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Two of Batar's main objectives in building the house—which he owns—were controlling costs and building quickly. Only one week passed between sending the architectural construction plans and statistical calculations to the Austrian manufacturing company, where final shop drawings were designed, and the completion of structural assembly on site. The 1,300-square-foot house, built in two days, is made of prefabricated, cross laminated, and glued timber panels.
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Despite its rapid construction, the Photographer's House is an example of slow design, a term that connotes in part a hyper-awareness for a design's social and environmental responsibility. The relationship between the house and the surrounding forest is one that Batar has documented through photography throughout the changing seasons. The sustainable wood house, in a sense, is another depiction of the forest.


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DEAD SEA, Jordan (Reuters) - After midnight on one of Jordan's busiest highways, only the beaming headlights of vehicles driving between the capital Amman and the Dead Sea pierce the gloom.
The highway is lined with street lights as it weaves down from Amman to the valley floor below sea level, but none are switched on. The government can no longer afford the bill.
The resource-poor kingdom, which imports 97 percent of its energy, has in the past two years seen the annual cost of those purchases soar above $5 billion - equivalent to about 15 percent of its gross domestic product - after supplies of cheap Egyptian gas were disrupted by sabotage of a pipeline to Jordan.
Dependent now on costly diesel and fuel oil, Jordan is considering wider electricity rationing and is preparing a hike in electricity prices in June, a politically fraught move in a country which saw street protests last year over fuel subsidy cuts imposed as a condition for a $2 billion IMF loan.
"Energy is the Achilles heel of the Jordanian economy, it's a huge vulnerability for Jordan...the biggest drain on the economy," Nemat Shafik, deputy head of the International Monetary Fund, said during a visit to Jordan last month.
It is not just cost but capacity which the government is struggling to manage.
Jordan's failure to modernize its decades-old oil refinery, which handles 140,000 barrels per day of crude imports but has only a limited ability to refine high-quality diesel, has worsened the crisis, experts say.
Meanwhile, foreign investment in independent power plants, which produce over 60 percent of the country's installed power capacity of 3,300 megawatts, is barely keeping up with a 7 percent annual rise in consumption, experts say. Continued...

