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TAR SANDS: This sprawling oil enterprise in northern Alberta employs nearly 400-ton trucks the size of a two-story home to carry 400 tons worth of pay dirt carved out of the earth by electric-powered bucket shovels the size of a two-car garage.
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FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta—Where does the U.S. get the bulk of the imported petroleum to support its oil addiction? Contrary to popular belief, it's not Saudi Arabia—it's Canada, which supplies the U.S. with more than two million barrels of oil per day, or more than a quarter of all its imported oil. And more than half of that output comes from bitumen melted out of the buried sands of northeastern Alberta—a sprawling deposit of extra-heavy oil underlying more than 142,000 square kilometers, or an area roughly the size of Florida.
This Canadian province—only slightly smaller than Texas—exported more than $52 billion worth of crude oil in 2011 because it's "one of the few places in the world where you can actually mine oil," notes Cameron Brown, director of advocacy at the Alberta Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations.
View a slide show of the oil sands process.
If oil is the "devil's excrement" as a Venezuelan oil minister once complained, then bitumen is the worst of it. Bitumen is essentially tar, hence the appellation tar sands, and it requires roughly 12 barrels of water to separate one barrel of it from the sand, although only three of those barrels are consumed, thanks to recycling. That water also has to be hot to separate the clingy hydrocarbon—at least 50 degrees Celsius, which requires burning natural gas to heat it.
Even then, the mined bitumen is too tarry to flow, so it is chemically manipulated further with heat and pressure in a process known as "upgrading" to become yellowish crude oil, diesel, jet fuel or other typical hydrocarbon products. Or it is diluted with light hydrocarbon liquids to become pitch-black "dilbit" (for "diluted bitumen"), capable of traveling via pipeline to the U.S. This kind of extra-heavy crude oil from sandy deposits is not commercially developed anywhere else in the world, although other countries such as Venezuela, Russia and even the U.S. have similar resources.
And that's just for the tar sands close enough to the surface—no more than 80 meters deep—to be mined. For deeper deposits, volumes of superhot pressurized steam are pumped underground to melt out the bitumen so it can be sucked up to the surface by production wells running in parallel. Such so-called in situ production requires less water but far more energy to get the bitumen flowing, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions some 2.5 times higher than those from mining. Thus far, the majority of bitumen production has been via mining but, this year, in situ surpassed it as the primary production method—a trend likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
As it stands, oil sands projects either under construction or already approved will raise production above five million barrels per day, including ExxonMobil's Kearl Lake project, expected to start mining oil in 2013. "We have environmental impacts now, and these impacts are about to get a lot bigger," notes oil sands policy analyst Marc Huot of the Pembina Institute, an environmental group working for responsible development.
The biggest environmental impact may be all the energy required to extract the oil from the tar sands—the burning of the resulting fuels in vehicles notwithstanding. Some scientists, such as NASA climatologist James Hansen, are convinced that using such resources—he calls them "the dirty needle" of an oil addict—will mean "game-over for climate change." Oil sands are among the most greenhouse gas–intensive forms of petroleum to produce. "Things that don't make sense from a planetary perspective are being actively encouraged," Hansen notes. "As long as fossil fuels are the cheapest fuel we will burn them and not solve the problem."


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Season 3 Episode 18
Title: Send Out the Clowns
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Season 3 Episode 8
Title: After the Fire
Air Date: November 16, 2011 at 9:00 PM PSTThe Pritchetts rally for a good cause after a neighbor's house burns down, but there is a downside to their Samaritan intentions when Jay hurts his back; Cameron takes on a moving truck; and some donated toys fall into the wrong hands.
Season 3 Episode 7
Title: Treehouse
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Title: Go Bullfrogs!
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Season 3 Episode 5
Title: Hit and Run
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Season 3 Episode 4
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Season 3 Episode 3
Title: Phil on Wire
Air Date: September 28, 2011 at 9:00 PM PDTThe growing bond between man, Jay, and dog, Stella, is grating on Gloria's nerves; Phil and Luke embark on a new adventure involving a tightrope, but it's Claire with the missteps, as she tries to teach the girls a life lesson; and Cameron chooses the most inopportune time to start a juice fast. Read the full recap here.
