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This course contains a high-level overview of Cascading Style Sheets, while exploring the basic concepts, terminology, and tools of the language. Beginning with an exploration of CSS syntax, author James Williamson explains how CSS modifies text, borders, backgrounds, and color; demonstrates CSS and HTML integration; and contextualizes the current state of CSS. The course also tours some of the most popular CSS editors and frameworks and lists online tools and resources for further study. This course is for people who want a big-picture overview before taking hands-on courses.
In this chapter, I want to spend some time going over some of the common CSS concepts that you are likely to encounter when using style sheets. While the main focus will be to provide you with a broad overview of topics, we will spend some time exploring syntax and best practices to use when authoring styles. I want to start by focusing on fonts. Controlling typography is often the first thing the designers learn to do when using CSS, and for good reason. Typography is so important to your design and what you're trying to communicate that it's just a natural starting point.
Remember, if you don't specify a font and format your text, your content will receive the browser's default styling. I highly doubt that that's the look that you are going for. The first thing that you will need to decide when choosing a font for your site is whether you want to use the older, more widely supported system fonts or take advantage of the emerging technique of using web fonts. Let's take a moment to discuss the differences between the two. Now in the past, designers have been limited to using a small set of fonts that are preinstalled on almost every machine.
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Until recently, HTML and CSS contained no mechanisms for displaying a font that wasn't already installed on the client's machine. You could certainly specify that you wanted your web pages to use Garamond, but unless the person viewing your page had Garamond installed, it would fall back to the system's default font. You can see this concept illustrated most clearly by looking at the syntax for declaring font families. Now at first glance, this may look a little odd. Here the designer seems to be asking for more than one font for all paragraphs.
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How does one get into this line of work?
Im not sure if your Australian? But if Australian you can apply to the AAD which is an Australian Government department. For people in other countries I guess there would be the some sort of thing. There is also a lot of hoops you need to get through before being selected, you need a lot of experience in your select field. Everyone down here are the top guys in there field. "Or so we think"
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It's amazing to me that (what appears to be) a basic Furuno radar can operate in those conditions. Quite an endorsement.
How much of your equipment has to be custom built or modified vs. commercial off the shelf? It sounds like the way that engines work down there is by having a lot of mechanics who have a talent for cold starts, but things like electronics and such which are a little less tolerant of direct human intervention must also suffer from the conditions.
Most of the equipment we use is commercial. Our Hagglunds are custom made. They are based on the old BV206 Hagg made in Switzerland. We have modified them for the use down here. Electrical equipment in the vehicles are one area that fail a lot. The problem we had the other day was a computer that failed. Which ment it did not talk to the transmission, we had to hot wire and by passed the system to get it back to base. We then spent most of yesterday trying to fault find the problem which we did. As diesel mechanics we all have to adapt to the conditions and all of us had an extra steep learning cerve when we came down here. Nothing likes to start in these temps. At times it can take hours to get a machine to fire up but we know most of the tricks needed to do that. We have been chosen for this position because we all have done very well in our select field. I have been lucky to have worked in remote places all over the world and seen all sorts of different problems. You never stop learning and this job is also a learning cerve. I love the job because of the challenge we face each day. The environment is like nothing I have ever experienced. North Canada was probably the closest I have come to these conditions.
The radar does at times play up in the most extreme temps, but is still very reliable.
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here is a funny one from my cousin when she was 4:
joe jonas is MY boyfriend I'll beat you up if you try to kiss him.
and a funny one from my nephew (2)-
he is on the phone with me while at hs grandpas and i ask him what he is doing-
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Notre Dame, OVERRATED!
Originally written on Diehardsport | Last updated 1/8/13
Seeing two teammates get into a physical argument on the field is never a good sign, and is often confusing. When two teammates get into a physical argument when they are winning in the National Championship game by a considerable margin is almost unfathomable; especially because these two are roommates and good friends. I have never seen anything like this, too bad we will never know what they actually said to each other. They appeared to make-up on the field right after, but it just shows how competitive everyone on Alabama really is.Barrett Jones on the shove – "That's just how we are"— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 8, 2013RT @jasoncoleyahoo: Barrett Jones just said he played with a lisfranc injury that will require surgery. That's toughness.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 8, 2013It will be interesting how this effects Barrett Jones draft status. The Lisfranc injury can knock you out for a while.GIF via: @cjzero
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when you have competitive people stuff will happen,this is normal in the world of football
"but it just shows how competitive everyone on Alabama really is."
by far the most stupid thing i've ever read.
It's at Alabama not on it. It's obvious he wanted the snap to take advantage of a mistake by ND (there were already enough) and the center didn't catch the change in snap.
Geez Barrett in front of a national audience? All that time as room mates LOL and you didn't know A.J. swung from both sides of the plate?
Ok... move along... nothin to see here folks...
When you're teammates, you're "brothers".
When you're roommates, you're "brothers".
When you're teammates AND roommates, sometimes you're even CLOSER than REAL brothers! So it's nothing but two "brothers" gettin into it! No big deal!
Barrett shouldn't have done that on the field, but this article still makes more out of it than it should be! This is not newsworthy!
What happened to my comment, it was hilarious.
It's the steroids those guys are on. Makes them aggressive.
Oh well...Notre Dame wasn't giving them much of a fight, I guess they thought they'd just fight amongst themselves.
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Making up facts about guns
By Dr. John R. Lott Jr.
Published June 16, 2014FoxNews.com
President Obama just can't seem to help himself. Over and over again, he makes exaggerated or false claims about guns and crime.
