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Greg Coffey – behind the curtain
Considered one of the finest traders of his generation by some, dismissed as a 'bull in a bull market' by others, few in the hedge fund industry divide opinion like the 'Wizard of Oz', writes Harriet Agnew.
Shortly after the London markets closed on Wednesday, October 17, the news of Greg Coffey's retirement flashed up on the computer screens at the hedge fund Moore Capital Management. Coffey's decision – which he explained, in a letter to investors, came from a desire to spend more time with his family and in his native Australia – marked the end of a career that spanned two decades and, for many, epitomised the volatile performance of the hedge fund industry.
Despite his colleagues' initial shock at the manner of the announcement (it was the first they had heard of his departure), few were surprised by its substance. Ever since 41-year-old Coffey joined Louis Bacon's Moore Capital four years ago, his performance had failed to live up to the stellar returns he delivered at rival manager GLG Partners, where he built his reputation and earned himself hundreds of millions of dollars by outperforming both the markets and other hedge funds in the heady bull market of 2005 to 2007.
A restructuring a year ago, which resulted in Coffey spinning out his own stable of funds under a separate brand within Moore Capital, had encouraged speculation that he was planning to strike out on his own. And, as 2012 progressed, Coffey's performance underwhelmed and investors voted with their feet, leading many to conclude that his days at Moore Capital were numbered.
One person with knowledge of the hedge fund said: "We knew it was a matter of time. Unless you're making money you won't survive at Moore."
Several hedge fund luminaries have announced their retirement this year against a backdrop of market volatility heightened by policy intervention. Last week, the former Goldman Sachs head of principal strategies Pierre-Henri Flamand said he was shutting down Edoma Partners after two years "because I don't think I can make money in this environment". A few days earlier Geoff Grant, founder of $1bn global macro manager Grant Capital in the US, told investors he was shutting down, saying that he did not have an "edge" in current markets. Over the summer, Bacon himself announced he was returning $2bn to investors, as opportunities "are becoming an oasis in an investment desert".
But Coffey, more than most traders, divides opinion. His varied track record makes it difficult for investors to speak about him dispassionately, as their experiences are coloured by when they invested in his funds. Bacon once described him as "the most impressive trader I've ever seen", and a managing director at an investment bank who has known Coffey for more than a decade said: "Greg is in tune with what's going on across markets and assets in a way that few can match". But Jacob Schmidt, chief executive of independent research firm Schmidt Research Partners, said: "I was never so keen on Coffey, either at GLG or at Moore. He was considered a superstar at GLG – he was very successful and produced outsized returns. But these were the easy times, during 2005 to 2007. Coffey was a bull in a bull market and he made money."
Moreover, some of Coffey's former investors at GLG have never forgiven him for resigning from the firm as returns began to sink.
Since 2004 Coffey has delivered annualised returns of 22% a year, according Financial News research based on investor letters from GLG and Moore Capital. Over the same period, the S&P 500 index has risen by an average of 2.92% a year. But the biggest loss came when his GLG fund was at its largest – from a peak of $5bn of assets, it fell 36.63% in 2008. It is hard to establish responsibility for the performance during this period. Coffey told friends that he lost control of investment decisions between his resignation in April 2008 and his departure six months later in October. However, a person working at GLG insisted Coffey was responsible for the funds and their track record until his departure.
Hilmi Ünver, chief investment officer of alternatives at Notz Stucki in Geneva, which invested with Coffey at GLG and Moore Capital, said: "We have no hard feelings. He's an honest man and we always expected him to be volatile. He's a risk taker."
• The boom years
After graduating with a degree in actuarial sciences from Macquarie University in Sydney in 1994, Coffey worked as a trader at Bankers Trust and then Blue Border Partners, a small Soros-backed hedge fund in London. When Soros withdrew money from all of his funds at the end of 2002, Coffey was out of work. He got in touch with GLG managing director Philippe Jabre. After a short interview, he was politely told there was no position for him at GLG.
In April 2003, Coffey began working at Bank Austria. For roughly the next six months he sent Jabre details of every single trade he did via his Bloomberg terminal. Finally in November of that year, Jabre invited him in for another interview and Coffey was hired. Initially he traded a portfolio that was part of a bigger fund before launching his own, the GLG Emerging Markets fund, in November 2005.
A former colleague from GLG said the emerging markets fund "was a bit of a misnomer". He explained: "It was always more of a macro fund [a strategy whereby managers take positions in a range of assets according to their views on global macroeconomic events]. He did a lot of pre-IPO [initial public offering] deals and took illiquid positions."
Schmidt said: "It was difficult to see how he made these returns from investing in emerging markets at GLG. He always had huge positions in S&P futures – not what I would call traditional emerging markets assets. Aggressive risk taking was very much part of the outsized returns."
A former employee at GLG confirmed that despite its name, "the fund was always marketed to investors as a macro fund".
Coffey's trading style was certainly intense: he turned over his entire portfolio up to five times a day and ran a book that was 10 to 20 times levered, making him one of the biggest players on the street, according to a number of brokers.
In early 2006, Jabre, Coffey's mentor and one of GLG's top money-makers, left the firm after an investigation by the UK's Financial Services Authority for alleged market abuse for which he was eventually fined £750,000. A former senior manager at GLG said: "[GLG founder Noam] Gottesman was so anxious to keep portfolio managers on board that he gave them full autonomy and a better cut of the performance fees they generated. Management didn't look too closely at what the traders were doing as long as they kept making money."
And for the next two years, make money is exactly what Coffey did. The GLG Emerging Markets fund gained 60% in 2006 and 51% in 2007, according to investors. He was handsomely rewarded, earning $300m in 2007, compared with the $350m earned by Gottesman and GLG chief executive Manny Roman, according to a survey by Institutional Investors' Alpha Magazine, now AR Magazine.
During this period, Coffey bought two mansions in Sydney. Two years ago, he bought an 11,500-acre estate on the remote Scottish island of Jura, where George Orwell finished writing Nineteen Eighty-Four and where Coffey now plans to build a golf course.
