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by Vijaykumar Ijeri, Snehal Bane, Komal Shah and Prerna Goradia, Grauer & Weil (India) Ltd.
(A printable PDF version of this paper is available by clicking HERE.)
Electroless nickel-phosphorus coatings are used on metallic components to enhance corrosion resistance, wear resistance and durability. Further improvement in properties can be obtained by adding additional alloying elements or nanoparticles. Tungsten is a hard, robust metal with high melting point and good resistance to acids and alkalis. However, it is a difficult metal to deposit. This paper describes the successful electroless co-deposition of tungsten within a nickel-phosphorus matrix to yield several advantageous properties. In particular, the Ni-P-W deposits obtained by the electroless process have resultant hardness in the range of 750-850 HV which increases on annealing. Tungsten content of 2-4 wt% is found in the deposits under optimized operating bath conditions. Further, the effect of operating parameters, like pH and temperature, on the rate of deposition, alloy composition and other surface properties are presented.
Keywords: electroless alloy deposition, nickel-phosphorus tungsten alloys, corrosion resistant coatings, wear resistant coatings
The discovery of electroless plating is credited to Brenner & Riddell in the 1940s. Today electroless nickel (EN) plating has grown into a very substantial segment of the metal finishing industry. Electroless nickel coatings have been available to engineers and designers for more than five decades. This process has been called autocatalytic, chemical nickel plating or electroless nickel plating.
Electroless deposition can be done both on metals as well as nonconductors. Metals are easily coated with electroless deposits using hot baths. Nonconductors need to be activated with catalysts to initiate plating. This paper will focus only on the plating of mild steel.
There is a large variety of EN coatings, typically defined by their alloy content, the most common being Ni-P alloys. These deposits give a low coefficient of friction and are anti-galling. They have good as-plated hardness and can be further hardened by post-plating heat treatment processes. These deposits have excellent corrosion performance in many types of environments. The hardness and corrosion properties are very much dependent on phosphorus content. There have been studies on the relationships linking deposit phosphorus levels to the resulting hardness both before and after post-plating heat treatment processes.
Wear performance has also been shown to be primarily a function of the deposit hardness, and this has been related to alloy phosphorus content. A few common properties are listed in Table 1.
Nickel-phosphorus deposition with a hypophosphite reducer is usually represented by the following reactions: (1,2) dissociation of salts, (3) reduction of nickel cations and (4) oxidation of hypophosphite:
1. NiSO4 + H2O → Ni+2 + SO4-2 + H2O
2. NaH2PO2 + H2O → Na+ + H2PO2- + H2O
3. Ni+2 + H2PO2- + H2O → Ni + H2PO3- + 2H+
Table 1 - Comparison of properties obtained from different Ni-P alloys.
The main reasons for the widespread industrial use of electroless nickel plating are to be found in the unique properties of electroless nickel deposits. An advantage of electroless nickel plating is its ability to coat interior surfaces of pipes, valves and other parts on a variety of materials, including metals, plastics, glass and ceramics. Based on the excellent properties of the coatings, the electroless deposition of Ni-P has been widely investigated. Promising results on optimizing the characteristics of the Ni-P system by the introduction of a third element to form ternary Ni-P-based alloy coatings have been recently reported. The ternary systems that have been studied include Ni-Cu-P,1,2 Ni-W-P,3,4,5 Ni-Re-P and Ni-Zn-P.6
Among these, the introduction of tungsten appears attractive because of the unique properties listed in Table 2. Tungsten is a hard, robust metal with high melting point and good resistance to acids and alkalis. Co-deposition of tungsten within a nickel-phosphorus matrix is expected to yield advantageous properties.
Table 2 - Properties of individual elements for Ni-W-P.
Electroless Ni-P-W
Our Ni-P-W bath is essentially a mix of nickel and tungsten salts, with complexing agents, stabilizers and buffering agents. The bath is ideally operated at a temperature around 85°C under slightly alkaline conditions, pH ~8.2. With these conditions, the tungsten content in the deposits is ~3 wt%.
Tungsten cannot be deposited alone, either chemically or electrochemically. Co-deposition of tungsten with some of the other transition metals is possible. Electrochemically, it is possible to co-deposit tungsten up to about 70 wt% with nickel, but by an electroless process, it is much less, ~5 wt%. Nevertheless, even such a small amount of tungsten in the Ni-P film is sufficient to enhance the properties of the surface. It is known that phosphorus content has an effect on the hardness of the coating. A comparison of surface properties due to the presence/absence of tungsten in the deposit with similar phosphorus content can be appreciated from Table 3. These Ni-P-W deposits had a tungsten content of ~3 wt%. SEM images of the high-phosphorus (~12 wt%) deposits are shown in Fig. 1.
Table 3 - Comparison of Ni-P versus Ni-P-W coating properties.
Figure 1 - SEM images of electroless deposits Ni-P-W (L) and Ni-P (R) with P= ~12 wt%.
In addition to the above properties, the corrosion resistance to neutral 5% salt spray was about 10 to 15% more for Ni-P-W coatings when compared to equivalent Ni-P deposits. When mild steel panels with ~10 µm thick coatings were immersed in 5% NaCl solutions, the regular low phosphorus coating developed red spots in 3 hr, while the regular high phosphorus (~12 wt% P) coating and the Ni-P-W (with ~6 wt% P) coating failed after 22 hr. From this, it is understood that incorporation of tungsten in the deposits increases the hardness as well as the corrosion resistance. The phosphorus and tungsten contents can be varied by changing the proportions of nickel and tungsten salts and complexing agents.
Effect of pH and temperature
A series of experiments was carried out to determine the effect of pH variation on the rate of deposition and the elemental composition. The pH was varied from 6 to 9, while the temperature was maintained constant between 85 and 87°C. Then a pH of 8 (optimum) was kept constant and the temperature was varied. The results are shown for constant temperature in Fig. 2, and constant pH in Fig. 3.
Figure 2 - Effect of pH on the rate of deposition at constant temperature (85-87°C).
Figure 3 - Effect of temperature on rate of deposition at constant pH = 8.
The bath is unstable below pH 6 and it is difficult to maintain a pH above 9 at high temperatures. The phosphorus content in the coatings decreases from ~10.5 wt% to ~6 wt% as the pH is increased from 6 to 9. Concurrently there is a small increase in nickel content. The tungsten content doesn't vary much, i.e., it remains around 2-4 wt%. The effect of varying temperature on phosphorus co-deposition is meager, but with aging of the bath, there is a steady increase of phosphorus content in the deposits. From these studies, it was concluded that the optimum temperature and pH should be 85°C and 8, respectively. With these conditions, one gets cauliflower-like deposits with ~3 wt% W. After heat treatment at 400°C for 1 hr or at 200°C for 4 hr in air, the hardness of the deposits increases from ~800 HV to ~1100 HV. Heating at 400°C causes a change in color, whereas heating at 200°C does not. There is also some oxide formation due to heat treatment in air. The surface morphologies of the deposit as-plated and after heat treatment are shown in Fig. 4. The EDS spectra for an as-plated coating is shown in Fig. 5.
Figure 4 - Morphology of Ni-P-W electroless deposits: as plated (L) and after heat treatment (R).
Wear resistance and hardness
High hardness often translates to high wear resistance. Resistance to wear is often cited as one of the features and a primary reason to utilize electroless Ni-P deposits for many applications. Ni-P alloys possess a natural lubricity, and so all electroless Ni coatings have some level of resistance to many types of wear situations. Depending on phosphorus content, Ni-P deposits can be amorphous (>11 wt% P), crystalline (< 4.5 wt% P) or a mixture of both (5-10 wt% P). The electroless Ni-P-W presented in this study falls in the last category. Heat treatment of these deposits at different temperatures and durations of time will cause structural changes, specifically crystallization through the formation of nickel phosphide (Ni3P), to occur in these deposits which are responsible for hardness improvement.
Figure 5 - SEM-EDS of a Ni-P-W electroless coating.
