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by IAN R CRANE
One year has passed since BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The fact that 11 men died in rig explosion was of course widely reported. What is not being reported is the rapid deterioration in the health of many thousands of Gulf Coast residents. Initially it was believed that these health problems were related to exposure to the oil/dispersant (Corexit) mix that swill around the Gulf of Mexico. However, there is increasing concern that the Blue Plague (dubbed BP Flu) may be related to Horizontal Genetic Transfer (HGT) of the Genetically Modified micro-biology, which was introduced directly into the oil plume to break it down and ultimately consume it.
In this edition of The Crane Report, Ian speaks with Michael Edward who published his initial findings regarding the BP Gulf Oil Disaster in an article entitled The Gulf Blue Plague is Evolving. Shortly afterward, Edward revealed how synthetic gene bacteria had been used by BP in the Gulf of Mexico and how bacteria and viruses were mutating as a result.
Mike Utsler, Chief Operating Officer of BP's Gulf Coast Restoration, admitted publicly that "There is a new form of microbiology that is attacking this (oil) plume and using it as a food source."
Mutations of the plankton have already been verified by University of Southern Florida scientists months ago. Once this important marine food source has RNA mutations, then everything up the entire food chain is affected. That includes humans who consume fish or crustaceans. What are we facing? More than we can comprehend. Once you alter the bottom of the food chain, you alter everything from that point on. The Gulf 'Blue Plague' is a reality, it's destroying the health of thousands who live in the Gulf Region and is being linked increasingly, to number of deaths where the victims literally "Turned blue." Michael Edward says, "It's a worldwide problem … and it's on the way to Europe!"
Which bacteria are we talking about?
Pseudomonas Alcaligenes: a Gram-negative bacteria used for bio-remediation purposes because it can degrade aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene or methane.
Alcanivorax Borkumensis: a Gram-negative bacteria used for bio-remediation purposes because it can degrade oil hydrocarbons.
Michael says, "What's coming up in the blood of people are variants or mutations of both these bacteria!"
Ian is an ex-oilfield executive who now lectures and writes on the geo-political webs that are being spun; with particular focus on US Hegemony and the NWO agenda for control of global resources. Primarily Ian focuses his attention and research on the geopolitical arena but has a deep personal interest in folklore, mythology and the cosmological belief systems of ancient and indigenous cultures. In fact, it is Ian's research and understanding of these systems and beliefs which provides him with a unique insight into the unfolding global drama providing the catalyst for humanity's evolution into a new plane of existence (Homo Luminous?).
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Looking at the Cold Steel kukri machete and GI Tanto
I'm going on a TDY for a month and will be in the woods the whole time. No barracks this year, will be doing infantry movement and such.
I was looking at something I could afford and have along with me.
I looked at the Ka-Bar machete and the cold steel one. both seem excellent and affordable for me right now
while looking at that I saw the GI Tanto as well. looks like a nice knife. Less inexpensive compared to the Seal Pup.
I'm little short on funds right now, so I can't break the bank either.
any input guys? $50 or so for both the items seem nice, and bunch of good reviews on both items as well.

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Domino Records just dropped its Dirty Projectors remix 12-inch, featuring three reworked versions of Swing Lo Magellan's subtly stunning "The Socialites," each done by Hot Chip's Joe Goddard, FaltyDL, and AlunaGeorge, respectively. We already heard Goddard's four-on-the-floor remake of the Amber Coffman-voiced track, and now we've got AlunaGeorge's sparkling take. The London electro-R&B duo adorn the wobbly song with shimmering chimes, hiccup effects, and fat-bottomed bounce. Stream it below.
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"Dale a tu cuerpo alegría Macarena…" Remember those profound lyrics? I hate to make you feel old, but that little ditty just turned 15 and the middle aged Spaniards behind it are trying to relaunch their career…in the United States. Apparently they think that they can capitalize off the popularity of quinceañera parties stateside.
The remix of the song is titled "Fiesta Quinceañera Macarena", alluding to its 15th birthday and a party that is celebrated each year by thousands of Latino teens in the United States.
The return of the Macarena was recorded entirely in the U.S., between New York, Miami and Los Angeles, and will be presented there through two events in Disney theme parks on both coasts.
I was never a fan of the Macarena and even less now, so I can't understand why this might have a shot at a comeback. But then again, there are people who still dance the Achy Breaky Heart.
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2013 Hourglass Estate Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley
Winemaker | Anthony Biagi |
Vintners | Jeff & Carolyn Smith |
Partners | The Chilton & Clark Families |
Appellation | Napa Valley / Calistoga |
Soil Series | Gravelly Cortina River Wash |
Varietal Blend | 100% Sauvignon Blanc |
Barrel Program | Stainless steel, new and seasoned French oak |
Price | $40 per 750ml bottle |
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In 2013, we decided to complete our portfolio with a white wine. Our mandate at the outset was to produce a white counterpart to our red wines, a wine about which you would say, "This is exactly what I expect from an Hourglass white wine."
Winemaker Tony Biagi and assistant Justin Carr brought with them considerable experience with Sauvignon Blanc, a white varietal perfectly suited to the Napa Valley. And so we followed their experience in an attempt to craft a truly unique Sauvignon Blanc.
We procured the rights to a beautiful vineyard on the same alluvial fan as our Blueline Estate vineyard, with those magical gravel wash soils. The tiny block is planted to two Sauvignon Blanc clones - Sauvignon Blanc #1 and Musque. Tony and Justin picked each clone separately and went about making three fermentations of each - in stainless steel, seasoned oak barrels, and new oak barrels - for a total of six wines with distinctly different personalities. The stainless fermentations produced wines with brisk acidity (think Granny Smith apples) and clear wet stone minerality. The wood fermentations produced varying degrees of richness and creamy mouthfeel, with ripe Honeydew melon flavors and aromas.
