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Red Tide Causing Minor Fish Kills Along South Texas Coast
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials believe isolated fish kills observed this week along the lower Texas coast can be attributed to red tide.
"Our conclusion is that there is not a large red tide bloom along the South Texas coast," says Dave Buzan, a scientist with TPWD Coastal Fisheries who heads the agency's marine Kills and Spills Team. "Red tide is likely present but only in small patches and only causing intermittent relatively small fish kills. There is no evidence at this time that there will be a major bloom impacting Texas beaches. We will continue to monitor the situation."
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The Cincinnati Bengals were impressed by James Harrison during his meetings with the team on Wednesday night and Thursday, NFL.com reported, and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday that the two sides are working to finalize a deal this week.
Asked if Harrison could help the Bengals, an anonymous Bengals source told NFL.com, "We think so. Really good attitude, really good personality."
Harrison said he was pleased with the trip, during which he met with owner Mike Brown and coach Marvin Lewis. "Had a good visit with Mr. Brown, Coach Lewis and The Cincinnati Bengals Organization," Harrison tweeted Thursday night.
The report indicated that the team would likely sign Harrison or former Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby. The Bengals are looking for a strongside linebacker to go along with middle linebacker Rey Maualuga and weakside linebacker Vontaze Burfict. But the ESPN report stated that the Bengals and Harrison coming to terms was a much more likely scenario than Dansby.
Harrison, 34, is looking for work after parting ways with Pittsburgh, where he made the Pro Bowl five times, put up 64 sacks and collected 29 forced fumbles in nine years.
The Steelers reportedly asked Harrison to take a 30 percent pay cut from the $6.57 million he was scheduled to make in 2013, but he declined and entered the free-agent market. The Ravens initially were interested in Harrison but that disappeared when they signed Elvis Dumervil.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (TheStreet) -- It takes millions of dollars for Fox to bring the Super Bowl into U.S. homes, but the auto industry is more than willing to give it a lift.
According to Kantar Media, the Super Bowl has generated $2 billion in ad sales since 2004. Total ad spending climbed from $149.6 million a decade ago to $292 million just last year. The cost for a 30-second ad also skyrocketed from $2.15 million to $4 million during that span.
The amount of Super Bowl commercial time has increased from 41 minutes and 55 seconds in 2004 to 51 minutes and 40 seconds last year, while the number of commercials aired has risen from 88 to 97 during that same period. Commercials of a minute or more made up 15% of all ad purchases last year.
Automakers are driving a whole lot of that spending. Of the five companies who spent the most on Super Bowl ads in the last five years, two of them were carmakers. Of the $437 million those five companies spent during that span, $132 million was spent by auto manufacturers.
Those sales have only accelerated since the recession. While only three car companies bought ads for the 2009 Super Bowl, seven brands from five different companies have bought ads this year. Car companies have been the top Super Bowl ad buyers since 2011, and seem to only be gaining momentum. With this year's Super Bowl commercial field already choked with cars, we take a look at just how the companies buying those ads have been faring and whether their results justify the traffic:


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EM High-Yield Currencies Rally On U.S. Jobs Data
U.S. added 192,000 new jobs in March, lower than the expected 200,000, but jobs data are often revised upward afterwards.
Michael Shaoul at Marketfield Asset Management interpreted the jobs data nicely:
The BLS Payroll report for March will please the vast majority of observers since it contains plenty of encouraging data without being strong enough to place substantial additional pressure on a treasury market that was showing clear signs of stress going into the report.
Total Payrolls were estimated to have risen by 192K, just under consensus expectations of 200K, but this was more than made up for by positive revisions to February (175K to 192K) and January 129K to 144K. When one considers that 21 out of the last 24 months have seen positive revisions to the original report (many of them substantial) we would expect to see this figure moved well past the 200K level by the time the May payroll is published.
A U.S. economic recovery is important for emerging markets, whose manufacturing sectors can get a boost from rising U.S. imports demand. On the other hand, if U.S. is recovering too fast, there is more pressure on the Treasury yields, which hurts carry trade, and may push the Federal Reserve to taper faster than scheduled.
Emerging markets rose on the good news. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) gained 1.7%. The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) advanced 1.7%.
The high-yield currencies advanced. The Brazilian real gained 1.7% against the dollar. The South African rand advanced 1.3%. The Turkish lira was up 1.2%.
Brazil saw the largest gain this morning. The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ) advanced 3.2%, followed by the Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) was up 2.4%. The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) gained 2.2%. The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) gained 1.1%.


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My training schedule has been a dynamically evolving organism in the past two years. My love of triathlon regarding training, competing and coaching has been fighting with my love of running, specifically endurance running or marathons. Because I can still choose to run in the winter, my focus in the early season is to knockout one marathon a month for April, May and June. During the winter I participate, and then coach, an indoor cycling class for athletes of all abilities. This keeps me on the bike instead of the couch. Since the pool is always open, swimming is available so my gills don't dry out. With that in mind, and a goal race looming in the late spring, winter run training keeps my running base stable while two indoor bike workouts keep things sharper than choosing to be out riding in the rain with automobiles. All three sports keep my cross-training level up and reduces my incidence of acute or nagging injuries.
I'm excited to be competing in two new triathlon events coming to Portland this year, both of them 70.3 (miles) Half-Iron (H.I.M.) distance races. Blending the last marathon this Sunday the 19th, into the triathlon training schedule for a H.I.M. in three weeks, involves a bit of juggling, but basically my weekly schedule starts to look more intensely and exclusively triathlon based. I follow a Three-Week-On/One-Week-Off monthly schedule to build and vary Intensity and duration.
Monday: Resistance and Core Training
Tuesday: Swim Drills w/Upper Zone Focus and Run Day (tempo). Distance and Time dependent on Training Plan phase.
Wednesday: Bike Intervals on Road
Thursday: Swim Distance and Easy Run
Friday: Active Recovery Day, Stretching or Short Easy Ride
Saturday: Long Bike on Course-Similar Terrain. Distance and Time dependent on Training Plan phase.
Sunday: Long Run w/Aerobic Threshold Focus.
