Wisconsin utility to close last unit at Edgewater coal plant in 2022
Wisconsin utility to close last unit at Edgewater coal plant in 2022 FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrint分享Power:Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy on May 22 said it would retire the coal-fired Edgewater Generating Station in Sheboygan by year-end 2022, an announcement coming just one week after the utility said it had placed the new 730-MW West Riverside Energy Center, a natural gas-fired combined cycle plant in Beloit, into commercial operation.Alliant, which also has announced it will build a solar power facility next to the West Riverside plant, cited a desire to produce more clean energy, and the resulting cost savings for its customers, for the decision to shut down the nearly 90-year-old Edgewater facility. The company said closing the station will help Alliant avoid about $200 million in costs associated with facility maintenance and equipment upgrades to meet regulatory standards.The Edgewater plant began operation in 1931, and over the years had as many as five units in operation, with new boilers added in 1941, 1951, 1969, and 1985. The plant just more than a decade ago had a generation capacity of 893 MW.Only the 380-MW Unit 5—a POWER Top Plant honoree in 2017 after installing a state-of-the-art air quality control system—has operated recently. Unit 4 was retired in 2018, Unit 3 was shut down in 2015, and Units 1 and 2 were taken offline in 2008.Alliant in late 2015 had shuttered the 225-MW coal-fired Nelson Dewey plant in Cassville (see accompanying video) as part of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Air Act. The company has said its transition to cleaner power includes investment in up to 1 GW of solar power of as a part of its Clean Energy Blueprint in Wisconsin.The $660-million West Riverside Energy Center was built with an eye toward “complementing the company’s growing number of solar and wind facilities,” Alliant said in a news release, noting “because it leverages combined-cycle technology, its power output can adjust up and down quickly to fit with the intermittent nature of renewable resources.”[Darrell Proctor]More: Alliant closing coal unit, brings gas plant online
Did you know that your kayak, hammock, climbing harness, PFD, running socks, and mountain bike components may have been made right here in the mountains?“The Blue Ridge Mountains are a mecca for hikers, bikers and paddlers alike, but not everyone realizes just how much of the adventure gear they’re using is manufactured right in Western North Carolina,” says Kyle Mundt, one of the founders of the Outdoor Gear Builders of Western North Carolina.On March 21, the Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC are hosting the first annual Get In Gear Festival from 12 – 4 p.m. at RiverLink Park in Asheville, N.C. This free event will feature raffles, races, gear clinics, product demos, and craft beer from local breweries. A portion of the proceeds will support the work of RiverLink, a local nonprofit working to revitalize the French Broad River.“This event is a chance for these great companies to show what’s new for 2015,” continues Mundt.Put new bikes and boats to the test, try on the latest backpacks, and talk face-to-face with the folks who made them. Outrider USA will even have its new line of electric bikes available for test rides.The coalition of 26 outdoor gear manufacturers includes Eagles Nest Outfitters, SylvanSport, LiquidLogic, DeFeet, Native Watercraft, Recover, Threshold Provisions, Bellyak, Industry Nine, Watershed, and Cane Creek. The Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC have brought 470 jobs and over $6 million to the region. Thanks to their efforts, the outdoor industry one of the most rapidly growing sectors in Southern Appalachia.Find out more about the festival and the Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC here.
“This is the highest number of domestic violence cases we’ve ever recorded [in a period of two weeks],” LBH Apik’s director Situ Zuma told The Jakarta Post.She added that 14 of those cases had been handed over to the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on March 27.Read also: In Italy, support groups fear lockdown is silencing domestic abuse victimsThe figure has tripled because normally, LBH Apik would refer five cases per day to Komnas Perempuan, she said.”The violence ranges from physical abuse to psychological [and verbal abuse].”United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The call came after reports of domestic violence surged globally in the wake of massive quarantines. India reported double the usual number of domestic abuse cases in the first week of its nationwide lockdown. In France, domestic violence rose by a third in the week after the country’s lockdown.Topics : Greater Jakarta has seen an uptick in domestic abuse reports in the first month of home-quarantining for the COVID-19 outbreak.The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women Association for Justice (LBH Apik) said it recorded 59 cases of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and online pornography from March 16 to 30.Seventeen of the 59 cases involved domestic abuse. 
