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I'm sure a question hanging on the lips of every reader is 'how do the road crew get their laundry done?' When moving at high speed (and the crew party moves faster than the band party by a factor of about 300%) through unknown territory, how do you get your smalls washed? As with every aspect of road life, a system has evolved to deal with this. You take your laundry bag to the production office, fill out the front of a specially printed little envelope with your name and bus number & put $20 in local currency inside. Whilst you say a few Hail Mary's a local person hired for the day as a 'runner' then takes all the bags to a nearby laundry who wash & dry your clothes, take your money & put any change back in the envelope before the runner returns to bring all the bags back to the gig. What could possibly go wrong? Well, of course, practically everything. I won't bore you with endless tales of laundry disasters over the years, but it's a sure fire way of getting to know some of your colleagues perhaps more intimately than you would have liked. I remember well the occasion in Zagreb, with everyone's laundry coming back in one giant bag and being poured out in the middle of the production office floor (funny how no-one ever claimed that funny looking vinyl thong).
Having given the runner my bag of washing yesterday I was rather dismayed to find that he had simply failed to find a laundry and returned it this lunchtime still dirty. I was already at crisis melt down point with lack of t-shirts and underwear, so this came as a bitter blow. However, as fate would have it, a window of opportunity opened up. There is a washer/dryer which the wardrobe dept. carry as part of their touring gear for band garments which can't be trusted in the hands of strangers. As it happened, the proprietor of said machine hadn't come into the gig yet, being 'unavoidably detained' after a bit of a bender last night, so I saw the gap and went for it. My lighting pal Bruce, finding himself similarly sartorially challenged, joined in & so we crammed this washer to capacity and went off to do other things. Returning an hour later the machine appeared to be finished, but opening the lid I found it half full of water & soggy clothes. And then depression set in.
The source of the problem soon became apparent. The washing machine had been set up in the players tunnel, behind a gate right by the edge of the football pitch. It was plugged into a power strip which was gaffer taped to a faucet - a metal water tap - which was gently dripping. Anyone with the most rudimentary knowledge of physics, or indeed anyone who's ever owned a hairdryer, will know that the combination of water and electricity can bring spectacular results, including sparks, death, etc., or in this case a completely melted plug spectacularly welded to the water pipe, resembling a tiny Dale Chihuly sculpture in black and brown. Drum tech Sam said that on farms in Ireland they have photographs of things exactly like it with 'Whatever You Do, Don't Do This' underneath. Anyway, to make a long story even longer of course it took forever to get this sorted out, but eventually the Italian electricians came through for us. By the time all was washed and dried the opening acts were well under way, so Bruce and I were able to experience the bizarre pleasure of folding up our tumble dried clothes whilst standing inside a cage being watched by 70,000 young Italians bouncing to the strains of raging thrash metal from some local punk band currently on stage. Nice day for it though.
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Then, in 1905, he was actually made Director of the Conservatoire and his subversive nature came out into the open. Suddenly, gone were the comfortable perks and practices hallowed by tradition and in came a rational programme of reform which instituted, among other things, the rendering of operatic items in the form in which composers had written them, and not 'as always sung at the Opéra'. Fauré, now nicknamed 'Robespierre', made powerful and articulate enemies. How else can we explain the fact that when he died in 1924, the right to a state funeral of this ex-Director of the Conservatoire, Member of the Institut, President of the Société Nationale de Musique, Grand-Croix de la Légion d'honneur, should have been questioned by the Arts Minister with the words: 'Fauré? Qui ça?'.
To adapt a modern phrase from another context, Fauré was in the Establishment but never of it. His immunity to fashion can be seen in the titles of his piano pieces. While the neo-Debussystes were penning (as it were) 'Bells and Birds through a Light Mist on a Spring Day in the Cévennes', Fauré was content with 'Nocturne No 8' or 'Barcarolle No 13'. Worse still for his future reputation, his music failed to take account of the twentieth century's efflorescence as the age of publicity. His piano music, for example, makes few bright splashes, but is ferociously difficult to play well. His songs likewise eschew facile narrative in favour of the deeper meaning of the text, which means that singer, pianist and audience all have to understand the nuances of the words (and Vlado Perlemuter remembers, from experience, how Fauré refused to allow singers to 'take their ease' in order to make some expressive point more emphatically).
