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The Next Steps for U.S. Internet Regulation
A new Brookings E-book examines the issues and possible solutions to today's Internet regulation challenges.
Robert Hahn is director of economics and a professor at the Smith School, University of Oxford, and a senior fellow at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. Peter Passell is a senior fellow at the Milken Institute and the editor of its economic policy magazine, The Milken Institute Review. They are cofounders of Regulation2point0.org, a web portal on regulatory policy.
Brookings, the D.C.-based think tank, just published The Need for Speed: A New Framework for Telecommunications Policy for the 21st Century, the last word to date on Internet regulation written by telecom experts Robert Litan and Hal Singer. If you're interested in the subject, this is a must-read. For those of you who lack time or attention span to delve deeply, fret not: Litan and Singer wrap up the issues in less than 100 pages.
The basic argument is straightforward: U.S. policy needs a makeover that will make consumers better off, even as it creates greater incentives to invest in the Internet and spurs productivity growth. The authors argue that broadband deserves special regulatory treatment because the societal benefits of extending the high speed network far exceed the private benefits. John Q. Smith is made better off by joining the Internet community. But so are others who can now connect to John—and he has little reason to factor their gain into his calculation of whether broadband is worth the price. This classic "economic externalities" argument provides a rationale for government to offer a helping hand.
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But how much help? Internet policy, Litan and Singer say, should be aimed at maximizing consumer welfare (not producer welfare). Most economists would agree, so long as the principle is interpreted broadly. Consumer and producer welfare are inextricably bound—that is, the welfare of consumers tomorrow turns on keeping producers happy today.
To that end, the authors say, regulators should offer some discretion to Internet access providers to make deals to treat some websites better than others. An example: a priority-delivery agreement, by which a website's data goes to the head of the line when the system is congested.
Note that is in direct contradiction to the voguish notion of "net neutrality" (treating every packet of information riding the network the same). But the authors argue that allowing side deals makes it possible to provide superior service to consumers when it really counts—say, in permitting online gamers to interact in real time—and encourages investment in the networks. The authors would allow the Federal Communications Commission to review such arrangements after the fact if website rivals complain that the provisions impaired their ability to compete, and to nullify the deals if the complaints hold water. We suspect that neither net neutrality supporters (who generally embrace more-is-more regulation) nor the most aggressive broadband operators (who shun any regulatory oversight) would be satisfied playing by Litan-Singer rules. But we think this sort of compromise would strike the right balance.
[Read the U.S. News debate: Should Congress Pass Anti-Online Piracy Legislation?]
That's not all Litan and Singer propose to keep broadband humming. They favor some sensible (and, in some cases, familiar) fixes. Here's a sampling:
Get the government to auction more spectrum, sooner. This is a no-brainer. Increasing supply would allow spectrum-hungry wireless services to continue their break-neck growth, perhaps even allowing wireless providers to compete directly with cable providers. The authors oppose limits on the amount of spectrum an individual provider could control in a specific geographic market (so do we). To this end, they suggest limiting the Federal Communications Commission's discretion in offering auction preferences to favored services or operators. While one may be able to make a plausible case for such preferences on social grounds—Operator X is eager to serve schools—the temptations to politicize the process are too great.
Scrap dumb regulations. Their prime example here is the rules requiring operators to provide universal service over the old copper-wire network, even where the costs plainly exceed the social benefits. Google's decision to leave out voice-calling from its menu of fast Internet services in Kansas City provides proof that something is deeply wrong with the current regulatory approach. As Milo Medin, vice president of Google Access Services, put it, "The cost of actually delivering telephone services is almost nothing. However, in the United States, there are all of these special rules that apply."
[Read: FTC Right to Close Google Investigation]
Drop Federal Communications Commission merger reviews. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have the legal jurisdiction, technical expertise, and shelter from political influence (in relative terms, anyway) to second-guess mergers. Allowing the Federal Communications Commission to join the fray is just piling on.
Use subsidies sparingly. Litan and Singer argue that subsidies should be a last resort for improving high-speed connectivity. There may be some consumers who can't afford "basic" high-speed Internet services, and providing them with the means may serve the public interest. But here, the authors suggest that providing these via "reverse auction," where firms have an incentive to provide these services at least cost, makes the most sense.
There may be a better overview of what's needed (and not needed) from government to keep the Internet revolution on track, but we don't know about it. And there certainly isn't a more concise one.


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3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
07-29-2014 02:22:15 | More by LakerLeith
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
no wonder this got me so tipsy, its over 10% abv! i would have never ever guessed that, its so well hidden here, this bad boy can really sneak up on you. a great food beer, better than almost anything I've had from these guys too. its clear dark amber red in color with a decently long lasting off white head. smokey nose, definitely some smoked malt in here, not rauchbier heavy, but getting there, its big. the grains are fresh and less sweet than so many dopplebocks, also less weight to the body, which i guess is why it went down so silky for me. i had this with bbq chicken, and thought the grill flavors went really well with the malt and smoke of this bock, and the lager yeast cleans up the palate so well for all the bold flavors there. i also used some of the beer in mu bbq sauce, which united the two elements really well, and may become a staple of the sauce, it adds so much. don't know how the lager yeast can get it this strong, but it does, cool strain, well done. fort collins gets a bad rap for so many lackluster beers, i think they deserve a little more credit for when they get one right. this is right, its really good, and ill look forward to its next release. not enough authentic german stuff going on, and this on gets me there. huge though, share yours or get lit up!
Serving type: bottle
07-04-2014 17:42:33 | More by StonedTrippin
3.25/5 rDev -17.3%
05-11-2014 20:14:13 | More by Hellpop65
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
04-05-2014 04:42:53 | More by Kahlerbock
4/5 rDev +1.8%
02-28-2014 01:35:09 | More by Rod_J
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
02-18-2014 01:03:12 | More by little_star
4/5 rDev +1.8%
01-04-2014 17:24:47 | More by Thedrizzle
3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
12-14-2013 18:47:50 | More by PittBeerGirl
4/5 rDev +1.8%
11-16-2013 16:11:47 | More by jaydoc
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
11-09-2013 03:18:50 | More by mkrass
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
10-17-2013 00:56:37 | More by EZEKIEL_F
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
10-12-2013 00:14:33 | More by yankees27
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
10-03-2013 23:22:00 | More by PalatePilot
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
06-28-2013 21:03:45 | More by redleg411
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4/5 rDev +1.8%
05-28-2013 21:48:13 | More by mcsauter82
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
04-12-2013 19:29:31 | More by OldTime
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
03-09-2013 18:36:25 | More by blindpiggie
3.61/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I picked up a bottle of Fort Collins Brewing's Doppelbock a couple weeks ago for $3.99 at The Lager Mill. I was in the mood for a Dopplebock and the price was right so I decided to give a try, so lets see how it goes. No visible bottling date, 2012 Fall vintage. Poured from a brown 22oz bottle into a snifter.