Metro Sport ReporterMonday 30 Sep 2019 1:54 pmShare this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link24Shares Per Mertesacker lifts lid on ‘baffling’ Arsenal reaction to Manchester United 8-2 defeat Per Mertesacker was surprised by the lack of reaction to such a thrashing (Picture: Getty)Arsenal players were protected from criticism or retribution in ‘baffling’ fashion after they were thrashed 8-2 by Manchester United, according to Per Mertesacker.Back in 2011, Mertesacker was part of the Arsenal side that travelled to Old Trafford for the third game of the season without a win or a goal to their name in the Premier League in their first two fixtures.They did at least manage two goals but shipped eight as Wayne Rooney ran riot with a hat-trick.But when the Gunners returned to London and training, the reaction was ‘baffling’.ADVERTISEMENTMore: FootballRio Ferdinand urges Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop Manchester United starChelsea defender Fikayo Tomori reveals why he made U-turn over transfer deadline day moveMikel Arteta rates Thomas Partey’s chances of making his Arsenal debut vs Man City‘We ran a few laps, did a few passing exercises and went straight back to the dressing room,’ Mertesacker wrote in his book ‘BFG: Big Friendly German’.AdvertisementAdvertisement‘There was no feeling of tension, let alone crisis.‘Any negativity was blocked out – literally – due to the fact that London Colney – Arsenal’s training ground – didn’t admit fans or members of the press.’Mertesacker also wrote of his surprise at not being allowed to speak to the media ahead of a clash with Borussia Dortmund with the club preferring to put up someone more mundane for the obligatory press conference.‘At Arsenal, things were completely different,’ Mertesacker added. The 8-2 defeat to Manchester United was one of the most embarrassing in Arsenal’s recent history (Picture: Getty)‘They didn’t want everything to be focused on a single player.‘Instead, they preferred to send someone who might be less interesting to the media.’He also said: ‘There is no normal interaction between players and people in the streets, which means you’re hardly ever confronted with different perspectives, you never get to witness first-hand how much the club means to people, and only rarely do you have to speak to journalists‘In the long run, preventing the public from gaining any kind of normal access to them doesn’t do players any favours.‘Rather, it creates a vacuum for them to float around in.‘Living such a cloistered life isn’t good for someone’s development.’More: Manchester United FCRio Ferdinand urges Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop Manchester United starNew Manchester United signing Facundo Pellistri responds to Edinson Cavani praiseEx-Man Utd coach blasts Ed Woodward for two key transfer errors Comment Advertisement Advertisement
Independent 16 August 2017Family First Comment: How disturbing!It’s not that “no Down’s Syndrome children are born”. It’s that “all Down’s Syndrome children are being killed”.Eugenics – plain and simple.#chooselifeOn average, just one or two children with Down’s syndrome are born in Iceland each yearIceland is close to becoming the first country where no-one gives birth to a child with Down’s syndrome.Pre-natal tests were introduced in the early 2000s, and the vast majority who receive a positive test have terminated their pregnancy.While the tests are optional, all expectant mothers are informed about their availability, and up to 85 per cent choose to take it.It’s called the Combination Test, and uses ultrasound and blood tests – as well as factoring in the mother’s age.This determines whether the foetus will have a chromosome abnormality, the most common of which results in Down’s syndrome.The law in Iceland allows for abortion after 16 weeks if the foetus has a deformity, and Down’s syndrome is included in this category.On average, just one or two children with Down’s syndrome are born in Iceland each year. Sometimes, this is as a result of an inaccurate test.READ MORE: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/iceland-downs-syndrome-no-children-born-first-country-world-screening-a7895996.html
The Greendale Bengals defeated The St. Louis Cardinals 24-19 in 5th Grade Boys Basketball action.Cardinals Scoring. Hank Ritter – 9 pts, Conner Miles – 7 pts, Evan Flaspohler – 5 pts, Carson Meyer – 3 pts.Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Jerry Roell.The St. Louis Cardinals 6th grade boys basketball team defeated a very good Greendale team tonight by a score of 31-24.The Cardinals started slow and were down 10-3 at the end of the 1st quarter and battled hard to tie the game 10-10 at halftime. The 3rd quarter was hard fought with Greendale leading 20-19 at the conclusion. Then in the 4th quarter, the Cardinals managed to pull away with clutch free throw shooting. The Cardinals made 10 of 13 free throws in the 4th quarter to seal the win.The team was led in scoring by Charlie Schebler (16), Alec Bunselmeier (6), Ben Harmeyer (4), Noah Tuveson (3), and Frank Forbeck (2). Another key aspect of the win was the effort of Nate Vankirk, Luke Meyers and Jack Hollins who played really aggressive defense!This concludes the 6th grade boys basketball season who posted an impressive 12 and 2 record and champions of the annual St. Louis tournament. Each player scored and made significant contributions to the success of this team throughout the season. St. Louis is blessed to have a talented 6th grade basketball team that should achieve much success in the years to come and more importantly we are blessed with terrific young men who represented St. Louis with much pride and respect. The team would like to thank everyone for their support throughout the season!Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Ryan Schebler.
