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Motown's KEM Nominated for Four NAACP Images Awards
Two-time Grammy Award-nominated Motown artist KEM leads all nominees for the 44th NAACP Image Awards with four (4) nominations for his songs: "Glorify The King," "Be Mine For Christmas," "You're On My Mind" and for his "You're On My Mind" video. "Glorify The King," "Be Mine For Christmas" and "You're On My Mind" are nominated in the 'Outstanding Song' category and the "You're On My Mind" video is nominated in the 'Outstanding Music Video' category.
The 44th NAACP Image Awards will air live at 8:00pm ET on February 1, 2013 on NBC. The NAACP Image Awards are recognized as the preeminent multi-cultural awards show. The event celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (television, recording, literature, motion picture and writing & directing), as well as those individuals or groups who promote Social Justice through their creative endeavors.
"I've watched the NAACP Image Awards show since I was young, and I've admired the organization for continuing to bring our cultural and Social issues and leaders to the forefront. It's such a great honor and a blessing to be part of that." - KEM
Two of KEM's nominations are for songs from his first holiday album, WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, the fourth Motown release by the lifelong Detroiter. The 10-song album consists of five original Christmas compositions and five traditional holiday classics.
"Glorify the King," the first track from WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, is a Testament to KEM's faith. KEM also finds special joy in this song, because his musically-inclined daughter, Troi Owens, joined him as a co-writer. Featuring Detroit's Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver and the Hallelujah Singers, the song resonates deeply with Gospel fans. KEM recorded a second version of the song without the word "Christmas" so that Gospel stations are able to play the song year-round.
"Be Mine for Christmas" (ft. Ledisi) is a Testament to the intimacy of WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, and is one of the album's highlights - a duet with Verve recording artist, Ledisi. The song is co-written by KEM and new collaborator Melanie Rutherford, who helped pen all five original songs on the album. The song also features elements of the 1970's hit, "Me and Mrs. Jones," and is definitely a fan favorite.
"You're On My Mind" is the fourth hit single from KEM's 2010 album, INTIMACY. The song reached the top five on UAC Radio charts, and continues to receive airplay.
In his "You're On My Mind" video, directed by Erica D. Hayes, KEM stars as a man who has suffered a recent relationship breakup. After being alone in his house for some time reflecting on the relationship, his Friends come over to take him out for a night on the town to get his mind off things. Fortunately...or unfortunately for KEM, his Friends are played by actor/comedians, Anthony Anderson and Bruce Bruce, who give a unique, comedic response to the reflective love story. KEM's love interest in the video is played by singer Goapele.
With the "You're On My Mind" video, we wanted to produce a storyline that showed a different side of KEM," said Toya Hankins, KEM's manager and "You're On My Mind" video producer. "He has a great sense of humor that most people haven't yet gotten to see, mostly because of the deep love themes that most of his music depicts. We intentionally cast the video with well-known comedians so it would resonate with a wider audience and to give it even more of a comedic edge."
Fans can watch the video for "You're On My Mind" and other KEM Videos at www.vevo.com/artist/KEM and at www.youtube.com/kemvevo.
About KEM:
KEM will make his first trip to Japan to perform at the House Of Blues in January 2013. Japan is one of KEM's strongest international markets.
On October 16, 2012, KEM released WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, his fourth Motown release. The 10-song album consists of new original Christmas compositions co-written by KEM and Melanie Rutherford, with traditional holiday classics. Following the release of WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, KEM launched an eight (8)-city "Holiday Moments with KEM" promotional & media tour that included conversations with KEM and acoustic performances to support the album. "A Christmas Song For You" and "Be Mine For Christmas" were added as singles on UAC Radio during the holiday season.
INTIMACY: ALBUM III, which debuted at #2 Soundscan in August 2010, went on to garner national critical and commercial acclaim, including two Grammy Award nominations, a Soul Train award nomination, and a BET Centric Award nomination. KEM played his sold-out headlining 'Intimacy Tour' of the U.S. after the release of INTIMACY with special guests Musiq Soulchild and Ledisi.
In 2012, KEM made his second trip to South Africa, his biggest international territory outside the U.S., for a pair of sold-out concerts at Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg. While visiting, he was presented with gold record plaques by Universal Music South Africa for his first two Motown albums, KEMISTRY (released 2002) and ALBUM II (2005). In August of 2012, KEM made his big-screen debut in the movie, SPARKLE, Starring Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston.
Also in 2012, In 2012, KEM foundEd Mack & Third, Inc., a Michigan domestic non-profit corporation that assists organizations that support the homeless community, including shelters and organizations which supported KEM throughout his Journey from homelessness & addiction to sobriety & success. KEM's annual 'Mack & Third' event is an all-day free concert to benefit and recognize Detroit's homeless citizens. KEM presented his third 'Mack & Third' event in Detroit on August 26, 2012, which was headlined by Maze feat. Frankie Beverly. The event was attended by 55,000 fans and collected in excess of 130,000 canned goods.
After KEM's indie debut album, KEMISTRY, sold nearly 15,000 copies, he was signed to Universal Motown, who re-released the album and saw it rise to #14 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart in 2003. In 2005, KEM previewed music from ALBUM II on a 20-city Underground tour, and the album hit RIAA gold sales within two weeks of its release. ALBUM II peaked at #1 R&B/ #5 pop, and one of its tracks, KEM's original "I Can't Stop Loving You," won the 2005 Billboard Music Award for Top Adult R&B Single of the Year.
KEMISTRY, ALBUM II, and INTIMACY: ALBUM III have each been certified RIAA gold, and Worldwide sales are in excess of 2.2 million copies.


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none are in my area. i have no realistic hope of getting a teacher.
that being said:
what do i do? how do i decide on what practices i do?
so far i'm memorizing satipatthana and practicing it. i practice jhana meditation as described in the suttas and other books. and i live according to the precepts and eightfold path as much as possible. from my studies this should be appropriate. morality, concentration and wisdom.
but there are so many other things in the suttas! metta, sublime abidings, anapanasati as it's own complete practice, and so on. how do i know if i'm doing enough or should be doing something else?
is there some way i could find a teacher online? are there any temples that have monks online to answer questions?
EDIT: i'm poor, poor, poor. retreats and travel are not an option.

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Nursing major is EHS Intern of the Year
February 9, 2011
Senior nursing major Anne Marie Dust has been named the College of Education and Health Science Intern of the Year.
Dust grew up in the Peoria area. She was homeschooled for her first and last years of high school and attended Notre Dame High School in Peoria for her sophomore and junior years. She says she decided to go into nursing when the idea came to her during prayer, and she hasn't looked back since. After graduation this May, Dust plans to work as a floor nurse at a hospital for at least one year, then pursue a doctorate and become a women's health nurse practitioner.
Over the summer, Dust worked the night shift at the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria as a nurse extern. She performed the typical duties of a nurse, such as taking vitals and helping patients eat, walk, and bathe, but the CVICU provided its own unique challenges and opportunities. She worked with patients on machines that assisted with or took over the duties of the heart and lungs. She chose to work in the CVICU because, "If you can make it in a CVICU, you can make it anywhere in nursing," and because the unit contained some of "the sickest people in the hospital."