Last year Obama kept asserting the bogus numbers such as 40 percent of all gun purchases take place without a background check. Besides the study being based on a tiny survey it was started before the Federal background check law went into effect. Moreover, the 40 percent figure referred to all transfers, not just sales, and the vast majority of transfers took place within families through gifts and inheritances. Then, for good measure, Obama added an extra 4 percentage points to increase the number from 36 to 40 percent.
If Obama had a stronger case for gun control, he wouldn't have to make up so many facts and distort others.
Unfortunately, this past Tuesday Obama was at it again [IMG]chrome://savefrom/content/button.gif[/IMG] . He lamented:
Does Obama not consider Norway a developed country? After all, Anders Breivik shot 69 people to death and wounded 110 others. That attack holds the record for a single-person shooting spree."My biggest frustration has been that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage. We are the only developed country on earth where this happens."
Is Germany a developed country? While the president focused on school shootings, he never acknowledged that two of the three worst K-12 school shootings have occurred in Germany since 2000, not in the United States. These were:
-- Erfurt, Germany on April 26, 2002: a former student killed 18 at a secondary school.
-- Winnenden, Germany, March 11, 2009: a 17-year-old former student killed 15 people, including nine students and three teachers.
A partial list of mass shootings in Europe from 2000 to early 2010 is available here.
Obama ought to try purchasing a gun himself. He will realize it is not as easy as he thinks to buy a gun. No store in the entire United States can legally sell a semi-automatic gun without conducting a background check. Indeed, That has been the federal law for two decades now, since 1994.Obama also claimed: "The idea, for example, that we couldn't even get a background check bill in to make sure that if you are going to buy a weapon you have to go through a fairly rigorous process so that we know who you are so that you can't just walk up to a store and buy a semi-automatic weapon makes no sense."
Gun control advocates have plenty of money to get their message across. Thus last year, gun control advocates outspent their opponents by a ratio of 7.4 to 1 on television advertisements."The combination of the NRA and gun manufactures are very well financed and have the capacity to move votes in local elections and congressional elections and so if you are running for election right now that's where you feel the heat."
This year is shaping up to be just as lopsided. While the NRA spends about $20 million annually on political activities, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is spending about $50 million per year. And Gabreille Gifford's anti-gun organization is putting up another $20 million. Still others are putting in tens of millions more dollars. On top of that gun control advocates have a very sympathetic media that gets their points across.
The U.S. doesn't have the most gun murders among developed countries.Our levels of gun violence are off the charts. Theres no advanced, developed country on earth that would put up with this.
In any case, the total number of murders is the more important comparison and the U.S. murder rate is less than the average murder rate for the world. Nor is it close to having the highest murder rate among developed countries.
The surveys that Obama references by Michael Bloomberg are misleading. Asking if people support background checks on the "sale" of guns is not the same as asking them if they support background checks on transferring guns within families or the actual bills being put before congress. Clear majorities of Americans were actually happy that the gun control bill that Obama backed last year was defeated."...but that we are going to put some commonsense rules in place that make a dent, at least, in whats happening -- until that is not just the majority of you -- because thats already the majority of you, even the majority of gun owners believe that."
Pointing to one single country doesn't prove very much. For example, I could point to neighboring New Zealand, another isolated island nation that is demographically and economically similar, that appears to prove the exact opposite. From 1980 to 1996, New Zealand actually had a slightly higher mass murder rate (0.0050 incidents per 100,000 people versus Australias 0.0042)."Australia just said, well that is it, we aren't seeing that again and basically imposed very strict, tough gun laws and they haven't had a mass shooting since."
But while Obama points to Australia not have mass shootings since its gun regulations in 1997, New Zealand, which has remained a heavily armed country, has also not had any more mass shootings.
What needs to be done is a systematic study of many different areas to see whether changes in gun laws cause statistically significant differences in mass shootings. And that type of study is exactly what Bill Landes and I did for all the mass shootings in the US from 1977 to 1999, and we found clear evidence that the only type of gun law that made people safer was one that increased gun ownership.
If Obama had a stronger case for gun control, he wouldn't have to make up so many facts and distort others. But with policies such as background checks, which would have done nothing to stop any of the attacks, Obama has little choice but to make things up. However, getting policies right requires accurate facts.
John R. Lott, Jr. is a columnist for FoxNews.com. He is an economist and was formerly chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission. Lott is also a leading expert on guns and op-eds on that issue are done in conjunction with the Crime Prevention Research Center. He is the author of eight books including "More Guns, Less Crime." His latest book is "Dumbing Down the Courts: How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench" Bascom Hill Publishing Group (September 17, 2013). Follow him on Twitter@johnrlottjr.
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Black Blade: Pretty much bang on (sorry about that). These facts are important to get across although the MSM will simply continue to ignore them and make up their own "facts" or those manufactured by the Bloombergers and Brady Bunch. As for President barack Obama .... well he's a moron but we already knew that.


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Indicator Report - Diabetes Prevalence
Why Is This Important?About 142,000 Utahns have been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that can have devastating consequences. It is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower-extremity amputation and renal failure. It is also the leading cause of blindness among adults younger than 75. It is one of the leading causes of heart disease.
Diabetes places an enormous burden on health care resources, approximately $245 billion is spent annually (in direct medical costs ($176 billion) and in indirect costs ($69 billion) such as disability, work loss, and premature death). (See National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014). In Utah, more than a billion dollars each year are spent on direct and indirect costs of diabetes.
A model using simulated data projected that diabetes incidence will increase from the current rate of 8 cases per 1,000 population to about 15 in 2050 nationwide. Prevalence of diabetes (including undiagnosed cases) can be as high as one of three Americans by 2050 (http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/8/1/29).
Currently, about 80 million Americans aged 20 and older have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts them at high risk for developing diabetes. For many individuals, taking small steps, such as losing 5-7 percent of their weight or increasing physical activity, can help them delay or prevent developing diabetes.
