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<title><![CDATA[test de ppt]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lesoleilbrille</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[toiles-huile
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<title><![CDATA[Cultural Districts: Creating A String of Pearls]]></title>
<link>http://artsmarket.wordpress.com/?p=96</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Louise Stevens</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of counseling cities throughout the US and Canada on creating vibrant cu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I've had the pleasure of counseling cities throughout the US and Canada on creating vibrant cultural districts that go on to become exciting and economically successful hubs.  Here's my list of elements of success.    </p>
<p>Authentic to Location.  Simply put, a cultural district is the antithesis of a "town centre development" that looks like every other urban shopping area in America.<br />
Identity, known for “something unique.”<br />
Cultural Inclusive and culturally diverse.  Don’t limit definition of art, entertainment, or culture.<br />
Started Small.  Made a density difference, and grew organically as the market demand expanded.<br />
Right-sized.  Not too big.  14 blocks.<br />
Critical mass of activity, 24/7.<br />
Diverse offerings.<br />
Connective Tissue: Space-making sculpture, beacon-lights, outdoor vendors,<br />
murals, small touches.  Make the grand intimate.  Human scale.<br />
Branded and marketed as a cultural destination.<br />
Visible art.<br />
Economic incentives.  Loans.  Investment strategies.<br />
Strengthened arts organizations to operate<br />
successful venues.<br />
Artists at the center.  Work space.  Live space.<br />
Vibrant role for arts education within the district.  All ages.<br />
Great partnerships.  Civic.  Cultural.  Educational.  Philanthropic.  Business and entrepreneurial.<br />
Fun.<br />
Programmed.<br />
Mixed Use.<br />
Box Office.<br />
Green Spaces.<br />
Planned.<br />
Managed.<br />
Funded.</p>
<p>Looking for good examples of this approach?  I'm proudest of the City of Indianapolis' strategies and programs for cultural district development.  Check them out.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Compito 7]]></title>
<link>http://virginia88.wordpress.com/?p=23</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>virginia88</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mappa su google
Con il placemark sullo stadio
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<p>Con il placemark sullo stadio</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nuevo catalogo de ropa y pelucas]]></title>
<link>http://santtyblack.wordpress.com/?p=45</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>santtyblack</dc:creator>
<guid>http://santtyblack.wordpress.com/?p=45</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Esta es la tapa del catalogo de ropa.

 
 
Y esta la de pelucas.

 
 
 
Y ya se esta construyen]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Esta es la tapa del catalogo de <strong>ropa</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="http://pinwii.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/catalogo-nuevo.png" alt="" width="276" height="374" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Y esta la de <strong>pelucas</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="http://pinwii.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/peinados1.png" alt="" width="274" height="374" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Y ya se esta construyendo el nuevo escenario en el <strong>stage</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://santtyblack.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/imagen2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-46" src="http://santtyblack.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/imagen2.jpg" alt="" width="629" height="410" /></a>ç</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Los trucos del <strong>catalogo </strong>son:</p>
