainment evaluations and business plans. Before that, he held positions with the Arts & Entertainment Network in L.A. and CHRW Radio in Canada.


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A brief NSNC history
The society began in 1977, thanks to Larry Maddry of the (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot, who sent out letters to all kinds of columnists suggesting they get together and tell war stories, commiserate about editors and so forth.
So a handful of columnists showed up in Virginia Beach in the first year of the Carter presidency, sat around in lounge chairs, drank adult beverages, told stories, met other people who did the same goofy job for a living and reflected on how happy they were to be out of the office. Who were these people? Oh, they included, among others, Maddry, Richard Des Ruisseaux from Louisville, Tom LaBelle from Grand Rapids, Shelley Rolfe and Steve Clark from Richmond, and Bob Terrell from Ashville. All white men, it turned out, reflecting the reality of newspapers — and particularly of newspaper columnists — in those days. (Maddry has written further about the founding in this post.)
Des Ruisseaux recalls: "I was so goddamn excited about this idea of forming an organization and an annual gathering of like-mind hacks that when we talked about getting together the next year I volunteered Louisville." How did that second annual gathering go? "We had a terrific group that year. Memory says 38, and we had folks from far and wide — and women, by God, a miracle."
Des Ruisseaux and Big Bob Hill of Louisville then pretty much carried the organization on their backs through the 1980s. In 1990, at the gathering in Nashville, some of the newer members decided the outfit needed to appear and actually be a little more professional so that editors might pay folks to come to conferences and others might take the NSNC more seriously. That year the leadership was turned over to Mary Ann Lindley of Tallahassee as president and Bill Tammeus of Kansas City as vice president. Within a few years, there were actual committees and bylaws and real officers with term limits and other phenomena that columnists usually don't understand very well.
The organization slowly grew on the strength of volunteer help and the amazing enthusiasm of people who couldn't get enough of the annual gatherings, the newsletters and the terrific friends they were making in the group. By 2000, the NSNC, then with its own Web site, had outgrown its volunteer base and hired a professional administrator. The group also began calling its conventions conferences on the theory that the latter sounded more serious.
Des Ruisseaux again: "Thank God (that) over those years we got some people with organizational skills, like Bill Tammeus in Kansas City, who really deserves credit for smoothing — as much as possible — the rough edges of a ragtag group, giving it some overdue structure and — dare we say it — legitimizing the organization."
Over the years, the NSNC has worked hard to help columnists become better at their jobs, but the group has not lost the touch of zaniness that has characterized its conferences, its newsletters and especially its leaders since the beginning.
That's why we give lifetime achievement awards to people like David Broder and Herb Caen but also spend time playing croquet against Marines and beating English teachers in spelling bees. It's why we bring in top-notch speakers at conferences where we also challenge pre-law students in the hotel to a dance contest. So for more than a quarter of a century, the NSNC has existed for professional assistance, advocacy, communication, camaraderie and great fun. It's hard to know how the republic got along for 200 years without us.
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists is a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of California. The NSNC promotes professionalism and camaraderie among columnists and other writers of the serial essay, including bloggers. NSNC advocates for columnists and free-press issues.
Original Founders
- Richard Des Ruisseaux
- Big Bob Hill
- Lawrence Maddry
The early National Society of Newspaper Columnists operated informally under the leadership of Richard Des Ruisseaux, who served as our George Washington, until its formal organization in 1990.
After that, each president served for two-year terms.
NSNC Presidents
- 1977-1989 — Richard Des Ruisseaux – Louisville Courier-Journal (Ky.)
- 1990-1992 — Mary Ann Lindley – Tallahassee Democrat (Fla.)
- 1992-1994 — Bill Tammeus – Kansas City Star (Mo.)
- 1994-1996 — Sheila Stroup – Times Picayune (La.)
- 1996-1998 — Jonathan Nicholas – Portland Oregonian (Ore.)
- 1998-2000 — Regina Brett – Plain Dealer (Ohio)
- 2000-2002 — Pete Rowe – San Diego Union Tribune (Calif.)
- 2002-2004 — Mike Leonard – The Herald-Times (Ind.)
- 2004-2006 — Suzette Martinez Standring – Self-Syndicated (Mass.)
- 2006-2006 — Mike Argento – York Daily Record (Pa.)
- 2008-2010 — Samantha Bennett – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 2010-2012 — Ben S. Pollock – Blog-column (Ark.)
- 2012 — Larry Cohen – writing for the Hartford (Conn.) Business Journal from Sanibel, Fla.
- 2012-2014 — Eric Heyl, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- 2014-2016 — Jerry Zezima, Stamford, Conn., Advocate
- 2016-Present — Lisa Smith Molinari, Syndicated Collumn, Meat & Potatoes of Life
Conference Locations
- 1977 — Virginia Beach, Va.
- 1978 — Louisville, Ky.
- 1979 — New Orleans
- 1980 — The Greenbrier, W.Va.
- 1981 — Grand Rapids, Mich.
- 1982 — Phoenix
- 1983 — Oklahoma City
- 1984 — Louisville
- 1985 — Columbus, Ohio
- 1986 — Norfolk, Va.
- 1987 — Phoenix
- 1988 — Honolulu
- 1989 — Mystic Seaport, Conn.