A- The label is pretty well drawn with a nice picture of some goats, I like it, it's weird how pretty much every Doppelbock has a goat on it. It poured a muddy red/brown color that took on some nice ruby and amber hues when held to the light with two fingers worth of slightly darker tan head that died down to a thin layer that left some nice decent behind. This is a good looking beer, the color is pretty nice.
S- The aroma starts off with a slightly higher amount of sweetness followed by a nice medium smokey campfire like aroma. Up next comes the malts which impart some nice toffee, light caramel, sweet bread and dark dried fruits with raisin seeming to stick out the most and there's also a medium boozy aroma. This beer had a pretty good aroma, the sweet and smokey malt aromas were nice and it was very similar to Dark Horse's Scotty Karate.
T- The taste seems to be fairly similar to the aroma and it starts off with a high amount of sweetness followed by lots of malts which impart some nice toffee, sweetbread, and a nice mixture of dark dried fruit flavors. Up next comes the smokey malts which don't stick out as much as they did in the aroma and they impart a lighter amount of medium smokey flavors. On the finish there's pretty much no bitterness, just some more sweetness with just a little bit of slightly warming alcohol and it had a sweet, malty, and dark fruit like aftertaste. This beer had a nice taste, but It was a little too sweet and I wish the smoke stuck out just a little bit more, but the alcohol was hidden very nicely.
M- Fairly smooth, sticky, cloying, slightly warming, full bodied with a slightly lower amount of medium carbonation. The mouthfeel was nice, but it was a little too sticky and cloying for my liking.
Overall I thought this was nice beer and a decent example of the style, it had some nice malty and smokey aspects but the sweetness was a little out of control. This beer wasn't too drinkable, it was fairly smooth and the alcohol was hidden nicely and the flavors did a decent job at holding my attention, but it's too sweet for me to drink the whole bottle and splitting it with someone is the way to go for me, I don't think I could drink a whole bottle by myself. What I liked the most about this beer was the appearance and aroma, they were both good and I really liked how well the alcohol was hidden. What I liked the least about this beer was how cloyingly sweet it was, I haven't had a Doppelbock that was this sweet in a while, I wish they toned down the sweetness. I would buy another bottle of this to put in the cellar and see how it develops, but it isn't anything that I would drink on a regular basis, but the price was really nice, you hardly ever see a decent beer above 10% for under $4, it's a good deal and I would recommend giving it a try. All in All I thought this beer was OK, I think it would be pretty good if the sweetness was toned down some, it's not great, but it's not bad. I'm interested in checking out beers from Fort Collins Brewery.
Serving type: bottle
02-20-2013 04:53:43 | More by StoutHunter
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
02-04-2013 23:08:47 | More by DragonzBreath
New Jersey
3.88/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A- Dark reddish brown with a good head
S- Smokey at fist, followed by some sweet toffee smells.
T- Very sweet and malty, almost like toffee, with a touch of smoke. Not hoppy or bitter at all. Pretty simple flavor profile.
M- A good, full mouthfeel.
O- Not bad at all, but not super amazing or impressive. If you want a doppelbock, there are better ones. If you want a smoked beer, there are better ones. If you want a blend of the two...This is a decent choice.
Serving type: on-tap
01-24-2013 05:55:50 | More by CuteZombieDoll
4.5/5 rDev +14.5%
12-28-2012 23:50:28 | More by appetiteforparis
3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
11-09-2012 14:57:38 | More by tbone1384
2.58/5 rDev -34.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Served in a Duvel tulip glass.
Alright, a strong doppelbock with some smoked malt thrown in? I'm game! This stuff pours a hazy sienna-amber topped by a finger of short-lived glowing dirty off-white foam. The nose comprises sweet caramel, deep rye bread, mild maple syrup, and some kvass-like fennel. The taste brings in more of the same, though the rye is now definitely toasted to a good degree. The caramel is now so sweet and the fennel so strong that a disturbing cloy coats my tongue, which is then followed-up by some very plastic-feeling smoky notes. The end result is not very pleasant at all. The body is a straight medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a smooth and surprisingly kinda thin feel. Overall, something was lost in the translation here. Things are too sweet, too medicinal, for anything to come across as tasty or good. Man, what a disappointment...
Serving type: bottle
10-23-2012 14:31:28 | More by TMoney2591
3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
09-19-2012 16:23:42 | More by Ispeakforthetrees
4.5/5 rDev +14.5%
07-16-2012 06:03:31 | More by Greeneagle
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Fun die cuts for scrapbooking & card making! Use these sweet printed die cuts from American Crafts to accent scrapbook pages, tags, in card making and other papercrafts. Decorate Valentines and scrapbook albums with the die cuts or stack and layer them on cards for extra depth. For even more texture, add buttons, ribbons, rhinestones, or other embellishments to the pieces. So many possibilities! And don't miss the coordinating Valentine Stickers (link), Heart Trinket Pins (link), Love Trendy Tapes (link), and Heart Paper Clips (link). Making Valentines and friendship cards couldn't get any easier! You'll get a 24 die cuts, 1⅛"-3¼" wide.
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Software on the Cheap (Free)
When an office or family buys a PC they get it back, set it up and then marvel at all the things they can do. Of course shortly after that moment the truth sets in when they realize those neat programs that came with their PC are trials versions that expire shortly after we figure out how to use them. You see unlike our car or TV, when you buy a computer it does not come with everything we need except power, we need programs to make it do what we want it to do.
However do not despair because over the years more and more free software has appeared. Now free used to mean limited trial or just plain crappy, with a few exceptions. Today however there is a lot of high quality free software that can easily fill your family or small business needs. If I where to make a list of the various programs that are offered you would be here reading all day. Instead below you will find a list and a link to the various programs I consider the best in each category.