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A Springfield woman was charged with felony credit card fraud on Thursday in Brown County Court. 60-year-old Paulette J. Fischer is accused of using another person's debit card without permission to make over $600 in purchases at Tauer's SuperValu in Springfield. The victim told police that Fischer was the only person who knew where the card was kept because she sometimes helped his sister buy groceries. Surveillance video footage from Tauer's reportedly showed Fischer using the card to purchase 6 prepaid gift cards on the days the unauthorized transactions took place. She has allegedly admitted to the crime, and claims to have a "serious gambling problem."
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Natural Gas: Following T. Boone Pickens into the Energy Patch
In the wild days of the 1980s, made famous by a generation of traders who emulated the likes of Gordon Gekko, few could ever match the Pickens eye for the big deal.
Never eat anything bigger than your head?.... Pickens never heard that one.
As the head of Mesa Energy, his first deal was to purchase the Hugoton Production Company - made notable by the fact the company was 30 times the size of his own.
His thirst for Goliaths continued for decades to come. He once even went after Gulf Oil, which is now Exxon Mobil.
The point is Pickens has never shied away from risk when he saw reward. And for all his bold achievements there is always less "crazy" there than there seems to be.
And if you're looking for a guy who knows:
- How Wall Street traders and Texas wildcatters think.
- Who can read a geological map.
- Who can manage a hedge fund.
- And who can make money in a volatile industry... Pickens is your guy.
That's why there is more there than meets the eye in his unique venture into the natural gas market with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE). Pickens is its founder and largest individual shareholder.
The Natural Gas Budget Shortfall
State policy leaders around the country are coming to realize the long-term importance of natural gas exports to the health of their economies.
They are struggling to pass their 2013 budgets this year.
The recent low in natural gas prices is doing more than just hamstring production around the country. It's also slashing government budget forecasts due to the loss of tax revenue associated with natural gas sales.
So much so, that states are predicting steep decreases in revenues through 2014.
USA Today reported this week that "Energy-producing states are bracing for lower tax revenue from the plummeting price of natural gas, which is just above half of what some states forecast when they put together budgets for 2013 and beyond."
Low natural gas prices could cost Wyoming $125 million next year, and that the state will likely have to enact budget cuts of 8% for the year 2014 if prices don't recover by then. In Oklahoma, just a $1 drop in gas prices leads to a roughly $70 million shortfall for the state each year.
It's a rather staggering figure.
But Oklahoma's state Treasurer Ken Miller states that the "free market" will work itself out over the long term and natural gas prices will rise, particularly as large-scale coal-fired power plants convert to natural gas use.
More on that in a second.
As we've said before, the price rebound is inevitable. But we have to look at how we got here and where we're going to make sense of this situation.
First, the major technological breakthroughs in fracking and horizontal drilling have significantly increased the amount of unconventional resources available around the country. So much natural gas has been produced, combined with an unseasonably warm winter, that natural gas prices have slumped significantly.
This has naturally affected producers in the short-term, although midstream storage and pipeline companies remain healthy due to their contract structures as value chain suppliers.
But low natural gas prices won't last forever. Overtime, we're going to see prices begin to rise for four reasons.
Natural Gas Reality Check: President Obama Got This One Right
What's got everyone so heated?
It seems a lot of people are concerned, confused, and even outraged over a recent Executive Order signed by President Barack Obama regarding the development of unconventional natural gas formations here in the United States.
The executive order, issued on April 13, calls for greater coordination in federal oversight of "fracking" - a revolutionary, yet-still-nascent process of extracting natural gas from rock bed.
Concerns stretched from sector performance questions all the way to the highly alarming and somewhat foolish argument that such an order precipitates a "government takeover of the natural gas industry."
Now, I'm overly cautious when the government announces any role in business. But when you take a close look, this announcement is actually rather benign.
And yes, I know it's easy to get caught up in the immediacy or negative impacts of a single act. But in the age of 24-hour media, we usually only hear a fraction of the real story.
The truth is there's a lot to like here.
That's why I'd like to take a few minutes today to explore the ongoing developments in this story, set a few eager minds at ease, and explain a few benefits - yes, benefits - of this Presidential directive.
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The recent low in natural gas prices is doing more than just hamstring production around the country. It's also slashing government budget forecasts due to the loss of tax revenue associated with natural gas sales.
So much so, that states are predicting steep decreases in revenues through 2014.
Natural Gas Game Changer: The U.S. Paves Way for Sabine Pass
Good News for Investing in Natural Gas: U.S. Government Approves Sabine Pass Plant
That's a collective sigh of relief coming from those investing in natural gas companies after a torrid first quarter for the sector. Natural gas prices have collapsed below $2 per 1,000 cubic feet for the first time in a decade.
And that's not even adjusted for inflation...
But on Tuesday came the first positive sign in months.
The U.S. government approved the development of the Sabine Pass plant, the first natural gas export facility in the lower 48 states.
CNN Money reports:
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] voted in favor of Texas-based Cheniere Energy's plan to build a giant natural gas liquefaction and export terminal at Sabine Pass, which straddles the Texas-Louisiana boarder just north of the Gulf of Mexico.
Although environmentalists have threatened to sue to stop the 500-acre, $10 billion project, Cheniere says it plans to start building before July."
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Renowned energy expert Dr. Kent Moors answers all of these questions - and more - below.
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The rise in demand for everything from electricity to petrochemical feeder stock, liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and even usage in vehicle fuels, will start driving that price up over the next two years.
You already know that, of course.
We've talked about it many times before.
But now there's something else on the horizon that is likely to provide a boost to investor prospects even sooner.
Utilities, one of the main beneficiaries of the gas boom, are moving to capitalize on the accelerating transition in power generation.