Wear can be considered as the progressive loss of material from a surface as a result of some relative motion between that surface and another one. In real-time wear interactions, considerations regarding metal-to-metal contact and the condition and hardness of the contacting surfaces must be taken into account. Wear testing can be complicated, both inside and outside of the laboratory. It has been accepted that if the ENP deposit is hard, or hardened by post-plating heat treatment, the deposit will have improved wear performance. However, this is not true in all cases. Wear is a function of both hardness and lubricity. Ni-P-W deposits showed a reduction in the coefficient of friction by almost half compared to regular electroless Ni-P deposits. Defining the wear resistance requirement for a deposit through the type of testing is important, but we must also acknowledge that testing any deposit in a comparative environment under similar conditions only serves as a predictor of performance under that specific set of conditions. Under identical conditions, the Taber Wear Index values of Ni-P-W deposits were nearly halved after heat treatment at 400°C for 1 hr.
The Ni-P-W coatings are strongly adherent to a variety of substrates following usual pretreatment practices and are also compatible with regular Ni-P deposits to build multilayer coatings (Fig. 6).
Figure 6 - Cross sectional SEM image of Ni-P-W electroless coating on steel (L) and double layer coating of Ni-P-W on high phosphorus Ni-P (R).
Typical applications are illustrated in Fig. 7.
Figure 7 - A textile winding drum (L) and piston rods (R) coated with electroless Ni-P-W.
Electroless Ni-P-W is an improvement over the traditional high/mid/low phosphorus deposits, as it confers improved hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance to the substrates from a single system which is not possible with regular ENP baths. More research into alloy depositions will certainly advance the chemistry and technology further.
1. Y. Wang, C. Xio and D. Zing, Plating & Surface Finishing, 83 (3), 57 (1996).
2. S. Armyanov, et al., J. Electrochem. Soc., 143 (11), 3692 (1996).
3. P. Nash, Phase Diagrams of Binary Nickel Alloys, ASM International, June, 1991; p. 235
4. B.W. Zhang, et al., Mater. Charact., 37 (2-3),119 (1996).
5. Y-Y. Tsai, et al., Surf. Coat. Technol., 146-147, 502 (2001).
6. M. Bouanani, et al., J. Appl. Electrochem., 29 (5), 637 (1999).
Note: Coating thicknesses were determined by x-ray fluorescence methods (CMI - Oxford Instruments) and by weight difference. Imaging of the surface morphology and alloy compositions were done by scanning electron microscopy (FEI - Quanta 200 ). Hardness measurements were done by nano-indentation (Fischerscope HM 2000). The coefficient of friction was measured with a Pin-on-Disk Tribometer (CSM Instruments). Finally, the wear index was measured on a Taber Rotary Platform Model 5135.

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|What they're saying about Celtics-Lakers
|06.14.10 at 2:19 pm ET
Fueled by a raucous TD Garden crowd, a bench that wouldn't quit and an apparent lack of serious competition, the Celtics took a 3-2 series lead over the Lakers Sunday night with their 92-86 win. The storylines have stayed the same throughout the series. The C's have stepped up and played as a team with a new leader emerging every game, while the Lakers have been inconsistent and led by one strong player, usually Kobe Bryant. Game 5 was just more of the same, and the national headlines the day after have told the same tale.
Los Angeles:
- Most of the criticism against Kobe and the Lakers originates from LA:
— T.J. Simers of the LA Times writes the harshest criticism by refusing to call him by name, opting for Our Ball Hog instead.
— Mark Medina from the Times' Lakers Blog places the blame on the rest of the Lakers for not supporting their leader.
— The LA Daily News' Vincent Bonsignore discusses how calm and quiet Kobe was during the postgame press conference. Alongside that, Bonsignore says that the captain 'really isn't interested in prodding his teammates along with some fiery speech over the next few days.'
- Bill Plaschke believes that this 2010 series is starting to resemble the 2008 series and it seems as though the Lakers are throwing in the towel.
- The Lakers' big men ' Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum ' have been largely ineffective and just taking up space on the court, writes Mike Bresnahan.
- Meanwhile, the Daily News' Elliot Teaford reports that Lamar Odom hasn't been acting like his normal, bubbly self in and around the Lakers' clubhouse this series because of his poor play.
- Jeff Zilgitt of USA Today chalks up the C's Game 5 victory to their big four starters: Pierce, Rondo, Allen and Garnett.
- Also from USA Today, Michael Falgoust noticed that Bryant's shooting percentage for the series is down to 42.5 percent, his lowest since the first round against Oklahoma City when he had swollen knee problems.
- Pau Gasol has been nothing more than a 'spectator to the Kobe Bryant show.' According to The Associated Press, Gasol wouldn't 'get himself involved or the Lakers wouldn't involve him' in Game 5.
- Kevin Garnett is noncommittal about his immediate future, but he is definitely glad he decided to leave Minnesota and come to Boston, writes Bill Lee of the Providence Journal.
- ESPN's Daily Dime covers topics such as 'the better team won Game 5,' Kobe Bryant needing some serious help on the court and Boston's bench keeping the energy up every game.
- And finally, the ratings for Game 5 are slowly trickling in and it appears that it was the most watched game of the series so far and the most watched event of the night again. The 2010 finals have been the highest watched finals since the 2004 matchup between the Lakers and the Pistons.
|Ainge on Big Show: Celtics 'not in sync'
|06.09.10 at 8:58 pm ET
A day after the Celtics' crushing home loss to the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge made his weekly call into The Big Show to talk about Ray Allen, rebounds and pulling momentum away from LA.
'We're just not in sync for whatever reason, offensively and defensively, we're not playing like the team that won six games in a row against Cleveland and Orlando,' said Ainge. 'If we're going to win the series, we're going to have to get back to playing like that team.'
A transcript of the interview follows. To listen to the interview, click on The Big Show audio on demand page.
As a player, do you find that if there's inconsistency with the officiating, it's more difficult to get into the rhythm of your game?
I think that each game is an adjustment for each player. In a lot of cases, you have to adjust to how the game is being played and how the game is being called. That's all you can control. A lot of players play their whole careers and don't ever get in foul trouble, some get in foul trouble more often than others, but you got to figure it out.
Could you explain to us how Ray Allen can make all those huge shots in Game 2, and then get the same looks in Game 3 and go 0-for-13?
Well, I would have a major dispute in what you just said. I think that the quality of looks was completely different. I think that the open shots and the rhythm, in the game that he made them, even though it was spectacular, some of the shots that he made in that game ' I think that when you make a few, the basket gets big and you're just in one of those zones. He was in that way in Game 2.
In Game 3 yesterday, he had three or four jump shots blocked. I don't think I've ever seen Ray do that, so that would tell me those aren't open shots. I think that he was taking shots he shouldn't have been taking. I think he should have been ball faking and attacking the rim ' which he did very late in the game. [He] got us a couple of easy baskets off his penetration and dish-offs. I think you got to read it; if you're open on the three-point line, you take them and if they're running at you, you got to go by them and make a play. Read the rest of this entry »
|Celtics have praise for Wooden
|06.07.10 at 11:49 am ET
Before the start of Game 2 of the NBA finals, legendary UCLA head coach John Wooden, who passed away Friday at the age of 99, was honored with a moment of silence in Los Angeles' Staples Center. In the days since his death, stars in both the college and the pro game have talked about how the Wizard of Westwood influenced them.
Even in a city that is the polar opposite of LA, out in Boston, Wooden's impact isn't diminished at all. Several of the Celtics took time away from their finals preparations to comment on Wooden.
Although he played at the University of Connecticut, Ray Allen can appreciate Wooden's role in the modern game. 'He's had an impact on all of us, indirectly,' he said. 'You figure that anybody's who has played basketball in the last 50, 60 years, we've ran his offensive sets, his schemes. We've followed the quotations he used to motivate his teams. But not only just basketball: He's been legendary as a coach, emulated by many coaches across the spectrum. We all have been better as individuals, as sportsmen, to have him in our lives.'
