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Hydraulic fracturing
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Hydraulic fracturing is a well stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid. The process involves the injection of fracking fluid into a wellbore to create cracks in the deep-rock formations through which natural gas, petroleum. When the hydraulic pressure is removed from the well, small grains of hydraulic fracturing proppants hold the fractures open, Hydraulic fracturing began as an experiment in 1947, and the first commercially successful application followed in 1950. As of 2012,2.5 million frac jobs had been performed worldwide on oil and gas wells, such treatment is generally necessary to achieve adequate flow rates in shale gas, tight gas, tight oil, and coal seam gas wells. Some hydraulic fractures can form naturally in certain veins or dikes, Hydraulic fracturing is highly controversial in many countries. Its proponents advocate the benefits of more extensively accessible hydrocarbons. For these reasons, hydraulic fracturing is under scrutiny, restricted in some countries. The European Union is drafting regulations that would permit the application of hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing rocks at great depth frequently becomes suppressed by pressure due to the weight of the rock strata. This suppression process is significant in tensile fractures which require the walls of the fracture to move against this pressure. Fracturing occurs when stress is overcome by the pressure of fluids within the rock. The minimum principal stress becomes tensile and exceeds the strength of the material. In natural examples, such as dikes or vein-filled fractures, the orientations can be used to infer past states of stress, most mineral vein systems are a result of repeated natural fracturing during periods of relatively high pore fluid pressure. One example of repeated natural fracturing is in the effects of seismic activity. Stress levels rise and fall episodically, and earthquakes can cause large volumes of water to be expelled from fluid-filled fractures. This process is referred to as seismic pumping, minor intrusions in the upper part of the crust, such as dikes, propagate in the form of fluid-filled cracks. In such cases, the fluid is magma, in sedimentary rocks with a significant water content, fluid at fracture tip will be steam. Fracturing as a method to stimulate shallow, hard rock oil wells dates back to the 1860s, dynamite or nitroglycerin detonations were used to increase oil and natural gas production from petroleum bearing formations
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Henry Ian Cusick
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Henry Ian Cusick is a Peruvian-born Scottish actor of television, film, and theatre. He is known for his role as Desmond Hume on the U. S. television series Lost and he starred in the ABC drama Scandal, as Stephen Finch, and is currently starring as Marcus Kane In the CW drama The 100. Cusick was born in Trujillo, Peru, to a Peruvian mother, Esperanza Chávez, when he was two, his family moved to Madrid, Spain, then Glasgow, before moving to Trinidad and Tobago, where they lived for ten years. There Cusick attended Presentation College, San Fernando and he moved to Paisley, Scotland, with his family at the age of fourteen. Cusick attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and was asked to resign in his year there. He got his first acting role at the Citizens Theatre as an understudy in the Christmas Panto playing a polar bear and he appeared in various productions for the Strathclyde Theatre Group in Glasgow. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, and was raised Roman Catholic, Cusick began his career as a classical theatre actor. His first leading roles on stage included, Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray with Rupert Everett, Hamlet in The Marovitz Hamlet, and Horner in The Country Wife. On screen, after appearing in recurring roles in series such as Casualty and The Book Group, he starred as Jesus Christ in the 2003 film The Visual Bible. His largest role to date came in 2005 when he was cast as Desmond Hume in the ABC series Lost, originally a recurring guest star in the second season, Cusick became a member of the main cast from seasons three to six. Cusick won the role when, while staying at the home of his friend Brian Cox, he met Coxs next-door neighbor, Carlton Cuse, Cusick stated he believes a seed planted, because they had been looking for either a Scottish or Irish character. He also appeared as Theo Stoller in two episodes of season 5 of 24 and the 2007 film Hitman and he stars in the direct-to-DVD film Dead Like Me, Life After Death, a continuation of the cult classic television show of the same name. Cusick appeared in two episodes of Law & Order, Special Victims Unit in the season, playing Erik Weber. He was in ABCs Scandal in 2011, but left the following year and he also played Trent Marsh in Body of Proof and currently appears as Marcus Kane in The 100, which premiered in March 2014
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Jeffrey Jones