Season 3 Episode 2
Title: When Good Kids Go Bad
Air Date: September 21, 2011 at 9:30 PM PDTMitch and Cam plan a nice evening with the whole family to break the happy news that they're looking to adopt another child. However their parade is rained on when they realize Lily may not take well to another baby in the house. Meanwhile, Claire and Jay are each consumed with proving a certain point. Read the full recap ...
Season 3 Episode 1
Title: Dude Ranch
Air Date: September 21, 2011 at 9:00 PM PDTOur favorite family decide to don their cow boots and hats and head to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for some fun and adventure in the great outdoors. While vacationing on Lost Creek Ranch, they try their hands at a little cattle herding, skeet shooting and horseback riding; there are also some big firsts, a huge surprise and an actual face...
Season 2 Episode 24
Title: The One That Got Away
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Season 2 Episode 23
Title: See You Next Fall
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Season 2 Episode 22
Title: Good Cop Bad Dog
Air Date: May 11, 2011 at 9:00 PM PDTPhil (Ty Burrell) and Claire (Julie Bowen) swap parenting roles for a day — Claire will be the fun-loving good cop, Phil the disciplinarian bad cop — and it's literally a shock to each kid's system. Meanwhile, Jay (Ed O'Neill) finds himself dispensing business advice to an overzealous entrepreneur with a dog-training idea (thanks to ...
Season 2 Episode 21
Title: Mother's Day
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Season 2 Episode 20
Title: Someone to Watch Over Lily
Air Date: April 20, 2011 at 9:00 PM PDTIn an attempt to pick a legal guardian for Lily, should anything happen to them, Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) secretly observe their family members' parenting skills. No one blows them away.
Season 2 Episode 19
Title: The Musical Man
Air Date: April 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM PDTAs interim music director at Luke (Nolan Gould) and Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) school, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) approaches the spring musical with a little too much zest and fervor. Jay's (Ed O'Neill) brother pays him and visit, and their relentless brotherly ribbing goes too far. Phil (Ty Burrell) convinces the Dunphy clan to feature...
Season 2 Episode 18
Title: Boys' Night
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Season 2 Episode 17
Title: Two Monkeys and a Panda
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Season 2 Episode 16
Title: Regrets Only
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Season 2 Episode 15
Title: Princess Party
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Season 2 Episode 14
Title: Bixby's Back
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Season 2 Episode 13
Title: Caught in the Act
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Season 2 Episode 12
Title: Our Children, Ourselves
Air Date: January 12, 2011 at 9:00 PM PSTAfter Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire (Julie Bowen) pressure Alex (Ariel Winter) to ease back on her schoolwork, they start questioning their own intellectual drives. Meanwhile, Jay (Ed O'Neill) tries to nip a burgeoning friendship with a boring couple he and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) met on vacation in the bud, and Mitchell (...
Season 2 Episode 11
Title: Slow Down Your Neighbors
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Season 2 Episode 10
Title: Dance Dance Revelation
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Season 2 Episode 9
Title: Mother Tucker
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Season 2 Episode 8
Title: Manny Get Your Gun
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Season 2 Episode 7
Title: Chirp
Air Date: November 3, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDTClaire (Julie Bowen) and Haley (Sarah Hyland) bond over being stuck home sick, and Phil (Ty Burrell) deals with a chirping smoke detector. Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) surprise visit at Jay's (Ed O'Neill) work leads to headaches for Jay, and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) gets swept up by all the lights and cameras when he...
Season 2 Episode 6
Title: Halloween
Air Date: October 27, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDTObsessed with Halloween, Claire (Julie Bowen) spookifies the Dunphy house for the trick-or-treaters. She attempts to bring the entire family into her creepy shenanigans, but none of it goes quite right... Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) hates Halloween because of a traumatic childhood experience; Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) has had a bad...
Season 2 Episode 5
Title: Unplugged
Air Date: October 20, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDTNoticing that everyone is too busy on their electronic devices to actually interact with one another, Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire (Julie Bowen) declare a family challenge to see who can stay unplugged the longest. Meanwhile, it's a race against the clock as Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) frantically try to...
