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Thank goodness fashion tires of trends quickly (last season's "recession chic" cast a dour pall over our festivities). But spring '10 is already looking up, and the strongest trend taking shaping is one we can get behind: art collaborations. Photographer (and Women Models founder) Paul Rowland will kick off the New York shows with a fete for Supreme and V in a hot new Chelsea penthouse space that might just give Milk Studios a run for its money... Meanwhile, Croatian wonder Damir Doma will be arting up the Soho Grand with a conceptual installation called Silent... Always adept at the art of being fashionable (or the fashion of being arty?), Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida are following up last season's exhibit with an homage to legendary painter Richard Hambleton. The duo will host a dinner at Armani and a top-secret opening bash... Not to be outdone that night, MOMA has recruited Linda Evangelista to host the opening of interior designer Ron Arad's No Discipline exhibit... Deitch Projects and Vogue are hosting The Open, a groups show of emerging artists at the epic Deitch Studios on the East River... Graduating from mannequin manhandling and basement dungeons, the crew at Bland is having a full-blown performance at Cherry Lane Theatre... Then there's the much-rumored threeasfour collaboration with Yoko Ono at Milk Studios, as well as the launch of Pop's Damien Hirst-designed covers... The week will wrap up with a bang at the New Museum: the launch of Shoot, Rizzoli's valentine to the point-and-shoot revolution, showcasing the work of Nan Goldin, Wolfgang Tillmans and Juergen Teller. Collections, collectors, collectibles and collabos—can you handle it? Of course, we'll trust you to use your own wiles to shimmy your way in. Or just stay tuned.
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Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data
Staff Awards & Honors
October 2010
Kleese Van Dam Invited to Talk on Real-Time Analysis at NOBUGS
Congratulations to Dr. Kerstin Kleese Van Dam of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on being asked to speak at New Opportunities for Better User Group Software, better known as NOBUGS. At this international workshop, software developers from X-ray, neutron, and other experimental facilities exchange best practices and share new ideas.
In her talk, Kleese Van Dam spoke on moving data management software towards supporting real-time analysis across imaging technologies. By combining light-source-based x-ray and vacuum ultraviolet probes with laboratory-based imaging capabilities for 3D tomography, electron, ion, mass, and scanned probe microscopy, Kleese-Van Dam and her colleagues at PNNL's Chemical Imaging Initiative are striving for nanometer-scale imaging.
"With these combined imaging technologies, you will not only be able to view what's happening during the experiment, but influence it," she said. "To obtain this control, you need outstanding experimental equipment and the software to allow real-time analysis and integration."
Kleese Van Dam was selected for the talk based on her experience in building data infrastructures for large, complex scientific data sets. For example, she led the creation of the U.K. Science and Technology Facilities Council's integrated data management infrastructure. This infrastructure organizes, stores, and allows the analysis of data from multiple synchrotron, neutron, and laser facilities. The infrastructure is being adopted at other facilities worldwide. At PNNL, Kleese Van Dam is leading the Chemical Imaging Initiative's Hardware and Software Thrust Area.
The NOBUGS workshop occurred on October 10-13, 2010, at Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

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Going From the Corporate World to a Blown Glass Studio
Entrepreneur Lee Ware explains how he beat five years of depression by leaving a job he hated to purchase a blown glass studio. Ware provides the steps he used to facilitate his life change.
How Building the Next Doorbell Turned Into Building a Business
The DoorBot is a video doorbell for your smartphone. Entrepreneur Jamie Siminoff came up with the idea after getting fed up with missing important packages while working in his garage workshop.
3 Things Missing From Women's Bike Apparel and How We're Changing It
ILADORA Apparel explains how they integrated strength, style and beauty into a pair of women's bike pants. Finally, cyclist apparel that women aren't embarrassed to wear in the office – with cool features like magnetized cuffs to protect from bike grease.
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establish_connection(spec = nil)
Establishes the connection to the database. Accepts a hash as input where the :adapter key must be specified with the name of a database adapter (in lower-case) example for regular databases (MySQL, Postgresql, etc):
ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection( :adapter => "mysql", :host => "localhost", :username => "myuser", :password => "mypass", :database => "somedatabase" )
Example for SQLite database:
ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection( :adapter => "sqlite", :database => "path/to/dbfile" )
Also accepts keys as strings (for parsing from YAML for example):
ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection( "adapter" => "sqlite", "database" => "path/to/dbfile" )
The exceptions AdapterNotSpecified, AdapterNotFound and ArgumentError may be returned on an error.
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb, line 51 def self.establish_connection(spec = nil) case spec when nil raise AdapterNotSpecified unless defined? RAILS_ENV establish_connection(RAILS_ENV) when ConnectionSpecification self.connection_handler.establish_connection(name, spec) when Symbol, String if configuration = configurations[spec.to_s] establish_connection(configuration) else raise AdapterNotSpecified, "#{spec} database is not configured" end else spec = spec.symbolize_keys unless spec.key?(:adapter) then raise AdapterNotSpecified, "database configuration does not specify adapter" end begin require 'rubygems' gem "activerecord-#{spec[:adapter]}-adapter" require "active_record/connection_adapters/#{spec[:adapter]}_adapter" rescue LoadError begin require "active_record/connection_adapters/#{spec[:adapter]}_adapter" rescue LoadError raise "Please install the #{spec[:adapter]} adapter: `gem install activerecord-#{spec[:adapter]}-adapter` (#{$!})" end end adapter_method = "#{spec[:adapter]}_connection" if !respond_to?(adapter_method) raise AdapterNotFound, "database configuration specifies nonexistent #{spec[:adapter]} adapter" end remove_connection establish_connection(ConnectionSpecification.new(spec, adapter_method)) end end
Connections to multiple databases
establish_connection can be used to connect to multiple databases. The immediate downside is that your rake migrations may not work properly without hacking.
In each model that resides in a different database we call:
establish_connection :different_database
You can check they are working by hitting script/console with:
>> App.connection.instance_eval {@config[:database]} => "app_development" >> AnotherDatabase.connection.instance_eval {@config[:database]} => "another_database"
Now doing a call to AnotherDatabase.find() will connect to the AnotherDatabase database and start returning results.
