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Confirmed: The doner loan threatens total failure. As BaFin announces, filed for bankruptcy. Finance had received money as a subordinated loan from German investors willing to invest. Originally, the capital thus obtained was to be used to finance kebab restaurants in the United States.
The adventure started with . Later, it was renamed . BaFin has now published a mandatory report pursuant to § 11a (1) that filed for bankruptcy on 10.08.2018 .
The had the goal to open kebab restaurants in the USA. To finance its project, the current has issued two subordinated loans. In the years 2015 to 2017, German investors accepted tranches and invested capital.
High interest rate promise for subordinated loans
For the subordinated loans, praised high interest rates. The first subordinated loan from the end of 2015 promised investors an interest rate of 8%. The term of the loan should be three years. The second loan was issued at the same time. It had a longer term of five years and even promised 10% interest. It must be said that the prospectuses of both loans were previously audited and approved by BaFin.
Bankruptcy in the USA
The company's filing for bankruptcy is related to the bankruptcy of its sister company in the United States. This is the Mediterranean , formerly known as Mediterranean Grill . Since the US sister can no longer make payments to the German , is no longer able to service the subordinated loans granted by the German investors with interest payments, let alone repay them.
BaFin stated that the Mediterranean has not generated any relevant sales in the US for months, nor does it raise additional equity or debt to pay its debts. Thus, the regular business operations of Mediterranean in the US is no longer possible.
No bankruptcy estate
As BaFin further informs, there is no bankruptcy estate at . As a result, all loans granted to will be canceled in full .
However, the liquidity bottlenecks of are not new and have been known for months. Already in December 2017, all payments by to its lenders – the German investors – were suspended. This concerned both interest payments and repayments. The public offer was also terminated at the beginning of December 2017.


text: No!, just no…. I was not prepared for the emotions, cost, equipment and excitement that comes with preparing myself for my first-born to leave the nest and start Uni. My son, having just had his birthday, a memory "kick up the bum" that I now have a 19-year-old, who is about to depart to University.… Read More

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Around 10 percent of the company to be placed in the capital market
Betclic Everest Group (BEG), bet-at-home.com's majority shareholder, will replace up to 350,000 shares (10 percent of bet-at-home's entire share capital) with institutional investors saying it aims to increase the presence of the company in the capital market, its free float and the liquidity of the shares.
BEG confirmed it has no existing plans to sell further shares of bet-at-home.com AG and will continue its support of the development of the company in the future.
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Its one of those full full full moments. I never write in these, because the threads don't seem to untangle themselves. But I want to now.
A friend's father is dying and I stood with her today, October sunlight streaming in across her face as she told how much dying was like being born. The messy-ness. The dependence. That we focus on the positive of birth and the negative of death but it really isn't so cut and dry really. It is all nature.
I have written about death a lot. Even on this blog. Fish Death. Steve's dad's death. My dog's death.
Today I am more interested in the tangles. Driving in that same sunshine I feel the poignancy of the leaves clinging to the trees. This is Vermont…they are doomed. But beautiful in their finite-ness. I have seen these leaves every day all season. I watched them unfurling in the spring. Today is different. I see each leaf. Some of you live without seasons. I like them. Measuring time through cyclic change, and how each stage makes the other more meaningful. Grey makes sunshine brighter. Heat makes cold colder. You get it. Today I am primed to feel it. The almost gone leaves, waiting for whats next, but still feeling what is here RIGHT NOW.
A few days ago the first ever boy that I loved messaged me on Facebook. I hear that this happens. I hear that it can be fun, creepy, or destructive to marriages. So far this has been none of those things. But it has still taken me back.
He said. "I just can't take it anymore…I have to say hi." What a big build up… Hi. Hello. I remember him. The only red head I have ever spent time with. Bigger nose than mine. More acne than me. Funnier, more confident, and much much more musical. That mattered a lot at camp Encore/Coda folks. I really do think I loved him. I can't remember a single conversation. I do remember that with him sitting on the "beach" was the first time I ever felt like me. It was the first time I left myself and really tried to see me through another person's eyes, and what I imagined he saw and what I felt about myself lined up. It would have been faster to say I felt like myself with him. But it was more than that. I felt like I knew myself with him.
Can you believe it has been 25 years he asked. Fuck no.
We are old. I wrote back. We are and we aren't of course. To have memories that are 25 years old is the sort of thing that happens to older people. People who have lived some of their lives.
Last month. Or this month. Lets say last month. I traveled to PA to give a speak at a conference. It was on what used to be my most expert topic: my father and his rock collection. It has been a decade since I spoke about him publicly, and in his honor I did not plan. I made some slides and said what came to mind as I looked at them. I was a breathe away from calling him an asshole on stage. I called him a provocateur instead, but I'm pretty sure the audience was able to crack that code. He was alive to me again.
Really how did he do it? He dropped out of the only high school that didn't kick him out and was virtually illiterate. He trusted his own views so strongly, so intensively that he resurrected an art form from across the world. He convinced scholars to study them and the greatest museums to display them. He was so mono focused and borderline megalomaniacal that he began sculpting these ancient pieces himself. Pretty sure that his hand would add value.
One of the many questions that occurs to me repeatedly without resolution is something about doggedness. But beyond doggedness it is about believing in yourself or your mission so strongly that you ignore context and proportion. Here is an example. I worked for a small non profit. This was SMALL. I was the only employee (executive director, directing no one). One day the founder read of a million dollar local gift to the ECHO center. A non profit which houses an aquarium and research facilities for Lake Champlain. I can look up the stats but I won't, just trust me. In every measurable way it was hundreds of times larger than our 501c3. The founder read the little article out loud to me. I began to distractedly celebrate the gift to ECHO when I saw her wrinkled brow. "Why didn't we get that gift?" she asked me. And she meant it.
Is that the attitude that gets incredible things done? Or is it dangerous? I don't have a final answer. I ask it all the time. I think it can be one, the other or both. Like most things it depends on context and timing.
Meeting with a start up the other day I was pushy. I wanted that founder to suffer for his product. The other, more level headed advisor at the table talked us down. It doesn't matter what your line is, he said. Just that you know what it is. Second mortgage? Family relocation? Getting money from mom? Whatever the line. Draw it. As an investor I want that line to be one step from the grave. But is that attitude the one that builds healthy companies? Certainly not always. I'm at the stage in my angel investing when companies are starting to show their stripes. Some winding down, some ramping up. Many repositioning, responding to the market. I used to think it was crazy that corporation merited near personhood status in the eyes of the law. Now I understand. They are born, they grow, they die. The teenagers talk back.
I used to imagine that the story of the rocks was the story I would tell. He made them magical. It is not. They speak more softly to me now. I have begun to see the physical objects as clutter, and my connection to them is about a shared history with my father, not the objects themselves.
Walking down the school hallway after reading with each of my son's classes I felt so lucky. The light, the fact that the panes of glass stretched from one post edge to another, so I could see from the hallway right out to the school garden. What great glass. How much better than a window. I am inside and outside. My body warm. My mind able to travel. Go architecture. Go school board for building the not cheapest possible hallway. Go me for noticing. How lucky to be in this hall, and have my kids in this school, and have my kids, and be alive.
What a day today was.
Reading with kids, working on my own schedule, watching the film shorts at the Firehouse Gallery, arguing with a startup founder, Really caring where to put the carpet seams. This is it. I am not in Somalia fishing without a net. I am not in a hospital room waiting for whatever is next. I am here getting to live it. Whatever it is.
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Thank god! I thought it was a weird thing of mine for the past few years
While that is true, the world of Supernatural has always been a plus for me. Its takes on the weird and the supernatural has created some memorable episodes. Don't get me wrong the show wouldn't be the same without Jensen and Jared, but it gives little credit to the awesome characters the show has produced over the years and of course the story lines. The network do want a spinoff though, but probably not for another few years.
Also I've started watching The X Files recently to see what the hype is all about and Crowley was in one of the episodes and he was as douchey as ever Gotta love him though
Oh I agree with that, of course, but I'm really fond of the characters, not just Dean and Sam.
