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With Europe's ministers set to decide on the shape of the continent's energy and climate targets through to 2030 we wanted to know what was at stake for the biggest players in the continent's energy sector.
We've carried out an analysis of their company reports along with industry data to to work out where the EU's energy giants have put their money and how they were doing financially.
The top ten - EdF, RWE, E.ON, Enel, GdF Suez, Vattenfall, Iberdrola, CEZ, EnBW and PGE - make up around 60% of the power we use, so what are they up to?
1) 85GW of fossil fuel capacity added in past 10 years
In the past ten years utilities in Europe including the top ten have added around 85GW of fossil fuel capacity - much of it gas.
And energy firms have at least 20 GW more slated to build, says a new Greenpeace report.
What this chart doesn't capture, however, is the existing capacity which remained on the system or was upgraded to deal with new environmental regulations, much of which was coal.
2) But lots of coal remained on the system - with RWE and EON the topping the coal league
But even as Europe's power firms built new gas plants they kept burning coal in their existing plants - indeed they often invested in upgrading them.
Coal and lignite emit more carbon dioxide per unit of energy than gas (double, in fact) but because of the low EU carbon price and low coal price, it still makes more sense to burn coal (as we explain here).
So who burns the most? Well two of the UK's big six and Germany's big four, RWE and E.ON. Both remain heavily dependent on coal burning for their current revenues.
3) Renewables generation grew too - but the big energy companies don't own that much of it
Because the EU has a target to generate 20% of its energy (not just electricity) from renewable sources generation and capacity have both grown significantly.
But in this market the big energy firms have not invested as heavily. The analysis shows they generate just 4% of their power from non-hydro renewables (12% if you include established hydro schemes). That adds up to about a third of Europe's total renewable generation.
Of that 4%, Spanish firm Iberdrola (who own Scottish Power in the UK) generated the lion's share - they have a more diverse portfolio than than other top utilities and benefited from Spain's initially significant onshore wind support.
6) In fact, in Germany, the "big four" energy companies only own 5% of the country's renewables
The Big Four - RWE, E.ON, Vattenfall and EnBW - produce around 70% of energy production, but control only around 5% of the country's wind and solar capacity. Co-operatives and individual citizens own most of wind and solar power in the country (see below chart).
7) So there is lots of coal, gas and renewables... but power demand is falling
The problem with adding lots of gas and renewables and keeping lots of coal is you need lots of demand. Which didn't happen. Instead power demand in Europe fell - especially during the recession.
Because the EU wanted to promote clean energy, renewable power turned out to be a safer bet then fossil fuels.
Some of the firms - Iberdrola, E.ON and Enel - are estimated to have made a total of €4-5bn in annual earnings from their renewables businesses, but even more significantly, financial analyst JP Morgan put a higher value on E.ON's renewables business than its conventional generation business.
The problem is, even for Iberdrola, the main business is still a fossil fuel business.
5) Wholesale prices for electricity from fossil fuels are also falling - partially thanks to renewables
This recent decline in demand has contributed to overcapacity in the EU's energy market, resulting in falling wholesale prices, which are at five to eight year lows - one factor in utilities' falling earnings in the past few years.
But even if demand were holding up peak wholesale prices might fall because there is more capacity available with no 'marginal cost'. In short, it doesn't cost a wind farm anything to produce power when it's windy (the cost is all up front).
This means in times of high renewables supply wholesale prices can dip - this happens in combination with other factors such as overcapacity. For example see the above chart - spot prices in Western Denmark (in blue) have fallen as wind production (in red) increased.
7) All of which means predicted income for utilities are falling
Previously, utilities have been weathering the recession well, with annual EBITDA (an indication of operational profitability) for the eight largest EU utilities averaging more than €80bn since 2007. They more than doubled their revenues between 2002 and 2012 and significantly increased their earnings.
But since around 2012, the big utilities earnings and profits are declining, credit ratings are being downgraded and share prices are underperforming compared to the general stock index - since 2008, the EU's top 20 utilities have lost over half a trillion euros in share value.
The nine largest utiilities are projected to see a drop of €9bn between their annual incomes in 2010 and 2015 - around a 30% decrease.


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Pozzo: Di Natale will end career at Udinese
Udinese owner Giampaolo Pozzo believes that Antonio Di Natale will remain with the club until he retires from playing, and hopefully even after that as a director.
Since the end of the last campaign, rumours have claimed that the 35-year-old's contract with the Zebrette wasn't going to be renewed, and more recently he's been supposedly linked to a possible AC Milan move.
Pozzo spoke to Udinese Channel and insisted that the striker isn't going anywhere for now.
"Toto will stay with us, because he is our captain and, as I always say, he will conclude his career here," said the 72-year-old.
"He will do so certainly as a player and also I hope as a director too, once he has finished his splendid career as a player."
Di Natale has been with the Udine squad since 2004, and has been named Serie A top scorer twice since then. He had the second most goals in the league for the 2012-13 term, scoring 23 times in his 33 appearances.
The owner then went on to reveal his plans for Udinese this upcoming season.
"We start the year with the usual enthusiasm, to keep to our project and our trajectory.
"We cannot perform miracles for next season, so we will start with humility – first we have to attain survival, we are a small club, we have to take this into account.
"We begin with a budget of €40 million, the great teams in Italy have €250m. And that is not to be thrown out of the window, but to be used by them to buy strong players.
"We are thinking towards survival, which is the most important thing."
The team is also in the middle building a new Stadio Friuli, in hopes of reviving their popularity and adding to their income.
"It was not easy to design the new stadium, the problem is bureaucracy. Television income is important, but the stadium is critical to maintain the link with the fans.
"Our goal is to recreate an atmosphere from the time of Zico. I want to see 25,000-30,000 people at the stadium to support the team."


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A recent study published in the journal Palaios raises new questions about the role of bacteria in the process of fossilization of bone material. In tests simulating rapid burial and groundwater percolation, researchers Joseph Daniel and Karen Chin set up four different groundwater environments where chunks of bone were placed in river sand and water, laden with calcium carbonate, was allowed to flow through it for three months. In one test the environment was left untreated allowing for bacteria in the sediment to grow naturally. In two other tests the simulated environment was sterilized using antiseptics that either reduced or eliminated completely the naturally growing bacteria. For the fourth test, Chin and Daniel washed and treated the sediment with bleach then reseeded it with the natural bacteria.
The samples were monitored closely, and after just one week, the scientists noticed mineral precipitants had already begun to attach sand grains to the bone fragments in both the nonsterile tests, but saw no change in the sterile environment samples.
After three months, the results showed that the cubes of bone soaked in the natural, untreated environment had begun to show signs of permineralization, and some of the bacteria even showed early signs of lithification. As before, the fragments in the sterile environment were unchanged and appeared as fresh as new bone.
This is pretty amazing, because I was always under the impression that in order to become a fossil, the remains of an animal had to be buried rather quickly so as to remove them from the destructive elements of nature. But it looks like some of nature's tiniest elements are necessary to the process.
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LONDON – Britain's troubled Barclays bank needs to further overhaul its pay policy after an "overly generous" bonus culture was blamed for problems that sparked last year's Libor rate-rigging scandal, an independent review said Wednesday.
The report was carried out by top lawyer-turned-banker Anthony Salz, who was commissioned by Barclays in July 2012 to examine the bank's culture in the wake of the damaging Libor affair.
The Salz review — which comprises 24 pages and cost £17 million ($26 million) to produce — found that excessive pay and short-term incentives had convinced some staff that they were "unaffected by the rules" after a long period of rapid growth.
