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Disposal and Management
From the Book of M. Niaounakis and C.P. Halvadakis " Olive Processing Waste Management-Literature Review and Patent Survey", Waste Management Series No 5, Elsevier, 2nd Ed. 2006.
The terms used for olive-mill wastes are neither standardized nor country specific. This causes some confusion in the publications which makes it sometimes difficult to identify clearly the particular by-products concerned. The Spanish term for OMWW is alpechín; the name alpechín, comes from the Latin faecinus, and alludes to the latter characteristic. Other Spanish terms such as murga, morga or amorca as well the French term margine come from the Latin amurca, which means stinking juice. The Italians refer to OMWW as acqua di vegetazione, while the covered basin in an olive-mill (generally underground), where OMWW is collected and stored, is called inferno or hell. The Turks refer to it as kara su or black water, due to its appearance; the Arabs call it zubar, and the Greeks call it liozumia or olive juice (in Crete they call it katsigaros).
Current Practices for Olive Processing Waste Management
The largest average annual production of olive oil in Spain comes from the Region of Andalusia, where are located most of the 1700 olive-mills that operate in Spain. Andalusia has more than 1.5 million hectares of olive trees. The number of olive orchards in Andalusia is 320.354, the 44% of which are located in Jaén (the darker green provinence in the map).
In Andalusia the most common size of olive orchards is between 1.0 and 5.0 hectares (47% of total farms and 24% of total olive trees surface in Spain).
Until the year 1980, the majority of olive-mills were traditional press systems and evaporation ponds were used for the liquid effluent. In the early 1980s, the three-phase extraction system started to dominate. In 1982, in Spain a law forbade river disposal of OMWW and subsidized construction of storage ponds to promote evaporation during the summer period. Around 100 evaporation ponds were constructed, which improved the water quality, but raised annoyances in ambient air quality because of odor problems. In 1992, the two-phase extraction system was introduced in the region of Andalusia. Nowadays, almost all olive-mills in Spain use two-phase centrifugal decanters. There is still some liquid effluent from the process, but existing evaporation ponds are more than adequate to handle it. Since olive-mills have already started to use water recycling, it is expected that eventually most of the evaporation ponds can be closed down. However, the semi-solid residue(TPOMW or 2POMW) has reached an amount of more than 4 million tons/year and a lot of effort has been put on finding a solution for its management.
Although there is an absence of a definite valorization strategy,the most common practices for TPOMW management in Spain are second extraction for energy recovery, composting and use in agriculture, disposal in evaporation ponds, and use of wastes for animal feeding.
The use of TPOMW for energy recovery by applying second extraction of residual oil is the most accepted technology and the first treatment option in Spain. However, the high poisture content of TPOMW makes the extraction difficult when performed in classic extraction plants and intial drying in power plants is considered necessary. Co-generation power plants use natural gas to produce electricity. The thremal energy produced during combustion is used for TPOMW drying. After this stage the dried wastes can be used for 2nd oil extraction. After the residual oil extraction, the oil-free wastes ares old for energy production or used as biomass in the same plant
Olive prunnings are also used as biomass. It is estimated that 28.000t are treated as pellets while the consumers are estimated to be almost 17.500 households.
Up to 300.000t of TPOMW are treated annualy by this technology while it is estimated that the treatment cost per kg of TPOMW is 0,012€ + VAT + transport costs to plant
In Italy, 5000–6000 olive-mills are operating with most common extraction technology still based on simple pressure. Italy is the only olive oil producing country with a special legislation for the disposal and/or recycling of olive processing wastes. Land spreading of wastes arising from olive processing is specifically regulated under the Law no. 574 of 11/11/1996 on OMWW and olive cake. However, the prescriptions of the law have been criticized because they make the inspections quite difficult as the regional and provincial authorities, from which the inspection depend, do not know the exact dates and places of the spreading. A typical disposal scheme applied in Italy for the treatment of olive-mill wastes is outlined here.
Almost the 70% of the Greek olive oil mills are of a three-phase centrifugal type and the rest of classical type or combinations thereof. In addition, there are 40–45 (active only 32) seed-oil extraction plants, more than 200 enterprises of standardization-packaging plants and around 25 refineries. There are only a very small number of olive-mills that uses two-phase centrifugal decanters. Some olive oil producers tried this technology, but they had to abandon it because there was no viable alternative for the management of 2POMW, while the existing extraction plants cannot handle it and do not accept it. In Greece there is no specific regulation regarding the discharge of OMWW. The olive oil producing prefectures have their own environmental requirements and, on the gained local experience and the results of sponsored research projects, they encourage different waste management approaches. Nowadays, the issuing of an olive-mill operation permit is subject to measures taken to treat the olive-mill waste. More specifically, the Prefecture of Lesvos has stipulated that OMWW must be pretreated with lime before disposal in the natural recipients. However, this solution was not enforced and the olive-mills were granted a two-year extension of the validity of their operation permits. The Prefecture of Chios decided to construct open ponds, large enough to accommodate the entire quantity of wastewater produced in one olive cultivation season. Twelve of the fourteen olive-mills on the island dispose of their wastewater in such mud ponds. The Prefecture of Samos has granted all its olive-mills a two-year extension with regard to issuing an operation permit. Meanwhile, a wastewater management technique is due for evaluation for real-scale application by an olive-mill on Samos. This method — proposed by Professor Georgacakis D. of the Agricultural University of Athens — initially includes pretreatment/fractionization of OMWW by natural sedimentation. Separate management of the individual fractions then takes place. A general conclusion drawn from research to date is that there is no single technical solution that can ensure a satisfactory level of treatment efficiency whose application cost will be within the economic means of each individual olive-mill owner. This conclusion accounts especially in the case of Greece, given its geographical distribution and the size of its olive-mill plants. In other parts of the country, evaporation ponds (lagoons) are commonly used for the treatment and disposal of OMWW, optionally after neutralization with lime. In practice, all the generated OMWW results in creeks (58%), or in sea and rivers (11.5%), or in soil (19.5%).
In Turkey too, there is no specific regulation regarding the discharge of OMWW. The Turkish water pollution control regulation oversees protection of the water resources against pollution and sets discharge standards both for protection of the receiving media and for effluents of olive-mills. The biggest and main obstruction for the safe disposal of OMWW is that olive-mills are small and scattered in a large geographical area. In regard to solid olive-mill waste, the Ministry of Environment in Turkey has permitted the combustion of dried solid cake only in olive-mill beginning in 2003, with the condition that the gas emission limits are met.
In Tunisia, a common way of dealing with OMWW is to convey it from the mills to a central point and discharge it into a purpose-built lagoon. Here, the volume reduces by evaporation, providing that the lagoon base has been sealed (thereby preventing possible groundwater contamination); this can be a very reasonable way of containing the problem. Recently, in the Sfax area of Tunisia, a new facility has been built to receive OMWW. Four lagoons have been constructed with a combined surface area of 50 ha and a total storage capacity of 40,000m3. A charge of around 7 Tunisian Dinars per ton of OMWW is levied for reception at these lagoons.