Use sqlite3, not sqlite
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New Financial Aid WebsiteFebruary 18th, 2013 by webdev
Welcome to the new Financial Aid website!
News and Announcements for Spring 2013
- CFCC's FAFSA priority date for Spring 2013 – It is strongly recommended that new applicants submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by November 16 and submit all requested supporting documents by November 30 for Spring 2013 financial aid consideration. We will continue to review and process applications received after the above dates but will not guarantee that aid will be finalized in time to avoid your having to pay out of pocket for tuition and fees and books and supplies. The student is responsible for all charges in the absence of a financial aid award. Payment can be made by cash, check, debit card, MasterCard, VISA, American Express and Discover. WebAdvisor is available for making payments by debit and credit cards. Students may also enroll in the automatic monthly Tuition Payment Plan provided by Nelnet Business Solutions. To learn more about the Tuition Payment Plan, please visithttp://cfcc.edu/businessoffice/paymentplan/. Make appropriate arrangements to pay to avoid having your spring schedule of classes canceled.
- CFCC's Spring 2013 Stafford Loan Application priority date is Dec 3, 2012 – The Financial Aid Office will continue processing loan applications received after this date, however, the student may be responsible for tuition, fees, and books. FAFSA must be complete before loans can be processed.
- Financial Aid Eligibility and 2nd Mini Session Registration, 2012-13 Academic Year – Students attending the full 16-week session and/or the first mini session are allowed to register for 2nd mini session classes during the first eight days of the full 16-week spring semester. The classes in which students enroll during this period of time will qualify for financial aid if the student is otherwise eligible.Students attending ONLY 2nd mini session classes can register for the 2nd mini session up to the day before the 2nd mini session begins to qualify for financial aid if the student is otherwise eligible.
- ***Change in Verification Process for 2013-14 FAFSA Applications*** — CFCC has contracted with College Foundation, Inc., ("CFI") to help students complete the verification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).College Foundation School Services (CFISS) will be contacting students who have been selected by the federal processor for verification and requesting the data needed to complete the required verification. Watch for e-mails from firstname.lastname@example.com and respond as quickly as possible.CFCC may be requesting documents from other student applicants and those documents will need to be sent directly to the CFCC Financial Aid Office.
- Email Correspondence — ALL student correspondence from the Financial Aid Office is sent via e-mail. Students should check their CFCC e-mail accounts frequently for important information from the Financial Aid Office, including documents required to complete the application process and award notices. New applicants should allow 4 business days in the creation of a CFCC email account
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Welcome to West Sacramento Little League
West Sacramento Little League has a new web site. Please visit us at www.westsacll.org
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Saturday, December 7th from 10 AM to 2 PM at the West Sac Rec Center
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Please open this document for in-person registration dates and fees for 2014. We will NOT be accepting online registrations this year. All registrations must be in person so you may show Birth Certificate and 3 Proofs of Residency. No exceptions.
Handout: 2014 Registration Poster
Sunday, September 8
West Sacramento Little League Boundary Map
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Proof of Residency List for Registration
You must provide 3 valid proofs of residency to register your child for the 2014 Season. This attachment gives a list of approved forms of proof.
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3 pages written 30 Jan 1860 by Alfred McKellar in Taranaki Region
From: Inward letters - Surnames, MacKa - Macke, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0422 (27 digitised items). Correspondents:W M MacKay, Wanganui, 1867 (1 letter); J B McKain, Ahuriri, 1851 (1 letter); J Mackelin, Auckland, 1870 (1 letter); R S Mackell (ADC), Government House, Wellington, 1873 & undated (2 letters); Alfred & Annette McKellar, New Plymouth & Omata, 1854-1860 (5 letters); E McKellar, Auckland, 2 undated letters; J T Mackelvie (to Vogel re supply of arms), London, 1872 (1 letter); Alexander MacKenzie, Rangitikei, Wellington, Kihikihi & Auckland, 1850-1874 (7 letters).Annie M McKenzie, Howick, undated letter; D F MacKenzie, Porangahau, 1858 (1 letter); Hector McKenzie, Thames, 1871 (1 letter); Hugh McKenzie, Wellington, 1863 (1 letter); J M McKenzie, Auckland, 1873 (1 letter); J Reid Mackenzie, Dunedin, 1865 & 1870 (2 letters).
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YRC Worldwide is an American transportation company that offers shipping of industrial, commercial, and retail goods. Founded in 1924 with headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, the company reported 2013 revenue of $4.86 billion, up 0.3 percent year-over-year. The company also recorded a net loss of $83.6, down from the previous year's net loss of $136.5 million.
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On August 11th 2016, the General Department of Taxation issued Official Letter 3593/TCT-KK to implement and introduce the new contents of Circular 99/2016/TT-BTC providing guidelines on the management of value-added tax (VAT) refund.
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Well you weren't going to go out tonight, but you went to meet someone in the early evening.
So you had a couple of beers.
Then another friend joined the group.
So you had a few more beers.
Then someone joined the group who was friends with the bartender.
Suddenly it's 10pm and you're on your way to another bar suggested by another friend. You haven't had solids for the last nine hours, and beer is sloshing about your belly and doing funny things to your eyes.
It's time to eat my friend.
If you're in the Raval, you can have kebabs, or kebabs. And if you're like me, it takes exactly three mouthfulls to remember why you don't eat kebabs when sober.
If you're in the Gotico there are a few options. On Carrer Dels Escudellers there is the famous Lechuga, pizza heaven to the discerning drunk. My new favourite however is on Carrer dels Codols.
Turn off Placa Trippy (Placa George Orwell on the map) onto Carrer dels Codols. The first shop on your left is a kind of hybrid which looks like a kebab shop but serves chicken and rice, chicken and chips, samosas and a whole lot of similar combinations. The average price for food ranges from 3.50 Euros to 5 Euros.
A bit too 'street' for your European sensibilities? Fine, keep walking.
The next place on your left, marked by the internationally recognised red lantern is the Chinese restaurant. Fried rice, or a dish of rice and beef, or noodles and chicken, will set you back about 4 to 5 Euros. Gone are the nostalgic days of 3 euro chinese food, but still great value, and you can sit in and eat for no extra cost.
