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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Wintershall makes oil discovery in North Sea

EBR Staff Writer
Published 14 January 2013

Germany-based crude oil and natural gas producer Wintershall has made an oil discovery in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea.

The company drilled two Asha Noor appraisal wells 16/1-16 and its delineation 16/1-16 A in production licence PL 457 about 3km east of the 16/1-9 discovery well in the Ivar Aasen discovery and about 3km north of the Edvard Grieg field.

Wintershall spud 16/1-16 to a vertical depth of 2,722m and 16/1-16 A to 2,683m below mean sea level and terminated the wells in the Permian Rotliegendes and the Triassic Skagerrak Formation.

The preliminary estimates of the wells indicate about 20 to 40 million barrels of recoverable oil.

The company has performed extensive coring, sampling and data acquisition and the results will be evaluated to further determine the commercial potential of the discovery.

Wintershall Exploration and Production board member Martin Bachmann said the firm has plans to increase its daily production in the Norwegian continental shelf from 4,000 to 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent by 2015.

"Asha Noor is our third oil discovery in Norway in the last 12 months. After our discoveries with the Maria appraisal well and Skarfjell, the Asha Noor discovery provides further confirmation that the Utsira High region offers considerable potential," Bachmann added.

Asha Noor is Wintershall's first well in the production licence PL 457 and it holds the operatorship of the license with 40% interest in it. E.ON, Bridge Energy, and VNG each holds 20% interest in the license.

Source: http://explorationanddevelopment.energy-business-review.com/news/wintershall-makes-oil-discovery-in-north-sea-140113

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PBS announces Stephen Hawking and "Latino Americans" docs, new drama "The Bletchley Circle"

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - PBS announced plans for the "first-ever autobiographical documentary of physicist Stephen Hawking, "A Brief History of Mine," as well as the documentary series "Latino Americans" and the new Sunday-night murder mystery "The Bletchley Circle."

The announcements were among several from PBS at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

"A Brief History of Mine" (a working title) is slated to air this year and will tell Hawking's life story, largely in his own words. It will feature contributors and Hawking fans including astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., actors Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch, mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.

"Latino Americans," a three-part series airing in the fall, will be narrated by Benjamin Bratt and will look at how Latinos have helped shape the United States over more than 500 years. The filmmakers will document the evolution of a "Latino American" identity, from the 1500s to the present day, through interviews with about 100 Latinos in politics, business and pop culture.

The three-part murder mystery "The Bletchley Circle" will air on Sundays beginning on April 21. A production of World Productions distributed worldwide by Content Television, the series aired in the UK in September. It follows ordinary women with the extraordinary ability to break codes, a skill they sharpened during World War II at Bletchley Park, the site of the UK's main decryption site.

The two-hour special "How Sherlock Changed the World," meanwhile, will look at the impact the fictional Holmes had on real investigative techniques. It will premiere in the fall.

PBS also announced that it will hold the second Online Film Festival, featuring short-form films, beginning Monday, March 4, and a multi-platform Independent Film Showcase. Both will feature films from "POV" and "Independent Lens," as well as other public media partners.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pbs-announces-stephen-hawking-latino-americans-docs-drama-231859090.html

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Gas that triggers ozone destruction revealed

Jan. 13, 2013 ? Scientists at the Universities of York and Leeds have made a significant discovery about the cause of the destruction of ozone over oceans.

They have established that the majority of ozone-depleting iodine oxide observed over the remote ocean comes from a previously unknown marine source.

The research team found that the principal source of iodine oxide can be explained by emissions of hypoiodous acid (HOI) ? a gas not yet considered as being released from the ocean ? along with a contribution from molecular iodine (I₂).

Since the 1970s when methyl iodide (CH₃I) was discovered as ubiquitous in the ocean, the presence of iodine in the atmosphere has been understood to arise mainly from emissions of organic compounds from phytoplankton -- microscopic marine plants.??

This new research, which is published in Nature Geoscience, builds on an earlier study which showed that reactive iodine, along with bromine, in the atmosphere is responsible for the destruction of vast amounts of ozone ? around 50 per cent more than predicted by the world?s most advanced climate models ? in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

The scientists quantified gaseous emissions of inorganic iodine following the reaction of iodide with ozone in a series of laboratory experiments. They showed that the reaction of iodide with ozone leads to the formation of both molecular iodine and hypoiodous acid. Using laboratory models, they show that the reaction of ozone with iodide on the sea surface could account for around 75 per cent of observed iodine oxide levels over the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

Professor Lucy Carpenter, of the Department of Chemistry at York, said: ?Our laboratory and modelling studies show that these gases are produced from the reaction of atmospheric ozone with iodide on the sea surface interfacial layer, at a rate which is highly significant for the chemistry of the marine atmosphere.

?Our research reveals an important negative feedback for ozone ? a sort of self-destruct mechanism. The more ozone there is, the more gaseous halogens are created which destroy it. The research also has implications for the way that radionucleides of iodine in seawater, released into the ocean mainly from nuclear reprocessing facilities, can be re-emitted into the atmosphere.?

