May 30, 2006

  • the DaVinci Code

    Mike and I went to see the DaVinci code. I loved it, Mike said it made you think and he seemed to enjoy it also. Over the past 10 years or so I have read many websites and Books about Mary Magdeline and her relationship to Jesus as his wife. One of the first places I studied PathwaystoHealth.com ... on Long Island - is where one of my first and very favorite teachers channels Mary Magdeline and also made friends along the way with a woman who channeled Mary of Bethany ... they were having the same memories of a time when they walked with Christ. My teacher Judith has put out a book of her dialogues You can find it on Amazon the title is called Magdalenes' Timeless Treasures ... I enjoyed it - as I enjoy Judiths teachings and company. Every once in a while I take it out and read it again ...


    Another book is The Woman with the Alabaster Jar .. by Margaret Starbird - wonderful information - and of course Holy Blood Holy Grail ... they all add up to some totally different sides, versions and opinions of the way it was when Jesus walked the earth. He loved woman... he was very enlightened and carried a very high vibration, he taught everyone including the women who followed him everything he had learned, including how to heal with their hands AND he was Human - not a 'God' Human.. he showed us all just what us Humans are truly capable of .. in my opinion that is what scared the powers that be - that he was empowering women and ordinary people  in such a way that they could be deemed a threat. By crucifying him and whether you believe he passed at that point or not doesn't matter - the very action of doing it scared everyone and the Magdeline who was pregnant yet again .. ( they had 3 children togehter ) was taken into hiding.


    To me its a totally fascinating subject because it very much parrellels much of my life .. My living with my parents and being protected and then my marriage and the years of quiet controlling that went on and my ex husbands fear of me going out into the world and singing or doing anything he didn't seem fit .. Me having one child and bringing her into the world and not  being able to have another - I understand now that my focus on her was supposed to be narrow... because as I see it and understand it all now years later .. I know in my heart that I carry her bloodline and also my daughter does. We are here to heal others and enlighten others , this is what we chose .. we chose to incarnate within the Bloodline of Christ and Magdeline


    I know that sounds totally crazy to some, Blasphemous to others, but I know deep down it is true.. I am french, irish and english, with some german. I have the very blue eyes Christ was known to have. My daughter is french, welsh, more irish than I, with even lighter eyes than I .. Years back during a channeling that Judith and her friend Patty gave they told us all in that room - anyone of celtic descent is indeed a descendant of Christ - at that time I got all the goosebumpy wooooo wooo feelings that I now know  is a validation of something that is true .. the goosebumps rise up your spine and flow outward .. its a knowing signal for me and many others... some peoples hair stands on end. I knew at that moment who I was and why I was here .. and I did go into that a little bit in my other blog...I am not a God.. I am Human - but an instrument of God .. who simply by walking amongst the many heals others... and we are ALL capable of it.. We all chose to be here at this time. A very interesting time in our planets history. With all the ups and downs I have had this lifetime, they pale in comparison to so many others .. But they all served their purpose and defined who I am and what I am about and why I am here right now.


    I encourage any of you to go see the movie - it makes you think... and when we ever stop thinking and learning - well ... we may as well stop breathing and living .. because what the hell is the point of being here then ! xoxoxooxo c xoxooooo



     

May 26, 2006

  • Beautiful Day

    Well it was a beautiful almost summery day and my parents came here and I was inspired to take them to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Easport. The wonderful thing about moving to where I have moved is that I live about 10 minutes away from there now. They are run by volunteers and they only ask donations, so it is not costly to visit. It is isolated and is many acres big, it is all on donated land. There are many statues of saints and there are many places to pray and just BE. I was raised a catholic and more than sitting in any church, I have always felt more comfortable out in nature while praying or just being .. and at this shrine, there are many places to sit alone and be quiet.


    When we went today my mom put a small rosary on the statue of Mother Theresa and just placed her hands on the statue ( I am sure a no no lol ) and she said the energy coming from that statue was incredible .. she had to sit down.



    here is a link to the shrine on the web


    http://www.montfortmissionaries.com/olisland.phtml


    My dad took a lot of pictures and he seemed to enjoy it - he said his prayers so that he will be able to 'stick around awhile longer' My daughter is getting married in Sept of 07 and she asked her Poppy to walk her down the aisle. So he is praying hard and doing what he is told to do .. no easy task for him !


    My mom also said a prayer to St Theresa for her sister, My Godmother, who has had to put her husband in a nursing home as he has developed alzheimers. She also has a 60 year old daughter with MS .. her burden is heavy and shes a bit down right now .. doing her best.. she has been married more than 50 years .. so its very tough on her. I told my mom to go and visit her.. so I am praying she does and soon.


    Such is family life around here lately. Overall we had a very nice day, I find that the days are nicer here at my home because it is just a much more peaceful energy with no interference from other family members... they come here and can just have peace or we find it together. I try to set the example for them.. it took me half a lifetime to achieve such peace and feel that maybe by seeing me settled, they will just settle down themselves.. It could happen !


    Tuesday when I was at my moms house, I took lots of pics of her gardens. My mom and dad love to collect old birdhouses at yard sales or make them out of old mailboxes and things and also to put in her garden. My mom has the greenest of thumbs, she can grow just about anything. Her gardens grow wild and they just look spectacular by summers end..but they are free flowing and not the least bit 'anal' they are wild. While wandering through her gardens you would never guess you were standing on a 1/4 acre subdivision 3 blocks from the second biggest highway on the island. You hear birds singing and flying about and all around you are plants of every height and color. I love her gardens and so I took many pictures just for posterity because sadly nothing lasts forever ....









