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A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green
Chapter VI. A Bit of Calico
It was about this time that I took up my residence in a sort of lodging-house that occupied the opposite corner to that of Mr. Blake. My room, as I took pains to have it, overlooked the avenue, and from its windows I could easily watch the goings and comings of the gentleman whose movements were daily becoming of more and more interest to me. For set it down to caprice--and men are often as capricious as women--or account for it as you will, his restlessness at this period was truly remarkable. Not a day that he did not spend his time in walking the streets, and that not in his usual aimless gentlemanly fashion, but eagerly and with an intent gaze that roamed here and there, like a bird seeking its prey. It would often be as late as five o'clock before he came in, and if, as now frequently happened, he did not have company to dinner, he was even known to start out again after seven o'clock and go over the same ground as in the morning, looking with strained gaze, that vainly endeavored to appear unconcerned, into the faces of the women that he passed. I not unfrequently followed him at these times as much for my own amusement as from any hope I had of coming upon anything that should aid me in the work before me. But when he suddenly changed his route of travel from a promenade in the fashionable thoroughfares of Broadway and Fourteenth Street to a walk through Chatham Square and the dark, narrow streets of the East side, I began to scent whom the prey might be that he was seeking, and putting every other consideration aside, regularly set myself to dog his steps, as only I, with my innumerable disguises, knew how to do. For three separate days I kept at his heels wherever he went, each day growing more and more astonished if not to say hopeful, as I found myself treading the narrowest and most disreputable streets of the city; halting at the shops of pawnbrokers; peering into the back-rooms of liquor shops; mixing with the crowds that infest the corner groceries at nightfall, and even slinking with hand on the trigger of the pistol I carried in my pocket, up dark alleys where every door that swung noiselessly to and fro as we passed, shut upon haunts of such villainy as only is known to us of the police, or to those good souls that for the sake of One whose example they follow, lay aside their fears and sensitiveness to carry light into the dim pits of this wretched world. At first I thought Mr. Blake might have some such reason for the peculiar course he took. But his indifference to all crowds where only men were collected, his silence where a word would have been well received, convinced me it was a woman he was seeking and that with an intentness which blinded him to the commonest needs of the hour. I even saw him once in his hurry and abstraction, step across the body of a child who had fallen face downward on the stones, and that with an expression showing he was utterly unconscious of anything but an obstacle in his path. The strangest part of it all was that he seemed to have no fear. To be sure he took pains to leave his watch at home; but with such a figure and carriage as he possessed, the absence of jewelry could never deceive the eye for a moment as to the fact of his being a man of wealth, and those he went among would do anything for money. Perhaps, like me, he carried a pistol. At all events he shunned no spot where either poverty lay hid or deviltry reigned, his proud stern head bending to enter the lowest doors without a tremble of the haughty lips that remained compressed as by an iron force; except when some poor forlorn creature with flaunting head-gear, and tremulous hands, attracted by his bearing would hastily brush against him, when he would turn and look, perhaps speak, though what he said I always failed to catch; after which he would hurry on as if possessed by seven devils. The evenings of those three days were notable also. Two of them he spent in the manner I have described; the third he went to the Windsor House--where the Countess De Mirac had taken rooms--going up to the ladies' entrance and actually ringing the bell, only to start back and walk up and down on the opposite side of the way, with his hands behind his back, and his head bent, evidently deliberating as to whether he should or should not carry out his original intention of entering. The arrival of a carriage with the stately subject of his deliberations, who from her elaborate costume had seemingly been to some kettledrum or private reception, speedily put an end to his doubts. As the door opened to admit her, I saw him cast one look at her heavily draped person, with its snowy opera-cloak drawn tightly over the sweeping folds of her maize colored silk, and shrink back with what sounded like a sigh of anger or distrust, and without waiting for the closing of the door upon her, turn toward home with a step that hesitated no longer.
The fourth day to my infinite chagrin, I was sick and could not go with him. All I could do was to wrap myself in blankets and sit in my window from which I had the satisfaction of viewing him start as I supposed upon his usual course. The rest of the day was employed in a long, dull waiting for his return, only relieved by casual glimpses of Mrs. Daniels' troubled face as she appeared at one window or another of the old-fashioned mansion before me. She seemed, too, to be unusually restless, opening the windows and looking out with forlorn cranings of her neck as if she too were watching for her master. Indeed I have no doubt from what I afterwards learned, that she was in a state of constant suspense during these days. Her frequent appearance at the station house, where she in vain sought for some news of the girl in whose fate she was so absorbed, confirmed this. Only the day before I gave myself up to my unreserved espionage of Mr. Blake, she had had an interview with Mr. Gryce in which she had let fall her apprehensions that the girl was dead, and asked whether if that were the case, the police would be likely to come into a knowledge of the fact. Upon being assured that if she had not been privately made way with, there was every chance in their favor, she had grown a little calmer, but before going away had so far forgotten herself as to intimate that if some result was not reached before another fortnight had elapsed, she should take the matter into her own hands and--She did not say what she would do, but her looks were of a very menacing character. It was no wonder, then, that her countenance bore marks of the keenest anxiety as she trod the halls of that dim old mansion, with its dusky corners rich with bronzes and the glimmering shine of ancient brocades, breathing suggestions of loss and wrong; or bent her wrinkled forehead to gaze from the windows for the coming of one whose footsteps were ever delayed. She happened to be looking out, when after a longer stroll than usual the master of the house returned. As he made his appearance at the corner, I saw her hurriedly withdraw her head and hide herself behind the curtain, from which position she watched him as with tired steps and somewhat dejected mien, he passed up the steps and entered the house. Not till the door closed upon him, did she venture to issue forth and with a hurried movement shut the blinds and disappear. This anxiety on her part redoubled mine, and thankful enough was I when on the next day I found myself well enough to renew my operations. To ferret out this mystery, if mystery it was,--I still found myself forced to admit the possibility of there being none--had now become the one ambition of my life; and all because it was not only an unusually blind one, but of a nature that involved danger to my position as detective, I entered upon it with a zest rare even to me who love my work and all it involves with an undivided passion.
To equip myself, then, in a fresh disguise and to join Mr. Blake shortly after he had left his own corner, was anything but a hardship to me that bright winter morning, though I knew from past experience, a long and wearisome walk was before me with nothing in all probability at the end but reiterated disappointment. But for once the fates had willed it otherwise. Whether Mr. Blake, discouraged at the failure of his own attempts, whatever they were, felt less heart to prosecute them than usual I cannot say, but we had scarcely entered upon the lower end of the Bowery, before he suddenly turned with a look of disgust, and gazing hurriedly about him, hailed a Madison Avenue car that was rapidly approaching. I was at that moment on the other side of the way, but I hurried forward too, and signaled the same car. But just as I was on the point of entering it I perceived Mr. Blake step hastily back and with his eyes upon a girl that was hurrying past him with a basket on her arm, regain the sidewalk with a swiftness that argued his desire to stop her. Of course I let the car pass me, though I did not dare approach him too closely after my late conspicious attempt to enter it with him. But from my stand on the opposite curb-stone I saw him draw aside the girl, who from her garments might have been the daughter or wife of any one of the shiftless, drinking wretches lounging about on the four corners within my view, and after talking earnestly with her for a few moments, saunter at her side down Broome Street, still talking. Reckless at this sight of the consequences which might follow his detection of the part I was playing, I hasted after them, when I was suddenly disconcerted by observing him hurriedly separate from the girl and turn towards me with intention as it were to regain the corner he had left. Weighing in an instant the probable good to be obtained by following either party, I determined to leave Mr. Blake for one day to himself, and turn my attention to the girl he had addressed, especially as she was tall and thin and bore herself with something like grace.
