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For over a decade Argentina's oil sector has profited from the government's policy to keep domestic oil prices low. But when new President Mauricio Macri took office last year he vowed to reduce energy subsidies in an effort to tackle the country's multi-billion dollar deficit.
In November, a year after Macri's election victory, his centre-right administration announced that subsidies for oil producers would be stopped and prices aligned with international markets. The result was a rapid 25-30% fall in the local value of crude. However, no timeline has been set for changes.
The implications of this decision for Argentina's efforts to resolve its stubborn economic problems, reform its creaking energy sector and address the blackouts that plague its capital will be keenly watched, and not just by the Argentinian people at the sharp end of fluctuating fuel prices.
In a world of falling oil prices, foreign governments are facing a similar challenge to reduce or remove subsidies for high carbon energy and reorient investment into low carbon alternatives. Argentina is a notable laggard when it comes to exploiting renewable energy resources but as it gets on board, the opportunity for China, which is one of its biggest financiers, to build new partnerships is set to grow.
Protecting oil industry profits
In 2016, Argentinians paid more than double the international market price for oil. At their peak, prices reached US$67.50 per barrel, compared to the WTI international crude price of US$33.26.
The decision of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration to maintain an artificially high oil price was supposedly to protect jobs in the Argentinian oil and gas sector as the price of oil tumbled on global markets.
Argentina is Latin America's third biggest economy after Brazil and Mexico. It is also home to the second-largest shale gas reserves and fourth largest shale oil reserve globally. Faced with a US$6 billion energy trade deficit in 2014, Kirchner's government also sought to bolster what it considered to be a stable industry facing a period of uncertainty.
This policy meant that energy companies in Argentina made an additional US$5 billion from consumers in 2015, and a further US$3.5 billion this year, according to data from FIEL.
The main beneficiaries have been state-controlled YPF and Pan American Energy. More than 40% sits in the pockets of oil companies, 12% has gone to oil provinces as royalties; and the remainder into raising salaries and paying higher prices for suppliers.
Martín Prieto, director of Greenpeace Argentina, said that the government should be focusing on renewables and not oil.
"Argentina is assuring domestic companies that the wellhead price they receive is higher than in the rest of the world. It is neither economically nor environmentally justified. It is an incentive to continue investing in oil extraction. Renewable energy development is the only way to go," he told chinadialogue.
Initially, pressure from the municipal governors to maintain oil bonuses led Macri to continue supporting the subsidised price. But the wider economic ramifications, such as the increasing deficit and complaints from other industries about a loss of competitiveness, motivated the government to remove support.
Dropping consumer subsidies
Elimination of consumer subsidies, which could commence this month, is now expected by the oil and gas sector. Madalena Energy, a Canadian company operating in Argentina, believes the crude oil price will be reduced by 30%.
"The labour unions and provinces are against this taking place but we all know that subsidies will eventually have to end," said David Tawil, founder of the investment fund Maglan Capital, and owner of a stake in Madalena Energy.
Government sources have also maintained that negotiations are in progress between the labour unions, oil producing companies and oil provinces for the elimination of the subsidy.
"The Energy Minister's policy is to continue with a gradual elimination of the subsidy scheme. It is a complicated task but the aim is geared towards the international price. Current prices artificially distort the competitiveness of renewable energy. The long-term goal must be to abandon fossil fuels," stated Gerardo Rabinovich, director of the General Mosconi Energy Institute.
Argentina has one of the most significant hydrocarbon deposits in the world known as Vaca Muerte (literally "Dead Cow"). The decline in international crude prices has slowed down the area's once thriving activity.
The reduction in subsidies for crude oil follows similar cuts in support for natural gas and electricity earlier this year.
This was one of the first measures adopted by the Macri government after more than ten years without a price adjustment for the cost of public services such as natural gas, electricity and water in Buenos Aires.
"Price rationalisation in Argentina makes investment in renewable energy attractive and is an invitation to energy saving. In Argentina, energy waste was encouraged in the absence of any incentives for rational energy consumption," said Prieto.
The previous administration's decision not to increase prices resulted in an extraordinary increase in energy subsidies, which rose from 0.2% of GDP in 2004 to 2.9% in 2014, totalling 342 million pesos (US$21.3 million/ 147 million yuan) in that period, based on a report from the Argentine Association of Budget and Public Financial Administration (ASAP).
But that was not the only problem. The tariff freeze discouraged energy distribution companies from making the required investments in technical upgrades due to the lack of liquidity, resulting in frequent power outages during summer and winter. Meanwhile, the subsidies, which were supposed to benefit lower income groups, became skewed towards those with higher incomes.
"Energy subsidies were transformed into the second largest state expenditure and this largely explains Argentina's deficit. More is spent on energy subsidies than on health and education combined. They are also poorly distributed. The richest 20% receive four times as much in subsidies," said Rafael Flores, president of ASAP.
Having only reduced rather than eliminated subsidies, Argentina will finish the year with another increase in its budget deficit. To date, it has increased 10% on last year, amounting to 133 billion pesos (US$8.3 billion/ 57.3 billion yuan).
Renewable energy
Oil and natural gas subsidies have also deterred investment in renewable energy, despite the country's significant potential. Argentina's energy mix remains dominated by high carbon energy sources with wind and solar energy less than 2% of the energy mix.
While hopes are pegged on Vaca Muerta, low crude prices are bringing challenges to the oil industry. Investment in shale continues in parallel with investment in renewables. Furthermore, Macri seeks to be seen as a leader of Latin America's green agenda. Upon his election he announced he would review Argentina's international commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In pushing for renewables he is looking to solve Argentina's energy crisis and improve his own public image.
In 2017, 8% of Argentina's electricity generation is expected to be supplied by wind, solar and small hydroelectric energy plants, among other sources, based on a recent law approved by Congress. The regulation also requires renewables supply to increase to 20% in 2020.
The government has already started auctioning renewable energy capacity through the Renovar programme. A total of 17 projects, totalling 1,109 megawatts (3.2% of the country's total installed energy capacity) have been awarded. This includes 12 wind projects, four solar PV and one biogas, with a required investment of US$1.8 billion. Following significant investor interest, a further government tender is expected to award another 600 megawatts.
"Argentina has been transformed into a major place for attracting investors in renewable energy. The matter has become a state policy," said Juan Bosch, chairman of SAESA, a company that develops renewables projects.
He added: "Diversification of our energy mix is now the great challenge for the country."
This article is republished from Diálogo Chino


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Advent Week Four
But just when he had resolved to do break up with Mary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit."
Recently, I heard this wisdom: "Easy decisions, hard life. Hard decisions, easy life."
This angel of the Lord asked Joseph to make a hard decision. Breaking up with her would be easy in the short term, but harder long term. Sticking with her and her child which was not his? Hard decision, easy life.
Here's another Advent wake up call. What easy decisions are you making? It could be one momentous decision, like Joseph was considering. Or it could be a pattern of smaller, day-to-day decisions.
Most of the time, when we take the "easy decisions, hard life" route we find a way to blame someone else for our hard life. Blame is another easy decision that just makes life harder.
God wants an easy life for you. So look out for angels of the Lord. They may appear to you in a dream, like Joseph's did, or in some other unlikely fashion. They will ask you to do something hard. Prepare yourself now: you will want to fight the angel. Consider Joseph, and the life of grace and joy made possible by this hard decision.
Talk to Jesus now about the hard decisions you're facing.
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A group of tea party activists are firing back at a gay conservative group, claiming that they don't speak for the movement.
Last week, POLITICO reported on a letter that GOProud and several tea party activists sent to GOP congressional leaders urging them to pursue fiscal issues over social ones. Now, another group of tea party activists released their own letter to Republican leaders, calling GOProud a "non-Tea Party, non-conservative" group.
"We, the undersigned, are leaders of mainstream Tea Party groups. We are the people that helped get conservatives elected on November 2. While we do not speak for this movement as a whole, we are a large cross section of this movement and we want to tell you what this movement wants," they write. "We, the members of the mainstream Tea Party movement have a lot of expectations for you in this Congress. We realize the limitations you face. But we also realize the tools you have at your disposal. America is a conservative country. We expect conservative leadership from our country.
