Advance wells solutions took centre stage at a showcase event hosted by Welltec. Senior wells operations personnel from a range of offshore operators and contractors took the opportunity to hear more about the company's portfolio of award-winning technologies. Wider well design issues were also discussed.
Energy Voice is looking for a digital journalist to join its expanding team. The successful candidate will have a firm understanding of the oil, gas and wider energy industry, a drive for exclusives, the ability to adhere to strict deadlines and a passion for developing the digital brand. The role includes producing breaking news, surfacing exclusive content, networking with major industry players and producing creative, accurate copy and video on a daily basis.
The Energy Jobs Taskforce that was set up to support jobs in the troubled North Sea oil and gas industry is hosting a gathering of some of its key players today. Oil and Gas Athority chief executive Andy Samuel, BP North Sea boss Trevor Garlick, Oil and Gas UK chief executive Deirdre Michie and Scottish Enterprise energy and low-carbon technologies director Maggie McGinlay are among those taking part in the private meeting. The taskforce was launched earlier this year by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to support people trying to find work.
An oil spill from a pipeline which has closed two California state beaches could take months to restore to its natural condition. Around 2,500 barrels of crude petroleum hit the San Refugio State Beach about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara when an underground pipeline running along the coastal highway burst. A fifth of the estimated amount was believed to have reached the ocean, and left oil slicks which were stretched for more than nine miles.
Absoft and Safran Software Solutions are set to lead presentations at an operations and maintenance forum. The SAP specialist for upstream oil and gas will take part in a bid to offer maintenance and integrated planning solutions for operational excellence in the sector. Safran Software Solutions, will showcase how their solution integrates with SAP to provide powerful planning and reporting functionality for effective resource scheduling and maintenance optimisation.
A poll taken of Energy Voice readers has found three-quarters agree offshore workers should ballot to strike. The findings come just a day after North Sea oil and gas workers agreed to press ahead with plans for a ballot on strike action after talks with employers in Aberdeen reached another stalemate. Union leaders have insisted the door was "not closed" to employers despite no agreement being met. Workers are in dispute over changes to staff rotas, sick pay and holiday pay. When asked 'should workers agree to strike in ballot action?' , 75.51% supported strike again, while 24.49% were against.
Research by scientists in the Gulf of Mexico has found dolphins who died following the 2010 BP Macondo oil spill had rare lesions linked to petroleum exposure. The study, researchers said, showed dead dolphins tissue rounded out into a spike in the region affected by the oil spill five years ago. After millions of barrels of crude oil spilled into the region, dolphin deaths were seen around coastal Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, according to the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
More than 80 crew were evacuated from an offshore support vessel after a blaze broke out in its generator room. Thirty-five firefighters were called to Peterhead harbour after the alarm was raised on board the 426ft Fugro Symphony. Two units from Peterhead, two from Ellon and one from Maud went to the scene. A specialist foam unit from Aberdeen was also called and three firefighters wearing breathing apparatus along with a member of the ship's own fire team pinpointed the blaze in the ship's generator room on one of its lower decks.
Europe's largest oil companies are banding together to forge a joint strategy on climate change policy, alarmed they'll be ignored as the world works toward a historic deal limiting greenhouse gases. Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total SA, BP Plc, Statoil ASA and Eni SpA are among oil companies that plan to start a new industry body, or think tank, to develop common positions on the issues, according to people with knowledge of the matter. So far the largest US companies -- Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. -- have decided not to participate, the people said, asking not be named before a public announcement expected as early as next month. Efforts to reduce fossil fuel investments and spur renewables such as solar and wind power have gathered pace in the past two years with oil companies sitting largely outside the debate.
Transocean Ltd., owner of the rig that sank in the 2010 Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, joined Halliburton Co. in settling all remaining issues with BP Plc. Transocean and BP, the well's owner, will mutually release all claims against each other, while the London-based exploration and production company will pay the rig contractor $125 million in compensation for legal fees, Transocean said Wednesday in a statement. Transocean, based in Vernier, Switzerland, also agreed to pay $212 million to two classes of plaintiffs represented by a committee in the Macondo litigation. The settlements were the latest in a series of resolutions since the 2010 sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, which set off thousands of lawsuits against BP, Transocean and Halliburton.
An internal investigation by Norwegian oil company Statoil into a gas leak on the Gudrun platform as been classified as the 'highest degree of seriousness'. The report into the incident, which happened in February, found the outcome could have been fatal if anyone had been exposed to the leak. A spokesman said the a gas leak of its size represented a "major incident potential" if ignited.
88 Energy has hired a new drilling and management specialist to oversee its operations at Project Icewine in Alaska. Erik Opstad, who most recently worked for Savant Alaska, previously negotiated the acquisition of the Badami field from BP.
A broken pipeline has spilled 21,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean, creating a slick stretching about four miles along the central California coastline. Authorities responding to reports of a foul smell near Refugio State Beach found a half-mile slick already formed in the ocean, Santa Barbara County fire department said. Staff traced the oil to the onshore pipeline that spilled into a culvert running under the US 101 freeway and into a storm drain that empties into the ocean.
An oil industry geologist from Aberdeen has told Church of Scotland members that they must fight the threat of fracking on moral grounds. Hannah-Mary Goodlad, moderator in-waiting of the National Youth Assembly, said technology was advancing so quickly that it would be safe to extract unconventional oil and gas from underneath the ground from an environmental perspective in about five years. The 25-year-old, who was speaking in a personal capacity and not on behalf of her employer Statoil, told ministers and elders yesterday that they must argue that future energy needs must be met through renewables, not fossil fuels.
A landmark legal hearing will be held this week in a bid to quicken the criminal investigation into a North Sea helicopter crash which killed four offshore workers. Prosecutors will go to the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Tuesday to argue that accident investigators must hand over the black box recorder from the Super Puma L2 which came down off the coast of Shetland, in August 2013. It is hoped that the move will shorten the wait faced by survivors and families of those who died for answers over the tragedy. The hearing has been scheduled for three days.
More than 80 crew members have been evacuated from an offshore vessel after a fire on board. Fire crews were called to the scene in Peterhead Harbour at around 3am and had the blaze under control within two hours. At the height of the incident 36 firefighters were involved in tackling the inferno on the Fugro Symphony, an offshore supply vessel.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will join the chief executive of the OGA (Oil and Gas Authority) Andy Samuel as speaker at a leading industry event next month. The politician will help open the Oil and Gas Industry conference which takes place in Aberdeen in June. Other notable speakers include BP's Trevor Garlick, regional president of North Sea, and John Person from Amec Foster Wheeler.
Gulfsands Petroleum has removed its chief executive from his role. The company, which has oil and gas activities in Syria, Morocco, Tunisia and Colombia, said Mahdi Sajjad would no longer be working with them.
The north-east subsea community is to hear how processing can increase production and prolong the economic lifetime of a field. At an event organised by Subsea UK, the Aker Solutions seminar in Aberdeeen will address oil recovery solutions, water injection technology and subsea power systems.
Petrobas said output in Brazil and abroad rose 8.8% last month from a year ago to 2.78million barrels of oil and equivalent natural gas. Brazil's state-run oil company said increases in production on two if its recently installed FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) in the sub-salt region at Santos basin were the main factors behind the overall output boost.
Workers at Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Texas have voted to continue to strike after a contract proposal was rejected. The staff, who work out of the company's base at Galveston Bay, voted by a secret ballot earlier this week. Almost 900 striking workers had voted, with the proposal for the contract overwhelmingly rejected.
Opponents of Royal Dutch Shell's use of a Seattle seaport terminal to prepare for exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean have attacked on two fronts. Protesters blocked port entrances and the US city declared that Shell and its maritime host lacked a proper permit. Seattle issued a violation notice, saying use of Terminal 5 by a massive floating drill rig breached the site's permitted use as a cargo terminal. The 400ft Polar Pioneer and its support tug Aiviq must be removed from the terminal or Shell's host, Foss Maritime, must obtain an appropriate permit, the Seattle Department of Planning and Development said.
Marathon Oil is said to be seeking bids for its interest in four onshore exploration blocks in East Africa. The company is looking to focus on its blocks in the US shale formations.


