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The Toronto stock market closed lower Thursday amid a poorly received earnings report from CIBC and data showing the U.S. economy performing worse than expected earlier this year.
However, the market closed well off session lows as energy stocks turned positive and the S&P/TSX composite index moved down just 22.01 points to 14,588.95.
CIBC said that poor results in its Caribbean operations were responsible for net income dropping to $306 million from $862 million a year ago. CIBC's adjusted net income came in at $2.17 per share, beating analysts' expectations of $2.07 per share and the bank also raised its quarterly dividend by two cents to $1 per common share. However, its shares dropped $1.36 to $97.68.
Financials led TSX decliners with all of the major banks, save Scotiabank, giving back some of the gains racked up over the last week as most of the banks delivered strong results.
"You've seen banks outperform as a group, about three per cent over the last week or so — not surprising we're having a bit of a profit-taking on them," said Stephen Lingard, managing director of Franklin Templeton Solutions.
"There is a slowing momentum in mortgage products and they're having to be pretty competitive with each other. But they have had other segments that have offset this, notably wealth (management) and business loans so all in all a good quarter."
The Canadian dollar was up 0.33 of a cent to 92.28 cents (U.S.).
U.S. indexes were higher as the first revision to first-quarter gross domestic product showed that GDP actually shrank at an annualized rate of one per cent in the period, largely because of severe winter weather. That was much higher than the 0.5 per cent drop that economists had expected, but they anticipate the weakness to be short-lived.
The Dow Jones industrials rose 65.56 points to 16,698.74, the Nasdaq climbed 22.88 points to 4,247.95 and the S&P 500 index was ahead 10.25 points at 1,920.03.
In other corporate developments, Bank of Nova Scotia is selling more than two-thirds of its interest in CI Financial Inc. in a deal worth at least $2.27 billion, making it one of the largest public offerings in Canada. Scotiabank will sell 72 million common shares of CI at $31.50 per share, reducing its current 37 per cent interest to about 11.4 per cent. CI shares climbed 35 cents to $34 and Scotiabank added 31 cents to $69.13.
The debut of shares in Encana Corp. subsidiary PrairieSky was a huge success Thursday. The energy giant earlier in the morning announced the completion of the initial public offering of 52 million common shares of PrairieSky at an offering price of $28 and, by the close, the shares were trading at $37 on the TSX. Encana is spinning off some of its Alberta land holdings through PrairieSky.
Elsewhere on the TSX, the base metals sector dropped 0.64 per cent as July copper slipped three cents to $3.14 (U.S.) a pound.
The energy sector was up 0.2 per cent as July crude oil gained 86 cents to $103.58 (U.S.) a barrel.
The gold sector was ahead about 0.45 per cent as August bullion lost $2.60 to $1,257.10 (U.S.) an ounce.
The tech sector was the biggest advancer, up 0.7 per cent as BlackBerry jumped 48 cents or 6.06 per cent to $8.40 after CEO John Chen told a conference in California Wednesday that he reckons the chances of turning around the smartphone maker have risen to 80-20. He had previously been placing the recovery odds at 50-50. "I am quite positive that we will be able to save the patient," Chen said.


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Stable Coalition Structures with Fixed Decision Schme
This paper studies the stability of a finite local public goods economy in horizontal differentiation, where a jurisdiction's choice of the public good is given by an exogenous decision scheme. In this paper, we characterize the class of decision schemes that ensure the existence of an equilibrium with free mobility (that we call Tiebout equilibrium) for monotone distribution of players. This class contains all the decision schemes whose choice lies between the Rawlsian decision scheme and the median voter with mid-distance of the two median voters when there are ties. We show that for non-monotone distribution, there is no decision scheme that can ensure the stability of coalitions. In the last part of the paper, we prove the non-emptiness of the core of this coalition formation game
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Description of Office Proofing Tools 2007 SP3
Microsoft Office Proofing Tools 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates to Office Proofing Tools 2007. These updates include two main categories of fixes:
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Are You a Helicopter Parent?
By Jennifer LeClaire
June 04, 2008
Amy Tiemann, Ph.D., author of Mojo Mom, says parents would do equally as well to cut the electronic umbilical cord once their kids move out of the house. She suggests a daily call is acceptable, but calling so often that the kid is spending more time on the phone with you than experiencing the freedom of college life is not.
Brokering Roommate Disputes
"Unless there is a genuine crisis involving serious heath and well-being issues, parents should not intervene in academic or residential issues," Tiemann adds. "This means staying out of grading disputes or roommate arguments."
Some colleges are hiring a Dean of Parents, whose job it is to focus on parental complaints about roommates, expenses and their child's emotional well-being, says Stacy DeBroff, CEO of Mom Central, Inc., a national mom expert and regular guest on The Today Show.
"There comes a point when as parents, we just have to let go and hope we've taught our children well enough that they have problem-solving skills, without always relying on parents to intervene," DeBroff says.
Black and White Hovering
Still not sure if you are a helicopter parent? Our experts laid out some pure and simple examples in black and white.
- Helping your daughter with a few suggestions on how to structure a difficult research paper is acceptable. Researching the subject and writing large sections of it for her is not.
- Attending your kid's college orientation is acceptable. Hanging out in the dorm room to help them unpack their clothes and negotiating phone usage times with the roommate is hovering.
- Suggesting career paths for a kid who is obviously talented in certain areas is helpful. Mandating their course schedule in line with those talents is overboard.
"Parents need to know that hovering and interfering send the message that their adult children are incompetent to handle their own lives," Tiemann says. "Being supportive is great, but it is important to realize that this is a new phase of life that requires independence."
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text: What a Giant Martian Mountain Would Look Like on EarthEric Limer3/17/13 11:00amFiled to: Image cacheMarsCuriosityMars RoverNasa44EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The red planet is an alien world, and though it may have once held life, it's certainly no Earth. But thanks to a recent, mammoth panorama shot by Curiosity, we can get a glimpse of what it would be like if one of Mars' mountains was transplanted here to ol' Terra. Advertisement Using its MastCam, Curiosity shot a panorama of Mars' 3-mile high Mount Sharp (aka Aeolis Mons) as it rolled by a few months ago. And the whole thing has been white-balanced to show what it might look like if it was on Earth.NASA explains: Advertisement [The image] shows Mount Sharp in a white-balanced color adjustment that makes the sky look overly blue but shows the terrain as if under Earth-like lighting. White-balancing helps scientists recognize rock materials based on their experience looking at rocks on Earth. The Martian sky would look more of a butterscotch color to the human eye. White balancing yields an overly blue hue in images that have very little blue information, such as Martian landscapes, because the white balancing tends to overcompensate for the low inherent blue content.What you see above is but a bit-sized chunk of the whole panorama. You can see the entire, hulking, annoyingly-horizontal image where NASA has it tucked away. Or take a look at the far more alien-looking original.In summary: kinda reminds you of Tatooine, don't it? [NASA via The Verge]Reply44 repliesLeave a reply


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#1 anchor back on the air after suspension for calling Rachel Maddow an 'angry young man11-15-2012, 10:04 PM
A Fox news anchor was back on the air Tuesday night following a 2-day suspension for calling MSNBC host Rachel Maddow an "angry young man" on Facebook.
