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Two North Texas cities were recently ranked in the top 20 of "2016's Best Cities for Hispanic Entrepreneurs," according to an analysis by WalletHub.
The personal finance website looked at 150 of the most populated U.S. cities and used metrics such as median annual income for Hispanics and the Hispanic entrepreneurship rate to compile the list.
Plano was the highest-ranking North Texas city at No. 12 while Grand Prairie placed No. 18. Dallas and Fort Worth showed up further down the list at No. 37 and No. 35. Three Texas cities, Laredo, El Paso, and Corpus Christi, placed in the top three spots respectively on the list.
Laura Lopez, who took over as president of the Plano Hispanic Chamber of Commerce last fall, said she hadn't seen the WalletHub study, but Plano's No. 12 ranking sounds about right to her.
"[Plano is] a very safe place to live in and it's good for business too," Lopez said.
She said there's been a lot of growth in the area and a number of Hispanic-led construction companies have formed.
The chamber is a relative newcomer, assembled only about two to three years ago. Lopez said membership is fairly small at 45, but attendance to the chamber's events range between 50-70 people.
Right now, she's focused on making those outings "more meaningful for networking," and hopes that might later translate into higher membership numbers.
To see where other cities ranked and all the metrics used in the study, view the full list here.
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I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "I Love You" I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again.
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away
– Wham! Last Christmas
Christmas can be a difficult time of year. The emphasis on joy and family makes loneliness and sadness so much more acute that it can become painfully unbearable. Love becomes somehow more necessary, and there is a greater chance of feeling deficient or broken without it.
I'm lucky, Christmas has always been a happy time of year and I love it. My Christmas excitement starts bubbling up to the surface in mid-November and I become almost irritatingly exhilarated and giggly by the time Christmas Day comes around. But there was one year that was different. One Christmas I did give someone my heart, just for them to throw it away, if not the next day then certainly within the next week.
It was a teenage love that broke my heart at Christmas. Young love is different from the way we seem to love as adults. It burns with an intense passion that isn't restricted by caution or prior heartache. We haven't built shields or developed scars. We don't hold back to protect ourselves. Not yet anyway.
I had been with this particular boy for a year and a half when we should have known that it was over. We were just too different to last outside of the closed and isolated world of school. He had been a great first boyfriend, but he wasn't a great love. He was good looking and sweet, and he had a car (a significant point in his favour considering I lived in the middle of nowhere!) With him, I felt comfortable enough to begin my slow, early sexual explorations. But where I had itchy feet and a restless need to see and do and know everything, he wanted to stay at home and play video games. He would laugh at my curiosity and seemingly endless desire for knowledge, just as I would laugh at his ignorance and lack of interest in, well, anything. When I left school, I should have been ready to break up with him as it was clearly the time to move on, but it didn't work out like that.
Instead, when I chose to go travelling during my gap year, we reached a common crossroads between choosing to make it work while I was away or breaking up, and realised that we wouldn't survive a long distance relationship. But we made this decision in July and I wasn't leaving until March the following year. The relationship now had an expiration date, but what do we do in the meantime? In the end, we somewhat randomly decided to stay together until New Year's Eve. We'd kissed for the first time at New Year's Eve two years previously and, in a typically teenage notion where relationships can have defined beginning and end points, he felt that there was something romantic about us being together for exactly 2 years…to the minute.
So we stayed together for those 5 months. Initially nothing changed, but as the deadline approached, everything began to look different. I could tell that he was pulling away. He was less interested in what I was doing and what I wanted to do. He was generally less interested in me. We didn't have sex as much, we didn't kiss as much, we didn't really even speak as much. I should have just left him.
But knowing that every moment I spent with him was counting down until the end made me a bit crazy. I clung to each one with a passion that I hadn't really felt for him before we'd planned to break up. I couldn't leave him early, I'd be missing out on those precious last few weeks together. I'd made him too important. It was tearing me apart to see how he was losing interest and I couldn't stop trying to win him back. I thought I loved him. Every time he kissed me, my heart would swell with the possibility that maybe he would change his mind. Making the most of being with him became more important than being rational. I did anything that he wanted, I made myself miserable to make him happy.
It wasn't a fun Christmas and it wasn't a fun New Year. I poured my whole self into stopping him leaving me, but he did anyway. Just as we'd planned. He wasn't kind enough to just break it off when he clearly wanted to as there was a ready-made end point waiting for us, and I wasn't strong enough to see how much it was damaging me and just walk away.
It took me a long time to realise how twisted the whole process was. It took me a long time to stop looking at New Year's Eve as my anniversary of being single. It look me a long time to realise how much better I was without him, how he'd held me back, how he was never right for me anyway.
At 19, I wasn't as strong as I am now and I didn't know myself at all. If I were to be in that situation again, I would tell him to fuck off – be with me or leave me, don't torture me with this mid-ground crap. It didn't give us a last few months together as we'd thought, it just soured the end of my first love in a way that I am sad to recollect. And I knew, I *knew* what I was doing was stupid and desperate and destructive, but I'd built him up to being the best I could get. I thought that when I lost him, I might never meet anyone else who loved me like he did, and as it turns out I was right. Thank God!
I am always intrigued by first loves because I think they define who we become and how we love later. Sheryl Crow wasn't lying when she sang that the first cut is the deepest and these scars form the first permanent landmarks on our hearts.
For me, hindsight taught me to respect my own value. Back then, I didn't know what I was worth or that I deserved to be treated better. I thought that I was lucky to have him. Once I realised that this wasn't the case, it changed the way I approached all relationships – friends, family, lovers, colleagues. I know now when what I'm doing is making me happy and when it's too much work. Sometimes a struggle is worth it because, despite what I like to believe, it's not reasonable to expect to be happy every day, but I have learned to recognise a losing battle.
I am now fiercely protective of my happiness and well-being, and I have this old Christmas heartache to thank for that. It almost makes that ruined Christmas worth living through!
This reminiscence of teenage heartbreak was inspired by the title of Wham's Last Christmas for Exhibit A's Christmas erotica meme. There have been so many great entries so click here to read them all!


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I was ... in prison and you visited Me.
- Matthew 26:35-36
By Dr. Robert Stackpole, STD
Visiting those in prison certainly does not mean being "soft on crime." On the contrary, there are some crimes so horrible that their perpetrators must be completely and irrevocably quarantined, put behind bars for a long time or even for life, for the protection of society and to deter other criminals from daring to commit such evil acts in the future. With some violent criminals, society has little choice but to "lock them up and throw away the key." ??
Throw away the key, indeed - but not the person. Punishment deters and quarantines and gives the criminal the opportunity to do penance, but friendship and prayer have the capacity to reform and to heal. A true work of mercy is done by Christians who befriend those in correctional institutions in the name of Jesus Christ, thereby affirming their human dignity as persons made in God's image. ??
