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When it comes to pests, the old adage "cleanliness is next to godliness" is entirely true. Keeping your home (indoors and out) clean is the best possible way to avoid hosting a number of different pests. Here are some pest-prone parts of your home to which you should pay careful attention.
- Forgotten Food: Try to avoid leaving any kind of food around your home for pests to get into. This means closing up any boxes, packages and plastic bags, but it also means picking up any crumbs. Get into the habit of sweeping or vacuuming your floors at least twice per week.
- Mischievous Moisture: Think of any moist spots (small puddles, leaking pipes, air conditioners) as small pest saunas; if you have various moisture-laden areas in your home, you can bet that pests will find these spots in no time.
- Gobs of Gutter and Vent Debris: Make no mistake about it -- if you forget to clean your vents and gutters (at least twice per year), pests will turn those dirty places into nests. While cleaning gutters and vents can be time consuming, these two chores will be worth the effort in the long run.
- Wood Warning: Keeping stacks of wood near your home's foundation is never a good idea. Wood provides the perfect burrowing place for pests, and allowing them to live next to your home is essentially an invitation for a massive pest infestation. Instead, keep wood off the ground on a wood rack that's located away from your home. The same basic principle also applies to any tree stumps or other debris piled near your home. Don't provide pests with nesting spots.
- Patch Up Cracks: Leaving any cracks or holes unfilled is akin to leaving a welcome sign out for pests. If you spot any cracks or holes in your home, make sure to fill them as soon as possible. Essentially, any spot that provides access to your home should be blocked off from pests.
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The first two floors of which would be a store location, according to the paper, while the top three would be a de facto headquarters for their retail clothing business DASH, which currently has four standalone outlets: a separate SoHo location, their temporary store in the Hamptons, and one in their hometown of Los Angeles, and one in Miami.
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Film: Singh is Kinng
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia
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These are rousing times for Akshay Kumar, the un-anointed king of mainstream masala cinema. He is charismatic, he is exhilarating to watch. Yet, remarkably, he is unassuming with few of the airs. . Akshay is an actor who is good in bad films, and usually better in good films. As is the case here with Anees Bazmee's film, a film that makes no apologies for its front-on, in-your-face approach. It is deliberately high-pitched. The characters are little more than uni-dimensional: nobody complains. The humour, though often clean, is usually low-brow. Subtleties are neither expected nor provided. The girls – Katrina Kaif and Neha Dhupia – are beautiful. And dumb! They show skin, swing along, ask no impertinent questions. Then, of course, there is Akshay, in a role tailor-made for him, in a performance that has pride and professional poise written all over it. Whether he is sharing corny one-liners with the veteran Om Puri or his linger smiles complementing his mischievous eyes in romantic interludes, he is a winner. Bazmee comes up with the story of a desi, a typical Punjabi lad who goes abroad to bring back another Punjab da puttar . From Punjab to Australia via Egypt! A little faux passé at the boarding desk and lo, the hero ends up in the land of Pyramids, swinging with the curvy Katrina Kaif amidst all the sand dunes. Before one can pronounce the word, 'pharaoh' the actions shifts to Australia! How? Well, Bazmee does not let us ask simple questions on geographySuffice that Bazmee keeps things moving swift and sound. The story has a breeze, the detailing adequate for this genre. And all the support cast, including Jaaved Jaaffery, Sonu Sood and Kirron Kher, quietly professional. That's cool.
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Wolf Prowl - December 3rd, 2011
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December 03 2011 01:54PM
Nathan Longpre and the Wolves did a little too much chasing this week.
(Photo: Steve Woltman/Chicago Wolves via Abbotsford News)
Going into last weekend, the Wolves were flying high, having won 6 of 8. Two games since the last update and the results weren't that great. Read on.
One-Goal Games
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December 02 2011 02:54PM
Are teams that win a lot of one-goal games lucky, or do they have a special ability to win when the chips are down – that characteristic known as "clutch" or "killer instinct?"
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December 02 2011 02:49PM
The Green Men brought the sweet, sexy heat to their penalty box antics las night. (via taylorpyatt.)
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December 02 2011 11:31AM
The Good and the Bad of this past week.
It's Friday. So we close out the "Week That Was" with our latest volume of Cheers and Jeers.
This week, I give some props to Kesler and Bure, and tell Walsh and Murray to get their sh*t together.
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December 01 2011 11:08PM
A wild, wild night at Rogers Arena that featured 11 goals, 4 goalies and three blown 2-goal leads. This is not a game that the Predators deserved to win, in my mind, and their coach, players and fans may be the first to tell you that. Click after the jump to look at scoring chance data from the game that was Thursday night...


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Round 2 games are underway. The last two games finished with Pitts and Macaspac turning the tables against their respective lower-rated opponents. This is where experience comes in. Both players know that most lower-rated players will eventually make a blunder or choose an inferior move towards the end as long as counter play is kept alive.
Two exciting games are still being fought out on the board, Macaspac-West and Duke-Pitts this very minute. These two games could end as upsets. The other games finished fairly early.
First Round Results are:
Corona – Baniel (0-1)
Fissel – Donovan (0-1)
Floto – Drake (0-1)
King – Shepherd (1-0)
Twelve players will compete in the annual All-Army Chess Championship at Fort Myer in Arlington, VA starting tomorrow, May 11th. The top six placers will form this year's Army Chess Team to play in the Inter-Service Chess Championship next month. This year's batch is somewhat weaker based on ratings compared to the bygone years, but the over the board struggle will not be a cake walk as some of these higher rated players will quickly find out. Many of these players are underrated because of the obvious dearth of over the board tournament opportunities, a peculiarity familiar only to military chess players.