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Jumping from the maiden ranks into stakes competition, Andrew Farm's Duveen won an all-out battle in the final furlong by a nose over favored Soldier's Dancer in the $115,500 Palm Beach (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds on the Gulfstream Park turf Saturday.
Tracking the leaders on the hedge for Mark Guidry, Duveen was screaming out for room as the field hit the stretch in the 1 1/8-mile event. Soldier's Dancer, angled four wide to the outside of the field by Cornelio Velasquez, seized a short lead near the furlong pole. But Duveen, after attempting to squeeze between horses, shifted back to the rail and got through on the inside of fading front-runner Storm in May. The dark bay colt by Horse Chestnut--Casanova Storm (Storm Cat) drew even with Soldier's Dancer and inched in front in the final couple of strides for the victory.
Trained by Dale Romans, the Kentucky-bred Duveen broke his maiden by 4 1/4 lengths in his last start, which came on the Gulfstream course at Saturday's distance Feb. 21. After three well-beaten starts to begin his career last season, Duveen woke up in his initial start on turf, finishing a closing second by a neck on the Gulfstream lawn Jan. 3.
Saturday's winning time was 1:47 2/5.
"Even though he just broke his maiden last out, I thought he was up to it," Romans said. "He was a new horse once we got him on turf. We tried to get him on turf a couple times last year, but the races were forced off."
Duveen broke in front but settled back behind Storm in May, who fought his way to the lead with Brainy Benny prompting the pace on the outside. The duo led the seven-horse field that way through fractions of :24, :48 4/5 and 1:12 2/5. Duveen, racing in fourth on the inside of One of the Best, was always close to the pacesetters. After straightening for the stretch Brainy Benny gave way as Soldier's Dancer loomed up on the outside to challenge Storm in May, being urged on by Manoel Cruz. Once Duveen got free, the race came down to those two for a thrilling finish.
"We had a little traffic problem," Guidry said of Duveen's trip. "I went to split horses and they came together, but he accelerated once we had a good clear lane."
Storm in May held on for third, with Brooklyn's Smart taking fourth.
The victory was the second in six starts for Duveen, whose earnings climbed to $92,494. Richard Brodie, Robert Scanlon and James Buckley bred the winner.
Sent off as the second choice, Duveen paid $7, $3.40 and $2.60. Soldier's Dancer, winner of the Tropical Park Derby (gr. IIIT) on the Calder grass Jan. 1, returned $3 and $2.20, completing a $21.20 exacta as the 9-5 choice. Storm in May, switching back to the grass after a sixth-place finish in Gulfstream's Hutcheson (gr. II) three weeks ago, was $2.40 to show.
Brooklyn's Smart was followed by Marshala, One of the Best and Brainy Benny.
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"Our company has grown significantly since 1997, expanding our chicken business and diversifying our portfolio to include beef, pork and prepared foods," said Smith. "And, we expect our business to continue to grow as we serve the needs of our customers. We're currently experiencing our third consecutive year of solid earnings and remain focused on improving our operational efficiencies, adding more value to our products and expanding our international presence."
Tyson Foods' sales today are more than five times what they were in 1997, while the company's overall employment has almost doubled. The company generated sales of $6.4 billion in fiscal 1997 and employed 63,000 people. In fiscal 2011 the company's sales were $32.3 billion and total employment was 115,000.
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I went to see the guys at the bodyshop today to see how the work on my car is progressing
I've got to say, these guys are some kind of wizards!!
Seriously talented wizards!!
I'm so happy with the work they're doing....and I'm so thankful that people on here talked me out of doing this one myself
Now, as happy as I am, we've hit our first stumbling block this morning
Whilst talking me through what they're doing next they mentioned they were going to etch prime the car
I told them I didn't want it etch priming and that I'd prefer it to be epoxy primed
(My decision is based purely on this forum, my knowledge if paints is very limited to say the least)
I asked them why they wanted to use etch instead of epoxy, and whilst they did give me an answer, my limited knowledge has meant I've forgotten what they told me earlier
They mentioned something about paint being pourus, and that if any water is aloud to become trapped it can cause micro blisters
I think they said the etch primer allows the paint to breathe
(I don't know if I misenturpereted this though)
We also spoke about anti stone-chip paint. They said they would etch the underside of the car, then apply the stone-chip, followed by two costs of high-build primer and two or three coats of single stage paint
Whilst I hate the look of stone-chip paint, I understands it's benefits
So, what I'd like to know is.....
Are their reasons to use etch sensible ones, or should I tell them to use epoxy
And what can I ask them to do about the stone-chip appearance?
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How's your fantasy season going? Are you running away with things like Skeet Reese is doing in the Elite Series, or are you hanging in there, counting on a few strong finishes to make your run? Hopefully, you're not languishing near the bottom of your league, struggling to support your allegations that you know the pro game better than your buddies.
Wherever you stand right now, we've got your smart money picks right here. And while they come with no guarantee, they should hold you in pretty good stead at Clarks Hill.
Clarks Hill has been a regular stop for BASS over the past five years or so. The Elite Series has been here three times before, and a tour stop in 2005 featured most of the same anglers.
Word from the water is that the fishing's tough. Boyd Duckett reported in his blog that keepers are few and far between. Even Skeet Reese is supposed to be struggling. The bass are chasing blueback herring, not holding on ledges or creek channels. There's some schooling activity, but not enough to go around, and getting in the mix for the schoolers is likely to only keep an angler in the middle of the pack, not show the way to the winner's circle.
Someone's going to figure them out and take home a big check.
In a tournament that promises to be so tough, it can make a lot of sense to go with some of the locals. They have more experience on this body of water and likely have more options lined up if things don't go well at first.
There are absolutely no guarantees at Clarks Hill. Even the anglers who have won here have struggled mightily in other tournaments. That said, here are 10 pros who are likely to put up solid numbers on Clarks Hill and a couple who just might stumble.
Group A
Skeet Reese — Duh! I'm not jumping off this bandwagon until the wheels come off. Reese is having one of the greatest seasons in BASS history and finished in the top 10 the last two times we were here.
Kevin VanDam — He's going to come around ... and likely soon. My money's on KVD to post another good finish this week. He was fourth here in May of 2008 and probably learned something then that will help him now.
Mike McClelland — If there's an offshore jig bite, expect Big Mac to do well — maybe even win, which he did in 2007. In four tries at Clarks Hill, he's never been worse than 30th. He's the most consistent performer on the lake.
Michael Iaconelli — Ike's record on Clarks Hill has been spotty. His best finish came in 2005, when he was fifth. Nevertheless, in a tough tournament he usually finds a way to do well. He's definitely a short lister.
Other good choices: If you're not sold on the four "A" listers above, you might want to try Aaron Martens (11th here in 2007), Randy Howell (three straight top 30 finishes at the Hill) or Kevin Wirth (generally solid here except for a slip in 2008). They should all make some cuts this weekend.
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Edwin Evers — After a lackluster 2009, Double E is back where he belongs — challenging for an Angler of the Year title. Clarks Hill should keep him in the hunt. He was 19th here in 2007 and third in 2008.
Casey Ashley — Ashley grew up fishing on Clarks Hill and caught his first bass here. In two Elite appearances on the Hill, he was eighth and fifth. With the fishing being tough, he might be due to pick up his second Elite win.
Davy Hite — The two-time AOY grew up north of Clarks Hill, fishing Lake Murray, but he still has lots of experience here and won in 2006. Leave him off your roster at your peril.
Peter Thliveros — He's not having a very good year so far, but Peter T has always performed well at Clarks Hill. He sandwiched an 18th place finish in 2007 between two eighth place finishes in 2006 and 2008. Expect the success to continue.
Other good choices in Group B: Jared Lintner and Fred "Boom-Boom" Roumbanis are two California guys who have adapted well to Clarks Hill. Expect both to make the first cut ... maybe even the cut to 12. Their western success on the Hill just continues that of former Elite pro Mike Reynolds, who won here in 2005.
Group C
Kenyon Hill — He won here last time, but Hill has been very inconsistent. Along with the win (2008) and second place finish (2006), he was 130th (2005) and 72nd (2007). But the bad performances were in March and April. His good finishes both came in May.
John Crews — After a couple of tournaments on the "Do Not Pick" list, Crews has made me a believer. In the last three events on Clarks Hill, he has two top 10 finishes, plus he's fishing really well this year.
Other good choices in Group C: Greg Vinson continues to impress. He desperately wants to fish the postseason at home and knows he can't have a letdown. Jason Quinn has had two top 15 finishes here in his last three tries.
That's who's you should put on your team. But there are just as many anglers out there that you should avoid ... at least when it comes to Clarks Hill. You may want to resist the urge to pick one of these guys for your fantasy team:
Takahiro Omori — The 2004 Bassmaster Classic champ is on the bubble to qualify for 2011, so he'll be giving it his all. Unfortunately for Tak, he struggles on Clarks Hill. In his last four tries, his best finish is 51st.
John Murray — Clarks Hill has been no friend to the affable Arizonian. His best finish in the last four events was 51st in 2007, and word from the water is that he's struggling in practice.
How's your fantasy season going? Are you running away with things like Skeet Reese is doing in the Elite Series, or are you hanging in there, counting on a few strong finishes to make your run? Hopefully, you're not languishing near the bottom of your league, struggling to support your allegations that you know the pro game better than your buddies.


