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Details Emerge in New Jersey Wrongful Prolongation of Life Case
New details have emerged surrounding the basis for a decision by Morris County Superior Court Judge W. Hunt Dumont to deny defendants' summary judgment motion in connection with a wrongful prolongation of life lawsuit. The suit was filed by the Suzanne Koerner, executor of the estate of Suzanna Stica, against Morristown Medical Center, Dr. Andrew Youseff and several nurses. Ms. Koerner claims that the defendants contributed to Ms. Stica being forced to live through six months of pain and suffering after they blatantly disregarded "do not resuscitate" and "do not intubate" orders signed by her prior to being admitted into the Medical Center in November 2011. Despite her wishes, Ms. Stica was intubated and confined to a wheelchair as she suffered from bladder and bowel problems, as well as dementia and depression.
According to the New Jersey Law Journal, the defense argued that their actions were immunized under the New Jersey Advance Directive for Health Care Act ("the Act"). However, Judge Dumont rejected the defendants' argument and stated that the Act only protects the actions of healthcare providers when they are carrying out the wishes of the patient. In the case of Ms. Stica's care, Judge Dumont reasoned that the defendants "violated Ms. Stica's fundamental right to refuse unwanted medical care." Judge Dumont further opined that his September 17, 2017, ruling is a logical extension of New Jersey Supreme Court case Berman v. Allan, which established the doctrine of wrongful birth.
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The gifts are bought and most of the food is in the freezer or fridger….a few shortbreads sit in their dangerously easy to open container on the counter. Mom is on her way with my reminder for her to bring her stocking – cause we all know Santa keeps track of all the good kids. Our tree sparkles with the decorations and once again Wendy has made her magic happen for it to look familiar and yet a little different from last year.
Amanda, Phil and Carlyle have had their Christmas as he's working on Dec 25th and they sent us the most darling video of Carlyle playing with her new little kitchen. She's a darling and it looked like Amanda and Phil were having a great time with her. Next fun goes to Jason and Susan as they get ready to have the twins experience their first Christmas and 3 year old Rachel winds up!
How recent all that seems to have happened to us and yet here we are seeing happen for our children and their children. I think it is at these moments that time seems unfairly fast.
Since we will have no kids with us this year I did get Wendy to buy me a small toy….soon to be revealed under the tree! If I can't play with their toys I'll get my own I thought.
What will your Christmas look like? Whatever it is I do hope you'll enjoy the day, remember the days of greatest joy and celebrate the greatest gift of Joy – the Prince of Peace – Jesus.

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text: For all foreigners, who never heard of the name Umm Kulthum, she is the biggest icon the middle ease has ever seen. She's egyptian, known for her jaw-dropping contralto range. In a nutshell; Big big vocals for long long hours. Visit her Wiki page to read more about her, there are some really interesting facts. Now back to the present, Asalah (featured more than once in here) is the middle east best vocalist (nowadays), she once said in an interview "People could criticize me about my looks, height, weight, but they can't say a word about my voice. Whoever dislikes my voice should get his/her ear checked!" and I gotta say, I loved her more since. Anyways, back to the video, in here Asalah sings Umm Kulthum's song a capella and adds her own style to it, I think she did a wonderful job. Sometimes I wonder, what would happen if she lived in Umm Kulthum's generation..


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The other day, Ancestry.com told me that my mother was my mother.
I was starting to wonder about some of the peculiar results that I'd been seeing from the two DNA testing companies I used.
Yes, I'm the kind of person who would take a DNA test with Ancestry and then, curious about whether I'd get the same results, try Helix, another DNA-test site.
(Full disclosure: I also cannot resist getting multiple opinions from palm readers until I get a favorable reading.)
From Ancestry, I learned that I am a muddle of 30 percent British, 29 percent southern European, 15 percent western European and 8 percent eastern European Jewish. ("Mazel tov," my daughter responded to this news.)
I was surprised because my mother hails from a Dutch family that has been in America since the 1600s, and because when I trace our family tree through church records, census reports and marriages, I see Dutch names: Van Valkenburg, Hallenbeck, Van Vechten, Bronck (as in the Bronx), Vrooman.
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Yes, my job in Cambodia can be frustrating at times, hence throwing myself into yoga and over spending on low quality chocolate chip cookies. But if things weren't challenging, if they didn't get to the heart of me, then we would have a problem. Either money was wasted in sending me halfway across the world for no evident purpose or I really didn't care enough to give this project my best effort.
So what am I doing here?
That's a question that has riddled my mind for the past three weeks, but each day I find a little piece of the puzzle that helps me solve the enigma.
I came into my current situation having been given the title "International Project Coordinator," hired by Ohio University to assist in the development of the Asia Leadership Center at the University of Cambodia. My actual purpose couldn't have been more vague, and explaining that to people has been a real challenge. (I've confused many a Cambodian, I'm sure, handing them an OU business card, telling them I work at UC, but am working on a story for CW. Sometimes, I even confuse myself.)
But as I've had time to contemplate -- and believe me, my time to think has been both infinite and overwhelming -- I've identified three objectives I'd personally like to achieve having been brought into this position:
1) Contribute to the quality of leadership in Cambodia
2) Learn about Cambodia's media and general communications structure
3) Help raise awareness of gender issues in Cambodia
I see goal number one as the main reason I was brought here, though, I've had the most difficulty figuring out how to tackle this issue because my time here is brief. This week I've had a few moments of clarity, and some projects came to fruition. First, I'm working on management and marketing for a leadership workshop coming up in October. I've also made some contacts for lecture speakers (a main focus of the ALC at this point) and Dr. Kao wants me to put together a lecture week, bringing in leaders from different career fields, to possibly take place in November.
Of course, as far as my second goal is concerned, I've worked with the Cambodia Weekly. But learning about communication here means more than learning about media. In a lot of the letters and documents the ALC has to create, I've found you can't say anything negative, which has made writing the problem statement for the ALC's strategic plan a challenge. And you must pay strict attention to formal addresses when writing letters because titles here hold great importance. It's also been put on me (and Bandol) to revamp the UC Bulletin, the university's newsletter. So I've been working on creating a new look for it and gathering school news.
In communications here I'm wearing many hats: reporter, editor, public relations representative, marketing manager. Its a lot to juggle, but it has showed me my strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes about the field.
The third goal is something I've just sort of run with. One of the secondary objectives of the ALC at this point is to develop a network of organizations focusing on women and youth. I especially became interested in women's issues because human trafficking is an evident problem here. I also found through research that talking about gender equality is difficult in Cambodia because there's no word in Khmer for "gender," so for many people, there is no issue to combat. I'm hoping to use the lecture series as a way to get the women's perspective heard. I hope to provide not only a masculine perspective on each topic, but a feminine one as well. Of course, these are all just thoughts floating around in my head right now. We will see how this all comes together.
I'm not really limiting myself to these objectives I've created because every day I'm learning something new, whether it be about economics, politics, administration or culture. My eyes are always being opened to something new. But right now, being able to focus on those three things sort of grounds me and helps me to actually accomplish something.
So for everyone out there who was wondering, "What is that crazy girl doing in Cambodia?" there's your answer. And thanks for giving me the opportunity to put it in words -- to see all my thoughts in writing helps convince myself that there's a reason I'm here.
Finding a Purpose
with love from Rachael at 7:42 PM
1 comment:
- Crys said...
I'd be rather curious to see how your experience in Cambodia has changed you, your perspective on how you view and approach things as well as how you would view the art of journalism back in the states after you experience out there. One of my great interest has always been other cultures and how they differ...the differences of their values from ours and what holds higher importance to them. I'm really excited for you! And good luck with the first project you mentioned. It sounds absolutely challenging and exciting of a project to be a part of.
- Fri Aug 22, 02:57:00 AM EDT
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The senior element of rowing's British Championships is to move from its traditional slot at the end of July to October in a plan approved by the British Rowing Council on Saturday.
The event has struggled to retain its prestige of late, with many squads chosing to end their seasons after the Henley regattas. British Rowing hopes to start in style, with 2016 Olympic hopefuls competing for their clubs at the new event just after the Olympics.
However, the move will have an effect on the entire season, which generally begins in mid-September after a break of a few weeks through August, then moves immediately into long-distance racing with the head season.
There has already been lots of discussion on this on Twitter but here's an opportunity to have your say in more than 140 characters.
Do you think it's a good idea and do you have a better one?
UPDATE: I'll try to collate some of the Twitter feedback too, although much of it is in conversation thread so difficult to pick out.
UPDATE: Two senior officers of the British Rowing Championships wrote an article explaining the changes on 19 December, explaining some of the decision-making process, admitting some problems and outlining some of the challenges. Key points include a cap on the number of GB squad members in each club crew and the fact that the move to Dorney Lake is a one-off for 2012.
UPDATE Wednesday 22 February:After reading on the British Championships website that senior events would, in fact, take place in July, I spoke to Fiona Dennis, chairman of the British Rowing competition committee, who confirmed the move but also said a "Diamond Jubilee Rowing Championships" will take place three months later, with the focus on senior events and some changes in format, as a trial for a likely shift to autumn 2013. More in the next Rowing Voice, which will hopefully be out within the week.


