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eBook Description: Taken as a possession, Judy Thornton, an Earth resident, is found meandering in the wilderness of the Earthlike planet of Gor. In keeping with the uncivilized culture of the Goreans, she is trained and used as a slave. What her masters don't know is that Judy is more than just a beautiful chattel. She has the power to obliterate Gor and all that is related to it. Determined to seize control of her, Priest Kings and Kur-Monster enter combat, neglecting the fact that the fate of Gor rests in the hands of the ethereal Judy. Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the first book of the Gorean Saga, TARNSMAN OF GOR, E-Reads is proud to release the very first complete publication of all Gor books by John Norman, in both print and ebook editions, including the long-awaited 26th novel in the saga, WITNESS OF GOR. Many of the original Gor books have been out of print for years, but their popularity has endured. Each book of this release has been specially edited by the author and is a definitive text.
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I lay in the warm grass. I could feel it, the warm, individual green blades, separate, gentle, on my left cheek; I could feel them on my body, my stomach and thighs. I stretched my body, my toes. I was sleepy. I did not wish to awaken. The sun was warm on my back, even hot, almost uncomfortable. I snuggled deeper into the grass. My left hand was extended. My fingers touched the warm dirt between the grass blades. My eyes were closed. I resisted the coming of consciousness. I did not wish to emerge from bed. Consciousness seemed to come slowly, dimly. I did not wish to emerge from bed. I wished to prolong the warmth, the pleasantness. I moved my head, slightly. My neck seemed to wear a weight; I heard the soft clink, a tiny stirring, of heavy links of metal.
I did not understand this.
I moved my head again, sleepily, eyes closed, to its original position. Again I felt the weight, circular, heavy, on my neck; again I heard the small sound, the stirring, simple and matter of fact, of heavy metal links.
I opened my eyes, part way, keeping them half shut against the light I saw the grass, green and close, each blade seeming wide, blurred in its nearness. My fingers dug into the warm earth. I closed my eyes. I began to sweat. I must emerge from bed. I must snatch breakfast, hurry to class. It must be late. I must hurry.
I remembered the cloth slipped over my mouth and nose, the fumes, the strength of the man who had held me. I had squirmed, but had been held in his grip, helpless. I was terrified. I had tried not to breathe. I had struggled, but futilely. I was terrified. I had not known a man could be so strong. He was patient, unhurried, waiting for me to breathe. I tried not to breathe. Then, lungs gasping, helpless, had at last inhaled, deeply, desperately, taking the sharp, strangling fumes deep into my body. In an instant, choking in the horrid, obdurate fumes, unable to expel them, unable to evade them, sickened, I had lost consciousness.
I lay in the warm grass. I could feel it on my body. I must emerge from bed. I must snatch breakfast, and hurry to class. Surely it must be late. I must hurry.
I opened my eyes, seeing the grass blades not inches from my face, wide, blurred. I opened my mouth, delicately, and felt the grass brush my lips. I bit into a blade and felt the juice of the grass, on my tongue.
I closed my eyes. I must awaken. I remembered the cloth, the strength of the man, the fumes.
My fingers dug deeply into the dirt. I clawed at it. I felt the dirt beneath my fingernails. I lifted my head, and rolled screaming, awakening, tangled in the chain, in the grass. I sat bolt upright. I realized to my astonishment and horror that I was nude, literally, totally nude, stark naked. My neck wore its encircling weight; the heavy chain, attached to the collar, dropped between my breasts and over my left thigh.
"No! No!" I cried. "No!"
I leaped to my feet screaming. The chain's weight depended from the collar, heavily, gracefully. I felt the collar pulled down, against my collarbone. The chain passed now between my legs, behind the left calf, then lifting. I jerked wildly at it. I tried to thrust the collar up, over my head. I turned it, again tried to thrust it up, over my head. I scraped my throat, hurting it. My chin was forced up; I saw the bright sky, blue with its startlingly white clouds. But I could not slip the collar. It fitted me closely. Only my small finger could I thrust between its weight and my neck. I moaned. The collar could not be slipped. It had not been made to be slipped. Irrationally, madly, nothing in my consciousness but my fear and the chain, I turned to flee, and fell, hurting my legs, tangled in the chain. I, on my knees, seized the chain, pulled at it, weeping. I tried to back away, on my knees; my head was pulled cruelly forward. I held the chain. It was some ten feet long. It extended to a heavy ring and plate fastened in a great granite rock, irregular, but some twelve feet in width and depth, some ten feet in height. The plate, with its ring, was attached near the center of the rock, low, about a foot above the grass. The rock had apparently been drilled and the plate fastened with four linear bolts. They may have passed through the entire width of the rock and been clinched on the other side. I did not know. On my knees I pulled at the chain. I wept. I cried out. I pulled again at the chain. I hurt my hands; it moved not a quarter of an inch. I was fastened to the rock.
I rose moaning to my feet, my hands on the chain. I looked about myself. The rock was prominent. There was none like it in view. I stood on a rolling plain, grassy and gentle, widely sweeping, trackless. I saw nothing but the grass, it moving in the soft, unhurried wind, the distant horizon, the unusually white clouds and blue sky. I was alone. The sun was warm. Behind me was the rock. I felt the wind on my body, but not directly, as the plate in the stone was on the sheltered side of the rock. I wondered if the wind was a prevailing one. I wondered if the plate and chain were so situated in order that the chain's prisoner, such as I found myself to be, be protected from the wind. I shuddered.
I stood alone. I was naked. I, small, white, was chained by the neck to that great rock on the seemingly endless plain.
I breathed deeply. Never in my life had I breathed such air. Though my head was chained I threw it back. I closed my eyes. I drank the atmosphere into my lungs. Those who have never breathed such air cannot know the sensations which I then felt. In so simple a thing as the air I breathed I rejoiced. It was clean and clear; it was fresh, almost alive, almost sparkling with the exhilaration of swift, abundant, pristine oxygen. It was like the air of a new world, one yet innocent of the toxins of man's majority, the unquestioned gifts, ambiguous, poisoned, of civilization and technology. My body became vital and alive. So simply did a proper oxygenation of my system work its almost immediate effect in my feeling and awareness. Those who have never breathed the air of a clean world cannot understand my words. And perhaps those who have breathed only such an atmosphere may, too, tragically, fail to comprehend. Until one has breathed such air can one know the glory of being alive?
But I was lonely, and frightened.
It was a strange world on which I stood, wide and unfamiliar, open, bright and clean. I looked out upon the vast fields of grass. I had never smelled grass before. It was so fresh, so beautiful. My senses were alive. In this atmosphere, my blood charged with oxygen, I found that I could detect odors which had eluded me before; it was as though an entire new dimension of experience had suddenly opened to me; yet I suppose it was only that here, in this place, my body did not have reason to fight its world, shutting it out, forcing it from consciousness in order not to be distracted or sickened; here there was an atmosphere which was unsoiled, undefiled, one in which the human could be a part of nature, not a rampart raised against her, not a defensive sojourner treading at night, stepping softly, scarcely daring to breathe, through the country of enemies. My vision, too, in this pure air, was keener. I could see farther and with greater detail than had been possible before in the clouded, contaminated atmosphere in which I had been raised. How far away now seemed the familiar pollutions of the gray world I remembered. On certain days there I had thought the air clean, and had delighted in its freshness. How little I had known. How foolish I had been. It had been only less murky, less dismal, only a sign of what a world might be. My hearing, too, seemed acute. The wind brushed the grass, moving in it, stirring the gleaming leaves. Colors, too, seemed richer, deeper, more vivid. The grass was richly green, alive, vast; the sky was blue, deeply blue, far deeper than I had known a sky could be; the clouds were sharp and white, protean and billowing, transforming themselves in the pressures of their heights and the winds which sped them; they moved at different heights at different speeds; they were like great white birds, stately and majestic, turning, floating in the rivers of wind. I felt the breezes of the field on my exposed body; I trembled; every bit of me seemed alive.