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Bars, Clubs, Discos and Night Clubs in Tijuana Mexico
Tijuana has long been a popular area for college student who travel here to drink. The legal drinking age in Tijuana is 18. On almost any weekend night the Tijuana bars are packed with college students who come down from San Diego and L.A. The most popular area for bars in Tijuana is all along Avenida Revolucion, which is dotted with several bars nightclubs and discos. The bars located on Revolucion are geared to attract tourists. There are always waiters standing in front of the bars enticing tourist by offering a free shot of tequila or a free beer, it can get quite anoying at times. Tijuana is also is a big party spot during spring break. The bars to check during spring break are all the bars on Revolucion Ave. These bars get completely packed with thousands of college students looking to blow off steam. If you get off the main street a little ways there are plenty of nice night clubs that do not have the touristic hassle. The directory below is a list of nightlife, places to drink, bars, discos and Nightclubs in Tijuana Baja California Mexico.
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Popular Three level open air dance club with pumping music and DJ on weekends. During the day enjoy a beer on the outdoor patios. Was once called Escape Club. Located on Revelucion Ave near Club Safari.
Coko Bongo
Mega club, including table service and foam parties. Watch dancing and sports on several plaza TV's and enjoy a cold beer on one of the open terraces. Located Ave. Revolucion
Betwen 8th and 9th Streets in Tijuana. Tel: (664) 638-7353
Safari Club
Popular club and disco with DJ and live music. Really only bsuy on weekends when all the college kids head to Tijuana. Safari Club offend offer all you can drink nights. Located on Revelucion Ave near Club Mystere.
Tangaloo Club
In 2001 seeking to innovate the nightlife of the city in Tijuana, Tangaloo Club opened. Offering mega club features like DJ's, live music and even comedic shows. Located Av. Monterrey 3215. Tel: (664) 681-8091
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Teh Rock formally known as Baby Rock, includes DJ's, lights and pyrotechnics with house music playing all night long. Baby Rock in Tijuana is an upscale nightclub that offers Table service. Located Diego Rivera #1482 Zona Rio


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All of this movement with catchers from Rochester to Minnesota could be seen as having a greater impact on some of the individual players at the minor league level. There are many young pitchers that compose the starting rotation and the bullpen of the Red Wings. Not having consistency at the catching position can be a hinderance to the young pitching arms in the minors.
The pitcher and catcher relationship can be something that a player relies on when he is on the mound. The more a pitcher and catcher work together, the easier it is for a catcher to call a game. If a pitcher and catcher work together long enough, they can anticipate what the other is thinking and execute the game plan accordingly.
Let's take a look at an example from the Rochester Red Wings. Kyle Gibson, the top pitching prospect in the Twins organization, has made five starts for the Rochester Red Wings. He had a rough couple of starts while he got stretched out, but his last three starts have been fairly good. He took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of one of those starts. Here is how the catchers have lined up on the days that Gibson took the mound.
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April 9: Rene Rivera
April 14: Rene Rivera
April 21: Rene Rivera
April 26: Danny Lehmann
May 1: Danny Lehmann
The player that has caught Gibson the most, Rivera, is now wearing a major league jersey. Lehmann, who has been catching the most recent games of Gibson, will be sharing time with Steve Holm. This weekend Holm could become the third catcher to be behind the plate for a Gibson start. That is a lot of catchers to get to know in only the sixth start of the year. Especially when some of those catchers have been spending time at the MLB level.
Overall, these players are professionals and they need to be able to adjust to the catcher that is in the line-up on the day that they are slated to start. The Twins will be suiting up the fourth catcher at the big league level during the up-coming Boston series. Injuries happen and they will continue to be part of the game. It would just be nice to get some more consistency for the young arms in the minor league system.
Some of these pitchers are a vital part of the future for the organization. Let's hope all the internal movement does not stunt their growth.


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BOSTON -- I was sitting in a hotel bar outside Boston this past weekend when the bartender handed me a pair of menus, one for the regular restaurant fare, the other for a $33 prix fixe featuring, among other entrées, roasted Gulf of Maine silver hake and a "Chou Croute Garnie" (sauerkraut, smoked pork chop, strasbourg sausages, boiled new potatoes).
"Our Dine Out Boston menu," the bartender offered.
"Oh," I asked, "is that like Restaurant Week?"
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"Now it's called Dine Out Boston?"
Yes, the local Restaurant Week – which hasn't been a single week for years, in just about any city – is now called Dine Out Boston. The idea has followed the inevitable trajectory of many great trends, from novelty to broad embrace to backlash to reinvention.
Most cities are still wallowing in that third stage. Here's Business Insider on "why New York foodies hate Restaurant Week." TIME more sweepingly concluded last year that restaurants from Atlantic City to Toledo hate it. The Washington City Paper wondered this winter whether the whole idea was a rip-off. Here, meanwhile, are your local Restaurant Week takedowns in Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, and Denver.
The complaints are pretty consistent. Restaurant Week occurs too often and lasts too long. It brings out "amateur eaters" who tip poorly, crowd out regular customers, and seldom return beyond deal season. Restaurants give them small portions, boring menus, and the cheapest cuts of meat. Worst of all, the strict price points spoil all the fun: The white table-cloth restaurants can't figure out how to get in three good courses under $38, while the kinds of places that normally sell $12 burgers could never offer a "deal" at that price anyway.
"We had a significant number of our restaurants – a hundred of them easily – that could not really come up with real value when we set the price points ourselves," says Pat Moscaritolo, the president and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, which has run Restaurant Week in town since 2001. "If you're not giving them real value, not only are you not making them customers for life, they're going to go to your present customers and tell them 'don't come back.'"
So Boston re-imagined the basic economics of the promotion and rebranded it this year, a strategy further designed to support the city's push to become a "culinary destination" ("I hate when people say Beantown!" Moscaritolo says. "It's just a personal thing I don't like. 'Oh yeah, great! Banked beans – in Boston!'"). Now the event is trying to sever ties with both the local boredom over Restaurant Week and the bland national name. "Dine Out Boston," if nothing else, also ditches the false pretense that this thing lasts just one week.
In the spirit of copying good ideas – Moscaritolo believes Boston originally borrowed Restaurant Week from New York – other cities will no doubt now be tempted to do what Boston has done, improving on the concept while killing off the name. There is still something worthwhile, after all, to the economic-development exercise of introducing new chefs and diners en masse, even in the era of ubiquitous daily deals.
Boston's revamped version includes three price points for dinner ($28, $33, or $38) and lunch ($15, $20, or $25), with some people calling for even more variety. That at least opens the field a little wider. One rogue neighborhood in town is still sticking to the old Restaurant Week model. But Moscaritolo says 190 restaurants in the region participated in the first Dine Out Boston. That's down from last year, but he figures many restaurateurs were waiting to see what would happen.
Now if other cities are watching, too, they at least can't replicate the new name to exhaustion. "Well," Moscaritolo says, "they could do Dine Out DC in Washington. Or DC Dines Out."


