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- February 2013: Cornell University students working as the Solar Cooking Team, visited the Solar Women of Totogalpa and Grupo Fenix in March 2012. The project for this year was to design and build versions of cookers intended for easy prefabrication and shipment. The standard cooker design is 30 inches square (exterior), 12 inches high and weighs roughly 60 pounds. It is an effective cooker, but is not easy to ship, especially with its heavy and brittle double glazed top.The team brought two new designs. A main design parameter of the cookers was to be able to use materials readily available in Nicaragua and with methods already understood. The first cooker used wooden framing, fiberglass insulation and sheet metal typical of the cookers produced at the Centro Solar. This cooker weighed about 50 pounds and used Reynolds cooking bags stretched on thin metal frames instead of glass for the top glazing. Both metal cases were hinged to allow easy folding. The cooker was partially disassembled and packed in a cardboard box which was checked onto the airplane for the trip, to prove its transportability. It was reassembled after arrival in Sabana Grande. The second cooker used interior and exterior sheet metal boxes framed with light aluminum angle stock. The boxes were separated by a layer of fiberglass board insulation. The tops of the two metal cases are secured by screws to a rectangular wooden frame, which supported the door/top. The door/top also used cooking bags stretched on thin metal frames as glazing. This cooker weighed approximately 30 pounds and was brought inside a suitcase. Read more at Cornell University Solar Cooker Team visits Nicaragua Spring 2012
- January 2013: University graduate students head to Nicaragua to help FUPROSOMUNIC - The students are part of a four-person team that will be helping the Solar Program Foundation for Nicaraguan Women, which supports the country's rural women via solar cooking stoves, to develop a plan to support the organization's efforts to develop a commercial enterprise. This spring, the students will use the experiences and information gained over the winter break visit to develop a business plan and break-even analysis of the organization's newest venture in their Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets class. Read more at CU-Boulder biz students visit Nicaragua for hands-on experience with FUPROSOMUNIC
- May 2011: Twelve women participated in a program where they first constructed solar box cookers under the direction from the Solar Women of Totogalpa in Nicaragua. Then they set about to create their favorite recipe and demonstrated their new ovens in a cook-off at the Solar Trade Fair. Mauro Perez, a member and only man in the Women's Association is working on the project to develop solar equipment use. In addition to solar cookers, the association constructs solar energy panels and equipment for homes and farms. The group also sponsors international university students to come to the workshop and participate in the construction programs. Perez also reported to have received support from United Nations Program for the construction of infrastructure at the workshop. It is encouraging to see the participation of the United Nations in the effort to promote solar cooking programs.
- February 2011 UC Davis alternative energy group sent a team to Nicaragua to set up a solar box dryer. More information...
- July 2010 Solar Women of Totogalpa is the name of a cooperative made up of 19 women and a man who are working to promote, produce and do research on renewable energy in the northern province of Madriz, Nicaragua, for the sustainable development of the family and the community. They have been involved in their community for quite a while helping to promote energy production in areas with no traditional source of electricity . Early emphasis was primarily with photo voltaic solar panel installation. After some time, the women agreed that they thought the solar ovens were more a priority, as even with electricity, they were still cooking with wood stoves. Saving the forested areas and smoke elimination while cooking were deemed more important for community health. More Information...
- April 2010: Grupo Fenix was founded in 1995 by a group of engineering students and professor Susan Kinne at the National Engineering University (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería) in Managua, Nicaragua. The mission of Grupo Fenix is to contribute to the wellbeing of rural communities, creating an awareness of sustainable lifestyles through technical and cultural exchange, promotion, and research in the field of renewable energy. A 1999 Grupo Fenix project to reintegrate landmine victims into society through renewable energy technology jobs gave birth to the Solar Women of Totogalpa — a group of nearly two dozen women, mostly single mothers with little time or money, that recognized the potential benefits solar cookers and solar food dryers could bring to themselves and their community. The Solar Women have been learning about and teaching solar cooking and drying for several years. A 2008 survey of 18 Solar Women, predominantly living in Sabana Grande, revealed that they use their solar cookers daily or almost daily, usually in conjunction with a more traditional wood or gas stove. They frequently use solar cookers to roast coffee, as well as to cook meat, rice, eggs, beans, and bananas. Twelve of the surveyed women say they are now able to bake and roast foods that they could not do easily over fire, while 11 of them use the solar cookers to produce items for sale, such as baked goods, candies, and roast coffee. According to Grupo Fenix volunteer Charlotte Ross, the Solar Women are committed to working together to create job opportunities for themselves and future generations. "Women that have been generally shy and passive for generations are now taking a vested interest in bettering their community and environment, making and voting on decisions about their future, listening to themselves and one another, and feeling proud about what they have to say." The Solar Women not only teach others to make solar cookers from simple materials like scrap cardboard and aluminum foil, but also manufacture and sell solar box cookers made from durable materials like metal and wood. These cookers are fairly large, and accommodate multiple cooking pots. Through service-learning partnerships with university groups like Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-learning (ETHOS) and Engineers for a Sustainable World, the Solar Women have been able to improve upon their solar cooker designs while giving real-world development experience to students. The planned sustainable community in Sabana Grande recently passed its first milestone with the construction of a solar center Grupo Fenix and the Solar Women hope to create a model sustainable community in Sabana Grande that creates jobs and is replicable. Recently, the Solar Women took a huge step forward by planning and constructing a solar center on three acres of land situated on the main highway to Honduras. They hand made the nearly 6,000 adobe bricks used in the structure, and collectively volunteered over 8,000 hours in one year to build the center. This first building houses a small office, a shop for building solar cookers and photovoltaic panels, and a small warehouse. Grupo Fenix and the Solar Women hope to further develop the land to include a research center, market, and solar restaurant. Recent grants from the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) and the Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS) will be used to get the solar restaurant up and running. In late 2007, the Solar Women fulfilled their first significant order for solar box cookers. They won a solar cooker competition hosted by the Mayor of Esteli, which led to funding to build and deliver 22 solar cookers to select families in Esteli. This was followed by workshops on how to use and care for the solar cookers, and tips for assimilating the solar cookers into daily routines. Grupo Fenix and the Solar Women have received national and international recognition for their dedication to sustainable development and for serving as a model to other communities in Nicaragua and beyond. Most recently, the Solar Women were one of five Supporting Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development (SEED) award winners. SEED is a global network founded by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP), and UNDP. SEED awards support local start-up enterprises working in developing countries to improve livelihoods, reduce poverty, and manage natural resources. The specific project submitted by the Solar Women — Lighting up Hope and Communities — includes the production and sale of solar cookers and solar food dryers, solar roasted coffee, solar-baked cookies, and solar-produced jams, jellies, and pickles. "This award recognizes [the Solar Women's] innovation and entrepreneurship, and their likely contribution to promote economic growth, social development, and environmental management in Nicaragua," noted SEED Executive Director Helen Marquard.