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But he believed that every great love was in some measure a terrible mistake.
That evening I rode downtown on an unaccountably empty bus, sitting in the last row. At the front I saw a thin cloud of smoke rising around the driver's head. 'Hey, bus driver,' I said. 'Can I smoke?' 'May I,' said the bus driver. 'I love you,' I said.
He doesn't know how one proceeds under the circumstances, except with the certainty, pressed to the heart like a keepsake of love, that in the end nothing really matters.
Love is like falconry," he said. "Don't you think that's true, Cleveland?" "Never say love is like anything." said Cleveland. "It isn't.
Her style was plain and poetic as rain on a daisy—she was particularly gifted at the description of empty land and horses. She lived in the basement of my house for a hundred dollars a month, and I was desperately in love with her.
The imagination of teenagers is often — I'm tempted to say always — the only sure capital they possess apart from the love of their parents, which is a force far beyond their capacity to comprehend or control. During my own adolescence, my imagination, the kingdom inside my own skull, was my sole source of refuge, my fortress of solitude, at times my prison. Like all teenagers, I provisioned my garrison with art: books, movies, music, comic books, television, role-playing games. Given their nature as human creations, as artifacts and devices of human nature, some of the provisions I consumed were bound to be of a dark, violent, even bloody and horrifying nature; otherwise I would not have cared for them.
I'm a man who falls in love so easily, and with such a reckless lack of consideration for the consequences of my actions, that from the very first instant of entering into a marriage I become, almost by definition, an adulterer.
I'd spent my whole life waiting to awake on an ordinary morning in the town that was destined to be my home, in the arms of the woman I was destined to love, knowing the people and doing the work that would make up the changing but essentially invariable landscape of my particular destiny.
Born: May 24, 1963 (age 56)
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August 21, 2017 We're going to Nashville! Nashville! Nashville, Tennessee! We're going to Nashville!
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December 31, 2016 Annus Horribilis?
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September 22, 2015 One of these Days, Nora is Going to Reenact that Scene from E.T.
July 8, 2014 Hey, Whatever Works, Right?
December 17, 2013 Winter. I hate it.
May 26, 2013 Hello, Jasper.
May 14, 2013 What the Heck are Burpees?
March 11, 2013 It's My Little Steampunk Pony!
March 2, 2013 Despite Radio Silence, I'm Still Writing.
August 3, 2012 3-2-1 Boing!
May 3, 2012 Well, what did you WANT me to do?
March 31, 2012 Look! Look!
March 24, 2012 My, Grandpa! What Big Patties You Have!
February 1, 2012 Can there Be Anything Better in this House?
October 16, 2011 In Preschool, Nora Takes Shop.
November 8, 2010 Okay, Seriously, What's Up With This?!
September 16, 2010 What Are You Doing?
February 12, 2010 Erin's Plain Kate Debuts this September.
August 21, 2009 Tornado Power!
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February 13, 2009 Seven Years of Blogging. No Itch.
January 10, 2009 Cold City. Warm Heart.
June 2, 2008 The Cake is a Lie!
January 3, 2008 Long Night Ahead?
December 3, 2007 What's Vivian Thinking?
November 24, 2007 What's on Your iPod?
November 13, 2007 The Toys Strike Back!
June 30, 2007 And Thank You Toronto!
May 14, 2007 Gearing Up, Gearing Up!
April 21, 2006 Ow! Ow! Ow! Where's the Secret Service Guys When You Need Them?
October 28, 2005 Forty Weeks!
January 6, 2004 Reconquering the Bedroom - Death to Builders' Beige!
December 22, 2003 When Holidays Attack!
July 1, 2003 Happy Birthday Canada -- OW!!
June 26, 2003 Erin's Going to the Maritimes!
June 19, 2003 Free Furniture! Let's Get Stripping!
April 12, 2003 Jam Cam!
November 12, 2002 Erin's iMac is Fixed!
May 21, 2002 Publishing Erin!
April 20, 2002 Birthday Boy!
April 9, 2002 Erin Wins Big Poetry Grant!
March 29, 2002 Erin Lands an Art Council Grant!