There is a distinct fork in the Sauvignon Blanc road. Cooler climates tend to render more herbal and grassy notes with green fruits, while warmer climates deliver more stone fruit and ripe melon characteristics. Between the two clonal selections and six fermentations, we were presented the full range of these characteristics. Once fermentation was complete, the six wines were aged for six months and blended to create that tension and balance between crisp refreshing vibrancy, creamy textural lushness and rich mid-palate density - exactly what we strive for in our red wines.
We could not have envisioned a more perfect Sauvignon Blanc. The wine delivers compelling honeydew aromas punctuated with Granny Smith apple notes. On the palate, the creamy textures from the French oak are brought to life with zesty citrus overtones and a pronounced slate minerality. Nuanced and dramatic, the wine captures the best of both worlds.
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Havent done anything MUGEN related lately
Oh boy here we go again, man my breath is really getting short here. Awesome concept, please carry on with the show.
it says on the website :Anyone know what stage this is, or the game it's from?
Thats one of Dark Savior's Kof Neowave Stages. Heres a download for it if you want it. http://dsarena.free.fr/mugenlight/stages.php?refGame=18
This stage was originally HR and has been resized to 1:2 in order to be LR compliant.
So this is the sub layer that exshadow was talking about. Can you still do the blackjack method along with a sublayer?
There's really no reason for it to utilize 200 sprites. IMHO you can get it looking just as good with less than a third as many frames of animation.
240mb for a single stage is a little too much for my taste. I can get a LR porn scene with this size.
That's one hell of a vegetation forest cool stage and nice work on grass and lighting effect. It's still missing something though..... how about this:Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
dude just make 2 grey rectangles and code them with sub transparencyOkay, okay. You don't have to be rude.
I was going for Archer's version(foggy , giant gears in the back, cinder & with a heat atmosphere) but after looking at how good that looks I may end making shirou's version tooSpoiler, click to toggle visibilty
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Thorne, A. (2002) Awake remembrance of these valiant dead: Henry V and the politics of the English history play. Shakespeare Studies, 30. pp. 162-87. ISSN 083863962
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"A PROPAGANDA-PLAY on National Unity: heavily orchestrated for the brass" was how A. P. Rossiter summed up Henry V in 1954. (1) The assumption that this play is complicit with the promonarchical, nationalist rhetoric of the Chorus, and with the particular myth of Englishness it propounds, has persisted. In recent years the most cogent articulation of this view has come from Richard Helgerson, who sees the play as the culmination of Shakespeare's gradual tightening of his "obsessive and compelling focus on the ruler" during the writing of his English history cycle, at the cost of occluding the interests of the ruled.
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It was the victory that Michael Schumacher and Ferrari desperately needed to keep themselves fully in play for the world championship, and it came in style. It was his 50th for Ferrari, in its back yard, and increased his championship lead.
Juan Pablo Montoya tried to go round the German in the second chicane on the first lap, and actually nosed ahead initially, but Schumacher kept his nerve and emerged in the lead from the corner. After that he never looked back. Montoya pushed him all the way and was within 0.9s of him after 29 of the 53 laps. Both made two refuelling stops, and though Montoya attacked again after his second on lap 36 (the same as Schumacher's), his cause was not helped when both Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Zsolt Baumgartner baulked him while being lapped. From1.2s on the 39th lap, the gap suddenly stretched to 5.8s on the 44th thanks to the momentum that the Colombian lost, and after that he eased off to be sure of another eight damage-limiting points, which maintained his average of eight points a race since Monte Carlo.
"This win is for the fans," a delighted Schumacher said, as he savoured stretching his world championship points lead by a further two points to 82. Montoya has 79.
"There were many things that come together here," Schumacher said. "And quite a while ago since we won last. We've had some tough races behind us. Then we had the summer break and a big push in the team and at the factory, everyone was very motivated, more than 100 percent. Unbelievable. I was able to pay some back yesterday with pole, but this was one of the greatest days of my career. I am so in love with all those guys, a big thank you!
"It was tight in the first corner and almost didn't make the chicane, and Juan came on the outside and we had a nice fight. Very hard but fair, and vital to win the race."
Montoya, who had enjoyed a better stint, said: "I think it was pretty good, that first lap! On the first set of tyres it was okay, but we made a lot of ground in the second. Then we were pretty close but I lost time in traffic, so after that I paced myself to the end. It would have been very hard to pass Michael anyway."
Montoya said he did not believe that Ferrari's result had anything to do with the regulation change concerning the tread width of his Michelin front tyres.
In the leaders' wake Rubens Barrichello just kept the upper hand over a challenging Kimi Raikkonen, the two finishing less than a second apart, six and half behind Montoya. Raikkonen drops from two points behind Schumacher to seven, on 75, but is still in the championship hunt.
David Coulthard should have taken fifth but suffered wretched fortune as mechanical failure took him out on the start of the 46th lap, allowing Marc Gene to bring his Williams home fifth a further 15s back.
In the constructors' world championship, Williams is still at the front, on 141 points, but Ferrari has closed back up with 137 and McLaren has an outside chance still with 120.
There was drama from the start as Justin Wilson's Jaguar developed a gearbox problem at the start. Fernando Alonso, starting from the last row, went over the back of Jos Verstappen as they swerved in avoidance. The Renault needed repairs but the Spaniard fought his way through and in an extraordinary sequence at the end benefited from the misfortune of Sauber.