- 1990 — Nashville
- 1991 — Huntington, W.Va.
- 1992 — Columbus
- 1993 — Portland, Ore.
- 1994 — Sarasota, Fla.
- 1995 — Kansas City, Mo.
- 1996 — Snowbird, Utah
- 1997 — Williamsburg, Va.
- 1998 — San Diego
- 1999 — Louisville
- 2000 — Washington, D.C.
- 2001 — San Francisco
- 2002 — Pittsburgh
- 2003 — Tucson
- 2004 — New Orleans
- 2005 — Grapevine, Texas
- 2006 — Boston
- 2007 — Philadelphia
- 2008 — New Orleans
- 2009 — Ventura, Calif.
- 2010 — Bloomington, Ind.
- 2011 — Detroit
- 2012 — Macon, Ga.
- 2013 — Hartford, Conn.
- 2014 — Washington, D.C.
- 2015 — Indianapolis, IN
- 2016 — Los Angeles, CA


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@JohnAskew: Curious. Went looking for alternative DNS under such a scenario and ran across http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/a/free-public-dns-servers.htm stating the following Level 3 Communications DNS addresses. According to the note queries to those addresses automatically route to the nearest DNS. How would you see and verify that? How would those nearest addreses be uncovered so they could be used directly?
Level31 188.8.131.52 184.108.40.206
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Captivating Entryways of Boston & Portsmouth
I recently took a visit back to my hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, for the wedding of a close friend. I took that opportunity to do an extensive canvas of the city to photograph all of my favorite entryways and doors in Beacon Hill, downtown Back Bay, and a quick detour to historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
I was floored by the amount of beautiful entryways I came across, most of which I had taken for granted for years, as scenery in my daily walk to work. I had a lot of trouble choosing my favorites, as each gorgeous doorway holds a history unto itself, especially those in the historic neighborhood of Beacon Hill, established in the late 1700s. Take a gander at ten of my favorites, and have fun imagining the stories that live (and have lived) behind the doors.
Images: Andie Wurster


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India is a country of cricketers and Bollywood stars. This is one of the reasons that most advertisements feature the demigods from both industries. Post the World Cup win, the average value of every Indian cricketer has gone up by leaps and bounds.
The winners are now more trustworthy and have gained the status of heroes. This is what has raised their brand value by about a fifth of what they would get prior to the World Cup.
As has been the general trend MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar top the list marketers and are the highest paid cricketers in the country. With the performances of Yuvraj, Zaheer, Gambhir and Kohli especially in the finals has brought them under the limelight as well.
Joshua Upputuru, a producer with Nomad films said, "After the World Cup, I have been trying to work with a couple of cricketers for some ads but none of them is available. All their dates are chock-a-block. Almost like a dog fight is happening among clients, trying to get even a couple of hours from each one of them. This is the situation."
Most importantly the beginning of the IPL just after the World Cup has left the players with absolutely no time to spare for shooting for ad-films. India has been playing continuous cricket for the past 8 to 10 months with hardly a week in between each of the series. The only breather for the players was perhaps the twenty day break prior to the first Warm up match in the World Cup.
With the players' image ripe, perhaps the media houses and ad-makers would be vying to pay extra dough to the cricketers to get whatever little time they can.
The CEO of Dentsu Media in an interview said, that the players could be worth anywhere between 7 to 10 crore rupees per annum per brand.
He further says that the IPL might be helpful in bettering the image of players if they can continue with their good form.
There is hardly any doubt in the fact that faith in the players especially in players of the stature of Sachin Tendulkar can help you win the hearts of mass. On being asked how much a brand advertised by cricketers meant to him , a cricket fan said "I love Sachin and after the World Cup, I will support everything he does, definitely if he endorses a particular brand, it will affect me and I will use it for sure. He is God."
This shows the power of cricketers in the advertising industry and their craze. No wonder they are getting richer by the day, aren't they?
Tags: Brand Value, Cricket, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, India, Indian Cricketers, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, World Cup


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Denver International Airport saw its busiest May ever — the third month in 2014 to set a record for the number of passengers using the airport.
Overall traffic increased by 2.1 percent in May compared with the same month in 2013. More than 4,563,000 passengers passed through DIA in May, up from 4,470,000 in May 2013.
The year-to-date totals are also up 2.1 percent over the same period in 2013.
"Southwest and Frontier both saw strong increases in origin and destination traffic while United saw an acceleration in connecting traffic — all of which helped fuel two consecutive months of record-setting passenger traffic at Denver International Airport," airport CEO Kim Day said in a news release.
Perhaps, but Denver-based Frontier Airlines stole the show for May traffic. After Frontier's traffic at DIA plummeted 14.4 percent in 2013 — largely because of the carrier's scaling back of its flight offerings — the carrier's traffic spiked in May by 6.2 percent over the same month a year ago.
It is the first reported data since Frontier changed its business model from a low-cost carrier to an ultra-low-cost carrier at the end of April.
"This growth is primarily attributable to the continuing evolution of our business into an ultra-low-cost carrier," said Tyri Squyres, Frontier's vice president of marketing. "By offering a new, very low fare product, we are able to stimulate new demand for travel amongst current customers as well as discover a new audience who previously could not afford air travel."