Crowley's awesome, Castiel's awesome, Sam&Dean's dad was awesome, etc. They always make wonderful characters, and they always choose the right actor to do the show. I think.
I said "actors" because, you know, when Castiel almost died, there was the possibility of him coming back with another body. But I wouldn't have liked it… >_>


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On this day…..
In 1890: American artist Man Ray was born. Born Emmanuel Radnitzkyhe spent most of his career in France. Generally known for his Dada and surrealist creations. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known for his photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer.
In 1965 Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier died. A Swiss architect and designer, he was one of the pioneers of modern architecture.
In 1970: Elvis Presley was No.1 in the UK charts with "The Wonder of You"
In 1979: an IRA bomb kills the Queen's cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten
In 2008: Barack Obama became the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States


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One definition of depression is sadness, unhappiness, low spirits, pessimism and discouragement. Who in their life hasn't experienced one or more of these feelings? Yet something has changed which means that when we feel sad or unhappy, we are now labelled as depressed. When really we might be feeling sad or unhappy.
We are told not to feel sad. But it's a perfectly normal emotion. It's actually healthy to express this emotion in the right way. We can acknowledge that we feel sad and then do something about it. We don't need an antidepressant to numb the sadness, we need to be lifted out of it.
What we are seldom taught is that everyone experiences feelings of discouragement, unhappiness or sadness from time to time. It isn't something we need to apologise for or take a pill for. It is part of life. And it's part of what makes life so interesting and full. If we don't experience the lows, how can we know when we've hit a high?
Modern media displays peoples lives in their brightest and happiest light, and that's not real life. We see the highs but rarely do people advertise their lows. And why should they? You don't need to hang your dirty washing out. But we tend to compare ourselves and this can steal our joy.
Sometimes people do need the drugs to help them, I'm not talking about these kinds of circumstances. I am talking about when we go through a rough patch in life. When we feel sad or unhappy with a job, with a partner or a particular situation in life. It isn't necessary to offer a drug, its necessary to offer a way out.
The rate at which antidepressants are being issued is astonishing. They are addictive. I've coached people through the relinquishment of the drug and it isn't easy. What clients have said is that the drug has trapped them further. It seemed like a quick fix, but it hasn't resulted in a quick fix. If anything, it has put them back further.
If people were offered a coach instead of a drug, we could transform a generation. We don't need to be numbed from another type of substance available to us. We need to be lifted to our highest potential. Lifted to becoming the person we deep down know we are capable of being. Coaching can help this process. I know because it's worked for me.


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Scarcely has there been a more popular win than Pelosi's victory in this afternoon's $125,000 NSW Breeders Challenge Final for harness racing two-year-old fillies. Ace Queensland reinsman John Cremin admitted he had resorted to 'Plan B' when polemarker Michelle Lee Mac missed the start. Cremin quickly took the initiative and took Pelosi to the front and thereafter the gun filly defied all efforts to run her down as she scored a four-metre win over Eye Can Run (Rob Morris) with A Rainbow Delight (Todd McCarthy) just behind them in third place in a slick 1:52.6 mile. Trained by Anna Woodmansey and owned and bred by former reinsman Wayne Honan, Pelosi has been something special throughout her short career with six wins and one placing from just eight starts. An ecstatic Woodmansey said the filly had been pleasure to train and work with and had always shown some extra talent. Honan agreed: "She's well-bred and in good company as far as that's concerned but we have struggled to get the best out of this breed. "We had four previous foals along similar lines but had problems with them. This American Ideal filly has certainly been the best of them so far," he said. "John Cremin was happy to accept the drive and I thank him for he now knows the horse as well as anyone." Pelosi Earlier Australia's most powerful stable, the Emma Stewart/Clayton Tonkin barn secured the first Group 1 of the day when Luke McCarthy and champion trainer Emma Stewart combined to win the two-year-old colts' heats of the Breeders Challenge with Be Happy Mach. Part-owner of the colt, Andrew 'Hoss' Bensley, of Racing Radio fame was there on a rare day off to accept the trophy. "Luke regularly drives in Group 1 races but to walk away with success is unbelievable," said Bensley. "He told us pre-race what he was going to do and fortunately it ended up that way as he ended up with a victory. "It is great to bring horses like Be Happy Mach, bring them up, race in country areas of NSW then come here for the big races. "We hope to be back here later in the day to congratulate him again for yet another good drive." Sean Vella
Ace Brisbane harness racing driver John Cremin usually tends to keep it all low key...but at the moment he's, understandably, quite upbeat. Cremin, a former Albion Park metropolitan premiership-winning reinsman, has formed an awesome partnership with boom two-year-old filly Pelosi (American Ideal USA-For Dear Life (Life Sign USA). Pelosi continued on her winning way at Newcastle on Saturday night with a sparkling victory in the Rock N Roll Heaven Alabar NSW Breeders Challenge 2yo fillies heat. Starting a short priced $1.04 favorite, the Wayne Honan-bred and owned youngster, took control soon after the start and made it five wins (the last four in a row) from six starts. Cruising through the first few quarters in 29.4 and 31 seconds, Cremin slipped the pacer into another gear over the final half, which was run in a brisk 56.1. "She was entitled to dash home in good time as she did the first part of the event well within herself," Cremin said. "I only let her quicken up at the 400-metre mark but didn't fully extend her and she just felt super. Credit must go to the runner up Shezlikeroyalty who popped off my back and was brave, although she was eight metres back." Race Replay Cremin was full of praise for trainer Anna Woodmansey, who is enjoying the ride of her life in the sport. "Anna is doing a terrific job and the filly has been in peak condition ever since I first sat behind her in a few trials back in February," he said. "I've been friends with her for a long time - probably since our teenage years. "Over the years I've driven for Anna on and off, although I was pretty much her number one driver for about 12 months at one stage." Pelosi will now head to the $25,000 semi-finals at Menangle next month with the big $125,000 final at that track on June 30. Cremin, who flew down from Brisbane with his wife Tanya to drive at the Newcastle meeting, had two reasons to celebrate. Their pacer Psychedelic (Rock N Roll Heaven-Pretty Inpink (Statute) won the Qualifying Pace at Albion Park - the 18th win of the six-year-old's career. "We pulled over and watched it on our phone. The horse is owned by Tanya, so she was pretty excited. He's now won nearly $140,000," Cremin said. The win saw what could perhaps be described as "musical chairs" between Cremin and well-known trainer, albeit sometimes-driver, Graham Dwyer. Cremin is number one driver for Dwyer who prepares a big team. "Graham decided to concentrate mainly on the training side of things and sort of only drives when he has to," Cremin said. "When we were heading to Newcastle and looking for a driver for Psychedelic he got the first call, and jumped at it. "I told him after the race that the drive didn't rate all that highly! But it was actually very good - we do have that sort of working-friendship relationship." Cremin, who has been the senior farrier at the strong Grant Dixon stable for the past 15 years, said his success was due to help he was getting around him. "My wife Tanya has been the mainstay for a long time, and just recently we had some Victorian friends in Nigel and Kim Ingram lending a hand. You always need that help going on in the background and it appreciatively lightens the load," he said. After flying back home from Sydney on Sunday, Cremin managed to put his "backside on a chair for an hour or two" before heading off to a Redcliffe meeting where he had a big book of drives - including snagging a winner in the first in Gotta Moment (Gotta Go Cullect NZ-Fleeting Moment(Falcon Seelster) for, you guessed it, his mate Graham Dwyer Terry Gange NewsAlert PR Mildura