- August 2009: Students create Salud del Sol to market solar cookers as autoclaves in Nicaragua - State Department Federal Credit Union Brass Magazine
- November 2008: Project report: Uso y Impactos de Cocinas Solares (See also English version) - Grupo Fenix
- August 2008: Elena Pineda is known as "the tortilla lady" in Jinotega, a mountain community in Nicaragua. She had used a wood-burning stove to cook her totillas for a long time, but it produced a lot of smoke. Elena's life changed though when she was visited by Sue Kellett. Kellet is a member of the St. Edward Parish in Bloomington, Minn and is developing a new smokeless cooker. When her and Elena met, Sue knew that Elena would benefit greatly from using this new cooker. Since Sue gave her the gift of a new stove, Elena has been able to cook tortillas faster and in a much safer environment because it does not produce huge plumes of smoke.
- August 2008: Wendell and Sammie Rickon of Mendocino, California (USA) have experimented with a number of solar cookers since being reintroduced to the concept in the summer of 2006. Later that same year they ordered a solar CooKit and some literature from Solar Cookers International (SCI), joined the organization, and learned much more about the usefulness of solar cookers on a global scale. After many successful solar meals, and a few failures, the Rickons were confident that they could solar cook most of the non-fried foods in their diet. Their thoughts turned to the community of Ciudad Dario, Nicaragua where their son directs Seeds of Learning (SOL), a small nonprofit educational organization. The Rickons asked if he could incorporate a solar cooking component into his work at SOL. He challenged them to write a project proposal, secure funding, and volunteer some of their own time to get a project going. They met his challenge, and spent much of 2007 gathering training materials from SCI, building solar cookers, and, of course, cooking! In November 2007 the Rickons packed a supply of aluminum foil and transparent oven roasting bags and headed for Nicaragua. Upon arriving in Ciudad Dario, the Rickons promoted solar cookers to anyone who seemed interested, including family members, friends, SOL staff, and Peace Corps volunteers. They conducted a number of small workshops, during which participants learned to make and use solar CooKits and sampled solar dishes such as beans, rice, squash and chocolate chip cookies. In all, the Rickons taught 48 people, including several SOL staff members and two university students that agreed to continue the project with the support and assistance of SOL.
- July 2007: The foundation Sustainable Technology and Energy for Vital Economic Needs (STEVEN), of Ithaca, New York, is partnering with the Cornell University chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) on an upper-level engineering course, now in its fourth year. Teams of students gain hands-on experience in a variety of real-world service projects. One team is working on a solar cooking project for the Sabana Grande community of Nicaragua. The team has taken the name "Amanecer," which means "sunrise" in Spanish, a suitable title for solar cooking advocates. Francis Vanek has taken a prominent role in the service project and has made a close connection with nongovernmental organization Grupo Fenix, based at the National University of Nicaragua in Managua. Amanecer is experimenting with a variety of solar cooker designs, and hopes to improve performance and implement use of the cookers in rural Nicaragua. To promote sustainability, Amanecer is paying attention to expense, local availability of materials, and the expressed needs of the community. The specialized engineering course provides students an abundance of learning opportunities — cultural exchange, ethics, an applied approach to engineering, resourcefulness, an understanding of user needs, and an awareness of local and international communities. Amanecer has sub-teams that focus in three areas: cooker construction, light simulation, and community and market research. The construction team worked on solar cooker designs, while the light simulation team built an indoor testing facility with controlled lighting systems. The community and market research team evaluates the social and environmental impacts of solar cooker use in Nicaragua, and is researching the Kyoto Protocol system of carbon credits in hopes of offsetting solar cooker costs in the future. The ultimate goal of Amanecer is to travel to Nicaragua to implement their solar cooker designs, and gather feedback and data useful to future design modifications. [A note from Francis Vanek: I think you are giving me too much credit, and Tim Bond not enough! It is Tim who has been at the forefront of developing the project with Grupo Fenix, while I have been playing a supporting role.]
- March 2006: Last year, 300 unassembled SPORT solar ovens were purchased by St. Edwards Catholic Church of Bloomington, Minnesota (USA) for the community of Jinotega. The cookers were assembled locally under the direction of volunteers Sue Kellet and Andrew Knutson, who were also responsible for trainings. SPORTs were sold to families at a subsidized price of $10. Staples like rice, beans and bananas were popular solar dishes. Other solar foods included chicken dishes, vegetable stews with milk, and cooked mangos. One solar cook commented that the mangos cooked better in the solar cooker than over a fire. More information...
The History of Solar Cooking in Nicaragua
The Central American country of Nicaragua has been active in promotion of solar cooking for some time. One of the organizations connected to the network associated with Bill Lankford's long standing work in Central America is located here, and has been active in training women in the construction and use of solar cookers for a number of years. The project here, known as Centro Girasoles Proceso, uses methods similar to those described above, that is, assistance to women to build their own solar ovens, carefully and exactly, to produce excellent functioning. Training is continuous, and follow-up is as intensive over an extended time period as any solar program aiiywhere. In the view of the Proceso groups in the Central American countries, solar cooking is a critical, but only one, element in the overall process of improvement of life for Central Americans. Girasoles believe that the cookers are used over 80% of the time, once the training and follow up has been completed. They continue to work in the community, extending their activities to other needs as indicated.
