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TEXT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT Be it enacted by the people of the state of Arizona:
Section 1. Title.
This act may be cited as the "Ban Hydraulic Fracturing Within Arizona Act"
Sec. 2. Findings.
The People of the State of Arizona find and declare the following:
A. Hydraulic fracturing releases large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. B. Hydraulic fracturing consumes large amounts of precious water.
C. Hydraulic fracturing pollutes soil, air and our groundwater, a very limited resource in Arizona.
D. Hydraulic fracturing is strongly associated with causing earthquakes.
27-501. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Certificate of clearance" means a permit approved and issued or registered by the commission for transportation or delivery of oil, gas or oil and gas products.
2. "Certificate of compliance" means a certificate issued by the commission prior to connection of an oil or gas well with a pipeline, showing compliance with the conservation laws of this state and conservation rules and orders of the commission.
3. "Commission" or "commissioner" means the oil and gas conservation commission.
4. "Completed well" means a well that meets any of the following conditions:
(a) Has produced or is ready to produce new formation hydrocarbons or gases.
(b) Has been declared a dry hole or plugged and abandoned.
(c) Has been otherwise readied for operation as in the case of injection and service wells.
5. "Developed area" or "developed unit" means a drainage unit having a completed well capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities.
6. "Drainage unit" or "drilling unit" means the maximum area in a pool which may be drained efficiently by one well to produce the reasonable maximum amount of recoverable oil or gas in the area.
7. "Field" means the general area which is or appears to be underlaid by not less than one pool, including underground reservoirs containing oil or gas, or both.
8. "Fund" means the state general fund.
9. "Gas" means natural gas, casinghead gas, all other hydrocarbons not defined as oil, carbon dioxide and helium or other substances of a gaseous nature. Natural gas and casinghead gas are further defined as follows:
(a) "Natural gas" means any combustible gas or vapor composed chiefly of hydrocarbons occurring in gaseous or vapor phase at initial reservoir conditions.
(b) "Casinghead gas" means any gas or vapor indigenous to an oil stratum and produced from such stratum with oil.
(a) INJECTION OF FRACTURING FLUIDS CONSISTING OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WATER, CHEMICALS, PROPPANTS, AND ADDITIVES USED FOR HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
(b) PRODUCTION OF BRINES, FLOWBACK, PRODUCED WATER, RESIDUAL FLUIDS, OR DRILL CUTTINGS THAT RETURN TO THE SURFACE IN THE HORIZONTAL DRILLING AND HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS.
10 12. "Illegal oil" and "illegal gas" means oil or gas produced within the state from any well during any time in which the well has produced more than the amount allowed by law or any rule or order of the commission or the production of which causes waste OR OIL OR GAS PRODUCED WITH HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
11 13. "Illegal product" means any product derived, in whole or in part, from illegal oil or gas.
12 14. "Net drainage" means drainage not equalized by counterdrainage.
13 15. "Oil" means crude petroleum oil and all other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, which are produced at a well in liquid form by ordinary production methods and which are not the result of condensation of gas.
14 16. "Owner" means the person having the right to drill into, produce and appropriate production of oil or gas, or both, from a pool.
15 17. "Person" includes a corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary or representative or any group acting as a unit and includes any department, agency or instrumentality of the state or any of its governmental subdivisions.
16 18. "Pool" means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas, or both, and includes each zone of a general structure completely separated from any other zone in the structure.
17 19. "Producer" means the owner of a well capable of producing oil or gas.
18 20. "Product" means oil, gas or any product, by-product, mixture or blend of oil or gas.
19 21. "Royalty owner" means a person who possesses an interest in the production but who is not an owner.
20 22. "Waste" includes:
(a) Physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry.
(b) The inefficient, excessive or improper use of or the unnecessary dissipation of reservoir energy.
(c) The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of any oil or gas well or wells in a manner which causes or tends to cause reduction in the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a pool under prudent and proper operations or which causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas.
(d) The inefficient storing of oil or gas.
(e) The production of oil or gas in excess of transportation or marketing facilities.
(f) The production of oil or gas when it is unprofitable to dispose of such production.
21 23. "Well" includes any hole drilled or spudded in for the purpose, with the intention or under the representation of penetrating oil or gas bearing strata or of penetrating any strata in search of stratigraphic data pertinent to the location of oil or gas bearing strata, whether or not in either case oil or gas is actually discovered, any hole used in connection with the underground storage of hydrocarbon substances, whether liquid or gaseous, any hole used in connection with a process to inject any substance for purposes of disposal or to increase recovery, any hole used for the purpose of secondary or tertiary recovery and any hole used for the purpose of pressure maintenance. The commission may, as it considers to be in the best interests of the state, determine that any hole drilled or spudded in shall be included within this definition to the extent necessary for the administration and enforcement of the rules required by section 27-516. The determination of the commission shall be final in any circumstance involving the question of purpose, intent or representation, except that the determination shall be subject to appeal as provided by section 27-520.
27-502. Declaration of policy
- It is the public policy of the state to:
- Conserve the natural resources of oil and gas and products thereof.
- Prevent waste of oil and gas resources.
- Provide for protection and adjustment of correlative rights of owners of land wherein the natural resources lie and of owners and producers of oil and gas resources and products thereof, and of others interested therein.
- Encourage development of natural resources of oil and gas and their products.
- Encourage continuous and economic supply thereof and demand therefor.
- Safeguard the health, property and public welfare of citizens of the state and other interested persons.
- Promote all purposes indicated by the provisions of this article.
- This article shall be administered by the oil and gas conservation commission.
- The legislature finds and declares that oil and gas in commercial quantities have now been discovered and are being produced within this state.
27-503. Waste of oil or gas prohibited; powers of commissioner to prevent waste
- Waste of oil or gas is unlawful and is prohibited.
- The commissioner shall make inquiries he deems proper to determine whether waste exists or is imminent. In the exercise of such power the commissioner may:
- Collect data.
- Make investigations and inspections.
- Examine property, leases, papers, books and records, including drilling records and logs.
- Examine, check, test and gauge oil and gas wells, tanks, refineries and modes of transportation.
- Hold hearings.
- Require keeping of records and making of reports.
- Take action he deems necessary to enforce and effectuate the provisions of this article.
- The commissioner may in order to prevent waste and avoid drilling unnecessary wells, permit the cycling of gas in any pool or portion thereof or the introduction of gas or other substance into an oil or gas reservoir for the purpose of repressuring the reservoir, maintaining pressure or carrying on secondary recovery operations of any type WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WHICH SHALL NEVER BE PERMITTED. The commissioner shall permit the pooling or integration of separate tracts when reasonably necessary in connection with the operations.
27-516. Rules
- The commission shall make rules and amend them as deemed necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this article, including the following rules and orders:
- Requiring the drilling, casing and plugging of wells in a manner to prevent:
(a) Escape of oil and gas from one stratum to another.
(b) Intrusion of water into an oil or gas stratum from a separate stratum.
(c) Pollution of fresh water supplies by oil, gas, CHEMICALS USED DURING THE PRODUCTION OF OIL OR GAS, or salt water.
(d) Waste.
- Requiring reports showing the location of oil and gas wells and requiring filing of logs and drilling records within thirty days after drilling is completed for a well drilled for oil or gas.
- Requiring a reasonable bond with good and sufficient surety conditioned on the performance of the duties prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection including the obligation to plug each dry or abandoned well.
