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'The Dark Knight Rises': Sneak a peek at Anne Hathaway's Catwoman
Christopher Nolan is in a giving mood, and fans of superhero cinema couldn't be happier. Yesterday, we got a first look at Henry Cavill as Superman from Man of Steel, which theInception helmer is producing. Today, the filmmaker is giving us our first peek at Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, from his next directorial effort, The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale and due next summer. The image — hidden within the movie's website — comes on the heels of the third Bat-flick's teaser trailer and our first first glimpse of Tom Hardy as back-breaking baddie Bane. Welcome to Nolan's own secret, slower-moving Comic-Con!
Batman 3 – The Dark Knight Rises
Chris Nolan has announced that the next Batman movie will be titled 'The Dark Knight Rises'. It won't be shot in 3D and The Riddler will NOT be the villain.
During an interview just published on Hero Complex, Chris Nolan has revealed the title of Batman 3: it will be called "The Dark Knight Rises and it WON'T be shot in 3D (they'll shoot in IMAX format instead).
In the same interview, Nolan announced something that Batman movie fans have been debating and speculating about, ever since the end credits rolled on The Dark Knight: Nolan has stated that The Riddler will NOT be the villain featured in The Dark Knight Rises.
Check out the quote from Nolan himself that should put an end, once and for all, to all of the Riddler rumors and faux casting announcements that have stretched on for years and included everyone from Johnny Depp to Edward Norton to comedian Eddie Murphy. Said Nolan:
"It won't be the Riddler."
Nolan didn't reveal much else to Hero Complex, opting instead to play things close to the vest as usual, but did give the following vague and cryptic piece of information:
"We'll use many of the same characters as we have all along, and we'll be introducing some new ones,"
Hero Complex's Geff Boucher speculates whether or not that answer could leave room for a surprise return by Two-Face (Aaron Eckhart), which is a question we asked you about more than a year ago. Guess that debate is free to start all over again.
As for the more recent rumors of female leads being auditioned for Batman 3, Tom Hardy joining the cast and Killer Croc being the possible villain? Well, we'll just have to wait and see what develops.
UPDATE: We may be able to clear up those Killer Croc rumors, at least, as our friends over at Think McFly are reporting that The Dark Knight Rises is in fact going to be shooting in New Orleans, the same location where DC/WB had such success shooting the upcoming Green Lantern movie.
Think McFly has clarified that Nolan and Co. will be shooting only interior set pieces at the New Orleans location, with the city of Chicago still serving as the exterior representation of Gotham City. These Killer Croc rumors rose primarily out of the assertion that Batman 3 would be using the city's Bayou locale as the basis for the Croc story; since we now know that we won't be seeing Batman combing the swamplands, having Killer Croc as the featured villain seems even more unlikely than it initially did.
The Dark Knight Rises… I think I speak for a lot of fans when I say I'm disappointed in that title. The great thing about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is that their titles are indicative of two standalone stories which each had their own respective themes and identities.
Indeed, there's been much debate in the years since TDK where fans have expressed their pleasure/displeasure with the differences between the two films – and there is certainly a strong contingent of Batheads who felt TDK was completely different in feel than BB, and favored one film over the other.
I say all that to say: The Dark Knight Rises feels like a straight-up sequel, rather than a standalone entry in the Nolan Batman universe. That's not to say the finished film will be that way, but for now, that is the implication I'm getting. Silver lining: if Catwoman turns out to be the villain, we'll have plenty of "Dark Knight Rising" jokes to crack .
How about you: do you like the title The Dark Knight Rises? Do you think the movie sounds like your average sequel rather than a new Batman experience? How do you feel about the Riddler being out of the mix?
TDKR will go into production next year and is slated to hit theaters in the summer of 2012.
Source: October 27, 2010 | by Kofi Outlaw
Other Source: Hero Complex
Update Source: Think McFly
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(Reuters) - If Hostess Brands wins court approval to liquidate next week, it is likely to encounter substantial demand for its portfolio of iconic snack cakes and baked goods like Twinkies and Wonder Bread, investors and industry experts said on Friday.
Hostess said Friday morning it would seek to liquidate starting Tuesday after members of its bakers' union refused to end a strike. More than 18,000 people could ultimately lose their jobs as a result.
Experts who are familiar with Hostess Brands and its bankruptcy said the company's plan to close was not a tactic aimed at ending the bakers strike, which crippled production.
"I think it's credible and sad," said Greg Milmoe, an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He said the company came a "hair's breadth" from liquidating during the last trip through Chapter 11 that began in 2004, which he oversaw.
Liquidators have been putting together proposals to land the assignment of selling the company's brands, which also include Drake's and Dolly Madison, as well as real estate, bakeries and equipment.
The brand names were likely to be more valuable once they are separated from inefficient factories and sold to non-union competitors, according to restructuring specialists.
"Can you imagine what Twinkies will go for? Jiminy!" said a person who did not want to be identified because his company planned to bid to be the liquidator. "And Wonder Bread? These are 100-year-old brands. They have to be worth a lot."
Jay Indyke of the Cooley law firm, who represented creditors in the Blockbuster video movie rental chain bankruptcy, said that when lenders to bankrupt companies see little hope of a company reorganizing they can push to liquidate to avoid spending their money without end.
Silver Point Capital led a group of investment funds that provided Hostess Brands' $75 million bankruptcy loan.
In a bankruptcy filing earlier this year, Hostess assessed the value of its trademarks and intellectual property at around $135 million. If the near-panic among junk food aficionados is any indication, it should be able to sell the brands easily.
"The brands are valuable and will certainly be sold," said David Pauker, a restructuring specialist with Goldin Associates who sat on the board of Hostess's predecessor Interstate Bakeries and has worked in the food industry.
"They will most likely be purchased by a competitor that will bolt the additional sales to a better and more efficient delivery system. The company itself won't survive."
Pauker said that whereas some of the Hostess bakeries would be sold, many or most would be closed and scrapped if the brands were sold to companies already operating bakeries in the same markets.
He attributed the company's failure in part to the refusal by the Teamsters union to make significant concessions on work rules during the company's previous bankruptcy filing in 2004, at a time when capital was available to substantially revamp the company's antiquated distribution system.