A patient in her care had a particularly strong impact on Dust. He felt overwhelmed by his illness and even most of the staff did not think he would ever make it out of the hospital. He required constant care and had a tube in his throat that made him unable to eat or drink. The only things he could take in through his mouth were melting ice chips. Dust always kept a warm, cheerful attitude around him to keep his spirits up. One night, she spent hours feeding him melted ice, piece by piece. Dust said that "by the grace of God," he recovered from his illness and was able to leave the hospital.
Dust said the greatest part of her experience at the hospital was helping patients and seeing them recover from seemingly hopeless illnesses. "That was the coolest thing for me, seeing someone who went through so much pain and suffering have hope again," she said.


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A WOMAN was treated for minor injuries after a car crashed through a wall in Old Hill.
The crash happened at around 5.30pm yesterday (Saturday June 7) on Reddal Hill Road, the vehicle came to rest on the lawn at the front of The Regis Club.
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Volunteers keep organizations across the U.S. running. About 64.5 million people across the country volunteered their time in 2012.
Each year, the rodeo honors a volunteer with its Trail Boss Award. The award is given to an individual who supports and promotes rodeo in general, and the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in particular, said Dr. Jerry Woodruff, rodeo committeeman and himself a volunteer. The Trail Boss recognition has been awarded since Nebraskaland Days came to North Platte in 1968.
In 1996, it was awarded to North Platte rancher Larry Long. Long was the second generation of his family to win the award; his dad and uncle, George Long and Charles Long, had won it 22 years earlier.
Long was a pro rodeo tie-down roper, team roper and steer wrestler, and grew up competing at the familys rodeo at Longs Grove. In the early 1940s, their rodeo moved to North Platte.
Long, a long-time Buffalo Bill rodeo committeeman and chairman from 2000-04, enjoyed working with the people.
We had a real special bunch on the committee. We had a lot of fun, but we did a lot of work, too, he said. Twelve men made up the committee, and it was a good bunch of guys to work with.
Long, who is 72, competed in rodeo until he was 60 years old, and he and his wife, Mary Ann, still make it out to the Buffalo Bill Rodeo.
I get out there to give them a little trouble, he laughed. The committee men are real good friends, and every once in a while, they give me a call for advice, or to ask what happened way back then.
Woodruff said a lot of extra time and work behind the scenes is put in by volunteers. All of these people do quite a few extra things for the rodeo during the performances each night and for months leading up to the event.
This years Trail Boss award will be announced during the last night of the rodeo, Sat., June 15. The Buffalo Bill Rodeo starts June 12. Tickets are available online at NebraskalandDays.com or through the Nebraskaland Days office, 509 East 4th Street, Suite G, or 308.532.7939.
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IT began as a bet over a casual drink in the Bowyer's Arms in 1963 but it appears the annual Good Friday walk from Radley to Oxford and back may die out after 50 years.
Villagers have been walking the 12.5 miles from the pub to Carfax in Oxford and back, every Good Friday, since the year The Beatles topped the charts.
But a lack of volunteers mean this year's event may be called off and some fear the village tradition could even die out completely.
Last year's organiser Graham Collett, 65, from Radley, explained: "I organised it as a one-off last year when the former organiser's wife became ill.
"I had some people lined up to take over this year because I am not here on Good Friday, but now that has fallen through, and unless we can get people involved in the next two weeks, this year's could be abandoned and the following years' could be in jeopardy too."
Graham Collett
The Radley Walk started when villager Jack Parsons bet his friend George Steptoe a pint of beer that he could walk the quickest from the Bowyer Arms to Carfax and back. And he did.
The two decided to repeat the walk the following year and it quickly became a village tradition, surviving even when Jack and George became too old to take part.
In fact, the two men organised the 1966 event and were at the finish line to see a dead heat, in one hour 55 minutes, between Sgt Ian Parsons, a 19-year-old parachute training instructor from RAF Abingdon, and 19-year-old student Brian Diffey, of Selwyn Crescent, Radley.
Thirty years later, in 1996, there were 57 walkers.
The 1984 event
Darren Fox was the first home out of 29 finishers in a record-breaking time of one hour 56 minutes. And this time still stands today as the official event record.
The race, which passes through Kennington, now has seven 'classes', including Local Man, Local Woman, Over-35 and Youth.
A special 'half walk' of six miles was introduced in 2008 for younger walkers.
The Radley Triangle route around the village, for accompanied children under 12, was introduced in 2003.
Mr Collett added: "It isn't a big job to organise the walk. The organiser oversees the giving out of race numbers and then time people as they come back in, to record places in all the different categories.
"Cups are then awarded for the fastest women, man and child, etc, and a raffle is later drawn, tickets for which are sold in the pub that day. I'm quite sure that if someone came forward others would come forward to help them."
About 40 people took part in last year's Radley Walk, which also raises money through a raffle for the village or a local charity.
Peter Wiblin, 57, from north Abingdon has competed every year for the past 22 years.
He said: "It's terrible news that it might have to stop. This is a unique tradition, enjoyed by many people including myself and my two daughters. The eldest, Elizabeth, has won the ladies' race for the last five years and even came second overall last year."
To volunteeer for this year's race contact Mr Collett on 01235 555187


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Resistance to Lamivudine in HBV Egyptian Patients
This study has been completed.
Ain Shams University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Iman Fawzy Montasser, Ain Shams University
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First received: March 6, 2012
Last updated: September 8, 2013
Last verified: September 2013
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Detailed Description:
On treatment parameters for Lamivudine resistance in HBV treated Egyptian patients
|Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Treatment
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|Pretreatment and On-treatment Indicators of Virologic Breakthrough in Chronic HBV Egyptian Patients Receiving Lamivudine Therapy
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Drug Information available for: LamivudineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Iman Fawzy Montasser, Ain Shams University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Resistance to Lamivudine Therapy [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Prevelance of Lamivudine resistance among HBV Egyptian cases pretreatment and on treatment parameters for Lamivudine therapy resistance
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
blood samples +/- tissue biopsy
|Study Start Date:
|June 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Chronic HBV Egyptian patients
chronic HBV patients receiving Lamivudine therapy in hepatology clinic in the National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute in Egypt.
Detailed Description:
Primarily: To study the correlations between the following parameters in adult Egyptian patients with chronic viral hepatitis B before treatment:
- HBeAg.
- HBV-DNA by quantitative PCR.
- Biopsy (if possible). Secondarily: After receiving lamivudine therapy we will identify the impact of these parameters on viral breakthrough at 1 year of therapy.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
chronic HBV patients receiving Lamivudine therapy in hepatology clinic in the National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute in Egypt in the period from 2007- 2011.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients >18 years old
- Egyptian nationality
- Positive serology for HBsAg for more than 6 months
- Positive HBV viremia (above 2000IU/ml).
