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Like most families, my brood is a complex configuration of souls, so I greeted this week's flurry of Supreme Court decisions with a conflicted heart.
This is true for most anyone who paid attention to the court rulings, I imagine. This latest round reflects parts of our culture we either want to embrace or want to reject. No middle ground here. It's all peaks and valleys, the perfect graphic to illustrate our country's divisions these days.
Initially, I was overjoyed to hear that the court had struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act — a ridiculously named law that did nothing but harm to innocent people and their families for 17 years. Finally, the U.S. government must recognize the legal marriages of same-sex couples, and the earth didn't tremble, not even a little bit.
Immediately, my mind was flooded with the faces of so many gay men and women who populate our daily lives — good people, crazy loyal and with a patience no one has the right to ask of them.
My mood was quickly tempered by the wake-up jolt of reality. Thirty-nine states still treat their gay citizens like modern-day lepers, passing bills and referendums as redundant as they are hateful. The DOMA decision does nothing to stop states from continuing to discriminate against men and women whose only crime is to be different from the people who fear them for reasons they can't explain, even to themselves.
A lot of people who oppose marriage equality like to blame God for their bigotry. In my version of heaven, I get to watch them try to explain themselves.
Meanwhile, down here on earth, every time I hear someone talk about how God hates homosexuality — that whole "love the sinner, hate the sin" malarkey — I think of my late mother, whose faith survived countless trials in her 62 years.
"Being a Christian means fixing yourself and helping others," she used to say, "not the other way around." That's a lifetime of work summed up right there.
Nine years ago, my husband and I were married by a minister who still cannot wed her longtime partner simply because they live in Ohio instead of Massachusetts, say, or any other state in New England where same-sex marriage is legal.
To this day, friends and family who attended our wedding want to talk about how moved they were by Pastor Kate's sermon at our service. To this minute, Pastor Kate cannot legally claim Jackie — beloved to all of us — as her spouse, even as she works for the United Church of Christ every single day.
God's will, you understand.
Also this week, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act by ruling that Section 4 of the 1965 law is now unconstitutional. This particular section provides a formula to determine which jurisdictions are subject to federal government clearance before they can change their voting laws.
Historically, the voters targeted by these attempts to reduce their numbers are people of color. Also historically, Republicans are behind these changes, but they pinkie swear that it has nothing to do with how few people of color vote for them.
I've lost count of how many times I've written about these Republican stunts to suppress the vote. I can't think of anything more patriotic than helping every eligible voter cast a ballot.
As I age, however, and our children grow up and marry, my patriotic fervor has become to-the-bone personal.
Our 5-year-old grandson bears his mother's family name, which is Puerto Rican. Our future son-in-law emigrated with his family from El Salvador when he was a child. Republicans are not, shall we say, big fans.
As Columbia University professor Rodolfo O. de la Garza explained in an op-ed in February for The New York Times, America's Latinos are increasingly the new Republican target for all things sinister.
"The nation does not acknowledge the discrimination Latinos have undergone," he wrote. "Today, many public officials from states across the nation seem to feel free to treat Latinos as unwelcome newcomers and view Latino voters with suspicion. Republicans are especially leery of Latino voters who are perceived to be noncitizens or, even worse, Democrats.
"Without the law's threat of federal intervention, I fear that the promise of Latino political equality will stagnate."
That's my family he's talking about.
Fortunately, by 2043, that will be most American families in this country, as the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that that's the year the white majority will be history.
This white granny's going to eat a really healthful diet between now and then because I want to live to see that day.

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JCPenney is making moves to stay afloat after the company's sales have been in a downward spiral. Wednesday, the department store announced its plan to close 33 stores and eliminate 2,000 jobs by May.
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Macy's announced last week it's planning to cut 2,500 jobs and close five stores to save $100 million. The news boosted its shares more than 7 percent. (Via USA Today)
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Everyone has spent a week and a half complaining about the All-Star Game, which is a reason right there to love it.
Jim Dolan is talking to Carmelo Anthony this weekend.
The National League wins its first All-Star Game in fourteen years.
