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Shipping Containers as Photo Galleries
Forty-five shipping containers full of pictures are parked at Brooklyn Bridge Park. They are part of the pop-up photography show Photoville.
The free event features about 40 exhibits, with themes varying from the war in Liberia to Haiti, mega-cities to incarceration. Each shipping container exhibits is a mini-gallery - it may contain a group of photos on a theme or a showing of one artist. In its second year, the event is organized by United Photo Industries, an arts presenting organization based in Brooklyn.
One of the artists is Kisha Bari, a photographer from Australia who lives in Brooklyn. Her show documents the residents of the Rockaways affected by Sandy through pictures, but she also placed some sand on the floor.
"I just felt like people needed to have, to be transported into an experience, you know, of really feeling what these people went through, like a lot of these people had a foot of sand through their houses," she said.
Nina Berman has been photographing the impact of fracking, the hydraulic gas extraction technique, in Pennsylvania.
Visitors of her container walk by a door made of black plastic bags, and Berman said that inside they find pictures as well as jugs of bottled water taken from families whose wells have been contaminated. "There is nothing like turning on your faucet and not being able to drink from it. And knowing you will never be able to drink from it," she said.
Photoville also features workshops, talks and panels. Lucia Rollow, founder of the Bushwick Community Darkroom, is conducting workshops on how to print analog pictures. She opened her organization in 2011 to provide darkroom rentals at $12 per hour. "I went to school for photography and I realized all I wanted to do was work in a dark room, but I couldn't afford to go to any of the dark rooms in the city," she said.
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Europe Trip Day 9 - Wednesday, May 21
After six days in Italy, the Carolina volleyball team returned to Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday night. The Tar Heels scrimmaged the Yesilyurt Spor Kulubu team Wednesday evening and won the match 3-1. The team will head to Izmir, hometown of senior Ece Taner, on Thursday and will stay there for the remainder of the trip.
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Today started off with a change in pace with a new type of breakfast food at the hotel to which we needed to adjust. There are no more labels to help us identify what our options are, and the breakfast items in Turkey are a bit more foreign and harder to identify. Needless to say, we don't know what everything we ate this morning, but it was good.
After breakfast, we loaded up the charter bus to visit the Blue Mosque. We all had head coverings and thought we were dressed appropriately to respectfully enter a mosque, but as Paige and Jojo learned in line, we were wrong. The majority of us donned yoga pants. Apparently some were tighter than others, so coverings had to be worn as skirts in order to look more conservative. We found out that T-shirts aren't typical mosque attire as some of us had to wear another covering over our arms, so as we entered, some ended up being covered head to toe with coverings given to us by the mosque staff. The inside of the mosque was absolutely beautiful, however, going barefoot on the carpet inside the mosque with a large amount of other tourists wasn't exactly everyone's cup of tea.
After visiting the Blue Mosque, we were able to view the Hagia Sofia across the way. Going inside this famous mosque cost a little north of some of our price ranges, so we settled for pictures outside. We did find enough money to spend at the Great Bazar, which is essentially a large market that sells things ranging from tiny string bracelets to high-end bags and other expensive name brand products - the debate over the authenticity of the latter is still ongoing within the team.
After we shopped till we dropped, a group of eight of us decided to take a break and enjoy fine Turkish cuisine... in Turkey they call it "Burger King." After our meal, it was time to head back to our hotel. We found we had taken a bit more detours than we thought, so we had to flag down a cab to see if they could take us back to our hotel. We ended up finding ourselves in a real-life game of Crazy Cabbie as the driver bobbed, weaved and sped his way through the city. He got us back to our hotel in one piece, though, and we all indulged in a much-needed nap to get ready for our match tonight.
After a short rest, we drove back into Instanbul to meet our opponent, Yesilyurt Spor Kubulu, for the first time. We arrived there a few minutes early and were watching some younger volleyball players, about the age of high school, practicing and playing. Ece then informed us that the team we are playing are the same girls we were watching. What! We are playing teenagers? The talent that the young ladies had amazed us. We we ended up winning the match in four sets. Go Heels! The girls on the other team were kind and were very appreciative to play us. We traded t-shirts and were able to take some pictures with them before returning to the hotel for dinner and a night in to rest after another eventful day in Europe!
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The last of Us Uncharted easter egg !!! The SHAMBALAS
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Hey guys just wanted to let u know i found a neat lil uncharted easter egg in The Last Of Us. It is in the music store. It mentions "The Shambalas". If u forgot i believe Shambala was a mythical city hidden in the himalayas which was in uc2.
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Good catch
Not sure if people have meantioned, but the same APT when you meet Sam and Henry, there is a Nate Drake doll on the lower bunk in one of the kids rooms
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Need Directions? Better Buy A Map
Okay, call it a guy thing. I hate getting lost, and I hate asking for directions even more. So I collect maps. My car is stuffed with them. I've had an American Automobile Association membership for years, and I have never once called for roadside assistance. The AAA maps alone are worth the membership dues.
But maps don't help much if you're really lost. So for a long time, I've wanted a navigation system in my car that would pinpoint my position and figure out a way to get to where I'm going. Typically, these devices search the sky for as many global positioning system (GPS) satellites as they can find and use the signals to triangulate your position, displaying the results on a digital map. Unfortunately, the best built-in systems are frightfully expensive, in the $2,000 to $3,000 range. That's because carmakers, or installers of aftermarket gear, add various sensors to the car to keep track of distance, speed, and turns, and integrate that information with the GPS data to get a position that's usually dead on.
But a new breed of GPS is coming to market this spring from a number of makers. These work with handheld computers, such as 3Com's popular Palm family and Microsoft Windows CE units, including those from Hewlett-Packard, Compaq Computer, and Casio Computer. In light of this news, I felt compelled to see whether it's finally time to dump my maps and guidebooks and go electronic. My conclusion? Not yet.