- Lamivudine monotherapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anti-HBcIgM seropositivity
- Positive serology for HCV
- Positive serology for HDV
- Patients complicated with HCC
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01548820
|Tropical medicine department
|Cairo, Egypt
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Ain Shams University
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|Responsible Party:
|Iman Fawzy Montasser, Lecturer of tropical medicine , Ain Shams university, Ain Shams University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01548820 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
HBV resistance
|Study First Received:
|March 6, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 8, 2013
Keywords provided by Iman Fawzy Montasser, Ain Shams University:
Hepatitis B virus
Resistance to treatment
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis, Chronic
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepadnaviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
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A love of tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril; but the new view must come, the world must roll forward ... Let us have no fear of the future.Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Of this I am quite sure, that if we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
To regard ones immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
On the wisdom with which we bring science to bear in the war against disease, in the creation of new industries, and in the strengthening of our Armed Forces depends in large measure our future as a nation.Vannevar Bush
Tonight you will be visited by three spirits, the ghosts of indictment past, present and future. They will teach you the true meaning of 'you are still a scumbag criminal.Jim Butcher
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DOZENS of Winchester dog lovers have been combing Micheldever Woods round the clock in wind, rain and darkness after a young miniature daschund went missing.
Bertie, who is black and tan and nine months old, ran off near the main car park on Sunday afternoon.
Owners Michael and Nicki Pudney, who own Enigma Hair Design salon in Winchester, say they have been bowled over by the sheer number of family, friends and clients who have braved winter storms to search for their daughters' beloved pet.
"There were 30 people out there last night in the pouring rain," said Nicki.
"We're just overwhelmed by the sheer kindness of those we know - and some we don't. We really would do anything to get Bertie back. He's quite timid still because he's so young."
The Pudney's contact details and a full description of Bertie, who is microchipped and tagged, are on http://www.doglost.com/.


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Phyllis J. Hass, 90, of Crown passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at GracePointe Crossing Gables East in Cambridge.
Phyllis Jean nee Swanson Hass was born Nov. 19, 1923 to William Swanson and Margaret nee Kilmartin Swanson of Zimmerman, Minn. She was the youngest of six children.
Phyllis graduated from Elk River High School and attended the Minnesota School of Business. Phyllis worked for one year as secretary to the president of American Linen Co. before she was required to move back to help her mother and brother in the family store: Swanson Mercantile in Zimmerman.
Although Phyllis proclaimed she would never marry a farmer, she did. Phyllis married Gordon Hass Dec. 1, 1945 at Zion of Crown. Phyllis was baptized May 26, 1932 and confirmed into the LCMS church Nov. 30, 1946.
Phyllis' marriage was blessed with six children. The children were raised to have God as their No. 1 priority. Phyllis and Gordon never forgot to have Jesus bless their meals.
Phyllis learned how to cook and bake after her marriage (as she worked in the store during her years in Zimmerman). Phyllis turned into a great cook and better baker—especially pies and cookies. Phyllis canned and preserved fruits and veggies her entire marriage—even in the fall of 2013.
Phyllis (and Gordon) had a very active social life and enjoyed people – especially their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Phyllis (and Gordon) spent countless hours watching different sports at different venues and on television. Phyllis (not Gordon) enjoyed the casino. She loved entertaining in her home. Her home with the meeting place for relatives on the Hass and Swanson sides of the family. Phyllis always seemed to be chilly and always dressed fashionably. She "loved Christmas" and her home at Christmastime reflected her love of the Christmas season. For many years, Phyllis would make wreaths at Nelson Nursery so she could indulge her family with gifts on Christmas.
Phyllis had many long-time and newly acquired friends and made every attempt to make visitors of Zion welcome. She was an active member of Zion and strong supporter of Crown Christian School.
Phyllis (Wife, Mom, Grandma, Aunt, Friend) will be greatly missed. She was pre-deceased by daughter, Donna, and Granddaughter Baby Girl Hass. She is survived by her husband, Gordon, of 68 years; children: Carol (Leon) Bray, Butch (Mary) Hass, Rick (Nancy) Hass, Larry (Mary) Hass and Joni (Ron) Sundeen, son-in-law, Mike Stephan, 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, 10 step- great-grandchildren, 2 step-great-great-grandchildren, sister-in-law, Gertrude (Bob) Wood, nieces, nephews and many friends.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church of Crown with Rev. Steve Tischer officiating. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, also at the church, and one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Pallbearers are her grandsons and Honorary pallbearers are her granddaughters. Interment was in the church cemetery. Online condolences at www.carlsonlillemoen.com. Arrangements were with the Carlson-Lillemoen Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Cambridge.


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Dressed as the gay Austrian fashion icon Brüno, Sacha Baron Cohen flew into the MTV Movie Awards from a wire harness, but ended up falling on Eminem face first but with his rear end sticking in Eminem's face. Furious about the whole event, Eminem pushed Cohen around and left the award ceremony.
As soon as the event took place, a massive debate started taking place on the Internet. Was this whole incident staged or not? Both Eminem and Cohen both wanted to come back in the limelight. Eminem released a new album and Cohen is releasing a new movie based on Brüno.
To me the incident looked pretty real but there were some indications that it could be fake such as the prepared camera angles of Eminem leaving the show and it sounded like the white rapper had a microphone on him at the time.
Scott Aukerman, one of the show's writers admitted that the whole incident was staged on his Tumblr account (removed now):
"Yes, the Bruno/Eminem incident was staged. That's all anyone wants to talk about, so let's get it out of the way. They rehearsed it at dress and yes, it went as far as it did on the live show then."
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Crude Oil Outlook and Forecast For 2013
Despite the relatively sideways trading range and declining volatility that the last few months of 2012 has brought the oil markets, underlying developments have remained fairly dynamic. The November election in the U.S. and change of power in China will have strong impacts on price direction, as will the developments on the production and transportation sides made earlier in the year.
Uncompromising leadership in the U.S. and drags from increased regulation and taxes will be countered by potential recovery in the Chinese and European economies as well as a possible euphoric bounce after a fiscal cliff and/or debt ceiling agreement early in the year. A challenge will be made to escape the long-term bullish mindset that has dominated oil markets in recent years and revert to an environment of higher production and potentially downward trending prices. As peak oil was a main factor offering support five years ago, increasing shale production and slowing demand growth are offering pressure now. Signs of oil shortages were a bullish driver a few years ago, but increasing domestic production and potential exports could put the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada into question. While the market may see a generally downward trend in 2013, it may also see short-term bouts of support if OPEC were to reduce production quotas, Israel struck Iran's nuclear capabilities, or if the economy grows strongly.
Our bias for 2013 suggests that the downtrend that began in May 2011 in both WTI and Brent is likely to continue and that a breach of the 2011 low in WTI at $75/bbl is possible. The market may exhibit wide trading ranges as it did in 2011 & 2012, with WTI expected between $75/bbl-$105/bbl, an average price of $90/bbl, and a year-end objective at $85/bbl. Brent may see its premium to WTI shrink toward $5-$10/bbl by year-end from the low-$20's as the Seaway pipeline expansion opens and BP's Whiting refinery completes its upgrades. Brent could range between $95/bbl-$125/bbl, with an average price of $110/bbl and a year-end objective at $105/bbl.