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Cotswold Collectibles, the U.S. distributor for Italian collectibles company Kaustic Plastik, provides us with an advance sample of Kaustic's latest 1:6th scale Muscle Body. Joining "Realistik" and "Heroik" comes Athletik. This toned figure body will be available in both Caucasian (shown, KP03B) and Afro-American (KP03C). Each body features over 40 points of articulation, a unique head portrait, life-like muscle definition and four posing hands. An Athletik Muscle Body sans the head sculpt (KP03A) will also be available.
Playing around with the well-constructed production sample (nothing cheap feeling here), I was quite impressed with the very fluid, yet extremely firm articulation. Unlike the stiff and/or flimsy early days of 1:6th scale figures, Kaustic's new Athletik body amazes by capturing and holding the human anatomy in toy form. There's honestly not a pose that this body can not retain. While muscle bodies have been introduced in the past, the Athletik doesn't sacrifice build for poseability. Movement aside, it is the visual aesthetic of the body that most impressed me. While meant to be dressed, the nude Athletik looks good in all the right places- Kaustic sculpting in popping veins and muscle definition. I particularily liked the neck and torso on the figure body - the entire region being cast in a more soft, pliable plastic that covers the underlying articulated structure. The result is a seamless sculpt with no ugly neck joints. The head sculpt, while generic, is hyper-realistic and features a cool stern expression. It's a great start for a kitbash, though you have to commend Kaustic for offering the new body headless for those seeking just the body.
These Athletik Muscle Bodies are currently available for pre-order at Cotswold - HERE - each priced at $49.99 ($39.99 for headless). These are scheduled to arrive late April/ mid May.
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Corporate Blogging Best Practices
Recently, we hosted a webinar with Jeff Corbin of KCSA on best practices for corporate blogging. Everyone wants to know how their company, how their brand can blog well. And while I may have the word "blogger" in my title, Jeff's a CEO who blogs. In other words, we were lucky to have him on hand to provide a great example of how to blog well.
Jeff's not only a great blogger, but he also gets it. By that, I mean he sees the benefit of a good corporate blog. I thought I knew all the benefits of a solid blogging strategy, but even I learned a thing or two during our hour together.
"Our blog is a way to reinforce our brand," said Corbin. "The blog creates a real window into our corporate culture."
It's also worth noting that every employee of KCSA is encouraged to contribute to the company blog. And, like most of KCSA's blog strategy, this is smart for a few reasons. For one, have you ever tried to blog every day? It's hard coming up with content. Best to have a stable of authors to help shoulder the load.
Secondly, blogging boosts morale. Writing a blog post can be a nice distraction to a static work routine. The blog then becomes everyone's property. What's more, when asking an employee to write a blog post, you're essentially gaining the exposure of their individual social circles. Put another way, if someone writes a blog post, they're probably going to want to promote it. They're probably going to want to share it with the people they know. And that means more eyeballs on your company blog.
To that end, Corbin also encourages utilizing the occasional guest blogger. Not only do you get their outside perspective, but you also get the benefit of being exposed to their audiences.
Finally, consistent blogging helps SEO. And that makes sense. SEO is an algorithm controlled by logic. The more you publish, the more you link, the more you get shared, the higher up you'll appear in search.
"Blogs must have a clear message, provide actionable advice, and reinforce position," said Corbin. "Plus personality."
And I think that last point is pretty important. Jeff Corbin and KCSA provide a great example of effective blogging. But, even on a more macro level personality, or tone, or voice, or whatever you want to call it is crucial to successful blogging. All too often, people lose their voice when they blog. It's as though the written word is seen as this precious thing that must be treated delicately. And, hey, look, the written word is a really great thing! But bloggers shouldn't be afraid to write how they speak. If you don't speak in long-winded sentences that run on and on, then why would you write like that?
Furthermore, blogs should have an angle. When I think of the word "angle," I think of a point of view or a perspective, sure. But I also think of the word's literal meaning in geometry. I think of two lines meeting at one point. Great blogs have a perspective, but they're also often an intersection of subjects.
Take for example Tight Laces in 50 Places. This is a blog about a guy who wants to run a half marathon in every state. It's a running blog, but it's also about travel. More often than not, people don't actually want to read about food, fashion, home design, or whatever. They want to read about how all of those things play into people's lives. They want to hear from human beings.
It's no surprise Corbin stressed the importance of having a personality when blogging.
To hear the webinar in full, click here.
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Gwen Stefani tried eyeglasses on for size yesterday as she took a walk with Gavin Rossdale in West Hollywood. The married pair are back home together in LA after Gwen went sledding with Zuma and Kingston at a Mammoth Mountain ski resort earlier this week.
So far in 2013, Gwen and Gavin have been enjoying downtime together and with their boys after wrapping up a big 2012. Gavin played worldwide tour dates with his band, Bush, during the Summer, and Gwen spent much of the Fall promoting and performing in support of her latest album with No Doubt. The busiest days of Gwen's Push and Shove promotion may be over, but that didn't prevent her from stopping by Jimmy Kimmel Live! with No Doubt in early January, where she performed with the band in one of her signature, midriff-baring looks.


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andrew wrote:Comparing Z and Opto variants (because that's all I've thrown), Comet is slower and a bit more HSS than Fuse. Same diameter, which is slightly larger than average, so they feel pretty similar in hand except Fuse has slanted (+) inner rim. If hyzer flipped for a straight throw, I think Comet has perhaps less fade but neither has much fade at all and both are easy to flip over so that they will never fade. Fuse is easier to get under low ceilings. Comet is based on a Roc but not as stable whereas Fuse seems a better pair for a Buzzz. Comet gets finicky in headwinds but Fuse is even moreso.
Fuse is easier to get along with, but it's an understable disc to some extent, whereas when thrown properly a good Comet shouldn't turn even when nutted. Still, can't go wrong with either, and at shorter distances the differences don't matter that much.cubeofsoup wrote:Can someone sell me on Fuse vs Comet?
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Medical updates on Atchison, d'Arnaud
Scott Atchison was seen today in Florida by Dr. James Andrews for continued discomfort in his right elbow. Dr. Andrews concurred with Mets physicians on the diagnosis of, and a treatment plan for, a bone spur in the elbow. Scott will recommence his throwing program on his return to Port St. Lucie. There is no immediate timetable for his return to the Mets in New York.
Travis d'Arnaud was seen today at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York for follow up on his fractured toe. Travis was cleared to begin weight bearing rehabilitation, but will remain in a boot for the next week.