Electrifying two-year-old harness racing filly Pelosi, who has set tongues wagging with some astonishing performances in recent weeks, has pulled up as bright as a button from her first Group One success. Owner-breeder Wayne Honan said the horse would now be aimed at the New South Wales Breeders' Challenge series, which culminates with a $125,000 final at Menangle on June 30. "There's heats at Newcastle and then semi-finals leading into the big one. So, all going well, there's exciting times ahead. After that she will head for a spell," Honan said. "We always thought she would be something special because she looked the goods from day one, being well-gaited and unlike a few others in that breeding, didn't brush her knee. "Anna (Woodmansey) has done an exceptional job in training Pelosi. She only has two in work (the other being Photozen), but she is so thorough and spends every spare minute with them. And I have to say that both horses can be a bit 'different' at times." Owner-breeder of Pelosi Wayne Honan with trainer Anna Woodmansey --Dan Costello photo The impeccably bred Pelosi (American Ideal USA-For Dear Life (Life Sign USA) is now the fastest filly Queensland has ever produced. She scored the biggest win of her short career when successful in last Saturday night's $150,000 APG 2YO final at Albion Park. Prepared at Chambers Flat by hobby trainer Anna Woodmansey, who works in a high school administration office, Pelosi has now won four of her five lifetime starts. While the win provided Woodmansey and popular reinsman John Cremin with their first ever Group One victories, Honan has been one of Australia's most successful trainer-drivers over the years. In the heady days of the 1970s and 80s, Honan and his late legendary father Jack, of Killarney Stud, Canowindra, were a formidable team, preparing big teams of up to 35 horses. "One of our first decent horses I can recall was a mare named Fine Jade. She won the Queensland Oaks and then went onto be the dam of Prince Jade ($114,921), Genesee ($58,211), Glens Fine Jade ($25,110) as well as some others," Honan said. "As well as the Canowindra stables, we also had a property near the late and great Ron Peace at Donnybrook, near Melbourne. "The recent Brisbane wins brought back some fond memories because we made many trips north with our horses to the annual Winter Carnival over the years. We'd be based at Albion Park, but would also compete at Redcliffe and even down to Tweed Heads on the Queensland/New South Wales border. "We made a lot of friends and won some nice races during those campaigns." Pelosi comes from a successful family line boasting outstanding Group race victories, but gets her name from American congresswoman, the energetic and determined Nancy Pelosi. The 79-year-old was first elected in 2007 and is now in her third term as the speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Honan said the name seemed a fitting one for the feisty daughter of American Ideal. "From what I can see, Nancy gives President Trump heaps - she goes hard and wants to be the best. So there's a bit of meaning there," he said. For Dear Life, dam of Pelosi, was a brilliant racehorse, winning 14 races from 28 starts for over $322,000. And grand dam, the Stature mare Express Post, was exceptionally fast. "When I won the Pink Bonnet with her at Harold Park, she lowered the previous race record by three seconds. She was awesome and ended up with 11 wins from 18 starts," Honan said. In the breeding barn, Express Post was a sensation. Petousa (by Western Hanover) won $180,000 in stakes, stallion Flightpath (Artsplace) won nearly $290,000 before retiring to stand at stud and For Dear Life (Life Sign) won $322,000. Honan retains Petousa, while Moama horseman Tony Peacock has For Dear Life at his St Fort property. For Dear Life has an Always B Miki weanling colt and will be served by American Ideal this coming season. Pelosi, driver John Cremin, Anna Woodmansey and Wayne Honan --Dan Costello photo For John Cremin, recognized as one of the Sunshine State's favorite sons, the APG Group One win was much deserved. "Cremmo", as he's known, who turns 56 next Sunday (coincidentally the same day wife Tanya celebrates her birthday) got an early present he won't forget for a long time. "I've probably been driving for nearly 40 years, so I was overdue for a win in a Group One. I guess Pelosi is proof that you're never too old as far as a driver goes!" he said. "Perhaps some might say that my years of experience are now paying off. But as a young fella I wouldn't have handled horses with little idiosyncrasies like her. With a little bit of age and experience it's finally come to me!" Cremin was quick to label Pelosi as the best of her age that's he's ever driven. "She's definitely by far the best - the complete package. She relaxes beautifully and is so versatile. My only worry is to keep her out of trouble," he said. Cremin, who trains a team of six as well as being a respected farrier, is looking forward to the coming NSW campaign for Pelosi with the memory of a Newcastle win under his belt with Home of Jack in the Cup in December 2005. Watch the Pelosi win video replay here! Terry Gange NewsAlert PR Mildura
The best pacer that Anna Woodmansey has trained needs to be taught to slow down. That's the opinion of the Chambers Flat horsewoman going into Saturday night's feature event at Albion Park – the $21,000 Changeover At Burwood Stud 2yo Classic (Race 7). The 56-year-old said Pelosi had so much speed she needed to be taught to use it in a race. "She's such a lovely gaited animal, who needs to be taught to race. She can go like a bat out of hell at times and just needs to slow down and use her speed appropriately," Woodmansey said. The very well bred American Ideal - For Dear Life (Life Sign) filly is the only starter on the second line in Saturday's eight-strong 1660m mobile. She will be driven by John Cremin. Pelosi goes into the race with a first-up 1.3m victory when a $2.80 second favourite at Albion Park on February 26. The gifted bay then followed that up with an easy 4.3m trial win at the same venue on Wednesday (March 13). "I gave her that trial because last week's 2-year-old race was put off until this week because of the Australia Ladies Driving Champs," Woodmansey said. "She's had two preps with Kylie Rasmussen and she really liked her. She's a smart, sensible filly. She comes from a nice family, many of which have won Group races. However they can tend to be a bit loopy unless you keep them in work," Woodmansey said. "But I must admit it's been hard trying to treat this good girl equal to the others. She's much better though, and makes the job worth getting up for," she added. Pelosi paced a 1:56 mile rate (1:59.6 - 1660m) when winning from gate three on debut. She sat three-deep on the markers that day and then loomed up three wide at the 400m. In the straight she had too much sprint for the favourite Will The Wizard. On Wednesday she came from well back in the field to sit parked at the bell and then at the 700m took control of the race. From that point the battle was for second. Cremin had a big handful as his filly cruised to the line in 2:03.9 (mile rate 2:00.1). Pelosi hails from a quality family, and the daughter of American Ideal is well named. Her human namesake - Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician who has been the speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019. "Wayne named her. He reckons Pelosi gives (Donald) Trump heaps. Her mother was also a very nice racehorse. In fact a lot of the family have done well," Woodmansey said. Wayne is Wayne Honan, Woodmansey's partner and the owner/breeder of both Pelosi and her dam - For Dear Life (2005 Life Sign mare). Honan's Hall-of-Fame father, the late Jack bred the grand-dam, the 1992 Stature mare, Express Post. Between them, For Dear Life and Express Post won 25 races and just on $400,000. For Dear Life won 14 of her 28 starts ($322,331) and three Group One events, including the $125,000 Breeders 2yo Challenge in 2008; the $100,000 NSW Wales Oaks in 2009; and the $100,000 APG 3yo Fillies Final in 2009. The first two Group Ones were achieved at Harold Park and the latter at Albion Park. Woodmansey said Express Post won 11 of her 18 starts and $89,483. "I think that might be where Pelosi gets her speed from because Jack said Express Post was an exceptionally fast mare," said Woodmansey. Pelosi arrived at Woodmansey's barn in November and she is one of three currently in work. The trainer said she would slowly build her up to the APG 2yo heats at Albion Park the end of next month. Toughest for Pelosi to defeat will be the also unbeaten Toanui Spirit (5) and Xaviers Hurrikane (7). Trained by KerryAnn Turner and Shawn Grimsey respectively, both 2-year-olds were impressive winners on debut. New South Wales Visitor Toanui Spirit comes into the race with a 2:01.6 winning mile rate at Newcastle on February 23, while Xaviers Hurrikane, who has copped the outside front-row draw, made a statement when winning at Albion Park on February 12 by 5.3m with a quick 1:56.1 mile rate. Robert Morris and Nathan Dawson will drive Toanui Spirit and Xaviers Hurrikane respectively. Pelosi's impressive win at the Albion Park trials on Tuesday: http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=AP120319N Duane Ranger for Racing Queensland