Short-term success fed into the pay, bonuses and long-term incentive plans of the senior executives and those who made the money, especially in the investment bank," the Salz report said Wednesday. "At a time of growth for almost everyone, the cracks were not noticed by Barclays, by the other banks or, to a significant extent, by the regulators. Without being aware of it, Barclays allowed a drift in its cultures."


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Not only is Hope creative, she can clearly bake too! She sent me pictures of her project today -- Margarita Cupcakes. Are these not absolutely adorable? She will so be the star of her party tonight!!
Seriously, too cute! Hope adapted her recipe from Rachael Ray, but I couldn't find it online : ). So, I give you this one from Wilton! Do those not sound delicious?
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ASSC 16 tutorials will be held on the sea front in the most historic hotel in Brighton,
the Old Ship Hotel 31-38 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 1NR
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|TUTORIAL 2: "Sensory substitution" Summary
Sensory substitution devices convert information relating to one sensory signal into another signal: typically visual information is converted into touch or sound. This has practical consequences (e.g. for the blind) as well as raising deep scientific and philosophical questions (e.g. relating to neural plasticity, and the relationship between visual information and visual conscious experience).
In the first part of the tutorial, different devices will be considered starting from the seminal work of Bach-y-Rita to the present day (e.g. attempts to create a magnetic sense). There will be an opportunity to interact with some of these devices.
In the second part of the tutorial, evidence from psychology and neuroscience will be presented concerning performance-based and brain-based measures of the functioning of these devices. The third part of the tutorial focuses on the phenomenological reports of users of these devices and theoretical attempts to account for them (e.g. sensory-motor theories of visual experience).
|TUTORIAL 3: "A primer on experimental hypnosis research" Summary
The study of hypnosis can provide valuable information regarding the nature of consciousness.
Investigating responses to hypnotic suggestions in highly suggestible individuals can yield numerous insights into agency, cognitive control, and conscious awareness. Hypnosis can also be used in an instrumental manner to systematically induce, disrupt, or otherwise alter a host of processes related to consciousness. In turn, hypnosis can aid us in investigating different phenomena that are otherwise difficult to experimentally manipulate in a laboratory setting. The central aim of this tutorial is to give a broad introduction to experimental hypnosis research.
First, I will first provide a brief history of hypnosis and introduce the instruments and procedures used by hypnosis researchers. I will devote considerable time to the measurement of hypnotic suggestibility and discuss the developmental and genetic determinants of hypnotic suggestibility and assess evidence for its cognitive and personality correlates. Next, I will describe and weigh the evidence for different theories of hypnosis and review research bearing on the cognitive and neural basis of hypnotic responding.
Finally, I will conclude by outlining the use of hypnosis as an experimental technique for studying consciousness and describe how it can be utilized to investigate different research questions.
Tutorial Outline:
The tutorial will be divided into two sections interrupted by a short break. The first part will provide a broad introduction to hypnosis with a focus on the measurement of hypnotic suggestibility and its correlates and determinants as well as research designs used in the field. The second part of the tutorial will cover recent findings regarding the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying a hypnotic induction, response to hypnotic suggestions and different theories of hypnosis. I will conclude this part by describing the instrumental use of hypnosis for the study of consciousness. I describe these two parts in turn.
Next, I will turn to the response characteristics of individuals who are highly suggestible with a focus on involuntariness and verisimilitude during hypnotic responses. Following these topics, I will describe the current state of the evidence regarding the developmental and genetic determinants of hypnotic suggestibility. I will then describe research investigating potential cognitive (e.g., suggestibility) and personality (e.g., absorption) correlates of hypnotic suggestibility. I will conclude this part of the tutorial by describing different research designs used in experimental hypnosis research such as the real-simulator and surreptitious observer designs and illustrate how they can be used.
This part of the tutorial will focus on different theories of hypnosis, the available evidence regarding its neurocognitive mechanisms, and the use of hypnosis as an experimental technique for studying other phenomena.
I will begin by providing a broad overview of the assumptions of sociocognitive and dissociation theories of hypnosis. I will devote considerable time to the major theories of hypnosis as well as more recent cognitive and neurophysiological models of hypnosis. Next, I will outline the current evidence regarding the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying response to a hypnotic induction and to particular hypnotic suggestions.
The final part of the tutorial will cover the experimental application of hypnosis. First, I will outline the assumptions and guiding principles of instrumental hypnosis research with a focus on the strengths and limitations of using hypnosis as an experimental method. I will conclude the tutorial with a detailed description of the utilization of hypnosis for the study of consciousness. I will outline how hypnosis can be used in this manner and provide examples taken from hypnosis research on agency, awareness, attention and perception.
Finally, I will conclude by considering with the attendees how hypnosis could be used to address different research questions.
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|TUTORIAL 5: " The Science of Magic: Turning magic into Science!" Summary
Over the centuries, magicians have developed extensive knowledge about how to manipulate our conscious experience; knowledge that has been largely ignored by science. However, in recent years, steps have been taken towards utilizing this knowledge to further our understanding of human cognition and consciousness. In previous ASSC symposium and tutorial, the case was made for a close collaboration between magicians and scientists. In this tutorial we will go further and show how such collaboration can serve as the foundation for a science of magic, and present an explicit framework. Illustrations are given in broad terms about how this science might work in practice, including a description of the kinds of contributions that would be considered valuable.
In the second section, we will examine how a science of magic can provide us with new tools and perspectives from which to investigate the nature of perception, cognition, and human experience. We will explore the things that can we learn from the perceptual and cognitive effects that magicians have developed? How can we use magic as a tool to investigate psychological processes? How can magical effects be used to investigate belief systems? What can the experiential states generated by observing magic effects tell us about human experience? What can we learn from the magician's expertise in motor control? We will conclude that there are numerous areas in which magic is not merely a sufficient, but a necessary way of investigation.
Tutorial Outline:
Warm up: Magic Demonstration (10 min)
The science of Magic Framework (30 min)
Possible contributions to the science of magic (30 min)
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Warm up: Magic Demonstration (5min)
Contributions from a Science of Magic (60 min)
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|TUTORIAL 6: "Meditation and consciousness: Two ways meditation can contribute to consciousness science" Summary
There are two ways in which formal meditation may contribute to consciousness studies.
Tutorial Outline:
0.00 Introduction. Two ways meditation research can contribute to consciousness studies.
0.10 Meditation exercise 1: Ten minutes calming the mind.
0.25 Physiology of meditation: breathing, arousal, blood O2, CO2 etc. levels, significance for claims of relaxation and stress reduction. Brain function changes, PET, fMRI, problems and implications. Meditation as training attention.
1.00 Meditation exercise 2: Ten minutes watching the breath, with timing exercise
1.15 Discussion
1.30 break (optional – practicing mindfulness during the break)
1.50 Meditation as disciplined introspection. A possible contribution of first-person practice?
2.15 Meditation exercise 3: Brief koan practice and discussion
2.30 Implications for current theories of consciousness
2.50 Final discussion
|TUTORIAL 7: "Neurosurgery and its role in the study of consciousness" Summary
Clinical neurosurgery has historically played an important role in the development of neuroscience and the science of consciousness. This tutorial is an introduction to the scope of contemporary neurosurgical practice, modern neurosurgical techniques and their relevance to consciousness research in the 21st century.