When Fauré retired from the Conservatoire on 1 October 1920 he naturally looked forward to having more time for composition. But he was now seventy-five and beset by deafness and by the deformation of high and low sounds—a condition that suggests a sexual origin, though it has never been thought polite to mention this in French literature about him. It has been suggested that this is a possible reason why his later works tend to occupy the middle range of the sound spectrum, further alienating them from a world that has come to regard Le sacre du printemps as representing a textural norm. Tension in late Fauré comes from within the material. And the listener has to do just that—listen … and not merely hear.
He began his Piano Trio in his favourite resort of Annecy-le-Vieux in August 1922. Initially the top line was to be taken by a clarinet (or violin), but the clarinet option was soon abandoned (though it has been revived in recent years with the clarinet taking the top note wherever there is double-stopping). As Fauré confessed to his wife: 'The trouble is that I can't work for long at a time. My worst tribulation is a perpetual fatigue.' This fatigue is in no way to be heard in the work itself, except insomuch as there are no more notes than necessary, according to the well-known Mozartian formula.
The distance between Fauré's Trio and Ravel's, in time a mere eight years or so, can be measured more meaningfully through their amenability or otherwise to verbal explanation. With Ravel there are easily audible and describable structures like pantoums and passacaglias. With Fauré the meaning is almost entirely in the movement between one note and another, between one chord and another. True, the first and last movements embrace sonata and rondo form respectively, while the slow central movement is mostly a meditation on two themes. But form-following is not the best way to enjoy this music. Instead, it is a continual joy and excitement to follow Fauré's games, which are linguistic rather than formal. In the École Niedermeyer in the 1850s and 1860s he had absorbed a modal way of thinking, the result of which was that a dominant seventh, for example, did not carry the same expectation for him as for a Conservatoire-trained student. In fact it contained expectations, in the plural: from any given harmonic situation, Fauré could, by 1922, take one of at least half-a-dozen exits, any of which might in turn lead to another situation, from which etc. Following Fauré's thought therefore demands the patience and attentiveness of Theseus following the thread in his search for Ariadne. And at the end of the thought there are often miraculous moments of revelation when everything suddenly comes out into the sunlight, like Pelléas from the grotto beneath the castle, and we find ourselves saying: 'Ah! Je respire enfin!'
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Though it's not officially anounced yet, I've just heard the news that Yukari Nakano of Japan will not be there and also decided to finish her skating career.
She's not been her best condition ever since her shoulder injury .
The news is lnow inked from Yahoo! Japan's top page:
But the new source is one of tabloid-ish papers, and the JSF site still has Yukari's name of the entry list for WC so we don't know for sure yet.
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"Yukari Nakano, 4th in the 2008 World Championships, will retire from competition, a source from JSF told on March 2. "The (shoulder) injury (affecting her skating) is the main reason, and this has already been announced within JSF," said the source. It will be announced officialy soon.
Nakano was in the rooster for the coming World Championships starting from Mar 22, but withdrew last month due to the injury on the left shoulder not healing well.
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^^Thanks for the update. I am sorry that Yukari will not be at Worlds. I understand that she has a shoulder injury but is it true that she will retire? Akiko is a great replacement though.
personnaly--i think all medals winners should go--why just the thought of trying -competiting is a win in itself-you don't lose the medal/gold/silver or bronze--what you lose is some of the public respect (for me and few other people i know-manly backing) why- it isn't we don't think you will win, we don't care if you win-we care if you try--put yourself on the line-see what you come up with-maybe you would surprise yourself and us--just by trying. stating to public-i may be tired, i might win, but come what may-i will give my best.
if you don't go to worlds- we don't know that. we might think you chicken out or worried about losing more than trying . i know dumb but some in public might think your are afraid of the commitment and maybe cant handle bulleyes on back if you win ogm. look at complaining --how much we have why
since 1994-how many ogm winners showed up at worlds--medal winners.
how we think of past generations of olympic medal winners--how many ogm went to worlds after--let see--dick, peggy, kristi, katarina, gordeeva-grinkov, sonja henje, hayes jenkins, barbara ann scott--medal winners, janet, linda, annette, most of pair/dance teams.
michelle, irinia, brian, brian, liz manley, deb thomas,
sarah tried in 2003-didn't work out but did it hurt her no--it might have helped
let see since 1994
nancy, tara, oksana, shizuka--we are complaining about why certian skaters are above others --go figure
ilia, -
in past who didn't go
sorry i know more us than i do other countries,
but we as public hope/count on them being there at worlds. in someways it diminishes them-not the medal but them as a person/character.sorry--but that is how i see some of them.
if they planned on going before medal-why should a medal/not medaling change their minds--what are they afraid of-beside losing gold/medal--to us they lost hope/maybe felt money was more important--yes you have all the medals you wanted--we know that. what about just going out to try-for sport-you usually won't lose-(unless controvsery in win anyway)
but how will public perceive you later on in years after all said and done/olympic died down/
shizuka good skater --ogm/title, etc-but best-why she didn't try after. we hear the explanations-we understand-but we still prefer to see you try-come what may.
