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Sr Manager of Technical Services at Matanuska Electric Association, In
Palmer, AK
About the Job
Sr Manager of Technical Services (Full Time)
Location: MEA
POSTING DATE: Thursday, December 27, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled
SALARY: Midpoint $145,345, DOE
HOURS OF WORK:8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WORK LOCATION:Palmer
UNION REPRESENTATION: None
DIVISION: Engineering
FLSA CLASSIFICATION:Exempt
This position is at a senior manager level reporting to the Division Director and, as such, is responsible for managing the technical services of Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. (MEA).Responsibilities include oversight of the functional areas of , substation maintenance, metering, communications, relaying and SCADA.The position will also assist with the development of substation designs and commissioning.
1.Promotes a safety culture in which safety is a value.This culture is based on joint and individual engagement, ownership, and accountability regarding job safety and responsibility to perform work safely and adhere to safe work practices.
2.Performs the essential functions of the position in a safe and efficient manner.
3.Hires, trains, leads, informs, and motivates the Association's Technical Services employees.Selects, evaluates, encourages, coaches, and disciplines directly reporting employees.Establishes department goals and maintains performance measures of goal attainment.
4.Efficiently manages technical services development and project initiatives and deliveries, including serving as the primary oversight for project issues, creating cross-functional teams and adhering to high communication and professional standards while managing project timelines and deliverables.
5.Provides program management across technical services to organize and execute construction and maintenance projects and systems solutions that meet member and system requirements, while maintaining consistency with established processes, timeline and budget to reduce the Association's risk.
6.Creates regular status reports summarizing status of projects including financials, risks, mitigations, contingencies and impact to revenue and presents summaries and analysis to executive management.
7.Works closely with the Senior Manager of Engineering; the Senior Manager of Operations; and the Information Technology team; as well as project teams to deliver successful on-time implementations.
8.Oversees the planning, design, construction and maintenance of the Association's electrical substations associated with the transmission, distribution, protection and control of electricity.
9.Oversees development of high voltage relay settings, protection philosophies, and set point calculation sheets.
10.Submits O&M and Capital budgets for approval. Maintains approved O&M and Capital budgets for Substations, Relaying, Metering and SCADA.
11.Oversees schedules for maintenance, installation and rebuilds of protection, communication, and SCADA systems.
12.Oversees and evaluates bid awards for contractor and professional consulting services to accomplish maintenance, installation, and rebuilds for areas of responsibility.
13.Monitors and supports substation operations to ensure that cost and reliability meets all regulatory and industry standards, and member expectations.
14.Analyzes reports from data obtained from AMI system and SCADA system to help ensure proper transformer loading, phase balancing on feeder circuits and volt/VAR to reduce electric line losses and increase grid efficiency.
15.Monitors and supports electric metering function to include meter site installations and verifications.Assures annual records of all CT metered member's tests and verifications are documented and archived by department personnel.
16.Analyzes power supply and delivery cost and strategies that might assist the Chief Financial Officer in the development of rates and structures.
17.Analyzes information and statistical data to monitor and evaluate electric system operations.
18.Oversees design of and works with Operations on construction of the following activities:
a.Routine transmission and substation additions and improvements for supply voltages between 115 kV and 230 kV.
b.Routine transmission system protection projects.
19.Budgets and allocates personnel and equipment resources to achieve Technical Services goals, policies, and procedures.
20.Participates in short- and long-range planning within the Power Delivery group.
21.Provides technical expertise to the General Manager, Director of Power Delivery, Senior Manager of Engineering and Senior Manager of Operations on complex jobs.
22.Works with all departments in the Association, keeping the objectives of the Association in mind.
23.Informs, persuades, and/or answers questions raised by the membership, the general public, various governmental agencies and industry groups, and other Association departments about activities within the Technical Services Department.
24.Assures consistency with the policies, procedures, practices, rules, regulations, and philosophies as specified by the Association.
25.Takes a proactive role in developing and improving processes, practices, and solutions to ensure the strategic goals of the Association are met and to ensure maximum member satisfaction.
26.Works with the Director of Power Delivery to create opportunities which influence positive working relationships and collaborative, matrixed work groups.
27.May provide input on and support for generation facilities.
28.Composes comments or responses to various correspondence and reports received by the Association and to Association policies and operating procedures proposed by other departments.
29.Identifies consultants, negotiates contracts with, oversees contract terms, measures progress, and approves billings of Technical Services Consultants and construction contractors needed by the Association.
30.May participate in the negotiation of applicable collective bargaining agreements and applies and follows the negotiated terms.
31.Manages grievances and works with Human Resources to conduct investigations, evaluate evidence and facts, and work with legal counsel as appropriate.
32.Integral member of the Association's Emergency Response Team.Responsible for duties as outlined in the Association's Emergency Response Plan.
The above items are not intended to be all inclusive of the essential functions or requirements of this type of work as they are subject to change based on operating necessity.The employee will also perform other related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management personnel.
·Qualified candidates are required to have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and ten (10) or more years of directly related work experience in the electrical utility engineering and operations areas, with progressively responsible management and supervisory experience.Such experience must demonstrate proven capabilities in the application of principles of directing, developing, and administering work programs and procedures; preparing reports for management and measuring results.
·Requires extensive, demonstrated level of experience in the following areas:
-Design, construction, and maintenance of relay, control, communication, and SCADA systems..
-Electrical system operations in the field of electric utility metering.
-SCADA communications and control.
-Protective relaying or substation operation.
-Regulatory requirements and industry practices pertaining to electric system operations.
·Qualified candidates will possess a Professional Engineer (PE) registration and must be able to obtain a PE in the State of Alaska.
·Preference will also be given to those candidates whose prior work experience evidences a background in the construction, operation, and maintenance of electrical system facilities as well as progressively responsible supervisory experience.
·Qualified candidates must have a valid Alaska driver's license (or ability to obtain as required under State of Alaska regulations) and a driving record which is acceptable and insurable by the Association and the Association's insurance carrier at standard group rates.
·Support a culture of safety excellence through active involvement in safety improvement and promote a sense of shared responsibility for safety.
·Make operational/economic evaluations of plans in adjusting standard practices and techniques, and recognize discrepancies and deviations.
·Analyze processes for efficiency and make recommendations for improvement.
·Skilled in effective, professional verbal and written communication.
·Ability to facilitate cooperation between work groups and work functionally across all levels of the organization.
·Welcome constructive criticism without giving retribution.
·Self-motivated improvement based on successes and failures.
·Capable of preparing reports for management and measuring results.
