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Violent customer convicted of killing pub landlord who struggled to get him out of bar
Thomas Conaghan, 59, was ejected by Peter Derrick, who tragically collapsed having suffered a cardiac arrest.
Grant McCabe
Popular Peter Derrick ran the Viceroy Bar on Paisley Road West (Image: Google Maps)
A violent customer killed a pub landlord who had put him out of his bar.
Thomas Conaghan, 59, was ejected by Peter Derrick after branding others drinkers "p***s" and "homosexuals".
The incident occurred during a quiet afternoon in Peter's family run Viceroy Bar in Glasgow's Paisley Road West last July.
The 58 year-old struggled to get angry Conaghan out onto the street.
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But, shortly after returning to the pub, Peter tragically collapsed having suffered a cardiac arrest.
The popular dad-of-two - who had been in good health - never recovered and he died 12 days later in hospital.
Conaghan – who already had a history of violence – is now behind bars after he pled guilty to a culpable homicide charge at the High Court in Glasgow.
He will be sentenced next month.
Peter ran the Viceroy Bar, which had originally been bought by his parents in 1975.
Prosecutor Maryam Labaki said drunken Conaghan had come in around 4pm last July 17 demanding to be served.
She added: "Conaghan proceeded to make offensive remarks to other customers.
"He approached three men, swearing at them and repeatedly stating 'you are all p***s", 'f*****t" and 'f*****g homosexuals'.
"They asked him to leave them alone."
Peter stepped in and told Conaghan he had had too much to drink.
Conaghan refused to leave and "struggled violently" with the landlord, who eventually managed to push him out.
Peter slammed the pub door shut and a customer used his foot to keep it closed.
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But, Conaghan thumped to get back in before Peter briefly went out and then returned.
CCTV played in court then showed Peter walking into his pub and then suddenly slumping to the ground.
Peter's daughter Robyn and other family were at the hearing today.
She sobbed as the footage was played.
Miss Labaki added: "Those inside the bar rushed to assist him with one person performing CPR.
"An ambulance was called and arrived within 15 minutes."
Peter was rushed to hospital, but showed "no signs of improvement".
The dad sadly died on July 29 having remained in a coma.
He was found to have suffered a cardiac arrest and a hypoxic brain injury.
A post mortem revealed he also had a heart disease, which meant he was "susceptible" to a potentially fatal attack.
But, Miss Labaki said: "The pathologists conclude Mr Derrick's ejection of Conaghan was a significantly stressful event and, because of the underlying heart disease, there is a clear link between the incident and the cardiac arrest."
The hearing was told Peter left behind family including behind two children and his wife, who now runs the pub.
Conaghan – who is partially deaf - was found near the bar that day.
He was initially held for assault and claimed: "I want my lawyer. I don't remember it at all."
The court was told Conaghan suffers from a disorder that affects his "thinking and cognitive function", but that he is "responsible for his actions".
The culpable homicide charge stated he "culpably and recklessly" behaved in an "aggressive and threatening manner".
It also includes Conaghan struggled with Peter, attempted to hit him as well as repeatedly banging and pushing on the door of the pub.
Margaret Breslin, defending, said he wished to "express his genuine sorrow" for the killing.
Conaghan faced other charges including a claim he behaved in a threatening and abusive manner on the same day at the nearby Old Toll Bar.
This allegation was aggravated by religious and sexual orientation prejudice.
Prosecutors accepted his not guilty pleas to those accusations.
Lord Burns remanded Conaghan in custody pending sentencing on February 28 in Edinburgh.
Peter's daughter and family were too upset to comment after the hearing.
Following the tragedy, Robyn had started a fundraising drive to install life-saving defibrillators from the Viceroy Bar to Rangers Ibrox Stadium.
She said at the time: "I want to focus on helping other families. Our family want to give others a chance.
"A cardiac arrest can happen to anyone. Every moment is precious. One minute or five minutes. It makes a difference."

