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Salary and Career Info for a Petroleum Landman
A petroleum landman requires a significant amount of formal education. Learn about the education and job duties to see if this is the right career for you.
Essential Information
Petroleum landmen work for gas and oil exploration companies. Their chief responsibility is getting permission to drill new wells, which includes drafting contracts, negotiating deals with individuals and companies, and ensuring compliance with governmental regulations. Most people entering the field today have an undergraduate degree in business, energy management, or a related field. They can get also industry certification through the American Association of Professional Landmen.
|Required Education
|Bachelor's degree in business or energy management
|Required Skills
|Negotiating deals, drawing up contracts, completing financial reporting and project management tasks, and possessing communicative and persuasive abilities
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|Median Annual Salary (September 2014)*
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Petroleum Landman Salary Information
According to PayScale.com, the majority of petroleum landmen earned between $48,127 and $122,687 as of September 2014, including base pay and bonuses. At that time, the median salary in this field was $75,935.
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A petroleum landman, often simply called a landman, is involved in scouting areas that could possibly hold oil. Once a petroleum landman has identified areas for drilling, he or she must negotiate contracts between the landowner and the oil and gas company. These contracts often include specifics concerning royalties, as well as a lease payment for the landowner. Communication and interpersonal skills are important since a petroleum landman is selling the idea of a lifetime lease to farmers, ranchers, and other landowners.
Oil and gas companies typically search for petroleum landman candidates who hold a degree in business or another area, such as energy management. An undergraduate energy management degree program generally includes foundational business courses and classes specific to the oil and gas industry. Core energy management courses might cover topics like petroleum geology, financial reporting, energy markets and structures, project management in the energy industry, and/or renewable energy.
Petroleum landmen can pursue voluntary certification through the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), which offers the Registered Landman (RL), Registered Professional Landman (RPL), and Certified Professional Landman (CPL) designations (www.landman.org). Requirements vary for each level of certification, but, in general, they include meeting education and/or experience requirements, holding a current position as a landman, being sponsored by one or more registered or certified landmen and passing an exam. To renew their certification, petroleum landmen must meet continuing education requirements.
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Lawmakers Propose 'Do Not Track' Legislation
Lawmakers said on Friday they will introduce "Do Not Track" legislation that will allow Internet users to block companies from gathering information about online activities.
Senator Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat from West Virginia, said his "Do Not Track Online Act of 2011″ will be a "simple, straightforward way for people to stop companies from tracking their every move on the Internet."
"Consumers have a right to know when and how their personal and sensitive information is being used online — and most importantly to be able to say 'no thanks' when companies seek to gather that information without their approval," Rockefeller said in a statement.
Congressman Joe Barton, a Republican from Texas, along with Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, released a draft of a separate "Do Not Track" bill that aims at protecting children online.
Senators John Kerry and John McCain introduced a similar online privacy bill last month.
They said their bill seeks to strike a balance between protecting the personal information of Web users and the needs of businesses to conduct electronic commerce.
The new legislation comes amid a time of high-profile theft incidents, including the theft of personal information from over 100 million Sony PlayStation Network users.
Apple and Google will both attend a congressional hearing on privacy this week following claims the iPhone and Android devices regularly track a user's location and stores data.
"We look forward to engaging with policymakers about how we protect our users' mobile privacy," Google said in an email to AFP.
Apple has denied tracking iPhone users, but said that maintaining locations of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers was used for services like navigation.
Barton and Markey said their "Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011″ establishes new protections for the personal information of children and teenagers.
"For millions of kids today, the Internet is their new 21st century playground," Markey said in a statement. "But kids growing up in this online environment also need protection from the dangers that can lurk in cyberspace."
The bill would require online companies to obtain parental consent before collecting children's personal information and prohibit them from using personal information of children and teens for targeted marketing.
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Published since 2003
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Miriam edits extempore, a journal of writing and art inspired by jazz and improvised music
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Andrew Robson, alto saxophonist, is originally from Canberra but is now based in Sydney. He won the MCA / Freedman Jazz Fellowship in July 2003 with his trio [Steve Elphick, bass and Hamish Stuart, drums]. All About Jazz caught up with him soon afterwards.


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Persson, the finest pop lyricist working today, is on peak form while the band's back-to-roots grand piano and grander acoustic guitars provide an appropriately magnificent backing.
Persson's tender voice, coupled with the Cardigans' welcome desire to explore new musical territory, allows this once-fizzy group to pull off a sultry coup. [28 May 2004, p.124]
A sensitive, fully mature contribution to the pop music lexicon, it proves that, like the rare child actor who actually works well into adulthood, The Cardigans have weathered a difficult transition.