Nominations for the 2018 TAB Inter Dominion series in Melbourne later this year have now closed. A total of 104 pacers are chasing the code's ultimate prize while 88 trotters are striving for greatness, it's the first time since 2012 that a trotting series has been staged. Ironically, the last trotting series staged was won by the star performer I Can Doosit, prepared by master horseman Mark Purdon. With most states of Australia represented across both divisions plus both islands of New Zealand, the series looks loaded with talent. And the Sunshine State is amongst the early action. The John Cremin prepared Melpark Royal Son and the Grant Dixon trained duo of Miracle Rising and Our Overanova are all nominated for the trotting series. In the pacing division, Grant Dixon has a trio nominated including Alleluia, Frankie Rocks and Ohoka Punter while Chantal Turpin has nominated both Mattgregor and Watch Pulp Fiction. The last pacing series staged in Melbourne back in 2008 went the way of Queensland champion Blacks A Fake. A winner of four Inter Dominion Grand Finals, 'Blackie' scored a dominant victory at Moonee Valley. The first round of rankings will be released by Harness Racing Victoria tomorrow (Wednesday). The series starts on December 1 with the Grand Finals scheduled for December 15 at TABCORP Park, Melton. Chris Barsby
On the eve of the state's biggest trotting event, there is a notable omission. Defending harness racing champion Melpark Royal Son will miss the 2017 Gr.2 $40,630 Darrell Alexander Memorial Trotting Championship series owing to a mysterious hoof issue. Prepared by astute mentor John Cremin, Melpark Royal Son resumed with a steady sixth at Albion Park on November 18 when handled by leading reinsperson Danielle Hill but never looked completely comfortable in running. And that left Cremin perplexed. "I haven't been completely satisfied with the way he was trotting this campaign but I was hopeful I'd have him right to defend his title. It's hard to pinpoint the issue but it's in the same offside front hoof that gave him a few troubles during his Melbourne campaign earlier this year." Cremin said. The reigning Queensland Trotter of the Year has undergone a series of tests in recent weeks with no definitive answer has been revealed although it is different to the issue from earlier this season. The Majestic Son gelding will spend a number of weeks in the spelling paddock. "We'll give him a number of weeks off now in a bid to solve the problem, there's no point racing him when there's an issue, I wouldn't do that to him because he's been so good to us since we purchased him. "The only remaining test yet to be carried out on him is an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) but we'd have to go to Sydney for that, we haven't ruled that out but hopefully we can organise some time to get down there." Melpark Royal Son is raced by Cremin's wife, Tanya. Cremin is heavily committed with his burgeoning farrier business while working his small team. The opening round of heats will take place tomorrow (Friday) with two full fields taking on the staying distance of 2647m. Key players in the first heat include Master Hugh, Blazing Under Fire, Releven Dream, Our Dainty Lady and Our Overanova among others while the second heat features Ivanov, Southern Alps, Unico Pegasus, Twice As Much, Astral Ruler, Giacomo and Iona Grinner among others. Cremin has picked up the drives behind Liava and Blue Don for the Grant Dixon stable. Chris Barsby
The rub of the green hasn't gone the way of the Kiwi's leading into the 2017 Brisbane harness racing winter carnival. Brilliant open class mare The Orange Agent was ruled out earlier this month owing to a hairline fracture of the fetlock joint which was quickly followed by the news that star filly Spanish Armada was out of the Oaks features with a leg bump. And the news goes from bad to worse. Giant pacer Hughie Green is the latest casualty after suffering a cracked pedal bone to his offside front yesterday (Thursday). Naturally, trainer/driver John Cremin was left gutted by the news. "He was out having a canter and just ticking over nicely for his assignment this weekend and he took an awkward step and I knew straight away it wasn't good. Once the vet arrived, he confirmed the worst news possible." A dejected Cremin said. Hughie Green has been luckless in his past two starts but was heavily favoured to bounce back this weekend at Albion Park after drawing the inside gate in the Listed $25,500 Mr Feelgood Open Pace. The Art Major gelding was being set for the Gr.2 $50,000 Garrards Sunshine Sprint next week followed by the Gr.1 $200,000 UBET Blacks A Fake the following week. It's a bitter pill to swallow for managing owner John Green given he shares in the ownership of both Hughie Green and The Orange Agent. The Orange Agent was being set for the same features. "Greeny has been around long enough to know that it can be a fickle game and unfortunately the timing couldn't be worse, it's just shocking luck. "I know he was looking forward to having both compete in the upcoming features and suddenly, he's left with no representation. "He's overseas currently and this is not the news I wanted to pass on, we're looking at least twelve months on the sidelines at this early stage." Since arriving from New Zealand, Hughie Green has won 4 of his 10 starts while winning 3 from 6 at Albion Park. Millionaire Bling It On and the regally bred Rocker Band are other casualties of the carnival. The chances of New Zealand pacers landing feature race glory still remain high through the deeds of outstanding three-year-old fillies Delightful Memphis and Partyon in the Queensland Oaks while The More The Better looms as the horse to beat for the Queensland Derby on July 15. Chris Barsby
Giant pacer Hughie Green can bounce back this weekend. The former New Zealand harness racing star tasted defeat for the first time on local soil last start when triple Queensland Horse of the Year Avonnova outstayed him at Albion Park two weeks ago. Avonnova beat Hughie Green by a half head margin in a time of 1:52.9. Now the hulking pacer is looking at redemption when he starts in the $20,500 Flashing Red at Albion Park this Saturday night. It's a test on many levels. Switching from the mobile start sprint scamper to the marathon staying test run from standing start conditions. And coming off a crushing defeat. But trainer/driver John Cremin isn't perturbed. "That was his first true open class test in Brisbane and we got beaten by a great horse, a horse that could've won an Inter Dominion with luck a few years back and the time was much better than his previous best in New Zealand. It's always disappointing to get beat but we move on and aim to bounce back." Cremin said. Hughie Green is no stranger to the stand-start; in fact, this will be his 9th start from the tapes this weekend. And he's a three times winner under these conditions which gives Cremin confidence. "He's a big horse but he's a natural pacer so I'm confident he'll make a safe beginning, I haven't drilled him at home with barrier practice because sometime that makes them get sick of it very quickly. The fact he starts of a 10m handicap will allow him to follow through quite naturally. "It's a solid field and it's a well handicapped race, I've got respect for all of my rivals but I think the front-line are down on their best form so that may provide an opportunity to get handy pretty quickly. Luck will play key role but I'm confident he can measure up. "He's trained on well and we continue to build towards the winter carnival features, these races are obvious targets and we're keen to chase the better prizemoney events. The Redcliffe Cup in the coming weeks is another target we're considering." The Gr.3 $30,500 Redcliffe Gold Cup is scheduled for June 9. Obvious targets at Albion Park in July include the Gr.2 $50,500 Sunshine Sprint on July 8 while the Gr.1 $200,500 Blacks A Fake the following week is the main mission. "We're very lucky to be training a horse like this and we're very excited about the coming months, he's always had a massive boom on him but at the end of the day, he is only a horse but maybe he's not the star people think he should be. "He'll be more than competitive in anything he starts in but like most, he'll need luck going his way, that's just the way it is nowadays." The Queensland winter carnival officially starts on June 2 and reaches its climax on July 15. Chris Barsby
There's plenty at stake this weekend. The BOTRA Charity Race Day May 14 Open Pace features a very talented harness racing field, a perfect blend of youth and experience. But it's a perfect opportunity for many to stake their claim as the best pacer in the sunshine state. And with the Brisbane winter carnival looming, there's more than bragging rights up for grabs. The headline act is comeback pacer Avonnova, fresh out of retirement following his crushing victory in the Gr.2 $50,000 Gold Coast Cup at Albion Park on December 17 in near track record time. Avonnova rated 1:53.3 for 2138m; the track record belongs to Hunter Cup winner Bling It On when he downed Philadelphia Man to win the Gold Coast Cup back in 2015. The triple Queensland Horse of the Year has shaped well in two public trials for trainer Ian Gurney and he believes he's ready to rumble again. "The whole retirement plan didn't quite go to plan but I've gotta say he's loving life back in the stable again, he just thrives on routine and I'm really happy with the way he's come up this campaign." Gurney said. "If he wins this first-up, I'd be beside myself. "Given how competitive this level of racing is coupled with how some of his rivals are performing currently, it's going to take a massive effort but this horse has always continued to surprise me. "Whatever he does this weekend, there's still plenty of improvement in him. In many ways, I'm just building him up for the July features." Leading reinsman Shane Graham is booked to drive the Art Major gelding. An obvious hurdle for Avonnova this weekend and possibly for the months to come could be hulking former New Zealand star Hughie Green. The giant Art Major gelding has toyed with his rivals in his two local starts to date for new trainer/driver John Cremin. Last week, Hughie Green ambled to the lead before thrashing his rivals in a time of 1:57.3 while blasting home in 55.5 seconds untouched. Since joining Cremin back in January, Hughie Green has reignited his career winning three of his five starts. Blessed with enormous ability, Hughie Green struggled to recapture his scintillating early form which had him run a clear favourite in the Gr.1 $155,000 New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final won by Have Faith In Me. Hughie Green finished 11th and struggled for consistency thereafter. Many believe Hughie Green has the capabilities of becoming the state's best pacer. Quality performers Shannonsablast, Mach Alert and Alleluia all rate as leading chances in the 1660m sprint scamper while the improving Zac Mac could give plenty of cheek from his ace draw. The Albion Park 1660m track record belongs to champion pacer Im Themightyquinn at 1:50.4. As it stands, the next best time is 1:51.3 which Avonnova set when successful in the 2015 Sunshine Sprint defeating Smolda. Chris Barsby