First Heinz-Harald Frentzen dropped out of seventh place on the 51st lap; then Alonso passed Nick Heidfeld for eighth and the final point in the closing laps. Ahead of him, Jacques Villeneuve had a reliable run to sixth for BAR, which moves the team ahead of Jaguar again, even though Mark Webber managed to finish seventh. Jenson Button was chasing Villeneuve, after losing out to him in the first chicane, but also dropped out with mechanical trouble.
Jarno Trulli made a blistering start to challenge Montoya initially for second place, but failed to complete the opening lap due to mechanical trouble. Olivier Panis' Toyota was also a points contender, but dropped out of contention for the eventual sixth place for the same reason. Team mate Cristiano da Matta made a spectacular exit at Parabolica earlier on when his left rear tyre lost its tread.
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Biggest Game of the Year?
Including tonight's game, the Pittsburgh Penguins have 14 regular season games remaining. The current first place team in the Atlantic Division, the New York Rangers, have one less.
The stage is set. Pittsburgh and New York in the Garden. The Penguins have gained ground on the Rangers throughout this current 9 game win streak. With only six points remaining between both of these clubs, tonight's match might make-or-break the lead for the Atlantic Division.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, some guy named Sidney Crosby is coming back.
And he's bring a friend, Kris Letang.
Letang's other friend, Paul Martin, is also showing up.
And it's worth mentioning, Lundqvist is likely to sit tonight with an illness. The Rangers are missing Ryan Callahan and Michael Del Zotto.
Reading the updates from this morning's practice was like watching a weigh in between two heavyweight fighters.
The anticipated return of Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby is upon us, and he'll be skating on the third line between Tyler Kennedy and Matt Cooke.
Evgeni Malkin and his almost superhuman line of James Neal and Chris Kunitz will remain intact.
Marc-Andre Fleury will be backstopping the Penguins.
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Symfony Standard comes bundled with a great library called Assetic for Assets Management in PHP 5.3 (CSS, js, and even image optimization coming soon) developed by Kris Wallsmith.
We will be using it to compress our CSS files, thus reducing the time required to download stylesheets in our Symfony2 projects.
Note: I will be using twig templates for all examples.
Download the YUI Compressor,
get the jar from the build
directory and place it either: somewhere in your
system, to share it between different projects, or you can place it inside
the app/java directory of your application, to use it on a project by project
You can also install the package if you use a linux distribution that provides it. Ex:
sudo apt-get install yui-compressor
The first thing you'll do in your Symfony project is change the way you call your assets in your templates.
You can also place the CSS files inside the Resources/css
directory in your
bundles (this is not mandatory, just personal preference).
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/mystyle1.css') }}" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/mystyle2.css') }}" type="text/css" media="screen" />
With Assetic:
{% stylesheets output='css/compressed.css' filter='yui_css'
'@AcmeFooBundle/Resources/public/css/mystyle2.css' %}
{# If your files are in web/css/, call them with: 'css/mystyle.css' #}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset_url }}" type="text/css" media="screen" />
{% endstylesheets %}
Open your production configuration file (app/config/config.yml
), and let's
tweak our assetic settings
# app/config/config.yml
# Assetic Configuration
debug: "%kernel.debug%"
use_controller: false
# Uncomment the following line if your java bin is
# in a different location
# java: /usr/bin/java
cssrewrite: ~
jar: /usr/share/yui-compressor/yui-compressor.jar
# Or use the location of your downloaded yuicompressor-2.4.6.jar
# jar: %kernel.root_dir%/java/yuicompressor-2.4.6.jar
references the root directory of your Application Kernel
(usually: the app/ directory)
That's all! you should see your CSS compressed when you load to your
application in dev environment: http://localhost/myapp/app_dev.php
Now that everything is setup in dev, we will be dumping our assets with the symfony console, so that all CSS files are compressed and unified into one file for our production environment.
app/console --env=prod assetic:dump
Note: I learned over the weekend, thanks to
Miha Vrhovnik,
that if you run cache:clear
on your production cache, it warms up the cache
with debug mode on. If you try to dump assets afterwards, weird things
might happen.
He has submitted a PR (waiting to be merged), to avoid this issue.
To avoid it for now. before dumping assets in prod, clear the cache using the
option --without-debug
. Keep this in mind, if the assetic:dump
command is not
working for you as expected.
So we would run the following commands:
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Algerian Assault Ends Crisis, 19 Hostages Dead
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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) â¿¿ In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug 30, 2013) - Americas Petrogas Inc. ("Americas Petrogas" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BOE) announces the Company continued to execute on its investment plan on its oil and gas properties in Argentina.
Summary Financial and Operational Highlights
Selected financial and operational information is outlined below and should be read in conjunction with the Company's condensed interim consolidated financial statements and the related Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the quarter, which have been filed on SEDAR under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com and are also available on the Company's website at www.americaspetrogas.com. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
- Net income: $5,121,233 in the second quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $4,731,206 for the equivalent period of 2012. This is the second consecutive quarter that the Company has reported profitability.
- Net revenue: increased by $6,371,527 or 75% compared to second quarter of 2012.
- Cash position: $36.7 million of consolidated cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and available-for-sale financial assets as of June 30, 2013.
- Oil sales volume: during the second quarter of 2013, the Company continued to produce and sell oil primarily from its Medanito Sur conventional block. During the second quarter of 2013, sales volume averaged 2,398 bopd (net), an increase of 70% over the second quarter of 2012 of 1,409 bopd (net).