The band's best album yet - which is to say that it contains considerably more than three good songs.
The new Cardigans still write great pop songs, except now the music resonates with substance and meaning. [#7, p.72]
The electronics of Gran Turismo has been supplanted by an organic sound with countryish overtones (see Live and Learn) that suits Persson's melancholy lyrics.
Fans who enjoyed The Cardigans' evolution toward the challenging art-disco of Gran Turismo will likely be disappointed by Daylight, which at least superficially sounds like the kind of easygoing roots-lite better associated with Sheryl Crow or Bonnie Raitt.
Persson does sadness the way Eminem does anger: with a conviction that takes the breath away.
Although this is certainly flawed, the Cardigans deserve kudos for recognising their faults, trying with all their might to rectify them. [Apr 2003, p.103]
[It is] over-produced to within an inch of its artistic life, and lacks the quality songs and exquisite productions that the group had made a hallmark.
Frequently, it sounds like the band have spent most of that time labouring to make their fifth album as monumental as possible. Where once they swung, however ironically, now they plod. Slowly. Ponderously. In expensive lead boots.
The songs all sound pretty much the same; this could be Avril Lavigne, Sheryl Crow; hell, it could be Christian Contemporary.
Music is supposed to be a form of entertainment, but Long Gone Before Daylight feels like a collection of aimless lullabies.
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JeebsVJan 11, 2007A more mature yet great cardigans album
MarkCOct 27, 2005Probably there best album even better than Gran Turismo (and i thought that was a great album) I think they matured a bit with this one Probably there best album even better than Gran Turismo (and i thought that was a great album) I think they matured a bit with this one lovely melodies and lovely lyrics when you listen it really gets to you makes you think but not all songs are mellow there a some great upbeat guitars tracks included aswell. Definately Buy it. This is a band that is so underestimated by the media and radio stations its as if they have been cast a side. THE CARIDIGANS Probably the Best Thing to Come out of Sweden for Ages… Full Review »
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REVIEW | "Squids Odyssey" Smacks A Triple Rather Than A Homer
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Sometimes when an environmental issue sneaks its way into a video game it can be either a hit (Ecco the Dolphin, EcoQuest) or a miss (those dreaded Captain Planet games). In Squids Odyssey, the latest title from The Game Bakers, the developers decided on bringing the troubles of the ocean on a more subtle route. The end result is an RPG with a good story and a somewhat unique gameplay mechanic.
Squids Odyssey has you taking control of a group of cephalopods as a mysterious black ooze corrupts the world they live in. Traveling throughout over 90 levels you and your crew must tread through dangerous waters and take on evil creatures who try to get in your way. Will your team be able to find out what is causing their oceans to become so deadly, or will they succumb to the blackness that's covering their homeland?
Players take control of four squids during their turn-based battles, with each of them using an ability that's helpful during their fights. (For example, shooters have the power to attack from a longer range, whereas healers can patch up fellow teammates have been damaged.) As you progress in your game you can obtain more squids, level up your current ones, and give them special costumes that will boost up their powers.
The actual gameplay aspect of Squids Odyssey is pretty easy to figure out. In order to damage your enemies you simply launch yourself towards them in hopes that you hit them. Sometimes you can defeat them by applying damage until they faint, or if you really luck out you can just push them over the edge and send them falling down below. Be careful when trying to pull off the latter, for if you launch yourself too hard you'll join your enemy at the bottom.
Using the GamePad screen you can aim and launch your squid into battle. You can also access your inventory to use on your players or take out opponents. However I found myself using the left control stick to aim more often than the screen, as I had a hard time trying to properly power up or down my shots so as to not miss my target and avoid injury.
Squids Odyssey has a fairly decent difficulty curb that travels throughout its levels. It's not a big incline that suddenly appears, but rather one that ascends slowly as you progress through the game. Granted some of the later levels get tougher, especially with the addition of aquatic hazards, but it doesn't get to the point where you'll be pulling your hair out as you try to advance. Perhaps the one thing I have to complain about the game is that it gets very repetitious early on. While there are new threats that may appear in each level the overall mechanics become somewhat tedious, with only the challenging aspect of the game being changed only slightly each time.
The world of Squids Odyssey is very pretty to behold. On many occasions I was reminded of some of Studio Ghibli's works when viewing the characters, whereas the worlds brought to mind some of the better French cartoons I've watched in years past. The music is nice to a point, but it finds itself repeating the same songs throughout the game.