Barely bestowing a glance upon him, then, as he passed, in a vain attempt to read the sombre expression of his inscrutable face grown five years older in the last five days, I shuffled after the girl now flitting before me down Broome Street. As I did so, I noticed her dress to its minutest details, somewhat surprised to find how ragged and uncouth it was. That Mr. Blake should stop a girl wherever seen, clad in a black alpaca frock, a striped shawl and a Bowery hat trimmed with feathers, I could easily understand; but that this creature with her faded calico dress, dingy cape thrown carelessly over her head, and ragged basket, should arrest his attention, was a riddle to me. I hastened forward with intent to catch a glimpse of her countenence if possible; but she seemed to have acquired wings to her feet since her interview with Mr. Blake. Darting into a crowd of hooting urchins that were rushing from Centre Street after a broken wagon and runaway horse, she sped from my sight with such rapidity, I soon saw that my only hope of overtaking her lay in running. I accordingly quickened my steps when those same hooting youngsters getting in the way of my feet, I tripped up and--well, I own I retired from that field baffled. Not entirely so, however. Just as I was going down, I caught sight of the girl tearing away from a box of garbage on the curb-stone; and when order having been restored, by which lofty statement I mean to say when your humble servant had regained his equilibrium, I awoke to the fact that she had effectually disappeared, I hurried to that box and succeeded in finding hanging to it a bit of rag easily recognized as a piece of the old calico frock of nameless color which I had been following a moment before. Regarding it as the sole spoils of a very unsatisfactory day's work, I put it carefully away in my pocket book, where it lay till--But with all my zeal for compression, I must not anticipate.
When I came home that afternoon I found myself unexpectedly involved in a matter that for the remainder of the day at least, prevented me from further attending to the affair I had in hand. The next morning Mr. Blake did not start out as usual, and at noon I received intimation from Fanny that he was preparing to take a journey. Where, she could not inform me, nor when, though she thought it probable he would take an early train. Mrs. Daniels was feeling dreadfully, she informed me; and the house was like a grave. Greatly excited at this unexpected move on Mr. Blake's part, I went home and packed my valise with something of the spirit of her who once said, under somewhat different circumstances I allow, "Whither thou goest I will go."
The truth was, I had travelled so far and learned so little, that my professional pride was piqued. That expression of Mr. Gryce still rankled, and nothing could soothe my injured spirit now but success. Accordingly when Mr. Blake stepped up to the ticket office of the Hudson River Railroad next morning, to buy a ticket for Putney, a small town in the northern part of Vermont, he found beside him a spruce young drummer, or what certainly appeared such, who by some strange coincidence, wanted a ticket for the same place. The fact did not seem in the least to surprise him, nor did he cast me a look beyond the ordinary glance of one stranger at another. Indeed Mr. Blake had no appearance of being a suspicious man, nor do I think at this time, he had the remotest idea that he was either watched or followed; an ignorance of the truth which I took care to preserve by taking my seat in a different car from him and not showing myself again during the whole ride from New York to Putney.


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I have reverted to my old vampire-like schedule. This sucks.
But I had a wonderful day hanging out today with Cindy and her husband Chris down in Cupertino! We went down to San Jose to see the 1:00pm showing of Coral Reef Adventure, the new Howard & Michelle Hall IMAX film. I had previously seen a behind the scenes presentation at DEMA, so it was really great to finally see the actual film. I miss being underwater. :(
Afterwards, we hung out at Cindy and Chris' home, staring at the reef tank (and being tech. geeks) while Cindy made a great dinner, complete with chocolate soufflé dessert! It was very impressive. :) I thought about posting a photo of Cindy, cooking in her tech company-logoed apron, but I've decided against it. :)
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Mr. Cooney's father opened the Maple Cafe in 1937. It was one of the oldest family-owned businesses in town. Mr. Cooney was the coordinator of the Employee Assistance Program for the state Department of Transportation for 12 years before retiring in 1989.


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Crehan Sees Server-Class I/O Networking Revenues Reaching $2.5 Billion
Ethernet and Infiniband Growth to Offset Gradual Fibre Channel Decline
Jul 22, 2013, 09:00 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In its recently released Server-Class Adapter & LAN-on-Motherboard (LOM) Long-Range Forecast Report, Crehan Research sees revenues hitting $2.5 billion by 2017. The report forecasts that shipment growth in combination with an easing of average selling price declines will drive the revenue expansion. The report also predicts growth in Ethernet (including Fibre Channel over Ethernet) and Infiniband, offsetting a gradual decline in Fibre Channel (see accompanying figure).
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"The onslaught of traffic demands on data center networking is not only driving a continual increase in server-class adapter and LOM shipments, but it is also driving the need for higher-speed connections across all major protocols, including Ethernet, Fibre Channel and Infiniband," said Seamus Crehan, president of Crehan Research. "This upgrade to higher-speed connections like 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 16Gbps Fibre Channel and FDR Infiniband – all of which command a price premium while offering a bandwidth discount – helps offset steeper price declines," he added.
The report also forecasts a return to stronger growth in the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and LOM market segment, after some softness. The recent arrival of many new 40GbE- and 100GbE-capable data center switches for core and aggregation deployments will now give customers more comfort in upgrading the server access layer to 10GbE.
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Crehan Research Inc. produces reports with very detailed statistics and information on the Data Center Switch and Server-class Adapter & LOM/Controller markets, including Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Fibre Channel and Infiniband. The company's reports are supported with rich insights and context to deliver increased value. For more information about Crehan Research Inc. email email@example.com, phone 650-273-8400, or visit www.CrehanResearch.com.
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After initially visiting a school psychologist, adolescents in the United States with a mental disorder often go to seek care from their pediatricians or family doctors. Fewer of them continue their treatment directly with a psychotherapist or doctor specialized in mental disorders. This shows an analysis conducted by scientists at the University of Basel that has just been published in the academic journal PLOS ONE. The results are based on a nationally representative cohort of 6,500 U.S. teenagers.
A considerable number of children and adolescents suffer from a mental disorder at some point of their time in school. In these cases, school psychologists are an important first contact point. However, their ability to provide comprehensive psychotherapeutic treatment directly is limited. Ideally, school psychologists should guide the way through the health care system in order to ensure children get access to adequate mental care from specialists.
But what does the reality look like? Which role do school psychologists play in the trajectory of children and adolescents with mental disorders in the health care system? PD Dr. Marion Tegethoff and her research team from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel tried to answer this question in a research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. They analyzed data from a nationally representative United States cohort of 6,483 students aged 13 to 18.
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The researchers found that adolescents with mental disorders were more likely to seek help in the medical specialty sector, namely from family doctors or pediatricians, after having visited a school psychologist initially. In addition, they were also more likely to use other services such as telephone hotlines, self help groups or family preservation workers. However, visiting a school psychologist did not influence whether teenagers subsequently went to see doctors and therapists specialized in mental disorders, despite the fact that they are experts for the treatment of children and adolescents with mental disorders.
The researchers interpreted these results as indication that U.S. school psychologists already play an important role in the improvement of mental medical care. "However, it remains to be studied whether the collaboration between schools psychologists, psychotherapists and doctors specialized in mental disorders should be further improved in order to ensure the best care possible," explains Marion Tegethoff. Further analysis has to show to what extent these results obtained in the U.S. can be applied to other countries. So far, many countries lack studies that could help to answer this question.
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Marion Tegethoff, Esther Stalujanis, Angelo Belardi and Gunther Meinlschmidt
School mental health services: signpost for out-of-school service utilization in adolescents with mental disorders? A nationally representative United States cohort.
PLOS ONE. Published: June 09, 2014 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099675


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February 07, 2017 19:11 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 7, 2017) - Chinook Energy Inc. ("Chinook" or the "Company") (TSX:CKE) today announced its unaudited 2016 year end results and the results of its year end reserve evaluation effective December 31, 2016 as prepared by its independent evaluator.