The letter is signed by more than 150 tea party activists from around the country, and urges Congress to pursue an agenda that includes defunding the health care bill, cutting spending, eliminating government subsidies to groups like Planned Parenthood, cracking down on illegal immigration and cutting taxes.
UPDATE: GOProud's Christopher Barron emails: "A letter signed mostly by members of Tea Party groups rather than leaders of Tea Party groups seems like an awfully cheap way to try to make it look like you have a lot of signatories. I mean if we asked for anyone associated with the Tea Party movement to sign our letter we could have 5 times that in 24 hours… Second, the letter itself is funny. They only bring up one point GOProud would disagree with - Don't Ask, Don't Tell - and our letter had nothing to do with DADT. Seems they wrote a letter that confirms, rather than refutes, our letter."


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Australia Day !
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Happy Australia Day! My mom celebrated with Wizz Fizz... but she was too greedy to use the little spoon and emptied the whole package in her mouth... wow, what a foam... bet the vet would give her a rabies shot hahahahaReplyDelete
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HAPPY OZ DAY 'MUM'!!! Last night I had (vegetarian) haggis and champ to celebrate Burn's Night here in Scotland and today it will be home-made CHIKO ROLLS (without the mutton - I mush chickpeas instead, which suits the name better anyway)!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
Happy Australian Day my sweet friends!! I hope you got mom's email. That food looks so tasty! XOXO - BaconReplyDelete
Happy Australia Day to you! Funny isn't it how foods define a culture and place for us and bring back memories.ReplyDelete
Lee always says to me you want your brekky when I come in after taking care of my business in the morning. Gosh she was talking Aussie and I didn't know it. So you have been in the states fifteen years I don't know why but I thought it had been longer. I bet you are missing Waltzing Matilda for sure.ReplyDelete
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Happy Australia Day!!!ReplyDelete
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
Wow, happy Straya day to you and your Mom! Those sausage snackers look delish. My Mom once got a chocolate bilby candy pressie from HER (scotsmad) and said it was wonderful!ReplyDelete
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Happy Australia Day to you!ReplyDelete
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Happy Australia Day to you and your Mom!!! Have a wonderful celebration. Mom was playing her Word Streak game on her iPad and they were celebrating Australia Day. You could get bonus words for finding words related to Australia Day. The only word she got the bonus for was snake??? What do snakes have to do with Australia Day?ReplyDelete
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We had a great Australia Day. We went to the river for two hours, and being a public holiday, all our friends were there. Then, she abandoned us to go to a barbie, but we had kangaroo for dinner.ReplyDelete
SHE's lived here for 42 years and occasionally gets picked up on the US accent.
Wow! Happy Australia Day to you too!ReplyDelete
HAPPY HAPPY "STRAYA" DAY to YOUR MUM and to YOU!!ReplyDelete
I didn't know about this day! Have fun!ReplyDelete
Well Happy Australia Day to you.ReplyDelete
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Happy Australia Day! Glad you found some goodies from home to help you celebrate.ReplyDelete
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Happy Australia Day to your mom!ReplyDelete
Wait a minute . . . our sissy is an Aussie? OMD! That means me and Stanley are Aussies too! YAY! Happy Australia Day!ReplyDelete
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Happy Happy Australia Day!!!! DakotasDenReplyDelete
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Happy Aussie Day to your mum!ReplyDelete
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Aussie Day!! Australia Day!!ReplyDelete
Pawleased to meet you...I saw you in Chester and Joey's blog!
Happy Australia Day! .....( dose sossidge rolls look yummy!)ReplyDelete
Happy Australia Day! I love the accent.ReplyDelete
Crikey ..... from a fellow Aussie ..... Happy Australia Day. We had a good one. Sounds like you did too. Did you manage a lamington or two? It's great you've managed to keep your Aussie accent!! Mum's impressed.ReplyDelete
Happy belated Australia Day to your mom! That is so great that she found a place to order all of her favorites, I'm sure she must miss them a lot! Except for the vegamite stuff. Love DollyReplyDelete
Happy belated Australia Day!!! Do you guys bark with a bit of an Australian accent? Just curious.ReplyDelete
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November 7, 2000
Portugal was never in the plan. But then the whole reason for traveling
solo with no itinerary and no obligations is that you can stuff the plans.
Indeed, the only real reason to have any sort of plan at all is so you can
answer the question that just about every other traveler asks: "Where are
you going after this"? The "Where have you been/where are you going/how
long have you been traveling/how long do you have left" questions are as
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question is back in Silicon Valley.
Talking to other travelers is what got me interested in Portugal in the
first place. After the 10th person told me about their travels there, I
started feeling left out. By the time I reached Sevilla, almost everyone I
met was either just back from or on their way to Portugal. The great thing
about Europe is that everything is so close, you can decide on a whim to do
a sidetrip to another country, and in only a few hours, you're there. From
Sevilla, the border with Portugal was only about 100km away.
Unfortunately, international borders can often wreak havoc on what would
otherwise be a straightforward journey. Not only do you have to change
buses at the border, you also have to deal with a whole new transportation
system once across the border. My trip to Lagos, only about 300 km from
Sevilla, ended up requiring five separate segments: a train to Huelva, a
bus to Ayamonte, a ferry to Villa Real, a bus to Faro, and a train to
Lagos was the town that everyone talked about. My friend Soren had even
stayed for a couple of months and worked there. I arrived in town at
night, a hand drawn map, courtesy of Cheryl, in hand. I was having a hard
time correlating the sketch of town with the real thing, but with the
assistance of a wandering pack of local youths, I was soon at the youth
hostel. The hosel, like hostels everywhere, offered rooms with bunk beds;
in this particular case, four to a room. When I got to my room, it was a
disaster. Clothes thrown everywhere, garbage on the floor, and possessions
strewn across all of the beds, not leaving me an obvious choice of bunks.
I figured that my roommates had gotten just a little to used to having an
empty bed and had annexed the extra space. I decided to go out for a beer
and sort it out later
At 2am, when I returned from a quick tour of the town's bars, the
situation had not improved. One bed was occupied, but the other three were
still covered with junk. One bunk didn't even have a mattress, but the
base boards were still covered with stuff. I decided to just pick the bed
that required evicting the fewest number of things and set off to sleep. At
4am, I was awoken by the sounds of four laughing, extrememly drunk Germans.
About the only coherent words they could put together between fits of
laughter were, "There's someone in your bed." After several more minutes
of uncontrolled drunken laughing, they indicated that my bed was the one
with no mattress and lots of someone else's junk. Realizing that it was
not just a bad dream and that they were not going to listen to reason, I
grudgingly got out of bed and started throwing the offending items from
my bed onto the floor. I then installed the mattress, which was propped up
against the wall, and tried to return to sleep. The drunk Germans had
another idea, however, as they started throwing crackers and squirting
shampoo on each other. I yelled at them for a while, and eventually they
passed out.
The world of youth hosteling always has its risks, and you just have to
take the good with the bad. The next morning, I rolled the dice again,
and changed rooms, and ended up with much nicer roommates.
Lagos is a traveler's party town. People go there to surf, lay on the
beaches, and drink. It's easy to see why; Portugal's dramatic rocky cliffs
provide perfect shelter for countless tiny secluded beaches. The weather,
however, was not cooperating when I was there. Cold, grey, drizzling
weather doesn't make for a very good suntan. I instead decided to rent a
bicycle and ride along the bluff. The rugged coastline, much like that
along California's Hwy 1, made for beautiful biking. I was even rewarded
with an appearance by the sun right at sunset.
In the evenings, I quickly settled into a routine: first, a visit to
the shawerma place for dinner. I found the food in Portugal to be quite
expensive and not very spectacular, so cheap shawermas were just the
ticket. Then, I would go to the nearby pub, to
watch a double header of the Simpsons. By 9, the first of a seemingly
endless series of happy hours would start, and I would load up on beers
with friends from the hostel. By midnight, everyone would migrate to the
next bar, Barroca, for dancing. When that closed at 2, the survivors would
move on to Zanzibar or Eddies, both open until 4. The final challenge was
waking up in time for the free breakfast, which they promptly stopped
serving at 10.