Season 2 Episode 4
Title: Strangers on a Treadmill
Air Date: October 13, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDTClaire (Julie Bowen) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) enlist each other's help in trying to spare their significant others from embarrassment — Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) from his unfortunate wardrobe choices, and Phil (Ty Burrell) from his joke-ridden speech for the realtors' banquet. Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria (Sofia...
Season 2 Episode 3
Title: Earthquake
Air Date: October 6, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDTAn earthquake hits, leaving Claire (Julie Bowen) stuck in the bathroom with the plumber. Meanwhile, Manny (Rico Rodriguez) experiences an existential crisis while out with Jay (Ed O'Neill), and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) use the quake to get out of going to a themed brunch thrown by their friend Pepper....
Season 2 Episode 2
Title: The Kiss
Air Date: September 29, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDTIn honor of her late grandmother, Gloria (Sofia Vergara) decides to cook more traditional Colombian meals, which is met with some ribbing from Jay (Ed O'Neill) — but he doesn't get the last laugh. Meanwhile Claire (Julie Bowen) finds herself becoming the overbearing mom when she finds out Alex (Ariel Winter) likes a boy, and Haley's (...
Season 2 Episode 1
Title: The Old Wagon
Air Date: September 22, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDTClaire (Julie Bowen) finally convinces Phil (Ty Burrell) to sell their old station wagon, and it prompts the Dunphys to take a ride down memory lane. Meanwhile, when a haphazard hammer-wielding Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) builds Lily a life-size princess castle, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) calls Jay (Ed O'Neill) in for...
Season 1 Episode 24
Title: Family Portrait
Claire (Julie Bowen) makes an effort to take a new family portrait, but everybody is too busy to cooperate: Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Manny (Rico Rodriguez) go with Phil (Ty Burrell) and Alex (Ariel Winter) to a Lakers game and share an awkward moment on the Jumbotron; Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) gets a job as a wedding singer; Mitchell...
Air Date: May 19, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 23
Title: Hawaii
Jay's (Ed O'Neill) plans to do nothing but relax on vacation are interrupted by an unwelcome reality check. Meanwhile, Phil (Ty Burrell) tries to make the trip romantic for Claire (Julie Bowen); Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) disagree on whether they should go sight-seeing; and the kids get themselves into...
Air Date: May 12, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 22
Title: Airport 2010
Gloria (Sofia Vergara) surprises Jay (Ed O'Neill) with a trip to Hawaii for his birthday, but he isn't pleased to find out that the entire family is tagging along. When everyone arrives at the airport, chaos ensues with forgotten identification, breaches of security, and flying phobias.
Air Date: May 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 21
Title: Travels With Scout
Phil's (Ty Burrell) father shows up for a visit with an RV and a dog, leading Claire (Julie Bowen) to believe that he's hiding a more serious reason for coming. Meanwhile, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) fills in as a drummer for Dylan's (Reid Ewing) band, and Jay (Ed O'Neill) takes Manny (Rico Rodriguez) to a horror movie that...
Air Date: April 28, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 20
Title: Benched
During an intense basketball game, Luke (Nolan Gould) and Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) coach quits, prompting Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Phil (Ty Burrell) to step in to help out. Jay sets up Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) with an interview for a new job. Claire (Julie Bowen) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) bond over the fact that their children find them...
Air Date: April 14, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 19
Title: Game Changer
It's Phil's (Ty Burrell) birthday and he desperately wants an iPad. Meanwhile, Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) decides to toughen up, and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) gets overly involved with a neighbor's marital problems.
Air Date: March 31, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 18
Title: Starry Night
Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) go on their traditional father-and-son outing to see the meteor showers, but Mitchell is upset to learn that Manny (Rico Rodriguez) will be joining them. Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) spend some quality time together, while Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire (Julie...
Air Date: March 24, 2010 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 17
Title: Truth Be Told
Phil (Ty Burrell) reconnects with an old high school girlfriend through Facebook and invites her over to the house, but things don't go as expected. Jay (Ed O'Neill) stops at nothing to cover up his tracks when he accidentally kills Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) pet turtle, and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who feels extremely overworked,...
Air Date: March 10, 2010 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 16
Title: Fears
When Phil (Ty Burrell) and Luke (Nolan Gould) go underneath the house to see what they can find, Phil must overcome his fear of the dark. Meanwhile, Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) freak out when Lily's first word is "Mommy," and Haley (Sarah Hyland) takes her driving test.