I persuaded Rand McNally to lend me a prototype of its StreetFinder GPS, which it expects to introduce in April. It's an appealing package: The GPS antenna-and-receiver unit snaps onto the back of a Palm computer and comes with mapping software and a windshield mount that keeps the Palm's display in your line of sight as you travel. There will be two models: a $199 version for the Palm V and a slightly bulkier $179 unit for the Palm III.
Other companies have similar plans: TravRoute will introduce Pocket CoPilot for Windows CE devices about the same time, and MarcoSoft, the small Menlo Park (Calif.) company that makes Quo Vadis digital maps for Palm computers, plans a $139.99 GPS module that slips into the back of the Palm-compatible Handspring Visor. Earlier GPS systems for handhelds, such as DeLorme Publishing's Earthmate Road Warrior, require stringing a cable between your computer and the GPS receiver.
The idea is you load trip-mapping software on your home or office computer, work out a route, then upload it and a map of the surrounding area to the handheld. In the car, the GPS unit tracks your progress, displaying written directions and big arrows to signal upcoming turns. You can toggle between the directions and the map display to identify nearby points of interest, such as gas stations, hotels, and restaurants.
There is no navigation software in the handheld--a distinction that I initially missed. If you stray off the route you've loaded, the handheld doesn't have the power to recalculate another way to your destination. That ability is the main attraction of navigation systems designed for cars and laptop computers, which automatically come up with a new route when you miss a turn or need to detour around traffic or construction. With the new handhelds, you can't enter new destinations without going back to your PC and starting the process all over again. The handheld will show you only where you are in relation to where you should be. You have to find your own way back.
To see how useful the Rand McNally system will be, I took it for a ride along with the best of its more capable brethren. I chose Alpine's new $2,000 navigation system that's an option on the Honda Acura 3.2TL. (The car is $30,855 extra.) I also loaded TravRoute's $399 CoPilot 2000 into my IBM ThinkPad, plugged its GPS receiver into the serial port, and put it on the passenger seat next to me. I propped the handheld system on the dashboard.
The big advantage of handhelds is that the GPS receiver and computer snap together into a single unit that, if you want, can be plugged into the cigarette lighter for power. Besides occupying the passenger seat, or the passenger's lap, the CoPilot requires a maze of cables. To get the clearest signals, the disk-shaped antenna should be as far forward under the windshield as possible. One cable runs from the antenna to the computer's serial port, another to the cigarette lighter outlet for power. You can also power the GPS receiver through the computer's mouse or keyboard port. This feature comes in handy during long trips where you'd need the car's 12-volt outlet to keep the computer up and running.
The results were not very encouraging. I live in a canyon. This represents a real test for GPS systems, which need a clear view of three or more satellites. The Acura located me precisely in front of my house, TravRoute found me on the next block, and Rand McNally thought I was a quarter-mile away, on the other side of a nearby freeway.
Once I was on the freeway, all three systems held to the route pretty well, though the TravRoute seemed to lock onto a parallel side street for a couple of miles of the trip. Once I was back on surface streets, but now in the flat Los Angeles basin, the systems were right on target as I steered my way through the grid of streets.
SAFETY ISSUE. I was not happy with either the Rand McNally or TravRoute devices. For one thing, there's the safety issue. The Acura's in-car navigation system is mounted high up in the car's center console, where it's easy to see at a glance, and a voice prompts you turn-by-turn along your journey. TravRoute's CoPilot also uses voice prompts, but they were difficult to hear over the laptop's tiny speakers. TravRoute suggests adding an external speaker or plugging the unit into the car's cassette deck by using a special adapter. But that means stringing even more wires.
Rand McNally's Palm unit was almost as hard to see as TravRoute. No matter where I put it, I was bothered by reflections off the surface. And the display kept shutting itself off, probably a power-saving feature. But it seemed to turn itself off just as I was stopping for a traffic light, about the only time you can safely check where you're going. The laptop-based TravRoute, by design, was just the opposite, blanking the display at speeds above 5 mph so you won't be tempted to steal a peek.
A bit disappointed with the results of my experiment, I've decided to wait another couple of years before adding GPS to my map kit. By then, if I can believe the promises, I'll be able to get a system that can report traffic hot spots and handle e-mail on the side. Right now, a couple of hundred bucks is pretty expensive for a gadget that does little more than watch the road go by. Think about how many maps that money could buy.


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Menlo School senior Drew Edelman will be honored during the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California induction ceremony on Jan. 27 in San Francisco.
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Congratulations to her ... the article should mention her sport (Basketball) and her particular achievements. She's recognized for a reason. :)
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Well deserved!!! She's an amazingly talented young lady -- on and off the basketball court.


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32 Teams, 32 Observations, Week 11
32 Teams, 32 Observations, Week 11
This week in the 32 teams, 32 observations we're going to do things a little differently.
A few weeks back we released our midseason All-Pro team. Here I will post a different sort of All-Pro team. This time around, I will make up a 32-man roster made up of one player from each NFL squad. On offense there are enough players to run a base and an unstoppable passing attack. On defense there's a 4-3 front that can stop any back, and in passing situations this dime package can rotate in pass rushers while the six defensive backs will rarely allow a catch.
Here are the 32 facts you just need to know about each of those 32 players.
Buffalo Bills: Safety Jairus Byrd has only allowed just 28 yards after the catch, which is the third lowest for safeties that have been thrown at at least 20 times.
Miami Dolphins: 3-4 defensive end-turned-defensive tackle for this team Randy Starks has two or more stops in six games this year.
New England Patriots: Receiver Wes Welker has 2.73 yards per pass route run. Baring a late-season collapse, he would become one of two players to rank in the Top 15 in that category in every year since 2008.
New York Jets: Cornerback Darrelle Revis has no games where he has allowed 100 yards in the past four years. In comparison, Devin McCourty of the Patriots had three straight games with that earlier this year.
Baltimore Ravens: Right guard Marshal Yanda has a Pass Blocking Efficiency of 99.0, which is better than any guard in 2009 or 2010.
Cincinnati Bengals: Special teamer Cedric Peerman has nine solo special team tackles, which is tied for second most. He is the only player with a rating of +2.0 or more on kickoffs as well as punts.