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Three-vehicle collision in Lansdowne injures two; closes traffic
The 5:47 p.m. crash at the intersection of Route 7 and Lansdowne Boulevard happened when a 22-year-old Boyce man, driving a 2005 Toyota 4Runner, hit a stopped 2004 Lincoln Town Car, driven by a 28-year-old Leesburg man.
The Lincoln Town Car was pushed into a 2008 Honda Accord driven by a 47-year-old Leesburg man.
Loudoun County Sheriff's Office reports said both drivers were stopped for traffic at the Route 7/Belmont Ridge Road signal.
After the initial impact, the 4Runner overturned onto the driver's side.
The driver of the Lincoln was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital and is in stable condition.
The driver of the Honda was taken to the Lansdowne Campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the 4Runner was treated at the scene.
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"Loudoun County Sheriff's Office reports said both drivers were stopped for traffic at the Route 7/Belmont Ridge Road signal. "
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Unless indicated otherwise, results of operations data are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results of operations, certain non-GAAP financial measures, including operating profit excluding other costs, operating profit percentage excluding other costs and diluted earnings per share excluding other costs, are provided. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in Results of Operations for an explanation of our use of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to their corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Rig Technology
Our Rig Technology segment designs, manufactures, sells and services complete systems for the drilling, completion, and servicing of oil and gas wells. The segment offers a comprehensive line of highly-engineered equipment that automates complex well construction and management operations, such as offshore and onshore drilling rigs; derricks; pipe lifting, racking, rotating and assembly systems; rig instrumentation systems; coiled tubing equipment and pressure pumping units; well workover rigs; wireline winches; wireline trucks; cranes; and turret mooring systems and other products for floating production, storage and offloading vessels ("FPSOs") and other offshore vessels and terminals. Demand for Rig Technology products is primarily dependent on capital spending plans by drilling contractors, oilfield service companies, and oil and gas companies; and secondarily on the overall level of oilfield drilling activity, which drives demand for spare parts for the segment's large installed base of equipment. We have made strategic acquisitions and other investments during the past several years in an effort to expand our product offering and our global manufacturing capabilities, including adding additional operations in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Brazil, China, Belarus, India, Russia, the Netherlands, Singapore, and South Korea.
Petroleum Services & Supplies
Our Petroleum Services & Supplies segment provides a variety of consumable goods and services used to drill, complete, remediate and workover oil and gas wells and service drill pipe, tubing, casing, flowlines and other oilfield tubular goods. The segment manufactures, rents and sells a variety of products and equipment used to perform drilling operations, including drill pipe, wired drill pipe, transfer pumps, solids control systems, drilling motors, drilling fluids, drill bits, reamers and other downhole tools, and mud pump consumables. Demand for these services and supplies is determined principally by the level of oilfield drilling and workover activity by drilling contractors, major and independent oil and gas companies, and national oil companies. Oilfield tubular services include the provision of inspection and internal coating services and equipment for drill pipe, line pipe, tubing, casing and pipelines; and the design, manufacture and sale of coiled tubing pipe and advanced fiberglass composite pipe for application in highly corrosive environments. The segment sells its tubular goods and services to oil and gas companies; drilling contractors; pipe distributors, processors and manufacturers; and pipeline operators. This segment has benefited from several strategic acquisitions and other investments completed during the past few years, including additional operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia, Argentina, India, Bolivia, the Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
Our Distribution & Transmission segment provides maintenance, repair and operating supplies ("MRO") and spare parts to drill site and production locations worldwide. In addition to its comprehensive network of field locations supporting land drilling operations throughout North America, the segment supports major offshore operations for all the major oil and gas producing regions throughout the world. The segment employs advanced information technologies to provide complete procurement, inventory management and logistics services to its customers around the globe. The segment also has a global reach in oil and gas, waste water treatment, chemical, food and beverage, paper and pulp, mining, agriculture, and a variety of municipal markets and is a leading producer of water transmission pipe and fabricated steel products, such as specialized materials and products used in infrastructure projects. Demand for the segment's services is determined primarily by the level of drilling, servicing, and oil and gas production activities and is also influenced by the domestic economy in general, housing starts and government policies. This segment has benefited from several strategic acquisitions and other investments completed during the past few years, including additional operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Russia, and Malaysia.
Critical Accounting Estimates
In our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, we identified our most critical accounting policies. In preparing the financial statements, we make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported. We periodically evaluate our estimates and judgments that are most critical in nature which are related to revenue recognition under long-term construction contracts; allowance for doubtful accounts; inventory reserves; impairments of long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets); goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets; service and product warranties; and income taxes. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on our future expectations that we believe are reasonable. The combination of these factors forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results are likely to differ from our current estimates and those differences may be material.
For its third quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company generated $612 million in net income attributable to Company, or $1.43 per fully diluted share, on $5.3 billion in revenue. Compared to the second quarter of 2012, revenue increased $585 million or 12 percent and net income attributable to Company increased $7 million. Compared to the third quarter of 2011, revenue increased $1.6 billion or 42 percent and net income attributable to Company increased $80 million or 15 percent.
The third quarter of 2012 included pre-tax transaction charges of $57 million, the second quarter of 2012 included pre-tax transaction charges of $28 million, and the third quarter of 2011 included pre-tax transaction charges of $6 million. Excluding transaction charges from all periods, third quarter 2012 earnings were $1.52 per fully diluted share, compared to $1.46 per fully diluted share in the second quarter of 2012 and $1.26 per fully diluted share in the third quarter of 2011.
