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BMW X7 DRIVEN: Is bigger better?
It doesn't seem all that long ago that BMW entered the SUV market with the X5. A car that was capable in Chelsea but not so much in Scottish Highlands. Fast forward to today and like most premium brands, BMW has almost every SUV niche covered. The X7 marks the latest in a long line but the first high-end luxury model to wear the X badge. Traditionally if you wanted a seriously luxurious Bimmer, you'd have to opt for a 7 series. Now you can have your opulence a few more inches from the ground.
So what is the X7?
The X7 is based upon the same architecture as the 7 Series saloon. Not only does that mean it's as luxurious as the top BMW barge, it means it's also huge. Nose to tail it's around 17 feet long and you can really feel that size inside the X7. The cabin feels bigger than some London flats and there's enough headroom for most basketball players. Thanks to plenty of glass, it's also light and airy. My first experience of the X7 was from the back seat. There's so much legroom and if you opt for the two captain-style chairs, it feels like you're riding in first class.
Up front you have a familiar BMW cabin but everything feels just that little bit more upmarket. The materials are first rate. It's not luxurious like a Rolls Royce or a Bentley but then it's not meant to be. It's more modern but still a wonderful place to spend your time. The jewel-esqe gear selector is especially bling but somehow works in this car. Some may feel the cabin isn't a big enough step up from an X5 but I feel it suits the car perfectly.
What's the X7 like to drive?
Firstly, the X7 is big. Not unusably large, just imposing. You sit above most other road users and if that's what you're after, it feels great. The seats are superbly comfortable and you could easily drive this across Europe without feeling tired. Motorway driving is something the X7 takes in its stride.
Turn onto a slightly twisty road and the X7 is surprisingly fun. Obviously it's no sports car but for such a large vehicle, its turn of pace and agility are frankly amazing. Opt for the M50d and it's fast too. Thanks to almost 400hp, it'll hit 62mph in 5.4 seconds. That's more than fast enough in a big car like this.
The X7 is most at home though if you sit back and enjoy the opulence. It glides over bumps and ruts in the road meaning you reach your destination relaxed and refreshed. BMW really have managed to take the business-class refinement of the 7-Series and apply it to an SUV package.
Can it go off road?
It's pretty telling when the first thing that BMW get you to do is take the X7 to a proper off-road trail. BMW wants its SUV to work as well off road as it does on it.
Assisted by a professional instructor, we took the X7 through rivers, down steep inclines and across muddy rutted tracks. It handled it all with ease. It even impressed the instructor, who is more used to the prowess of a Land Rover Defender. The BMW went everywhere we were meant to and a few places we weren't meant to go.
I doubt many X7s will see the dirt or mud but rest assured, if you do have to get muddy then the X7 is well up for the challenge.
The X7 wasn't something I expected to like as much as I did. It's looks are marmite for most people but in the flesh, it works. It's a big, imposing SUV and the design language works well in that context. It's as luxurious as a 7-Series but far more practical if you want to move people or stuff. Personally I'd feel more at home in the smaller X5 but if you're after the ultimate SUV BMW has to offer then you can't get any better than the X7.
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Technical NI 43-101 Report
Walker Mine: Buckingham Township
The Walker Mine is a past graphite producer with about 816 tons of lump graphite extracted from the mine between 1876 and 1920. The property consists of 4 claims covering the past mine and 11 claims covering interesting geological context for more graphite mineralization in the region around the deposit.
22 inches wide ore -high density grade 89% Cg- Image from October 8th , 2013 site visit
No mining restrictions exist over those claims. The property covers 9.02 square km of land and is located 40 km north-east of Ottawa. Main roads are located 2 km away from the Walker Mine. A secondary or private road runs up to the property site which allows for easy access. The regional claims are also easily accessible via a main road.
Final Airborne Results: Saint Jean Carbon Receives Final Airborne Report October 20, 2016, Oakville, Ontario, Canada- The Company has received the final airborne results of the summer work program and will use the comprehensive data for the fall work program now underway. That includes three bulk samples, beep mapping and drilling.
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On the Walker block of claims, three prospective areas have been defined. The first one is extending NE-SW over about one kilometre in the eastern part of the property. This area has been shown to contain several previously mined high-grade graphite veins. The second prospective zone corresponds to the location of the past producing Walker mine. Recent sampling made in part of this area by Saint-Jean Carbon, showed the extension to the SW of the graphite mineralization.
The prospective area #3 consists in a wide corridor of N-S trending conductors usually sub-parallel to the magnetic grain, indicating that sources of interest may be present. However, this area is also mostly found in flat lowlands, where the background TDEM response is rather high, suggesting that conductive overburden is contributing to the response. Therefore, it is not clear if the conductive lineaments are rather related to bedrock conductors or to local thickening of Leda clay deposits. In fact, effects from both types of conductors may very well be present. As a consequence, it is recommended to perform a ground reconnaissance of the conductive area in search for outcrops that could help confirming the sources of anomalies.
Christian Derosier, P.Geo., PhD., is the qualified person (QP) as defined in National Instrument 43-101 and, acting on behalf of Saint Jean Carbon, has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.
Walker Graphite Mine: The Walker graphite mine area is the subject of road construction giving access to some lakes that may be developed for residential housing and camping. At about 250 m west of the old Walker mine, an outcrop has recently been stripped and blasted and does not show the presence of flake graphite mineralization associated to some sulphides (pyrite, pyrrhotite).
M742357: orgC.: 9.83%-This mineralized layers is about 1 m thick and dips at 20-30° to the west. Flakes are disseminated and measure 1-2 mm. The paragneiss is low in carbonate.
M742358: orgC.: 0.63%-This grab sample was taken on an outcrop stripped by a bulldozer and showing the presence of sulphides. No graphite was observed. Pyrite, pyrrhotite and rare chalcopyrite were observed (Cu: 135 ppm).