Between 2005 and 2007, there were two things other than his trading ability that worked to Coffey's advantage, according to an investor at the time. Because he was trading so actively, he became a valuable client to investment banks, and was at the front of the queue when IPOs and other deals came to market. Secondly, he invested in some fairly illiquid emerging markets positions and, as his fund grew, the sheer size of his investments helped push prices up, according to several investors.
In March 2007, GLG launched the GLG Emerging Markets Special Situations Fund specifically to enable Coffey to take further illiquid positions. It locked investors in for three years. The fund gained 36.2% in the remainder of 2007 then lost 48.5% in 2008, according to an investor letter.
The Coffey camp rejects the idea he was "a bull in a bull market", noting that he often made his money from short positions when the value of assets declined. In May 2006, for example, Coffey's fund gained 0.46% when emerging markets tanked, according to an investor. He also made substantial returns in late 2007 from aggressively shorting US banks, sub-prime securities and mortgage reinsurers, having previously made a lot of money being long earlier in the year, according to one of GLG's brokers: "The legend was born in the months where he was flat and markets were down. People had no idea about how much work and activity went into him being flat."
In June 2007, GLG announced it was listing in the US via a reverse merger with a publicly traded company, Freedom Acquisition Holdings. It embarked on an aggressive marketing push to raise assets and therefore increase the listing value of GLG, which was based on a combination of current assets under management and forecast earnings.
The GLG Emerging Markets fund, which contained $2.65bn in July 2007, roughly doubled to $4.99bn by the end of December, according to GLG's 2007 annual report. A former GLG employee said: "The sales team was very aggressive selling him because on the back of his returns it was an easy sell. But the investors were also coming to him. GLG almost created a myth around him." However, some investors believed the fund was becoming unwieldy and redeemed. One said: "In the second half of 2007, they started marketing very aggressively. The fund became extremely large."
• His greatest trade?
Coffey was GLG's main fee earner by this time, according to company results, but Coffey was telling friends and investors he thought he wasn't getting his due recognition from GLG. An investor said: "We started to feel he was having problems with management." Coffey's irritation was compounded by minor grievances, such as his bosses' refusal to let him sign the Christmas card they were sending to investors in December 2007, the investor said.
In March 2008, as the US investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed, Coffey's fund lost 8% and the following month the fund was down 14%, its biggest monthly loss up until this point, according to investors. A former colleague at GLG said: "Greg's a street-smart kind of guy more than a highly technical macro guy as often portrayed. He's more instinctive. When Bear Stearns collapsed, I don't think he was prepared. The falling markets became a self-fulfilling prophecy. It can have quite a strong psychological impact on your ability to stick to your positions. If he was a technical trader, it would have been easier."
A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, dated April 15, 2008, shows that Coffey resigned from GLG on April 14, only to withdraw his resignation the following day. It adds: "Coffey and GLG are in discussions concerning a range of options for the future." On April 22, GLG announced that it had accepted Coffey's resignation and that he would continue to run the funds until October 2008 to ensure a smooth transition. GLG believed at the time that he was the best-placed person to manage the positions in the fund, several people at the firm said.
By resigning, Coffey forfeited a retention package of somewhere between $180m and $250m in cash and GLG shares, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. A fund of funds investor said: "It was a battle of wills Greg was never going to win with [GLG chief executive] Manny [Roman]. In the end, everyone lost – the investors in the funds more than anyone."
Roman declined to comment for this article.
• Caught in a trap
Despite the big losses in March and April, Coffey's reputation was still riding high on the back of the previous two years' gains. A Sunday Times profile in April 2008 christened him "the Wizard of Oz" in a nod to his Australian heritage and trading prowess.
So intense was his focus on his positions that he was online all the time, no matter where he was in the world. His trading hardware would be assembled on ski-ing holidays, and his wife referred to his favourite brokers as his "other wives", according to friends of Coffey. A broker said: "Every time I got a call from Greg pretending to be speaking to the plumber or the builder, I would automatically start updating him on his positions. It was his way of checking in without his wife getting mad."
Although Coffey was still working at GLG, he told friends he felt like a bystander: he said he was not allowed to make investment decisions but was given trades to execute because it was thought he would get the best price in the markets. A person at GLG strongly rejects this and says Coffey was responsible for portfolio management and the fund's performance until his departure.
Following Coffey's resignation, a large proportion of investors redeemed, according to company filings. A letter sent to investors by GLG, dated May 6, 2008, said that up to 15% of assets in the main emerging markets fund were invested in illiquid positions that could not be easily sold. These positions were typically non-listed securities in private companies and mid-cap stocks. Thinly traded positions included a private equity investment in Sibirskiy Cement, a Siberian cement producer, and the bonds of Brazil's Banco PanAmericano, according to investors who were briefed on the positions.
Such positions are typically hard to value and can either be marked in the portfolio at their purchase price or their market value, which can have a big impact on fees charged.
Illiquid assets were moved into two separate side pockets in July and November 2008, according to investor documents. To the chagrin of investors, GLG continued to charge a 2% management fee on these assets as they unwound them. In May 2011, investors were able to exit their positions in one of the funds in an auction overseen by Blackstone Group, GLG confirmed at the time. Clients sold their holdings in the fund for about half of their net asset value, investors said.
A former colleague at GLG said: "I rate Greg as a trader. I don't rate him as a private equity investor." Coffey is understood to regret investing in unlisted positions – a sector of the market that wasn't his real area of expertise. However, the Coffey camp claims that these holdings represented only a small fraction of the entire portfolio.
A letter to investors in the GLG Emerging Markets fund in early June 2008, reporting gains of 5.12% in May, said that a large part of the portfolio had been unwound to meet redemption requests and it had shrunk to about $2bn. It was the last investor letter Coffey wrote at GLG.
