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Τετάρτη, Φεβρουαρίου 25, 2015
Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill
The U.S. President Barack Obama vetoed the Keystone XL pipeline bill Tuesday, reiterating that the decision to build the project belongs to the government.
"Through this bill, the United States Congress attempts to circumvent longstanding and proven processes for determining whether or not building and operating a cross-border pipeline serves the national interest," said Obama in his veto message.
"This act of Congress conflicts with established executive branch procedures and cuts short through consideration of issues that could bear on our national interest, including our security, safety and environment, it has earned my veto," said Obama.
In a statement, U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said: "It's extremely disappointing that President Obama vetoed a bipartisan bill that would support thousands of good jobs and pump billions of dollars into the economy."
The Senate will soon vote on an override no later than March 3, said McConnell.
However, right now the Republicans didn't get a veto-proof majority both in the Senate and the House.
The Keystone XL oil pipeline which is designed to go from Canada through the U.S. State of Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska has been delayed by the U.S. government for several years as the government failed to finish its environmental impact evaluation.
Xinhua - china.org.cn
US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline...
US Senate Likely to Vote on Keystone XL Next Week
US House approves Keystone XL pipeline (266 votes to 153)
US Senate Energy Committee Passes Keystone XL Bill...
The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama would veto legislation approving construction of the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline...
US Senate fails to approve Keystone XL pipeline. (just one vote short of the 60 needed)
US says no significant impact on environment from Keystone pipeline
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Related el Etos: Canada, environment, Keystone XL pipeline, Oil, pipelines, United States, veto, vote
Κυριακή, Φεβρουαρίου 22, 2015
Obama Moves Forward on Arctic Drilling Despite Cleanup Challenges
The US Department of the Interior has proposed long-awaited federal regulations for oil and natural-gas in Alaska's Arctic region. Environmentalists have pointed out that the environment makes it nearly impossible to clean up spills.
The regulations point out the challenges in drilling in the Arctic environment and mandate extensive contingency plans for a swift response to spills.
Spills are notoriously difficult to clean in the frigid and remote waters. Such rules include having an additional rig that could drill a relief well in the event the company loses control of the primary well.
According to analysis compiled by the National Energy Board, conditions in the area present huge obstacles to any potential cleanup efforts, even during the busy summer months. Looking at how wave heights and ice patterns could prevent the use of cleanup tools such as in-situ burning, containment and the use of dispersants, they determined cleanup would be impossible 20% of the time in June, 40% of the time in August and 65% of the time in October. After October, any response would most likely have to be deferred until the following season.
No company is yet drilling the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off the coast of Alaska yet, but Royal Dutch Shell is planning on starting exploratory drilling this summer. ConocoPhillips and Statoil also have leases in American Arctic areas but have yet to announce any drilling plans. However, Shell's summer drilling will not be governed by that rule since it won't be in place by then and would only apply to drilling operations farther in the future.
Shell was involved in a disastrous attempt to drill in the Arctic in 2012 when it was towing its Kulluk oil rig out into Dutch Harbor by ship. The ship lost control when a winter storm hit and the rig, along with 150,000 gallons of fuel and drilling fluid, later washed up along pristine Alaska coastline.
As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency fined Shell $1.1 million for violations of the Clean Air Act as a result of the Kulluk's engines releasing nitrogen oxide, ammonia and other pollutants and they cited Shell with 33 air permit violations.
Since then, oil companies and environmentalists have been waiting to see how the Interior Department would react to industry lobbying efforts to drill in Alaska. It is believed that the region holds between 24 billion barrels of oil and 104 trillion cubic feet of gas comprising as much as 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil reserves and 30 percent of its undiscovered gas reserves, a potential boon for American production.
sputniknews.com
Arctic Council Signs Oil Spill Response Deal
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Related el Etos: Arctic, environment, obama, Offshore Drilling, Oil, oil spill, SHELL, Statoil
Τρίτη, Φεβρουαρίου 17, 2015
Oil Prices Rising, Brent Crude Now Selling for Over $62 a Barrel
Brent crude has climbed to $62 per barrel in Asian trade on February 17, despite growing uncertainty regarding the Eurozone's future which has been caused by the recent failure in Greece's debt negotiations.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light crude futures for March delivery were traded at $53.16 per barrel, while on London's ICE Futures exchange Brent crude for April delivery mounted by $0.70/1.1% reaching $62.10 a barrel.
Meanwhile the talks over a new financing deal for Greece broke down Monday, sparking controversy between Athens and its creditors.
A growing uncertainty regarding the economic prospects of Greece within the bloc is predictably undermining the euro.
In contrast, the US dollar is strengthening steadily. Experts note that the trend is likely to sour oil-market sentiments; however, Brent crude has beaten its second-highest record since the beginning of the year.
[sputniknews.com]
Russian oil company CEO says oil price could reach $25 per barrel
Oil Prices Not Expected to Return to $100 per Barrel ...
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Related el Etos: creditors, EURO, eurozone, Greece, Oil, prices
Σάββατο, Ιανουαρίου 31, 2015
US Lawmakers Urge Obama to Recall Plans for Offshore Drilling
The United States should recall its plan to conduct offshore drilling which might threaten the state of New Jersey environment and economy, US Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, and Congressman Frank Pallone said in a letter to US President Barack Obama.
"The plan's proposal for oil production in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia would put New Jersey's economy and shore communities at significant risk," Menendez, Booker and Pallone said Friday. "We strongly urge you [President Obama] to consider removing all Atlantic planning areas prior to the issuance of the next draft of the Five-Year Plan."
Lawmakers are concerned that in case of a drilling accident the state will see consequences similar to those after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, which caused long term marine and coastal damage, according to the letter.
Menendez, Booker and Pallone urged the White House to consider offshore energy production on wind power.
"In our home state of New Jersey, and for shore towns up and down the Atlantic coast, offshore oil drilling would present a risk to communities and businesses that depend on a clean and thriving coastline," lawmakers said.
This week President Obama's administration released a five-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program which may lead to the United States drilling for gas and oil in portions of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as opening new sections of the Gulf of Mexico for exploration.
http://sputniknews.com/us/20150131/1017577632.html#ixzz3QOQA2NPL
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Related el Etos: coasts, environment, Gulf of Mexico, natural gas, Offshore Drilling, Oil, United States
The US Senate will likely vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline bill next week before advancing it to US President Barack Obama's desk for approval, Republican Senator from North Dakota John Hoeven said, following the president's State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
"I anticipate that next week sometime we'll have a vote in the Senate [on the Keystone XL Pipeline bill] hopefully advance it and go to conference with the House and then send it to the president [Obama]," Hoeven said during an interview with C-SPAN when asked when the Keystone XL Pipeline bill would be voted on in the US Senate.
Senator Hoeven argued that President Obama was taking credit for the United States, producing more oil and gas and becoming more energy secure. However, Hoeven said that if the president vetoed the Keystone bill, as he has stated previously, he would be "holding up the kind of infrastructure we need to continue to do it again."
During State of the Union address on Tuesday, Obama urged Congress to pass a bipartisan infrastructure plan that could create more jobs than the current Keystone XL Pipeline proposal, allowing the company TransCanada Corporation to build and operate the pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to the US Gulf Coast.
http://sputniknews.com/us/20150121/1017159145.html
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Δευτέρα, Ιανουαρίου 19, 2015
Cleanup begins on Yellowstone River for oil leak near Glendive
Cleanup efforts have begun on the Yellowstone River downstream from where an oil leak was reported over the weekend.
According to Paul Peronard, the on-scene coordinator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, crews are using two techniques to cleanup the estimated 50,000 gallons of oil that leaked into the river from the Bridger Pipeline company's Poplar pipeline system on Saturday.
The crews are using a traditional boom, which doesn't work well in the swift water conditions, so it is being backed up by secondary capture point near Crane, which is located between Savage and Sidney about 30 miles away from the spill site.
At the secondary location crews are using what is called an ice slotting technique in which cut holes in the ice and then capture the oil using a boom that is lowered through the ice.
Finding a location where the ice was thick enough was difficult because of the condition of the ice needing to be combined with a location to get trucks and pumping equipment to the river.
Should the oil reach Sidney, there is no water intake in Sidney on the Yellowstone River.
There is a water intake for Savage on the Yellowstone River, and crews have placed a preventative boom there and are making preventative arrangements around the Intake Diversion Dam.
