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Katie Slusarz is in her third season as the volleyball team manager at Holy Cross in 2011.
Slusarz is a senior chemistry major at Holy Cross and was on the 2008 volleyball roster.
Before Holy Cross, she was a two-year member of the varsity volleyball team at Canton H.S. for coach Pat Cawley as she earned Hockomock League All-Star accolades. Slusarz had a career-best 30 digs against Newton North, while the team qualified for the state tournament in both of her years on the varsity. She was also a member of the Canton Cobras club volleyball team and a three-year member and senior captain of the varsity tennis team as she played first singles. She was also a member of National Honor Society.


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Aruba's Newest Resort Opens Doors
October 13, 2014 | 12:04 am | 0 Comment
Above: the new Riu Palace Antillas By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba's newest resort opened its doors on Oct. 11. The new Riu Palace Antillas resort has debuted on Aruba's Palm Beach. The adults-only, all-inclusive property has a total of 482 rooms for an 18+ audience. The property also has three restaurants, Krystal, Rimini and Malmok, joined a pool more...
The Hotel Room Key of the Future
September 9, 2014 | 6:01 am | 0 Comment
Above: could this be the standard hotel key of the future? (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PUERTO MORELOS, MEXICO—While there are still some scattered hotels where one can still find a physical key with a keychain, the vast majority of the world's hotel properties use the keycard. That could soon change, however. One of the top new luxury resorts in the more...
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Dreams Sands Cancun Opens Doors
September 4, 2014 | 10:51 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Dreams Sands Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff AMResorts has opened its newest Caribbean hotel: the Dreams Sands Cancun. The property, which is AMResorts' 23rd resort in Mexico, opens after an extensive renovation and adaptation of the former Grand Oasis Viva property. The 438-room resort, located in the heart of Cancun's Hotel Zone, has 650 more...
JW Marriott Opens in Santo Domingo
August 28, 2014 | 2:11 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the new JW Marriott in Santo Domingo (Photo: Marriott) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever JW Marriott in the Dominican Republic has opened its doors in Santo Domingo. The 150-room property, which is located in the capital's Piantini district, is located above the city's Blue Mall within a 15-story tower that first opened in 2010. "The more...
Starwood Names New CFO
August 28, 2014 | 5:58 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Westin Puntacana Resort and Club By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels & Resorts has named Thomas Mangas the company's new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mangas' appointment will take effect Sep. 29; he will be a member of Starwood's senior leadership team and report to the company's president and CEO, Frits van more...
This Is the New Villa at Turks and Caicos' Amanyara Resort
August 27, 2014 | 3:16 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the new villa at the Amanyara resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Amanyara Resort in Turks and Caicos has added a brand-new villa, Amanresorts announced. The six-bedroom beachside property has a total of 14,450 square feet, twice the size of the property's existing 20 four and five-bedroom villas. The new villa, which can accommodate up to 12 more...
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Grand Bahama's Grand Lucayan Resort Names New Sales Manager
August 27, 2014 | 1:11 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the Grand Lucayan on Grand Bahama By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grand Lucayan Bahamas has named Patricia Bradley its new national sales manager. Bradley, who will be based in Florida, will work to "develop effective strategies with a focus on the U.S. market and manage sales initiatives for both group and leisure business," the resort more...
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Hilton Debuts in Panama
August 25, 2014 | 5:58 am | 0 Comment
Above: the new Hilton Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton has opened the brand's first-ever property in Panama. The new Hilton Panama has officially debuted in Panama City, part of a 70-story mixed-use complex. The 347-room hotel, which was designed by BA-HAUS/KNF architects, includes a spa, meeting space and six food and bar options. It is located more...
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InterContinental Hotels Group Opens Fifth Property in Honduras
August 16, 2014 | 6:01 am | 0 Comment
Above: Tegucigalpa By the Caribbean Journal staff InterContinental Hotels Group is continuing its regional expansion with a new Holiday Inn Express hotel in Tegucialpa, Honduras. The new hotel, which has officially opened its doors, has 108 rooms in the heart of the city's new financial district, Plaza San Rafael. The property, which is owned and managed by more...
This Wedding Band Washed Up at a Caribbean Hotel. Now the Search Is On.
August 14, 2014 | 12:41 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the wedding band just read "I Love You Nancy" By the Caribbean Journal staff A gold wedding band recently washed up on the shore of the Cap Maison hotel in St Lucia on Tuesday. The inscription on the ring simply read, "I Love You Nancy." It was discovered when a staff member spotted something glimmering in the water below the hotel's rock Maison private more...

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Hilda Marie (Wahl) Vorhees, 96, formerly of 1500 E. Bogart Road, Sandusky, passed away early Saturday morning, June 16, 2007, in Bortz Nursing Center, Lake Orion, Mich., after a brief illness.
She was born March 24, 1911, in Sandusky County and lived in Vickery. Hilda was employed by the R.G. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the Jackson Company, Barr Rubber Inc. and Trojan Power (now known as NASA) and later she made costumes for the Kay Lutes Dance Studio.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Frank Nathan Vorhees on Feb. 14, 2002; parents, John and Nancy (Lyon) Wahl; sister, Louise; and brother, Lloyd.
The couple is survived by one son, James A. (Marlene) Vorhees of Lake Orion; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday in David F. Koch Funeral Home, 520 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, where services will be 11 a.m. Burial will be in Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cranbrook Hospice Care, 281 Enterprise Court, Suite 300, Bloomfield, MI 48302.


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Five National Whatever Days are represented on April 4th including Hug a Newsman Day, International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance, School Librarian Day, Tell a Lie Day, and Walk Around Things Day.
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On December 8, 2005, the General Assembly declared that April 4th of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
It called for continued efforts by States, with the assistance of the United Nations and relevant organizations, to foster the establishment and development of national mine-action capacities in countries where mines and explosive remnants of war constitute a serious threat to the safety, health and lives of the civilian population, or an impediment to social and economic development at the national and local levels. For more information, click here.
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For the cost of these blades, they are well worth it.. Best I ever bought!!!!
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To install I had to buy a set of vacuum hose adapters since my vehicle had 1/4" tubing ($4 for the parts). I used two huge worm screw hose clamps to mount the bracket to my power brake booster, it works out well. Installation was easy once I figured out where to place the unit. In cold weather below 20F my wiper fluid will freeze to the windshield until the defroster warms the windshield, and I use high quality -20F fluid, wasn't expecting that.
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I bought these because i never park my car in the garage because there is no room. It sits outside in sub zero temps all the time so when the wipers get wet while driving when i park they freeze. These are prefect, they heat up and start to melt the snow off in less than a minute. The ice takes a little longer but it comes right off. However if the windshield is still cold, leave these off till it warms. Otherwise they will wipe the water all over and it will refreeze all over the windshield.


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By Drew Joseph : August 8, 2014 : Updated: August 8, 2014 9:47am
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SAN ANTONIO — A man died early Friday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle on Interstate 10 on the city's Northwest Side, police said.
The man, who has not been identified, was heading west near De Zavala Road around 12:35 a.m., police said. He lost control of his 2007 Honda Shadow, causing him to crash into a retaining wall and fall off the motorcycle.
The man was then hit by a 2010 Ford Focus, the driver of which couldn't see the man lying on the roadway. The driver stopped and called for help, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident happened in a construction zone and police noted the lighting was poor. Police said the man was wearing dark clothing and was not wearing a helmet.
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We've talked about this before. Whether or not you believe in eating horsemeat isn't the whole issue here. Horse meat is not FDA regulated. No horsemeat is not safe, even the BLM mustangs that are rounded up and sold at auction to kill buyers have been injected with Bute and other possible carcinogens or drugs […] [Read More]


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Instead, Samii, who teaches in the graduate and doctoral international business programs, is interested in his students' opinions and challenges them to come up with their own ideas.
"I use cutting-edge materials and focus on the critical ways that students can build their own conclusions," he says.