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Senior Meals
Alphabetical List of Menus
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Resource Links for Seniors
ADA Politica De Cumplimiento
Asistencia De Transporte
Politica De Reclamacion De Clientes
Politica De No Show
Horarios De Rutas Fijas
Viajes De Larga Distancia
Title VI Policy - Espanol
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. The ADA is civil rights legislation which requires that persons with disabilities receive transportation services equal to those available on the fixed route service.
It is the policy of Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition that, when viewed in their entirety, services, programs, facilities, and communications provided by Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition, directly or by a contracted service provider, are readily accessible and usable to individuals with disabilities to the maximum extent possible. 49. CFR 37.105
1. Fare
Fares for Okanogan County Transportation are as follows:
· Senior - $2.00 all day
· General Public- $2.00 per boarding within city limits, $4.00 per boarding outside city limits
· Intercity fares – vary depending on point of origin and destination (check schedule)
· Omak/Nespelem/Coulee Dam – fare free
2. Holiday Closures
Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition will be closed on the following holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Day after, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day. (If the holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be taken on the previous Friday. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be taken on the following Monday.)
3. Approved Equipment
· Wheelchair means a mobility aid belonging to any class of three- or more-wheeled devices, usable indoors, designed or modified for and used by individuals with mobility impairments, whether operated manually or powered.
The equipment must not weigh more than 800 lbs. when occupied.
Walkers must be collapsible and stored between seats.
Equipment must be in good working order, with batteries charged, tires inflated, footrests attached, and all parts secure. (49 CFR 37.3)
4. Mobility Device Brakes
When occupying a lift or securement area, it is recommended that passengers apply the brakes on their mobility devices; however, they are not required to do so. With power chairs or scooters, it is recommended that the power switch be turned to the "off" position. Again, this is not mandatory.
5. Portable Oxygen Use
Individuals with disabilities who use portable oxygen devices are allowed to travel with respirators and properly secured portable oxygen supplies. Oxygen supplies must not obstruct the aisle. (49 CFR 37.167(h)
6. Securement Policy
Operators will use front and rear tie-downs to secure mobility devices. Operators will secure mobility devices at the strongest parts of the device; however, the passenger can indicate the most optimal tie-down spot. The mobility device will be secured front facing unless otherwise requested by the passenger. Drivers will assist passengers with securement systems, ramps, and seatbelts; however, drivers cannot assist riders using power chairs or scooters with the operation of their equipment. Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition requires all passengers be secured in either a seatbelt or mobility device tie-downs.
7. Stop Announcements
Okanogan County Transportation does not provide specific fixed route transportation. Transit operators will announce designated stops upon request. (49 CFR 37.167 (a-c))
8. Personal Care Attendants
A Personal Care Attendant (PCA) may ride with you at no charge. A PCA is someone who travels with, and helps, a rider who is not able to travel alone. You must provide your own PCA if you need one. Please let us know when scheduling your ride whether or not you will be using a PCA. This information will guarantee a place for him or her to ride with you.
Guests and companions may ride with you. Guests and companions must pay regular fare. A companion is anyone who rides with you who is not designated as your PCA. (49 CFR 37 (d))
9. Service Animals
A service animal is any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. In order to ride Okanogan County Transportation:
· The animal must be on a leash or in a container, remain under control of the owner, and behave appropriately.
Birds, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, and cats must be kept in an enclosed carrier/container.
The animal must remain at your feet or on your lap. It may not sit on a vehicle seat.
The animal must not be aggressive toward people or other animals. (49 CFR 37.167 (d))
10. Boarding Assistance
Operators shall position the bus to make boarding and de-boarding as easy as possible for everyone, minimize the slope of the ramp, and use the kneeling option as needed. Bus operators shall provide assistance to passengers upon request. Passengers with disabilities shall be allowed adequate time to board and disembark the vehicle.
11. Maintenance of Lifts
Bus operators must test the lift during the pre-trip inspection. Break down of accessibility equipment must be reported immediately to dispatch. A vehicle with an inoperable lift must be removed from service as soon as possible and cannot be returned to service until repaired. If there is a lift failure, a replacement vehicle must be dispatched if the next trip to the destination of any passenger using a mobility device is scheduled in more than 30 minutes. If the next trip to the destination of any passenger using a mobility device is scheduled in 30 minutes or less, a replacement vehicle may be dispatched if available. (49.CFR 37.163)
12. Priority Seating
Upon request, bus operators shall ask – but not require – passengers to yield priority seating at the front of the bus to seniors and persons with disabilities. Drivers are not required to enforce the priority seating designation beyond making such a request.
13. Reserved Seating
Mobility device securement areas on buses are reserved. Passengers using common mobility aids shall be boarded if the securement areas are not otherwise occupied by a mobility device, regardless of the number of passengers on the bus. Bus operators are required to ask passengers sitting in the securement areas to move to other available seats or to stand.
