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ConocoPhillips has many assets all over the globe. Presently as it attempts to focus its energies on the U.S. shale oil industry, its assets in the Alberta oil sands region are on hold. Is there a problem for investors if COP continues to hold on to these assets and doesn't sell them?
Are Oil Sand's Assets a Burden Right Now?
While COP has been divesting itself of other energy properties around the world, it has changed its mind on selling its Canadian oil sands assets because it already exceeded its target of raising capital by divesting in the other projects around the world.
ConocoPhillips intended to sell off some of its Canadian oil sands in an attempt to rebalance its portfolio and adjust to the changing world economy. The idea was to divest itself of higher cost projects and focus on devoting more cash to U.S. shale oil projects. It was looking at options to sell at least its 50% interest in the Surmont, Foster Creek, and Christina Lake oil sands projects in Alberta, while it focused more of its "unconventional oil production" from South Texas Eagle Ford shale and the North Dakota Bakken formation.
The Alberta oil sands project has been a challenge to companies for a number of reasons. The environment overall for selling Canadian oil reserves has been a challenge and one of those challenges is due to the new supply from U.S. oil fields. This is causing problems for the Alberta oil sands region. Not only do companies need deep pockets here, but there are political and technical challenges. Skilled labor continues to be hard to find as employees go south into the United States. Producers in Alberta have had to sell their crude at larger discounts compared with the overall North American benchmark.
Is the company holding the property in Alberta because it is so valuable, or is it just hard to sell right now? State-controlled energy companies are not allowed to acquire majority stakes in the oil Sands and last December some rule changes have caused some analysts to believe that the value of oil sands projects would be depressed.
Other companies besides COP have pulled their oil sands properties off the sales floor because present offers are just not up to expectations. Royal Dutch Shell has its Orion steam-driven development in Alberta that was valued at $200 million but the company could not find any buyers at that reflected value.
In the present economic environment, starting capital intensive projects from the ground floor seems to have too many economic and political risks right now. For this reason investors are looking for better places to put their money. Some of these projects are offering "single - digit" returns on investments. They have operational and political risks and investing money in the long term project for a possible 8% return in this environment just doesn't look inviting.
Transporting the Crude is the Future key to Productivity
Oil sands pipelines, especially the Keystone pipeline, need to be built otherwise the problem of price discounts in the region will persist and expansion will slow down while other areas of North America production boom.
It is understandable why the oil sands region will need these pipelines if any long-term projects are going to persist there. With the North American boom in energy growth, supply growth is projected to outstrip the demand over the next five years. This would result in a natural buildup and keep prices low.
I can understand why COP would be in no hurry to sell its oil sands projects in this environment and elect to hold on to them. They could be worth more in the next 3 to 5 years if pipelines could get built.
Even though oil sands production is forecast to grow, over the next couple years it is expected to be slow because Alberta's landlocked and the infrastructure needed to move that oil is just not there.
As production slowly continues to increase, it will exceed current pipeline capacity. This is causing producers to offer significant discounts for buyers to even look at the oil. The differential between Western Canada Select and the benchmark West Texas Intermediate has averaged $25 (U.S.) a barrel so far in 2013. Producers don't want to develop the region when they have to continually sell at steep discounts because they can't move the crude. For this reason, I don't see any major production taking place in the short term.
Not only is the Keystone XL pipeline important to get rid of these discounts, but Canada is also experiencing growth in its light tight oil- better known as shale oil and this just expounds the lack of export capacity. But clearly it is the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that is keeping the steep discounts on Alberta crude alive. As with all pipelines wanting to go through the United States to the Gulf, environmental concerns are at the forefront and that's why it has not received approval yet. Rail transportation is an alternative, but it's expensive and could slow projects even more because it's going to eat into production margins.
Affect Upon ConocoPhillips?
I don't think this will have any adverse affect upon ConocoPhillips. The company has easily raised the billions of dollars it intended to buy selling assets in other part of the world so it can focus on the light tight oil here in the United States.
Presently it is holding on to its assets in Alberta because it hasn't found any interested buyers that are willing to pay what it considers the value of its property. The building of the Keystone XL pipeline will be a major factor in erasing the steep discounts in Alberta crude. If and when approval takes place, we might see the company either begin production or put its assets up on the auction block again. If the steep discounts are done away with, it is more likely that interested investors will pay more (closer to real value) for the property.


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A Mallard Cove resident said someone drove through her shrubs and over her mailbox. The woman told police that her mother was home at approximately 10:30 a.m. and saw a pickup truck knocked over mailbox and crush the shrubs. The homeowners' mother was unable to see the license plate number.
A New Meadow Road resident reported two unauthorized charges a bank account.
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Rescue personnel respond to North Lake Drive for a woman with a laceration.
A Sowams Road resident called police requesting their presence at her home when her son stopped by later in the day. The man had reportedly been threatening his mother for a couple of hours over the phone. Police stopped by the home, and there was no problem when the man visited.
A Hickory Lane resident called 911 after getting into an argument with his stepbrother. The man told police he wanted his stepbrother out of his house. No one was charged.
Thursday, Jan. 24
A man was trying to flag down drivers at 2:24 a.m. near the intersection of Middle Highway at Federal Road after his car ran out of gas. The 48 year-old man from South Kingstown told police he was out for a drive when his vehicle's gas tank ran dry. It was just 6 degrees outside so the officer allowed the man to wait at the station while someone came to pick him up.
Police investigated a past breaking and entering on Lantern Lane. The homeowner said two laptops, prescription medicine and assorted jewelry, including a wedding ring, were missing from the home. Officers could not find any signs of forced entry. The homeowner said the door was probably left unlocked.