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Mark Lyons' only season at Arizona has become one to remember.
Lyons, a graduate transfer from Xavier last summer, scored 27 points to lead the Wildcats to a 74-51 victory over Harvard in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena.
"My teammates got me great shots," said Lyons, who made 12 of 17 field-goal attempts. "It wasn't individual plays that got me shots. It was drive-and-kicks, back screens, back-screen lobs and ... great passes. My teammates got me the ball in the right position, and I was able to make shots."
Lyons started quickly, scoring five points in the opening 41/2 minutes.
"Mark is filled with confidence and, when he gets his confidence going, it's contagious on our entire team," said coach Sean Miller.
According to Miller, this is fourth time a team with Lyons as a member has reached the Sweet 16.
As a partial-qualifier, he didn't play in his first season at Xavier, but he practiced every day and the Musketeers advanced.
Once he got on the court, Lyons helped two more Xavier teams to the Sweet 16 before transferring to Arizona for his last year of eligibility.
"I think it's remarkable," Miller said. "Really, it shows you the [big] games really brings out the best in him."
The tooth hurts
Harvard freshman point guard Siyani Chambers was hit in the mouth 57 seconds into the second half and lost a tooth.
While officials reviewed the play, Arizona's Kevin Parrom had his right elbow treated by team trainers in front of the Wildcat bench.
No foul was called on the play and, after leaving the game briefly, Chambers returned. He finished with a team-high 10 points.
What happened?
"I don't know," Chambers said. "I got a rebound, kicked it out and was going up the court for a fast break. I saw Christian [Webster] on the wing and tried to throw it to him. I went up in the air, came down and before I knew it my tooth was out."


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Love it. Great pics. Warms my heart to see all the happy faces. Happy Holidays. I'm spending my Christmas Eve on the boat.
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I read the title and I thought of the "Santa Ship" that makes the rounds of the San Juan and Gulf Islands each year. Not really a maritime story, but pretty unique. The Bellingham Lions Club charters a big boat and a group of about 50+ get all costumed up and they travel around the islands, stopping at several places each day letting the island kids get to sit on Santa's lap and giving presents, balloons, etc. Most of the kids wouldn't have a chance to see Santa otherwise, and it's pretty special to see this big boat arrive with Christmas carols blasting out the speakers and Santa and Mrs. Claus out on the bow waving. I'm not sure why they stop at our island since there are so few of us here and usually only a couple of kids, it might have something to do with the HUGE hot feast we have waiting for them (this year there were two turkeys, a ham, and two big picnic tables full of everything from smoked salmom, local prawns, homemade chocolates and about a dozen desserts. Some exceptional cooks here). My grandson, who just turned three last week was the only kid here this year so he of course was the star of the whole thing and is absolutely sure that the "Santa Ship" just came to see him. It's really special and the whole island (all 20 +- of us) looks forward to it each year. Here are some pics.
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Nice post! Thanks for bringing the shipwreck and story to my attention.
Merry Christmas to another Grand Rapids sailor,
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Great blog... nice, appropriate story for the season. Interesting how the wreck looks simply 'put there'...
The Christmas Tree Ship
Just thought I'd share one of my favorite maritime Christmas stories...
By November 22, 1912, Captain Schuennemann and his crew of lumberjack-sailors had loaded around 5,500 trees aboard the 123 foot three-masted schooner Rouse Simmons, better known as the Christmas Tree Ship. They were in Thompson Harbor near Manistique, Michigan in northern Lake Michigan. Several other ships in the area were postponing the sail down Lake Michigan because of stormy weather. Captain Schuennemann must have thought carefully about his departure window. Interestingly, some of the crew also had thoughts about the timing of the departure. Several claimed to have seen rats leaving the Rouse Simmons recently, which is a bad omen obvious to even non-sailors. Others may have been put off by the plan to leave on November 22 a Friday. Read the rest of the story here.
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Steroids in Baseball
Published February 21st, 2008
By Gavin Johnson, WCJB TV20 News
Baseball players are getting ready to come to the plate for another season. But it comes at a time when many players are being accused of using performance enhancing drugs..
89 current and former players were identified as using "human growth hormone" in a special report that was released in mid-december. Many say that number could increase.
WCJB's Gavin Johnson joins us, to tell us how the negative attention is affecting high school baseball teams in our area.
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New York received no federal monies and just a small amount of state aid for education.
These men are drawing good salaries from the municipality and are not the objects of state aid.
In some of the schools, as in Maryland and Pennsylvania, there is state aid to a small extent.
It shows that state aid for education was sought in those early days.
state aid to non-vested schools was withdrawn as from 31st December, 1880.
Jefferson is the only county in Eastern Oregon that has not applied for state aid in some form.
And so what is known as the "state aid" plan has become popular.
Leo's career and fall illustrate the futility of the principle of "state aid" in the reform program.
China: state aid to steamship companies; subsidies to ship-yards.
This result has been due to the combination of private generosity and state aid which is characteristic of our country.


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Ironic, I'm pretty much cross shopping B6 S4s and 05-06 MCSs for myself recently but have been slowly talking myself in to the MCS thanks to poor mpg in the S4. Looking forwards to seeing the photos. Good luck with the sale!
Sorry for the delay on the photos, I've been traveling.
Car is filthy from all the rain we had yesterday, but I'm still going to try to take some pictures tonight.
Crappy phone pics added. Wish I had some time to shoot the car with a real camera in sunlight, Moro Blue is an awesome color with the metallic flakes.
Price drop to $14,900.
While I would like to sell this car, I'm not dying to get rid of it. If you only have $11k, please do not PM me offering $11k.
is it a 6sp manual?
Do you have any interior pics?
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Very nice, thanks.
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01.5 Audi S4 Avant
93 VW Corrado VR6 (3.0L)
08 MCS with 40k miles...
Lot of interest but no one has shown up with cash.
Timing chain service done...? Compression tests..?
Per Audi, there is no scheduled timing chain service. The chains make zero noise at startup and the oil has been changed religiously every 3500 miles with synthetic so there shouldn't be anything to worry about with my car.
If you would like to have a PPI done, feel free to contact me.
Sorry, going to have to pass on the wagon.
Interested in turbo'd R32's?
Really looking to sell at this point and put some cash back in my pocket, but appreciate the offer.
No problem, i'm just looking to build a small S4 collection