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|TUTORIAL 8: "The phenomenology, neurobiology, and neurocognitive basis of depersonalization " Summary
We will explore the phenomenology, neurobiology, and neurocognitive basis of depersonalization. According to psychoanalytic theory, dissociation is a defence mechanism that keeps unwanted, anxiety-provoking thoughts and impulses from entering consciousness. Dissociation is a psychological state where certain thoughts, emotions, sensations, or memories are separated from the rest of the psyche. The DSM-IV-TR defines dissociation as "a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity or perception", and specifies five dissociative disorders, one of which is depersonalization disorder (DPD). DPD is characterized by persistent or recurring feelings of detachment or disconnection from one's own mental processes, emotions, and/or body resulting from a distorted self-perception. Frequently, depersonalization is accompanied by derealization, a sense that one's external surroundings are unfamiliar or that the world is 'unreal'. However, people experiencing depersonalization and derealization retain full reality testing surrounding their perceptually altered experiences, i.e. they are not delusional.
Across psychiatric disorders, depersonalization symptoms are common, yet how these disturbances of self-experience interact with other aspects of mental state, such as post-traumatic, affective, or psychotic symptoms, is little studied. We will discuss studies from psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive neuroscience that are beginning to elucidate the neural basis of depersonalization. While primary DPD will be our main focus, we will also discuss the relevance of recent research findings in DPD with reference to literature on both healthy and pathological mental states, in particular the potential importance of depersonalization symptoms in the genesis of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
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Last Chance Foods: Essential Snow Day Snacking
Two essential keys for storm-prep: A stocked pantry and a wealth of activities. In fact, a little mandatory confinement might be just the opportunity to try out some of those recipes that came across our radar in the past year.
Here are a few recipes from past Last Chance Foods that will help keep us warm, entertained and well fed. Consider this a pre-storm shopping list of sorts.
Seasonal Cocktails to Ring in a New Year
For adults who partake, there's nothing like a carefully crafted cocktail to while away the hours. While January 1 may be fading fast in the review mirror, the ingredients for these cocktails should still be easy to procure. Anyway, Chinese New Year is this weekend, so that counts, right?
Perhaps now is the time to start perfecting that cup of Joe. Nationally recognized, award-winning barista Katie Carguilo muses on what goes into a brewing an ideal cup of coffee. Part of the secret? Make sure that water is hot enough. That'll not only distill the maximum flavor from the beans, it'll also ensure your drink is piping hot.
Turning on the oven and making granola has benefits on multiple fronts: it provides an alternate source of heat, the resulting toasty smell acts as a room freshener, and you get a homemade snack that keeps well. Win, win, and win.
Same reasoning for making granola applies for making a pie. Take some time and make the crust even. The real point of all this lies in these four words: Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie. Enough said.
No snow-day snack list would be complete without a savory entry. Hanukkah might be past, but a blizzard named Nemo is as good of a reason as any to indulge in some fried potato pancakes. Come on, historic snowstorms count as a special occasion.
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Berlusconi has no plans to reconcile with wife
By Deepa Babington
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has no plans to seek a reconciliation with his wife and has demanded an apology from the former actress for comments she made.
His wife Veronica said over the weekend she planned to file for divorce, days after publicly criticizing Berlusconi's selection of pretty young women to run in European elections.
La Stampa newspaper quoted the premier Monday as saying he had ordered his lawyers to take care of the situation and that Veronica's comments might even warrant a lawsuit.
"To tell the truth, there may even be conditions to sue for defamation, but it's best to leave that alone," he said.
Lamenting to the Corriere della Sera daily that his wife had "fallen into a media trap," Berlusconi said salvaging his marriage of 19 years appeared unlikely now.
"I don't think so, I don't know if I want it this time. Veronica should publicly apologize to me," Berlusconi said.
"And I don't know if that will be enough. It's the third time that she has pulled off a trick like this during an election campaign. It really is too much."
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A lot of news coming out of "Music City" today.
Titans quarterback Jake Locker seems to be relatively OK, and the same goes for wide receiver Nate Washington, two players who were injured on the same play Sunday. Washington was hit by two Patriots on an incomplete pass during the fourth quarter and didn't return to the game. He was diagnosed with a leg contusion and according to the Titans' official Twitter account, head coach Mike Munchak said Washington "should be ready to play" in six days against the Chargers.
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This one has me scratching my head. Washington got crushed by those two defenders and definitely looked to be unconscious for at least a few seconds. Yet, the Titans have said nothing about a concussion with Washington. You should expect Nate to miss some practice time, but he should be a decent WR3 next week. He caught a touchdown and had eight targets in a little more than three quarters yesterday. However, Washington's value could take a hit depending on how much playing time Kenny Britt gets in Week 2, and the rumor is Britt will see 20-25 snaps. That will be a story throughout this week.


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Confederate Monument - UofL
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#1 Apr 17, 2012
A lot of people want to get rid of the old Confederate monument at 3rd St, on UofL's campus.
Even realizing the sensitivities of the black community and fully understanding their disdain for the monument, I think we should keep it.
We should keep it and update it as a monument to every poor SOB that was conscripted or BS'd by a recruiter to join in a war that only benefits the rich. It should include information on the Mexican, Spanish, Korean, Vietnam, and Terror Wars and how the working class have been duped into dying for their overlords time and time again.
#2 Apr 17, 2012
They should move it to a Confederate cemetery somewhere. Every time I drive by there and see toilet paper on the statues or paint of some kind, it makes me angry and sad.
#3 Apr 22, 2012
sounds about right
#4 May 8, 2012
We should move the monument and honor its memorial function. It would do far more good standing over confederate graves than sitting in 3rd Street to be detested and defiled. It is today a source of division when it should be a hallowed reminder of those boys who died long ago. How can we get this done?
#5 May 8, 2012
Boys that died for... what? What did they die for?
For old rich plantation owners?
No, it should be the base of a "Lost Causes" memorial, that includes the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars.
#6 Dec 10, 2012
The City moved the road last year,,,Looks to me like they are intentionaly trying to have it struck by a vehcle by implementing a bad road design. Straight toward the monument then a quick curve away with no reflectors. Sneaky
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#7 Dec 10, 2012
If you look at pictures from 1910 or so you will realize you are completely incorrect. Check the UofL digital library.
Thanks for playing!
#8 Dec 10, 2012
Well obviously you weren't around 2012 years ago! Thanks for playing, queer!
#10 Dec 17, 2012
Well every time I see a MLK sign I want to puke.if the statute comes down so should Martin Luther King signs and pictures in government buildings and the big high dollar monument in Washington DC should come down 2 .What's right for one should be right for the other.
#11 Dec 17, 2012
That's the biggest monument fo da wyte supremaCYSTS in the state of Kentucky, where's the monuments for the Union, and being in support of the Union, as were most Kentuckians, and the Germans who just immigrated to Kentucky, were? That's right! There's only 1! That's it1 It's in the county next to Mason County... Lewis County I believe. There's 120, it's hard to remember them all, but I do know that there's only ONE monument in Kentucky supporting the Union movement, and the "freedom park" that's supposed to make-up for the Confederate monument doesn't even come to close to making-up for the complete silence on the crimes on black people, but the white majority of Kentucky. UofL should be ashamed of themselves for allowing that symbol of racial prejudice not to slink away into the forgotten past, of when things weren't right, but now, they have been made right. Let's honor the heroes of the anti-slavery movement, and stop honoring the slaying barbaric Confederate masters, who cared so much for slavery, they were willing to let down their lives. No wonder the Ku Klux Klan had such a stronghold here in da ole Bluegrass. It's b.s., and wytes need to get their head outta their azzes, and realize that we're all in this thang together. We're all equal. Slavery was b.s., but it happened, and not to you, so stop crying about it. It's embarrassing to black folks, and how dare you for making this all about you! The world don't revolved around whites... in fact, wytes gonna be gone by 2030, and that's when we in multicultural society land... land of the immigrants will be important, and yall see... those who were in the right were the ones camping out in tents at Occupy Louisville...