Loading… Despite being purchased for 120 million euros last summer, Griezmann hasn’t had the best of seasons and his place in the team is now no longer guaranteed. He was left on the bench on Tuesday against his former club Atletico Madrid and was brought on in the 90th minute, to the bemusement of many, including Rivaldo. “If Setien wanted to change something, you can’t wait until the end of the game and want Griezmann to solve everything for you by entering the 90th minute,” Rivaldo told Betfair.Advertisement “I honestly cannot understand how a world champion with France, the star of Atletico for many years, a multi-million euro transfer Barcelona was reduced to playing a few minutes in a game as important as the one against Atleti. “It is clear to me that the change shows that something is wrong with the team, because not starting with Griezmann in such an important game means that you think he is not at his best and even that he was not a correct signing last summer. read also:Dugarry: Griezmann needs to sort things out with Messi “For me, it’s concerning the situation Barcelona find themselves in and it could end up costing them the league.” FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 
Barcelona great, Rivaldo is baffled by Antoine Griezmann’s problems at the club.
RelatedPosts Serena pulls out of Italian Open Serena heads to French Open with time running out for number 24 Serena dumped out of US Open Serena Williams said she was “nowhere near” as good as 15-year-old Coco Gauff when she was that age as the American great reached the Australian Open third round Wednesday despite being far from her best. The 38-year-old, one short of Australian Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles, fought off a stubborn Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3. Williams faces China’s 27th seed Wang Qiang next and could meet her fellow American Gauff in the quarter-finals in Melbourne. The former world number one and Gauff – touted as a possible long-term successor to Williams at the top of women’s tennis – spent some of the off-season together. Williams, sporting a pair of koalas painted on her nails in light of the devastation of Australia’s deadly bushfires, was mightily impressed by what she saw in “fighter” Gauff. “She’s just impressive all-round, from her personality to the way she plays,” said Williams, the top-earning female athlete in the world. “I think it’s just all super-impressive. “I was nowhere near her level at 15 either on the court or off the court, not even close. “I know kids are growing up different nowadays, so I’m not sure. But I was nowhere near as smart and eloquent as she is. “It’s nice to see.” Gauff knocked out Serena’s older sister Venus out in the first round in Melbourne, having done the same at Wimbledon last year. Venus turns 40 in June, but Serena said she will be the first to retire out of the two sisters. “Venus will outplay me, for sure, she loves tennis a lot,” said Serena, who is in the twilight of her career but has given no hint that she plans to quit any time soon. “She works hard on it, just gets unlucky sometimes health-wise obviously.” Williams was never in serious trouble against the 70th-ranked Slovenian Zidansek in their second round match at Rod Laver Arena. But the 22-year-old Zidansek put up resistance in the second set with Williams twice failing to break when 40-0 up on her stubborn opponent’s serve. Eighth-seeded Williams described herself as “frustrated” by her failure to bury her opponent and she half-heartedly saluted the crowd at the end. “I was making a lot of errors. Probably the most errors I’ve made since the start of the year,” said Williams, whose last Grand Slam triumph arrived at the Australian Open in 2017. Williams, who has won the Australian Open seven times, thrashed third-round opponent Wang 6-1, 6-0 when they met in the US Open quarter-finals last year.— Tags: Australian OpenCoco GauffSerena WilliamsTamara Zidansk
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) – Comparisons to India’s “god of cricket” Sachin Tendulkar have not always helped Prithvi Shaw as he seeks to put a doping ban and injury worries behind him and cement his place in the national side.Shaw, now 20, was instantly linked with Tendulkar when he matched the feat of the “Little Master” by scoring centuries for Mumbai on his debuts in the domestic Ranchi and Duleep tournaments in 2017.He then led India to victory at the Under-19 World Cup, and burst into the Test team in 2018 with a match-winning 134 against West Indies – becoming the youngest Indian to score a century on debut at 18 years 10 months 25 days.But since then, the boyish batsman has followed a rocky path.An ankle injury ruled him out of India’s historic first Test series triumph in Australia last year, and he was then slapped with a backdated eight-month ban for taking a prohibited anti-asthma drug.“He is a special talent and I am a little disappointed with the way things have taken its course, after his ankle injury and then his ban for using the banned substance,” former Test opener Wasim Jaffer told AFP.“Seeing all this troubles me, because he is very, very talented. But, he needs to be disciplined if he wants to achieve great things.“He is living in that Indian circle, where he has got role models like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan who are so disciplined.”SCHOOLBOY SENSATIONJaffer, who played 31 Tests for India, added: “There is much competition and he missed so many Tests and internationals and does not need to do that because this is his time to fulfil his potential.”Shaw, who has played four Tests and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), made headlines around the world as a 14-year-old when he smashed a record 546 off 330 balls in a 2013 school competition.That record evoked memories of Tendulkar’s 326 not out in his 664-run partnership with Vinod Kambli in the same tournament – the Harris Shield – in 1988. Comparisons have been made ever since.Shaw has admitted there is a downside to being constantly likened to Tendulkar, a hero among cricket fans and who holds the record for runs in Tests and One-Day Internationals.“There is pressure when people compare me to him but I take it as a challenge. I try to play like him. He is the god of cricket,” Shaw told an online discussion with the Delhi Capitals, his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise.Jaffer said Shaw has to be mentally equipped to deal with the pressures, like any international star.“Whenever you perform at the top level the media and the people hype you so much, but it is an individual’s responsibility to learn,” said Jaffer.“Virat keeps himself grounded. Every rising batsman in Mumbai circles is right away compared to Tendulkar. Everything boils down to performance.”Shaw, who was only eight when he first met Tendulkar, said he regards the batting legend as a mentor and sometimes speaks to him about the mental challenges of the game.“Now also whenever I go for practice, if Sachin Sir is there to watch me he will talk, not much technically but mentally more,” Shaw said during a live chat on Instagram.Veteran commentator Charu Sharma believes Shaw has lived up to the intense hype.“Because when you play school cricket or local league cricket, the leap from there to international cricket is a ‘Grand Canyon’. He has taken that leap and has landed on the right side because of all the early work he did,” Sharma told AFP.“Prithvi, like Rohit Sharma and Tendulkar, can adjust very well despite his aggressive stance, and can assess the ball quicker than many other cricketers.He added: “If he keeps himself physically well, mentally he is a very strong kid, he will be able to play for India for a very long time”.