2012 in Review
The year 2012 brought a continuation of the downward trend in oil markets which began in May of 2011. The market peaked at that time after the first four months of 2011 brought the Arab Spring and reduced oil output from Libya. The shortfall was partially made up for by the third ever IEA storage release and the ramp-up of output from Saudi Arabia. The disruption would have been greater were it not for the slowdown in economic growth in Europe. An earthquake in Japan in March 2011 brought a solid increase for LNG shipments due to shutdowns of nuclear capacity, while oil demand only increased marginally.
A similar start was seen for 2012 where strength occurred early in the year before a peak in March/April. A continuation of the late-2011 rally helped, as did the second bailout of Greece on Feb 21st. U.S. economic data showed improvement early in the year, but received sobering news starting in early-May when payroll data began falling short of expectations. Both jobs and economic demand were brought forward to the winter months from the early-summer months, and made Q1 2012 economic data appear artificially better than it was. Expectations of a double-dip recession increased by summer as data slowed. The 2012 peak in prices was formed in March/April in WTI/Brent but that trend accelerated to the downside with the early-May payroll report. Worries about Greek debt resurfaced, as did concerns about Spain. It was a relaxation of conditions on emergency loans to Spain and Greece on June 29th that helped put in a bottom in oil prices. That was solidified later with a speech by ECB President Draghi on July 26th in which he promised to do whatever it takes to save the Eurozone. On Sep 6th, he launched the Outright Market Transaction plan which could buy bonds from distressed countries in order to lower their interest rates. The dollar has weakened since that time and offered support to oil prices. There were oil supply disruptions in Brazil and Yemen in 2012, but they didn't matter in face of increased shale production in the U.S. OPEC boosted production 1.14 mb/d from January through August, but cut back output by 0.99 mb/d between August and November.
2013 Outlook
The Economy
November 6th brought the U.S. election and a glimpse into the effect that Washington will have on the energy markets. It may offer a negative impact as opposed to China which picked new leadership on November 8th, and Europe which worked out a framework for common banking regulation on December 13th. The U.S. should be bogged down with headwinds caused by continued slow-growth conditions, quantitative ease, uncertainty about taxes, the debt ceiling, and ongoing Washington partisanship. Economic growth is expected to improve slightly from 2012's 2.1% average. The fiscal cliff negotiations and the lack of progress in them in late-2012 showed that lawmakers are still unable to reach across the aisle. Corporate spending decisions are being delayed due to uncertainty about tax rates, and could be duplicated in late-February when the debt ceiling will need to be raised. The last battle in July-August 2011 resulted in S&P cutting the U.S.'s AAA credit rating and oil prices falling 25% in just a few weeks.
The composition of the Fed may become more dovish, as the hawkish loyal dissenter Jeffrey Lacker won't hold a vote. Fed Presidents Evans and Rosengren will vote this year and are both considered doves. Both argued for the 6.5% unemployment threshold adopted by the Fed at its December 12th meeting. KC's George will replace the hawkish President Hoenig, but she's been less critical of easy Fed policy than Hoenig has. President Bullard could be hawkish too, but he did not dissent at any time during his previous votes in 2010. A dovish Fed hasn't necessarily been good for oil prices like it has for markets like gold and equities (chart below). Oil may focus more on the Fed's adverse economic outlooks such as promises to keep rates low through 2015 than where easy money will be invested.
Europe is improving, with leaders there showing commitment to debt problems in Greece and Spain. Their resolve is unlikely to waiver, and the euro now appears likely to make it through this crisis without breaking up. China is a bright spot as well, and is showing improvement from a slowdown in FH '12. On May 24th, it said that banks would not meet their 2012 lending goals due to the slow economy.
Manufacturing PMI data reached a bottom in November 2011, but stagnated until a second bottom made in August 2012. Several injections of cash were made into the economy over the summer, and a $150B infrastructure project was announced on September 7th. The official measure of PMI has increased 1.4 points since its August low, while the HSBC measure has gained 3.3 points. Oil demand correlates to the HSBC measure as seen in 2009 when demand recovered as manufacturing activity bounced back (chart).
Production Gains Change Oil Supply/Demand Dynamic
Peak oil was a main factor cited in offering support to oil prices in 2007 and 2008 as WTI went from a low of $50/bbl in January '07 to a high of $147/bbl in July '08. Growth in Chinese demand had outstripped most of the excess supply and OPEC's spare capacity began to dwindle as producers ramped up output to meet demand. The financial crisis in 2008 and the losses in oil demand that it caused forced prices from $147/bbl to $32/bbl in the second half of 2008, but oil has never recovered more than the $115/bbl price level in the four years since. Part of the reason is that the economy is still struggling to regain pre-2008 strength, but it is also explained by growth in supply and OPEC spare capacity.
The growth rate of Chinese imports soared in the early-2000's and was still a relatively high 10.6% y/y in 2007 & 2008. The inability of supply to keep up with the new demand growth was a feature of the price surge in 2008, and essentially created an element of "growing pains" in the market at that time. Producers just couldn't keep up with the extra demand, and prices had to rise. That doesn't seem to be the case as much now, as the rate of Chinese import growth has slowed to 6.8%. Despite the slowdown in the growth rate since 2007 & 2008, the overall level of imports is much higher and yet global oil supplies are more plentiful. China's level of imports has increased to 5.26 mb/d in 2011 & 2012 compared to 3.43 mb/d in 2007 & 2008. Despite higher demand, suppliers are better able to cope with it and stocks are building globally. Oil stocks that are able to be measured such as OECD stocks fell to 53.2 days of demand cover in 2007. The level of cover increased sharply in 2008 and has averaged a steady 59.0 days in the last four years. Oil stocks in the U.S. are the highest above their five-year average since April '09 and are close to moving to the highest since at least 1990.
In addition to elevated inventories and high demand cover, the supply/demand balance and OPEC spare capacity also show the market loosening. The first chart below shows that prior to early-2008, the EIA's supply/demand balance ranged from -2.7 mb/d to +1.2 mb/d with an average 1.1 mb/d deficit. Between 2008 & 2011, the average was a 0.55 mb/d deficit largely because of Libya's civil war in 2011. In 2012, however, the balance averaged a surplus of 0.2 mb/d. The second chart below shows another comparison to the 2007-2008 period, where OPEC spare capacity has grown to 6.0 mb/d in late-2012 from a low of 2.2 mb/d seen in mid-2008 at the peak in prices. From 2007 to 2012, global demand has increased 4.3 mb/d while non-OPEC output has gained 3.2 mb/d and OPEC 2.9 mb/d for 6.1 mb/d combined. The EIA's forecast for 2013 demand growth is 0.96 mb/d while supply is expected to grow 0.85 mb/d. OPEC will play a deciding role in balancing the market again, but may have to cut production sometime in 2013. The bottom line is that supply growth has outpaced demand growth since 2007, which should add pressure to prices.