Nate Robinson played against UCLA several times during his tenure at Washington in the Pac-10. "I know a lot of his history because of his winning, but a lot of kids, a lot of freshmen, don't understand what he brought to basketball alone, but college basketball in general," Robinson said. "His tradition will carry on. When you hear about UCLA and you hear about basketball, you'll hear his name. He's embedded in us. He's in our DNA."
Paul Pierce grew up in Inglewood, about eight miles from UCLA, and heard plenty about Wooden. 'I'm very familiar with what John Wooden has done for the game of basketball,' he said. 'When I talk about basketball, I don't mean [just] the college game, I mean all of basketball. His influence on the game has been awesome, and when you see an icon like that pass away, your heart just goes out to him and his family.'
But the biggest Wooden fan on the Celtics would probably be Doc Rivers. Rivers has autographed pictures of Wooden and Red Auerbach. 'To have those two on your desk, I don't think you need to further your collection,' Rivers said. 'You know, those are the two best. But with Wooden, I think he's one of the rare superstars that stood out more about him as a person than he did as a coach or anything. And that's rare, when you say that about any star in any business.'
When he met Wooden for the first time, Rivers recalls reacting like a child meeting his idol. 'The fact that I got to meet him and he actually knew my name, to me blew me away on its own right.'
Of course, he had to take advantage of the situation, 'I don't ask for a lot of autographs, and he was one that I wanted, and he was as gracious as we thought he would be.'
|Robinson on future in Boston: 'I feel wanted here'
|06.07.10 at 11:11 am ET
Celtics point guard Nate Robinson has been a spark plug this postseason, picking up where starter Rajon Rondo leaves off. In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, Robinson came in when Rondo landed on the ground hard and came up sore, and the three-time slam dunk champion helped eliminate the Magic by racking up 13 points, two assists and a steal in 13 minutes. In Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Lakers, Robinson helped again by having a perfect shooting night: 2-for-2 field goals, including a 3-pointer, and 2-for-2 on free throws.
Even with his support off the bench, Robinson does not have guaranteed job security with the C's. With the season soon coming to a close, he was asked about his future plans by AOL FanHouse's Chris Tomasson.
'I feel wanted here,' Robinson said. 'This group of guys, this team, this organization is good for me. They're high class, man. They keep it 100 percent [real] with you. Doc [Rivers] keeps it 100 percent. He tells you straight forward what he wants. I like that.'
When Robinson was asked about his 4½-year experience with the Knicks, his review wasn't as glowing. 'They treated me good, but at times I felt like they didn't,' Robinson said. 'But it is what it is. Sometimes it's like your mom and your dad. You don't communicate all the time being on the same page. But you move forward. I'm moving forward and not looking back.'
If the 5-foot-9 University of Washington alum couldn't return to the Celtics, he isn't sure where he'd want to go next. One thing is for sure, though, he definitely isn't running short on the child analogies: 'I want to be able to play somewhere that somebody wants me,' he said. 'You kind of look at it like being in an orphanage and somebody wants to come and adopt you. So, whoever that NBA family that wants me and loves me and they want me for who I am.'
Finally, he was asked about what he would take from his time in Boston. 'This whole season has been a roller coaster for me,' Robinson said. 'It's kind of been like at an amusement park. You never know what to expect, what curve or what dip. But day to day, it's been fun.'
|Ainge on The Big Show: Sheed lives for big games
|05.20.10 at 6:53 am ET
A day after the Celtics went up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals against Orlando, C's president of basketball operations Danny Ainge made his weekly call to The Big Show on Wednesday afternoon to talk about Doc Rivers' strategy against the Magic, Rajon Rondo's emergence, Rasheed Wallace's strong postseason play, and the team's recent dominance over the top two seeds in the East.
'With each of these individuals on our team, I know what they are capable of doing and it's taken a great performance out of each guy,' Ainge said. 'We're getting a lot of contributions out of a lot of people right now and they're all playing their best basketball of the year together. We'll see what they're capable of doing.'
A transcript of the interview follows. To hear the full interview, click on The Big Show audio on demand page.
How are you feeling right now?
I'm doing well. That was an exciting game last night.
Celtics analyst Cedric Maxwell said that the things going on in the stands reminded him of Philadelphia in the '80s. Was it that bad?
I heard of some incidents, but I didn't see anything. Maxwell had a better view of that than I did.
There's a story out that Marquis Daniels' father was tased during the game. Does the team have anything to say on that?
No, we won't comment on that. I talked to Marquis after the game and I'm aware of the situation, but don't know all the details.
It seems like playing single coverage has really tripped up Orlando and it's allowed the Celtics to cover out on the perimeter.
Well, I didn't think we did such a good job last night. We got the win, but Dwight [Howard] had his way inside. He was out of the game for a short period of time with foul trouble, and we made a little bit of a run. He's still a very dominant force. The first game, I thought that he struggled, and the second game, I thought he dominated. Read the rest of this entry »
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WAYNESVILLE — Melanie Hope Plemmons, 48, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at her residence.
A native of Alameda County, California, she was a prior resident of Hendersonville, and had resided in Haywood County for the past 10 years. She was the daughter of the late Cary McDonald. Melanie was employed by Bi-Lo as a co-manager and was a member of Camp Branch Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, going to movies and fishing.
She is survived by her mother, Vicki Steelman Brewer (Bob) of Idaho; her husband of 10 years, Cecil Plemmons; a stepdaughter, Rebecca Crawford (Scott) of Colorado; a stepson, Greg Plemmons (Dana) of Tennessee; one brother, Cary McDonald, Jr. of California; and six step-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Camp Branch Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Buford Rice officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
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The South Carolina LIFE Scholarship
The Legislative Incentive for Future Excellence (LIFE) Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship program administered by the financial aid office at each eligible public and independent institution in South Carolina. The LIFE Scholarship may be used towards the cost-of-attendance for up to eight terms based on the students' initial college enrollment date. Student's must be enrolled in their first one-year program, first associate's degree, first two-year program leading to a baccalaureate degree, first baccalaureate degree, or first professional degree.
SC LIFE Scholarship Award Amount: Up to the cost-of-attendance, not to exceed $5,000. Actual award amount is based on state allotment of funds.
General Eligibility Requirements
• Graduate from high school or complete a home school program as prescribed by law;
• Attend an eligible South Carolina public or private college or university;
• Be a South Carolina resident at the time of high school graduation and at the time of college enrollment;
• Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident (who meets the definition of a eligible non-citizen according to State Residency Statutes);
• Be enrolled as a full-time degree-seeking student;
• Certify that he or she has never been convicted of any felonies and has not been convicted of any alcohol or other drug-related misdemeanor convictions within the past academic year;
• Verify that he or she is not in default and does not owe a refund or repayment on any Federal or State financial aid;
• Must not be a SC HOPE Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship or Lottery Tuition Assistance recipient.
SC LIFE Scholarship Enhancement
The General Assembly established the LIFE Scholarship Enhancement in order to increase the number of students in the State majoring in mathematics and science and to increase the access to higher education, improve the employability of South Carolina's students so as to attract business to the State, provide incentives for students to be better prepared for college, and to encourage students to graduate from college on time. Although students enrolled at two-year institutions are not eligible to receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement, these students can receive an Enhancement if they transfer to an eligible four-year institution in South Carolina. Students can receive the LIFE Scholarship Enhancement beginning their second/sophomore year in college (based on initial date of college enrollment).
General Eligibility Requirements
• Graduate from high school or complete a home school program as prescribed by law;
• Attend an eligible South Carolina public or private college or university;
• Be a South Carolina resident at the time of high school graduation and at the time of college enrollment;
• Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident (who meets the definition of a eligible non-citizen according to State Residency Statutes);
• Be enrolled as a full-time degree-seeking student;
• Certify that he or she has never been convicted of any felonies and has not been convicted of any alcohol or other drug-related misdemeanor convictions within the past academic year;
• Verify that he or she is not in default and does not owe a refund or repayment on any Federal or State financial aid;
• Must not be a SC HOPE Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship or Lottery Tuition Assistance recipient.
• For a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement, students must attend an eligible four-year South Carolina public or private college or university.