January and April saw record traffic at DIA.
Meanwhile, United Airlines saw a 1.8 percent increase while Southwest Airlines' overall traffic decreased less than 1 percent.
"International traffic at DIA also continues to strongly outpace previous years, and May signaled the start of the peak season for transatlantic travel," Day said.
"We remain on pace to have a very strong year as we enter the height of the busy summer travel season."
International passenger traffic increased by 18.8 percent over May 2013, a month before United launched its Denver-to-Tokyo route.


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Canon MG7130 printer CD DVD tray layout
How to print labels on Canon MG7130 printer
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Try making some of these:
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- Chose your nicest photos and pics to make Blu-ray, CD or DVD case covers or make CD/DVD/Blu-ray labels.
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CD label maker software supports a wide range of CD/DVD/Blu-ray label suppliers, eg: A1Pro 3-up, Avery 8941, Avery Maxell C95361, Compulabel 312737 3-up, Compulabel 312750, Emtec 345202, IBM, Lorenz Bell LB6654, MultiFlip LD101, Polyline MCD462W, Staples, Versatile CD DVD Label LD101, Zweckform L7776 and similar.


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But I Don'tI'm not a fortune cookie. I can only say what I think about a matter, or I can just keep quiet and leave you to find your own musings. I don't mind sitting quietly with someone while they work out whatever it is they need to. Or leaving them alone, as they will.
There are times, however, that I will tell a person they are being childish or ridiculous if that's the case. "Does crying solve your problem?" It can help a person relieve some of their stress, but they do eventually have to get up and face the issue. Of course, it does depend on the issue.


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2015 was about me rethinking why I do what I do. For me photography has always been about telling stories that matter most and using my art to give back (while making a few bucks at the same time!). Eight and a half years ago in San Diego I was just embarking on a journey of discovering what it meant to do photography meaningfully.
I will say that Mike and Judy were two of the very first people to ever believe in my work as a way of making a difference in this world. Back in 2007 together with a few friends, I had just begun a college collective of artists who cared deeply about justice among the poor in Africa and saw our art as a means of giving back. Soon we were positioning ourselves to sell our art and have 100% of the after-cost proceeds go towards a few non-profits that served the poor in Africa. That year I was approached by Judy who was looking for a way to do party favors without them having to be so party-favorish at her upcoming wedding…upon seeing my work the two of them decided to purchase several of my prints to give away to their wedding guests. In the end we were able to give a considerable sum towards supporting orphans in Africa through International Justice Mission and World Vision. Back then I was floored by how far we went with this simple little idea. Today I still am. It was Mike and Judy's belief in my work that has given me courage even today, to continue what I started with 7% of my proceeds today going towards giving back to meaningful causes. Never in my dreams did I think I'd ever get to be doing this.
Last fall I was sweetly surprised to bump into Mike at a friend's BBQ in Pasadena and we reconnected. They spoke with the same vigor and passion for change that they did then. 8 and a half years later after our first meeting they had their firstborn son, Remy Jeriah Yu. I was so honored when Judy asked me capture their new family with little Pudgy their dog. Of course, there didn't have to be much convincing.
Last Sunday they dedicated Remy at church and I was so glad to be there to witness it and and smile upon his beautiful face.
Thank you Mike and Judy for believing in me as much as you have. The power of your support goes beyond words.


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Language Challengers – You're ALMOST DONE!
For those of you who are taking the challenge, you're halfway through the language challenge and we know it's tough, but don't give up!
Learning a language can be hard, and the number one thing preventing learners from finishing what they start is a drop in motivation.
So to help you succeed, here are some tips for staying motivated.
1. Why? The one-worded question where all of this began. Why are you taking this challenge? You wanted to learn a new language!
2. Stop focusing so much on the negatives. Bring out the positives and be proud of every achievement made, whether it be you finished another session, learned a new way of saying something or finally mastered some new vocabulary.
3. Understand that this isn't meant to be easy. In fact it will be incredibly frustrating, but believe in yourself and you will go far. Doing 2-3 language lessons a week is tough but achievable.
4. You are not alone. Talk with other challengers, post your achievements on our discussion pages to get encouragement from others. It's always best when you share your achievements with others!
5. Focus on your goal Have fun. Look at what you're doing and enjoy it. The feeling of accomplishment (and the prize of 300ITC) that you will get when you complete the challenge is something you should focus on.


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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them Ephesians 2:10.
We are his workmanship. It is easy to get this wrong. It is often the case that believers struggle, trying to do everything in their own efforts. We forget that God is the Worker, not us! We don't have to have all the answers, and we don't have to fix everything for everybody. We are not the workers, but the workmanship.
This doesn't mean we just sit and do nothing. Work needs to be done in all earthly relationships, and it is the same with God. If we want to know Him we need to spend time with Him in the Word and prayer. If we want to grow stronger we need to exercise a little discipline. This word is not for the careless and lazy. It is to those who want to please God, but they have got caught up in the mindset of "everything depends upon me."
Unto good works. God is building us up for good works. Once again the religious mindset grabs hold of this and thinks, "I've gotta do something!" "Get busy for the Lord- that's all He wants!" But this is in the context of grace. It just said in the previous verse that this is not about works, lest any man should boast Eph.2:9.