- Preventing drowning by water of any stratum or part capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities and preventing the premature and irregular encroachment of water which reduces or tends to reduce the total ultimate recovery of oil or gas from any pool. 5. Requiring the operation of wells with efficient gas-oil ratio and fixing the limits of such ratios.
- Preventing blowouts, caving and seepage.
- Preventing creation of unnecessary fire hazards.
- Requiring identification of ownership of oil and gas wells, producing leases, refineries, tanks, plants, structures and storage and transportation equipment and facilities.
- Regulating shooting, perforating and chemical treatment of wells.
- Regulating gas cycling operations.
- Regulating secondary recovery methods, including introduction of gas, air, water or any other substances into producing formations.
- Regulating spacing of wells and establishing drilling units.
- Limiting, allocating and apportioning production of oil and gas from a pool or field for prevention of waste, and allocating production between tracts of land under separate ownership in a pool on a fair and equitable basis so that each tract will be permitted to produce not more than its just and equitable share from such pool.
- Preventing, so far as practicable, reasonably avoidable drainage from each developed unit, not equalized by counterdrainage.
- Requiring a producer of oil or gas to submit for each oil or gas well operated, on a form prescribed by the commission, a monthly report of actual production from each oil or gas well. Such report shall be submitted on or before the twenty-fifth day of the next succeeding month.
- Requiring persons making settlement with the owner of oil or gas interests to render statements to the owner showing the quantity and gravity purchased and the price per barrel of oil or the price per one thousand cubic feet of gas.
- Requiring, either generally or in a particular area, a certificate of clearance for transportation or delivery of oil, gas or any product.
- Requiring the applicant for a drilling permit, if the surface of the land is owned by another not in a contractual relationship with the applicant, to post bond in a reasonable sum with good and sufficient surety conditioned on payment of just compensation to the landowner for actual damages to the surface of or improvements on the land caused by the drilling permittee's operations.
- Requiring all forms and reports requested by the commission to be submitted to the commission on or before the twentieth day of the next succeeding month for monthly reports or within twenty days following the completion of the action requiring the report, except as otherwise provided by the commission.
- Requiring the permitting of all wells and the approval of all equipment and methods: (a) To create or use existing storage space for the underground storage of hydrocarbon substances, whether liquid or gaseous.
(b) Used for the injection of any substance into geological strata for the purpose of pressure maintenance or for the purpose of increasing ultimate recovery.
(c) Used for the purpose of secondary and tertiary recovery.
(d) Used for the disposal of any substance.
- No rule or order, or change, renewal or extension, except as otherwise provided by this article, shall, in the absence of an emergency, be made by the commission under the provisions of this article except after a public hearing of which not less than ten days' notice has been given. The public hearing shall be held at such time and place as may be prescribed by the commission, and any interested person shall be entitled to be heard. Notice shall be given by personal service, by publication or by United States mail addressed, postage prepaid, to the last known mailing address of the person or persons affected. The date of service shall be the date on which service was made in the case of personal service, the date of first publication in the case of notice by publication and the date of mailing in the case of notice by mailing. The notice shall issue in the name of the state, shall be signed by a member of the commission or its deputy, shall specify the style and number of the proceeding and the time and place of the hearing and shall briefly state the purpose of the proceeding. If the commission gives notice by personal service, such service may be made by an officer authorized to serve process or by the commission in the same manner as is provided by law for the service of process in civil actions in the courts of this state. Proof of service by the commission shall be by the affidavit of the commission or its authorized representative making personal service. If service is made by the sheriff, the proof of service shall be as required by law for service of process in civil actions. If the matter to be heard concerns the adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule of general applicability, notice shall be by publication.
- If an emergency is found by the commission to exist, which in its judgment requires making, changing, renewing or extending a rule or order without first having a hearing, the emergency rule or order shall have the same validity as if a hearing had been held after due notice. The emergency rule or order shall remain in force for not to exceed thirty days from its effective date but shall expire when a rule or order with respect to the subject matter of the emergency rule or order becomes effective after due notice and hearing.
27-527. Violation; classification
- Any person who violates any provision of this article, or any rule, regulation or order of the commission, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation and for each day the violation continues WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHO CAUSE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TO HAPPEN IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA WILL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF A MINIMUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY OF OPERATIONS INCLUDING EXPLORATIONS.
- Any person who, with the intent to evade this article, or any rule, regulation or order of the commission, knowingly makes or causes to be made a false entry in any application, report, record, account or memorandum required by this article or by any such rule, regulation or order, or who knowingly omits or causes to be omitted from any application, report, record, account or memorandum, full, true and correct entries as required by this article, or by any such rule, regulation or order, or who knowingly removes from this state, or destroys, mutilates, alters or falsifies any such application, record, account or memorandum or knowingly makes any false statement to the commission or any member, officer, or employee of the commission concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
- The penalties provided in this section shall be recoverable by action filed by the attorney general, in the name and on behalf of the state, in the superior court of the county in which the defendant resides, or in which any defendant resides if there are more than one defendant, or in the superior court of any county in which the violation occurred. The payment of any penalty shall not operate to legalize so that it is no longer contraband any oil, gas or product involved in the violation for which the penalty is imposed, and shall not relieve a person on whom the penalty is imposed from liability to any other person for damages arising out of the violation.
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"Company" means Firemac Ltd, trading as Firemac.
"Conditions" means the terms and conditions set out in this document and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Company. These Conditions govern all orders to and contracts with the Company for the supply of goods and services and override any other terms and conditions stipulated, incorporated or referred to by the customer. Accordingly these Conditions of supply of goods and services, except where they are varied by the Company in writing, are the only conditions upon which the Company supplies goods or services.
"Delivery Date" means when the goods are to be delivered.
"Goods" means the articles which the Purchaser agrees to buy from the Company.
"Price" means the price for the Goods excluding carriage, packing, insurance and VAT.
"Purchaser" means the person who buys or agrees to buy the Goods from the Company.
These conditions shall apply to all contracts for the sale of Goods by the Company to the Purchaser to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions including any terms or conditions which the Purchaser may purport to apply under confirmation of order or similar document or any trading practices.
All orders for Goods shall be deemed to be an offer by the Purchaser to purchase Goods pursuant to these Conditions.
Acceptance of delivery of these Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Purchaser's acceptance of these Conditions.
Any variation to these Conditions (including any special terms and conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable unless specifically agreed in writing by a Director of the Company.
Statements or representations of whatever kind and however made, including, but not limited to those as to weights, measurements, performance, descriptions, details of design, prices, charges and whether contained in catalogues, advertisements, brochures, technical bulletins, photographs, descriptive materials, verbal representations or otherwise are approximate only and shall not be binding upon the Company.
Where the Company is asked to give a quotation then the Price of the Goods shall be the Company's quoted price which shall be binding upon the Company provided that the Purchaser shall accept the Company's quotation within 30 days. Such quoted Price shall be exclusive of VAT which shall be due at on the date of the VAT invoice.
The Price shall be the Company's quoted price. The Price is exclusive of VAT which shall be due at the rate ruling on the date of the Company's invoice.
The Company reserves the right to vary its prices without notice and unless otherwise agreed in writing prices will be those ruling at the time of delivery. The Company also reserves the right to increase prices as a result of the imposition of any duty or tax or by adjustments or alterations in currency prices of exchange.
