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PROTESTING at the World Economic Forum outside Melbourne's Crown Casino in 2000, Nick Ray saw a woman wearing a T-shirt with a question printed on it that would change his life. On the same day, his future business partner, whom he had not yet met, Clint Healy, also noticed the woman's top and had a strong response to what was written on it.
The T-shirt read: "Your dollar is your vote. Who did you vote for today?"
The words made Ray think about how the everyday items he buys could be a way of voting for the values he believes in and supporting the companies that promote them.
He started researching the grocery items on supermarket shelves across the nation and investigating the backgrounds of the companies that produce them.
and at the same time my purchases were actually endorsing some of the practices I was against," Ray says.
Healy, 39, was also asking some of the same questions.
He started writing a draft of a guide that would offer consumers information about products sold in supermarkets.
"I basically took it on, not because I wanted to do it, but because it needed to be done," Healy says. "I could see that Australia needed something like this and we didn't have one."
After meeting each other four years after the protest, through an environmental group, the pair found they had been working on similar projects and decided to set up their own not-for-profit association, The Ethical Consumer Group.
Last year they published 10,000 copies of their first booklet, The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping. They have published 25,000 updated versions this year and it is being sold for $5 in newsagents.
The booklet contains a product list ranging from bread to deodorant. Beside the product are icons that indicate whether the company behind the item has been praised or is clouded with criticism.
An "x" next to a product tells shoppers to avoid buying it when possible.
A circle with a line through it warns that a company has been boycotted by an organisation. A map of Australia shows whether it is Australian owned, and a star suggests it is an outstanding product.
Ray, 38, believes Australians are craving the "tools" that will allow them to make informed choices when shopping."Slowly, your shopping basket becomes your own," Ray says. "You have actually got some ownership, you have taken responsibility for the choices, and so it is a bit of a process of going from being a passive consumer to a consumer that is actually really involved."
Also on offer is a "Shopping with a Conscience" supermarket tour on the last Thursday of every month. The tour begins with a discussion about ethics in supermarket shopping, followed by a supermarket visit in which participants split up and buy goods based on their own values, and then ends with a dinner prepared with the products.
Last week, Halina Campbell, 23, saw a flyer for the tour and decided to do it. She had always been interested in the origin of products in supermarkets and wanted to shop according to her own values. "Obviously shopping ethically is an overwhelming task and you don't really know where to start," she says. "But I guess it comes down to your values and what you are looking for when you are shopping."
Ms Campbell, of Ascot Vale, says her main consideration is food miles. "I have learnt practical things like looking at the pieces of paper next to fruit to see where it has come from, so you can see how far they have travelled."
As well as food miles, a major focus of the guide is company track records and the record of parent companies. So far, Ray and Healy have not received a threatening letter from any company.
Ethical shopping is gaining momentum in Australia.
This week, the Australian Association of National Advertisers agreed to implement an environmental claims code in response to consumers becoming more aware.
Dr Sean Sands, a consumer researcher at the Centre for Retail Studies, is not surprised more consumers are getting interested. But he is unsure whether a renewed focus on price in tougher economic times will have an impact.
"One argument is that people are more focused on value, and the issue of green or sustainable retailing is kind of becoming a secondary concern," Dr Sands says. "I guess it is too soon to say exactly if this is the case."
Ray believes any noticeable impact will take time.
Healy agrees: "I think it is gaining momentum quite quickly and awareness is a lot higher than what it was five years ago, however, there is still a long way to go and a hell of a lot of ignorant shoppers out there."


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Promised Advocate descend from heaven like flames of fire.
Enter our hearts and set them ablaze.
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Hello my name is Leiana and this is my story.
Phillip and I got married on November 19th, 2011. Perfect day. The next step was planning to get pregnant. I have a 4 year old daughter from a previous relationship and she is our world. I had her vaginally when I was 18. I couldnt think of anything better than giving her a baby brother or sister.
We tried for a few months and one-day it finally happened. That positive pregnancy we had so hoped for and prayed for. I had scheduled an appointment that would be a few days away. Anxiously we waited for those days to pass. Going into the ultrasound room I had a little fear from my very first pregnancy (before my daughter) a miscarriage at 7 weeks. I suppose many get that uneasy feeling after losing a pregnancy. I'm not sure what it was but I was scared for it to happen. Our ultrasound tech started to scan and there was our tiny baby but no heartbeat detection because I was only 4 weeks along. Now even more fear and worry.
The weeks couldn't go by fast enough for my next appointment but finally it did and there it was a beautiful heartbeat.
Things went fine at the following appointment and then the big day came gender revile!
Boy or girl. Pink or Blue. She began to scan and then "its a girl"! Honestly I was beyond happy and so was daddy and sissy (she even got to watch because we brought her along). I immediately got on my phone to spread the news via text. I was still being scanned in the process of telling my mom and I could tell things were off. We were asked to go across the street to our local hospital because their machine scanned better. I got a transvaginal scan and then was sent back to talk with the doctor. Phillip and I both didnt think anything of it, I mean we just saw her. 10 fingers 10 toes. Perfect little girl.
We sat in her office and here came the news: "Your baby doesnt have a brain."
Trying to fight back the tears because I had Michelle in my lap.
Why us? What does this mean? What do we do now? What will I tell Michelle?
Then the tears came like a water faucet had been turned on. All I could do is reach for Phillip's hand and hold it tight. I remember vaguely Dr Bennett saying Anencephaly and then asking about termination.
I never once thought about termination, I mean I had one pregnancy already that ended in a miscarriage, I could never end the life of a child when I'm in control. It's just not me and I wouldn't be able to live with myself. Everybody is given the choice and I dont blame anyone for doing what they think is best for them and the baby.
You're pretty much given a death sentence for your child and it is so hard to even begin to know what your going to do. I just placed it all in God's hands and never once looked back.
We walked out to our car and that's when it hit hard. I couldn't breathe. My heart was shattered. I immediately called my mom and told her... She didn't know what to say it took us all by surprise. None of us had ever been in a situation like this. The tears were flowing from both ends of the phone. Next was Phillips mom, he attempted to call her and I heard the "hello" the words just couldn't leave his mouth, only tears coming from his eyes. A hurt that was so deep. His first baby. His baby girl that was going to leave us to be with Jesus. All I could do was take the phone and tell her... here comes the tears again from both ends.
The next few weeks were an emotional roller-coaster. We had a second opinion done at USA women's and children high risk clinic in Mobile, AL (about an hour and a half from where I live) we had 3D ultrasounds done and it confirmed the Anencephaly. We had the remainder of the pregnancy with Dr visits there and locally.
About midway we had a scare with her, they thought she had a hole in her heart. We went home that night and prayed about it and next visit they couldn't find a thing wrong with her heart, it was prefect. We knew it was God who answered our prayers.
Phillip and I finally decided on her name Madilynn Anahera Brown. Anahera means "angel" in Maori which is the native people in new Zealand where I am originally from. I thought it fit just right.