The increase in non-OPEC production of 3.2 mb/d since 2007 has seen 1.5 mb/d come from the U.S. Rig counts in North Dakota's Bakken shale formation have surged from 33 in May 2009 to over 200 in 2012 (chart 1). As a result, production from the region has increased from 100 kb/d at the start of 2009 to nearly 700 kb/d in 2012 (chart 2). Imports from Canada are still averaging around 2.4 mb/d. However, the increase in domestic output may call into question the need for the Keystone XL pipeline given environmentalists opposition to the rerouting of the pipeline over the Ogallala Aquifer in Nebraska. A decision on the pipeline is expected sometime in early-2013 and meanwhile, the rail trade from North Dakota continues to grow. Increasing discussion regarding oil exports may help to get oil out of the landlocked Midwest, but won't help the pipeline's cause.
Demand Growth Slowing
The EIA's prediction of 0.96 mb/d in global demand growth equates to a 1.08% increase and compares to 1.2% growth in 2011 and a 3.0% increase in 2010. The 2000-2007 pre-recession average was 1.6%. The first chart below shows the oil market's response to the overall level of crude oil demand, while the second chart illustrates the effect of the growth rate of demand vs. the y/y change in prices. A regression since 1993 implies that a 1.08% growth rate in 2013 would equate to around a 10.86% increase in oil prices. Given 2012's average through Dec 24th, it would suggest that a gain of $10.22/bbl is possible, which would put WTI at an average of $104.19. That's a bit high in our view, as we expect the global economy to be slower than the 1993-2011 average, and we also anticipate less commodity index investment than what was seen in the 2000's.
Natural Gas Outlook and Forecast For 2013
Following a tumultuous 2012 and a price decline to 10+ year lows at $1.90/mmbtu in mid-April, the market will start 2013 with only a slightly more optimistic view. Pressure may be applied early in the year from coal prices, which have kept pace with recent gains in gas prices and limited the attractiveness of coal-to-gas switching. Weather has also been a disappointment so far this winter, and could result in further reductions in demand. Prices could begin to rebound in Q2 or around mid-year based on falling natural gas rig counts and by stabilization in U.S. production growth. In the longer-term, the market will gain support from increasing retirements of coal plants in 2014 and from the eventual operation of LNG export facilities in 2015.
Our bias in prices for 2013 suggests that the long-term bottom near $1.90 will remain intact, however, the market may still struggle to maintain its upside momentum. A range of $2.75-$4.25 is possible, with a year-end rebound reaching a target at $4.00/mmbtu. Prices may average $3.50/mmbtu.
2013 Supply/Demand Outlook
The biggest issue pushing prices lower through Apr 2012 was the excess of inventories caused by increasing production and weak winter-related demand. Inventories reached levels that were 60% above the five-year average by late-March before falling and ending the year around 10% above the average. The EIA's monthly U.S. production figures showed an increase of 4.6% y/y in 2012 over 2011 levels while demand increased 4.7%.
Going into 2013, production is forecast to increase 0.5% while demand may fall 0.4%. As a result, the imbalance appears as though it will continue through 2013 which could weigh on prices. The EIA's full-year forecasts for 2013 have only gotten worse over the course of 2012. The forecast for 2013 demand growth began with its Jan '12 report expecting a decline of 0.8%. Despite growing discussions of transportation-related demand increases throughout the year, the Nov EIA report showed an expected demand decline of just 0.4% (chart 1). And despite production stoppages and declines in rig counts, supply forecasts went from -1.7% to +0.5%. The projected supply/demand balance is now a surplus in 2013 of 1.12 bcf/day compared to 0.85 bcf/day projected for 2012. The only upshot from the forecasts is that the rate of supply growth is slowing, as shown in the second chart.
Weather's Impact on Inventories
The possibility of warm winter weather may help inventories build at a faster rate than the five-year average again in early-2013. Winter temperatures usually continue falling through the third week of January. With that marking the mid-point of meteorological winter, both observed temperatures thus far and forecasted January temperatures will generally be above-normal up to that point. Beyond that point, the most recent CPC outlook published on Dec 20th showed forecast temperatures in the upper Midwest and Northeast near-normal, while temperatures across the South may be above-normal. Such observations could cause gas inventories to rebound again with respect to the five-year average (chart 2).
Longer-Term Support
The longer-term upside will focus on power plant retirements and LNG exports. Despite courts vacating the Cross State Pollution Rule in Aug '12 that limits the amount of air pollution that can cross state lines, there are still retirements of coal-fired power plants scheduled. They accelerate in 2014 to around 6 GW and in 2015 to 12 GW, which could result in an extra 0.7 bcf/day and 1.4 bcf/day in incremental gas demand.
Exports of LNG have been held up by inaction on the part of the DOE, which licenses them to countries that are not part of free trade agreements. FERC approves terminal and pipeline construction. On Dec 5th, the DOE issued a report saying that the U.S. would become a natural gas exporter by 2020 and that exports would provide as much as $30B per year in trade revenue. It added that the cost of gas would rise but that its effect on consumers would be minimal. The report created a notion that exports would be approved fairly soon and that construction on new facilities could begin.
Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass terminal is the only one approved so far. Cheniere received approval for its facility on Apr 17th, just two days before gas prices reached bottom. There are still political headwinds that need to be addressed, including Congressman Ed Markey who has suggested that the administration not rush to export gas abroad. Ron Wyden from Oregon is incoming chairman of the Senate's energy committee and is worried about the effect on consumers. However, the increased likelihood of exports could open the gas market up to comparisons with price action from April 2012 and create longer-term support.


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PRELIMINARY RECORD: As the Platte River rolled out of its banks, preliminary figures show that it crested Monday afternoon at 10.7 feet, according to meteorologist Bill Taylor of the National Weather Service in North Platte. Taylor said the crest shattered an old record of 9.6 feet set in May of 1973. Pictured is the home of Kathy and Dennis Conley south of the river on East Island Road. The road to the Conley home is underwater. River water spread south as far as I-80 and beyond with some seepage into back yards along the river on the south side of town. A handful of residents along the river were evacuated. The river had started to recede slowly when measured at 10.4 feet Tuesday morning. Taylor said the Platte will continue to drop but likely remain elevated into early next week.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- U.S. stock futures were pointing slightly higher Monday, the first day of a trading week that will be heavy on economic data. The Federal Reserve's policy-making arm is scheduled to meet on Tuesday and Wednesday. European stocks were trading flat to lower Monday while Asian shares ended mixed. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.9% to close at 10,824.31. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.4%.
The economic calendar in the U.S. Monday includes durable-goods orders at 8:30 a.m. EST and pending-home sales at 10 a.m.
U.S. stocks on Friday rose, with all three key indices ending the week higher, as Procter & Gamble ( PG) shares popped after an upbeat earnings forecast, and AT&T ( T) advanced after the company posted a narrower quarterly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 71 points, or 0.5%, to finish at 13,896. The blue-chip index gained 1.8% for the week. The S&P 500 gained 8 points, or 0.5%, to 1,503 on Friday. The index ended up 1.1% for trading week. The Nasdaq rose 19 points, or 0.6%, to 3,150. The tech-heavy index added 0.5% for the week.