Centro Girasoles Proceso has also reached out to extend knowledge of solar cooking to other groups working in Nicaragua. A more recent arrival on the scene in Nicaragua is Grupo Fenix, an organization that provides a range of renewable energy resources in the country. Girasoles, as the knowledgeable group on solar cooking, worked with Fenix to pass on knowledge and experience. Fenix has in that manner developed skills in teaching low-income people how to build simple, effective, and low cost box cookers. The ovens are made of scrap cardboard, newspaper, aluminum foil and plastic in an afternoon, or over a week for a large and durable oven made of wood and other materials. They have learned, as all solar promoters must, that follow up for new trainees in solar cooking is an essential ingredient in the program, since the cooking method is quite different. They have also learned to pasteurize milk and water, and are working on other techniques for sterilization, using the most efficient of the oven types.
The group also promotes photovoltaic lighting, working with Terrasol, a US/Nicaraguan volunteer project. In addition, they are working to exploit the abundant rainfall, which feeds streams and rivers, ideal for small-scale generation of electricity to supplement that which comes from the national system and often fails before reaching remote rural areas. To assist local people with acquisition of this range of renewable technologies, Fenix is working to establish micro-loan programs like those successfully in place in many parts of the world.
Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
We came across this paragraph, from a student service learning project, while researching an article for the Solar Cooker Review. The student was working with a solar photo-voltaic company in Nicaragua, where some solar cookers have been introduced. Judging from the description we assume the cookers are large parabolic or box cookers. In any case, this is a good reminder of one reason why solar cookers (especially if they are not the appropriate type for a given population) are not always as readily accepted and used as we promoters would like.
- "A strong example of a renewable energy not working as it was intended was apparent in Nicaragua. Solar ovens were viewed as an answer to women cooking all day in the poorly ventilated and smoke filled kitchens. It was believed that solar cookers would allow the women to not spend as much time in the kitchen as well as eliminate the need to collect wood for the current stoves. The problem lay in the fact that the solar cookers did not fit into the culture appropriately for them to be utilized effectively. The culture of Nicaragua had always dictated that the social center for a woman to meet and talk with friends would always be the kitchen so that they could talk as they worked. Wood burning stoves gave this ability as they required a person to always be around cooking or tending to the fire. With solar cookers, the oven was outside and because food took longer to cook, there was more downtime where the women would end up sitting around in the kitchen anyways. The time to cook a meal with direct sunlight in a solar cooker was usually 50% to 100% longer and a much longer preparation time was necessary, because of this, the solar cookers had to be repositioned so that they were getting the most sun possible. This task was difficult for women who could not move the solar cookers on their own because they were too large, and the number of women, were few who knew how to move them so they would get direct sun. Dinner was served usually when it was dark out, as it is in most cultures, so the food would have to be prepared beforehand and somehow reheated for dinner. Because of these problems it became apparent solar cookers would not become a technology that would fit well into the culture of rural Nicaragua."[1]
See also
- Solar Women of Totogalpa
- Solar Ovens for Nicaraguan Women
- The Sabor Solar Cookbook from Grupo Fenix shows how to cook Nicaraguan foods in a solar cooker: (English version or Spanish version)
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
Possible funders for solar cooking projects in Nicaragua
- ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para el Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres)
- Asociacion para el Fomento al Desarrollo Nicaragua (AFODENIC)
- Centro de Promoción del Desarrollo Local (CEPRODEL)
- Fundación Leon 2000
Articles in the media
- January 2013: CU-Boulder biz students visit Nicaragua for hands-on experience with FUPROSOMUNIC - dailycamera, Univ. of Colorado
- July 2010: Nicaraguans Swap Firewood and Fossil Fuels for Solar Energy - Latin American Herald Tribune
- April 2010: Nicaragua Solar Project- We are very happy to be working on a program with the Solar Women of Totogalpa in Nicaragua where we bring a small group of people from North America to a remote village in the Central American highlands. Participants will build a solar oven, take solar cooking classes, and tour local sustainable projects. More information... -World Wide Ecologies
- June 2009: Harnessing Both Sun and Cell Phone to Close Gaps in Local Health Care - Worldchanging
External links
Audio and video
- April 2011: Local television video of the Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa complex.
- Dozens of Spanish-language videos showing solar cooking activities - TubeOli
Manufacturers and vendors
Government agencies
Educational institutions
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter Parade: New Orleans
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- noel said...
- April 14, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- lady jicky said...
I think he looks very smart!
- April 15, 2009 at 4:12 AM
- Acorn, Dandelion and Rose said...
Oooh! He is superfabulous! I love the bow tie and hat - and the grey of the blazer with the color of the bow tie which I can only bring myself to call cerise ... offset by the crisp white shirt. J'adore!
- April 15, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Stumbled upon this blog from chicagoist.com. I was in NOLA the week before Easter and bought the same hat he's wearing. It is a fantastic hat. I'm only 26...too soon?
Anyway, that man can dress.
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St. Louis (KSDK) -- It's a problem that often runs unchecked in schools across the country, taking an incredible toll on thousands of students. It affects their schoolwork, their home life, and their very well-being. Bullying is a topic that has been thrust into the national spotlight this spring thanks in part to a new movie called "Bully."
The documentary chronicles the story of several young students across the country. The film highlights these children's struggles with bullies and the grassroots efforts to put a stop to bullying.
This powerful movie was surrounded by controversy before it ever hit theaters, not for it's message but for it's content. "Bully" filmmakers would step on a ratings roller coaster and take thousands of people along for the ride, including our viewers here in St. Louis.
"Bully" proved to be an all out battle between the filmmakers and the ratings board. The ratings roller coaster would all start when Motion Picture Association of America or MPAA would stamp the movie with an R. That didn't sit well with the filmmakers, who want the movie to reach a mass audience. On February 21st, The Weinstein Company would announce plans to appeal the rating. Just two days later, they'd lose.
So what's the issue? Believe it or not, three words. Three uses of an expletive, filmmakers claim, capture the stark reality of bullying. That is what would come between an R and a PG-13 rating. By February 28th, the movie had received support from hundreds of thousands around the country, including a mom from St. Louis.
"I never thought my daughter was going to be a subject of bullying," she said.
Like so many others who believe in the cause, she'd sign an online petition to try and get the rating lowered. "A lot of people jumped on board very quickly," she added.
But, the rating wouldn't budge. Just when the ratings roller coaster would seem to be coming to a screeching halt, filmmakers would kick it into full gear. On March 30th, The Weinstein Company would release "Bully" unrated, leaving it up to each theater company to decide if they want to play the movie.
