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A consortium including ACWA Power, the largest private sector water and power company in Saudi Arabia and Taekwang Power Holdings Company Limited of Korea, announced that they signed a joint development agreement to develop Nam Dinh 1 IPP Project, 1200 MW (first phase) coal fired power project, located in Hai Hau District, Nam Dinh Province, 150 Km Southeast of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nam Dinh1 IPP Project is a Greenfield Independent Power Project (IPP) to be developed on a Build, Own, Transfer (BOT) basis with a total investment cost of more than US$ 2 billion. The plant is to be equipped with new application of clean technologies for coal utilization - Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) as an alternative to Pulverized Coal Combustion (PCC) for power generation with the coal supplied by Vinacomin, a government owned coal mined company.
The off-taker for the Project will be Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the government owned national utility. The operation and maintenance of the Project will be undertaken by the consortium with a leading role by NOMAC, a subsidiary of ACWA Power. POSCO E&C from Korea has been selected as a preferred bidder for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the Project.
Paddy Padmanathan, President & CEO of ACWA Power stated "This project is yet another milestone in ACWA Power's strategic growth story, and its first foray into South East Asian power sector".
Thamer Al-Sharhan, MD of ACWA Power, stressed that, "the Project will aid the local economy and contribute to significant economic value retention within Vietnam".
Rajit Nanda, ACWA Power's Chief Investment Officer said "this Project in Vietnam is really meaningful to ACWA Power; in fact, this will offer a stepping stone for ACWA Power to eventually expand into its strategic markets of Philippines and Indonesia which have similar cultures and market structures" " »
Since inception in October 2004, ACWA Power has been a trailblazer by establishing an enviable track record of consistently exceeding expectations in the MENA Power and Water landscape. This is on the back of its core values of ingenuity, innovativeness and a "can do" spirit as the company reliably delivers on its mission of being the lowest cost producer of water and power for its clients. This success is evidenced by the strong steady growth of its portfolio which today is of USD 22.9 billion in value comprising 26 assets with a capacity of 16,000 MW of electricity generation capacity in addition to 2.4 Mn m3 per day of desalinated water production capability, all in just under ten years.
ACWA Power's extraordinary success has also not gone unnoticed by the industry attracting a steady stream of top accolades which included the much coveted PFI's Global Sponsor of the Year (2011) award. The year 2013 was no exception and with ACWA Power's successful foray into the Renewables sector with the financial closing of watershed projects in Morocco and South Africa; both becoming well recognized. Similarly on the conventional fuel front, the 2,060 MW gas fired Rabigh 2 IPP which set a new benchmark for thermal efficiency was also well lauded. The awards received by these projects include;
Middle East Solar Industry Association's (MESIA) "the Utility Company of the Year" and "Project of the Year" awards for ACWA Power's NOOR1 CSP IPP project in Morocco.
Project Finance International; a Thomson Reuters publication has awarded the ACWA Power led Bokpoort CSP IPP project the "African Renewable Deal of the Year" and "Solar Deal of the year 2013" by World Finance Magazine; a leading financial magazine. In its appraisal, World Finance recognized Bokpoort CSP IPP 's scale, scope and complexity in reaching 21,000 homes as South Africa's first renewable technology at commercial scale to provide for the country's daily peak demand; and for having the largest thermal storage ever adopted for a solar plant as supporting arguments for the award.
NOOR1 CSP IPP and Rabigh2 IPP were also named "African Solar Deal of the Year" and "Middle East Deal of the Year" respectively by the Project Finance Magazine. EMEA magazine has also awarded Rabigh2 IPP "Best Financing Deal of the Year".
But well beyond these awards for specific projects, it is the MEED Angus Hindley Award "for Project Excellence" and the "Fund Awards" as Energy Investment Firm of the year and the "M&A Awards" as Infrastructure Industry Fundraising Team of the year by Acquisition International Magazine, published by AI Global Media Ltd, which has reinvigorated corporate finance news and reporting that gives due recognition to the scale and breadth of ACWA Power's achievements
Paddy Padmanathan, President & CEO of ACWA Power noted that "No honor is more valuable than one that is bestowed on one by one's peers and I dedicate each and every one of these awards to the professionals at ACWA Power who are all individually and collectively committed to making a difference by pushing through preconceived barriers to deliver step change with a single minded focus on the mission of the company of reliably providing electricity and desalinated water at the lowest possible cost by consistently selecting the optimal technical solution, partnering with the most efficient engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service provider; implementing an optimum operation and maintenance strategy; and formulating business cases to structure the most competitive equity and debt financing"
Rajit Nanda, Chief Investment Officer of ACWA Power added that "These awards, none of which we take for granted, play an important role in fuelling entrepreneurial spirit amongst individual businesses and encourage them to take on greater challenges. A related benefit is that the ensuing public dissemination of transaction details adds to the industry's knowledge base and promotes best practices". »
International Company for Water & Power Projects ("ACWA Power") and Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation ("APICORP") announced today the official signing of a co-investment initiative, wherein both parties will join hands with APICORP co-investing with ACWA Power in its various projects in the power generation and water desalination space and across the various core geographies of ACWA Power. The initiative shall encompass both conventionally fired power generation facilities as also investments within the renewable energy space.