For example, the late Charles Colson, the former Watergate conspirator, was converted to the Christian faith while serving time in prison. He went on to run a major prison outreach ministry. Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy cenacles sometimes take on the work of visiting those behind bars and starting EADM cenacles in their local correctional institutions. Such cenacles help enable prisoners to study the Diary of St. Faustina, the Scriptures, and the Catechism, and grow in their knowledge and love of the Lord. In short, needy persons on our "doorstep" that we are not supposed to "step over" (i.e., neglect; see Lk 16: 19-20) can sometimes be those in the prison nearby.
Meet Dawn Wyrick, who answered the call to bring comfort to the imprisoned:
For the last few years, myself and a friend, Mary Jane, a beautiful woman in her 80s, have facilitated a prison ministry in Long Island, N.Y., ministering close to 500 incarcerated men at Nassau County Correctional Facility. We would speak to men in the Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation dorms on topics guiding them to emotional and spiritual growth. However, we didn't just talk to these men, we loved them unconditionally, and they felt that love when we were with them.
There were always a few who would stop, take our hand, and say, "Thank you for coming." This was their way of loving us. Because their self-esteem is so low, it takes a lot of courage for some of them to approach another person. They lose value in themselves because of all they've lost in life and all the people they've hurt.
When I first started visiting the prison, I was very scared. I didn't know what to expect and thought I was getting in way over my head. But when I saw the faces of these men, love filled my heart, and I felt God's mercy everywhere. This is where I encountered Jesus, and I felt like these were my sons, just as the Apostles were Mary's sons.
Unfortunately, I was no longer able to continue speaking at the prison, but Mary Jane's talks and loving presence has continued to give the men strength during their time of pain and suffering.
My heart remained with these men, so even though I was no longer visiting them, I remained in contact by starting a correspondence program, writing to those in need of spiritual and emotional support. I wanted them to know that they were not forgotten. It allows the men to speak freely, without judgment, to someone who will listen to them, help them grow spiritually, and increase their self-esteem. They do not have many people in their lives that will allow them to feel safe with their thoughts and emotions. From childhood, boys are told not to cry or show any signs of weakness, so when they grow into manhood, they suppress all of those feelings, and unfortunately, those feelings come out in destructive and violent ways. They are strong, physically, but they need just as much nurturing and love as women do. They need to express their feelings, so writing is a therapeutic outlet for them. If they are angry, sad, confused, or lost, it is not my job to judge them. The Holy Spirit directs my pen, and the words I write keep them focused on God's love for them. These men have a deep faith in God. That is what gives them strength for their journey.
I have learned a great deal from these men in what they share. They are intelligent, articulate, creative, and loving men who truly love their family. I am honored that they trust me with their words.
For those of us who do ministry work, we know that we receive so much more than what we give. I believe that is why Jesus asks us to help our neighbors, because it also is helping us. We are to love others as Jesus has loved us, to forgive others as God forgives us.
This year I started sending birthday cards to these men, and it has been a true blessing for them and me. It is something I have always wanted to do. I see the impact the correspondence program has on them, and I thought how beautiful it would be to let them know they are being thought of on their birthday. Our birthday is a gift from God, and for these men, many of them never even had a birthday party growing up because of the environment in which they were living. Many of these men are alone, are experiencing conflict with their family, and have low self-esteem. Many of them have lost friends and family because of the life they've led. They have no one to love them.
I send out around six to 10 cards a month and receive immediate responses from men overjoyed, sometimes to the point of tears, that they are even thought of. For some, it was the only card they received. It's important that they understand that they were created for a purpose and that God loves them very, very much.
These cards bring love and hope to those imprisoned and put a smile on their faces. Since dull walls surround them all day long, they appreciate a lively and colorful card. I have sent bright and colorful cards that say very beautiful words, and they love them. I think the artwork and colors brighten their day.
The following words will forever ring true for these men and me: "Love does conquer all." God's love is what saves us, and when we feel His love, we can then love others and ourselves.
Take time to remember in your prayers those who are imprisoned, for it is within these walls that God's love and mercy is most needed.
Dawn Wyrick has been the facilitator of the Divine Mercy Ministry at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hempstead, N.Y., for six years. She started a monthly Divine Mercy holy hour and a Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy Cenacle. She now works at the Marian Helper Center in Stockbridge, Mass., as the Evangelization and Development assistant. Her prison ministry continues to flourish through the correspondence program. The ministry leaders hope to one day have a community center for post-incarcerated men where they can start their life anew with God as their foundation, and where they can help others through their own experiences.
The Corporal Works of Mercy:
Feed the hungry.
Give drink to the thirsty.
Clothe the naked.
Shelter the homeless.
Comfort the sick.
Bury the dead.
Comfort the imprisoned.


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This recipe has become a staple in our home. We have mastered the art of making one of the healthiest pancakes you will ever eat! Thanks to The Paleo Mom I can enjoy my Sunday morning breakfast with some delicious pancakes.
I have adjusted her recipe a little to include some extra baking soda to help the pancakes rise and some cinnamon for some added flavour! The best thing about these pancakes is the fact that they cook pretty eat in comparison to other non-wheat pancakes with coconut flour, almond flour or bananas. If you are trying to go gluten free or dairy free this recipe is a must have for breakfast! It will not disappoint…. trust me!
Perfect Plantain Pancakes
- 2 large green plantains (about 2 cups pureed)
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/8 tsp salt (a generous pinch)
- 1 t. baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- Oil for frying (coconut or grapeseed oil)
- Fruit (ie. strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
- Pure Maple Syrup
- Cut the plantains in 1/3 then peel and place pieces into blender.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the blender and blend for about 1-2 minutes until it forms a smooth batter.
- On a frying pan over medium-high heat add 1 Tbsp of coconut oil.
- Pour about ¼ cup of batter into the frying pan or until your pancake is the desired size.
- Let the batter cook for 4-5 minutes on the first side, until the top looks fairly dry with little bubbles in it.
- Flip pancake and cook for 1½-2 minutes.
- Repeat with remaining batter, while adding a more coconut oil to your pan as needed.
- Top pancakes with fruit and pure maple syrup and serve!


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Mesa Update - 04.01.2016
Got out with Mike, Donna, Ray Orr, Sylwester and Patrick over the last couple of days.. we put on a lot of miles boondocking all over some new areas in the mesa. Good times.!
JP "bad dismount" in the trees.. but hey -- I self rescued so we are good
TOBE crew... well we are missing Jan (he had to work. shitty)
Donna killed it riding all day while JP just wanted to make weird faces at the camera.
We found a little spot to play around
Until the next storm!!
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great report
kind cool seeing those areas up north, Mike covers some serious ground in a hurry.
terrific afternoon away from the office, imo!
self-rescue=actual term....not funny, (must hurry) friends are leaving behind....bwhawhawhaha


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As CEO of Emirates Investment Bank, Khaled Sifri serves the interests of high-net-worth clients and identifies investment banking opportunities. In the case of Middle East Investors, he often finds these two aspects of the business overlap. The new private wealth client, according to Sifri, is an entrepreneur well versed in company growth and attuned to investment banking deals. Sifri seems well-placed to make such an assessment, given his bank's history of working with clients in the region and its increase in assets under management.