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has joined the emergency response team. Both Pallid Sturgeon, which are endangered, and Paddlefish are in the area.
Crews are attempting to keep oil from getting to the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers where both of the fish species spawn.
Meanwhile, authorities said residents in the Glendive area who have smelled petroleum in their water need to call 406-377-3318 ext 16. The number connects to a city office, but they are taking information off an answering machine because the office is closed.
Callers will need to leave their name, number, and the address of where the smell was detected.
Officials are mapping out where the smells are reported.
As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said they still believe there is not a problem in the water distribution system. They have flown samples out of the water treatment plant in Glendive to a lab in Billings to be tested.
http://www.kxlf.com/news/cleanup-begins-on-yellowstone-river-for-oil-leak-near-glendive/
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Related el Etos: environment, leak, Oil, pipelines, protection, water, Yellowstone River
Παρασκευή, Ιανουαρίου 16, 2015
Canarias ve como un "éxito" el fin de las prospecciones petrolíferas de Repsol
El presidente de Canarias, Paulino Rivero, afirmó este jueves que su Gobierno considera "un éxito para las islas" y "una garantía para las próximas generaciones" la paralización de las prospecciones petrolíferas que estaba realizando Repsol en aguas próximas a la región.
En un comunicado, Repsol informó este viernes que "el análisis de las muestras obtenidas en el sondeo denominado Sandía confirma la existencia de gas sin el volumen ni la calidad suficientes para considerar una futura extracción".
Rivero insistió, en una rueda de prensa, en que "no hay que fiarse" de esta decisión de Repsol, porque "puede obedecer a razones electorales" del Partido Popular (PP). "No hay que descartar esta posibilidad, por eso seguiremos batallando en todos los frentes para garantizar la protección de las aguas próximas a Canarias", insistió el presidente canario.
Por su parte, el presidente del Gobierno de Lanzarote, Pedro San Ginés, ante la posibilidad de que esta retirada de Repsol pueda ser temporal, exigió al Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo que se suspendan "definitivamente" los permisos de exploración petrolífera otorgados a Repsol en aguas canarias. San Ginés, también mostró su "satisfacción" por el anuncio de la petrolera.
La opinión del Gobierno español es muy diferente. El subsecretario del Ministerio de Industria, Enrique Hernández Bento, calificó hoy como "una muy mala noticia para los intereses energéticos de España" el anuncio de Repsol de paralizar los sondeos en Canarias.
Las prospecciones petrolíferas que se estaban realizando en Canarias se situaban a 54 kilómetros de la Isla de Fuerteventura y a 62 de la de Lanzarote.
http://mundo.sputniknews.com/ecologia/20150116/1033329305.html
La compañía Repsol tiene previsto concluir este lunes sus primeras prospecciones de petróleo en Canarias, al alcanzar los 3.092 metros de profundidad en el pozo Sandía en aguas del archipiélago canario, en el océano Atlántico, y a unos 60 kilómetros de las islas de Lanzarote y Fuerteventura...
El Tribunal Superior de Canarias rechaza suspender las prospecciones petrolíferas
Los magistrados de Canarias tampoco frenarán las prospecciones de Repsol en las islas.
Canarias dice que las prospecciones petrolíferas no traerán ningún beneficio a las islas ...
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Related el Etos: Canarias, daños medioambientales, España, extraction, justice, Oil, prospecciones petrolíferas, Repsol
The price of oil could fall to $25 per barrel, head of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov told journalists on Friday.
Alekpetov said that based on the latest statements from Saudi Arabia, he cannot rule out a price drop to $25. He added that he expects significant price fluctuation this year, considering that by January 15 the price varied within a 10% range.
"That has never happened before" Alekperov said.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported Thursday the global oil demand forecast has been raised for 2015 to 92.3 million barrels per day from 92.26 million bpd. The US oil output forecast for 2015 has been raised to 13.81 million bpd from 13.72 million bpd.
The organization also said it expects decline in demand for oil from organization's member-states in 2015 by 100,000 barrels per day to 28.8 million barrels.
After the announcement the price of Brent futures for February delivery grew by 0.7% on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in London on Thursday to $49.07 per barrel.
http://itar-tass.com/en/economy/771549
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Related el Etos: Oil, OPEC, prices, Saudi Arabia
Πέμπτη, Ιανουαρίου 15, 2015
US sets goal to cut methane emissions by oil, gas industry
The US government on Wednesday announced a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025, as part of its efforts to fight climate change.
"Today's actions on methane emissions are an important step to take on climate change, putting us on track to achieve President ( Barack) Obama's goal of cutting net greenhouse gas emissions 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025," the White House said in a statement. "Achieving this goal would save up to 180 billion cubic feet of wasted natural gas in 2025 -- enough to heat more than 2 million homes for an entire year."
To meet that goal, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a proposal to set standards for methane emissions from new and modified oil and gas production sources this summer, while the Interior Department will update its standards to reduce methane leaks from wells on public lands, the White House said.
In addition, the Department of Energy will get 25 million US dollars in funding to develop and demonstrate technologies to identify and reduce natural gas leaks.
Methane, a major component of natural gas, accounted for nearly 10 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, of which nearly 30 percent came from oil production and the production, processing, transmission and distribution of natural gas, said a statement from the EPA.
While methane emissions from the oil and gas industry have declined 16 percent since 1990, they are projected to increase by about 25 percent over the next decade if no additional steps are taken, the EPA said.
The United States is now the largest natural gas producer in the world, and its oil production is at the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the EPA.
Source: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
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Related el Etos: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, methane, natural gas, Oil, United States
The Republican-controlled House approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline easily on Friday, ignoring the recent veto threat against this project from US President Obama.
The House passed the project by 266 votes to 153, the tenth time that the chamber has passed the pro-Keystone legislation. The Senate is set to consider the legislation next week.
Just hours before the House's vote, Nebraska's Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision to greenlight the construction of the project, ruling out one of the arguments that the White House can block the project.
The White House spokesman Eric Schultz said in a statement that the administration would incorporate the court's decision into its evaluation of Keystone.
"President Obama is out of excuses for deciding whether or not to allow thousands of Americans to get back to work," Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement referring to the court decision.
But Schultz also reiterated the president's veto threat saying the House bill still conflicts with longstanding presidential authority and the review process of complex issues bearing national interests.
"If presented to the president, he will veto the bill," said Schultz.
The 7-billion-US dollar project is proposed to go from Canada through the US State of Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines to carry more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day to refineries along the US Gulf Coast.
The project has been delayed for years as critics say it could worsen climate change by enabling further growth from the oil sands, which create higher greenhouse gas emissions than some other forms of production.
But Republicans insist that it will create jobs and enhance US energy security and Mitch McConnell has said the first bill that the Republican-led Senate will bring to President Obama's desk is the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
The White House said on Tuesday that President Obama would not sign the legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline project before the State Department finishes its review process even if the Congress passed the controversial legislation.
Analysts said at present Republicans still do not have a veto- proof majority to pass the bill.
Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
Leave coal, oil in ground for climate's sake (study)
The Middle East must leave 40 percent of its oil reserves in the ground, and China, the US and Russia most of their coal if global warming is to be curbed, researchers said Jan. 7.
Globally, a third of oil, half of gas and over 80 percent of coal reserves must be left untouched until 2050, according to a novel breakdown of "unburnable" fossil-fuel stocks published in the journal Nature.
This is the sole way to meet the UN target of limiting warming to 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, said co-author Christophe McGlade of University College London.
"Policymakers must realise that their instincts to completely use the fossil fuels within their countries are wholly incompatible with their commitments to the 2 C goal," he warned.
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that for a good chance of meeting the target, further emissions of Earth-warming greenhouse gases must be limited to about 1,000 billion tonnes (gigatonnes).
But global fossil fuel reserves, on current estimates, would emit three times this total if used, said the study.
UN members are negotiating a global carbon-cutting climate pact to be signed in Paris in December.
At current rates, emissions are steering the world towards potentially catastrophic warming of 4 C or more, scientists say.
"Companies spent over $670 billion (565 billion euros) last year searching for and developing new fossil fuel resources," said McGlade's colleague and co-author Paul Ekins.