I had the perfect pregnancy other than the very frequent heartburn and occasional nausea. We had no other problems or birth defects going on and she was fighting up a storm for us. She was such an active baby, it always kept us laughing. We had constant support and prayers being sent our way. I couldn't of made it without God.
My Doctor and I both agreed when I was 36 weeks that we would schedule a c-section whichever day I wanted. Her due date was Dezember 5, 2012 and I wanted to go to 12.12.12. But we both settled with 12.5.12 at exactly 40 weeks. Those last few weeks were the longest, I honestly thought it would never get here but I really didn't mind because I was so scared of the "time" factor. "How much time" was constantly in my thoughts. Who would she look like? Would she have any covering? Would she have any hair? Would she have more brain development than the original only a brain stem?
On Wednesday December 5th, 2012 I entered MCH at 6 am. We got checked in and started my preps for my 8am surgery. My Doctors came in and our friends, family, photographer and doctor all stood around my bed and our Pastor gave one of the most powerful prayers I have ever seen and so glad to have ever been apart of. I knew that God was with us and I was going to be ok. Not really sure what time we went back to get started.
At 9.19 I heard the most beautiful cry. My Madilynn was crying.
I looked at Phillip and we both had huge smiles on our faces and tears in our eyes. They took her to get weighed, 6lbs even and 18 inches long. Finally they gave her to Phillip and he placed her next to me. So beautiful.
I never knew what it was like to look in the face of a baby and see a true angel.
Blessed doesnt even begin to describe what it was like. I couldnt take my eyes off her. My darling girl. So so so precious.
I had about 30 more minutes left before my Doctor would be finished so I told Phillip to take her back to the room where our parents were impatienly waiting to see their sweet baby. I couldn't witness the few moments but from the pictures all I could see was love filling everyone's faces. Tears of joy that our sweet girl had came out fighting.
Finally I was back in the room, 2 hours had already gone by. Phillip walked to the bed side and the moment finally was here I could hold my sweet girl in my arms. It was a bitter sweet moment. Just sitting there listening to her breathe on my chest. She was cooing at me and I was in love. Beautiful jet black hair was showing under her hat and gorgeous blue eyes (later turned green) all ten fingers and toes. Chubby cheeks and thunder thighs.
All my siblings stood around me in awe, admiring this perfect angel. We were all so in love. Michelle was unsure at first but that's just the expected jealousy. She warmed up and have her kisses and then gave me a kiss.
Phillip and our nurse gave her a bath and then we moved on to our room. My family came in and we all took turns passing her around giving her kisses and cuddles. The next few hours just flew by and we had people in and out wanting to see our precious miracle. My doctor checked in often and was so amazed that she was fighting so hard. I posted pictures every hour that she was here and before we knew it 24 hours had passed.
Finally on Friday December 7th my doctor came in that morning and said we could go home with her. I was beyond happy. Never did I think we would be taking her home. My mom brought the carseat and we loaded up to head home. The hospital gave us a ton of bandages, gauze, tape and lube to change her head dressing.
She had more brain development than we originally thought. She had the majority of the bottom portion of the brain. She could feel, cry, move, hear and was so very ticklish. We tickled her feet all the time and she would tell at us. She didn't have any skin covering so it was all exposed.
The first night we couldn't sleep a wink. We would just lay there watching her. We kept a heated mattress pad on our bed (for our personal use during those cold winter nights) but it ended up coming in handy for her because she couldn't maintain her own body temp. We had to keep the heater on and a fire going so the house would stay warm for her. The days flew by.
We had our community constantly praying for her and many people ready to come see her. We were given a ton of gifts for her. Clothes, diapers, wipes. Beautiful things that alot of our friends and neighbors provided. Our Facebook friends sent tons of cards for support and love. It was so wonderful.
We got to attend church and we had her dedicated in front of our congregation. We had her dedicated in the hospital because we didn't think she would ever be able to go home or go to church with us. It was an amazing service and you could feel the power of God all over the place. Glory be to him always.
As the days went on we continued to get concerned about her eating. I wanted to try the tube but was scared. We finally got a call around 5pm on the 16th from one of our local doctors saying there was a dr in Birmingham who was willing to see Madilynn. We packed our bags and drove the 3 and a half hours to get to the women's and infants center there. We headed to the NICU and a nurse met us with a smile and explained what they would do. We undressed her and she was placed under a heating lamp. They hooked up all the wires for the heartbeat and put the alarm bracelet on her for mandatory reasons (don't want any babies being taken out of their rooms). We met the doctor (and doctors in training) and got started on the tube. They started her on 40ccs which was alot considering she hadn't ever had that much so she threw it all up. We waited awhile and tried again. She took it well and then took the next dose well. Phillip and I were exhausted so we went down stairs to the rooms they provide for parents. We slept till 5am got up took showers and went to wake up my parents so they could sleep. Around 9am we went down to wake my parents up again to I get something to eat. The took showers and we put our stuff back in the cars. We headed over to the food court to grad a quick bite to eat.. it was getting close to 10:30 so I told Phillip to hurry up and we went back to the NICU. I just had an uneasy feeling that I needed to be in that room right now. We walked in and our nurse had just told us it was almost time for another feeding so I offered to pump some breast milk this time. I just got finished pumping and Madilynn let off a nice poop for us (she had several while we were there) Phillip changed her and then she started to throw up a little bit. I cleaned her off and then she started to have a seizure. She did this often while she was with us. She takes a deep breath and her whole body gets stiff (like a board) and then she doesn't breathe at all. It takes a few seconds but feels longer. We just calmly talk to her and move her arms to help her catch her breath again. She let out a huge gasp and then went right back into another one. I just knew in my heart this was the moment.
I prayed to God many times throughout the journey that if she passed away it would be in my arms and I know now that it was him calling me back to the room so I would be there for those last moments.
Madilynn opened her eyes and looked around the room. She looked into each one of our faces. Like it was her way of remembering us and saying goodbye. She finally came back out of her spell and I picked her up and held her on my chest. Then another one came. I told the nurses to take everything off her and take the tube out. I put her head close to my heart. The first thing she heard and the last thing she heard.
At 11:51am our baby girl was called home. At that moment part of me left with her.
All I could do is hold her close and cry. Phillip held both of us and we just sat there with her empty body in our arms. I wasn't ready to let her go but God always knows what he is doing. Phillip called his parents to tell them the news and I informed everyone else.
Since we were in Birmingham we had to wait for a little while before we could leave. They took her to the morgue and placed her in a small white casket. We pulled our car around and they placed her in the back seat. I rode home the whole way in tears just wishing she was in my arms still. Her once warm body was now ice cold. She grew her wings.
We called our family to come by and see her for one last time and then explained that she left to be with Jesus to Michelle(4). We had told her that she was going to be born with a booboo on her head and would have to go live in heaven.
The next morning we took her to the funeral home and discussed plans. We arranged a public wake and private graveside service.
