text: A Joyful Song By Rev. Jonathan A. Malone Preached at First Baptist Church Sunday, December 20, 2009; East Greenwich, Rhode Island Luke 1:39-55 "My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour" Advent 4 1 This season is one of decoration and adornment. We decorate our houses, our cars, our storefronts and even ourselves so that everything looks festive and pretty. We wear antlers, Santa hats, and wrap ourselves in holly no matter how painful that may be. We decorate the evergreen tree with ornaments and stars, we decorate the front door with a swag, a wreath, or a picture of Santa, and we decorate ourselves any way that we can with our sweaters and socks. Our houses start to glow with lights, flashing, blinking, and performing a techno-beat calling us all to dance. This custom and culture of decoration is part of the Advent season. This decoration does not stop with the visual, but seeps into the smells. The smells of ginger bread and cinnamon waft through the air tantalizing our taste buds. The smells of eggnog and nutmeg fill our nostrils. Baked cookies, honey baked ham, and other delicious treats mixed with fresh evergreen, or spray on evergreen and the crisp cool air all surround our sense of smell, decorating the air for Christmas. We decorate what we see. We decorate what we small (and taste), and we decorate what we hear. Christmas songs fill the department stores, the coffee shops and our own airwaves. We find ourselves singing songs such as, "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth," "Feliz Navidad," "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," and "I'll Be home for Christmas." This is the only time we can get away with playing and singing songs that are on the edge of ridiculous and silly because they are a part of the decoration of the time. The list goes on and on of songs that we hear through the airwaves, songs that we find ourselves subconsciously singing as we prepare for the celebration of the birth of our Lord. We decorate what we hear as we near Christmas. Here in church we decorate for the season with sight, smell and sound. The flowers and the animals all help to create the vision of that holy night. The smells of cookies baking and melting candles all awaken our memory of Christmas. We sing Christmas carols describing the night when Jesus was born, describing the little town and the manger. We sing songs that talk about the angles singing, the shepherds quaking, and the baby not crying. Here in the church we decorate the walls with the sounds of carols, of expectation and hopes for Christmas. Here in the church we decorate with the smells of Christmas. Here in the church we decorate with the signs of Christmas. Here we decorate for Christmas. 2 Have we ever stopped to wonder what such decorations mean? Have we ever stopped to wonder what these decorations stand for or what they symbolize? The lawn ornaments of an inflatable Grinch in a giant snow globe, the auto-tronic reindeer, and the lights all around the house, blinking again and again, flashing different colors and 1 different patterns, what do they mean? The smells, the extra cookies, the sweets that we are all expected to make and eat, what do they mean? The songs, secular and sacred, from "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause," to "All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth," to "Away in the Manger," filling the air with every possible musical arrangement from chiming chocolates, to barking dogs and everything in-between, what do they mean? If someone were to come from another planet in this time of year and were to observe the decorations, what conclusions would they draw? Perhaps they would see all of the decorations, smell the food, and wonder if we are preparing for a great sacrificial feast. Maybe they would see the lights on the houses and assume they are akin to the plumage of birds – men (mostly) showing off their decorating skills. Perhaps they hear the songs and come to the conclusion that Christmas is about an adulterous man who sneaks into people's homes, who has an odd interest in dentistry and somehow baby born in a barn fits in the picture. What do our signs, our decorations, and all that we surround ourselves with say about Christmas? 3 In the New Testament, in the gospel of Luke we find a decoration of songs. Zechariah sings a song when he embraces his son, John the Baptist for the first time. It is a song of God's mercy and promise to be with him and the people of Israel forever. It is a song that declares that the John the Baptist will be called the prophet of the Most High, to go before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of sins. It is a song that declares that through the tender mercy of God the dawn from on high will break upon all God's people, giving light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death and will guide the people's feet into the way of peace. This is one of the songs of the Gospels that look forward to the coming of Christ. We have the song from Simeon who was nearing the end of his life, who took the baby Jesus in his arms and declared the Nuc Dimittis crying out that now he could die in peace because he has seen the Lord. Simeon has been waiting and waiting for such a long time and now he has seen the salvation of Israel. He has seen the salvation of the world, and he sings of this hope for all people of Israel and for all the Gentiles. He sings of the hope of Christ. We have the song of the angels in the air, above the shepherds singing of the glory of Christ's birth, and declaring what a joy and profound moment such a birth brings. They sing, "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours!" They sing of peace and a new time. This is a song that declares how good the birth of Christ is. Finally we have Mary's song. Her Magnificent that declares the glory and the joy of the Lord. We have Mary's song which speaks of God lifting up the lowly, filling the hungry with good things and bringing mercy on those who fear him. We have Mary's song that speaks of God's covenant with the people of Israel. We have Mary's song which declares her pregnancy as a blessing and a great moment for her. With the birth of Christ will come grace and mercy and love. It is a song that speaks to the power of the event of the birth of Christ. We have songs in the New Testament. We have songs in the New Testament that declare the hope and the glory of God. We have songs in the New Testament that speak 2 to the power of Christ's birth and declare it as a moment of hope for all humanity. These decorations speak of something profound and powerful for all of the people. 4 Today, during the service, we have been experiencing a liturgical decoration of music. It is a special service that awaits, prepares, and celebrates the coming of our Lord with music. It is a service that has embraced the carols of the Christmas season as a way to declare our hope of Christ. We have joined the songs of the New Testament. We have followed the examples of so many others and have offered our song as an exclamation of praise and wonder. We have decorated our worship with sound. We have heard the choir sing of hope. We have heard the choir sing of promise. We have heard the choir sing of peace. We have heard the choir sing of Christ. Today we follow the tradition of those who sang in the gospel of Luke and continue to sing of our hope and joy in the birth of Christ. 5 With all of these songs, with all of these audible decorations, there is one essential ingredient. It is not the technique of singing that is essential, nor is it the instrumentation. It is not the number of people in the choir that is essential nor is it the number of people listening. The one essential ingredient that will make or break these songs, these canticles, these carols, is faith. If there is no faith, then the songs mean nothing and may as well be cardboard displays surrounding us, having no depth. Without faith the words to the sacred carols, the words to the songs in the gospel of Luke would mean just as much as the words to the song, "Grandma got run over by a Reindeer." It would be a silly, simple song without any real meaning. Without faith the songs are empty no matter how well they are sung and how great they sound. Yet with faith all we can do is sing. We hear Mary's song embrace a hope that we all need and her song speaks for us all because of her faith and ours. With faith we hear Zachariah's song speak of a promise of being led out of the darkness, a promise that we all look for and embrace because of Zachariah's faith and ours. With faith we embrace grace, mercy, and love that is incarnated through the birth of Christ. With faith the songs we sing, "Away in the Manger," "Silent Night," "Hark the Harold," "Joy to the World," and others paint a picture that is powerful and life changing. With faith we can see the baby in the manger and have hope. With faith we can look to the little town with hope. With faith we can sit in the silent night with hope. With faith all of these songs have a depth that reaches to the divine. Our faith in the power of Christ's birth compels us to sing, the songs have to be sung, for the spoken words never do enough. Our faith in the presence of Christ leads us to sing, for the muttering and mumbling is not enough. With faith we need the support of music to truly and fully offer a taste of what it is we hope for and expect. Our faith compels us to sing and our songs fill us with excitement for Christ. 6 Decorate your homes for Christmas. Decorate your lives for Christmas. Decorate all that you have, all that you expected and all that you can anticipate for Christmas, but do it with faith. Place the presents under the tree with the faith that the birth of Christ, which we all celebrate, is a birth that will change our lives. Place the lights on your house 3 with the faith that the birth of Christ is something that brings a heavenly, holy light to the world of darkness. Sing the songs of the holy night, the songs of that blessed night with the faith that Christ was born, that Christ lives, and that through Christ we have life. Decorate your lives with sights of good works. Decorate your lives with the offering smells of mercy and justice. Decorate your lives with the songs of faith and devotion. Decorate your lives with faith. Do it with the faith that soon we will be celebrating not just the birth of a child, but the birth of the child who will change everything. AMEN 4


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Petroleum Engineering – Schools, Jobs and Salary
Petroleum Engineering is not one of the toughest field of engineering that is concerned with activities related to the mass production of hydrocarbons, which can be natural gas or crude oil. Discovering and Productions are deemed to fall inside the upstream sectors of the massive gas and oil industry. Exploration, by scientists of earth, and petroleum engineering are the gas and oil industry's two main subsurface disciplines, which mainly focus on highly maximize economic recovery of hydrocarbon from subsurface reservoirs. Basically petroleum geophysics and geology focus on provision of a static description of hydrocarbons reservoir rocks, on the other hand petroleum engineering schools are mainly focuses on estimation of the recoverable volume of resource using a detailed understanding of the material behavior of water, oil and gas within porous rock at extremely high pressure.