Professor John Plane, from the University of Leeds? School of Chemistry, said: ?This mechanism of iodine release into the atmosphere appears to be particularly important over tropical oceans, where measurements show that there is more iodide in seawater available to react with ozone. The rate of the process also appears to be faster in warmer water. The negative feedback for ozone should therefore be particularly important for removing ozone in the outflows of pollution from major cities in the coastal tropics.??

The research was funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council SOLAS (Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere) programme.

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Lucy J. Carpenter, Samantha M. MacDonald, Marvin D. Shaw, Ravi Kumar, Russell W. Saunders, Rajendran Parthipan, Julie Wilson, John M. C. Plane. Atmospheric iodine levels influenced by sea surface emissions of inorganic iodine. Nature Geoscience, 2013; DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1687

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Monday, January 14, 2013

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

ACCESS receives 20K grant for colorectal cancer program | Times ...

By SHERRI KOLADE
Times-Herald Newspapers
DEARBORN ? A health and research arm of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services received a $20,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to spread awareness about colorectal cancer.

ACCESS Community Health & Research Center announced the grant in December. Walgreens? Way to Well Commitment, a community-based initiative, donated the grant.

Dr. Adnan Hammad, senior director at ACCESS Community Health, said the first-time one-year grant will go toward debunking stigmas against cancer screenings primarily for residents with a Middle Eastern background.

?This money is very important,? Hammad said. ?The opportunity is even greater than the money because for Arab Americans and the general population, colorectal cancer is always being labeled with a lack of health-seeking behavior in relation to early detection and screening.?

The Walgreens? initiative focuses on promoting health and prevention against diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Hammad said the goal of the campaign is to educate healthcare professionals, develop and distribute educational bilingual materials, and conduct local health education seminars.

Hammad said the campaign also will let people know that the cancer is preventable ?if we engage in healthy screening after 50 years and above.?

Hammad said cancer control is faced with major barriers ?including cultural inhibition around chronic diseases and access to care.?

?To the community at large, we must pay attention,? Hammad said.

Hammad said sometimes because of cultural reasons, men and women don?t seek colorectal cancer screenings.

?Most people are discovered with cancer at late stages,? Hammad said. ?They are the ones who don?t get screened until their 70s.?

According to www.michigan.gov, the chances of having colorectal cancer increases after age 50 and more than nine out of 10 people with colorectal cancer are older than 50. Colorectal cancer is a significant cause of cancer-related deaths in Michigan. It is a commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women.

Hammad said one colorectal cancer prevention method is eating a lot of fruits and vegetables and little red meat.

?Those habits are good not only for cancer but other chronic diseases.? Hammad said. ?If they don?t have access to health care, ACCCESS can help.?

For more information on ACCESS Community Health & Research Center call Hiam Hamade at 313-216-2206.

(Sherri Kolade can be reached at skolade@bewickpublications.com.)

Source: http://downriversundaytimes.com/2013/01/13/access-receives-20k-grant-for-colorectal-cancer-program/

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3 hurt in blast that levels North Texas house

LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) ? An explosion Friday in a North Texas neighborhood leveled a home that is part of a nonprofit group's affordable housing program, injuring three men and scattering debris.

Authorities were still trying to determine what caused the blast inside the home in Lewisville, about 20 miles northwest of Dallas. Two firefighters who were standing on the street near the home and another man who was inside were injured.

Lewisville Assistant Fire Chief Brian Freed said crews will search the debris, but officials believe they've accounted for everyone who might have been in the duplex. The injured man is believed to live alone, based on what neighbors told firefighters, Freed said.

Firefighters had waited to search the debris until a natural gas line near the home was shut down.

The injured men were taken to Medical Center of Lewisville. Freed said the man who lived in the home was in intensive care after surgery. One of the firefighters was hospitalized with chest pains but was expected to recover. The other firefighter had been treated and released. None of the men were immediately identified.

The home is owned by Christian Community Action, which rents it out to families who are struggling financially, said Ron Batts, president and CEO of the nonprofit group.

Freed said firefighters had first gone to the home around 10 a.m. Friday after a gas leak was reported. Natural gas provider Atmos Energy worked on the leak for about 2? hours when the home, which was next to the line being worked on, exploded.

"There was no indication. It was just an immediate explosion," Freed said. Some homes in the area had been evacuated when the leak was first reported, he said.

Freed said construction work originally caused the leak.

Jennifer Ryan, a spokeswoman for Atmos Energy, said a third party construction crew had damaged the natural gas line while working on a utility pole.

"Crews are working diligently to make repairs to the line, restore service and make sure the area is safe," Ryan said.

Bronnia Campbell lived in a nearby home also owned by Christian Community Action. When she heard a booming noise and saw debris flying in the air, Campbell said she feared for the worst.

"I thought, 'He's not going to feel a thing,'" Campbell said.

She described the injured man as someone who "minds his own business, but he's a nice guy."

Ray Hall, owner of Hall Electrical Services, a business near the explosion, said he and others were inside their building when they heard a large boom.

Hall described the blast as "a tremendous explosion" and said he saw high flames and debris floating in the air.

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Associated Press writers Diana Heidgerd in Dallas and Juan A. Lozano in Houston contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/3-hurt-blast-levels-north-texas-house-204631244.html

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