<p>Apretas en el puffle amarillo y te sale el <strong>casco de vikingo</strong>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-646" title="catalogo-2" src="http://lnyxhero.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/catalogo-2.jpg?w=171&#38;h=160" alt="" width="171" height="160" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Click en el cudro rojo y te salen <strong>las pulseras</strong>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-647" title="catalogo-3" src="http://lnyxhero.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/catalogo-3.jpg?w=189&#38;h=149" alt="" width="189" height="149" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Click en la <strong>guitarra acustica</strong>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-648" title="catalogo-4" src="http://lnyxhero.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/catalogo-4.jpg?w=213&#38;h=125" alt="" width="213" height="125" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hay fondos antiguos y uno solo <strong>nuevo</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://santtyblack.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/imagen31.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-48" src="http://santtyblack.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/imagen31.jpg" alt="" width="273" height="291" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Y hay una postcard nueva del <strong>estadio de futbol</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://santtyblack.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/imagen4.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49" src="http://santtyblack.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/imagen4.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="397" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>- Santty Black -<a href="http://santtyblack.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/imagen3.jpg"></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[භික්ෂු වෙස්ගත් පුද්ගලයින් හරහා රට නව අර්බුදයකට ගෙනයාමක් ?]]></title>
<link>http://sinme.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/%e0%b6%b7%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%9a%e0%b7%8a%e0%b7%82%e0%b7%94-%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%99%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%9c%e0%b6%ad%e0%b7%8a-%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%94%e0%b6%af%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%9c%e0%b6%bd%e0%b6%ba%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%b1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>budhajeewa</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[චීවර ධාරීන් දෙදෙනෙක් රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගා]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>චීවර ධාරීන් දෙදෙනෙක් රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාර ගත වීම මේ දින වල උණුසුම් අන්දමින් කතාබහට ලක්වන කාරණාවක්. මේ සිදුවීම් දෙකට හේතු ලෙස දක්නට ලැබෙන්නේ වෙනස් හේතු දෙකක්.</p>
<p>01. පළමු වැනි සිද්ධිය වන්නේ රාත්රී 10න් පසු ශබ්ද වර්ධක යොදාගනිමින් ශබ්ද දූෂණ පනත උල්ලංඝනය කරමින් කරන ලද ප්රචාරය කිරීමක් සමිබන්ධව පන්සලක නායක ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ කෙනෙකුට එරෙහිව ගෙන යන නඩුවකි.</p>
<p>02. අනෙක, සිවුරක් ලෙස පෙනෙන ඇඳුමක් හැඳගත් අපරාධකරුවෙකු විසින් තවත් පිරිසක් සමග හින්දු කෝවිලක ආගමික උත්සව අවස්ථාවකට කඩාවැදී, එහි ඇති දේපළ ආදියට අළාභහානි කළ සිද්ධියක් සම්බන්ධවය.</p>
<p>මාගේ අවබෝධයේ ආකාරයට, චීවර ධාරීන්ද නීතිමය ඇසින් බලන කල පුරවැසියෙක් පමණි. ඔවුන්ද යම් කිසි ක්රියාවක් සම්බන්ධව අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් වන ලෙස නියෝග කරන ලද කල්හි එය නොසලකා හැරීමේ කිසිදු හැකියාවක් ඔවුනට නැත. මෙකී පළමු වැනි සිද්ධියට අදාළ ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ වෙත අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් වන ලෙස කී පළමු අවස්ථාවේ එසේ ඉදිරිපත් විනි නම්, ඇතැම්විට රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාර ගතවීමෙන් වැලකී, ඉදිරි නඩුවාර වලට සහභාගී වීමේ හැකියාව ලැබෙන්නට ඉඩ තිබෙන්නට ඇත. නමුත්, ප්රවෘත්ති වල ආකාරයට එම ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ එසේ ඉදිරිපත් වී නොමැත, එවිට උන්වහන්සේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා ලෙස අධිකරණය කළ නියෝගයේ කිසිදු සදොස් බවක් දක්නට ලැබෙන්නේ නොවේ. මන්ද එය, බොද්ධ භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේ කෙනෙකු හෝ අන්යාගමික පූජකයෙකු පමණක් නොව ඕනැම ශ්රී ලාංකික පුරවැසියෙකු සම්බන්ධව ශ්රී ලංකා අධිකරණය ගන්නා ක්රියාමාර්ගයක් වන බැවිනි.</p>