14. Suspension of Service
A rider's privileges may be suspended for any of the following infractions on any Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition property, including vehicles, bus stops, or stations:
· Smoking or carrying a lit pipe, cigar, or cigarette (unless in a designated smoking area).
· Discarding or dumping litter in places other than the recognized receptacles.
· Consuming alcoholic beverages or in procession of alcoholic beverages.
· Loud, raucous, unruly, harmful, or harassing behavior.
· Engaging in other conduct that is inconsistent with the intended purpose of the transit facility or vehicle. (RCW 9.91.025)
15. Notification of Policy
Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition will notify the public of the ADA policy on the website and in the riders guide.
Complaint Procedure:
Questions, concerns, suggestions or requests related to issues covered by the ADA must be brought to the attention of the Director of Operations for transportation issues and the Program Director for nutrition issues.
Contact may be made in writing to: OCTN, P.O. Box 711, Omak, WA 98841; or by telephone weekdays 1-800-635-4391 for transportation between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or 1-844-826-7979 for nutrition between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or by email to transportation@octn.org issues and nutrition@octn.org for nutrition issues.
Grievance Procedure:
Complaints regarding improper denial of rights under the ADA by OCTN should be submitted as per the following grievance procedure:
1) Submit complaints regarding access or discrimination in writing to OCTN for resolution. A record of the complaints and action taken will be maintained. A decision will be rendered within ten (10) working days.
2) If the complaint cannot be resolved to your satisfaction by OCTN, it will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for consideration. The Board will be directed to hear such complaints in public, after adequate public notice, in an unbiased, objective manner and to make a written decision within 30 days of the notification. Proceedings of the committee shall be recorded and maintained. The decision of the Board of Directors is final.
3) A record of action taken on each request or complaint must be maintained as a part of the records or minutes at each level of the grievance process.
4) Your right to a prompt and equitable resolution of the complaint must not be impaired by your pursuit of other remedies, such as filing a complaint with the Washington State Department of Transportation or other appropriate federal agency. Use of this grievance procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit of other remedies.
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OCTN Main Office
303 2nd Avenue South, Suite A
Okanogan, WA 98840
Senior Meals (509) 826-7979
Bus Dispatch (509) 826-4391
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8am - 5pm
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Never mind automated kitchen tools. It's all about that touchy-feely thing.
As it turns out, almost every tool mentioned by these passionate cooks is a hand-held, or touchy-feely, kind of instrument. You won't find an expensive food processor or electric knife among them. That's probably because much of the pleasure of cooking is about the feel, texture and aroma of an ingredient, or of a dish like risotto, as it slowly transforms and comes together with the perfect pot and wooden spoon. Universally, good cooks love the heft and deftness of a sharp knife that glides through a plump fish or a tomato with equal ease; the smell of a clove of garlic when it's smashed with a solid, heavy cleaver; the allure of citrus peel when a fine zester releases all of those essential, aromatic oils. No wonder we usually equate cooking with all that is sensual.
At Park City's Westgate Grill, chef Don McCradic swears by his chinois (pronounced sheen-WAH). That's because he's a sauce kind of guy and the chinois is the ultimate strainer—a cone-shaped metal gadget with a superfine mesh. It strains sauces and stocks to perfection. McCradic has one at work, one at home. His other fave is the mandoline. Basically, a mandoline is a manually operated super-slicer with adjustable blades. It's about 10 inches tall, five or six inches wide, has a narrow, rectangular body in a wood or stainless steel frame and sits at a 45-degree angle with a little stand. You can adjust the razor-sharp blades to make see-through, paper-thin slices of firm vegetables, such as fennel or potatoes (for the perfect potato gratin), or to create waffle cuts or uniform matchstick slices.
Chef Todd Mark Miller of Fresco and Trio favors the mandoline as well. If you've been to either of his restaurants, you know that aromatic, crisp, shaved fennel appears frequently on both menus. Most of us would love an expensive French version of the essential mandoline, but the stainless-steel versions can be pricy. However, you can find cheaper versions in a plastic frames at various Asian stores, as well as cookware shops.
And everyone, it seems, loves the Microplane. There are several versions of this narrow, sturdy grater/zester with a handle. It's used for zesting citrus, grating everything from onions to garlic, and for grating whole nutmeg over your latte. Letty Flatt, pastry chef at Deer Valley Resort, ought to be the spokeswoman: "My favorite hand tool is definitely the Microplane zester. I buy them 24 at a time so all the bakers and cooks at Deer Valley and my family and friends have them. We zest hundreds of lemons, limes and oranges, and the yield and speed with those zesters is unmatched.
Finally, if you've read this far and you saw the delectable German film Mostly Martha, you probably got a cheap thrill from the extreme close-up of the other type of hand-held citrus zester. I know I did, as its tiny, sharp holes peeled off long, thin strips of lemon peel. It's another must-have—a simple tool that gives you a sense of connection with the shape and aroma of lemons, limes and oranges. It's all about that touchy-feely, aroma thing.