A former chief economist for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Samii is an expert on oil and energy. When not in the classroom, he often can be found researching and writing publications about oil and energy, foreign direct investment strategies, risk analysis and management.
"I like to challenge my mind and continuously focus on finding and discovering new things that are unique and not too many people know," he says. "It's exciting for me."
"The faculty at SNHU possess a passion to encourage students to learn," he adds. "This university is dynamic and innovative and it fits in to my idea of what higher education should be. My role is to continuously develop myself through research and bring innovative ideas to the students."


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Newborn Channel (6), available for patients in English and Spanish, featuring information for the new family on topics like breastfeeding, postpartum depression, infant safety and self care information.
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This guy should've been born American.
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That isn't untrue. Wal-mart sells ammo, and so do most sporting-goods stores. In most states, you simply show a driver's license to prove you're old enough to buy it, pay the cashier, and walk out. That's if you want to go to a brick-and-mortar store. Many buy ammo online these days and simply have it shipped to their house via UPS Ground.
- Japan "Needs 3D Printer Ban":
Most people who are aware of the issue here think that 3D printers will be more effective in making magazines and accessories, not firearms or receivers themselves.
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Eat Up
Partner: Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS)
Start Date: March 2011
Duration: July 2011
Eat Up, an Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) solution generator project awarded to Renee Bogin Curtis, explored community food systems within the University EcoDistrict, and analyzed the accessibility and sustainability of healthy food options. The project provides a model for other neighborhoods or districts who are conducting food-based equity and sustainability evaluations.
The Eat Up project had three primary goals:
- Present data gathered through survey research and partner questionnaires in a report for project partners.
- Develop and pilot a survey with student and residential populations in the district to gain preliminary insight into food purchasing trends and to provide a template for future research.
- Create outreach fliers and posters created for district and partner organizations to target local student and senior residential populations, with emphasis on participants in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formally known as food stamps).
During the spring and summer of 2011, staff presented project findings at ISS's 4th Annual Sustainability Celebration, and to the SNAP Outreach Steering Committee. A full report of all data collected and analyzed was distributed to project partners. Piloted surveys and outreach tools will provide templates for future research in or outside the district.
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I love how the Media Storage Pedestal looks! It was everything the write-up said it would be. It came on time. It was completely assembled, which surprised me. The finish is very pretty and fits our decor. It has bunches of storage for cds. We did not fill it up...yay! The door works well. Our 18 month old grandson has yet to figure out how to get in; another plus. Very nice! August 26, 2014
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Venture into an entire world of captivating imagery and learn how to organize and share your best shots with others online. In this course, professional photographer Derrick Story guides you through the popular photo-sharing site Flickr, first introducing the Flickr mobile app, then demonstrating how to set up an account and upload images from your phone or common image editing applications such as iPhoto and Lightroom. Next, find out how to touch up and enhance your photos with the online editor, and make photos searchable with sets and collections and by assigning photos to maps. The course also helps you navigate the Flickr privacy settings and shows how to participate in the Flickr community through comments, contacts, groups, and more.
But we have an image that we've captured with our camera using the Flickr app, and now I'm going to show you the filters. I love the filters, the filters are down here. We also have some image editing tools I'm going to show you in the next movie and those are up here. So wow, I mean, we're really into the fun stuff right now, aren't we? So, I just want to tap on some of these photos just to show you how high the quality is on this. So, we'll start with panda and you get a preview of how the filter will look with the little umbrella picture that it has. Let's go over to Mammoth and they really change the shot, don't they? I sometimes have a hard time deciding what I'm going to use. And it's funny, one filter may be absolutely perfect for one shot. And then you go to a different photograph and you go, oh, no, it's absolutely wrong, I want to use Iguana.
I'll go over here and let's take a look at Aardvark. Now these are high quality filters. Even when I do processing on my iPhone using the Flicker tools, the filters, and the editing tools and then I look on my MacBook Pro Retina display, I'm surprised at how good it looks. These are high-quality image editing tools that do a great job. So, if you capture a good shot, you can do some very nice stuff with it. That one's a little dark and here we are at Orca.
For like this shot, that's completely wrong. It just doesn't work for me at all. And then, Peacock. Chinchilla's kind of neat. Isn't it nice how they do, kind of the old fashioned film frame there, too? And then, Orangutan. That one's not quite right. So now, what I'm going to do is, is I'm going to go back and, I kind of like Mammoth. I thought that was kind of neat. And then, of course, you're sitting there at home going, what? You're crazy. Maybe Iguana. Oh, it's so hard, we'll stick with Iguana for right now. It's fun to put your shots in here, or to take a shot. And you can apply these filters to images that you bring in off your camera roll also.
And then, just look at the different moods you can create by applying these filters. Once you're done, then you just hit the next key right here and it goes to the new step. What I'm going to do though because we still have a little bit more work to do, I'm going to go back to original. And we're going to do a little image editing in the next movie.
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By Rudi WilliamsAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 25, 1999 ABC television correspondent Cokie Roberts kept her audience laughing March 16 with a barrage of anecdotes about women during a "brown bag lunch" at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery.
Roberts, a national news show host and commentator, took her nearly all female audience on a personal and political journey through the diverse roles women have played in American history.
One story involved her mother, former U.S. Rep. Lindy Boggs, now U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. The World War II service of the WASPs (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) was largely ignored, she said, until her mother "spearheaded the effort in Congress in 1977 to pay these pilots their due." Neither allowed to be military pilots nor to fly in combat, the quasi-military WASPs ironically taught men to fly and routinely flew transoceanic deliveries of bombers and other aircraft.
Television debates about women in the military have increased in the last couple of years, Roberts said. "Every time you have a conversation like that, the following week you get a lot of mail," she said. "After one of those sessions, I got a letter that I've tacked to the wall above my desk in my office. It's a facsimile copy of the discharge paper of one 'Frank Deming' from the Union Army in the Civil War.
"It was sent to me by a woman currently serving in the military," she said. "It says Frank Deming had been in the Union Army for a couple of years. He never had any days off and had served well." Deming was discharged because of sex, Roberts remarked. "He" was a she.
"This was a smart woman's way of letting me know that women have been fighting in all of our wars since the revolution," she said. "Of course, you know that very well here, but lots of Americans don't know that.
"I suppose people still learn in school about 'Molly Pitcher' at the Battle of Monmouth, but that's about it," said Roberts. Verification of women's wartime contributions, she noted, "comes through mundane methods of researching pension documents and learning they received military retirement benefits."
In her book, Roberts wrote that since the Revolutionary War, women have been carrying the standards into battle, taking up the weapons of the fallen, braving the bullets to care for the wounded and dying, boldly crossing enemy lines as couriers and scouts, and daringly tricking ciphers and codes out of Redcoat and Rebel, Vichy leader and Viet Cong.
"In the Revolutionary War, women risked their lives riding horses over many miles for several days, crossing rivers in the night, sneaking through enemy territory, swallowing rather than surrendering messages, all getting word to the American troops of British plans of attack," Roberts stated in her book.
The audience roared with laughter when she remarked: "We were particularly good as spies. Spying was basically women's work. The stories of the spies are fabulous. Women riding horseback through the night, through enemy lines. I have this mental picture of their hair flying in the wind."
During the Civil War, some women disguised themselves and fought as men, others went to war as "regimental mascots" and pulled duty as pickets, scouts and raiders, she said. "Several won decorations for their service, others received commissions in the regular Army," Roberts noted.
"There was nothing set up in the Civil War by way of hospitals or any kind of delivery system for packages to soldiers," she said. "Women put that all in place throughout the war. It was in the role of nurses that the military began eventually to admit women officially into the ranks.
"As in all fields, we've come a long way and have a long way to go," Roberts said after her speech. "In terms of women in combat, I completely take my cue from the women who serve in the military. They seem to be of the impression that until women are fully integrated into combat, they will not fully get ahead. If that's the case, then I'm with them."