I was frightened.
I looked at the sun. I looked away, down, then across the fields.
I was aware now, as I had not been before, or so clearly, of the difference in the feel of my body and its movements. There seemed a subtle difference in my body weight, my movements. I thrust this comprehension from my mind. I could not admit it. I literally forced it from consciousness. But it returned, persistent. It could not be denied. "No!" I cried. But I knew it was true. I tried to thrust from my mind what must be, what had to be, the explanation of this unusual phenomenon. "No!" I cried. "It cannot be! No! No!"
Numbly I lifted the chain which hung from the collar fastened on my neck. I looked at it, disbelievingly. The links were close-set, heavy, of some primitive, simple black iron. It did not seem an attractive chain, or an expensive one. But I was held by it. I felt the collar with my fingers. I could not see it, but it seemed formed, too, of heavy iron; it seemed simple, practical, not ostentatious; it gripped my throat rather closely; I supposed it was black in color, matching the chain; it had a heavy hinge on one side; the chain, by a link, opened and closed, was fastened to a loop; the loop was fastened about a staple, which, it seemed, was a part of the collar itself; the hinge was under my right ear; the chain hung from its loop and staple under my chin; on the left, under my left ear, as I could tell by feeling it with my finger, there was a large lock, with its opening for the insertion of a heavy key. The collar, then, fastened with a lock; it had not been hammered about my neck. I wondered who held the key to that collar.
I turned about and looked at the great rock, the granite, streaked with feldspar.
I must try to awaken, I told myself. I must awaken. I laughed bitterly. I must be dreaming I told myself.
Again the difference in the feeling of my body, its weight, its movements, intruded itself into my consciousness. "No!" I cried. Then I went to the granite, and looked at the heavy plate and ring bolted into the stone. A link of my chain had been opened, and then closed, about that ring. The chain was some ten feet in length. I idly coiled it at the foot of the ring. "No!" I cried. I must awaken, I told myself. Surely it must be nearly time to arouse myself, to hurry to breakfast, to hurry to class. There is no other explanation, I told myself. I am dreaming. Then I feared I might be insane. No, I told myself. I am dreaming. It is such a strange dream, so real. But it is a dream. It must be. It must be. It is a dream. All a dream!
Then to my misery I remembered the man, being seized from behind, not able even to see him, my struggles, being held so helplessly, the cloth over my mouth and nose, his waiting for me to breathe, at last my gasping helplessly for breath, the terrible fumes, nothing else to breathe, nothing else, which could not be tolerated by consciousness, nothing else to breathe, and then my loss of consciousness. That, I knew, had been no dream.
I struck my fists until they bled on the granite rock streaked with feldspar.
Then I turned and walked from the rock, some five feet, and looked out over the vast grassy fields.
"Oh, no," I wept.
The full consciousness of my waking state, and my awareness of truth, welled up within me. It flooded my consciousness, overwhelmingly, irrefutably.
I knew then what must be the explanation for the difference in the feelings in my body, the explanation for the sense of subtle kinesthetic differences in my movements. I stood not on Earth. The gravity was not that of Earth. It was on another world I stood, an unknown world. It was a bright, beautiful world, but it was not Earth. It was not the world I knew. It was not my home. I had been brought here; no one had consulted my will; I had been brought here; my will had been nothing.
I stood alone there, naked, defenseless, before the great rock, looking over the fields.
I was lonely, and frightened, and I wore a chain on my neck.
Suddenly I cried out with misery and put my face in my hands. Then it seemed the earth spun beneath me and darkness swept about me, rushing in upon me and I lost consciousness.


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Walden Pond Press just launched the trailer for JUNIPER BERRY, one of my favorite books of the year. Yes, I said it, favorite! Although we are only four months into it I am raising the I LOVE THIS BOOK flag high and waving it for all to see.
Watch the wonderful and sublime trailer below (created by Mary McAveney). And stay tuned for my interview with author M.P. Kozlowsky posting on May 5th, kicking off what I'm sure is going to be a face melting blog tour.
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Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at Harvard University.
Discography:* Chinese Music for the Pipa (Nimbus Records NI 5368, 1993)
* An Anthology of the Classic Pipa Pieces (China Record Co, EL-315, 1989)
* The OverLord Removed off his Armour (China Record Co, BCD-90023, 1991)
* China Collage, with Liu Sola (Avant, 1996)
* Chinese traditional & Contemporary Music (Nimbus Records, 1996)
* Music for the Motherless Child, with Ghost Opera, with Kronos Quartet Nonesuch, 1997)
* Spring Snowfall, with Liu Sola (Also productions, 2000)
* Chinese Traditional and Contemporary Music (Nimbus, 2000)
* Aki no Yugure (Autumn Dusk), with Yoshio Kurahashi (Sparkling Beatnik Records, 2001)
* Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet (Sony, 2002)
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AI Aftermath: 4th place finishers - VIDEOS
Welcome back to "AI Aftermath," where we explore Idol's past. Each installment, as one more American Idol hopeful is eliminated from the competition, we take a look back at contestants past who were eliminated at the same point. We'll examine how they did on the show and what they've been up to since their eliminations. In honor of Jason Castro's elimination last week, we'll be looking at other fourth place finishers.
This week: 4th place finishers, featuring featuring Tamyra Gray (Season One), Joshua Gracin (Season Two), LaToya London (Season Three), Anthony Federov (Season Four), Chris Daughtry (Season Five) and LaKisha Jones (Season Six).
Well, Tamyra Gray's official site may be down for maintenance, but that doesn't mean the singing-acting sensation is. You remember Tamyra, the tiny little lady from the first season with the huge and amazing singing voice who got beat out in a shocking results show by Nikki McKibbin. Well, she went on to a recurring role on Boston Public (that's "Public" not "Legal," the show about a high school from a few years back) acting as an aspiring student singer in an abusive relationship. Her conviction in that role has led to other guest-starring roles in subsequent years.
As a songwriter, she was co-writer of Fantasia's smash single "I Believe" from the third season, as well as most of her own debut album. That album came out under 19 Records, after Gray was dropped by J Records. 19 Records was a newly formed division of 19 Entertainment, the behemoth behind Idol. But, sales were less than stellar on her debut album (122,000 or so), and she was dropped again. She's not been able to find major representation since.
In 2005, Gray had a supporting role in The Gospel, as well as recording a single for it soundtrack. The single went to #1 on the Billboard Soundtrack Chart, so that's kept her in the industry. She's also kept up on her writing, contributing to sings for Jessica Simpson's 2006 effort. Currently, Tamyra is appearing in a successful and extended run on Broadway as Mimi Marquez in RENT. She is expected to wrap up the role with the show's wrap in September of this year. Beyond that, she's recording a more hip-hop/dance album and seeking a label under which to put it out.
Check her out with Adam Pascal in RENT with "Another Day":
On Boston Public, Tamyra's character performed "Dance With My Father":
Back on Idol, Tamyra brought the house down with "A House Is Not a Home":
[via Wikipedia, MySpace and more!]
