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Enhanced Oil Recovery Market Growth Depends Largely on Regional Factors, Reports SBI
25 Jul 2012 • by Natalie Aster
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR), also referred to as improved oil recovery or tertiary oil recovery, is most often achieved by injecting a liquid or gas into an oil reservoir, thereby lowering oil viscosity and increasing the amount of oil available for production. Some of the more common EOR methods include gas EOR (mostly CO-2 EOR), thermal EOR and chemical EOR. Microbial EOR and seismic EOR also hold small, but strong niches in the EOR market. While only about 10% - 30% of oil is typically extracted from a well by conventional oil production processes, EOR methods can enhance these recovery rates by an additional 5% to 20% (on a conservative average).
According to the report "Enhanced Oil Recovery, 2nd Edition" by SBI, the global market for EOR, estimated at more than $126.02 billion in 2011, has shown exciting growth since 2007, when the market totaled $54.96 billion. Technological challenges, hazy regulations, and high implementation costs have often been inhibitory to EOR projects, although this is quickly changing. Government interest and generous investments are helping to spur new developments in technology and also to increase the availability of necessary materials (such as CO-2). SBI Energy expects the EOR industry will continue to flourish in light of these types of developments and that many individuals involved in the EOR business will enjoy exponential growth in the near future.
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A large number of oil fields around the globe are maturing and are producing less oil – those affected are looking to EOR to increase, or at least maintain, their oil production levels. Many countries rely heavily on oil production for their financial health, and are becoming increasingly willing to invest in EOR, especially as the group of successful EOR projects grows and as the high price of oil continues to support research and development schemes.
Around the world, the EOR market is growing and metamorphosing to fit the various regions in which it resides. EOR market growth depends largely on regional factors, such as the health of the local economy; the level of foreign investment; existing politics and policies that may hinder or spur market growth; available technological knowledge and expertise; the type of oil being produced, the geographical location of oil fields and the geology of oil reservoirs; as well as regional oil supply and oil demand. A plethora of technologies and processes are emerging and becoming available that are fulfilling these regional niches and easing EOR production for many oil operators.
Many regions are jumping, or at least easing, into the world of EOR. The Middle East previously did not have much of a need for EOR; oil was plentiful and lower oil prices did not encourage seemingly un-needed experimentation. This is quickly changing; however. Many oil fields in the Middle East are maturing and are producing less oil; other fields in the region are nearing their peak oil production limits and their operators are proactively looking to EOR to maintain steady production in the future. SBI Energy considers the Middle East will whole heartedly be immersing itself in the EOR scene by 2021, with the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Oman leading the way.
The Global Market for Enhanced Oil Recovery, 2nd Edition contains comprehensive historical data (2007-2011) and forecast data (2012-2021) for the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) market. Data, in terms of value (dollars) and volume (barrels) are provided for various methods of EOR, including thermal EOR, gas EOR and chemical EOR. Historical and forecast data are also provided for the oil industry as a whole. Market share between the top dozen countries is discussed and is also broken down by value and volume for each individual country.
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Chris Barclay's new job is to help rebuild a William and Mary running game that graduated its Chris Barclay.
The 2005 ACC player of the year and Wake Forest's career rushing leader, Barclay is the Tribe's new running backs coach. He replaces Brendan Nugent, who after five years on Jimmye Laycock's staff has taken a special teams assistant's position with the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes.
As Mike Singletary, Isiah Thomas and countless others have demonstrated, outstanding players don't necessarily make quality coaches. But at first blush, Barclay appears an ideal fit.
He certainly knows the position. He rushed for 4,032 yards and 40 touchdowns at Wake Forest and as a senior became the first Deacon since quarterback Jay Venuto in 1979 voted ACC player of the year.
Barclay bounced around the NFL from 2006-08, appearing in four games with the Tennessee Titans and one with the New Orleans Saints. He returned to Wake Forest, earned his degree and worked two seasons under coach Jim Grobe, in 2010 as a recruiting assistant, last season as a graduate assistant on the defense.
Perhaps most important, Barclay knows William and Mary's academic and athletic cultures. That's because they're similar to Wake Forest's.
"I was very thrilled to hear as I sat down with Coach Laycock when I came to visit a couple of weeks ago that how he runs his program is very similar to Coach Grobe," Barclay said Wednesday. "They do it the right way. They win, but they do it the right way. They don't cross the line, and it's very black-and-white. That excited me, because I have the utmost respect for Coach Grobe."
In 11 seasons at Wake Forest, Grobe is 68-67 with five bowl appearances, a remarkable record given the Deacons' bleak history. Grobe is a long-time chair of the American Football Coaches Association's ethics committee, and in 2006 he coached Wake Forest to its first ACC championship in 36 years.
"In a day and age when it seems that integrity is overlooked quite a bit, he's maintained that," Barclay said. "He plays it by the book. He's not going to cheat or bend the rules.
"In that regard, I think there's a lot of carry over and consistency between the two programs because of the head man. Each guy has very similar qualities."
Nugent said leaving Laycock's program was difficult, but that working for Montreal coach Marc Trestman, a former NFL offensive coordinator, "is one of those opportunities, you don't know how often they're going to come along."
Barclay, 28, felt the same about landing his first full-time coaching job at William and Mary. Laycock and Grobe are friends, as are members of their staffs such as the Tribe's Bob Solderitch and Scott Boone, and the Deacons' Brian Knorr and Steed Lobotzke.
"A few phone calls were made, and here we are today," Barclay said of the Wake Forest-William and Mary ties.
The Nugent-to-Barclay transition occurs as William and Mary adjusts to life without Jonathan Grimes, the school's career rushing leader. He ran for 4,541 yards and also set Tribe records for all-purpose yards (7,955) and kickoff return yards (2,289).
"I see all the memorabilia, and everyone talks about what a wonderful player he was," Barclay said. "I've watched some film on him, and he was an outstanding football player. … At the same time, I'm excited about the group that we have coming back. It's a fairly young group, and they're attentive and focused.
"As long as we can show up every day with a willingness to work hard and improve our craft, I think we can be just as productive, maybe even more productive, by committee."