The main campaign to me roughly four hours to beat, as I had to restart levels and level up my characters to great lengths in order to move onto later areas. When the story is over there is plenty to go back to check out. From new objects and characters to revisiting levels from Squids games past there are many new and retreaded discoveries that will have gamers returning to these oceans.
- Fun RPG mechanics
- Beautiful worlds, tons of levels
- Controls very easily…
- …but touchscreen harder to handle than using control stick
- Gets repetitive early on in the game
- Soundtrack a little uninspired
Despite its flaws Squids Odyssey is a cool RPG with a nice story and fun gameplay elements. While it may drag out near the end the adventures of these cephalopods will most grab your attention through its entire span, thanks to the extra levels and leveling systems. It also teaches a valuable lesson about protecting the oceans without being so in-your-face about it, something that just about every edutainment game has yet to fully grasp.
FINAL GRADE: 8.0 (out of ten)
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Burnout Revenge
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- Developer: Criterion
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This time it's not about winning. It's not about riding on dubs or gaudy neon lights. It's about an utter disregard for the rules of road and total domination. This time it's personal. This time it's about revenge.
The sequel to 2004's racing game of the year, Burnout Revenge straps gamers into the fastest, most dangerous racer on the road. Fight dirty or go down in flames – the only rule is complete automotive anarchy.
Built for unprecedented destruction, Burnout Revenge challenges gamers to exact their revenge on rush hour traffic, vindictive rival racers and anything else that gets between them and the finish line.
Featuring multi-level tracks designed for fighting, wicked vertical takedowns, explosive new crashbreakers, new gameplay modes and wide open "crash courses" for epic crash sequences that put Hollywood to shame, Burnout Revenge redefines speed and aggression for the ultimate in vehicular combat.
And when gamers are ready to take their rage on the road, a massive suite of online modes and features open up endless possibilities to slam, shunt and stonewall new enemies all over the world. Happy hunting!
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I'm on my unity (iPhone) learning curve and working on a arcade shooter game...
I want to use a billboard/sprite prefab for weapon projectile. I will instantiate this prefab when the player presses the fire button.
I would like the prefab to have the following characteristics:
Not finding much documentation on creating a billboard (sprite) based prefab but perhaps I not searching correctly.
Can someone point me to documentation or provide some guidance? Thanks for any help!
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This is not appropriate for this website. Put it on the forum.
That said, you do NOT want to use a sequence of files; you want to use a single texture and change the offset on it.
Sep 07, 2010 at 04:35 AM Jessy
@Jessy I'm not sure why you think this form of question is not appropriate here. It could be more focused sure, but it's not completely open or vague and fits okay into the framework on this site.
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I agree, the question seemed appropriate enough. I would have given some basic billboarding information in my response.
Sep 07, 2010 at 11:16 AM qJake
Make a billboard mesh to use for your object and use a script with Transform.LookAt to make it look at the camera in every Update.
As for doing sprite animation, search for sprite animation. (You'll probably find that putting all the animation frames into a single texture and using UV offsets to animate is a more common method to use than using separate images.)
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This assumes you've put everything onto a texture atlas and you have 64 frames of animation... I wrote this while mildly drunk, and you'll need to put a transform.LookAt(camera.position) sort of dealio on it. I'm sure you'll figure it out :)
You could easily make this work with any number of frames.
private var frame = 1; private var xOffset = 0.0; private var yOffset = 1.0; private var waterMat : Material; private var on = true; function Start() { animWater(); }
function animWater() { while (on) { // Offset the X xOffset += 0.125;
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I almost follow... but I'm still early in my learning curve.
You have the line:
renderer.material.mainTextureOffset = Vector2(xOffset,yOffset);
What is 'render'? is this billboard object?
Sep 08, 2010 at 12:40 AM RSud
Renderer is the component that actually draws it, so i'm offsetting it per frame. You can specify a seperate renderer if you use a variable for it up top..
var rendererToOffset : Renderer;
rendererToOffset.material.mainTextureOffset = Vector2(xOffset,yOffset); // Better anyway because it removes get_component calls which are slow
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Brooklyn-based designer and fashion blogger Pari Ehsan has an Instagram account where she creatively pairs clothes with art exhibits in museums.
