Is Meditation The New Juice Craze?
Being based in LA means our team is exposed to all manner of kooky lifestyle fads, but recently we've been receiving more and more event invitations that list an evening of light bites, fresh cocktails and…group meditation. The trend has even surfaced in the Hamptons. If that's not proof that finding your inner light has gone main-stream, we don't know what is. But what exactly is meditation? What can it do for you? And how will you ever find the time to sit quietly for 20 or 30 minutes a day when your schedule is already so crazy? We asked both a pro and a devoted amateur for their calm, blissed-out advice.
There is no right way to meditate, but there are many ways. Try them all to find the way that's best for you. On one end of the spectrum, mindfulness meditation has you concentrate on the immediate present through guided thoughts and measured breathing. At the other end, mantra meditation urges you to rest your mind entirely by repeating a mantra, or short phrase, until you drift off somewhere between sleep and wakefulness. Some methods require a bit of research and adherence to community guidelines, like Zazen or Transcendental Meditation (TM). Others require nothing more than a quiet space to sit alone.
Meditation requires self-discipline. "The more you do it, the more you want to do it, and for longer sessions," says Brandie Bowman, a New York-based fit model who has practiced Vedic meditation for more than two years. "Start at five minutes twice a day, when you wake up and before you fall asleep. Every few days add a minute or two." Can't summon the will to bliss out first thing in the AM? Find a park bench at lunch time or an empty conference room at the office. If you can steal 10 minutes for a Starbucks run, you can find time to meditate.
Before you meditate, get the vibe right. Start with a comfortable seat on the floor with back support or in an upright chair. You want to feel relaxed but not so reclined that you fall asleep. Some practices, like Zazen meditation, encourage a lotus pose with straight back and hands resting on the knees. Others, such as Vedic meditation, prefer both feet on the floor so you feel firmly grounded. If possible, dim the lights and turn off any distractions like music or the TV.
Find your meditation tribe. Nearly every discipline has teachers and gurus available to guide you—alone and in groups. And with the exception of TM, which is notorious for its exorbitant entry fee, nearly all those lessons are free or low-cost. A "teacher" can be as low-maintenance as an app on your phone. (We love Insight Timer.) If you know you want to commit, instructors such as Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation in New York, teach multi-day courses, in which you learn the history and science behind meditation and gain access to ongoing support, as well as a community of like-minded meditators.
Let meditation guide you, not the other way around. You probably won't reach the fourth state of consciousness in your first session. And your mind will often wander, even with your eyes squeezed shut and "OM" racing through your mind. "Thoughts will pop into your head," says Bowman. "Let them come, and then gently let them go. Don't fight them." The point of meditation is to give your mind a break—from stress, from obligation and even from focus. Just close your eyes, and take a deep breath.


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Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Connie McCready was conducted by Clark Hansen at McCready's home in Portland, Oregon, from March 21 to July 5, 1994. In this interview, McCready discusses her family background and early life in Portland. She also discusses her early career in journalism working for the Coos Bay Times and the Oregonian; and starting a family with her husband, Oregonian reporter Albert L. McCready. She discusses her involvement with the Republican Party, campaigning, her liberal politics, and her experience as a woman in the Oregon Legislature during the 1967 and 1969 sessions. McCready also discusses legislation she worked on, including taxes, fair employment, public transportation and TriMet, and her work on behalf of sternwheelers. McCready talks about some of the legislators she worked with, including Tom Mahoney, Bob Packwood, Stafford Hansell, and Jason Boe. She then discusses her time in the Portland City Council from 1970 to 1979, including the Mount Hood Freeway vote; the bureaus she ran, including fire, cable, and public works; her support for gay rights; and receiving death threats. She discusses the city commissioners and mayors she worked with, including Frank Ivancie, Neil Goldschmidt, Terry Schrunk, and Mildred Schwab. She also discusses her campaign against John Lorenz in 1976, and Portland's sister-city relationship with Sapporo, Japan.
McCready, Connie (Constance), 1921-2000
Tape 10, Side 1. This oral history interview with Connie McCready was conducted by Clark Hansen at McCready's home in Portland, Oregon, from March 21 to July 5, 1994. In this interview, McCready discusses her family background and early life in Portland. She also discusses her early career in journalism working for the Coos Bay Times and the Oregonian; and starting a family with her husband, Oregonian reporter Albert L. McCready. She discusses her involvement with the Republican Party, campaigning, her liberal politics, and her experience as a woman in the Oregon Legislature during the 1967 and 1969 sessions. McCready also discusses legislation she worked on, including taxes, fair employment, public transportation and TriMet, and her work on behalf of sternwheelers. McCready talks about some of the legislators she worked with, including Tom Mahoney, Bob Packwood, Stafford Hansell, and Jason Boe. She then discusses her time in the Portland City Council from 1970 to 1979, including the Mount Hood Freeway vote; the bureaus she ran, including fire, cable, and public works; her support for gay rights; and receiving death threats. She discusses the city commissioners and mayors she worked with, including Frank Ivancie, Neil Goldschmidt, Terry Schrunk, and Mildred Schwab. She also discusses her campaign against John Lorenz in 1976, and Portland's sister-city relationship with Sapporo, Japan.
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A tiny cellphone accessory invented by a young man from India will soon be used to tackle that country's growing diabetes and obesity problems, thanks to $1 million in funding from the Canadian government.
If everything goes according to plans, Jena hopes up to 20,000 people in India will have the device, known as the Aina, in hand sometime next year.
Within three years, it's hoped one million diabetic patients will be using it. The plan also calls for health-care workers in India to use it to test another two million patients as part of a government screening program.
The device will make testing for diabetes and other chronic conditions easy and affordable.


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China Files WTO Complaints Over US Poultry Ban
17 April 2009, at 12:49pm
SWITZERLAND - China filed complaints to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday about a US law effectively banning imports of Chinese poultry products, saying the law may violate WTO regulations.
Pursuant to Section 727 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, which was already signed into law, the United States effectively prohibits the establishment or implementation of any measures that would allow poultry products to be imported from China, the Chinese WTO mission said.
China is concerned that Section 727 places restrictions on the import from China of poultry products that are inconsistent with the United States' WTO obligations, it added.
The Chinese mission said it had sent a note to the US mission requesting WTO consultations with the restrictive law. Related documents have also been sent to the WTO.
"China reserves its right to raise further factual and legal issues and arguments during the course of the consultations, and in any future request for the establishment of a panel," the mission said.
According to WTO's dispute settlement procedures, once complaints are filed, the two concerned parties usually have some 60 days to try to resolve their dispute through consultations.
If that fails, China can request the establishment of a WTO expert panel to investigate and rule on the legality of the US measures.