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When I was a new mom, I worried about things like television and technology. I wondered: How much do I allow? Will my kid become an obsessed couch potato? Now I know better. My son has so much energy, he barely ever even sits on that couch, and he'll choose the great outdoors over TV… [read more]
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GASFRAC Announces Second Quarter 2012 Results
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
GASFRAC Announces Second Quarter 2012 Results17:35 EDT Wednesday, August 08, 2012CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 8, 2012) - GASFRAC Energy Services Inc. (TSX:GFS)Zeke Zeringue, CEO and President commented "Revenue increased 18% to $16.7mm versus $14.2mm in 2011 and while this is significantly below our expectations for the quarter, we feel there were some positive inroads made that will help GASFRAC grow moving forward in Q3 and Q4. Similar to Q2 2011 we had an extended breakup in Canada that was compounded by wet and rainy conditions preventing us from fulfilling our revenue targets for the latter part of the quarter. We weren't able to recommence operations in parts of our Canadian operations until late July. In the US, our major customer, BlackBrush, spent most of Q2 upgrading their field infrastructure and pipeline capacity in order to handle increased production that was created by implementing GASFRAC technology on their San Pedro ranch acreage. Other substantial revenue projects were pushed back to Q3 due to various factors that were out of GASFRAC's control.We are happy to announce that one of those substantial projects was completed in July in the Niobrara Wattenberg field and by all signs so far we are seeing very positive results. Also on a positive note, several of our Canadian customers are seeing far superior results using GASFRAC and have committed additional stimulation programs in 2012. Of the 20 different customers we have completed stimulation treatments for in 2012, 13 have committed additional jobs in 2012 giving us a 65% customer retention rate in North America.Management's goal is to increase utilization on our fleet of fracturing sets through the adoption of GASFRAC's technology. We recognize that, with ongoing uncertainty around oil and natural gas prices, operators are assessing capital budgets and operating procedures. In this context, we have undertaken several initiatives to achieve this goal including hiring additional technical sales and engineering staff for the US, introducing new marketing materials that facilitate enhanced exposure, redefining many operational roles and duties and hiring seasoned hydraulic fracturing veterans to lead and train our crews in order to increase efficiency and quality of jobs performed. We have made a significant commitment to our supply chain and logistics division in order to combat increased pricing pressure we are starting to see in the US. Lastly we are still working diligently on building and growing internal data for all jobs performed in order to significantly shorten the sales cycles with potential customers, particularly in the US.In addition, we plan to deploy our first "Hybrid" spread of equipment with new "Hybrid NGL's" during the fourth quarter. This will help our customers manage their third party costs while increasing our utilization." MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSISJUNE 30, 2012Management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") of the financial condition and the results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 of GASFRAC Energy Services Inc. ("the Company" or the "Company"), together with the accompanying notes. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") including International Accounting Standard ("IAS") 34, "Interim Financial Reporting" as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").Readers should also refer to the "Forward-Looking Statements" legal advisory at the end of this MD&A. This MD&A has been prepared using information that is current to August 8, 2012.All references to dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars. Figures are in '000s except share and per share data or as otherwise noted.Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this MD&A to "we", "us" or "our" mean the Company.BUSINESS OF GASFRACGASFRAC Energy Services Inc. was incorporated on February 13, 2006 in Canada under the Business Corporations Act in the Province of Alberta. The Company is an oil and gas well fracturing company that has developed new technology, the "LPG Fracturing Process", to enable wells to be fractured safely with LPG, more specifically propane and butane. The Company has six wholly-owned subsidiaries, the GASFRAC Energy Services GP Inc., GASFRAC Energy Services Limited Partnership, GASFRAC Luxembourg Finance (a Luxembourg incorporated entity), GASFRAC Energy Services (US) Inc. (a U.S. incorporated entity), GASFRAC US Holdings Inc., and GASFRAC Inc. (a U.S. incorporated entity).COMPARITIVE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATIONFor the three months endedJune 30 2012June 30 2011June 30 2010CAD$CAD$CAD$Revenue16,73414,17013,323Operating expenses21,70415,38010,433Selling, general and administrative expenses5,1643,7012,099EBITDA(1)(10,430)(5,566)439(Loss) Profit for the period(16,949)(7,768)(1,282)(Loss) Earnings per share - basic(0.27)(0.13)(0.04)(Loss) Earnings per share - diluted(0.27)(0.13)(0.04)Weighted average number of shares - basic62,53661,29733,163Total assets307,669283,948278,705Total non-current liabilities41,8151,075548Treatments657063Revenue per treatment257202211(1) Defined under Non-IFRS MeasuresFINANCIAL OVERVIEW - FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDEDJune 30, 2012CanadaU.S.CorporateTotalCAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$Revenue12,0184,71616,734Cost of sales6,81556.7%3,54575.2%10,36061.9%Direct Operating costs7,24860.3%4,09686.9%11,34467.8%Operating expenses14,063117.0%7,641162.0%-21,704129.7%Selling, general and administration2,62921.9%1,05422.3%1,4805,16430.9%Number of revenue days281240Revenue per day429393418June 30, 2011CanadaU.S.CorporateTotalCAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$Revenue12,3221,84814,170Cost of sales7,52961.1%58431.6%8,11357.3%Direct Operating costs5,46644.4%1,80197.5%7,26751.3%Operating expenses12,995105.5%2,385129.1%-15,380108.5%Selling, general and administration2,28818.6%40221.8%1,0113,70126.1%Number of revenue days24832Revenue per day513231443FINANCIAL OVERVIEW - FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDEDJune 30, 2012CanadaU.S.CorporateTotalCAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$Revenue47,39014,313-61,703Cost of sales24,02550.7%9,00662.9%-33,03153.5%Direct Operating costs16,42434.7%7,49252.3%-23,91638.8%Operating expenses40,44985.4%16,498115.3%-56,94792.3%Selling, general and administration6,16213.0%2,07214.5%2,92711,16118.1%Number of revenue days9133124Revenue per day521434498June 30, 2011CanadaU.S.CorporateTotalCAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$Revenue42,7741,848-44,622Cost of sales25,47659.6%59232.0%-26,06858.4%Direct Operating costs12,31828.8%2,561138.6%-14,87933.3%Operating expenses37,79488.4%3,153170.6%-40,94791.8%Selling, general and administration4,78211.2%66636.0%1,9237,37116.5%Number of revenue days90898Revenue per day475231455REVENUERevenue for the quarter increased 18% to $16.7 million from $14.2 million in 2011. Revenue per operating day declined to $418 from $443 in spite of an increased average treatment size of $257 from $202. While revenues improved year over year, results were below our expectations largely due to delays in recommencement of work under the Husky and Blackbrush contracts into July as discussed below. During the quarter, the Company earned revenues from 12 customers with the top three customers accounting for approximately 63% of the Company's revenue (2011 - 65%).Canadian operations:Revenue from the Canadian operations for the quarter was $12.0 million generated from 28 operating days at an average of $429 per operating day as compared to 24 operating days at an average of $513 per day in the second quarter of 2011. Wet conditions throughout the quarter prevented operations in many areas. The most significant impact for our Canadian operations was the delay of recommencement of operations for Husky, due to these wet conditions, from an original early June start date into mid July. Revenue was earned from 4 customers during the quarter with one of these customers representing 32% of the total revenue earned from Canadian operations.U.S. operations:Revenue from the U.S. operations for the quarter were $4.7 million generated from 12 operating days at an average revenue per operating day of $393 as compared to $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2011 from 8 operating days at an average revenue per operating day of $231 . In the US operations under the Blackbrush contract were delayed from a planned early June to July as the customer completed necessary infrastructure. Further, a significant project in the Eagleford was pushed back as the customer reassessed its capital budget upon the decline of commodity prices.OPERATING EXPENSEOperating expense for the quarter increased to $21.7 million (130% of revenue) compared to $15.4 million (108% of revenue) in 2011. Cost of sales was $10.4 million (61.9% of revenue) as compared to $8.1 million (57.3%) of revenue in the second quarter of 2011. The increase in the cost of sales as a percentage of revenue reflects one time product costs incurred in the USA for propane. Direct operating costs increased to $11.3 million in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to $7.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. This increase is comprised of staffing costs of $2.4 million for additional crews, added facility and related costs of $0.8 million for infrastructure for the Husky and Eagle Ford work, and $0.8 million of equipment costs. As at June 30, 2012 the Company had sufficient staffing to man seven sets of equipment as compared to staffing levels for four sets of equipment at June 30, 2011. With approximately 75% of the Company's annual direct operating costs being fixed total operating costs as a percentage of revenue vary significantly with revenue levels.Canadian operations:Operating expenses from the Canadian operations for the quarter were $14.1 million (118% of revenue), compared to the $13.0 million (105% of revenue) incurred in 2011. Cost of sales was $6.8 million (56.7% of revenue) as compared to $7.5 million (61.1%) of revenue in the second quarter of 2011. Direct operating costs increased to $7.