Gameplay is basically card hand management with a twist of luck of the draw thrown in there for the randomness factor, because who needs dice, right?!(laughs) This game follows events of the comic graphic novel this game is based on. That's another high point of this game, the artwork! The art in this game is the same as the graphic novel, which is amazing! Overall production is top notch, as always from Osprey Games. Card stock and component quality is top notch, with 2 wooden meeples thrown in to represent the good guys and the bad guys. There's around 80 Dixit sized cards and a ton of cardboard chits for markers to represent ammo, food, radiation, and other goodies from the wastelands of the future. And oh, what a horribly fantastic, nightmarishly beautiful future it is, expertly illustrated by these talented artists that made the original comic. There's even a small taste of the comic in the rulebook before things get going!
The game is basically a chase through the wastelands of the cursed Earth, for a character from the comic known as Max Normal. No spoilers here, but you're not the only ones trying to find Max, hence the bad guy meeple I mentioned before.(laughs) The game is played in 2 rows of cards. One row that is the "board" that the meeples are running across that is the cursed Earth and various locations from it. Replayability is high, because the cards from this deck are different every game, and the second deck, the action deck, is huge. I highly recommend sleeving this game, because it WILL see a lot of table time with plenty of shuffling and card handling. Just do a search for Dixit sleeves, because the cards are the same size as that similarly beautiful game. These gorgeous game cards deserve to be protected and preserved, because this will become a favorite in your collection. Gameplay is in 2 stages, dusk and dawn, and card placement varies according to the time of the day.
The game can be played multiplayer also, and you can play as a team or vying enemies. I play the game primarily solo, so that's how I feel the best gaming experience can be found here, but that's personal preference, and there is something here for everybody. This is solo escapism at its finest, like curling up with a good book and getting lost in its pages, but in this case, you're getting lost in piles of gorgeously illustrated cards. If you're a fan of The Lost Expedition, this is a must buy. If you're a fan of Judge Dredd and the comic, this is a must buy also. And if you're a fan of great card games with tons of depth and excitement, again, this is a must buy.
So many reasons to get this fantastic game, so I'm not gonna tease you anymore or give anymore away, get up and get this game, like now, you won't be sorry! For this price and what you get in this small box, it's priceless entertainment and game quality. All you guys I mentioned before, like the Judge Dredd fans, need this game, so again, run and grab this treasure of a game!


Upgrading to 9.3 release is a multi-step process. Virtual WAN software is upgraded centrally from the MCN appliance using* tar.gz *files. Refer to the upgrade instructions in the following sections.
factory image of 9.0.0.x RTM build, if your appliance is WANOP edition which has been converted to Enterprise Edition using USB. See, Convert SD-WAN 1000 or 2000 WANOP to Enterprise Edition with USB.
factory image of 8.1.0.x RTM build and higher.
Have a valid SD-WAN license.
Have a working Virtual WAN configuration running 8.1.x, 9.0.x, 9.1.x, or 9.2.x build with virtual paths established from MCN to the branch sites.
On the MCN appliance, navigate to Configuration >Virtual WAN > Change Management.
Upload the cb-vw-<ApplianceModel>-9.3.x.tar.gz file for the branches defined in the configuration file for which upgrade needs to be performed. Perform Change Management in SD-WAN web interface for the MCN appliance and complete the change management process.
After accepting license agreement, you are navigated to Appliance Staging where appliances can be staged by clicking on Stage Appliances.
Transfer Progress status is displayed as part of preparing and staging the software packages to the appliances.
Click Next when Transfer Progress shows 100%, and button is enabled to proceed.
You are navigated to Activation page where you can activate staged software by clicking Activate Staged and confirm to start activation by clicking OK in pop message.
After completion of activation countdown of 180s click Done that gets enabled.
After the appliances are upgraded to 9.3.0 you need to perform Change Management once again this time by uploading single step upgrade package, ns-sdw-sw-9.3.0.x.zip after downloading the package from the download server.
Click Stage Appliances once upload process is successful and relevant models are displayed that would be upgraded based on the configuration file that has information about each branch platform models. License agreement page pop-up for user to take action and proceed is displayed.
After accepting license agreement, you are navigated to Appliance Staging page which shows the status of package preparation and staging followed by transfer status for each branches.
After completion of transfer, you are navigated to Activation page where you can click on Activate Staged button to active the staged software.
Click done once the countdown is completed and the button is enabled.
Navigate to Change Management page and you can check the transfer status of WANOP, SVM , XenServer Hotfixes for applicable branches only.
Navigate to Change Management Settings page to schedule the installation of software other than non-SDWAN like WANOP, SVM, XenServer Hotfixes. By default the MCN assigns schedules installation to be attempted every day at 21:20:00 based on software availability on the branches.
For detailed information or help on the scheduling information, you can click on help icon and get the information.


Edo government partners NGO to combat human trafficking.
Binis love and obey their Oba. They'd usually do what he asks.
This menace predates the reign of beloved late Oba Solomon Akenzua who, perhaps because he was a proponent of technocracy and would have preferred that the state handled the case, chose to do nothing much to rein in on the perpetrators of this evil practice in Bini kingdom.