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>> the past doesn't have much bearing on our present case I think.
>Hope you are having a great day!
>>>Yes, there is a misunderstanding here.
>>>operations would be the same.
>>>That is not the same as defining the "meaning" of a symbol mathematically.
>>>entries if the meaning of symbols is being defined mathematically?
>>>definition of relationships between the symbols.
>>>> something I would think would be relevant to the world bank.
>>>definition of terms and what is or is not considered to be a conflict.
>>>Note that I do consider SUMO and similar efforts to be worthwhile.
>>>universal languages before and none has succeeded to date.
>>>>>> least, shouldn't be if they are properly and formally defined).
>>>>>> embedded in the conventional meaning of the linguistic-based term.
>>>>>Language and ontology are different???
>>>>>universal languages, LogLang is one of the more recent ones.


This thesis studied opioids and alcohol in forensic toxicology by LC-MS/MS, which avoids time-consuming procedures involving hydrolysis, extraction and derivatisation. Initially, a method was validated for quantification of opioids and unhydrolysed polar metabolites in autopsy specimens and was used to develop procedures for interpretation of forensic toxicology results. The LC-MS/MS method developed has been validated for the simultaneous determination of 24 opioids in human whole blood, including, for the first time in human whole blood, naloxone-3-glucuronide. Although a large number of drugs of interest were included in the method, acceptance criteria for linearity, precision, and recovery for all analytes were achieved. The method was found useful for differentiating between users of heroin and other opioids, such as codeine and morphine, and for determining the survival time in deaths attributed to heroin use.
Subsequently, the efficiencies of hydrolytic and non-hydrolytic methods for opioid analysis were compared for buprenorphine (BUP) analysis. The aims were to develop and validate a method for the direct determination (DM) of buprenorphine (BUP), norbuprenorphine (NBUB), buprenorphine-3-glucuronide (B3G) and norbuprenorphine-3-glucuronide (NBUP3G). This method was compared with an in house enzymatic hydrolysis method (HM) for the determination of total buprenorphine (TBUP) and norbuprenorphine (TNBUP), using real positive BUP urine case samples. A comparison between the drug and metabolite concentrations obtained by direct and hydrolysis methods was reported for the first time in this work.
LC-MS analysis was also applied to paediatric plasma specimens obtained from a clinical pharmacokinetic study of intravenous and intranasal administration of diamorphine. This work was aimed at obtaining pharmacokinetic data for diamorphine and its metabolites in children following intravenous (IVDIM) and intranasal (INDIM) administration in a blind study. It was intended that the concentrations of active metabolites would be used to evaluate whether or not IN-DIM can deliver rapid and efficient analgesia in children comparable to that obtained with IV-DIM. The pharmacokinetics of DIM and its metabolites following INDIM and IVDIM administration in children have been compared for the first time in this study, which confirmed that INDIM can achieve therapeutic plasma concentrations of active metabolites, although these were lower than those obtained with IVDIM and occur at later times after administration.
In Scotland, the number of prescriptions for oxycodone has risen by 430% since prescribing began in 2002. Blood samples from fatalities in the West of Scotland involving oxycodone were analysed using an LC-ESI-MS/MS method developed for the determination of oxycodone and its metabolites in post-mortem specimens. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of blood and urine concentrations of noroxycodone and oxymorphone in acute oxycodone overdoses. Also, it is the first LC-MS/MS application to be reported with oxycodone related fatalities cases in forensic toxicology as most of previous reports used GC or HPLC applications. Moreover, this work reported for the first time vitreous humour levels of noroxycodone following oxycodone intoxication. Ten oxycodone-related deaths were identified in the short period of this study in the Strathclyde region of Scotland alone, highlighting the importance of including this drug in routine laboratory screening and confirmation procedures.
Polar alcohol metabolites ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate are biomarkers of ante-mortem alcohol consumption and are used to test for post-mortem artefactual formation of alcohol. An LC-MS method for these metabolites using a novel hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography column was validated and applied to routine forensic casework. Ninety urine case samples were divided into three groups depending on the ethanol concentration found in blood and analysed by the developed method: group A with post-mortem blood ethanol higher than 200 mg/100 mL; group B with ethanol concentration in the range 80 to 200 mg/100 mL and group C with ethanol concentration less than 80 mg/100 mL.
It was concluded that the risk of false positive ethanol results increased in the low ethanol concentration group as several cases tested negative for both biomarkers. ETG was detected at low concentrations in some cases for which ETS tested negative, suggesting that either ETG may have a longer half-life in urine or else ETS is unstable. The data was compared with previous studies and confirmed that both ethanol biomarkers should be determined in heavily putrefied cases and when the ethanol level in post-mortem blood is low, suggesting the production of ethanol after death. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the determination of ETS using an LC-ESI-ion trap-MS/MS method, and of a HILIC-ESI-ion trap-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of ETG and ETS in post-mortem urine samples.


