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Preview of Shakespeare's Riotous yet Profound "Twelfth Night" (Broadcast Live here Feb 14th @ 7.15 pm)
If you love theatre, don't miss this screening of one of the greatest, most joyous plays ever written. What better way to battle through the cold and drear of winter than seeing a great comedy – and a good production of "Twelfth Night" is a heart-warming, often hilarious, experience. A live screening from Shakespeare's birthplace is always something to look forward to with eagerness, and "Twelfth Night" on Feb 14th brings to us one of his most performed and popular dramas. In fact, a fairly recent survey of all performances of Shakespeare's plays at The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, later the Royal Shakespeare Company, at Stratford-Upon Avon, from 1879 to 2004, this play is the second most performed of all the canon – there are no prizes for guessing the most performed; "Hamlet". This delightful comedy is among the greatest and most popular comedies ever penned. I have loved it ever since I studied it as a student many moons ago. In the characters of Viola and Olivia we have two of the dramatist's largest and most wonderful female roles.
The earliest recorded performance of this delightful comedy took place in one of the London colleges of law, the Middle Temple, in February, 1602 – a number of points in the play which suggest an audience of law students. There are a number of literary and historical clues in the text which, scholars believe, indicate that it was first performed in late 1599 or 1600. While there is nothing in the play to connect it to the twelfth night, (i.e. January 6th) the play, full of merriment, high jinks and drinking scenes, would be a fitting entertainment for an evening which brought the Christmas festivities to a close. The main plot is a loose adaptation of a tale from a novel published in 1581 and this novel was itself based on an Italian comedy which was performed in Cambridge University in 1537. (Perhaps originality is an overprized entity; it's salutary to reflect that of the Bard's thirty-seven plays only one, "Love's Labour's Lost", is considered to have an original plot.) As the curtain rises, the lovesick Orsino, Duke of Illyria, is embarking on one of the most famous speeches in drama:- "If music be the food of love, play on. // Give me excess of it that, surfeiting, // The appetite may sicken and so die."
He is using a deputy to court the rich Countess Olivia, who, we soon discover, is unable to love him in return. His emissary is a newly-employed favourite pageboy named Cesario – what he doesn't know is that Cesario is in reality a shipwrecked gentlewoman of noble birth whose true name is Viola – and it being a comedy by Shakespeare, confusion is worse confounded when it emerges that Cesario/Viola is in love with Orsino. As Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy might say:- "What a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into"! The emissary (in disguise) is herself in love with the man for whom she is pleading. To make matters more complicated, when Cesario/Viola goes a-wooing Olivia (on Orsino's behalf, you remember), the latter falls in love with him/her.
So, in case you're as hopelessly lost as I am at this point:- Orsino loves Olivia (who doesn't love him) who loves Cesario/Viola who, in turn, loves Orsino – nothing could be more simple! There is also Viola's identical twin brother, Sebastian, presumed drowned, who later comes on the scene – of course, the identical twin is one of the great engines of comedy in the theatre. The mayhem that arises from mistaken identity is a rich source of farce in Shakespeare and many another playwright – with "Twelfth Night", as events take their course you must be ever on the alert if you are "to keep up with the plot".
Then there's puritanical, self-righteous, melancholy Malvolia, Olivia's steward, who is cruelly gulled into believing that she is in love with him. There's also Sir Andrew Aguecheek, a wealthy, foolish knight, (in fact an utter idiot) who provides the funds for Olivia's riotous, drunken uncle, Sir Toby Belch. As in a number of Shakespeare's plays, there's also a clown, Feste who is Olivia's court jester – and it has to be said the clown/fool is often the wisest and shrewdest character in the play. Olivia's sharp-witted serving woman, Maria, also plays a delightful role in the comic scenes.
"Twelfth Night" Live from the RSC – what is there to beat that? Just penning the above whets my appetite for this magical play.
"Twelfth Night" Broadcast Live from RSC, Stratford, Thurs, Feb 14th @ 7.15 pm.


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Migrants helped to return from Greece, reintegrate, start businesses back home – UN agency
Hassan Hosseini working in a metal workshop that he partially owns, due to assistance from UN migration agency (IOM) offices in Greece and Afghanistan.
Over the past 15 months, more than 2,000 migrants who have voluntarily returned home from Greece have successfully reintegrated back into their countries of origin, according to the United Nations migration agency.
"Building on the collaboration between Greece and the countries of origin, this reintegration support enhances opportunities for social and economic sustainability, both for returnees and local communities," said Gianluca Rocco, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission in Greece, in a press statement on Thursday.
Between June 2016 and September 2017, IOM supported 2,084 returnees, assisting their reintegration through a grant of 1,500 euros in in-kind support, provided exclusively or in combination to set up small businesses or receive medical assistance, education, temporary accommodation, vocational assistance, material assistance, and job placement.
Mr. Rocco explained the importance of reintegration support as an essential component of IOM's Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) projects, saying that it further strengthens a cooperative, humanitarian approach for people who have decided to return home from Greece.
For migrants who need to return home but lack the means to do so, assisted voluntary return and reintegration is often the only approach to address their immediate plight. AVRR allows the migrants concerned to prepare for their return, encouraging them to identify potential opportunities for socioeconomic reinsertion into communities of origin, thereby facilitating the sustainability of their return.
The vast majority of approved personalized reintegration plans – 1,953 – were for setting up small businesses, while IOM's social workers and psychologists worked with cultural mediators to conduct 3,671 individual counselling sessions with voluntary returnees, 2,084 of whom were eligible for reintegration assistance.
According to IOM, the main considerations for selecting candidates to be approved for reintegration support are a person's vulnerability, work experience and skills that can guarantee the sustainability of the reintegration plan.
Breaking down the origins of voluntarily returning migrants, Pakistan had 1,184 – the most by far. Some 342 returned to Georgia and 173 to Iraq while about 1,750 beneficiaries were male and 334 female.
IOM's global presence makes reintegration assistance available worldwide, and the assistance is based on collaboration between the countries where the plans are being implemented.
The UN migration agency in Greece currently works closely with over 25 IOM offices and third countries to enhance tailored reintegration assistance, link it with the needs of the local labour market, and ensure long-term, sustainable reintegration assistance.
IOM's reintegration assistance is provided under the framework of the European Union (EU) and Greek government-supported programme, Implementation of Assisted Voluntary Returns, which includes AVRR and is funded by the EU's Asylum Migration and Integration Fund as well as the Greek Ministry of Interior.
UN labour agency agrees to plan to promote better rights for migrant workers
UN human rights experts appalled by death of Angolan migrant
UN expert launches study to assess migrants' rights in European border region
'Robust action' required to assist growing number of refugees on Greek islands – UN
The United Nations refugee agency today urged "robust action" to improve conditions on Greece's eastern Aegean islands, where the number of new refugee arrivals increased last month.

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Nebraska Survives Indiana 27-22 - POSTGAME OVERREACTION THREAD
This is where we talk about how we almost died, but didn't.
By Jon Johnston@CornNation Oct 15, 2016, 6:17pm CDT
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It was a hard fought game all the way, but Nebraska prevailed at the end, thanks to really good defense.
Nebraska's offense came up strong on the run when it needed to, working down the clock in the fourth quarter and getting a field goal to assure that Indiana would need a touchdown to win the game.
Nebraska is now 6-0 for the first time since 2001.
This is your postgame over-reaction and evening games thread!
This is your evening game schedule!
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Florida Atlantic at Marshall 7:00 p.m. ASN/MASN / American Sports
Iowa State at Texas 7:00 p.m. LHN/Cyclones.tv / WatchESPN
(12) Ole Miss at (22) Arkansas 7:00 p.m. ESPN / WatchESPN
South Alabama at Arkansas State 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
Texas State at ULM 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
Tulsa at (13) Houston 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 / WatchESPN
UConn at USF 7:00 p.m. CBSSN / CBSSports.com
UTSA at Rice 7:00 p.m. beIN Sports / beIN Video
Southern Miss at LSU 7:30 p.m. SECN / WatchESPN
Stanford at Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. NBC / NBCSports.com
Temple at UCF 7:30 p.m. ESPNU / WatchESPN
Arizona State at Colorado 8:00 p.m. Pac-12N / Pac-12.com
(2) Ohio State at (8) Wisconsin 8:00 p.m. ABC / WatchESPN
Colorado State at (15) Boise State 10:15 p.m. ESPN2 / WatchESPN
Nevada at San Jose State 10:30 p.m. CBSSN / CBSSports.com
UCLA at Washington State 10:30 p.m. ESPN / WatchESPN
UNLV at Hawaii 11:59 p.m. Fox 5 Vegas / Oceanic PPV