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Always A Rogue, Forever Her Love (2014)
Christi Caldwell
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About book Always A Rogue, Forever Her Love (2014)
I am so glad I discovered Christi Caldwell last year and she is fast becoming one of my favourite authors with her charming, tender love stories. Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love is easily read as a standalone but I can definitely recommend the first three books in this series.Despite his roguish reputation, it is obvious how much Jonathan loves his mother and four sisters regardless of the trials and tribulations they present. His mother bemoans the fact that he will not "do right by the Sinclair line and wed a proper English miss" but he has no intention of curtailing his life of pleasure by taking a wife. His three youngest sisters are "outrageously ill-behaved and highly improper" and their latest governess (the fifth) has resigned. His mother is at her wit's end and gives Jonathan the task of finding a new governess.Juliet Marshville has been lame since she was thirteen when her leg was shattered in a fall. It was then that she discovered just how much her brother, Albert, hated her. He is a selfish wastrel who has denied Juliet a Season with the cruellest of words. "It would be an utter waste of funds to launch a faulty ship like you off into a sea made of diamonds of the first water."Juliet is furious when she discovers that Albert has gambled away her beloved Rosecliff Cottage to the Earl of Sinclair. Not only that but he is pushing her to marry the loathsome Lord Williams…only he has something far less respectable in mind. She approaches the Earl of Sinclair determined to demand her cottage back. The earl agrees on condition she take up the position of governess to his sisters and shape them into "models of proper, English gentility." As the cottage represents freedom from both her brother and the unwelcome advances of Lord Williams and a place to call her own, she accepts.Despite everything that life has thrown at her, I loved Juliet's indomitable spirit and loathed her cruel, heartless brother with a vengeance. It's a shock to discover the true level of his hatred for his sister.I enjoyed the battle of wills between Juliet and Jonathan's sisters, Poppy, Penelope and Prudence. The three hoydens think to terrorize Juliet in the same way they did the other governesses, only to find she is made of sterner stuff. Fortunately, she'd learned how to handle her wicked brother and his childish outbursts through the years. In fact, she'd wager her three charges combined could not even come close to Albert's nastiness.I enjoyed watching Juliet win over Poppy and Penelope with her kindness and patience.From the moment they meet, I could feel the strong attraction between Jonathan and Juliet and, whenever they are together, sexual tension simmers just beneath the surface. He lowered his brow to hers, his sapphire blue stare pierced her with its intensity. "Jonathan," he demanded with all the authority of one accustomed to having his every desire met. "Say my name.""Jonathan," she whispered, loving the feel of his name upon her lips, so utterly masculine and yet all the same, smooth as warmed chocolate.He cupped her cheek. "Now tell me you still do not desire my kiss, Juliet?"Jonathan's admiration for Juliet's courage in the face of adversity humbles him in a way that makes him take a good look at his own life. He sees a "smug, self-serving bastard" who could never be worthy of a woman of honour and integrity like Juliet. He doesn't see his own worth as Juliet does; a loyal and loving brother, a dedicated son, a fair employer and a man who made her feel protected and cherished.Of course the path of true love never runs smoothly and they have to overcome some stumbling blocks to attain their HEA, not least Jonathan's misplaced honour. It takes some sage words from his little sister, Poppy, to make him see sense. Poppy sighed and flung herself into a nearby leather-winged back chair. "I don't like Jonathan. I preferred Sin. Why, Sin who would simply go and take back his Miss Marshville because he loved her and couldn't live without her and didn't care…"Everyone who reads my reviews knows how much I love Epilogues and Ms Caldwell's Epilogue is the delicious topping on an already scrumptious cake. I leave you with one final quote and its significance will become clear when you read the book. "Under the stars, she whispered."MY VERDICT: Another captivating addition to this delightful series. Definitely recommended.REVIEW RATING: 5/5 StarsSENSUALITY RATING: WARMScandalous Seasons series (click on the covers for more details): This review is also posted on my Rakes and Rascals blog:https://rakesandrascals.wordpress.com...
'Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love'...Jonathan Tidemore, 5th Earl of Sinclair, 'Sin' has two problems. 1. He must find a governess to turn the three youngest Tidemore girls, the three youngest of his sister's, into proper, young, English ladies. And 2. Wed a proper, genteel, English lady, to be his countess, and produce an heir and a spare. One night, outside his favorite, gambling, drinking, and carousing club, Hell and Sin Club he comes upon a woman, Juliet Marshville, a fiery, red head spitfire, who is determined to get back her family cottage that her brother lost to Sin, gambling. Drawn to Juliet, Jonathan makes her a proposition. Move in with his family, as his sister's new governess, and teach them to be proper English ladies, and he'll give her back her cottage....Oh, and become his mistress. Juliet agrees to the job as governess...but NO WAY, to being his mistress. Despite being drawn to him too.I loved 'Sin' and Juliet. Sin was a perfect nickname for him. There were times I wanted to strangle him. I loved what a wonderful,loving, doting big brother he was. I loved Juliet, She was perfect for him. I loved how great she was with the Tidemore girls. I loved her and Poppy's connection. I can see the beauty of rosewood cottage, Again I was bawling at the end when he showed up for her at the cottage
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I liked this book, but at this moment really can't write an in dept review. I don't even know if it's a 3 or 4 star read. Why? Because the only time i've come up for air between finishing the first book in this series is for writing a solid 4 star review since I was so glad to have found a new great author, and for ordering the next books in this series. Since then i've been binge reading them, one straight after the other. And yes, i've fallen in love. At least untill i'll manage a reread it's a 4 star.
April 1819 - LondonJonathan Tidemore, Fifth Earl of Sinclair, is now head of his family which consists of his widowed mother and four younger sisters: Patrina age 19, Prudence age 15, Penelope age 13, and Poppy age 12. While Patrina has had her come out, the 3 younger sisters are still in the schoolroom. Once again, his sisters have managed to run off their fifth governess so Jonathan's mother is completely frustrated and insists that it is Jonathan's turn to find a new governess. In addition, his mother is once again pressuring him to get married and provide a suitable countess that will carry on the Sinclair line. As he had been jilted once, Jonathan is still hesitant to to make that step.Juliet Marshville, age 22 and her brother Albert, age 20 have recently lost their father making Albert the new Baronet. Instead of settling down to his duties, he has instead gambled away much of their inheritance. With debt collectors breathing down his neck, Albert is trying to push Juliet to wed the odious, Lord Williams. Albert's cruelty to and hatred of his sister knows no bounds. When Juliet was 13, Albert pushed her off a tree top resulting in her leg being shattered. Today she walks with a limp. All she wants is to escape to their family home, Rosemont Cottage, and live out her life in peace, far away from her hateful brother. However, when she finds that Albert has lost the property while gambling, she is devastated.Juliet discovers that Jonathan Tidemore, is the man who won Rosemont Cottage from her brother, so she decides to approach him and ask for him to please return it to her. Instead, he offers her the job of governess to his sisters. If she is able to shape the young hoydens into proper English ladies, he will ensure that the property is returned to her and only her. As she really has no other choice, she immediately agrees.An intelligent young woman, Juliet works well with the young girls who take a liking to her and are willing to take their instruction from her. Juliet is kind and makes learning interesting and fun for them.Meanwhile, the interactions between Jonathan and Juliet occur more and more often and their attraction to one another begins to blossom. Even though Juliet is the daughter of a Baron, she feels that any true, future relationship between them is not to be so she holds onto her dream of one day being able to live in peace in her cottage. Ah, but will love be denied?I thoroughly enjoyed this book and there is so much more to the story that I cannot reveal here. Just know that you must read this book. It's romantic, fun, and sweet.
—Connie Fischer
Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love by Christi CaldwellScandalous Seasons Series Book Four Jonathan Tidemore, 5th Earl of Sinclair lives the life of a rogue. His nickname says it all, Sin. However, he has a few women problems; a mother who is always after him to marry. Right, like he's ready to give up his rogue life. Four sisters; one who is on her second Season and three still in the schoolroom and they seem to have a knack for chasing governesses away. And now he has a woman demanding he has something she wants. Well, maybe he can solve one problem at least, as she has something he would like too.Juliet Marshville cannot believe how her life has gone downhill. Since her beloved father died over a year ago, her idiot brother has been living the life of a reprobate. For instance he is gambling and losing at. In fact, he has gambled and lost her beloved Rosecliff Cottage and more. An offer of work where she can gain back her cottage seems to be her best option. Or is it?The author wrote such unique personalities for Sinclair's sisters and his own character has so many facets to it. In this series the reader has met the handsome rogue in book one, as Drake's best friend, and book three where he too was wooing the American, Miss Stone. Definitely a series worth reading.**Sexual content within marriagehttp://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
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Boréal 2014 was held on May 2-4, 2014 at the Hotel Espresso and Conference Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The GoH was Ariane Gélinas, and the Special Guests were Bryan Perro, Samuel Archibald, Patrick Sénécal, Jo Walton, and Martin Winckler.
The chair was Guillaume Marchand.