The traveling roadshow for John Cremin has come to a close. The Queensland horseman has returned home this week following an extended harness racing campaign with a small but select team which took in three states of Australia. Cremin, along with his wife Tanya, went south originally with a team of two, talented trotter Melpark Royal Son and intermediate grade pacer Psychedelic before being joined by former classy New Zealand pacer Hughie Green mid-way through their travels. Venturing to South Australia, Victoria and finishing up in New South Wales, the Cremin's took in plenty of racing and with good success. But all good things must come to an end. "We're back home now and all three horses will have an easy couple of weeks to get over the trip, I was really pleased with how they performed and it was a great learning experience. In the end, it got really hot and I think that knocked the horses around a bit which didn't help." Cremin said Hughie Green will now be set for the upcoming Brisbane winter carnival, the giant sized Art Major gelding will be set for the Gr.1 $200,000 UBET Blacks A Fake on July 15 at Albion Park. The Blacks A Fake, the biggest event staged in Queensland recently gained Grand Circuit status and is the final leg of the 2016/17 series. Since joining Cremin, Hughie Green has raced three times for a victory at Melton followed by a game effort first-up when beaten narrowly at Ballarat while being unplaced at Menangle last week. Starting from a wide draw, Hughie Green got back in the field and never threatened when finishing 9th behind Watch Pulp Fiction in a time of 1:51.4. "We're still learning about the horse and I'm not disappointed by his effort last time, the draw wasn't kind and it was his first look at the track while the pace didn't suit us. He came through the race well and he's back home now in his new environment. "The hot weather knocked him plus the travel from Melbourne to Sydney during the week probably took a toll on him, he'll have a couple of easy weeks before we fire him up for the winter carnival. "Given how the dynamics have changed up here with the open class ranks, he's going to be right in the thick of things and hopefully he can show his true ability. He's lovely big gentle giant and he's still got plenty more to give so the next couple of months should be interesting and hopefully fun with him." During the campaign, Cremin won two races while being placed on another five occasions from his 13 starters. The highlight was Hughie Green winning at Melton on Hunter Cup night in the $20,000 M1/M2 Pace. Chris Barsby
Queensland harness racing horseman John Cremin is halfway home. But he's still got one big target left. Originally, Cremin and his Tanya headed south to Victoria not long after Christmas on a working holiday with two horses, talented trotter Melpark Royal Son and handy pacer Psychedelic. The view was to allow their feature race winning trotter to compete in bigger races during the summer carnival. Melpark Royal Son went winless in his four start campaign, he proved competitive in all races including a trip to Adelaide for the SA Trotters Cup at Globe Derby while the only blip came last start at Melton last weekend when making a break. Psychedelic scored once in his four starts which happened to be in career best time (1:55.8) at Maryborough while his only unplaced effort came via last Saturday night in the Gr.1 $100,000 Bonanza behind Lazarus in a time of 1:52.9. The bonus of the trip was the addition of quality New Zealand pacer Hughie Green, sent to Cremin by owner and longtime friend and Auckland based John Green. With as much ability to match his gigantic frame, Hughie Green has immediately clicked under the tutelage of Cremin which has resulted in a courageous second behind smart four-year-old Three Ways at Ballarat before his crushing victory at Melton last weekend. Now the focus will be gaining a start in the country's premier sprint race, the Gr.1 $750,000 Ainsworth Miracle Mile on February 25 at Menangle. "He's always been blessed with great ability and he's proven in the two starts to date with me that he's deserving of a chance of starting in the qualifying race so we'll give him his chance, he wasn't nominated for the Victoria or Hunter Cups when he was sent over hence why we didn't start in those features." Cremin said. The couple has already made it back to their temporary base at Raymond Terrace, north of Sydney with their talented trio but only Hughie Green and Psychedelic will race in Sydney with Melpark Royal Son set for a break. Hughie Green will be nominated for Saturday week's Gr.1 $100,000 Canadian Club Sprint while Psychedelic will start next Tuesday in a country class event. "The big track at Menangle appears perfect for him; he's raced and beaten some of the best pacers back home in New Zealand and he's clearly regained some confidence in Melbourne. I think tucked away in a high pressure tempo will give him an excellent chance of qualifying for the Miracle Mile. "I've known John and his family for a longtime now and him joining my stable was a combination of a few things, he was proving quite frustrating with his consistency plus it was an act of kindness to send him my way to try and sort him out. "I haven't done a lot different with him, obviously I'm a farrier and I've worked on his hooves but apart from that I haven't changed a great deal with him. Bunty (Brian Hughes – former trainer) sent over his hopples and bridle but forgot his shadow roll and I worked him without it and we haven't looked back since so that's probably the only major difference." Cremin is a great advocate of the bigger tracks and is looking forward to starting Hughie Green in Sydney. Long term, Cremin will return to his home base at Carbrook before setting his sights on the Brisbane winter carnival. Chris Barsby
Star New Zealand pacer Hughie Green is set to become a Queenslander. The monster sized harness racing star will transfer to the stables of John Cremin. Hughie Green was engaged to race at Cambridge tonight in the Gr.2 $50,000 Flying Mile and take on current New Zeland Cup hero Lazarus but has subsequently been withdrawn. The Art Major - Alta Serena five-year-old will arrive in Melbourne next Wednesday and link with Cremin who has headed south to campaign his feature race winning trotter Melpark Royal Son during the Victorian summer carnival. In his most recent start, Hughie Green finished at the rear of the field behind wonder mare Dream About Me in the Gr.1 $245,000 Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park on New Year's Eve. Hughie Green has won 11 from 27 career starts to date while banking more than $189,000 in stakes. He has raced and beat some of the best pacers in New Zealand with his biggest triumph coming via the Summer Cup at Alexandra Park in December, 2015. On that occasion, he beat the likes of Have Faith In Me, Ohoka Punter, Besotted, Tiger Tara and No Doctor Needed among others. The Queensland open class ranks appear thin currently given the recent retirement of free legged star Avonnova therefore paving the way for Hughie Green to recapture form and confidence. Hughie Green is raced by John Green and his family and was previously prepared by Brian 'Bunty' Hughes. by Chris Barsby