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The First Scandanavian Period (part 2)
15 Apr, 2015 by Bernadette Weyde
It is during the earlier part of this obscure period (918-947) that tradition has placed the arrival and rule in Man of "King Goree," or "King Orry." He is said to have been "a son of the King of Denmark" and the first that was called "King Orrye." To Orry is attributed the establishment of a legislative body, the committal of the laws to writing, and the formation of an army.
And now, for a short period, Man was to fall into the hands of another Scandinavian colony. For some time past the "Danes" of Limerick had been increasing in power. As early as 973, one of their leaders, Maccus MacHarald, or Haraldson, a grandson of Sitric, King of Dublin, was styled in the Irish Annals "Lord of the Isles." Three years before this he devastated Anglesey, but did not retain possession of it, and, in 972 or 973, he sailed round Ireland with a numerous fleet. On this occasion he was accompanied by "the Lagmanns of the Islands," which shows that he, as chief of the Isles, was making his circuit with the "lawmen," or judges, according to Scandinavian custom, to dispense justice in all parts of his dominions. If the Four Masters are correct in stating that he was slain, in 976, by Brian Boroimhe (Boru), his career was a short one; but it has been conjectured that he may have survived "to have been slain at a battle which Maelseachlainn gained in 978 over the foreigners of Ath Cliath (Dublin) and of the islands." There is no direct evidence that this Maccus ruled in Man, though it is probable that Man was one of the islands subject to him, and we know that his brother Godred MacHarald, or Haraldson, who succeeded him, was certainly connected with Man. This Godred is called King of the Insi Gall, or "Islands of the Strangers," by the Irish annalists. In 979, he devastated Anglesey, his services having been "hired" by Constantin, son of Jago, against his cousin Howel. Three years later a new power appeared on the scene in the person of Sigurd, Earl of the Orkneys and Shetlands, who, in 982, attacked Man and extorted a heavy penalty from its inhabitants as the price of his departure.
In 985, Man received a visit from its long-neglected suzerain, Olaf Tryggvasson, King of Norway, who, "to dissipate grief for the loss of his queen," went on a Viking expedition, in the course of which, after plundering in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides, "he sailed southwards to Man, where he also fought. This battle, according to the Annals of Ulster, was against "MacAralt " (i.e., Godred). In 987, Godred, King of Man, whom we do not hear of at the time of Sigurd's first expedition, met Sigurd in Iona and was defeated by hire. In 989, he suffered another defeat at the same hands, and, before the end of the year, he was killed by the Dalriadic Scots in Dalriada. So Sigurd came into possession, not only of Man, but of the other Sudreys, which, shortly before this time, are said to have paid tribute direct to Norway. These islands, including Man, were ruled by him through his brother-in-law, Gilli. Man, therefore, became part of a kingdom, consisting of the Nordreys and Caithness, as well as the Sudreys, which was entirely separated from Ireland, and subject to the suzerainty of Norway, a suzerainty which, however, during the greater part of this period, seems to have been merely nominal.
In 1014 Sigurd was killed at the battle of Clontarf, near Dublin, to which he had come with his isles men and "the foreigners of Manann." This battle was the culminating effort of Brian Boroimhe (Boru), who, during the whole of his long life, had been struggling against the Scandinavians. Though the Northmen were worsted on this occasion, it does not appear that they were, even temporarily, driven from Ireland, for, soon afterwards, Scandinavian kings are again found in Dublin. As to Sigurd's dominion in the Sudreys, it is not clear into whose hands it fell at first, but it is certain that his youngest son, Thorfinn, grandson of the King of Scotland, ultimately extended his rule over these islands. He is also said to have acquired territory in Ireland, to have ruled over Dublin, and to have been lord over nine earldoms in Scotland, including Galloway. This change of rulers, then, as regards Man, simply consisted in its becoming part of an even greater kingdom than before, and, probably in consequence of this, its history for fifty years is almost a blank.
In 1040, the death of "Harald, King of Man," who was probably tributary to Thorfinn, is recorded. It is not known who was his successor in Man; it may have been Godred Mac Ragnall, who was its ruler in 1060, when his brother Eachmarcach, who had been King of Dublin, took refuge there. It would appear that Eachmarcach "went beyond the seas" in 1052, when he was succeeded by Diarmid on the throne of Dublin, and that, on his return, in 1060, he vainly attempted to oust the latter, whose son, Murchadh, followed him to Man, defeated him there, and "carried tribute from thence." This carrying of tribute from Man shows that Diarmid had thrown off the supremacy of Thorfinn, who had probably been despoiled of his more southern possessions about this time, and died soon afterwards. Thus it appears that Man was, for another brief period, under Dublin rule.
According to the Chroncon Manniæ, or Chronicle of Man, which now begins, Godred Mac Sytric was ruling in Man in 1066 and there he received "Godred called Crovan, son of Harold the Black, of Island [Iceland]," of whom we shall hear more later. The appearance of this Godred Mac Sytric, as King of Man, may be accounted for on the supposition that Godred Mac Ragnall was driven from Man in 1060 when Murchadh defeated Eachmarcach there, and that Godred MacSytric had been then substituted for him as a tributary king.
In 1070, Godred died and was succeeded by his son Fingall. In 1072, Diarmid was slain in battle, and "Godfrey son of Raghnall," apparently the Godred, or Godfrey of that name who had been king of Man, took possession of the throne of Dublin, as well as Man, while the isles are said to have fallen into the hands of Malcolm, King of Scotland.