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Green Party candidate Chlöe Swarbrick got in early this morning, becoming the first political candidate in the country to place her vote at 8.30am at Ellerslie's Mountainside Lutheran Church.
"I'm going to give everything I have to ensure young people have their say this election, and will spend the next fortnight visiting all of New Zealand's major campuses," says Swarbrick, number seven on the Green Party list.
"18 to 27-year-olds are now the largest voting bloc by age group in the country. They might not yet know it, but they have immense power to change things. But they only have that power if they vote."
"I'm dedicated to showing young people that a vote for the Greens is the best way to advance a progressive agenda that addresses our critical, immediate problems like inequality, housing, transport and mental health support; and securing our future by meaningfully combatting climate change."
"Advance voting means everyone now has two weeks to vote, and the great thing about this election is people can enrol and vote at the same time at advance voting places."


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Alexandra Bodnarchuk is a Twin Cities theater artist, in residence at cfpa this spring as part of our Works in Process artist residency. Alexandra has continued work on her dance piece "The Nature of Cloth", which investigates the human experiences of shame and conformity. Alexandra's mentor forRead more →
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Saturday, April 20 & Saturday, April 27, 7 pm Join us for the culmination of cfpa's Spring 2019 Works in Process Residencies. With the support of free rehearsal space and a mentor specifically chosen for this project, three local performing artist have moved an existing work (andRead more →
Beth Ann Powers is a Twin Cities theater artist, in residence at cfpa this spring as part of our Works in Process artist residency. Beth Ann has excavated her personal relationship with mental illness and recovery, and investigated how durational/endurance performance can create space for an audience toRead more →
Nora Montañez Patterson is a Twin Cities theater artist, in residence at cfpa this spring as part of our Works in Process artist residency. Nora has used this residency to continue to work on her interactive, bilingual, multi-media storytelling experience, "Sabor a Mi," which lays bare the humanRead more →
Florida playwright Gina Montet will be at cfpa this week for a workshop of her play, "Overactive Letdown." Here she shares some thoughts about her hopes for the workshop and her writing process. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those solely those of theRead more →
Saturday, March 16th, 7-9 pm Performing Motherhood: Confronting toxic myths and post-postpartum mental health with humor and truth-telling. An evening of performance and discussion, featuring the the world premiere of playwright Gina Montet's script "Overactive Letdown" cfpa is delighted to host a workshop and performance of GinaRead more →
Announcing our Spring 2019 Resident Artists! cfpa is delighted to announce the three artists selected for our Spring 2019 Works in Process Residency: Nora Montañez, Beth Ann Powers, and Alexandra Bodnarchuk. With the support of free rehearsal space, a mentor specifically chosen for this project, and a public presentationRead more →
Saturday, February 16th, 7-9 pm Art and Identity An evening of music and photography, featuring the work of photographer Wing Young Huie and musician Jarrelle Barton. cfpa is delighted to host a presentation of intersectional art and dynamic conversation. Photographer Wing Young Huie will show images from his recentRead more →
cfpa and April Sellers Dance Collective to embark on a nine-month residency to build new work and to deepen artistic process. "Choreographer April Sellers has developed new work out of cfpa for 18 years," said cfpa Executive Director Jackie Hayes. "Time and space are incredibly valuable (andRead more →
Works in Process Residency For Works in Process of all performance modalities Theatre, Dance, Music, Film, Community-Engaged Performance, and New Media cfpa will choose up to three Twin Cities-based artists at any stage in their careers to bring an existing piece and/or way-of-working into further development duringRead more →


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Many retailers have been less than responsive to the Apple Pay mobile payments system. Rather than accept fees that banks charge for making the transactions, Walmart, Best Buy, and others disabled NFC in their stores, preventing customers from using Apple's system (along with other forms of payment). The retailers' solution is a payment system called "CurrentC," and it's an idea that some NFC users aren't so excited about.
CurrentC, a QR code-based app planning to launch next year (meaning reviewers haven't actually used it in stores yet), appears to be the target of a semi-organized campaign for one-star reviews. As of writing, the reviews breakdown on the App Store looked like this: 17 five-star ratings, zero four-star ratings, three...


