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What meat we used to eat
Out at dinner the other evening, we 50-somethings (and more) fell to talking about the food we had, or had not, eaten when we were kids in the (non-metropolitan) UK. It was an object lesson in the speed of dietary change, as well, perhaps, an object lesson in our own social and cultural mobility.
We started with some of the 'nots'.
Top of the list here was olive oil. So far as we could recall, in the late 50s and early 60s olive oil wasn't something you bought at the grocers, but at the chemists. The reason for that is that it wasn't generally used for cooking, but you heated it up and used it to dampen the cotton wool that you put in your ears when you had earache.
It follows that salad dressing was not on the menu either -- or at least not the oil and vinegar variety. What we poured over our unadorned lettuce leaves and tomatoes was Heinz Salad Cream (still on the supermarket shelves but hardly a best seller, I imagine).
And pasta was striking by its absence too, or at least in the Italian dried or fresh variety. It wasnt until we were in our late teens that most of us had tasted anything other than spaghetti out of a tin (Heinz again).
And as for what we did eat?
Here it was in meat (or rather the particular bits of the animal that ended up on our plates) that we saw the biggest difference. Chicken was a luxury not a staple (presumably it was just before the advent of battery farming and antibiotic injections). Instead we regularly ate what we would now call the cheap bits or the cheap beasts: I mean things like tongue, or ox-tail, or chaps (that's pigs' cheeks, remember?) or brisket, or breast of lamb, or black pudding, or pigeon or rabbit....
Some of this we remembered as truly tasty. In fact, I've just rediscovered brisket (thanks to the encouragement of the local butcher) -- and wonderful it is too.
But before we got carried away, we remembered that it wasn't all quite so desirable. There wasn't much enthusiasm round the table for that old staple of tripe and onions (pictured above), nor regret for its passing from our culinary repertoire -- though presumably tripe and other hard-core parts of the cow are still a fairly major constituent, albeit ground-up, of "valu-burgers" (is it better to see what you are eating, or not?)
Can anyone add to this list of recently lost foods....? Kraft processed cheese triangles? Blancmange?

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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert by Queen Archivist Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
by Queen Archivist Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor
Text extracts taken from the forthcoming book 'Queen Live: A Concert Documentary' (radically revised version) by Greg Brooks & Gary Taylor.
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was conceived on the night that Freddie lost his fight for life, on Sunday November 24, 1991.
The three remaining members of Queen assembled at Roger's house in Surrey, and after long discussion eventually decided to organise a tribute to their colleague. They didn't know quite what form it would take, but they did know it would be big and grand and on an appropriate scale befitting Freddie; no more than he deserved. Then a wish list of artists was slowly complied and the hard work of putting together the largest and most diverse bill of performers since Live Aid, began in earnest. The event would prove to be a logistical mountain to climb, but climb it they did, as slowly and surely the multitude of elements came together.
Roger formally announced the event three weeks later at the Brit Awards ceremony on February 12, after he and Brian collected an award on Queen's behalf for their Outstanding Contribution To Music. The award was presented to Queen in fond memory of Freddie, and Roger and Brian received a standing ovation.
Rehearsals commenced in mid-March 1992 at Nomis Studios near Shepherds Bush in London. Roger, John and Brian spent the first week sifting through and playing material, deciding which tracks to perform themselves and which to offer to the other acts on the bill. Then, when the set-list was established, the other performers attended to rehearse alongside Queen, with each arrival at Shepherds Bush eagerly observed by the world's press.
As April 20th loomed closer, rehearsals moved to Bray Studios near Windsor, where the significantly larger sound stage provided a more realistic simulation of Wembley Stadium. All rehearsal footage here was filmed by the Austrian partnership known as DoRo, as well as individual interviews with each singer and musician that took part in the show.
Roger (in a letter to the fans at the time): We see the concert as primarily a tribute to our friend and colleague, but also as a way of using the tragedy of his death to good effect, in bringing an awareness of the fact that AIDS AFFECTS ALL of us, to a wider range of people - by using a wide and weighty spectrum of the very best in serious contemporary popular music.
This is such an important message, especially for the younger people of the world - and especially - NOW! If Freddie can posthumously help that awareness, it will be a major addition to the already wonderful achievements of his life.
Following final sound checks at Wembley on Sunday April 19, the concert took place at Wembley Stadium in London on Monday April 20, 1992. Queen were backed throughout the show by a host of trusted musician friends including Spike Edney, Mike Moran, Joshua Macrae, Chris Thompson, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley, John Jones and The London Community Gospel Choir.
The show was coordinated from the London based Queen Offices with Gerry Stickells and promoter Harvey Goldsmith conducted meetings with television and radio representatives, lighting and sound technicians, merchandising personnel, stage hands, crew members and roadies. Roger, Brian and John were present at many of the meetings and were involved in every stage of the arrangements, especially those relating to the artists who would appear, all of whom they selected themselves. Without exception, every artist approached by Queen, accepted their invitation to perform.
The concert was directed by David Mallet and produced for television by Tony Eaton and broadcast live on Radio 1 and BBC2 TV, beginning at 5:55pm, as well as television and radio to 76 countries around the world, from far afield as the USA and Russia, with all proceeds, then and now, going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust, a newly established charity whose charter is the relief of suffering from AIDS and its related illnesses throughout the world.
The Wembley stage is a massive 370 feet wide and 90 feet deep, flanked by scaffolding towers over 80 feet tall, and crowned at the centre of the proscenium arch by a giant Phoenix - a symbol adapted from Queen's crest logo, and now the emblem of the Mercury Phoenix Trust. The entire concert is projected onto two giant screens on either side of the stage.
The lighting rig is bigger than anything seen before on a Queen stage, set in 15 blocks, each able to move independently in numerous directions at various points throughout the show, with many additional lights around the stage, scaffolding and stadium.
When Roger, Brian and John walk out on stage to commence the show, they are greeted by a deafening roar. Brian's first words are largely obscured by the din, but he continues anyway: "Good evening Wembley - and the world. We are here today to celebrate the life and work and dreams, of one Freddie Mercury. We're gonna give him the biggest send off in history!" Brian then made way for Roger.
"Today is for Freddie, it's for you, it's to tell everybody around the world that Aids affects us all - that's what these red ribbons are all about... You can cry as much as you like! And John's got something to tell you..."