Joshua Gracin didn't have nearly as much trouble having success in his chosen genre, but that's because he chose country music which as we've seen is the most receptive to Idol alumni (see Phil Stacey, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, Carrie Underwood, Carmen Rasmussen and probably Kristy Lee Cook soon!). Gracin was active in the Marine Corps during his Idol run. And after both wrapped, he was quickly signed by Lyric Street Records and released his self-titled debut album in 2004.
The album has since gone gold with over 750,000 units sold and garnered Gracin three Top 5 hits on Billboard's Hot Country chart, including one Number One ("Nothin' to Lose"). It wasn't until last month that Josh's long-awaited second album finally dropped, We Weren't Crazy. It would be safe to say that while he's not yet the next Garth Brooks, Gracin is firmly on the map as an up-and-coming country sensation. He's currently touring the country in support of his debut effort, and looks on track to continue his steady rise.
Josh's video for his recent single and title track to his new album, "We Weren't Crazy":
Here's Josh with "Nothin' to Lose":
And of course, back on the Idol with "Amazed," Josh was already fully in his element:
[via Wikipedia, MySpace, JoshGracin.com and more!]
In an almost "Season One"-like moment of deja vu, LaToya London, who was considered by many one of the strongest singers in the competition, lost out to a lesser vocal talent in Jasmine Trias to be eliminated fourth. After her ouster from the show, London hit football games for the national anthem and the talk show circuit, keeping herself in the public eye until her debut album, Love & Life dropped in late 2005. Though it received positive acclaim, sales were modest.
Nevertheless, London continued churning out singles and like many Idol alumni before her, found her way to the stage. She starred in several Los Angeles productions, garnering postiive reviews throughout and even sneaking a local awards nomination in as well. Like Gray before her, London has found her way to Broadway and is starring in a major stage production while working on her second album and shopping for a label.
London is featured as Nettie in The Color Purple, where she has performed with fellow Idol alumnus Fantasia, in the role of Celie. She's been with the production since early 2007 and is contractually bound to the show until mid-2008. At that point, she'll get to decide whether she stays on the stage, pushes back toward a recording contract or sees if she can juggle both.
There's not much in the way of video here, but it's a good audio track of "Meet Me Halfway" off her Love & Life:
Performing live with "If You Don't Love Me By Now":
Back on the Idol with "All By Myself":
[via Wikipedia, MySpace and more!]
Federov is remembered largely as that kid with the tracheotomy scar who thought he might never talk again, much less sing. This Russian-born singer rose to an impressive fourth place finish in the fourth season of American Idol. Since his run, Federov has appeared on a Reality TV edition of Fear Factor, partnering with fellow Idol alumni Carmen Rasmussen. The duo came in second place there, beating their respective placements on Idol.
Federov continues work on his debut album, but like many alumni before him, has found his way to the stage, first in an off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks and more recently in Simply Ballroom, which finished it's tour last month. Beyond that, there doesn't appear to be much to report about Federov. He's still plugging away, recently conducting a radio interview for national play. I'm not sure what it was about, because while his MySpace page plugs it, it's severely lacking in details. Maybe it's about the time he'll be spending this summer mentoring the kids at "Idol Camp."
After losing his brother to the disease, Federov became a national spokesperson for the Sarcoma Foundation of America. Here he is performing at the SFA Gala last year with "I Need to Know":
Check out Anthony singing in his native Russian on "Ocharovna (Enchanted)":
Back on American Idol, here he is with one of the last songs he sang, "If You Don't Know Me By Now":
[via Wikipedia, MySpace and more!]
Indisputably the most successful non-Top 2 finalist in American Idol history, with many of his fans and even Daughtry himself indicating that not winning the show was the best thing that could have happened to his career. Daughtry rocketed off of the Idol tour and straight into the studio to slam out his debut album, Daughtry. Since then, Daughtry has gone on to become one of the four most successful Idol alumni, joining winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, and runner-up Clay Aiken at the top of the charts.
In fact, Daughtry keeps on riding the train into the record books as "Feels Like Tonight," their sixth single from the album has reached the top of the charts, becoming the third single from the album to do so, becoming the first act to net three #1s on the Billboard Singles chart from a debut album, and joining Nickelback as the only other act to do it at all. The album itself rocketed to platinum status in only three weeks and has gone on to sell over 4 million copies.
Daughtry has toured with Bon Jovi, with Chris performing on-stage with Jon Bon Jovi on "Blaze of Glory," a song Chris sang on Idol to great acclaim. The band continues touring in support of their smash debut effort, and have begun performing various new tracks, perhaps in anticipation of their return to the studio to put together a sophomore effort.
Here's Daughtry's video for "Feels Like Tonight":
Daughtry's single "Home" was the official boot-off track for Season 6 of American Idol, so it made sense that the band went on the show to perform it live toward the end of the season (the make-up was a bit much though, Chris):
Remember that Chris Daughtry was one of the first Idols to use someone else's arrangement to great success, and controversy. Here's his version of Live's version of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line":
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Hey, what do you know? A powerhouse black woman getting knocked out in fourth place. Imagine that!f. Of course, LaKisha was booted so another powerhouse black woman could creep a bit ahead in Melinda Doolittle. But how would a LaKisha/Melinda finale been instead of Blake/Jordin? Or were they too similar in style? LaKisha has a debut album dropping next month, if all goes according to plan, that promises to be a mix of R&B and Soul/Gospel.
But recording an album wasn't enough for Jones, so she's also taking over the role of church soloist in The Color Purple. Because all the black Idol contestants need to be on that show. It does help that London, Jones and Fantasia are all amazing vocalists, so I'll forgive the Idol reunion casting. Considering it's been less than a year since she wrapped the tour, I think Jones is doing just fine and right on track.
LaKisa blew our socks off with "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)," and doing so in the year that Jennifer Hudson made it her own in the film version of Dreamgirls:
Also on Idol with "God Bless the Child":
Honestly, she could sing anything, this one! Like "Diamonds Are Forever":
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Jason is sure an odd fit for this group, but then again he's such a unique performer and artist that he'd be an odd fit in any group. But I think for Jason, odd is good. There was something magical and infectious about his approach to singing and performing. It was this magnetism that propelled him to such lofty heights amidst a bevy of amazing and more seasoned vocalists.
While Jason may not be the kind of guy who's going to light up the pop charts, I think he'll nevertheless be able to carve out a spectacular niche for himself as a folksy and heartfelt singer. Hell, the kid might end up doing some modeling or acting as well, as he's spectacularly good looking. I think my wife would consider leaving me for him should the opportunity rise. He's so young and such a beginner in singing and performing that he's only going to get better and better.
We take a look at the third place finishers, including Nikki McKibbin, Kimberly Locke, Jasmine Trias, Vonzell Solomon, Elliott Yamin and Melinda Doolittle. See you there!
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Wood Mackenzie Assesses Potential Implications for the Energy Industry of Further US and EU sanctions against Iran and/or closing of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Wood Mackenzie Assesses Potential Implications for the Energy Industry of Further US and EU sanctions against Iran and/or closing of the Strait of Hormuz.
EDINBURGH, 13th January 2012 - The evolving situation in Iran presents a host of uncertainties for the energy sector. How these uncertainties will ultimately play out will largely depend on the pace and nature of the political resolution. Attempting to predict the outcome of this resolution is hazardous given the myriad of factors at play. Instead, Wood Mackenzie's analysis focuses on identifying the areas of the energy sector that may be affected and what fundamentals and factors should be watched carefully as the situation unfolds.
Wood Mackenzie has made an initial assessment of potential implications for 2012 of the growing Iran-related tensions on oil, LNG and oil products markets under two cases: further US and EU sanctions against Iran and/or closing of the Strait of Hormuz. Wood Mackenzie's base case forecast does not assume further sanctions nor a closing of the Strait. We have carried out this assessment to inform our clients of the potential risks associated with these mounting uncertainties.
