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Project Car: Would You Take On This 1975 BMW E12 525 For ~€800?
Ben Branch February 12, 2020
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This 1975 BMW E12 525 has been sitting unused and under cover for a few years, it's part of a large collection of cars that belongs to André Trigano, the larger than life mayor of Pamiers in the south of France. The BMW will be offered for sale on the 2nd of May with no reserve and an estimated value of between €500 and €800.
Trigano bought this car from a BMW dealership in Paris and first registered it in Ariège, it come from the factory in fjord blue with a dark blue velvet interior, the front seats are protected by covers, it's fitted with classic yellow headlights, and it comes with its user manual and servicing book.
André Trigano belongs to a well-known French family of entrepreneurs, perhaps most famous for their production of tents and camping supplies. He was born in 1925 and lived through the Second World War, his father was a notable member of the French Resistance.
Now 94 years old André Trigano has had a remarkable life, he turned from the world of business to politics and has amassed decades of experience as the mayor of Mazères, the mayor of Pamiers, as well as a councillor. He was awarded the Commander of the National Order of Merit in 2011 and the Legion of Honor in 2008.
With 196,000+ kms (128,000 miles) on the odometer, it's likely that Trigano used this BMW 525 as daily transportation for a number of years. It was parked up indoors with the other cars in his museum collection many years ago where it has remained ever since, it's now complete except for one missing tail light on the left side.
The BMW E12 525
The BMW 525 a popular iteration of the E12 platform that was in production from 1972 to 1981, it has distinctive styling has won it fans around the world, and its design was highly influential on many BMW models that would follow.
The 525 version of the E12 was fitted with the M30B25 engine, a 2.5 litre (2,494cc) inline-six with a single overhead cam, a cast iron block, aluminium head, and either electronic fuel injection, or carburettors. The E12 features independent suspension on all four corners with McPherson struts, coil springs, and transverse control arms up front. In the rear you'll find a diagonal link axle with coil springs, and the 525 has a rear sway bar.
This model has disc brakes front and back, with power steering, a manual transmission, and an eight track stereo. Inside the car you'll find seating for 5 adults as well as ample trunk space and excellent visibility from the front, sides, and rear.
Without inspecting the car in person it can be hard to know exactly what condition it's in so any potential buyer should proceed with caution and expect the unexpected. That said, as an inexpensive project car it certainly looks promising, and may be worth a closer inspection before the auction. If you'd like to read more about the car or register to bid you can click here to visit the listing on Artcurial.
Images: Artcurial 2020© Peter Singhof
Published by Ben Branch - February 12th 2020
1:1 Scale Bizzarrini 5300 Strada Buck by Carrozzeria Auto Sport
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For those of you not familiar with the organization, Rags to Riches is "a for-profit social enterprise based in Manila, Philippines, creating eco-ethical fashion and home accessories out of up cycled scrap cloth, organic materials and indigenous fabrics by working with women living in the poor communities around Metro Manila." For years now, they've been collaborating with some of our country's biggest names in the fashion industry like Rajo Laurel and Amina Aranaz. This year, RIIR (Rags to Riches) has chosen to partner with internationally-acclaimed Filipino couture designer, Oliver Tolentino. His collection, named "Makulay" which means colorful in English, was unveiled last May 17 at Greenbelt 5. I was lucky enough to be one of the SoFA alumni to be invited to participate in the show. Each of us was asked to make clothes out of newspapers to further enhance the presentation of Oliver's collection. The concept behind it was the idea that despite living in a grey world, we still overcome obstacles, whether big or small, like the Nanays (which means mommies, referring to the women of Payatas) who tirelessly create vibrant and colorful bags for RIIR.
The models in our newspaper dresses.
One of the 2 dresses I was able to cram for the event.
Back view of my first dress. Because we were supposed to represent the "greys" of this world, I made sure to retain the newspapers' natural state and color. I also refrained from using other materials.
My 2nd dress for the event.
One of Oliver Tolentino's bags.
Some more of Oliver Tolentino's bags from his "Makulay" collection for RIIR.
The true stars of the show: the Nanays of RIIR. It's so great that RIIR and Oliver Tolentino chose to recognize the people behind these wonderful creations. Without them, there's no RIIR.
After the show, my sister and I decided to go to Apartment 1B for a quick bite. I know I'm supposed to talk about fashion (since I am a fashion blogger), but if you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed how I looooooove good food. Please let me share them with you!
I love foie gras! Pan-seared goose liver with pineapple compote and raspberry-merlot sauce. Yummmm!
My favorite part of every meal? Desserts! Try another one of my absolute faves, their frozen pie. It's basically vanilla ice cream with orea crust, chocolate and caramel sauce. I tell you it's the best!!!
Apartment 1B is located at One Lafayette Square, 132Â L.P. Leviste Corner Sedeno St., Salcedo Village, Makati City. You can reach them at (+632) 843-4075.


Marketers: Should You Delete Facebook?
With all the news coming out about Facebook scandals, should you, as a marketer, delete Facebook?
While there may be individuals who are fed up with Facebook and who are deleting their personal profiles, as a marketer, Facebook is still the place to be with over 2 billion people there.
So it is still business as usual for marketers on Facebook just as Mari Smith said in a recent Facebook Live.
And yes, there is decreased Organic Reach on Facebook but for that you need to look at shifting your focus more to targeted and retargeted Facebook Ads.
Do not delete your Facebook Page because of the Facebook scandal.
Facebook did announce 9 changes that they are making to restrict data access to make sure people's privacy is more protected.
Some of these changes and other changes they have already announced are going to make marketing a little more difficult, but ultimately these are not show-stoppers.
Brian Solis has some great thoughts in his update about the Facebook announcement that I recommend reading.
Shutting down Partner Categories in Facebook Ads.
No estimated Reach on Custom Audiences in Facebook Ads.
Verification on email list uploads for Facebook Ads.
Possible limitations on Facebook Page, Group, and Event APIs for the apps you may have used to access these.
Partner Categories will be phased out over the next 6 months – approximately the end of September 2018. Partner Categories are the 3rd party data gathered on the internet and matched to user logins to help target ads more precisely.
I think this is the biggest loss to marketers as we will not be able to target by many precise interests and behaviors anymore.
My recommendation if you are using Partner Categories is to continue using them while they are still available and focus your efforts into getting people onto your email list or at least over to your website so that you can retarget them.
Facebook has gotten better at optimizing your ads around your Objective within the targeting you choose.
Facebook has a lot of it's own targeting that works well.
Facebook Retargeting is one of the most effective ways to advertise.
You still can see the number of people who are in a Custom Audience when you create it. But when you use the Custom Audiences in the ad targeting section, and layer additional targeting on the audience you will not be able to see how many people are targeted.
This was an interesting way to do a little "research" on your audiences to find out what keywords and demographics they might respond to.
The biggest problem with this change is that we won't be able to tell how much budget to allocate to this ad initially. But when you monitor the reach and frequency of the ad, you will be able to see if you are over-budgeting.
How Facebook will verify that you are complying with their terms that they have ALREADY put in place remains to be seen. But they will have some verification that you are complying with their Custom Audience Terms.
This will hopefully prevent people from using "scraped" data from LinkedIn contact info or lists that people have purchased and do not have permission to market to those people.
These changes will affect App developers the most but it may affect how marketers can post on Facebook and Instagram and how tools can access that data.
This change will be an inconvenience for marketers who are using tools but also remains to be seen what limitations will be implemented.
Facebook is still the place to be. As a marketer, you always need to evaluate where your audience is and where your best performance comes from.
With any marketing activity, you need to watch your social media ROI and make sure you are seeing the performance from any platform that you need to see.
I personally think that Facebook will weather this storm because of the changes they are proactively making to protect their users over the marketers.
People need to take control over their Facebook privacy (and ALL of their privacy on any social site) – Facebook is making that easier which is a good thing for users.
There may come a day when Facebook does decline to the point where marketers should consider leaving and delete Facebook. But it's not today.
What about you, what are your thoughts about the changes and how marketers should approach Facebook? Share your thoughts in the comments below.


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A useful tool for the developers who want to create a local version of the Perforce repository in order to work with different versions of the data.
Imagine crafting your own world (complete with amazing Pixel Art), playing with Humans or Zombies, composing your own music, and much, much more. The universe is yours to create or destroy, and the only limit is your imagination!
Platinum Arts Sandbox allows kids to create 3D worlds while playing in them!


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Malek Aït-Alia est un footballeur international algérien, né le  à Mulhouse. Il possède également la nationalité  française. Il évolue au poste de défenseur ou de milieu défensif de la fin des années 1990 à la fin des années 2000.

Biographie
Malek Aït-Alia commence le football à 10 ans à Mulhouse. Formé au FC Mulhouse, il joue ensuite au Stade de Reims, au RC Paris, au Clermont Foot, au Stade lavallois, au Montpellier HSC avant de terminer sa carrière à l'Amiens SC.