M742359: orgC.: 15.50%-This composite sample was taken on an old stockpile found at about 30 m south of the old pit. Graphite flakes are disseminated and measure 2-3 mm. The developer will fill this area with large blocks of rocks removed during the road construction.
The 2016 reconnaissance sampling confirmed most of the historical assays and the excellent potential of the Bell-New Quebec area. Saint Jean Carbon is now waiting for the final results of the two helicopter borne surveys which will confirm the lateral extensions of the two old mines and their probable junction. At ALS Global, samples were analyzed for Organic carbon and sulfide sulfur by HCI (25%) leach of carbonates and sulfates, Leco furnace. ME-IR06a. The other chemical elements such as major elements and base metals were determined by ME-MS41 Ultra Trace Aqua Regia ICP –MS.
Christian Derosier, P.Geo., PhD., is the qualified person (QP) as defined in National Instrument 43-101 and, acting on behalf of Saint Jean Carbon, has reviewed and approved the technical content.
Saint Jean Carbon announced the results of two test programs on its lump graphite from the Company's Walker Graphite property in Quebec.
The combination of higher reagent concentration and longer retention times in the fifth test provided the 99.1%Cg best result. This positions the Company's graphite as being fully suited for a wide range of high purity applications. October 15, 2013 Press Release
The fifth test provided the 99.1%Cg best result with he combination of higher reagent concentration and longer retention times
The test work was carried out at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ontario and lab analysis was done at Activation Laboratories Inc. (Actlabs) in Ancaster, Ontario. The goal of the tests was to assess the potential of the Walker lump graphite to be upgraded to 95-99%Cg, which is considered to be commercially marketable levels. The first program consisted of a series of grinding and flotation stages, as well as a caustic leaching process. Material used in the testing was assembled during the Company's sampling program announced in July, 2013 which outlined naturally occurring in situ grades of 89.5%Cg. As the table in our Oct 15th press release indicates, the upgrade process was successful in increasing this to a preliminary upgrade of 97.3%Cg. This is generally considered to be suitable for a wide range of product applications in the graphite sector. Sample material was also weighed before and after testing to assess yield recoveries. As the table also indicates the tests were successful in producing very favourable yields which will be important in maintaining a low cost base when mineral processing the Walker graphite.
Image above: Exposed vein running Southeast approx 20 feet
Image above: Exposed vein on pit wall
Image above: Aprox 22 feet of exposed historical vein
Following this initial test phase, the same material was then subjected to three different variations on the caustic leaching process. In the first test, the leaching retention time was increased from four to six hours. In the second, the caustic concentration was increased to 50% and retention time was again six hours. And in the third, the material was subjected to a regrind stage that decreased particle sizes from 47 microns down to 20 microns. Reagent concentration and retention time was 50% and six hours respectively in the third test as well. As the table below indicates, test results also provided by ActLabs indicate that the Company was successful in increasing the grade up to 99%Cg+ in both the fourth and fifth variations of the simple and cost-effective leaching process. The combination of higher reagent concentration and longer retention times in the fifth test provided the 99.1%Cg best result. As noted above, this positions the Company's graphite as being fully suited for a wide range of high purity applications.
These positive test results are also consistent with the Company's belief that the Walker Graphite property contains economically upgradeable deposits of lump graphite and should therefore be the focus of a full geologic development program in the months ahead. This program commenced in early October with a preliminary beep mapping survey to examine for conductors, and will be followed by an airborne EM survey shortly thereafter. Results from both of these next stages will form the basis for an initial historical NI 43-101 report on Walker, and the Wallingford and St. Jovite properties, also in Quebec, which the Company previously announced that it had entered into a non-arm's length non-binding agreement to acquire. Upon completion of the preliminary report, the Company will develop and define a comprehensive drill program to properly quantify the size and extent of its lump graphite deposits. The drill results and expanded NI 43-101 will be used to prepare a pre and/or full feasibility study as part of the definitive effort to bring the properties into production as soon as possible. The low-cost production opportunity provided by lump graphite will permit the development of an optimized flow sheet that should similarly result in low capital expenditure requirement to process the lump graphite. Mr. Ogilvie noted "the direct results of a low-cost recovery operation and capital budget are one of the principal guiding reasons for our focus on lump graphite, be it in Quebec or Sri Lanka. On that basis we will be making every conceivable effort to move forward rapidly with our plans to establish economically successful production facilities in both locations".
In a previous site visit the Company's geologist, Ms. Isabelle Robillard, P. Geo., collected initial composite grab samples
The team directly assessed the visible graphite veins and extracted samples taken along the various veins. The purpose of the program was to assess the potential for high grades encountered across this mineralization region.
The laboratory returned the graphite assay value (89.5% Cg) that is reported here. One of the veins was followed at surface for at least 6 meters along strike and many small mine pits and trenches were found in the immediate area, indicating the presence of more graphite mineralization."
Based on subsequent analysis conducted by Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs) of Ancaster, Ontario using the IR process (Leco), the results confirmed the presence of a high quality lump/vein graphite mineralization. Ms. Robillard commented on the results as follows: "Graphite occurrence was observed during recent fieldwork (2013-06-21) from an ancient shallow exploitation pit on an easily accessible part of the property. The old pit and adjacent waste rocks pile exposed at least two sets of intersecting graphite veins, with thickness ranging from 2 to 10 cm. Vein material was sampled and sent to Actlabs in Ancaster.