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Though their bye week seemed to come at a good time, the Green Bay Packers are still plenty banged up. Far from full strength despite a week off, the Packers can win a fifth straight game Sunday as it visits the Detroit Lions, who can't afford many more disappointments if they plan on returning to the playoffs. Recent history favors Green Bay, which is 11-1 against the Lions under coach Mike McCarthy. A string of four consecutive wins has the Packers (6-3) within one game of Chicago for first place in the NFC North. They went into the bye after a 31-17 victory over Arizona on Nov. 4, then McCarthy gave the team the entire week off. It was sorely needed, with the likes of Greg Jennings and Charles Woodson already injured, not to mention Clay Matthews, Jordy Nelson and Bryan Bulaga all getting hurt against the Cardinals. While Woodson (collarbone) remains sidelined, Bulaga (hip) became the 11th Packer to be placed on injured reserve Monday. Matthews (hamstring) was ruled out for t...
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This was probably the best bear hunt I had ever been on. I was able to share it with my dad, good friend Chris, and quite a few other first time bear hunters. You can just imagine the excitement we all had! When we arrived in Quebec we were greeted by Yvon Champagne of 'Le Griff Quebec'. With just a short ride to camp, we unpacked and began to review trail camera pictures Yvon had. There… read more »
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I just finished The Last of Us, and have seen many complaints online about the ending already without knowing any details. After completing it I can see what the fuss was about. But the ending, while somewhat lacklustre, isn't without its final messages to the player.
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With Joel rescuing Ellie from the Fireflies and a gruesome fate, they head back to Tommy's village, and he tells her that the Fireflies found other immune people and had no need of a cure. A blatant lie, of course, which Ellie likely suspects, but agrees to anyway. But is Joel wrong for lying to Ellie? I don't believe so, if Ellie did indeed know the truth of her escape and what occurred in the hospital, it is likely she would have tried to return secretly to continue the procedure. Summed up, Joel saved Ellie rather than have a cure created because he loved her like a daughter, and did not believe her death was worth the saving of what was left of humanity.
This isn't to say Joel is selfish, he isn't at all. Just take a moment to think about how many good, kindhearted people are in the game, there aren't many at all. Most humans that are uninfected are usually actively trying to hunt you down and kill Joel and Ellie. Horrific things are seen, Hunters killing innocent survivors for petty items, David's group resorting to cannibalism, humanity has crumbled into nothing but evil and cruelty. And when the game ended I thought how Joel would think, does humanity deserve the second chance that the Fireflies want? And my answer? No. Those people did not deserve that new attempt at life, and after doing such horrific and terrible things in order to survive, how could anybody possibly go back to the way things were?
Perhaps Joel believed it was better for him to keep the one good thing left in his life, Ellie, and live out the rest of their days in Tommy's village where it is relatively safe and free from external influence. It is a mighty sacrifice, saving one honest and good willed girl rather than all of humanity, and even if Ellie had been killed, who knows if the cure would have been successfully reverse engineered? This ambiguity over potential outcomes makes it even harder to tell if Joel made the right decision, but in his mind, he knows he did and I'm convinced he did as well.
During the hospital sequence when Joel is fighting his way through Firefly soldiers, I was constantly thinking to myself if this was right, should I really save Ellie and leave humanity to continue suffering? After finding some audio recordings, one from a surgeon and one from Marlene, both sound uncomfortable with the prospect of killing Ellie, but are relieved knowing the fact they could save what was left of the human population. After hearing these audio tapes I felt even worse, it was such a morally grey situation that I thought perhaps Joel was the evil one in this situation. However, given time to think following the ending of the game his decision begins to make more sense to me, and given the situation, although hard to rationalise, Joel is denying what's left of a decaying society because of the demon it has become. And I'm okay with that.
I know many people may disagree with this, even simply because the ending is so sudden and not 'fulfilling' our expectations as an audience, but I think Naughty Dog has been intelligent in its approach and the subliminal message it sends about relationships and society. Yes the ending was sudden, and unusual, and neither Ellie nor Joel died (which I believe would have been way worse than the ending we received) but it is not a cliffhanger, and I think if we ever see another game in the series, it'll be in the form of a prequel following Joel and his path to the quarantine zone he lives in at the start of The Last of Us.
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The first of three candidates for director of the Art Museum of South Texas will arrive in Corpus Christi tonight to interview for the position.
Cindi E. Morrison, executive director at the Lancaster Museum of Art in Lancaster, Pa., and a ceramic artist, will be in town through Saturday for interviews, beginning with a Friday morning breakfast and meeting with museum staff members.
Candidates Joe Schenk and David T. Johnson will be in town later this month.
The new director will replace Bill Otton, who retired in April. During Otton's 13-year tenure, he helped to lead a $10 million capital campaign that led to the museum's recent expansion, increase the museum's endowment from $45,000 to $750,000 and plan the museum's partnership with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 1995.