- Operating netback: for the second quarter of 2013, operating netback (excluding Oil Plus benefits) was $44.72 per barrel and operating netback (including Oil Plus benefits) was $89.51 per barrel. For the second quarter of 2012, operating netback was $45.68 per barrel.
- Oil Plus benefits: during the second quarter of 2013, the Company recognized $11.2 million of Oil Plus benefits (related to production and reserve increases). This is in addition to $3.4 million recognized in the first quarter of 2013 and to $1.3 million recognized in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Three months ended June 30 | Six months ended June 30 | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Gross oil sales revenue | $ | 17,224,255 | $ | 9,729,829 | $ | 33,673,901 | $ | 21,357,636 | |
Operating netback (including Oil Plus benefits)(1) | $ | 19,535,145 | $ | 5,855,237 | $ | 32,701,960 | $ | 12,937,395 | |
Operating netback (excluding Oil Plus benefits) per barrel(1) | $ | 44.72 | $ | 45.68 | $ | 46.20 | $ | 45.78 | |
Operating netback (including Oil Plus benefits) per barrel(1) | $ | 89.51 | $ | 45.68 | $ | 75.26 | $ | 45.78 | |
Net income (loss) attributable to owners of the Company | $ | 5,121,233 | $ | (4,731,206) | $ | 9,459,324 | $ | (8,543,494) | |
Funds flow from operations(2) | $ | 14,991,901 | $ | 652,563 | $ | 24,865,931 | $ | 5,441,844 | |
Per share - basic and diluted | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.03 | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding(3) | |||||||||
Basic | 212,770,024 | 206,662,447 | 212,765,281 | 200,594,860 | |||||
Diluted | 214,706,607 | 215,034,615 | 216,124,726 | 210,564,885 | |||||
Cash flow from operating activities | $ | 12,312,757 | $ | 3,729,135 | $ | 17,778,014 | $ | 1,500,853 | |
Capital expenditures | $ | 27,063,531 | $ | 17,230,578 | $ | 54,359,681 | $ | 38,913,382 | |
Average barrels sold per day | 2,398 | 1,409 | 2,401 | 1,553 | |||||
Average selling price per barrel | $ | 78.92 | $ | 75.91 | $ | 77.50 | $ | 75.57 | |
June 30, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||
Working capital(4) | $ | 33,326,325 | $ | 51,974,194 |
Equity outstanding | ||||
Common shares | 212,640,440 | 212,728,283 | ||
Stock options | 18,135,593 | 11,821,750 |
(1) | "Operating netback" is a non-GAAP measure and is calculated as revenues from oil sales less royalties and production costs. Operating netback is used as an indicator of operating performance, profitability and liquidity. Operating netback (excluding Oil Plus benefits) excludes any Oil Plus benefits credited to production costs. Operating netback (including Oil Plus benefits) is net of any Oil Plus benefits credited to production costs. Operating netback does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. It is unlikely for non-GAAP measures to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. For the three months ended June 30, 2013, operating netback including Oil Plus benefits was $19,535,145 (calculated as gross oil sales revenue of $17,224,255 less royalties of $2,368,597 plus production costs recovery of $4,679,487). For the three months ended June 30, 2012, operating netback was $5,855,237 (calculated as gross oil sales revenue of $9,729,829 less royalties of $1,245,698 and production costs of $2,628,894). For the six months ended June 30, 2013, operating netback including Oil Plus benefits was $32,701,960 (calculated as gross oil sales revenue of $33,673,901 less royalties of $4,471,378 plus production costs recovery of $3,499,437). For the six months ended June 30, 2012, operating netback was $12,937,395 (calculated as gross oil sales revenue of $21,357,636 less royalties of $3,789,881 and production costs of $4,630,360). |
(2) | "Funds flow from operations" is an additional GAAP measure because it is presented in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Funds flow from operations and funds flow from operations per share are used to analyze operating performance and liquidity. Funds flow from operations is calculated as net cash generated from (used by) operating activities (as determined in accordance with IFRS) before changes in non-cash balance sheet operating items. Funds flow from operations per share is calculated by dividing funds flow from operations by the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Funds flow from operations should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than net cash generated from (used by) operating activities as determined in accordance with IFRS. Funds flow from operations per share should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than earnings (loss) per share as determined in accordance with IFRS. |
(3) | Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding is computed by adjusting basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding for dilutive instruments. The number of shares included with respect to options, warrants and similar instruments is computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes any proceeds received by the Company upon exercise of the in-the-money instruments would be used to repurchase common shares at the average market price for the period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, 1,936,583 (three months ended June 30, 2012 - 8,372,168) and 3,359,445 (six months ended June 30, 2012 - 9,970,025) common shares were deemed to be issued for no consideration in respect of options. |
(4) | Working capital is a non-GAAP measure and is calculated as current assets less current liabilities. Working capital is used to assess liquidity general financial strength. Working capital does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. It is unlikely for non-GAAP measures to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Working capital should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than current assets or current liabilities as determined in accordance with IFRS. |
Second Quarter Highlights and Recent Developments
- Ryder Scott Company estimated that the Company has 56.1 Billion Barrels of Oil Equivalent ("BOE") initially in place and 8.3 Billion BOE Recoverable in the Company's nine unconventional shale oil and shale gas properties. The report only considered the Vaca Muerta, Agrio and Los Molles shales. The report did not consider additional zones of interest such as the Quintuco, Tordillo, Mulichinco and others.
- During the second quarter of 2013, Petrogas Argentina obtained two loans from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A. in the total amount of AR$50.0 million (approximately $9.5 million).