Lagos was a strangely alluring place. While really not uniquely
Portugese, the convergence of so many travelers made it a great place to
party for a few days. But I still wanted to go off and see the real
Portugal. When I had gone to rent my bicycle, the same shop also rented
motorcycles. My mind pretty quickly got set on the idea of renting a
motorbike for a few days and checking out southern Portugal. If I really
was planning on a six month motorcycle journey across Asia, it seemed like
a good idea to do a trial run. Anyway, I had lugged a motorcycle jacket
all the way from the US, and it was time to put it to use.
The motorcycle rental was amazingly cheap - only 14,000 Escudos (~US$65)
for a Yamaha 350 Enduro bike for three days. I didn't have saddlebags, and
I wasn't about to rig up anything elaborate for carrying a pack, so I just
gathered together a few necessities (including all my camera gear, of
course) and hit the road.
I didn't really have a plan, but I was hoping to make it as far as
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and a city with many points of interest. I
didn't get far. Only ten minutes into my ride, I stopped just outside town
to fuel up. When it came time to get going again, the bike wouldn't start.
The battery was dead.
If you are going to have your battery die, one would think that the best
place is at a gas station...just make sure it's not a Portugese gas
station. There were no jumper cables to be found. The attendant suggested
I push start it, so back and forth I ran, the bike barely managing an
occasional cough. The attendant, a stocky man of about 22, had no more
success than I. Finally, I phoned up the rental shop, and they said they
would be right over. I was expecting someone to arrive with a new battery,
but instead, a man showed up by motorbike, and he too tried his luck at
push starting it. It took a good 10 minutes, with him pushing the bike up
and down a nearby hill, but he finally managed to start it. He then rode
it back and handed it back to me. I tried to argue that I should get a
different bike, or at least a new battery, but all he said was, "Don't
start it with the lights on."
With those feeble words of encouragement, I was off again. I had
already lost a fair bit of time, so I decided to only go as far as Sagres
that day. Sagres is the southwesternmost point of Portugal, and in fact
all of Europe. Between Lagos and Sagres are a string of small fishing
villages, connected together with small, sometimes dirt backroads. Seeing
as I was on an Enduro bike, I felt obligated to see how it handled on the
I arrived in Sagres just before sunset. There isn't really much in
Sagres; about the only thing of interest is a lighthouse perched on the
barren cape of Cabo de Sao Vicente. As the sun set and the sky lit up, I
saw my opportunity for a great photo; the silouette of a lone lighthouse
set against the fire red sky. I raced off to the point, trying to catch
the light at its peak. I was trying to line up the lighthouse so that it
lay just on the horizon with the sun directly behind, but everywhere I
stopped, things just didn't line up how I wanted them. I finally
calculated that the ideal vantage point was going to be of the road, on
the barren, brush covered bluff. The only way to get there was by a rocky,
rutted trail, and time was running out. In another minute, the sun would
be gone altogether and so would be my shot. An enduro bike, however, is
designed for just such harsh conditions. Its long travel suspension and
knobby tires just eat up rocks and ruts. In just a few hops, I was just
where I wanted to be.
I had no time to waste. I hopped off the bike and immediately began
setting up the tripod. As I was doing so, I kept hearing a trickling
sound, nearly like the sound of a small brook. Odd, I thought, since the
only water in sight was the ocean hundreds of feet below. Once I got back
to the bike, it all made sense; fuel was pouring out of the bike. The
fuel line had been severed from the ride.
I frantically whisked out my tiny flashlight and tried to assess the
damage. Hanging off the carburator were a tangle of three cut hoses, one
of which was continuing to empty my fuel tank. I couldn't make any sense
of it - if the fuel line had been cut, why would there be three ends of
hose? I made my best guess and removed one of the dry tubes from the carb,
replacing it with the gushing one. Just for laughs, I gave it a few cranks
to see if it would turn over, but with the battery on its last legs, I
didn't try for long.
I was stuck. I was a good kilometer off the main road, with only a
loose, rocky, rutted trail to get me back. Even if I could push the bike
through all that, I would still be 4 km away from the nearest gas station.
And the sun was long gone, and it was dark and cold.
Just then, a truck came bouncing along. It was an old Portugese
fisherman, returning from a day's fishing out on the point. I flagged him
down and gestured I needed help. I tried talking to him in English, but he
didn't understand. It wasn't until I thought of trying Spanish that we
managed to communicate. I had given up trying to talk to anyone in Spanish
- the Portugese seem to hate the Spanish and they get offended when you
address them in Spanish.
The fisherman offered to take me and the bike into town, but first we
had to get the bike on the truck. The rear wheel of the truck was on the
top of a large rut, so we had to lift the bike about 3 1/2 feet to get it
into the bed. As impressively strong as the fisherman was for an old man,
between the two of us, we couldn't do it. Just then another fisherman came
by on another motorcycle, and between the three of us, we managed to just
barely lift the bike up. The fisherman soon had it tied down tight, and we
were on our way into town.
We went to a service station, but we realized that it was Saturday
night, and nowhere was going to be open on Sunday. By this point, I was
half a day away from Lagos, and the rental shop wasn't going to be able to
just pop by. With no better option, we unloaded the bike at the service
station, and I walked to the nearest place that had rooms to rent. THere
was nothing I could do until the morning.
After a lazy start in the morning, I walked down to the bike to ponder
my options. Before calling the rental shop, I thought I would give the
bike one more look. I pride myself on being able to fix anything, and not
being able to figure out the fuel lines was really eating at me. I
eventually determined that one of the hoses must be a drain of some sort,
so I just removed one of the other hoses and connected it to the first. It
was the same thing I had done the night before, but this time, the bike
started immediately. I was on the road again.
I still had my heart set on Lisbon, so I started to make up time by
traveling on the highways. By late afternoon, I was within striking
distance of Lisbon. The weather, however, had taken a turn for the worse,
and by 4pm, it was pouring down rain. That, combined with the sheer number
of vehicles heading into the city, resultd in a monsterous backup reaching
for miles outside the city center. For two hours, I essentially walked the
bike, occassionally darting between the rows of stopped cars, all the while
trying to avoid stalling the bike at all costs.
Lisbon is a huge, sprawling city, and I arrived in the drenching rain
and dark of night. The face shield on my helmet was scratched and fogged,
making it difficult to make out anything other than blurry shapes, but it
was better than being pelted in the face when the shield was up. The
only guidebook I had covered all of Europe in one volume, and the map
it provided of Lisbon didn't even have the youth
hostel on it. So I just rode aimlessly around, hoping to find someone or
something that would point me in the right direction. Every few minutes,I
would stop, get off the bike, retreat to an awning out of the rain, and
pull out the compass to see where I was. In a complete stroke of luck, on
one of my stops, I was informed by a passerby that the youth hostel was
only a 1/2 block away. Minutes later, I was defrosting my body under a hot
Since I had been delayed so much getting to Lisbon, the next day I had
only a few hours to tour the highlights. The weather was strange; every
few minutes, the sun would burst out from the clouds, lighting up the white
buildings against the grey, bleak sky. With uncanny regularity, everytime
I would get on the motorcycle, the sun would disappear, and the skies would
start pouring rain. The moment I would get off, it would get sunny again.
It made for treacherous biking, with wet cobblestone streets and trolley
tracks, but it made for great photos. By early afternoon, I had to get
back on the road to Lagos. Technically, I didn't need to return the bike
until the next morning, but I was hoping to get to Lagos in time for one
more night on the town.
Lisbon lies on the north shore of Rio Tejo, so you have to cross a
bridge to get out of town. Getting to the bridge, however, was another
matter. I soon gained renewed appreciation for bicycle touring; when
you're bicycle touring and you get stuck on a road going the wrong
direction, you can always cheat and hop the center divider. In a
motorcycle, you're pretty much stuck following all the traffic rules, even
if doing so sends you to the wrong side of town.