Five years is more than enough time to wait for the game to return to New York.
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Book Title | Dissident democrats: the challenge of democratic leadership in Asia |
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Year Published | 2008 |
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Myself and a buddy are looking at riding from Melbourne to Sheppaton as our major training ride before the ATB 2012. If anyone on heere know of a good safe route it would be greatly appreciated.
We are hoping to do this in under 200km though.
You can avoid the freeway by riding up Hjgh St, which becomes Epping Kilmore Rd.
Cross to Wallan and follow the Northern Highway, which I think from there to Broadford is the old Hume Highway.
From Broadford, ride towards Sugarloaf Creek and to the Seymour - Tooborac Rd. (There are plenty of undulating rides on quiet roads in that area.)
Near Seymour take the Northwood Rd. It parallels the GV Freeway almost to Nagambie. Very nice riding and lined with horse studs.
From nagambie take the Kirwans Bridge Rd to Murch. You'll want to walk over the bridge, but it avoids the road works on the freeway and is my weekday training road.
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Bradley D. Westbrook, "Using PREMIS to Automate Rights Management" Digital Preservation Workshop, October 15, 2009.
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Our household is a bit obsessed with baseball right now. One son plays the game and is a die-hard Red Sox fan. The other enjoys watching the game and is … a huge Yankees fan. That's why when I found these cufflinks at Mann's Jewelers I thought they would be completely cool for the dads and grads out there who love the game and want to showcase their passion in a completely stylish and hip way.
Discovering these cufflinks catapulted me into finding some other sports-related items that men of all ages who are big sports fans would love. For instance, besides baseball, there are other themed cufflinks featuring the recipients' favorite sports such as basketball and golf (LPGA fans would look quite dapper adorned in these).
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This concise background document describes what copyright is and what can be copyrighted, as well as what material is in the public domain and what is fair useable. Michael Donaldson is an attorney in Los Angeles, many of whose clients are leading documentary filmmakers. His book, Clearance and Copyright (Silman-James Press, October 2003), from which much of this information has been drawn, is widely regarded as a basic text for documentary filmmakers. Donaldson also contributed his expertise to the Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use.
On May 22 at American University the Center hosted a convening, "Repurposing and Rights: A Non-Profit Summit," composed of public broadcasters, librarians, archivists, scholars, lawyers and new media experts. The group discussed the problems of repurposing audio-visual material in a digital era. The topics included user interfaces, third-party rights problems, changing contract terms and the challenges and opportunities of digital rights management.
In 2005, academics, representatives of legal clinics, documentary filmmakers, litigators, and leaders of non-profit entities met to discuss current activities to improve documentary filmmakers' ability to use copyright law. The convening revealed the importance of research on actual practice, the crafting of remedies appropriate to and with participation from creative communities, of developing and publicizing models for exercising user rights that other creative communities can apply mutatis mutandis; the crucial role for legal support for community practice; the potential of policy interventions; and the fruitfulness of communication and collaboration.
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How do creators of content on the plethora of sites that accept online video understand their rights and responsibilities regarding intellectual property? Addressing this question is challenging, since the pool of creators is not only diffuse but constantly changing. In this study, undergraduate and graduate college students who upload online video were asked to describe their practices and attitudes on using copyrighted material to make new work and on the value to them of their own copyright. Includes links to press coverage of report.
Suppose you're running an online video platform, and people start uploading video that uses other people's work. How should unauthorized use of other people's work be treated in this new environment? The Center for Media & Social Impact and American University's law school brought together executives from online video platforms in both commercial and noncommercial media with lawyers and scholars, to discuss how to manage unauthorized use.
This helpful guide by Peter Jaszi offers insight into what falls into the category of "free use."
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Testimony by Peter Jaszi explaining the legal significance of the doctrine of fair use for creators, consumers and commerce. Given at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce's Hearing on "Fair Use: Its Effects on Consumers and Industry."
Go to: Full Transcript of Peter Jaszi's Testimony on Fair Use
Professor Peter Hirtle explains when copyrighted material falls into the public domain. This is a great chart to hang onto for future reference.
The Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices began with a study demonstrating the problems that documentary filmmakers face in getting and controlling rights for their creative work. Here is the 2004 report, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
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For examples of choices made for and against the application of fair use by an independent filmmaker, consider the decisions made by Kartemquin Films when making "Refrigerator Mothers." Click here to see the videos.
Director Dawn Porter talks about getting to know her characters for her documentary "Gideon's Army" in the Center for Media & Social Impact's Pull Focus series. Check out the rest of the interview: Pull Focus | Dawn Porter - From Lawyer To Filmmaker http://youtu.be/8a7ADSSX3gU Pull Focus | Dawn Porter - "There's Never Been a Better Time" http://youtu.be/fYWJpvmtz5M
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CORALVILLE, Iowa - Muscatine Republican Rep. Mark Lofgren will announce Wednesday his plans to challenge four-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack in Iowa's 2nd District.
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Is it Live? Or is it Chatbot::Eliza?
When we were in college, my wife (then, girlfriend) had the best answering machine greeting message, ever. When people called her, the answering machine would answer, "Hello?" and wait. Invariably, the caller would start talking as though they had actually reached a live person. They'd be talking about last weeks assignments, or a party next week. Then the other shoe would drop. The answering machine would then continue, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not here at the moment. If you'd like to leave a message, please wait for the beep!" The caller would then have to start over, probably feeling a bit sheepish. Eventually, she changed her message to something more conventional, probably under threat of severe beatings from her friends and family. But before she changed it, she got to where she wouldn't even bother answering the phone if she was available; it was a lot of fun listening to people talk to a machine, thinking they were talking to a person.
I can relate. Ever since High School, I've wanted to write programs that acted like, or looked like real people. I remember playing with a program called Eliza when I was young and thinking how amazing it was that it worked as well as it id. The Eliza program would impersonate a Psychiatrist and attempt to "analyze" your "problem" by holding a natural language conversation with you. However, as soon as you realized that it was just matching simple patterns, it would mention something that you had said earlier, just to throw you for a loop. It was primitive, but effective.
When I was in college, I got heavily involved in playing in Multi-User Dungeons, or MUDs. These games were essentially text-based MMORPG's where people all over the world could talk to each other and explore places that had been created by other players. It was fun. Then came the 'bots. It became interesting, at least to me. The 'bots were programs just like Eliza. In fact, many of them used the same algorithm to appear as though they were another player in the game. Instead of a Psychiatrist, some of the 'bots posed as girlfriends, bar maids, mailmen, and even pets. But there was something new; they could respond to specific orders. For example, you could ask a 'bot how to get to a certain location in the MUD, or when a certain player was last on-line. You could even ask them about themselves. In addition to being fun and interesting, they became useful.
So a program that pretends to be human must be difficult to write, right? Well actually, it's embarrassingly simple, thanks to Perl's Chatbot::Eliza module. Let's take a look at a (very) trivial example:
use Chatbot::Eliza;
$bot = new Chatbot::Eliza("Jill", "");
That's right, 4 lines of code and no configuration needed! The module comes with a default database that allows it to carry on the tradition of the original Eliza program. Here is a sample of an interaction with "Jill."
Jill: Please tell me what's been bothering you.
you: I'm bored.
Jill: Do you enjoy being bored?
you: No.
Jill: Does this make you feel unhappy?
you: Yes.
Jill: Please go on.
you: I want something to do.
Jill: Suppose you got something to do soon.
you: That would be great!
Jill: Tell me more about that.
you: I'm bored.
Jill: Is it because you are bored that you came to me?
you: yes.
Jill: I see.
Not bad for 4 lines of code, but our program isn't very flexible. For one thing, it's relegated to a command-line interface. Let's make a change to the program to demonstrate using the module from our own run-loop:
use Chatbot::Eliza;
$bot = new Chatbot::Eliza("Jill", "");
print $bot->{initial}->[0] . "\n";
while ($true) {
print "You: ";
$message = <STDIN>;
$message = $bot->transform($message);
print "$message\n";
This program behaves almost exactly like the first program, but it demonstrates how the module could be integrated into a Jabber client, or an IRC client, or whatever. All you'd have to do is get a message from the user, pass it to the transform() method and send the result back to the user.