This path breaking initiative brings together the leading Saudi Arabian private developer and operator with an expanding geographic footprint and a class leading multilateral financial institution with a presence across the Arab world and possessing best in class capabilities in project evaluation and execution. In effect, the initiative endeavors to draw upon business synergies and deepen institutional relationship and cooperation.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Paddy Padmanathan, President & CEO of ACWA Power, stated that "the co-investment initiative with such a strong financial partner like APICORP will strengthen our capacity to fund our growth plans of doubling our power generation portfolio from 15.7 GW to 39 GW of electricity generation and 2.4 million m3/day to 5 million m3/day of desalinated water production by the year 2018."
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ahmed –Al-Nuaimi, General Manger & CE of APICORP, stated that "the co-investment initiative with ACWA Power goes very well with the new investment strategy and guidelines as per the Board of Directors of APICORP and will enhance the diversification of investments and achieve strategic benefits through the creation of investment opportunities in the Gulf region in particular and the Arab region in general and will marks APICORP's entry into yet another important market sector. This investment will enhance the value to the shareholders of APICORP and support its position in the Power Generation and Water Desalination Market in the MENA region. And APICORP is proud to sign the co-investment initiative with ACWA Power."
Furthermore, Mr. Thamer Al Sharhan, Managing Director of ACWA Power congratulated the ACWA Power and APICORP teams on the signing of the co-investment initiative and said "This partnership capitalizes on the alignment of the business objectives of both APICORP and ACWA Power which is focused on not only delivering to the strong demand for power and water but so doing by ensuring efficiency, lowest cost and reliability and at the same time maximizing the value retention in the countries that we operate in and create local employment opportunities all with an eye on sustainability.."
The co-investment agreement was signed today between ACWA Power and APICORP with ACWA Power committing to make available to APICORP the opportunity to co-invest in all assets being developed by ACWA Power in its core geographies for an initial period of 3 years. »
ACWA Power announced today, that on March 3, 2014, their fully owned subsidiary namely Saudi Arabian Water and Electricity Company ("SAWEC") acquired a 6% indirect shareholding in Shuqaiq Water and Electricity Company (SqWEC) from Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan ("MC"). SqWEC owns an 850 MW power generation and 212,000 cubic meters per day of water desalination capacity IWPP Plant in Shuqaiq on the western shores of Saudi Arabia 130 km north of Jizan. The project started commercial operations in May 2010.
Prior to this acquisition, SqWEC was owned by a group of government and private sector investors. The government ownership was in two parts; 32% by Public Investment Fund (PIF) and 8% by Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). The private sector ownership totals 60% of the project and was in three parts; ACWA Power (through SAWEC) owning 34%, Gulf Investment Corporation ("GIC") owning 20% and MC owning 6%. The three private sector investors had invested in SqWEC through their holding company Shuqaiq International Water and Electricity Company ("SIWEC").
The 6% indirect stake of MC in SqWEC was acquired by ACWA Power (through SAWEC) by purchasing all of MC's shares in SIWEC. ACWA Power through SAWEC had signed a Share Purchase Agreement for this purpose with MC on July 29, 2013.
Upon completion of the transaction ACWA Power's indirect stake in SqWEC has increased from 34% to 40%.
Paddy Padmanathan, CEO of ACWA Power, reiterated that " Acquiring these shares was a part of ACWA Power's wider strategy to deploy its capital in earnings accretive and value creating transactions. This transaction represented such an opportunity to ACWA Power and furthermore also gave an opportunity to increase its stake in a project which was completed before time and below budget and where ACWA Power is the lead developer. " »
ACWA Power enters UAE Power Generation and Water Desalination Market through a Strategic Acquisition
ACWA Power International ("ACWA Power"), the Saudi Water and Power developer, owner and operator, announces that it has entered into a definite agreement with Summit Global Management VIII B.V. ("Summit Global"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation ("Sumitomo"), to acquire its 20% stake in Shuweihat CMS International Power Company PJSC ("SCIPCO"), which owns the Shuweihat S1 Power and Desalination Plant (S1 Plant) and its 50% equity interest in the Shuweihat O&M Limited Partnership ("SOMLP").
The agreement to complete the acquisitions described above is conditional, inter alia, on certain consents being obtained, including those of the lenders to SCIPCO.