For 10 days we were blessed beyond measure. God gave us a miracle baby but she was living on borrowed time.
On December 5th @9:19am Madilynn Anahera Brown was born, December 15th @11:51am she was called home.
I have no regrets and would do it all over again. The journey is so rewarding. This journey is impossible without God.

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I am quite contented with Sydney festival programs which I chose this year.
Eraritjaritjaka : Full of yearning for something that has been lost.
It’s a quite fresh new format stage with live music by Mondriann string quartet crossing from Bach’s Baroque music to Ravel and modern composed piece by the director Heiner Goebbels himself, clever semi-live video, and most of all, the one man’s philosophical monologue from the musings of Nobel laureate Elias Canetti – I never read this litterature’s book but I am sure I will love it if I follow this French actor André Wilms’ performance. In this enchanting theatre, there were empathy, humour, and reminiscence.
Semele Walk: Full of desire for something that can not be possessed.
My eyes were lavish with gorgeous fashion of Vivienne Westwood and my ears with the beautiful Baroque opera voices of singers and music by George Frideric Handel. The costume and hair fashion of musicians was an extra pleasure to look. And the group of choir who were scattered among audience added the character of this multi performance stage crossing the boundary of performer’s space. While I was busy with chasing the dazzling costumes , I understood why there was no surtitle.
Wreck: Full of musical incarnation for something that had been wrecked and deserted.
and…Rian: Full of delightful singing for something that has been forgotten.
I like Irish folklore music and couldn’t pass this performance. This new fusion music and dance had all elements of the reason why I liked about: indigenous spirituality and most of all, it made me want to dance. The green stage made me want to join in them and be intoxicated with the joy.
I like to start New Year with arts and this time, encountered Anish Kappor’s works at MCA.
Passing the huge polished stainless steel mirror reflecting the sky in front of the building, I entered into the gallery room with big sized (but smaller than the ‘sky mirror’) art works. While I was playing with my self’s reflection and distortion on a stainless hexahedron being like in front of the fun mirror in an amusement park, the slight shift of movement appeared on the surface reminded me Daniel Crooks’s time frame distorted video art works. When I reached to the vivid colours and while I was staring at the deep blue pigment rectangle on the wall luring my eyes to the various dimensions, I thought about Yves Klein. There was one which was radiating indescribable sense just protruded from the white wall when I stood in front of it. That was the moment of appreciating the simplicity and idea which can create the unexpected sense.

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text: 6/10 – Bit of an empty day and I did not really know what to do with myself. Late afternoon I decided to go for a run. I ended up running 10.5 miles in 1hr 45. On my programme, my long run for the week was to either run 10 miles or do a 1hr 45 run so I paced that pretty well. I did feel bored and because of that I was mile watching. I found it easy and had lots left in the tank. Mood lifted after run.

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The Emotional and Physical Benefits of Thanks-Living | Truth Or Tradition?
Afterward, I continued to reflect on the great spiritual joy I experienced that day. It was apparent to me that there was a lot more to thankfulness than I had ever seen before. Maybe God was telling us to be thankful not just because He deserves it but because of what it does for us. I noticed that there was a direct connection between joy and thankfulness in many sections of Scripture.  In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, God says, “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances….” Many times I had read this passage of Scripture and wondered, “How can I always be joyful when there are times in life that do not lend themselves to joy?” Then I saw the key. I do not have to be thankful for every situation, but in every situation I can always find something to be thankful for and that is what produces joy. It is a matter of perspective, and I always have the ability of changing my perspective. That is exactly what God did for me the day my dog Adam died. I was focused on my loss, and that is what was producing my deep grief. God helped me change my perspective when He inspired me to think of what a wonderful pet Adam had been. When I thanked Him for giving me such a wonderful friend, my sadness changed to joy.
Through the years as I have counseled and ministered to many individuals, I have noted that most physical healing is accompanied by emotional healing as well. Something happens deep inside a person when he releases his negative emotions, and forgiveness and thankfulness are two great keys to accomplishing this. After all, it’s awfully hard to hold on to negative emotions when we grab hold of thankfulness also. It is almost as if there’s not enough emotional strength to hold both at the same time. When someone does something that upsets me, I practice praying for them and being thankful for them. Generally, my attitude towards them shifts, and I begin to see the value they are. I am not advocating that you drop healthy boundaries and allow unsafe people into your life, or that you need to be thankful for anyone who has persecuted or abused you, but even in those cases you can still release the hold they have on you by practicing forgiveness.
The Bible is filled with records of many men who practiced “thanks-living.” This attitude helped David endure a life on the run, sleeping in caves and the wilderness, with a death sentence from Saul on his head.  Practicing “thanks-living” is not the same as practicing denial. It is not the same as denying the pain of a situation or pretending that everything is fine when it really is not. “Thanks-living” is being able to be thankful in spite of our circumstances because we choose to take a godly perspective.
We always have much to be thankful to God for. He is worthy of praise and thanks for His wondrous works of Creation, His deeds, His righteousness (which He has given us), His good and holy name, and His unfailing love. In every situation we have the ability to change our perspective. We can choose to look at the negative of the situation, holding on to deadly emotions, or we can practice “thanks-living” and enjoy its benefits. The choice is ours.
 Don Colbert, M.D., Deadly Emotions (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN, 2003).
 Ibid., p. 13. (Quoted in H. Dreher, The Immune Power Personality, (New York: Dutton, 1995), p. 55.
 Ibid., p. IX (D. Wayne, “Reactions to Stress,” found in Identifying Stress, a series offered by Health-Net & Stress Management Web site, February, 1998).
 See 1 John 5:19; Ephesians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4.
 See all the following verses: Psalms 7:17, 28:7, 30:12, 35:18, 75:1, 100:1, 4, 105:1, 106:1, 107: 1, 8, 15, 21, 31.


text: So, early on the morning after a reasonably successful Thursday night during which I apparently pioneered several new styles of modern dance, I was lying in an innocent stupor halfway between my couch and my bed when the people from the very pleasant liberal-arts college in the middle of nowhere called to offer me a job. (I don't think I acquitted myself very well during the phone call.) I've been beating myself up about the decision this presents ever since. On the one hand: nice folks, an easy life of teaching and roaming the countryside in a tweed jacket, and the kind of job security you only see in academia. On the other hand: not much money, the middle of nowhere, I may be confusing the terms "easy life" and "stupefying rut", there's a reasonable chance I'd be on suicide watch by the middle of the first winter because of the aforementioned middle-of-nowhere factor, the scale of which I cannot overemphasize.

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Supreme Court ordered that an additional intake of 14.75 TMC ft of Cauvery water for Karnataka by reducing overall quantity water for Tamil Nadu.
Increased Karnataka’s entitlement by 14.75 tmcft to 284.75 tmcft, reduced Tamil Nadu’s share to 404.25 tmcft, while keeping unchanged the allocation of 30 tmcft to Kerala and 7 tmcft to Puducherry.
