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US Supreme Court Strikes Down EPA Limits on Mercury Pollution
Decision is a setback for Obama administration and Environmental Protection Agency
By Suzanne Goldenberg and Raya Jalabi
The US Supreme Court struck down new rules for America's biggest air polluters on Monday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration's efforts to set limits on the amount of mercury, arsenic and other toxins coal-fired power plants can spew into the air, lakes and rivers.
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The 5-4 decision was a major setback to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and could leave the agency more vulnerable to legal challenges from industry and Republican-led states to its new carbon pollution rules.
It was also a blow to years of local efforts to clean up dangerous air pollution.
The justices embraced the arguments from industry and 21 Republican-led states that the EPA rules were prohibitively expensive and amounted to government overreach.
The decision, written by Justice Antonin Scalia, ruled that the EPA did not reasonably consider the cost factor when drafting regulation.
The Clean Air Act had directed the EPA to create regulations for power plants that were "appropriate and necessary." The agency did not consider cost when making its decision, the court ruled, but estimated that the cost of its regulation to power plants would be $9.6 billion a year.
Scalia was joined by the conservative members of the bench. The dissent, written by Elena Kagan, was supported by Ginsburg, Breyer and Sotomayor.
The landmark decision closes a chapter on a two-decade-long effort to force stricter emissions standards for coal-fired power plants.
The regulation, adopted in 2012, would have affected about 600 coal-fired power plants across the country — many of which are concentrated in the midwest and the south.
It was already going into effect across the country. But Republican governors and power companies challenged the EPA's authority, saying the agency had mishandled estimates of the cost of the new rules.
The EPA and campaigners have argued that the public health costs posed by the toxic air pollutants outweighed those to utility companies forced to fit new control equipment.
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Twenty Years of Resistance Come to a Climax in Intag, Ecuador as Community Groups Fight Copper Mine
Anti-mining activists face challenges as they take on state-planned project
"We have always defended our land peacefully, not once turning to violence. Regardless, the government stationed over two hundred federal police throughout our community to maintain order when the mining officials came to conduct their 'Environmental Impact Assessment.' The assessment took only one week, but dozens of police still occupy our village," Marcia Ramírez, a community activist in Intag, Ecuador, told us, referring to an assessment of a proposed copper mine in the area. The forest enveloping our lodge filled the cool night air with the humming of insects and voices of frogs as Ramírez paused to reposition her nursing baby. Moths of countless colors, shapes, and sizes fluttered around the bulb dimly lighting the porch where I sat listening in a group of about a dozen other Americans.
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She continued, "Our community is not united as it used to be. The government has divided the people by promising prosperity and paying off those who come out in favor of the planned mine. Families get lots of money from the government for providing room and board to the police — several families are almost competing to host them. We are simple campesinos, making it easy for the authorities to trick us into thinking that we are a foolish and uneducated people, that it is the officials in Quito who know what is best for us. The police have penetrated deep into our community — some are even flaunting their power and sophistication to seduce our local girls."
I was in Intag listening to Marcia's story as part of The Intag Project, an interdisciplinary group of students and faculty at Cornell University and Ithaca College. The project was initiated two years ago by a Cornell undergraduate from Intag to connect American students with key community-based organizations that are fighting mining in the region and working for sustainable alternative. The idea is that many of these organizations in Ecuador are lacking in the technological and institutional resources that US college students take for granted, and that US college students can reciprocally benefit through the rare learning opportunity to engage directly with organizations addressing real-world environmental and social problems.
After months of preparation, on the second day of January our bus …more
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The Lush Life of Our "Harsh," "Inhospitable" Deserts
Often simplified in books and movies, deserts have much to offer
If you've seen Lawrence of Arabia, you cannot forget a sun-smacked Peter O'Toole dressed in an Arab robe and headdress as Omar Sharif on his camel appears myth-like out of the endless horizon. (If you've not seen the film, do.) That is the desert for many; the sort of sweep of landscape John Wayne surveys as he and the soldiers, bugling, come around the headland chasing hapless never-to-win Indians. These are the parched "wastes" you cross as quickly as possible on your way somewhere else. These are the harsh "wilderness" areas into which our prophets retreated to hear the voice of their gods.
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Despite these simplified portrayals, our deserts and those around the world are so much more. Here, landscapes are endless yet intimate, seeming inhospitable yet home for many creatures phenomenally well adapted to their niche. Home, too, for desert-loving people. One was Mary Austin, whose classic The Land of Little Rain evokes her life in the Mojave.
"Some wonder how so many people came to settle in lonely desert landscapes, what they do there, and why they stay," she wrote. "But these questions quickly vanish for anyone who has lived in the desert. None other than brown land lays such a hold on the affections. The rainbow hills, the tender bluish mists, and the luminous radiance of the spring have the lotus charm. They trick the sense of time, so that once in having there you always mean to go away without quite realizing that you have not done it."
Deserts hold secrets not easily pried loose, but patience rewards our curiosity with knowledge. Take Joseph Wood Krutch, a New York theatre critic who moved to then-small Tucson in 1952 and came to admire the frugal kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami, the mouse that never drinks. For a time he kept one in a glass case, naming him Dipo. ["H]e is the most triumphant possible example of adaptation to the most characteristic desert difficulty, the lack of water," he wrote. "It is not that that he can get along without water He will not take it if it is offered to him … no economy can explain a complete getting along without. Dipo's secret is simply—if you …more
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A Record Year for Sea Lion Pup Strandings
Since January, more than 3,000 starving pups have washed up on California beaches
The little orphaned sea lion pup struggled to climb into the kayak. Tuckered out, cold, shivering and very hungry, the roughly seven-month-old pinniped was on its own, abandoned by its beleaguered mother, no doubt starving herself.
Eventually the sea lion pup managed to climb into my friend's boat and ultimately into his lap to seek some much needed warmth and rest. The pup stayed with us for over two hours on the water until we landed in a crescent moon-shaped cove on the southeast end of Santa Cruz Island. Reluctantly, the young sea lion flopped out of the kayak and stumbled onto the cobbled beach before finding a warm patch of sand to haul out on.
This has been a record year for stranded sea lion pups on the Southern California coastline. In February 2015, 850 sea lion pups were rescued from mainland beaches in California. In March, 1,050 pups were retrieved, and in April and May, a combined total of 1,090 pups were found. So far this year, more than 3,000 sea lion pups have been stranded on beaches in southern and central California, more than the total number of strandings from 2004 through 2012. These numbers do not include the number of sea lions that have died.
Some of these pups are lucky. They are spotted by beach-goers who contact the Marine Mammal Rescue Center, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating ill and injured marine mammals, or other wildlife centers for assistance. From there, the pups are retrieved by volunteers, rehabilitated if possible, and eventually released in the open ocean. Unfortunately, scores of other starving pups go undiscovered on inaccessible portions of the coast or on any of California's eight windswept Channel Islands.
Researchers believe the mass strandings are related to warmer-than-average water temperatures. Over the past year, warm currents in Southern California have wreaked havoc on cold upwelling systems that generate nutrient rich waters. Portions of the food web like squid and baitfish have been forced to retreat to deeper, colder waters, making things tough on female sea lions and their hungry 6- to 8- month-old pups.