Cleveland Browns: Cornerback Joe Haden has 12 passes defended which currently leads the league.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Kick returner (and fourth wide receiver for this team) Antonio Brown has averaged at least 22 yards per return in every game that he has had a kick return this year.
Houston Texans: Center Chris Myers has a run block rating of +22.1, which is more than twice as high as the second best center.
Indianapolis Colts: Punter Pat McAfee's longest hang time for a punt has been 5.6 seconds, which is more than any other punter.
Jacksonville Jaguars: At left tackle Eugene Monroe has yet to have a game where he's allowed more than three pressures; a significant improvement over last year where he had six.
Tennessee Titans: The longest pass that Cortland Finnegan has allowed is 33 yards, which is the shortest of the corners with a coverage rating of at least +5.0.
Denver Broncos: Outside linebacker Von Miller has 26 combined sacks and hits, which is six better than any linebacker regardless of 4-3 or 3-4. On 9% of pass plays, he brings the quarterback to the ground.
Kansas City Chiefs: While middle linebacker Derrick Johnson was great last year, he has shown signs of improvement this year. 64% of Johnson's tackles this year have been stops compared to 48% last time around.
Oakland Raiders: Kicker Sebastian Janikowski made three field goals beyond 50 yards in one game (against Houston). Only four other kickers have made more than three field goals beyond 50 yards all season.
San Diego Chargers: Even though outside linebacker Shaun Philips has missed some games this year with an injury, he's had 15 games over the past two seasons with at least two stops.
Dallas Cowboys: Right tackle Tyron Smith has a Pass Blocking Efficiency of 96.0. This is tied for the best we've seen out of a rookie offensive tackle with Jake Long.
New York Giants: Safety Kenny Phillips is a double threat. When quarterbacks throw at Phillips, they have a rating of 45.8. He is the only player who has held quarterbacks to a passer rating below 50 who also has at least 14 stops.
Philadelphia Eagles: Left guard Evan Mathis has yet to have a game with a negative run block rating, and he is the only starting guard who can say that.
Washington Redskins: Tight end Fred Davis has a drop rate of just 3.92; which is second-lowest for tight ends with at least 40 catches.
Chicago Bears: There is nothing running back Matt Forte can't do with a Breakaway Percentage of 47.3 and Yards Per Pass Route Run at 2.09, which puts him at third-best in both categories.
Detroit Lions: Wide Receiver Calvin Johnson has five touchdowns on deep passes, which ties him for the most in the league.
Green Bay Packers: Of course the quarterback is Aaron Rodgers who doesn't just lead our Accuracy Percentage at 81.7%, but he is also the most accurate deep thrower at 62.2%.
Minnesota Vikings: Every-down defensive end Jared Allen has 15 sacks on the year. This matches his total in 2008 as well as 2009. Only once over the past four years has any defensive linemen had more than 15.
Atlanta Falcons: Cornerback Brent Grimes has had 10 passes defended compared to 21 catches allowed. No corner in the NFC has a better pass defended-to-catch ratio than Grimes.
Carolina Panthers: Wide receiver Steve Smith has 11 deep catches for 444 yards, which both lead the league.
New Orleans Saints: Fullback Jed Collins had six straight games from Week 4 to Week 9 with a run block rating above +0.5, which has never happened for a fullback in PFF's four year history.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Run stopping defensive end Michael Bennett has 20 stops on the year. This is more than double the amount he had last year even though he has only played 70 more snaps.
Arizona Cardinals: It has been a down year for tight ends in terms of run blocking, but Todd Heap is the only one with at least 100 snaps who has yet to have a game with a negative run block rating.
St Louis Rams: Pass rushing defensive end Chris Long has 58 overall pressures on the year on 339 pass rushes, which equates to pressure on a ridiculous 17% of pass plays.
San Francisco 49ers: 3-4 defensive end turned defensive tackle for this defense; Justin Smith has 50 overall pressures on the year. No other 3-4 end has been able to hit that mark or higher during a full season (other than Justin Smith of past years).
Seattle Seahawks: Punt returner (and backup halfback for this team) Leon Washington has 326 punt return yards, which is by far the most by a returner without a run of at least 40 yards.
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BOTH Houses of Parliament are set to defeat attempts to legalise gay marriage this week but advocates, including the cabinet minister Penny Wong, believe it is only a matter of time before Parliament catches up with the majority of public opinion.
The Senate is due to vote today on a private members' bill legalising gay marriage, while the House of Representatives, which has been debating the same bill for months, is due to vote either today or tomorrow.
It was decided to bring forward the lower house vote following pressure, mainly from the right faction, that the issue was dragging on, was becoming a damaging distraction and the bill was going to be defeated anyway.
The Prime Minster, Julia Gillard, has granted Labor MPs a conscience vote but the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has bound all Coalition MPs to vote against it.
As debate was set to resume in the Senate last night, the Liberal senator Sue Boyce planned to defy Mr Abbott by speaking in favour of the bill and did not rule out crossing the floor.
The bill has been sponsored by the Labor senators Trish Crossin, Carol Brown, Louise Pratt and Gavin Marshall, while the bill in the lower house has been sponsored by the NSW MP Stephen Jones.
Senator Boyce, of Queensland, has previously publicly expressed support for same-sex marriage and is unhappy at being told to vote against it.
While Coalition members are strongly discouraged from deviating from the party position, the Liberal Party, unlike Labor, does not expel members for crossing the floor. Coalition shadow ministers, however, must resign from the front bench if they cross the floor.
Senator Wong conceded yesterday that Mr Abbott's ruling ensured the bill would be defeated.
''But sometimes you lose something and then you win on a subsequent occasion,'' she said. ''We might lose this vote but we won't lose the argument and we certainly won't lose, in the medium term, the campaign.''
Nine Green senators and at least 20 Labor senators are expected to vote for the bill, but without the support of Coalition senators it is unlikely to receive the 39 votes it needs to pass.