The fund ended 2008 down 36.63%, after falling 7.45% in August, 7.52% in September and 13.70% in October, the nadir of the financial crisis. Several investors and former colleagues claim that Coffey should not have, in the words of one, "abandoned" his investors and left GLG at such a volatile time. However, some investors felt that GLG was too quick to blame Coffey. One said: "The responsibility has to be shared. These firms are regulated; they can't just blame the portfolio manager. Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan." A person at GLG insists the firm always had good risk controls in place.
The Coffey camp denies that he neglected investors and claims that he acted in their best interests in so far as he was able to.
• Moore underperformance
When Coffey resigned, he initially planned to launch his own hedge fund. He held discussions with several parties, including John Mack, then chief executive at Morgan Stanley, which was the lead contender to seed Coffey's new fund and take a stake in it, according to several people with knowledge of the discussions. Morgan Stanley declined to comment. But conversations with Bacon in the spring of 2008 convinced Coffey to shelve these plans, choosing to avoid the administrative hassle of setting up on his own.
In November 2008, Coffey landed at Moore Capital, which shares the same building as GLG at 1 Curzon Street in Mayfair. It was in the car park of these offices that Coffey was said to have bumped into Bacon, kick-starting talks about Coffey's future.
The proximity to Coffey's former employer made for some interesting lift encounters. A Moore Capital employee said: "After we hired Greg, the GLG guys were laughing. We'd bump into them in the lift and they used to say that given we had taken Coffey off their hands, could we take his illiquid positions too."
But Coffey's move was also raising questions at Moore Capital. Why did Bacon – a man who "doesn't normally give equity", according to a person who has known him for years – hand over a stake of between 10% and 25% in Moore Capital Management LP, according to SEC filings (which only requires companies to indicate a range), and the title of co-chief investment officer to a man he'd never worked with before?
For Coffey, the equity stake and job title provided the recognition he had craved at GLG. But it created tensions in Moore Capital's London office. A person who worked at the firm said: "The big problem was that no one felt like Greg deserved it. Two or three years are generally not enough to prove that someone's good, especially in one cycle."
The plan was for Coffey to be the face of Moore Capital in Europe. Initially Coffey co-managed the flagship Moore Global Investments with Bacon but it quickly became apparent to both of them that two such strong personalities could not run it together. So, in December 2008, Coffey took over the management of the Moore Emerging Markets fund.
For the first year, the fund performed in line with its peers, gaining 20.43% in 2009 when the average hedge fund was up 19.98%, and the average macro fund gained 4.34%, according to investors and hedge fund data provider HFR. But the following year the fund was up only 5.01%, underperforming the average hedge fund by more than five percentage points and the average macro fund by three percentage points.
The risk management processes at Moore Capital and GLG are very different, according to investors familiar with both firms. One said: "At Moore, there's much more scrutiny about what's going on in the portfolio, what's working and not working. They don't want to lose money. GLG is more volatile. The idea of the 'star trader' suited them." A person at GLG said Coffey was always supervised and acted within the firm's risk limits.
Coffey's history of posting large monthly gains and losses at GLG stands in stark contrast to the culture at Moore Capital, where the general policy is that if a trader is down 5% there is a review, down 10% means a reduction in risk and down 15% results in termination, according to a portfolio manager at the firm. In February 2010, Coffey's emerging markets fund fell 7.54%, according to investors.
The Coffey camp rejects the notion that he was hampered by the Moore Capital trading style, arguing that in fact he moved there to "reinvent" himself as a less volatile performer. However, an investor in Coffey's fund at Moore Capital said: "There were a lot of clashes between Greg and the risk guys. He wanted to take more risk but was always reined in."
In the three years to October 31, 2011, Coffey's emerging markets fund gained an average of 6.2% a year, compared with the average hedge fund, which rose 7.6% a year in the same period, according to HFR. During the first 10 months of 2011, Coffey's fund lost 6.20%, according to investors, and the following month Bacon announced a series of changes to the structure of the fund.
• Changing gear
In a letter to investors, Bacon called the restructuring a "rebranding exercise", with most clients in Coffey's old fund transferring their assets to the new one, the GC Emerging Markets fund. This was designed to allow Coffey to take more risk, with greater potential rewards, and create his own family of funds with his own brand.
But the new set-up proved to be relatively short-lived. Coffey failed to deliver more than the industry average. Coffey's main emerging markets fund lost 5% last year, when the average hedge fund fell 5.25% and the average macro fund lost 4.16%, according to Hedge Fund Research.
External investors' assets in the macro fund fell from about $1.6bn in 2010 to about $450m by October, according to investors. The fund fell about 10% in the year to August 2012 before making back these losses in September, according to investors. But Coffey had had enough. He told friends he had decided that his intense commitment was not sustainable. Over 90% of capital has already been returned to investors, according to two investors in the fund.
Bacon told Financial News: "I was sad to see Greg go. It had been a profitable and helpful partnership. I was as surprised as everyone when he handed in his chips after making back his year to date losses with a 12% run in the fund which was his sole responsibility. But that is the elegant way of departing, on the up rather than on the down, and that is Greg. He is always a very up-beat gentleman."
For now, Coffey is enjoying spending time with his family. Last week, he turned up at his children's school dressed as Dracula for Halloween.
An old friend who works at an investment bank said: "Coffey's trading style was like a Ferrari that operated in sixth gear all the time. Before the financial crisis, the markets were conducive to that. Now we're in a market where you can't get out of third gear, and there's no sign this is going to change. That doesn't suit him."
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Short-beaked common dolphin
The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is a species of common dolphin. It has a larger range than the long-beaked common dolphin (D. capensis), occurring throughout warm-temperate and tropical oceans, with the possible exception of the Indian Ocean.[4] There are more short-beaked common dolphins than any other dolphin species in the warm-temperate portions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.[5] It is also found in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas.