"They will need to rethink such substantial budgets if policies are implemented to support the 2 C limit, especially as new discoveries cannot lead to increased aggregate production."
For their project, McGlade and Ekins made a best estimate of quantities and locations of oil, gas and coal resources, and then assessed how much could be safely used, per region, up to 2050.
They used two scenarios -- one with "widespread deployment" of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities, a technology in its infancy, and one with no CCS.
Even if CCS is widely implemented, over 430 billion barrels of oil must be left unburned, the pair said.
Under this scenario, the Middle East has over half the world's "unburnable" oil -- more than 260 billion barrels or 38 percent of its stock -- equal to about eight years of global production calculated at 2013 levels of 87 million barrels per day.
Central and South America must leave 58 billion barrels alone, Canada 39 billion and the former Soviet states 27 billion.
About 95 trillion cubic metres (3,354 trillion cubic feet) of gas should remain unburned, the study found -- again the bulk (46 trillion cubic metres) is held in the Middle East and 31 trillion by former Soviet states.
Countries with large stocks of coal, including developing nations that rely heavily on the resource to fuel their fast growth, also face challenges.
China and India would have to leave nearly 70 percent of their reserves under a scenario with CCS, and Africa almost 90 percent, according to the findings.
Among developed nations, Europe would have to leave 78 percent of its coal and the United States 92 percent.
"These results demonstrate that a stark transformation in our understanding of fossil-fuel availability is necessary," said the study.
"Although there have previously been fears over the scarcity of fossil fuels, in a climate-constrained world this is no longer a relevant concern: large portions of the reserve base... should not be produced if the temperature rise is to remain below 2 C."
Experts Michael Jakob and Jerome Hilaire, in an analysis published with the study, said the uneven distribution of "unburnable" reserves highlighted challenges to finding a carbon-cutting pact.
"Only a global climate agreement that compensates losers and is perceived as equitable by all participants can impose strict limits on the use of fossil fuels in the long term," they wrote.
AFP - hurriyetdailynews.com
Τελευταία Ελπίδα για το CCS από την Κομισιόν
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Related el Etos: Carbon Capture and Storage, carbon emissions, climate change, CO2, coal mines, énergie fossile, Oil
Shell to Pay Approximately $83Mln for Niger Delta Oil Spills
Amnesty International and the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has welcomed an offer by oil giant Shell to pay the Nigerian Bodo community 55 million pounds ($83 million) in compensation for its oil spills in the Niger Delta in 2008, according to a statement issued by Amnesty on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Shell agreed to make an out-of-court settlement of 35 million pounds to 15,600 fishermen and 20 million pounds to the Bodo community for the environmental damage caused by the oil spills, according to the statement.
"While the pay-out is a long awaited victory for the thousands of people who lost their livelihoods in Bodo, it shouldn't have taken six years to get anything close to fair compensation," Amnesty global issues director Audrey Gaughran said in a statement.
Amnesty International and CEHRD have been supporting Nigeria on the spills case since 2008, but court proceedings against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria only began in 2011.
"The compensation is a step towards justice for the people of Bodo, but justice will be fully achieved when Shell properly cleans up the heavily polluted creeks and swamps so that those who rely on fishing and farming for their income can begin to rebuild their livelihoods," Styvn Obodoekwe of CEHRD said.
Shell has accepted responsibility for the oil spills occurred in the Niger Delta in August and December 2008 but seriously underestimated the volume of oil split. During three-year long legal battle, the company revealed that some of its pipelines were old, contained "major risk and hazard" and needed to be replaced. According to Amnesty, the company did not act on this knowledge to prevent the oil leaks.
Environmental restoration of the area where the oil spills occurred is possible but may take 25 to 30 years, according to the United Nations Environment Program.
Shell agrees $84m deal over Niger Delta oil spill ...
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Related el Etos: environment, Nigeria, Oil, oil spill, SHELL, United Nations
Τετάρτη, Δεκεμβρίου 17, 2014
Romania discovers biggest oil gas deposit in 30 years
Romania discovered a new deposit of crude oil and natural gas, which may be the biggest discovery of its kind in the past 30 years in the south, a Romanian oil company announced Wednesday.
According to OMV Petrom, a subsidiary of the Austrian group OMV, the deposit was discovered at a depth of 2,500 meters in the south of Buzau County.
The estimates obtained from the production tests indicate a potential production per well of 1,200-2,100 boe per day.
The discovery has been made under the onshore exploration partnership signed in 2010 by OMV Petrom and Hunt Oil Company of Romania, the company said, adding that the exploration investment led to this discovery amounts to 5 million euros (6.25 million US dollars).
OMV Petrom is the largest producer of oil and gas in southeastern Europe, with an annual production of crude oil and natural gas of 66 million boe.
Sources: Xinhua- globaltimes.cn
New oil and gas field discovered in Buzău County. Probably the largest in the last 30 years in Muntenia ...
OMV Petrom in partnership with Hunt Oil Romania found a new oil and gas field in the south of Buzău County. According to a press release, the field was discovered in Perimeter VIII Urziceni Est by drilling the exploration well Padina Nord 1, at a depth of over 2,500 meters at approx. 7 – 12 km away from mature fields, in production for more than 50 years. Estimates from production tests indicate a potential production per well of 1,200 – 2,100 boe per day from two geological layers. The exploration investments that led to this discovery by OMV Petrom and Hunt Oil amount to EUR 5 million.
"It is potentially the largest discovery in the past 30 years, in the Muntenia region. This year, we have made the largest exploration investments since privatization. It is important to continue exploration activities, as 90 percent of fields we are operating are mature ones and reached their production peak years ago. Currently, we supply about 40 percent of Romania's oil and gas demand", said Gabriel Selischi, member of OMV Petrom Executive Board, responsible for Exploration and Production.
In the coming period, the two companies will continue testing operations to determine the production potential of the discovery and will be acquiring seismic data in the region to build on this early success. The discovery was made within the onshore exploration partnership closed in 2010 by OMV Petrom and Hunt Oil. The partnership targets the exploration of two onshore perimeters: I Adjud and VIII Urziceni Est, the operator being Hunt Oil.
http://www.romaniajournal.ro/new-oil-and-gas-field-in-buzau-county-probably-the-largest-in-the-last-30-years-in-muntenia/
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Related el Etos: discovery, natural gas, Oil, Romania
Σάββατο, Δεκεμβρίου 13, 2014
Boat protest against Canaries oil prospecting
LANZAROTE, Spain: Protesters plunged half-naked into the icy sea and unfurled banners on Saturday (Dec 13) to try to stop oil prospecting near Spain's Canary Islands, a major tourist destination.
Ten boats from the archipelago took protesters eight nautical miles from where Spanish firm Repsol is exploring with a view to possibly drilling off the islands in the Atlantic ocean.
Protesters warn the oil and gas project is a threat to the environment and the tourist industry on which the Canary Islands rely. They say drilling would raise the risk of an oil spill like the Deepwater Horizon disaster that struck at a BP oil prospect in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
The government says finding oil could create thousands of jobs and reduce Spain's dependency on energy imports. The country currently imports 80 per cent of its energy. The beaches on the archipelago off northwest Africa are a popular draw for tourists from Britain, France and elsewhere.
Opponents of Repsol's operations are furious at the Spanish government for authorising Repsol to probe below the sea bed 50 kilometres from the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
Environmentalists have branded it a threat to dolphins and other local fauna and flora. "I have been a boat owner for 10 years and what they are doing here pains me. I am sick of seeing the sea polluted and destroyed," said Samuel Rocio Garcia, 32, a protester who dived into the water.
On board one of the boats was the leader of the local government from the island of Lanzarote, Pedro San Gines Gutierrez. He said the protest was "a symbolic act of vigilance" to try to monitor the activities of the Rowan Renaissance, the ship Repsol is using to probe below the sea bed.
Spanish authorities last month temporarily impounded a boat of the environmental campaign group Greenpeace after it protested at the Repsol project in the same area. Spain said the crew had defied orders to leave a restricted zone.
On Nov 15, three Spanish navy boats rammed vessels in which Greenpeace activists were approaching the Rowan Renaissance, a video distributed by Greenpeace showed. An Italian protester fell in the water and was injured, Greenpeace said. It said its activists were protesting peacefully.
- AFP/de
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/boat-protest-against/1528050.html
Canarias dice que las prospecciones petrolíferas no traerán ningún beneficio a las islas
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Related el Etos: Canarias, drilling method, environmental damage, fauna and flora, Jobs, Oil, Repsol, Spain, tourism
Τρίτη, Δεκεμβρίου 09, 2014
Los jueces del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias rechazaron hoy suspender cautelarmente las prospecciones petrolíferas que se están realizando a 54 kilómetros de la Isla de Fuerteventura y a 62 de la de Lanzarote, en el archipiélago canario.
El Gobierno de Canarias había solicitado al tribunal la "paralización temporal" de los sondeos mientras se resolvía el recurso que presentaron contra la autorización que dio el Ministerio de Industria Repsol, la empresa encargada de las prospecciones.
El Tribunal Supremo ya dio apoyo al real decreto de 2012 del Gobierno conservador de Mariano Rajoy, en el que amparaba las prospecciones de la petrolera.