And in the process, two important trends are emerging that will be of interest to retail investors.
First, the low current prices and the prospect of rapid increases in extraction rates, if the market warrants, are allowing electricity managers the opportunity to plan for multi-year cost projections.
That, in turn, is propelling the intensified replacement of aging capacity with new gas-fueled plants.
As Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (NYSE: PCG) CEO Tony Earley noted this week, infrastructure investment becomes a priority when projected fuel prices are low. The system has to be upgraded and replaced in any event, as large segments of it reach the point of "retirement."
Earley also has advanced the idea that the power industry needs to speak with one voice in its dealings with regulators and policy makers.
This need for solidarity has been reflected in comments from other leaders in the power industry as well.
As policymakers increase capital expenditure spending in infrastructure replacement and expansion, we are also likely to see a renewed interest in developing a consensus on where the next "generation of generators" is going to be moving.
And one of the drivers coming onto the scene moves right into familiar - and profitable -territory, at least for us.
The Natural Gas Act: Another Washington Boondoggle
In Washington D.C., everything is an emergency. Legislation is always the antidote.
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Of course, none of them want to take the time to understand the true reasons why gas is going to $5 a gallon.
That would require a basic understanding of business or economics, something few in Congress seem to have.
Instead, what you can expect is the typical Washington response-a task force to investigate speculation in the oil futures markets.
U.S. President Barack Obama announced one last week without recognizing the futures markets actually improve liquidity and oil production certainty.
It's how Washington works. The Natural Gas Act is just more of the same.
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I started scanning the energy and agricultural stocks I monitor, and began combing financials, looking for some undervalued little company about to pop.
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I already knew a failsafe way to ace Kent's challenge. And so do you. We talk about it all the time.
It's the midstream sector of the energy supply chain, particularly in Master Limited Partnerships or MLPs
And it's the best and easiest way to make money in energy today.
I want you to understand the value of these companies that are involved in the gathering, transport, and storage of oil and gas. Not in terms of just how important they are to the industry, but also how important they can be to generating very strong returns for your wallet.
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MLPs: The Golden Age ContinuesThe United States is in the early stages of one of the greatest financial booms in its history.
Technological advances in horizontal drilling have allowed companies to access natural gas and oil resources once thought to be unattainable.
Upstream gas drillers continue to develop shale deposits in Pennsylvania, New York, Utah, and other states. So someone has to take care of all the gathering, feeder and transport pipelines, terminals, storage facilities, fractionating, and initial processing of these fuels.
This is what has made Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) such attractive opportunities.
These midstream companies make their money by charging transport fees for the fuels they process. And over the past few years, these fees have remained almost constant, even though natural gas prices have dropped considerably.
MLPs offer investors the opportunity to make profits in two ways.
- The stock appreciates in value, due to growth in the sector and strong financial returns.
- The stock pays higher-than-average yields and quarter distributions to investors (otherwise known as dividends).
And when we identify MLP plays that do both at the same time, that's when we really start to see some profits.
A 139% Return in Under Three YearsMLPs are attractive investments. So are the indices that track their overall performance.
And for the last 18 months, Energy Advantage readers have benefited from growth of one fantastic index.
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The index offers many of the same benefits of investing in a traditional MLP. The two biggest benefits are those opportunities to acquire a strong yield and to reinvest those dividends into appreciating shares.
This two-step process unleashes the power of income investing.
Just how much potential are we talking about?
Natural Gas Q&A: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
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So, as we await the latest developments in the European debt mess, today seems like a good time to answer a few. This time around, I am addressing some of your questions and comments that deal with natural gas.
By the way, my staff and I read all of the input and feedback you send our way, and we're very grateful for it. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. (I can't offer any personalized investment advice, but I can address your questions and comments in future broadcasts.)
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Q: I've just read recently several articles stating that the EIA has revised downward its estimate of our natural gas shale reserve potential by deciding to accept, unconditionally, the most recent U.S. Geological Survey stating that the Marcellus, Eagle Ford, Barnett, and other shale formations hold only 20% of the heretofore accepted reserves. This is an 80% reduction! This changes everything if true.
That's the question - is this bogus, or is there factual evidence to conclusively support this new estimate? ~ Howard B.
A: Howard, this reminds me of a famous statement from the 19th-century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (though the comment is also variously ascribed to Mark Twain, Alfred Marshall, and many others): "There are three ways to hoodwink the masses - lies, damn lies, and statistics."
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) - a unit of the U.S. Department of Energy - continues to wrestle with the distinction between reserves and extractable reserves.
The first is the volume of gas indicated by field tests and analysis. The second is gas available for extraction at current methods. I would also stipulate as "extractable" reserves only the volume that market conditions allow.
When you equate the two, we are still in the same ballpark.
Current estimates put no more than 20% of known reserves as "extractable." As technologies improve, that figure could improve, too.
For now, the EIA estimate falls in line with most others.
So to answer your question, nothing much has changed here, aside from some government bureaucrats wanting their figures to be more accurate.
Q: Kent, your work appears to be expanding into areas of advisement that could affect the future profitability and wellbeing of nations and their business relationships with existing partners. A delicate balancing act if there ever was one! If such arrangements are not handled carefully, could sanctions and/or military skirmishes be the outcome? Are we facing the possibilities of "gas wars"? ~ Fred P.
Double Your Profits in the New Age of Natural Gas
I bought a nice position in Cheniere Energy Partners LP (AMEX: CQP). It is not clear to me if they are in a position to benefit earnings-wise from future expansions of the business. Is a future dividend increase in the cards?
- Harry M.
The broadening initiative to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. to Europe and Asia has put a few companies in the spotlight.
Cheniere is certainly one of them.