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Weld Quay Restaurant (海乾饭店) @ Pengkalan Weld, Penang
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April 9, 2019
Pare Down Your Closet – Painlessly!
If you're like most people, your hoarder tendencies come out in full force when you're faced with a closet bulging with "I can't get rid of that!" items. There's something about the seemingly endless choices stuffed into a tiny closet that tends to comfort us – even though the mess and clutter also tends to stress us out. Are you caught up in this conundrum? Let the Design Center experts at Ernest Homes help – we have some great ideas for painlessly separating from the pieces that don't give as good as they get. T-shirts from Hell… Almost everyone has at least a stack of these taking up valuable space. They fall into two distinct groups – the freebies and the ancient. Let's look at the freebies first. To be honest, most of them don't have any meaningful relationship to our lives. Unless you find yourself reaching for the same one over and over, more than likely, you won't miss them when they're gone. The ancient ones – faded, full of holes and maybe even splattered with bleach stains – aren't really fit for public appearances. If there's any part of a shirt with huge sentimental value worth saving, consider converting it into a pillowcase, wall art or even a quilt if you have a bunch of these oldies but goodies. Worn Out Underwear If it has a hole, stretched-out elastic, or sags in all the wrong places, toss it directly in the trash. Most bras have a maximum shelf life of one year, and most underpants last half as long when washed every week to two weeks. Remember what your mom told you growing up…always wear nice, clean underwear. You never know who may end up seeing it! Anything from "The Ex" It doesn't matter how comfy or soft it is. Your future will always be brighter if you let go of pieces that remind you of a not-so-successful past relationship. Anything You've Over-worn There's a difference between a "go-to" item (such as essential black pants) and one that's been around the block too often. If friends or family make the "blue dress again" remark, or you have a bunch of pictures where the same plaid shirt keeps showing up, it may be time to trade it in for something new. Holiday Apparel Storing clothing festooned with reindeer, bats or bunnies in the closet can put you into the clutter red zone before you know it. Pull these pieces and stash them in plastic bins or space saving bags that can be stored in a garage, attic or general use closet in another part of the house. "Comb Through" Your Sweaters Sweaters are one of the largest items we store in closets, and they're quick to pass their prime. First, get rid of any sweater that itches. It may be a gorgeous color, but no-one will ever see it if you can't stand the feel of it against your skin. If a sweater has pilled, and you haven't had luck removing the offending nubs with a razor or a special pill removing block, it's time for it to go. Purses Most women collect more bags than they'll ever need. Keep three; a neutral gray, brown or black fall/winter bag, a white/tan spring and summer bag, and small evening bag. If you live an active lifestyle, you may want to keep a cross-body sporty bag for essentials while you're on the go. Orphan Items Orphan gloves, socks, shoes and earrings seldom find their mates after the first week or two. Breaking up is hard to do, but once you get into the habit of letting go of lone wolves, it does get easier. If the earring is high quality or has sentimental value, have it reset as a ring or pendant. For gloves, shoes and socks, it's simply sayonara. Stained or Tattered Like ancient t-shirts, it's hard to let go of favorite items of clothing when they have an indelible stain or a hard to repair rip. If you've given it all you've got, but you can't get the stain out, take it to a professional cleaner for a last gasp try. If they can't remove it, it's a sign – it's time to say goodbye. Clothes from Another Life Still saving maternity wear, club clothing or trends from six seasons ago that haven't come back? If an item just "doesn't fit" into who you are now, revel in the opportunity to ditch it for something that will inspire compliments from everyone. If the piece inspires fond memories, take a photo of yourself in it and send it on its way. Not-So-Successful Gifts We all have them…scarves, shirts or other items of clothing that well-intentioned friends and relatives gave to you that just don't feel right. The color may be unflattering, the size is a little off or it just isn't your style. In any case, if you've never worn it, or have given it a chance and found it lacking, don't let emotion hijack your decision. It could become someone else's favorite piece in no time! 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Necessity is the mother of invention and in the year ended December 31, 2015, adapting to a rapidly shrinking market was absolutely necessary for oilfield service (OFS) companies to survive. When OFS players fold or disappear, for whatever reason it always makes the news. What is discussed less often is who survived the continuously contracting OFS market of 2015 and how they did it. Because no matter how bad business looks at the present time or the near future, it is useful to at least occasionally notice the glass is half full.
It is in this spirit of determined survival we examine the financial performance of 25 diversified Canadian OFS companies last year. There are numerous different businesses supporting multiple sectors of the upstream oil and gas industry. These companies had revenues ranging from $60 million to $1.8 billion, from comparatively small businesses to huge. Most had some sort of presence in markets outside of Canada, while five had meaningful revenue diversification outside of the oilpatch.
The financial performance of publicly traded OFS operators is analyzed continuously. The data is sliced and diced and presented in many ways. But most analysts focus on how much money these companies make, a key driver of value.
At MNP, we take a different approach, which is to focus on how OFS companies make money. Where the rubber hits the road for OFS is the margin between what companies can charge the client versus the direct expenses, or cost of goods sold (COGS). This is the primary measure of pricing power or pricing pressure and the company's ability to operate effectively, control costs or adapt to changing market conditions.
The following chart ranks success by each company's ability to grow, maintain or slow the decline of the gross margin on revenue — sales less direct expenses or COGS. These are the direct variable and direct fixed costs incurred to generate revenue. This most often includes field labor, fuel, expendables, repairs, subsistence, cash cost of product sold, maintaining field service locations, field administration and transportation (including field vehicles). Some companies include depreciation and amortization in direct expenses and disclose it elsewhere, while others report it as a separate line item on the financial statements. Therefore, to normalize the comparative gross margins for companies that include it in direct expenses, depreciation and amortization have been deducted thus increasing gross margin from what the companies publicly reported.
Gross margin does not include corporate fixed costs commonly called SG&A or sales, general and administrative expenses. SG&A is the fixed cost a company spends to run the organization, whether there is any revenue or not. Nor does gross margin including other expenses such as financing costs, foreign exchange or asset value restatements.
Source: Company reports SEDAR
Abbreviations: Mfg, Manufacturing; Svc, Services; Prod, Production; Enviro, Environmental
1 – Company reports depreciation and amortization in cost of goods sold so this has been deducted from direct expenses for accurate comparison with companies who report depreciation and amortization as a line item elsewhere on their financial statements.
2 – Company reports material business and operations outside of Canada.
3 – Company reports revenue diversification into non-petroleum business sectors.
Color coding reflects margin maintenance success: green for increasing or holding year over year margin loss below 2%; yellow for holding margin loss below 6%, red for margin loss 7% or more.
Unfortunately, 2016 has started off even worse than last year. Due to continued low commodity prices and the expiration of higher priced commodity hedges (which sustained cash flow), E&P companies are continuing to reduce capital spending in 2016. While crude oil is showing some signs of potential recovery, natural gas prices in Canada are severely depressed because of high storage levels and competition from U.S. sources like the Marcellus shale in historic markets such as eastern Canada. With spring break-up underway, there is no indication OFS business will improve in the short term. A meaningful oil price increase could change the outlook in the second half of the year.
However, the above figures certainly demonstrate OFS operators will do what they must when they must to sustain their businesses and the viability of operations. As awful as it looks, the ability of these companies to hold their average gross margin loss to only 4%, when as nearly one-third of their business disappeared, due to lower capital spending and severe client pricing pressure is a testament to the skill and determination of these companies, their executives and their management teams.
That doesn't mean the operational adjustments made in 2015 are sustainable. Margins were held because workers with no options took pay cuts; repairs and maintenance investments were delayed on equipment that was parked, and vendors in the supply chain were ground down to rates that won't stand the test of time.
If and when E&P companies want to go back to work, they will have to pay more. That said, the foregoing data indicates at least there will be somebody there to answer the phone when they call.
In January 2015 this newsletter boldly predicted a recovery in oil prices in the third quarter of 2015 because high decline rates for light tight oil (LTO or shale) production in the U.S. would cause a 1 million barrels per day (b/d) reduction in world oil supply later that year.
The theory was right but the dates were all wrong. In fact, based upon several years of aggressive drilling and the lag time for completion and tie-in, U.S. oil production kept rising. Using statistics from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) American, crude output rose nearly 500,000 b/d from 9.18 million b/d (monthly average) in January of last year to the peak of nearly 9.6 million b/d in June of 2015. But it has been declining since as the following chart will demonstrate.
The above information shows average monthly U.S. crude oil production from the first time it exceeded 9 million b/d in November of 2014 through to its peak of 9.6 million b/d in June 2015 to the output in the first week of April 2016, back to 9 million b/d. Output has declined 600,000 b/d in about nine months. Due to the massive reduction in the U.S. rig count drilling for oil (1,609 in October of 2014 versus only 354 on April 8, 2016) one can expect this trend to continue. In its April outlook, the EIA estimates average quarterly U.S. crude and liquids production will fall 1.1 million b/d from Q4 2015 to Q4 2016 and a further 160,000 b/d through to Q4 2017.
The EIA data indicates the U.S. will exit 2016 with oil output about 1.4 million b/d below its peak last year. This will make a material contribution towards stabilizing global crude oil supply and demand and is the reason an increasing number of analysts are becoming more confident about oil price increases in the second half of the year.