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For the 5th year in a row, the number of pro-equality voters in Washington state is increasing. Last week The Washington Poll released the results of their annual fall poll of likely voters on questions including this one:
Q: Which of the following statements best describes your views on the issue of same-sex marriage?
Gay and lesbian couples should have the same legal right to marry as straight couples.
Gay and lesbian couples should be able to have the same legal rights as stright couples but it should not be called marriage.
There should be domestic partnerships that give gay and lesbian couples only some of the benefits and protections of marriage.
There should be no legal recognition of gay and lesbian couples.
The Washington Poll is a non-partisan academic survey research project sponsored by the University of Washington's Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race & Sexuality. They first asked this question in 2006. I combed through previous reports so that we could look at the most recent results in historical context. Looking at the graph above, the positive, unwavering trend towards equality is very clear.
We saw this statistical trend validated last year when almost 53% of the Washington electorate voted to ratify the new comprehensive domestic partnership law via Referendum 71 (a national first!). A post-election analysis showed that 38 of Washington's 39 counties had demonstrated an increase in pro-equality voting since the last time an LGBT measure was on the ballot.
So we're ready to push for marriage equality in the legislature, right? Well, not so fast.
The really great news is that fully 29% of voters in Washington State believe gay and lesbian couples should be legally recognized. But from here it gets a little more complicated. The graph to the right should make you drool. I've combined the results from the Washington Poll graph above into two pots: voters who support marriage equality or full domestic partnerships, and voters who support limited domestic partnerships or no legal recognition for lesbian and gay couples. In the Land of Wishful Thinking, we're nearing 70% support when you look at this way. Do not look at it this way. Then why am I showing you this? So that you can see that we have great potential for success in Washington if we marshal our resources over the next 2 years..
Strong support for marriage equality currently polls somewhere close to 40%. Taking a sober look at that number is vital because Washington is a referendum state and any marriage equality law passed by the legislature will almost certainly need to be defended at the polls. The wild card are the 29% percent of voters who support giving same-sex couples all the rights and benefits of marriage but don't want the legal status called marriage. While many of these voters will ultimately support marriage equality we can't even count on a majority of them. And here is what we know about how voters actually behave when it comes to marriage referenda and initiatives.
* Pre-election polls consistently underestimate opposition to marriage equality.
* We cannot change voters' attitudes on marriage equality during the course of an election campaign.
These facts are well known to our leadership in the Washington state Legislature, and Senator Ed Murray for one has said he will file but not push a marriage equality bill until he's satisfied that the electorate is ready to ratify it at the polls.
Equal Rights Washington's Executive Director Josh Friedes says we are at the point where we can seriously start talking about winning marriage equality at the ballot box as early as November 2012. According to Friedes, what we need to do over the next 18 months is explain to voters why full domestic partnerships are not equivalent to marriage.
Part of this conversation has to be sharing our personal stories and the stories of people we care about. We need to help people see that domestic partnerships don't provide the dignity every person is entitled to. Another part of the conversation has to be explaining how domestic partnerships do not attempt to confer the federal protections of marriage such as Social Security protections, immigration rights and equal treatment under the IRS tax code. Lastly we need to address the concerns many voters have, we need to ask adult children of same-sex couples to speak out so that ambivalent voters can see that our children grow up to be productive and well adjusted.
It takes a long time for voters to move on family recognition issues so we need to start now and since the key is personal conversations we need to fund an educational program that allows us to reach out to the 40% of voters who already strongly support marriage equality and ask them to speak to their social networks.
Friedes says that its not so much that the work is hard, as it is costly. In California and Maine the money came too late.
We need to fully fund a comprehensive education program that starts to roll out by mid 2011, if we have any intention of winning marriage on the ballot in November 2012.
So what's the moral of the story? The latest poll results are incredibly encouraging, but we still have a lot of work to do, and it is work that cannot be put off until some electoral crunch time. I'm game. Are you in?
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A politically divided Congress did not pass the farm bill on Thursday, and it could have major repercussions for the U.S. economy.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed the topic at a forum Friday in Kansas City, Mo. The intended focus of the forum was immigration reform, but Vilsack first touched on the immediate issue of the farm bill.
"We need certainty in farm policy and, unfortunately, yesterday we didn't get that certainty from the House of Representatives," Vilsack said. "There was a lack of political leadership at the highest levels of the House, which resulted in the failure... to pass farm legislation."
There are a lot of consequences because the farm bill was not passed. Vilsack said subsidy programs, crop insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamp) will suffer, but it will also have a negative effect on energy security, job growth, trade and research.
Politics played a role in the latest version of the farm bill not being accepted, he said.
"Honestly, we need to get beyond expressing disappointment and frustration, which is what we did last year and the same thing happened. The Senate, which is as conservative, and as progressive, and as divided as the House, found a way not once, but twice to pass a food, farm, and jobs bill," Vilsack said.
The Senate passed the bill overwhelmingly, with 66 votes in favor to 27 "no" votes, providing optimism for future votes on the farm bill.
"It can be done if you are willing to reach across the aisle, if you are willing to compromise and if you are willing to search for consensus," said Vilsack. "But that didn't happen yesterday and there are many, many losers as a result."
For the time being, the farm bill will likely be maintained at the 2008 level.
Vilsack remains hopeful that there will be a resolution to the problems surrounding the farm bill.
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ALUN Rossiter has insisted the play-offs remain a realistic proposition for his Swindon side as they bid to keep their good run of form going against Leicester this evening.
The Robins have beaten both of the league's top two, King's Lynn and Poole, over the last two weeks and now lie four points off Eastbourne in fourth following the reshuffle in the table to account for the loss of Birmingham.
With 14 meetings still to go and his side coming into a purple patch of form, Rossiter is confident of making a run for the post-season, but he knows they need to keep up their high standards if they are to pip the likes of the Eagles, Wolverhampton and Coventry to make it in.
"The play-offs are the main goal and we always said we would be going for it," he said.
"I've never given up on getting there and we've been going pretty well recently. We haven't had that many home meetings and we've been a little sporadic and seven rain-offs don't help.
"Of course we want to get in the play-offs, we set the team up to do that and if we keep picking up results there's no reason we can't get there.
"Simon (Gustafsson) had a bit of a poor start to the season but he's really firing now and if we can all do that we can get there."
