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We’ll be hearing from a different writer every day in the aftermath of the FPL relaunch, to get their thoughts on the pricing and to see their initial picks.
Our writers will be providing regular articles and team reveals throughout the new season, with only Premium Members able to access every single one.
Next up is FPL Milanista, who has posted overall ranks of 473rd and 1,547th in the last two FPL seasons.
Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is back for a new season and so is our tinkering. The Premier League champions have signed one of the most prolific talents in world football, Erling Haaland (£11.5m), while runners-up Liverpool have also strengthened their squad and, in my opinion, still offer the best FPL options for our teams. Without further ado, let’s jump into my initial thoughts and first draft for the 2022/23 season.


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Recent spatial development of Svalbard strandat vegetationover a period of 31 yearspor_119 364..375Myrtille Moreau,1 Dominique Lafy2 & Thierry Brossard3
1 Laboratoire de Gographie Physique et Environnementale, 4 rue Ledru, FR-63057 Clermont-Ferrand, France
2 Laboratoire Socit, Environnement, Territoire, Domaine Universitaire, FR-64000 Pau, France
3 Laboratoire Thoriser et Modliser pour Amnager, 32 rue Mgevand, FR-25030 Besanon, France
Vegetation succession was analysed at the forefields of two glaciers in Svalbardover an interval of 31 years (19752006). In 1975, 85 sampling sites werepositioned along transects extending from the coastline to the glacier fronts:botanical observations were made at each sampling site. This protocol allowedus to carry out new observations in 2006 under the same conditions. Thus, itwas possible to undertake a botanical assessment of species and taxa, and to seehow the vegetation has changed with reference to a typology established bycoupling correspondence analysis and ascending hierarchical classification.Vegetation succession at the sampling sites was also measured by using vectorspositioned in the multidimensional space of correspondence analysis. In thisway, the changes over the interval between seven vegetation types wereplotted and mapped, and the colonization process was calibrated and datedagainst a series of reference stages, mainly since the end of the Little Ice Age.
KeywordsCorrespondance analysis; plant dynamics;
CorrespondenceMyrtille Moreau, Laboratoire de Gographie
Physique et Environnementale, 4 rue Ledru,
FR-63057 Clermont-Ferrand, France. E-mail:
Since the end of the Little Ice Age in Svalbard, dated thereto around 1880 by Lefauconnier (1990), glaciers havereceded, thereby opening up new areas for plant coloni-zation. By referring to aerial photographs that showdifferent stages of ice retreat, the different phases ofplant colonization of moraines can be dated. Kuc (1964)observed the vegetation dynamics on the Treskelenglacier foreland at Hornsund in the southern part of theisland of Spitsbergen. The foreland of the glacier MidreLovnbreen, on the Brggerhalvya peninsula in north-west Spitsbergen, has been the subject of several studies.Brossard (1985) described the species colonization ofsome of its terminal moraines. Hodkinson et al. (2003)observed plant colonization along a single transect acrossthe foreland (which did not cover the entire area).Moreau et al. (2005) and Moreau (2005) conducted avegetation survey of 300 plots to study the influence ofmicrotopography on vegetation cover. Elsewhere onBrggerhalvya, the foreland of the glacier AustreBrggerbreen has been the subject of several studies.Nakatsubo et al. (1998) observed the respiration of thebelow-ground parts of vascular plants. Kume et al. (2003)assessed the growth forms of Saxifraga oppositifolia in dif-ferent successional stages. Minami et al. (1997) sampledthree transects to analyse the relationship between plant
species and microtopographic forms. At Isfjord, in thecentral part of Spitsbergen, Ziaja & Dubiel (1996) studiedthe colonization of the moraines of several mountainglaciers by vascular species.The direct monitoring of vegetation succession on
topographic features is less common. Klanderud & Birks(2003) compared vegetation sampling sites in the Jotun-heimen Mountains, Norway, in 193031 and 1998. Ourapproach is similar, and is based on field sessions in 1975and 2006. The study area is a complex strandflat, featur-ing moraine belts and outwash plains ahead of twoglaciers, as well as raised marine landforms. In 1975,Brossard (1977) positioned 85 sampling sites alongtransects crossing the main landscape units. Woodenposts were used to mark these sampling sites. The plotswere photographed and their plant species weresystematically counted. Many of these markers survived,making it possible to identify most of the sampling sites in2006, and to carry out a fresh survey based on the sameprotocol. The sampling sites were accurately positionedusing a differential GPS set. Accordingly, we have twohomogeneous series of vegetation sample data separatedby a time interval of 31 years. To our knowledge, suchdata are unique in Svalbard. The aims of the study are: (1)to examine the differences between the two series of
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vegetation sample data; (2) to define the vegetationdynamics, in accordance with the different environmen-tal contexts; and (3) to provide a spatial assessment of thevegetation succession.
The study was conducted 6 km east of Ny-lesund, in thevicinity of the J. Corbel French research base. This area islocated between the Kongsfjorden fjord and the two frontsof the Midre Lovnbreen and Austre Lovnbreen glaciers.These glaciers reached theirmaximumadvancemore thana century ago, at the height of the Little Ice Age (Hagenet al. 1993). At that time, the ice tongues extended wellover the piedmont. In the course of their retreat, whichis still continuing, the glaciers have left several morainebelts that are major features of the present-day landscape(Lefauconnier 1990). Ahead of the moraines, a doublelimestone outcrop creates anchoring lines for severalraised glaciomarine terraces (Forman 1990; Fig. 1), whichare related to the post-Weichselian isostatic uplift. Maturetundra of the Northern Arctic Tundra Type defined byElvebakk (1997) covers these glaciomarine terraces. Theoldest terrace dates to around 9000 B.P. (Corbel 1966).Streams of water from the upper glacial basins have builtan outwash plain of detrital cones (sandurs). As the iceretreated, the water flow became concentrated in just afew very dynamic and shifting water courses, whereas thesecondary channels and cones were abandoned and thencolonized by vegetation (Mercier 1998).
Materials and method
The observation protocol began in 1975, and was basedon field sampling along transects extending from thecoast to the glacier fronts (Fig. 1). The transects crossed allof the different landscape units in the area: marine ter-races, active and inactive cones, and moraines. A total of85 sampling sites were set up at intervals of roughly200 m. A 4-m2 area was delimited at each sampling site,providing a frame of reference for the observation ses-sions in 1975 and 2006. Other studies have shown that,as a rule, a 4-m2 plot is large enough to cover theminimum area occupied by plant communities, except forextreme pioneering contexts, for which the minimumarea is greater (Moreau 2005).A portable 1-m2 quadrat, subdivided into a 10 10 cm
grid, was used to observe the plant species, and eachsampling site was photographed. It was possible, then, tolocate the exact position of each sampling site with theminimum of error. During the 2006 session, 76 of theinitial 85 sampling sites were identified. The missing plotshad been located on active sandurs, and had thereforebeen washed away during the intervening period. Forthe observation protocol itself, our main concern was toavoid any artefact that might distort the information col-lected on the two dates. Species abundance was thereforeomitted from the analysis, even though it was recorded inboth surveys. Only presence/absence was considered,because species abundance estimates are somewhat sub-jective, and are unlikely to be stable over a 31-year
Fig. 1 Study area with transect positions andstages of the Midre Lovnbreen glacier retreat
since the end of the Little Ice Age. The image
background is a mosaic of two aerial photo-
graphs (provided by the the Norwegian Polar
Institute) from 1966 and 1990. The photo-
graphs were digitized at 2-m resolution. The
main part of the area was covered by an infra-
red photograph from 1990 (Norwegian Polar
Institute reference number S 90 5788). We
have used a section dating from 1966 (Norwe-
gian Polar Institute reference number 66 4455)
to complete the coverage of the area. The two
images were simply assembled after geomet-
ric correction, as they are used here merely to
illustrate the sampling sites in their geographi-
Vegetation evolution (19752006) in SvalbardM. Moreau et al.
Polar Research 28 2009 364375 2009 The Authors 365
interval. Hence, the survey data took into account thecomplete species list established for this sector by Bros-sard et al. (1984). In addition to the vegetation cover, wealso noted the presence of any biotic crust. This takesthe form of a black or grey pellicle, which is a combina-tion of cyanobacteria, cyanophytes, cyanophylous lichens(Ochrolechia frigida, Lecanora epibryon and Lecophysma fin-markicum), and some small liverworts belonging to theCephalozia and Cephaloziella genera (Nilsen et al. 1999). Bygrouping certain taxa in this manner, information is lost,but observations are made fully comparable both in space(from one sampling site to another) and in time (fromone date to another). This constraint takes precedencein the context of a study designed to provide a spatialassessment of the vegetation succession. Figure 2 lists thevegetation characteristics that were processed for a com-parative analysis between the years 1975 and 2006.The data collected were arranged in two tables, with
the rows corresponding to the georeferenced samplingsites, and the columns corresponding to the vegetationitems observed and selected. The information wasanalysed in several steps. First, a tally was made of thecharacteristics (species or others) that had appeared ordisappeared. This yielded an initial indication of thegeneral pattern of change in the study area. The datawere then analysed quantitatively using STATISTICA 7. Bycoupling the correspondence analysis and ascending
hierarchical classification (Benezecri 1992; Le Roux &Rouanet 2004), all of the elements (vegetation items, andsampling sites for 1975 and 2006) were positioned in afactorial space. This plot was used firstly as a system ofreference for defining the trajectories, corresponding tovectors, followed by the sampling sites over time, andthen to see how these trajectories corresponded to tran-sitions between the various vegetation types, defined byascending hierarchical classification. The geographicallocation of the sampling sites meant that the results couldbe mapped in such a way as to show whether the move-ments observed in the factorial space corresponded to thespatial logic of vegetation dynamics across the differentenvironmental contexts. Before analysing the results,some practical questions about how the method wasimplemented require clarification.The data were collated in a binary table, and were
coded as either present (1) or absent (0). For species thatwere present at more than 50% of the sampling sites, acolumn was added in which their absence was coded as(1) and their presence was coded as (0). This was becausethe absence of a species that is found at a majority oflocations is a discriminating feature worth highlighting.In this way, the absence of Salix polaris, Saxifraga oppositi-folia, Sterocaulon alpinum and mosses was noted. Bycontrast, some species were excluded from processingwhen they were inventoried only once or twice, as was
Fig. 2 Frequency of species occurrences at all 85 sampling sites in 1975 and 2006.
Vegetation evolution (19752006) in Svalbard M. Moreau et al.
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the case with Saxifraga aizodes, Cassiope tetragona, Papaverdahlianum and Saxifraga nivalis.The method used is based on correspondence analysis,
which makes it possible to process tables of binary data,and to define the resulting space structured by the axes.Another useful feature of this method is that the spacesfor variables (vegetation species) and for individuals(sampling sites) are merged into the same ordinationspace. This property is known as distributional equiva-lence (Escofier 1978). The relative positions of individualsand variables are therefore helpful in giving a thematicmeaning to the different factorial axes, as it is easier tomake a connection between the logical structure arisingfrom the analysis (relative position of the species in thefactorial space) and the geographical structure of thespace (relative position of the sampling sites on the map).Three axes of the correspondence analysis were sufficientto explain more than 48% of the inertia: this is a highpercentage, as binary coding, which generates a largenumber of empty cells in the data matrix, leads to a dropin the levels of inertia. It must be noted here that thefactorial space was calculated first using the 1975 dataalone. The sampling sites for 2006 were then projectedinto this space by the supplementary elements tech-nique that is possible in correspondence analysis(Greenacre 1984). As a result of successional change
(i.e., the appearance or disappearance of species), eachsampling site occupies a different factorialspace positionin 2006 compared with 1975, which can be expressedgraphically by a vector. This application made it possibleto show successional trends, and to identify explanatoryfactors related to the environment. We coupled factoranalysis with a method of ascending hierarchical classifi-cation (AHC, using Wards metric): seven vegetationtypes were defined. In the final step, vegetation types forthe two dates were mapped against a background madeup of vertical aerial photographs. Each vegetation typewas identified by a separate colour. This made it possibleto see which sampling sites had changed type, and wherethey were located. The results furnished by the map werethen interpreted to show the successional trends (or sta-bilities) observed.
Figure 3 shows the frequency of occurrence of the taxa(species or type) from all of the sampling sites on the twodates. No new species appeared. Pedicularis dasyantha nolonger occurred in 2006. Taxa can be classified into three
Fig. 3 Correspondence analysis: species loca-tions in factorial space and groupings resulting
from the classication.
Vegetation evolution (19752006) in SvalbardM. Moreau et al.
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groups depending on whether their frequency of occur-rence increased, decreased or remained the same.
Vegetation maturation. Certain vascular species thatare recognized as pioneers became less frequent. This istrue of Braya purpurascens, the frequency of which fellfrom 28 to 5%, and of Cerastium arcticum and of Saxifragacespitosa. By contrast, species that are ubiquitous or arecharacteristic of mature vegetation groups either main-tained (Dryas octopetala, Carex nardina and Carex rupestris)or increased their frequency (Salix polaris and Polygonumviviparum). The increased occurrence of bryophytes, suchas Drepanocladus sp. and Polytrichum sp., from 30 to 40%and from 18 to 25%, respectively, can be explained onthe same grounds, as these species are associated withmature tundra formations. Lichens of the genus Cetra...