Il compte deux sélections en équipe d'Algérie (entre 2003-2004).

Le 15 mai 2008, il signe un contrat de deux ans avec le club d'Amiens SC.

Avec seulement quatre matchs en Ligue 2 avec Amiens durant la saison 2008-2009, l'ex-international algérien (deux sélections) Malek Aït-Alia met un terme à sa carrière de footballeur professionnel.

Statistiques
Le tableau ci-dessous retrace le parcours de Malek Aït-Alia durant sa carrière professionnelle.

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Naissance en août 1977
Naissance à Mulhouse
Sportif kabyle
Joueur du Football Club de Mulhouse
Joueur du Stade de Reims
Joueur du Racing Club de France
Joueur du Clermont Foot 63
Joueur du Stade lavallois
Joueur de l'USM Alger
Joueur du Montpellier HSC
Joueur de l'Amiens SC
Footballeur international algérien

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Filter: Labor Code § 510(a)
Mandatory Meal and Rest Periods
Labor Code §§ 226.7 and 512 and the applicable wage orders requires an employer to authorize and permit meal and rest periods to its employees. California law prohibits employers from employing an employee for more than five hours without a meal period of at least 30 minutes, and from employing an employee more than ten hours per day without providing the employee with a second meal period of not less than 30 minutes. "[A]n employer's obligation is to provide an off duty meal period: an uninterrupted 30–minute period during which the employee is relieved of all duty." Brinker Rest. Corp. v. Super. Ct., 53 Cal. 4th 1004, 1035 (2012). "An employer must relieve the employee of all duty for the designated period." Id. at 1034. An employer cannot "impede or discourage [employees] from [taking breaks]." Id. at 1040. Section 226.7 and applicable wage orders also require employers to authorize and permit employees to take 10-minute rest periods for each four hours or major fraction thereof of work, and to pay employees their full wages during their rest periods. "[A]s a general matter, one rest break should fall on either side of the meal break." Id. at 1032. Unless the employee is relieved of all duty during the 30-minute meal period and 10-minute rest period, the employee is considered "on duty" and the meal or rest period is counted as time worked under the applicable wage orders. When an employer fails to provide a rest or meal period in accordance with the applicable wage orders, the employer must pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee's regular rate of pay for each workday that a required rest period is not provided, and one additional hour of pay for each work day that a compliant meal period is not provided. Labor Code § 226.7.
Missed Meal and Rest Breaks
#Brinker Rest. Corp. v. Super. Ct. #Labor Code § 1194(a) #Labor Code § 226.7 #Labor Code § 510(a) #Labor Code § 512 #Labor Code §§ 201-203
The Fair Labor Standards Act and Class Action Suits in California
There are many public policy considerations that favor the use of class actions in the employment context in California. First, individual awards in employment cases tend to be modest so the availability of a class action claim plays an important function by permitting employees a relatively inexpensive way to resolve their disputes. Additionally, class actions allow many employees, who may not otherwise file an individual suit due to fear of retaliation, to safely have their day in court as a member of the class. Class actions also serve to inform and protect employees who, for one reason or another, may not otherwise become aware that their rights are even being violated.
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Случайный выстрел (самопроизвольный выстрел) является несанкционированным выстрелом из огнестрельного оружия. Как правило, такие происшествия происходят из за неправильного обращения с оружием. При длительной стрельбе также существует опасность случайного выстрела (Преждевременный выстрел), когда раскаленный ствол может привести к самовоспламенению метательного заряда патрона. Изношенные или некачественные оружейные механизмы могут являться причиной случайных выстрелов, как например случалось с ПП Стен времен ВМВ.

Для уменьшения риска случайного выстрела современное оружие оборудуется предохранительными устройствами, которые должны предотвращать случайные выстрелы в оружие которое не находится в положении «на изготовку».

Во избежание случайных выстрелов охотничьи организации во многих странах рекомендуют, помимо прочего, держать механизм оружия в открытом виде (если речь идет о механизмах с качающимися стволами) во время перемещения в зоне охоты. В тирах оружие можно заряжать только непосредственно перед стрельбой на стрельбище.

Помимо механических сбоев с огнестрельным оружием или боеприпасами случайные выстрелы также могут возникать, например, из-за несанкционированного или необоснованного использования оружия. Следуя хорошей практике безопасности в области огнестрельного оружия, риск несчастных случаев очень мал, и когда происходят несчастные случаи, в большинстве случает нарушаются правила безопасности и поэтому человек, который совершает случайный выстрел, может нести за это уголовную ответственность.

См. также
 Затяжной выстрел

Безопасность
Стрельба из огнестрельного оружия


New Santa Ana | Is it time to start up a new Santa Ana Swap Meet?
I couldn't agree more! I think we should since Im always going to costa mesa.
That would be great, instead of funding other cities (Costa Mesa) and live music would be great!


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Die Akademien der Wissenschaften waren während der NS-Zeit mit mehreren Vorgaben und Erwartungen konfrontiert.

Für die Akademien der Wissenschaften war Bernhard Rust als Erziehungsminister zuständig. Das "Führerprinzip" wurde aber nur ansatzweise umgesetzt. Die Akademien versuchten, den traditionellen Betrieb aufrechtzuerhalten – zu diesem Zweck waren sie zu Anpassungsschritten bereit, u. a. zur Streichung ihrer "jüdischen Mitglieder". Der Anteil der NSDAP-Mitglieder an den Akademie-Mitgliedern schwankte zwischen einem Viertel und der Hälfte. Eine Charakterisierung der Akademien zur NS-Zeit als "gleichgeschaltet" wäre übertrieben. Andererseits gab es im Rahmen der Akademien nur vereinzelte grundsätzliche Proteste gegen NS-Maßnahmen – das gilt sowohl für das Inland als auch für das Ausland.

Ausschluss jüdischer Mitglieder
Während die Universitäten bereits 1933 mit dem Berufsbeamtengesetz "judenfrei" gemacht wurden, dauerte es mehrere Jahre, bis die Akademien vom Erziehungsminister mit der "Judenfrage" konfrontiert wurden. Die Universitäten als Orte der Studentenausbildung waren den Nationalsozialisten viel wichtiger als die "harmloseren" Akademien. Zuerst wurde der Erziehungsminister durch die Heidelberger Akademie damit konfrontiert. Dort versuchten einige nationalsozialistische Mitglieder bereits seit dem Wintersemester 1935/36, die jüdischen Mitglieder hinauszudrängen. Da sich die Akademie in dieser Frage überfordert fühlte, wandte sie sich an das badische Kultusministerium, das seinerseits beim Reichserziehungsministerium nachfragte. Dabei stellte sich heraus, dass dort noch keine diesbezügliche Entscheidung vorlag (Mitte 1936). Dass die Akademien ihre jüdischen Mitglieder erst relativ spät ausschieden, hat also nichts mit Widerstand zu tun, sondern mit der Unsicherheit des NS-Regimes im Abwägen der auf diese Maßnahme bezüglichen Pro- und Kontra-Argumente.

Erst 1937 wurde der Erziehungsminister aktiv: Am 10. Februar forderte er die Akademien auf, die Zahl der "nichtarischen Mitglieder" zu melden. Die Akademien reagierten mit der Mitteilung ihrer – unbegründeten, wie sich später herausstellte – Befürchtung, dass es nach einem Ausschluss ihrer jüdischen Mitglieder zu Massenaustritten ihrer ausländischen korrespondierenden Mitglieder kommen würde.

Im Oktober/November 1938 erging ein Erlass des Erziehungsministers an die einzelnen Akademien, worin eine konsequente Anwendung der Rassegesetze verlangt wurde. In der Leopoldina erfolgte mehr als die Hälfte der Streichungen am 30. November 1938 (die Leopoldina ist aufgrund der im Vergleich zu den anderen Akademien nahezu zehnmal so großen Mitgliederzahl – sie betrug damals etwa 800 – besonders geeignet für quantitative Betrachtungen). Soweit sich bei ausländischen  korrespondierenden Mitgliedern amtlich nachweisen ließ, dass es sich um Juden, "Mischlinge" oder "Versippte" handelte, so sollten deren Namen aus den Mitgliederlisten gestrichen werden, ohne diese selbst zu verständigen.

Der Anteil der "Juden" (inklusive aller von den Nürnberger Rassengesetzen Betroffenen) an den Mitgliedern der einzelnen Akademien betrug ungefähr ein Zehntel. Somit war der jüdische Akademie-Anteil wesentlich niedriger als ihr Universitäts-Anteil. Ein Beispiel: Der jüdische Anteil an den Mitgliedern der Wiener Akademie betrug ca. 7 %, an den Professoren der Wiener Universität etwa 15 % und an den übrigen Lehrern (vor allem Dozenten) 33 %.