While Rossiter is confident his side can do the business against the lowly Lions tonight, he is refusing to allow complacency to creep in.
"You don't take anyone lightly but yes, I'm confident," he said.
"We've had two wins over two very good teams recently but you can't switch off because it does come back and bite you. We should have beaten Wolverhampton at home, but we didn't, so that's the one we need to remind ourselves of."
And just as was the case when the Lions last came to town, Rossiter is well aware of which riders pose the biggest threat.
"Like I've said before, they have a lot of riders who go well at Swindon," he said. "Doyley (Jason Doyle) and Mads (Korneliussen) are both riding really well at the moment and can be very dangerous so we will need to be at our best to win.
"Nicolai (Klindt) is coming back with a point to prove too so it should be a hard meeting."


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Professor Lyman Johnson
Lyman Johnson, Robert O. Bentley Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, served as a consultant and expert witness to the law firm obtaining what may be the largest settlement payment ever by outside corporate directors following corporate misconduct allegations.
According to an April 23 Wall Street Journal story, Just for Feet, Inc., the second-largest athletic shoe retailer in the U. S., collapsed in 1999 amid an accounting fraud. The trustee for the bankrupt company hired the Baltimore law firm of Whiteford Taylor Preston to recover damages from several former directors accused of breaching their fiduciary duties. Johnson worked with Whiteford Taylor Preston on this part of the case for several months.
Suit was also brought against Just for Feet's former accountants, Deloitte & Touche. Deloitte & Touche agreed to pay $24 million to settle, while the five outside directors agreed to pay a combined amount of $41.5 million. By comparison, the former directors of Enron paid $13 million to settle claims and the former directors of Worldcom paid $24.8 million of their own money.
In all, the trustee recovered roughly $80 million for company creditors, the Wall Street Journal reported. Three former executives pleaded guilty to crimes.
"The fiduciary duties owed by directors of public companies continue to be an important component of healthy corporate governances," said Johnson.
Professor Johnson teaches and writes about corporate and securities law subjects at the School of Law.


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Letter: Letter writer casting stones doesn't help situation
July 22, 2013
To the Editor:
Vanessa Rus should be reminded that the decision to release someone on his own recognizance is based upon the Court's belief that he will appear as promised for all court appearances. It is not a pre-judgment of guilt or innocence. A person who has a history of failing to appear after promising to appear, or is considered a flight risk, is not released on his own recognizance.
She was not present in court to hear Lucas Ackerman's entire statement to the Court. She is merely repeating the selected tidbits of information fed to her by this newspaper.
Before she casts the first stone, she should remember that both families involved will be affected by this tragedy for the rest of their lives. She should also consider the question of contributory negligence or any of the other extenuating circumstances of this case.
Jane Kemp and Richard McQueary
Grand Lake
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A study in Perth, Australia found that male infants were more likely to be weaned at any time before 6 months of age than female infants. The 556 women in the study were followed from discharge until 6 months postpartum, or until they ceased to breastfeed. At discharge 83.8% of women were breastfeeding their infants (83.0% boys vs 84.6% girls). At 3 months 61.8% of mothers were either fully or partially breastfeeding (58.5% boys vs 64.8% girls), and by 6 months the percentage had fallen to 49.9% (43.5% boys vs 55.7% girls). It was suggested that mothers and/or health workers perceive that male infants have higher nutritional needs and should therefore receive non-breastmilk fluids and foods earlier than female infants.
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Taking "All Fours" a Little Further
Ina May Gaskin's suggestion to get a woman into an "all fours" position
As the head is born, it will be facing toward the mother's back (I am using the examples of LOA and ROA babies, although the process can be worked out in the same way for any position). Once the head is born, it undergoes restitution in which it "untwists" to compensate for the twisting it did to come through the pelvis and external rotation. Following these movements the baby's head will be facing the same way as it was in utero. An LOA baby will look toward his mother's right leg, and an ROA baby toward his mother's left leg. By this time, the shoulders will be undergoing internal rotation and they will be in the anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic outlet.
The anterior shoulder of the LOA baby will want to rotate across the pubic arch from right to left (from the mother's perspective); as he is born he will continue to rotate in the same direction. Thus, if his shoulder sticks under the arch the mother may do better to turn over by keeping her left hip downward and taking her right arm and leg "up and over" the top of her left; she then helps the baby rotate by going with, rather than against, his direction of rotation. (If this makes no sense, you may want to demonstrate with a pelvis and a doll!)
Conversely, if the baby is ROA, his anterior shoulder will be moving across the pubic arch from left to right; you may want to get the mother to turn over by keeping her right hip downward and taking her left arm and leg over the right. The weight of the baby's back, in combination with the movement, might also help with the rotation and the birth of the shoulder.
A simpler way to remember this might be as follows: whichever side the baby's back is lying, keep that hip downward as the mother moves over onto all fours. You can just indicate with your hand the direction you want the woman to move in it is much simpler in practice than it sounds here!
I have no concrete evidence to suggest that this works any better than simply moving the woman onto all fours in a random direction, although since I have tried it I have had several babies whose anterior shoulders had delivered by the time the mother completely turned over. However, it takes no more time to move onto all fours in a particular direction, and it just might help free a few of those shoulders and maximize the chance of this maneuver working without recourse to further intervention. Let us know your experience.
- Sara Wickham, Midwifery Today Issue 49
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Q: I recently read of a very unobtrusive method of dealing with yeast infections and I can't even remotely remember what it was. Any interesting ideas out there?
My ob-gyn recommended threading a garlic clove and inserting it carefully into the vagina. After recurring cases of yeast infection toward the end of my pregnancy, I tried it. It worked!
I made a "tampon" by tying a peeled, unbroken clove of garlic into a small square of sterile gauze, leaving a tail for easy removal. I changed the garlic tampon every 24 hrs for 2 days. I was prepared for odors or discharge, but there was nothing unpleasant at all. The whole process was very easy and effective.
Q: I am six weeks pregnant and have two small places where the tiny fetus is slightly disconnected from the uterine wall. I had very light bleeding (like a dry paintbrush) for about two weeks, although it stopped almost 100% about 5 days ago. After the first ecography my doctor said it could be a retained abortion. I returned in 10 days and the fetus had grown. There were still two small places in the picture where he saw the slight disconnections. He said "It looks like this one is going to be successful," but I am worried. What herbs or vitamins can help "glue" the fetus in place to help ensure that it doesn't spontaneously abort? Also, in the first ecography he said he saw what he would initially diagnose as a benign myoma in the front wall of the uterus, not very big.