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Archive | Interview
A conversation with Aijaz Ahmad: 'The state is taken over from within'
Jipson John and Jitheesh P. M.
Aijaz Ahmad argues that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and its fronts, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), display distinct fascistic characteristics, but the Indian state continues to live by the liberal playbook, no matter how hollow the Indian liberal institutions may have become. He anchors this proposition in a distinctive theoretical position.
De-dollarizing the American financial empire
Eds.
Imperialism is getting something for nothing. It is a strategy to obtain other countries' surplus without playing a productive role, but by creating an extractive rentier system. An imperialist power obliges other countries to pay tribute.
'In India, it's pathological authoritarianism'
That raises a whole range of very familiar and long-standing issues that have afflicted the Left, leading to debates in India (and no doubt in other places as well) between the organised Left and what has come to be called the "ultra-Left" and the insurgent Left.
Dossier 18: The only answer is to mobilise the workers
The Tricontinental
Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research launches its eighteenth dossier, "The Only Answer Is to Mobilize the Workers." The challenges facing Indian workers and their strategies to fight back are explained through the insights and expertise of K. Hemalata, president of the Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).
Discussing the Black Panthers
Shaun Harkin
With the development of new anti-racist movements, there is a renewed interest in the history of the Black Panther Party. Shaun Harkin spoke to Donna Murch—historian and author of 'Living for the City'—about the overlooked aspects of the Panthers, from their founding days, to their focus on political education.
Still Manufacturing Consent: an interview with Noam Chomsky
Alan MacLeod interviewed Noam Chomsky via Skype on March 13, 2018, for MacLeod's new book Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent. They discussed the origins of the classic work of media criticism (co-authored with Edward Herman) Manufacturing Consent, the role of that book's "propaganda model" today, Google and Facebook, Donald Trump and Russia, […]
Barbara Foley 21st Century Marxist literary criticism
In 21st century capitalism, Marxist theory remains a crucial means to interpret the socioeconomic present and potentials for political change. But Marxism as a method is also important culturally, in understanding the ideas, attitudes and beliefs that exist today, and how they have developed historically through various social forces.
Chavez, a mirror of the people: a conversation with Edgar Perez
Cira Pascual Marquina
An organizer and intellectual from Caracas' La Vega barrio talks about the dialectical relationship between Hugo Chavez and the popular movement.
An interview with Marxist philosopher Joshua Moufawad-Paul about the science of revolution at a time when socialism is supposedly becoming mainstream.
Capitalism, populism & crisis of liberalism
In this long interview with Jipson John and Jitheesh P.M., Akeel Bilgrami speaks at length on the concepts of populism, liberalism, fascism, postmodernism and post-truth.
Big lies
Benjamin Carter Hett on what we can learn from Hitler's rise to power
Building socialism from below
The state is a disputed territory, and [entering into it] is necessary if we want to promote popular interests, but state power is not in any way the goal. In any effort to build popular power, there must be synergy between the bottom and the top. The key issue here is that what is done […]
Interview with Michael Heinrich
Think about it: when we look at our own biography, to what influenced us, why we became what we became, why we became leftists, very often there are already events in childhood. When you were a youngster, perhaps there was a teacher, who influenced you or an early friend, who opened your eyes to this […]
The people are with Evo: a glimpse at a new Bolivia
e are going through difficult times, and we are hoping that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that we will set an example for the world. Only by organizing ourselves and continuously resisting without arms will democracy triumph again.
Money on the left: confronting monetary imperialism in Francophone Africa
Ndongo Samba Sylla, Scott Ferguson, William Saas, and Maxximilian Seijo
Ndongo Samba Sylla on the history of political economy in pre- and post-colonial Africa, the theoretical bases and political stakes of the anti-CFA Franc movement, and how Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) ought to inform current and future efforts to restore political and economic sovereignty to West African nations.
Speaking the truth
Cornel West and Deborah Chasman discuss the disproportionately white publishing world, the responsibilities and burdens of public life, and the predicament of black intellectuals today.
Defending Chavez's project today
I began to work directly with Comandante Hugo Chavez in May 1996. By that time, Chavez was already exploring the idea of participating in elections.
When I arrived at the urban homestead Mary Christina Wood shares with her family in Eugene, Oregon, she had just pulled homemade bread from the oven. I had come to interview her about a bold legal campaign to prevent climate catastrophe. We sat at her kitchen table, near shelves lined with jars of food she […]
The great work
This isn't really capitalism as we used to know it. My father and mother had a restaurant. That's capitalism. What's taken over now is big corporate capitalism.
'Unions must provide political education or labor will find itself more powerless than ever before'—Timir Basu on labor in India
Farooque Chowdhury and Timir Basu
The phenomenal growth of the services sector has created a new generation of employees. For these workers, May Day has very little meaning—what they fail to grasp is that they cannot protect their future without knowing their past.


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Murphy is a backup program which aims to make backing up and restoring files as painless as possible.
It was built using web technologies and [Electron][electron].

### Features

- Incremental backup (files are copied only if they have changed)
- Backup versions are stored in a human-friendly format
- A "Latest" folder in each backup is kept up-to-date with symlinks to the latest version of each file, showing you what is in the backup and allowing restores without using Murphy
- Any set of folders can be backed up together
- Paths to be ignored can be specified using regexes
- Cross platform

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## Building

```sh
npm install
gulp build # just build
gulp # build and run (^C to quit)

gulp package # build standalone app
```

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- [Electron][electron]
- [TypeScript][typescript]
- [React][react]
- [Material UI][mui]

