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posted on 18 March 2016
Investing.com Weekly Wrap-Up 18 March 2016
Written by Investing.com Staff, Investing.com
U.S. stocks cap fifth straight positive week, its best streak since 2014
U.S. stocks closed broadly higher on Friday completing their fifth straight positive week, as the major indices continued to rebound from a historic downturn at the start of the year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 120.81 or 0.69% to 17,602.30, surging to 2016-yearly highs for the second consecutive session. With the gains, the Dow closed higher for the sixth straight session. The NASDAQ Composite index added 20.66 or 0.43% to 4,795.65, amid gains in pharmaceutical and media stocks, while the S&P 500 Composite index ticked up 0.99 or 0.44% to 2,049.58.
For the session, seven of 10 sectors closed in the green, as stocks in the Health Care, Industrials and Financials industries led. The S&P 500, which is up by approximately 10% from its lows in early-February, moved into positive territory for the year.
More than two years have elapsed since U.S. equity markets have posted a weekly winning streak as lengthy as its current rally. It also marked the first time the major indices have finished with five straight weeks of at least 1% gains since the start of the bull market in March, 2009.
Investors continued to react to a surprisingly dovish outlook from the Federal Reserve earlier this week when the U.S. central bank cut its interest rate forecast through 2018. Any rate hikes by the Fed this year are viewed as bearish for equities, as investors pile into less risky bonds and U.S. Treasuries to capitalize on higher yields.
Meanwhile, the expiration of four major asset classes in what is commonly referred to as a "quadruple witching hour," had little impact on stock prices on Friday. Quadruple witching hours, which occur on the third Friday of March, June, September and December, involve the expiration of market index futures, stock index futures, stock options and market options, usually resulting in increased volatility.
The top performer on the Dow was Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which gained 4.69 or 3.07% to 157.60. Goldman Sachs finished just ahead of JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which added 1.73 or 2.94% to 60.48. On Thursday after the bell, JP Morgan's board authorized a $1.88 billion stock buyback program through the end of the second quarter. The authorization comes on the heels of a $6.4 billion repurchase initiative last year. The worst performer Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which fell 1.17 or 2.19% to 53.49, retreating in Friday's session after releasing a preview for its new Windows 10 platform a session earlier.
The biggest gainer on the NASDAQ was Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC), which added 3.02 or 6.57% to 49.02 in the wake of its $17.2 billion merger with SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) earlier in the week. On Friday, Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) offered $1.5 billion in senior secured notes and another $4.1 billion in senior unsecured notes to help finance the merger. Microsoft was also the worst performer on the NASDAQ, just below TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP), which fell 1.00 or 1.53% to 64.31. Shares in the Needham, Massachusetts-based travel website have crashed more than 5% over the last two sessions.
Western Digital was also the top performer on the S&P 500, just ahead of Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN), which gained 5.22 or 5.88% to 94.02. Shares in the multinational casino and resort surged to eight-month highs on Friday after its fledgling Macau division received an upgrade from analysts at Macquarie. The worst performer was Transocean which fell 0.93 or 7.94% to 10.78. Shares in the one of the world's largest offshore driller are down more than 20% over the last year.
On the New York Stock Exchange, advancing issues outnumbered declining ones by a 1,896-1,198 margin.
Additional stock news from Reuters at Investing.com with more details on U.S. markets.
The dollar remained close to five-month lows against the other major currencies on Friday, after the release of downbeat U.S. consumer sentiment data and as the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement continued to weigh on the greenback.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% at 1.1290.
In a preliminary report, the University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index fell to 90.0 in March from 91.7 the previous month, compared to expectations for an increase to 92.2.
Sentiment on the greenback remained vulnerable after the Fed left its monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday and said that it is likely to raise interest rates twice this year - and not four times, as initially estimated.
Fed policymakers said the U.S. economy faces risks from an uncertain global economy, although moderate growth and "strong job gains" would allow it to tighten policy this year.
USD/JPY edged up 0.11% to 111.51.
Earlier Friday, the minutes of the Bank of Japan's January policy meeting showed that policymakers made two proposals, one to expand the bank's asset-buying program and another to add negative interest rates to asset purchases.
According to the minutes, the BOJ eventually decided to adopt the negative interest rate policy after several members argued the move would help prevent external factors from delaying the eradication of Japan's "deflationary mindset".
The dollar was little changed against the pound and the Swiss franc, with GBP/USD at 1.4491 and with USD/CHF at 0.9679.
Meanwhile, the Australian and New Zealand dollars were weaker, with AUD/USD down 0.52% at 0.7607 and with NZD/USD declining 0.74% to 0.6798.
USD/CAD added 0.14% to 1.2996, off Thursday's five-month low of 1.2941.
Statistics Canada reported on Friday that retail sales increased by 2.1% in January, exceeding expectations for a 0.6% gain.
Core retail sales, which excludes automobiles, rose 1.2% in January, compared to expectations for a 0.4% uptick.
A separate report showed that Canada's consumer price index rose 0.2% last month, disappointing expectations for a 0.4% gain. Year-on-year, consumer prices increased by 1.4% in February, compared to expectations for a 1.5% rise.
Core CPI, which exlude the eight most volatile items, rose by 0.5% last month, in line with expectations, after a 0.3% uptick in January.
The commodity-related loonie remained supported as oil prices moved back above $40 a barrel amid fresh hopes for a potential production cut by major oil producers.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.20% at 94.97, still close to a five-month low of 94.61 hit overnight.
Special note: This is the report from last week. There was no Commitment of Traders report from Investing.com this week.