Contra este decreto, que abría la puerta a los sondeos, se presentaron hasta siete recursos, la mayoría de organizaciones ecologistas, Izquierda Unida y el propio Gobierno Canario. Todos alertaban de los "daños medioambientales" que podían ocasionar estos sondeos.
Las prospecciones de Repsol en Canarias, que comenzaron el pasado 18 de noviembre, llevan tiempo siendo el tema central de las disputas entre el Ejecutivo central y el canario.
Paulino Rivero, presidente del archipiélago, se respalda en el 75% de apoyo de la población, que rechaza las prospecciones que se están realizando.
[sp.ria.ru]
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Related el Etos: Canarias, daños medioambientales, España, justice, Oil, prospecciones petrolíferas
Δευτέρα, Δεκεμβρίου 08, 2014
Israel's Greatest Ecological Catastrophe Unfolding in Arava Desert
The crude oil spill in the Arava Desert, southern Israel, is 'twice as bad as initially estimated,' according to the Israeli Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company....
"The volume of crude oil that spilled into the Arava Desert last week is 60 percent larger than the amount that was originally reported, the company responsible for the pipeline acknowledged on Sunday night," Haaretz, the Israeli news agency reported.
Although the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) initially reported of a spill between one million and 1.5 million liters, it later revised its calculation to three million liters. However, the company reported on Sunday a report issued by the company on Sunday has revealed that some five million liters of crude oil spilled out of the pipeline last Thursday, December 4.
"We were skeptical about the figures provided by the company from the start," a ministry official said on December 8, as cited by Haaretz.
Meanwhile damage control teams have already removed 13,000 tons of polluted soil in order to reduce the impact of the pipeline leak.
The Times of Israel notes that according to weather forecasts heavy rainfall is expected in the region later this week. It has sparked concerns among ministry officials over the possibility of further contamination of the area, including the Gulf of Eilat, home to rare coral reefs, which could be damaged by the leak, the media outlet stresses.
Haaretz notes, however, that dams are being erected in order to prevent the oil flowing into this area.
"It's the biggest ecological disaster Israel has seen. This is because of the material itself, crude oil, which is particularly hard to flush out, and the location of the spill [on the reserve]," Gilad Golub of Israel's Environmental Services Company told Agence France Presse.
The Times of Israel notes that Eilat residents have already filed a lawsuit against the pipeline operators referring to the tremendous environmental damage caused through negligence.
"Mellish is demanding NIS 220 million ($55m) to rehabilitate the environment in coordination with the Environment Minster and the Israel Nature and Parks authority, as well as another NIS 180 million ($45m) for the 48,000 residents of Eilat for damage to their health and discomfort caused by the ecological disaster," the media outlet reports.
More than 80 people on both sides of the Israel-Jordan border have complained about health problems caused by the spill.
Oil pipeline bursts near Israel-Jordan border.(the reason for the spill was under investigation)
Ein Leck in einer Öl-Pipeline hat im Süden Israels nach Angaben des Umweltschutzministeriums eine der bisher schlimmsten Umweltkatastrophen des Landes zur Folge. "Millionen Liter Rohöl sind ausgelaufen", sagte Ran Lior, Sprecher des Ministeriums, am Donnerstag.
Aus einer kaputten Pipeline in Israel fließt massenweise Rohöl - und verseucht kilometerweit ein Naturschutzgebiet im Süden des Landes...
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Related el Etos: catastrophes, environment, Israel, Jordan, leaks, natural disasters, nature, Oil, pipelines
Πέμπτη, Δεκεμβρίου 04, 2014
An oil pipeline rupture has caused thousands of cubic metres of crude oil to spill into the Arava desert in southern Israel near the border with Jordan, officials said Thursday (Dec 4).The incident took place just north of the Red Sea resort city of Eilat and 500m from the frontier.
The spill was "a couple of kilometres long", according to an Israeli environment ministry spokeswoman who was unable to give more specific information.
She said it was unclear whether there was any foul play and environmental authorities would open an investigation. "They have forces on the ground that prevented it from spreading to Jordan," she added.
The leak involved a 245km pipeline carrying crude oil from the southern port city of Ashkelon on Israel's Mediterranean coast to Eilat.
Ronen Moshe, spokesman for the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC), said the spill happened at 12.45 am on Thursday in a new section of the pipeline.
"The leak has been stopped," he said, adding that the reason for the spill was under investigation. "There are dozens of people in the field taking care of the aftermath," he said, indicating there had been no impact on supply. According to the company's website, the EAPC was founded in 1968 and serves as a land bridge for transporting crude oil between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
- AFP/el
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/oil-pipeline-bursts-near/1510182.html
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Related el Etos: environment, Israel, Jordan, leaks, Mediterranean, natural disasters, nature, Oil, pipelines, Red Sea
Jorge Rodríguez, viceconsejero del Gobierno de Canarias, denuncia en declaraciones a Sputnik que las prospecciones que Repsol inició hoy a 54 kilómetros de la isla de Fuerteventura y a 62 kilómetros de la de Lanzarote "no traerán ningún beneficio a las islas Canarias, ni siquiera en el caso de que estos sondeos tengan éxito".......................Canarias dice que las prospecciones petrolíferas no traerán ningún beneficio a las islas
(November 2014 -b)
(November 2014 -a)
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Related el Etos: Canarias, Eco Breaking News, Eco Flash News, environment, Oil
Πέμπτη, Νοεμβρίου 27, 2014
Oil prices sink as OPEC rejects output cut
Oil prices sunk to fresh four-year lows on Thursday, with New York crude plunging below $70 a barrel, after OPEC decided against cutting output despite a huge oversupply in world markets.
At about 16:10 GMT, West Texas Intermediate for January delivery struck $69.11 per barrel -- last seen on May 25, 2010. Brent North Sea crude for January hit $72.74, a level last witnessed on July 7, 2010.
Asked whether the oil OPEC had decided not to reduce production, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi told reporters in Vienna: "That is right."
He was speaking after a five hour meeting of the producer group broke up.
Kuwait's Oil Minister Ali Saleh al-Omair confirmed the decision, saying there will bot "no change" in OPEC's oil output.
Oil prices have fallen by more than a third since June as increasing production in North America from shale oil has overwhelmed demand at a time of sluggish global economic growth.
The cartel, whose largest producer and exporter is Saudi Arabia, will meet again in June next year, said an OPEC delegate.
Tariq Zahir, analyst at Tyche Capital Advisors in New York, said and the slide in U.S. crude could continue below $65 a barrel in coming weeks, a factor that may start to challenge the economics of North American shale oil production.
"I really think we will start getting into a price war," Zahir said. "I think you would be a little crazy to try to pick a bottom here. I expect to see a bounce but any bounce will be sold into."
He added trading volumes were reasonably strong on Thursday despite many U.S. traders being off for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Oil analysts said the OPEC decision left the oil market vulnerable to much bigger falls as abundant supply of high quality, light crude oil floods world markets, much of it from shale oil in North America.
"Saudi Arabia and OPEC will have to live with a prolonged period of low prices for any dent in U.S.-shale or production levels to happen," said Harry Tchilinguirian, senior strategist at BNP Paribas in London.
[english.alarabiya.net with Reuters]
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Related el Etos: Arabia Saudita, Markets, Oil, OPEC, prices
Τετάρτη, Νοεμβρίου 19, 2014
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to pass legislation approving construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline after the Republican-controlled House approved the same bill last week.
The Democratic-led Senate voted 59 to 41 to defeat the legislation that would bring Canada's oil sands to refineries in the United States, just one vote short of the 60 needed for passage in the 100-member chamber.
The 7-billion-U.S. dollar Keystone XL project is proposed to go from Canada through the U.S. State of Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines to carry more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The project has been delayed for years as critics say it could worsen climate change by enabling further growth from the oil sands, which create higher greenhouse gas emissions than some other forms of production. But Republicans insist that it will create jobs and enhance U.S. energy security.
The State Department said in April that it will provide more time for relative federal agencies to review the Keystone XL pipeline project, "based on the uncertainty created by the on-going litigation in the Nebraska Supreme Court which could ultimately affect the pipeline route in that state".
U.S. President Barack Obama also said last week that lawmakers should not "short-circuit" the federal review of the pipeline that is already underway. The Nebraska Supreme Court is expected to issue a verdict on the route of the pipeline by the end of this year, according to local media.
The Senate is likely to advance the Keystone XL pipeline legislation again next January, when Republicans take over the majority in the upper chamber. But it's unclear whether Obama will veto the bill if the Republican-controlled both chambers approve the legislation. Analysts said the controversial pipeline has become a potent symbol of energy and environmental policy to serve both sides as a political tool.
US Senate narrowly fails to pass Keystone XL pipeline bill ...
ΗΠΑ: Yπό όρους η κατασκευή του αγωγού πετρελαίου. -Keystone XL pipeline
Καναδάς: Επιστολή-έκκληση προς τον Ομπάμα για τον αγωγό Keystone. -Προσφέρει ως αντάλλαγμα μείωση εκπομπών / Canada implores Obama for Keystone XL decision
Αναρτήθηκε από xronos στις Τετάρτη, Νοεμβρίου 19, 2014 1 σχόλιο:
Related el Etos: Canada, environment, Keystone XL pipeline, Oil, pipelines, United States, vote


text:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Elastic.Clients.Elasticsearch.Aggregations;
using Tests.Core.Extensions;
using Tests.Core.ManagedElasticsearch.Clusters;
using Tests.Domain;
using Tests.Framework.EndpointTests.TestState;
using static Elastic.Clients.Elasticsearch.Infer;

namespace Tests.Aggregations.Bucket;

public class TermsAggregationUsageTests : AggregationUsageTestBase<ReadOnlyCluster>
{
	public TermsAggregationUsageTests(ReadOnlyCluster i, EndpointUsage usage) : base(i, usage) { }

	protected override bool VerifyJson => true;

	protected override object AggregationJson => new
	{
		states = new
		{
			meta = new
			{
				foo = "bar"
			},
			terms = new
			{
				field = "state",
				min_doc_count = 2,
				size = 5,
				shard_size = 100,
				execution_hint = "map",
				missing = "n/a",
				script = new
				{
					source = "'State of Being: '+_value",
				},
				order = new object[]
				{
					new { _key = "asc" },
					new { _count = "desc" }
				}
			}
		}
	};

	protected override Action<AggregationDescriptor<Project>> FluentAggs => a => a
		.Terms("states", st => st
			.Field(p => p.State)
			.MinDocCount(2)
			.Size(5)
			.ShardSize(100)
			.ExecutionHint(TermsAggregationExecutionHint.Map)
			.Missing("n/a")
			.Script(new Script(new InlineScript("'State of Being: '+_value")))
			.Order(new[]
			{
				AggregateOrder.KeyAscending,
				AggregateOrder.CountDescending
			})
			.Meta(m => m
				.Add("foo", "bar")
			)
		);

	protected override AggregationDictionary InitializerAggs =>
		new TermsAggregation("states")
		{
			Field = Field<Project>(p => p.State),
			MinDocCount = 2,
			Size = 5,
			ShardSize = 100,
			ExecutionHint = TermsAggregationExecutionHint.Map,
			Missing = "n/a",
			Script = new Script(new InlineScript("'State of Being: '+_value")),
			Order = new []
			{
				AggregateOrder.KeyAscending,
				AggregateOrder.CountDescending
			},
			Meta = new Dictionary<string, object>
			{
				{ "foo", "bar" }
			}
		};

	protected override void ExpectResponse(SearchResponse<Project> response)
	{
		response.ShouldBeValid();
		var states = response.Aggregations.GetStringTerms("states");
		states.Should().NotBeNull();
		states.DocCountErrorUpperBound.Should().HaveValue();
		states.SumOtherDocCount.Should().BeGreaterOrEqualTo(0);
		states.Buckets.Should().NotBeNull();

		var bucketsCollection = states.Buckets;

		bucketsCollection.Count.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
		foreach (var item in bucketsCollection)
		{
			item.Key.ToString().Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
			item.DocCount.Should().BeGreaterOrEqualTo(1);
		}
		states.Meta.Should().NotBeNull().And.HaveCount(1);
		states.Meta["foo"].Should().Be("bar");
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Taniya shows her class at Amateur golf
Winners and runners-up pose with their trophies. From left: Kayla Perera - runner-up, Taniya Balasuriya – winner, Yvonne Abhayaratne (sponsor), Sherine Balasuriya – winner Nuwara Eliya Golf Club Challenge Cup, Arika Wickramasinghe runner-up Nuwara Eliya Golf Club Challenge Cup
Taniya Balasuriya stamped her supremacy by winning the Sri Lanka Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play golf championship for the third consecutive year at the RCGC course last December.
She obtained gross scores of 73, 72 and 71 in the three rounds which was ten shots ahead of her closest rival.
This prestigious tournament was played as a WAGR ranking tournament for women.
There was a keen tussle for the runner-up position between Kayla Perera, Kaya Daluwatta and Sherine Balasuriya. However, Kayla shot a superb round of gross 71 on day three to claim runner-up position.
The Nuwara Eliya Cup which is awarded to the best nett score over three rounds was won by Sherine Balasuriya (208) and in runner-up position was Arika Wickramasingha (215).
The Bronze Cup awarded to the aggregate gross score for handicaps 21-30 was won by the experienced golfer Roshini Sangani and in runner-up position was Vivienne Fowler Watt.
This Championship 2021 was sponsored by the Abhayaratne family in memory of Malin Abhayaratne, Past President of the Sri Lanka Golf Union and Past President and Captain of the Royal Colombo Golf Club.
"The golf played this year was of a high standard," said Anouk Chitty the Captain of the women's section of the Royal Colombo Golf Club and Chairperson of Ladies Events. Michael Perera Magala, the president of Sri Lanka Golf and Yvonne Abhayaratne presented the awards.


Chinese junior track and field athletes will go for gold at the upcoming IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation) World Junior Championships on their home turf this August as one of the three most important events held by IAAF comes to Beijing for the first time.
"Although we have no elite junior athletes, the overall strength of our junior athletes are a little bit stronger than the adults," said Luo Chaoyi, director of China's Athletic Administrative Centre.
"I believe they will win gold medals at the Worlds but not too many."
As revealed by Luo, the Chinese junior athletes are expected to have opportunities to win medals in up to ten events, including race walking, women's hammer, and women's middle and long distance running.
"According to our condition, we will strive for gold medals in the men's and women's 10km race. The walking, middle and long distance runners also have medal chances," Luo said.
"The women's hammer thrower Hao Shuai is a medal hopeful as well. The young high jumpers and pole vaulters will also have a chance."
Opening on August 15, the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships includes 44 events and is expected to attract about 2,000 athletes from more than 160 countries and regions. It will conclude on August 20.
In order to prepare for the Worlds, some young athletes are currently busy training in Shanghai.
"The young athletes in the training camp will participate in the National Junior Championships in June. The training camp will re-open in the early half of July when the final entry list will come out," Luo said.
Since Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the first home Olympics has drawn the attention from all the athletes in China. Being a weak country in track and field, which is the biggest Olympic sport, China will take the opportunity of hosting the junior events to practice its young hopefuls.