The S1 Plant, is a brownfield plant with a net production capacity of 1,500 megawatts of electricity and 100 million imperial gallons of desalinated water a day (454,200 m3/d), located about 250 km southwest of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and was the third Independent Water and Power Project ("IWPP") commissioned by Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority ("ADWEA").The plant began its commercial operation in 2005 under a 20-year off-take agreement from the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Company ("ADWEC"). The combined cycle co-generation facility, constructed by Siemens AG, Germany and Fisia Italimpianti, Italy SCIPCO is 60% owned by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company ("TAQA") and its parent company, ADWEA. The remaining 40% in SCIPCO is equally owned between Sumitomo and International Power / GDF SUEZ. The S1 Plant is managed, operated and maintained by SOMLP (jointly and equally owned by Sumitomo and International Power / GDF SUEZ) pursuant to a 20-year Operations and Maintenance ("O&M") agreement. The S1 Plant accounts for approx. 12% of the total electricity generation capacity and approx. 11% of the total water production capacity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Mr. Mohammad Abunayyan, ACWA Power Chairman, stated "This marks ACWA Power's entry into yet another important market in the GCC, the third country within GCC after our significant positions in Saudi Arabia and Oman. UAE is not only considered to have developed the best IPP/IWPP model across the globe, but also is a matured market and very high investment grade and creditworthy offtake. This investment will enhance the value to the shareholders of ACWA Power and strengthen its position as a major participant in the Power Generation and Water Desalination Market in the MENA region."
Mr. Paddy Padmanathan, ACWA Power President & CEO, said "The transaction represents a unique prospect for us to participate in the project company and the O&M company of a best-in-class IWPP that represents a strategic asset in Abu Dhabi's electricity and water infrastructure. It offers ACWA Power an opportunity to add significant capacity to its existing portfolio of power generation and water desalination assets."
The transaction is expected to close in March 2014, subject to closing conditions. Citigroup is acting as sole financial advisor to ACWA Power. »


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I'm in coastal San Diego. My two big rules for fall are to plant the garlic near Columbus Day and the seeds for (short-day only) onions in November. You're right - if you're not truly coastal it will be too hot (and dry!) to plant too early. |
Winter is awesome in SoCal. I'm a little north of you in Santa Barbara, but even with less daylight and cooler teps, my winter gardens are nearly as productive with less upkeep from watering and pest prevention. |
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Good question. I'm in Santee and have been trying to figure out the same thing. It's been cool so far, but it can get and stay in the 100's until mid October. |
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I'm in Santee too. Been doing fall/winter stuff for quite a few years. I'm no expert but I have learned a few things over the years. What you need to know? If I can answer, I will. One thing that you may all want to know for the warm areas, and that includes the coast in Aug/Sept/Oct. ----- Indoors, under shoplights for a lot of my starts and/or get transplants from the nursery(no big box stores). It's just too damn hot to get brassicas and lettuces going in August outside. Same thing with onions(short day) so that they're ready in mid Oct. Actually, I do the same for my spring plantings also. Why worry about slugs et al nipping at my sprouts when I can just plant well established seedlings? When it gets too hot after I transplant in late Aug/Sept,, shade cloth or old sheets work wonders during the peak of the day. Kevin |
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Don't worry about Brandon Marshall? On the contrary, you should be very worried about Brandon Marshall.
You should be worried about a guy who makes every catch he can when he's the center of Jay Cutler's universe but suddenly develops the dropsies when the ball starts going to Alshon Jeffery and Martellus Bennett.
You should be worried about a guy who seems fine after he catches a touchdown pass against the Chargers but has hip issues and frets about his role in the offense after catching zero balls against the Raiders.
Most of all you should worry about a guy who has done an exemplary job of conforming, rehabilitating himself and being a great teammate since being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, yet can't seem to outrun his star-crossed fate.
Marshall's hip issue and his concern about his role in Marc Trestman's offense might be Brandon being Brandon, as Jay Cutler seemed to imply. But the Marshall story that cropped up Tuesday is another reminder of the challenge Marshall faces and the Bears face in managing an elite but complicated wide receiver. There always seems to be something.
Cynics doubted whether Marshall could stay as reformed as he claimed to be when he signed with the Bears last season. But he proved them all wrong with a remarkable season on and off the field. He set franchise records for receptions (118) and yards (1,508) and scoring 11 touchdowns. He was accountable and a leader-by-example. What made the biggest impression was that he was trying so hard. I'm convinced we were seeing the real Brandon Marshall.
That's why it was almost painful to see Marshall's prolific 2012 season ultimately end in disappointment, when the Bears failed to make the playoffs after a 7-1 start and coach Lovie Smith get fired.
It continued a litany of disappointment that has punctuated Marshall's career. In seven seasons in the NFL, Marshall has made the Pro Bowl four times yet has never played in a playoff game. At each of his three stops in the NFL, his coach has been fired (Mike Shanahan in Denver, Tony Sparano in Miami and Smith).
The Bears' demise last season, when they finished 10-6 after the 7-1 start, continued a familiar pattern that has followed Marshall throughout his NFL career. In 2006, the Broncos lost four straight after a 7-2 start; in 2007, the Broncos lost four out of five late in the season to fall out of playoff contention; in 2008, the Broncos lost their last three games to go from leading the division to out of the playoffs; in 2009, the Broncos lost eight of their last 10 after a 6-0 start; in 2010 the Dolphins lost their last three and four of their last five. In 2011, the Dolphins went 5-3 inthe second half, but only after a 1-7 start. There's always something.