Actually, we are dealing here with two tradable securities - Cheniere Energy Inc. (AMEX: LNG) and Cheniere Energy Partners LP (AMEX: CQP).
With Cheniere, we have both the company pioneering the LNG exports (Cheniere Energy), and the partnership controlling the company's Sabine Pass terminal on the Gulf of Mexico at the border between Louisiana and Texas (Cheniere Partners).
As my Energy Advantage advisory service subscribers will tell you, we're always discussing the new age of natural gas. This includes the impact LNG trade will have on profitability, and the position of Cheniere in this process. And Cheniere Partners is just one of the high dividend/high return stocks I have identified for them.
Lucrative LNGAs you probably already know, LNG is a major remedy for the accelerating glut of American and Canadian unconventional natural gas production, which runs the risk of oversaturating the market and depressing prices.
Exporting the gas, on the other hand, taps into widening international demand and carries the prospect of actually improving profitability for gas producers in North America, even while the domestic need for the energy does not keep pace with rising supply.
In so doing, U.S. and Canadian producers are simply paralleling developments already in place in Australia, New Guinea, Russia, and above all Qatar - the first dominant gas producer in the world to commit all of its exports to LNG shipping.
This worldwide trend has transformed the LNG trade from import to export.
As recently as five years ago, we were still talking about importing more LNG into the United States, as conventional production declined.
Now with shale gas (along with coal bed methane and tight gas), the unconventional sources provide more available gas than we ever imagined.
The issue now is how to export the surplus gas.
Enter Cheniere's Sabine Pass terminal.
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Merger Mania Returns to Natural Gas
They tell me his name is Saad, which means "happiness" in Arabic. Seems a strange name for what I'm still hoping is a Jeep.
Nonetheless, I have a few moments before he shows up to reflect on my government meetings in the capital city of Rabat.
This is an impressive city, with large areas of greenery and beautiful gardens. It also boasts one of the largest palace grounds I have ever seen.
Our meetings dealt with setting the legislative and regulatory agenda for shale gas development in the country. Morocco has been exploiting shale oil for more than a decade, but the gas is new. And it's creating some problems for the existing Oil Law.
If all goes according to schedule, the first evaluation wells will be spud over the next few months. That means there is little time left, before drilling starts, to establish the production, environmental, and royalty/profit ground rules.
One thing, however, is already apparent - both here and elsewhere internationally: Having a known volume of gas in the ground is one thing; being able to provide the working structure necessary to exploit it is quite another.
Without Infrastructure, Field Development Will LanguishYesterday I traveled some 1,250 kilometers round trip, between Agadir in the south and the capital city of Rabat (north of Casablanca).
It's a 16-hour train ride, all told. But the trip would have been much more difficult only a year ago. That's because the new 250-kilometer extension of the motorway between Agadir and Marrakech is barely one year old.


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This is the kind of thing you'd expect from a Florida or Alabama or Southern Cal.
But Clemson?
The Tigers don't have the national reputation that the Gators, Crimson Tide or Trojans have in order to be able to go into any state and land top talent.
That was until this season.
Clemson's ability to go into the state of Florida and grab the Sunshine state's top running back in Mike Bellamy, top wide receiver in Sammy Watkins and the top linebacker in Tony Steward, made this one of the top recruiting classes in the school's history.
'I've never seen anything like it,' said Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell. 'You expect this kind of thing from Florida or Alabama or Southern Cal or Notre Dame. Those programs can go into Florida and Georgia and Texas and get those kinds of players. It's something you wouldn't expect from Clemson.
'There were a lot of factors working against Clemson. They didn't have a very good season on the field, and then they had all that turnover on their staff. This should not have been a very strong class. So what Clemson did was absolutely unbelievable. (Clemson coach) Dabo Swinney and his staff just did a tremendous job. Under the circumstances, it's one of the best recruiting jobs I've seen in the last decade.'
The Tigers finished with a top-10 recruiting class and were ranked No. 8 according to Rivals.com. The Gamecocks have the 20th-ranked class.
Farrell credited the Tigers' coaching staff with staying on message during a tumultuous offseason.
'They never gave up on a player,' Farrell said. 'They were not afraid of going after anyone. A lot of schools don't want to spend the time and effort on guys like Tony Steward or a Stephone Anthony. Those are guys that grew up wanting to go to other programs, but in the end they picked Clemson.'
Anthony and Steward are the two five-star linebackers the Tigers landed on national signing day. Anthony is from Wadesboro, N.C., while Steward is from St. Augustine, Fla.
The signing of former Clemson standout C.J. Spiller, the top-ranked running back in Florida in 2006 and now in the NFL, opened the door in the state for the Tigers.
'The importance of getting C.J. Spiller cannot be emphasized enough,' Farrell said. 'The success he had up in Clemson during his career. That's what gets a Mike Bellamy and a Sammy Watkins to think about Clemson.'
What started out to be an offensive heavy class turned into a balanced group with the addition of Anthony and Steward.
Meanwhile, the Gamecocks, like the Tigers and Alabama, are still waiting to hear from South Pointe defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the nation's No. 1 prospect.
Farrell said he believes Clowney will end up in Columbia, which could push the Gamecocks class into the top-15 nationally.
'Everything we've been hearing is that Clowney will end up with the Gamecocks,' Farrell said. 'But you never know when it comes to an 18-year-old kid. If South Carolina can get Clowney, they'll move into the top 15. He's a special player. He'll have the kind of impact that Marcus Lattimore had last year on their class.'
Farrell called the Gamecocks class solid, but lacking marquee names like Clemson.
'South Carolina has been building a nice foundation the last three or four years,' Farrell said. 'This class adds to that foundation. If Clowney signs, that makes this a special class.'