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Americans Are Paying Attention to Food Waste, But Still Throw Away More Food Than They Think
New survey finds nearly three-fourths of Americans believe they toss less food than the average consumer
We all throw away food. In fact, in the United States, an estimated 40 percent of all food is trashed as it makes it way from farm to table, or more aptly, as it doesn't. But how aware are we of our own waste? And what motivates us to rethink our shopping habits or reconsider that wilting lettuce in the back of the fridge?
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Those are the questions a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University set out to answer in the first national consumer food waste survey conducted in the United States. The results were published this month in PLOS ONE. It turns out that a lot of us are giving ourselves more credit than we probably deserve. In fact, nearly three-quarters of the 1,010 survey respondents said they waste less food than the average American. What is more, 13 percent of respondents indicated that they don't discard any food and 56 percent estimated that they discard only 10 percent of their food, though the estimated average food waste for consumers is around 25 percent.
Researchers also looked at consumer motivations for reducing food waste, including considerations like saving money, setting an example for children, guilt about waste, thinking about those who are hungry, and environmental concerns. Perhaps expectedly, saving money came first. Among parents, setting a good example for children. Concern about the environmental — including greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and energy associated with food waste — was ranked last by respondents.
"From an environmental perspective, one thing that was very striking was that we asked people what is their top motivation for reducing waste, and environmental issues came out dead last on that list," says Roni Neff, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and one of the authors of the article. Neff noted that this outcome could mean one of two things: people just aren't that aware of the environmental footprint of their food, or environmental impacts aren't a big motivator for those considering food waste.
JoAnne Berkenkamp, senior advocate for the food and agriculture program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, wasn't quite as surprised. "[F]or most of us, we go to the …more
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Tea Industry Boosts Forest Cover in Kenya, But Will Trees Remain Standing?
Tea processing factories in Kenya have pledged to plant at least 10 million indigenous and exotic trees every year to increase forest cover as well as supply wood to power operations
Tea processing factories in Kenya are implementing a conservation program that will see them scale up the area of land under forest cover while at the same time sustainably using exotic trees, especially eucalyptus, to generate power for their operations.
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The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), which manages the 65 tea processing factories in Kenya, says it has partnered with communities in tea growing areas, including 560,000 small-scale tea growers, to expand the area covered by indigenous and exotic trees. The exotic trees are increasingly used to generate heat for steam boilers, as the factories seek to reduce their reliance on expensive and unreliable grid-connected electricity and switch from petroleum-based fuels.
Going forward, KTDA, in partnership with the factories and tea farmers, will plant at least 10 million indigenous and exotic trees each year both to conserve the environment and ensure adequate wood fuel supply to power tea processing factories. "The key pillar of KTDA is environmental sustainability, which we want to pursue by ensuring at least 560,000 small-scale tea growers conserve the environment," said the agency's CEO Lerionka Tiampati.
KTDA has acquired 13,800 acres of land from the state and individuals for the planting of trees to meet the factories' wood fuel needs, with Tiampati saying there is potential to increase the acreage to 40,300 acres. Under the program, the tea factories will develop tree nurseries and supply tea farmers with seedlings for planting in their farms to complement those grown on the KTDA acquired land. An estimated 157,720 hectares are under tea cultivation in Kenya.
"The wood fuel program is going hand-in-hand with our environmental conservation program," says Tiampati. "The factories propagate both exotic and indigenous tree seedlings and issue them to the farmers to plant in their farms."
Between 2009 and 2014, the agency supplied communities in tea growing areas with an estimated 20.4 million seedlings for planting, which is equivalent to 4.7 million cubic meters of expected firewood. "The factories are acquiring their own land to plant trees, both to meet their wood fuel needs as well as for conservation," he says.
The factories, which use the crush, tear, and curl processing method, will utilize exotic trees for wood fuel. …more
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Is Plant Science the Answer to Improved Food Security?
In a world of climate change and growing global population, some researchers believe plants are key to adaptation
Nigel Taylor spreads apart the wilted and discolored leaves of a cassava plant. He wants us to see its sickness on full display. Taylor leads a team of scientists in St. Louis attempting to genetically engineer a virus-resistant version of the plant, and is working with researchers in Uganda and Kenya, where cassava is a staple crop. Once created, this plant will be delivered to small-landholder farmers for widespread use in parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Photo by Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
"Cassava is an incredibly important source of calories in the tropics," Taylor explains to a group of journalists visiting the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Missouri in early May. The ultimate goal of this not-for-profit center, founded in 1998, is to double production of the world's most important crops while lowering agriculture's environmental footprint. More than 200 employees are on the case, and for these scientists, answers lie in an obvious place: "We think plants are a wonderful solution to a lot of global challenges," vice president of research Dr. Toni Kutchan tells us.
Among the biggest challenges is a growing global population expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, which will need to be fed without degrading more natural resources. Other challenges include regions around the world suffering from increased salinity in soil, water supplies tainted with fertilizer, declining crop yields due to plant disease, and intensifying droughts. The agricultural powerhouse of California, for instance — responsible for producing about half of the United States' vegetables, fruits and nuts — has entered the fourth year of a historic drought with no relief in sight. Danforth scientists are developing crops to withstand these environmental stressors as we brace for the impacts of climate change.
"Human-induced climate change is here and now. It's not just something we need to think about for our grandchildren," says Kathy Jacobs at the second National Adaptation Forum in St. Louis, where she joined more than 800 representatives from the private and public sector in May.
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First Investment Bank Lures Old Customers with Interest Rates
First Investment Bank, which suffered from the panic on Bulgaria's banking system last week, is trying to lure back its old customers with promises of interest rates.
FIBank promises its customers who withdrew their savings in the end of last week and earlier this week, to pay off the interests, which they lost. The only condition is that the depositors bring back their money by end of July.
"The bank does not want to gain from the fears of people, because they were abused and this is why it will restore the lost interests on the withdrawn deposits," said the bank in a press statement.
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Westar: New emissions rule would mean rolling blackouts
Westar Energy Inc. says a coming deadline to meet new air emissions standards will mean rolling blackouts for customers, so it and other area utilities are turning to the courts for help, The Kansas City Star reports.
The Topeka-based electric utility, which serves customers in western portions of the Kansas City metro area, said the Environmental Protection Agency refused to extend the Dec. 15 deadline, so Westar, KCP&L and Kansas utility Sunflower Electric Power Corp. have asked a court to stay the rule, the report said. The disputed rule, which came out in July, concerns emissions crossing state lines.