The leader of that committee figures to be redshirt sophomore Keith McBride, who as Grimes' primary backup last season rushed for 281 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. McBride is nursing an ankle injury, but Barclay hopes to "showcase" him in Saturday's spring game.
"He's a great talent," Barclay said. "He's got great size (6-foot, 210 pounds). He runs physical, and is one of our fastest backs. Guys like that, you've got to find ways to get them the ball, get them in space."
Barclay will recruit the Interstate 85 corridor in Virginia and help Solderitch mine North Carolina. He considers coaching his career calling.
"Obviously there's a lot I need to learn," he said. "Things are going about 100 miles an hour right now just going back and forth between human resources and being over here trying to learn the playbook."
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With 2000's Astray, it seemed '90s emo pioneer Samiam was moving into the next millennium with a simmering, almost dignified indie-rock sound. Then came silence—that is, until 2006's murky, ill-conceived Get It Right, a disc that didn't. Trips is the delinquent follow-up, only this time, the half-decade break in recording has done the group some good. Samiam's core members, singer Jason Beebout and guitarist Sergie Loobkoff, have another fresh lineup on their hands, and Trips is accordingly energized; tight, crisp, and concise, tracks like "September Holiday" and "Free Time" stoke the punk home-fire while maintaining the fluid, moody edge the group honed 20 years ago. Beebout, now in his 40s, is still spitting out gruff, gleefully juvenile lyrics, from the petulant yet bittersweet "Clean Up The Mess" to the Beatles-esque singsong of "Happy For You." And on the album's five-minute mini-epic, "El Dorado," Loobkoff ventilates the harrowing intensity with just enough atmospheric sprawl. There's nothing here as dynamic or compelling as Samiam's pair of near-hits, 1994's "Capsized" and 1997's "She Found You," let alone its groundbreaking earlier material. But from a band that's been wandering aimlessly for the last 10 years, Trips may be the start of a journey home.
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Herschel and Planck buckled up and ready
Herschel, ESA's infrared space observatory, and Planck, ESA's mission to look back to the dawn of time, are now integrated with the launcher, bringing them a step closer to launch on 14 May from ESA's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Engineers began to fill Herschel's cryostat with liquid helium at –268°C on 12 April, and by 25 April it was at a cool –271.3°C. Both Herschel and Planck have since moved several kilometres closer to the launch pad: after the integration of Planck with the launcher on 23 April, Herschel checked into its seat on their shared Ariane 5 on 30 April.
Defining the new cool
Herschel's detectors must work at extremely low temperatures, close to absolute zero (–273.15°C or 0K), so that they can detect faint light from the furthest reaches of space.
The cryostat houses the instruments detectors and keeps them cool. At launch, it will contain more than 2300 litres of superfluid helium colder than –271.8°C (2.5°K). After launch, the helium will cool further, below 1.65K, in the first few weeks of the mission, making the instruments as sensitive as possible. Further cooling, down to 0.3K, is required for the detectors of the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer.
Getting to that stage is a lengthy process that began before the launch campaign was underway.
Creating superfluid helium
Helium vacuum flasks were shipped to the launch site in Kourou in advance and decanted into smaller portable flasks. Helium filling started with 'helium-1', that is, the helium was liquid and slowly boiling off at ambient pressure at 4.2K. This was used for final preparation and during hydrazine fuelling.
After fuelling was completed, the helium in the cryostat was then topped up. Using a vacuum pump over several days, the temperature of the remaining helium in the cryostat was lowered, converting it to superfluid helium at about 2.17K. The temperature was lowered further by continued vacuum pumping until it reached about 1.7K.
About half the helium evaporated during the process, so the cryostat was continuously topped up, even after the satellite was moved to the launcher, and the vacuum pumping continued until four days before launch. The tank was then 95% to 98% full, and at a temperature of about 1.7K.
Once the fairing is installed, Herschel will be accessible only through small doors in the fairing. Engineers will flush helium gas through the cryostat's three insulating shields. The shield cooling will stop and the doors will be closed early in the day the launcher is rolled out to the pad. This ensures the cryostat is as cold as possible.
Planck and Herschel check in
With fuelling complete, Planck was moved to the final assembly building on 22 April, 2.6 km from the launch pad. There, Planck was integrated onto the upper stage.
The lower part of the Ariane 5 was assembled and prepared in parallel. On top of the main stage is the upper stage and the vehicle equipment bay (VEB), attached to a 78 cm-high and 3.9 m-diameter adapter cone, composed of a strong carbon structure and two aluminium rings. This cone is the interface between the VEB and Planck.
After checks, engineers installed the 'Sylda' unit over Planck on 27 April. Sylda encloses Planck and carries Herschel on its forward end. The Sylda will be jettisoned after the fairing is ejected, the upper stage separates and Herschel is released. Planck will separate after the Sylda is jettisoned.
After its installation on Ariane, the electrical connections for Herschel between the Sylda and the launcher were set up and verified. A nitrogen flushing system was also connected to the Sylda, to provide Planck with a dry atmosphere.
On 29 April, Herschel was brought into the building for integration with the launcher. The satellite was lowered into place and its adapter ring was bolted onto the Sylda on 30 April. The electrical connections between the adapter and the Sylda were installed and verified, followed by a check of Herschel.
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Herschel, ESA's cutting-edge space observatory, will carry the largest, most powerful infrared telescope ever flown in space. A pioneering mission to study the origin and evolution of stars and galaxies, it will help understand how the Universe came to be what it is today.
Named after the German Nobel laureate Max Planck (1858-1947), ESA's Planck mission will be the first European space observatory whose main goal is the study of the Cosmic Microwave Background or CMB – the relic radiation from the Big Bang. Observing at microwave wavelengths, Planck is the third, most advanced space mission of its kind. It will measure tiny fluctuations in the CMB with an accuracy set by fundamental astrophysical limits.