     

May 23, 2006

  • Ahhhh the Ocean

    The weather has turned Odd up here in New Yawk... or the Isle of Long ..not that I am complaining - because I hate sweating and I especially hate the humidity this island is famous for in July and August .. It has been sunny and a bit chilly at night - but overall beautiful -this is MY favorite weather ..I will take wearing a sweater any day over wearing a bathing suit sitting in the kiddie pool trying to stay cool LOLOL.. good visual huh ! LOL


    Going to visit my Pop and Mom today - they both have health struggles - My dad has been exploring different doctors for his diabetes and its a really tough disease and I suppose I am learning through watching him. His new doc put him on insulin but only at night - so, you got it he goes up ALL day and doesn't come back down until the next insulin shot the next day ..so he will probably wind up covering his meals with insulin also. His other doctor also recommended a nutritionist and she has come to him once and totally turned his eating world upside down ...hes having a real tough time - so any ideas - prayers - suggestions would be appreciated.. I love him so I hate to see him so down .. but I can totally understand why he is .. My mom is also having breathing problems again - and I feel so much of it is stress - because now that my dad has to change his eating patterns - guess who gets to do ALL the work .. I told my dad sunday - he should just cook what he has to eat - like his own father had to for years .. he just did it every day - never complained - just did it - but my mom has sort of spoiled my dad.. and frankly shes damn tired of being in charge .. and who can blame her .. and so it goesssss....


    I go back to the old house a lot to feed the feral cats - the wonderful thing about that is the ocean is so near by and I love sitting there - I did last night for hours waiting on the sun - gave me plenty of 'Just me' time .. which I needed and need a lot of - that is a huge discovery for me - finding out that I need a lot of alone time .. and its time to begin taking it ..:) .. and of course I took some pictures .. so here is one I will post more after my visit later on  .. it was so beautiful....xoxoxoxo c xoxoxxooo


May 22, 2006

  • I now have a sister site.....come and join me

    Hi Everyone ... Its been such a long while since I have been back in the swing of things. I am hoping that this week will be one of catching up and getting organized before the summer hits and I am again really busy. I would not mind a lazy summer of floating in the kiddie pool, but I have many things to manifest and in the soup pot simmering, so I feel I shall be busy.


    Three weekends ago I spent two days with some wonderful people that I only recently met. We are all Adult Indigos or Empaths or Seers or whatever you would call us. These woman are all dedicated to helping children to discover who they are and grow into their gifts, talents, and abilities. I met a woman named Lisa Bellini online ( I was basically following my intuition and through meeting her now I have met other woman of like mind and desires ) Lisa is working very hard to get the word out there about Adult Indigos and also helping children and teenagers. I don't need to elaborate because if you go to Google and do a search you shall see who she is and what she is doing . Let's just say she is a busy busy woman !


    I met her in person at a gathering of like minds in New Jersey the first weekend this month and we had small attendance but Lisa and the other speakers reached the minds of the youngsters who were in attendance .. and the facts are ... even if you only reach one - you have done the job .. but they reached more than one.. Lisa is now conducting meetings of young Indigo minds and also their parents in person in small groups where she can share her experiences and gifts with them. I also met two other marvelous woman Paula and Cynthia .. who are dynamic forces of the Goddess nature and I really vibrated with their energy also .. they run a board and website you can find at


    http://www.indigoindigenouspeoplesvillage.ca/


    Paula and Cindy pull no punches and tell it like it is - I love them for it .. they are delightful and very knowledgeable .. great woman!   We call ourselves the First Wave Sisterhood because in some ways we were one of the first waves of that energy which is now recognized as Indigo. It was wonderful to spend time with women of such like energy and desires, it was like 'going home' I know we will all be lifelong friends and gather frequently ... and thats the way it should be .. women talking to women and growing together as sisters ....:)


    As you will read on my other page... I am not a titles person .. but there is something to be said for the generations of adults and children who have been and are being born to this planet back when we were and down through the years. My wish with my other page is to share my life growing up and how I coped and am coping etc. Maybe it will help some, maybe it will entertain others LOL .. whatever the use it becomes to the people who choose to read it and comment .. a movement will happen. Whether you believe in Indigos or Santa Clause you have to have realized by now that something very special and important is going on around us .. and it has at other times in the earths history and no doubt the same souls who incarnated then .. are the same souls who are here now -to help facilitate changes here on this planet we call home.. So get going now and take a look at my other page once in a while .. I hope you like it .. and I will be doing my best to keep up with both sites as well as all the other things I have going on ... lol which I will share !


    My other site : http://www.xanga.com/CreativeIndigoRamblings


    drop by read - set a spell and feel welcome to leave comments, information, suggestions etc... I want that page to be more of a sharing and connecting page than this one where I basically sit here and type whatever the hell I feel like LOLOL!!!


    Sooo as for this site .. my home base so to speak - I will write soon about my life in general complete with pictures and stories to bore you to tears !

May 20, 2006

  • Yeow another week goes by ..

    There is so much I want to write about - Hopefully I will get time this week .. in the meantime - I got this in an e-mail from a list I am on - and its interesting - and I wanted to post it - and people please share your thoughts on this one ! Here is the e-mail in its entirety.... I find it interesting - especially since we are paying so much for gas now - I am no scientist - I do not understand the reality or validity of all of this .. but if its true - and at sometime in the future - we will be producing oil at 10 bucks a barrel - what about the price of gas and where will ALL the money go .. at any rate its interesting and I wanted to share it - and put it out there - have a great weekend !  xoxooxoox C xoxoxoxoo


    The U.S. Govt’s
    Secret Colorado
    Oil Discovery


    Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the largest untapped oil reserve in the world — more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. Three companies have been chosen to lead the way. Test drilling has already begun…



    Dear Reader,

    Five months ago, the U.S. Energy Department announced the results of a land survey…

    It was conducted to determine the official amount of oil a thousand feet deep in the Rocky Mountains…

    They reported this stunning news:

    We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth.