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Nashville -based NeXovation purchases property with new business plan for facility
A new year and a new season brings reduced ticket prices for fans of Nashville Superspeedway . Single event tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday. Fans can take advantage of the reduced ticket prices by reserving their seats in advance to receive the best pricing available. Tickets for Nationwide Series races at Nashville on April 23 and July 23 start at $30, while tickets for Camping World Truck Series races on April 22 and July 22 start at $25. Nashville has also increased the age and reduced the price on all junior tickets for fans 14 and under. Juniors can attend any of the four events for just $10 when purchased in advance. Tickets purchased at the gate will increase by $5 for juniors and $10 for adults per ticket. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-RACE-TIX or online at NashvilleSuperspeedway.com. "Our new ticket prices give fans many affordable ways to experience a NASCAR race," said Cliff Hawks, vice president and general manager of Nashville Superspeedway . "Fans who purchase in advance can reap the benefits of locking in a great seat at a reduced price from what will be available at the gate. Coupled with the debut of the new Nationwide Series car at Nashville , there's a lot for fans to be excited about this season." Season ticket packages are also available starting at $129 for adults, and just $40 for juniors. Season ticket packages include tickets for both the April 22-23 and July 22-23 race weekends, a Season Ticket Holder Day at the Superspeedway that gives fans the opportunity to drive their vehicle on the track, and the highly popular ALL ACCESS pass that includes many behind-the-scenes amenities. The ALL ACCESS pass can also be added to any Nationwide Series race ticket for $30. The pass allows fans unprecedented access at the track prior to the race. Fans can attend the pre-race driver's meeting, walk the grid near the cars on pit road, visit Victory Lane and experience the Fan Walk prior to the start of the race.
At age 19, Chase will attempt to qualify for first Sprint Cup race Vote: Who will win at Martinsville? " Play: NASCAR Fantasy Live Think about this for a moment: Chase Elliott , son of the ever-popular Bill Elliott , will attempt to make his Sprint Cup Series debut at Martinsville Speedway , a track steeped in history and tradition, for Sunday's STP 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1). Not only does he need to qualify for the race -- with Team Xtreme withdrawing, there are 45 cars on the entry list; 43 make the race -- but Elliott also will need to do it without having the benefit of much time spent in a Sprint Cup Series seat. And if that's not enough, if he qualifies for the race -- which is expected to be attended by none other than Richard Petty -- Elliott will do so at a younger age than Jeff Gordon did in 1992. Throughout his short history as a national series driver, Elliott has shown an unflappable, even-keel approach en route to such heights as last season's XFINITY Series title. But if any weekend were to test his Zen-like calm, who could blame him if this were the one? "If I wasn't nervous come this weekend, then I'd think something was wrong with me," Elliott said. "I think that should be the case. With as much excitement as this weekend brings I think you're going to have some nerves to go along with it. I'm looking forward to experiencing both of those sensations." If his nerves indeed need some calming, then Elliott can go to bat knowing he will have Gordon on his side. Jeff just happens to be tied with HMS teammate Jimmie Johnson for the most Cup wins at the track among active drivers with eight, so it's not like he's coming at Chase with a blank slate. "I think for me, Jeff will probably be the guy I lean on most this weekend," Elliott said. "One, our car is being prepared out of the 24 and 5 shop. Just to be familiar with that group of guys and how they do things, I think that only makes sense to kind of lean on those guys more than anybody else with the plans for next year. Last time I checked, Jeff had run a handful of races at Martinsville; I feel like he'll have some good information and a lot to be learned talking to him." Elliott said he hasn't driven a Cup car since January of 2014, and most of that experience was at Nashville Superspeedway , a 1.33-mile concrete track that was used for testing. Plus, in the time since Elliott drove a Cup car, a lot has changed thanks to the 2015 rules package. Add in the fact that Elliott will be working with crew chief Kenny Francis for the first time, and there are a lot of challenges he'll be facing beyond just the normal task of driving on a tough, tight 0.526-mile track. But besides having Gordon and the entire HMS team on his side, Elliott also has the benefit of it being a break in the XFINITY Series schedule. Therefore, he can concentrate on the very tall task at hand. But as one might expect, his own expectations for his first Cup race sound pretty reasonable. "Hopefully, for me, I just want to execute all weekend and put together a solid week," Elliott said. "I think for us, if we can run all the laps and stay on the lead lap and battle to run in the top 15, I feel like that's a great day to shoot for. I feel like that's possible and that would be a really good day." Of course, if he does something more than that, then it could add to the track's already thick history. It's a history that will be on the young driver's mind. "I think back of all the times I've gone to Martinsville to watch my dad race," Elliott said. "Even not that long ago. Weird to think I'm going to go run a Cup race and not be watching. ... Such a great opportunity and I want to make the most of it." Senior writer Holly Cain contributed to this report. MORE: READ: Latest NASCAR news PLAY: Sign up for Fantasy Live WATCH: Latest NASCAR video FOLLOW LIVE: Get RaceView today FULL SERIES COVERAGE • Latest news • Standings • Schedule
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Roush Fenway Racing driver returns after failing to qualify at 'Dega RELATED: Follow your picks in the Chase Battle Grid Presented by Toyota MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr . watched last weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway from his motorcoach, one day after failing to make the starting field for the first time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career. It was a sour pill to swallow, but the 27-year-old driver was quick to note that he's bounced back from adversity in the past. He also learned that his girlfriend, fellow driver Danica Patrick , was quick to go to bat for him, pleading his case and railing against tweaks to the qualifying procedure that made him a Sunday spectator. One weekend removed from the qualifying gaffe, Stenhouse was buoyant after the first Sprint Cup practice Friday at Martinsville Speedway , eager to put the miss behind him and push toward improved performance in 2015. If nothing else, with 43 cars showing up for 43 spots in the field at Martinsville Speedway , he'll have a better vantage point behind the wheel of his Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 Ford. "Having to watch the race is never any fun, but it's part of it," Stenhouse said. "Sometimes you don't make races. I never thought we wouldn't miss a race here, but everything worked out perfectly and we did. Everything aligned and a worst-case scenario happened for us and we wouldn't let it happen again, that's for sure. … We learned from it and thankfully we don't have to worry about it this week. That's a positive." The confusion surrounding the multicar Coors Light Pole Qualifying at restrictor-plate tracks Talladega and Daytona was compounded last Saturday by the waiting game with teams trying to time their qualifying attempts to the best aerodynamic advantage. Ultimately, time was not on Stenhouse's side. "We're not thinking about making it in the race. Knowing we needed to make it in the race, we would have gone to the middle of the pack to run a lap good enough to make it in, and that'd be it," he said. "We were trying to make it to the next round, because that's what we get paid to do -- try to get poles. I thought rolling off last, we'll get the biggest draft and easily make it to the next round and have no problem. Then my spotter's telling me you need to kind of hurry up. He told me halfway down the back straightaway, you're going to have to hustle to get around here." After Jeff Gordon 's car slowed his momentum, Stenhouse crossed under the start-finish line just after the black and red flags were unfurled, leaving him among those bitten. But so were several other Chase-eligible drivers, who snapped up the remaining provisional berths based on the team owner points standings, leaving Stenhouse and Co. as spectators. "Now, being where we are in points is not where we want to be, but heck, 10 positions up in points still wouldn't have got us in the race," said Stenhouse, who was 27th in the driver standings