Computer Protection: When you get that new PC one of the first things you should do is make sure it has protection on it from the malware that seems to be all over the internet. Most new PCs come with some form of protection pre-installed, this si fine but it is a trail and gives the user a false sense of security, one of the first things you should do is remove it and get full protection on your PC. The good news is that there are some great free solutions for doing this, my persona favorite is Microsoft Security Essentials. Not only is it free, it is also simple to use and does a great job of staying out of the way when using your computer. I have used this program on my home PCs and helped a lot of people set it up, and no one has been disappointed.
Productivity: Did you know that Microsoft Office is one of the most pirated programs in the world? The reason is simple, everyone uses it at the office and at school. The problem is the cost, well at least that is the argument given. I have over the years shown people alternatives that are free, most prominently Open Office, however I hear the same argument all the time that they do not want to mess with the compatibility. Well Microsoft has decided that more people need access to Office and introduced Office WebApps. You need to create a Live account and the program works in conjunction with Live Mail and Skydrive.
You have available a toned down version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that is 100% free and can be used anywhere you can get internet access. The programs store your documents using the SkyDrive system making them available wherever you are and with no need to worry about your system crashing causing you to lose files. It is completely compatible with the full version of Office so compatibility issues do not crop up. While not as powerful as the full version of Office it is a great alternative to piracy and fills the needs of families with ease. It can even handle light business work as well from my experience.
Photo Editing: This is an area that keeps growing in use when it comes to family PCs but also for business. A lot of companies use photos to record various aspects of their companies and sometimes need to edit them down for size to use on social networking sites or for reports. While basic functionality can be reached using Live Photo Gallery, some people want more than to crop and remove red eye or give basic touchups. For a more full featured package I suggest Paint.Net. There are other great programs out there but most of them come loaded with various trail software and load slowly, Paint.Net is clean and fast yet with enough power to handle pretty much any photo editing need.
Movie Making: Another area that is growing in the realm of the home and small business user is making of home of movies or presentations. Being able to take pictures, short videos and music or even a narrative and put them all together is something a lot of people are doing these days. It can be a compilation of home movies, an anniversary presentation, wedding memories, the family vacation or even an office project. For this there is nothing I found for free that beats Live Movie Maker, a part of the Live Essentials Package. This powerful little program makes it easy to create simple films, complete with transitions, special effects and sound and then put them on a DVD to give out. The really nice part is that when you get the Live Essentials package you also get instant messaging, basic photo management, a blog writer (like the one I am using), a good email client and more. So while the Movie Maker might be what we are after we get a more full featured packaged.
Entertainment: Now you might not expect this to be a category but I feel there is a need here. A lot of families use their PC for someone to enjoy music or even watch TV on. Again this is an area that is rife with piracy, most especially in music. However if you are using your PC to play music there are great free and legal alternatives. Right now I am torn between two different systems, Pandora and Grooveshark. Bother offer the ability to play the music you want to hear without being forced to pay money for every song you play. For video we are currently blessed with a wealth of options as many networks have started airing full episodes of their prime series. However the most comprehensive list can be found at Hulu. While each of these offer pay features I have found their free features can easily meet most peoples needs.
Gaming: Surely you did not think I work through this list and leave out computer gaming? The number of GOOD free games has grown a lot over the last year. One game I have seen played in a lot of home and a few offices is various forms of golf. Lets face it sometimes weather or life just gets in the way of enjoying some time on the greens and while playing on the computer might not be the same, it sure beats working. EA Sports decided to experiment and they have given us the excellent Tiger Woods Golf franchise for free with Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online. Played fully online there is little in the way of installed software and this also means you can play your round at the office during slow times and finish at home later in the evening. Of course you can also gather your buddies together and all do a round of golf together, not bad for a free game.
Perhaps you are a more "traditional" gamer, the MMO world continues to expand, provide better games and many of them are free. If you want to grab a sword or fire off a spell then Lord of the Rings Online is my preferred choice. Set in the rich world of Tolkien the game lets you see the famous landmarks you only got to read about in your youth. Maybe you want a simpler game that can engage the kids, then look no further than Wizard 101. A simple game system with amazing efforts to protect kids in the game system has made this an award winning MMO that continues to rank higher on the charts every year.
My personal choice for free gaming right now has been influenced by the movie industry and this summer of super heroes, Champions Online. I go back with Champions a LONG time, first starting to play the pen and paper version in late 1981. During the following years I played it off and on a lot and have some great memories including weekly gaming sessions with my friends and the founding of the super team, The Round Table. My character back then was called Blue Knight (think Iron Man with Stark not being a playboy). This all came back like it was yesterday as I played Champions Online and today I now defend Millennium City as the Blue Knight once again. A solid game system, good graphics that remind you of the old comics and just the plain fun of being a super hero makes this an awesome free choice.
I could keep listing programs all day long but I think you begin to get the idea, there is a lot of great free software out there. This is a small list and does not come close to covering all the options and choices but these are the programs I have found that use and enjoy the most. If you have a great free program you fee deserves notice be sure to add it as a comment to this post. In the mean time enjoy the truth of an old saying that I will paraphrase, "Many great things in life are free."


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Mobile Device Management
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Amtel's cloud based solution seamlessly integrates Mobile Device Security, Mobile App Management and Mobile Content Management with Mobile Expense Management (MEM). Manage both Corporate and BYOD devices with Amtel MDM. Create a secure enterprise workspace on BYOD devices where you can safely run enterprise apps and share enterprise mail and content.
Amtel MDM feeds real-time device usage information to MEM, delivering just-in-time mobile expense control and avoiding bill shock from excessive data usage or international roaming charges. Deployed easily from a secure private cloud with SSAE 16 Type II compliance, the mobile device management solution is ideal for Android management, iPad management and iPhone management in the enterprise.
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Nelson Weighs in on Call for More Early Voting
November 02, 2012 | WMFE - The Florida League of Women Voters and democrats around the state are calling on Republican Governor Rick Scott to extend early voting hours. The move comes as reports of long lines from around Florida are pouring in. 90.7s Mark Simpson has more.
Former democratic state lawmaker Dan Gelber, League of Women Voters of Florida President Deirdre Macnab each sent letters calling for more early voting. U.S. Senator Bill Nelson also emphasized the need more early voting hours if long lines continue.
Nelson, a democrat running for re-election noted that many minorities in Florida have depended on using the Sunday before election day to cast their ballot as he spoke to a gathering of Hispanic business leaders in Orlando,
"Especially Hispanics and African Americans in the last decade have availed themselves of the use of Sunday because it's a convenient day and they're not working and I would certainly hope the Governor would extend it if the lines are particularly long."