Air Date: March 3, 2010 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 15
Title: My Funky Valentine
Love is in the air as the families prepare for Valentine's Day. Claire (Julie Bowen) and Phil (Ty Burrell) plan a special trip, and Jay (Ed O'Neill) decides to take Gloria (Sofia Vergara) to a comedy show for some entertainment. Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) try to help Manny (Rico Rodriguez) out...
Air Date: February 10, 2010 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 14
Title: Moon Landing
Claire (Julie Bowen) reunites with an old friend, Valerie, only to find that Valerie is more successful. In the meantime Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) helps Gloria (Sofia Vergara) with legal issues, and Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) share an embarrassing locker room experience.
Air Date: February 3, 2010 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 13
Title: Fifteen Percent
Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) makes Jay (Ed O'Neill) think his old pal Shorty might be gay. Meanwhile, Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) date gets a makeover from Gloria (Sofia Vergara). Elsewhere, Claire (Julie Bowen) battles with Phil's (Ty Burrell) universal remote.
Air Date: January 20, 2010 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 12
Title: Not in My House
Claire (Julie Bowen) finds a dirty picture on the computer and assumes it's Luke's (Nolan Gould); Phil (Ty Burrell), who's the true culprit, doesn't correct her. Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) argue about Jay's beloved life-size dog butler statue, and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) annoys Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson)...
Air Date: January 13, 2010 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 11
Title: Up All Night
When Javier, Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) unreliable father, comes for a visit, tension mounts between Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Jay (Ed O'Neill). Meanwhile, Phil's (Ty Burrell) painful kidney stones act up, and Claire (Julie Bowen) relies on a sexy fireman to help Phil get to the hospital. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric...
Air Date: January 6, 2010 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 10
Title: Undeck the Halls
The Dunphy kids are in trouble again, but this time Claire (Julie Bowen) and Phil (Ty Burrell) threaten to take Christmas away. Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Manny (Rico Rodriguez) want to incorporate some of their Colombian practices into Jay's holiday traditions, but he wants to keep it his way. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and ...
Air Date: December 9, 2009 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 9
Title: Fizbo
Claire (Julie Bowen) and Phil (Ty Burrell) throw Luke (Nolan Gould) the biggest and best birthday he could ever want, but when Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) arrives as Fizbo the clown, he triggers a chain of events that puts someone in the hospital.
Air Date: November 25, 2009 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 8
Title: Great Expectations
Claire (Julie Bowen) surprises Phil (Ty Burrell) with a private performance by Izzy LaFontaine, one of their favorite musicians, for their anniversary. Meanwhile, the kids spend the night at Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria's (Sofia Vergara), but Haley (Sarah Hyland) tries to sneak out to go to a party with Dylan (Reid Ewing). ...
Air Date: November 18, 2009 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 7
Title: En Garde
Manny (Rico Rodriguez) becomes interested in fencing, and the whole family comes out to cheer him on. This leads Phil (Ty Burrell) to see if Luke (Nolan Gould) has any hidden talents.
Air Date: November 4, 2009 at 9:00 PM PST -
Season 1 Episode 6
Title: Run for Your Wife
When the kids head back to school after summer break, Phil (Ty Burrell) tries to make the house feel a little less empty — much to Claire's (Julie Bowen) chagrin. Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) argue over Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) choice of an outfit for his first day of school, and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and ...
Air Date: October 28, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 5
Title: Coal Digger
Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) invite the whole family over for barbeque and football, but the tension between Claire (Julie Bowen) and Gloria comes to a head.
Air Date: October 21, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 4
Title: The Incident
Determined to make up with everyone she offended during "the incident" she caused at Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria's (Sofia Vergara) wedding, Dede (guest star Shelley Long) — Claire (Julie Bowen) and Mitchell's (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) mother — stops by for a surprise visit. No one is eager to see her.
Air Date: October 14, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 3
Title: Come Fly With Me
Phil (Ty Burrell) hang out for a day while Jay (Ed O'Neill) flies his new model plane. Manny (Rico Rodriguez) plays with Luke (Nolan Gould), and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) helps Alex (Ariel Winter) shop for a dress. Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) stock up at Costco, but Mitchell feels he's too good to...