Finally out of Lisbon, things only got worse. The road signs in Portugal
are atrocious, with none of the highways actually marked. Instead, they
simply state the name of either some tiny place I couldn't find on the map,
or Lisbon. It seemed that every option went to Lisbon, which was the one
option I didn't need. I eventually make it out of the suburbs of Lisbon,
to a city called Setubal; a city with apparently no exit. I rode from one
side to the next, eventually getting so confused that I had to backtrack
all the way back to where I had started two hours earlier. By that point,
the sun was setting, it was getting cold, and I was still only 60k or so
outside Lisbon. The only freeway I could find was a pay freeway which,
having been charged 1000 Escudos on the trip into Lisbon, I was trying to
avoid. I also wasn't looking forward to being run over by bad Portugese
drivers (they're known as Europe's worst) going 130 kph on wet roads at
night, but I was running out of time and desperately wanted to get moving.
THe problem with the toll roads, as I found out the hard way, was that once
you get on the onramp, you're committed. I followed the signs to the
freeway, but I was given only one choice, and that was Lisbon. It was 35km
later when I encountered a toll booth and was allowed to escape (I had to
pay, of course.) It had taken me almost 4 hours to get 40km outside Lisbon.
Another 20 minutes of riding around, and I eventually found an overpass
which got me to the other side of the freeeway, and to an onramp heading in
the correct direction.
By that point, it was clear that I wasn't going to make it all the way
back to Lagos than night, but I wanted to get as far as possible. I got
back onto the pay highway, put the bike in high gear, and started blasting
towards Lagos at 120 kph.
Somewhere along the way, I had to make a turnoff, and I was
understandably paranoid that I would miss it entirely. So, a few
kilometers short of the junction, I pulled over to consult the map.
Once convinced I knew exactly where to exit, I attempted to start the bike and
leave, but I was greeted with the sickly sound of a dead battery. I was
stuck on the side of a deserted highway, with no gas stations or even
phones for as far as I could see.
I decided to push start the bike. I knew it was humanly possible, so I
ran as fast as I could, the bike awkwardly bobbing back and forth with each
step. Each time I engaged the clutch, it would sputter and grind to a
halt. I repeated the exercise a few dozen times more until, if nothing
else, I was no longer cold. I realized that the only way I was going to
start the bike was if I ran faster, and the only way I could do that was to
run alongside the bike, then jump on as it started. Bad idea. Much to my
surprise, the bike started on my first attempt, but I was so caught off
guard that I didn't mount the bike successfully. The bike fell to the
ground, breaking a tail light and bashing my knee in the process.
After a few minutes quietly contemplating why I was doing all this
instead of sitting safely back at home reading the paper or something, I
eventually pulled myself together, got back on the bike, and managed to get
it started. For the next hour or so, everything went smoothly for a
change; I was making good progress towards Lagos. But with the way my day
had been going, I knew it wouldn't last long.
Indeed, a short while later, I flew by a sign pointing to Lagos. I
quickly turned around and headed in the direction indicated, but after a
while, it became more and more apparent that I had been led astray. I was
on a series of tiny backroads, which, while a pleasant alternative to the
chaos of the main highway, were anything but easy to navigate. I had to
stop every five minutes to consult the map. For the next two hours, I
didn't see a single car, hotel, or, more importantly, an open gas station.
I had somehow ended up in a natural park, which, while having beautiful
roads for riding, did not look promising for fuel. I had never ridden over
100 km on a single tank, but I was already over 140. With no other choice,
I kept riding, and through nothing short of a miracle, made it to a small
town that had a hotel. Cold, tired, and traumatized, I went straight to
When I went out to the bike in the morning, I was horrified; there was
the cable lock, melted all the way through the rear fender. Apparently,
the lock had slid back at some point during the previous night's ride and had
ended up directly behind the hot exhaust pipe.
At that point, I was just thankful that I had made it in one piece, so I
rode the bike, sputtering and coughing, to the gas station, filled up, and
rode the last 70 km to Lagos. I was fully expecting to get screwed when I
returned the bike, with a melted fender and broken tail light. Instead, they
looked at the fender and said, "It's not your fault, it's not my fault,"
and let me off only having to pay 3000$ (US$15) for a tail light.
I walked back to the hostel and began the long process of drying out. My
Portugese adventure was over.
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With such a crammed schedule due to the lockout, the Denver Nuggets have an advantage over many teams due to their depth. This impact is particularly true on the defensive end, where the Nuggets can utilize their athletic and deep rotation. In the opening quarter against the Lakers, the Nuggets defense caused numerous problems, as they forced five turnovers to jump out to a 23-22 lead.
Both teams utilized their talented big guys on the offensive end in the opening 12 minutes. In his first appearance this season, Andrew Bynum looked particularly impressive, netting a game-high 10 points in just nine minutes. However, Nene proved to be an anchor in the paint for the Nuggets, scoring seven points on 3/4 shooting from the field.
The Nuggets received an early boost from their bench, with Andre Miller and Al Harrington each scoring four points in limited minutes. Danilo Gallinari also scored four points in the opening quarter. Denver did an excellent job slowing down Kobe Bryant, who finished the first quarter scoreless.
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We do hope that you have been having a good look round our website, for we do have such a huge amount of information that you are going to find very informative if you are planning on moving to or simply visiting any part or area of Canada.
In the following guide we are going to be taking a look at the average cost of buying a car in Canada, keep in mind it will always be the model and type of car you wish to purchase and whether a new or second hand car and who is selling it that will ultimately determine just how much you end up paying of a car in Canada!
However, the average price of cars from the Volkswagen Group which includes cars that carry the badges of Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche is $39,203, and cards from General Motors which includes cars that carry the badges of Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet, GMC will cost on average $38,632.
You will also find cars from the Ford Motor which includes cars that carry the badges of Ford and Lincoln will cost on average $35,406, cars from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles which includes cars that carry the badges of Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram will cost on average $33,901.
If you are interested in buying a car from Toyota Motor which includes cars that carry the badges of Lexus, Scion and Toyota they will cost on average $30,463, and cars manufactured by Nissan North America which includes cars that carry the badges of Nissan and Infiniti will cost on average $27,767, up 2.4%.
A few other cars to consider buying include cars from American Honda which includes cars that carry the badges of Acura and Honda and they will cost on average $27,564, up 1.9%. But as mentioned above you should always shop around and compare prices as often many car dealerships will be prepared to haggle on the price of a new car sold by them!
There can be some value if you know where to look to buy a car in Canada, and as such first look up the specification of the car that you are thinking of buying, and then sp-end as much time as you require hunting around for the dealer that will give you the lowest price.
Also, keep in mind that it can often be the time that you look to buy a car in Canada that will make all of the difference in regards to the price, but always ensure the car is in good condition before you buy it and possibly take a mechanic with you if you are buying a second hand car!
Frequently Asked Questions
There is no getting away from the fact that the cost of cars in Canada will fluctuate depending on of course just how swamped the market can be, and the art of buying a car is of course getting the lowest price for the best car currently for sale.
The following section will answer many questions relating to both living in Canada and also the rules of the road in Canada and as such if you do have any additional questions about Canada in general then please do read on as you may just find the answers you are looking for!
Where Will I Find Lots of Cars for Sale?
Local car dealers and also people looking to sell their cars locally can give you the best deals. We would therefore suggest that you take a look at the Le Journal de Montréal newspaper as by doing so you will find thanks to the very large circulation of that particular newspaper you can often find some excellent bargains to be had, and that is exactly what you should be always looking for of course!
Where are the Cheapest Places to Buy Cars in Canada?
It will often be in some of the less busy towns and cities where you can haggle out the best deals in regard sot the price you pay for a vehicle. As such you will be much better off looking at places that have a much lower population, and with that in mind a few places that are worth considering include North Vancouver, Welland, North Bay, Belleville and of course Mirabel as each of them have very a low number of people living there.
What is the Best Ways to Pay for a New Car?
You can of course pay with cash when you are buying a car or get a car loan and it is at a bank you will usually get the best and lowest interest rates. One of the biggest banks in Canada that you may be interested in using is the Bank of Montreal, once you do move to Canada you should be able to open up an account at your local branch fairly easily, however you will of course need to take all of the usual identification documents to prove your identity when opening up such an account.