Chinook's audit of its 2016 annual consolidated financial statements is not yet complete and accordingly all financial amounts referred to in this news release are unaudited and represent management's estimates. Readers are advised that these financial estimates are subject to audit and may be subject to change as a result.
Unaudited 2016 Year-End Results
Chinook's average daily production for 2016 was 3,716 boe/d, which excludes the results of Craft Oil Ltd. ("Craft") from its acquisition on June 10, 2016 to its disposition on December 12, 2016 ("Chinook Unconsolidated"). Chinook Unconsolidated's average production for the fourth quarter of 2016 was 2,593 boe/d and the Company exited 2016 at approximately 3,030 boe/d. Projected outflow from operations for Chinook Unconsolidated for 2016 is estimated at $5.2 million or $0.02 per weighted average basic common share outstanding. Chinook exited 2016 with no bank debt and with an approximate $15.6 million working capital surplus.
During 2016, Chinook focused on the development of its Montney acreage at Birley/Umbach in northeastern British Columbia and the continued rationalization of its asset base. During the first quarter of 2016, Chinook commenced production from its new 25 mmcf/d A-72-F compression facility at Birley. In June 2016, Chinook completed the sale of the majority of its Alberta oil and natural gas assets, including undeveloped lands in exchange for 70% of the common shares of Craft which were then distributed to Chinook's shareholders on December 12, 2016. During 2016, Chinook also completed the sale of oil and natural gas properties in the Gold Creek area of northwestern Alberta, which, in addition to other minor dispositions and customary closing adjustments, resulted in net proceeds of $8.7 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2016, Chinook drilled three (2.62 net) horizontal wells in the Birley/Umbach area of northeastern British Columbia, targeting liquids-rich natural gas in the Montney. As previously disclosed, the drilling of these wells was completed on schedule and under budget by approximately 26% with average drilling costs of approximately $1.28 million per well ($1.12 million, net). The Company expects to complete and tie-in the three wells during the first quarter of 2017.
2016 Independent Reserves Evaluation
McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. ("McDaniel") evaluated all of Chinook's properties effective December 31, 2016 pursuant to a report dated February 7, 2017 (the "McDaniel Report"). The independent reserve evaluation was prepared in accordance with the definitions, standards and procedures contained in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook ("COGE Handbook") and National Instrument 51-101 ("NI 51-101"). The reserve evaluation was based on McDaniel's forecast pricing and foreign exchange rates at December 31, 2016. The Reserves, Safety and Environmental Committee of the Board and the Board of Directors of Chinook have reviewed and approved the McDaniel Report.
Reserves included herein are stated on a Company gross basis (working interest before deduction of royalties and without including any royalty interests) unless noted otherwise. The reserves analysis presented herein excludes the effect of consolidation of Craft and contemplates the unconsolidated reserves of Chinook only. Approximately 7.3 mmboe Proved and 11.5 mmboe Proved plus Probable reserves (along with $9.6 million and $15.2 million of FDC, respectively) were disposed to Craft in return for 152,251,953 shares of Craft. Any portion of analysis involving production, capital or reserves excludes the portion of Craft consolidated into Chinook's financials after June 10, 2016. This news release contains several cautionary statements that are specifically required by NI 51-101 under the heading "Reader Advisory" and throughout the release. In addition to the information contained in this news release more detailed reserves information will be included in Chinook's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2016, which will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com in March 2017. Values in the following tables may not add due to rounding.
Reserves Breakdown (Company gross) (1)
(December 31, 2016, McDaniel price forecast)
Company Gross and Net Reserves as at December 31, 2016
The following table summarizes the Company's gross and net reserve volumes utilizing McDaniel's forecast pricing and cost estimates at December 31, 2016.
Company Gross Reserve Reconciliation for 2016
(Company gross reserves before deduction of royalties payable)
During 2016, Chinook completed the aforementioned disposition of the majority of its Alberta oil and natural gas assets, which, in addition to dispositions in the Gold Creek area of northwestern Alberta, other minor dispositions and customary closing adjustments, resulted in net proceeds of $8.7 million and the Craft shares. Dispositions of the Company's Alberta non-Montney assets represented the majority of the proved plus probable reserve reductions of approximately 11.8 mmboe.
Year over year, McDaniel recorded net positive technical revisions related to performance of approximately 1.3 mmboe on a proved plus probable reserves basis.
Of particular note, Chinook added a total of 7.7 mmboe on a proved plus probable basis. The additions are focused in the Company's core Montney area of Birley/Umbach, British Columbia and include six proved undeveloped locations and four probable additional undeveloped locations. At December 31, 2016, in addition to the six (4.7 net) Proved Developed Producing wells, McDaniel recognized a total of 26 undeveloped locations, 16 (14.2 net) Proved undeveloped locations and 10 (8.5 net) Probable undeveloped locations. As at the date of the McDaniel Report, approximately 15% of Chinook's greater Birley/Umbach Montney acreage was booked.
Reserve Life Index ("RLI")
As at December 31, 2016, Chinook's proved plus probable RLI was 16.6 years based upon the McDaniel Report and the forecast 2017 production volumes from the report, while Chinook's proved RLI was 9.5 years. The following table summarizes the RLI:
Net Present Value ("NPV") Summary (before tax) as at December 31, 2016
(December 31, 2016, McDaniel price forecast)
Benchmark commodity prices used are adjusted for the quality of the commodities produced and for transportation costs. The calculated NPVs include a deduction for estimated future well abandonment and reclamation but do not include a provision for interest, debt service charges and general and administrative expenses. It should not be assumed that the NPV estimates represent the fair market value of the reserves.
Net Present Value Summary (after tax) as at December 31, 2016
The after-tax NPV of Chinook's oil and natural gas properties reflects the tax burden on the properties on a stand-alone basis and does not consider the business-entity-level tax situation, or tax planning. It does not provide an estimate of the value at the level of the business entity, which may be significantly different. The financial statements and the management's discussion and analysis of Chinook should be consulted for information at the level of the business entity.
McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. Price Forecast as at December 31, 2016 (1)
The above pricing table was utilized by McDaniel in its evaluation of Chinook's reserves as at December 31, 2016. When compared to the December 31, 2015 price forecast, commodity pricing for the year 2017 has increased for Edmonton Light Crude Oil, AECO Natural Gas and British Columbia Average Plantgate Gas by 5%, 6% and 12%, respectively. However, the longer term price forecast decreased on average over the following 10 years for the same commodities by 6%, 11% and 13%, respectively.
Future Development Costs ("FDC")
Changes in forecast FDC occur annually as a result of development activities, acquisition and disposition activities and capital cost estimates that reflect the independent evaluator's best estimate of what it will cost to bring the proved undeveloped and probable reserves on production using forecast prices and costs.
Finding and Development Costs ("F&D")
Finding and development costs below are calculated as the Exploration and Development costs excluding the acquisitions, dispositions, abandonment and furniture and fixtures plus the change in undiscounted FDC excluding that FDC associated with acquisitions and dispositions, divided by the reserve additions excluding acquisition and divestiture. Chinook's F&D costs, net of acquisition, disposition, abandonment and furniture and fixture costs, which indicates the capital spent per barrel of oil equivalent added, net of acquisition and disposition changes in volume, are below.
Total exploration and development costs incurred in the most recent financial year and the change during that year in estimated future development costs, generally will not reflect the total cost of reserve additions in that year.
Recycle Ratio
The recycle ratios are calculated as the forecasted 2017 annual netback per boe divided by the 2016 F&D costs per boe set forth above. The recycle ratio is comparing the netback as estimated by the Company for 2017 (revenue including commodity price contracts, less royalties and field operating expenses) to the cost of finding new reserves in 2016.