These odious scoundrels who are tarnishing our image have taken their game a notch higher, and it is obvious to all that government alone cannot tackle the problem they have created. It is time for the Oba of Bini to step in and address it. The stench has become unbearable.


YDK sells Large-size Burn-in System which is the best for reliability test to many devices, Small-size Burn-in System which can be expected that electric power and area get lower, and Burn-in system for QAT.
The purpose is that you accelerate the lifetime of measured devices and screen early failures by applying temperature and voltage to the devices. The early failures are given 3 kinds below.
Burn-in system for various logic IC, analog IC, and Power device IC. Accepted multi power supplies.
And YDK sells the large-size monitor burn-in system for low voltage and high current.
Burn-in system for various logic IC and analog IC.
Burn-in system for logic IC and memory IC.
Burn-in system for memory IC, logic IC, and ASIC.
Accepted burn-in under low temperature(-55℃).
* Equipment of High Speed and a High Voltage can be produced.
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50 days left and the Oscars still have no host
Credits: Image - AAP ; Video - CBS
The Oscars are about 50 days away - and there is still no host.
The Academy may be having a change of heart about comedian Kevin Hart who was first offered the job.
Within 48 hours of being named Oscar host, Mr Hart resigned after being blasted online for past homophobic comments and jokes.
With millions of people watching, US TV host Ellen DeGeneres sat down with the comedian recently where she advocated for him to get the job back.
Mr Hart is adamant he apologised several times about his remarks. And Ellen believes the Academy would welcome him back.
But following the televised episode of the two, social media users called out Ellen for giving him a free pass and many stated the talk show host doesn't speak for the gay community.
Some believe if Mr Hart did host the Oscars he would have to do something quite significant to address the issue.
The Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star has a history of making jokes that are widely seen as homophobic.
Many of Hart's tweets that use the slur 'f****t', or variations of it, are resurfacing on social media, along with a segment from his 2010 comedy special Seriously Funny.
"One of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay. That's a fear. Keep in mind, I'm not homophobic, I have nothing against gay people," said Hart.
"But me, being a heterosexual male, if I can prevent my son from being gay, I will. Now with that being said, I don't know if I handled my son's first gay moment correctly.
"Every kid has a gay moment but when it happens, you've got to nip it in the bud!"
The message of this particular joke was reinforced in a tweet of Hart's that says he'd physically abuse his son for acting in a way he perceived as gay.
The Academy still hasn't offered the hosting job to anyone else.

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David Dyer may refer to:

David Dyer (cricketer) (born 1946), South African cricketer
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Miller, who assumed the director role in October, said he is putting together a comprehensive, strategic plan to address the long-term infrastructure concerns of Jackson.
The city is also undergoing the second phase of renovations to Smith Park and will ask for $2.5 million in bond funding from the Legislature for additional projects, including a stage for music and movies and a splash pad for kids.
The Legislature didn't pass a bond bill in 2016 that could have helped fund the project. City of Jackson lobbyist Quincy Mukoro said Jackson area legislators he has talked to are on board with the Smith Park renovation project and will present a united front for its funding.
"We've got nothing but support on this project," Mukoro said. "In fact, I'd say every member of the Jackson delegation is behind it."
Smith Park is one of the country's oldest city parks, older even than Central Park in New York City. The 2.4-acre park is located in the heart of the Capitol Complex between the Governor's Mansion, the Department of Education, the Capitol and various state agency buildings. It is bordered by Amite, West, Congress and Yazoo streets.
Over the years, Downtown Jackson Partners, Friends of Smith Park and the city have worked together on a three-phase plan for the park, which the Mississippi Department of Archives and History approved.
During the first phase last year, decaying trees were cleared.
Phase two calls for the removal of concrete waterways and unsightly berms and the re-sodding of grass, according to Downtown Jackson Partners. It will take about two months to complete phase two which started in mid-November at a cost of $100,000, DJP said in a news release.
The third phase calls for landscaped walkways, a modern stage to accommodate concerts and a water pad and playground for children.
The goal for all parties is to transform the park into an entertainment venue and place to relax amid the city's central business district, DJP President Ben Allen said.
"This project is symbolic of the renaissance occurring in Downtown Jackson. Smith Park will be a world-class green space for all of Jackson and the state to enjoy when completed," Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said.
Streets part of downtown Jackson repaving efforts:
Street name From To
President Street Pascagoula Street Amite Street
Capitol Street West Street State Street
West Street Pascagoula Street Amite Street
Pearl Street Farish Street Congress Street
Pascagoula Street Congress Street State Street
Mississippi Street North Street Jefferson Street
North Street Mississippi Street Amite Street
Amite Street North Street Jefferson Street
Jefferson Street High Street Pascagoula Street
Silas Brown Street State Street West Street
Mill Street Pearl Street Court Street
Pearl Street exit Interstate Ramp Jefferson Street
Fairgrounds Street Jefferson Street Greymont Street


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Xbox One, PC, ReviewsMark Steighner October 25, 2017 racism, racing sim, Arcade Racing, Forza, Sim Racing, XB1 Racing, XB1 First Party
Forza Motorsport 7 Review
With over 30 tracks, hundreds of impressively rendered cars, and a robust and option-rich single player campaign (not to mention endless single, one-off races), Forza 7 has to represent the current apex of the racing sim. While it isn't a decisive leap forward from Forza 6, neither is it a step back. The cars just get better looking, the handling more precise, and the overall experience more comprehensive and immersive. I can't wait to try it on the Xbox One X.