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to $5.5 million in the second quarter of 2011. This increase is comprised of staffing costs of $1.2 million for additional crews, added facility and related costs of $0.3 million for infrastructure for the Husky work at Ansell, and $0.2 million of equipment costs. As at June 30, 2012 Canadian operations had sufficient staffing to man four sets of equipment as compared to staffing levels for three sets of equipment at June 30, 2011.U.S. operations:Operating expenses from the U.S. operations was $7.6 million (162% of revenue), compared to the $2.4 million (133% of revenue) incurred in 2011. Cost of sales was $3.5 million (75.2% of revenue) as compared to $0.6 million (31.6%) of revenue in the second quarter of 2011. Direct operating costs increased to $4.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2011. This increase is comprised of staffing costs of $1.2 million for additional crews, and $0.5 million related to added facility and related costs, and $0.6 million of equipment costs. As at June 30, 2012 USA operations had sufficient staffing to man three sets of equipment as compared to staffing levels for one set of equipment at June 30, 2011.SALES, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE ("SG&A") EXPENSESG&A expense were $5.2 million in Q2 of 2012 compared to $6.0 million in Q1 of 2012 and $3.7 million in Q2 2011. The increase over 2011 is primarily due to the hiring of administrative and operations staff to support the growth in both our Canadian and U.S. operations. DEPRECIATION & AMORTIZATIONDepreciation and amortization increased to $6.4 million during Q2 of 2012 from $3.5 million in Q2 of 2011. The increase is due to an increase in operating property and equipment put in place to increase the Company's revenue generation capacity.EBITDAEBITDA for the quarter was a loss of $10.4 million during 2012 compared to a loss of $5.6 million in 2011. The increase in the loss reflects added fixed operating costs of approximately $4.0 million and increased SG&A of $1.4 million offset by the net contribution from increased revenues.LOSS FOR THE QUARTERNet loss was $16.9 million loss for Q2 of 2012 as compared to a $7.8 million loss during 2011. The Company's effective tax rate was 6.77% (2011 - 13.79%) compared to the statutory rate of 25% (2011 - 26.55%). The difference in effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate results largely from certain tax losses not being recognized, at this time, for accounting purposes.OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEOther comprehensive income of $2.0 million represents exchange differences arising from translation of the financial statements of the Company's foreign subsidiaries which have U.S. dollars as their functional currency. During the second quarter of 2012 the Canadian dollar remained steady against the US dollar, however it depreciated 5.7% from 2011, and the net effect was an increase to our net asset position in these subsidiaries in Canadian dollar terms.SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTSSep. 30 2010Dec. 31 2010Mar. 31 2011Jun 30 2011Sep. 30 2011Dec. 31 2011Mar. 31 2012Jun. 30 2012CAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$Revenue26,59041,08730,45214,17057,43759,30444,96916,734(Loss) Profit for the period2,3181,995(2,515)(7,768)5,9111,519(4,926)(16,949)(Loss) Earnings per share - basic0.060.04(0.04)(0.13)0.100.03(0.08)(0.27)(Loss) Earnings per share - diluted0.040.03(0.04)(0.13)0.090.03(0.08)(0.27)EBITDA (1)4,8745,81466(5,566)10,9607,9142,259(10,430)Capital expenditures35,87134,16538,94122,99532,92030,87722,16223,315Working capital (2)41,781118,34679,06949,94633,99828,49127,8948,994Shareholders' equity151,606259,445258,217251,374262,436264,713263,695247,519(1) Defined under Non-IFRS Measures(2) Working capital is defined as current assets less current liabilitiesLIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCESJune 30 2012June 30 2011CAD$CAD$Cash provided by (used in)Operating2546,329Financing activities7,086651Investing activities(22,315)(43,236)(14,975)(36,256)As at June 30, 2012 the Company had $9.0 million of working capital compared to $49.9 million at June 30, 2011. The decrease in working capital is primarily due to the investing in capital assets of $108.3 million during the twelve months since June 30, 2011.As at June 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $8.3 million of capital commitments as part of the 2011 capital program. The Company anticipates being able to fund these capital expenditures through cash on hand, operating cash flows and debt facilities.OPERATINGNet cash generated from operating activities was $0.3 million as compared to $6.3 million in 2011. During 2012 trade and other receivables of $16.6 million were collected, contributing substantially to the cash generated from operating activities.FINANCINGNet cash provided by financing activities for the quarter was $7.1 million compared to $0.7 million provided in 2011. The funds resulted from the utilization of the credit facility of $7.3 million. During 2011 the cash from financing activities was from the exercise of stock options and warrants.The Company has a bank syndication for a $10 million operating facility and a $90 million revolving facility. As at June 30, 2012, based on the financial covenants of the credit facility, the Company may draw up to $41.1 million of the credit facility. The Company is in compliance with all its debt covenants. INVESTINGThe Company invested $22.3 million in property and equipment and intangible assets for the quarter to add revenue producing capacity as compared to $43.2 million in 2011. The expenditures during 2012 represents expenditure on the 2011 capital build of four additional sets and added fluid management capacity. The timing of cash outflows relating to financial liabilities are outlined in the following table:Carrying value at June 30 2012Less than 1 year1 to 3 years4 to 5 yearsGreater than 5 yearsCAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$CAD$Trade payables and accrued liabilities (excluding performance share units and accrued interest on debentures)12,52712,527---Performance share units1,0006903046-Provisions985985---Credit facility7,2671,8175,450--Convertible debentures35,5731,093-34,480-Finance lease obligation2,7859131,872--Operating lease payments11,9551,0993,4372,8944,525Commitment to purchase raw materials68,93568,935---Commitment to purchase plant and equipment8,2688,268---Total149,29596,32711,06337,3804,525ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATESThis MD&A is based on the Company's annual consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Management is required to make assumptions, judgments and estimates in the application of IFRS. The Company's significant accounting policies are described in note 2 of the December 31, 2011 audited consolidated financial statements. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires that certain estimates and judgments be made concerning the reported amount of revenue and expenses and the carrying values of assets and liabilities. These estimates are based on historical experience and management's judgment. Anticipating future events involves uncertainty and, consequently, the estimates used by management in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements may change as future events unfold, additional experience is acquired or the environment in which the Company operates changes. Apart from the key source of estimation uncertainty disclosed below, all key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty made at the end of the last full reporting period were applied consistently for the six months ended June 30, 2012.Valuation of debenture holders' conversion optionIn order to value the debenture holders' conversion option, management had to determine what interest rate a similar debt instrument will carry if it had no conversion privilege. Management reviewed similar issues within the Canadian debt market of unrated entities and concluded that such a similar debt instrument without conversion privilege will carry a 10% coupon interest rate.Also, the Company's option to redeem the debentures before maturity is considered closely related to the host debt instrument and thus not separately valued.