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Guangren Zhou – China
Linked with The Piano Is My Life – female pianist Zhou Guangren.
Zhou Guangren was the first Chinese pianist to be placed in an international piano competition. Electing to remain in her homeland in spite of invitations and offers to do otherwise, Zhou Guangren has become almost a legendary name connected to piano music and music education in China. She survived the many vicissitudes of her life: her parents' objection to her choice of profession, her husband's suicide during the Cultural Revolution, her hand injury while working on thefarms, a crushed hand when a piano collapsed on her. Each time she recovered, triumphant and determined. Today, she is happily remarried to a longtime family friend, Liu Shuoyong. (full text).
She says: "When you make efforts to realize your dream, you may encounter hardships. But as long as you make an effort, your dream will definitely come true".
Professor Zhou Guangren with her husband, Professor Liu Shuoyong
She works for the Zhou Guangren Piano Art Center (mentionned on Sendai International Music Competition simc.jp).
Zhou Guangren, one of the most distinguished Chinese women of the 20th century, is a famous pianist, educationist, and music/social activist. She has made a tremendous contribution to the popularization of piano education by promoting piano grade examinations and conducting international competitions in China.
She has also systematically introduced Chinese piano works to the world. Zhou Guangren was born in Germany in 1928 and returned to China to study in a German school in Shanghai in 1933. Her parents, with whom she had returned, hoped that she would achieve success with her foreign language advantage.
However, deeply influenced by music, she was determined to study piano and was almost crazy for it. She set herself a goal to be a pianist but had to deal with her parents' objections. They thought it would be impossible for her to survive in the world with music and she should not take up music as an occupation.
Nevertheless, she was resolute and broke up with her family when her father refused to pay for her tuition. The 16-year-old Zhou paid the expensive fee of US$20 per month to a foreign teacher in order to learn how to play and gave tuitions herself to 20 students to earn this. She bought herself a bike with her first month's salary and, regardless of the weather, she shuttled throughout Shanghai to her pupils' homes. Despite the difficulties, she was determined to persevere in her study of the piano.
In 1949, she began teaching in the Shanghai Music college. In 1951-52, she went to Eastern Europe with the Chinese Youth Cultural Troupe, and at the world youth peace and friendship celebration convened in Berlin, Germany, she won the third prize.
She was the first Chinese to win a prize in an international piano competition. She said that prize played a crucial role in her life.
Since then she began to dream of being a pianist and longed to score better in the future. More importantly, for the first time she felt the great force of Chinese arts when she visited Germany. She put it like this: " I have received an all round artistic education and set up a clearer goal in politics."
When she was full of hope for her life, the Cultural Revolution broke out and lasted 20 years, during which she was demoted to a suburb and cleaned pigsties and toilets and planted crops. In 1968 her husband committed suicide due to the unbearable humiliation, and this was a heavy blow to her.
Her two small children could not share her pain and she gave her cherished piano to a student. She never imagined that one day she would be able to play the piano again.
After the Cultural Revolution, she convened many concerts and gave vent to the accumulated anguish of the past 20 years. To her disappointment, when she was preparing for an international piano concert on May 4, 1982, her three fingers were squashed as she tried to protect the piano from being damaged.
Doctors set her broken bones. Though she still had her fingers, they hurt greatly, especially the middle finger. In order to play the piano again, she overcame one difficulty after another and endured great pain. In 1984 she accepted an invitation from Britain and played the A major key piano concerto by Mozart in London. Though she had not fully recovered from the pain, she managed to play exquisite music because of her special playing style, and enchanted the audience.
Professor Zhou regained her confidence and started her life of music again. Her entire life has revolved around the piano. After she had the accident, she shifted more to the cause of piano education. In 1982 she set up the amateur Xinghai Piano School and hoped that she could impart her piano dream to many more youngsters and children.
In 1990 she set up the Yueyou Piano School. She promoted music by engaging in large-scale piano teacher training.
Between 1995 and 2005, she organized ten large training courses, and 1600 teachers were trained. In 2004, she founded the Zhou Guangren Piano Art Center for piano teacher training.
Zhou has made a tremendous contribution to the cause of the piano, not only in terms of piano performance and education, but also in the field of organization and propaganda.
She has traveled a lot for the development of China's piano cause and has covered almost all major cities of China. She hopes that every heart in every city can be sublimated by the piano and she is the best disseminator of information and knowledge about this instrument.
She was invited to tour the USA in 1980 and she lectured in 29 universities and staged over 30 performances in as many cities. She is the first person to systematically introduce Chinese piano music and history to the world.
Since 1981, she has also served as adjudicator in over 20 international piano competitions. She hopes that Chinese music and Chinese piano will one day embrace the world.
She has been engaged in her cause of piano not merely for her own sake, but also for a larger group, and indeed, for the nation. (1000PeaceWomen).
Her career as a concert pianist started in the 1940s, when she was invited to perform with the Shanghai Municipal Orchestra and later with the Central Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing, playing Mozart, Chopin and Schumann concert. In 1951 to 1952 she toured Eastern European countries with the China Youth Ensemble. She was prize-winner during the III World Youth & Students Peace Festival in East Berlin, 1951 and also prize-winner of the I Schumann International Piano Competition in East Germany , 1956. She was engaged as soloist at the Central Philharmonic Orchestra until 1955, before she became piano professor at the Central conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she is on the faculty until now and was Chairman of the Piano Department. In 1980, she visited 29 Universities in the United States of America giving lectures and recitals. In the 1990s, she has performed and lectured in -Mannheim, Hannover and London and often gives concerts and master-classes in Mainland China and Hong Kong. (full text).
… For nearly twenty years she has worked to establish children's piano schools, organize competitions, and promote both live and televised concerts from Beijing, where she is also Editor-in-Chief of Piano Artistry magazine. She assisted in organizing the First and Second China International Piano Competitions and served as jury chairman for both. Mme. Zhou sparked an international concert career by winning a prize in the 1956 Schumann Competition in Berlin … (full text).
… Members of the Twelfth International Piano Competition jury reveal individual considerations that impact their assessment of young artists as well as performance/repertoire trends, which appear to be emerging over the past decade. Of particular interest, the scoring system and voting procedures used by the Van Cliburn Competition Jurors will be explained in detail, June 3 … (full text).
Letters to the Editor, February 2002;
on Sendai International Music Competition;
Past Juries of the Vianna da Motta Competition;
TAXATION RESEARCH JOURNAL 2006;
The Eighth Competition, April 1995.
Sorry, I can find no other information of Yue Chen China in the internet, being certified it would be the wanted person.