We are created unto God's good works, that we should walk in them. I used to think that this was saying, "Get busy and do something for the Lord." But this is saying that God wants to bring us into His good works, good works that Has already planned for us. Yet many of us believe that God only wants to bring us into trials so that we might be "schooled." But it doesn't say that we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto troubles and trials. Trials indeed will come and God can still use them in our lives. But there is greater joy in believing that God wants us to walk into His good works. He has thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end (not an unexpected tragedy). Jeremiah 29:11.
Believing this will motivate us to do our own good works for the Lord, and I believe it will motivate us better than the legalistic, "I've gotta do something" mindset. A musician plays better when he or she is relaxed. Our own works will become greater when we quit trying so hard in the flesh. The joy of faith is to find rest in the Worker, not our works. And we can be confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ Philippians 1:6.


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Niccolò Machiavelli, quintessentially italian.
See It Sunday 31.1.2010: Italian.
Niccolò Machiavelli, quintessentially italian.
See It Sunday 31.1.2010: Italian.
Dong Bei Hu served an admirable eight courses (with shredded pork repeated as the ninth bonus dish) for seven people. Very heavy on taste and capsaicin – amazingly low on boredom.
The forty years of service are much appreciated. Tunnelin Levy, one of the two proper record stores in downtown Helsinki calls it quits.
Yay! The new commercial sports channel kicks off with a free broadcast of the Superbowl next week.
Atlas Obscura, a collection of world's wonders, curiosities and esoterica.
In other words: a cornucopia of material with which to kill time in boring meetings.
Tim Burton's Big Fish fits both halves of this week's Movie Monday challenge – it's a modern fairy tale, and definitely has the elements of the biggest self-deluding lie possible.
I missed the movie in the theatres, and saw it quite quite delayed off a dvd. And was impressed, very impressed.
With the plot. With the acting. With the cinematography. With the occasional effects. With the effect of the film on me.
This is a five star movie, and I still stand by the key sentence of the review:
how could a movie that begins with a tracking shot of a huge catfish be anything but absolutely brilliant.
A fairy tale meets southern gothic is an appropriate oneliner, but there's a lot more to the film, which goes heavily recommended to all.
Movie Monday #24: Fairy tale / Lifelong lie.
Two great examples why astronomy is still an everyman science: almost Hubble-caliber photos from a garden shed, a fifteen year old discovers a pulsar.
According to a WSJ study, a football game contains only eleven minutes of action.
Advertisers' heaven, obviously – but painfully slow for watching live.
And that's the american variety of football. Whose fans claim that soccer's goal numbers are too low. At least the games contain more action than one sixth of the time, and the clock runs continuously.
Meh, the european release of the Collector's Edition of Mass Effect 2 is delayed by a week.
Phylomon, revealing the neighbour wildlife to kids more at home with Nintendo's technicolor offerings.
Sign outside the aquarium on Sentosa.
Moody Monday 25.1.2010: Snappy.
For Apple's tablet, that is:
Yes (duh), yes, yes ($899 for the lower-spec device), yes, yes, yes (Xcode 4), yes (the model's been a rousing success), yes (at least a subset, with non-scaled resolution), yes, no, yes, yes, yes (itunes all the way), yes, yes, no (USB only), no (no haptics yet), yes, no (though eventually yes), yes (this is a killer platform for flash games), no (not yet, but definitely by the time next school year kicks off), yes (none of this i* stuff any longer), no, no, no, no, no, no, yes (yay Verizon), yes (especially if the screen has pressure-sensitive elements), no, yes (see previous), no, no, no, yes, no.
Scored tomorrow after the event.
The last season of Lost begins next week.
In the states, that is.
The finnish broadcast is three weeks later.
As usual, there's a compressed version of the preceding seasons available for easy reference:
Two of the best NFL teams actually meet in the Superbowl on 7.2. in Miami.
Probably it'll be the offenses that settle the game between Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. And with two high-powered and reliable quarterbacks leading the aerial attacks, it ought to be enjoyable indeed.
Too bad no channel visible in the wilderlands of Nöykkiö has announced they will broadcast the game. And the p2p -tv opportunities are quite likely limited by the immense popularity of the game.
Were a reliable pay per view available, I'd snap it immediately.
Who Dat or the third Manning victory in four years – it's not the niners playing, so I'm fine with either team winning. With a medium-class preference on the Saints. After all, I've been a fan of Drew Brees since his Chargers years (whose front office must really be kicking themselves after multiple consecutive winning seasons).
Meh, Lynch the Macbook Pro has undergone a drastic decrease in battery power lately.
Charging is slow, but consumption quick, even when sleeping.
This is no good.
And neither is the price that Apple offers – 140€ is on the steep side.
The struggle against photography in the UK has taken several worrisome turns lately. A mass gathering around Lord Nelson's pillar is not going to change things one way or the other. But a public display of defiance is always appreciated.
For the record: I had no issues with my rampant photography in London last summer, but the arbitrary handling of camera-wielders doesn't seem to be within the portfolio of a civilized nation…
Looks good. And the release of the film is less than two months away.
An old-school porcelain beer bottle stopper, off a bottle of Sauhusanttu, a smoky lager brewed by Teerenpeli, a finnish micro-brewery.