"Führerprinzip"

Nationalsozialistische Tendenzen zu einer eher hierarchischen Struktur der Akademien – einzeln und insgesamt – kollidierten mit den historisch entstandenen Rechten der Akademien und ihrer Mitglieder. Eine vom Präsidenten der Preußischen Akademie betriebene und dem Wunsch des Erziehungsministers nach einer guten "Zugriffsmöglichkeit" entgegenkommende Vorrangstellung der Berliner Akademie blieb in Ansätzen stecken; das wichtigste Ergebnis war, dass der Präsident der Berliner Akademie nach außen hin als Sprecher der "Reichsakademie der deutschen Wissenschaft" – der die einzelnen Akademien als "Sozietäten" angehörten, ohne dadurch in den Entscheidungsbefugnissen für ihre eigenen Angelegenheiten eingeschränkt zu sein – auftreten konnte.

Das "Führerprinzip" war in der NS-Zeit zwar eine verbreitete Vorstellung, konkrete Veränderungen in den Entscheidungs-Strukturen der Akademien mussten jedoch in den jeweiligen Satzungen ihren Niederschlag finden – wozu es jedoch kaum kam. Zwar gab es in der NS-Zeit Überlegungen, die Befugnisse gemäß dem "Führer-Prinzip" stärker in der Hand des jeweiligen Präsidenten zu vereinigen. Die im April 1938 von der Wiener Akademie beschlossene und im Juli 1938 vom Erziehungsminister genehmigte, bis Kriegsende gültige "Vorläufige Satzung" blieb davon jedoch noch unberührt – und die jeweils gültige Satzung (sowie die darauf gegründete Geschäftsordnung) war es, die für die Vorgänge in der einzelnen Akademie maßgeblich war.

Eine ähnliche Bestimmung behielten auch die anderen Akademien in ihren Mitte 1939 genehmigten Satzungen bei. Allerdings kam es nun zu einem neuen Paragraphen:
Der Präsident … entscheidet über die Verteilung der Arbeiten unter die Mitglieder und Beamten der Akademie. Das Plenum und die Abteilungen dienen der Beratung des Präsidenten. Dieser trifft die Entscheidung.
Die Abgrenzung der Kompetenzen wird hier nicht ganz klar. Jedenfalls stieg der Erziehungsminister selbst auf die gelegentlich geforderte radikale Umsetzung des Führerprinzips nicht ein. So konnte noch 1942 ein Nationalsozialist in Bezug auf die Bayerische Akademie kritisieren, dass Satzung und Geschäftsordnung "rein parlamentarisch aufgebaut" seien und dass sie das Führerprinzip "in ihrer jetzigen Fassung restlos vermissen lassen".

Dass die Wahlen neuer Mitglieder vom Erziehungsminister bestätigt werden mussten, bedeutete für die Akademien eine gewisse Einschränkung ihrer Freiheit. Stärkere Einflüsse bei der Zuwahl neuer Mitglieder gab es nur dort, wo die lokalen Behörden solche anstrebten – und zwar übten das Reichserziehungsministerium, das gleichzeitig Preußisches Ministerium war, Druck auf die Berliner Akademie aus, und das Bayerische Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus auf die Münchener. In diesen beiden Akademien wurde auch der jeweilige Präsident vom Erziehungsminister ernannt, ohne dass er eine Wahlentscheidung seitens der betreffenden Akademien abgewartet hätte. Dadurch kam es in Berlin (durch den Mathematiker Theodor Vahlen) sowie in München (durch den Historiker Karl Alexander von Müller) zur Leitung durch überzeugte Nationalsozialisten und dementsprechend zu weitergehenden nationalsozialistischen Einflüssen.

Nur wenige Proteste
Im Wirken der Akademien gab es kaum grundsätzlichen Protest gegen NS-Anordnungen. Die Akademien argumentierten gegen den Ausschluss ihrer jüdischen Mitglieder mit der Befürchtung, dass ein solcher Schritt Massenaustritte ausländischer korrespondierender Mitglieder zur Folge haben würde. Diese Folge blieb jedoch aus. Derartige Austritte gab es nur vereinzelt. Aufgrund der zahlreichen Anfang 1933 erfolgten Entlassungen von Wissenschaftlern in Deutschland legte der Biologe John S. Haldane seine Leopoldina-Mitgliedschaft nieder.

Von Inländern ausgehender Protest war natürlich mit größerem persönlichen Risiko verbunden. Albert Einstein trat bereits im März 1933 aus der Preußischen und im April aus der Bayerischen Akademie aus. Einem vom Erziehungsminister ausgeübten Druck musste nicht unbedingt nachgegeben werden: 1941 wurde der Historiker Willy Hoppe von der Preußischen Akademie nicht gewählt, obwohl der Erziehungsminister darauf drängte und drohte, im Ablehnungsfall in Zukunft Mitglieder ohne Wahl zu ernennen – was allerdings eine leere Drohung blieb.

Anteil an NSDAP-Mitgliedern
In der Preußischen und in der Wiener Akademie waren zu Kriegsende ungefähr die Hälfte der ordentlichen Mitglieder Parteigenossen – in Berlin allerdings war bei der Wahl einiger Nationalsozialisten Druck ausgeübt worden, in Wien nicht. In der Bayerischen Akademie dagegen waren "nur" 26 % der ordentlichen Mitglieder Parteiangehörige – wobei es auch hier starken Druck gab, und zwar seitens des Bayerischen Unterrichtsministeriums. Es gab zwischen den Akademien also beträchtliche Unterschiede.

Begriff "Gleichschaltung" unzutreffend
Vom Standpunkt eines Nationalsozialisten waren die Vorgänge an Akademien unbefriedigend. Inhaltlich war wenig von einer "nationalsozialistischen Durchdringung" zu spüren. Noch 1942 schrieb der Reichsdozentenführer Walther Schultze an das Bayerische Unterrichtsministerium, dass die Bayerische Akademie "vom nationalsozialistischen Geist auch im zehnten Jahr nach der Machtübernahme noch keinen Hauch verspürt habe". Die Charakterisierung als "gleichgeschaltet" ist nicht geeignet, um einen hinsichtlich der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit sowie der Mitgliederwahlen vom Nationalsozialismus kaum beeinflussten Akademiebetrieb zu beschreiben. Nichts destotrotz waren selbst nach 1945 noch Verbindungen zum Nationalsozialismus sichtbar. So war zum Beispiel der Mediziner  Hermann Stieve noch bis zu seinem Tod 1952 korrespondierendes Mitglied der Bayrischen Akademien der Wissenschaften. Hermann hatte die sich durch den Nationalsozialismus eröffnende Möglichkeit ergriffen, Menschenversuche an toten und lebenden Körpern, wie von Hingerichteten sowie KZ-Insassinnen, zu unternehmen.

Symposium 1994
Die Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina veranstaltete ein Symposium (9.–11. Juni 1994 in Schweinfurt) über die deutschen Akademien in der NS-Zeit. Dargestellt wurden die Leopoldina (von Sybille Gerstengarbe, Heidrun Hallmann und Wieland Berg), die Königlich-Preußische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin (von Rolf Winau), die Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften in München (von Monika Stoermer), die Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften (von Udo Wennemuth) und die Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien (von Franz Graf-Stuhlhofer). Im gedruckten Tagungsband Die Elite der Nation (→ Literatur) wurde noch ein kurzer Beitrag über die Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften in Erfurt eingebaut. Nicht enthalten sind in diesem Band die Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen sowie die Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Hochschulen und Akademien im NS-Staat

Literatur
 Franz Graf-Stuhlhofer: Das Verhältnis der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften zum Nationalsozialismus. In: Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft 44 (1996), S. 143–147.
 Eduard Seidler, Christoph J. Scriba, Wieland Berg (Hg.): Die Elite der Nation im Dritten Reich. Das Verhältnis von Akademien und ihrem wissenschaftlichen Umfeld zum Nationalsozialismus (Acta historica Leopoldina; 22). Barth, Leipzig Berlin Heidelberg 1995. ISBN 3-335-00409-4.
 Wolfram Fischer (Hg.): Die Preußische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1914-1945. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 2000,  (darin u. a.: Peter Th. Walther: "Arisierung", Nazifizierung und Militarisierung. Die Akademie im dritten Reich).