Question. Do the Gold Medal Winners at Worlds automatically get 3 spots for their country? I think they do but I have a brain freeze.
Yes, they do, leastways that's my understanding.


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Bob said if Marion County acquires the Koenig property, as parks land using public funds, the expectation is to have public accessibility. There is discussion that the property be acquired by Marion County, but managed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, so county resources will not be used. There will not be any accessibility by the public, except from the river. Bob said there is a problem with flooding in this area and it changes the appearance of the land every year. He added that there needs to be a way to let the public know that they are allowed to access this land from the river.
Bob said the county is exploring the idea of establishing an Oaks Savannah or Oaks Woodlands on the Bunker Hill property. There is one owner in the area that is interested in assisting the County, and will speak with other neighbors. Bob had contacted USFWS which owns Ankeny Wildlife Refuge in the same area. Another option for this property is to designate it a nature preserve. Matt said Marion County owns 10 acres along the river and the State of Oregon owns the island downstream. Matt said that The Nature Conservancy may be interested in this effort, and current River Navigator with BLM owns 130+ acres in the immediate area and is interested in restoration possibilities for the area.
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Bob said another issue that was wrestled with a year ago is the release of oaks, some of which are surrounded by firs and maples. He said the purpose of the park is to not take down native plants, but to remove non-natives. Another objective is to be a laboratory for restoration and if we remove everything but oaks, it would not be widely bio-diversified. He said he spoke with environmental experts and will leave the firs and maples. He said that north of the highway and west of the driveway there will be a prescribed burn of the oak savannah. Dwayne said it was said in last year's meeting that thinning would be done. Wynn said he likes to make the most use of what is on site and allow it to go in that direction naturally. His thought is to retain these trees, because they will support wildlife habitat that oaks won't support. Wynn said the lower shrubs are probably supporting bird habitat.
Bob said that after 1 ½ years of work, Matt's current position will become a permanent position as opposed to the current temporary status. There will be interviews this Friday and someone will be hired and on board fairly soon. He said another position he wants to put in the budget is 0.6 FTE Botanist to assist Parks in the seeding plan.
Orville gave highlights on maintenance done to Parks this past year:
He said Parks may need to purchase a new mower in partnership with the Juvenile Department. He added that Parks also purchased a Gator and it has been used to haul many things, including several picnic tables, which were thrown into the Willamette River at Spongs Landing Park.
Dwayne asked if Bob saw a way to submit or enter Bonesteele into a program/contest, which gives out awards for being innovative. Matt said he will research this possibility and other commissioners commented that they thought Bonesteele should be recognized. Dwayne added that a national award for the department's efforts, "parks on a shoestring" would be great recognition. Bob said we will look at all opportunities.
Staff then spoke about other speaking engagements or learning opportunities. Matt was asked to speak to the Oregon Academy of Science regarding the GIS model of the Natural Heritage Parks plan. Matt has also presented the modeling, analysis, and programmatic intent of the NHP to numerous agencies and non-profit organizations. Orville will be attending the OPRA Conference, where Bob will be a guest speaker. Bob added that he believes there is an opportunity to receive $100,000 from Oregon Lottery Grant funding.
Staff and commissioners then did a walking tour of Bonesteele, reviewing current seeding and irrigation efforts. There has been no weed killer used since the initial planting, but it may be used in the future to assist the growth of native seeds. Most of the clarkia seed is being cut now. There was discussion regarding irrigation and how much of an investment is needed. Bob said there shouldn't be a need after 1-2 years, but pipes currently used are a good investment because they can be used again and again, and stored for future use. Susan Morre, MCPW staff botanist, discussed specific elements of the seeding plan with the commissioners.