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Один доллар США — наименьший по номиналу федеральный резервный билет США. На лицевой стороне банкноты изображён портрет первого президента Джорджа Вашингтона, написанный Гилбертом Стюартом. На обратной — две стороны Большой печати США.

Среднее время нахождения в обиходе банкноты составляет около 70 месяцев (почти шесть лет). В 2009 году выпущено более 2,5 миллиардов долларовых банкнот.

Изображение
Все современные долларовые банкноты имеют не зависящий от номинала одинаковый размер 6,14 на 2,61 дюйма (155,956 на 66,294 мм).

Аверс

На аверсе в центре изображён портрет Вашингтона, выполненный по технологии глубокой печати (изображение рельефное). Слева от портрета расположена печать одного из банков-членов Федеральной резервной системы (в зависимости от банка-эмитента на банкноте изображены разные буквы от A до L). В зависимости от номера буквы в 4 углах помещена соответствующая цифра (1 для А, 2 для В и т. д.).

Справа от портрета Вашингтона изображена печать министерства финансов США. На этой печати помещены весы, символизирующие правосудие, поле с 13 звёздами (число первых штатов), ключ и цифра 1789 — год основания министерства.

Под печатями расположены факсимиле подписей руководителей Федеральной резервной системы и Министерства финансов, соответственно.

Реверс

На реверсе по бокам изображены две стороны Большой печати США. Центр занимает слово ONE, над которым меньшими буквами написано «IN GOD WE TRUST» (На Бога уповаем). По углам расположены цифры 1 с надписью ONE поверх. Верх банкноты занимает надпись THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Современный дизайн обратного изображения 1-долларовой банкноты был утверждён ещё Франклином Рузвельтом в 1935 году. В этом же виде с незначительными изменениями (стороны печати изменены) он существует до сих пор.

Инициаторами изменений в дизайне банкноты 1935 года были Генри Уоллес и Франклин Рузвельт, её дизайнером — Эдвард М. Уикс — начальник Гравировального отдела Бюро по выпуску денежных знаков и ценных бумаг при Министерстве финансов США. Некоторые авторы приписывают идею рисунка банкноты Николаю Рериху. Международный совет рериховских организаций заявил, что Рерих не имеет к дизайну банкноты никакого отношения.

На Большой печати США и, соответственно на 1-долларовой банкноте, имеется большое количество символов, которые трактуются многими как масонские. При этом следует учитывать, что сама Большая печать США существует с 1782 года.

На лицевой стороне печати и в правой стороне 1 $ изображены белоголовый орлан, являющийся национальным символом США. В одной лапе он держит 13 стрел, в другой оливковую ветвь, символизирующие то, что Соединенные Штаты Америки «хотят мира, но всегда готовы к войне». Оливковая ветвь традиционно изображена с 13 листьями и 13 оливками. Голова орла повернута в сторону оливковой ветви, что означает большее предпочтение миру, а не войне. В клюве орёл держит свиток с надписью на латинском «E Pluribus Unum», что переводится как «из многих — единое». Над головой орла расположены 13 звёзд в голубом облаке. Звёзды расположены в строках 1-4-3-4-1, формируя шестиконечную звезду Давида. На груди у орла щит с 13 красными и белыми полосами.