Where's this going?
#12 Dec 17, 2012
I got one thing to say.FUCK YOU AND THE UNION 2. DAMN YANKEES.
#13 Dec 17, 2012
Dam Yankees? U mean like Abraham Lincoln, whose from Hodgenville? And I bet u racist as hell boy. Puh-lease... read a book, won't ya?
Yankee? Im more Bluegrass than you'll eva be, so back up jack, and c if I dont outfact u... Kentucky was YANKEE! We fought for the North! And we won! Lincoln wanted Kentucky on his side moreso than God! That's how important we were. The legacy of slavery is not a good one, and one anybody should be proud of! How embarassing that u inbred honkies still believe that b.s.! Wats the matta w/ yall? Seriously!?! It's 2012... it's time for u to grow the f up!
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#14 Dec 19, 2012
Even if it is a Confederate statue it's still an American statue. The war was NEVER about slavery. It was about textiles. I'm glad slavery was abolished because of the war. There were plenty of slave owners in the North. We are forced to forget certain parts of our History in schools. I support every American soldier regardless of which side they fought for. Defacing any monument of our soldiers should be treason.
#15 Dec 19, 2012
It was about slavery. Beriah Maggofin, Kentucky's Governor at the time, went around trying to get 6 points negotiated w/ the North and South, 5 of the 6 points were about slavery. Yes, the Civil War was about States Rights, and the rights the states wanted, was to right to own slaves.
Plus there's all the lynching, Kentucky seceded after the Civil War, since Governors were ex-Confederates, and they took back the power local and state elections. Reconstruction failed worse here since Kentucky fought for the Union, and thought they should be allowed to own their slaves... Kentucky's population used to be 25%, and now it's 4% in rural Kentucky, with some counties claiming 99% Caucasian. There's plenty of white supremacy all around, even here in the Chocolate city of KKKentucKKKy, which is disgraceful. Heck, even our roads are named after Breckinridge, a racist who ran on a pro-slavery platform, Gene Synder, a man who voted against the Civil Rights Act (which Rand Paul is against), and Henry Watterson, who was member of Ku Klux Klan, and is honored with an expressway here... so yeah, we need more anti-racists, and honor those who fought against these evil vampires... such as Abraham Lincoln, or Muhammad Ali, or Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Ashley Judd, etc.
While that's true, MLK said Detroit and Chicago had some of the most vile racists in the country, and Malcolm X said to stop talking about the South. As long as you're South of the Canadian border, you're South.
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I may not agree how our ancestors handled them selves. But regardless we should be able to live among each other in this day in time with out the race issue. We should be able to remember where we all came from. If I don't like it I can ignore it. I will not disrespect a memorial just because I don't like it. People only think about them selves.
#17 Dec 19, 2012
I wouldn't respect a memorial for the Nazis, or for other genocidal maniacs for that matter, and in AmeriKKKa, it's all still black and white... and I'd like to just b people, but it seems so embedded in our culture, I don't know if we'll ever learn to get along.
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#18 Dec 19, 2012
You seem to like "KKK" for some reason. Honestly they are no worse than the black pampers, michelle x, or marrha loony queen.
#19 Dec 19, 2012
Ur a racist wyte supremaCYST, aint ya? That's the real reason you pretend you know about the Civil War. You dont know about the Civil War. You didn't read, and inductively learned. You deductively learned. You had a conclusion: blacks suck, and then you looked for reasons to defend that. That's a wyte supremaCYST.
Black Panthers followed the police around, to make sure they weren't into police brutality, something you'd b terrorified to do. KKK are a bunch of terrorists, the Black Panthers, they just wanted a more just and fair society. J Edgar Hoover really hated the Breakfast program. That's what scares wite AmeriKKKa, when black kids are getting fed. Grow up kid. Ur skin color doesn't make u any better than anybody else, and it's stupid to think that it does.
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You started this "AmeriKKKa" crap like a socialist pig that you indeed are. We Americans know how to spell our name which we are proud of. We should all be equal regardless of our race. We have no need for any hate group and have no respect for them. I'm not sure how I'm a racist except for ignorant people such as your self whom hide behind the race card. I'm married to an Indian, have many black and Mexican friends. I simply made a point. If your to shallow to see both sides of a conversation all I can do is apologize for your ignorance.
#21 Dec 20, 2012
U even made fun of Martin Luther King Jr.!!! How are you NOT a racist? Jesus Christ was also a colored who was slain by the Imperialist Roman soldiers, just like MLK was... only MLK was in our times... and yall murdered him! And then laughed about it! MLK is the closest 2nd coming of Jesus Christ we'll ever have, and yall slayed him! Just like u slayed thousands more! RIP Joe Richardson RIP http://www.executedtoday.com/2010/09/26/1913-... The initial historical insult to black folks is always there, and racists always pull some "lynch" joke as if it's hilarious... AmeriKKKa's salvation is how Europeans immigrated to this country, just like Mexicans do, there's black folks and Indians, and well... we multicultural, and "white" as a race is going to be gone in 2051, so you're an older historical relic than that UofL statue, you're outdated, and backwards... u like in a culture of ignorance, and we need to truth, and we need to treat each other better. Life is hard, and we all know it. If you can't help others, that's fine. You don't have to. But why make it unnecessarily harder? Why?
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Anselm on Free Will and the (Possibly Fortunate) Fall
Katherin A. Rogers
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Anselm of Canterbury is the first Christian philosopher to offer a systematic, libertarian analysis of human freedom, including open options and self-causation. Freedom is valuable for the creature since it enables him to share in the aseity of God. There is a text in Cur Deus Homo which would seem to undermine this claim. Here Anselm says that, had Adam and Eve never sinned, their progeny would have been "confirmed in justice" so that they could never sin. But this seems to deny real freedom to the children of unfallen parents. I offer possible ways to deal with this text.
Anselm, God, and the Act of Sin: Interpretive Difficulties
W. Matthews Grant
University of St. Thomas
In the writings of Anselm, we find what appear to be conflicting accounts of God's relationship to creaturely acts of sin. In some passages, acts of sin, insofar as they are real, are said to have God as a cause. In other passages, sinful acts are said to be contrary to God's will, with the result that God's causing them appears logically impossible. I consider two solutions for resolving the conflict, arguing that neither solution is entirely successful.
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Siobhan Nash-Marshall
Manhattanville College
In this lecture I concentrate on one of the questions that an adequate definition of freedom must address. The question is one with which many contemporary thinkers are currently concerned: need one have alternate possible courses of action in order to be free? This question admits of many formulations. The specific formulation which I address in this lecture is: must I genuinely be ready to take either one of two possible courses of action-to perform or not to perform a given act-in order for my taking either one of these courses of action to be free? This question is admittedly just a small part of the problem of defining freedom. Nevertheless it is a crucial part of the problem of defining freedom. It is also a part of the problem of freedom about which Saint Anselm had a great deal to say.