·Maintain complete confidentiality of classified and sensitive information.
·Think clearly; identify and solve problems in a thorough and logical manner.
·Excellent collaborative leadership, relationship building and organizational skills.
·Skilled in composing policies, procedures, letters, memorandums, and reports.
·Able to read and comprehend governmental regulations, technical journals, abstracts, financial reports and legal documents.
·Possess proven capabilities in electric transmission and substation design, system planning, and interconnected transmission system operation.
·Possess proven capabilities in directing and developing work programs and procedures.Able to effectively administer company policies, procedures, union contracts, work rules, goals and objectives.
·Evaluate employee performance, and provide feedback in an effective, positive, and fair manner.
·Apply current management techniques, practices, and theories.
·Working knowledge of personal computers in a windows environment, including the use of Word and Excel.
·Use proper techniques in selection, interviewing, hiring, discipline, appraising performance, coaching, and other supervisory skills.
·Knowledgeable in applying contracting procedures and provisions.
·Requires high level of independent judgment, initiative, and discretion.
·Able to effectively delegate and collaborate with others to accomplish assignments.
·Innovative, creative and agile in developing solutions to assignments.
·Proven project management skills.Able to organize and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and effectively delegate and coach others to accomplish assignments.
·Lead the corrective action and continuous improvement processes within area of responsibility.
·Drive problem-solving, decision-making and accountability within the team.
·Embrace and embody the Association's Core Values through decisions, actions, attitude and behavior to directly contribute to the success of the organization.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be required to:
- Use a computer to input data, prepare spreadsheets, and compose professional written reports and documents.
- Communicate through speech and hear conversations with others by telephone and in person.
- Discern writing on paper to include reading technical material, communication with others electronically, and reading, comprehending, reviewing, and performing complex analysis from technical information, documents and reports via paper and computer format.
- Communicate with individuals in person and ability to conduct meetings and deliver presentations to groups including representing the Association publicly.
- Visit field worksites and travel to other Association offices and organizations to attend meetings, seminars, etc.
- Frequently operate a vehicle.
- Occasionally walk over uneven ground under a wide variety of conditions.
- Periodically lift and move materials weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
- The work environment conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This position primarily works in an office setting; however, this position may require field work in variable weather conditions.The incumbent must be able to work in conditions including, but not limited to, rain, high winds, temperatures in excess of 80 degrees Fahrenheit and minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, large amounts of snow possibly over long periods of time and in darkness, etc.
- Incumbent must be able to travel to other Association offices and organizations to attend meetings, seminars, etc.
- The incumbent must be able to work long hours under stressful conditions when restoring power during storms, outages, or other emergency conditions.
- This position is classified as an exempt, nonrepresented position, and therefore is not eligible for overtime compensation.All Association employees are expected to work widely varying amounts of time outside the normal shifts to assist in power restoration or other needs of the Association.


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Jia Nanfeng wrote:Koei announced today that DW9 will be receive Free To Play edition.
It's currently available only on PC but will come to console soon.
The F2P version will include:
- Free mode (with optional multiplayer), with six random selectable characters that will change daily.
- Story mode, choose any 3 characters and play through their story. (Appears to be a one-time choice of three.)
This is actually a pretty good move, imo. Between people who are skeptical and don't want to spend money, and people who fear performance issues (especially on PC), this is a good way for Koei to show off the game to people who might indeed decide to buy it after all.
Ranbir wrote:Co-op is good but I don't think I'll find a PC user.
Dong Zhou wrote:Hoping to start DW9 trial game with the three free story modes today, I'm thinking leftmost character in "starts phase 1" of Wei, Wu then Shu, Chinese audio. Any advice?
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Outstanding Faculty Collaborative Research Award (OFCRA)
About this opportunity
IU Bloomington
David L. Taylor,email@example.com
Sherry Knighton-Schwandt, Executive Director for Research Development,email@example.com
May 10, 2019
Award cycle:
Funding available:
$15,000 to support up to five faculty on a team
The Outstanding Faculty Collaborative Research Award and Lecture, jointly offered by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, recognizes collaborative faculty teams on the IU Bloomington campus for their accomplishments in research, scholarship, and creative activities. The award is accompanied by a public presentation/lecture given by the team.
- currently appointed, full-time IU Bloomington tenured and tenure-eligible faculty, research scientists, research scholars, research center directors, clinical researchers, and librarians
- faculty group must have worked collaboratively for a minimum of one year
- not open to lecturers, academic specialists, or postdocs
- proposals that add diverse faculty and students to enhance research are encouraged.
- not open to lecturers, academic specialists, or postdocs
Application requirements
Nominations must include:
- a copy of the nominees' curriculum vitae
- one to two letters of support from department chairs, school deans, faculty colleagues, or outside sources
The review committee strives to select awardees who will deliver an excellent presentation regarding their collaborative projects. Review criteria for the award include:
- How did this collaboration lead to new discovery?
- How does the project model interdisciplinary collaboration?
- How does the project address the interests and perspectives of all the faculty involved?
- How does the project's outcome go beyond an individual vision to produce an integrative solution that could not be accomplished by a single individual?
- Are their future plans for additional collaborative projects for the team?
Ready to apply?
To submit a nomination, please send a letter to the names listed above outlining your recommendation and outcomes associated with the collaborative project.


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• Create a spending plan. Compile a budget for your gift buying. List the recipients. Stick to the plan.
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• When those credit card bills come due, check your statements for unauthorized charges or errors.
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Wondering How Tight Your Budget Should Be?
If you cringe when you hear the phrase "tight budget," you're likely not alone. I cringe too. I don't want to be known as a tight-wad when it comes to money. And I don't think that I am. I have been blessed in many ways over the years, but there have certainly been times when money has been tighter than others.
I suppose it's a loaded question anyway. Is there just one right answer? I don't think so. I think there are some principles that can help you find a balance that works for you. After all, they do call it, personal finance!
What constitutes a "tight budget," anyway?
I would say that "tight budget" is relative to your spending situation before you started focusing on your finances. Our budget is far tighter and focused simply by budgeting all of our income before the month begins. There are certainly fun things that we budget for, but it's intentional now that we're budgeting.
It all comes down to managing the tension and stress that comes with personal finances. Most people struggle with feeling like they never have enough. Or that their not as far along financially as they wish. Heck, I struggle with this sometimes, too. It's natural, and a bit of tension can help keep us motivated.