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSDuring the period the Company also paid $nil (2011 - $7) in consulting fees to two directors. These transactions were in the normal course of operations and have been measured at exchange amounts.OUTSTANDING SHARE DATACommon SharesWarrantsShare Options###Balance as at January 1, 201160,226,3661,757,5002,746,208Issues / Granted--800,000Issued / Exercised2,172,708(932,500)(1,073,875)Forfeited--(42,333)Balance as at December 31, 201162,399,074825,0002,430,000Issues / Granted--125,000Issued / Exercised156,004-(130,000)Forfeited--(50,000)Balance as at June 30, 201262,555,078825,0002,375,000DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESAn evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in National Instrument 52-109. Based on the evaluation, the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide a reasonable level of assurance over the disclosure of material information, and are effective as of June 30, 2012.INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTINGThe Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") have assessed and evaluated the design and effectiveness of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting as defined in National Instrument 52-109 as at June, 2012. In making this assessment the Company used the criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations ("COSO") in the "Internal Control-Integrated Framework". These criteria are in the areas of control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication and monitoring. The Company's assessment included documentation, evaluation and testing of its internal controls over financial reporting. Based on the evaluation, the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company's internal controls over financial reporting are effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company's financial reporting and its preparation of financial statements are effective as of June 30, 2012. Internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations. Therefore, internal control over financial reporting determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and may not prevent or detect all misstatements.There have been no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2012, which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTSThe Company is not part to any off balance sheet arrangements or transactions.NON-IFRS MEASURESCertain supplementary measures in this MD&A do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed under IFRS and, therefore, are considered non-IFRS measures. These measures have been described and presented in order to provide shareholders and potential investors with additional information regarding the Company's financial results, liquidity and ability to generate funds to finance its operations. These measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities, and are further explained as follows:EBITDA is defined as net income before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-controlling interest. EBITDA is presented because it is frequently used by securities analysts and others for evaluating companies and their ability to service debt.EBITDA was calculated as follows:June 30 2012June 30 2011Net loss(16,949)(7,768)(Deduct) Add back:Interest expense (income) - net1,235(144)Depreciation and amortization6,5153,589Income tax (benefit) expense(1,231)(1,243)EBITDA(10,430)(5,566)OUTLOOKThe North American pressure pumping market has experienced a continued transition from natural gas based activity to activity driven by oil and liquids-rich basins. This change has resulted in decreased margins for natural gas related pressure pumping, particularly in the U.S. During the quarter, the US pressure pumping market continued to experience pricing pressures with real and anticipated excess capacity of pumping equipment and downward pressure on oil prices. While possible over supply of equipment remains a concern, recent adjustments to the capital spending budgets of oilfield service companies indicates that such potential oversupply may be mitigated over a shorter period than normal. GASFRAC's focus remains that of accelerating the adoption of our technology and increasing the utilization of our equipment sets. We believe that the production benefits offered by GASFRAC provide an advantage in this environment and that the major challenge for the Company is more so increasing our market share through succinct demonstration of this benefit than it is the overall market conditions. The key barriers we have encountered impacting the pace of adoption are; demonstration of the cost/benefit, safety considerations, awareness and "inertia". We are addressing each of these areas and expect to see continued progress in the second half of 2012. The key on the cost/benefit side is the collection of production data basin by basin to provide more case studies to potential customers showing the positive impact on production and net present values. In addition, we have undertaken a number of initiatives which will reduce the cost of our service to our customers. These initiatives include equipment configuration and fracturing program design. While safety will always remain a key focus for the Company, the equipment and procedures put in place during 2011 have largely removed this as a barrier for most customers - although education and safety audits will remain part of the sales cycle. Awareness of GASFRAC has increased significantly over the past quarters in the basins we are targeting. Marketing at technical and industry forums as well as one-on-one meetings with key executives at potential customers represent the key actions being taken by GASFRAC to continue to increase awareness of the Company and our technology. By "initeria" we refer to the tendency for operating companies to continue with their current processes in field developments where they have their "manufacturing process" for drilling and completion designed and operating and they are achieving their desired returns. This tendency towards inertia drives GASFRAC to focus more on new field developments or identify opportunities which cause the return in current manufacturing processes to be interrupted - for instance reduction in commodity prices or increases in regulation or costs associated with water fracturing.In our Canadian operations we have seen an increase in customer activity in the third quarter from customers that have previously worked with us. We expect growth in Canadian revenues in the third and fourth quarters of 2012 as weather conditions improve and projects recommence. We will continue to monitor the capital budgets and cash flows of the exploration & production companies in light of recent weaknesses in oil prices. We expect that many companies will construct capital budgets for 2013 within their cash flows rather than adding significantly to their debt positions. As such, both their outlook on commodity prices and realized prices will impact the extent of their capital expenditures in 2013. We expect that any reduction in capital spending by customers will result in pricing pressure as well as reduced activity levels. We also expect that adoption by new customers will be achieved during 2013 as more data becomes available and less robust commodity prices encourage use of more effective technologies.In the U.S. we expect sequential growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2012 as work recommences with Blackbrush in the Eagle Ford and activity commences in the Niobrara. Our focus is on the Eagle Ford, Permian and Niobrara where we have demonstrated positive results with our technology. We recognize that the sales process for our service is technically intensive and have expanded our sales team in the USA adding two sales engineers and a senior fracturing engineer to address this technical focus.The visibility of capital expenditures by Exploration and Production companies into Q4 and 2013 is difficult given the current volatile commodity price conditions and the lack of finalization of capital budget plans by most companies at this time. The extent to which these budgets will impact the willingness of companies to trial and adopt new technologies such as ours is another factor that will impact our growth into 2013. In the near term, we expect that our business development efforts and the pace of adoption will result in revenues for the second half of the year representing two thirds to three quarters of annual revenues.FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTThis document contains certain statements that constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities legislation. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential", "continue", or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only as of the date of this document and we do not undertake to publicly update these forward looking statements except in accordance with applicable securities laws. These forward looking statements include, among other things:expectations that the Company's innovative technology will provide the Company with opportunities to expand the Company's market share in Canada and the U.S.; estimates of additional investment required to complete ongoing capital projects; expectations of securing financing for additional capital expenditures for 2012 and beyond; expectations as to the level of funding available under the Company's credit facility; expectations of the duration of spring break up in Canada in 2012; expectations as to activity levels in North America and that oil and liquids rich gas drilling will offset declines in dry gas drilling; expectations as to volume of work pursuant to long-term contract with Husky; expectations as to capital development programs of major customers; expectations as to the rate of adoption of the Company's technology by E&P companies; expectations as to the number of manned fracturing spreads in Canada and the USA; expectations as to the ability to recruit and train sufficient personnel to meet staffing requirements; assumption that environmental protection requirements will not have a significant impact on the Company's operations or capital budget; expectations as to the Company's future market position in the industry; expectations as to the supply of raw materials; expectations as to the pricing of the Company's services; expectations as to the timing of additional property and equipment in Canada and the USA; expectations as to obtaining long term contracts with customers; expectations of fracturing industry pricing and the pricing of the Company services in North America in 2012 and 2013; expectations of oil and natural gas commodity prices in 2012; expectations of the amount of net fracturing horsepower being added to the North American market in 2012 and its impact on the Company's service prices;These statements are only predictions and are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions, which we believe are reasonable but which may prove to be incorrect and therefore such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified in this document, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, industry activity; effect of market conditions on the demand for the Company's services; the ability to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely manner; the effect of current plans; the timing of capital expenditures and receipt of added equipment operating capacity; future oil and natural gas prices and the ability of the Company to successfully market its services.By its nature, forward-looking information involves numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur. These risks and uncertainties include: changes in drilling activity; fluctuating oil and natural gas prices; general economic conditions; weather conditions; regulatory changes; the successful development and execution of technology; customer acceptance of new technology; the potential of competing technologies by market competitors; the availability of qualified staff, raw materials and property and equipment. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial PositionUnauditedAs at:June 30, 2012Dec 31, 2011CAD$ '000CAD$ '000ASSETSCURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents3,0145,026Trade and other receivables13,09249,206Inventory9,4048,891Prepaid expenses1,8191,178Assets held for sale1,352-TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS28,68164,301NON-CURRENT ASSETSPlant and equipment270,666249,577Intangible assets559500Other assets7,7638,130TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS278,988258,207TOTAL ASSETS307,669322,508LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITYCURRENT LIABILITIESTrade payables and accrued liabilities14,62030,843Provisions985966Current portion of finance lease obligation913832Current portion of credit facility1,8171,849TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES18,33534,490NON-CURRENT LIABILITIESFinance lease obligation1,8722,264Operating lease obligations13-Credit facility5,45020,338Convertible debentures34,480-Deferred tax liability-703TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES41,81523,305TOTAL LIABILITIES60,15057,795CAPITAL & RESERVESShare capital257,805257,235Contributed surplus6,5483,185Foreign currency translation reserve3,5442,796Retained earnings (deficit)(20,378)1,497TOTAL EQUITY247,519264,713TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY307,669322,508Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive LossUnauditedFor the three months endedFor the six months endedJune 30, 2012June 30, 2011June 30, 2012June 30, 2011CAD$ '000CAD$ '000CAD$ '000CAD$ '000REVENUE16,73414,17061,70344,622EXPENDITURESDirect operating costs21,70415,38056,94740,947Selling, general and administrative5,1643,70111,1617,371Share based compensation1995751,6951,622Depreciation, amortization and impairments6,5153,58913,7626,474Finance cost1,252-1,994-Foreign exchange (gain) loss97807118234,93123,32585,63056,596OTHER INCOMEInterest income17144233991714423399LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES(18,180)(9,011)(23,904)(11,575)Income tax benefit1,2311,2432,0291,292LOSS FOR THE PERIOD(16,949)(7,768)(21,875)(10,283)OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)Exchange differences on translating foreign operations1,999(147)748(147)OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)1,999(147)748(147)TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE PERIOD(14,950)(7,915)(21,127)(10,430)LOSS PER SHAREBasic (per share)(0.27)(0.13)(0.35)(0.17)Diluted (per share)(0.27)(0.13)(0.35)(0.17)Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsUnauditedFor the three months endedFor the six months endedJune 30, 2012June 30, 2011June 30, 2012June 30, 2011CAD$ '000CAD$ '000CAD$ '000CAD$ '000CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIESLoss for the period(16,949)(7,768)(21,875)(10,283)Adjusted for:Depreciation and amortization6,4953,58912,2516,474Equity settled share based compensation5323671,057703Impairments20-1,511-Bad debt expense151-461-Finance cost per income statement1,252131,99434Unrealized foreign exchange loss9-5-Taxation per income statement(1,231)(1,243)(2,029)(1,292)(9,721)(5,042)(6,625)(4,364)Net change in non-cash operating working capital10,14811,38429,06519,863Cash generated from operations4276,34222,44015,499Interest paid(173)(13)(411)(34)NET CASH GENERATED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES2546,32922,02915,465CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESPurchases of plant and equipment(15,391)(22,355)(37,379)(61,091)Acquisition of intangible assets(13)(42)(187)(93)Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment and assets held for sale1,765-2,119147Net change in non-cash investing working capital(8,676)(20,839)(11,739)(3,854)NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES(22,315)(43,236)(47,186)(64,891)CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIESProceeds from of common shares issued (net of share issue cost)306514871,915Finance leases(211)-(311)-Credit facility7,267-(14,920)-Convertible debentures issued--37,888-NET CASH GENERATED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES7,08665123,1441,915Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(14,975)(36,256)(2,013)(47,511)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period17,94487,4465,02698,701Effects of exchange rate changes on the balance of cash held in foreign currencies45(147)1(147)CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD3,01451,0433,01451,043The Company will host a conference call on Thursday August 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. MT (11:00 a.m. ET) to discuss the Company's results for the second quarter of 2012.To listen to the webcast of the conference call, please enter: http://www.gowebcasting.com/3577 in your web browser or visit the Investor Information section of our website www.gasfrac.com. To participate in the Q&A session, please call the conference call operator at 1-800-769-8320 or 1-416-695-6622 fifteen minutes prior to the call's start time and ask for "GASFRAC Second Quarter Results Conference Call".A replay of the call will be available until August 17, 2012 by dialing 1-800-408-3053 (North America) or 1-905-694-9451 (outside North America). Playback passcode: 9970594. The Company will also archive the conference on its website at www.gasfrac.com. GASFRAC is an oil and gas service company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, whose primary business is to provide LPG fracturing services to oil and gas companies in Canada and the USA.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Zeke ZeringueGASFRAC Energy Services Inc.Chief Executive firstname.lastname@example.com


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Winter sales begin in the Capital from January 12, 2011 until February 15, 2011.
The Hotel de Latour Maubourg Paris showing the key places to shop during this period:
- Printemps Department Store
The Printemps Departement Store is a large chain of stores known worldwide, located mainly on fashion brands, luxury and beauty. The most famous Printemps department store is located boulevard Haussmann, one of the busiest streets of Paris for shopping.
Le Printemps, 64 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris
- Les Galeries Lafayette
Galeries Lafayette, another inevitable place for fans of shopping is nearby Spring. Temple of fashion in Paris, "Galaf" as Parisians call it will satisfy both cravings that Ms. sir, with many brands such as Paul Smith, Armani, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren …
Les Galeries Lafayette, 40 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris
- Les Champs Élysées
Another unmissable place in Paris to window shop, seen by some as the most beautiful avenue in the world: The Champs Elysees. One of the most internationally known for shopping because of the presence of a large number of internationally renowned brands like: Nike, Virgin, Cartier, Mont Blanc, Louis Vuitton ….
Les Champs Élysées, 75008 Paris
The capital is full of more places to shop like the Bon Marché, the Forum des Halles, Montparnasse …. and many others.
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Father Cantalamessa's Good Friday Homily
"God Manifests His Love for Us"
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 15, 2006 (ZENIT) - Here is a translation of the Good Friday sermon preached in St. Peter's Basilica, before Benedict XVI and the Roman Curia, by Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the Pontifical Household.
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"God Manifests His Love for Us"
1. Christians, be serious in taking action!
"The time is sure to come when people will not accept sound teaching, but their ears will be itching for anything new and they will collect themselves a whole series of teachers according to their own tastes; and then they will shut their ears to the truth and will turn to myths" (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
This word of Scripture -- and in a special way the reference to the itching for anything new -- is being realized in a new and impressive way in our days. While we celebrate here the memory of the passion and death of the Savior, millions of people are seduced by the clever rewriting of ancient legends to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was never crucified. In the United States a best-seller at present is an edition of The Gospel of Thomas, presented as the Gospel that "spares us the crucifixion, makes the resurrection unnecessary, and does not present us with a God named Jesus."[1]
Some years ago, Raymond Brown, the greatest biblical scholar of the Passion, wrote: "It is an embarrassing insight into human nature that the more fantastic the scenario, the more sensational is the promotion it receives and the more intense the faddish interest it attracts. People who would never bother reading a responsible analysis of the traditions about how Jesus was crucified, died, was buried, and rose from the dead are fascinated by the report of some 'new insight' to the effect that he was not crucified or did not die, especially if the subsequent career involved running off with Mary Magdalene to India � These theories demonstrate that in relation to the passion of Jesus, despite the popular maxim, fiction is stranger than fact, and often, intentionally or not, more profitable."[2]
There is much talk about Judas' betrayal, without realizing that it is being repeated. Christ is being sold again, no longer to the leaders of the Sanhedrin for thirty denarii, but to editors and booksellers for billions of denarii. No one will succeed in halting this speculative wave, which instead will flare up with the imminent release of a certain film, but being concerned for years with the history of Ancient Christianity, I feel the duty to call attention to a huge misunderstanding which is at the bottom of all this pseudo-historical literature.