The gap in the lower house is expected to be wider.
Another Liberal supporter of same-sex marriage, Simon Birmingham, is absent from Parliament this week on paternity leave.
In June, senators Boyce and Birmingham signed a Senate report calling for same-sex marriage. ''This situation is neither fair nor equitable,'' they wrote.
Senator Wong and Senator Boyce were both critical of a speech on Monday by the Nationals senator Ron Boswell, who said he could ''not imagine a more savage attack on the family'' and that all children had a right to a mother and a father.
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In addition to a restaurant that serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch, there's also a cocktail bar. For your convenience, a cooked-to-order breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 8:30 AM to noon.
The 300 air-conditioned condos feature kitchens, 2 bathrooms, and furnished balconies or patios. There's space to spread out with 2 bedrooms, living rooms, and dining areas. 32-inch flat-screen TVs come with satellite channels. Pillowtop beds grant a restful night's sleep, and bathrooms offer rainfall showers, hair dryers, and free toiletries. Washers/dryers, coffee makers, and ceiling fans are other standard amenities.
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Lie back and work on your tan with relaxing beach amenities like umbrellas and sun loungers. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at Pure Mareazul Rivera Maya like an outdoor pool and a children's pool.
The condominium resort offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the condominium resort's bars, which include a beach bar, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This beach condominium resort also offers outdoor tennis courts, a steam room, and a fitness center. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Pure Mareazul Rivera Maya has designated areas for smoking.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 300
- Number of floors - 3
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
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- Conference space size (meters) - 13
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Pure Mareazul Rivera Maya offers 300 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature washers/dryers and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate living rooms. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Accommodations at this 4-star condominium resort have kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas.
Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.
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Snack-Bar Mareazul - This poolside cocktail bar specializes in seafood and serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Club de Playa - This beachfront cocktail bar specializes in seafood and serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
Snack Bar Casa Club Hole - Overlooking the golf course, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and noon.
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An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include outdoor tennis courts, a sauna, and a fitness center.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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- Ecotours nearby
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Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the condominium resort's full-service spa, Pure. Services include massages, facials, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
The spa is open select days. Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa.
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The Rock's SmackDown Promo Edited, Billy Gunn Reportedly New NXT Head Trainer, SD News
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– According to a report, Billy Gunn has replaced Bill DeMott as the new head trainer in WWE developemental. DeMott has apparently been released from the company, although that has not been confirmed.
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Nat Gas starting week in positive territory
The new spot June Nymex Nat Gas contract has mostly followed the trading pattern of the expired May contract over the last several trading sessions. The June contract also made several passes at breaching the upper range resistance level of $4.40/mmbtu and also failed. So far this morning in overnight trading the market is starting out on a positive note and is now sitting in about the middle of the trading range. Technically the market is suggesting a range bound trading pattern for the short term as traders and investors look toward the fundamentals for more medium term guidance.
Although a lagging indicator the latest CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report show that speculators are holding the largest net long position in quite some time on both Nymex and ICE. The COT report released on Friday is based on a snapshot of positions from the previous Tuesday… thus the lagging part of my statement. With some of the selling coming during the second half of the week some of the aforementioned net longs could have exited the market since the report basis was established.
The main fundamental feature currently in the market is simply that fact that the industry is now in the lower demand shoulder season with minimal pockets (if any) of Nat Gas heating related demand with cooling driven Nat Gas demand getting off to a slow start compared to last year's early and hot spring. Absent any other fundamental features the demand side of the equation would certainly portray a weak short to even medium term signal.
However, the offsetting fundamental factor is the lower than normal inventories compared to last year and the more normal five year average. This has limited aggressive selling as market participants remain cautious of possible unscheduled events that could result in a shirt term jump in Nat Gas demand as we saw with the Georgia coal power plant outage several weeks ago. This week the EIA will release its inventory on its normal schedule and time... Thursday May 2nd at 10:30 AM.
This week I am projecting the third injection of the season of 30 BCF into inventory. My projection for this week is shown in the following table and is based on a week that experienced a low level of above normal temperatures during the report period. My projection compares to last year's net injection of 31 BCF and the normal five year net injection for the same week of 67 BCF. Bottom line the inventory deficit hold steady this week versus last year but the deficit will widen compared to the five year average if the actual numbers are in sync with my projections. This week's net injection will be supportive when compared to the historical data.
If the actual EIA data is in line with my projections the year over year deficit will come in at about 808 BCF. The deficit versus the five year average for the same week will widen to around 131 BCF. The early market consensus is projecting the third injection of the season in the range of 25 BCF to 40 BCF.
As discussed in the newsletter two weeks ago I suggested that the oil complex was in the early stages of forming a technical bottom pattern. I also said this was the second try at forming a bottom in the month of April with the first attempt in the beginning of the month. The first try failed but so far the second attempt has been successful pushing all of the commodities in the complex into a new higher trading range or the range that was in play during the first half of April. At the moment the complex is still in a recovery trend that has been driven more by short covering rather than by a surge of new longs moving back into the market. From a technical perspective the market is still trading in the higher trading range but it is starting to look like the upside momentum may be starting to lessen over the last two trading sessions.
The main negative driver for the oil complex has been the disappointing macroeconomic data that has hit the media airwaves during the month of April. The vast majority of the economic data continues to suggest that global economic growth is slowing and thus global oil demand growth is also likely to slow in sync with the slowing economy… especially in the emerging market area with China in the lead. The most recent data point was released on Friday when the US Commerce Department reported that US GDP increased to 2.5 percent but less than the market was expecting for the first quarter. The market was expecting GDP at 3 to 3.2 percent for Q1. In addition US consumer sentiment declined to the lowest level in three months with the final reading for April coming in at 76.4 compared to March at 78.6. The data out of Europe last week was even more negative than the US data suggesting that the entire EU is falling deeper into contraction with Germany now on the cusp of dipping back into recession for the second time in five years.