Check Ann Frye's two books. Vitamin E, bioflavinoids and A; herbs: wild yam tincture (15 drops a day) and nettle leaf. I have a friend who had a c-sec for her first baby (weighed 7 lbs) where she had a myoma growing at the same time during her pregnancy. What helped her were Anne Frye's books, rest, no stress, excellent nutrition and prayers.
- Connie Dello Buono
Did you have a real-time "ecography"? If so, at six weeks the doctor would have been able to see your baby's heart beating and the issue of retained abortion would have been answered. Also, I'm sure you were talking about the placenta's attachment to the uterine wall and not the fetus. Bleeding in the first trimester is not uncommon, especially near the times you would have been menstruating. It's most likely caused by the growing placenta attaching to the uterine wall. As a midwifery student you must know that all pregnancies are not successful. There are so many millions of things that must be "right" to get a healthy baby. When some of those things aren't right--genetic pairing for instance--nature is kind and abortion results. Between the early 1940s and mid 1970s "glue" was discovered, prescribed, and used on millions of women and their babies. It is called Diethylstilbestrol or DES. The devastating results of this "glue" were not evident for many years after it was taken. Unfortunately, DES can still be purchased *over the counter* in many developing countries.
My advice: keep yourself healthy--eat well, drink water, exercise and don't worry! Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due, and it doesn't change a thing.
- Jeanne Batacan, CMA, ICCE, CLE
I am a master''s student in human genetics currently preparing my thesis before I go on to my PhD. I am studying the role of folate in early pregnancy for prevention of neural tube defects. I have come across a fair amount of literature connecting a common enzyme variant involved in folic acid metabolism with this type of placental accident. If you were to have this variant enzyme, it is possible your folate requirements cannot be met by a good diet because this enzyme works less efficiently than the more common one most of us have. Additional folate may also help you prevent further problem with the placenta. As long as you do not have a vitamin B12 deficiency you will not be harmed by taking extra folate nor will the baby.
It will also benefit you later in pregnancy, reducing your chances for other placental difficulties including intrauterine growth retardation and placental pervia. You should be on a minimum of 1 mg a day combined with vitamin B12. Any standard prenatal vitamin has this. You may require more depending on your folate status. Your red blood cell folate levels should be in the high normal range. If they are in the low normal range and you have been taking folate all along, you may well need more, perhaps as much as 5 mg. Ask your midwife about that. Refs on request.
- Natalie K Bjorklund
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Thank you to all E-News readers for supporting Jenn, who first asked for advice about getting a VBAC in Issue 52. Here is her happy news:
Guess what? On Jan 9, just before midnight, my water broke and contractions started immediately at 2 minutes apart. I waited until 3 am Monday, Jan 10, before going to the hospital. I arrived with my husband and his mother;.my precious daughter remained home in a deep peaceful sleep with my father-in-law by her side. The nurse said I was 2 cm dilated. When contractions became closer at 1 minute apart, I asked the nurse to please check me again. Thirty minutes later I was 4 cm. The doctor on call came in and checked me 10 minutes later; I was 5-6 cm. I rolled over on my side and began meditating, trusting in the Lord and breathing in every pain. I had rejected ALL MEDICATIONS--no IV, no nothing! Immediately I began to yell, "I have got to push!" The nurse said "No way-it's too soon. I will check you in one hour." I screamed, "I have got to push!"--I couldn't control it. The nurse and doc gave in and she checked me. She looked at me, then the doc and said, "This baby is coming NOW!" Everyone rushed around and could hardly believe how incredibly fast I had dilated, "being a VBAC and all." I pushed, or shall I say my body took over, and it pushed. In a few minutes my second daughter was born. It was amazing--I will never forget the emotions. I did it!!! I accomplished my VBAC without any--ANY!--medications, nothing!
Thank you so much for all your kind words. All your support really helped me and my body focus during my contractions. I arrived at the hospital at 3 am and was holding my baby girl at 5:30 am. WOW!! I love all of you. Thank you so much for ALL your help. I really believe it helped me in every way.
As for the doc on call--who did nothing but sit in amazement and watch me practically birth my own VBAC DAUGHTER WITH NO MEDS--he was stunned. That's the only word I can come up with--the look on his face was worth a million bucks. I left the hospital in 24 HOURS. My second daughter is beautiful: 7 lbs 5 oz.; her name is Gillianne Rose. Wow!!!!
- Jenn
In response to Glynis's question about breastfeeding support groups [Issue 2:2]:
Monday is one of the worst days for stay at home moms to get out. The weekend has left their home and activities out of order. I have tried on Mondays and it was a bomb. I will also add that in my experience with group activities, if you show great excitement, it is catching.
- Lisa
An organisation already exists which has had astounding success "running a support group": La Leche League. While I applaud your initiative, why reinvent the wheel? If there is not an LLL group in your community, perhaps you could establish one using the resources of that organization. They have a solid reputation worldwide. The midwives in my community (Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada), while providing excellent information and hands-on support to their clients, often refer them to the local LLL group to help them establish contact with other BF moms. At monthly meetings they get information and support on BF, and their decision to BF is affirmed positively (something they don't always get from family and friends). I am a leader of that group, and we don't find it necessary to meet weekly; monthly seems to be enough. LLL International's web site: www.lalecheleague.org/
- Trudy Noort
With regard to the letter about prolapse [Issue 2:2], I don't think the ventouse (vacuum) "caused" her pelvic floor weakness. It was more likely the length of second stage, the size of the baby, neglect after the birth (no PC exercises, oestrogen deprivation, etc.) that predisposed to the problem. Also, genetics plays a large part--it tends to be a familial problem.
The literature does not support Faradic perineal stimulation (the electric stimulator described) as a long term successful treatment, but it is impossible to comment accurately on individual cases without having assessed the actual problem by personal examination.
- Phil Watters
PS: Prolapse should be managed by gynaecologists, not urologists.