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The Himalayan tahr is a relative of the wild goat and is specially adapted to life on the rugged mountain slopes of the Himalayas, extending from the montane to alpine zones (4). George Schaller (1977) describes tahr as "… the quintessential goat…" because it selects the most inaccessible terrain in which to live (3). It has a dense, reddish to dark brown woolly coat with a thick undercoat, keeping it warm in the winter (5). In the spring, as temperatures rise, it loses much of its coat, and becomes lighter in colour. The hooves are also well adapted, making tahr excellent climbers with flexible, rubbery cores allowing them to grip smooth rocks, and hard, sharp keratin rims enabling them to lodge their hooves into small footholds (4). The head is proportionally small, with large eyes, and small pointed ears. Both the males and the females have horns, reaching a maximum size of 46 centimetres, though the females' horns are smaller in size (2). The horns of the Himalayan tahr curve backwards and slightly inwards towards the body, which prevents serious injury in head butting battles between males during the mating season. The young look very similar to the adults in shape but their coat is uniformly brown and their legs black (5). Adult males are easily distinguished by their pronounced ruff and mane (3).
In the early morning tahr move uphill onto alpine pastures, descending to the refuge of cliffs and scrub forest at night. Adult males tend to range more widely and independently outside the rutting season (3). Most (70%) of the daylight hours are spent feeding, mainly in the early morning and late afternoon, and resting around midday. Tahr are predominantly grazers, feeding on grasses and herbs, but they do browse the leaves of shrubs particularly when pastures are snow-covered (3).
They live in mixed herds, commonly from several to 15 within a group and occasionally up to 80 or more, depending on the terrain (4) (5). During the rut males, who become sexually mature after two years, compete for mating privileges. These competitive displays consist of two males walking stiffly parallel to each other, with their manes erect, heads down and horns exposed to intimidate each other (2). Usually one of the males will retreat submissively, and it is rare for a display to end with direct horn wrestling. The intensity of such struggles seems to be less than that observed in other species of ungulates (7). Males also display to the females, spending hours strutting in front of them before mating (4).
In the Himalayas the rut lasts from late October to January or even February (7), and in New Zealand from April to July (2); this difference is due to the six month shift in seasons (2). Outside the breeding season, males live together in separate groups and females leave their group in order to give birth after a seven month gestation period (5). Females usually give birth to one offspring per birth, which are weaned at about six months. The Himalayan tahr lifespan is between 10 to 14 years, with females living longer than males, although individuals have been reported to live up to 22 years (7).
As the common name of this species suggests, the Himalayan tahr is native to the southern range of the Himalayan Mountains, and is dispersed from northern India east to Bhutan (6). There are also populations in New Zealand, New Mexico, California, Ontario, and South Africa, which were originally introduced for hunting (2). In South Island, New Zealand the species caused major damage to the alpine tussock grasses until the late 1970s, when populations were effectively managed by culling from helicopters (3).
In the Himalayas, tahr inhabit mountainous habitat, commonly between 2,500 and 5,000 metres depending on season and also time of day. In winter they tend to occupy lower slopes, avoiding deep snow and frequenting southern cliffs where the vegetation is more exposed and available for grazing or browsing. In New Zealand they live on grassy mountain slopes and scrubland from 750 to 2250 meters in elevation, preferring the north facing slopes which are sunnier and accumulate less snow in the winter (2).
Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).
In its native range the Himalayan tahr is threatened by habitat loss as people exploit resources (e.g. medicinal plants) in more marginal areas (8), severe competition from domesticated sheep and goats (6) and over-hunting for sport and meat (2). There has been an increase in firearms along mountainous border regions following military conflicts in northern India, which has also contributed to the tahr's decline (8). In other areas where it has been introduced its populations are doing well but they are often heavily managed and hunted due to the tahr being a prize trophy for hunters worldwide (2). In New Zealand a large population once flourished with a population of 20,000 – 30,000 (7), but the government's decision to remove introduced species in recent years has caused a decrease in their numbers (5).
There are many Himalayan protected areas where this tahr can be found (9), though difficulties in monitoring and protecting wildlife in these rugged areas makes it hard to judge the status of the species within these parks. There are plans to extend the Great Himalayan National Park's range and establish the Srikhand National Park as a reserve for tahr (8). Hunting is illegal in these areas, though enforcement activity is minimal (8). Much of the hunting is thought to be carried out by locals with firearms or the military. However, there has been a marked improvement in the attitude of the military towards wildlife in the last ten years, due to conservation efforts, which will hopefully continue and extend into schools and local towns (8). Further research into the ecology of the Himalayan tahr is required in order to define the most effective measures to enhance its future conservation (8).
Schaller, G.B. (1977) Mountain monarchs. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Green, M.J.B. (1993) Nature reserves of the Himalaya and the mountains of Central Asia. Oxford University Press, New Delhi; IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
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The New York Times reports that, six years after it stopped selling art, Costco has resumed selling prints and lithographs on its website.
The company stopped selling art, you may recall, after Pablo Picasso's daughter, Maya Widmaier-Picasso, raised questions about the authenticity of drawings the company said were by her father.
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Moose euthanized after charging Grand Lake woman
GRAND LAKE- A moose charged and knocked down Sue Rogers, 60, of Grand Lake, in a neighborhood southwest of Grand Lake on Tuesday, June 4, after her dog barked at the cow moose and its calf.
The woman received abrasions on her head, though was not trampled by the moose, and was taken to Granby Medical Center by Grand County EMS and was later transported to St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood.
The cow moose and her calf were euthanized following the incident by local wildlife officials in the interest of human health and safety, according to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding the public about the dangers of approaching moose. The recent activity in Grand Lake has heightened concerns about moose and human conflicts.
"It's an unfortunate situation for the victim in this case, and we hope she has a quick recovery," said Area Wildlife Manager Lyle Sidener of Hot Sulphur Springs. "This is a reminder that approaching these large animals can in certain situations be dangerous."
According to a witness, the woman and her dog were reportedly as close as 10 feet to the cow and its calf before the moose charged her and knocked her down.
"People should remember that approaching wildlife often puts the animal at risk as well," said Sidener.
Moose do not differentiate dogs from wolves, their natural predator, and will instinctually attempt to stomp them in self-defense. If the dog runs back to its owner for safety, it can bring an angry, 1,000- pound moose with it, putting people at risk as well.
Late spring is calving season and cow moose will aggressively protect their young. Wildlife officials advise that people watch all wildlife from a distance with binoculars or a scope. In addition, people should keep their dogs on leashes at all times, especially in areas where moose are common.