Police and rescue responded to a Clarke Road residence after a woman said her husband was possibly suffering from hypothermia. She said he had driven from his job in Connecticut without any heat in his car and was acting strangely afterwards. He refused transportation to the hospital.
Police responded to a Court Avenue residence and met a man outside the home. The man's wife had called police and told officers she wanted her husband to leave the house.
Saturday, Jan. 26
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A Riverside man dropped his wife off on the side of the road after the two had an argument. The woman walked to the police station where she was able to call a family member who came and picked her up.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston streets will be closed Monday morning in anticipation of the city's Veterans Day Parade.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. Monday at the corner of Kanawha Boulevard and Leon Sullivan Way. It will proceed north on Leon Sullivan, west on Quarrier Street, south on Court Street, and east to Capitol Street.
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Spring workouts, fall camp - they're all finished. Now it's on to the real thing.
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Enough with the appetizers and the preludes for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Spring workouts, fall camp - they're all finished. Now it's on to the real thing.
Next in the sights of the nation's second-ranked team is its opener on Saturday against Buffalo.
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The Chase 2013: Running Backs
The 2013 is rapidly approaching, with only 4 weeks left until kick off. We've been breaking down each position week by week here at Buckeye Empire, this week we took a look at the running backs. With running back being one of the most important positions on the field, because they are the one who is responsible for gaining big yards on 1st down and the one who gets the ball in...
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Week 13 of the Buckeye Empire Summer Series takes an in depth look at the running back position, and next up on the list is second year freshman Warren Ball. Warren missed out on the entire 2012 season due to a foot injury; he has been granted a medical redshirt giving him an extra year of eligibility.
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July 30, 2013
Ohio State Coach Profile – Tim Hinton
A native of Amanda, Ohio, Tim Hinton is in his 32nd year of coaching and/or recruiting in the State of Ohio and is entering his second at Ohio State as the Tight Ends and Fullbacks coach. Prior to Ohio State, Hinton was the running backs coach at Notre Dame under Brian Kelly, whom he worked with at the University of Cincinnati.
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CINCINNATI - Ohio State is coming to Paul Brown Stadium Saturday for its annual spring game.
The 12-0 season of 2012 is officially over. The real fun might just be beginning.
Throughout spring football, Urban Meyer has pushed his players the way he always does while warning against expectations being too high. Meyer has said on multiple occasions that his team isn't where it...
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April 12, 2013
Springing Ahead: What to Watch for in Ohio State's Spring Game
It's hard to believe that the 2013 Spring Game is already upon us. Watching the Buckeye's basketball team win the Big Ten Tournament and make another successful March Madness run all the way to the Elite 8 was a nice distraction, to say the least. We have one lone Ohio State sporting event to soak in before a long, four and a half month drought.
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Meyer, Buckeyes kick off spring practice
COLUMBUS, Ohio - It's always football season at Ohio State.
Rules and circumstances have kept Urban Meyer off the practice field for 103 days, but that ends Tuesday with the official start of Meyer's second spring practice.
He'll be on the accelerator.
Much has changed since last spring, when Meyer and most of the assistant coaches were new to the job. The offense...
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March 05, 2013
Meyer Likes Buckeyes' Progress So Far
Urban Meyer opened the third week of his first Ohio State football preseason camp with an update for local reporters covering a variety of topics.
The head coach was happy to report another pair of young Buckeyes earned their rite of passage when quarterback Cardale Jones and running back Warren Ball had the black stripes removed from their helmets, signifying they are considered...
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August 20, 2012
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More than 150 relatives, friends and neighbors filled Florin Community Center on Sunday to celebrate a true American war hero.
Bob Fletcher who officially turns 100 on Tuesday didn't see combat in World War II. But he was shot at for being a Japanese sympathizer when he quit his job to save three local Japanese American farms whose owners were sent to internment camps.
Most of Sacramento's 3,000 Japanese Americans who were shipped off to barbed-wire camps from 1942 to 1945 lost everything even though most were U.S. citizens. Their farms and homes were stolen or foreclosed on by the banks.
But Fletcher, a UC Davis-trained agricultural inspector, knew many Japanese farmers throughout Northern California and hated to see their hard work and life savings disappear.
"They were the same as everybody else it was obvious they had nothing to do with Pearl Harbor," Fletcher said.
At his neighbors' request, he agreed to work three farms 90 acres of flame Tokay grapes on Florin-Perkins Road while the Tsukamotos, Okamotos and Nittas were locked up.
Fletcher was called a "Jap lover" and dodged a bullet fired into the Tsukamotos' barn. A local business posted a sign reading, "We don't want Japs back here EVER."
One of the many celebrants who gave Fletcher a big birthday hug was Doris Taketa, who was 12 when she was sent to Jerome, Ark., with her father and mother, Joichi and Shizuko Nitta, and two sisters.
"We owe you everything," she said, bringing a smile to Fletcher's face as he finished off a slice of coconut cake, his favorite.
"We had 40 acres of flame Tokay grapes and we would have lost it if Bob didn't take care of it," recalled Taketa, 81.
That's what happened to the farm belonging to her husband's family. His mother, a widow, had paid off 85 percent of her 32- acre farm, "and she didn't have anywhere to come back to because they took it," said Bill Taketa, 85. He was sent to the Manzanar internment camp, then joined the U.S. Army to fight the Japanese. "We stayed in the Florin Methodist Church hostel for a few months," he said.
About 80 percent of the 2,000 Japanese living around Florin didn't return, Doris Taketa said. "They all scattered to New Jersey, and all over the country."