The Metaphysics of Primary Plurality in Achard of Saint Victor
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The conditions for an investigation of Achard of Saint Victor (who died in 1171) have only recently become available. Now the discovery of a very significant turn in the history of twelfth-century thought is open to examination. The author focuses on Achard's claim concerning an ontologically primary plurality. In the very title of Achard's main treatise, De unitate Dei et pluralitate creaturarum, it is the word 'et' that joins together unity and plurality, expressing the core of Achard's ontological insight, whereby a plurality is said to be true if it is grounded in absolute unity. That is to say, this plurality is not derived from unity (as would be assumed in an emanative account of plurality) but rather "coheres" with unity. Unity, likeness, and equality are the three terms that dialectically constitute the primary plurality. In this sense, true plurality is plurality without difference, without alterity and is thus convertible with identity. The essay examines (a) Achard's doctrine of true plurality as multiple unity, (b) its application to the question of the Trinity and (c) its application to the question of the plurality of creatures and the nature of individuation.


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Lopez noted, "I did the vegan 22-day plan and it was really good and I kept on with it for a few more weeks, and now I've incorporated a little bit of fish here and there."
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2. Is your front sight Red, Green or Orange.
3. Why did you pick that color (experience with colors, daylight shooting or all around shooting)?
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1. What make of sights do you have on your pistol and Why?
2. Is your front sight Red, Green or Orange.
3. Why did you pick that color (experience with colors, daylight shooting or all around shooting)?
Green Tru glows on my Glocks. with Tritium.
They are very bright, housings are metal, I just prefer the green.
Trijicon tritium green front sight with yellow rear sights.
For me, green stands out better, encouraging front sight fixation.
I'm not fanatical about my brand or choice. I do like having tritiums on my carry guns though. They look like regular dot sights during the day, but really stand out in low light. In steel housings, they're also tough and reliable.
Stock OEM sights on all pistols except my 1911. XS Bit Dot w/ standard size front dot. easy and quick sights.
Thanks. Reason I ask is I have shot my sons Glock 23 and I do not like the rear sight (white/clutter to me) and the front is to small. I am supposed to pick up my Glock 19 tomorrow and I want to change out the front sight.
I was looking at all the sights on the market and I like the AmeriGlo; Meprolight; Sevigny (w/AmeriGlo being the first in line). I have even looked at the Big Dot but I hear good/bad etc. I have not seen the XS dot Regular sight though.
I am old school and use to a plain sight system. I will carry this weapon and use it in some small com matches (nothing special really/fun w/in the club).
I do like the green and also I have looked at a red one in the day, didn't really like the red in the day but never seen a green in the day as well.
Hopefully the gun shop will have some mounted so I can check them out.
P.S. My 1911 stock sights are not good for me anymore, to small gap (seems tight, guess I'm getting older) in rear and that is clouding my front sight.
I hated the stock Glock sites. pay the extra and get the Tritium!
I have a red site on my PPK and I don't like it. ( the site that is)
I will check it out tomorrow and see what he has/has on the Glock.
For a fighting pistol good night sights, green front and rear. On my Glock I have XS big dots and love them. Put the big dot on the target and squeeze, simple as that.


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Seven Pakistani players – Inzamam ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir and Saqlain Mushtaq – are said to have signed up for the new league, which will be held twice a year. In fact, the proposal APL seems to be designed to rescue Pakistani cricketers from international isolation in the face of Indian clout.
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Hello! I am 3+ weeks out from a TT, BR/BL, and lipo. Doing well. Having some wound healing complications (I had a small area of fat necrosis and my PS had to reopen a small portion of my abdominal scar and I am packing it 2x/day) - however, this finally seems to be on the road to recovery. Feeling much better every day, though sore at times and definitely more tired/exhausted than normal. Also back at work - sigh... So, I wondering what you all thought about going to the gym at this point to do very light, low-impact work out (no abs of course). I am set to meet with a personal trainer tomorrow (I will be 2 days short of 4 weeks post-op) and the trainer knows that I am "rehabbing" from major abdominal surgery. She is going to work with me on very light workout that avoids any real core work - walking on treadmill, maybe very light elliptical work, etc. My PS cleared me to increase exercise as tolerated and said I could even work my arms, just no ab work. I was all excited for this, but now getting nervous that I might hurt myself or have a set back... Anyone back at the gym? Thoughts?


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Words: Frederick Reimers
Illustration: Aaron McKinney
Not long ago, the morning after a Yukon Jack bender inside a cabin filled with mosquito-coil smoke, Eddy filled a Duluth pack with rocks, donned his moose-fur suit, and set off on a 10-mile hike to sweat out all the toxins. Did it work? Not exactly, says Dr. Rachel Vreeman, coauthor of Don't Swallow Your Gum! Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health. "The only function of sweat is to cool the body," she says. "Sweat contains, water, electrolytes, and maybe a few trace minerals. Toxins—things like heavy metals, chemicals and alcohol—get filtered out of the blood stream by your liver and kidneys and eliminated in the urine or feces. There's no connection between those systems and the sweat glands." Even if you are pounding water, she says, you can't speed the liver or kidneys up by flooding the system, assuming you are already hydrated. If you want fewer toxins, says Dr. Vreeman, your best bet is to reduce exposure to them in the first place. Drink less, don't smoke, and stop eating lead paint chips. Fair enough, but what about the fact that Eddy felt better after his sweaty hangover hike? "That probably had to do with getting some fresh air and the endorphins exercise produces," says Dr. Vreeman. In other words, the only detoxifying happening was on Eddy's toxic attitude.
What's the best wood for making a paddle?
That depends on the type of paddle, says Chris Raab, owner of Tuktu Paddles in Oceanville, New Jersey. Raab specializes in both Greenland-style kayak paddles and in canoe paddles, which have very different requirements. "In paddle-making," he says, "everything is a tradeoff between weight, durability and rigidity." Greenland paddles contain a lot of wood, so he looks for less dense species like western red cedar, Sitka spruce, or Atlantic white cedar—so the paddle won't end up too heavy. However, Raab often laminates denser wood like walnut, cherry, or maple onto the paddle ends to protect those spots from wear and tear. As for canoe paddles, because they have a thinner profile, and weight is less of a concern, Raab prefers to make the entire paddle from those harder, durable woods. His favorite overall? Alaskan yellow cedar, a medium-density wood with a lot of natural rot-resistance that "is really nice to carve." The problem is that it's pretty rare, grows very slowly, and has to cross the continent to get to his shop in New Jersey, so it "isn't the most sustainable, from an environmental perspective."
What's on Eddy's bucket list?
Eddy's life list is as long as the Grand Portage, of course, but there are three worth mentioning. First is Eddy's desire to paddle the length of Superior's north shore with a team in a 36-foot Montreal Canoe. The problem: finding at least a half-dozen people who can take the whole summer off and don't currently have restraining orders against Eddy. The second is his quest to ride a moose. The technique: 1) find a moose that is swimming across a lake; 2) paddle alongside; 3) jump upon its back and hold onto the fur, mainly floating so as not to sink the beast; 4) slip off well before the moose reaches shore to avoid being stomped. Moose proved elusive last summer, however, so that will have to wait. The item Eddy has the best chance of achieving soon is to win the Pemmican Cookoff Grand Prize at the upcoming mid-winter Rendezvous. Last year, Eddy's yarrow blueberry squirrel pemmican won first place in the Rodent Class, but was disqualified because, apparently, MSG is not a legal ingredient.


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As one of Asia's leading gaming and entertainment corporations, Galaxy Entertainment Group ("GEG" or "the Group") recognizes that sustainable businesses are established on the foundations of integrity, quality and people development. To this end, GEG takes proactive steps to ensure full compliance with applicable laws and regulations, deliver "World Class, Asian Heart" products and services to its guests, and develop relationships to support and grow with its team members and business partners and uphold its quality and professionalism.
