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Duke and Piedmont are also among the partners in the $5 billion 550-mile (885-km) Atlantic Coast pipeline, which moves gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale field to North Carolina and Virginia. AGL resources also has a 5 percent stake in the pipeline. |
Duke sells power to 7.3 million customers in North and South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky at rates set by state regulators. It also provides regulated natgas services to about 500,000 customers in Ohio and Kentucky. |
Piedmont has about 1 million customers in North and South Carolina and Tennessee. |
Duke will also assume about $1.8 billion of Piedmont's net debt, giving the deal an enterprise value of $6.7 billion. |
Duke said it will raise about $500-$750 million through newly issued equity to help finance the deal. |
One Piedmont director will join Duke's board after the deal closes, expected by the end of 2016, and a Piedmont executive will lead Duke's natural gas operations, the company said. |
Barclays is Duke's adviser and Sidley Austin LLP is legal counsel. Goldman Sachs & Co Piedmont and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is legal counsel. |
Piedmont's shares were trading up 8.5 percent at $45.81 in light volumes premarket on Monday. |
Up to Friday's close, Piedmont shares had risen nearly 16 percent in the past 12 months, while Duke's had fallen nearly 8 percent. |
SINGAPORE - The youngest has a mole on her right feet. The oldest has a birthmark on her right leg, while the middle one also has a mark on her right leg, but in a different place. |
That is how Madam Ning Lei, 35, tells her triplets apart. |
Their ears and nose look exactly like their father's, she said. The sisters, who were born at KK Women's and Children's Hospital in July, also have another thing in common - none of them has been granted citizenship. |
Madam Ning, a Chinese national, has been unable to contact her Singaporean husband since April. But she needs his identity card to complete the registration of their births. |
Under the Constitution, a child born here can apply for citizenship if his parents are married and at least one parent is a Singaporean. In 2013, 30 per cent of all marriages involving at least one Singaporean was to a non-resident - someone who is not a Singapore citizen or permanent resident. |
"He doesn't return my calls," said Madam Ning, who, according to her marriage certificate, wedded 35-year-old Gng Cher Kang in August last year. She said they met through a mutual friend in a Chinatown club in May last year. "I liked him because he was a simple man with a good heart," she said. |
Madam Ning, who came here in 2013 to work as beautician, left her job after marriage, and accompanied him on his work trips to Wuhan, where he runs a business. After she found out about her pregnancy in February, she moved in with his parents here. |
She said she moved out in April as a result of a rift with her mother-in-law and stayed in a hotel with her mother, who came to Singapore then as she was worried. |
Madam Ning last saw her husband when he visited her in the hotel in April. She has yet to see him since he left again for China. During her hotel stay, she found out her husband had moved out of their Wuhan home. He changed his office numbers and blocked her on WeChat. |
She has filed two police reports on her missing husband. She also applied for a court order to compel her husband to provide her with financial support. When her husband failed to show up for hearings, the court issued a warrant of arrest. |
"I want my girls to take up Singapore citizenship. It is their birthright," she said. "Children here also receive better education and health benefits." |
She gave birth through a caesarean section about two months short of a full-term pregnancy. |
Her in-laws visited her at the hospital twice, but did not say much, said Madam Ning. "My mother-in- law said that it was my decision to bring the triplets to this world, so it is my responsibility to take care of them, not theirs." |
When The Straits Times spoke to the mother-in-law last month, she said Madam Ning and her son barely knew each other before they got married. "We are a reputable family. Why would we not want our own grandchildren?" |
An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority Singapore (ICA) spokesman said the authorities know of the case, but could not comment to protect the parties' privacy. |
Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, all births in Singapore have to be registered. For cases where the children's parentage is disputed, both parents will have to resolve the matter, he added. |
Madam Ning, who gets help from a church she attends, is now staying at a church friend's home with her mother and the triplets. She is here on a short-term pass and goes to ICA with her mother every two weeks to extend their stay. She said the most pressing concern was the girls' citizenship. "If there are any doubts a... |
Richard Annesley West was born in Cheltenham on September 26 1878. He was the sixth child and fourth son of Augustus George West of White Park (near Brookeborough), Co Fermanagh, and his wife Sara, the daughter of Canon Richard Booth Eyre, a Co Galway rector. |