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Akademie der Wissenschaften
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A call to bring the world together….
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual, traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.
It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and emphatically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.
We therefore call upon all men and women—to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion—to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate—to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures—to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity—to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.
We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarised world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.
Vine and branches – be a tree of life for others.
Last week we had the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, the one who protects those in his care, always and everywhere.
Today we have the image of Jesus as the true vine and he says 'my father is the vine grower'. I am reminded of a teaching I came across called 'lessons from trees' and I want to share it with you. It makes nine points.
1. It is important to have roots: it is not so much a place, as such, but essentially a set of close ties with people who support us and accept us and vice versa. We are rooted in Christ first and hence to one another. The Gospel says 'I am the vine, you are the branches'. We are inter-dependent on one another.
2. In today's complex world it pays to branch out: trees have rots that fix them deep but they also have branches that spread out in all directions, open to the sun but also harsh winds, ice and rain. Branching out leaves one exposed and so risks being hurt or betrayed by others, but branch out we must or else we will remain fixed and rigid (Simon and Garfunkel song I am a rock).
4. Be flexible so you don't break when a harsh wind blows. Just as trees adapt to rain, hail and shine so must we to changing circumstances in life. I have read somewhere 'the reason you are unhappy is because you are focusing on what you don't have'. Christ never promised following him would be easy but he did promise a peace the world cannot give.
5. Sometimes you have to shed your old bark in order to grow! The idea of shedding ones old bark is akin to the Gospel, 'every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.' We can play on the word 'bark'; people can hold onto the same gripe for years not realizing that there is a time, a season, to let it go; to give it up or at least change to a new bark and do everybody a favour!
7. Avoid people who would like to cut you down! What do trees fear most? It has to be chainsaws! Avoid people who are negative and destructive for one very good reason – they are bad for your health and well being.
9. As you approach the autumn of your life you sill show your true colours and you will be brilliant. People who have lived life well, enduring with dignity the harsh winds and storms, grow into beautiful people where others can come and find rest and shade and so be a tree of life for others. Let this be your legacy then: a person who is a tree of life for others, a place of shelter and comfort against the ill winds and disease that pervades our society.
Our heartfelt thanks again to all who supported our Seasonal Winter Lunch at the church hall today. We welcomed the Bishop of Bedford as our special guest and he was very impressed with this community event.
Unfortunately Father Noel did not do his 'dances from around the world' but he made quite an impressive Maitre D!
Lindsey, manager of our Co-op also came on her day off to meet the Bishop and see what their Community Fund support looks like in action.
Thank you to all our contributors, we had some great vouchers! Heath Inn gave £20, Little Emm's hair studio gave £15, The Dukes £10 and Finishing Touch Health and Beauty £5. As well as over £2000 from the Community Fund the Co-op also gave a hamper, three bottles of wine and two boxes of yummy chocolates, The Axe and Compass gave a bottle of Sherry and a bottle of wine and K9 Grooming gave wine too. We really are delighted that this event has become something our community can all be proud of. Today, there were almost 60 people and the hall was buzzing.
We had great entertainment from Maggie Lines who regularly gives humorous talks at various events and we were delighted that she agreed to come and entertain us.
Brother Bede, as chef did a great job as did our 'front of house team', Elisha Fowler, Callum Buchanan, Jack Potter,Bryony Nelson, AJ and Rebecca Roberts. Elisha had her 18th birthday yesterday and still came to help, just as she has from the very beginning.
Well done yet again Heath and Reach. If you know of anyone who might like to come as a guest to our next event please contact the parish office. Next we will be holding our Spring Lunch; the evenings will be brighter and hopefully it will be getting a bit warmer by then too.
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Tuscany International Drilling Inc. Announces Hiring of Financial Advisors to Conduct Review of Strategic Alternatives
Posted by Sonny M on 04/08/2013
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – April 8, 2013) – Tuscany International Drilling Inc. ("Tuscany" or the "Company") (TSX:TID) (COLOMBIA:TIDC) is a Canadian-based oilfield services company, offering drilling, completion and workover services to the international oil and natural gas industry.
The Board of Tuscany announces that it has retained Citigroup Global Markets Inc. ("Citi") and Black Spruce Merchant Capital Corp. ("BSMC") as its financial advisors to consider a range of potential strategic alternatives for the Company with a goal to enhancing shareholder value.
There can be no assurance that any transaction will occur and that there is no defined timeline for the strategic review. The Company does not intend to comment further regarding the strategic review until such time, if any, as Tuscany determines that disclosure is appropriate or required.
Walter Dawson, President and CEO of Tuscany, made the following statement: "The Board has been focused on the recent decline in Tuscany's share price, which we do not believe reflects the long-term value of the Company. Therefore, we have taken proactive steps by appointing two well-regarded financial advisors in Citi and BSMC to work alongside us to develop ways to enhance shareholder value."
While undertaking the strategic review, Tuscany will continue to conduct its business as usual and remains fully-focused on servicing its customers.
About Tuscany
Tuscany, a corporation headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, is engaged in the business of providing contract drilling and work‐over services along with equipment rentals to the oil and gas industry. Tuscany is currently focused on providing services to oil and natural gas operators in South America and Africa. Tuscany has operating centers in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador and France.
The listing of Tuscany's common shares on the Colombian Stock Exchange does not imply a certification by the BVC of the value or the solvency of Tuscany.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed, nor does it accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Tuscany International Drilling Inc.
Walter Dawson
Matt Moorman
1950, 140-4th Avenue S.W.
www.tuscanydrilling.com
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Octavio Molmenti
Serge Tismen
Grant Kernaghan
Black Spruce Merchant Capital Corp.
Sonny Mottahed
Jeff Barber
Black Spruce Merchant Capital Corp
11th Floor, 505 – 3rd Street SW
info@bsmc.ca
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Calgary Oil Baron Jeff Boyce's Petroamerica Turnaround In Progress
Posted by Support on 10/09/2012
This interview was published by Tommy Humphreys on October 9, 2012 on CEO.ca.
Please enter http://ceo.ca/pta-update/ to get the whole story.
Since we first wrote about Petroamerica Oil Corp. (TSXV: PTA) on August 16, shares of the Calgary/Bogata-based oil and gas junior have risen over 50% to 52-week highs (chart). Obviously something is up so we decided to take a closer look to see why shares in PTA have more buyers than sellers.
What first attracted us to Petroamerica was the management team, which we detailed in our August article. Jeff Boyce, former CEO and co-founder of the $4.5B+ Vermillion Energy Inc., is a 'hands-on'
Executive Chairman with a strong track record. CEO Nelson Navarette was formerly second in command at Ecopetrol, the state oil company in Colombia, and he has the connections and expertise to navigate the oil business in that country. Influential resource mogul and billionaire Frank Giustra is also one of the largest shareholders of the company.
We were also impressed by the turnaround strategy being executed by management. When we first spoke with Boyce by phone in August, he told us, "We've come out of two years of hell, changing management, cleaning up the company's asset base. But I like this kind of stuff, I think I have half an idea of what I'm doing, so I stepped up, as did Nelson Navarette and Ralph Gillcrist [EVP Exploration and Business Development], and now we've made a major discovery."
Another press release was issued by PTA last week which the market responded favourably to, announcing current net production of 2714 barrels per day. See: "Petroamerica Announces the Drilling Start-up of the Las Maracas-5 Well…"
Following this release we wanted to know what to expect from PTA over the coming months, so weventured to Calgary last week to catch up with Mr. Boyce and learn more.
Our conversations with industry experts before heading to Calgary indicated that the market is positively inclined to Petroamerica, yet still wants to see more evidence that PTA can continue to deliver success.
Mr. Boyce put it succinctly in our meeting last Thursday when he said, "For our company, we've got a real nice oil field now at Las Maracas, and we've got a little bit of production at Balay. If we can get that other leg of the stool fastened with more exploration success, then the concentration risk is gone, and all of a sudden, this becomes a real company—not just a 'one asset play.'"
In asking Mr. Boyce how investors might value the company, he suggested focusing on the growth of production, reserves and cash flow on a per share basis. "At 2714 barrels per day, our stock price is trading at less than two times 2013 cash flow per share. What's a reasonable multiple? That's for you to decide, but I think we're trading at approximately half of our base value, not including any exploration upside."
