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Best-Lock Construction Toys is a brand of plastic building bricks that are compatible with Lego, but are sold more cheaply. They have become more widely available since defeating a patent challenge from Lego in the Oberlandesgericht, Hamburg in 2004.[1][2] In a further case in 2009, Lego was denied trademark protection for the shape of its bricks;[3] however, in 2015, Best-Lock lost two cases in the European Court in which they attempted to deny Lego trademark protection on the shape of its minifigs.[4][5]
Best-Lock's sets cover Wild West, pirate and construction themes and, unlike Lego, include military models.
Best-Lock (Europe) Ltd is based in Colne, Lancashire, England.
Best-Lock has 6 different kinds of products including Standard Blocks, junior Blocks (young children 2-5), Baby Blocks (For kids 0-2), Freestyle, Army, and ADAC License.
Standard Blocks include TOWN sets (Police, Fire and Construction), farming, tubes, and even Kimmy (Best-Lock sets made for females).
Licensed sets include Terminator and Stargate SG-1.
- ^ "Forty-year Monopolistic LEGO-Doctrine Ruling Reversed as Best-Lock Europe LTD Wins Patent and Trademark Case". Highbeam. March 28, 2005. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ "Pressemitteilung Nr. 147/04 vom 3.12.2004". Juris.bundesgerichtshof.de. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ von RA Dennis Breuer (2012-04-19). "Pressemitteilung des BGH Nr. 158/2009: Legostein als Marke gelöscht | markenmagazin:recht". Markenmagazin.de. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ "Best-Lock (Europe) v OHMI - Lego Juris (Forme d'une figurine de jouet)".
- ^ "EU court rules Lego figurines are protected trademark". 2015-06-16.
External links[edit]
- Official website (currently down)
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Classic aromas of light dill, and even oregano, enmeshed in slightly charry Marshmallow vanilla oak. Under that blanket there are balanced and promising notes of bell pepper tinged red cherry fruit. In the mouth his is smooth and velvety with a sweet, easy character and good length to the somewhat simple toasty, black cherry fruit. There's a bit of raspy tannin on the finish but nothing offensive. A solid, if small scaled, bottle of Cabernet. 87pts
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The nose has rich currant and dried balckberry flovors. A rich mouthfeel of ripe blackberry and very ripe cherry. a bit hot on the finish but that quickly disapears and finishes long with saddle and leather notes.
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This is a heavy-duty Cabernet, big in every way, with rich black cherry and cassis fruit, and dense, dark tannins. The long, slightly grainy finish reinforces the impression of raw power, yet the wine retains perfect proportion and is nicely differentiated from the other 2010s crafted by winemaker Chris Figgins.
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Digital India Raises Security Concerns
Experts: Centralized Incident Response Mechanism Critical
The Brooking Institute's Allan Friedman says bills before Congress aimed at protecting intellectual property threaten cybersecurity.The Senate's Protect IP Act (S 968) and the House's Stop Online Piracy Act (HR 3261) will not "break the Internet" but will further burden cyberspace with new risks, Friedman, a fellow at the think tanking Brookings Institute, says in an interview with Information Security Media Group (click on one of Podcast Options at right to listen).
The legislation allows the federal government to order Internet service providers to use the Domain Name System's DNS resolvers - the technology responsible for translating a domain name into an IP address - to inform users that a website deemed to infringe intellectual property does not exist. "The law requires these DNS resolvers lie, and say, 'Listen, there is no website,'" Friedman says. "This in general isn't a great idea; it makes things less stable."
People will easily figure out ways to circumvent DNS blocking, Friedman says. "The bill is not focused on getting these websites off the Internet; it's focused on making sure that Americans can't access them," he says. "However, it's very, very easy to get around DNS blocks. All you have to do is use a DNS resolver that's not in the jurisdiction of the bill; it's outside of America."
Many foreign domain resolvers aren't trustworthy, Friedman says. "We've already seen this as an increasingly common attack for cybercriminals; they try to change innocent users' domain name resolvers or DNS servers they're pointing to. And now America is saying, by law, we're going to create very strong incentives for people to go and do voluntarily what the criminals are trying to do by tricking us or through malware."
In the interview, Friedman identifies flaws with the legislation:
As a fellow in governance studies, Friedman wrote a policy briefing - Cybersecurity in the Balance: Weighing the Risks of the Protect IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act - on how IP protection laws could endanger cyberspace security.
Friedman also serves as research director at Brooking's Center for Technology Innovation. His work spans the social sciences, public policy and computer science, and has addressed issues ranging from electronic medical records to telecommunications policy.
Before joining Brookings, Friedman was a fellow at the Center for Research on Computation and Society in the Harvard Computer Science department, where he worked on cybersecurity policy, privacy-enhancing technologies and the economics of information security. Friedman also was a fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, where he worked on the Minerva Project for Cyber International Relations.
Friedman holds a Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard. He earned his bachelor degree in computer science from Swarthmore College.
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Dinnerware is a collective term for plates, bowls, cups and saucers. Each of these dinnerware types is further discussed on the following pages:
setting a table
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Where to place (among others):
The cup is made in a variety of different sizes, each with a different volume capacity:
Three main categories...
- Soup Bowls (with or without handles)
- Finger Bowls (to rinse finger tips)
- Ramekins (to hold solid foods)
...with seven types of soups bowls:
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Plates for formal and informal table settings.