Operating profit excluding transaction charges was $946 million or 17.8 percent of sales in the third quarter of 2012, compared to $907 million or 19.2 percent of sales in the second quarter of 2012, and $778 million or 20.8 percent of sales in the third quarter of 2011. Third quarter 2012 results include full or partial quarter results for several businesses acquired since the beginning of the year, including three lower-margin distribution businesses, which resulted in lower margins for the third quarter of 2012 both sequentially and year-over-year. Operating leverage or flow-through (the change in operating profit divided by the change in revenue) was seven percent on the sequential revenue increase, and 11 percent on the year-over-year third quarter sales increase.
Oil & Gas Equipment and Services Market
Worldwide developed economies turned down in late 2008 as looming housing-related asset write-downs at major financial institutions paralyzed credit markets and sparked a serious global banking crisis. Major central banks responded vigorously through 2009, but a credit-driven worldwide economic recession developed nonetheless. Developed economies struggled to recover throughout 2010 and 2011, facing additional economic weakness related to potential sovereign debt defaults in Europe. As a result, commodity prices, including oil and gas prices, have been volatile. After rising steadily for six years to peak at around $140 per barrel (West Texas Intermediate Crude Prices) earlier in 2008, oil prices collapsed back to average $43 per barrel during the first quarter of 2009, but have slowly recovered into the $100 per barrel range by mid-2011 where they held relatively steady since (the third quarter of 2012 dipped slightly to average $92 per barrel). After trading in the range of $6 to $9 an mmbtu from 2004 to 2008, North American gas prices declined to average $3.17 per mmbtu in the third quarter of 2009. Gas prices recovered modestly, trading up above $5 six months later, but then slowly settled into the $3 to $4 per mmbtu through 2011 before turning down sharply in early 2012 to the $2 range (third quarter 2012 recovered slightly to average $2.88 per mmbtu). The recent gas price collapse appears to be a direct result of rising gas supply out of unconventional shale reservoir developments across North America, including gas associated with liquids production from shales.
The steadily rising oil and gas prices seen between 2003 and 2008 led to high levels of exploration and development drilling in many oil and gas basins around the globe by 2008, but activity slowed sharply in 2009 with lower oil and gas prices and tightening credit availability. Strengthening oil prices since then have led to steadily rising oil-drilling activity over the past two years.
The count of rigs actively drilling in the U.S. as measured by Baker Hughes (a good measure of the level of oilfield activity and spending) peaked at 2,031 rigs in September 2008, but decreased to a low of 876 in June, 2009. U.S. rig count increased steadily to 2,026 by late 2011, but began to decline with lower gas prices to average 1,906 rigs during the third quarter of 2012 (and had fallen to 1,826 by late October 2012). Many oil and gas operators reliant on external financing to fund their drilling programs significantly curtailed their drilling activity in 2009, but drilling recovered across North America as gas prices improved. Recently low gas prices have caused operators to trim drilling, driving the U.S. gas rig count down 42 percent to 505 in the past year. However, with high oil prices many redirected drilling efforts towards unconventional shale plays targeting oil, rather than gas. Oil drilling has risen to 74 percent of the total domestic drilling effort and with oil drilling above 1,400 rigs, it is at the highest levels in the U.S. since the early 1980's.
Most international activity is driven by oil exploration and production by national oil companies, which has historically been less susceptible to short-term commodity price swings, but the international rig count exhibited modest declines nonetheless, falling from its September 2008 peak of 1,108 to 947 in August 2009. Recently international drilling rebounded due to high oil prices, climbing back to 1,285 in June 2012 before falling back to 1,254 in September.
The recent economic decline beginning in late 2008 followed an extended period of high drilling activity which fueled strong demand for oilfield services between 2003 and 2008. Incremental drilling activity through the upswing shifted toward harsh environments, employing increasingly sophisticated technology to find and produce reserves. Higher utilization of drilling rigs tested the capability of the world's fleet of rigs, much of which is old and of limited capability. Technology has advanced significantly since most of the existing rig fleet was built. The industry invested little during the late 1980's and 1990's on new drilling equipment, but drilling technology progressed steadily nonetheless, as the Company and its competitors continued to invest in new and better ways of drilling. As a consequence, the safety, reliability, and efficiency of new, modern rigs surpass the performance of most of the older rigs at work today. Drilling rigs are now being pushed to drill deeper wells, more complex wells, highly deviated wells and horizontal wells, tasks which require larger rigs with more capabilities. The drilling process effectively consumes the mechanical components of a rig, which wear out and need periodic repair or replacement. This process was accelerated by very high rig utilization and wellbore complexity. Drilling consumes rigs; more complex and challenging drilling consumes rigs faster.
The industry responded by launching many new rig construction projects since 2005, to 1.) retool the existing fleet of jackup rigs (according to Offshore Data Services, nearly 70 percent of the existing 476 jackup rigs are more than 25 years old); 2.) replace older mechanical and DC electric land rigs with improved AC power, electronic controls, automatic pipe handling and rapid rigup and rigdown technology; and 3.) build out additional deepwater floating drilling rigs, including semisubmersibles and drillships, to employ recent advancements in deepwater drilling to exploit unexplored deepwater basins. We believe that the newer rigs offer considerably higher efficiency, safety, and capability, and that many will effectively replace a portion of the existing fleet.
As a result of these trends the Company's Rig Technology segment grew its backlog of capital equipment orders from $0.9 billion at June 30, 2005, to $11.8 billion at September 30, 2008. However, as a result of the credit crisis and slowing drilling activity, orders declined below amounts flowing out of backlog as revenue, causing the backlog to decline to $4.9 billion by June 30, 2010. The backlog increased steadily since as drillers began ordering more than the Company shipped out of backlog, and finished the third quarter of 2012 at $11.7 billion. Approximately $1.9 billion of these orders are scheduled to flow out as revenue during the remainder of 2012; $7.1 billion are scheduled to flow out as revenue during 2013; and the balance thereafter. The land rig backlog comprised 13 percent and equipment destined for offshore operations comprised 87 percent of the total backlog as of September 30, 2012. Equipment destined for international markets totaled 95 percent of the backlog.
