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Pusser's Rum Discovers the Cost of Trademarking Drink Recipes
Weekly insight into the world of drinks with Paul Clarke from the Cocktail Chronicles and Imbibe magazine.
It's hard to imagine that fruity, freewheeling rum drinks would be something to get too worked up about. But in the past week, news of a settlement in a lawsuit over one such drink has been resonating through the bar world, and the public-relations disaster the lawsuit has prompted could have repercussions for years to come.
Here are the basics: Last year, New York bartenders Giuseppe Gonzalez and Richard Boccato opened a tiki bar called Painkiller on the Lower East Side. Veterans of craft-cocktail bars such as Milk & Honey, Flatiron Lounge and Clover Club, Gonzalez and Boccato quickly built a great reputation for their new bar, earning a spot on Esquire's list of Best New Bars in America as well as in the hearts of countless Zombie-loving tiki fans.
From the beginning, it turns out, Painkiller had two problems: the first was its name, which it shared with a semi-popular tiki drink that originated at the Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands in 1971. Made with pineapple and orange juices, cream of coconut and dark rum, the drink proved appealing enough that Pusser's, a brand of rum from the BVI, trademarked the recipe—containing its rum, of course—in the 1980s as Pusser's Painkiller.
The second problem Painkiller (the bar) ran into was the drink itself: Pusser's is a mildly funky and somewhat esoteric kind of rum, and Painkiller's bartenders preferred a different character in the drink, so they chose to mix their Painkillers using a rum other than Pusser's.
Pusser's response was predictable. The rum's owners requested that Gonzalez and Boccato change the bar's name and its preparation of the drink, to fall in line with the trademarked recipe; when Gonzalez and Boccato demurred, Pusser's filed suit in U.S. District Court. Last week, news of the settlement broke: Painkiller agreed to change its name to PKNY, and to surrender its web address to Pusser's, and all references to the Painkiller (the drink) were removed from its materials.
What followed could only be considered a very bad week for Pusser's. While the lawsuit was settled in their favor, this small brand found itself a pariah among many bartenders and fans of PKNY. Within hours of the news, several Facebook groups were launched, calling for boycotts of Pusser's rum and an end to trademarked cocktail recipes (these pages had hundreds of supporters within a few days); and bartenders around the country began conducting their own forms of civil disobedience, serving and in some cases advertising Painkillers that are notably not made with Pussers, and posting photos of the menus online as a challenge to Pusser's to sue every bar that ignored the trademarked recipe.
Trademarked drink recipes and lawsuits about them are uncommon, but not unheard of. In the 1930s, Bacardi successfully pursued litigation against bars that prepared the Bacardi Cocktail with other brands of rum; more recently, in 2009 the Bermuda-based producers of Gosling's rum discussed the possibilities of a lawsuit against other rum brands to protect its trademarked recipe for the Dark 'n Stormy.
While these trademark cases may have their merits, Pusser's case is a little bit different. First, according to tiki expert Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, the original Painkiller was made with a blend of rums from Barbados and Jamaica, and not with Pusser's—in fact, Pusser's Rum wasn't even introduced to the market until 1981, a full decade after the Painkiller's debut.
Also, while Pusser's maintained that PKNY's former name and approach to the drink did irreparable harm to the brand, Pusser's hasn't been above ignoring trademark law in the past; last year, a post from Pusser's official Twitter account recommended a Dark 'n Stormy made with Pusser's, instead of the trademark-mandated Gosling's Rum.
The whole issue is more complicated than I can fully go into in a brief blog post, and the repercussions are likely to continue for some time. As Pusser's founder, Charles Tobias, wrote in his response to the outcry on Pusser's website, his is a small brand, importing only around 30,000 cases per year into the U.S. Given the anger of many bartenders to his treatment of the owners of Painkiller, and to what they view as an injustice in that bartenders can be sued for mixing a drink using slightly different ingredients or in a different manner than a trademarked recipe stipulates, there's a good chance this number could drastically drop, and that legal challenges to the laws regarding trademarked recipes could be in the future.