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FIRE fighters in Worcestershire are set to walk out on strike on eight consecutive days this month, starting on Monday, May 14.
The industrial action has been called by the Fire Brigades Union, which says the government's proposals for its members' pensions are unacceptable.
Union members will be on strike on Monday, July 14 to Thursday, July 17, between 6am and 8am, and 5pm and 7pm.
On Friday, July 18, they will be out from 6am to 8am and 11pm to 1am the next day, and on Saturday, they will be on strike from 11am to 1pm and 11pm to 1am.
On Sunday, they will strike from 5pm to 7pm, and the eight-day protest ends the next day, when the fire fighters will be on on strike between 6am and 8am and 5pm and 7pm.
The union opposes proposals to increase the retirement age from 55 to 60 and halve pensions for those who to retire before they are 60.
Matt Wrack, the FBU's general secretary, said: "The government must realise that firefighters cannot accept proposals that would have such devastating consequences for their futures, their families' futures — and the future of the fire and rescue service itself.
"We have tried every route available to us to make the government see sense over their attacks. Three years of negotiations have come to nothing because the government is simply unwilling to compromise or even listen to reason.
"Shorter strike periods have illustrated the strength of feeling amongst firefighters whilst limiting disruption to the fire service, the public and our members' working lives."
Adrian Elliott, group commander of Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, said: "We are encouraging motorists and residents to take extra care during the strikes when there will be reduced fire cover. Not all of our firefighters are members of the FBU, which means some stations will be working normally, but people should be aware that it may take us a little longer to respond to calls in some instances".


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ST. LOUIS—In Danny Amendola, the Rams have a quick, nifty slot receiver. Rookie Chris Givens has emerged as a desperately needed deep threat. What's still missing in the Rams' wide receiver equation is a big target, someone who can go up and get jump balls, catch fade patterns in the end zone, and be someone defensive backs don't want to tackle over the middle.
The Rams think they have that man on the roster in rookie Brian Quick, a second-round pick from Appalachian State. But the production needs to catch up with potential if the Rams are to become a playoff-caliber offense.
During the pre-draft process last spring, Quick wowed the Rams with his athleticism and leaping ability during a private workout. That's one reason the team wasn't overly concerned when Jacksonville leapfrogged ahead of them to grab Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon at No. 5 overall.
If the Rams had Blackmon rated No. 1 on their wide receiver board; Quick was 1A. So the Rams were more than happy to trade down from No. 6 overall to get extra picks, and then take Quick with the first pick of the second round.
"We knew what we were getting," offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said. "We knew we were getting a guy that was a little bit raw. But boy, the potential there, and what we see in terms of the growth. He's a big, long-strider that's got what we call build-up speed. He closes on people in a hurry because his strides are so big."
Quick combines that size (6-3, 220) with good ball skills and excellent leaping ability.
"With guys like that, the quarterback can just throw it at spots," Schottenheimer said. "The guy might be covered, but because he's so big and has such great body control, it's hard to stop him."
So far all that raw talent has yet to make an impact in the NFL. On a wide receiver corps that isn't stacked with talent, Quick has had a difficult time finding the field. Through 11 games—he was inactive in Week 3—Quick has played only 121 snaps. That's the equivalent of about two full games for a starting wideout. For the season, he has only eight catches for 138 yards and one touchdown.
There have been times when Quick looks like a confused rookie on the field. Such as the Oct. 28 New England game in London, where he lined up wrong on one play, dropped a pass over the middle in part because he didn't run a precise route on another. And on a third play, he seemed to lose a deep ball in the lights that ended up being intercepted.
Conversely, there was his 36-yard TD catch Nov. 11 in San Francisco, in which he looked like a Pro Bowl player in waiting. On the play, Quick defeated an attempt at press coverage by 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver, knocking Culliver off-balance with a vicious stiff-arm.
"That's what I'm supposed to do," Quick said. "Get him off me and get the ball, and make an effort to score."
That got him open, and after catching the pass from Sam Bradford, he out-muscled Pro Bowl safety Dashon Goldson the final 10 yards into the end zone.
Routinely in practice, Quick makes a catch or two each week that are highlight-reel variety. The challenge now, is to transferring such plays from the practice field to game day. But after playing in an uncomplicated offense in college, it has taken Quick a while to grasp an NFL offense.
"It's tough," Schottenheimer said. "Chris (Givens) probably picked it up a little quicker than Brian did. Brian's coming from Appalachian State. We're not down on him at all. We're very encouraged. It's just a little bit of he's growing. I think that we have the right guy, and we're thrilled he's here. I think the sky's the roof for him."
So these final four games of the 2012 season are important for Quick. So is the upcoming offseason. He needs to work on every aspect of the game—particularly route running—and immerse himself in the playbook in order to breakout in 2013.
There used to be a sign in the Rams' wide receivers room that read: "Be where you're supposed to be when you're supposed to be there."
That's what Quick must strive for, because he needs to build up trust and chemistry with Bradford.
"The more you work together with someone, the more you trust them," Bradford said. "They trust me to put it where they'll be able to make a play. I trust them to go get it in tight coverage."
Quick says he's advanced beyond the point of where he's thinking rather than just doing. "I know what to do," he said. "I know my splits. I know where I'm supposed to be lined up. I know my responsibilities."
But there's still much work to be done, especially when it comes to building up that trust.


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I know it has been known by some.
Austin Croshere said during the broadcast, " I know for a fact that [Jeff Foster] got offered more money".
So more team(s) wanted him and willing to pay him more to get him. So my question is:
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Justin Ross Harris was a devoted and loving father who talked about his toddler son often, his friends and family say.
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Forecasters say the odds are increasing that Hurricane Arthur will actually make landfall.
The Kansas First Sports team accepted a friendly game of bocce ball in preparation of the Sunflower State Games.
Preparations are underway as more than 35,000 people descend on a city of 5,000.
Hurricane Arthur is gaining momentum as it pushes toward North Carolina's Outer Banks on June 3, 2014.
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Chiefs reserve offensive lineman Rokevious Watkins is suspended four games by the NFL.
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The shootings occurred Wednesday afternoon at the post office in the small town of Hale, about 75 miles northeast of Kansas City.
June jobs report shows 288,000 jobs created; unemployment falls to 6.1%.
North Carolina coast feels first effects of Hurricane Arthur.
Washburn assistant baseball coach Harley Douglas is named interim head coach for the Ichabods.
Tensions increase as immigration centers overflow; calls for reform continue.
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AOAs Seolhyun turned more than a few heads at a recent red carpet event for her figure-hugging outfit that showed off her enviable body.
Seolhyuns flawless figure was on full display at a red carpet event for the luxury Italian brand, Salvatore Ferragamo red carpet event. She was spotted wearing a high-waisted skirt and tight black top which highlighted her skin tone, tiny waist, and ample bosom.