text:
Where do we go from Kansas City?
By James A. Harnish
"KC By Night" by Mark Alan Andre. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
I've been to Kansas City
Will Parker, the comic character in the musical Oklahoma! is flabbergasted by what he experienced when he sings, "Everything's Up To Date in Kansas City." The refrain repeats, "They've gone about as fer as they can go."
I was among 600 United Methodists from every annual conference in the United States who went about as far as we could go in Kansas City.
We were guests of The Church of the Resurrection where the hospitality of hundreds of energetic laypersons demonstrates why it is the largest congregation in the UMC.
You'll find a report including video interviews with some of the leaders at UMCNext. Some folks who gathered in Kansas City supported dissolving the UMC to form separate denominations. A majority felt called to "stay, resist, and reform" the UMC. Three days of worship, prayer and vigorous conversation resulted in four affirmations held in common.
We long to be passionate followers of Jesus Christ, committed to a Wesleyan vision of Christianity, anchored in Scripture and informed by tradition, experience and reason as we live a life of personal piety and social holiness.
We commit to resist evil, injustice and oppression in all forms and toward all people and build a church which affirms the full participation of all ages, nations, races, classes, cultures, gender identities, sexual orientations and abilities.
We reject the Traditional Plan approved at General Conference 2019 as inconsistent with the gospel of Jesus Christ and will resist its implementation.
We will work to eliminate discriminatory language and the restrictions and penalties in the Discipline regarding LGBTQ persons. We affirm the sacred worth of LGBTQ persons, celebrate their gifts and commit to being in ministry together.
We went about as far as we could go.
So, what about you?
Our pastor at First United Methodist Church in Winter Park ends every sermon with the question, "So, what about you?" So, after being engaged in this debate for more than 40 years, here are my own reasons for supporting those affirmations.
I believe the Bible.
For more than half of my years in ministry I supported the conservative interpretation of Scripture regarding same-sex relationships. But similar to Peter's relationship with Cornelius (Acts 10), I experienced the Spirit at work in the lives of faithful followers of Christ who happened to be gay. It led me to deeper listening for God's living Word in Jesus through the written words of Scripture. E. Stanley Jones, the sainted hero of Asbury Theological Seminary, repeatedly said:
"The Bible is not the revelation of God; that would be the Word become printer's ink. But the Bible is the inspired Record of the Revealtion–the Revelation is seen in the face of Jesus Christ." (The Word Became Flesh, p. 243)
Reading the written word through the living Word, I realized that not everything that is biblical is Christ-like. I came to honor the literal interpretation of these texts in their cultural and historical context while holding them in the larger context of Jesus' vision of the Kingdom of God coming among us. That's the starting point for the way my call to be part of an inclusive church grows out of my life with Scripture.
I'm a Methodist.
While honoring other branches of the Christian family tree, I unashamedly follow Christ in the Wesleyan/Methodist tradition. That means that my life and faith are centered in God's grace and in loving God and loving others. It means I interpret Scripture through reason, tradition and experience.
I am passionately committed to both personal evangelism and social justice; to inviting people to become disciples of Jesus Christ so that they participate in God's transformation of the world. My commitment to being part of an inclusive church grows directly out of a deepening life of discipleship. It's why we wrote A Disciple's Path.
I share what Wesley called "the catholic spirit." I am unwavering in my commitment to the central core of the faith while allowing space for diversity of conviction around the circumference. It leads me to affirm the core values of the Uniting Methodists' movement and their vision of "A Harvest of Hope."
I supported the One Church Plan because I believe that our theology, tradition and mission as United Methodists is strong enough to hold us together in ministry while we honor differences in culture and conviction. Unfortunately, the so-called Traditional Plan contradicts this part of our Wesleyan/Methodist tradition.
I'm going on to perfection.
I believe in and am experiencing the Wesleyan understanding of sanctification. I'm on the journey toward being made "perfect in love." I believe the Holy Spirit is relentlessly at work to shape and form us into the love and likeness of Christ. I've seen the way others have been with me on the spiritual journey toward a wider, more inclusive love. Where we've been is not where we will be; what we've been is not what we are becoming in Christ. Looking ahead, I want to preserve space in the church for others who are on this journey with me.
I believe the center can hold.
After coming home from Kansas City, I reread a book I wrote more than a decade ago. With a few updates, Journey to the Center of the Faith still describes my commitment to a way of life that is Christ-centered, biblically-rooted, Kingdom-visioned, Spirit-animated, open-minded, warm-hearted and grace-filled. It affirms my hope that within the United Methodist Church there is still a center will hold. It describes the direction in which I pray the "people called Methodist" might go from Kansas City.
That's about as far as I can go.
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Press Release – NORTH GREENBUSH, NEW YORK
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BET INVESTMENTS, INC. (A Bruce E. Toll Company) NEARS COMPLETION OF A 200,000 SQUARE FOOT GROCERY ANCHORED, BEST IN CLASS SHOPPING CENTER IN NORTH GREENBUSH, NEW YORK
BET Investments, Inc., a Bruce E. Toll Company based in Dresher, Pennsylvania, is developing Van Rensselaer Square, a 200,000 square foot shopping center located off Interstate 90 at the intersection of Route 4 and Route 43 in North Greenbush, New York. ShopRite, Home Goods, Chili's and CapCom Federal Credit Union are open for business. Leases have also been signed with Michaels, TJ Maxx, Five Below, Melissa's Beauty Bar, Realty USA and Hanzo Sushi and Hibachi. There are additional national and local tenant leases being negotiated to bring the occupancy to 95% upon completion in September of this year. "The completion of this shopping center is the culmination of many years of work to create this best in class property," said Michael Markman, President of BET Investments.
The property is being leased by Tracy Lauer of Widewaters and is being financed by Key Bank.
BET Investments is a fully integrated real estate development, leasing and management company that was founded by Bruce E. Toll and Michael Markman. BET and its affiliates own more than seven million square feet of mixed-use and retail projects, one million square feet of office properties and over 4,000 apartment units in 12 states. For more information contact Michael P. Markman, President of BET Investments, Inc. at (215) 938-7115 or mmarkman@betinvestments.com.
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Otto Lemm (* 1. November 1867; † 18. Oktober 1920 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Unternehmer, der vor allem als Hersteller von Schuhcreme-Artikeln bekannt wurde. Die Villa Lemm in Berlin-Gatow war sein letzter Wohnsitz und trägt bis heute seinen Namen.

Wirken als Unternehmer

1893 gründete Otto Lemm gemeinsam mit seinem Geschäftspartner Paul Urban die Charlottenburger Chemische Fabrik Urban & Lemm, die sich auf die Herstellung von Schuhcreme- und Metallputzmittel fokussierte. Zu den bekanntesten Artikeln gehörte das Markenprodukt Urbin.

Lemm erwarb mit seinem Unternehmen 1898 einen 1884 von Ernst Nürnberg errichteten Gebäudekomplex auf dem Gelände der heutigen Charlottenburger Schleuseninsel. Nach massiven Umbauten entstand 1900 ein dreigeschossiger Klinkerbau, der u. a. ein großzügiges Lagergebäude beherbergte.

Das Unternehmen erweiterte den Komplex schließlich 1909 um einen weiteren fünfgeschossigen Bau. Mit seinen Marken gehörte Lemm zu den erfolgreichsten Unternehmern seiner Zeit.

Die Produktionsverlagerung nach Berlin-Reinickendorf 1920 erlebte Lemm nicht mehr. Mit Ausnahme eines Ateliergebäudes an der Nonnendammallee sind heute alle Bauten des Unternehmens verschwunden.

Otto Lemm war Freimaurer. Mit seiner Frau Clara hatte er vier Kinder – zwei Söhne und zwei Töchter.

Villa Lemm
1907 ließ sich Lemm am Rothenbücher Weg im späteren Berliner Ortsteil Gatow von dem Architekten Max Werner, mit dem er eng befreundet war, auf einem erworbenen Wassergrundstück an der Havel eine Villa im englischen Landhausstil erbauen, deren Fertigstellung 1908 erfolgte. In den folgenden Jahren erweiterte Lemm das Anwesen sukzessive auf eine Gesamtfläche von ca. 24.000 m².

Die Villa Lemm gilt als eines der schönsten und bedeutendsten großbürgerlichen Anwesen Berlins und führt bis heute seinen Namen.

Lemms Witwe Clara verkaufte die Villa 1928 an den befreundeten Arzt János Plesch und ließ sich vom Architekten Walter Ahnert das Landhaus Clara Lemm errichten, das sich ebenfalls in Berlin-Gatow befindet und inzwischen unter Denkmalschutz steht und eine Kindertagesstätte beherbergt.

Mausoleum Lemm

Kurz vor seinem 53. Geburtstag starb Lemm im Oktober 1920 nach langem, schwerem Leiden. Er ruht auf dem in der Nähe seines ehemaligen Unternehmenssitzes gelegenen Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Friedhof in Berlin-Westend, auf dem er ab 1917 ein Mausoleum für seine Familie hatte errichten lassen. Der Entwurf stammte abermals von Max Werner.

Das Mausoleum ist ein Ziegelbau im Stil der Neuromanik, dessen Wände mit Werkstein und Putz verkleidet sind. Der Grundriss entspricht der Form eines griechischen Kreuzes. Die Fülle an unterschiedlichen Materialien, die bei dem Bau Verwendung fanden, überrascht: Eisen und Schmiedeeisen, Glas und Glasmosaik, Marmor, Bronze, Stuck, Blei, Holz und Textilien. In der Gruft des Bauwerks stehen noch die zwei ebenfalls von Werner entworfenen Prunksärge des Ehepaars Lemm, obwohl beide hier nicht mehr ruhen: Wegen wiederholter Einbrüche nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg sind ihre sterblichen Überreste neben dem Mausoleum neu bestattet worden.

Besonders eindrucksvoll ist der etwa 42 m² große Andachtsraum des Bauwerks, an dessen marmorverkleideten Wänden drei Mosaike mit einer Gesamtfläche von 80 m² eingelassen sind. Hergestellt hat sie das Unternehmen Puhl & Wagner. Die Mosaike spiegeln das häusliche Zusammenleben der Familie. Zudem ist die Villa Lemm abgebildet.

Das Mausoleum zählt zu den prächtigsten Grabbauten in Berlin. Es wurde zwischen 1998 und 2006 restauriert.