Physical characteristics
The short-beaked common dolphin is a medium sized dolphin, smaller than the more widely-known bottlenose dolphin. Adults range between 1.6 and 2 metres (5.2 and 6.6 ft), long, and can weigh between 70 and 235 kilograms (150 and 520 lb), although a range between 70 and 110 kilograms (150 and 240 lb) is more common.[4] Males are generally longer and heavier.[4] The color pattern on the body is unusual. The back is dark and the belly is white, while on each side is an hourglass pattern colored light grey, yellow or gold in front and dirty grey in back.[6] It has a long, thin rostrum with 50–60 small, sharp, interlocking teeth on each side of each jaw.[7]
The short-beaked common dolphin is a member of common dolphin genus, Delphinus within the dolphin family, Delphinidae. Until the mid-1990s, the different forms within Delphinus were not recognized as separate species, but were all considered members of the species D. delphis.[4][5] Currently, there are two recognized species of Delphinus: the short-beaked common dolphin and the long-beaked common dolphin (D. capensis).[1] The short-beaked common dolphin is generally smaller than the long-beaked common dolphin and has a shorter rostrum.
Short-beaked common dolphins can live in aggregations of hundreds or even thousands of dolphins.[5] They sometimes associate with other dolphin species, such as pilot whales.[5] They have also been observed bow riding on baleen whales, and they also bow ride on boats.[5] It is a fast swimmer (over 40 km/h), and breaching behavior and aerial acrobatics are common with this species.[4]
The short-beaked common dolphin has a varied diet consisting of many species of fish and squid that live less than 200 metres (660 ft) deep.[5]
The Short-beaked common dolphin has a gestation period of 10 to 11 months.[5] The newborn calf has a length of between 70 and 100 centimetres (2.3 and 3.3 ft) and weighs about 10 kilograms (22 lb).[4] For the Black Sea population, weaning occurs at between 5 and 6 months, but occurs later (up to about 19 months) in other areas.[4][5] Typical interbirth interval ranges from 1 year for the Black Sea population to 3 years for eastern Pacific Ocean populations.[5] Age of sexual maturity also varies by location, but can range between 2 and 7 years for females and 3 and 12 years for males.[4][5]
Maximum lifespan is 35 years, but has been estimated at 22 years for the Black Sea population.[4][5]
The Mediterranean population of the short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis is listed on Appendix I,[8] while the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean, Black Sea and eastern tropical Pacific populations are listed on Appendix II[8] of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The regional listing on Appendix I [8] means that this population has been categorized as being in danger of extinction and CMS Parties strive towards strictly protecting these animals, conserving or restoring the places where they live, mitigating obstacles to migration and controlling other factors that might endanger them. It was listed on Appendix II[8] as it has an unfavourable conservation status or would benefit significantly from international co-operation organised by tailored agreements.
In addition, the species is also covered by the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) and the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS). The species is further included in the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia (Western African Aquatic Mammals MoU) and the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region (Pacific Cetaceans MoU)
See also
- ^ a b Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L., Jr. (2005). "Order Cetacea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 723–743. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14300045.
- ^ Hammond, P.S., Bearzi, G., Bjørge, A., Forney, K., Karczmarski, L., Kasuya, T., Perrin, W.F., Scott, M.D., Wang, J.Y., Wells, R.S. & Wilson, B. (2008). Delphinus delphis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 October 2008.
- ^ Perrin, W. (2009). Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758. In: Perrin, W.F. World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137094 on 2010-06-26
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Shirihai, H. & Jarrett, B. (2006). Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Mammals of the World. pp. 171–174. ISBN 0-691-12757-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Perrin, W. (2002). "Common Dolphins". In Perrin, W.; Wursig, B. and Thewissen, J.. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press. pp. 245–248. ISBN 0-12-551340-2.
- ^ Reeves, Stewart, Clapham, Powell. Guide to Marine Mammals of the World. p. 388. ISBN 0-375-41141-0.
- ^ "The Common Dolphin". http://library.thinkquest.org/17963/genus-Delphinus.html. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ a b c d "Appendix I and Appendix II" of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). As amended by the Conference of the Parties in 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008. Effective: 5th March 2009.

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This week's "Photo of the Week" comes to us from the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, of which U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chaired the annual meeting at the White House on March 15. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 authorized the establishment of the President's Interagency Task Force (PITF) to coordinate federal efforts to combat human trafficking.
"Nearly one hundred and fifty years ago, in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to the enduring cause of freedom. Then as now, we remain steadfast in our resolve to see that all men, women, and children have the opportunity to realize this greatest of gifts. Yet millions around the world -- including here in the United States -- toil under the boot of modern slavery," President Obama said in a statement about the meeting.
The U.S. Department of State has made the struggle against modern slavery a key part of U.S. diplomatic engagement. The Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons leads the U.S. government's global fight against contemporary forms of slavery. Ambassador at Large Luis CdeBaca directs the Department of State's anti-trafficking efforts within the Office of Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights under the leadership of Under Secretary María Otero.
During the meeting, Secretary Clinton said, "Our annual Trafficking in Persons Report is the most comprehensive assessment of how well governments are doing to address this crime. The TIP Office's foreign assistance grants are making a difference in 37 countries, supporting programs that provide crucial assistance to survivors and help governments build their capacity to fight this crime. And thanks to our leadership, the international community is getting behind the effort. Nearly 140 countries have enacted modern anti-trafficking laws, and nearly 150 are party to the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol."
You can watch the Secretary's full remarks on YouTube, and view more photos from the event on our Flickr photostream. After first learning about human trafficking, many people want to help in some way but do not know how. Here is a list of 20 ways you can help fight modern slavery.


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I like Seton Hall at home +5 tonight against West Virginia, any opinions??
In the NBA, I'm taking:
Sacramento +1 at Chicago
Seattle + 5 1/2 at Milwaukee
Clippers -4 at home against Houston
Last night I had the Cavs straight up and Gonzaga -11 in a parlay. Zags were a lock!!!!


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Age, comorbidity and functional status influence end-of-life decisions in critical illness, while nationality, ethnicity and clinician experience influence the agressiveness of medical care
- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Correspondence to Ronald L Hickman, Jr
Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, 2120 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904, USA; ronald.hickman{at}case.edu
Implications for practice
■ Critical care nurses are more likely to recommend intensive end-of-life (EOL) care compared with physicians who routinely work in critical care settings.