In a February article in The National, Sifri discussed the dramatic growth of investment activity in the Middle East. Emirates Investment Bank's assets under management increased by 71% last year, attracting funds from regional and international investors — and this blog has previously examined the growth of startup activity in the region. Sifri explained that his bank had seen increased fund inflows from individual investors, but it had also engaged in more investment banking activity through a greater number of mergers and acquisitions.
Another factor contributing to Emirates Investment Bank's growth may have been the increasing sophistication of investment strategies employed by Middle East investors. In a September interview with Gulf Business, Sifri noted that high-net-worth individuals had previously been served by private banking windows at larger commercial banks, but a greater number of them were looking to have their business conducted out of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries directly. Sifri's bank now manages assets for clients with a broad range of risk tolerance, from private clients looking for higher risk investments to entrepreneurs looking for lower risk exposure after concentrating risk in their own businesses.
In addition to diversifying its clients' portfolios, Emirates Investment Bank manages its own investments with similar strategies. Last June, the bank's art collection was featured for its focus on artists in the region. In a story for The National, Sifri explained that Emirates Investment Bank considers art to be "an asset class which any person with an investment portfolio should consider."
At the Fifth Annual CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference, Sifri will share some of the regional expertise that Emirates Investment Bank has gathered in the course of its work, discussing 2014 trends and insights for the GCC Investor. If you aren't able to attend the conference in person, you can follow this blog for updates from the event.
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Indoor Cat Activities to Keep Your Kitty Healthy and Active
Although there is a lot of focus on dog exercise and playtime, the truth is that our cats need exercise, too. This is particularly the case for indoor kitties whose exercise needs are too often neglected or limited by fewer opportunities for play.
Considering that an estimated 60% of household cats are obese or overweight, there is a strong need for indoor cat activities that help beat boredom and work off calories.
If your indoor cat needs some fun and exercise infused in the otherwise humdrum routine, here are 10 of our favorite feline activities for health and wellness.
10 High-Energy Indoor Cat Activities
- Cat tree – While many cats use the tree for cozy napping, cat trees can create an opportunity for exercise: from climbing to playing hide-and-seek in the stackable cubes, along with playing with all of the attachable feather and rope toys, a cat tree is an essential for indoor cats' exercise needs.
- Mealtime challenge – Rather than feeding your cat his entire meal in a boring bowl, make a game of it. Leave small portions of his meals in a variety of hard-to-reach spots in the home. This is also a great way to slow down a cat who tends to eat too quickly.
- Fetch – Yes, fetch! Many cats really enjoy the game and will gladly return the toy to you after each successful catch. (Small, easy to grasp and carry toys work best).
- Empty boxes – Everyone knows how much cats adore cardboard. Create a mini obstacle course for your meow pal by adding a few empty boxes or paper bags to his play area for exploration and pouncing fun.
- Doorknob toy – While you are away from home, keep your cat entertained with a variety of toys that can be swatted and batted around. Just use thick string (extra-long, sturdy cotton shoestrings are good for this purpose) and tie a favorite toy to a doorknob.
- Laser pointer – The gold standard among cat toys, the laser pointer gives cat owners the chance to interact with their pet while encouraging high energy playtime. Simply point the mystery laser beam on a floor or wall and watch your cat go wild trying to catch it.
- Bird watching – Another great idea for indoor cats is to install a few window perches for your kitty. For additional mental enrichment, position your cat's perch in front of a window with views of bird feeders. Watch those whiskers twitch as your cat imagines a fierce hunt.
- Catnip mice – Small catnip mice are especially fun on hard surfaces, like wood or tile floors. Keep a dozen of these on hand, hiding them beneath tables and other furniture for a challenging game of mouse pounce.
- New toys – If your kitty enjoys toys and is apt to play with them whether you are there or not, try keeping things interesting by swapping out old toys with new every few months.
- Play pal – If yours is an only child cat, maybe adding another cat companion to the mix will help keep both fur buddies entertained and exercised. Remember, though, a slow introduction is best – as well as a prompt checkup and vaccinations for your new pet.
Looking for additional ideas to help manage your cat's weight? Just give our cat friendly team a call!


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The Magical Qualities of a Gift on a Romantic Night In
No one ever said romantic gift-giving was easy. And if you want to make it a memorable, romantic gift for the lucky lady in your life on a night in, the bar is even higher. Here is a bit of insight into the qualities of a romantic gift for a night in that will make us gush to our girlfriends and smile with secret satisfaction.
#1 A Romantic Gift For A Night In Must Be Intimate
The romantic gift should be all about the connection between the two of you. A romantic gift is an opportunity to deepen and reflect the intimacy that is shared. A romantic gift is a little secret shared between two that no one else sees. It could be a tiny, pretty mirror that I keep in my makeup case in my purse. Or a framed note with a romantic message from you to me for my nightstand. A map of the location where you had your first romantic date. We are clearly biased in favor of romantic lingerie, but the point is to find something that speaks to the nature of your relationship. Whatever it may be, it's about that intimate connection that will be furthered on your romantic night in.
#2 A Romantic Gift For A Night In Must Be Luxurious
The very definition of a romantic gift is something that we wouldn't buy for ourselves—something is that is not a need, but perhaps a want—a luxury. There is safety in luxury, as whatever it is, you've gotten her the very best. The romantic gift needn't be large, or flashy, but it should be of the finest quality you can afford. The perfect romantic earrings that reflect her style. Tiny, perfect, decadent chocolate bonbons to delight her taste buds. A romantic cocktail date at the finest hotel in town that you could never afford to stay in, but you can spring for a single glass of champagne, no?
#3 A Romantic Gift For A Night In Must Be Surprising
Wake me up on a romantic Sunday morning with ice cream in bed for breakfast. Tuck little romantic love notes in my purse so that I stumble upon them two weeks later. Whatever it is, make it unexpected. Make reservations to go eat gelato in the snow. But remember, don't give me even a hint of what you have planned. Celebrate her half birthday or mark your 102nd-day anniversary with fresh lilies and pizza on the kitchen floor. Or send her lovely romantic lingerie for no better reason than just because. But whatever it is, make it a romantic surprise.


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An Implementation of the Discontinuous Galerkin Method on Graphics Processing Units
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Computing highly-accurate approximate solutions to partial differential equations (PDEs) requires both a robust numerical method and a powerful machine. We present a parallel implementation of the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method on graphics processing units (GPUs). In addition to being flexible and highly accurate, DG methods accommodate parallel architectures well, as their discontinuous nature produces entirely element-local approximations. While GPUs were originally intended to compute and display computer graphics, they have recently become a popular general purpose computing device. These cheap and extremely powerful devices have a massively parallel structure. With the recent addition of double precision floating point number support, GPUs have matured as serious platforms for parallel scientific computing. In this thesis, we present an implementation of the DG method applied to systems of hyperbolic conservation laws in two dimensions on a GPU using NVIDIA's Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA). Numerous computed examples from linear advection to the Euler equations demonstrate the modularity and usefulness of our implementation. Benchmarking our method against a single core, serial implementation of the DG method reveals a speedup of a factor of over fifty times using a USD $500.00 NVIDIA GTX 580.