Grand Lake made headlines recently after several national news organizations reported on a local bull moose's seemingly amorous attention to a large statue of a bull moose located within city limits.
Wildlife officials say the cow moose attack is not related to the bull moose's unusual behavior, but remind onlookers to keep their distance from the bull, and all other moose they may encounter.
"We have heard reports of people coming as close as 20 feet to take a picture of this bull," said Sidener. "Many people see it as a curiosity, however we caution the public to give it plenty of space or it may feel threatened and could react."
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Whilst aimlessly blog surfing, as you do, I came across a book that simply had to be popped into that far-too-easy Amazon cart.
Oooh, isn't it jolly and pretty, just the ticket as we seem to be heading into Autumn. Noticed how the nights are drawing in? I'm sure I have come across Hillary Lang and her wonderful world of wee creatures before but I certainly have a fair amount of back reading to do on her delightful blog now that I have found it. From the first page, this book is soooooo cute and it just entreats you to get out that needle and thread and get making.
I thought I'd show you some of my favourite pages from the book. Loving this elephant bag. Does a 35 year old need a pink elephant bag with patchwork ears? Surely...
I'm also pretty much in love with Melvin and Marian!
Some of the projects are suitable for beginners. I can see little boys loving pushing this round the floor. This is the sort of project I imagine one could tackle in front of the telly of an evening.
Each cute creation is accompanied by instructions on how to make it, along with clear diagrams.
At the rear of the book, there is also a useful section on "basics" with information on the types of materials you will need, including tools and stuffings, instructions for cutting out the pattern pieces and a helpful guide to hand sewing and embroidery stitches.
The pattern pieces can also be found here which need to be traced. I used tissue paper and I then keep them in an envelope tucked into the front flap of the book.
The project which really caught my eye, though, was this one.
Yes, a 35 year old definitely needs a Katie Kitty!
I made my kitty up in traditional colours of black and white. Whilst the main body pieces are machine stitched, all the body parts have to be sewn together by hand. I used a black wool felt (which I bought to make a skirt last Winter, oops!) and did find turning over all the raw edges a bit tricky. You definitely need patience for this sort of thing (not sure how I managed it then!) as working with the small pieces is quite fiddly. I would say this is definitely not a project for a beginner (or a person who is not soothed by a wee glass of vino along the way).
Jacky Ginge found the whole thing most interesting but really couldn't understand why it took me about half an hour to finally choose the dress fabric!
He decides he's the kitty in charge and positions himself in the way so as to enforce a period of prolonged Jacky Ginger stroking.
But after two days (yikes!), Katie Kitty starts to emerge and looks oh so pretty from the tips of her dinky little shoes with their vintage glass jewels...
..to her pretty little kitty face with its slanty green eyes (buttons found by the Munchkin after much old button box searching)...
...to her rather fetching frock fashioned from vintage fabrics and trimmings.
Oooh, I do so love Katie Kitty!
She's a mischevious kitty though and has decided she rather fancies getting her beauty sleep in the pretty pink vintage crib whilst it awaits collection by its new owner.
But who can deny that little kitty face?!
This would be a great book for making gifts for young ones (or errm, adults who are young at heart). There are some lovely patterns for dolls but there are also some teddies and patterns suitable for toys for boys. There are projects of varying complexity so you could start on the easier ones and build up your techniques before progressing to the more tricky ones. Hmm, now what to make next...


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Space technology onboard transatlantic racer
Image: Marc Thiercelin's Pro-Form yacht boasts lighter batteries, more efficient solar cells and an advanced energy management system - all spin-offs from Europe's space programmes. Credits: Th. Martinez
Marc Thiercelin and his sailing partner Eric Drouglazet will be competing in Thiercelin's 60-foot yacht ProForm. The yacht has more efficient solar cells, lighter batteries and an intelligent power management system, all based on technology developed for Europe's space programmes.
This will be the seventh edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre, the only international double-handed race for 50- and 60-foot monohull and multihull yachts. After leaving France, the competitors will cross the Atlantic to reach Brazil, some 4350 nautical miles away.
Crossing the ocean at a speed of over 17 knots for the multihulls and nearly 12 knots for the monohulls is enough to test the sturdiness of the strongest teams. Altogether 35 boats will start the race, 13 in Thiercelin's 60-foot (18.28m) monohull-category.
"Back in 2003 we started to discuss with Marc Thiercelin how new technologies could help him and improve his boat," says Pierre Brisson, head of ESA's Technology Transfer Programme (TTP). "Weight reduction and an efficient electricity system were soon identified as areas where proven technologies from space could provide interesting solutions."
A lighter type of battery was identified, based on a model originally developed for satellites in the 1990's. SAFT, a French company, produced a set for Thiercelin's yacht that weigh only 110 kg in comparison to the 250 kg weight of conventional maritime batteries that have the same power.
On most yachts, batteries are charged by running a diesel generator once or twice a day. Many boats also use solar cells to generate electricity, but only in addition to the conventional diesel generator, as they are still not so efficient and of course rely on the weather and available sunlight.
ESA, together with European industries, are continuously carrying out research to develop higher performance and more efficient cells for spacecraft. The German company Solara has designed two solar panels for Thiercelin's boat. These use a special new type of 'space' polysilicon solar cells which are more efficient than standard cells.
Where most maritime mass-produced solar cells have an efficiency of 8-10% in converting sunlight to electricity, these new ones from Solara have an efficiency of 12-13%. These cells produce more electricity and also reduce the amount of fuel needed for the diesel generator, thereby reducing the weight the boat needs to carry.
"In addition to lighter batteries and more efficient solar cells, the small French start-up company Accuwat developed a special energy-management system using the same advanced technology developed by EADS for European spacecraft," explains Alexandre Hulin from Bertin Technologies, a partner in ESA's TTP network of companies that promote the use of space technologies in non-space fields on Earth. It is also a key player in the spinoff of ESA technology to Marc Thiercelin.
"This system controls the voltage level of the batteries, starts charging when needed and stops once the batteries are fully charged. This optimises the charging process and avoids damaging the batteries by overcharging."
Space tech third time at sea
The three space technologies were installed on Marc Thiercelin's boat 'ProForm' last year and used for the first time in the 2004 Vendée Globe race.
