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*Jason Garrett may be changing the culture but his clock might be a bit off. Today's 10 a.m. walkthrough at The Alamodome started at precisely ... 10:30. Actually, he has an excuse. The NFL Players Association was here to get the players' vote to recertify the union. *Look for first-round draft ... More >>
Day 132 of the NFL lockout is going to be the last. When the NFL Players Association's 11-man executive committee formally agrees to accept the owners' labor proposal this morning -- around 10 a.m. -- it will effectively end a boring, maddening off-season. As the league's approximate 1,900 ... More >>
Tyron Smith: The next Dallas Cowboy?The Cowboys need help at safety. Their 2010 pass defense was the worst in the 50-year history of the storied franchise and two culprits were Gerald Sensabaugh and Alan Ball. Problem: The Cowboys won't take a safety with the 9th pick in tonight's NFL Draf ... More >>
A year ago Doug Free was a question mark. Now he's an exclamation point. The Dallas Cowboys professed their love for their left tackle yesterday, placing the highest possible tender on him as the NFL prepares for unchartered and unsettling free agency in the midst of a labor lockout. Under t ... More >>
10. It took all of one play to smack you in the kisser with the fact that these were not your same ol' Stumbledoofus Cowboys. Bruised ribs and all, cornerback Terence Newman tackled Mario Manningham for a 2-yard loss after a catch on New York's first play. Against the Packers last week ... More >>
The Cowboys are 2-1 in the preseason. They've suffered numerous injuries but only one serious (tight end John Phillips). The defense has been at times dominating. The offense has been sporadic at best. Kickers Mat McBriar and David Buehler look reliable. Add it all up and - with meanin ... More >>
Yeah, yeah. Who Dat and all that. Congratulations. Hug a troubled city. Now, let's move on. To 2010. Next season is now this season. When the NFL kicks off next season your Dallas Cowboys will be a favorite to play in Super Bowl XLV next Februrary in Arlington. According to one online g ... More >>
The Washington Redskins suck. Furthermore, they were playing without running back Clinton Portis, tight end Chris Cooley, two starting offensive linemen and stud defensive playmaker Albert Haynesworth. That's what makes yesterday's 7-6 escape by the Dallas Cowboys so damn fugly. A ... More >>
Back atcha, punk.10. Fine, I'll say it: Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett is too quick to abandon the pass. I'll say it, of course, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. After only 11 handoffs to running backs in Green Bay, Dallas was committed to the running game today. The good: 33 ... More >>
Let's not get greedy. For now we'd settle for a win in December.This? Just hours before the first practice of training camp here at The Alamodome, I decided to doodle up what the Cowboys' final roster will look like come the Sept. 13th opener at Tampa Bay. It starts here. And ends up below ... More >>
Ugh.There's a minicamp at Valley Ranch this weekend, only three months before training camp in San Antonio and a mere 139 days until the Dallas Cowboys kick off their 2009 NFL season against the Buccaneers in Tampa. No better time to look into my crystal football and predict the team's o ... More >>
We can cross our fingers real hard and go for the trifecta, but I don't see Cowboys owner Jerry Jones firing Wade Phillips today. Let's don't get greedy. But let's also be realistic. Gone from the roster that lost 44-6 in Philadelphia on Dec. 28 and went 9-7 last year are: Terrell Owens, Anthony Hen ... More >>


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July 6 (Bloomberg) -- A tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of fuel oil is on fire off the Yemeni coast after pirates used a rocket-propelled grenade to attack the ship in a maritime corridor handling about 20 percent of world trade.
The 274-meter (900-foot) Brillante Virtuoso was going to China from Ukraine, said Andreas Louka, legal adviser to Suez Fortune Investment Ltd., the owner. A rocket-propelled grenade probably caused a fire in the ship's accommodation block, Central Mare Inc., the vessel's manager, said in a later statement distributed by MTI Network.
"Pirates go for targets of opportunity, and if they see a ship and it's clear they have a chance, they will go for it regardless of size," said Jakob Larsen, a maritime security officer at the Bagsvaerd, Denmark-based Baltic and International Maritime Council, which represents the owners of about two- thirds of the global fleet.
Pirates attacked a record number of ships worldwide in the first quarter, taking 344 sailors hostage and killing seven, data from the London-based International Maritime Bureau show. Average ransom payments rose to $5.4 million last year, compared with $150,000 in 2005, according to Louisville, Colorado-based One Earth Future Foundation, a non-profit group.
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The ship is being towed by two tugs and there is no risk of a spill, Louka said by phone from Athens today. The 26 Filipinos were rescued from a life-raft by the USS Philippine Sea, a guided-missile cruiser, the Combined Maritime Forces said in an e-mail.
The Brillante Virtuoso was attacked overnight London time as it approached the port of Aden to collect unarmed guards, Louka said. The fire is in the accommodation block of the ship, known as a suezmax and with a carrying capacity of 149,601 deadweight tons, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Suezmaxes are the biggest tankers that can navigate Egypt's Suez Canal while fully laden.
It would be the first attack on a suezmax in the region since June 11, said Cyrus Mody, the London-based manager for the IMB, whose Piracy Reporting Centre has monitored incidents since 1991. That incident was unsuccessful, he said. A total of 142 attacks were reported worldwide in the first quarter, the most for the period since at least 1991.
If it were an attack by pirates and they started the fire, it would be the first such incident, said Harrie Harrison, a spokesman for European Union Naval Force, or EU Navfor. The group has yet to confirm pirates were involved, he said.
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The crew issued a distress call saying they were under attack by pirates, the Combined Maritime Forces said in its statement. When the Philippine Sea arrived at the Brillante Virtuoso it found no pirates and rescued the crew, the CMF said. The 25-nation maritime coalition patrols the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.
As many as 25,000 ships sail through the Gulf of Aden a year, Giles Noakes, head of security at the Baltic and International Maritime Council, said in January. Including a wider stretch of the Indian Ocean where the pirates also operate, as many as 40,000 are at risk, he said.
EU Navfor estimates 20 percent of world trade passes through the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia. Ships use it to get to the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. It is the fastest crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, according to the Suez Canal Authority.