But Fletcher worked the three farms, paid off the mortgages, took 50 percent of the net profit and gave the balance to the owners when they returned.
"My mother called him God, because only God would do something like that," said a moist-eyed Doris Taketa. "I was born on that land. He took really good care of it."
The crowd applauded when they heard the story of Fletcher's heroism.
"It was no big deal, really," he said. "I was able to handle it. It's hard to believe I have so many friends, some I haven't seen in 40 years."
That's Bob Fletcher low-key, modest, solving problems and doing what needs to be done. "A car got stuck, an outhouse needed to be moved call Bob Fletcher," said his brother-in-law, Nevin Nyswonger of Truckee.
For 32 years Fletcher served the Florin Fire Department, retiring as chief in 1974. He donated land for the Florin Community Center the yellow building where his party was held and still helps run the local water district.
Fletcher a former track star can't move around so well anymore, but his mind is sharp, his memory good. He follows his beloved San Francisco Giants and attends the Elk Grove Civil War Club.
His friends and family say he got his courage from his grandfather John Fletcher, who served in the all-volunteer California Hundred cavalry company that helped defeat Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House.
Ask Bob Fletcher the secret of his longevity and he'll tell you: "Hard work."
Teresa Fletcher, 87, said that along with hard work, "no drugs, no smoking and he's in love with me!" The couple have been married 66 years.
Fletcher wasn't crying Sunday, but two of his three granddaughters were. "I'm just really proud of my grandpa," said Jenni Hauger of Chattery, Wash.
"I cry every time I think about all he did for the Japanese, while so many others took advantage of them," said his niece, Rachelle Nyswonger of Chico. "Being a good, honest person is not always the most popular thing to do, but it's the right thing to do."
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Humility teaches us that we all are imperfect and that we all can do better ... but with the help and kindnesses of each other, the task can be easier.
Through the years and especially so as I have gotten older I have found the above to be so true.
Yes, one good word goes a long way and a good deed along with that will be fondly remembered. As said: Actions speak louder then words.
You do "reap what you sow," and now, today, there have been many a thoughtful reciprocation. Acts of kindness are appreciated: There has been homemade chicken soup and apple pie, flowers, thinking-of-you cards, and the delicious garden vegetables from folks who still have those green thumbs along with their youthful vigor.
Even though old age or disabilities with their limitations can curtail many a good deed, still there is always a friendly phone call, a visit, or a little something in the mail to express the thankfulness for someone's love.
My brother repeats an interesting scripture on his answering phone message. It's a proverb which encourages a 'good word:' "As apples of gold in silver carvings is a word spoken at the right time for it." (Proverbs 25:11)
As I get older and older, and my brother is right behind me along with many family members, we perceive that there isn't much left of this life. I realize that subject is one a person doesn't like to talk about much less read about but reality is reality.
In the past year we have attended several funeral services with each being very different. One clergyman actually entertainingly sang the audience songs while another had to read a lengthy prayer. Just recently a minister was remembering some humorous experiences when a 6-year-old little boy in the audience spoke out extemporaneously, loudly exclaiming, "... and he called you an old grouch." (Who said, "Out of the mouth of babes oft time come gems?" Well, you know who stole the show.)
But now to be serious: I must relate how I actually appreciated what was said on the sad occasion of losing a dear, dear friend who we all will miss. The speaker highlighted and commended the individual's life with many experiences we all could relate to. Not only were accomplishments referred to, but many biblical Scriptures were highlighted that gave insight on the hope of a future promised life and assurance of being reunited again with family and friends all enjoying health and happiness. The closing prayer was from the heart, which we all could say "Amen" to. We all took home with us the feeling for a better tomorrow and a life left now to enjoy as we can be helpful to others.
So, as I think about funerals or memorial services, I hope I will be remembered for being a person who tried to be helpful and caring and forgiving for any shortcomings that might have offended.
In the meantime ... on a happy note: I do feel OK even though the "old ageisms" do get to me ever so often. I still can encourage, commend and thank others for their thoughtfulness and good deeds.
That "honey" the bees love can go a long way.
Elaine W. Kniskern is a 78-year-old resident of Schenevus and a grandmother of five. She can reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. 'Senior Scene' columns can be found at www.thedailystar.com/seniorscene.
Looking Back: We all must try to be more like honey than vinegar
- Lifestyles
- Clarification
Get up, Get out, Get fit: Experts offer tips on getting back into the exercise routine
Warm weather is approaching, and with daylight-saving time starting Sunday, there are more hours of sunlight to get outside and enjoy the sun. Winter can be a time where people are sluggish; they work out less and eat unhealthy food.
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Life in a fish bowl: Careful planning needed when setting up aquarium
Some say that tropical fish are the ultimate pets -- the key to mental health, a peaceful humidifier, a source of perpetual scientific questions, an inexpensive alternative to rising cable TV bills. And there are those who simply love the beauty of fish.
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Focus on health helps restore Sharon Springs
Indomitable spirits are reviving the resort culture of Sharon Springs, in Schoharie County.
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What would you do if you were president?
Presidents Day is Monday. Not only is it a day to reflect on past presidents, it can be a day for people to imagine what they would do if they were president. We asked local elementary students their thoughts on the subject, and below are their responses, exactly as written:
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- Around The Arts
Let creativity flow with unstructured art projects
As I sit here writing this, the holiday glow is still going strong (my column deadline is two weeks before the publication date), and I've been spending a great deal of time not only with my daughter, but her stuff. We're incredibly lucky to have a loving network of family and friends that spoil her, so I've been merging her new goodies with her old.
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Opportunities abound for career in the arts
I was recently asked to speak at a local high school about my career path and how I came to work in the arts. It was interesting speaking with these seniors, and discussing their hopes for life after high school.