In Portugal there are around 1000 olive-mills most of which use the traditional discontinuous pressing process, although over the last few years several units have introduced continuous solid–liquid centrifugation systems. The olive oil sector has been subject to a specific intervention that started in 1997 and was completed in 1999 with the signing of an agreement. Both the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture were involved, while the agreement was technically supported by a University that did exhaustive characterization of the sector, studied technical solutions for OMWW and performed cost–profit analysis for their implementation. The olive-mills are subjected to monitoring under the agreement and the new legislation that has been produced (regulation for the use of OMWW in irrigation, interpretation for excluding the olive cake from classicization as ''waste'' and selection of representative sample for air emission characterization). The use of OMWW for irrigation is also subject to restrictions similar to those applicable in Italy. Namely, the limits for the spreading of OMWW on soil for agricultural use are 50m3/ha/y from a traditional press system and 80m3/ha/y from the three-phase centrifugation system. Furthermore, it is forbidden to spread within 300m from a drinking water source; within 200m from a habitation center; over territories where in the same moment some crops are being grown; over soils where there may be any kind of contact with groundwater, or where the groundwater flow is within 10m from the surface. It is also forbidden to discharge in surface waters and in the sea.
The annual olive-oil production comes from four regions: Provence-Alpes-Coˆ te d'Azur (61%), le Languedoc-Roussillon (17%), Rhoˆ ne Alpes (12%), and Corse (10%). In France there are more than 25,000 olive farms and 152 mills and cooperatives. Land spreading is the disposal practice most commonly used in France. The creation of evaporation ponds has been encouraged as an alternative disposal treatment. The construction costs of an evaporation pond are subsidized up to 30% by the Water Agency and supplementary by regional and departmental authorities. The norms of construction of evaporation ponds are regulated by a ministerial decree concerning the pollution control of farming effluents (JO 21/03/2002).
There are 35 olive-mills in Cyprus today, with an average capacity of 1000 tons of olives per year, producing around 7500 tons/year of olive oil. Due to the small size of olive-mills in Cyprus, it is rather unreasonable to assume that each mill will have its own liquid waste treatment facility. Existing permitting system provides for liquid and solid waste conditions. Since facilities are SMEs they do not have to comply with Emission Limit Values (EVLs) relevant to treatment of wastes. The permit conditions are based on techniques/practices rather than treatment technologies of the wastes. The most useful practice is the storage of OMWW in artificial ponds and remaining there for evaporation (evaporation rate is about 550mm per year). Most of the plants are situated in the peripheries of villages. No discharge in the sea or in the surface waters and rivers is allowed. It is estimated that 95% of stones are used for heating, 85% of OMWW are stored in ponds and/or discharged to soil and, approximately 10% are discharged in central industrial treatment facilities, especially constructed and operated for SMEs.
There are about 4 million olive trees, covering 16,000 ha — 94% private farmsteads, 0.5% of total planted agricultural land — and 41,000 olive growers. During recent years, the annual production of olive oil ranges from 2000 to approximately 5000 tons/year. There are 86 olive-mills most of which use two-phase systems. There is no seed-oil extraction plant and 2POMW is usually applied to the soil as conditioner/compost.
There are presently five olive-mills in operation: two of these mills have a productive capacity of 0.5 and 0.4 tons/ha, respectively; the largest mill has a productive capacity of 3.5 tons/ha; and the two smaller ones have a productive capacity of 0.15 tons/ha each. The viable amount of olive oil that can be produced locally in the existing mills is estimated at 1052 tons. It is a typical practice in Malta to recycle the generated olive waste. The crude olive cake is left to dry and then it is mixed with natural manure for composting and used as fertilizer in the farmer's fields. Some of it is left in a cylindrical form and wrapped in newspapers to absorb water and then dried. This is in turn used as combustion fuel, instead of wood logs. OMWW produced from the traditional plant is sprayed back in the orchard. The operation of an olive-mill requires: (i) planning permit — for the building up of the pressing room; (ii) Public Sewer Discharge Permit — this binds them with the following effluent limit values as established in LN 139 of 2002 and the Sewerage Master Plan for Malta and Gozo - November 1992. In the case of non-compliance, a fine of 240 E ''for every day the default continues after the expiration of the said time''. In any case, no mill raised any complaints from the public. In short, the olive oil sector in Malta, being a cottage industry, generates relatively small amounts of waste, which is reused within the same industry.
The disposal of olive oil wastes varies according to the different kind of extraction systems. Evaporation in lagoon or more complex techniques are normally adopted.


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Vacations are awesome. Packing, though, not so much. I'm a chronic over-packer, especially when it comes to makeup! Not a surprise, is it? My intentions are to pack lightly, but somehow it never really turns out that way. But how awesome is my makeup bag? I missed out on all Target Missoni in Chicago (and online), but I found this bag at my parent's Target in Wisconsin. I totally love it.
Fits a ton, right? There's even several slots for brushes, but i opted to bring those in a separate roll. Instead, I use those pockets for my eyeliners, mascara and lip gloss. While I stashed many lip products and eyeliners in this bag, I tried to keep the core simple. For my face, I'll be relying on Dr. Jart+ Water Fuse Beauty Balm. I've got some concealers, and my new fave Bobbi Brown Skin Mineral Foundation, if I need a touch more. And since Paris is one of the stops on my vacation, I made sure to pack my NARS Pleasures of Paris Eyeshadow Palette. It's got pretty much everything I need — including my all-time favorite "all-purpose" eyeshadow, Abyssinia!
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Tennessee Senate: Which Poll Is Right?
Two polls released today showed vastly different states of play in the Tennessee Senate race between Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D) and former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker (R).
The first was conducted by Zogby International and showed Corker with a 53 percent to 43 percent lead. The survey was in the field from Oct. 24-30 and tested 603 likely voters.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee responded with a poll of its own late today that showed Ford ahead 46 percent to 40 percent. Conducted by Hamilton Beattie & Staff, the poll spanned two days (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1) and tested 600 likely voters.
How can two supposedly scientific surveys show such vastly different results? The explanation lies in the approach the two polling firms took toward developing their samples.
Zogby uses random-digit dialing of liste numbers to select his sample, meaning that -- in theory -- any listed phone number has an equal chance of being dialed. When the pollster reaches a household the caller is run through a series of questions designed to figure out whether he or she is a registered voter and likely to vote in this election. The pollster must take the interviewee's word that he or she is both registered and likely to vote.
Hamilton Beattie (as well as most Democratic campaign pollsters) uses a state voter file to draw its sample. The voter file allows pollsters to pick particular people in particular households who they know are registered to vote and from past vote history are likely to turn out on Nov. 7.
Another potential difference in the numbers is the partisan breakdown of the two samples. In the Zogby poll, 40 percent of the sample was Republican, 33 percent was Democratic and 27 percent was independent or other. While Hamilton Beattie did not release the partisan breakdown of its survey, an informed Democrat familiar with polling in the state pointed to a July University of Tennessee poll that had a four percent Democratic tilt in the sample's partisan composition.
Again, as we have noted many times before on The Fix, polling is half science, half art. Constructing a sample that is reflective of what the Tennessee electorate will look like next Tuesday is an extremely difficult task. Polls conducted for both sides -- which are not being released publicly -- show the race essentially tied.
This race is one of three -- along with Missouri and Virginia -- that will likely decide which party controls the Senate when the next the 110th Congress convenes in January.