The mine which operated from 1890 through to 1920 is located in the Central Metasedimentary Belt of the Grenville geological province, between Montreal and Ottawa. The potential for high quality graphite deposits in this area has been actively examined and reported on for many years and the Company is looking forward to commencing work on the property as soon as possible.
A review of the historical records related to Walker provides extremely encouraging comments on its lump graphite potential. One of the most detailed accounts of graphite in this region was a comprehensive book prepared and published for the Canadian Department of Mines in 1907 entitled, "Graphite: Its Properties, Occurrence, Refining and Uses by Fritz Cirkel, M.E. (Mining Engineer)". In a section devoted to a review of the Walker Mine, Mr. Cirkel provided the following commentary: "The vein filling consists of graphite in by far the larger number of cases; it then is composed of parallel fibers or columnar aggregates, the fibers being vertical to the walls of the vein, as is very common in a number of localities in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) for example. In several cases green apatite and scapolite occur with the graphite. The occurrence of apatite appears to be not uncommon and reminds one of the occurrences of the same mineral in the graphite veins of Ceylon." These observations are consistent with the Company's own research on Walker and a number of properties located in the same region.
The mineralization at Walker Mine consists of about 25% graphite along with contact metamorphism minerals (Apatite, scapolite, pyroxens, pyrite, titanite, micas and tourmaline). The graphite is present in irregular veins associated with pegmatite and crystaline marble. The graphite appears to correspond to 25% of the mineralized zone, and consist of disseminated flake of unknown size and quality.
There is more than 30 pits reported on the past producing property, which consisted of lots 19 to 21 in ranges 7, 8 and 9. It is to be noted that the current property doesn't include range 9 and part of 8: however the many pits reported should mostly be in the current property (where the Walker Mine was) and these indicate that the mineralization could have an important volume and more extensions on the property.
Regional geology and claim potential
The Walker Mine is classified as a skarn deposit. The contact between a pegmatite intrusion and a marble unit has been mineralized by fluids coming out of the intrusive body. This geological context for graphite mineralization is very common in southern Quebec and is the cause of many graphite occurrences.
Mineralized paragneiss is also present at the Walker Mine. The contact between paragneiss and marbles is mineralized. More of this geological context is also present on the property. This context can usually produce graphitic carbon content up to 15% in the paragneiss close to the contact with the marble. Massive graphite veins are also found in the parageiss at the Walker Mine.
The property is inside the same geological unit as the Walker Mine, consisting of marbles, paragneiss and intrusions (pegmatite). The presence of more marbles and pegmatite is a good target for exploration and discovery for skarn type mineralization and graphite veins.
On the claims just north of the regional claim block, three graphite showings are known and are hosted paragneiss (6% and 8% graphite) and in marble (unknown %). With more than 30 pits located over the Walker Mine region, the multiple graphite occurrences and showings that are found with them are good indicators of the potential of the property for new discoveries and extensions on the Walker mine.
Historical Information on Walker Property
The Walker Mine Property is located in Buckingham Township some 8 kilometers northwest of the small town of Buckingham. The property covers the Walker Mine, a past graphite producer with a total of about 816 tons of graphite extracted from the mine between 1876 and 1920 (Sigeom, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune). It was opened in 1876 by the Dominion of Canada Plumbago Company and W.H. Walker operated the mine from 1886 to 1896 (Maurice 1984). The Buckingham Graphite Company and the Walker Mines took over the operations in 1906, under the management of Mr. Brumell (Cirkel 1907). There are more than 30 pits reported on the past producing property, which consisted of lots 19 to 21 in ranges VII, VIII and IX of the Buckingham Township (Maurice, 1984). The main pit is situated 305 m directly west of a small bridge over a creek. It consists of a tunnel which had been run into the side of the hill for a distance of 45 m. The mill was located on the west side of the creek which gave a constant water supply. It was described in Cirkel Report as measuring 37 m by 22 m and was operated under the so-called Brumell Process. The production was two (2) t. of finished graphite per day (Cirkel 1907). The main pit was connected with the latter by a tramway of 335 m long. There are a waste piles still visible today on the west side of the creek. Other pits are scattered through a wooded area and extend 400 m northeast and at least 800 m southwest of the main opening (Sabina 1986). The graphite, occurs in disseminated flake (up to 25% in the disseminated zone) in gneisses interstratified with marbles. Irregular lump veins associated with pegmatite and marbles are also present and yield high quality graphite. It was estimated that prior to 1920, about 90 t of graphite from veins were extracted on this property (Sigeom, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune). Cirkel (1907) mentions that Graphite specimens from the Walker Mine were exhibited at the 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London. Some of the pits were found during first exploration phase and exhibited graphite veins which confirmed the presence of high-quality lump vein graphite mineralization.
Cirkel (1907) reported the good potential of the property for graphite extensions. It is reported that there is a main "stripping of 18 feet by 4 feet that show good amount of mineralization. Further north is a stripping 25 feet by 5 feet. The strike of the formation is north 25 degrees east and that formation can be followed for about 500 feet with indications found at intervals. There is no doubt that the conditions on this lot are very encouraging and careful prospecting and stripping should disclose some good ore bodies".
Maurice, O.D. 1984. Annotated list of occurrences of Industrial Minerals and Building Materials in Quebec. E-SIGEOM system. Online document : DP 184 . http://www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/english/mines/geology/geology-databases.jsp . 580 pages.
Cirkel, F. 1907. Graphite : It's properties, occurrence, refining and uses. Mining division of Canada. Ottawa Department of Mines. 306 pages.
Sabina, A. P. 1986. Rocks & Minerals for the collector; Buckingham – Mont-Laurier – Grenville, Québec; Hawkesbury – Ottawa, Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 33, 90 p.