3 Ways to Determine How Tight Your Budget Should Be
- Understand Your Personality: Are you a natural saver, or spender? If you are a saver, having a tight budget is probably running through your blood. If you are a natural spender (like me) you have to build tension into your budget to help keep you on track. I'm a spender, but also a rule follower, so once I/we create a rule around our budget, I can follow it. Having the self-awareness to know where your weaknesses are and creating boundaries to guide should help.
- Goals: Setting and knowing your goals should also play a part in how tight your budget is. Depending on how big you goal is and the timeline in which you hope to complete it, should help squeeze or loosen your budgeting decisions.
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A tight budget doesn't have to be a boring budget. You can still budget for fun in your life, but just make sure you are weighing the fun things alongside your bigger goals and prioritizing your budget accordingly. It's all about being intentional.
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Land Rover is considering another entry for the super-luxury SUV market – an exclusive two-door coupé, SVO-designed Range Rover. In an interaction with motoring.com.au, Land Rover design boss, McGovern said, "Watch this space. I can't say when or what; but there are opportunities. We have established with Range Rover that there are opportunities to offer derivations of these vehicles, to offer them as a way to bring something new to the market." Giving credence to the news is the fact that the brand has patented the 'Range Stormer' name, earlier this year. The original Range Stormer was a concept revealed at the Detroit Motor Show in early 2004, although that version was more of a preview of the Range Rover Sport that went into production, later that year.
Range Rover already has two-door models in its line-up – the Evoque is sold in two-door form, abroad – while the original Range Rover was originally built as a two-door model. McGovern talked about the SVO's participation in the project, saying, "The good thing with SVO is that it's a self-funding commercial, so there are opportunities within SVO that don't necessarily have to be mainstream; and small-volume [vehicles] lend themselves beautifully, to that. A limited-edition model that pays for itself (and makes JLR profit) is far calmer to create a business case for." Furthering the exclusivity aspect of the model, McGovern alluded to two-door models' now relative small number compared with their five-door counterparts as the car industry moves away from less practical and slower-selling two-doors.
A two-door Range Rover would certainly be exclusive – the super-luxury SUV market currently contains no two-door cars, while the recently introduced Lamborghini Urus resembling a coupé the closest, despite having five doors. The Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan both have five doors, while no specifics are yet known about the upcoming Ferrari SUV. The new model will likely be positioned atop the Range Rover line-up, even above the long-wheelbase Range Rover SV Autobiography. A two-door Range Rover is guaranteed exclusivity even in the super-luxury segment of the SUV market. Models like the Bentley Bentayga, the recently revealed Lamborghini Urus and the upcoming Rolls-Royce SUV are five-door models.


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This kind of shit always makes my blood pressure spike.
As millions of people seek government aid, many for the first time, they are finding it dispensed American style: through a jumble of disconnected programs that reach some and reject others, often for reasons of geography or chance rather than differences in need.
Mr Hulse, I watched this happen and it isn't "American style", it's "American conservative style". Conservatives of both parties took what was intended to be a complementary and synthesized series of programs and over time, particularly in the 80's, deliberately turned them into a mishmosh of competing, unco-ordinated agencies vying for the same shrinking pool of govt funding. They added acres of delimiting eligibility requirements, demanded more layers of bureaucracy designed to make sure nobody was "cheating" any of their requirements, and then set up contradictory instructions that no one, not even govt lawyers, could understand.


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I'm trying to install Xamarin on my Windows machine. Xamarin installer starts, then ends and finally disappears after a couple of seconds from the Task list.
I've tried restart machine, I've tried run it as the admin even tried switch the network. Nothing helped. No message, no log, nothing.
The problems with the Xamarin Windows installer seems to be legendary.
PLEASE could You spend some time and fix it forever? Check the connectivity, prerequisites in advance? Inform user about errors? Give him a chance to troubleshoot?
Thanks, Martin
Ok, after the setting of the system date on 1.11.2015 I was able to at least reach the error window with the links for the manual download. Will continue tmrw.
I have the same issue. I am on Windows 10 Pro.
I have same issue too. Changing date didnt help either...
I was able to install Xamarin Studio after i downloaded the full installer instead of the web installer.
Thanks for the report. This was a bug in the installer. It is discussed in the following announcement:
I will close this thread to consolidate any further information and updates onto that announcement.


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One Pan Lemon Parmesan Chicken and Asparagus
For this dinner I used a one-pan recipe from Chelsea's Messy Apron! After a long day of work I'm usually pretty tired and the thought of spending my whole evening making dinner is not incredibly appealing. But of course I still want something delicious to magically be available! After looking through Pinterest for help, I found that these one-pan recipes are the perfect time-saving solution.
I wasn't sure if I'd like the lemon flavor in this dish but it's very subtle and really complements the parmesan. There's a sauce you can make at the end that goes well with the dish, but I kept it separate so leftovers wouldn't be completely soggy the next day.
What You'll Need
- 1 and 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenders
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 cup panko (usually found in the Asian foods isle)
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3-4 lemons
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 8 tablespoons melted butter, unsalted
- 1 tablespoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 pound asparagus
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons honey
- Optional: fresh parsley, 1 lemon for topping
Oven: 400 degrees F.
Cook Time: 20 mins
First we want to prep the 3 different mixtures in 3 different bowls for the chicken.
Bowl 1- Just flour! Easy peasy. :)
Bowl 2- Combine the panko, dried parsley, garlic powder, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
Bowl 3- Stir together 1-2 teaspoons of lemon zest, 4-5 tablespoons of lemon juice, minced garlic and 5 tablespoons of melted butter. Once mixed together, set aside 4 tablespoons for later use.
For this next step you'll want your chicken to be tenders instead of breasts. I bought them already cut into tenders at the store and then removed the skin/fatty parts. Be sure to wipe them down a bit before putting them in the flour mixture!
Now it's time to take each tender on a trip through the 3 bowls! Start by coating a tender in flour, then dipping it in the lemon butter mixture, and finally coating it in the panko mixture. Set onto parchment paper lining your baking tray.
Sprinkle any remaining panko onto the top of the tenders and stick it in the oven for 10 mins.
During those 10 minutes we'll prep the asparagus!
After 10 mins take the chicken out and flip each one to the other side. Before putting it back in we're going to get that asparagus added:
- add the asparagus onto the pan
- drizzle the remaining lemon-butter mixture we previously set aside
- add the rest of the shredded parmesan
- mix it up!
Alright, now we're ready to put everything in for the remaining 10-12 minutes (or once the chicken is done cooking).