Not in the mood for Chinese? Fine, Keep walking. Peek into El Mariatchi bar on your right, and make a mental note to come back for a drink.
And finally when you think the person who gave you directions was probably too drunk to think straight, you see it. Tuccos! Bohemian cafe chic, with big tasty food at street food prices? Yes! Yes! Yes!
Past the front desk, and inside the long and narrow cafe are two food stations buzzing with activity. A little team of chefs are working hard, and more significantly…looking clean. Several tables are scattered through, with what even appears to be a large birthday party in progress in the back. The mandatory artist friend's sketches are up for sale on the walls, along with spray painted skateboards and the perplexing message 'I can't stop' forming a repeated theme throughout art in the restaurant.
That isn't Tuccos' message though. Tuccos' slogan is 'Real Food'. Hooray!
I opted for a mini pizza (1.80 Euros) and a slice of dulce de leche, a kind of caramel cake (1.60 Euros). A good portion of lasagna would set you back 5 euros.
Tuccos has just relocated to this new spot, and all the decor is fresh and crisp. Unfussy, but cool. The lady taking food orders at the front counter is patience exemplified, quietly explaining and waiting for large groups of tipsy people to muddle their way through the menu.
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Uganda's Taxi Park: Organization in the Chaos
21 October 2010 at 14:00 sarahcurl 2 comments
By Sarah Curl, KF 12 Uganda
It's five thirty in the morning and my cell phone that functions as an alarm, telephone, clock and flashlight is going off. The sound starts off soothing but gets more obnoxious as the minutes pass. I reach out but my bed net is blocking my access to the blaring sound. I fumble around the bed net and find some opening to reach out and turn my alarm off. This morning is the start of a long day which consists of traveling to a branch that is five hours away. As I quickly get up, I stumble around and find clothes that appear appropriate in the dark. I grab a yogurt that I drink while I walk the ten minutes to find a boda-boda. My eyes have not completely opened yet but with the boda speeding through traffic lanes and oncoming traffic, it always has a way of waking you up and being the natural caffeine you need in the morning.
I get to the taxi park at around seven in the morning. After living in Kampala for over 2 and a half months, I find the taxi park a welcomed comfort. This place was my nightmare when I first arrived. I was told on week two to get to the taxi park and take a taxi to a branch. Much easier said than done when you are on your own and a taxi park consists of hundreds of similar looking taxis with conductors calling out prices and final destinations. Now I feel like the pro who knows exactly where to go or at least thinks I know where I am going. The round trip commute alone is going to take ten hours today so I settle in my seat and get comfortable.
As I wait for the taxi to depart, various items are being sold through the open windows of the taxi. It almost feels as if the market has come to you, since you have the option of purchasing everything from bars of soap, goat meat, air time for your cell phone, ice cream, gold watches and everything in between. The taxi park looks very overwhelming when you first arrive but soon you realize there is an order to the chaos. Every taxi is in some sort of line which waits till it is full before departing. Full is a relative term because full in Uganda means every inch of seat must be occupied and this includes children on laps and animals under the seats.
As we drive out of Kampala, I realize how comfortable I have become in Uganda. When I first got here, I was in the back of a taxi, gliding through the streets at ten at night with a terrified look on my face. Now what used to make me think about how different this is from home, seems more familiar than different. I have become accustomed and can't help but feel like in a few weeks when I head home, I am going to feel the same out of place feeling when I drive back through the streets of Los Angeles, my hometown. And all the while, during my realization of how at home I feel, the two chickens who are on the same commute as me have wandered away from their owner and now reside next to my feet for the five hour journey. The clucking and movement of the chickens, the noise and brush on my leg every few minutes doesn't even seem to alarm me as much as it would have months ago.
To get a better idea of the taxi park in Uganda, I have attached a quick video. Also, feel free to type into Google Images "Uganda Taxi Park" and you will get a better understanding of what I am talking about.
Sarah Curl is a Kiva Fellow serving in Kampala, Uganda. She is working at Pearl Microfinance while spending time navigating the taxi park and logging some serious hours on busses, matatus and bodas all over Uganda.
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Entry filed under: KF12 (Kiva Fellows 12th Class), PEARL Microfinance, Uganda. Tags: blogsherpa, Sarah Curl, taxi park, Uganda.
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hey that is kampala old taxi park, abit lousy and can easily get lost among the many taxis yet similar.


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On melting glaciers and science as a contact sport
This week we were inspired by Skeptical Science.com, a site for people who are "skeptical about global warming skepticism." On February 10, Skeptical Science put some of its best scientific rebuttals to arguments commonly used by climate change deniers in a handy cheat-sheet format that you can consult from your i-Phone. Leo Hickman, over at The Guardian / Environment blog, wrote about the tempest this tactical app immediately roused in the opposing camp.
On Wednesday we asked Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs with the Climate Institute in Washington DC, to answer simple questions about the facts: Are the glaciers melting faster in the past? Do we know why? What about the sun? And why are climate change debates so heated anyway?!
Click below for his answers.
Michael MacCracken on 'melting glaciers' from World Bank on Vimeo.
Michael MacCracken on 'science as a contact sport' from World Bank on Vimeo.


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WASHINGTON, March 30, 2017 The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments are introducing to service members who have Servicemembers Group Life Insurance an online enrollment system called the SGLI On-line Enrollment System that enables active duty and eligible reserve and National Guard members to manage their group and family coverage online.
SGLI provides $400,000 in automatic life insurance coverage to service members when they enlist. SGLI members get automatic coverage for dependent children and non-military spouses under the family SGLI program.
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With more than 24,000 downloads so far, the app matches the most recent information found on the Navy COOL website.
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While in high school, Josiah Hernandez came to a difficult crossroads in his young life. Twenty credits short of graduation and struggling with academic and self discipline, he dropped out. Just a few months later, in search of direction, he found the U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps program.
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SILVERDALE, Wash. (NNS) -- Marine Corps Security Force Battalion (MCSFBn) graduated its newest batch of junior noncommissioned officers (NCO) at the command Corporals Course, March 17.
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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Navy junior officers interested in serving as a White House social aide can now apply through April 30.