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I made this for my husband this Sunday after we?d gotten back from a long day of playing in the newly spring weather. I love tilapia because it's a yummy, flaky fish that cooks in just a few minutes and with little preparation. Buy farm raised tilapia grown in the U.S. in environmentally-friendly systems. Avoid farmed tilapia from China and Taiwan, where pollution and weak management are common. This recipe incorporates what I think the most important elements are of well prepared seafood: fat, acid, crunch, and salt. While I baked mine, I really think that this dish lends itself to the outdoor grill if you are so inclined.
|8 oz
|2 tbsp
|orange zest
|1 tbsp
|organic olive oil
|1/2 medium sized
|The juice of orange
|1/2 tsp
|sea salt
|1/2 tsp
|freshly cracked pepper
|2 tbsp
|salsa verde
|1 handful
|mung bean sprouts, chopped
|red pepper, diced
|1/4 cup
|snow peas, steamed and diced
|1/2 cup
|queso fresco
- Marinate the tilapia in zest, olive oil, orange juice, salt, and pepper for about an hour.
- Grill for about 4 minutes on each side.
- Top with salsa verde, sprouts, pepper, snow peas, and queso fresco.
If you want to make this even more magnificent, make my homemade tortillas and turn it into a fish taco. Homemade tortillas are just one of those foods that taste so much better homemade. Similar to fresh baked bread, they melt in your mouth, coating your chosen filling with soft doughy deliciousness. Those plastic bags that tortillas come in and the distance that they often travel to get you isn?t very easy on the planet either.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKBW) - Alex Ovechkin scored 3:19 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. The game went to OT after Washington's Jason Arnott scored a power play goal with 51.9 seconds left in regulation.
Drew Stafford scored two goals for the Sabres to bring his season total to 30. Mike Knuble scored a pair for the Caps.
Washington jumped out to a quick two-goal lead in the first period. Knuble and Alexander Semin scored in the first 4:41 of the game. However Thomas Vanek and Stafford responded with goals by the end of the opening frame.
It stayed tied at two until Paul Gaustad scored 12:35 into the third period. After Knuble tied the game, Stafford scored his second goal of the night with 3:21 remaining in regulation.
With Ryan Miller day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Jhonas Enroth got the start in net for the Sabres. He made 30 saves.
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On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 02:39:31AM -0000, bluefur0r bluefur0r said:
After just completeing an audit for a company that has a DS-3
connection (shared) and a cisco router (2015), One of the first issues
that was found was this: When nmaping using -sS and all ports, 1 nmap
scan nmaping 1 host at a time appeared to completely destroy their
bandwidth... Has anyone heard of this? Could this be a Router or ISP
problem??? It took very long to complete because i needed to use the
-T Polite option. I'm just curious if anyone else has ever encountered
nmap using up all network resources for such a high volume connection.
Any help would be appreciated so this never happens again. *Luckily I
started after hours*
Yes, I've seen this before. During and internal audit, one laptop
scaning with nmap brought a LAN router to 100% CPU utilization. I think
that the router had to be rebooted, but I can't remember. The router was
a Cisco, of the 7000 series I believe.
Sorry for the lack of facts, it was a while ago...
I've meant to look into it again and try to pin down exactly what is
going on here, but there never really seems to be a good time to nail a
router that is in use, according to management.
I've also spoken about this with a few other folks who have seen the
same thing.
Anyway, someone with spare time and a test network with a Cisco router
should probably try and figure out what causes this. :)
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Summer classes are in the works at The Shenandoah Arts Council, at 811 S. Loudoun St. in Winchester.
At Peter Stetler's drawing class, "They'll learn fundamentals of drawing," he said recently. "It's traditional ... you know, just trying to draw accurately."
His six-week art-school-level course, "Learn to See and Draw: Drawing Fundamentals 101," is open to teenage and adult artists and education level.
"I've been doing it for 55 years," he said.
"You could say, unless they reach a certain level of comfort [they] won't be able to draw, but [that's] not true," Stetler said. Passion is just as important, he said.
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The process involves a lot of writing, she said, but it's more about art than writing.
The point is to "bring out your creative self," she said. Artists, just like writers, can find themselves creatively blocked, she said. "In your life you want to be more creative ... personally grow."
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- Collage a la Carle, with Donna Gray -- Students will learn methods for designing a story frame in the style of Eric Carle, author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" The class caters to children ages 9 to 12 and will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, July 14 and 28. The cost of $60 includes materials. For more information, call 336-3732.
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L'Occitane Net Sales Increase 17.6%
For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, L'Occitane recorded net sales of €801.3 million, pushed by growth in emerging markets Russia and China as well as the U.S.
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The NPD Group's Karen Grant noted, "growth remains positive for both the prestige and mass channels." However, "The trend of prestige beauty outpacing mass beauty continues to be evident since the recessionary period of 2009 and will likely continue into 2013."
Jan 25, 2013 | 10:42 AM CST
Bespoke Skin Care Options Helping Prestige Market, Says Euromonitor
According to an analyst insight article focused on the U.K., cautious consumer spending has created a challenge for prestige beauty that offers two choices: either create offerings at lower prices or increase perceived value for money and therefore prices. In skin care, the latter option appears to be working.
Dec 17, 2012 | 09:23 AM CST
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Among its new mobile presences, the brand's "The Art of Gifting Beautifully" offers an interactive holiday gift guide experience across all devices.
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The market research group reports various colors and textures are popular options for lip and nail care beauty products purchased this holiday season.
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Targeting Greater Global Sales, Shiseido Launches Clé de Peau Beauté in Russia
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Once they have been treated, older adults are more likely to have an overnight hospital stay and also more likely to have multiple overnight hospitalizations. In 2002 older adults accounted for more than 13 million inpatient discharges. The most common inpatient diagnoses included coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the heart arteries and other heart disease), congestive heart failure, and pneumonia (Merrill and Elixhauser, 2005).