The Republican Party of Florida responded to the request noting that changes to Florida's election law still provide a mandated 96 hours of early voting.
In 2008 Republican Governor Charlie Crist extended early voting hours after complaints of long lines.
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It's time for a new visual journal! I only have 5 or so pages left in my current visual journal, so it is time for making a brand spanking new one. This is my favorite part: collecting and sorting all of the papers and ephemera to be bound together. My last journal was a monster of a book and has ended up lasting me 3 years. From the beginning, I was committed to completely filling it, but three years is waaaaayyy too long to be working in the same book. Too much baggage to carry around. So, as much as I love a thick, meaty journal, this one will be much thinner and easier to finish. Not much feels better than holding that overflowing book in your little hands knowing every single page is covered with words and images from your own mind and imagination. So rewarding, especially for those of us who sometimes have trouble actually finishing a project. It is a major accomplishment. But this next time around, I plan on making it a little easier on myself.
My poor, demented bunny was supposed to look like this adorable one. But, he's kind of endearing in his own way. In an attempt to improve my drawing skills, I've been experimenting with blind contour drawings. They are tons of fun and are supposed to train you to see with your eyes instead of your brain. (My brain thinks it doesn't know how to draw a bunny, but my eye says, what bunny? You just draw this line, then a curve, then a circle here, and pretty soon you have a bunny!) The best part is that it frees me from the self-imposed obligation to draw perfectly. A blind contour drawing isn't supposed to look exactly like anything. And often something pretty crazy turns up so you get to laugh at yourself, too. Being able to laugh at yourself is a necessary ingredient for art and for life in general.
Blindly is the only way I'd even attempt to draw a person at this stage. Poor Craig and Eddie. They are actually really good looking guys. You might be surprised to learn that both of Craig's eyes are actually on his face IRL. And those are dreadlocks, not worms coming out of his head. But, hey! I'm learning here.
Strictly speaking, these are more like semi-blind contour drawings. In a regular blind contour, you never take your eyes off of your subject or lift your pen from the paper. Here, I've done a section at a time then stopped to evaluate how far off the mark I've come. I restart with my pen where it should be, but once that pen starts moving, all I see is my subject, and it is harder to make your hand to draw a 4 inch line curving down to the left midway toward 5 o'clock than you'd think.
This one, I am most proud of. I had to say a little prayer before attempting to draw Giraffey, my daughter's most honored and beloved stuffie that has been with her since her first Christmas. I could just imagine the nightmares Maisey would have after seeing my bad drawing of a demented giraffe, but she turned out lovely! Except for the extra circle on her head which will eventually become a crown of flowers. Oh, and the blue dots that bled through another drawing onto her head. But, her lovable giraffey-ness has been preserved though, I think. Thank God.
Before you criticize me for storing baguettes in dirty water, those are paint brushes, thankyouverymuch.
If you think you could do better (I agree, I'm sure you could!!), why not take a stab at it and send me a pic or a link to your blind contour experiment. I'd love to share it here with my next round of drawings! Seriously, try it! If art is good therapy, blind contour drawing is the yummy orange syrupy cold medicine you used to fake a cough to get your mom to give to you. Or was that just me?
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We did a little traveling recently to visit family in Santa Fe and Austin. I used it as an excuse to make some mail art for a few friends.
This one was drawn entirely in the car during our road trip. Normally, I hate to draw or write in the car because of the bumpiness, but sadly I can't say it looks much different from my ordinary shaky hand drawing. Oh, well.
Each envelope held a hand written note (of course!) along with bits of interesting or pretty things I picked up during our travels: a cool business card, pieces of patterned paper, origami cups! My favorite part is decorating the envelopes and I love tucking in special goodies, but I might experiment with post cards next time. Maybe print pictures of our travels to turn into post cards later?
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In an effort to get back to creating something every day, I've started keeping a pattern journal. I love patterns. Floral, geometric, black & white, simple, intricate--they all intrigue me. My thinking was simply to reproduce a pattern (rather than creating my own) in marker and pen each day and hopefully learn a little something about color and shape in the process.
Working on patterns has been "my time". Time for me to shut everything (and everyone) out for a little while and just focus on creating in a way that is easy and fun. And leaves me eager to come back tomorrow for the next round. On days when I have a little more time, I chose a pattern to reproduce that is more detailed. On days when I am pressed for time, I chose a simpler one. I don't worry about reproducing the pattern perfectly. I don't use rulers or covet straight lines. I've been surprised at how much I enjoy the process. And right now for me, that's the point.
Things I've learned so far:
~Copying a pattern, even a small one (my journal is only about 4x6 in.), takes more time than I thought. The simplest patterns take me about an hour. But I am not hurrying and I allow myself to thoroughly enjoy the process regardless of how long it takes.
~Because the patterns take a little longer than I initially thought to reproduce, I try to do a pattern every couple of days instead of every single day as I originally intended. But if I can eventually commit to a pattern a day, it seems the best way to get the most out of the process.
~Although I love the simplicity of working with markers, the limited color palette is always disappointing. But it does require me to think about color combinations more deeply. How to simplify a palette, how colors work together, etc.
~Quilt patterns are my favorite and my best.
~I cannot draw a straight line to save my life.
If you'd like to try your very own pattern journal, start with a small blank notebook (I used one I already had on hand). Begin collecting patterns from books, magazines or online to copy. Remember patterns are found everywhere--literally! Visual patterns simply repeat certain design elements, whether flowers or triangles, and can be regular or chaotic, symmetrical or mathematic. Consider patterns in clothing and other textiles, advertisements, architecture, nature, and art. Check out my Patterns Pinterest board and soon you will have way more than you need to fill an entire book. Better yet, you may begin to "see" patterns everywhere you look.
The advantage of a simple project like this, besides cultivating daily art practice, is that it challenges you to "see" what's around you and what you are drawing more actively. Plus, you can begin to notice what aspects of certain types of patterns or color combinations you are naturally drawn to for use in your own artwork. Your pattern journal will be a repository of ideas for backgrounds, detailing and other mark making for future projects. Best of all, it is just another place to explore and enjoy the process of art making without the fear or intimidation that often comes with creating an original work of art.
Does this sound like something you'd like to try? Please share! I'd love to see what patterns you come up with.
Do you love handmade journals as much as I do? (Silly question, of course you do!) Then you need to know about an awesome journal giveaway over at the lifestyle blog Little Yellow Couch. This month they are featuring everything Bookish and giving away four one-of-a-kind journals made by Jacob Deatherage of Ex Libris Anonymous.