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The discussion will be lead by Darlene Troup.
The Outlander series is available at the Library and on the Oklahoma Virtual Library.
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Ghana: Disquiet In The Oil City
The discovery of oil has transformed Ghana's twin city, Sekondi-Takoradi, a once-quiet fishing port, into a booming metropolis. In the past three years, the population has doubled and numerous upscale businesses are opening their doors. But all is not well in this 'oil city'.
Sitting in his battered wooden canoe, Papa Swabeng tries to mend his net before the dark clouds forming over the harbour bring in one of the region's remarkable storms, characteristic of the rainy season. He sings a traditional Akan song – to ward off bad spirits –while behind him children run up and down the beach kicking a soccer ball in their bare feet.
But less than 60 km off the coast of Ghana's Western Region, the picturesque scene of the small fishing village contrasts with the country's transition into a modern oil-producing state.
"I have never been arrested, but my friends come home with stories of them being chased," Swabeng tells my translator in Fante, the local Akan dialect. I had come to the Shama harbour where Swabeng anchors his boats to interview the chief fisherman about arrests being made for fishing too close to a mile-radius no-go zone around a new offshore rig – Ocean Rig Olympia is the fourth rig in the region, and the first off the coast of Shama, but Swabeng impatiently approaches my translator. He needs to talk to me, he says, about oil.
"We were told not to get close to it. When we asked why, they said, 'If you do get close to it, your nets will get entangled with something underneath the rig and it will capsize your canoe.' We don't intentionally go there, but the current of the waves push our canoes closer to the rig." Swabeng tells us he's afraid he's risking his life whenever he goes out into the water. Ghana's fishing industry was already facing its share of problems when the West African country joined the league of oil-producing nations in December last year.
Fish populations have been on the steady decline for the past decade, a result of overfishing, but the discovery of oil presents an entirely different threat. Although his family has fished here for as long as he can remember, Swabeng fears for the traditional way of life for generations of Ghanaian fishermen.
Kosmos Energy, a private oil company based out of Texas, was recently fined $35m for three separate oil spillages. Earlier this year, heavy waste oil from increased vessel traffic covered the beaches of Axim, a nearby resort community. Swabeng and the other fishermen of Shama are anxious about an oil spill in their shores. "If there is a mistake and there is a spillage, the fish will run backwards," he says, explaining the fish will swim back into deep water where he cannot go with his small canoe. "If they run backwards, we are not going to get any fish and that will affect our livelihoods."
Swabeng's fears are shared by the region's chiefs. "Oil spillages and seepages are characteristic of the industry," says Paramount Chief of Western Nzema, Awulae Annor Adjeye III, echoing the concerns of the country's fishermen. Adjeye has been a vocal figure about the environmental impacts of offshore drilling since the region discovered the valuable resource in 2007.
He says the oil spill that occurred in Axim was the rule, not the exception. That's part of the reason he and other Western Region chiefs are calling for 10% of the oil revenue to go back to the region itself – a petition that has so far fallen on deaf ears.
"Western Region is now the breadbasket for the whole country," says the chief. "Western Region is now like America. Every tribe is here – and not only Ghanaians, but outsiders. What is being done to improve the infrastructure of the area is going to affect everybody."
Flood of 'migrants'
A major producer of gold, diamonds, bauxite, and timber, Ghana's Western Region is now pumping out over 100,000 barrels of crude oil a day from its offshore rigs. Crude oil exports are expected to generate $1bn a year for the next 20 years.
However, in the rundown port of Takoradi, the regional capital, the discovery of oil has been met with mixed emotions. While many new businesses are opening their doors to the influx of people, especially foreigners, many people are suffering from the rising cost of living associated with the oil boom.
"There was already a lack of residential facilities in Sekondi-Takoradi and then the oil boom comes and people want to take residency here and they don't have it," says the Metropolis Chief Executive, Retired Captain Anthony Cudjoe.
In the past three years, the population of the formerly quiet fishing port has nearly doubled from 350,000 to approximately half a million residents, exasperating the city's struggles to deal with problems of proper sanitation, an increase in crime and even homelessness.
People from all over the continent have flooded into what is now affectionately called "the Oil City" in hopes of finding jobs. Instead, they're finding soaring rent and increasing food prices. "Overnight, we cannot meet the needs of the migrants," says Cudjoe. "So we have slums."
The population boom is also taking its toll on Takoradi's aging infrastructure. Heavy traffic now plagues the city and poor road conditions are grating on people's patience. After a truck carrying limestone tipped over on an unpaved industry road in June and spilled the hazardous chemical all over the street, residents of the neighbourhood staged a passionate demonstra. tion, blocking the road for several hours and setting rubber tires on fire. Since then, the mayor says there's been talk of paving the road, but to date, the government has done nothing.
When it comes to oil development, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, the Member of Parliament for Takoradi, doesn't mince words. "In the last two years, the NDC government has not been able to complete one single major road project in this metropolis, which is supposed to be the oil and gas city of Ghana. This shows you how inept the government is – and this is hyping up the frustration of people," he says.
The MP says Ghana has a history of mismanaging revenue from extractive resources, but they simply can't afford to repeat history when it comes to oil. However, the government has yet to pass a local content bill and local service providers are fighting for contracts mostly being awarded to foreign-owned companies.
Mensah says he speaks continuously in parliament about the need for local content legislation, rather than the current policy, which has no legal implications, to ensure Ghanaian companies, can compete in the industry, not only in the oil sector, but in other emerging industries like gas refinery.