Segment Performance
The Rig Technology segment generated $2.5 billion in revenues and $598 million in operating profit (which included $12 million in other costs related to acquisitions) or 23.5 percent of sales during the third quarter of 2012. Compared to the prior quarter revenues increased $142 million or six percent, and operating profit increased $44 million. Operating leverage or flow-through was 31 percent from the second quarter to the third quarter. Compared to the third quarter of 2011 segment revenues grew $577 million or 29 percent, and operating profit increased $75 million. Year-over-year operating leverage or flow-through was 13 percent. Margins have moved down steadily since mid-2010 due to an adverse mix shift in the segment, as well as the addition of lower-margin acquisitions. The mix shift arises from offshore projects contracted at high prices in 2007 and 2008, which were subsequently manufactured in low cost environments in 2009 and 2010, resulting in high margins for the group which peaked in the third quarter of 2010. As these projects have been completed and replaced with lower priced projects, margins have gradually declined. Revenue out of backlog increased five percent sequentially and increased 36 percent year-over-year. Non-backlog revenue, which is predominantly aftermarket spares and services, increased eight percent sequentially and increased 13 percent from the third quarter of 2011. Orders for seven deepwater floating rig equipment packages, including five for Brazil, and one jackup rig package contributed to total order additions to backlog of $2.3 billion during the third quarter. Interest in offshore rig construction has remained strong as announced dayrates for deepwater offshore rigs are increasing, rig building costs have stabilized at attractive levels, and financing appears to be available for most established drillers. The Company continues to tender additional new offshore rig projects for Petrobras to shipyards and drilling contractors, which are to be built in Brazil. However, further potential bookings of any additional offshore rigs for Brazil may continue to be subject to delays. The segment's well intervention and stimulation product sales increased slightly sequentially, as the full-quarter contribution from an acquisition was more than offset by falling pressure pumping equipment demand.
The Petroleum Services & Supplies segment generated $1.7 billion in revenue and $383 million in operating profit, or 22.3 percent of sales, for the third quarter of 2012. Compared to the prior quarter revenue decreased $59 million or three percent, and operating leverage or flow-through was 12 percent. Sequentially lower sales of drill pipe accounted for most of the segment's third quarter revenue decrease. Additionally, though, lower sales of composite pipe, coiled tubing and conductor pipe connectors were partly offset
The Distribution & Transmission segment generated $1.3 billion in revenue and $42 million in operating profit (which included $36 million in other costs related to acquisitions) or 3.2 percent of sales during the third quarter of 2012. Revenues grew $535 million or 69 percent from the second quarter of 2012. Compared to the third quarter of 2011 revenues increased $835 million or 174 percent. Third quarter revenue growth in both comparisons is due primarily to the acquisitions of Wilson and C. E. Franklin, made during the second and third quarters of 2012, and Ameron's Water Transmission and Infrastructure Products, made during the fourth quarter of 2011. Approximately 84 percent of the group's third quarter sales were into North American markets and 16 percent into international markets.
Following the credit market downturn, global recession, and lower commodity prices of 2009, we saw signs of stabilization and recovery in many of our markets in 2010 and into 2011, led by higher drilling activity in North America and slowly improving international drilling activity. Order levels for new deepwater drilling rigs have rebounded sharply, and the Rig Technology segment continues to experience a high level of interest as dayrates are improving for deepwater offshore rigs. While lower pricing led to declines in Rig Technology margins since mid-2010, we expect margins to stabilize in the mid-20 percent range. Recently won offshore rig construction orders at higher margins flowing in are likely to be offset by lower-margin contributions from recent subsea production equipment acquisitions, and a softening outlook for land drilling, workover and pressure pumping equipment markets in North America, in view of low gas and natural gas liquids prices.
Our outlook for the Company's Petroleum Services & Supplies segment and Distribution & Transmission segment remains closely tied to the rig count, particularly in North America. The third quarter saw domestic rig counts continue to decline, resulting in a U.S. rig count down 9 percent since the start of the year, and a very weak seasonal recovery in Canada. As a result, pricing and volumes are beginning to come under pressure as pressure pumpers, drilling contractors and oil companies reduce operating and capital expenditures. Additionally, economic weakness may pressure oil prices, which could lead to further activity declines, particularly among North American operators which may rely on cash flows from gas production and/or external financing to fund their drilling operations. In contrast, activity generally seems to be continuing to increase in most international markets outside North America, the modest third quarter international rig count decline notwithstanding.
The Company believes it is well positioned, and should benefit from its strong balance sheet and capitalization, access to credit, and a high level of contracted orders. The Company has a long history of cost-control and downsizing in response to slowing market conditions, and of executing strategic acquisitions during difficult periods. Such a period may present opportunities to the Company to effect new organic growth and acquisition initiatives, and we remain hopeful that a downturn will generate new opportunities.
Still the recovery of the world economy continues to move forward with a great deal of uncertainty as the world watches the sovereign debt crises in several European countries unfold, market turbulence and general global economic worries. If such global economic uncertainties develop adversely, world oil and gas prices could be impacted, which in turn could negatively impact the worldwide rig count and the Company's future financial results.