All prices are exclusive of duty or VAT.
Payment of the Price and the VAT shall be made by the last working day of the month (Monday - Friday) following the month of the invoice. The Company shall not be bound to deliver the Goods until the Purchaser has paid for them.
Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue and be payable by the Purchaser from the date when the payment becomes overdue on a daily basis until the date of payment at a rate of 4% above the base rate of HBOS PLC and shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgement .
If the Purchaser fails to make any payment on the due date then without prejudice to any of the Company's other rights the Company may:
Suspend or cancel deliveries of any articles due to the Purchaser under this or any contract and/or Appropriate any payment made by the Purchaser to such of the Goods (including any Goods supplied under any other contract with the Purchaser) as the Company may, to its sole discretion, see fit.
Prices are the Company's ex-works prices and where the Company agrees to arrange for the Goods to be sent to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's nominated address then, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs of loading carriage and unloading.
The quality and description of the Goods shall be as set out in the Company's quotation or catalogue, whichever is appropriate.
The Company may from time to time make changes in the specification of Goods which are required to comply with any applicable safety or statutory requirements of which do not materially effect the quality or fitness for purpose of the Goods.
The Company warrants that the Goods will at the time of delivery correspond to the description given by the Company. Except where the Purchaser is dealing as a consumer (as defined in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 Section 12) all other warranties, conditions or terms relating for purpose, merchantability or condition of the Goods and whether implied by statute or common law or otherwise are excluded and under no circumstances shall the Company be liable for loss of profit or other indirect loss.
The Company shall under no circumstances be liable for any loss or damage arising from the Goods being used in or for any hazardous purpose.
No cancellation or suspension shall be valid without the prior consent of the Company. No cancellation whatsoever will be accepted by the Company for non standard goods ordered specially for the Customer.
Delivery of the Goods shall be made at the Purchaser's address on the Delivery Date. Unless otherwise agreed by the Company the Purchaser shall make all arrangements necessary of, and to transport the Goods wherever they are intended for use.
The Company may deliver the Goods by separate instalments. Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions of these Conditions.
The failure of the Purchaser to pay for any one or more of the said instalments of the Goods on the due dates shall entitle the Company (at the sole discretion of the Company), without notice, to suspend further deliveries of the Goods pending payment by the Purchaser; and to treat the contract as repudiated by the Purchaser .
The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Purchaser upon delivery.
The Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted Goods 24 hours after delivery to the Purchaser.
After acceptance the Purchaser shall not be entitles to reject Goods which are not in accordance with the Contract.
Any discrepancy between the Goods and the Company's packing note must be notified within 24 hours of their arrival at the Purchaser's delivery address.
No Goods delivered to the Purchaser which are in accordance with the Contract will be accepted for return without the written authorisation of the Company in accordance with the Company's returns authorisation procedure and on terms to be determined at the absolute discretion of the Company.
If the Company agrees to accept such Goods for return the Purchaser shall be liable to pay a handling charge of 20% of the invoice price. Such Goods must be returned by the Purchaser carriage paid to the Company.
Goods returned without the prior written approval of the Company may at the discretion of the Company may be returned to the Purchaser or stored at the Purchasers cost without prejudice to any rights or remedies the Company may have.
Any Goods properly rejected by the Purchaser shall be returned forthwith to the Company for testing and any Goods found to be faulty the Company may, to its sole discretion, elect whether to replace Goods or issue a credit note, either of which option shall be in full satisfaction of the Company's liability to the Purchaser.
Any rejected Goods subsequently found by the Company not to be faulty shall be paid for by the Purchaser in addition to any replacement Goods supplied and the provisions of clause 8.5 shall apply.
Notwithstanding that risk in the Goods shall pass to the Purchaser upon delivery full legal and equitable title and interest in all and any of the Goods shall remain in the Company and shall not pass to the Purchaser until the Company shall have received payment in full of all amounts due and owing from the Purchaser to the Company for the time being (including any interest accruing and owing to the Company) and from time to time in respect of such Goods and all other Goods supplied by the Company to the Purchaser at any time.
During such time as title in the Goods remain in the Company, the Purchaser shall store or otherwise keep the Goods in such a way as clearly to indicate at all times that the Goods are owned by the Company and shall not remove, obscure or delete any mark placed on the Goods by the Company which may enable the Goods to be identified.
In the event of any dispute arising as to the ownership of any of the Goods sold under this or any other Contract between the parties, title shall be presumed not to have passed unless the Purchaser proves to the contrary.
If the Purchaser shall sell any of the Goods it shall hold all the proceeds of the sale as trustee for the Company and shall (until payment of amounts due to the Company) place such proceeds in a separate bank and hold the same to the order of the Company. If the Purchaser shall sell any goods incorporating the Goods it shall hold so much of the proceeds of the sale as relate to the Goods act as trustee for the Company and shall (until payment of amounts due to the Company) place such proceeds in a separate bank and hold the same to the order of the Company.
Upon any such sale by the Purchaser of the Goods or goods incorporating the Goods all rights which the Purchaser may have signed against the purchaser of them shall automatically vest in the Company. The Purchaser shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Company in respect of any proceedings action or claim of any nature whatever made or brought by the said purchaser against the Company in respect of the Goods or any of them.
Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies arising out of any breach of contract by the Purchaser the Company shall until payment for the Goods is entitled to repossess all or any of the Goods and to take possession of all or any of the goods incorporating the Goods.
For the purposes of any repossession pursuant to sub class 9.6 the Company or its agent shall be entitled to enter upon any relevant land or buildings with such transport as may be necessary and all costs incurred by the Company shall be borne by the Purchaser.
Where the Purchaser rejects any Goods then the Purchaser shall have no further rights whatever in respect of the supply to the Purchaser of such Goods or the failure of the Company to supply Goods which conform to the contract of sale.
Where the Purchaser accepts of has been deemed to have accepted any Goods then the Company shall have no liability whatever to the Purchaser in respect of those Goods.
In the event that the Purchaser incorrectly rejects the Goods or any part then the Company shall be entitles to charge to the Purchaser any handling charge and any other loss or expense which it suffers as a consequence thereof.
Any returned Goods shall be accompanied by the Company's sales order number, the specific invoice number and the date upon which the Purchaser received the Goods, failing which the Company shall be under no liability whatsoever.
The Company shall not be liable to the Purchaser for late delivery or short delivery of the Goods.
The Company shall be under no liability whatever to the Purchaser to any indirect or direct loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Purchaser arising out of a breach by the Company of these conditions and any contract made thereunder.
In the event of any breach of these conditions and any contract made hereunder by the company the remedies of the Purchaser shall be limited to damages. Under no circumstances shall the liability of the Company exceed the price of the Goods.
Any drawings or details of quantities or other information supplied by Firemac must be treated as approximate and shall be subject to verification by the Customer and in the event of any alteration, modification or amendment thereto after quotation Firemac reserves the right to alter, modify or amend the quotation accordingly.
All intellectual property rights (including without limitation patents, copyright, rights in a design and trade mark) in the goods or services are the property of Firemac and nothing in these Conditions shall be construed as constituting an assignment of licence thereof.
The Company's employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations, or give any advice or recommendations concerning the goods or services unless confirmed by the Company in writing. In entering into the contract the Purchaser acknowledges that that it does not rely on, and waives any claims for breach of, any such representations, advice or recommendation which are not so confirmed.