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On the new basketball documentary 'The Street Stops Here'
A powerful new documentary examines the legacy of St. Anthony High School coach Bob Hurley
By Rod O'Connor
Jay Sharman (left) and Rashon Bruno, the men behind 'The Street Stops Here'
The men behind The Street Stops Here: Jay Sharman (left), founder of TeamWorks Media, and Rashon Burno, a coach at Marmion Academy in Aurora
Scenes from the film
It was 1996, and Rashon Burno had been benched for the biggest game of the season, a matchup against a teenage phenom named Kobe Bryant. A winter storm had blanketed the East Coast, and thinking it was a snow day, Burno and another starter on the basketball team didnt show up for classes at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. With a 66-game winning streak and number one national ranking on the line, some coaches might have been tempted to give their star players a pass. Not Bob Hurley Sr. Im not about to bend the rules, Hurley explains. The reserves stepped up, and the team won the game anyway.
I didnt realize it was the right move until I was grown with kids, admits the fiercely competitive Burno, 31, who went on to play at DePaul University and now coaches high-school basketball at Marmion Academy in west suburban Aurora. It was about accountability; nobody is bigger than the program.
Hurley has been delivering life lessons like these for decades at St. Anthonya tiny, cash-strapped Catholic school that sits a three-pointer away from some of New Jerseys worst neighborhoods. The Street Stops Here, a new documentary from Chicago-based TeamWorks Media, paints an inspiring portrait of the coach and his tough-love approach, which has sprung hundreds of kids from a cycle of crime and poverty. (It premieres on March 31st at 9 p.m. on PBS.)
Hoops fans may know the 62-year-old Bob Hurley because of his oldest son, Bobby, who played for his father before winning two NCAA titles as Dukes point guard in the early 1990s. But the elder Hurleys coaching success is staggering on its own merits: 900-plus wins, countless state titles, and three USA Today national championships. However, hes most proud of one statistic: Despite limited resourcesSt. Anthony doesnt even have its own gymover 37 seasons, only two of his players have failed to reach college.
The Street Stops Here chronicles the journey of Hurleys 2007-8 squadone of the most talented groups ever to don the maroon and gold of St. Anthonyas they vie for the state championship. Members of the team will be familiar to this years NCAA basketball tournament audience: The guard Tyshawn Taylor currently starts as a sophomore for Kansas; Dominic Cheek is a freshman guard at Villanova.
Filled with intense rivalries and above-the-rim action, The Street Stops Here has the trappings of a classic sports documentary. But like the landmark 1994 release Hoop Dreams, the films human elements prove most compelling. (The Chicago-based director of Hoop Dreams, Steve James, provided his input on an early cut of the film.) Troubled teens battle the realities of the inner city. The schools financial struggles are compounded by the Wall Street collapse. Fighting to hold it all together is Hurley, a product of the same Jersey City streets as his players, whose basketball program is St. Anthonys primary fundraising vehicle.
A former probation officer, Hurley doesnt coddle his students, despite their difficult backgrounds. I dont think theres a kid who left St. Anthony who doesnt think Im the most demanding person theyve ever come across, Hurley says in the film. Instead of celebrating when his team is named number one in the country, he wears them down with sprints. When the leading scorer, Mike Rosario, is slapped with two technical fouls for hanging on the rim, Hurley gets in his face and refuses to let up. He regularly launches into expletive-filled tirades that would make characters from The Sopranos blush. All are psychological tactics employed to keep his players grounded and to demonstrate that, in basketball and in life, every action has consequences.
These kids come from tough circumstances; theyve seen a lot of things already, says the films Chicago-based director, Kevin Shaw. They know their lives are going to be better if they can survive that experience. . . . You can debate whether the method is right or wrong, but you cant debate the success.
Perhaps no former player validates Hurleys tough-as-nails approach better than Burno, who grew up in the now-demolished Duncan Projects, one of New Jerseys most notorious public housing complexes. Standing in the spacious gym at Marmion Academy, he tells how his mother died when he was seven and how, as the middle child of five siblings (Burno never knew his father), he essentially raised himself. [Hurleys] respect outweighed anything else I had. Heres a guy I put on a pedestal. He was my ticket out, Burno recalls. That was my motivation as a young basketball player: Ive got to get out.
The film was Burnos idea. He had met Jay Sharman, the founder of TeamWorks, during the filming of The Demons Within, about the 1999-2000 DePaul basketball team. Six years later, Burno called the documentarian. He said, Ive seen a lot of these reality shows on TV, and the stories just dont seem to have the elements that the St. Anthony story does, recalls Sharman.
Hurley and the school had already been the subject of a book, The Miracle of St. Anthony. But the constant presence of a camera crewmore than 400 hours of footage was compiled over the school yearwould be an altogether different experience, especially for a coach who prides himself on steering impressionable kids away from off-the-court distractions.
I gave it a little bit of thought because it is intrusive, says Hurley. And when youre dealing with adolescents, there are going to be some situations which are not necessarily volatile but almost should be private in nature. But if its going to be a true documentary, you cant say, Its off the record. Burnos connection to the project helped sway Hurleys decision, as did the potential fundraising benefits of increasing the name recognition of the school.
Ultimately, everyone involved with the film shares one hope: that the school can stay open. The kids crave his leadership, his mentorship, says Burno. And when theres one man willing to lead them, theres no limit to how far they can go.


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I have this JS function:
var maxAmount = 250;
function textCounter(textField, showCountField) {
if (textField.value.length > maxAmount) {
textField.value = textField.value.substring(0, maxAmount);
} else {
showCountField.value = maxAmount - textField.value.length;
I also have a form in which I need ti use the fuction:
<textarea name="ta" rows="6" style="width:340px;" onKeyDown="textCounter(???????,???????);" onKeyUp="textCounter(???????,???????);"></textarea>
<input readonly id="ta2"type="text" name="countDisplay" size="3" maxlength="3" value="250"> Characters Remaining
How do I reference my the parameters of my function from the form?
The two values of the function are textField and showCountField
For the first parameter, the this keyword is going to be the textarea field.For the second parameter, you could use this.form.elements.countDisplay to refer to the display field.
<textarea name="ta" rows="6" style="width:340px;" onKeyDown="textCounter(this,countDisplay);" onKeyUp="textCounter(this,countDisplay);"></textarea>

<input id="ta2" type="text" name="countDisplay" size="3" maxlength="3" value="250" readonly /> Characters Remaining
(but Paul is way better at this voodoo than me!)
onKeyDown="textCounter(this,this.form.elements.countDisplay);" onKeyUp="textCounter(this,this.form.elements.countDisplay);"></textarea>
was unsuccessful. Did i misunderstand?