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The art of the appraisal explained by one who knows
So often in this column my co-writer, Brittany, and I talk about how art is everywhere and can be appreciated by all. Perhaps because of my passion for everyday art, there is one part of the art world I just cannot grasp -- art appraisal. How can you put a value on something so seemingly subjective? So, I set out to learn more about this industry.
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Flash mobs more theatrical production than dance
Most people are familiar with the term "flash mob." It's associated with groups of people congregating briefly to the surprise of the surrounding public, and often incorporates a choreographed dance. You've probably been witness to one, or you've probably seen one online, as they are extensively documented -- there are more than 10,000 results on YouTube if you search for flash mobs.
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Art found in the foods at local road stands, markets
Artisanal foods have become quite popular in recent years, with some abuse of the term by mass-retailers and fast food restaurants.
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Let creativity flow with unstructured art projects
- Music Beat
Copyright royalties can make you smile
A few years ago, I wrote an article on the skill and dedication necessary to become a songwriter.
Continued ... - Music Industry Tips
Build a team to build a career
People love music because music is that magical means of communication that never fails. The music industry is going through some rough times, but it is not going to die because music is a basic, central need in everyone's life.
Continued ... - Music Industry Tips about Percentage and Commission Agreements
Hairstylist finds balance through playing cello
Catch 22 is a successful American ska/punk band that has released several albums and has a record deal with the Chicago-based label, Victory Records. Although the band has its roots in New Jersey, founding member Ryan Eldred has friends with whom he produces recordings in Walton During one of Eldred's visits to Walton, he met Ann Jones, a home-schooled native of Walton, an enthusiastic cellist and successful professional hairstylist.
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Copyright royalties can make you smile
- Parenting Imperfect
It is in February when the breaking point is reached
If I could edit the calendar, the two months I'd do away with are August and February.
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Ibuprofen saved the vacation
Right after New Year's Day, we four hearty souls flew to Orlando to visit my mother, stepfather and aunt.
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The write stuff is often hard to find in my household
Now that the kids are older and I sleep well most nights, my biggest parenting challenge is boundaries. The challenge is that I feel like I should have them and the small people refuse to acknowledge such a thing could exist.
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Of kids, phone calls and toilet paper
We have reached that golden age when both kids are responsible enough to be trusted alone for short periods of time.
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A Halloween message to my future self
I'm writing this column a few days before Halloween. And I'm writing this mostly for my future self, as a reminder of the lessons learned this particular last week in October.
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It is in February when the breaking point is reached
- Senior scene
As Time Goes By: Identity thieves, beware of what you would get with me
I like to make slogans for each year of my birth. For example, when I was 75 I was "still alive," when I was 76 I was "learning new tricks," and this year on turning 77 I have "One foot in heaven." (With the other on the "slippery slope.")
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From the Office: Laws work to help protect those in need of guardianship
Sometimes individuals cannot care for themselves. In New York, guardianship laws exist to empower others to take care of children and adults who need help to care for themselves and or their property. This is the second of a two-part column that explores the issues and the law of guardianship in New York state.
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Looking Back: Dressing modestly for success never goes out of style
Where have all the years gone? It seems like just yesterday that I was able to go and go… do and do so much more: Shopping all the "clearance racks" store after store and enjoying seeing all the new items and keeping up-to-date with what the fashions will be for the next season (that is if they weren't too hilariously out of line with good taste and lacking modesty). I really enjoyed "shopping 'til I drop."
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Social Security: Sometimes some of your Social Security income is taxable
Around this time every year, I get many questions about Social Security benefits and filing taxes.
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As Time Goes By: Don't confuse signs of 'magnesia' with senior moments
The other day somebody told me I was losing my mind; this was when I realized that I might have "milk of magnesia."
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As Time Goes By: Identity thieves, beware of what you would get with me
- Tech, GP
Thankful hard-disk shortage is about over, and counting my blessings
Well, I'm almost ready to let out a cheer.
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Businesses need backups for their computer people, systems
In the interest of full disclosure, I want to let you know that I have taken a new position, professionally. I recently joined Eastman Associates, a local general contractor, to do its IT work, as well as taking care of some other functions of the business.
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Windows 8 seems to be made for the good of Microsoft, not the user
By Bruce Endries The software company everybody loves to hate, Microsoft, recently released what it calls a "consumer preview" of their next operating system, Windows 8.
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The Granite State got it right on software purchases
Believe it or not, I have found a bright spot in the political landscape, amid all the vitriolic partisan fighting.
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Visit a construction site and you'll probably find an iPad
It was just about two years ago now, that the iPad came out, and I wrote a column about it. At that time, I went out on a limb and said that thought it was a product which would fill certain niches very well, but that it wasn't very likely to fill in for what is normally considered a computer.
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Thankful hard-disk shortage is about over, and counting my blessings
- Teen Talk
Teenhood Today: Change can be scary, wonderful
Change can be a scary thing. Not knowing where you'll be, what you'll be doing, or what delicious restaurants will be nearby is a very scary thing.
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A Word of Advice: It's never too early to work on soft skills
If somebody on the street asks you your best characteristics, you'll probably start telling them about how good you are with kids or how articulate you can be.
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On the Go: Rainbow connection to principles that I follow
During the fall, I had an assignment at school to write a Mad-Lib style poem about where I am from. In the section for religious beliefs, I wrote about sleeping in on Sundays and the rainbow principles.
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Weekend Reviews: Poetry of 19-year-old sharpens view on life
Almost all high school students I know claims they "don't like poetry." Or at least they wouldn't go out of their way to read it.