West attended Uckfield Agricultural College in Sussex but chose a military career rather than become a farmer. During the Boer War he served in the Imperial Yeomanry and saw action in various engagements. |
Private West sailed for France with C Squadron on August 20 1914. Despite his rank he was given command of a troop, allowed to wear an officer’s uniform (though without any badges of rank), and lived in the officers’ mess. His commission as a lieutenant came through in September, backdated to August 11. |
West saw action with C Squadron during the ‘Retreat from Mons’ and ‘Advance to the Aisne’ from August to September 1914. He wrote letters home describing his experiences, some of which were published in various newspapers. West’s activities merited mention in Field Marshal French’s first despatch of the war (dated Octo... |
On June 13 1915 he was attached to the North Somerset Yeomanry, with which he remained until the end of 1917. On September 13 1915 he was appointed a temporary captain which was confirmed on November 18. On March 9 1916 he was made a temporary major. |
Despite having seen a great deal of fighting since 1914, it was not until 1917 and 1918 that he acquired the Distinguished Service Order, the Military Cross, a bar to his DSO and the Victoria Cross. |
As commanding officer of B Squadron of the North Somerset Yeomanry, he saw action during the Battle of Arras on April 11 1917 and was subsequently awarded a DSO for ‘his excellent example, rapid grasp of the situation and skilful disposition of his squadron’ by which he did much to avert an impending counter-attack. |
In December 1917 West was transferred to the Tank Corps, joining the 6th Battalion on January 2 1918. |
On August 12 he was made second-in-command of the 6th Battalion. |
Nine days later the battalion had moved north to the Third Army’s VI Corps front, their objective being to support the infantry advance to the railway in the vicinity of Courcelles. Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, the battalion’s commanding officer, was killed almost immediately and West assumed command, moving forward with t... |
He was awarded the VC for acts of bravery on August 21 and September 2 1918. |
On August 21 1918 at Courcelles in France, during an attack, the infantry lost their bearings in dense fog and Lieutenant-Colonel West at once collected any men he could find and led them to their objective, in face of heavy machine-gun fire. |
On September 2 at Vaulx-Vraucourt, he arrived at the front line when the enemy was delivering a local counter-attack. The infantry had suffered heavy officer casualties and realising the danger if they gave way, and despite the enemy being almost upon them, Colonel West rode up and down in face of certain death, encour... |
He is buried at the Mory Abbey Military Cemetery (grave III.G.4). His headstone is inscribed with John 15:13: ‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’ He is also commemorated on the war memorial in Enniskillen and in St Ronan’s Parish Church, Colebrooke. |
His VC, DSO and Bar and MC, a truly astonishing array of medals, were presented to Maud Ethel West, his widow, by King George V in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace on February 15 1919. Mrs West had given birth to their daughter, Gertrude Annesley West, on November 17 1918. |
The Navy's biennial Personal and Professional Choices Survey is available for selected Sailors until Feb. 23. The survey collects data and comments from Sailors across the Fleet to gauge the overall readiness of the Navy and the present-day impact of policies on Sailors. The survey has been sent to 80,000 randomly sele... |
CHESTERFIELD, MO - Nationally known Republicans were in the St. Louis area Monday campaigning for Attorney General Josh Hawley. Hawley is running to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. |
At Josh Hawley’s campaign office in Ballwin, MO, the whiteboard reads “Countdown to Victory” and the get out the vote effort is very positive. |
Recent polls show the Hawley-McCaskill race very close with Hawley moving ahead by about four points in the most recent Remington Research poll. Knowing its tight race, Hawley invited two heavy hitters in the national GOP spotlight to campaign for him. South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham and Colorado Senator Cory Gar... |
If we win here in Missouri it will be the most visible symbol that Kavanaugh DID matter. |
This is the Show-Me State. |
I want you to show the country that what they did to Kavanaugh will NOT work! |
Unfriendly job interviews require focus. |
3 Answer: "Tell Me About a Work Situation That Irritated You?" |
Most job applicants hope that the environment is warm and welcoming when they interview for a new job or a promotion. However, not all job interviews are comfortable and friendly. When you interview in a hostile environment, you aren't usually to blame for the unfavorable conditions. The hiring manager might have the b... |
In a hostile interview environment, stay calm and answer questions with a level head. No matter how rude or angry the interviewer gets, don't say anything you might later regret. You don't want to have to apologize for unkind answers, abrupt replies or negative remarks. Even if the interviewer is acting like a jerk, yo... |