In the current bankruptcy case, the Teamsters reached a deal with the company but the bakers did not.
Reporting By Tom Hals in Wilmington, Del. and Olivia Oran in New York; Writing by Ben Berkowitz; Editing by Bernard Orr

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Idea International's new Aero Sphere isn't quite poised to shake up the fan industry like Dyson's bladeless offering did. But it still manages to stand out in a boring and crowded market with a spherical teardrop honeycomb design that's as functional as it is eye candy.
The protruding teardrop on the back of the Aero Sphere lets the fan be used with or without its stand—preventing it from rolling around when placed on the floor. And the honeycomb design supposedly helps to stabilise the breeze from the spinning blades inside, allowing it to travel further across a room for more effective cooling. While nowhere near as expensive as Dyson's Air Multiplier, the Aero Sphere will still set you back over £60, not including the probable import fees needed to get one outside of Japan.


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4-5-12 PNC Park. Opening Day
Opening Day brings a new hope for all 30 teams in Major League Baseball. Every team starts fresh from scratch. Everyone is tied for first place.
It's the same with us ballhawks. There's a website, mygameballs.com, where everyone starts even at zero to begin the season.
Last year on Opening Day, I snagged 13 balls. The season ticket holder time came in handy, as I snagged 8 balls by 11:30. You can read about that day here.
However, Opening Day 2012 was completely different. All of the ticket scanners were ready to go at 10:50 AM, a good sign.
Several people asked what time the gate opened and were told, "Eleven."
However, the minutes ticked away, and 11:00 came and went. No security guards ever showed to unlock the gates or check bags. Eventually, some guy appeared and talked to the ticket scanners. The message he delivered was that the gate would open at 11:30 AM.
The line to get in had already swelled and split in two directions at the bridge.
Someone in charge had decided that there would be no season ticket holder time today. ALL GATES would open at 11:30 AM, so there would be a mass rush and the bleachers would fill up quickly.
I was really disappointed. To make matters worse, there was a relative of Manny Sanguillen's who was allowed in the park before everyone else, and he went straight to the left field bleachers, so any balls that were in there, would be long gong.
When the gates opened and I ran in, the Phillies were already in the process of hitting. Noooo!
I ran up into the upper bleachers hoping that maybe there would be an Easter Egg hidden up there. When I did, I noticed a long fly ball head toward the left field wall. Fellow ballhawk Nick Pelescak lined up to make the catch, but it fell short of the wall, hitting at the base of the wall and staying there. I quickly ran down and looked. The ball was directly below me. I quickly used the glove trick and reeled in my first ball of the day to get on the board. The whole glove trick took less than 10 seconds. I lowered it over the ball and pulled it right up. I was relieved because I knew that the day wouldn't be completely ruined. Whenever any of us are facing a shut out it creates unnecessary anxiety that makes the whole ballhawking experience much less enjoyable.
Anyhow, the left field bleachers filled up fast. I only stayed there for the first group, and then headed over to right field, where it was drastically less crowded. Even though the stadium had been opened for 20 minutes, I still looked for Easter Eggs, and I found one:
The ball was hit yesterday by Garrett Jones. I made a mental note when I watched the ball hit the chain link fence, which basically killed all of the ball's momentum. I watched from left field as the ball softly disappeared out of sight – it had either fallen behind the fence or in a seat. So, when I went to look, it was in the exact spot that I remembered. Sometimes you've got to pay attention to every little detail during BP.
This was my view for most of BP, as I stayed in right field, and tried for toss ups from Joe Blanton, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, and Kyle Kendrick.
I failed to get them to throw me anything, but managed to snag a Laynce Nix homer. The ball was a mammoth fly, that I ran up and over a section to catch, but it was just beyond my reach. Luckily, it landed in a seat and plopped calmly and slowly out the bottom of the seat, where I simply picked it up.
I made the snag here:
That was it for batting practice. No where near as well as I did last year, but not bad given the circumstances.
After BP, I went and found my dad, who I attended this game with, and we went to Primanti brothers. The line was pretty long, so while he stood in line, I went to go get a First Pitch program and also to check out the Budweiser Bow Tie Bar, a new area built behind section 101.
Here's the entrance:
The bar:
Large fire pit warmers were located around the bar:
The bar has seven flat screen TVs:
And part of it faces the field:
Pretty nice. It displaces the Root Sports station, which moved a section closer toward home plate:
After the quick visit to the Bow Tie Bar, we made our way to our seats to eat our Primanti Brothers sandwiches:
And watch the introductions:
I didn't try ballhawking- I just stayed in my seat for most of the game. I had a great view:
Near the end of the game, I ventured down to the main level to see Amy, who was working and this was the scene in left field:
Completely packed. The cross aisle was completely filled.
In fact, this was the largest ever crowd to ever take in a game at PNC Park. There were 39,585.
Lots of people came out to support their Buccos today.
Unfortunately, the Pirates laid an egg. They scored 0 runs. The first two batters, Alex Presley and Jose Tabata, had singles against Roy Halladay, and that was it. No other batter got a hitter after those two. Only two other batters reached base, by being hit by pitches. The Phillies won 1-0, as the Pirates start the season 0-1.
The Pirates have the hardest schedule in baseball. Look at their April and May schedule. They don't play a team that had a losing record in 2011 until they face the Astros in mid May. All of the teams they play at the outset of the season were playoff teams or contenders last year. We just can't catch a break.
here are today's three baseballs during the Phillies portion of BP:
2012 stats
Game: 3 balls
Season: 5 balls
Career: 1,549 balls
Tomorrow, I'll be up and early for a road trip and my second Home Opener in as many days.


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Activision Blizzard Annual Net Revenue Up; Workforce Restructured in Wake of Game Cancellations
In a Form 8-K report released to investors (and publicly) to announce major changes, Activision Blizzard notes that the company's board of directors have approved a restructuring plan which includes the "separation of approximately 500 employees." The plan--which the company anticipates will be implemented in the quarter ending March 31, 2011--will result in a "net pre-tax charge in the first two quarters of 2011, which is expected to total between $35 and $50 million, comprised of severance costs, the costs of other separation benefits and other exit costs."