Forty-two percent of older adults receive some post-acute care services after discharge from the hospital. Approximately 27 percent of older adults are discharged to another institution, such as a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or rehabilitation center; another 15 percent receive home health care (AHRQ, 2007). Medicare covers up to 100 days (20 days of full coverage and 80 days of partial coverage) in a SNF after a hospitalization of at least three consecutive days (MedPAC, 2007b). The average length of SNF stays covered by Medicare in 2005 was 26 days (MedPAC, 2007a). Overall, almost 3 million Medicare beneficiaries received home health services in 2006, including skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, aide service, and medical social work (MedPAC, 2007a). Medicare provides home health care to homebound beneficiaries needing part-time (fewer than 8 hours per day) or intermittent (temporary but not indefinite) skilled care to treat their illness or injury. Personal care and other non-skilled needs are not covered by Medicare.
Older adults are especially vulnerable as they transition between types of care. A lack of coordination among providers in different settings can lead to fragmentation of care, placing older adults at risk for absence or duplication of needed services, conflicting treatments, and increased stress (Parry et al., 2003). For example, medication changes, which are a common cause of adverse drug events, are not unusual in the transition from hospital to long-term care settings such as nursing homes and private home settings (Boockvar et al., 2004; Foust et al., 2005; Levenson and Saffel, 2007). Incomplete procedures during hospital discharge may also be linked to unnecessary rehospitalizations (Halasyamani et al., 2006; Kripalani et al., 2007). This type of fragmented care can also result from a lack of coordi-


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beware of SATA drives for G5
I unfortunately found out that not all SATA drives are created equal. I recently bought a DP 2.7GHz G5, then shortly after bought a WD400GB WD400KD off of ebay (new, but sold as is). It would only work for small files. Copying anything larger than 1 or 2 GB would cause the computer freeze. Who buys a 400GB hard drive to copy small files???? Thought it was a bad drive, but researching shows this is a very common problem for G5s and SATA drives. I saw this a xlr8yourmac.com....I had to buy a sata pci card to use the drive!!!!!
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Tiger redshirt freshman Lavion Mayes emerged victorious Thursday night with a 6-4 decision over 2012 All American Nick Lester
Jan. 30, 2014
NORMAN, Okla. - After a full 10 matches, the tenth-ranked Tigers will leave Norman, Okla., on Thursday night with a 18-15 win over the No. 6 Sooners under their belt. Fueled by top-10 victories from Drake Houdashelt and J'den Cox, and sealed by a Devin Mellon decision over No. 16 Ross Larson at heavyweight, Brian Smith's squad improved to 6-1 on the season. The win was the program's 11th over the Sooners all-time.
Down 15-12 with only two bouts remaining, true freshman J'den Cox and junior heavyweight Devin Mellon found a way to put the Tigers back on top. Cox, ranked fifth at 197 pounds, further engraved his name among the nation's elite by way of a 6-1 decision over the nation's third-ranked Travis Rutt. Cox's win was his fifth over wrestlers ranked higher than him this season at 197 pounds. The decision knotted the dual up at 15-a-piece, with the deciding bout up next at heavyweight.
The Tigers needed a Devin Mellon victory, and he answered the call, winning by decision 6-0 over No. 16 Ross Larson. Mellon scored first, which proved to be all that he would need over the Sooner's heavyweight. Mellon led 2-0 after the first three minutes, scoring a takedown on a Larson mistake. He would add an escape and another takedown in the second, and would win by decision 6-0 with 3:07 of riding time.
"We won some big matches. I'm really proud of our guys," said Smith of the victory. "They stuck to game plans and wrestled hard for a full seven minutes. They grew up tonight. We were throttled at Northern Iowa, but came out the next day and responded at Northern Illinois. And they responded again tonight. We need to celebrate it for a little bit, and then we need to forget about it and refocus. We have another big matchup tomorrow in Stillwater."
Mizzou won six of 10 matches Thursday evening, all by decision. Among those victors were Lavion Mayes and Drake Houdashelt, as both disposed of their ranked counterpart. At 141 pounds, Mayes won his first collegiate bout over a former All-American, topping Oklahoma's No. 15 Nick Lester 6-4. Lester gained All-American status in 2012.
The No. 1-Houdashelt followed suit, squeaking past No. 2 Kendric Maple with a 3-2 decision at 149 pounds. Mizzou's junior captain improves to 26-1 on the season, and now has wins against Maple and Minnesota's Nick Dardanes, who both have held the top-spot at 149 pounds this season.
The Tigers also received decisions from true freshman Barlow McGhee, a 3-1 win over Sean Williams, and junior Mikey England, who topped Derek Geiges, 6-1.
Mizzou will make the short drive to Stillwater, Okla., for another top-10 matchup on Friday evening at historic Gallagher-IBA Arena. The Tigers fell twice to the Cowboys last season, who are coming off of a 29-3 victory over Iowa State last weekend. Friday's dual will again feature a plethora of ranked wrestlers, including another tough test at 149-pounds for Houdashelt, who will compete against No. 7 Josh Kindig. Wrestling will again get going at 7 p.m Friday evening.
125: Barlow McGhee dec. Sean Williams (OU), 3-1
133: No. 8 Cody Brewer (OU) tech. fall. Matt Manley (Missouri), 18-3
141: Lavion Mayes dec. No. 15 Nick Lester (OU), 6-4
149: No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. No. 2 Kendric Maple (OU), 3-2
157: No. 18 Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec. Joey Lavallee (Missouri), 5-3
165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Jordan Gagliano (Missouri), 6-2
174: No. 18 Mikey England (Missouri) dec. Derek Geiges (OU), 6-1
184: Andrew Howe (OU) maj. dec. Cody Johnston (Missouri), 22-9
197: No. 6 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 3 Travis Rutt (OU), 6-1
285: Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. No. 16 Ross Larson (OU), 6-0
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Can you tell what a dish 'needs'?
- Peg Dec 7, 2011 12:31 PM
When I'm cooking I taste as I go and although I can tell a dish needs 'something' I can not always discern what exactly is needed. This can lead to me adding a bit of this, a bit of that - until I end up with something inedible or a bowl of something drowned in sriracha or ketchup. Or both.
What do you reach for when a savoury dish needs 'something'?