■ Patients with advanced age, comorbidity and limited functional status are less likely to use technologically intensive EOL care.
Implications for research
■ Further evaluation of the complex interactions of factors associated with critically ill patients, family members and healthcare professionals are needed to guide the development of decision support strategies at EOL.
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ENG 305. Screenwriting
You know you've always wanted to write your own movie, and here's your chance! This course will give you the tools you need to write for the silver screen—including plot structure, character development, scene building, dialogue, and screenplay format. Our methods and assignments will include short writing exercises, outlining, discussions, workshops, readings, and a weekly film lab (time and day to be fixed when the course begins). For your major project, you will submit a detailed outline for a feature-length film, and a complete first act (30 pages in screenplay format). Readings will include Robert McKee's Story, Denny Martin Flinn's How Not To Write a Screenplay, Syd Field's, Screenplay, a few professional scripts like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sense and Sensibility, and The Illusionist, and your fellow students' drafts. Professor Morris.
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In this class we will spend an entire semester studying Hamlets—but not just Shakespeare's melancholy Dane. We will also get to know black Hamlets, female Hamlets, burlesque Hamlets, children's Hamlets, Freudian Hamlets, Arab and Chinese Hamlets. Students will approach Shakespeare's play—along with its literary and filmic offspring—with an array of critical tools, including textual criticism, character criticism, historicist theory, psychoanalytic theory, and theories of revision and adaptation. Finally, students will create, stage and analyze their own Southern California Hamlets. Professor Burton.
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Science fiction (SF) has been described as a literature that conveys a "sense of wonder," a literature of extrapolation and a literature of cognitive estrangement. Another way of putting all this is that science fiction is rooted in the world we live in, but it helps us see this world in a strange new way. In this class and pair, we will explore how science fiction has found novel ways of representing and imagining politics, power, institution building and social change. As we read the likes of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Michel Foucault and David Harvey, we will also read writers like H. G. Wells, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Ursula Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, William Gibson, China Miéville and Paolo Bacigalupi [choices still to be finalized]. We will give special attention to science fiction's penchant for the dystopian imagination. From the dictators out there to the fascists in our own heads, we will examine how science-fiction writers have imagined the workings of power from fears of totalitarian governments to the dread of the self-desired oppression induced by consumer capitalism. Note: this course is paired with SOC 346. Social Power and Social Control. Professor Paddy.
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"Question Reality." This may be the only advanced literature course best described by a bumper sticker. As you know, writing about literature begins with asking questions. But how do we come up with our questions? What tends to go without question? How are our questions related to each other? How have questions changed over time? How do questions reflect on the questioner? As a senior English major, you have already developed questions of your own. The purpose of this course is to help you place your own thinking about literature into a broader context. In this course we will read "theory," a body of texts from many disciplines that dispute "common-sense" explanations through speculative analysis: questioning. Professor Rehn.
ENG 410. Senior Seminar: Whitman and Melville
Whitman and Melville both produced incredibly significant works at virtually the same literary moment. These works, Leaves of Grass and Moby-Dick are epic, dense, profound, difficult, obtuse, spiritual, contradictory, offensive, erotic, glorious, insane, cosmic, and deeply rewarding (to mention just a few aspects). We will look at them closely and take our time to know all that we can about them, their writers, and the times that produced them. The course will involve substantial secondary reading as well. This is the good stuff, folks—the texts that changed everything, that try to do everything. Not for the faint of heart or those who like to think small. Professor Adams.


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Among the non-native wildlife found throughout the southeast, coyotes are unique in their ability to rapidly acclimate to a variety of habitats. With the extirpation of the red wolf in the last century across Georgia, the coyote (Canis latrans) has been able to fill a once occupied void and now can be found statewide.
Resembling a small dog in appearance, distinguishing characteristics of a coyote include pointy ears and snout, mottled color fur pattern ranging from black to reddish-blonde and a bushy tail. As with most canines, coyotes are equipped with keen eyesight and an acute sense of smell to seek out their diet of small mammals, carrion and succulent vegetation. High pitched cries, shrieks or yips can be heard late in the evening as these animals communicate. Growling, barking and whining also are commonly used methods of communication. Breeding usually occurs in late winter to early spring with five to seven pups born in excavated dens or brush piles. Pups are weaned at about five to eight weeks of age. Socially, these creatures may mate for life and commonly can be found living within a small community (or pack) of related individuals. If mated with dogs, a female coyote can produce a coyote/dog hybrid called a "coydog." However, this is uncommon due to the unsynchronized breeding cycles of the two species.
The coyote's geographic range spans the entire North American continent from Alaska down to Central America. Ranging from the open grasslands and deserts of the west to the forests and agricultural fields of the east, the coyote can adapt and thrive wherever food, water and shelter can be found. Preferences include wooded forests bordered by fields and brushy areas to den and hunt for small mammals, which is similar to its native habitat range of the southwestern U.S. However, due to their ability to adapt, coyotes do not have many problems when exposed to habitat alterations. Coyotes have even recently been found frequenting urban areas in search of garbage, rodents and other easily found meals. For these reasons, coyotes are thriving in Georgia and their success is not the result of a Department of Natural Resources stocking program.
Increased numbers of coyote sightings create increased concerns of landowners for their property and safety. However, there is little need for fear. By nature, coyotes are timid and shy animals that tend to steer clear of any potential danger and thus pose little threat to humans. Despite these characteristics, problems sometimes do occur as these predators become increasingly tolerant of human interactions.
Prevention is the best defense against nuisance coyotes. Small house pets (especially cats), young or small livestock and poultry are vulnerable and susceptible to predation by a coyote. If a coyote is suspected in an area where domestic animals are roaming free, several precautions can be made to ensure their safety:
Trapping and/or hunting are additional solutions against nuisance coyotes. Because coyotes are a non-native species in Georgia, there is no closed season for their harvest. Foot hold or live traps can be used to capture animals. However, coyotes may prove difficult to deceive with traps and hunting may be a better solution. When hunting, predator or animal-in-distress calls are effective methods of luring in a coyote. Coyotes are valued for their thick, attractive fur and are harvested seasonally for commercial use of their pelts.