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Martin Fuhry (2013). An Implementation of the Discontinuous Galerkin Method on Graphics Processing Units. UWSpace. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7523
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'Naruto' Creator Masashi Kishimoto is Releasing a New Series
Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto and its followup series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations has just announced that he will be debuting a new series next year.
Shueisha's Jump Festa, an annual party dedicated to the year's accomplishments in anime and manga, is happening right now, and Kishimoto made the announcement on the event's Boruto stage. The series will be released alongside the Weekly Shonen Jump's 50th anniversary issue.
There are very little details so far about the nature of the series, and it's unclear of whether the series will be related to Naruto at all. Considering that Boruto is still ongoing, it's unlikely that the new series will be happening in the same universe.
While on stage, Kishimoto briefly debuted some sketches from the upcoming manga.
Though there isn't a release date set yet, the 50th anniversary of Shonen Jump is in August, so we're hoping to see the new series then.
What do you think Kishimoto's new story will be about?
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School districts around the US are looking for new way to increase revenues as well as increasing participation in breakfast programs.
Becky Holter, Food Service Manager in Apple Valley, Minnesota was looking for a solution to both of these issues and found Cambro had products that helped the school serve more breakfast meals and raise more revenue for the school.
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Becky met the challenge by setting up a Cambro CamKiosk® and Work Station inside the main entrance of her school. The CamKiosk stores hot and cold breakfast options, and the Work Station is used by the school for their POS system.
The CamKiosk brings in additional revenue and reimbursements that would otherwise be lost. "We usually have over 100 transactions per day, all of them within just 20 minutes," Holter says. The CamKiosk provides an option to fast food restaurants and increases access to breakfast for students who don't typically eat breakfast and those that have limited time to eat before class.
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Right on time for the second season of Netflix's hit anime Aggretsuko, Kidrobot and Sanrio just dropped their 6 1/2 -inch figure of the show's lovable main character. This is the first release in Kidrobot's Aggretsuko collection so expect more to come throughout the year. However you'll want to get in on this one sooner than later since it will sell out fast!
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How can I be sure I will make enough milk?
When you are separated from your baby during the workday and can not follow his cues for feeding, you need to give some attention to keeping up your milk supply. Here are some ideas to insure that you have ample milk for your baby, even if you are apart during working hours.
During the work week, squeeze in as many breastfeedings as you can. Most employed mothers can get in at least four breastfeedings during the usual workday — one morning feeding before work, an after-work feeding, an after-dinner feeding, and a before-bed feeding. If you set your alarm early, you may be able to squeeze in an additional feeding in the early morning hours. Offer the breast frequently in the evening.
If possible, breastfeed your baby during lunch and coffee breaks, cutting down on, or eliminating, the need to express milk and give bottles. On-site day care or choosing a caregiver near your work can make this possible.
Don't skip pumping sessions. Even if you have only a few minutes, it's better to pump for a short time than to put off pumping till later. It's the frequency, not the length, of pumping sessions that stimulates your body to produce milk.
Breastfeed full-time whenever you're not at work. In order to maintain and build up your milk supply, you need to have days when you breastfeed frequently, to make up for the times when you and baby are separated. Try to adopt the policy that baby is given a bottle only while you are at work or away from baby, but is exclusively breastfed when in your care. This will build up a good milk supply and keep the two of you connected.
Don't give bottles when you can breastfeed. Pumping does not stimulate the breasts to produce milk as well as a nursing baby does. You need to breastfeed your baby often during the time you are together in order to keep up your milk supply and insure that your baby stays interested in the breast.
Minimize separations from your baby. Now is not the time to plan regular nights out, where you leave your baby with a sitter for four or five hours and go out to a movie and dinner. (But pick a nice, quiet movie and baby can go along – even join your dinner outing.)
Use weekends to make up for lost time at the breast. Many mothers who work the usual Monday-through-Friday, five-day work week, find the amount they are able to pump dwindles toward the end of the week. After nursing frequently all weekend their breasts feel much fuller on Monday and they're able to pump more milk and may even need to express more often to avoid uncomfortable engorgement. (Save this milk for later in the week, when your milk supply may be running low.)
Enjoy nighttime nursing. Breastfed babies who are away from their mothers during the day make up for what they've missed by breastfeeding often during the evening. After mother returns to work, some babies reverse their daily patterns by sleeping more and feeding less during the day and then clustering their feedings during the night. This is actually a good thing, and mothers who succeed at combining breastfeeding and working recognize this and even welcome it. They bring their babies into their bed so that they can nurse at night without waking up completely, and they treasure this extra opportunity for closeness. (Working fathers like it, too.) In fact, many mothers report that they sleep better with their babies next to them, even if that means baby nurses through the night.


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The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, on which Adams and Reese attorney Johnny Domiano serves as Board Chairman, has earned the distinction as the state's leading Chamber of Commerce of 2013, according to the Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (LACCE).
At the organization's recent summit, The Jefferson Chamber was honored for its outstanding achievements by a large Chamber of Commerce as the "Best Chamber of Commerce" in the division of Chamber's exceeding 500 members. The Jefferson Chamber was recognized for its strength of voice in policy making, quick rise in membership, commitment to businesses in Jefferson, promotion of economic development in the region and impressive array of business networking opportunities for members.
The Jefferson Chamber, under the direction of CEO and President Todd Murphy since May 2012, has completely rebranded itself and recently completed a membership drive that raised the organization to 1,000 members.
Said Murphy, "This is a great honor for Jefferson Parish, our Chamber and our thriving business community. When we set our sights toward making The Jefferson Chamber a more active and aggressive voice for business development and economic stimulation, the business and government leaders responded favorably. Today we are working in harmony to help our existing businesses grow and welcome new business to Jefferson."
A panel of independent judges who are also chamber executives from across the country reviewed the Louisiana chambers and determined which Chambers were considered the best in three size categories.
The Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives is a membership driven, non-profit organization formed in order to bring together the executives of the Chambers of Commerce throughout the state. The Organization serves as a catalyst to network and educate the executives and the staffs within the statewide chamber areas.


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Great Lakes Brewing Company
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But as in many areas across the country, Ohio City is a prime example of craft breweries helping spur redevelopment of various pockets of Northeast Ohio by breathing new life into neighborhoods and repurposing old buildings that have sat empty for years.


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Gigabyte S1081 S1081-CF2 is the tablet model that you are probably looking for. And much more than that. Let's start by telling you about its docking station which comes with full I/O ports that bring excellent connectivity options, a DVD drive and a audio system too, perfect for enjoying music, movies and videos.
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Why Trump — or any other politician — can't do much to bring back manual labor jobs
The automation of factories is a big factor for job loss in the U.S.