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- Participation in the summer state scholarship program is voluntary. Summer participation counts as a term of eligibility. The use of LIFE Scholarship and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship in summer term does not extend the terms of eligibility. Students are limited to eight (8) terms of eligibility.
- Students may use the LIFE Scholarship or Palmetto Fellows Scholarship during the summer term if renewal eligibility requirements are met at the end of the spring term and they are enrolled at least 12 credit hours for the summer. Students who want to use their LIFE Scholarship or Palmetto Fellows Scholarship in the summer term must self-identify their interest to the Financial Aid Office.
- A summer term may not be a student's first term of enrollment.
- Summer state scholarship participants who have met continued eligibility at the end of spring are eligible for a fall award, regardless of their academic performance in summer. The next review period for continued eligibility will be at the end of the following spring term.
- A student must be registered at MUSC to participate. (No transfer, transient or consortium courses are allowed).
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If a student drops to less than 12 hours in the summer, your scholarship will be cancelled and you will have to repay funds. Students who are making up scholarship deficiencies during the regular school year (i.e. GPA, number of credit hours) may not receive Life Scholarship or Palmetto Fellows Scholarship in summer.
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Life eligible students receive $2500. Palmetto Fellows eligible students receive $3750. Enhancement students receive an additional $1250. Enhancement funds may not be deferred in summer.
Awards are made after spring grades have posted. Students are responsible for their tuition and fee payments charged to their accounts even if the scholarship eligibility is undetermined. Students should plan accordingly.
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Playing four games in five nights, Oklahoma City looked really sluggish throughout the game. However, like great teams do, the Thunder turned the intensity up in the fourth quarter. Oklahoma City battled back from a 13-point deficit. Led by Russell Westbrook on his birthday, Oklahoma City stole a 92-90 victory against the Detroit Pistons. Westbrook had 33 points and 10 rebounds. Oklahoma City improves to 6-2 on the season, winning their fifth straight game.
The first quarter hasn't always been a strong suite for the Thunder. Tonight was no different. Even though the Thunder lead after the first ended. It wasn't nearly as nice as it appeared in the box score. The Pistons jumped out to a 16-12 lead before the Thunder finally decided to play some basketball. Oklahoma City used a 9-0 run to grab the 21-16 lead in the first quarter before Detroit made a run of their own.
Second quarter had a story of its own. Coach Scott Brooks decided to bring Jeremy Lamb in the game early in the second quarter. Oklahoma City led 27-23 when Lamb checked into the game. When he checked out Oklahoma City trailed 35-32. While I do not put it all on Jeremy Lamb, I put most of the blame on Scott Brooks. It was a a weird substitution. It killed all the momentum Oklahoma City had just built.
The Pistons, fueled from the run with Lamb in the game, didn't just stop there. They pushed the lead out to 12 points at 44-32 with 5:28 left in the half. Oklahoma City struggled to make shots but did not give up. Even though they were down 12 Oklahoma City made a run to close out the first half. Thunder used a 15-7 lead, led by 7-0 run by Serge Ibaka.
Baskets didn't come easy, or in high quantities for Oklahoma City in the third quarter. The Thunder scored just 17 points in the third quarter. Oklahoma City saw their biggest deficit of the young season when Detroit grabbed a 73-60 lead. Oklahoma City trailed 73-62 after three quarters.
Some how, the Thunder woke up to start the fourth quarter. It was a quick three free throws from Kevin Martin. Kevin Durant hit free throws, then all of a sudden with 9:41 to go in the quarter, The Thunder cut the 13-point deficit to just four. Next thing you know, Oklahoma City had grabbed their first lead since the 10:11 mark in the second quarter with the 75-73 lead in the fourth quarter. Didn't stop there, Westbrook kept attacking, and getting points. He had 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Highlight of the night:
No words.
With the Pistons fighting, and clawing their way to a possible first victory of the season, Durant hit a contested leaner from the right side of the court that gave Oklahoma City the 88-85 lead with 47.6 seconds remaining. Oklahoma City hit their free throws down the lane, and sealed the fate of the Pistons.
Keys to the Game
Bench Play: D
Bench was poor again tonight. Outside of Kevin Martin, the bench really struggled. They accounted for 19 points tonight. that's almost half of a Westbrook. Even Nick Collison struggled, going -7 tonight. Just an off night. I chalk it up to fatigue. four games in five nights is tough.
Turnovers: C
Oklahoma City had just 14 turnovers. I say "just" because that's one of the lowest turnover totals all season long. It was a much improvement and it's partially why Oklahoma City was able to make their come back. The lack of turnovers in the fourth quarter really was used not to kill momentum.
Finish Quarters Strong: C
ONLLLYYYY reason Oklahoma City gets a C here is because of the fourth quarter. It won the ball game. However, the first three quarters ending were poor. Can't do that a lot.
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First United Methodist ready for another 125 years
First United Methodist Church is celebrating its 125th birthday this weekend. (Chaunte'l Powell Photo)
First United Methodist Church began the three-day celebration for its 125th birthday Saturday with a chicken dinner at the Girl Scout Pavilion. Both longtime and new members gathered at the pavilion to visit, reminisce and have a good meal.
Helen Johnson founded the church in1887 after she was forced to conduct the funeral for her son following his tragic death. Over the past century the location has changed, the building has expanded and the congregation has grown, but the message of love and dedication to serving the community has [auth] been constant.
The Rev. Doug Mills has been the pastor for three months and said it's a special feeling coming to a church with such a history.
"It's a special experience to have this much history. I'm from New Mexico, but I really didn't know the area that well," he said. "So it's a lot of fun for me and kind of holds a special meaning for me getting to know the history of a church that's older than the state itself."
He wants the community to know that the church's work isn't done just yet.
"We are poised for another 125 years of ministry," he said. "We have looked at our history and seen what this church has done for the past 125 years and it's made us very excited and extra willing to enter into the next 100 years."
Zelma Wilcox, who helped put the celebration together, said it took a good bit of effort contacting former pastors, but was all worth it in the end. Wilcox has a legacy herself within the church stretching all the way back to 1948, when she first worshiped there. She was married in the church, her four children have been baptized there and her late husband rests in the church's columbarium. She said the church she's grown up in has been a blessing from day one.
Barbara Root and her grandson William were on the opposite end of the spectrum. They are the newest members, having joined just one week before the celebration. They hail from Maryland and said after a few weeks of visiting, the welcoming nature of the congregation compelled them to join.
"The people are just so friendly, you can't not join," Barbara said laughing. "You feel at home before you even join."
The celebration continues at the church today. The community is encouraged to attend the worship service at 10:30 a.m. At 4 p.m., there will be a concert by the church's choir, followed by an ice cream social.
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MFS seeks $225m merger with BreakFree
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Shares in Queensland resort and holiday company BreakFree jumped more than 10 per cent yesterday after it revealed it was planning to merge with finance, tourism and funds management group MFS in a $225 million scrip deal.
MFS, which already has an 18.4 per cent stake in BreakFree after buying 8.3 million shares at $3 each in September, is offering BreakFree shareholders three MFS shares for each BreakFree share.
The offer values BreakFree at $4.95 a share, 13 per cent above Tuesday's closing price, based on MFS' last traded price yesterday.
If the merger succeeds, it will create a diversified group worth more than $385 million.
"There will be some head-office cost savings and also synergies there in terms of MFS' ownership of the ski fields in Victoria," said Patersons Securities analyst Aaron Muller.
All major founding shareholders of MFS and BreakFree are supporting the deal.
BreakFree said the board would recommend that BreakFree shareholders accept the MFS offer subject to a superior bid being made. "MFS has a rapidly expanding base of property holdings and tourism-based assets while BreakFree is Australia's leading holiday and management rights group," said MFS executive chairman Phil Adams.
"Combined with MFS' existing business, the investment profile of the merged group has tremendous potential."
BreakFree chairman Terry O'Dwyer said that the merger would allow both companies to accelerate their growth strategies and share in the benefits.
In 2003, the Queensland resort S8 unsuccessfully tried a hostile takeover of BreakFree. Analysts said yesterday that S8's balance sheet was unlikely to have the firepower to respond to the MFS offer and, in any case, MFS' 18.8 per cent stake would enable it to block any counter-bid.