A coyote displaying abnormal behavior and appearing fearless of humans is uncharacteristic and may mean the animal is injured or has fallen victim to a disease, such as rabies, parvovirus or distemper. In this case, it is in the coyote's and human's best interest to euthanize the animal to prevent any further spread of the disease and relieve the suffering of the infected animal.
Overall, the coyote is a largely misunderstood creature and despite its nuisance reputation proves to be an asset in maintaining the balance of wildlife in Georgia.
[1] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/general/pdf/FactSheets/Coyote Fact Sheet revSept2015.pdf


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When part-time Lake Worth resident Hal Spielman lost his wife of more than 30 years, he had to adjust to a life alone. Between learning how to do laundry and reentering the dating scene, Spielman decided he needed help. So, armed with years of market research experience, he surveyed more than 1,000 men and 600 women older than 55 to determine what his age group wants in a companion. His findings, along with tips for everyday living, are featured in his new book, Suddenly Solo, as well as his website, suddenlysolo.org. Spielman spoke with PBI about the suddenly solo social scene.
What are people looking for in a companion at this stage in their lives?
Comfort. Most mature men want to date women that are in their own age range. They're more concerned about being in a setting with people they're comfortable with.
How or where are the suddenly solo meeting people?
There are two primary ones. They meet and date someone they have known in the past. That represents 23-24 percent of those surveyed. The other big category is online dating.
What do you recommend as a first-date spot?
I'll give you a don't: Don't go to the movies. Not on a first date. You want to go somewhere you can talk. Go to a restaurant you know to be relatively quiet so you're not shouting at each other. Go to a nice coffee shop if that's your disposition.
Does dating etiquette change at this age?
Ninety percent of men believe they should pay on a first date but, interestingly, 19 percent of women say they should "go Dutch." There are a couple of reasons for that. One, they don't want to feel an obligation to have a second date. The other reason—and I think this is really reflective of our new culture—is the woman is establishing her equality. She has her own income, so she's prepared to pay her way. Certainly, that independence is a reflection of that baby boomer culture.
What do you see as the key component to enjoying life once you're suddenly solo?
Getting out there. That's the key. Participate in your local political scene, participate in the do-good activities that go on in your community. These are also good ways to meet people, and it's not just meeting a woman. It's expanding your range of friendships.


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Monk's cups. Good question.
Yes that is a work in progress. I have a 1-2 month lead time on ideas with life intruding as it does. (3rd birthday, ceramics class final, work, web development projects...) I wanted to do some small and run them through the process and I didn't have any of that clay body out.
Also... it seems that the ones I have been selling as Monk's cups had a glaze that I had messed up somehow to its benefit. I have mixed a new batch and it is totally different. I sort of like it better, but it is not the same texture or feel so I don't know quite what I am going to do. I will certainly be testing another batch and experimenting, but for now, the form will be available in black with white flashes, it won't be that texture.
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Following a running schedule, my Sunday long runs began to tally big numbers. I was never so excited to add up my weekly mileage. It was money in the bank, and I couldn't wait to count it.
As race day approached, my confidence was high. I was excited to attempt something that was so foreign. To me, the Red Hot 33K was my first "ultra" (ultrarunners, insert laughs here). Who knows, maybe I would stumble upon an even more favorable distance than the mile.
Race day, Saturday morning, February 18, finally came. One cup of coffee, two pieces of toast, three bathroom stops … I was ready. My ceremonial garb now included a Nathan hydration pack and Polk headphones. I felt geeked out and prepared to toe the line.
Bang! Off we went into the red-orange slick-rock hills. Hungry for a podium finish, I kept my eye on the two leading women. The first was about 20 meters ahead. I opened my stride and within a minute I was in the passing lane.
Filled with adrenaline, I kept moving at high speed. The next woman was 50 meters away, and moving at a quick clip. Everything in me said to keep her in sight, to not let her run away.
I could feel the tunnel vision begin as I dialed in on her yellow shirt. My miler training kicked in. I was the mountain lion, and she was the unsuspecting deer. My pace quickened and so did my heart rate. I ignored it. I was going to catch and pass her.
At the five-mile mark, I glanced at my trusty Timex. 32 minutes. I quickly realized that I was averaging around 6:35-minute miles. Oops. I knew this was way too fast for a 20.5-mile race. Alas, I accomplished my immediate goal. I was now in the lead, and it felt damn good.
Fast forward to the 10-mile mark. Oh. My. God. What was happening? My legs felt mired in wet cement. To conserve energy and recover, I speed hiked the slick-rock climbs.
Just as my positive mental outlook returned, three women bounded by like gazelles on a morning jaunt. They were talking, they were smiling and they were fresh. I was envious. I tried to jump on the party train and ride it in, but within a half mile, I had fallen off.
I stopped for some liquid at the third and final aid station. One of the volunteers asked for my number. I responded, "329."
He said, "Wow, you really crashed," glancing up from his computer. I quickly laughed and agreed. I had gone out too fast, and was paying the price.
It was 4.5 miles to the finish, all downhill. My stride had never been so short and my legs had never hurt so badly. I crossed the line in 2:57 for a fifth-place finish.
I walked away with a new lesson: Respect the distance. No matter how much you think you know, or what you've achieved in a different discipline, it doesn't matter. Be confident in your ability, but be aware of the new challenges that can, and will, arise.
Gina is the Advertising Manager at Trail Runner.
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- Pattern includes Hidden Mickeys formed by strategically placed Spaceship Earth globes, as pictured!