"We are happy that Thiercelin continues to use our systems and demonstrate their efficiency and reliability during tough races like the Vendée Globe and the transatlantic Jacques Vabre race," says Pierre Brisson.
"Once again the advanced technologies which European industry has developed for our space programmes are providing innovative and intelligent solutions for problems on Earth."
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Despite his many years of sailing and competing in races, Marc says the Transat Jacques Vabre is special. "I will be sailing between my two countries: France where I was born and Brazil, which has been my adopted country for many years."
"It is as if the two ports are holding out their hands to me and I will be heading back to see old friends".
We wish Marc Thiercelin and his sailing partner Eric Drouglazet the very best of luck.
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This is a complete meal—with a main course and two sides.
Also called "American bison," buffalo tastes slightly sweeter than beef. It also has significantly less fat and cholesterol. You can find buffalo at specialty foods stores (such as Whole Foods), some farmers' markets, and online at dartagnan.com. If you can't find buffalo, use lean grass-fed beef.
- Yield
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- Total Time
- 1 hour 35 minutes
- 1 pound baby Yukon Gold or Dutch yellow potatoes
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 1/2 cups chopped crimini (baby bella) mushrooms
- 1 cup chopped red onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 pound ground buffalo meat
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce, divided
- 1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)*
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 2 5-ounce bags fresh spinach
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil in medium bowl. Place on 13x9-inch rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt. Roast 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion; sauté until mushrooms are beginning to brown and onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; mix in sage and thyme. Cool slightly.
- Mix buffalo, mushroom mixture, egg, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, panko, salt, and pepper in large bowl. Push potatoes to sides of baking sheet; shape buffalo mixture into 6x3-inch loaf in center of sheet. Roast 30 minutes. Combine 1/4 cup tomato sauce and red pepper in small bowl. Pour over top of meatloaf. Roast 20 minutes longer. Remove from oven; let rest while preparing spinach.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil and garlic in large pot over medium-high heat. Add spinach, and toss until wilted, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Slice meatloaf; serve potatoes and spinach alongside.
- *Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets.
Per serving: [425] calories, [18] g fat ([3] g saturated), [99] mg cholesterol, [36] mg sodium, [31] g carbohydrates, [5] g fiber, [23] g protein


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- Pinch of cayenne
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- 8 1/2 cups water
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- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped bell peppers
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
- 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
- File powder
- Salt and pepper
- 3 cups cooked white rice, warm
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onions
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- In a large pot, combine the ham hocks, bay leaf, and water together. Season with salt and pepper. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook the ham hocks for 30 minutes. With a slotted spoon remove the hocks, remove the meat and chop. Reduce the heat to medium and add the greens, a handful at a time and blanch until they are wilted. Drain and reserve the liquid.
- Chop the greens. Set aside. In the same pot, heat the oil. When the oil is hot, sauté the vegetables until they are wilted, about 10 minutes. Add the ham hock, greens, reserved liquid, and herbs. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 1 1/2 hours. Add the file powder right before serving. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle the gumbo in a shallow bowl and place a spoonful of the rice in the center. Garnish with green onions and Essence.
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Based out of China, Easypano has several different programs. TourWeaver is the flagship product. It can create robust virtual tours including floor plans and compass. The interface is easy to use and understand (although the help files still have a lot of grammar / translation problems). You can download trial versions from their website and see the TourWeaver features.
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The wedding dance medley has become a viral video staple. Usually what happens is the bride and groom start out dancing to a traditional wedding song, when suddenly the music goes up-tempo and the newlyweds whip out a speedy batch of choreographed dance moves to various pop hits.
And that's basically how this video starts. But the twist here is that the twists keep coming. Watch a spry couple show off their ability to dance to all sorts of different musical styles.
Bryan Adams, C+C Music Factory, The Offspring. There's a lot of '90s music going on in that clip. That combined with the young man's hairstyle and the general decor had as thinking the video was from 1994. But since there were also a few modern songs mixed in with the nostalgia, it's clear that the video takes place now.
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I've finally arrived in Labuan, Sabah for my new job at 'Schlumberger'. My flight was 9am this morning with my parents and SL seeing me off at KLIA. Leaving KL for a little place like Labuan was quite difficult because, well obviously KL is much bigger city, but most hard to leave behind was my friends, parents, and of course SL. Leaving behind my city lifestyle was hard too, as there will be no more fancy cafes, comfy cinemas or rockin' clubs. There's just better fishes in Labuan. That's about it. Well, it was a risk I wanted to take because firstly, why not? I'm still young with no big commitments and if I don't jump companies now, I may never get the chance later in my life. Secondly of course 'Schlumberger' gave me a good offer too hard to refuse so I had to take the chance. I'll see how things go for a few months at least and then I'll decide what happens. Maybe Labuan is indeed too boring for me to handle, and WOOOOSSSH I'll be back in KL, I promised myself that, hehe.
Anyway, for my first day at Labuan, there wasn't much for me to do at the office as my laptop, handphone and all that is not yet ready for me. Hence, I can' t do jack shit. So, after a seafood lunch with my new boss and the HR manager, I left for my hotel. The hotel they gave me was nice, much better than I expected 'cause the room they gave me was a family sized room with a double bed and another single bed. Shit, I should have brought over my family as well!! THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME!!! Anyway, took a quick nap and then dipped myself in the hotel's cool swimming pool. I noticed that there isn't many people around the hotel. Pretty scary. Maybe they are all working? HHmmmm.
Went downtown for dinner and with no proper transport except for a Taxi and no knowledge of downtown at all, I opted for a safe option for dinner and had KFC. YUMMY!!! Frankly, I didn't find any difference with the taste as I tried the original recipe as well as the hot & spicy. Or maybe I was too hungry to notice any. But I did notice that they offered RICE along with your usual fried chickens, so I found that was a bit funny. Bali offered rice with KFC too, you know.
After that, I can't find anything else to do as the shops here closes at 9PM!!! Can't blame them as there isn't many people in Labuan that fancies shopping complexes I guess. Or maybe because it is a Monday and everyone is all at home. It's so empty here, it gets a little freaky and scary. Where the heck are all the people??!!