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'Summer of Independence' in Catalonia
Join me on Saturday 22nd April in Tortosa, Catalonia, for a bilingual talk in Catalan and English on my book and the cultural campaign for independence.
See the write-up by Catalan journalist Oriol Gracia here.
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'Freedom Come All Ye' Art Exhibition
Please join me for the launch of 'Freedom Come All Ye', a new art exhibition exploring ideas of nationhood and determination. The exhibition launch will take place on Saturday 8th April from 2-3pm, Free Space Gallery, 7 Easter Road, Edinburgh. I will also be signing copies of my book, 'Summer of Independence'. Prints of some artworks will also be available.
The exhibition will be available to view at Free Space Gallery until Sunday 30 April. Opening times: Wednesday – Saturday, 11am – 6pm.
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'Summer of Independence' Book Launch
Photographs from 'The Summer of Independence' book launch, Wednesday 1 June 2016, by Simon Baker. Books available to order here.
June 2, 2016 Andrew Redmond Barr Leave a comment
Illustration for 'Demanding Democracy: The Case for a Scottish Media'
'With a few notable exceptions, the Scottish mainstream media has not been able to rise to the challenge presented by the growing self-determination movement. When it isn't hopelessly biased towards a status quo that will never thank it for its efforts, it is cowed, apologetic and sinking rapidly in its own irrelevance. It needs a radical overhaul. This book not only reiterates why this has to happen, but also shows us how it might come to pass.' – Irvine Welsh
Right: an illustration for the front cover of 'Demanding Democracy: The Case for a Scottish Media' (Word Power Books) by Christopher Silver.
January 18, 2016 May 11, 2016 Andrew Redmond Barr
Announcement on 'The Summer of Independence'
One year on from the referendum, I'm very pleased to announce that The Summer of Independence, an illustrated book of stories from the campaign, will be published with Word Power Books over the coming months.
'… the story of a remarkable moment in Scottish history, told with the passion that characterised the movement … an important contribution to our understanding of what we created and are still creating.' – Bella Caledonia
'… a beautifully written and illustrated journey through the momentous closing stages of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign … an intimate, lucid and poignant insight into the very heart of the Yes movement by one of the co-founders of National Collective.' – Scott Lyall
Today I have also been interviewed about the upcoming book by Commonspace, which can be found here.
September 16, 2015 August 17, 2017 Andrew Redmond Barr
Edinburgh Police Box Festival
The Edinburgh Police Box Festival last weekend was the first festival of its kind. Eleven old police boxes around the city opened their doors as miniature venues for food, charity and art shows, receiving positive coverage from The Spurtle, The Edinburgh Evening News, STV and others.
I was delighted to be asked to design the festival map, and to be given a space in the Leith Walk police box to exhibit some of my work over the weekend. Thanks to Simon Baker for taking photographs.
Below: an interactive map of Scotland asking 'What kind of place would you like to live in?' added to by the public over the weekend. Responses included: 'A green and sunny place', 'Food to be a human right', 'Equal', 'Independent', and my favourite, 'I want to live in a sofa bed'.
July 7, 2015 August 17, 2017 Andrew Redmond Barr
Illustrated Awards for the Saltire Society
Tonight two special edition illustrations were awarded as Honorary Membership gifts at a Saltire Society ceremony in Edinburgh. The recipients, Douglas Eadie and Jim Wilson, were being celebrated for their contribution to Scottish film and the cultural life of the country.
It was an honour to be asked to make these awards, and special thanks go to Evergreen Studios for their craftsmanship on the handmade elm frames.
The original artwork was 'Nothing but Heather', a map inspired by the poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid.
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Almeria to Nador Ferry
The Almeria Nador ferry route connects Spain with Morocco. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Trasmediterranea. The crossing operates up to 1 times each week with sailing durations from around 6 hours.
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Best ship ever.
'Ant Drewery' travelled Almeria Nador with P&O Ferries on Spirit of Britain
"Man from London "
If you want to go straight to Al Hoceima then there is a Motril /Spain ferry directly there. The Port is 2 minutes drive from the center. If you want to go to Nador then Almeria/Nador ferry is just as convenient. Next door to Nador is Melilla Spain. You can go there then in to Morocco. Options available
'Umar' travelled Almeria Nador with Balearia
"Journey"
A very good crossing with the company
'Chemlal' travelled Almeria Nador with Trasmediterranea on Alcántara
"Point of view"
The journey went well, but getting the tickets is difficult. There is too many people and not enough ticket offices.
'Redouane' travelled Almeria Nador with Trasmediterranea on Alcántara
"No such good travel "
On board was good staff and the crossing time also took five hours, that was the only positive part of the trip. The ferry was not really Trasmediterranea, but by a subsidiary or similar. On board, no air conditioning, however, but was restaurants and cafes as you would expect from Trasmediterranea. The departure and arrival has been delayed for over two hours. The ferry was also filled abundantly, which has also made sure that one had to wait a long toime in the queue filling out the papers. However, not Direct Ferries´fault and with the tickets all worked out perfectly. from now I book my tickets ever with Direct Ferries.
'Anonymous' travelled Almeria Nador with Trasmediterranea
Why doesn't the reception ask if we wish a cabin with a porthole? All the European receptionists are there to cater for passengers, whereas the Marocan receptionists thinks that the boat belongs to them.
'Anonymous' travelled Almeria Nador with Trasmediterranea on Alcántara
"very bad "
It was a ghost ship, honor old ship too much dirt in every corner 5 hours stood to pass to stamp catastrophic ... Crew was not to see the whole crossing ....
The city of Almeria is located in the Andalusia region of Spain. The city lies on the Mediterranean Sea coast in the south east of Spain and is also the capital of the Almeria province. The city is popular with tourists and there are many things to see and do. The Alcazaba is a medieval fortress that was originally built in the 10th century, although it was subsequently destroyed by an earthquake in the 16th century. The fortress has large gardens, a well preserved keep and a triple line of walls. The city also has a Cathedral which resembles a fortress due to its towers, merlons and protected paths which were created to protect it from Mediterranean pirates. The cathedral was converted from a mosque to a Christian church before also being destroyed by an earthquake in 1522. The cathedral was subsequently rebuilt in the Renaissance style whilst retaining some of its defensive features.
The city's port provides passengers with ferry connections to Melilla, Algeria and Morocco. Mediterranean cruises also depart from the port. The port also has a marina which is popular with pleasure boats. The port is currently undergoing a period of expansion with new docks intended to increase the port's freight traffic.
Nador Guide
Nador is a Moroccan city that is located in the Rif region of north east Morocco with the city's port lying on the Bhar Amezzyan Lagoon. It is believed Nador was founded by the Berber Civilisation, and then later ruled by the Phoenicians, the Romans and then the Arabs. It is not certain where the city derives its name. Some think the name of the city may have originated from the name 'Has Nador' which is a small settlement near the lagoon. Others, however, think it may have originated from the Arabic word "nadar' which means sight and that matches more as Nador is a strategic point of observation with Spain. Either way, the city has been popular with most of the Moroccan Kings, King Omar ibn Idriss II in particular and the Almoravide King Youssef ibn Tachfin.
Nador was known as a centre of smuggling cheap Spanish and Chinese duty-free goods. Currently the smuggling has declined but takes place and seems to competes with a smuggling route from Algeria. Many used consumer goods from Europe and China also find their way to Morocco and Africa via Melilla and Nador, both legally and illegally.
Ferry services from Nador depart to Almeria and Motril in Spain and Sete in France.
Location: Nador, Almeria to Nador Ferry


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Book Review - Alice to Prague
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ALICE TO PRAGUE IS a book of stark contrasts – the open skies of Central Australia versus the smoggy concrete cities of Eastern Europe, a new world order of Western dominance versus the uncertain future of post-Soviet rule. And in the middle of it all, Tanya writes a charming and personal account of love and adventure in a faraway Bohemian fantasy.
By Kingsley Gittins
I must confess that memoir, and romance in general, is not my forté. But there's much more to this work than a mere love story (although if that is your thing then you will not be disappointed!) What makes this book truly interesting is the moment in time in which it's set. The Soviet Union has recently collapsed, the Berlin Wall broken into a million pieces, and the city of Prague is now open for business and ready for its debut on the world stage.
Having been to the beautiful (now tourist-filled) city of Prague a number of times, it was fascinating to read an account of its transition from old world to new, and get a glimpse of life under the old regime. The Czech culture Heaslip describes, an odd mix of communist repression and liberal attitudes to art and sex, is both intoxicating and capable of filling several books alone.
Despite this, the magic of Heaslip's fairy tale adventure is at its most poignant when it's contrasted with her beautiful descriptions of life growing up on a cattle station in the Northern Territory. Tales
of near-fatal accidents involving younger siblings and skinning knives, interpose the narrative, giving weight and a sense of maturity to her account.
It's this love for country and the question of belonging that lies at the heart of this story.
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I'm left with a smile on my face – even as an adult – after reading Sandra Kendell's sweetly illustrated children's book Beauty. This is a story with some wonderfully relevant themes about the environment, conservation and just learning how...
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Deckchair Cinema isn't just OTL's fave big screen in the Top End – it turns out more people than ever are settling in under the stars at the iconic outdoor cinema. This year, a record number of film lovers flocked...
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That, we've seen, is the question. It is the first and fundamental question of discipleship because you are what you love. But buried in this insight is an uncomfortable realization: you might not love what you think.
This discomforting epiphany is at the heart of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's masterpiece, Stalker. The genre hovers between noir thriller and dystopian science fiction. Set in environs that at times evoke Cormac McCarthy's The Road but at other moments feel like The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the "plot" (such as it is) follows three men on a journey: Professor, Writer, and Stalker, who serves as their guide.
The Room is what has drawn them here, what has led them to follow Stalker's promises. For in the Room, he tells them, they will achieve their heart's desire. In the Room their dreams will come true. In the Room you get exactly what you want.
Which is why, when they are at the threshold of the room, Professor and Writer begin to get cold feet. Geoff Dyer captures the scene in his remarkable book about the film, Zona.
They are in a big, abandoned, derelict, dark damp room with what look like the remains of an enormous chemistry set floating in the puddle in the middle, as if the Zone resulted from an ill-conceived experiment that went horribly wrong. Off to the right, through a large hole in the wall, is a source of light that they all look towards. For a long while no one speaks. The air is full of the chirpy chirpy cheep cheep of birdsong. It's the opposite of those places where the sedge has withered from the lake and no birds sing. The birds are whistling and chirruping and singing like mad. Stalker tells Writer and Professor — tells us — that we are now at the very threshold of the Room. This is the most important moment in your life, he says. Your innermost wish will be made true here.
Here we are. This is the place where you can have what you want.
Many of us can identify. If I ask you, a Christian, to tell me what you really want, what you most deeply long for, what you ultimately love — well, of course you know the right answer. You know what you ought to say. And what you state could be entirely genuine and authentic, a true expression of your intellectual conviction.
But would you want to step into the Room?
No one has answered your question.
I think we have to consider: Is the room (as Tarkovsky depicted it and as Smith used it) 1. truthful? and 2. virtuous or vicious?