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The Reptile Room (Hardcover)
|Author: Lemony/ Handler Snicket
|Illustrator: Brett Helquist
|As Told By: Brett Helquist
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|After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time. *Author: Snicket, Lemony/ Handler, Daniel/ Helquist, Brett (ILT) *Series Title: Series of Unfortunate Events *Publication Date: 1999/08/01 *Number of Pages: 190 *Binding Type: Paperbound *Grade Level: 4-6 *Language: English *Depth: 0.75 *Width: 5.25 *Height: 7.50
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Dear Reader,
If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale. I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. The story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled. If you know anything at all about the unlucky Baudelaire children, you already know that even pleasant events lead down the same road to misery.
In fact, within the pages you now hold in your hands, the three siblings endure a car accident, a terrible odor, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a large brass reading lamp, and the reappearance of a person they'd hoped never to see again.
I am bound to record these tragic events, but you are free to put this book back on the shelf and seek something lighter.
With all due respect,|Lemony Snicket
Having escaped from the evil Count Olaf--for the moment--in BAD BEGINNING, the Baudelaire orphans settle in with their new guardian, Uncle Monty, a kindly snake specialist. Unfortunately, these deeply luckless children have not heard the last from Count Olaf, who returns, horrifyingly, in the guise of Uncle Monty's new assistant. Instead of an astounding trip to Peru with their wonderful uncle, the Baudelaires must contend with the evil count's most nefarious schemes yet. This is the second in the bestselling 13-book series.
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The Luther Strode trilogy by Justin Jordan (SPREAD, LUTHER STRODE) and Tradd Moore (LUTHER STRODE, All New Ghost Rider) warps up with a double sized issue of the LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE on April 1. The story debuted in The Strange Talent of Luther Strode (the book which put basically put Jordan on the map) and continued in The Legend of Luther Strode.
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On the opening day of Heroes Con, there were plenty of excellent panels to behold, but Image pulled out all the stops by packing so many artists and writers onto the speakers platform that one had to stand and another was teetering on the edge bravely. Aaron Holland ("A Comic Shop" columnist for Bleeding Cool) […]


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Soon-to-be Hall of Famer Randy Johnson will return to the top of the mound at Chase Field on May 18.
However, it won't be as the Arizona Diamondbacks' starting pitcher that afternoon against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In honor of the 10th year anniversary of his perfect game against the Atlanta Braves, the "Big Unit" will throw out the ceremonial first pitch to Robby Hammock, who caught the historic performance back on May 18, 2004.
That night, the five-time Cy Young Award winner became the oldest pitcher ever to record a perfect game -- and he did so with the help of 13 strikeouts.
"We are thrilled to welcome Randy back to Chase Field to celebrate the greatest single game of his career," said D-backs president & CEO Derrick Hall. "What he accomplished that night and throughout his D-backs career was simply amazing and we're glad that our fans have the opportunity to salute this legendary performance."
In eight seasons with the D-backs, Johnson went 118-62 with a 2.83 ERA and 2,077 strikeouts. The 50-year-old also was named the 2001 World Series Co-MVP after he collected three of Arizona's four victories in the Fall Classic.
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Writer and producer Denise Dorman, wife of artist Dave Dorman, kicked off far-ranging discussion with her recent post about the shifting convention scene, and how it's affected their income — specifically, her view that cosplayers have become to the "new focus" of the events, to the detriment of creators, publishers and vendors.
It's certainly true that comics conventions have become more popular and more numerous than ever, and with their success comes an evolving experience both for attendees and exhibitors. However, Dorman's essay is front-loaded with a lot of perplexed annoyance at kids today and their cosplaying, Instagram and selfies.
Unfortunately, much of the discussion that's followed so far has focused on defending cosplayers. That was my initial response too — after all, I've seen some people wearing elaborate and imaginative costumes walking on the floor with their overflowing bag of comics, or their original art delicately being transported somewhere safe. Plenty of cosplayers love comics, and if they stop at a booth, you can bet people around them are checking out both them and the table they're perusing. I've seen it happen so often at Comic-Con International.
Over the weekend, I witnessed what has the potential to turn into a grassroots campaign to help one of my favorite charities, The Hero Initiative.
Singaporean author Wayne Rée released his debut book Tales from a Tiny Room at the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention, perhaps not the obvious venue for the introduction of a collection of short stories. Sure, there are accompanying illustrations by several comics artists, and a number of the stories seem ripe for adaptation as comics, but it's definitely straight prose. Still, Rée chose the convention because comic books have long influenced him. This is not some keen observation; he's open about it. For about a year, he wrote a series of columns about his journey of discovering comics at The Comics Observer (no relation to this column!).
On Twitter and Tumblr, he frequently cites his love of Spider-Man, Warren Ellis and Jamie S. Rich. He even received permission to use a portion of Matt Fraction's talk "Batman Dreams of Hieronymus Machines" as the opening quote for Tales from a Tiny Room. And so, as a way to give back to what has given him so much, Rée announced he would donate one Singapore dollar to The Hero Initiative for every copy sold at the convention.
Walt Disney Animation has premiered an adorable two-minute clip from Big Hero 6 that highlights the relationship between young Hiro and his robot Baymax, and has me looking forward to the Nov. 7 release of the film.
Even from the limited glimpses we've gotten of them, the characters are already appealing. I sure would be down for reading more stories about them. However, Marvel has no plans to release any comic books in conjunction with the premiere of Big Hero 6 — no reprints of the original stories that inspired from the movie, no new comics … nothing.