A top priority now for Petroamerica is to prove up its core asset, the Las Maracas oil field, which has been its first major success. One step out well, Las Maracas 5, is currently drilling, with Las Maracas 6 expected to be drilled right after Las Maracas 5.
According to Boyce, Petroamerica also has a number of exploration properties in the Llanos basin, all of which have undergone 3D Seismic surveys. Drill results from the La Casona well on the El Eden block will be out by the end of October. Petroamerica holds at 40% working interest in this block, and the company has handicapped the success of this well at 45%—with the potential of 5-10 million barrels recoverable. Boyce commented that, "El Eden has the potential to double our current production and reserves."
The next block for exploration will be CPO-1, which is a 50% working interest in a joint venture with the $7B+ Colombian energy producer, Pacific Rubiales. The CPO-1 prospect has a potential size of 7-12 million barrels of recoverable reserves, handicapped at a 40% chance of success after the 3D Seismic survey. CPO-1 is expected to be drilled later this year or early next. In regards to CPO-1 Boyce said, "This is a very prolific area with lots of production around it. Like El Eden, CPO-1 has the potential to be as big or bigger than what we have now at Las Maracas."
Additional drilling prospects include the Curiara-1 well at El-Porton, which is a block beside El-Eden and will be drilled early next year, with results expected by March 2013. When asked if El-Porton was as large of a prospect as the others, Boyce said, "In terms of potential, we think El-Porton is bigger, but keep in mind, this prospect has a much higher risk profile."
Balay 4 will also be drilled shortly, as part of a delineation of a reservoir on the property with two wells already in production. Petroamerica has only a 15% working interest in Balay (with Petrobras as operator), so it's less material to the company, but the field has potential, Boyce says.We also learned Petroamerica has further growth prospects outside of the blocks already mentioned, and more areas to run 3D Seismic surveys.
Another potential catalyst for the company will be the release of an upcoming reserve report, prepared by GLJ Engineering, which should be ready by March 2013. Petroamerica hopes this report will assist the company in obtaining a lower cost reserve-based credit facility in the future.
Additionally, the company is about to ramp up the marketing of its story to investors, beginning with presentations at a Colombian energy conference and the Canaccord Global Resource Conference this October.
Petroamerica also announced the engagement of Sonny Mottahed (Black Spruce Merchant Capital), formerly of Canaccord and Raymond James, as Special Advisor to the company's board of directors. "Sonny is helping us to communicate the story properly, to find new shareholders, and in sourcing and evaluating new business opportunities. He gives us depth and he owns a lot of stock. He's a partner, and we're fortunate to have him involved," Boyce commented.
When asked about challenges the company has faced, Boyce indicated that, "One challenge we've had is retooling the whole shareholder base. Two years ago production was at zero and our share price was 70 cents. Today the production is at 2714 barrels per day, and the stock price is down here in the mid 20s. People got too excited too early. Now we're starting to deliver success and we're getting the right investor base who want to own Petroamerica, who understand the story, and who are a little more patient with their capital, like I am… I will be the last guy out," Boyce further commented.
It is also difficult to ignore the high share count when evaluating the company, with 578,331,594 outstanding plus warrants and options at time of writing. "I don't like that there's so many shares out, but I own them, and I'm not selling," Mr. Boyce told us. "Keep in mind when looking at the share structure that it's the market capitalization that counts, and that we could take in a lot of capital at higher prices from our warrants and options."
We asked Boyce whether a share consolidation was in the cards, and he replied that, "We would only consider a share consolidation on strength, with respect to a business combination or other positive transaction. In the meantime, we're trying to make this company as successful as possible."
What we like most about Boyce is that he wants results, and not promotion alone, to drive the share price. He commented that, "It's fine to get people excited–they will believe you. But when I tell you I'm going to deliver, it's going to be more than I tell you to expect, not less. That's my philosophy of building success and loyalty in the marketplace… I want you to add 10% or 20% to my story because we've under-promised and over-delivered."
As our time with Mr. Boyce came to an end he told us that, "With Petroamerica, we've had one major success. Now, for things to really take off, we need to show the market we're not just a one-trick pony. I think the odds are, that out of five or six [exploration blocks], one or two are going to work, and when they do, we'll get a real shot in the arm."
Our experience shows us that speculating on an oil and gas explorer is never a sure thing — but fortune favours the bold, and it helps to have an experienced captain like Jeff Boyce at the helm. The fate of this company is now up to the drill bit, and at least operationally, now we know what to expect.
Whether you want to add 10% or 20% to the story is up to you.
Disclosure: Please see Petroamerica's Disclaimer on page 1 of their corporate presentation as this article may contain forward looking statements. Also, Tommy Humphreys owns shares in Petroamerica Oil Corp. and this article is not investment advice. Always do your own due diligence and consult a licensed investment advisor before buying or selling any security.
SOURCE: Petroamerica Oil Corp.
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Petromanas to Acquire Gallic Energy as Part of Continental European Strategy
CALGARY, ALBERTA, October 2, 2012 – Petromanas Energy Inc. ("Petromanas" or the "Company") (TSXV: PMI) and Gallic Energy Ltd. ("Gallic") (TSXV: GLC) are pleased to jointly announce that they have entered into an agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") whereby Petromanas will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding class A shares of Gallic ("Gallic Shares"), in exchange for common shares of Petromanas ("Petromanas Shares"), by way of a statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement"). The
transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012 provided all required Gallic security holder, court and regulatory approvals are obtained.
Under the terms of the Arrangement, holders of Gallic shares ("Gallic Shareholders") will receive, in exchange for each Gallic Share held, 0.3736 of a share of Petromanas (the "Exchange Ratio"). The Exchange Ratio represents a value of approximately $0.07 per Gallic Share, based on the volume weighted average price of Petromanas Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") for the ten trading days ended October 1, 2012 and a premium of 11% to the volume weighted average price of Gallic Shares on the TSXV for the same period.
In addition, under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, all of Gallic's outstanding options will be exercised in accordance with their terms, or, surrendered or otherwise terminated prior to the closing of the Arrangement. Pursuant to the Arrangement, all holders of Gallic warrants will receive replacement warrants of Petromanas exercisable for Petromanas Shares equal to that number of Gallic Shares which were otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Gallic warrants previously held, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, with the exercise price adjusted accordingly. Petromanas anticipates issuing an aggregate of approximately 62.65 million common shares in connection with the Arrangement, at a deemed purchase price in respect of the Arrangement of approximately $10 million. After giving effect to the Arrangement, Petromanas will have approximately 693 million common shares outstanding.
"This transaction provides shareholders of both companies with an opportunity to access an expanded portfolio of European assets on favourable terms," said Glenn McNamara, CEO of Petromanas. "Petromanas has always planned to diversify and complement its Albanian exploration portfolio with additional European assets. The combined exploration assets are focused on proven petroleum producing basins and offer exposure to a variety of play and commodity types while diversifying risk across the portfolio. Our subsurface expertise currently being utilized in Albania is a very good fit for Gallic's naturally fractured carbonate assets in France's Aquitaine Basin. In addition, fiscal terms, regional commodity prices and infrastructure access in France are very attractive for conventional assets. We feel this is a cost effective way to expand Petromanas' exploration portfolio and our solid balance sheet will permit ongoing exploration activities across the unified asset base to proceed in an orderly and timely fashion from a position of strength."
The Arrangement Agreement provides for, among other things, a non-solicitation covenant on the part of Gallic, subject to customary "fiduciary out" provisions, that entitles Gallic to consider and accept a superior proposal and a right in favour of Petromanas to match any superior proposal. If the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in certain circumstances, including if Gallic enters into an agreement with respect to a superior proposal or if the Board of Directors of Gallic withdraws or modifies its recommendation with respect to the proposed transaction, Petromanas is entitled to a termination payment in cash of $350,860. A complete copy of the Arrangement Agreement will be available under Petromanas' issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Gallic Board of Directors, after consulting with its financial and legal advisors, has unanimously (other than one Gallic director who recused himself from the process of considering the proposed transaction) determined that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Gallic and that the consideration being offered to Gallic Shareholders is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Gallic Shareholders. The Gallic Board has resolved to unanimously recommend that Gallic Shareholders and Gallic warrantholders vote their shares and warrants in favour of the Arrangement at the special meeting (the "Gallic Meeting") of Gallic Shareholders and warrantholders (voting together as a single class) to be held on or about November 30, 2012.