Still, a faux psychiatrist is kind of old hat; let's see how hard it is to change the program's "personality." The module comes with a default data-set that implements the psychiatrist, but you can pass the name of a new database as the second parameter of the object's constructor. Depending on your political bent, this might resemble:
$bot = new Chatbot::Eliza("Sarah", "palin.txt");
$bot = new Chatbot::Eliza("Barak", "obama.txt");
Either of those could be a lot of fun, but I try to keep out of politics here. Anyway, now that we know how to load a different database, what does this database look like? Here is an excerpt from the default database:
key: remember 5
decomp: * i remember *
reasmb: Do you often think of (2) ?
reasmb: Does thinking of (2) bring anything else to mind ?
reasmb: What else do you recollect ?
reasmb: Why do you remember (2) just now ?
reasmb: What in the present situation reminds you of (2) ?
reasmb: What is the connection between me and (2) ?
reasmb: What else does (2) remind you of ?
The rest of the patterns resemble this one, so let's discuss what this does and how. The key: line introduces a keyword, "remember" and assigns it a ranking of 5. This represents a slight performance optimization. The module first scans the input message for key words. When a keyword is found, it's ranking is noted. The keyword with the highest rank wins and we move on the the "decomp" section. The decomp section is simply a pattern that we apply to an input sentence. The asterisks are wildcards and cause parts of the sentence to be stored for later substitution into the reply. If the decomp matches, the module will chose, randomly, from the list of reasmb choices. The reasmb, or reassembly patterns are what the module returns as a reply. Note that the numbers in parenthesis correspond to the asterisks in the decomp section. For example, (2) represents the second asterisk in the decomp pattern.
From here, it's easy to imagine creating a database that mimics almost any type of personality. But, we could do more. With just a little bit of work, we could slightly change the database format so that the returned message was a tab-delimited list. The first item on the list could be the return message, as before. The next item could be the name of a Perl function and parameters to evaluate. Such a pattern might look like:
key: like 5
decomp: * like you
reasmb: It's nice to hear that you like me <tab> karma(+1);
Then we could implement a subroutine called karma() that keeps track of how "nice" a person is. We would have to change our main loop so that when a given variable exceeds certain thresholds, a new database could be loaded resulting in "Jill" becoming increasingly "flirty," or "witchy" depending on how she's spoken to. We could also implement functions that interact with the rest of the world. We could then ask "Jill" what the load average is on a given server, or we could ask her for the first link returned by Google for a given word or phrase. The sky is the limit.
Now I'm not seriously proposing an Eliza bot as the next generation of computer user interface. However, the Chatbot::Eliza Perl module is a fun toy that's easy to use and simple to expand and integrate. Have fun.
Mike Diehl is a freelance Computer Nerd specializing in Linux administration, programing, and VoIP. Mike lives in Albuquerque, NM. with his wife and 3 sons. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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> He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
Nice try. I'm sure anyone that tries to send an email to that email will get an Elizabot reply.
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You are one very fortunate guy. What a great sense of humor! And after nearly 37 years of marriage, my wife and I can attest to just how important a good sense of humor is for maintaining an enjoyable, enduring relationship. I wish you and your wife many, many years of laughs together.
Thank you.
Thank you for the kind words. It's not just anyone who appreciates my "sense of humor."
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I remember a program written for BBS systems calles AI Chat. It took care of the annoying users who always wanted to chat with the sysop (as if the sysop had nothing better to do). It had a text list of responses to comments and questions that you could edit. This program fooled many users of a friends BBS , especially one bored kid that was always wanting to chat. My friend didn't mind the ocassional chat, but this kid was really annoying.
We customized the text list of responses to include phrases my friend used. It was quite a neat program.