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As San Diego County supervisors seek to privatize more services, public officials elsewhere are reading the danger signs and starting to move in the opposite direction.
Like many other local and state governments desperate for budgetary quick fixes, the county board fell back on the old knee-jerk assumption that private companies can perform public services "better, cheaper and faster." The facts show that quite often the opposite is true.
The track record on privatizing government functions is becoming harder to ignore as real-life examples of tragedies, cost fiascoes, more cost fiascoes, corruption, fraud and service failures pile up.
In Washington, nine people died in a Metro train crash. The crash was blamed on aging rail cars that had not been replaced as recommended because private leasing deals required longer depreciation.
In Philadelphia a 14-year-old girl starved to death after a social-service contractor skipped visits to her home and others, and faked records to bill taxpayers for the nonexistent services.
In Chicago, parking meter rates are at $3.50 an hour and rising, while broken meters and parking tickets have surged, since the city turned over its meters to a private company.
A stellar high school student got three months in a private detention center for making a spoof MySpace page. The detention center operators had drummed up business by paying kickbacks to judges to send teenagers their way.
Last week, the Metrolink commuter rail agency in the Los Angeles area voted to stop outsourcing and hire its own train crews, after a crash last September killed 25 people.
A week earlier, the Chicago City Council decreed that future proposed privatizations will get much more stringent review, after an inspector general report that the city lost $1 billion by privatizing parking meters.
Even the staunchly pro-business editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune saw the light when the governor suggested privatizing Del Mar Fairgrounds. "It's doubtful a private developer would preserve the fairgrounds as they are today," but would convert it to a "more profitable use," the U-T warned.
Well, Grover Norquuist loves San Diego. What's his most famous quote?
much of the torture activity that took place during the bush years was done by…. wait for it…. private contractors.
All those republicans who shout for smaller government – notables like Reagan, Bush, that guy with white hair from Georgia – all want larger armies, navies, intelligence, CIA, spies, …. so while they and their local cohorts like Mayor Sanders push for 'privatization' of gov't services, they actually increase the size of gov't.


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Carpetbagger | J.J. Abrams, Ireland's Favorite Son
J.J. Abrams, Ireland's Favorite Son
By Paula Schwartz
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LOS ANGELES — "What better way to spend an evening than with a bunch of Irishmen," a dressed-down Tom Cruise, in blue jeans and a navy sweatshirt, said when he presented J. J. Abrams, the producer of his next film, "Mission: Impossible IV," with an award at the Oscar Wilde: Honoring the Irish in Film party last night in Los Angeles. (Yes, you read that right.) Mr. Cruise introduced the decidedly non-Irish Jeffrey Jacobs Abrams as James Jacob O'Abrams.
Mr Abrams told us earlier he could think of no reason for his receiving the award other than that his wife, Katie McGrath, is of Irish descent. But Trina Y. Vargo, the president of U.S.-Ireland Alliance, explained the connection for us.
"Someone once said, 'There are two groups of people, the Irish, and those who lack imagination.' So in our book, that makes J.J. Abrams more than Irish," she said. "Since J.J. graciously agreed to become an honorary Irishman, he has since visited Ireland with his family and he has optioned the rights to Colum McCann's book 'Let the Great World Spin.' So we've adopted him!" (Of course, the Dublin-born Mr. McCann has lived in the United States for more than two decades, and his latest book is set in New York.)
Other guests included Brian F. O'Byrne, Dana Delany, Seamus McGarvey – also honored, for his cinematography – and Colum McCann and Lee Daniels, who seemed to be everywhere last night and told us he was still having fun and "No, I am not ready for this to stop. " (The other honoree, the actress Saoirse Ronan, was in Dublin working on another Joe Wright film; her previous film with him, "Atonement," brought her an Oscar nomination. She gave her thanks via video.)
With nominations for Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell for "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," Juanita Wilson and James Flynn for "The Door" and Tomm Moore for the animated feature "The Secret of Kells," the Irish had plenty to celebrate. "It was a really good year for the Irish," said the host, Mr. McCann.
Mr. Abrams, who directed last year's reboot of the "Star Trek" franchise, said he was happy with his four Oscar nominations despite none being in the major categories. Yes, he conceded, maybe science fiction films don't get much respect from the Academy, but he shrugged it off, adding that neither did comedies. "It's an industry town and I am enjoying the stress-free party scene," he said.
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Q: Strange Browsing History - infected or clicked on a bad link? Today, I was somehow redirected to a porn site and upon closer inspection of my browsing history, I see four URLs which I did not intentionally visit but may have been a redirect from one to the other to the other until it landed on the porn site.
I believe the initial link I clicked on was from a known travel site.
The first questionable URL in my browser history was http://pqvut6v6b9yfpvpdjpe2hw7.12voltenerji.com/index.php?s=Z2lvdnJ1ZD1oaXkmdGltZT0xNDA3MjIyMTM0MzY1ODA1MjUyNCZzcmM9MzIyJnN1cmw9d3d3LndpbGRwbGFuZXRhZHZlbnR1cmVzLmNvbSZzcG9ydD04MCZrZXk9RTNEQUM0RUMmc3VyaT0vZGVzdGluYXRpb25zLyUzZmNvdW50cnk9cGVydSZ0cmlwPXVsdGltYXRlLXdpbGRsaWZlLWFtYXpvbi1tYWNodS1waWNjaHUtMTMtZGF5
The s= parameter in the URL can be base64 decoded to:
giovrud=hiy&time=14072221343658052524&src=322&surl=www.wildplanetadventures.com&sport=80&key=E3DAC4EC&suri=/destinations/%3fcountry=peru&trip=ultimate-wildlife-amazon-machu-picchu-13-day
I believe www.wildplanetadventures was supposed to be the resulting site but it was not where I was taken.  Browsing history looks clean otherwise (before the incident and after the incident).
I was also not able to reproduce the problem by retracing my clicks on the original travel website. Subsequent attempts to follow the same link that I thought was bad brought me to the right travel site and not a porn site.
Scans with Microsoft Security Essentials found nothing on my computer.
What more can I do to determine whether it was my PC that was compromised or if the travel site I visited was compromised?

A: They are several types of infections :

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*viruses are the most famous one. They can prevent your computer to boot or make it reboot. A good antivirus protects against viruses, hence its name, but not always against other infections.

*adware are an other type. Their goal is to make money from ads. They are often obtained when installing some software in order to generate some income. It can be toolbars, extensions and more.