This week the economic calendar is full with market moving economic data hitting the airwaves almost every day. Some of the main data points include China's PMI data, the minutes from the last US FOMC meeting, Thursday's ECB announcement and press conference with the ever important US nonfarm payroll report on Friday. In addition there will be reports on personal spending, PMI data from the US and other major countries around the world and consumer spending along with auto and truck sales. All of the major data points that will be issued this week are likely to be scrutinized very carefully for any and all signals as to the state of the global economy and the implication it may have on oil consumption going forward.
The oil complex ended modestly higher across the board last week with the Brent/WTI spread narrowing strongly compared to the end of the previous week and thus narrowing by 11.42 percent or $1.30/bbl. Crude oil led the refined products markets higher on the week resulting in all of the crack spread combinations also narrowing on the week.
I am maintaining my view at neutral for Nat Gas and maintaining my bias back at neutral even though the spot Nymex contract is continuing to trade above the $4.16/mmbtu level. The market failed for the third day in a row to breach the $4.40/mmbtu resistance and then turned to the downside since failing yesterday. That is a bearish signal and one that suggests that the market may now test the lower $4.16/mmbtu support level.
I am maintaining my view of the entire complex at a neutral with a cautiously bullish bias the short term price recovery in oil over the last week or so short could extend further. Global demand growth is still looking like it is turning to the downside. Brent & WTI both breached their range resistance levels suggesting further upside potential in the short term.
Markets are mostly higher at the start of the US trading session as shown in the following table.
Best regards,
Dominick A. Chirichella
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White House: Republicans 'Ought to Keep Word' on Spending Cuts
White House press secretary Jay Carney accused House Republicans Thursday of "going back on their word" in the latest confrontation over new spending cuts GOP lawmakers approved in recent weeks.
"We actually think that members of Congress ought to keep their word," Mr. Carney told reporters. "We insisted on legislation that was voted on and passed and signed into law by significant percentages of Republicans in both houses, but we didn't know when they did this that they were crossing their fingers behind their backs."
At issue are spending cuts the White House and congressional Republicans agreed to last year. The White House said in a letter Wednesday to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R., Ky.) that President Barack Obama would not sign any legislation that does not adhere to last year's spending agreement.
A spokesman for Mr. Rogers responded by saying Mr. Obama can choose to sign whatever spending cuts Congress sends to his desk "or else he can choose to shut down the federal government."


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Astros, No. 1 pick Appel agree to deal worth more than $6 million
The Stanford right-hander is expected to receive a bonus for something over $6 million.
The Astros have a deal with No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel, the Stanford right-hander, sources said.
The Appel deal is expected to amount to somewhere north of $6 million -- probably between $6 million and $6.5 million, though the exact amount couldn't be confirmed.
Appel turned down a $3.3 million offer from the Pirates after being the No. 8 overall selection a year ago, gambling that he could improve his stock. The Pirates may have been willing to go to $3.8 million, but they were limited by their total bonus allotment.
Appel, a native of Houston, wanted to go there. "I'm coming home, I'm coming home! tell the world, I'm coming home," Appel tweeted on June 6, the day he was picked No. 1 by the Astros, leaving little doubt he was thrilled to go to the Astros.
Some expect him to be in the majors within a year or so.
If Appel's deal comes in the $6 million to $6.5 million range, as expected, it will leave the Astros some room in their bonus allotment since slot for the No. 1 pick is $7.79 million.
Appel improved his stock by going 10-4 with a 2.12 ERA for Stanford as a senior, garnering 130 strikeouts in 80 innings.


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Treasures of Beachcombing on Fort Myers Beach
These shells are just a few of many beautiful gifts from the sea I could have easily plucked off the beach and popped in my beach bucket.
I have oodles of shells already in my house (and my yard, garage, porch, walkways, car, and of course the "shellaboratory) so I had to use restraint. But OMG, look at what washed up on south Fort Myers Beach! I showed this photo in my post but it was a little blurry so I'm trying again so you can see in just a tiny area, what kinds of shells and Beach Bling washed up together. Caryl Renz asked what was in this photo that looked like thousands of tusk shells …. here's the answer- that's MANATEE GRASS. When the little tubes of MANATEE GRASS get washed on shore they don't look like your regular SEA WEED, to me it looks like parmesan cheese sprinkled over a seafood stew on the beach. But I now realize after reading Caryl's comment, they do look like tusk shells too. Look at all the interesting things in this photo! (I hope this CYBERSHELLING shot a little more clear this time?)
Did you find these FLORIDA CONES while you were CYBERSHELLING?
I continued to walk south on the beach to see swarms of people in one area. Oooohhhh! I've gotta pick up the pace and find out what they are finding!
An o-ver-whelming amount of shells and bling washed up for about a mile!
My head was spinning! Everywhere I looked, I saw seashells, CRAB SHELLS, STARFISH, SAND DOLLARS and MANATEE GRASS.
So many people were finding sweet little TRUE TULIPS like this one I saw in a cup on the beach.
There were shell lines at the shore line….
But then higher on the beach the wrack line was as wide as … well there really was no "line" …it covered the whole beach! I usually find very cool shells on this beach but the shelling was ridiculous this week!
I usually find very cool shells on this beach but the shelling was ridiculous this week!
Now you see why I had to use restraint to only pick up a few of my faves. I rinsed my treasures off then sorted them out under a cute little tiki hut . It truly is paradise!
I was so tickled to find such spiny and colorful SPINY JEWELBOXES, 2 WHITE CRESTED TELLINS, NUTMEGS, GAUDY NATICAS, ROSE PETAL TELLINS, ANGEL WINGS, tiny TRUE TULIPS, WORMIES, 2 double PURPLISH TAGELUS, SHARKS EYES, and of course, WHELKS, OLIVES, CONCHS, BANDBED TULIPS and my 2 FLORIDA CONES. That's the SANIBEL SIX double time! i Love Shelling!