It works for me. Is there something else that's causing the problem?If you link us through to a test page, we can find out.
Now the problem is clear as day. The code you claim to have used in post #4 is different from what you actually used.Can you see the problem?
I see the difference. Sorry about that. I've been played with it too much. I made the change and it works.
I found that this also works:
onKeyDown="textCounter(this,document.getElementById('ta2'));" onKeyUp="textCounter(this,document.getElementById('ta2'));"
It makes sense to me though I had to give <input> an id.
I'm real fuzzy in the use of "this" and I'm unsure how you came-up with "this.form.elements".
I've already spoken to my fuzziness with "this"
I believe the "form" comes from the HTML DOM Form Object. If so, that makes sense, but please confirm.
I'm unclear where the "elements" came form the HTML DOM Form Object talks about "elements[]" if they're the same why drop the "[]"?
My uncertainty about how to use "this" really bugs me because it seems important based on what I've read, but I haven't found clear general ref for how to use it. any suggestions (other than asking too many questions)?
The this keyword is a reference to the context within which the function was executed.
All form fields contain a property called form, that refers to the form element that the field is contain within.
Using the array index notation could be used as well, but typically it's not used in preference to object notation.this.form.elements['username'] is the same as this.form.elements.username
But the same goes with any property reference:this['form']['elements']['username'] is the same too, though less readable.
Typically the only reason to use the array notation is when you want to make it clear that actual indexed arrays are used, or when characters occur in the name (a dash for example) that aren't usable as a property notation.
What do you think of the information at the page about the this keyword
regarding who owns the textCounter function, in my script I think its a method of the window object, because it hasn't been copied to a different object, therefore a simple "this" is enough. Please confirm.
The textCounter function is not copied to the event handler, so the function will not have an appropriate this keyword reference to the element that triggered the event.
There are three different techniques that can be used to deal with that problem.
Traditional Event Assignment
When using this first technique, the HTML code for the form field is much simpler, where a unique identifier is placed on the form to allow scripting to access the form elements:
<form id="countedText">
<textarea name="ta" rows="6" style="width:340px;"
[s]onKeyDown="textCounter(this, this.form.elements.countDisplay);"
onKeyUp="textCounter(this, this.form.elements.countDisplay);"[/s]>
so that scripting is used to perform the event assignment instead.There are a couple of ways to handle things here.
One way, the way that I typically prefer, is to store a reference to the display area as a property directly on the textarea field itself:
function countDisplay() {
var textField = this,
showCountField = textField.countDisplay;
var form = document.getElementById('countedText'),
textarea = form.elements.ta;
textarea.countDisplay = form.elements.countDisplay;
textarea.onkeydown = textCounter;
textarea.onkeyup = textCounter;
Another way is to pass the count display as a property to the function, but then you cannot use a direct assignment of the function to the event, you have you use an anonymous function so that you can invoke the countDisplay function with the appropriate argument, and pass the this context along to the function as well:
function countDisplay(countDisplay) {
var textField = this;
var form = document.getElementById('countedText'),
textarea = form.elements.ta,
countDisplay = form.elements.countDisplay;
textarea.onkeydown = function () {
textCounter.call(this, countDisplay);
textarea.onkeyup = function () {
textCounter.call(this, countDisplay);
It can be preferred though to combine those identical functions in to a single event handler function instead:
function countDisplay(countDisplay) {
var textField = this;
function textareaHandler(countDisplay) {
return function () {
textCounter.call(this, countDisplay);
var form = document.getElementById('countedText'),
textarea = form.elements.ta,
countDisplay = form.elements.countDisplay;
textarea.onkeydown = textareaHandler(countDisplay);
textarea.onkeyup = textareaHandler(countDisplay);
That gets a bit complicated though, and it why I prefer to use the first example where the field property to store the reference. It's a good technique that only needs to be moved away from if you're concerned about other code over-writing the property.
Inline Event Attribute
You are currently using the second technique, which forces you to use an extra parameter in your function to receive a reference to the element. Examples of which are in the previous posts above.
Pass the Inline Context to the Function
This third technique is where the call method is used to call the function with an appropriate context, simulating that which scripting automatically does in the first technique:
<textarea name="ta" rows="6" style="width:340px;"
onKeyDown="textCounter.call(this, this.form.elements.countDisplay);"
onKeyUp="textCounter.call(this, this.form.elements.countDisplay);"[/color][/s]>
where the function still has only the one parameter:
function countDisplay(countDisplay) {
var textField = this;
This technique is disliked though, due to it being another inline event attribute technique, along with .call() to help confuse things.
On second thought, "this" must be referring to the <textarea> because that's where the input is coming from. without the <textarea> input there's nothing for the function to do. Right now for the right reason?
Thanks for all the work you put into your last post.
At this point, I need to confirm an understanding that I've formed based on this topic. Please confirm that the this keyword refers to the owner of of the input which in this case is HTML DOM Textarea Object.
Also, would it be safe to say, that to establish ownership, I need to establish the source of an input as in source = owner?
The this keyword refers to the execution context. With your current code, the this keyword refers to the element on which the event is triggered.
I don't follow what you mean there. Can you provide a small example of what you mean there?
"the this keyword refers to the element on which the event is triggered."
which is the HTML DOM Textarea Object, right?
Javascript - The this keyword talks the owner of the function. Since th onkeyup/down is being called from <textarea> the Textarea Object owns that function therefore this refers to the <textarea> input. Correct?
When using an inline event attribute, here is what happens.
<textarea onkeyup="doSomething();">
The following anonymous function gets assigned to the onkeyup event:
function () {
So it is only inside of that function that the this keyword refers to the textarea object. When the doSomething function is called, inside of that doSomething function the this keyword refers to the default global context, that being the window object.
It doesn't own the doSomething() function from the above example. It only owns the outer function that is assigned to the event, that being the anonymous function.
That's why you can pass the this keyword as a function parameter.
Once you move on from using horrible inline event attributes to using traditional event associations instead, the problem of dealing with the this keyword is largely reduced.