If you want to make the extra lemon-honey sauce, whisk together the last 3 tablespoons melted butter, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1-2 teaspoons lemon zest, 3 tablespoons olive oil, and 3 tablespoons honey.
Once the lemon parmesan chicken and asparagus are done cooking, take the pan out and add the sauce over the chicken (or keep it as a dipping sauce!)
With that, you're all set to serve! This lemon parmesan chicken was a popular recipe at the dinner table, and got everyone to eat their veggies, double win!


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I'm guessing that most book-lovers in the Philippines are already aware of (and mad about) this issue. Robin Hemley, the director of the Non-Fiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa who is in the Philippines for a one-year Guggenheim Fellowship, brought the issue to light. Excerpts from his dispatch:
Over coffee one afternoon, a book-industry professional (whom I can't identify) told me that for the past two months virtually no imported books had entered the country, in part because of the success of one book,Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. The book, an international best seller, had apparently attracted the attention of customs officials. When an examiner named Rene Agulan opened a shipment of books, he demanded that duty be paid on it.
The importer of Twilight made a mistake and paid the duty requested. A mistake because such duty flies in the face of the Florence Agreement, a U.N. treaty that was signed by the Philippines in 1952, guaranteeing the free flow of "educational, scientific, and cultural materials" between countries and declaring that imported books should be duty-free. Mr. Agulan told the importer that because the books were not educational (i.e., textbooks) they were subject to duty. Perhaps they aren't educational, I might have argued, but aren't they "cultural"?
Read the complete story here. Philippine Genre Stories was able to get the government's side and posted it on their Multiply site. Scroll down to the May 5 comments.
Another example of government ineptitude. Perfect timing, too – just when Customs is pressured to increased their revenue. Why didn't they think of reviewing and coming up with the "correct interpretation" of the Florence Agreement at the height of the Harry Potter fever? Let's see what will happen and how the book sellers will respond. Will they raise prices or lessen inventory? Either way, it's not good. Twilight, for all its faults, has at least led young people to read books again. Even if only a small percentage of them go on to read other books, it would still be great thing.
Books are already quite expensive as they are right now, though still cheaper here in the Philippines when you convert and compare it to the cover price in US dollars. But when books become more expensive because of the new tax, then fewer people will buy books. Hmm, perfect plan to dumb down the citizens so we don't get exposed to all sorts of ideas that would lead us to see all the faults of and question our government.
It's not really the tax that's bothering me. It's the opportunism, the violation of a treaty and a law, and the equal measure of ignorance and arrogance being displayed by the concerned government officials. Taxes are fine, provided they are imposed for the right reasons and most importantly, that citizens reap the benefits. Ha, another utopian dream.
Let's all just continue to make noise about this issue until this nonsense is scrapped.
Update: May 12, 2009
Manolo Quezon has a detailed and well-research blog entry on the issue. It includes a timeline dating back to 1945, plus references.
Our concerns are continuing to gain ground, so let's not simply let this issue go.


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Mulch: Any material used (spread) at surface or vertically in soil to assist soil and water conservation and soil productivity is called much. To achieve optimum advantage from the mulch the mulch should be applied immediately after germination of crop 5 ton/ ha (organic mulch). The practice of applying mulches to soil is possibly as old as agriculture itself. Mulches are used for various reasons but water conservation and erosion control are the most important objects in agriculture in dry regions. Mulches when property managed definitely aid wind and water erosion control. Other reason for high mulching is followed includes soil temperature modification soil conservation nutrient addition, improvement in soil structure weed control and crop quality control.
Disadvantages Or Limitations:
1. Mulch is not been found effective other than Rabi Jawar.
2. In excess rainfall years mulch may not be effective.
3. Residue production in dry land is inadequate to result in sustainable water conservation.
Types of mulches: Materials used for mulches are crop residues levees clippings, bark manure, paper, plastic films, petroleum products, gravels etc.
1. Plastic films: Plastic fnms are more widely used as mulch. They help in maintaining higher water content in soil resulted from reduced evaporation, induced infiltration, reduced transpiration from weeds or combination of all these factors. They are relatively expensive expensive and difficult to manage under large scale field conditions for low value crops. (Polythene, polyvinyl).
2. Petrolium products: These are less expensive than plastic films and more readily applicable materials e.g. petroleum and asphalt sprays, resins etc.
3. Crop residues or stubble mulch: Crop residues and other plant waste products (Straw, cloves, leaves, corn, and sawdust) are widely used as mulch. These materials are cheep and often readily available. The permit water to enter in the soil easily, when maintain at adequate level. These materials result in increased water content and reduced evaporation. Amongst the mulches tried light and thin stem material like dry grass was most effective as it provide good canopy, followed by gram stalks and wheat. Jawar stubbles were not as effective as other because of it is heavy weight and less canopy (cover). Use of mulch @ 5 tons / ha is found to be most effective in dry farming area. The mulch should be applied immediately after crop emergence to get optimum advantage. When these mulches are used the other crop operations like interculturing are not physible hence saving in cost of cultivation. The effectiveness of various other materials as a mulch has been investigated. These materials have favourably influenced soil water content and evaporation but their use does not appear practically under large scale conditions e.g. gravels stones, granular materials, manure etc.
4. Vertical mulch: Rainfall in dry farming area is with high intensity; due to moderately slow rate of infiltration the runoff is heavy. The water thus running as runoff could be stored in profile itself. In the recent past new technique has been evolved to tap such water. Vertical mulch is a technique which consists of digging suitable trenches across the slope and thus making more surface are a available for water absorption. The open treaches are likely get silted in short period. This however can be prevented by inserting organic form waste material like straw stubbles or stalks which is called filter. The filter should be resistant to decomposition and provide service for 3 - 4 years. Such trenches at suitable intervals provide portion of low density which helps to intake water at higher rates. Water thus percolates in a trench and gets distributed in the profile. The width of trench should be adjusted in such a lastion that least area temains uncultivable. If trench could be accommodated between crop rows, there is practically no area wasted for trenches. Width of 20 cm is ideally suited for these propose. Depth of trench in black clay soil should be up to merum level and distances between two trenches may be about 4 m.
Effect of mulches on soil and plants:
1. Soil water: When soil surface is covered with mulch helps to prevent weed growth, reduce evaporation and increase infiltration of rain water during growing season. The water infiltrated in soil can be utilized by crops there by crop yields are increased. Mulches obstruct the solar radition reaching to soil.
2. Soil structure: Crop residues when applied at adequate level increase infiltration rate. Decomposition of these residues results in improving soil aggregation and suability. Mulch slows (reduce) velocity of runoff.