Marilyn Ramey, art museum assistant director, has been serving as interim director and as a search committee member, said Deborah Fullerton, associate curator of temporary exhibits and adult education at the museum.
Schenk, former executive director with the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Okla., will be in town beginning Monday. He spent 15 years in Mobile, Ala., as director for the Mobile Museum of Art.
Johnson, director of collections/chief curator at the Hillwood Museum & Gardens in Washington, D.C., will begin interviews on Sept. 23.
Eliot Chenaux, vice president for student affairs for A&M-Corpus Christi, said that once interviews are completed, the search committee will meet with university President Flavius Killebrew and Karen Urban, president of the board of governors for the museum. Chenaux said Killebrew and Urban will make the final selection for the job in mid-October.
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Cindi E. Morrison
Age: 53
Interview dates: Today-Saturday
Education: Bachelor and master of fine arts in Ceramics/Art History, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pa.
Most recent position: Executive director, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pa., 1997-present.
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Age: 54
Interview dates: Monday-Wednesday
Education: Museum Management Institute, University of California at Berkeley, 1986; Master of arts, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., 1979; Bachelor of arts in Museum Staff Preparation and Business Administration, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Ala., 1975.
Most recent position: Executive director, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Okla., 2003-2007.
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Interview dates: Sept. 23-25
Education: Museum Management Institute, University of California at Berkeley, 1993; Master of arts in Art History, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, 1985; Certificate, Art Museum Studies, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, 1985; Bachelors of Arts in English and Art History, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Illinois State University at Normal, 1983.
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That "Best Western" isn't still in the name as some kind of ironic joke — the Tomo, oddly, is a partnership between the venerable cheap-motel chain and Joie de Vivre, the hip and homegrown San Francisco boutique hotel group. And if the words Best Western still put you in mind of floral bedspreads and Gideons bibles, you'll be quickly disabused by one look inside this place.
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Methotrexate versus cyclosporine in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis in children: a multicenter experience from Egypt
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Topical therapy is usually of limited benefit in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis (AD), and the need for a safe and effective systemic treatment may be required in certain cases especially in children. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of methotrexate and cyclosporine in the treatment of 40 children with severe AD. Patients were divided into two groups (each consisting of 20 patients); group A was treated with methotrexate (7.5 mg/week) while group B was treated with cyclosporine (2.5 mg/kg/day). The severity scoring for atopic dermatitis (SCORAD) was used to indicate efficacy of treatment. In group A, the mean SCORAD score at the beginning of the study was 57.90 ± 3.21 that was reduced at the end of the treatment period to reach 29.35 ± 6.32 with a mean absolute reduction of 26.25 ± 7.03. In group B, the mean SCORAD score was 56.54 ± 4.82 at the start of treatment and was 31.35 ± 8.89 at the end of 12 weeks of treatment. The mean absolute reduction was 25.02 ± 8.21. There was no statistically significant difference in the reduction of SCORAD score between both groups (P ± 0.93). Mild and temporary adverse effects were reported in some patients in both groups. Conclusion: Methotrexate or cyclosporine in low doses can be considered as effective, relatively safe, and well-tolerated treatments for severe AD in children.
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- Methotrexate versus cyclosporine in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis in children: a multicenter experience from Egypt
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European Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 172, Issue 3 , pp 351-356
- Cover Date
- 2013-03-01
- 10.1007/s00431-012-1893-3
- Print ISSN
- 0340-6199
- Online ISSN
- 1432-1076
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
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- Atopic dermatitis
- Methotrexate
- Cyclosporine
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- Mohamed A. El-Khalawany (1)
- Hatem Hassan (2)
- Dalia Shaaban (3)
- Noha Ghonaim (4)
- Bayoumi Eassa (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Al-Hussein University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
- 2. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Dumyat University Hospital, Damietta, Egypt
- 3. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Gharbiya, Egypt
- 4. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Al-Zahraa University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt


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Susan Campbell founded "More Than Moving for Seniors," in 1998. The idea was conceived after helping her father move from the family home to a retirement community. Susan recognized the need for a caring, compassionate company to assist families as their loved ones faced life-changing transitions.
Now the company offers a wide range of services with individual attention to every aspect of a household move including packing, moving, unpacking and clearing the former home as well as a consignment shop, and an Estate Sale division to help dispose of unwanted household items.
In order to get an outside perspective and to help improve the company's profitability, Roy approached Richmond SCORE in late 2009 and was assigned to counselor Art Mattox, who encouraged Roy and Susan to devote more of their time in sales related activities. Another Score counselor, Eric Sunberg, suggested changes to their website. As a result sales are up 70% over 2009 year to date.