Better late than never. As famous Houston-based analyst Henry Groppe, 89, has supposedly said, he's never been wrong about an oil price or production forecast. It has always been a question of timing.
EIA data reporting goes back 33 years ago to January 1983 when U.S. oil output was 8.6 million b/d. The peak within the reported EIA data was May of 1985 when production hit 8.995 million b/d after a decade of furious drilling caused by the oil price boom of 1973 to 1985. Thereafter, American production began to decline until it hit bottom at only 3.901 million b/d for the week ended October 7, 2005. This is a drop of 5 million b/d over 22 years. That U.S. oil production would fall that much while demand continued to grow created significant market opportunities for other producers from around the world. A major beneficiary was Canada.
But what happened in the next nine years provided the fundamental change in global oil markets which caused the price collapse of late 2014, the repercussions of which the world's oilpatch is enduring today. From the trough of October 2005, the U.S would add over the next 10 years 5.6 million b/d of daily crude output. The only countries in the world to ever produce over 5.6 million b/d of oil are the U.S., Russia and Saudi Arabia. And for the U.S. this was
incremental production.
Fortunately for oil producers and unfortunately for oil consumers, this isn't likely to happen again. While technology and geology have proven U.S. LTO output is real in terms of barrels produced, the economics are not there, nor will they ever be. There cannot be a subject under the general titles of business or finance about which more rubbish has been written than that of the alleged sustainability of U.S. LTO production based on factors such as the efficiency and / or productivity of drilling rigs or focusing on the "sweet spots" of various LTO plays (This assumes E&Ps willingly drilled the garbage first at higher costs than necessary because oil prices were high).
In the March 14-29, 2016 edition of
Businessweek there was an article about the end of the LTO boom in Oklahoma. According to the author, in the period 2011 to 2014, four major LTO drillers – Devon Energy, Chesapeake Resources, SandRidge Energy and Continental Energy - "…outspent cash flow by a combined US$36.8 billion." These four companies alone "…were spending US$2 drilling for every US$1 they earned selling oil and gas." Faced with first year decline rates in the range of 60% to 70%, the article said, "To sustain the growth investors demanded, companies had to drill fast enough to offset those declines. That phenomenon is called the Red Queen, after the character in
Through The Looking Glass who tells Alice, 'It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place'."
Even if the price of oil rises – which we all hope it will – the ability of U.S. E&P companies to return to the field to resume LTO drilling without the support of third party capital providers remains in question.
Obviously the massive downturn in U.S. and Canadian LTO drilling has been devastating for OFS on both sides of the border. But the good news is to stay in this business, E&P must keep drilling. At some point the price will go high enough so that the better financed operators with the better prospects can return to the field and put some rigs and equipment back to work.
But in the short term, the rise in North American LTO production that helped create the low oil price problem is falling fast and will have a material impact on global crude prices. It is already happening.
In November 2014 when the US$35 billion Halliburton / Baker Hughes deal was announced, it was seen as two of the world's largest OFS companies showing the rest of the industry how to survive a long slump in oil prices. Halliburton Co. offered to buy all the outstanding shares of Baker Hughes Inc. with a combination of cash and shares. Included in the deal was a US$3.5 billion break fee (10% - normally this is more like 3%) if Halliburton could not close the transaction. The idea was this giant service company would be more efficient for shareholders in a contracted global marketplace than the two companies going head-to-head in many markets and many product and service lines.
Apparently, the combined companies would be too efficient, to the point the combination has raised red flags all over the world. To stave off accusations of restricted competition, Halliburton agreed to hive off numerous business units to whomever might want to buy them. The companies have been extremely careful about behaving like independent organizations even as executives at the top of both organizations have worked feverishly to consummate the marriage. But the merger could not escape the attention of competition regulators in multiple jurisdictions.
The first to complain about the combination were clients like Total SA in Europe and Chevron Corporation in Brazil. While the market share and pricing power of a combined Halliburton and Baker Hughes would likely not be an issue in well-served OFS markets like North America, this is not the case all over the world. The bigger operation would have the power to affect pricing in certain markets. Acting in his company's own interests, Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne told an energy conference in New Orleans in March, "Obviously when you have less competition in service providers, I'm not in favour." When questioned about his comments Pouyanne replied, "I'm doing my job."
Nearly 18 months after it was first announced, the deal is truly in question after the U.S. Department of Justice revealed April 6 it would turn to the courts to prevent the merger. Its reasoning is it would give the combined company too much pricing leverage in the OFS market, thus making it anti-competitive. Adding to the problem is, despite the efforts by Halliburton to sell off divisions to satisfy regulators, the downturn has prevented buyers of larger OFS assets or product lines from the merged company from offering adequate valuations relative to what they are being priced at within the combined entity. Trade publications report logical acquirers of divisions, products or business units like Weatherford International Ltd. don't have the financial muscle nor inclination to make major purchases at the values the sellers would like to see in the current market environment.
Now what? Speculation is rampant that if the deal dies in its current form, this won't be the end of consolidation opportunities among the world's largest OFS players. A Bloomberg article April 8 speculated General Electric Co. could be a bidder for Baker Hughes if the deal dies. GE has invested billions in recent years positioning itself as a major supplier in a variety of OFS sectors. While the article never indicated GE was actually contemplating such a move, the company does have the financial muscle to play in the big leagues of OFS.
If the merger fails, it will be interesting to see if Halliburton will actually pay the US$3.5 billion break fee. At December 31, 2015 the company reported cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet of US$10.1 billion, certainly enough to stroke such a massive cheque. But when the company did everything it could to complete the deal, only to be thwarted by third-party regulators, Halliburton could make the case the failure of the close was not of its doing, and therefore the break fee is not payable.
The North American rig count continues to fall because of diminished cash flow among oil and gas producers caused by low oil and gas prices and the continued expiration of production hedges at higher prices from past years. Canada is experiencing spring break-up, but the year-over-year reduction from 2015 and 2014 demonstrates clearly the problem is greater than road bans. In recent weeks, North Dakota has levelled off at about 30 rigs which is up one from a week ago. The Baker Hughes rig count of U.S. rigs targeting oil has fallen yet again to the lowest levels in over six years.
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SUPER LARGE ANTIQUE PRESS CUPBOARD IN ORIGINAL PAINT Ref:C70M
Super Large Antique Press Cupboard in Original Paint .
This is a fabulous quality piece of English, original painted pine antique storage furniture. An unusual model, but entirely correct. Made in five easily moveable sections, the top liffts off, two centre pieces and then the base section with two drawers. In great condition and all nice and clean inside, all the drawers inside the press are lined in the original blue paper. This design of low press were often made by Giillows of Lancaster. This antique painted pine press cupboard gives a vast amount of storage space. It dates from around 1840, the William IV period.
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Richmond, VA- Once again, two CIAA schools battled on one of the biggest stages in HBCU Basketball. Once again, the result was the same, as it has been since 2002. The Virginia Union Panthers defeated the Virginia State Trojans, 63-61 at the 17th annual Freedom Classic.
The victory at the Freedom Classic was the 23rd consecutive win for the VUU Panthers over their state rival. VUU's men's basketball team has not lost to VSU since January 2002.
Junior Wesley Simmons was the top scorer for Virginia Union University with 18 points. Junior Calvin Brown had 16 points and 7 assists. The Panthers won the game because they took care of the ball, only turning the ball over 6 times. They also created scoring opportunities by scoring 9 points from causing 13 turnovers. Virginia Union's bench players outscored Virginia State's 16 to 4, led by 7 points from Cordero Holt. Holt delivered two monster dunks in the game, both which put Union up by double digits.
Although the Panthers secured the victory to improve to 8-10 on the season, it was no easy task. Despite their 2-14 record, Virginia State was able to keep it close late in the game, even locking the score dead even numerous times throughout the game.
Virginia State went into the half with a 35-34 lead but Virginia Union's commitment to defense and hustling for the ball helped them pull away from the Trojans' late game surge. VSU head coach Darryl Jacobs' passion for his team bellowed throughout the arena, with his exuberant yells towards his players. His enthusiasm did erupt into irateness towards the officiating which resulted in a team technical foul in the second half.
Virginia State sophomore Khalil Tate was on fire early on, finishing with 19 points. "I knew this was a big rivalry so I brought my A game. The one thing I have to work on is bringing that energy every game," said Tate. VSU's Kenny Mitchell led all scorers with 21 points.
The 2012 Freedom Classic was not decided until the last seconds of the game, with the Trojans attempting to pull the upset. With 10.8 seconds to go, Virginia Union had a 63-61 lead. Virginia Union's Juan Wilson blocked VSU's Devonte Williams shot, but Khalil Tate grabbed the offensive rebound and called timeout. Kenny Mitchell shot and missed the three pointer at the end, and the victory was sealed for the Panthers.
Both coaches felt like their teams could have done better. "Foul shooting is very important. We were not making our foul shots which was a big problem," said Jacobs. Jacobs said his team cannot dwell on this loss but move forward.
Virginia Union head coach Luqman Jaaber felt that different strategies weren't executed on the court. "I keep telling my guys to do your homework. With success you get complacent. We have to remember what we've learned and get better at it," said Jaaber. Jaaber also commented on his young team, stating that they have unity on and off the court.
The Virginia Union Panthers will be finishing their third game of a back to back to back on Monday, hosting another CIAA rival in Johnson C. Smith University. The VSU Trojans will travel to Glenville, WV to play Glenville State College.