3. Soil erosion: Soils from dry region are nightly susceptible to water erosion and wind erosion because rainfall occurrence is frequent during intense storms and surface is adequately protected by vegetation effectively retard runoff. Therefore to reduce erosions by wind and water is an important reason for using mulches in dry regions.
4. Soil temperature: Mulches results in greater water content and lower the evaporation. However effects on soil temperature are highly variable. White mulches decrease soil temperature while clear plastic mulches increase soil temperature.
5. Crop plants: The effects of mulches on plants are operative through the effects of mulches on soil water, soil temperature structure and erosion. Reduced evaporation is major reason for the growth of the plants and there by high crop production due to mulch.
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A Net Neutrality Perspective: Google and YouTube
SAN JOSE, CA – If you don't read Scott Cleland's Precursor Blog, you should. His blog entry of today is brilliant and says in short strokes what I have been unable to successfully point out in previous blogging attempts. The gist of his entry is: Google's position on net neutrality isn't all that altruistic in looking out for the "little guy." It really just want consumers to pay, so it doesn't have to.For me, the key graphs are below, but please go to his blog and read the entire entry: "Before Google liked to wax eloquently that their motives on net neutrality were 'purely altruistic;' they said they were fighting, not for their own gain, but for the little Internet entrepreneurs toiling away in garages that needed protection from capitalists and market forces. Now it is clear that Google is simply using the public policy process to leverage commercial negotiations for Google's commercial advantage with youtube. People need to remember that key to Google's exceptional finanical success is their abilty to dump most all their normal distribution costs on the consumer. Its by shifting their biggest cost to the consumer, that they enjoy 80+% gross profit margins, have ten billion dollars in cash, a hundred billion plus market capitalization, and can afford to pay $1.6 billion for a company that has no profits and little revenue. Remember these numbers when Google is publicly indignant about having to pay more for new innovative Internet bandwidth that can better carry video."
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One of the best things about the internet is it's freedom. I think when we try to put different charges for using this space it will fail. People don't mind paying for the land line access such as Road Runner, but paying for that plus a
ental"" fee for using the air space that the internet resides on? That just seems unfair to me."


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Peter Osborne and Travis Stoetzel love fitness.
They love working with people who want to
improve their health and fitness levels.
Very much like you, they're passionate about
what they do.
However, that's where their similarities stop.
Peter's in his 40's, has a wife and three kids
and a busy Chiropractic practice just outside
of Houston, TX.
Travis is in his 20's, lives in Omaha, NE, and
owns the Forged Athlete gym and Fit Body Boot
Two very different dudes.
But Peter and Travis have one more thing in common…
…they're both in Craig Ballantyne's and my 100K Fitness
Info Mastermind group.
In addition to running successful off lines businesses,
these guys are also super passionate about taking
their message to the masses.
In fact, Dr. Peter Osborne is also known as the Gluten
Warrior and he's made it his mission to educate the
world on the harming effects of gluten and the havoc
it plays on a person's ability to lose weight.
Through his info products he's helped thousands of
people regain their health simply by educating them
on gluten and how it can damage the body.
That's something to feel good about!
In fact here's a free report he published recently that
you and your clients may want to check out…
Travis, on the other hand, loves hardcore training.
If it involves a sandbag, kettlebell, ropes, chains,
sleds, sledge hammers or anything rusty, heavy
and misshapen – Travis will use it with his clients.
Just like Peter, Travis' off line business is rockin!
His clients love him and the style of training he
But that wasn't enough for Travis.
Just over a year ago he joined our Fitness Info
Mastermind group with the focus of creating info
programs that will help anyone who wants to be
faster, stronger, and train more aggressively –
for REAL functional strength.
btw, you can check out his intense blog here…
I just heard from Travis the other day. And he had BIG
news to share…
Last month he had his first $10,000 month.
We're not talking about $10K with offline and online business.
We're talking about $10K with ONLY his online info business.
Don't be fooled…
If you have a passion for a niche, it WILL succeed.
Neither gluten free eating or super hardcore training are
big wide open niche markets like, say; fat loss.
But both Peter and Travis are killing it online becuase they
are living and sharing their passion with people.
Even though they're busy with their off-line businesses
they still carve out time each and every day (sometimes
late at night) to build their info businesses.
Don't be fooled, if you want something bad enough you'll
find a way to get it.
When I asked Travis to share with me what helped him
get to his first $10,000 month online… this is what he
Had my mindset on 110% H.A.M. mode – This "110% H.A.M."
mode is something I tell my clients and athletes to have in order
to achieve their own goals, I follow this same mindset as well –
this mindset means doing what ever it is you need to do to
get the job done.
My goal isn't about having a ton of money (while it is nice to have),
it's about helping people that will accept my help and having freedom
to be able to do the things I LOVE most in my life. That's what keeps
me in 110% H.A.M. mode.
(you'll have to ask Travis what H.A.M. stands for)
Connect Connect Connect – I know that in order to be a success you
have to have a STRONG team of people around you.
For me this means having a good group of people I can reach out
to for help and in return HELP THEM as well.
I'm always looking to connect with other coaches and people that are
passionate about helping people as I am.
I recently connected with Mike Whitfield with an idea I had in regards
to Workout Finishers. Long story short, we created a product called,
Hardcore Workout Finishers together that was HIGHLY valuable and
we were able to get it out to a lot of people.
This was done all through connecting and networking!
Always OVER-DELIVER VALUE – I always want to make sure I'm
supplying a TON value to those that are able to help me out in some
It's the law of reciprocity – I try to give and over deliver no matter what
and never expect anything in return. I do this with both my joint venture
partners and clients.
Getting things back in return is just the way nature works. One rule of
thumb I follow at all times is to deliver 10x's the value of what ever it
is I'm doing.
MASTERMIND! You're only as good as the thoughts and ideas you
can think up yourself, but when you can get together with other like-minded
people who also have amazing thoughts and ideas, the ideas you create
from there are unimaginable!
This can only be done through the power of combining thoughts and ideas
through masterminding with other people.
Joining the 100K group was one of the BEST things I could have ever done!
Last but NOT least – just G.S.D. (Get Sh*t Done!) – simple.
I think Travis summed it up really well 🙂


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Bridj was supposed to show the world "what happens when ride-hailing really meets public transit"—at least that's how CityLab appraised the micro-transit service when it announced a pioneering partnership with Kansas City's transit agency in 2015.
