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Kent Moors, Ph.D.Professor
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Political Science
College Hall 506
Phone: 412.396.6481
Education:Ph.D., Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 1976
M.A., Political Science, Univesity of New Hampshire, 1971
A.B., Politics, St, Anselm College, 1970
Kent Moors is Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy at Duquesne University, where he is also Scholar in Residence at the Institute for Energy and the Environment.
An internationally recognized expert in oil and gas policy/finance and risk assessment, Dr. Moors is also president of ASIDA, Inc, a global oil and gas consulting firm, and executive managing partner of Risk Management Associates, International, LLP, a global management advisory and training service. He is the founder and editor of The Oil and Energy Investor, a three-time a week advisory, the monthly Energy Advantage and weekly Energy Advantage Portfolio Update, as well as the investment alert services The Energy Inner Circle and Energy Sigma Trader. Dr. Moors is Global Energy Strategist to Money Morning and contributing editor to the two leading post-Soviet oil and gas publications, Thomson Reuters' Russian Petroleum Investor and Caspian Investor. Dr. Moors directs the Russian/Caspian Special Projects Initiative, an electronic network of over 900 specialists in Russia, Central Asia, Europe and North America designed to provide rapid response advisories on developments in the former USSR, and has ongoing agreements to provide specialized advisories to Wall Street analysts, along with investment, hedge fund, capital and asset managers worldwide.
Dr. Moors has advised sixteen world governments (U.S., Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Poland, China, Ecuador, Ghana, Iraq, Kurdistan, Mexico, Nigeria, Bahamas, Morocco and Uganda), governors of several U.S. states, premiers of two Canadian provinces and has been a consultant to private companies, financial institutions, civic movements/organizations and law firms in 28 countries. He has served as an expert witness/consultant to law firms in Chicago, Houston, London, Montreal, Moscow, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto on cases involving a range of issues, including: retail pricing of oil products; crude and oil product contract, trading, representational duties/responsibilities; oil field, petrochemical, transport installation and contract liability; strategic risk assessment planning and application; technical assessment of export taxation; patent infringement; equity and debt valuation; and oil equipment/technology transfer.
He currently serves on the U.S. Department of State (DOS) task force providing oil policy advisories to developing nations worldwide and the DOS Global Shale Gas Initiative, providing advisory services on the policy implications from unconventional gas development.
Dr. Moors has appeared over 1,800 times as a featured television, radio and media commentator in North America, Europe and Russia-including ABC, BBC, Bloomberg TV, Canadian CBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox Business Network, NBC and Russian RTV. A prolific writer and lecturer, his over 950 professional/market publications and over 350 private/public sector presentations and workshops have appeared in 44 countries.
-The Vega Factor: Oil Volatility and the Next Global Crisis (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2011)
-Developments in International Syndicated Bank Loan Strategies for Hydrocarbon Exports' (Moscow: Petroleum Management Development Program, Russian Ministry of Energy, 2002, published in Russian)
-Structuring Foreign Participation for Western Credit Agency Approval (Moscow: Petroleum Management Development Program, Russian Ministry of Energy, 2002, published in Russian)
-Global Debt Market Utilization in Multi-Regional Pipeline Projects' (Moscow: Petroleum Management Development Program, Russian Ministry of Energy, 2002, published in Russian)
-New Directions in Offshore and Cross-Border Holding Strategies for Oil Trading Ventures' (Moscow: Petroleum Management Development Program, Russian Ministry of Energy, 2002, published in Russian)
-Expected Revisions in US Policy to Iran: Implications for Caspian Oil and Gas Exporters and Foreign Investors in the Caspian Region (Moscow: RPI, Proceedings of the International Investor-Government Roundtable on Exporting Caspian Oil and Natural Gas, 2001)
-Developing Black Sea Basin Oil Outlet Strategies: Alternatives to Bosporus Throughput (Istanbul: Turkish Institute of Environmental Protection, Proceedings of the Conference on Black Sea Economic Development, 2001,)
-The Sustainability of Investment Flows After the European Union Accord: A Buy-Back Contract Model (Moscow/Jacksonville FL: Itera Research Center, Gazprom Natural Gas Conference, 2000)