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Teenhood Today: Some things are better when you do it yourself
I'm a do-it-yourself kind of girl.
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Test drivers say the Audi Q5 Hybrid has a posh interior, strong safety scores and performance that's very good for a hybrid.
The 2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid has a four-cylinder engine mated to an electric motor. Together, the two make 245 horsepower, which is a lot for a hybrid. An eight-speed automatic transmission is standard. Test drivers like that the Q5 Hybrid has an eight-speed automatic transmission. Most hybrids have continually variable transmissions that can make them feel underpowered. All-wheel drive is standard. According to the EPA, the Q5 Hybrid gets 24/30 mpg city/highway, which is decent for a small SUV, but not great for a hybrid. Most critics say the Q5 Hybrid has very good performance, with strong acceleration and sporty handling, though a few think its fuel economy should be better.
The five-seat Audi Q5 Hybrid has an interior that most reviewers say is similar to the gas-only Q5's. They say the design is attractive, the construction top-notch and the materials luxurious. Standard features include leather, heated seats, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, Audi's MMI infotainment system and an iPod interface. Navigation is also standard, and rear-seat entertainment is optional.
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For buyers who like the Q5 Hybrid but can't stomach its price of entry, the regular Audi Q5 gets good reviews for its performance and interior. If you go for the four-cylinder Q5 model, fuel economy won't be that much worse than the Q5 Hybrid's.
The Lexus RX Hybrid is larger than the Q5 Hybrid, and is the go-to luxury hybrid SUV for most buyers. The RX Hybrid is a good choice if you need more space than the Q5 Hybrid offers and want a quieter, more comfortable ride.
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Meet Valetina from Valetina's Creations the creator of this month's DST Gold Member Kit: Hello Spring
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Tell us about your family:
I live with my husband in a small town of the extreme Southern of Italy. I moved here after the Wedding, leaving my family. We don't live so distant, but of course I can't see them so often. I come from a very united family, composed by mom, daddy, big sister and 2 smaller brothers. The family is the most important thing for me. We live for each other and there is nothing which can separate us.
How long have you been designing? I've started on 2008. I design since 2008. I started as creative team member and very soon I felt the need to produce my own kits.
What inspires you?
It's very complex. I am overwhelmed by sources of inspiration. Everything on the earth can potentially represent a wonderful point of start. Maybe a beautiful piece of song. A single image. A picture. The face of a friend, or their story. Sometime a color scheme. Or a tale, a movie, a feeling. Finding inspiration has never been a problem, for me.
If you could have one super power, what would it be?
Flying and being invisible.
If you're running low on design mojo, where do you go to kickstart your creativity?
I'm a very dynamic and whimsical styled designer. Since the moment I've started, many changes are affected my style and technique. If I lose my inspiration, I spend hours on internet among my favorite graphic sites, or looking at illustrated novels to get new ideas.
What has been the greatest compliment you have received about your designs?
One day someone told me that I make dramatic and passionate designs. It was a huge compliment to me, because that's exactly what I try to express: the strength of the feelings.
Link us to a layout that you have seen using your work that just left you awestruck.
Well, I still remember all the wonderful pages made by a Vintage Fantasy Christmas Kit "Dear Santa":
This one by Linnumae:
This one by Michelle Skinner:
And also a few pages made by "Smell of Spring"
Michelle Skinner
Those are all breathtaking.
What project are you working on now (or next)?
I'm working on a huge Spring/Easter Collection with fantasy mood, and a touch of traditionalism; I'll make also a complete hybrid project for this collection: Easter baskets.
If you were given one wish that was sure to come true, what would you wish for?
Becoming a mom.
If you could change one thing about this world, what would it be?
Only one thing? I'm Italian, and we're leaving a terrible corruption moment. I will delete the corruption from the world.
At the end of the day, how do you want to be remembered?
As a woman of strength, who is willing to put apart her own frustrations, pain, disappointment to keep struggling with the daily battles.
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i drew this out of boredom, took 2 hours. truthfully i could add more but i'm too tired so i'm submitting it as it is.
Created Nov 15, 2009. Unless noted Copyright 2009
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the grass texture is really cool and the fire adds a nice, humble touch. Woah look at da moon too! :) 5/5
OH I sat around the campfire last night with J-anime.. We did not have such a great moon to see though :)
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Somalia profile
A chronology of key events:
Somali capital: Mogadishu
The old port: Historic heart of Mogadishu
- Emerged as Arab settlement in 10th century
- Bought by Italy in 1905
- Capital of independent Somalia from 1960
- Estimated population: 1 million
The Horn of Africa has been home to Somalis since ancient times.
1875 - Egypt occupies towns on Somali coast and parts of the interior.
1860s - France acquires foothold on the Somali coast, later to become Djibouti.
1887 - Britain proclaims protectorate over Somaliland.
1888 - Anglo-French agreement defines boundary between Somali possessions of the two countries.
1889 - Italy sets up a protectorate in central Somalia, later consolidated with territory in the south ceded by the sultan of Zanzibar.
1925 - Territory east of the Jubba river detached from Kenya to become the westernmost part of the Italian protectorate.
1936 - Italian Somaliland combined with Somali-speaking parts of Ethiopia to form a province of Italian East Africa.
1940 - Italians occupy British Somaliland.
1941 - British occupy Italian Somalia.
Independence1950 - Italian Somaliland becomes a UN trust territory under Italian control.
1956 - Italian Somaliland renamed Somalia and granted internal autonomy.
1960 - British and Italian parts of Somalia become independent, merge and form the United Republic of Somalia; Aden Abdullah Osman Daar elected president.
1963 - Border dispute with Kenya; diplomatic relations with Britain broken until 1968.