As the first Disney animated movie to take advantage of the House of Mouse's $4 billion purchase of the House of Ideas, you'd think this would be pretty exciting for Marvel, and something it would want to promote. And yet, Marvel is surprisingly quiet about Big Hero 6.
There are no plans to reprint the 1998 original Sunfire & Big Hero 6 miniseries by Scott Lobdell and Gus Vazquez, or the 2006 follow-up Big Hero 6 by Chris Claremont and David Nakayama . Asked about that last week by Comic Book Resources, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso explained, "The characters and stories that have appeared in our comics are very different from what they are in the film. Releasing material that would be viewed as movie tie-in product would be a disservice to filmgoers. We wanted the Disney folks to be able to create their own unique style and story, unencumbered by those older stories."
[Editor's note: Each Sunday, Robot 6 contributors discuss the best in comics from the last seven days — from news and announcements to a great comic that came out to something cool creators or fans have done.]
I was pleased to see Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso acknowledge concerns over the variant cover by Milo Manara for Spider-Woman #1, and even go so far as to explicitly apologize for the mixed message the cover caused.
"We always listen to fans' concerns so we can do better by them," Alonso stated to CBR for Friday's installment of the weekly Axel-in-Charge interview column. "We want everyone — the widest breadth of fans — to feel welcome to read Spider-Woman. We apologize — I apologize — for the mixed messaging that this variant caused."
He went on to note that it is not the official cover for the series, and is equally not as representative of the title as a pet variant by Skottie Young might be. That's a fair point. However, I would argue that there is a difference between a Milo Manara variant and any other random variant. That cover exists within the context of the title character of the comic and the historical depiction of women in comics, if not media in general, juxtaposed with a cartoonist known for erotica being commissioned to provide material for a comic with a T+ rating (13 and above).
Although U.S. publishers occasionally experiment with weekly series — DC Comics, for examples, will soon have three on its plate, with Batman Eternal, New 52: Futures End and Earth 2: Worlds End — comic books in North America traditionally have been released on a monthly schedule. It's been that way for decades.
However, today sees the conclusion of weekly miniseries that not only make you reconsider that tradition, but also leads you to wonder whether the story's impact would have been lessened by monthly release.
Created by writers Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman and artist Afua Richardson, the five-issue Genius was published weekly throughout August by Top Cow Productions (the final two installments went on sale this morning). This break from the tradition allowed the story to build a momentum that would have been missed had it unfolded over the course of five months.
Marvel released its November solicitations, and as I've feared for a few months now, New Warriors by Christopher Yost and Marcus To is ending with Issue 12. This isn't exactly a surprise, as anyone even casually watching its sales probably saw this coming: July's Issue 7 sold about 17,000 copies, a few thousand below the traditional line of death for a Marvel title.
While the writing may have been on the wall, it's sad to see such a fun and spirited comic go away. As a longtime fan of New Warriors, this fourth attempt to revitalize the property was the most true to the fondly remembered original series by Fabian Nicieza, Mark Bagley and Darick Robertson. The bright and energetic art was fantastic, the dialogue was pitch-perfect, and yet … it just didn't click with enough readers.
So what's the problem?
Unfortunately, the creators had an uphill climb for a number of reasons. Some are unique to the New Warriors and others are shared by non-marquee properties at Marvel, DC and other publishers. In February, when this New Warriors series launched, I celebrated the B-list characters and their comics. Now six months later, we're staring down the barrel of cancellation. These B-listers are a double-edged sword, so now it's time to look at the edge of the sword that we don't like (or however that metaphor works).
When DC Comics relaunched its superhero line in 2011 with the New 52, there was an unmistakable sameness to the aesthetic of many of the titles. Sure, there have been some eye-catching exceptions, but for the most part, the Jim Lee-led character redesigns have exerted great influence over the DC Universe for the past three years.
If you're a fan of Jim Lee, that's pretty awesome. If you're a fan of a lot of artists and styles, that's less awesome and has made the New 52 sometimes frustrating and occasionally baffling. There are more than 75 years' worth of characters bursting with the imagination of hundreds of creators. Why filter all that down to such a narrow experience for readers? I love Oreo cookies, but can I ever have chocolate chip cookie?
But then, along comes new Batman Group Editor Mark Doyle, who moved from Vertigo in February. Suddenly, there's a new creative team, a new costume and a new outlook, for Batgirl, followed by announcements of Gotham Academy, Arkham Manor and, just Tuesday, Gotham By Midnight, demonstrating that Batman and his world are a resilient and powerful corner of the DC Universe. It's one where offering different aesthetics adds a richness to the entire line while (possibly) attracting the eye of those looking for something different in their reading experience.
Essentially, Doyle just installed a snack bar. So let's go eat!
Comic-Con International has come and gone, and like every year, we're left with a metric ton of announcements, hints, speculations, sneak previews, leaked footage and open questions.
There also seemed to be more pre-convention announcements than I can remember seeing in previous years. If the past week or so of frenzied news wasn't enough, panel coverage and from is still rolling out. Based on the past several years, we should see those continue to be doled out for the next week or two.Comic-Con is truly a month-long event, maybe almost two months when all is said and done. So it's understandable if it's sometimes difficult to keep track of what was announced when or to even remember that awesome thing I was so excited about a week ago but can't name now.