- Reference Materials on Russian Law and Legal Practice, 2 volumes edited (Pittsburgh: Duquesne University School of Law, 1998, revised 1999); Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Russian Civil Code (Parts One and Two), translated and edited (Pittsburgh: Duquesne University School of Law, 1998) [these two publications are the textbooks for the American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited Russian Commercial Law Program held in Moscow and jointly sponsored by the Duquesne University School of Law and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Development's Moscow Institute of International Business]
-The Failure of Russian Privatization 1992-1994: How the Industrial Nomenklatura Prevented Genuine Reform,' Journal of International Legal Studies 3/1 (Winter 1997), 1-52
-Liquidity Stabilization and the Control of Short-Term Cross-Border Financing: A Sequenced Proposal for Revising Central Bank Letters of Instruction,' Advokat e Finansoviye 3/2 (June/July 1997), 1-36 (published in Russian)
-Foreign Involvement in the GKO Market and its Impact on the Domestic Investment Potential of Russian Commercial Banks,' Akademika 44 (Moscow: Russian Academy of Sciences, May 1997), 127-164 (published in Russian)
-A Complete Guide to Russian Capital Markets (Delray Beach, FL: Welt Research, 1997)
-Russian Banking: An Overview and Assessment (Seattle: University of Washington, Treadgold Paper Series, No. 7, 1996)
-Financial-Industrial Groups as a Primary Determinant in Russian Domestic Investment Strategies,' Proceedings, Fifth World Congress of the International Management Development Association (1996), 14-19
-Chthonic Themes in Plato's Republic,' Dialogos 55 (1990), 29-37; Politikos: Selected Papers of the North American Chapter of the Society for Greek Political Thought, Volume I, edited (Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1989)
-Parabaseis and Symbolic Instruction in Plato's Myth of Er,' in Politikos, Vol. I, 154-172, 198-205
-Deprivation of the Somatic and Erotic in Plato's Republic,' Cithara 28 (1988), 28-32
-Muthologia and the Limits of Opinion: Presented Myths in Plato's Republic,' Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy 4 (1988), 213-247
-Named Life Selections in Plato's Myth of Er,' Classica et Mediaevalia: Revue Danoise de Phiilologie et d-Histoire 39 (1988), 55-61
-Note: An Apolline Presence in Plato's Myth of Er?- Bijdragen: Tijdschrift voor filosofie en theologie 49 (1988), 435-437
-An Introduction to the Study of Politics (Lanham, Md., New York, London: University Press of America, 1988)
-The Argument Against a Dramatic Date for Plato's Republic- Polis 7 (1987), 6-31
-On Van Parjis and the Evolutionary Explanation in the Social Sciences,' Politics and the Life Sciences 4 (1985), 117-121
-Equality and Cognition in Plato's Divided Line,' Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica, n.s.16 (1984), 147-157
-Justice and Philosophy in Plato's Republic: The Nature of a Definition,' Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy 12 (1984), 193-223
-On Biologizing Political Theory: Some Thoughts on Implications,' Politics and the Life Sciences 2 (1984), 138-141
-A Current Direction in the Study of Political Philosophy,' Proceedings of the Twelfth World Congress of the International Political Science Association (Ottawa and Marseilles: IPSA, 1983), 144-167
-Platonic Myth: An Introductory Study (Washington: University Press of America, 1982)
-Glaucon and Adeimantus on Justice: The Structure of Argument in Book 2 of Plato's' Republic (Washington: University Press of America, 1981)
-Modernity and Human Initiative: The Structure of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind,' The Political Science Reviewer 10 (1980), 189-230
-Leo Strauss and the Classics,' Polis 3 (1980), 28-34
-Plato's Battle of Megara: Rep. 368A,' Southern Journal of Philosophy 17 (1979), 493-500
-Plato's Republic on the Study of Politics,' Polis 2 (1979), 19-24
-Plato's Use of Dialogue,' Classical World 78 (1978), 77-93
-An Analysis of Voter Opinion in Several Chicago Suburban Municipalities, edited (Maywood, Il: Center for Political Information, 1978)
-Aristophanes' Metrical Irony in Nephelai at 225,' Apeiron 9 (1975), 20-24 [co-authored]
-akribe logon, abribologei, akribestatos in POLITEIA 340e-341b, 503b,' Apeiron 8 (1974), 31-32 [co-authored]
-A Report on the Possible Annexation of Unincorporated Cook County Territory to the Village of Glenview, Illinois (contracted study published by the local government in advance of an annexation election, 1973)
-Ten in the Piraeus: Neglected Recipients of Socratic Education,' Cithara 11 (1972), 23-32 [co-authored]


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Texas Native Plant Week
October 19 through 25, 2014
On June 16, 2009, Governor Perry signed a bill into law that recognizes the third week in October as Texas Native Plant Week. The legislation seeks to recognize the role of native plants in conservation efforts and to create incentive for schools to teach children about the importance of native plants. The Native Plant Society of Texas teamed with State Rep. Donna Howard of Austin to present the bill, which was passed unanimously in both houses.