Michael Smith is not used to stretching a paycheck. As recently as March 2015, the 42-year-old was earning nearly $100,000 a year as a district manager on oil fields for company based in Union City, Pa. Then oil prices dropped, and his company laid him off.
Smith, a father of four boys, now makes $12 an hour as an apprentice electrician. He is not a die-hard disciple, but voted for Donald Trump because he's desperate for something new.
"Do I think Donald Trump is what this country needs and do I think he will make it great again? No," Smith said. "Do I think he is a step in the right direction? Absolutely."
It was not poor Americans who made the difference in this election; it was people like Smith. Trump soared among white voters who earn decent wages, but have seen their pay decline and jobs in their industries disappear over the past 15 years.
Some of those workers say they were responding in part to Trump's repeated bashing of trade, and at the same time perceived Hillary Clinton as a poster child for the free-trade deals that her husband signed and President Obama tried to push through Congress.
"A lot of our members equated NAFTA to Hillary and Bill Clinton," said Donnie Blatt, a coordinator with the United Steelworkers union in Ohio. "A lot of our members felt like they hated Hillary Clinton, they believed she caused the loss of all their jobs."
But it will be almost impossible for Trump to fulfill his promise to bring back most of the assembly line gigs lost to globalization, economists say. The U.S. has moved toward advanced manufacturing, which employs highly educated people, and plants that once required manual labor are now manned by robots that work faster than people and cost less. U.S. factories are producing more than ever, with far fewer employees.
"The Democrats have no credibility with these people, and the trade issue brings it out more than anything," said Dean Baker, the co-director of the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research. "Trump is making these promises, but they aren't realistic. It isn't like he has a plan to bring the jobs back, but he was out there saying it."
It's not surprising that trade issues resonated with some voters in vast swaths of the Midwest and Southeast.
Since 2000, American manufacturers wiped 5 million people off their payrolls, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Millions of those jobs went to China or Mexico, research suggests.
For context, it took more than three decades for 560,000 mining jobs to disappear, after reaching a peak of 1.2 million the early 1980s.
The shock of losing so many middle-class jobs so quickly hit hardest in the Rust Belt states, which were crucial to Trump's victory. Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania had among the steepest cuts in assembly line jobs across the country since 2000.
California cut the most manufacturing jobs of any state from 2000 to 2015, partly because its workforce is so huge. More than 576,000 Californians lost their jobs in factories over that period.
But the biggest losers after California were Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, which hemorrhaged a combined 1.2 million manufacturing jobs. That means that about a quarter of the total manufacturing job loss in the country since 2000 occurred in those four swing states.
Ohio and Pennsylvania voted for a Republican for the first time since at least 2004. Michigan hasn't been called for Trump, but he is leading there.
The counties in those states where Clinton lost the largest number of voters compared with Obama in 2012 were also the counties that lost particularly large numbers of manufacturing jobs over the last 15 years, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
How much of the shift took place because of trade is hard to tell: The job losses mostly took place during the first decade of this century, but the states did not flip to vote for a Republican until this year. And many other issues were in play, including tensions over immigration, race and the presence of a woman on the Democratic ticket.
Still, trade and its impact on manufacturing jobs almost certainly played a role in boosting Trump's prospects in the nation's industrial belt.
"The real ones who are hurt [by trade] are centered, not coincidentally, in the swing states in this election," said Peter Navarro, an economist from UC Irvine who has been a powerful voice on Trump's economic advisory board.
"You go around the rim of the Midwest…those are the key states that have been ground zero of this problem," Navarro said.
These workers were not necessarily scraping by — the average American with a factory gig made around $64,000 in 2015, BLS data show. But in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, pay for manufacturing employees has declined or remained relatively flat since 2000, after adjusting for inflation, even as it inched up in the country overall.
Ryan Germonto said that when he hears politicians talk dreamily about the economy today, he feels betrayed.
"Even if the progressives want to say we are progressing, we aren't really progressing," Germonto said.
The 32-year-old father of two used to make $55,000 inspecting gear boxes used in wind turbines for Eickhoff Wind Energy, in Pittsburgh. But the company stopped making the gear boxes in the U.S., and Germonto was laid off in November 2015.
Now he's working at a job that barely pays his bills. He makes $40,000 per year as a site manager, overseeing the housekeeping staff at an upscale mall in Pittsburgh. He now has to pay $800 per month for healthcare coverage that cost him less than $250 at his old job.
"I'm sick of outsourcing jobs. I'm sick of the government taking the easy way out," Germonto said. He voted for Trump because he believes the real estate mogul is "more for the people" than Clinton.
Economists say that people like Germonto were already in trouble. Automation has been steadily decimating assembly line jobs, and as new plants come back to the U.S. they are increasingly staffed by robots.
But trade has also damaged American factories, something workers noticed long before academics measured it.
"Until a few years ago most economists were convinced that international trade had only very minor implications for labor markets," said David Dorn, an economist who specializes in U.S.-China trade.
"Academics and policymakers underestimate the negative side effects of globalization by quite a bit," he said.
China alone could have knocked out up to 2.4 million jobs in the U.S. from 1999 to 2011, according to a recent study that Dorn co-wrote.
That economic shock made people want change.
Areas that were hammered by trade became more likely to vote out incumbents in favor of "politicians that were politically extreme" to Congress between 2002 and 2010, Dorn and three other economists found in a September study.
White-dominated regions opted for unconventional conservatives in the tea party, while places with a majority of blacks, Latinos and Asians chose Democrats at the other extreme, Dorn's study found.
Germonto, the former gear box inspector, said he didn't vote on race issues, but they were on his mind.
"More people are hating on white Americans than any other race or any other walk of life," he said. "I think white America is fed up with that."
In reality, there isn't a politician in the country who could turn things around for manual laborers in this country, economists say. Manufacturing output in the U.S. — the amount that we produce — reached a record high this year, after tanking during the recession.
But jobs have only trickled back, and the ones that are appearing aren't going to women and men who work with their hands — they're going to highly educated engineers, programmers and MBAs.
"There is a reallocation away from traditional manufacturing, toward parts of manufacturing that are more intensive in tech and in human capital," said Enrico Moretti, an economist at UC Berkeley. "Automation keeps reducing the need for blue-collar positions."
Lindsay Patterson, 61, doesn't buy Trump's guarantee to resuscitate jobs like his.
Patterson lost a $50,000 annual salary with benefits when the tubing plant he worked for in Philadelphia shut down in October 2015.
"They lost market share because Chinese pipes were coming in and it was becoming really difficult for them to compete on the price they were charging," said Patterson, who is now getting by on an unemployment check and his wife's salary as a schoolteacher.
Patterson voted for Clinton, because he says Trump can't change what's happened to industrial America.
"He is going to start a fight with China and with all these companies to bring jobs back, but it isn't that easy," Patterson said.
Still, many of Patterson's former coworkers sided with Trump, because he said the right things, often and loudly.
"They hear it, it sounds good, and if they don't have anything to base it on, well, that was what they have been waiting to hear," Patterson said.