On completion of the merger, MFS will have 223 million shares on issue and about 40.8 million options.
BreakFree directors, including Mr O'Dwyer, have been invited to join the MFS board, and BreakFree's managing director, Tony Smith, will become an executive director in charge of new business initiatives for MFS.
BreakFree shares finished 45 ¢ stronger at $4.77 yesterday while MFS was down 4 ¢ at $1.65.
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Come and study at my school of diplomacy, Howard tells the world
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John Howard has a suggestion for other countries on how to get along better - be more like us.
Specifically, the Prime Minister held up Australia's relationship with China as a model for international relations.
By concentrating not on what divides Australia and China but on what the two countries have in common, the relationship had become "something of an example to other countries", he told reporters yesterday.
It was a sign that Howard feels mightily pleased with his diplomacy in Beijing and a case study in the triumph of pragmatism.
Howard's Government had a sharp learning experience with China. When the US positioned two aircraft carrier battle groups off Taiwan in 1996 to deter China from any thoughts of using force against the island, Australia issued a statement of support.
The Chinese Government, without publicly voicing its displeasure, put relations with Canberra into a deep freeze.
The Howard Government learned an important lesson about Chinese sensitivities, and Howard yesterday recounted how he recovered relations at a meeting with China's then president, Jiang Zemin, that November. "We laid the groundwork, and the groundwork simply meant that we would focus on those things that we could build together for the future; we would understand our differences, we would respect them, we would recognise that we would disagree on a number of strategic political issues and always would - but we would not allow those disagreements to contaminate the relationship."
And this is exactly the approach he has taken with China ever since. For instance, Australia no longer raises human rights complaints with China.
Australia has respected China's sensibilities on other matters. While the US is clamouring for China to float its currency, Howard conspicuously refuses to support Washington. While Tokyo has toughened its stance on Taiwan, Australia is careful to stick to its longstanding one China policy.
Howard even seemed to be hinting to his Chinese hosts that this pragmatic approach was the formula that Beijing and Tokyo might be able to apply to recover their relationship, which is now under strain.
In addressing an audience that included China's Commerce Minister, Bo Xilai, Howard said that "if you want to build an enduring association with a nation you should not allow it to be dominated by differences and dominated by history, although it should be informed and instructed by history".
The Prime Minister is confident that he has learned how to conduct foreign affairs.
And he wants the world to study at the Howard school.
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So he is now in the far right hand lane and I'm in the left hand lane. (road is 3 lanes wide, middle lane is clear)
I look over at him (I've just shifted into 2nd gear) and he looks over at me. I didn't want to get caught off guard (off boost) so I nailed it in 2nd gear (waiting for boost to build). I then see him slam it in 2nd gear and nail it. I had timed it pefectly. I was now right at 4000 rpms (sweet spot in 2nd gear). We both pulled hard but I had a slight lead (about 1/2 car length at the top of 2nd gear). I slammed it into 3rd gear and he seemed to lose a little more ground. I was now about 1-2 cars in front of him at 75 mph or so and he gives up.
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Clown Shoes Beer, a Massachusetts brewery known for stirring up a little controversy with its labels, is moving into Ohio this month.
"We knew for the last couple of years that there was already some demand within Ohio for the beers that we do and we were just waiting to have the capacity to brew enough beer for our current market as well as Ohio," said Matt Smith, marketing and compliance manager with the brewery.
Clown Shoes has moved into a new brewery with a 30-barrel brewing system and larger fermenters, allowing it to expand its distribution footprint. The brewery produced between 5,000 and 6,000 barrels last year, and is expected to do about 10,000 this year.
The initial Ohio launch will focus on Cincinnati, with the beer hitting store shelves and bars and restaurants late this week or early next week. The Columbus market is coming next. Clown Shoes should be in the Cleveland area toward the beginning of November, Smith said.
The following beers, distributed by Premium Beverage Supply, will be rolled out initially, with more hitting next month:
• Hoppy Feet, a black IPA.
• Muffin Top, Belgian-style tripel IPA.
• Galactica, a double IPA.
• Chocolate Sombrero, a Mexican chocolate stout.
• Genghis Pecan, a pecan pie porter.
• Tramp Stamp, a Belgian-style IPA (draft only).
Clown Shoes has 10 year-round beers, with many other seasonal and limited release brews. Its flagship beer is Clementine, a Belgian-style white ale.
The brewery sells some of its beers in 12-ounce four-packs, while others are in 22-ounce bombers.
One of its more interesting beers is Vampire Slayer, a smoked imperial stout that contains real holy water. Clown Shoes tried to get a priest to come and bless the water used for the beer, but none would visit the brewery. So Clown Shoes orders holy water online.
"We add a little bit of holy water to every batch we do," Smith said. "People get a kick out of the holy water."
While beer geeks may be familiar with the Clown Shoes brand, regular craft beer drinkers in Ohio likely are not. Clown Shoes built up its brand name during a label controversy in June 2011 when Beer Advocate Events Director Candice Alström criticized its labels for Lubrication, Tramp Stamp and Brown Angel.
Clown Shoe fans then fiercely defended the brewery. For a recap on that issue from Beer Pulse, click here.
"That gave us a lot of publicity and it worked very well for us and spread the word about what we're doing," Smith said.
As for those controversial labels, he said the brewery tries to have fun with its brand.


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Chateau du Bois Noir is located in Perpezac-le-Blanc, in the Limousin region. It sits on a lovely garden with a terrace and features a traditional restaurant and bar.
All of the non-smoking rooms are en suite with a bath or shower. They are individually decorated and have a fireplace and a view of the garden.
Breakfast is served daily in the Chateau du Bois Noir's dining area or it can be served in your room. Dinner can be enjoyed in the restaurant upon reservation.
Guests will appreciate free Wi-Fi internet access and free onsite parking. Luggage storage and fax/photocopying services are also available.
Chateau du Bois Noir sit just 10 km from Objat Train Station and 40 km from Brive-la-Gaillarde airport.


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Will Robert Doyle's marriage break-up change how voters view him? Dan Silkstone and Darren Gray report.
Imagine, for a moment, that you are a fisherman, a plumber or a baker, and your marriage is on the rocks.
Mutual friends will all respond differently; some will take you for a consoling beer, while others will never speak to you again. One thing, though, is certain. Nobody believes you cannot still reel in a barramundi, fix a leaking tap or turn out a tray of perfect croissants.
But it might be different for political leaders, whose success on the job depends at least partly on the image they project.
On Monday, the State Opposition Leader, Robert Doyle, and his wife, Jennifer, issued a joint statement announcing the breakdown of their 21-year marriage. The next day, Doyle was asked by reporters if he was still committed to politics. He assured voters that he was "in for the long haul".
In modern political life, where the time demands and stress placed upon politicians and their families are great, marriage breakdowns are not uncommon.
Former premier Jeff Kennett and his wife, Felicity, were a famous casualty when they temporarily split in 1998, while former prime minister Bob Hawke separated from his wife, Hazel, after leaving office. Their successors, Paul and Annita Keating, did the same. Kim Beazley, Mark Latham and former Liberal leader John Hewson were all in their second marriages before they won leadership of a political party.
But none of these marital breakdowns became public while the politician was an Opposition leader aiming to win office. Doyle this week had to face media questions about his future.
Competency is only one element of political success; electoral appeal is also important. Will Doyle find that voters expect their political leaders - especially their conservative ones - to have a spouse, three good-looking and happy children and a white picket fence?
There had been hints about sensitivity regarding media portrayal of the Doyle marriage as far back as the last election campaign in 2002. At the time, Terry Bracks seemed everywhere, an election-iser bunny running non-stop at the side of her husband, Premier Steve Bracks.
But where, journalists wondered, was the so-far-unsighted Mrs Doyle? When a reporter pressed him about it, the Opposition leader snapped that it was nobody's business: "Jennifer will be with me sometimes and sometimes she won't." Two days later, Jennifer Doyle appeared on the hustings for the first time, walking behind her husband as he worked the crowds at the Prahran market. Reporters described her as tense and clearly not enjoying the role.