What Else Should I Know About Canada?
There are lots of additional guides and articles that we just know you are going to find very interesting dotted around our website, and one that may just be of interest to you is our Where do Canadians Go on Holiday article which we invite you to read through.
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A recent D23 event shed more light onto the ongoing Fantasyland expansion at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. The creative director of the expansion, Chris Beatty of Disney Imagineering, was on hand to divulge some details.
First off, there will be a new wall to separate Cinderella's Castle from Fantasyland. The wall, which will be situated where the current Dumbo ride is, will look "old" and "like it's always been there" according to Beatty.
To help celebrate its 40th anniversary in style, Walt Disney World has teamed up with artists for some commemorative, magical and unique artwork. SHAG is one of those artists who has created a signature piece for Disney that captures the essence of Disney's opening back in 1971.
Epcot was born of a desire to bring together people and cultures from across the globe. Conceived as an experimental community where differences would be celebrated, as people lived and worked together and learned that we are really all the same. While many people today simply make their way around World Showcase for the food and wine, those who delve deeper into the pavilions will discover a series of small galleries continue to celebrate the diverse cultural arts and crafts unique to each region.
Nestled just inside the door of Mexico's Great Pyramid, sits a charming little gallery space that is home to a rotating collection of authentic Mexican Art and Artifacts. Currently guests will find a colorful exhibit titled 'Remember Me!' La Celebracion del Dia de Muertos
One of the most beautiful and delightful parts of the Mexican Pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot has got to be "Animales Fantasticos." Located in the entrance hall of the Temple building, guests can't help but linger in the Gallery of Mexican Folk Art. This the collection of colorful Oaxacan woodcarvings, is both an enchanting display of skilled craftsmanship and a wonderful idea for a souvenir or gift for someone back home.
Mexico! When I think of Mexico I think of the Food, the Music, and the Tequila. All of these things can make for a fantastic night at Epcot's Mexico Pavilion in the World Showcase. Situated on the left hand side at the beginning of the promenade, the Mexico Pavilion beckons you for fun more than romance, but it still makes for a fantastic destination for your Disney Date Night.
Come with us on a photo tour of the terracotta soldiers at Epcot's China pavilion!
Let us take a trip to Africa with a look at the beautiful art gallery at the Morocco pavilion at Epcot!
We're taking a peek inside the Mexico pavilion at Epcot, looking at the "Animales Fantasticos" of Oaxaca.


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This journal is made with A ladies diary from Graphic 45 and In this 3. part we are going to start making the 1.thread binding page with pockets.
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In response to the question - how much training is the right amount of training - by far the most important training is what I call "The Osmosis Factor." Your customers learn a tremendous amount about the business through osmosis - through their experience as a customer and you as their consultant. In fact Renee, that becomes a part of the fabric of their being as a future consultant. Your consultants will do naturally what they saw and experienced you doing. In other words, you won't have to work so hard at teaching it.
Piece of cake. Call those customers who you met a year or years ago and say something like the following (I'm going to act like I'm the Pampered Chef consultant, and I want you to pretend that you are the customer. How would you feel, how would you respond?)
Imagine your phone ringing.
Ring Ring.
You: Hello.
Dear Tammy,
My difficult challenge right now…is that I have become a direct selling coach, mentor, trainer junkie.
I'm subscribed to 5 regularly and 4 or 5 others sporadically. The result is that I never complete or implement an entire program from one coach before another e-mail comes offering me the exact thing I need right now. I'm left with new things to work on without ever completing a program from one trainer. Who knows the very next things I hear about maybe the one thing I am missing in my business...
You probably remember the story about the little train engine that could from your childhood days - even though the mountain ahead was bigger than he thought he could tackle, the little engine kept saying, "I think I can, I think I can" until he got to the top of the mountain.
Imagine being at your company's national conference when someone from the stage announces that right now you have the opportunity to promise how much you are going to sell and how many people you are going to recruit in the next six months, and that you can come up to the stage and promise those results to everyone in the audience!
Are you excited to run up to the stage and make those promises in front of everyone there?
Let's say that you are (Hey, a little imagination never hurt anyone!).
If you want your team to grow exponentially, you must create an environment that supports and encourages exponential growth.
What if everyday you called your prospects as soon as you thought about doing so?
What if you could stay completely focused on contacting your prospects because you knew you could create ongoing value simply by contacting your prospects on the telephone?
Although you probably visualize calling prospect after prospect, you might also listen to a nagging little voice that always suggests waiting until later to call.
Listening to that little voice always keeps you waiting — waiting for the right time to call your prospects.
I am embarrassed to admit how many times I have gone through an entire day without ever acknowledging just how amazing it is that my heart keeps beating and that my lungs keep breathing without me ever having to think about causing that to happen. In other words, I forget to be grateful.
No matter what your current desire in your business might be - whether it is to soar to the top of your company or to just get your own products free, to earn your company's car program and drive a Mercedes or to simply earn enough money each month to make your family's car payment, whatever your desire might be - gratitude and trust can cause your dreams to manifest in seemingly effortless ways.
Maybe like me, you have noticed how little time you spend worrying whether or not the sun will rise or whether or not the seasons will change. Indeed it is not uncommon to take for granted some of the most magnificent things that happen everyday - like the way our bodies digest food, the way we continue to breathe while we are sleeping, and the way our bodies know how to heal all manner of wounds and ailments. Amazing things are not only taking place in the outside world everyday, but also within our own experience.
The biggest barrier in the way of you experiencing yourself as powerful is the critic in your own head. That internal voice is full of reasons why you cannot do this, why you should not do that, why someone else is to blame, etc.
Examples can be incredibly useful, so let's go ahead and take a look at an example salesperson. We'll call her Miss Leading. Now Miss Leading really wants to dramatically increase her business in the next few months because she wants to let go of the part-time job she has at the grocery store so she can have more time with her family and call her own hours.
Today while working Miss Leading ends up talking to three other employees, two of which mention that they are tired of working so hard at the store but they desperately need the money. It turns out that they all have a good time talking, and they end up exchanging cell phone numbers with one another.


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The Board is excited with the progress that has been made towards identifying critical areas that define the purpose of Douglas County schools.
Sometimes referred to as "end statements" or Board of Education Goals, these include: 1) Academic Excellence; 2) Outstanding Educators; 3) Positive Climate and Culture; 4) Collaborative Relations with Parents and Community; and 5) Financial Well-Being.
On Tuesday, March 20, the board considered its proposal of successful indicators for Academic Excellence (please see below). Prior to the meeting, the community was invited to provide feedback on that proposal. Based on feedback received, edits were made and the below indicators were approved.
In subsequent Board meetings, we will continue to define indicators of success within each of these aforementioned areas, and will continue to ask for your feedback. Thank you for partnering with us to make DCSD an amazing place to work and to learn.
David Ray, Board President
A. All students have equitable access to a Douglas County public school that promotes growth in their cognitive, physical, social and emotional needs and builds on their strengths.
B. Academic expectations are clearly articulated and supported with an appropriate curriculum that includes content, scope and sequence.
C. Every student has equitable opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills that will ensure performance at his/her highest individual potential.
D. A diverse set of educational options are provided which enables students to pursue different post secondary options (e.g. college, career and technology education, independent living, military or direct entrance into the workforce).
E. Students graduate with acquired content and cultural knowledge, workforce readiness, interpersonal skills, civic responsibility, global awareness, independent living and an understanding of the essentials for health and wellness.


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Retirement Plans
We'll work with you to design a retirement plan that best fits the needs of your company, your employees and you personally.
We offer several retirement plan options worth your consideration:
- 401(k) Plan
- Cash Balance Plan
- 403(b) or 457 Plan
- Simple
- IRAs
Whichever you choose, you can be sure a 1st Source retirement plan is designed to fit your specific needs.
Your Future is Our Business
Please note that the retirement plans we offer are not deposits or obligations of the financial institution, are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government, and are not guaranteed by the financial institution.