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Hunt 1272: CWMU Buck deer
Pocatello Valley
Season dates
9-1-2014 to 10-31-2014
- Nonresident permits: No
- Resident permits: 1
- Total permits: 1
The Wildlife Board establishes timeframes for hunting on CWMUs. Hunters should expect to hunt at least five days within these timeframes
Type: CWMU
Species: Buck deer
Weapon: Any legal weapon
Pocatello Valley
DescriptionThe Pocatello Valley Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is located west of Portage, Utah near the Idaho - Utah Stateline, on the West Hills. Higher elevations are on the eastside of the Unit ranging from 6400 feet in the north to 6600 feet in the southeast. All drainages flow from east to west, and though not named they range from 5300 feet elevation to 6000 feet. The most common elevation is 6300 feet but ranges from 5300 feet to 6800 feet with an elevation difference of 1500 feet. Fifty-two percent (52%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 5700 feet and 6500 feet an elevation difference of 800 feet.
Nearly half (50%) of the Pocatello Valley Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48). Scattered among this Sagebrush Shrubland are large patches of Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (37). Towards the southeast corner the large patches become Rocky Mountain Bightooth Maple Ravine Woodlands (23). Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62) and Invasive Annual Grassland (121) contribute to the land cover.
One of the Pocatello Valley Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, PLYMOUTH (426938), is 18.7 km southeast of the southeast edge of the CWMU. PLYMOUTH has thirty-four (34) years of records, 1940 - 2008. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 3.39 inches, but it can be as high as 8.54 inches or as low as 0.96 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 16 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 9 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 2 days of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 2.5 inches but can be as high as 11.0 inches. FALL temperature at PLYMOUTH averages 47.0 degrees F. but can be as high as 94.0 degrees F. or as low as 5.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 49 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and 3 day above 90 degrees F. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.
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It's almost become a cliche: President Obama may be the best gun salesman in America.
As the Obama administration and members of Congress consider new gun control legislation in light of last month's school shooting, gun sellers across the nation are reporting a spike in business.
Ryan Girard, attending a gun show this weekend in southern California, told The Los Angeles Times that "people are just scared of what could or could not happen."
Added Girard: "I'll tell you right now, Obama is the No.1 gun salesman in the nation -- the NRA should give him an award."
The National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups say they will oppose any proposals they believe infringe on their Second Amendment rights.
Obama has asked Vice President Biden to lead an effort to develop a federal response to gun violence after the Dec. 14 shooting that killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
Among the possible proposals: Renewal of the assault weapons ban, better background checks on purchasers, and restrictions on the size of ammunition clips.
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I am running into an overflow error in my code. I was wondering if anyone might have some advice. Here is the code that is causing the problem:
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I have been looking for a sugar substitute that I can use in baking. I haven't baked with this yet but I did put it in coffee. Not a good idea as it does not melt away and I was surprised to find spongy bits of date at the bottom of my cup. Gross till I figured out what it was.
Bitter Taste
Publié par Reviewer2469206 le Jan 12, 2011
Like Stevia, it suffers from some bitterness.
Healthy but not really sugar
Publié par 4865991019844053040 le Nov 26, 2014
It is not really sweet enough to be used as a sweetener. I appreciate the fact that it's 100% dates and will use the package, however I probably will not reorder. I would use fresh dates instead.
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The Department of the Interior (Interior) collected approximately $40 billion in oil and gas revenues from company bids for new oil and gas leases, annual rents on existing leases, and royalties paid on oil and gas sold from federal leases in fiscal years 2008 through 2010. Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages onshore oil and gas leases, and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) manages offshore leases. Interior's Office of Natural Resources and Revenue (ONRR) is responsible for collecting revenues associated with oil and gas produced from onshore and offshore leases.
GAO has reviewed Interior's oil and gas management and revenue collection and found in September 2008 that Interior has not routinely evaluated its federal oil and gas revenue collection system. By not evaluating this system, Interior is unable to state whether current revenue policies ensure that the federal government is receiving a fair return on the production and sale of oil and gas produced from federal leases.
Revising Interior's federal oil and gas revenue collection system represents an opportunity to collect substantial additional revenues from the development of federal oil and gas resources. In fiscal year 2010, Interior estimated that increasing both rental rates for non-producing oil and gas leases and onshore oil and gas royalty rates would generate over $1.7 billion over 10 years.
A considerable body of legislation governs Interior's authority and obligations to manage resources on federal lands and within federal waters. For example, under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act[1] and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act,[2] Interior must ensure the United States receives fair market value on the development of its oil and gas resources. The federal government receives payment for the development of oil and gas resources on federal lands and waters in potentially three ways. First, to obtain federal leases, companies generally must pay the federal government an amountcalled a bonus biddetermined through a competitive auction. Second, after the lease is awarded, companies must pay rent to hold the land. Onshore, for example, the rental rate is generally between $1.50 and $2 per acre per year. Third, after production begins, the companies must accurately measure the oil and gas volumes and pay royalties to Interior based on a percentage of the cash value of oil and gas produced and sold. The royalty rates for onshore leases are generally 12.5 percent, while royalty rates for offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico generally range from 12.5 percent to 18.75 percent.
In October 2008, GAO reported that Interior does less to encourage development of oil and gas on federal leases than some states and private landowners. Moreover, some of the tools that states and private landowners use may also result in increased revenues. For example, four of the eight states GAO reviewed increase rental rates over time on nonproducing oil and gas leases to (1) encourage faster development of oil and gas resourceson which royalties are due, and (2) increase revenues from nonproducing leases. While Interior officials stated that rental rates for a 10-year onshore federal lease increased from $1.50 per acre per year for the first 5 years to $2 per acre per year for years 6 through 10, states GAO reviewed typically increased rental rates to a greater extent. For example, one state increases the rental rate from $5 per acre per year to $25 per acre per year if the lease is not developed by the end of the third year.