Two methods: 1) I taste and wait to see which area of my tongue) isn't feeling "awake" (I don't know how to explain it better than that). I've learned through trial and error which region of tastebuds lights up in response to which flavors (salt, tart/bright, rich/deep, etc). I add a teeny bit of a thing that will correspond to that region. Unfortunately I can't explain it better than that, but it works for me. 2) If I'm not sure if a given spice will help, I take a taste of the dish, hold it on my tongue, and sniff the spice. Usually I can tell by smell whether the items will work together. I don't know if either of these things will work for you, but they're almost fool-proof for me. Happy cooking!
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I never thought of sniffing - what an excellent idea. Thanks!
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Sniffing IS a great idea! Note to self..
On Iron Chef, the critique of dishes seems to fall into 1. This was really underseasoned/ undersalted. 2. It could have used a little acid. 3. This dish is not balanced. So first I make sure the seasoning and salt are sufficient. If that doesn't do it, I might add some acid--citrus, vinegar--often adding some zest to give that flavor strength without tartness. If it is too sharp, I might add a pinch of sugar. 3. If it seems too strong, I make sure to try it with a piece of bread if it's going on a starch since I know that will "soften" the flavor. And if all else fails, I can usually turn it into some kind of pasta sauce with the addition of tomato sauce or cream.
can't tell you what I reach for exactly, depends on what's going on in the dish I'm trying to improve.
but I can say it's not the usual suspect I do reach for. sometimes it's brown sugar instead of white sugar or honey. other times it's red pepper flakes if I need a boost. the other day it was red wine vinegar to pump up the slightly dull flavor of the gravy for the beef stew. 1 1/2 tsp later it was perfect. often times it's salt that is needed but I go for my house seasoning instead which is garlic onion salt pepper. then that's too much. something as dumb sounding as sweet pickle juice, however small an amount, is all it takes. curry powder, a variety of mustards that I keep on hand all tasting different, one day the sauce for the chicken wings wasn't right and I added 1 Tb ketchup. it was all it needed.
I've even used a jam of either apricot or pineapple or peach to improve a skillet of baked chicken that just was a little flat. 1 or 2 tb and much improvement.
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best suggestion though is, always add a little bit at a time because if you overdo it, it's ruined and there's no bringing it back. like with the ketchup, I was hesitant to add it to a very savory and basically hot buttery sauce, but knew just a titch could possibly improve it with nothing else added.
Sometimes things can be remedied by salt, red pepper flakes, fresh lemon juice, or a tiny bit of sugar.
most commonly, home cooking needs more salt and/or more acid -- citrus juice or zest and rice vinegar are some of of my favorites. it's what really makes restaurant food pop.
nearly every savory dish i make begins with dried thyme fried in the oil before i add anything else.
ketchup and sriracha are condiments. i never use them while cooking anything.
Often it's worcestershire sauce that I add; or any of a variety of vinegars. If I'm really not sure then I take a small amount of what I'm cooking and put it into a ramekin and add whatever I think it needs to that small bit. Then I can taste it w/o the potential to ruin the whole dish.
re: gourmanda
From my experience, its usually salt or umami if a savory dish is lacking fullness in flavor.
Sometimes with a soup, it is truly the stock that adds the missing flavor.
For sauce with fresh tomatoes, the tomatoes can be too acidic, so sugar is the trick.
Cooking a Thai curry from scratch is a good way to experiment with how the flavors should balance as it should have salty, sweet, sour and umami tastes in it.
re: ricepad
I like the way you think.
re: ricepad
Do you keep a pork grinder by the stove? Or may be a bacon shaker? Or a pinch of pork sung? :)
re: Nyleve
You know, you're right. Unless it seems very salty already, salt is the best thing to try first.
Howdy folks. I believe this is my first time posting here but since this site often comes up in certain google searches and I always enjoy reading the topic that came up, I figured I'd join in for once.
A bit of a candid story on the topic:
My Father is an alcoholic and also a terrible cook. However, he grew up with the traditional family sunday dinner routine and so when we were kids, every Sunday was the typical pot roast, mashed potatoes, carrots and gravy type family dinner for me and my brothers. As I said, he can't cook, but the one thing he did was make THE best gravy in the world. It just had 'something,' to it that made it so deliciously savory and 'umami,' as people like calling it these days. Something that make you go 'what's in this that makes it so good.'
I'm the youngest and as my brothers grew older and were out on their own, it would just be me and my dad. My parents are divorced so every other Sunday was the 'Sunday visit to dad's,' only then it was just me. I was old enough that it was kind of silly for him to still be doing it but I just let him have his 'thing.'
He was finishing up the meal and getting to work on the gravy. I could tell he had been drinking and I see him reach for the sugar bowl and is about to pour it in the gravy! NOOOOOO! I was kind of embarassed for him thinking 'Great, he's so drunk he can't even tell the difference between salt and sugar.'
I wondered if I should say something but I didn't want to embarass him or worse make him angry. Finally I decided 'no way, I'm not letting him ruin the best gravy on earth!'
"Um, dad.... that's sugar...,' I said.
With the sugar bowl tilted and ready to pour in the gravy he turned his head to look at me and and matter-of-factly said, 'I know.'
He shook a small amount of the sugar into the gravy and my now blown mind realized, all this time it was sugar he was putting in it!
Overly long story short: A little sugar in something savory doesn't make it sweet, it makes it more savory.
Nowadays, all the Thanksgiving and Christmas getogethers are down at Mom's house and my oldest brother ('Mr. alpha male,' of the family) always gets to be in charge of the gravy. I am usually in the kitchen with him and suggested once that he put a bit of sugar in it. He looked at me cross-eyed and said 'Get out of here, I'm not putting sugar in gravy.'
I wait for him to leave the room at some point and when no one is looking, I always sneak some in. Everyone raves about the gravy each year.


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Fences were even and had just been repaired and painted. All the barns were in sparkling order with their blend of burnished oak and polished brass finery. Outdoor paddocks had equal shares of yearlings and weanlings.
Brookmeade Stable in Upperville, Va. had been brightened and spruced up in the time following owner Isabel Dodge Sloane's becoming the first women to ever lead the nation in race earnings in 1934. Brookmeade thoroughbreds had winnings of $251,138 that year.
After divorcing her husband (John Dodge of the Dodge automobile fortune) in 1929, Ms. Sloane added 850 acres to her estate in Upperville. She was interested in maintaining her status as one of the country's most important thoroughbred owners.