To mark the annual Texas Native Plant Week, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of The University of Texas at Austin, the National Wildlife Federation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Native Plant Society of Texas are encouraging the public to learn more about our amazing Texas native plants.
Stay tuned for 2014 Texas Native Plant Week activities.
For more information on statewide efforts go to http://txnativeplantweek.org/.
Below are samples of native plants appropriate for Austin. To learn about other options, go to http://www.wildflower.org/explore/, where you can find photos and information on thousands of native plants, answers to thousands of questions the public has asked about them, and more.
Ground Cover
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) – part sun or shade; great fall color, sometimes mistaken for poison ivy but is completely harmless to humans.
Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) – roots in shade, foliage in sun, part sun; can creep along the ground or climb a trellis, twines without suckering.
Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium, formerly Eupatorium) – sun, part shade; spreads quickly.
Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinnea) - part shade, shade; sow by seed and mow to 4-6 inches
Flowering plants
Esperanza / Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans) - extreme sun, sun, or part shade.
Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium, formerly Eupatorium) – sun, part shade; spreads quickly.
Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinnea) - part shade, shade; sow by seed and mow to 4-6 inches.
Pigeonberry (Rivina humilis) - shade, part shade; blooms and berries at the same time
Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii) – shade; trim back in the late winter, hummingbirds love it!
Esperanza / Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans) – extreme sun, sun, or part shade; cut back in late winter for a nice show every year.
Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) – part shade.
Evergreen Sumac (Rhus virens) - sun, part shade, shade; Great for yards with lots of limestone and not much soil.
Flame Acanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidis wrightii) – extreme sun, sun, sometimes part shade; Late bloomer, hummingbirds love it. It can spread aggressively.
Aromatic sumac (Rhus aromatica) – sun, part shade; Beautiful and shapely shrub with pretty red berries.
Live Oak/Plateau Live Oak (Quercus fusiformis)
Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia)
Lacey oak (Quercus laceyi) - May be harder to find, but a great medium-size tree for Central Texas.
Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) – Early spring bloomer, beautiful blooms and edible fruit

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DJ Hero for Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, and PS3
Expanding upon the revolutionary easy to pick up/challenging to master gameplay mechanics developed and refined in Guitar Hero�, DJ Hero� delivers an all-new interactive music experience that allows players to rule the party and not only experience, but to hear music in an all-new way. With over 100 individual songs, highlighted in over 80 unique never-before-released mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock and electronica, DJ Hero delivers the most diverse and international collection of music ever assembled in a music game by incorporating anthems from legendary artists. Created exclusively for DJ Hero, the turntable controller immerses fans into the authenticity of DJ culture and a sea of music as they utilise and master various DJ techniques including scratching, blending, cross fading and sampling, while leaving room for creative expression with a variety of effects and player chosen samples and scratches, transforming a face in the crowd into the life of the party.
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The highlights of this release are:
XWiki now supports viewing attached office documents without saving them on the client side. Click on the eye icon near the edit and delete buttons corresponding to the attachment you want to preview.
We also included a new Macro for the WYSIWYG Editor. It allows to embed a office file into a page.
Added User Directory section on the Quick Links tab on the left of the page. This will show you the users that the XWiki instance has, along with their avatar image. This page also allows to filter users by username.
The new Extension Manager will allow you to install new extensions to XWiki Enterprise. Please note that this is an experimental feature, with limited features and a raw user interface. Use it at your own risk.
When scrolling down on a document, the content menu will follow, so the user will not have to scroll up on top of the page in order to access it.