Susan & Roy express their appreciation for the assistance provided by Richmond SCORE and recommend the free service to any small business owner or would-be entrepreneur.
Meet Slayton Dabney, President of Dabney Properties www.dabneyproperties.com, a corporate housing firm he started about four years ago. His niche is satisfying folks in need of upscale temporary housing. His clients include individuals on temporary business assignments and those who have their job relocated. Also, people displaced due to a property insurance loss, and Virginia legislators while the General Assembly is in session.
Dabney leases fully furnished apartments and condos at such downtown Richmond addresses as Vistas on the James, the Miller & Rhoads Residences, and the River Lofts. They also have properties listed in Richmond's West End as well as Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
Dabney says "I wanted to own investment property. When I was still working at IBM, I bought a townhouse and lived in it for
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Dabney, age 33, received his master's degree in business from Georgia Tech and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia. He says "Initially a financial advisor and friend suggested I contact SCORE for guidance. In 2007 I called the Richmond SCORE office and was referred to counselor, Hank Farrell. At the time my business was less than a year old and Hank and I met several times. He offered me good advice in creating a viable business plan, website and promotional literature".
"I came to realize it was important to have a business line of credit if I was to continue to grow the business. Although the economic climate was deteriorating, we were able to secure a fairly substantial credit line from two banks".
"Hank Farrell has proven to be a real friend. I have always felt like I could pick up the phone and Hank would be willing to meet with me at a moments notice. Dabney properties is grateful for the support we have received from the Richmond SCORE Chapter. You have made a real difference", states Slayton Dabney.
As a young man I started researching how to write a successful business plan and what you need to get going. Several years before I retired from the Marine Corps, I relocated to Peoria Arizona. I had heard from several friends in Okinawa, Japan, that Phoenix was the new place to be and that it was growing faster than any other state.
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This was my personal reward for all my hard efforts and it has paid off. My restaurant is doing great and we are approaching the one year mark. Thanks to Jim Batz and all of you at SCORE and Marva Booker at Wells Fargo Bank. It's God that knows I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for these great people.
Goodyear had a SCORE Counselor. I called and made an appointment and met Mr. Jim Batz. I remember that day very well because of his face and his look as I introduced myself. I think he immediately felt sincere about my business plan and immediately went to work counseling me on my vision and what I needed to do before going to a bank. This was a well-executed effort for over two years working with Jim. My last meeting with Jim was simple, "Okay, what else do you need from me", were his words. "I think you are well on your way. Keep
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St. George, Utah – Dorothy Jean Small Casper, 85, died on Nov. 4, 2014 in St. George, Utah.Â
She was born on Aug. 12, 1929 in Gadsden, Alabama to Albert Luke Small and Prudence Johnston. She was married to Lorin Willis Casper in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on Oct. 26, 1949. On Oct. 26, 2014, they had been sealed for 65 years.
Dorothy was born and raised in Alabama. She attended Emma Sampson High School, and later attended the University of Alabama, where she studied nursing.
Rick Allen 59, a former resident of Blackfoot, lost his battle to cancer on Oct. 30 in an Anchorage, Alaska hospital. He was a resident of Alaska for the past 23 years.
His parents are Dallas and Virginia Allen; siblings, Ron, Rocky, Rob, and Lora Uriona. One brother Rusty preceded him in death.
A private family service and burial will take place at a later date in Anaconda, Montana.
Leonard "DeWayne" Young, 76, of Blackfoot, passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at the Bingham Memorial Skilled Nursing and Rehab.
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Ignacio Ramirez, Jr., 37, of Blackfoot, Idaho passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at his home.
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Ignacio worked for King B, Spudnik, Jiffy Lube and Simplot.
He enjoyed fishing, camping, dancing, hunting, cooking, listening to music and watching scary movies.
Katherine Morgan Tovey, 85
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Louis Adam Tauscher, 91 of Blackfoot, Idaho passed away Friday October 31, 2014 at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot.
Louis was born April 9, 1923, in Ogallah, Kansas, the 4th child, (the second of twins with Edward being 1st) of 17 born to Frank Joseph Tauscher and Regina Honas Tauscher. At the age of 13 the Tauscher family moved to Pocatello, Idaho, were Louis attended St. Joseph grade school. He worked at Elmer's Fish Market along with his 6 brothers until April of 1943 when he enlisted in the Army.Â
Larry Lee Justesen, 77, of Basalt, Idaho passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at his home with his family by his side.