Speculators were more bullish on oil, gold, copper and the Japanese yen, while becoming more bearish on the euro and the British pound. Bearishness on the S&P 500 increased this week. Bullishness on the Australian dollar increased.
Note: This data closes on Wednesday so the last two days of trading are not reflected.
Gold futures retreated on Friday amid heavy profit taking, after soaring as much as $50 an ounce over the previous two sessions following dovish comments from the Federal Reserve on the timing of future interest rate hikes earlier in the week.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for April delivery traded between $1,248.60 and $1,267.60 an ounce before settling at 1,252.20, down 12.80 or 1.01% to 1,252.20. It came one day after gold surged nearly 2.5%, enjoying its strongest one-day move on the month. For the week, gold closed slightly lower during a volatile, choppy period of trading. Since hitting 13-month highs late last week, gold has closed lower in five of the last six sessions.
Nevertheless, the precious metal is still up by more than 17% since the start of the year and is on pace for its best opening quarter in 30 years.
Gold likely gained support at $1,063.20, the low from January 4 and was met with resistance at $1,280.70, the high from Mar. 11.
Metal traders could be looking forward to a quiet weekend, following a volatile stretch spurred by key interest rate decisions from four of the world's top central banks over the last 10 days. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) sent the dollar spiraling to five-month lows against the euro, by lowering its interest rate forecast through 2018. Citing increased global financial and economic risks and a soft inflation outlook, the Fed held the target range on its benchmark Federal Funds Rate at 0.25-0.50% for the second consecutive meeting. More importantly, the U.S. central bank slashed its year-end projection for the Fed Funds Rate to 0.88%, signifying two rate hikes for the remainder of the year.
After raising short-term interest rates in December for the first time in nearly a decade, the FOMC said in its median forecasts that it could hike rates as much as four times in 2016. Any rate hikes by the Fed this year are viewed as bearish for gold, which struggles to compete with high yield bearing assets in periods of rising rates.
Elsewhere, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose steadily on Friday to reach fresh 2016 yearly highs. U.S. stocks are on pace for their fifth consecutive weekly gain, their longest winning streak in two years. The massive rally in global equities has dampened gold's appeal as safe-haven asset.
The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the strength of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, gained more than 0.30% to an intraday high of 95.14.
Dollar-denominated commodities such as gold become more expensive for foreign purchasers when the dollar appreciates.
Silver for May delivery plunged 0.268 or 1.67% to 15.765 an ounce.
Copper for May delivery lost 0.009 or 0.37% to 2.283 a pound.
U.S. Crude futures surged to fresh 2016 yearly highs on Friday before paring gains in U.S. afternoon trading, after reports indicated that U.S. oil rigs rose last week for the first time in three months providing signals that domestic production could be on the verge of breaking out.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, On the New York Mercantile Exchange, WTI crude for April delivery traded in a broad range between $39.52 and $41.20 a barrel, before settling at $39.60, down 0.60 or 1.49% on the session. At session-highs, U.S. crude futures hit their highest level since the first week of December. Since plummeting to 13-year lows in mid-February at $26.05 a barrel, WTI crude has rebounded approximately 40%.
On the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), brent crude for May delivery wavered between $41.08 and $43.53 a barrel, before closing at $41.70, down 0.34 or 0.82% on the session. North Sea crude futures have also rallied sharply over the last month and a half after falling below $30 a barrel for a single session in mid-February.
Crude fell mildly on Friday afternoon after oil services firm Baker Hughes said U.S. oil rigs rose by one to 387 for the week ending March. 11, halting a 12-week streak of weekly declines. At the same time, the combined rig count fell to 476 last week, as four gas rigs went offline. The total amount of oil and gas rigs throughout the U.S. fell to its lowest level in more than 65 years for the second consecutive week.
Major reductions in oil rigs typically provide lagging indications that output is about to level off. Last week, production nationwide fell by 10,000 barrels per day to 9.068 million bpd, its lowest level since November, 2014. U.S. output is considerably below June highs of 9.604 million bpd, when it surged to its highest level in more than 40 years.
Despite the rally over the last five weeks, crude prices are still down by more than 60% from their peak of $115 a barrel in June, 2014. U.S. crude has also fallen more than 40% over the last 15 months since OPEC roiled global energy markets with a strategic decision to ramp up production in an effort to regain market share.
Earlier this week, Qatar confirmed that OPEC and Non-OPEC members will resume discussions in mid-April in Doha in their latest attempt to stabilize oil prices. The meeting will commence weeks after Saudi Arabia, Russia and two other OPEC members agreed on a deal in principle to freeze production at their respective levels from January.
Elsewhere, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose steadily on Friday to reach fresh 2016 yearly highs. U.S. stocks are on pace for their fifth consecutive weekly gain, their longest winning streak in two years. The massive rally in global equities bolstered oil prices, as a host of top energy stocks approached three and a half month highs on Friday.
The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the strength of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, gained more than 0.30% to an intraday high of 95.14.
Dollar-denominated commodities such as crude become more expensive for foreign purchasers when the dollar appreciates.
Natural Gas (Thursday Report)
U.S. natural gas futures turned lower in North American trade on Thursday, reversing gains after data showed U.S. natural gas supplies in storage fell less than expected last week.
Natural gas for delivery in April on the New York Mercantile Exchange shed 0.7 cents, or 0.37%, to trade at $1.861 per million British thermal units by 14:32GMT, or 10:32AM ET. Prices were at around $1.882 prior to the release of the supply data.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report that natural gas storage in the U.S. in the week ended March 11 declined by just 1 billion cubic feet, compared to expectations for a fall of 2 billion.
That compares with draws of 57 billion cubic feet in the prior week, 43 billion cubic feet in the same week last year and a five-year average of around 71 billion.