Tricia Macke, an anchor for Ohio's Fox 19, took to her personal Facebook page last month to rant against the cable news personality, writing "Rachel Maddow is such an angry young man" on Oct. 12.
She was quickly criticized by her Facebook followers, who compared the comment to making racist jokes.
"I am sorry," Macke wrote to one such fan. "I should have said antagonistic."
Commenters then took issue with the fact that the anchor did not acknowledge that her choice of words in calling Maddow a "man" was offensive.
"I knew what I was saying," Macke responded.
The exchange, which was since removed from her Facebook page, was captured in screengrabs posted by GLAAD, which launched a petition in partnership with Equality Ohio calling on Fox 19 to condemn Macke's remark.
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When your future looks quite bright to me
How can there be such a sinister plan
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You're fooling yourself if you don't believe it
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I thought Madcow was a lesbian.....wouldn't calling it a man be a compliment?
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Sale -- the 17th overall pick in the 2010 Draft -- acquitted himself well, going 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored as the Hot Rods blanked the visiting Lake County Captains, 2-0.
"Getting back into it, playing games that mean something, it's always good," said Sale. "My heart was beating a little bit harder tonight, but I think it all worked out. I just want to continue from this point on, get hits and help the team win."
The 20-year-old outfielder made his professional debut last summer with Rookie-level Princeton, where he batted .210 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 60 games. He said he used his time in Florida this spring to fully prepare himself for his first exposure to full-season action.
"I have a lot of high standards for myself. I'm always trying to better myself, so not making the break out of regular Spring Training, I told myself, 'It is what it is, keep working hard, do your drills,'" Sale said. "They kept me back and we just continued to work and get better from there. I hit a point where they thought I was ready to come up and they brought me here.
"I was just getting my work in down there, paying attention to the finer details so come game time, it's second nature."
In addition to working on his defensive skills and trying to hit to the opposite field, he wanted to strengthen the mental side of his game as he worked out at the Rays' complex in Port Charlotte.
"I wanted to be not so tense and jittery, worked on keeping my emotions in check, so I wouldn't get angry at one at-bat or an error or something," he said. "Just wanted to be able to pick myself up and move on."
The Rays' No. 12 prospect said he learned Friday that he would be heading to the Midwest League and flew with the team Saturday morning.
"They did a good job of getting me prepared, giving me an idea of what to expect," Sale said. "They sit you there and teach you stuff that's necessary and relevant to the game. Even though sometimes it may not seem like it, it definitely is. They helped me to prepare to get up here."
Sale made an almost instant impact by drawing a leadoff walk in the third inning, moving up on a ground ball to second base and scoring the game's first run on a base hit by Ryan Brett.
After taking a called third strike in the fifth, the Seattle native led off the eighth with a single but was stranded at third base.
Hot Rods starter Ryan Carpenter (4-1) grabbed a share of the league lead with his fourth win after allowing three hits over six shutout innings. Jason McEachern and Charlie Cononie yielded one hit over the final three innings, with Cononie earning his second save.
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Born on March 20, 1989, Tamim Iqbal is one of the backbone of Bangladesh's little success in international cricket along with Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim. Abhijit Banare presents a career profile of the talented left-handed opener.
There is a different sense of joy in watching talented players ease through even in the most challenging circumstances. While some go on to convert the challenge into great attitude to become legends, some of them struggle to break the shackles in search of the elusive consistency. Tamim Iqbal is still making the transition and still has time at hands to make amends and be Bangladesh's best cricketer.
Early days
Coming close to the game was not a big task. When you have an uncle and an elder brother in national colours to look up to, the motivation to fight for a place only becomes more sweeter. The boost to Bangladesh came with the 1996 World Cup in the subcontinent and many like Tamim took up cricket actively. His uncle Akram Khan had famously secured Bangladesh's berth in the 1999 World Cup leading the team in the qualifiers in the 1997 ICC Trophy held in Malaysia. Under the guidance of uncle and his brother Nafees, four years elder to him, Tamim grew swiftly. He made his presence felt in the Under-19 World Cup of 2006 with a sparkling ton against England. Amidst gifted talent, young Tamim also had to cope with the loss of his father Iqbal Khan when the batsman was 11-years old.
Tamim made it to the Bangladesh Under-17s and Chittagong Under-19s and progressed gradually. His first big score was against the Malaysia Under-17s where he hit 105. His good run of scores continued which included a 112 against England-19s. The 2006 Under-19 World Cup though wasn't a memorable one. He scored a ton in the warm-up match against USA but didn't fire in the league match. But the opener had caught the eyes of the selectors.
Style of play
This is one of the main reasons why Tamim is so popular. There have been many stylish strokemakers in Bangladesh, but there hasn't been an out and out aggressive batsman. His attacking style of play has forced even the best pacers to err with their length. One of the strokes which has a unique identity of Tamim is the hop down the wicket and slapping the ball through mid-off and extra-cover. It has all the left-hander's elegance filled in it. Like most batsmen, Tamim has a good bottom hand and as a result, his punches through backfoot are equally powerful to send the ball past boundary. His weakness though reminds you of what plagued a right-handed Virender Sehwag. Tamim's tendency to go for the strokes on the up and away from the body, and limited feet movement against pacers often did him in.
Like with most aggressive batsmen, Tamim has been erratic and it reflects in his averages in the One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Tests. For someone who opens the batting and has played over 100 ODIs, the average of around 30 doesn't give a healthy record. Most subcontinent teams are reliant on their batting and it's no different for Bangladesh. And Tamim has a lot to contribute. Like with most talented players, the selectors choose to persist with him having seen his potential. And Tamim surely has to manage his temperament to complement his gifted style of play.
An year after his Under-19 World Cup appearance, Tamim made it to the national team with the ODI debut against Zimbabwe in February 2007. He managed just five in his first innings for Bangladesh. The Test debut came a year later at Dunedin against New Zealand where he scored half centuries in both the innings. His impressive debut further enhanced his reputation as an opener. The T20 debut came in the same year against Kenya in a Quadrangular tournament where he managed 11.
Young Tamim humiliates India, March 2007
No Indian fan is ever going to forget the dusky day in the Caribbean Islands of March 2007. India were already under pressure to defend 191 they managed to post in their opening encounter. And Tamim added fore salt to injury taking on the team's strike bowler, Zaheer Khan. Tamim was just 17 at the time but not short of any confidence. He was unperturbed by Zaheer's short balls. With 55 from 53 balls, including seven boundaries and two sixes, Tamim had forced India to panic.
This was not the only occasion of Tamim's brilliance against India. In the next edition of the World Cup, India took the sweet revenge by winning the encounter, not before Tamim smashed 70 and gave a scare once again.
His career-best Test performance so far has also come against India. In January 2010, in the second Test at Dhaka, Tamim scored 151 in the second innings. It was a pressure situation as Bangladesh were trailing by 233. But none of it disturbed Tamim as he went about exhibiting an array of strokes. The Zaheer-Tamim duel continued here as well; with the left-hander clobbering a few. It was Tamim's second Test ton with the first one being scored a six months before against West Indies.