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Bob discussed work being done on Aumsville Wetlands and the design of the parking lot that will be built. There were some questions regarding the size of the lot and RV parking, which is limited by the wetlands on the site. Bob said the size and layout of the lot was discussed by staff but the RV parking areas should be better noted on the map.
The group visited the wetlands and reviewed where the future parking lot will be located. There was one obvious burn area in the front of park, along the road. Two fires caused this burn area: one of unknown origins and one from youths intentionally trying to start a fire. That case is currently under review.
The group was told that there would be a handicap accessible dock and restrooms located at the west end of the parking lot area. The group then discussed whether or not a trail should be built. Dwayne commented that the question is, do we direct travel or allow people to create their own trails. There were possibilities discussed, such as creating a trail that takes people around the ponds away from native plants or a trail that takes people away from wildlife habitat. There was concern regarding humans disturbing the western pond turtles nesting areas. The group agreed there is a need to have specific areas for nestings, which may need our intervention. Dwayne asked if there may be a future need for a camp host. Bob said he thought this may be a great idea and it would address numerous concerns of neighbors. Wynn suggested if a camp host is located at the park, they hand out educational materials about plants and wildlife. Bob thought these were great ideas.
There was discussion about thinning the trees around the fence line, but Wynn commented that he didn't see any reason to do this. He asked about the plan for Himalayan blackberries. Orville said he planned to spray this fall and keep the area mowed. The group also discussed perimeter trails with spurs to the water for fishing, but that would divert human foot traffic from the wetlands.
Bob told Commissioners he would be holding a public meeting with neighbors before any construction work on the parking lot takes place. This meeting will be held in Aumsville, with all neighbors invited, along with representatives from several agencies, organizations, and schools. Both Dwayne and Wynn said they would attend. Bob hopes to have this meeting within the next 3 weeks. An invitation will mailed out to everyone, detailing date, time, location, and agenda. Bob plans to facilitate the meeting himself.
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Big question is how is the dps in his raid.
From my understand Festergut is more of a gearcheck than Saurfang is.
I know with the two groups my guild runs. We have the weaker tank start off, and the better geared tank have him on the 2nd and 3rd inhales.
Festergut is (or used to be) a check for many aspects of the raid - you need good dps, aware healers that can role-change and some decent awareness. He hits hard enough to threaten a tank when he has three inhales, but the 15% buff does a lot to alleviate that. Still, it's highly advisable to have cooldowns running during that time, the damage is quite high in 25mans.
One of the things people forget is that, when properly executed, tank damage on festergut is highest during the two-inhale phases. That's why I usually tank him first in our raids - I have the best gear, so I can handle the high damage periods best. The initial swap is a minor problem, though - it happens at the end of the first 2stack phase, so the other tank will take some hefty hits before he starts chaining cooldowns.
Originally Posted by Kahmal
Plus these guys are working on a first kill. So what I suggested is true for people still learning how to do it right, especially if they are a 10 man crew that only has access to 10 man drops.
When I hear people are struggling on this fight and they don't say its the enrage (clearly indicating a lack of DPS issue) its 99% of the time a CD or healing issue.
There is something so appealing about backhanding someone across the face with a shield.
Yes I am at about 6k gs with my tank set, but my OT was about 5k gs. I don't use gs so just using estimates.
We wiped twice with me Tanking Festergut first, because he kept going down like nothing during the 2nd Inhale.
We swapped to the OT Tanking Festergut first, and myself tanking him for the 2nd Inhale and through the 3rd one, and we nailed it.
Thanks everyone! I had my OT change his armor, glyphs and gems and had him use his CDs and an indestructable potion. Also switched tanking order - our communication has always been good so that wasn't a problem, nailed it second try with him tanking first, with my 6k gear I had no problems at all dealing with the two inhales which made the whole thing go very smoothly... Don't know why I didn't think of that! Thanks again all, after that we were able to go 9/12 pretty easy!
Okay, lets see here.
Spec is fine, do this. Change Glyph of Devastate to Glyph of Last Stand if you find yourself struggling to find options for bloats.
He is dying because he has a very low level of Armor. Armor is king for Warrior tanks, and as far as I know, it's very close to #1 for every other tank too. Personally, I raid with 45k Armor raid buffed, and I never drop below ~ 45% health during Festergut, even on hardmode.
- Helm - change the Hit / Stamina gem to +30 Stamina, and meet your META requirements elsewhere.
Cloak - change the Enchant to +225 Armor, it provides a lot more mitigation than +22 Agility, and you don't need the tiny bit of Crit or Dodge from +22 Agility.