Larry was born Dec. 4, 1936 in Richfield, Utah to James Arthur Justesen and Etha Ella Eversole. He was raised in the Blackfoot area, attending school in the Blackfoot School District. He moved to Basalt 10 years ago.
On Nov. 27, 1999, Larry married Shauna Swearingen in Blackfoot, Idaho.
Craig 'Oscar' Ogden, 55
Craig "Oscar" Ogden left this life suddenly on Monday, October 20, 2014. He was a loving son, brother, father, coach and friend.
Doreene Kay Harris passed away October 25, 2014 at home with her loved ones by her side. Her last few days were spent with the strength and determination to keep fighting to make it to see her daughters birthday on the 25th of October.Â
She was born September 21, 1957 in Pocatello, Idaho to Geraldine "Jerry" Cutler and Gerry Hendricks. She was the third of six children born to this union. She attended schools in Pocatello, Blackfoot, and Cheyenne Wyoming where she graduated from East High in 1976.Â
Arland J "Buck" Buxton, 87, of Rexburg and formerly of Blackfoot, passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, in Rexburg, Idaho.
He was born June 14, 1927, at Driggs, Idaho, to John and Susie Geneva Henrie Buxton.
Arland was raised and attended school in Driggs, graduating from Teton High School. Following graduation he attended Utah State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Agronomy and participated in the R.O.T.C. program. Â
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The last three years have been extremely difficult for the country and your Company. However, one can look at the future with optimism with the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha with 282 seats and with 336 seats if one were to focus on the National Democratic Alliance.
Fiscal year 2013-14 (FY2014) has been difficult for India - the second consecutive year of significant economic strain. Here are the quarterly real GDP growth rates for the year according to the Central Statistical Organisation: 4.7 ACU- (April-June 2013) ADs- 5.2 ACU- (July-September 2013) ADs- 4.6 ACU- (October-December 2013) ADs- and 4.6 ACU- (January-March 2014). Consequently, GDP growth for FY2014 has clocked 4.7 ACU-, this coming after 4.5 ACU- growth in FY2013.
In such an environment, the engineering and construction sector has been badly affected. For FY2014, the construction sector grew by a mere 1.6 ACU-. While this was marginally better than the 1.1 ACU- growth in FY2013, it is a long way from the 10.8 ACU- growth that the construction sector saw in FY2012. That is not all. Manufacturing had grown by a mere 1.1 ACU- in FY2013 and has de-grown by 0.7 ACU- in FY2014.
The most worrying aspect of this sharply reduced growth is the lack of sufficient investments. It is a fair estimate that 7.5 ACU- GDP growth requires India''s gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) to be around 38 ACU- of GDP. In comparison, the GFCF was 32.3 ACU- of GDP in FY2014 - which was even lower than 33.9 ACU- in FY2013.
Infrastructure sector operates in a difficult framework in India. While I remain confident that the new BJP- led government will change things for the better, the fact remains that the sector has been riddled by multiple problems viz. significant delays in decision-making, lack of environmental clearance for a variety of infrastructure projects etc.
In our business in India, there is also the issue of contractors'' claims not being settled and paid by the Government and public sector clients. This problem is faced by many companies in the engineering and construction sector. Engineering and construction contracts often involve changes of scope, variations and delays that are not on account of the contractors. In the developed world and in key emerging market economies, these claims are expeditiously settled within six to nine months. But in India, almost every meaningful claim results in a dispute with the Government or the public sector which first goes through a process of arbitration followed by a case in court. It is not an exaggeration that thousands of crores of such disputed claims languish in courts.
Thus, contractors are forced to go in for additional borrowing to meet the cash flow requirements. With the contracts not being settled, the borrowings increase. Soon it reaches a state where the debt becomes large and with high interest costs, engineering and construction companies face a debt and interest overhang. Many construction companies face this challenge in India including your Company. In other countries like Libya, your Company has faced a similar problem, owing to the political turmoil which I remain hopeful will settle in the current financial year.
In such a difficult scenario, it is not surprising that your Company has not fared well in FY2014. Despite a comfortable order backlog of over Rs. 20,000 crore, Punj Lloyd has made losses on a consolidated basis, owing to such difficult scenario. The financial highlights are:
- Order backlog of Rs.20,222 crore.
- Net income from operations has reduced by 3.6 ACU- to Rs.10,855 crore.
- EBIDTA has dropped by 46 ACU- to Rs.638 crore, and stands at 5.9 ACU- of total income.