If the goods are manufactured by the Company, or the Company applies a process in accordance with the specification of the Purchaser then the Purchaser shall indemnify the Company against all loss, damage, cost and expense awarded against or incurred by the Company incurred in connection with the infringement of any intellectual property or any other person resulting from the Company's use of the Purchaser's specification.
This contract is subject to the law of Scotland to whose exclusive jurisdiction the parties hereto irrevocably submit save that the Company may take protective proceedings in any jurisdiction it deems necessary to protect its interests.
1. Firemac's policy is one of continuous development. We thereby reserve the right to change designs and specifications without prior notice.
2. All products are subject to our Terms and Conditions of Sale, please see above.
3. The information, illustrations etc within this website are provided in good faith. Firemac do not accept responsibility for any errors, omissions or misinterpretations of any of the information. The publication has no statutory authority, and therefore approved documents or the appropriate Building Regulations must be consulted in all instances.


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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
The employees' unions have condemned the attack of contractor on the Divisional Engineer and AE of Anantapuram Municipal Corporation.
It may be recalled that a contractor Narasimha Reddy has supplied sweeping machines to the municipality. The bill of the contractor was in pending for some time for various reasons. The contractor attacked the DE in his chambers on Monday and also attacked an Assistant Engineer while the victim was on his way back to home.
There were allegations that sweeping machines were not necessary for Anantapur right from the day of purchase. The Commissioner in 2015 has purchased sweeping machines worth Rs.33 lakhs. In 2016, the then Commissioner Surendra Babu has objected the purchase. The officials said that the machines were assembled set and the bill would be paid after being certified by JNTU officials. With the intervention of the ruling party leaders, Rs.24 lakh have been paid to the contractor. The contractor reportedly attacked the officials to pay the entire bill amount.
Meanwhile, the I Town police have arrested the contractor Narasimha Reddy and slapped cases under section 341, 322, 353, 506 and 323 of IPC and was sent to remand.


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The Government is expected to respond to the results of its Call for Evidence on Corporate Criminal Liability. Will new legislation follow?
At the time it was issued, the Ministry of Justice's Call for Evidence on Corporate Criminal Liability provoked a vocal response among legal professionals. The idea of an all-encompassing "failure to prevent economic crime" offence had been around for some time, but the legislative demands of Brexit had led many to assume such an ambitious change to the law would not happen any time soon.
Though the Call for Evidence closed on 31 March 2017, we are still awaiting the Government's response, which is likely to be delivered in the first half of 2018. The outcome is inevitably difficult to predict, but it is more than possible that, if the tenor of much of the feedback is that no need has been shown for this new offence (because there is no evidence of crimes going unpunished) the proposals may be buried, given the burden of the current legislative agenda.
Since the consultation closed (please see the response prepared by this firm here) we have of course seen the implementation of the two new corporate offences of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion, contained within the Criminal Finances Act 2017, which came into force on 30 September 2017. We have also seen the proposed introduction of a corporate "failure to prevent money laundering" offence into the draft Sanctions and Money Laundering Bill currently (at the time of writing) at the reporting stage in the House of Lords. Both events seem likely to feed into the Government's response on the need for, or approach to, any new broader offence.
This proposal for a new money laundering offence (which has now been withdrawn, at least temporarily) would have created a crime committed by a company when a person associated with it committed an offence under sections 327, 328 or 329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. These offences encompass the acquisition, use, possession, concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing of criminal property, and entering into an arrangement which the person knows, or suspects, facilitates (by whatever means) the acquisition, retention, use, or control of criminal property.
The principal reasons for this proposal, as articulated in the Lords, are similar to those that were aired in relation to previous amendments to corporate criminal liability, such as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act and the Bribery Act. The first is a perceived imbalance created by the identification doctrine (the so-called "directing mind and will" test) between large and small corporate bodies, because for large companies, it is said, "directors are not regarded as able to know everything and, indeed, the concept of collective responsibility of boards effectively prevents it". The success of the "failure to prevent" model of corporate criminal liability was shown, it was argued in the House of Lords, in the different results of the SFO's 2003 - 2010 investigation into corruption allegations against BAE Systems and the SFO's recent, high profile, Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Rolls Royce plc.
Another aspect of the proposal for a new money laundering offence was for the introduction of a new, positive requirement, for a court that finds a corporate offence has been committed, to investigate whether the directors of that corporate should be disqualified from acting as directors. It is arguable that such a step is unnecessary, given that prosecution agencies routinely look at actions against directors personally whenever a company is convicted or enters a DPA. It is also notable that it would be somewhat inconsistent to have such a provision in a failure to prevent money laundering offence, but not in either of the existing failure to prevent offences. There is already some inconsistency in that the Bribery Act contains a "consent and connivance" offence for senior officers of a company convicted of bribery offences, while the Criminal Finances Act 2017 makes no provision for action against senior officers where a company is convicted of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.
This proposed amendment to the draft Sanctions and Money Laundering Bill was withdrawn because it was recognised that its introduction would pre-empt the outcome of the Government's consultation on a wider offence of failing to prevent economic crime. The proposal does indicate, however, that there remains support for extending the current regime for corporate criminal liability. While all may have gone quiet again on this front for the time being, given the strength of feeling apparent from the debate, it seems likely that the enthusiasm for specific legislation in relation to money laundering will survive.
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Police shootings increase 2000% from GW Bush to Obama. Population growth requires delicate balancing act.
Every nation, society, organization, race, religion nook and cranny where the human race lives we can expect to find lawbreakers. As the U.S. population increases we can expect the number of crimes to increase too, likely in disproportion, but with increasing devastation to societal "norms." President Reagan stated that "We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." On Sunday July 18, 2016 President Obama stated that "These are attacks on public servants, on the rule of law, and on civilized society, and they have to stop." Reagan and Obama both laid the foundation that this is not a partisan issue and we clearly need to sort through the public demagoguery to put an end to violent killings of both civilians and police officers.
Police shootings of civilians increased by more than 2,000 percent after GW Bush's Presidency (1989-1993) during the reign of the Obama Administration (2009 to date). Why? Based on public records, 124 police shootings occurred under President GW Bush compared to a record 2760 police shootings under President Obama. Before FDR was sworn into office some records reflect there were no police shootings as far back as President McKinley at the turn of the century. Up through President Carter no sitting President had more than 7 police shootings. President Nixon topped the list from FDR to Carter with 7 shootings. Under Reagan there were 17, Bush (Senior) 12, Clinton 50. For the record, see period 1900 through 2009: https://goo.gl/qjix2l. For the period 2009 to present see, including related year-by-year links: https://goo.gl/d7l9Ka The U.S. population increased from the turn of the century in 1900 through 2016 by 330% from about 76 million to about 323 million people projected in 2016.
America was founded upon civil unrest with the Crown. Our nation has a track record of overcoming adversity as proven by the results stemming from our historical roller coaster from the Civil War to the Vietnam conflict and challenges to our government at the time. What is different since Vietnam or earlier? The answer is not black and white and by no means does a wrongful killing of a civilian by a rogue police officer justify civilian shootings, open season style, on the very officers charged to protect us. The U.S. is one of the most civilized nations with one of the most honorable public servants in law. We must not let the public dialogue during a Presidential election year make this issue an "us" versus "them" issue. We are all Americans and most of us place a high importance on maintaining a civilized society with respect for one another, people of all races, religions or orientation.