Farrell expects defensive tackles Kelcy Quarles and Phillip Dukes and wide receiver Damiere Byrd, out of New Jersey, to have an immediate impact.
'Quarles was one of the top defensive tackles last year, and he's had a year to mature in prep school,' Farrell said. 'Dukes was really impressive in the all-star game. Damiere will probably return kicks, so he'll get on the field right away.'
But like everyone else across the country, Farrell is waiting on Clowney's decision, Clowney has said he'll make an announcement on Feb. 14 his birthday.
'A lot can happen in two weeks,' Farrell said.
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In the last 6 months or so I have discovered the text-book Managing & Organisations, and I have been completely amazed by it! This book has been acting as my 'go-to' guide, my conceptual map, my point of reference, and my starting point on an uncountable number of areas. It is of course understood that most textbooks are incapable of providing depth of knowledge, particularly when considering the amount needed to satisfy Ph.D. criteria. However, this text is an exception. But the greatest remark I can make of it is that it is such fun to read. I have actually found myself immersed in topics that otherwise are of no concern to my current research
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This was a very good book to use. Both students and lecturer found it easy to read and filled with good examples
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A very accessible volume and students are enjoying the additional support to learning/comprehension throughout the book. Hoping to use the PPT slides once I get access to the resources!
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This book is fantastic to run along side the Unit as essential reading. The case studies in chapters 8 and 9 specifically will be used in the class of "Managing Communications, Knowledge and Information". This is one of the most complete books that I have ever read in terms of Business HNDs and is one that I will be championing to students to accompany a number of the units.
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That is very well written book for students. My course is "Introduction to Management" and feedback about that book has been mainly positive. All my do not want to read English textbook, but I have tried to convince them that this book is excellent and they should try to read English.
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This is a truly fantastic text! It is both an academic work of the highest quality and also an intoxicating series of stories of contemporary management and organizational change best practice. It continually questions our understanding of organizational theory and practice, but does so in many supportive and formative ways. It allows us to shape our thinking and helps prepare us for further scholarship and/or management practice. An essential book for any middle leader aspiring to greatness! Dr Peter Treadwell
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Good basics for students - good case studies and independent learning elements.
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I think this book is perfect for graduate students, but still one of the best as reference books for my undergraduate students.
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This is a great book for the management course I am delivering. It provides good up to date knowledge which I am already using in my delivery sessions. It is very informative and great for dipping in to the topics that I need.
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I am recommending this book for my students as it povides invaluable information. A fabulous introductory text for the field of managing and organisations.
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A super book which provides a critical perspective on key elements of management in contemporary organisations. Critical and engaging for students.
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This book has both depth and accessibility and therefore provides a great resource for students. Of particular use are the up-to-date case studies and contemporary world linkages, i.e. mirroring many of the theories in popular culture, etc. The only reason we have decided not to adopt this book as essential reading is the price.
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The book form the backbone of the EBHM16 Managing People module at Swansea University Business School. It is the only required reading for the module. The book offers a good balance between mainstream and critical perspectives on management. I hope the Companion Website, a valuable resource, will be updated soon to match the new edition of the book.
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Mar 18 2013
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Good book. Noticeable value because of the sensemaking and constructivist approach.
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A well written book! Extremely informative and covers the core area of organizational management
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Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire
Feb 26 2013
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A helpful Introduction in the large field of Management
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Institute of Management, Magdeburg University of Applied Sci's
Feb 20 2013
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This text has almost all that I need for my module and several chapters that duplicate other parts of the programme which is why it is not essential reading this time. I like the additional resources for the students and the range of international cases. As a new module it is difficult to know what will work but it will provide students a useful resource on other areas beyond the immediate programme.
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Henley Business School, Reading University
Feb 08 2013
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Not quite the level I needed for my course.
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International Management, Franklin College
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The one and only textbook.
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Dec 11 2012
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An essential text book for organizational evolution of forms, processes and structures of the past and present. A required reading for organizational behaviour students.
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Business School, Hull University
Nov 07 2012
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Clegg has an engaging style so we recommend this text as part of our reading list.
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Nov 06 2012
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A fantastic textbook, I have made this one of the core texts for my course. Clearly structured and engaging, the text offers impressive grounding for students of all interests, signposting to further reading as appropriate.
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Oct 26 2012
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Wonderfully written; pleased to recommend.
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Oct 18 2012
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This book adds another dimension to our students' learning. Although it is critical in style, it is not intimidating! Some students love the challenge and have engaged with it while others find it difficult. We shall continue to recommend the text to suit all levels of learning abilities and goals.
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Oct 06 2012
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Excellent introductory text for students of organization theory and strategic management. In its breadth and verbosity sometimes overwhelming for an undergraduate course, but individual chapters highly suitable in combination with other texts.
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Sep 27 2012
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I have adopted this book but really want to buy it as an ebook for students' use via our library - is this available?
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Very good text, covering a wide range of contemporary issues facing businesses
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Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast
Sep 23 2012
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Managing and Organizitons provides a fresh approach to the topic. Whereas most textbooks rely on a combination of rational models and prescriptions and echo management speak, this textbook examines the same topics from a more social science perspective. The approach emphasizes sense making and processes. It thus pushes students to think beyond their common sense and A-level syllabus, making it an excellent text for UG university teaching.
Dr Libby Schweber
School of Construction Mgmt & Eng'g, Reading University
Sep 05 2012
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A good combination of theory and practice.
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Aug 17 2012
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Good satelite text WE tend not to recommend one book for this module, depending on the students' negotited focus within the Man of Change module
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Jun 27 2012
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Wonderful book, with lot of alternative routes for the student to explore for her/himself.
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Wonderful book, with lot of alternative routes for the student to explore for her/himself.