entering Talladega. "It would still be tough to have that perfect scenario work out again, but we'll be better in points next year and hopefully won't run into any situations again like that. Stenhouse ran an extra lap after flashing under the black and red flags, just in case there was an error in timing and scoring. But as he inched back toward pit road, it became more and more evident among the No. 17 camp that the team would be left out. That prompted Patrick to action, as she marched up to NASCAR officials to speak her mind -- not just on her boyfriend's behalf, but as a general protest to the unconventional qualifying system. "I was really pissed off after qualifying," Patrick said. "I went to the NASCAR hauler and said 'what the … is this? Is that what we were trying to accomplish?' Part of it was because it was Ricky and part of it was, that could've just as easily been me, and I know how important those races are to me and my team, but then also my sponsors and the people who invest into those events, especially the speedways, the big ones, all of them. These are all very big races, all four of those, in particular the Daytona 500 . "And so I was fighting for not having someone who wasn't deserving in that situation." The qualifying lockout left Stenhouse in a tricky position regarding what to do next, but instead of going home, he remained to fulfill sponsorship obligations and stay as a TV viewer with a strong rooting interest. With the laps winding down and Patrick leading, she looked like as good a pick as any to secure a surprise breakthrough win. If so, Stenhouse said he would have been front and center in Victory Lane but stopped short of watching the race from atop the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 10 pit box. "All those guys like me. They would have let over there, but I figured it would be best to watch it from the bus," Stenhouse said. "Had some pizza. A Coca-Cola. Just chilled out." Stenhouse has already had hard lessons in his tenure with car owner Jack Roush. He failed to qualifying for a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville during his rookie season of 2010; that and a flurry of crashes in the first half of the year led to a two-race benching and shop duty back at Roush Fenway headquarters. The rest of the story is that Stenhouse recovered to win Nationwide Series championships the next two seasons, graduating to NASCAR's premier division the following year. While he hasn't enjoyed this most recent dose of misfortune, he's hoping the difficult lessons eventually pay similar dividends. "I learn real quick of things to do and not to do," Stenhouse said. "Sitting there watching races, especially long Cup races, makes you sit there and think about everything you need to do, whether it be get more focused and help the guys at the shop on our team more to figure out what we need to do to make our Fords fast again like they need to be. Spent some time with my guys about already looking ahead to next year at the things we need to do differently so we're not in the circumstances we are (in) right now in terms of being further back in points and not running as well. "We're already looking to 2015 and making sure we're not this far back in the garage." MORE: READ: Latest Chase news PLAY: Monitor your Chase Grid Game picks WATCH: Latest NASCAR video FOLLOW LIVE: Get RaceView FULL CHASE COVERAGE • Chase hub page • Chase Grid games • #MyChaseNation
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On Thursday, June 4th, at 1:30 PM Wellstone will graduate 38 seniors. The ceremony will be held in the stadium field, unless rain, in which case it will be in the gymnasium. Congratulations to all of our 2015 graduates! Best wishes!
Carlos has shown great progress this year. He is consistently scoring at a high level on his economics work. His work is thorough, correct, and thoughtful. In reading, he has improved more than 2 grade levels in less than a year. In addition, he is a mature and helpful presence in the classroom and a great role model.
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Thursday, May 14th, from 3:30 - 6:00 PM students from Wellstone's after school photography class will be displaying their artistic photos at The Family Partnership (4123 E. Lake St). Join in celebrating these budding photographers while taking in their eye catching efforts. Light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!
The Minneapolis Public Schools Student Leadership Breakfast was held on May 2nd at the Davis Center in Minneapolis. Hamda A. (Citizenship Leadership Award), Abdifatah A. (Social Justice Leadership Award), and Ahmed A. (Athletics Award), along with Rachel Sear, Wellstone's Career and College Coordinator, attended the event. Mirtha Q. (Leading with Compassion Award), Mingyang L. (Arts and Innovation Leadership Award), and Anahi T. (Academic Achievement Leadership Award) were honored, but unable to attend.
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Detroit 911 tapes obtained Thursday by the Free Press show operators dispatched police at 4:57 p.m. Jan. 27 after receiving a call from Detroit News reporter Charlie LeDuff. Sgt. Chimene Irvin said she is distraught that the department is being criticized because officers did not initially find the body of 56-year-old Johnnie Redding. Redding's body was recovered about 24 hours later.
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Q: How is it that you missed finding him?
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Greek Negotiations Take Sharp Turn for Worse, US Dollar set to Rally
Greek Negotiations Take Sharp Turn for Worse, US Dollar set to Rally
Fundamental Forecast for Dollar: Bullish
- US Dollar bounces off of key technical support, eyes potentially critical week ahead
- Late developments in Greek debt negotiations virtually guarantee a volatile Sunday market open
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The US Dollar heads into the third quarter with momentum in its favor as it finished the week notably higher versus all G10 counterparts. Whether or not the USD can continue its recent streak will almost certainly depend on the outcome of ongoing Greek negotiations and highly-anticipated US labor market data.
It was shaping up to be a relatively quiet week for the US currency and global financial markets given limited economic event risk, but a sharp Dollar rally against key technical support levels pushed it higher versus the Euro for the first week in four. A good week for US economic data helped further fuel the early-week rally, but the most decisive moves may come in the days ahead given the key Greek deadline and the US Nonfarm Payrolls report. FX volatility prices have picked up after hitting multi-month lows; what might we expect?
All eyes turn to Greece and ongoing negotiations with the Euro Working Group as both sides negotiate ahead of the key June 30 deadline, and the most recent announcement from Greek Prime Minister Tsipras effectively guarantees Greece will miss a key payment due to the International Monetary Fund.
Tsipras said he would ask for a short extension of Greece's bailout program with its creditors—due to expire on June 30—in order to hold the referendum on creditors' most recent proposal on July 5. This virtual bombshell promises important Euro volatility at Sunday's weekly open, and the safe-haven US Dollar is in a position to do well amidst heightened uncertainty.
The planned referendum on July 5 also essentially guarantees that Greece will miss a payment due to the International Monetary Fund due on June 30. This in itself doesn't mean that the government is in technical default; the IMF allows its borrowers a 30-day grace period before it formally notifies its executive board of the late payment. Yet it's easy to see why the missed payment severely raises the risks of an eventual default and could quite easily bring a substantial run on Greek banks.
The European Central Bank has thus far stepped up its Emergency Lending Assistance to Greek banks as investors move their funds at a steady pace, but ECB President Mario Draghi said that ELA funds were contingent on Greece remaining within its existing bailout agreement with creditors. If the ECB pulls ELA funding the Greek government will have no choice but to impose capital controls on its banks—patently incompatible with the rules of the European Monetary Union and the Euro. Expect financial market volatility.
Once markets get past the initial shock of the new Greek news, attention will turn to a frequently market-moving US Nonfarm Payrolls Report due Thursday. Any major suprises could easily force a repricing of US Federal Reserve interest rate expectations and force the Dollar to react in kind. It is shaping up to be a volatile week for the Euro, Dollar, and broader financial markets. - DR
Euro Set for Rocky Week as Greece Stares into the Abyss
Fundamental Forecast for Euro: Neutral
- The Greek debt negotiations only recently started to impact charts, and not in a good way for the Euro.
- FX markets honed in on the seriousness of the Greek negotiations by Friday, leaving the Euro weaker.