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Type | Joint stock company |
Traded as | WBAG: OMV |
Industry | Oil and gas |
Founded | 1956 |
Key people | Gerhard Roiss (CEO) |
Products | Oil and gas exploration and production, natural gas trading and transportation, oil refining, electricity generation |
Services | Fuel stations |
Employees | approx. 29,000 [1] |
Website | www.omv.com |
OMV (formerly "Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung", ÖMV), is an integrated international oil and gas company, headquartered in Vienna. OMV's main business is in Exploration & Production (E&P), Gas & Power (G&P) and Refining & Marketing (R&M).
With group sales of more than € 42 billion and a global workforce of around 29,000 in 2012,[1] OMV is the largest listed manufacturing company in Austria.[2]
In 2012 OMV produced around 800,000 tonnes of oil and 1.3 billion cubic meters of gas in Austria.
OMV (ÖMV as it was known then) originated in 1956 as a joint-stock company formed out of "Sowjetischen Mineralölverwaltung" (SMV). Four years later, in 1960, the company opened the Schwechat refinery near Vienna. [3]
At the end of 1987, 15% of OMV was privatized, making it the first public listing of a state-owned company in Austria. In 1989, OMV acquired a 25% stake in plastics group, Borealis.
In 1990 the company opened its first filling station in Vienna-Auhof on 24 June 1990.
The International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi acquired an initial 19.6% interest in the group at the end of 1994. The following year, the group changed its name from "ÖMV" to "OMV" because the umlaut on the "Ö" is not commonly used in many languages. In the early 2000s, OMV expanded into Eastern Europe, by acquiring around 10% of Hungarian oil company, MOL and in 2003 it acquired the upstream division of Germany's Preussag Energie, expanding its filling station networks.
In 2004, OMV became the market leader in Central and Eastern Europe following the acquisition of 51% of Romanian oil and gas group Petrom which constitutes the largest acquisition in OMV's history.
In the same year, OMV increased its share capital, meaning that more than 50% of the company's shares were in free float for the first time. Following the sale of 50% of the subsidiary company Agrolinz Melamine International GmbH to IPIC in 2005, the Borealis group was taken over in full together with IPIC.
In 2006, OMV acquired a 34% stake in Turkish oil group Petrol Ofisi - the largest Austrian investment in Turkey to date. In the same year, the board members of OMV and Verbund, the Austrian utility group announced plans for a merger. However, this collapsed due to resistance from Austrian MPs.
OMV increased its stake in Hungarian oil group MOL to 20.2% in 2007. OMV then sold its entire stake in March 2009 after MOL rejected a takeover bid in 2008 and the European Commission imposed tough restrictions for an approval of the deal. OMV acquired the stake held by Dogan Holding in Petrol Ofisi in late 2010, which further increased its stake in the company to 95.75%. In 2011, this stake was increased again to 97%.
In September 2011, the company unveiled its revised corporate strategy, 'profitable growth'. According to the strategy, OMV intends to increasingly divert its investments from the refining and filling-station business to the upstream business (Exploration & Production), where two thirds of future investments will be made. OMV's plan is to increase the E&P weighting in the overall portfolio to up to 60% by 2021. At a regional level, the investment focus is to be on the Black Sea, the North Sea region, the Caspian region, the Middle East and Africa. The group is currently evaluating the sale of its 45% stake in German refining network Bayernoil.[4]
In 2012, the Domino-1 well in the Romanian Black Sea exploration license Neptun was the most significant discovery in 2012 and has the potential to be OMV´s biggest gas discovery ever.[5]
Company facts[edit]
Company strategy[edit]
In the coming years, OMV plans to turn itself into an integrated oil and gas company with a focus on upstream. Upstream business refers to the exploration and production of oil and gas and will become a much more important area for the group. Depending on equity gas, OMV will expand its gas business – from the extraction of gas, the gas transport through to gas marketing. If selected as the final pipeline route by Shah Deniz II consortium, the planned Nabucco West Gas Pipeline will connect the OMV markets from Turkey via Romania and ultimately to Baumgarten in Austria. OMV will therefore have access to the whole of Europe from its natural gas station in Baumgarten. In addition to the gas-fired power plant in Brazi (Romania), the OMV portfolio will be further strengthened with the start of operation of the gas-fired power plant in Samsun (Turkey). The R&M business unit (refining and marketing) will continue to be an important business area, but will have a much smaller weighting in the portfolio.