A few facts. The vast majority of the 990 civilians killed by police officers in 2016 through July have been white male, more than any other race and gender. See: https://goo.gl/MISIhI The public debate suggests that the percent of race killed is the issue rather than the numbers: A higher percentage of black citizens have been killed compared to the percentage of white civilians. That is true.
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Compare that the number of police officers killed by white v. black civilians (44 v. 43%) is a near dead heat according to the Washington Post. See: https://goo.gl/ETXYgi Officers killed in the line of duty is not a new phenomenon but statistically it may be getting out of whack. Since 1960 through 2015 the number of officers who died in the line of duty hit a low of 124 in 2015, peaked in 1974 with 280 killing just before the Vietnam war ended in 1975 and is tracking in 2016 on an accelerated basis with a death toll to-date of 66.See: https://www.odmp.org/search/year
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Does the U.S. population factor into public discourse? I would submit yes. From one perspective the caucasian and black populations compared to the total combination of all other races showed the lowest, but steady, percentage growth since the Presidency of John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) through 2016. During the same time the total population increased from about 188 million U.S. Citizens to an estimated 323 million. See Census records https://goo.gl/56TcFC and presidential stats https://goo.gl/Ly571o The sheer volume of new citizens entering the U.S. is rapidly bring new "people" rather than simply "new races" to America. Every race and religion has "bad apples" that disregard the values of civilized society that both Reagan and Obama spoke to . Police officers are not immune either from having a few "bad apples" notwithstanding the vast majority are fantastic role models. How should we vet our police officers? What ratio of police officers to population base is the right, affordable size? See: http://goo.gl/CUfCyD How should we manage our immigration policies as a country? The fact is the U.S. is a very different country in 2016 than it was when FDR was in power having mushroomed from 137 million to 323 million citizens. The game has changed. Our collective strategy and resolve must change too. A lot more people must collaborate to reach a consensus today than President McKinley had to worry about in 1900!


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This is a quality three pitch face route. Pitch 1 (5.10D) has a long runout above the second bolt, with ground fall potential. There is a 15 foot runout for the crux move on the second pitch, unless you can stop half way through the move to clip a bolt.
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C Miller CA
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An area classic, but you better be solid at the grade before trying this one on lead. Bolted anchors are now atop every pitch making it possible to rap the route with a single 60 meter rope. Quickdraws are the only gear needed for this route.
Rated 5.11b in the current guidebook. Feb 2, 2006
Years ago, on my first attempt I took a long fall on the second pitch trying to clip the bolt at the crux - had a sporty belay and ended up practically back at the anchors! Cracked a couple of ribs with my harness belt. Mar 4, 2006
Sims Centennial
May 78 Followed Eric P1&2 Lead P3. Thought it was the hardest 5.10 I would ever do. What a noob I had holes in the toes of my EB's and was trying to wear them on the wrong feet. Eric yelled down just put your shoes on the right feet. Doh Nov 11, 2007
Bruce Diffenbaugh Cheyenne,Wyoming
5.11a R
I led all 3 pitches back in 80's it was one of my early 5.11 climbs and I remember the flying clip well,no falls but this climb screwed me up for bit after, didn't think I was ready for routes 5.11 or above if the pro was going to be like this.Never could figure out what he was standing on when he was drilling that bolt hole? Feb 7, 2008
usetob Visalia, Ca.
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Darrell and I had it worked out so the belayer could take a quick run down the hill if you took a fall trying for the third bolt. Scary up on second but felt relieved not to have gound fall looming... May 5, 2008
Brandon R Sacramento, CA
I only TR'ed the first two pitches in one long pitch from the top. I think this route is much more sustained, and the crux harder, than Valhalla. The third bolt was looking a little old and should probably be replaced considering how vital it is. An amazing route though. May 19, 2008
Souljah Northern NM
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11a tops in my opinion but the psychological weight added a few pounds to my 154# frame when I led this route. I was told some fellow had just broken a leg leading P-2...you know where. Feb 7, 2010
You just succeeded in freaking me out. I was thinking "why aren't there any photos posted? Maybe I'll go back and take a few"....never mind. Dec 16, 2012
Jon Clark Philadelphia, PA
5.11b R
Not sure where everyone is getting 11a from. If it is, then it's by far the hardest 11a I've climbed at the cliff. I found it much harder than Valhalla, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Etude, etc. Are people traversing left to the knob at the crux and bypassing the hardest part? Oct 17, 2015
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Batfish of Belize
A What fish? A Batfish!
It's been while but here I am again, writing about the wondrous sea creatures (aka monsters) of Belize. I actually introduced the Shortnose Batfish in my Hub, 'The Incredible Sea Monster Tour of Caye Caulker ' but I thought this fish deserved a closer look...
The Shortnose Batfish is an angler fish, its habitat is quite vast including the tropics of Central America. Its' Latin name is Ogcocephalis nasutus. I call him Grumpy Frank,and to me, this fish looks like he was about to evolve then decided not to bother. He's definately a lazy kind of dude.
That's not his nose!
What appears to be a longish nose is not a nose! Now why would he be called a shortnose batfish if that's his nose? That thing protruding from his forehead is a lure. It's kind of fluffy at the end and it attracts little fish, when they check it out, zuup!! sucked in and eaten by the batfish. The batfish basically sets up camp by a worm or crustacean hole on the sandy bottom. He waits patiently for a fish to investigate the lure.The batfish likes to eat little crabs and worms too. This lure actually shortens with age, so you can guestimate the age of the fish by the length of his lure!
Oh My Grumpy Frank!! What big lips you have!
Pucker up! The batfish can extend its lips for faster catching of prey, and kissing girls, not really! I always say, a fish this ugly and this easy to catch must probably taste terrible. I usually find these "angler fish" in shallow water, to capture one I slip my foot underneath his belly and bring my foot to the water surface, It usually just sits there while I explain to my guests, whats up with the batfish. I call this one Grumpy Frank, because well, look at him! He has his gills in his armpits and fish chew on his horn, and he is frowning all the time. Still he's one of the stars on my tour, and deserves the recognition.
Way Too Cool for School
This is a solitary fish avoiding competition with others of its species, everyone has a territory, so no schooling instinct at all, although you may find multiples in the same habitat, the invisible line in the sand is respected.
When you turn the batfish over, you see the pectoral fins have evolved into a foot type fin. These feet allow the batfish to walk on the bottom. Surprisingly this fish is a great swimmer, making a fast getaway if truly harassed. Crazy fish eh? It also has the ability to camouflage themselves changing their color to match the area he is hunting in.
I hoped you liked my story about Grumpy Frank the shortnose batfish, it's a pretty cool looking fish you have to admit. Well, I love him anyways. Please share it with your friends and children. Comments are appreciated.
We found one of these while snorkeling on vacation in Belize last week. Didn't even know if it was real at first but one little poke sure animated him! I got a couple mediocre pictures and one video with my new camera to identify him with. What an unusual sea creature!!
Grumpy Frank is a very funny name to give a fish. This is entertaining. I like it, and happy to rate this up. :)
I have seen this fish in books, but never with the detail you showed in your pictures! Ugly, but cute at the same time. Will definitely be showing him to my boys later.
Allie - I have got to meet this guy! He's so cute (I love crabby looking animals).