"This is oil. This is not the same as diamonds," he says. "The mistakes we've made with gold, the mistakes we've made with cocoa, we should not repeat the same mistakes with oil and gas. If we do that, then we are foolish."
Local content discarded
When I arrive at Captain Michael Nortey's office for the Friday morning interview we've scheduled, the power is out. "Here in Ghana, light outs are a common occurrence," he says with a laugh. He adjusts the blinds to let in more light before he sits down at his desk.
Born and raised in Accra, Nortey has spent the last 23 years working in the oil and gas industry abroad. When Ghana struck oil three years ago, he saw his chance to finally come home, helping to establish Flat-C Marine Ghana Ltd, an offshore services company that specialises in crew and vessel management.
Nortey and his two business partners thought their combined experience and expertise would be met with a warm welcome, but since returning to their home country, they've been faced with an array of challenges they did not expect.
Their biggest challenge is finances. Nortey says his company is unable to bid on many tenders because they are required to own their own ships. However, they can't secure the large loans needed to purchase the million-dollar vessels from the country's weak financial institutions. He and his partners have had to scrape together their savings and take turns going out to sea, working for oil companies, just to keep their company afloat. Sometimes, they've been able to partner with foreign companies, but without local content legislation, Nortey says, the foreign companies will never help Ghanaian companies to grow up.
"We've even had companies say they don't want to put any Ghanaians on the ship because the local content isn't the law, it's only an advisory," he says.
He's sceptical, though, of the government's ability to pass a local content law. Viewing domestic companies as unwanted competition, he says foreign operators will fight any legislation. "The oil and gas business is an uneven playing field. We've been in the business to know the way it works.
Definitely, the oil companies, the support services, the foreign companies, the ship owners – they will do everything necessary and possible to make sure the policy doesn't come into law, whether by bribery or by explanation or by creating the impression that locals just cannot make it."
Nortey cites the conflict in Nigeria's Delta Region as an example. After 53 years of oil production, Nigeria was only able to pass a local content law last year. "This should be a very big lesson to us. By the time they were able to pass the local content law, nearly 80% of the foreign companies are now local companies. They have localised; they have got married to some locals and they consider themselves Nigerians."
Nhutey Adzeman, executive director of the Ghana Oil and Gas Service Providers Association (GOGSPA), worries Ghana is headed in the same direction and could soon be faced with the same problems. "Basically foreign companies are doing virtually everything," he says.
GOGSPA, a non-profit advocacy group with over 90 members, was formed in 2009 in response to how the government was awarding oil contracts. The government should put an emphasis on training as an important aspect of developing the industry to provide jobs for local people, Adzeman says. However, he speculates Ghanaian companies already have the capacity to take on no less than 50% of the oil contracts being awarded, but they are "not being given the opportunity."
In fact, they're being sideswiped. Adzeman says contracts aren't even advertised to local service providers and there is no transparency in the industry. On top of that, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is doing nothing to build local capacity.
A state-owned entity formed from the Ministry of Energy to regulate the industry, GNPC is a player as well. Instead of helping local companies grow, GNPC has come under heavy criticism of becoming another competitor, leaving the industry vacant of a neutral regulatory body.
Adzeman says the government is more concerned with pleasing the foreign oil companies than about developing the infrastructure needed to support the emerging industry. Along with congested traffic, Takoradi doesn't have a commercial airport – currently, flights are being directed through the air force base. "Believe you me, in the next year or so, the city of Sekondi-Takoradi will grind to a halt because the infrastructure here is very old and new infrastructure is not being added on. People are coming in day in and day out and the city is getting choked," he says.
But Ghana doesn't have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to drafting local content legislation. Adzeman says the country should consider it a blessing Ghana has discovered oil so late after so many other countries have done so. This gives them an advantage they should not squander – to learn from the mistakes of their neighbours.
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Techniques of disease activity assessment in Crohn's disease
Lisa Poritz, Walter Koltun
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Crohn's disease is a chronically relapsing condition that has no single diagnostic test. Presently there is no simple way to assess quantitatively the severity of disease, nor a method by which to predict recurrence or assess response to therapy. The Crohn's disease Activity Index is the most commonly used clinical assessment tool, although it is heavily reliant on subjective symptoms and clinical findings of illness. Numerous serum assays have a variable correlation with clinical disease features, whereas radiologic and endoscopic investigations are uncomfortable, expensive, and probably overinterpret clinically significant disease. Bowel permeability, nuclear white cell scanning, and other studies that are based on the measurement of the pathophysiologic consequences of intestinal inflammation hold promise for being able to assess clinically relevant disease in a way that could influence therapeutic decision-making. The goal of a rapid, easy test that could quantitatively assess disease severity and predict recurrence has yet to be attained.
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\section{Introduction}
If the standard paradigm of cosmology is correct, the observed structure of the universe originated from tiny density
fluctuations via gravitational instability. The clustering process is inevitably associated with peculiar motions of matter, i.e.
deviations from a pure Hubble flow, which exhibit a coherent pattern on large scales. Since galaxies can, to good approximation,
be treated as test particles, they should appropriately reflect the underlying peculiar velocity field which contains valuable
information for constraining and discriminating between different cosmological models.