What has the Supreme Court opined ?
Waters of an inter-state river passing through riparian states was a 'national asset' and 'no state can claim exclusive ownership of such waters' to deprive the other states of their equitable share.
Karnataka being the upper riparian state has suffered the most.
4.75 tmcft water required to meet the drinking water requirements of globally renowned IT City Bengaluru.
25 June 1991: CWDT passes an interim award asking Karnataka to release 205 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu every year. It also directed Karnataka not to increase its irrigated land area from the existing 1,120,000 acres (around 4,500 km).As a result, there was widespread dissatisfaction and violence in the two states.
5 February 2007: CWDT passes the final award and allotted 30 tmc to Kerala, 270 tmc to Karnataka, 419 tmc to Tamil Nadu and 7 tmc to Puducherry. Additionally, 14 tmc was reserved for environmental “inevitable escapages” into the sea.
Chandrayaan II, India's much awaited moon mission which will place a rover on the moon is scheduled for launch in april 2018.
Region of landing would be the moon's South Pole which has never been explored before.
Chandrayaan was launched aboard PSLV C-11 on October 22, 2008, which was an XL variant of ISRO's PSLV, one of world's most reliable launchers.
India’s first mission to moon, was an unmanned spacecraft weighing 1380-Kg along with 11 scientific payloads built in India, UK, USA, Germany, Bulgaria and Sweden.
The spacecraft was designed to study the Moon orbiting around it at a height of 100 km from the lunar surface.
The mission provided a major boost to the Indian space program as India effectively researched and indigenously developed the technology to explore the Moon.
Detect the presence of water on the moon.
Chandrayaan-1 was launched aboard PSLV-C11 launch vehicle which successfully inserted the spacecraft into the lunar orbit on November 8, 2008.
On November 14, 2008, MIP (Moon Impact Probe) was separated which struck the lunar South Pole in a controlled manner and India emerged as the fourth country in the world to hoist its flag on lunar surface.
After almost a year due to several technical issues and contact failure on August 29, 2009, the ISRO officially declared the mission over.
Chandrayaan-1’s greatest discovery was the widespread presence of water molecules in the lunar soil.

industry_corpus2: Water Resources & Marine


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My, my, my how time flies. It’s hard to believe it’s December when we’re having 70+ temperatures and the trees still look like the (real) one above. This is unseasonably warm – even for Texas!
BTW, Ann – thanks a lot. Now I see kitties in trees everywhere. ROFL!
And where has all the time gone since my last blog?!? Well, let’s see. I spent a lot of time on the road over my 4-day Thanksgiving weekend and here are some of the things I saw….
That trailer is longer than the RV! I couldn't believe it. And here’s another unusual sight…. Cowboys at a Drive Thru….
Yep, pawdna, I live in Texas alright. LOL.
Yep, a blimp in the HOOD. LOL.
And the furbabies watched mommy watch the finale to DWTS this past week. That was so awesome and came out just as I predicted! Seriously awesome. I already can’t wait until next season, but this one will be hard to top. Such fun! Although something tells me these 3 are glad it's over. LOL.
After getting the booth set up for the sale, my sister and I went to dinner. They had Christmas Carolers at the restaurant….
Yep, Christmas Carolers.... Tex-Mex style. LOL.
The other wonderful thing I've done since my last blog post is…. drum roll please…. I've been writing! There are 6 chapters underway on my book, but this week I wrote the prologue. If you want a preview, email me, and I’ll send you a copy of the prologue.


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1. What inspired to write and when did you start?
I took a class in college that was solely about studying children's literature. We kept binders of our favorite authors and their published works. It was like a book club for future teachers. I remembered just how much I loved creative writing when I was little and began jotting down ideas. I believe I was around twenty-two years old.
2. When did this book debut?
I Really Love You, Ava was debuted in May, first as an ebook and a few weeks later in print.
3. How did you develop the character(s) for it?
My son was nearly a year old when I began writing this book. Baby George's character in the book is based on my son. The parents and grandparents are based on my husband and I and both sets of our parents. Ava really came from the need to have a young character at that age who is curious about life.
4. Have you written anything other than children's? If so, elaborate.
I have written only children's books, but they range from picture to a middle grade series that I am currently editing.
5. Why do you write the things you write about?
I like to write about things that surprise me, like the overwhelmingly, unconditional love that our family has for our children. I knew our family would love our kids, but the reality that these people truly treat our kids as their own hadn't really hit me until I experienced it. I have written a book about a young girl's passion for fashion, something I and many kids have as well. I choose topics that mean something to me and are things that I think would mean something to kids.
6. How do you market your books?
Blogs (like this lovely one), book readings and signings, book launches both virtually and in-person, giveaways online, having a presence online via Facebook, my blog, Goodreads, Tumblr and my website, email announcements, and more!!
7. Which social media site do you find most beneficial and why?
I am most comfortable with Facebook. I have used that quite a few years, and it just seems to be the simplest for me. It also seems to get the most traffic. I use Goodreads, and I can see how that site would be beneficial, but it's still a hazy maze to me right now.
8. Where can we find your book(s)? List websites and blogs.
I Really Love You, Ava trailer on Youtube.
I Really Love You, Ava can be purchased at the below websites.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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I tell my students on a regular basis that part of being a medievalist is realizing how much stuff you’re simply never going to know — the information is lost to devouring time. It requires a certain level of humility, and I think it’s useful to maintain that in life generally: “Then again, I could be wrong.” I try to make a point of that when I teach — I’m just a guy who has read a lot; there will always be gaps and speculations. Even so, sometimes things I didn’t know, but think I should have known, ambush me.
W.H. Auden, perhaps the 20th Century’s preeminent English-language pooet, lionized Phyllis McGinley, and wrote the introduction to her Pulitzer Prize-winning collection Times Three in 1960. She appeared solo on the cover of Time magazine a few years later (one of only nine poets to receive that honor in 100 years) at a time when this was the ultimate mark of popular prestige.
[…] Robert Frost was reportedly an admirer, as were celebrities […] She was even a formative influence on Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton […] , the latter of whom wrote gushing letters to McGinley in Sexton’s early career.
Now, however, all her work is out of print, and as I can attest, one can make it a pretty far piece in academia without any knowledge that she ever existed (although she died during my lifetime, and although a Christmas special of my youth was based on her first book). So what happened?
With the querulous drill, the forceps, the clove-smelling cotton.
But your apple of comfort is eaten by worms, and sour.
This will not last, and the day will be pleasant after.
I’ll dine tonight with a witty and favorite friend.
No doubt tomorrow I shall rinse my mouth with laughter.
And also that will end.
Will likewise pass, to oblivion duly apprenticed.
Summer will blossom and autumn be faintly enchanted.
Then time for the grave, or the dentist.
You must not believe your words have a charm to spell me.
There was never a half of an hour that lasted forever.