Air Date: October 7, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 2
Title: The Bicycle Thief
As Phil (Ty Burrell) helps his son prove to Claire (Julie Bowen) that he can be trusted with a brand new bike, Phil turns out to be the irresponsible one when he notices a hot neighbor. Meanwhile, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) bring Lily to their Mommy & Me class, and Manny (Rico Rodriguez)...
Air Date: September 30, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDT -
Season 1 Episode 1
Title: Pilot
Air Date: September 23, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDTJay (Ed O'Neill) is struggling to keep up with his new, much younger Colombian wife Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and her son Manny. Claire (Julie Bowen) is having trouble with her own family, especially her husband Phil (Ty Burrell), who thinks he can be "hip" with his three kids. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner Cameron (Eric...


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The suits claim that Bellsouth did not collect certain fees that it is required to pass along to 911 operations. They claim the utility's failure to collect was intentional, done in order to give Bell South a competitive advantage when bidding on county phone service.
BellSouth has declined to comment on the litigation.
Four other Tennessee counties have received settlements from BellSouth over similar claims.
The case is scheduled for trial in September 2013.
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The surge could be a troubling sign if it lasts. But it likely reflects the difficulty adjusting for delays after the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Labor Department says the less volatile four-week average rose 6,000 to 328,750. That is close to pre-recession levels and generally a positive sign for job gains.
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The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 0.7 percent, the biggest gain in five months. October's figure was also revised higher to 0.6 percent.
Two straight months of healthy sales suggests steady hiring is encouraging Americans to spend more this holiday season, particularly on big-ticket items.
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Americans also are shifting more spending to online and catalog retailers. Online and catalog sales rose 2.2 percent last month, the most in nearly 18 months.
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The Commerce Department says business inventories increased 0.7 percent in October, following a 0.6 percent gain in September. Sales rose 0.5 percent, above a 0.3 percent gain the previous month.
The increase could signal better growth in the October-December quarter than some economists had anticipated. Greater restocking boosts growth because it requires more factory production.
Growth is still likely to slow from the July-September quarter's robust 3.6 percent annual rate, half of which came from a jump in restocking.
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Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on the 30-year loan declined to 4.42 percent from 4.46 percent last week. The average on the 15-year fixed loan dipped to 3.43 percent from 3.47 percent.
Mortgage rates peaked at 4.6 percent in August and have stabilized since September, when the Federal Reserve surprised markets by taking no action. The Fed meets next week and could slow the bond purchases if the economy shows further improvement.
The bond purchases are designed to keep long-term rates low.
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The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan was supposed to disappear Jan. 1, because insurers will no longer be able to turn away patients with health issues next year.
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The Detroit automaker said Thursday it expects to record a gain of $500 million from the deal in its fourth-quarter earnings.
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A study of 4,000 women found that a daily hormone-blocking pill cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half after five years of use.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- State prosecutors are asking the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its approval of a powerful new painkiller called Zohydro, saying that the narcotic pill could add to the national epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
The FDA approved Zohydro in October, making it the first single-ingredient hydrocodone drug available in the U.S. The extended release pill is reportedly five to 10 times more potent than currently available hydrocodone combination pills, like Vicodin. The agency's decision surprised many doctors, since an FDA advisory panel voted overwhelmingly against the drug, citing its potential for abuse.
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With a 2.5 GPA and a 18 ACT you can get into Michigan for football.
Demar had like a criminal background though that hurt him a lot.... then he had academic question marks on the side, too.
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In 2013, Derry-Londonderry became the UK City of Culture - the first time the title has been held anywhere outside of England. As we find out – the walls are alive with the sound of music...so what's happened so far:
It's April 2012. Along with Jude Law, Jeremy Gilley came to Derry-Londonderry to host the Peace One Day Concert. Jeremy took his first look around the concert's venue, Ebrington Square, and liked what he saw. "You could not be in a better location!" He's got a point. Ebrington, though, did not begin life as a concert venue: up until 10 years ago this was an army barracks. The Peace One Day Concert was the first day of its new life as a live venue.