I'm curious to see how this plays out. What's your take on the issue? Should a brand be able to trademark a recipe, and to file suit against bartenders who stray from that recipe? And even if that's legally defensible, from a public relations standpoint, can that ever be a good idea?
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Ashley Young is one of the most notorious divers in the Premier League, launching himself with such abandon and frequency that fans have set his antics to the Superman theme. David Moyes is one of the practices's most outspoken critics, having fined his own players for it in the past. So when Moyes came to Manchester United this summer, and inherited Young, something had to give.
Young had a remarkable Saturday afternoon against Crystal Palace. In the 19th minute, he hurled himself across the box, trying to draw a penalty kick. He only earned himself a yellow card.
But then, just 25 minutes, Young again appeared to take a tumble. This time he was rewarded for it. The referee sent off Palace's Kagisho Dikgacoi and awarded United a penalty.
Yesterday, Moyes said he had spoken with Young about diving, but admitted "I can never be sure it won't happen again." He called for the FA to institute video review of suspected flops, with penalties—either fines or match bans—handed out for obvious violators.
"I've said for many years we should have retrospective action for diving. That would help referees no end."
The Premier League finally instituted goal-line technology this season, so it's not completely resistant to change. But any system where dives are reviewed, even one as toothless as the NBA's, is a long way off. Rio Ferdinand expressed his support for retroactive punishment, but only if the rest of Europe gets onboard as well. With UEFA dinosaur-president Michel Platini vehemently opposed to even goal-line tech, we're not holding our breath. And don't expect players to stop diving of their own accord: Ashley Young's two pratfalls earned his team a yellow, but also a penalty kick and a man advantage. Not a bad trade-off.


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Less than two hours after nominating Romney for Vice President, the Obama-Biden campaign went up with a new website that can be found when one goggles Paul Ryan or ask the questions who is Paul Ryan? Typing that question on your keyboard will bring up barackobama.com/paul-ryan, an Obama website that defines the Romney-Ryan ticket as the "go back team" and claims that Paul Ryan is the architect of a plan to end Medicare as we know it and which raises taxes on the middle-class in an attempt to create tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
An hour after Romney named Ryan as his Vice President, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina issued a statement claiming that Congressman Ryan "is best known as the author of a budget so radical The New York Times called it 'the most extreme budget plan passed by a House of Congress in modern times'."
So it is clear that Democrats are ready to do exactly what they were expected to do ——- escalate their political terrorism and double down on their class warfare tactics. But they do so at the risk of falling right into the trap which Republicans have baited with with a tempting target that has hidden in it the issues that lie at the heart of the 2012 election —– the budget and the economy, the two issues which Democrats must avoid if they want to be elected.
By endorsing Paul Ryan as his running mate and embracing the Ryan approach to fiscal sanity, Romney has dared Democrats to continue their fear mongering. And if Democrats continue to take the bait, they will be ensuring that the very issues they are trying to make voters fear the Romney-Ryan ticket for, are the very issues brought to the forefront of the campaign. The selection of Ryan as his running mate is both courageous and brilliant. It demonstrates that Romney is committed to fiscal responsibility and unafraid of defending conservative economic policies against the harsh distortion and demonization of demoncrats. But by selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate, Romney has also plotted a brilliant strategy that now puts him in control of the political agenda by reframing the campaigning on the big issues which lie at the heart of our nation's future.
While Obama and his fellow demoncrats try to describe the fiscal responsibility of a Romney-Ryan ticket in divisive class warfare terms, they will be forcing the Romney-Ryan ticket to explain their ideas and shed the truth on those ideas. By going on the attack, demoncrats will be forced to actually have to debate the economy and the budget, something which they would rather not address. The liberal strategy of distractions and distortions will give Republicans the opportunity yo fully explain the big fiscal decisions that will have to be made but which demoncrats refuse to address.