Corporate Net Asset Value
The Company's net asset value as of December 31, 2016 is detailed in the following table. This net asset value determination is a "point-in-time" measurement and does not take into account the possibility of Chinook being able to recognize additional reserves through successful future capital investment in its existing properties beyond those included in the McDaniel Report.
About Chinook Energy Inc.
Chinook is a Calgary-based public oil and natural gas exploration and development company which is focused on realizing per share growth from its large contiguous Montney liquids-rich natural gas position at Birley/Umbach, British Columbia.
Reader Advisory
Oil and Gas Advisory
Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substance anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, as of a given date, based on the analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical and engineering data; the use of established technology, and specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable. Reserves are classified according to the degree of certainty associated with the estimates as follows:
Proved Reserves are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves.
Probable Reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves.
The reserves information contained in this news release has been prepared in accordance with NI 51-101. Complete NI 51-101 reserves disclosure will be included in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2016 which will be filed on SEDAR in March 2017. Listed below are cautionary statements applicable to the Company's reserves information that are specifically required by NI 51-101:
Forward-Looking Statements
In the interest of providing shareholders and potential investors with information regarding Chinook, including management's assessment of the future plans and operations of Chinook, certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking statements or information (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "may", "will", "project", "could", "plan", "intend", "should", "believe", "outlook", "potential", "target" and similar words suggesting future events or future performance. In addition, statements relating to "reserves" are deemed to be forward-looking statements as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves described exist in the quantities predicted or estimated and can be profitably produced in the future. In particular, this news release contains, without limitation, forward-looking statements pertaining to: estimated cash flows, operational plans and the anticipated timing thereof, the anticipated filing date on SEDAR for the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2016, the volumes and estimated value of Chinook's oil and natural gas reserves, the life of Chinook's reserves, the amount of future development costs associated with producing proved undeveloped and probable reserves, Chinook's recycle ratios, the volume and product mix of Chinook's oil and natural gas production, and future oil and natural gas prices and future results from operations.
With respect to the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, Chinook has made assumptions regarding, among other things: future oil and natural gas prices, future currency, exchange and interest rates, future oil and natural gas production levels, that Chinook will continue to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with past operations, future capital expenditure levels, Chinook's ability to obtain equipment in a timely manner to carry out development activities, the ability of the operator of the projects in which Chinook has an interest to operate in the field in a safe, efficient and effective manner, the impact of increasing competition, field production rates and decline rates, the ability of Chinook to add production and reserves through development and exploitation activities, certain cost assumptions and the continued availability of adequate debt financing and cash flow to fund its planned expenditures. Although Chinook believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, and the assumptions on which such forward-looking statements are made, are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements included in this news release, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which the forward-looking statements are based will occur.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause Chinook's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, risks associated with oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and transportation, loss of markets, imprecision of reserve and resource estimates, environmental risks, competition from other producers, inability to retain drilling rigs and other services, capital expenditure costs, including drilling, completion and facilities costs, unexpected decline rates in wells, delays in projects and/or operations resulting from surface conditions, wells not performing as expected, delays resulting from or inability to obtain the required regulatory approvals and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that the forgoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other factors that could effect Chinook's operations and financial results are included in reports on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com) and at Chinook's website (www.chinookenergyinc.com). Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and Chinook does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
Barrels of oil equivalent (boe) is calculated using the conversion factor of 6 mcf (thousand cubic feet) of natural gas being equivalent to one barrel of oil. Boes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 mcf:1 bbl (barrel) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.
Reserve Life Index
The reader is also cautioned that this news release contains the term reserve life index ("RLI"), which is not a recognized measure under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). Management believes that this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the length of time the reserves would be produced over at the rate used in the calculation. Readers are cautioned, however, that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to other terms determined in accordance with IFRS as a measure of performance. Chinook's method of calculating this measure may differ from other companies, and accordingly, they may not be comparable to measures used by other companies.
Finding and Development Costs
The reader is also cautioned that this news release contains the term F&D costs, which is not a recognized measure under IFRS. Management believes that this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the cost to add reserves in the prior calendar year. Readers are cautioned, however, that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to other terms determined in accordance with IFRS as a measure of performance. Chinook's method of calculating this measure may differ from other companies, and accordingly, they may not be comparable to measures used by other companies.
Recycle Ratio
The reader is also cautioned that this news release contains the term recycle ratio, which is not a recognized measure under IFRS. Management believes that this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the projected investment efficiency of Chinook's 2017 capital program. Readers are cautioned, however, that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to other terms determined in accordance with IFRS as a measure of performance. Chinook's method of calculating this measure may differ from other companies, and accordingly, they may not be comparable to measures used by other companies.
Funds (Outflow) from Operations
The reader is also cautioned that this news release contains the term funds (outflow) from operations, which is not a recognized measure under IFRS and is calculated from cash flow from continuing operations adjusted for changes in non-cash working capital, transaction costs, decommissioning expenditures and exploration expenses. Management believes that funds (outflow) from operations is a key measure to assess the ability of Chinook to finance capital expenditures and debt repayments. Readers are cautioned, however, that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to other terms such as cash flow from operating activities, net income or other measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS. Chinook's method of calculating this measure may differ from other companies, and accordingly, they may not be comparable to measures used by other companies. We adjust exploration and evaluation expense as we could otherwise capitalize these expenses.
Working Capital Surplus
The reader is cautioned that this news release contains the term working capital surplus, which is not a recognized measure under IFRS and is calculated as bank debt adjusted for working capital excluding mark-to-market derivative contracts, current portion of decommissioning obligation and assets and liabilities held for sale. Working capital excluding mark-to-market derivative contracts, current portion of decommissioning obligation and assets and liabilities held for sale is calculated as current assets less current liabilities both of which exclude derivative contracts and assets and liabilities held for sale and current liabilities excludes any current portion of debt and decommissioning obligation. Management uses working capital surplus to assist them in understanding Chinook's liquidity at specific points in time. Mark-to-market derivative contracts are excluded from working capital surplus, as management intends to hold each contract through to maturity of the contract's term as opposed to liquidating each contract's fair value or less.
Future Oriented Financial Information
This news release, in particular the information in respected of anticipated or projected funds (outflow) from operations, recycle ratios and certain components of the calculation of recycle ratios, may contain Future Oriented Financial Information ("FOFI") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The FOFI has been prepared by management of the Company to provide an outlook of the Company's activities and results and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The FOFI has been prepared based on a number of assumptions including the assumptions discussed under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements" and assumptions with respect to production rates and commodity prices. The actual results of operations of the Company and the resulting financial results may vary from the amounts set forth herein, and such variations may be material. The Company and its management believe that the FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management's best estimates and judgments.
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Frameworks… are they worth the hassle of creating one, from a buyer's perspective and do they really deliver what they are supposed to deliver?
Well the answer is… "it depends", firstly let's look at the framework for buyers to utilise. Here's some of the advantages to using a framework
- It's already pre-procured, so there's usually only a mini competition or "call off" of lots
- It's designed to already have pre allocated "deliverables" for ease of use, so for example it should provide you with a scope of service or works, supplier names, and a description of what can be procured (and how)
- It's meant to build volume and then take advantage of the collective volumes that are bought against the framework
But it does have some disadvantages like the fact that the suppliers are pre designated (so may not include your local suppliers, or incumbent suppliers) It also has some disadvantages in terms of having to "follow everyone else" in case your needs are slightly different, or you simply want to apply pricing pressure for a particular area, which generally isn't allowed in public sector, though is possible in private sector.