<p>දෙවැනි කාරණය වන්නේ, සිවුරක් ලෙස පෙනෙන ඇඳුමක් හැඳගත් අපරාධකරුවෙකු විසින් තවත් පිරිසක් සමග හින්දු කෝවිලක ආගමික උත්සව අවස්ථාවකට කඩාවැදී, එහි ඇති දේපළ ආදියට අළාභහානි කළ සිද්ධියකි. මෙවන් අපරාධ කරන්නෙකු කෙසේනම් "භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේ කෙනෙකු" ලෙස හඳුන්වා අපගේ ගරුතර සංඝරත්නයට අගෞරව කරන්නද ? අන්යාගමික පූජ්යස්ථාන වලට කඩා වැදී එහි ඇති දේපළ වලට අලාභ හානි කිරීම බෞද්ධ නොව කිසිදු ආගමක, දර්ශනයක හෝ වාදයක - ත්රස්තවාදයේ හැර - අනුමත කරන්නක් නොවන බව මාගේ හැඟීමයි. අනෙක් සංඝ පරපුර හා බෞද්ධ ජනයා විසින් කළ යුත්තේ මෙකී සිවුරක් ලෙස පෙනෙන ඇඳුමක් හැඳගත් අපරාධකරු වෙනුවෙන් කට දෙඩවීම නොව, එම අපරාධ කරුට දිය හැකි ඉහළම දඬුවමක් දීම සම්බන්ධව තමන්ට කිසිදු ගැටළුවක් නොමැති බව ප්රකාශ කිරීමයි. බුදුන් වහන්සේ වදාළ, ක්රියාවෙන් ඔප්පුකොට පෙන්වූ අන්තර්-ආගමික සහජීවනය මෙය ද ?</p>
<p>මතුපිටින් හුදෙක් චූදිතයන් දෙදෙනෙකු සම්බන්ධ ගැටළුවක් වුවද, මෙම කාරණා ඇතමුන් සිය වාසිය සඳහා හරවා ගැනීමට නිර්ලජ්ජිත ලෙස දොඩවන හා හැසිරෙන ආකාරය මාධ්ය මගින් දැක බලාගත හැකිය.</p>
<p>නමුත් මෙම ක්රියාදාමය නොහොත් ක්රියා ජාලය තුල මා දකින්නේ වෙනත් භයානක උවදුරක සෙවනැල්ලකි. </p>
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<li>බෞද්ධ ජනතාව ඉතා භක්තියෙන් ගරු කරන සංඝයා වහන්සේ සිරගත කිරීම් සම්බන්ධව "කලබලයක්" බෞද්ධ ජනතාව තුළ ගොඩනගා, එකී "සිදුවීම්" වලට හේතුව ලෙස රජය පෙන්වා, ජනතාව තුළ රජය කෙරෙහි අප්රසාදයක් ඇති කිරීම.</li>
<li>බෞද්ධ භික්ෂු වෙස්ගත් අපරාධ කරුවෙකු මාර්ගයෙන්, හින්දු කෝවිලකට අලාභ-හානි සිදුකොට, හින්දු ආගමිකයන් තුළ බෞද්ධ ආගමිකයන් කෙරෙහි "වෛරයක්" ගොඩ නැගීම.</li>
<li>ඉහත කාරණා 2 උපයෝගී කරගනිමින් "දකුණේ" නැවත වරක් "අර්බුදකාරී වාතාවරණයක්" ගොඩනැගීම.</li>
<li>උතුරේ කොටි ත්රස්තවාදීන්ගෙන් නිදහස් කරගනිමින් සිටිනා ජනතාව තුළ නැවත වරක් දකුණේ ජනයා ආගම්වාදීන් බවත්, ජාතිවාදීන් බවත් නිවහල්ව සිටීමේ එකම ක්රමය "ඊලම" බවත් පෙන්වීම.</li>
<li>භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේ සිරගත කිරිම සම්බන්ධව "කුපිත" වන බෞද්ධයන් ලවා ඉහත සිතිවිල්ල සනාත වන අන්දමේ "සිදුවීම්" සිදුවීමට සැලැස්වීම.</li>
<li>ශ්රී ලාංකික ජනතාව පිළිබඳ වැරදි ච්ත්රයක් නැවත වරක් ඊනියා ජාත්යන්තරය තුළ මවා පා, කොටි ත්රස්ථවාදීන්ට (හා එහි උපකාරක කණ්ඩායම් වලට) ලෝකය තුළ "තැනක්" රැගෙන දීම.</li>
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<p>කපාලය තළ මස්තිශ්කයක් ඇති ඕනැම අයෙකුට මේ වෙස්මුහුණු බඳින්නේ මොන නාඩගම නටන්ටදැයි සිතාගැනීමට හැකිය.</p>
<p>අපේ වගකීම වන්නේ නීතියේ කාර්යය නීතියට බාර දී ජනතාව වශයෙන් "ඇතැම් චීවර ධාරීන්" ගේ හා "ඊනියා අන්තවාදී බෞද්ධයන්" වෙත සවන් යොමු නොකොට, ශ්රී ලාංක්රකයන් වශයෙන් එකතුව අසීරු අවස්ථාවට මුහුණ දීමයි.</p>
<p>කරුණාකර, මෙම සිද්ධීන් පිළිබද ඔබ ඇසුරු කරන ඒ ඒ පුද්ගලයන්ගේ අදහස් ආදිය යම් පොදු එක් තැනක පළ කිරීමෙන් සිංහල බ්ලොග් කරුවන් හා පාඨකයන් මේ පිළිබඳව යාවත්කාලව තැබීමට කාරුණික වන්න.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[ Via: Olbermann Smacks Down The Rnc Over 911 Tribute  Zelda Cosplay Tags: cosplay zelda
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<title><![CDATA[Anul scolar 2008-2009]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dggr</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Doar 10 zile ne despart de noul inceput&#8230;emotii sunt de o parte si de alta a catedrei probabil,]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doar 10 zile ne despart de noul inceput...emotii sunt de o parte si de alta a catedrei probabil, dar plina de speranta abia astept sa imi intalnesc elevii, sa ii descopar, sa le cunosc asteptarile , temerile, visurile, preferintele si tot ceea ce ei sunt dispusi sa-mi ofere!</p>
<p>Mult succes tuturor implicati in actul predarii -invatarii!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cuca: 'Não me considero ídolo do Grêmio']]></title>
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 Cuca tem raízes tricolores, mas do Sul. O confronto dos times de         três cores neste sábad]]></description>
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<p><a class="foto-zoom-ef" title="                Cuca orienta seus jogadores durante o treino             " href="http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/foto/0,,15406550-EX,00.jpg"> </a>Cuca tem raízes tricolores, mas do Sul. O confronto dos times de         três cores neste sábado vai marcar o reencontro do atual         treinador do Fluminense         com o clube onde foi ídolo, certo? Errado.</p>