Lord's century and the Wisden recognition
Dreaming of playing at Lord's is one thing and scoring centuries is something else. Bangladesh had travelled to England with the first of the two Tests scheduled at Lord's. Tamim had injured his wrists during the World T20 2010 a month before. He chose to put his injury at stake to feature in the match. England had piled on 505 in their first essay. Bangladesh limped to 282 with Tamim scoring 55 before being run-out. Following on with a deficit of 223, Tamim and his team was already staring at big defeat. The left-hander played like a typical aggressive batsman, going after everything and playing flashy strokes. Fortunately, he survived and went from strength to strength. As with many subcontinent batsmen, spin is a mode of scoring than being tied down. Off-spinner Graeme Swann came under some special treatment from Tamim. He completed his century to become the first to achieve so in England and etched his name on the honours board. Bangladesh, though went down by eight wickets. Tamim fell for 103.
In the next match which was a rain-affected one at Old Trafford, the left-hander was at it again, playing with the same intensity and aggression to score a run-a-ball 108. But the overall scene was similar to the Lord's encounter, with England piling on the runs and Bangladesh going down by an innings and 80 runs. While we speak of his brilliant innings, he was just 21 years-old at that time. This was enough evidence to prove the spectacular talent he boasted of.
This performance abroad was just a part two of what preceded in the home series against the same opposition. He smashed 125 in the first of the three ODIs and hit three half-centuries in the two-Test series.
Tamim's exploits earned him the recognition of Wisden Test Cricketer of the year and was named as one of the four other nominees alongside Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott and Eoin Morgan in the edition published in 2011. Thereby, Tamim became the second Bangladeshi player after Shakib Al Hasan to win the award.
But ever since then, the century draught has haunted Tamim time and again. He crossed the fifty mark on six occasions but failed to convert them. The closest he got was an uncharacteristic 95 against New Zealand at Dhaka in October 2013 which saw the defensive side of Tamim.
Below is a video of Tamim's career-best ODI performance scoring 154 against Zimbabwe in August, 2009 at Bulawayo.
T20 bonanza
Aggressive players are always in demand in the T20 leagues which bloomed everywhere since the success of Indian Premier League (IPL).In fact, in February 2011 Tamim expressed that he was surprised why Mumbai Indians did not pick him up (despite the fact that Sachin Tendulkar had promised to look into the matter himself). Tamim signed up for Wellington Firebirds in the HRV Cup in October 2012. Earlier in the year, he was picked by the Pune Warriors India but warmed the benches for the entire season watching his team falter to defeat after defeat. In the first season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in 2012, he played for Chittagong Kings but missed most of the matches and ended up in a pay dispute with the franchise owners. He signed up with Duronto Rajshahi in the next season. In June 2011, Tamim signed up with Nottinghamshire for the Friend's Life T20 replacing David Hussey. He became the second Bangladeshi player in the county league with Shakib firmly placed in the Worcestershire team at that time.
In July , 2013, Tamim married his childhood friend Ayesha Siddiqua.
Stepping down from vice-captaincy in 2014
Earlier this year, Tamim shocked the selectors by stepping down as vice-captain of the team midway through the series against Sri Lanka at home. Tamim cited his wish to focus on batting as the reason. The selectors were forced to handover the role to fellow senior player, Mashrafe Mortaza. With regular limited overs skipper Mushfiqur Rahim injured, Mortaza led Bangladesh. Tamim was first appointed vice-captain in December 2010 replacing Mushfiqur.
At 24, Tamim has firmly planted his value in the team. Without him, Bangladesh's chances of winning takes a nosedive. And in his presence, there is an assuring factor of quick runs early on. But even Tamim realises that he his talented enough to contribute more handsomely in the progress of Bangladesh. Shakib has already turned out to be the player consistently living up to the pressure and expectations, it's time for Tamim to bat up.
(Abhijit Banare is a reporter at CricketCountry. He is an avid quizzer and loves to analyse and dig out interesting facts which allows him to learn something new every day. Apart from cricket he also likes to keep a sharp eye on Indian politics, and can be followed on Twitter and blog)


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quote:Like Bryant, Dooley, Fulmer, Spurrier?
When we started hiring yankees
quote:Because of Bama's yankee coach, no doubt
Mac went about a dozen years without beating Bama.
I guess anyone who wasn't bear was not a good coach during that time period.
Like Bryant, Dooley, Fulmer, Spurrier?
It's not that we don't have some good coaches down south, but clearly the cream of the crop comes from the north. Without those guys the SEC would still be a couple of good teams and a bunch of 1970's style LSU teams.
Also, Charlie Mac was not a good coach, either
Cholly Mac was 8-9-1 versus the Rebs while at LSU, dropping his last four chances in a row (76-79) against mediocre Vaught-less Rebel squads.
Some say everyone knew Miley was gong pro but Mac refused to belvie until it was too late to get QB
As others have said, Macs issue was not beating ole miss, he beat them often and bad in 70's including 24-0 and 45-0 in 74 and 76 when LSU was very average.
Mac IMHO and from all I have heard(for what that's worth lol) was a good man and very good coach, not great. He won 70% of his games but could not beat Bama and no major bowls after 1973. I think the best summary is he was a good man who loved LSU and who did a lot of good things, and maybe just stayed a bit too long. Also he was very loyal, maybe to a fault to his assistants. Winning only one SeC is a major negative but this was also during time that as others have said, Bama was at their best and we were not.
and we got screwed against USC also
and we got screwed against USC also
But I think in the mid-70's, the game began to pass him by and he didn't adapt.
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On March 24, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") issued an order authorizing Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP ("Jordan Cove") to export liquefied natural gas ("LNG") from the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, to nations with which the United States does not have a Free Trade Agreement ("non-FTA nations"). DOE's Order No. 3413 ("Jordan Cove Order") conditionally grants Jordan Cove's application for long-term multi-contract authorization to export 292 billion cubic feet per year ("Bcf/yr") or approximately 0.8 Bcf per day ("Bcf/d") of LNG by vessel to non-FTA nations. In this order, DOE repeats from its Cameron LNG Order ("Cameron Order"), issued earlier this year, its updated analysis based on the most recent supply, demand, and price information available from the Energy Information Administration's ("EIA") Annual Energy Outlook 2014 Early Release Reference Case ("AEO 2014 Early Release"). The resulting conclusions are that Jordan Cove's proposed LNG exports have not been shown to be contrary to the public interest and that the AEO 2014 Early Release data supports the positive conclusions of the DOE-commissioned NERA Study exploring the macroeconomic impacts of LNG exports on the U.S. economy.
Generally, the Jordan Cove Order follows the same course as DOE's prior export orders. DOE's Jordan Cove Order, like the Cameron Order, Freeport II Order, Cove Point Order, Lake Charles Order, and Freeport I Order, continues to demonstrate DOE's robust view of the global gas market. The Jordan Cove Order has been the quickest to issue, coming approximately 41 days after the Cameron Order. DOE's relative speed in issuing this order could be due to a number of factors, including the current situation unfolding in Eastern Europe. It is important to note that DOE included new language in the Jordan Cove Order that strengthens its previous statements about the positive international impacts of authorizing LNG exports. In addition, DOE took a significant amount of time to issue the Cameron Order, likely due to its inclusion of the then-new EIA AEO 2014 Early Release data. Consequently, between its earlier orders and the Cameron Order, DOE already had done a significant amount of the necessary analysis. As it has in the past, DOE largely reiterates its analysis from these previous orders.
