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Special note from Eric Elder: We've just celebrated Valentine's Day here in the U.S., a day filled with red roses, pink hearts and high expectations. But for some people, the day brings out the blues. Even though Valentine's Day has come and gone, the feelings it evokes can linger. In light of this, I'd like to share with you today some helpful words that a friend and writer, Candice Irion, shared on Valentine's Day. The words she shared apply to each one of us, every day of the year.
Valentine's Day: Lover or Hater?
by Candice Irion
Today is a day that gets mixed reviews. I know there are times where I've loved it. There are times when I've been a hater. There have times when it has started out great and ended up flat or just completely awful. All around, there is too much pressure!
I will say this. Though some find this day as hurtful, and 24 hours that rather not be spent alive, it is within all of our capacities to utilize our own hearts and tell someone how you appreciate them.
Just as much as we need to be loved, we also need to love.
So whether it is your cube buddy, your family member, your co-worker, the lunch lady, the janitor, reach out and thank them. Draw them a smiley face and/or give some chocolate. Be creative.
If you have an extra measure of bravery, share the love with someone who hasn't been so nice to you. Maybe when they aren't looking, drop something on their desk or if it won't backfire on you, say something nice to them in person. Keep it simple.
Above all, just know that the feeling of love goes both ways. We can generate feelings of love within ourselves just by sharing love with another. And, when our focus isn't on our own day, but on making someone else's better, some of the sting is taken off and the day is survivable, maybe even fun.
Heck, even the cashier at the store or pharmacies could use a pick-me-up. I wonder how much stuff they watch others purchase but never have someone purchase something for them? Today is a day you could impact a complete stranger in a profound way. You could even offer to pray for them if the Spirit so leads.
On that note, maybe spend some time loving on God. Sit down and have that Bible study you've been meaning to do but haven't. Spend time in prayer and tell God how thankful you are for who He is and all that He has done. Thank Him for His great love in sending His Son to die on a cross for you and I. What a gift of love!
Perhaps if you've suffered a loss and today represents a hurtful reminder of them, maybe do something in their honor. Or if you've lost for other reasons, maybe find some time to love on yourself and the wonderful person you are.
Other ideas for Valentine's (or any day of the year!):
– Gather up some girlies for girls night or guys for a macho man night.
– Call someone you haven't talked to in a while.
– Talk to a family member. Tell them they are the best in the world.
– Volunteer. Homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and animal rescues could use some love.
– Give blood.
– Take flowers to a cancer center, a retirement home, a prison.
– Go visit an elderly neighbor, a widow, a person who's spouse is away, separated, divorced or someone who you suspect might be having a tough day.
– Give an extra nice tip to the waiter/waitress. You know they've been dealing with all kinds of people today!
– Take your kids to their favorite activity or favorite restaurant.
– Give your pet their favorite treat. Play games.
– Watch a movie or do a movie marathon.
Above all, we're all made to love and to be loved. We have the ability to take love in and give love out. Even Scrooge learned to love.
So, if you find yourself alone today, know all is not lost on Valentine's. It can still be a great day and I hope that it is for you.
"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love," (1 Corinthians 13:3 NKJV).
P.S. from Eric: If you'd like to hear more from Candice, you can follow her blog or sign up for her regular emails at this link:
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I like stories! Photography is storytelling at it's best. My name is Annette and I create the images, you provide the narrative. Together, we create your family history so you can tell your story for years to come. My goal for my clients is to create images that they will be proud to display and pass down to future generations. I absolutely love that folks give me the honor and privilege of capturing some of the most important memories and milestones in their lives; the trust to tell their unique story. I take that seriously.
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WHY DO YOU WEAR A HAT? – a blog poem sort of thing for International Hat Day by Linda Palmer © 2015
Do you wear a hat to feel good?
Does it make you feel like you're great?
If that's the reason, it's okay,
Put it back on – don't hesitate!
Do you wear a hat to cover
Your head where there used to be hair?
Don't worry, I won't take it off
To reveal what's now under there!
Do you wear a hat to dress up
For Christmas or Easter Sunday?
It's a form of Christian worship
To Jesus Christ, Who is the Way.
Do you wear a hat to show folks
That you can be easy going?
Is it your way to be relaxed
And show that with life you're flowing?
Do you wear a hat that's funny
Just to make other people smile?
I admire those who use humor
To help others walk the next mile.
Do you wear a hat to go with
An entourage on wedding day?
The attention will be focused
On you for sure, what can I say?
Do you wear a hat to honor
This great country's military?
Is it part of a uniform
As you serve civilians like me?
Do you wear a hat just for fun?
Is it just what you want to do?
Far be it for me to change things,
God just wants for you to be you.
Do you wear a hat to keep warm?
A sock cap can be very nice.
Winter is coming and it's cold,
There will be so much snow and ice.
Do you wear a hat in summer
To keep the sun off of your face?
That's a very good idea
Along with sunscreen everyplace!
If you like my little hat verse
I wish you'd leave a comment here.
Your comments mean a lot to me,
They fill my heart with love and cheer!


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It's almost 11:30 at night and son just came in saying a deer was caught in the fence in the front yard garden spot. He had heard a "twang" sound just as he was coming in from upstairs. When we got out there, she had apparently freed herself and we saw nothing but her white tail on its way out of sight. So, daughter and son and I went out to see if we needed to cut any wire away so it doesn't happen again. What we found was that she had tackled one of my tomato cages, trampled it to death, then left. No lost blood, or fur on the wire or fence, just a mangled tomato cage. Doesn't look like she's any worse for wear, that's good.
We usually keep wire picked up and put away or thrown away as we don't want anything or anyone getting hurt on it. But husband neatly stacked my tomato cages in the far end of the garden for winter last fall, since there wasn't enough room for that many of them in the greenhouse this time. He had made me a bunch of them last spring because I planted more tomato plants than usual. Got more tomatoes, too :)
We leave the garden gate open in winter because snow will prevent it from opening when we need to go shovel off the greenhouse.
We only have about 6 inches of snow out there right now with water under it. Not normal for January, but we've not had the normal amount of snow all winter, so far. That's not good. From what I heard, we have only about 3/4 of the snowpack we need.
We don't want any more forest fires. The fire in 2008 was more scare then we'd care to have again. I don't know how people in California do it with all the fires they have there. That one was scary enough!
The chickens are still laying nicely for the most part. We're getting about 8 every day which may not sound like much but it's more than we had before we put that light bulb in the chicken house. Means I get breakfast, too :)
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A Voyage to the North West Side of America: The Journals of James Colnett, 1786-89
UBC Press, Jan 12, 2003 - History - 456 pages
James Colnett, a veteran of James Cook's second voyage to North America, was an early participant in the maritime sea otter trade. Between 1786 and 1789 his two-vessel expedition traversed the Northwest Coast from Prince William Sound to Vancouver Island and wintered on the Hawaiian Islands. Along the way, he and his crew had some remarkable encounters with Native peoples of the Northwest Coast and the Hawaiian Islands: they were the first Europeans to encounter the Tsimshian and the southern Heiltsuk peoples as well as the first to land on the southern Queen Charlotte Islands. Colnett's journal of this expedition is published here for the first time. Editor Robert Galois provides extensive annotations, along with an introductory essay addressing the geopolitical context of the voyage and the intellectual background that shaped the writing of the journal. Galois supplements Colnett's writings with extracts from a second journal -- also previously unpublished -- by Andrew Bracey Taylor, third mate on one of the ships under Colnett's command. Also included are illustrations from Colnett's journals and a variety of maps, both contemporary and historical. This fascinating and informative account offers a new understanding of the early European presence in the Northwest and of Native responses to these developments. It will interest historians, geographers, and ethnographers of the Northwest Coast and beyond.
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I just don't know how other people do it. There are a number of individuals around the blogosphere who create lists on a daily or weekly basis which reflect what they think are hot topics. I have been creating a list that I email out to the members of the .NET community within my company for the last few months. For about the last three weeks I just have not been able to keep up with this effort.
Part of the challenge is that I am not finding a lot that looks of interest to me. The raises a dilemma. What if there is material that I don't find useful, but others in my community would see as jewels?
In the end, time is the major issue. We all have too little of it and a lot is needed to cull the massive amount posts generated every day. You could easily lose half a day just going through your blog reader.
So to those of you who manage to maintain such lists and still get your work done I tip my hat to you.
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Tim is a Solutions Architect for PSC Group, LLC. He has been an IT consultant since 1999 specializing in Microsoft technologies. Along with running the Chicago Information Technology Architects Group and speaking on Microsoft and architecture topics he was also contributing author on "The Definitive Guide to the Microsoft Enterprise Library".


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Lightweight, Comfortable, Three Levels of User Selectable Active Noise Cancellation
April 10, 2018 - Bose, a leader in premium aviation headsets, introduced its new active noise cancelling headset for the flight deck, the Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset. Designed for the professional pilot, the ProFlight is the industry's smallest, quietest, and most comfortable active noise cancelling communication headset, and joins the acclaimed Bose A20' in the company's aviation headset line.