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Who is this bad boy? Oh just another top end BlackBerry 'leaked' from the jelly walls of RIM HQ...
Allegedly called the 'BlackBerry 9630 Niagara' (in which case that is what it will be called as all BlackBerry leaks end up being on the money), it looks like an exciting successor to the excellent Curve 8900.
According to reports from CrackBerry, the new model will see 3G added this time around plus the gorgeous 480 x 360 pixel display and GPS maintained. That said, the sadly disappointing 3.2MP camera is sticking around too and talk is WiFi could well be dropped - a daft Storm mistake that surely RIM is too smart to repeat again?!
No word on a launch date as yet, but this doesn't look too distant future in my eyes and it should be turning up on both sides of the Atlantic fairly soon.
So we get a sequel to the Curve 8900 in super quick time and not a sausage on a rather more urgent Storm 2.0. Hmmmn, let's see how long RIM is able to sit still on that inevitable touchscreen second attempt once Apple reveals its iPhone OS 3.0 details later today...
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Do display thumbnail of items with script "gfeedfetcher" Is possible?
i want to show TF new items by rss feed reader on my site, but i can't display thumbnail of items only display title, description and date. There are no thumbnails. There are some images in some of the long descriptions. Do there is a way to display the thumbnail?
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As far as I know, there are no thumbnails included in the marketplaces RSS feeds.
You can use the Envato API for such purposes, but note that some sets in there will not have the large thumbnail.
in this url: http://jsfiddle.net/brandalist/wxWAz/
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Commercial property currently in operation on the ground floor located on the main avenue of Altafulla. The home is connected to a basement that can be used as a storage or wine cellar.
The house has a separate access for the upper floors, but is a single unit with the comercial shop.
The house has 4 floors with sea views. It's a unique opportunity to have the home and business or for investors who wish to rent.
On the main avenue that crosses Altafulla, midway between the Castle and the beach is located this property with many possibilities.
Its location is ideal to open any business; It is located in front of the post office and local pólice. Strategic place where you will enjoy high visibility. The bus station and municipal car park is located 50 meters.
From the upper terrace we can see entire coastline of the Altafulla.
Altafulla forms part of the Costa Dorada yet has its own unique character. A quiet town by nature, it is ideal for families, with services tailored to the needs of increasingly demanding and knowledgeable tourists who understand how to appreciate the cultural, scenic, gastronomic and sporting attractions of tourist destinations.
Altafulla is a well-maintained town that takes care of its protected surroundings and enjoys a warm, mild climate.
Culture, high-quality services, a beautiful natural setting and a hospitable people are all highlights of a tourist destination that complement Altafulla's main attractions: the people, the beach and the sun.
The short distances to fascinating cities and sights such as Barcelona, the Roman remains in Tarragona, Port Aventura park, the Ebro Delta, the Cistercian Monastery route, gastronomic itineraries and the nice wines and cavas of the Priorat, Penedes, and Terra Alta regions all combine to make Altafulla the starting and finishing point of a whole variety of tours for getting a greater insight into this corner of Catalonia. In 1998, the town was declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest by the Catalan government. Two years later, in 2000, UNESCO declared the Roman villa of Els Munts a World Heritage Site.
Availability upon agreement.
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Whoopi Goldberg defended everyone's right to be perpetually offended on The View yesterday, shutting down TheBlaze's Will Cain's arguments against her with, "That is spoken like a true white guy."
Things got testy when The Blaze's Will Cain, a guest host, said, "We elevate words to the most harmful thing in society. How dare you say something that could offend somebody How dare you say something that hurts my feelings?" Cain said, commenting on a Russell Brand quote where he compared ISIS to FOX News.
"Why have we gone to this place where words are the worst thing in the world?"
"Let me tell you why," Whoopi Goldberg said. "Because we have a history of utilizing words to harm people and hurt people. And the people who have been on the other side of it, I think are at the point where they're saying, this is not okay anymore. Cause at some point we have to all grow up."
"And verbal abuse is sometimes worse than physical abuse," chimed in one host.
"There was a time when 'sticks and stones can break my bones but your words cannot hurt me' -" Cain said.
"But, that's not true..." the ladies protested, apparently arguing for the right to be forever offended.
"I don't believe in that saying one bit," said Sherri Shepherd. "Words do hurt you. Labels can hurt you."
"That's the whole point," Cain said. "You've got to be bigger than words."
Goldberg shot back:
"What you can do is say 'You know what, don't use that Redskin thing anymore. I'm not comfortable with it.' 'Don't say this word, cause I don't like it.' 'I'm Irish, and I don't like it...' Any one of these groups has the absolute right to say 'this has been harmful, this has hurt my parents, this has hurt my grandparents and don't use it anymore or you're gonna hear about it, or use it and don't be surprised if people are pissed.'"
"We'll all be out of business," said Cain. "Everybody's offended all the time, from the Fighting Irish, to the Redskins..." at this point the audience began to cheer.
"That is spoken like a true white guy," said Goldberg angrily.
"Maybe," said Cain shrugging. "That's what I am."
"That is spoken like a true white guy," she repeated. "And I don't mean it in a bad way."
Cain concluded his thoughts with: "My argument is not that there's no such thing as offensive words. It's how do you react to them. You don't shut people up because you disagree or someone said something offensive, you roll on with your life."


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Stink lizards
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Stink lizards are animals sold by the pet store clerk at Joe's Ark Pet Store. They can be bought for 1 dollar each. There are approximately 500 sold. Fry considered buying a lizard as an Xmas present for Leela, but he decided to buy a parrot instead. [2ACV04]
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Pet store clerk: The lizards are a buck each, the parrot is $500.
[Fry whistles.]
Fry: That's a hell of a good parrot. Although, I could get 500 lizards for the same price. Girls like swarms of lizards, right?
Pet store clerk: Sir, the store is closing in two minutes.
Fry: Alright, I'll take the 500 lizards. No, wait, yes. No. Yes. Yes. Yes! The parrot!
[After Leela saves Fry.]
Fry: Leela! Oh, my God! You saved my life. I am gonna get you so many lizards!