*there is also malware and many more which I'm not going to describe here

the behaviors described corresponds to adware. To remove  such threats you'd better use adwcleaner in addition to your antivirus (which should be changed to a better one as well)

A: Not really answering here, but adding to the answer above.  What you have is probably as stated by previous answer is adware, although it is possible it could also be some other form of malware (or even a combination of different kinds).  To protect myself against malware, viruses, spyware, adare, etc. etc.  I use Malware Bytes, which has an active protection version that can be paid for but also a free version that only has a scanner and remover (doesn't automatically block malware), adblocker on my browsers, and of course Microsoft Security Essentials Suite.  I bought the premium version of Malware Bytes, and it is constantly removing malware, as well as providing a limited firewall like service.  Its targeted more towards malware, adware, and spyware, but it has respectable anti-virus capabilities as well.  Adblocker is also very useful (sometimes too useful, actually blocks advertisements that are normally presented in video in some cases).  That setup has served me very well.  With that said, here is the basics of what software you need to protect yourself:  a firewall service (can be a substitute or in addition to router firewall, or you can just use the router firewall, but I reccomend an extra layer of protection), anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-adware, and some sort of rootkit detector and removal tool.  Many of these are bundled together in some cases, such as malware bytes, but not always.  Google Chrome has a version of adblocker available, and I highly reccomend it.  Its free, although it does ask for donations for the developer.

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Кяри́з (з ) або канат (з ) — традиційна система водного господарства, яка забезпечує надійну поставку води до людських поселень або для поливу в спекотному, аридному та напіваридному кліматі. Технологія виникла у древній Персії і потім поширилася серед інших культур, особливо після Ісламських завоювань Іберійського півострова, південної Італії і Північної Африки.. Під час заселення приазовських степів України місцеві переселенці лаштували зрошувальні системи на зразок кяризів

Подача води

Кяризи побудовані як серія колодязеподібних вертикальних шахт, пов'язаних тунелями.

Переваги:
 Кяризи дозволяють поставляти велику кількість води до поверхні без потреби в перекачці.
 Дозволяє транспортувати води на великі відстані, не гублячи більшу частину води при випаровуванні і всмоктуванні в ґрунт.

Зазвичай кяризи будують від джерела біля підніжжі гір, де водоносний горизонт найближче підходить до поверхні. З цієї точки будують кяриз з постійним нахилом до точки, де він виходить на поверхню.

Зазвичай до міста йде декілька кяризів. Вода з кяризів визначає соціальний стан мешканців міста. Біля виходу кяриза на поверхню мешкають найзаможніші — бо вода тут чистіша та прохолодніша. Останнє важливе, бо вода з кяризів використовується для зниження температури в оселі влітку. Вниз за течією і чим далі від виходу кяризу селяться дедалі бідніші верстви населення. Дехто влаштовує приватні підземні басейни для збереження води.

Забудова міста здійснюється згідно з рухом води кяризом і його відгалуженнями.

Розташування оселі й сільського господарства вниз по кяризу після поселення небажана: йде прогресуюче забруднення води, а в сухі роки існує велика вірогідність, що вода просто не дійде.

Особливості регіонів, де використовуються кяризи

 Відсутність великих річок з цілорічним стоком, здатним підтримати штучне зрошування.
 Близьке розташування гір та гірських пасом до родючих земель.
 Аридний клімат, що унеможливлює використання звичайних каналів через сильне випаровування.
 Водоносний горизонт в області з родючим ґрунтом занадто глибокий, що унеможливлює використання звичайних колодязів.

Будівництво і підтримка кяризів у робочому стані фінансується зазвичай торговцями або місцевими землевласниками. На середину ХХ сторіччя у використанні в Ірані було приблизно 50 000 кяризів. Кяризи вельми стійкі до землетрусів, повеней та воєн.

Будівництво

Традиційно будівництво кяризів було справою чорноробів мукані (muqannīs) і виконувалося вручну. Професія зазвичай була добре оплачуваною та передавалася від батька до сина.

Підготовка

Підготовка розпочинається з пошуку підземного джерела. Найлегший пошук і видобуток води в конусі виноса. Мукані досліджують річище, що несе воду з гір, і його підземне продовження за корінням рослинності і просочуванням. Далі слідує прокопування пробного шурфа, і якщо джерело визнається придатним і достатньо водоносним, розпочинається будівництво.

Після цього йде підготування обладнання: тара (зазвичай шкіряні мішки), мотузки для підйому ґрунту на поверхню, сокири, лопати і заступи, смолоскипи, ватерпаси для вимірювання нахилу. Залежно від ґрунту можливе застосування керамічних кілець.

Хоч методика будівництва кяриза проста, вона потребує розуміння підземної геології і чіткого вимірювання нахилу — малий сприяє замулюванню, а великий призводить до розмивання і навіть руйнування кяризу. Неправільне розуміння ґрунту призводить до руйнації, що потребує переробки, а в найгіршому випадку і до загибелі копачів.

Проходка

Будівництво кяризу виконується зазвичай командою 3–4 мукані. При будівництві невеликого кяризу одна людина веде горизонтальну проходку, одна дістає ґрунт на поверхню, решта розплановує ґрунт.

Копання кяризу розпочинається від місця споживання в напрямку джерела. Вертикальні шахти будують на відстані 25–35 метрів. Відстань між вертикальними колодязями залежить від відстані між ними і зусиллям потрібним за для їх копання та обслуговування. Загалом, чим менша відстань між поверхнею і кяризом (чим мілкіше він пролягає), тим ближче вертикальні шахти.

Якщо кяриз вельми довгий, проходка може початись з обох боків. Іноді добудовуються допоміжні кяризи для збільшення водотоку.

Більшість кяризів Ірану завдовжки є меншими від 5 кілометрів, але повна довжина кяризів разом з відгалуженнями часто сягає понад 16 км, а деякі, на кшталт кяризів Кермана, понад 70 км завдовжки. Вертикальні шахти зазвичай 20–200 метрів завглибшки. У Хорасані зустрічаються кяризи завглибшки до 275 метрів. Вертикальні шахти потрібні як для будівництва, так і для вентиляції.

У середньому кяризи мають параметри: 50–100 сантиметрів завширшки і 90–150 заввишки. Нахил в середньому між 1:1000 та 1: 1500..

Швидкість проходки залежить від глибини. При глибині 20 метрів, бригада з 4 осіб може пройти до 40 м за день, при глибині 40 метрів ця бригада може пройти лише 20 м на день і при глибині 60 м лише 5 м на день. Будівництво глибоких кяризів займає декілька років, а то й десятиліть.

Викопаний ґрунт складають біля вертикальних шахт, забезпечуючи захист від дощу й вітру. З повітря вертикальні колодязі нагадують вирви від бомб.