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David Finkle, Contributor
Writer, Drama Critic
First Nighter: Ike Holter's 'Exit Strategy' About Failing Public Schools Not Sufficiently Strategic
Since Ike Holter's Exit Strategy, a Primary Stages production at the Cherry Lane, takes place in a foundering Chicago high school called Tumbldn, you wouldn't be surprised to encounter at least a few students dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. But in his cast of characters Holter only includes one student, Donnie (Brandon J. Pierce), who does fit the profile.
The rest are teachers Arnold (Michael Cullen), Pam (Deirdre Madigan,) Sadie (Aimé Donna Kelly), Luce (Rey Lucas), Jania (Christina Nieves) and assistant principal Ricky (Ryan Spahn), and the disturbing shock of Exit Strategy is that every one of these mentors appears to have come down with severe cases of A. D. H. D. As written by Holter and directed by Kip Fagan, this aggregate is in sore need of Ritalin--and pronto.
I mention this because Exit Strategy--Chicago-born Holter's response to recent and deeply disturbing education developments in his hometown (the play was first presented there by the Jackalope Theatre Company in 2014)--looks at something of extreme importance in contemporary America life: failing education. But the manner by which he chooses to handle it doesn't impress as anywhere near ideal.
It's completely understandable that dramatist Holter wouldn't want to deliver a screed on the subject, and it also makes sense that he'd want to lighten the dramatic atmosphere on the old theory that more flies are caught with honey than vinegar.
But in the instance of something like Exit Strategy, the Duracell-Rabbit energy pulsing through it introduces a problem of tone that, for me at any rate, ultimately throws Holter's contents off balance. It's difficult to sympathize with the dire problems these teachers are confronting during the circus-clowns-emerging-from-a-tiny-car routines they frequently deliver. It's as if they're participating in an on-steroids Welcome Back, Kotter sitcom retread.
Exit Strategy begins at that level with furious and acerbic teacher Pam attacking--nothing less than that--fumfering assistant principal Ricky for his failing to take the crucial steps needed to get Tumbldn from being locked down at the end of the school year just getting underway.
When she's finished throwing her verbal hand grenades and Ricky, who always wears a tie, has barely risen to any defense, the scene--and Andrew Boyce's totally convincing institutional set--shifts to the teacher's room on the first school-year day where Arnold, Luce, Sadie and Jania discuss Pam's rather drastic removal of herself from the school roster.
They then go on to bicker among themselves over personal matters with the occasional detour into mooting strategies for saving Tumbldn from the literal wrecking ball. (By the way, are there no other teachers on the discombobulated faulty? Oh well, never mind--cutback budgets, you know.)
Along in there, Donnie, an impressively articulate senior who's set out to do his own rescuing but by questionable means, becomes part of the bigger plan. Although it's fallen to Ricky to expel the proactive lad, fast-talking Donnie not only defuses stammering Ricky but recruits him as a co-conspirator and perhaps Ritalin-needy convert. (Where, by the way, is the Tumbldn principal--or even any mention of him or her?)
This last teacher-student plot twist does fly in the face of astonished credulity, and it's not the only script turn that does. With Holter shaping Sadie as a fast-talking spark plug, Jania as a foul-mouthed Vassar alumna and Arnold as silently grieving over the departed Pam, he gives Luce a pleasant conciliatory demeanor and soon enough reveals that Ricky and Luce have been carrying on a clandestine love affair. Really? Those two? Not likely.
In another writer's stretch, he pulls a funny one involving Pam. Because she so thoroughly takes the first scene by storm, Holter realizes her further absence from the action could be a detriment. What does he do about that? In one sequence he brings her back as Arnold's tormenting inner voice. Unfortunately, the device is too obvious be anything more than clumsy.
Be aware, though, that the gravity of Holter's subject matter is too pressing. It stops anyone watching the drama to dismiss it entirely. Indeed, from time to time the tragedy Chicago is undergoing--one currently being repeated across the country, of course--is delineated in a speech during which hard facts are underlined. At one point Jania, who's already been shuttled out of two previous doomed schools, insists to the others that if they secure new positions, eventually losing them and the schools offering them is only a matter of time.
By the way, the high-decibel performances asked of the cast members aren't their responsibility. To a man and woman, they give their all and then some, undoubtedly as coaxed by director Fagan. When they're meant to be funny, rightly or wrongly, they absolutely are.
And Holter--holding true to his motivation for taking up the cudgel, also whether executed rightly and wrongly--manages intermittently to fight the good fight. As the denouement approaches, he provides a scene occurring the day after the school year finishes. No need to describe it in detail. It's enough to say it includes all the characters standing before a chain link fence. Yes, Pam joins them.
The picture of the astonished, speechless faculty members is accompanied by a devastating sound effect that designer Daniel Perelstein unleashes. Once and for all, the deafening blare drives Holter's critical point home. Audiences won't be chuckling then--and for the right reasons.
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Bank of the West Announces Opening of New Office Facility in Tempe, Arizona
TEMPE, AZ (October 5, 2017) — Bank of the West today announced the opening of a new office in Tempe, Arizona, at 1625 W. Fountainhead Parkway, expanding the Bank's presence in central Arizona with an investment in the region that will include office space for a thousand people and the creation of a significant number of local jobs. Time lapse video shows Bank of the West signage going up in Tempe.
"Bank of the West is very pleased to be increasing our presence in Arizona – a state known for its diverse, talented and entrepreneurial residents. Our new facility in Tempe will be an important addition to our footprint and play a key role in our long-term growth," said Nandita Bakhshi, President and CEO of Bank of the West and Co-CEO of BNP Paribas USA. "We appreciate the support we've received from Governor Doug Ducey, the City of Tempe, and the Arizona Commerce Authority, and we are eager to welcome area workers to our growing team at Bank of the West."
Bank of the West's Head of Corporate Services Division John Thomason will lead the office, bringing to the position more than 20 years of experience with Bank of the West, including more than a decade serving on the Bank's Senior Management Committee. As Head of the Tempe Office, Thomason will manage the new location, and will be a champion of the company's culture, vision and values to those at this new office.
Thomason first joined Bank of the West in 1996 as a real estate lender and has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout his tenure, including Division Head of the Real Estate Industries Division, Real Estate Managed Assets and Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) Manager. He has also served more than 23 years in the US. Army and Army Reserve.
After a nationwide search for a new location, the merits of the Phoenix metro area were compelling for the Bank. "Tempe is a vibrant, centrally located community and we are thrilled to be a member of the local economy," said Thomason. "In Tempe, we will be hiring a wide range of professional positions, including traditional corporate service and support roles."
With strong roots in real estate and financial services industries, a robust pool of talented professionals, and favorable business conditions, Tempe is an ideal market to expand the Bank's operations. A recent report from the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce found that 88 percent of local companies rate the business environment as excellent or good and two in three businesses project their revenue to increase in the year ahead.
"Bank of the West's decision to locate in Tempe emphasizes that Arizona has the ideal operating environment and high-quality talent required to meet the needs of industry-leading companies," said Governor Doug Ducey. "This project will create new financial services jobs for Arizonans, and I thank Bank of the West for their commitment to our state."
"Bank of the West is an exciting and impactful addition to Tempe's growing financial sector. We are thrilled to welcome Bank of the West and their employees to Tempe - there is no doubt they will be a great value to our local economy," said Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell.
"Bank of the West's investment in Arizona is the latest evidence of our state's strong leadership position in the business and financial services industry, and we're thrilled to welcome them to our state," said Sandra Watson, President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority. "This announcement shows that Arizona's value proposition continues to resonate with industry-leading firms."
"The financial services industry in Greater Phoenix is growing at an accelerated rate, outpacing the national average for growth," said Greater Phoenix Economic Council President & CEO Chris Camacho. "Access to talent and a growing labor force, proved critical for Bank of the West in their selection of Tempe for their next financial services outpost, and we look forward to welcoming them to the market."
To join the Bank of the West team, visit our career page: www.bankofthewest.com/about-us/careers
Anita Fox, Bank of the West, (415) 432-3696, Media.relations@bankofthewest.com
Mark Scarp, Arizona Commerce Authority, (602) 845-1234, marks@azcommerce.com
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) is the state's leading economic development organization with a streamlined mission to grow and strengthen Arizona's economy. The ACA uses a three-pronged approach to advance the overall economy: recruit, grow, create – recruit out-of-state companies to expand their operations in Arizona; work with existing companies to grow their business in Arizona and beyond; and partner with entrepreneurs and companies large and small to create new jobs and businesses in targeted industries. For more information, please visit azcommerce.com and follow the ACA on Twitter at @azcommerce.
About Bank of the West
Bank of the West is a regional financial services company headquartered in San Francisco with $86.9 billion in assets as of June 30, 2017. Founded in 1874, Bank of the West provides a wide range of personal, commercial, wealth management and international banking services through more than 600 branches and offices in 23 states and digital channels. Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, a leading bank in Europe, which has a presence in 74 countries with more than 192,000 employees. To learn more about Bank of the West, visit About Us via BankoftheWest.com.
Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. © 2017 Bank of the West. Doing business in South Dakota as Bank of the West California.


The most famous invention of Middle Paleolithic Aterian Tradition technology is the development of primitive tanged projectile points and scrapers meant to be hafted. These tanged arrowheads represent a milestone in early human cognitive thinking as well as Paleolithic history. The man-made protruding process on ATERIAN tools is the first evidence of a tang on a projectile point, proof that the points were hafted on shafts and eventually developed into arrowheads. Some scientists theorize that the bow and arrow was first invented around the time of the Aterian tradition evidenced by the discovery of small tanged points from this same region in North Africa. The Aterian Tradition is also responsible for various scrapers with obvious knapped tangs also intended for hafting the tool onto handles of bone, ivory or wood. Primitive man, in the Aterian Period, sometimes salvaged damaged points to be reworked into tanged scrapers. In other instances, the original concept of the tool was a scraper and no evidence of being a former projectile point can be found. Tools and weapons from this technology date from periods from roughly 80,000 years old to 40,000 years ago.
In today's market, the Aterian point is the best bargain in an affordable, true arrowhead from the PALEOLITHIC Period. Later in the Neolithic Period, arrowheads become proliferate but Paleolithic projectile points are EXTREMELY RARE AND COSTLY TO ACQUIRE!
The ATERIAN tradition tool-makers derived their technology from the Mousterian Tradition tools and flakes - basically, Neanderthal technology. The Aterian technology uses the levallois and disc core techniques and superseded the Mousterian Tradition in this region of North Africa. One can look at the Aterian Tradition as being a "refined" Mousterian technology. The key characteristic of Aterian points is the obvious tang whereby these points were hafted (attached) to a wooden pole or handle.
For a time, early modern man coexisted with the Neanderthals only to survive as the sole species of humans to this day. Currently, there is speculation and study investigating the possibility that modern man was responsible for the extermination of the more primitive Neanderthals. Stone tools from the era of the Middle Paleolithic exhibit considerable diversity and specialization, far greater than all preceding periods. By this age of lithic tool use, stone implements have undergone man's development by both trial-and-error and cognitive thinking spanning an overall time exceeding one million years.