The White House social aides have supported presidents and first ladies since the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, and are represented by all branches of the military. They help manage guests who attend social functions at the White House, and also facilitate interactions with the president and first lady.
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WASHINGTON, March 22, 2017 — The selection of the 2017 Women's History Month theme, "Honoring Trailblazing Women," falls in perfect harmony with the centennial anniversary of the first enlisted woman to enter into military service. The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services and the Veteran Affairs Center for Women Veterans co-hosted an event at the Women in Military Service for American Memorial yesterday, celebrating the historic enlistment of Loretta P. Walsh, March 21, 1917, exactly 100 years ago to the day.
In the spring of 1917, the United States began preparing for the inevitability of war. However, men were not enlisting in sufficient numbers. On March 19, 1917, Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels determined that women could be enrolled in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force and issued an order authorizing their enlistment.
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WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 — Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Michael R. Pence, honored military women today as part of events for Women's History Month.
"We just wanted to say 'Thank you,'" she told three dozen service members at an afternoon reception at One Observatory Circle, the vice president's residence at the Naval Observatory here.
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The jobless rate for all veterans edged down to 4.3 percent in 2016 from 4.6 percent in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' recently released annual Employment Situation for Veterans. This continues a downward trend from the peak of the recession in 2011, and brings the veteran unemployment rate near pre-recession levels.
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By Suzanna Brugler, Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support, Deputy
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support (NAVSUP GLS) Household Goods (HHG) added 15 more webinars to its series of live, interactive webinars that assist Sailors and their families in facilitating military moves, March 10.
The total number of webinars offered since Jan. 10 is 65, up from the original 50 scheduled early this year.
VA's rule establishes presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in water supply at Camp Lejeune VA to provide disability benefits for related diseases
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) regulations to establish presumptions for the service connection of eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, are effective as of today.
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The Stevia rebaudiana is commonly known as sweet leaf, sugar leaf, or simply Stevia. This is widely grown for its sweet leaves. Stevia and Sunflower belong to asteraceae family. The sweet herb Stevia is becoming a major source of natural sweetener as an alternate of sugar. It is rapidly replacing the chemical sweetener like Splenda, Saccharine and Aspartame.
The plant is native to tropical and subtropical regions of North America and South America. There are near about 240 species of Stevia Genus. It is grown widely in countries like Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Venezuela. In Venezuela it is being used over 1500 years.
Stevia leaves are 30 times sweeter than normal sugar. The extract of stevia Rebaudioside-A is around 300-400 times sweeter than normal sugar. The sweetness of stevia also felt for long time.
There are two compounds in stevia leaves 1.) Stevioside(10%-20%) and 2.) Rebaudioside-A(1-3%). The Stevioside is stable at 100 °C this is main advantage of Steviocide over other sweetener.
Today stevia is ready to become King in the market of sweetener. As demand of low carbohydrate sweetener is rising day by day.
A good market is being developed for stevia domestically as well as internationally. This is a ray of hope for the diabetic patient. As it is natural source of sweetener. It is also used for the treatment of obesity and high blood sugar patient. There is not increase in sugar level after consumption of stevia as sweetener as substitute of normal sugar.
Stevia, therefor, opens up new avenues for crop diversification and a viable alternative to sugarcane. There is a potential to use Stevia in soft drinks, confectionery and bakery etc. Instead of sweeteners with known adverse side effects in the long run. Stevia prevents tooth decay with its microbial property . Majority of the supplementary food products for diabetic patients emphasize on the fibre & protein content the addition of the Stevia leaves, dried or in powder form, in such products would not only aid in increasing the natural sweetness but would also help in rejuvenating the pancreatic gland.
Apart from this, Stevia is nutrient rich, containing substantial amount of Protein, Magnesium, Miocene, riboflavin, Zinc, Chromium, Selenium, Calcium & Phosphorus, Besides Stevia can also be used as a house hold sweetener in preparation of most Indian sweetmeats.
There are different views about stevia in different countries. Countries like Japan and Korea; it is widely used as sweetener. In some countries use of stevia is banned. Initially US govt banned stevia but in year 2008 the extract of stevia Rebaudioside-A was approved as food additive. Today the number of countries is increasing where stevia is available
Stevia crop has good potential in India. There is low risk in this crop. The investment in stevia is also tax free as it is agriculture production. The return also starts to come early. As it is planted for five years so the cost of plantation also accrue one time in five in 5 years. There is high potential of return as compared to traditional crop.
Stevia is available in many forms. The choice is totally dependent amount of sweetness we want. The fresh leaves are least sweet and the extracted white powder is the sweetest.
This form of stevia is the herb in its most natural, unrefined state. A leaf picked from a stevia plant and chewed will impart an extremely sweet taste sensation reminiscent of licorice that lasts for quite a while.
For stevia to have a more practical application as a tea or sweetener, the leaves must be dried or put through an extraction process, which makes the sweet taste even more potent.
For more of the flavor and sweet constituents of the stevia leaf to be released, drying and crushing is necessary. A dried leaf is considerably sweeter than a fresh one, and is the form of stevia used in brewing herbal tea.Dried stevia leaf may come in bulk or packaged like tea bags. You can also get it finely powdered. It has a greenish color and can be used in a wide variety of foods and beverages, including coffee, applesauce and hot cereals. You also can use it to make an herbal tea blend. Its distinctive flavor is reminiscent of licorice, which will blend very well with different aromatic spices, such as cinnamon and ginger.
The form in which stevia is primarily used as a sweetener in Japan is that ofa white powdered extract. In this form it is approximately 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar (by weight).This white powder is an extract of the sweet glycosides (natural sweetening agents) in the stevia leaf.Not all stevia extract powders are the same. The taste, sweetness and cost of the various white stevia powders will likely depend on their degree of refinement and the quality of the stevia plant used. You may find that some powders have more of an aftertaste.Since extracted stevia powder is so intensely sweet, we recommend that it be used by the pinch (or drop if diluted in water). Once mixed, this solution should be stored in the refrigerator.
These come in several forms. There's a syrupy black liquid (that results from boiling the leaves in water), which can enhance the flavor of many foods. Another type is made by steeping stevia leaves in distilled water or a mix of water and grain alcohol. You can also find a liquid made from the white powder concentrate mixed with water, and preserved with grapefruit seed extract.