The combined efforts of petroleum engineers and geologist throughout the life of hydrocarbons accretions determine the way of which a reservoir is depleted and developed, and commonly they have the biggest impact on the field of economics. Petroleum engineering schools requires a high knowledge of many other regarding disciplines, such as petroleum geology, geophysics, formation evaluation(logging), economics, drilling, reservoir engineering, reservoir simulations, artificial lift systems, well engineering, completions and gas and oil facilities engineering.
What is Petroleum Engineering?
Petroleum Engineering in USA is not an easy field, but it is one of the best fields that you can see its effect that you're having one world as you go along with it.
Energy is a basic key component of people's everyday life, and is more secure energy future demands a balance between affordable supply and low environmental impact. Geo-system and Petroleum engineers are able to find and solve the important issues that will lead us to energy security and these are high demand today.
Environmentally and Economic safe production of mass petroleum resources requires creative applications of a large spectrum of knowledge, including this in not limited to :
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Geology
Petroleum Engineering far go beyond with any of the engineering discipline, such as; Chemical, civil and mechanical engineering.
Petroleum Engineering Schools of USA Overview :
A good college for a petroleum engineering degree should offer a few basic benefits such as 100% placement. However, merely getting placed is not enough. Finding a good, well-paying job is as important. Apart from this, the job you get through your college must also give you ample scope for future growth and development. Keeping all these parameters in mind, the following is a list of the top petroleum engineering schools and colleges in the United States.
List of Top Petroleum Engineering Schools (2014) of United States of America (USA)
1 University of Texas at Austin Austin TX, USA
2 Texas A&M College Station TX, USA
3 Colorado School of Mines Golden City CO, USA
4 University of Southern California Los Angeles CA, USA
5 University of Oklahoma Norman OK, USA
6 Texas Tech Lubbock TX, USA
7 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette LA, USA
8 University of Alaska Fairbanks AK, USA
9 Marietta College Marietta OH, USA
10 University of Kansas Lawrence KS, USA
Online Petroleum Engineering Degree – Should You Consider Them?
There are a limited number of online universities offering online petroleum engineering programs. This makes sense since it is quite a nice career. So what do you do if you want to pursue a degree but do not want to relocate to where the school is? Fortunately, there is a select number of programs that offer online petroleum engineering degrees. Here are a few reasons why you might consider doing an online program versus studying on campus:
- You would like to continue working your full-time job while completing the degree online
- You are not able to relocate for a number of reasons including family and work
- You are not interested in living in the area of your school
Sometime also called distance learning, getting a petroleum engineering degree online makes a lot of sense for many working professionals. Obtaining a degree could mean a huge difference in your salary, and can lead to starting salaries of potentially $100,000 or more a year. As an online student, you will still enjoy many of the benefits that are offered to regular students. This includes job placements, industry-specific software training. and more. Lectures will be recorded so you can easily access it when you're available, as long as you meet your deadlines.
For those interested in a receiving a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, the 'University of North Dakotas College of Engineering & Mines offers an excellent online program. It is accredited and will take 6+ years to complete depending on your ability to take courses every semester.
Students interested in a Master Engineering in Petroleum should check our Texas A&M's distance learning program. Their Petroleum engineering program is 100% online and is identical to the degree you would have received if you studied on their campus.
Below is petroleum engineering information for those that may not be as familiar with the field. This includes information on what petroleum engineers do, internships, salary, and future of this lucrative field.
Petroleum Engineering Job Overview :
The Petroleum Engineering Profession got its start in 1914 within the American Institutes of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineer (AIME). This is the First Petroleum Engineering degree was conferred in the year 1915 by university of Pittsburgh. Since then, the profession of petroleum engineering has evolved to solve increasingly difficult situations, as much of the "low hanging fruits" of the world's oil field have been found and exhausted. Improvements from computer modeling, materials and the application of statistics, probability analysis of oil, and then new technologies like horizontal drilling and enhanced oil recovery, dramatically improved the toolbox of petroleum engineering in recent decades.
Deep-water, desert and arctic conditions are usually competing with. High temp and high pressure (HTHP) environment is become increasingly commonplace in operations and requires the petroleum engineer to be a savvy in topics as broad ranging as Thermo-hydraulic, Geo-mechanics, and high end intelligent system.
The Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE) is the biggest professional society for petroleum engineers and it publishes much information regarding the industry. Petroleum engineering education is available more than 17 universities in the United States of America and many more in the world – Primarily on the Oil Production region – and some oil companies have in house petroleum engineering training classes.
Employment of petroleum engineer is expected to grow 17% from 2011 to 2021, about as fast as the average of all occupations of engineering, oil prices will surely a major determinant of employment growth, as higher prices lead to increasing complexity for oil company's operations and they require more engineers for new drilling operations.
Types of Petroleum Engineering :
Petroleum Engineers are divide themselves mainly in three types :
- Reservoir engineers, work to optimize the production of gas and oil via proper well placement, production rates, and enhanced the techniques of oil recovery.
- Production Engineers, including the subsurface engineer, use to manage the interface between the reservoir and well, including perforations, down hole flow control, sand control, and down-hole monitoring equipment: with evaluate artificial life method: and select surface equipment that separate the produced fluids of earth (natural gas, oil and water).
- Drilling Engineers use to manage the technical aspects of drilling production, drilling exploratory and injection wells.
What Petroleum Engineers do as a Job?
Petroleum Engineers develop and design methods for extracting oil and gas from the deposits below the earth surface. Petroleum engineers also find New and smooth ways to extract gas and oil from older wells too.
Work Environment
Petroleum engineers generally work in offices or in a research laboratories. However, they must also spend times at drilling sites and often for long period of time.
As discussed above, petroleum engineers jobs carry out a myriad of tasks including testing, designing and implementing methods for the extraction of petroleum products from the surface of the earth as well as the ocean floor. To begin with, petroleum engineers need to locate a suitable dig site. This is followed by the setting up of the required machinery. Engineers must overlook the extraction process which includes the removal as well as processing of petroleum. Petroleum engineers must have the expertise and ability to work closely with geologist and other professionals to extract and refine petroleum products in a safe and efficient manner.
Petroleum engineers may be required to develop equipment, machines and tools putting their mechanical engineering skills to test. Similarly, they must know how to design and use various computer software that actually runs the machines. Again, petroleum engineers may also be required to manually use a lot of the machinery at the drilling site. The managerial skills of petroleum engineers may also be put to test of and may be required to oversee people or teams at the job site and stream line the workflow.
Another facet of petroleum engineering is the financial analysis of each project. Petroleum engineers must gauge the financial viability of each extraction project and determine if the entire process is worth it. Organization and analysis of data is extremely important for engineers to carry out perfectly.
Apart from sitting and making financial observations, petroleum engineers are also required to travel quire a bit and perform field work. Since many of these dig sites are located in different parts of a country, petroleum engineers must be prepared to be uprooted from their base quite regularly and travel from one site to another. The most unique thing about petroleum engineering is that job requirements for petroleum engineers often vary from one organization to the other. Petroleum engineers must hence remain versatile and prepared to take on different roles when performing their duties. Many companies may also require petroleum engineers to be qualified in several other areas of specialty such as geology, mathematics, physics, computer programming etc. This is a major reason why a degree in petroleum engineering from a top school or college can become so lucrative.
How to Become a Petroleum Engineer?
Petroleum Engineer should have bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably from verified petroleum engineering schools. Most of the Employers also value work experience in petroleum engineering industry, so in cooperative engineering programs, in which students use to earn academic credits for structured job experience are valuable as well.
Petroleum engineering is one of the highest paying jobs in engineering and really any field, and this comes as no surprise. Apart from designing equipment and developing methods for extraction of oil, these engineers must work with a whole lot of other professionals to make sure that they have th best possible methods of extraction in place. To begin with, anyone looking to become a petroleum engineer needs to procure a degree in petroleum engineering from a reputable schools or college. However, procurement of diverse qualifications in the same field will increase your chances of getting employed with a rather attractive pay package.
A bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering iѕ thе mоѕt basic requirement fоr thiѕ type оf work. Mаnу institutions offer accredited programs in petroleum engineering fоr students lооking tо specialize in thе field. Mаnу оf thеѕе institutes аlѕо offer full-time fivе year courses in petroleum engineering whiсh саn bе fоllоwеd uр bу a master's degree. Thе syllabus оf thеѕе courses uѕuаllу includes advanced mathematics studies with trigonometry, algebra, calculus, computer aided design, biology, chemistry аnd lots more. Thеrе аrе сеrtаinlу advantages tо obtaining уоur masters in petroleum engineering, аnd hаving a stronger quantitative skill set iѕ dеfinitеlу оnе оf them. Again, on-field work iѕ аnоthеr important раrt оf thеѕе courses, including internships. Bе ѕurе tо check thе school's department website fоr аnу petroleum engineering scholarships thаt mау bе available.
Aраrt frоm bеing qualified with a degree, thеrе iѕ nо doubt thаt аnуоnе lооking tо bесоmе a successful petroleum engineer ѕhоuld hаvе thе natural skills, passion аnd curiosity. Fоr example, аnуоnе with a natural flair fоr mathematics, analytical skills, equipment design аnd problem solving will make a good petroleum engineer. Sinсе petroleum engineers аrе faced with constantly evolving challenges еасh day, creativity iѕ аnоthеr important personal attribute оnе muѕt possess. Similarly, оnе muѕt bе a good team player аnd muѕt possess impeccable communication skills tо bе аblе tо work in large groups.
Whilе credentials аrе nоt mandatory, association оr certification frоm аnу recognized organization аlwауѕ helps уоur cause. Gеtting hold оf accreditation оr certification iѕ ѕurе tо make it muсh easier fоr уоu tо spot jobs оf уоur choice аnd аlѕо gеt paid muсh higher. Gеtting thеѕе licenses will оf соurѕе require уоu tо pass ѕоmе exams аnd obtain thе minimum required experience.
Finding Petroleum Engineering Internships
Fоr аnу student lооking tо make it big аѕ a petroleum engineer, work experience iѕ juѕt аѕ important аѕ academic preparedness. Thеrе iѕ nо bеttеr wау tо gеt on-the-job training thаn taking uр petroleum engineering internships with wеll knоwn companies. Dоing ѕо will givе уоu thе required experience аnd expertise tо lay thе foundation fоr a successful career аѕ a petroleum engineer.
Aѕidе frоm attending a top petroleum engineering college, thе fоllоwing аrе ѕоmе оf thе mоѕt well-known companies offering internships:
Shell iѕ оnе оf thе leading petroleum companies in thе US ѕо thе strict GPA requirements соmе аѕ nо surprise. In fact, уоu nееd a minimum GPA оf 3.2 tо bе еvеn considered fоr thе internship. Thе оnе unique thing аbоut Shell iѕ thаt thеу offer students thе chance tо secure аn Aѕѕосiаtе degree in thе fоrm оf a ѕресiаl internship knоwn аѕ thе Operations Technical Internship.
ExxonMobil, аnоthеr giant оf a petroleum company in thе US аlѕо demands high minimum GPA scores starting frоm 3.3. Sinсе it iѕ thе largest production аnd exploration petroleum company in thе world, thеѕе high requirements аrе expected. Thеѕе high scores dо nоt guarantee a рlасе аѕ аn intern though. Eасh оnе оf thеѕе internships involves a lot оf competition.
BP iѕ аnоthеr big nаmе аmоngѕt thе leading petroleum companies in thе US. Thе company iѕ knоwn tо hire interns wеll bеfоrе thеу enter thеir final year оf college. BP iѕ knоwn tо hire interns in a wide variety оf areas ѕuсh аѕ reservoir, process, аnd wеll engineering.
If уоu аrе unable tо break intо thе big names ѕuсh аѕ Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, аnd Chevron, уоu саn аlѕо givе a company ѕuсh аѕ Marathon Oil a shot. Thе company hаѕ bееn аrоund fоr оvеr a century аnd runs international operations fоr thе exploration аnd production оf natural gas, crude oil, etc.
Southwestern Energy Company brings fоrth a whоlе nеw range оf opportunities with increased focus оn unconventional natural gas аnd oil sources. Sinсе thе company iѕ rеlаtivеlу new, thе internship programs offered hеrе аrе rаthеr promising.
Aраrt frоm this, thеrе аrе аlѕо ѕеvеrаl foreign companies ѕuсh аѕ Husky Energy, Encana аnd Canadian Natural frоm Canada аnd Statoil frоm Norway. Students lооking tо hаvе a taste оf thе adventure аnd travel involved in thiѕ profession саn сеrtаinlу benefit frоm аn international internship.
Salary and Future of Petroleum Engineering
Aссоrding tо thе Bureau оf Labor Statistics, thе number оf jobs fоr petroleum engineers iѕ expected tо grow bу аѕ muсh аѕ 17% bу 2020. Thiѕ means thаt aspiring petroleum engineers beginning thеir academic training аt present саn expect a surge оf jobs bу thе timе thеу аrе dоnе with thеir education. Onе оf thе reasons fоr thiѕ expected increase оf demand fоr petroleum engineers iѕ thаt a number оf petroleum engineers will bе retiring during thаt period. Again, аѕ drilling operations gеt increasingly complex, thе demand fоr skilled petroleum engineers аlѕо gоеѕ uр exponentially.
Yоu саn bе rest assured оf thе fact thаt technical expectations frоm petroleum engineers аrе оnlу gоing tо increase in thе future. Companies will expect petroleum engineers tо tаkе оn mоrе challenging roles. On thе оthеr hand, thiѕ аlѕо means petroleum engineering salaries will rise. Cоnѕidеring thе fact thаt petroleum engineering iѕ аlrеаdу оnе оf thе bеѕt paying jobs оut there, thе future fоr petroleum engineers lооkѕ lucrative tо ѕау thе least. In fact, ассоrding tо thе Bureau оf Labor Statistics, petroleum engineers аlrеаdу hаvе a whopping average salary closing in оn thе $140,000 реr year mark. Thеѕе salaries аlrеаdу range bеtwееn $69,850 аnd $187,000 реr year.
Thаt bеing said, оnе саnnоt stress еnоugh оn thе multidisciplinary requirements аnd expectations thаt соmе with thе petroleum engineering job fоr petroleum engineers. Petroleum engineers muѕt рrоvidе thеir expertise in vаriоuѕ areas including production technology, production geology, reservoir engineering, field development economics, product аnd drilling operations, petrophysics, etc. Aѕ petroleum engineers progress furthеr in thеir careers, thеу muѕt find wауѕ tо expand thеir area оf expertise аѕ wеll аѕ work areas. Fоr example, engineers will hаvе tо learn thе skill оf liaising with оthеr engineers аnd geoscientists, working with production managers tо predict production potential аnd interpreting vаriоuѕ results.
Petroleum engineers саnnоt bе left оut оf аnу раrt оf exploration аnd production. Frоm picking thе right prospective sites tо ensuring thаt аll thе drilling equipment iѕ dismantled аnd stored in thе correct fashion, petroleum engineers play a vital role аt еvеrу stage. Thiѕ translates tо a lot оf travel, lоng stays аt inhospitable conditions аwау frоm home аnd working conditions thаt present mаnу uncertainties аnd risks.
Petroleum Engineering salary hаѕ a historically bееn оnе оf thе biggest paid engineering discipline оvеr thе world. аlthоugh thеrе iѕ a tendency fоr mass layoffs whеn price decline. In June 4th in year 2007 article. Forbes.com reported thаt petroleum engineering wаѕ thе 24th highest paying jobs in thе United states оf America. In thе Year оf 2012 National Association оf Employers аnd Colleges survey showed Petroleum Engineers аѕ thе mоѕt highest paid 2012 gradates аt аn average оf аrоund $125,220 annual salary аnd fоr individuals with experience, Petroleum Engineering salary саn аlѕо gо frоm аrоund $175,000 tо $265,000 annually. Thеу make аn average оf 112,000$ a year аnd аlmоѕt $54.25 реr hour.
Sinсе Mаnу Petroleum Companies carry оut worldwide operation, thе petroleum engineers mау hаvе thе opportunities fоr assignment аll оvеr thе world. Petroleum engineer muѕt solve thе variety оf political, technological аnd economic problems encountered in thеѕе kind оf assignments. Thеѕе kind оf exciting technological challenge combine tо offers thе petroleum engineers a mоѕt rewarding career.