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May 23 2012
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Excellent overview for those looking to go beyond the traditional management textbooks
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May 21 2012
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Excellent textbook for students new to the study of organisations.
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I found the information very relevant to the course I am delivering . The information was comprehensive and provides a sound foundation for higher learning in Busisness Admin and Management
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A great all round text for practice based undergraduate students studying management and leadership within an organizational context.
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Apr 30 2012
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Superbly comprehensive and sophisticated textbook. Would also work for graduate level I believe.
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Apr 25 2012
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This book includes some interesting points leadership and management. It is well presented and easy to read.
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Royal Docks Business School, University of East London
Apr 25 2012
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Thorough, up-to-date and contemporary coverage of all major management and related organisational topics, presented in a lively way.
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Health Development, University of Greenwich
Apr 18 2012
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I like the fresh, contemporary style of this book. It blends many apsects of managing and organisational behaviour to reflect the tensions between different perspecitives. The text supports critical thinking rather than proposing a desired approach. Excellent web based materials.
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This is a very well organised book on human resources and organizational theories. Good starting point for developing research questions. It would be useful to work placement students as well.
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Mar 21 2012
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Some chapters are useful for the course (such as Chapters 6, 7, 10, 11 and 15). However, the focus of the book does not entirely suit the course syllabus. Nonetheless, an extract from the chapter 11 is recommended for student reading.
Dr Natalia Yakovleva
Winchester Business School, Winchester University
Mar 12 2012
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A fantastic text at Masters level that concisely combines theory and practice in its consideration of the essential aspects of organisations and their management- I expect students to be refering to it for many years after their studies have finished.
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Mar 08 2012
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An excellent book with clear break-out boxes containing supplementary information and well chosen case studies. However, not international enough to be adopted as essential reading.
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Mar 06 2012
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Ideal textbook for several modules, both undergraduate and postgraduate An extremely useful book
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One of the few Management and Organizational Behavior textbooks that offers both basic concepts and critical approaches to management studies. It is probably better suited to a graduate-level course, but it has been working quite well with my undergraduates.
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Feb 19 2012
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I recommend Clegg/Kornberger/Pitsis as a link between my courses about media management and the general theory of management and organisations.
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Feb 06 2012
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Like the focus on people, process and structrues. Good overall book that relates to many aspects of the course
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3:01 PM, Jan 20, 2014 • By STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
The young state of Kosovo—with an Albanian majority of more than 90 percent, of whom 80 percent are Muslim—declared its independence in 2008, but now faces a "risk from extremist religious currents, which requires . . . counter-measures at a strategic level." Further, Kosovar Albanians have an agenda for a return of their people and culture to Europe, not an orientation toward the Middle East.
So argues the Balkan republic's foreign minister, Enver Hoxhaj (no relation to the deceased former dictator of Albania, Enver Hoxha). A cabinet member representing the Democratic Party of Kosovo (known from its Albanian name as the PDK), Hoxhaj made these comments in an interview with Zeri (The Voice), a major daily in the Kosovo capital, Pristina, on January 3.
Without hesitation, Hoxhaj identified a menace to Kosovo from "various religious currents seeking to spread Islam in our public life, to bring it to bear in our public discourse, to impose a different way of life . . . that may threaten the state of Kosovo." He added, "certain sectors, [including] the Interior Ministry, other ministries, and various agencies need to be more attentive and to speak out about this."
Underscoring his and his government's pro-Western attitude, Hoxhaj emphasized "the security aspect" of Kosovo's situation. Queried as to whether continued European visa restrictions on Kosovar Albanians were caused by the potential for jihadists to transit through the country, he appealed to "everybody to maintain vigilance, and not to react naively to efforts at exporting Islam via the Kosovo Republic. I think that Kosovo has no need to export or import Islam." He said radical Islamists are more influential in the Muslim-majority Sandzhak area of southwest Serbia, to Kosovo's north, and in Bosnia-Herzegovina, than in Kosovo.
Elsewhere in the Zeri interview, Hoxhaj affirmed, "secularism is a sacred value of the Kosovo state, with a past history, expressed in concrete acts." Referring to a ban on the Islamic headscarf and religious instruction in public schools, enacted in 2011, Hoxhaj said, "as I supported the headscarf decision, I expressed a commitment to the secular state at the level of the individual."
Hoxhaj added pointedly, "secularism is not something we discovered at the end of 2013. The Albanian political elite through the late 19th and the 20th centuries were always secular. We must reject any attempt to associate a nationalist conception with religious elements. Albanian nationalism has always been secular nationalism, our patriotism has always been secular patriotism."
The PDK, to which Hoxhaj belongs, heads a coalition in the current Kosovo government. It is the main party representing veterans of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which led an armed struggle for ethnic Albanian independence from Serbia in 1997-99, assisted militarily by the United States and NATO. Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci, the top PDK figure, was the most prominent KLA commander during the NATO intervention.
A small but loud radical Muslim fundamentalist party, the Islamic Movement to Unite, known by its Albanian-language acronym as LISBA, attacked Hoxhaj for his remarks. A LISBA communiqué sent to Kosovo media labeled the minister a "profiteer" and an Islamophobe, accusing him of seeking to change the allegedly-Islamic profile of the country's people.
LISBA asserted, "Islam and the Muslims will remain the main factor in the identity and general welfare of this nation." The Islamist party offered Hoxhaj, in patronizing fashion, schooling about Islam, faith, and nationality. It concluded its outburst by calling the minister a "mercenary of forces seeking the destruction of the country and people."
Having made his position clear previously, Hoxhaj did not reply to LISBA. But LISBA, which gained no seats in the Kosovo municipal elections of 2013, has also been criticized sharply by an opposition party representing more militant veterans of the KLA, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo or AAK. Created by a charismatic field commander of the guerrilla force, Ramush Haradinaj, AAK has the fourth largest delegation in the Assembly of Kosovo, the country's parliament.