There are plenty that stuck with me, however; I've already written about comiXology's DRM-free titles, and some of Image's upcoming titles, and there were plenty of others. Of course, I can't mention all of the cool things to emerge from Comic-Con — that would just be a near duplication of everything we've heard about for about a month now. So instead, here are six (more) things from Comic-Con I can remember thinking were extra-awesome:
After the January Image Expo, Image Comics received some flak because most of the creators on stage were white men. On Wednesday, Publisher Eric Stephenson's keynote address to the Image Expo held in conjunction with Comic-Con International included the following comments: "If we want to build a more diverse industry, though, if we want to develop a more diverse talent pool, then it is of utmost importance that we produce comics that appeal to as wide an audience as possible …"
That was said within the context of the historic gender disparity in comics, especially when looking at mainstream comics and the direct market. There's more evidence than ever that the gender disparity in readership is no longer true; women are just as likely to read comics as men. If that's true, then one would hope that just as many would be likely to attempt to make comics. That doesn't seem to have come to pass in this corner of the industry, but Image announced a trio of upcoming releases that will hopefully start to shift the momentum in the right direction. If nothing else, these are among the most promising books to be announced at Image Expo, and they build on the gratifying surge in creator-owned comics.
[Editor's note: Each Sunday, Robot 6 contributors discuss the best in comics from the last seven days — from news and announcements to a great comic that came out to something cool creators or fans have done.]
After last year's comiXology server blackout, I asked the digital comics provider to drop the leasing arrangement it was using. I was not the first or the last to protest the use of DRM, or digital rights management, technology to prevent people from owning a file of the comic they just purchased. It has consistently been a point of contention for a segment of potential customers, and now our wish is granted. comiXology shook up Comic-Con by announcing they are now offering true downloads of DRM-free back-up files for purchased digital comics.
For the first time in 14 years, I'm not going to Comic-Con International in San Diego, not even for a day. I didn't think this would bother me, but I have to admit that I'm bummed I'm missing out on the biggest week in comics.
There are numerous comics conventions across the country, and even around the world, that use the term "comic-con, but there's just one Comic-Con. If you really need clarification, fine, call it the San Diego Comic-Con, or, as it's becoming increasingly known, "nerd prom." I scoffed at that nickname when I first heard it, because even after all this time, "nerd" still seemed derogatory (I blame my sister). But now I feel like it's a perfect name for it, because just like your high school prom, everyone talks about it weeks and months beforehand, it seems like everyone is going, and if you aren't, you feel left out of the fun.
Growing up in Massachusetts, I heard about two comic book events that were truly legendary, epic destinations that had to be experienced at least once in your life: One was in San Diego and the other was in Chicago. Only one of those two has really held on to its mythic status as a holy destination for anyone who loves comics, and the related family of genre and pop culture entertainment to which many of us have devoted so much. I moved to Los Angeles in 1999, and I knew an added bonus was that I would at last get to attend Comic-Con.
Superhero comics deal in extremes: Characters overreact, the world is in constant jeopardy, and the solution almost always involves physical combat. So maybe I shouldn't have been surprised when the #FireRickRemender fiasco erupted. There was no conversation. Instead, people hurled accusations and argued over whether a writer should keep his job, while others mocked the whole thing. The rest of us silently watched from the sidelines, and that was pretty much it: That was how comics professionals, fans and industry observers handled a three-page scene from Captain America #22.
I guess I should be happy that people are so passionate about these stories and the creators behind them. If we were all so blasé and detached, sales would probably not just be flat so far this year, they'd be in the gutters. Yet I can't help but feel disappointed, because I know we can do better than this.
For a long time, there were limited options to become a professional comic book creator. Option 1 was to just figure it out yourself, with lots of mistakes along the way. Option 2 was to go to a proper school to study fine art, which usually meant discovering on your own how to co-opt what was being taught for your own comics purposes. Option 3 was to buy How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema.
But as the years have passed, more options have surfaced, reflecting the richer comics field that now exists. More colleges have courses or majors that specifically focus on comics, but if that's not a deep enough immersion, there are now a number of alternatives. Sure, you could still choose between those original three options, or you can consider one of these five venues of learning, each fitting different styles and budgets for all kinds of creators. After all, everyone learns differently.
1. The Kubert School
Originally named The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, The Kubert School was the first and remains the only accredited school in the United States devoted entirely to making comics. The three-year vocational college for cartooning and graphic art is located in Dover, New Jersey, about 45 minutes from New York City. Founded in 1976 by comics legend Joe Kubert (Sgt. Rock, Tarzan, Hawkman), it is now run by his sons Andy and Adam Kubert, who have had a string of hit comics at Marvel and DC.
[Editor's note: Every Sunday, Robot 6 contributors discuss "The best in comics from the last seven days" — from news and announcements to a great comic that came out to something cool creators or fans have done.]
At the start of the week, Locust Moon launched their Kickstarter for their Winsor McKay tribute book Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, and in less than 48 hours, they passed their $50,000 goal. Currently breaking $75,000, the shear care and beauty of this project is breath-taking. The final book will be a giant hardcover at the oversized 16" x 21" dimensions of McKay's original comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland, and will sit perfectly beside the award-winning two-volume Splendid Sundays reprint series from Sunday Press.
[Editor's note: Every Sunday, Robot 6 contributors discuss "The best in comics from the last seven days" — from news and announcements to a great comic that came out to something cool creators or fans have done.]
A new Warren Ellis comic book, particularly a new creator-owned Warren Ellis comic book, is a big deal. Trees has the added bonus of absolutely fantastic art by Jason Howard. Image Comics celebrated the release by making the digital version of the first issue free pretty much everywhere.