Total U.S. natural gas storage stood at 2.478 trillion cubic feet, 40.2% higher than levels at this time a year ago and 32.5% above the five-year average for this time of year.
Some market experts worry there may be too much gas left in storage at the end of March when utilities traditionally start injecting the fuel back into storage for the next winter.
A day earlier, natural gas futures rose 1.7 cents, or 0.92%, as a recovery from 17-year lows continued.
Prices have climbed for nine of the past ten days, rebounding more than 15% since falling to a 17-year low of $1.611 on March 4 as a failure to break below key support levels prompted market players to cover short positions amid bullish chart signals.
Despite recent gains, natural gas futures are down nearly 17% so far this year as weak winter heating demand, near-record production and record-high storage levels dragged down prices.
Natural gas prices have been on a downward trend since early 2014, as natural gas producers, especially shale drillers, pulled near record amounts of the fuel out of the ground.
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HELSINKI, Finland (PRWEB) May 17, 2006
Nanotechnology in Northern Europe (NTNE 2006), the region's largest nanotechnology event, is organised in Finland for the second time. The event takes place in Helsinki from 16 – 18/5 and attracts almost 500 participants from 25 countries, with nearly 100 organisations involved in an exhibition and surrounding events.
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Zummus {A zucchini-lima twist on hummus}
It's funny how a recipe evolves sometimes. The other night I was talking to my yoga instructor/artist/foodie friend and she was telling me how she had made Baba Ganoush (a middle eastern eggplant dip) with zucchini, and she had done the zucchini on the grill so it had this wonderful smoky flavor and I was thinking to myself "I gotta try that" … especially because I have several lovely zucchini left that my sister brought me and I love Baba Ganoush ALMOST as much as I love hummus.
Then the next day, I got onto facebook and two of my foodie friends (Katrin from Running with the Deviled Eggs and Terra from Cafe Terra) had both done a hummus with lima beans. Lima beans? Seriously? Wow. They both looked totally yummy … but the really funny part about this was Katrin was challenging me and another of our friends to do this too.
Now I have never in my life cooked with lima beans, but I thought, what the heck, I'll take your challenge. I stopped and got lima beans on my way home from yoga. As I went into the kitchen to begin making it, the idea struck me to combine these two ideas and make some sort of baba ga-hummus thing … see then I could have the best of both worlds all in one! … but with zucchini and lima beans in lieu of the eggplant and chickpeas.
I was trying to think of a good name for this crazy creation, mixing baba ganoush, hummus, lima beans, zucchini … I settled on "zummus" … mostly because I have a thing for the letter Z and hey, we are totally on a zucchini kick here lately. By the way, it's every bit as good (or better) than any hummus or baba ganoush you've ever tasted. You would never guess it's made with zucchini and lima beans. It's got that yummy hummus texture and the garlicky tahini taste with a hint of smokiness. I totally love this stuff.
This makes a small amount. If you're making it for a crowd, double or triple the recipe. You're gonna need it … trust me.
- About 1 cup of zucchini pulp
- Smoked paprika
- 1 cup frozen lima beans
- 2 – 5 cloves of garlic (depending on how garlicky you want it!)
- 1 Tablespoon tahini
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- a handful of fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- juice of 3/4 of a lime
- Cut a large zucchini lengthwise and using a grapefruit spoon or other such instrument that's good for digging into summer squash, hollow out some of the pulp inside. It's quite alright if it's seedy because this is all going to get roasted and blended into a puree. Chop the pulp into chunks. (Save the zucchini shells for stuffing …)
- Spray a baking pan with cooking spray, set the zucchini pieces on it in a single layer, and sprinkle liberally with smoked paprika. Bake at 350 for about 10 – 15 minutes or until the zucchini is completely tender. The zucchini cooks down as it roasts, so you should end up with about 1/2 cup of zucchini after you're done roasting.
- Now, measure out your lima beans and put them in a microwave-safe bowl. Add a couple tablespoons of water, cover the bowl with a plate and microwave for 2 – 3 minutes, stirring about halfway through, or until all the beans are nice and tender. (If you're making a bigger batch, you'll have to adjust the cooking time to get all the beans to cook.)
- Put the roasted zucchini and the lima beans (complete with cooking water!) in a food processor or handi chopper and add the remaining ingredients. Blend until everything becomes a lovely paste. Add water to get it to the consistency you desire. I like it a little thick, so it's spreadable.
- Serve with toasted pita wedges or flatbread or vegies. It also makes a great spread for sandwiches, wraps and little toasts.
Check out the other lima bean hummus recipes:
- Katrin: Running with the Deviled Eggs
- Terra: Cafe Terra
This recipe was shared at Scrumptious Sunday, Manic Monday, Thursday's Treasures, Fit & Fabulous Fridays, Share It Saturdays and Katherine Martinelli's Garlic Bloghop.


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What can I do if a mechanic takes way too long to fix my vehicle and lies about due dates? 6 Answers as of July 24, 2013I had a complete transmission repair on my truck by a mechanic and 3 months after the repair, the transmission began to make a strange noise. So I took it back to them and now the mechanic is taking excessively long to fix my truck and continually lies about when the job is going to be done. On top of this I need my truck to go to work. I've lately been asking for rides everyday.
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There is a State agency that licenses mechanics. They have a complaint system and can revoke the license if the person does not make the matters better. Use that system first.
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Gates' Law, PLLC | Thomas E. Gates
Take him to small claims.
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 7/23/2013
Lawrence Lewis | Lawrence Lewis, PC
You can demand the vehicle back, and take it somewhere else. You can purchase a new truck and allow him time to repair the old one. You can pay money to an attorney, in an effort to get money back from mechanic. There are many options.