- Nine (9) conventional wells were drilled during the second quarter of 2013. Earlier in 2013, drilling on Medanito Sur resulted in the discovery of new production areas, including El Alpataco, El Calden Este, Amilcar and La Meseta. In total, twenty (20) conventional wells were drilled in the first half of 2013. As well, the Company invested $12.8 million in facilities and equipment during the first half of 2013.
- The Company, in conjunction with its partner, ExxonMobil, continued to conduct long-term production testing on the LTE.x-1 well and continued to analyze data relating to the ALL.x-1 well and ADA.x-1 well.
- During the second quarter of 2013, the Company made the necessary filings and received the necessary approvals to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid ("NCIB") to buy-back some of its common shares commencing on June 21, 2013 and terminating on June 20, 2014 or such earlier date as all shares which are subject to the NCIB are purchased. Up to the current date, the Company has bought back and cancelled 207,000 common shares for a total cost of approximately $185,000.
"We are pleased with our results this quarter, generating $19.5 million of operating netback at $89.51 per barrel, including Oil Plus benefits, and $5.1 million of net income," said Barclay Hambrook, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hambrook went on to say, "The results of the Ryder Scott Company report were excellent and this report clearly highlights the large upside potential of Americas Petrogas' Neuquen Basin blocks."
For further information regarding the Company's financial results, financial position and related changes, please see the consolidated financial statements and the related MD&A.
About Americas Petrogas Inc.
Americas Petrogas Inc. is a Canadian company whose shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "BOE". Americas Petrogas has conventional and unconventional shale oil and gas and tight sands oil and gas interests in numerous blocks in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina. Americas Petrogas has joint venture partners, including ExxonMobil and Apache, on various blocks in the shale oil and gas corridor in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Americas Petrogas also owns an 80% interest in GrowMax Agri Corp., a private company involved in the exploration for near-surface potash, phosphates and other minerals, and potential development of a fertilizer project in Peru. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) owns a 20% interest in GrowMax Agri Corp. For more information about Americas Petrogas Inc., please visit www.americaspetrogas.com.
This Press Release contains forward-looking information including, but not limited to, the Company's goals and growth, estimates of reserves and resources, production and cash flows, new production areas on the Medanito Sur block, production testing of the LTE.x-1 well, analysis relating to the ALL.x-1 well and ADA.x-1 well, results of the Ryder Scott Company report, the large upside potential of Americas Petrogas' Neuquen Basin blocks, exploration, appraisal and development activities related to conventional and unconventional oil and gas, and other exploration, development and production activities in respect of the projects in Argentina and Peru. The recovery and resources estimates for the Company's properties described in this Press Release are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated resources will be recovered. The actual resources for the Company's properties may be greater or less than those calculated. Additional forward-looking information is contained in the Company's MD&A for this quarter and the Company's Annual MD&A for December 31, 2012, and reference should be made to the additional disclosures of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties relating to such forward-looking information in those MD&A documents.
Forward‐looking information is based on management's expectations regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, production, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, plans for and results of drilling activity (including the timing, location, depth and the number of wells), environmental matters, business prospects and opportunities and expectations with respect to general economic conditions. Such forward‐looking information reflects management's current beliefs and assumptions and is based on information, including reserves and resources information, currently available to management. Forward‐looking information involves significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward‐looking information, including but not limited to, risks associated with the oil and gas industry (e.g. operational risks in development, exploration and production, delays or changes to plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty of geological interpretations; the uncertainty of estimates and projections in relation to production, costs and expenses and health, safety and environment risks, extensions of concessions and commitments), the risk of commodity price and foreign exchange rate fluctuations, the uncertainty associated with negotiating with foreign governments and third parties located in foreign jurisdictions and the risk associated with international activity.
Although the forward-looking information contained herein is based upon assumptions which management believes to be reasonable, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with this forward-looking information. This forward-looking information is made as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise this information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions inherent in forward-looking information, prospective investors in the Company's securities should not place undue reliance on this forward-looking information.
The term BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) is used in this press release. All calculations converting natural gas to BOE have been made using a conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet (six "Mcf") of natural gas to one barrel of oil, unless otherwise stated. The use of BOE may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation, as the conversion ratio of six Mcf of natural gas to one barrel of oil is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.
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- Modified Breton hat of natural straw cloth with beige grosgrain ribbon as hatband and around edge of crown. Lined in cream colored satin. Designer's label: "Jan Leslie / Custom Design" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277052/
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- Pair of shoes of green leather. Styled as "sling-backs" with an open, rounded toe. The sides of the instep are connected by a square gold colored metal link. The strap at back heel is closed, with no buckle. The 3 3/4" high heel tapers slightly to base. Maker's mark stamped inside: "Palizzio" Handwritten inside: "5 B 1978 / 113PL83" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87000/


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The Squonk is a mythical creature reputed to live in the Hemlock forests of northern Pennsylvania.[1][2] Legends of squonks probably originated in the late nineteenth century, at the height of Pennsylvania's importance in the timber industry.
The earliest known written account of squonks comes from a book by William T. Cox called Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts (1910). Cox's account is reprinted in Jorge Luis Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings (1969).
The legend holds that the creature's skin is ill-fitting, being covered with warts and other blemishes and that, because it is ashamed of its appearance, it hides from plain sight and spends much of its time weeping.[2] Hunters who have attempted to catch squonks have found that the creature is capable of evading capture by dissolving completely into a pool of tears and bubbles when cornered. A certain J.P. Wentling is supposed to have coaxed one into a bag, which, while he was carrying it home, suddenly lightened. On inspection, he found that the bag contained only the liquid remains of the sad animal.