Overall framework work well if the following rules are met:
– The criteria of the goods / service matches your specification (or you are flexible enough to allow their specification to become "your" specification)
– You are happy with the pricing, or with the mini competition rules that are in place for you to adopt.
– The timescales fit with your requirement (e.g. the framework isn't going to end 4 months after you've commenced working under the agreement)
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I have an intermittent issue that occurs when running the mentioned tools.
Myapplication runs fine with any of the IDE package, however randomly looks like the new XE Inspector 2011 Beta acts as it is hunging.
The application has been extensively optimized and tested with the Current Parallel Studio tools (not Beta) and it had to issuesreported
After fewattempts I was able to run with the Task Manager on, which reports that I had 99-100% utilization across all 8 cores and memory was used as 2.96GB (Application was compiled for large memory usage 3GB iLARGEADDRESSAWARE)
I believe thatduring this run the memory resource werereduced to basically nothing, producing the mentionedissue.
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How shouldthetool be operating? Shoud some sort of message popping out somewhere or what ?
In the past VTuneand the Thread Checker were able to recover by purging (I believe) the oldest events or something of that affect
As I said, is not very repeatable, but when it happens I am forced to restart the machine.
I am running on a Dell Precision R5200 (Dual-Quad Xeon) a 32 bits application, in a 64 Bits Win 7 environment
I thought that I was over utilizing the CPU cores (since I am running with the Intel compiler and I had the Properties C/C++ \\ Optimization \\ Enabled . See \\Qparallel)
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We're heading for a family vacation Sept 9-16 and staying beachfront on the north side of Isle of Palms (48th). In issues to kite directly at that beach? I know we are supposed to stay clear of beach goers, but any restrictions? It's much easier to kite out of the rental house with the kids and wife then trying to haul them all to the south end of the island.
It seems the dominant spot is on the south end of the island. Looks like we have some solid NE winds on tap for next weekend, but lots could change with the Irma track. I'll probably bring the 9 and 12m and leave the 15m at home. I've been kiting 7yrs in Jax, FL so familiar with rough seas. Just want to make sure I don't ruffle any feathers up there if there are any restrictions.


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One man, three wives, the perfect murder. A scintillating novel of betrayal and conspiracy. Picasso Lane is twelve years old when her father, Oliver, is murdered at their summer beach house. Her mother, Diana, is the primary suspectauntil the police discover his second wife, and then his third. The women say they have never metabut Picasso knows otherwise. Picasso remembers the morning beautiful Jewels showed up at their house, carrying the same purse as her mother, and a family portrait featuring her father with two strange boys. Picasso remembers lifting the phone, listening to late night calls with Bert, a woman heavily pregnant with Oliver's fourth child. As the police circle and a detective named Kyle Kennedy becomes a regular fixture in their home, Picasso tries to make sense of her father's death, the depth of his deceit, and the secrets that bind these three women. Cunningly paced and plotted, I Love You More is a riveting novel of misplaced loyalty, jealousy, and revenge.Prior to this, Ia#39;d concentrated on P words, because of the substitute names Daddy was always calling me, but I figured ... There was a regional spelling bee planned for sometime in the spring, and because Ia#39;d been winning all our class contests, Mr. Dork chose me and one other kid to represent our schoola#39;s fifth-grade class.
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As of Jan. 15, 2015, only Cherunda Fox, a Republican, has filed a presidential exploratory committee with the Federal Elections Commission. Reputable polling organizations' December 2014 polls place Hillary Clinton as the clear front-runner for the Democratic nomination and Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as the front-runners for the Republicans.Continue Reading
Real Clear Politics, a clearinghouse for political polling, indicates a large field of candidates for each party's nomination. While Hillary Clinton has a wide lead for the Democratic nomination in nationwide polls released in December 2014, the other potential candidates polled include Elizabeth Warren, Andrew Cuomo, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Jim Webb and Martin O'Malley. Former Senator Jim Webb has publicly stated that he is exploring a presidential bid but has not filed with the FEC as of January 2015.
Polling for the potential Republican presidential candidates includes Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal and John Kasich. Polls released in December 2014 show Romney and Bush variously leading by a small margin for the Republican nomination but do not indicate a clear front-runner.Learn more about US Government


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One of the most frustrating situations for any online marketer is not getting credit for sales that take place in the companies' brick-and-mortar stores when the initial lead was generated online. This often occurs when running a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) campaign which attracts customers to the companies' website (where they can purchase the product online) but who still choose to purchase the product at the companies brick-and-mortar store.
Here's a trick on how to setup one of your Pay-Per-Click campaigns so you can get credit for the sale and receive the accolades of your coworkers you know you deserve!
Set up one of your Pay-Per-Click campaigns so the ads only display in a major city where your company has most of their brick-and-mortar stores.
Example: If your company focuses on selling competitive priced jewelry, setup a PPC campaign to only display ads in New York (assuming that's where a majority of your stores are located) and bid on keywords like "discount jewelry, jewelry distributor, diamond wholesaler".
Next, write all your ads to lead with the city abbreviation "NY" (an obvious abbreviation for anyone living in New York) and then include some of the keyword phrases that you are bidding on (eg. NY Diamond Wholesaler). Use the second line of the ad to explain what your company sells (eg. necklaces, bracelets, rings etc) and use the last line of the ad to "hook" your customer (eg. advertise free shipping and a coupon for 10-20% off any purchase).
Keeping best practices in mind, create a specific landing page for this campaign. Include (and better yet, bold) the keywords you are bidding on, pictures of your products, etc. Most importantly include a 10-20% coupon that can be used online upon checkout or printed out for in-store purchases.
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Open Thread: It Happened to You
This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
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By Emily
The first time my eyes landed on Chris*, I knew one day he'd be my husband. There was no doubt in my 10-year-old mind. His blond, bowl-cut hair was shining under the classroom's fluorescent lights. When the teacher assigned him to the desk right next to mine, my heart nearly burst.
"Hi, I'm Chris," he said, turning to me. TO ME.
"I--I'm Emily," I stuttered.
"Nice to meet you!" he said, perfect teeth sparkling.
The next day was a field trip to space camp. He followed me around and, amongst the fake moon rocks and stars, our friendship began to form. He had just moved from NY, a magical place I'd never been. By the grace of God, his parents chose a house down the street from mine. Our fate was sealed.
Throughout middle and high school we remained close. My crush on him was sometimes intense, and smoldering, and sometimes not existent at all. My diaries from that time period are littered with mentions of his name. I never told him though, fearing that him not reciprocating would ruin our perfect friendship.
Over time, my feelings for him changed from romantic, to platonic. Slowly his name was replaced in my journals. I still loved him. How didn't matter.
By the time I went off to college in another city, those romantic feelings were completely dissipated. He stayed close to home, but we kept in contact. Chris would come up to visit for the weekend, both of us crammed into my tiny dorm twin bed, laughing and joking like we were kids. Things felt the same.
It wasn't until he joined a fraternity junior year, and started dating a girl that I thought was wrong for him, that we started to grow apart.
I filled my time with church and friends from college. He filled his with drinking, partying and spending time with the girl that I secretly hoped he wouldn't marry.
After graduation, I saw him even less. When we were together, it felt like something was off, but I couldn't figure out what. To my surprise, when his girlfriend broke up with him after two years together, that "off" feeling didn't go away.
Then one day, I got a call.
"We need to see you tonight," said Marie, Chris and I's mutual friend.
"We who?" I didn't try to hide the sigh in my voice. "
"Chris and I."
"I'm so tired, can it wait? I just got back in town."
Her voice changed, and started to shake a bit. "No. Tonight."
"Alright, is everything OK?"
"Just call us when you're close."