In 1934, much of her thoroughbred earnings came when Cavalcade won the Kentucky Derby and another of her precocious three-year-olds, High Quest, came along just weeks later to win the Preakness Stakes. That meant two-thirds of the Triple Crown was won by Brookmeade horses living near Jefferson County in the tranquility of Upperville in Loudoun County.
Mrs. Sloane had been born in 1896, and by 1958 when her filly Bowl of Flowers was foaled she had accomplished most of her lofty goals concerning both flat and steeplechase racing.
Bowl of Flowers was an eager to learn little chestnut whose genealogy was a full-flowered one that included her sire, Sailor, a winner of the 1955 Pimlico Special (a race once won by Seabiscuit) and her mother was Flower Bowl, so successful on the track that the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park was named for her.
Bowl of Flowers herself was a half-sister to well-knowns Graustark and His Majesty.
As was the case with many of Brookmeade's most highly regarded yearlings, Bowl of Flowers was given over to trainer Elliott Burch, who would be responsible for teaching her the proper lessons to be used in winning important races for the blue and white sashes on the silks of Mrs. Sloane.
Elliott Burch would later be selected to the United States Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Saratoga. The many accomplishments and honors heaped at the feet of Bowl of Flowers helped Burch reach Hall of Fame status.
After unproblemed months of schooling at the farm's starting gate and with training/workout riders helping Burch to show her the nuances of pace and patience, Bowl of Flowers seemed ready for an actual first race.
As had been the case with her unhurried training, there were no mishaps to hamper or mar her entire two-year-old season.
In eight races, Bowl of Flowers was first no fewer than six times. She won the 5 1/2 furlong National Stallion Stakes. That important milestone was followed by wins in the lengthy Gardenia Stakes and the well-chronicled Frizette Stakes.
Six out of eight was impressive enough to earn Bowl of Flowers the Eclipse Award as 1960's United States Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
In 1961, she was set on a path that could have brought Brookmeade and Mrs. Sloane the female equivalent of the Triple Crown.
The three-race path of rose petals was called the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Races and consisted of the Acorn Stakes, Mother Goose Stakes, and Coaching Club American Oaks.
Her 1961 campaign included a win in the late-summer Spinster Stakes, but was made more important when she won the first leg of the Triple Tiara, the Acorn Stakes.
However, Funloving defeated her by a head in the Mother Goose. When again faced by Funloving in the Coaching Club American Oaks, Bowl of Flowers left no doubt as to her brilliance by romping to a five-length win in the final leg of the Triple Tiara series.
After turning away both Primonetta and Airmans Guide in the Spinster Stakes, she was sent against males in the Roamer Handicap. In the Roamer, colts Sherluck and Ambiopoise both defeated her by a nose.
In her eight starts at age three, Bowl of Flowers had won four times, been second once, and been third in the others.
There had been 16 races in her two campaigns. Never worse than third in any of her 16 races, she recorded 10 wins and had $398,504 in winnings.
Her four wins in eight starts at age three were impressive enough to get her a second straight Eclipse Award — this time as United States Champion Three-year-Old Filly.
The Roamer was her final test as a three-year-old.
After a time away in Florida, she had resumed workouts that were to bring her fit and ready to a four-year-old season in 1962.
But in January during what had been planned as a routine training session at Hialeah Park near Miami, she suffered a broken bone in her left foreleg. Burch and Mrs. Sloane decided on sending her to retirement.
Long after Mrs. Sloane passed away in 1962, Bowl of Flowers was inducted into the racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga where she joined trainer Burch as a member.
Brookmeade had been a thoroughbred industry standard bearer with the leadership provided by Mrs. Sloane. With Bowl of Flowers, and later the stakes successes provided by Sword Dancer, Brookmeade was a contender for national honors and to win important stakes and handicap races.
And it was just down the road in Loudoun County, not hundreds of miles away in the bluegrass hills of Kentucky.


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"Looking to hire for creativity? Research says you should look for these traits (but, be warned, not all of them make someone easy to work with)."
How To Be A Happy Freelancer
Ultimately, despite the downsides, job satisfaction is very strongly associated with mental health, and self-employment has often been associated with higher job satisfaction. So if freelancing is a good fit for you and your chosen career, it will probably tend to make you happier as well, especially if you follow these steps:
1. Draw strong lines between work and home.
This is probably the hardest and also the most important step that freelancers can take to safeguard their mental health. What is technically called "work-home interference" has been shown to lead to a "spiral" of emotional that negatively affects both sides, the work and the home.
But anything you can do to keep regular hours and places for work will help with the interference problem. Have you considered working from a coworking space, a cafe, or a park bench?
2. Be free.
Researchers agree that psychologically, the way that self-employment contributes to higher job satisfaction is through greater autonomy, freedom, and independence.
But in order to make this work for you, you have to exercise that right. Which of the projects you are working on right now are the ones you would do even if you weren't getting paid? Is it possible to shift toward spending more time on those? On the flip side of autonomy, when was the last time you left work early to have lunch with a friend or go to the movies?
3. Be social.
Conferences, barcamps, panels, happy hours, meetups, Tweetups, book clubs, MOOCs—there is no shortage of ways to connect meaningfully with people in your field, feed your curiosity and to give back by mentoring newcomers. Social networks help "buffer stress".Helping others is good for mental health. And making connections with people will expose you to new ideas, which makes your work more interesting, which is a key dimension of job and life satisfaction.
4. Provide your own health care.
Of course you should purchase a health insurance plan to get care if you need it. But providing your own health care also means exercising, eating right, sleeping enough and all of the other basics of the mind-body connection. And it can save you money, too.
And here is Why Freelancers Are So Depressed
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Only hire people who have fire. This is especially true if you are running a small to medium sized business. In a large corporation, there is room for many types of personalities and people. In a smaller business, passion is a must in every position. Hire people who are driven to do well and see your business succeed.