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"Let's stop the hypocrisy -- let's just stop doing these matches. We cannot tolerate our Marseillaise being jeered." -- Bernard Laporte, the
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Google Now, which automatically hands you information you can use when you need it. For example, you could wake up in the morning to find commute times, the local weather and your local teams' results all ready for your perusal. The video also shows the expandable notifications available with Android 4.1. Displayed on the video are the Google Play widgets which allow you quick access to your tunes, Videos and books and will even make recommendations on what titles to purchase.
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v10 ford
looking at buying used motor home with v10 ford, what is the word out ther re these engines. i hear great things frome the seller any help greatly aprecieated cliff.
i hope your pockets are deep for gas...cause even in a pickup truck those things did horrible... i think you may be counting gallons per mile
You see them in a lot of the rental motorhomes.................
I don't know anything about them, but if they use them in rentals, they must be fairly reliable......mileage........???????????
I'm on my second V10 the first was in a Crew Cab 2X4 I got 14.7 MPG on the hyw and it would out tow my 7.3 coming and going. I now have an Excursion 4X4 with 4:30 gears and again love it. I get 14 MPG on the HWY. I have 100K miles on this motor and it has seen the shop once for a coil. By far the best motor I have ever had.
V-10 Ford
Read an article in Hot Rod a year or two ago about a fellow dropped one in a late model Crown Vic. It was a real screaming demon, up to about 85-90 mph. Seems there was some kind of MPH governor built into the computer and he was trying to work on bypassing or eliminating the governor.
I saw that car and some Mustangs with V10's pretty sweet. All V10's come from trucks and all Ford trucks have a 99MPH limiter but any chip programer will eliminate that.
i have a 2000 excursion 4x4 with 3.73 gears with a v10 and i love it. I have 92000 miles on it now and have not done a thing to it except normal maint. Going back and forth to work with the cruise set at 85 mph i show 13.1 mpg on the overhead computer. the best i have seen is with the cruise set at 65 where the computer showed 16.3 mpg. I have had several f350 4 door 4x4 with diesels in them with 410 gears. They would get between 16-18 mpg. So to me the initial cost, maint, and fuel bill would make the v10 a better choice.
Not sure how the v10 would be on a larger motor home, but on my excursion im very happy
Had one in an E350 a few years back, it would pass anything but a gas station.... 11 mpg but performance was great.
I had a 7.3 diesel a year after and got 14 mpg, about 8 or 9 when towing though.... but that was a 7000 pound boat on a 2000 pound trailer. It would easily go 80 uphill on the WV turnpike.....
I liked em both but the V10 is more convenient and quieter. Saw the factory built V10 Mustang prototype, it's a great car.
The mustang had a 351 boss v10. it was a custom built block with 5.4 internals and a set of cnc machined 4.6 dohc heads. not the same as the truck motor.
They used a truck block which uses the 5.4 pistons and rods, they used a DOHC head from the Cobra. Yes it was modded and hotrodded but it started life as the truck V10.
I own an 02 f250 v10. It has been troublefree and it will haul a--. No load @ 65 gets about 14 MPG but it dosnt like town. As to the v10 Mustang it was a oneoff smallblock (4.6) by SVT. The truck block wouldnt fit in a stang.
My dad has one in his Bounder. I will see what the mileage is like in it. We load up and take it to the races,that is why he bought it. Me,my wife and son,Him and mom,my brother and his son pile in and go have fun. He is about to trade itt in on a Holiday Rambler with the Cummins pusher style engine. No problems encountered with the engine and it has been all over.
Sorry to take so long on this. Just got off the phone. The V-10 Triton in the Bounder,on a good flat pull,A/C on,at the posted speed limit,which is as fast as he drives it. He said expect about 8 MPG out of it.The posted speed limit on most interstaes is 65MPH,and that is what he is going by. I know some places post a speed limit of 75 MPH,but think there is a weight limit on that speed. Hope that helps you out in your decision.
What type are you looking at?? The bounder is nice,but I noticed that in heay construction zones,it will rattle pretty loudly. Probably since it is not air ride.
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Aw, c'mon, Wine.Woot, you're gonna make me do math now?
5 2011 Viogniers plus 1 2012 Picpoul equals x hours of drinking pleasure. Believe us, that's one equation you'll have a great time solving.
Aught-eleven wasn't the easiest year for growing Viognier in Calaveras County, but what the soil did yield was superlative, as captured in this Twisted Oak number. Lychee, almond blossom, citrus, and (yes) apricot wrestle for dominance on your nose and palate until a crisp acidity wades into the fray to break it up.
The following year's Twisted Oak Picpoul brings a - what? You've never heard of Picpoul? Then you'll have some excellent fodder for one-upping your wine pals when you get to know this lemongrass-and-jasmine-and-honeydew-splashed stunner. Just don't go too far and refuse to tell them where you got it, OK?


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Odyssey Charter gets approval to begin development
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Idaho Public Charter School Commission gave Odyssey Charter approval to move forward with development after being rejected on Monday.
The mission for Odyssey Charter School is to provide a hands-on, active and personal education.
Co-founder, Carl Peterson, a former teacher and father of eight, wanted to offer a choice to parents when it comes to educating their children.
"We have lots of restaurants and stores and you're able to pick what you want and what would serve your purpose best, but an education, we haven't had that same choice," said Peterson.
Peterson said the traditional style of education with standardized tests and textbooks is not the optimal way for students to learn.
"We take kids when they have more energy than they'll ever have for the rest of their lives and we make them sit down and be quiet and that's very against their nature at this age," said Peterson.
Students at Odyssey Charter will be taught a curriculum centered around project-based learning.
"They would do a presentation or project to show what they've learned rather than taking a test. A lot of it is to get them up and moving and discussing and thinking," said Peterson.
Students at Odyssey Charter will still be required to pass all state standardized tests.
Odyssey Charter is set to open in District 91, but because it's a charter school, students from nearby cities can attend without being restricted by boundaries.
The school will be a secondary school for grades 6-12. Peterson urges those interesting in enrolling to visit the website http://ocsidaho.org/ and sign up in the "Join Our Contact List." Enrollment packets will be made available online at the end of January.
Charter schools are funded by the state board of education. Odyssey Charter will be a tuition-free school.