The "scientific name" of the squonk, Lacrimacorpus dissolvens, comes from Latin words meaning "tear", "body", and "dissolve".[1]
Squonks are also known in chemistry and biology. Some substances are stable in solution or some other "wild" form but cannot be isolated or captured without actually catalyzing their own polymerization or decomposition ("dissolving in their own tears"). For example, a molecule containing a carboxylic acid moiety and an acid labile moiety might be stable when initially prepared as the salt (e.g., barium prephenate) but unstable as the free acid (prephenic acid).
Other examples can be found in: Toby J. Sommer, "Chemical Squonks", Chemical Innovation, 2000, 30 (April 2000), 24-32. ISSN 1527-4799. Chemical Abstracts: 133:73580 ; CAPlus: 2000:254494.


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Cortez Kennedy will announce the Seahawks' 2nd-round pick at the NFL Draft
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Former Washington Huskies linebacker Mason Foster visited the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the situation. That means the Seahawks have now taken very close looks at both Foster and former Huskies quarterback Jake Locker, who reportedly worked out with the Seahawks on April 7. Though it should be noted that […]
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The NFL announced the regular-season schedule on Tuesday for the 2011-12 season — whenever that ends up being — and we have the Seattle Seahawks' complete schedule listed for you below. A couple of quick notes first: — Seattle opens with what figures to be two difficult road games, first traveling to San Francisco before […]
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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider held his pre-NFL Draft meeting with beat reporters at the VMAC on Monday, speaking for about 50 minutes on just about any Draft topic you could imagine. Included in that discussion was the prospect of trading the No. 25 overall pick for a couple more selections in the later […]
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The Seattle Seahawks confirmed on Friday that their preseason game against the Denver Broncos will be played on Saturday, Aug. 27. So Seattle's preseason schedule now looks like this: Week 1: Thursday, Aug. 11 — Seattle at San Diego, 5 p.m., ESPN Week 2: Saturday, Aug. 20 — Minnesota at Seattle, TBA, KING Week 3: […]
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Jake Locker working out for Philadelphia on Thursday
The Jake Locker workout tour continues on Thursday, when the former Washington Huskies quarterback will work out for the Philadelphia Eagles, according to Aaron Wilson of National Football Post. Locker recently completed a two-day workout with the New England Patriots, has already worked out with the Seattle Seahawks, and has also worked out with Minnesota, […]
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The NFL announced the league's 2011 preseason schedule on Tuesday, and the Seattle Seahawks open play with a 5 p.m. game on Aug. 11 at San Diego, which will be televised nationally by ESPN. The times of their other three games — all broadcast on KING — are still to be determined. Here is Seattle's […]
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Could former Washington quarterback Jake Locker be Tom Brady's successor in New England? ESPN.com reported Tuesday that Locker is making a two-day visit to the Patriots on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Patriots have the 17th and 28th picks and could be looking for a quarterback to develop behind Brady, 33, whose contract runs through the […]
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Former Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Locker will work out for the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, according to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post. Wilson reports that Locker has already worked out with the Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos, and has a scheduled visit to Tennessee coming up, too. That jives with what Locker said […]
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I am researching the SPEIGHT family from Logan County, OK. Joseph H. Speight is as far back I have gotten, I have no birth date as of this time. He married Georgia Boyde Cosby from Magnolia County, Arkansas in 1908 they had one daughter and three sons. James, Jewell, Joseph, and Blanch. |
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But if you had to pick the athletes from a sport not involving boxing or MMA to go to a brawl with, gotta be some Rugby hooligans, right? These dudes are huge, have no tolerance to pain and, even better, are usually drunk enough to not give a fuck. 20-life doesn't come to mind when there's a throat that's unprotected and looks fun to stomp. Which is amazing because they come from cultures that feature the pinnacle of vaginitas in soccer. I mean for shit's sake they've got guys who have ruptured their testicles during games and not only keep playing but get hammered afterwards. Just imagine how many wild haymakers to the dome it would take for that guy to pass out before he bites off your nuts in honor of his. A thugs game played by gentlemen.
Vote 1 for Rugby isn't even a real sport and 10 for I would rather be pinned down in a dark alley with a drunk and horny Mike Tyson during his prime than face off against any one of these foreign fucks:
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MassWildlife's Winter Bald Eagle Survey Friday, January 8
Members of the media are welcome to join teams of volunteers and MassWildlife staff while they conduct ground surveys.
Preliminary totals for Friday's eagle count will be available between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. by calling or e-mailing Catherine Williams at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (contact information above).
WHEN: Friday, January 8, 2010 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHO: Fisheries & Wildlife staff are available to answer questions or report sightings on Friday.
- Westborough Field Headquarters: Dr. Tom French, Assistant Director of Natural Heritage and Endangered Species. French can discuss facts and figures on past surveys or eagle restoration and natural history.
- Connecticut Valley District: Marion Larson, MassWildlife Outreach Coordinator, will be at the Quabbin Reservoir's Enfield Lookout in Belchertown from 10 a.m. to noon.
- Central District: Bridgett McAlice, MassWildlife biologist, will be surveying the Wachusett Reservoir and may get reports from other observers in Worcester County.
- Northeast District: Erik Amati, MassWildlife biologist, will be part of the ground crew covering the Merrimack River area and available at 2:30 p.m. at the Cashman Park Boat Ramp in Newburyport.