Macro Day 17.1.2010: Toppers.
Kindle opens up.
Boingboing turns ten, with 55000 posts under its belt.
A well-frosted branch.
Thursday Challenge 21.1.2010: Winter.
Offline Book "Lending" Costs U.S. Publishers Nearly $1 Trillion, putting the imaginary losses from e-book piracy to shame.
DPE = Dudes Per Episode, as said by Hurley.
The attention to detail applied in topic-specific wikis rarely fails to amaze.
As with the previous installment of the Movie Monday meme, this week's challenge had of the end a lot of good candidates.
Apocalypse Now would have been an obvious choice. After all, the last song of the movie is The Doors' The End.
That would have been too easy a choice, and I settled on William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A..
Back in late eighties when the movie was shown on finnish television, the sudden twist and the subsequent events at the end of the movie were something that left a mark on my pliable mind. The turn of the plot is available in white for the spoiler-averse here: out of the blue, the protagonist is shot in the head and killed in an undercover operation. There, that was easy.
The film introduced Willem Dafoe as a merciless villain, and featured William Petersen in his first big role (which was then followed by a long dry season before CSI emerged in 2000).
The nihilistic and grim plot is dominated by characters out to get what they want, to get it without sparing a thought for collateral damage. The sun-bleached L.A. once again forms a perfect backdrop for a story where things seldom go as planned, and the consequences for failure are severe.
An instrumental soundtrack by Wang Chung rounds out the movie, which is far more than just a "west coast update of the French Connection".
Movie Monday #22: The End.
The last rays of the sun are indeed rays.
Mustaa ja Valkoista #7: Weather.


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According to a source within WWE, Triple H and Vince McMahon aired a backstage joke the two have on Raw 2 weeks ago.
In case you missed it, when Triple H opened the show with CM Punk, he began talking about how the United States is a free country and people could do whatever they wanted to do. He then went over to Lilian Garcia, who was making a one-time appearance with WWE since she lives in the area, and said "Even Lilian Garcia. If Lilian wants to come back here for one night to the WWE just to horse around, she can do it." After Triple H said that, you can hear Jerry Lawler make a horse sound into the microphone.
I was told that it's been a long standing joke amongst the "inner circle" of guys in the back to refer to Lilian Garcia as "horse face," and that the reference to her "horsing around" on Raw last week was a subtle way for Triple H to air the joke on TV. I was also told that Lilian has never been aware that the guys in the back refer to her as "horse face," so according to the source Triple H's remark came off more as cruel than witty.
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Would you think it weird if your husband/boyfriend bought a strap on for you to wear and use on him?
I'd probably be more accepting than some women, because I understand that many men enjoy prostate stimulation.
No, it is not weird, he would be showing her that he loves her enough to let her in on some of his intimate thoughts and desires.

My wife actually brought one into our relationship before we were married. I have always loved her using it.
you could always beat hoim to death with it...
That would be an appropriate response. I think I may enjoy being on the receiving end of that.
It's just another amazing way to please each other
to each his own
Between consenting adults, it's difficult to determine what's weird. Thus the old saying, Different Strokes For Different Folks.
I bought one for my first wife. She was bi and wanted to **** her girlfriends and **** me in the ***.
I don't have any statistics to back this up but my suspicion is about 80% of straight men want to have a strap-on used on them but only 20% of women are prepared to do so.
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Development of positive policy and investment frameworks to introduce clean coal technology in Hebei and Shandong Provinces
Feedback and recommendations arising from the project's outcomes to date (Apr 2015)
1 Introduction
China is the world's second largest economy, while also being the biggest energy-using nation in the world. It is also a major emitter both of greenhouse gases such as CO2 and of SO2, NOx and fine particulates. Even with the Government's ambitious plans to move to a less carbon intensive economy, coal will continue to dominate the energy mix and will continue to drive economic growth for the foreseeable future. These significant and continuing increases in coal use have caused severe air pollution problems, especially in urban areas. There are acid rain problems across large regions of Southern China, while in cities throughout the country the air pollution levels are high, with 90% of those assessed failing to meet WHO health-based standards. The annual combined health and non-health cost of outdoor air and water pollution for China's economy has been estimated by the World Bank and the Ministry of Environmental Protection to be some US$100 billion per year.
Much of the problem is caused by coal use in non-power sectors such as coking, cement production, coal to chemicals, and industrial boilers for the production of process steam and heat, all of which can show poor energy and environmental performance. There is also a major concern about the high carbon intensity arising from burning large quantities of coal in power plants, with the high level of anthropogenic CO2 emissions contributing to climate change. Given the environmental issues arising, the Chinese government has taken some very significant steps to address these and related energy issues by introducing lower carbon and zero carbon options into the energy mix.
In 2009, the Chinese government pledged to reduce CO2 emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 40-45% from 2005 levels and to achieve a share of non-fossil energy of 15%, both by 2020. By 2013, the carbon emission intensity had decreased by over 28.9% and the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption accounted for 9.8%.