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COBBLE HILL — Atlantic Avenue is kicking off the summer with a World Cup pub crawl that will feature viewing parties and drink specials for soccer fans.
From the East River to Flatbush Avenue, more than 50 businesses on and around the commercial corridor will be celebrating the start of summer on June 21 with the first ever “Summer Celebration,” featuring food, drink, shopping, live music and of course, soccer.
Almost a dozen bars and restaurants will be showing Saturday’s World Cup games from noon to about 10 p.m., including The Roebling Inn, ChipShop, Luzzo’s BK, Sottocasa Pizzeria, Bijan’s, Krescendo, Building on Bond, Bacchus, Hollow Nickel, Brooklyn Tavern and St. Gambrinus Beer Shoppe. Upper90, a soccer merchandise store on Atlantic Avenue, will also be hosting a viewing party.
Be sure to ask bartenders about drink specials for the day. Bijan’s will pour $7 craft beers and Sottocasa Pizzeria has $4 Menabrea beers and $6 Sangria dei Campioni. Moxie Spot has its own special “Futbol Summer Fizz” with prosecco, Triple Sec and juices.
And if soccer isn’t your game, you won’t be on the sideline. The daylong event will also feature musical performances, sidewalk sales and wine and spirit tastings at Heights Chateau and Free Range Wine & Spirits.
The full list of 36 acts, which will be performing in 12 venues, can be seen here.
“It’s an event that has something for everyone,” said Josef Szende, executive director of the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District, which is organizing the event in collaboration with Make Music New York.
Summer Celebration will be held on June 21 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The bars will open their doors at noon.