Godred was banished beyond the seas by Turlogh O'Brien, but speedily returned with a great fleet, and re-established himself. In 1074, we find Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury writing to him as king of Ireland, with reference to the consecration of Patrick, Archbishop of Dublin, and the reform of abuses in the Church. He died in 1075, and, in the course of the same year, Godred Crovan "collected a number of ships and came to Man," where "he gave battle to the natives but was defeated and forced to fly." Undaunted by this he assembled another army and fleet, and was again defeated and "put to flight." Finally, in 1079, he made a successful attack, which is thus graphically described by the Chronicle:
"A third time he collected a numerous body of followers, came by night to the port called Ramsey, and concealed 300 men in a wood on the sloping brow of a hill called Scacafel [Skyehill].
At daylight the men of Man drew up in order of battle, and, with a mighty rush, encountered Godred. During the heat of the contest the 300 men, rising from the ambuscade in the rear, threw the Manxmen into disorder, and compelled them to fly. When the natives saw that they were overpowered, and had no means of escape (for the tide had filled the bed of the river Sulby, and on the other side the enemy was closely pursuing them), those who remained, with piteous cries, begged of Godred to spare their lives. Godred, yielding to feelings of mercy, and moved with compassion for their misfortune, for he had been brought up amongst them for some time, recalled his army, and forbade further pursuit."
On the day following his victory "Godred gave his army the option of having the country divided amongst them if they preferred to remain and inhabit it, or of taking everything it contained worth having, and returning to their homes." The soldiers, like true Vikings, "preferred plundering the whole island, and returning home enriched by its wealth." Godred, probably well pleased to have got rid of the most unruly of his followers, granted to the few islanders (i.e., the men from the two Sudreys) "who had remained with him the southern portion of the island, and to the surviving Manxmen the northern portion." The southern was, at that time, clearly the most fertile part of Man, a large portion of the northern part being occupied by the then undrained Curragh.
From this time, for nearly two hundred years, the Isle of Man was ruled, almost without interruption, by Godred's descendants. A more settled state of affairs obtained and a period of comparative law and order began.
(source: A History of the Isle of Man by AW Moore (1900); photograph of Viking man http://bit.ly/1NBYXSj; photograph of White Strand courtesy of Peter Killey Manxscenes Photography and http://manxscenes.com/01&2/Oct/2.jpg)
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AU: RBA Meeting Minutes
November 14, 2016 06:30 CST
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published the minutes of its November 1 meeting. Officials at that meeting kept the policy interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1.50 percent, concluding that rate cuts made earlier in the year were, at that stage, consistent with sustainable growth and achieving the inflation target "over time".
Since the November 1 meeting the RBA has published an updated assessment of economic conditions and prospects in its quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy. Officials noted that domestic activity had appeared to have moderated in recent months but made little change to their GDP forecasts, still projecting growth of between 2.5 and 3.5 percent over 2017 and 2018. Officials continue to expect an ongoing slowdown in mining investment to be offset by stronger conditions in other parts of the economy.
The Statement also noted that recent inflation data for the three months to September were in line with expectations, with both headline and underlying inflation subdued and relatively steady. Officials made no material change to their assessment of the outlook for consumer prices, with both measures of inflation forecast to increase from around 1.5 percent at the end of 2016 to between 1.5 percent and 2.5 percent over 2017 and 2018.
Not surprisingly, the discussion in the meeting minutes is close to the assessment published in the Statement a few days later, with most members of the policy committee appearing to be broadly supportive of the consensus view. members noted some uncertainty about recent data relating to the areas such as household consumption, the terms of trade, the labour market and the housing market, and again pointed out that any significant appreciation of the domestic currency from current levels would present problems. However, members agreed that these uncertainties were not enough to prompt a significant change in the outlook compared with August when the previous set of forecasts had been published. Members also agreed that risks around the inflation forecast were "broadly balanced". As a result, they concluded that keeping policy rates unchanged would be appropriate.
RBA Governor Philip Lowe is scheduled to speak later today.
Although inflation remains for now below the RBA's target range of between 2.0 percent and 3.0 percent, officials have made it clear that they expect it to increase back towards and within this range over the forecast period and that they have a "flexible" and patient approach towards meeting their inflation target. This suggests that they feel little pressure to cut policy rates again at the moment and that there would need to be a significant change in the outlook for them to consider that such a move is required in coming months. The RBA's next scheduled policy meeting will take place in early February next year.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) publishes minutes of its meetings with a two week lag. The text expands on the statement published two weeks earlier at the time of the announcement.
Although the RBA's Reserve Bank Board issues a detailed statement at the conclusion of its monthly meetings, investors also look to the minutes for a more detailed description of current economic outlook both domestically and abroad along with the latest RBB policy thinking.
It is only recently that the RBA has released meeting minutes. At the conclusion of their December 2007 meeting, the RBA announced several changes to its communications policy. Previously, a statement was released only if a policy change was made. Now a statement is released at the conclusion of every meeting. Another change concerned the timing of the policy announcement. Rather than waiting until the next day, the announcement occurs immediately after the conclusion of the meeting. In addition, minutes are now released two weeks after the meeting.