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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal gearing up
Updated: January 2, 2012, 7:20 PM ETAssociated Press
DOHA, Qatar -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are eyeing a confidence-boosting victory at the season-opening Qatar Open. But Novak Djokovic, elsewhere in the Persian Gulf, is already showing signs that made him such a force in 2011.
Djokovic wrapped up his first title in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and said he is feeling better than he did at this time last season. That does not bode well for the No. 2 Nadal and No. 3 Federer. After all, the top-ranked Djokovic won three Grand Slams on his way ...
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State Department Keystone XL Contractor ERM Bribed Chinese Agency to Permit Project
Coming next -- Year-round worker protests at Walmart: Walmart Black Friday Strikes Become a Thanksgiving Holiday Tradition
By Jess Guh
Yesterday marked the third annual Black Friday protests and strikes at Walmart, the largest private employer in this country. The Walton family, controlling owners of the company, is America's richest family, with holdings valued at almost $150 billion dollars. For decades, Walmart has remained an employer powerhouse based upon a business model of low wages, poor benefits and union busting.
"I Hate That Oil's Dropping": Why Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Wants High Oil Prices for Fracking
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Outgoing Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) chairman Phil Bryant — Mississippi's Republican Governor — started his farewell address with a college football joke at IOGCC's recent annual conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant; Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
"As you know, I love SEC football. Number one in the nation Mississippi State, number three in the nation Ole Miss, got a lot of energy behind those two teams," Bryant said in opening his October 21 speech. "I try to go to a lot of ball games. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it and somebody's gotta be there."
Seconds later, things got more serious, as Bryant spoke to an audience of oil and gas industry executives and lobbyists, as well as state-level regulators.
At the industry-sponsored convening, which I attended on behalf of DeSmogBlog, it was hard to tell the difference between industry lobbyists and regulators. The more money pledged by corporations, the more lobbyists invited into IOGCC's meeting.
Perhaps this is why Bryant framed his presentation around "where we are headed as an industry," even though officially a statesman and not an industrialist, before turning to his more stern remarks.
"I know it's a mixed blessing, but if you look at some of the pumps in Mississippi, gasoline is about $2.68 and people are amazed that it's below $3 per gallon," he said.
"And it's a good thing for industry, it's a good thing for truckers, it's a good thing for those who move goods and services and products across the waters and across the lands and we're excited about where that's headed."
Bryant then discussed the flip side of the "mixed blessing" coin.
"Of course the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale has a little problem with that, so as with most things in life, it's a give and take," Bryant stated. "It's very good at one point and it's helping a lot of people, but on the other side there's a part of me that goes, 'Darn! I hate that oil's dropping, I hate that it's going down.' I don't say that out-loud, but just to those in this room."
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale's "little problem" reflects a big problem the oil and gas industry faces — particularly smaller operators involved with hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") — going forward.
That is, fracking is expensive and relies on a high global price of oil. A plummeting price of oil could portend the plummeting of many smaller oil and gas companies, particularly those of the sort operating in the Tuscaloosa Marine.
Introducing "Natural Gas Exports: Washington's Revolving Door Fuels Climate Threat"
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
DeSmogBlog's Steve Horn and Republic Report's Lee Fang have co-written an in-depth report on the influence the government-industry revolving door has had on Big Oil's ability to obtain four liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permits since 2012 from the Obama Administration.
Photo Credit: DeSmogBlog
Titled "Natural Gas Exports: Washington's Revolving Door Fuels Climate Threat," the report published here on DeSmogBlog and on Republic Report serves as the launching pad of an ongoing investigation. It will act as the prelude of an extensive series of articles by both websites uncovering the LNG exports influence peddling machine.
The report not only exposes the lobbying apparatus that has successfully opened the door for LNG exports, but also the PR professionals paid to sell them to the U.S. public. It also exposes those who have gone through the "reverse revolving door," moving from industry back to government and sometimes back again.
It reveals that many former Obama Administration officials now work as lobbyists or PR professionals on behalf of the LNG exports industry, as do many former Bush Administration officials. So too do those with ties to potential 2016 Democratic Party presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.
They include:
State Dept. Keystone XL North Contractor ERM Approved Project Now Melting Glaciers
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
A controversial government contractor once again finds itself in hot water, or in this case, melting glacier water.
TransCanada chose Environmental Resources Management Group (ERM) as one of its contractors to conduct the environmental impact statement for Keystone XL on behalf of the U.S. State Department. ERM Group also happens to have green-lighted a gold mining project in central Asia that is now melting glaciers.
ERM Group has a penchant for rubber-stamping projects that have had tragic environmental and public health legacies. For example, ERM formerly worked on behalf of the tobacco industry to pitch the safety of its deadly product.
A January 2014 study about Keystone XL's climate change impacts published in the journal Nature Climate Change paints a drastically different picture than ERM Group's Keystone XL tar sands study.
The Kumtor Gold Mine, owned by Centerra Gold/Cameco Corporation, was provided a stamp of approval from ERM Group in October 2012. Similar to the TransCanada arrangement with the State Department on Keystone XL, Centerra served as the funder of the report evaluating its own project.
"The mine sits at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level, in the Tien Shan mountain range and among some of Kyrgyzstan's - and the region's - most important glaciers," explained an October 28 story published in Asia Times.
"Centerra Gold has consistently dismissed as untrue that operations at Kumtor have had negative implications for the glaciers, which are reportedly melting with observable speed due to years of dumping rock tailings onto the ice sheet. The Canadian company has backed its position with expert evaluations from consultancies such as Environmental Resources Management."