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The Odyssey of Samuel Glass
By Bernard Kops
David Paul Publishing, 2012
In 1881, the notorious anarchist organization Narodnaya Volya (The People’s Will) assassinates the tyrannical anti-Semite Tsar Alexander II of Russia, the flames of murderous pogroms sweep through the city of Vitebsk and its surrounds, and a Jewish boy from Muswell Hill in 21st century London is rescued by the banned Yiddish Jericho Players company — wait, what?
Anglo-Jewish poet Bernard Kops, in his great new Holocaust novel steeped in rhythms and rhyme, tells this fantastic and entirely believable tale with warmth, humor, empathy and depth. The Odyssey of Samuel Glass pulsates like the finest fictions from the immortal pen of the Soviet-Jewish master Isaac Babel. It also offers budding writers a master-class in poetry.
The novel’s plot is about the present. Its characters are contemporaries whose forebears struggled through the great European migrations. Like a fateful refrain, the menacing sound of Holocaust cattle-trucks clanging through the frozen Russian terrain, and the crying of the people inside, are audible throughout the narrative. But this is also a very funny coming-of-age story.
Samuel Glass is probably the only lad in all poetry and fiction who manages to shed his skateboard as well as his innocence several times in succession. Our adventurer turns up in 19th century Vitebsk, the town of his forebears, to confront his destiny, but finds himself trapped in the wrong country and the wrong century of a confusing world. The real world proves even more confusing when the sounds of the Holocaust horror follow him all the way back to the idyllic Thames Valley of London.
Most of us know much about Vitebsk in Belarus, and know much more than we know that we know. Images of its huddled streets, gorgeous women and iconic roof-top fiddlers populate the walls of our homes and museums, the great ceiling of the Paris Opera, and the windows of the Reims and Metz cathedrals, as well as the palace of the United Nations. For this was the hometown of the Hasidic painter Marc Chagall (1887-1985), and the scene of dreadful World War II atrocities which spared just 118 survivors out of a civilian populations of 170,000. The Tate Gallery of Liverpool has just assembled a landmark exhibition of Chagall’s work, and Penguin has reissued its outstanding 2008 biography Chagall: Love & Exile by Jackie Wullschlager.
Kops’ world, like Chagall’s, is centered around wise, passionate and magnetic matriarchs at the peak of their power, and surrounded by weaker men, whores and witches. One such matriarch is Lisa, Sam’s widowed mother, who is about to embark on a love affair just a year after the untimely death of her beloved husband, Sam’s father. Another is Sarah, Lisa’s equally young and desirable great-great grandmother, who summons our heartbroken hero back into history to assassinate the tsar. Unsurprisingly, the tyrant is less loathsome to Sam than Lisa’s chosen David and Sarah’s new husband Akiva.
Many writers familiar to any budding North London poet pop up in the story unexpectedly and always on cue. Sam meets a best-selling author named Anne Frank who wonders why he had to run away from home, since “mine,” she recalls, “ran away from me.” Lovers of freedom like Lorca and Shelley stroll through the brutalized Russia that is soon to come under the yoke of the Soviets. Sam, who has never experienced a single act of anti-Semitism on Muswell Hill Broadway, watches T. S. Eliot climb off his pedestal to seek out the Jews, as he put it, “underneath the piles.” Shakespeare even helps out when the protagonist must eventually sing (literally) for his supper.
Kops hails from the now bygone era of destitute European Jewish immigrant settlements in East London, populated by people who sheltered there from the Holocaust. Sam’s Russian Odyssey is full of autobiographical turns.
This 87-year old author is extraordinarily prolific and, at long last, commercially successful. The 2010 publication of his collected poetry This Room in the Sunlight (David Paul Publishing) was a major event for English literature. He has also issued six previous volumes of verse, more than 40 plays, and two autobiographies. He was first catapulted to world fame as an originator of Britain’s new wave, “kitchen-sink” theater with his 1958 play The Hamlet of Stepney Green.
All of Kops’ writing is rooted in poetry, which explains his ability to make his prose throb with passion, as famously done by the short story writer Isaac Babel (1894-1940) in his classic 1920s Russian collection Red Calvary. How does Kops do that in English? Let us enter his workshop.
Formally minded English poets know that in any copy prepared for public recital, the language demands a pause or at least one unstressed syllable, and does not tolerate more than two unstressed syllables, between two stressed ones. A writer ignoring this may expose the text to awkward stresses of pronunciation or unintended pauses in the performance. Properly used, this formula gives us something like blank verse, the most versatile traditional meter in the language. Its commonly employed five-footed line easily lends itself, depending on the mood of the text, to the expression of anything from light musings to cutting satire or pulsating tension.
In the following example chosen almost at random, a passage of Kops’ prose about the spread of panic at Vitebsk railway station has been lightly edited to turn it into vibrant descriptive poetry:
A long queue of ragged, silent and lifeless humans
were shuffling forward, one shoe at a time,
everyone trying to get away from Vitebsk.
The Red Rabbi sniffed… checking the atmosphere:
“I fear there is pogrom in the air.”
“There is always a pogrom in the air and more often
a pogrom on the ground,” Akiva retorted.
The creatures in the queue seemed barely able
to rub two kopeks together. Where were they off to,
and why? As they approached the ticket hatch
some urgent whispers started to circulate.
The voices of the lumpen stragglers were
morose and suddenly fearful. “Did someone say pogrom?”
An old hag cackled: “I see it with my own ears…”
A toothless man muttered: “I’ve heard it with my own eyes…”
“When, WHEN?…” “Anytime you like… Tonight! Tomorrow
or yesterday!…” But, “It is all a tall story,”
uttered a heavily pregnant Jewish dwarf.
Now consider Kops’ unedited prose below, describing a real pogrom raging amidst a theatrical performance:
Chaos was smiling on his rostrum, conducting the scene. The hall was alight and the crowds from outside rushed in with burning torches. The cast huddled together on stage. The audience was a tangled, screaming, unbelieving crowd.
And the mob went in amongst them.
“Death to the Yids. Pogrom! Pogrom! You bastard Jews. Christ murderers. You’re finished in this country.” And daggers and breadknives were doing their job, a flashing flood; and blood was fountaining, pouring down and hammers were crashing, and smashing and nightmare was king.
The hall ignited and the slavering flames licked at the bundle of actors upon the stage…
And down in the hall, peasants cried and fought each other and tore at each other desperate to get outside.
“Death to the Yids! Death to the Yids.” The chorus continued outside.
“We’re finished. We’re finished. God help us. They are burning us. They are turning us into smoke.”
They cried and a vacuum of silence rushed in from the world; and the woman with her baby was sliding in the blood where the dead lay, gushing their innards; the baby still sucking the breast, and as she sang softly a lullaby. “Sleep my baby sleep. Roshinkers mit mundelan, almonds and raisons, sweet and bitter, sleep my baby sleep.”
As a boy, Sam had slipped into the past to get away from home; as a man, he must seek his future aboard an immigrant ship with the touring Jericho Players dreaming of their own, permanent Yiddish theatre on the old Commercial Road of London. In real life, several Jewish theatrical companies from Eastern Europe were badly received in 19th century England, but they travelled on to set up the American film industry in Hollywood. The British film industry was created only during Kops’ childhood by the poets, actors and directors brought together by the famous Jewish-Hungarian Korda brothers.
Before he is allowed to return to his prosperous, modern reality, Sam must still experience the poverty of Kops’ native East End of London. Despite the squalor and degradation, Sam feels almost comfortable there. In a moving nod to his own, deprived childhood, Kops observes that “compassion and caring was still alive in the shtetl that was the old East End.”
THOMAS ORSZÁG-LAND is a poet and award-winning foreign correspondent who writes from London and his native Eastern Europe. His next book will be THE SURVIVORS: Holocaust Poetry for Our Time (Smokestack, 2014).

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The impasse in the GST Council on the issue of compensating states for the shortfall in their protected revenues remained unresolved at its 42nd meeting on Monday. The divisions between the Centre and the states seem to be drawn along political lines, with states ruled by the BJP and its allies opting for one of the options proposed by the Centre, while Opposition-ruled states continue to oppose the Centre’s formulation. This is unfortunate. The GST Council has long been held up as an example of the spirit of cooperative federalism the NDA government professes commitment to. Yet the manner in which this issue has been dealt with suggests that the consensual decision-making process that has largely guided the Council’s deliberations so far is being given the go-by.
The two options presented by the Centre place the burden of the shortfall in GST revenues squarely on the states. Opting for either of them absolves the Centre of any obligation of having to protect the states’ revenues — in direct contravention of the grand bargain struck between the Centre and the states in order to shift to this new indirect tax architecture. Moreover, the complications arising out of the shortfall are unlikely to be limited to this year. It is likely that collections through the compensation cess will not be enough to bridge the shortfall next year as well. Thus, the Council will also have to deliberate on whether the same formulation will be adopted next year. This will also have a bearing on the extent to which the GST compensation cess is levied beyond the five-year period.
If by the next Council meeting, scheduled for October 12, an acceptable resolution is not found, it could well mean that the Council is headed for voting on the issue. Votes cast along political lines will only deepen the chasm between the Centre and states and make such negotiations in the future, needed in a federal polity, increasingly difficult. It is still not too late for the Centre to adopt a more conciliatory approach. The solution has to be both political and economic: In a federal polity, decision-making should be consensual in nature, rather than being driven by the force of brute majority, and at the same time, the Centre should assure states, who are at the forefront of fighting the COVID pandemic, of adequate resources.