With more than 30 U.S. design and utility patents, the Bose ProFlight Headset features a lightweight and comfortable in-ear configuration, three user-selectable levels of active noise cancellation and a Tap Control for Talk Through communication function that allows pilots to hear anyone on the flight deck that is not connected to the intercom - without removing the headset or an earpiece. The ProFlight Aviation Headset is FAA TSO C139a and EASA E/TSO C139a certified, a requirement that is increasingly important for many airlines and corporate flight departments.
"We've spent over thirty years researching and developing active noise cancelling technology," said Matt Ruwe, senior product manager for Bose Aviation and Military headsets. "The ProFlight Aviation Headset is the culmination of that experience and knowledge, and through the application of proprietary Bose technology, provides a real solution to many of the challenges pilots of crewed and turbine powered aircraft face."
ProFlight Broadens the Bose Aviation Headset Line
Now pilots can choose the headset that is best suited for their flight environment: the A2O' Aviation Headset, which is ideal for louder noise environments, and which provides the most noise attenuation available from Bose for the aviation market, or the new Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset, which is designed for the lower noise environments and unique needs of pilots who fly in airline flight decks and corporate jet aircraft.
New Form Factor, Enhanced Features, Three Levels of User-Selectable Noise Cancellation With an on-head weight of only 4.9 ounces, the Bose ProFlight Headset features a forward thinking form factor that combines a lightweight headband for stability with an ear bud configuration that rests lightly yet securely in the bowl of the ear, allowing the headset to be worn comfortably for hours at a time.
Designed to deliver clear audio and communications, with or without an intercom, the ProFlight also provides three user selectable levels of noise cancellation, allowing pilots to optimize the performance of the headset to their unique environment. Additional features, such as a quick release, side-swappable down cable and microphone, Bluetooth' connectivity, and Tap Control for Talk-Through communication, address the unique challenges present for pilots flying larger business jets and commercial turbine powered aircraft. The ProFlight Headset delivers on its core mission of providing clear communication, active noise reduction and a comfortable fit, but also adds many features that are industry first's.
"The ProFlight delivers a combination of noise reduction, communications clarity and comfortable fit. But it also addresses some real and long standing problems professional pilots have had to deal with for years" said Ruwe.
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The ProFlight Aviation Headset will be available worldwide and sold in the U.S. for $995.95. Initial customer deliveries will begin the last week of May, 2018. ProFlight will be sold through select authorized Bose Aviation dealers, www.bose.com/proflight, Amazon (U.S. only), select Bose retail stores in North America, and toll free at 1-800-242-9008.


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Kruso is always looking for new talented people.
During the last year we have hired more than 30 new employees. We also had the pleasure of several interns, of whom many is now a regular part of our team as student assistants.
In the beginning of February, a new team of interns started at Kruso. Including our two new developer interns Rufaida, 25, and Hala, 30, from Syria and Iraq. Rufaida came to Denmark last year, and Hala came to Denmark two years ago. With an interest in technology and computers they both signed up for a six-months program focusing on programming, coding and software development. Through the program they have learned about JavaScript, HTML, Angular, CSS, and several other systems and programs. As they have now finished the program they have ventured into the job market and started an internship at Kruso, where they are a part of our Frontend team.
The two interns have very different backgrounds. Rufaida is an IT engineer and already had some knowledge about computer programming. She says that the six-months program has taught her a lot of new things about coding and programming, which has aroused her interest in frontend development. Hala, on the other hand, has no previous experience with coding and programming. She has a Bachelor degree in Medical Devices engineering and therefore embarked on a journey into the unknown when she signed up for the program. She says that she found programming and coding very exciting and challenging and that she learned a lot during the six months – knowledges she is looking forward putting into practise at Kruso. They both hope to get more hands-on experience to compare with their knowledge from the program. At the same time, they look forward to be a part of a talented team, where they get the opportunity to contribute with ideas and solutions.
Here at Kruso we already appreciate Hala and Rufaida, and we think it is so cool they jumped into this project. We want to add that Rufaida, besides learning a lot about coding, also managed to learn both Danish and English during the last year. Both girls are very hard-working, fast learners, and meet their new job and colleges with a smile.
We see the work with interns as a great advantage – both for the intern and for us. Through our interns we get skilled co-workers with a big drive and new, exciting knowledge within their fields. They contribute with new perspectives and solutions, that we might not have seen otherwise. We are very passionate about including our interns as an active part of our teams where they are responsible for their own tasks and learn to take control of their own projects. In our experience, this is how you develop the most – both professionally and personally.
Go to our Instagram to follow the everyday life of our interns and the rest of Kruso's team.


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"These bars satisfy every craving you have: sweet, nutty, chocolaty," Mary Odson says. Odson unearthed a recipe she'd used as a young Brownie Girl Scout and gave it to Lisa Ritter, who upgraded the ingredients. "Don't cheap out on the coconut," Odson says. "These bars are fine with inexpensive ingredients, but if you go with high-end stuff, they're unbelievable." Slideshow: More Cookie Recipes
How to Make It
Preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the walnuts in a pie plate and toast until golden and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Let cool then coarsely chop.
In a large bowl, mix the melted butter with the graham cracker crumbs until evenly moistened. Press the crumbs onto the bottom of a 15-by-17-inch baking pan. Scatter the semisweet chocolate chips on top, followed by the butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, toasted walnuts and coconut. Scrape the condensed milk into a microwave-safe container and heat it at high power for 30 seconds, until just fluid. Drizzle the milk evenly over the coconut.
Bake the bars in the center of the oven for about 30 minutes, until the coconut is toasted; rotate the pan once for even cooking. Transfer the pan to a rack and let the bars cool completely, at least 4 hours. Cut the bars lengthwise into 6 strips and crosswise into 6 strips to make 36 bars.


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By phrunt
I finally got out to test out my new 8" X-Coil, I've been wanting a size like this for a long time. I thought it was going to be impossible to fit the GPZ Super-D design into such a small coil however X-coils after some time have achieved it and it works exceptionally well. I was running my GPZ in HY Normal with gain of 20, manual ground balance all day.
My first pellet recovery 🙂
These were my weapons of choice for the day, the little 8" hardly looks much bigger than the little 6x3" sniper on the GB2. It made the GPZ feel reasonably light too, I ran it all day without my harness which is handy as I was in rocky hilly terrain always putting my detector down so it was great having the extra freedom.
I was comparing targets with my GB2 all day, seeing it's widely regarded as the most sensitive VLF I wanted to see the difference in performance to the GPZ with a small coil. The first thing I noticed almost immediately on little shotgun pellets which I found a lot of by the way was the GPZ was noticeably deeper than the GB2. There were pellets that the GB2 didn't pick up at all where the GPZ had a reasonable signal on them. I also found the Discrimination on the GB2 was near pointless on a lot of targets as it had no signal at all on them only giving a signal in it's all metal mode. The pellets had to be much closer to the coil than they were in the soils for the Discrimination to work, I was quite disappointed in this as I was hoping it would be a good gold discriminating pin pointer.
This area has a lot of hot rocks, by a lot I mean they're everywhere and they're often green, you can't do a swing of a VLF without hitting them on every swing, I've been to this area a lot lately, its where I recently found 9 grams. I've moved on from that exact area I found the gold last time as it dried up but the same general area. The GB2 was of course having a lot of trouble with them, with the Nox I just notch out -8 and -9 and all is pretty good and the Nox doesn't appear to lose depth when discriminating like the GB2 and Gold Monster do. The 8" X-Coil was handling the hot rocks well, most of the smaller ones it was blind to, the big ones, some the size of a football or bigger it would get a signal on, so I tried the quick track button and waving it over the top of one, it took about 10 or so sweeps but it was able to give minimal reaction on one afterwards so I had my GPZ in manual balanced over a big green hot rock for the day so instead of using my Yellow ferrite ring I used a hot rock, it made more sense to me seeing they're the areas problem, correct me if I'm wrong.
My first bit of gold was downstream in the old timer wash channel from my 9 gram spot. I did my usual pellet scrape, the signal lasted longer than a few scrapes, so I did some bigger scrapes and the target was getting better so I took a short video as I was starting to get pretty confident.
It turned out to be a nugget in the gravelly layer below the top soil, pretty small nugget too.
The GB2 did not pick this one up at all until I was closer down to it, that was in maximum settings with audio boost.
Little longish bit.
0.177 of a gram, my biggest of the day 🙂
I walked across to the next wash as that was my plan for the day and was finding my usual pellets and comparing the two detectors, I was finding the GB2 was handy as a pin pointer and it's 71kHz wasn't interfering with my GPZ at all. I was also tipping my GPZ on it's side and using the edge of the 8" coil as a pinpointer and that was working pretty well for me. Seeing I was finding so many pellets, way more than usual in this location I was getting plenty of target recovery practice 🙂
Off to the edge of this bedrock I got another bit.
Almost a little ball, when it was dirty I thought it was just another pellet.
After cleaning the dirt out of it it's not as much like a little ball as it looked. It's a ball with a tumor.