    Here are the official estimates:



    • 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
    • 18-times as much oil as Iraq
    • 21-times as much oil as Kuwait
    • 22-times as much oil as Iran
    • 500-times as much oil as Yemen

    …And it’s all right here in the Western United States.
     
    James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says, “We’ve got more oil in this very compact area than the entire Middle East.”


    More than 2 TRILLION barrels. Untapped.


    “That’s more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the world today,” reports The Denver Post.


    When asked about America’s least-publicized oil supply, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said:


    “The amounts of oil are staggering. Who would have guessed that in just Colorado and Utah, there is more recoverable oil than in the Middle East?”


    Here’s the kicker…


    The U.S. government already owns the land. It’s been right there under our noses the whole time.


    In fact, the government’s appointed a small group of companies to begin the drilling.


    Test drilling has already begun.


    And the profit forecasts are ridiculous. According to the RAND Corporation (a public-policy think tank for the government), this small region can produce:



    Three million barrels of oil per day… That translates into more than $20 BILLION a year.


    These are the conservative estimates. The U.S. Energy Dept. estimates an eventual output of 10 million barrels of oil per day. At that rate, the money flow would be even greater.
            
    I’ve written this letter to tell you everything I’ve learned about this rarely publicized oil reserve… who’s drilling it… and how to get a piece of the world’s biggest, untapped oil supply — before it’s too late.


    Here’s the full story…


    The Next American Oil Boom


    There’s a new source of oil in the American West.


    Today, it sits idle — untapped — inside more than 16,000 square miles of rock and sand.


    Geologists call what lies in this region, oil shale.


    What is oil shale?








    At first glance, oil shale looks like an ordinary black rock.


    It feels grainy to the touch and… greasy. You see, what’s inside oil shale has huge governments, Big Oil, venture capitalists, and even everyday investors scrambling to stake a claim.


    Oil shale — when heated — oozes bubbling crude.

    This precious resource is rare — found only in a few select countries. Places like China, Brazil, Estonia, Morocco, and Australia.








    But the real story is how much untapped oil shale lies beneath U.S. soil. As the chart to the right indicates, there’s 4-times more oil shale in the U.S. than in all other countries combined.


    Over the past 125 years, oil shale has been the secret oil source for a handful of nations. Specifically, those fortunate enough to have it…



    • China’s been using oil shale since 1929. Today, China is the largest producer of oil from oil shale. It plans to double the daily rate of production soon.


    • Estonia is an oil shale dependent economy. Over 90% of the country’s electricity is fueled by shale oil. In fact, electricity run on oil shale is a chief export.


    • In 1991, Brazil built the world’s largest oil shale facility. They’ve already produced more than 1.5 MILLION tons of oil to make high quality transportation fuels.


    • Jordan, Morocco, and Australia have recently announced plans to utilize their oil shale resources. All 3 governments are currently working to build oil shale facilities.






    But all these countries’ oil shale resources pale in comparison to the U.S. supply. As you can see from the table to the right, the United States dominates the oil shale market — with over 72% of the world’s oil shale resources.



    Our gargantuan supply of oil lies beneath an area called the Green River Formation — a barren stretch of land covering portions of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.


    World-renowned geologist Walter Youngquist calls the oil beneath the Green River Formation, “a national treasure.”


    Congress calls this area simply, “the next Saudi Arabia.”


    It’s easy to see why…


    This region holds the largest known oil reserve on the planet…


    Colorado’s Oil Lands — Restricted for 76 Years, Now Open for Drilling


    There are over 16,000 square miles of oil shale in the Green River formation...


    Each acre holds 2 million barrels of oil — it’s the most concentrated energy source on earth, according to the Energy Department.


    The federal government owns 80% of this oil-rich land.


    In fact, the government placed protective legislation on this land in 1930, forbidding anyone to touch it.








    You see, the government always knew this land was saturated with oil — but getting it out has always been expensive.


    Buying oil from foreign countries was always the cheaper bet. It has been for the past 80 years.


    Wisely, the government kept the land around for a “rainy day”, protecting it with 1930s legislation.


    I’m sure you’re aware of today’s situation at the gas pump. Buying oil from foreign countries has gotten out of hand. The price of oil is sky-high. It’s way too expensive to keep buying foreign oil. In other words, the “rainy day” has finally arrived.


    The timing couldn’t be more perfect. Oil shale technologies have begun to advance – drastically.


    Companies are coming up with ways to extract oil from the Green River Formation very cheaply.

    For example, one Utah-based company says it can extract the oil for as little as $10 a barrel. In fact dozens of companies have stepped forward with similar claims. With oil prices approaching $70 a barrel – these are pretty significant breakthroughs.


    That’s all the government needed to hear.


    On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law, a mandate lifting the protective legislation on the Green River Formation.


    This mandate is called The Energy Policy Act of 2005. It calls for the opening phases of oil extraction in the Green River Formation – the world’s most concentrated energy source.


    We’re finally ready to tap the largest oil reserve on the planet…


     “The United States Could become ‘The New Middle East’”


    ~ U.S. Energy Department Survey


    If you want to get in on the American oil shale boom, here’s what you need to know…







    The New Middle East


    It can be difficult to imagine such massive amounts of oil. Below, I’ve included a page of the Energy Department’s classified report. It puts into perspective how much recoverable oil we have — and the kind of money that will be made…




    There’s so much oil in this region the Energy Dept. thinks we could become the world’s leading oil producer.