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Former Vice President Al Gore returned Wednesday to Washington in the afterglow of the Oscars, warning House lawmakers that the world faces a "planetary emergency."
"I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination to see and feel and understand that the whole relationship between humanity and our planet has been dramatically altered," Gore told a joint hearing of two House panels that deal with energy and climate-change issues.
Urging the Democratic-controlled Congress to freeze carbon-dioxide emissions at current levels, Gore reiterated the message at the core of "An Inconvenient Truth," the Academy Award-winning documentary in which he starred. Gore warned that warming "threatens the survival of our civilization and the habitability of the Earth."
In addition to calling for a freeze on carbon-dioxide-emission levels, Gore urged shifting the tax code away from income to pollution emissions, a moratorium on the construction of new coal-fired power plants unless they use technology to capture carbon-dioxide emissions, while also mandating an increase in fuel-economy standards for automobiles and banning incandescent light bulbs.
He urged that policy-makers move toward "de facto" compliance with the Kyoto Protocol, an emissions-limiting treaty that the United States has refused to sign. Also, a new international agreement to limit emissions should be implemented by 2010, two years ahead of schedule, the former presidential candidate added.
Gore argued that there is no longer any serious scientific debate over the "basic points" that make up the consensus on global warming but said he was encouraged by a "great deal of new momentum" toward a solution of the climate crisis.
But Republicans weren't ready to roll out the red carpet, debating Gore on the scientific consensus surrounding climate change and warning that a number of legislative proposals offered by the former vice president would undermine U.S. manufacturers and workers, particularly if developing nations such as India and China aren't held to similarly strict standards.
"Instilling a carbon tax on the American people, or instituting a cap on carbon without the participation of nations like China and India, is an attempt to reverse global warming similar to a doctor telling an overweight, sedentary chain smoker to wear a seat belt," said Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the senior Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
"A lot of those recommendations are more taxation and more regulation," argued Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, the former House speaker.
'A lot of those recommendations are more taxation and more regulation.'
The panels were also set to hear from Bjorn Lomborg, an adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, and a controversial figure in the global-warming debate. Lomborg contends Gore has overdramatized the threat from global warming.
"Al Gore and the many people he has inspired have goodwill and great intentions," Lomborg said in prepared testimony. "However, he has got carried away and come to show only worst-case scenarios. This is unlikely to form the basis for a sound policy judgment."
Gore's testimony, which drew an overflow crowd to a House hearing room, as well as heavy media coverage, comes amid growing calls for action on climate-change legislation in the nation's capital.
On Monday, a group of major institutional investors, including Merrill Lynch; Allianz; and Calpers, the California public-employee pension fund, urged lawmakers to move quickly on measures that would limit emissions of gases tied to global warming and require companies to provide more information about climate-change risks in regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See full story.
'A lot of those recommendations are more regulations and more taxation.'
Gore testified before a joint hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on energy and air quality and the House Science Committee's energy and environment subcommittee. In the afternoon he appeared before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
President Bush opposes mandatory caps on industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Bush has made mention of global warming in recent speeches, including this year's State of the Union address, but has emphasized increased use of alternative energy sources, such as ethanol, as a potential solution.
House Democrats, meanwhile, signaled last week that comprehensive climate-change legislation, including any economywide cap and trade proposals, likely won't be ready in time to be part of an energy package planned for consideration this summer -- a development that disappointed environmental groups.


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The Chronicle is reporting that a group of Newcastle United supporters will protest during Saturday's league match against Hull City – so the atmosphere will certainly not be conducive to Newcastle winning the game – but maybe that's the point.
Alan Pardew – protests against him on Saturday during game
We have mentioned before how similar the situation is at Newcastle these days, to what it was after Kevin Keegan was fired – and in those days we had protests before the game against Mike Ashley – with Ashley Out banners – and Mike put the club up for sale.
It's the people who remain anonymous but are behind the website SackPardew.com saying they will have multiple banners out during the game on Saturday.
So we shouldn't blame Alan Pardew if he is never seen on the touchline on Saturday, whatever happens during the game.
He was criticized for that at St. Mary's – but it would have been a lot worse if he had come out onto the touchline – because that would have ignited the fans' protests even more.
It's going to be interesting to see if stewards allow the banners into the ground on Saturday – although the group say they are small enough to be hidden.
This will do nothing to help the players play anywhere near their best on Saturday, especially when we have so many new players to the club trying to get to grips with things.
This is what the group have told the Chronicle:
"We have 200 banners, similar in size to the ones you saw at Southampton on Saturday, that are currently being completed at printers around the city."
"They are small enough to conceal so we can get them into the stadium, but we don't want to go down that road." "We have contacted the club to let them know our plans and are still waiting to hear back from them."
"The Hatem Ben Arfa banner (Che Guevara banner) at the Crystal Palace match was ours." "The club gave us permission as long as it wasn't offensive and that we had a fire safety certificate, which we have for all 200 banners."
"We have also let the police and council know our plans. We want this to be peaceful and well-organised." "We are trying to do something different."
"A lot has happened under the Mike Ashley era, but we've always felt that whenever there was a protest, the personalities involved sidelined what it was about in the first place."
"We believe remaining anonymous will help us make more of an impact."
So there you have it.
We think this could backfire big time, because if there are protests and banners all over the ground on Saturday – Mike Ashley – being the contrarian he is – could keep Pardew on as manager – even if we lose the game.
And of course losing the game now looks more likely.
Maybe the protests could take place before and/or after the game – and be as effective without impacting the players – because make no mistake our players will be negatively impacted by this.
But maybe I'm simply missing the point.
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http://www.nufcfans.co.uk/2014/09/shocking-news-newcastle-midfielder-diagnosed-testicular-cancer/ .. best of luck to jonas
Is the timing of the Jonas news odd? I mean it is extremely sad, if true and my thoughts are with him but it seems very conveniently timed when I think about it. Not to mention the wording that suggests Pards showed no compassion to him. I wonder where this information has come from, as if Jonas wanted it made public why hasn't he said something himself before.
dazzler .. its all over the web .. source was tycsports .. http://tn.com.ar/deportes/esencial/la-lucha-de-jonas-gutierrez-me-extirparon-el-testiculo-izquierdo-porque-me-detectaron-un-cancer_531981
I didn't really want to go back to this.
Can I point out that I had read and digested the article several hours before you posted it, so you weren't drawing anything to my attention.
Shall we take just one of the arguments David puts forward in his article: "No-one ever left Sports Direct feeling they had been ripped off."
Leaving aside how exactly this speaks to the question of Ashley's fitness to run Newcastle United, it does pose the question of what his sources for this claim are.
It is a very basic journalistic tenet. Even for an award-laden journalist.
What professional or (one can't help wondering) personal experience does he bring to bear?
I can vouch for at least one experience of my own that proves his sweeping statement is simply wrong and entirely unsupportable. Perhaps he has never heard of the Sports Direct mug, or wondered why the staff didn't mention that they were charging for that carrier bag they offered?
The article is full of similar unsupported assertions.
And just being David Walsh doesn't make them true.
However, I sense that you are in that period of life when you have access to the most precocious insights and a corresponding lack of grace. So I will leave it at this.
Thump that's not what I'm getting at. if Jonas wanted privacy, (and I agree who can blame him?) why is it only now we find out? The same week the fans turn on Pardew completely, and the wording of the statement suggests pardew was a complete kunt about it. It's all conveniently timed.