“Every meet that we’ve had so far this year has been pointing to the one and only one meet, and that was the NCAA Championships.”So said Eric Hansen, head coach of the UW swimming program. And after a conference meet that saw the UW women’s squad finish sixth among its Big Ten competitors, he maintained his confidence in his team’s ability to excel at the impending national event.”We swam through the Big Ten Championships, [w]here we had the majority of women that we needed to qualify [do so],” Hansen said. “I feel really good about where we are right now. I see no reason that we shouldn’t expect to be better than we’ve ever been, and the best we’ve done is 10th.”Given good health and no injuries, we’ll just swim the way we’ve been training, and we’re going to really enjoy this meet.”The 2006 NCAA meet will be hosted by the University of Georgia — the nation’s top-ranked program and favorite to win the championship — in Athens, Ga., during the weekend of Mar. 16-18.Before the Championships begin, the UW diving team will try to qualify individuals for the national meet at the NCAA Zonal meet, which (for Wisconsin — there are five different locations) takes place this weekend at the Ohio State University. Hansen said his female divers — Amanda Witte and Laura Davidson — appear to be hard-pressed in their attempts to join the core squad in Georgia.”We would embrace any diver that we can take to the meet, but we’re going to need to dive significantly better than we’ve dove all year in order for that to happen,” the seventh-year coach explained.On the younger side of the team, Hansen dubbed his freshman class as “the future of the swimming program,” and Yi Ting Siow, who clinched a Big Ten Championship in the 200-yard breaststroke, heads it. She will be entering the NCAA tournament with a No. 4 seeding, the rank among her teammates.”Yi Ting is going to be an impact swimmer for us in the NCAA Championships,” Hansen said. “She has a chance to final in at least one event, if not two or approximately even three. It’s a lot [for a freshman], but she’s capable of a lot.”The Badgers bring 11 swimmers to the national meet and are representative of an evenly balanced team in terms of class. Four seniors, two juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen make up Wisconsin’s scheduled roster at the NCAAs.With freshmen like Siow and Jennifer Illescas headed to Athens — as well as fellow rookies like Jill Courtney and Katie Twitchell looking to join them in the future — this year’s quartet of seniors has done what they can to help pass the torch to the next grouping of UW swimmers.”Hopefully, we’ve been motivating them at practices and at meets,” senior sprinter Sarah Hernandez said. “I wouldn’t say it’s just the seniors, just all the upperclassmen trying to keep the morale up and keep people charged for competition.”Hernandez, Emily Carpenter, Amalia Sarnecki and Anna Trinidad are the seniors that will end their careers at the national meet. Hernandez and Sarnecki, alongside sophomores Hannah McClurg and Jackie Vavrek, are expected to compete as a group in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the event in which they set a Wisconsin record on Feb. 16 at the conference meet.Juniors Susan Johnson, Andrea Wiesner and sophomore Jenny Gelden round out the UW women’s NCAA representatives.Hernandez concurred with Hansen’s assessment of Wisconsin’s capabilities when it comes to team results at the NCAAs.”Ideally, we would like to be in the top 10, which I think we can do if everyone swims well. It’s not really that out of the question,” she said.The Badgers’ main goal, according to Hansen, will be to build off victories at the conference level and try to put together the right combination of individual successes to place as high as they can at “the one and only meet.””We’re really pleased, we’re coming off Big Ten Championships,” Hansen said. “We’re never happy with where we end up there, but all in all, it doesn’t really matter.”But if you’re competitive, you don’t like to get beat. We’re about to rectify that at the meet that matters most to us.”