In the Jordan Cove Order DOE restates its intent to monitor market developments that could tend to undermine the public interest in grants of successive applications for exports of domestically produced LNG to non-FTA nations.
Background DOE derives its authority to grant or deny applications for authorization to export LNG from the Natural Gas Act ("NGA"). Pursuant to Section 3 of the NGA, DOE must grant applications for authorization to export natural gas to countries with which the United States has a Free Trade Agreement without modification or delay. By contrast, the NGA sets up a rebuttable presumption that natural gas exports to non-FTA nations are in the public interest.
Following its order authorizing LNG exports to non-FTA nations from the Sabine Pass terminal, DOE commissioned two studies on the impacts of LNG exports on the U.S. economy: a microeconomic study performed by the EIA and a macroeconomic study performed by NERA Economic Consulting (collectively, the "LNG Export Study"). In December 2012, DOE invited public comment on the LNG Export Study, with an initial comment period ending January 24, 2013 and a reply comment period ending February 25, 2013.
The Jordan Cove Order
A. Pace of Authorization Shortly after issuing the Freeport I Order in 2013, DOE made public statements emphasizing that it took only two months to write the Freeport order. The Jordan Cove Order, which has been highly anticipated in part because it is the first of the two Oregon projects and the first on the Pacific coast, comes nearly 6 weeks (approximately 41 days) after the Cameron Order. The Cameron Order issued approximately 88 days after the Freeport II Order, which issued just 65 days after the Cove Point Order. As noted above, DOE's speed in issuing the March 24 order may be due in part to the current crisis in Eastern Europe and the fact that DOE already has updated its analysis to include the AEO 2014 Early Release data.
Take Aways DOE did much of the heavy lifting in terms of its analysis in the Cameron Order and Freeport I Order. The fact that the Jordan Cove Order is in large part similar on the substantive analysis to DOE's previous non-FTA orders underscores this point. As has been the case with the other recent DOE orders, much of the Jordan Cove Order is "cut-and-paste" from those prior orders.
In the last several weeks, there have been calls from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill to expedite the LNG export process in an effort to provide political leverage to our allies abroad, triggered by the crisis in Crimea. While these legislative proposals on Capitol Hill are pending, it is possible that there was a push within the Administration to issue the Jordan Cove Order quickly. Further to that point, DOE included new language in the order, expanding on its previous discussion of the international benefits of granting the LNG export authorization requested, which also advance the public interest. More specifically, DOE stated: "[a]n efficient, transparent international market for natural gas with diverse sources of supply provides both economic and strategic benefits to the United States and our allies. Indeed, increased production of domestic natural gas has significantly reduced the need for the United States to import LNG. In global trade, LNG shipments that would have been destined to U.S. markets have been redirected to Europe and Asia, improving energy security for many of our key trading partners." In addition, U.S. energy officials and leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the presidents of the European Council and European Commission economies announced on March 24 that they will gather to discuss measures aimed at enhancing energy security in the wake of Russia's move to annex Crimea.
Despite the attention on U.S. LNG exports, it is likely that DOE will continue to issue orders approximately every 2-3 months. DOE has made several public statements recently that it will continue to process the pending applications and any future applications in the order of precedence established in December 2012. In its press release covering the Jordan Cove Order, DOE reiterated its intent to stick to the previously established queue.
B. Authorization of Full Volumes Requested but Only for 20 Years In the Jordan Cove Order, DOE authorizes the full 0.8 Bcf/d of LNG exports that Jordan Cove requested in its non-FTA application. DOE notes in its order that these volumes are non-additive of the 0.8 Bcf/d of exports to FTA nations that DOE previously authorized for Jordan Cove.
In its application, Jordan Cove requested export authorization for a 25-year term. In the order, DOE only grants the authorization for a 20-year term, explaining that "because the NERA study contains projections over a 20-year period beginning from the date of first export, we believe that caution recommends limiting this conditional authorization to no longer than a 20-year term beginning from the earlier of the date of first export. . . ."
Take Aways DOE did not authorize the full volumes requested in the Freeport II Order, noting that the volumes requested, when added to the volumes authorized in the Freeport I Order, exceeded the liquefaction capacity of the Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project as filed at FERC. Taking DOE's recent orders on the whole, including the Jordan Cove Order, DOE likely will continue to focus on project capacity when issuing its decisions on non-FTA applications and will make adjustments to the requested export volumes as necessary to keep those volumes within the project's proposed liquefaction capacity.
DOE's 20-year limitation on the term of Jordan Cove's export authorization is not unexpected. To date, DOE only has authorized 20-year export terms for non-FTA licenses.
C. AEO 2014 Early Release Data As noted, the Cameron Order was the first non-FTA authorization in which DOE incorporated EIA's AEO 2014 Early Release data. The NERA Study used data from the AEO 2011 Reference Case and with each non-FTA order it has issued since the LNG Export Study, DOE has repeated its statement that it will continue to monitor any market developments and assess their impact in subsequent public interest determinations as further information becomes available. Importantly, DOE also has stated in its orders that the NERA Study modeled a wide range of possible future supply and demand conditions, thereby reducing the dependence of its results on the accuracy of the AEO 2011 Reference Case. Thus, the positive conclusions of the NERA Study can continue to be applied to new EIA data as it is released. For example, DOE also updated its analysis in the Lake Charles Order to include the final AEO 2013 Reference Case data.
In discussing whether using post AEO-2011 data changes the conclusions of the LNG Export Study, DOE states in the Jordan Cove Order, as it had in the Cameron Order, that the updated AEO 2014 Early Release projection suggested domestic supply and demand conditions are more favorable to LNG exports, not less favorable. It reiterates that EIA's updated projections in the AEO 2014 Early Release are for a significantly greater quantity of natural gas to be available at a lower market price than estimated just three years ago. In addition, it again explains proved reserves have been increasing - reserves increased from 9.2 years of production in 2000 to 14.2 years of production in 2011 (the latest year statistics available). DOE further notes that, since 2000, proved reserves have increased 88 percent to 334,067 Bcf, while production has increased only 23 percent. DOE concludes that growing supplies of natural gas are available under existing economic and operating conditions. With regard to price, the 2035 Henry Hub price in the AEO 2014 Early Release Reference Case is $6.92/MMBtu, as compared to the AEO 2011 Reference Case projection of $7.31/MMBtu. The AEO 2014 Early Release projection of the 2035 Henry Hub price is up $0.49/MMBtu from the AEO 2013 Reference Case projection. However, DOE notes that the AEO 2014 Early Release projection that domestic natural gas prices will rise due to both increased domestic demand and exports, but that these price increases will be followed by a sustained increase in production, leading to slower price growth over the rest of the projection period. Importantly, DOE notes in the Jordan Cove Order, as it had in the Cameron Order, that these projections do not undermine its conclusions regarding the consistency of Jordan Cove's proposed exports with the public interest.