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We had a big, sunny weekend outside (after many weekends outside) that culminated in Andy exhaling as he fell into the grass, "Holy shit the fence is done."
Our fence was a big project that began with months of research and brainstorming and, mostly, standing in our yard staring at the melting snow and then thawing earth while tossing ideas back and forth. We needed a fence for our dog, kids and garden. But! For decades, our property has been the neighborhood pathway to the public space behind our home and we wanted to honor that tradition. Also, the fact that our land spills into the vast, undeveloped mountain is its best asset so we didn't want to just fence it shut.
The result of all this planning, consulting with local government, material shopping, digging nearly 90 feet of holes and heaving wood and metal together is one helluva beautiful fence that keeps our edible garden safe, allows neighborhood access and highlights the lovely free movement from our backyard to wilderness. We did it! Er, rather, Andy did it! And I took pictures, made gin and tonics and consistently came up with really good ideas and funny jokes!
My man's fabulous attention to detail blows me away. Every single aspect of our fence is completely, thoughtfully perfect.
He might look a little concentrated grumpy here. He probably was. I had my best encouraging spouse cheer going, which includes food, coffee and aforementioned jokes and gin.
Our guiding criteria:
1. Bored by six-foot cedar privacy fences, we wanted something artful, unique and clean.
Our fence is framed (on both sides) corrugated metal on the north side:
interior side of the north facing fence
We planted raspberries along this side of fence.
The east side is framed on the back with the height stepped into the hillside. The north 3/4 is corrugated metal, the back 1/4 is a beautiful cedar rain wall.
FAQ: WTF is a rain wall?!
I am so glad you asked! I hadn't a clue. But Andy called it a rain wall and I liked it so that's what I called it. Here's what it is, according to my in-depth interweb research: Also called a rainscreen, a rain wall is the exterior weather-facing surface (like siding on a home) that stands off from the moisture-resistant surface of the structural backup wall (like the plywoody wall under the home siding). In a rainscreen, the air gap allows the circulation of air, removes condensation and helps direct water away from the dry insulation where it otherwise might cause problems such as mold formation and water leakage. It's more popular in the Pacific Northwest US and other areas where moisture gets all up in building structures.
So, this here horizontally slatted fence is compositionally, visually like a rain wall and yet functions just like a plain ol' fence. We chose it for beauty, interest and trellis function.
2. Use reclaimed materials.
Andy has LONG dreamed of a fence constructed from graffitied railroad car sections. He's been talking about it for years. We didn't find any (oh yes, we looked and looked). Instead, we settled on salvaged corrugated metal which interestingly satisfies a bit of the graffiti curiosity: it's endlessly fun to study and changes with the light; it's vibrant, intriguing and fun.
We bought all of our corrugated metal from Heritage Timber
The daily continuum of cast shadows is my favorite surprise.
The front gate is six feet wide, to easily allow for passage of bikes, sleds, wheelbarrows and large herds of children.
3. Create a private nook but an overall open feel.
This was our mental hangup. Out house sits in the middle of the property but the west side is surrounded by 14 giant trees. In answer to your questions about how it is all situated (sincerely, I haven't meant to be so cryptic!):
I am standing on the hill, facing north (more about: fort, coop)
The east side is where the edible plot would surely be, where the fence would surely be but how to keep that wide open runway that made us flip over this place? We use this area a lot and didn't want complete enclosure.
before any of this
Here, I am standing up near the front door of our house, which is on the west side; the fence angles back into the corner of our house so we can exit our front door and peel out up the hill:
in the middle of fence construction
4. Enclose an area for Alice and the kids to hang, a bear-proof area for trash and compost.
5. Form a giant, sunny, critter-proof garden plot.
You'll notice in the above pic, we had 6′ fencing all around. The photo below shows we chose to lower the interior north facing portion. We did this to minimize fence vision, to reuse existing fencing material and because it isn't necessary to have a deer proof fence here (it's inside the tall fence).
The other two sides of the garden fence are 6′ welded wire. We wanted to do 8′ (I've seen deer jump 6′) but the permitting was bananas. So we are trying out 6 and plan to install flags on the posts. We'll go up if we need to. So far though, no deer jumping. And they hang out in our yard every day. And this reminds me of a deer fencing study I just heard about where the most effective deer fencing is two 3′ fences, 2′ apart?! Apparently, deer won't jump it. Wish I could share some sort of link with you…anyone know about this? Hmm, I'll hunt for it and let you know.
Andy regularly used a compression strap to make the garden fencing straight and taut like the most perfect spreadsheet I've ever seen.
6. Maintain a path for the public to access the sledding hill.
This photo from September 2011 | Ruby stands where my garden plot now is. We cut that tree down which was a choice made after consulting with an arborist.
I think a good fence is like a good room arrangement or a good wall paint color: it showcases, rather than distracts. It's not so much about blocking or dividing as it is about defining, framing and highlighting. A good fence is a blissful union of form and function.
We are so excited about our new front yard sculpture from artist Nathan Tonning.
Our renter of the last six months whom we adore (the tenant in the home we bought…I know it's confusing and I'll tell the story soon), pointed out that, from the right angle all you can read is Zen Hen.


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Price Tag
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God. – Psalm 36:7
While shopping at the mall for basketball shorts for my daughter, I searched first for the price tags before I presented the different colors and styles to her. After we had checked out with our sale items, she turned to me and said, "I hope one day I'm rich enough that I don't have to look at price tags. Then I can just buy anything I want."
I was speechless (an infrequent event for my family). Since that day at the mall, I've been thinking a lot about price tags.
Today, I was reminded of a Bible Study I taught many years ago on JOY. During the opening session, I asked the women to fill in the blank of this sentence with the first word that popped into their minds. You try it!
I am _________________.
What was the first word you thought of? Interestingly enough, when I asked the participants to anonymously write down their answer on a slip of paper and toss it in a basket, almost 90% of them wrote the same word. Any guess what it was?
It was "Fat." I understood, but was shocked. We weren't at Weight Watchers, we were at church. Why weren't their words Christian words like beloved, saved, comforted, helped, or joyful?
One reason could be that all of us spend most of our waking hours being bombarded with messages to be someone or something we are not. Magazines airbrush skinny models. The fashion industry continues to shrink bathing suits and tank tops. And cosmetic surgery is on the rise, with Americans spending more than 13.5 billion dollars last year to reshape their bodies.
Wow, that's a huge price tag! I wonder what God thinks of all this?
I'll tell you what I finally told my daughter at lunch that day at the mall. While looking into her young eyes I said, "You are priceless to God".
How often do we see ourselves from God's perspective? Like John, one of Jesus' disciples and closest friends, we too should call ourselves beloved by Jesus.
In the King James Version of the Bible, God's refers to His children as "beloved" one hundred and six times. Over and over again, God calls you "His beloved." You were bought at a price (1 Cor. 6:20). If God placed a price tag on you it would read: PRICELESS.
The Power of Giving God Thanks Will Ignite Your Faith and Change Your World!
Thank You for Being a part of the 3 O'Clock Wake Up Movement


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There are usually a number of different soil layers underneath a house. Foundation settlement and house movement can occur when one of these soil layers can't support the weight of the home.
Have you noticed cracks in your foundation walls, uneven floors, or sticking windows in your home? If these sound like problems you've experienced, you may have a sinking or settling foundation.
At Atlantic Basement Systems, we fix foundation settlement issues by installing steel foundation piers. These piers will extend beneath the foundation, contacting strong supporting soils that will permanently stabilize your structure.
Atlantic Basement Systems are your local experts for all types of foundation repair. Call us for a free foundation inspection and foundation settlement repair quote today! We serve Orleans, Nepean, Ottawa and many nearby areas in Ontario.
Signs of a settling foundation can be very subtle at first -- many homeowners can go months or even years before noticing a crack in their foundation. The long-term damage from foundation settlement, however, is ongoing and will lead to more severe foundation problems.
Stair-Step Cracking
Stair-step cracking is very common in brick and concrete block walls and is a sure sign of foundation settlement. As the settlement house movement continues, vertical cracks may widen or become uneven as wall sections tilt away from each other, indicating more severe displacement.