The plan is said to focus on the "development and publication of a reduced slate of titles on a going-forward basis, including the discontinuation of the development of all music-based games and the closure of the related business unit and the cancellation of other titles then in production, and a related reduction in studio headcount and corporate overhead." Activision Blizzard has not named which developer it references will be closed as part of the plan.
Its music-based gaming titles include the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero franchises. Vicarious Visions was named as the successor to Neversoft for the Guitar Hero franchise following the release of Warriors of Rock, while FreeStyleGames has developed both DJ Hero titles. Job losses will hit a total of 7 per cent of Activision's total workforce.
Shacknews contacted Activision Blizzard for clarification on which developer would see closure, but the publishing giant declined to comment. When asked to clarify whether downloadable content would still be released for the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero franchises, Activision Blizzard, again, declined to comment.
During its investor call earlier today, COO and CFO Thomas Tippl said Activision will be making "significant investment elsewhere." He also added, "Our net head count at the end of the year is probably not going to be materially different given that we're ramping up development teams around Blizzard's new MMO and around the Call of Duty initiatives."
Activision Blizzard announced a new internal group dedicated the Call of Duty franchise, dubbed Beachhead Studio, focusing on the creation of "an online community and suite of services for fans." Activision Blizzard previously developed an internal group to oversee the Guitar Hero franchise; however, today the company announced that group has been dissolved.
Though the company announced in its financial report that GAAP net revenue in its fourth quarter for fiscal year 2010 (ending December 31, 2010) was down to $1.43 billion versus $1.56 billion last year, Activision Blizzard posted an overall increase in GAAP net revenue for the year. The publishing company jumped up to $4.45 billion in 2010 versus $4.28 billion in 2009.
The report reveals that $1.5 billion of annual revenue came from digital sales, which has jumped 20 per cent versus last year and totaling 30 per cent of the company's net revenue. Digital standouts were quite obviously tied to the company's two major properties: "Our revenues from digital channels, which now account for over 30 per cent of our overall revenues, were driven by increased sales of Activision Publishing's Call of Duty map packs and value-added services for Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft," Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick said.
Proving the power of World of Warcraft, "PC" was only 8 per cent of non-GAAP net revenue, but "MMORPG"--a separate category in the report--was 30 per cent. In total, Blizzard made up for 37 per cent of the company's segment net revenue.
While Activision Blizzard is restructuring to focus on releasing fewer titles per year, the company did make some announcements. The company announced a new Spider-Man title is in the works, along with licensed games based on the television shows Family Guy and Wipeout. The Spider-Man game will see release by the end of this calendar year. Activision Blizzard also announced plans to reveal an "innovative new universe" at the NYC Toy Fair later this week; presumably focused on a broader audience.
If you've made it this far into the article, feel free to list this under: "Books I recently finished."


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This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters
This Week at Serious Eats Headquarters
Snapshots from office happenings each week.
This week we tasted lemon sorbet, ate too much mayonnaise, made lots of s'mores, and more. But you're probably more interested in Hambone and Yuba, who spent much of the week lying around because it's too damn hot for them to do anything else.


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Doomsday: What happens when it's all gone?
We've heard the dire prediction: no water by December if current water usage rates continue. Daily, we're deluged with drought facts: Reservoirs are at 50-some percent; wells are running dry; car washes have been forced to close.
But what happens if we actually hit the bottom of the barrel, zero water?
"We can't let that happen," says Bill Brent, executive director of the Albemarle County Service Authority. "We have to take more drastic, more painful measures."
Yes, but what happens if they don't work?
Larry Tropea, executive director of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, says he's unaware of any precedent for a metropolitan area running out of water. So he has been meeting with the heads of various county and city organizations to work out a "doomsday strategy."
"If we hit zero," Tropea asks, "what do we do?"
At that point, he explains, any non-essential water use will be completely eliminated the economy be damned. Water must be conserved for three main uses: for health and sanitary purposes, for fire protection, and for hospitals and emergency services.
Some of the doomsday possibilities, Tropea says, are bringing in barges to access the bottom water or "heel" of the reservoirs, water that is below the current intake pipe level. This plan would also require temporary pumps and piping, but it could stretch the water supply significantly.
Chris Greene Lake, which does not currently serve as reservoir, could be tapped. Finally, the city and county could dig wells deep into aquifers. Extreme measures.
"We're hoping like the dickens we don't have to implement them," Tropea says. But he admits he doesn't see the problem resolving anytime soon. Our best hope? Heavy snowfall.
"We gotta have our fingers crossed for a bad winter," Tropea says. "The really scary thing is if we have another less-than-average winter. When the heat hits next summer, it'll be much worse."


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In the final days of 2012, we have only one tax certainty—no preference is safe, and the deduction for charitable donations that your high-net-worth clients rely on to reduce their tax rates is no exception. While many of your clients are left wondering if they should accelerate charitable giving into 2012 to ensure that they reap the benefits of the current deduction, others are looking ahead to an entirely different scenario. If leaders in Washington are unable to find middle ground, we'll go over the so-called fiscal cliff, and a primary consequence of that leap may be higher income tax rates for all. The question then remains: how do you help clients plan for charitable giving when the deduction could be sharply limited in 2013 or become more valuable than ever?
The Target: Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving
While potentially steep increases in tax rates across the board tend to take center stage in the fiscal cliff news coverage, impending limits on itemized tax deductions can be equally important for many of your high net worth clients. The Pease limitation on itemized deductions is scheduled to be reinstated effective January 1, 2013, along with pre-Bush era tax rates. This limitation would institute a phaseout of itemized deductions—including deductions for charitable giving, mortgage interest, and state and local taxes—for taxpayers with adjusted gross income above a certain threshold level (President Obama's proposals would start the phaseout at about $261,450 for a married couple, and $209,150 for individuals, though, absent compromise, the threshold that will be automatically reinstated is much lower—$174,450).