    This reserve is so big it’s projected to last for 500 years, according to some estimates.
     
    You could even add together all the oil in the Middle East—and our reserves would still come out on top — 3-TIMES LARGER.


    That’s a lot of oil.


    Of the 2 trillion barrels of proven oil in the Green River Formation — between 800 billion and 1.2 trillion barrels are recoverable. That’s the amount of oil we can actually get out and use.


    Extracting this much domestic oil is very attractive to the government, especially in today’s politically unstable environment.


    It’s estimated that tapping U.S. oil shale would decrease domestic oil prices by as much as five percent a year. That may not sound like much, but consider that a 5% drop in oil prices would save Americans $15 - $20 BILLION a year at the gas pumps.


    That’s why on August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

    This historic legislation officially opens up the Green River Formation to a handful of drilling companies.

    In January, the government gave six companies 160 acres of the government's oil-rich land apiece – to test their oil shale drilling methods for commercial production.


    Already 3 have been cut… Now only 3 are left.


    From the remaining three, I think only one company’s drilling technology will meet the government’s strict shale development standards – and go on to develop oil shale on a commercial level.


    This company would be responsible for launching America’s first commercial oil shale operation and production “…Leading the way to more than two trillion barrels of oil shale deposits in the Green River Formation,” writes the U.S. Federal News Service.


    I’ll not only tell you who I think this company will be…


    I’ve found several more ways you can make money from this situation.


    How much can you expect to make?


    You might be stunned when you see the numbers…


    U.S. Oil Shale Could Make You $551,900 in the Next Few Years


    You may be aware of a similar situation going on, right now in the oil business, in an area called the Alberta Oil Sands.


    This region in Northern Canada holds billions of barrels of oil – which also happen to be locked inside large amounts of sand and rock.


    Why am I telling you this?


    Because in their recent analysis of the Green River Formation, the Energy Department wrote that the opportunity to make money in U.S. oil shale is “Comparable to Alberta, Canada Oil Sands.”


    If you know anything about Canadian oil sands, you know for the past 5 years they’ve been moneymaking machines.


    Here are a few examples:



    • In late 2003, Jay Reardon bought shares in a company called Western Oil Sands. If he cashed out today, he’d profit $364,070.32. Needless to say, he’s holding out for more. Western Oil Sands has gone up 1,564% in the last 5 years.


    • Investor J.R. Stanton got in on a company called Suncor Energy in April 2003. Today, he’s built a lasting family fortune worth more than $824,900. Since the late 90’s this stock has taken off 2,390%.


    • Since she began investing last year, Nichole Brubaker has made over $28,300 with Canadian Oil Sands Trust. This cash cow has returned a solid 1,605% since 1998.

    A $10,000 investment in each of these leading oil sands companies in the late 1990s would now be worth more than $551,900.


    Incredibly, even more money stands to be made with U.S. oil shale — at least 3-times more, by my calculations.


    How do I know?


    Just look at the numbers:


    Fact #1U.S. oil shale is 2-times as dense as Canadian oil sands: It takes 2 tons of Canadian oil sand to produce one barrel of oil. It takes only half as much oil shale to generate a barrel of oil. There’s simply more oil in oil shale.


    Fact #2The U.S. has larger oil resources: There’s 11-times more oil in the U.S. than there is in Alberta, Canada. See for yourself in the chart below.








    Remember, U.S. oil shale is still untapped. A bigger supply of oil means longer lasting resources – and potentially, longer lasting opportunities to make money.


    It’s important to know that the easy money has already been made in Canadian oil sands.


    Oil shale is still a ground floor opportunity.


    The RAND corporation (a government research think tank) says the oil shale industry could be a $20 billion a year industry in the U.S.


    All you have to know is where all that money is going.


    Because I've been involved in the oil business for the past decade, I can tell you exactly what's happening, and how to take advantage of it.


    How to Stake Your Claim in
    2 Trillion Barrels of Oil


    I’ve spent every day of the past three months researching every possible way to make money with the massive U.S. oil shale supply.


    I’ve found a total of FIVE ways.


    The first way is with my favorite oil shale company. I think their new drilling process is so innovative, the government will likely choose them to drill the mother lode in the Green River Formation.


    How do I know they'll get the green light?


    For the past 5 years this company has been tucked away deep in the Green River Formation – pumping out shale oil. However, it began laboratory testing back in 1981 – so they have more than 25 years of research under their belt.


    Their process can extract oil for as little as $25 a barrel. With oil prices hovering around $70 a barrel, this company stands to make a fortune.


    They’ve even submitted the largest patent application in history for their drilling process, so it will be protected for the next 20 years. 


    This revolutionary process heats the rock and sand while it’s still in the ground. Then they pump the oil as it oozes out from the ground.


    It’s cheap... Low profile... and environmentally friendly.


    Altogether this company has invested more than $1 BILLION on alternative fuel sources, like oil shale. That’s not including their $150 million investment in China’s oil shale resources.


    But here's the best part...








    This company states they can produce one million barrels of oil per acre in the Green River Formation. The government owns over 800,000 acres there. If the government grants them full access, and I think they will, that would be more oil than any company has ever extracted from oil shale.


    When full-scale drilling begins, this company could double their daily rate of oil production… and double their share price. They’re even paying a generous dividend thanks to their other oil operations.


    If you want to get in on the American oil shale boom, making money begins with this drilling company.