The demonization of the Romney-Ryan economic policies will provide Republicans the perfect chance to explain why it is not Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney who are endangering Medicare, but that it is the status quo of the the left and their nominee President Obama, which is endangering Medicare. The attempts to demonize Romney and Ryan and scare senior citizens into believing that Romney and Ryan are throwing them under the bus, the ensuing national debate will force the truth out and shed the light of day on the facts that Ryan's entitlement reforms not only reduce the national debt by $6 trillion dollars without raising taxes on anybody, but that it makes Medicare solvent and preserves it for generations to come, without making a single change to the program for those born prior to 1954.
Beyond Romney's selection of Ryan taking control of the political agenda, it reinforces the impression of a leadership team that has the courage to propose bold plans and actual solutions that demonstrate an ability to get our nation back on track, something which the Obama-Biden team has been unable to do. It also corners the market on the critically important independent swing vote which is made up largely of fiscal conservatives who want ideas turned into actions and actions turned into solutions more than they wish to hear politicians turn distortions into accusations.
In addition to placing someone on the Republican ticket who can appeal to independent voters, having Ryan as Romney's running mate makes the usually blue state of Wisconsin fertile territory for Republicans. History demonstrates that running mates can increase a tickets plurality of votes in their home state's by as much as four percent. Before nominating Ryan, the RealClearPolitics average of the most recent polls in Wisconsin has President Obama leading Romney by 5.4%. Now with Ryan on the ticket there is good reason for Republicans to target that state in the months ahead, and as such, Wisconsin is likely to be deducted from the current projections of President Obama's electoral college count. And while Ryan's popularity in neighboring Midwest states combined with his appeal to blue collar workers and personal background has still to be measured, at this point in time he can't be seen as a drag on the Republican ticket in that region.
But picking Paul Ryan was much more than an attempt to select a regional nominee or a candidate who could help deliver a particular case. It was a decision to pick a national nominee that would reframe the campaign and focus it on the big issues, the tough but unaddressed issues which Democrats are trying to avoid but will now be forced to confront because of Paul Ryan's solutions and Mitt Romney's courage to fight for those solutions. Picking Paul Ryan will force voters to have to choose between two clearly different paths for our nation. One path is a series of tax and spend policies of an Administration which has refused to address our problems or even admit that the problems exist, and which has turned our economic woes into such a systemically debilitating problem that it is now the biggest threat to our national security. The other path seeks to be hoinest with the American people and stop pretending that federal treasury is an ATM machine that issues a staedy and endlesss stream of free cash. This other path is one which acknowledges our problems and addresses them by making tough decisions, to implement bold solutions and reforms that will help to prevent the United Sates from following in the footsteps of Greece.
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TORRINGTON >> Sprinkles Sweets Bakery, the lifelong dream of 19-year-old owner Stephanie Watts, will be opening in late July at 53 Main St. Watts graduated in December from the Lincoln Culinary Institute.
"Ever since I was 10, I wanted to have a bakery," said Watts, who is opening the business with her own funds and a little help from her father.
She attended Oliver Wolcott Tech for the culinary program offered and then, at age 17, went on to study at the Lincoln Culinary Institute, all with the end goal being to one day open her own bakery.
Although Watts is from Litchfield, she choose Torrington's Main Street to open her business because she wants to help bring more people to the downtown area.
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Scion tC Tires and Wheels
Please help, we have 2005 TC and it has 30,000 mile on it. our biggest problem is that we have gone through 2 sets
of tire already. Now we need 3rd pair on front. Does any one have similar problem with tires. If not what could be the issue our TC. It's not the way we drive because we never had this issue with other cars. Thanks in advance.
of tire already. Now we need 3rd pair on front. Does any one have similar problem with tires. If not what could be the issue our TC. It's not the way we drive because we never had this issue with other cars. Thanks in advance.
just above what you posted, i just posted awhile ago, that there is a service bulletin on a faulty steering rack and power steering pump.. if the rack is bad, then of course your tires will wear! There's the problem, beyond just the fact that low profile tires don't last that long either, if a steering rack is faulty, forget about a good alignment and there goes the tires..0
madhani Posts: 1I too have 2005 tc with almost 30k on it. I have gone through 4 pairs of tires - the last one lasting only 6 months. I'm going to take it into the shop today and ask about the steering rack. If anyone else has encountered this problem and has already resolved please post.