On April 5th, the filmmakers would have yet another announcement, "Bully" would be rated PG-13. A victory since the scene at the forefront of the battle, showing a teen bullied on a bus, was left fully intact. Three uses of an expletive were edited out from other scenes, ultimately persuading the ratings board to grant the PG-13 rating.


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The suspect in the kidnapping of a 9-year-old girl was found Friday afternoon, just a few hours after the girl escaped.
Jose Garcia, 29, was arrested just after 1 p.m. Friday near the city bus station in downtown Colorado Springs. Police say he was arrested without incident.
"We spotted him...came and contacted him...he was identified as the person we were looking for," authorities said at a press conference Friday afternoon.
Garcia faces a number of charges, including second-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Pueblo County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
Garcia's ex-girlfriend says police were already searching for Garcia prior to Calysta Cordova's disappearance. Garcia allegedly picked up his ex's daughter the day before Calysta's disappearance, and sexually assaulted her. The district attorney will likely file charges related to this case Monday.
Calysta went missing at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, when she was last seen at Columbian Elementary in Pueblo.
11 News has learned Calysta may have known her kidnapper; Garcia reportedly is a former neighbor.
Police say that the vehicle Calysta and her kidnapper, now believed to be Garcia, were riding in got a flat tire Friday morning. A man, thinking he was being a Good Samaritan, gave the pair a ride to the Circle K.
Officers confirmed that a gray truck found on Woodmen and Fawn Meadow, tires shredded, was the suspect's vehicle.
A witness inside the Circle K tells 11 News that the suspect and Calysta--badly beaten and looking scared--went inside a Circle K on Woodmen and Commerce Center. Calysta told the clerk she wanted to call her uncle--and instead called 911.
Calysta then started yelling "I'm not going anywhere with you, I'm waiting on my mama." The suspect, realizing what was going on, bolted.
Authorities spent the next few hours searching for Garcia. Four nearby schools were placed on secure building status during the manhunt. One school, Woodmen Roberts Elementary, was just a couple of blocks away from where the suspect's truck broke down.
Though witnesses at the Circle K say Calysta had two black eyes, a cut lip, and a bruised cheek, authorities say she was able to return home from the hospital Friday night.
Calysta's relieved parents expressed their gratitude at the outpouring of support while their daughter was missing.
"It's a feeling you don't even know. Thank you Pueblo...thank you everybody for all your support. My baby is coming home," stepfather Steven Ryno said.
A spokesman with the FBI praised Calysta for her quick thinking.
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SNOOKI has revealed that she's having a BOY. She says, quote, "Everyone said I was going to have a boy, and they were right."
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--She also claims that the changes she's made since she got pregnant are permanent . . . quote, "I'm not going to party hard anymore, even after the baby is born. Being a mom changes you."
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This could be mind blowing for young girls around the world. There's talk on the World Wide Web of Movie Gossip that "Twilight" stud ROBERT PATTINSON could appear in the "Hunger Games" sequel, "Catching Fire".
--The producers are supposedly "chasing" Pattinson for the role of Finnick Odair . . . which would mean he would also appear in the third installment, "Mockingjay".
--Adding more juice to this rumor is the fact that "Catching Fire" will be directed by Francis Lawrence . . . who directed Robert in"Water for Elephants".
--"Catching Fire" starts filming this summer, and it hits theaters in November of 2013.
Conan O'Brien Doesn't Think He'll *Ever* Speak to Jay Leno Again
It's been over two years since JAY LENO stole the "Tonight Show" back from CONAN O'BRIEN . . . but that doesn't mean that they can look back and laugh about it now.
--In an interview with the "Hollywood Reporter", Conan says that he doesn't see himself talking to Jay . . . EVER AGAIN.
--He says, quote, "The odds are we will both leave this Earth without speaking to each other, which is fine. There's really nothing to say. We both know the deal. He knows, I know. I'd rather just forget."
Phillip Phillips Is Your New American Idol. Now He Can Get Kidney Surgery
After a record 132.2 million votes were cast, PHILLIP PHILLIPS beat out JESSICA SANCHEZ to become your new American Idol.
--Once the chaos dies down and he's done doing publicity, Phillip will get the KIDNEY SURGERY he's been needing.
--This might cause him to miss a few dates on this summer's "Idols Live" tour.
Are These the Celebrities Who Will Compete on the All-Star Season of "Dancing with the Stars"?
"Dancing with the Stars" is doing an ALL-STAR season this fall. The cast hasn't been announced yet, but that isn't going to keep the Internet from speculating.
--"Us" magazine claims the producers' wish list includes:
--Mario Lopez . . . who came in second on Season Three
--Lance Bass . . . who came in third on Season Seven
--Melissa Rycroft . . . who came in third on Season Eight
--Gilles Marini . . . who came in second on Season Eight
--Kelly Osbourne . . . who came in third on Season Nine
--Bristol Palin . . . who came in third on Season 11
--Kyle Massey . . . who came in second on Season 11
--Chelsea Kane . . . who came in third on Season 12
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In news that will totally shock no one anywhere, "Big Bang Theory" star JIM PARSONS is gay.
--Technically, he didn't come out of the closet. His sexuality was revealed at the end of a story the "New York Times" did about his work on Broadway.
--The piece said, quote, "Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship." There's been no word yet from Parsons himself.
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I have the 25mm Nokton and LOVE it. It's my favourite lens.
This is equally appealing, though I'd really like to see some image samples first. The 25mm does have a fair amount of CA wide open, but man it pulls a lot of light in. I can shoot hand-held in near darkness at ISO 200.
I do wonder, though, if the 35mm EFL would be as appealing on a 2x crop sensor as on the larger ones. 35mm is normal on 1.6x and semi-wide on FF, but on a little MFT it's just a random number. Hmm...
And, to the people complaining about lack of AF, take a look at the rear of one of these lenses. There simply isn't room for electrical contacts around the enormous rear element.
As for the weight, so what if it weighs more than my camera body? Together they're still lighter than the average FF lens.
Cosina announces Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds
Cosina has announced the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 manual focus prime lens for the Micro Four Thirds system. The lens gives a 35mm equivalent field-of-view on the system and has been designed with silent, stepless aperture control for videography. The lens offers a wider-angle alternative to the company's Nokton 25mm F0.95. The Japanese price translates as around $1500. (via DCWatch)
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I have the 25mm Nokton and LOVE it. It's my favourite lens.
the rear element of Nikon's MF 50/1.2 also jams the most of throat but they still managed to make an AF-S one at about the same "high" quality as Canon 35/1.4L.