For taxpayers with income above the threshold amount for the year, the itemized deduction limit would be equal to the lesser of (a) 3% of adjusted gross income (AGI) above the threshold or (b) 80% of the itemized deductions that would otherwise be allowed.
In addition to the threat posed by the Pease limitation, both parties have pushed for caps on itemized deductions as part of a broader budget compromise: President Obama favors capping the charitable deduction at 28% for families earning over $250,000, while GOP proposals have advocated a general fixed dollar limit on itemized deductions.
For taxpayers who do not itemize deductions or meet the income thresholds, these limitations would likely have little direct impact on their tax bills. The impact of limiting itemized deductions could be dramatic, however, for those clients accustomed to making large charitable gifts each year.
The Planning Dilemma
If absolutely no compromise is reached in Congress, whether in the coming weeks or early in 2013, tax rates will increase and itemized deductions will be sharply limited for upper-middle class and high-net-worth clients. Clients looking to plan for this worst-case scenario should consider moving any large charitable gifts into 2012, whether through an outright donation or a donor advised fund (DAF) that pulls the deduction into the current year even if the gift is not made until the future.
If income tax rates are allowed to remain at 2012 levels, but deduction limitations are imposed to make up for the revenue shortfall this could cause, clients would likewise be better off accelerating gifts into 2012 to take advantage of the certainty of today's deduction.
However, in the unlikely event that tax rates are allowed to increase, but rules for itemizing deductions are left in their current form, charitable gifts would become much more valuable in 2013 because they would shelter income that would otherwise be taxed at the higher rates.
The bottom line is that we do not know what will happen in 2013, but the time is upon us to ensure that clients are advised of the possible outcomes so that they can make an educated decision as to the amount of risk they're willing to accept as the fiscal cliff deadline approaches.
We invite you to visit the AdvisorOne Fiscal Cliff landing page for up-to-date coverage on the fiscal cliff negotiations and the implications of going over the cliff.
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Wow….what a month October was. Lots of sadness. I am hoping and praying for a better month in November.
Esther, at Lilac Kitchen, is hosting this week's Gluten-Free Menu Swap. Esther has chosen dried fruit as the ingredient of the week. I love dried fruit! I add raisins, Craisins, dried apricots or dried figs to all of my salads. I eat dried apricots for snacks. I top my oatmeal with whatever dried fruit I have around. Thanks for hosting, Esther. 🙂
Sunday – Leftover grilled chicken, roasted veggies & salad
Monday – Salmon, coconut rice, asparagus & salad
Tuesday – Roasted vegetable stir fry & salad
Wednesday – BBQ pulled pork, baked potatoes, green beans & salad
Thursday – Spaghetti w/ marinara, broccoli & salad
Friday – Pizza & salad
Saturday – Anniversary dinner!
Baked Goods
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Pumpkin Cornbread
Aaron's & my anniversary is November 4th! We have been married for 9 years! I am still as much in love with him as the day I married him, if not more. 🙂 He is my knight in shining armor.
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My wife has become a dedicated horseback rider and she assures me that the rider produces a lot of muscular effort and burns a lot of calories in the riding process.
I have always felt that riding a bicycle is much better exercise than riding a motorcycle, and that riding a horse is a lot like riding a motorcycle. In other words, the horse does most of the work and gets most of the exercise benefit.
However, my wife has become a dedicated horseback rider and she assures me that this is not the case. Although she doesn't debate that the horse is the more active partner, she insists that the rider produces a lot of muscular effort, and burns a lot of calories in the riding process.
While my personal style of horsemanship – hang on for dear life – scores relatively low on the energy-use continuum, a little study has convinced me that she is correct. I have watched my wife significantly improve her physical fitness since beginning her riding program. Perhaps part of the improvement is the result of caring for the horses and helping at the stable, but I believe much of the credit goes to her riding efforts.
Let's start with posture. Sitting tall in the saddle is a requirement, and maintaining proper body position for an hour of riding is a tougher task than you may think. Most of the posterior torso muscles are activated when riding with good body position – your lower back, shoulders and neck muscles are all involved in riding tall.
Handling the reins is a major factor in directing the horse's movements. Keeping the upper arms in proper position is the domain of the chest and upper back muscles. Holding the forearms and hands correctly uses the shoulder and upper arm muscles, and of course the forearm muscles are responsible for the hand and finger actions with the reins.
Without question, the legs play a prominent role in horseback riding. Accomplished riders press their heels down, which uses the muscles of the thighs and the shins. The squeeze-release action of the lower legs is accomplished by the calf muscles. Halting a horse is achieved by static contraction of the inner thigh muscles.
While the aforementioned muscles are always at work when riding, the real effort comes when trotting and galloping. To survive more than a few minutes of trotting, it is necessary to post in a coordinated rhythm with the horse. As I understand it, posting means lifting your hips off the saddle when the horse goes up and returning to the saddle gently when the horse goes down. Basically, your legs act as pistons and shock absorbers, which is good for your body and for the horse's back. However, posting requires a lot of work from the quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteal muscles. Think of doing several minutes of bodyweight squats, and you will begin to appreciate the importance of leg strength when riding a trotting horse.
Galloping requires the rider to hold herself just above the saddle, which is not an easy task. This is accomplished by static contraction of the quadriceps, hamstrings gluteal, and calf muscles.
Did I mention fear? Actually, months of practice are prerequisite to riding properly and safely, ideally under the watchful eye of a qualified instructor. However, in my opinion a comprehensive physical conditioning program is of next greatest importance. There is no fitness regimen that will make you stronger than the horse, but you should be strong enough to be a compatible partner. Good muscle strength increases a rider's competence and confidence and makes for a happy ride for both horse and rider.
Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., is fitness research director at Massachusetts' South Shore YMCA and author of 22 fitness books including "Get Stronger, Feel Younger."


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A blueprint for high-volume, high-quality lung cancer screening that is detecting cancer earlier—and helping to save lives
Medicare+Choice compares unfavorably with traditional fee-for-service Medicare in 9 out of 11 features linked to primary care, according to a study funded by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that is generating interest and controversy.
The study, published in the April 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, compares the two systems in 13 states in such categories as access to, and continuity of, primary care.