Whether it's just in his mind or not, Marshall's concern about his role in Trestman's offense can't be ignored. Even Cutler has acknowledged that Marshall's need to get the ball can be an issue. And after last season it remains to be seen if he can be comfortable in a more diversified offense where he might not catch 118 balls and almost certainly will not have 41 percent of the receptions.
As seemed to be the case against the Raiders last week, Marshall seems to lose focus when he's not the focus of the offense. He made a tough catch in the end zone against the Chargers. But he had three drops — including an inexcusable one on third-and-four — after Cutler started looking elsewhere against the Raiders. It happened last year as well, when Marshall dropped a touchdown pass against the Packers in Green Bay in a game in which he was not even targeted until the third quarter.
As talented as he is, Marshall seems a bit cursed by fate. As a junior at Central Florida he sacrificed his offensive numbers by starting at safety for seven games to fill a team need — and the team went 0-11. The following year UCF qualified for the Hawaii Bowl against Nevada and Marshall was magnificent. He had 11 receptions for 210 yards and three touchdowns, including a 16-yard touchdown with 55 seconds left that should have won the game, 43-42. But Matt Prater missed the PAT and UCF lost in overtime. Just Marshall's luck.
A big part of Trestman's charge as coach of the Bears is to nurture Cutler into the elite quarterback so many think he can be. But managing Marshall through the season — even in the best of times — could prove just as challenging. While Marshall is an elite NFL receiver, more is not always better. Marshall's teams are just 10-16 in games in which he has 100 or more yards receiving, but 14-9 when he has between 75 and 100 yards receiving. (The Lions' Calvin Johnson, by comparison, is 11-21 in games with 100 or more yards receiving and 3-13 with 75-100 yards — so you can't say the same thing about him.)
Despite Marshall's record-setting season, the Bears' offense still dropped from 24th to 28th in total yards last season. Is that yet another red flag or just another quirk of fate that has haunted Marshall's career? A day after he lamented his recovering hip and fretted about his role on the team, he was gone — a pre-planned, excused absence for personal reasons. Who knows what the deal really is. But that's just the point. With Brandon Marshall, there's always something.


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France remain on course to become the first men's handball team to ever defend their Olympic title after a 25-22 victory over Croatia at the Basketball Arena put them into the final against Sweden.
The victory was inspired by a strong second-half performance, at one point giving themselves a five-goal advantage, with Daniel Narcisse and Luc Abalo scoring four goals apiece.
Croatia were the only team with a 100 per cent record in the competition coming into the game, but their hopes of becoming the first team to win three gold medals in the men's competition are over and they will now contest the bronze medal with Hungary in a prelude to Sunday's final.
France, cheered on by an army of supporters who have made the short trip across the English channel, were in the ascendancy from the off and raced into a 3-0 lead after five minutes, but their real hero was at the other end as goalkeeper Thierry Omeyer saved eight out of the first nine shots thrown at him, which allowed that advantage to stretch to 5-1.
But any hopes that a partisan French crowd had of their team running away with it were quickly dashed by a superb response from Croatia, which was almost single-handedly inspired by Zlatko Horvat, who threw in five goals as the the deficit was reduced to 10-9.
France enjoyed a strong final three minutes of the first half, though, and went into the half-time interval 12-10 up.
And they carried that form into the opening exchanges of the second period, putting one foot into the final as four straight goals put them 18-13 ahead with 43 minutes on the clock.
Croatia threatened a comeback when they got back to 19-17, but they came up against an in-form Omeyer who continued to make save after save, which allowed France to remain in control.
Claude Onesta's side advanced comfortably to the final hooter, sealing a three-goal winning margin to set up their date with destimy in two days' time.
Earlier Sweden booked their place in the final with an epic 27-26 victory over Hungary.
The Scandinavians were three-time consecutive silver medallists at the Games, finishing second at Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney, but now they aim to go one better when they face either France or Croatia in two days' time.
The victory was underpinned by fast breaks in attack and a solid defence, with Niklas Ekberg taking himself to the top of the scoring chart for the tournament with six goals.
It was a valiant effort from Hungary, who will at least equal their best-ever Olympic finish of fourth, but they could take bronze for the first time in their clash with the loser of tonight's second semi-final.
Both sides came into the match on the back of superb results in the quarter-finals, with Hungary emerging triumphant over pre-tournament favourites Iceland after two periods of extra time, while Sweden saw off European champions Denmark.
It was an even start as both sides traded goals throughout the opening 17 minutes for the score to be tied at 7-7, with Hungary goalkeeper Roland Mikler enjoying himself, saving five of the first nine shots thrown at him.
But Sweden soon found their accuracy in front of goal and a strong final 13 minutes saw them throw in two separate three-goal salvos, which was enough to give them a 15-12 lead at the break.