What to do—you can't play here with my nerves, my angel. I played for ten hours, and ended up losing. Over the course of the day things were very bad at times, and at other times I was up, and then my luck changed. I'll tell you all about it when we meet. For now, I'll give it one more shot today, with what remains (very little, a drop).
Prepared and translated by Ilya Bernstein and Keith Gessen.
After his engagement to Anna Grigorievna Snitkin, his young stenographer, Dostoevsky traveled to Moscow to ask Mikhail Katkov, the editor whose magazine had put out Crime and Punishment the year before, for a large sum of money.
Katkov was awfully busy; I sat waiting 10 minutes. He greeted me wonderfully. Finally after 10 minutes I got up, and seeing that he was awfully busy, said that I had something to discuss with him, but seeing as he was busy, I would like for him to appoint me a time when we could discuss it. He suddenly began insisting that I tell him there and then. I explained it all in three minutes. I began by saying that we were getting married. He congratulated me sincerely and with friendship. "In that case," I said, "I'll tell you straight that all my happiness depends on you. If you need me to continue working with you (he said, "Come now, as if we didn't!"), then let me have 2000 rubles in advance, and so on. And I explained everything to him." Litterateurs always take advances, I concluded, but since this is quite a sum and no one gives this much, it all depends on your good will. He said to me: "I'll talk this over with Leontiev. It all depends on whether we have this much money free." Two days later he gave me his final answer: 1000 rubles now, and another thousand in two months.
Yesterday was cold and even rainy: I felt weak all day, and my nerves were so bad I could barely stand up. It's a good thing I was somehow able to sleep for two hours on the train. I wanted to sleep all day yesterday. But the game is here, and I couldn't tear myself away; you can imagine how excited I was. Imagine it: I began playing in the morning and by lunchtime I had lost 16 imperials. I had 12 left and some thalers. I came back after lunch intent on being as reasonable as humanly possible and, thank God, I won back the 16 I lost and won another 100 guilders on top of that. I could have won 300, because I had them in my hands, but I risked them and lost.
And meanwhile, earning money like this, paying nothing (not entirely nothing: you pay in suffering), has something aggravating and stupefying about it, and then if you think what this money is for, if you think of the debts and about the people who need it aside from myself, then you feel that you can't leave. But I also imagine my suffering if I lose everything and accomplish nothing: to take on all this and leave here poorer even than I came. Anya, give me your word that you'll never show these letters to anyone.
Hello my dear, my priceless angel. I'm writing you these daily lines. First, business.
Yesterday was an especially lousy day. I lost too much (relatively speaking). What to do—you can't play here with my nerves, my angel. I played for ten hours, and ended up losing. Over the course of the day things were very bad at times, and at other times I was up, and then my luck changed. I'll tell you all about it when we meet. For now, I'll give it one more shot today, with what remains (very little, a drop).
P.S. I'm not writing the details of how much I've won, how much I've lost. I'll tell you all about it when we meet. But in a word, so far it's bad.
Yesterday was a decidedly awful and low day. The main thing is, this is all useless, stupid, and low. And yet I can't tear myself away from my idea—. What will tomorrow bring? If you can believe it, yesterday I lost everything, everything down to the last guilder, and I decided to write you right away so that you'd send me money for my return trip. But then I remembered the watch and I went to pawn it. These places are very common here, that is, in a gambling town. There are entire stores with gold and silver merchandise that trade exclusively in things like this. Can you believe how low the Germans are? He bought the watch from me, with the chain (they cost me 125 rubles, at least) and gave me 65 guilders for them, that's 43 thalers, that's almost 2 1/2 times less than I paid.
My sweet angel, yesterday I underwent terrible agony: after I finished my letter to you I went to the post office, and suddenly they tell me there's no letter from you. My legs buckled, I couldn't believe it. God knows what came into my head, and I swear to you I've never suffered and worried so in my life. I thought of everything, that you're sick, that you're dying. I walked around in the garden for an hour, shaking; finally I went to the roulette wheel and lost everything. My hands were shaking, my thoughts were getting lost and even as I was losing I was almost somehow glad, saying: fine, fine. Finally, having lost everything (and this didn't even shock me, then), I walked around the park for two hours, wandering God knows where: I understood all my helplessness, I decided that if there's no letter from you tomorrow (that is, today), I would get on the train to you immediately. But with what money? Here I turned around, went to put the watch on commission again (I'd managed to it out on the way to the post office), and I pawned it to the same place as I had on the third day, and then I suddenly remembered: you couldn't have sent me a letter that would have reached me by Monday.
If in fact you're not sick, and everything is fine, then, my friend, could you upon receipt of this letter immediately begin to work on my affairs? Listen: the game is finished, I want to come back as soon as possible. Send me, right away, the minute you receive this letter, 20 imperials. Immediately, the very day, the very minute, if possible. Don't lose a single drop of time. First of all, I need to buy back the watch (we can't after all sell it for 65 guilders), and then I need to pay at the hotel, then pay for the trip, and what's left I'll bring back, don't worry, I won't play anymore. Above all, hurry. Tomorrow or the next day they will present me the bill at the hotel, and if I don't yet have money from you, I'll have to go to the landlord to apologize, and he'll probably go to the police. . .
My dear friend, we won't have much money left, but don't worry, and don't despair, and don't blame me. As far as I'm concerned, I am almost completely calm about our money situation: we'll have 20 imperials left, and they'll send us another 20. After that, when I get back to Dresden, I'll write Katkov right away and ask him to send me another 500 rubles to Dresden. He'll grimace, of course, but—he'll send it. Having already given so much (3000 rubles), he won't deny me this.
Now consider, my dear, what happened to me yesterday. Just after sending you the letter, asking you to send money, I went to the gaming hall. I had 20 guilders in my pocket, for everything, and I decided to risk 10 guilders. I exerted almost supernatural efforts to be calm and calculating for an entire hour, with the result that I won 300 guilders. I was so happy, and I so wanted, unto madness, to finish with everything that very day, and win twice as much and leave here immediately, that without allowing myself time to rest and to come to my senses, I threw myself on the roulette table and began putting down gold and lost everything, everything, down to the last kopek. I have two guilders left for tobacco.
It's not me who has a holy spirit but you, my angel, you have a holy spirit.
I'll just write these few lines, quickly. I'm hurrying to the post office: perhaps you've already had a chance to send the money, and I'll receive it today.
Anya, my sweet, forgive me, don't call me a scoundrel! I've committed a crime, I lost everything, everything that you sent me, everything, everything to the last kreitzer, I received it yesterday and lost it all right away.
Now nothing is left but work and labor, work and labor, and I will still prove that I can do it! How things will turn out in the future, I don't know, but now Katkov won't refuse us. And everything to follow will depend on the quality of my work. If it's good, then the money will come.
Immediately upon receipt of this letter send 10 imperials—that is, 90 guilders, so that I can pay my bills and go.
I'm writing this on some scraps; I'm out of paper, I borrowed some from the landlord. If I receive the money today I'll try with all my strength to leave today. The train leaves at 3:20, but whether I'll catch it in Frankfurt, I don't know—. The bill at the inn will come to 70 guilders. That will leave 20, and 20 minimum is how much the train will be. I can't ride without a kopek, but as I wish to leave immediately I'll manage it somehow. The thing I'm most worried about is the cold. If I catch cold, that will make things worse. According to the papers, there's cholera in Berlin, and in Paris there was overnight frost on May 24, the apples and cherries were lost—everything was covered in frost, and on the day of May 24 there was snow and hail. During the day here yesterday one's breath froze. I'll try to wear two layers, and then we'll leave it up to God. In any case, my eternal angel, don't worry. I want to leave immediately with all my being. If I don't come tomorrow and you receive this letter instead, then know that something didn't work out, some minor thing, some circumstance, but that I'm still on my way. I hug you, my treasure, I kiss you many times, love me, be my wife, forgive me, forget the bad things, we still have our whole lives together.
Today is Sunday, the exchange offices will probably be closed. So here's what: if I don't receive it in the morning, but at five in the afternoon. Oh, but I wouldn't want that.
My angel, my friend, forgive me.