Weight, cost and filter size count against this lens.
I moved from Nikon DSLR to m43 to save weight and size, and I can't see the point of whacking half a kilo on the end of my E-P3.
Also, I've standardised all my m43 filters at 46mm, which fit most of the other prime lenses.
I suspect that the 17.5 Nokton is soft wide-open, just like the 25mm Nokton, which means it needs to be stopped down to around f1.4 - f1.8 to get sharp results.
I think I'd rather spend US$500 on a 17.5mm f1.4, which doesn't exist yet. Hurry up, M. Zuiko!
it is an f0.95 lens. what do you think the size and cost should be for an f0.95 lens? just like your f2.8 lens?
This simple and seemingly fantastic solution for silent and stepless aperture control was widely used in days before automatic stop-down lenses. The mechanism was called preset diaphragm. You can find preset outfitted fine used Japanese, Russian and German lenses for reasonable price.
I am in love... until I see the price...
what did you expect? .95 aperture for $99 ? Keep dreaming.
Learn to pay for what you get.
This is what I was expecting to see in that Sony NEX lens lineup, something actually exciting and unique.
This is extremely tempting!
I LOVE my Nokton 25mm and this 17.5mm would make a fantastic companion lens!
Woow, why don't they put gears in the focus ring so that is follow focus ready... ?
where is the e-mount for this and the 25mm? please , pretty please
I wonder why DPR never had news on the 25mm version when it came out.
The 25mm was announced in the same article that announced that Cosina was joining Micro Four Thirds.
Sorry I have to mention that you carry tonnes of stupidity
I'll admit, I'd be seriously tempted were I a m43 shooter.
m4/3 system is gaining on my attention.
Would be wicked with NEX focus peaking.
The vignetting might be pretty wicked, too. ;-)
Supposedly there are M4/3 to NEX lens adaptors available.
You can still get 12mp (no vignetting) out of a cropped image from the NEX 5N using 43 and m43 lenses. Not to mention that you can also get the full square image from the 5N sensor as well. Worth considering...
Yawn, wake me up with they hit F/0.8. f0.95 is not terribly impressive when you only have to produce an image circle 1/4th the size of fullframe. sure the intensity of light is high, but the total amount of light passed through the lens is not worthy of that price tag.
It shows you have no clue.
haha you make me laugh with your stupidity.
shut up if you dont know much about the technical aspect behind the construction moron.
why even post that ..?
Ha ha, you really have no idea how dumb & clueless you just made yourself sound, do you?
This is effectively a 35mm F/1.8 lens in 35mm equiv. including light transmission and DOF. I kinda think its impressive.
Make it look like a Leica lens and you guys just swoon. I'm just saying, you put a magnifying glass on the back of 35mm 1.4 and you'd have a brighter aperture than this. How's that for "technical"
It's not an impressive lens. Lets say you have a viewfinder, lets pretend this is a 4/3 lens and not a micro 4/3. So you have a mirror and a viewfinder. If the viewfinder displayed an image the same size as a Canon 5d viewfinder, this lens on a 4/3 would produce a substantially dimmer image in the viewfinder than a 35mm f/1.4 on a 5d.
Do you understand how that matters? You get how that works? how it doesn't actually gather that much light in comparison to a full 35mm lens? I know you guys can't see past the numbers you are presented, but seriously, use your brain.
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@REapper DOF depends on one thing only -- the diameter of the aperture. This is therefore in all respects the same as a 17.5 mm f/0.95 lens on a full frame camera, only the image circle is smaller and you need to crop the image. Cropping, however, doesn't reduce DOF or the amount of light falling on the same area of the sensor. It just changes the apparent focal length.
But distance from the subject does change the DOF and since you crop the image you stand further away so increase this distance and therefore increase DOF
0.95 is already pushing it...
The Canon 50 0.95 was soft and had every kind of optical aberration you could think of
This is also WIDE and fast...
Hell, you don't even have C and D mount lenses faster than F0.95...
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He's not wrong. The light gathering abilities of any "fast" lens on a sensor this small are pretty pathetic compared to what cheaper lenses do on 35/FF. Also your ability to isolate is way down.
> Cropping, however, doesn't reduce DOF
So very very wrong.
It's ONLY the diameter of the aperture and nothing else at all. It's hard physics. Longer and brighter lenses have less DOF only because their diameter is bigger. Shorter and dimmer lenses have more DOF only because their diameter is smaller. Cropping is completely irrelevant. Take a shallow DOF photograph and crop it in Photoshop. The DOF will not change, no matter how much you crop it.
To estimate how much DOF you will have, take the focal length of your lens and divide it by the relative aperture number. Hence, a 58/2 lens will have an aperture of 29 mm on all the camera formats ever invented. The DOF will be the same regardless of weather you've mounted it on a mobile phone or a full frame camera. Only the magnification of the picture will be different.
Another dinosaur trying to justify their ego cam.
Face it, dude. Small is cool. It's what's happening. It's where all the new exciting things are appearing.
This is equivalent of a 35mm/1.8 for 135 small format film when comparing depth of field and angle of view, but it's still an f0.95 lens with regards to transmitting light giving it a 2 stop advantage on a typical fast 35mm/F2.0. Criticising the lens for having a bad performance if you used it on a 135-format camera is ludicrous and akin to trashing 135-format lenses for their bad performance when used on your 645-format camera. It is suited to the smaller sensor of the four thirds-system with the advantages and disadvantages that brings.
For videography applications, the focus throw and breathing characteristics will most probably be superior compared to FF or APS-C equivalents. Voigtländer has a good track record with their previous Noktons in this department. Cosina owns Zeiss, so I reckon they know how to build cinema lenses.
In my opinion, you simply can't have the video quality of a hacked GH2 in any FF camera. Sizewise, GH2 + Voigtländer 17.5mm is still a lighter combination than any FF camera body alone.
Cosina doesn't "own Zeiss" - they manufacture some lenses for Zeiss - based on Zeiss specs and designs.