Take Aways The underpinnings of DOE's analysis continue to be rooted in the NERA Study's conclusions. DOE updates its analysis based on the then-current EIA projections - those projections have remained positive, both from a supply/demand and a domestic price impact perspective. The AEO 2014 Reference Case, which is due to be released this spring, likely before the next DOE non-FTA license issues, will maintain and further bolster this position. Such positive conclusions will provide DOE with a strong basis to grant additional LNG exports.
D. Total Exports above 8 Bcf/d Level In the Freeport I Order and each successive order, including the Jordan Cove Order, DOE has explained that in each order it would assess the cumulative impacts of each succeeding request for export authorization. In the Cove Point Order, DOE noted that, including the volumes authorized in that order, it had authorized cumulative non-FTA exports totaling 6.37 Bcf/d, which it noted was just over the 6 Bcf/d threshold NERA analyzed in its three "low" cases. In the Freeport II Order, DOE noted that, including the 0.4 Bcf/d authorized in the Freeport II Order, it had authorized cumulative non-FTA LNG exports totaling 6.77 Bcf/d, which "only moderately exceeds the 6 Bcf/d volume evaluated by NERA in its 'low' export case."
With the addition of the Jordan Cove Order, the current cumulative total of authorized LNG exports to non-FTA nations is now 9.27 Bcf/d. DOE describes this total in the Jordan Cove Order, as it had in the Cameron Order, as "within the range of DOE/FE-prescribed scenarios analyzed in the EIA and NERA studies." DOE notes that "NERA found that in all such [DOE/FE-prescribed] scenarios - assuming either 6 Bcf/d or 12 Bcf/d of export volumes - the United States would experience net economic benefits."
Take Aways DOE has not indicated to date that it plans to move away from the market based approach it traditionally has relied upon or that it is looking to impose any kind of a cap on the volume of LNG exports. In fact, DOE expressly reaffirms in the Jordan Cove Order its commitment to the agency's 1984 Policy Guidelines that advocated that "the market is the most efficient means of allocating natural gas supplies." Although DOE refers to exports of 6 Bcf/d to 12 Bcf/d in the Jordan Cove Order, the NERA Study also examined the macroeconomic impacts on the United States of unlimited LNG exports and that the NERA Study concluded that scenarios with unlimited exports had higher net economic benefits than corresponding cases with limited exports. DOE consistently has cited to the NERA Study to support its conclusions in each of the successive orders.
E. External Comments on the Jordan Cove Order Sen. Stabenow (D-Mich.) cautioned against rushing LNG export authorizations. Joining Sen. Stabenow in her calls for a slow approach, Sen. Markey (D-Mass.) issued a statement on March 24 arguing that "There can be no doubt that we have crossed a line into an era when we could be massively exporting America's natural gas, sending the jobs and consumer benefits abroad along with the fuel. . . . This is the moment to take a time out and do the studies, have the debate, and discuss the policies needed to protect consumers, enhance our national security and grow our economy, not rush to export more of America's resources abroad."
There have been voices of support as well. Sen. Wyden (D-Ore.), who at the outset of the US shift to LNG exports was vocally opposed to LNG exports, issued a statement on March 24 praising the DOE decision as good for Oregon: "This announcement is exactly what Coos Bay, North Bend and America need: new jobs and new investment, while factoring in a changed geopolitical landscape through a case-by-case process." Importantly, it remains unclear whether Senator Wyden will adopt a different approach toward Oregon LNG, which is in a much more populated community. Sen. Murkowski (R-Ala.), ranking member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has been very supportive of LNG exports generally and urged DOE to move quickly. She stated, "Given the situation in Ukraine, this license sends a positive signal to our allies and to energy markets that the United States is ready to join the growing global gas trade. While this license moves us in the right direction, I would be strongly opposed to any 'pause for further study,' as some have proposed."
In addition, the National Association of Manufacturers ("NAM"), which has also supported LNG exports, posted a piece on its website on March 24 arguing that it is "time to pick up the pace." There, NAM stated, "The U.S. doesn't exist in a vacuum and we must pay attention to what is happening in the world around us. In this case we are getting strong signals from our allies that they are looking for our help. It's time to get our heads in the game."
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Published on Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 16:32
Rob and Rachel Burrows collect the award from Michael Turner.
A COUPLE on the Isle of Wight have won a top award in competition with hundreds of other pub landlords from throughout the South.
Licensees Rob and Rachel Burrows' Pointer Inn, at Newchurch, won the best country or village pub category in Fuller's Pub of the Year contest.
The results were announced at a ceremony held in the boardroom at the company's famous Griffin Brewery, in Chiswick, London.
Fuller chairman Michael Turner, who presented the award, said: "Rob and Rachel have been at The Pointer for just over two years and in that time they have shown exactly what the right couple can achieve at a country pub.
"The Pointer is a truly outstanding example of a pub at the heart of its surroundings.
"Being on the Isle of Wight, tourism is obviously important but a good mix of locals and passing trade can be found enjoying themselves at all times of the day or night and it makes for a fabulously warm atmosphere.
"Another consequence of being on the Island is the pub's focus on fresh fish, which Rob, an excellent chef, cooks to perfection."
He said the award followed the couple featuring in the final of Fuller's Master Cellarman of the Year competition for the first time, which focused on the pub's skill in serving cask ale.
Rachel said: "This year has been an amazing one for us. All the hard work we put in during our first year has begun to bear fruit and we're so proud to be able to take this award back to the pub.
"We'd like to thank all our customers."
The couple won a £2,000 holiday, a plaque for the pub and a staff celebration.
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Today's Biz Ladies post comes from illustrator Megan Eckman. Megan runs Studio MME, her illustration business, from her new home in San Jose, California. When she's not inspiring people to be kids again, she enjoys reading, playing with antique cameras and having adventures. Today she offers some advice on setting yourself apart from the competition and being part of the 10% that make it work. Thanks, Megan, for this inspiring post! — Stephanie
Read the full post after the jump . . .
When I chose to pursue an art degree, the first thing my professors told me was that only 10% of art and design students go on to make a living from their work. Ten percent — that's it!? Out of the thousands who earn degrees in theater, film, writing, music and art, only a handful make it their livelihood! The odds terrified me, but like all the students, I told myself (and my parents) that I would be part of that 10%. Two years out of college, I'm proud to say I succeeded!
Now, I won't claim to be living large. Currently my studio is the dining area in my one-bedroom apartment, and a vintage bicycle is my means of transportation, but I'm fully supporting myself on my work. It's been a huge learning process, since most creative degrees push you out the door with all the artsy skills in the world but not a business thought in your head. Over the last two years, I've relied on two very important things to become one of the 10%.
Would you like to hear them?
Professionalism and ambition.
I'm guessing that's not what you expected. You probably thought I'd mention Twitter, a solo show in New York, a celebrity endorsement, a break on Broadway or becoming an outrageous artist who makes tapestries from cat hair. I'm sorry to disappoint you there. While all of those are helpful (sans the feline tapestry), they're not what propel you to self-sufficiency.