As I pulled into the park by my apartment where I was meeting them, a list of possible scenarios scrolled through my mind. Could he have found out his girlfriend cheated on him? She was weirdly close with his roommate. Did he get a DUI? He wasn't irresponsible, so I doubted that. His mother was a lifelong smoker, was she sick?
I exited the car and saw them sitting on a wide tree branch that hung low to the ground. In my neighborhood there was a park on every corner, all filled with humongous, moss draped oaks. It was late. I could hear the water from the river lapping against the concrete bridge to the left. Even in the dim light from the one lamp post, I could see that they both looked nervous. I sat down on a bench across from them.
"You guys are seriously freaking me out. Just tell me what's going on."
They looked at each other, and Chris laughed nervously.
"This was so much easier when I was drunk and told Marie."
I was getting exasperated.
"Did you get a DUI? Is your mom OK? Did you get someone pregnant?"
He said it more to the ground than me.
"Emily, I'm gay."
All the air left my lungs. I was taken completely by surprise. His coming out was not something I'd expected or prepared for. My mind flashed to a conversation Chris and I had in high school. During one of our nightly long walks together, we stopped to lie down in the grass and look up at the stars. I casually, carelessly mentioned a guy at school who referred to him as "faggot" when talking about Chris to me. He didn't say anything.
After a long pause, I asked him if he was gay. Told him I would love him if he was. Without pausing, Chris said no. I had never doubted his sexuality since then.
The sound of a twig breaking beneath Marie's foot snapped me back to the present. Chris's eyes were focused on me. Waiting. With a deep breath I lifted myself off the bench, crossed the small space between us, and embraced him.
"I love you. And nothing is going to change that. Ever."
The three of us left the park, and drove to a nearby dive bar. We ordered beer and nachos, and tried to act like nothing had changed. We crammed into a small booth in the most secluded corner, upon Chris's request. I started to ask him some of the endless questions flooding my mind.
"Shhh! Not so loud," he said, scanning the disheveled drunks on nearby bar stools.
No one was listening. Marie and I agreed not to tell anyone until he was ready to come out. Afterward, alone in my apartment, I sat on the couch and sobbed.
The tears were for partly for me, for not knowing this secret of his that he'd been holding for nearly two decades. But the most of the tears were for Chris. I cried because I feared for him, for what he might face. Hatred, judgment, discrimination, even violence. Shamefully, I was also scared of what this meant for my worldview. The one structured around a religious dogma that assured me homosexuality was always wrong and gay people needed to be "cured." One that lumped me into the same category as the people I feared might attack Chris.
Today, four years later, I'm thankful that his coming out shattered my world. It was a world in need of upheaval. Because of Chris, I found my voice and passion, fighting for gay rights within the church, and out.
He led me to conversations and experiences that helped me realize that the only people who needed "curing", were the ones fearing and loathing the gay community. With his guidance, I also realized something else. I didn't need to leave my faith, the one that his sexual identity initially made me struggle against. I needed to change it.
That first day my eyes fell on Chris in 5th grade, I was sure that we'd always be together. Seventeen years later, even though I have a husband, and he has a boyfriend, we still are. I love him and he loves me. How doesn't matter.
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Charles Foley: PROJECT DIRECTOR Charles graduated with a BA in Zoology from Oxford University and a Phd in Biology from Princeton University, and has worked for WCS since 1998. Since 1993 he has studied the elephant population in Tarangire National Park in northern Tanzania (now the second longest elephant study in Africa), covering a variety of different topics including demography, behaviour, genetics, and movement patterns. His recent work has focussed on identifying wildlife migration corridors and dispersal areas in the ecosystem and working with local communities to ensure their long-term protection. Charles has worked with the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute to establish a large mammal database for the country, and produce a National Elephant Management Plan for Tanzania. He has a keen interest in mammals and co-authored a "Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania".
Lara Foley: PROJECT MANAGER Lara has been working for WCS since 2002 and has a Masters degree from the Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation in the Netherlands. She uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping to highlight wildlife use in the Tarangire ecosystem and across Tanzania, and she is also responsible for overseeing the program's administration. She is a co-author of a "Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania".
Mustafa Mohammedali Hassanali: PROJECT ASSISTANT Mustafa Hassanali joined WCS as an assistant field scientist for the Tarangire Elephant Project from 2009 to 2011. In 2011, he attended a short course in QGIS, after which he took on small projects as a GIS consultant. In 2015 he joined WCS as a SMART program assistant to help roll out SMART in all the Tanzanian National Parks. He loves being out in the bush and he is passionate about conservation.
Paul Baran: SENIOR RESEARCH COORDINATOR Paul completed his Advanced Diploma in Wildlife
Management at Mweka College before beginning his research career as a field
assistant with the Tarangire Carnivore Biodiversity Project. He then worked as
field officer for the Tanzania Mammal Atlas Project before joining the Tanzania
Elephant Management Project as Senior Research Assistant, then joining
CUT as Project Assistant. His area of specialisation is data collection using
Remote Sensing Camera traps.
Boniface Osujaki: FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANT Boniface joined WCS in 2012 as a field officer to supervise the Village Game Scouts outside of Tarangire National Park. When he was a boy he took care of his family's cattle and would see wildlife in the pastures that shared the grass with his livestock. He took an interest in studying wildlife and joined the College of African Wildlife Management at Mweka, graduating with a diploma in wildlife management.
John Mkindi: FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANT John joined WCS in 2002 and began his career as a camp assistant at the elephant research camp in Tarangire. He was keen to learn more and took a year off to attend the College of African Wildlife Management at Mweka. After graduation he was employed as the research assistant for our elephant research. He spends his days following elephants, identifying who's-who, and studying their behaviour.
Dennis Minja: MANAGER SERENGETI CHEETAH PROJECTDennis has spent seven years to date working on big cats
across the Maasai steppe heartland and Serengeti National Park. He is currently
helping to monitor the cheetah population across the Serengeti ecosystem. He
completed his Masters degree in Wildlife Management at Sokoine University of
Agriculture before starting his bush life. His study on Tarangire lions
revealed important features impacting successful hunts and prey preference.
John Mschana: DRIVER & MECHANIC John joined WCS in 1998 and has worked his way from a camp assistant at the elephant research camp in Tarangire National Park to an accomplished mechanic, driver, and logistics officer. He meticulously overseas the growing fleet of vehicles, and he's also a skilled carpenter and camp cook.
Elisipha Kivuyo: OFFICE GUARD & GARDENER Elisipha joined WCS in 2008. She enjoys being outside and has studied organic gardening and permaculture.
Meshack Laizer: OFFICE GUARD Meshack joined WCS in 2008. He's an efficient and watchful office guard.
Peter Mvungi: CAMP ASSISTANT Peter joined WCS in 2009 and is based in Tarangire National Park. During his employment with WCS he has learned to drive and he often accompanies our research assistant in the field.
Alex Gerard: CAMP ASSISTANT Alex joined WCS in 2010 and is quiet and hard-working assistant. He's also a good cook and enjoys learning car mechanics.