Playstation 4, ReviewsJoel S August 28, 2017 PS4 Racing, F1, F1 2017, Codemasters, Sim Racing
F1 2017 is a game that's built for F1 fans. It does a really admirable job of bringing people like me along for the ride, but I think it rewards fans over and over again with an amazing F1 experience. Even though I'm not the biggest F1 fan I fell in love with F1 2017 and see it as a game that I'll keep coming back to long after this review is published.
Reviews, Xbox 360Ashley Chittock September 21, 2012 360 Racing, F1, F1 2012, formula 1, Sim Racing
Codemasters' decision to annualise their modern take on Formula 1 racing wasn't received so well when they announced it. That was over eighteen months ago, and not long after that they managed to release F1 2011, a sequel that not only proved its worth by fixing the original racer's many issues but improved drastically upon its framework.


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A gripping read, but…
Books	by Lois January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021
I've just finished reading a book by an author new to me, Simon Beckett. 'The Chemistry of Death' is the first in his series about a forensic anthropologist who retires from that challenging profession to be a country doctor in a remote part of rural Norfolk. His attempts to lead a more peaceful life away from the autopsy room and post mortems does not succeed and he once again tries to puzzle out what caused the death of a murder victim. It may not come as a surprise that this is essentially a police procedural even though the main character is not actually a police officer. The setting and the outline of the story may be familiar – the newcomer relocating to forget a personal tragedy who can never belong, the 'stranger' who is never fully trusted and becomes the first suspect, a gruesome murder with creepy and sadistic details, the female character who is destined to become a victim, a cast of brutish locals – but the writing, particularly at the beginning, is so good, the writer's touch so deft and intelligent, that in a way the familiar tropes don't matter because it's a damn fine story, In fact it was so good that I stayed up way too late despite an early start, and when I woke too early for that early start and couldn't nod off again, I read some more. We went shopping and I read in the car, we came back and I read in the car on the way home. I unpacked the shopping then sat down to finish the story. It was that good, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
There was so much to admire in this book as you have gathered from what I've mentioned, however, as I got to the end – and I'm not giving any spoilers or referring to any of the plot or the denouement, my mind strayed to a very good friend, who is a marvellous and helpful reader of my own stories who gives me such good advice. She criticises but in a positive and constructive way, and one of the first things I remember her saying about one of my books was that it ended too abruptly. The plot went on apace, the tension mounted there was an exciting confrontation between goodies and baddies, a desperate struggle, goodies triumph but at some cost, closing paragraph, the end. My friend said the reader needed to unwind from the story, to stay within the book and gather their thoughts – not in a lengthy ramble, but in something like a breathing space before leaving and going on to their next read. It was very good advice, and I heeded it, and still remember it when I come to the end of what I'm writing.
In 'The Chemistry of Death' the action comes to a climax and the perpetrator of the crimes is revealed – this was where I could hardly read fast enough to keep up with the action – but wait, what? No! it's not that person, it's another, and though the main character was safe, no they weren't! The action girds its loins and gallops off again and there's another episode of action and conflict and narrow escapes – but no! There is another breathless edge-of-the-seat episode. Even when all is revealed, the author still has another surprise up his sleeve but by this time I was feeling a little overwhelmed with it all and almost out of breath; much as I enjoyed the book and thought it clever and very well-written, I did think the resolution of the plot did go on just a little too long, and somewhat lost its impact. I'm sure people will disagree – it was very clever but I wondered if it was just a little too clever and if it went beyond what was feasible even within the elastic boundaries of fiction!
I have book 2 of the series now, 'Written in Bone', and I look forward to reading it when I have caught my breath!
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EOG Hit A New High Today
Although it dropped back by the end of the trading day, EOG hit a new 52-week high today.
Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment decisions based on what you read here or what you thought you might have read here.
Statoil Reports A Huge IP
From the FAQ page:
What is the record IP to date in the Williston Basin?
Again, the initial production of any well, self-reported by the producer, is becoming less meaningful over time. Having said that, it looks like the record IP for a Bakken well is now 5,200, a Newfield well (July, 2011): 18691, 5,200, NFX, Wisness Federal 152-96-4-2H, Westberg, Bakken.
Statoil reported on July 10, 2013: Well file #23385, 5,070, Beaux 18-19 6H, Banks, t6/13; cum -- ; 7 days to drill the lateral; I did not see completion data; 31 swell packers planned.
I have not kept up with this metric, and it's very possible there is another Bakken well that holds the IP record. But this is what I had in my data base.
By the way, it will be interesting to follow at least three other Beaux wells.