After the improvements to the object and class editors introduced in 1.8 and 2.4, the wiki and WYSIWYG editors also see some enhancements in this release, bringing in some of the proposed changes from an older proposal, with some additional improvements. Specifically:
Moving further on the quest for better accessibility in the XWiki platform, we introduced a preliminary stylesheet which makes the skin slightly more accessible to people with visual disabilities: bigger fonts by default, and underlined links to make them more easily distinguished by colorblind people. This stylesheet can either be activated globally in a wiki, or individually from each user's preferences.
Enabling the special stylesheet:
Bigger fonts and underlined links:
Avatars now come in three default sizes:
Accordingly, the wiki dashboard has been changed to use the medium avatars, and as a new feature user avatars are displayed in the comments area.
Four new velocity macros have been added for making it easier to display avatars:
User avatars are also displayed in annotations.
For a long time it was possible to scale attached images on the server, thus reducing the download time and ensuring consistent scaling of images across browsers. This is achieved by appending width and/or height query string parameters to the URL of the image. This feature has been further enhanced:
Note that this does not affect images from the filesystem, which are served directly by the servlet container and do not pass through XWiki's image handling code. Also note that in case the image processing triggers any errors, the original image will be sent unchanged, so the requested image dimensions are not guaranteed.
As a new part of the UI extensions mechanism, similar to skin extensions, applications can now insert custom <link> elements in the HTML header of the page, which allows to insert, for example:
Usage example:
The xwiki wiki syntax sees further improvements as xwiki/2.1 is still in an experimental stage. A new feature is an enhanced syntax for links and images, which is more generic and allows easier extensions with new link types, demonstrated in this release with support for path and interwiki links.
Basic syntax for links:
Special queryString and anchor parameters which will be used as the query string, respectively anchor when forming URLs.
Document references are still the implicit default, with the explicit doc: reference type. The other standard reference types are url, path, mailto, attach, image, interwiki.
Path links allow to link to a relative path on the server, which makes it easier to combine wiki syntax and velocity code, using $doc.getURL, in order to link to non-view actions on documents.
Basic syntax for images:
Basic syntax for XWiki Syntax 2.0:
Basic syntax for XWiki Syntax 2.1:
By default no sister wikis are defined. You can define some in xwiki.properties by adding rendering.interWikiDefinitions values:
This module exposes high level APIs allowing developers to bolster their security using cryptography for both integrity and confidentiality.
You can find more information about the cryptographic module including examples at the Extensions page for the XWiki Cryptographic Module.
Rolling back a document will also roll back the correct attachment version, including restoring a deleted attachment from the trash (if not manually deleted from there). Even if an attachment was deleted and re-uploaded several times, the platform will try to find the right version for the attachment, if it still exists in the attachment trash. As an improvement, if the attachment did not change, then a new version is not created.
This allows to cancel document saving, better security with script execution and canceling an event that has errors on initialization.
Google search results now always point to canonical view of pages.
Display macro parameter names instead of IDs, generalized the syntax for links, added support for query string for image links, fixed a random error when loading several WYSIWYG instances in parallel.
Fixed a performance issue with the Jump To Page feature.
Continuing a push for better security started this summer, 2.5 fixes some of the few remaining cross-site scripting and SQL injections holes, and tightens the scope of programming rights. Of particular concern:
You may also want to import the default wiki XAR in order to benefit from the improvements listed above.
The main entry point for the search UI is now the Main.Search page that will use the configured search engine (Lucene by default). If you want to refer to Lucene or Database search explicitly you can use the Main.LuceneSearch and Main.DatabaseSearch pages. Note that nothing is broken here (Main.WebSearch page is still there and internally it includes the Main.DatabaseSearch page), it's just the new clean way of targeting the search page.
An experimental support for CSRF protection is included in this release, although not enabled by default.
It is strongly recommended to set up a testing/development environment, enable this feature and fully test all the code. In most cases things should work with no additional changes. If the default edit mode is not used, or if the default velocity templates are not used, it should be enough to add the following line:
The old flickr plugin was outdated and the API was broken, so, as a consequence, it has been removed. A new plugin will be available in the future. Meanwhile you can still find it in the contrib-retired repository.
Some servlet filters (SetCharacterEncodingFilter, used to handle character encoding and SavedRequestRestorerFilter, used to restore requests on login) were refactored and moved to another package. Make sure you update your WEB-INF/web.xml to the current version, otherwise XWiki server will fail to start.