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Cacti Newbie: What are the classic/essentials to sow?
So I want to get into growing cacti but I'm overwhelmed by all the trichocereus strains and what not. Could someone make my life easy and recommend what they consider to be the 'classic' or 'essential' varieties/strains to begin with?
youll get great seed from there.
Australian and the best germ rates of any of the trichocereus seed vendors I have bought from.
plants are grown and pollinated by a great corroboree member.
excellent trich crosses, the best!!
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UC begins implementing new hourly minimum wage policy
UC Office of the President recently announced the implementation of a new minimum wage policy for UC employees. All appointment types, 50 percent or more, are eligible with the exception of Student titles. No UC ANR employees will be affected this fiscal year by the policy, however new vendor contracts will be affected and ANR will need to ensure compliance. The policy is effective on Oct. 1, 2015, and is described below. If you have specific questions regarding the policy or how it will affect the employees in your unit, please contact UC ANR Human Resources.
Executive Director, UC ANR Human Resources
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New hourly minimum wage policy
UC will increase the minimum wage for employees, including contract workers, on Thursday, Oct. 1, the first stage of a three-year plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2017.
Under the new UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan, all employees hired to work at least 20 hours a week will be paid a minimum of $13 an hour starting Thursday, Oct. 1. That minimum will increase to $14 an hour on Oct. 1, 2016, and to $15 an hour on Oct. 1, 2017.
Contractors and subcontractors working on UC projects will be required to comply with the new policy.
UC is the first university in the country to voluntarily set a $15 minimum wage. The new rate will be higher than California's minimum wage, which is currently $9 an hour and will increase to $10 an hour on Jan. 1, 2016.
President Janet Napolitano announced the UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan in July to support employees and their families, and to ensure that workers being paid through a UC contract are likewise fairly compensated.
"Supporting the employees — and their families — who help make UC a leading institution is an important part of our values as a public university," President Napolitano said.
The new minimum wage is being implemented over three years to give campuses time to plan and budget for the cost increase. The bulk of the cost will be funded by non-core funds, such as sales from self-supporting programs like bookstores and food services. These are separate from tuition and fees, state resources and other core funds that support UC's core instructional programs.
As UC enters into new contracts or renews existing ones, the university will require contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees a wage that meets or exceeds UC's new minimum wage.
In addition, UC will enhance its oversight of contractors and subcontractors for wages and working conditions. This includes creation of a telephone hotline and online reporting system, both now in place, that contract workers can use to report complaints and issues directly to the Office of the President.
It also will include annual and interim audits of contractors to ensure they pay employees UC's minimum wage or better, and that they meet all local, state, federal and UC laws. Annual audits will be funded by the contractors, and implemented as new contracts are established and existing ones are renewed.
Learn more about the UC Fair Wage/Fair Work plan and read frequently asked questions.
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Heinz just created a fancy ketchup with a totally new look — but is it tasty?
The condiment company that released Mayochup is at it again.
Heinz just brought the term "fancy ketchup" to a whole new level.
Many people who love ketchup actually don't know why "fancy ketchup" is, well, fancy. It actually refers to how a batch of ketchup is graded by the United States Department of Agriculture in the same way that other foods, like meat, are classified.
Still, for some, that highest caliber, A-grade condiment may not be fancy enough. For those people — the true kings, queens and french fry fiends among us — Heinz has created a new product that it's calling Ketchup Caviar.
A limited batch (150 jars, to be exact) of the bright red delicacy will be available just in time for Valentine's Day.
So don't even worry about getting flowers, OK?
The company is calling its promotion a "ValenHEINZ to remember," which does have a better ring to it than the recently released, yet slightly controversial condiment dubbed Mayochup.
May-OK would have been cute ... but that's behind us now.
A Heinz spokesperson told TODAY Food that the caviar ketchup balls taste just like Heinz Tomato Ketchup because they literally are just ketchup — no fish eggs here! The company teamed up with "caviar specialists" to ensure that the brand's classic ketchup flavor and consistency remained after being formed into a caviar-like shape using a proprietary molecular gastronomy technique.
In the mid 2000s, award-winning chefs like Wylie Dufresne popularized the technique of food "spherification" by either flash freezing liquids or combining them with a seaweed extract (which acts as a stabilizer) and then dropping that mixture into a calcium chloride or calcium glucate lactate solution to form little balls. Heinz would not reveal exactly which technique was used to make its new caviar.
However, just like liquid ketchup, the product can be used to top hamburgers, roasted potatoes, hot dogs and more. Just think of the world as your oyster ... and Heinz Ketchup Caviar as your pearl.
A select few fancy folks will be able to snag a jar by visiting Heinz Ketchup's Twitter account beginning at 7 a.m., on Jan. 24 through Jan. 28. Within hours of posting the news, thousands of ketchup lovers had commented on the new product — many with hilariously dramatic pleas to score a jar of the coveted item.
Here's to a happy "ValenHEINZ" day!


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This cane is made from gathered wood in the nearby forests. It uses local supplies to help maintain sustainable resourses and lower it's carbon footprint. This cane is made from naturally dried wood. The slower drying process makes stronger joints in a finished product.


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Hinckley Island Hotel
Hinckley Island Hotel, Watling Street (A5), Hinckley, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
The Hinckley Island Hotel makes your comfort its top priority with spacious bedrooms, contemporary décor and well-appointed amenities. An ideal English retreat, the resort is located 15 miles from Leicester city centre and the historic city of Coventry.
The Brasserie features a European influence and serves old English favorites alongside delicately flavored pasta dishes and healthy salads. Piazza Bar offers an informal atmosphere with a wide selection of light meals, snacks and coffees. Visit Triumph Bar, appropriately named after Leicestershire's famous motorcycle manufacturer, Triumph. Triumph Bar proudly displays an original Triumph Motorcycle.
For fitness fanatics, the Health Club has a range of facilities including an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room and fully equipped fitness suite to keep you running like a well-oiled machine.
The Hinckley Hotel is the ideal base for exploring the countryside and beyond including nearby Leicester. Discover the place where the body of King Richard III is reputedly buried, or visit Birmingham which boasts more miles of canals than Venice!
Select Unit Type Standard Room B&B Premium Room B&B Standard Room B&B and Dinner Premium Room B&B and Dinner View Floor Plan
All stays include breakfast in the points values quoted.
Wi-Fi (Complimentary)
Private Occupancy:
Evening meal is included in the points values quoted. This is a three course meal from the table d'hote menu taken in the restaurant at the hotel on the night of the stay. It does not include alcoholic drinks.
Watling Street (A5)
Hinckley, Leicestershire
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Distance to Resort: 24 miles
Directions to Resort: From the North & East – Take Junction 21 of the M1 onto the M69. Exit at the second junction which is junction 1 signposted Hinckley/Milton Keynes A5. Turn left at the slip road onto the A5 and you will find the hotel 300 metres on the left.
From the West – Take Junction 2 of the M6 and follow signs to the M69 north. Leave at the first junction which is junction 1, signposted Hinckley/Milton Keynes A5. At the bottom of the slip roads, take the 4th exit onto the A5 to Milton Keynes and you will find the hotel 300 metres on the left.
Parks & Attractions:
The National Space Centre is the UK's largest space visitor attraction and was voted large visitor attraction of the year in 2009. Upon arrival you will understand why this really is of this world. How far: 21.8 miles.
A visit to Bosworth Battlefield is a unique day out for all the family. Journey through Medieval England in the interactive exhibition, witness the horrors of medieval warfare in the Battle Room and then test your skills as an archaeologist, in the BFI Science Laboratory. How far: 7.9 miles.
Set in 50 acres of parkland, the Twycross Zoo is home to 1000 or so animals, most of which are endangered species. How far: 14.1 miles.
Immerse yourself in over 1000 years of jaw-dropping history at Warwick Castle, where ancient myths and spell-binding tales will set your imagination alight and your hair on end. How far: 20.7 miles.
Snibston Discovery Museum is the showcase for Leicestershire's historic science, technology, design and fashion collections. Adjacent to the main entrance is the Country Park. How far: 22.5 miles.
Drayton Manor Theme Park is one of the UK's best family theme parks with children's rides, zoo and thrill rides. It features Stormforce 10, Maelstrom, Shockwave, and the vertical drop. How far: 16 miles.
Burghley House is one of the largest and grandest houses of the first Elizabethan Age. The main part of the House has 35 major rooms on the ground and first floors. Visitor facilities include the Orangery Restaurant, Gift Shop, Gardens of Surprise and beautiful walks around the historic parkland laid out by Capability Brown and still occupied by a herd of fallow deer.How far: 50 miles.
Parking On-Site
Business Amenities
The Brasserie offers a relaxed dining experience. Serving dishes with a European influence, offering the old favourites alongside delicately flavoured pasta dishes and healthy salads. Spanish and French favourites add a mediterranean twist to the Brasserie menus daily. Lunch: 12pm - 2pm. Dinner: 7pm - 10pm.
Piazza Bar - Light, airy contemporary bar with a large terrace area. Coffee lounge and bistro during in the day, and a wine bar at night. The perfect place to catch up with friends and colleages. Piazza Bar is open daily 9am - 10pm.
Triumph Bar - Barcelo and the local motor cycle manufacturer came together to introduce the stunning concept bar, where motorcycles and art come together. The Triumph Bar features a full size original Triumph motorcycle, which regular guest will notice changes on a regular basis! Triumph Bar is open daily 5pm – midnight.
Restaurants & Lounges
Bar/Cocktail Lounge
Smoke free hotel. Guide dogs only.
- Points will vary possible by day, as season, availability and demand at the affiliated Hotel changes.
- Points vary for mid week stays compared to weekend nightly stays.
- Three night weekend stays are available at reduced points values compared to weekend nightly points values – a weekend stay is Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Four night mid week stays are available at reduced points values compared to usual mid week nightly points values – a mid week stay is defined as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
- All stays include breakfast in the points values.
- Evening meal is also available for points with your room and breakfast if you wish – please see the website for details and points values. Evening meal is a three course meal from the table d'hote menu taken in the restaurant at the hotel on the night of the stay. It does not include alcoholic drinks.
- Premium double rooms are also available.
- Suites are available at some of the hotels only.
- Upgrades are not available for cash at the hotel once the booking is made.
- Upgrades for Silver, Gold and Platinum members from a Premium room to a Suite are not available.
Rental Phone: +44(0) 800 358 6991