But the one-year pilot to draw booties into 14-seat vans routed by algorithm failed to catch on. Six months in, the vans had only provided fewer than 600 rides, far short of the 200 per day initially projected; promotion might not have been adequate, and riders complained the routes weren't so convenient after all. Bridj had more success in Boston, where it first launched. But Bridj's demise may have been triggered by the circumstances of its attempted acquisition: As my colleague Linda Poon reported on Monday, the company called it quits after a potential buyer, rumored to be Toyota, dropped out from extended ownership talks.
Bridj's collapse wasn't necessarily the result of any fatal flaws in the product (unlike, say, the ultra-lux techie shuttle Leap). And it does not spell doom for all the other Uber-for-buses variations still roving city streets. San Francisco and Austin have Chariot, while New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago have Via, for example. More than anything, Bridj's story is an affirmation of where such on-demand flexible shuttle services really belong: partnered with transportation agencies.
What Bridj offered was nothing new, really: services like jitneys and dollar vans act as informal, quasi-public shuttle transport all over the world, and plenty of agencies serve paratransit needs this way. What Bridj brought (and others bring) to the table is super-smart software that formulates routes and spits out pick-up spots in real time, based on demand, for any type of rider.
Microtransit's routing software is a brass ring for underfunded agencies struggling to make barren routes more efficient and add capacity to overloaded lines. Rightsizing some vehicles, adding more flexibility to routes, following patterns of demand to supplement seats: That all makes a lot of sense for them, and it's what other services like Bridj still promise.
Meanwhile, microtransit startups will want to keep sidling up next to transit agencies, because theirs is an exceptionally hard business model to pencil out in the absence of major subsidies. It's almost like a shared taxi service, except the fares on many microtransit services have been competitive with those on buses. Unlike Uber, Lyft, or indeed Via's fleet of driver-owned vehicles, Bridj owned and operated its own vans, and treated drivers as actual employees. In Boston, where Bridj had been running since 2014 without a public partner, it charged about $5 per seat—roughly twice the cost of a MBTA bus, but still likely nowhere near enough to cover Bridj's high overhead costs. In Austin, where it rolled out last summer, it was about $3. Those prices would be hard to sustain without buckets of cash (from, say, the owner or investor Bridj was trying to court).
In Kansas City, union-represented KCATA drivers operated the vans, and passengers paid just $1.50 per seat. That was thanks to a heavy public subsidy that worked out to an estimated $1,000 per ride, based on the abysmal ridership stats at the 6-month mark. Perhaps Bridj didn't last long enough to attract the critical mass of riders on its service to bring those costs down, and perhaps a much denser city, like New York, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C., lend themselves to microtransit services than a more spread-out town like Kansas City, at least for now. "Maybe microtransit's business models should be characterized more by the environments they're serving than what they're trying to compete with," says Susan Shaheen, the co-director of UC Berkeley's Transportation Sustainability Research Center. Given more time, these fits can be worked out.
Either way, even the smartest real-time routing software probably isn't enough on its own to make mass-transit fares work to support what function more as pooled taxi rides. For that matter, it's also probably not even enough to make pooled taxi rides work: Just look at Uber's loss of nearly $3 billion in 2016, money that went toward subsidizing millions of trips.
Transit depends on subsidies, and if microtransit really is an answer to underused, oversized public buses traveling along 30-year-old routes, then at least some of its backing should come from taxpayers, without the expectation of turning profits. After all, startups like Bridj are likely to fade away if they're expected to make money and then fail. "If you're depending on a service and it goes away, that's a big deal," says Sharon Feigon, executive director of the Shared Use Mobility Center. "We have to think about how to structure those relationships so that the users will still have options, given all those possible consequences."
The promise of microtransit will continue to entice transit operators, especially as private car services crowd in. "Uber and Lyft's ability to pull riders off surface rail is not a trend that will go away," says Seleta Reynolds, general manager of the L.A. Department of Transportation. "We have to continue to test out and try things to transform the way we deliver public transit, in a way that people like better."
So expect to see more microtransit pilots in more cities (including L.A.), testing new relationships between transit operators and software developers. Bridj may not have had found the right recipe, but someone probably will. It might be Via, with its driver-owned vehicles. Or maybe Chariot, with its $65 million acquisition by Ford in 2016 and access to San Francisco's bike-share data, will be able to crack the routing code in the Bay Area. Who knows what else is coming down the VC pipeline, and who else is cozying up with public transportation officials? Microtransit isn't dead—it's just trying to find its way home.
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Davide Vendramin studied at the Milan Conservatory, the University of Turin and at Hochschule der Künste of Bern (Switzerland). As a soloist he has performed with the Orchestra Sinfonica "Giuseppe Verdi" in Milan and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome performing, in the first national, work for accordion and orchestra by Salvatore Sciarrino (Stories of other stories) and Sofia Gubaidulina (Under the Sign of Scorpio).
He has collaborated with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI in Turin, with the Orchestra del Teatro "La Fenice" in Venice, with the Symphony Orchestra "Musical Afternoons" in Milan, with the Philharmonic Orchestra "Arturo Toscanini" in Parma, the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Berner Symphonie Orchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and renowned conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Wayne Marshall, Ingo Metzmacher.
With the Orchestra Sinfonica "Giuseppe Verdi" in Milan conducted by Giuseppe Grazioli was in the incision of the complete orchestral works by Nino Rota for Decca.
He teaches accordion at the Conservatory of Vicenza.
Let's start from the beginning. What was your path? It was a learning linear, driven by passion, or has been uneven, with thoughts and reconsiderations?
I started out of boredom, or rather, to escape the boredom. The school was over and I waited three months of vacation, doing nothing, or almost. I was 8 years old and my uncle hugged the accordion to spend some time in a different way. I have not left.
Fortunately I had the opportunity to study almost immediately with the free bass instrument, the first essays, many competitions, graduating from the Conservatory of Pesaro and a two-year Masters on contemporary music at the Hochschule der Künste of Bern. Yes, there were and there are still times when I wonder if I could play another instrument, the rare moments when I wonder if I could do a job away from music, but basically it all started by accident and okay, I'm a happy and fulfilled person.
Can you talk about his experience as a teacher?
Currently I teach at the Conservatory of Vicenza. Since my arrival, I realized that the accordion aroused great interest and curiosity among colleagues. I took the opportunity to make sure that my students could do as many experiences as possible and carry out projects outside the conservatory can only realize accordionists more prepared and lucky. I can cite for example, the execution of the Sieben Worte for bayan, cello and strings by Sofia Gubaidulina, Concerto for accordion and orchestra Pohádky Václav Trojan, the Astor Piazzolla's Double Concerto for guitar, bandoneon and orchestra, Opal, accordion and orchestra by Richard Galliano, as well as compositions dedicated to my students and performed by them in the latest edition of the Venice Music Biennale.
