Our oil and gas drilling rigs are a national asset, as their production and collection effects the supply side of the economic equation. Our country runs on fuel and the flow of these fuels and crude is a necessity to the ability of our civilization to operate efficiently. When things break down or stop due to hostile weather storms we feel it in our economic output and productivity. In fact just about everything you buy has been delivered by something using fuel and most of us need and use natural gas for many things.

We must pit these needs of our civilization against the environmental costs associated with them. We indeed cannot afford to make trades, which might cause dead zones of sea life or pollute our oceans. Luckily for us Mother Nature is quite resilient in handling mankind’s pollution, however we must continuing monitor the types of pollution we allow and prevent 99.9% of it whenever we can.

Oil and gas drilling rigs often take hits from Hurricane Storms and occasionally one is completely destroyed, causing an unfortunate release of chemicals, oil spill or other pollution. These rigs are coated with very high-tech coatings to prevent rust and corrosion from the constant salt spray of the never forgiving ocean. I propose we add a coating to this already incredible coating; one which will be above the normal water levels. If an oilrig is tipped over or destroyed these coatings would mix with the water and release oil and gas-eating bacteria, which

You may have heard the term “secured loans” used in the past, not knowing exactly what it meant but now that you’re in the market for a loan you find yourself wanting to learn all that you can about secured loans.

In essence, secured loans are little more than loans that give some measure of a guarantee to the lender that the loan will be repaid one way or another.

Below you’ll find some basic information about secured loans and the implications of choosing this form of loan, as well as what you should expect as far as loan terms and interest rates should you choose to pursue this lending option.

Loan Security

Secured loans are loans that require collateral, or some property of value that can be held in one form or another by the lender to make sure that the loan is repaid as promised. In some cases the collateral is literally held by the bank or lender, but in many cases the lender simply gains a legal claim to it which is known as a lien.

Should the borrower fail to repay the loan, the lender is legally entitled to take possession of the collateral and sell it the process costs the lender both time and money, however, and pretty much all lenders would prefer to simply work out solutions with borrowers so that the secured loans are repaid satisfactorily than repossess and sell the collateral item.

Common Collateral

Common collateral for secured loans includes automotive titles, property deeds, home equity, precious metals, and

Our Charlie’s dog health was a very important issue to us in our family. It all started when he was a puppy of course. Aside from the fun and laughter he brought into our lives he brought us new found responsibilities we hadn’t concerned ourselves with BC. With some common sense and attention dog health shouldn’t have to be a major family issue. Here’s how we dealt with Charlie.

A few dog health issues:

Feeding -

This is normally the easy and fun part. Be careful though because there’s so much ballyhoo about the great stuff various products can do. Major brands are tried and true with a normally safe harbour. Avoid going off into generic diets. Competing with the major brands on research and quality control is pretty tough. Better to take the high road for your doggie’s sake. Vitamin and mineral supplements would be a great addition to the diet helping to keep the immune system strong. Remember, dry food helps keep the teeth nice and strong too.

Bathing -

The primary concern here is to use a pet product. Not shampoo made for us people. We want to use a very mild shampoo. The pH balance of our doggies is quite different and if not careful we’ll dry out the skin so bad that scratching, itching and all sorts of other fireworks will go off. Bath less not more. Chances are that a good wash job every 30 days or so will be just fine. Don’t forget to drop a couple of