    I’ve just finished compiling an in-depth research report detailing everything you need to know...


    It’s called The U.S. Government’s Secret Oil Supply: How to Make Money in the American Oil Shale Boom.


    This comprehensive report analyzes all the government nominated companies, including my favorite oil shale company – the company I think the government will choose to go after TRILLIONS of barrels of oil in the Green River Formation.


    But that’s not all…


    I told you I found FIVE ways to make money in the coming American oil shale boom. Here are the four others...


    Four More Ways to Cash in on the American Oil Shale Boom


    To fuel its massive oil shale heaters, my favorite oil shale company needs an alternative source of power – something I call the “secret energy.”


    Currently, their “secret energy” bills run about $60,000 per month – which will get even larger as oil shale development grows.


    For the companies that supply “the secret energy,” it will likely mean a huge payday.


    A recent article in a Colorado newspaper describes the situation best:



    [The secret energy] demand will also surge when oil shale development takes off in the next few years in the [Piceance] basin. 


    The Piceance basin has the highest oil concentration in the Green River Formation – holding more than 1.2 TRILLION barrels of oil.


    This is the region the government-selected companies will use to test their shale drilling methods.


    I’ve found the largest “secret energy” company that supplies power to the Piceance basin.











    How fast does the government want to get full-scale oil shale production started?

    Exxon's oil shale proposal was rejected almost immediately because they didn't have a ten-year oil shale program in place. This reveals just how serious the government is about getting U.S.oil shale production up and running within the next 10 years.


    As long as the government is pushing the oil shale development in the Piceance basin, this company will have to supply the power.


    And I don’t see the government leaving anytime soon.


    I expect this company's share price to soar as oil shale development takes off in the coming years. In fact, they too pay a consistent dividend – paid out steadily since 1989.


    I explain the full details in my report, The U.S. Government’s Secret Oil Supply: How to Make Money in the American Oil Shale Boom.


    And there's more…


    I’ve discovered three more companies you need to know about…


    Take a look at this recent government quote…



    The oil shale [testing] will take place in the same areas where drilling for natural gas has been rapidly expanding. If all the leases produce, the area would be transformed into a highly industrialized zone with a network of roads, pipelines, rail lines, and power plants to service the gas fields, oil shale heating sites and oil shale mines.


    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management


    In other words, if you’re a company going after oil shale, you need more than just the "secret energy" source, you need natural gas – and lots of it.


    Oil shale companies use natural gas to heat the oil shale, run electricity, and for the day-to-day operations…


    Natural gas is the cheapest way to get energy to the remote areas of western Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.


    I found three small gas companies that stand to benefit as oil shale development increases. All sit on considerable amounts of land in the Green River Formation (some as much as 30,000 acres).


    In The U.S. Government’s Secret Oil Supply: How to Make Money in the American Oil Shale Boom I’ll tell you about all the government-nominated companies, including my favorite oil shale company, the “secret energy” source company, and 3 natural gas companies that stand to benefit from the situation.


    That’s a total of FIVE ways to potentially make a fortune in the American oil shale boom.


    Best of all, I’d like to send you this report FREE of charge.


    Let me show you how to get your copy…


    How to Make a Fortune in Oil


    My name is Matt Badiali. I’ve been studying the oil industry for the past 15 years. I’ve been involved in almost every aspect of geological exploration and drilling.


    From my PhD in geology, at the University of North Carolina… to my teaching positions at Duke and Florida Atlantic University… to my stints on a drill rig in Delray Beach, and as a field geologist for a variety of firms.


    What it all boils down to is, understanding the industry… the new technologies being used… where new oil supplies are coming from… and how those supplies will reach us — the end users…


    …I’ve seen it all.


    Now, I spend every day researching and analyzing these crucial details… and reporting my best investment ideas for a financial research service called The Oil Report.


    What I’m most excited about now is oil shale…


    I’ve spent almost every day of the past 3 months compiling data for my report on how to own your share of the 2 TRILLION barrels of oil locked inside the Green River Formation.


    My report, The U.S. Government’s Secret Oil Supply: How to Make Money in the American Oil Shale Boom details FIVE potential ways to cash in on the coming American oil shale frenzy.


    I devoted so much time this oil shale project because I don’t see an easier way to make a fortune over the next few years.


    But don’t just take my word for it…


    The Bush administration has already designated the Green River Formation, “The Next Big Energy Boom.”


    As you can see, the U.S. government has already set the wheels in motion for oil shale. All you have to do is follow the path of money…


    My report will show you how…


    As I mentioned, I’d like to send you my Special Report, The U.S. Government’s Secret Oil Supply: How to Make Money in the American Oil Shale Boom absolutely FREE of charge. The only thing I ask in return is that you take a no-risk trial subscription to my monthly oil advisory, The Oil Report.


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    Take a look at this recent newspaper quote…



    Owners of offshore drilling platforms… are also among the first to profit from an oil-industry upturn. The most sophisticated deep-water drilling rigs cost up to $500,000 a day to hire, compared with $150,000 two years ago. With the world fleet of such rigs numbering less than 100, demand far outstrips supply.


    ~The London Times, February 2006


    Seventy-five percent of all known deepwater oil reserves still need to be drilled. That’s great news for this company — who owns nearly half of all the deepwater drilling ships in the world. No other company comes close.


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    Without these rigs, it’s impossible to drill for oil in deepwater.


    But that’s not the only thing you need…


    How do you repair, inspect, and install deepwater drilling equipment?


    How do you transport supplies, personnel, and equipment to the big offshore drill rigs?


    Most importantly, how do you survey a region to find more oil?