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It was a rough week for the Euro, and it doesn't look like it's about to get any easier. EURUSD declined by -1.66% to close the week at $1.1189, while EURJPY slipped by -0.72% to ¥138.31; the majority of the declines developed mid-week when it became clear that Greek negotiators and their creditor counterparts would be unable to reach an accord over short-term financing (to help Greek meet its June 30 obligation to the IMF), and after a breakdown in negotiations at the very last moment on Friday, it now seems the Euro is guaranteed a rough few days this week.
Negotiations may be ongoing, but: Greece has effectively said it won't pay the IMF on June 30; the ECB has said it won't raise the ELA facility at present, putting the Greek banking system on the brink of a liquidity crisis, forcing officials to institute capital controls and keep banks closed on Monday; and Greek officials are putting the country to a referendum vote over the Eurogroup's aid proposal, in which the government will campaign against it in a lead up to a July 5 vote. The Euro is rightly upset.
The IMF's statement today was riddled with disappointment, as it's clear that the Greek government is digging in to its pre-election promises (which may be good for political accountability domestically, but the position is at odds with what the Eurogroup is offering, so it's unworkable situation). The chance of an agreement ahead of the referendum vote seems slim at this point, leaving the Euro exposed to greater volatility as markets hone in on next Sunday.
As we made note of on Friday, but is absolutely worth reiterating now, is the notion of risk management with respect to the EUR-crosses. It may be deemed best risk management practice for traders to reduce position size and leverage in EUR-crosses for the foreseeable future. While the potential outcome for Greece is unknown - the absolute magnitude of the fallout around a positive or negative outcome will be enough to have a significant impact on prices over the coming week at a minimum.
Similarly, it is important to give respect to the Swiss National Bank here, as the Swiss Franc could easily regain its appeal as a regional safe haven currency if the Greek saga continues to take turns for the worse. In recent days and weeks, SNB policymakers have commented on how the Swiss Franc is overvalued. Logically, the SNB may be more aggressive in an effort to weaken the Swiss Franc sooner rather than later in order to stem a wave of capital seeking safety in the Swissie, before speculative flows accelerate beyond containment. After the SNB's decision to remove the EURCHF peg in January, it's clear the SNB will do whatever it deems best for Switzerland irrespective of the outcome on markets; and traders may just want to steer clear of CHF-crosses altogether.
The Greek debt saga's impact is not limited to the Euro or the Swiss Franc; the Japanese Yen may immediately switch into a 'risk-on, risk-off' safe haven currency once more, leaving USDJPY on uncertain terms even if EURUSD declines. Speaking from a technical perspective, EUR-crosses have started to fail at significant support levels (former resistance) after breakouts, while EURUSD has experienced the failure of two triangles pointing to prices at $1.1050 or lower – which is materializing in the pre-market thus far (just before 17:00 EDT/21:00 GMT on Sunday, EURUSD was trading near $1.1000). Traders could be ready to torment the Euro if the Greek saga continues down its current path, as there were still only 99.3K net-short contracts in the futures market for the week ended June 23, well-off the all-time high of 226.6K set the week ended March 31. A swell in short positioning once more could easily push EURUSD towards $1.0800 as the year reaches its midpoint. –CV
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Japanese Yen Unlikely to Break Out Until Greece Moves
Japanese Yen Unlikely to Break Out Until Greece Moves
Fundamental Forecast for Yen: Neutral
- One-sided crowd sentiment gives us a modestly bearish USD/JPY trading bias
- USD/JPY nonetheless likely to stick to recent trading ranges given Bank of Japan inaction
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The Japanese Yen finished the week modestly higher versus the recently-downtrodden US Dollar, but the lack of a clear breakthrough from a highly-anticipated US Federal Reserve meeting and a lackluster Bank of Japan decision give few clues on next steps for the USD/JPY.
All eyes were on the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as investors looked to Fed guidance on its next interest rate moves, and relatively dovish official rhetoric and forecasts sparked a modest US Dollar sell-off across the board. Officials stopped short of giving clear indication on whether the FOMC would raise interest rates at its much-anticipated September meeting, however; the ambiguity gives relatively little reason to expect the US Dollar will continue sharply lower through the foreseeable future.
A mostly uneventful policy meeting from the Bank of Japan likewise gives little reason to believe that the USD/JPY will see major moves through the foreseeable future. The BoJ did announce it would improve the way in which it communicates policy decisions and economic forecasts in the future. At this stage there is little reason to believe the changes will have a meaningful impact on the Japanese Yen through the near-term.
A noteworthy drop in FX volatility prices suggests that the USD/JPY may continue to trade within its recent ¥122.50-124.50 range. The most important caveat is that a continued lack of progress in ongoing negotiations between Greece and its creditors raises the risks of significant market volatility. If Greece is unable to seek funding ahead of a key June 30 deadline it may in effect be forced out of the Euro Zone—an event that would likely send significant shockwaves through broader financial markets.
In times of market turmoil we have most often seen the Japanese Yen outperform its major counterparts, and we believe that similar episodes in the future would push the JPY higher across the board (USDJPY lower). Barring such an outcome, however, we see little reason to believe that the US Dollar will break substantially in either direction versus the recently slow-moving Japanese Yen. - DR
Stronger UK Recovery to Fuel Bullish GBP Outlook- BoE Hike in August?
Stronger UK Recovery to Fuel Bullish GBP Outlook- BoE Hike in August?
Fundamental Forecast for British Pound:Neutral
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- GBP/USD Risks Resumption of Bullish Trend as Positive U.K. Data Boost Bets for BoE Rate Hike
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The fundamental developments coming out of the U.K. economy may spark another near-term rally in GBP/USD should the data prints boost expectations of seeing a Bank of England (BoC) rate hike in 2015.
A further expansion in U.K. Mortgage Applications paired with a meaningful upward revision in the final 1Q Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report may heighten expectations for a stronger recovery, and we may see a growing number of BoE officials adopt a more hawkish tone for monetary policy as the region gets on a more sustainable path. The fading margin of slack in the real economy may encourage a larger dissent within the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) as board member Martin Weale sees scope to raise the benchmark interest rate as early as August, and Governor Mark Carney may prepare U.K. household and business for an imminent rise in borrowing-costs as the central bank head anticipates stronger growth and inflation in materialize in the second-half of the year.
At the same time, the BoE outlook remains at odds with the Federal Reserve as Janet Yellen and Co. remains on course to normalize monetary policy later this year, and market participants may increase bets for a September liftoff as the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report is expected to show another 230K expansion in job growth. However, with Average Hourly Earnings projected to hold at an annualized 2.3% in June, subdued wages may become a growing concern for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as it undermines the central bank's scope to achieve the 2% target for inflation. With the central banks in the U.S. & U.K. standing ready to shift gears, the outlook for GBP/USD largely hinges on the key data prints coming of both regions are likely to play an increased role in driving near-term volatility in the exchange rate amid the narrow race to remove monetary support.
With that said, the pound-dollar may face range-bound prices going into July, and signs of a stronger U.K. recovery may heighten the appeal of the sterling, while another series of mixed U.S. data prints may continue to drag on Fed expectations especially as the central bank curbs its economic projections for 2015. - DS
Gold Preserves June Range- Watch Greece, U.S. NFP Report for Cues
Gold Preserves June Range- Watch Greece, U.S. NFP Report for Cues
Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Neutral
- Gold Price Breakdown Coming?