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Texas to Delay Mottled Duck Harvest Five Days
AUSTIN, Texas — Duck hunters in Texas will once again get the liberal waterfowl season with a 74-day season and six bird daily bag limit framework during the 2009-2010 general waterfowl seasons, but mottled ducks will be off the table during the first five days. The framework has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is pending adoption by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Aug. 27 public meeting.
The Service is holding Texas and Louisiana to a 20 percent harvest reduction on mottled ducks, citing a need for additional conservation based on estimated population declines resulting from major storms in recent years and slow habitat recovery due to extended drought conditions.
While Louisiana will be trimming its daily bag limit on mottled ducks from three birds to one to meet its 20 percent reduction in harvest, Texas can achieve the same goal with a five-day delay at the start of the season.
"We ran our harvest-per-day numbers on mottled ducks and determined we could wait and open hunting of mottled ducks on the sixth day of the season and achieve a 20 percent reduction because we were already at one dusky duck per day (mottled duck, Mexican duck or black duck)," said Vernon Bevill, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program director for small game.
Bevill went on to say that mottled ducks are a front-end loaded species with the majority of the harvest occurring early in the season. "The sixth day falls on a Thursday (Nov. 5) and by opening on a weekday we feel mottled ducks will get a quick education before the hunting pressure goes back up on the second weekend," he said. "They have suffered the impacts of several hurricanes destroying their breeding areas and flushing the wetlands with high salinities and destroying their food sources.
"The impact of the current drought is also slowing the wetland recovery from the effects of the hurricanes," Bevill added. "But that said, when the rains return and the habitat recovers we should see a dramatic increase in their numbers. There is a lot of good news associated with the proposed 2009-10 regulations. We will once again have one each/day of pintails and canvasbacks as well as a three wood duck bag limit that will help East and North Texas duck hunters. If the drought holds on into the fall, those hunting over managed wetlands, around stock tanks fed by windmills, and rice fields will have some great hunting. We plan to have some migration chronology information in our late season digest to help hunters know when various species tend to migrate to, or through, Texas."
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High Plains Mallard Management Unit
- Saturday/Sunday, Oct. 24 — 25
- Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Jan. 24
- Youth-only season Saturday/Sunday, Oct. 17-18
North and South Zones
- Saturday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 29
- Saturday, Dec. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 24
- Youth-only season Saturday/Sunday, Oct. 24-25
The daily bag limit statewide would be six ducks, with the following species and sex restrictions: five mallards (of which only two may be hens), three wood ducks, two scaup, two redheads, one pintail, one canvasback, and one "dusky duck" (mottled duck, Mexican-like duck, black duck and their hybrids). Mottled ducks may not be harvested prior to Thursday, Nov. 5.
Proposed falconry season for ducks is Monday, Jan. 25 through Tuesday, Feb. 9 in the North and South Zones. There is no Extended Season in the High Plains Mallard Management Unit.
Western Goose Zone
- Saturday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 7
The daily bag limit is 20 light geese in the aggregate and four Canada geese and one white-fronted goose. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit for dark geese and no possession limit on light geese.
Eastern Goose Zone
- Saturday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 24 for light geese and Canada geese
- Saturday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 10 for white-fronted geese.
The daily bag limit is 20 light geese in the aggregate and three Canada geese and two white-fronted geese.
Light Goose Conservation Order
- Monday, Feb. 8 through Sunday, Mar. 28 in the Western Goose Zone
- Monday, Jan. 25 through Sunday, Mar. 28 in the Eastern Goose Zone
No bag or possession limits.
Sandhill Crane
Zone A
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Daily bag limit of three birds.
Zone B
- Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Feb. 7
Daily bag limit of three birds.
Zone C
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Daily bag limit of two birds.
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Shaquille O'Neal is being sued in Dade County, Florida, by a former employee of his, Shawn Darling.
This type of thing (people suing rich, famous people) happens every single day. But the details of Shaq's lawsuit aren't your average, every day civil complaint from an ex-employee.
Radar Online reports that Darling is suing Shaq for some pretty heavy stuff: computer hacking and destruction of evidence. (A PDF of the public document is here.)
Darling claims that he worked for O'Neal -- and O'Neal's wife, Shaunie, as well as his "associates" and children as well -- from late 2007 until November 2009, and that during that time, Shaq had him "wipe" Shaq's computers and delete the information in his "AOL" account in relation to other legal issues.
Darling also claims that Shaq conspired with former members of law enforcement to help plant child pornography on Darling's computer, that Shaq tried to break into Darling's voicemail account, that Shaq destroyed evidence by throwing a personal computer into a lake and that there's proof of many extramarital affairs on various forms of electronic correspondence owned by O'Neal.
It's quite the nasty little lawsuit and it's not the type of thing that O'Neal probably wants to deal with.


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SOPA is muddy. Needs cleaning up. I've read about both sides of the issue. On the one hand, you have rampant piracy of content like music and movies. Duff McKagan wrote a pretty decent post about how this has affected the music industry.
I'm still involved in the music biz, and I can tell you he's pretty right. People rarely buy CDs. They may not often pay for downloads. And even if they do pay for downloads, if you've ever seen how the 79 cents breaks down, the band who performed the song is paid in pennies. There's no money to be made from content. And currently, there's no money to be made from touring. Thanks to the economy, many bands can't sell out even small places. Nobody can afford that night out, especially with many ticket prices going UP. Over the last few years, I've seen people you'd think could sell out just about anything cancel shows or tours… Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, etc… Coachella still does well, but many other tours and groups aren't doing well at all.
On the other side of internet piracy, you have where it goes too far. When Wikipedia claims they'd have to close down, something is going too far. Over on YouTube, I'm flagged as a "copyright infringer." Why? Because I posted a few videos of myself singing karaoke, and YouTube decided I didn't have the legal right to broadcast myself singing that song. Evidently, it was OK for me to sing that song in the karaoke bar, but not to video it and share it with friends. Is that killing free speech? You make the call.
Am I hurting an artist? Is somewhere, a recording studio closing because I posted me singing "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar while I was in a karaoke bar? Pat's awesome. I'd hope that she's making MORE money off me. 🙂 I hope somebody hears me sing it, remembers what a great song it is, and legally pays for it somehow, somewhere. Is there somebody who COULD get paid because I have a video of myself singing karaoke, and I'm letting others watch it? Yes, evidently there is an authority who would like to collect money from me letting people watch that video. But is that the real problem here?
What is the real problem? I think people forgot what we're trying to solve. If we're trying to solve that pirating music and movies is illegal, well guess what. It already is illegal. So then what ARE we trying to do?
I'm going to leave the rest of that to this post, which is more interesting than Duff's.


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Dulwich Hamlet are in the driving seat for the Ryman League Division One South title after a 4-1 demolition of Merstham at Champion Hill.
Nyren Clunis scored twice, while Xavier Vidal and Danny Carr's penalty – his 10th League goal of the season – had Hamlet way ahead of the visitors before they grabbed a late consolation.
Gavin Rose's men are now unbeaten in the league in 12 games and have scored 33 goals in that time.
Because of a huge raft of postponements, and the abandoned game at Leatherhead, Hamlet had not played a league match since the middle of January.