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Native Coleus
Coleus australis (syns. Plectranthus australis & Plectranthus parviflorus)*
Coleus australis, with other common names such as spurflower, little spurflower and cockspur flower, is a native Australian species of the family Lamiaceae, the same family as mint and sage. It also occurs in Polynesia and Hawaii. This is a herbaceous plant of prostrate habit. Non aromatic flowers, but when the leaves and twigs are crushed, they emit a strong, sweet odour like that of lantana. Inflorescence about 30 cm long or longer, with blue and white flowers which may occur throughout the year. Provides good ground cover, and also popular as an ornamental. PS: This species was used by Aborigines of the Robertson River in north Queensland in treating syphilitic sores, using either an infusion as a wash or the leaves as a poultice. Cribb (1981).
Grows in a variety of habitats, frequently in open eucalyptus forest, but also in rocky areas in rainforest and monsoon forest. This spotting was found in native bushland along Devlins Creek, in northwest Sydney. Growing amongst native ferns and grasses beneath eucalyptus trees. A well-shaded area, and lush due to recent rains.
* Regarding the Plectranthus genus... https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Stories/20...
Neil Ross
Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia
Spotted on Mar 9, 2021
Submitted on Mar 17, 2021
Australian Native Flowers and Fruits
Plants of South Eastern Australia
Flowers of Oceania
Flora & Fauna of New South Wales
Coleus australis - Wikipedia
Coleus australis
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Renewable Energy Update - November 2020
by William Devine, Barry Epstein, Dana Palmer | Allen Matkins
California leading push for renewable power
KPBS – October 26
The use of renewable energy is surging in California. A new report from Environment California Research shows that there has been a huge jump in the state's use of solar, wind, and other forms of renewable energy in the last decade. The report finds that California ranks first in the nation for growth in solar energy production. Electricity generation from solar power is up more than 2,000%. California has also led the nation in the growth of battery storage capacity since 2010. "Policies like the million solar roofs program accelerated solar energy growth starting in the mid-2000s," said Environment California's Elizabeth Nickerson.
Wind remains cheaper, but the cost of solar is falling faster, Lazard finds
Utility Dive – October 28
The levelized cost of onshore wind generation has declined 2% over the past year to an average of $26/MWh, while the cost of utility-scale solar dropped 9% to an average of $31/MWh, when accounting for government subsidies, according to an annual analysis released last week by Lazard, a financial advisory and asset management firm. Despite ongoing cost reductions, the rate of decline has slowed for both onshore wind and utility-scale solar, according to Lazard. But price declines for solar, at about 11% a year over the past five years, continue to outpace wind, at about 5% a year over the past five years. Lazard integrated hydrogen in its annual cost analyses for the first time, saying that it recognizes the energy sector's growing appreciation of the resource's "potentially disruptive and strategic role in managing the intermittency of renewable power generation."
Arizona power must come from 100% carbon-free sources by 2050, regulators decide
Arizona Republic – October 29
Arizona utility regulators last Thursday, in a split vote, approved a plan for utilities to get all of their energy from carbon-free sources like solar and nuclear energy by 2050, bringing the state closer in line to other Western states. The new regulations require electric utilities to get half their power from renewable energy like solar and wind in 2035. Then in 2050, they would need to supply all customer demand for electricity with either renewables, carbon-free nuclear, or energy-efficiency measures such as subsidizing low-watt lightbulbs or attic insulation for customers.
Some local residents oppose geothermal plant proposed for Gerlach, Nevada
Reno Gazette Journal – October 26
Renewable energy power plants have their place – but not in Gerlach, Nevada, according to certain town residents. Some members of the community of about 100 people are fired up about a proposed geothermal project proposed by Reno-based Ormat Technologies Inc. that would sit less than a mile outside of town. The Gerlach Geothermal Development Project would include two new power plants in the area, each producing 24 megawatts of electricity per hour, and up to 23 geothermal production and injection wells. The plants would be built on both Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and privately-held land. The BLM is still determining if an environmental assessment will be prepared for the project. Public comment on the project is being accepted through Nov. 30.
Skyline Renewables developing 250-MW solar plant in Texas
Houston Chronicle – November 3
Skyline Renewables, an Oregon-based renewable-energy developer, is building a 250-megawatt solar project in central west Texas. The Galloway I Solar Project is expected to be operational by the end of 2021. The project was acquired from solar developer 8minute Solar Energy of California. Financing comes from Ardian, a French based private equity investor. The project will be Skyline's first solar project. The company's earlier investments have been in wind energy.
UC San Diego gets $39 million grant for renewable energy testbed
American School & University – November 3
The University of California, San Diego has been awarded a $39 million grant to build a testbed to help universities, utilities, and industry leaders gain a better understanding of how to integrate renewable energy resources into the power grid. The grant from the National Science Foundation will study how to integrate distributed energy sources such as solar panels, wind turbines, smart buildings, and electric vehicle batteries into the power grid. The goal is to make the testbed available to outside research teams and industry by 2025.
City of Camarillo in Ventura County moves forward with microgrids at critical facilities
Solar Power World – October 30
On October 28, the Camarillo City Council unanimously approved moving forward with the design of solar microgrids at five city facilities, including City Hall. The microgrid at the Camarillo Public Library will be designed with solar + storage only, while the other four sites will employ a hybrid design of solar+storage+diesel. The systems recommended in the study will keep the sites online during short-duration outages, with diesel generators reserved for use as backup only when needed during extended outages. The microgrids will also reduce the cumulative carbon footprint of the five sites by approximately 88%.