Times staff writer Ryan Menezes contributed to this report.
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|Julianne Hough
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|Julianne Alexandra Hough
|35 years old
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|20 July 1988
|Birth Place:
|Orem, Utah, United States
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|54 Kg
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|Brooks Laich (m. 2017)
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|Dancer, actress, singer and songwriter
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|$12 million
|Last Updated:
|October 2023
Julianne Alexandra Hough is a famous American singer, dancer, and actress who have been two times champion of the show, dancing with Stars. She has also been nominated for Emmy award in the year 2007 for her awesome choreography in the show. She played the lead character in the movie Footloose in the year 2011. She was able to win Emmy Awards in the year 2015 for her choreography.
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Early Life & Biography
She was born on 20th July in the year 1988 in Orem(Utah). She is the youngest child of her parents, Bruce Hough and Marianne Hough. Her father was the chairman of Utah Republican Party for two times. Her brother is also a professional dancer like her. She has got three older sisters than her named Katherine, Marabeht and Sharess. She belongs to the family of musician and dancers because of which she was inspired to become a dancer and choreographer.
She started her training in Center Stage Arts Studio for dance, and she began competing when she was just nine years old. She is the youngest dancer who won Junior and International Latin Champion at the age of fifteen only. She had to leave London in the same year because she was abused physically and mentally. She went to attend Las Vegas Academy along with Alta High School in the United States.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Julianne Hough's age is 35 years old as of today's date 4th October 2023 having been born on 20 July 1988. Though, she is 1.6 m tall, she weighs about 54 Kg.
Personal Life: Affair, Boyfriend, Husband, Kids
She used to practice Mormon, but now she has revealed that she is not practicing it. She used to date Chuck Wicks from the year 2008 to the year 2009. From the year 2010 to 2013, she dated Ryan Seacrest. In the year 2014, she used to date Brooks Laich, and both of them announced they're engagement on 18th August in the year 2015. They were married to each other on the 8th of July in the year 2017.
In the year 2013, she was able to gain controversy because she was donned blackface as she wore Halloween costume. Later on, she also apologized for her costume on her Twitter account. In the year 2008, she was diagnosed with Endometriosis.
Career, Awards & Nominations
She started her dancing career in the year 2006 with a show. She has won the fourth season of the show dancing with stars. She was also nominated for Emmy award for her best performance as a choreographer and later on she was able to win that award in the year 2015.
Julianne Hough's Net Worth & Salary in 2023
As of 2023, The net worth of Julianne Hough is around $12 million which she has earned by working as a singer, actress, and dancer. She became a professional dancer at first and then she won a gold medal in Olympics for her performance. She released her single in the year 2007, and after that, she played a role in movies and shows with which she gained huge recognition. She is going to accumulate more wealth in her coming time.
Julianne Hough has been able to become a famous star by working as a singer and actress. She has given many hit songs in her career with which she also gained a lot of nominations. She has also won a medal for being one of the best dancers at Olympics. She has been one of the best choreographers in the TV show, and she has also been the winner of a dance show. She has been able to win some of the awards for which she was nominated. There are a lot of opportunities waiting for her now as she is going to show more of her talent to the audience.


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Mac::PropertyList::SAX - work with Mac plists at a low level, fast
See Mac::PropertyList
Mac::PropertyList is useful, but very slow on large files because it does XML parsing itself, intead of handing it off to a dedicated parser. This module uses XML::SAX::ParserFactory to select a parser capable of doing the heavy lifting, reducing parsing time on large files by a factor of 30 or more.
This module does not replace Mac::PropertyList: it depends on it for some package definitions and plist printing routines. You should, however, be able to replace all use Mac::PropertyList lines with use Mac::PropertyList::SAX, without changing anything else, and notice an immediate improvement in performance on large input files.
use Mac::PropertyList
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Performance will depend largely on the parser that XML::SAX::ParserFactory selects for you. By default, XML::SAX::Expat is used; to change the parser used, set the environment variable MAC_PROPERTYLIST_SAX_PARSER to a value accepted by $XML::SAX::ParserPackage from XML::SAX::ParserFactory (or set $XML::SAX::ParserPackage directly).
Class scoped variables that control the packages settings.
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A Perl character class definition containing the only characters to be XHTML encoded. See HTML::Entities::encode_entities for description of the $unsafe_chars parameter. Default = undef
Restores the old behavior of double encoding output data. Default = 0
Parser to use. Can also be set with environment variable MAC_PROPERTYLIST_SAX_PARSER. Default = "XML::SAX::Expat"
By default, no functions are exported. Specify individual functions to export as usual, or use the tags ':all', ':create', and ':parse' for the appropriate sets of functions (':create' includes the create* functions as well as plist_as_string; ':parse' includes the parse* functions).
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An alias to parse_plist, provided for better regularity compared to Perl SAX.
Dispatches to create_from_ref or create_from_string depending on the type of the argument.
Create a plist from an array or hash reference.
The values of the hash can be simple scalars or references. Hash and array references are handled recursively, and Mac::PropertyList objects are output correctly. All other scalars are treated as strings (use Mac::PropertyList objects to represent other types of scalars).
Returns a string representing the reference in serialized plist format.
Provided for backward compatibility with Mac::PropertyList: aliases create_from_ref.
Provided for backward compatibility with Mac::PropertyList: aliases Mac::PropertyList::create_from_string().
Internal use only. Escapes illegal characters into XML entities.
Any sane XML parser you can find to use with this module will decode XHTML-encoded entities in the original property list; Mac::PropertyList doesn't touch them. Also, your XML parser may convert accented/special characters into '\x{ff}' sequences; these are preserved in their original encoding by Mac::PropertyList.
Before version 0.80 of this module, characters invalid in XML were not serialized properly from create_from_ref(); before version 0.82, they were not serialized properly in plist_as_string(). Thanks to Jon Connell for pointing out these problems.
Unlike Mac::PropertyList and old versions (< 0.60) of Mac::PropertyList::SAX, this module does not trim leading and trailing whitespace from plist elements. The difference in behavior is thought to be rarely noticeable; in any case, I believe this module's current behavior is the more correct. Any documentation that covers this problem would be appreciated.
The behavior of create_from_hash and create_from_array has changed: these functions (which are really just aliases to the new create_from_ref function) are now capable of recursively serializing complex data structures. That is: for inputs that Mac::PropertyList's create_from_* functions handled, the output should be the same, but this module supports inputs that Mac::PropertyList does not.
Before version 0.83, this module left the selection of a SAX-based parser entirely to the discretion of XML::SAX::ParserFactory. Unfortunately, it seems impossible to guarantee that the parser returned even supports XML (XML::SAX::RTF could be returned), so it has become necessary to select a parser by default: XML::SAX::Expat, which is now part of the dependencies of this module. If you know you will use another parser of a specific name, you can force installation without XML::SAX::Expat and always specify the parser you wish to use by setting $XML::SAX::ParserPackage or the MAC_PROPERTYLIST_SAX_PARSER environment variable (see "DESCRIPTION").