The Company's results are dependent on, among other things, the level of worldwide oil and gas drilling, well remediation activity, the prices of crude oil and natural gas, capital spending by other oilfield service companies and drilling contractors, and worldwide oil and gas inventory levels. Key industry indicators for the third quarter of 2012 and 2011, and the second quarter of 2012 include the following:
% % 3Q12 v 3Q12 v 3Q12* 3Q11* 2Q12* 3Q11 2Q12 Active Drilling Rigs: U.S. 1,906 1,945 1,970 (2.0 %) (3.2 %) Canada 326 443 173 (26.4 %) 88.4 % International 1,259 1,169 1,229 7.7 % 2.4 % Worldwide 3,491 3,557 3,372 (1.9 %) 3.5 % West Texas Intermediate Crude Prices (per barrel) $ 92.18 $ 89.82 $ 93.42 2.6 % (1.3 %) Natural Gas Prices ($/mmbtu) $ 2.88 $ 4.12 $ 2.28 (30.1 %) 26.3 %
* Averages for the quarters indicated. See sources below.
The following table details the U.S., Canadian, and international rig activity and West Texas Intermediate Oil prices for the past nine quarters ended September 30, 2012 on a quarterly basis:
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Source: Rig count: Baker Hughes, Inc. (www.bakerhughes.com); West Texas Intermediate Crude and Natural Gas Prices: Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov).
U.S. rig activity at October 26, 2012 was 1,826 rigs compared to the third quarter average of 1,906 rigs, decreasing 4%. The price for West Texas Intermediate Crude was at $86.28 per barrel at October 26, 2012, decreasing 6% from the third quarter average. The price for natural gas was at $3.40 per mmbtu at October 26, 2012, increasing 18% from the third quarter average.
Results of Operations Operating results by segment are as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011 Revenue: Rig Technology $ 2,547 $ 1,970 $ 7,211 $ 5,472 Petroleum Services & Supplies 1,717 1,460 5,197 4,084 Distribution & Transmission 1,315 480 2,659 1,313 Eliminations (260 ) (170 ) (711 ) (470 ) Total Revenue $ 5,319 $ 3,740 $ 14,356 $ 10,399 Operating Profit: Rig Technology $ 598 $ 523 $ 1,699 $ 1,456 Petroleum Services & Supplies 383 298 1,161 777 Distribution & Transmission 42 37 131 90 Unallocated expenses and eliminations (125 ) (86 ) (337 ) (234 ) Total Operating Profit $ 898 $ 772 $ 2,654 $ 2,089 Operating Profit %: Rig Technology 23.5 % 26.5 % 23.6 % 26.6 % Petroleum Services & Supplies 22.3 % 20.4 % 22.3 % 19.0 % Distribution & Transmission 3.2 % 7.7 % 4.9 % 6.9 % Total Operating Profit % 16.9 % 20.6 % 18.5 % 20.1 %
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Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. Revenue from Rig Technology was $2,547 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $1,970 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $577 million (29.3%). For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, . . .


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KATE and Gerry McCann are widely expected to be formally cleared today by the Portuguese authorities of involvement in their daughter Madeleine's disappearance.
Portugal's attorneygeneral, Fernando Jose Pinto Monteiro, has promised to announce a "solution" to a case that has gripped the world since Madeleine vanished on May 3 last year.
But it is believed that police and prosecutors will be forced to admit they cannot prove what happened to Madeleine and must therefore shelve the inquiry.
More than 14 months after the child went missing, Mr McCann and his Liverpool-born wife, both 40, remain "arguidos", or formal suspects, in the case.
In recent weeks Portuguese newspapers, citing anonymous sources, have repeatedly reported that police have not found enough evidence to lay charges.
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Transform/Map-Reduce Syntax
Users can also plug in their own custom mappers and reducers in the data stream by using features natively supported in the Hive 2.0 language. e.g. in order to run a custom mapper script - map_script - and a custom reducer script - reduce_script - the user can issue the following command which uses the TRANSFORM clause to embed the mapper and the reducer scripts.
By default, columns will be transformed to STRING and delimited by TAB before feeding to the user script; similarly, all NULL values will be converted to the literal string \N in order to differentiate NULL values from empty strings. The standard output of the user script will be treated as TAB-separated STRING columns, any cell containing only \N will be re-interpreted as a NULL, and then the resulting STRING column will be cast to the data type specified in the table declaration in the usual way. User scripts can output debug information to standard error which will be shown on the task detail page on hadoop. These defaults can be overridden with ROW FORMAT ....
In windows, use "cmd /c your_script" instead of just "your_script"
Please also see Sort By / Cluster By / Distribute By and Larry Ogrodnek's blog post.
SQL Standard Based Authorization Disallows TRANSFORM
The TRANSFORM clause is disallowed when SQL standard based authorization is configured in Hive 0.13.0 and later releases (HIVE-6415).
TRANSFORM Examples
Example #1:
Example #2
Schema-less Map-reduce Scripts
If there is no AS clause after USING my_script, Hive assumes that the output of the script contains 2 parts: key which is before the first tab, and value which is the rest after the first tab. Note that this is different from specifying AS key, value because in that case, value will only contain the portion between the first tab and the second tab if there are multiple tabs.
Note that we can directly do CLUSTER BY key without specifying the output schema of the scripts.
Typing the output of TRANSFORM
The output fields from a script are typed as strings by default; for example in
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Family Dinner
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by James Slater - Ricky Hatton, who faces what is arguably the toughest fight of his entire career when he meets the superb fighting machine that is Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd, is absolutely bursting with confidence. So much so that "The Hitman" is even looking past his next mega-fight and lining up potential opponents for his fight afterwards. Hatton has assured his fans that he will win on May 2nd, saying he will not let them down this time, and he has also told Sky Sports that the Pacquiao fight will in no way be his last..
One man who still looms large in the Manchester warrior's mind is the only man to have ever beaten him - Floyd Mayweather Junior. It's well known how Hatton craves a rematch with the man who stopped him in the 10th round of their December 2007 meeting. And Hatton has also said he would relish the opportunity to meet the great Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez if he cannot get a second go at "Money."
Hatton against either Mayweather in a rematch or against a Marquez who has already said he'd like a fight with Hatton would be great nights - especially for British fans, even more so if the bout were to take place in the UK and be the "Homecoming" Hatton has spoken of.