In September 2008, GAO reported that Interior had not conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the oil and gas revenue system in over 25 years and that it did not have a system in place to evaluate whether the federal system is in need of reassessment. At the time, GAO also reported that Interior collected lower levels of revenues for oil and gas production than do some resource owners, including other countries and some U.S. states. For example, GAO reported that federal revenues for oil and gas produced in the Gulf of Mexico were lower than 93 out of 104 resource owners. In addition, the lack of price flexibility in royalty ratesautomatic adjustment of these rates to changes in oil and gas prices or other market conditionsand the inability to change fiscal terms on existing leases put pressure on Interior and Congress to change royalty rates in the past on an ad hoc basis with consequences that could amount to billions of dollars of foregone revenue. For example, special lower royalty ratesreferred to as royalty relief-granted on leases issued in the deep water areas of the Gulf of Mexico from 1996 to 2000 (a period when oil and gas prices and industry profits were much lower than they are today) could result in $21 billion to $53 billion in lost revenue to the federal government, compared with what it would have received without these provisions. GAO's 2008 User Fee Design Guide also notes the importance of regular fee reviews to determine whether a fee needs to be adjusted. User fees represent a charge to readily identifiable users of a government service or benefit above and beyond what is normally available to the general public. Further, fee reviews can facilitate effective communication and provide opportunity for stakeholder input. GAO has previously reported that such communication with stakeholders can provide feedback that could affect the outcome of changes in fees and program implementation.
In 2010, GAO issued two reports that found Interior's verification of the volume of oil and gas produced from federal leaseson which royalties are due to the federal governmentdoes not provide reasonable assurance that operators are accurately measuring and reporting these volumes. In March 2010, GAO reported that Interior's measurement regulations and procedures for oil and gas measurement were insufficient for providing reasonable assurance that oil and gas were being measured accurately. As a result, there is a risk that the government is not receiving all the oil and gas royalties it is due. Additionally, GAO reported in October 2010 that Interior's data likely underestimated the amount of natural gas produced on federal leases that is released directly to the atmosphere (vented) or is burned (flared). This vented and flared gas contributes to greenhouse gases and represents lost royalties. It is also important to consider the costs of verification and validation in the context of the benefits likely to be realized. GAO's User Fee Design Guide discusses the importance of striking a balance between ensuring compliance and minimizing the administrative costs of collection.
Interior has begun to address these issues. For example, in January 2007, Interior announced that it was raising the royalty rate for new deep water leases in the Gulf of Mexico from 12.5 percent to 16.7 percent. At that time, Interior estimated that the increased royalty rate of 16.7 percent for new deepwater offshore Gulf of Mexico leases would increase revenue from royalty payments by $4.5 billion over 20 years. Interior also estimated that the increase in royalty rates would decrease the amount companies would bid for the rights to explore for and develop oil and gas on affected leases as well as reduce the amount of oil and gas ultimately produced in affected areas, but that in net, the increase in revenue would be greater than the reductions associated with lower bids and production. Furthermore, in response to GAO's October 2008 report, Interior stated in 2010 that the administration would propose legislation to impose a fee on new nonproducing oil and gas leases to encourage energy development on both onshore and offshore leases. To date, such a fee has not come into effect. However, in an April 12, 2010, press release, Interior stated that it is undertaking a study in response to GAO's September 2008 report, which it expects to complete in 2011. The purpose of the study is to inform decisions about federal lease terms, such as royalties, by consistently comparing the federal oil and gas fiscal systems with such systems of other countries. Specifically, Interior stated that the results of this study will enable it to ensure that its leasing policies give the public a fair return on federally owned oil and gas resources, while balancing other objectives, including production and environmental quality. The results of the study may reveal the potential for greater revenues to the federal government. Given the significant financial stakes, there may be opposition from the oil and gas industry. Interior may also face significant difficulties designing and implementing an entirely new revenue collection system, given its recent struggles to successfully oversee oil and gas production. Finally, while Interior agreed with the recommendations from both reports issued in 2010 addressing improvements to its oversight of the measurement of oil and gas produced from federal leases, it has not yet implemented these recommendations.
To encourage companies to diligently develop oil and gas leases, ensure that the government obtains a fair return on oil and gas produced from federal leases, and for Interior to have reasonable assurance that oil and gas produced from federal oil and gas leases is being measured accurately:
According to Interior, increasing the rental fee for onshore nonproducing leases to $4 per acre per year would generate $760 million over 10 years. While the total additional revenue generated by adjusting both onshore and offshore royalty rates is uncertain, a 2010 Interior estimate of increasing onshore royalty rates projects additional federal revenues of $1 billion over 10 years.
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I'm not kidding when I say that this delicious tartar sauce recipe might be a good reason to cook some fish. And if you like tartar sauce as much as I do, I bet you'll love this recipe.
Now check out the fish recipes at the bottom of the post and find something to cook so you can eat it with your tartar sauce!
(Makes 1 1/4 cups tartar sauce, recipe created by Kalyn.)
2/3 cup fat-free plain yogurt (I used my favorite Greek yogurt. If you can't find it, there are links in that post for how to strain yogurt or make your own Greek yogurt.)
1/3 cup mayo (I used full-fat mayo, but you can use reduced fat; don't use fat-free mayo because it always contains sugar)
1/2 tsp. dill weed (dried dill)
2 T capers, drained and finely chopped
3 T dill pickle relish without sugar (or use finely chopped dill pickles if you can't find dill relish)
1/4 tsp. Beau Monde Seasoning or Bon Appetit (optional)
You can whisk this together in a bowl or use the bowl attachment of an Immersion Blender like I did, but don't over-process if you use the immersion blender.
Measure out the fat-free Greek yogurt and mayo or light mayo and whisk together or blend. Add the dried dill weed, chopped capers, dill pickle relish (or chopped pickles) and Beau Monde or Bon Appetit Seasoning if using.
Whisk or blend to combine. Mixture should be chunky. Refrigerate for a few hours before using for best flavor. This will keep in the refrigerator for a few weeks.
South Beach/Low-Carb Suggestions:
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
Tasty Fish to Eat with Your Tartar Sauce:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet or Low-Carb friendly; check ingredients.)
Almond and Parmesan Baked Tilapia ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Pecan-Encrusted Halibut ~ She Wears Many Hats
Greek Salmon Cooked in a Grill Pan ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Lemony Garlic and Herb Halibut ~ Barefeet in the Kitchen
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)


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