Further US and EU sanctions
Oil exports at risk
• Iran's exported oil production of 2.5 mn b/d or about 3% of global production would be at risk to further sanctions. This does not mean that it will all come out of the market as supplies could be absorbed by other buyers that are not bound by the sanctions. The US and EU are trying to organize the sanctions in such a way as to minimize the impact on the oil market being aware of the potential risk to economic growth if prices rise. The start up of the sanctions will likely be delayed for months, as an example. • 99.5% of Iranian production is NOC held, so IOCs have minimal exposure to the sanctions.
Broader impact global oil market fundamentals
• Further sanctions pose a risk to oil prices and to the economies of the OECD especially. We would expect Brent to rise to the levels seen during the Libyan crisis in the spring of 2011 of $125 to $130 per barrel if fully enforced sanctions are put into place although the impact will vary according to the terms and timing.
• Similar to the case when Libya's exports halted in spring 2011, the overall effect of sanctions will likely be to lift oil prices because of the adjustments that will need to be made in supply and the tighter OPEC spare capacity in the case that Saudi Arabia increases its oil production to make up for lost Iranian supplies to Japan and/or South Korea.
Closure of Strait of Hormuz
Oil & Gas exports at risk
• Over 17 mn b/d of oil supplies would be impacted by the closure including volumes from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait.
• The top five buyers of Middle Eastern Crude include Japan, China, South Korea, India and the United States
• Over 113 bcm or 1/3 of current global LNG trade flows would be impacted by the closure including production from Qatar and the UAE. A proportion of production for five majors would be affected.
• The top five buyers of Middle Eastern LNG include: China, Japan, the UK, Italy and India.
• Alternative evacuation routes for oil exports are limited to Iraq (Strategic pipeline), Saudi Arabia (East West Petroline) and UAE: Abu Dhabi ( Fujairah pipeline - Expected start-up: Q1/2 2012)
Broader impact global oil market fundamentals
• If the Strait was closed, it would cause the oil price to spike to around $150 - $175 per barrel. The spike would not be sustained as it not likely the Strait would remain closed for a significant period of time.
• The threat of closing the Strait, made by Iran, as part of its response to US and EU pressure on it, is already affecting the oil price by putting in a political risk premium. This could increase if threats escalate.
Potential impact on refined product markets
• The Middle East is a net importer of gasoline and an exporter of LPG, naphtha and jet fuel. The loss of Middle East gasoline import demand would appear bearish for gasoline crack spreads, however, lower supply globally due to less crude supply could actually result in the market getting tighter.
• There will be strong competition for most products due to lower refinery output. Those regions that have the strongest economies and therefore strongest demand growth would be likely to pay higher premiums to ensure product supply.
At present, the impact on the energy sector from the evolving situation in Iran presents is minimal apart from the current political risk premium on oil price. That said, this could change quickly if the political situation deteriorates. Our intention is to watch the situation and the markets closely and provide ongoing and informed energy insights to our clients as events unfold.


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Tossing and turning, trying to decide if I was dreaming or truly awake in a seemingly restless, endless fog, I knew, or at least I thought, that I was watching a trial of some sort on the TV. It was not ESPN, but DSPN, the new network that had just hit the airwaves.
What the hell is DSPN, you ask? It is that new neuronal network that reaches the homes of 30 million Americans with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, with dendrites in every county of the United States. By the way, from the recesses of that nocturnal fog, I recalled them saying at every commercial break "DSPN — the Diabetic Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy Network."
There it was on the flickering black and white pixelated screen — a "real" trial going on. (I might have been dreaming but let's pretend that it was real. It wasn't for literal folks who just like to reading boring stuff.) This debate had no lawyers as they did not qualify for this court. This court had standards of intelligence and the only verbose arbiters allowed in this arena were men and women of science, specifically neuroscience. I recall the one erudite scientist (let's call him Darth) repeatedly calling out: "You can't commit. The glove doesn't fit." This was followed by "The stocking is only for Santa Claus."
Now what does that mean? "The stocking is only for Santa Claus"? Really?
A voice sternly came down from high above, the judge's perch to be exact. A small, bespectacled man with a bow tie and neatly coiffed salt and pepper hair was wrapped in his velvet gown and multicolored sash (visualize crusty professor dudes marching down the aisle at an Ivy League graduation). He bellowed, "Tell me about the neuron, dammit!"
Holding his parchment roll tightly in his hand, he pounded it repeatedly on the bench in front of the supreme neuroscientist.
"Careful now," the judge admonished. "Keep acting like this and I will find you in contempt of Dogma!"
"Contempt of Dogma," the lowly investigator scientist whispered. "Contempt of Dogma. Isn't that what our job is: to dispel myth and hype and false belief?"
"You don't have to repeat yourself," the stern judge replied.
"What do I get if I am found in contempt of Dogma?" the axonmeister asked.
"Maybe a Nobel Prize, you dolt, or perhaps something worse like a huge National Institutes of Health grant (and lots of paperwork). Or at the very least, you will have the knowledge that you have ended years and maybe decades of nonsense, and may actually help some people." Wow, that is some heady stuff coming from the neatly coiffed one. "Get on with your case, sir."
"Well, your honor, we've been told for decades now — in fact since 1953 — that diabetic sensory peripheral neuropathy presents in a stocking and glove distribution," said the scientist. "That is frankly bovine feces to use laboratory vernacular and I have the facts to back that up."
Now the supreme neuroscientist struggled to reign in his smile while scratching his chin and simultaneously continuing to feign impartiality. (He knew BF when he saw BF and in fact liked discussing BF as it meant stirring the pot, and this scientist loved nothing more than to stir the pot.) He knew that what the erudite Darth was saying was true.
"Present your evidence, sir!" Quaking, scientist Darth unwrapped the parchment roll and there it was. There on the parchment was a mini-iPad playing a surgical video (OK, it really is a dream now) showing a transmetatarsal amputation in a "completely" neuropathic patient without any anesthesia. This was a gruesome sight for this ultimate arbiter as he was a man of theoretical science and had never witnessed more than a rat renal tubule under electron microscopy.
Darth went on to narrate as the video played. "Notice how the man does not scream out in horrible pain until I reach the fifth metatarsal. He is totally insensate from medial to lateral until I hit the fifth metatarsal. That is sural nerve distribution, my gentlemen colleagues and esteemed science men. Therefore, if there were a stocking type distribution of DSPN, then why would he scream when we hit the sural distribution?"
"Can any of you disagree that the sural distribution would not be in the stocking?" He looked around the "court" room pausing for rebuttal. "No, sir. I would proffer, my good men and ladies, that if DSPN is the condition described as a purely length dependent metabolic polyneuropathy, which 'dies' back from distal to proximal, is solely a metabolic condition, with a true length dependent determinant of neuropathy, then this man would not have screamed, would he? The man screamed."
Out of nowhere, a massive rotund boisterous gentleman grunted loudly in disgust after clearing his phlegmatic throat. "This is all poppycock. This is nothing more than a metabolic disease, pure and simple, and that video is just a stage production."
"Who the hell are you?" the neurojudge questioned. The rotund man waddled up from the gallery bench and answered: "They call me Mr. Gabe Pentin, that's who. My close friends call me Big Pharma."