GEG considers corporate social responsibility ("CSR") as one of the key defining features of how it shapes its future. The Group is committed to supporting and participating in a wide range of social, philanthropic and volunteering activities, and contributing to environmental sustainability. GEG continually explores new and eco-friendly ways to build and develop its projects, monitor and adjust its waste management systems and invest in energy and water saving initiatives.
GEG is fully compliant with the rules and regulations of the Macau Special Administrative Region ("SAR") Government and the statutory requirements as set out by the Hong Kong SAR Government. In particular, the Group is committed to implementing strict standards in areas concerning anti-corruption and anti-money laundering practices, imposing these on its officers and employees, partners and all independent third parties who work on GEG's behalf, and undertake due diligence on business partners working with GEG. Furthermore, GEG has in place anti-corruption and anti-money laundering policies and standards of practice that facilitate the close monitoring of the compliance with applicable rules and actively encourages all its team members to report any non-compliance and suspected non-compliance in accordance with the Group's standard operating procedures. In addition, GEG makes every effort to train, educate and bring up-to-date its team members to fully execute its internal policies and standard of practice.
GEG considers team members as its biggest asset. Viewing team members as the very foundation of its achievements, the Group supports and empowers its team members to fulfill the needs of its guests and deliver its exceptional "game day" experience.
1. Diversity of Team Members
GEG values diversity when hiring team members, including different genders, ages, qualifications and experiences.
2. Talent Management
Organization Development and Training initiatives engage and support the promotion and delivery of the Group's Mission, Vision and core values. Our team members receive our full support in their development as this is a differentiating factor that attracts, retains and prepares our team members for great personal and organizational success.
To support the Group's continued success, Organization Development and Training has built and delivered in collaboration with the business units the following key initiatives in 2015.
- Galaxy Macau™ Phase 2 and Broadway Macau™ – Designed and delivered training programs for all new onboard staff in line with key customer journeys to ensure the World Class Asian Service philosophy was embedded into the new elements of the property whilst creating a new "Fun, Festive and Friendly" service style which provides an "Up Close and Personal" experience for our guests at Broadway Macau
- Accelerated Development of Local Team Members – the Accelerated Development Program is designed to develop and fast track local team members into key supervisory and managerial roles in order to build workforce capability for the expansion of the integrated resort. The program gave hundreds of local team members the opportunity for career progression and promotion. This program was recognized as an award winner for talent management practices in the Asia Region Human Resource and Innovation Awards
- Capability Development – building the capabilities of our employees in a structured and responsive manner through a blend of world-class on-and-off-the-job learning experiences
- Training & Learning Innovation – investing in the right technologies and leveraging the appropriate delivery channels including blended and e-learning to ensure broadened access and maximum learning impact on employee development and business outcomes
- Workforce Agility – preparing our workforce to support existing and future business needs and growth by development programs that respond to employee and business requirements
Organizational Development and Training Programs establish direction for the Group with respect to the strategic and tactical investment in the utilization of our human resource capital including:
- Signature and Core Programs - Programs are anchored in the Group's Mission, Vision and Values to ensure complete alignment of knowledge and skills and provide professional and career development opportunities customized to business and team member needs. Guest service and corporate social responsibility programs are our core programs and activities for this year
- Technical Skills and Operations Programs - Operations skills training programs continue to support and drive for operational excellence. Our employee training journeys and GEG's curriculum as a framework standardizes training design, development, implementation and evaluation of service and operations training programs
- Career Development - Career development with a focus on developing local team members within GEG remains a high priority and commitment. Career and Talent Development Programs have been designed to provide targeted structured technical, managerial and leadership skills training for managers and leaders
The Group's world class Leaders Program series is a tailor-made program for the leaders and is closely linked to practical and contextualized learning. This program was recognized as an award winner for Leadership Development at the Human Resource and Innovation awards covering the Asia region.
|GEG training programs provide team members the opportunity to learn in a structured and supported way on and off the job whilst providing them with promotional and career development possibilities
3. Working Environment
GEG is dedicated to building a strong employer brand – one that attracts and retains people. GEG achieved three goals in 2015 to enable this philosophy:
- A great place to start - Developed a structured Orientation Program which allows team members, particularly new hires, to understand GEG's Mission, Vision, Values and Culture; Showed appreciation to team members through presenting awards to outstanding staff
- A comfortable working environment - Expanded and upgraded its facilities such as opening new staff restaurants at Galaxy Macau™ Phase 2 and Broadway Macau to cater for increasing staff numbers
- Balance for everyone - Organized three Team Member Rallies at Broadway Theatre to support andshow appreciation to around 6,000 team members; Supported team members to achieve a healthy work-life balance by setting up monthly social and volunteering activities through GEG Staff Social Club and GEG Volunteer Team. Social activities included drone videography workshop, soccer fun day and origami workshop
GEG provides all new team members with Orientation Program to communicate its Mission, Vision and Values, and guest service standards. A work buddy system is in place to support new team members, and feedback on performance is immediately provided. Furthermore, the Group tactfully provides a number of different channels for its guests to provide their feedback:
- Mystery shopping is conducted to evaluate service quality, compliance with rules and regulations, and the overall guest experience
- Comment cards, email addresses and social media channels are available for guests to provide feedback and rate the Group's services
- Teleservices hotline and Quality Assurance Managers are available for monitoring guest reviews and resolvingcomplaints, where appropriate
GEG works diligently to promote responsible business practices across its supply chain. Supporting Macau SAR Government to foster new industries and accelerate the process of Macau's economic diversification, GEG supports Macau's SMEs and local enterprises proactively by:
- Sourcing its material goods and services locally in Macau
- Giving priority to local SMEs when looking for suppliers in the areas of food, facilities, renovation and maintenance works
- Inviting local SMEs in the retail and food and beverage sectors to open outlets in Broadway Macau
- Supporting SMEs in areas such as management, maintenance, security, cleaning, finance, team member training andmarketing
GEG works closely with all its suppliers in selecting products and services that meets its operational need, creates minimal adverse impacts on the environment, and possesses the quality assurance that meets or exceeds all relevant legal obligations and codes of practice.
1. Responsible Gaming
GEG employs industry best practices and benchmarks international standards to achieve its responsible gaming objectives. The Group continues to work closely with different authorities to develop a wide range of initiatives in 2015, including:
- Organized a number of responsible gaming related workshops, training and programs in which over 9,000 frontline team members took part
- Provided individual face-to-face, hotline, on-site and online counseling support for team members and consulting services to guests suffering from gambling disorders
- Sponsored a micro movie premiere to enhance the understanding of problem gambling and promote responsible gaming to the public
- Distributed thousands of pamphlets containing messages of responsible gaming and the rules of games
|Gabinete Coordenador Dos Serviços Sociais Sheng Kung Hui Macau and GEG joined hands to hold responsible gaming roadshows under the theme of "How to help someone with gambling problems"
2. Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation
To reinforce GEG's commitment to being a socially responsible organization, the Group established the Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation ("the Foundation") in April 2015. The Foundation advocates in giving back to the community in Macau and the Greater China Region through engaging in philanthropic activities, in particular with nurturing young people in developing their positive moral and life values, as well as enhancing their education and employment opportunities so as to enable them to contribute to the community they live in.
GEG's commitment to building a strong relationship with its team members, guests, business partners and local communities enables the Group to meet its objectives and, at the same time, support and contribute to Macau's economy. Looking ahead, the Foundation will continue to inspire positive changes to the communities through the projects it will initiate.