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Dog-Dad, Adventure-Lover, and Body Shop Owner
by administrator | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Dustin Caldwell is the 2nd generation owner of Old Dominion Collision Repair. He grew up in the body shop that his mother and father started the year he was born. Old Dominion Collision has always been home, and its team members have always been family to Dustin.
Returning to the Body Shop
Like any rebellious teenager, he left the nest to try out some other industries. However, he always ended up back in the body shop. "In my early 20's it dawned on me," said Dustin. "While taking courses at Lane Community College, I realized that businesses that have been around for 20 years or more are better suited for survival in today's economy and so rather than start something of my own, I started to think that I could help grow the business that my parents had already invested so much in."
Working His Way Up
When he was 21, he became a full-fledged employee of the auto body business. He spent time washing cars in the detail bay and cleaning up around the shop and office. His mother, Patricia McConnell, thought it was very important for him to earn his way into the business, just like the rest of the car repair team. After tackling several positions over the years, he worked his way up and became Vice-President of Operations in early 2005. When his mother decided to retire in 2015, Dustin became the sole-owner and President of Old Dominion Collision Repair.
Dustin learned a lot from his mom and wants to continue to apply those principles to run Old Dominion Collision. He also uses some new ideas of his own to help shape the future of the family business. His focus on lean management and the Kaizen principle of continuous improvement have helped Old Dominion grow and thrive. In addition, his entrepreneurial mindset has helped the business keep up with a constantly evolving industry.
Adventuring in Oregon
In his free time Dustin loves to go on adventures with his wife, Cheri, and their Bernedoodle, Huxley Xolo. They love to explore the natural wonders in Oregon with their VW Vanagon Syncro Westfalia, @VioletTheVanagon.
"My favorite thing about #vanlife is getting behind the wheel and driving," says Dustin. "The freedom of letting the road take us where it will take us is very appealing." Over the years Dustin has spent a lot of time customizing his van. This lets them hit the road whenever they like. Along with some friends, he engineered and manufactured the front and rear bumpers. He also added custom interior and exterior lighting, and upgraded the house battery system with solar & lithium. He worked with Van-café.com to install a Subaru engine and an exterior swing away spare tire carrier. His buddy, Dave, at Vanagonlife.com provided custom storage & a Vanagon Overland Window (VOW) and he added a custom roof rack with accessories from Frontrunner Outfitters.
While he and Cheri are traveling, they love to hike and snowboard. "When I am out in the wilderness, I feel such a connection to nature," said Dustin. "I think that is one of the most grounding, important things in life. Standing in the middle of an expansive mass of trees or on the top of a mountain calms my mind and feeds my soul."
Growth In and Out of the Body Shop
As he does in the body shop, Dustin constantly strives for growth and development in his own life. This mentality is something that initially attracted him to Cheri. "I was drawn to Cheri because she is constantly driven to live life as her best self," said Dustin. "Her motto is I am not what has happened to me, I am what I choose to become, and this really clicked with me." Dustin and Cheri dabble in financial investing, cryptocurrency, and have always focused on creating a life of freedom. "To be able to do whatever we want, whenever we want, with whomever we want at the drop of a hat while also having the freedom to give back is especially appealing," said Dustin.
Fitness Addicts
Dustin and Cheri also love working out together. They train at Genuine Fitness with owner/operator Aaron Orton, a results-oriented personal trainer in Eugene. Pushing his health to the ultimate level has helped Dustin thrive in all areas of his life. Together they are self-described "Fitness-Addicts" and Cheri recently competed in and won a fitness competition and now has her Master's Bikini Pro-Card in the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF).
An Eye for Composition
If you run into Dustin in the body shop it is likely he is carrying his camera around, capturing shots to post on our website or social media channels. "Ever since I was a little boy, I have had an eye for composition, something that a lot of photographers struggle with but comes second nature to me," Dustin said. "In my early 30's I really discovered my passion for it and haven't stopped taking photos since." His love of photography also pairs well with his love of the outdoors, and many of his pieces are hanging in our lobby.
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Ashley Iaconetti Hasn't Said Yes to a Dress… Yet
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Ashley Iaconetti is so ready to walk down the aisle. The Bachelor Nation alum went wedding dress shopping with her family and friends over the weekend and shared some sneak peeks of dresses she tried on with her Instagram followers. But if she said yes to any of them, she chose not to share that on social media. That's smart, since her fiancé, Jared Haibon, is one of her followers!
Related story Did Tarek El Moussa Drop a Big Clue About His and Heather Rae Young's Wedding Date?
More: Jared Haibon Proposed to Ashley Iaconetti in the Best Way
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As reported in E! News, Iaconetti went to Kleinfeld Bridal in New York to shop, where she worked with TLC's Say Yes to the Dress stylist Diane. Before she dove into possible options for her big day, she shared a photo of herself smiling outside the shop, captioned, "I'm going wedding dress shopping today!!! …Hi, Mom!"
Iaconetti shared videos and photos on her Instagram story, including an off-the-shoulder satin ball gown like she "always imagined" wearing on her wedding day.
"When I saw it, I thought I was going to say yes to the first dress I picked out," she wrote. "But then I tried it on and felt very meh about it."
Iaconetti said that another of her potential picks, a strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline and fitted bodice, was "gorgeous, but felt like curtains."
Although it seems Iaconetti's mom wasn't with her as she shopped for dresses, she did show her grandmother in a few of her stories, including the one with the "curtains" dress. E! News reported that she also brought her sister, Lauren.
In another story update, Iaconetti absolutely beams as she appears to look at her reflection in the bridal shop mirror. She covered most of the dress's large, flowing skirt with pink flower emojis to hide the details, which is a sweet way of maintaining suspense until the big day. The part of the dress still visible has a fitted bodice with beautiful lacework, and even that small hint makes Iaconetti look like a princess.
Iaconetti also shared an unedited photo of herself in a dress, captioned, "Jared, don't look! . . . Just kidding. I did not say yes to this dress. But it'll be a ball gown for sure." She shared similar sentiments in a June interview with E! News: "[It's] got to be a princess ball gown," she said. "I can wear like a mermaid or any other type [of dress] any other time, but you only have one day to wear the ball gown."
We loved getting these glimpses into Iaconetti's shopping day, although we'd rather wait until the big day to see the actual dress, if we're honest. Iaconetti told E! News, "We would love the wedding to be televised, but we have such a big guest list that we don't want to narrow that down. So that's the one thing where I just don't know if it would work out."
More: 4 Reasons to love Bachelor in Paradise's Ashley Iaconetti
No matter what happens, we can't wait to see photos from the big day. In the meantime, we're soaking up all these beautiful updates of the wedding planning process. We couldn't be happier for Iaconetti and Haibon.


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Q: Load csv file into SnowFlake table using python I am trying to upload csv files from Python into Snowflake.
Here is my code:
drop stage if exists "SCHEMA"."DATABASE".data_stage

create stage "SCHEMA"."DATABASE".data_stage file_format = (type = "csv" field_delimiter = "," skip_header = 1)

put file://C://Users//318459//Downloads//Student_marks.csv @DATA_STAGE auto_compress=true

I dont have access to other ways to upload the files into my snowflake server,
I already connected python and I can create sql scripts, but show me an error with the last line "put file". Any idea? I tried to run this directly into snowflake and this is the error.
ERROR:

SQL compilation error: The command is not supported from the UI: PUT

Regards

A: put command cannot be used in UI as the error message states, you can use it within python though.
Also, you don't need to create a stage for this purpose, you can either use user or table stages. They are stages already exist, for more info :
Types of Stages

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Herman Everett Shipley
SHIPLEY, COOGAN
Jackson Sentinel, August 17, 1926
San Diego, Calif., August 13
An inquest is scheduled in San Diego into the death of Herman Everett Shipley, a former resident of Tipton, Iowa, where his wife and two children reside. Shipley was a chauffeur for Jackie Coogan, child film star. He had recently been discharged from his position by Mr. Coogan. Shipley's body was found in a garage at the Coogan ranch near Campoya. Los Angeles detectives who found the body said Shipley had ended his own life by shooting himself through the head. Shipley left a suicide note that asked his parents in Tipton be notified and his body be taken to Tipton for burial.
Shipley was sought in connection with the shooting of Joseph Block, a watchman at the Coogan home in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Block, who was seriously wounded in an exchange of shots with Shipley, has a chance of recovery physicians say.


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The Government is Giving Away Your Money to the Mail and the Sun
Brian Cathcart, 28 April 2020
The stench of corruption could hardly be stronger, says Brian Cathcart, on the bung Boris Johnson's Government is giving to his employers in the British press.
In Asking for Public Subsidies the Press Should Live by the Rules they Apply to Harry and Meghan
Brian Cathcart explains why the press asking for public money to help them through the Coronavirus pandemic must follow the same reasoning they applied to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.


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Despair, Josep Llimona
A girl, slumped to her knees, her hands delicately clasped and her face covered by her mane of hair, rises up in the middle of the pond in the Plaça d'Armes, in Barcelona's Parc de la Ciutadella. It seems that nothing or no one can console her. Here Despair takes the form of the sculpture of a woman.
The sculptor Josep Llimona received the prize for the 5th International Art Exhibition in 1903, for his first version of the public sculpture Despair. The one in the Parc de la Ciutadella is a copy of the 1917 original, which was made of marble and is now on display at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. It appears that the figure was originally intended to be placed in a mausoleum. This perhaps explains why Llimona's sculpture depicts a mysterious woman in a pose of abandonment and sadness. Like a Renaissance sculpture, the figure emerges from a block of stone, but the soft, rounded forms contrast with the hard material. This woman's continuous melancholy can be perceived subtlely and conceals much of the character's inner world. The face, covered by a mane of hair, is not revealed. Only the gesture of the hands, which are gently clasped, gives the sculpture a semblance of life.
Indeed, Despair is a paradigmatic work of Catalan art nouveau, modernisme, replete with symbolism while stripped of dramatism. The idealisation of the female form and the theme of sorrow were characteristic of the taste of the period. Far removed from the vitality of Rodin's work, Llimona's sculpture marks the period just before the artistic avant-gardes burst onto the scene.
Address: Parc de la Ciutadella (08003). Barcelona
Opening time: Daily, from 10am to 10.30pm.
The area around this landmark is fully accessible and can be reached by adapted public transport.
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"A Nephite by birth, who had once belonged to the church of God but had dissented from them." He was among those Lamanites who imprisoned Nephi and Lehi, sons of Helaman. Then, after depriving the prophets of food for many days, Aminadab and other men of authority among the Lamanites went forth to slay them only to see that the prophets were surrounded by a protecting fire but it did not burn them. The Lamanites, on the other hand, were surrounded with darkness that they could not escape from.
Aminadab was the first to remember what had been taught to them by Alma, Amulek and Zeezrom (perhaps while among the Zoramites). Aminadab reminded the others of that message of Christ and as they prayed and repented, they found that they also had escaped the darkness and were surrounded by a pillar of fire and "they were filled with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory."
Aminadab and about three hundred others who had experienced the miraculous event in the prison, ministered and preached to the other Lamanites what they had seen and heard. "The more part of the Lamanites were convinced ..., because of the greatness of the evidences which they had received."