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Reconstructing householder vectors from Tall-Skinny QR
The Tall-Skinny QR (TSQR) algorithm is more communication efficient than the standard Householder algorithm for QR decomposition of matrices with many more rows than columns. However, TSQR produces a different representation of the orthogonal factor and therefore requires more software development to support the new representation. Further, implicitly applying the orthogonal factor to the trailing matrix in the context of factoring a square matrix is more complicated and costly than with the Householder representation. We show how to perform TSQR and then reconstruct the Householder vector representation with the same asymptotic communication efficiency and little extra computational cost. We demonstrate the high performance and numerical stability of this algorithm both theoretically and empirically. The new Householder reconstruction algorithm allows us to design more efficient parallel QR algorithms, with significantly lower latency cost compared to Householder QR and lower bandwidth and latency costs compared with Communication-Avoiding QR (CAQR) algorithm. Experiments on supercomputers demonstrate the benefits of the communication cost improvements: in particular, our experiments show substantial improvements over tuned library implementations for tall-and-skinny matrices. Furthermore, we also provide algorithmic improvements to the Householder QR and CAQR algorithms, and we investigate several alternatives to the Householder reconstruction algorithm that sacrifice guarantees onmore »
- Authors:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- INRIA Paris, Rocquencourt (France)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Report Number(s):
Journal ID: ISSN 0743-7315; 579371
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- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0743-7315
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Research Org:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; QR decomposition; dense linear algebra; communication-avoiding algorithms
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1236219
- Alternate Identifier(s):


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Razer Deathadder World Of Tanks Edition Gaming Mouse
Razer Deathadder World Of Tanks Edition Gaming Mouse
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- Five independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling
- On-The-Fly Sensitivity adjustment
- Always-On mode
- 200 inches per second and 50g of acceleration
- Zero-acoustic Ultraslick mouse feet
- Gold-plated USB connector
- Seven-foot, lightweight, braided fiber cable
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- PC / Mac with USB port
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- Internet connection (for driver installation)
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- Razer Synapse 2.0 registration (requiring a valid e-mail), software download, license acceptance, and internet connection needed to activate full features of product and for software updates. After activation, full features are available in optional offline mode.
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General Sir Robert William Gardiner (1781 -1864)
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18th June 1815, near the village of Waterloo in present-day Belgium. The French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by the Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blûcher.
On 18th June 2015 a Commemorative Service and Act of Remembrance was held at Christ Church, Esher to mark the 200th Anniversary of the battle and in memory of General Sir Robert William Gardiner who was Colonel Commandant of B. Brigade Royal Horse Artillery during the campaign.
The General had a very successful military career culminating in serving under the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular war and commanding his troop through out the Waterloo campaign. He went on to become equerry to Prince Leopold and Governor and Commander in Chief at Gibraltar from 1848 to 1855. He lived the last part of his life at Milbourne House on the Claremont Estate and is buried in the churchyard at Christ Church.
Prior to the outdoor wreath laying ceremony, the church bells rang and the congregation moved out of the church to the graveside. Eight officers and men of the Royal Regiment of Artillery were in attendance and a bugler sounded the last post. Wreaths were laid on the vault by the Rector, Stefan Collier, and by brothers Orlando and Constantine Bridgeman, the great great great grandchildren of the General. The congregation then moved into the church for a short service.
The Christ Church graveyard and vault bearing the inscription "In this vault are deposited the remains of General Sir Robert William Gardiner G.C.B. G.C.H. Colonel Commandant Royal Horse Artillery. Born 2nd May 1781. Died 26th June 1861.
Elmbridge Borough Council publish a weekly list of the planning applications which they have received. Our Association prepare a monthly report based on the most significant of these applications in the Esher area. Our report is studied and discussed by the committee at their monthly meeting and If it is considered that a particular application is likely to be to the detriment of Esher we make our observations known to the Council. Such observations or objections are shown on these monthly reports below.
We do not usually comment on applications unless we are approached by local residents to do so. However, for any major developments, buildings in the High Street or on Green Belt land etc. we would normally make our views known.
2015 - Archive
August 2017
Elmbridge Bin collections August 2017
We ask residents to report any bins that have not been collected by 4.00 p.m. on the scheduled collection day, to the Elmbridge website:- www.elmbridge.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/missed--bins/
and also could you please contact our councillor, Peter Heaney on 01372 467360 or 07966253980 or email@example.com
Joint Waste Solutions (JWS) is a new organisation formed to manage the waste collection of four councils, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath, Woking and Elmbridge.
On 1st June, Elmbridge became the "guinea pig" council when Amey (Amery plc) were appointed by JWS as the new waste collection contractor for the area.
Amey's first month of operation was appalling and without excuse as a very long period had been given for the preparation to take-over this service. We now understand that the maximum penalties under the Amey contract have been applied for poor performance etc. and all contracts for the collection of garden waste from residents have been extended for two months free of charge.
The Elmbridge Council portfolio holder for Environmental Services, Councillor Barry Fairbank, described the transition to the new contract as " being more challenging than expected". We believe this to be a
considerable understatement!
However, we have been informed that currently 99.3% of the 120,000 bins are being emptied on time each week, which means that 850 are still being collected 48 hours late, with some of these being missed altogether. This collection rate falls far short of the Elmbridge Council Environmental Services department target rate of 99.9%.
Councillor Barry Fairbank has assured all residents that he is working with Amey and with JWS to ensure that this target is met as soon as possible. We have been warned that the new "All singing and dancing" computerised dust carts are now not due for delivery until September.
February 2017
ELMBRIDGE LOCAL PLAN 27th February 2017
Strategic Options Consultation
The Esher Residents Association response to the Strategic Options Consultation is shown below:-
The Planning Department
Elmbridge Borough Council
Civic Centre
High Street
Esher, KT10 9SD 24 February 2017
Dear Sir or Madam,
The Esher Residents Association do not believe that the case has been made for allowing development in the Green Belt "Weakly performing areas " and we cannot support any of the three options being proposed.
The fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open; the essential characteristics of Green Belt are their openness and their permanence.
The recently released Government white paper appears to support this and the "Weakly Performing " category of Green Belt appears to be directly undermining this central government policy.
If Brexit means Brexit, then Green Belt is surely Green Belt and it is hard to understand how any area of it can be described as weakly performing when it has prevented the metropolitan mass from overwhelming us for so many years.
Housing Requirement Overstated
The Association does not believe that, although independently assessed, the requirement or need for 9,500 dwellings by 2035 is correct. The economy has been very severely threatened by the Brexit vote and there is every reason to believe that the requirement for housing will not increase at the same rate as in the past but rather a much reduced number of dwellings will be required between now and 2035 than predicted.
However, we do recognize that there is considerable pressure to increase the number of dwellings in Elmbridge. The evidence is clear as in the last four years
alone the number of households in the Borough has increased by some 3,800 an increase of 7%. Such increases cannot be sustainable to 2035 and there are already clear indications that infrastructure is already failing to meet the increased pressures.
Infrastructure Cannot Cope
The existing road system already cannot cope, resulting in "go slows" and traffic jams in many areas and on a regular basis, particularly on the approach roads to Esher; from the A3 & Oxshott, from Hersham via Lammas Lane and through the High Street.
The air quality has reduced in some areas of the Borough to such a degree that it has become a major consideration in planning applications e.g. the old peoples flats in Cobham High Street.
An additional 9,500 dwellings would presumably create an additional 10,000 to 18,000 cars in this area bringing many roads to a standstill. Should the current proposed redevelopment of Kempton Park go ahead, this would in itself lead to increases in traffic for Hampton Court Way and Esher High Street.
Alternative Policy
There is a need for a large increase in the housing stock of the nation and we believe this is a responsibility of central government. Government should be planning a new town or towns.
The local need for housing land could be achieved in a number of ways. Although we appreciate this will require a huge infrastructure investment in roads, schools drainage and the mitigation of air pollution.
The Association believes that Elmbridge Council should look again at the urban capacity. There maybe some areas where flats could be built one storey higher without detriment to the character of the town.
We also believe that there are low density areas where it would be acceptable to increase density by the division of large housing plots.
We understand there have been suggestions for schemes to build low cost flats above certain public car parks and increasing car parking at the same time. In some areas this may be acceptable if schemes of character could be developed.
The Esher Residents Association would urge Elmbridge Borough Council to reconsider their proposals for the Local Plan. Concentrating on actual Housing need rather than developer created demand. We believe the need for new dwellings in Elmbridge to be considerably lower than the 9,500 figure quoted and as a result
there is no need to encroach on any Green Belt land. Furthermore before any significant increase in housing is provided, attention must be given to improving local infrastructure.