"Did you say big or pig?" the neurojudge sang out. Laughter, something rarely seen in these chambers, filled the erudite and serious room with the suddenness of stage fog rolling in on a Queen concert during the chorus of "Bohemian Rhapsody." "It's nothing more than a metabolic disease and that's that," Mr. Pentin flatly declared while waddling back to his seat.
"More BF. Look at this," Darth was now pointing back to the parchment roll. "See these your honor? These are photo histomicrographs from the same patient. The first is from the plantar aspect of the foot and the second is from the dorsal lateral aspect of the foot."
Darth was now floating as he had the goods on Mr. Pentin. "I have thousands more of these out in the truck if this one is not good enough for you."
"What do they show?" Darth excitedly proclaimed. "Nothing in the first one from the plantar aspect of the foot and the presence of C and A delta fibers in the second. Do you know what that means?" he shouted. The courtroom could hear a large expunge of air coming out of the rotund one. It was not flatulence, mind you, but rather the bursting of a billion-dollar industrial bubble. Maybe only the others, all except Mr. Pentin, could foresee the future with what this neuroscientist was showing.
The scientist was showing that DSPN was not a truly length dependent, solely metabolic disease, and that there had to be a mechanical pressure component to it as well. What else could explain the complete absence of small nerve fibers in one specimen from the bottom of the foot while at the same transmetatarsal level in the specimen taken from the sural nerve distribution, there was a beautiful micro-flower of A delta and C fibers?
My fog suddenly lifted due to the noxious aural stimulation from my alarm clock. I was dreaming but how real it seemed. What thoughts had I been thinking before going to sleep that could "program" such a bizarre dream? Ah ha!
I was at the Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons meeting and had been talking with Andy Rader, DPM, (Andy is brilliant by the way and has established a true research lab in Huntingburg, Ind.). He spoke to me off the podium about all the work he is doing down in Southern Indiana. He spoke about how he has conclusively demonstrated that diabetic peripheral neuropathy does not present in a "stocking and glove" distribution. He also told me about the experience he had when he presented his research at the 7th Annual International Symposium on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy near Capetown, South Africa.
Andy told me how upset the "dogmatics" had become while, at the same time, being unable to refute his science. In a blinded study, testing three sites (the dorsum of the foot for the deep peroneal nerve, the plantar foot for the medial plantar nerve and the dorsal lateral foot for the sural nerve), he only found two, yes two like me and you, out of 80 patients that had a "stocking" distribution.1 This proved that DSPN does not fit the current "belief" and, in his words, "the dying back of the nerve was way plantar dependent."
Now after his presentation and the end of the meeting, one of the prominent scientific chairmen approached Andy, told him his findings were shattering and that they would most certainly be "buried."
Why would they be buried? His finding is a game changer folks. It rocks the boat and it stirs the pot, and we need to stir the pot as this is a serious condition that needs to be attacked from all directions, not just million-dollar pharma.
Thanks, Andy, for letting me share this story, and for what you have taught me. I hope the readers of this hallucinogenic (disclosure: the only hallucinogen I have used in creating a way to tell this story is a five-hour hypoxic airplane induced one with no empty seats) tale get the incredible message and importance of what you and others are doing, and start jumping on the bandwagon of research. There is so much clinical data in every one of our practices that if we could just figure out how to harbor that, we would have a "databomb" that could wipe out Dogmaville.
1. Rader AJ, Barry TP. Symmetry of sensory loss in developing diabetic sensory polyneuropathy. Foot Ankle Spec. 2009; 2(1):16-21.


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Mid afternoon and the sun is high and warm, but you wouldn't know it standing within the cool, cave-like walls of our production facility in the heart of Belmont. I can see in the far corner of our clean room a gleam of silver, my shiny Cattibriga ice cream maker; ready for another long day of producing the perfectly frozen treats you enjoy so much.
My first trip is to gather my ingredients. Pristine shelves of sugar, cream, various fruit purees and of course, liqueurs await my arrival. Looking at my secret recipe I choose what I need for this batch− the Mango Mimosa sorbet. I grab my sugar, mango puree and a bottle of bubbly champagne, among other things, and head back into the clean room. Mixing them into the perfect consistency for sorbet, a thick but soupy liquid of the most incredibly bright yellow-orange color, I thank the mango for its naturally beautiful hue and my lack of need for artificial flavor or color.
You may not know, but though I follow the perfected recipe very precisely, I always taste the mix before pouring it into the happily humming Cattibriga. This one tastes perfect, a result of my earlier trial and error period, and I pour the bucket into the top of the machine until the submarine-like circular window fills up to the top with the yellow substance.
And now I play the waiting game, another five minutes or so and the sorbet will be done. I wipe down the counters, put away the ingredients, anything to distract me for the anxious waiting for the sorbet is ready. When the consistency in the little machine window is icy and soft, I turn the dial to what should be labeled "eject" with a small happy face underneath. The machine starts humming as the sunshine yellow sorbet bellows in slow bulges out of the silver cooling container of the Cattibriga and into the clean white tub. I have found a spatula is the best way to extract every tasty scoop of the machine, and I scoop the edges of the silver machine's container to finish the batch. And, of course, I do a final taste test to make sure the product is held to our high standard with a clean, colorful sampling spoon! Jealous?
After the tub is full, the top is covered with parchment paper and whisked away to the flash freezer. An imposing dark silver machine, the flash freezer operates at -40°F to ensure the sorbet and ice cream freezes completely through. At this point, it will either be left in the white tubs for food service clientele or hand packed into individual pints in a mini assembly line of white trench coated ice cream lovers. And there is nothing more satisfying than hearing the crisp snap of the tamper-proof lid on a freshly filled Silver Moon pint, the jubilant faces on the container smiling back at me. The pints are then shrink wrapped into eight-pint packs to be carefully transported to the fine foods retailers for you to enjoy!


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By the OGJ Online Staff
HOUSTON, June 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday voted 5-0 to exempt the state's refineries from rotating electrical outages this summer.
Several of California's 12 refineries had petitioned the PUC for waivers after a commission rule in April failed to give them automatic exemptions from blackouts.
Gov. Gray Davis also had urged the PUC to ensure electric power for refiners (OGJ Online, June 8, 2001). Davis wrote, "The California Energy Commission, in their submittals to you, has pointed out that petroleum refineries are very sensitive to electricity curtailments. Even a brief disruption of electricity can force a refinery into total shutdown for weeks. As a result of curtailment, the production and supply of critical petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel and aviation fuels can be jeopardized for several weeks.
"The availability of petroleum-derived transportation fuels is critical to the public health and safety of Californians. Public safety agencies such as law enforcement, emergency medical care responders, and the military all rely on these fuels. Without petroleum fuels, the ability of these essential-use customers to perform their critical functions would be seriously impaired.
"In addition, as an industry, California's refineries are net producers of much needed electricity. Shutting down these facilities during rotating outages contributes to an even tighter electrical supply that should be avoided," Davis said.


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Two-time Olympian Rebecca Rippon has been dumped from Australia's women's water polo squad for this year's London Games.
Rippon, who has played 265 games for Australia, surprisingly missed out on selection in the 17-strong team named by head coach Greg McFadden on Saturday.
The squad will now stay together through a number of camps and tournaments before the final 13 players for the London Olympics will be announced on June 12.
Rippon has enjoyed a glittering career for the Stingers that included scoring a late goal against Hungary in the bronze medal match at the 2008 Beijing Olympics that Australia eventually won in extra-time.
The 33-year-old from Sydney also played a major role in Australian teams that won the 2006 World Cup and 2012 Pan Pacific championships as well as claiming silver at the 2007 world championships.