Redshifts of galaxies are systematically altered by the line-of-sight components of their peculiar velocities and differ from
their actual distances. Consequently, intrinsic galaxy luminosities inferred from the observed flux using redshifts rather than
distances appear brighter or dimmer. Since this effect is obscured by the natural scatter in the distribution of magnitudes, it
cannot be used to derive the peculiar velocities of individual galaxies. However, it is possible to approach peculiar velocities
in a statistical sense by constraining the parameters of some appropriate, predefined velocity model. For instance, constraints
on the bulk motion of galaxies in a subvolume of a given survey can be derived by comparing the luminosity distribution of
galaxies in the subvolume with that of the whole survey. Reconstructing the linear velocity field from the observed density field
in redshift space, this technique further provides a way of estimating the growth rate of density perturbations which is independent
from the apparent clustering anisotropy of galaxies \cite{Kaiser1987, Hamilton1998}.

Below I briefly review the luminosity-based approach outlined above and discuss its recent application to galaxy data from the
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) \cite{York2000}. Methods of this kind have first been adopted to estimate the motion of Virgo
relative to the Local Group \cite{Tammann1979}, and more recently, to constrain bulk flows and the growth rate in the local
universe within $z\sim 0.01$ \cite{Nusser2011, Nusser2012}.

\section{Velocity-induced modulation of observed galaxy luminosities}
Due to inhomogeneities, the observed redshift $z$ of a galaxy is generally different from its cosmological one, $z_{c}$, which
is defined for the homogeneous background. In linear perturbation theory, the two quantities are connected through \cite{SW1967}
\begin{displaymath}
\frac{z-z_{c}}{1+z} = \frac{V(t,r)}{c} - \frac{\Phi(t,r)}{c^2} - \frac{2}{c^2}\int_{t(r)}^{t_{0}}{\rm d}t
\frac{\partial\Phi\left\lbrack\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}r(t),t\right\rbrack}{\partial t}\approx \frac{V(t,r)}{c},
\end{displaymath}
where $\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}$ denotes a unit vector along the line of sight to the galaxy, $V$ is the galaxy's (physical) radial
peculiar velocity, and $\Phi$ the usual gravitational potential. Focusing on low redshifts at the present time, the velocity $V$ is
explicitly assumed as the dominant contribution. All fields are considered relative to their present-day values at $t_{0}$. The
difference in redshifts enters the distance modulus ${\rm DM}=25+5\log_{\rm 10}\lbrack D_{L}/{\rm Mpc}\rbrack$ and causes the observed
absolute magnitudes $M$ to deviate from their true values $M^{(t)}$, i.e.
\begin{displaymath}
M = m - {\rm DM}(z) - K(z) + Q(z) = M^{(t)} + 5\log_{10}\frac{D_{L}(z_{c})}{D_{L}(z)},
\end{displaymath}
where $m$ is the apparent magnitude, $D_{L}$ is the luminosity distance, and the functions $Q(z)$ and $K(z)$ account for luminosity
evolution and $K$-correction \cite{Blanton2007}, respectively. Restricted to scales where linear theory is valid, $M-M^{(t)}$ varies
systematically over the sky, and thus provides a probe of the cosmic velocity field.