John: "Hello. First of all, Brian, Roger and myself would like to thank all the artists who are performing here today in London. They've given their time and energy to make this tribute to Freddie a reality, and to happen today. First of all - the show must go on - and we'll start with an American band, three times Grammy Award winners. Please welcome Metallica."
When Freddie himself suddenly appears mid-way through the show on the huge 20 by 30 ft video screens, addressing a concert audience from yesteryear, there is a stunned silence. "Are you ready?" he asks, as large as life and as if he'd never gone away. "YEEEEEEAH!" the masses respond. "Huh, are you ready brothers and sisters?" he asks again, courtesy of a recording of his voice from the mighty 1982 Milton Keynes Bowl concert. No one had expected Freddie to be present at his own tribute, but of course the great man loved the biggest possible audience and this was Queen's largest ever - how could he possibly miss that!
When tickets finally go on sale, all 72,000 tickets sell out in just two hours, even though no performers have yet been announced; only the remaining members of Queen.
The concert begins with short sets from bands who were influenced by the music of Queen, including Metallica, Extreme, Def Leppard (who invite Brian May onstage for a version of 'Now I'm Here'), and Guns N' Roses. There are also appearances from Bob Geldof, Spinal Tap, U2 via satellite, and a speech by Elizabeth Taylor that is momentarily interrupted by a disgruntled fan anxious for the music to continue.
Between performances, several video clip inserts honouring Freddie are shown on screens in the Stadium, while roadies frantically change the stage for the next act.
The second half of the concert features the three remaining Queen members alongside guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, James Hetfield from Metallica, Ian Hunter from Mott The Hoople, George Michael, Zucchero, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant, Joe Elliott and Phil Collen from Def Leppard, Axl Rose and Slash from Guns N' Roses, and Liza Minnelli.
Brian: "It was a huge task to put it together, the tribute show, but very interesting, and very stimulating, all these great people coming in to sing. Some of whom were our heroes, and Freddie's heroes and some of whom regarded us as heroes."
On a technical level, 1,000 people were involved in producing the show. There were 5,000 stage lights, 30 tons of scaffolding, 175 microphones, 400 miles of cable, 13 satellite link-ups (including the first ever such link to South Africa). A record breaking £600,000 worth of merchandising material was sold: £50,000 in souvenir programs, £100,000 in T-shirts, £50,000 in badges, £40,000 in baseball caps and £40,000 in posters. Furthermore, 5,000 cans of beer and 2,000 bottles of wine were laid on by the Hard Rock Café for the performing artists, while the audience drank and ate their way through 26,000 pints of lager, 64,000 Cokes, 20,000 burgers, 15,000 hot dogs, a quarter of a ton of chips and 3,000 boxes of popcorn. 100,000 red ribbons and 40,000 red scarves were given away free at the turnstiles on the day, as a symbol of Aids awareness. Ultimately £12 million is raised for Aids research.
With many close friends of the band, colleagues and the world's greatest musical artists rushing to help with this unparalleled venture (and offering their services for free), The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert went on to be a huge success. It was watched by an audience of millions and became one of the biggest, most memorable and talked about events in rock history. And, of course, it gave Freddie the magnificent, and some might say 'completely over the top' send off, it was intended to!
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David Macku
Great show, great memories, some of the very unique performances - Bowie + Lennox and good fun - when Geldof spoke how he and Freddie got drunk and Freddie spoke fluent Gaelic. Interviews among sets very also very funny, especially the one the girl from MTV did with Spinal Tap. I still have it all on the video cassette. Are there any people who still keep their videotapes from the last century? ;-)
Parjo Lo
I listened this concert from a radio, there's no MTV at the time at my country yet... But I scour and bought every available media ... too bad the dvd version is not as long as the Laser disc version..
Melissa Russell
I remember watching this concert on MTV. I wish I could have been there to see it live, but I was only 15 years old and here in the States. This is one of the most memorable events for me. I love Queen, I love Freddie, and I think everyone did a fantastic job representing and supporting. My most memorable highlights of the show were Extreme with their mix of Queen songs and Elton John and Axl Rose singing Bohemian Rhapsody.
The highlights for me were:
Bri Bri ("Too Much Love")
My sweet babboo ("I Want it All")
Ian Hunter with Bowie & Mick Ronson ("All The Young Dudes")
Joe Elliot & Slash ("Tie Your Mother Down")
Gary Cherone ("Hammer to Fall")
Elton John ("The Show Must Go ON")
Liza with a Z & cast ("We Are The Champions")
Lynda Leszinski
I"m so happy that Brian,Roger John, for Freddie,I think he would have really liked it.Also all the other bands that helped to.I wish that Freddie was still here.I loved the show everybody did a great job.
Brian (and, to a lesser extent, Roger) should really be ashamed of themselves: releasing, re-releasing, releasing the "definitive" version, the remastered version, the lost version and every other possible version they can find, of ALL their material. ICON is an complete and total embarrassment. Please. As if I didn't buy the 45, the LP, the cassette, the first CD, and, in some cases, the first DVD version. I truly wonder how much money goes to the Mercury Phoenix Trust, really. I'm with John Deacon. Queen is dead. Gone. Over. Sure, I'll buy the "first" version of the DVDs, the concerts, but how about digging into the archives and releasing Houston 1977, the Rainbow (previously available in PAL), the Karaoke set from Korea. What about the 70s? Don't tell me nothing is available. Brian is milking Queen's legacy for all he can get, and while I still LOVE Queen, it ends with Freddie's death. And I saw the QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS in the US in, what? 2005? Sheer embarrassment. So Brian, you keep lining your pockets and keep remastering everything you can get your hands on, and don't wonder why digital piracy thrives. It's all your fault that digital piracy thrives, with the websites selling all the great stuff. I saw QUEEN, the REAL band, 7 times between 1977 and 1980. I'm proud of that, and I still tell people "they have no idea..." but you should be ashamed of yourself. Open the vaults. What secrets are you really hiding, other than your pecuniary interests. My vote is with the gentleman named John Deacon.
I was at the tribute concert. I was standing about six feet away from the "disgruntled fan anxious for the music to continue" during Elizabeth Taylor's speech. Contrary to popular (and Ms Taylor's) misconception the guy shouted out "Get 'em off!" and not "get off!"
Jimmy Sankowsky
You will be FOREVER REMEMBERED & A TRUE LEGEND INDEED!!! ONELOVE
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Katie Price has apologised to Kelly Brook after she called the model and actress a "heffer".
Price - who is pregnant with her fourth child with her new husband Kieran Hayler - reached out to the Brook, 33, on Twitter and praised her as a "natural beautiful girl."