UPDATE: I've had lots of folks ask me about parking to get to this beach. In the comments section of this post I responded to Holly so I will repost here as well just in case you don't read the comments…
There is public parking further north on Flamingo Rd with parking meters. But…. Between you and me….;) there is a shopping center near there called Santini Plaza. Some of the locals say you can park there and walk over to the beach… but don't quote me on that, please. Id hate to have them mad at me for filling up their parking lot so they don't have room for their patrons. If the lot is empty, I'm sure its ok but please Just be thoughtful of their parking issues for the businesses. My mission is to share the shelling love <3 but the locals with businesses of Southwest Florida need the love too Its gotta be a happy balance to shellebrate together! That beach is best at low tide but Let us know if the piles are still there.
PS- I tried to explain the parking in a previous post about this beach but like I said back then, it's a little harder to get to so you don't have as much competition. hahaha so to me thats a good thing!http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2013/07/21/everythings-in-the-pink-when-youre-on-the-beach/Read More
Seashells in the Sanibel Surf
We didn't see an abundance of shells on the beaches of Sanibel earlier this week but now the winds have changed from east to west along with evening negative low tides throughout the weekend… soooo… now we are finding shells again!
We weren't the only ones that found this little sweet spot on Sanibel about a half mile on from the bridge that connects Sanibel to Captiva at Blind Pass. Judy B found the Sanibel Six plus lots more…
Judy B was on the iLoveShelling cruise to Cayo Costa on Sunday so I was thrilled to see her again on the beach with her son (in the water shelling).
After I took that photo of her hand with all of the shells, about 30 minutes later, she showed me another gorgeous handful of shells she just found. I couldn't resist! I had to take another photo with that spectasheller GAUDY NATICA (COLORFUL MOON SHELL), NUTMEGS, BANDED TULIP, CHESTMUT TURBAN and that SPINY JEWELBOX with such nice spines…
Ron and Sharon (South Dakota) and Annie, Rachael and cutie little Keara (in front) from Minnesota were all scooping shells out of the surf too…
They found quite an awesome assortment…
I started shelling right beside Lynn and Ed from Pompano and saw they were having a ball finding great shells. They said this was the best shelling they had seen all week…
Lynn showed me her bag filled with BANDED TULIPS and more…
But hold on… I have video of them! LOL I started taking a movie of all of the shells in the water and saw them keep picking up shells so I had to ask what they had. Ha! It's hard for me to concentrate on talking while I'm filming because I get so distracted so easily. Errrr… and it's the first time I've ever turned the camera on myself. Oh well, I'll get more comfortable one day if I do more of that nonsense. Who knows but click on the vid to see..
Super Sheller Clark lived up to his name again and pulled out a perfect ALPHABET CONE and he also found one of those chocolate colored LACE MUREXES but I still havent taken a photo of it. Oh and Judy B found a dark LACIE too…but no photo- sorry! Here's Clark with his ALPHIE though…
We also saw Christy and Larry from TN who were on the iLS shelling cruise too! They were not going to be outdone by Clark or anybody else by finding a brilliant bright orange mid size HORSE CONCH and a perfect FLAT SCALLOP…
And lemme tell you, Larry is funnier than a June Bug! After showing me his perfect FLAT SCALLOP, he then showed me this shell and said "Now I'm FLAT broke!" LOL
Here they are with another treasure, their daughter Sarah…
The evenings right now are perfect on the beach. Low humidity, 80 degrees, no bugs, low tide and shells.
We also had a little eye candy on the way home off San Cap Rd. Can you see the baby ALLIGATOR on the bike path?
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Sanibel Stoop And The Shelling Scoop
The Sanibel Island shellers have been out the last 2 days having great luck with and without their scoops. Kim from St Louis was in knee deep water scooping up treasures with her net this morning at Blind Pass Sanibel…
She found a bag full of trophies! She found The Sanibel Six, COCKLES, SCALLOPS plus a big honkin' HORSE CONCH! She said it was rolling by her foot when she was in the water.
She was workin' it!
The shells were piling up at the same spot I showed you last week when the Shellingmen Tribe was out in full force…
I also met Darlene from Pennsylvania but was too shy to have her photo (not sure why- she's cute as can be) but she definitely wanted to share her loot because she was happy as a clam to find all of these WHELKS, CONCHS, OLIVES, TULIPS, MUREXES (The Sanibel Six minus the CONE) , SCALLOPS and some cool CORAL.
Okay, I told you this was the same spot on the Sanibel side of Blind Pass as last week where the shells were rolling in… but yesterday I found another shell pile at Blind Pass. This time it was under the bridge on the Sanibel side.
Kim from Cape Coral didn't need a net or a scoop to sift through this pile on the canal to find some goodies to take home…
She sorted through to find a KINGS CROWN, HORSIES, WHELKS , TURBANS and my latest faves… the amazing colorful SCALLOPS.
And last but not at all least, cutie pies Emily and Brian from Boston were wading in the water to find this live LIGHTNING WHELK…
I write some times about finding an OPERCULUM on the beach so now you can see what it looks like when it's still useful to this live MOLLUSK. It acts as the door to the opening of the shell so it can protect itself from predators. The black part around the OPERCULUM is the animal going back inside its shell. Cool, huh? So after we looked at this magnificent live creature, Emily and Brian walked it back out to the water to live happily ever after.
That's what makes shelling so much fun… every day the beaches change and every day you see something different.
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Seashells and The Shellinator
How does Donnie keep finding such incredible shells? On August 20 post, I showed yall all of the incredible shells he found right after Hurricane Isaac passed us by…but now this huge HORSE CONCH too? Wow! Debbie Yuhr said it best… "he should be named The Shellinator!" Bahahaha Perfect!
As you can see, The Shellinator had some competition.
Okay, Beeep Beep (the sound of a truck backing up) before I go any further I have to tell y'all what else happened this past week. My iPhone died. Long story short… I lost all of my voice memo notes. You see, when I meet someone on the beach for the first time, I have to take notes on my iPhone because I am terrible at remembering names. I also have a hard time spelling names so it's become a crutch to just talk into my phone recorder. So all of my notes were lost when I iPhone died and the guys at the Apple store couldn't recover them all. Aawk-Waaard! So I'm going to show you some photos of people with only nick names. You have no idea how embarrassed I am so… please, please, please comment on this post if you are one of these people to tell me your real name so I can recover from this mess. Okay, now on with the story of the awesome shelling this week.