23388, drl, BEXP, Beaux 18-19 3TFH, Banks,
23387, drl, BEXP, Beaux 18-19 4H, Banks,
23386, drl, (ros - 1/13), BEXP, Beaux 18-19 5TFH, Banks,
23385, 5,070, Beaux 18-19 6H, Banks, middle Bakken development well, t6/13; cum -- ; 7 days to drill the lateral; I did not see completion data; 31 swell packers planned;
Active rigs: 186 (steady, trending up)
Five (5) new permits --
Operators: Murex (2), Whiting, SM Energy, Hess
Fields: Sanish (Mountrail), Garrnet (Divide), Little Knife (Dunn)
Comments: Murex has two wildcats in Divide County
Wells coming off the confidential list were posted earlier; see sidebar at right.
Three (3) producing wells completed:
23385, 5,070, Beaux 18-19 6H, Banks, t6/13; cum -- ; 7 days to drill the lateral; I did not see completion data; 31 swell packers planned;
23561, 535, Crescent Point Energy, CPEUSC Reed 10-3-158N-100W, Winner, t6/13; cum --
24060, 256, CLR, Colter 3-14H-2, Bear Creek, t6/13; cum --
RIgzone Has Article On Increasing CBR; OGJ Also Has Story
Rigzone is reporting:
With U.S. crude oil producing at record amounts and outstripping pipeline capacity, the country is relying heavily on railroads to move new crude oil to refineries and storage centers, reported the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Wednesday.
The total amount of crude oil and refined products being transported by rail is close to 356,000 carloads during the first half of 2013, up 48 percent from the same period last year, according to Association of American Railroads.
"U.S. weekly car loadings of crude oil and petroleum products averaged nearly 13,700 rail tankers during the January to June 2013 period. With one rail carload holding about 700 barrels, the amount of crude oil and petroleum products shipped by rail was equal to 1.37 million barrels per day during the first half of 2013, up from 927,000 barrels per day during the first six months of last year. Crude oil accounted for about half of the 2013 daily volumes," reported AAR.
"Increases in rail transportation multifactor productivity can be traced to technical progress, such as improved capital inputs and technological changes in the form of improved methods of service delivery. Improved technology for locomotives, freight cars, and track and structures have increased reliability and reduced maintenance needs," added the United States Department of Transportation.
A large portion of the produced crude oil is from North Dakota where there is not enough pipeline capacity to move supplies, therefore dependency on delivery of oil by rail is substantial. North Dakota currently ranks as the second largest oil producing state after Texas, reported EIA.
Oil & Gas Journal is reporting:
Increased shipment of crude oil by rail is making the US Department of Transportation examine its tank car standards, and possibly could result in a proposal for new requirements by the yearend, an American Petroleum Institute official said.
Cindy Schild, API's downstream operations senior manager for refining and oil sands, said the effort was under way before a runaway train carrying Bakken crude to a Canadian refinery derailed early on July 6 in Lac Megantic, Que., resulting in fires and explosions that killed at least 15 people and left another 60 people missing.
A spokesman for DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration confirmed that the agency is considering amendments to current regulations that would enhance rail safety, including for the DOT Specification 111 tank cars, and further clarify the regulations.
"This is a tragic incident, and we sympathize with all the losses there. It's important to learn from such events," Schild said. "DOT is evaluating new specifications for tank cars transporting combustibles including crude oil, and we will be working with them on it."
Labels: CBR, Derails; Spills;, Rail
SM To Sell Its Anadarko Basin Properties
Denver-based SM Energy Co. announced Wednesday it will seek to market all of its Anadarko Basin properties, including its interest in the Granite Wash.
The company has hired an advisor to market assets that include approximately 56,000 net mineral acres and production of just over 9,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, including 75 percent natural gas. The production from these assets represents approximately 8 percent of the company's total production in first quarter 2013.
Rigzone Has Long Article On That Runaway Train
Rigzone is reporting.
Normally I post a snippet, but this article is too long, too many story lines. So, this time, just the link.
Minimal Blogging Today; Oil Continues To Surge -- Libya Is The Reason
I will be at "Soak City" all day with the granddaughters and two of their California cousins. No rain, but overcast (good), and fairly warm.
EOG is trading at a new high. Disclaimer: this is not an investment site; do not make any investment decisions based on anything you read here or think you have read here.
This may be why oil continues to surge, as reported by Platts:
Crude oil output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell to 30.45 million barrels per day (b/d) in June from 30.57 million b/d in May, as lower volumes from Libya and Iraq more than offset an increase from top producer Saudi Arabia, a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials and analysts showed Tuesday.
"What's notable about this month's figures is not the Libyan decline, because that was known since the start of June, but the way the Saudis stepped right in to fill that gap," said John Kingston, Platts global director of news. "The Saudi role as swing producer becomes more significant every month, as the kingdom puts oil into the market when it's needed, and takes it out when it's not. It has been particularly aggressive in this role in recent months."
Libyan production, which had recovered to around 1.4 b/d in May, plunged by 200,000 b/d in June amid continuing political unrest that has included protests at key oil fields across the country.
We talked about his on July 7, 2013, when we said "Libya is getting out of the oil business."
Reuters is reporting the OPEC will lose market share to North American shale oil in 2014. Somehow that doesn't seem to be a news story. I haven't watch television in quite some time; I certainly have not seen any CNBC so I don't know what the talking heads are saying, but I am quite surprised how few stories (as in "none") there are about the fact that oil futures are pegging oil at $105, moving toward $106. When I last tuned into CNBC some weeks (months?) ago, every talking head seemed to be saying that oil was headed toward the $70's again. Whatever.