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When purchasing a commercial real estate loan that is in “distress,” it is crucial that one understands the nature of the defaults and the motivations of each party involved in the transaction and the deal. Diligence is key.
Begin by mining your sources. How did you learn of the loan’s availability? A broker? A public record, such as a foreclosure complaint? Sign a non-disclosure agreement and access the data room and get as much information as you can. Schedule An Inspection
After confirming what you have obtained, review and analyze all the most recent loan and property information available.
To get started, obtain copies of:
Then begin to review and consider the loan documents. In this regard:
At the same time, diligence the property and the collateral—ask questions!
Who are you dealing with? Diligence the borrower, the guarantor and the sponsor.
Who are you dealing with? Diligence the loan seller.
Who are you dealing with? Is there a Mezzanine Loan and a Mezzanine Lender?
When it comes to the acquisition of distressed commercial mortgage loans, it bears repeating—diligence is key.
This is the first in a series of posts exploring key considerations for the acquisition of distressed real estate debt. In our next installment, we examine distressed mezzanine loans in particular.
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Local legislators review crucial issues
Rep. Farrar pre-filed 19 bills in November
Published 6:30 am, Thursday, January 4, 2007
Local business leaders and educators want elected officials in the upcoming 80th Texas Legislature to address crucial issues involving health care, education, economic development and law enforcement.
State Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, pre-filed 19 bills in mid-November. Those bills focus on a range of issues, including immunization against human papilloma virus, required AIDS, HIV infection and other related testing for certain offenders, punishment for burglary of a vehicle and placing limits on the size of pre-kindergarten classes.
House Bill 215 amends the Education Code to require that each female student enrolling in sixth grade be fully immunized against the human papilloma virus. That code already provides for diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, mumps, tetanus, and poliomyelitis immunizations.
Individuals charged with an offense related to prostitution would be required to undergo AIDS, HIV infection and other related testing according to Farrar's House Bill 292. The test results would be shared with the person's spouse or partner.
House Bill 215 requires that school districts enroll no more than 18 students in a prekindergarten class.
Farrar's House Bill 303 increases the punishment for burglary of a motor vehicle from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony if the offender has been previously convicted of an offense or the vehicle broken into is a rail car.
Health insurance concernsEligibility requirements for the state's Children's Health Insurance Program are a major concern to lawmakers and school district officials.
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, said he opposed legislation that enacted tougher eligibility requirements for CHIP in the 78th Legislature in 2003.
"I believe these measures are largely responsible for the estimated 37,000 children in Harris County who have been taken off the CHIP rolls since September 2003," Ellis said.
Ellis supports 12 months continuous eligibility for CHIP participants.
"The Legislature must ensure quality monitoring of the new eligibility system so children are not needlessly denied access to the health care they need and deserve," Ellis said.
State Rep. Hubert Vo, D-Houston, also wants new legislation for CHIP.
"We need to revisit CHIP and stop the cumbersome re-certification every six months. When children are taken off the rolls, the state loses matching federal funds that we need to keep in the state. For every dollar we spend, we get $2.63 in matching federal funds, so we're turning away hundreds of millions in matching funds — $200 million to $300 million every two years," Vo said.
"These children wind up in emergency rooms and that's the most expensive type of care," Vo said.
State Sen. Kyle Janek, R-Houston, said the six-month re-application process is not always too much to ask of Texas families.
"Economically, we're offering Texas families health care worth thousands of dollars each year. Asking them to demonstrate eligibility every six months is not too high a hurdle," Janek said.
One alternative might be to model CHIP reimbursements after Medicaid, which allows emergency room patients to be reimbursed for treatment if they were eligible up to four months beforehand, Janek said.
"Under this 'look back' approach, it would make eligibility less onerous," Janek said.
Ellis and Vo expressed concerns about basing eligibility on gross income, rather than net income, and the use of third-party contractors to review CHIP eligibility.
"They (program administrators with Texas Health and Human Services Department) are not making their best effort to advise people on third-party contractors and this causes delays in reviewing families' applications," Vo said.
"I fully support legislation that would restore the original income requirements," Ellis said.
The process of using gross income to determine eligibility could be enhanced by letting families deduct such costs as child support and child care, Janek said.
Insurance ratesSchool districts and businesses in the Texas Gulf Coast area have had astronomical increases in insurance for facilities and operations since hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Ellis wants this issue addressed in the 80th Legislature's state budgeting process.
"Because Rita and Katrina hit Texas very hard, it would be appropriate for particular ISDs to ask the Legislature for help in addressing these rising costs," Ellis said.
State Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, said current insurance regulations should be changed.
"We live in a coastal zone that's been put in place by the insurance companies. It's just an excuse for excessive profits by justifying a rate increase on something that didn't happen here. It's not right for us to be penalized just for living in a coastal region," Coleman said.
Tort reform protectionThe Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce wants legislators to protect tort reforms passed in the 79th Legislature.
Chamber president Trish Wise said medical liability premiums have fallen statewide by 20 percent, lawsuit filings in most Texas counties have been cut in half, and fewer doctors are leaving the state.
"Access to critical care is growing," Wise said.
However, Coleman said current tort reform laws leave families unprotected when catastrophic damages, such as lost life or limb occur during medical procedures.
"Clearly there are some good parts of tort reform, but I would like to see the cap on non-economic damages lifted to a higher level than $750,000 lifetime when the physician or hospital is found negligent and the patient's ability to work or be successful is affected. In these cases, families are left without recourse from the courts," Coleman said.
Tax creditsWise said her chamber wants the state to increase capital investment through new tax credits.
"Texas' ranking as a site for major capital investment has fallen from first to sixth in the nation due to the advent of innovative tax incentive programs in our competitor states. Capital investment tax credit should make provisions for large investments over $500 million. Research and development tax credits should be strengthened by lowering threshold requirements for participation," Wise said.
Coleman said tax abatement plans should focus more on small business than on large corporations.
"The people who should reap benefits from economic development programs should be Jane who owns a flower shop or John who owns a small grocery store. The tax abatement plans are principally given to people who can raise money through venture capital or off the stock market," Coleman said.
Coleman said funds for economic development are also available in the state's Emerging Technology Fund and the Enterprise Fund, and those resources should be tapped as an alternative to tax abatement for large corporations.
Some business leaders would like to see an international business management district established in the Alief area. This has been proposed but has gotten no traction in previous legislative sessions.
Vo has been a leader in trying to get this district set up to capitalize on the community's diversity and bring new business into the area.
Chronicle correspondent Jennifer Friedberg contributed to this report.


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People most often think of gargantuan systems that cost millions of dollars when someone mentions nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
People most often think of gargantuan systems that cost millions of dollars when someone mentions nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. However, benchtop NMR systems have grown to become a major market segment due in large part to demand from the agriculture and food industry. There is also significantly more competition in the benchtop NMR market than the traditional high-field NMR market.
Benchtop NMR systems make use of a fixed magnet, as opposed to a superconducting magnet for high-field systems. This design has allowed manufacturers to develop very compact benchtop NMR systems that cost a fraction of their bigger brothers. Benchtop NMR eliminates the need for solvents and sample preparation associated with Soxhlet extraction. In contrast to near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, NMR analysis probes throughout the bulk of a sample, whereas NIR only analyzes the surface, making NMR better for inhomogeneous samples that are common in the agriculture and food industry. These advantages have helped benchtop NMR become a widely accepted technique in the industry over the past decade.
Agriculture and food benchtop NMR vendor share for 2011.
Similar to the high-field NMR market, a select few vendors, namely Bruker and Oxford Instruments, dominate the benchtop NMR market. Unlike the high-field market, however, there are a handful of small companies that compete in the benchtop NMR system market as well. The agriculture and food portion of the benchtop NMR market was worth close to $40 million in 2011, and should continue to see high single-digit growth going forward.
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Last year, a man who goes by the moniker "Sal9000" married the love of his life in a ceremony that was streamed live online. The 27-year-old lives in Tokyo. His bride "Nene" lives inside a Nintendo DS handheld video game.
Sal9000 paid real money to marry a virtual woman, and he is not alone. Well, technically he's not.
Worldwide, millions are offering up their credit cards to create their own avatar in Wee World, advance their criminal empire in Mafia World, or explore, interact and travel in a virtual world in Second life.
Entropia-dot-com boasts a virtual universe with a real-life cash economy. One user bought a virtual space resort for $100,000.
These, and other online games, can be found on myriad sites, including Facebook. They are fueling a rapidly growing $15 billion-a-year industry that is not only transforming the way we interact with our loved ones but changing the advertisement game.
"It's like Shakespeare, all the world's a stage," said Edward Castronova, a professor of Telecommunications at Indiana University. "Things in the real world are not very good. The online world is this place where people can live out alternate lives and stories."
Castranova is among a growing number of academics closely watching the merger between the real and virtual worlds. He says there is real value in both worlds, and at this point, there is no turning back.
"It is similar to when the Europeans came to the New World," says Castronova. "The lives of those in both places changed forever."
Many unfamiliar with virtual online worlds are initially shocked by the notion of paying real money for "fake" or virtual property. Though, Castronova argues, the decision is not that unusual. Virtual goods also have market value.
Castronova says he would "spend $100,000 on anything" if he believed he could resell it for more.
While this has some social scientists concerned, it has others, particularly in the business world, virtually salivating.
Advertisers spend a third of a trillion dollars annually to induce consumers to buy their products.
The personal engagement experiences provided by online games present an opportunity unmatched by television or many of the other traditional means of advertising.
Last month Audi created an NCAA Basketball tournament bracket for Facebook. It encouraged people to use the site by giving out virtual credits for the popular "vDream" online racing game. The credits allow gamers to enhance their virtual cars and ultimately reveal their own product -- a real-life Audi vehicle.
"You have bidirectional communication with the fan or follower, and that is something that is not possible with TV," said Jason Beckerman, co-founder of socialsuitcase.com. "So you can send out deals to them, and you can have a conversation."
This new way of advertising has nothing to do with spam or pop-ups. Emerging companies, like Social Suitcase, have spotted the opportunity for marketing in online social media and now are helping companies like German carmaker Audi create relatively inexpensive ad campaigns that target specific audiences with a payoff for the consumer.


