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Jeff Probst already announced on Entertainment Weekly Radio that the next season of Survivor —subtitled Blood vs. Water — would feature returning Survivor contestants playing with (or, rather, against) their loved ones. Then, yesterday we revealed that one of those pairs would be Survivor: One World's Kat Edorsson and her boyfriend, Big Brother season 12 winner Hayden Moss. Now the rest of the cast can be officially unveiled. And that cast will be playing in the most twist-heavy Survivor season ever.
Among the cast of Survivor: Blood vs. Water —which filmed this past May and June in the Philippines — will be a contestant from the group that started it all, as season 1 player Gervase Peterson returns to compete along with his niece Marissa. He will be joined by three million dollar winners — Tina Wesson from The Australian Outback (who will be playing with daughter Katie), Aras Baskauskas from Panama (with brother Vytas), and Rupert Boneham, who has never won in his three previous outings but did collect a million dollars as the winner of a special fan voted prize given away during the All-Stars season. He will be joined by his wife Laura.
In a surprise, the new cast also features three players from One World — which is generally considered one of the weakest Survivor seasons ever. Joining Kat will be Monica Culpepper (and husband Brad) and the controversial Colton Cumbie (and fiancé Caleb). Rounding out the cast are threepeaters Tyson Apostol (with girlfriend Rachel) and the former Candice Woodcock (now Candice Cody, with husband John), as well as Laura Morett from Samoa (with daughter Ciera).
Survivor host Jeff Probst gives credit for the loved ones concept to Survivor casting director Lynne Spillman. "It's something she brought up for years," Probst told EW.com. "But this year she pitched it and she said, 'I think I can pull it off. I think I've found the right amount of couples.' And once we started talking about it and talking about who would play, it went from something we thought about doing next year to something we were going to do this season. It was one of those moments were I left and went 'Oh, everything's different.'" As if having returning players playing against their loved ones was not a big enough twist, there are several other smaller changes, some of which could dramatically alter the way the game is played. Here they are:
*For the first time ever, the game will not be 39 days long, but rather 39-and-a-half days, as the couples will begin the game the night prior to day one with a new twist titled "Day Zero." The 10 pairs will be sent out at sunset to 10 different locations to live by themselves for the night. They will then all meet up to be officially welcomed by host Jeff Probst and start the game the next morning. "The whole idea was to try and get them thinking and maybe believing that they would play as a pair," says Probst.
* Just minutes after congregating, the returning players and their loved ones will be split into two different tribes, with the returning players making up the yellow Galang tribe and the newbies comprising the red Tadhana tribe. "Suddenly your partner becomes your adversary, your competition," says Probst. "And that was the whole premise of Blood Vs. Water. How is that going to play out in a game where only one person can win?"
* First impressions can be key in the game like Survivor, and that will prove true here as just moments after meeting each other, each team will vote one member off their tribe. They will later be informed that these people have not been voted out of the game, but rather will be sent to Redemption Island, which makes its return after having been absent for the past three seasons. There they will battle to stay alive and reenter the game at a later point.
* Confused yet? Well, it gets even more confusing! Jeff Probst will then immediately offer each of the loved ones of the two people voted off the opportunity to trade places with them, meaning that if, say, returning player Tina is voted out of her tribe at the start, her daughter Katie can opt to take her place at Redemption Island instead, and Tina would then join the tribe of newbies.
* As mentioned, Redemption Island is back. Anyone voted out will be sent there and will then compete in a three person duel. The last place finisher in each contest is out of the game for good, while the top two remain. However, if someone's loved one is still in the game they can take their loved one's place before a duel. (So if, say, Monica is at Redemption Island but her husband Brad thinks he would do better at a duel involving strength, he can swap places with her, electing to do the duel while she takes his place on his tribe. They could then swap again at the next duel if it is a contest better suited to her strengths.) "That puts blood and water to the test," says Probst. "And we're gonna do it at every duel. So the first time early in the game, somebody may say 'It's just too early." But as those duels increase and they get closer to what they think might be a merge, their strategy is going to start to change."
* That's not all when it comes to Redemption Island. The person who finishes first in each duel will also get to give a clue to the location of a hidden immunity idol to any person from either tribe that they choose. "There's all these things you can do," says Probst. "Because for a moment, even though you're on the outest, furthest part of the game, you have a little bit of power."