- Gold Drops to 2-Month Support, SPX 500 Upside Momentum Falters
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Gold prices plummeted this week with the precious metal down 2.2% to trade at 1174 ahead of the New York close on Friday. The losses amounted to a 5 day losing streak with prices breaking back below the 2015 open early in the week. Bullion is down just 1% on the year as lackluster price action drags on volatility expectation with a stronger dollar, improving US data and expectations for higher rates from the Federal Reserve continuing to sap demand for the yellow metal.
Looking ahead to the shortened holiday week, the June U.S. Nonfarm payroll release on Thursday will be central focus with consensus estimates calling for a print of 230K as unemployment ticks lower to 5.4%. Aside from the headline figure, market participants will be closely eyeing the wage inflation figures as subdued price growth remains a growing concern among Fed officials. Look for strong data to continue to weigh on gold prices as interest rate expectations are adjusted. In addition, European headlines & key PMI data out of China next week may also impact prices amid the ongoing concern surround the outlook for the global economy.
The lackluster price action has been the symbol of indecision for the markets with the ongoing turmoil in Europe surrounding the Greek crisis offering little upside for gold. From a technical standpoint, prices have held within the initial monthly opening range with gold rebounding off basic trendline support extending off the 2015 low on Friday. Note that momentum has been coiling up since the start of the year and we'll look for a breakout in both momentum and price from the recent range for further guidance on our medium-term directional bias. Although the broader bearish outlook is back in focus, we'll take a neutral stance heading into next week / July trade with a break below this month's range targeting critical support down into 1150/51.
Swiss Franc Opportunities Seen Beyond Breakneck Volatility
Fundamental Forecast for Swiss Franc: Neutral
- SNB Shocker Fuels Highest Swiss Franc Volatility vs. Euro Since 1975
- Sharp Counter-Swing Seen Ahead if ECB Delays Launching QE Effort
- Buying US Dollar vs. Franc Attractive After Post-SNB Turmoil Settles
The most adept of wordsmiths might be forgiven for struggling to find an adjective strong enough to describe last week's Swiss Franc price action. A quantitative description is perhaps most apt: realized weekly EURCHF volatility jumped to the highest level since at least 1975, swelling to nearly 2.5 times its previous peak.
The surge was triggered after the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly scrapped its three-year-old Swiss Franc cap of 1.20 against the Euro, saying the "exceptional and temporary measure…is no longer justified." Appropriately enough, the previous historical peak in weekly EURCHF activity occurred in September 2011 when the Franc cap appeared as suddenly as it vanished. Then too, the SNB acted without warning and sent markets scrambling.
The announcement caught the collective FX space by surprise. Even the world's top international economic bodies were apparently left in the dark. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde quipped that she found it "a bit surprising" that SNB President Thomas Jordan did not inform her of the impending move. "Talking about it would be good," she added.St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard hinted the US central bank was not notified either.
The go-to explanation for the SNB's actions centers around bets that the ECB will unveil a "sovereign QE" program following its policy meeting on January 22. Mario Draghi and company finally secured a green light for large-scale purchases of government debt after the ECJ gave clearance to the similar OMT scheme devised (but never used) to battle the debt crisis in 2012. The SNB presumably scrapped the Franc cap to avoid having to keep pace with the ECB's efforts.
Another wave of Franc volatility may be ahead next week. While markets seem all the more convinced that an ECB QE announcement is in the cards after the SNB's about-face maneuver, a delay in the program's implementation (if not its formulation) is entirely plausible. Securing the acquiescence of anti-QE advocates like Germany to having such an effort in the arsenal is not the same as launching it. The ECB may yet opt to wait through the end of the first quarter as it has hinted previously before pulling the trigger, sending the Euro sharply higher.
Measuring the fallout from the SNB's actions is likely to be protracted. The full breadth of the various ripple effects will probably emerge over weeks and months, not hours and days. The Franc now looks gravely overvalued against currencies whose central banks are set to tighten policy this year, with the US Dollar standing out as particularly notable. It seems prudent to let the dust settle before taking advantage of such opportunities however.
Australian Dollar Looks to Greece News, US Jobs Data for Direction
Australian Dollar Looks to Greece News, US Jobs Data for Direction
Fundamental Forecast for the Australian Dollar: Neutral
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- Greek Debt Negotiation Outcome, US Jobs Report to Guide Sentiment
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Another relatively quiet week on the domestic data front is likely to see the Australian Dollar looking to external forces for direction cues. Two themes continue to dominate the macro landscape: the ongoing negotiations between Greece and its EU/IMF/ECB creditors as well as speculation about the likely timeline for the first post-QE Fed interest rate hike. Developments on either front may trigger volatility in sentiment trends that stir activity in the risk-geared currency.
On the Greek front, the tone will be set by the outcome of another emergency Eurogroup meeting over the weekend. Failure to overcome the impasse may lead to default and push Greece out of the Eurozone, triggering as-yet unknown consequences. Signs of progress before June's €1.6 billion IMF repayment comes due and the bailout program expires mid-week may boost sentiment as uncertainty risk unwinds, sending the Aussie higher. A breakdown without further room to maneuver stands to yield the opposite result.
Turning to the US, traders interpreted June's FOMC announcement as broadly dovish. The main takeaway seemed to be that officials' projected rate hike path over the coming years has flattened compared with their March assessment. A critical caveat seemed to pass below the radar however: Chair Janet Yellen and company continued to call for two rate hikes in 2015.
This narrative is remarkably similar to that of 2014. Then too, investors expected the FOMC to delay or slow the pace of "tapering" QE asset purchases following a disappointing start to the year. The central bank maintained that the slowdown was transitory and delivered the end of QE on schedule however. Policymakers' response to this year's hiccup has been nearly identical. This makes it plausible that the Fed will start to hike rates as was intended prior to the first-quarter misstep, mirroring 2014.
Early-2015 Fed commentary hinted at tightening around mid-year. This means that if the parallel with 2014 holds, a hike may come at the July FOMC meeting. The Fed's call for both a gradual approach as well as two rate increases makes this seem yet more likely. With only four meetings left this year, the central bank would need to begin normalization in July if it hopes to space things out and hike again in October. That stands in stark contrast with a priced-in outlook seeing a single rate increase late in the fourth quarter.
The week ahead will bring ample news-flow that may begin to bridge this gap. US home sales, consumer confidence and manufacturing activity data will lead the way into the much-anticipated Employment report. Economists' forecasts call for a 227,000 nonfarm payrolls gain in June to mark a slight slowdown from the 280,000 increase recorded in the prior month. US news-flow has been improving relative to expectations since mid-May however, opening the door for an upside surprise. That may trigger a forward shift in Fed rate hike bets, triggering risk aversion and weighing on the Aussie.
New Zealand Dollar Looks to 4Q GDP, FOMC Outcome for Direction
Fundamental Forecast for the New Zealand Dollar: Neutral
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The New Zealand Dollar managed to find support against its US counterpart after the RBNZ signaled it was in no hurry to cut interest rates at its monetary policy meeting. Governor Graeme Wheeler highlighted a range of factors underpinning strong economic growth and dismissed soft inflation readings in the near term as largely reflective of the transitory impact of oil prices. Speaking directly to the benchmark lending rate, Wheeler projected "a period of stability" ahead.