She wrote: "@IAMKELLYBROOK I'm really sorry for what I've done you know I think your a natural beautiful girl we go back a long way so I'm sorry xx"
The 36-year-old glamour model's apology follows comments she made about being shocked to discover how "big" Kelly really is when she saw pictures of her in a bikini last month.
She wrote: "Kelly Brook is a brilliant role model for girls because of her curvy figure. Every mum should make her daughter look at pictures that show Kelly modelling her latest New Look swimwear range in Miami.
"They don't seem to be air-brushed and I'm FLABbergasted to see how big Kelly really is ... You're a heffer, Kelly, but still a hot one."
Kelly then hit back at Katie's jibes about her weight and the actress insisted she is proud of her womanly body.
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He begins by referring to Pillar of Cloud not as a battle in which people were killed on both sides but as an "onslaught" of Gaza which he refers to as a "crowded civilian enclave." He also declared that America was "virtually alone" in standing with Israel, apparently forgetting that Ashton and Merkel said as well as Belgium and Bulgaria and Canada that Israel has the right to defend itself, and so did NATO. I guess it's pretty easy to dismiss everyone you don't like as "virtually" irrelevant, but telling lies really doesn't help your point of view. Zunes whines that US Ambassador Susan Rice said that Israel has the right to defend itself and criticized Hamas, but didn't criticize Israel. Boo hoo hoo.
The bloody shirts come out quickly:
"The real issue, however, was never Israel's right to self-defense, but its attacks on crowded residential neighborhoods, which killed more than 100 civilians, nearly a third of them children (as compared with four Israeli civilians killed by Hamas rockets). "By the way, in case there was any doubt in your mind that Stephen Zunes actually gives a toss about Arab civilians, he has written all of two articles about Syria. The first one is about how we shouldn't intervene there and the second is about how the rebels should practice "unarmed resistance." Yeah, he's a real humanitarian. Why are 100 Palestinian civilians more of a problem than thousands of dead Syrian civilians? Oh right, because you can't blame Israel for dead Syrian civilians.
That's assuming that his 100 civilians are correct. The PCHR and the UN say that 102 civilians were killed during the fighting. Not killed by Israel's attacks. There is a huge distinction there because even the Huffington Post itself noticed that Hamas was killing its own people through lynchings and rockets falling short. Not to mention the likelihood of accidental and natural deaths. By the way, if you follow Zunes' link, it's to a Hamas official saying that 100 civilians are dead. Apparently that is more than good enough for a professor at San Francisco University.
Anyway, this is about Israel's right of self-defense, no matter what Zunes says. Because he is bashing Israel for defending itself against terrorists who commit crimes against humanity because civilians are being killed. How many civilians is too many? Well, apparently that number is whatever Stephen Zunes decides it will be. If there is never an action that Israel can take to defend itself that Zunes find "legitimate," then in practice they don't have a right of self-defense in his eyes.
He continues to rewrite history by blaming Israel for violating the cease fire, engaging in the classic talking point of "the war starting when Israel fired back." He then remembers that he is supposed to be talking about the US policy toward Gaza and starts whining:
"This even-handedness was too much for the Obama administration, however, which promised to prevent the passage of any statement or resolution that didn't explicitly put the blame for the violence solely on Hamas."Hm. A free, democratic ally of the USA is fighting a genocidal Islamist terrorist organization bent on its destruction. Now why would we want to be "evenhanded?" Were we "evenhanded" when Britain was fighting Nazi Germany? Why should we be "evenhanded" now? Oh right, because Stephen Zunes just doesn't like Israel. That's the entire reason. As usual, his calls for "evenhandedness" is code for calls for depriving Israel of its ability to defend itself. If Hamas picked a fight with Egypt and got slapped around for it, he wouldn't care. The complaining continues:
"It is hard to imagine anything the administration could have done that would have more greatly alienated public opinion in the Arab world than block international efforts to end the killings, particularly at a time when public opinion matters more than ever in that part of the world and as once-close U.S. allies in the region like Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia are taking increasingly independent foreign policy positions."Apparently he once again forgot that Syria exists. Because I would say failing to save the lives of tens of thousands there would make the Arabs far angrier than anything involving their precious chosen victims. Oh wait, I forgot that doesn't fit the narrative that "the world revolves around Israel." And I know that I'm only a lowly blogger not nearly as informed as a prestigious professor at SFU, but I wonder if the "increasingly independent foreign policy positions" of Tunisia and Egypt have anything to do with the fact that there were freaking revolutions there.
Actually, sorry, he does remember there is fighting in Syria, but a "slaughter" there that is equivalent to the "slaughter" in Gaza. No honest person would call fighting that had one of the lowest civilian to combatant casualty ratios in the world a "slaughter," but it's clear that Zunes' prejudices are talking now.
He then complains some more about "Israeli peace activists" and the Obama administration helping with the ceasefire (what he refers to as "preventing further carnage."), before getting into some loaded questions:
"Why did it [the Obama administration] apparently give the Israelis the green light during the first bloody week of fighting? Is the insistence on sidelining the United Nations in favor of a Washington-led initiative yet another sign of the administration's preference for U.S. unilateralism over working through the U.N. system, and for Pax Americana over real peace? Why has the Obama administration increased military aid to Israel to record levels despite Israel's propensity to use U.S. weapons against heavily populated civilian neighborhoods and despite repeated calls by Amnesty International and other human rights groups for an arms moratorium on both sides?"Well, if you really want to know, here are your answers:
1. Because every country has the right to defend itself, as you yourself begrudgingly admitted above. And what you call a "bloody week" of fighting racked up about as many casualties as an afternoon in Syria. Again, not that you give a crap.
2. What has Hamas done exactly that makes you think that they seek "real peace?" Oh right nothing, you just don't like America standing up for people that you don't like.
3. Because Israel is careful to minimize civilian casualties even if you can't be bothered to find out the truth. President Obama and his cabinet knows that and behave accordingly. Reality isn't always spoon fed to you by Israel-hating "human rights" groups. Sometimes you have to actually do some real journalism and find out the facts on your own.