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I did not like this school.the third grade teacher was terrible I really felt very sorry for her students.she was impolite and her behavior Was bad.I can never imagine my kids have such a teacher
This school used to be very good until the changes in the school system 2 years ago. The principal here now is not very empathetic to the children & I have heard from many parents of how uninvolved she is. She does not seem like a good fit for elementary school students as it seems more like a "job" to her than a "passion". The parking lot is very over crowded which I believe is why there are so many disgruntled parents in the mornings. They have a huge field next to the school that they should turn into a parking lot but never look into when brought up. Overall there could be a chance for this school to get back to the way it used to be if there were some huge changes.
Terrible school, worse parents. It's not uncommon to find parents swearing at each other in the street or school parking lot. Since norwayne schools have closed their students, parents and atmosphere has invaded Hamilton. The staff is nothing amazing either. My son's 3rd grade teacher would offten wear shirts revealing her mid-drift. The annual carnivals are ran by Wayne Memoral High School students who look like they would rather be doing anything else. I am moving my son this shool year.
I have 4 children in Hamilton Elementary & we have been very happy with the school. We have been in the Wayne-Westland school district for 6yrs and are very satisfied. There is a strong parent involved atmosphere. The principal and teachers are very interactive with the students individually no matter the class sizes. There are many afterschool activities that keep the children busy also.
my 7 yr old sister gose her im sad to repornt that the school was a good one untell the new principal as been gotten here she is never arould when you need her , she dose not keep up on her rules that she makes,and for being a principal she dressing like she is high school with high boots up to her knee with leggings and shirt wow she as everyone else do her job because she is to lazy this is just a project to her to get on the bored because her daddy is high on the bored DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL
Hamilton is an excellent school and my son has been very happy there. I have had minimal complaints about the school, and they were addressed immediately. My son says the principal is his friend and the school secretary is amazing.
I LOVE Hamilton! I have 2 children enrolled. I think the teachers are great and helpful. The new principal is AWESOME. She loves the children and goes out of her way to make parents feel important.
My family has been at Hamilton for 10 years now and we hope to send our 2 year old there also, it is wonderful, the principal is great with the kids, our secretary is outstanding and goes out of her way for anyone. The one thing you have to understand about the teacher's is they can only do so much it takes parent participation also to achieve the best education for your child. The school goes out of it's way to provide help and support to anyone in need. We have many after school activities, alot more than other schools I know. Proud parent of (3) Hamilton Stars. Cheryle
I was very disappointed to find out that the student teacher ratio is so high. My son is in the 2nd grade and his class consist of 27 students to 1 teacher. In 1st grade last year there was only 19 but they have increased the 1st grade this year to allow 27 students per teacher. I think this is way too many.
I am very disappointed in the Hamilton School system. My son was receiving very poor grades the School Administrator did nothing to assists him with improving his grades. The teacher never gave out homework. I address this concern with the teacher through phone calls and letters. My concerns was never address. To top it off I attempt to make a appointment with her to discuss my child school work and I never received a phone call back. I removed my son from Hamilton and enrolled him in another school, his grades has improved greatly. I am sorry to inform the parents out there, but I believe my son was only failing, because of lack of concern of his teacher.
What A wonderful school! I have 2 children in Hamilton at the current time, and I cant say enough nice things. Its amazing how many children attend the school and how the adults know them all.
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I wish that I could hug whoever made this.
the last time i reblogged this i got an angry anon.
let's try this again, shall we?
but it could be
I wish that I could hug whoever made this.
the last time i reblogged this i got an angry anon.
let's try this again, shall we?
but it could be
A star set to explodeFloating at the centre of this new Hubble image is a lidless purple eye, staring back at us through space. This ethereal object, known officially as [SBW2007] 1 but sometimes nicknamed SBW1, is a nebula with a giant star at its centre. The star was originally twenty times more massive than our Sun, and is now encased in a swirling ring of purple gas, the remains of the distant era when it cast off its outer layers via violent pulsations and winds.
But the star is not just any star; scientists say that it is destined to go supernova! 26 years ago, another star with striking similarities went supernova — SN 1987A. Early Hubble images of SN 1987A show eerie similarities to SBW1. Both stars had identical rings of the same size and age, which were travelling at similar speeds; both were located in similar HII regions; and they had the same brightness. In this way SBW1 is a snapshot of SN1987a's appearance before it exploded, and unsurprisingly, astronomers love studying them together.
At a distance of more than 20 000 light-years it will be safe to watch when the supernova goes off. If we are very lucky it may happen in our own lifetimes…
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA; acknowledgement: Nick Rose
In reality it already went super nova. now we wait.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, podcast interview (via fourteendrawings)
What they are trying to say is that 99% of scientists have been wrong before. The problem in modern science is that we as scientists get emotionally attached to our results.
Just wanted to clear some things up. After the Bill Nye and Ken Ham debate there has been an explosion of debate about the validity of science and religion on the internet. I think there is a lot of confusion on both sides of this debate. Pinning these two topics against each is other doesn't make any sense. They are not "two stories of origins" that you can choose to accept. This sounds like I'm about to argue for the scientists point of view yet I'm arguing for neither. People need to stop comparing the two because that only serves to influence others into believing this is a two sided story. These two ideas (science and religion) are incompatible. Science itself has nothing to do with meaning and purpose. We assign meaning and purpose to things due to emotional reasons. Scientists, rather science advocates, need to stop claiming that "based off "_____" observations, this is the meaning of life". It doesn't work that way. Science itself is a description of what we see but is clearly skewed by our own perceptions like everything else. The problem is this; Creationists and Non-believers alike are confused about what is being proposed. Science operates in the observable universe. What creationists are proposing is an external force outside of the universe ( not just the observable universe but the universe period.) This is why their proposition cannot be simply disproved by shining a laser beam into intergalactic space to probe for "God". Science continuously tries to bring "God" into the equation as if it is some measurable quantity. i.e. " God doesn't exist because there is no evidence/my equations work fine with him". As a physicist, I myself was viewing the world this way, as if I could look into a microscope and see God himself. Creationists, however, do not understand who or what they are asking. They are asking scientists why can't we see God in our microscopes as if they themselves have been shown the light. Noticing beauty and patterns is not evidence for a creator yet our perception is very convincing. There is an inherent incompatibility with these two ideas. I used to think that science and religion were two sides of the same coin, but upon graduating with my degree in physics, I now see that people in general, believers and non-believers do not view science as a tool. I think Neil Tyson once said something about God being an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance. This statement is just wrong unless you've already defined "God" as being discoverable by our puny laws of description. If God exists, I doubt he uses quantum mechanics. Our math and physics is a construct used as a tool to describe our universe. Scientists really need to start thinking about the types of questions that are being asked not just what is being asked.