- Southeast District: From 10-Noon, DFG Commissioner Mary Griffin will be with Kathleen (Betty) Anderson, Chair of MassWildlife Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Advisory Committee and DFW Wildlife Biologist Dick Turner. Both will be either at Long Point Road on the causeway between Pocksha Pond and Great Quitticas Pond in Lakeville/Middleborough or in the Winberg's Hardware parking lot on Rte 105 in Lakeville/Middleborough.
- Southeast District: Jason Zimmer, MassWildlife district supervisor, will be checking the Wattuppa Ponds and Westport River area.
- Western District: Tony Gola, MassWildlife biologist, will be in the MassWildlife Dalton office for area eagle restoration information.
WHERE: Best eagle viewing opportunities include:
- Belchertown - Enfield Lookout at Quabbin Reservoir. Eagles can be viewed at a long distance.
- West Boylston, Clinton, Sterling, Boylston - Wachusett Reservoir. Eagles can sometimes be viewed at a long distance from Routes 140 or Route 70.
DIRECTIONS: Click for directions to the Quabbin Reservoir; click here for directions to the Wachusett Reservoir. - Lakeville/Middleborough - Long Point Road on the causeway between Pocksha Pond and Great Quitticas Pond. Eagles can be viewed at a long distance.
- Newburyport - Merrimack River at Cashman Park Boat Ramp or at Deer Island off Rte 1A (from the chain bridge) Newburyport. These are both good areas for eagles to be seen fairly close without the need of a spotting scope.
- Pockshaw / Great Quitticas Ponds on Long Point Road, Lakeville/Middleborough
- From Rte 495, take Exit 4, Rte 105 south.
- Follow 105 through Lakeville center and past Assawompsett Pond on left.
- Stay straight when Rte 18 turns right.
- Take left on Long Point Road and follow across causeway between Pocksha and Great Quittacas ponds.
- From Rte 495, take Exit 4, Rte 105 south.
- Boston to Deer Island, Amesbury on the Merrimack River, near Salisbury/Newburyport town line
- (GPS Input: 10 Deer Island Street, Amesbury)
- Route 1 North to I-95 North (Lynnfield/Peabody area).
- I-95 North to Exit 57. Turn right off exit ramp onto Route 113 East (Storey Avenue in Newburyport).
- Take 113 East (Storey Avenue) about ½ mile and turn left onto Moseley Avenue.
- Follow to end (about ½ mile) and bear right onto Main Street, Spofford Street, or Deer Island Street-it is listed as all three depending on source.
- Follow a very short distance over the Essex-Merrimac Chain Bridge, which leads to Deer Island (Deer Island Street).
- Park on Deer Island. If parking is unavailable, turn around and park at Moseley Woods Park on right just after crossing the Chain Bridge.
- (GPS Input: 10 Deer Island Street, Amesbury)
- Deer Island to Cashman Park, Newburyport
- Take road back over Chain Bridge into Newburyport and take first left into Merrimac Street.
- Follow Merrimac Street about 1 and ½ miles.
- Look for signs to Cashman Park on left. This is a city park that includes an Office of Fishing and Boating Access boat ramp. If you pass Route 1, you have gone too far.
- Take road back over Chain Bridge into Newburyport and take first left into Merrimac Street.
RAIN DATE: Foul weather will postpone the survey to Tuesday, January, 12, 2009. Call or e-mail Catherine Williams at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (contact information above) for rescheduling information.
OTHER INFO: Birders and other wildlife enthusiasts are encouraged to notify MassWildlife if they see eagles from December 30, 2009 through January 13, 2010. Reports of eagle sightings can be made by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by postal service to "Eagle Survey," MassWildlife, Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA, 01581. Please provide date, time, location, and town of eagle sightings, plus the number of birds, whether juvenile or adult, and, observer's contact information.


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Survey: Biz sees 7% jump in costs for health care
Projected increases in employer health care costs:
2014: 7 percent
2013: 4 percent
Family monthly PPO costs:
2014: Up 11 percent to $391
Family monthly HMO costs:
2014: Up 5 percent to $308
Percentage of premium costs paid by employee for family PPO coverage:
2014: 27 percent
2013: 26 percent
Percentage of premium costs paid by employee for family HMO coverage:
2014: 25 percent
2013: 27 percent
Market share:
• Despite a continued dip in market share this year, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan still holds a dominant 72 percent share of the market for preferred provider organizations. Those numbers are down from 76 percent in 2013 and 79 percent in 2011.
• Health Alliance Plan of Michigan increased PPO market share to 17 percent this year from 13 percent in 2013. HealthPlus of Michigan increased to 7 percent from 4 percent. Priority Health held steady at 8 percent.
Impact of health care reform:
• 89 percent of surveyed employers plan to continue to offer health benefits to full-time employees in 2015 and 2016, up from 84 percent in 2013.
• The overwhelming majority of employers — 95 percent — said employee retention and recruiting was the primary reason to keep health benefit plans. Other reasons included company culture (70 percent), savings didn't justify change (29 percent) and union concerns (26 percent).
• The percentage of employers offering coverage to employees who work 30 or more hours a week increased to 74 percent this year from 59 percent in 2013. That appears to be in anticipation of a Jan. 1, 2015, requirement for companies with the equivalent of more than 50 full-time employees to offer health insurance to workers averaging more than 30 hours a week or pay a penalty.
High-deductible health plans:
• 38 percent of employers this year are offering high-deductible health plans, up from 35 percent in 2013.
The plans are typically less expensive than other plans and feature a tax-free health savings account or health reimbursement account with employer contributions. The plans are lower cost because they are usually designed with deductibles of $1,200 to $2,500.