- Because of higher borrowing for reasons explained earlier, the finance cost has risen by 12.9 ACU- to Rs.882 crore.
- There is a loss before tax of Rs.636 crore.
- Net loss after tax of Rs.644 crore. After taking into account the share of associates and minority interests, the loss is Rs.548 crore.
Your Company is focusing hard on optimising projects and cutting down all additional costs. We are seeking to expedite collections. We are making organisational changes to create a lean, result-oriented enterprise. And we are looking at monetising some of our infrastructure assets. With these initiatives in place, I am confident that we shall overcome.
Now for some optimism. I am confident that the BJP-led NDA government under Mr. Narendra Modi with a comfortable majority in Lok Sabha will create an environment of stable governance and foster faster economic growth. I am quite certain that the vexatious constraints on infrastructure shall be removed sooner than we think. I am also confident that key developmental projects across the country will be kick- started. Mr. Modi is known to be an excellent manager and team leader. He has asked all ministries for their 100-day plan. I am sure that these will be moulded to generate higher growth.
Having said so, it will still take a few quarters before the animal spirits really come to bear. There is, after all, the cost of two years of negative action that must first be overcome. But it will happen. And with it, India will grow more rapidly. As will your Company, which shall again be back in the world of energy and prosperity.
Here''s to much needed growth ACE-
With my best wishes,
Atul Punj
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And the quarterback carousel continues to turn with the Arizona Cardinals.
Rookie Ryan Lindley, a sixth-round draft pick out of San Diego State, was named the team's starter for their game against the St. Louis Rams by head coach Ken Whisenhunt Wednesday.
Lindley becomes the fifth starting quarterback the Cardinals have used since Kurt Warner retired following the 2009 season. Whisenhunt inserted Lindley into last Sunday's 23-19 loss at Atlanta with the Cardinals leading 13-3, but struggling on offense.
"It won't hurt, that's for sure," Whisenhunt said of the change in the starting position. "He's done a good job in what we've asked him to do, even with limited reps. We'll get an opportunity to get him better prepared and see how it plays out in the game."
Lindley didn't exactly light the world on fire when he got his shot in Atlanta, completing 9-of-20 passes for 64 yards. He didn't throw any interceptions, but did commit a fumble (even though it was a questionable call) that led to a Falcons' touchdown. But Whisenhunt was still pleased with what the young signal caller did in his first pro action.
"He did a nice job of handling the offense, going in there in a hostile situation with the noise and being able to make the calls," he said. "There didn't seem to be any struggles on his part. I mean, the speed of the game, getting used to that, being able to be comfortable with the offense and make the reads and the throws, he's done a nice job with that."
Lindley will face a Rams defense that had its way with the Cardinals in the first meeting between the two teams. St. Louis sacked then-starter Kevin Kolb nine times and held the Cardinals out of the end zone in a 17-3 win last month.
"I'm just thankful for the opportunity, it's a blessing," Lindley said. "I'm going to put 110% into it and make sure I'm ready to go on Sunday."
Meanwhile, John Skelton has now lost the starting job twice this season -- once to injury and once to ineffectiveness. Whisenhunt said the third-year pro's attitude has been positive despite the demotion.
"He's disappointed because he wants to play," Whisenhunt said. "He's been good. He was good during the game and he was good out here (Wednesday)."
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This Slideshow is a companion to the 'Art In Motion' feature in the September 28 issue of The Blood-Horse, providing a look at the career of owner Art Preston.
Review the events leading up to Wise Dan's record Woodbine Mile victory and images from the race.
Woodbine, Wise Dan, Belmont Park, Arlington Park, Europe, Presque Isle Downs and more
Breeders' Cup Turf: 1984 - 2012.
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf: 1999 - 2012.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1984 - 2012.
A companion to the feature in the September 14, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse.
Departing, Solitary Ranger, Pants On Fire, Groupie Doll, and more.
Breeders' Cup Classic: 1984 - 2012.
Breeders' Cup Distaff: 1984 - 2012.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf: 2007 - 2012.
Saratoga, Del Mar, Europe, Monmouth Park, Woodbine, Arlington, Gulfstream and more.
Follow our coverage of the Saratoga Sesquicentennial with images from the pages of The Blood-Horse magazine features during the Saratoga meet.
Saratoga, Travers, Del Mar, Pacific Classic; Game on Dude, Monmouth, Calder, Woodbine
Skip Dickstein highlights Saratoga through years of his photography.
Saratoga, Arlington Park, Del Mar, Woodbine, Emerald Downs, Arapahoe Park and more.