Обслуговування

Вертикальні шахти можуть бути заглушені для зменшення потрапляння у кяриз піску та пилу. Кяризи мають час від часу очищатися від пилу та мулу, відновлюватися від ерозії та обвалів. Вентиляція має забезпечувати безпечне перебування у кяризі людини.

Цінність

Цінність кяризу залежить від якості, об'єму та регулярності подачі води. Більша частина населення Ірану історично залежало від води кяризів, заселялися ті області, де було можливо будівництво кяризів. Хоч вартість будівництва кяризів велика, але за тривалий час свого існування вони багаторазово окуповуються.

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Системи розподілу

Досягнувши міста, кяризи часто розгалужуються на менші канали, які також йдуть під землею, щоб уникнути забруднення.

Водозбереження

Аб анбар — традиційний резервуар для збереження води в давнину.

Охолодження

Кяриз в поєднанні з вітровою вежею може забезпечити охолодження разом з поставкою прохолодної води. Вітрова вежа — подібна до димоходу споруда, яка здіймається вище за оселю, щоб спіймати домінуючий вітер. Повітря, що входить до вежі, направлено поперек вертикальної шахти, що веде до кяризу. Цей вентеляційний струмінь створює нижчий тиск (див.Закон Бернуллі) і змішується з прохолодним повітрям тунелю, при цьому не призводячи до випаровування води. У сухому кліматі пустелі зниження температури повітря може сягати 15 °C. Змішане повітря все ще лишається сухим і прохолодним. Вітрові вежі використовуються вже понад тисячу років.

Зберігання льоду

У 400 році до Р. Х. перські інженери вже справлялися із задачею збереження криги у пустелі посеред літа. Лід привозили з навколишніх гір взимку у великій кількості й заготовлювали в якчалах (льодові ями). Велике підземне сховище з товстими ізольованими стінами було пов'язане з кяризами і вежами вітру, для утримання прохолодного повітря. Як наслідок, крига танула вельми повільно і була доступна цілорічно.

Використання кяризів

Азія

Афганістан

Багато кяризів на півдні Афганістану: Кандагар, Урузган, Німроз, Гільменд. Безперервна 30 річна війна зруйнувала багато цих давніх споруд. Під час війни обслуговування кяриза не завжди є можливим. Відновленню і будівництву кяризів перешкоджає висока вартість праці і мала кількість фахівців. Велика кількість дехкан залишає навіть діючі кяризи на користь труб і дизельних насосів.

Іран
Приблизно 4/5 води, що використовується в Ірані, здобувається завдяки кяризам. Але тому через скорочення сільського господарства зменшується і використання кяризів. Губиться технологія будівництва. Оскільки обслуговування і будівництво кяризів — вельми небезпечна робота, люди відмовляються від них на користь свердловин.

Найдавніший і найбільший відомий кяриз знаходиться в іранському місті Гонабад, він вже 2 700 років забезпечує водою сільське господарство і місто з населенням в 40 тисяч людей. Його глибина більш 360 м і довжина понад 45 км.

В іранській архітектурній традиції кяриз — це маленький канат, що використовується для розподілу води в місті.

КНР
Велика китайська стіна, Великий канал Пекін-Ханчжоу та кяризи — це «три пам'ятки Стародавнього Китаю». У минулому кяризи були розташовані в основному в Турфане, Хамі, Чанцзи, Хетяні, Атуші, Кучі, Урумчі та інших місцях Синьцзяна, а тепер, головним чином, знаходяться в Турфане і Хамі. Зараз в Сіньцзяні налічується 614 карезов, з яких 404 — в Турфані. На своєму піку кяриз Турфан перевищує 5000 км. Мудрі стародавні сіньцзянці, використовуючи підземні води і круті схили, спустили річку з гори в долину по тунелю, що дозволило воді не випаровуватися від спеки або сильного вітру і забезпечило постійне зрошення місцевих полів. Вертикальні свердловини забезпечували річці вентиляцію і допомагали витягувати воду на поверхню землі. Підземні води і тане сніг з гір Тянь-Шаню забезпечували постійний рівень води в тунелі.

В основному китайські кяризи були створені за часів правління династії Цин (1644—1911 рр.), Але до цього дня служать головними джерелами води для іригації, пиття і збереження здорової екологічної обстановки. У 1992 році в Турфані Інститутом синьцзянських кяризів з метою дослідження і поширення інформації про водній системі був створений Парк кяризів.

Посилання

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 WaterHistory.org Article on Karez in Turpan, Xinjiang, China
 World Wildlife Fund Editorial on Karez in Afghanistan
 Useful information on Qanat provided by Farzad Kohandel, in arabic and in english
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 Information on Qanats (includes photo of access shafts from above)
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 Carlo Trabia: «Kanats of Sicily», in: Best of Sicily Magazine, March 2005, with Photo

Гідротехнічні споруди
Підземні споруди
Водотоки
Стародавні технології
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The checksum above the line items now indicates whether the lines add up to the Total of the invoice.