Be quiet. You need not tell me.
Tattle to friends when ignorant they return.
In which too many a voyager is lost.
The secret mountains steepling through the mist.
Only the steadfast compass of the heart.
Marriage and stability were extremely important to her after a childhood of frequent moves and “never having a real home.” Having married happily at 32, she loved domesticity the way a woman can only when it has come late to find her. McGinley’s life with her husband, Charles Hayden, was, her daughter Patsy Blake stated, “a sanguine, benign, adorable version of ‘Mad Men.’ ” The couple entertained avidly: the regular guest list included Bennett Cerf, the drama critic Walter Kerr and leading advertising executives of the day.
An ardent Roman Catholic, she embraced domesticity in the wake of second-wave feminism, wrote light verse in the wake of the rise of modern avant-garde and confessional poetry, and filled the gap between the housewife and the feministintellectual who rejected the domestic life. McGinley would spend most of her professional writing career fending off criticism that tended to diminish her image of a suburban housewife poet—an image that was meant to dismiss any depth in her writing. McGinley actually labeled herself a “housewife poet,” and unlike Anne Sexton who used the term to be ironic and self-deprecating, McGinley used it as an honorable and purposefully crafted identity.
[…] McGinley has been criticized for providing readers with transient humor but not actually effecting any change. Betty Friedan has said that McGinley was a good craftsman but did nothing to improve or change the lives of housewives. To Friedan, domesticity cripplingly confined women and did not allow them a chance to pursue their own interests or careers. This was a reoccurring opinion amongst many of the second wave feminists who were McGinley’s contemporaries. As a result, her poetry was largely ignored by feminist critics.
Jeremy Carl says much the same, although (as one might expect from an opinion journal like NRO), more polemically.
Simply put, McGinley’s thought crime was that she was a happy, Christian, suburban mother and housewife who extolled both her life in the suburbs and traditional roles for women.
[… Betty] Friedan compared her to an “Uncle Tom” for attempting to put a warm and humorous face on the inherent oppressiveness of her condition as a homemaker.
Nearly 20 years ago, in one of my theory classes, we discussed part of the project of feminist criticism as being the recovery of women’s works that had seemingly been lost to history. I don’t know that Phyllis McGinley was the sort of writer they had in mind, and a quick check of my favorite database yields two entries in the Dictionary of Literary Biography (“American Humorists 1800-1950” and “American Poets 1880-1945: Second Series”) and one in Contemporary Authors, but as I said, she was new to me this morning (which has slipped to afternoon), and she may merit further examination.
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text: In a previous work, we presented the analysis and interpretation of geophysical data acquired at the Floridablanca archaeological site in Patagonia, Argentina. The electromagnetic induction method (EMI) was used to detect and localize the anomalous zone of interest quickly. Afterwards, a quantitative characterization of the structure responsible for this anomaly was achieved by inverting geoelectrical data. In this work, we re-analyse the EMI data to discover whether it could also provide us with quantitative information about our target, which exhibits a resistive signature with respect to the host medium. First, an alternative visualization of the data is carried out; this allows us to detect some features of the anomaly that could not be distinguished before. It also makes clear which of the configurations used in the data acquisition exhibits the best sensitivity and resolution. The EMI data corresponding to the anomalous zone are then adjusted with a trial-and-error procedure, using a 2D forward modelling method based on a Raleigh–Fourier approach. The response of two adobe walls with a tile deposit in between them is calculated and the resulting model shows good agreement with the model obtained from the inversion of the geoelectrical data. Also, the synthetic response of two adobe walls without the tile deposit is calculated; we find that this response is different and the data cannot be adjusted with this model. We conclude that the EMI method is appropriate for discriminating different types of resistive structure and that it can be used to obtain quantitative information when 2D modelling is performed.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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When will Microsoft REALLY Stop Windows XP Distribution?
If you are a long-time Windows XP user, you have to wonder when the sales for this Microsoft operating software will cease to be sold. The last we heard was that Windows XP will stop selling by June but apparently thanks to the Netbook, there seems to be an extension of sorts. This desktop PC from Microsoft is set to come out this August and if that should happen, how can Microsoft stop production if they are offering a desktop PC that runs only with Windows XP?
Everything is geared towards pushing all Microsoft users to shift to their new OS, the Microsoft Vista. If you look at it, this new installment is applicable only to new computers with higher specs. For old PC users, you will notice that the preference is still the Windows XP series since other than using up lesser resources, they cannot afford to upgrade to the new PCs in the market today and just because Microsoft say so, it does not follow that they should buy new hardware as well.
Add to the fact that people will make do with what they have. They still have their original CDs (assuming they are licensed) and with that, you have to understand that shifting to the new OS may not be among their priorities. Microsoft may have Netbooks but apparently closing down the Windows XP will have to wait. We just have to look at the past on how they phased out Windows 95 and Windows 98. Evidently, Windows XP will be among that group.


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The Los Angeles Refinery is composed of two linked facilities located roughly five miles apart in Carson and Wilmington, Calif., about 15 miles southeast of Los Angeles International Airport. Carson serves as the front end of the refinery by processing crude oil, and Wilmington serves as the back end by upgrading the intermediate products to finished products. The refinery has a crude oil processing capacity of 139 MBD and processes mainly heavy, high-sulfur crude oil. It receives domestic crude oil via pipeline from California and both foreign and domestic crude oil by tanker through a third-party terminal in the Port of Long Beach. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. Other products include fuel-grade petroleum coke. The refinery produces California Air Resources Board (CARB)-grade gasoline using ethanol to meet government-mandated oxygenate requirements. Refined products are distributed to customers in California, Nevada and Arizona by pipeline and truck.
Jesse Hardman published an interesting article in High Country News on March 7, 2018 about the 10-square-mile South Los Angeles community in close proximity to three oil refineries including Phillips 66 Wilmington Refinery, that has the dubious distinction of having some of the worst air quality in a city that already has the country’s worst ozone levels. A 2013 California state cap-and-trade law offered incentives for big polluters to become greener. But one study suggests that the program has inadvertently made air quality worse in places close to refineries and power plants, like Wilmington. Here’s how it works: Under the law, big polluters like oil refineries and power plants must buy permits that allow them to emit greenhouse gases. The number of permits available is reduced year by year, in an effort to gradually bring down the state’s overall carbon emissions. But rather than lower their emissions to meet the program’s targets, oil companies like Tesoro, which operates in Wilmington, choose to buy up other companies’ allowances, or pay to offset the damage they cause elsewhere, by planting trees in Alaska, for example. This gives them free license to continue polluting in their immediate areas.