Ekberg was again the main player for the Scandinavians as he threw in four first-half goals to take his tally to 42 for the tournament and he continued his hot streak in the opening exchanges of the second period, with two more as the advantage was extended to 21-17.
If Hungary were feeling the effects of a gruelling 80 minutes of action against Iceland just 48 hours earlier, they were not showing it as they threw three successive goals in to bring their deficit back down to one.
Sweden held firm and did enough to restore that cushion to three goals going into the final 10 minutes, but Hungary kept going, backed by a sizeable and vocal following, and brought the score back to 25-26 with 90 seconds to go as a grandstand finish was on the cards.
Kim Ekdahl du Rietz effectively won the game for Sweden when he threw in with 22 seconds remaining to give them a two-goal lead, which did not leave enough time for Hungary to turn it around, though they did add one more.
There were contrasting scenes at the end of the epic encounter, with Sweden jubilant and Hungary inconsolable as the Scandinavians advance to the gold-medal match.


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Retail continues to dominate the Chilean blueberry business, but foodservice is worth exploring, said Janice Honigberg, president of Washington, D.C.-based Sun Belle Inc.
"I think foodservice still represents a small part of consumption, but it's growing," she said.
So are opportunities for profits in the field, said Brian Bocock, vice president of product management for Naples, Fla.-based Naturipe Farms LLC.
"Foodservice is huge opportunities," he said. "I'll bet you 2% of the total fresh blueberries sold in the U.S. go to foodservice, so there's a lot of room for growth, and it will grow there.
"(Quick-service restaurants) are very much interested as they market healthier items. Certainly, white-tablecloth restaurants offer opportunities. But you have institutions and public schools. It's a huge opportunity across the board."
Those opportunities will grow as quick-service outlets look to blueberries to bolster the nutritional punch on their menus, said Tom Richardson, general manager of Giumarra Cos., Wenatchee, Wash.
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The 1970 concert at the Cellar Door came about when Young was in the middle of a career transition. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young had split up earlier that year after less than 12 months playing together live. A month after the breakup, Young released the smash album After the Goldrush. He spent the second half of 1970 writing songs at his new ranch in northern California and booked two highly anticipated shows at Carnegie Hall for that December.
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EUR 22 billion were spent on enlargement between 1989 and the last wave of accession in 2004. This support from the EU helped rebuild social and economic structures in the new Member States during the pre-accession stage. For more details on pre-accession and post-accession expenditure see More details on recent EU enlargment spending.
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How will the Lisbon treaty affect the EU budget?
The Treaty of Lisbon does not affect countries' contributions to the EU budget.
However, there have been important changes to budgetary procedures:
- Members of the European Parliament, whom you directly elect, have an even stronger role in decision making – they now have influence in all categories of expenditure.
- The Commission now has to show what steps it has taken each year in response to recommendations for improvements made by European Parliament when it approved the previous accounts.
- The multiannual financial framework – which sets the maximum amounts to be spent on each of the budget's priority areas (and so is one of the cornerstones of the EU's financial discipline) – is now legally binding.
Find out more : «Your guide to the Lisbon Treaty» Articles 310 and onward of the Lisbon Treaty.


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Stability issues, rolling restarts for tomorrow {WoW}
Sep 22nd 2009 10:26PM Jade Sep 22nd 2009 9:55PM
You'd think after numerous patch days and other maintenance downtimes You would have figured out that patching doesn't go smoothly, it being a hugely complex issue.
In other words, "I have nfi what the problem is but expect me to complain about it endlessly"
Damn right I'm gonna complain about it! If the patch aint right don't release it. Blizz are always rushing their crap out and we are supposed to deal with it? It's not good enough for a game that requires a payment - If it was free then people would just have to deal with it.
It's people like yourself that make it easier for Blizz to keep on with this shit!
Patch 3.2.2 known bugs {WoW}
Sep 22nd 2009 10:16PM I got into AV but people couldn't res and then when the game finished we couldn't leave the bg and now I'm stuck on a 10 minute loading screen.
Wasn't there an article in the last couple of weeks saying there were 140+ QA's working for Blizz? Man, they must have the greatest job sitting around doing sweet FA!
Stability issues, rolling restarts for tomorrow {WoW}
Sep 22nd 2009 9:36PM You'd think after numerous patch days and other maintenance downtimes Blizz would've gotten it right by now.
"We are aware of the stability issues affecting several realms and instances this evening and are actively working toward addressing these matters as quickly as possible."
In other words, "We have nfi what the problem is and expect rolling restarts all week"
Earth, Wind & Fire video by Mediocrity {WoW}
Sep 18th 2009 10:17PM Does the enrage timer on Koralon and Archavon get removed when you kite one of the bosses down to the other bosses area? Cos the enrage timer on Archavon is 5 minutes, yet the fight lasts for 6:45, or thereabouts.