Before version 0.85, this module contained a bug that caused double encoding of special characters as X[HT]ML entities. Thanks to Bion Pohl and http://ingz-inc.com/ for reporting this issue and supplying a fixed version. The implementation of the $ENCODE_ENTITIES variable and the addition of the $ENCODE_UNSAFE_CHARS variable are also due to Bion Pohl and / or http://ingz-inc.com/.
Before version 0.86, this module did not handle binary plists. Now it delegates binary plists to Mac::PropertyList, but if used with filehandles, requires seekable streams (\*STDIN will work but only if it points to a seekable file, rather than a pipe).
Please contact the author with bug reports or feature requests.
Darren M. Kulp, <kulp @ cpan.org>
<kulp @ cpan.org>
brian d foy, who created the Mac::PropertyList module whose tests were appropriated for this module.
Bion Pohl and http://ingz-inc.com, for bug report and patch submission.
Mac::PropertyList, the inspiration for this module.
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This program is free software under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0; see the accompanying LICENSE file for full terms.
To install Mac::PropertyList::SAX, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
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perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Mac::PropertyList::SAX
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Department of Energy Approves Second Application for LNG Exports to Non-Free Trade Agreement CountriesMay 23, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signaled its continuing support—at least for now—of exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States by conditionally granting a request by Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (collectively, Freeport) for a license to export LNG to countries that are not parties to a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas.
By issuing this conditional authorization on May 17, 2013,[1] DOE ended a two-year hiatus since it issued its first conditional authorization for LNG exports to non-FTA nations.[2] DOE used the intervening period to consider the cumulative economic impact of LNG exports, including commissioning two economic studies and collecting and considering public comments on these studies.[3] This authorization was issued just several days before the installation of a new Secretary of Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz, on May 21, 2013. While it is unclear whether Secretary Moniz—a professed advocate of President Obama's "all of the above" energy strategy—will change DOE's policy regarding LNG exports, the changing of the guard at DOE may lead to some delay in processing additional applications.
Freeport still needs to obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) before it can construct the additional facilities needed at its existing LNG import terminal on Quintana Island, Texas, to liquefy natural gas and deliver it to marine vessels for export. Once FERC completes its environmental analysis and issues an order to Freeport, DOE will issue a final order (as compared to the conditional order it issued on May 17) addressing the environmental aspects of Freeport's request for export authorization. It is likely that DOE's order in Freeport and the subsequent FERC and DOE orders regarding Freeport's LNG export application will be subject to requests for rehearing and potentially for judicial review. Meanwhile, as processing of the Freeport export proceeding progresses, other applicants seeking authorization for LNG exports to non-FTA nations will await anxiously to see how DOE and FERC address the issue of the cumulative impacts of LNG exports on natural gas supplies and prices and on the environment.
LNG Export Approvals under the Natural Gas Act
As discussed in more detail in our prior Client Alert sent on January 7, 2013, Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)[4] requires companies seeking to export LNG from the United States to obtain approvals from both DOE and FERC.[5] These agencies are required to approve export applications unless the exports are found to be inconsistent with the public interest.[6]
DOE's public-interest review of proposed natural-gas exports focuses on the economic and energy security aspects of the exports, while FERC's review focuses on environmental impacts.[7] In the case of exports to countries with which the United States has FTAs, the NGA deems the exports to be in the public interest and mandates that applications for export be granted by DOE without delay.[8] Applications for exports to non-FTA countries require a more substantive review by DOE.
Freeport LNG Export Proposal and DOE Approval Process
Freeport previously received authorization from DOE in February 2011 to export, over a 25-year term, up to 1.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day of LNG from its existing LNG terminal to nations with which the United States has FTAs .[9] DOE's recent order in Freeport has the effect of allowing Freeport to use some or all of that same 1.4 Bcf of authorized exports, over a 20-year term, to supply LNG to nations with which the United States does not have an FTA. Specifically, the Freeport order will allow Freeport to export LNG to Japan, which does not have an FTA with the United States—Freeport has announced publicly that it has entered into tolling agreements with two Japanese natural gas and electric utility companies, Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., to liquefy natural gas at Freeport's facility in Texas.[10] In addition, Freeport has announced an agreement with BP Energy Co.[11] As a condition of DOE's export authorizations, Freeport is required to file copies of its contracts with DOE within 30 days of execution.
Only one of the parties that intervened in the Freeport LNG export proceeding at DOE, the American Public Gas Association (APGA), protested the application. Many individuals, companies, and other entities filed comments in response to DOE's two general economic studies; DOE entered the studies and the comments into the administrative record of all pending applications for export to non-FTA nations, but DOE's consideration of these comments did not expand the list of parties to those applications beyond the parties who had filed formal interventions in those proceedings. As a result of its status as an intervenor, APGA should have standing to request rehearing, and potentially to seek judicial review, of the Freeport order, but it is not clear that any of the people, companies, and other organizations who filed comments in response to the two DOE-commissioned economic studies have any such standing.[12]
In its Freeport order, DOE responded to some of the major arguments raised by opponents of approval of LNG exports to non-FTA nations as follows:
- DOE recognized that some sectors of the economy would benefit from LNG exports more than others, and that some sectors of the economy could suffer negative impacts, but DOE determined that its public interest review should focus on the "economy as a whole, without privileging the commercial interests of any industry over another" and that decisions regarding allocation of natural gas among various industries were best left to the market to resolve.[13]
- DOE rejected for similar reasons arguments that the distributional consequences, as between natural-gas companies and their owners relative to consumers, outweighed any benefits of exports.[14]
- DOE "seriously" considered the economic impacts of higher, and potentially more volatile, domestic natural-gas prices, but took into account mitigating factors such as ample current supplies of natural gas and evidence that exports would encourage additional natural-gas production.[15] DOE found that the estimates of natural gas supply provided by its economic studies were reasonable and that, in light of these supplies, the authorization would not be expected to adversely affect the availability or price of natural gas to domestic consumers so as to negate the economic benefits of the authorization.[16]
- DOE rejected as "unlikely" the suggestion that its authorization would lead to a large number of parties entering into long-term contracts under which LNG would be exported even when it would be more profitable to sell the natural-gas in the United States.[17]
- DOE agreed with comments that financing for construction of LNG facilities and purchases of natural gas for export may come from foreign direct investment but did not find that foreign sources of capital would reduce the economic benefits or be inconsistent with the public interest.