- Own Shares (0.3%)
- Free float (43.3%)
The most important shareholdings of OMV Aktiengesellschaft are listed below, with other shareholdings held by the appropriate business segments:
- OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH (100%)
- OMV Deutschland (100%)
- OMV Exploration & Production GmbH (100%)
- OMV Gas & Power GmbH (100%)
- OMV Solutions GmbH (100%)
- Petrol Ofisi (97%)
- Petrom SA (51%)
- Borealis (36%)
Business segments[edit]
Refining & Marketing[edit]
OMV operates four refineries: Schwechat (Austria), Burghausen (Germany), Petrobrazi (Romania) and the Bayernoil refinery (Germany), with a total refinery capacity of around 22 million tonnes a year in 2012.
By the end of 2012, OMV was operating 4,400 filling stations in 13 countries under the OMV, Avanti, Petrom and Petrol Ofisi brands. Today, around 950 of these filling stations also have a VIVA shop, the first of which opened in Oberwart in 1994. Customers of OMV filling stations also have access to a wide range of additional services, including banking, insurance, or postal services. The range of services varies by location and OMV is continuing to establish partnerships with more companies to expand the number of services available. Current partners include, Österreichische Post, Wiener Städtische, Western Union and Erste Bank.
Exploration & Production[edit]
Exploration & Production is the division associated with the finding and producing of oil and natural gas reserves. OMV has an extensive international E&P and is mainly present in EU and OECD countries, with approximately two thirds of production coming from Romania and Austria. OMV's production is split 50/50 between gas and oil. In the core countries of Romania and Austria, OMV concentrates on raising the yields from mature fields through the use of new procedures. In addition, OMV plans to develop new growth markets in the Caspian region, the Middle East and Africa, where it has already been active for some time. The daily production rate was around 303,000 boe in 2012.
Gas & Power[edit]
In Austria, OMV operates a 2,000 km (1,200 mi) gas pipeline network and sold a total transport capacity of 103 billion cubic meters in 2012. The compressor station in Baumgarten is an important distribution hub for Europe and distributes around one third of Russian gas exports to Western Europe. In 2012, OMV sold around 437 TWh of gas. Since 2007, OMV has also been involved in the construction of gas-fired power stations, which primarily use gas from the company's equity production. In 2012, the gas-fired power plant Brazi (Romania) started commercial operations. A further OMV project is the Nabucco West Gas Pipeline, which is planned to transport Caspian gas from the Turkish-Bulgarian border via Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary to the gas distribution hub Baumgarten (Austria); this project was cancelled in 2013 by the Shah Deniz II Consortium, owner and operator of the Azerbaijani Shah Deniz gas field.
The acquisition of 51% stake in Petrom was considered controversial as the privatization contract was not been made public and it consists of several disputed clauses.[8] The privatization allegedly produced a market monopoly. Critics say that OMV can use the resources Petrom owns until their exhaustion. Also fixing of tax for gas and oil exploration at 3 to 13.5 percent from the final delivery price for 10 years was criticized. Some critics claimed, that the price €1.5 billion was too low.[8]
In June 2007 OMV made an unsolicited bid to take over MOL, which was rejected by the Hungarian company. MOL criticized OMV's advertisement in which OMV had suggested the two had already worked together on the European market. MOL thought that to be misleading and unethical and asked OMV to remove the name MOL from those advertisements. OMV dismissed its bid after negative results of the investigation by the European competition authorities.[9][10]
OMV sold its entire stake to Surgutneftegas in March 2009.[11]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b OMV Annual Report 2012 Five-year summary, page 160. Retrieved on April 25, 2013