One need not be a South American planter to be a successful stevia grower. While the herb's native locale may make it appear somewhat exotic, it has proved to be quite adaptable and capable of being cultivated in climate zones as diverse as Florida and southern Canada.
True, home-grown stevia may lack the potency of refined white stevia extract; whole stevioside content generally ranges from 81 to 91 percent, as compared to a leaf level of approximately 12 percent. But it can provide you with a quantity of freshly harvested stevia 'tea leaves' to augment your supply of commercial stevia sweeteners.
Organic gardeners in particular should find stevia an ideal addition to their yield. Though nontoxic, stevia plants have been found to have insect-repelling tendencies. Their very sweetness, in fact, may be a kind of natural defense mechanism against aphids and other bugs that find it not to their taste. Perhaps that's why crop-devouring grasshoppers have been reported to bypass stevia under cultivation.
Then, too, raising stevia yourself, whether in your back yard or on your balcony, is another positive way you can personally (and quite legally) protest the wrongheaded government policies that have for so long deprived the American people of its benefits -- a kind of contemporary Victory Garden.
How to start your own stevia patch
It would be difficult, at best, to start a stevia patch from scratch -- that is, by planting seeds. Even if you could get them to germinate, results might well prove disappointing, since stevioside levels can vary greatly in plants grown from seed.
The recommended method is rather to buy garden-ready 'starter' plants, which given stevia's 'growing' popularity, may well be obtainable from a nursery or herbalist in your area -- provided you're willing to scout around a bit. If you're not, or are unsuccessful in locating any, there are at least three growers of high-quality stevia who will ship you as many baby plants as you'd like.
Keep in mind that not all stevia plants are created equal in terms of stevioside content, and, hence, sweetness. It's therefore a good idea to try to determine if the plants you're buying have been grown from cuttings whose source was high in stevioside.
Because tender young stevia plants are especially sensitive to low temperatures, it's important that you wait until the danger of frost is past and soil temperatures are well into the 50s and 60s before transplanting them into your garden.
Once you begin, it's best to plant your stevia in rows 20 to 24 inches apart, leaving about 18 inches between plants. Your plants should grow to a height of about 30 inches and a width of 18 to 24 inches.
The care and feeding of stevia
Stevia plants do best in a rich, loamy soil -- the same kind in which common garden-variety plants thrive. Since the feeder roots tend to be quite near the surface, it is a good idea to add compost for extra nutrients if the soil in your area is sandy.
Besides being sensitive to cold during their developmental stage, the roots can also be adversely affected by excessive levels of moisture. So take care not to overwater them and to make sure the soil in which they are planted drains easily and isn't soggy or subject to flooding or puddling.
Frequent light watering is recommended during the summer months. Adding a layer of compost or your favorite mulch around each stevia plant will help keep the shallow feeder roots from drying out.
Stevia plants respond well to fertilizers with a lower nitrogen content than the fertilizer's phosphoric acid or potash content. Most organic fertilizers would work well, since they release nitrogen slowly.
Gathering autumn stevia leaves
Harvesting should be done as late as possible, since cool autumn temperatures and shorter days tend to intensify the sweetness of the plants as they evolve into a reproductive state. While exposure to frost is still to be avoided, covering the plants during an early frost can give you the benefit of another few weeks' growth and more sweetness.
When the time does come to harvest your stevia, the easiest technique is to cut the branches off with pruning shears before stripping the leaves. As an extra bonus, you might also want to clip off the very tips of the stems and add them to your harvest, as they are apt to contain as much stevioside as do the leaves.
If you live in a relatively frost-free climate, your plants may well be able to survive the winter outside, provided you do not cut the branches too short (leaving about 4 inches of stem at the base during pruning). In that case, your most successful harvest will probably come in the second year. Five-year-old plants will not be as productive and, ideally, should be replaced with new cuttings.
In harsher climates, however, it might be a good idea to take cuttings that will form the basis for the next year's crop. Cuttings need to be rooted before planting, using either commercial rooting hormones or a natural base made from willow tree tips, pulverized onto a slurry in your blender. After dipping the cuttings in such a preparation, they should be planted in a rooting medium for two to three weeks, giving the new root system a chance to form. They should then be potted -- preferably in 4.5-inch pots -- and placed in the sunniest and least drafty part of your home until the following spring.
Unlocking the sweetness in your harvest
Once all your leaves have been harvested you will need to dry them. This can be accomplished on a screen or net. (For a larger application, an alfalfa or grain drier can be used, but about the only way an average gardener might gain access to such a device is to borrow it from a friendly neighbourhood farmer). The drying process is not one that requires excessive heat; more important is good air circulation. On a moderately warm fall day, your stevia crop can be quick dried in the full sun in about 12 hours. (Drying times longer than that will lower the stevioside content of the final product.) A home dehydrator can also be used, although sun drying is the preferred method.
Crushing the dried leaves is the final step in releasing stevia's sweetening power. This can be done either by hand or, for greater effect, in a coffee grinder or in a special blender for herbs. You can also make your own liquid stevia extract by adding a cup of warm water to 1/4 cup of fresh, finely-crushed stevia leaves. This mixture should set for 24 hours and then be refrigerated.
Just because you live within the confines of an apartment or condominium doesn't mean you can't enjoy the benefits of stevia farming. This versatile plant can be grown either in pots on your balcony or any sunny spot, or else in a hydroponic unit. Stevia plants also do quite well in "container gardens." A 10" to 12" diameter container filled with a lightweight growing mix is an ideal size for each plant. A little mulch on the top will help retain the moisture in the shallow root zone. A properly fertilized hydroponic unit or container garden can provide you with as much stevia as an outdoor garden, if not more.
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The worst part about the departure of Mike Pereira from the league office was the disappearance of the "Official Review" segment from NFL Network's Total Access. Through an on-air segment and a web-only session, Pereira addressed every Wednesday some of the questionable calls of the week that was.
Often, he was candid. Less frequently, he retreated to the role of company man. Sometimes, he avoided certain plays that were begging to be addressed. Still, the league needed that kind of transparency.