Red Lodge and Carbon County officials stepped back Wednesday from the investigation into a state senator charged with pushing his wife and fighting a police officer, saying they want to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
HELENA – Red Lodge and Carbon County officials stepped back Wednesday from the investigation into a state senator charged with pushing his wife and fighting a police officer, saying they want to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
The state Department of Justice will take over the case against Republican Sen. Jason Priest of Red Lodge, said Carbon County Attorney Alex Nixon.
Priest, 45, was arrested Saturday at a Red Lodge residence. A police citation says Priest pushed his wife and fought an officer who was attempting to arrest him.
Priest pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of partner or family assault and resisting arrest. He was released after posting a $1,500 bond.
Priest did not return a call for comment Wednesday.
John Barnes, spokesman for Attorney General Tim Fox, said the case has been assigned to Assistant Attorney General Mary Cochenour and the Division of Criminal Investigation.
Barnes said it is routine for a city or county to turn over a case to the state to avoid apparent conflicts of interest.
Montana Senate President Jeff Essmann said this week he intended to ask Priest to step back from his legislative duties while the charges are pending.
Priest was elected in 2010 and is the chairman of the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee. He is not on any of the interim committees that are meeting between legislative sessions.


This Argentine-Italian restaurant features staples such as rack of lamb, paella Valenciana, Black Angus steak and classic lasagna. The comfort of the setting feels enhanced by the big, squishy booths that diners can easily sink into and enjoy the continental cuisine. Perfect for finishing off a meal with the delightful tiramisu or crème caramel.


Just under three weeks until Halloween – it's not my favorite holiday, but the kids really get into it, so I humor them. You know, like spend hours figuring out costumes and getting ready for the biggest 'dress-up' day of the year.
Of course there's that whole aspect of candy to look forward to. Since, you know, all that hard work needs to be paid for. In chocolate.
Here we are with another Monday – our Canadian friends are celebrating my favorite holiday (that's still a month-and-a-half-ish away for us here) with their Thanksgiving. Hope they didn't overdo it with their feasts! It's also freebie week this week, so grab a favorite tune and dance along, m'kay?
Let's start off with a Nashville-based singer/songwriter/guitarist who has been focusing her energy on her live performance and on writing new music over the past 8 months. As a result, the multi-talented artist has fallen into her own eclectic groove, which you'll get to see with this newest tune.
This song captures the essence of female empowerment, and by fusing new country sound with an inspired lyric and this artist's own tasty guitar work, her career is about to reach a whole new level of cool.
Next up is a new single released by this artist on September 30th from his upcoming album, the first music from this artist in over a year. It's a song that offers up a simple approach to life, with him singing, "If it's alright with you, all I wanna do / Is eat, sleep, love you, repeat" on the fresh single.
The artist has been having fun spending time in the studio to prepare for the release of his new album, enjoying the process of making a record and the intricate details of it. He says he's kind of pushing the envelope with some of the melodies, and got to write more for this particular album.
After hearing this track, I'm looking forward to hearing more from this album.
The artist had no intention of including this tune on the album until a relative intervened. She wrote the song years ago, and her Trinidadian uncle met the artists managers and insisted they listen to it. The song brought them to tears and the rest, as they say, is history.
Last, but definitely not least, is another non-country artist I stumbled across while going through videos to find great tunes to share with you this week. She happens to be the 18-year-old daughter of Lebanese singer Assi Al Hallani who apparently is a well-known international star.
She's following in his footsteps but carving her own path. With her beautiful looks and humble charm, this artist gained a huge online following with the release of this song, her very first single on October 1st.
Her voice is sweet and controlled, and I have a feeling she'll be giving American artists a run for their money.
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Awesome selection this morning my friend! Here is hoping the costume process does not make you crazy. I spent some time decorating our home this weekend as Halloween is my Christmas. Thanksgiving is awesome a great time because I really get to dive into baking!
Seems like a lot of rock stars start out with country. I love Meghan Trainer and Taylor Swift.
It is indeed a change in season. And yes I'm not for the scary halloween stuff, but the kids might want to dress up.
Oh and yes candy that I will eat and dump at will.
Have a great week ma girl!
Happy Columbus Day? 🙂 HA! I really enjoyed these videos this week.


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Q: How to not parse out all the text from between tags I tried to search Stackoverflow first to see if I could find a solution to what I'm trying to do with regex, but I'm not sure how to even ask this question. In fact, I'm not sure if I even phrased my question correctly...
Basically I'm trying to do what probably is a really simple regex search and omit.