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4 October, 2014, 12:00 am
NORTH Korea is not planning any missile or nuclear tests, the country’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, So Se Pyong, has told Reuters news agency.
Mr So was also quoted as saying North Korea was ready to resume six-party talks on its nuclear program.
North Korea has been conducting missile and nuclear tests since the negotiations broke down in 2008.
The envoy also dismissed as “fabricated rumours” recent reports that North Korean leader Kim Jon-un is unwell. Mr Kim has not been seen in public for four weeks, and missed an important political meeting in late September.
A state TV report said he was suffering from an “uncomfortable physical condition”.
In the interview with Reuters, Mr So rejected the suggestion his country was planning further missile tests.
However, he appeared to suggest North Korea’s policy was a response to US and South Korean exercises earlier this year.


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The goal of secondary surgical facial enhancement should be to make the patient look better without signalling that something has been done; an unoperated, natural appearance is always the desired outcome. However, for some patients a realistic opportunity for success may be compromised owing to previous procedures. Creating a face that is vibrant, youthful and natural may be more difficult and in some cases, unattainable. Most often, however, secondary aesthetic facial surgery simply requires that excellent surgical and aesthetic judgment and skill be applied, in a routine fashion, to achieve the desired outcome. Though the surgical concepts are the same — whether performing a primary or secondary operation — the timing of intervention, choice of technique, and need to address aesthetic issues created by previous procedures makes secondary facial aesthetic surgery unique.
Initial consultation and assessment
The initial patient consultation is an important first step in establishing a strategy for success. For patients presenting for secondary facial surgery, the tone of the discussion may be influenced by previous experience, which may have been negative. Remember that it is often uncomfortable for the patient to discuss his/her concerns, especially if they were unhappy with their initial cosmetic surgery. As with primary surgery, when discussing secondary procedures, the patient’s motivations and desires remain paramount to the discussion.
To guide your assessment, a number of issues should be considered that make a secondary consultation unique. In addition to your routine aesthetic assessment, the following should be clarified:
- ■ If you were not the initial surgeon, what are the reasons the patient is not returning to that physician?
- ■ What exactly was done for the patient?
- ■ Does the patient feel that their initial concerns were satisfactorily addressed? Were they happy with the results?
- ■ When was the previous surgery?
- ■ Is secondary surgery intended to be corrective of primary surgical intervention or a separate aesthetic issue altogether?
- ■ Were the incisions used appropriate for your purposes?
- ■ Was the previous experience positive? If not, your pre-operative discussion must not only educate the patient, but may also have to debunk any preconceived notions.
Understanding the patient’s satisfaction with their previous surgical experience provides insight into their expectations and ability to achieve happiness from aesthetic surgical enhancement. It is important to keep in mind that as cosmetic surgeons, though we operate on the face, our ultimate goal should be to improve our patients’ inner sense of wellbeing. For some individuals, though they are focused on improving their external appearance with the hope of improving their self-esteem, their problems are more than skin deep. Ideally, these patients are identified during the initial consultation and are guided in a different direction rather than towards secondary surgery.
Pre-operative considerations in secondary facial rejuvenation
Be sensitive to the general ageing of the patient. If the body and hands look very old, facial rejuvenation may create aesthetic disharmony and these observations should be discussed. This may be particularly relevant in secondary surgery patients as they are often older individuals. Another consideration should be the general health of the patient. Even if a patient has significant aesthetic issues that are amenable to surgical correction, under no circumstance should you suspend your good medical judgment and be pressured to operate on a patient unless he/she is medically sound. The good news is that the risk of post-operative complication from facelift procedures are similar in patients older than 75 years compared to a younger cohort, when matched for American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical class. In properly selected patients who are active and whose ASA class is either 1 (a normal healthy patient) or 2 (a patient with mild systemic disease), a facelift is just as safe in older individuals as it is in middle-aged patients1.
To reduce the risk of complications there are issues that must be addressed before surgery. As haematoma formation is the most common complication of facelift surgery, with a reported incidence of between 1% and 15%2–8 and has been correlated with a pre-operative systolic blood pressure above 150 mmHg9, it is paramount that the patient’s primary care physician control their blood pressure well before the planned procedure. Since antihypertensive medications are frequently prescribed in the age group of patients seeking secondary rhytidectomy, it is important to counsel them to take their medications the morning of surgery with a small sip of water, and to have the medications with them for after surgery. Additionally, aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), vitamin E, ginko biloba, ginseng, and garlic and ginger supplements have all been shown to have adverse clotting effects and are to be avoided for 2 weeks before and after surgery10.
The use of tobacco products causes a 12-fold increase in the risk of skin flap necrosis11. To reduce this risk, all tobacco products (including nicotine patches) must be stopped for a minimum of at least 2 weeks before and after surgery. Even with smoking cessation, the incidence of skin flap necrosis is still higher in previous smokers when compared with those who have never smoked12 and this must be explained to the patient pre-operatively. Furthermore, a complete medical history must be obtained before surgery to identify conditions that may negatively impact the patient’s post-operative course, such as Raynaud’s disease, which has been correlated with skin flap necrosis14 and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which predisposes to widened scars. Finally, a detailed discussion of the risks of surgery must be reviewed with the patient, even if they have had the procedure before.

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Eagle County woman seeks seat in state House
EAGLE COUNTY – Heather Lemon has lived all over the world. She said it makes her appreciate America all the more.
But it could be even better, and that’s why Lemon said she’s running for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives for House District 56, which includes Eagle, Summit and Lake counties. Lemon’s opponent is Lake County Democrat Carl Miller.
Lemon, an Eagle County Republican, is one of those up-by-your-bootstraps success stories. She worked her way through Wheaton College and John Marshall Law School in Chicago, then launched a successful legal career. For the past several years she has been an attorney in Eagle County, practicing what she calls “positive law.” She now focuses on immigration.
“In immigration work, you’re helping people change their lives for the better,” said Lemon. “They’re trying to improve their lives by legally immigrating into this country. They’re getting jobs, paying taxes, getting married, becoming citizens and contributing to the area both economically and culturally.”
Like many of her clients, Lemon knows what it’s like to work tirelessly to hold everything together. She’s a mother of three – one in college and two in high school – all honor students. An automobile accident in July 2000 left her youngest daughter, Kelly, with a paralyzed right arm and the family with mountainous medical bills. Kelly is slowly recovering the use of her arm.
“We were absolutely overwhelmed by the community’s support,” said Lemon. “Schools and churches are made up of people, and those wonderful people came from everywhere to help us. We would never have made it without them. I want to return some of the outpouring we received, and that’s why I’m running.”
Some of that service, she said, will mean fighting for local interests. Among them, she said, are water rights, land use, conservation and open space preservation, economic diversity, development and regional revenue-sharing that would help offset the cost of human services by richer counties, such as Eagle and Summit, contributing to struggling counties, such as Lake County.
“You have to look at it realistically,” she said. “Right now, the regional economy centers on construction and tourism, which operates hand-in-hand. The region should be attracting high-tech, low impact, non-polluting industry. It could become an economic center for the health-care industry. We should be exploring ways for people to make a living without opening up another ski shop.”
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Hi! Welcome to The Wraparound, the professional hockey column of The Tufts Daily. Whether you’re a diehard NHL fan or someone who enjoys the occasional diving save you’re in the right place. Every other Thursday I’ll recap what’s going on around the National Hockey League — scores, stats, standings, trades — while adding some of my own thoughts and opinions towards the end. Let’s get right to it!
There’s no denying that this inaugural issue must have a local focus. Let’s face it: The Boston Bruins should be the talk of the entire league. More than half a season in, they are the NHL’s crème de la crème, boasting a 38–5–4 record. On Jan. 5, Boston tied the 1944–45 Montréal Canadiens in becoming the second fastest team to reach 30 wins in NHL history — only second to the 1929–30 Bruins.
Perhaps the most impressive part of the Black and Gold’s stellar season is that no one saw it coming. Longtime head coach Bruce Cassidy was fired after a disappointing first-round loss against the Hurricanes last spring. The summer consisted of several critical injury announcements: Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy and Matt Grzelcyk were not expected to lace up the skates until November or December.
But the Bruins have exceeded expectations in historic ways. The hiring of coach Jim Montgomery after Cassidy’s firing last season has proven to be genius, with Montgomery now a favorite for the Jack Adams Coach of the Year award. Forward Jake DeBrusk — though currently injured — is having a career year with 16 goals thus far. Linus Ullmark became the fastest goaltender in NHL history to 25 wins in his second year in Boston.
The Bruins are sitting pretty atop the NHL’s Atlantic Division, and will undoubtedly be hosting a first round playoff series come April, an edge that could be crucial considering their inability to win on the road in Carolina last year. The core isn’t getting any younger with Marchand, captain Patrice Bergeron and Taylor Hall all in their thirties. If this is the Bruins’ last ride, it has started as an amazing one.
A few other thoughts from around the league:
- Could the Vancouver Canucks have handled the firing of coach Bruce Boudreau any worse? It was publicly known that Boudreau was a goner for months, yet Vice President Jim Rutherford refused to fire him until the new year. The Canucks need an entire facelift — one that newly hired Rick Tocchet hopes to be a part of.
- If the Bruins are hot, the New Jersey Devils are simmering. The surprise team of the year, the Devils have gone from No. 28 in the NHL to No. 3. Jack Hughes? Superstar. Dougie Hamilton? Point-producing dynamo. New Jersey has an excellent core for years to come.
- At this point it’s an annual discussion: Are the Edmonton Oilers really going to waste an otherworldly Connor McDavid season? McDavid — or McJesus, as some say — is on pace to become just the sixth player in history to top 150 points in a single season. The Oilers hover around a wildcard spot, and there would be no greater atrocity than a McDavid-less postseason.