<p>Pelo menos para Cuca. Ele diz que não fez tanto         para merecer tal status.</p>
<p>- Como jogador, só tenho boas lembranças. Mas não         me considero um ídolo por lá. Sou apenas mais um bom jogador que         defendeu o Grêmio         - disse Cuca com modéstia, sem citar que, dentre outros feitos,         marcou o gol do título da Copa do Brasil de 1989, contra o Sport.</p>
<p>Sobre a partida deste sábado, no Maracanã, ele         espera encontrar muitas dificuldades. Embalados com a liderança         isolada no Campeonato         Brasileiro, os gremistas devem vir para cima do Fluminense,         mas Cuca está preparado.</p>
<p>- Vai ser uma partida muito complicada, pois o         Grêmio sabe como jogar fora de casa. É o time que mais venceu         longe de seu estádio. Mas vamos buscar o terreno perdido.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
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<div style="width:80%;text-align:right;"> - Tallulah B. Bankhead</div>
<p> <br> More <a href="http://quotationdex.com/show-author/228/Tallulah_B_Bankhead">Tallulah B. Bankhead Quotes</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Destin Dome  has become the Dusty Dome]]></title>
<link>http://nngstart.wordpress.com/?p=95</link>
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<dc:creator>nngstart</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 The Destin Dome natural gas field is one of the largest fields in the Gulf  of Mexico. The Destin]]></description>
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<p><span><strong><em></em></strong> The Destin Dome natural gas field is one of the largest fields in the Gulf  of Mexico. The Destin Dome field lies 25 miles off the shores of Pensacola,  Florida and is believed to hold 2.6 Trillion cubic feet of natural gas or enough  natural gas to supply a million Florida residents for over 30 years.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">History</span> - Chevron acquired the leases in 1984 during the Reagan  Administration, but Reagan was out of office before the field could be  developed. After taking office President Bush (#41) imposed a moratorium on  leasing oil and gas fields off most of the Florida coast. The initial discovery  occurred in 1987 and in accordance with the Coastal Zone Management Act, Chevron  submitted an Exploration plan to the U.S. Minerals Management Service and the  state of Florida seeking approval to proceed. The plan was rejected by Florida,  however the U.S. Commerce Department over-ruled the denial. After additional  exploratory drilling to delineate the leases, Chevron submitted a Development  plan in 1996 and Florida rejected it. The Commerce Department now under the  Clinton Administration would not act until the EPA acted on the clean air  permits. The EPA referred it back to the Commerce Department and there wasn't  any action. Finally disgusted with the government's failure to honor their  contract, Chevron and its partners filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Government.  The lawsuit was stalled until the next administration took office President Bush  (#43) in 2001. The lawsuit was dragged out further until May 2002, when the  White House, Department of Interior and the Justice Department offered to buy  back leases sold over 10 years ago. The oil companies had enough and settled  with the government's offer.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Commentary</span></span> - This is why the Destin Dome  is referred to as the Dusty Dome. If we continue to put our own resources off  limits, how can we expect to be self-sufficient in full-filling future demand  needs. Now you know why we need LNG imports. I think the Florida residents might  regret not developing their offshore oil and gas when they get their electrical  bills in the future. LNG cost to the consumers with a deepwater port will not be  cheap and just recently, Florida Power and Light proposed a 16% increase in  electrical rates. I expect those rates will go much higher in the near future if  they are using natural gas instead of coal to generate their electricity. </span></p>