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I am building a setup to measure various parameters across a temperature range from -55°C to +125°C. The devices under test will be placed in a climate chamber. There are around 10 signals from each DUT to be measured by equipment outside the chamber. The sampling rate is fairly relaxed (many seconds). Measurements are DC (so no high speed signal issues). Switched voltages are below 12V.
I plan to have around 50 DUTs in the chamber. Only one DUT has to be connected to the measurement equipment at a time.
I wonder what is an efficient and reliable way to mux ~500 signal to and from a climate chamber?
Some solutions that I considered:
Switching signals outside the chamber - physically impossible, 500 wires will not fit through the conduit (and it would be a mess of wires...).
Switching inside the chamber using ordinary relays - may not be reliable
Switching inside the chamber using relays rated for such environment - horribly expensive
Switching inside the chamber using solid state devices - may have unpredictable effect on the measured signals


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On that fateful Saturday, tens of thousands of Malaysians ignored government warnings and descended onto the streets of the capital to raise a simple point; that as citizens we deserve fairer and more transparent elections. They told us it was an illegal assembly, Bersih, but we understood we had the constitutional right to assemble peacefully, what more to demand for a better democracy.
But when my government began outlawing ridiculous things like a certain colour or word, as if they were making up laws as they go, I knew I could no longer remain silent. I had to march.
Roadblocks did not stop us, harassments from the authorities did not wither our spirits and threats of arrests did little to sow fear among us. Official government statistics put us at 6,000-10,000. Foreign media estimates say about 100,000 took part in the rally. Whose figures should one trust then? Just ask anyone who was there and they'll tell you it was anything but 10,000. That, I am sure.
I joined the rest of the people at KL Sentral. I had earlier planned to join a friend at Jalan Petaling where another group of people had already gathered. But prior to my arrival at KL Sentral, I received a text message from him saying, "Don't come. The police have started!"
I saw firsthand what our police force was capable of. I was there when they fired tear gas canisters into the crowd in a confined part of the KL Sentral building. I tasted, for the first time, the unpleasant effects of tear gas — ironically paid for by our tax money. I'd never shed a tear for my country until I got tear-gassed that day.
I was also there when a barricade of FRUs aimed their fully-loaded tear gas launchers at our faces and threatened us, when we tried to take an alternative route. I should also mention that the crowd did nothing to provoke let alone, were being violent. The Malaysians, who turned up for the rally, were not exclusive to one race or followers of a religion, we were a diverse bunch, no doubt but we were there as Malaysians above all else. We were one people.
Dare I say the demand for fairer elections was more effective in uniting Malaysians than Prime Minister Najib Razak's 1Malaysia slogan? You bet. If you were there for Bersih, you would concur too.
I then managed to make my way out of the building. By then, the tear gas was still present in the air albeit less concentrated. The fact that tear gas was fired in an enclosed area meant that the gas remained for some time. I had lost the earlier group whom we were with when I saw a group of fellow marchers heading towards me. I asked a man in the crowd why they were heading in the opposite direction. He told me the police had sealed the roads leading to Stadium Merdeka and they had to turn around. So I joined them and we marched along Jalan Tun Sambanthan heading towards Brickfields.
A man behind me remarked to this friend, "Who said we Malaysians can't march peacefully? Look!" I turned around and said, "I agree with you, my brother!" We exchanged smiles.
I also saw a motorcyclist, who was riding alongside us, got down from his motorcycle, turned his engine off and walked with us. Many more did the same and we sounded our appreciation.
We chanted slogans like "Hidup Rakyat (Long live the people!)" and "Bangkit Rakyat (Rise up, people!)" as we moved. Passing motorists honked and gave us thumbs up in support. Pedestrians cheered at us while we passed them. Even the trains stopped to sound their horns to encourage us. I could even see passengers inside waving at us. We reciprocated by applauding them all. At this point, I am not ashamed to admit I almost teared.
I was fortunate enough not to experience the hell others had to go through. Despite the persistent denials by the authorities, there are hundreds of videos and pictures now circulating around the Internet to prove otherwise. For every video or picture, there are more inspiring stories of how Malaysians put aside their differences to help one another. It is no accident that #bersihstories was among the top local trends on Twitter.
When my grandchildren ask where I was when the rakyat stood up against oppression, I will proudly tell them their grandfather was there marching with the rest. July 9, 2011 was the day I truly felt Malaysian.
Jonathan is passionate about the beautiful irony that is Malaysia, where he is an advocate of the ideology of strength in diversity. He hopes that one day every Malaysian would all agree that national unity does not necessarily mean cultural assimilation, but built on mutual trust, respect and cooperation. His other passions include backpacking, music and bacon.
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young malaysians- do you know the significance of 9 july 2011, that day malaysians achieved freedom from fear, its freedom day- for years since 1981 fear were instilled in our minds through operation LALANg where 106 people were detained without trial.this fear is real n the administration used this tactic so frequently to frighten malaysians since 1981, now malaysians are set free n thats worrying the BN . Fear caused our nation to degenerate into a corrupted nation where billions were stolen as in PKFZ SCANDAL. now millions illegals are on our shores/ how did they walk in? do u feel safe on the streets? we all malaysians want to live peacefully n have a better life n future / is this too much to expect? can BN DELIVER, No, our nation is in a big mess now, BN is BERSIHKAN NEGARA. remember 1981- bersih cekap n amanah
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TV watchdog Ofcom will not take action over a Hollyoaks storyline about self-harming.
The regulator received 88 complaints about the scenes in the Channel 4 soap, which saw teenagers Lily, Peri and Yasmine make a pact to harm themselves.
However, it said the subject was "handled sensitively".
Ofcom said in a statement: "We assessed complaints that a storyline about self-harming was unsuitable before the watershed.
"While we appreciate this story may have been challenging to watch for some viewers, we found that its intention was to raise awareness of mental health issues. The subject was handled sensitively, and self-harming was not condoned or glamorised.
"We considered that the scenes involving self-harming were sufficiently limited for pre-watershed audiences."
The self-harm storyline was part of Hollyoaks' #DontFilterFeelings campaign to raise awareness on mental health.
Channel 4 worked with charities Mind and the Samaritans to ensure the storyline was handled appropriately.
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I moved the girl to the exit stairs and the game froze.
Jam-King's Big Bash
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
The Jam-King is throwing a big birthday bash, and it's your job to show him what's what!
In this mashup of Roguelike and Chess elements, you must delve to the deepest depths of the Jam-King's castle, all the while avoiding his guests. Lucky for you, they've all had a bit too much sugar!
Can you make it to the deepest level?
It's a butt-kicking job, but somebody's gotta do it...
... you, you have to do it.
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Can you send your OS information? This project is built in Godot 3.0, and we had little time to test it across platforms.
There is a chess jam coming up, you may not be able to reuse some of this, or maybe you can. you should contact the person running the jam and find out! https://itch.io/jam/chess-jam
Thanks for this feedback, TigerJ! Levi and I are working on implementing several of the bugfixes and improvements you suggested. Hopefully they will be released soon.