Answer Applies to: Georgia
Replied: 7/23/2013
Law Office of Brendan M. Kelly | Brendan M. Kelly
I would get a date when it will be done and hold them to that date.
Answer Applies to: Nebraska
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Law Office of Jacob R. Lauser | Jacob R. Lauser
Your best bet is to hire an attorney to write them a letter and call them to find out what the deal is, and to give them an ultimatum about either fixing the truck or returning it and giving your money back.
Answer Applies to: Pennsylvania
Replied: 7/23/2013
Auto mechanics and repair facilities are licensed by the state-file a complaint with licensing.
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Dismembered Virgins and Incarcerated Brides: Embodiment and Sanctity in the Katherine Group [electronic resource]
Abstract (Summary)One of the most peculiar developments of the wave of women's spirituality that swept across Europe during the thirteenth century was the popularity of the anchoritic lifestyle in England, a lifestyle that had a particular appeal for women. The anchorhold seems to epitomize the medieval (male) desire to enclose and control a woman's body to the maximum degree possible; it is an amazingly accurate metaphor for the tightly circumscribed lives of medieval religious women. Why, then, did so many women eagerly seek out and embrace such a confining lifestyle? Did women internalize the endless medieval rhetoric about bodily control and woman's lustful nature, to the point where they sought lifelong incarceration to avoid temptation and possible loss of control? Or is it possible that they had a higher motivation - that they sought a more intense experience of union with the divine, and believed that only in strict isolation could such a union be achieved?The popularity of anchoritic spirituality led to the creation of a specialized literary genre in Middle English: vernacular devotional prose for women. These mostly male-authored texts included guidebooks for enclosed life, meditations and prayers, lives of saints, and treatises on virginity. They describe and encourage a religious life for women that is both relational and mimetic: the bride of Christ is also encouraged to emulate Christ through her life of solitary penance and suffering. These two roles are analyzed through an examination of the texts of the Katherine Group, alongside the two themes that dominated medieval religious discourse as it applied to women: virginity and enclosure.Approaching the task from a broad interdisciplinary perspective, I employ a variety of theoretical tools, including cultural/historical, theological, linguistic, and feminist theories. My study analyzes medieval constructions of gender and virginity, and examines the anchoress as both a spiritual person and an embodied creature. In challenging traditional scholarship on and accepted views of medieval English women, I pose new questions about embodied spirituality from a medieval perspective, and offer a different perspective on a period of English history in which women recluses set the standard for holiness and sanctity.
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This weekend I upgraded to Emacs 22 from rawhide. This was painless — and thank goodness, since the new gnus updated my setup, so there is no going back. So far it looks awesome.
Gnus is noticeably faster. That alone was worth the upgrade.
Now that emacsclient supports
--eval I went ahead and configured Mozilla to use Emacs for mailto: URLs — no more avoiding those. There's a HOWTO here.
There's a new image-viewing dired-like mode. That's kind of silly but I imagine I will end up using it.
diary-from-outlook-gnus looks like a cute addition. There's also some icalendar code in there. I don't calendar much, and I doubt that anybody sends me outlook-formatted appointments. Too bad, really; machine-readable things like this are, one supposes, part of the basic promise of computers.
These are just a few random things I noticed… the NEWS file is 200k, and this is a major release. I haven't really had an opportunity to use it in anger.


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Shortly after posting the latest "balance sheet" of the US consumer we received requests to show how this looks in a global context, in other words, what do the balance sheets of the global households outside of the US look like. We show what this look like below, courtesy of the Bank of Japan, which presents the distribution of household financial assets in context then (5 years ago) and now. It also shows why whereas to Joe Sixpack the level of the S&P is the most important, with 32% of total assets in stocks, in Japan and in Europe, the average person could not care less where the stock market is, with just 6.5% and 14.7% of assets held in equities. The US E-Trade baby: keeping the Ponzi dream alive.
As a bonus, here is what the consolidated balance sheets of financial intermediaries in Japan, US and Europe look like. Here, once again, one can see the monster role that deposit-free shadow banking has played in the US as opposed to Europe and Japan, where deposits are orders of magnitude greater than in the US, and where, as a result, the threat of inflation is always much greater should the local central banks go "too far" with monetary easing (unlike in the US where the deleveraging of the deposit-free shadow bank system merely picks up the slack for the Fed's releveraging). For much more on shadow banking see here.


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Cepic rebrands as centre of the picture industry
Cepic, the Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage is rebranding with a new logo and the tagline: "The centre of the picture industry" The idea is to integrate not just Archives and Picture Agencies but other content providers of New Media.
The logo was developed by Hamburg agency JUNO after a pitch between three agences. The rebranding comes with the following new objectives:
* CEPIC to be more visible
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Vegas Inc. coverage
A start-up airline to be based in northern San Diego County has identified McCarran International Airport as one of its initial destinations.
California Pacific Airlines, founded by 91-year-old tourism industry veteran Ted Vallas, a one-time World War II bomber pilot, looks to be flying by summer if it obtains its federal certifications on schedule.
In an interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune, Vallas said the airline is in the final stages of certification.
The airline plans to use Embraer E-170 twin-engine jets on its routes and initially would fly between Carlsbad, Calif., and Sacramento, San Jose and Oakland, Calif.; Phoenix; and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in addition to Las Vegas.
The airline's planned usage of Carlsbad's McClellan-Palomar Airport is a big marketing point, with the airline's web site noting that departures from the smaller facility would be easier than flying from San Diego's dominant airport, San Diego International, also known as Lindbergh Field, near downtown San Diego.