The Shellinator had some competition… I saw our friend Mary walking down the beach with a huge HORSE CONCH too! She told me that a German guy gave it to her after she commented on how pretty it was. Yes you read that correctly. The German guy just gave it to her because he said it was too stinky to take it on the plane tomorrow back to Germany. Wow! Here is "The German Guy" (heehee) and Mary with his gift to her…
UPDATE: "The German Guy" has a name now! Glad you had a great time in Florida, Andrew (from Bavaria)! And yes, Mary loves that shell!
"Fort Myers Shelling Mom" and her daughter "I Live In Texas But I Want To Be Back In Florida" were finding shells on the beach, in the water and every where they looked.
Deana and her daughter Valerie (whew, I recovered a few!) found an ALPHABET CONE and their first ANGEL WING.
I saw cutie Shelling Sister Leanne pull this gorgeous dark orange FLORIDA CONE out of the water just a few feet from me.
Shelling Sister Kathy (Oh please tell me I got your name right!) used this strainer to scoop up her goodies.
I love the shell bags! They have a strap for cross shoulder handsfree shelling. These "Strappy Happy Shellers" had plenty of room for all of their treasures.
I saw Shellcrafter Jean collecting minis for her art.
She's holding two nice DUSKY CONES in her hand but her bucket looks empty….oh no it isn't. Lots of WENTLEPTRAPS are hiding in that round container inside her cute pink bucket.
Then I visited Blind Pass Captiva again to find our friend Sue (Illinois) with a really cool HORSE CONCH. It's white with a yellow top!
Then I saw Shelling Sistah Lauren with bags of shells… with her iLoveShelling bag and tee! Adorable!
But Wait! What? One of those bags was filled to the brim with SAND DOLLARS! Yowza! See how grayish they are? They arent completely white but you could tell they all had been dead for a day or so since their "fur" (it's really their feet which is how they breath) was gone. Score! And she found dried MILLIPEDE STARFISH and everything in between not even to mention a huge chunk of JUNONIA. She said she found them all walking from Bowman's Beach to Blind Pass. That is quite a hike! She deserves all of these treasures!
As I was about to leave Blind Pass, my friend Diane and her visiting girlfriends (they call themselves "Chicks On The Go"!) Juli, Denise, Marsha, Vicki, Diane and Jackie from St Louis swarmed the beach to instantly find great shells. Let me tell you, these chicks know how to have a good time!
And like most shellers at Blind Pass this week, they found their SANIBEL SIX.
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Shelling Goes To Guppies And Gulls
The full moon low tide yesterday made for a beautiful morning walk at Blind Pass Captiva. But there was so much sand filling in around the jetty on both sides that I wasn't finding the seashell treasures that usually build up there.
As you can see the beach on the left hand side has filled in again like it did last year in December so I walked along the sand bar towards the bridge….. and finally found treasures.
I was tickled to find this beautiful LIGHTNING WHELK up on the beach…
The minute I finished taking this picture below, the big WHELK caught me eye because it seemed to change position. There was a crab in there! He was tucked in there so deeply I didn't see anything in there when I picked the shell up. Woops! Back in the water he went to grow big enough to claim his home a little better. So I had to hunt for another WHELK to make my Sanibel Six complete.
Earlier in the week, I walked down the beach in Captiva with my friend Ellen at low tide to find hundreds and hundreds of GULLS and other birds hanging out.
They were having a feast on thousands of tiny fish caught in the tidal pool. It was fascinating being there to see half these birds enjoying an early Thanksgiving and watching the other half probably feeling a little overstuffed wanting just to take a nap. Ellen and I couldn't figure out what kind of fish they were munching o so I'll just call them Guppies… I know they aren't guppies… but enjoy Guppies And Gulls with Ellen and me.Read More
Wave Hello To Sanibel Seashells
Not many shells were to be found on the beach at Blind Pass Sanibel yesterday evening….but we sure were finding them coming in with the waves.
I ended up finding a very nice sampling of the Sanibel Six ….
We only saw a few other people on the beach to share the gold with so it was a pleasure to hang out and talk with Lynda from Palm City, Florida.
Diana rented a convertible in Orlando to bring her daughter Maddie to her favorite place on earth…. Sanibel to find shells.
Looky what Clark found….. A nice wormie!
I just love finding a double SPINEY JEWELBOX…..
Just because you don't see a lot of of shells on the beach, doesn't mean you won't find a treasure or two. Get your toes in the water and let the waves do their job of bringing the gifts of the sea right to your feet.
PS- Don't forget to sign up for the Susick Sea Shell Sifter GiveAway if you haven't entered- CLICK HERERead More


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SCOTT JAGOW: This morning, a new masthead at the newsstand: 'The Times of London' begins publishing in New York. But a brand-new paper when other publishers are laying off staff? Marketplace's Ethan Lindsey explains.
ETHAN LINDSEY: Robert Thomson is the editor of the Times of London. He says the fact that American newspapers are struggling is exactly why his paper is expanding stateside.
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There must always be a political opposition in a true democracy.
Vice President Jejomar Binay, along with candidates and key government leaders from the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), stressed the importance of a dissenting voice in the Senate at the party's miting de avance at Plaza Morga on Friday.
"There must be an opposition who will always be guiding whether this government will be fighting for the cause of the poor," said Binay, who won the vice presidential race in 2010 under the UNA slate.
The vice president expressed alarm over the claims of the administration party that the latter would claim all 12 senatorial seats on May 13, and asked the people watch the elections closely.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile added, "Kaya sinasabi nilang (LP) 12-0 dahil gusto nilang makontrol ang Senado. Dapat ang Senado ay malaya, walang kinikilalang amo kundi kayo (The LP says it will be 12-0 because it wants to manipulate the Senate. The Senate should be free and should not cater to any master but the people)."