John Cremin has set himself a New Year's resolution. The former Albion Park harness racing metropolitan winning premiership reinsman is heading south and he's taking his new prized recruit with him. Cremin will head off tomorrow (Sunday) bound for Victoria with his stable star, talented trotter Melpark Royal Son. The recent winner of the Gr.2 $40,000 Darrell Alexander Memorial Trotting Championship winner at Albion Park, the Majestic Son – Melpark Maid gelding will be set for a number of trotting features during the Melbourne summer carnival. "It's a good opportunity for a working holiday; he's paid his way for a trip so Tanya (wife) and I are heading off to compete in a few nice races while catching up with a lot of our friends we have down there which will be great fun." Cremin said. Melpark Royal Son capped his southern campaign with a resounding romp at Albion Park yesterday (Friday) in a time of 2:00.4 for the 2138m mobile start event. Since being purchased from Glenn Conroy earlier this year, Melpark Royal Son has found a new lease of life in the sunshine state while Cremin's astute farrier skills have also played a part in his success. In 13 starts for Cremin, Melpark Royal Son has won five times while being placed on a further 7 occasions. His only unplaced effort came on October 29 at Albion Park when fourth behind Blue Don, beaten 3.7 metres. "My only other trotter was Dicky Dewar and I enjoyed working with him so I was keen to get another one in time, this guy came up and I've got to thank Glenn for everything because he's helped me a heck of a lot since he's arrived at my stables. "The Conroy family is well known for their success with the trotters and Glenn has been excellent with his advice. I'm looking at the Horsham Trotters Cup on January 8 as his first target, it's a 2700m stand start which will suit him nicely. "His biggest asset is his speed, he can really turn it on and sprint and I believe he's still working it all out because he's still very lightly raced for a trotter. I think this trip away will be a good learning curve for both of us." The last time Cremin ventured south with a horse was back in 1995 when he headed to Harold Park with Brendans Mate. But given his busy schedule as a farrier, he's rarely had time to work horses, let alone travel with them. Cremin is the chief farrier for Queensland's largest stable, Grant Dixon while supporting a number of other stables on the south side of Brisbane. Chris Barsby
Exciting four-year-old Alleluia produced an outstanding effort to claim tonight's (Saturday) harness racing Gr.2 $50,000 Moreton Bay Regional Council Redcliffe Gold Cup. Trained and driven by leading horseman Grant Dixon, Alleluia ($5) sat without cover in the 2613m standing start feature and proved too strong for Five Card Draw ($9.90) and Jivin Cullen ($17.10) in track record time of 1;59.6. With several runners inconvenienced at the start including race favourite Avonnova and defending champion Majestic Major, the field covered plenty of territory in the early staged with Jivin Cullen setting a solid temp in front. The lead time was covered in 76.5 seconds. Over the final mile, Jivin Cullen continued to dictate terms with Alleluia sitting parked while star mare Forever Gold raced solo three-wide while Avonnova found the back of Forever Gold. The first half was covered in splits of 29.7 and 29.5 seconds. Heading down the back straight on the final occasion, Jivin Cullen travelled strongly with Alleluia sticking to his guns bravely while many struggled in the frantic speed. The third quarter was covered in 28.7 seconds. At the home turn, Jivin Cullen was quickly joined by Alleluia while Five Card Draw came fast via the passing lane but Alleluia refused to give up and fought off the challenge from Five Card Draw before winning by 2m with Jivin Cullen third a further 1.25m away. Avonnova finished officially 11th, beaten 18m. The winning mile rate for the gelding by Art Major took a full second off the previous mark, which was established last year by Majestic Major. "I'm just so happy for the horse, he's been a great addition to the ranks here in Queensland and he always performs at a high level. He was unlucky not to pick up a big race during the Albion Park carnival so he deserved this one tonight, I would say a career best effort." Winning owner Greg Mitchell said. The victory provides Mitchell with his second Cup success in the past three years after Only The Brave scored in 2013. Grant Dixon has now claimed the Cup for the past three seasons following the victories of Only The Brave and Majestic Major. In the Gr.3 $30,000 Redcliffe Oaks, race favourite Morton Plains ($1.50) led throughout to score comfortably from stablemates Bettorthanspecial ($5) and Bettor Promise ($9.40) in the 2040m fillies feature. The Victorian trained filly has enjoyed a stellar season highlighted by her Gr.1 Vicbred Super Series Final victory plus her placing in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks behind star Kiwi filly Fight For Glory. Prepared at Shelbourne by Larry Eastman, Morton Plains was handled for the first time by John Cremin. The winning mile rate was 1;58.2. The top three fillies are all daughters of super sire Bettors Delight. Racing Queensland


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Reservoir Modeling in Shale-Gas Reservoirs
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- Craig L. Cipolla (StrataGen Engineering) | Elyezer P. Lolon (StrataGen Engineering) | Jim C. Erdle (Computer Modelling Group Ltd.) | Barry Rubin (Computer Modelling Group Ltd.)
- https://doi.org/10.2118/125530-PA
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- SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
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- 13
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- 04
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- August 2010
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- 638 - 653
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- English
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- 2010. Society of Petroleum Engineers
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- 4.1.2 Separation and Treating, 2.5.2 Fracturing Materials (Fluids, Proppant), 5.8.2 Shale Gas, 3.2.3 Hydraulic Fracturing Design, Implementation and Optimisation, 5.5 Reservoir Simulation, 5.1.5 Geologic Modeling, 3 Production and Well Operations
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- Reservoir Modeling, Shale-Gas, Horizontal Wells, Hydraulic Fracturing, Unconventional Gas
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The exploitation of unconventional gas reservoirs has become an ever increasing component of the North American gas supply. The economic viability of many unconventional gas developments hinges on effective stimulation of extremely low-permeability rock by creating very complex fracture networks that connect huge reservoir surface area to the wellbore. In addition, gas desorption may be a significant component of overall gas recovery in many shale-gas reservoirs. The widespread application of microseismic (MS) mapping has significantly improved our understanding of hydraulic fracture growth in unconventional gas reservoirs (primarily shale) and has led to better stimulation designs. However, the overall effectiveness of stimulation treatments is difficult to determine from MS mapping because the location of proppant and the distribution of conductivity in the fracture network cannot be measured (and are critical parameters that control well performance). Therefore, it is important to develop reservoir-modeling approaches that properly characterize fluid flow in and the properties of a complex fracture network, tight matrix, and primary hydraulic fracture (if present) to evaluate well performance and understand critical parameters that affect gas recovery.
This paper illustrates the impact of gas desorption on production profile and ultimate gas recovery in shale reservoirs, showing that in some shale-gas reservoirs desorption may be a minor component of gas recovery. In addition, the paper details the impact of changing closure stress distribution in the fracture network on well productivity and gas recovery. In shale-gas reservoirs with lower Young's modulus rock, stress-dependent network-fracture conductivity may reduce ultimate gas recovery significantly. The paper includes an example that contrasts the application of numerical reservoir simulation and advanced decline-curve analyses to illustrate issues associated with conventional production-data-analysis techniques when applied to unconventional reservoirs.
Selected examples from the Barnett shale are included that incorporate MS fracture mapping and production data to illustrate the application of production modeling to evaluate well performance in unconventional gas reservoirs. This paper highlights production modeling and analysis techniques that aid in evaluating stimulation and completion strategies in unconventional gas reservoirs.
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Arthur, J.D., Bohm, B., and Layne, M. 2008. Hydraulic FracturingConsiderations for Natural Gas Wells of the Marcellus Shale. Presented at TheGround Water Protection Council 2008 Annual Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 21-24September.
Cipolla, C.L., Lolon, E.P., and Dzubin, B. 2009. Evaluating Stimulation Effectivenessin Unconventional Gas Reservoirs. Paper SPE 124843 presented at the SPEAnnual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 4-7 October. doi:10.2118/124843-MS.
Cipolla, C.L., Lolon, E.P., and Mayerhofer, M.J. 2008. Resolving Created, Propped, andEffective Hydraulic Fracture Length. Paper IPTC 12147 presented at theInternational Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3-5 December. doi:10.2523/12147-MS.
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Cipolla, C.L., Lolon, E.P., Mayerhofer, M.J., and Warpinski, N.R. 2009. The Effect of Proppant Distributionand Un-Propped Fracture Conductivity on Well Performance in Unconventional GasReservoirs. Paper SPE 119368 presented at the SPE Hydraulic FracturingTechnology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 19-21 January. doi:10.2118/119368-MS.