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Panache Desai: Message of Love
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Panache Desai is a contemporary spiritual master and inspirational visionary whose gift of spiritual awakening has drawn thousands of people from all over the world. He acts as a direct line between divine consciousness and helps people of all nationalities, religious beliefs, and faiths to transform our lives by empowering us to free ourselves of pain, suffering, sadness, and self-limiting beliefs.
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text: So while loseing some wait off my car i noticed there was a switch in my glovebox. A silver metal one. i switched it the other way to figure out what it could be and tried everything in my car. not for alarm, radio, turbo timer, dvd player or the tv's. not even the daytime running lights, thats what i thought it was for when i searched but nope. just wondering if it was stock or not. When u open the glovebox its on the right top side when its down. i dont have a clue.


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With a stay at Cambria hotel & suites Akron - Canton Airport in Uniontown, you'll be near the airport and close to MAPS Air Museum. This hotel is within the vicinity of Harry London Chocolate Factory and Firestone Country Club.
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text: I plan on doing a 2.0 MK3 ABA motor swap into the bay of my 88 Cabriolet and want to put the entire motor into it. Later on down the road I want to turbo it too. I don't want to be messing with the fuel system and finding parts for the motor which is in pieces. I know I want to do a CE2 swap and would like some info on that. What harnesses do I need? How exactly do I accomplish this swap? I've read lots of threads and haven't quiet got a straight answer. Also want to know if I have to use the 8v tranny I have or if I can use the mk3 tranny. I'm just mostly concerned about the CE2 swap. Seems like I need to get a late mk2 CE2 wiring harness with the fusebox and the motor harness ECU and motor. That's all I have gotten out of reading. I don't want to run megasquirt. Any help is appreciated guys.


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Poet Javier Sicilia leads 150,000 in march against Mexican drug violence
In a report on Mexican poet Javier Sicilia's three-day "silent march" from Cuernavaca to the Mexican capitol that began last Thursday, CNN looks at how the well known literary figure turned activist after the death of his 24-year-old son in March. Found with six others who had apparently died of suffocation after being wrapped with masking tape and left inside a car, his son's death fit the pattern of drug-trade related killings in Mexico — killings designed to send a message to the government to cease its "war on drugs." In these killings, the choice of victim is often arbitrary, something that instills even more fear in the ordinary people caught between the cartels and the police. Since 2006, these "messages" have claimed the lives of more than 34,600 people.
Sicilia's goal is to move the government to action, calling for citizens to take to the streets and for the resignation of officials in Cuernavaca and the state of Morelos. But he is doing this for more than to bring justice for his son. While his family's tragedy was high profile, Sicilia's movement is about putting the faces and names on all of the victims, not just the ones who make the news: "There are many dead, and there is much pain. … These citizens have the same dignity as my son." Along the stretch between Cuernavaca and Mexico City, marchers placed plaques in honor of the dead. Police estimate that more than 150,00 marched with Sicilia at some point in his journey, according to the New York Times.
Sicilia first made his commitment known less than a week after his son's death, when he read what would be his last poem.
"The world is no longer dignified enough for words," he said, according to the state-run Notimex news agency.
"This is my last poem, I cannot write more poetry," he concluded. "Poetry no longer exists inside me."
In an open letter "to politicians and criminals" published in the April 3 edition of the magazine Proceso, Sicilia quoted French existentialist Albert Camus and German writer Bertolt Brecht, as he urged Mexicans to take to the streets.
"We do not want one more man, one of our sons, killed," he wrote, calling for "a national movement that we must keep alive to destroy the fear and isolation put in our minds and souls by your incompetence, politicians and your cruelty, criminals."
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Thank you! I went to the doctor today for an appointment and NST. Again, baby performed very well. Also, my blood pressure was 110/74. She started to talk about times to induce today, but I quickly objected to that. Then, she said she wanted to do it August 9th because she is on call then. I asked her if there was any later date that she was comfortable with. The next date she said she had was August 16th. She's not thrilled about it, but she said that she could do that day. Since she is due August 18th anyway, I'm happy with that. Of course, if anything goes wrong, I will be ready for baby earlier. Hopefully, she will come on her own right before that.
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leaking relief valve
I just noticed small wet area next to my hot water heater and thought it was leaking but it was the relief valve slow dripping.
Not knowing what to do I shut off the supply and hot water out valves but it still was dripping then I pulled the lever on the relief valve and it shot out a small amount of water and then shut again. Seems to have stopped dripping.
What was the problem? Did I fix the problem? Do I need to replace the valve?
much thanks!
Why that is leaking--------------
1.it's working properly and there is excessive heat or pressure in the tank--
2.Something unusual happened that caused it to open (spike in pressure or someone touched it) and now there is lime or other crud keeping it open---
Those often leak after opening--Go buy a new one --check the lable on the old one to make sure you get the correct temp/pressure and change it---
If the new one leaks---you may need an expansion tank added to your system---not to difficult and required with larger heaters in most cases.
to replace the relief valve I would need to drain the tank down below the valve, and I imagine with the intake shut off closed I'd need to use the relief valve to let air in to drain it?
Popping it every month, helps to keep them working. As long as it is dry now, you probably fixed it by opening and letting it close. How old is the unit?
Turn off the water.
Open a hot faucet upstairs.
Then drain the tank using the valve at the bottom. It is not easy to predict how much water you need to drain to get below the level of a side mounted relief valve.
The hot faucet should be gushing water before you turn the water heater heat back on.
In 5.5 years of plumbing, i've only ever seen one T&P relief valve need to be replaced and it was on a commercial booster, not a residential water heater.
The first thing I would do is wait until you see it dripping. Check the pressure on the house. If the pressure is higher than say 80-100 PSI, relieve the pressure from the system. Check pressure again. If pressure stays high, you may need a new pressure regulator. If it has dropped after relieving pressure, it's more than likely a need of an expansion tank.
The T&P has a job, and it sounds like yours is doing it. Unless it has been leaking for a long long time, the valve should be just fine. Long periods of leaking can cause the seat to etch and cause them to leak even when closed.
It won't hurt to change it, just putting this here so you have something to go off of if/when it doesn't fix the problem.
Filling up the tank again
Ok I changed the relief valve and now time to fill the tank (it's probably 1/2 drained) I don't know if I should use the relief valve while filling it ie. should I let it bleed air or should I just open up the hot water faucet closest to the tank? or both? I'm ready for a hot shower!
yes that was it I let the water gush out the faucet for a min then shut it and turned on the heat.... a perfect DIY $6.00 job. thanks guys! :thumbup:
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What's better than reading a Harry Potter book? What's better than building LEGO models? Building the new Harry Potter LEGO Hogwarts game, that's what!
This new game from LEGO features a game "board" that you build out of the included 332 LEGO pieces, minifigure game pieces featuring characters in J. K. Rowlings' books (including Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy and Albus Dumbledore), and a die that you build out of LEGO. Plenty of fun before you even start playing! As part of the game, you can turn staircases and move classrooms to help your own play and hold your opponets back.
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A fun and challenging family game for 2 to 4 players. Between the moving staircases and secret passages at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it can be tricky to find your way around. Be the first to successfully navigate the magical castle to collect all your homework from your classes and get back to your common room!
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I built the castle with my two children who are 9 & 4 and we had a good time doing this. We looked at the castle on the box and wondered how long it would take to build such an elaborate thing, but that wasn't the thing. It was fun. I'm not sure how long it took, because that was part of the fun, and after a few minutes, I didn't care anymore.
Not having an 8+ year old available, I assembled and played this game with my five year old son, and I'm very much impressed. It manages to combine 2 activities--assembling Lego projects, and board games--which he enjoys greatly and which I can share with him. If he were a Harry Potter fan, that would be three things. Whoever designed this spent a lot of time getting the elements right, and the idea of making use of the movable staircases of Harry Potter's school is a great way to integrate elements from the books.
I knew my 9 year old son would enjoy this toy because he is a total Lego nut. He is not a big Harry Potter fan but that's not really necessary. He really couldn't wait to start building the game board and enjoyed building it very much. We have played the game a bunch of times and he plays it pretty often with his friends. I found as an adult the game play was a little boring after the first few times but he seems to like it and with all the variables he doesn't seem to get bored. You can pretty much customize the game to your liking so that it is constantly changing and therefore still fun to play.
You build Hogwarts out of Legos, and then you get to move the building around magically, acting out Harry Potter stories with the provided characters. I'm not sure how much this homework-assignment collecting game objective relates to the Harry Potter tales, strategic as successful play is, but this is a Lego toy, competitively priced with the others, which would be worth it for role-play even without the "game" aspect. I'm not going to ask who would want to be Draco Malfoy. It takes all kinds. But this is a must for any Harry Potter fan who you'd like to see away from the computer for a bit.