McClellan-Palomar has shorter lines at its Transportation Security Administration check points, $5-a-day parking and rental car counters. The airport also has a U.S. Customs port-of-entry for planned flights from Mexico. The smaller airport, the airline says, makes it less expensive and more convenient for passengers to travel.
The airline, which company officials refer to as "CP Air," plans to steal a page from the JetBlue and Southwest Airlines playbooks by transporting one suitcase per passenger at no charge like JetBlue and no flight change fees like Southwest.
The E-170 jet, built in Brazil, is relatively new to the market and feature wider seats than similar single-aisle planes. The seat configuration is four across so there are no middle seats, and California Pacific will offer assigned seating. A diagram on the airline's website [http://www.flycpair.com/about/aboutAircraft.htm] indicates the jets will be configured to hold 74 passengers.
Vallas told the Union-Tribune that he has put $13 million of his own resources into financing California Pacific and has raised $6 million, with a goal of $15 million, from local investors.
The airline hasn't published flight schedules or ticket prices and hasn't announced a start-up date.
Officials at McCarran on Friday said they have been in contact with California Pacific but have no additional information on when flights would begin or what gates the airline would use.


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Makes 1 cheeseball
- 10 ounces goat cheese (chevre)- room temperature
- 6 ounces cream cheese- room temperature
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons coarsly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/2 ripe pear- diced
- 3/4 cup thin sliced almonds
- Mix cheeses, honey, pepper, rosemary, pear, and about 1 tablespoon almonds together with electric hand or stand mixer.
- Scrape mixture off sides and bottom of bowl and shape into a ball. Will be soft.
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Ada Rovatti-Italian native Ada Rovatti started playing saxophone in high school after years of classical piano training. After winning a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Italy she divided herself between Boston where she studied with Joe Viola, George Garzone and Italy where she was working in Big Bands with guest artists such as: Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker. After spending one year in Paris touring Europe and Africa she moved in new York City. She has performed in important festivals such as JVC in NYC Rochester Jazz Festival, IAJE, Detroit Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest appearing and performing with an impressive and diverse list of artists and bands such as: Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Miroslav Vitous, John McLaughlin, Anne Ducros, Bob Mintzer, Victor Bailey, Rodney Holmes, Joanne Brackeen, Tony Levin and many others. In addition to her musical expertise Ada appeared in the movie 'Mona Lisa Smile' featuring Julia Roberts. In 2003 she released her first 2 CDs as a bandleader with the Elephunk Band and with her quartet with guests: Randy Brecker, Mike Stern and Don Alias. She also appears on the Grammy winner CD by Randy Brecker -"34 th N Lex"-ESC Records (best contemporary jazz Album of 2003) and on the new acclaimed CD of John McLaughlin " Industrial Zen"(2006) Drive magazine raved about this "graceful Italian jazzista" in a recent CD review of Under the Hat. Critics voted Under the Hat as number one in the "Revelation" category of the 2003 in the Brazilian newspaper "Tribuna De Imprensa " Her last CD "Airbop" featured Dave Kikoski, Ed Howard, Ben Perowski and with guest artists Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Don Alias in 2006 has been nominated by one of the critic of All About Jazz as one of the top Ten CD of the year. Her new release ' Green Factor' is a melting pot of celt/jazz/fusion/groove and features Randy Brecker, Adam Rogers, Ivan Goff, Janek Gwizdala, George Colligan, Christian Howes, Obed Calvaire.
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David Slade Exits Fox's Daredevil
Director David Slade has dropped out of Fox's long-discussed Daredevil reboot, leaving the studio scrambling to get the project into production by the fall or risk the rights reverting to Marvel. Deadline cites a scheduling conflict with Slade's commitment to helm NBC's Hannibal pilot.
Best known for his adaptations of 30 Days of Night and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Slade signed on in March 2011 to helm the film, which is based on "Born Again," the seminal 1986 Marvel comics storyline by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.
The screenplay has passed from David Scarpa, back in 2008, to Brad Caleb Kane in 2011 to David James Kelly, who was brought in two months ago for a rewrite. Fox's tight deadline likely means Slade's successor will have to hit the ground running with the script Kelly turned in. Columbia Pictures was confronted with a similar situation — and the same ticking clock — in 2010, when the studio was reportedly prepared to begin production on Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance without a busy Nicolas Cage so it could hold onto the rights.
In the seven-issue story arc "Born Again," Daredevil's drug-addicted girlfriend Karen Page sells Matt Murdock's secret identity in exchange for a shot of heroin. The information finds its way to the Kingpin, who begins a six-month crusade to destroy his nemesis, dismantling Murdock's life — he loses his money, his home and his law license — and pushing the Man Without Fear over the edge.
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I have learned over time that it is always good to listen when Elders speak. And when someone as prolific and sanguine as John Edgar Wideman opens his mouth, we'd be fools not to hungrily hang onto his every word. Wideman is one of the most profound writers living today, as well as a two-time winner of the PEN/Faulkner award and a MacArthur Fellowship recipient. His reading last month (February 5, 2009) from the latest work-in-progress (and what will be his tenth book), both provocative and unsettling, was part of the Givens Foundation's Fifth Annual Nommo African American Authors series (http://www.mespa.net/African_American_Literature_Givens_Foundation.html).
Wideman is known for tackling difficult subjects—the difference in the personal choices and subsequent life trajectories of he and his brother is the compelling subject matter of Brothers and Keepers; the memoir was originally published in 1984, reissued in 1995, and again in 2005, and chronicles Wideman's life as a Rhodes scholar and basketball athlete scholar, who grows into an award-winning novelist and professor of creative writing and literature, while his brother travels the path seemingly fated for many Black urban youth of today– drugs, theft, and a rite of passage in prison, often the consequence of making poor decisions and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In allowing us a window into his life, Wideman forces us as readers to confront the real meaning of the aphorism, "…but for the grace of God, there go I."