Thеrе iѕ nо doubt аbоut thе fact thаt petroleum engineering jobs pay a lot аnd make fоr excellent career prospects. However, thе challenges thаt соmе with thе job mоrе thаn justify thе high pay аnd prestige. Aраrt frоm possessing thе nесеѕѕаrу professional skills, petroleum engineers muѕt bе highly patient аnd self-confident tо tаkе оn thеѕе highly challenging jobs аnd working environments. It iѕ a difficult field, but bу gеtting intо оnе оf thе top petroleum engineering schools in thе list above, graduates will increase thеir chances оf landing оnе оf thе mоѕt lucrative jobs in engineering.


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02-02-2013 23:20:32 | More by Retail1LO
3.58/5 rDev -15.6%
Big thanks to cbutova for sharing this rarity.
Black beer with a big brown head that started foaming out of the bottle upon opening...infected? Head sticks around well.
Smell is very unique and strong, lots of dark fruit and oak bring on a big red wine vibe here. Chocolate, roasted malt, and some coffee meld surprisingly well but are on the weaker end.
Very wine/dark fruit forward, cherries, dark chocolate, caramel, some rye spiciness, light coffee and oak. Good mix of flavors but the wine barrels definitely have a strong grip on this one.
Lots of foaminess shows some light signs of infection, a bit boozy and thin as well, but not too bad of a mouthfeel. Good taste makes up for it more or less.
Definitely has lots of potential - the coffee stout/red wine barrel combo is pulled off well, maybe just needs some kinks worked out.
12-03-2012 18:43:09 | More by Chico1985
3.6/5 rDev -15.1%
Pours a beautiful complex dark brown, with a dark coffee brown head with a reddish tint.
Smell is definitely unusual, rye spiciness with malty dark chocolate, tangy dark fruits, bitter coffee. Maybe some woody smoke.
Taste is pretty similar. Not very coffee forward (probably my fault for drinking it some months after the release) but it's a pretty even balance of slightly faded coffee, wine/dark fruit, bitter dark chocolate and rye malt.
A pretty unusual beer, and it doesn't come off unambiguously as a success, but I did enjoy this even if I liked it better for being weird than for being really well integrated and drinkable.
02-20-2013 13:09:15 | More by AlexFields
3.65/5 rDev -13.9%
Thanks Starrdog for another HF tick. How do you do it? Amazing.
Beer served in a snifter. Beer is dark, low carbonation, lazy head, small bubbles, minimal lacing, minimal carbonation.
Aroma is sweet, oaky, vinous a little, fortified. I like the aroma.
Maybe it is the barrel, Madeira?, but I don't really care for this one. It is pretty sweet, not horrible, the wine character is pretty overpowering, almost making the beer solventy. I am being too harsh on this beer but it is a miss for HF. Saying that it is a B beer. I would try it again for sure but I won't be going out of my way for it.
11-19-2012 15:44:13 | More by drabmuh
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
02-08-2013 04:47:01 | More by jegross2
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
05-28-2013 13:11:16 | More by pisano
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
09-16-2013 21:06:58 | More by cfrances33
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
02-23-2013 00:00:40 | More by brystmar
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
12-10-2012 03:07:05 | More by seeswo
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
01-08-2013 14:35:44 | More by Sean9689
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
01-11-2013 16:22:00 | More by westcoastbeerlvr
3.83/5 rDev -9.7%
Reviewed from notes over the weekend. Shared with Chico1985.
A- Pitch black pour with a massive, foamy brown head that fills a large portion of the glass after a very loud hiss and even a slow gush of bubbles out of the bottle (something alive in the bottle/early infection? or just overcarbonation). Head has decent retention but it fizzes out after a while leaving a small creamy pillow which leaves nice blankets of lace.
S- Coffee and milk chocolate notes really open up nicely here, especially when allowed to warm up some. Other things include vanilla, brown sugar, wine. The barrels lend a nice wood and big dark fruit presence. Ends up being dessert-like.
T- The wine and fruit flavors take over more on the flavor than the nose. Dark grapes/raisins/cherries lead the way for the underlying stout which has dark chocolate, coffee and rye notes. Nice oak hints after some time. The coffee seems to take a back seat here. Slight vanilla and alcohol as well. No real signs of infection here.
MF- Creamy and moderately thick body with a LOT of carbonation. The feel really reminds me of other beers that had something alive in the bottle. Foam just fills the palate upon sipping. Alcohol warmth feels nice with the amount of wine flavor here.
A nice wine and cocoa flavor with a pretty big influence overall from the barrels it seems (unless it is a really dark fruity stout to begin with). Huge carbonation hurts just a bit and it seems like something might be alive in the bottle. A nice blend of flavors.
11-26-2012 16:35:50 | More by cbutova
3.93/5 rDev -7.3%
Thanks to Rudzud for sharing this one.
Nice fluffy head, darker mocha colored, some lacing but tons of legs, pitch black no light.
Nose is explosive, booze right out, big malts, roasted malts galore, black malts with a hint of char and what used to be acrid but that seems to have faded. Light coffee, some dark cocoa and bakers choc, caramel, nougat, hint of vanilla barrel too.
Taste starts with dark roasty malts, light coffee, charred black malt and hint acrid, big fluffy malts, nougat, caramel, dark bakers choc and chalky powered cocoa. Syrupy and light acrid roast. Rye is there in the background and light, with light vanilla barrel but just a bit of the Madeira. Booze is fairly strong with warmth and even light booze taste. Bitterness from light earthy hops and the charred malts, and light sticky sweetness from the malts and wine. Finish is sticky and syrupy, some booze and big roasted malts, light vanilla and Madeira barrel.
Mouth is fuller bodied, rich syrupy, big fluffy carb.
Overall not what I expected, a bit of over roasted acrid, bitter char, syrupy, decent barrel but not a huge fan of Madeira barrels, light rye and coffee, not their best stout.
01-07-2013 22:13:26 | More by jlindros
District of Columbia
3.93/5 rDev -7.3%
500 mL bottle shared by Starr.
Pours a dark, thin chocolate brown with a retentive dark tan head, little lace. Aroma is reminiscent of Genealogy, with slight spice, roast coffee and malt, with the addition of the Madeira barrels adding a slight tangy fruitiness; very balanced. Barrel aging is much more prominent in the flavor and first thing noticed on the palate. Similar to the year old keg of Genealogy at the 2nd Anniversary party my first thought is that this beer is... old. After that, a slight tang, with port and dry oak, with spice from the rye and less malt or coffee than the nose or base. Medium thick and moderate carbonation; slightly thin and a light coffee acidity in the finish. Well integrated and unique, but doesn't live up to Damon or the base beer fresh. An unique, remarkable stout, would love to have the base beer fresh again.
11-17-2012 04:39:05 | More by yourefragile
District of Columbia
3.95/5 rDev -6.8%
Beer pours black with a thin off-white head. Smell is very interesting, there's certainly coffee happening here, but also a bit of red wine/vinousness. Flavor is very interesting , but doesn't quite nail it the way I had hoped it would. The beer seems to have gotten a bit oxidized while aging. That said, it certainly brings a unique flavor profile to the table. The coffee certainly is still present and the sweetness and tanginess of the madeira combines with the base in a very interesting way. Mouthfeel is a little on the thin side and carbonation is high. I like this beer, but I feel like it wasn't quite what it could've been. The oxidation and high carbonation distract from what could've been a very unique and well done flavor profile. You can tell what Shaun was going for here, but the base beer didn't hold up well enough.
11-17-2012 04:10:23 | More by starrdogg
4/5 rDev -5.7%
02-18-2013 21:05:27 | More by Schlais
4/5 rDev -5.7%
06-01-2013 03:08:18 | More by Anonymous1
4/5 rDev -5.7%
07-21-2013 22:01:05 | More by BostonPhilly
New York
4/5 rDev -5.7%
01-09-2013 00:22:46 | More by Franch
4/5 rDev -5.7%
03-31-2013 05:26:42 | More by Dat
New York
4/5 rDev -5.7%
03-06-2013 03:23:08 | More by Takeanotherswing
4/5 rDev -5.7%
06-16-2014 16:50:45 | More by jackmax
New York
4/5 rDev -5.7%
01-18-2013 22:40:14 | More by Quackus
Genealogy Of Morals (Madeira Barrel Aged) from Hill Farmstead Brewery
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WEATHER ON THE 5s. CAM-2BOX A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT... ABOUT THE RECOVERY IN MOORE IS EXPECTED TODAY. KOCO'S ROB HUGHES JOINS US LIVE. ROB - WHAT DO WE KNOW RIGHT NOW? REM-FSVO-REM TODAY... GOVERNOR FALLIN... LOCAL... STATE....FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE A DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT FOR MOORE. IT'S HAPPENING AT 8-30 THIS MORNING AT CITY HALL. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE "TOUR OF PROGRESS" ... A BUS TOUR HIGHLIGHTING AREAS AFFECTED BY THE MAY 20TH TORNADO. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE FOR THE MOORE TORNADO HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN TWO BILLION. OKLAHOMA HAS RECEIVED SEVENTY MILLION SO FAR IN RECOVERY ASSISTANCE. SIG OUT.