Timothy Geithner's Warburg Pincus May Profit from Tar Sands Exports
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Bush Family, Inner Circle at Center of Lawsuits vs. Denton, TX Fracking Ban
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Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
George P. Bush; Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
On November 4, Denton, Texas, became the first city in the state to ban the process of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") when 59 percent of voters cast ballots in favor of the initiative. It did so in the heart of the Barnett Shale basin, where George Mitchell — the "father of fracking" — drilled the first sample wells for his company Mitchell Energy.
As promised by the oil and gas industry and by Texas Railroad Commission commissioner David Porter, the vote was met with immediate legal backlash. Both the Texas General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) filed lawsuits in Texas courts within roughly 12 hours of the vote taking place, the latest actions in the aggressive months-long campaign by the industry and the Texas state government to fend off the ban.
The Land Office and TXOGA lawsuits, besides making similar legal arguments about state law preempting local law under the Texas Constitution, share something else in common: ties to former President George W. Bush and the Bush family at large.
In the Land Office legal case, though current land commissioner Jerry Patterson signed off on the lawsuit, he will soon depart from office. And George Prescott Bush — son of former Florida Governor and prospective 2016 Republican Party presidential nominee Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush — will take his place.
George P. Bush won his land commissioner race in a landslide, gaining 61 percent of the vote. Given the cumbersome and lengthy nature of litigation in the U.S., it appears the Land Office case will have only just begun by the time Bush assumes the office.
The TXOGA legal complaint was filed by a powerful team of attorneys working at the firm Baker Botts, the international law firm named after the familial descendants of James A. Baker III, a partner at the firm.
Baker III served as chief-of-staff under both President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush, Secretary of State under George H.W. Bush and as a close advisor to President George W. Bush on the U.S. occupation of Iraq. He gave George P. Bush a $10,000 donation for his campaign for his race for land commissioner.
Photo Credit: Texas Land Commission
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which exempts the oil and gas industry from the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act for fracking, is seen by critics as the legacy of ashes left behind by the George W. Bush Administration.
Yet almost a decade later, the two lawsuits filed against Denton show the Bush oil and gas legacy clearly lives on and stretches from the state where the fracking industry was born all the way to Iraq and back again.
Federal Reserve Policy Keeps Fracking Bubble Afloat and That May Change Soon
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
In August 2005, the U.S. Congress and then-President George W. Bush blessed the oil and gas industry with a game-changer: the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Act exempted the industry from federal regulatory enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
The Richest 400 Americans -- And What They Do With Their Money
In the supposedly classless society of the United States, the wealthiest Americans are doing remarkably well.
According to Forbes, a leading business magazine, the combined wealth of the 400 richest Americans has now reached the staggering total of $2.3 trillion. This gives them an average net worth of $5.7 billion―an increase of 14 percent over the previous year.
Court Files: Coal CEO Robert Murray Unearths Lease from Aubrey McClendon's New Fracking Company
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
DeSmogBlog has obtained a copy of a sample hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") lease distributed to Ohio landowners by embattled former CEO and founder of Chesapeake Energy, Aubrey McClendon, now CEO of American Energy Partners.
Tar Sands Trade: Kuwait Buys Stake in Alberta As It Opens Own Heavy Oil Spigot
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Chevron made waves in the business world when it announced its October 6 sale of 30-percent of its holdings in the Alberta-based Duvernay Shale basin to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) for $1.5 billion.
Photo Credit: Oil Fires in Kuwait During First Gulf War | Wikimedia Commons
Elected Officials and 'Boots on the Ground'
As the United States' armchair warriors sit in their comfortable homes and offices and decide on which country it is time to invade, attack or bomb, little consideration is given to those that must carry out their decisions. Sound bites for the evening news are far more important that human suffering.
Labor Day News Dump: FERC Hands Enbridge Permit for Tar Sands by Rail Facility
Legal Case: White House Argues Against Considering Climate Change on Energy Projects
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Just over a month before the United Nations convenes on September 23 in New York City to discuss climate change and activists gather for a week of action, the Obama White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) argued it does not have to offer guidance to federal agencies it coordinates with to consider climate change impacts for energy decisions.
Obama Opened Floodgates for Offshore Fracking in Recent Gulf of Mexico Lease
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
In little-noticed news arising out of a recent Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas lease held by the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the floodgates have opened for Gulf offshore hydraulic fracturing ("fracking").
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
State Dept. Overseers of Contentious Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Workaround Have Industry, Torture Ties
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
The Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and other green groups recently revealed that pipeline giant Enbridge got U.S. State Department permission in response to its request to construct a U.S.-Canada border-crossing tar sands pipeline without earning an obligatory Presidential Permit.
Judge Nixes Cove Point LNG Zoning Permit as Dominion Says Will Soon Receive Federal Permit
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Co-Written with Caroline Selle
An August 6 court decision handed down by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge James Salmon could put Dominion Resources' timeline for its proposed Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in jeopardy.
Overseeing Koch Profits: The Roots of David Vitter's Green Billionaires Club Report
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
A DeSmogBlog investigation reveals that Kristina Moore, the Senate staffer listed as the author of U.S. Sen. David Vitter's (R-La.) "green billionaire's club" report published by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) on July 30, has career roots tracing back to the Koch Brothers' right-wing machine.
After Oregon Rejects Coal Export Plan, Long Beach Votes to Export Coal and PetKoch
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Just a day after the Oregon Department of State Lands shot down a proposal to export 8.8 million tons per year of coal to Asia from the Port of Morrow in Boardman, Oregon, the Long Beach City Council achieved the opposite.