After all this bias and whinging, it's time for the last insult, showing us exactly how biased Zunes really is (emphasis mine):
"The United States has stridently opposed nonviolent initiatives by moderate Palestinians and their supporters -- such as U.N. recognition of Palestinian statehood; boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns against the occupation; humanitarian aid flotillas; and allowing the International Court of Justice and the U.N. Human Rights Council to address ongoing Israeli violations of international humanitarian law. Given that, is it any surprise that Hamas and other extremists in the Gaza Strip would resort to violence?"So on the one hand, I'm glad that he admits BDS campaigns and the ICJ is "Palestinian initiatives" to give them an advantage and not "pursuits of justice" or any of that weasel word crap. On the other hand, for him to pretend that Hamas considers violence to be a "resort" and not the reason they exist is unconscionably dishonest. Hamas has never stopped attacking Israeli civilians from the day that it is founded. They have said many times that they consider peaceful means like talking to be only a temporary setback in their true genocidal goal. Zunes has no excuse not to know that and even less of an excuse not to share that with his readership. Once again we see a perfect example of cognitive egocentrism. Once again a liberal college professor is happy to share with us just how "understanding" he is of a fascist terrorist organization. He doesn't support their violence (or at least he won't admit it when he does) but he "understands" it.
In other words, he's the perfect Huffington Post blogger. No wonder they've kept him around so long.


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You make your friends wash their hands AND use sanitizer before holding the baby. You have a whole procedure for cleanliness around diaper changes. You give the side-eye to parents who bring their runny-nosed little ones over for a play date or visit. When it comes to kids, battling the invisible -- sickness-causing germs and bacteria -- is a constant fight. But while you might be very aware of the microbial hot spots in, say, your bathroom, are you overlooking the germiest part of your house? Turns out your baby's room is a haven for germs.
Here's where they lurk and how to keep them at bay.
- The Changing Table. It may seem like we're stating the obvious, but the changing table is a great place for E. coli to hang out. Yes, you need to wash your hands after every diaper change, but also be sure to clean the table itself with a non-toxic disinfecting wipe each time.
- The Carpet. Even a clean carpet or area rug can be pretty dirty, trapping the crud from the bottom of your shoes, leakage from diapers, baby drool, etc. Keep it as clean as you can by vacuuming frequently -- three or four times a week -- and steam-cleaning every couple of months.
- The Toys. Toys get chewed on, dropped and carried around all day. Naturally, they're covered in germs. Keep them clean with the same nontoxic wipes you'll use on the changing table. Some toys (particularly hard plastic and rubber items) can be run through the dishwasher for an intense cleaning.
- The Stuffed Animals. They're well-loved -- which means germs cling to them. If you can, toss them into the washing machine with hot water and bleach every three weeks and dry on high heat for 45 minutes. If they can't be washed, a 45 minute spin in the dryer is better than nothing.


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Sunday Car looking.
This thread i think is going too be when i go looking at cars on Sunday and i'll make a statement on each one. You guys can hop in with your Sunday dealer visits and include photos.
So the cars i sat in that i did not take a photo were. A 2009 Jeep Wrangler 4 door very hard seats, plastic all over the damn place.
Hummer H3 Once again hard seats, Plastic even the stainless steal piece around the radio was plastic!
Cadillac ATS was very Comfy for a guy my size and had a amazing interior.
Cadillac CTS Once again comfy but the trunk was kind of small.
Cadillac ESV was great nice seats tons of room flip down screen great truck.
Cadillac SRX was really nice i hated them but not anymore very nicely done.
2013 For Escape was really ugly hard seats no room and was a big let down.
2013 F-150 FX4 Leather seats Navi had a ton of room not bad.
2013 Infiniti G36S Nice but not like a Cadillac by any means.
Here's a ZL1 red not bad looking but if i remember right $57K too me its not worth it.
1989 Corvette pretty nice with only 78K Miles
BMW M5 amazing car but not worth $105K i mean really that's Corvette money...
Cadillac Catera sitting with a blacked out CTS V
Cadillac DTS that was open so i sat in it! Very nice seats base model but man i love these DTS's.
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" BMW M5 amazing car but not worth $105K i mean really that's Corvette money..."
$105k is too much for a corvette! And most people won't cross shop between BMW M series and corvettes. But I agree that 105k is too much for a M5 too and with that amount of money you can almost step up to high-end , exotic luxury sports cars such as Maserati and Aston Martin....
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Which one are you looking at buying?
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............ and we think that FWD Northstar cars have problems - HAH !!!!!!
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Not looking at buying anything at the moment haha What do you mean Sub like how crappy the Escape was compared too the FWD N*?
Here's the CTS if you guys care haha.
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It's almost insulting to see the CTS-V and Catera sitting next to each other.
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And the funny part is that the Catera in the picture is not even a clean one! It has mismatched rims and has some rear end damage!
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Yea the Catera was in really poor shape i mean really your going too park it next too a V? Wow.....
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Car dealers open on a Sunday???...I wish they were near me.
I spent last Sunday peeking through windows trying to see what options each car had while hoping there was a price tag listed on the outside, so I could make come kind of comparisions.
That black Beemer is sweeeeet looking!
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Went looking at cars today here's the list! All cars were open.
2013 Cadillac ATS brand new not used.
Once again really nice inside and out Gold color with black leather. Only down side was..... The sunroof was open and the interior was wet.
2010 Cadillac DTS
You know how i love these cars.. White with the tan top sunroof, Navi and aftermarket wheels $28K if i recall. Mcdonalds wrapper in the front seat!
2008 Hummer H2
Black with black leather. Biggest pile i'v seen in my life there was nothing "Good" about it to see what that truck went for new.
2013 Cadillac XTS
Black with tan leather. Really starting to hate that ugly exterior sorry XTS owners. Interior was nice Navi, sunroof.
2013 Cadillac SRX
Black with black and coco leather? Really loved how the dash is wrapped in another color leather then the rest of the car. It really felt like a one of the best Cadillac's i'v sat in.
2010 Cadillac ESV
Black with tan leather Really nice once again i really can't see why they would buy the GMC or Chevy over the ESV.
2010 Chevy Z71 Silverado
Nice for a work truck not much too add to that one.
2011 Cadillac DTS
Silver with tan leather. Not worth the asking price the driver side rear door had dents running down it with scratch's. The driver seat plastic was cracked and it would have been a nice car if the price was lower.
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Oh I agree the new M5 isn't worth anywhere near 6 figures. IMO if you want a newer M5, go buy a certified pre-owned E60 M5 with the crazy sounding, 8250 redlined 5.0 liter V10. The feel/sound of that car is just so raw, the new M5 is way too sedate and pedestrian.