The apocryphal gospels on which they lean are texts that have always been known, in whole or in part, but with which not even the most critical and hostile historians of Christianity ever thought, before today, that history could be made. It would be as if within two centuries an attempt were made to reconstruct a present-day history based on novels written in our age.
The huge misunderstanding is the fact that they use these writings to make them say exactly the opposite of what they intended. They are part of the gnostic literature of the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The gnostic vision -- a mixture of Platonic dualism and Eastern doctrines, cloaked in biblical ideas -- holds that the material world is an illusion, the work of the God of the Old Testament, who is an evil god, or at least inferior; Christ did not die on the cross, because he never assumed, except in appearance, a human body, the latter being unworthy of God (Docetism).
If, according to The Gospel of Judas, of which there has been much talk in recent days, Jesus himself orders the apostle to betray him, it is because, by dying, the divine spirit which was in him would finally be able to liberate itself from involvement of the flesh and re-ascend to heaven. Marriage oriented to births is to be avoided; woman will be saved only if the "feminine principle" (thelus) personified by her, is transformed into the masculine principle, that is, if she ceases to be woman.[3]
The funny thing is that today there are those who believe they see in these writings the exaltation of the feminine principle, of sexuality, of the full and uninhibited enjoyment of this material world, contrary to the official Church which would always have frustrated all this! The same mistake is noted in regard to the doctrine of reincarnation. Present in the Eastern religions as a punishment due to previous faults and as something to which one longs to put an end with all one's might, it is accepted in the West as a wonderful possibility to live and enjoy this world indefinitely.
These are issues that would not merit being addressed in this place and on this day, but we cannot allow the silence of believers to be mistaken for embarrassment and that the good faith (or ...
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4 years ago
I thought it has some wonderful insights and stresses the unconditional love of
god which even would ve forgiven Judas if he had not despaired because He calledhim friend evev at the end which should give us all hope...excellent sermon.
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A truly excellent article. Both Fr. Cantalamessa and Fr Henri Nouwen have been
my mentors through the books they have written, throughout my spiritual journey.
If only everyone read these valid insights we would be living in a different world.
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A compliant head loading mechanism for a thermal printer is disclosed which compliantly loads a thermal print head against a carrier and a receiver mounted on a drum to uniformly apply pressure across the receiver at the nip. The mechanism includes a spring biased pivotably mounted pivot bracket which is moved between load and unload positions and a bracket member which is pivotably mounted on the pivot bracket and which carries the print head.
1. A compliant head loading mechanism for a thermal printer which compliantly loads a thermal print head against a dye carrier and a receiver mounted on a rotatable drum to form a nip comprising:
(a) a cam which rotates in synchronism with said drum;
(b) a pivot bracket pivotable mounted at one end including a cam follower at its opposite end;
(c) latching means which is effective in a first latched condition to latch said pivot bracket in a raised position such that it is prevented from lowering to a loaded position and in a second unlatched condition to permit said pivot bracket to move to such loaded position;
(d) resilient means coupled to said pivot bracket to urge said cam follower into operative relation with said cam which move said pivot bracket between its raised and loaded positions; and
(e) means for pressing the thermal print head against the rotatable drum with a uniform force across the receiver surface including a bracket member pivotably mounted on said pivot bracket, said head being fixed to said bracket member so that as said drum rotates and said pivot bracket is moved to its loaded position, said head is constrained from moving in any direction other than to compliantly load the carrier and receiver against the rotating drum with uniform force across the receiver at the nip.
2. The invention as set forth in claim 1, wherein said latching means includes a solenoid plunger arrangement.
Reference is made to commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 013,989 filed Feb. 17, 1987 to Spath.
The present invention relates to head loading mechanisms for thermal printers.
In a typical thermal printer, a web-type carrier containing a repeating series of spaced frames of different colored heat transferable dyes is spooled on a carrier supply spool. The carrier is paid out from the supply spool and rewound on a take-up spool. The carrier moves through a nip formed between a thermal print head and a dye-absorbing receiver. The receiver is in turn supported by a platen in the form of a drum. The print head engages the dye carrier and presses it against the receiver. The receiver may, for example, be coated paper and the print head is formed of, a plurality of heating elements. When a particular heating element is energized, it produces heat. In the presence of heat and pressure, dye from the carrier is caused to transfer to the receiver. The density or darkness of the printed color dye is a function of the energy delivered from the heating element to the carrier. These types of thermal printers offer the advantages of "true continuous tone" dye density transfer. This result is obtained by varying the energy applied to each heating element, yielding a variable dye density image pixel on the receiver.
The web-type carrier often includes a repeating series of yellow, magenta and cyan dye frames. The carrier is typically formed of a very thin, flexible dye carrying member having a thickness that can be on the order of 1/4 mil. At the beginning of the print cycle, the head must be lifted off the drum to allow a receiver sheet to be wrapped about the drum and advanced under the print head. This pre-printing process requires that the drum turn without the head or carrier being in contact with the drum. To begin printing, the first dye frame, typically yellow, is advanced to a position under the print head. The print head is lowered by a head loading mechanism to apply pressure on the carrier-receiver (media) as the drum turns. The media slides under the print head and the heating elements are selectively energized to form a row of yellow image pixels under the print head. The drum turns to generate successive rows of the yellow pixels of the final image. When the yellow image has been deposited, the head is lifted and the receiver is repositioned for the next color frame of the carrier. During such repositioning, the carrier is moved so that the next dye frame, for example magenta, is positioned under the print head. When the printer is ready for the second dye frame, the head is lowered to re-establish contact with the media, and the next color image is deposited on top of the previous color image in the receiver. The process is repeated for the final color, in this case the cyan dye frame. The three dyes are blended during the deposition process to generate a full-color image. After the three colors of the full-color image have been deposited, the printing process is completed. The head must be lifted again to allow the drum to turn and eject the receiver. The print head must continue to be held up for the next receiver sheet.
The process of applying the print head to the drum must be done in a manner that allows the head to be positioned accurately, repeatedly, and with uniform pressure across the drum to provide a high-quality print. The thermal head linear array of heating elements should be positioned tangent to the drum and centered radially over the drum surface. In addition, the heating elements should be pressed against the platen surface with uniform force across the receiver surface. Because manufactured parts vary from perfect dimensions, a head loading mechanism should be designed to minimize the effect of these dimensional errors on print quality. If this accuracy cannot be built into the head loading mechanism, adjustments must be built in. Such adjustments add to the complexity and expense of the mechanism. The repeatability of the mechanism is guaranteed if the print head returns to the same position after a lift-and-lower cycle. If the print head does not return to the same position for each of the dye frames, the resolution of the image will be degraded.
According, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved thermal print head loading mechanism which accurately positions the print head.
This object is achieved in a thermal printer by a mechanism which compliantly loads a thermal print head against a dye carrier and a receiver mounted on a rotatable drum to form a nip. Such mechanism includes (a) a cam which rotates in synchronism with said drum; (b) a pivot bracket pivotably mounted at one end and including a cam follower at its opposite end; (c) latching means which is effective in a first latched condition to latch the said pivot bracket in a raised position such that it is prevented from lowering to a loaded position and in a second unlatched condition to permit said pivot bracket to move to such loaded position; d) resilient means coupled to the pivot bracket to urge said cam follower into operative relation with said cam which moves said pivot bracket between its raised and loaded positions; and e) a bracket member pivotably mounted on said pivot bracket, said head being fixed to said bracket member so that as said drum rotates and said pivot bracket is moved to its loaded position, said print head is constrained from moving in any direction other than to compliantly load the carrier and receiver against the rotating drum with uniform force across the receiver at the nip.