In June 2014, the NDRC issued two policy documents, the 'Action Plan of Energy Development Strategy (2014-2020)' and the 'Action Plan of Upgrade and Renovation of Coal Power for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction (2014-2020)', the latter being jointly issued with the MEP and the NEA. These policies focus on the near term optimization of the energy structure, to include:
Reduce the share of coal consumption from 65.7% in 2013 to 62% by 2020 and to increase the share of coal used for high efficiency power generation
Increase the share of natural gas consumption to over 10%
Safely develop nuclear power
Rapidly develop renewable energy, with a 2030 target of achieving a share of 20% non-fossil energy in the total primary energy supply subsequently set in November 2014.
In the context of this project, a key requirement is the intention to increase the impact of high efficiency low emissions coal power generation, since this offers a major opportunity to limit the disproportionate pollution caused by ineffective coal use within some of the non-power sectors. This will include a drive to introduce supercritical steam parameters for combined heat and power plants of > 300MWe capacity. By 2020,average specific coal consumption for existing coal power plants must be lower than 310gce/kWh after retrofit, in which average specific coal consumption for 600MWe units and above must be lower than 300gce/kWh. For the new coal power projects, unit capacity must be at least 600MWe USC and mostly 1000MWe USC, with net coal consumption lower than 285gce/kWh and 282gce/kWh respectively. In the developed eastern part of China, the emissions of new coal power projects must meet the emission limits for natural gas fired combined cycle gas turbine of 10, 35 and 50 mg/Nm3 for dust, SO2 and NOx, respectively, which can be achieved using the latest Chinese technology.
That said, in order to satisfy electricity demand growth until 2030, total power generation capacity will have to increase to about 2,300 GW, which means that even with a very strong growth in non-fossil energy, there will be increases in coal and, to some extent, natural gas use. While in percentage terms coal power capacity will decrease, this will be within a still rapidly growing power generation sector, with coal-fired power plant capacity projected to rise from about 880 GW at end 2014 to 1,200 GW. Most of this additional capacity will be built in the next 5 to 10 years. Consequently, in absolute terms, coal use for power generation will increase through to about 2030. However, the further extensive deployment of high efficiency low emissions (HELE) coal power plant, while also closing significant numbers of smaller lower efficiency units, will result in a significant reduction in carbon intensity while also providing a precursor to the addition of CCS technology as a means to make clean coal based technology a low carbon option. With regard to the need to address air quality, the application of the most modern pollutant control systems will mean that the tightening emissions standards can be achieved in the power sector.
For the non-power sectors, which produce a disproportionate amount of pollutants, this gives China some major challenges, which need to be addressed in a pragmatic manner since it cannot simply cease to use coal in some of these sectors immediately. The Chinese polices will dictate a drive to using more coal for power generation and less in the other sectors. However, the ability to make such a change will vary with each province, depending on local conditions.
The UK Government shares many such goals, particularly in promoting low carbon transition and moving towards greater deployment of sustainable energy. There is extensive collaboration in these fields, with joint China-UK projects bringing together experts, officials and companies to share their thinking and expertise. This work not only helps China and the UK achieve their domestic objectives for low carbon development, but also helps the global development of low carbon policy, technology and expertise.
2 The UK-China clean coal capacity building initiative
As part of the UK Government's collaborative energy and environment activities with the Chinese Government, via the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Strategic Programme Fund for China, it has supported the IEA Clean Coal Centre and Chinese partners, Tsinghua University and the Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute (EPPEI), to assist both Hebei Province and Shandong Province in their actions to improve air quality. The IEA Clean Coal Centre is an international organisation based in the UK, which is supported by a range of national governments and corporate industrial sponsors, with most of the latter group being from developing countries. It has a very strong international reputation for comprehensive, impartial advice on all technical, policy, techno-economic and social related clean coal technology issues, and has good links to major coal based stakeholders in China. EPPEI is a major Chinese company with a strong reputation for establishing new coal power plants and for the upgrading of existing units. The Thermal Engineering Department of Tsinghua University is internationally renowned and has enormous experience of developing clean coal solutions for both power and non-power coal based applications. In addition, the Centre incorporated representatives from the China Energy Research Society and the Beijing University of Technology, to create a powerful consortium of clean coal experts.
2.1 Aims and objectives
The aim is to assist the provincial governments of both provinces to develop positive frameworks for introducing clean coal technology with higher efficiencies and lower environmental impact. This should help to improve the efficiency of coal utilisation and so lower carbon and energy intensities, as part of an overall transition towards a diverse energy mix that will include natural gas and renewables, in line with national policies as set out by the National Energy Administration.
Work undertaken
This consortium has provided credible, impartial, expert advice at the policy, technical and financial levels regarding the cost effectiveness of introducing clean coal technology. This has been achieved by working with the Foreign Affairs Offices of the two provinces to provide workshops for industrial stakeholders and government officials. In each workshop, the clean coal experts provided a series of interactive clean coal presentations on technology options that might assist the two Provinces to make an effective transition towards cleaner coal use in various sectors. This was supported by subsequent interactive discussions with government and industrial stakeholders, including determining possible mechanisms for facilitating the introduction of cost effective clean coal technology in the major coal using sectors, either through new units or through retrofitting and upgrading of existing units. In addition, EPPEI and Tsinghua University are holding further collaborative discussions with stakeholders regarding specific technology introductions
The workshops have been complemented with various information dissemination initiatives. In particular, the IEA Clean Coal Centre has established a Mandarin based section on its website that initially contained 24 IEACCC clean coal study profiles, covering power, cement, coking and chemicals. Further information in Mandarin has been added including all the presentations given at the workshops. Access is freely available to anyone in China via the web links: www.iea-coal.org and www.iea-coal.cn.