- ^ OMV Annual Report 2012 At a glance, page 35. Retrieved on April 25, 2013
- ^ "OMV — History". OMV. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ / OMV Investor Presentation page 58. Retrieved on April 25, 2013
- ^ OMV Geschäftsbericht 2012 Geschäftsbereich Exploration und Produktion, Seite 39. Abgerufen am 25.03.2013
- ^ OMV Annual Report 2012 OMV share and bonds, page 34. Retrieved on April 25, 2013
- ^ OMV Group presentation Key companies and key subsidiaries, page 6. Retrieved on April 25, 2013
- ^ a b Cristina Muntean (18 December 2006). "Petrom deal examined". CBW. Retrieved 7 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "European Commission closes door on OMV-MOL merger plan". Realdeal.hu. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ "OMV gets EU objections statement over MOL takeover bid". Forbes. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ "OMV sells MOL stake". OilVoice. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
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A repeat readers' favorite, Mister B's boutiques in Rancho Santa Fe Plaza and La Jolla offer designer labels including Pal Zileri, Hugo Boss, Bernard Zins, Moreschi, Gran Sasso, Zanella, Pancaldi, Robert Graham, Agave, and more. The La Jolla location also offers in-house tailoring. (858/756-5099, www.misterbattheranch.com)
Men (and those who help outfit them) also head to Nordstrom for the many luxury brands it offers as well as its stellar staff. (888/282-6060, www.nordstrom.com)
Best Children's Clothing: Childish Couture
Voted Best New Boutique last year by our readers, Childish Couture in Rancho Santa Fe Plaza offers one-of-a-kind items, specialty clothing, eco-friendly options, shoes, toys, and gifts for preemies up to size 8/10 for girls and boys. Call to ask for details about the boutique's upcoming Easter Egg Hunt around the plaza. (760/230-6000, www.childishcouture.com)
Best New Boutique: Babies By The Sea Boutique
When a revered fashion maven and a readers' favorite doctor team up, the community notices. Babies By The Sea Boutique is the brainchild of Laura Ann Fairchild (L.A. Fairchild Boutique/Denim Bar) and Robert Biter, MD (see page 36), who share a passion for offering products that are healthy, fashionable, and environmentally responsible. The boutique strives to develop a community support group and community lecture program to address issues of social responsibility, nonviolent parenting, environmental health, self esteem development, and more. In addition, a portion of net revenue is donated to two nonprofit organizations: Her Heart's Wish and Seaside Giving. (760/230-4272, www.babiesbytheseaboutique.com)
Best Jewelry Store: Rebecca Norman Boutique
Rebecca Norman handcrafts eye-catching fine and fashion jewelry, leather belts, and handbags that are sold in specialty boutiques throughout the U.S. On March 20, from 6-9pm, Norman will be celebrate her second anniversary on Cedros Avenue with a fundraising bash to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Guests will enjoy beats, eats, drinks, and amazing deals on the designer's stunning creations. (858/481-7327, www.rebeccanorman.com)
Best Accessories Store: Fairen Del
Fairen Del's dedicated followers flock to the boutique's Flower Hill Promenade and Carlsbad locations for its impressive collection of luxurious leather goods including handbags, shoes, belts, jewelry, luggage, travel accessories, and more. (858/259-1120, www.fairendel.com)
Best Lingerie: Victoria's Secret
It's no secret — Ranch & Coast readers head to Victoria's Secret for their intimate apparel needs, whether sweet, sexy, or downright racy. (800/411-5116, www.victoriassecret.com)
Best Resale: La Costa Kids
La Costa Kids is an upscale children's resale boutique in Encinitas that offers sought-after children's lines including Quiksilver, Hurley, Janie & Jack, Gymboree, Gap, Roxy, and more. The boutique also carries maternity clothes, one-of-a-kind pieces, toys, and used Bob and ErgoBaby products. (760/944-9076, www.lacostakids.net)
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Here's how RW members rated this race (739 votes).