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When deciding whom to vote for on Tuesday, please consider how your Senator voted on S 2611, the Senate Amnesty Bill. For those who need a refresher, the Senate bill provided:
Illegal aliens get in-state tuition discounts, while out of state US citizens do not
Illegal aliens have to be paid the prevailing wage, while US citizens do not
Illegal Aliens cannot be fired without just cause, a luxury not for US citizens
Illegal aliens would be eligible for Social Security, even if they stole someone's identity to sign up
Expands the visa lottery program, further increasing legal and illegal immigration
Employers of illegal aliens get amnesty too by being exempt from tax and criminal liability
Millions of additional taxpayer dollars to fund racist immigrant-rights groups
This bill could increase welfare costs by $11.4 billion per year
US citizenship for the low-low price of $2,000
The horrors go on, but this bill could easily be summarized as giving amnesty, citizenship, and massive entitlements to illegal aliens and their families.
91% of Democrats voted for this bill
58% of Republicans voted against this bill
Please remember this when you vote on Tuesday.
Posted by: VA Patriot | November 6, 2006 9:32 AM | Report abuse
Also two REP. Senators, during Reconstruction. Senators Hirem Revels and
Blanche Bruce, both from Mississippi.
Posted by: linsweet | November 3, 2006 11:01 PM | Report abuse
Here is how the early voting went in Tennessee.
Posted by: DC | November 3, 2006 10:57 PM | Report abuse
African American Senators-post reconstruction. Senator Brooks (Mass); Senatory Carole Moseby Braun and Senator Obama.
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TG, Thanks for reading. No thanks really needed for the service, I was drafted and was just one of 3,000,000. But do appreciate that it's the thought that counts.
See you at the polls Tuesday.
Posted by: proudgrunt | November 3, 2006 5:23 PM | Report abuse
Fair points, and by the way, thanks for your service. I mean that.
Posted by: TG | November 3, 2006 4:30 PM | Report abuse
TG - I fully understand that we are in a different communications age; but when the people controlling the source of the news haven't changed their mindset you will still be subject to being manipulated by them.
Do you think that Keith Olberman is on in the mess halls, or Bill O'Reilly? Joe Scarborough, or Hannity & Colmes?
Who controls the message? The organization. GI's by nature are not intellectually curious when they are in combat. They don't have the time. They focus on their mission, and absorb what is otherwise presented to them.
The Pentagon flacks are no different today than they were 35 years ago. They just have a wider variety of dissemination tools available.
Why do you think the Pentagon "embedded" reporters with troops in this war? To get better coverage for the news organizations? Hardly. It was to get the reporters to personally identify with the troops which they were reporting on. You'll notice that they didn't give reporters the ability to hop from unit to unit to get a feel for the overall operation. They kept them within very discrete units. Bonds quickly developed between troops and reporters because they were "in it together."
I recently read that when you're on the ground in small unit operations, you're not fighting for your country, you're fighting for yourself and your buddies. That's absolutely correct. Think that may have influenced the reporting for the first 3 months - Mission Acomplished ! In more than one way.
By definition with higher recruitment standards (until they had to be lowered recently to meet recruiting quotas), the troops we have are better educated than when we had a draft.
But, that doesn't mean that they aren't subject to being manipulated by the Pentagon. The troops are human.
I really liked the creativity of that picture of the troops with the sign which I saw on the front of the New York Post yesterday; but I've also been forwarded e-mails which make it obvious that a number of troops don't realize that the White House was using them as campaign pawns. The Chicken Hawks who got us into this mess have no regard for the troops, only their own ideology. The career officers who want that silver eagle, or even better a star, on their shoulders know how to play the game to keep superiors happy.
A lot of things are no different 35 years later, because they are in the basic nature of organizations and humans. F T A !
Posted by: proudgrunt | November 3, 2006 2:25 PM | Report abuse
I hate that this race will boil down to race, but what's going to hurt worse is that the national media and the rest of the country will only think Tennessee is just as racist as it was in the 50's and 60's if Ford loses. There has only been 3 elected black senators in the entire country. BTW, I believe there was two others, but it was during reconstruction.
Posted by: Nashville Son | November 3, 2006 12:14 PM | Report abuse
With all due respect, this is not the vietnam era. These guys have pretty good access to internet, television etc. from what I am told. Within 24 hours of Kerry's comments those guys came up with the spoof picture asking "Carry" to come rescue them from "Irak." My thought is they are pretty plugged in. My other thought is that the tension between criticising the war and seeming like you don't support the mission of the troops plays a role. I am not saying it is unpatriotic to criticize the war. What I am saying is what message do the troops hear when a guy like Kerry goes out there and calls what they are doing a disaster that has made the world less safe, that their mission was a failure and that their comrades died needlessly?
Posted by: TG | November 3, 2006 12:07 PM | Report abuse
Proud Army Wife: For the last month of my tour in Viet Nam I was assigned to read the Stars and Stripes every day, to identify for our Battalion Commander if the Battalion received any mention.
At that time, anti-war protests were very heated in Washington, DC. From the Stars and Stripes you got the impression that in one protest the demonstrators were stopped just short of attacking the White house. A month later I was back in the U. S. and happened to see some papers from the previous month. The actual story was that the demonstrations were held blocks away from the WH, and there was no indication that the demonstrators made any attemps to break thorugh the police lines to go to the WH. There were scuffles and arrests; which was par for the course at that time.
I've seen more than once the axiom that the First Casualty of War is the Truth. I also had first-hand contact with Army Correspondents who had no reservations about making up facts to fit the stories which they wanted published. The Pentagon flacks don't let the truth hinder what they want the public to believe. I've seen it time and again for the past 35 years.
If today's troops get their news only from Fox, Armed Forces Radio and TV, and the Stars and Stripes, then Corker will be their man. Fair and Balanced is a Casualty along with the Truth, when it comes to those news sources.
And the troops are worse off for it. Which is our loss.
Posted by: proudgrunt | November 3, 2006 11:43 AM | Report abuse
I think the spread is more like 5-7%. The first major election that I can recall this phenomenom happening was the 1982 California governor's race. Bradley, the African-American candidate, actually was projected the winner based on exit polling by some news organizations. This was consistent with pre-election polling. However, he lost by 2 or 3 points. The pollsters pretty much agreed that some voters lied to them to avoid appearing racist.
Posted by: JimD in FL | November 3, 2006 10:53 AM | Report abuse
I've seen stories recently that say black candidates in some Southern states finish as much as 10-15 percent pre-election poll numbers. I'm curious how valid people think that claim is, based on their past experience.
Posted by: iceman | November 3, 2006 8:57 AM | Report abuse
124,000 people voted early in Shelby through the close of early voting yesterday. By comparison, Hamilton and Knox (the two largest counties in traditionally Republican East Tenn) together had about 75,000 early voters.
A new Mason-Dixon poll is in the field and will be published on Sunday. Look for the sample balance. In past M-D polls, East Tenn has been oversampled compared to West Tenn.
Turnout will be the key -- not Corker smut ads.
Posted by: Chattanoogan | November 3, 2006 8:56 AM | Report abuse
By the way, both the Wilder (1989) and the Bradley elections (1982) I refer to ocurred before the two Helms vs. Gantt Senate races (1990 and 1996).