However, although Hamlet remain second in the table, four points behind Maidstone United, they have three games in hand.
This weekend, Hamlet host bottom club Three Bridges - who took a point of play-off challengers Leatherhead last weekend.
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Beltre deflects attention after latest milestone
MINNEAPOLIS -- Adrian Beltre isn't ready yet to do much looking back at the accolades and milestones he has amassed in a Major League career that has spanned 16 years.
Beltre reached another significant benchmark Friday when he sent a sixth-inning pitch from Twins starter Scott Diamond hurtling an estimated 419 feet into the empty space beyond the center-field wall at Target Field for his 350th career home run.
But the 34-year-old Beltre doesn't put much stock into numbers like that, at least not right now.
"Nah, not yet," Beltre said. "When I decide to go home, I'll look at it."
It might be a few years before the three-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger Award winner decides to "go home." He doesn't seem to be anticipating retirement any time soon.
"I think he's got some years left. I think he's got five years left," Texas manager Ron Washington said Saturday when asked about Beltre's career. "He's solid, man. He's solid."
Beltre is in his third season with the Rangers. After a slow start to the year at the plate, Beltre has regained his offensive momentum in the last week. The Texas third baseman has tallied seven hits in his last six games (7-for-24, .291), two of which were home runs. He has scored at least once in all six games in that stretch.
"I've been hitting the ball hard, but this last week or so I haven't been getting a lot of luck," Beltre said. "That's what I want to do. I want to keep hitting the ball hard and it'll start falling. I don't want to change anything right now."
With Lance Berkman scheduled for a day off, Washington slid Beltre into the designated hitter spot for the Rangers' third game of four-game with the Twins on Saturday.
Nate Sandell is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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You say that like he was some scrub. Sam Bowie was a good player.
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You say that like he was some scrub. Sam Bowie was a good player.
Gordon Hayward is a better player than what most people give him credit for. He's a multi-purpose player. He can play 4 different positions. He's very athletic. Gordon was my first choice for the Pacers last draft but I wouldn't have been upset at all if we got him. He's going to be special and he will win a championship someday whether he's starting or is a role player. He will be a key part of his team.
In the NBA? I kind of doubt it. I can't see him playing either the 1 or 4... I agree that he can probably hold his own as a 2 and is obviously best-suited for the 3.
Utah receives: Brandon Rush, future picks (2013 and beyond), and some cash
Indiana receives: Al Jefferson
They clear some cap space and playing time for Kanter/Millsap/Favors. If they amnesty Okur, they've got money to sign whoever they damn well please and pick up some future draft picks to go along with what they got from New Jersey.
Vogel gets to trot out a starting lineup of DC, PG, DG, Jefferson, and Hibb Daddy. Bench looking like Price, Hill, Dahntay, Hansbrough, and hopefully Foster. We don't sign any of the ****** PF's in this FA class to 4 or more years and get some solid production in the low post. We could either flip Jefferson's expiring contract next year for talent/picks or hang on to him and win the East. When his contract is up, we let him walk. Bird will work his magic in next years draft/Free Agency and we're set for 15 years.
you'll need to be a bit more clear one 'picks'...how many picks are you proposing?
Another question is, do you think Hibbert and Jefferson can play alongside each other?
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BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, PART 1, the next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies, arrives September 25, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download. The PG-13 film is produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
Below is an all-new clip from BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, PART 1 featuring a little humor from within the film, courtesy of the sarcastic wit of Bruce Wayne's loyal valet/friend/father figure, Alfred. Alfred is voiced by Radio Hall of Fame commentator/talk show host Michael Jackson. Previously, Jackson has provided the voice of the esteemed Guardian, Ganthet for the DCU animated film, GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD KNIGHTS.
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Katie Couric riled up the internet last week with her uncritical promotion of anti-vaccine viewpoints on her talk show. It was certainly a twist in the professional narrative of a woman who has undergone televised colonoscopy and mammography to promote cancer awareness. That awareness should have been front-and-center in her discussion of HPV vaccines as…


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Amari Spievey's arrest on three charges after a fight with his girlfriend over child support this week is the first legal trouble this off-season for a Detroit Lions player.
It will be coach Jim Schwartz's first off-season test since he cut cornerback Aaron Berry last July after his second arrest which was the team's seventh off-season arrest. Berry's first was a drunk driving charge, his second was three charges of simple assault.
Spievey was charged with third-degree assault, risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct at the home he shares with his girlfriend in Middletown, Conn. His girlfriend was also charged.
It will be interesting to see how the team handles this situation. Will they cut him? Give him another chance? Spievey and his girlfriend have hearings scheduled on April 11. Off-season workouts begin April 15.
The Lions issued this statement on Wednesday: "We are aware of the reports involving Amari Spievey. We are in the process of gathering more information and will have no further comment at this time."
Not so sure domestic issues can be weighed the same as drunk driving or marijuana possession. Although all display incredibly poor judgment.
Spievey, who missed 11 games of the 2012 season with a concussion, agreed to a one-year contract $630,000 with the Detroit Lions two weeks ago.
He's expected to compete for a backup role for 2013. Free safety Louis Delmas will return after signing a two-year deal. Also the Lions signed free agent safety Glover Quin, formerly of the Houston Texans.
Schwartz and the Lions made a big decision when they cut wide receiver Titus Young after the season.
The will do what's best for the Lions, we just don't know exactly what that will be. Yet.
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An expanding number of consumers in search of value and an improved shopping experience at Family Dollar propelled the company to its strongest first-quarter same-store sales increase in 12 years, but profits for the period and the earnings outlook were below analysts' estimates.
"Our comparable-store sales increase of 6.9% is the best first quarter result we've delivered in more than 12 years," said Family Dollar chairman and CEO Howard Levine
"Clearly, our investments to improve the shopping experience in our stores are positioning us well to serve a growing number of Family Dollar customers."
Overall, sales for the period which ended on the Saturday following Thanksgiving, or Nov. 27, increased 9.5% to nearly $2 billion and profits increased 9.9% to $74.3 million. Earnings per share increased 18.4% to 58 cents comparedwith 49 cents the prior year, but that figure was below the 61 cents analysts forecast. In addition, the company's second-quarter guidance, which calls for earnings in the range of 92 to 97 cents, was below analysts' estimates of $1.
While the company said it attracted more shoppers during its first quarter, average transaction size was flat. Sales were strongest in such consumable categories as food and candy, which in turned pressured gross margins that declined slightly to 36% from 36.1% the prior year. The company managed to leverage its expenses, though, as a result of the sales momentum so selling, general and administrative costs declined slightly to 29.9% compared to 30.1% the prior year.
Family Dollar continued to add stores at a rapid clip during the quarter with 85 units opened and 18 closed, compared to the prior year's first quarter when 43 stores were opened and 33 were closed. In addition, 173 stores were remodeled during the period.
The pace of new store activity will continue through the remainder of the company's fiscal year with a total 300 new units planned along with 80 to 100 closings, which should come close to pushing the retailer's store count above the 7,000 mark.