Some advantages of this mechanism are: the accurate placement of a thermal print head on the media during the printing cycle, and the ability to pivot the thermal print head away from the media and drum allowing access to service or replace some internal components of the printer.
FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a compliant head loading mechanism for supporting and positioning a thermal print head with certain parts not shown to facilitate understanding;
FIGS. 2a and 2b show sectional views on the taken along the lines A--A and B--B respectively of FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3a, 3b, and 3c are schematics showing part of the compliant head loading mechanism in three operating positions as viewed from the side;
FIG. 4 shows parts of the mechanism of FIG. 1 in an assembled fashion; and
FIG. 5 is an isometric showing the mechanism of FIG. 1 in an assembled condition with certain parts not shown to facilitate understanding.
Referring first to FIG. 1, the major components of a compliant head loading mechanism 9 are shown in an exploded view. Mechanism 9 is mounted in a thermal printer. A thermal print head 10 is fixedly mounted by glue or some other fastening means to a thermal head mounting plate 12. A bracket member 14 is aligned to the plate by pins 16 (only two of which are shown). The bracket member 14 has four tabs, 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d, which are folded into an up position. Tabs 14a and 14b have co-axial holes 15 formed in them. Tabs 14c and 14d extend through slots 18 and 20 formed a channel shaped pivot bracket 22 The side walls of the pivot bracket 22 have a cylindrically shaped holes 24 and 26 and slotted holes 27 and 28. Also, pivot bracket 22 has a threaded hole to fixedly mount a cam follower member 30. A pin 32 with an associated spring 34 passes through co-axial cylindrical holes 36 and 38 formed in spaced arms 40 and 42 respectively of a post member 44 and pivotably mounts the pivot bracket 22 on the post member 44. Post member 44 is fixedly secured by screws (not shown) to the chassis of the thermal printer. See FIG. 2a. A pin 46 passes through holes 24 and 26 in the side walls of pivot bracket 22 and holes 15 in tabs 14a and 14b of bracket member 14. A spring 48 cooperates with the pin 46 in a manner described later. This arrangement pivotably mounts the bracket member 14 on the pivot bracket 22. See FIG. 2b. FIG. 5 is an isometric of the mechanism 10 as assembled in a thermal printer. Sections of FIG. 1 are shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b respectively.
FIG. 2a show how the pivot bracket 22 is pivotably mounted on the pin 32. In FIG. 2a, one end of the pin 32 is fixed to a cover member 60, only a small portion of which is shown. Spacers 62 are also mounted on the pin 32 to align the assembled elements. By means of this arrangement, the pivot bracket 22 is pivotably mounted at one end and has its cam follower 30 at its opposite end. The compression spring 34 bears against a retaining ring 50 and a wall of pivot bracket 22. In FIG. 2b, we see the bracket member 14, and the thermal print head 10 (in more detail). Head 10 includes a ceramic portion 10a having heating elements at the point of contact (e.g. the nip), protective shield 10b and a socket 10c for drive electronics for the heating elements. The compression spring 48 bears against a retaining ring 52 and the side wall of pivot bracket 22. Causing tabs 14c and 14d on bracket 14 to register and locate against slotted holes 18 and 20 on backet 22.
Referring now to FIGS. 3a, 3b, and 3c. FIG. 3a shows the pivot bracket 22 is its latched position. FIG. 3b shows the pivot bracket 22 in it raised position, and FIG. 3c shows the pivot bracket 22 in its loaded position. Only certain parts are shown for simplicity. In FIG. 3a the mechanism 9 is (shown) at rest in the latched position after completion of a printing cycle. This position is determined when a molded blade extension formed on cam 66 and extending radially out from its center crosses the optical path of a sensor 69 (see FIG. 5). Sensor 69 is rigidly mounted on the printer chassis. The urging action of spring 70 causes the thermal head pivot bracket 22 to be forceably loaded on the solenoid plunger 74 of a solenoid assembly 80. Feedback from switch 73 confirms proper orientation of pivot bracket 22. With a space maintained between thermal head 10 and drum 72, the web type carrier can be transported without obstruction to position a particular dye colored frame under the thermal print head 10.
The print cycle begins by rotating drum 72 in a clockwise direction. Signals from a microcomputer (not shown) control the operation of a drive motor which engages shaft 68 and attached drum 72 and cam 66 to rotate them in a clockwise direction. As drum shaft 68 rotates, lifting lever 62 which continuously sides on the surface of cam 66, is moved upward against the urging force of spring 70 by the rise profile of cam 66 until it engages follower pin 30. Further rotation of shaft 68 moves pivot bracket 22 along with its component parts upward to its maximum raised position shown in FIG. 3b. Since the lifting lever 62 is pivoted on one end at a position lower than its contact point with cam 66, the lever 62 drives the pivot bracket 22 upward against a locating surface 75 formed on the printer chassis 64. Electronic signals delivered to the drum drive system along the feedback from sensor 69 and a switch 73 assure the thermal head positioning bracket 22 is in the lifted position. The switch 73 is operated by the pivot bracket 22. The pivot bracket 22 is then moved downward until it is at its loaded position. At this position, the follower 30 is spaced from the lifting lever 62. See FIG. 3c.
In one embodiment, the cam 66 and lifting lever 62 actually lifted the pivot bracket 22 in its raised position, one sixteenth of an inch past the solenoid plunger. Since the position of the drum is known from its "home" position by the microcomputer, the solenoid 80 is energized with out the force of spring 70 acting on the plunger 74. During this point of rotation as the pivot bracket 22 moves to its loaded position, the fall profile on cam 66 allows lifting lever 62 to move away from the follower pin 30. This permits the thermal head 10 to be uniformly loaded across the drum surface at the nip by the urging force of spring 70. Its at this point in the printing cycle that the thermal head 10 compresses the dye frame and receiver to the drum 72 allowing sublimation dye transfer to take place.
The raising and lowering movement of the pivot bracket 22 is repeated for each of the three dye frames required to make a continuous color print. To eject the finished receiver out of the printer, the cam 68 continues to rotate in the clockwise (printing) direction permitting the solenoid plunger 74 to move under the pivot bracket 22 preventing it from lowering. This latched position is shown in FIG. 3a. The drum 72 and cam 66 continue to rotate until the trailing edge of the receiver enters an exit chute (not shown) inside the printer chassis. Once in the chute the drum 72 reverses direction to a counterclockwise rotation ejecting and unclamping the receiver. The drum 72 reverses direction back to a clockwise rotation and returns to the home position identified by the sensor crossing described before.
In FIG. 1 and sectional view FIG. 2b, the bracket member 14 along with the print head 10 and the plate 12 are pivotably mounted and spring loaded on shaft 46 fastened to bracket 44. The slotted hole 27 in pivot bracket 22 allows the thermal head mounting bracket 14 to position itself such that tabs 14c and 14d rest against the forward edge of slotted holes 18 and 20. It is important to note that the bracket member 14 has close tolerance locating holes which accept the locating pins 16 of plate 12 to which the thermal head 10 is mounted. The locating pins 16 on plate 12, define the position of the line of heating elements of thermal head 10. The line of heating elements on the thermal head 10 is located with respect to the thermal head pivot bracket 22 and the media nip with a high degree of accuracy. The bracket member 14 with its component parts is fully constrained in all directions except for its ability to rotate about shaft 46. This allows the thermal print head 10 to apply uniform force across the receiver and dye frame at the nip on drum 72.
In similar fashion (as described above) the pivot bracket 22 is pivotably mounted on bracket 44 and loaded on shaft 32 by spring 34. Refer to FIGS. FIGS. 1 and 2a. As the bracket 22 is actuated up and down by the rotation of cam 66, it is held in contact against the locating surface 75 (FIG. 3c) of the printer chassis (described earlier). Clockwise rotation of drum 66 with applied head load from spring 70 during the printing cycle adds to the constraining of pivot bracket 22 against the post member pivot bracket 44 and surface 75.
The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to a certain preferred embodiment thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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