Posted by: JimD in FL | November 3, 2006 7:57 AM | Report abuse
For those of you discussing the "Gantt effect" - it was first encountered in California in the '80's when African American LA mayor Tom Bradley held a lead in all polls but lost narrowly. This phenomenom also turned up in Virginia when Douglas Wilder, another African American, narrowly won the governorship after holding healthy leads in the polls. Wilder is fairly light skinned. Some Republican pamphlets attacking him helpfully darkened his coloring so no one could overlook the fact that he is an African American. I understand that trick has been used on Ford, another fairly light skinned African American.
Posted by: JimD in FL | November 3, 2006 7:47 AM | Report abuse
I agree with Mike. I always think a poll released from a partisan source like the DSCC is fudged to make their candidate look better, and by a similar token, Zogby has shown himself to be an outlier among pollsters, often coming up with anomalous and even virtually impossible results. In the fall of 2002, Zogby found Coleman leading Wellstone by 9 points in the MN Senate race, only to say 3 weeks later that Wellstone had pulled ahead by 6. No way was either of those polls right. No way did that race flip 15 points in three weeks; no major event happened in the interim to cause that dramatic a shift.
People cited the Rasmussen poll in TN, and while their methodology may be debateable, their result seems closer to reality to me. My sense right now is that Ford is down by low single digits. He could win, he could lose. I don't know. But Wednesday, for the first time this year, I think Webb has a better shot at winning than Ford. Webb now has the lead in several polls, and maybe more importantly, the momentum. I think Rothenberg is right listing VA as leaning Dem at this point. MO is obviously much harder, given that virtually every poll our of MANY this year has found it to be a statistical tie (no surprise to those who remember MO's 2000 and 02 Senate races for this seat). There seems to be little question that MO will be the closest Senate race, and while I feel like McCaskill may have the slightest edge, I almost worry that Rothenberg is being too optimistic in listing the race as leaning Democratic. Then again, he's nonpartisan and more interested in getting the predictions right than in who actually wins, so if he thinks that, it gives me that much more hope.
At this point, I'm not sure Ford can pull off a win, but were I forced to pick, I'd say McCaskill and Webb do--thus giving Dems control of the Senate. And given the close and tightening numbers in AZ, Gov. Napolitano coasting to reelectin there, Dems looking strong in the 1st, 5th, and 8th congressional districts, the minimum wage ballot initiative there (among many others), the $10M Pederson has spent softening up Kyl, and the DSCC's buying up the last $1M of ad time there, I still think folks should keep an eye on the AZ Senate race as a possible sleeper upset. It's conceivable, if not likely, that Dems could lose in TN but win in AZ.
Posted by: Sandwich Repairman | November 3, 2006 5:26 AM | Report abuse
Polls are fine, but the best place to look for what is going on in TN is to look at the early vote returns.
Compared to the 2002 midterms and 2004 presidential election, the reliable democratic counties in TN are voting at 2004 presidential election levels, while the reliable republican counties (especially Knox) are voting at typical midterm levels.
It was for this reason that Corker decided to drop $2 million into the race yesterday -- he needs to get his people to the polls. Simply put the democracts in TN are more energized than the republicans. If this model holds, do not be surprised to see that the Zogby poll was woefully off base.
Posted by: politco hack | November 3, 2006 2:42 AM | Report abuse
First of all, I agree that the polling on this race is all over the place and it is probably closer than either poll shows.
Second, if Corker really was up by 10 points in no way shape or form would he spend another 2 million dollars for himself.
Three, people in TN and all over need to be reminded that if you vote for Corker you will effectvely be letting the GOP stay in the majority and will get more of the same in Iraq and this country. If you really truly believe we are on the wrong track vote for Ford.
Posted by: Eric | November 3, 2006 1:24 AM | Report abuse
proud amy wife, I'm sure Mr. Corker will be perfectly happy to send them back again. My nephew has gone twice and the second time he saw the light.
Posted by: tennessee girl | November 3, 2006 1:06 AM | Report abuse
FYI: The 101st Airborne DIV (FT Campbell, KY) just got back from Iraq about a month ago. Thanks to Kerry, the troops are eager to vote. I'm afraid Harold Ford may not like the results!
Posted by: Proud Army Wife | November 2, 2006 11:35 PM | Report abuse
Rothenberg still has Tennessee as a toss-up, but Virginia now as lean D.
Posted by: JNutting | November 2, 2006 11:34 PM | Report abuse
Sherwood's mistress is now claiming that he paid her $500,000 to stay quiet until after the election. . .NBC4 news
Posted by: star11 | November 2, 2006 11:33 PM | Report abuse
pertinent to one of the earlier threads today on how much illegals cost the taxpayers:
From the NYT: 'Under a new federal policy, children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants will no longer be entitled to Medicaid.'
Posted by: star11 | November 2, 2006 11:25 PM | Report abuse
Charlie, it is this Harvey Gantt experience that I have always thought may be the more likely scenario in TN. I think Corker would have to do a major league screw up to lose as much as I hate to believe it. Stick A fork in it, Ford will not win this one.
Posted by: Stick A Fork In it | November 2, 2006 10:59 PM | Report abuse
Posted by: Greg,
"Anyone have an idea of what the partisan breakdown is of the electorate in Tennessee?"
East Tennessee has been dominated by Republicans since the Civil War, very few slaves were in East Tennessee due to the Mountains, poor for growing cotton, and thus this part of the state supported the Union. East Tennessee is the most populated division of the state.
Middle Tennessee until 40 years ago was domintated by Democrats, now Republicans might have a slight edge.
West Tennessee, with the largest city of Memphis, is dominated by democrats.
Posted by: DC | November 2, 2006 10:35 PM | Report abuse
I don't think anyone is saying that the Democrats WILL take control of the Senate, we say they have a chance to, and they do. Democrats have 3 races that are all but over, PA, OH, and RI. 1 race that leans to the Dems MT and 3 races that are toss ups TN, VA MO. Only NJ and as some people attemtp to claim MD are intereting races. Both races lean to the Dems at this point. It is ok to talk about the possibility of takingthe Senate, but there is no garunatee so Republicans really can't claim victory if they keep control. Dems should never have had a chance to take the Senate and they do, if anything that is a victory for the Democrats.
Posted by: Rob Millette | November 2, 2006 10:20 PM | Report abuse
The Democrat:
I think that what you wrote is very true and that is why I think that all of this talk about the Dems taking the Senate only sets up the Repubs to claim victory when they retain control of the Senate. It seems as though gaining control of the House and picking up two or three seats in the Senate with an eye on taking either the Presidency or the Senate in '08 would be an attainable goal and it shows progress without being disappointed AND it doesn't give the Repubs anything to talk about - except what they have lost, not what they kept.
Posted by: star11 | November 2, 2006 9:54 PM | Report abuse
I will be shocked, very shocked in fact, if the Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate. The unlikelihood of this occuring reveals what an uphill climb they would have in the next presidential general election. Nearly everything has gone this party's way and still it remains a longshot that they take the six important senate races.
Posted by: The Democrat | November 2, 2006 9:31 PM | Report abuse
How reliable are these telephone polls at this point? I, like many voters, no longer have a landline phone. Also, voter registration seems to be at a record high in many places, are pollsters getting these newly registered voters? I wonder how these polls are going to fair against the results.