1964 - Border dispute with Ethiopia erupts into hostilities.
1967 - Abdi Rashid Ali Shermarke beats Aden Abdullah Osman Daar in elections for president.
Drought and war1969 - Muhammad Siad Barre assumes power in coup after Shermarke is assassinated.
Leader Mohamed Siad Barre
- Backed 'Scientific Socialism'
- Led military coup in 1969; overthrown in 1991
- Died in Nigeria, 1995
1970 - Barre declares Somalia a socialist state and nationalises most of the economy.
1974 - Somalia joins the Arab League.
1974-75 - Severe drought causes widespread starvation.
1977 - Somalia invades the Somali-inhabited Ogaden region of Ethiopia.
1978 - Somali forces pushed out of Ogaden with the help of Soviet advisers and Cuban troops. Barre expels Soviet advisers and gains support of United States.
1981 - Opposition to Barre's regime begins to emerge after he excludes members of the Mijertyn and Isaq clans from government positions, which are filled with people from his own Marehan clan.
1988 - Peace accord with Ethiopia.
1991 - Mohamed Siad Barre is ousted. Power struggle between clan warlords Mohamed Farah Aideed and Ali Mahdi Mohamed kills or wounds thousands of civilians.
Somaliland breaks away1991 - Former British protectorate of Somaliland declares unilateral independence.
1992 - US Marines land near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies.
1993 - US Army Rangers are killed when Somali militias shoot down two US helicopters in Mogadishu and a battle ensues. Hundreds of Somalis die in the battle depicted in the film "Black Hawk Down". US mission formally ends in March 1994.
1995 - UN peacekeepers leave, having failed to achieve their mission.
1996 August - Warlord Mohamed Farah Aideed dies of his wounds and is succeeded by his son, Hussein.
Puntland autonomy1998 - Puntland region declares autonomy.
2000 August - Clan leaders and senior figures meeting in Djibouti elect Abdulkassim Salat Hassan president of Somalia.
2000 October - Hassan and his newly-appointed prime minister, Ali Khalif Gelayadh, arrive in Mogadishu to heroes' welcomes. Gelayadh announces his government, the first in the country since 1991.
2001 April - Somali warlords, backed by Ethiopia, decline to support transitional administration.
2001 August - UN appeals for food aid for half a million people in the drought-hit south.
Islamic Courts Union
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys - one of the leaders of the Islamists who seized much of southern and central Somalia in 2006
2004 August - In 14th attempt since 1991 to restore central government, a new transitional parliament inaugurated at ceremony in Kenya. In October the body elects Abdullahi Yusuf as president.
2004 December - Tsunami waves generated by an undersea earthquake off Indonesia hit the Somali coast and the island of Hafun. Hundreds of deaths are reported; tens of thousands of people are displaced.
2005 February - June - Somali government begins returning home from exile in Kenya, but there are bitter divisions over where in Somalia the new parliament should sit.
2005 November - Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi survives an assassination attempt in Mogadishu. Gunmen attack his convoy, killing six people.
Islamist advance2006 February - Transitional parliament meets in Somalia - in the central town of Baidoa - for the first time since it was formed in Kenya in 2004.
2006 March-May - Scores of people are killed and hundreds are injured during fierce fighting between rival militias in Mogadishu. It is the worst violence in almost a decade.
2006 June-July - Militias loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts take control of Mogadishu and other parts of the south after defeating clan warlords.
Ethiopian troops reported in Somalia.
2006 July-August - Mogadishu's air and seaports are re-opened for the first time since 1995.
2006 September - Transitional government and the Union of Islamic Courts begin peace talks in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
Somalia's first known suicide bombing targets President Yusuf outside parliament in Baidoa.
2006 October - About 35,000 Somalis escaping drought, strict Islamist rule and the possibility of war flee to Kenya refugee since the start of 2006, the UN reports.
War of words between Ethiopia and Somalia's Islamists. Premier Meles says Ethiopia is "technically" at war with the Islamists because they had declared jihad on his country.
Islamists retreat2006 December - Ethiopian and transitional government engage the Islamists in battle and soon put them to flight, capturing Mogadishu.
Ethiopia intervenes
Ethiopian troops, government forces routed the Islamic Courts Union's militias
2007 January - Islamists abandon their last stronghold, the southern port of Kismayo.
President Abdullahi Yusuf enters Mogadishu for the first time since taking office in 2004.
US carries out air strikes in southern Somalia which it says targeted al-Qaeda figures, and which reportedly kill an unknown number of civilians. It is the first known direct US military intervention in Somalia since 1993.
2007 March - African Union peacekeepers land at Mogadishu amid pitched battles between insurgents and government forces backed by Ethiopian troops. The Red Cross says it is the worst fighting in 15 years. UN Security Council authorised six-month peacekeeping mission in February. Humanitarian crisis grows
2007 October - Heaviest fighting in Mogadishu reported since April. Ethiopians move reinforcements into the city. Prime Minister Ghedi resigns, succeded by Nur Hassan Hussein, also known as Nur Adde, in November.
2008 January - Burundi becomes the second nation to contribute troops to the African Union peacekeeping force, sending 440 soldiers to Mogadishu.
Pirates operating out of Somalia make key international shipping lanes perilous
Piracy concerns
2008 May - The UN Security Council unanimously votes to allow countries to send warships into Somalia's territorial waters to tackle pirates, following appeal by the European Union. US, Nato and others deploy ships to Somali waters later in the year as pirates become more audacious.
2008 December - President Abdullahi Yusuf tries to sack Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein over his attempts to draw moderate Islamists into the government. Parliament declares the dismissal unconstitutional and passes a vote of confidence in Mr Nur. Mr Yusuf resigns.