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Shakti Mill murder: Cops probe role of accused in other sexual assault cases
This includes three cases of alleged rape, kidnapping and murder of three minor girls in the Cuffe Parade and Colaba area in 2011-12, the police said. The verification will be done by DNA examination of the accused.Updated: Jan 03, 2015, 16:15 IST
The police are probing the involvement of the three men — who were arrested on Monday for allegedly sodomising and killing two people at Marine Drive and Shakti Mill compound in 2014 and 2011 respectively — in other cases of unnatural sexual assault cases in city.
This includes three cases of alleged rape, kidnapping and murder of three minor girls in the Cuffe Parade and Colaba area in 2011-12, the police said. The verification will be done by DNA examination of the accused.
Rajkumar Kallianna, 23, Sunil Kumar, 30, and Vishal Padgham, 30, are currently being interrogated by the Marine Drive police in connection with the July 2014 sodomy and murder case of a 16-year-old boy.
“We are checking if the arrested accused were involved in the Cuffe Parade and Colaba cases of minors’ murders,” said Ravindra Shisve, deputy commissioner of police, zone I. The senior officer, however, refused to divulge details of the interrogation.
Another senior officer said considering the habitual nature of the accused, the top brass of the city police have instructed investigators to check the involvement of the accused in other cases of unnatural sexual assault and murders by matching their DNA with the victims.
“The accused had stuffed cloth into the mouth of the 16-year-old boy, which suffocated him to death,” an officer said. The cloth was found stuffed in the boy’s mouth when police had found his body. However, despite the circumstances indicated signs of murder, the Marine Drive police had only registered an accidental death report.
On the alleged negligence by the Marine Drive police, senior police officials said as the doctors who had carried out post-mortem said the cause of the death of the boy was drowning, the police had registered an accidental death case.
Senior inspector Pravin Chinchalkar of the Marine Drive police he did not respond to phone calls.


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An effective CMMS solution can help organizations extend the life of assets, and make data-driven repair vs. replace decisions. CMMS allows you to track warranty information, and view all work history and charges related to assets. You can store and display assets in a hierarchical structure, and define asset criticality. With these tools, you can make the most of your time during maintenance or unscheduled equipment breakdowns. In seconds, your system can tell you which of your assets are next up to receive maintenance, so you can bundle PMs together to save time and money.
2. Prevent Breakdowns
With the Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) tools within a CMMS solution, organizations can avoid disaster, large or small. Scheduling PMs at the task and/or procedural level is seamless. You also have the ability to establish calendar and/or meter-based PMs for every one of your assets. Using PdM tools within CMMS, maintenance can automatically be scheduled as needed, based on analysis of asset condition data that allows you to monitor noise, vibration, temperature, lubricants, wear, corrosion, pressure and flow independently.
– Gene Capes, Kane County Forest Preserve
3. Reduce Maintenance Costs
With all of the maintenance planning, scheduling and tracking tools that CMMS has to offer, seeing an overall reduction in maintenance costs is inevitable. Here are just some of the ways that implementing a CMMS solution will help your organization save time and costs:
- Reduce data entry through real-time mobile maintenance
- Maximize labor resources through better planning and scheduling
- Reduce time spent assembling reports through a real-time report builder
- Reduce time spent performing unnecessary maintenance by tracking PMs
- More effectively coordinate part and equipment availability
- Reduce expedited shipping costs through better coordination of part availability
- Reduce cost of lost production
- Reduce the amount of time technicians stay idle
- Extend asset life by tracking preventive maintenance
- Improve return on assets by gaining insight into repair vs. replace decisions
– Chris Miller, Curtis Bay Energy


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Flexstar GT 3.5 Herbicide is an excellent herbicide that is capable of controlling weeds that are difficult to manage. Contains Fomasafen and glyphosate as its active ingredients which are ideal in targetting and controlling unwanted broadleaf weeds. It is perfect to use on crops such as cotton and soybeans. Flexstar GT 3.5 Herbicide combats weeds that are hard to control with glyphosate. Its two active ingredients deliver two different modes of action, making it highly effective. Lessens the injury of crops and maximizes its effectiveness by using the Isolink II Technology adjuvant system. It controls broadleaf weeds such as carpetweed, ragweed, henbit, johnsongrass, foxtails, pigweed, crabgrass, shepherd's purse, ryegrass, and Venice mallow. Provides postemergence control of glyphosate-resistant weeds.
Preplant Surface, Preemergence or Postemergence Applications
Flexstar GT 3.5 will control or partially control certain germinating broadleaf weeds and sedges by soil residual activity from either pre-plant surface, preemergence or postemergence applications that come in contact with the soil. Moisture is necessary to activate Flexstar GT 3.5 in the soil for residual weed control. Dry weather following applications of Flexstar GT 3.5 may reduce effectiveness. When adequate moisture is not received within 7 days after a Flexstar GT 3.5 application, weed control may be improved by overhead irrigation with at least a 1/4 inch of water.
Avoiding spray drift at the application site is the responsibility of the applicator and the grower. The interaction of equipment and weather-related factors determines the potential for spray drift. The applicator and grower must consider the interaction of equipment and weather-related factors to ensure that the potential for drift to sensitive nontarget plants is minimal.
This pesticide is to be applied only when the potential for drift to adjacent sensitive areas (e.g., residential areas, bodies of water, nontarget plants) is minimal (i.e., when the wind is blowing away from the sensitive area).
Recommended Tank Mixing Order
Fill the spray tank with 1/2 to 2/3 the required amount of water and begin agitation.
Add AMS (if used).
Add dry pesticide formulations (WP, DF, etc.)
Add liquid pesticide formulations (EC, SC, etc.)
Add Flexstar FT 3.5.
Add COC, MSO or NIS (if used).
Add the remaining water and maintain agitation throughout the spray operation.
Be sure to allow each tank-mix component to fully disperse before adding the next.
I used flexstar to try and kill sasbania weed beans growing in my pasture, its too early to tell about sasbania kill but looks after a week it did a smackdown on everything else, am a little worried about having anything for remaining grazing , time will tell