Big Rail Cites Bin Laden, Al Qaeda to Fend Off Oil-by-Rail Route Transparency
Co-Written with Justin Mikulka; Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Court: Key Environmental Law Doesn't Apply to Part of Enbridge Keystone XL "Clone"
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
A U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that Enbridge's 600-mile-long Flanagan South Pipeline, a Keystone XL "clone," is legally cleared to proceed opening for business in October.
Investor Call: Enbridge's Keystone XL Clone Opens in October, Rail Facility to Follow
In a recent quarter two call for investors, Enbridge Inc executives said the company's "Keystone XL" clone — the combination of the Flanagan South and Seaway Twin pipelines — will open for business by October.
Rail CEOs to Investors: "Bomb Trains" Safe At Almost Any Speed
Green Billionaires Club? David Vitter Owns Stock in Coal Utilities Fighting EPA Carbon Rules
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
On July 30, the Republican minority of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, headed by Sen. David Vitter, released a report titled "The Chain of Environmental Command: How a Club of Billionaires and Their Foundations Control the Environmental Movement and Obama's EPA."
Documents: Cheniere Fuels ALEC's New Push for Fracked Gas Exports
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Today, legislative and lobbyist members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) voted on model legislation promoting both exports of gas obtained via hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).
Whoops! What crisis?: Time to Go on the Offensive to Improve, not just Save Social Security and Medicare
By Dave Lindorff
The wind has suddenly been knocked out of sails of those critics of Social Security and Medicare in Washington -- Republican and Democrat -- who have for years been warning direly that the two programs were going bust. Suddenly their favored "rescue" plans for these crucial programs -- turning to a stingier way of calculating the annual inflation adjustment, raising the retirement age, and even reducing benefits for Social Security, and cutting benefits for Medicare -- don't make sense to anyone.
Greenpeace Report: Obama Exporting Climate Change by Exporting Coal
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Greenpeace USA has released a major new report on an under-discussed part of President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan and his U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon rule: it serves as a major endorsement of continued coal production and export to overseas markets.
Not Just the Atlantic: Obama Leasing Millions of Gulf Acres for Offshore Drilling
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Deploying the age-old "Friday news dump," President Barack Obama's Interior Department gave the green light on Friday, July 18 to companies to deploy seismic air guns to examine the scope of Atlantic Coast offshore oil-and-gas reserves.
Dairyland to Petrostate: Wisconsin Oil-By-Rail Routes Published for First Time
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
DeSmogBlog is publishing the first documents ever obtained from the Wisconsin government revealing routes for oil-by-rail trains in the state carrying oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in the Bakken Shale basin.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
For Oil-By-Rail, a Battle Between "Right to Know" and "Need to Know"
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Since the first major oil-by-rail explosion occurred on July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, citizens in communities across the U.S. have risen up when they've learned their communities are destinations for volatile oil obtained from hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in North Dakota's Bakken Shale basin.


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signature:The fury of Eiithor is unleashed
visible text: Dragonlord Argorothiis
armoury link/facial screenshot: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...rothiis/simple
gear set: t13 warrior red 397 il set dual weilding ashkandi, greatsword of the brotherhood
your pose: roaring
helm visible: definately yes
general colour scheme: would love for a olten firey background something tht ehnaces the dragonlords appeal and screams cataclysm
additional info: this may be tricky but if possible i would part or most of a nether drake to be in it the nether drake is mutated and has to be a pinkish red similar the colour of oblivion magic used by eredar oblivion mages he must also have crystal spikes running along his back and it has to b clear he is the dragonlords mount ( if this is to much its okay to leave it out) or if needed feel free to ask for more info
to help out here is what he looks like in full set with his chosen weapons
Last edited by High King Argorothiis; 2012-12-30 at 03:39 PM.
Soon i shall awaken, soon i will be unleashed, soon our prophet will do what he know's he must and let me loose upon those who would dare call themselves my people's enemy's................my rise will bring fear to the heart of many the vengence of the draenei is coming those from draenor and beyond have not forgotten and we will show no mercy DEATH TO THE HORDE!!!!
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Resolution: 1920x1080
Visible text: Deimmos, Hand of A'dal/Enraged Revolution/ EU-Sylvanas
Armory link/Facial screenshot: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...immos/advanced
Gear set: Dreanaught Battlegear while using Cursed Vision of Sargeras and Warglaives of Azzinoth.
Helm visible: Yes
Your pose: Maybe melee swinging? :P I guess the artist can choose better than me.
General colour scheme: Up to the artist but maybe Plaguewood and Naxx on background or something
Any extras: Nope, that's all. Thanks in advance.
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Signature made by: Isilrien
Anyone want a draenai, goblin, human, gnome orc or panda sig? I've noticed I have not been doing those a lot.
new sig
Hope it was worth the wait, you've been very patient with me! >_<
Just get the fuck after it, don't be a pussy, and you'll be fine.
in this world full of people there's only one
and if we only live once, I wanna live with you
I would like to request a signature:
Visible text: Character's name and server please. Vinnix EU Kul Tiras. Also, a ''catchphrase'' please: Ignis Arcana.
Armory link/Facial screenshto: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte.../Vinnix/simple
Gear set: I would like the transmog gear my character has on except his belt, could it be changed to anything red is possible?
Helm visible: Yes please
Your pose: Blood Elf pose after a succesfull cast. The pose where one of his arms goes forward, not the one where he raises both arms.
General colour scheme: I'm a fire mage so something red and flamy would be cool.