Still, the familiar refrainwarning that "future interest rate adjustments, either up or down, will depend on the emerging flow of economic data" was repeated. This makes for a news-sensitive environment going forward as markets attempt to divine the central bank's likely trajectory alongside policymakers themselves. With that in mind, all eyes will be on the fourth-quarter GDP data set in the week ahead.
Output is expected to increase by 0.8 percent, an outcome in line with the trend average. On balance, that means a print in line with expectations is unlikely to drive a meaningful re-pricing of policy bets and thereby have little impact on the Kiwi. New Zealand economic data outcomes have increasingly underperformed relative to consensus forecast since January however. That suggests analysts are over-estimating the economy's momentum, opening the door for a downside surprise. In this scenario, building interest rate hike speculation may push the currency downward.
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excellent parody
I loved everything you made fun of - too bad some may miss the humor in some parts, like why scribbler sounds like he has no emotion and the sound from kill bill. I can definetely understand why it took you from August to November.
Keep up the great work and great humor,
yeah some don't get the humor and just give it a 0 lol, thanks for the review =)
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haha this was the shit i loved it the guy triede actin like a gangsta and he forgot the trail mix and he is too hardcore for his own good and the pokemon that was alwsome the pickatue was funny shit great flash dude keep on goin are you still goin to go with salad fingers.Well anyway it was great.
no the series is done, but i'm glad you enjoyed it!
Stainless Steel?
Pokemon... heh heh... Great Salad fingers parody, Is there gonna be a third one?
sorry, there will not be a third.
not to bad not gonna watch it again but not bad
no way is that supposed to be funny
this is probably the worst review i've read in a while
Finally, a Salad Fingers parody worth watching. Actually, one of two, but the majority out there that I've seen recently either blatantly disregard the artistic integrity of Firth's work, or are just plain stupid, and this is neither.
Some of the comedy is admittedly slow, but it makes me laugh, and the work you put into it is obvious. A ten, perchance?
Hehe, thanks. I'm guessing you're talking about parodies like Zalad Fingerz and the like. I find them funny but yes, the graphics are amazingly crude and the voice work is awful. So on the production scale it's a little lacking. I spent way more time on this than I wanted, but I think the result is pretty rewarding. Thanks for the review. =)


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North Clayton senior Marcus Hunt, a Georgia Tech signee, has been on of the most prolific scorers in Class AAAA the last two years. He is the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,898 points during his four-year career.
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As he rode the morning school bus and sat in first-period class Tuesday, the 13-year-old student at Stemmers Run Middle School in Essex gave no indication that he had a cellphone-size gun in his pocket — much less that he planned to pull it on his classmates and teacher, according to official reports.
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Police cars lined up along with school buses in front of Stemmers Run Middle School (Baltimore) on Wednesday morning, a day after an eighth-grader brought a loaded gun to the school. It was the second gun-related incident in Baltimore County schools in recent weeks
The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough and the Southborough Police Department in collaboration with the Northborough Police Department have been chosen to be a host site for the "Safe School Initiative and Threat Assessment" training developed by the U.S. Department of Education and Secret Service.
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Bouygues Bâtiment International, a subsidiary of the French Bouygues Construction group, has just won a contract to build a vast real estate project in Doha. The project, totalling QAR 4.75 billion (€950 million), was awarded by Barwa Financial District, a subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate, the largest semi-public property group in Qatar.
Situated in Doha's new business district in West Bay, the huge complex will include nine 18- to 52-storey office buildings, a 5-star hotel with more than 400 keys, a shopping centre, a conference centre, a mosque and all the necessary parking facilities and utilities. The work will take place in a particularly challenging environment due to the cramped site.
The site was made available on 15 September and construction time will be three and a half years (42 months). Bouygues Bâtiment International will carry out the works in collaboration with two Qatari companies - Midmac Contracting Company w.l.l. Aljaber Engineering l.l.c.. This fast track project will involve 6,000 people at peak times and considerable plant resources, notably 17 tower cranes.
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I am trying to install Spreadsheet::ParseExcel from CPAN and experiencing some problems. I have installed other packages before without issue.
I first tried
cpanm Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, but it ultimately fails on the building and testing stage.
I then downloaded the source and did
perl Makefile.PL but I am then told that Crypt::RC4 0 is not found and Digest::Perl::MD5 0 is not found.
I have installed both of these, as well as all other listed required modules for ParseExcel, but I still continue to get an error about these two packages.
I may have two Perl version installed. I installed the latest, 5.14.1, with cpanm yesterday before trying to install this package, but when I run
perl -v I see it is still 5.10.0.
Here is the output from
cpanm Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
N01-0053-__MB:Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.59 jerickson$ cpanm Spreadsheet::ParseExcel ! ! Can't write to /Library/Perl/5.10.0 and /usr/local/bin: Installing modules to /Users/jerickson/perl5 ! To turn off this warning, you have to do one of the following: ! - run me as a root or with --sudo option (to install to /Library/Perl/5.10.0 and /usr/local/bin) | - run me with --local-lib option e.g. cpanm --local-lib=~/perl5 ! - Set PERL_CPANM_OPT="--local-lib=~/perl5" environment variable (in your shell rc file) ! - Configure local::lib in your shell to set PERL_MM_OPT etc. ! --> Working on Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Fetching http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.59.tar.gz ... OK Configuring Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.59 ... OK ==> Found dependencies: Crypt::RC4, Digest::Perl::MD5 --> Working on Crypt::RC4 Fetching http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/S/SI/SIFUKURT/Crypt-RC4-2.02.tar.gz ... OK Configuring Crypt-RC4-2.02 ... OK Building and testing Crypt-RC4-2.02 ... OK Successfully installed Crypt-RC4-2.02 --> Working on Digest::Perl::MD5 Fetching http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/D/DE/DELTA/Digest-Perl-MD5-1.8.tar.gz ... OK Configuring Digest-Perl-MD5-1.8 ... OK Building and testing Digest-Perl-MD5-1.8 ... OK Successfully installed Digest-Perl-MD5-1.8 Building and testing Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.59 ... FAIL ! Installing Spreadsheet::ParseExcel failed. See /Users/jerickson/.cpanm/build.log for details. 2 distributions installed
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I've since installed Intrepid Ibex (8.10) on it and everything is working really well except for the sound.
If I turn up the sound using the mixer enough to hear anything I also get a lot of static / white noise.