[Updated] Realm Status: All realms to be online by 10:30pm EDT {WoW}
Sep 2nd 2009 9:01AM My server has been online for sometime (oceanic) but the lag is terrible, even is Azeroth. To top things off Blizz implement rolling restarts. It clearly states on the login page that US servers would begin rolling restarts at 5am PDT (10pm Oceanic servers) and Oceanic servers would get their rolling restarts at 12pm PDT (5am OS).
We delayed starting the raid to allow for the restart in the dungeon and as we were ready to go the restart msg pops up, 7 hours early. Sure enough they were bringing down Oceanic servers along with the US servers...
If I ran a company with such incompetence I'd be broke long ago.
Breakfast Topic: Most frustrating non-drop {WoW}
Aug 6th 2009 9:48AM I have several of my own and others from guildees.
The funniest and most infamous example is a hunter from our guild never getting Legacy from opera in Kara. It dropped every week he didn't raid and was getting passed around to alts. Now whenever someone in the guild has poor luck getting a drop we call it a Legacy drop.
My own is the staggering legplates from H UK - gave up in the end and bought the wyrmrest legs. Next time I ran, they dropped. Embrace of the spider for my druid. Seen it drop 4 times and always rolled less than a 10 /facepalm. Any T8 piece dropping from Emalon for warriors. I have run it every week in both 10/25 man forms and only once a piece has dropped and it went to the solitary pug in a guild run.
Patch 3.2 In-Game fixes for Wednesday August 5th {WoW}
Aug 6th 2009 9:29AM XT was insane last night (25 man). First try over at the side..wtf, spawns right next to him -wipe. 2nd try, tank in the middle, too many adds/not enough ranged - wipe. Switch some melee to ranged, get nerf scrapbots achievement (lol), ranged running too far away from healers - wipe. 4th and final go before the RL had a nervous breakdown, we downed him.
Raid called for the night - thank god. It was interesting playing wow again without mods. Xperl, dbm, decursive were giving lua errors galore and had to be switched off, adding more intensity to the fight. Fortunately bartender was ok and I didn't have to play with the terribad Blizz UI lol.
World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 going live {WoW}
Aug 4th 2009 7:56AM WTS a piece of humble pie for all those non believers. :D
World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 going live {WoW}
Aug 4th 2009 2:36AM The login screen says regular maintenance (8 hours) for most realms and extended (12 hours) for 38 realms due to hardware reconfigurations.


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Hey what do you know? We actually had a modest gain in jobs this last month. The economy gained 117,000 jobs according the statistics released this morning. That is actually better than the number that analysts were predicting, which was around 85,000.
Unfortunately that is all the good news there is on this. The economy needs 150,000 new jobs a month just to keep up with the rate of population growth, so if you are a glass half empty person, we came up 33,000 jobs short of what we needed to break even.
The unemployment rate fell one tenth of a percent to 9.1% but this was almost certainly due to more people leaving the jobs market, instead of robust jobs growth. The question is, will this be enough to blunt the sell-off that we are seeing on world markets?
The answer is likely to be no. The reasons for the sell-off have more to do with the future jobs and growth outlook than they do with any single month's report. The picture has not improved.
As long as the Euro Zone is imploding (for reasons that have a lot to do with countries not having their own currency and having Euro Zone constitutional requirements for debt limits), and the Japanese economy is still rebuilding from the tsunami and the resultant nuclear disaster of this spring, and the U.S. looking at austerity instead of jobs programs there are more than enough structural issues which can make investors nervous enough to cash in on the market highs that we enjoyed until just last month.
Where does this all end? I wish I could say. Back when the world economy was starting to fall apart in 2008 governments did the right thing by rushing in with lots and lots of money to stabilize their economies. The Chinese were particularly good with this and have had a bubble for the last couple of years while everyone else has struggled.
The bad news with China is that their bubble is in the process of deflating. The government there has been hoping for a soft landing, but with the rest of the world seemingly unable to cope with its own troubles it is unlikely that they will get such a benign outcome.
Back here in the U.S. we have managed to hogtie ourselves to a 10 year commitment to reducing our deficit, right when it seems that we really need to inject cash into the economy. That $2 trillion that companies have had parked on the sidelines is not going to put into the economy at time when they are probably dusting off plans for downsizing in recessionary economy. At least not if they are not forced to do so.
Are there things that the government can do? Sure there are, but the problem is they all take money and we are in the process of taking $200 billion (200,000 million for those who are too comfortable with small seeming numbers) a year out of the economy. Even for those as terminally deluded about economics as the Republicans and far too many Democrats (Senators Conrad and Nelson I am looking right at you two) are removing money from a struggling economy never ever makes things better.
We have seen what the British and Irish austerity have done. It has forced both of these nations back into recessions and the odds are very good that our dumbass focus on debt when we can borrow at almost zero interest is probably going to do the exact same thing.