There was a huge, huge North Dakota storm in the past 24 hours; severe enough it should affect July production numbers. If interested, the regional papers, The Dickinson Press and The Bismarck Tribune will report the stories. We won't see July production numbers until September; the next North Dakota production numbers, probably released on/about July 15, will be for May, 2013. May was also a challenging month for operators: muddy roads and road restrictions kept operators out of the oil patch much of that month. We'll get an idea how much pipeline has been put in based on production numbers.
For all the grief The Drudge Report gets, it certainly aggregates news nicely. What I get a kick out of is this: Drudge reports no news. He simply links the stories that folks are reading in various areas of the country which are not being seen by those who don't get those newspapers. Perhaps the most interesting and most timely article he links today is the vote on a "living wage" vote in the District of Columbus set for "today." (Drudge refreshes his stories at glacial speed so one never news what "today" is on Drudge.) Wal-Mart planned to open a store (or stores) in DC but has told the district it won't open any Wal-Marts in the district if the district council votes to mandate a "living wage." It will be interesting to see how this goes. My hunch: some compromise will be reached. Much more is at stake than Wal-Mart. I don't know if folks have been to DC, but the city shuts down on weekends and the summer. Sure, there are a lot of tourists there during the summer, but these tourists are not buying hardware, books, Starbucks, etc. The locals, the few that can afford cars, will shop outside the district if retail prices surge due to "living wage" costs and O'Bama Care.
The Daily Beast has a nice story on our US ambassador to Egypt: Anne Patterson. That must have kept the Islamists off-balance, having to deal with a ....a....a... woman.
But while her American defenders credit Patterson with taking a realistic approach to a volatile situation, many in the Egyptian opposition regard her as the person responsible for America's close embrace of Islamists in Egypt. During the protests that led to the fall of Morsi's government, her face, crossed out with a red X, became the symbol for many Egyptians of what they saw as U.S. discouragement of their efforts.
"Some say that street action will produce better results than elections," Patterson said in a June 18 speech. "To be honest, my government [the US, I presume] and I are deeply skeptical."
To many in Egypt and some in Washington, Patterson's comments were only the latest example of her failure to recognize the Morsi government's bad behavior and her reluctance to use her office to publicly press it to address the grievances of the Egyptian people.
"Rather than understand and remedy the perception that the U.S. is supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, Ambassador Patterson is continuing the age-old U.S. practice in Egypt of being the last man standing to support an authoritarian regime. In so doing, the U.S. is once again putting itself in an increasingly lonely camp, contributing to ongoing instability, and hurting its own image and credibility with the Egyptian people," Egyptian activist and lawyer Dina Guirgui wrote at the time.
Reuters is reporting that a federal judge has ruled that Apple conspired to raise e-book prices and damages will be assessed. Bad news for Apple. Worse news for the Nook. Oh, I forgot. The Nook is dead. So, I assume e-book prices will now fall, resulting in even less royalties for authors. Oh, well.
From the Platts report linked above:
OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia boosted output by 250,000 b/d to 9.65 million b/d, the highest volume since November 2012 when output was estimated at 9.82 million b/d, the survey showed. Saudi output typically climbs in summer to meet increased demand from domestic power stations for direct-burning crude. Saudi production was estimated at an average 10 million b/d during May, June, July and August last year.
The latest survey indicates OPEC is overproducing its official 30-million-barrels-per-day ceiling, which has been in place since January 2012, by 450,000 b/d. Adherence to the ceiling, however, is informal as OPEC has not set individual country quotas. This effectively leaves the management of the market to Saudi Arabia, the only country with the ability to make significant adjustments to output.
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Wednesday Morning Links, News, And Views
Active rigs: 184 (up, steady)
Wells coming off confidential have been posted; scroll down.
RBN Energy: US natural gas to Mexico.
WSJ Links
Nothing in Section D (Personal Journal). We must be moving into the summer doldrums. There was a story yesterday of six barrels of natural gas that had leaked into the Gulf of Mexico which will all evaporate, but the operator called in the professionals to stop it, after early efforts failed. That's how hard reporters are working to get the next big oil spill story.
This is interesting, in Section C (Money & Investing): with oil flirting with $105/bbl, one would have thought the dollar was getting really, really, really weak. But then this: "euro falls to 3-month low vs the dollar; no link. The headline tells me as much as I need to know, especially during the summer doldrums.
Maybe that Gulf oil leak is a bigger story than I thought: it's in Section B (Marketplace). Nah.
But speaking of big stories, whatever happened to Syria? Whatever happened to all the O'Bama scandals?
In The Front Section, a huge story on a train wreck in the making: US struggles to meet health-law dedeadline. The federal government has NOT written key rules guiding employers.
When Obama administration officials delayed a central plank of the new health law—requiring that big employers offer health insurance to workers—they said it was to help businesses pleading for more time.
Left unsaid was the federal government hadn't written key rules guiding employers, according to current and former administration officials, and computer systems that were supposed to run the program weren't operational.
The delay has opened the door for critics and allies alike who are now raising questions about the administration's ability to implement the biggest domestic policy initiative in a generation.