Posted by: Melanie | November 2, 2006 9:21 PM | Report abuse
Does anybody remember the "Gantt effect" from polling in the Harvey Gantt-vs-Jesse Helms race years ago? People overreported their intention to vote for the (IMHO) better candidate, the black Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt. In the voting booth, however NC voters couldn't collectively pull the trigger for a black senator.
Have we come far enough in the South? Will white Southerners still overreport their likelihood to vote for a black candidate, and then not be able to do it on Election Day? The GOP is betting that some very basic racism is still alive and well in Tennessee ("Harold, call me.")
Posted by: Charlie | November 2, 2006 8:59 PM | Report abuse
From what I can see- only FOX News has something on their web site as of 8:15. . .
'COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Rev. Ted Haggard resigned as president of the 30 million-member National Association of Evangelicals on Thursday after being accused of paying a man for sex in monthly trysts over the past three years.
Haggard -- an outspoken opponent of the drive for gay marriage -- also stepped down as senior pastor at his 14,000-member New Life Church pending an investigation by a church panel, saying he could "not continue to minister under the cloud created by the accusations."
"I am voluntarily stepping aside from leadership so that the overseer process can be allowed to proceed with integrity," Haggard said in a written statement. "I hope to be able to discuss this matter in more detail at a later date. In the interim, I will seek both spiritual advice and guidance."
Haggard, a married father of five, denied the allegations in an interview with KUSA-TV late Wednesday: "Never had a gay relationship with anybody, and I'm steady with my wife, I'm faithful to my wife."
The allegations came as voters in Colorado and seven other states prepare to decide ban-gay-marriage amendments next Tuesday. Besides the proposed ban on the Colorado ballot, a separate measure would establish the legality of domestic partnerships providing same-sex couples with many of the rights of married couples.'
Posted by: star11 | November 2, 2006 8:17 PM | Report abuse
There is no registration by party in TN. So it's really hard to tell. Having grown up in TN, though, most people that were the "conservative Democrats" that sean cites have totally changed their allegiances and consider themselves fully republican now. I'd say there's a clear edge for Republicans in voters basically like the methodology of the main-line polls. That's why Dem-sponsored polls always have a rosier outlook for the Dems, they oversample how much of the electorate Dems represent. I would say that reality is somewhere between the CNN poll from earlier this week and the rasmussen poll. Either way, Corker's got the lead.
Posted by: tennessean | November 2, 2006 8:03 PM | Report abuse
With such disparities in all the polls, I really don't understand why everyone is assuming the Dem's are going to take over the house and possibly the senate. Really, it's impossible to predict the outcome in the majority of these races - especially house races. It's interesting and fun to speculate, but if we've learned anything, polling has been flawed in the past.
Posted by: Jason | November 2, 2006 7:59 PM | Report abuse
I am not so sure that it is SO important for the Dems to get control of both houses - yes, it would be GREAT - but right now, I think the Dems are getting a little too giddy and perhaps a bit greedy - and then it looks bad when the Senate stays in Repub control. It is very important to gain at least 3 seats there, but I think it is always better to exceed expectations rather than fall short of them.
Posted by: star11 | November 2, 2006 7:13 PM | Report abuse
Greg, I am pretty sure there are more registered Democrats than Republicans in Tennessee. However, many of these are probably Conservative Democrats that now vote Republican.
Posted by: Sean | November 2, 2006 7:02 PM | Report abuse
Anyone have an idea of what the partisan breakdown is of the electorate in Tennessee?
Posted by: Greg | November 2, 2006 6:52 PM | Report abuse
As Mike posted, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. . .
Posted by: star11 | November 2, 2006 6:25 PM | Report abuse
And let's not forget MD - I still believe that no one is paying enough attention to this race. Shouldn't this race be a slam dunk for the Dems? If Cardin wins by 10 or more points, I look ridiculous - but I suspect it will be a lot closer than that. How close does it have to be to surprise people? Let me eat crow Wed or Thurs - that is fine.
Posted by: star11 | November 2, 2006 6:24 PM | Report abuse
Rasmussen has Corker up by 2, which is probably closer to being right. I live in Nashville. No way Corker is up 10, and no way Ford is up by 6.
Posted by: Mike | November 2, 2006 6:21 PM | Report abuse
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Ultimately this was a game about spirit, substitutes and scores.
Basingstoke RFC, locked at the bottom of the London South West league table knew that they were going to have a difficult time coming to the Memorial Grounds this year. It had all been so different just over thirteen months ago when Basingstoke won a crucial match 15-16. Since then fortunes have changed for both Clubs but both of them showed great spirit, Cobham in relentlessly racking up the points, which may prove vital as the season reaches its conclusion. Basingstoke in showing a team spirit in adversity that was visible and heartening and demonstrates what this great game of rugby is all about.
Director of Rugby Steve Pope had made some changes to the team that won through in the Cup the previous week and gave Luke Bliss and Jake McQuade their first starts and provided Callum Williams with an opportunity to come off the bench after two years out with a leg injury and young Ollie Kitto with his first opportunity.All of them took advantage of their opportunities as will become clear.
Playing on the premier pitch Cobham applied themselves from the kick off McQuade showing no nerves from the outset in recovering the kick off and setting Cobham up to achieve territory possession and Matt Goddard to run through the opposition to score under the posts 5-0 Weir secured the first of his ten conversions 7-0.
Charlie Rooke's skillfull offloads are a feature of his game and although on this occasion the final backline pass went astray Rooke was rewarded with his own score 12-0 swiftly becoming 14-0
A Cobham infringment allowed Basingstoke to open their account with a penalty from number ten Joyce 14-3 but Cobham came straight back with possibly the best try of the match as Weir spotting Alves free on the wing cross kicked for Alves to feed Matt Goddard for his second try 21-3
After only 17 minutes Wehbe picked up a leg injury so Alves went to full back and Ollie Kitto got his debut
A big hit from McQuade on a Basingstoke forward relesed the ball for Joe Goddard to pounce 28-3 and with Alves picking up from a strong run from Dave Baker Max MacDonald went over 35-3.
It was at this point Cobham forgot the basics and spurned another opportunity and they lost their second expereicned backline player when Matt Goddard limped off. It was however the opportunity that Callum Williams had been waiting for. However with only 25 minutes of the game gone and two substitutes used the cupboard was looking bare.
Cobham had two scores before half time Kitto showing a maturity beyond his years setting up Baker for Josh Brown to score under the posts 42-3 and Joe Goddard broke through a line out 47-3 Weir missing his first kick of the game.
This was one of those games when if you were not paying attention you missed a score and so it was as the first half started. Apparently Ben Joyce was in contention for a breakaway try to be relieved to find Callum Williams fresher legs at his side to finish the process 54-3 Callum Williams featured in the next score as well as he set up Richard Trepant 61-3.
Cobham's consistent line out work has been a feature of their game all season and was the basis of the next two scores. Firstly Goddard stealing a Basingstoke ball and enabling Baker to finish 68-3 Then executing a text book rolling maul for Baker 73-3.
Basingstoke had their best period of the match at this stage gaining some much needed possession but from a turnover Baker sprinted half the pitch and provided Rooke with the honours. The final try from Brown followed a determined run Weir converted his tenth conversion 85-3 Cobham scored a 'baker's dozen' of tries.