Other results:
• 38 percent of local employers — more than double the national trend of 16 percent — are using spousal surcharges (20 percent) to employee premiums or spousal force-outs (18 percent) for spouses who are eligible for coverage from other sources.
• 14 percent of employers offer health advocacy programs — phone assistance for employees with claims questions, coordination of care and navigating the health care system. An additional 18 percent are considering such programs for 2015.
• 4 percent of Southeast Michigan employers offer telemedicine as a care provider option, with 19 percent considering it for 2015.
Employers in Southeast Michigan project an acceleration of health care cost increases this year — a 7 percent jump, up from 4 percent in 2013 — as taxes and fees from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act add to typical annual inflationary increases in health costs, according to McGraw Wentworth's 2014 Southeast Michigan Mid-Market Group Benefits survey.
The cost increases for Southeast Michigan employers also are higher than national projections of 5.2 percent.
"We knew that changes related to health reform (taxes and fees) would add 1 percent to 5 percent" to employer costs this year, said Becky McLaughlan, managing director at Troy-based McGraw Wentworth.
The Obamacare fees, which began in small doses last year, were imposed on health insurers and employers to pay for subsidies for expanded coverage and create a special fund to protect insurers from losses for covering sicker patients with higher costs in the individual market. Insurance companies passed on these costs to their insured clients, and self-insured employers paid the pass-through costs.
But McLaughlan said she is surprised that employers, in turn, haven't passed along the federally mandated fees to employees as much as they could have this year through more drastic cost-shifting changes in employee benefit plans.
Overall in 2014, single employee costs for preferred provider organizations rose only 3.6 percent to $116 a month, or 23 percent of total premium costs. Single coverage through health maintenance organizations dropped 4 percent to $95 a month, or 21 percent of premium costs.
But family monthly employee costs have increased 11 percent to $391 for PPO and 5 percent to $308 for HMO coverage, the survey found.
As a percentage of premium, family PPO coverage is increasing to only 27 percent of premium this year from 26 percent in 2013, the survey found. HMO family coverage is down to 25 percent of premium from 27 percent in 2013.
"With the labor market improving (and strong competition for workers), employers didn't want to make too many changes" in their benefit plans, McLaughlan said.
But for some employers, the lack of changes this year may have been a short-term decision tied to the federal government's decision to delay the employer mandate penalties until 2015.
"Employers who are impacted by the (mandate) could be looking at more significant changes in 2015 as the result of their cost to comply with the law," McLaughlan said.
Still, reflecting an interest in lowering costs, fewer employers this year offered PPO plans to employees. Eighty-six percent of employers are offering at least one PPO plan, down from 89 percent in 2013.
At the same time, the survey found that 42 percent of employers, up from 38 percent in 2013, are offering HMO plans, which generally are more restrictive in use of medical services and providers.
Old, new ways to cut costs
Employers continued tried-and-true cost-reduction strategies.
Those included moving employee product offerings to more high-deductible health plans, increasing the use of spousal surcharges, and providing wellness programs.
Employers also embarked on new strategies to use telemedicine and health advocacy programs to contain costs. Leading the way were McGraw Wentworth's top-performing employers — called "Trendbenders" for their aggressiveness in holding down health cost increases.
This year, the 103 Trendbenders, which amounted to 23 percent of the survey's 454 companies with 100 to 10,000 employees, reported an average increase of 2.5 percent or less in health costs the past two years.
These top performers were more likely to use high-deductible health plans (45 percent, compared with 38 percent of all employers) and limited-provider network HMO plans (47 percent compared with 42 percent). They also were higher users of health advocacy (17 percent to 14 percent), telemedicine (5 percent to 4 percent) and outcomes-based wellness programs (35 percent to 27 percent).
For 2014, even with Obamacare's added fees, McGraw Wentworth's Trendbenders project a 1 percent decline in health care costs.
While fewer employers this year are offering a wellness program — 78 percent in 2014, compared with 81 percent in 2013 — 27 percent of employers are using outcomes-based wellness programs that tie financial incentives to health goals.
'More aggressive on wellness'
At Taylor-based Atlas Oil Co., Laila Powers, director of human resources, said the company's outcomes-based wellness program with Priority Health has helped hold down costs to nearly no increase from last year.
"Our health plan costs were flat, but the (Affordable Care Act fees) cost us $60,000 this year," Powers said, adding: "We have had no increases the past three years and only a slight increase for our team members (employees)."
Of Atlas' 454 employees, Powers said, the 300 who have company health benefits now must meet five health criteria — including smoking, body weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels — to receive lower co-payments for services.
"We have become more aggressive on wellness, and we have had good results with our team members," Powers said.
Powers said Atlas will begin using a telemedicine program that allows employees to call in for a virtual office visit and get a medical evaluation. The telemedicine call costs employees a $40 co-payment.
"Fifty percent of our team members are drivers," Powers said. "They work 10 to 12 hours a day and often don't have time to go in for a visit. This is more of a benefit than a cost savings, but it could reduce overall health costs if it prevents" a medical problem.
Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, email@example.com. Twitter: @jaybgreene
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My branch of the Reeve family originated in the village of Lyng in Norfolk, quite early on another substantial branch of the family was formed in Swanton Morley,and I have traced them back to one Charles Reeve born in Lyng in about1714. I am interested in any of the other branches, one of which was formed when four adults and ten children emigrated to Canada in 1836. I am also intrigued as to when, the "Reeves" split from te "Reeve"family they appear to be completely different "Tribes. Most people I have met with the same surname as myself originate from Norfolk, it would be interesting to find out where it all started. |
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