I stand corrected. They announced a partnership with Zeiss back in November 2004. Here are some of the lenses Cosina currently manufactures for Zeiss:
ZE, ZF, ZF.2 SLR-lenses,
Distagon T*:
Planar T*:
Makro Planar T*:
ZM RF-lenses,
Distagon T*:
C Biogon T*:
Biogon T*:
Planar T*:
C Sonnar T*:
Tele-Tessar T*:
ZV medium format lenses,
Distagon T*:
Macro Planar T*:
Sonnar T*:
Cosina doesn't manufacture any cine style lenses for Zeiss. That being said, many Zeiss cine style lenses, like the compact primes, are based on those classic optical designs listed above. Who knows, Cosina may have taken a design clue or another from there?
I miss lens reviews.
17/0.95 provides the equivalent DOF really as 35/1.9 (for US$1,500 for manual focus instead of US$200 for AF). Sending its image to a poorer sensor. Absurd.
Wow really? Trolling? Camera trolls are the worst aren't they?
But fullframe body cost more than $1500 :)
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Dont be rude and note that fullframe sensor has better signal/noise ratio than 2x cropped
D800 is USD3000, but it's new camera. FF could cost not above 2000-2500 USD (used or new).
Anyway, 35/2 is good lens in any system. And rather cheap. As for IQ - FF killed crop 2 forever. Noise, resolution and so on.
Many people use m43 when they don't want to walk around with a huge, heavy FF body or for an opportunity to use the GH2 which is one of the best HDSLR video camera available. The Voigtlander 25 0.95 may be pricey, but it is one of the best performing m43 lenses.
For video, if you're using AF, your not doing it right, so the fact the the CV are MF is not a minus. DOF aside, it's still a bright lens with a nice 10-blade aperture made for bokeh. But it's not a mass produced lens. As such it is expensive, but judging by the high prices they sell for on Ebay auctions, plenty of people are interested in buying them, me included.
Sorry for being rude.
Also note, if you go to full frame, you find yourself stoping down your lens so they sharpen up. No need to do that with u4/3 (they tend to be very sharp wide open, and tack sharp with one or two clicks)
Please stop the trolling.
Well 17/0.95 make 35 F2 is Full Frame performance, except you need 2 stop less ISO for an image with the same exposure.
So assuming you need to use ISO 6400 on your D800, an E-M1 user need only ISO1600.
I would imagine a E-M1 ISO1600 would definitely beat the D800, despite having a lower resolution.
M4/3 achieve it cheaper overall, in a lighter package.
@ijack. Actually no. FF is four times the size as m4/3 so that's the 2 stops there. Also consider D800 uses SONY's best sensor yet while E-M1 use Panasonic's 2nd worst sensor. As people have keep reminding me, they are in different class and in this case, D800 is about 2~3 classes above E-M1 in terms of IQ.
Whatever the size, if the D800 ISO6400, beat E-M5 ISO1600, I am convinced.
And this is benchmark people should use for equivalence, same size, equivalent F stop, corresponding ISO under the same light situation.
hello ogl, thankyou for showing your absolutely little knowledge of micro fourthirds, that just makes you look like an idiot to all of us here.
mFT user have their own opinion of why they dont use FF. Size is the most common reason. go play with your FF camera there if you are happy with the weight. cheers and STFU
Guys, you are speculating on the small size of MFT body forgetting that this 0.95 lens in quite huge and heavy.
Huge and heavy? It's not that big. "Huge" in µ4/3 terms at 80mm yeah, compared to APS-C lenses- no. Heavy- yeah, it's made out of metal and has a high build quality. It reminds me of many old lenses I've owned, but made for a modern native mount.
If by "poorer sensor" you are talking about noise at equal ISO, then your f-stop equivalence fixes that: you need four times the ISO speed with a 35/1.9 on a far more expensive "legacy format" body.
Sounds perfect to me, a bit heavy though. But good magnification and build and optical quality are assured from Voigtlander.
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Baldwin 0370050
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Door Guard & Surface Bolt Collection Heavy Duty Semi-Concealed Surface Bolt - 8 Inch
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As the world marks Malaria Day today, an international lobby –"United Against Malaria" has unveiled door to door campaigns to educate the public, specifically in rural areas on the symptoms and proper treatment of the killer disease.
John Hopkins University's Director of Projects Waziri Nyoni, revealed the plans in Dar es Salaam during the Private Sector Partnership Malaria Workshop as part of the activities ahead of WMD.
He said the campaigns had already kicked off countrywide specifically in rural areas in a move geared to reduce the number of malaria deaths by advocating and providing education to the people on symptoms and proper treatment.
Nyoni pointed out that the campaigns have started generating positive impacts as most of people in remote areas were currently getting malaria treatment at the right time compared to previous years where some people died of malaria due delay in getting treatment.
United Against Malaria's Coordinator Michael Ngatunga said in line with World Malaria Day theme: "Sustain Gains, Save Lives : Invest in Malaria" malaria can be presented and treated through simple tools like mosquito nets, effective medicine and safe in door residual spraying.
Ngatunga said Tanzania has made a great strides in malaria control where by in October last year it completed universal coverage campaign that set out to cover every sleeping space with a long lasting insecticide treated net and investment in malaria control have created unprecedented momentum and yielded remarkable returns in the past few years.
"In the last two years more than 26.4 million nets were distributed free of charge to Tanzanians. Other malaria interventions are being rapidly scaled up across the country and the continued and expanded engagement of private contributors which will play a critical role in ensuring the long term success of fights against malaria" he said.
Meanwhile, National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) has requested the government to allocate 5.0bn/- in the coming financial year to fight malaria.
The NMCP Programme Manager in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Ally Mohamed told The Guardian said the fight against the disease would be won: "In order to sustain the Gains in the war against Malaria, all stakeholders including the media must remain vigilant in order to crowd out the use of mono-therapies and also educate people on the correct usage of treated bed nets and other interventions."
He stressed that reduction of malaria deaths by a third over the last decade in Africa shows that investing in Malaria does bring results. It has also shown that these gains are fragile and will be reversed unless malaria continues to be a priority for decision-makers and donors.
However, Zanzibar's Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Mohamed Jidawi, said that the major task at the moment was to eradicate malaria completely.