It'll be returning soon.
Though the press release from NFLN says that "Official Review" is being introduced, the reality is that it's being re-introduced. Featuring V.P. of officiating Carl Johnson and director of officiating Dean Blandino, the segment will appear on various NFL Network shows.
It'll be interesting to see how critical Johnson and Blandino will be when it comes to the efforts of the officials. The reality is that, when it comes to any media owned and operated by the NFL, there's a limit as to what can be said.
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O.J. Simpson's lawyers said Tuesday they will take his case back to the Nevada Supreme Court, hoping justices will overturn a lower court judge's decision last week denying the former football star a new trial in his armed robbery case.
A notice mailed Monday to the state high court gives Simpson's new legal team until Jan. 13 to file documents supporting their claim that Simpson didn't receive a fair trial and challenging the recent ruling by Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell, Simpson appeals attorney Patricia Palm said.
"We remain convinced there were errors," Palm said.
Bell's ruling means Simpson, 66, isn't eligible for parole until he's at least 70.
Palm and attorneys Ozzie Fumo and Tom Pitaro failed to convince Bell that Simpson received ineffective representation from lawyer Yale Galanter, who headed Simpson's 2008 trial team and his initial appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court.
Galanter defended his performance during hearings in May and said after Bell's ruling on Nov. 26 that he did everything in his power to defend Simpson.
Palm characterized Simpson as being ready for the next step in his appeal.
I don't expect them to get any relief from a Nevada Supreme Court which didn't seem to have any sympathy for Mr. Simpson on direct appeal.
—H. Leon Simon, Las Vegas attorney
She also said she was preparing to ask the U.S. District Court in Nevada for Simpson's release on grounds that his constitutional trial rights were violated by ineffective assistance of counsel. That filing could also come in January.
Simpson is serving nine to 33 years in a Nevada prison for his conviction on armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges.
A jury found him guilty of leading a group of men in a September 2007 confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel. Two of the men testified they brought guns to the meeting.
Simpson claimed he was trying to retrieve items that had been stolen from him after his 1995 acquittal in Los Angeles in the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife and her friend.
He testified in May that he never knew any of the men with him were carrying guns.
Bell, in her 101-page ruling, concluded that Simpson asked men to bring guns, knew they had weapons and asked several times if they were armed.
The judge also found that Galanter made errors. But she said the evidence against Simpson was overwhelming and his current attorneys failed to demonstrate how errors at trial and in his initial appeal would have changed the outcome of his case.
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H. Leon Simon, the prosecutor who handled the May hearings against Simpson, noted that Simpson's lawyers will be asking the same state high court that denied his initial appeal and rejected his request for rehearing to now grant him a new trial.
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So that was the Scudetto crossroads. Everyone survived without getting run over, although some ended up more bruised and battered than others. The gap at the top of the table is still six points, with Juventus technically able to count on a seven-point cushion thanks to a superior head-to-head record. Walter Mazzarri is still blind to Napoli's faults and insisting everything will continue to go smoothly even if Edinson Cavani does not find the net. The papers are still full of controversy over refereeing decisions. Plus ca change...
It was certainly a battle at the San Paolo last night, of that there can be no doubt. Just ask Giorgio Chiellini and Cavani, who engaged in wrestling matches at every set piece that would make Celtic fans implode with indignant rage. Think Stephan Lichtsteiner shoving you with his chest is bad? Try hair-pulling and an elbow to the face. It's remarkable that elbow from Cavani was spotted by the goal line assistant, yet only warranted a yellow card. It was about as blatant an elbow to the face as you can get. The slow-motion replays were stunning, as Chiello's jowls were reshuffled into a new shape, looking more than ever like Robert De Niro in Raging Bull. For a man who has fractured his nose five times, I guess he's mainly glad the elbow caught him on the cheek.
Some argue that if Chiellini's spot of cat-fight cruelty had been seen just before that, he too would've risked a straight red or at least giving away a penalty. Maybe he was just jealous of Edi's luxuriant locks... It was therefore a great relief to see the pair embrace at the final whistle and exchange shirts. At last, no brawl or recriminations after the game, especially from Chiellini who had every right to complain to the media. Instead, he simply shrugged and said he gave as good as he got. He's an old-style warrior and one Juventus have really missed over the last three months.
People under-estimate how much Chiellini brings to the Bianconeri. He is not only a great defender with timing and vision, plus their strongest player in the air on set plays. The celebration after his goal, beating his chest with both fists like King Kong, showed the passion and determination he exudes. That's the Juventus spirit that took this team to the title. Pretty football is all well and good, but sometimes you need to scrap for a point, and in a fight you really want Chiellini on your side.


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Like to shake, rattle and roll? Then enjoy, as Graziano uses shaker tubes to create sedimentary rocks and a hydraulic rock crusher to deform rocks into the metamorphic kind. Epic!
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Biologist Julie Oliver explains the inner workings of our heart and circulatory system in "Matters of the Heart: Cell and Cardiovascular Disease." With audience participation, Oliver will unravel how blood cells called platelets function at the site of an injury to form a plug. There's good and bad news about our body's ability to stop bleeding. While this rapid response is critical to wound healing, its regulation can be disrupted, causing a cascade of events that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. As she leads a tour into our veins, discover the what's inside that activates the platelets – and what inhibits them. She also investigates how drugs like aspirin inhibit platelet's clotting function. A demonstration reveals why platelets in mammals (that's us!) respond particularly well to a daily, low-dose aspirin treatment for cardiovascular disease.
Scientists Who Turned the World Upside Down
In "Scientists Who Turned the World Upside Down," mathematician Bart Adrian takes audience members on a trip through the history of game-changing discoveries by Galileo, Newton, Einstein, Richardson and Lorenz – but not always the breakthroughs you've heard about. Feel first-hand what radical idea Galileo discovered without a telescope. Take a spin, courtesy of Sir Isaac Newton and see what angular momentum is all about. Find out who Edward Lorenz and Lewis Richardson were, and then explore the scientific concept of stability in a demonstration with a tennis ball and a large salad bowl. Finally, Adrian leads an investigation of the "missing mass" that Albert Einstein referred to in his famous description of the relationship between energy and mass, E = mc2.