The directors and senior officers of Gallic have entered into support agreements with Petromanas to vote their Gallic Shares and Gallic warrants in favour of the Arrangement at the Gallic Meeting. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including court approval of the Arrangement; approval of two-thirds of the votes cast by holders of Gallic Shares and Gallic warrants (voting together as a single class) in person or by proxy at the Gallic Meeting; and applicable government and regulatory approvals by, among others, the relevant authorities in Canada, France and Australia (if required).
Full details of the transaction will be included in an information circular to be mailed to Gallic Shareholders and warrantholders in accordance with applicable securities laws. A copy of the information circular and related documents will be filed under Gallic's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Black Spruce Merchant Capital Corp is acting as financial advisor to Petromanas with respect to the Transaction. Raymond James Ltd. has provided the board of directors of Petromanas with its verbal opinion that, subject to its review of the final form of documents effecting the Transaction, the consideration payable pursuant to the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of Petromanas. National Bank Financial Inc. is acting as strategic advisor to Petromanas. Petromanas' legal advisor is Norton Rose Canada LLP.
Gallic's Board of Directors has received a fairness opinion from Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. that, subject to the assumptions and limitations contained therein, the consideration to be received by Gallic Shareholders pursuant to the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Gallic Shareholders. Gallic's legal advisor is Davis LLP.
About Gallic Energy Ltd.
Gallic is an international oil and gas company with assets in France and Australia. Current operations are focused on France and, in particular, on the Aquitaine Basin where Gallic holds a 100% working interest in approximately 320,000 net acres of exploration lands. Gallic also holds acreage in the prospective Canning Basin in Australia.
For further information with respect to Gallic Energy Ltd. please contact:
William H. (Bill) Smith
Gallic Energy Ltd.
Dean Callaway
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
info@gallicenergy.com
About Petromanas
Petromanas is an international oil and gas company focused on the exploration and development of its assets in Albania. Petromanas, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, holds three Production Sharing Contracts ("PSCs") with the Albanian government. Under the terms of the PSCs, the Company has a 100% working interest in Blocks A, B, D, and E and a 50% working interest in Blocks 2 and 3 that comprise more than 1.4 million gross acres across Albania's Berati thrust belt.
For further information with respect to Petromanas Energy Inc. please contact:
Glenn McNamara, CEO
Hamid Mozayani, COO
Bill Cummins, CFO
Petromanas Energy Inc.
Suite 1720, 734 – 7th Avenue SW
Canada T2P 3P8
Email: info@petromanas.com
Website: www.petromanas.com
The Equicom Group
Nick Hurst
300 5th Avenue SW, 10th Floor
Canada T2P 3C4
nhurst@equicomgroup.com
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws and are based on the expectations, estimates and projections of management of Petromanas and Gallic as of the date of this news release unless otherwise stated. The use of any of the words "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "objective", "ongoing", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "plans", "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. More particularly and without limitation, this press release contains forward-looking information and statements concerning: the anticipated benefits of the Arrangement to Petromanas and Gallic and their respective shareholders, including anticipated synergies; the timing and anticipated receipt of required regulatory, court and securityholder approvals for the transaction; the ability of Petromanas and Gallic to satisfy the other conditions to, and to complete, the Arrangement; the anticipated timing of the mailing of the information circular regarding the Arrangement, the holding of the Gallic Meeting and the closing of the Arrangement.
In respect of the forward-looking information and statements concerning the anticipated benefits and completion of the proposed Arrangement and the anticipated timing for completion of the Arrangement, Petromanas and Gallic have provided such in reliance on certain assumptions that it believes are reasonable at this time, including assumptions as to the time required to prepare and mail securityholder meeting materials, including the required information circular; the ability of Petromanas and Gallic to receive, in a timely manner, the necessary government, regulatory, court, securityholder, stock exchange and other third party approvals, including but not limited to the receipt of applicable competition approvals and foreign government approvals; the ability of Petromanas and Gallic to satisfy, in a timely manner, the other conditions to the closing of the Arrangement; and expectations and assumptions concerning, among other things: commodity prices and interest and foreign exchange rates; planned synergies, capital efficiencies and cost-savings; applicable tax laws; future production rates; the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities; and the availability and cost of labour and services. The anticipated dates provided may change for a number of reasons, including unforeseen delays in preparing meeting materials, inability to secure necessary securityholder, government, regulatory, court or other third party approvals in the time assumed or the need for additional time to satisfy the other conditions to the completion of the Arrangement. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release. In respect of the forward-looking information and statements, Petromanas and Gallic have provided such in reliance on certain assumptions that it believes are reasonable at this time, including assumptions in respect of: prevailing commodity prices, margins and exchange rates; that Petromanas' future results of operations will be consistent with past performance and management expectations in relation thereto; the continued availability of capital at attractive prices to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets and projects, including but not limited to future capital expenditures relating to expansion, upgrades and maintenance shutdowns; the success of growth projects; future operating costs; that counterparties to material agreements will continue to perform in a timely manner; that there are no unforeseen events preventing the performance of contracts; and that there are no unforeseen material construction or other costs related to current growth projects or current operations.
Since forward-looking information and statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to the risks associated with the industries in which Petromanas and Gallic operate in general such as: operational risks; delays or changes in plans with respect to growth projects or capital expenditures; costs and expenses; health, safety and environmental risks; commodity price, interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations; environmental risks; competition; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Arrangement and to successfully integrate Gallic and Petromanas; ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; and changes in legislation, including but not limited to tax laws and environmental regulations. Risks and uncertainties inherent in the nature of the Arrangement include the failure of Petromanas or Gallic to obtain necessary securityholder, government, regulatory, court and other third party approvals, or to otherwise satisfy the conditions to the Arrangement, in a timely manner, or at all. Failure to so obtain such approvals, or the failure of Petromanas or Gallic to otherwise satisfy the conditions to the Arrangement, may result in the Arrangement not being completed on the proposed terms, or at all.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on other factors that could affect the operations or financial results of Petromanas, Gallic and the combined company, are included in reports on file with applicable securities regulatory authorities, including but not limited to; Petromanas' Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2011 which may be accessed on Petromanas' SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and the Annual Information Form of Gallic for the year ended December 31, 2011 which may accessed on Gallic's SEDAR profile.
The forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and Petromanas undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward- looking information or statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.
Neither TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE: Petromanas Energy Inc.
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Petroamerica Announces the Drilling Start-up of the Las Maracas-5 Well, Provides a Production Update for its Colombian Operations, and Announces the Engagement of a Special Advisor to its Board of Directors
CALGARY, ALBERTA, October 1, 2012 – Petroamerica Oil Corp. (TSX-V:PTA) ("Petroamerica" or the "Company"), a junior oil and gas company operating in Colombia is pleased to announce the start of drilling of the Las Maracas-5 well (the "well") on the Los Ocarros Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia, which was spud on September 30, 2012. The well is primarily targeting production from the Mirador Formation but it will also test the deeper Gacheta reservoir in a structurally low position. The well is being drilled with the Tuscany 109 drilling rig, and upon its completion, is expected to be followed closely by the Las Maracas-6 well and a possible water disposal well.
The Company further announces that the logistical circumstances previously limiting crude oil production and transportation at the Las Maracas Field no longer apply, and since September 22, 2012 the field has been producing at more than 5,000 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") with minimal water (less than 3% water cut).
Petroamerica holds a 50% participating interest in the Los Ocarros Block. The contractual operator of the block is Cepcolsa, which has transferred its 50% working interest to Parex Resources Colombia Ltd. Sucursal. Final approval of this transfer by the ANH (Colombian National Hydrocarbon Agency) is pending.