As of the writing of this, the U.S. markets haven't opened but futures trading show all three of the big averages up by about a half percentage point before the bell. It will be interesting to see if the optimism that this gain in jobs is producing will last the day. The general pattern over the last few days has been that the morning is significantly better than the afternoon (maybe traders and investors should look at what they are eating for lunch? If it were only that easy!) so it will take some time to see if optimism trumps all the good reasons that investors had for selling off over the last two weeks.
I am an optimist by nature, but even I am unwilling to bet that one little piece of modest good news will overpower the real concern about many structural issues.
So, yay and hurray for those who are now working I am sure you all really needed the jobs, but there is not a lot of real sunshine in the mass of clouds. Here is hoping the economy does not dive off a cliff and all these folks and more lose their jobs.
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Culture Warrior: 6 Movies That Were Booed at Cannes
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on May 17, 2011 | Comments (9)Yesterday the Twittersphere (a place where topics are only discussed in rational proportions) was abuzz with the news that Terrence Malick's long-awaited magnum opus Tree of Life was booed at its Cannes premiere. While the reaction to Malick's latest will no doubt continue to be at least as divisive and polarized as his previous work has been, for many Malick fans the news of the boos only perpetuated more interest in the film, and for many Malick non-fans the boos signaled an affirmation of what they've long-seen as lacking in his work. (Just to clarify, there was also reported applause, counter-applause, and counter-booing at the screening.) Booing at Cannes has a long history, and can even be considered a tradition. It seems that every year some title is booed, and such a event often only creates more buzz around the film. There's no formula for what happens to a booed film at Cannes: sometimes history proves that the booed film was ahead of its time, sometimes booing either precedes negative critical reactions that follow or reflect the film's divisiveness during its commercial release. Booed films often win awards. If there is one aspect connecting almost all booed films at Cannes, it's that the films are challenging. I mean challenging as a descriptor that gives no indication of quality (much like I consider the term "slow"), but films that receive boos at the festival challenge their audiences or the parameters of the medium in one way or another, for better or […]
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March 22nd, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Punxsutawney Phil may have another date beyond Feb. 2 to worry about. If an Ohio prosecutor gets his way, Punxsutawney Phil may have a date with the chair. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - It is being reported to our offices that Ohio prosecutor, Michael Gmoser, of Butler County has filed court documents seeking the death penalty for the oversized rodent."Let's face it," Gmoser said, "Punxsutawney Phil has let us down. I awoke this morning to a snowstorm, low temperatures, and howling wind." Despite the start of Spring this week, temperatures remain low across the nation. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early Spring this year, but that early spring seems far off with snow forecast through the weekend across parts of the Northeast. So we get it. Punxsutawney Phil gave us an inaccurate forecast - but does that warrant the death penalty? "You know, Phil lives his life behind bars as it is. This is the only penalty available. Maybe it's time for a Phyllis instead," Gmoser said. Despite the initial motions by the prosecutor, Punxsutawney Phil is safe in his burrow, protected by a private security detail. Jeffery Lundy, vice president of the Punxsutawney Ground Hog Club, warned that Gmoser and his henchmen would "have to go through 15 licensed hunters to get to Phil." Gmoser added that there could be circumstances that could save Phil from the ultimate penalty. "Phil may not know his rear from a hole in the ground. That might make a difference," he said. Despite the serious implications of the charges filed against him, it is unlikely that Punxsutawney Phil will ever face a judge, or an executioner. For his part, Gmoser can warm himself with the knowledge that his filing brought amusement across the country, and not just in his office. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Severe cracks are showing in the High Street. Border's is gone, JJB, HMV and Clinton Cards are all under threat and Jane Norman is entering administration. Consequently Habitat's recent announcement shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. Consumer confidence on the high street is still low, many retailers borrowed heavily during the boom times and are now struggling, especially with the rising prices of raw materials and the internet is finally proving to be a truly formidable foe. Habitat in particular is suffering with fewer people moving house and putting off redecorating for a later date.
The Independent asked 'Why did we fall out of love with Habitat? Was it them or us?' But the question is redundant, both had an equal part to play - consumer habits changed and the retail brand failed to keep up.
The high street is tough and overcrowded, natural selection dictates that only the fittest will survive, but this doesn't mean that Habitat was doomed from the off. We thought we'd have a look at where Habitat went wrong and what other retail brands can learn to avoid the same fate.
Founded at a time when chintz and willow china were de rigueur, Habitat, brought good design to the masses and revolutionised British taste in interiors. But recently it has been struggling, operating at a loss for the last three years and over £88 million in debt. Where did it all go wrong?
Out with the new in with the old
There has been a shift in the popular design aesthetic. In its heyday Habitat was the harbinger of modernism, baby boomers wanted to break free from their parent's stuffy style and embrace something much more futuristic. But this forward-looking aesthetic has come to seem somewhat naff in the 2010s, relegated to the interior of the now defunct Big Brother house. When it comes to interiors minimalism has replaced futurism, and nostalgia has taken the place of optimism. Consumers prefer to decorate their houses with catchphrases from World War II (increasingly ubiquitous), not Habitat's 'sag bags'.