На обратной стороне печати и в левой стороне 1 $ изображена незаконченная пирамида, вершину которой венчает глаз в треугольнике. Она состоит из тринадцати уровней, традиционно символизирующих 13 штатов, первоначально входивших в состав США: Массачусетс, Коннектикут, Род-Айленд, Нью-Гэмпшир, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Джерси, Пенсильванию, Делавэр, Виргинию, Мэриленд, Северную Каролину, Южную Каролину, Джорджию.

На первом уровне нанесена дата 1776 римскими цифрами — MDCCLXXVI. Глаз на вершине пирамиды означает «Око Провидения». Надпись «Annuit Cœptis» означает «наши начинания благословенны». Фраза расположенная на свитке под пирамидой гласит «Novus Ordo Seclorum» — «Новый порядок веков».

Список элементов с числом тринадцать
Большая печать США содержит ряд элементов с числом 13. Нужно учитывать, что на момент утверждения данного символа (1776 год), только что образованные Соединённые Штаты Америки состояли из 13 штатов.
 13 звезд (лицевая сторона)
 13 полос на флаге
 13 стрел в лапе орла
 13 оливковых листьев (определено традицией, не согласно закону)
 13 маслин на ветви (определено традицией, не согласно закону)
 13 кирпичных уровней пирамиды (определено традицией, не согласно закону)
 13 букв в надписи «E Pluribus Unum»
 13 букв в надписи «Annuit Cœptis», если букву œ считать за две
 13 вершин в сумме у двух частей пирамиды (8 у крупной нижней части и 5 у парящей верхней части)
 13 пучков травы рядом с пирамидой.

История

С 1862 по 1928 годы выпускались размером 189 × 79 мм, с 1929 года их размер был уменьшен до 155,956 × 66,294 мм × 0,10922 мм.
 1862 год — первая 1-долларовая банкнота была выпущена во время президентства Авраама Линкольна в период Гражданской войны. На лицевой стороне был изображён министр финансов Салмон Чейз.
 1869 год — банкнота была видоизменена. В центре банкноты изображён Джордж Вашингтон. Несмотря на то, что по сути она являлась банкнотой США, на ней была обозначено «Банкнота министерства финансов» (). В 1874 году надпись на аверсе заменена на «Банкнота Соединённых Штатов» (). Изменения на аверсе и реверсе были также в 1880 году.
 1886 год — выпущен серебряный сертификат номиналом в 1 доллар с изображённой на аверсе Мартой Вашингтон
 1896 год — «образовательная серия». На аверсе представлено аллегорическое изображение — «история обучает молодёжь». На реверсе изображены портреты Марты и Джорджа Вашингтона.
Впоследствии аверс $1 серебряного сертификата был переделан. На нём в 1899 году изобразили здание Капитолия, а под ним Авраама Линкольна и Улисса Гранта.
 Впоследствии на долларе изображался лишь портрет Вашингтона. Современную форму и вид приобрёл к 1935 году во время президентства Рузвельта. С небольшими изменениями в таком же виде существует и по сей день.
 С 1963 году становится федеральным резервным билетом (FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE), а не серебряным сертификатом, то есть банкноты выпущенные после 1963 года не подлежат обязательному обмену на серебро.

См. также
 Доллар США

Примечания

Банкноты США
Номиналы в долларах США

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Turner Prize abolishes age limit and embraces the Not So Young British Artists
Tracey Emin with My Bed, which was shortlisted for the Turner Prize Credit: Paul Grover
Anita Singh, Arts and Entertainment Editor
29 March 2017 • 5:31pm
Anita Singh
Featuring Tracey Emin's unmade bed and Damien Hirst's pickled cow, the Turner Prize was once the preserve of the Young British Artists.
Following a rule change, Britain's most notorious art prize could now be won by a Very Old British Artist. The upper age limit of the prize, which was set at 50, has been abolished.
"We have always kept these terms under review and we feel that now is the right moment to make the change," said Alex Farquharson, director of Tate Britain and chairman of the Turner Prize jury.
"The Turner Prize has always championed emerging artists - it has never been a prize for long service but for a memorable presentation of work in that year.
"Now that its reputation is so firmly established, we want to acknowledge the fact that artists can experience a breakthrough in their work at any age."
Damien Hirst's Turner Prize-winning work Mother and Child Divided, which won in 1993 Credit: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
In theory, the YBAs could make a Turner Prize comeback: Emin (who never won the prize, but hogged all the headlines in 1999) is 53, while 1995 winner Hirst is 51. Rachel Whiteread, who won in 1993 with her inside-out house, is 53.
However, the committee said the prize was highly unlikely to go to an already established artist as it is known for celebrating emerging talent.
"This is about recognising that there are artists who come to prominence late in life," a spokesman said. "For a previous winner to win again, they would have to put forward a new and outstanding presentation."
The shake-up comes after several years in which critics questioned the relevance of the prize.
It has failed to make much of an impression since the early 2000s, when the winning installations included Martin Creed's lights going on and off and Grayson Perry's pots.
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More detail on this person: RAPID CITY - Clay Bauer, 75, Rapid City, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House.
Clay was born Aug. 2, 1936, in Hot Springs to John and Erma (Walker) Bauer. During Clay's early life, he was adopted by George Bauer and Alice Bauer and gained three sisters, Alice Margaret Bauer, Cynthia Bauer and Cathy Bauer, also a brother, George L. Bauer. After graduating from St. Augustine High School in San Diego, Calif., Clay enlisted in the military and served for 21 years. During his military career, Clay rose to the rank of Warrant Officer. He served two tours in Vietnam as a Rotary Wing Pilot on an Attack Helicopter and was awarded numerous commendations including the Bronze Star and Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm.
Upon return from Vietnam, he had a three-year tour in Hanau, Germany.
When Clay and Joyce returned to the United States, Clay retired from the Army and enrolled at the University of Nebraska where he received his BA degree. He received his Master's Degree in Human Resources from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and then worked for the government as a technical writer. He was offered a job in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where they lived for seven years. They traveled throughout the Middle East and enjoyed their home plus meeting people of different cultures. It was a great experience. After returning to the United States, Clay and Joyce traveled in many states, including Virginia, Alabama, California, South Dakota and settled in Rapid City in 1995.
Clay is survived by his wife of 42 years, Joyce of Rapid City; two sons, Andrew Bauer and spouse, Cheryl, and Wade Allen Bauer and spouse, Paige, all of Seattle, Wash.; three brothers, Vern Bauer and spouse, Helga (Eisenbraun) Bauer of Rapid City, John Bauer and spouse, Georgene (O'Clock) Bauer, of Littleton, Colo., and George L. Bauer of Washington State; one granddaughter, Maya Bauer of Seattle, Wash.; and three sisters, Alice (Bauer) Kuester, Cynthia (Bauer) Barresse and Cathy (Bauer) Reed all of Washington State.
Clay was preceded in death by his father, John Bauer; stepmother, Violet Bauer; and adoptive parents, George Bauer and Alice (O'Leary) Bauer.