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I heard a rumor a while back that the Macbook Pro body style "all aluminum style" was a strategical engineering move by apple. They said that the body-style was supposed to retain the heat. Then the metal was supposed to cool it down and that the style of the radiating type mechanism was supposedly to increase battery life? I did a little research their was never anything posted by apple because we all know how apple likes to keep its mouth shut about their innovations hoping someone will infringe on their patients.
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text: Héroux-Devtek acquires BBA Aviation's APPH SubsidiaresClosing Date: Feb 3, 2014 lexpert Tweet Héroux-Devtek Inc., a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, acquired the entire share capital of UK-based APPH Limited and US-based APPH Wichita, Inc. (collectively APPH), subsidiaries of BBA Aviation plc. Héroux-Devtek acquired four plants located in the United Kingdom and one plant in Wichita, Kansas. These plants have a combined workforce of approximately 400 employees, including a design engineering department staffed with 40 professionals. The purchase price, net of about US$4 million of cash acquired, is approximately US$124 million. The transaction was financed with Héroux-Devtek's available cash and existing credit facilities. APPH is an integrated supplier of landing gear and hydraulic systems and assemblies for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and aftermarket applications. Héroux-Devtek Inc. was represented by Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P. with a team led by Jean-Sébastien Desroches (mergers and acquisitions) and included Josianne Beaudry (securities), Catherine Méthot (business law and real estate law) and Raphaël Bacal (mergers and acquisitions), and François Renaud and Étienne Brassard (financing). Hogan Lovells also represented Héroux-Devtek with a team led by Richard Ufland, with Michael Stewart (London) and Stephen Propst (Washington). BBA Aviation plc and its subsidiaries were represented by Gavin Murray, Senior Corporate Counsel of BBA Aviation plc, and by Eversheds LLP with a team of Jonathan Cox-Brown and Amelia Guilfoyle. Héroux-Devtek's lenders were represented by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP with a team led by Félix Gutierrez. Lawyer(s):Jean-Sébastien Desroches,Félix Gutierrez,Étienne Brassard,Josianne BeaudryFirm(s):Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.,Hogan Lovells US LLP,Eversheds UK,Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP


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Bangkok Bonanza -3 Nights / 4 Days
Bangkok has developed into one of the best and most popular shopping locations in Asia, and with good reason. Prices are low, quality generally high and the range and variety is amazing – silks, gemstones, tailor-made clothes, electronics goods, and traditional handicrafts are all highlights of Bangkok shopping. Most shops seem to be open 10.00am to 10.00pm everyday of the week, and night markets carry on even after this time – all very convenient in being able to go shopping at basically any time you want.
Day 1 – Bangkok
Welcome to Thailand. Arrive Bangkok, Meet & transfer from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to your Hotel Bayoke Suites or similar, Rest of the day free for personal activities
Day 2 – Bangkok
After breakfast, proceed for half-day city tour of Bangkok covering China Town, Reclining Buddha, Golden Buddha, Sukhumvit Road, etc. Afternoon free for shopping
Overnight at Hotel
Day 3 – Bangkok
Breakfast at hotel
Full day free for shopping or take an optional tour of rose Garden or Safari World, overnight at Hotel
Day 4 – Bangkok/onward Journey
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer from hotel to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
Departure for your next destination or continue your tour with our popular optional tour of Pattaya Beach
Tour Cost Includes:
• Three nights hotel accommodation in above mentioned hotel or similar
• Daily breakfast at hotel
• Airport /Hotel/Airport Transfer ( Seat on Coach)
• Half Day city tour (Seat on Coach)
• Local English Speaking Guide
Tour Cost does not include:
Baiyoke Suites Hotel Room
• Any Domestic or International air/rail fare
• Visa Fees or Service charge
• Overseas mediclaim policy
• Meals which is not mentioned in above itinerary
• Entrance fees
• Tips or gratuities/expenses of personal nature, laundry, phone calls etc
• Any items not mentioned in above itinerary
Please Note:
• This quotation calculated at current exchange rates between USD to CAD as on Feb 1st 2008. If the exchange rate fluctuates by more than 3% of Feb 1st 2008 USD to CAD rate, we reserve the option to revise the price accordingly.
• Tour Itinerary /Hotel are subject to change without prior information.
• In case of sudden increase in hotel/transfer tariff prior to departure, the revised tour cost will be applicable
• Universal check in time at hotel is 1400hrs & check out is 1200 hrs
Optional Tour:
Safari world & Marine Park with Lunch
The Safari World, Bangkok began its operation in 1988. Spread across an area of 480 acres the Safari World, Bangkok packs in everything ranging from a thrilling safari drive to an up, close and personal encounter with the amicable dolphins. At the Safari Park, you will stumble upon herds of animals like Giraffes, Zebras, Tigers, Lions and many more. There are a number of shows that serve as a major draw for the visitors. The Orang Utan show is simply unavoidable. Watch the intelligent animals take the center stage and floor you with their antics and keen sense of humor. The Sea Lions wreak havoc by pulling up one trick after another at the Sea Lion Show. You will get a taste of the Wild West and get embroiled in the fist and gun encounter between the cowboys and the bandits. Don't miss the opportunity of watching the most adorable creature, the dolphin at the Dolphin Show. The Bird Show is not less attractive and offers you majestic sights of the feathered creatures.