"In the last six weeks which incorporated the training camps and Test series with Canada and the USA, plus the Pan Pacs, the squad lost just one game from the 16 we played," said McFadden, who also cut goalkeeper Lea Barta from the original team of 19.
"During this period we mixed the team up regularly looking for the best combinations and our performances made selection of this squad extremely difficult.
"Unfortunately for Rebecca Rippon and Lea Barta they are the first two casualties of this campaign.
"Both players have been outstanding team members during this period and in Bec's case has been an outstanding contributor to the history of Australian women's water polo."
The squad contains five members of Australia's Beijing Olympic team including Rippon's sister Melissa.


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Unified Command
Update #40: Assessment Complete, Kulluk Stable
Unified Command confirmed the following information: The Kulluk remains in stable condition and there are no reports of any release. The underwater assessment of the Kulluk drilling vessel has been completed and that data is now being analyzed. Unified Command continues to work with the Kodiak Crab Alliance Cooperative to put mitigation measures in place that will reduce potential impacts to the fishery during the upcoming crabbing season. A map detailing the location of Kulluk and its support vessels has been developed to aid the Kodiak Crab Alliance Cooperative during the Tanner Crabbing season. Click here for the map, which has been published on the Kulluk Response website (www.kullukreponse.com). Unified Command's priorities continue to be the safety of all personnel and the environment.
Unified Command Ends Cleanup of NY Spill
The unified command responding to the spill of approximately 800 gallons of oil in Riverhead, N.Y., Oct. 14, including the Coast Guard, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and Penn Maritime Inc., with assistance from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ended active cleanup operations here today. Representatives from the towns of Riverhead and Southold inspected the beach with members of the unified command here today also.
Unified Command Established to Oversee Oil Spill
An oil spill is contained June 21, near a crude oil tanker at the Clifton Ridge terminal along the Calcasieu River. The cause of the spill is under investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard and CITGO Petroleum Corporation. Coast Guard Photo The CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, the Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office have established a Unified Command to manage the clean up and recovery of the oil spill in the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Lake Charles.
Deepwater Horizon Incident, USCG Update
The National Response Team (NRT), an organization of 16 federal departments and agencies responsible for coordinating emergency preparedness and response to oil and hazardous substance pollution incidents was quickly activated and a coordinated group of federal partners-including the United States Coast Guard, Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency-immediately began directing and overseeing BP's response.
Wellhead Secured in Barataria Waterway
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to work with the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office LOSCO, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources LDNR, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality LDEQ, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries LAWLF, the Louisiana State Police LSP, and Jefferson Parish Emergency Services to minimize environmental damage resulting from an allision between a tow vessel and a wellhead in the Barataria Waterway, which occurred at approximately 1 a.m., July 27
Ship Removed from Reef, Sunk
HONOLULU - The 145-foot motor vessel Casitas, which ran aground at Pearl and Hermes Atoll on July 2, has been successfully extracted from the reef and entombed northwest of the atoll in approximately 7,200 feet of water, the Unified Command announced. "On behalf of all the parties involved, we are very pleased to see this operation safely completed," said U.S. Coast Guard Captain Manson Brown, Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Unified Command
Coast Guard, Other Agencies Participate in Response Exercise
The Coast Guard will lead a multi-agency response exercise this Saturday to implement the preparedness plans of federal, state and local agencies in the Port of Baltimore. Exercise Nautical Shield 2007, is designed to implement the Area Maritime Security Plan, Area Contingency Plan and the Coast Guard's mass rescue plan. The objectives of Nautical Shield 2007 are to exercise notification procedures, establish a unified command, keep the public and media informed
India Wants UN in Gulf of Aden
According to a report by the Hindustan Times, APVN Sarma, secretary (shipping), who is heading an Indian delegation to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London, has asked the IMO to recommend to the UN to constitute a peacekeeping force under a unified command to keep a check on pirate attacks. (Source: Hindustan Times)
Towline Aboard Stranded 'Kulluk' Rig
Aerial and onboard inspections confirm the vessel remains firmly aground & stable on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, with no sign of leakage of pollutants. Naval architects on the survey team confirm the Kulluk is structurally sound and fit for towing to safe harbor in nearby Kiliuda Bay. The exact timing for potential towing activity is dependent on weather, tides and operational readiness. Once the Unified Command team managing the incident confirms it is safe and ready to move forward
T&T Salvage Refloats Containership
Damn the Torpedoes: T&T Salvage completes another successful OPA 90 response T&T Salvage and their strategic response partner, Cabras Marine, successfully refloated a 17,000 ton fully cellular containership that went aground near Micro Beach in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. The prompt action of the Hamburg based vessel owners resulted in the immediate activation of their OPA 90 Vessel Response Plan (VRP) and T&T Salvage as its pre-contracted salvage provider
Spill Response Continues on Mississippi River
The unified command in Paducah continues its response to a spill in the Mississippi River at mile marker 937, Wednesday as active recovery efforts are underway to remove the submerged clarified slurry oil spilled as a result of a collision involving two towboats on September 2, 2015, the U.S
Traffic Restrictions Lifted on Mississippi River
The safety zone and traffic restrictions in place from markers 936 to 938 on the Mississippi River following a towboat collision and subsequent oil spill have been lifted, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A section of the lower Mississippi River was closed to all traffic except response
Mississippi River Closed Due to Collision, Spill
A unified command team continues its response Friday to an oil spill in the Mississippi River following a collision between two towboats at mile marker 937 in Paducah Wednesday morning A barge containing clarified slurry oil suffered damage from the collision
Fishing Vessel Sinks, Spills Oil in Alaska
A 58-foot fishing vessel ran aground, sunk and spilled oil in Sitka, Alaska, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. No injuries have been reported, and there have been no confirmed reports of impacts to wildlife. The fishing vessel Pacific Venture, a 58-foot seiner
Diesel Spill in Sitka Sound
A Unified Command has been formed to respond to a release of diesel fuel from the Jarvis St. Power Plant, the U.S. Coast Guard reported Monday. Coast Guard Sector Juneau, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation pollution responders from Juneau and members of Marine Safety
Responders Conduct Spill Exercise
Emergency responders from across Ohio gathered in Cleveland this week to participate in a preparedness response exercise. Exercises such as this one are designed to improve communication, planning and emergency response proficiency across local
6,000 Gallons of Diesel Spilt in Alaskan Gulf
Unified Command responding to cleanup aboard vessel in Seldovia, Alaska A Unified Command consisting of representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of the Interior, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, City of Seldovia and the responsible party
US Orders Owner to Clean Up Ruptured Pipeline
Federal order ensures continued action on Santa Barbara County oil spill The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a joint federal Clean Water Act order to ensure the cleanup of heavy crude oil leaked from a pipeline near Refugio State Beach
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Recipe: Poached Tilapia with Strawberry-Pineapple SalsaPin It
I think it's safe to say that summer is finally making its way to Northern California. Last week's wild winter storms are but a distant memory, the sun and warmer weather taking their rightful place just in the nick of time. After such a prolonged cold season, however, even the slightest warm up can seem a bit extreme. Such was the case this week when we finally got our first taste of 90+ degree heat.
At first the warmth felt absolutely delicious on my skin, and a wide grin spread across my face in the realization that winter was over at last. Then I came home from work. In the time it took to walk up the stairs and unlock my door, the sun had moved approximately 27 times closer to Earth and turned my little apartment into a 1-bedroom oven. It was stuffy & hot, and the poor cats stretched out on whatever cool spots they could find, their wide eyes narrowed into perturbed glares as if were my fault that heat rises.