2009 January - Ethiopia completes the withdrawal of its troops, announced the previous year, and Al-Shabab capture Baidoa, formerly a key government stronghold.
Meeting in neighbouring Djibouti, Somalia's parliament swears in 149 new members from the main opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia. It elects a moderate Islamist, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, president, and extends the transitional government's mandate for another two years.
Al-Shabab militia
- "The Youth" in Arabic
- Controls large areas of Somalia
- Formed as a radical offshoot of the Union of Islamic Courts in 2006
- Include foreign jihadists
- Has launched cross-border raids into Kenya, Uganda
- Estimated to have 7,000 to 9,000 fighters
- Announced merger with al-Qaeda in 2012
2009 February - President Ahmed selects Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke as prime minister. Mr Sharmarke, a former diplomat, is widely seen as a bridge between Islamists within the Somali government and the international community.
Al-Shabab highpoint2009 May - Islamist insurgents launch onslaught on Mogadishu and advance in the south.
2009 June - President Ahmed declares a state of emergency as violence intensifies. Somali officials appeal to neighbouring countries to send troops to Somalia, as government forces continue to battle Islamist insurgents.
2009 October - Al-Shabab recaptures the southern port of Kismayo after defeating the rival Hizbul-Islam militia.
2010-12 - Famine kills almost 260,000, the UN says.
2010 January - UN's World Food Programme (WFP) withdraws from Al-Shabab-controlled areas of southern Somalia after threats to lives of its staff.
2010 February - Al-Shabab formally declares alliance with al-Qaeda, begins to concentrate troops for a major offensive to capture the capital.
2010 March - Up to half of food aid being diverted to contractors, militants and local UN staff in govenrment-controlled areas, says UN's Monitoring Group on Somalia.
2010 September - Prime Minister Sharmarke quits. He is replaced by Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
2011 January - Pirate attacks on ships worldwide hit seven-year high in 2010, with Somali pirates accounting for 49 of 52 ships seized.
2011 February - Kenya closes border to Somalia after nearby fighting between Al-Shabab rebels and government-backed forces.
2011 July - UN formally declares famine in three regions of Somalia. Al-Shabab partially lifts ban it had imposed on foreign aid agencies in the south, and UN airlifts its first aid consignment in five years to Mogadishu.
Al-Shabab pulls out of Mogadishu in what it calls a "tactical move".
Kenyan intervention2011 October - Kenyan troops enter Somalia to attack rebels they accuse of being behind several kidnappings of foreigners on Kenyan soil.
The American military begins flying drone aircraft from a base in Ethiopia, and Ethiopian troops are sighted in the central town of Guriel.
Kenya steps into the fray
Kenya entered Somalia in October 2011 to curb al-Shabab Islamist militants
- Airforce hits al-Shabab bases
- Navy blockades Kismayo into surrender
2012 February-May - Al-Shabab loses key towsn of Baidoa and Afgoye to Kenyan, African Union and Somali government forces.
New parliament, president2012 August - Somalia's first formal parliament in more than 20 years is sworn in at Mogadishu airport, ending the eight-year transitional period. Pro-government forces capture the port of Merca south of Mogadishu from al-Shabab.
2012 September - MPs in Mogadishu elect academic and civic activist Hassan Sheikh Mohamud president over the incumbent Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. First presidential election in Somalia since 1967.
2012 October - African Union and government forces recapture Kismayo, the last major city held by Al-Shabab and the country's second-largest port, and the town of Wanla Weyn northwest of Mogadishu.
President Mohamud appoints a fellow technocrat and ally, businessman Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid, as prime minister with a mandate to promote national cohesion and fight nepotism.
Pirate attacks fall sharply in 2012, with only 70 reported so far compared with 233 in 2011.
2013 January - US recognises Somalia's government for the first time since 1991.
2013 April - President Barack Obama clears way for US to provide military assistance to Somalia after UN Security Council votes for partial lifting of embargo on selling arms to Somalia for a year in March.
About 30 killed as gunmen storm Mogadishu's main court complex. Al-Shabab claims responsibility.
2013 June - Veteran Al-Shabab leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys is taken into custody by Somali government troops after he is ousted by more extreme Al-Shabab figure Ahmed Abdi Godane.
Spike in violence with various attacks by Al-Shabab, including on presidential palace and UNDP compound in Mogadishu.
2013 July - Car bomb explodes near Turkish embassy in Mogadishu, killing a Turkish guard. Turkish institutions have been targeted before.
2013 August - Government agrees creation of new administration in Juba region, headed by former Islamist commander Sheikh Ahmed Madobe.
2013 September - International donors promise 2.4 billion dollars in reconstruction aid in a three-year ''New Deal'' to strengthen the economy and security.
Al-Shabab militants seize a shopping mall and kill 60 people in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, saying they are retaliating for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia.
2013 December - Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon loses a confidence vote in parliament, after falling out with the president.


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Bash Arrays
If you're used to a "standard" *NIX shell you may not be familiar with bash's array feature. Although not as powerful as similar constructs in the P languages (Perl, Python, and PHP) and others, they are often quite useful.
Bash arrays have numbered indexes only, but they are sparse, ie you don't have to define all the indexes. An entire array can be assigned by enclosing the array items in parenthesis:
arr=(Hello World)Individual items can be assigned with the familiar array syntax (unless you're used to Basic or Fortran):
arr[0]=Hello arr[1]=WorldBut it gets a bit ugly when you want to refer to an array item:
echo ${arr[0]} ${arr[1]}To quote from the man page:
The braces are required to avoid conflicts with pathname expansion.