With the increased production coming from the Las Maracas field, at September 29, 2012, the Company's total working interest production was 2,714 bopd (2,497 bopd net after royalties).
Petroamerica is also pleased to announce the engagement of Sonny Mottahed as Special Advisor to the Corporation's Board of Directors. Mr. Mottahed will provide strategic and financial advisory services with respect to projects and corporate acquisitions as part of the ongoing development of Petroamerica's assets in Colombia. Sonny Mottahed is the CEO of Black Spruce Merchant Capital Corp., a private merchant banking firm focused on providing specialized financing and advisory services to the global energy industry.
Additionally, the Company reports that pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan, a total of 7,450,000 stock options have been granted to certain directors, officers, employees and advisors of the Company on October 1, 2012, to be priced at the closing market price 48 hours after issuance. This grant is subject to regulatory approval. The options were issued pursuant to the Company's stock option plan and expire on October 1, 2022. The options vest in thirds, with one third vesting upon issuance, and one third vesting on each of the first and second anniversaries of issuance.
About Petroamerica:
Petroamerica Oil Corp. is a junior oil and gas exploration and production company with activities in Colombia. Petroamerica has production coming from two oil discoveries and has interests in seven exploration blocks, all located in Colombia's Llanos Basin. Petroamerica's shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "PTA".
This news release includes forward-looking statements related to the expected occurrences in relation to the properties identified and with respect to expectations regarding drilling and completion activities and third party approvals of the Company's activities. A multitude of factors can cause actual events to differ significantly from any anticipated development and although Petroamerica believes that the expectations represented by such forward-looking statements are reasonable; there can be no assurance that such expectations will be realized. These forward looking statements are based upon assumptions that Petroamerica has made concerning the oil and gas industry in Colombia, the reliability of available data regarding the properties, the regulatory environment in which the Company operates and the continuing
market for oil and gas. Risk factors may include the uncertainty of conducting operations under a foreign regime, the availability of labour and equipment, the fluctuating price of oil and gas, the results of drilling and Petroamerica's dependence upon other participants in the property areas. Neither Petroamerica nor any of its subsidiaries nor any of its officers or employees guarantees that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are free from errors, nor do any of the foregoing accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this document or the actual occurrence of the forecasted developments.
Although the Company believes that the expectations represented by the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because there can be no assurance that such expectations will be realized. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.
Nelson Navarrete
Ralph Gillcrist
Executive Vice President Exploration & Business Development
Tel Bogota, Colombia: +57-1-629-3534
Tel Calgary, Canada: +1-403-237-8300
Email: investorrelations@pta-oil.com
Web Page: www.PetroamericaOilCorp.com
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Porto Energy Engages Black Spruce Merchant Capital to provide Financial Advisory Services
THE WOODLANDS, TX, August 24, 2012 – Porto Energy Corp., ("Porto" or the "Company") (TSXV:PEC), a company focused on oil and gas exploration, appraisal and development in Portugal, today announced the engagement of Black Spruce Merchant Capital Corporation ("BSMC") to provide financial advisory services with respect to project and corporate, business combinations as well as equity and debt financings as part of the ongoing development on Porto's seven concessions in Portugal's Lusitanian Basin.
Porto is currently actively advancing two of its projects in Portugal. First, on June 29, 2012 Porto through its wholly owned subsidiary, announced a definitive farmout with Petróleos de Portugal – Petrogal ("Galp") whereby Galp will pay the Company approximately US$7.8 million to earn 50% of the Company's rights in the Aljuabarrota-3 concession, comprising approximately 300,000 acres, onshore Portugal. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company intends to drill a Presalt well with a target depth of approximately 3,000 meters. Drilling is expected to commence in late August, 2012 and take approximately 45-55 days to complete. This well has a NI51-101 estimate of 588 BCF P50 gross unrisked resources (294 BCF net P50 unrisked resources). Second, on March 1, 2012, Porto announced a definitive agreement with Sorgenia International B.V., Netherlands ("Sorgenia"), and Rohöl-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft, Austria ("RAG"), (together the ("Farm-in Partners"), to jointly evaluate the unconventional resource potential of the Lower Jurassic (Lias) stratigraphic interval within Porto's concessions in Portugal. Porto retains operatorship of the Company's concessions and the joint venture. With the additions of the two new concessions in May 2012, Zambujal and Peniche, the area to be jointly evaluated is approximately 690,000 acres. The Lias stratigraphic interval is being pursued as an unconventional resource throughout Europe. Second phase activities, for which Porto will be carried for until phase 3, include the drilling of two deep wells and additional geochemical and geophysical analysis. The costs associated with the two wells will be shared equally between the Farm-in Partners capped at a gross cost of US$10.0 million, net of mobilization and demobilization costs. Phase 1 of this joint venture is currently underway with the drilling of 19 wells (9 core wells) of which 11 wells have been drilled and logged to date both inside and outside the AMI to determine the outer extent of the Lias interval over the Lusitanian Basin. The focus of the first phase, which must be completed by December 31, 2012, is on developing a comprehensive geophysical and geochemical analysis of the Lias interval.
Porto continues to pursue interests in its other concessions, most notably its offshore acreage for which the Company has shot and interpreted approximately 1,100 km2 of seismic data. Using this data, the Company has mapped approximately 3 – 4 prospective opportunities.
Upon the engagement of BSMC, the Company issued to BSMC 1,000,000 options exercisable at a price of $0.11 per common share for three years to vest one third every six months from the date of the engagement. In addition, BSMC will be paid a monthly work fee during the term of the engagement, milestone fees in certain circumstances and a financing success fee on the closing of any debt or equity financing provided to Porto.
About Porto Energy Corp.
Porto Energy Corp. is an international oil and gas company engaged in the exploration of crude oil and natural gas in Portugal, including the appraisal of a gas discovery. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mohave Oil And Gas Corporation (a Texas corporation with branch offices in Portugal), the Company holds working interests in seven concessions in Portugal's Lusitanian Basin totaling approximately 1.9 million net acres. Through its exploration efforts to date, the Company has identified seven major exploration trends over its concessions including unconventional oil and gas resource plays as well as conventional oil and gas targets. Porto Energy's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol "PEC". For more information on Porto Energy visit: www.portoenergy.com.
About Black Spruce Merchant Capital
Black Spruce is a private independent merchant banking company focused on providing executive level and unbiased financial advisory services to the global oil and gas industry. Black Spruce's award winning principals have a history of achieving success for clients based high-level industry focus, strong industry relationships and innovative transaction skills. Offering advice in project, corporate and debt capital markets; equity-linked financings; mergers and acquisitions; and strategic business development.
No proved, probable or possible reserves have been assigned by the Company at this time. Undiscovered resources are those quantities of oil and gas estimated on a given date to be contained in accumulations yet to be discovered. Estimates of resources always involve uncertainty, and the degree of uncertainty can vary widely between accumulations/projects and over the life of a project. There is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.
Estimates with respect to resources that may be developed and produced in the future are often based upon volumetric calculations, probabilistic methods and upon analogy to similar types of resources, rather than upon actual production history. Estimates based on these methods generally are less reliable than those based on actual production history. Subsequent evaluation of the same resources based upon production history will result in variations, which may be material, in the estimated resources. Resource estimates may require revision based on actual production experience.
Prospective resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects.
Best Estimate is considered to be the best estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the best estimate. Using probabilistic methods, there should be at least a 50 percent probability (P50) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the best estimate.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or the Company's future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "predict" and "potential" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained in this press release, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Porto Energy Corp.
Heath Cleaver – Chief Financial Officer
Sonny Mottahed – CEO
Email: sonny@bsmc.ca
SOURCE: Porto Energy Corp.
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Олег Витальевич Еремеев (Род. ) — российский государственный деятель, политик, член Совета Федерации (2011—2015), представлявший Рязанскую областную думу, заместитель председателя Комитета Совета Федерации по экономической политике.