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Jeffrey Jones is an American actor best known for his roles as Joseph II in Amadeus, Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Buellers Day Off, and Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice. In 2002, Jones was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and he pleaded no contest to a felony charge, and was ordered to register as a sex offender. He then went to London in 1969 to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, followed by a stint with the Stratford Theatre in Stratford. Productions included, Cloud 9, A Flea in Her Ear, Romeo and Juliet and his transition from stage to film began in 1970. Jones began acting in small parts in film and television in the 1970s, in his best-known roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus, Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice, and Edward R. However, the actor is also widely respected and considered a boon wherever he appears. Jones portrays the Emperor as a superficial and self-absorbed ruler who cant tell the difference between a great opera and a one, according to one reviewer. He received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance, Joness performance as Edward R. Rooney in the 1986 film, Ferris Buellers Day Off, made him a cultural icon. Rooney, self-important and obsessed with catching the chronically truant Ferris Bueller, became a symbol of pomposity, the review likened Jones role as akin to that of Wile E. Coyote as a character who is fated to be unable to catch The Road Runner. Jones expressed concern about being remembered more for this role than his Emperor Joseph II in 1984s Amadeus, in the movie Beetlejuice, Jones played a supporting role, along with Catherine OHara, as co-owners of a haunted house. Jones went on to act in films by director Tim Burton, including Ed Wood in the role of The Amazing Criswell. Jones also appeared in The Hanoi Hilton, The Hunt for Red October, Howard the Duck, Houseguest, The Crucible, The Devil’s Advocate, and Stuart Little. In 1999 he co-starred with Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, and David Arquette in the cannibal western Ravenous, Jones appeared in the comedy film The Pest, as the evil German trying to hunt Pestario Pest Vargas. Other key roles include Mr. Spike in Stay Tuned and Dick Nelson in the 1992 comedy Mom, one of Joness earlier television roles was in an episode of the 1976 CBS series Sara. In 1986, he showcased his villain persona in the role of the sinister Mister Acme, in the satirical comedy miniseries Fresno, with Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin and Dabney Coleman. In 1995, Jones co-starred with Tyra Banks, Kathy Najimy and he also hosted Disneys D-TV Monster Hits musical special, as The Magic Mirror. He has had guest roles on a number of series, including Amazing Stories, Tales from the Crypt. In 1989, he starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom The People Next Door and he also appeared as newspaper publisher A. W. Merrick on the highly acclaimed HBO series Deadwood. Jones was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Ruth and his mother was an art historian, who urged him towards a career in acting
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MarVista Entertainment
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MarVista Entertainment is an American independent film studio, based in Century City, Los Angeles, California. MarVista was founded in 2003 by Fernando and Joseph Szew as a distributor of third party programming. MVDE was launched in 2014 to handle distribution and licensing of the digital content in North America. Beginning after acquiring capital investments in 2011, the company began creating its own television. In 2016, MarVista and SpectreVision announced an agreement to co-produce four horror and thriller films over the following two years
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Cameron Richardson
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Cameron Richardson is an American actress and model, who portrayed Chloe Carter on the CBS television series Harpers Island. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Richardson grew up in New Jersey, in 1997, she graduated from Old Bridge High School in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. She moved to New York City to pursue modeling, and her agents suggested acting, Cameron was called Cam-Bones due to her very thin physique. Richardson modeled for Mademoiselle, Interview, Cosmopolitan, and other fashion magazines and she appeared on the cover of Ocean Drive in 2006. She was cover model for the January–February 2008 issue of Womens Health Magazine and she has modeled clothes for American Eagle Outfitters, GAP, Lucky Brand Jeans, Chic Jeans, and Roxy amongst others. She advertised Dasani bottled water from The Coca-Cola Company, as of 2010, she can be seen modeling for Forever 21s maternity line. Richardson appeared in a 2004 advertising campaign for burger chain Carls Jr. /Hardees in which she ate a Western style burger while riding a bull to the tune of Slow Ride by Foghat. Richardson guest starred on the FOX television show House and she played 15-year-old supermodel Alex, having herself been a model before getting into acting. She is known for her role as Paula Hargrove in Point Pleasant, in 2009, she was a series regular on Harpers Island, a murder mystery television series. Promotions for the series describe her character Chloe as The Flirt, Richardson appeared in the film Alvin and the Chipmunks. In 2012, Richardson appeared in an episode of CSI, Crime Scene Investigation, Richardson was ranked #76 in Stuff magazines 102 Sexiest Women In The World. She was named #52 on the Maxim Hot 100 of 2005 list and she appeared on the list until 2009 when she ranked #76. In 2002, she appeared in the video for the Incubus song Are You In. She appears in the music videos I Dont Want This Night to End. In March 2010 a visibly pregnant Richardson was photographed at the opening of the Odd Molly flagship store, Richardson gave birth to a baby boy named Milo in late 2010. Cameron Richardson at the Internet Movie Database Cameron Richardson at the Fashion Model Directory Cameron Richardson at AskMen. com Cameron Richardson at Maxim. com