The following APIs were modified since XWiki Enterprise 2.4.4:


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Hello Venus releases "What Are You Doing Today?" MV teaser
Last week, Hello Venus announced that they would be soon be making their comeback as a full 6-member group with their 2nd mini-album "What Are You Doing Today?". After revealing the first set of comeback images, Hello Venus has finally revealed the first music video teaser!
The concept portrayed in the music video reveals Hello Venus in roller skating gear, sitting and posing cutely as the camera passes them by. Background music featuring guitar rifts and drums playing along to a hard voice is playing as the members roll by.
Hello Venus will be releasing their 2nd mini-album on December 12th.
Are you looking forward to their comeback? They will be performing as a 6-member group for the first time!
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WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Milwaukee man was found guilty of kidnapping, human trafficking, and prostitution charges in Marathon County court. 38-year-old Derrick Thornton was holding a woman against her will, and driving her to hotels in several cities to perform sex-acts for money.
A witness went to police after seeing Thornton beat the woman. The woman was able get to a cellphone while she was in Wausau and called her sister for help. She notified police.
Thornton's defense lawyer argued the woman offered herself as a prostitute voluntarily.
A Marathon County jury deliberated for about four hours yesterday before returning a guilty verdict. Thornton could face up to 46-years in prison when he's sentenced.


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"It just feels so good to be on land again and to feel like I have options," said passenger Tracey Farmer of Tulsa, Okla. "I'm just ready to see my family."
MOBILE, Ala. — Passengers finally escaped the disabled Carnival Corp. cruise ship Triumph and were on the move Friday: some checked into hotels while others hopped on buses or jumped on charter flights home after five numbing days at sea on a cruise liner paralyzed by an engine-room fire.
The vacation ship carrying some 4,200 passengers and crew docked late Thursday in Mobile to raucous cheers from passengers weary of overflowing toilets, food shortages and foul odors.
On Friday, what appeared to be the first lawsuit in connection with the stricken ship was filed in federal court in Miami. Passenger Cassie Terry of Brazoria County, Texas, said in a complaint that passengers endured "horrifying" conditions, including being forced to wade through feces from overflowing toilets after power was knocked out by a fire.
The ship's horn blasted several times as four tugboats helped it to shore at about 9:15 p.m. CST. "Sweet Home Alabama!" read one of the homemade signs passengers affixed alongside the 14-story ship as many celebrated along deck rails lining several levels of the stricken ship. Some gave a thumbs-up sign and flashes from cameras and cellphones lit the night.
"It was horrible, just horrible" said Maria Hernandez, 28, of Angleton, Texas, tears welling in her eyes as she talked about waking up to smoke in her lower-level room Sunday from the engine-room fire and the days of heat and stench that followed. She was on a "girls trip" with friends.
It took about four hours for all passengers to disembark.
Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said passengers had three options: take a bus straight to Galveston, Texas, to retrieve cars parked at the ship's departure port, take a bus to New Orleans to stay at a hotel before a charter flight home or have family or friends pick them up in Mobile.
As if the passengers hadn't endured enough, one of the buses broke down during the two-hour ride to New Orleans. Gulliksen said the passengers got on another bus and made it safely to New Orleans.
Gulliksen said up to 20 charter flights would leave New Orleans later Friday to take guests who stayed in hotels there to their final destinations.
Nearly 2,000 passengers arrived at a New Orleans Hilton in the wee hours, and by dawn many were headed out again to fly to Houston. They then had to get a connecting flight home or chartered bus back to their cars in Galveston.
"It just feels so good to be on land again and to feel like I have options," said Tracey Farmer of Tulsa, Okla. "I'm just ready to see my family. It's been harder on them than us I think because they've been so worried about us. It's been extremely stressful for them."
Buses arrived at the Port of Galveston on Friday morning after an eight-hour drive from Mobile. Port of Galveston police said they expected as many as 800 people by bus.
Some people faced a long drive home once they arrived in Galveston.
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"It's going to be a very long day," said Dwayne McAbee, who had a six- to seven-hour drive from Galveston to his home in Fort Worth, Texas.
In Mobile, tugs pulled the ship away from the dock Friday, moving it down a waterway in the direction of a shipyard where city officials said it will be repaired. Gulliksen said the damage assessment was ongoing and the company did yet have a timetable for the repairs. Several cranes were stationed alongside the ship and smoke could be seen spewing from its generators.
Only hours earlier, weary passengers streamed down the gangplank, some in wheelchairs.