That's the only drawback to upstairs living: The EZ Bake Oven Effect.
There's always a slight period of adjustment for this sort of thing, though. We haven't seen temperatures like these in over 280 days (not that I've been counting), so they're easy to forget. And since this is my first summer in the new apartment, I'm still working out my options for staying comfortable. Over the past week I've studied the effectiveness of my small, incredibly loud A/C unit, traded out the heater for the box fan, and experimented with different window coverings to keep the sun out during the day.
And I've stopped using my oven.
My dear, sweet oven that had been my whole-house heater for most of this year isn't so dear or sweet right now. Which sucks, because I was enjoying getting more comfortable with the art of baking. But when it's in the mid-90′s and all you have is one window A/C unit that's more noisy than cooling, the oven can be a formidable foe.
This posed quite the dilemma earlier this week when I decided I must have crispy baked tilapia. I had a couple filets left and had prepared a killer strawberry salsa that I knew would be fantastic on top of the fish. When I realized I still hadn't replenished my panko crumb supply, I figured I could always go the non-crispy baked route. But the idea of turning on my oven – even for just half an hour - seemed five ways wrong.
Not wanting to go the sauteed-in-butter or pan-fried route, I racked my brain for healthier cooking methods for my fish that didn't involve the oven. And then it hit me: poaching! I don't know why I hadn't thought of it before, but poaching my tilapia was the perfect solution: it's quick, extremely healthy, and wouldn't heat up the air my dinky A/C was so desperately trying to cool.
Since I didn't have wine (my go-to poaching liquid), I made my own little poaching concoction using vegetable broth, lemon juice and a few herbs. The results were phenomenal. I made sure not to overpoach (I didn't just steal my mom's Julia Child cookbooks for looks!), so the fish was tender & melt-in-your-mouth moist, without being mushy. It was further enhanced by my strawberry-pineapple salsa: a vibrant, colorful melange of ingredients that's the perfect accompaniment to any firm, mild fish. Tilapia, mahi mahi and even salmon would taste fantastic with some of that salsa spooned on top.
If you have wine or fish stock on hand, or if you prefer to poach in olive oil (which I hear brings an interesting depth of flavor to the fish), feel free to use one of those as your poaching agent. But if you're really strapped for cash and don't even have broth in the house, don't worry; you can still make a nice poaching liquid with water, salt, and a few dried herbs.
To further cut costs, get those berries (and cilantro!) at the farmer's market, or take advantage of any sales your local grocery stores are holding right now. Most stores are pushing berries of all kinds during the first half of the summer, so you're bound to find some awesome deals. Putting all these little tips to work will help you make your own healthy dinner for a tiny little price tag. Let's check out the recipe!
Poached Tilapia with Strawberry-Pineapple Salsa (makes 2 servings; total cost per serving: $3)
For the fish
2-4 small tilapia filets
1 c vegetable broth
1/4 c lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/4 t dried thyme
1/4 t dried tarragon
Salt & pepper to taste
For the salsa
1 c chopped fresh strawberries
1/2 c chopped pineapple (frozen or canned is okay)
1/2 small red onion, chopped
2 T cilantro, finely chopped
1/4 c key lime juice
Salt & pepper to taste
1. Prepare the salsa by combining all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Toss everything together until completely combined. Cover and set aside.
2. In a deep pan or skillet, combine the broth, lemon juice and herbs, and bring to a simmer. Carefully place the fish in the liquid, making sure that the fish is completely covered by the liquid. Simmer gently until the fish is opaque and just begins to flake (about 5 minutes). Carefully remove the fish and set aside.
3. To serve, place 1 or 2 filets on a plate. Spoon a generous amount of salsa on top, serve with a nice salad and enjoy!


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An unknown masked man entered a Wendy's restaurant at 8625 Baymeadows Road with a gun and demanded money Saturday night.
According to a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office incident report, the masked man came into the kitchen area and demanded money around 7:30 p.m.
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The Cheetahs will be missing their current Springbok squad members, flanker Juan Smith and wing Jongi Nokwe, but will still have the majority of their Super 14 stars available, including prop Wian du Preez who will face the tourists against in Cape Town for the Emerging Springboks.
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Vodacom Free State Cheetahs: Hennie Daniller; Danwel Demas, Corne Uys, Meyer Bosman, JW Jonker; Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Tewis de Bruyn; Wian Du Preez, Adriaan Strauss, Kobus Calldo, Nico Breedt, David de Villiers, Heinrich Brussow, Francois Uys, Hendro Scholtz (captain)
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Ayurveda: Ancient Ideas, Modern Implementations
By: Shilpi Jain
Posted: April 7, 2011, from the April 2011 issue of GCI Magazine.
A lasting legacy of 5,000 years, ayurveda (ayu meaning "life" and veda meaning "knowledge") can be translated to "knowledge of life" or the "science of longevity." Based on the idea that disease is due to an imbalance or stress in an individual's consciousness, ayurveda encourages certain lifestyle interventions and natural therapies to regain a balance between the body, mind and the environment.
According to ayurvedic medicine, each person has a particular pattern of energy—a unique combination of physical, mental and emotional characteristics—that comprises their own constitution. This constitution is determined at conception by a number of factors and remains the same throughout one's life. Ayurveda identifies three basic types of energy or functional principles that are present in everyone by the original Sanskrit words: vata, pitta and kapha. Balance and health are the natural order; imbalance and disease are disorder. There is a constant interaction between order and disorder within the body, but by understanding the nature and structure of disorder, one can re-establish order and health.
There is an ongoing and global movement of beauty consumers gravitating to products with natural ingredients, but women in India have long been utilizing several potent ayurvedic herbs to beautify themselves—in addition to using them to spice up food and as preventives for ailments and disease. In fact, ayurveda and beauty go hand in hand—it's "beauty inside out."
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A few of my favorite herbs that can treat a multitude of skin problems and be readily incorporated in cosmetic products: turmeric (Curcumin longa), neem (Azaradicta indica), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), amla fruit extract (Emblica officinalis) and tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum). Turmeric: A highly regarded spice in India that has been used for more than a century in beauty creams.


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113th AAA Annual Meeting
December 3-7, 2014
Washington, DC
"Producing Anthropology"
We have a great line up of 14 SPA-reviewed sessions on the program for AAA 2014. on the program for the AAA Meeting from December 3-7, 2014. These include 3 invited sessions, one of which has been co-sponsored with the Society for Humanistic Anthropology and another with the Biological Anthropology Section. We also highly-reviewed another 7 sessions that were placed on the schedule. In addition, we formed 3 paper sessions and 1 poster session out of individually submitted abstracts and found homes for other individual papers in already-formed SPA sessions and sessions organized by other sections as well. Continuing from what we started last year, SPA members with related interests agreed to serve as chairs and discussants for each of the paper sessions SPA organized.
Mark your calendars for the Annual SPA Business Meeting on Friday, December 5 from 8:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. As usual, we will have a cash bar, snacks, and socializing before, after, and during the actual meeting and awards presentation. We'll also be announcing exciting news about the 2015 Biennial Meeting in Boston. In addition, we will have free drink tickets for the first 20 graduate students. Please make sure to attend and bring along others who are interested in psychological anthropology.
Looking forward to seeing lots of you there!
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Click here for information about graduate student-faculty lunch workshops at the AAA meetings.
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Sussex Premier League club Three Bridges hope they have pulled off a real coup after signing Sussex and England spinner Monty Panesar.
Panesar, 28, will link up with the Crawley-based club when Sussex commitments permit. Last season he turned out for Bexhill CC after he was left out of Sussex's Twenty20 squad and took 18 wickets including 6 for 31 against Bridges.