I heard a couple of bikes coming along the nearby track, turned out it was JW and his wife Robyn, they knew I was going to be there today so popped in for a visit, JW also has unfinished business in the area where he's been attacking a rocky wall of the wash for months and still getting gold out of it, he had his 15x10" X-Coil on which was a surprise, he put his 10" on and I thought he'd forgotten how to remote it and it rarely left since, he just loves that little 10". He was impressed with my little 8"', especially the size knowing It can get into places the 10" can't. We started detecting again and Robyn found comfy spot to read her book.
It wasn't long and I could hear JW's usual TAP TAP TAP as he's smashing away at the rock 🙂 I kept checking out the lower areas of the wash and it wasn't too much longer after 5 or so more pellets I found another bit of gold.
It was down in that bit of a gap in the rock.
It was starting to cool down a lot now, well the day was never warm, I guess a maximum of about 5 degrees Celsuis but once the sun starts to go behind the mountains it cools down quickly so I went back to a bit that still had some sun 🙂
At this point I'd seen the bit of gold and knew where it was sitting down in the gravels but I wanted to show the crazy prickle bush I was dealing with, I'd already broken some branches off at this point, look at them thorns! This video also shows the sideways method I was using to pinpoint. The center of the coil is definitely it's hottest deepest spot but the edges are still good.
This was my last bit of the day
And just some scenery shots of the area, gold can be anywhere around here, even in the most unlikely of places.
In between the bedrock is has been the most productive for me, which is why I like little coils.
Everywhere you look are old timer rock piles, they're gradually getting buried by plant life.
Once those giant prickle bushes grow in them, they're no longer detectable.
Piles everywhere though, it goes for a few miles
It's starting to get very overgrown in places, every year it's getting worse, gradually disappearing.
Some of these cliff edges would be great to detect and would hold quite a bit of gold I'd imagine but they're just too steep for me.
This is the sort of stuff JW is chunking away at all day getting gold out of the cracks, he said he's now bought a little battery powered jack hammer type thing to help with the job as it's hard work with a pick, hammer, cold chisel and screw driver but there is a fair bit of gold trapped in the rock.
It's all in layers and you can smash them out slowly with your pick.
And my junk for the day, well the junk I didn't lose from my pocket. So overall I'm very impressed with the 8". It seemed to me like it was exceeding the GB2 in performance on small pellets at depth. I'm still better at pinpointing with a small coil like on the GB2 but with practice I'll get better.
As I was about to leave I went over to see how JW was going, right as I got there he had a target, I took over my GB2 as I know he often uses his one as pin pointer too, especially when smashing out rock as it can save a lot of time. He was using the nose of the 15x10" coil as his pin pointer and said it was working really well, he found the tip to be pretty sensitive but still too big to get down into the spot well so we used the Gb2 to get narrow down where to smash out... after a fair time of hitting he had the signal out, and it was a bit of gold smaller than my smallest bit and the 15x10" was sounding on it loudly. He had another signal in the rock to recover so I left him to it as they can take half an hour or more each to get out.
By Joe Beechnut OBN
I'm getting so old.......I was messing around Saturday thinking the tide was at 5 o'clock. I go to check the tides at 1:30 and seen low tides were at 3 pm and I had a long drive...OUCH..Late
Ended up getting in the water at 2:40 pm..walked out ..first target of the day..Gold Signet. I put myself in the area for the last few times out with the excalibur I have got a few non silver coins from the general area.
I ended up working about a 100 foot strip and maybe 20 feet wide..over and over..One thing I have always noticed with the Excalibur, you can get a target from one direction and then spin around
And try it from another and it is not there..same goes with the AQ...so I was doing "X" and "O"'s most of the afternoon. And it paid off... I got 9 silvers, several nickels, one a Buff...and 4 gold rings. Something I did notice of late is fresh drops at this spot have increased due to some boundary changes of the community And they are shallow so any target at this beach I have to dig all. Something some may not believe but I never dug one piece of trash this hunt.....other then a bathing suit clip..and a lead bullet..
Also this trip out was to get a final hour count on the battery system I worked up...Total runtime with the tube battery was 8 hours and 31 minutes...(end voltage was 13.1) Not bad at all, I had calculated 7 hours and 46 minutes..glad it turned out better then expected.....(And special thinks to Carolina for tell me how good these batteries are with his MDT's) Seems they will do the trick so I ordered 4 more..
Good Luck to everyone out there ..HH and Be Safe..Joe
By Joe Beechnut OBN
Got a small gold ring today testing out one of the battery packs I made for the "AQ" ...2 hours and 50 minutes then I heard thunder...time to high tail it out of the water. Be back out Saturday.
Fridays outing ..... 2 silver rings 5 silver coins and a piece of a silver bracelet and one 2.1gram 10k ring....use to be 2.1 grams was 30 dollars..now we are looking at 25 plus dollars for one gram of 10k..where will the gold endup at?
I am getting so old..Had the gold ring on video, deleted all the files except the one of showing the battery tube coming out of the water..No clue where they went..Thing I'm going to start wearing a video cam all of the time just to see some of the crazy things that I do..
Good Luck to everyone that gets out...Be Safe..
Notice my audio cut of switch..worked like a charm..except I need to stabilize it better..was slipping around..when switch off and on..the audio..
My ears said thank you..
By Rob Allison
Hello Everyone,
It's been awhile since I have been out. We have been placering a large wash down to the paylayer and bedrock. This time of year, you can only do so much digging, raking and detecting. Here is a short Youtube video of a partner and I working for half the day placering for gold with the Minelab GPZ 7000 metal detector. Hope you enjoy.
Watch, Like and Subscribe our "Nuggethunting" Youtube Channel to follow us on our Arizona Desert Adventures for gold nuggets.
By phoenix
Just recently I have re aquired a interest in using the 19" coil on the 7000. I was at a spot yesterday which was known for big gold in the early days of detecting. Years ago I met a guy at this spot that told me he got a 60 ouncer there with a SD2000. Yesterday I was using JP`s deep gold settings and got this piece on the surface. I moved it on the very first light scrape and the only reason I got it was because the sweet spot of the coil happened to go over it. When I changed over to High Yield I could hear it pretty clearly. Now I want to find the exact opposite to this piece. This one goes 0.03g 🙂
By Chet
This is a long read but a fantastic story!


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Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni Speaking People of Eastern Province has appealed to Government to increase grants for traditional ceremonies.
The traditional leader said that the current K5,000 grant that Government releases towards the hosting of big traditional ceremonies such as Nc'wala was minimal.
Chief Madzimawe said that traditional ceremonies such as Nc'wala of the Ngoni, Kuomboka of the Lozi and Kusefya Pang'wena of the Bemba
needed to be well funded by Government.He said this was so because big ceremonies attract a huge number of people who need to be catered for by the organising committees.
Chief Madzimawe also said all was set for Nc'wala traditional ceremony to take place on February 25th at Mtenguleni main arena.
He said part of the organising committee was doing some final touches to the main arena in readiness for the annual showpiece.
He said guest of honour and some invited guests were expected to be announced during the final preparatory meeting to take place at Laweni this Saturday.


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Please read and agree with the terms and conditions to register your group.
These terms and conditions apply to the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund 2018 in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. By applying to the Fund for a Grant, or participating in the Fund by making a donation, is acceptance of these terms and conditions. Therefore please read these Terms and Conditions carefully.
The promoter of the Fund is CCHBC which consists of:
NI: Coca –Cola HBC Northern Ireland Limited, Knockmore Hill, 12 Lissue Road, Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT28 2SZ. Telephone (NI) 0800 317 318.
ROI: Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Limited, Huntstown Business Park, Cappagh Road, Ballycoolin, Dublin 15. Telephone: (ROI) 1800 317 318
CCHBC may amend these Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund 2018 Terms and Conditions from time to time. Subject to any legal requirements to provide notice, changes to these Terms and Conditions will be communicated through the Deep RiverRock Website.
Hundreds of groups across the Island of Ireland strive, every day, to make their own lives and the lives of their communities better. Local heroes dedicate time, resources - sometimes even blood, sweat and tears – in their pursuit to bring people together to follow their passion.
Whether it be a knitting circle or a hiking group, a running club or a roller derby, Deep RiverRock recognises that these groups stand for more! They are a home-away-from-home; a chance to connect, to belong, and to share those lighter moments in-between the wonderful chaos of life.
Sometimes all that stands in the way of groups reaching their full potential is a little funding - so now Deep RiverRock wants to help, and so can you!
With its new Thirst For Better campaign, Deep RiverRock will mobilise the power of community. From July, all Deep RiverRock packs will offer consumers the opportunity to donate 10c to a registered community group of their choice. Up to 300 groups can register to avail of a total of €150,000 in 2018.
Each group that registers will have the opportunity to set up a dedicated promotional page on the Deep RiverRock website to share stories, pictures, blogs and videos to highlight their local passions, and explain why they need a little extra funding. Groups can raise a minimum of €100 or maximum of €10,000 through consumer donations.
The Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund has been set up to provide financial support to Community Groups across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who meet the Eligibility Criteria (see 3 and 4 below).