The 30-year-old 140-pound champ spoke about how there will be a load of options for him to consider should he do as he feels he will and beat "Pac-Man."
"There are plenty of good fights out there for me if I was to beat Pacquiao," Hatton said. "Juan Manuel Marquez wants to become the first Mexican to win world titles at five different weights. There's him, and I'd be a liar if I said I don't think I can get another crack at Floyd Mayweather Junior.
"Manny won't be my last fight. Hopefully I'll have a homecoming in the UK - against Marquez or Mayweather."
If Hatton were to lose to Pacquiao, but put on a competitive showing in defeat, him against either of the greats he mentioned would still be massive and hugely successful fights. However, if Hatton were to beat the Filipino superstar a bout against either modern day master would be absolutely colossal!
Imagine how great a fight Hatton Vs. Marquez would be at either 140 or at a catch-weight thereabouts. Such a fight is good enough on paper it almost makes one forget about the upcoming clash with Pacquiao! Almost. But the May 2nd fight, on which Hatton is surely 100-percent focused right now, looks certain to be one of the very highlights of 2009.
Still, it's good to know how positive Hatton is - for him to be looking even slightly ahead shows the man's enormous self belief.
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What's It Like to Play Coachella?
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Since they first met on the Greek island of Crete five years ago, Grouplove has been an ascendant indie pop band. Known for songs like "Tongue Tied," "Ways to Go" and "Colours," they performed a mid-afternoon set, for the second consecutive weekend, on Coachella's main stage on Friday.
We spent time with them both before and afterwards, to get a sense of just what it's like to play one of the most massive events on the planet.
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2 hours before showtime: Grouplove spent this past week in the studio recording a track for a movie soundtrack. Drummer Ryan Rabin, who handles most of their production duties, worked on the final mix until the wee hours before they headed to Indio. On the band's tour bus, he puts on the final touches before playing the song for his bandmates.
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1 hour 15 minutes before showtime : Along with manager Nicky Berger, the band hashes out the final set list before leaving the bus for the backstage area. There is some debate over whether or not "Raspberry" should be included today. It wins out. Singer Christian Zucconi explains that they need to carefully mold the set based on a number of factors - the time of day, the weather, etc.
25 minutes before showtime: The quintet poses for portraits before walking the 50-yard walk to the main stage. They talk with friends and among themselves about anything except the set. Confident, the band hopes the crowd is as strong as the week before.
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5 minutes before showtime : Zucconi is getting some last minute tape applied to keep everything together while going over final notes with Hooper.
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Biodegradable foam created from milk and clay
By Ben Coxworth
October 21, 2010
It's always a bummer when you take something like a computer or TV out of its box, and realize that all that Styrofoam is just going to end up in the landfill. Although it can be recycled, due to transport costs and lack of market demand, most cities don't do so. There's also the fact that it's made from petroleum – so it's a long way from being sustainable. Fortunately, though, an international team of scientists has recently developed a biodegradable foam. It's made from clay and casein, which is a naturally-occurring protein in cow's milk.
Casein is already used in some adhesives and paper coatings, but it lacks strength and is water-soluble. The small amount of clay in the foam gives the casein the needed water resistance, while the addition of a biocompatible agent called glyceraldehyde boosts its strength by cross-linking its molecules together.
The mixture is then freeze-dried, creating an aerogel that is then cured in an oven for added strength. The finished product has been deemed strong enough for use commercial applications, such as furniture cushions, insulation, packaging, and other products.
When the team added some of the foam to a compost media, almost of a third of the material broke down within 30 days.
The research was recently published in the journal Biomacromolecules.
This not a good idea! because we will need more cows on everybody than cows are not the greenest (Methane)Jean-Pierre Prieur
There\'s no reason to think cows are the only way scientists can get the casein protein for the foam, therefore, there\'s no reason to think that making the biodegradable foam made from \"milk and clay\" will require countless cows and result in detrimental increases of methane production.
It would be fairly simple to sequence the gene that codes for the casein protein, and use the resulting nucleic acid to \"transform\" a \"competent\" bacterial cell (or if the bacteriophage method is your cup of tea, use transduction instead), and then grow a colony from that transformed cell to collect the casein protein they produce. A splicing method would maybe yield more consistent long term results, but in either case, efficient little bacterial cells would be making the protein, not big bovines.
No cows would be needed, although the cows feelings may be hurt when they stop getting as much attention. =PGeoMoon5
Green Cell Foam is a cornstarch based packaging foam that is widely used as a replacement for petro-based foams. I think the motivation behind the idea is great and I hope more alternatives like this come out sooner than later!BizDev


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Posts filed under 'Super Pot'
Colorful Harvest Soups for November
While most Farmer's Markets are closing up shop, some of you are lucky enough to either have a garden or know someone who does. Fortunately for me, I'm in the latter group. Indeed, I just finished a myriad of ways to prepare tomatoes, all kinds.
But now being in the month of November, we are in squash mode. Many are available throughout the year but the best are from early fall through winter. Consider the Acorn, Banana Squash, Hubbard, Butternut, Spaghetti Squash, Winter Squash,…and that is just to get you started. There are others, but don't leave out the obvious big one either…Pumpkin!
Now, with your Grillet you can highlight any and all of them in your winter menus with ease.
Keep in mind when you are cooking you want to go with what tastes great to you. Allspice, ginger and nutmeg – aka the pie spices – will balance the sweetness of a squash. For a more savory dish consider sage, cumin , curry or thyme. Think about add ins such as chopped apples, roasted pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, pomegranates or even chilies for a sweet and spicy combo . In addition to broths think of incorporating wine, orange juice, coconut milk or honey.