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Shooting Victim Identified -- Courant.com
There are 66 comments on the Hartford Courant story from Oct 22, 2007, titled Shooting Victim Identified -- Courant.com. In it, Hartford Courant reports that:Family members today identified Jorge Rivera, 20, as the man fatally shot Saturday during a dispute over stolen property.
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#1 Oct 22, 2007
Why, why why---
#3 Oct 22, 2007
Because birth control is not an option for many of these mothers.
#4 Oct 22, 2007
Where does it say he dismissed education? It said he played on RHS Basketball team. Which means he went to school. however it seems a little strange that he would still be in High School at 20 years old.
Either way this is a sad story. as i said earlier two kids lost their lives that day. I feel so sorry for their families.
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#6 Oct 22, 2007
Vernon/Rockville, "nuff said"
#7 Oct 22, 2007
You "people" are so dumb. A kid with a spanish last name got killed and it is automatically his or his mother's fault??? The Racist message board is so predictable.
#9 Oct 22, 2007
These mothers??? Birth control??
Democrats??? A mother has lost her son!!! He is dead and it is tragic, regardless of the circumstances. God help you people, especially "High School Parent". Do you ever consider that a grieving family member might look online at the news article and read these postings?
#10 Oct 22, 2007
I agree with you. It is so uncalled for. These are two young men, and one was murdered. No matter what his race is, it's a young life lost.
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#12 Oct 22, 2007
High School Parent shouldn't even be a parent. Sounds like a class in ignorance is needed. Also, my heart goes out to the family. I'm sorry for their loss. I know what its like to lose a brother and the pain never goes away. Ever!!!
#14 Oct 22, 2007
Exactly ! Thats what I meant. It's never an option because they just dont choose to use any. Even tho it is free. Amazing isnt it? They would rather struggle with all these kids they cant afford or raise, along with all the deadbeat dads for each and everyone one of them, than to simply get on birth control or practice keeping legs crossed. Yeah right.
#15 Oct 22, 2007
Of course youre defensive...you're probably from the same brood
#16 Oct 22, 2007
It has been decided that HSP is not a parent...but a high schooler who is a parent and had to drop out. Now let's wait for the scathing reply. God my hair looks so cute today!
#17 Oct 22, 2007
What does his or his families background have to do with his death. These are young adults who obviously got into a riff and one eneded up dead. Its sad that todays youth see and learn so much bad stuff today and they are fearless. There are so many kids who learn from the streets. Keep bringing the videos and songs and not to mention violence on TV! My heart goes out to the victims family!
#18 Oct 22, 2007
Yes I would like to say Im sorry to the family who have lost a friend,brother,son. I live in the complex this happend in.I do not understand why someone would shoot another over stolen property its crazy. I am uncomfortable living in this complex with my husband and children because this persone felt the need to do what he did.
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#19 Oct 22, 2007
the mother sounds like a busy woman. 7 kids? how many dads are there? where are they?
#20 Oct 22, 2007
To all of you inconsiderate people who said some messed up remarks on this page, my boy friend was one of the friends of the young man who was killed here. Jorge will be missed and never forgotten. It is very sad he had to go the way he did, and I wish the best to his family. I can't believe some of the remarks on this page... what if it wa sone of your friends>? or one of your kids? you all need to grow up and be respectful .. you never know who will read these pages..
R.I.P Jorge Rivera
#21 Oct 22, 2007
High School Parent,
You must have no life b/c you are constantly writing on this forum...and ALWAYS putting people down. Why do you always think your Sh** don't stink?? Are you really that perfect...or do you have such a low self-esteem that you can't wait to comment on another tragic story by putting others down to make yourself look or feel good? I don't know who you think you are...but thank God I don't know you. You are the most judgemental person that write on these things. HIGH SCHOOL PARENT...just remember, all these tragic stories that have to do with children dying...It could be your high school children one day that find themselves in a bad situation or deadly situation...then what? Have compassion and empathy for other parents out there...will ya, and stop being so damn judgemental..you make me sick!
#22 Oct 22, 2007
You people are ridiculous. He was a great guy, who I attended school with. His backround and his family have absolutely nothing to do with it. You're seriously going to sit there and write horrible comments about a guy who just lost his life? Get some respect. And he was not a 20 year old student at Rockville. He graduated in 2006. Which would have made him either 18 or 19 when he graduated. Stop and think about what you are saying before everyone else realizes how ignorant you truly are. Try losing a family member or a best friend to this kind of tragedy. I don't think you'd be saying all these things then. My best wishes go out to Jorge and his family. Stay strong <3
Rest in Peace Jorge Rivera
Never forgotten <3
#23 Oct 22, 2007
#24 Oct 22, 2007
I too knew Jorge Rivera and he was a wonderful person...very quiet and laid back, loved his family. His race and family background have NOTHING to do with his death, how insensitive and cruel are you people!!! God forbid anything tragic ever happens to any of your loved ones and that someone like yourselves sits there and degrade the dead like it's nothing. Very racist, you must be a miserable person and have nothing else better to do!!! GOD BLESS YOU and that he may enlighten your head with INTELLIGANCE and MATURITY because you lack it...very IGNORANT!!! So sad...R.I.P Jorge Rivera...rock the heavens!
#25 Oct 22, 2007
And before you say anything STUPID...I know I made a typo... I meant to spell INTELLIGENCE!!!
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For the week to December 14, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 2.21 percent, or 210.17 points, to 9,737.56.
The broader Topix index of all first-section shares added 1.37 percent, or 10.80 points, to 801.04.
Japan's premier exchange had been relatively quiet until midweek when the Nikkei logged consecutive eight-month highs as the expected LDP victory upped speculation of more central bank easing.
That weighed on the yen, which tumbled to multi-month lows against the dollar and euro, propping up exporters' shares. Japanese manufacturers benefit from a weaker currency by making their products more competitive overseas.
Central bank easing speculation has been stoked by comments from LDP leader Shinzo Abe, the frontrunner to become the country's next prime minister, who has vowed to pressure the Bank of Japan for more aggressive monetary easing measures to counter slowing in the world's third-largest economy.
A US Federal Reserve policy meeting ended with the central bank saying it would replace its "Operation Twist" bond swapping programme with $45 billion a month in straight bond buys, on an open-ended basis.
That came on top of the $40 billion a month purchasing announced earlier.
The Fed move further stoked speculation over more easing by the European Central Bank and Japanese policymakers.
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Question Details: My husband & I have been separated for 6 mos. He is an alcoholic & drinks & drives. If he's in an accident, could we lose our marital home?