    You hire a service company…


    3 Deepwater Service Companies You Simply Must Own in 2006

    According to the Sunday Times of London:



    The support-services sector — from contactors who carry out seismic surveys to consultants and rig providers — is making hay as the oil giants’ profits trickle down the industry. Many firms are reporting that turnover has doubled in a year.


    I’ve found 3 very attractive service companies that will benefit from the surge in offshore well drilling.



    • The first of these companies is a seismic data survey company. According to the oil-services firm Petrofac, “Seismic-survey contractors are the first to benefit when the industry starts to boom.”

    It’s no wonder why… Seismic surveys cost about $2 million per survey.


    The company I found is one of the world’s largest seismic survey contractors.


    Their seismic data surveys allow exploration companies to “see” oil below deep underwater structures — capturing high-quality two and three-dimensional images of huge oil pockets.


    They can even produce 4-dimensional surveys, which record fluid movement in the deep oil reservoirs.


    This company has built an enormous library of underwater oil well data, which includes surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Atlantic, Southeast Asia, West Africa, North Africa, Canada, and Brazil.


    With rich oil companies scouring for oil beneath the deep ocean floors, you can count on them to pay top-dollar for this small company’s research.



    • The second company I found is a marine construction and pipe-laying company. They’re the people you call when you need something on your rig fixed, cleaned, or repaired.

    They operate all over the globe — in Asia, India, West Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Gulf of Mexico — and work with almost all the major, and many independent oil companies.


    Midway through 2005, there was over $400 million in backorders for their services.


    In fact, they leveraged their marine construction skills in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. They are in position to benefit from the massive clean-up and repair needs of rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.



    • The third company provides service boats and support services to offshore oil companies around the world. BP and Royal Dutch Shell already signed on as customers.

    This small service company transports supplies, personnel, and equipment — in ALL aspects of offshore exploration, development, and production.


    They also do pipe laying, construction, and 3-D seismic acquisition.


    In the third quarter 2005 revenue rose 25%, while net income tripled. Most recently, they announced operating costs are down significantly from last year.


    And I don’t see any signs of a slowdown.


    All four companies are positioned to take advantage of the surging demand for deepwater drilling infrastructure.


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    These new businesses are called Royalty Trusts. They can be bought and sold just like regular stocks here in America. And you can buy them through any regular broker.


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    You see, Royalty Trusts are required by law to mail most of their earnings to shareholders — in the form of huge quarterly, sometimes monthly checks. In return, Royalty Trusts benefit by paying NO CORPORATE TAXES to the government.


    Let me give you a few examples of how these businesses work…



    • One Calgary-based oil company mailed out an astounding $202 million dollars last year. In the last 5 years, they’ve mailed out over $709 million to their shareholders. Checks are sent on the 15 th of each month.


    • Another Canadian energy company, which acquires and produces oil and natural gas, mailed out $277 million dollars last year. The year before they mailed out $196 million.

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    Over the last five years this oil company has mailed out an unbelievable $1.9 BILLION to shareholders.


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May 14, 2006

  • Well Dammit LOL

    Well I sat here and was doing a longgg update and got drop kicked offline - LOL and lost it all .. that'll learn me to write it on word and transfer it over .. Well tonight I will be watching a PPV with the sweetie - so I am sure I will update later on .. LOLOL .. Later !!! xoxoxoxoo

May 4, 2006

  • I am getting ready for my trip to the Jersey Indigo Meet up .. I am looking forward to meeting my friends from Paris who are coming to film it and also meeting Lisa in person who is speaking .. it should be an interesting weekend .. I am also visiting my friend :)


    I have been really busy getting my house in order.. I forgot how much work it is to move all that crap and organize it in a new home .. I cannot complain though .. I am really very happy here .. have much peace .. when I walk out onto my back porch at midnight I can hear the highway and everything is so peaceful .. its so nice.


    I wish I could say I am done getting all my rooms together but I have not yet .. I have to do it in between everything else .. so it just takes time .. I try not to be hard on myself, I can be a workaholic when I have to get a lot done and lately I just have had not much down time....but overall .. Life is great .. I am SO blessed .. I have such gratitude to have such abundance and wonderful things and people in my life ..:)


    I really do not have more to say .. well not anything I want to gab on about at the moment . I have to get stuff ready ..:) ..


     

April 22, 2006

  • Busy Busy Busy .. wow .. LOL I have been such a bum - not being on my xanga that much and missing everyone .. so I will get around to visiting you all .. in the meantime - thank you all for your well wishes and also your healing energy and thoughts .. on the health issue - I test everyday and my numbers are good :) .. I am on medication and I do still get very tired during the day - but I think there are many reasons for that .. besides the big D .. there is the move - all the mental stuff going on .. and my self imposed deadlines .. lol .. we are always hardest on ourselves ! I am working on a few projects, one of which I will share here .. May 6th in New Jersey.. I am going to be attending a meeting of adult indigos.. ( for lack of a better term really .. ) and also young ones - whoever is interested.. LOL by default I have been working with these ancient souls my entire life - like attracting like and totally understanding because I am one myself :)   SO anyhow another wonderful Healing woman named Lisa Bellini and some other elders ( love that term lol ) are going to have an informal meeting with these children and their parents, or whomever is interested in attending. As an Adult now and Having lived through what these young children  are now going through we feel - who better to help them understand .. and who has better tools for change than those who have lived through it ... SO thats one project...for info .. go to this link: 


    http://indigochildren.meetup.com/185/...