In Wilmington, oil companies start their PR push early. Twenty-four-year-old activist Ashley Hernández remembers getting free backpacks and pencils with oil company logos as a kid. “You get popcorn from them every Halloween,” she said. For more than six decades, Phillips 66 has co-opted that holiday, painting one of its 3-million-gallon gas storage tanks orange to create an enormous grinning jack-o-lantern — “Smilin’Jack” — that towers over the community. Employees in bright yellow safety vests stand beneath chemical tanks and smokestacks, giving local families bags of caramel corn and plastic balls marked with the Phillips 66 logo. “They do community events, they’ll fund carnivals, they’ll do youth trips. They do it with an aim to silence them,” said Hernández, noting the hold that local industries have over her working-class parents, originally from El Salvador. After decades spent making a life in Wilmington, Hernández and her family would find it hard to just leave.
Sylvia Arredondo is at the helm of a growing movement made up mostly of women of color who grew up here but left to get an education, and then later returned to battle the industries that are poisoning their families. Their fight is a legal and political challenge to oil companies and local air-quality regulatory bodies. But it’s also an exercise in civic engagement, one that even Wilmington’s older generations have joined, despite their fear of being deported or losing their jobs at the local oil facilities. As a child, Arredondo attended classes in a wealthier district, but returned to Wilmington in time for high school. By then, she knew that her community’s poor air quality was something wealthier neighborhoods would never stand for. One of her college textbooks called her city a “toxic hotspot.” “Before that class, I didn’t know what environmental justice was,” Arredondo said. Now she fights for it as the civic engagement coordinator for the nonprofit Communities for a Better Environment, and as the president of Wilmington’s neighborhood council.
In answer to a question from Neil Mehta, Kevin Mitchell told analysts during the 2016 first quarter earnings conference call on April 29, 2016 that although Phillips has talked about divestitureof its California refineries in the past at this point Phillips will just hold on to them at this point in time. "California we talked about a lot the hold cost or the option value is really not much there is not a lot of capital in front of us in California last few year margins have been very good in California so it's a net cash contributor," said Mitchell. "And you think about could you sell asset probably but could we did good value for it, probably not and so I think we just hold it at this point in time they're good assets, they're probably mid back in terms of where they set their cost structure, but given the option value to keep, I think it'll just hang on."
Phillips reported flaring at its Wilmington, California refinery, according to a filing with the California Emergency Management Agency.
Phillips reported a flaring event at its Wilmington, California refinery, according to a filing with the California Emergency Management Agency. The refinery has two linked facilities about five miles apart in Carson and Wilmington. The former processes crude oil while the latter upgrades the products.
Phillips reported unplanned flaring at its Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, California, according to a filing with state pollution regulators.
Phillips reported flaring at Wilmington Refinery according to a report from Reuters on August 30, 2015.
Phillips reported unplanned flaring at Wilmington Refinery according to a report from Reuters on July 15, 2015.
Phillips reported unplanned flaring at Wilmington Refinery according to a report from Reuters on June 24, 2015.
Nasdq reported on June 8, 2015 that planned maintenance is underway at the Wilmington Refinery. Phillips has planned maintenance underway at five of its worldwide refineries: Humber Refinery, Wilmington Refinery, Ponca City Refinery, Wood River Refinery, and Whitegate Refinery. Phillips did not indicate whether fuel output may be impacted, and representatives from Phillips 66 weren't immediately available to comment.
In answer to a question from Paul Cheng of Barclays on whether management views California as a core part Phillips long-term portfolio, Greg Garland announced during the 2015 first quarter earnings conference call that Phillips' management thinks California is really a challenged place to do business. "And we think we have kind of - we have good assets, but we think they’re average you have crossed that portfolio. And so we’ll continue to work the thick strategy around the West Coast as we look at more optionality around getting the advantage crude into those assets so kind of cost structure, et cetera, around those assets. But I would say, there’s nothing that’s changed our fundamental view on West Coast assets today."
Phillips 66 reported a breakdown and emissions at Wilmington Refinery on March 25, 2015.
Phillips reported unplanned flaring due to a breakdown at its Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, California, according to a filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The Daily Breeze reported on January 29, 2015 that heavy black smoke billowed across the Harbor Area and South Bay from a flare at Phillips 66’s Wilmington oil refinery after an unspecified emergency interrupted the steam system. Phillips 66 spokeswoman Janet Grothe said the South Coast Air Quality Management District was notified of the incident. Refinery tests found that the flares prevented any harmful air emissions from reaching the surrounding community. “Air monitoring has indicated no off-site impact and the refinery continues to operate,” Grothe said.
Phillips 66 reported flaring at Los Angeles Refinery on January 23, 2015.
Phillips reported a flaring event due to unknown reasons at its Wilmington, California refinery, according to a filing with the California Emergency Management Agency.
Phillips reported a power failure at its Los Angeles area refinery in Wilmington, California, on Thursday,according to a filing with the California Emergency Management Agency. The event led to the release of sulfur dioxide vapors, the filing said.
Phillips 66 reported flaring at its Wilmington, California refinery, according to a filing with the California Emergency Management Agency. The Phillips 66 refinery has two linked facilities about 5 miles apart in Carson and Wilmington.
Phillips reported a flaring event at its refinery in Wilmington, California, caused the release of chemical substance, according to a filing with the California Emergency Management Agency. The refinery has two linked facilities about five miles apart in Carson and Wilmington. The former processes crude oil while the latter upgrades the products.
Zamná Ávila reported at Random Length News on July 8, 2014 that Representative Janice Hahn sent a letter to California Fire Marshal Tonya Hoover with regards to the Phillips 66 violations in a recent oil spill requesting an update on the office’s progress in citing Phillips 66 for federal law violations. “The 1,200 gallon oil spill in Wilmington placed the health of hundreds in danger due to a failure to follow federal law regarding pipeline safety,” Hahn wrote. “The families of Wilmington remain uncompensated for the destruction of their property, and the federal government is unable to act until your office cites the company for wrongdoing.” Hahn expressed her disappointment that Phillips 66 had not yet been cited.
Phillips reported release of anhydrous ammonia at its Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, California, on Monday, according to a filing with state pollution regulators. The filing did not specify whether the event had an impact on production.
Phillips 66 reported flaring at its Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, California, on Wednesday, according to a filing with state pollution regulators. The filing did not specify whether the malfunction caused any production impact.
Phillips 66 reported an unspecified material combustion due to unknown reasons at its Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, California, on Wednesday, according to a filing with state pollution regulators. The filing did not specify whether the malfunction caused any production impact.
In answer to a question from Bradley Olsen of Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. Securities, Inc. Garland told analysts at the third quarter earnings conference on October 30, 2013 that the option value to hold onto West Coast Refineries at Los Angeles and San Francisco is not high. "I think in any time we look at an asset and we’re going to let an asset go, if we are going to get value for PSX shareholders, it has to be tax efficient in terms of the transaction itself. And we look at these assets East and West Coast, we’ll put in advantaged crudes, so that we think we can make them better and drive more value ultimately and optionality that thing, we look at these assets both east and west, we don’t have to put a lot of money into these assets," said Garland. "The option value to hold on is not high for us and again they are generating positive cash or generating maybe single-digit returns, but they are adding value to the portfolio overall. So we don’t feel like there it is stressed assets, we just have to move today. So we’ll hold them for some option value. We’ll consider multiple ways to create values with these assets, but in the mean time we’re going to work to make them better."