It's February 13th and Other Voices defines the intimate concert. No bells and whistles were needed, just good acoustics and perfect voices combining to create a magical musical television program. Sinead O'Connor, Florence and the Machine, Jose Gonzalez, Jarvis Cocker, Snow Patrol... The big names came, they saw and they sang. Beautifully. Until February 2013, aside from a trip to New York, Other Voices has never been planned for anywhere outside Dingle. That all changed at Derry-Londonderry in 2013.
August 2013 and it's the Fleadh Cheoil, otherwise known as the Olympics of traditional Irish music. It competitive, it's hard fought. Most of all, it's fun. Stages were erected mid-street, kids strain under the weight of bodhrans, fiddles and flutes and Irish dancing erupts on the sidewalk. A look down the list of Fleadh Cheoil since 1951 is telling: the event has never taken place in Northern Ireland.
Those who know Derry~Londonderry's musical pedigree weren't surprised to see music take centre stage for the city's year as UK City of Culture. The list of Derry-Londonderry's musical sons and daughters is a healthy one: Fergal Sharkey and the Undertones, singer-songwriter Phil Coulter, Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle and Glee star Damian McGinty. The famous tear-jerker Danny Boy is also known as The Londonderry Air thanks to the place of its provenance. Music isn't just in the air here, it's in the blood.
Johnny McDaid, songwriter for groups such as Northern Ireland music maestros, Snow Patrol, is a Derry-Londonderry local, and proud of it. According to Johnny:
"Derry is on the edge of the water, the edge of the country, and on the edge of Europe. City of Culture puts Derry where it deserves to be for its moment: at the centre, where a light can shine on the well of talent, creativity and spirit it is home to."
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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com) Analysis of the Brazilian and Argentinian Surfactants Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.44 billion in 2012 and estimates this to reach $1.96 billion in 2018. The study covers amphoteric, anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants.
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[Preamble- Let's get to the truth. Let's figure out who's credible and who may not be. If Lance Armstrong is the biggest fraud in sports history, let the case be made so solidly that all the PR spin in the world can't dig him out. But let's not support shoddy journalism that's based on delivering a story that people want to read and gets sloppy with the details. You could be the biggest Lance fan, or the biggest Lance hater. You could believe that Greg LeMond was the last non-doping winner of the Tour de France. I'm fine with any of that. But emotionally bonding to one view or the other and refusing to look at each piece of information critically, choosing instead of believe something because it fits in with something else they already believe in.
What I've written below shows how the media has hyped up the Tour de Suisse "positive" test from 2002 and what Tyler said about it, without even the slightest fact checking. --Mike--]
Good reading here- So here's what we know-
#1: There was never a "positive" test to cover up in the first place. It was a "suspicious" test with a reading of between 70-80% (percent of what I'm not sure). To be "positive" it would have had to have been 85%. At that time, the EPO testing was not solid enough to rule out natural means of producing a positive result, thus the high threshold.
#2: There was no "special" meeting, according to Saugy, the person involved who now happens to be the head of the lab in Lausanne. "And it also wasn't about discussing a particular result or to cover up anything. I explained how the EPO test worked and why there were suspect samples as well as positive ones. This information was part of a lecture that I had been giving in various locations."
Saugy apparently had many meetings with many teams/riders letting people know what the process was, how the testing worked, etc. Yes, we can ascribe evil motivations to that, but seriously, if your career was on the line based upon some new test, wouldn't you want to know something about it, especially since there would be some concern regarding false positives? Within this context, it is entirely reasonable that Lance was not concerned about the tests, whether he was doping or not. He had no reason to be concerned. He had a suspicious test that was below the level of a positive, and the process had been explained not just to Lance but other people as well.
It's entirely possible that Lance was in fact doping at the time, but the test wasn't conclusive enough to be considered positive. It was still within a range that could have come from someone innocent. Lance, or anybody else in that same situation, clean or not, had nothing to worry about.
Of course, the 60 minutes interview put huge weight on Tyler's inference that Lance made a positive test go away, and his lack of concern about it showed just how powerful he had become. If you accept that Saugy is telling the truth, you come away not with the idea that Tyler is lying, but that he completely misunderstood. He made assumptions that were reasonable within his own framework, but that's all. Assumptions that turn out to be false.