The program has been so successful that Padre Adolfo returned once again this January with even more students, and we added two new schools and communities for them to explore and learn. When we started this partnership in 2017, we had 10 students in one school in Minnesota.
The 41 Argentine students (and four chaperones) have been shadowing their American counterparts and living with host families for the past month at Bethlehem Academy in Faribault, Minnesota, Loyola Catholic in Mankato, Minnesota, Tuscawaras in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Lebanon Catholic in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.


Stephanie Tsank currently teaches courses focused on food and immigration in the English Department at the University of Iowa. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Studies in American Naturalism, American Studies, Cather Studies, and the Willa Cather Review. She is currently working on turning her dissertation into a book; her project examines how writers use food to depict immigrant characters in works of late 19th and early 20th century American literary realism. She is also the food editor at Entropy Magazine.


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REGENERATIVE MEDICINE PLATFORM
AVITA MEDICAL LIMITED ("COMPANY").
This Code of Conduct sets out the principles and standards which the Board, management and employees of the Company are encouraged to strive towards when dealing with each other, shareholders and the broad community.
1.	Responsibility to Shareholders
The Company aims:
a) to increase shareholder value within an appropriate framework which safeguards the rights and interests of the Company's shareholders and the financial community; and
b) to comply with systems of control and accountability which the Company has in place as part of its corporate governance with openness and integrity.
2.	Integrity and Honesty
Directors, management and staff shall deal with the Company's customers, suppliers, competitors and each other with the highest level of honesty, fairness and integrity and observe the rule and spirit of the legal and regulatory environment in which the Company operates.
3.	Respect for the Law
The Company is to comply with all legislative and common law requirements which affect its business, in particular those in respect of occupational health and safety, the environment, native title and cultural heritage. Any transgression from the applicable legal rules is to be reported to the managing director as soon as a person becomes aware of such a transgression.
4.	Conflicts of Interest
Directors, management and staff must not involve themselves in situations where there is a real or apparent conflict of interest between them as individuals and the interest of the Company. Where a real or apparent conflict of interest arises, the matter should be brought to the attention of:
a) the chairperson in the case of a Board member;
b) the managing director in the case of a member of management; and
c) a supervisor in the case of an employee,
so that it may be considered and dealt with in an appropriate manner for all concerned.
5.	Protection of Assets
Directors, management and staff must protect the assets of the Company to ensure availability for legitimate business purposes and ensure all corporate opportunities are enjoyed by the Company and that no property, information or position belonging to the Company or opportunity arising from these are used for personal gain or to compete with the Company.
6.	Confidential Information
Directors, management and staff must respect confidentiality of all information of a confidential nature which is acquired in the course of the Company's business and not disclose or make improper use of such confidential information to any person unless specific authorization is given for disclosure or disclosure is legally mandated.
7.	Employment Practices
The Company will employ the best available staff with skills required to carry out vacant positions. The Company will ensure a safe work place and maintain proper occupational health and safety practices commensurate with the nature of the Company's business and activities.
8.	Responsibility to the Community
The Company will recognize, consider and respect environmental issues which arise in relation to the Company's activities and comply with all applicable legal requirements.
9.	Responsibility to the Individual
The Company recognizes and respects the rights of individuals and to the best of its ability will comply with the applicable legal rules regarding privacy, privileges, private and confidential information.
10. Obligations Relative to Fair Trading and Dealing
The Company will deal with others in a way that is fair and will not engage in deceptive practices.
11. Compliance with the Code of Conduct
Any breach of compliance with this Code of Conduct is to be reported directly to the managing director or chairperson, as appropriate.
12. Periodic Review of Code
The Company will monitor compliance with this Code of Conduct periodically by liaising with the Board, management and staff especially in relation to any areas of difficulty which arise from this Code of Conduct and any other ideas or suggestions for improvement of it. Suggestions for improvements or amendments to this Code of Conduct can be made at any time by providing a written note to the managing director.
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Intelligence: What Terrorizes Terrorists The Most
July 8, 2008: The U.S. has revealed that many terrorists it arrests, or kills, in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world, already have arrest records in the United States and other nations. They know this because early on in the war on terror, the Department of Defense adopted many practices that major police departments have long taken for granted. One of the more useful techniques is biometrics. That is, every time the troops encounter a "person of interest", they don't just take their name and address, they also use portable electronic tools to take fingerprints, a retinal scan and photos. All this is stored in a database, which now contains hundreds of thousands of records for Iraqis, Afghans, and other "persons of interest". The fingerprints are particularly useful, because when they are stored electronically, you can search and find out immediately if the print you have just lifted from somewhere else, like the fragment of a car bomb, is in there or not. The digital photos, from several angles, are also useful, because these pictures are run through software that creates a numeric ID that can be used by security cameras to look for some one specific, or for finding someone from a witness description. Other nations are digitizing their mug shots, and this enables these people to be quickly checked against those in the American database.
For decades, the U.S. military has regularly collected huge amounts of information from accidents, or even combat encounters. So now, it's no surprise that forensics teams examine each bombing (car or roadside), to see if they can get fingerprints. Often bomb makers are found this way, because raids frequently encounter suspicious characters, but no evidence to justify arresting them. It only takes about two minutes per subject to take the biometric data, so any suspicious characters are added to the database. Now, after several years of this, raiding parties know to grab any guy who seems to panic at the sight of the biometrics equipment coming out. The terrorists know that biometrics is bad news for them, and they fear it.
Naturally, the FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies were data mining this database, and running cross checks with other databases of people with known, or suspected, criminal backgrounds. As was long suspected, many Islamic terrorists had spent time in Western nations, where they participated in criminal scams, and were often arrested. Same pattern in Moslem nations, where there was a strong linkage between criminal behavior in general, and association with Islamic terrorist organizations. Some of this is because the same kind of personality is attracted to both lifestyles, but it's also long been a common practice for Islamic terrorists to raise money, and gain access to weapons and explosives, via criminal activities and connections with other criminals.
Pro-terrorist message boards on the Internet have long been discussing the biometrics, and the likelihood that the Western intelligence agencies were tracking terrorists with this kind of information. This is probably why the FBI is going public with this program. They discovered early on in Afghanistan, for example, that about one percent of the al Qaeda suspects they picked up, already had an arrest record back in the United States.
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Your baby spends most of her time in a crib. It is the only place where she is left alone, and it needs to be safe. The sad fact is that thousands of children are injured every year due to unsafe cribs. But most of these accidents are preventable. A crib needs to be solid. Don't pinch pennies when you buy a new crib. Get one that is sturdy and built to last.
Follow the instructions when putting it together--an improperly assembled crib can sometimes lead to problems. When you're done, give it a good shake. Newborns don't move around much but a two-year-old will bounce on it, push and pull, yank hard on the slats, climb out of it, and you don't want it to collapse around him.
Carefully inspect a hand-me-down crib. Three out of four newborns sleep in a used crib. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, just make sure the crib is safe and solid. It may need a fresh coat of paint and other work before it's usable. Watch out for corner post extensions. Corner posts should be the same height as the end panels of the crib and not extend above them. (If they're higher than that they can catch children's clothing and cause strangulation.) The space between the slats must be less than 2 3/8ths of an inch, and no slats should be missing.
The crib should be smooth and free of sharp edges, points, and rough surfaces. Tighten down all the hardware. Also, make periodic inspections of the crib over the months and years. Screws can come loose as your baby grows and becomes more active. Replace any old crib that seems questionable in any way. The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association has safety info on cribs, high chairs, walkers, strollers and more. Send an SASE to JPMA, 2 Greentree Center, Suite 225, P.O. Box 955, Marlton, NJ 08053.
Excited by the stork's imminent arrival, some first-time parents childproof their house before the baby is born. This is probably overkill. Think about childproofing sometime between two and four months-it's not really necessary until the baby learns to crawl and starts sticking his nose into everything.
Your local hardware or children's store sells a ton of useful childproof products: corner cushions for sharp-edged furniture, toilet latches, security gates at the top and bottom of stairs, spring latches for drawers and cabinets-particularly the one under the kitchen sink where toxic cleaning goods are stored, VCR safety locks, outlet plugs and covers, cord holders to keep loose cords out of the way, oven locks, stove barriers to prevent cooking splatters, padded faucet covers, and more. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has information on recalled or unsafe products; call 1-800-638-2772 or see www.cpsc.gov.
Keep all medicines in a safety-locked cabinet well away from curious little hands. Toddlers may not be tall enough to reach, but they can climb on counters using boxes or chairs. Plastic bags can be a choking hazard to small children so store them in a safe, high place. Mark glass doors with decals if the glass is difficult to see. Guns should be locked, unloaded and kept out of sight. Or, better yet, sold.
Introduce new foods in small amounts, and one at a time. Pay attention to the size of the bites a child takes, even if she is an older toddler. Whole hot dogs are a choking hazard so slice them lengthwise for safety. Typically, slices are safer than chunks for a child to eat. Don't let your child run around with food in her mouth. Have her eat in the kitchen or a specific area and don't let her play until she's done. Not only is it safer that way, it keeps the house cleaner.
Babies can drown in as little as one inch of water, so again: Never leave a baby or toddler alone in the bath. Use infant seats for babies, non-skid mats for toddlers. Keep electrical appliances such as hair dryers away from the tub. And replace any glass toys and soap dishes with plastic ones.
Chances are you'll never need to use CPR on your child or infant. But taking an infant CPR class is still a good idea. It'll give you hands-on training on how to save your child's life if he or she stopped breathing for any reason. Infant CPR classes are taught by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, local hospitals, colleges, and day care associations.
When your child becomes a toddler it's time to review all of the safety measures that you have in place in the house. Your child is bigger, faster and stronger. He can move a chair across the kitchen, climb on top, and stick his hand into a formerly childproofed knife drawer. You can turn your eyes away for one second and in that instant he can impulsively run out into the street for a ball or jump off stairs or walk onto a balcony. At age three, he may still stick something in his mouth that's wildly inappropriate and potentially dangerous. One daycare provider performed CPR on a toddler who'd somehow managed to accidentally wedge half of a plastic Easter egg in his throat.Generally speaking, toddlers know what's allowed and what isn't. But at any given moment they may make the wrong choice. So need to anticipate your children's moves and keep at least one step ahead of them.
Kevin Nelson is the author of thirteen books, including four on baseball history and humor. He also wrote "The Daddy Guide," a guide for new and expectant fathers. The father of two children, he lives in the Bay Area.