In addition the following funky constructs are available:
${arr[*]} # All of the items in the array ${!arr[*]} # All of the indexes in the array ${#arr[*]} # Number of items in the array ${#arr[0]} # Length of item zeroThe ${!arr[*]} is a relatively new addition to bash, it was not part of the original array implementation.
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Note that the "@" sign can be used instead of the "*" in constructs such as ${arr[*]}, the result is the same except when expanding to the items of the array within a quoted string. In this case the behavior is the same as when expanding "$*" and "$@" within quoted strings: "${arr[*]}" returns all the items as a single word, whereas "${arr[@]}" returns each item as a separate word.
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echo "Number of items in original array: ${#array[*]}"
for ix in ${!array[*]}
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Number of items in original array: 4 first item second item third item After unquoted expansion: 6 first item second item third item After * quoted expansion: 1 first item second item third item After @ quoted expansion: 4 first item second item third item
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Script fails?
The example script fails on my Solaris 9 server using GNU Bash-2.05. Of course you do mention that the ${!array[*]} is fairly new so it appears not to be in my version of bash. Posting what version you are using would be helpful.
Here's the output I got.
Array size: 5
Array items:
Array indexes:
Array items and indexes:
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When I have a lot of data to store I use a Sun Fire X4500 server with 48 Terabytes of attached storage. What I like most about this is that it's a one to one swap for using bash.
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Array in bash is really
Array in bash is really helpful. Here is how we can join two arrays in bash
what about speed
hmm, I've tried once to use bash arrays in a simple script, which looked for specified strings in all cvs revisions of a file. But it seemed to work rather slowly.
So he tried it "ONCE" and decided it was slow? Hmmmm...
Pretty weak
Since you don't really give us any details to support your assertion: no source for your script and no details of other bash based implementations that proved faster, I have to assume that the slowness was related to CVS, or to searching, or possibly to bash in general, but I doubt it had anything do with bash arrays.
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That's clearly just a troll. Bash is useful and the author doesn't need to justify its relevance. :D
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If I recall correctly, Shug puts his inside the footbox. That's the first place, I'll give one a try. I'll be using a bag for a TQ too.
Shug uses one of the self-inflatable air pads. Neo-air or something like that. I'm going to try and use the back pad to my pack if I can get away with it. Probably go with the air pad when I'm not spending all my money on packs and hammocks.
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I just use a wally world blue pad I had laying around, cut it to size and throw it in the footbox of my TQ. One day I may get a Neo-Air or something similar, but this works just fine.
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After a lot of cutting and experimenting I ended up with a pair of "volara" foam pads 20"x30". I can stack them in the footbox for a significant amount of insulation. That size is also OK for wrapping one around the shoulders and another under my backside. I also use them for a sit pad around the fire before heading to bed.
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dont have pics of mine, but it resembles this one.
http://www.prolitegear.com/montbell-...on-pad-30.html 4 pcs of ccf, each in their own nylon pocket stitched togeterh. I have no idea of the dimesions, I sized it go fit my rear very generously and also fit my rear conservatively when folded in half. Maybe 16"x16" or so. I put it between the layers on my DIY DBL 1.1. It seems to stay there. Originally, I was using a solid piece of ccf an had a piece of shock cord on it so if it jumped out of the hammck, I could use my foot on the RL to pull it back. It did this frequently. The new foliding version seems to stay in place MUCH better between the layers. It does make a sit good sit pad/ kneel pad and if I go to a full UQ at some point, I likely will still carry this for a sit pad. It takes lots of space, but very little weight and it's worth carrying. |
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blue walmart pad. 24"x20" that's all you need. don't waste any more thought on it...
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Here's one of my pads. This one is fairly "pimped" as it's 1/4" GG Thinlight with a layer of heat reflective material (think car sun shade) with 3" fins that wrap around my calves. It weighs 2.15ozs. Having anything in my TQ drives me nuts (just me perhaps) so I put this in-between my BB layers. I also found that a small metal paper clamp does a great job of securing the pad in place. I just line the pad up in the footbox and clip it to the outside hammock layer. Works well to prevent shifting. |
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"Don't you mean, 'do well?'"
"No, I mean do good."
August 2012
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"I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better."—Francis Chan (via restore-renew-revive)
April 4, 2012
"It's the oldest story in the world: one day you're seventeen and planning for "someday," and then quietly, and without you ever really noticing, "someday" is today; and then "someday" is yesterday—and this is your life."— One Tree Hill
Goodbye, One Tree Hill.
Thank you & I love you.
And that was that….good night one tree hill. Thanks for nine great years.
Great...i just realized: With OTH ending, where the hell am I supposed to learn my life lessons now?!
"Human beings are ambitious. We spend so much time wanting, pursuing, wishing. For the most party that's okay. Ambition is good. Chasing things with integrity is good. Dreaming. As long as the chase doesn't diminish what we already have. The goodness we take for granted, the people we take for granted, the lives we take for granted. My life is good."—One Tree Hill, Season Finale (via heartfeltlove-)
"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience."—Eleanor Roosevelt (via vivienhoa)
"Women are like teabags; you never know how strong they are until they're put in hot water."—Eleanor Roosevelt (via onedayofforever)


text:
Nigerian immigrants find better life after rock bottom
The graduate unloaded her dorm stuff in her mom's living room.
The boxes, the bags, all the certificates, limp balloons and cards that traditionally shower a magna cum laude from Syracuse University graced the entryway to the family home.
The scene is a sign of victory, all the way around.
Because Beverly Ibeh, her mother and her two little brothers used to live in a homeless shelter.