Oh, this is not good. The South Dakota Native American Reservation at Pine Ridge is considering lifting a ban on alcohol sales.
Robin Tapio has struggled with alcohol for much of her life. The father of her children died after years of drinking and their middle son lost his life after driving off a road on this vast Indian reservation. He was 16 years old and high on drugs and alcohol.
In June, Ms. Tapio, a member of the Oglala Sioux's tribal council, voted in favor of holding a public referendum to try something new to address the excessive drinking linked to crushing poverty and crime here: make alcohol legal.
So, we'll see how this goes.
Oh, the answer to that question: whatever happened to Syria? The war has moved to Lebanon.
This story was posted earlier, late last night: that runaway Bakken crude oil freight train? It sustained a fire a few hours earlier in the day before it really caught on fire. The railroad's fortunes had turned around with CBR.
For those in favor of aligning the minimum wage with inflation: if the minimum wage tracked inflation, it would be $4.07 per hour. I'm sure it depends on when the two were first aligned. But facts never got in the way of Joe Biden's politics (nor any other politician's politics).
WTI-Brent Spread
This is a dated article, posted about a month ago, at Market Realist, but it has some good data points regarding the WTI-Brent spread. In addition, it has some great graphics.
A huge surge in oil production in North Dakota has caused differentials between Bakken crude (priced at Clearbrook, MN) and WTI Midland crude to fluctuate and blow out at several points over the past several years as takeaway structure had lagged production.
Recently, the differential between Bakken and WTI crudes had stabilized and closed in as newly finished infrastructure has come online. Bakken differentials to WTI had generally remained below $2.00/barrel since March, signaling sufficient takeaway capacity from the basin. Additionally, usage of rail rather than pipelines into Cushing have allowed Bakken crude to reach refining markets without having to pass through a crowded hub.
More stable Bakken based crude prices and a lesser risk of the differential blowing out to ~$20+/barrel again is a positive for producers operating in the region.
From May 30th to June 10th, the spread changed by $9 per barrel, in a positive catalyst for producers with Bakken assets, such as Continental Resources (CLR) and Whiting Petroleum (WLL).
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This Is Quite Incredible: North Dakota, South Dakota Rank 3rd, 1st In America's Top States for Business for 2013
Yahoo!Finance is reporting:
South Dakota has climbed to the top of America's Top States for Business for 2013.
It is the best finish yet for the Mount Rushmore State, which has always been a quiet contender in our annual study, rarely finishing outside the Top 10. But more impressive, South Dakota's point total this year-1,639 out of a possible 2,500-is the highest logged by any state since we began keeping score in 2007.
The top five:
Utah/Virginia -- tied for fifth
North Dakota jumped from fifth to third this year.
North Dakota, a historic economic success story, improves on last year's fifth place finish to come in third this year with 1,592 points. The Peace Garden State ranks second-just behind Texas-in Economy and in Infrastructure. But North Dakota is, in some ways, held back by its own prosperity. With the nation's lowest unemployment rate, workers are in short supply. That raises wage costs. And North Dakota's growing pains leave the state with some of the most expensive rental costs in the country for industrial space. North Dakota finishes 12th in Cost of Doing Business, and near the bottom-46th-for Technology & Innovation.
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Wells Coming Off Confidential List Wednesday; Fidelity With A Huge Well
22752, 1,064, Fidelity, State 34-33-28H, Stanley; t1/13; cum 79K 5/13;
24352, 287/IA, CLR, Gibb 1-24H, Beaver Lodge, t3/13; cum --; produced for one day, then went IA;
22752, see below, Fidelity, State 34-33-28H, Stanley:
Oil Runs
MCF Sold
5-2013 16409 564
4-2013 5793 259
3-2013 16644 2282
Nine (9) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Statoil With Two Nice Wells
Active rigs: 185 (steady, up)
Nine (9) new permits --
Operators: Whiting (3), Petro-Hunt (3), Baytex (2), Murex
Fields: Ambrose (Divide), Little Knife (Dunn), Pleasant Hill (McKenzie), Sanish (Mountrail)
Comments: Murex has a wildcat in Divide County
Wells coming off the confidential list were ported earlier; see sidebar at the right.
Two producing wells completed:
22805, 1,971, Statoil, Wright 4-33 2TFH, Alger, t6/13; cum --
23859, 2,909, Statoil, Wright 4-33 5H, Alger, t6/13; cum --
Active rigs: 186 (steady, trending up) Five (5) ...
RIgzone Has Article On Increasing CBR; OGJ Also Ha...
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This Is Quite Incredible: North Dakota, South Dako...
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These Lava Cakes have a deep-chocolate flavor and a slightly liquid center that makes them irresistible. This recipe can be made egg-free; see instructions.
For Egg-Free Chocolate Lava Cakes, omit 4 eggs and 2 egg yolks. Reduce butter to 4 tablespoons. In step 2, reserve 11/2 cups confectioners' sugar and set aside. Heat 11/4 cups water. Dissolve 11/2 cups confectioners' sugar in hot water, stirring to combine, and chill. When very cold, stir in 10 tablespoons VeganEgg (Follow Your Heart) until combined. Fold this into chocolate mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes in preheated oven or until a tester comes out clean. To make "lava," press 1-2 large chocolate chips (3-4 small chips) into the center of each cake while cakes are still warm.