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Dying Fetus is one of those bands I have never bought a CD from. I do think that "Destroy the Opposition" is one hell of an album (maybe because it is really a Dying Fetus/Misery Index album?) and I might actually pick it up one day. "War of Attrition" has some good guitarwork but not enough to get me hooked. And I heard "Descent Into Depravity" once and didn't quite get the hype, either. So maybe this one will hook me on?
Not really. Slow-fast mish-mash of good riffs and an occasional decent solo, but Dying Fetus is not moving forward from where they have been for years. It's good enough, I guess, if you like death metal for the sake of the genre. Yes, I think this is a perfect description for this album: death metal for the sake of the genre.
These guys are hard workers and good musicians but in this day and age, it is simply not enough. I used to buy albums if I merely liked them, but these days the CD I choose to purchase must be outstanding. And perhaps Dying Fetus are but "Reign Supreme" is not.
Fear Factory, Dying Fetus, I think bands need to stop serving what we expect and take some risks. I'm not talking "Risk" or "St. Anger" (which I actually LIKE) but there must be a happy medium.
Maybe musicians need to start listening to their old albums before going into the studio for pointers how NOT to sound on their next effort? I don't know about you but I'm getting tired of hearing the same album but with a different cover every couple of years.
Metal used to be about breaking the rules but it is, with some exceptions, largely becoming a rule on its own. I say go ahead, surprise me, your records aren't selling anyway so what have you got to lose?
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Mon, Nov 26, 2012 | 02:29 GMT
Sony Japan credit rating slashed to 'junk' due to 'loss of technology leadership'
Sony's recent financials highlighted the poor performance of PS Vita and overall losses of 15.5 billion yen/$198 million. Today credit firm Fitch has cut the Japanese company's credit rating due to its "loss of technology leadership in key products and the strong yen", and issued a warning that aggressive restructuring would be needed to reverse its fortune. Get the report below.
Mon, Jun 04, 2012 | 19:53 BST
Nikkei: New 3DS model to be announced tomorrow, Wii U to be priced £250
Wed, Dec 21, 2011 | 02:28 GMT
Report – Sony shipped 500,000 Vitas for Japanese launch
Sony's initial shipment of Vita consoles for last weekend's Japanese launch falls about one-third short of pre-launch retailer reports.
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 | 09:39 GMT
Nikkei: Japan's initial 400,000 3DS shipment sold out
Nikkei's said today that Japan received an initial shipment of 400,000 3DS units over the weekend, all of which have now been sold.
Sun, Jan 23, 2011 | 19:08 GMT
Nikkei: PSP2 has 3G but no phone functionality, out this year
Nikkei (via Andriasang) is reporting that PSP2 with come with 3G on-board, as previously rumoured, but won't allow for phone calls.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:25 GMT
Report: Sony strikes gold, sees profitable Q1
Somewhere, off in an – in all likelihood fictional – alternate universe, Kevin Butler's riding a golden jet ski powered by fuel made from ground-up diamonds.
Of course, he always did that. But now, Sony can actually afford it.
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Report – First Nintendo 3DS details come out of Japan
Japanese publications have put out first unconfirmed details on 3DS, detailing hardware specs and more.
Sun, May 31, 2009 | 12:19 BST
Nikkei – New Wii Fit and Wii Mario this year
Looks as though Sony isn't the only one sailing a leaky ship to LA. Nikkei's reported that Nintendo's to release a new Wii Fit – presumably Wii Fit Plus – and a new Wii Mario game in Japan this year.
There's no detail at all on the Mario outing, but the piece says that the new Wii Fit title will have internet capability.
We should start running a book on whether or not a platform holder's presser's going to make it to the show intact. Only the MS stuff to be leaked, now.
Thanks, IGN.
Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | 11:01 GMT
Nikkei: Wii to pass 50 million sales this month
Nikkei.net's predicted that Wii will pass the 50 million global sales barrier this month.
He machine went on sale in 2006.
In case you've been living under a rock, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata's keynoting GDC this afternoon, so don't be hugely shocked if this gets announced.
Thanks, Kotaku.
Tue, Nov 04, 2008 | 10:19 GMT
Nikkei to release educational financial thing for DS
According to this Trading Markets piece, Nikkei and Nintendo are to bring out a piece of DS software designed to make learning about the Japanese financial system "fun".