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            Country
            UNITED STATES

I would like to parse out the text "UNITED STATES" from between these tags without also getting the text "Country":
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I have already set up my regex to do a match prefix and suffix but exclude them from capture by using the expressions:
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and this will grab both of the words I mention above. How can I formulate this expression to only grab "UNITED STATES"?
The text "Country" is static and will always be there, but the text "UNITED STATES" is always different filling the text with other country names. So basically I want to scrape out the country that appears there.
I thank you in advance for any help.

A: <[^<]+?> <-- this is html tag regex
So, you just need to replace this regex (<[^<]+?>)|(Country) with empty string "" and that will leave you with only "UNITED STATES"

A: If you need to do this entirely with a regex, try using negative lookahead (the (?!) construct):
(?<=)(?!Country).*?(?=	)

(?!Country) - this a negative lookahead. Like all lookaheads and lookbehinds, it's a zero-width assertion, which just means it matches a position between characters rather than a pattern of characters themselves.
So this matches "a position in the string that is not followed by Country". The regex engine had to look ahead to determine this.
Note that if you had a country named CountryTown, it wouldn't get matched by the full regex because the negative lookahead will fail.

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Check this intelligent wireless charging dock for your iOS devices. Pitaka has made MagDock wireless charging dock that charges your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods wirelessly.
Apple introduces integrated wireless charging feature in its iPhone 8, 8 Plus, iPhone X and later smartphones. But the company fails to supply a wireless charging base as promised. Taking advantage of this delay, some third-party manufacturers launched wireless charging docks in the market. However, only a few of them succeeded in impressing consumers. Pitaka brings one of the best wireless charging docks for your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
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CD Baby brings major label marketing to 650,000 independent artists
20 March 2017 - Press release
From Streams to Superfans: CD Baby Provides Major-Label Marketing Tools to All its Artists--For Free
Indie artists now have more marketing muscle. CD Baby, the leading indie music distribution and royalty administration service, is integrating the music marketing services of its latest acquisition, Show.co into its artist dashboard. This will give CD Baby's entire community of musicians and labels access to a powerful array of promotional tools that can bolster their popularity on streaming services and engage larger social media followings.
"Show.co has become a key marketing tool for major label artists, so we know CD Baby artists are going to be excited about free access to this service." says Kevin Breuner, VP of Marketing at CD Baby. "It's designed to let artists and labels leverage just one piece of content on Show.co to drive specific actions from fans."
In the hands of each CD Baby artist, Show.co can launch numerous campaigns intended to drive audience growth and list building, promote new music and videos, and more. These calls-to-action can include subscribing to a YouTube channel, engaging in a contest, or following on Twitter or Spotify. Artists also have the opportunity to trade music singles for a fan's email address. Once the fan submits their email address, their city and country are also automatically collected, providing valuable information for marketing efforts such as tour promotion.
"Show.co provides an amazing direct-connect for our artists and their fans," says Breuner. "Indie musicians can not only build their email lists, but also track what platforms their fans are using to consume their music, thus guiding the artist on what music streaming and video services to focus on."
Show.co had quietly attracted the attention of major labels (Universal) and big indies (Rounder, Nettwerk), as well as others. But since the acquisition by CD Baby, 650,000 artists will be able use the service to share content and collect important data. For artists and labels who do not use CD Baby, Show.co's marketing services cost up to $119 per month. But for all CD Baby users, the powerful marketing tool will be free in the coming months.
"More than 6,000 labels and artists have already used Show.co's services, so we know it works," says Breuner. "We are really proud to offer this to our artists as a part of their already comprehensive toolbox."


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Urgent warning over Julian Assange's health issued by 60 doctors
The medics, from the UK, Australia, Europe and Sri Lanka express "serious concerns" about 48-year-old Assange's fitness to stand trial in the letter addressed to Home Secretary Priti Patel
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A senior Ecuadorian official said no decision had been made to expel the Wikileaks founder from the country's London embassy despite tweets from WikiLeaks that sources had told it he could be kicked out within "hours to days". (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could die in prison without urgent medical care, according to an open letter signed by more than 60 doctors.
The medics, from the UK, Australia, Europe and Sri Lanka express "serious concerns" about 48-year-old Assange's fitness to stand trial in the letter addressed to Home Secretary Priti Patel.
He is being held in Belmarsh prison, in south-east London, ahead of a hearing in February to fight extradition to the US, where he faces 18 charges, including conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer.
Assange is accused of working with former US army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents.
The doctors are calling for Assange to be transferred to a university teaching hospital, where he can be assessed and treated by an expert medical team.
Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
The letter, which has also been copied to shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, says: "From a medical point of view, on the evidence currently available, we have serious concerns about Mr Assange's fitness to stand trial in February 2020.
"Most importantly, it is our opinion that Mr Assange requires urgent expert medical assessment of both his physical and psychological state of health.
"Any medical treatment indicated should be administered in a properly equipped and expertly staffed university teaching hospital (tertiary care).
"Were such urgent assessment and treatment not to take place, we have real concerns, on the evidence currently available, that Mr Assange could die in prison.
"The medical situation is thereby urgent. There is no time to lose."
Last week WikiLeaks welcomed the decision by the Swedish authorities to drop a rape investigation into Assange.
He was jailed for 50 weeks in May for breaching his bail conditions after going into hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden over the sex offence allegations, which he has always denied.
Assange has been in custody since he was dramatically removed from the building in April, and at a hearing last month appeared to struggle to say his own name, telling Westminster Magistrates' Court: "I can't think properly."
Julian Assange JAILED for 50 weeks after WikiLeaks founder's bail breach
Dr Lissa Johnson, a clinical psychologist in Australia and one of the letter's signatories, said: "Given the rapid decline of his health in Belmarsh prison, Julian Assange must immediately be transferred to a university teaching hospital for appropriate and specialised medical care.
"If the UK Government fails to heed doctors' advice by urgently arranging such a transfer on medical grounds, there is a very real possibility that Mr Assange may die.
"As it stands, serious questions surround not only the health impacts of Mr Assange's detention conditions, but his medical fitness to stand trial and prepare his defence.
"Independent specialist medical assessment is therefore needed to determine whether Julian Assange is medically fit for any of his pending legal proceedings.
Julian Assange rape investigation DROPPED by Sweden authorities
"Consistent with its commitment to human rights and rule of law, the UK Government must heed the urgent warning of medical professionals from around the world, and transfer Julian Assange to an appropriately specialised and expert hospital setting, before it's too late."