What does it mean today to play the accordion in a differentiated and competitive music scene?
First, do not betray their nature for the easy money. The risk to satisfy the laws of the market inevitably leads musicians to tackle different genres in a superficial way, often to the limits of amateurism. In the years of training I suggest to my students to deal with more genres and styles so that at the end of the path everyone can take "his way".
One of the strengths of a conservatory I think it is just that. Especially with the new courses of study, students can attend classes early music, classical, jazz and contemporary and then decide what to do with his instrument, which for me is a means to express themselves, nothing more.
You have recorded for major record labels such as Decca, and have performed with orchestras and conductors of international renown. What is the role of the task performer in your life, in which you devoted yourself to teaching your instrument?
I had the good fortune to work with great orchestras and great musicians, from all I have learned something, and what I've learned share it with my students. I think it's only right for this to happen, it is essential for a classroom teacher who teaches his students what to do on stage frequently plow through that stage: always bring new jobs and attend good musicians can only improve.
You played very well abroad. There are important differences between our country and others about the space dedicated to the music of accordions?
For the experience that I have done there are no major differences. When contemplating the composers who wrote mainly for accordion, and are not the "Big" composition, one should not expect that a large festival or an important musical association will welcome them "with open arms". A little distrust is in Italy and abroad. The economic crisis that affects us inevitably influence theaters and musical seasons that have to deal with the box office, so they must have the bill names known to the general public. Nevertheless, among the well-known names there is also room for some lesser-known composer.
What are the projects you're working on right now?
What I love more is now working with the Orchestra "Toscanini" in Parma, for a series of concerts that they plan transcripts of large symphonic works of Gustav Mahler (Symphony No. 4, Das Lied von der Erde, Kindertotenlieder etc.), reworked for ensemble by Schoenberg and his pupils. It is a project that satisfies me much because it fills, in part, the large gap that has the repertoire for accordion: the lack of works dedicated to our instrument by the great composers, whose works, however, are frequently present in the concert seasons. I said, this gap was filled only partially, because the accordion is used in these versions "pocket" of the great Mahler work instead of the harmonium and has such a vital role to tie the sound of the horn to the strings, but has not a main part.
If only he had written his wonderful Tchaikovsky concerto in D Major for accordion instead violin, today our instrument would not have the problems of visibility that we know!
Unfortunately, the contemporary composers who instead are interested in our instrument are not as popular among subscribers of the theaters and this at a time of crisis like the one we are experiencing makes a difference, both in Italy and abroad.
The current crisis is not just economic, unfortunately it is also and above all cultural!
Can you give us a brief memoir of master Claudio Abbado?
I had the pleasure of working with Abbado ten years ago when I played with the soloists of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the Lucerne Festival.
As you can imagine was a unique experience and even though he was ill, sent a lot of energy, had an essential gesture and a look that made you understand immediately what asked his musicians. I was playing next to him no more than a meter and at the end of the performance, even on stage to applause, shook his hand and thanked all: a great gesture of humility by which we should all learn.
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While their former leader judges up-and-coming musical acts on "American Idol," the Commodores are still bringing it live.
The band, minus former front man Lionel Richie, performs at the Crown Theatre on Saturday as part of the Community Concerts lineup.
And while Richie won't be there, there's no doubt many of the songs he wrote with the band will be a big part of the show.
The group formed in the late 1960s as classmates at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Alabama. Along with Richie, the original members were Milan Williams, Thomas McClary, Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, William King and Eugene Ward.
The Commodores signed with Motown in 1972, releasing their first album, "Machine Gun," in 1974 and scoring their first Top 10 hit two years later with "Sweet Love."
It wasn't long before Richie, and his smooth way with a ballad, came to dominate the group in the public's eye. Richie-penned hits including "Just to be Close to You," "Easy" and "Three Times a Lady" established the group as one of the top hit-makers of the mid- and late 1970s.
While scoring with the romantic ballads, the Commodores also indulged their funky side with songs like "Brick House" (which Richie co-wrote).
During its heyday, the band scored three million selling albums: "Natural High," "Heroes" and "In the Pocket."
Perhaps inevitably, given his songwriting success and high profile, Richie left the group for a solo career in 1982. Today, after hits including "Dancing on the Ceiling" and "Say You, Say Me," he judges "American Idol" along with Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.
People who predicted the Commodores' quick demise after Richie's departure were surprised when the group had one of its biggest hits with 1985's "Nightshift." The song, which mourned the deaths of soul singers Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson, hit No. 3 on the Billboard charts.
Since then, the chart hits have been few and far between for the group, which now consists of King, Walter Orange and J.D. Nicholas. The band's last album of new material was released in 1993.
But the group remains a draw on the road. The weekend after their Crown show, the band is scheduled to perform at the Seabreeze Jazz Festival with Kool and the Gang, Jimmy Buffet and others.
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Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Dean Foods Gains On Upbeat Earnings; Kandi Technologies Shares Dip
Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 1.18 percent to 17,698.28 while the NASDAQ declined 1.30 percent to 5,080.07. The S&P also fell, dropping 1.20 percent to 2,074.08.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
In trading on Monday, utilities shares slipped by just 0.3 percent. Top gainers in the sector included Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK), up 7 percent, and TransAlta Corporation (USA) (NYSE: TAC), up 3 percent.
Cyclical consumer goods & services shares declined around 1.62 percent in Monday's trading. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Kandi Technologies Group Inc (NASDAQ: KNDI), down 15 percent, and Titan International Inc (NYSE: TWI), off 13 percent.
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Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN) reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter, but the company issued a weak earnings forecast for the current quarter.
The Norwalk, Connecticut-based company reported quarterly net income of $1.2 billion, or $23.41 per share, compared to $1.06 billion, or $20.03 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Excluding items, the company's adjusted earnings surged to $25.35 per share from $22.16 per share.
Its revenue increased 9.4 percent to $3.10 billion. However, analysts were projecting earnings of $24.23 per share on revenue of $3.05 billion.
Priceline expects Q4 adjusted earnings of $11.10 to $11.90 per share, versus analysts' estimates of $12.42 per share. The company also projects gross travel bookings to increase 1 percent to 8 percent.
Equities Trading UP
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE: PCL) shares shot up 17 percent to $47.16 after Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE: WY) announced its plans to buy Plum Creek Timber in an $8.44 billion deal.