Also measured were the quality of patient-physician interactions, doctors' knowledge of patients' conditions, preventive counseling, and trust in provider. The findings in "Primary Care Quality in the Medicare Program" are based on surveys by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducted in 1998 and 1999.
Susan Pisano, a spokeswoman for the American Association of Health Plans, says that the study tells only part of the story.
"What we basically know from other studies is that both Medicare+Choice and fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries report high levels of satisfaction with their care, and that there's very little to choose between them. But when you look at the quality of care delivered and affordability, then it is Medicare+Choice hands down."
In addition, she notes, the study does not take into account technical aspects of care.
That's all too true, says Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, the study's lead author.
"Clinical quality of care has two dimensions," says Safran. "It has a technical side and it has an interpersonal side. What we have been able to capture extremely well in our research is that interpersonal side of clinical quality."
She contends that the impact of the interpersonal side of primary care should not be played down.
"There is quite a substantial body of research that says that in health care, particularly in primary care, the quality of interpersonal care is tremendously important," says Safran.
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For years, there has been an interest in having The Pennsic Independent publish during the first week.
In a potential move toward doing so, the PI staff is exploring the possibility of publishing an issue on the first Saturday of War Week.
This special issue will be a welcome issue, with a summary of activities that take place during "Land Grab Week", the first week of Pennsic. This particular week has grown from several dozen land representatives to thousands of participants. More activities take place now than ever before. Merchants and the food court open, and classes and the battlefield are now scheduled during that week.
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The church's General Assembly backed a motion affirming a traditional conservative view on homosexuality, but permitted liberal congregations to "opt out" if they wish to ordain gay men or women.
The assembly vote would require the approval of next year's General Assembly as well as votes by the church's regional presbyteries to become law. The process is expected to take at least two years.
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) ? The Detroit Lions have selected BYU's Ziggy Ansah with the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL draft.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) ? Ziggy Ansah was born and raised in Ghana, playing soccer and shooting hoops without ever seeing a snap of football.
When he moved to the United States in 2008, some missionaries suggested he attend Brigham Young and try out for the basketball team. He fell short there, but was willing to listen again when friends persuaded him to play football for the first time in 2010.
It has paid off and then some: On Thursday night, the Detroit Lions made him the No. 5 overall draft pick.
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Ansah, whose first name is Ezekiel, didn't know how to put on shoulder pads just three years ago.
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He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.63 seconds at the NFL Combine and had a 34.5-inch vertical leap. In track at BYU, he ran the 200-meter dash in less than 22 seconds and had a sub-11-second 100-meter dash.
"Phenomenal, phenomenal athlete," Mayhew said.
Impressive person, too.
The actuarial science major, the youngest of five children, speaks two Ghanaian dialects and hopes his unique path inspires an entire continent .
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Monday, 10 October 2011
Glacial Trail 50k
SR was in the midst of his 60 hour weekend ER shift and it felt so odd without him there. We have never run an ultra without each other before. Even if we haven't both run, we've at least both been there. So I ventured out alone at 5 am, in the pitch black, listening to the fuzzy fm waves of WUWM.
You have probably heard it is back luck to cross the path of a black cat. What about hitting a tabby cat with your burgundy 2001 Ford Windstar minivan going 65 on a highway? (though to be honest, my first thought was "thank God, I didn't get hurt" and my second "Thank God it wasn't a dog". But someone, somewhere might have loved that cat and I have felt bad since.
I made it to the Fire Station start and the first person I saw was Helen Lavin. Wow! She was visiting from California to watch her man, Chris Scotch run the 50k. Too bad she wouldn't be running; she was tapering for Hellgate. I love seeing this couple. They sort of epitomize the ultra community in the Midwest for me and I am so happy to know them. Plus Helen and I got to talk yoga and I laughed over the fact we ran in the exact same trail shoes. Yep, the minimal New Balance trail shoes.
This race, like the other two Wisconsin trail races I know, is run on a section of the Ice Age Trail, which winds its way over much of the state. The other two races are the Chippewa 50k and the Ice Age Trail 50k/50 mile. They are all the exact opposite of Danish ultra experiences. Rather than being run on a repeated flat asphalt loop, they are out and back, technical, hilly, single track trails in gorgeous varied terrain (and as you can guess, I far and away prefer the Wisconsin version of ultras - DON'T take these races for granted, Americans!!!).
What a long lead in basically to say, despite the odd, lonely mood of the morning, I ran the ultra of my life thus far.
As in Skovloeberen, I power-walked all the hills, ran my own race starting very slowly. I passed and passed people from mile 9 on. I ran almost an exactly even split and may have had a negative split if it hadn't gotten so warm and I run out of sports drink in my bottle in one of the 7 mile stretches between aid stations. Plus, I had three falls over rocks or roots on the way back. I even landed on my shoulder after one (I hope someone took a picutre I can post later).
Suddenly, Helen Lavin announces to me with a mere 5 miles to go that I am in second for the women!!! Wow. And I felt awesome. I was on track to run in just around 5 hours, but didn't know if my legs would hold to it. But through to the end, I was able to run the flat stretches in under 8 minutes a mile (and had this moment where I thought - this must be what it feels likes to be Devon Crosby Helms - of course, she would have won, though and run much faster...).
I came in in 5:02:46. 2nd/36 female (though it would have actually been good enough for the win the last two years - this time a girl named Cassie Scallon was there who ran it in either 4:50 or 4:15 - it is embarrassing that on the way home I thought to myself I might have misheard and the results aren't up yet. Cassie was a real nice girl and a local Wisconsinite. Edit: she ran it in 4:15 and won the whole race --- yes, for men and women!!). I was handed a personalized hand-made mug as a prize, which broke within 10 minutes. At which point, it was reinforced - there is no such thing as luck, there is only putting your mug in the wrong place :).)
Though I am tempted to go on and on about how awesome this race went for me, it is perhaps a bit too self-indulgent, even for me. But what an awesome day on the trails. I honestly don't think running the PR marathon the weekend before ended up being a hindrance and may have even helped. Had the Glacial Trail been a road race, though, I wouldn't have even finished it due to leg and foot problems, plus it would have been very inaptly named.