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The second annual Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (Brooklyn, New York), which ran October 12–15, was loaded with outstanding shock cinema motion pictures spanning a wide range of subgenres. Because When It Was Cool has a site-wide #MonsterMonth theme for October, for my second installment in this BHFF overview series, I will focus on two more features that fit nicely into this motif.
Cinephiles who appreciate quieter horror takes such as Val Lewton's The Cat People and his other classics, atmospheric offerings that possess a strong sense of place (usually an isolated one) like The Uninvited, and mind-bending trips down dazzling visual paths are sure to be pleased with the new Canadian film The Crescent. Director Seth A. Smith and his frequent screenwriting collaborator Darcy Spidle have crafted a riveting meditation on grief that first builds a ubiquitous sense of dread and foreboding, and then kicks into a third act that is a salvo on the senses.
Beth (Danika Vandersteen, an artist making her cinematic debut in a terrific performance that is bound to lead to more roles) is a recently widowed young mother who takes her two-year-old son Lowen (Woodrow Graves, the real-life son of Smith and producer Nancy Urich, in one of the most amazing child performances in recent memory) to a remote house at Silver Crescent Beach, Nova Scotia, to sort things out. She spends her days in the artistic process of paper marbling, performing chores, walking and swimming on the beach, and taking care of her son — the latter of which Beth's mother has told her the grieving young woman is not capable of doing. Neighbors introduce themselves but Beth keeps them at a distance. Meanwhile, strangers stare into the house at night from the beach, and the Atlantic Ocean becomes a rather unworldly presence itself.
Smith creates a mesmerizing, claustrophobic world chock full of eeriness. Some scenes in which toddler Lowen traverses the sizeable house and expansive beach alone, or out of his mother's line of vision, are almost unbearable, considering what the consequences could be. In the final act, the director then blasts viewers' senses with an array of hallucinatory images and soundscapes. Craig Buckley's cinematography is another key element to The Crescent's success.
If seasoned horror fans reckon that, because of its secluded oceanside setting, this film might have some Lovecraftian overtones, they won't go away disappointed, but it is important to note that Smith has much more in store than just that in his unsettling, visionary motion picture. I highly recommend The Crescent, which is one of my favorite films of the year so far, regardless of genre.
Staying with the themes of isolated beachside houses and the grieving process, let's move things to Norway now in another outstanding film, I Remember You (Ég man þig). This film combines police procedural elements with a supernatural horror tale to great success.
Two separate plots unfold in the screenplay by Ottó Geir Borg (based on the bestselling novel by Yrsa Sigurdardottir). Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson stars as psychologist Freyr, whose young son vanished without a trace. Police officer Dagny (Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir) asks for his assistance at a crime scene where an elderly woman has hanged herself. Her body is covered with old and fresh scars in the shapes of crosses. As they dig deeper into her case and similar ones, they start to uncover victims' fascination with the disappearance of Freyr's son, as well as connecting the dead with the strange case of another young boy who disappeared decades earlier.
In the other plot, Katrin (Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir), her husband Garðar (Thor Kristjansson), and their friend Lif (Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir) begin remodeling a house in a remote bay area with plans on making it a bed and breakfast. No one has lived there for 60 years. Katrin begins seeing strange, frightening visions in the basement and on the property as she and Garðar try to move on after losing their baby.
Director Oskar Thór Axelsson helms I Remember You marvelously, giving equal weight to the story's dramatic elements and its chilling ones. The cast is superb, and as the two plot lines slowly merge together, the characters, their predicaments, and the acting are all strong enough to keep viewers fully invested in them throughout the movie. Naturally, some characters are more skeptical than others about the eerie supernatural occurrences that seem to be happening, but their fragility comes into play and they begin to wonder how steeped in an otherwordly reality these events might actually be.
Sumptuously shot by cinematographer Jakob Ingimundarson, I Remember You is equally beautiful and bleak, tender and terrifying. With a compelling tale masterfully envisioned by Axelsson and a stellar cast, this film is one of the year's finest horror efforts.
Joseph Perry is one of the hosts of When It Was Cool's exclusive Uphill Both Ways podcast (whenitwascool.com/up-hill-both-ways-podcast/) and Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast (decadesofhorror.com/category/classicera/). He also writes for the retro pop culture website That's Not Current (thatsnotcurrent.com), the Gruesome Magazine horror movie website (gruesomemagazine.com), and several other print and online film critique and pop culture magazines.


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