Any extras: Flames I suppose, anything you feel is appropriate or awe-inspiring?
Last edited by Vinni; 2012-12-30 at 06:56 PM. Reason: Re-posted according to template provided, thank you Elyann for pointing it out :)
''The only true failure is when you stop trying''.
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Okay, I'm done spamming here for today. My eyes are so fucking tired >_< Should be able to finish the rest of the requests tomorrow or late Tuesday, thanks for the patience guys. Again, I'm really sorry for the delay.
Just get the fuck after it, don't be a pussy, and you'll be fine.
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Engelen and Elyaan - these signatures are.. wow o.O
Just finished a sig I've made just for fun to try out pandaren
new sig
I'd like a signature/avatar made please.
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Armory link/Facial screenshot: Twingg on US-Mannoroth (not allowed to post links)
Gear set: Just the set visible in my armory
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Your pose: Whatever you can pull off that looks nice, I'd appreciate
General colour scheme: Blue/grey cloudy with an arcane feel to it, and maybe my character coming through the clouds roaring
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Long time reader, fairly new poster. Looking for a 1920x1080 resolution wallpaper. Hope I include the needed details.
Character: Mornak, Horde Tauren warrior. us.battle.net /wow /en /character /kilrogg /Mornak /advanced (recently race changed to Orc, but will return to Tauren. would prefer Tauren model pls)
Gear Set: Warrior T6 Onslaught, with Bulwark of Azzinoth shield and Dragonscale-Encrusted Longblade sword. Helm visible pls.
Visable text: Character name, guild "The Insane Asylum", and US-Kilrogg-Horde. Also Horde symbol might look good too.
Can't think of anything else specific. I'm usually a tank, so some kind of pose or environment, with the energy that usually comes with tanking. Guess something related to a tank being in the middle of a pack of mobs, swinging his weapon and shield slamming like crazy. I like darker colors like blue, gray, black combination.
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July 1 1916 - this day is forever marked as the worst day in British military history. 57,000 British casualties; imagine a town anywhere in the world with precisely that population and suddenly wipe it off the face of the earth - forever. Can't really make that leap can you? Well, that was the return from the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
This battle earmarked the first real time that Kitchener's New Army faced the enemy - raw recruits who had joined up all starry-eyed and full of jingoistic fervour from those heady days in 1914; many who had never left their towns now found themselves in the front line. Most of them hardly took ten paces out of the trenches before being mown down by the German machine gunners who had lain in wait.
During the film, we learn about the "Pals" Battalions. In 1914, to encourage the vast numbers Kitchener said Britain would need, men were enlisting to be with their "pals" or their "chums" so that they could be kept together - but those that join up together were tragically often being killed together. With the benefit of hindsight, I invite you to be on a street in a working-class neighbourhood on say, July 3 or 4 1916 when the dreaded telegrams were being delivered and imagine the utter disbelief of whole streets of bright young men in the prime of their lives being sacrificed for Haig's ideals. Doesn't bear thinking about does it?
Nowadays, we can see the folly of this strategy but it was a different story in 1916. This was a new kind of war that most of the Generals could not understand - the brilliant military minds were being stretched to think up new ideas and strategies. However, when we think of the Somme, we must also think of General Sir Douglas Haig. Most historians criticise Haig in extremely harsh terms, using words like "butcher" or "murderer". It is hard to be objective, particularly when 57,000 casualties were recorded on one day alone. This would be have been the most painful duty for the person or people who were responsible in tallying these figures.
This film gives us the ideas behind the offensive as it was designed to take the pressure of the French at Verdun (another mindless slaughter)through to the initial bombardment prior to the start of the battle, then on to the bloody battle. It is no wonder that men could not talk about what they had experienced - you simply had to be there to understand. Nowadays, we call it Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In 1916, you kept your chin up and had to make the best of it.
It is now over 90 years since those battles and it is hard to understand the reasoning. World War I was a holocaust of sorts - it is because of those battles, the unbelieveable numbers of casualties, the way it touched millions of lives that we can learn from it. World War II was fought in a very different way and perhaps it is the lessons learned from World War I that this was the case.
This DVD is a very useful tool for those who are studying the period or for those of us who are interested in this part of history as it certainly did set the 20th Century in motion.
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Thank you, Head Teacher!
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Nowhere it seems is it possible to find out how long this DVD lasts and bobviously in considering whether to buy it...that is VITAL info!
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Mr. M. A. Collins says:
Helpful but....they weren't just Haig's ideals in my opinion. This was tradegy but ultimately a victory and something that alongside the Allies shaped the world I live in today.
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Haig had little to do with the Somme, the true architect of this disaster was General Henry Rawlingson. He was a firm believer in the "War of Attrition" method of winning the war, where if one British "Tommy" was alive as the last Hun perished, he could claim a victory. Such total disregard for the men under his command led to hundreds of thousands of men being fed into the meat grinder of the Somme to little effect. The Russian military have a maxim "never reinforce failure". Rawlinson, along with the vaste majority of the British High command, was a product of 19th century military training with a background of fighting against enemies armed with spears and flintlocks (India, Burma and Omdurman) transported into an age of Industrialised warfare. He even dismissed officers who did not "push hard enough", in other words did not allow their men to be slaughtered. Haig is to blame in that he could have stopped the offensive and saved countless lives, but the plan (or lack of one) and execution of it was Rawlinson's. However, as always with British military failure, it was covered up and Rawlinson and Haig rewarded with a bucket full of medals and a peerage.
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