Here is their website . I give the race 5 out of 5 stars. Racing rarely gets better than this!
P.S. I peed in a bush yesterday and not in my shorts. Sorry.
Other tidbits of potential interest:
1. Throughout the race, I ingested the following:
6 electrolyte tabs
1 gu
1 medium sized special dark chocolate Hershey bar
6 peanut butter m & m's
Little Debbie Swiss Roll (ahhh... nothing reminds me more of Switzerland (he he))
4 bottles of Heed
4 cups of Heed
2 cups of Mountain Dew
1 cup ginger ale?
big handful of salt
After I crossed the finish line, I drank two cans of diet soda. I then rushed home and, despite all of this, I was still 4 lbs down on my fluid! It is amazingly hard to keep up with fluid losses and had it not been for the electrolyte tabs holding the fluid intravascular, I probably would have hit the wall.
2. At some point I stepped down REALLY hard on a rock with my left heel and I am willing to bet big money that there is a hairline fracure there which could be seen on MRI or bonescan, but would I ever get it checked? No way, not unless it starts hurting worse. Happily, it feels better today.
3. Finally, thanks to the comment by anon, here is a link to the story about the woman who gave birth following the Chicago Marathon (way to go, Amber!) ---this brings up a fascinating question: Did she induce labor or was it simply, coincidentally "the right time" (39 weeks)? Current dogma in Obstetrics is, of course, you can't induce labor on your own; you need prostaglandin medication at high doses to achieve that. Brings up a lot of questions...
14 comments:
- cherelli said...
Slg, you continue ro amaze me, fantastic result, looks like a wonderful run...if I ever get into ultras one day...! Also nice to know you can do these great events solo and still be unaffected to get a great result. Hope all continues to go well for you in the US.
- 10 October 2011 at 18:40
SLG, check out the front page of the Chicago Tribune!!! (I mean the front page of the website.) I thought of you immediately.
- 10 October 2011 at 19:06
- Kirsten said...
I can't believe you let down our CCU......
How do you run with chocolate - doesn't it melt in the pocket?? I'm so much looking for something else that gels but can't think of a way to bring sweets in a pocket and I wouldn't want to race with a belt - when I get tired I hate the pressure of it.
- 11 October 2011 at 11:51
- SteveQ said...
I was going to tell you about the woman who ran Chicago at 38 weeks, 5 days. The part I thoughtyou'd like: she beat her husband by 20 minutes!
- 11 October 2011 at 17:07
- sea legs girl said...
Kirsten - yeah, I run with a belt that stores both my chocolate and a bottle. I used to run with a camelbak, but it was too hard to access my chocolate. I normally don't eat gus/gels, but if my stomach is on edge at a race, they do go down easily and are a good pick me up. I wouldn't eat them for dinner, though.
- 11 October 2011 at 22:17
- sea legs girl said...
Steve - why do I have this feeling her husband let her win? :). I mean wasn't her finishing time like 6:26 - that is pretty close to walking pace. I'm just surprised he didn't finish with her.
I just keep thinking about her experience and wondering if she would have gone into labor if she had been 35 weeks along. Her experience casts doubt on some of my previous beliefs. Really interesting stuff!!
- 11 October 2011 at 22:20
- Helen said...
Awesome to see you! Congrats on your 2nd place. Cassie actually won the race outright in 4:15!! Course record for women by 15 minutes and the 1st place guy finished in 4:23... crazy - when I met her on the trail with about 4 miles to go she was only 1 minute ahead of him. I chatted to her for a while at the finish line - had not met her before but I remembered seeing her time from the 50 mile here last year where she also set a CR. She doesn't race much or you would probably have heard her name all over the place by now!
I had a lovely 2.5hr run (training for Hellgate, not yet tapering :)) What a gorgeous trail!!
I love the story about the lady at Chicago - good for her - she had the OK from her doc and she knows her body well.
Don't forget to look up a race in CA next spring when you are freezing your ass off in WI!
oh, and don't worry about the cat. One less cat in the world is not a bad thing...
- 12 October 2011 at 00:16
- DDitlev said...
Congrats SLG! :D
I think you would have loved the Jyderupsti 50k as well. It is the only ultra I have tried so far and it sounded very similar.. great nature and no repeats. I have to google the stuff you ingested, I don't know half of them ;)
Regarding access in a camelbag: I loved my 'Salomon XT Advanced Skin 5 S-Lab S' .. omg what a name. It has great access to pockets in the front and I've found myself running with it JUST for being able to bring my camera.. that is how good it fits! :)
- 12 October 2011 at 12:13
- amy said...
Ugh. Poor kitty! And I can't believe what Helen just commented....
(Great race, by the way!!)
- 12 October 2011 at 19:18
- sea legs girl said...
Thanks so much for the extra info, Helen! I left so quickly after I finished that I was pretty clueless. That is amazing about Cassie!! She is the Midwest's up-and-coming star if she starts racing more.
Figured it was too early to taper for Hellgate :).
- 13 October 2011 at 04:16
- sea legs girl said...
Daniel, thanks for the info on your pack. That sounds like a good one. Nothing magical, by the way, about what I ate or drank. The only thing I brought along was the dark chocolate; the rest was at the aid stations (aid stations at US ultras rule!).
- 13 October 2011 at 04:20
- Pharmie said...
Hi SLG- just wondering if you already know about Surf the Murph at the end of the month up here in the Twin Cities. I did it a couple of years ago and had a blast. I'd consider it this year if I didn't have to work.
- 13 October 2011 at 20:33
- Helen said...
Yes - come to Surf the Murph!! I am doing an Aid Station - it will exceed even your expectations :)
Sorry about the cat comment Amy - I love animals but am not a cat person at all!!
- 13 October 2011 at 22:54
- sea legs girl said...
Pharmie & Helen, I just visited the Surf the Murph website and it sounds like a really cool race. Since I can hardly keep track of where we'll be, I don't expect you guys to, but we'll be back in Denmark by then. Otherwise I'd love to either run or help out!