1Place oven rack in the middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 6 (10-ounce) custard cups with non-stick spray.
2Place butter and chocolate in a large microwave-safe bowl and gently melt in the microwave in 30-second increments until completely melted. Stir to combine. Add confectioners' sugar and stir until smooth.
3In a medium bowl, beat eggs and yolks together until foamy and light yellow. Fold into chocolate mixture. Stir in vanilla.
4In a separate bowl, whisk together flour blend, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to chocolate mixture and stir until blended.
5Spoon ½ cup of batter into each prepared custard cup. Arrange cups on a baking sheet.
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7Remove from oven and let cool 20 minutes. Invert cakes onto individual serving plates and dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Serve warm.
Each serving contains 421 calories, 28g total fat, 16g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 252mg cholesterol, 150mg sodium, 42g carbohydrates, 3g fiber, 30g sugars, 8g protein.


The Faculty of Informatics and Statistics (FIS), University of Economics, Prague, organized the third international teaching week which took place from 21 to 24 January, 2019.
FIS hosted university lecturers and experts from USA, France, Germany and Austria. For students interesting intensive courses in English in various fields were organized. The courses were designed especially for students of Master programs at the University and they were for 3ECTS credits.


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AI: Inner, Outer, or All?
Sam Ogden Follow on Twitter Send an email January 27, 2011
The Hubble Space Telescope recently discovered an ancient galaxywhose deep red light took 13.2 billion years to reach it. The galaxy — functionally named UDFj-39546284 — is the oldest ever discovered. It was formed just 480 million years after the 13.7 billion year-old universe itself was born, and though it has long since flashed out of existence, the images can teach astronomers a lot about the early universe.
I'm always fascinated by discoveries related to space (planets, stars, galaxies, etc.). I don't know if it's because of the enormous size of celestial bodies, the vast distances, or the fact that we can currently only look, but it inspires awe, and gets my imagination going.
But what about you?
What's your preference, if any? Do you get a rush from the grand scale discoveries in space? Are you more in awe of the tiniest particles? Do you gravitate toward Earth science? Are you impressed most by the mysteries of the ocean? Or are you an "across the board" inspiree?
The Afternoon Inquisition (or AI) is a question posed to you, the Skepchick community. Look for it to appear Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 3pm ET.
Sam Ogden
Sam Ogden is a writer, beach bum, and songwriter living in Houston, Texas, but he may be found scratching himself at many points across the globe. Follow him on Twitter @SamOgden
Anthropology is my thing. Neanderthals specifically. Each and every new iota of information thrills and enthralls me.
Anthropologist Underground says:
Human origins, and the absolute unlikeliness of me.
YuiDaoren says:
Across the board, for me. Though I do seem to have a somewhat higher giggle-n-gape factor for all things evolutionary. (For instance, I was thrilled for weeks over the discovery of tiktaalik.)
But my truly favorite moments in science are those new discoveries that threaten a theory or two. At no other moment is it nearly as clear that we're really learnin' something!
BeardofPants says:
Across the board. Love, LOVE finding out more about our hominid ancestors, but I'm also endlessly fascinated by all things outer-space too.
Definitely an across the board inspiree, with a particular liking for the odd and mindboggling. Neutron stars, quarks, the big bang, quantum entanglement, weird animals…
I'm a big fan of our inner workings. The human body is amazing. Sometimes annoying, but mostly amazing. Immunology and virology is my field, so obv.
Rocks, rocks, and more rocks. Space rocks are fine, though. I like all rocks.
QuestionAuthority says:
Space is the top of the list for me, possibly because I'm fascinated with deep time and distances.
After that, I have no real preference. It all amazes me…
anthroslug says:
Well, I got a Masters degree in the subject and work as a professional archaeologist, so it's pretty clear that my main source of interest is the human past, and not even the distant past – I am fascinated by the ways in which humans adapted over the last 12,000 years alone.
After that, I go for the very big and the very small: space/astronomy fascinates me, as does the information coming out of quantum physics. It's all deeply fascinating, deeply weird (even the large-scale astronomy that often is treated as "ho-hum by the physicists I know strikes me as fascinatingly weird), and inspiring.
girl_noir says:
Anything on a grand enough scale to make me feel minuscule. I find it comforting – it really puts your problems in perspective. :-)
Skept-artist says:
Yeah, I'm with @BeardofPants & @Bjornar. Just about everything warms my cockles. But I have a special love for astronomy and physics.
ChaoSkeptic says:
Chaos theory has always done strange things to my brain. I could spend hours staring at examples of Brownian motion or fractals.
@anthroslug: Dude, totally envious. I did my undergrad in anthro (specialising in pacific archaeology). There are moments I regret not following it further (I ended up doing Geography/GIS as my post-grad cos I love mapping stuff even more).
I pretty much groove on all the science I can understand. This unfortunately leaves out about 99%. I really like it when something I thought I understood gets completely flipped over. For example I always thought neutrons are permanent, and they are… inside an atom. Outside an atom they decay to protons with a half-life of 15 minutes. So cool!