Enrile stressed the need for a genuine, responsible and critical voice of the opposition to achieve an independent "Senate of the people."
Binay, Enrile and former President Joseph Estrada, who was also at the miting de avance, make up the troika that has been leading UNA, a coalition between the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino.
Reacting to claims that UNA senatorial bets lacked the competence to be in Congress, Binay introduced the party's candidates as skilled and experienced political leaders.
"Subok na po ang record namin (Our record has been tried and tested)," said incumbent Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan, who is seeking reelection.
Jack Enrile, the son of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and incumbent representative of the first district of Cagayan, said he would strengthen the country's agriculture industry to ensure lower food prices if elected senator.
Empowering provinces to locally generate their food source would create more jobs for Filipinos, the younger Enrile said.
Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri pledged an expanded version of the universal healthcare law, which he said is already being implemented in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
He said such healthcare provision is in place in Makati, where residents are given free access to medical services and given free medicines. The Binays have reigned over Makati for more than decades.
Zubiri resigned as senator in August 2011, a week before the Senate Electoral Tribunal ruled in favor of Aquilino Pimentel III's petition alleging that fraud had attended Zubiri's election in 2007. The resignation followed an admission by provincial election supervisor Lintang Bedol of massive fraud in Maguindanao where Zubiri had won heavily.
Pimentel is running for reelection under the administration Liberal Party.
Three-term Zambales Rep. Maria Milagros Esperanza "Mitos" Magsaysay, dubbed "Senator Libre" also for her local measures on free healthcare, added that she would focus on education which, she said, would help Filipinos secure stable jobs.
In his campaign, Joseph Victor "JV" Estrada explained how he as mayor was able to generate livelihood in San Juan City, and threw his support for his father, former President Estrada, who is running as mayor in Manila.
Former Sen. Ernesto Maceda said he would initiate the creation of three million jobs a year and guaranteed to push for free tuition in all state universities and colleges.
Maceda, 78, also pledged to raise the discount currently enjoyed by senior citizens from 20 to 30 percent for food and basic goods and services, and added that students should be accorded the same benefits, which he called the "junior citizens' discount."
Political newbie Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay, who has fashioned herself as a "nanay de pamilya," vowed to allot more funds for education and healthcare.
The eldest daughter and personal assistant of Vice President Binay said she believes she can carry on the family's legacy in public service.
Former senator Loi Estrada, her son Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and local UNA candidates like incumbent Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno joined the miting de avance.
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Gluten And Sugar Free Advice Needed......
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I have been for quite sometime now trying to bake sugar free. I have followed recipes to the T, researched all kinds of advice, done quite a few tricks and tips. Nothing has worked... The cakes are hard as rock, flat as pancakes.... They taste good! But, nothing is making them rise or fluffy...
I have gotten to the point to where they are not rock hard and at least edible now.
Recently, I have been trying out gluten free change and to find things that are gluten and sugar free is like finding a needle in a hay stack!!!
I have been playing around with making Mug cakes, just to get something going, also so I don't waste a lot of materials.
I have found quite a few recipes, even tried mixing a couple together to get both sugar and gluten free.. So far.... well.... instead of rocks, I get rubber....
This last attempt I made.. I created my own flour mix because I've been reading that what I've been using most likely had way to much protein in it. I got the texture of a cake, the taste is pretty good, however, still can't seem to make it rise like a cake is suppose to.
I have people that keep telling me I should go to the baking section in the stores and ask for advice, but most of them don't even make sugar free cakes. Least around here they don't.. so I'm not sure what kind of advice they can give me with both gluten and sugar free.
I know it can be done because there are recipes out there. I follow those recipes 100% and it still never seems to work for me. I have finally got the texture down..... sorta..... just can't seem to make the cakes rise, they are always flat as pancakes! Even the Mug cakes don't rise and there's not much to making those... :(
Any advice, resources, books, anything!!! Will be greatly appreciated!!!
~ Tkazy
Never mind, after some tweeking and experimenting today, think I got it figured out.
Plus after reading some previous threads on here I understand how everyone here feels about this concept....
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We quantify the fiscal multipliers in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We extend the benchmark Smets-Wouters New Keynesian model (Smets and Wouters, 2007), allowing for credit-constrained households, the zero lower bound, government capital, and distortionary taxation. The posterior yields modestly positive short-run multipliers around 0.52 and modestly negative long-run multipliers around -0.42. The multiplier is sensitive to the fraction of transfers given to credit-constrained households, the duration of the zero lower bound, and the capital. The stimulus results in negative welfare effects for unconstrained agents. The constrained agents gain if they discount the future substantially.
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INL workers file complaint against Battelle
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A lawyer representing nuclear operators at the Idaho National Laboratory has filed a complaint against Battelle Energy Alliance.
Brian Simmons and Ralph Stanton allege the BEA, the company that manages the site, has systematically retaliated against them for raising health and safety concerns after they were exposed to plutonium contamination at INL on Nov. 8, 2011.
Sixteen workers were exposed to radiation in the fuel-packaging accident.
According to the complaint, since Simmons and Stanton were exposed, they had symptoms of radiation poisoning including: nausea, vomiting, confusion, diarrhea and high blood pressure, which lasted for months.
Jack Sheridan, the Seattle attorney representing the two workers, said BEA continued to deny the significance of the exposure, removed them from their job duties for eight months, and assigned them to sit in a basement office without meaningful work. The company sent them to see a psychologist in response to their continued expression of concerns about health and safety at INL, and has imposed unjustified discipline on them, Sheridan said, adding that the company also prohibited Simmons and Stanton from speaking with each other at work.
"Bringing this case forward and exposing unsafe practices will improve safety at INL in a long run, and hold the wrongdoers accountable for their actions," said Sheridan in a statement.
They seek unspecified damages and ask the Department of Labor to make the workplace safe.
Misty Benjamin, INL spokesperson, gave the following statement in response to the allegations: "We disagree with the filed complaint, and we will be strongly defending."
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