Every art student leaves school with a solid portfolio and formidable skills. So why don't they all succeed? Why isn't our society full of writers, dancers and singers? Because only a few have the ambition to thrive in this capitalist society and the professionalism to look like a real artist, no matter how much they're making (or not making).
When it comes to appearing professional, a common saying is, "Fake it till you make it." While that's true, your "faking it" should present your clients, customers and fans with the artist you want to be 10 years from now so that you can become that artist. Like a mirror taking its reflection from real life, your life will change to fit the face you show the world.
But what do I mean by professional, and how does this slightly older you present herself in a way that is compelling and awe-inspiring? How does she convince venues to carry her work? How does she turn her fans into collectors and clients? How does she garner 15,000 Twitter followers?
That older you, the professional one, more than likely has these things up her sleeve:
- A professional website at her own domain
- High-quality product photography
- Product descriptions that include the "WHY" behind her business (and no, her "WHY" is not to make money so she can feed her tapestry-producing cats)
- Business cards
- A CV or stellar press kit that she flaunts to the press
- A work email address that doesn't end in gmail or hotmail
- The eagerness and ability to talk about her creative work as her only profession (that other gig at Starbucks or the accounting agency belongs to her twin sister)
- An executive-looking portrait
You might be wondering why this "appearance" of being a full-time artist shipping out tons of orders is necessary. Wouldn't it be easier to be honest and say you still work as a secretary for your local law office and make jewelry on the side? Wouldn't it be easier to save on a professional photo shoot and just use your iPhone for all your photographs? Yes, it would be easier, but the road to the 10% is anything but easy.
Galleries and craft fairs love to show work from someone who appears established, just as customers love buying from someone who appears to be selling a ton of their work. This professional appearance invokes trust. Think about it: Would you rather shop at an established website or one that looks like an 18-year-old made it during study hall? In addition to trust, a professional appearance builds your reputation. People love to buy things from artists who appear to be on the rise because buyers want to be part of the action, to be able to say they knew you before you were famous. Similar to high school, your fans want to be up on the cool-kid topics and part of the "in" crowd. So let them think you're making a million dollars because someday, with their help, you will!
Professionalism helps your reputation grow, but that alone can't get you into the 10%. You also need ambition. Ambition to come out of your bedroom each morning with marketing guns blazing! In all honesty, lack of ambition creates the 90% who keep wishing for a creative break. I know many former classmates who could turn the creative world on its head, but they don't put themselves out there! Instead, they sit back and wait for that lucky break, that one email, that phone call from Steven Spielberg or the philharmonic orchestra. Why wait for those things when you can run out and meet them halfway?
If you want to make a living from your creative work, you must be prepared to contact every gallery in your tri-state area, every boutique within a 100-mile radius and every TV or news station in town. You must learn to love pitching blogs, magazines, publishers, galleries, coffee shops and fairs. You need to embrace marketing. You need to meet artists in your community to stay up-to-date on juried shows and contests.
This is hard to hear, I know. These aren't easy tasks that you can do overnight between your day job and movie night. Instead, it's a journey toward self-sufficiency, a bit of fame (or maybe lots of fame) and a lot of fun! It's about presenting yourself as a thriving artist, interior designer, jeweler or musician and then plastering your work everywhere.
Whenever I talk to my mother, she tells me I'm the most ambitious person she knows. While that may be true for her, I know a whole slew of ladies (including you!) who are just as ambitious. We all have those big, beautiful dreams, and it's only through giving it our all that we get there. So if you want to be part of the 10% who turn their creative degrees and yearnings into creative livelihoods, go out there with ambition, showing them the professional lady you want to be and thus will be.
This is going on my TO READ often LIST!!! xo
So simple, yet so profound! I'm definitely going to adopt the "fake-it-'til-you-make-it" attitude :)
Great advice. I started out in the design field 36 years ago, and I have always followed my passion. I have achieved national recognition , but there have been lots of ups and downs. The important thing is I always learned from my mistakes and I never gave up. I could never let go of the love of I had for what I did and settle for a life of conformity. In Malcolm Gladwell's book the Outliers described what it took to be exceptionable at what you do. He called it the 10 year rule or the 10,000 hours of practice. If you really want it, and want to be the best at it, you will work harder at it then anyone else. And with that your talent will grow as will your success.
Im a guy, and the quality of the advice given on these Biz Ladies articles are always of a high quality.I have been applying most of the tips in the last few posts and my productivity and confidence has increased tenfold.
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Thanks for being totally frank about this, Megan. Running your own business is often glamorized but truth be told, despite all the high points, there are a whole lot of challenges and road blocks that knock the best of us back on a regular basis.
The willingness to dig in and push through the No Thanks emails (or emails we never get a response to!) is what separates the 90% from that upper 10%.
I've found in my own business and the quiet creative aspirations I don't tell hardly anyone about, my greatest progress comes when I create a system that weeds out the distractions and keeps me focused.
I know for many artists the word 'system' makes us cringe, so find whatever word doesn't make you want to hurl, but the truth remains that we're either going to show up as pros or as amateurs. Pros create structure (however loosely) and follow that formula relentlessly until eventually,Voila! A sale. A new client. A new house!
Instead of rejecting systems outright, we each need to create our own version of some sort of organizational magic that keeps a steady flow churning out. Marketing hard on Tuesday and then not for another 2 weeks will get us nowhere.
Great advice, thank you!!!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. You honestly is appreciated and so very helpful!
I am thankful that I have the drive to create. The challenge is knowing what to do with it and no school prepares you for that.
Well, I'd better go set up my new email address :)
Thank you! Simple & real. I agree with the Fake it till you make it, as well as being professional… Now I only ask where do I sign up to get a new email? Suggestions anyone!
Thanks for that little kick in the butt this morning.
Great article with useful advice and things I didn't think of.
And I've always had "Act As If…" plastered above my computer– for sending emails, answering clients' calls… pretending or not, it definitely helps. -
I'm not a lady, but this is a fantastic!!!! I wish I wrote it! : )
Great article! I'm in tears. It's always nice to hear from another gal who's working and working and working on her dreams.
Let me see how this paragraph was exactly what I needed to here…."When it comes to appearing professional, a common saying is, "Fake it till you make it." While that's true, your "faking it" should present your clients, customers and fans with the artist you want to be 10 years from now so that you can become that artist. Like a mirror taking its reflection from real life, your life will change to fit the face you show the world." That is being printed and will stay in my goal journal…that's a sure way for me to see it every day! You rock star, you!
This is just what I needed to hear. Thank you for your inspiration!
Great advice! You're right, one big thing that's missing from my business becoming succesful is that I don't put myself out there as much as I should. Also, when people ask what I do I mention my business, but my day job as well. I should just stick to saying my business and nothing else! Thanks for this post!
Amazing post, so inspiring! Thank you Design Sponge and Megan!
Thanks, for the post, i needed it, i am sure i have been changed.
Very inspiring and motivating. Thanks for the great post!
I saved a link to this article when it came out and have just read it now. Wow, what an inspiring post, I'm glad I held on to it but only wish I'd read it sooner. Thankyou!


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Jason Sudeikis is still undecided about whether or not he'll return to "Saturday Night Live" this year, or bolt like his fellow hot-in-Hollywood costars Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg.