We are captivated because we know that at some point in each of our lives, we all have probably marveled at how grace miraculously changed us. For me, Brothers and Keepers is a reminder of how grace (always accompanied by lots of hard work and perseverance) intervened in my own life course. Without it, and a profound belief in hope, I could have easily fallen victim to the path predicted for me by social workers and sociological studies. As a young Black girl growing up in the projects on the Westside of Chicago, the daughter of a female-headed household, the prediction was that I would lead a life marked by an early teenage pregnancy at 15, which would result in a permanent membership in the welfare system. This script included a scenario of minimum wage jobs and underemployment, if I didn't finish high school or obtain my GED. It was also assumed that my first child would be followed by several others and a string of "babies' daddies," who contributed little financially; these conditions would eventually condition me and my expanding family of children to a life of domestic violence and absentee fathers. Fortunately, "grace" stepped in, and along with my determination and hope, allowed a different narrartive to be written, and set me on a path to success.
In Wideman's latest, and still unfinished, novel, he takes us on a journey where we encounter the character Clemmett, who never speaks, but sweeps out the balls of hair in a barber shop. We have met people like Clemmett; we see them every day on the streets, in the supermarket, or Laundromats, and we wonder about the course of their lives. We are curious enough to wonder, but we never speak to them. Yet playing in the back of our minds is that mantra—but for the grace of God….
As Wideman read through the yellow-lined, handwritten pages of this latest adventure in the imagination, he introduced us to another character based on Louis Till, the father of Emmitt Till (the 14-year-old Chicago boy who ventured down south, was brutally murdered and returned home in a casket in 1955). And what Wideman revealed through this fictional account, one deeply rooted in his personal excavation of archives and visits to cemeteries, is what he described as "intersections of history and horrors." We learn that Louis Till was hanged and dishonorably discharged for the alleged rape and murders of white Italian women in Europe, while at home in America, his son (Emmett Till) was brutally beaten and lynched for allegedly whistling at a white American woman. Wideman introduced us to the tragic symmetry of circumstances, events, the deep reach of social injustice across generations, and the loss of lives.
His latest work triggered questions of "why now" from the audience. Why write such a horrific and troubling story now, as America seemingly stands on the precipice of hope and redemption through its election of the first Black President of the United States. Wideman's responses were as provocative and disturbing as his unfinished novel. He wants his audience and readers to think about how history and horrors intersect –Auschwitz, Rwanda, the Sudan, the American south, to name a few. He also wants American readers to recognize that despite this uplifting moment in history, the country has a lot of unfinished business. Wideman intimated that perhaps Louis Till's trial, conviction and death in 1945 is as much "unfinished business" as is the acquittal of his son's, Emmett Till, murderers in 1955. And he asks us to consider what impact the knowledge of Louis Till's unheroic death and the leak to the media of his military record (usually a private document) had on how the public viewed Emmett Till. It would be one year shy of half a century (2004) before the state of Mississippi attempted to bring justice to Emmitt Till. But for the grace of God….
As a writer, Wideman is interested in "honesty and truth"—his own, his readers, his country. And he openly challenged the audience to move beyond the allure of having elected a Black president, and consider whether we are at a moment when we must ask to what extent does honesty and truth guide the current political actions of Republicans, who are sending an implicit vote of no confidence to this first Black President? Wideman, by reminding us that we are not that far removed from a past in which a racialized system of social injustice ruled the day and bent the law and its application towards its own end, challenges all of us to view the current deliberate political assaults on President Barack Obama's leadership, as a logical extension of America's troubled racial past with deep roots in the present.
Yes, we have journeyed far in the last four months since the November election. We have come far, but then again not that far. Wideman is an elder keeper of the truth who remains ever vigilant, lest we forget …but for the grace of God…..
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Irma McClaurin is an anthropologist/writer and also Associate Vice President for System Academic Administration, as well as Executive Director of the Urban Research and Outreach Center at the University of Minneapolis. Her latest essay, "Walking in Zora's Shoes or 'Seek[ing] Out de Inside Meanin' of Words': The Intersections of Anthropology, Ethnography, Identity, and Writing," was just published in Anthropology Off the Shelf: Anthropologists on Writing (Wiley 2009). The views expressed are entirely her own. ©2009 McClaurin Solutions.


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Adam McKay got his start in improv and is known mainly for directing dick-jokey Will Ferrell vehicles like Stepbrothers and Anchorman, but for a long time it's felt like he's been chafing against boner jokes a little, wanting to do something more political. And now he'll have his chance, having been tapped to direct a film adaptation of The Big Short, Michael Lewis's book about the financial crisis.
"Anchorman 2″ director Adam McKay will direct financial drama "The Big Short" for Paramount and Brad Pitt's Plan B.
The film will be based on Michael Lewis' "The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine" about the housing and credit bubble of the 2000s. [Variety]
If you saw the graphic during the credits of The Other Guys, you know that this is subject matter that McKay has been interested in for a long time. And The Big Short is a fantastic book, cleverly telling the story of the credit bubble from the perspective of a handful of oddballs who predicted it, so that, chronologically, the story plays out almost like a heist movie and you end up rooting for the meltdown.