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Окончил Московский государственный университет им. М. В. Ломоносова, аспирантуру. Кандидат экономических наук.

Бывший советник Координационного Совета объединений работодателей России и депутат Рязанской областной Думы пятого созыва на непостоянной основе.

По информации газеты «Ведомости», Еремеев владеет недвижимостью в Литве.

Во время пребывания в Совете Федерации являлся членом Наблюдательного Совета государственной компании «Российские автомобильные дороги» (ГК «Автодор»). По окончании срока пребывания в Совете Федерации возглавил одну из дочерних структур ГК «Автодор» — ООО «Автодор Инфра Инвест», отвечающую за создание проектных компаний, реализующий проекты строительства платных автомобильных дорог по схеме государственно-частного-партнерства.

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NYT: GM knew about fatal defect, kept quiet
Ed Morrissey 8:41 PM on July 17, 2014
Congress puts General Motors back on the hotseat today, with CEO Mary Barra and other executives testifying about the cover-up of its ignition-switch defect. That cover-up became more clear last night, thanks to a New York Times report on internal documents relating to the fatal crashes. The documents show that GM officials knew that some of the crashes were because of a loss of power and that the fatalities related to failed airbag deployment as a result, but said nothing — even as a woman was erroneously convicted of vehicular homicide:
The car crash that killed Gene Erickson caught the attention of federal regulators. Why did the Saturn Ion he was traveling in, along a rural Texas road, suddenly swerve into a tree? Why did the air bags fail? General Motors told federal authorities that it could not provide answers.
But only a month earlier, a G.M. engineer had concluded in an internal evaluation that the Ion had most likely lost power, disabling its air bags, according to a subsequent internal investigation commissioned by G.M. …
The company repeatedly found a way not to answer the simple question from regulators of what led to a crash. In at least three cases of fatal crashes, including the accident that killed Mr. Erickson, G.M. said that it had not assessed the cause. In another fatal crash, G.M. said that attorney-client privilege may have prevented it from answering. And in other cases, the automaker was more blunt, writing, "G.M. opts not to respond." The responses came even though G.M. had for years been aware of sudden power loss in the models involved in the accidents.
The release of the assessments came too late for one woman:
Mr. Erickson was riding in the front seat of a Saturn Ion driven by Candice Anderson in 2004. They were an hour from Dallas when the car suddenly drove into a tree, killing Mr. Erickson but sparing Ms. Anderson. Only recently did Ms. Anderson, who pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide after the accident because she had a trace of Xanax in her system, learn that she was not to blame.
Despite the earlier determination by the engineer, Manuel Peace, that the engine's shutting off had most likely been the reason for the crash, G.M., in its response to regulators, said there may not have been "sufficient reliable information to accurately assess the cause" of the incident.
That sounds a lot like obstruction of justice. GM later stated that the communication was protected by attorney-client privilege because the Erickson family had filed a lawsuit against GM, but that's nonsense; the report wasn't made as part of privileged communication between the engineer and his own attorney. Documents such as those are part of the discovery process in any lawsuit, and knowingly withholding documentary evidence in a criminal case is obstruction of justice.
The hearings are already underway, and perhaps Barra will get asked about why they allowed a woman to get convicted of manslaughter while GM had knowledge of potentially exculpatory information about the accident. They want to know more about the attempt by GM's engineers and attorneys to keep this kind of information from the public, and apparently from the courts:
General Motors executives return to Capitol Hill on Thursday morning for what is sure to be another round of harsh questioning about their handling of an ignition switch defect linked to at least 54 accidents and 13 deaths.
Lawmakers plan to press Mary T. Barra, GM's chief executive, and general counsel Michael P. Millikin on why top officials remained unaware of the defect for more than a decade even as the company's attorneys settled legal claims resulting from accidents linked to the problem.
Thursday's hearing will mark the first time GM's top lawyer publicly answers questions about the ignition switch debacle.
"There's a reason Michael Millikin will be testifying in addition to Mary Barra — and that's because [Sen. Claire McCaskill] will be posing some tough questions that haven't yet been answered about the role GM's legal department played in delaying this recall," said Andrew Newbold, a spokesman for McCaskill (D-Mo.).
An internal investigation by GM found that information about the switch defect never made its way to top executives and instead remained trapped in the company's engineering and legal departments. Anton R. Valukas, the former U.S. attorney who oversaw the probe, concluded that a pattern of "incompetence and neglect" allowed the problem to fester for more than a decade before executives ordered the first of a series of recalls this year. In the aftermath of the report, Barra dismissed 15 employees, including several GM lawyers involved in safety issues at the company.
Neither the Washington Post nor the New York Times addresses the other big issue in the GM defects issue, which have now resulted in more than 29 million recalled vehicles since the first of the year. The NHTSA knew about the complaints involving airbags and loss of power, but repeatedly ignored them, as Liz Peek explained in March:
By 2011 there had been 204 complaints lodged. In 2010 then-Congressman Barney Frank inquired on behalf of a constituent about the multiple accidents apparently brought on by the random deceleration issue. He was told by NHTSA that it had "insufficient evidence to warrant opening a safety defect investigation." By that time, there had been several fatalities related to Cobalts' stalling. Still, NHTSA did nothing.
At the same time, after the Obama administration had orchestrated a government takeover of General Motors, NHTSA hit Toyota with its largest-ever fine and demanded a recall of some 9 million cars and trucks. Over several years, NHTSA had received more than 3,000 reports of sudden acceleration in Toyotas; there had been some 75 fatal crashes. Though the incidents of problems continued to mount, it was not clear at the time of the recall what exactly accounted for the mishaps. The Wall Street Journal announced that a report attributing most of the accidents to driver error had been "temporarily blocked" by safety officials, acting under the direction of Secretary of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. …
Meanwhile, back in Detroit, evidence of problems in various GM cars – and especially the Chevy Cobalts — continued to mount. To date, the auto maker has reported 13 deaths related to sudden deceleration in various GM models. While the government is now questioning why the Detroit firm delayed initiating a recall of the troubled vehicles, one can also challenge NHTSA's hands-off attitude.
According to The Times, there were only 260 complaints specifically mentioning stalling, but almost 8,000 reports of problems that could be tied to the same defect – plenty of complaints to alert safety watchdogs. In all, the vehicles recalled have been involved in 78 deaths and 1,581 injuries.
By 2010, the US government had invested heavily in GM (and Chrysler) in a two-staged bailout of the automakers. Treasury held a considerable amount of stock in GM, which critics claimed would turn into a white elephant for taxpayers while the Obama administration spent years bragging about saving GM. "GM is alive, and Osama bin Laden is dead," Barack Obama and Joe Biden repeatedly reminded voters in 2012. Only after Treasury finally divested itself of GM stock in December 2013 did this defect start to get attention — and the recalls have cost stockholders, including those who bought from Treasury, more than a billion dollars already this year.
If this set of circumstances had occurred in the private sector, such as a hedge fund dumping shares right before massive recalls and findings of years-long and known defects, you can bet that the SEC and probably the FBI would be conducting an investigation of insider trading and corruption, especially with the deaths involved in this defect. Congress should be asking the same questions, and they should start by subpoenaing communications records between the NHTSA and Treasury before another epidemic of disk-drive failures breaks out.
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Fannie's Last Supper: Re-creating One Amazing Meal from Fannie Farmer's 1896 Cookbook
by: Christopher Kimball (author)
With a title that would never fly today, Fannie Farmer's The Boston Cooking School Cookbook first saw bookstore light in 1896. Its publisher doubted its chances for success and printed only 3,000 copies at the author's expense, but the cookbook took off, eventually selling more than four million... show more
With a title that would never fly today, Fannie Farmer's The Boston Cooking School Cookbook first saw bookstore light in 1896. Its publisher doubted its chances for success and printed only 3,000 copies at the author's expense, but the cookbook took off, eventually selling more than four million copies. Living just a few blocks from Farmer's homestead, PBS America' Test Kitchen hosts Christopher Kimball became intrigued by the possibility, nay the challenge, of recreating one of Fannie's scrumptious 12-course 19th century Christmas feasts. Fannie's Last Supper describes how he did it, from the Duxbury Island Creek Oysters and Mock Turtle Soup, down to the Three Molded Victorian Jellies. Culinary history served with delicious venison and nostalgia. (P.S. To sample the vintage recreation, watch Barnes & Noble Studio video on the book.)
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NSW outlines plans for 10% ticket resale cap
Ticket prices to entertainment and sports events in New South Wales (NSW) will be capped at a maximum +10% of their face value under proposed amendments to the Australian state's consumer legislation.
The proposed changes to the Fair Trading Act 1987 form part of a "suite of 'consumers first' reforms", which will also include measures to ban ticket bots, currently being prepared by the NSW government.
Matt Kean MP (pictured), the NSW minister for better regulation, says the amendments would make tickets more accessible to ordinary fans – and also eliminate the threat for those with secondary market tickets of being shut out of the venue.
"The reforms also aim to make it clear that tickets resold within the new laws should not be cancelled by event organisers or venues simply because the ticket has been acquired in the secondary market," he says.


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A bee smoker is used to distract the inhabitants of a hive to remove or replace a honeycomb. The smoker consists of a metal chamber in which you burn a safe fuel to create a thick smoke, which is stoked and kept going by the force of bellows. The smoke is then forced out through the opening of a funneled top and directed toward the bees, giving them something else to focus on, other than stinging you.
Build your own bee smoker.
Drill a hole in the side of the larger can about 1 inch from the bottom with a power drill. The diameter of the hole should be the same size as the nozzle of the bellows.
Make several holes in the bottom of the smaller can using the drill. These holes will provide the ventilation for the burning fuel so you want as many as you can fit while keeping 1/8-inch of space between each one.
Slide the smaller can into the larger can until their top edges are aligned. Use small metal bulldog clips to keep the smaller can from sliding further inside the larger one.
Solder the two cans together along the top edges where they meet using a soldering iron. Move the bulldog clips when they get in the way of the soldering iron.
Let the solder harden completely. The solder cools as it hardens so you will know it is ready by holding your hand near the cans to see if they are still warm.
Push the funnel over the opening of the cans with the spout pointing up until it is secure. Look for a funnel the same size as the can openings for a good fit.
Insert the nozzle of the bellows into the hole on the side of the larger can, with the handles arranged vertically rather than horizontally.
Based in New Jersey, Michelle Raphael has been writing computer and technology articles since 1997. Her work has appeared in "Mac World" magazine and "PC Connections" magazine. Raphael received the George M. Lilly Literary Award in 2000. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from California State University.


Couples are being turned down for NHS fertility treatment in some areas of England because the man is too old or too fat, despite neither criteria forming part of national guidelines or being proven to affect the success of IVF.
Ninety-one per cent of local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) also refuse access to IVF on the NHS if one of the couple has a child from a previous relationship, a process criticised as social rationing by the campaign group Fertility Fairness.
The group carried out an audit of 195 CCGs and found that 27% of them used a man's body mass index (BMI) to determine whether a couple could be referred for IVF. Fourteen CCGs, or 8%, stipulated that men must be younger than 55.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) guidelines, which advise CCGs on best practice, says men with a BMI of 30 or over should be informed that they are likely to have reduced fertility. Nice also says couples should be told that "female fertility [and to a lesser extent] male fertility decline with age".
Neither male age nor weight affect the success rate of IVF, according to Raj Mathur, a gynaecologist and Fertility Fairness committee member. "Male age and BMI are not in the Nice guidance as criteria for IVF and there is no strong evidence of impact on clinical outcomes of IVF," he said.
Mathur also criticised the quarter of CCGs that insist a woman's anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level and/or antral follicle count (AFC) should be at a specific level. AMH is a hormone secreted by cells in developing egg sacs. Doctors can investigate the number of eggs a woman has left by measuring AMH in her blood or by counting the number of egg-containing follicles, known as her AFC, using a vaginal ultrasound scan.
"AMH and antral follicle count are in the Nice guideline as predictors of ovarian response, but not as predictors of the chance of having a baby through IVF. Commissioners are making unjustified extrapolation in using them for rationing," said Mathur.
In the last two years, 30 CCGs, or 15.3%, have slashed NHS fertility services, and one in 10 are consulting on cutting or removing NHS fertility treatment.
Sarah Norcross, the co-chair of Fertility Fairness, said: "It is shocking to see CCGs introducing their own 'access to IVF' criteria, as well as reducing the number of IVF cycles they offer. It is not the CCG's job to decide the criteria for accessing NHS fertility services.