For the reasons mentioned above, the Esher Residents Association does not support any of the three options proposed.
Yours faithfully
Paul Fielding.
Esher Residents Association.
June 2015
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If you wish to see the Green Belt around Esher preserved - vote for Esher Residents
If you wish to see local halls and assets retained and revitalized - vote for Esher Residents
If you wish to see control over your council tax increases to accumulate surpluses used to the benefit of the community - vote for Esher Residents
If you wish to see a review sought of parking in Esher, particularly around the High Street - vote for Esher Residents
If you wish to see improved access and parking for our beautiful commons – vote for Esher Residents
If you wish to have a pro-active and independent representative as your local councilor, Vote for Peter Heaney the Esher Residents Association candidate.
May 2015
Only 34 Votes!
34 votes. That was how many votes we missed out by in the last election. Please don't let that happen on the 7th May. Every single vote will count and your vote for Peter Heaney and the Esher Residents Association really will make a difference.
April 2015
ERA membership is open to anyone
ERA membership is open to anyone living in Esher. Members have one important thing in common: they all live in Esher and care about it, and what happens to it.
They want to influence the decisions affecting their neighbourhood and their own quality of life.
The ERA gives them a united voice with which to do that.
There is a minimum contribution of £5 per annum to help cover the cost of our quarterly newsletter "ERA News" election expenses and any other running costs.
March 2015
One week to go!
One week to go until the local elections on 7th May. Please help us to get Peter Heaney elected onto the local council to represent Esher Residents. Your vote really will make the difference.
Paul Fielding - 07831 148066
Vice Chairman
Chris Davison - 01372 462673
Hon Treasurer
Chris Davison - 01372 462673
Hon Secretary
Sue Citron - 01372 464696
Committee members:
Diana Hatfield
Paul Hodson
Terry Duhig
Councillor Peter Heaney (Coopted)
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The ERA has been working for Esher since 1976 and aims to give people living and working here a bigger and more direct say about the local affairs.
We are solely concerned with doing what is best for the community of Esher, protecting our quality of life by seeking to conserve our green spaces for recreation, working to retain local facilities and services on behalf of the community. We do this for the benefit of all residents – the ERA has no political party associations.
We review planning proposals from both private and public sectors in order to ensure that they are proportional, appropriate and sympathetic to the local environment. We always welcome the change and support high quality and sensitive developments which will improve our way of life and protect our environment. We want to ensure good value for our local budgets and put forward candidates for the elections to the Elmbridge Borough Council as we are not constrained by any political party line and can speak in full for our interests.
We produce a quarterly newsletter which is distributed by us in every home in Esher. The Newsletter aims to keep the residents informed about the pressing local issues, planning applications, local events and highlights interesting historical information on celebrated past residents and notable buildings.
Help and support from residents is always welcome – please send through any interesting material you would like to see published online or if you would like to get involved please do get in touch with any of the committee members.
We believe Esher is a great place to live and together we can keep it that way for future generations.
The ERA is financed through voluntary annual contributions (minimum £ 10), either collected by our Road Reps or, in many cases, sent to our Treasurer unsolicited.
We also raise funds through quiz nights, our annual Silver Salver Dinner and other events.
We are always delighted to hear your comments, or to welcome you as a member to the Esher Residents Association.
Running costs of the Association include our quarterly newsletter, ERA News, local election and AGM expenses and stationery. We make charitable donations from time to time. These have included money to: Princess Alice Hospice, Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign, British Legion Wreath, Council for the Protection of Rural England, Friends of Thames Ditton & Esher Hospital, and Esher Chamber of Commerce (Christmas lights).
Out-of-pocket expenses are only charged by committee members in exceptional cases.
ERA members have one important thing in common: they live in Esher and care about it, and what happens to it.
They want to influence all decisions affecting their neighbourhood and their own quality of life.
The ERA gives them a united voice with which to do that. Esher is a cosmopolitan community and our association has always welcomed support from those temporarily resident here.
Membership is open to anyone living in Esher. There is a minimum contribution of £10 per annum to help cover the cost of our quarterly newsletter "ERA News", election expenses and any other running costs.
Please email us or contact any Committee Member for details - we look forward to welcoming you!


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Members of a bizarre Japanese cult were busy draping trees and buildings in white sheets yesterday, apparently unconcerned as their deadline for the end of the world came and went.
Japan has for weeks obsessively watched the Panawave Laboratory cult as its members, dressed all in white, have blocked mountain roads in a convoy of white vans.
Members claim that communist guerrillas are trying to kill them with electro-magnetic waves. The cult also plotted to capture a celebrity seal. Dozens of police and scores of journalists kept watch yesterday on the inaccessible mountain village of Godaishi, in central Japan, where some 60 cultists are camping in their vans beside a disused school.
The cult's nearby headquarters was established a decade ago when its leader, Yuko Chino, decided to seek a secluded spot free of the electro-magnetic waves she says are destroying the world and her health. The cult believes white deflects the waves.
The convoy arrived in Godaishi after being chased from one spot to another across Japan by hostile local authorities. The cult has disturbed the country with its claims that the approach of a 10th planet would trigger the destruction of the earth on May 15. A spokesman now says the apocalypse has been postponed until next Thursday.
The cult's dire predictions have brought back bad memories of the apocalyptic Aum Supreme Truth cult, which committed mass murder by releasing sarin gas on the Tokyo underground in 1995. The attack killed 12 and left thousands suffering side-effects.
Tatsuhiko Sato, a local taxi driver, said yesterday: "What Panawave say has no basis in reality so you can only call them a cult. It reminds me of Aum. They seem only one step away from turning into a terrorist group."
Japanese have been alarmed at Panawave literature that says Miss Chino is the only hope for the earth and that her death could trigger holy war.
Miss Chino claims that she is terminally ill with cancer and will die within days. But in a television interview last week, she seemed healthy for a 69-year-old and local media note that she has been 'dying' for almost a decade.
The Aum cult's crimes were a major humiliation for the police, who missed clear signs that it had turned violent, and the authorities are desperate to be seen to be keeping close watch on Panawave.
Riot police are on permanent guard and on Wednesday investigators raided Panawave facilities across Japan, though so far the cult stands accused of nothing more serious than a few traffic offences.
Interest in Panawave was raised dramatically when it emerged the cult had planned to capture a bearded seal, which became the darling of the nation after it began appearing in rivers around Tokyo last year.
The cult has argued that Tama-chan, or Dear Little Tama, as the seal is known, was led thousands of miles from her natural habitat by electro-magnetic waves.
It now says the lost seal may be able to save the world.
The cult keeps a huge number of animals, especially cats, in an obsession that is reported to date back to Miss Chino's childhood.
Police estimate that Pana**wave, which was founded 25 years ago, now has around 1,200 members. They fear that it may become violent, while cubsession that is reported to date back to Miss Chino's childhood.
Police estimate that Pana**wave, which was founded 25 years ago, now has around 1,200 members. They fear that it may become violent, ers into paying thousands of pounds to ward off bad karma it claimed to have detected by reading the soles of their feet.
Another, the Life Space cult, kept a dead man in a hotel room for several months, claiming that it could cure him by patting his head.


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Two Parks and Recreation Commission Alternate Vacancies
The Board of Selectmen are seeking letters of interest from people wishing to be appointed to fill two (2) "Alternate" positions on the Parks & Recreation Commission. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall consist of five (5) members and three (3) alternate members, all of whom shall be residents of Alton and who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The Parks & Recreation Commission follows all applicable state laws and follows RSA 35-B with regards to specific duties.