    Its exciting that we will be connecting .. there have been others who connected through Meetup before. There is so much information out there about Indigos.. the time has really come for the subject to be embraced by those who also lived the life before it was a recognized phenomenon. I also need to add - that I met Lisa through a wonderful article she wrote for an online magazine


    http://www.parentingtips.co.za/IndigoPower_Feb06.asp


    I really vibrated with her message that 'Indigos' for lack of a better term .. or label ( hate labels .. or specialness) .. Or more realistically - old Souls have been around since the beginning of time .. as oracles, seers, mediums, channels, gifted healers.. etc..and that the Elders as I desire to be called .. LOL . are going through a mass awakening now to help the youngsters who need love and guidance and direction and ideas .. on how to get through their lives in a more effective manner.. etc... I LOVE children - they are such magnificant gifts and come here to us - just wanting to love us and we then teach each other ..so this is a very exciting time for us all to interact with each other :)


    On another note .. I went back to the Experimental farm near me in Medford - and we scoffed some daffodils.. there are so many . where the yard near the house used to be and they will all be bulldozed once that property is sold.. There are 12 acres there. It just saddens the hell out of me that this once really cool farm - that experimented with many crops .. and planted the first bamboo garden on the Island , and that also was a home to Hal Fullerton .. and his amazing wife Edna .. and their family - will be wiped out for Mc Mansions without a trace .. to me - its almost a crime and frankly I am sick to death of this building crap that has just taken over the island - its insane - the traffic is abysmal - the pollution is awful .. the houses are getting more and more crowded with the spot building .. etc.. its nutso .. and I get really sad when I visit this farm .. I am wishing upon wish that it never ever sells - so I can always go in and wander around it :) .. I took some spring pictures .. to me - I suppose because its so personal .. it means so much to document it . I will be going back again ... The neighbor this time got a bit snotty with my dad ( come on hes an old man fer crying out loud ) .. and said You know thats Private Property .. so I am got the number of the owner and I am going to just ask him .. if he minds me taking pictures..and I will also tell him of its history - not that it will change his mind .. money talks here - that land is worth millions now .. but .. if I can be 'allowed' to visit - then I can tell the nosy neighbor .. oh its okay I have spoken with the owner .. It is ridiculous sometimes living here - people just are such yentas LOLOL... so anyhow .. here are a few pics.. to me they are beautiful .. I saw evidence of the deer eating plants .. LOL .. but then thought - so these poor darlings will have to forage somewhere else - and probably get hit by cars even more on the expressway now :(







    I know these pics are kind of plain - but to me they are so beautiful - the place speaks to my heart of a time so long gone by, that a big part of me often yearns for .. where people raised just about everything they ate. Everything was free range and chemical free- They built their own fences and did all their own plantings.. there were no such things as landscapers..They did it because it was their life and survival .. They had no electricity and they had one rugged car that was reserved for the long trips to far away towns. They took the train .. or walked where they needed to go. They knew their neighbors and had a good repore with them ... I know progress is a good thing .. and time changes everything .. but sometimes I know that change is not necessarily good....more to come later on xooxoxoxooxoo


     


     


     

April 20, 2006

  • I cannot believe another week has gone by and SO quickly - amazing .. I am working on several projects and they are keeping me busy besides bringing crap from one house to another - and painting and cleaning and arranging etc..My daughter has made an apt downstairs - so we have made two trips to Ikea now and I told her.. I am retired - the energy in there and the buy buy buy mentality - burns me out .. I still do have to get a kitchen table .. and when I went to big lots for the third time - again - they did not have the one I wanted available - I wanted to scream at them - but I am going to look online for the darned thing...


    We transported almost all the cats here we still have three at the other house - one of is there every day to pick up mail and feed the kitties ..the three that are left - are tough ones .. they are troublemakers - we are not sure what to do about them .. we will figure it out - ..we love them all equally - but like people - they do not all get along LOL .


    It really is lovely where we are - we are close to the big expressway - and you can hear it at night -but its really fine . it almost sounds like the ocean - kind of weird .. but the stars are just as beautiful as the other house - and the neighborhood is very quiet at night - I think we are the only ones who are up late !! In the morning the birds are wonderful and there are so many .. I have been out there taking a lot of pictures.. I love them - they bring me beauty and peace .. :) I have so much going on - when I get a chance I will post some pictures .. My love and hugs to all of you - stay well and healthy and happy !  xoxoxooo


     

April 13, 2006

  • now the sequal to the funny post ...and why I found that e-mail SOOO funny ... there is a family owned business in the town I used to live in - which was part of Islip .. I used to frequent the business which shall remain nameless for various reasons .. but I did need to go there on occasion and the owner was so friendly and funny and charming ..many times when I was there I saw the town supervisor in there ... a while later while talking on the phone with this person I did business  with, while placing an order-we got around to the discussion of property taxes --- he told me that he was now on the town board of property assesment and sat in on meetings for zoning and the like... and he said to me .. well maybe you are not paying enough property taxes where you are ... you live near the water you have a huge home, my taxes were 14,000 a year for two thirds of an acre and a big home that was old  .. and this 'assesment' coming from a man who played political footsie in the back room of his business in full customer view...and also had at least one illegal apartment that I knew of in his home, probably two and was not paying taxes on either  . I know cause I saw it when I was there for his kids birthday party ...If I saw him today I would have three things to say .. Hows your buddy McGowan doing ? and Maybe you are next .. and then .. You never shit where you eat buddy ...