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A pair of climbers found encased in a Himalayan glacier are believed to be the bodies of Alex Lowe and David Bridges, an adventurous duo who vanished in an avalanche nearly 20 years ago.
Professional climbers David Goettler and Ueli Steck made the find on April 27 while acclimatizing to ascend Tibet's Shishapangma — one of the world's highest peaks.
Search and rescue never found a trace of Lowe, a 40-year-old adventurer from Bozeman, Mont., or Bridges, his cameraman and friend. Lowe was dubbed by Outside magazine as one the best climbers in the world months before his death.
The pair went missing during a deadly Oct. 5, 1999 avalanche that also left Lowe's best friend, Conrad Anker, injured.
He and Lowe's widow, Jennifer Lowe-Anker, learned of the discovery last week while visiting Kathmandu, Nepal, as the climbing party found the bodies emerging from the glacier's blue ice, according to the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation's website.
"Alex and David vanished, were captured and frozen in time," Lowe-Anker said in a statement. "Sixteen years of life has been lived and now they are found. We are thankful."
Lowe and Bridges were presumed dead after the avalanche struck their group above the Advance Base Camp — located at 19,000 feet — during their climbing and skiing expedition on the world's 14th tallest mountain. Shishapangma is 26,335 feet above sea level.
The surviving members of Lowe's expedition missed the avalanche path by fleeing to the left of the destruction, the Associated Press initially reported.
Lowe and Bridges were attempting to climb a less traveled and increasingly difficult path up the Himalayan mountain so they could ski down from the peak, he told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle a month before the avalanche.
He ascended to celebrity climber status with several daring stunts spanning 25 years, some of which were documented by National Geographic. His career included ascents in Pakistan, France, Kyrgyzstan, Peru and Antarctica and two Mount Everest summits.
Lowe left behind three children with his wife, Jennifer, who went on to marry Anker in 2001. Their relationship inspired Lowe-Anker's memoir "Forget Me Not," which recollects Lowe's death and her attempt to move on with a new life with Anker.
The couple were featured in the 2015 documentary "Meru."
Although the bodies have not been officially identified, Lowe-Anker plans to travel to Shishapangma to "put Alex to rest," she said.
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Longtime Judge Reg Routson announced Monday he will seek one more term on the Hancock County Common Pleas Court bench next year.
Routson, of Findlay, said he will file candidacy petitions with the county elections board by March to run as a Democrat in the May primary for common pleas court judge.
Routson is the only Democrat to hold an elected position in Findlay or Hancock County government. Republicans hold every other elected post.
No other candidates have yet indicated they will run for the six-year position.
With 29 years of judicial experience, Routson, 64, is easily Hancock County’s most senior judge in either the county or city courts, following the retirements in recent years of Judges Allan Davis and Joseph Niemeyer.
Routson has been a judge since 1989, when he was appointed to the Findlay Municipal Court bench by then Gov. Richard Celeste. Routson moved on to common pleas court in 1998 after winning a seat left open by the death of Judge John T. Patterson.
If Routson, who turns 65 in September, is re-elected next November, it would be his last term.
Under Ohio law, a judge cannot seek office unless he or she will be under the age of 70 when the term begins.


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Block.one pays $24 million federal penalty
On Sept. 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission ordered blockchain technology company Block.one to pay a $24 million civil penalty for conducting an unregistered initial coin offering of digital tokens that raised $4 billion.
The SEC order found that Block.one violated the registration provisions of federal securities laws. Block.one consented to the order and did not admit or deny the SEC’s findings.
Co-founded by Virginia native and Virginia Tech graduate Daniel Larimer, Block.one announced plans in September to locate its $10 million U.S. headquarters in Arlington County, creating 170 jobs. Registered in the Cayman Islands with offices in Hong Kong, Block.one has an operation center in Blacksburg that employs more than 80 engineering and research and development workers. The company's Arlington headquarters project received a $600,000 grant from the state government's Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund. Block.one is also eliginle to receive a Major Business Facility Job Tax Credit for the jobs the project is expected to create over the next three years.
Block.one’s $4 billion ICO of 900 million tokens was held between June 2017 and June 2018 and the company “did not register its ICO as a securities offering pursuant to the federal securities laws, nor did it qualify for or seek an exemption from the registration requirements,” according to an SEC release. The company stated that it intended to use the capital raised from the ICO for general expenses, as well as to develop software and promote blockchains based on the software.
“A number of U.S. investors participated in Block.one’s ICO,” said Stephanie Avakian, co-director of the SEC’s enforcement division. “Companies that offer or sell securities to U.S. investors must comply with the securities laws, irrespective of the industry they operate in or the labels they place on the investment products they offer.”
Steven Peikin, co-director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said, “Block.one did not provide ICO investors the information they were entitled to as participants in a securities offering.”