But Bexhill's relegation allowed Bridges to step in as Sussex's pros are only allowed to play for premier league clubs. Bexhill praised his professionalism and Panesar said playing regular cricket helped him produce such impressive form in the second half of the season. He finished with 52 wickets in Sussex's promotion-winning campaign.
Bridges' skipper Danny Alderman said: "It's massive for us. It's a huge coup to have an Ashes-winning cricketer potentially playing for Three Bridges.
"Monty is just made for us. With the Asian population in the town and if people know he is playing, we could be turning up at Three Bridges and finding 500 people there.
"The interest should go through the roof. Crawley has a massive Asian community and to have one of the leading, if not the leading Asian cricketer in the country playing is great for the club and for the town as a whole."
Alderman played in the game against Bexhill last summer and admits it was hard work coming up against the 'Sikh of Tweak'.
He added: "I hit his first ball for four but then he tied me up in knots for the next hour and a half. He was different class. He could turn it on ice. When he did get it to go, it went a long way. I got 19 but he was nigh on unplayable.
"We are very grateful to Sussex for allocating Monty as our club professional, and this really makes us feel part of the Sussex fold.
"Our vice-chairman James Chadburn should take a lot of the credit. He has been banging on the door and talking to Dave Brooks, Sussex's chief executive, and Keith Greenfield at the academy, and we thank them both."


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- Written by Jennifer Leavitt-Wipf
Our own Bethel was chosen this year, out of hundreds of towns in several states, to host the 9-year-old Cal Ripken Baseball Tournament, a New England regional youth tournament.
Events and games began Fri. Aug. 5 and will continue through Aug. 11.
Friday saw teams checking in at noon, at Mitchell's Park. A skills challenge began at 2 p.m., including Throw 'em Out, relay races and a hitting contest.
The welcome banquet kicked off at 5:30 that evening, at Capallero's Grove, where major leaguers Bobby Valentine (Rangers, Mets), and Matt Barnes (Lakers) made special appearances to encourage the kids. Valentine himself is a Connecticut native, first recruited into college baseball from Rippowam High School in Stamford. Bethel First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker also spoke.
Knickerbocker was present again Saturday morning, addressing players and spectators at the opening ceremony, at at 8:15 a.m. on Leonard's Field. Games 1 – 4 followed.
Today, Sunday, games 5 – 8 will be played.
Monday, games 9 and 10, Tuesday, games 11 and 12, Wednesday, game 13, and Thursday games 14 and 15 will take place.
Bethel's team performed well on Saturday, according to the News Times. Pitchers Jack Carraturo and Steve Smith, third baseman Andrew Hartman, Brett Anderson, Noah Jensen and Justin Amendola all played key roles in the 13-0 win against Maine, and "each player in Bethel's starting lineup scored at least one run."
If the rain stays at bay, in the winner's bracket, Danbury will be playing Plymouth today at 3 p.m., and Bethel will play Exeter at 5:30 p.m. In the loser's bracket, Milford will play Cranston at 10 a.m. and Northbridge will play Andy Valley West at 12:30 p.m.
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LAVC Writing Center
Adjectives and adverbs modify, limit, or describe other words. Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns. Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
The green grass is tall. (Here, green describes the noun grass.)
Daniel dances gracefully. (Gracefully describes the verb dances. How does Daniel dance? He dances gracefully.)
Many adjectives can be changed into adverbs by adding an ly ending. The chart below shows some examples.
Exercise:A normal winter in Los Angeles is quick and not very intense.
(All three of these adjectives modify the noun "winter.")
She normally moves quickly.
(The adverbs "normally" and "quickly" modify the verb "moves.")It was an intensely boring game.
(The adverb "intensely" modifies the adjective "boring.")
The Queen whispered very softly.
(The adverb "very" modifies the adverb "softly.")
Circle the correct adjective or adverb in parentheses. Remember that adjectives modify nouns or pronouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.
1. Have you ever seen (real, really) emeralds?
2. Arpine always dresses (neat, neatly).
3. Jose, a college student, is a (high, highly) gifted person.
4. Are you (sure, surely) this train stops in Santa Barbara?
5. She will (glad, gladly) help you with your homework.
6. Sarah (haste, hastily) wrote the essay, leaving out the thesis.
Most adjectives and adverbs have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive form is the form that appears in the dictionary.
The living room is very large.
The comparative of an adjective or adverb compares two persons or things, indicating a more or less scenario.
Nancy is more studious than Brian.
The superlative of an adjective or adverb compares three or more persons or things, indicating a most or least situation.
Homer is the laziest of the three brothers
Adjective Comparative Superlative fast faster fastest beautiful more beautiful most beautiful happy happier happiest good better best bad worse worst well better best
Write the comparative or the superlative form of the words in parentheses.
Remember: Use the comparative to compare two items, the superlative to compare more than two. Use er or est for one-syllable words; use more or worst for words of more than one syllable.
1. The music is ________________ (loud) than we thought it would be.
2. Please read your lines again, _________________ (slowly) this time.
3. She is the ________________ (young) sister of the three.
4. You read that novel______________ (quickly) than last time.
5. Today is ___________________ (warm) than yesterday.
Proofread the following paragraph for adjective and adverb errors. Correct errors by writing above the lines.
Julia Morgan, Architect
(1) Julia Morgan was one of San FranciscoÕs most finest architects, as well as the first woman licensed as an architect in California. (2) In 1902, Morgan became the first woman to finish successful the program in architecture at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. (3) Returning to San Francisco, she opened her own office and hired and trained a very talented staff that eventually grew to thirty-five full-time architects. (4) Her first major commission was to reconstruct the Fairmont Hotel, one of the cityÕs bestest-known sites, which had been damaged bad in the 1906 earthquake (Fawcett 415).
This handout is based on the following book:
Fawcett, Susan and Alvin Sandberg. Evergreen with Readings: A Guide to Writing. 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. 326-9.
For further reference, see the following book:
Raimes, Ann. How English Works: A Grammar handbook with Readings. New York: St. MartinÕs Press, 1990. 172-5.
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Zoo life harmful to elephants: Research
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DERBY – Jay is facing problems with people speeding through the town center. Vermont Route 242 West, towards Jay Peak Resort, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph into town. However, many drivers are not slowing down and are raising concerns of public safety.
The select board formed a committee tasked with dealing with the problem of speeders and added an appropriation for vote on Town Meeting day to contract with the Orleans County Sheriff's Department for more patrolling on Route 242. The residents said no by voice vote.
DERBY – Warmer temperatures, rain showers and slick roads are a sign mud season has begun. Derby Road Department employee Terry Tice said while the frost has started to come out, the roads are holding up well so far. Of greater concern this week have been culverts overflowing on several roads in town.
LOWELL – Some voters, unhappy that the appropriation for the Orleans County Sheriff's Department failed at Lowell's Town Meeting, are circulating a petition for reconsideration.
Town moderator and fire chief Alden Warner said the paper ballot failed by three votes, 59-56. Town officials recounted the votes to make sure they didn't make a mistake, he said.
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We are delighted to say that Justine completed her first Half Marathon in Aviemore on Sunday 12th October. She managed to run it in 2 hrs and 56 seconds. Her son keeps reminding her of the 56 seconds!
Justine was running the Half marathon as a challenge as well as celebrating the lives of her late husband and father. Well done Justine. They both would have been so proud of you.
Justine also raised nearly £2000 for Maggies Centres while doing the run, which is a cause close to her heart.