An uncomfortable or hostile environment might throw you off your game, so you need to stay on task. If the interviewer tries to intimidate you with a question about how you might handle a difficult work situation, use a specific example from the past to support your answer. Specific examples give you something concrete... |
Prepare for negatively-framed questions. The interviewer might ask how your weaknesses affect your ability to perform, or why you haven't progressed more quickly up the corporate ladder. Being prepared for these types of hostile questions can help you put your best foot forward, without sweating, panicking or stutterin... |
Be positive. Don’t speak negatively of your past companies, colleagues or supervisors or downplay your experience, according to Forbes. com. Even though you didn't create the unfavorable interview environment, you can add to the negativity and frustration by dwelling on previous faults and co-worker failures. By remain... |
Tucker, Kristine. "How to Answer Interview Questions in a Hostile Environment." Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/answer-interview-questions-hostile-environment-23583.html. Accessed 18 April 2019. |
Dear his Excellency Nana, there is no glory in jailing an ex President who worked and left it where you took over. Besides we did not give you our votes which you cried and begged for only to jail Manama. I'm not a Mahama fan, but this man has brought Ghana far. Why would he be jailed? Ghanaias are asking you to show u... |
MARK HUGHES says he will never try to take the edge off his Manchester City players and Emmanuel Adebayor has made it clear he will never dilute his passion, despite the heavy sanctions he has already faced this season. |
Hughes accepts there will be occasional downsides to having players such as Adebayor and Craig Bellamy at Eastlands. |
But even though City have been faced with a storm of controversy after their games against Arsenal and Manchester United, Adebayor, the target of considerable taunts from his former club Arsenal’s supporters, insists he will never rein in the emotion that drives his game. |
Although he is adamant there was nothing intentional about the stamp on Robin van Persie that earned him a three-match ban, Adebayor feels he has shown him he is sorry, as well as apologising to the steward who was injured after he ran to Arsenal fans following his goal in the 4-2 win at Eastlands. |
City have just under a week to respond to the FA charge of improper conduct that resulted from Adebayor’s celebrations. |
But despite being unhappy at the results of his actions, Togo striker Adebayor will never remove that side of his game. |
He said: “I regret that Robin got hurt, but I did not mean to do it so it is not as if I could take it back. |
“As for the celebration, it is just one of those things that happens in football when emotions are high. |
“When you are being abused for the whole game it affects you. People are saying 10 seconds like it is a long time, but it isn’t. The whole of that 10 seconds I was running and I was running on pure emotion. I was not thinking like I would normally do. After you score a goal there is an instant high and that can last a ... |
“It doesn’t matter what you do or what you earn, if you get personal abuse for over an hour then you are going to react. |
Despite the level of feeling with Arsenal supporters, Adebayor is looking forward to returning to the Emirates on April 24. “I have already said I am ready for the return game,” he said: “I don’t think there will be trouble, it is a long way away and people have a lot of time to calm down. |
Hughes was expected to deliver a sustained challenge for a place in the top four this season and City have lived up to that tag, even as they slipped to a 4-3 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday. |
But Adebayor, who feels that Hughes has already improved him as a player, believes City can launch an unlikely push for the title. He told ShortList magazine: “There is a long-term plan at this club, but with the way we have been playing there is no reason we should have to wait for success if we are ready now. |
“We have the players to compete with any team in Europe so, yes, I am willing to say that we can win the title as early as this season. |
“I think Mark Hughes is a great manager and of course he was a great player, so it is only natural I am learning from him. He is teaching me new things and adding new qualities to my game. |
“He was a big reason why I joined City. After I spoke to him I knew that he had great ambitions and I wanted to play for a manager like him.” City are likely to be boosted by the inclusion of midfielder Stephen Ireland against West Ham on Monday, despite a health scare. |
Ireland, 23, came off in the closing stages of Wednesday’s 2-1 Carling Cup win over Fulham and was taken to hospital after complaining of dizziness and feeling unwell. |
Stringent tests were carried out but he was released yesterday morning. |
City’s players were set to be given today off and Ireland is expected to return to training tomorrow ahead of the clash with West Ham at Eastlands. |