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Just as the major reason Syracuse had trouble knocking off Miami on Saturday was poor shooting, the biggest reason the Orange dusted off Virginia Tech in its ACC road opener on Tuesday was a disparity in shooting.
Syracuse shot well. Virginia Tech didn't (especially in the middle of the second half). The Orange's rebounding on the offensive end helped some, too, but the 72-52 triumph stemmed largely from the most obvious element of the game.
The rundown:
(.5 x 3FG + FGM) / FGA
Syracuse: .542 (9 3FGM, 28 FGM, 60 FGA)
Virginia Tech: .439 (7 3FGM, 18 FGM, 49 FGA)
The Orange shook off a poor shooting outing in its conference opener Saturday against Miami to carve up Virginia Tech. Syracuse was 50 percent (19-for-38) from 2-point range and shot 51.7 percent in the second half, all while taking its third-most 3-pointers on the season (the 22 Tuesday was topped only by the 36 hoisted against Binghamton and 24 attempted against Colgate).
For its part, Virginia Tech shot progressively worse as the game unfolded, which is how a 44-40 game turned into a 60-40 laugher. The Hokies missed nine consecutive shots in that defining stretch.
Syracuse: 12.3 percent (7 turnovers/57 possessions)
Virginia Tech: 14.0 percent (8 turnovers/57 possessions)
Yes, Syracuse outscored the Hokies 13-7 off turnovers. But if Virginia Tech coach James Johnson was offered eight total turnovers (and just two in 58 minutes by freshmen guards Ben Emelogu and Devin Wilson) before the opening tip, he probably doesn't waste much time in accepting that offer. In short, Virginia Tech took care of the ball far better than anticipated.
Syracuse now has 14 turnovers in two ACC games. Granted, those contests were against teams picked to finish at or near the bottom of the league, but it has done a masterful job at valuing possession in its last 80 minutes (and for much of the season as well).
Offensive rebounds / (Offensive rebounds + Opponent's defensive rebounds)
Syracuse: 54.8 percent (17 offensive rebounds, 14 Virginia Tech defensive rebounds)
Virginia Tech: 31.4 percent (11 offensive rebounds, 24 Syracuse defensive rebounds)
Impressive. The Orange (notably Rakeem Christmas, Jerami Grant and Baye Moussa Keita, who combined for 12 offensive rebounds) extended a lot of possessions. Even if Syracuse's second-chance points advantage wasn't particularly huge (15-9), it wore down Virginia Tech considerably in the second half.
The Hokies weren't bad on the offensive glass. More accurately, Joey van Zegeren was good at collecting offensive rebounds and the rest of his teammates were not.
FT attempted / FG attempted
Syracuse: .217 (13 free throws attempted/60 field goals attempted)
Virginia Tech: .347 (17 free throws attempted/49 field goals attempted)
This just wasn't a major issue, especially as the Orange pulled away in the second half. Both teams took 10 foul shots in the first half and then combined for 10 free throws after the break.
In addition, neither team shot all that well at the line, with the Hokies holding a 9-7 scoring advantage.


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3) Microsoft SQL - It is database software from Microsoft.
Following tools have been in trend for developing frontend or User Interface.
1) Photoshop - It is best photo editing software. You are able to create your website based on your imagination.
2) HTML - It is a basic programming language used for website development.
3) CSS - It's for maintaining the consistent design throughout the website.
4) Dreamweaver - It is a website designing tools.
5) JavaScript - It is scripting language use to create your website look very live and interactive.
6) Ajax - Its means Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It is a client side scripting language retrieve data from the remote server asynchronously. It's processing works on the background without disturbing the display and behavior from the existing page.
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To select right type of web hosting service which suites your need. This is actually the place where all of your application runs. Before selecting Webhosting Company collect details about their professional services and user review feedback.
1) Shared web hosting - It is best suited to promising small to the medium level website at low price. Within this you receive control only to your website. You can't make changes in setting of server. Resources of server are shared by many websites also.
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Based on my view point PHP and MySQL based technology is best of normal web application. Java and oracle based web development is equipped for enterprises level application. Choose the type of server according to your level of requirements.


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News Feature | March 24, 2014
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Targeted By New AMPs
Scientists presented new data regarding research on targeting antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria using antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) at the 247th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other bacteria with increasing resistance to existing treatments and drugs can be killed using antimicrobial peptides or "molecular drill bits" that break through cell walls. If AMPs are further developed into pharmaceuticals, they could be designed to overcome drug resistance to attack bacteria's walls to destroy them.
Georges Belfort of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute said, "It's going to be much more difficult for a bacterium that's been around for millions of years to reconfigure its membrane. That's the core protective structure that has helped it survive this long." Penetrating the bacteria's protective structure using AMPs could open the way to develop effective treatments for such antibiotic resistant bacteria and the disease they cause.
Belfort's team is studying a new therapy to fight bacteria that cause tuberculosis. The disease is treatable, but resistant strains have been observed to be on the rise. According to the World Health Organization, about 170,000 people died from multi drug-resistant TB strain in 2012 alone.
AMPs are naturally occurring, short strings of amino acids produced by organisms as a natural part of the body's defense system. Research shows that AMPs possess the ability to break through bacterial cell walls. Belfort and his team designed and synthesized three novel AMPs to drill into the protective walls of tuberculosis cells. All three investigative AMPs killed the bacteria, with one showing greater efficacy than the others. However, the AMPs were still inferior to kanamycin, an antibiotic used against TB virus and to which some strains have developed resistance.
The team is currently working to improve their understanding of how AMPs work through design and lab test research. Belfort presented the team's findings at the ACS meeting, which features more than 10,000 scientific reports across various disciplines.


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FAMILIES are waiting up to three weeks to hold funerals in Gwent, a councillor claimed.
The number of cremations is nowdue to increase fromnine to 11 a day to cope with demand, it was revealed at a Monmouthshire Council meeting.
Since June, Gwent Crematorium, in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, has held its last service at 1pm each day while work is carried out to install equipment that will remove mercury from its cremations in order to meet Environment Agency targets. This is expected to be completed in March next year. As a result, the number of cremations has reduced froma possible 15 to just nine a day.
At last week's meeting, held in the Shire Hall, Monmouth Cllr Kevin Williams said he was contacted by the deeply distressed family of a man who died in August but could not be cremated for three weeks.
He said: "A delay of over two weeks is unacceptable and causes distress.
"An extra hour is not excessive and a reasonable request."
Cllr Paul Jordan, who sits on the Greater Gwent Crematorium Joint Committee, said funeral directors were working with neighbouring crematoria to ensure families were not kept waiting too long during a "difficult and distressing time".
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The Cowichan singers are presenting two editions of their annual Choral Concert May 3.
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The Portland Police Bureau arrested 8 individuals on October 13, 2011, in an effort to reopen Main Street in Downtown Portland. The names of those arrested and the charges follow:
30-year-old, Brandon T. Lee: Interfering w/Peace Ofc.; Discon II/ Obstruction
32-year-old Brad Mathew Whisler:Discon II/ Obstruction; Interfering w/Peace Ofc.
32-year-od John Wade Saunder, Discon II/ Obstruction; Interfering w/Peace Ofc.
22-year-old Ashley Lynn Jackson: Discon II/ Obstruction; Interfering w/Peace Ofc.
34-year-old Keller Dean Henry: Discon II/ Obstruction; Interfering w/Peace Ofc.
41-year-old Jacquelyn Beatrice Miller: Discon II/ Obstruction; Interfering w/Peace Ofc.
29-year-old Joshua DavidMacnayr: Discon II/ Obstruction; Interfering w/Peace Ofc.; Improper Positioning on Hwy
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Portland Police arrested eight people before dawn Thursday and reopened a downtown Portland street blocked during the past week by protesters supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Officers moved in quickly and traffic was flowing a half-hour later.