The only thing better than a new book is a new journal, so skip on over to Little Yellow Couch ASAP because this giveaway ends TOMORROW Saturday, March 15 at 12 am EST. (Sorry for the late notice, but better late than never!) While you are there, check out some of the fun Bookish blog posts Little Yellow Couch has for March. My favorites are the DIY Library Club Badge (sooo fun!), chalkboard library dividers, and vintage lace collar inspiration that is oh so librarian chic! I don't know about you, but my inner bookworm is geeking out! Have fun checking out Little Yellow Couch and good luck on the giveaway!
And he saw the studio he was about to abandon for his bed as it might have appeared in a documentary film about himself that would reveal to a curious world how a masterpiece was born. --Ian McEwan, Amsterdam
And he saw the studio he was about to abandon for his bed as it might have appeared in a documentary film about himself that would reveal to a curious world how a masterpiece was born. --Ian McEwan, Amsterdam
Am I the only one who day dreams of being interviewed for one of those beautiful, $15 magazines like Where Women Create or Studios? "Why, thank you for your kind words about my humble little studio. And, yes, (blushing ever so slightly) I guess you could say this is where the magic happens...."
Some journal pages, either finished or nearly so.
I went through a brief period wanting to draw my surroundings. Until I got bored with my surroundings. Then I attempted drawing flowers from the seed catalog that had just come in the mail. I quickly got bored with that too.
I did enjoy the drawing and watercolor. I'll have to remember that next time I run out of ideas.
A beautiful envelope and gift from a dear friend. The advantage of having such a huge journal is that it can hold everything. This one is, quite literally, bursting at the seams. I may have to rebind the whole thing once it's done. (Yeah, like that's going to happen.)
Have you noticed that when listening to Pandora, you can read lots of cool information about your music, including song lyrics, the most perfectly written bios, and--my favorite--"features of this track"? I get all kinds of giddy just wondering just what exactly "repetitive melodic phrasing," "acoustic sonority," or "extensive vamping" actually mean. If I knew, it wouldn't be half as exciting. I'm content just to roll the words around on my tongue.
As soon as I made my declaration to eagerly jump back into blogging, I get sick and spend the next week and a half accomplishing little more than a losing few miserable games of Spider Solitaire. Typical. But I did rediscover some photos from a year ago that have been stuck inside my broken camera. Maisey managed to get the camera to work long enough for me to upload these pictures I forgot I had taken.
A year ago I was sinking in a wicked and unrelenting depression that would drag me to the deepest depths of despair before it would finally let me go. I had been blessed with a number of commissions for custom journals and had a pretty little pile of book spines cut from old books that I had used for journal covers left over on my desk. Somehow in that mental fog I managed to come up with the idea to use the spines to make a mobile. Having a particular love for Dangly Things, I kept myself occupied making these pretties until I ran out of book spines. They (and a few too painful to read journal entries) were the only products of that dark time that eventually turned into the longest creative hiatus of my adult life. It's funny looking back to remember that these little bits of paper and fishing line literally gave me a reason to get out of bed in the morning. At least for a few weeks. Never underestimate the power of small things.
Except for the feathers, I made the mobiles entirely from things I had laying around the studio. Which makes me very happy. I would never have thought to add feathers had my BFF not surprised me with a feathery earring from a local jewelry artist. I already had the beads and spines in place but was struggling with what else to add to them when, without really thinking about it, I took the earring out of my ear and hung it from the mobile. Perfection! I drove over to Hobby Lobby the same day for a bag of feathers. That will probably be the last time I ever attempt to work with feathers again, though. If you've ever cut and shaped them, snorting their feathery bits that cover every surface within a 10 mile radius into your screaming sinuses, you understand why. Just thinking about it makes me need to sneeze. Oh, but I love the texture they add!
As it turns out, I've had other dangly things on my mind lately.
~ Like this DIY feather pendant light from A Beautiful Mess (Feathers, again! What am I thinking??)
~ Something like these but with found objects or beads and leather laces. I think I need to learn macrame.
~ I'm not into dream catchers normally, but these gorgeous jewel-toned ones by Dreams By Andrea have me itching to try my own version.
~ I've finally saved up enough bottle caps for a bottle cap windchime like this one. Maybe this weekend's project?
Take something cute and hang it from a string...and I'm gonna pin it. If you could use your own dangly inspiration, check out my Pinterest board filled with all kinds of pretty things hanging from string, wire and more! I'm fairly certain you'll find more than enough creative projects to keep you busy for a lifetime. (I love you, Pinterest.)
What are you hoping to create this weekend? Please share!
I used to think facing a blank canvas was hard. But you know what is really hard, as in suffocating every creative or original thought that you might possibly have? A blank blog post. Especially when your blog has already been languishing away with barely a once-a-month post for the past year or more, the blank screen can be paralyzing. And it's not like I haven't tried. I've written and rewritten this post in my head a hundred times but never made it to the computer. Some of the problem is just not having the time I'm used to to blog and search the internet for new inspiration. But mostly, it is just facing that Blank Screen, getting back into the swing of writing, creating, and sharing. I want to do it. I need to do it. I'm not ready to let go of my blogging past. I do occasionally have ideas worth sharing, but it takes a lot more motivation than I seem to have had lately.
So I've been waiting around for the perfect get-back-to-blogging idea to pop into my brain. A segway from the spotty blog post past to the happy blogging-is-second-nature-to-me-now future I envision. Then it occurred to me, I tell myself and everyone else not to be intimidated by the blank canvas. Not to worry about the outcome, but to just jump into it and trust the process. Get some color on the page and just have fun. And it's darned good advice. So I decided (for lack of a better idea) to apply that to blogging. I'm just going to jump back into it and try to have fun with it again! Don't judge me too harshly if you notice my eyes are closed.
So, here are some journal pages I've worked on since I last shared in, oh, October 2012 or so. Most are as complete as they ever will be. Some may have a few things added here and there eventually. Did anyone else get hooked on that show Lie to Me? Not the best show on earth, but I loved it. Especially learning tricks to discerning when someone's lying or not. An awesome skill to have. Must research microexpressions when I have a chance.
Whew! Am I ever glad that's over with! They say taking that first step is half the work. Honestly, it felt like the 3 hours I just spent editing photos was at least 2/3 of the work--but whatever! With that weight lifted, I feel like nothing can stop me now! Right after I take a nap. I'm exhausted.