- 14 October 2011 at 14:16


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Install Apache MySQL, & PHP on Mac OS X Yosemite
LAMP is an acronym for Linux, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL relational database management system, and PHP server-side programming language. This web service solution stack is a model for building dynamic web applications and web services. Web developers can now implement this model on their Mac OS X Yosemite computers to support the development of web-based applications and web services.
Please use caution when installing new software on computer systems. A Best Practice includes creating system backups before changes.
How to Enable Apache Web Server on Mac OS X
The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems.
Apache Web Server is already included with Mac OS X Yosemmite. This server can be started with the following steps.
Open a terminal window and log in as the root user:
$ sudo su –
(enter root password at the prompt)
Start Apache with the following command:
$ apachectl start
Verify the Apache Web Server is running on your Mac OS X by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost
How to Enable PHP for Apache
PHP is a popular server-side scripting language designed for web development.
Enabling PHP for the web server on Mac OS X requires an edit of the Apache configuration file. A copy of the current version of this configuration file can be saved before the edit by running the following command in the terminal.
$ cp /etc/apache2/httpd.conf /etc/apache2/httpd.conf.bak
The Apache configuration file can be edited by running the following command in the terminal.
$ vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
This will open the configuration file in the terminal window. Edit this file by pressing "i" key. Enable PHP for Apache by uncommenting (remove #) the following line.
LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
Enable Virtual Hosting by uncommenting the following line.
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Enable Mod Rewrite by uncommenting the following line.
LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so
Save and close this configuration file by pressing the "escape" key, then entering the following command.
$ :wq
How to Create Virtual Hosts in Apache
The term Virtual Host refers to the practice of running more than one web site on a single machine. We enabled virtual hosting by allowing Apache to load the httpd-vhosts.conf file in the previous step of editing the httpd.conf file by uncommenting the following line. Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
How to Define a Virtual Host in Apache
The site we are creating in the example is "mobile" with "dev" as the top-level domain (TLD). This will give us http://mobile.dev as the URL. I use "dev" as the TLD to help me remember the site is running on my local development environment, but you can use any value for the TLD. You can also use any value for the site. The next few steps will also include defining a local project directory for your new web project. You can change these values to match your needs, just make sure your values match the values you define in the Virtual Host entry in Apache.
Create a folder on your local file system for the DocumentRoot of your new site.
Create a backup of the httpd-vhosts.conf file by running the following command.
$ cp /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf.bak
Edit the httpd-vhosts.conf file with the following command.
$ vi /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Add the following markup to the httpd-vhosts.conf file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/1/projects/mobile/www/DocumentRoot"
ServerName mobile.dev
ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/mobile.dev-error_log"
CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/mobile.dev-access_log" common
<Directory "/1/projects/mobile/www/DocumentRoot">
AllowOverride All
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
Note how the <Directory> definition is slightly different for Apache 2.4. This Apache 2.4 configuration will prevent the Forbidden error that is accompanied by the Apache error message, "You don't have permission to access / on this server."
This next step assumes the owner defined in Apache config is _www. Replace "_www" with the name of Apache Server owner. Open a Terminal Window and navigate to the parent folder of the new site directory, then enter the following commands:
# Move into the new site directory
$ cd /1/projects/mobile/www/
# Change ownership of all files to the Apache Server process owner
$ sudo chown -R :_www DocumentRoot
# Change permissions of all site files
$ sudo chmod -R g+w DocumentRoot
How to Define Virtual DNS
In order to access your new site by name, you will need to edit your system's hosts file.
# Open /etc/hosts file
$ vi /etc/hosts
# Add the following line towards the bottom of the /etc/hosts file.
127.0.0.1 mobile.dev
# Save and close file, then flush the DNS with the following command:
$ discoveryutil udnsflushcaches
# Restart Apache
$ apachectl restart
How to Create a PHP Test Page
The PHP test page for your new site can be created with the following commands.
# Create file
$ vi /1/projects/mobile/www/DocumentRoot/php.php
# Press the "i" key to edit this new file and enter
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
# Press the escape key to exit editing mode, then save file
$ :wq
# Open a web browser and go to the following URL
How to Install MySQL on Mac
MySQL is the world's most popular open source database.
- Download the MySQL DMG for Mac OS X here.
- Install MySQL
- Install Preference Pane
- Start MySQL from Mac System Preferences Panel
Add MySQL to System PATH with the following commands.
# Modify/Create the .bash_profile file
$ touch ~/.bash_profile
$ vi ~/.bash_profile
# Add the following line to the bottom of ~/.bash_profile
export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"
# Activate ~/.bash_profile update
$ source ~/.bash_profile
$ echo "/usr/local/mysql/bin" >> /etc/paths.d/mysql.path
Connect PHP and MySQL
$ cd /var
$ mkdir mysql
$ cd mysql
$ ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock mysql.sock
How to Install phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in PHP, intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Download phpMyAdmin here.
Download phpMyAdmin to the system's default web directory, "/Library/WebServer/Documents/"; then run the following commands from the Terminal Window.
# Move into default web directory
$ cd /Library/WebServer/Documents/
# Unpack phpMyAdmin download
# NOTE: Use actual phpMyAdmin download file name
$ tar -xvf ~/Downloads/phpMyAdmin-18.104.22.168-english.tar.gz
# Rename unpacked phpMyAdmin folder
# NOTE: Use actual phpMyAdmin download folder name
$ mv phpMyAdmin-18.104.22.168-english/ phpmyadmin
# Move into the new phpmyadmin directory
$ cd phpmyadmin
# Create the phpmyadmin config file
$ mv config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php
Launch the phpmyadmin dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL: http://localhost/phpmyadmin
How to Start the Virtual Environment
This Mac OS X Apache MySQL PHP development environment can be started with the following steps.
# Make sure the MySQL database is running
Open MySQL Panel from Mac OS X System Preferences
# Open Terminal and switch to root user
$ sudo su –
# Use Terminal Command to start Apache
$ apachectl restart
# Use a Web Browser and Navigate to Website
How to Create Additional Virtual Environments
Additional virtual environments can be easily be created by just repeating the steps outlined in "How to Define a Virtual Host in Apache" section of this tutorial.
Following these steps provides the web developer with a development environment for creating web applications and web services using open-source technology.