With London Cornish's match at Portsmouth postponed Cobham have now extended their lead at the top of the league.
Director of Rugby, Steve Pope said after the match 'All the boys were excellent playing the match in very poor wintry conditions. We have picked up a few injuries but they should hopefully be back within a couple of weeks but the gaps will provide opportunities for other members of the squad in a team selection that is hotly contested.
Really good performance, especially by the debutants and we look forward to next weeks match
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2.Jake McQuade
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5.Tom Webb
6.Joe Goddard
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8.Richard Trepant
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Tries (13)
Matt Goddard (2) Charlie Rooke (2) Joe Goddard (2) Josh Brown ( 2) Dave Baker (2) Richard Trepant, Max MacDonald,Callum Williams
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The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog and other outlets made news of a recent appearance by Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the Oklahoma City University School of Law.
Her remarks covered an array of subjects, but the comment grabbing headlines had to do with drones and surveillance technology.
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There are drones flying over the air randomly that are recording everything that's happening on what we consider our private property. That type of technology has to stimulate us to think about what is it that we cherish in privacy and how far we want to protect it and from whom. Because people think that it should be protected just against government intrusion, but I don't like the fact that someone I don't know . . . can pick up, if they're a private citizen, one of these drones and fly it over my property.
Sotomayor noted some of these technological advances were "frightening" and that, if left unchecked, they could reach "Orwellian" levels. She called for more involvement from the public in debates surrounding privacy—suggesting perhaps that major reforms are needed.
None of this is a new concern for Sotomayor. Even before the Edward Snowden disclosures revealed the extent to which the National Security Agency amasses data from average Americans, the justice had expressed skepticism at the reach of technology in the hands of government.
In United States v. Jones, a 2012 case dealing with GPS surveillance, Sotomayor wrote at length about her reservations with the technology, and how it could be used for way more than merely tracking a person or his motor vehicle.
"GPS monitoring generates a precise, comprehensive record of a person's public movements," she wrote, in a way "that reflects a wealth of detail about her familial, political, professional, religious, and sexual associations."
This statement matters because Jones only dealt with GPS tracking under the Fourth Amendment, the usual vehicle for constitutional discussions surrounding privacy. (The Supreme Court later quoted this language word for word in Riley v. California, its landmark ruling on cellphone searches earlier this summer.)
But to Sotomayor, the knowledge that the state "may be watching" could have a chilling effect on other spheres protected by the Constitution, like the people we associate with and our expressive conduct. She portended that the invasion of those areas with "unfettered discretion" may forever change the dynamic "between citizen and government in a way that is inimical to democratic society."
All of this was pre-Snowden, pre-Glenn Greenwald, and pre-outrage about the NSA, secret courts, and the so-called surveillance state. Sotomayor's new remarks on drones touch on something deeper: how our privacy relates with private actors. The Facebooks. The Googles. The many service providers who offer free stuff in exchange for a glimpse into a person's private life.
The Constitution is of no help with any of that. Neither does it protect against other people's drones flying over your property. But it can curb government surveillance.
This may explain why Sotomayor used Jones to suggest a new way of looking at privacy under the law—one that, at the very least, puts a check on government authorities. The standard: "a reasonable societal expectation of privacy in the sum of one's public movements." Under this view, Sotomayor would examine "whether people reasonably expect that their movements will be recorded and aggregated in a manner" that allows the government to piece together a profile of virtually any citizen it wants.
Scholars call this a "mosaic theory"—or whether it's reasonable for the government to paint a portrait of a person based on bits and pieces of data collected over a period of time. If it isn't, it's illegal, and the government needs a warrant.
But the mosaic theory is just a theory; it's not the law in matters of privacy. The Supreme Court has yet rule whether such bulk collection of personal data is a "search" subject to rigorous constitutional protections. And if it does, which is likely, it will be a major constitutional breakthrough.
Lower courts have begun to grapple with that very question. Earlier this month, a Manhattan appeals court heard arguments from the ACLU and the federal government in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the NSA's mass call-tracking program. A sister court in Washington, D.C., is set to hear similar arguments in a separate suit in November.
However those courts come out will determine whether the Supreme Court gets involved. And if things get to that point, it will take Sotomayor and at least four of her colleagues to give us an idea of whether the Constitution and society tolerate mass surveillance, drones, and the brave new world those things represent.


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Finally a new drawing! Playing a bit more with pattern and bits of color. This drawing is 33" wide by about 10" tall. It is a juvenile Red Tail they have at the Desert Museum. I also have another work in progress of a raven in flight. Shouldn't be too long before it's complete.
I am also going to be doing a group show with my mother (how cool is that) at the Ranch House Gallery at Aqua Caliente in July & August of 2012. It will take me that long to get ready for it too. My mother works mostly in oils, but also dabbles in colored pencil and graphite as well. I will post some images when it gets a little closer of some of her work. I am very excited to share in this opportunity with her. Should be fun, can't wait!!


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Seán Clancy was born in Dublin and educated at Birmingham Conservatoire, King's College London, University College Dublin and the Ecole Nationale de Musique. He is now a Lecturer in Composition at Birmingham Conservatoire and his work has been comissioned and performed by many of the world's leading ensembles including the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, BCMG, Ensemble Krock and Orkest de Ereprijs.
To celebrate the release of Seán Clancy's new full length album, 45 Minutes of Music on the Subject of Football with Birmingham Record Company we caught up with the composer to ask him about the origins of this interesting new work.
How did this composition come about? Was it composed for a specific event? And why now?
'Around the summer of 2013 I became increasing interested in pieces that only had one overt action. Around the same time, I also got involved in studying different forms of attention spans and discovered that over the course of the past 20 years or so, the average attention span on a singular activity has diminished from 40 minutes to just 2 minutes! I got to thinking about structures in popular culture, and how they can sustain attention for longer periods of time. Football being an obvious choice for me, has the ability to sustain attention for 45 minutes at a time (focus is reset at half-time with adverts, analysis etc.) and I wanted to see if there was anything intrinsic to a football match that made it so, or do we focus on a sporting event because of the extrinsic elements (the team that we support, do we have a bet on etc. etc.)
It was composed with Ensemble Krock in mind, who were brave enough to commit to the project without me showing them anything, and it has been performed live a number of times throughout 2014 and 2015 in Birmingham, Dublin, and Stockholm. The recording is released now, owing to fine tuning every aspect of the recording which for a 45 minutes piece, takes a considerable length of time!'
What is it about this game in particular that inspired you to write this piece?
'I have particularly fond memories of this match. The Irish football team in the 1990s were relatively successful and there was generally a sense of positivity around the country when they played. This was our opening match of the 1994 world cup and the country was so excited. After Ray Houghton's goal around 11 minutes however, the match very much ran out of steam, and I was fascinated at how an entire country could sit around and watch something so uneventful. I wanted to see if I could write something that kept people focused for the same length of time by using the flow, or the structure of this relatively uneventful match.'
You mention that the piece celebrates that particular 1994 match, but also "the average attention span on a singular activity has diminished from 40 minutes to just 2 minutes". Can you talk a little bit more about why you think that is?