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Wally Lamb: The Hour I First Believed
Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird
Pearl S. Buck: The Good Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)
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Group Booking Defined
A group booking is basically a bunch of rooms (at least 8) that are set aside on a particular sailing, and only certain people can book those rooms. To create a group, the following information is essential:
Cruise line and ship
Sailing date
Number of rooms to reserve
Types of rooms to reserve (and quantity)
Price Control
Since group bookings are usually made months in advance, when prices are lower, cruise rates for the group don't increase over time as the ship fills up. Thus, groups get a long period of time to book all their reserved space without having to worry about price increases. Pricing can become as issue, though, if the group space is filled quickly, and more rooms have to be added. Rooms added to an existing booking will be subject to the rate at the time of addition.
Rooms Types and Quantity
Each group booking will have a specific amount of rooms set aside for guests to book into. The number of cabins, and the types of cabins are determined at the initial creation of the group. It's not uncommon to see a group booking have a few suites, a good number of ocean view rooms, and a handful of inside staterooms. It all depends on the budgets and preferences of the people in the group. A social group of 18-20 year olds might require all inside staterooms, which are the least expensive. A youth sports team will probably need ocean view rooms because they are big enough to accommodate families. It's important to know what kinds of travelers will be in the group in order to reserve the proper kind and quantity of staterooms.
As a group, all staterooms are cross-referenced for seating in the dining room. Table arrangements will be made to put all guests together at the specified dining time which is set by the group leader. The Dining department will also require a seating list prior to departure.
Special Activities
Groups have the privilege of reserving meeting rooms and lounges for private group activities. Celebrating someone's birthday on board? Have a cocktail party in the piano bar. Or teach a half-day Seminar at Sea in one of the conference rooms. It is recommended, though, that requests be made as early as possible before departure.
Group Points
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Second-row Bradley Davies is the latest player to leave Wales after it was confirmed on Tuesday he is to join London Wasps.
The 42-times capped international has been a Wales regular since his debut in 2009 and captained his country on last year's June tour to Japan. He joins Wasps from Cardiff Blues.
Director of Rugby Dai Young believes Davies will add considerable strength to the Club's second-row options.
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"I know Dai very well from my time at the Blues and his vision for London Wasps is something that has been very appealing to me," said Davies.
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I'm so honored to be included as a featured artist in West Elm & Etsy's collaboration! My work is currently up on West Elm's website and can be found in their Holiday 2012 catalogs sometime soon. And I've received word that more exciting news is on the way in the coming weeks (besides the fact Baby Boy is due TOMORROW, ahhhh).


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I stalk Wall Street. Stopping short of phone hacking, of course.
The man in charge of recovering assets from the alleged ZeekRewards Ponzi scheme is making some progress.
Kenneth Bell, the court-appointed receiver for Rex Venture Group and ZeekRewards.com, says his team has secured nearly $300 million in assets so far. There may be tens of millions of dollars more to recover, he says.
Last month the SEC shut down ZeekRewards.com calling it a $600 million Ponzi scheme on the verge of collapse. According to the SEC, the website had over 1 million online customers who were promised up to 50% of the company's daily net profits through a profit sharing system in which they accumulate rewards points that could be redeemed for cash payouts.
But the company lied when it told customers that it was extremely profitable and payouts to customers, dubbed affiliates, bore no relation to the company's profit, the SEC said. According to the regulator most of the total "profits" paid to affiliates were comprised of funds received from new investors in classic Ponzi scheme fashion."
Bell was appointed to recover the assets and sort out a claims process for those affected by the alleged scheme. Bell says recovering the assets will take months, if not longer. Only then will affiliates be able to make claims and get money back.
In a letter yesterday, Bell urged affiliates who made gains to surrender them in an effort to give all victims a slice of the recovered assets.
"Among those from whom we intend to recover assets are those affiliates who took more out of Rex Ventures than they put in. Many of you received little or nothing from this enterprise. In order to make everyone as whole as possible, those who profited from participating should surrender their gains," he writes.
Paul Burks, the online marketer in charge of the alleged scheme, agreed to pay a $4 million penalty and relinquish his interest in the company. He did not admit nor deny guilt.
Bell has said that the number of victims could be 2 million–double the original figure cited by the SEC.
Despite the findings by the SEC some Zeek affiliates are defending the company and fighting the Ponzi scheme allegations. Over 33,000 people have signed a petition to keep ZeekRewards alive saying they are "devastated" by the shutdown and that they are "behind Paul Burks, Rex Venture Group, Zeekler/Zeek Rewards and it's affiliates 100%."
"In no way that this company defrauded anyone. We believe that Zeekler/Zeek Rewards has given us the leadership and the freedom to support our families," the petition reads.
Here's the website for updates on the status of ZeekReward funds. The receiver is asking anyone with questions about the case to email them to email@example.com.
A real shame as I know people in it. Seen it before and we will see it again and I have been caught in this type of trap in my more naive days.
you forgot to mention in that same letter dated 9/13/12 SEC appointed receiver kenneth bell that he makes mention that he has been reading the posts and emails from the internet…..WHY?? who's paying his hourly wages to SURF THE INTERNET !!! this is all "alleged" he hasn't sent out any formal claim to ANY affiliates to even see how much "supposedly" people have "lost" in this alleged "NOT PROVEN YET to be a ponzi scheme",he has not shown proof that his claims are justified !
he nows wants people that have been paid from the profit sharing to give it all back…..how is that going to work when these people claimed this money as income and paid income tax from last year when the company paid out $375 million dollars to affiliates…..who is going to reimburse the TAX MONEY these people have paid !!!
in it's formality mr. bell's website shows the link to send in an email if you have questions….all you get is an automated acknowledgement of email received.
instead of surfing the internet, why doesn't mr. bell send out claim forms NOW…so when he's done adding his hourly rate to the court's "services rendered" he'll already have those affiliates info sitting on his desk instead of waiting six more months.
i totally agree
Hi Coty, the answer to your question is that they file an amended tax return for the years in question and get a tax refund. Glad that I could clear that up for you. I'd be happy to respond to your other comments, but they're too incoherent to decode.
mentally ill. ^^^^^^^
Zeek Rewards wasn't under control of Federal Reserve Bank's owners or some big guy at Walt Street, that is why it was so easy to shut it down
Stop jocking guys how to get back the money from peoples who living outside of United States. This is a great defeat for the middle class, the SEC claims to defend us, but we were devastated. Why did he tries not to fix the problem instead of deciding to close the companies. They can keep my money, and may Lord keep blessing those who participate in this crime against the collective consciousness.