Bloomberg reported on August 12, 2013 that the Carson Refinery refinery reported flaring at 12:40 a.m. local time, according to a notice to state regulators. The same part of the refinery reported flaring on July 29.
Bloomberg reported on August 12, 2013 that the Carson Refinery refinery reported flaring on July 29, 2013.
Phillips 66 reported unplanned flaring at its Wilmington refinery began the morning of June 7 and continued until late night on June 8, according to a filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Fox Business reported on May 10, 2013 that Phillips plans to flare sulfur oxide and other gases from May 12 until May 26, 2013 according to a filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District. A Phillips 66 spokesman declined to comment on the refinery's activities.
Phillips reported unplanned flaring due to a breakdown at its Wilmington refinery, according to a filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Fox Business reported on April 4, 2013 that a small fire in a coking unit at the Wilmington Refinery was put out quickly and caused no injuries.
Bloomberg reported on March 18, 2013 that Phillips shut an isomerization unit on March 18, 2013 at their Los Angeles Refinery after discovering a leak, a person with direct knowledge of the work said. The unit, which makes unleaded gasoline components, may remain down until tomorrow for line repairs, the person said.
Reuters reported on February 5, 201 that Tim Taylor, Phillips executive vice president for commercial, marketing, transportation and business development, told the Credit Suisse energy conference that Phillips has begun moving cut-price Canadian crude to its California refineries at Los Angeles and San Francisco via rail. "We're beginning to deliver Canadian crude to our California refineries by rail," said Taylor. Garland told Reuters on January 30, 2013 that Phillips was looking at coiled tube cars that are suited to bitumen in Canada's heavy oil deposits that must be heated in order to flow.
Reuters reports that Greg Garland told investors on January 30, 2013 at the 4th quarter earnings conference that Phillips did not rule out a sale of Phillips two California refineries, one at Los Angeles and one at San Francisco, given challenges with state regulatory requirements and high costs. "We're studying any and all options for California in terms of where do we go long-term in the business," said Garland. "We are doing everything we can to improve it. I don't feel it's a distressed asset. We want to take our time and be thoughtful."
Garland told analysts that Phillips 66 was looking at getting railcars capable of hauling even cheaper Canadian heavy crude to the company's refineries in California. However, he said resistance to such a move was likely. A 2006 California law requiring sharp cuts in emissions has a component that would require refineries to run crudes produced in environmentally friendly ways. Canadian crude production comes with high emissions. Plus, California has the huge Monterey shale, estimated by the U.S. government to have more reserves than the prolific Eagle Ford in Texas or Bakken in North Dakota. But output has been spotty with geology that differs from those other plays. Given those uncertainties, Garland told Reuters in an interview that for the time being, Phillips 66 will focus on improving the California refineries' single-digit returns while studying a possible sale, joint venture or spinoff. "The option value to hold California is zero. It really costs us nothing."
Greg Garland told analysts at the 4th quarter earnings conference on January 30, 2013 that Phillips utilization rate was negatively impacted by the turnaround at the Los Angeles Refinery as well as turnarounds at Wood River and Borger refineries, and Hurricane Sandy related unplanned downtime at the Bayway refinery. "In refining and marketing, our refining realized margin was $13.67 per barrel with a global crude utilization rate of 91% and a clean product yield of 83%," said Garland. "Lower volumes negatively impacted earnings by $42 million, mainly in the Atlantic basin and the Central Corridor regions, reflecting unplanned downtime due to Hurricane Sandy and plant turnarounds."
Bloomberg reported on November 16, 2012 that planned flaring will take place at its Wilmington Refinery from November 22 to December 4, 2012. “Planned maintenance is under way” at the refinery, Dennis Nuss, a spokesman at Phillips 66’s headquarters in Houston, said by e-mail.
Nasdaq reported on November 13, 2012 that planned flaring will take place at its Carson Refinery between November 10 and 23, 2012. The flaring isn't associated with equipment breakdown, the filing to government regulators said.
Tim Taylor was asked at the Phillips Third Quarter Earnings Conference on October 31, 2012 if Phillips' position with its two major refineries in California was sufficiently advantaged to warrant continued participation and replied that when Phillips looks at the West Coast, it's been one of the more challenged markets from a recovery standpoint post-recession. "In California, specifically, it's a tough regulatory environment, as well, so costs are higher. And there is a lot of potential additional costs as new regulations come into effect. That said, it's still a very significant market and we think it's really important to look at how can we get some of these crudes out of the middle part of the country into the West Coast, particularly California. So we're working hard on that to try and change that. The comment I'd make in Washington is that that's got a natural access to the Bakken in North Dakota and Canadian crudes. We separate the Washington piece from the California piece that way. But everyone's working hard to look at some crude solutions for the West Coast to improve its competitive position."
"I think we look at the market and say demand continues to struggle out there, as well, post-recession," added Taylor. "And then I think you look more fundamentally at the operating environment and the costs associated with particularly the environmental regulations. And we think that's going to continue to keep pressure on operations and operating costs out there. So, yes, I would say that from a California perspective it is one of the more challenged parts of our portfolio in terms of the basic value equation. So that's why we're still looking at the crude side of it. And continuing to stay abreast and on top of what it's going to take to comply with things like AB32 to really maintain your operations out there."
Asked if California would still remain part of Phillips' core portfolio Taylor replied that right now California is in the lower performing part of Phillips portfolio. "So I think that if our assessment would become that it's going to be challenged for some period of time, we've either got to find a way to improve that operation or find some other way to deal with that."
Fox Business reported on October 24, 2012 that a few units at Phillips' Wilmington Refinery were restarted on October 23, 2012 after experiencing an external power dip from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The Refinery also reported an unplanned flaring event to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The Tulsa World reported on October 6, 2012 that according to two people with knowledge of Phillips Los Angles Refinery maintenance schedule, Phillips 66 has delayed work at its Los Angeles refinery to cash in on record profit margins in California. A six-week maintenance turnaround on the hydrocracker, which makes high-octane gasoline and other lighter oil products, has been put off until at least Oct. 16 from a previous Oct. 9 start date, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information wasn't public. "With crack spreads this high, it's kind of expected that all will make as much fuel as possible to cash in on the spreads," Tim Hamilton, executive director of the Automotive United Trades Organization. A Phillips 66 spokesman at the company's headquarters in Houston, declined to comment on maintenance plans at the 139,000-barrel-a-day Los Angeles plant. "I can tell you there is no planned maintenance work currently at our Los Angeles refinery," said Rick Johnson.