Hidden Colors Revealed
With color, what you see isn't always what you get. Discover the reasons in "Hidden Colors Revealed" when UWM chemist Alan Schwabacher shows various ways that color can be present, but not visible — or uncovered. He'll make a white cloth made of fiberglass invisible before your very eyes by submerging the cloth in a liquid of the same index of refraction. He'll demonstrate how substances can change from one color to another by removal of "obscuring" colors. On the flip side, Schwabacher will show some ways that colors caused by chemical reactions can form, and how other colors can hide by being mixed with still other colors. Finally, although colors like ultraviolet and infrared are invisible, we'll learn how they impact the visible world: ultraviolet and sunburn; infrared and the effectiveness of insulation.
Science, Society and Sustainability: Can We Make the Pieces Fit?
Knowing how parts of nature interact in time and space is critical to our understanding of sustainability. Ecologist Tim Ehlinger looks at our interaction with the land from our first arrival on the continent: trapping, logging, farming, industrialization, urbanization, and suburbia. Through demonstrations he traces human behavior and how it has, and continues, to modify our environment. He builds a "beaver dam" and has "rain" fall on a farmyard and an urban development to show the enormous difference in rainwater retention. Meeting our needs without jeopardizing those of future generations is the theme throughout this look at sustainability.
A Survey of Spacetime
Jolien Creighton — Geometry was invented to measure the Earth—to survey plots of land and to find distances between towns. We now use the same surveying methods to measure the distances to stars and the shape of the universe. But geometry is now understood to be the essence of space and time and the origin of gravity. Ripples in the geometry of spacetime produced by colliding black holes or by the big bang are now being sought with new types of observatories that are giving us our most precise survey of spacetime.
Mussel Beach: The Crushing Weight of Invasive Species
Carmen Aguilar and Russell Cuhel — Quagga mussels seem like invaders from another planet. Are they going to crush the historic wrecked ships on the bottom of Lake Michigan with all their bodies and shells? How did they wipe out the zebra mussels in such a short time? Are they stronger? Learn about the most ravaging invader Lake Michigan has ever seen!
The Evolution of Life: From Microbes to Dinosaurs
Have you ever wondered how geologists reconstruct the Earth's history? Join geologist Steve Dornbos as he takes you on a journey through geologic time showing us how fossils are formed, preserved and become more complex as faunal succession occurs. Learn about superposition, index fossils and more. And then play "The Wheel of Fossils" game to learn how evolutionary changes took place over the past three billion years.
Today's Gadgets and Tomorrow's Energy: John Bardeen's Nobel Prizes
Daniel Agterberg — Through interactive demonstrations and examples, we unravel the ideas that lead to John Bardeen's remarkable discoveries for which he won two Nobel Prizes: the transistor and the explanation of superconductivity. The first created the modern day electronics of your cell phone, computer and more; the second is poised to change the energy industry.
Glowing Eyes and Personal Halos: Seeing the Light
Robert Greenler — The "red-eye effect," halos from antiquity to modern times, the courting ritual of the woodcock, aerial views of Stonehenge — "a whole bunch of things, many of which can be explained by a similar effect" — work together in this inventive and informative video to present a way of seeing more thoroughly.
Space, Time, Einstein, and Spacetime
Beginning with the flat earth of Ancient Egypt, where tax collectors developed the principles of geometry, John L. Friedman moves through the centuries to show us how science has effected our understanding of concepts such as up or down, of two events happening in the same place at the same time, of space as being flat, and also our sense of what is in the past and what is in the future. Suitable for use at both the high-school and college levels, "Space, Time, Einstein, and Spacetime" provides a fascinating twist on how science has changed how we understand the physical universe.
Up Close and Personal: A View Through the World's Best Microscopes
Through the looking glass and on into inner space, this video is an adventure in wonderland for all who follow physicist Jun Nogami into the world of microscopes past, present, and future. The journey begins with the familiar magnifying glass, travels back to mid-1600 and the single-lens microscope, the first means of observing bacteria. The program then proceeds step-by-step to the edge of tomorrow, to the Quantum Corral, and the quest to fabricate and control on an atomic level.
Beetles, Bubbles, and Butterflies: The Origins of Iridescence
Robert Greenler — Change the angle and a drab butterfly displays a wash of brilliant blue; the vibrant green of a beetle turns a rich blue; and the intense red of the ruby-throated humming disappears. Almost like magic, in this video as in the world at large, "nature's jewels" shimmer about us in feathers, in butterfly wings, in spider webs, and in shells whose colors record a like history of the animal who built them.
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Sound, motion, and a bit of fury pulse through this dynamic investigation into several imaging techniques used to examine the human body. Physicist Paul Lyman immediately captures the attention of his audience with his entrance, bumping down the long flight of lecture-room stairs to the front of the room on his bicycle. He hops off, removes his helmet and plunges into the world of X rays, computer tomography (CT scan), nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound.
Early Optics and the Painters' Art
Science and art, fascination and controversy, all meet in this exploration by physicist Robert Greenler of optical devices and techniques possibly used in the painting of many of the masterpieces of Western Art. Did artists, beginning in the early 1400s, use lenses and mirrors in the creation of their pictures, as painter David Hockney and Charles Falco assert? Also intrigued by this question, Professor Greenler brings his expertise in optics to an examination of the optical tools available over time to the artist.
The Pointillist Painter, the Sunday Comics, and Color TV: Color Mixing in Art and Technology
The science of color — some of its rules, its mysteries and surprises, its collusion with the human eye — comes under scrutiny in "The Pointillist Painter, the Sunday Comics, and Color TV: Color Mixing in Art Technology." In this wide-ranging and engaging program physicist Robert Greenler looks at "a dozen ways of mixing color," using both the basics we learn in kindergarten for the mixing of pigments and those which govern the mixing of light.
NASA Shuttle Launch: Dark-Moon-Ray Mystery
Sky effects and the solution of a mystery intertwine in this fascinating look at a photograph of the successful launch of space shuttle Atlantis on February 7, 2001. "What's going on here?" the Boston Globe science writer asked physicist Robert Greenler soon after the picture appeared. His search for that answer forms the basis of this informative program.