Planning for those special dinner gatherings, Thanksgiving being both obvious and almost upon us, I've decided on a pair of soups, one of which will be from a squash and the other from red peppers. And, if you are thinking ahead to other gatherings, these two soups not only taste great individually but as you'll see, they present well together!
When making up this Roasted Red Pepper soup, consider such herbs and spices as thyme, bay leaves, garlic, onion. Go spicy and add a jalapeno, hot sauce or some pepper flakes. Go smooth and add a bit of heavy cream, yogurt or stir in a bit of cream cheese.
Above all remember: recipes are good guides; good cooks make it their own!
4 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp each salt and white pepper
1/2 cup Greek style yogurt
In the inner pot of your Grillet, lightly sauté the squash and onion. Add chicken broth and nutmeg and simmer for 20 minutes or until the squash is fork tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Using an immersion blender, food processor or blender, puree until smooth. Ladle into soup bowls adding a dollop of yogurt if desired.
4 red bell peppers, diced (or two 15 oz jars roasted sweet red peppers, drained)
1 onion, diced 1 carrot, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups chicken broth 1 bay leaf ½ tsp each salt and pepper
In the Grillet, saute the red bell peppers, onion and carrot until tender. Add garlic and continue sautéing for an additional minute. Add the broth and bay leaf. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
If you choose to place both soups in one bowl, measure the same amount of each soup in two containers with pouring spouts and gently pour into bowls simultaneously.
November 19, 2014 at 10:41 am aromahousewares Leave a comment
Super Pot Roast
Pot roast is one of my favorite meals and, when done properly and patiently, there really are few other meals that make me feel as American as accomplishing this task. Just like many other comfort food meals, a good pot roast cannot be rushed. The tough fibers in the chuck take time to break down and the flavors take time to meld. There are so many great pot roast recipes out there. Every family has their own either handed down or recreated by the cook in the family and that history is what makes this meal so comforting. My recipe is a compilation of all the great roasts I ever had the pleasure of eating in my family's kitchens and my friends' houses.
There are many vehicles used to cook a great pot roast and I have tried them all… the classic Dutch oven, the modern-day slow cooker and now the Super Pot, coming to the rescue once again to deliver a great down-home meal. The biggest advantage about using your Super Pot is that you can sear/brown and then slow cook in the same pot which makes prep, cooking and cleanup a lot easier.
The most important thing is to give this meal time to cook and of course to season liberally. For the following recipe I used a 2.5 lb chuck roast to be able to fit it in with the stock. I cooked it on low heat for about 3 hrs and the results were as good as always.
2.5 lb boneless chuck roast
3 onions cut in large quarters
4 carrots peeled and cut in large pieces
4 garlic cloves
1 sprig of rosemary
2 tblsp tomato paste
10 fingerling potatoes or 4 large ones cut into quarters
1 cup red wine
5 cups beef stock
salt and pepper
Liberally sprinkle all sides of the roast with salt and pepper. Heat the Super Pot to 400 degrees and brown roast on both sides.
Add wine, tomato paste, rosemary and enough stock to cover roast about halfway. Turn heat down to 200 degrees, cover and let cook for 2 ½ hours.
Lift roast and add vegetables underneath and continue cooking until meat falls apart easily, about 30 minutes. Add remaining stock and extra water throughout the cooking process, if needed.
September 24, 2014 at 9:52 am aromacotestkitchen Leave a comment
Cuban Sandwich AKA the Cubano
By Tia
I am not a huge fan of cold sandwiches but throw it on the griddle and I'll eat it faster than anyone else. I love using my Grillet for fast weeknight cooking and decided to make use of it this week as a sandwich press for one of my all time favorites. The secret to a great grilled sandwich is using weight and pressure to get really great grill marks and a uniformly crisp exterior. To do this, I used a lid from a small pot and pressed down as the sandwich squished against the hot grill, flipping the sandwich halfway through to get the grill-marks on both sides and assure the cheese was melted and all the yumminess inside was hot and bubbly.
2 long white bread buns
10 slices of thick cut ham… like the kind you may still be trying to finish up from Sunday :)
10 slices of Mortadella (or turkey or more ham)
6 slices of provolone cheese
2-3 tblsp mustard
2 tblsp butter
4 pickle slices
Heat your grill to 300 degrees F.
Cut buns lengthwise in half and spread butter and mustard on bottom half. Place ham and mortadella, folded in half for thickness if necessary, on the bread. Top with cheese, pickles and the other half of the bun and carefully place the entire sandwich on the hot griddle. Gently press on the sandwich, with a tool of your choice, increasing pressure slowly for a few minutes. Turn the sandwich over and repeat.
Slice in half and serve.
Crab Quesadillas with Mango and Avocado Salsa
By Tia
Last night was a typical busy midweek nothing-planned-for-dinner kind of a night and by the time we got home from not just one, but three separate after school activities I was desperately looking for something fast and satisfying to feed my kiddos.
Thank goodness for tortillas and cheese. Am I right? Added to the mix this time around was a few exotic ingredients that turned a plain ol' dish into something spectacular. I paired sweet crab with a simple salsa of juicy mango and silky avocado and a new favorite was born.
For the Mango and Avocado Salsa:
1 mango, cubed
1 avocado, cubed
2 tsp lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tblsp olive oil
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
salt and pepper to taste
For the quesadillas:
16 oz can of crab meat, drained
4 large flour tortillas
16 oz white cheddar cheese, grated
4 oz Cotija cheese
To make the salsa: Prepare salsa by mixing all the ingredients together, being careful not to bruise the avocado. Set aside to let flavors meld.
To assemble the quesadillas: Heat grill to 350 degrees and grill tortilla for a minute or so until warm, flip over and top with half the crab meat and half the cheddar cheese. Top with a second tortilla and press down slightly.