Regardless of that it's horrific to have that happen to anyone, and Jonas always has given everything for the shirt, and deserves to be treated with the love and respect he has most definitely earned and I hope between all the inevitable animosity that will surround the hull match, Jonas will be given a moment of thought.
It's all getting tied with a nice bow isn't it eh?
It was last season that the colo rumours started out with him arguing with hba and annoyed he walked back into the team (quite ironic considering colo does it on a monthly basis) then there was the supposed dinner with fatty leading us to believe he has some sort of sway or is a "power player" add them together and what do we have?
Colo ousted benny and runs the dressing room, holds team briefings AND has a say in tactics/formations.
Like I said gift wrapped with a twist!
Also similar is the casino loan which has been bandied around for ages but this time with the twist being, money up front.
Gift wrapped again!
Anyone else getting a theme?
Surely a whiff?
God help us all
Why should it backfire Ed?
What would you rather us do – just sit there and take all the c**p being thrown at us from The Gruesome Twosome?
If anybody hasn't got the bottle for the fight against this poisonous regime I suggest they stay away on Saturday and
eave it to the fans who really care about the welfare and future of this wonderful club.
I think we're all at the crossroads with this lot. A BIG push is needed by all fans before we all go under.
Worrying that the idea that the addressing the club's plight be left to the fans who really care about the welfare and future of 'this wonderful club'.
Whilst the situation's not good at the moment, demonstrating in this way can only lead to relegation. There's no way that Ashley'll take fright and be rid of Pardew. In fact it'll probably lead to him stiffening his resolve to retain Pardew.
A relegation would cost Newcastle United dearly but Ashley'll ride it and let the club's finances go into free fall and lead it to insolvency.
Is that what the demonstrators want? It must surely occur to the folk behind these protests that Newcastle United means nothing to Ashley and if he takes the hit, he'll take tge hit.
Even if Pardew were to resign tomorrow, do they honestly think that Ashley'll recruit a good manager? Will he bollocks! We'll have a repeat of the post Keegan debacle with JFK or someone of that ilk being brought in. Is that what these guys want? If not, it's as sure as hell that that's what they'll get.
Call the fcuking thing off, put the bed-sheets back in the airing cupboard and get behind the team, raise the lads' morale and spur them on to a good win. Getting up the league will hasten Ashley's departure whereas relegation will lead to a disaster.
Doing otherwise will put not one but several nails into its coffin – is that what the radicals want?
Accept the fact that Ashley owns the club and he'll do with it as he sees fit, whether that's good or bad.
Sorry guys, but we're stuck with him (and Pardew) until he decides to move on.
Think long and hard about the consequenses of demonstrating, as Ed says, it could backfire and backfire in a big way.


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Like many other countries, there is a noticeable migration to urban areas in Uganda. With the relatively hard economic times, many aspire to opportunities and higher living standards, only to end up in slums, with many shortcomings.
Urban migration
The case of energy therefore for many in the urban setting is really difficult to classify as an improvement on the rural one for the many drifting from there without a good prospect of finding employment.
Rural towns
Save for a number of towns that can be classified as ranking high, next to the City of Kampala, we have many small towns that invariably range from having one to a few streets. These also are often located along what we classify as main roads, some on highways on trunk roads, others on feeder roads, and in some instances on what we term as Community Access Roads (CAR).
For the most remote and often least developed towns, we usually find a cluster of shops on either side of the road, often gravel and no access to electricity.
This dictates lighting to use of the paraffin lamps at best, although business tends to close early. Often times, the front constitutes the shop while the rear room is the residence.
More often than not, cooking is for largely food and tea, out in the open or inside a small kitchen shade at best, so to speak.
The rural towns will invariably use firewood for all the cooking.
Main towns
These fall between what I have chosen to classify as rural and below the most developed, Kampala, the main seat of government.
These major towns include Jinja to the east, Entebbe by Lake Nalubaale / Victoria lakeside, Mbarara to the mid-west, Mbale to the east, Masaka in the central region, Fort Portal to the west and not too far from Mt Rwenzori, to Gulu in the north, beside a host of others.
Although these major towns have access to the electricity grid, many residents largely use electricity for lighting and limited appliances. On average, many who live in the 'central business district' of the town will largely use charcoal for cooking, with natural gas and electricity at the lower extent respectively. The vast majority however, especially on the periphery will tend to use firewood for cooking.
Capital City of Kampala
Kampala, the only urban centre to be elevated to district status, is for all intents and purposes the location of the highest standards in the country in general, energy matters inclusive.
It is here that you find the highest concentration of modern amenities, also representing a mix of energy sources and applications. One may with a degree of confidence say that highest standards are to be found here, only replicated in some other towns and settings in general.
Many businesses and homes have access to electricity, again largely used for lighting and lighter current electrical appliances, with even fewer using it for cooking.
There is also a noticeable level of using bottled gas for cooking, which mode seems to be cheapest, compared to charcoal and electricity.
The poorer settings on the fringes of the city do invariably use firewood, although other categories also use it.
It is not uncommon to find a home with a cooker, rarely used, a gas stove more frequently used, and, a charcoal stove. If the home has a compound of its own, it may also have a firewood cooking facility, although not so common starting with middle echelons in society.
Cooking and other energy modes
As mentioned earlier, the vast majority of Ugandans depend on biomass and agricultural residues as the main source of energy. Although this has seriously depleted wood and other vegetation stocks, this dependence will continue to prevail for some foreseeable future, posing great challenges on times women dedicate to it, in addition to sometimes having to collect water from faraway places.
Firewood still used
This firewood question will linger on for a while, considering that populations have been multiplying fast amidst dwindling incomes, with the shilling losing value against other currencies.
The rural versus urban dependence on wood for cooking was 99.4-percent versus 22.9-percent, an average per capita consumption around 680 kilogram/year (kg/yr), based on findings of the 2005/06 Uganda National Household Survey.
While improved wood-stoves are increasingly being adopted in institutions such as schools, and hospitals, their use still remains limited. These are sometimes custom-built at the institutions, sometimes with adapted pans, utilizing modest quantities of wood for the same task, while at the same time posing lesser pollutant hazards seemingly. These are often placed under a shade, often corrugated iron roofing without side walls, thereby improving on ventilation. These institutional stoves are used for big numbers, sometimes in hundreds if not more.
Prevalence of charcoal stove use
The rural versus urban dependence on charcoal for cooking was 8.2-percent versus 66.1-percent, an average per capita consumption around 21.6 kilogram/year (kg/yr), based on findings of the 2005/06 Uganda National Household Survey.
These have been around for a number of decades. Largely made from sheet metal, they are cylindrical in design, with diameters of the order of one-foot, two chambers, the upper with a grill bottom to hold the charcoal and the lower solid to contain the ash dropping from the upper level. A small gate is added to facilitate lighting up and regulating air flow to a limited extent. They are also provided with three base supports and two handles on the sides.
These tend to lose a lot of heat to the surroundings, and, operating temperatures/conditions are not easily regulated. They can get pretty hot, often rusting away over the period of use.
Some are made of clay entirely, smaller, but handy, baked to red-color prior to use. The presence of a better insulated setting translates into better efficiency to some degree. These may be fragile, but, could easily be made to fill the gap of requiring metal, scrap or otherwise, with capacity to be much more easily made in rural settings.