The Contra Costa Times reported on September 24, 2012 that air quality regulators are investigating whether a burnoff of petroleum products at the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Wilmington that lasted for about six hours after a power outage caused a sudden shutdown of all refinery operations could have been avoided. Black smoke billowing out of the refinery's flare could be seen for miles. The South Coast Air Quality Management District received 125 complaints about the smoke that day. Two days later, more complaints streamed in over a chemical odor surrounding the refinery. AQMD spokesman Sam Atwood said investigators believe the smell came from vapors that had leaked from a petroleum storage tank. The refinery was issued a violation last week due to the odors, and will have to either pay a fine or invest in something that benefits the local environment, Atwood said.
Nasdaq reported on September 21, 2012 that record heat and a power outage on September 15, 2012 forced a facility-wide shutdown at Phillips 66's Los Angeles refinery but that several units have been brought back online and all units are seen back by the end of the week. Nasdaq reported on September 26, 2012 that production resumed on September 21, 2012 after record heat and a power outage on September 15 forced a facility-wide shutdown.
Nasdaq reported on July 27, 2012 that maintenace work was completed on July 19, 2012 and that planned flaring took place at the Wilmington Refinery from July 22 to July 25, 2012 according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Reuters reported a planned flaring at the Wilmington Refinery on July 12, 2012.
Reuters reported on July 8, 2012 that the Wilmington Refinery was in a planned overhaul which shut the hydrogen plant, according to a notice the refinery filed with California pollution regulators. The work triggered flaring at the refinery and the release of sulfur dioxide, according to the notice filed with the California Emergency Management Agency.
Reuters reported a flaring at the Wilmington Refinery on July 3, 2012.
Reuters reported an upset in the AlkyUnit at the Wilmington Refinery on June 29, 2012. Phillips 66 reported flaring due to an alkylation unit upset at its Wilmington refinery, according to a filing with the California Emergency Management Agency. Operators had secured the release and flaring had stopped at the time of the filing.
Nasdaq reported on June 26, 2012 that a sulfur recovery plant at Phillips 66's Wilmington refinery shut down unexpectedly on June 26, causing a flaring event, according to a California Emergency Management Agency hazardous materials spill report.
Reuters reported on May 8, 2012 that Phillips 66 finished unspecified planned work at its Los Angeles-area refinery that had begun in April, 2012. The refinery has two linked facilities in the Los Angeles-area: one in Carson that processes crude oil and another five miles away in Wilmington that upgrades the products. Bloomberg Businessweek reported on May 3, 2012 that the Los Angeles refinery was scheduled to flare gases through May 3 as part of planned maintenance.
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↑ Random Length News. "Hahn Sends Letter to State Fire Marshal about Phillips 66 Violations" by Zamná Ávila. July 8, 2014.
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↑ Bloomberg Businessweek. "San Francisco Gasoline Rises to Six-Month High on Work" by Lynn Doan. May 3, 2012.

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Adidas no longer owns TM so I would expect to see him remain with the three stripes as Sergio and Xander have.
Every year this happens and people talk about money as if there’s a tremendous amount being thrown around in these deals, but no one ever seems to know the numbers. Does anyone actually know the figures involved here? I always feel like we overestimate the value of these deals.
What might be more interesting is to see if this gives Honma a better market presence and, in turn, provides better market performance. Do they really care if they sell more clubs in the US or Europe? Maybe, but it's possible they're bringing on Rose mostly to polish their image for their mainstay Asian market. If they're really going after the US and European markets from an actual sales perspective, they have a lot of work to do.
He'll be fine. Their Tour World line is very nice.
even Riggs from Barstool wrote about this (he's a moron and has no clue about equipment yet titleist fitted him fully LOL). Point is Rosie can play anything and he'll be fine, no need to overreact when a tour pro switches.
I thought you photoshopped this until I looked it up. That shop, willpga, is legit as well.
You can get brand new knock offs with a choice of shafts for $558 Straight out of Guangzhou China.
with Nike out of the equipment business, the days of large club deals are going away as fast as the manufacturers can shed them.
I was lucky enough to try one of their cavity back, non gold plated irons and they were one of the softest irons I've ever hit. I hope Rose can bring the brand some exposure because I imagine their normal clubs are really good.
I love their descriptions on their website of their clubs.
"Like 717M, this model provides a mild sense of hitting, high spin performance , and excellent control performance, all of which are specific to the muscle back forged mechanism. Considered requests from tournament professional golfers, the top and leading edges are sharp, providing an image of sharper motion with that shape. In addition, making the pocket appearance uniform in a set of golf clubs provides the impression of crushing the ball with the same feeling"
I want to see JR in a commercial saying exactly that.
Don't know why anyone would play Honma down, their stuff is legit. My buddy plays some TW 737 irons and he is smitten... really good stuff and I hope Rose kills it out there with what he bags. I hit a 737 driver the other day and was really impressed with its performance, besides the sound.... Hoping to see Honma blow up a little bit here in the US. I agree Rose doesn't particularly move the needle, but hard to ignore W#1.
I agree. He just singed his deal with Morgan Stanley as well. I’m sure their logo will be found somewhere on adidas clothing.
Looking at the prices, apart from the weird stuff, Honma is affordable, particularly for JDM. Pavin not only switched brands, he switched types of clubs. Lee Janzen did the same thing when he went to Hogan, wrecked both of them.
As he plays blades, I wonder if this means Honma will put out a new forged blade. The 717 and 727 lines included a forged blade, but strictly speaking, the 737 line did not. I say strictly speaking, because the TW-BM came out before the 737 line and doesn't carry the 737 label. It's also cast, not forged like the 717 and 727 blades and most of the 737 irons.
Recent sales figures for Honma are $250 million/year with very little US/Europe presence. It's not like they are some guy selling knock off/clone clubs out of a garage somewhere. Just because Honma doesn't have the sales of Cally/TM/Titleist etc doesn't mean they are "small".
Tbh, I see Justin Rose doing well with whatever irons he chooses. He's just too good of a ball striker.
Can't wait what his bag would look like! exciting!


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Qatar’s Shura Council said a draft law could not yet be introduced and needed further study, according to the Arabic-language newspaper Al Sharq on Tuesday.
The council’s chairman Mohammad Bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi also said there was “no need to hurry” in introducing the reforms, reported Al Sharq.
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In May, Abdullah Bin Saleh Al Khulaifi said he was “90 per cent” certain the kafala system would be replaced by new legislation by the end of this year.
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The Shura Council said it wants to keep a two-year ban on issuing new papers to expatriate workers who leave Qatar after the cancellation of their work visa.
Any new law should not allow foreign workers to change jobs more than twice, said the council.
And it wants to include a provision that any foreign worker who deliberately creates problems for employers should not be allowed to change jobs.
Instead, they should be forced to work with the same employer for double the length of the contract, which could mean up to ten years, as compensation.
There are up to an estimated one million migrant labourers working in Qatar, but that number is set to more than double ahead of the football World Cup in 2022.
The potential delay comes despite international criticism of Qatar’s labour laws and the slow pace of reform.
Rights groups have questioned the country’s “commitment to tackling migrant labour abuse”.
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