Chest - change the Expertise gem to a +30 Stamina gem, you're above the Expertise Dodge cap (6.5% or 26), so you're wasting a gem slot by using the +20 Expertise gem here - you don't -need- Expertise in any of the current boss fights, and if you ever do, get it from gear, not gems.
Bracers - change the Expertise gem to +30 Stamina, see point above this point for reasoning.
Gloves - change the enchant to +240 Armor, you shouldn't -need- the threat from Armsman, and the Parry is horrible in any situation anyway. If you do need the threat, keep Armsman, but as soon as you don't, get the enchant I recommended, it's made by 375+ Leatherworkers.
Belt - change the Expertise / Stamina gem to Dodge / Stamina, it's called Regal Dreadstone - the reason for this is cause it's more valuable than your current gem, cause you're already over the 6.5% cap and because even under the effects of Chill of the Throne, Dodge is still a Warriors' best form of avoidance.
Legs - change the Hit / Stamina and Expertise / Stamina gems both to +30 Stamina, you don't need the Hit or the Expertise for reasons listed above.
Boots - change the Enchant to Tuskar's Vitality, you gain a lot of mobility which will help a lot in the long run, see for yourself, if and when you decide to change to the enchant.
Shield - change this Enchant to +18 Stamina, Shield Block Value is our least-most needed stat, as Armor provides more of a mitigation boost, and more than 1 Misdirect & Tricks of the Trade from each of the Rogues' and Hunters' in the raid shouldn't be required, so the threat-aspect of SBV becomes inferior.
I'd suggest your OT get Glyph of Indomitability to replace his crappy Onyixa's Head quest item Trinket, it's amazing considering where it's from. Tell him not to bother going for the Putricide Armor trinket, as it's uptime is horrible, and makes the trinket rather iffy for fights where his health will be fluctuating, and because he's not overly geared, I dare say that'd be the majority of fights at this stage.
That's really it. Let me know via. these forums if you or him need anymore help regarding the matter - the reason why I say you or him is cause I'm not sure if you're posting on his behalf or if you're asking for yourself.
Let me know how you go.
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My thoughts on this (I play a prot warrior myself):
We use a pally MT and myself as OT on this fight. Pally takes it to 8 stacks and then I taunt off him to take the next 9. After me taunting off the pally Fester will quite quickly do his 3rd inhale and start doing massive damage. The moment he's inhaled I pop Shield Wall and once that has run out we have a priest put Pain Suppression on me.
These 2 CDs combined are more than enough (for my war) to survive the 3rd inhale without dropping dangerously low on HP.
Okay - I'm having sort of the opposite problem here. I'm MT, best geared in an alliance 25 man ICC raid. We have our DK OT take him to 8 stacks, when I taunt him at that point (mostly for the wiggle room).
The problem is I die before ever hitting the 3rd inhale. If I can make it to the third, I'm fine, but it's getting to it that's the problem.
33,750 armor + 750 GotW + 1205 Dev Auora + 3500 Indestruct Pot (gulpped right before taunting) puts me at 39,200 armor given (+2400 if ICC tank ring procs)
44,266 unbuffed HP - buffed was sitting at 66,000 with a little change (stoneblood, command shout included).
Announced in vent a 3 second taunt switch countdown (3... 2... 1... taunting)
Usually for phase 3 it's Last Stand + Enraged Regen with 1 sec left on 3rd inhale, SW with 1 or 2 seconds left on Last Stand, and Shield Block with 1 or 2 seconds left.
Usually I'll pop glyph as a throw away helper (not really expecting it to help but glad if it does) if I notice things getting a little crazy. And always try to keep TC and Demo shout up.
Any suggestions (besides the the Draedor comment on the +30 sta instead of enduring zul to hit the +12)
As swappable gear, I have Black Heart and Abom's Blood Ring (10N version) but I think I'm still in the range where the armor from Glyph and Clutch of Fort outweigh the stamina increases.
Gearwise, I'm pretty sure I'm well over the top, with everything in the right place (though I'd never turn down better drops XD) and I'm using the best combination of items ahead of time (well, not true, I chow down on the fish feasts, I guess I should bring lots of blackened dragonfin).
Is there anything I'm missing? I hate to start pointing fingers if I'm missing something.