300 million is a lot of money the receiver collected, that gives me hope that the true victims in this will get a good portion of there funds back. The 33,000 people trying to keep zeek alive are in denial or just trying to fight paying back any money they made.
Q: I am considering now, NOT TO APPLY FOR A RE-FUND…
The Zeek Rewards Program is now currently deemed a illegal 'Ponzi Scheme' according to the SEC.
HELP ME HERE…I don't think its smart to submit your name, address, social security number, phone, e-mail etc etc to the government and affirm that you were involved in a "Ponzi Scheme", this could come back to haunt you!
Ponzi Schemes are illegal, the claim information you submit to the government will be on your record with the government forever…correct?
I know many companies don't tell us exactly whats going on behind the scenes, and a lot of innocent people can get hurt, is this a excuse?
I am choosing to leave my info/refund in the terabytes of massive data they have and move on…as getting 10-20 cents on the dollar back seems too much hassle for the trouble it may give you.
This has been stressful and I have had enough…I am going to spend my time relaxing and building another business…
Is the Safe play to stay away ??? (i think YES)


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So far, we have only used Hive through its interactive console. In this article by Darren Lee, author of Instant Apache Hive Essentials How-to, we will learn how Hive supports uses cases, such as periodic ETL jobs, by rerunning the top athletes query in batch mode from the command line. This support allows us to use external tools to start Hive jobs and capture their output.
(For more resources related to this topic, see here.)
Getting ready
Here are the initial steps to be followed:
Create the init.hql file in the current directory. This file sets up the database, specifies our Hive settings, and creates our input table.
create database if not exists ch3 ;
use ch3 ;
set hive.exec.mode.local.auto=true ;
create table if not exists athlete(
name string,
id string,
demonstration_events_competed_in array<string>,
demonstration_medals_won array<string>,
country array<string>,
medals_won array<string>)
row format delimited
fields terminated by '\t'
collection items terminated by ',' ;
load data
local inpath 'data/olympic_athlete.tsv'
overwrite into table athlete ;
Create the script.hql in the current directory. This file creates our output table and executes a query.
create table if not exists top_athletes(
name string,
num_medals int) ;
insert overwrite table top_athletes
select name, size(medals_won) as num_medals
from athlete
where size(medals_won) >= ${threshold}
order by num_medals desc, name asc ;
How to do it...
Follow these steps to complete the task:
We start by running our initialization and query scripts from the command line:
$ hive -v --hivevar threshold=10 -i init.hql -f script.hql
We write the header of our top_athletes table to a file using the standard cut and paste Unix tools:
$ hive -S -e "use ch4; describe top_athletes;" | cut -f 1 | paste
-s - > output.tsv
We write the data from the top_athletes table to our output file by executing explicit SQL statements:
$ hive -S -e "use ch4; select * from top_athletes ;" >> output.tsv
We can verify the contents of our file by simply using the cat command:
$ cat output.tsv
name num_medals
Michael Phelps 22
Larissa Latynina 14
Jenny Thompson 12
Nikolai Andrianov 12
Matt Biondi 11
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 11
Ryan Lochte 11
Boris Shakhlin 10
Takashi Ono 10
How it works...
From the command line, Hive supports three mutually exclusive modes. In addition to the interactive mode that we have used in previous sections, we can pass commands to Hive using two different flags.
Execute the contents of the file
SQL statements
Execute the argument as input
Run Hive interactively
For all three of these cases, Hive allows using the -i filename parameter for passing an initialization script. This script will be executed first, then the session will continue with the file contents, explicit statements, or interactive session.
Hive supports using the -i flag multiple times, so we can make our initialization scripts even more reusable by splitting them according to their functionality. For example, we could have one initialization script with common settings used by all jobs running on a particular cluster and a second initialization script for all jobs that use particular table definitions.
In this example, we first use our two files to create the input and output tables and run a query. By using interactive scripts, we can separate the context of our query (the database, data loading, and Hive configuration) from the logic and output. Different processes can share the same context without needing to duplicate the contents of the initialization file across all of their scripts.
We also make our script.sql file reusable with different thresholds through variable substitution. Hive will automatically replace any occurrences of ${variable} with the values passed to the hive command via the – –hivevar parameter. The -d and – –define parameters are synonyms for – –hivevar, and all of these parameters may be specified multiple times if necessary.
The -v flag simply puts Hive into verbose mode, so each statement is echoed to the console as it is executed. Combining the verbose flag, variable substitution, and our scripts gives us the first shell command we executed:
$ hive-v --hivevar threshold=10 -iinit.hql -f script.hql
We then execute two explicit commands, first to describe the columns of the top_athletes table, and then to output its contents. These are redirected to our output file on the local filesystem.
The -S flag puts Hive into silent mode, so only the output of our queries will be written to the files. This helps us capture only the table contents to our output file.
$ hive -S -e "use ch3; describe top_athletes;" | cut -f 1 | paste -s - >$ hive -S -e "use ch3; select * from top_athletes ;" >> output.tsv
In Hive Versions 0.10.0 and later, we can use the -database ch3 flag instead of specifying use ch3; as part of the query. Alternatively, we could refer to the table by its full name ch3. top_athletes.
In this recipe, we learned how Hive supports uses cases, such as periodic ETL jobs, by rerunning the top athletes query in batch mode from the command line.
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Further resources on this subject:
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- Configuring Apache and Nginx [Article]
- Geronimo Architecture: Part 2 [Article]
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I cover energy issues from a private property, free market perspective
The Obama Administration is hardly gung-ho about increasing fossil-fuel production. Yet the Department of Interior recently called on oil and gas companies to "develop the tens of millions of acres" of public land "they've already leased."
This "touché" was intended to blunt criticism from the oil industry that federal bureaucrats were obstructing domestic energy production. But the Interior Department's new report simply attempts to distract Americans from the feds' constricting approach to domestic oil and gas production, a policy which deprives the American economy of thousands of new jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars in gross domestic product.
The DOI report notes that oil companies are lobbying for access to new sites for drilling even as they sit idly on acres upon acres of open leases. So why open up more reserves, when Big Oil isn't using what it already has?
The report calculated that 70 percent of offshore acreage and nearly 56 percent of inland acreage are currently inactive. But DOI's definition of "inactive" defies the realities of best-practices hydrocarbon production.