Imagine sitting with your feet up on your private patio or balcony with a fresh cup of morning coffee and an ear-to-ear smile as the sun casts its light across the city. The energy all around you is vibrant and inviting. Prepare for the day in your modern apartment home, then step onto the street and make your way to work or school as the city comes alive. After a day at work or school, meet up with friends at your favorite spot for happy hour before heading home to unwind. If a refreshing workout is just the ticket, you can visit the indoor swimming pool or onsite fitness centre to sweat away your stress before heading home to relax in the privacy of your own home.
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A good sign can make all the difference in the amount of business you see. That is why Dalmarc Signs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has served business owners throughout the state with top-quality signage since 1975. We manufacture all of our signs to your precise specifications as outlined by Underwriter Laboratories, giving you confidence in the safety of your new sign. Our adherence to fairness, excellence, and quality workmanship allows us to transcend the competition. Coupled with our outstanding reputation, you have all the assurance you need that we are the foremost in sign manufacturing and installation.
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Since 1975, we have devoted ourselves to providing the state with the best signs money can buy. With a 42,000 square foot manufacturing facility, three neon plants, and the capacity for international shipping, we have everything needed to create any sign you could possibly need. Our skilled craftsmen are prepared to take any identity concept you have and turn it into a reality. As members of the United States Sign Council, and the Tri-State Sign Association, we are the trustworthy name to call.
We are fully licensed and insured to not only craft the sign you need, but also to transport and install it on location. Our in-house permit acquisition staff is up-to-date on all sign ordinances in the state, so you can rest assured that we'll take care of any legal issues regarding your sign before we install it. We have a highly-trained crew that knows how to install your signage with stability and safety, whether you need small parking lot directional or massive channel letters on top of a high-rise building. If you need more proof of our quality, call us to set up a tour of our manufacturing facility to see the extent of our operations dedication to quality.


Glee gets early pick-up for season 3!
Entertainment Weekly's report on the announcement calls it a positive message about the network's commitment to the show, and says that the pick-up will help Glee financially (as it can help reduce production costs over the long haul) and story-wise (as the writers can now plan ahead and run plot lines over a longer period of time).
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Glee for this amazing news!


Perth Wildcats veteran Matt Knight is preparing for retirement after being forced to sit out yesterday's championship-winning game against Illawarra because of concussion.
Knight will fly to Melbourne for tests with a neuropsychologist to determine whether he is risking his health by continuing to play.
The power forward has had numerous concussions and was tested three years ago before being cleared to continue his career.
But he said the blow he received in Wollongong last Wednesday night had changed things.
It was the second serious head knock Knight had sustained in the past month. He was unable to play the next match both times.
"The scary part is it wasn't that hard a knock," said Knight, who has two young children — Mia and Oliver.
"It was just the back of his hand on my temple. Unfortunately, due to all the other things, it was just a slight impact and it had that effect.
"I was never close (to playing). I only started feeling somewhat normal this morning. This one has taken longer to recover and that's why there's a bit of concern right now. I'll sit down with the club, see some people and make a decision.
Knight has also battled shoulder injuries throughout his stellar career.
The 31-year-old has won three championships in a 176-game career for the Wildcats. He also played for the West Sydney Razorbacks.
"Injuries have been the low point, but you can't complain about three championships," he said.
Knight said watching from the sidelines was one of the toughest experiences of his career yesterday. He felt helpless as the Hawks repeatedly fought back but said nothing would diminish the victory.


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A promising summer for A Luxury Travel Blog?
It's been a promising summer for A Luxury Travel Blog with the total number of unique visitors to the site exceeding 20,000 for three consecutive months of June, July and August. The same three months back in 2006 brought in less than half the visitors that the site enjoys today (nearer one third, in fact!). Thanks to everyone who continues to read, to those of you that link here, to those of you that have the blog in your feeds and to those of you who regularly comment… keep it up and hopefully this time next year, I can be reporting back with figures of over 50,000 a month!


SCHOTT and MORITEX launched their new dome lighting product series early this year. It is their latest addition to the highly renowned MG-Wave Series.
SCHOTT and MORITEX launched their new High Power Simple Dome Illumination with the latest power LED. The MSDC Series is three times brighter than their conventional dome illumination series, with highly uniform diffused lighting.
The MSDC series was developed especially to meet the requirements of the food, chemical and pharmaceutical packaging industries as well as increasingly demanding electronic component inspection applications. The newly adopted high-power LED triples the brightness of dome lighting compared to the companies' conventional dome illumination MDML series, while ensuring a high standard of uniform diffused lighting without reflected glare of LED.
The new product is well-suited for lighting objects with curved and/or glossy surfaces. "We have two different diameter types, 156 mm and 400 mm in four colors. The 156 mm type was developed with thorough lightweight designing, about one sixth of the weight of our conventional product, to increase our customer's freedom of system installation. The 400 mm type can be efficiently used for a large 300 mm wafer inspection, says Hiroaki Tomono, Product Manager for SCHOTT Lighting and Imaging's Machine Vision business in Europe.
Picture ID 161286: SCHOTT and MORITEX launched their new High Power Simple Dome Illumination with the latest power LED. The MSDC Series is three times brighter than their conventional dome illumination series, with highly uniform diffused lighting. Photo: SCHOTT and MORITEX.
MORITEX develops, manufactures and distributes lighting and imaging solutions and supplies optical components and systems for machine vision and digital imaging. As an established leader in machine vision systems with an impeccable track record of innovation, MORITEX is one of the few providers that can service all different levels from system design to integrated system solutions. Sales in the fiscal year which ended in September 2011 were 115 million Euros. Moritex Corporation is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The international technology group SCHOTT, based in Mainz, Germany, acquired a majority interest of 70.8% in MORITEX Corporation, Tokyo, in November, 2008 as a result of the tender offer bid. Both companies have been cooperating since June 2007 in order to further extend their position as the world's leading manufacturers for specific types of imaging and lighting solutions.


The statistic that PerceptiMed CEO and co-founder Dr Alan Jacobs throws at me sounds terrible — one out of 30 pills is an incorrect drug or dosage or goes to the wrong person. It is part of the challenge to improve patient safety that's propelled him and his co-founder/COO/wife Jenifer to start PerceptiMed and develop its medication validation technology for retail pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes.
It recently closed $2 million of a $5 million Series A Round, according to a term sheet obtained by MedCity News. It filed an amended Form D last month. The funding is intended not only to commercialize the company's new medication validation products, but also to help it expand to the home health market. Among the company's investors listed on its website are Prairie Ventures,New Science Ventures, Easton Capital, Latterell Ventures Partners and Ideo.
Jacobs said in a phone interview that he worked on the technology for two years in his garage before formally starting the company. The first device, identRx, is no slight piece of equipment: it resembles an office copier and scanner.The automated pill verification system uses a vision tool to read the manufacturer's imprints on all sides of each pill — that includes embossed and printed on one or both sides. The company claims an error detection rate of 99.9 percent. It's also designed to integrate with pharmacy management systems. It also developed a remote version of the system.
Jennifer said the funding would be used to add staff across engineering, sales and marketing. She added that it's working with national retail pharmacies.
For longterm care facilities, PerceptiMed developed a smaller version of its system, called MedPass, which also includes a locking device that opens only when medications are verified and close to the appropriate patient's RFID tag.
Another tool, ScripClip, is like a GPS for medication bags. When a prescription has been filled and verified, a ScripClip tag is scanned and attached to the bag. When customers come to pickup their meds, pharmacy staff key in the customer information into their consoles and the appropriate ScripClip tag lights up.
Alan Jacobs said the value of its technology is that people can immediately see when they've made a mistake through an alert on their screen. Then they can correct it.
There's also an analytics component that can do analysis on the near misses and can drill down to understand the cause, such as a patient with a similar sounding name, drug with a similar name or a staff member that is making multiple mistakes. Jacobs likens it to a black box for airplanes.
The longterm goal for the technology is to apply it to the home health market to help seniors age in place, particularly the complexities with helping people who are on several different medications.
Update: This post has been updated from an earlier version.