3. Contribution to Community
Following the philosophy of "what is taken from the community is to be used for the good of the community", GEG contributes to the community by sponsoring a variety of local charities and fundraising activities, launching its own initiatives that focus on the specific areas of youth development, sports, promoting social harmony and establishing Macau as a World Center of Tourism & Leisure.
Rooted in Macau, GEG also contributes to the local community by encouraging its team members to join and take part in volunteering activities. Established in 2011, the GEG Volunteer Team has thus far, reached out to over 120 different nonprofits and contributed over 6,500 hours in community services. During the year, the GEG Volunteer Team organized over 20 volunteering activities of which GEG volunteers took part in contributing close to 930 hours to 41 charitable associations.
Mr. Francis Lui, Deputy Chairman of GEG (third right) presented the Group's donations to representatives from Macau Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society
GEG celebrated the Chinese New Year by offering complimentary haircuts to elderly members of Macau Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society
4. Charitable Activities
GEG is dedicated to giving back to the community by offering support to Macau's different charity groups. Key beneficiariesinclude (in alphabetical order):
- Caritas Macau
- Cradle of Hope Association
- Charity Fund from the Readers of Macao Daily News
- Fuhong Society of Macau
- General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macau
- Macau Deaf Association
- Macau Holy House of Mercy
- Macau Red Cross
- Macau Special Olympics
- Macau Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society
- Orbis Macau
- Richmond Fellowship of Macau
- The Macau Association for the Mentally Handicapped
- The Macau Association of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped
- The Women's General Association of Macau
GEG Volunteers and Clean the World representatives held a soap recycling activity at the General Education Center of the General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macau
GEG invited the world-renowned illusionist Cyril to have his first-ever public performance in the Broadway Theatre. Members from Macau Deaf Association and Macau Association for the Mentally Handicapped were offered a chance to meet the illusionist up close and personal
5. Sports Development
Aiming to promote the international image of Macau, GEG works closely with the Macau SAR Government and the local community on enhancing the attractiveness, scale and quality of Macau's sports and community activities. Key initiatives in 2015 include:
- Sponsored "Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon" for the 12th consecutive year, which is one of Macau's four major annual, international sport events and attracts amateur and professional runners from different countries and regions. Close to 1,000 GEG team members took part in the activity
- Supported and participated in Macau Sports Bureau's hosting of "Macau International Dragon Boat Races". GEG's Dragon Boat Team took part in the race for the 10th time and obtained 11 awards in total
Mr. Francis Lui, Deputy Chairman of GEG, Mr. Alexis Tam Chon Weng, Secretary of Social Affairs and Culture and Mr. Ma Iao Hang, President of Macau Athletic Association (front left to right)presented awards to the first ten male athletes of Full Marathon
GEG Dragon Boat men's team fiercely rowed their boat to the frontline of the race
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GEG supports the Macau SAR Government's policies on talent cultivation. Collaborating with many educational, arts and cultural associations and institutes on developing different programs aimed at assisting young people to build a more solid foundation for their future careers, in 2015, GEG:
- Launched the "5th GEG Youth Achievement Program" ("YAP"), which GEG co-organizes with the Macau Management Association ("MMA"). First launched in 2011, the previous editions of the YAP attracted over 1,400 participants
- Title sponsored the "7th GEG Macau Cup – Youth National Education Competition" organized by National Conditions Education (Macau) Association. This year, the competition attracted the participation of over 6,000 students from 15 different secondary and tertiary schools
Mr. Francis Lui, Deputy Chairman of GEG, Mr. Hong Bo, Director of the Department of Culture and Education, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macau SAR, Ms. Teng Nga Kan, Deputy Director of Macau Labor Affairs Bureau, Mr. Kong Chi Meng, Head of the Division of Pre-School and Primary Education of Education and Youth Affairs Bureau and Mr. Chui Sai Cheong, President of MMA (left to right) officiated the launch of the "5th GEG Youth Achievement Program"


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Chicago Bears tight end Evan Rodriguez was arrested this morning in Miami Beach, Fla. He was charged with resisting an officer without violence and disorderly intoxication.
Rodriguez is facing a $1,500 bond for the two charges.
Last year's fourth-round pick, Rodriquez had two run-ins with the law during his collegiate career. During his freshman year at West Virginia in 2009, he was accused of felony assault, which was later reduced to misdemeanor disturbance and trespassing charges.
After transferring to Temple, Rodriguez was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2009.
According to the police report, Rodriguez was at the scene of an accident at 5:30 a.m. this morning. He was not driving the car involved in the incident yet he was uncooperative with officers at the scene.
When asked for his ID, he said, "For what? I'm an NFL player. I don't need all that media stuff."
After providing his information, Rodriguez reportedly walked away. After being asked to return to the sidewalk, Rodriguez said, "I'm hardheaded like that and I don't have to listen."
Even after all that, the cops were still lenient and told Rodriguez he'd be released on the scene after his information was processed in the traffic report. At that point, he reportedly cursed at officers and interfered with the roadside exercises of the driver. Officers noted Rodriguez's "slurred speed, bloodshot watery eyes, and a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath."
The Bears issued the following statement on the arrest.
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In his rookie year last season, where he served mainly as the team's fullback, Rodriguez played in 12 games, starting five. He caught four passes for 21 yards. He is in Miami Beach working out with Bears teammates Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery.
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All of them have a loneliness about them, a desolation, and a feeling for the people that once passed through their sturdy walls.ĀWhether they're in decay, or in some form of preservation, or still being used, the one-room schools that once dotted the landscape are a symbol of an age gone by, of education taught the "good old fashioned way," of a time when life was less complicated, more innocent.
When I heard that Tammy and Kelly Rundle had produced an award-winning documentary, "Country School: One Room — One Nation," I jumped at the opportunity for a viewing.ĀAs with most of the 50-plus people in attendance, memories of my own country-school experience came flooding back.
My one-room school experience was atypical.ĀI didn't walk three miles, barefoot, uphill both ways, nor was I beaten with a hickory stick, nor did I eat lard sandwiches.ĀUs "town kids" were bused from Prairie City out to a country school for a year while a new school was being constructed.
This was the mid-'50s and I was in the first or second grade.ĀBeing a "town kid" at the time, I thought riding the school bus was pretty neat.ĀI soon learned different.
I took the accommodations at the one-room school in stride.ĀThere were outdoor toilets — one for the girls and one for the boys at opposite corners at the rear of the lot, no running water, and two grades in the single room.ĀA large crock served as our water cooler.ĀI believe it was hand filled from an outdoor well.
Mrs. Legrand was our teacher, and this might have been her first year of teaching.ĀShe was young, pretty, and a great teacher.ĀLord Almighty, this could never happen nowadays, but Mrs. Legrand took another little boy and me home with her for an over-night stay under the auspices of working on some art project.
Truth be known, I think she was wanting to have children of her own, and what better way to convince her husband, than to bring two cute little tykes home?
She lived on a farm.ĀI remember riding in the back seat of her Pontiac, and wanting to help her husband do chores instead of working on the art project.ĀThe other little boy was a farm kid, and had no interest in chores.
I must have gotten homesick or scared during the night.ĀMy mother was called, on the country party line, and I was transported home.
Other memories: beating the erasers was the reward for perfect spelling (the lucky recipient was let out of class to beat the erasers against the schoolhouse wall); playing Annie Annie Over (the schoolhouse was the building we threw the ball over); and Red Rover ("Red Rover, Red Rover, send [whoever] right over!" — then [whoever] would have to try and break the arm hold).