That's a big problem for the late-night sketch show as we head into the presidential election, since Sudeikis is "SNL's" own personal Mitt Romney.
But while impersonating the presidential candidate is a juicy gig, it might not be enough of a lure for the comedian to stay up late on Saturday nights, considering his movie career is on the up and up.
"I'd like the opportunity to use creative muscles that… haven't been asked of me for the first nine years that I've worked there," Sudeikis tells the LA Times in a new interview. "It's more having a desire to give more to a place I really believe in. To stay just for the juice of being in the public eye — of being Mitt Romney — is not enough."
Fans will still see Sudeikis on the campaign trail soon, though — he costars with "SNL" alum Will Ferrell and "The Hangover's" Zach Galifianakis in the new political comedy "The Campaign," opening this weekend. He also has "We're the Millers" on deck with Jennifer Aniston.
"It's a weird time in the world," Sudeikis explained of his take on Romney. "You say one wrong thing and lose points. We're probably just watching a guy who's scared to screw up. So my Mitt is a little square, a little boring, a little disconnected from the human experience."
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Point Park University women's basketball signs Shaler Area's Haley Sauer
June 1, 2011
Pictured: Haley Sauer signs with Point Park in a recent event at Shaler Area HS. Submitted photo.
PITTSBURGH – Point Park University women's basketball head coach Tony Grenek recently announced the signing of Shaler Area High School guard Haley Sauer, who will join the Pioneers as a freshman in the fall of 2011.
Sauer, a 5-8 guard who helped Shaler to the 2010-11 WPIAL Class-AAAA title, is the first player signed since Grenek was named Point Park's head coach on May 5.
"We are very fortunate here at Point Park to land a player of Haley Sauer's capabilities," said Grenek. "She is a tremendous student and a solid player who comes from a winning program. With her athleticism and ability to penetrate and defend, I expect her to make an immediate impact in our program."
Sauer averaged 10 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals per game at Shaler. She also shot 70 percent from the free-throw line. A four-year varsity player and a three-year starter, Sauer led Shaler to a record of 47-6 the last two years.
Sauer maintained a 3.8 GPA throughout her high school career and plans to major in business management at Point Park.
Grenek had been the top assistant at NCAA Division II Seton Hill the last five years before taking over for Sam Kosanovich, who stepped down after five seasons to become the director of Point Park's Student Center full time.


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Prior Provisions
A prior section 11144, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1426; Pub. L. 96–296, § 24(c), July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 816, related to form, inspection, and preservation of records, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See sections 11144, 14122, and 15722 of this title.
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Ducks GM unusually quiet on deadline day
February 28th, 2011, 6:25 pm by Eric Stephens, Staff writerOn an NHL trade deadline day that was quite light for him, Ducks general manager Bob Murray brought an accent table into a room he already furnished with new furniture.
Now confident that he has his pieces in place, Murray traded for rugged winger Brad Winchester and shipped out center Maxim Lapierre on Monday to finish a roster reshaping he started weeks ago when he dealt for defenseman Francois Beauchemin.
The Ducks sent their third-round draft pick in 2012 to St. Louis for Winchester and replaced it with Vancouver's third-rounder in dispatching Lapierre and minor-league forward MacGregor Sharp to the Canucks. They also got center Joel Perrault in the deal.
"We made our moves earlier," Murray said. "We wanted to add a little more size today and I think we got that done. I like our dressing room as I've said before. We've kind of just left it alone."
In his previous two trade deadline days, Murray was remarkably active as he has notably acquired defensemen James Wisniewski, Lubomir Visnovsky and Aaron Ward along with forwards Petteri Nokelainen, Nick Bonino and goaltender Curtis McElhinney.
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The Tenth Big Damn Hero Gets to Be Ninth...and Called a Metal Baby Chicken?!
UGO's Jordan Hoffman has compiled a list of the top 100 spacecraft in movies, with our beloved mid-bulk transport pulling ninth place between Sunshine's Icarus II and "Antarea's Vessel" from Cocoon. Though the good Mr. Hoffman basically uses the entire blurb provided to him to remark about Serenity looking like metal poultry.
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Surrey MLA Brar criticized for praising Cuba
Surrey NDP MLA Jagrup Brar's appreciative words for Cuba after vacationing there has sparked a BC Liberal attack accusing him of being too cozy with communism.
Outspoken Liberal MLA Bill Bennett, a top lieutenant of Premier Christy Clark, said Brar's comments may have given "a glimpse into the secret desires of the B.C. NDP" to emulate Cuba if they form government.
In a Punjabi-language interview on Radio India after his vacation, Brar praised Cuba's success in virtually eliminating the gap between rich and poor and providing excellent universal access to free health care and education.
"They have distributed their resources in a more fair way than us," the Surrey-Fleetwood MLA said, adding Cuba doesn't have the "extreme poverty" that exists in Canada, the U.S. or other countries "that fly the banner of wealth."
Bennett called it a wake-up call and said NDP leader Adrian Dix should distance himself from Brar.
"I for one have zero interest in living in a state where individual effort and ambition is discouraged, where censorship is rampant and freedom of speech is non-existent," Bennett said, adding Brar should also apologize to Cuban-Canadians.
Brar was not available to respond, but NDP spokesman Shane Simpson dismissed Bennett's criticism as "red-baiting" by the Liberals.
"It went from silly to absurd to desperate," he said of Bennett's attack.
Simpson did agree that Cuba, while "very challenged" by issues including the U.S. trade boycott, has "pretty good achievements" in health and education but added B.C. has to deal with issues of inequality in its own way.
Brar spent a month on welfare last winter to gain a better understanding of life below the poverty line.


text: Grab 50GB of Free Storage for Life on Box by Downloading the iOS AppMelanie Pinola1/15/14 10:30amFiled to: online storagefreeboxdownloadsupdatesios downloadsipad downloadsiphone downloads825EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkiOS: You can never have too much free online storage. Box (formerly Box.net) is now offering a ton of free storage—50GB—if you download their new iPhone and iPad app within the next 30 days.AdvertisementThis is an increase from their already generous 10GB standard free space, and just like other online storage providers, Box can sync your files between devices. It also has very good support for collaboration and file control.The updated app sports a new user interface, faster photo loading, full text search within documents, and more:Even if you already have storage space elsewhere, no reason you can't pick this up as well. (I don't think, however, you'll get 50GB more if you already got the previous 50GB offer.) Hopefully, as they did last time, Android users will get the same offer when that updated app comes out.Grab the iOS app on iTunes or learn more about it on Box's blog post below.Get the all new Box for iPhone and iPad + 50GB free | Box via GizmodoReply82 repliesLeave a reply


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The Iowa National Guard hosted a rededication ceremony for Field Maintenance Shop #12 in Fairfield. The facility renovated as part of a 1.9 million dollar project. New maintenance bays were added, including one with a 7.5 ton crane. Work was also done on the facility's heating system, and the facility was given drive through capabilities.