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July 11, 2014 at 3:16 pm
[…] The Cradle to Cradle® design framework that William McDonough co-developed is an underpinning philosophy of the circular economy and the new Council. At the Forum in Davos in January, McDonough led the first CEO workshop around sustainability—focused on Cradle and Cradle, the upcycle, and the circular economy. McDonough was chosen to lead the Meta-Council on the Circular Economy due to his decades of design innovation and thought leadership dedicated to developing safe and healthy products, architecture, and communities. In addition, his ability to effectively communicate Cradle to Cradle principles makes him an ideal leader for rendering visible the beneficial opportunities of the circular economy. McDonough will enable business innovators to design a better world 'for all children of all species for all time,' as he says." […]
April 26, 2011 at 8:13 am
Very informative and inspiring interview on Cradle to Cradle, we are delighted with his valuable points on green architecture or green design movement…thanks for sharing…go green
April 21, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Just heard William McDonough speak at FORTUNE Green conference in Laguna Beach, CA. I was impressed with his focus on everybody's right to clean air and water, and how this figures into his overall philosophy. He worries about how those in underprivileged areas of Africa and other third world countries will have access to the basic resources of life. He provides a conscience for corporations that might otherwise not worry about these issues.
April 14, 2011 at 8:10 am
While acknowledging McDonough's contributions to 'green", McDonough has been overly protective of his certification process, and in some instances has not inspired cooperation with other individuals and businesses the way he set out. McDonough's Huangbaiyu, China project has not been inhabited due to design flaws. Conflicts between Feng Shui crap and passive solar design. Appending garages although no villagers can afford cars, failing to provide space for grazing livestock which is vital in China, and building the houses out of potentially unsafe compressed coal dust to make brick despite his teething statements he made about bricks. His famous Nike's shoe project was never realized, due to his unwillingness to share cradle-to-cradle specifications with suppliers despite promoting it. Just how reliable are C2C-certified products and in regards to quality. Are they really compostable, or indefinitely recyclable. recycling conditions are much more complicated than what is defined and marketed by the C2C certification. In addition to this recycling issue, the fact that transportation criteria are not part of the certification's demand is also a reason of criticism. Everything we do requires energy. From production step or resource-transformation step to finished products to transportation to home use to disposal. That needs a certain amount of energy (Newton's second law). Cradle to cradle approach does not consider this energy requirement nor where or how the energy is created to do so.
December 27, 2010 at 4:45 pm
He is an inspiring individual and a leader in the sustainable movement. http://on.fb.me/holcim-awards
December 23, 2010 at 9:13 am
One of the most pertinent thinkers of our time. As we move into a more sustainable future, his contributions will be considered foundational. Thanks for your blog, and for this interview…
December 22, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Nice piece. I think you ought to do deeper investigation before saying "the most rigorous product standards." They're actually challenged across the building industry for the lack of transparency. There are independent standards such as Green Seal, Eco Logo and GREENGUARD that are both more transparent and recognized for their rigor.
December 22, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Thank you for this insightful interview. I am always inspired by your web blog. I am an interior designer with most of my clients in LA. They are(and have been for many years) interested in Green design. It is imperative that we continue to "shift" our ways of design, industry and consumption to these newer ideas. Thank you to the people who are passionate and are at the helm of this movement.
Now, can how we make it affordable to EVERYONE??
December 22, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Great interview Andrew! Bill McDonough is one of the most prominent figures in the green movement and is a fantastic inspiration to us all!
December 22, 2010 at 12:01 pm
This is such an interesting interview – thank you Andrew and Bill McDonough for making the time to put this together!


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Gobryas played an important role in the Persian capture of Babylon in October 539 BCE. According to the Chronicle of Nabonidus (year seventeen), he was governor of Gutium and the first to enter the conquered capital of the Babylonians, where he arrested the last king of Babylonia, Nabonidus and appointed several officials. He died a few weeks later, on 4 March 538. His successor was Nabû-ahhe-bullit, who may - to judge from his name - have been a Babylonian.
Gobryas (Old Persian Gaubaruva): name of one of the generals of king Cyrus the Great.
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A Varian 1200L LC/MS/MS system was used for quantitative measurement down to 15 picograms of the cardiac glycoside, Digoxin, in human plasma using Electrospray Ionization (ESI)-LC/MS in the negative ion detection mode. Since cardiac glycosides are very thermally labile, ESI is preferred over a hot vaporization process like APCI.
Digoxin is classified as a digitalis drug and is used to treat congestive heart failure and heart rhythm irregularities. Digoxins mode of action is to strengthen the force of the heart contractions, and thus help to regulate the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat. The therapeutic level of Digoxin in human serum is 0.5 - 2.0 ng/mL with toxicity starting at 4.0 ng/mL. Because of Digoxins high potency, doses are administered from 0.125 mg to a maximum of 0.5 mg, once a day. Periodic plasma level measurements are critical for establishing the proper dose administration. The onset of action from administration is from 30 minutes to two hours and when combined with the low dosing regime, plasma levels are expected to be in the low picogram to low nanogram levels. These low picogram levels are easily detected with a Varian 1200L LC/MS system in ESI negative mode.
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Digitoxin ordered from Sigma-Aldrich Corp.,Catalog Number D5878
Digoxin ordered from Sigma-Aldrich Corp.,Catalog Number D6003
Ammonium trifluoroacetate (ATFA) Sigma-Aldrich Corp.,Catalog Number D23873-2
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A 1.0 mL of human plasma containing Digoxin is spiked with Digitoxin as the internal standard (Figure 1)


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