Rainbows, Visible and Invisible
The excitement of discovery, whether of something already known and experienced many times or of finding something for the first time ever in all of history, run throughout "Rainbows, Visible and Invisible." Physicist Robert Greenler works with both pure science and pure wonder to capture the fascination of the rainbow.
Why Does a Spinning Top Stop?
"I suspect a top is one of those things that wants to be invented," Physicist Robert Greenler suggests as he spins fruits and vegetables — nuts, a strawberry with a twig stuck through it, a lemon, an apple on a stick, a coconut, an acorn squash, a pumpkin — in this engaging program. It is both an explanation of Newtonian laws of motion and a celebration of human curiosity and resourcefulness.
Whiter than White, Blacker than Black and Greener than Green: The Perception of Color
Robert Greenler — What do we mean when we say that a geranium is red, an orange is orange or white white? When, in fact, and why is white white, and what is color? Answers to these and other intriguing questions about the nature of light, the color of common objects, and the way in which the human eye perceives color can be found in this program.
The Clarinet, The Washtub, The Musical Nails: How Musical Instruments Work
This is no ordinary music lesson. The familiar out of the unfamiliar… "weird and wonderful things"… a magician pulling sounds out of the air.. .a heightened sense of physical principles and possibilities — all of these, and more are at play in "The Clarinet, The Washtub, And The Musical Nails: How Musical Instruments Work." Physicist Robert Greenler uses an eclectic set of materials and an abundance of spontaneous humor to explore the basic elements in the creation of music.
No Exit! Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and Gravitational Collapse
The sun, moon, and stars are brought to earth in vivid action in this look at the physics of our universe. Professor John Friedman, a world-recognized expert in relativistic astrophysics and quantum gravity, takes the highly complex — the speed of light; the role of electrons, protons, and neutrons in the life cycle of a star; and the workings if a black hole — and makes it both accessible and interesting.
Balloons That Rise, Clouds That Fall, And Air That Crushes: Forces in the Atmosphere
- Air is Nothing
- Air is Something
- Air Has Weight and Pressure
- Clouds That Float
- Water and Air, Both Fluids, Behave Similarly
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Urban Air: What's in There?
The "mystery" of urban air is stripped away in this lively video. With clarity and delight, chemistry professor Thomas Holme looks at each of the components of air — nitrogen, oxygen, water, argon, and "other" — and demonstrates how, and under what conditions, they combine with volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) to form pollution.


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TEL AVIV, Israel, July 24 (UPI) -- Noble Energy, the Texas company that discovered rich natural gas fields off Israel and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, is getting ready to start deep-water exploration for as much as 1.8 billion barrels of oil in the Jewish state's waters.
A major strike would add a new dimension to the regional energy boom that will transform the economies of Israel and nearby Cyprus, and could do the same for Lebanon, the Palestinians and their quest for an independent state, and even a post-civil war Syria.
Leviathan is Israel's largest gas field, containing an estimated 19 trillion cubic feet of gas, with Noble the major stakeholder along with leading Israeli partner Delek Group.
To get to the oil-bearing strata that lie beneath Leviathan's gas deposits, Noble will have to drill the Jewish state's deepest well, 31,200 feet below the Mediterranean seabed.
If it hits pay dirt, the oil would be enough for Israel's current requirements for 15 years.
On top of the estimated 25 trillion cubic feet of gas so far discovered off Israel -- which the government estimates could earn $20 billion over the next decade or so -- that amount of oil would mean Israel, the Middle East's third largest economy, could halt imports that cost $10 billion a year.
Gas production began March 30 from Israel's Tamar field, which contains an estimated 8 tcf of gas and is also owned and operated by Noble-Delek. Leviathan's gas is expected to start flowing in 2016.
Noble expects its oil exploration program, with an anticipated cost of more than $120 million for the Leviathan gas strike, will get under way toward the end of the year, after the arrival of a drilling vessel currently being built in South Korea.
The company, based in Houston, estimates its chances of success at 25 percent.
If the anticipated volume of oil is found, it will likely post swifter returns than the gas.
Where gas requires costly pipelines or liquefaction plants so it can be transported by sea to countries that have plants to turn the gas back to its original form, oil just needs to be pumped into tankers and can be shipped anywhere in the world.
"The economic impact on Israel would be far greater than that of natural gas," said David Wurmser, director of the Delphi Global Analysis Group. "Finding the oil would mean big money for the Israeli companies and the government."
A major oil discovery off Israel would galvanize the regional energy boom. Israel is by far the most advanced. Cyprus has found gas in its Aphrodite field off the island's southern coast and expects more big strikes.
Lebanon is still carrying out seismic tests but claims it has an estimated 25 tcf so far, with more expected. Gas has been found off the Gaza Strip, but no drilling has taken place because of Israel objections.
Syria's reserves are not known, and won't be until its 2 1/2-year-old civil war ends.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported in 2010 the Levant Basin, covering all these territories, contains at least 122 tcf of gas and 1.7 billion barrels of oil.
Noble-Delek aren't the only ones seeking oil offshore. Israel's Shemen Oil and Gas Exploration, has been drilling in the Yam-3 block since December 2012, including a halt of several weeks because of technical snags.
Shemen Chief Executive Officer Yossi Levy first drilled for oil off Israel's southern port of Ashkelon in 1988 when he headed the state-run Naphtha Co. The project -- which relied on the secret participation of U.S. oil major Occidental Petroleum at a time when the Arab boycott of the Jewish state was at its height -- folded in 1990 without a major strike.
A geological study commissioned by Shemen estimates there's at least 120 million barrels of oil in Yam-3. Levy says that could bring in $20 billion-$24 billion in licenses. The results should be known in August.
Israel's growing energy wealth may well intensify the country's security problems at a time when the Arab world is in turmoil, with Egypt again in ferment, Syria locked in a civil war that's killed 93,000 people, and Jordan looking increasingly vulnerable.
All this will mean a major effort by Israel to build up naval forces to defend its oil and gas infrastructure from its regional adversaries.


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Did you think that someone who has lost their sight could never play an organized sport? Were you under the impression that a blind or visually impaired person could never play baseball? You were wrong.
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