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Samsung's range of OfficeServ 7000 office communication products has several models of handsets. There are executive styles with large screen displays down to the cheap office phone – either a plain old phone or a keyphone without program keys. Each will provide a different level of functionality for its user.
If you call us on 0800 652 8052 one of our sales team will advise you what we can recommend as a cheap office phone.


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Google's sales chief Nikesh Arora is leaving the company to take another tech job, it was announced Thursday.
The news came during Google's second quarter earnings report that Arora was leaving his position as chief business officer to join tech conglomerate Softbank, according to the Re/Code. He will be replaced temporarily with another sales executive. From Google:
Nikesh Arora, our Chief Business Officer, will be leaving Google after almost ten years at the company to join one of our partners, SoftBank, as Vice Chairman of SoftBank Corp. and CEO of SoftBank Internet and Media. He will join this afternoon's earnings call as usual. Omid Kordestani, who was our business founder and led our sales teams for many years, will be stepping in to lead our business organization for now.
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News from around the country and around the globe
Arora was Google's highest-paid executive in 2012 when he was paid more than $51 million -- including an $8 million cash bonus that he has to return if he leaves the company before April 2015. That means he would have forked over that check to Google, but the board decided to let him keep it in a fit of corporate generosity.


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What the MUG site says the bottom line about this color is, "A true intense black color with a matte finish."
I think this is a great basic black gel liner. I've never had any issues with a black gel liner (I've also used L'oreal HIP, MAC, and Bobbi Brown) and I wouldn't necessarily recommend this over the others or the others over this. It lasted well for me, but I did set it with a shadow as I always do.
"True royal blue with a matte finish."
This color, when used as a liner, does not come across as bright. Also this needs you to give it drying time. I used it to line around my eyes and it transferred like nobody's business. I learned that setting it with shadow before opening your eyes is a very good idea. This worked well for me on the waterline.
"A dark aquatic teal with a navy undertone and smooth shimmery finish."
My favorite. I love this color. It applied super smoothly and it's just the most gorgeous color. I had no issues with staying power on my waterline. If you have hazel or gold eyes, you NEED this color.
"A dark metallic golden brown shade with a smooth shimmery finish."
This is like a silvery-brown color. It's really pretty, I used it as a base, I haven't used it as a liner yet. But it applied nice and smoothly and it's a really pretty, interesting color.
And here are two looks I did using these.
A look with "Electric" as the star of the show.
What I used:
MUG "Electric" Gel liner all around my eyes and on waterline
MUG "Neptune" shadow to set the liner (they need a shadow color that better coordinates with Electric)
MUG "Bling" shadow on lid and as highlight
MUG "Stealth" in outer v area
MUG "Purely Naked" to blend up from Stealth
My second look. Using "Fame" and "Rave"
I used "Rave" as a base on my lid
MUG "Prom Night" on top of Rave
MUG "Latte" in outer v area
MUG "Beaches 'n Cream" above Latte
MUG "Shimma Shimma" as highlight
"Fame" gel liner on waterline, topped with "Ocean Breeze" and blended down into "Mermaid"
I definitely like these liners. I think they make great eyeshadow bases as well, they don't stay creamy like the NYX jumbo eye pencils do, but I didn't have any issues getting shadow to stick on top of them. Have you guys tried these gel liners yet? What do you think of them?
I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Thanks so much for taking time out to check this out!!!


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"We have been working to get to this point for a long time," says Robert van Beers, Tonbridge's chief operating officer. "With the wind resources available in Montana, it is essential that real and commercial solutions for transmission be brought to fruition."
The company is already building a 214-mile transmission link between Lethbridge, Alberta, and Great Falls, Montana, known as the MATL line, which will provide grid access to 600 MW worth of wind farms in the northern part of the US state. It has now signed an agreement with Irish wind developer Gaelectric to study the feasibility of a new 100-mile line that would effectively extend MATL south to interconnect with grid system owned by the the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) via the 500 kV Colstrip line. The Colstrip transmission line is the major electricity highway that runs east to west out of Montana into the Pacific Northwest states.
Tonbridge and Gaelectric will spend a combined US$500,000 on an 8- to 12-month assessment of the viability of the project, called the Green Line. Gaelectric, which says it has land options in Montana totalling 10 GW of potential, would be allocated at least 500 MW of transfer capacity and would receive its development contributions back through contracted transmission tariff reductions in the future.
Although a decision to proceed will depend on the results of the feasibility study, Tonbridge has already filed interconnection requests with BPA for 1 GW each at two different points on the Colstrip line. "The configuration of this has not been finalised at all yet," says Van Beers. "We've asked for two interconnection points as a way of giving us (options) because we simply don't know what the shippers are going to want, we don't know what the capital costs are going to be, we don't know what the regulatory implications of different routes are going to be."
Capacity auction
Any capacity not allocated to Gaelectric as a so-called anchor shipper will be auctioned to other companies in an open-season bidding process. Van Beers expects most of the interest will come from wind developers who have been stymied by a lack of transmission to move power out of the state. "There is a huge amount of wind ready for development in Montana," he says. "It is going to be, if not exclusively, then primarily wind."
Another Canadian company is also looking to tap into Montana's wind potential, which was ranked second behind Texas and tied with Kansas in a recent Harvard study. Calgary-based TransCanada Corporation wrapped up open seasons on December 16 for space on two proposed 500 kV high-voltage direct-current lines, each with 3 GW of capacity, that will access markets in the US Southwest. One, dubbed the Chinook project, originates in south-western Montana and runs 1000 miles to the Eldorado Valley near Las Vegas, Nevada. The second line, called the Zephyr project, starts in south-east Wyoming and also terminates near Las Vegas. (Windpower Monthly, November 2009). Although the results were not released by Windpower Monthly's deadline, TransCanada expected wind bidders to dominate.
TransCanada had hoped to sign up anchor shippers for its lines as well, but spokesman Terry Cuhna says the companies it was negotiating with were not in a position to execute agreements before the bidding started in October. "As a result, the Zephyr and Chinook projects offered the full 3000 MW of capacity in the open season," says Cuhna.