Shares of Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) got a boost, shooting up 12 percent to $53.42. Apache rejected a takeover bid from unidentified buyer, according to Bloomberg.
Dean Foods Co (NYSE: DF) shares were also up, gaining 6 percent to $18.94 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter and issued a strong forecast.
Equities Trading DOWN
Kandi Technologies Group Inc (NASDAQ: KNDI) shares tumbled 15 percent to $9.15. Kandi Technologies reported Q3 earnings of $0.13 per share on revenue of $50.5 million.
Shares of Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: KRO) were down 13 percent to $7.08. Kronos Worldwide reported a Q3 adjusted loss of $0.03 per share on revenue of $336.5 million.
Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN) was down, falling 10 percent to $1,311.90. Priceline reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter, but the company issued a weak earnings forecast for the current quarter.
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.93 percent to $43.88, while gold traded up 0.18 percent to $1,089.70.
Silver traded down 1.57 percent Monday to $14.46, while copper fell 0.62 percent to $2.23.
European shares closed lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 slipped 1.07 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index declined 1.22 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index dipped 1.88 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX declined 1.57 percent, and the French CAC 40 slipped 1.46 percent, while U.K. shares fell 0.92 percent.
On the economics calendar Monday, there is no important data due out.
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Dr John Howarth guest blog for CLIC
Published: 20th January 2015
Dr John Howarth our Director of Service Improvement features in this month's short filmed blog for CLIC (Cumbria Learning & Improvement Collaborative). John clearly and concisely describes the challenges we face in Cumbria and how we can overcome them by working with our partner organisations.
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Day 12 – Devil's Tower and Sheridan, WY
On Tuesday, we were ready to leave Rapid City! It is a beautiful area, and I highly recommend visiting. There is definitely a slower pace to life there than what we are accustomed to. Tuesday afternoon on day 12, we started our journey to Wyoming and eventually Yellowstone. Our goal for this day was to… Continue reading Day 12 – Devil's Tower and Sheridan, WY


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The previous Safeswim monitoring programme retrieved samples by helicopter once per week, and only gave a snapshot of contamination in the water at the collection time. The new forecasting model will be used to carry out simulations every 12 hours by incorporating the latest rain and wind forecasts provided by MetService. The coastal water samples collected by Morphum Environmental will be used to verify that the forecasting model provides a good prediction of contamination on Auckland beaches.
Sampling covers a total of 55 beaches, including some of Auckland's most popular summer locations.
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October blog challenge - Day 13 - North of the Border - The Scottish Highlands
So today is a flashback Friday - and I am going all the way back to 2009 when I visited the Scottish Highlands with the bestie for a long weekend. Here are the highlights of our trip and above of course - one of the photos of that deserted castle! Home made cake for anyone who can identify it... Enjoy!
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The time has come once again for idle talk and beautiful photos - yes the dynamic duo rides again and this time through the highlands of Scotland! Its been a beautiful few days - the rugged mountains carved out of Northern Britain and the wonderful lochs dotted in and among them make for some very scenic drives, and the warm Bed and Breakfast rooms that we arrive at every night are welcome indeed (some of them more warm than others!!) For those of you who wonder howcome I go on so many holidays - I think I just like having an empty bank account!! Renee and I arrived in Inverness to beautiful sunshine (in all defiance of the weather report which proclaimed rain and more rain for our entire trip) and drove to our first night's home where we were warmly greeted by our host. We had a nice dinner overlooking the lake with the castle up on the hill and the next day set out for the Isle of Skye - named for the clouds in the sky. On the way we passed about a thousand bed and breakfasts. It seems as if opening their home to strangers is a strong Highland tradition. We saw only 1 large chain hotel and that was on day 3. Otherwise, accommodation seemed to consist of little houses dotted everywhere with 3 or 4 en suite rooms and a friendly host waiting to welcome you in from the cold. Of course, staying in people's houses has some drawbacks - one of the rooms we stayed in had a noisy drainage system and the sink burped several times during the night. Sounded like an upset tummy!!! We spent the evening wandering around Dunvegan Castle taking a look into the past and the McCleod Clan's life. One of the funny memories from the castle was the dungeon - of course there was a dungeon where prisoners were thrown, and more or less died of starvation and thirst and most likely exposure. This would not be so bad, but they purposely cut a staircase next to the dungeon where the maids went through to the kitchen so that the prisoners could smell the food!!!
Driving back down from the isle of skye was just as scenic as the drive up. Even though the sky was very gray, it proved a good canvas for the autumny yellows and oranges, and the snow capped Cairngorm mountains. We did several drives by of a deserted castle perched on the edge of a loch and managed to (at last) get a half decent photo (after using what seemed like a quarter tank of petrol driving back and forth on the bridge opposite AND trespassing in someone's front drive). We drove past the enormous Loch Ness and I am sure I spotted the monster!!! (not really...) We eventually arrived in the Cairngorms and took a long walk around the Loch Eilien, and again - in defiance of the weather report we had a dry (if not somewhat cold) afternoon, walking in the evergreens and heather, and surrounded by the orange and red ferns. Lots of photo opportunities too!! We arrived in Aviemore, a small ski town which I imagine is heaving in the winter when the area is covered in a blanket of snow. Aviemore was quiet in its off season, and we had a nice dinner in one of the local hotels. The next morning we started the drive down to Edinburgh. We decided to take the scenic route, which meant that it took several hours but it was worth it to drive through the beautiful Scottish countryside. We managed not to hit any sheep on the single track roads, and eventually made it to historic Edinburgh, the town dominated by the castle and Arthur's Seat. Renee spotted Arthur's Seat straight away and harassed me about climbing it from the minute I made that wrong turn at the traffic light and ended up driving alongside it. Darned satnav!!! We were exhausted from the long drive, and so saved the sightseeing until the following day. We started off by driving down to the Scottish borders and going for a nice long walk up to Scott's view to see Scotland laid out before us like a canvas!
Sometimes the uphill walk is worth it for the beautiful views it presents. In the afternoon we decided to explore the town centre and did the touristy tour of Edinburgh - University, Royal Mile and up to the castle, and then a nice dinner in a cozy bar before a relaxing evening in. On our last day in Scotland we went up Arthur's seat (although I must confess I never made it all the way) and of course Renee went in heels (show off) and then were able to relax for a couple of hours before heading back down to sunny Gloucester. All in all - a nice way to spend a few days.
Have a wonderful weekend folks!!
Big love from a small island.