The smiling, waving wife and kids are as much a fixture of election set pieces as balloons, kissing babies and royal blue backgrounds. Dr Sally Young, from Melbourne University's media and communications department, says the family has always been an important part of a politician's electoral appeal.
"If you go back in history to someone like Joe and Enid Lyons, they had 12 children," she says. "When you look back at advertising material from the time, the children were often wheeled out to try to show Lyons as a father-of-the-nation-type figure." Young says such pictures have resonance for voters, projecting a strong masculine figure who rules his family as he rules the country.
But how important is it today, electorally, that a male political leader has a wife? Monash University sociology professor Gary Bouma says a marriage breakdown is more politically damaging if it occurs while a leader is in office. "It's a matter of 'can't run his own house'," he says. "It's seen as a moral failure but also an organisational failure."
Heather Gridley, a Victoria University research psychologist who has studied political leadership and marriage breakdown, believes that "for male leaders, it's important to be seen to be successful, and 'success' includes having a wife".
A spouse can be important in other ways too. Media-driven politics make it increasingly important for the wives of political leaders to be visible and marketable, according to Dr Marian Sawer, head of the Australian National University's political science department. The role, she says, often involves softening the image of the public man, showing he is in touch with traditional "women's issues", such as child care or family policy.
Others disagree: veteran pollster Gary Morgan believes marital status simply does not rate when voters are choosing a leader.
"People vote for the party and they vote for the person," he says. "I don't think people vote for the wife ... It never comes up (in polling)." But Morgan does say that Australian voters "like their leaders to be normal people". Wives can help with that. Kennett may have been regarded as aloof or arrogant by some but, in 1997, his wife Felicity did her part, telling a newspaper: "We're a very normal family. We have disagreements with our kids ... we confront the same issues all families do."
Despite the prevalence of divorce and households headed by singles, many people still view married as "normal".
Says Bouma: "To be considered normal in Australia is to be married and have children. When you move from that, you've got some explaining to do."
At times, politicians have played on this assumption. In 1992, then federal Opposition leader Hewson waded into a tight NSW election where Labor leader Bob Carr was challenging Liberal premier John Fahey.
There is a term now for what Hewson did but it was not around then: dog-whistle politics - playing on the fears and prejudices of some voters by issuing coded messages. Carr had been married for almost 20 years but was childless. Hewson told reporters: "You've got to be suspicious of a guy that doesn't drive and doesn't like kids and things like that".
Carr and Keating responded with predictable outrage and won a speedy retraction. Hewson blew the dog whistle but it was Hewson who got bitten.
Author Don Watson, who was Keating's speechwriter at the time, says the importance of a smiling family is a political myth. "Bob Carr had no children but when John Hewson said it was a weakness in his make-up it did Hewson all sorts of damage ... It doesn't hurt Bob Carr not to have a traditional family," he said this week.
"It (the importance of political wives) has become a piece of conventional wisdom but, like much of what passes for conventional wisdom in politics, it's rubbish."
Former National Party leader and deputy PM Tim Fischer is one who has felt the scrutiny that comes with not conforming to a "normal" family life. Fischer entered politics at 24, fresh from military service in Vietnam. For the next 20 years he served in State and Federal Parliament, riding his low-key style to the brink of party leadership. All of this he achieved as a bachelor.
In 1992, at the dignified age of 46, Fischer married economics lecturer Judy Brewer, just as press gallery veterans were beginning to wonder whether his singleton status might be stalling his ascension.
"There was a fair bit of hypocrisy around during the '70s and '80s in relation to marital status," he told The Age this week. "It seemed there was a question mark over being a party leader and being single or being a frontbencher and single. The same people (who questioned me) were married but were having affairs all around Canberra."
State Liberal MPs are understandably loath to speak about their leader's marriage breakdown, but National Party deputy leader Peter Walsh says he does not believe political leaders lose votes for being separated or divorced.
"People vote for someone that they believe will do a good job. Their private life is their business ... The days have gone where a politician's spouse was expected to be by your side all the time. Now, a lot of politicians' spouses have careers of their own and a life within the family unit that needs to be kept separate from politics."
In recent times, two political leaders have notably escaped the pressure to put their family on show: former Victorian premier Joan Kirner and former West Australian premier Carmen Lawrence.
Kirner says that having a visible spouse and family matters less than it used to: "Carmen Lawrence was a single mum while she was premier of WA and nobody ever thought to ask her where her partner was."
She says the issue is very different for female leaders. Her husband, Ron, shunned the public stage and was happy to support from the background. But Kirner says the public found it difficult to understand the role of a political husband and were therefore happy to not see him. "People used to joke about Ron being Mrs Joan Kirner but it wasn't a joke really on one level," she says.
But even Kirner admits that a breezy family style is a key part of Steve Bracks's public appeal. "I don't think it harms Steve for people to see the genuinely happy family life he has but it's not the only way to do things."
It seems there is still a difference between what Australians expect from each other and what they demand from their leaders. But with separation and divorce now commonplace, the notion of "normal" may be evolving.
Gridley argues that attitudes towards political leaders have always lagged behind broader community values. "Whether it's the first Jewish governor-general or the first Catholic prime minister, these things tend to jar our picture of what seems normal. But the only way we expand our views of what's normal is when they are jarred like that."
Advertising guru Harold Mitchell, who heads media buyers Mitchell and Partners, barely pauses when asked if a single or separated leader presents a marketing problem these days. "At one time definitely but it's not as great a concern as it once was," he says. "There are so many examples of separated families out there that the community has become much more accepting."
Liberal MPs will be hoping he is right. One, who does not wish to be identified, told The Age that the public could get used to the idea of a separated leader.
"They're not going to change their vote on whether he is married or not married and I think people will have sympathy for him and his wife and his kids about it," the MP said.
"People know how valuable their vote is and they will use it according to the issues that are important to them. And I don't believe that the individual marital status of leaders is something that's high on people's priorities. If we are good enough, we will win, whether he is married or not."
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The New Zealand Post Mail Centre on close to 2.3ha of prime waterfront land on the Petone Esplanade north of Wellington city is being sold by tender.
The property at 47 The Esplanade has a lease back to New Zealand Post and a September 2013 rateable value of $15.4 million.
"This is a significant and substantial property in one of Wellington's leading industrial areas," says Grant Young, who with Mark Hourigan of Bayleys Wellington, is offering it for sale by international tender closing on Wednesday.
Young says the 2.2748ha freehold site was bought by New Zealand Post in 1985 and has unobstructed views to Wellington Harbour and south towards Wellington City.
The New Zealand Post property is rated at 71 per cent of New Building Standard and encompasses buildings of 13,345sq m, including warehouse and administration facilities.
New Zealand Post said last June its mail processing at the site would be transferred to Manawatu and other non-mail processing functions by August 2015 as the company gradually centralised its processing activity from six locations to three.
"This highly visible site has strong credentials in the current market in which developers are re-emerging on to the commercial and industrial scene," Young says.
"It is well-linked to the region's wider motorway network in a precinct that continues to outperform the region as a whole in terms of occupancy and vacancy rates.
"The property is an exceptional offering and offers a potential redevelopment site with three high-profile road frontages along The Esplanade, Nevis St and Hutt Rd.
"The added bonus is the holding income to a Government tenant, New Zealand Post, with a short lease until August 2015 and rights of renewal with a final expiry of February 2016."
Young says an annual gross income of $1,791,505 plus GST will assist the purchaser for an initial term while they determine the best use for the site, whether that be self-occupation, re-leasing or redevelopment.
Hourigan says the Petone site has wide-reaching use options.
"It lends itself to bulk retailing on a comprehensive scale given that the existing big box operators are not currently clustered together."
He believes the Hutt City Council's incentives to encourage economic development and job creation in the area could have application to the general business-zoned site.
"This could enable a new owner to access waiving of building and resource consent fees and development contributions for qualifying projects," he says.
"There is also rates relief available where a project is of strategic importance for the city's future economic development."