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In Extraenvironmentalist #26 we speak with Ross Ashcroft about his upcoming film The Four Horsemen which explains how the world really works through interviews with 23 of our planet's leading alternative economists, Wall Street insiders and economic thinkers. Ross describes how his desire to become a farmer led him to understand the problems of international finance and how a career in the film industry provided the catalyst to create a documentary about the global economic system. Ross talks about what he learned from interviewing such a well accomplished group of economic experts and what it was like to be in the same room, talking one-on-one with Noam Chomsky. Will our economy collapse because it is being orchestrated to do so or will finance fall apart because it is based on junk science?
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Florence, Italy, 2012/01/30 - GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) has been selected to provide key equipment for a floating oil production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform being built to develop the Guará Norte section of the Tupi oilfield in Brazils Santos oil basin. NYSE: GE
Multimillion-Barrel Santos Field will Catapult Brazil into Front Ranks of Worlds Oil Producers;
GE to Provide Power Generation and Compression Equipment;
GE has Substantial and Growing Brazil Operations.
The multimillion-barrel deep-water Santos formation lies some 300 kilometers (190 miles) offshore Rio de Janeiro, and its output is expected to transform Brazil into one of the worlds leading oil producers and exporters.
GE will supply the FPSOs builder, SBM Offshore, with four GE LM2500+G4 aeroderivative gas turbines, two turbocompressor trains driven by GE PGT25 gas turbines for carbon dioxide (CO2) compression and six EM driven GE compressors, along with related services, by the end of 2012. The FPSO will work in waters 2,300 meters (7,545 ft) deep and is designed to process 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) of production fluids; to treat 6,000, 000 m3/day of associated gases for CO2/hydrogen sulphide removal and compression; and to inject 180,000 bpd water into the ground. Delivery is set for 2014 under a 20-year lease to the consortium developing Guará Norte: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), BG E&P Brasil LTDA and Repsol Sinopec Brasil S.A.
GE has a substantial and growing presence in Brazil to serve the oil and gas sector. GE plants in Jandira and Macaé support the large fleet of GE aeroderivative gas turbines working offshore and provide state-of-the-art inspection, maintenance, repair, parts, tools and engineering services for drilling and for subsea wellhead, production and control systems. GE also has announced it will invest US$500 million to expand its Brazilian operations, including the establishment of a multi-disciplinary research and development center in Rio de Janeiro to pursue advanced technologies for the oil and gas sector, among other areas. Moreover, GEs acquisition of Wellstream, a leading producer of flexible pipe equipment, significantly expands GEs capabilities to serve the Brazilian offshore market from Wellstreams Rio de Janeiro base.
This project is an important step in the development of Brazils oil and gas industry, and we are pleased to have been chosen, said Prady Iyyanki, vice presidentturbomachinery, GE Oil & Gas. GE was able to offer all required compression and power generation services, and the companys presence in Brazil helped to make it possible to meet the projects demanding requirements for product delivery and support.
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Story of the Sedar Plate
DURING the Seder, the story of the Exodus is reenacted using a special Seder Plate. It contains the following key elements of Passover:
Betzah (a roasted or boiled egg), commemorating the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Charoset (a fruit and nut mixture), symbolizing the mortar used by Jews to build Egyptian structures.
Karpas (spring greens such as radishes, onions, parsley or celery). The Karpas is dipped in salted water, which symbolizes the tears shed by the Jewish people. The spring greens and the salted water together symbolize life.
Marror (bitter herbs), usually horseradish or romaine lettuce, commemorating the harsh conditions of slavery in ancient Egypt.
Zeroa (roasted or boiled meat or poultry), recalling the Pascal sacrifice of the original Exodus.
In addition, red wine is consumed during the course of the Seder to commemorate the redemption of the Jewish people.


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An arcade worker is embarking on a 66-mile trek across the Sahara desert to raise £3,000 for a charity which encourages people to gamble responsibly.
Phil Gibbs, the marketing manager for two Cashino gaming centres in Norfolk Street and Purfleet Street, Lynn, agreed to do the trek on the spur of the moment during a work meeting.
And in just a few weeks' time, he will face the world's hottest desert and obstacles including sand dunes, salt flats, dry valleys and gravel plains.
Mr Gibbs, who will be going with 23 other adventurers representing different sectors of the gambling industry, said: "The prospect of walking for days across the largest desert on the African continent is slightly daunting, but I am getting quite excited now."
The group is aiming to raise £50,000 for the Responsible Gambling Trust, a charity which educates gamblers and provides treatment for people with gambling problems.
Mr Gibbs, of Market Harborough, has set himself a personal challenge of raising £3,000.
He said: "As a company, we want our customers to have a fantastic time with us but we do our utmost to ensure they gamble responsibly.
The expedition starts on Saturday, March 22, and will take a week to complete.
To make a donation visit www.mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/philsbigtrek