Keep an eye out for cracks that are wider at the top than at the bottom, as this is a sign of advancing settlement.
Damaged Doors & Windows
An opening cut in any wall is a weak point, so signs of foundation settlement and house movement often show up around door and window openings.
Doors and windows frames may be racked out of square, cracks may extend from the corners above doors and windows, and doors may separate from the framing or exterior finish. Other signs of foundation settlement include sticking or jamming doors and windows, and locks that stop working.
More information about sticking windows and doors.
Drywall Cracks
Cracks in drywall throughout the house are reliable indicators of foundation settlement. Cracks will often be larger and more obvious in the home's upper levels.
Typical drywall cracks during foundation settlement are commonly located at the corners of doors and windows and along drywall seams. Drywall tape can also be a good indicator, especially if it's ripping or coming loose. Drywall cracks can also be a sign of sinking crawl space supports, sinking floors, and heaving floors.
Push piers connect the foundation to strong, stable soil or bedrock. Foundation piers attach to the base of the foundation with special brackets and extend through settling and unstable soil layers, transferring the weight of your home to competent soils.
Foundation push piers are straight, steel piers that attach to your foundation and extend far below the structure to strong supporting soils. During the installation, a section of the foundation footing is exposed and cut to attach to each pier's bracket. This is possible year-round from either inside or outside of your foundation or structure.
Foundation brackets are secured to the footing, and tubular pier sections are hydraulically driven through each bracket. Pier sections continue to be driven downwards until the piers meet competent strata that can bear the weight of your home without compression.
When all push piers have been installed, they will work in unison to transfer the weight of the structure to the strong soils or bedrock below. If possible, the home is also lifted back to its original, level position.
More about installing foundation push piers.
Read about our push pier system.
Like all home improvements and repairs, some foundation repair methods work better than others. Based on our experiences throughout Ontario, here are three "fixes" that we do NOT recommend:
At Atlantic Basement Systems, we can identify and repair any issue you may be having with settling, sinking foundations, and settlement house movement. We have a wide variety of solutions for foundation repair that have been tested and proven effective throughout the United States and Canada through the Foundation Supportworks network of foundation contractors.
Each of our solutions starts with a free, written foundation repair quote, and includes a personal consultation with a foundation expert, an in-person inspection, and a free copy of our 90-page foundation repair book. To schedule an appointment with one of our specialists, call or e-mail us today! We proudly serve Nepean, Ottawa, Orleans, Brockville, Renfrew, Gloucester, Smiths Falls, Carleton Place, Vanier, Kanata, and nearby.


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The Cincinnati Reds are at an interesting crossroads regarding their roster construction for the 2023 season. Ranked as the 4th best system by MLB Pipeline, the Reds have a unique combination of both high-floor and high-ceiling prospects, as well as tons of depth, that makes their system strong. A litany of prospects are slated to […]Read More


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At 60-years-old, American Mark O'Meara was teeing it up for the final time at The Open Championship. And the 1998 winner at Royal Birkdale finished in glorious style.
Following an opening-round 81, the two-time major champion closed out his British Open career with an impressive even-par 70.
After his final putt, O'Meara walked off the 18th to a thunderous applause. As he made his way to the scorer's tent for the final time, O'Meara stopped to speak to Martin Slumbers, the chief executive of the R&A.
The winner of the 127th Open title was overcome with emotions, and simply said, "it's the greatest championship… the greatest walk. Thanks for making it special."
"It's the greatest" – @omearagolf reflects on his final Open Championship. #TheOpen. pic.twitter.com/foK1no3JKO
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 21, 2017
Thanks for the memories, Mark!


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One of my biggest pet peeves as a Linux sysadmin is when I see users, or even other sysadmins using
kill -9 on the first attempt to terminate a process. The reason this bugs me so much is because it shows either a lack of understanding of the
kill command or just plain laziness. Rather than going on a long rant about why this is bad, I wanted to write an article about the
kill command and how signal works in Linux.
Using the kill command
In Linux and Unix when you want to stop a running process you can use the
kill command via the command line interface. The
kill command in it's most basic form is pretty simple to work with, if you want to terminate a process you simply need to know the processes id number.
Finding the PID of a running process
To find the process id or PID of a running process we will use the
ps command. This command will list running processes and some information about those processes. The
ps command has many options and many methods of showing processes; I could dedicate an article just to
ps. For this example, I am just going to use the
ps command with the
-C flag, this flag can be used to lookup a process by the name of the command thats being run.
# ps -C <command>
# ps -C nginx
566 ? 00:00:00 nginx
567 ? 00:00:00 nginx
568 ? 00:00:06 nginx
570 ? 00:00:06 nginx
571 ? 00:00:06 nginx
In the above example I am using the
ps command to search for nginx processes. If you look at the output you will see that the PID for each process is listed in the first column. We will use these numbers to kill the nginx processes.
Killing a process with kill
Now that we have found the PID of the process we want to stop, we can use the
kill command to terminate the process.
# kill <pid>
root@blog:/# ps -C nginx
566 ? 00:00:00 nginx
567 ? 00:00:00 nginx
568 ? 00:00:08 nginx
570 ? 00:00:09 nginx
571 ? 00:00:08 nginx
root@blog:/# kill 571
root@blog:/# ps -C nginx
566 ? 00:00:00 nginx
567 ? 00:00:00 nginx
568 ? 00:00:08 nginx
570 ? 00:00:09 nginx
8347 ? 00:00:00 nginx
As you can see in the example by running kill with the 571 PID it stopped the nginx process with a process id of 571. Now it is good to note that another nginx process took the place of the process I killed, this is because I killed a worker process for nginx. In order to stop nginx completely I would need to kill the master nginx process.
Using signals with kill
A somewhat common (though if it happens to you a lot, than that may be sign that something is wrong) issue is when you run
kill <pid> on a process and the process does not terminate. This can happen for many reasons but what can you do in those scenarios? Well a common response is to use the
kill command with the
-9 flag.
root@blog:/# ps -C nginx
566 ? 00:00:00 nginx
567 ? 00:00:00 nginx
568 ? 00:00:09 nginx
570 ? 00:00:09 nginx
8347 ? 00:00:00 nginx
root@blog:/# kill -9 570
root@blog:/# ps -C nginx
566 ? 00:00:00 nginx
567 ? 00:00:00 nginx
568 ? 00:00:09 nginx
8347 ? 00:00:00 nginx
8564 ? 00:00:00 nginx
So why does
-9 work? Well when the
kill command is run it is actually sending a singal to the process. By default the
kill command will send a
SIGTERM signal to the specified process.
SIGTERM signal tells the process that it should perform it's shutdown proceedures to terminate the process cleanly by closing all log files, connections, etc. The below example is a excerpt of a python application, this snippet of code enables the python application to capture the
SIGTERM signal and perform the actions in the
killhandle function.
Signal handling in Python:
def killhandle(signum, frame):
''' This will close connections cleanly '''
line = "SIGTERM detected, shutting down"
syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, line)
signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, killhandle)
In the above code example the process is able to close both it's database connection and connection to rsyslog cleanly before exiting. In general it is a good idea for applications to close open file handles and external connections during shutdown, however sometimes these processes can either take a long time or due to other issues not happen at all. Leaving the process in a state where it is not correctly running but also not terminated.
When a process is in a limbo state it is reasonable to send the process the
SIGKILL signal, which can be invoked by running the
kill command with the
-9 flag. Unlike
SIGTERM the
SIGKILL signal cannot be captured by the process and thus it cannot be ignored. The
SIGKILL signal is handled outside of the process completely, and is used to stop the process immediately. The problem with using
SIGKILL is that it does not allow an application to close its open files or database connections cleanly and over time could cause other issues; therefor it is generally better to reserve the
SIGKILL signal as a last resort.
Signal Numbers and Dispositions
Each signal has a numeric Value and an Action associated to it, the numeric values can be used with commands such as
kill to define which signal is sent to the process. Each signal also has an "action" or "disposition" associated with it which defines what type of action this signal should invoke.