'Yes, as I mentioned above, around the time I was composing this piece I began studying different forms of attention spans and was fascinated (if a little shocked) to learn that over the course of about 20 years, the average attention span for a singular activity has dropped from around 40 minutes to 2 minutes. This roughly correlates with greater access to the internet and maybe people consuming more information in much smaller chunks. As artists, we can either use this data and go along with it, which leads to interesting results, or we can also ask questions; again, leading to interesting results. There's no right or wrong attitude, but I think it's important for people to be aware of both sides of the coin. This piece I think, airs on the side of asking questions…'
At the risk of sounding naïve, how do you translate the physical actions of a football match in to a 45 minute piece of music? Are there exact points where we could say, "ah yes, that sound was that goal, or that moment was that tackle" and so on?
'It's not naïve at all! I sat down and watched the entire match and wrote out the duration that each team had possession. For example Ireland: 0'00" – 0'38", Italy 0'38" – 1'07" etc, etc. I then had two blocks of sketch material which I composed the music from (one block for Ireland, the other for Italy). Every time Ireland had possession I used block A, whilst every time Italy had possession I used block B. This happens for the whole duration of the first half with significant events (Ray Houghton's goal for example) punctuated in some way. The tempo of the piece loosely correlates to the tempo of the match also. It's almost like composing a musical soundtrack to a silent film or to put it another way, it creates an alternative existence for a structure that occurred through chance in 1994…'
What made you chose a guitar quartet or Ensemble Krock for that matter?
'I wanted to have a relatively homogenous sound for a piece that asks questions about focus and attention, and a guitar quartet is possibly as homogenous a sound as you can get (They are all tuned the same and all occupy the same register). However, as Krock are an electric guitar quartet you also have the ability to radically change sounds at your will. (The best of both worlds). On a more biographical note, all I listened to in the mid 90s (even though I was quite young) was Nirvana, Sonic Youth and The Smashing Pumpkins. As this is a piece set in the 90s, I wanted to capture some aspect of that soundworld, and the electric guitar quartet is the perfect medium for that.'
What is it like working on a project with such strong collaborators as Krock and John Murphy? Does it add anything special to the final product knowing that as a group you have shaped and created something unique?
'Yes, it makes it far more special. Krock were absolute legends throughout the whole process. We met in 2013 when they were over from Stockholm doing a composition department project. We immediately hit it off and shared many interests and a similar working method. I had the opportunity to test the electronics for the piece in EMS in Stockholm in early 2014 and this really allowed us to craft the overall soundworld of the piece and not just the notes. Similarly, John Murphy runs a fantastic studio in Dublin where he has recorded the best underground and leftfield music around. He has a fantastic pair of ears and is such a perfectionist with an acute attention to detail. He is also remarkably kind with his time and was always willing to entertain my tiny suggestions and my constant 'it's not quite right, maybe a little more of this' which lasted almost a year. Knowing the people you're involved with, liking them, trusting them and having the time to explore all avenues has led to a very rewarding experience and a piece that I'm incredibly happy with. I am eternally grateful to all of them and am forever in their debt.'
You've mentioned somewhere that 'nothing else of note took place and the second half was completely devoid of physical drama.' …but what about John Aldridge and Jack Charlton's bust up with the illuminous yellow baseball capped FIFA official? Surely that incident warrants a piece of its own?
'Ah that was the match against Mexico! I know you're just testing my football knowledge now!'
Haha! So then, what is next for you?
Upcoming things I'm involved in:
Featured Composer in Soundings at the Austrian Cultural Forum London, 2-5 November 2015.
Currently writing commissions for Crash Ensemble and a joint large scale piece for Ensemble Krock and Workers Union Ensemble (Whom I'm composer in association with) to be toured in Spring 2016.
Release of solo electronic music in early 2016 (Birmingham Record Company).
You can read and hear more of Seán's work on his website or head over to the Birmingham Record Company to see what Seán and other Birmingham Composers are up to.


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On Saturday the infamous Dorothea quarry claimed the life of its 21st victim.
The quarry lake in Gwynedd, north Wales, is up to 300ft deep in places with a network of flooded tunnels and sheer drops.
Despite its danger it is a favourite training location for amateur divers from across the UK, who go there unofficially because it is private property.
On Saturday 31-year-old Jason Dean from the Wirral, failed to resurface during a group dive.
Twenty other divers have drowned in the pool in the Nantlle Valley in the last 10 years - six in the past year.
There had been plans to set up a diving school at the quarry, but it is now for sale for more than £1m.
Here Paul Kay, an underwater photographer with over 20 years diving experience, explain to News Online why the site is so deadly and what it is about the sport that carries such high risks.
"I don't think there is anything fundamentally dangerous about Dorothea itself - the trouble is that it is unregulated and people think they can do things they can't.
"I have heard some horror stories about people pushing themselves too far who are then just unable to recover.
"I've talked to divers who've confirmed some are diving on air down to 100 metres when the accepted limit is 50 metres - it's absolutely lunacy.
"It does attract a element who see sub-aqua diving as a macho thing but the paradox is that petite women, because of their breathing, make very good divers - so these people are kidding nobody.
"The death toll at the quarry could be an awful lot higher as there have been an awful lot of near misses and lucky escapes.
"I don't think anyone has died there because they've got a death wish. It's just they've got into difficulties.
"All the stories are about divers who are fully trained or with quite a bit of training who are pushing themselves and getting into difficulty.
"The cold and the depth are the two things you have to deal with - it's terribly cold in the winter.
"Quite a few people have drowned and some have had heart attacks.
"Diving can sometimes be very stressful - I think the problems at Dorothea can cascade out of control.
"Diving is a relatively safe adventure sport...if you look at the statistics of accidents, it is quite low down.
"Although the Dorothea site has to some extent given sub-aqua diving a bad name, if it was properly regulated it could be a premier centre but it would take a lot of investment."


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Want to discover firsthand what it takes to be a police officer, get to know your beat officer and learn more about criminal investigation? Find out by signing up for the Sugar Land Police Department's Citizens Police Academy and learn about traffic laws, crime scene investigation and how the Safe Light Sugar Land program has resulted in a 15 percent reduction in red light violations.
The 10-week course begins Feb. 28. Students meet once a week from 7-10 p.m., including weekend courses that include firearm simulations, mock building searches and simulated traffic stops.
While learning about the challenges faced by police officers, laws affecting citizens, the judicial system and emergency management, participants personally interact with officers, detectives and other personnel in a nontraditional law enforcement setting.
The training program consists of classroom and "hands-on" instruction designed to provide interested Sugar Land citizens with a working knowledge of the Sugar Land Police Department, its personnel and emergency management operations.
The class is offered free of charge to Sugar Land residents and people who work in Sugar Land. Participants must be at least 18 years old. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 10.
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Our 10-year limited parts warranty1 on the compressor covers the heart of the refrigerator, so you know you can count on it to keep all your food cold for years.
Easy-to-clean, fingerprint resistant stainless steel finish keeps your refrigerator looking as good on the outside as it works on the inside. Material Specs - Door: Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel, Handle: Stainless Steel


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Ron Rubick was the head football coach and Physical Education teacher at Lincoln High School for 32 years before losing his hard fought battle with cancer in 2009. His monumental on the field accomplishments will forever be dwarfed by the impact he had on the thousands of students he touched off the field during his lifetime. What truly made Ron a Champion was his honesty, integrity, and work ethic.