We encourage all eligible Community Groups to apply for funding for one of their projects.
To register for an opportunity to raise monies under the Fund, an authorised person from the Community Group must fully complete an online application form for the Community Group. The application forms are available online at thirstforbetter.ie
The application will require the Community Group and the authorised person to share information including details of the project for which the Community Group wishes to raise funding.
The Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund has been designed to support Community Groups in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who wish to raise funding to support Projects which target at least one of the following key wellness areas:
within their local community across the following categories:
CCHBC and Deep RiverRock expects that all projects funded through the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund will be:
Examples of projects might include, but are not limited to:
Community Groups that do not meet the Eligibility Criteria above will not be able to register for funding.
If circumstances change and a Community Group no longer meets the Eligibility Criteria they will be removed from the process and all funds raised by them will be deemed null and void. In such circumstances, Deep RiverRock will contact the individual who submitted the project to advise them of its' decision via email.
Deep RiverRock and CCHBC reserves the right, in its' sole discretion, to reject entries that are incomplete, duplication, illegible, false or fraudulent, or do not meet the objectives of the Brand and/or Company and remove them from the process at any point.
CCHBC accepts no responsibility for applications that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the application is not proof of receipt.
Applications from Community Groups will be accepted on the website from 9.00am on 2nd July 2018.
The application forms are available online at www.deepriverrock.ie/thirstforbetter
Community Groups must set out their full details, contact names and addresses, details of the project for which the Community Group wishes to raise funding, amount of funding required, impact on the Community.
Each application will be assessed at submission stage by mxb Limited (who are situated at registered office 355 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7EP) who have been appointed by CCHBC to manage The Thirst For Better Campaign for and on behalf of Deep RiverRock.
During this stage the Community Group's nominated point of contact will be contacted directly by mxb to request further information including but not limited to the Community Group's governing documents (Constitution or Memorandum and Articles of Association) detailing your charitable purpose, before the application can progress.
We have made the application process as simple as possible but we do require a certain level of detail about the Community Group and the project for which it wishes to raise funding.
All Community Groups who apply will receive notification to confirm whether their application for funding has been accepted. In the majority of cases we anticipate that the initial assessment will take approximately 5 working days. Assessment could take longer towards the end of the submission period and/or if there is a query with the Community Group's application entry that requires additional information, documentation and/or investigation.
Please be aware that the application cannot be amended once submitted so please check any application carefully before submitting.
CCHBC will not be liable for any expenditure incurred by an organisation or individual whilst making an application to the Thirst For Better campaign and promoting their project for donations.
Please note that even though a Community Group's application has been accepted, this does not mean that the Community Group is guaranteed any payment from the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund.
Full due diligence will be completed on successful projects, (see 'At the end of Cash out period') by The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland or The Community Foundation for Ireland once you reach the 'cash out' stage of the Fund.
Applications will be processed on a 'first come, first served' basis with a cap of 300 eligible Community Groups benefiting during any Funding Period.
The 300 Community Groups accepted will be a reflection of all categories set out in the Eligibility Criteria. CCHBC and mxb will monitor the applications from Community Groups to ensure that there is a good representation of Community Groups from across every category. CCHBC reserves the right to cap the number of places available under any single Eligibility Criteria category to a maximum of 40 Community Groups per category.
Once 300 applications are accepted and approved no further applications will be accepted. Any group which enters after 300 applications are accepted, will be placed in queue to enter the Fund if a space becomes available (i.e. a Community Group has reached its fundraising target or "cashes out" early).
At this stage CCHBC and the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund envisage that Community Groups who have reached their fundraising targets or have decided to stop fundraising and "cash out" within the 6 month fund period, will (subject to meeting all of the terms and conditions including the financial due diligence) be able to receive monies within 8 weeks post of the cash out period end dates on or around 30th September 2018 or 31st December 2018.
The Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund will make funding available to Community Groups who wish to raise anything from €100/£100 up to €10,000/£10,000.
Community Groups are responsible for determining how much funding they wish to seek under the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund. Community Groups will need to state the amount that they wish to raise as part of their application.
Acceptance of a Community Group's application at assessment stage is not a guarantee of payment from the Thirst For Better Fund.
The Community Group will have the opportunity to encourage its' members and wider community to get involved and to support its funding request.
The Community Group will also be required to complete a full due diligence (including financial information) process, (see 'At the end of Cash out period') by The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland or The Community Foundation for Ireland once a Community Group confirms that it wishes to 'cash out' of the fund.
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and the Community Foundation for Ireland have been appointed to ensure that any payments made from the Fund to Community Groups are permitted within the Fund rules and are done so in a transparent manner.
Once a Community Group has been approved, their details will appear on the Deep RiverRock website and consumers will be able to donate to their fund (see 16 below).
Deep RiverRock and mxb will provide further information and support to Community Groups to help them raise awareness of their fundraising – such as social media kits
Every bottle of Deep RiverRock sold across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will have a special Facebook Messenger icon on the bottle and will have a unique code on the inside of the bottle's label.
Consumers will need to scan the Facebook messenger icon on the bottle to open communication with Deep RiverRock via messenger or visit thirstforbetter.ie and follow the 'donate here' steps, selecting the Community Group of their choice.
Each unique code can only be entered once and each IP address will be limited to 50 codes per day.
If CCHBC discovers or suspects fraudulent or ineligible votes, these may be removed from the process at the sole discretion of CCHBC.
The value of the unique code is either 10 cent or 10 pence which will be determined on the consumer's IP address. Consumers will only be able to donate to a Community Group in their country of residence, which will also be based on the IP address.
A Community Group can at any stage decide to stop fundraising at any point by contacting mxb in writing and notifying them of their intention to stop fundraising and agreeing for the Community Group's account to be suspended.
Payments will only be made to Community Groups who have collected the minimum amount of £100/€100.
Community Groups must 'cash out' within 6 months of the date that their fundraising went live on the Deep RiverRock website.
Community Groups can "cash out" once its fundraising on the Deep RiverRock website has reached a minimum of £100 / €100. Once a Community Group has "cashed out" all fundraising activities on the Deep RiverRock website will cease.
The maximum value for cash out is set at £10,000/€10,000.
Payments from the Fund will be processed every 3 months, with proposed 'cash out' end periods being on or around 30th September 2018 and/or 31st December 2018.
If a Community Groups fails to reach the minimum level required to cash out, any monies raised on the Deep RiverRock website will be distributed amongst the other Community Groups within your category that have already reached the minimum cash-out value.
Community Groups cannot apply for further/additional funding from the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund for a period of 12 months from the date of their last cash-out.
All successful Community Groups will be contacted by email by The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland or The Community Foundation for Ireland within 3 weeks of the cashing out end period and asked to provide additional information as set out below. It is the responsibility of the individual who submitted the entry to get the information from the Community Group and to provide it to the relevant Community Foundation.
If any Community Group fails to respond to the email from Community Foundations by the deadlines provided by the Foundations, with the requested information their funding will be forfeited.
The Community Foundation will validate the Community Group's funding application using, the original entry together with further information which may be requested, including but not limited to:
Bank accounts must be set up at least 6 months before cash out and be set up in the name of the Community Group. The Fund can only transfer monies to a bank account which has the name of the Community Group. In no circumstances will monies be transferred to any individuals' bank accounts. The Community Group's bank account must be in credit at the time of the funding payment.
All documents must be in the name of the Community Group who made the application for funding.
All Community Groups who provide correct, valid information in a timely manner and who have passed the payment assessment by the relevant Community Foundation will be notified within 8 weeks of the cash out period end.
Any Community Group which receives funding from the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund will also have their details published on Deep RiverRock's website.
If a Community Group does not receive any donations or becomes dormant for more than 6 weeks, the authorised person from the Community Group will be sent an email giving the Community Group 2 weeks' notice to reactivate and receive donations via the website.
If the Community Group fails to reactivate and/or receive donations after 3 weeks from the date of notice, the Community Groups fundraising will be closed and removed from the Deep RiverRock website and the Community Group will not be entitled to receive any funding from the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund and will not be able to apply for other funding from the Fund for a period of 12 months.
Any funds raised to date will be redistributed to the other participating Community Groups on the Deep RiverRock website at the time of the account being closed.
Once the Community Group has closed their funding and have successfully completed The Community Foundation due diligence, monies will be transferred to a Bank Account in the name of the Community Group by way of electronic transfer payment from either the Community Foundation or mxb (as CCHBC may in its sole discretion decide) within 4 weeks of notification that they have successfully passed the due diligence process.
Payments are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and are not redeemable for cash or other remuneration.
All Payments of £/€5,000 or less are "unrestricted funds" meaning they are available for the purposes of the Community Group to be spent as they see fit subject to the objectives of the Community Group. However, it would be expected that the payment is spent on the project entered by the Community Group at the submission stage, or a like for like project.
Payments in the £/€5,000 - £/€10,000 are "restricted funds" meaning they can only be used for the purpose stated in the entry. If for any reason a payment cannot be used for such purpose the Community Group can approach CCHBC to request approval from CCHBC (acting reasonable and without undue delay) for the redirection of the payment to another project matching the Eligibility Criteria. If the revised entry does not meet these terms and conditions CCHBC reserves the right to reclaim the payment from the Community Group.