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I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this area of the law. if you husband injures someone where the insurance policy is not enough to cover the injuries and he is on the title to your home, then the plaintiff may take the equity of your home to satisfy the remaing part of the judgment obtained in court.
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whats up guys and gals. . im new to thes boards. . ive been reading them for quite some time and now im in need of a little bit of help so i decided to see if anyone here can help. im sorry it's not hot rod related but it is automotive related. ive been having some problems with my winter beater car for a few days now and im starting to become a little stumped on what the problem could be. ok. . . here the deal..
i have a 1985 oldsmobile calais and its got the 2.5 (4tech) motor in it. all of a sudden im having a really bad problem with air pressure in my crankcase and because if that im getting oil in my air filter, its actually so bad that its blowing oil out of my valve cover gasket and my oil cap and leaving puddles on the ground. i replaced the valve cover gasket, pcv valve, crankcase filter and its still happening. if i removed the oil cap with the car running there is a good deal of air coming out of the valve cover that i know is not suppsoed to be there. this is not just a oil leak, there is a good deal of pressure in there that blows out the hole. does this make sence to anyone
the car still runs great and does not burn any oil or smoke in anyway so i dont think thats its seeping past the rings. as a matter of fact i just drove it about 30 miles with no problems other then a little oil dripping on the exhaust manifold and smoking when i sit at a red light. is it possible that its a headgasket leak. and maybe its leaking into one of the oil jackets?? im planning on running a compression test tomorrow and see if that tells me anything. can anyone make anything out of this??
Thanks in advance
Do a compression check. My bet is on the number 4 hole being low. I also imagine you will find the front head bolt on the driver side loose. If it is, don't reuse it. It will twist off before you reach torque spec. Dan
thanks alot dan
someone else told me this afternoon that the headbolts in that car had the tendency to break off
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MCHS girls overcome slow start in 56-24 home court win
February 6, 2012
Results …
Box score from the Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team's game Saturday against Battle Mountain High School:
(Team — 1st — 2nd — 3rd — 4th — final)
• Moffat County — 6 — 13 — 22 — 15 — 56
• Battle Mountain — 5 — 2 — 8 — 9 — 24
MCHS leading scorers:
(Name — points)
• Makayla Camilletti — 19
• Annie Sadvar — 13
• Melissa Camilletti — 9
• Bailey Hellander — 4
Results …
Box score from the Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team's game Saturday against Battle Mountain High School:
(Team — 1st — 2nd — 3rd — 4th — final)
• Moffat County — 6 — 13 — 22 — 15 — 56
• Battle Mountain — 5 — 2 — 8 — 9 — 24
MCHS leading scorers:
(Name — points)
• Makayla Camilletti — 19
• Annie Sadvar — 13
• Melissa Camilletti — 9
• Bailey Hellander — 4
The Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team jumped to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter Saturday against Battle Mountain at home.
However, the six points were the only points the Bulldogs scored in the first quarter and MCHS only put 19 total on the board in the first half.
Head coach Matt Ray said it could be hard for players to get ready for a game against a lesser opponent, such as the Huskies, who came into Saturday's game without a league win.
But, after halftime, the Bulldogs came out firing, scoring 22 points in the third quarter en route to a 56-24 victory.
"It is really hard to get up for a game where no matter how well you play, you will probably win," Ray said. "At halftime we had a little talk and I told them they can't play this way against a good team and win and that every game counts toward possible seeding in the playoffs. We need to look good in every game."
The Bulldogs (13-6 overall, 6-2 Western Slope League) controlled the tempo in the first half, but missed shots and rushed passes in a series of stalled possessions.
Seniors Annie Sadvar and Melissa Camilletti kept MCHS in the game in the second quarter, scoring all 13 of the team's points.
In the second half, however, it was junior Makayla Camilletti who took over, scoring 16 of her team-leading 19 points in the third and fourth quarters.
"I felt we worked more as a team in the second half," Makayla said. "We knew we had to play (Battle Mountain) just like we would if we were playing Glenwood or Delta.
"The win gives us momentum moving forward and hopefully we can keep the good shooting going."
Sadvar was second on the team with 13 points and Melissa contributed nine points.
The Bulldogs hit seven 3-pointers in the game, five of which came from Makayla.
"The 3-point shots add up a lot quicker and it helps that our post played so well because they could kick it out to us," Makayla said. "It is definitely big to get into a rhythm when shooting 3-pointers. I try not to think, just go for it."
Battle Mountain (2-17 overall, 0-9 WSL) didn't score more than 10 points in any quarter.
The Bulldogs switched to a full-court man defense in the second half, which Ray credited to jump starting his team in the contest.
"We were in their faces and played aggressive," he said. "We knew if we took away their strong hand, they wouldn't have much else. They hit some shots they just threw up, but we didn't give them any easy looks."
With the end of the season closing in and big games against Delta and Glenwood Springs remaining, Ray said it was crucial to get a win Saturday.
"We have a tough road trip coming up and I think the girls gained some confidence this weekend," he said. "We are going to be playing in some must-win games, so we need to keep playing our style of game and be ready to go."
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Andre Villas-Boas has taken the blame for a demoralising defeat that will revive talk over the security of his managerial position at White Hart Lane.
The Portuguese was under the spotlight following last month's 6-0 defeat at Manchester City, after which Spurs had been unbeaten until Sunday.
"It was difficult for us, Liverpool were spectacular today," he said. "They made really good pressing and couldn't let us play.
"Our response came in the second half but when we fell short of Paulinho the game was difficult to turn. Liverpool started dominating possession and putting balls in behind.
"We struggled. I assume the responsibility of the failure.
"We have to bounce back like we did after City.
"In the Premier League things are not going as we expected. It is normal that frustration is there from everybody."
Asked if he feared for his own position, Villas-Boas claimed that he did "not need to convince anybody".
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Neil LaBute's "Filthy Talk For Troubled Times"
January 6—February 25, 2012
"Michel and Duncombe have... fully inhabited their new space with this production"—LA Stage Times
Cast: Troy Dunn, David E. Frank, Kye Kinder, Dave Mack, Cynthia Mance, Katrina Nelson, Heather Leigh Pasternak, Vera Petrychenka, Kenneth Rudnicki
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"What marks this staging as different from the others is the brilliant and meticulous production by Artistic Director Frédérique Michel and the nude women's additional dialogue by Producing Director Charles A. Duncombe....Nothing is superfluous. This production is Dada or Surrealism, call it whatever you like. "Filthy Talk" takes a poke at the art world and its often decorative pretensions, and the world of male/female relations it presents is "Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus" on steroids—mega steroids. If what you are after is a short (75 minute) stunning and provocative production that leaves you asking questions as you leave, this is your ticket."