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Sounds like a healer fail. A tank should not have to use his CDs until the 3rd inhale (and even some don't need it according to above replies). Looking at your armory I would say your gear is good for it. Tell your healers to get on the ball, they need more focus on the current tank as the inhales go up and less on the raid. See my post about heals at the bottom of page 1.
There is something so appealing about backhanding someone across the face with a shield.
That what I was thinking - I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything before I brought it up. Not good to make your healers mad when it's actually something you can control.
I think that's what I hate about Festergut, is since you need all your CDs for 3rd inhale (it's no longer progression) you feel so naked outside of the third inhale phase.
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first night i oted this fight (pally tank) i got smashed and wiped. it is all about cds on the inhale cause when u switch is when he does his big dmg ability. both the tanks that posted there armory have over 5k more life then when i did this. It just has to be using ur cds cause heals has to spam u anyway.
Well you should be fine with only using your LS and SW back to back for the third inhale. So that still leaves Shield Block, 4PC (if you have it), trinkets, health stone/pot, and external CD's you can call for.
There is something so appealing about backhanding someone across the face with a shield.


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Try something entirely new, or indulge a lifelong passion! Take risks, stretch, and grow in a safe, comfortable community at School of the Arts at Rhinelander. For more than 50 years, SOA has provided creative nourishment to the thousands of artists and seekers—poets, painters, novelists, cooks, and performers—who have come through its doors to satisfy their curiosity and cultivate their muses. Discover a talent you didn't know you had, nurture one you've been neglecting, or try anything that strikes your fancy in this warm, welcoming place.
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We are proud to present our 51st annual School of the Arts at Rhinelander. Last year's anniversary of 50 summers full of art was certainly a reason to celebrate, but even more important is that we embrace our vision of future summers as well. We hope your children may someday join us for our 100 year celebration!
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The '50s Precision Bass® guitar delivers the look, sound and vibe of Fender's first basses without breaking the bank. Features include an alder body, maple neck, split single-coil Precision Bass pickup, volume and tone controls, gold anodized pickguard and vintage hardware.
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I've owned this bass for about 3 months now, and I can't explain how great this bass is! I also own an American Standard Jazz and this P easily stands up to it in quality and tone! Now obviously you can't compare the tone of a P and a J as they are so different, but I'm talking about the cleanness and the pureness of it. The precision has such a great tone to it, I can't really explain it, you have to try one yourself!
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A motley assortment of naysayers and recalcitrants continue to oppose competitive electricity markets around the world. But the alternative to markets is centralized command economics—a...
Viewpoint: In Defense of Markets
The latest resistance to deregulation is built on a foundation of lies.
Europe, electricity markets are governed by a patchwork quilt of regulation and legislation, at state, local, and national (and in Europe, pan-national) levels. This has resulted in a confusing muddle, where some classes of utility aren't subject to competition ( e.g., public power in the United States), and others are. Some regions don't have markets, and others do. No two markets are the same, and regulatory jurisdiction often is murky.
These are not problems that can be solved at the local level. Most logical regions of the grid encompass multiple political jurisdictions (states, for instance). The flow of electricity within these regions, however, is defined by physics, not politics. As stated by Craig Glazer of PJM: 12 "When you do this stuff state by state, it doesn't work. It's like having an air traffic control system state by state." Action at the national or pan-national level is called for. This, however, has met with mixed success, as shown by the United States and Europe.
In recent years both FERC in the United States and the EU Directorate General of Energy and Transport (DGET) have driven through some important changes to encourage competition. More progressive regions have embraced these changes and moved forward to institute markets. Neither FERC nor DGET, however, has sufficient teeth to enforce the participation of the recalcitrants, and large areas within their respective domains remain, in real terms, uncompetitive. Even worse, large incumbent players have been able to expand and consolidate—with ineffective competition providing little opportunity for smaller new entrants—leading to increased market concentration and potential to exercise market power, particularly in Europe.
Legislative action at the national level is required if this logjam is to be broken. Almost every successful electricity market in the world outside the United States, 13 has had a clear legislative mandate for market restructuring. It is ironic that a nation considered a bastion of free markets is one of the few countries in the developed world that has failed to take concrete legislative action to bring competitive reforms to one of its most important industries. Surely others, besides the authors, find it strange that Southern China has an electricity market, but the southern United States does not.
Moreover, in the last few years, the cost of market operations in many regions increased as markets went through a period of rapid establishment—and in many cases, enhancement to introduce more sophisticated features ( e.g., locational marginal pricing, reserve markets). The achievement of these goals within relatively short time frames has, as with any business change of a similar nature, resulted in inefficiencies.