By submitting these details you as the authorised person for the Community Group grant CCHBC and the fund managing agents (mxb and the Community Foundation of Northern Ireland and Ireland) an exclusive licence to publish the Community Group's entry on the Deep RiverRock Website and other media including, but not limited to, Coca-Cola HBC website (ie.coca-colahellenic.com), electronic and printed communications.
By entering the Thirst For Better campaign you as authorised person confirm, for and on behalf of the Community Group, that you have obtained the consent of the Community Group whose project you are entering to make the application on its behalf and that the Community Group also has consented for its images and details to be published by CCHBC.
The Community Groups that benefit from the Thirst For Better campaign will be published on the Deep RiverRock website once payment has been processed. Entrants agree to have their names and counties disclosed for this purpose.
CCHBC trusts the Community Group to make the right decisions for their members, so in line with the responsible marketing commitments of the Coca-Cola system none of the Deep RiverRock marketing activities are targeted towards children under the age of 12. This includes a commitment to commercial-free classrooms. Any grassroots campaigning on behalf of a Community Group must have due consideration to these commitments and adhere to the spirit of its intentions at all times. This especially applies to the use of any marketing materials contained in the packs provided to the Community Groups.
The Community Groups agree to be contacted and take part in post-payment activity including, but not limited to, regular communications about the project which the payment has been used towards. This could include, but is not limited to, media activity, social media or information on the Deep RiverRock website.
CCHBC and its partners MXB and The Community Foundation for Ireland and the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland may request personal data from the authorised person in relation to the application from the Community Group.
This information will be used to validate, administer and manage the application and/or the lifecycle of the fundraising process together with the payment of any funds to the Community Groups and follow up activities such as promoting the Deed RiverRock brands and/or the Fund and/or the Community Group.
CCHBC's usage of your personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully to understand what information we collect about you, what we can do with it, how we might share it, how you can access it, and other important information relating to your personal data.
CCHBC reserves the right to amend, alter, terminate, suspend, cancel all or any part of the Terms and Conditions, the Deep RiverRock Thirst For Better Fund and/or the Campaign at any time.
CCHBC has sole discretion in relation to all decisions it makes. There is no right of appeal and any decisions made by CCHBC and/or the Fund are final and binding.
CCHBC reserves the right to make "special" or "one off" payments of any value that CCHBC determines (in its sole discretion) to any Community Group it wishes (provided that the Community Group meets the Eligibility Criteria and successfully passes the due diligence). Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall oblige CCHBC to make such funding available to any Community Group – CCHBC shall have total discretion in this regard.
CCHBC accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of entering the fund or accepting the grant. Coca-Cola HBC further disclaims liability for any damage to your or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with The Thirst For Better fund.
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude the liability of CCHBC for death, personal injury, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation as a result of its negligence.
Coca-Cola HBC shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control.
The Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted in line with the Guidelines for Fundraising for Charitable Organisations for the Republic of Ireland.
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Sprinklers are the most effective way to ensure that fires are suppressed or even extinguished before the fire service can arrive.
They save lives and reduce injuries, protect firefighters who attend incidents and reduce the amount of damage to both property and the environment from fire.
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and the National Fire Sprinkler Network (NFSN) have worked together to investigate the effectiveness and reliability of sprinkler systems.
The evidence produced indicates that sprinkler systems operate on 94% of occasions demonstrating very high reliability. Furthermore, it is evident that when they do operate they extinguish or contain the fire on 99% of occasions and are thus very effective.
The research also found that in both converted and purpose built flats that sprinklers are 100% effective in controlling fires.
The NFCC recognise that sprinklers are an effective part of an overall fire safety solution and can be used efficiently to improve fire safety in a range of new and existing buildings.
The NFCC support the concept of risk assessed retro fitting of sprinklers in existing buildings and would also welcome the prioritisation of a review of the Building Regulations (Approved Document B) to ensure fire safety requirements keep pace with new building developments.
The NFCC supported by the NFSN are focused on developing understanding and acceptance to promote the wider use of sprinklers. Together we will continue the efforts in the coming months to:
NFCC position statement
Cost benefit analysis of residential sprinkler systems report.
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Sprinkler Systems in the United Kingdom: An Analysis from Fire Service Data and the 2019 supplimentary report
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Marking its 31st annual time-honored celebration of the sea services, Fleet Week New York wrapped up its weeklong event on May 27. The Fleet Week celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984 and is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to …Read More »
Fleet Week New York City 2017
New York City's time-honored celebration of the sea services concluded May 30 as USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departed the Manhattan Cruise Terminal's Pier 88 after participating in Fleet Week New York. Facebook Underway! Shift colors!Earlier today, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) and other Fleet Week New York ships departed after participating …Read More »
New York Fleet Week Edition of Faces of the Fleet
Fleet Week New York, now in its 28th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of …Read More »
Reflecting on San Francisco Fleet Week
By Capt. Tom Spink, USN (retired)As a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, who also served here in uniform, I wanted to share information about a few of the outstanding outreach events conducted during Fleet Week, Oct. 6-13. Instituted in 1981 by then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Fleet …Read More »
When is a Navy Platform… So Much More Than a Platform?
This blog is by Al Hickey, a retired New York City Police Department detective and 9/11 first responder, who was invited on a two-day embark aboard USS New York (LPD 21). As USS New York (LPD 21) leaves Port Everglades today and ends another successful Fleet Week Port Everglades, I want to …Read More »


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Elementary Kids
Personality: Keys to Parenting an Extrovert
Let your extroverts be extroverts. Let them know that you appreciate their social skills. Be patient with what may, at times, appear to you to be pointless rambling. Remember that extroverts think while speaking or after speaking. Don't interpret their chatty nature as being shallow or superficial. Think out loud with them. Often what may appear to be pointless rambling can be directed into a meaningful discussion that integrates some important principles. When extroverts say something, don't assume that they have thought about it. Remember that extroverts prefer to process information externally. Find out whether they are merely thinking out loud or have given the idea/suggestion some thought in order to be sure it is something they really want to do. It's common for an introvert to take seriously what an extrovert is merely tossing around as an idea. It's equally common for an extrovert to interpret as a casual idea something the introvert has spent days or weeks thinking about.
Extroverts recharge their emotional batteries by being with people. Introverts recharge their emotional batteries by getting away and being alone. Be a ready listener. Sometimes it's good to encourage them to think out loud and to do some of your thinking out loud with them. When talking to an extrovert, make sure your pauses aren't too long. A hard-core extrovert may mistake you taking a breath as a sign that you have completed your thoughts and are ready for him or her to jump in. If something is important to you, let the extrovert know it. Because extroverts think out loud, they tend not to assume something is as important as it may be to an introvert.
Encourage their time with friends. I've read that men and women differ in the frequency with which they contact friends during a week. In my experience, it's not as much a male/female issue as it is an extroversion/introversion issue. I heard a speaker who had surveyed 600 people and found that the frequency of contacting friends was as much a function of their preference for introversion or extroversion as it was being male or female.
As you get to know your extroverted child, you will discover new opportunities for parenting his or her heart. Several years ago when my son Matt came home from school, I asked, "Matt, how did your day go today?" "Fine," he replied. Because of what Matt said, I could have assumed that everything was "fine." But by listening to his tone of voice and noticing his one-word response, I immediately had reason to think something might be wrong. Why? Like most extroverts, Matt rarely gives a one-word response to that kind of a question. He is energetic, extroverted, enthusiastic and usually very positive.
I once heard about a little boy whose teacher asked the class to write a story about cowboys. This little guy ended his story by saying, "And the cowboy jumped on his horse and rode off in all directions." That described Matt. Because I had studied Matt, I knew he was an extrovert and I was aware of his usual communication patterns. Therefore, I was alerted to the fact that something might be wrong-either he was tired and had a hard day or he was experiencing some emotion he didn't know how to deal with. With these insights, I chose to check out my impression with him. Sure enough, sometimes had happened at school to discourage him. We were able to talk about it. I basically just listened and asked a few open questions. Matt learned something about his emotions that day, and I learned more about him.
Dr. Gary Oliver has over 40 years experience in individual, premarital, marital and family counseling and for the past 20 years he has had an extensive nationwide teaching ministry.


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Reprinted with permission from the 2016 Africa Energy Yearbook
From Egypt to South Africa, Kenya to Morocco, LNG-to-power has been and is being either implemented or considered as an important component in Africa's energy mix. Gas-fired power generation is flexible and relatively environmentally friendly, when compared to coal, so fits well as a necessary source of baseload generation to facilitate the continued growth of renewables across the continent.