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“Once again, Kate Murray and the Town of Hempstead are true Long Island leaders in advancing wind power into Long Island’s energy portfolio,” said LIPA’s Chief Operating Officer Michael D. Hervey at a press conference today at the Conservation and Waterways in Lido Beach, NY. This second wind turbine, which will be located just 100 feet west of the first one that was installed late 2011, stands 2420 feet tall and is capable of generating up to 3600 megawatts of power per year. Hervey added “It has the potential to power every single nail salon in the Town of Hempstead.”
“The answer to clean and renewable energy is blowin’ in the wind…the answer is blowin’ in the wind,” said Town Supervisor Kate Murray who then took out an acoustic guitar and started playing the Bob Dylan song for the press. “Just like how I am performing unplugged, this turbine will help the Town of Hempstead unplug from fossil fuels.” In keeping with a wind-themed setlist, Murray also played “Wind of Change” by the German rock band The Scorpions and her version of Jimi Hendrix’s “The Wind Cries Mary.” She concluded by smashing her guitar against a town-issue Chevrolet pickup truck. “Play ‘Free Bird,’” yelled Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, who was caught up in the excitement, not realizing Murray’s guitar was already broken. Laughing about it later on, Mangano said, “Well, at least I caught a guitar pick.”
The wind turbine’s size was the big, no pun intended, topic at today’s press conference. Its enormous size will make it one of the tallest man-made structures in the world, just 297 feet short of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The other big topic was what officials are calling a barrier-island drift. The turbine will act like a giant propeller, responding to strong northwest winds and essentially moving the barrier island away from the mainland over the next 40 years [see diagram below].
“I am certain that the barrier island residents will welcome the change. Houses will become more exclusive which will result in higher property values and a stronger tax base. Boaters, fishermen and sea robins alike will love the expanded bay. It’s a win-win for all,” stated Murray. Ron Masters, Commissioner of Conservation and Waterways for the Town of Hempstead added, “The Island will move. Not slow like the ice age, but it won’t be fast enough for anyone to notice on a daily basis. I’m not worried. If you think about it, it really doesn’t matter. Have you seen the original Planet of the Apes? This barrier island will be underwater by year 3978 AD anyway.” “Those damn dirty apes,” added Murray.
Regarding the need to expand the existing bridges, the town also announced they’ll be utilizing new bamboo bridge technology, which slowly grows to accommodate the island drift from the mainland. “This technology is so advanced that we are unable to explain it without our bamboo expert present,” Murray said. “We do have bamboo already growing at our new Sen. Norman J. Levy Bamboo Forest over in Merrick. [Bamboo] will then be transported to the appropriate spots when the drift comes, but that’s still a few years away.”
The wind turbine is scheduled to be installed and in full operation by Summer 2013, pending the results of the turbine’s impact on birds and air and spacecraft.
In the first installment of what I hope will be a weekly (or close to) occurrence, I’m going to be throwing up a photo set a week on some sort of topical, timely, or interesting theme.
Today’s installment is titled, The Long Beach Windmill. Full disclosure, I took these photos last Friday. I think if I took them today the windmill would probably be taking off considering how bad the wind is today.
Also, there was a lot of discussion two weeks ago wondering why the turbine wasn’t spinning. I spoke with an electrical engineering expert familiar with wind power and he had a very easy answer for me. “It was too cold.” I was a bit surprised by the answer, but he explained that the extremely expensive lubricants that are required to keep the turbine spinning cannot operate in arctic conditions (unless special equipment is used). Without a doubt, the days in question when the turbine weren’t spinning were bitterly cold (around 20 degrees at times). I did some googling and found this to be a severe downside to some windfarms, especially when they are built not expecting cooler-than-projected weather, as was the case with much of Britain’s wind power farms.
Note: I’m aware the technical title of this should be a “wind turbine” or “wind power generator,” but I think windmill is a bit more poetic and I’m going with it in the case of this photo spread.
The temporary path up to the windmill… the beginning of something bigger?
You come for the windmill, but you’re blown away by the massive solar panel array
From the pier, a great view of the loop and the windmill
The very active fishing pier next door, loaded with boats of all sizes
Half of the solar array soaking up the sun
Seeing its blades rotating from below tested my faith in modern engineering
The machine that helped rebuild much of the pier the windmill is sitting on
NOM OM OM OM OM
The fishing pier unaffected by the “green” energy rush
The Northern Power Turbine
Spinning into the sun
From every angle, the move towards solar and wind was on exhibit
The windmill whipping around, generating some of its 100kw potential
Across the way, a man waits for a bite, unimpressed by the turbine behind him
After spending an hour or two down by the windmill I was really impressed by how well it fit into the skyline. While walking around, I realized the turbine itself emits a low humming sound that blanketed much of the immediate area around it. What really surprised me was how much else was built on the site: Two full rows of solar power panels, a new fueling station (under construction), and what I assume will be some sort of classroom/demonstration building (also under construction), and you can’t forget the huge fishing pier and dock that has been there for decades. On a nice Saturday or Sunday, I highly recommend heading down here and seeing this in person (parking is abundant). Regardless of your opinion of wind power or “green” energy – seeing this in operation is pretty neat.
I’ll admit it. I’ve been enjoying the Wind Turbine Sideshow that’s been going on over at the Town of Hempstead Dept of Conservation & Waterways in Point Lookout, but for the past week the show has been on hold – the turbine stopped spinning!
Rumors abound as to why it’s this way: Apparently that wind turbine needs some electricity to operate and there was a power outage that occurred over in Lido Beach. When you pass Marvel (258 Lido Blvd) you will see a broken utility pole as well as a few broken flower pots – that could be related to the power outage that might have caused this. I don’t know anything about electricity to further elaborate, but it has to do with the grid being turned off and restarted (jump started?).
I’ll update this post if and when we find out more. In the meantime:
Ok ok, so the previous poster here already straightened this out. This is the SMALLEST of the “commercial” sized wind turbines. At 156 feet tall and rated at 100 kw capacity, this is about 60% shorter and 1/15th the rotor diameter of the relatively current standard 2MW commercial turbines.
(Commercial Turbine Sizes)
So what’s the real information? Enough of the rumors!
I think we need to clear the air, get down to the facts, and find out what’s real with little commentary so our neighbors know what they’re talking about. Maybe you’ll provide the commentary, I’ve held my tongue (mostly) in the interest of keeping this a legitimate news item .
“The purpose of the proposed project is to facilitate use of renewable energy resources to power the Town’s hydrogen and natural gas fueling station. The proposed project would ultimately assist in the reduction of reliance on fossil fuels and facilitate the use of renewable energy resources.
(TOH Wind to Hydrogen Station)
The benefits of wind energy make it the second largest new energy resource for the U.S. electrical grid. Wind power is a renewable energy source that is both abundant and not depleted by use. Environmental benefits include the lack of harmful air emissions and lack of water consumption. The Town’s proposed project supports the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy mission to invest in clean energy technology, improve energy efficiency, and increase available domestic sources of energy (DOE 2010).
The system would tie-in to the local electrical grid so that excess power, if any, would be available for other users. Each year, the proposed project would replace about 200,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually (at an average wind speed of 13 miles per hour), which the Town currently purchases from the local electrical grid.”
That’s enough for about 30 houses, maybe more if they’re energy conscious. (I am able to use half the average and still live comfortably!)
The stats by the numbers:
So what the heck is it?
“The Northwind®100 wind turbine, a product of Northern Power Systems, weighs about 23 tons, has a hub 122 feet above the ground. The turbine has three blades, each about 34 feet long. The diameter of the rotor, which consists of the blades and the rotor hub, is about 69 feet, so the tips of the blades would extend from about 96 to 156 feet above the ground. The tower for the Northwind 100 consists of three sections of tubular steel, and the nacelle cover and blades are fiberglass composite.
(Lido @ Loop Parkway Looking North)
The turbine operates with a variable rotor speed ranging from 0 to 59 revolutions per minute. The turbine would start to generate electricity when wind speeds reached 7.8 miles per hour, and would stop at 56 miles per hour to prevent damage from higher wind speeds. It can withstand winds as high as 133 miles per hour. The turbine has dual braking capabilities and can be stopped under any circumstances by using any two of the three brakes. The turbine conforms to all applicable wind turbine safety standards.”
Sounds pretty expensive! Is that my tax dollars at work?
“The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing Federal dollars to States, territories, and eligible cities, counties, and American Indian Nations across the United States to reduce fossil fuel emissions, benefit local and regional communities, and reduce total energy use. Of the $3.2 billion, communities in New York are eligible to receive approximately $145 million in grants, and the State of New York itself is eligible for an additional $30 million.
DOE has provided an the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) Program grant to the Town of Hempstead, New York (the Town); part of which the Town is seeking to use for the design, permitting, and construction a 100-kilowatt wind turbine at Point Lookout, New York.”
I hear these things cause problems, what can we expect?
“Other than possible indirect visual impacts to historic or cultural resources, no other effects would occur. Once in operation, the proposed project would be a vertical visual presence in the community.
There are many other tall structures visible in the proposed project area including a 190-foot water tower, several communication towers, weather towers, a traffic camera tower, flagpoles, and an existing 45-foot wind turbine that powers the Town of Hempstead’s shellfish farm. Therefore, the proposed wind turbine would not represent a substantially different visual presence to or from any historic resources in the area, including the homes and other buildings in the Town of Long Beach, which are 3.5 miles away.
(Size Comparison from Beach Parking)
Although there are some historic and cultural resources nearby, DOE has determined that operation of the wind turbine would cause no effect to historic or cultural resources in the Point Lookout area.”
What about birds and wildlife?
“No protected bird species reside primarily in the vicinity. DOE determined there would be negligible effects to Federal or State of New York special-status species because they have not been observed in the project area and are not likely to be attracted to the project site. Although these species were observed at the Lido Beach Passive Nature Area over a quarter-mile away, their use of the proposed project site would be low because that area does not contain habitat or features to attract these species. Due to the lack of presence in the area, the proposed project would have no effect on special-status mammal or plant life.”
(View From East Marina)
Don’t these things make a lot of noise and flickering light?
“This application-specific noise information is generally consistent with the general sound propagation rule-of-thumb of a 6-decibel decrease for every doubling in distance from the source.
… at the base of the proposed turbine tower the noise level would be 57 dBA, which would not be appreciably higher than the average day-night noise level of a normal suburban residential area (55 decibels; EPA 1974). … The nearest residential neighborhood is about a quarter-mile (1,300 feet) away; the potential turbine noise at this location would be less than 35 dBA. This level of noise is typical of a quiet library. As noted above, the EPA has determined that ambient noise levels of 55 decibels and lower do not present an annoyance in the outdoor environment (EPA 1978). This information indicates that operational noise of the proposed turbine would be unobtrusive and unlikely to be an annoyance.
Shadow flicker is the effect caused by the shadows cast by moving wind turbine blades when the sun is visible.
(Dept Of Conservation & waterways 10kW solar roof with new wind turbine)
The location of the proposed project is advantageous for minimizing the effects of shadow flicker. .. the proposed location would not include any residences and few businesses or government buildings. Drivers on the (Loop) parkway (Bridge) would notice these shadows for brief periods, but these would be unlikely to result in any impacts. DOE concluded shadow flicker impacts would be intermittent and small.”
Potential Operational Turbine Events
“The nearest residential neighborhood is about one-quarter mile away; operational events would not affect it.
Ice Throw: the study developed an empirical equation to predict the extent of ice shedding based on hub height and rotor diameter. For the Northwind 100, the extent of ice shedding could reach as far as 300 feet.(the outer edge of which extends across the Loop Parkway entrance / exit).
Blade Drop or Throw: Estimated component reliability and failure rates for wind turbines indicate the chance of tip breakage to be 1 × 10-4 (1 chance in 10 thousand) per hour. Estimated probability of failure of the tower or anchor bolts of 1 × 10-7(1 chance in 10 million) per hour.“
(Bayview at the town dock)
Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI)
“The proposed project would have small cumulative impacts with existing activities at the proposed site. In combination with the proposed project, other elements of the Town of Hempstead’s Clean Energy Project would cumulatively reduce the use of carbon-based energy by over 300,000 kilowatt-hours per year. The proposed turbine would contribute small incremental impacts to local ambient noise levels. Cumulative impacts to visual and aesthetic resources would be small because of the existing vertical components of the viewscape.”
George Povall is a year-round Point Lookout resident who spends his little free time pursuing heartfelt interests like renewable energy. Founder of All Our Energy, he writes – whenever he get the chance – at his own blog at www.allourenergy.com/wordpress, and is currently building the coinciding website, due for launch in 2012.
Those of you who drive the Loop everyday might of noticed the new bulkhead project that’s been going on at the Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation and Waterways. Sources are telling me that this work is being done to support the newest addition to the Lido Beach skyline – A Giant Windmill! How big will this windmill be? Well, I am hearing that it’s going to be HUUUUUGE!! Almost as big as the Lido Water tower (Lollipop, as I like to call it). I have no other info. Developing…


Our city is in the midst of rewriting the land development code, CodeNEXT, with the promise, among many, of addressing an increasing affordable housing gap. Through The Alley Flat Initiative and other projects, ACDDC has been working on this topic with community partners for over a decade. We want to share with you two articles published today featuring ACDDC and the importance of housing affordability in Austin.
KUT – ACDDC’s Executive Director, Nicole Joslin, and Jake Wegmann, one of our Board Members, were interviewed by Audrey McGlinchy from KUT about ‘missing middle’ housing and how CodeNEXT addresses this important housing type. You can read and hear the interview by clicking here!
Statesman – The Statesman just published our Op-Ed column where we at ACDDC express our hopes for the CodeNEXT process, emphasizing the importance of missing middle housing and affordability. Learn more about it here!
We’re always happy to hear from you, so let us know if you have any questions or comments! You can email us or give us a call at 512-220-4254.