—Karen Weinstein, Culture Vulture
"Long mistaken as an anti-female misogynist, LaBute's understandable rage over the way men (and by extension, male dominated religion) hurt women (and themselves) by not acknowledging the valid differences between the genders is dramatically muscular, funny, as well as spot-on....It is fascinating to see how Michel's always avant-garde productions (normally featuring female and male nudity) mesh with LaBute's phallic fetishizing of male boorish behavior. It is very European, refreshingly free from middle-class moralizing that mars so much of American culture....This is an exciting production, beautifully mounted, and does justice to the author's intent."
—Dale Reynolds, Stage Happenings
"This 'installation' can be seen in different ways—as a Brechtian framing of the objectification of human beings that's already apparent in LaBut'e writing and/or as a sly satirical comment on the art world.....Michel and Duncombe demonstrate a refreshing eagerness to reflect LaBute's vision back on their own audience. If his characters were still in a topless bar, it would be far too easy for the people who are likely attend adventurous theater within an art gallery—and who are unlikely to enter a topless bar—to distance themselves....It's clear that Michel and Duncombe have finally fully inhabited their new space with this production. Now I'm looking forward to the variety of creative works that might result from this juxtaposition of theater and the visual arts."
—Don Shirley, LA Stage Times
"A strong directorial vision adds to a strong script...Neil LaBute's series of potent statements about how badly men think of women—and, as it turns out, how badly women behave toward men—is writing on the finer side about ourselves at our worst. The prose sounds rarefied until one hears exactly what we think of each other, as if cartoon bubbles floated over our heads, in the most profane words. Frédérique Michel's direction adds contrasting grace and beauty, paired with the glorious production design by Charles Duncombe—who provides "art talk" text in addition to LaBute's words."
—Dany Margolies, Backstage
"In a savvy move, company artistic director (and the play's director) Frédérique Michel has switched the original setting for LaBute's play about angry men and women from a topless bar in New York to restage the piece in a high-end art gallery. The men who were formerly chit-chatting over drinks as they longingly gazed at erotic dancers now find themselves at a pretentious art exhibit installation comprising of naked, fair-skinned women. Make that three gorgeous, slim, all-natural, lovely naked women with serious expressions on their Caucasian faces, clutching bright red hatboxes strategically placed to afford their nakedness a modicum of cover. Ingeniously, Michel has cracked LaBute's play wide open by giving these perambulating and naked objects d'art speaking roles. The women utter abstract words, (these 'speeches' were newly written by Charles Duncombe), while several drunk male patrons of the play, and a couple of bitter waitresses working at the gallery, remain just as conflicted, angry and baffled as ever by the eternal mystery of the opposite members of their species. It's an intriguing staging concept and wholly appropriate for the Bergamot Station location."
—Pauline Adamek, ArtsBeat LA
"Neil LaBute's first produced play, "Filthy Talk for Troubled Times," presaged the "men-as-irredeemable-pigs" genre that LaBute has explored more fully in later works. Beginning with that 1990 debut, LaBute has always courted controversy....Director Frédérique Michel and production designer Charles Duncombe revisit LaBute's seldom-produced play in a bold...production at City Garage's Bergamot Station space. The play's setting has been shifted from a topless bar to the aesthetic precincts of an art gallery –- a risky innovation obviously designed to point out the crass objectification of the female form. Three nude women (Kye Kinder, Heather Leigh Pasternak and Vera Petrychenka), carrying hatboxes –- anachronistic artifacts of vanished conventions –- stalk through Duncombe's stark set like automata, ultimately freezing into a human triptych. The increasingly drunken male characters (Troy Dunn, David E. Frank, Dave Mack and Kenneth Rudnicki) banter salaciously and ogle the nude "art objects" like a wolf pack as two waitresses (Cynthia Mance and Katrina Nelson) recount sordid past sexual episodes.....Duncombe's new text, coupled with Michel's ever-rigorous staging, heightens LaBute's sophomorically sensational work into a serious examination of semantics, sin and the human imperative for connection..."
— F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times
"The lights go down and three beautiful, statuesque women slowly enter carrying blood red hat boxes in front of their completely naked bodies. That got your attention, didn't it?That's largely the point of City Garage's new staging of Neil LaBute's Filthy Talk for Troubled Times. In truth, the piece is a mash-up of a 20 year old LaBute script with a new setting and new interstitial text provided by City Garage's Frederique Michel and Charles Duncombe.The original 1989 script is set in a nudie bar "out near the airport" and it feels like an early dress rehearsal for LaBute's play-come-film In the Company of Men. The dialogue is vintage LaBute: men being men or men being misogynistic uncouth pigs ... depending on your point of view. As the men ogle, they expound on their personal philosophies of relationships, sex, race, and particularly vivid, and frightened, descriptions of female genitalia. Director Frederique Michel has replaced the strip club setting with an art exhibit - fitting given the play takes place in the Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot Station....Conceptually, it's a clever staging of the theory of the "Male Gaze." As a counterpoint to the drunken machismo, Director Michel offers the silent simplicity of the female form. As the men down plastic tumbler after plastic tumbler of free art opening wine, their tirades become darker and increasingly lewd - yet the statuesque women remain unfazed....Maybe it's fitting that by revealing the unflinching honesty of the naked female form, Frederique Michel has made Neil LaBute's men dramatically impotent."
—Anthony Byrnes Opening the Curtain on LA Theater KCRW.


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'Stealth seismic' leaves no footprint
Seismic data acquisition programs typically present a spate of challenges.
In some instances, the technology being used in the field just doesn't measure up to the task at hand.
That's when it's time to regroup and go to Plan B, which can entail latching onto a whole new breed of acquisition technology.
This was the case in 2006 when Signal Hill, California-based Signal Hill Petroleum Inc. (SHPI) wanted to shoot a 3-D survey in the old Long Beach oil field, which sits smack-dab in the midst of what is best called a dense urban jungle.
Often referred to as Long Beach/Signal Hill, the giant field has kicked out more than one billion barrels of oil from Miocene and Pliocene-age rocks considered to be sourced by the Miocene-age Monterey. SHPI operates the majority of the field.