Gas-fired power has been the dominant source of generation in West Africa for years due to the abundance of gas reserves. But power markets are increasingly looking to use imported gas as a fuel source, driven by the falling cost of LNG. Whilst the cost of LNG is currently reducing, LNG is not a cheap fuel source. Power from LNG tends to be less expensive than liquid fuels such as diesel (at least it is increasingly becoming de-linked from global oil prices), but it cannot yet compete with coal on cost alone in jurisdictions that do not impose a cost on carbon, meaning that governments take a short term view and back coal-fired power projects. This is being counteracted by the momentum behind carbon dioxide reduction that was achieved at COP21, even in the developing markets of Africa, together with the actions of development financing institutions and multilaterals, whose support is vital for the development of power projects in Africa.
African market demand
In north Africa, Egypt has been regasifying imported LNG using its first floating storage and regasification unit since April 2015. A second FSRU was delivered in September 2015 and it now plans to charter a third FSRU to supply greater volumes of gas for power generation, due to be delivered in late 2016/early 2017. These regasification facilities will act as a bridge to the commercialisation of ENI's supergiant 30 Tcf Zohr gas prospect. To the west, Morocco has made significant progress with its comprehensive LNG-to-power programme, issuing the request for qualification for the procurement of an onshore regasification facility at Jorf Lasfar and 2.4GW of power capacity as part of a single project, to underpin a further 4GW of power generation capacity and to supply of gas for domestic industry.
West Africa's existing gas-fired power generation portfolio is expected to be further enhanced by a number of LNG-topower projects under development in Ghana. The case for imported LNG in Ghana is made out as a means of enhancing the stability of gas supplies from Ghana's indigenous offshore Jubilee and Offshore Cape Three Points gas reserves. The Ghana 1000 gas-to-power project uses indigenous gas for its first 375MW phase, but then contemplates expansions up to 1300MW through the use of imported LNG.
In Southern Africa, Namibia previously selected the Xaris LNG-to-power project as the winner of a 250MW procurement process before doubts over the project surfaced. The use of LNG as a medium term bridge to domestic gas from the Kudu field would have been quite understandable for Namibia. South Africa's significant power deficit, lack of commercialised domestic gas and proximity to international shipping routes positions it well for the development of LNG-to-power projects, which could easily use Angolan or Mozambican LNG more cost effectively than deliveries by pipeline from Mozambique. The Department of Energy of South Africa (DoE) is pushing ahead with the procurement of between 1000- 3000MW of gas-fired power generation. However, both South Africa and Namibia would need to overcome the challenges presented by having to meet significant dollar-denominated fuel costs if they were to seek to implement LNG-to-power solutions. In addition, South Africa has built up a significant track record of procuring electricity from renewable sources under a form of power purchase agreement (PPA) that may well not be sufficient to enable investors to bank LNG-to-power projects.
What legal structures can be used to introduce LNG-to-power?
Fundamentally, the integration of the LNG supply, regasification and power generation components of an LNG-to-power project is very complex. The interrelationship of risks and the existence of multiple sponsor and lender groups gives rise to competing interests that make developing projects challenging at best. If the fuel supplier's delivery obligations are guaranteed to the power generator, and the power producer's obligation to take deliveries of gas are similarly supported, the project becomes much easier to structure. However, this rarely represents the commercial reality of power and infrastructure project development – instead sponsors want to structure the projects on a limited recourse basis and avoid significant sponsors support. Therefore lenders must analyse and get comfortable with the entire contractual matrix, including for the portion of the project that they may not actually be lending to. Clearly, the state interposing itself between various aspects of the project may significantly reduce the risks to sponsors and lenders, enhancing bankability and delivery timeframes. But that is equally challenging for economic, constitutional or regulatory reasons.
Integrated model – The purest form of LNG-to-power project would be a single entity that procures both the regasification and power infrastructure under a single financing, importing LNG for the sole purpose of producing power in a dedicated power plant. This is a somewhat high risk solution because it is the least flexible option. Any adverse performance in the power plant will directly impact the power project company's ability to meet its gas offtake obligations and vice versa. However, this might be workable for smaller scale developments – indeed, it was the basis for the 250MW Xaris LNG-to-power project that was planned for Walvis Bay in Namibia. Developers considering this model will need to confirm that the licence conditions for power generation and gas distribution do not prevent cross-collateralisation of assets and, specifically in relation to the gas import infrastructure, that third party access rights do not exist. One interesting feature we have seen from other jurisdictions is that the LNG supply arrangements need not be firm, if supporting lenders can derive sufficient comfort with the long term availability of LNG on a spot basis, and the tariff structure under the PPA enables the power producer to pass through the gas price to the ultimate consumer or offtaker of electricity. This level of flexibility means that LNG can be procured on a spot basis, thereby avoiding significant financial commitments by the gas or power project companies, but exposing the consumer to less certain power prices.
Gas sales model
In a market with multiple consumers of gas, there will likely be more flexibility of gas offtake, making it possible to establish an LNG importation project in which the same entity imports the gas and sells it to customers. The same sponsors might separately develop an independent power project (IPP) on the basis of a long term offtake arrangement for the power (unless market fundamentals would support a merchant project), therefore providing a keystone customer for the gas project. This flexibility of gas offtake is crucial to the success of both the gas project and the power project. If construction of the power project is delayed or the power project is adversely affected by either low demand or poor performance, the gas company can sell gas to alternative customers, thereby mitigating its exposure to take-or-pay payments (usually on a cargo by cargo basis under LNG sale and purchase agreements (LNG SPAs)). Whilst this may create an impression that the power offtaker does not need to accept responsibility for take-or-pay costs under the PPA, this is rarely the case. Generally such costs would need to be passed through to the offtaker on terms that are back-to-back with the gas supply arrangements. This risk allocation can only be avoided if there is a large and relatively mature market for gas such as to give investors high levels of certainty as to the long term demand profile for LNG.
Tolling model
An alternative approach would be for the IPP to import LNG itself, under a long term purchase agreement with an LNG shipper, and to buy capacity rights in a regasification facility to convert the LNG to gas. This enables the regasification facility to be financed on the basis of long term stable revenues under the throughput agreement with the IPP (again, potentially developed by the same sponsors as the IPP). Excess regasification capacity can be sold to other IPPs or gas industries. This is likely to be more appropriate where the regulatory regime imposes open access requirements and therefore a portion of any regasification capacity must be reserved for the market (for example, this could be the case in South Africa in light of recent statements by the government that this is its intention). It is equally applicable where the power project is the primary driver behind both projects, as opposed to the gas importation and sale business being dominant. This is perhaps the most conventional approach to structuring LNG-to-power projects and might well be the most appropriate solution for Morocco. However, Morocco currently appears to be pursuing a fully integrated approach, which fits more closely with its historical requirement for developers to take the fuel supply risk on its other thermal power projects.
Government buyer model
Finally, a solution that might be more appropriate for a country experiencing high growth rates but with potentially uncertain long term demand for imported gas might be for the host government to act as an intermediary between LNG shippers and consumers, including IPPs. In this case the regasification infrastructure could be financed on the basis of a throughput agreement with the utility, and the IPP would purchase gas from the government, or the government could toll its gas through the power plant, whist using excess regasification capacity to stimulate local industry or domestic gas consumption. This is the approach currently being taken in Egypt, were EGAS imports LNG and sells it on to IPPs, and appears to form the basis of the Ghana 1000 project, where GNPC is expected to procure LNG imports. However, the government will need to have a relatively high degree of sophistication in order to administer the LNG SPAs, LNG trading arrangements and tolling arrangements. The diversity of domestic industry in South Africa, coupled with the potential high demand for gas, the existing role of Transnet and the conventional risk allocation under Eskom PPAs could well result in this structure being equally appropriate for South Africa, albeit that the preference of government seems to be a bundled solution.
How are the risks managed?
What is project-on-project risk?
In all but one of these scenarios, the regasification and power infrastructure is financed separately and on a limited recourse basis, and in the first two cases, there is a significant interdependency between the projects, thereby creating "project-on-project" risk. This means that a default by one half of the overall project (e.g. the regasification project) will lead to an inability to generate cash flows in the other half (here, the power project). However, the limited recourse nature of both halves means there is no creditworthy entity ultimately backstopping the risk.
A good example of project-on-project risk is delays in construction of one or other component of the project. Conventionally delay liquidated damages payable under a construction contract would be calculated at a rate and with a cap so as to keep debt and equity whole for a reasonable period of foreseeable delay. This approach is satisfactory for the project to which the construction contract relates, but the same level of liquidated damages will not compensate debt and equity on, for example, a downstream power project if the delay is suffered in the upstream regasification project (or vice versa).
This characteristic of many LNG-to-power projects places a higher value on flexibility – the ability to mitigate adverse effects experienced in one element of the project on the other element of the project. In the discussion of different project structures above, one recurring theme is that the more flexibility that can be achieved at either end of the supply chain, the less risk will be assumed by the project overall and therefore the more bankable and attractive the structure will be, leading to lower power prices.
Many markets in Africa that are not accustomed to large scale gas-fired power generation have regulated tariffs that are not sufficiently flexible to either allow the power producer to pass through take-or-pay payments or adjust the price of power based on a variable underlying cost of LNG. It is perhaps important to appreciate that the price of gas may fluctuate even under long term LNG SPAs (being linked to various indices or commodity prices). Therefore the fuel charge component of the typical tariff for a gas-fired power project will need to vary to accommodate such changes. Regulators need to be comfortable with this and should ensure that the national utility or government buyer's account is the point in the supply chain at which the cash flow impacts of faster changes in fuel costs than the regulated electricity tariff are managed.