The 134th Medical Company of Washington, the 34th Army Band of Fairfield, and the 3654th Maintenance Company of Knoxville, as well as others, will use these facilities. The rededication ceremony was December 9th in Fairfield
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Citigroup (C) announced after the close of trading on Friday that it isn't planning to return capital to shareholders this year. The bank's request to return capital to shareholders was rejected by the Fed in March, and the bank didn't plan to ask the Fed again when it submitted a new capital plan today.
Instead, Citigroup will keep working on bolstering its balance sheet, the company said.
"As we noted in April, the Federal Reserve's schedule requires us to submit our 2013 capital plan in January. In light of that timing, we have decided not to request any additional return of capital in the 2012 re-submission. We will make decisions regarding the 2013 capital plan later this year. In the meantime, we will continue to build additional capital through earnings and the ongoing reduction of non-core assets."
Sterne Agee analyst Todd Hagerman sees the decision as a positive one.
"The shares currently suffer from a lack of investor confidence–completely at odds with underlying fundamentals. However, we believe life in the shares and a higher valuation will soon return with ongoing improvement in the profitability of the underlying business units and a couple more quarters of respectable earnings.
Although Citi has increased its capital levels approximately 80 bps since the conclusion of the 2012 CCAR review in March (4.90% vs. 5.0% required) under an unusually severe recessionary scenario, our sense is Citi wanted to take no chances of any type of rejection of planned capital actions in light of the slowing global economy, JPMorgan (JPM) risk-management debacle, Eurozone crisis, and resulting lack of investor confidence in the company's stock price."
Hagerman also thinks that Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) and SunTrust Banks (STI) should be cautious about their "planned capital actions."


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Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) May 06, 2013
In an effort to provide professional, convenient and affordable lab testing, ANY LAB TEST NOW®, one of the nation's fastest-growing retail franchising opportunities, has opened its newest location in the Fort Worth community. The new facility located at 5512 Bellaire Dr. South, Suite J opened last week.
"I am personally proud to give this community an alternative choice in lab testing," said Owner Cecil Peters. "I continue to see a need for an affordable, convenient option for consumers to take control of their health without the need of a doctor's order, appointment or insurance." In fact, the Doctor's Order is provided. The company provides transparent and inexpensive prices for consumers that have no insurance or high deductible insurance, or are simply curious about their current state of well-being. They also provide comprehensive solutions for employers, lawyers, fitness centers and schools. Cecil also owns location in Arlington and Weatherford both of which have been open for more than two years.
ANY LAB TEST NOW® revolutionizes the lab testing experience by offering thousands of standard lab tests in a professional and convenient retail setting. ANY LAB TEST NOW provides confidential lab tests with results typically in 24-48 hours and without the need of a doctor's order, appointment or insurance. Most customers are in and out in 15 minutes and all tests can be taken anonymously. The new facility performs thousands of medical lab tests including drug, paternity, men's and women's wellness, STD/HIV and many more. ANY LAB TEST NOW also provides pre-employment drug testing, background searches including multi-level criminal and I-9 verification, as well as corporate wellness discount programs for local employers.
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text: How to Get Deadbeat eBay Bidders to Pay UpAdam Dachis12/16/10 10:30amFiled to: dark sideselling onlineeBay118EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink When an auction on eBay ends, the buyer enters a contract with the seller, promising to pay for the item. This doesn't always happen. Here's one creative (and questionably ethical) solution for how to handle this overly common problem. Photo by Toni Dachis Advertisement Reddit user "BadgerMatt" (we'll call him Matt for short) recently posted a story about how he tried to sell tickets to a sporting event on eBay, but when the auction was won the winning bidder backed out of the deal. In some cases this is mainly an inconvenience and you can re-list the item, but Matt was selling tickets to a sporting event and no longer had the time to do that. With the losing bidders uninterested in the tickets, he was going to end up stuck with tickets he couldn't use and a deadbeat bidder who was unwilling to honor their contract. Rather than give up, Matt decided to trick her into paying:I created a new eBay account, "Payback" we'll call it, and sent her a message: "Hi there, I noticed you won an auction for 4 [sporting event] tickets. I meant to bid on these but couldn't get to a computer. I wanted to take my son and dad and would be willing to give you $1,000 for the tickets. I imagine that you've already made plans to attend, but I figured it was worth a shot."The woman agreed, but for $1,100. She paid for the auction, received the tickets, and then Matt (of course) never re-purchased them. Needless to say, the woman was angry. Perhaps it was the wrong thing for the right reasons, but I'm mostly jealous I never thought of it back when I still sold things on eBay. How I got an uncooperative eBay buyer to pay for her purchase. Was it unethical? | Reddit via The ConsumeristReply118 repliesLeave a reply


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Portinatx is located in the northern part of the island, in the municipality of Sant Joan de Labritja.The shores of the municipality are dominated by cliffs, and the interior exhibits a relief formed by mountains of considerable height. Punic and Muslim ruins speak of the importance of this settlement in the ancient world. After the island was conquered, in 1235, the church of Sant Miquel was erected in what was to become the urban centre of the municipality. The church was fortified during the following centuries on account of pirate attacks.In contrast with other towns in the island, whose traditional activities have declined to give way to the development of the tourist industry, Sant Joan de Labritja still depends on agriculture and cattle raising. There are three good beaches in the area of Portinatx. The biggest one is on the bay; the little one, S'Arenal Petit, is more private. The third one is Porto Beach, surrounded by little mounds that are covered with pine trees.
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Barbed broadheads are illegal to use for big game in many states, yet those illegal broadheads are often still for sale within the state, or easily purchased on-line by hunters not familiar with what a barbed broadhead actually is or whether it is even illegal to hunt with in their state. Barbed Broadheads Illegal In Some States
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OSHA News Release – Region 5
U.S. Department of Labor
Region 5 News Release: 07-459-CHI
March 29, 2007
Contact: Scott Allen
Phone: (312) 353-6976
Company has an extensive history of safety and health violations
MILWAUKEE -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $120,000 in fines against the west Milwaukee, Wis., facility of Rexnord Industries LLC for alleged serious and repeat safety and health violations of federal workplace safety standards.
OSHA opened an inspection at Rexnord Industries in September 2006 after receiving information alleging workplace hazards about indoor air quality and personal protective equipment. One serious and four repeat safety citations, with proposed penalties totaling $115,000, were issued alleging a lack of guarding on chain and sprocket equipment, lack of guarding on mechanical presses and load rams, failure to follow lockout/tagout procedures and lack of mechanical power press inspections.
Rexnord Industries also received $5,000 in proposed penalties for three alleged serious health violations: lack of employee personal protective equipment during exposure to cutting fluids, lack of proper labeling on hazardous chemicals and blocked space around electrical panels. The company also received one other-than-serious violation for aisles not being adequately marked.
"OSHA will do all it can to find safety and health hazards in the workplace and insist they be corrected," said Nick Antonio, OSHA's acting area director in Milwaukee. "These are among the best services we can perform for working men and women."
In the past, Rexnord Industries' west Milwaukee facility has been inspected by OSHA 24 times and has received 71 safety and health citations. The company has 15 working days from receipt of the current citations to appeal them before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
U.S. Labor Department (DOL) releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when placing your request at (202) 693-7828 or TTY (202) 693-7755. DOL is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
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