The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower–and middle–class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking. [AmazonDescription]
Michael Lewis is one of, if not the best mainstream narrative non-fiction writer, but so far, all the film adaptations of his books (The Blind Side, Moneyball) have been barf-inducingly conventional. I don't know if Adam McKay is planning something less conventional for a story that involves a lot of minutiae about credit default swaps and mortgage-backed securities, but the fact that he was willing to crowbar an animation about the TARP bailouts set to Rage Against The Machine into the credits of a Will Ferrell movie about ballet and tuna makes me think he'll at least try.
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China's intention to solve the South China Sea dispute through bilateral negotiations has raised negative sentiments. It should not be forgotten, however, that it has the right to do so. One of the fundamental principles of international law, as prescribed in Article 33 of the United Nations Charter, is the peaceful settlement of disputes between the states concerned, and one of the options for such settlement is through negotiations. Thus, China's desire to settle the dispute through bilateral negotiations is in fact in line with international law.
The important issue now is what disputes in the South China Sea can be settled through negotiations? This is probably one of the most complex disputes in international law. It involves questions regarding the interpretation and application of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to the validity of China's nine-dash line, and the maritime zone entitlement of the features in the South China Sea. The award of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague for the Philippines against China concerning the South China Sea has resolved this issue. However, the core issues of the disputes over ownership of maritime features and the maritime delimitation need to be solved directly between the claimants.
It is worth noting that no territorial disputes, whether an ownership or delimitation dispute, have been solved through a regional or even international mechanism. None of the existing regional or international bodies have a mandate to do so, nor can they serve as a supranational entity. Although a number of territorial disputes have been settled through the international adjudication process, it has been done so by the consent of the relevant parties. The case of Pedra Branca, for example, was jointly submitted to the International Court of Justice by Malaysia and Singapore. The settlement, through international adjudication, does not remove the bilateral nature of the dispute settlement – that it is between themselves.
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Several years ago when I was attending critique a lively discussion was prompted by one of the members asking the group if we thought of ourselves as writers or authors. I was surprised by the fervor some exhibited in response to that question. The person who'd brought it up was the group's constant devil's advocate, a young man whose demeanor was firmly categorical, his criticism blunt and sometimes unkind. When a few said they were authors, the young man aggressively responded that authors were published writers. There was disagreement on that point, and the young man countered with, "Well, raise your hand if you're a published writer." (I suppose one could argue that asking such a thing of folks whose singular ambition is to be published is a kind of shaming; if your hand doesn't go up, well shame on you.) None of us had been published at that time, and no hands were raised. I gave a passing thought about the uselessness of labels and concluded the young man was as usual just giving another performance, just letting us know his ego was stoked that night. Who knows? Maybe that young man was just as frustrated as the rest of us; none of us had yet to publish our Great American Novel, and, by God, when would somebody see the worth of our talent?
I didn't stay with the face-to-face critique group for very long. Even though they were good people who shared my passions—to write and become published—I just had no talent for it. I was lousy at it. Who was I to tell another writer how they could improve their work? Hell, I had enough problems trying to figure out my own. The criticism? I took it well except when I didn't. Besides that I found I was devoting more time preparing for critique than actually writing anything I was happy with.
After I'd left face-to-face critique, I joined an online group. We had three members, one of whom wrote from an assisted care facility way out on the eastern plains of Colorado. She was a delight. Her stories were as homey as I imagined she was. I don't know where the other one lived, but from her writing I got the impression she was a Highlands Ranch soccer mom who had an interest in Biblical lore and murder mysteries which formed the basis of her storytelling. I believe it was the soccer mom who left first, and I left after that because, as I said, I was spending too much time on it. I did regret leaving my buddy out there on those pancake-flat plains to fend for herself. Though, if memory serves, the critique chair promised to hook her up with another online group. I hope that happened. Her stories were precious and they reminded me of Kent Haruf's gems—clean construction and salt of the earth.
I've had some success over the years since leaving critique. My first published novel appeared in 2010. (I don't count the novel I published in 2005. It was the product of a vanity press for which I paid a goodly sum. It was not ready for eyes other than mine to see. I'm not ashamed of it, but just a wee bit embarrassed that I had thought it was ready to see the light of day when now I know it clearly wasn't. I suspect if I'd been attending critique at the time, and had let others see what I was up to, I probably would have heeded the criticism and polished it a lot more than I had.) The 2010 novel was published by a New York publisher. No, not in Manhattan but Albion, six hours from the Big Apple and just off the shores of Lake Ontario. Small presses do abound, and I hooked up with one of them. Since 2010 three more of my novels have been published, as well as several novellas and short stories that have appeared in anthologies and some as stand-alone. I've not delved much into self-publishing and, truth be told, prefer to let someone else handle that part of the process. And, like every other writer I know, I'm working on several WIPs, writing every day, holed up in my writing room where the rest of the world knows to knock before entering.
I don't think I'll ever return to critique. I know I'd still be lousy at it. But, as I write this, I know there are those whose dreams have a much better chance of being fulfilled by attending critique than by not bothering with it. Not only for the constructive criticism that is essential to the process, but from the camaraderie as well. Something like everybody being in the same boat, working their oars, and all searching for landfall in the distance. That's fine, some may say, but you didn't stay with it. You gave up the ship. Well, I'm reminded of C.J. Box's—former RMFW Writer of the Year and a New York Times Bestseller—response about his experience with critique: He said, and I paraphrase, "It just wasn't for me."
The point of all this is that we're all different. I, for example, am a solitary writer with a quirk about letting anyone read my stuff before I send it off to a publisher. Others write good stuff in Starbucks, share it with fifteen friends, their critique partners, their Aunt Sybil in Paonia, and their Uncle Ted in Tulsa and then send it off for evaluation and hopefully a contract. We all do what we do because, yes, we are who we are. We can call ourselves writers or authors or whatever the hell we want to. I suppose what we can't do, though, and I know you all share this sentiment, is give it up.