Dr. Jidawi said: "Through Zanzibar Malaria Control Programme we were able to start a programme through mobile phones whereby new Malaria patients are able to be detected weekly in the affected zones." For his part a senior public health official at Ifakara, Dr Boniface Idindili said, more than 20 health centers and dispensaries in the districts that were visited indicated a reduction of patients suffering from Malaria in last year.
Meanwhile NetsforLife, an initiative working to eliminate malaria in Africa, has nnounced that it has reduced the rate of the disease by 45 per cent in more than 5,000 communities across 17 sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, a total of 155,020 Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets have been distributed to selected areas since 2006.
Through the financial support of its corporate partners Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil and Standard Chartered, the initiative has saved the lives of more than 100,000 children under five, saying it hopes its achievement inspires other corporate partners to join the fight to eliminate malaria.
NetsforLife has trained nearly 74,000 community volunteers to distribute nets and teach people how to prevent malaria, since it started in 2006, the statement said, adding that as a result, more than 8.5 million malaria nets have been delivered to communities where malaria is prevalent and 25 million people have been educated about the mosquito borne disease.
Through its network of local churches, faith-based groups and NGOs, NetsforLife can access remote communities typically unreached by national health programmes, the statement said. The initiative, however, depends on donations for malaria net distribution and malaria education campaigns.
Shaun Walsh, Executive Director of NetsforLife said: "Through the help of our donors and volunteers we have helped save the lives of thousands, who will go on to share their knowledge of malaria prevention with others. This is a phenomenal achievement and a testament to the impact we can make through partnerships.
However, there is still more work to be done. We hope our success will inspire other corporate donors to join us in our partnership to eliminate malaria." NetsforLife is also seeing the benefits of community education which is leading to positive behavioral change around the use of life-saving malaria nets.
According to the initiative, more than 85 per cent of households in the communities where it operates now own at least two mosquito nets, compared to around six per cent of households in 2006.
Nine out of 10 people are aware that malaria is caused by a bite from an infected mosquito compared to four out of 10 people in 2006. NetsforLife has made a positive impact in Tanzania. Over 3,000 Malaria agents have been trained from 2006, and through working with the Malaria agents, 873,490 people have been sensitized and educated about Malaria prevention in Tanzania.


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30 U.S. Code § 1004 - Rents and royalties
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(a) In general
Geothermal leases shall provide for—
(1) a royalty on electricity produced using geothermal resources, other than direct use of geothermal resources, that shall be—
(A) not less than 1 percent and not more than 2.5 percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity produced from such resources during the first 10 years of production under the lease; and
(2) a royalty on any byproduct that is a mineral specified in the first section of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181), and that is derived from production under the lease, at the rate of the royalty that applies under that Act [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.] to production of the mineral under a lease under that Act; and
(3) payment in advance of an annual rental of not less than—
(A) for each of the 1st through 10th years of the lease—
(i) in the case of a lease awarded in a noncompetitive lease sale, $1 per acre or fraction thereof; or
(B) for each year after the 10th year of the lease, $5 per acre or fraction thereof; [1]
(b) Direct use
(1) In general
Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Secretary shall establish a schedule of fees, in lieu of royalties for geothermal resources, that a lessee or its affiliate—
(2) Schedule of fees
The schedule of fees—
(3) State, tribal, or local governments
If a State, tribal, or local government is the lessee and uses geothermal resources without sale and for public purposes other than commercial generation of electricity, the Secretary shall charge only a nominal fee for use of the resource.
(4) Final regulation
In issuing any final regulation establishing a schedule of fees under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek—
(c) Final regulation establishing royalty rates
In issuing any final regulation establishing royalty rates under this section, the Secretary shall seek—
(d) Credits for in-kind payments of electricity
The Secretary may provide to a lessee a credit against royalties owed under this chapter, in an amount equal to the value of electricity provided under contract to a State or county government that is entitled to a portion of such royalties under section 1019 of this title, section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191), except as otherwise provided by this section, or section 355 of this title, if—
(1) the Secretary has approved in advance the contract between the lessee and the State or county government for such in-kind payments;
(e) Crediting of rental toward royalty
Any annual rental under this section that is paid with respect to a lease before the first day of the year for which the annual rental is owed shall be credited to the amount of royalty that is required to be paid under the lease for that year.
(f) Advanced royalties required for cessation of production
(1) In general
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), if, at any time after commercial production under a lease is achieved, production ceases for any reason, the lease shall remain in full force and effect for a period of not more than an aggregate number of 10 years beginning on the date production ceases, if, during the period in which production is ceased, the lessee pays royalties in advance at the monthly average rate at which the royalty was paid during the period of production.
(2) Reduction
The amount of any production royalty paid for any year shall be reduced (but not below 0) by the amount of any advanced royalties paid under the lease to the extent that the advance royalties have not been used to reduce production royalties for a prior year.
(3) Exceptions
Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the cessation in production is required or otherwise caused by—
(g) Termination of lease for failure to pay rental
(1) In general
The Secretary shall terminate any lease with respect to which rental is not paid in accordance with this chapter and the terms of the lease under which the rental is required, on the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date of the failure to pay the rental.
(2) Notification
The Secretary shall promptly notify a lessee that has not paid rental required under the lease that the lease will be terminated at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1).
[1] So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
Source(Pub. L. 91–581, § 5,Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1567; Pub. L. 109–58, title II, §§ 223(a), 224 (a), 228, 230, 232, 233, 236 (7),Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 661, 662, 667–670, 672.)
References in Text
The Mineral Leasing Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181 of this title and Tables.
2005—Pub. L. 109–58, §§ 223(a)(1)–(3), 224(a)(1), 228, 230(1)–(3), 233(a), 236(7), inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, redesignated subpars. (1) and (2) of par. (c) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, redesignated pars. (a) to (d) as pars. (1) to (4), respectively, of subsec. (a), added new pars. (1) to (3) of subsec. (a) and struck out former pars. (1) to (4) of subsec. (a) which related to royalties for amount or value of steam or other form of heat energy, royalty for value of byproducts, payment of annual rental, and royalties in lieu of rentals.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–58, § 223(a)(4), added subsec. (b).
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 109–58, § 224(a)(2), added subsecs. (c) and (d).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–58, § 230(4), added subsec. (e).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–58, § 232, added subsec. (f).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 109–58, § 233(b), added subsec. (g).