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490 x 152 x 251mm, 19.3 x 6.0 x 9.9" (with rack ears)
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|Actively controlled fan with heat sinks
|Operating power
|Redundant PSU
|Compatible batteries
|Input voltage (battery)
|DC Out
|Continuous power* Patent pending
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|SuperAtom IPS panel (capacitive touch), calibration to Rec.709 with optional Atomos Spyder
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DNxHRHQX, HQ, SQ, LB
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DNxHRHQX, HQ, SQ, LB
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DNxHD220x, 220, 145, 36
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DNxHD220x, 220, 145, 36
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60i > 24p (3:2 pulldown)
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CFast 1.0, SSD 2.5", HDD (5,400 up to 1080p30)
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|Shogun Studio unit, 2x Rack ears with screws, 5x Master Caddy II, 4x Rubber feet, 2x Large rubber feet, 2x IEC power cable, 1x Screen cleaning cloth
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|1 year. Extended to 3 years on product registration
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Gamification seems to become an important topic in Europe for engagement of the youth.While getting ready for the final conference of the project "Digital gamification for youth engagement / Y-game" on January 30, we are also preparing for the first meeting of another project on youth gamification – "Gamification Methods for Educational Management" or "Gamification EDU" in Timisoara, Romania.
In nowadays digitalized and rapidly changing environment it is important to introduce new innovative tools for youth education. The lack of capacity of the formal educational systems to develop learning methods that prove to be attractive for young people is the main challenge that project will try to tackle.
Activities of the "GamificationEDU" will be performed by a consortium of 5 partners from Romania, Greece, Poland, Latvia and Bulgaria. Project partners will be involved to find solutions for the constantly changing interests and learning preferences of young people that have to be addressed by new educational programmes and activities. The most important needs of both project's target groups – young people and youth workers of partnering countries have been identified in regard to education processes and methods. The most frequently mentioned needs by youth workers in all 5 organizations were: the need to adapt their methods to the changing educational needs of young people and the need to be involved in developing methodologies and instruments. The needs mentioned by young people were: the need to learn in an attractive environment, the need to be motivated and to feel confident in the learning process, the need to be guided or to be provided support at different levels within educational progress. Keeping all these needs in mind, project partners will create methodologies and several innovative educational tools in order to engage more young people in the creative learning process.
The general aim of the project is to develop non-formal educational methodologies and instruments for young people. The project objectives to be achieved in a two years period are:
- Creation of 5 new instruments and methodologies using gamification to be tested in educational activities by youth workers and young people over the course of a two-year period
- Improving professional skills of youth workers by the participation in the creation of gamified educational methodologies
- Testing transversal educational impact of the methodologies developed in the project in a formal education context (university modules in Romania and Greece and schools in Poland, Latvia and Bulgaria).
Project partners:
- ASOCIATIA CENTRUL PENTRU STRATEGII DE DEZVOLTARE A TINERETULUI – Romania (lead partner)
- REGIONALNE CENTRUM WOLONTARIATU – Poland
- SOCIAL INNOVATION CENTRE – Latvia
- INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT – Greece
- Teza OOD – Bulgaria
The content of this publication is sole responsibility of the project coordinator and may not always reflect the views of the European Commission or the National Agency


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Coming Soon: NEW GCS Online Application System
Please note that as of September 17, 2018 GCS will be switching to a new Job Application system. At that time, all applicants (new and returning) will need to complete a new application and re-apply for any positions in which they are still interested.
Once the site is "live", applicants will be able to visit, https://www.goshenschools.org/ and click on JOBS to reach the application site.
If you have questions, you may call the administration office at 574-533-8631 and ask for Human Resources. To view the current open GCS positions, you may click on this link: http://www.goshenschools.org/hr/employment-opportunities


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Enjoying autumn in Carson Valley
In the first few days of October if you looked out your window toward the mountains before you put on your glasses you might have thought there was snow. The sight could get your heart racing because you love snow sports or you raise grass for a living and were excited to think the snow was packing up, beginning the promise of water for next year. But as you put on your glasses you see the white is just low tufts of clouds looking for a place to rest like every thing else getting ready to go to bed for the winter around here.
Bears wanting thick blankets of flesh for winter leave signs, and I have scooped up a couple shovel fulls of it around the back of the house, that show me they are active. Out here they seem to prefer the little red apples more than the green ones. And peaches thick on high branches are reachable without a ladder because something pulled a 10-foot limb completely off the tree. Which makes me think bears ate the peaches, not voles, birds or squirrels.
Hard plums fallen from the trees, lying on the ground are more pit then flesh. But they too are disappearing, whether by bear, vole, or birds I am not sure. Nothing is ever around when I get to that side of the house to prove who might be collecting the fallen purple fruit. But there is a carpet of purple one day and hardly any visible the next. Something is having quite a snack, storing up for winter.
The garden is browning up, too. The fall cold pinches the plant leaves. Like the trees some leaves turn color like putting on colorful pajamas before they curl up to lay down looking forward to a good rest.
And the pastures are light brown where the long grass has not been eaten by the few cattle left. The pasture looks tired, dull. Only a few fresh green shoots emerge from the ground. Even the majestic purple thistles have dropped their color and are wisps of white. As are the milkweed, and dandelions.
The river is tired out, too, from its frantic spring flow of running over boulders and down hill. The hot summer wore it out. Now the river is low, looking for a place to rest between its banks rather than running out over them. It is so low and slow the ranch supplemented its pasture's need for one last drink of water with a bit of reservoir water from up the valley. Oct. 1 in Carson Valley, irrigation is over. Stock water flows, but there is no longer flooding of the fields.
Interestingly the light gold grass out my back door is still up to a cow's belly but a lot thinner than this spring. Now I can see the black shapes of the animals lying down between grazing. It is a pretty sight. It all means fall is here and winter coming. Soon hopefully, the white clouds will lay down swatches of snow on the mountains and the promise of water for next year will be given again.
Marie Johnson is a Carson Valley rancher


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|Bimla Prajapati along with her daughters and grand children at his home.
Bikash K Sharma
Thirty-year-old Ramsakhi Adivasi doesn't want to be sterilized unless she becomes mother of another boy-child. A mother of five children- four daughters and a son- Ramsakhi, who lives with her husband in Teehar village of Sagar district in the Central Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, still hopes that the next child would be a son.
Residing in a kaccha house (mud house) with her husband, who is a daily wage labourer at a brick kiln in neighbouring district, Ramsakhi is in her fourth trimester of pregnancy and hardly gets enough nutrition to take care of herself and her brood of five children. However still, she is convinced by her husband to produce a child – another heir to his name and family - till the family doesn't get another son. "Children are a gift from God, so nothing is there in our hand, else I would have been a father of 5 sons," Ramsakhi's husband Dhansingh says in a quite careless manner.
When the community health worker, commonly known as Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), Rekha Dixit learnt about Ramsakhi's return to Teehar, she called her for the health checkup wherein both the ASHA and the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) Lata Rohitas stressed upon post delivery sterilization so as to avoid more children.
"We try to tell every women to get the sterilization operation done after second child or at least get the IUCD inserted so that needed gap is maintained in pregnancy but handful of them listen to us," said Dixit, adding that in village, men dominate the family and women have to follow them. She also added it is almost impossible talking to men on Vasectomy (male sterilization) or even using the temporary methods of contraception.
Alike Ramsakhi, Bimla Prajapati of Dudhani village in Sheopur district hesitates to come outside of her semi-concrete house whenever health workers and volunteers visit het doorsteps for rendering health related services and she hardly talks with any 'new face', be it health counselors or government officials from district or State. "They always ask about number of children I have. What is wrong in it if I have 9 kids, do I ask for food from anyone?" she questions as this correspondent tried to converse with her. She was asked by the ASHA worker and the ANM for getting her sterilized just after her third daughter, but both she and her husband refused it for want of a boy child. Amongst her 9 children, there are eight daughters and a six-year old son with the youngest one in the brood being a 2.5 years old daughter.