"The software will be designed so that users can learn the basics of the economy — how it works and keywords for understanding it — by tapping on the devices' touch-screen panels and answering a series of quizzes," says the story.
"By making the learning process fun, Nintendo hopes the software will attract young people who are interested in the economy."
Question number one: The world economy gets the arse torn out of it in front of your eyes, global capitalism is shown up to be a tragic charade and you lose approximately 57 times your lifetime-possible earnings on stupid credit bets in less than eight seconds. How do you top yourself?
No date as yet.
Sun, Sep 28, 2008 | 09:16 BST
Nikkei – New DS to release this year with larger screens, music play-back, more
According to this Reuters report, the Nikkei's reported this morning that Nintendo is to release a new DS this year.
The hardware upgrade is to feature a built in camera, support for SD cards, music playback capabilities, and improved Wi-Fi support. The system's screens will also be bigger.
The piece apparently said that the new version will continue with its feature of having two touch-screens, so there's a chance that rumour of a second touch-panel being included in the upgrade are true.
The console will have improved Wi-Fi support, increasing the system's use as an information terminal, allowing owners to get news and product information at retailers and train stations. Nintendo currently has such a service on test under the name Nintendo Spot.
Pricing for the new model will be below 20,000 yen, says the report.
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Mon, Jul 07, 2008 | 14:54 BST
Nintendo and Sony look to Asian expansion
According to this Thompson Financial story, quoting the Nikkei, both Nintendo and Sony are showing serious signs or moving their businesses into other areas of Asia outside Japan.
Apparently, 20 DS titles are to be release in South Korea this year, and Nintendo "has started providing technologies to a South Korean game developer, which has been working on titles including a simulation game that makes use of the touch screen on the Nintendo DS."
Sony, on the other hand, "plans to work with Taiwanese authorities to train game creators starting in September," and is also looking to expand PS3 operations in South Korea.
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Fri, Mar 21, 2008 | 06:54 GMT
Nintendo stock downgraded at fears that Wii's peak has passed
According to this, KBC has downgraded Nintendo stock to "hold" from "buy" and slashed its 12-month price estimate by 30 percent to 57,500 yen ($580).
Analyst Hiroshi Kamide wrote in a report yesterday that Wii and DS sales in the US and Europe are peaking after "amazing growth" this fiscal year. "We believe that it is reasonable to expect a tougher trading environment."
From the report:
Nintendo in January increased its forecasts for sales and operating profit for the year ending March 31 for a third time after the Wii outsold rival game players. KBC reduced its outlook for Nintendo's net income next fiscal year by 8 percent to 391.6 billion yen, DS console shipments by 6 percent, and Wii software sales by 5 percent.
The new estimates are based on an exchange rate of 100 yen to the dollar, compared with a previous assumption of 105 yen, the brokerage said. A stronger yen reduces the value of overseas earnings when repatriated by Nintendo, which gets most of its sales from overseas.
Mon, Feb 18, 2008 | 21:48 GMT
Toshiba to announce HD-DVD death tomorrow: Nikkei
Please, let it end. According to this, the Nikkei is now reporting that Toshiba president Atsutoshi Nishida will be announcing the final discontinuation of HD DVD tomorrow, as well as halted sales of hardware and media by March. Like, within two weeks.
According to that Engadget report, Toshiba is planning to just pull all HD-DVD-related stock off store shelves and make no compensation to adopters. The announcement is expected to be made alongside another piece of news about semi-conductors, designed to overshadow the fact that Toshiba just binned hundreds of millions of dollars in the disc war against Blu-ray.
Can we talk about games again? Please?
Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | 07:48 GMT
Nintendo hits seven month low as Japan stocks slide
Sometimes you can't do anything right. Despite leading the entire videogames race, Nintendo's shares have hit a seven month low on the Nikkei, following a general trend in the Japanese market caused by the strong yen and a rotten US forecast. Shares in the company fell 5.9 percent today to (£219.30), the lowest price since July 2 last year.
"There's an increasing chance that the U.S. will post negative growth in the first quarter, and that's tough news for cyclical markets like Japan," said Akio Yoshino, chief economist at Societe Generale Asset Management Japan.


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