And this is why I am writing this blog because frankly, I got nothing to do. Luckily I brought over my PS2 ;) and as I settled down with Astro, broadband and everything else up and running later, I think my life SHOULD bear some kind of resemblance to a life much more ordinary in Labuan.
Tomorrow begins another new day at my new surroundings, so let's just see what things are in store for me. Until then…
Just so you know, I've moved… - … to a new blog persona: http://majidah.wordpress.com Let's meet there:)
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Paramount is committed to meeting the Oct. 22 release date for "Paranormal Activity 2," which pits the sequel directly against "Saw VII 3D."
Move sets the stage for one of the biggest Halloween B.O. battles in recent times.
"Saw VII" has already tried to bloody "Paranormal 2" once. Kevin Greutert was circling to direct "Paranormal 2" when Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures exercised an option requiring Greutert to direct the seventh installment in the "Saw" franchise.
"Paranormal 2" didn't get a director until just last week, when Tod "Kip" Williams inked a deal to helm the pic. Williams is new to the horror genre, having directed indies "The Door in the Floor" and "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole."
That left some wondering whether "Paranormal 2" would indeed be ready by Oct. 22.
Insiders involved with the film say that still leaves plenty of time to shoot and edit the sequel. Par and filmmakers are currently casting.
It's unlikely the sequel could shoot in eight days, like the first "Paranormal Activity" — but the quickie shoot set a precedent for low-budget pics with high expectations.
"Paranormal Activity," produced for roughly $15,000, became a runaway hit at the box office following an innovative viral-marketing campaign, grossing $107.9 million domestically and $84.8 million internationally for a worldwide total of $192.7 million.
Cume makes "Paranormal Activity" one of the most profitable pics in Hollywood history, much as the micro-budgeted horror pic "The Blair Witch Project" was in 1999.
"Blair Witch" grossed $140.5 million domestically and $108.1 million overseas for a total of $248.6 million.
For Paramount and the "Paranormal" producers, which include Jason Blum and Oren Peli (Peli directed the first "Paranormal"), the trick now is to avoid the fate suffered by "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2."
The "Blair Witch" sequel fell flat with auds, grossing $26.4 million domestically and $21.3 million overseas.
Both "Blair Witch" and "Paranormal Activity" began as guerrilla indies picked up by Artisan and Paramount, respectively. But Artisan couldn't replicate the grassroots appeal of "Blair Witch," one of the first films to break out at the B.O. after a viral marketing campaign.
Paramount has far more production and marketing muscle than an indie like Artisan. But sequels can be tricky, particularly when the sequel in question is a follow-up to something of a cultural phenomenon.
After bowing "Paranormal Activity" in just a few theaters, Paramount expanded each week after asking fans to go online and vote to see it in their cities.
On Oct. 29, in its fifth week, "Paranormal Activity" grew its location count by 1,182 to 1,945 theaters as Lionsgate opened "Saw VI" in 3,036 theaters.
"Paranormal" grossed $21.1 million against $14.1 million for "Saw VI."
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The largest launch in the history of the franchise, Halo 4 has earned a total of $300 million in global sales since its launch last Tuesday. In contrast, Halo:Reach, the fourth game in the franchise, earned just $200 million in global sales on launch day.
"We're thrilled that Halo 4 has emerged as the biggest U.S. entertainment launch of the year," said Phil Spencer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios in press release announcing the milestone. "Thanks to the millions of fans worldwide who helped make this another record-breaking launch for the
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A cerebral abscess is a pocket of infected material in the brain that includes pus, microorganisms that are causing the infection, and cells from the immune system. It is sometimes called a brain abscess. If you develop this problem, you will need emergency treatment.
Facts about cerebral abscess
A cerebral abscess usually occurs when bacteria or fungi make their way into the brain, either through the bloodstream or from an infected area in the head, such as the ears or sinuses. An injury to the head or head surgery can also let in germs that can cause an abscess.
Some people have a higher risk of developing this problem, including anyone with heart defects, people with AIDS or other conditions that affect the immune system, or people using medicines that inhibit the immune system.
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I'm probably nuts to be going doe-eyed over sweet-looking guitars.
To follow on from my recent posts, the mirror-faced Ibanez JEM was traded in a local guitar shop and is now on 'flea' bay blocked from overseas bidding.
It didn't stop me from bidding on this.
It's a heavily customized RG Ibanez with JEM pickups and swirl. I bid US $950 (+$65 shipping) and was the only bidder up to the three minutes to go mark (at 5.20am no less).
In a show of weakness (or more likely, Italian guilt), I told myself I didn't need another guitar, but right up to this moment of typing this post, I'm kicking myself for not trying to up my bid in those final moments.
Another good example of letting a sweet deal slip from my fingers. For some reason I feel the need to spend a bit of that yen, and I've been trawling the guitar shops like a junkie looking for his next hit.
I really like the swirl finish on this guitar. This is how it's done.
Clicking here explains the process involved in "swirl painting" the guitar body. It looks simple enough.
I could use a new hobby.
Friday, 30 January 2009
I'm probably nuts to be going doe-eyed over sweet-looking guitars.
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Hiking gear for my cat? No kitten? Nope, April Fool's!
Cats were the butt of several online April Fool's pranks today online: Vimeo became Vimeow (an all cat video site), Sony introduced headphones for cats, and the U.S. Army announced a program for cats.
And cross-channel merchant REI let the cat out of the bag (ha ha) with the introduction of REI Adventure Kitten Gear.
So, just how much do you love hiking with your cat? Does Mittens deserve a Lil' Bandana for $11?
Does Tiger need a pair of Burly Wool Kitten Socks ($10.50) to go with his Rugged Kitten Boots ($130)?
Is Oscar big enough for the "Wild Cat" Kitten Pack ($169), or do you need to carry his kibble and catnip for him?
Wayfair.com got in the the April Fool's Day fun as well, with its new line of furniture.
Wayfair's HydroRoom is based on co-founder Steve Conine's childhood love of those little sponge dinosaur toys that come packed in small capsules and expand when put in water.