Effective Date of 2005 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 223(c),Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 662, provided that: "The schedule of fees established under the amendment made by subsection (a)(4) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to payments under a lease converted under this subsection that are due and owing, and have been paid, on or after July 16, 2003. This subsection shall not require the refund of royalties paid to a State under section 20 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019) prior to the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 8, 2005]."
Incentives and Royalties for Existing Leases
Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 224(c)–(e), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 663, 664, provided that:
"(c) Near-Term Production Incentive for Existing Leases.—
"(1) In general.—Notwithstanding section 5(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [30 U.S.C. 1004 (a)], the royalty required to be paid shall be 50 percent of the amount of the royalty otherwise required, on any lease issued before the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 8, 2005] that does not convert to new royalty terms under subsection (e)—
"(A) with respect to commercial production of energy from a facility that begins such production in the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; or
"(B) on qualified expansion geothermal energy.
"(2) 4-year application.—Paragraph (1) applies only to new commercial production of energy from a facility in the first 4 years of such production.
"(d) Definition of Qualified Expansion Geothermal Energy.—In this section [amending this section and section 1019 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section], the term 'qualified expansion geothermal energy' means geothermal energy produced from a generation facility for which—
"(1) the production is increased by more than 10 percent as a result of expansion of the facility carried out in the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 8, 2005]; and
"(2) such production increase is greater than 10 percent of the average production by the facility during the 5-year period preceding the expansion of the facility (as such average is adjusted to reflect any trend in changes in production during that period).
"(e) Royalty Under Existing Leases.—
"(1) In general.—Any lessee under a lease issued under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) before the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 8, 2005] may, within the time period specified in paragraph (2), submit to the Secretary of the Interior a request to modify the terms of the lease relating to payment of royalties to provide—
"(A) in the case of a lease that meets the requirements of subsection (b) ofsection 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1004) (as amended by section 223), that royalties be based on the schedule of fees established under that section; and
"(B) in the case of any other lease, that royalties be computed on a percentage of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity, at a royalty rate that is expected to yield total royalty payments equivalent to payments that would have been received for comparable production under the royalty rate in effect for the lease before the date of enactment of this subsection.
"(2) Timing.—A request for a modification under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior by the date that is not later than—
"(A) in the case of a lease for direct use, 18 months after the effective date of the schedule of fees established by the Secretary of the Interior under section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1004); or
"(B) in the case of any other lease, 18 months after the effective date of the final regulation issued under subsection (a) [amending this section].
"(3) Application of modification.—If the lessee requests modification of a lease under paragraph (1)—
"(A) the Secretary of the Interior shall, within 180 days after the receipt of the request for modification, modify the lease to comply with—
"(i) in the case of a lease for direct use, the schedule of fees established by the Secretary under section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1004); or
"(ii) in the case of any other lease, the royalty for the lease established under paragraph (1)(B); and
"(B) the modification shall apply to any use of geothermal resources to which subsection (a) [amending this section] applies that occurs after the date of the modification.
"(4) Consultation.—The Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the State and local governments affected by any proposed changes in lease royalty terms under this subsection."
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29 U.S. Code § 53 - "Person" or "persons" defined
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The word "person" or "persons" wherever used in section 52 of this title shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
Source(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 1,38 Stat. 730.)
Section is based on the 3d par. of section 1(a) of the Clayton Act (Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, as amended by section 305(b) ofPub. L. 94–435, Sept. 30, 1976). Section 1 of the Clayton Act is classified in its entirety to section 12 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
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Kibbutz Number One is a mission in The Ballad of Gay Tony. It is given by Mori Kibbutz to Luis Lopez.
Tony then call Luis to let him know that someone whom Tony owes money needed some help, Mori Kibbutz, Brucie's big brother. Mori and Luis talk about the situation while the two travel to the docks. Once there, they meet some drug dealers, that Mori had ripped off in the past, and so refused to do business with him anymore. Mori tries to force them to hand over the goods, which prompts them to become hostile and start the ambush. Luis and Mori manage to kill them off, and board a speedboat, in which they chase down the fleeing gangsters. Mori shoots at the boats and tells Luis to throw sticky bombs onto each of the three boats and to detonate them. After all three boats are destroyed, Luis drops Mori off at the shore and the mission concludes.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get to the docks
- Get down to the docks
- Take out all of Mori's rivals
- Get to the jetty
- Chase after the boats and destroy them
- Take Mori to the docks
100% Objectives
Complete the mission in 6:00
Take less than 50% damage
Have less than 60% boat damage
Achieve a top boat speed of 70mph. (First person view helps achieve this).
Kill 10 enemies via headshots
Have 70% accuracy
Eliminate the guy with the rocket launcher before a rocket is fired.
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Updates Recorded in LOGDB
The LOGDB system databank contains logged update information for each databank with LOG option.
It is recommended that all databanks, including LOGDB, are backed up at the same time and that LOGDB is cleared after backup by resetting the log. Thus, the backed up LOGDB will contain the information required to make databanks from the preceding backup consistent with the current backup.
This will provide double backup protection by allowing a lost databank to be recovered in one of the two ways listed below:
- restore the databank from the most recent backup and apply the updates currently held in LOGDB, or
- restore the databank from an earlier backup, then sequentially use the LOGDB files from each subsequent backup to make the databank consistent with the most recent backup, and finally apply the updates currently held in LOGDB.
The records in LOGDB should be cleared after a complete backup, in order to maintain consistency between the backup and LOGDB. This ensures that LOGDB only contains information about changes made to a databank since the last backup of it was taken. (It is possible to backup databanks without clearing LOGDB records, although care must be taken as this leaves the backup and LOGDB in an inconsistent state).
The ability to restore databank updates from a backup copy of LOGDB replaces the databank incremental backups which were supported in previous versions of Mimer SQL. These are still supported for backward compatibility but it is now recommended that LOGDB backups always be taken to offer the same double protection.
Caution: If, for any reason, the LOGDB databank is lost, no problems will be encountered immediately. All changes will have been properly recorded in the application databanks. A new, empty, LOGDB can simply replace the log that was lost.
However, a backup of the entire database must be taken immediately. The new LOGDB will be empty, and therefore in a state consistent with a backup of all databanks having just been taken and all LOGDB records cleared.
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