- DOE recognized that the response of dominant LNG producers, such as Qatar, to exports of LNG from the United States may affect the level and price of U.S. exports but relied on the results of its second economic study to conclude that, even if key LNG exporting regions do not increase their exports above current levels (leading to relatively higher price impacts in the United States), the United States still would reap economic benefits.[18] DOE further relied on the economic studies to conclude that LNG exports would not cause U.S. domestic natural gas prices to increase to the level of international prices (i.e., to oil-indexed prices).[19]
- DOE also considered the international consequences of its action, finding that its authorization is consistent with U.S. commitment to free trade and to improving energy security for many U.S. allies and trading partners.[20]
In approving the Freeport application, DOE demonstrated a general predilection in favor of exports and reaffirmed its adherence to the principle, as set forth in its guidelines established in 1984, that "the market is the most efficient means of allocating natural gas supplies."[21] However, DOE stated that it will continue to monitor market developments and that it will adopt "a measured approach" in reviewing other applications for LNG exports, including consideration of "the cumulative impacts of each succeeding request for export authorization."[22] For example, DOE reserved the option to consider limits on the total volume and timing of LNG exports it may eventually authorize as it considers other applications.[23] DOE previously stated that it first will process the applications for LNG exports to non-FTA countries for which applicants have commenced the pre-filing process at FERC as of December 5, 2012, in the general order in which DOE received the applications, and then it will process other applications in the order of receipt. Shortly after being sworn in as the new leader of DOE, Secretary Moniz stated that he made a commitment to the Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, Ron Wyden of Oregon, that he will review the studies regarding the impact of exports on domestic natural gas supplies and prices before acting on additional export applications.[24]
Freeport LNG's FERC Application
Freeport and several subsidiaries filed an application with FERC on August 31, 2012 seeking authorization under Section 3 of the NGA to site, construct, own, and operate its proposed LNG export terminal. A number of individuals and organizations, including the Sierra Club, filed motions to intervene and protests in response to Freeport's application. FERC's environmental review in connection with that application is ongoing.
Consistent with the conclusions of the economic reports that DOE had commissioned and reviewed over the past two years, DOE found in the particular case of the Freeport application that exports of LNG in the amounts proposed by Freeport were consistent with the public interest. This is not the end of the story for Freeport, however, since it still needs to obtain environmental clearance from both FERC and DOE, and it may face further challenges on rehearing or in the Court of Appeals. Moreover, even though Freeport has lined up contracts for much of its capacity, it will need to secure financing for its project to the extent it has not already done so. According to press reports, Freeport plans to start construction of its project in the third quarter of 2013 and to begin operations by 2017.[25] The amount of investment required is reported to exceed $10 billion; ConocoPhillips and an individual are the equity owners of Freeport, and the two Japanese utility offtakers reportedly have invested in a portion of the project.[26] Much can happen over the next four years that could affect the prospects for this project.
In addition, DOE and FERC's actions on additional applications pending their review will depend in part on how their orders issued in response to the Freeport (and the earlier Sabine Pass) LNG export applications hold up when reviewed on rehearing and in response to petitions for judicial review. The agencies will need to address arguments that they should consider the cumulative impacts that additional LNG exports may have on the environment as a result of additional U.S. domestic production activities associated with such exports, including the impact of hydraulic fracturing techniques. It remains to be seen whether the ultimate limit on LNG exports from the United States will be set primarily by the market or whether there is a role for government—whether for economic or environmental reasons, or both—in setting this limit.
[1]Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., DOE/FE Order No. 3282 (May 17, 2013) ("Freeport"), available at http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/05/f0/ord3282.pdf.
[2]See Sabine Gas Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 2961 (May 20, 2011), available at http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/Orders_Issued_2011/ord2961.pdf.
[3]Please see our previous Client Alert for a discussion of the economic studies commissioned by DOE. Department of Energy Study Boosts Prospects for U.S. LNG Exports, but Challenges Remain (Jan. 7, 2013), available at http://www.omm.com/department-of-energy-study-boosts-prospects-for-us-lng-exports-but-challenges-remain-01-07-2013/.
[4]15 U.S.C. § 717b.
[5]Section 301(b) of the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7151(b), delegated the NGA Section 3 authority to the Secretary of Energy. See also Section 402(f), 42 U.S.C. § 7172(f). The Secretary of Energy subsequently delegated to FERC the authority to approve or disapprove the construction and operation and siting of particular facilities for natural gas exports. See DOE Delegation Order No. 00-044.00A (May 16, 2006), available at http://www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indus-act/siting/doe-delegation.pdf. The Under Secretary of Energy delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy the Secretary's approval authority with respect to natural gas exports other than those delegated to FERC. See DOE Delegation Order No. 00-002.00M § 1.16 (Aug. 27, 2012); DOE Redelegation Order No. 00-002.04E (Apr. 29, 2011).
[6]15 U.S.C. § 717b(a).
[7]DOE also considers the environmental aspects of an export application in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by serving as a cooperating agency in the environmental review conducted by FERC with respect to the construction, operation and siting of facilities and by conditioning its approval of export applications upon satisfactory completion of FERC's review and on an issuance by DOE of a finding of no significant impact or a record of decision pursuant to NEPA.
[8]15 U.S.C. § 717b(b)(2). The United States has such FTAs with Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Republic of Korea, and Singapore. The United States has free trade agreements with Costa Rica and Israel that do not require national treatment for trade in natural gas. Trunkline LNG Export, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3252 at n.3 (Mar. 7, 2013), available at http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/Orders_Issued_2013/ord3252.pdf.
[9]Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., DOE/FE Order No. 2913 (Feb. 10, 2011), available at http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/Orders_Issued_2011/ord2913.pdf. Freeport received DOE authorization for export of an additional 1.4 Bcf/day of LNG to FTA nations in February 2012. Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., DOE/FE Order No. 3066 (Feb. 10, 2012), available at http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/Orders_Issued_2012/ord3066.pdf. Freeport has an additional application pending before DOE for export of those same additional quantities of LNG to non-FTA nations.
[10]Kelly Rizzetta, 2 Japanese Cos. Sign on to Freeport Liquefaction Project, LAW360 (July 31, 2012), http://www.law360.com/articles/365286.
[11]Natalie Rodriquez, BP, Freeport Strike 2-Year LNG Export Deal, LAW360 (Feb. 12, 2013), http://www.law360.com/articles/414743/bp-freeport-strike-20-year-lng-export-deal?article_related_content=1.
[12]See 10 C.F.R. § 590.501 (providing a right for "parties" aggrieved by a DOE action to request rehearing; "parties" includes the applicant and other persons who have intervened in a proceeding).
[13]Freeport at 72-73.
[14]Id. at 75.
[15]Id. at 111-112.
[16]Id. at 82-83.
[17]Id. at 91.
[18]Id. at 93-94.
[19]Id. at 101.
[20]Id. at 111.
[21]Id. at 112.
[22]Id. at 112-13.
[23]Id. at 113-14.
[24]Associated Press, Moniz, sworn in as energy secretary, delays action on LNG exports while he studies data, WASH. POST (May 21, 2013), http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mit-physicist-moniz-takes-over-as-energy-secretary/2013/05/21/05f18a00-c22d-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html.
[25]Rodriguez, supra note 11.
[26]See Ownership, FREEPORT, http://www.freeportlng.com/ownership.asp (last visited May 21, 2013); Keith Johnson & Ben Lefebvre, U.S. Approves Natural-Gas Export Plan, WALL ST. J. (May 18, 2013), http://online.wsj.com/article/
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