These still outnumber the improved category below by far, a situation that may change with time.
Case of improved stoves
There have been various efforts to promote these improved stoves. Some of these are through bilateral assistance, and, donor projects, not to mention the growing number of Ugandan artisans who have picked up the trade.
These are modifications of the stoves cited earlier, with a layer of clay added prior to baking, essentially improving efficiency through reducing heat loss to the environment. They are also more robust, given the outer sheet metal wall, and, often with a coat of paint.
Many designs are on the market, with very minor modifications from the technical standpoint. They are without doubt generally heavier, given both the clay and metal used in their fabrication.
Although their price is not prohibitive, lack of adequate disposable income is seen as a constraint to their acquisition viz-a-viz the unimproved ones, yet they are certainly greater value for money from many perspectives.
The government and many local entrepreneurs are mounting efforts to popularize these, with assistance from donors, bilateral and multilateral, both in the past and continuing.
Paraffin stoves
These have been around, starting with the pressurized ones that were on the market more in the last 30 – 50 years. These are increasingly getting replaced by ones using wicks, largely sourced from China.
The rural versus urban dependence on paraffin for cooking was 0.8-percent versus 3.5-percent, an average per capita consumption around 1.1 kilogram/year (kg/yr), based on findings of the 2005/06 Uganda National Household Survey.
Paraffin stoves came into use with the arrival of petroleum products, largely to be found in more urban settings where access to paraffin is easier, although it is often carried to remote areas in twenty-liter cans, often of plastic.
The escalation of petroleum product prices has had a mitigating impact on their use, considering that it is largely used by the classes below the affluent yet above the very poor.
Gas cookers
These have been espoused by many in middle and upper classes. Their wide variability eases acquisition at different levels. There are single burners mountable on small cylinders, while there are also several two-burner gas cookers. On the upper end, you find cookers with a mix of gas burners and electric coils or plates, some with an optional gas/electric oven.
Given the growing scarcity of charcoal that has driven its prices up significantly, cooking on gas seems to be the current most financially attractive option for those that could opt for electric cookers.
Lately though, the number of users has been on the rise, with frequent price increases, in part due to international trends. This may change the situation, as the supply of charcoal and other competing energy forms may alter the status quo.
Electric cooking
In the earlier times, electricity prices were relatively low, on account of all of being hydro sourced, and, this favored the growth / prevalence of the electric stove / cooker for the upper classes.
In the last decade or so, Uganda has found itself unable to meet its growing demand from hydro, in part due to falling water levels in Lake Victoria, growing local consumer demand, slow increase of hydro generating facilities, and, continuing exports to neighboring countries, Kenya especially. This brought about the introduction of thermal generation, a matter that inevitably pushed up tariffs despite the often disputed subsidies.
Cooking on electricity is now on the decrease, largely on account of much higher cost, and, a host of other parameters.
While top echelon homes would use cookers with extensive facilities, many use twin-hotplates or single hotplates made by local artisans, often void of regulation.
One of the tragedies has been the incidence of illegal consumption of electricity, facilitating its use for cooking and heating! Respective authorities have taken the bull by its horns, and made frantic efforts to cut on this illegal consumption, resulting in abandoning of some makeshift cooking using electricity.
Welding using electricity
This is an area where many in fabrication have depended excessively on welding over use of other techniques as using bolts and rivets. Much of this work for small artisans has probably been through illegally tapped electricity, a vice that continues to be seen despite efforts to stem it!
Small maize mills
These are variously scattered around the country, using electricity or diesel / gasoline. While many try to stay legal, a number still illegally tap electricity.
Those powered by diesel or less frequently by petrol are also available, only that the cost of power supplies appear prohibitive for the market settings most of them serve.
Lesser frequent technologies
These include biogas, solar, bio-fuels, and wind. I must say that, while some of these are still technologically and financially difficult to espouse, some are more easily adaptable.
On its part, biogas has not really caught on yet in the country. Yet, there have been many programs dating back several years when it was introduced to communities, large and small. I recall a project under the energy ministry where such facilities were installed at Makerere University and at a number of key schools. These seem to have come to no visible growth or expansion, given the training effort and the knowledge base that was created.
A number of donor agencies have continued to promote it, but, there is some momentum to be found in order to get people to adopt more of it.
A few homesteads have a zero-grazed cow, with its dung used to provide the cooking and lighting gas. This has to be promoted in some way, considering that even the most sophisticated and advanced countries like Germany have made a big success story out of it.
While the German experience is at a highly mechanized level, there are lots of small-scale examples to copy from similarly positioned countries like India and Philippines.
This technology is not only at our doorstep, it is also simple, relatively cheap and easy to implement, given the necessary commitment.
While this can target small applications in homes, it can really make a huge impact. Applications are largely in lighting, even bringing electricity to rural settings as grass-thatched huts, as has been applied in a number of countries.
Solar's main undoing has been cost. Skills have become more abundantly available, and, local engineers and technicians have been in designs for varying functions to the taste of clients, often dictated by ability to pay.
On its part, government with donors have mounted various schemes with incentives to get people to adapt solar use in their settings.
Many companies have introduced schemes to put its acquisition on a soft landing. Packages include a number of lights with cell-phone charging, with optional TV operation, albeit at varying prices, depending on choice. They have also put in place financing schemes to get people started even without the entire sum for the schemes.
With further fall in international pricing, we should be able to see more in the off-grid areas pick up
These can be largely started by the sugar companies, given the nature of their businesses. It is however becoming more widely spoken about, that there are many potential sources of biofuels. The constraints have largely been in lack of promoters as to seed money for projects to bring this to fruition.
Findings through investigations by government and other scholars put the rating of this low, save for a few areas like Karamoja and at elevated points like Kabale, near the Uganda-Rwanda-Congo border.
The islands of Kalangala in the middle of Lake Nalubaale / Victoria have also been seen as promising.
That wind technology has greatly advanced, and, it is not prudent to dismiss this potential vital source of energy.
Petroleum use
Petroleum use in energy mix
In 2011, the country consumed 23,000 bbl/d of petroleum products. Since Uganda is landlocked, it imports petroleum products via neighboring countries.
The discovery or more correctly the resumption of activity after the early finds of the thirties, have now cast the petroleum perspective to a new level. Development and exploitation of the resource will be discussed later separately, although its availability is still a few years away.
As the chart below shows, a small share for petroleum products is in the energy mix, with diesel in the lead at 4.3-percent, followed by gasoline at 1.9-percent largely for transport, all totaling less than 8-percent, with traces of liquefied petroleum gas as of 2008, see chart following:
Major uses
Transport in Uganda heavily depends on diesel for commercial vehicles largely and gasoline for cars and the multiplying motorcycle numbers littering the country. This is after the near-collapse of the railway system.
For much of the last decade, diesel and heavy fuel oil have been used for power generation, owing to the decline in hydro electric generation versus a constantly growing demand. This has lately subsided with the coming on line of the recently commissioned new 250-megawatt hydropower station at Bujagali, downstream of the old Nalubaale power station that has been in operation since the mid-fifties.
Kerosene, as shown above is also used by the lower level population, mostly for lighting, but also for cooking to a limited extent.
As for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), it is slowly gaining popularity in urban and peri-urban areas, especially in the big towns and Kampala City, on account of its being competitive to charcoal. Its consumption in the energy mix is below 1-percent, as shown in the chart above.
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