Given a galaxy survey with magnitudes, (spectroscopic) redshifts, and angular positions $\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}_{i}$ on the sky,
the idea is to choose an appropriate parameterized model of $V(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}, z)$ and to maximize the probability of the
data,
\begin{displaymath}
P_{\rm tot} = \prod\limits_{i}P\left (M_{i}\vert z_{i}, V(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}_{i},z_{i})\right ) =
\prod\limits_{i}\left (\phi(M_{i})\middle /\int_{M_{i}^{+}}^{M_{i}^{-}}\phi(M){\rm d}M\right ),
\end{displaymath}
where redshift errors are neglected \cite{Nusser2011}. Here $\phi(M)$ denotes the galaxy luminosity function (LF), and the limiting
magnitudes $M^{\pm}$ depend on the cosmological redshift $z_{c}$, and hence on $V(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}, z)$. The motivation of
this approach is to find those velocity model parameters which minimize the spread in the observed magnitudes.

\section{Constraints from SDSS galaxy luminosities at z {\textasciitilde} 0.1}
Galaxy data from the SDSS Data Release 7 \cite{Abazajian2009} trace the cosmic velocity field out to
$z\sim 0.1$. Here I summarize recent results obtained from applying the luminosity method to suitable subsets comprising up to half
a million galaxies \cite{Feix2014, Feix2015}.

{\underline{\it Data}}.---The analysis is based on the latest version of the NYU Value-Added Galaxy Catalog (NYU-VAGC), adopting the
subsample {\tt safe} to minimize incompleteness and systematics \cite{Blanton2005}. Using Petrosian $^{0.1}r$-band magnitudes, only
galaxies with $14.5 < m_{r} < 17.6$, $-22.5 < M_{r} - 5\log_{10}h < -17.0$, and $0.02 < z < 0.22$ (relative to the CMB frame) are
included. In addition, galaxy mock catalogs were built to study errors and known systematics of the data.

{\underline{\it Radial velocity model}}.---Constraints on velocity moments and derived quantities assume a bin-averaged model
$\tilde{V}(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}})$ in two redshift bins, $0.02 < z < 0.07$ and $0.07 < z < 0.22$. For each bin, the velocity
field was decomposed into spherical harmonics, i.e.
\begin{displaymath}
a_{lm} = \int{\rm d}\Omega\tilde{V}(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}})Y_{lm}(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}),\qquad \tilde{V}(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}})
= \sum\limits_{l,m}a_{lm}Y_{lm}^{*}(\hat{\textbf{\textit{r}}}),\qquad l>0,
\end{displaymath}
where the sum over $l$ is cut at some maximum value $l_{\rm max}$. Because the SDSS data cover only part of the sky, the inferred $a_{lm}$
are not statistically independent. The impact of the angular mask was studied with the help of suitable galaxy mock catalogs. The monopole
term ($l=0$) was not included since it is degenerate with an overall shift of magnitudes.

{\underline{\it LF estimators}}.---Reliable measurements of the galaxy LF form a key step in the analysis. To assess the robustness of
results with respect to different LF models, the data were examined using LF estimators based on a Schechter form and a more flexible
spline-based model, together with several combinations and variations thereof. For simplicity, a linear dependence of the luminosity
evolution with redshift was assumed.