    As for McGowan he seemed pleasant enough, he seemed to do good things for the town .. but I must say - that I would love to take an 11,000 trip to Ireland on campaign funds .. so if any of you want me to run for any kind of office -and donate money .. I will make sure I spend most of it on my campaign - but then earmark 2 million to massages, an all out trip to Glastonbury to see the tor.... perhaps Japan and Italy... dinners in THE most expensive restaurant in town .. manicures - pedicures - facials - gym memberships .. I would make sure that 2 million was spent so fast your head would spin :) And then run for office many more times .. so that the money never stopped coming in  ....Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.......read on :


     


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    Video: McGowan pleads guilty


    BY SANDRA PEDDIE
    STAFF WRITER

    March 10, 2006


    In a stunning fall from power, Islip Supervisor Pete McGowan -- once one of the most formidable politicians on Long Island -- ended his political career yesterday as he stood before a hushed courtroom and admitted taking kickbacks and using campaign funds to pay for such personal expenses as a trip to Ireland, gas for his boat, and more than $5,000 for spa treatments and facials.

    In a court appearance before acting State Supreme Court Justice Michael Mullen in Riverhead, McGowan, 69, went from being the dominant Republican in Suffolk County to a convicted felon facing prison. Hours before his appearance, McGowan resigned from the supervisor's job he had held since 1993. He stood erect and spoke in a strong, confident voice, as he pleaded guilty to accepting $52,000 in bribes in the form of kickbacks from a campaign vendor and using campaign funds to pay more than $30,000 of his personal credit card bills.


     
    Three of the charges -- grand larceny, commercial bribe receiving and offering a false instrument for filing -- are felonies.

    The fourth charge, tampering with a witness, is a misdemeanor. It stems from an incident in December in which McGowan tried to intimidate the unidentified campaign vendor, who was secretly cooperating with the Suffolk County district attorney. McGowan admitted in court that he went to the vendor's home and told him to lie to investigators. The vendor was not named in court papers.

    For a man of McGowan's stature, who rose from humble beginnings as the son of an Irish immigrant mother, his guilty pleas were more than just a personal disgrace. They also served as another blow to a once-dominant Republican Party in Islip and Suffolk County. A reminder of McGowan's political power is the concourse that bears his name at Long Island MacArthur Airport.

    McGowan's sudden fall from power even struck Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota, who brought the case against him and said his probe in Islip was continuing. "These cases are very difficult, painstaking," he said after the hearing. "But it doesn't make any difference to us who they are."

    The plea was the culmination of a 14-month investigation by the district attorney's governmental corruption unit. It requires that McGowan pay back contributors to his "Friends of Pete McGowan" campaign fund -- an unprecedented action taken by Spota. As part of the deal, McGowan agreed to forfeit his approximately $1.2-million campaign fund.

    Prosecutors recommended 1 to 3 years in prison when he is sentenced May 4. McGowan has already paid about $50,000 in restitution and has $34,000 remaining.

    McGowan's lavish spending on personal items, Spota said, "was almost like a yearlong Mardi Gras party." He spent thousands at East End restaurants, near his second home in East Quogue -- when he wasn't running for office -- and took trips with friends to Florida, where he also has a home. Prosecutors said the expenditures were not campaign related.

    Although state law bars politicians from using their campaign funds for personal expenses, technicalities in the law make such abuses difficult to prosecute. Christopher McPartland, chief of the district attorney's governmental corruption bureau, said his investigators found tens of thousands of dollars more of questionable expenses paid by the campaign fund -- such as McGowan's $80,000 Mercedes-Benz -- that were not part of the charges.

    McGowan declined to speak to reporters after the hearing, but his attorney, Raymond Perini, of Hauppauge, said, "It's a tough day. He's some guy, a tough guy. It's a terrible thing for a man who's done what he's done for this community to end his career in a criminal courtroom."

    Spota, whose office has secured 17 convictions in its ongoing probe into political corruption, said he, too, found it to be a difficult day. "It's difficult to watch a person who has done so much good for the Town of Islip ... to end that career with such a fall from grace and with a felony conviction," he said.

    Perini, asked what prompted McGowan to steal from his campaign fund, said, "Good people do stupid things."

    Earlier in the morning, McGowan submitted a one-line resignation letter to the Islip town clerk, a move that ended his 13 years as one of the most powerful town supervisors on Long Island. Popular with town voters, he was feared by fellow Republicans because of his iron grip on the party and his strong-arm tactics against opponents.

    Deputy Supervisor Jeanette Messina immediately became the acting supervisor. Messina, 66, of Holbrook, is also the town's parks commissioner and deputy chair of Islip's Republican Party. "This is a very sad day," she said. "I think we're all astounded."

    Later yesterday, Messina, Town Attorney Pierce Cohalan and Republican town board members met in a hastily called caucus at town party headquarters in Bay Shore to determine what to do next.

    The news of McGowan's plea reverberated throughout Long Island yesterday, as friends and foes tried to make sense of it. "It's 8.6 on the Richter scale," said Suffolk Democratic chairman Richard Schaffer, who had forged a working relationship with McGowan.

    Republicans across the county were trying to assess the political fallout from the guilty pleas. "I just hope we've hit bottom ... " said Edwin "Buzz" Schwenk, former Suffolk Republican chairman, "because when you bottom out, the only place to go is up."

    Former Republican Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, who frequently dined with McGowan and whose wedding McGowan attended, said, "I have known Pete McGowan for more than a decade. I extend my deepest sympathy to his family and friends in what I am sure is a very troublesome time."

    Spota stressed that his investigation was not over.

    Asked if other Long Island politicians might now be looking over their shoulders because of concerns about their own campaign funds, he smiled and said, "You'll have to ask them."

    Staff writers Rick Brand, John Valenti and J. Jioni Palmer contributed to this story.