Hourigan says the council's proactive approach has paid early dividends, as Big Save Furniture and Masterpet have committed to large scale projects in Hutt city.
"A well-thought out structured commercial development in this location could tie together the bulk retail sector and become a destination precinct perhaps with an overarching home improvement theme.
"The flexible zoning could also allow residential development or even rest home provision given the location on flat land close to the heart of Petone's retail strip and transport options."
Young says the residential market in Petone is continuing to perform well with the streets leading off the main street, Jackson St, being home to character homes that are sought-after in the wider Wellington market.
"The apartment market in Petone is untapped and a residential component on the New Zealand Post site could work with the right vision from a forward-thinking new owner," Young says.


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By THOMAS FLOYD
It's a battle of the unbeatens for NBC Sports Network's first Friday night broadcast.
The Houston Dynamo will look for their third consecutive road win to kick off the 2012 campaign at CenturyLink Field against the Seattle Sounders, who downed Toronto last week in their MLS opener. The only other matchup this weekend featuring two teams without a loss — Sunday's clash between Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas at Livestrong Sporting Park — will also be nationally televised, on Galavision.
Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Union will try to get back on track in a match at the Chicago Fire, while the Vancouver Whitecaps will hope to stay atop the Western Conference standings when they host D.C. United. And in Harrison, N.J., the New York Red Bulls will look to secure their first win of the season in their home opener against an in-form Colorado Rapids side.
Here is a rundown of the full Week 3 slate:
SEATTLE SOUNDERS vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO (Friday, 10 p.m., NBC Sports Network)
Considering Houston only won two road games all of last season — a campaign, mind you, that still ended in an MLS Cup final appearance — it's rather remarkable that the Dynamo have already won that many contests away from home this year.
They'll go for No. 3 on Friday against the Sounders, who will be missing playmaker Mauro Rosales because of a knee injury. While forward Eddie Johnson is doubtful (hip), that blow has been softened by the emergence of third-year player David Estrada, who is coming off a hat trick in a 3-1 win over Toronto last weekend.
TORONTO FC vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (Saturday, 1 p.m., TSN)
Toronto may have bigger fish to fry, with the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League semifinal clash with Santos Laguna looming Wednesday, but after dropping to 0-1 on the MLS campaign with a loss to Seattle last week, the Reds will want this result all the same.
One storyline to watch will be how Toronto adjusts against San Jose without the presence of veteran midfielder Torsten Frings (hamstring), who was so stellar during his side's Champions League aggregate triumph over Los Angeles.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. PORTLAND TIMBERS (Saturday, 4 p.m., Direct Kick)
New England has sure struggled to start 2012, but the Revolution will hope a little bit of home cooking will be all they need to remedy some of their problems.
The absence of suspended centerback Stephen McCarthy and injured defenders Darrius Barnes and John Lozano, though, will be a tough blow. If the early returns are any indication, central defense pairings across the league will need to be in top form when going up against new Portland striker Kris Boyd.
COLUMBUS CREW vs. MONTREAL IMPACT (Saturday, 4 p.m., Direct Kick)
Two weeks after struggling to find much cohesion in a season-opening loss to Colorado, the Crew are back on the field, having had a bye week to mull things over. It appears new striker Olman Vargas, who was slowed in preseason by injury, is poised to step into the starting lineup as one tactical change.
The Impact, meanwhile, are looking to build off last weekend's draw with Chicago. After making a late cameo against the Fire, recently signed striker Bernardo Corradi could see increased minutes Saturday.
CHICAGO FIRE vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION (Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Direct Kick)
The Union are already underachieving early in this MLS season, having dropped back-to-back contests, and losing midfielders Freddy Adu and Amobi Okugo and right back Sheanon Williams to U.S. Under-23 national team duty isn't helping matters.
It's not as if the Fire are unaffected by Olympic qualifying, though. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson is also with the U.S. squad and will miss this Eastern Conference clash. Former Inter Milan youth player Paolo Tornaghi held his own in his first appearance with Johnson gone, turning in a strong performance against Montreal last weekend.
REAL SALT LAKE vs. CHIVAS USA (Saturday, 9 p.m., Direct Kick)
This is about as large a perceived mismatch as one will see this early in a season. In just two games, Salt Lake has clearly established itself as a team to beat thanks to convincing wins over the big-budget Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls, despite not having centerback Nat Borchers, winger Will Johnson, playmaker Javier Morales or striker Alvaro Saborio at 100 percent.
Chivas, on the other hand, has dropped two home games while failing to score a single goal. The odds of the club getting a result at Rio Tinto Stadium, therefore, would seem unlikely.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS vs. D.C. UNITED (Saturday, 10 p.m., Direct Kick)
Coming off the first road win in franchise history, the Whitecaps return home Saturday to take on a D.C. United side that has looked lethargic to start the season in tough matchups against Sporting Kansas City and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Having already lost goalkeeper Bill Hamid and midfielder Perry Kitchen to the U.S. Under-23 national team, United will now lose winger Andy Najar to the Honduran U-23s. Look for Danny Cruz or rookie Nick DeLeon, who scored in his debut last weekend, to fill that void.
NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. COLORADO RAPIDS (Sunday, 4 p.m., ESPN)
Will a return to Red Bull Arena get Thierry Henry and Co. back on track? The Red Bulls haven't looked sharp so far in 2012, but they were, in all fairness, dealt unenviable road matchups against FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake.
In addition to playing in front of their home fans, New York this weekend will also get midfielder Rafa Marquez back from suspension and centerback Wilman Conde back from injury. And Colorado will be short-handed in midfield, with Jeff Larentowicz sitting out this contest after receiving a red card last weekend against Philadelphia.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. FC DALLAS (Sunday, 7 p.m., Galavision)
After notching a win and a draw in a two-game homestand to start the year, Dallas will face its toughest test yet when it goes to Livestrong Sporting Park to face 2-0 Kansas City. Although the home side's speedy attack gets the headlines, a defense led by goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen and centerbacks Aurelien Collin and Matt Besler hasn't allowed a goal yet this season.
Both teams will be without U.S. Under-23 national team call-ups in this one, as Dallas is missing winger Brek Shea and Kansas City is missing striker Teal Bunbury. Dallas is also without versatile Panamanian U-23 call-up Carlos Rodriguez.
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This Timbers fan considers this early game a "must-win." Mathematically, it is ludicrous to talk about must-wins this early. But consider that the timbers won only two road games last year. to be competitive in the West, teams must be able to win on the road, especially against weaker eastern teams. If the timbers can't beat teams like the Revs and Montreal away, they probably won't make the playoffs. I think they are confident they can win this one. Prediction Timbers 1-0 Boyd 68′ (assist from Nagbe).
Hoping for much better out of the Crew this week, but I fear the loss of Duka is going to sting for a while. I don't see much in terms of attack. I wish we had a better set piece operator to aim for Marshall. Methinks we are in for a long season for Columbus and my preseason optimism is almost home already.
Sucks being a Crew fan in Denver.
Hope the Friday Night game delivers
here's to the Dynamo and Sounders putting on a great game tonight
I love how many games get on Nat TV. If/When MLS gets even bigger you could see a scenerio where each network puts on 2 games for a total of 6, plus your local game means 7 games.
Eric K
I'm looking forward to when the Revs' defense gets healthy. It looked like they were doing well in preseason (as much as that counts for anything other than some optimism for the regular season). I'm just surprised that 2 weeks into the season they already have injury problems.
The sun is out today here in Seattle, should be a beautiful night. Sounders 3-1 Dynamo. Get it on!!
What happened to Collin SKC's last game? Is he coming back this week against Dallas?
That is a bold prediction … 2-0 Seattle!!!
I understand what you're saying. I also think your not giving your team enough credit–they'll win this one 3-1. The ghost of Steve Nicol hangs over NE.
L Dog
Friday Night MLS….finally! They should "own" this spot
Sounders have plenty of offense, even w/o Rosales. It is their defense that might struggle with the Houston giants up top. Alonso has not looked good so far.