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Regional Reviews: Chicago
God of Carnage
Also see John's review of Meet John Doe
The premise of Yasmina Reza's short playaround 80 minutes, with no intermissionis presumably well-known to readers of this board. It concerns two sets of parentsboth couples are affluent residents of a trendy Brooklyn neighborhoodwho are meeting at the home of one to draft a statement about a playground altercation between their two 11-year-old sons. One boy hit the other with a stickpotentially killing one or two of his teeth, though the exact fate of the teeth is not yet known. They finish drafting the statementpresumably going to an insurance companyeasily and civilly enough, but things start to get sticky when Veronica, the mother of the boy who was physically attacked, suggests a meeting between the two boys to reconcile. She thinks all the parents should attend, and that's a problem because Alan, the father of the attacker, is about to leave for a court case in Europe. He's a high-powered attorney defending a pharmaceutical company in a World Court trial in The Hague. It's just a bump in the road at first, but Reza carefully and mostly believably has this meeting deteriorate into a battle of words between and within the two couples.
The four characters of this playoriginally set in Paris and first performed in Berlinare recognizable stereotypes from other plays and films set among upscale professionals, but they're played freshly and fully here under Rick Snyder's direction. Mary Beth Fisher is Veronicaa meticulously stylish, appearance-conscious and socially concerned writer who has published several books about the human crises in Africa. Fisher perfectly captures Veronica's transparent efforts to maintain civility and stay in control, and her eventual total loss of it. Veronica is married to Michael, a more rough-hewn type who's been successful as an appliance retailer and is a little uncomfortable living the life of nouveau-riche. Craig Kupferer, who sort of specializes in these regular guy roles, is quite comfortable and natural in the part performed on Broadway by James Gandolfini. The attorney Alan is played by David Pasquesi. Self-important and continually taking calls on his cell phone, it's his arrogance that sparks the degeneration of this little conference when his impatience and bluntness pierces the forced civility that Veronica attempts. Pasquesi has a strong and distinctive take on the character that drives the action of the play. Alan's wife Annette is the archetypical mousy spouse, deferential to her more successful husband. As played by Beth Lacke, her simmering resentment of that role bubbles up and explodes in grand fashion.
Snyder smoothly directs this journey so seamlessly that the gradual descent into verbal assaults and physical mayhem, assisted by a certain amount of alcohol, seems entirely logical. Reza's thesisthat aggressiveness and protection of self-interest come naturally to us, while kindness and civility are learned and practicedis shown clearly. Kids can be cruel. "My son's a savage," Alan claims. It's only as we age that we learn to live more cooperatively, but Reza's comedy shows how a fair amount of stress combined with even modest amounts of alcohol can bring us back to our baser nature in minutes. The distance between the audience and the stage is enough to give us only a measure of detachment from the characters that makes the play entertaining, while giving enough recognizable behavior to see some of ourselves in it.
God of Carnage will play in the Goodman's Albert Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, through April 17, 2011.Tickets are available at GoodmanTheatre.org, by phone at 312-443-3800, or at the box office.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
A Thanksgiving full of surprises (the return of JJ)
In the last few days, I have watched my baby turn six and the dismantling of a family. When I first met my future husband's family, I was amazed by their closeness. There was a big Sunday dinner once a month. Thanksgiving, Christmas and other events were nice.
But since the death of my mother-in-law, things have went downhill with the family. I don't know what made my husband change his mind but he did. Along with an apology for any trouble he caused me.
Honestly, I accepted it and took my child back with me. It is only a few days. JJ has school on Monday but it has been nice. My baby is learning to read. And if he doesn't know a word, he will ask for the meaning.
We have read several books, watched some dvds and played at the park. Plus, he got to see Mommy be a reporter. I had to cover a Christmas parade. He said it was great for two reasons. He got to see what I do and get tons of candy. At parades here, they throw out tons of candy. Christmas parades are so much more bearable with a child in tow.
I have to admit am I exhausted but will be sad to take him home tomorrow. The visit has gone by too quick. We return to SC Sunday with me taking JJ to school on Monday and having lunch with him before returning to RR. I have to be back at my desk at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Once the holidays are over, my husband and I are going to talk about the visitation and other issues. Holidays are rough for both of us so why make them even more complicated.
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1. Being able to spend a few days with my son.
2. Christmas parades are so much better with a child.
3. Hugs and kisses from JJ.
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- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 6:19 PM
It's all good! Peace. This is middlechildReplyDelete
I am glad you were able to see JJ, and that you and your husband are going to work out these important issues. It will be easier for all if it is amicable, and perhaps your husband realized that.ReplyDelete
It sounds like you have had a wonderful time with JJ! I am so happy for you!!!
I'm so happy for you - it sounds like a wonderful holiday! My 19 year old "baby" comes home next Friday and I get him got two whole weeks! We'll miss both holidays, but I'm cool with it.ReplyDelete
I am really happy you got to spend some time with JJ. I know how much that means to you. I hope you and your husband work out things for you and JJ okay. Thinking of you!ReplyDelete
Hey! I'm happy that you got to spend some time with your son. Good luck with the upcoming holidays and sorting through the muck afterwards. You can do it. Stay strong, you are doing great :)ReplyDelete
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BUCKHANNON – Following a sweep of Wheeling Jesuit on Tuesday, things went south for the West Virginia Wesleyan baseball team today in a Mountain East Conference doubleheader with the West Liberty Hilltoppers at Hank Ellis Field.
The 'Cats lost both games to West Liberty – 18-5 and 6-3.
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