Check for grill marks on the bottom and turn quesadilla when desired doneness is achieved, 5 minutes or so. Grill other side until crispy and remove to a cutting board. Repeat with the next two tortillas.
Cut into wedges and serve with Cotija cheese and salsa on top.
January 15, 2014 at 1:13 pm aromacotestkitchen Leave a comment
BBQ Cranberry Jalapeno Chicken Meatballs
By Desiree
Now, I know it's not November quite yet but that doesn't mean there isn't room for a little sweet-tart cranberry goodness on your plate. "Spicy" isn't exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you think "cranberry" but after trying these grilled (yes, grilled) meatballs you'll understand why items like jalapeno jelly make some people go crazy. Chicken, pepper jack cheese and jalapenos are combined with a hefty handful of dried cranberries to create a balance of flavors wrapped up perfectly into poppable meatballs.
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 cup pepper jack cheese
1/3 cup dried cranberries
3 jalapenos, seeded and finely diced
1 egg
1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
1 bottle BBQ sauce
1/4 cup cranberry juice
Preheat your grill to 350 degrees. Mix BBQ sauce and cranberry juice together in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
Combine all remaining ingredients in a bowl until well incorporated.
Roll into 1 1/2″ balls and place on the grill. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Flip meatballs and grill an additional 1 minute.
Add 1 cup of water to the pot, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and let cook until all liquid evaporates, approximately 5 more minutes.
Check for doneness toss with BBQ sauce and enjoy!
Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breasts
By Tia
In my household chicken is a go-to protein since it pleases all of our palates and is quick and easy to prepare. But, as I've mentioned before, sometimes I do get tired of the eternal chicken breast and wish there was a simple way to vary the flavor and presentation of this everyday fare. I've dabbled with dozens of sauces and skewer variations attempting to reawaken the curiosity for this poor overeaten piece of protein but am often still often met with the "chicken again?" comment from my kids. So I did what any good cook would do… dressed this week's chicken dinner in a nice little bacon costume and voila! A new hero was born.
4 boneless chicken breasts, pounded flat and cut in half width-wise
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, diced
8 basil leaves
16 bacon slices
salt and pepper
Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Top each with 1 tablespoon ricotta cheese, 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes and one basil leaf.
Roll each piece into a bundle and wrap two bacon slices tightly around each bundle, securing with toothpicks if needed.
Preheat your grill to 350 degrees. Grill chicken, uncovered, for 5 minutes per side or until cooked through.
September 9, 2013 at 3:29 pm aromacotestkitchen Leave a comment
Grilled Salmon with Kale Salad
By Tia
I belong to a lunch group where we rotate visiting each other's homes and the host cooks everyone lunch. This week it was my turn and although there's nothing I like better then getting together with friends and eating some great food I had a pretty crazy week. However, thanks to my handy dandy grill and rice cooker preparing the lunch club ended up being a breeze for me and I had a great meal on the table in less than 30 minutes.
I grilled some fresh cuts of salmon to crispy perfection without any worries of the delicate fish sticking to the pan then tossed a salad of lightly steamed (this counteracts any hint of bitterness) kale with lemon oil and garlic. The meal was light and delicious… perfect for a group of moms getting together by the pool!
4 salmon fillets
coarse salt and black pepper
olive oil
Brush the flesh side of your filets with olive oil and season with coarse salt and black pepper.
Preheat your grill to 350 degrees and grill fish skin side up for 7 minutes or until crisp. Flip and continue cooking until done, another 3 minutes or so.
one bunch of kale, cut in ribbons, with the toughest rib removed
2 tblsp lemon juice
2 tblsp olive oil blended
1 tsp garlic, chopped
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
Fill your rice cooker with water to the min level and place kale on the steam tray. Close the lid and set for steam for 5 minutes.
Whisk together olive oil, garlic and lemon juice and set aside.
When your rice cooker beeps, remove kale and toss with dressing and cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
August 13, 2013 at 4:45 pm aromacotestkitchen Leave a comment


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What Does Pandemic Mean?
Friday, May 01, 2009
by Jennifer Hsu of The Takeaway
We hear it and we think PANIC. But strangely the word pandemic has no other synonym in the English language. The Takeaway asks Grant Barrett, lexicographer, dictionary editor and co-host of public radio program "A Way With Words," to break it down for us.
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For the first time ever on the Kenai Peninsula Saturday, May 16th, found local Jeep owners and lovers participating in what will hopefully become an annual event, "Jeep N Alaska.
Keeping physically fit is a lot of work, imagine the work and ability it takes to become one of the best powerlifters in the world.
Putting chills up your spine and making those hairs stand up on the back of your neck, our local athletes and law enforcement officers displayed an impressive show Saturday, May 16th at this year's Special Olympic Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Lifetime memories were made Saturday, May 16th at the running of the 9th Annual Kenai Soapbox Derby sponsored by the Kenai Rotary Club and this year held at the Challenger Learning Center.
Surrounded by friends and family in the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium, Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) proudly graduated 166 students at this year's 45th annual 2015 commencement ceremony.
The WaterWorks tent may be down at the "Y" in Soldotna, but the rubber ducky remains on her perch as the "Under the Big Top" sale continues through the end of the month of May, according to store manager Cheryl Lindsley.
As the budding leaves and warmer temperatures bring promise of the summer season and hours spent enjoying the mighty Kenai River, members of our community young and old were found volunteering their time and energy to make sure the up and coming fishing and camping season is a fun great experience. ...
For the second year the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has invited its members to a free informational breakfast and benefits program.
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Stepping into the new Visitor Center at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (KNWR) is like capturing the virtual Spirit of the North from ice fields to oceans and all the life forms that share its abundance.
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