How would you change this script to Traditional Event Assignment. I think you were hinting around in post #11, but I wasn't catching on (obviously)


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My Hero, My Dad, My Soulmate, during World War II when he was a spy. He won two silver stars for this episode in his life. He infiltrated as an SS Captain, and lived with a platoon of German soldiers for six weeks, and convinced them to surrender when the time was right and not one of them died in the process. The second silver star for infiltrating a ring of Nazis after the war, that were trying to get gold bullion out of Berlin…. My Dad, what a star!


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While most of the United States has experienced a much warmer-than-normal winter, the Pacific Northwest has actually been cold and dry this year, leading to increased use of natural gas for power generation and a forecast for less hydropower supply this summer, according to recent analysis by BENTEK Energy, LLC (Bentek). Bentek reported that forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center for the water supply for the 2012 hydro year are about 91 percent of normal levels, a turnaround from last year, when oversupply of hydro led regulators to curtail thermal and wind generation.
Average year-to-date 2012 power burn in the Pacific Northwest (although relatively small to begin with, as the result of the region's hydroelectric infrastructure) has close to doubled compared to last year; power burn has averaged 590.7 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) so far in 2012, compared to 299.2 MMcf/d from January 1 – February 8, 2011. (However, in 2011, natural gas power burn in the Pacific Northwest was lower than the five year average.)
Although natural gas prices at the Sumas hub have fallen from last year, prices have seen increases this month. Additionally, the basis to the Henry Hub has risen substantially in the past several months. Last year, on average, Sumas prices traded below Henry Hub prices; this pattern has reversed in the past several months. Also putting upward pressure on Sumas prices is maintenance on a compressor station on Northwest Pipeline's system. The Willard Compressor Station has been limiting supply from the Rocky Mountains and Alberta this week, according to Bentek analysis.
(For the Week Ending Wednesday, February 8, 2012)
- A temporary return to more normal seasonal temperatures was likely the catalyst that caused natural gas prices to reverse their recent multi-week downtrend. The Henry Hub price closed at $2.49 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on February 8, up 17 cents for the week.
- At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the March 2012 natural gas contract rose 6.6 cents per MMBtu for the week to close at $2.448 per MMBtu.
- Working natural gas in storage eased slightly last week to 2,888 billion cubic feet (Bcf) as of Friday, February 3, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). The implied net withdrawal for the week was 78 Bcf, positioning storage volumes 714 Bcf above year-ago levels.
- The natural gas rotary rig count, as reported February 3 by Baker Hughes Incorporated, decreased by 32 to 745 active units. Meanwhile, oil-directed rigs increased by 20 to 1,245 units.
Movement in the Henry Hub day-ahead price echoed the widespread increase of market prices in this week's cash market by rising 7.3 percent, from $2.32 per MMBtu the previous Wednesday to $2.49 per MMBtu yesterday. As the Spot Prices tab on the left shows, the Henry Hub cash price trended upwards nearly every day of the week, except Wednesday, as all end-use natural gas market segments increased their consumption.
At the NYMEX, the March 2012 contract rose from $2.382 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.448 per MMBtu yesterday, an increase of 6.6 cents (2.8 percent). The March 2012 contract peaked on Thursday at $2.554 per MMBtu (up 7.2 percent) with the arrival of the colder weather, but began a gradual decline afterwards likely on forecasts for the return of milder temperatures set against a backdrop of ample national storage lingering into spring.
All downstream trading locations responded with higher prices from increased weather load this week. Spot prices at Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point for delivery into New York City, which started the week at $2.70 per MMBtu , showed a $0.21 per MMBtu price gain over the week (Wednesday to Wednesday) to close at $2.91 per MMBtu (up 7.8 percent). Over the same period, and experiencing similar weather patterns, the Chicago citygate spot price registered a smaller 17 cent per MMBtu price gain (from $2.43 per MMBtu last Wednesday), ending the week at $2.60 per MMBtu (up 7.0 percent).
In the midst of more normal seasonal temperatures, consumption posted an expected increase for the week. According to estimates from Bentek, domestic natural gas consumption rose by 4.8 percent from last week. The residential/commercial sector led the increase with an 8.5 percent gain, while the industrial sector tallied a 1.6 percent rise. The power sector posted a 1.9 percent increase, confirming the increased weather load.
Total supply was down slightly for the week with a decline in dry gas production. According to Bentek estimates, the week's average total natural gas supply posted a 0.3 percent decline from last week's level led by a small decrease in dry gas production. Domestic weekly dry gas production averaged 64.0 Bcf per day, 0.4 percent lower than the previous week and 19.5 percent above this time last year. The slight loss in this week's dry gas production was partially offset by a 0.6 percent increase in imports from Canada, which averaged 5.5 Bcf per day over the period. Imports from Canada stand 29.5 percent below year-ago volumes for the same week. There were also modest supply losses registered in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) arena during the week, where imports averaged 571 MMcf/d, remaining 49.4 percent below year-ago levels.
Working natural gas in storage fell to 2,888 Bcf as of Friday, February 3, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents an implied net withdrawal of 78 Bcf from the previous week, which is 59 percent less than the 5-year average implied net withdrawal of 191 Bcf. Inventories in all three regions posted declines, with the East region contributing the most to this week's implied net withdrawal, with a decrease of 59 Bcf (a 4.0 percent decline from the previous week's level).
Stocks were 714 Bcf higher than both the 5-year average level and the storage level from last year at this time; both of which were 2,174 Bcf. Inventories in the Producing Region remain above the 5-year average of 737 Bcf by 351 Bcf (47.6 percent). Stocks in the East and West Regions are also above their 5-year averages by 276 Bcf (24.3 percent) and 87 Bcf (28.9 percent), respectively.
Temperatures during the week ending February 2 were 9.7 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 9.9 degrees warmer than the same period last year. At the national level, the average temperature was higher than the 30-year average by a greater margin than the last 12 weeks of warmer-than-normal temperatures. During the week all regions were warmer than normal, particularly the West North Central and East North Central regions in the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic region in the Northeast, averaging 14.4, 13.0, and 13.0 degrees above normal, respectively. Heating degree-days nationwide were down 31.1 percent from normal and 31.1 percent from last year.


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"What percentage of crowd scenes in the movies are females? Seventeen percent," said Davis, the founder of the nonprofit Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
"My theory is an assistant director gets the extras and decides who goes where. They don't believe women gather."
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"The media can be the cure for the problem it's creating," Davis said.
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