For 24-year-old Brittany Ferguson, of Texas, the worst part was not knowing how long they would be at sea.
"I'm feeling awesome just to see land and buildings," said Ferguson, who was in a white robe to keep her warm during cold nights.
As the ship pulled up, some aboard shouted, "Hello, Mobile!" Some danced. "Happy V-Day" read one of the homemade signs made for the Valentine's Day arrival and another, more starkly: "The ship's afloat, so is the sewage."
A line of taxis waited for people and motorists on Interstate 10 stopped to watch the exodus of passengers. Some still aboard chanted, "Let me off, let me off!"
It took six grueling hours navigating the 30-mile ship channel. At nearly 900 feet in length, it was the largest cruise ship ever to dock at Mobile.
Galveston is the home port of the ill-fated ship, which lost power in an engine-room fire Sunday some 150 miles off Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
A team of six investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was in Mobile to look into what caused the fire, NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway said Friday.
The NTSB was working with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Bahamas Maritime Authority, which will serve as the primary investigative agency. The Bahamian government was taking the lead because the Triumph is a Bahamian-flagged vessel and it was in international waters at the time of the fire, Holloway said.
Still, the NTSB could take information from the probe and use it to make recommendations for improving cruise ship safety, he said.
Carnival CEO Gerry Cahill apologized at a news conference and later on the public address system as people disembarked.
"I appreciate the patience of our guests and their ability to cope with the situation. And I'd like to reiterate the apology I made earlier. I know the conditions on board were very poor," he said. "We pride ourselves on providing our guests with a great vacation experience, and clearly we failed in this particular case."
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Joseph and Cecilia Alvarez of San Antonio said some passengers passed the time by forming a Bible study group.
"It was awesome," he said. "It lifted up our souls and gave us hope that we would get back."
The company disputed the accounts of passengers who described the ship as filthy, saying employees were doing everything to ensure people were comfortable.
In a text message, Kalin Hill, of Houston, described deplorable conditions over the past few days.
"The lower floors had it the worst, the floors 'squish' when you walk and lots of the lower rooms have flooding from above floors," Hill wrote. "Half the bachelorette party was on two; the smell down there literally chokes you and hurts your eyes."
Passengers were supposed to get a full refund and discounts on future cruises, and Carnival said it would give an additional $500 in compensation.
"This is my first and last cruise. So if anyone wants my free cruise, look me up," said Kendall Jenkins, 24, of Houston. Bounding off the ship in bathrobes, she and her friend Brittany Ferguson immediately kissed the pavement at the Port of Mobile.
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Welcome to the Student Success Center!
We are glad you are here!
The Student Success Center (SSC) is an academic success program serving as a compass to help students navigate their course work and get a clear bearing on success with free one-on-one tutoring for core courses, success workshops, and Supplemental Instruction Leaders who lead weekly study groups for historically difficulty courses, such as Math, Biology, History, Chemistry, and more.


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Frito-Lay has developed a method to adhere large, three-dimensional food flakes such as meat and vegetables to regular snacks, to emulate pizza, nachos and tostadas.
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Origin labeling for single ingredients would be a logistical nightmare for snack makers serving no value to consumers, says the European Snacks Association (ESA).
Graze realizes subscription snacking opportunities stretch far beyond its desk-friendly concept and is taking a leap into sharing with big box varieties, its CEO says.
Weetabix has redesigned its pack to draw attention to the cereal's nutritional value in a crowded marketplace, its senior brand manager says.
UK gourmet popcorn maker Joe & Seph's has secured listings with World Duty Free and Cineworld, adding to its airline presence – channels its co-founder says spark unprecedented brand attention.
PepsiCo is seeking to patent a method of making chewy granola bars, bites and other snack products containing carbonated 'fizzy' candy.
The Provision of Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC) is fast approaching the key date in December 2014, after which the majority of its provisions start to take effect. In this guest article, Campden BRI expert Steve Spice addresses some of the most common questions about nutrition labelling.
Hershey has agreed a settlement with Colorado-based firm TinctureBelle, which it had accused of passing off cannabis-infused candies such as Hashees Peanut Butter Cups as Hershey products.
Iggesund Paperboard has won a partnership with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to supply its passengers with its folding box board Incada.
Tea companies have partnered with UNICEF and the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) to tackle child exploitation in Indian tea communities.
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