Please join us in honoring the character and spirit of the "Manistique Missile" by participating in this wonderful family event. The 5K Run/Walk is part of the 2016 LHS Homecoming Celebration and starts at Lincoln High School and ends at the Ron Rubick Municipal Field.
For more information and to register please visit http://www.rubickrun.com/
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wwhitney: Your NEC reference seems to be on point -- PVC 80 is allowed, contrary to what I believed to be the case.
Don't you think, however, that Rigid Metal Conduit protects its contents much better than PVC 80 (i.e. "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good")?
Also isn't a conducting conduit more likely to cause a (desired!?) breaker trip if a damaged hot wire contacts a metal conduit (because it should be grounded)?


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Fashion is spearheading a revolution in retail. What happens in fashion outlets today will lead the way for tomorrow's retailers. By combining the intelligence gathered from our own expert workshops with updates from our trend scouts on the ground, we have identified three exciting new concepts that highlight the pioneering nature of some of today's fashion retailers in Germany. Digital is the thread that ties this trio of innovations together. We believe these advancements won't be unique to fashion for long, however, as their benefits could be embraced by any retailer.
The beauty of this approach is that technology allows your customers to experience your clothes almost for real using simulated situations. To help shoppers decide what to buy, they can see themselves wearing clothing items on video in locations beyond the changing room – such as cities, the countryside or beach. They can experience different temperatures, enabling them to check the suitability of garments for the changing seasons. The experience is made even more immersive by exposing them to relevant smells like flower meadows or the sea and a range of background sounds, from nature to a night club. They can share their images with friends to elicit their opinion and help them decide whether or not to buy the items.
We believe: "Converting fashion browsers into buyers is the biggest challenge facing all retailers. In fashion, the deciding factors that inform a purchase can be intangible. Providing shoppers with as much information as possible to enable them to make their minds up and buy in-store gives these innovators a competitive advantage – for now at least."
Imagine the power of a residential retail space designed to showcase your products in situ for your customers. Specific brands and individual items of clothing hang invitingly in the wardrobes, clothes are laid out on the bed ready to be discovered and tried on, accessories are arranged on dressing tables. Styling is for an imaginary person's taste to spark ideas and encourage experimentation. This approach can be used beyond fashion for furniture, fabrics, bedding, interiors and books.
We believe: "For fashion and lifestyle retailers, styling an apartment with a truly personal touch allows your customers to see your products adapted to someone else's style and way of living. This all-important experience gives them not only ideas for how they might incorporate your products into their own homes and lives, but the confidence to buy. It's simple, but effective."
Today's retailers know that convenience is key – make the purchase simple and easy, and shoppers will return. Since online fashion retail took off, the high volume of customer returns has been a challenge – it is resource hungry and expensive for brands. At the click + fit + collect store, customers can not only collect their online orders but try them on too. This enables them to select the products that they want to return and those that they want to keep – all outside of standard store and postal service opening hours. These stores might only offer functional, small products with low-key fittings, but the power of this service will appeal to a network of brands and retailers, and be valued by their customers.
We believe: "This concept embraces click + collect but addresses one of its weaknesses when applied to fashion ecommerce in particular: that the buyer usually has to go home to try the items on and then come back to return them. Adding + fit is a simple concept that offers convenience to time-poor connected shoppers and so we think it will really take off."


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"WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE CALLS: From Immigrant Entrepreneur to U.S. Ambassador," by John Price, University of Utah, $30, 690 pages (nf)
"When the White House Calls" tells the story of German immigrant and Utah resident John Price, a successful Utah businessman, who received a call from the White House in March 2001 asking him to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Seychelles, and the Union of the Comoros, three island nations off the east coast of Africa.
This autobiographical account begins with Price's acceptance of the call and the build up to his swearing in ceremony at the Utah State Capitol just prior to the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. From there Price tells the story of his families' immigration to the United States in 1940.
Born in Germany in 1933, Price was just 5 years old when Jews throughout Germany experienced Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass. Price and his family hid upstairs above their shop while gangs of Nazi youth and storm troopers smashed windows and destroyed Jewish-owned businesses and set fire to nearly 200 synagogues. Price remembers his father covering their heads and praying in Hebrew.
Shortly after this Nazi uprising, Price's father was able to sell everything he had in exchange for exit documents allowing his family to leave Germany. The Price family left Germany in April 1939 just before the German government sealed its borders and stopped allowing Jews to leave. The family initially landed in Panama, but later immigrated to the U.S. with the help of family members.
From this point on, Price lived the life of a typical German immigrant. He worked a number of odd jobs, went to public school, and even joined the Boy Scouts and earned 21 merit badges. It was during his years as a Boy Scout he developed his love for the outdoors.
After initially wanting to be a mechanical or electrical engineer, Price changed his mind after taking a geology course. His decision to study the field of geology would later take him west in search of jobs in the oil industry. This would also lead to his enrollment at the University of Utah and his decision to remain in Utah to build his many businesses. Price describes falling in love with "the beauty of the snow-capped Wasatch and Oquirrh mountain ranges and the high desert valley that nestled in between."
In 1956, Price graduated from the University of Utah and in 1957 he started his first business, J. Price Construction Co. He would later go on to become president of Salt Lake Hardware and establish John Price Realty.
During his time as a U.S. Ambassador, Price worked hard to bring attention to the countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It is his view that the United States cannot give up on the nation's long-established democratic principles and tenets of freedom. Price believes it is in the best interest of the United States to have a presence in every country.
"When the White House Calls" gives unique insight into the world of Utah business and politics. Readers should enjoy Price's description of early Utah business deals and the rise of Utah as a political power. In particular, his behind the scenes look at President George W. Bush's visit to Utah for the 2002 Winter Olympic opening ceremonies should stir the emotions of those who experienced firsthand the state's time in the spotlight.
It is also full of details about sub-Saharan Africa and is well worth reading.


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Minelennium Pets Mod
Author: Soggy_Mustache ❘ May 16, 2016 ❘ 4,001 views
Normal Minecraft only gives you two options when it comes to pets, a boring wolf and ocelot. Minelennium pets is a minecraft mod that will add in mini versions of all the minecraft mobs. If you ever wanted a mini Iron Golem to fight against the monsters at night then this is the mod for you.
- Animal Essence: Animal Essence is obtained by killing a pig, cow, sheep, or chicken. The player must kill the entity. For example: if a wolf kills the entity you will not get the drop.
- Taming: After you craft a minelennium pet, you need to right click with it in your hand on the ground. Make sure you have animal essence since that is like a bone to a wolf, you need it to tame the mob.
Crafting Recipes:
All the Minelennium Mobs must be crafted: The recipe is just something the mob would normally drop, surrounded by animal essence. For example the minelennium chicken is crafted using either raw/cooked chicken or feathers surrounded by animal essence.
How to install Minelennium Pets Mod:
- Download and install Minecraft Forge.
- Download and install Moon's Core.
- Download the mod.
- Click on the Start Menu in Windows.
- Type run into the search box, and select the Run program at the top of the results.
- Type %appdata% into the Run program, and press Enter.
- Go to .minecraft/mods folder.
- Drag and drop the downloaded jar (zip) file into that.
- Enjoy the mod.
Minelennium Pets Mod Download Links:
For Minecraft 1.8.0