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THESE young businesswomen have chalked up another success — with their innovative mugs.
The young entrepreneurs cashed in at the Young Enterprise Awards scooping the Best Overall Company for Greater Manchester.
Team Label designed a mug which people can write their own messages on using chalk.
The mugs can be used to either write notes to friends and family — or to write on how people take their tea or coffee.
The idea is the latest the girls have come up at Bolton Muslim Girls School, and continues a tradition to develop entrepreneurial skills among pupils.
Last year they designed handmade bags for teens out of recycled materials.
The school says the latest product has received "great" feedback.
Director of pastoral care Bushra Kamal said: "I am extremely proud of our girls, all their hard work and commitment has certainly provided positive outcomes at the many competitions we have attended.
"I am sure Team Label will continue working hard in order to uphold our current title."
The girls said they were delighted to be crowned the best business.
Ayat Hussein, aged 15, said: "We were inspired by images from the social network, Instagram, to create and design a daily product that can be easily personalised by the customer."
Tasneem Atcha, aged 14, added: "We made the product our own by creating our designs and adding quotes.
"I think our product will do really well, firstly because it's handmade and secondly because it's very unique.
"We also won best product at a Manchester Trade fair. We're very proud of it."


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Seekingalpha – Facebook's stock is currently burdened with billions of shares poised to be released from lockup in 2012. There are 1.7 billion shares of Facebook currently locked up. 271 million shares will be available for sale in 74 days. A majority of shares, 1.2 billion, will be released from lockup in mid-November. A small portion of shares are scheduled to be released from lockup past the end of the year. The release of shares from lock up prior to the end of the year is important due to the fact that capital gains tax rates are expected to rise in 2013. I believe this is why the IPO was scheduled for May. Zuckerberg has maximized profits on the IPO at every turn.
Facebook is currently trading at $26.44 per share with a market cap of $56.6 billion.
Facebook had a private valuation of $50 billion since January 2011
Venturebeat – Facebook had 400 employees in 2007 and 800 in 2008. employees were given restricted stock units starting in late 2008. In April 2011, Facebook had over 2000 employees across offices in 15 countries. Facebook had 3,539 full-time employees at the time of the IPO.
If Facebook goes to below $23 per share, that would probably put about 1500 Facebook employees under water (unless they received discounted shares.)
If Facebook shares go down to the $10-15 range and stay there that would mean Facebook would likely see a lot of employee turnover problems.
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The Ford Fiesta powered by its EcoBoost engine won four major categories in a 49-vehicle event at the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Auto Roundup rally competition held Monday, April 28, at the Texas Motor Speedway. Named Best Sub-Compact Car of Texas, the 2014 Ford Fiesta powered by the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine has an EPA-estimated […]+ Read More
In order to find new sustainable materials, Ford has produced a test vehicle using fabric made out of Coca-Cola's PlantBottle Technology material. The Coca-Cola Company and Ford Motor Company unveiled Nov. 15 a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle with Coca-Cola PlantBottle Technology interior fabric surfaces covering seat cushions, seat backs, head restraints, door panel […]+ Read More


text: Such a delicate balance it requires....caramel that's not too soft (doesn't cling well, pools around base of the apple) nor too firm (cools brittle and too hard to eat without dental disasters). Chilling certainly helps set the caramel after dipping but it most always goes to that too-hard state in my experience. I'm determined to use good homemade caramel, not go the melt-and-dip route. Has anyone perfected the caramel apple, finding that Goldilocks factor that makes a just-right caramel coating, chewy and delicious but holds it shape?


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Faced with lower-than-expected parking revenue, the city of Mill Valley is planning to raise the price of the annual stickers it created last year for residents who shop downtown.
Without taking a formal vote, the Mill Valley City Council agreed Monday to raise the fee from $30 per year to $40 for the sticker permits, which allow residents of the 94941 ZIP code to park downtown without feeding the meters.
"That was a fairly easy decision," said Councilman Garry Lion.
The decision came amid projections that city parking revenue will fall short of its annual target by $59,040, or 13.2 percent of the $446,200 in total parking revenue budgeted for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Most of the gap was caused by lower-than-expected meter revenue, which fell short of the budgeted amount by $52,130.
The price change comes a year after the council approved the sticker program together with other parking changes including a 25 cent-per-hour hike in meter rates and its first-ever implementation of Sunday meter enforcement. As a whole, the changes were expected to boost revenue for the city's parking enforcement program, which is designed to be self-sustaining.
It is not clear what caused revenue to fall short of expectations, but likely factors include the weather, the economic downturn and the loss of parking meter revenue from residents who purchased the permits, said Mill Valley police Chief Angel Bernal.
"We're just trying to make sense of it all," he said.
On July 5 the council will consider additional parking changes that will be recommended by city staffers, including selling the sticker permits to residents outside Mill Valley with a surcharge, and re-evaluating its longstanding practice of offering free parking during the holiday shopping season, Bernal said. In exchange, the city may ease its enforcement of meters on Sundays, or create exceptions for special events.
Lion said he would help staffers analyze parking revenue data and survey local businesses, if possible, before the council votes on additional changes.
The new sticker permits will go on sale soon ahead of the July 31 expiration date for current stickers.
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