Specifically, acreage not currently producing or green-lighted for development is assumed to be "inactive," which knocks out acreage where geophysical and geotechnical analyses and seismic surveys are underway. But what's wrong with preparatory work that reduces dry–hole risk and other resource waste? The fact is that for every 100 new leased areas, only one will result in a viable oil discovery.
Obtaining a lease is just the first step in producing energy, after which companies must obtain exploration and drilling permits. Leases may appear idle — but only because planned exploration and development are being held up by other federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Ocean, Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.
Throughout the pre-leasing, leasing, exploration, drilling, and production processes, companies have to apply for more than 15 permits and comply with more than 90 sets of federal regulations. A permit just approved in Utah, for example, was four and half years in the making. In an earlier report on lease activity, this land would have been considered inactive.
The more the government stalls, the more oil and gas companies pay. Annual rental fees for leased land can now exceed $100,000 annually — and can increase as the lease goes on. This hardly suggests that companies are somehow incited to postpone drilling and production.
Not to worry, leases also include a "use it or lose it" provision to ensure that oil companies promptly return acreage unworthy of development to the government. Such is also the case with most private-land mineral development.
America's oil and gas industry supports more than nine million U.S. jobs and nearly 8 percent of our country's economy, while delivering more than $86 million in daily federal taxes. Such economic success would not be possible if oil and gas firms allowed truly lucrative leases and land to sit idle. That is what the profit system is all about.
What you will hear as the campaign gears up: I have presided over 4 straight years of increasing oil production, something not achieved since the administration of LBJ.
And that is true. Regardless of the reasons for that — which is really record investments by oil and gas companies into new production — that will be a powerful campaign point.
It will be for those who don't know the real reason for it or who simply deny it.
Mr. Rapier,
In 2008 the US produced 4.950 Million Barrels per Day (MB/D) while in 2011 it produced 5.675 MB/D. While that is an increase of 15%, it has hardly more than a drop in the barrel, as it were. Compared with production in 1970 of 9.6 MB/D and the fact that world demand for crude oil is much higher than in 1970, the small amount of increase is close to meaningless. Further, the majority of oil being brought into production is heavy, sour crude oil which has a low "crack spread". In 1970, a much larger percentage of oil was sweet, light crude oil with a high crack spread. This means that in 1970 three gallons of crude oil might produce 1 gallon of gasoline and two gallons of fuel oil while today it might be five or more gallons of crude oil to produce the same amount of gasoline and fuel oil. Increasing production of heavy sour crude oils, to say nothing of "shale oil" and "oil sands" which have even poorer crack spreads, will not translate into more gasoline or fuel oil production.
Tell that to the Dakotas – which incidentally have the lowest unemployment rate in the country. According to the Government Accountability Office there is around 3 Trillion barrels of oil in the Green River Formation, nearly half of which is recoverable – about as much oil as the entire world's proven reserves, combined……..But its under federal control. If Shale oil/Oil sands weren't profitable, they wouldn't be making it, but thats the great thing about technology and human ingenuity, something your lacking in spades.
Hello Topher,
You wrote:"If Shale oil/Oil sands weren't profitable, they wouldn't be making it, but thats the great thing about technology and human ingenuity, something your lacking in spades."
I did not write that they were not profitable, I said that they have very low "crack spread", which is to say it takes a great many more "barrels" of shale oil or oils sands to produce one gallon of gasoline than light sweet crude (with a 3-2-1 crack spread), or even conventional sour, heavy crude (with a 5-2-1 crack spread). The extraction of these materials, which are not actually "oil" but bitumen or kerogen, is only profitable when the market price is around 80 USD/B. It is profitable to extract sweet, light crude oil at much lower market prices.
On a technical note, bitumen is actually a form of asphalt. In the ground, it is found in "oils sands" and is a mixture of sand, rock, and bitumen. At room temperatures it is a solid. To get into the pipe line this material has to be heated and diluted with petroleum distillates producing "synthetic oil" or "syncrude". Some times politely referred to as "extra heavy" crude oils (due to the high wax content, high API viscosity, high density) it is expensive to extract. It must either be mined from the surface like coal (to which it is just as similar as it is to oil) or through expensive steam injection with or without the injection of petroleum distillates. Production costs are quite a bit higher. Natural gas has to be burned into order to generate the steam needed to made the bitumen fluid enough to move. The diluted sycrude must be extensively processed before it can be distilled, most commonly through catalytic hydrocracking. This product is sold as "Western Canadian Select" (WCS) which actually is a blend of both conventional heavy oil and unconventional diluted bitumen. Bitumen is so low in capacity to produce gasoline and so viscous and dense, it cannot be processed directly. WCS has a lower crack spread and as result sells for much less than other products, and thus produces fewer gallons of gasoline and fuel oil, and thus has lower market prices. For example, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a bench mark light crude oil, had an average price in 2011 of about 95 USD/bbl while WCS averaged around 76 USD/bbl remembering that WCS is only a partially bitumen. The point of all of this is that just because there is a "proven reserve" of so-many "barrels of crude" that could be extracted from North America is not the same as if there an equivalent number of barrels of WTI or Saudi oil.
Increasing oil sand production will not necessarily increase gasoline production.
Mr. Bradley,
Everyone is being disingenuous here.
The Obama Administration is indeed playing up for political purposes petroleum development [1]. On the DOI webpage it is written:
"According to the report, more than 70 percent of the tens of millions of offshore acres currently under lease are inactive, neither producing nor currently subject to approved or pending exploration or development plans. Out of nearly 36 million acres leased offshore, only about 10 million acres are active – leaving nearly 72 percent of the offshore leased area idle."
The entire "report", which is not much more than an extended press release goes into a bit more detail [2].
However, the DOI is simply responding to equally meaningless attacks by conservatives who insist that the Administration is slowing or blocking oil exploration ("Drill, Baby, Drill").
The simple fact of the matter is that US oil production has been declining for 40 years. In 1970 product was at 9.6 million barrels per day while in 2010 it was 5.6.[3]. No matter how many wells are drilled and produced, US oil production will not return to pre-1970 levels, or even pre-2000 levels. The idea that there are huge reserves of untapped and readily accessible oil is a point no one wants to address.
[1] http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/DOI-Releases-Update-on-Unused-Oil-and-Gas-Leases.cfm
[2] http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=296238
[3] http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbblpd_a.htm