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Fueled by technology and changing lifestyles, work is undergoing a transformation not seen since the Industrial Revolution. Just a generation ago a typical employee could land a job right out of college with a large company, and reasonably expect to stay there for his or her entire career. Contrast that with this startling statistic from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: As of 2010, the average time an American worker will stay at any job has plummeted to less than four and a half years.
Technology innovation is overturning traditional work structures. Businesses are extending their workforces by hiring record numbers of freelancers, consultants and other non-traditional workers. By supplementing core staff with online talent who lends skills and knowledge just-in-time, these companies are able to access more workers and get work done with increased agility. Meet 36-year old Alexandra: In a typical month she works with five different employers, bids on seven new jobs, is a member of two virtual teams and attends many virtual meetings — including a few in the middle of the night for a client in Stockholm and another in Tel Aviv. She describes herself as a 21st century worker. To the rest of us, she is the new workforce.
Growing at twice the rate of traditional employees, America's new workforce – freelancers, consultants and temps – now make up 25% of the workforce. A decade ago, many of them were working 9-5 jobs close to home. But as technology innovation opened new possibilities and the economy slowed, they had to invent jobs of their own instead of waiting for job markets to return to "normal."
Freelancers once relied on business cards and handshakes at networking events, often leaving flyers at local shops and mailing postcards to nearby businesses. Their reach was limited to how far they could drive in a day. Work was inconsistent at best, and getting paid was a constant nightmare. The risk of leaving steady employment kept all but the most fearless workers from striking out on their own.
To say the least, things have changed immensely. Today the opportunity for freelancers is exploding, as is the development of tools allowing people to work independently. A freelancer today can monitor job demand online, connect with businesses anywhere with a few keystrokes, and completely automate payment collection through online freelance platforms like Elance. Shared workspace can be rented through NextSpace and emerging new skills can be learned on General Assembly or Lynda.com. It is an exciting time for those hiring and those ready to adopt a new way of working, and the future only looks brighter.
Finding Work (or Workers) in Any Economy
However, the 21st century worker also faces new challenges. Since work can be done anywhere, global competition is everywhere. No longer does one region have a leg-up on skills. But in a world where millions of businesses and freelancers can find each other and collaborate online with just a few clicks, being located in a region with dwindling economic opportunity no longer means you're out of luck. It actually can be the opposite.
Armed with a laptop, web connection and skills in demand, the best online freelancers find work around the corner and across the globe. From designers to coders and app developers, creative writers and editors, researchers and social media marketers, customer service agents, data analysts and myriads of other specializations, freelancers are marketing their services, landing jobs and making money faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Similarly, businesses in regions with a limited supply of skilled professionals can now easily go online to find and hire talent with high-demand skills. This applies also to businesses located in areas with a booming job market, such as the Silicon Valley (where there's little or no chance for some upstart companies to vie for the attention of local workers). But online, even a small business can compete for the best freelancers.
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Perhaps more surprising than people who work online by economic necessity, is the growing number of workers who freelance online by choice. Highly skilled, connected and mobile, Millennial and Gen Xers are moving to independent online work at record pace. They want to work differently. They want flexibility and freedom to choose their work, their time, their pay and their place of work. Unlike their parents who were content with a lifetime of 9-to-5, these Millennials and Generation X workers grew up craving more independence and flexibility and wanting little or nothing to do with traditional employment. Those who are lucky enough to have the most-demanded skills being sought after by everyone from Fortune 500 giants to red-hot startups, also find that freelancing can be more lucrative.
A quick look at industry statistics validates the tremendous employment opportunities and earning potential for 21st century freelancers. Many larger companies report that 30% of their procurement spend today is on contingent workers. Similarly, an estimated 30% of those in today's job market (or roughly 42 million workers) are either self-employed or part-time. Conservatively this number is expected to grow to over 40% by the end of the decade. In other words, online freelancing is turning into one the hottest segments of our economy. As technology advances and mind-sets change, more and more people will work online regardless of their location, time zone, demographic or ability to travel.
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Called "the closest thing we have to a contemporary Steinbeck" by Colum McCann, award-winning journalist Dan Barry – formerly of the Providence Journal and now with The New York Times – has crisscrossed the nation in pursuit of stories large and small. Whether he is recreating baseball's longest game (played at McCoy Stadium!), covering the aftermath of 9/11, or interviewing the coroner from The Wizard of Oz, his work explores and celebrates our shared experience. Book signing to follow.
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