There was no bullying back then.ĀIt was the school-of-hard-knocks.ĀYou took it, and you dished it out.
As an adult, I've tried to find that little one-room school, but had no such luck.ĀMaybe it's been torn down, or turned into a corn crib.ĀMaybe it was all a figment of my imagination.ĀWriters have been known to have such, you know.
After the year at the country school, we were returned to town schooling.ĀNo more two grades per room.ĀAs with all one-room schools throughout history, they filled a need, got the job done, and were part of life in the Midwest.
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My 99 Grd Voyager (3.0 3 spd w/ovrdrv) starts and runs but about jumps out of the vehicle and knocks like crazy and won't excelerate (rev up) - it just goes wwwhhhhaaaaaa and won't speed up. It's like it stays choked or overfueled or spark advance is stuck in full advance from start up. The only time it doesn't do this and comes out of it and runs normally is in the early morning when it's still cold (50 or below). Eventually it levels out and will excelerate fine and is drivable. But when I shut it off and then start it again or it's over 50 in the first place it never levels out and it won't even pull itself down the street. It's like when it's cold the the choking process or fuel mixture change for cold start kicks in and changes something so it works right. Otherwise, the "level out" process doesn't happen and it just won't run right. Since it works some of the time I don't suspect a sensor but that could be intermittant too. I suspect more some control that changes idle speed or fuel mix is malfunctioning when it gets a signal to change or the signal is never being sent. Or I have an intermittant problem in the computer!!!
Anybody got any ideas?
Is the 'check engine' light on? How many miles are on this car? When was it last tuned up?
computer chip? That controls everything, yes everything :whistling2:
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vacuum leak
EGR valve is stuck.
Fuel filter clogged.
Fuel pump on it's way out.
Read the codes that are in the computer.
To answer Rehabber, it has 150,000 on it and has not been tuned since I got it a year ago on goverment computer auction and probably wasn't for years before that. It has been running fine for the last year without any problems. Drove it on a 2500 mile trip a couple months ago and no problems. I'm trying to figure out whether to just get a computer module from a bone yard and replace it on the chance that is the issue or spend two or three times as much on a mechanic just to find out its an EGR valve which would be cheaper but way more expensive just to find that out!
Thanks guys!
And ya, the check engine light does come on when it is having the problem....
Wheatski: I have a 90 caravan 3.0 liter. I dont know if this will apply to yours but worth checking; There is a built in self test in mine, turn the ignition on and off 3 cycles DO NOT START, just turn key on and off 3 times, on mine the check engine light will flash one or more codes, With the manual it will have those "flash" codes listed and what they mean. If need be get the Chilton for ur car, they have it also.
Your 99 caravan will not display codes without a scan tool. :no: If you live outside of Calif, you can use a scan tool at Autozone for no charge. The code will give you a good starting point for the diagnosis. It is very unlikely that the ECM (computer) is a problem
Technical Service Bulletens
Granet there could be other wiring/sensor problems and or Engine Controll Modle...
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|8th April 2008, 01:26 AM
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Cheap amp performance? What you think?
Has anyone here into audio actually run/tried one of these cheap amps? I had a pyramid way back in early 90s that worked ok actually, but no cheap amps since that I used in a car I drove except this current sort of cheap kicker. I have a couple I got blown now, ultra linear, pyramid, etc...going to put some parts in them new/used whatever (so I don't invest more than they are worth...that might be a challenge) and get them going...I will try them and see.
I'm just (seriously) curious. I have a few sets of good amps to try when I swap amps soon here like alpine/SS/etc...so I'm going to lay wires in the trunk so I can swap and figure hey why not compare some junk. I know they fall apart faster but how about sound? Will they be ok if they are huge amps so they stay away from clipping....or not? I will be using them full range off my crossover. I like quality sound a little loud sometimes and do not have DSP in this car.
If you have (or not) run any, what do you think will happen?
|8th April 2008, 03:36 AM
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ive used bigger cheap amps to run fullrange and they work really well...the ones i use usually have 2 x tip35/36 per channel (4+4 total).
if the amp is strong enough, the speakers will distort before the amp.
only gripes are low slope crossovers and a bit less extension of detail.
where a good quality amp will carry more detaillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll a cheaper amp will carry less detailllllllllllllll.
but youd never know the difference unless you A/B'ed the amps in comparison.
|9th April 2008, 07:41 AM
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I've used a Profile Baja HA1000
I put that thing through a beating...It put out some decent power...a lot better than other cheap brands.
I even had the amp wrapped in a fleece blanket wedged between the back of the box and the back of the rear bench seat. The blanket was to prevent vibration because I was lazy and didn't mount the amp.
I'm sure I was clipping the crap out of the amp. It got hot as hell but never even shut down or go into protection...just kept on pumping out power.
|9th April 2008, 04:12 PM
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I may be able to put TIPs in this UL, it has 6+6 outputs...the factory transistors are too expensive. I saw where someone bought one new for ~80 on ebay lol. The other ones are only 2+2 except a 4 ch but have not looked at it closely yet. And I have an insignia that is 360rms bridged, even has a fan in it, plus a blitz that I think is around 75-100/ch x2. What a collection.
I need 400rms minimum for my 4 12s so will only run them on highs, unless the UL actually can do half of 900rms at 4ohms bridged. Even then I'd rather a class D for power reasons but I may test it just to further our quest for possibly useless knowledge .
|9th April 2008, 04:31 PM
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if you can find what the part numbers are for the trans...i can look them up in my master replacement guide if you cant find them online.
some of the KIA parts are hard to find crosses for....if it starts with something like 2skXXXX its probably a toshiba part.
heres one of the ghetto amps i used, but with 6+6 trans:
(i sold this actual amp to the ampguts contributor, it got hot as fark)
it was hooked up 2 ohms per channel (2 channel amp) four 6.5" components with tweets through the passive...it worked really good for mid/hi's...as long as you use a bigger amp than necessary, cheap amps work good for hipass duty.
|9th April 2008, 04:42 PM
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2SB817 and 2SD1047 come up as sanyo, I think base resistor is 3.3ohm. PS is Fairchild 50N06, they are not so bad to get unless they are upgradable too, have not looked. Strange too is that on the board it lists B688A/D718A for outputs not what is in it. Don't think they have been replaced.
The insignia look a lot like the one you listed. This is the UL: http://www.savinglots.com/lotprod.asp?item=UL3200D It is longer/slimmer than photo looks.
|9th April 2008, 05:30 PM
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|9th April 2008, 05:54 PM
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the B688A/D718A are :
140volt 12 amp 100 watt devices /current gain 60 min
TIP35/36 are :
100 volt 25 amp 125 watt devices /current gain 15min-75 max
the fets can be upgraded but with the output trans used, there may not be much difference in performance.
Philip's cross for B688A/D718A are ECG36/37
|9th April 2008, 09:59 PM
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I guess I don't care if it performs any better, some more reliability and maybe quality sound would be preferable....but mostly something cheap and as good/better. I looked up some other matches and they too were hard to locate.
|10th April 2008, 04:23 PM
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Lol, I ripped into this insignia that was sitting here got two of them. One has blown channel ok, second tests ok/works but freaks out gets loud when bridged. I look and RCA has ground broken hmmm and why two channels difference like that? I pull board out and one rectifier stays on sink....turns out second rectifier and over half the fets have broken legs from assembly on that side, it also has PS for each channel. They are crooked and all clamps were factory glued. Common practice it seems but even a cheap amp can't work well if it is not put together all the way, it never worked right from day one.
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