Yes, you could have a full-size living room just 24 to 36 hours after you put your capsules in water. Not only is your HydroRoom non-toxic, naturally anti-microbial and hypoallergenic, but it's safe for indoor and outdoor use.
Tiger Direct also got in on the April Fool's Shenanigans. Though the subject line of yesterday's TigerDirect.com email read "No Joke: New 46″ TV $349 | Samsung Blu-ray $39 | 1TB HD $59," the electronics retailer did sprinkle in some Tom Foolery.
For example, you could pre-order a Smell-O-Vision, and add the sense of smell to your television-viewing experience. Using NASA and Dr. Scholl's SMALLIT technology, you can enjoy the scent of a starlet's favorite perfume, or the intoxicating scent of nitro methane during a drag race.
And there's the Tri-Notebook, a pyramid-shaped notebook computer… which I think I've seen used as an April Fool's gag product before. Wait, I got that wrong, I'm thinking of the triangle-shaped tablet from The Office.


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SOCHI, Russia– Brody Roybal (Northlake, Ill.) had a pair of goals, Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) collected a single tally and added an assist, and defenseman Nikko Landeros (Johnstown, Colo.) notched three assists to help the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team begin the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games with a 5-1 victory over Italy today at Shayba Arena.
Late in a tightly contested opening stanza— one that saw both teams generate chances early— Team USA was able to break through for the game's first goal. While on the power play, Farmer gathered the puck on the left side of the slot and beat Italian goaltender Santino Stillitano with a quick shot at 13:45 to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead.
Neither team was able to find the back of the net again until Roybal and Josh Sweeney (Phoenix, Ariz.) collected back-to-back goals in the middle period to boost Team USA's lead to 3-0. Roybal made it 2-0 at 11:12 when he grabbed a rebound and tucked it into the top corner. Then, just 58 seconds later, Sweeney picked up a puck and wheeled in on a semi-breakaway before making a strong move to beat Stillitano.
"Once you get that first goal you want that next one. Before you even get your first goal you want that next one. You strive to get more and more goals," said Roybal.
An Italian goal in the final stanza was sandwiched between a pair of U.S. markers. Roybal buried his second of the game after Team USA exited its own end with speed and made a nice passing play on the rush. Then, with just five seconds left in the contest, Paul Schaus (Buffalo, N.Y.) batted home a rebound to close the scoring.
"Three of our five goals were scored by 15 or 16 year old kids, so you have to be impressed with that," said U.S. Head Coach Jeff Sauer.
Goaltenders Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.) and Jen Lee (San Francisco, Calif.) split time in goal, with Cash getting the start and making nine saves in 40:18 before Lee entered the game. The duo combined for 11 stops in all.
The U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team will play its next preliminary-round game tomorrow (March 9) when it squares off against South Korea at 8:30 a.m. ET.


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Negotiations between defensive end Cliff Avril and the Detroit Lions broke off, a source with knowledge of the situation told NFL.com and NFL Network's Albert Breer, on Monday after the team offered a three-year, $30 million contract with $20 million guaranteed.
The sides had until 4 p.m. ET on Monday to agree to a long-term contract. Since they couldn't, Avril will play the 2012 season on a one-year, $10.6 million franchise tag, but he'll become an unrestricted free agent after this season.
"I'm kind of disappointed that it didn't happen," Avril told the Detroit Free Press. "But obviously I'm not one of their top guys right now as far as getting a deal done."
"I'm not stressed out about anything," Avril also told the Lions' official website. "Business is business. It's not personal. My goal is to just keep getting better."
Avril also said he plans to sit down with his agent, Brian Mackler, and probably won't be there for the start of the Lions' training camp.
Avril had his best statistical season in 2011, recording a career-high 11 sacks and returning an interception for a touchdown.


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- image 0.3.0
- A bitmap image datatype for JPEG and PNG images.
pg_image 0.3
This extension provides an
IMAGE datatype for the storage of bitmap images,
which verifies that the image data is in a recognized format (PNG or JPEG)
and provides accessor functions for the image metadata (format, width, height)
as well as the image data itself.
Planned features include conversion between formats, cropping and scaling, annotating with text, and compositing of multiple images.
Depends on the GD library for image loading and manipulation.
Compatible with PostgreSQL 9.2 and 9.3beta2.
IMAGE datatype can be added to a database using the Postgres extension
CREATE EXTENSION pg_image;
Once installed, the
pg_image extension provides the
IMAGE datatype. The type
I/O functions use the
data: URI format (commonly used to include inline images
in HTML and CSS documents) for the image data.
Several functions and operators are provided for working with values of type
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image(BYTEA, TEXT) IMAGE Construct an IMAGE value from raw image data
in JPEG or PNG format. Must supply the image's
mimetype ("image/png" or "image/jpeg").
width(IMAGE) INTEGER Width (in pixels) of the image.
height(IMAGE) INTEGER Height (in pixels) of the image.
filesize(IMAGE) INTEGER File size (in bytes) of the image.
mimetype(IMAGE) TEXT Image's mimetype ("image/png" or "image/jpeg").
imagedata(IMAGE) BYTEA The raw image data, in JPEG or PNG format.
image_hash(IMAGE) INT4 Hash value.
= (IMAGE, IMAGE) BOOLEAN Equality.
<>(IMAGE, IMAGE) BOOLEAN Inequality.
To build (and install):
make install
make installcheck
Authors and Credits
Andrew Tipton email@example.com
The base64 encoding/decoding functions are lightly modified copies of the excellent Postgres functions by the same name. (Which are unfortunately not exposed in the public API except through a high-level wrapper.)
Thanks to malloc() labs limited (www.malloclabs.com) for supporting the development of this module.
This Postgres extension is free software; you may use it under the same terms as Postgres itself.


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The Cave of Euripides is situated in an area called Peristeria (13 km southern from town Salamina). The Greek Professor of Archaeology, Yannos Lolos, has been exploring this cave since 1994. The cave comprises of ten distinct parts. It is estimated that the cave had been used during eight different periods, from the Neolithic era to the modern years. Items from different periods, such as stone tools, a Mycenaean sword, vessels of the Classic, Hellenistic, Roman eras and Frankish rule, coins, jewelry, were found here. The coastal location of the cave, its morphology as well as the recent discovery of a skyphos (a pottery wine-cup dating from 430-420 B.C.) bearing the name of tragedy writer Euripides prove that this is the cave where he withdrew in order to write his works.