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I used to compete for level 10 trampoline and tumbling were I won the national champion title as a level 7. Having a background in trampoline and gymnastics I have been able to easily adjust and transfer my skills from the matt to the pool.
As a college athlete, I will get support from some of the most influential people in my life. Ill have people that will be able to help me with everything I'm going through from emotional slumps to academic goals. It is nice to have people who have my back.
I have demonstrated leadership in the pool by offering to coach my high school dive team when the school could not find anyone else to coach it. I have been a leader out of the pool by helping out my new co-workers when they get confused on what they're supposed to do, or where they are supposed to go. I help them find out what they're supposed to be doing and where they are supposed to be doing it.
As a student-athlete, I pursue a healthy athletic performance by staying on top of my schoolwork and maintaining a healthy social life. However, if I have practice the next day I don't say out with my friends until 11 pm, I'll be at home and in my bed by 9 pm so that I can have the most productive the next day.
I am involved in my community by working two part-time jobs, I am a lifeguard at a local government pool in my area and an assistant at a culinary school. This is important to me because i like knowing that my community is safer and that I am part of the reason why.
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This talented Bronx, NY raised actress knew her love for the arts was inevitable having grown up in a home to a mother who was a Designer, Seamstress & Pattern Maker. This was her introduction to an infinite world of imagination and creativity. Her first play at the age of 7 was a revelation to her desire to tell stories. She went on to earn a BA in Business Marketing completing her studies in NYC while immersing herself in Shakespearean Theater taking lead in Shakespeare's "Midsummers Night Dream".
Upon obtaining her degree she moved to LA to pursue her real calling.
You can see her latest work on Christopher Guest's Netflix comedy feature "Mascots" along side acting veterans Jane Lynch from "Glee", Zack Woods from "Ghostbusters" and "Silicon Valley", Parker Posey and Michael John Higgins just to name a few. You can also see her in her guest star role on "East Los High" currently on Season 3. She also had the opportunity to work with highly acclaimed director Victoria Mahoney (writer/dir "Yelling to the Skies" starring Zoe Kravitz) short film "Chalk_RX" predicted to make its way into notable film festivals.
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Who we are is complex. It incorporates many aspects of where we grew up, how we identify ourselves, how others identify us, actions we have taken in the past and who we would like to grow into. Identity can be fairly solid, it can shift fluidly, or migrate through a series of stages.
Once aspect that is a key component to how we see ourselves and how society sees us is biological sex. I was going to write a big thing about it, but then SciShow on Youtube did it for me.
This episode was written by Carly Britton and covers many aspects that are worth listening to.
In short, Biological sex is not binary, it is a spectrum.


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Two Fulton women arrested on suspicion of child endangerment
FULTON - Police arrested two women on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of controlled substances.
Fulton Police responded to a report of a child falling out of a car and two adult females acting suspiciously. Police identified the women as Erin Nunes and Marie Dishman,
Officers said Nunes was found to be in felony possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and endangered the welfare of a toddler inside the car she was in. Nunes was taken to the Callaway County Jail and released with a total bond of $9,500.
Police said Dishman, the child's mother, was also taken into custody for felony child endangerment. Dishman was transported to the Callaway County Jail with a total bond of $4,500.
The child, who did not appear to be injured, was released to juvenile authorities.


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Brand: Gizmo Dorks
Color: Variety Pack B
- Uniquely formulated to be virtually smell free while 3D printing
- Low odor ABS prints are high in strength and durability while providing for maximum impact resistance.
- 200 gram net weight is the perfect sample size to try out filament
- Nozzle temperature range 225 - 250 C; filament diameter of 1.75 mm +/- .03 mm
- Spool dimensions are 6 inches by 1.5 inches with a 2.25 inch spindle diameter; the net weight of the filament is 200 grams
Publisher: Gizmo Dorks
Gizmo Dorks is now pleased to introduce low odor ABS that eliminates the nasty foul smell emitted during 3D printing. For all of the great mechanical characteristics of ABS, it is known to give off a pungent smell during extrusion. Low odor ABS now gives you all of the wonderful ABS attributes while eliminating the smelly fumes.
ABS plastic has always been a great thermoplastic to use in manufacturing and 3D printing for various reasons such as strength and durability. It's why so many commonly used products are made using ABS such as Legos. It has a high glass transition temperature to reduce deformation, but it is also low enough to be safely attainable with standard 3D printers. ABS is a hard strong plastic with increased flexibility when compared to PLA. It is also soluble in Acetone, and it can be easily sanded and machined. Being one of the most widely used filaments in 3D printing, ABS extrudes easily and smoothly with very little stringing or oozing. ABS does cool and shrink after extrusion, so it must be printed on a heated bed and preferably within an enclosed chamber.
- Extrusion Temperature: 225 - 250 C
- Heated Bed: 80 - 110 C
After many requests for a smaller sample spool, Gizmo Dorks has proudly released this filament with a net weight of 200 grams per spool. The smaller weight spool allows users to try the filament quality and color before committing to a larger 1 kilogram spool.
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New York Times bestselling author of On the Island, Tracey Garvis Graves, presents the compelling, hopelessly romantic novel of unconditional love.
Annika (rhymes with Monica) Rose, is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people's behavior confusing, she'd rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess.
Jonathan Hoffman joined the chess club and lost his first game–and his heart–to the shy and awkward, yet brilliant and beautiful Annika. He admires her ability to be true to herself, quirks and all, and accepts the challenges involved in pursuing a relationship with her. Jonathan and Annika bring out the best in each other, finding the confidence and courage within themselves to plan a future together. What follows is a tumultuous yet tender love affair that withstands everything except the unforeseen tragedy that forces them apart, shattering their connection and leaving them to navigate their lives alone.
Now, a decade later, fate reunites Annika and Jonathan in Chicago. She's living the life she wanted as a librarian. He's a Wall Street whiz, recovering from a divorce and seeking a fresh start. The attraction and strong feelings they once shared are instantly rekindled, but until they confront the fears and anxieties that drove them apart, their second chance will end before it truly begins.
It took some time for me to appreciate how tricky this book must have been to write. It is hard enough to represent a neurodiverse individual in a love story without ever letting it slide into the space of unequal power dynamics. Now, add mental health too, and it gets trickier. But this book works because of how wonderfully fleshed out Annika's journey is.
The last time I connected empathetically to the representation of anxiety was Cath's college life in Fangirl. This book is a more satisfying portrayal because not only do we see Annika's challenges as a student on the campus, but also as an adult ten years later. We see both – her growth and her stagnancy. We also can't shake off the niggling feeling that her struggles aren't just because of anxiety but something else too. As it turns out, she is on the autism spectrum. The author does a wonderful job of not conflating the challenges posed by two very different conditions. She also never makes Annika come across as someone who needs saving in spite of Jonathan being the more successful and "able" individual.
There were so many moments which stayed with me long after I finished the book – her distaste for noisy bars and lack of space in crowded places, struggle to initiate small talk and make a friend, "surviving" corporate parties and events by mimicking what others do, going through a mental checklist of actions you have prepared in advance, and feeling sapped of energy once you are done with your share of talking to people for the day.
A lot of books usually avoid showing the toll (for the lack of a better word) it takes on the partner in relationships where one of them usually finds it hard to keep up and other might have to pull most of the weight at times. I guess it is out of the fear of making that person come across as insensitive. But I found Jon so relatable because of this very reason – that he doesn't hold back when he feels that Annika is capable of trying harder. When he feels she can do more to stand up for and own their love – both to herself and the world. But he is never disrespectful or belittling towards her.
Some of the secondary characters make an impression too. Annika's mom and her roommate are her biggest cheerleaders throughout, with a little shared secret of their own. Her dad and brother also make their presence felt, especially in the last 50 pages or so. Then, there is Annika's sessions with her therapist – that's another aspect of the book I loved. It addresses and shows the need for seeking out help – through counselling or medication (or both) in a positive light. It also addresses the option of getting tested.
I wasn't a fan of a couple of devices used for the story's climactic moments – especially since they were pretty predictable. But the way some portions were written and Annika's helplessness brought a lump to my throat. I guess the only drawback of having such a well-etched character is that Jonathan sort of paled in comparison occasionally. His backstory felt too "basic" and an amalgamation of characters I have already seen in a lot of shows and books. I would have actually liked it if there was more done with the "corporate guy who hates the corporate world" trope. Also, it was hard for me to take his word for Annika being his only true love all those years that seriously – especially when he doesn't come out looking too good from the way things ended between them and they moved on. I couldn't reconcile that the Jonathan in college and ten years later is the same one we hear about briefly in those in-between years.
This is one of my favorite contemporary romances in recent times and brought me out of a really long reading slump. I am quite chuffed about winning this ARC (and the fact that the author is from my town piqued my interest because that rarely happens 😛 )