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DONG Energy is ahead of schedule in Northern Europe and around the world.
The Dong Burbo wind farm is located in the Irish Sea not far off the coast of Liverpool.
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Wind holds its own when it comes to job creation in the renewables sector. Denmark's Vestas and DONG Energy together represent employment of more than 28,000 people.
It's not the first goal DONG Energy has surpassed early. In June, the company announced it has decided to build the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2, which is expected to be fully commissioned in the first half of 2019. "With this decision, DONG Energy will reach 6.7 GW of installed offshore wind capacity, exceeding the 2020 target of 6.5 GW installed capacity," the company announced.
Borkum Riffgrund 2 will have a total export capacity of 450MW, and will feature the largest wind turbines in German waters: 56 units of MHI Vestas' 8MW wind turbines. The power from the project will be equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of approximately 460,000 German households. The project will be located 54 km. (miles) off the coast of Lower Saxony, next to Borkum Riffgrund 1. As with the LEGO/PKA deal, and in keeping with its partnership model, the company intends to divest up to half of the project at a later stage.
DONG Energy may have developed a quarter of the globe's offshore capacity, but that still leaves room for others. GE recently installed platforms that will support the first offshore wind farm in US waters, being built by Deepwater Wind three miles off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The project will use five of these Haliade wind turbines (here shown headed to a wind farm in the North Sea), which GE acquired with Alstom last fall and manufactures at a new plant in Saint-Nazaire, France.
DONG Energy forecasts 2016 gross investments of between US$2.6 billion and $3.1 billion.
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Formerly the Managing Director of Keegan Resources Ghana from 2005 to 2010, he was instrumental in acquiring for Keegan, the Bonte Gold mining lease – a former alluvial gold mining operation located just north of Obotan.
Bonte Mine, Ashanti Region, Ghana : Alluvial gold mine at the northern end of the northeast trending Asankragwa-Manso-Nkwanta gold belt.
gold mine for sale in ghana - Mining equipment & mine process ... List of Mining companies in Ghana... About 40 officially recognized gold mining companies now operate in Ghana, all but one of them foreign-owned.
Communities surrounding the Bonte River in the Ashanti Region have had a bitter mining experience in the past. Bonte Gold Mines Ltd operated along the Bonte River as a mineral prospecting company and was liquidated by an order of the High Court in 2004.
Managed original exploration and development of alluvial deposits in Ghana, including the all the resource definition at the Xtra‐Gold properties and whose methodology of resource assessment was used for the original resource at the Bonte Gold Mines and Kibi Goldfields properties in the late 1980s.
ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING, OFFIN RIVER AREA, GHANA Robert A . Feb 9, 2010 ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING, OFFIN RIVER AREA, GHANA concessions from which Bonte Gold recovered gold-bearing alluvial gravels along.
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On April 17, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare, opening the door to GHG regulation under the Clean Air Act. This fact sheet answers some common questions about how GHGs could be regulated, what outcomes could result from the EPA's process, and how regulations could impact business.
How can the EPA regulate GHGs? Doesn't the Clean Air Act only apply to air pollutants?
An April 2007 Supreme Court decision (Massachusetts v. EPA) ruled that GHGs are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The court instructed the EPA to decide whether GHG emissions endanger public health and/or welfare, or if current science is too uncertain to make a reasonable judgment. In response to the Supreme Court decision, the EPA found in April 2009 that GHG emissions do indeed endanger public health and welfare. This "endangerment finding" was made under section 202 of the Clean Air Act, which applies to motor vehicles. The EPA also made a "cause or contribute finding" that GHG emissions from motor vehicles contribute to the problem of climate change. This cause or contribute finding is the next step towards regulating GHG emissions from motor vehicles after the endangerment finding. If both findings are finalized, the EPA is required to move forward with regulatory rulemaking procedures.
What were the EPA's options in choosing to regulate or not regulate GHGs?
Based on the Supreme Court decision, the EPA was required to come to one of three conclusions regarding GHG emissions from motor vehicles:
GHGs endanger public health and/or welfare and should be regulated.
GHGs do not endanger public health and/or welfare and should not be regulated.
The science is too uncertain to make a reasonable judgment.
If the endangerment finding applies to GHG emissions under the section that regulates motor vehicles, would the EPA be required to regulate other sources?
Probably. If the endangerment finding is finalized, the EPA could initially regulate emissions from motor vehicles. However, it is likely that the EPA would consider including GHGs in existing Clean Air Act regulations that currently cover stationery emitters such as power plants and factories. Also, citizens can petition the EPA to consider issuing new rules for sources of pollution that are not currently regulated. EPA has received seven such petitions regarding GHG emissions to date. EPA will be required to determine whether or not it should respond to these petitions in a way that would lead to new regulations.
Now that the EPA has made an endangerment finding, what regulatory approaches could it use?
The EPA's regulatory options are constrained based on the language in various sections of the Clean Air Act. The Act was designed to deal with local and interstate air pollutants that are very different than the long lifetimes and global nature of GHGs. For example, under the section that applies to mobile sources, the EPA may generally only issue emission performance standards for motor vehicles. An emission performance standard sets a limit on the maximum amount of pollutants that may be emitted over a period of time, distance or some other metric (e.g. grams of CO2/mile). The potential exists for the EPA to interpret its regulatory authority over mobile sources in a novel manner that goes beyond setting emission standards, but it is uncertain how this would develop.
If the EPA were to regulate stationary sources, it could do so via performance or technology standards. Performance standards could be applied to new and/or existing sources in specific categories. Technology standards could require certain source types to install specific control technologies. Another approach the EPA may be able to undertake is a cap-and-trade program for GHG emissions from certain stationary sources such as power plants. It is unclear whether such a program could be as broad as many of the proposals under consideration in Congress due to the constraints inherent in the Clean Air Act framework. This may prevent the agency from pursuing a single cap-and-trade program that covers multiple, diverse types of sources at different points of regulation (e.g. power plants, factories and the carbon content of fuels sold by petroleum refiners and importers). Refer to The Bottom Line on Cap-and-Trade for more information on cap-and-trade design.
What could EPA regulation of GHGs under the Clean Air Act mean for business?
EPA regulations under the Clean Air Act would follow a framework previously used to regulate other pollutants and therefore would not be a new and foreign process to most large industrial companies. However, the regulation of GHGs has varying impacts across different types of businesses. Manufacturers of products that could be subject to standards (such as vehicles and possibly other devices) would need to meet whatever standards the EPA puts forward. This could increase the cost of production for some businesses and therefore affect the prices that consumers must pay. However, the cost of using such products may be substantially lower because they will use less fuel or electricity.
If a company has a facility that is subject to performance or technology standards or a cap-and-trade program established under the Clean Air Act, that facility may face some amount of compliance costs. Companies that manufacture or use products with superior GHG performance may have a competitive advantage under new regulations. Regardless of the approach, it is difficult to assess the costs and benefits of potential regulations before they are proposed.
When would potential EPA rules take effect?
Generally, EPA rules under the Clean Air Act take several years to take effect. If the EPA finalizes the endangerment and cause or contribute findings after the public comment period, rulemaking efforts that apply to motor vehicles could begin at that time. Regulations to address GHG emissions from other sources could follow. Depending on the regulatory approach taken, new requirements might be incorporated into existing air permitting cycles. Public comment periods and cost and benefit studies would all influence how long it would take for rules to take effect.
Would EPA action be redundant with potential future legislation to regulate GHG emissions?
Any future act of Congress to regulate GHG emissions through a cap-and-trade program or other approach could be redundant or conflict with potential EPA regulations under the Clean Air Act. The only way to avoid such conflicts is to clarify in legislation where current Clean Air Act authority remains and where new statutory authority prevails. Many current legislative proposals take an approach that would issue a series of amendments to the Clean Air Act rather than a new, stand-alone act of Congress.
How would EPA rules interact with state GHG regulations?
Generally, states have been allowed to enact stricter standards than those issued by the EPA for air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act—though this dynamic is still in flux. It is unlikely that the current conventions governing state and federal roles in regulating air pollutants under the Clean Air Act would change if GHG emissions are incorporated. However, new legislation could include provisions that alter the current relationship between the states and the federal government in terms of regulating GHG emissions (refer to The Bottom Line on State and Federal Policy Roles for more information).
References and Acknowledgments
Additional References:
WRI's U.S. Climate Policy Resources
The Bottom Line Series
Environmental Protection Agency Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings
Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Nordhaus, R. 2007. New Wine into Old Bottles: The Feasibility of Greenhouse Gas Regulation Under the Clean Air Act. New York University Journal of Environmental Law vol. 15.
WRI would like to thank our many internal and external reviewers for providing feedback on drafts of various issues in The Bottom Line series. WRI also wishes to thank the following foundations that support our climate and business engagement activities and help make this series possible:
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
Energy Foundation
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Robertson Foundation
UK Global Opportunities Fund
WestWind Foundation
Director of Sustainable Business & Innovation, WRI's Center for Sustainable Business


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