Signal Actions
While there are several actions for the various signals on a Linux system, I want to highlight the below as they are the most commonly used signals from a process termination perspective.
- Term - This action is used to signal that the process should terminate
- Core - This action is used to signal that the process should core dump and then terminate
Common Signals
Below is a list of a few common signals, the numeric value of that signal, the action that is associated with it and how to send that signal to a process. This list, while not complete, should cover general usage of the
kill command.
SIGHUP - 1 - Term
- The
SIGHUPsignal is commonly used to tell a process to shutdown and restart, this signal can be caught and ignored by a process.
# kill -1 <pid>
# kill -HUP <pid>
# kill -SIGHUP <pid>
SIGINT - 2 - Term
- The
SIGINTsignal is commonly used when a user presses
ctrl+con the keyboard.
# kill -2 <pid>
# kill -INT
# kill -SIGINT
SIGQUIT - 3 - Core
- The
SIGQUITsignal is useful for stopping a process and telling it to create a core dump file. The core file can be useful for debugging applications but keep in mind your system needs to be setup to allow the creation of core files.
# kill -3 <pid>
# kill -QUIT <pid>
# kill -SIGQUIT <pid>
SIGKILL - 9 - Term
- The
SIGKILLsignal cannot be ignored by a process and the termination is handled outside of the process itself. This signal is useful for when an application has stopped responding or will not terminate after being given the
SIGTERMcommand. This signal should stop more processes however there are exceptions, such as zombie processes.
# kill -9 <pid>
# kill -KILL <pid>
# kill -SIGKILL <pid>
SIGSEGV - 11 - Core
- The
SIGSEGVsignal is generally sent to a process by the kernel when the process is misbehaving, it is used when there is an "Invalid memory reference" and you may commonly see a message such as
segmentation faultin log files or via
strace. You can also technically call this signal with
killas well; however it is mainly useful for creating core dump files, which can also be performed by using the
# kill -11 <pid>
# kill -SEGV <pid>
# kill -SIGSEGV <pid>
SIGTERM - 15 - Term
- The
SIGTERMsignal is the default signal sent when invoking the kill command. This tells the process to shutdown and is generally accepted as the signal to use when shutting down cleanly. Technically this signal can be ignored, however that is considered a bad practice and is generally avoided.
# kill <pid>
# kill -15 <pid>
# kill -TERM <pid>
# kill -SIGTERM <pid>
It is a good idea for any sysadmin to get familiar with how signal works (
man 7 signal) and what each signal really means, but if you are looking for the TL;DR version. Don't run
kill -9 unless you really have to. If the process isn't stopping right away give it a bit more time, or try to find out if the process is waiting on a child process to finish before running
kill -9.


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Vintage Carwen
Regular price
LOEWE, made in Spain, vintage 90's Plaza bag in dark gray-blue leather, rigid structure oval-shaped, double handle, small flap that closes the bag with a hidden magnetic snap, embossed logo on the front, and with details of seams seen. Interior lined in beige leather with two pockets. Excellent condition, with multiple scratches on the outer skin on both sides, see images. It is delivered with dust bag. It's simply wonderful.


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What Kinds of Sea Creatures Live in a Tropical Ocean?
From the tiny barnacle to the giant hammerhead shark, tropical oceans are home to a wide array of sea creatures. The species in the world's tropical oceans also run the gamut in terms of threat level, from the harmless clownfish to the stinging porcupinefish.
Coral Reef
Coral reefs are home to literally thousands of different sea creatures. Among them is the 2.25-inch clown anemonefish of the western and central Pacific Ocean which actually lives inside another reef organism, the anemone. Despite the anemone's stinging tentacles, clown anemonefish are immune and use the anemone as a safe place to live and lay eggs. Barnacles are also well-known inhabitants of the reef. They have antennae they attach to rocks and coral, leaving 12 legs to filter organisms from the salty water and ingest for food.
Blue Marlin
Found globally in tropical and temperate oceans, the blue marlin weighs an average of 400 lbs. and measures in at an average length of 12.5 feet. It uses its long, pointed snout to stun schools of fish and squid for its meals. Blue marlins are quick, their streamlined bodies helping them move through the water fast. Every winter throngs of marlin venture from their homes in tropical oceans globally, migrating to the equator.
Great Barracuda
Found worldwide, especially in the Caribbean and western Atlantic Ocean, the great barracuda grows an average of 6 feet in length. It is known for its long, slender body, pointed head and a jaw that seems to jut out like an underbite. One of the ocean's predators, barracudas have been known to attack humans on rare occasions. They are usually found alone, only with appearing other great barracudas during spawning season.
Living on a diet of shellfish and coming it at an average 35.75 inches long is the porcupinefish of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans. These creatures are related to the pufferfish, which is seen in its ability to inflate its spine-covered body as its main line of defense. A slow-moving fish, it has no pelvic fins, only using its small dorsal and anal fins to get around. Its two, fused teeth make it seem as though the porcupinefish has a beak; it uses these teeth to crush its diet of crabs, mollusks and sea urchins.
Smooth Hammerhead
The easily recognizable smooth hammerhead shark, with its flattened, side head projections, is a native to the tropical areas of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. It grows to an average 14 feet in length and is one of 10 species of hammerhead. Not only are hammerhead eyes on the outer edges of their elongated heads, but their nostrils are far apart as well, possibly helping with sensory abilities or maneuverability. While the smooth hammerhead mainly dines on rays, they have also attacked humans on occasion.
Green Turtle
The green sea turtle dines mainly on seaweed. It can grow to be up to 4 feet in length and lives in areas across the globe that never fall below 68 degrees F. The only time these turtles come to land is to sleep and lay eggs, as well as bask in the sun on occasion. Exploited for their meat, skin and eggs, the green turtle is an endangered species.
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In my about blurb I describe this little life of ours as "chaos with consistency". In the last few days our family has had all of it.
We are grieving the loss of a remarkable man, Clyde Embrey, who left us yesterday, at the age of 83. He was a step father, a huge hug, a dear friend, a cheering squad. He was the only man I'll ever say I helped re-shingle a roof with, because I knew it would be fun. He was a twenty dollar bill stuffed in your hands every time you got back on the bus for wherever home was, with the words, "You'll need this babe." He was the biggest exaggerated wink, wink after he told a ridiculous joke.
He danced a mean Santa every December, surrounded by hundreds of elves, angels and all things Santa land that defined coming home to Virginia each Christmas. Sammy's biggest memory of him is Clyde and the two automatic dancing Santas on the mantle all doing the Jingle Jangle in an exaggerated figure eight. I can still hear Sam's laughter and Clyde's making that music mean something to me again.
He embraced every incarnation of my persona I walked in his door with from age 16 to today. I could shave my head, quit my job, start a new one, have a girlfriend, or a fiance, be a single mother, or a hot shot New Yorker, and it was all "Hey Babe. Come here, let me show you something…" Clyde entered into my life when the word chaos was my first and last name. He brought laughter to our then dense fog of serious. He loved on all of us unconditionally. He taught my mom how to laugh out loud again. He gave us all room to land where we were, because he had provided us with a solid foundation of love, warmth, and can do.
I am releasing sorrow's hold as I can, and imagining his sweet and well awaited journey to all the laughter that awaits him. I am celebrating all the steady joy he brought to our family's lives for twenty-five plus years. I am sending so much love to his family. They have so much to celebrate.
In the same largess of love and celebration, I have been packing my bags and Sam's for a whirlwind tour to New Mexico to celebrate the birth of my father eighty years ago this week. Talk about an occasion to find joy in! Marcel and Shrek will be here playing music, eating banana splits, and wrecking the joint or so I am told. Sammy and I have not had a solo adventure since pre-Marcel. Knowing that all of my siblings will be there to hug on, and toast with is really helping me to do this entire dance in the same breath.
On my 30th birthday, Clyde wrote to me a reminder that when I used to sleep late as a teenager he would say really loud, before I was truly awake; "Katie! Seize the day! It's not too late. Don't let the day seize you."