To get any sound at all I added the following line to the end of my /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base file
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Hard-core adventurers take note: If the higher production values and lower IQs of recent adventure titles have got you down, then belly up to the Space Bar, my friends, 'cause this game's for you. While not as compelling or imaginative a journey as it could have been, Space Bar makes up for it by recalling an earlier age of computer games with intricate, sophisticated gameplay that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Veteran designer Steve Meretzky gives us a soft-boiled detective story set within a decidedly multiracial alien bar. You are Alias Node, a gumshoe for a large alien corporation and the lone human on the aptly named planet of Armpit VI. One night on a patrol with your partner, Maksh, a fellow investigator slumps dying over your car hood, shot by a corporate spy who ducks into a notorious watering hole and gambling joint called the Thirsty Tentacle. The murderous thief, you soon learn, is a shapeshifter and capable of imitating the appearance of any alien form. Worse still, the killer has abducted Maksh and throws taunts over your PDA's two-way radio. You will have to question almost 40 alien characters, scour the bar's many entertainment rooms for items and clues, and decide whom to arrest. All of this must be done before the allotted game world time has expired and the killer escapes from a nearby spaceport.
The primary action all takes place within the bar itself, where you walk via point to point movement (with animated transitions) through the numerous rooms, including the bathrooms, each with toilets designed for the needs of various alien races. A 360-degree rotating view (a la Zork Nemesis) at each stop point lends the game a greater sense of realism than the Myst-style slideshow. Alias' pop-up PDA has numerous necessary tools, and an onscreen click calls up context-sensitive menus for interacting with objects and people: take, examine, stash, greet, or "ask about" options that can lead into numerous dialogue trees. Veteran adventurers will appreciate the breadth of options here, which is so much wider than more contemporary autopilot interfaces. There are so many odd characters to meet, so many leads, data, and objects to investigate, yet Space Bar refuses to offer that familiar crutch of even the better contemporary adventures: an obvious next step to take. It is wholly nonlinear, and there is very little time - which advances with each mouse click, a device that creates a nice artificial sense of tension and punishes mere sightseeing.
Space Bar is "good old-fashioned gaming" only to a point, however: The central feature is innovative and unique. Alias has the talent for mind-melding with some of the aliens in the bar, which takes you on eight mini-quests, each within the memories and perspective of an alien body. In one vignette, you are a rooted tree who must figure out how to bloom, while all you can do is swivel in place. As a smart-talking blob in a jar, you have to manipulate your mentally challenged sidekick into transporting both of you to a certain destination. The look and feel of the game's first-person point of view changes accordingly; you will encounter the world from the segmented vision of an insect in one vignette, or from a jar on the ground in another. While at times this feels like a gimmick, it encourages you to immerse yourself in these worlds, and even think in the alien ways that ultimately solve the puzzles.
Much to Meretzky's credit, the puzzles, while challenging, never suffer that contrived, stark feel of most adventure obstacles. Sure, you will need to fix a town clock in one alien world by figuring out which crystals go where and in what order. And you will need to transport an alien egg through the right series of rooms, waterways, and tracks without breaking it. But these conundrums are knit believably into the situations. While not actually played in real time, this design gives you a sense of working within a living storyline with which you need to keep pace, a bit like the recent Last Express.
But make no mistake, Space Bar seems designed mainly for experienced gamers. The solutions are intricate and difficult. Most are reasonable (in hindsight, of course), but they require a good deal of trial and error that some gamers may find laborious. And you can make a lot of wrong moves, which either get you bumped back to the beginning of an alien flashback episode or bumped off altogether. Meretzky and Co. have provided numerous blind alleys as well, so you could be on the wrong path for a while before something tips you off.
So much is just right about the gameplay and design of The Space Bar that the limitations, alas, are all the more glaring and make the game altogether less entertaining than it could be. The SVGA graphics are sharp and the animations serviceable, but the graphic design is generally uninspired and bland. Ron Cobb of Star Wars cantina fame did the art direction, but don't expect that film's rich atmosphere here. The writing is flat as well. There are no intriguing twists to the plot - just a shallow whodunit plot that empties into a mildly clever final solution for your detective-hero. Likewise, the character art and dialogue are sterile and underdone. Gluing a stock character type on a cockroach or a fruit-bearing plant, pretty much the method here, is not exactly a creative stretch. Meretzky has a reputation among some gamers for comic designs, but most of the dialogue comes off more silly and strained than genuinely funny, the sort of geek humor that grows tedious quickly. Figures like a dim-witted, obese lizard who is struggling to board a bus or a June Cleaver plant-mom who waxes sentimental over her daughter's imminent "blooming" seem pitched to an arrested adolescent.
While it is a disappointment that Rocket Science and Boffo Games fail to exploit that alien cantina premise a bit more, the triumphant aspect of The Space Bar is that it is a true gamer's game. It recalls the depth and general feel of the best text-based adventures of old. You are compelled onward not so much by storyline and character as by a desire to crack a master designer's code, to see how weird and devious the next obstacle will be.


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Tamale Pie
|Ground beef
|1 Pound
|Olive oil
|2 Tablespoon
|White onion
|1 Large, chopped finely
|4 Clove (20 gm), minced
|Chipotle peppers in adobo
|2 Medium, chopped finely
|Green bell pepper
|1 Small, chopped finely
|3 Medium, peeled, chopped
|Yellow corn kernels
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Tomato sauce
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Ground cumin
|1 Tablespoon
|1 Tablespoon
|Black pepper
|1 Teaspoon
|4 1⁄2 Cup (72 tbs) (FOR MEAT; TOPPING)
|2 Teaspoon (FOR MEAT; TOPPING)
|Chilli powder
|1 Teaspoon (FOR TOPPING)
|Masa harina/Fine cornmeal
|1 1⁄4 Cup (20 tbs) (FOR TOPPING)
|1 Large (FOR TOPPING)
|Sour cream
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (FOR TOPPING)
|Cheddar cheese
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (FOR TOPPING)
1. Prepare the ingredients as per the list.
2. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. Heat some oil in a skillet and brown the beef. Drain it in a metal colander inside a bowl.
4. Wipe down the skillet and add more oil. Put the onion and cook for about 8 minutes or until soft, translucent and starting to brown.
5. Add the garlic and chipotle and cook for a couple of minutes until fragrant.
6. Place the bell pepper and tomatoes. Stew the tomatoes for about 5 minutes.
7. Return the beef to the skillet and add the corn.
8. Pour the tomato paste and water. Mix.
9. Add the cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Mix well.
10. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.
11. Remove cooked meat from skillet and place in a casserole dish.
12. FOR TOPPING: In a pot or preferably a heavy one, pour the water.
13. Add the salt and chili powder. Mix.
14. Slowly add the masa harina whisking well every time. Cook for about 4 minutes until it resembles a thick batter.
15. In another bowl lightly beat the egg. Add the sour cream and whisk well.
16. Slowly incorporate 1 cup of the hot masa harine in order to temper the egg. Mix well and pour into the pot with the remaining masa.
17. Add cheese if using.
18. Pour the mixture on top of the meat.
19. Place the casserole dish into the oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until meat is bubbly and masa is completely cooked through.
20. Remove from oven and allow sitting for about 10 minutes.
21. On a serving plate, slice and serve hot.


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The Baltic Sea Steamship Company or Baltic Shipping Company (Russian: ОАО Балтийское морское пароходство, БМП) is a Russian sea transport enterprise based in Saint Petersburg and operating on the Baltic Sea. It was founded in 1835. In the Soviet Union it was the largest steamship company with about two hundred vessels. In November 1992, it was transformed into a joint stock company. On December 26, 1996 it went bankrupt according to a court decision.
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