This was it, that was the whole debate
Ham had good points though. That indoctrination stuff is real. People never want to accept anything that isn't what they naturally believe in. Reminds me of Einstein and QM.
Taking care of the needy…without…taking advantage of the needy…that is true morality…
Atheists see another opportunity to slander christianity.
99.999% of new peer-reviewed articles agree humans causing climate change (up from 99.998%. See here.).
by James Lawrence Powell
I have brought my previous study (see here and here) up-to-date by reviewing peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals over the period from Nov. 12, 2012 through December 31, 2013. I found 2,258 articles, written by a total of 9,136 authors. (Download the chart above here.) Only one article, by a single author in the Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, rejected man-made global warming. I discuss that article here.
My previous study, of the peer-reviewed literature from 1991 through Nov. 12, 2012, found 13,950 articles on "global warming" or "global climate change." Of those, I judged that only 24 explicitly rejected the theory of man-made global warming. The methodology and details for the original and the new study are described here.
Anyone can repeat as much of the new study as they wish—all of it if they like. Download an Excel database of the 2,258 articles here. It includes the title, document number, and Web of Science accession number. Scan the titles to identify articles that might reject man-made global warming. Then use the DOI or WoS accession number to find and read the abstracts of those articles, and where necessary, the entire article. If you find any candidates that I missed using the search criteria described here, please email me here.
Studies can be wrong. That one guy is really counting on it lol
Never (via http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=lhXA9fPyZBysRkTZC9l7kA&u=/watch?v=2GR4Qz3-PNo&feature=share&list=FLK9zTlOgdtgPpwbHDNYLWcg)
K-Pax starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges is one my favorite sci-fi movies of all time. The sheer imagination of this film is captivating. Would you believe someone is a being from another planet if they could accurately map out a star system that had not been discovered yet? I'll let you all decide by watching this spectacular movie.
I just think it's purely amazing what light can do. I also find it an extremely beautiful and wondrous phenomena of electromagnets. I feel that the words 'electromagnetic waves' strangles the fascinating observation of light. Being an electromagnetic wave strips it of its beauty and makes the spectral radiance only a mechanical device. It's far more than that. The abilities of light are the most miraculous spectacles of all the universe. As a matter of fact everything in the universe is light or interacting with it at some frequency. I could go on all day about light and how awestruck I am by it's nature.


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It was Mr. Greene... in the penthouse... with his hands! No. It was really the bodyguard, but I couldn't help but think of Clue the entire episode. I kept wondering when Professor Plum was going to get on the stand and testify. "Nevada v. Greene" was a so more


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In this work, experts from military and law enforcement weigh in on security's human side. This is a serious book focusing on an important topic that has continuing public policy implications—the performance of security forces at home and abroad during high-stress situations.
It is structured into thematic sections, the first of which outlines the general psychological and social factors that impact how a person will respond to the high-stress demands of security operations. Section two explores the selection, training, and preparation of personnel to function in security operations; and the final section includes both scenarios and case studies that describe the practical challenges encountered by security personnel today.
The stress encountered by security personnel, be they military or civil law enforcement, in performing their work can be crippling. A concept introduced early in the book and that echoes across several chapters is that of the importance of individual psychological hardiness, especially in security operations.
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Getting cross with a toddler in full tantrum can only make it worse. Check out some better ways to deal with it
Here's a challenge. Next time your toddler is throwing a wobbly in public and all eyes are on you, don't bow your head in shame. Be quietly proud. Your child's outburst is a sign that she's developing nicely, and that she's starting to know her own mind and wants to take some control over her life.
Of course, viewing the behaviour of a screaming, puce-faced child as anything other than that of a monster is very tough. But it helps to try to see the situation from your child's perspective.
Parenting expert Clive Dorman is a director of The Children's Project, a group that supports preschool families. He believes that by showing parents why children behave the way they do, they will help them to respond appropriately.
'Tantrums are brought on by anger when their desires aren't met or their need for independence is interrupted,' says Clive.
Remember that a toddler's ability to reason is restricted. As Clive points out, 'They're still learning concepts such as time and patience. They live for the here and now. The words "soon", or "later" have little meaning to them.'
It's no wonder that frustration can build up so quickly and is expressed in the only way your toddler knows; by screaming, hitting out or throwing himself on the floor.
But it's important not to classify every show of anger as a full-blown tantrum, advises child psychologist Penelope Leach. 'A full-blown tantrum is the emotional equivalent of a blown fuse. She is overwhelmed by her own internal rage,' she says. 'She's terrified by the feelings that she can't control. However unpleasant your child's tantrums are for you, they're much worse for her.'
It's easy to associate a tantrum with non-compliance and to respond in ways that vent your own frustration. However, if you act like this, you're simply showing similar behaviour to that of your child, and it will make the situation worse.
'Tantrums are frightening,' says Clive. 'But if a child sees the person they depend on getting angry with them, it's even more scary. Try to stay calm and be consistent.'
And to help you achieve this, here are a few of his suggestions:
1. Allow your child space to calm down.
2. Try to meet your child halfway for a hug, and then distract them.
3. You may be rejected, but keep trying, as it takes time for children to calm down.
4. When the tantrum is over, try to work out what started it, so that next time you might be able to prevent it.
1. Remember that most other parents are likely to sympathise with you, rather than judge you.
2. If the tantrum is extreme, pick up your child and move him away from where the tantrum began. Distraction may then work.
3. If the tantrums become regular, it may be easier to avoid the situation. For example, if shopping is a trigger, try to arrange childcare so you can shop alone.
4. If this isn't possible, involve your child in the activity through talking, bring distractions with you (toys, books, snacks) and praise them at every opportunity.
Experts agree that there's no point in challenging kids with absolute 'dos' and 'don'ts', where a tantrum is the only option.