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The Legend of Don Francisco's Buried Treasure
When Texas patriot José Antonio Navarro wrote his memoirs, he said, "Thousands upon thousands of gold and silver coins arrived in the city every two months for the luxurious maintenance of the troops."
Obviously, there was money to be made, and Don Francisco Rodriguez was one who did so with great success. Now, the Don had a beautiful daughter by the name of Dolores. He had a son, too, also named Francisco—but who was nicknamed Pancho and was in the Spanish Army.
Then there was a Spanish captain named Cordero, who fell madly in love with Dolores; his love was returned. While this romance was blossoming, Spain and France were each trying to get possession and control of Texas. Captain Cordero, for reasons we do not know, came under suspicion of the Spanish authorities. He was about to be sent away. Desperate to stay near his sweetheart, he decided to change sides and join the French Army.
The French forces advanced, and the Spanish rose to meet them. Meanwhile, Don Francisco, fearing that the French would win and he would lose his treasure of silver and gold, hid it near San Pedro Springs, in a cavern sealed with a large stone. He told no one—not even his daughter—where it was.
While Don Francisco was hiding his treasure, Cordero and Pancho were both in the front lines of their respective forces. The two men found themselves in a sword battle, and they fought until they both were grievously wounded—and died.
When Don Francisco got the terrible news of his beloved son's death, he had a stroke. He asked for his daughter—who had been at church praying for the safety of her brother and her sweetheart—to be brought to him. She hurried home, but it was too late. Don Francisco had died, and had taken the information about where his treasure was buried to the grave.
Dolores, who had lost her father, her brother, and her sweetheart all at once, died soon thereafter, likely from a broken heart.
The story of the buried treasure did not die, though. A search was made for a cavern where it might be—and one was found. Those who entered it said the place was infested with snakes, bats, and wolves. One man fired a gun at a wolf, and the force of the explosion in an enclosed place brought much of the cavern down in a rockslide. But that didn't stop other treasure-hunters.
However, one by one, they came out empty-handed—and deeply fearful. No one ever went back a second time. Some shook their heads and refused to talk about their experiences. Some said they saw a mysterious blue light. And some said they had seen a ghost, who sometimes seemed to resemble Don Francisco, or Dolores, or Pancho.
At any rate, the centuries have passed. Knowledge of the whereabouts of the cave is lost in time. And the riches of Don Francisco have never been found. His legendary secret still sleeps, undisturbed, somewhere near San Pedro Springs.
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When I was in fifth grade, my teacher, Mr. Glod, brought me a book called Otis Spofford. "I think you'll enjoy this," he said. I mostly read books about horses, especially Marguerite Henry's books. I doubted I'd enjoy this one, but Mr. Glod turned out to be right. I loved Otis Spofford. The book was about a mischievous boy and his hilarious mishaps. It was by Beverly Cleary. She hadn't written many books yet, but I read everything she had. The books were set in a Northeast Portland neighborhood near Grant Park. I loved reading about Henry Huggins and his dog, Beezus and Ramona Quimby, and Ellen Tebbits. Ramona ended up becoming the main character in the books set in that neighborhood, but when I was reading them, she didn't have any of her own books yet. I never forgot the kids on Klickitat Street, and years later, when I moved to Portland, I would walk along Klickitat Street and try to figure out where they would have lived.
This last Christmas, I received a wonderful little book, Walking with Ramona: Exploring Beverly Cleary's Portland, by Laura O. Foster.
There's a wealth of Portland history in that book, as well as a walking tour and map showing where various events in the books took place. Beverly Cleary, then Beverly Bunn, lived in that neighborhood in the 1920s and went to the elementary school on 33rd and Hancock, which has since been named after her. She based her stories on her own childhood. I took the tour one frigid, windy afternoon. Then, for the first time, I read the Ramona books. These books are amazing. Beverly Cleary remembers exactly what it was like to be an elementary school child, and her vivid stories brought back my own vaguely remembered school days.
When the Bunns left their farm in Yamhill to move to Portland, their first house was in the Sullivan's Gulch area. That house is no longer standing.
Their next house was in my own neighborhood, on NE 77th Avenue. Beverly's parents didn't like the icy Columbia Gorge winds that we get here, so they moved near Grant Park after one year.
The Bunns moved to this house on NE 37th Avenue when Beverly was in 7th grade.
Beverly Cleary also wrote two memoirs, A Girl from Yamhill and My Own Two Feet. The second book ends when she wrote her first book, Henry Huggins. She is now 100 years old!
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I have a collection of Children's Books. I am going to get this book, so exciting.


Store to Door was founded in 1989 when people living in low-income senior housing in Northwest Portland, too frail to shop on their own, requested assistance from the community. Many received Meals on Wheels, but needed additional food, medications, and household items to remain healthy and in their own homes. A group of five volunteers organized to shop for these elders weekly.
This year, Store to Door will make 11,930 deliveries to 706 low-income seniors and adults with disabilities to meet their basic needs for food, medicine, and social connections, while promoting their ability to live independently. Each of our clients receives a weekly phone call from their volunteer order-taker who records the client's order and checks on their well-being. Volunteers and staff shop and make deliveries. The same delivery driver always visits the same client and ensures the order is correct, helps put items away, and takes time for a friendly visit.
This one-on-one connection with clients promotes their independence and can be vital to their health, safety, and well-being. More than just a delivery service, we are often the only regular callers and visitors these vulnerable individuals have and our personalized service builds trusting relationships. We act as a bridge between isolated elders and the community, encouraging self-advocacy; engaging family, case workers, or protective services when needed; and making referrals for additional community-based, in-home services provided by our network of community partners.
Store to Door is the preferred grocery shopping and delivery service of Multnomah County Aging, Disability & Veterans Services. Our unique program has been honored with many awards, including Portland Monthly's Light a Fire Award, Hands On Greater Portland's Heart of the Community Volunteer Innovation Award, and the Friendly House Community Partner Award. In 2014, Store to Door received the Governor's Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Volunteer Programs. In 2017, we were recognized as a top 100 nonprofit to work for by Oregon Business.
Help us bring nourishment, connection and dignity to others like Sandra, Dave, and Esther.
Store to Door supports independent living for Portland area seniors and people with disabilities by providing an affordable, personal, volunteer-based grocery shopping and delivery service.


Heath Ledger's untimely death is a good reason to study his chart. What was in the natal chart and what was in that transit? Prior to looking at his chart, from the news descriptions, my guess was that Heath had an undefined Spleen center and so couldn't differentiate what was healthy for him. I also presumed that he was emotionally defined. My hypothesis was correct. You can look at his chart and also the approximate time of his passing here.
I searched out the birth info, and though this is a Noon chart, throughout the 24 hours, it confirms my suspicion of someone with an undefined Spleen center and a defined Solar Plexus center. Look now at the transiting Pluto to his natal Plutos defining the channel 57 – 10 connecting two centers not otherwise defined (Spleen and Ji). One comment I read from a friend of his was that he was guarded but very warm and kind. This would be a good description for the channel defining the Heart center to Solar Plexus center.
At one time during the day, there was a Sacral center to Root definition, so I do not want to write about those two undefined centers. (Definitely important to have a valid birth time. It is the reason the Rodden Rating is X.) Otherwise, he had a split definition To Wait as the definition type, and an inspired/inspiring mental projector, potentially an emotional generator or projector, depending on birth time.


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Contact Lenses Make Adolescents Happy!
The need to buy eyeglasses is often difficult for a teenager. Teenagers balk at the thought of being seen in glasses and looking ''uncool''. As opposed to eyeglasses, kids and teenagers that wear lenses feel a significant improvement in their appearance, says a recently released study. The research results show that beginning from the age of eight, pre-teens should be offered the choice of lenses. Results were recorded in the November issue of Eye & Contact Lens, published by the Contact Lens Association.
So why are contacts such a good option for teens? Young adults are self-conscious, and they often feel more positive about themselves when they're not wearing glasses. Lenses may help teens have a sense of greater self-esteem and more ease around others by providing them a less obvious option for their vision needs.
While teens are generally provided with contact lenses, children under 13 are usually not offered the option of lenses, due to the fact that eye care providers and parents don't believe that children are ready to take care of them properly. In truth, with the right instruction, children as young as eight are just as competent at using and caring for contacts and they should be given the choice.
Generally before your child purchases lenses you will want to speak to your eye care practitioner to go over any possible issues your child might have. Our Richmond optometry practice can help you in determining the right plan for your teenager's contacts.
If your child or teenager is in need of vision correction, why not try lenses? Through just a simple contact lens, you can really change your teen's life. With the large selection of contact lenses available, you and your optometrist can work with your child to figure out what type of lens best fits their character and style of life.