Bimla's two daughters are married with the eldest one Pinky (24)- a mother of two children- is surprisingly mother of children older than her smallest sister. "Bimla's husband had to sell his few acres of land for getting both the daughters' married while still the family is unable to look after the youngest girl due to which she is in the ambit of malnutrition. Finally, after suffering labour pains for multiple times, she agreed for the LTT operation (Leparoscopic Tubectomy) which was conducted two years ago," narrated the Anganwadi Worker (AWW) Sulochna Mehra.
Alike Ramsakhi and Bimla, one would come across thousands of multiparous women who gave birth to children continuously without the required spacing of 2 to 3 years not only affecting the family planning process of the country but is also bringing misery to their respective lives. While experts say that multiparous mothers are more vulnerable to several health related ailments like postpartum haemorrhage, vaginal rapture, severe anemia, excessive bleeding etc, they also are of the view that using the contraceptives by the community is still a distant dream in rural areas.
"There are two things, first if the mother is pregnant without a minimum gap of 18 months, her health will deteriorate for that much period is needed for total recovery post-delivery. She is likely to get anemic (a high risk condition), besides it will be difficult to look after two small children," said Dr Meeta Agrawal, a Bhopal-based Gynecologist working in field of mother and child health since 15 years. She said that since Madhya Pradesh is a patriarchal society, so rural people believe that if a boy is not born, their family tree will not flourish.
"We all know both men and women are needed to reproduce but still we come across cases where people want more and more boy child thinking that more sons are needed to show off the muscle power in society," Dr Agrawal explains.
Data both at the national and state level showcases a grim picture of Madhya Pradesh State so far as family planning is concerned. As per the annual health bulletin of the National Health Mission (NHM), Madhya Pradesh with the set target of 550000 sterilizations, the State achieved 404219 in 2015-16 while in the year 2016-17, the figures dropped to 353498 sterilizations. The annual achievement of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) insertion was 51 percent in 2015-16 while in 2016-17, there is a steep decline of 4 percent (47 percent IUCD insertion).
In many cases, the husband or the mother-in-law of woman either restricts her to not get the IUCD inserted, while there are cases wherein women were forcefully asked by her husband to get the ICUD removed after two days of insertion.
"Few days ago we had convinced a mother for IUCD insertion after she gave birth to her second child (a male) and she got it inserted but it had to be removed after two days for her husband started making chaos in hospital. These things happen not only in rural people but urban ones also do it for they believe in several social stigmas and orthodox," recalls Hemlata Garg, the Women Health Counselor at government-run District Hospital in Sheopur, the district which was in news last year for hundreds of children's deaths following malnutrition.
To some extent it is easy to convince the women for getting the LTT operation (Leparoscopic Tubectomy) done but making their husbands ready for the Vasectomy is a daunting task to perform for they think it will tarnish their image in society.
"Sometime we come across men who say if they are sterilized, they would be prone to pranks, to be thrown on them by their friends, questioning the manhood. This is a misconception and needs to be erased from the people's mind that sterilization has nothing to do with losing the 'sexual power'," explains Dr Jyoti Chauhan, Senior Gynecologist posted at the Women and Child Wing of Bundelkhand Medical College and Hospital (BMCH), Sagar.
Alike the country, there is a sharp fall in the Total fertility Rate (TFR) in Madhya Pradesh State where the rate declined from 3.1 children per women in 2005-06 to 2.3 children per women in 2015-16, as per the data of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) but percentage of male sterilization fell down to 0.5 percent in 2015-16 from 1.3 percent in 2005-06.
Frequent pregnancy without spacing and more children in family leads to malnutrition of under-5 children in rural areas where the neither the mother nor the children are having timely diet.
"Rural women have no timing fixed for their diet and even during pregnancy they hardly eat healthy food twice in a day. Moreover they are burdened with so much of domestic work which results in skipping of diet more often. In such a situation, producing more children will be an additional burden on the family, mother in particular," maintained Leena Singh, a social activist working in community health for the past 2 decades. She added that giving birth to a boy child is considered as a matter of pride which multiplies the existing women health problem in a big way.
The recent data of the Sample Registration Survey (SRS) conducted by the Registrar General of India claims that Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in rural Madhya Pradesh is 54 per 1000 live births, higher than national average of 41 per 1000.
Bhopal-based social activist Sachin Jain says, "Even the early age of marriage is contributing to the problem in a big way for the fact women conceive womb at a tender age and during her fertile age, her daughter is married and in those cases both mother and daughter becomes pregnant in lack of contraception." He added that unless male members of the society will not come to the forefront, it will be difficult to solve the problem of increasing population resulting into ill health of women.
(The writer is an independent journalist working on developmental issues.)
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This is the first weekend we had her - how cute is she!?
Winter Begins!
Everyone has an awkward stage it appears.
Although awkward is the fault of her people...
We went on an adventure to the mountains at one point.
She's curious about everything!
She's also getting super fluffy!
Starting to get bigger - and loving to sunbathe in the wintertime.
This is one of the ways she sleeps that I think is hilarious and cannot be comfy, but she
does it all the time, especially if she's waiting for Carly to come home.
She's becoming a great cuddler!
She's discovered that she's a water-loving dog. Any opportunity to hop in, she's off.
These are from today - her actual birthday (or the best guest that anyone had
in her rescue effort - and is on her paperwork)
So - happy birthday to a great puppy - I guess I need to start transitioning into calling her a dog, rather than a puppy...


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Harvard Professor Discusses Health Disparities
Although"[e]qual opportunities for good health are among the greatest benefitssociety can provide," research shows that blacks, Hispanics and AmericanIndians "often do not receive these benefits," John Ayanian, aphysician and a professor of medicine and health care policy at Harvard Medical School, writes in Newsweek.The piece is part of a Newsweek feature in which seven people affiliatedwith Harvard University identified health issues that should beaddressed during the 2008 presidential race and discussed ways to tackle theissues.
According to Ayanian, racial and ethnic health disparities persist becauseminorities are "more likely to fall through the cracks of complex systemsof care." They often are uninsured, live in poor communities andexperience barriers to care, such as language and care providers' biases, hesays. In addition, disparities among blacks "have deep roots in slaveryand segregation," Ayanian writes.
Citing an effort to confront breast cancer disparities in Chicago, Ayaniansuggests that community members and others should first understand the specificbarriers minorities face in obtaining high-quality care and then developeffective partnerships to eliminate the disparities (Ayanian, Newsweek,12/10).
Reprinted with permission from kaisernetwork.org. You can view theentire Kaiser WeeklyHealth Disparities Report,search the archives, and sign up for email delivery at kaisernetwork.org/email. The Kaiser Weekly HealthDisparities Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of TheHenry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.


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Type of media Video
Approved Running time 92m 46s
Ratings Info Contains moderate action violence
Director(s) Rob Bowman
Cast includes Jennifer Garner, Terence Stamp, Will Yun Lee, Goran Visnjic, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cut This work was passed uncut.
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- Year
- 2005
- Distributor(s)
- Front Row TV Ltd
- Classified date(s)
- 22/08/2005
- Main language
- English
- Submitted run time
- 92m 46s
- BBFC reference
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- 01:32:46:00
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BlueServ AG
Data processing, hosting and related activities | Urdorf
BlueServ AG
- Company name: BlueServ AG
- Registered office: Steinackerstrasse, 6, 8902,Urdorf,
- Legal form: Company limited by shares
- Activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
- Telephone: 044 7...
- Fax: 044 7...
- Turnover: 10,807,000.00 CHF
- Capital: 150,000.00 CHF
Geographic map of BlueServ AG
Basic data of BlueServ AG
- BlueServ AG - legal form: Company limited by shares
- Company´s activity BlueServ AG is "Data processing, hosting and related activities" .
Commercial information of BlueServ AG
- The share capital of BlueServ AG is 150,000 CHF. The latest sales figure registered of BlueServ AG is 10,807,000 CHF
(1) The company information comes from the database of World Box


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Dimensions: 117.7*19.7mm
Battery Capacity: 1500mAh
Bypass Output
Easy Top Fill
Top Airflow
2 ml Tank Capacity
Max Tank Line
Delrin Drip Tip
Charges Via Micro USB
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