Contrary to mischievous assertions, however, these costs are not increasing inexorably. The cost ramp-up of recent years is primarily a function of the stage of market development. As markets reach a level of maturity, they can be expected to enter a period of stabilization, with operational costs leveling out, or experiencing modest reductions. This is difficult to see in places such as the United States, where many markets are at a similar stage of development, but becomes evident if the horizon


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Apocalypse Now
The five most popular places to watch the end of the world.
In London, the end of the world is only a bus ride away: Just hop on the 328 going south from Golders Green, and take it all the way to World's End. Now a highly desirable district of Chelsea, the area around the western terminus of King's Road once marked the edge of the city -- or, as Cockneys of yore cockily maintained, the edge of the known universe. Hence the name of a popular pub formerly on that location, which perpetuated the terminus of civilization, even as London grew exponentially.
Like the edge of the British capital, the real end of the world is a moving target, prophesied countless times, but never actually materializing. Not yet, anyway. There are those who believe this time will be different, that the rapidly approaching end of the 13th and final baktun, or cycle, of the Mayan Long Count calendar on Dec. 21 will really end it all.
We'll have to wait until the 22nd for the next doomsday date to start gathering steam, but meanwhile, an interesting phenomenon has taken shape: The end of the world is intersecting with the map of the world. The impending advent of the Mayan apocalypse has added a few places to the already crowded field of apocalyptic topography.
This time around, location scouts for the end of the world have decided to snub Chelsea. Instead, they've scared the bejeezus out of the good citizens of Bugarach. That southern French village counts only 200 permanent residents, but that number may swell to thousands on Dec. 20, the presumptive eve of destruction.
The town, on a hillside 50 miles north of the France-Spain border, is dominated by the eponymous Pic de Bugarach, a solitary peak known as the "upside-down mountain," as its top layer is older than the lower ones. That freak of geology has piqued the interest of hippies ever since the 1960s, recently crystallizing in the belief, held by several, if not dozens of, people, that the mountain houses an alien spaceship that will save them when the end comes. It must be said: The Pic does sort of resemble Devils Tower in Wyoming, the central location in 1977's Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- the daddy of all friendly alien abduction movies.
Whether the 4,000-foot mountain projects "energy," as certain New Age adherents claim, is less measurable than the recent rise in local property prices, the increase in visitor numbers, and the flood of reports of strange goings-on in the woods surrounding the village, including processions of half-naked ramblers climbing up the mountain ringing bells. In fact, the French authorities are so spooked by the occult attraction exerted by the lonely mountain that it has decided to cordon it off in the days surrounding Dec. 21.
Perhaps they're right to be spooked. The upside-down mountain has attracted religious dissenters since, well, heretical Cathars founded Bugarach in the 13th century. Less than 10 miles to the northwest lies Rennes-le-Château, another focal point of esotericism. Perhaps best known as a central location in the novel The Da Vinci Code, treasure supposedly found in Rennes provides clues to the real nature of the Holy Grail -- the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, intertwining with that of early France's Merovingian kings.
The French government agency monitoring religious cults, Miviludes, is keeping a close eye on events in and around Bugarach, anxious to prevent mass suicides à la Heaven's Gate, the sect that chose death in order to migrate to the spaceship hidden behind the 1997 Hale-Bopp comet. Prevention may be the best cure, but it's unclear why a cult would go through all the trouble to try to save itself from the end of the world only to then commit suicide. Unless, of course, the world's stubborn refusal to end proves too much of a disappointment.
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Bugarach is but one of several options for those looking for an exit on Dec. 21. You could still make your way to Sirince, a small Turkish village not far from the Ionian coast. Its 600 souls live near the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus. Sirince also reputedly emanates "positive energy," which some link to a nearby site associated with that other Mary in Jesus's life.
The visions of a 19th-century German nun provided the road map for the discovery, on the summit of a local mountain called the Bulbul Dagi (Mount Nightingale), of the House of the Virgin Mary. This, the supposed site of Mary's Assumption into heaven, has become a site of pilgrimage for Christians and Muslims alike. Although it never received the Vatican's official stamp of approval, three popes have been to the House of the Virgin: Current Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2006, and his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, also visited the nearby Panaya Kapulu (Doorway to the Virgin) and beatified the nun who "found" the house in the early 19th century. Her name, Anne Catherine Emmerich, will sound familiar to fans of the apocalypse: Her namesake, the director Roland Emmerich, is best known for disaster movies such as Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow -- and 2012.