Abertis Infraestructuras SA engages in the management of mobility and communications infrastructures. It operates through the following business segments: Toll Roads, Telecommunications and Other. The Toll Roads segment engages in the construction, maintenance and operation of toll roads under concession; management of toll road concessions in Spain and internationally; construction of toll road infrastructure and of activities complementary to toll road construction, maintenance and operation. The Telecommunications segment engages in the infrastructure and communication of network as well as providing, managing, marketing and distributing all types of services based thereon, including establishing and operating fixed, mobile telecommunication networks and providing all type of service over these networks. The Other segment provides services and financing to Group companies. The company was founded on February 24, 1967 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
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Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Central SA operates and maintains network of motorways linking Chile to countries along the western coast of South America. It provides infrastructure engineering, construction, and repairs, as well as toll collection services, roadside assistance, and service stations. The company was founded on February 22, 2001 and is headquartered in San Bernardo, Chile.
Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico LLC operates toll roads. The firm has toll roads in Puerto Rico Highway 22 (PR-22) and Puerto Rico Highway 5 (PR-5). The company is headquartered in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Sanef SA engages in motorway management. Its activities are carried out through toll collection, road maintenance, security, and vehicle safety operations. The company was founded on November 25, 1963 and is headquarter ed in Issy-les-Moulineaux , France.
Assured Guaranty is the leading provider of financial guaranty insurance. We guarantee scheduled principal and interest payments when due on municipal, public infrastructure and structured financings. For more than a quarter century, in markets around the world, we have been committed to protecting debt holders from payment defaults and to helping issuers obtain cost-efficient access to capital. We also provide reinsurance to the financial guaranty industry. Our value proposition goes beyond our promise to pay principal and interest to investors in guaranteed financings. We also provide credit underwriting, negotiated terms, surveillance and, if necessary, remediation of the bonds we insure. These benefits create greater value and liquidity for investors. Issuers use our financial guarantees to lower their cost of funds, broaden distribution and diversify funding sources. Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a Bermuda-based insurance holding company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol AGO. Together with its subsidiaries, we refer to it as Assured Guaranty.
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After the capitals and the insects we created the symmetrical robots, drawing the strangest and most immaginative robots. To realize this drawing we first drew half robot on half sheet of tracing paper. After that we copied it on a drawing sheet and copied it again turning it upside down, to complete a symmetrical figure. For our drawing we looked at some pictures on internet, but here below you can find three worksheets with different kinds of heads, torso, arms and legs to assemble in order to create the robot.
The drawing has been traced with a black permanent marker and colored with oil pastels, taking care to not coloring on the black lines. When the drawing was finished we covered it completely with black indian ink. At the end we dipped the drawing in clean water and rubbed gently the drawing with a sponge, in order to remove the excess ink. If the drawing is too dark it is possible to scrape the surface with a scraper in order to partially remove the black layer. This technique is based on the oil physical/chemical property to create an ink-resist surface. We created very interesting textures, that remind us rusty, scraped metal, giving the robots a "vintage" appearance.


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ECS Receives CENTCOM Contract for Mission Support Services
by Nichols Martin September 10, 2021, 11:50 am
Centcom contract award
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ECS has secured a five-year, $36.7 million contract to support U.S. Central Command in mission areas such as command and control, information sharing, knowledge management and security cooperation.
The Fairfax, Virginia-based company said Thursday it will provide supervision, subject matter expertise, personnel and support to the C2 division within CENTCOM's operations directorate.
Subject matter experts at ECS will also support the command's work on unmanned aircraft systems and missile defense.
John Heneghan, chief operating officer of ECS, said the company aims to help CENTCOM and its coalition partners increase their global security posture through the firm-fixed-priced contract.
The company also secured positions on mission operations and development/system integration pools of the General Services Administration's multiple-award ASTRO contract.
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Seminarian Trip to New York City
On Friday, May 11, 2018, two Seminary professors, Deacon Andrei Psarev (Asst. Professor of Russian Church History) and Dr. Vitaly Permiakov (Asst. Professor of Liturgical Theology), and five seminarians traveled to New York City on what has become an annual two-day field trip. This year's trip had a dual-focus (1) the history of the Russian Church Abroad, which the two second-year seminarians in the group--James Racz and Mykola Ivanchuk—were studying all year, (2) the history of the Byzantine Empire, which the three first-years members of this expedition--Lazarus Sparandera, Ivan Nalitov, and Ivan Gryaznov—had studied in the Fall Term.
The first item on our program was the Novo-Diveyevo Convent in Nanuet, NY. We were warmly welcomed by Archpriest Alexander Fedorovsky, who led us on a tour of the grounds. We saw the cell of Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko, + 1978) that has been preserved exactly as it was during the lifetime of this spiritual child of St. Nectarius of Optina (+1928); Archbishop Andrei was a father confessor of the clergy of the Kiev region before his departure to the West during World War II. The guests from Jordanville were able to venerate the unique portrait of St. Seraphim of Sarov painted during the lifetime of the Saint, as well as the icon of the Mother of God that belonged to the family of General Peter N. Wrangel, commander of the White Army forces.
Our next stop was the residence of the Synod of Bishops of ROCOR, where His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan met us with fatherly warmth. He shared with us the history of Synod building and offered advice on the pastoral ministry to future priests. His Grace, an alumnus of Holy Trinity Seminary, expressed considerable interest in the life of students and the educational process at his alma mater. At the end of the tour, His Grace blessed the newly-wed seminarian Lazarus Sparandera and his wife Alina with the miraculous Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God. The day concluded with a fraternal meal Bishop Nicholas and Archpriest Seraphim Gan, Secretary to His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.
The next day, May 12, we visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Deacon Evan Freeman, Lecturer in Liturgical Arts at St Vladimir Seminary, led us on a tour of the Byzantine collection and shared his wealth of knowledge of the history and art of Byzantium. He showed the seminarians how the images on eucharistic objects, the artwork from Egypt, and holy icons reflect the multifaceted traditions in the Orthodox Church since the first centuries of Christianity. After the tour, we had time to explore the permanent collection of the museum in other halls. At the Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum in northern Manhattan, we were able to peruse the Western sacred art during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It was very useful to compare the different styles and spirit of that art to our Byzantine traditions.
Next, a visit to St. Nicholas Cathedral (Moscow Patriarchate) on 97 East Street in Manhattan, thoughtfully arranged by His Grace Bishop John of Narofominsk,connected us once again with the troublesome and glorious events in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in the twentieth century. The cathedral was named after the patron saint of its major donor, Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II, and was consecrated by the future St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. After the Bolshevik takeover of the Russian government in October 1917, the church building was seized by so-called Renovationists and became an object of contentious court trials between various rival church groups.
On our way home we paid a visit to St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, our sister seminary in Yonkers, NY, founded in 1938. We were warmly welcomed by Archpriest Chad Hatfield, President of the Seminary, and Matushka Robyn Hatrak, Events and Hospitality Officer. After dinner in the seminary refectory, Fr. Chad conducted a tour of the grounds and offered each of us gifts of books by St. Vladimir Seminary Press. We also had the opportunity to attend Great Vespers in the Three Hierarchs Chapel of the Seminary and were greatly moved by the singing of the Seminary Choir, consisting of female and male voices under the direction of Robyn Freeman, Director of Music. The Russian melodies of solemn and joyful Paschal hymns touched our souls. The singing demonstrated, if nothing more, that Christianity is the most joyous faith in the world.
After Great Vespers, the HTOS seminarians returned to Holy Trinity Monastery on Saturday night, sharing enthusiastically their experiences with other students and the invaluable knowledge they had acquired in only two days.
Our group sincerely thanks each of the twenty-one benefactors who, through a crowdfunding campaign, made this trip possible for the benefit of our holy Church.
NYC Trip - 05/11/2018
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