Many of the protesters had decided the day before to go along with a request by Mayor Sam Adams to give up the street that divides two downtown parks where a settlement of more than 300 tents and tarps sprang up.
Camping in city parks is illegal, but Adams said there were no plans to break up Occupy Portland.
"We are not moving against the camps," Adams said Thursday in a story by The Oregonian.
He said he and other mayors dealing with such occupations are making "practical day-to-day decisions about keeping the peace, protecting people's legal rights to freedom of expression and at the same time keeping this city and all cities moving."
Adams crossed a street from City Hall to one of the parks on Wednesday afternoon to tell protesters it was time to reopen the street. The closure has disrupted traffic for thousands of people, including riders along several bus lines that were rerouted.
Later in the evening, 88 percent of the participants in a general assembly at the encampment voted to leave the street, protester Jordan LeDoux told KGW-TV.
That was slightly short of the 90 percent consensus the protesters have agreed will be the threshold for decisions. But it accounted for the quiet on Thursday morning as police took away the few people who stayed in the street.
LeDoux said the police action would clear the way for protesters to focus on the object of their protest — the concentration of wealth and power in the country.
Police Lt. Robert King said those arrested would face misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and interfering with officers.
"We all feel good we're able to get the city moving again," King said. "We've got thousands of cars, buses, bikes and pedestrians who use this every day to go to work or move through the downtown core."
The stretch of Main Street is a landmark in Portland. In the middle, dividing traffic, is a fountain topped with a statue of an elk, the gift of an early Portland mayor. After the police cleared the street, a "Fight Greed" placard remained in its antlers.
The number of lodgings in the two blocks has more than doubled since a crowd police initially estimated at several thousand marched through downtown on Oct. 6. The protesters have spread straw over much the ground that fall rain was quickly turning to mud and set up stations to provide food and medical supplies.
In Salem, protesters who had been told by state troopers that they couldn't camp at a park next to the state Capitol moved their tents to a parking lot across the street, the Statesman Journal reported.
They planned to spend the night walking through the park, keeping moving to avoid arrest.
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"He went to school with the New Bauhaus," she said, "founded by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. A bunch of people had fled from the original, German Bauhaus, to the U.S."
"The Bauhaus ideal was very much the well-rounded artist. You were encouraged to apply your ideas across media. It was influential on his entire career."
In addition to trying as many forms of art as he can imagine, LaLiberte also absorbs and expresses a wide range of content.
"All his work deals with history, he's obsessed with the history of art, with ancient cultures, with archaeology and different phases in art," Bradbury said.
This was evident in a "giant drawing" he did on a gallery wall at Montserrat last summer, which was based on a book called "30,000 Years of Art: The Story of Human Creativity Across Time and Space."
"He's into different symbols, iconography and symbology, lots of gods, masks, totem animals, birds," Bradbury said. "He combines it as he wishes. He thinks of it all as a tremendous resource where he can pick and choose.
"Aztec temples, Picasso masks and some feather headdresses, he combines it all into one piece and comes up with something uniquely his."
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What: "Exuberance 2013: Varied Expressions of Norman LaLiberte," exhibit of artworks in mixed media
When: April 27 through June 2, reception with LaLiberte on Sunday, April 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. "An Evening With Norman LaLiberte" will be held Thursday, May 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., with 25 percent of sales going to MAA and 25 percent going to scholarships at Montserrat.
Where: Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper St.
More information: Gallery hours Tuesday and Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Visit www.marbleheadarts.org or call 781-631-2608.


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Excited by your review; just received my copy of Shaman, and can't wait to read it!
posted by stellarexplorer at 3:18 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2013
Olivia Williams is a good choice. Prior to Dollhouse I wouldn't have thought she could pull off being the Doctor. I still can't imagine her running around. Steven Moffat says the new Doctor will be male again.
posted by VioletBramble at 11:10 pm (EST) on Jun 13, 2013
As I picked up 2312 today, I noticed only one review so far, yours. Which led me to peruse your reviews. Thoroughly enjoyed several propositions, which accord with my own: Gold Coast and KSR in general: Bravo; The Road is overrated and irritating, even if not a bad book per se; Citizen of the Galaxy (recently reread)still enjoyable read as an adult.
Great minds...
posted by stellarexplorer at 4:14 pm (EST) on May 27, 2012
The evangelicalism of Kim Stanley Robinson's oeuvre as evidenced in your review of "The Gold Coast" made me smile and I agree with you, that many of his works will remain classics for many years to come.
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York College has lifted a suspension placed on its wrestling team amid allegations of hazing and has taken disciplinary actions against some team members.
In a statement issued Friday, Assistant Dean Mary Dolheimer said students who were accused of violating college rules, including its anti-hazing policy, appeared before an administrative judicial
board this week and were informed of disciplinary sanctions that range from official
warning up to and including expulsion from York College.
The statement did not indicate how many students were disciplined and how many were expelled.
The wrestling program was suspended Oct. 30 after some members of the
wrestling team were subjected to initiation rites from their teammates.
"We had clear evidence of violations that were part of an organized
hazing practice," Dean of Student Affairs Joseph Merkle said. "Based on
that, we decided to act and to act swiftly. We are very disappointed in
such behavior, and we believe our actions send a clear message to all of
our York College students that this type of behavior has not and will
never be tolerated."
In the statement, York College President Pamela Gunter-Smith
apologized to students who were hazed, and to those who were
innocent of any indiscretion.
The wrestling program has been placed on disciplinary probation for the remainder of the academic year, and members of the wrestling program will be required to perform community service.
Each student-athlete participating in the program will also have his
athletic eligibility determined by the Department of Athletics and
Recreation, according to the statement.
"Wrestling has a rich heritage and tradition at York College, and it is unfortunate that some of our student-athletes have made inappropriate choices," Athletic Director Paul Saikia said in the statement. "I would like to commend Coach Duane Bastress and his staff for taking appropriate action. Our goal now is to ensure the wrestling program appropriately addresses these violations and is prepared to move forward."
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4-bdrm, 3-bath walking distance to wonderful Nob Hill shops & restarurants.
I bought this house because I always wanted to live in this highly desired neighborhood! Casa Margarita is in a quiet, serene neighborhood. Yet, walk a few short blocks to RT. 66 restaurants, shops, galleries, coffee, groceries, salons, theatre, UNM, and more. Only 4 mi. to Old Town, 2.8 mi. to the Convention Center & Downtown, 4 mi to the Zoo/Biopark/Aquarium. Learn more about our neighborhood. Go to http://rt66central.com/
Casa Margarita is a luxurious, fully remodeled 1930's New Mexican Casa.
3 or 4 bedrooms including the optional gorgeous detached Casita, jetted tub
- refrigerated air conditioning
- large-screen HDTVs with DirecTV/DVR (record your favorite shows & games for viewing after a day of sightseeing)
- gourmet's kitchen well stocked with quality cookware and everything you need
- beautifully landscaped private patio with quality, full-sized gas BBQ grill
- wonderfully quiet and peaceful neighborhood
-Look for 'Mo' in the yard, our local roadrunner
3-bedroom main house includes a king, a queen, a trundle bed (two twins), and two bathrooms, one with luxurious jetted tub.
Detached Casita (optional add on @$49/nt) is spacious and beautiful with king bed and full bathroom.
4-night Minimum. But on occasion, we will consider shorter stays at last minute.
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- pets not allowed
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- non smoking only
- children welcome
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We enjoy Nob Hill more than any other neighborhood in Albuquerque. We have two homes in Nob Hill (Carol's favorite neighborhood) and have chosen and furnished them for ourselves. So you can be sure are comfortable, beautiful, and have everything you need for your visit.
Enjoy walking to UNM, fabulous restaurants, and shopping. Along with it's great location and convenience, it has everything you need and feels like home. For more information about the Historic Nob Hill neighborhood, marketplace, and happenings search online for 'Route 66 Nob Hill Highland in Albuquerque.' 2-car garage.


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Investors are starting to score from some S&P 500 stocks springing back from a long period of suffering. USA Today reports.» Read More
Stocks ended the week higher despite lack of progress on a tax bill as investors looked to positive economic and corporate news. GE and Pfizer rose, while Kraft and Boeing fell.
Stocks gained Friday following a handful of positive economic news and after GE boosted its quarterly dividend for the second time this year. GE and Pfizer rose, while Kraft and Boeing fell.