Hotel bookings in Sirince are up, as some speculate that proximity to the location of Mary's assumption will protect them from destruction, or at least enable them to follow her path all the way up to capital-H Heaven. With the business flair typical of Turkish entrepreneurs, local wine producers have produced a special "vintage of the Apocalypse." (Take a few bottles as you descend into your bomb/wine cellar.)
Another mountain drawing in survivalists with its alleged magic is Mount Rtanj, about 130 miles southwest of Belgrade, in the Serbian part of the Carpathians. The Serbian peak is curiously pyramid-shaped, which -- inevitably -- has invited claims of alien involvement, not least by science-fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke, who once claimed the mountain's powerful energy field made it the "navel of the world."
Should the world not have ended on Dec. 22 and you're stranded on the flanks of Mount Rtanj with lots of unexpected time on your hands, you're in luck: Two local traditions might help you wile the days away. Legend has it that Rtanj once housed a castle that contained a golden treasure. A St. George's Chapel on the mountain was blown up a few decades ago by treasure hunters, but no gold has yet been found. Another legend tells of the aphrodisiacal qualities of a local herb, used to brew "invigorating" tea. Perhaps priapism is a good way to forget the disappointment of the non-apocalypse -- or repopulate Earth should it come.
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Yet another sanctuary from the end of the world feels like it's there already. The hotels in the northern Chilean oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama, on the edge of one of the world's largest salt deposits, have been reporting full bookings for the 21st. This town will be the last, safest place on Earth -- rumors substantiated only, it seems, by the place's otherworldly beauty, near the so-called Valley of the Moon. Other factors include its air purity, which favors astronomical observation, and the presence of the lophophora, a cactus with hallucinogenic qualities, which favors observation of a less scientific kind. The local police are on high alert, and the town's mayor has ordered tents to be at the ready to deal with the influx of apocalypse-spotters.
End-of-day-watching on a budget can be done near Megiddo, a town in northern Israel where hotel rooms are still cheap and plenty. Like Chelsea, it is grossly overlooked by the present batch of doomsday-trippers. Yet the town, founded in 1949 by Holocaust survivors and currently on the edge of the West Bank, is located near the biblical site known as Armageddon (which may derive from Har, or Mount, Megiddo). Not only was this valley the site of several biblical battles and one British-Ottoman engagement at the end of World War I, but it will also be, according to certain end-times prophecies, the location of the final battle between Good and Evil at the end of the world. There's lots of disagreement on the nature of this battle, but it almost never involves aliens -- or Mayans.
When the time will come, nobody knows. But when it does, you can reach Megiddo from Tel Aviv on the 823 bus. As you no doubt have noticed, 823 is the reverse of 328 -- the number of the London bus to the World's End. Coincidence? We think not! Do bring your own refreshments, though; there's no pub at the end of this ride.
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This decorative card is perfect as a stocking stuffer or to dress up a gift card for the holiday season! It is festive and Christmas-colorful, making the perfect winter present.
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To start with, place one of the short edges of the card against the Top Score and score along the lines that read both Tri-Fold US letter and also Gatefold US letter. Rotate the card and score the same two lines on the other end. Using the wavy line on the Top Score, make two decorative score lines along one of the edges.
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Cut away the outer edge and stick a piece of red Mirri card behind it to make it back up to the original length.
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To decorate the inside of the card, cut three panels of the plaid paper, matted onto some of the red Mirri card. Edge with peel off borders and stick to the inside of the card using 3D foam pads.
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Cut an oblong of gold card approx. 9.5 x 7.5 cms. Make a decorative score line all around the edge using the first line of the box scorer. Trim away about ½ a centimetre all around and repeat the score line again. This will leave a double score line close together, which fits well with the plaid design on the paper.
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Cut an oblong of plain card to mat into the centre of this for a Christmas message. Mat this onto some of the red Mirri card and mount this on the centre panel of the card using 3D foam pads.
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Add some of the glitter stars around the edge.
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This type of card would be ideal for dressing up a gift card. Simply add an envelope to the centre section instead of the greeting as shown in the picture. The card has a deep recess, so it can hold several layers of foam pads. A deep decoupage design would also sit well in the centre.
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