How does technology help mitigate risk?
Small to medium scale developments offer the opportunity to utilise floating storage, regasification and unloading (FSRU) vessels as the regasification infrastructure. Capital cost can be minimised by using old vessels, converted for this purpose and the current levels of competition in the vessel chartering market mean that financing new builds or conversions is relatively straightforward and flexible (in terms of the structural requirements of vessel financing lenders). FSRUs are chartered by the entity operating the regasification portion of the project and are generally financed separately from the other infrastructure. Using a floating regasification solution offers an LNG-to-power project the flexibility to mitigate (in part) construction delays or major equipment breakdown during operations of the power project by delaying the FSRU's delivery date (within reason) or even through redeployment of the vessel as an LNG carrier to generate extra revenue pending completion of the IPP.
Technology can also assist power projects to overcome the risk of non-availability of gas. Most CCGT plants are capable of being configured to operate on liquid fuel as a back-up, when natural gas is unavailable. This flexibility is specifically recognised in the DoE's request for information in relation to early power generation, which helps to mitigate gas availability risk during the initial operations of the gas import facilities. However, operating on liquid fuel has adverse effects on plant performance and increases both operation and maintenance costs to varying degrees, depending on the gas turbine technology. Provided this risk is addressed adequately under the PPA, the use of a dual-fuelled plant offers the IPP the ability to mitigate its exposure to delays in completion of the regasification infrastructure and to short term LNG unavailability (throughout the operating period).
Demand risk – A 20-year take-or-pay contract for LNG is a significant financial commitment. It will generally require the buyer to lift LNG volumes in accordance with a fairly restrictive schedule (essentially imposing a take-or-pay obligation on the buyer). Dispatch risk almost always lies with the offtaker in any gas-fired IPP in an emerging market (insofar as capacity charges will be payable for availability, regardless of power demand). However, the concept of the national utility being responsible for take-or-pay payments arising from the LNG supply chain may be uncomfortable for African power purchasers, but this is common practice in other markets around the world and is an important component of the bankability of LNG-to-power projects. Utilities are responsible for capacity planning and demand forecasting, so to seek to place responsibility for take-or-pay payments with the generator or gas supplier would be contrary to the principle of ensuring that the risk lies with the person best able to manage it. By procuring some or all of their LNG requirements on a short term basis, utilities can make a trade-off between cost and committed volumes that may be desirable and consistent with economic purchase obligations.
Conversely, take-or-pay risk can be mitigated to some extent by having multiple offtakers of gas. This is particularly helpful if the volumes to be delivered by the gas project company to other customers are flexible. It may also be possible for the gas supplier to sell excess LNG cargos on the spot market, thereby mitigating its exposure to take-or-pay payments. This flexibility is subject to redirection rights under the LNG SPA, which are becoming increasingly flexible, thereby enhancing international short-term trade in LNG. There is currently no formal market price for spot cargos of LNG, so it will be challenging for a developer to fully mitigate, and therefore assume, this risk at the outset of a project. An independent developer in control of the full value chain will, however, more likely be able to manage these risks in an efficient manner.


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Getting rid of the smell of tobacco
Category: Home Cleaning
Getting rid of this smell can be difficult, but far from impossible. It will certainly be worth dedicating one of your days to getting your home clean and getting rid of the odour of stale tobacco.
The first step is to get rid of anything associated with smoking. This includes not only cigarette butts, but also ashtrays, old packets and even lighters. These retain a lot of the smell of smoke, so help the odour to linger in your home.
Next, get some fresh air into your home. It is best to wait for a nice sunny day with a cool breeze, then open up all your windows and your back door. The wind will hopefully blow away a lot of the stale smell in the air.
To get the smell out of the items in the room, take anything that can be washed - including cushion covers and any other soft furnishings - and put it in the machine. If you have a steam cleaner, you can use it on items such as curtains.
While these are being washed, use an odour-eliminating spray on your furniture. Anything made of fabric should be targeted first and foremost, as the material holds smells better than anything else. Finally, make sure to vacuum the carpet as well.
All that is left to do now is to light a scented candle or plug in an air freshener. This all sounds like a lot of work, but it is worth it. However, if it seems like it would be beyond your capabilities you can always opt instead for the services of a professional cleaning company to help you out.
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Thursday, 30 May 2013
Monday, 27 May 2013
John Fogerty - Wrote A Song For Everyone
Warm Burn
Great songs and artists generally endure. John Fogerty's revisiting of his musical past both in Creedance Clearwater Revival and solo – with the addition of two new songs – provides a solid and fully entertaining base for that generalisation.
Familiarity is enhanced with the support of familiar other artists to add a requisite element of newness and fresh appeal: Foo Fighters [great vocal duel between Fogarty and Grohl on opener Fortune Son], Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, My Morning Jacket, Kid Rock [on another singing slasharama in Born On The Bayou, growls criss-crossing with gusto], Dawes, Bob Seger [wonderful synthesis of voices on the wonderful song Who'll Stop The Rain], Brad Paisley [countrified and trading guitar licks on Hot Rod Heart, plus sweet harmonies], Alan Jackson, and Allen Toussaint.
Old and newish. Superbly produced by Fogarty, this is class from first to last. Not an ignition, but a warming burn reminding of being warmed in the past too.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Mild Diatribe Number Three
Relating to my previous post, I've just found one task which is linked to the contextualised approach to teaching grammar, in this case writing Poetry:
Context: Writing poetry.
Learning Focus: How varying sentence structure and sentence length can create different
emphases in poetry.
Using an exploded version of Sylvia Plath's 'Mirror' presented alphabetically as a word grid, students are asked to generate pairs of sentences, experimenting with the possibilities outlined below:
· Beginning with a non-finite verb, adverb or prepositional phrase.
· Using a short verbless sentence.
· Using a one-word sentence.
· Using repetition of a single word or short phrase.
Well, I'm not happy with this! Am I being too precious about Poetry? I don't believe that writing poetry is about thinking, for example, whether to begin a sentence with a prepositional phrase. I can see this being useful when deploying rhetorical features in an argument, and of course in providing variety within a narrative, but it seems alien to the creative impulse when writing poetry.
I don't know. When I write poetry I prefer the spontaneity of the initial words on the page, writing them as I hear them in my head, listening for sound and rhythm – maybe even echo/rhyme – as I'm getting the meaning/subject down. But I do know that the editing/crafting stage is crucial. If you're lucky, there's much that doesn't have to be changed, but editing/crafting can be intense and dramatic in terms of alterations. Perhaps it's just that I don't think in grammatical terms when I do in fact make grammatical decisions. Yet I do know those decisions are informed by other factors like positioning on the page [I generally write and edit on screen, so word processing] as well as the sounds and pacing. Looking at repetition – whether to exploit or alter – is crucial, but I don't ever recall thinking I need an 'adverb' here or a 'prepositional phrase' there. Vocabulary is very important, and editing is often looking for synonyms.
Not sure about this.
Mild Diatribe Number Two
This actually links to MD Number One, which didn't exactly generate a large amount of page views - not that I was surprised [!] - but for those who are interested you might like to check out this short video of Professor Debra Myhill from Exeter University talking about her work into providing materials which teach grammar within writing contexts, the point I was making in my post.
I would be intrigued to explore the work done with Poetry. I baulked initially at this idea, but the reality is that grammatical features matter considerably in Poetry as with any other kind of writing. For me, however, I would want students/young writers to be fully engaged creatively and at ease with writing before they were moved on to specific aspects of grammar.
As I write, there is one comment on the YouTube page where this video is linked, and it does raise an interesting caveat relating to consequences when grammatical accuracy is being tested, presumably discretely in envisaged national testing regimes. I don't believe that Debra Myhill's research is being undertaken to fuel preparations for any testing, and the very fact its premise is that grammar teaching has to take place within a writing context precludes any discrete meddling of any kind.
I would be intrigued to explore the work done with Poetry. I baulked initially at this idea, but the reality is that grammatical features matter considerably in Poetry as with any other kind of writing. For me, however, I would want students/young writers to be fully engaged creatively and at ease with writing before they were moved on to specific aspects of grammar.
As I write, there is one comment on the YouTube page where this video is linked, and it does raise an interesting caveat relating to consequences when grammatical accuracy is being tested, presumably discretely in envisaged national testing regimes. I don't believe that Debra Myhill's research is being undertaken to fuel preparations for any testing, and the very fact its premise is that grammar teaching has to take place within a writing context precludes any discrete meddling of any kind.
Ray Manzarek - 12th February, 1939 - 20th May, 2013
Another sad loss from the music world, Ray Manzarek died yesterday aged 74. He was, of course, co-founder of The Doors with Jim Morrison, and whilst each member of that band had their distinctive parts to play, Ray's keyboard playing was second only to Morrison's singing in establishing their signature sound. Manzarek's sound came from a Vox Continental combo organ, at which he famously sat, such a large man, and also a Fender Rhodes piano for the bass lines when playing live. A genuinely iconic sound.