Have you recently considered packing up your entire life and starting fresh in Port-Alberni? If you answered yes to this question, then without a doubt, you will need to secure a mover to complete your relocation. Allied Van Lines has been in operation for over 85 years and contains a track record of providing superior service to our clients. In Port-Alberni, there are multiple skilled Allied Van Lines agents capable of perfecting your move. Will you make the right choice by selecting Allied to complete your next relocation? Your decision in this matter will determine rather you will have a successful relocation or not.
Navigating the moving process can quickly become rather tricky. Because of this, the assistance of a moving company can offer a ton of relief during a stressful time in your life. At Allied, we offer our clients various moving services to assist them with their relocation. Do you need packing materials as well? If so, then Allied also provides a number of packing supplies that will help simplify your move. When you move to a new area, you likely want to know what to anticipate. With that being said, what does a move to Port Alberni offer?
The estimated population of Port Alberni is about 17,743. Port Alberni derived its name from a Spanish officer by the name of Pere d' Alberni. In Port-Alberni, the primary source of income is the forestry industry. Most residents of Port Alberni are employed in this business. Do you enjoy outdoor adventures? If so, then you will absolutely adore the opportunities for outdoor activities. Some of those activities include hiking, swimming, kayaking, mountain biking, and many others as well.
When selecting a mover to relocate your family to your new Port Alberni home, you want to locate a company that can properly organize your relocation. Allied agents can provide you with a team of movers to do just that. When you move with Allied, you can expect for your movers to arrive to your home on time and work efficiently in order to complete your move in a timely manner. During your move, you may also have a few unique needs that you would like for your movers to address. You can be assured that your Allied agent can assist you in such a situation.
Moving to Port Alberni is a drastic life change; however, it is a change that you will not regret. Port Alberni is a great place for you and your family to get a fresh start. So to begin the process on the right track, start by making sure you select a mover that can fulfill all of your moving needs. Allied Van Lines is that company. We are committed to providing our clients with an exceptional moving experience from beginning to end. The experience and services that we offer drastically surpasses that of our competitors. If you contact your local Allied agent, they will be able to offer you a free moving quote and begin your move today.


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Source: Business Line
India interested in sourcing crude oil from Brazil under special long term contracts
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Brazil's Energy Minister discuss on cooperation between the two countries in energy, bioenergy, biofuels
Source: Energy World
ONGC Videsh enters development stage of Budiao discovery in Brazil
OVL had registered a major gas discovery in 2019 in its deep offshore block BM-SEAL-4, Brazil, located in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin.
Source: Metro
Brazil's oil auction raises $2 billion as Total, Shell pile in
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – France's TotalEnergies, Royal Dutch Shell, Malaysia's Petronas and Qatar Energy on Friday scooped up big offshore fields in Brazil together with state-owned Petrobras, paying nearly $2 billion to its cash-strapped government. While TotalEnergies (28%), Qatar Energy (21%) and Petronas (21%) made the top offer for Sepia field, Petrobras, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA, later entered the consortium by exercising preference rights to take a 30% stake. Petrobras (52.5%), Shell (25%) and Total (22.5%) secured the nearby Atapu field.
Source: ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil earns $4.7 billion in second quarter 2021
IRVING, Texas – July 30, 2021 – Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced estimated second-quarter 2021 earnings of $4.7 billion, or $1.10 per share assuming dilution, compared with a loss of $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2020. Second-quarter capital and exploration expenditures were $3.8 billion, bringing the first half of 2021 to $6.9 billion, which is consistent with planned lower activity in the first half of the year. The company anticipates higher second-half planned spending on key projects, including Guyana, Brazil, Permian and in Chemical, with full-year spending towards the lower end of the guidance range of $16 billion to $19 billion.
Source: Intrado GlobeNewswire
Voltalia signs a share purchase agreement to sell 187-megawatt wind projects to Brazilian utility
Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, today announced the signing of a share purchase agreement for the sale of 100% of its 128 megawatt VSM2 and 59 megawatt VSM4 wind farms to the Brazilian utility Copel. The actual sale is scheduled for November 30, 2021, once the conditions precedent have been met.
Source: world oil
Forum Energy Technologies appoints Brazilian partner to support growth in South America
Forum Energy Technologies has entered into a partnership with Brazil's Deepsea Technologies Equipamentos Industriais Ltd as part of their long-term growth strategy in South America.The partnership will see Deepsea Technologies provide business development and engineering support on behalf of FET in Brazil. It will also deliver full servicing, repair, calibration, upgrades, and modifications for FET remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and associated tooling. Deepsea Technologies will also have responsibility for the repair and calibration of FET torque machines.
CGG delivers data from Agata Reimaging to support Brazil's 7th bidding round
CGG announced the delivery of the fast-track data from its Agata Reimaging program over the Agata block in the Santos Basin, a highly prolific area of Brazil's offshore pre-salt. The ultramodern reimaged seismic data set covering over 9,300 sq km (3,591 sq mi) will provide valuable information to oil and gas companies wishing to evaluate acreage and assess the potential of the Agata block, prior to Brazil's upcoming 7th Production Sharing Bidding Round.
Tenaris to supply Subsea 7 with coated risers and flowlines for Brazil's Bacalhau offshore field
Tenaris and Subsea 7 have signed agreement for supply of pipes and coating services for Bacalhau project, operated by Equinor and located 185 km (115 miles) off the coast of São Paulo in Brazil. The agreement includes provision of 75 km of seamless pipes for risers and flowlines that will be manufactured at Dalmine, Tenaris's seamless pipe mill in Italy.
Source: Offshore Technology
Seabed bags a contract offshore Brazil
Seabed Geosolutions has been awarded a survey contract in the Brazilian waters. The company will have to perform a baseline 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey and a future 4D monitor OBN survey. The operations will be performed in water depths over 2,200m. "We are delighted to be awarded another high-profile, deepwater OBN project in Brazil", said the company. Seabed is a joint venture between Fugro and CGG.
Total resigns from operator role in Foz Do Amazonas Basin
Total has resigned from its role as operator of five exploration blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, 120 kilometers offshore Brazil. The area may contain as many as 14 billion barrels of petroleum. Environmentalists, however, have tried to prevent oil exploration in the area, which is home to a sizeable reef. A new operator will be appointed for the job in a period of six months.
DOF Subsea secures multiple contracts with Petrobras
DOF Subsea has secured multiple new contracts worth $110m from Brazilian firm Petrobras. According to the contract, DOF Subsea will provide survey and inspection services within its core service lines. These operations will be performed in the Campos, Santos, and Espírito Santos basins, as well as Marlin Field. The contract works are expected to start in the fourth quarter of this year.
Petrobras to offer permanent work-from-home status to some staffers
Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasiliero SA, also known as Petrobras, will keep half its administrative staff working from home on a permanent basis, Reuters reported Wednesday. Workers will be allowed to opt-in for work-from-home status, the report said, adding demand from the company's workers seems to be high. This state-controlled firm is the first oil major to plan a widespread and permanent shift to remote work.
Fire breaks at Petrobras-owned refinery, leaves facility operating at half capacity
Brazil state-controlled oil major, Petrobras reported a fire incident at its Duque de Caixas refinery, forcing the authorities to operate the refinery at half of its installed capacity. However, the company said in an email late on Monday that the fire would not affect deliveries as the inventories were already equipped. The company also did not provide a date on when production will return to normal levels.
Brazil's Petrobras Will Not Hire Ships That Operated in Venezuela
Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA has told shippers it will not hire any tankers that have visited Venezuela in the past 12 months, the state-controlled oil company said on Friday, signalling adherence to U.S. sanctions on the Latin American nation. Washington has said it could add to its sanctions list, a move that could disrupt sea-borne trade by sharply raising tanker rates.
Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 at Tubarao Martelo Field in Brazil
About 50 workers were infected by the novel coronavirus during an outbreak in recent weeks at a production well owned by Brazilian oil firm Dommo Energia SA, two regulatory sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The production well, at the offshore Tubarao Martelo field, has been paralyzed since early May, added the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss private operational matters.
Source: The Economic Times
Petrobras books steep loss amid "worst crisis in 100 years"
Petrobras, the Brazilian state-controlled oil producer, posted an $11 billion impairment in the first quarter after revising down its outlook for crude prices. Even without the impairment, Petrobras reported a loss in the quarter on lower oil prices and the devaluation of Brazil's real, the worst-performing major currency this year. While low oil prices have battered the industry, Petrobras ended up benefitting from the rebounding oil demand in China.
Petrobras experiences surprising growth in demand
Experiencing higher than expected demand has compelled Petrobras to revisit its previous decisions. Brazilian state-run company will reverse its previously announced production cuts to meet the surprising growth in demand. The company said, "With demand for our products proving better than expected, we opted to gradually return average production to around 2.26 million bpd in April, while also increasing utilization rates at refineries".
Sandvik lands stainless steel umbilical tube contract in Brazil
Swedish engineering group, Sandvik has landed the first large scale stainless steel umbilical tube contract in Brazil's Mero oilfield. The Brazil offshore industry typically uses thermoplastic hose umbilicals. The contract will see Sandvik providing over 500 kms of super duplex Sandvik SAF 2507® stainless steel umbilical tubes encapsulated by Prysmian Group. The Mero oilfield is by a consortium of Petrobras, Total, Shell Brasil, CNPC and CNOOC Ltd.