Stocks gained after General Electric boosted its quarterly dividend. Stocks had been fluctuating in a narrow range Friday despite a better-than-expected reading of consumer confidence, and a narrowing of the U.S. trade deficit in October.
China raised the reserve requirement ratio (the amount of money banks must keep on reserve). This comes ahead of that country's November CPI data, due to be released tomorrow. Also: United Technologies (UTX) provided guidance for 2011 that was moderately below consensus
U.S. stock index futures eased gains ahead of the open Friday after the U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in October as investors focused on slowing U.S. demand.
Stocks rallied almost 2 percent on Thursday. Is this the beginning of a summer rally or should investors continue to be cautious? Barry James, president of James Advantage Funds and Dan Genter, president, CEO and CIO of RNC Genter Capital Management shared their market outlooks. (Part 1)
Stocks rallied almost 2 percent on Thursday. Is this the beginning of a summer rally or should investors continue to be cautious? Barry James, president of James Advantage Funds and Dan Genter, president, CEO and CIO of RNC Genter Capital Management shared their market outlooks. (Part 2)
In the days since President Obama announced a moratorium on permits for drilling new offshore oil wells and a halt to a controversial type of environmental waiver that was given to the Deepwater Horizon rig, at least seven new permits for various types of drilling and five environmental waivers have been granted, according to records. The NYT reports.
Oil climbed toward $87 Monday on hopes that the US economy is indeed recovering. Should investors get on board? Shawn Reynolds, a Morningstar 5-star-rated portfolio manager at Van Eck Global, shared his outlook and stock picks with CNBC.
How should investors be trading amidst the slew of corporate news? Craig Peckham, equity trading strategist at Jefferies & Co. discussed his investment strategies.
What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Tuesday, Feb. 15.
Natural gas traded lower on Tuesday, despite a boost from the colder weather. But prices are up some 14 percent over the last month. What should we expect from this volatile commodity in 2010? Arthur Gelber, president of Gelber & Associates, and Jim Osten, energy analyst at IHS Global Insight, shared their views.
It's a booyah-free zone. There goes Swifty!
As gasoline prices climb, how can investors make money in the energy sector? In Tuesday's "Best Trade Now" segment, Shawn Reynolds, top-rated fund manager with the Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund, appeared on "Morning Call" to offer two energy names.
With gasoline prices going higher and higher--could oil be a sector for winning contest stocks? Here's a news report from CNBC that has one stock fund manager/analyst talking oil and gas. Now, he's not talking about the contest but about stocks in general. But the stocks he mentions--NFX and FTO are both up today. Again, these are not recommendations but some information to sift through.


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The Pixar Movie that Didn't Make It
In 2008, Pixar announced that they were going to be making a movie called "Newt" about the last two blue-toed newts on the planet and their adventure to save the species. The film was referenced at a...
- Posted September 4, 2010
Andy Stanley Proves He's Smarter Than You (Again)
Let's just all concede right now that Andy Stanley is smarter than all of us other pastors. Heck, he's probably smarter than all of us put together! Don't let that get you down though. ...
- Posted August 23, 2010
The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham
I'll be honest. Before I read The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham, I guess I just really didn't know much about Billy Graham. I obviously knew who he was and I knew a little bit about his story but I...
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Go Big: Lead Your Church to Explosive Growth
If I could recommend only one book for church planters and pastors to read it would have to be a book by Bil Cornelius and Bill Easum entitled Go Big: Lead Your Church to Explosive Growth. ...
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Vision Leaks…Fix That
Making Vision Stick by Andy Stanley is an amazing book about vision. In fact, it's probably one of the best books about vision I've ever read. I simply can't believe how much solid gold is in this...
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MERRIFIELD — Nisswa firefighters not only had to battle a house fire Wednesday, where flames and smoke were flowing out of the attic, but they also had to battle the frigid temperatures with a 4 below wind chill.
The Nisswa Fire Department was called 4:07 p.m. to a small rambler home on 21892 Crow Wing County Road 3 in Merrifield. Nisswa called for mutual aid from Mission Township and Brainerd fire departments, and Mission also brought their Rapid Intervention Team.
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Saratoga Fall Family Fun Attractions , The Fall Festival at Liberty Ridge Farm is set to open for their 15th season in Schaghitcoke, NY. Albany Fall Family Fun for friends and kids of all ages, fall does not mean you have to be cooped up in your home until next spring! Our farm has entertained hundreds of… Read more »
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Fall Family Fun Saratoga, Albany, Capital Region 2014
Looking for Family Fall Fun in or near Saratoga NY and Albany NY? Liberty Ridge Farm has pig races, shows, music, food and the areas only pumpkin princess! Bard's Barnyard has over 20 outdoor activities including the amazing jumping pillow, an 80 foot underground tunnel slide, giant gerbil wheels, farm animals and more that… Read more »
Where can I Pick Blueberries near Saratoga NY, Albany NY
You pick Blueberry picking near Albany NY, You pick Blueberry picking near Saratoga NY at Liberty Ridge Farm. Ah yes, that plump little berry with that sweet, yet tart, bursting flavor that takes over your mouth and has you yearning for more….. July is National Blueberry Month, and it's perfect blueberry picking time here in… Read more »
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Saratoga Barn-themed wedding venues are at the top of today's wedding trends, featuring rustic charm such as hay bales covered in burlap and mason jars wrapped in twine. Even couples who didn't grow up in the country are jumping on the "Saratoga barn Wedding-wagon" and adding a bit of Southern charm to their nuptials. Saratoga… Read more »
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Where can I find a Saratoga Barn wedding venue in upstate NY ? Did you know Liberty Ridge Farm is the Capital Region's Best kept secret? If you are looking for Rustic Barn Wedding, or Country Farm Charm for a unique wedding venue near Saratoga NY, take a peak at the farm. Some typical questions… Read more »
Easter Bunny Breakfast Capital Region 2014
Hop! Hop! Hop on over to Liberty Ridge Farm for Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. Easter Bunny Breakfast will be held at Liberty Ridge Farm on Saturday, April 12th, 2014. In response to overwhelming demand for our Easter Bunny Adventure we have continued with scheduled reservation times for 5 breakfast seatings of 8am, 9:15am, 10:30am,… Read more »
2014 Easter Bunny Breakfast Saratoga, Breakfast with the Easter Bunny 2014
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 from 8am til 2:30pm. Liberty Ridge Farm is pleased to announce its 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt and this spring event has become a welcome addition to the festival style fun at Liberty Ridge Farm. All Attendees of the Easter Bunny Breakfast Adventure will enjoy… Read more »
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Handling the "Ex-Factor"
As much as I would love to say this blog is about the TV show X-Factor (one of my guilty pleasures).... It's not. Your guess was totally right when you figured out this article is dedicated to dealing with difficult exes. I bet you a million bucks 90% of people reading this article immediately thought of someone from a past relationship when they read that title. Maybe you didn't think of the father of your kids, maybe you did... maybe you're a guy reading this and you thought about your crazy ex-girlfriend. No matter who it was that came to mind, this blog post might be helpful to you.