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Marcellus Shale opportunities for engineers abound, but so do risks
Considering Marcellus Shale industry five years ago from a risk management perspective, an initial reaction may have been that it offered exciting opportunities for engineering and construction professionals, along with significant risks. The risks included being sued by gas producers, local townships, homeowners, and environmental groups, with each alleging the firm had materially contributed to cost overruns or delays, worker injury or death, soil and groundwater contamination, or toxic discharges into rivers and streams.
These impressions would have been reinforced if you considered the risk and insurability issues for engineers relating to the master service agreements (MSAs) used by a number of gas producers. The MSAs often included several uninsurable terms and clauses that unfairly shifted risk from the producer to the engineer.
Defense and indemnity obligations would fall on the construction professional regardless of whether the professional was at fault – even where the loss was caused solely by the producer or a third party completely isolated from the professional. The MSAs also included language holding every project member responsible for site safety. That was in direct contradiction to several state laws, including Pennsylvania (in the heart of Marcellus development), that limit or absolve engineering firms from liability for safety issues.
Early discussions with producers often failed to facilitate any substantive changes. Thus, engineering firms faced a business decision of signing the MSA (including the uninsured obligations) or forgoing the possibility of immediate and long-term work at a time when both private- and public-sector projects were scarce.
In the ensuing years, gas producers have seen an array of environmental claims, and while difficult to track, there also have been worker-related accident claims. There have been roadway accidents involving Marcellus work vehicles, workers, and bystanders, and roadway deterioration requiring extensive repairs and resurfacing. It's unclear whether these incidents have led to concurrent claims either directly against an engineering firm or by way of a third-party claim.
Indeed, a number of engineering firms are working on Marcellus projects; some in Pennsylvania have enjoyed unprecedented growth – in revenue and employee count – during the last year or two stemming from Marcellus work. For example, in 2008 and 2009, Lancaster, Pa.-based RETTEW's traditional transportation, water/wastewater, commercial, industrial, and residential markets were flat. At that time, RETTEW President Mark Lauriello recalled, the firm saw an opportunity with the oil and gas companies entering Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region. The firm was aggressive in pursuing a share of Pennsylvania's natural gas market and consequently grew by more than 110 percent in 2011. It now has 475 professionals in 10 offices. Underlying the firm's success and in managing the risks related to the Marcellus work is being both technically sound and fostering strong "relationships with our oil and gas clients," Lauriello said.
As the Marcellus boom continues, the positive momentum has contributed to a culture of collaboration among various parties on a project. Nonetheless, risks remain, especially in instances where a client (the producer) isn't in position to determine whom to sue. For example, in the context of worker injuries or auto accidents, a plaintiff's lawyer decides whom to sue. In all likelihood, suits ultimately will be filed that include the engineer who prepared the traffic plan to/from the well site or who happened to be onsite when the accident occurred.
Of course, risks evolve. In five years, Marcellus Shale may look vastly different as the focus shifts from locating and opening wells to maintaining and closing wells. Engineers must practice sound risk management and evolve along with the shale boom. Two evolutions are already in progress. First, there's an increasing emphasis on larger infrastructure projects, such as pipelines needed to consolidate and deliver gas collected from thousands of individual wells. An error in pipeline engineering that delays the operation date or increases construction costs is likely to result in a large claim.
After construction, risks continue throughout the operational phase, with engineers providing inspection services on older, in-place lines that may be in need of extensive upgrades. For instance, a gas line (not in Marcellus) exploded in Allentown, Pa., last year, killing five and destroying several homes.
Finally, the economics are changing with natural gas prices at 10-year lows. Gas producers are operating on much lower margins and may not be as deep-pocketed as a year ago. A shallower pocket may prompt the producer or a plaintiff's attorney to look to other parties to share the blame for worker injuries or environmental contamination.
Rob Hughes is senior vice president with Ames & Gough (www.amesgough.com), an insurance brokerage and risk consulting firm.