Habitat's exaggerated emphasis on the new meant it lost out, while retailers like John Lewis experienced an 8.6% rise in sales last year.
Failure to lead from the front
Another contributing factor to Habitat's demise was its failure to find an enigmatic designer to lead the brand. Under Conran in the 60's and 70's and Tom Dixon in the early 2000s, the retailer flourished, but apart from a few token collaborations with celebrities, which felt more like something DFS would do, they failed to really capture the imagination of consumers.
Outwitted by the competition
Ikea entered the UK market in the 80's and matched the design aesthetic that Habitat had been so well known for. But Ikea didn't stop there. They easily beat Habitat on price and actually delivered on the British store's original promise to bring design (although not quality) to the masses. Ikea offered utilitarian storage and a Scandanavian design ethos that Habitat just couldn't match. For the last few years Habitat has sat in no man's land. Unable to compete with Ikea on price or functionality, yet unable to match the more high end retailers like Heal's, the heart and soul of Habitat went missin and they lost their reason to be.
Failed to leverage the in store experience
Interiors retailers have flooded the internet. You can get everything from handmade pieces at affordable prices to cheap furniture delivered fast. To compete Ikea and Heal's have launched their own online stores but they still capitalise on the in store experience and each offers something that you can't get online. Ikea guarantees the same experience no matter where you are and Heal's holds the promise to surprise you every time, both are compelling reasons to actually make the trip to the store, reasons that Habitat failed to articulate and therefore lost footfall.
The future of Habitat is uncertain. Creating concessions in Homebase may now be the only viable solution for the business. But it's a sad reality for the brand. A retail icon becomes another piece of tat in a general home store. How the mighty have fallen. For more ideas on the future of retail click here.


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As of now (my now, not yours), its been two full weeks since there has been a post on the Deathwatch GM's Forum. What's up with that? Is it just a fluke, or is enthusiasm lagging for this game? It's not like there has been a shortage of support material for DW. Is Only War pulling gamers away from DW? Or is everyone so content with their DW games that they haven't felt the need to post recently? What's your take on it?
Is there anybody out there…?
Posted 18 March 2013 - 11:48 AM
It may be exactly that; Only War dragging people away from other lines.
I've been running a Dark Heresy game since March/April of '08. I've purchased almost everything released for the 40K RPGs (except Final Testament and Stars of Inequity). Most of my players have purchased (at the very least) the Core Rules for all five lines. There is something very engaging about the games, both in terms of background setting and rules refinment that draws players from one to another, then back again. It may simply be a matter of being spoiled for choices.
I'd love to run Only War, but only two or three sessions at a time before going back to Dark Heresy. Same goes for Deathwatch or Rogue Trader; engage each setting for a Mission or an Endeavor before snuggling up with my first love (Dark Heresy) once again. Sadly, we meet only once per week, and it can be time consuming putting the weave together for just one game, let alone two or three or four.
I'd like to point out that my only reservations with Black Crusade stem from being a long-time (20+ years) moderate GM/Player. Black Crusade does not lend itself toward moderation, and with good reason; after all, it is the game where the PCs vie for the favors of the Ruinous Powers, and "The Big Four" don't ***** foot around. But I really enjoy the setting for the source material it offers. I can include what I want, and keep it on the fringe, barely witnessed if I so choose.
Perhaps it's time I start my own web page…? At least some of these ideas will see the light of day, rather than moldering in a pile of notes and sketches.
But back to your concerns: I don't think they'll be gone for too long, Adeptus-B. When the new-shiny of Only War wears off they'll be back…until the next game drops. The same thing would happen again in ten months if they released Warhammer 40K Roleplay: Eldar.
(P.S. *cough* Vermillion Codex installment soon? *cough* Oh, the anticipation! You're killing me, Smalls.)
Posted 19 March 2013 - 01:30 PM
I've been G.M.'ing Deathwatch for 3 months, now every week. I've also just been using FFG scenarios, so I've been doin alot of reading of said scenarios, and quite frankly, have had no time to read/post on this forum in addition to my other hobbies of painting figs and computer games, etc, and of course work dragging all these said hobbies into the ground! But I'm trying! The fact that I've posted this means I'm getting more time for these posts at all! Just reading the G.M.'s section tends to give me alot of inspiration tho…


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VERY NICE!...what is the name of the fifth picture plant. Thanks. |
sorry marleneann.. i dont know myself too, they all over my yard, most of my plants are from cuttings i got along the road..i live in an island in the caribbean :) |
cassia alata? |
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The fifth plant pictured is commonly known as the candlabra plant because of the yellow blooms. perhaps you could do me a favor now? what is the dark leafed hedge in the 6th pic. also in the same pic, is that purple flowering vine bouganvilla? |
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It did make me smile! Those are some lovely photos of some lovely plants. |
Very nice! I especially love your arbor (last pix) and the one over the door. Thanks for sharing your photos. |
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