Modern seismic technology has not been applied to most of the Los Angeles Basin, according to Dave Slater, executive vice president and chief operating officer at SHPI.
"We had issues with cables, noise, vibrations, so we stopped after a couple of days and said this is not the way to do this; let's do it right," said AAPG member Dan Hollis, managing partner at NodalSeismic (nee Seismic Imaging Solutions, or SISCO), which is wholly owned by SHPI.
"We decided to build a crew from the ground up, and that's when SISCO was formed," he said. "But a cable system was never meant to work in Long Beach, so we waited to contract the ZLand nodal seismic system from FairfieldNodal. In the process, we dissolved SISCO to create NodalSeismic."
Dense urban environments may never become just another day in the park for seismic data gatherers. Nodal technology, however, is a step in that direction.
The small, self-contained, battery-operated recording units can be temporarily secured to the ground – even covered with several inches of soil if necessary. Ordinarily sourced via vibroseis, they record continuously.
Troubleshooting is essentially history, mainly because the nodal systems ordinarily lack the cumbersome, break-prone cables that can create myriad problems during the course of data acquisition.
Additionally, nodes leave essentially no footprint, meaning they are about as green as can be – plus they are capable of providing superior quality data and economy of scale.
After contracting for the land node system, NodalSeismic conducted a 2-D survey at Long Beach, which was followed by a small 3-D pilot project. Then the company implemented a 22-square-mile 3-D program over the field beginning in January 2011.
Using its own newly acquired ZLand system of 6,000 channels, NodalSeismic got creative during the Long Beach 3-D program, actually taking some of the nodes to use simultaneously in the central coast area.
"You can break it apart to do many jobs with it," Hollis said, "as long as you have enough channels."
Given its geologic history of folding, thrusting and faulting, the highly complex Long Beach field might best be called a mess that's been waiting for some top-of-the-line seismic data.
"Three-D is critical here and shows it's more complicated than we imagined," Hollis noted. "It showed SHPI new areas of interest in the Long Beach field.
"Based on having the 3-D in hand, the company bought a new drilling rig with deeper capability, and it's going through a check-out now," he said. "We'll do a deep test based on the 3-D."
Slater offered a succinct take on the nodal program.
"Our ultimate objective with the seismic at the field," he said, "is to get at the two billion barrels we think are still in place."
Meanwhile, NodalSeismic has been busy in varied locales.
The group implemented a 4-D survey in the famed Barnett Shale for a major company client and has conducted a 3-D in the Eagle Ford for Sigma Energy Ventures, which is a joint venture that includes SHPI.
And California has additional needs for this technology.
Think Monterey Shale, which is one of the hot plays of the moment in the Golden State.
Besides being a prolific reservoir rock, the Monterey has sourced most of the oil in California. It's thought to contain perhaps as much as 300 billion barrels of oil in place.
Just don't call it a "shale," say many folks.
The Monterey is a mix of rock types – it's basically a large deposit of diatomaceous material.
In what is known as the Opal A phase, it's low permeability unaltered dolomite. As pressure and temperature increase with depth, the Monterey becomes more brittle and fractured as it alters into cristobalite tryidymite, dubbed the Opal CT phase. It evolves into a quartz phase as lithification progresses.
Underground Energy in Santa Barbara is highly focused on the Monterey potential in California, particularly the central coast area.
When the company sought assistance to zero-in on the details of some of their acreage, NodalSeismic hit the scene with nodes on hand.
"We did a couple of two-and-a-half 2-D swaths, or what some call a wide bin 3-D, of about 20 square miles each," Hollis said.
"Shooting a 2-D swath line in effect can generate a pseudo 3-D," noted AAPG member David Hoyt, vice president of exploration and development at Underground Energy. "You get the opportunity to have to some effect a 3-D layout and shoot with very low impact – and it's very, very cost-effective."
He emphasized they achieved almost a zero footprint. This jibes with the company's emphasis on being a "green" oil company.
Hollis commented on the less frequently discussed advantages of nodes.
"We've actually been preserving the passive data," he said. "These things record 24/7, and I think analysis of that passive data is going to yield fantastic results – being able to improve velocity models, being able to monitor micro-earthquakes."
In fact, NodalSeismic conducted a seismic hazard analysis for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, where safety is paramount – particularly in earthquake country. The original site study was conducted in the 1970s.
With its new seismic in hand, Underground Energy is wasting no time
On the Zaca prospect about seven miles from its Asphaltea project in the Santa Maria basin, the company has plans to drill five-to-seven wells between now and August, according to Hoyt. Depending on successes, a number of others could follow. The initial Zaca well was being spud at press time.
"There are a number of new structures we identified with our 2-D seismic that have remained undeveloped," he said. "We control the leases on those particular structures.
"The field has produced 32 million barrels from about 60 wells that range in cumulative production from about 400,000 to over a billion-and-a-half barrels per well," Hoyt said.
"Basically, it's 11-degree-gravity oil," he said, "and it comes out of the ground at a temperature about 175 degrees, so when it comes out it flows – it's a very hot reservoir."
Drilling depth to the Monterey will be in the 5,500 to 6,500-foot range. Hoyt emphasized they will be drilling vertical wells along with some deviated ones.
"We'll stay in the conventional framework of Monterey development," he said. "We think keeping it simple is a wiser, more efficient choice for economic gains.
"The Monterey has not turned out to be the quote-unquote resource play as envisioned, but more of a fractured quartz play enhanced by structure and stratigraphic pinchout," Hoyt noted.
"We think it's aligned to a structural-stratigraphic model, that it's a conventional reservoir where you have to have a defined structural trap where the fractures are enhanced by folding and faulting.
"You need structure and/or stratigraphic closure to trap the Monterey effectively and commercially," he emphasized.
Hoyt added that the seismic program in central Santa Barbara County identified a number of large undrilled – and some drilled – new folds, or anticlines, with high structural relief, which he said they plan to drill in the next few years. Some of these folds have downdip wells productive in the Monterey as far back as the 1960s. The seismic data revealed geologic features such as four-way dip closures, hanging walls and more.
"We intend to use this tool not only in Santa Barbara County but in our other operations in California's San Joaquin Basin and in Nevada," Hoyt said.
Even with many success stories on record, land node systems technology for seismic data acquisition is in its infancy, relatively speaking, and Hollis predicted great potential.
"The possibilities it offers are amazing," Hollis said. "We're getting flooded with people interested in bids on projects, so we see good organic growth and are staffing up.
"The node system," he emphasized, "is the driver for that."
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