In short: Hastings should be proud of this proper half.In full: My first time doing this one, it has the feel of an event which has been going for some time with quite a bit going on at the start finish area.The first five is hard with a mix short sharp hills and then a long drag, but you benefit from this at nine to ten miles and then it is a flat run along the seafront. The crowd support was really really good even on what was a bitterly cold day.A really good run in all, with drinks including hot tea at the finish which was perfect for today's conditions. Its proper half marathon so please don't change it and start handing out cheap goody bags or neon t shirts at the end by adding 10 quid to the price, the race with its athosphere stands on its own merit.Date of review: March 24, 2013
In short: Roll on 2014!In full: done! 14th time I've done this one and still enjoy it (even the Hill)!Learnt over the years to ignore the park n ride and just get there early and grab some on-road parking. 14 Horse Brasses are probably worth a fair ammount as scrap!Date of review: March 24, 2013
In short: Good Support,organisation at end poorDate of review: March 24, 2013
In short: No luxury but runs like clockworkIn full: Still a great race. There are some hills, but if you're prepared for them it can be a fast course. The friendliness among other runners is great and beaten only by the support of the town - in every sort of weather, as shown today in the freezing temperatures. If you're interested in experiencing a great half marathon - do this. If you're in it for the goody bag, it's not one for you. I did see a long queue, which must have been for the park and ride and that would have been unacceptable to me given the temperature (or lack of temperature) we had todayDate of review: March 24, 2013
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In short: Challenging and uninspiring route. Bitterly cold.In full: Disappointing event. No secure bag drop, only one bus running to and from the park and ride so runners left freezing for almost an hour waiting for a lift back. No goody bag.On the positive side the event was well supported but I wouldn't make the trek to Hastings again.Date of review: March 24, 2013
In short: Cold but as brilliant as everIn full: Absolutely freezing....but as good as ever. Helpful wind pushing along the seafront at the end was very welcome.Best race in sussex bar none.Date of review: March 24, 2013
In short: Proud to finish the race wearing the Vegan Runners club vestIn full: A great race, fantastic crowd, pity about the Sun and the park n ride bus, waited over half an hour and wondering when hyperthermai might set in. But overall a wonderful, wonderful experience despite the desperately low temperaturesDate of review: March 24, 2013
In short: Great atmosphere which made a very cold morning glow with warmthIn full: A big thank you to the people of Hastings who came out in large numbers with rattles, claxons, saucepans, church choirs, oranges and jelly babies to cheer us on. A great event that runners should support, if you haven't run the Hastings Half before make sure you do next year, it is the 30th anniversary.Date of review: March 24, 2013
In short: Bitter Cold but funIn full: Did this race in 2011 and said never again! Was so cold on the top of the ridge. Well organised apart from having to wait for over an hour for the bus back to the park and ride. 3 buses going there and only 1 coming back, it felt like -5 in my running kit. Survived the run but died waiting for the bus!!!Date of review: March 24, 2013


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Here is a guest blog entry from Senior Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Hollis Kulwin. Unfortunately, I had to miss it because it was the same time as an admitted student event in Sacramento. Congratulations on your great event, APALSA students! *** Last Friday, I attended the inaugural banquet hosted by the Asian Pacific American Law Students (APALSA). The students did a really nice job! About 120 people attended, including members of the Bench and Bar, as well as our own La Raza Law Students and McGeorge Law School's APALSA. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Russell Hom was the evening's MC--he was really nice, was very impressed with the students and did a great job as MC. The keynote speaker, California Court of Appeal Associate Justice Nathan Mihara, was extremely nice and delivered an excellent speech about diversity, the power of words and the importance of finding and being a mentor. There were many members of the Asian Bar there, including Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) President Angela Lai, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Helena Gweon and Administrative Law Judge for the State Personnel Board, Floyd Shimomura '73. I sat with Floyd and Justice Mihara and his wife at dinner. Professors Tom Joo, Miguel Mendez, Madhavi Sunder, Clay Tanaka were the faculty who were there. Casper Chan '13 thanked a long list of faculty who had contributed financially to the event. He also thanked the Dean's Office several times for its support. The students had a nice ceremony for the 3Ls, where they described each student's accomplishments and gave each one a certificate. They introduced their new board and recognized Clay Tanaka for his contributions. Congratulations to APALSA on its successful first banquet. Best wishes for many more!
APALSA Board with faculty advisor Professor Tom Joo. Photos courtesy of APALSA.
Sitting at dinner with Justice Mihara (center)
Banquet guests with event MC Judge Russell Hom (4th from right)
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