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<description><![CDATA[Oudtshoorn is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa that is known for its ostriches an]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oudtshoorn is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa that is known for its ostriches and caves.  I took a brief trip there earlier this month and while driving north towards the caves, was startled by a large black mass that was quickly approaching on the road.  Puzzled, we slow down and wait as the cloud becomes more clear...  Turns out it is a giant herd of ostriches!  We alight from the car and watch with amusement as two men attempt to herd the awkward and rebellious birds.  After some hooting and hollering by the men, the entire herd is huddled back inside farm fences to safety and containment.  Later analysis reveals there were approximately 128 birds!  Don't believe me?  Count for yourself!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Description: Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG is natural gas (primarily  methane) that has been convert]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Description:</span> Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG is natural gas (primarily  methane) that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage or  transport. LNG is principally used for transporting natural gas to markets,  where it is regasified and distributed as pipeline natural gas. Natural gas fed  into an LNG plant will be treated to remove water, hydrogen sulfide, carbon  dioxide and other components that will freeze under the low temperatures needed  for storage. LNG is shipped around the world in specially constructed seagoing  vessels. In its liquid state LNG is not explosive and can not burn, it must  first vaporize and mix with air in the proper proportions. LNG terminals are  purpose built ports used exclusively to export or import LNG.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Status of LNG</span> - There are 8 existing LNG terminals in the U.S. and 7  under construction. Another 12 have been approved by the Federal Energy  Regulatory Commission (FERC) and 13 or more are proposed. One project in Florida  the Calypso LNG Deepwater Port is proposed by Suez Energy of Belgium. It is to  be located approximately 8-10 miles offshore of Broward County northeast of Port  Everglades and will provide South Florida with much needed new supply of natural  gas. This port is an anchor and buoy system that will deliver natural gas to an  undersea pipeline. The facility will be designed to moor specially built tankers  that store and transport LNG. The LNG will be returned back into natural gas on  board the ship before being transferred to an undersea pipeline.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Need for LNG</span> - According to the Energy Information Administration  (EIA), demand for natural gas in the U.S. will grow by more than 40% by 2025.  They estimate that 15% of U.S. supplies could come from LNG by 2025. Coal used  for electrical generation is under pressure by environmental groups and there is  a high cancellation rate for new coal-fired power plants. Florida Power and  Light recently announced the conversion of three Florida power plants to natural  gas.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Commentary</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"> - North  America is consuming more natural gas than we are producing. The U.S. could  always count on Canada, but this might not be true anymore. The combination of  declining production and rising domestic consumption primarily driven by need  for natural gas for the oil sands industry could impact Canadian natural gas  exports. With regard to U.S. demand, additional natural gas will be needed for  electrical power generation as less coal is used. The development of renewable  energy supplies from wind and solar will take several years to develop and is  not very reliable. Utility companies need dependable back-up that natural gas  offers. The natural gas supplies of the world are stranded in the sense that  they have no market and the use of LNG will make it possible for those supplies  to get to a market.<br />
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Here is our video from the Today Show this morning.