{\underline{\it Bulk flows and higher-order velocity moments}}.---Accounting for known systematic errors in the SDSS photometry, measurements
of ``bulk flows'' are consistent with a standard $\Lambda$CDM cosmology at a $1$--$2\sigma$ confidence level in both redshift bins. A joint
analysis of the corresponding three Cartesian components confirms this result. To characterize higher-order moments, direct constraints on
the angular velocity power spectrum $C_{l} = \langle |a_{lm}|^{2}\rangle$ were obtained up to the octupole contribution. The estimated
$C_{l}$ were found compatible with the theoretical power spectra of the $\Lambda$CDM cosmology.

\begin{figure}
\hspace*{0.12\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{pfig1.eps}
\caption{Estimates of $\sigma_{8}$ from galaxy mocks: shown are the recovered distributions and respective Gaussian fits with (solid
lines) and without (dashed lines) the inclusion of a (randomly oriented) photometric tilt, using the information in both redshift bins
(left) and the low-$z$ bin only (right).}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure}

{\underline{\it Constraints on $\sigma_{8}$}}.---Assuming a prior on the $C_{l}$ as dictated by the $\Lambda$CDM model with fixed
Hubble constant and density parameters, the amplitude of the velocity field was estimated in terms of $\sigma_{8}$. Because of a
dipole-like tilt in the galaxy magnitudes \cite{Padmanabhan2008}, raw estimates of $\sigma_{8}$ were biased toward larger values
(see Figure \ref{fig1}). After correcting for this magnitude tilt, it was found that $\sigma_{8} = 1.1\pm 0.4$ for the combination
of both redshift bins and $\sigma_{8} = 1.0\pm 0.5$ for the low-$z$ bin only, where the low accuracy is due to the limited number
of galaxies.

{\underline{\it The linear growth rate}}.---Modeling the linear velocity field from the observed galaxy clustering in redshift space,
the luminosity approach is capable of constraining the growth rate of density perturbations, $\beta = f(\Omega)/b$, where $b$ is the
linear galaxy bias \cite{Nusser2012}. To this end, both magnitude- and volume-limited subsamples were selected over a rectangular
patch (in survey coordinates) within the range $0.06 < z < 0.12$. Following \cite{Nusser1994}, the velocity reconstruction was done
in ``harmonic'' space by smoothing the density field with a Gaussian kernel of $10h^{-1}$ Mpc radius and solving
\begin{displaymath}
\frac{1}{s^{2}}\frac{\rm d}{{\rm d}s}\left (s^{2}\frac{{\rm d}\Phi_{lm}}{{\rm d}s}\right )
- \frac{1}{1+\beta}\frac{l(l+1)\Phi_{lm}}{s^{2}} = \frac{\beta}{1+\beta}\left (\delta^{g}_{lm}
- \frac{{\rm d}\log S}{{\rm d}s}\frac{{\rm d}\Phi_{lm}}{{\rm d}s}\right ),
\end{displaymath}
where $S$ is the selection function and $\Phi(s)$ is the velocity potential expressed in redshift space. Boundary conditions were fixed
by setting the density contrast outside the observed volume to zero. An example of how the full velocity field modulates galaxy magnitudes
at $z=0.1$ is depicted in Figure \ref{fig2} (left panel). The velocity reconstructions and the method's accuracy were assessed with the help
of mocks generated from the Millennium Simulation \cite{Springel2005, Henriques2012}. Excluding the dipole in the velocity reconstruction
($l>1$), the found distribution of $\beta$-estimates peaks at the true value $\beta_{\rm true}=0.52$, deviating from a symmetric Gaussian
mainly because of the velocity field's nonlinear dependence on $\beta$ (see right panel of Figure \ref{fig2}). A preliminary analysis of the
SDSS data with fixed Hubble constant and density parameters from \cite{Calabrese2013} yields $\beta=0.42\pm 0.14$ which, using the power
spectrum amplitude of $L^{\star}$-galaxies from \cite{Tegmark2004}, translates into $f\sigma_{8}=0.37\pm 0.13$ and is consistent with the
$\Lambda$CDM model. For samples with similar characteristics, the accuracy is comparable to what is obtained from recent measurements of
anisotropic clustering in redshift space \cite{Howlett2014}.

\begin{figure}
\hspace*{0.02\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{pfig2.eps}
\hspace*{0.09\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.41\linewidth]{pfig3.eps}
\caption{{\underline{\textit{Left panel.}}}---Velocity-induced modulation of galaxy magnitudes at $z=0.1$ over an angular patch expressed
in SDSS survey coordinates (based on a random mock). {\underline{\textit{Right panel.}}}---Distribution of $\beta$-estimates (and Gaussian
fit) derived from mock catalogs, excluding the dipole in the velocity reconstruction ($l>1$).}
\label{fig2}
\end{figure}

\section{Outlook}
Current and next-generation spectroscopic galaxy surveys are designed to reduce data-inherent systematics because of larger sky coverage
and improved photometric calibration in ground- and space-based experiments \cite{Levi2013, Laureijs2011}. Together with the above results,
these observational perspectives give confidence that the luminosity-based approach will be established as a standard cosmological probe,
independent from and complementary to the more traditional ones based on galaxy clustering, gravitational lensing and redshift-space
distortions. The method considered here does not require accurate redshifts and can also be used with photometric redshift surveys such as the
2MASS Photometric Redshift catalog (2MPZ) \cite{Bilicki2014} to recover signals on scales larger than the spread of the redshift error.

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