Hughes is also likely to be able to call upon defender Micah Richards, who missed the victory over Fulham as a precaution over a shoulder problem. |
Sunday’s goalless draw at Watford Development was particularly special for me as I’ve had to wait a few weeks for international clearance, having been at Ashford University for four years. |
I’d watched the wins over Camden and Carshalton, kicking every ball from the sidelines, but now hopefully I can join in and be of use. |
I loved getting out there and to get 90 minutes was even better. |
I played for Wasps for a couple of seasons before I went to uni so I already knew four players in the squad that went to Watford: Michelle Ward, Holly Walker, Hannah Duncan and Nicholle Smith - and it’s been good to get to know the others. |
I came back from the US in May and joined my local club Burgess Hill at first, and they were brilliant with me for the six weeks I was there. |
I played a friendly against Wasps, my old team, and saw some familiar faces so when the manager, Paul Walker, contacted me it was hard to say no, really. |
We’re unbeaten in three games and second in the league, so it’s a good start. |
We travel to London Corinthians on Sunday - they’re going to be one of the favourites for promotion but obviously all teams are new to me. I will just do the job the coaches ask me to do. |
Previous clubs: Ashford University (USA), Crawley Wasps, Chelsea centre of excellence, Brighton centre of excellence. |
Favourite moment as a player: Being awarded Most Outstanding Player in my university team’s Conference. |
A sobering revelation of how drastically the concept of turning wrong into right took off in Poland. |
It is known that when issuing that statement, Cardinal Glemp still opposed the thought that the Polish nation should bear responsibility for the massacre, and clear evidence of his attitude to the question was when he refused to participate in the 60th anniversary commemoration of the massacre in Jedwabne at which a me... |
Why did Cardinal Glemp, internationally notorious for the open anti-Semitism for which he had been forced to apologize publicly, make that statement, so exceptional for him, in the first place? According to historians and some Vatican insiders, it happened after the direct intervention of Pope John Paul II, who influen... |
Pope Saint John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla in Poland, was one of the most outstanding figures of our times in many respects, and his stand against anti-Semitism caused a revolution inside the Vatican and the Catholic church in general. He was the first Pope who visited Auschwitz, just half a year after being elected, ... |
He was the first and the only Pope whose idea it was to organize a special memorial concert in the Vatican in memory of the six million murdered Jews, an event which he hosted. He was the first Pope to ever visit a synagogue, meeting cordially and several times with the Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau, also rece... |
He was the Pontiff who issued several important documents not only on Christian-Judean relations in history and theology, but on the Shoah which he always used as the term for the destruction of European Jewry. This brave, intelligent, honest and strong man, a unique Pope, a Pole who did understand Jewish history and t... |
We have his testimony in writing, from the important, but rarely recalled, and rarely applied, document called We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah prepared by the Vatican Commission for the Relations with Jews on the initiative of and in close cooperation with Pope John Paul II, who supervised the document word by w... |
The document was created to be a guiding outline for the Catholic church and its believers world-wide in their attitude to the Shoah and the Jewish people. It was presented at a special press-conference on March 16, 1998 by Cardinal Cassidy. Today, the document is part of the Vatican Archive. |
“ (..) it may be asked whether the Nazi persecution of the Jews was not made easier by the anti-Jewish prejudices imbedded in some Christian minds and hearts. Did anti-Jewish sentiment among Christians make them less sensitive, or even indifferent, to the persecutions launched against the Jews by National Socialism whe... |
"In the lands where the Nazis undertook mass deportations, the brutality which surrounded these forced movements of helpless people should have led to suspect the worst. Did Christians give every possible assistance to those being persecuted, and in particular to the persecuted Jews? Many did, but others did not. Those... |
Nevertheless, as Pope John Paul II recognized, alongside such courageous men and women, the spiritual resistance and concrete action of other Christians was not that which might have been expected from Christ's followers. |
"We cannot know how many Christians in countries occupied or ruled by the Nazi powers or their allies were horrified at the disappearance of their Jewish neighbours and yet were not strong enough to raise their voices in protest. |
"For Christians, this heavy burden of conscience at the inaction of their brothers and sisters during the Second World War must be a call to penitence." |
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