Take the example of a toddler who won't wear her coat, even though it's snowing outside. She can't go without a coat. But what if you let her wear it undone for a while?
By helping your child manage her tantrums at an early age, you should save yourself problems later on. But don't be tempted into giving your daughter what she wants to stave off a tantrum. Those Smarties might stop the wobbly for now, but what happens when you refuse to cave in next time? It's a short-term fix that could create a longer term problem.
The fact is, being a parent to a toddler isn't always easy. But it's not easy being a toddler either, veering between anxiety and anger. But your child will soon learn to explain her needs and emotions.
In the words of Leach, 'She will turn into a reasonable and communicative human being. Just give her time.'
When you feel you're going to snap, there are steps you can take towards becoming in control again.
Help your toddler learn to behave with our A-Z of handy techniques
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Now, I think everyone realizes that the majority of the Borough Assembly members were just not getting along with Borough Mayor Dave Carey
If it ain't broke…don't try and fix it!! That is a tribute to good old common sense and one our current Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly would have been well advised to follow that old adage earlier this year. But they didn't! They decided that they wanted to change our Kenai Peninsula form of government.
Now, I think everyone realizes that the majority of the Borough Assembly members were just not getting along with Borough Mayor Dave Carey. There was just a lot of things they didn't like about the way the Mayor was running Borough Government and the decisions he was making. In fact, the Assembly members figured they should be the ones calling the shots. They should be the ones in total charge. They should be the ones actually running Borough Government . They wanted to hold the reins of power.
The only way to do that was to change our Borough Mayor form of government that has served us so well for so many years. They needed to have a Borough Manager that they, the Assembly, could hire, fire and control. They needed to make the Borough Mayor powerless. They needed to make our elected Mayor nothing more than a figurehead.
That's the question that will be facing you today in the voting booth. "Shall the Kenai Peninsula Borough adopt a manager plan of government"?
Remember when you vote, that our Borough Mayor is elected by the borough electorate at large. In other words, everyone in every district get to vote on the selection of our Borough Mayor. The Assembly on the other hand are elected by district. Each district is only a small part of the entire Borough. Only the elected Borough Mayor represents the entire Borough.
The argument that the Borough Assembly is using to justify the change from an elected Mayor to a Manager appointed by the Assembly is that the business of the Borough demands the expertise of a professional bureaucrat. Someone who has business training and experience.
That may be well and good, but what do we do if the Assembly hires a manager, who with no incentive to please the borough electorate, who fails to live up to the standards of borough voters? Nothing! Only the Assembly can hire and fire a Borough Manager.
We have had a long history of Borough Mayors, who have been elected by the people and have served us well. And every four years we have the opportunity to "run them off" if we don't like what they are doing. And we have. Then, just look at all the problems other Boroughs and Cities have had with their Managers. The Mat-Su Borough is trying to change back to an elected Mayor form of government right now.
It just makes good common sense to vote NO on Proposition 2 and keep our Borough Mayor form of government.
Think About It! JCD 10-05-10


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Energy market participants reacted tepidly on Thursday to news that proposals for stringent new regulation had moved closer to becoming law.
On Wednesday, the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) unanimously backed the draft text for the revised Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), paving the way for Trialog discussions on the legislation between the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament.
MiFID II aims to increase transparency in the way a vast range of financial instruments are traded in Europe, including energy and commodity products, and has pitted politicians against market players ever since the draft text was issued in October 2011.
ECON voted to introduce position limits into commodity and energy markets, with the intention of preventing manipulative or dangerous speculative positions being taken by participants, although traders doubted the wisdom of such a move. "Position limits will do nothing to counter abuse, and the only knock-on effect of all these new measures will be to up the cost of trading," said a source.
Those views echoed those of Shell CFO Simon Henry, who on Tuesday told a conference in Brussels that "arbitrary position limits" would simply sap market liquidity and drive up volatility, thus having the opposite effect to what the legislators intend with their proposals.
"Increased regulation will mean increased costs in the market," said an energy trader. "And those costs will certainly be passed onto end-users, which can't be what the politicians want to happen."
The trader added that proprietary traders' strategies would also be harmed by the proposed new rules: "People will rethink how long they run their positions for, because they will need to position themselves to cover the increased costs." Liquidity would inevitably dry up, he said, while "speculative plays at the back end of the curve would likely move forward, making it a shorter-focused market in future."
The final version of the ECON-approved draft text for MiFID II is not yet publicly available, but sources close to the process told ICIS that there had been several compromises made along the way in order to garner sufficient votes to push the proposals through at Wednesday's vote. Intense last-minute lobbying by industry participants had failed to deter members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from taking tough action, according to a source in the European Parliament, although further pressure was expected to be applied in the coming month ahead of the next round of voting in the European Parliament.
Ultimate responsibility for setting position limits will be delegated to national regulators, but MEP Arlene McCarthy, vice chair of ECON, cautioned that before MiFID II becomes law, legislators must further tighten the text of the directive: "We must ensure that the full Parliament vote in October closes any potential loopholes covering speculative contracts to ensure this legislation effectively limits speculation."
Against a backdrop of heavy industry opposition, ECON also voted to clamp down on high-frequency trading (HFT), including opting to apply a "resting rule" on firms employing HFT, forcing all such trades to be valid for a minimum of 500 milliseconds. While HFT is less prevalent in energy markets than other trading spheres such as equities and bonds, traders still saw a damage to liquidity in the energy marketplace should the proposals become law. SF
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hello, so i have a small problem. my ps3 looks great when i play games, but anytime i watch a movie on dvd or netflix, it dosent matter what movie all of them. it comes out blurry. it looks like a vhs tape. i have a 720p hd tv and im using the hdmi cable and i have the ps3 set to that. and game play is great but any movie is horrible. anyone know of a setting or something that can solve this dum little prob?
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I have the exact same problem! Perfect playing games, Blu-ray movies are great, but all the DVD's I play are blurry????? Did you find any solutions??
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Mine recently started having this problem as well. Anything in SD looks like something that was filmed in the 80's. LOTR used to look great on DVD but now I have noticed a significant drop in quality. Very strange…
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Are you using an HD compatible TV? If not that could be the problem…
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