There's this guy in England I've been tracking closely named Brady Haran (easily googlable). He's doing a bunch of videos in association with the University of Nottingham. First was one video for each element on the periodic table. Now he's working on 60 Symbols which is more general, but still sciencey good.
andiis says:
I'm an ALL kinda guy.
Can I say "..back in the day ", ( I'm 57 yrs ) when we were taught that electrons were little buzzing things that whizzed around a nucleus, and that planets slowly whirred around a star, and an artists impression showed our Galaxy spinning around in an ever expanding universe, I was forever imprinted with the thought of ( now stay with me here! ) some force that unites us all, given that we are all made of atoms.
As an eleven year old in 1964 ( I didn't know about Newton or Galileo then ) I was unable to process this and the church told me it was …GOD !
Well, OK, by 1969 the Moon landing and Jimi, Jerry and Abby Hoffman had explained it all to me and Frank Zappa put it all in perspective.
Now the whole thing is a marvelous mystery again and I love hearing people like " ..What The Bleep! " and SGU and physics.org try to eff the ineffable. I eff-ing love it.
I gave up all that trippy shit, but I do still listen to Frank. " You are what you is ".
Everything, depending on my mood and what I've been reading or watching. What I really appreciate are good science communicators and story tellers like Neil deGrasse Tyson or Carl Sagan who can explain advanced scientific theories in a manner that makes them fascinating and engaging for a physics neophyte like me. People fascinate me so I'm often attracted to the social sciences but lately the whole notion of what is in the near future with the development of useful carbon nanotube technology and silicon tower semiconductors is very interesting indeed.
@anthroslug:
I was just listening to Rationally Speaking the other day and they were discussing this article from The New York Times and since I don't get access to anthropologists every day I have to ask what you think of the AAA's decision to remove the word 'science' from their long-range plan?
I loved the history of the future.
I love to look back at what people in history thought the future would be like; flying tail-finned cars, spandex sporting clones, mile tall towers, all fascinating to me. What is even cooler is when you come across someone who got something out of left field right. I have no doubt that the future will include a lot about how far off the transhumanists really were.
I like all science but future tech is fascinating, new discoveries and what ifs are enough to make me giddy.
magista says:
@mrmisconception: So you're a fan of the PaleoFuture? :)
Buzz Parsec says:
@magista: Hmmm, the 2nd example there is a 1962 Bell Labs ad from Boy's Life. One thing they failed to predict was that Bell Labs itself wouldn't be around in 2000. Lucent still exists, and AT&T (now owned by one of its former subsidiaries) still owns the Bell Labs name, I think. But they don't do any of the fundamental research that made Bell Labs famous. And they don't make the classic educational films any more, either.
@Skept-artist: I'm with you guys. Astronomy and Physics first. But I would include evolution as closing in fast, and everything else (that's real), too.
@magista:
I had never seen that before but now it'll my favorite site.
Thanks for destroying all my time. ;)
Here are some other places I like to 'waste' my time.
vintage tech ads BTW – I work for Guardian, the company that makes the solenoids.
Vintage Future
Web Urbanist
Gajitz
Astronomy first, then everything else.
davo_301 says:
Astronomy and Phyisics, then everything else
Siveambrai says:
I'm pretty much all over. I keep wondering what a university department will do with me when I get hired and finish my PhD because my topics of interest are all over the place. One of the best interviews I've ever done with was with an ichthyologist discussing his research about fish in South Africa. But yea, name a topic and I can probably find an interest in the field, except business, that just bores me.
celestialape says:
I would have to say all. Every part we study, whether the tiniest particles of dust that make up the hugest stars we know of up to the biggest creatures in the tiniest bodies of water on this vast planet, hold secrets. And those secrets , when the clues are aligned properly, reveal one more iota of information geared towards the understanding of who we are and how we came into being. And that journey of discovery is, for myself speaking, the truly greatest gift we can gift ourselves with. For that discovery encompasses not just our prideful selves but pushes us closer to understanding the other creatures that share this planet with us and flings us into the cold outer reaches of our universe trying to understand who and what will come after when we have used up our time on this planet and returned to the primordial dust from which we were built.
@BeardofPants: As it happens, I find myself wishing I had a stronger GIS background, as (at least in the U.S.) that's a particularly valuable skill for an archaeologist.
@mrmisconception: To be honest, to most archaeologists the AAA has long since ceased being relevant, in part because of this sort of nonsense. Although it does some publication and promotion of archaeology and physical anthropology, it's generally perceived by most archaeologists as an "ethnographer's club" and we only go to meetings when we're presenting papers or looking for jobs. The Society for American Archaeology is the more important organization for us. My own take on the change is that it's a bad idea because it provides a bit more of an excuse to those who wish to turn anthropology into politicized storytelling than an accurate account or analysis of life. However, if the measure is approved (last I heard the AAA leadership was backing off a bit) then I suspect it will make the AAA even less relevant as a body of researchers.


Time for logical reasoning tests.
These 5 tests will test your powers of observation and logical thinking to the limits!
Give it a try, see how many you get!
Move just one match to make the equation correct.
How many numbers are in the picture? Look closely!
Move just 2 matches to make 7 squares.
Which symbol is the odd one out?
Move only 3 matches to turn the fish facing left.