Monday, 20 May 2013
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - Seesaw
No Pretender
There are many pretenders to the contemporary female vocalist crown worn by Amy Winehouse – at her very best: that sultry jazz warble and emotive inflections. And those pretenders are by and large pathetic in their attempts, the affectations churning out warning noises rather than echoes and individual achievements. Beth Hart is no pretender to the crown, in fact, having such vocal excellence in her own right, but she certainly impresses in the way that Winehouse could, at her very best.
This second release with Joe Bonamassa is superb. Opening big band jazz number Them There Eyes does immediately remind of Winehouse – at her best – and this is followed by a sultry piece of excellence in Close To My Fire. By third Nutbush City Limits, the temptation for comparison is unnecessary, though on this it is inevitable, and Hart sails along the Turner line. Fourth, Al Kooper's lovely ballad I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know, is exquisitely covered, the emotion conveyed with beauty and strength. And it's saying something about Hart's singing that a mention of Bonamassa doesn't even come into it yet, though his guitar support is, as ever, brilliant.
On fifth Can't Let Go, Hart sings with impressive gusto and growl, and Bonamassa is effortlessly slick in accompaniment. This increasingly hot dueting is advanced with gasoline prompts on sixth Miss Lady, Bonamassa sparking off with some fiery wah wah and Hart burning with Joplinesque heat. Stunning. Eighth, Al Green's Rhymes, is a soulful and funky rendition that showcases Hart's absolute perfection: such inherent strength and natural gruff warble. Bonamassa again contributes his glistening guitar gift-wrap – the excellence informed by the fact his playing never intrudes as solo shining but compliments with its sustained synergy. Ninth A Sunday Kind Of Love, made famous by Etta James, is seriously sexual.
The album ends powerfully with Strange Fruit, though this is a separate sense of strength. It is a brave cover because of the plurality of its meaningfulness here: its performance history – most notable and obviously Billy Holliday; the painfully poetic storytelling, but also because it ends an album otherwise so upbeat and dynamic in its collective focus. But Hart manages to grace this with genuine emotion, and Bonamassa adds a haunting layer in his distant moaning guitar. On an album of consistently impressive performances, this seals the achievement thoughtfully as well as superlatively, and it is a fitting tribute to Holliday that this album is bookended by songs she made famous.
Friday, 17 May 2013
Oblivious - Creating Meaning
Creating Echoes
Swedish rock/grunge band Oblivious' latest is an 8-track gem of 70s hard and balladic rock with a grunge echo in the vocal of Isak, specifically Layne Staley and Josh Homme, but I'm sure others will hear others and veer more to the rock precursors. C'est la vie.
Opener Silver Tongue certainly posits the hard rock credentials with pounding riff and percussive cow-bell, but the soft-rock harmonies also hint at the grunge duality. Second Strike Gold is more grunge to the fore – but I could get lost in these distinctions so suffice to say it is another fine song. Third Deluded Darling opens with a Hendrix wah wah riff, and opening line 'an enigma wrapped in a riddle' is perhaps the least original of the formulaic – if successful – aspects of this generic sound. I like fourth BjalkenI Ditt Oga particularly, a pretty ballad highlighting the excellence of Isak's vocal, and working engagingly in the band's native language. Fifth What A Trip returns rocking, then sixth By The Neck slows to another beautiful ballad at its start – reminding of early Alice In Chains – then breaks into a pounding riff. Seventh You Are The Wall is all rock anthem, and closer Entering The Night showcases acoustic guitar and reasonably complex, sustained melodic harmonising.
My kind of music.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Mild Diatribe Number One
A short while ago I read a collection of undergraduate short stories which were earnest and engaging, all the product of the University English Department's commitment to promoting and supporting creative writing from its students. Indeed, the collection was the latest in an increasingly fine line of regular anthology publications.
One aspect that did stand out, unfortunately, was the lack of the correct use of punctuation, particularly the comma and semi-colon. Comma-splicing prevailed, and semi-colons were inserted for no particularly good reason other than to be used. Now, lecturers might well blame teachers like me who worked in the secondary and post-16 sector, so the educational stage before moving on to university, but I'm not having that! I've never taught students to comma-splice – indeed, I campaigned against it on a whole-school basis – and was never a huge fan of the semi-colon used in the hands of innocents.
I blame the Literacy Strategy. The Primary stage emphasis on teaching technical functions of writing as discrete elements is surely the cause of the problem. It has somehow instilled in the young a false sense of the significance of some punctuation – at a time when there is little experience for using it, or more crucially the complexity of thought for needing it to express that thought. And somehow the belief that it is necessary whilst not ever grasping its correct and purposeful use has become an impulse for use. It isn't a full-blown theory! There is little sense that these older writers/students can actually hear what they are writing, and they certainly can't be listening to the effects the misuse of punctuation has on their writing. And they clearly aren't reading. Certainly not reading great writers; or reading widely.
But I'm not in the mood to expand. What I will do is quote a lengthy passage from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian which I was reading this morning. I know it is stylised and in an American tradition of writing exemplified by Steinbeck, Hemingway, Chandler and Carver – to name a few excellent and obvious exponents. It is also an extreme example [just one wonderfully long sentence!] to make a point, but that is what has prompted this piece. I commend to anyone reading this the use of the simple connective and. This exhilarating extract is describing an Apache raid, and the use of and to connect the clauses/advancing details is so simple and yet potent. I do acknowledge that McCarthy's extensive and vivid vocabulary is a necessary accompaniment to the success of such a style:
They crossed before the sun and vanished one by one and reappeared again and they were black in the sun and they rode out of that vanished sea like burnt phantoms with the legs of the animals kicking up the spume that was not real and they were lost in the sun and lost in the lake and they shimmered and slurred together and separated again and they augmented by planes in lurid avatars and began to coalesce and there began to appear above them in the dawn-broached sky a hellish likeness of their ranks riding huge and inverted and the horses' legs incredibly elongate trampling down the high thin cirrus and the howling antiwarriors pedant from their mounts immense and chimeric and the high wild cries carrying that flat and barren pan like the cries of souls broke through some misweave in the weft of things into the world below.
The Temperance Movement - Exeter Cavern, 9th July
Looking forward to this. Saw The Answer at the Cavern, which was superb in such a small venue, but the highlight goes to seeing Jesse Malin here as well quite a few years ago: have a signed LP, never played. What a nerd! Thanks to M for getting the tickets to see this imminent gig - a great band who should generate some familiar Cavern heat.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Disco Two Piece For A Boogie Three Piece
Never been heavily into Disco, but in the 70s I'd put on the three-piece suit with flared trousers and go to a nightclub in Ipswich and bourbon-boogie to those disco-beats [quite a sight – in addition to the smooth moves – but my hair was pretty damn long then so with the combination of that, my age (no teenager) and the anachronism of the suit, I will have been a vision – oh yes, and also when with the burly guys I'd bring along from the farm....]. But who can't be boogiefied by the sheer joyous repetitions of good Disco?
French duo Daft Punk's latest Random Access Memories [streamed on iTunes] conjures up all that and more, their own distinctive spin provided by those auto-tuned/manipulated vocals, which are foregrounded on the two opening and excellent tracks Give Life Back To Music – a consummate disco number – and The Game of Love which is quite beautiful in its soulful take on the genre.
There's an engaging documentaryesque instrumental tribute to Giorgio Moroder on third track, surprisingly Giorgio by Moroder, where the Italian electronic/disco guru narrates his own story before the track moves wholly into its musical grooves. Fourth Within is another pretty if soppy ballad, those coded vocals providing an extra element of syrup.
The rest of the album offers up a varying mix of the same and everything else you would expect, with guest vocalists who will mean more to those who know the genre, but at times it is rather repetitive [more than the inherent nature of the genre] and it could have been edited – but as a background sound it doesn't perhaps matter. There is a rather theatrical sound to seventh track Touch featuring Paul Williams, so the tangents do exist a little, if you like that sort of thing, and eighth track Fragments of Time featuring Pharrell Williams is fairly bland. Ninth Beyond funks things up quite nicely. But those first two tracks really did/do take me back, and are fine in their own right, as is the album taken as a whole.
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New York City
Nearly 70 percent of New York City dwellers don't own a car [source: America's Walking]. Not surprising since the city scored 83 out of 100 on Walk Score's recent rankings. How can they so easily go about their lives without the average 2.2 cars in the driveway? A combination of fleet and feet.
New York City has 24-hour public transportation connecting its five boroughs and the largest fleet of subway cars in the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey, more than 55 percent of New York commuters ride buses, trains and light rail [source: Christie].
The New York metro area actually has the highest number of walkable urban places in the United States, according to a Brookings Institution survey [source: Leinberger]. Let's look at Midtown Manhattan: In that neighborhood alone there are thousands of residences, hotels, cultural establishments and stores, in addition to the more than 300 million square feet (27 million square meters) of office space -- it's the most walkable neighborhood in America [source: Leinberger].