Achievements to date
The workshops were very well received in both provinces, with considerable dialogue arising from the presentations, both in the break periods after the sessions and in the specific discussion forum that concluded each event.
Since then, the FAO contacts in each province have advised that the provincial governments were very satisfied with the events and believe that the dialogue is of great value as they attempt to meet the new emissions performance standards within the coal using sectors.
These points have been reinforced by the access to the IEACCC Projects in China Mandarin part of the website. On a month by month basis, the number of hits was:
Oct 2014: 4690
Nov 2014: 3280
Dec 2014: 2568
Jan 2015: 6868
Feb 2015: 2274
These are encouraging figures but they also indicate the value of additional Chinese publicity to draw in more site visitors, as shown by the spike in January when the workshops in China took place. This is assumed to be a result of the wide ranging media interviews undertaken by Dr Minchener and various FCO senior staff as well as FCO press releases made within China. The down-loads of the CCC Profiles (executive summaries) in Mandarin typically show over 100 in each case for each month. This suggests that if the pages were promoted more on Chinese social media, there would be a greater response still. The IEACCC will investigate this further.
It is also interesting to note that unless the IEACCC had initiated this project, the likelihood of our partners and other team members having the discussions would have been very small, due in part to the disconnect between organisations that are working within the State Government framework and their provincial counterparts
In that regard, the following key points need consideration.
The senior provincial government officials with whom discussions were held recognise that the NDRC and MEP are serious about reducing pollutant emissions to improve air quality while limiting carbon intensity. They also realise that the NDRC will override provincial objections and will close down coal-using companies that fail to meet the new emissions standards and/or maintain economic growth. In contrast, most industrial companies are failing to recognise that these steps are being taken because of the national environmental problems that are arising and, consequently, no individual company will be able to override these targets.
The IEA CCC and its fellow team members stressed the importance of thinking innovatively since meeting the emissions standards and maintaining economic growth targets in several sectors will not be achieved by just adding a further pollutant control device to a coal-fired unit. Equally, the team stressed that innovation needs to be wide-ranging, covering specific technologies but also considering new industrial options since current infrastructure is based on older, larger technologies, which indicates that the industrial strategy must be to use a more modern approach.
Scope for further activities in the two target provinces
There is a primary need to consider how best to develop further activities in the two target provinces, namely Hebei and Shandong. While most of this could be established and implemented directly at the provincial level, some aspects, such as fundamental infrastructure changes, would require State level interaction.
3.1 Overall policy and financial framework for actions
In both target provinces, there are broad State policies in place to improve air quality and to introduce clean coal technologies. There are several possible technology routes that have been identified, which can be grouped into a series of topics, as set out in Section 3.3 below. However, what appears to be missing is some form of objective analysis as how best to proceed, taking into account the State Government directives and the local issues.
Thus, the environmental bureaux are setting timescales when major companies have to meet overall lower emissions levels but there is no expert advice from such organisations on how best to proceed. Across all the coal power and non-power sectors in these two provinces, there does not appear to be a comprehensive, management approach for possible activities that might contribute to meeting the overall requirements set by the NDRC and MEP.
There is a need for robust, comprehensive energy efficiency and environmental standards together with the definition of a quantifiable roadmap in order to assess and prioritise the required activities. In particular, there do not appear to be any defined techno-economic criteria that might provide a framework for all sectors to ascertain those technologies that might meet such performance standards in an economically acceptable manner. This is critical if these provinces are to make significant progress, not least because of the need for innovation in determining how best to proceed. This framework is something that the provincial stakeholders need to take the lead in producing, but it would be very helpful to them if members of the IEACCC team could assist them, drawing on previous UK and Chinese experience of setting up such assessment activities.
Strategic issues requiring State Government input
There is a potential strategic conflict that will need to be addressed. Much of the air quality problem is caused by the inefficient burning of often poor quality coal in industrial appliances with inadequate pollutant control systems. In some cases the introduction of alternative appliances and much better control of coal quality might be sufficient to achieve the necessary significant improvement.
However, the alternative and proven approach, as practiced in most OECD countries has been to increase coal use for power generation with associated Combined Heat and Power (CHP) applications, providing power, process steam and heat to industry, thereby either reducing or eliminating direct coal use in non-power systems. China has a proven track record in establishing large scale power plants and high quality CHP schemes. For example, the team based at Waigaoqiao No.3 power plant has a very good track record in applying innovative improvements, both to achieve higher efficiency and to ensure lower pollutant emissions, which in the case of NOx is lower than can be achieved by gas fired combined cycle power plants. The specific coal consumption at this plant has already been reduced to 276gce/kWh, way below the new standards. That team is already beginning to engage with other power plant operators to replicate such improvements either through retrofit or new power plant applications. In principle, this can include units in the two target provinces.
However, the overall urgency to deal with the air quality problems may mean that in the near term the increased application of HELE coal power/CHP plants will not be the better way forward. While the coal power/CHP option is likely to be the more effective overall approach, it would require additional power/CHP units to be built and so most likely would be more expensive than other options. It would also require a longer schedule for implementation that will be inconsistent with the timescales being set by the environmental bureaux.