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A Bad Food (Not Hair) Day
Today was not a good food day. I went to visit Roadfood pioneers and great writers Jane and Michael Stern at their house in Connecticut. I brought them a box of schnecken (pecan sticky buns) and a black and white cookie from Greenberg's, a classic New York Jewish bakery that is simply not very good anymore except for the schnecken and the black and white cookies. We had a blast hanging out and swapping writer war stories.
When I left, Michael told me I had to go to their latest discovery, Wave Hill, a bakery that made great rustic bread. Michael said it was on the way to my final lunch destination, the new Fairfield location of the seminal New Haven pizzeria Pepe's. It was all downhill from there. First, Wave Hill was closed by the time I got there. The sign on the door said they close at noon, and I got there by 12:10 or so. I was going crazy when I got there because I could see a few loaves of bread that could have been mine if I could just get in the door. I could also smell the bread, which smelled absolutely amazing. I also called the number on the door, and, yup, I got a recording.
Then I made it to the Fairfield Pepe's by 1 p.m. or so, and there was a big line out front and it was moving very slowly (maybe not at all). I tried to open the front door to the place and it wouldn't open. It turns out it only opens from the inside because they don't want people waiting inside. Talk about a warm welcome! I managed to slip in the door when someone was leaving and I asked the man at the counter how long it would take to get a pizza to go.
He said with a completely straight face, "My next to-go opening is at 2:40 p.m."
You see the kind of preferential treatment I get because I wrote a book about pizza. I've got such clout in the pizza community that I can't even get a pizza to go for an hour and forty minutes when I arrive unannounced at Pepe's in Fairfield, CT.
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Arts Advocacy Day 2009 (3/30/2009)
Washington, D.C. - Tuesday, March 31 is National Arts Advocacy Day, an opportunity for you to join with advocates across the country as they communicate to policymakers. The League is a national co-sponsor of Arts Advocacy Day and participates in the legislative planning committee that constructs the messages carried by arts advocates nationwide. Please write or call your members of Congress to raise your voice in support of favorable arts policies.
Steps to Take Action:
1) Read up on the League's Key Issues for complete background and talking points about the range of issues impacting orchestras. Choose the topics of most importance to your orchestra.
2) Contact your members of Congress by taking part in one of the advocacy campaigns we've set up for you. Please personalize the template letter and remember that identical copies of your communication go to your Representative and Senators. Active campaigns include:
- Support an Increase in NEA Funding for FY2010
- Strengthen Arts Education in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- Improve Arts in Education Funding and Research
- Extend the IRA Charitable Rollover
- Revive the Artist Fair-Market Deduction
- Improve the Artist Visa Process
- Strengthen Opportunities for Cultural Exchange
3) Please feel welcome to contact League Government Affairs staff with any questions!
Advocacy Starts in Your Own Community
Advocacy is a year-long job, so we also suggest that, in the near future, you schedule a meeting with your representatives, in their home offices, and continue to communicate with them throughout the spring and summer. When Congress takes a recess from DC, it is the perfect opportunity to set up a meeting in your community. Consider inviting your elected officials to see your orchestra's concerts and community programs in action. To find out when your representatives will be home, view our 2009 Calendar of Advocacy Opportunities.


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text: AshesFall 27 Posted November 2, 2012 Hello Guys. When I read this article; http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=175&esem=1 I saw that they referred to "ten or more objective sets" "Each player chooses an affiliation card and a stack of ten or more objective sets. Each objective set includes six cards: one objective and five corresponding cards that go into a player's command deck. The compositions of players' command decks are automatically determined by the objective sets they choose. This brand new model makes deck-building more accessible to new players, as they have only to select ten objective sets and combine them rather than assemble an entire deck, individual card by individual card." In the recent article building preview it sort of sounds like they mean ten objective sets, period. Both offers interesting challenges, the ten objectives limitation forces careful priorities while the unlimited objective alternative means careful balancing between quality and quantity. Which of these options do you like the most? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Devil's advocate
A Devil's advocate (in Latin, Advocatus diaboli) is a person who takes a position for the sake of argument, rather than out of conviction. Often the purpose is to spur discussion on a topic, or to ensure that potential pitfalls are fully discussed, before a decision is made.
Originally, devil's advocates were appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to argue against the canonization of individuals.[1] The post was abolished by Pope John Paul II, allowing him to create and beatify an unprecedented number of saints during his pontiffship.
In the realm of philosophy, a famous devil's advocate was Gaunilo, a monk who challenged Anselm of Canterbury's ontological argument for the existence of God, arguing on behalf of "the fool".
A fictional example of a devil's advocate is Panurge in Francois Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel,[2] who argues (among other things) that it is good for him to remain in debt, it being better to give than to receive, allowing his creditors to gain merit thereby; moreover, his creditors pray for his continued well-being; moreover, that the very fabric of the Universe is held together by a cement of debt, etc.
- ↑ http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01168b.htm
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New Zealand 1994-1995
Lloyd Burton's expertise is in law and public policy, with an emphasis on the cultural dimensions of environmental law and policy, and a specialization in intergovernmental relations in all-hazards management. Prior to his 1994 Fulbright appointment Burton authored a book on the water right of American Indian Tribes; a central feature of his research agenda was the cultural aspects of environmental law and policy.
Burton's Fulbright research and teaching appointment took him to the Department of Geography at the University of Auckland in 1994. At the University of Auckland, Burton used his expertise to research the role and status of Maori peoples in the implementation of New Zealand's Resource Management Act. Working with Professor Chris Cocklin, a colleague in the Geography Department, he produced environmental law and policy research and published two law review articles on water resource management and policy reform and its implications for indigenous relations, allocation and regionalism.
Burton is former chair of a gubernatorial commission overseeing cleanup of Colorado's largest municipal Superfund site; and is now serving his third term on the Denver Board of Environmental Health. In addition to his Fulbright assignment in New Zealand, he has conducted additional research overseas in Thailand, where he investigated culture, religion, and environmental management.
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