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The Hurt Locker shot on Fujifilm
Press release from Well Above
Kathryn Bigelow's "THE HURT LOCKER" lead the winners of this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, handed out at London's Royal Opera House. The film took the honours for best film, best director, original screenplay, editing, cinematography and sound.
"What an honour," Bigelow said upon accepting the best director prize, "Especially to be in this room filled with so many incredibly talented people that I have admired and been inspired by for decades. I think the secret of directing is collaboration, and I was so, so lucky to have a wonderful cast and crew. Jeremy Renner is so incredibly talented, and a cinematographer who is a visual poet, and my incredible editors. This is really amazing and humbling and deeply moving, and I think we all felt a real responsibility to honour the men and women in the field and to honour a screenplay and a screenwriter who risked his life to capture the chaos and tragedy of war. I would like to dedicate this to never abandoning the resolution to find peace."
THE HURT LOCKER, originated on 16mm Fujifilm ETERNA 500T 8673 and ETERNA 250D 8663 negative stocks, has also won several other prestigious awards including the Signis Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival, the Arca Cinemagiovani Award (Arca Young Cinema Award) for 'Best Film Venezia 65' (chosen by an international youth jury); the Human Rights Film Network Award; and the 'La Navicella' – Venezia Cinema Award. The film also featured at the Toronto Film Festival, where it was listed as being among the 'top 6 picks' of the festival.
THE HURT LOCKER deals with an elite US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team as they try to navigate – and survive – the streets faced by the constant threat of death from incoming bombs and sharp-shooting snipers. The cast includes Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty with cameos by Ralph Fiennes and Guy Pearce.
Andrea Arnold's FISH TANK picked up the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film. The French hit, A PROPHET won Best Film Not in the English Language, while Mo'nique collected the Best Supporting Actress award for PRECIOUS.
THE HURT LOCKER, FISH TANK, A PROPHET and PRECIOUS were all shot on Fujifilm Motion Picture Film. As were LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL, SHIFTY, EXAM, and the short film, JADE, all of which were nominated for BAFTA's at the 2010 Awards.
Director of Photography from THE HURT LOCKER, Barry Ackroyd BSC explained more about the film, "Director, Kathryn Bigelow, approached me because she'd seen my work on UNITED 93 and her brief was to make the film as visceral as possible. I tried to bring my experience to the project; I'd done documentaries on explosives before. We went to shoot in Jordan and it was like mad dogs and Englishmen because we shouldn't have been out there in that heat. We created long time lines where each scene was a story in long, continuous takes. I got heat stroke; in fact everybody got sick. We shot, even the night scenes, with four cameras on Super 16 and it was almost entirely hand-held. There's an almost classic structure to the film, but we tried to make it look very dynamic and real. It was a phenomenal crew and we were so lucky to have some great operators. We've also shot masses of coverage – a 100:1 ratio. Fujifilm should be very pleased!"
Fujifilm Motion Picture Film Stocks were used on the following BAFTA Award winning and nominated films:
THE HURT LOCKER – 16mm Fujicolor ETERNA 500T 8673 & ETERNA 250D 8663.
FISH TANK – 35mm Fujicolor ETERNA Vivid 160T 8543, ETERNA 400T 8583 & REALA 500D 8592.
A PROPHET – 35mm Fujicolor Super F-64D 8522 & ETERNA 500T 8573.
PRECIOUS – 35mm Fujicolor ETERNA 500T 8573 & ETERNA 250D 8563.
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN – 35mm Fujicolor ETERNA 250T 8553, ETERNA 250D 8563 & ETERNA 500T 8573.
SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL – 16mm Fujicolor ETERNA 500T 8673 & ETERNA 250D 8663.
SHIFTY – 16mm Fujicolor ETERNA 500T 8673 & ETERNA 250D 8663.
EXAM – 35mm Fujicolor ETERNA 500T 8573.
JADE – 16mm Fujicolor ETERNA 400T 8683.
For more information on the 16mm Fujifilm stocks used to shoot THE HURT LOCKER please click here:
ETERNA 500T 8673 and ETERNA 250D 8663.


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Wherever city meets country, regionality meets international specialties and a lot of feel-good atmosphere, you will find the wonderful coachman's market in the heart of Währing.
We love Vienna for its many possibilities. One of these would be found in the wonderful coachman's market in the 18th district. We will take you on a small culinary tour and present market stalls and cafes that you must visit during a walk.
For more info click here: goo.gl/jJdGPW
Kutschkermarkt 1180, Viedeň, RakúskoPrice


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Liz in Hive 1 asked us to make these cute paper pieced cranes for her this month. She wanted a scrappy low volume background in whites and creams and something a bit muted for the cranes. Her preference was a blue/teal palette. I decided to make two. They were a snap to put together. The blocks are 8.5" unfinished. I was excited to put my new low-volume fat eighth bundle to work. :-)
Thanks for looking. I regularly blog at Things I Make if you'd like to see more of my work. And Liz's original post has the link to the pattern for this block. Thanks for looking!


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