As such, recognising that the overall energy mix for the various industrial sectors needs to be changed quite quickly, it would appear that the selection of alternative non-power technologies that will meet national energy efficiency and environmental standards, and which are economically attractive, may have to be chosen. It is likely that many of these technologies will be innovative and not tested at industrial scale. Consequently, there is a need to establish a financial framework that will enable the demonstration of such technologies. It is also essential to consider how best to then set up a robust deployment programme. This suggests an urgent need to develop a pragmatic roadmap to select the more cost effective clean coal options for the non-coal power sectors, which can be trialled and subsequently rolled out to establish rapid deployment within each province. These are issues where dialogue at State level input would be expected since such a change would represent a fundamental modification to the current energy infrastructure.
It could be valuable for IEA CCC and the FCO to explore this with NEA officials, should an opportunity for such a meeting be arranged.
3.3 Specific projects that need to be considered
If the route forward is to be based at least in part on innovative direct coal use for the non-power sectors, the following options need to be considered:
Assistance to introduce a change in philosophy towards a transparent and sustainable coal based system
The need to introduce specialist experts that could speak to imbue sustainability as a vital part of all approaches to increasing production while limiting environmental impact when using coal. Their task would be to foster sustainability as an essential, integral part of governing ethos within companies.
Definition and implementation of water saving and enhanced water treatment technologies for industrial applications, which could best be integrated within overall urban schemes.
Monitoring and verification for all new applications
The introduction of experts on market mechanisms such that sustainable modernisation can be shown to make sense financially to the local industrial plant owners.
Reduction in carbon intensity and conventional pollutants for large scale applications
Use of sustainable biomass to part replace coal in power station boilers and, possibly, in other large scale industrial appliances. This would include waste wood and agricultural wastes. The issue here is one of ensuring the appropriate subsidies for using biomass and having a robust system of monitoring and verification. This is a topic where the UK is a world leader on technical, regulatory and policy related issues.
Combination of coal fired processes with some form of renewable energy. This is at an early stage but would help to introduce innovation into some industrial processes. This is something that IEA CCC has been analysing for its members.
Introduction of additional pollutant control systems, including monitoring and verification devices, which is a topic where the UK has expertise.
Introduction of alternative and as yet unproven technologies for industrial boilers and metallurgical applications
Establish demonstration then deployment of a new-build gasification-based clean coal industrial boiler technology. There is a Chinese design proposed, which shows significant promise, with potential scope for UK contracting companies to address the overall engineering design, procurement and construction requirements.
Finalisation and demonstration of a chemical looping based process for metallurgical applications, again which would offer some possibilities for UK engineering companies.
The introduction of innovative, modern decentralised energy systems for the provision of district heating within new CHP schemes in order to halt the use of individual heating appliances using briquetted wood or coal, together with the means to encourage a move from these fuels for cooking to electricity or gas. This could include the possible introduction of waste combustion or gasification technologies, preferably including some form of power and heat system to maximise energy recovery.
Facilitate interaction between manufacturers from abroad and China of small-medium sized air pollution equipment and bring them to meetings/workshops to talk to owners of these boilers.
Introduce experts from the gas processing industry to investigate excessive tars blocking of sulphur scrubbers at coke manufacturing plants. They might look into matters such as whether the operation of the coke ovens is optimal, or if the gas coolers for tar condensation are of adequate capacity and in good condition, or whether suitable exhauster fans and precipitators used after the coolers.
Addressing the fall-out from fundamental changes in the provincial energy structure
Recognise that for smaller industrial units, it will almost certainly not be technically and economically viable to retrofit environmental controls. It may also be sensible to stop trying to exploit local low quality coal sources as these may not be suitable for many of the systems that can best achieve high environmental standards. This will almost certainly lead to job losses in some sectors. Consequently it would be appropriate to bring in experts on social change, re-training and job placement to facilitate closures and moving to employment in other, cleaner industries. The UK has significant national experience of this from the time of the major coal mine closures.
Further initiatives within China
The overall outputs can be relevant to other coal dominated provinces that are without ready access to natural gas and with as yet limited renewables implementation, and dissemination needs to be taken forward through various channels. There would be benefit in associated media activities to publicise that the information is available.
5 Final thoughts
This FCO supported project has enabled valuable dialogue on clean coal technology transfer to be achieved in Hebei and Shandong Provinces. This note identifies a wide range of possible policy, techno-economic and activities that need to be pushed forward if these provinces are to make meaningful progress in addressing these critical energy and environmental issues. The IEACCC and its Chinese partners are well placed to address the overall strategic issues through detailed discussions with provincial government officials raised and to facilitate the identification of specific projects, subject to FCO further support.
Dr Andrew Minchener OBE
General Manager
IEA Clean Coal Centre
14 April 2015
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If successful, Dish's bid would derail a $20-billion bid for 70% of Sprint that Japanese telecommunications giant Softbank Corp. made last fall. A Softbank spokesman said the company "believes that the agreed terms of our transaction with Sprint offer Sprint shareholders superior short- and long-term benefits to Dish's highly conditional preliminary proposal." SoftBank said it expects to close on its deal in July.