text: Close MLS Game Summary - Philadelphia at Los Angeles (Saturday, May 1, 2010) From The Sports Network Final Score: Los Angeles 3, Philadelphia 1 Carson, CA (Sports Network) - Edson Buddle added two more goals to his league- leading total - as well as an assist - as the Los Angeles Galaxy earned a 3-1 win over the expansion Philadelphia Union at The Home Depot Center in Major league Soccer action on Saturday night. Buddle has now factored in on all 10 goals the Galaxy (5-0-1) have scored through six games this season - scoring nine while assisting on the other. A.J. DeLaGarza was the first Galaxy player not named Buddle to score a goal this season, just 53 seconds into Saturday's match when he slide into the six- yard box to knock home a Buddle cross. Buddle scored a goal of his own about 25 minutes later to give L.A. a 2-0 advantage when he pounced on a rebound and knocked it past goalkeeper Chris Seitz from close range. Just before the first-half break Buddle added his second goal of the game when he took a Landon Donovan pass after the U.S. international star streaked into the area and played a ball square. Buddle took a touch and fired home to give his side a comfortable 3-0 advantage. Things got worse before the break for the Union after Stefani Miglioranzi was given a red card, forcing his team to play down a man the entire second half. Jack McInerney was able to pull a goal back for Philadelphia in the 84th minute, but all that did was break Donovan Ricketts' shutout bid. The Galaxy jump right back into action with a fixture at Colorado on Wednesday, while Philadelphia (1-4-0) plays at Real Salt Lake next Saturday in its next MLS fixture. 05/02 01:22:17 ET


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markets. Barbara Insel, president of the Stonebridge research and consulting firm, will lead the initial one-year research effort, the participants said May 6. "On behalf of California producers …
Wine: Vintners cautiously optimistic
, huge companies like Gallo, Constellation Brands, the Wine Group and others are tossing out what consultant Barbara Insel calls "fashion brands," introducing a flurry of fresh options to see what captures …
Sales soar at The Other Guys winery
for The Other Guys, and for others, as many American consumers continue to trade down from high-priced wines to more reasonably priced ones during tight economic times. Barbara Insel, president …
Some premium wines resist downturn
at thousands of food and drug stores nationwide. "It's still a very difficult market (for wines over $20), especially if they're not very strong brands," said Barbara Insel, president and CEO of Napa-based Stonebridge Research Group …
Industry's hopes for 2010 wither on the vine
with a survival strategy." That can include building a direct-to-consumer marketing channel, looking overseas for sales and generally learning to be more nimble and keeping afloat. Barbara Insel, CEO of wine research …
Wine advisers join small batch of industry consultants
, Fredrikson & Associates is considered a big-time player, as are Napa's Stonebridge Research Group and its CEO, Barbara Insel. Others locally include Silicon Valley Bank and Rob McMillan …
New Vine Logistics situation gets murkier
pulled the plug last week, by declining to invest additional capital in New Vine. "Some people changed their minds at the last minute," said Barbara Insel, a wine industry analyst who has served …
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this registration statement becomes effective." Barbara Insel, president and CEO of Stonebridge Research Group LLC, a new wine consulting firm, said investors in the venture expected a quick turnaround, via …
Wine Institute says California industry pumps $103 billion into U.S. economy
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David Gorski at Science-Based Medicine and Trevor Butterworth at Forbes take a dim view of Food Babe, "a young, telegenic, clever but scientifically ignorant blogger" who's turned her campaign sights from Subway to beer makers.
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The Food and Drug Administration is signaling that it may rethink a much-criticized rule that would severely restrict the reuse as livestock feed of "spent" grain used in the making of beer and other fermented beverages. [WLF "Legal Pulse"] That's good news as far as it goes, but it's a form of exception-making that would seem to be driven at least in part by the high visibility of this one particular recycling-and-sustainability constituency (microbrewery beer is a hot leisure activity, and and craft/organic animal husbandry is a popular consumer enthusiasm these days in educated urban circles as well). The implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011 is endangering a wide range of other local, non-industrial, and traditional farming and foodmaking techniques, "such as using house-made fertilizers and irrigating from creeks," that might not enjoy the broad constituency of microbrewing. Will anyone in Washington stick up for them?
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So long, small-and-sustainable: critics say new Food and Drug Administration regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act could render uneconomic the immemorial practice of using spent beer grains to feed livestock. Both farmers and brewers are upset. [Bangor Daily News/Lewiston, Me., Sun-Journal; proposed rule] More: Glenn Lammi, WLF.
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News item: Judge clears some obstacles to beer-delivering drones. Lemonade streams and soda-water fountains still under environmental review. [Will Yakowicz, Inc.; Joseph Lindberg, Pioneer Press/AviationPros]
I spoke on Thursday to the Bastiat Society chapter in Charlotte with some observations rooted in public choice theory about the "three-tier" system of state liquor regulation familiar since Prohibition. A few further links for those interested in the subject:
In North Carolina, lawmakers seem inclined to favor the big distributors, who as a group are major campaign donors. [NBC Charlotte]
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An international brewing company that uses a red-and-orange "#9″ mark on one of its brands is suing Lexington, Ky. craft brewer West Sixth Brewing Co., which uses a black-and-green "6." "If it was on a coaster, and the person across the table was colorblind and fairly stupid, I suppose there might be some initial confusion. … there might be a problem if somebody is holding their beer upside down." [Lowering the Bar; Kentucky.com]
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"Earls Restaurants will take beer sold under the 25-year-old brand off the menu after a Vancouver woman with albinism filed a BC Human Rights Tribunal complaint against the chain in 2012. The same craft beer will still be sold, but just as 'Rhino.'" [Emily Jackson, MetroNews, Canada; earlier]
P.S. Frances Zacher at Abnormal Use on other beer-naming controversies.
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Not many consumers are likely to confuse the two beers as they taste quite different. Even so: "The two companies have been in a legal battle since 1906. Today, the dispute is being waged through 61 suits in 11 countries." [AP]
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A federal judge has declined jurisdiction of the Oglala Sioux tribe's lawsuit claiming that liquor sellers just over the Nebraska border are legally answerable for the harms of alcoholism on the reservation. The dismissal is without prejudice to possible refiling of the claims in state court; New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof had promoted the cause. [BBC]
P.S. Kristof vs. college sophomore, advantage sophomore [James Taranto, WSJ, fifth item; Robert James Bidinotto] And don't get us started about his chemophobia.
A Texas appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to hold Anheuser-Busch liable for an assault suffered by a bar patron. The suit alleged that the long-neck design of the bottle made it too attractive for assailants seeking a weapon; the court agreed with the brewer that the plaintiff had failed to make out a sufficient case to avoid summary judgment. [Wajert, Mass Tort Defense]
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I've got a piece out at Reason today in which I de-foam the Times columnist's highly aerated assertions about beer sales near the Pine Ridge, S.D. Oglala Sioux reservation. And a followup at Cato: Kristof has written about the failures of the Drug War, so why does he not apply those lessons here? See also: NYT "Room for Debate" discussion. A different view: Eric Turkewitz.
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A Vancouver, B.C. resident with albinism (lack of skin pigmentation) has directed a complaint to a Canadian human rights tribunal against Earls Albino Rhino beer [Ann Althouse]
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"An American Indian tribe sued some of the world's largest beer makers today, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation." The Oglala Sioux tribe is asking for $500 million. [AP; Lincoln Journal-Star; Don Surber] More: Jacob Sullum, Ted Frank.
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Hey guys, I have been reading a lot about our young and upcoming center and figured I would write a short fanpost about it.
So, the question remains, should we suit up Nerlens Noel. Their are many Pros and Cons for letting Noel onto the floor so I'll stop wasting time talking about it and just begin.
Pros: The primary reason for letting Nerlens Noel onto the floor this season is obviously to let him get accustomed to the advanced level of basketball played throughout the NBA. In doing so, he would be less of a "rookie" next year and would play much more like a second year player who has somewhat learned the ropes. An additional benefit of letting him get on the floor for a few games would be to build chemistry. Brett Brown has constantly said that keeping Nerlens around and involved with the team has created chemistry already but I completely disagree. I firmly believe that chemistry stems from knowing your teammates tendencies and abilities well. This is the reason that Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobli and Tony Parker work so well together. This is not to say that getting along with your teammates is not a factor (as evidenced by the Kobe-Shaq debacle) but it is MORE important to know the way your teammates play basketball. So, if Nerlens could get on the court with the few Sixers who will be here next year (MCW, Thad, Hollis, Sims City and James Anderson) it would be very beneficial for everyone involved. The third and last reason to get Nerlens out on the floor this season would be for Brett Brown and Sam Hinkie an opportunity to evaluate him and make smarter draft and Free Agency choices this summer. I'm not saying that they don't already know his skill set but it is always better to evaluate someone in live action. A quick additional note, with either an Orlando win or a Sixers loss in any remaining games, we would be either first or second in the lottery and the only way we could receive the glorious 25% chance at Wiggins would be for the Bucks to win at least 2 more games which is looking increasingly unlikely.
Cons: In my opinion, there is only one con, health. If Nerlens is not healthy there is absolutely unequivocally no reason to let him out onto the floor. As of right now the Sixers future is as follows: MCW; Draft Picks; Thad and NOEL; that could be a great foundation to build a team off of but they need every single part of it. I happen to believe after seeing him move around and listening to his interview, over the past few days I fully and whole-heartedly believe that he is 100% ready to step out onto the floor. The last con is the simple fact that it is completely unnecessary for Noel to lace up and get onto the floor. As stated earlier in this article, if either Philly loses or Orlando wins then we are guaranteed at least the second best chance at the lottery so we are essentially locked in where we are right now and there is always a risk for injury when playing a professional sport.
As you can clearly see my Pros outweigh my Cons, but that is my opinion, please comment if you think of anything that might change this list. Also, if you believe he should play, out of curiosity, what game do you think he should debut in.
Thanks for reading!