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<title><![CDATA[Why the Need for Natural Gas Underground Storage?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Natural gas may be stored in a number of different ways. It is most  commonly held in inventory unde]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><strong><em></em></strong>Natural gas may be stored in a number of different ways. It is most  commonly held in inventory underground under pressure in three types of  facilities. These are: (1) depleted reservoirs in oil and/or gas fields, (2)  aquifers, and (3) salt cavern formations. Two of the most important  characteristics of an underground storage reservoir are its capability to hold  large volumes of natural gas for future use and the rate (deliverability) at  which stored gas can be withdrawn. Most of the existing natural gas storage in  the United States is in depleted natural gas or oil fields that are close to  pipeline and consumption centers. In some areas of the Midwest, natural aquifers  have been converted to gas storage fields. The large majority of salt cavern  storage facilities have been developed in salt dome formations located in the  Gulf Coast states.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Capacity</span> - The principal owners/operators of underground storage  facilities are: interstate and intrastate pipeline companies, local distribution  companies and independent storage service providers. There are 120 entities that  currently operate the nearly 400 active underground storage facilities in the  lower 48 states. Approximately 80% of the storage facilities are depleted oil  and gas fields. The total storage capacity of these 400 facilities is 8,360 Bcf  (billion cubic feet). As of May 2008, approximately 6,060 Bcf of natural gas is  stored with only 1,836 Bcf available to the marketplace. The gas available to  the marketplace is called working gas. The remaining gas stored is considered  base gas or cushion gas. The U.S. consumes about 20,000 Bcf per year of natural  gas.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Utilization of Storage</span> - Underground storage ensures reliable  deliverability during periods of heavy demand by supplementing pipeline capacity  and providing ready sources of gas near power generation facilities. During peak  demand periods, gas storage can supply over 30% of consumption needs. The  natural gas industry has experienced significant changes in the utilization of  these storage facilities over the past decade as a result of deregulation.  Operating underground storage sites has become much more market-oriented.  Seasonal factors are less important and many storage owners are attempting to  synchronize their buying and selling activities more effectively with market  needs while minimizing their business costs and maximizing revenues.</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Commentary</strong></span></span> -  Many years  ago when I was employed by Northern Natural Gas Pipeline Company, we had two  storage fields, an aquifer storage field near Redfield Iowa and a depleted oil  and gas reservoir near Lyons Kansas. I believe both are still operating today.  The volatility of natural gas prices and the higher year-round demand are  boosting underground storage sites as revenue generators. For example, Sempra  Energy, the parent of Southern California Gas Co. in Los Angeles is acquiring  EnergySouth Inc that owns underground natural gas storage facilities in Alabama  and Mississippi for $750 million. These storage fields are salt caverns and have  very high deliverability. Sempra's Chairman and CEO, Donald Felsinger says that  natural gas demand in the gulf coastal region is growing faster than the  national average, in part, because Florida has stopped building coal-fired power  plants. He also discusses the prospect of climate change legislation combined  with the intermittent nature of renewables (solar and wind) causing  a significant increase in natural gas demand across the board and for  electricity generation in particular. He calls natural gas the default choice  for energy companies for the next decade or more.</span></p>
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