If NYRB can't get back on track in a nationally televised home-opener after 2 losses against a Rapids midfield without either of its core players…
Big Chil
…and we're hoping they cannot…
Im revs fan and already gave up on this season. Timbers are only in their second season and have spent more on dps than the revs. Out pure disgust with the Krapps ownership, I hope we lose by 7. Krapps sell the team. You obviously dont give krapp about mls.
Kishan Jeter
Even with all the "fire power" that Seattle has, Houston has the "defensive power" to squash it which will make this game a draw. I think Seattle will enjoy much of the possession for they are playing at home on turf which Houston plays terrible on. Hopefully Houston keeps a clean sheet and continues their unbeaten streak and gain a 3rd shutout. Go Dynamo!
Unfortunately, they won't this week a it's head to head with March Madness
Read on SKC's site it was tightness in his hamstring and pulling was just precautionary a the game was in hand.
Houston = Ugly ball
I think NE has a much-improved squad, especially with Moreno and the new German defender. There are just too many guys out for this one though.
Mirosevic might be the guy C-Bus has been missing since GBS left
Yes, where is the Saturday national TV?
He is probable for this match.


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Croatia votes to join EU in 2013, despite crisis
By Zoran Radosavljevic
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday to join the European Union next year, shrugging off concerns over the economic turmoil in the bloc and fears that membership will compromise its hard-won sovereignty.
Provided all 27 member states ratify its accession, the Adriatic state will enter the EU on July 1, 2013, more than two decades after breaking away from socialist Yugoslavia and fighting a 1991-95 war to secure independence.
It will become the second former Yugoslav republic to join the EU, following Slovenia in 2004.
Sixty-six percent ticked "Yes" in the referendum, the state electoral commission said with almost all votes counted.
"This is a historic moment, and could be a turning point in our history," Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic told reporters.
Turnout, however, was low, at 44 percent of eligible voters, well below the resounding votes of many former communist countries that joined in 2004 and 2007.
That figure appeared to reflect widespread uncertainty among Croats over what membership will really mean.
But the result suggested the EU had not completely lost its appeal in the struggling western Balkans despite the debt crisis that is threatening the single currency. Continued...


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A Waihi man who is on trial for the New Year's day murder of an expatriate New Zealander told his friend the next day "f###, I think I stabbed someone last night".
He then showed him the fold-out knife that was covered in blood.
Israel Kaihau is on trial at the High Court at Hamilton for the murder of Robert Wilkinson at Waihi Beach on January 1.
He has entered a not guilty plea.
Kaihau's friend of more than 15 years, Damien Martin, said he saw Kaihau shortly after he (Martin) was released from a police cell for breaching the liquor ban on New Year's Eve.
He said his friend was drunk and could barely recognise him.
He went to Kaihau's Waihi home on the day of January 1 where the accused told him he thought he was involved in a stabbing earlier that morning.
In Martin's statement to police that was read out in court, Kaihau apparently said to him: "F###, I think I stabbed someone last night."
"I don't know who it was, I think I stabbed him in the face," he said.
When Martin was asked if he enquired as to who this was, Martin said "no, I didn't".
Martin saw the fold-out blade which was covered in some "sticky stuff" that was later revealed to be blood.
The court heard how Martin had seen the knife in the past and had sharpened it for Kaihau.
The Crown alleges that on New Year's Day Kaihau stabbed Mr Wilkinson in the side of the head. The wound was 8.5cm deep and punctured his brain. Mr Wilkinson died two days later.
Deborah Mulgrew also told the court today how she bumped into Kaihau at a friend's 18th birthday party on Citrus Ave where the pair had been playing drinking games like 'Pyramid' and 'King's Cup' some time after the New Year's countdown at the Waihi Beach surf club.
She said he appeared nervous and scared.
"He kind of said what happened ... he said he had stabbed someone in the face," she said.
"He said that the guy came out and told him to get off the property or something like that."
Miss Mulgrew later told the court she thought he had used the words "shanked" to describe the stabbing.
But Kaihau's lawyer, Paul Mabey QC questioned Ms Mulgrew's recollection of events as the court heard how she had drunk a box of Cody's RTD drinks, tequila, beer and a liqueur.
"You were absolutely wasted, weren't you?" he asked.
Also at the party was Emily Buskermolen who recalls a tipsy Kaihau who had "had a lot more than the others".
Miss Buskermolen was pregnant and not drinking at the time but remembers Kaihau returning to the party after the countdown.
"He spilled a few bottles on the table. That's when I noticed there was blood on his right hand," she said.
"I asked what happened to his hand and he said he was running from cops. He was hiding in someone's house area then someone came out then he said he just punched him."
Kaihau later left the party and hitch-hiked back to his Waihi home.
The trial before Justice Robert Dobson is set down for a week.


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Marquee dramas about Sherlock Holmes, Chicago firefighters, Vegas mobsters and a renegade submarine crew anchor Global's upcoming primetime schedule.
Shaw Media says star-packed new titles include the modern-day series Elementary, starring Jonny Lee Miller as NYPD Det. Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson; the gritty 60s-era drama Vegas with Dennis Quaid as a war vet and Michael Chiklis as a ruthless Chicago gangster and the actioner Last Resort with Scott Speedman and Andre Braugher as members of a submarine crew forced to take refuge on an exotic, tropical island.
Content boss Barbara Williams is announcing the 2012-2013 lineup today at a splashy event for advertisers featuring talk show host Ricki Lake and NCIS:LA star LL Cool J.
Rogers Media announced its comedy-filled lineup earlier this week while CTV is set to reveal its new slate tomorrow.
Global's fall comedy additions include Go On, starring Matthew Perry as a recently widowed sportscaster whose boss forces him to enter counselling and Guys with Kids, about three 30-something dads trying to hold on to their youth, starring Jesse Bradford, Zach Cregger and Anthony Anderson.
New daytime offerings include The Jeff Probst Show, a one-hour talk show led by the Survivor host and Lake's The Ricki Lake Show.
Williams says the schedule is anchored by top-tier evening dramas, including Chicago Fire, about life at an inner city firehouse written by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf and Vegas, from Casino and Goodfellas scribe Nicholas Pileggi.
"We really think that that's a core strength for us," Williams said of Global's weighty series, adding that she sought a balanced slate overall.
"We bought a lot but we bought smartly and we bought in ways that we can use really effectively on the schedule. That's the winning combination."
Returning shows include Bomb Girls, Bones, Glee, Hawaii Five-0, The Good Wife, NCIS, NCIS: LA, The Office, The Simpsons, Rookie Blue, Touch and Survivor.
Midseason additions include the comedy Save Me, with Anne Heche as a woman who has a spiritual transformation and the reality series The Job, where contestants get the chance to win their dream job by acing a series of tests.
The rest of Shaw's portfolio — including specialty channels Showcase, HGTV, Slice and History — boasts more than 650 hours of Canadian original programming, said Williams.
Showcase in particular features several high-profile titles: BBC America's Copper, which is a 10-part Canadian co-production set in 1860s New York City; the international co-production World Without End" based on the Ken Follett novel; and the Toronto-shot Beauty and the Beast, crafted in partnership with CBS Studios.
Williams proudly notes these upper tier channels are drawing audiences that rival those of the main networks. She notes that Showcase's Continuum debuted Sunday to 900,000 viewers while Hatfields & McCoys reached 1.1 million on History.
"We're having huge success with our scripted shows all over the place," says Williams.
"These are monster audiences for any platform but particularly for specialty so we just think our specialty opportunity is just getting bigger and bigger."
Over on Slice, new and returning shows include a second season of The Real Housewives of Vancouver — albeit with some new housewives — and The Mistress, a new series featuring Sarah Symonds, self-proclaimed former mistress to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and novelist Jeffrey Archer.Report Typo/Error
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Help! I am new to knitting and would like to know when patt. states right or left side are we talking as looking at it from front or from wearing?
As the item is being worn. That's easy to see when you knit the back of a sweater, but mind tricky when you're doing the fronts.
thank you, I am doing baby cardigan for my new grand daughter Ava and so want it to be perfect!
Congratulations on your new granddaughter!