I wore about the Potenzas that the car came wiht in about a year and then i got 2 pairs Fuzions HRI (had good reviews and were cheaper). The first pair lasted me 6 months. I got the second pair put on about 2 months ago. Does anyone have any suggestions on good quality tires that are affordable (since I'll be purchasing my 5th pair now).0
axiomowner Posts: 76I've had my tC since 9/04 and have about 15K miles on it. I rotated the tires at 10K and they still have decent treadlife left. BUT, the treadlife is rated as 150, which is very poor. Probably will need replacement at 20K.
You might want to go to tirerack.com and check out the continental conti line. They are rated for 80K miles.0
Before you go and spend more money on tires that are NOT lasting that long, sounds like you have a defect in the suspension. Should get that checked out and fixed. Otherwise you'll just keep putting tires on the car. Sure, the tires are low profile, but they don't need replacing every 6 months! that is extreme, sorry to say but it is. Better get your car's suspension checked out, and refer to that service bulletin about the replacement of the steering rack.. :sick:0
sighon6 Posts: 10first things first get your alighnemnt checked. also with low profile tires you are never going to get 80 thousand miles out of a set of tires. myself being a mechanic i know that our options for tires are limited. we dont have a ton of options and what we do have for options are not all that great or cheap. but i also need to point out that tire wear rating are useless. you need to understand there is no basis for tire wear ratings. these rating are made up from brand to brand, there is not a universal standard fro wear ratings. each brand has there own system for there brand of tire. so it means nothing to base a good tire from a bad tire. i can say that goodyear is basically one of the best. i would by Goodyear Assurance if they made them min my size. they are about the best tire on the market right now.0
z71bill Posts: 1,986Check out the Kumho ECSTA ASX - Discount Tire sells them - depending on the size they may need to special order them - but it only takes 2 days.
I just put a set on a Mazda3 - the Goodyear RS-A that came stock on the car were HORRIBLE - loud - harsh - very poor wet traction. The ASX is a big improvement. Discount wanted $770 for a set of Goodyear RS-A, the ASX were less that $400 - installed tax included. The have a wear rating of 420 traction AA temp A - I have about 1,500 miles on them and they are great.0
um.. goodyear rs-a tires do NOT come on the tc stock at all.. it's either Bridgestone re92 or yokohama 32a tires.
and glad that the kumho's are working for you.. but most of us like the Toyo Proxes4 or Pirelli Pzero Nero m+s.. for me I'd go with the Toyo Proxes4.. Most of the tC owners who have tried the kumho just say they are way too mushy, and not that great of a tire at any price.. Might be different on a Mazda3 but not on a tC0
markg4 Posts: 44what about the Avon Tech M550's? they are $20 more/tire than the Kumho's at Tirerack but how do they compare?0
well a lot of tc owners like the Avon Tech M550's.. but from the reviews i've seen a lot of them were out of round and not balanceable (you can read about it at the tirerack).. and since the tirerack is the only place that sells them in the US you'd have to go back to them to get a replacement (kind of a hassle).. I think that the Avon's are probably better than Kumho's..
not to push you into something but why don't you look at the Toyo Proxes4?? Great handling, smooth ride, comfortable, great handling.. and one tire didn't even take weight when balancing it was that good!0
jdmcmah Posts: 9Hello,
I am currently considering buying a 2007 tC and am starting to reconsider after reading the tire forum. Does anyone know about how often the tires will have to be replaced? The tC seems like a great value- but if I have to buy it new tires every year or two, I may have to consider other vehicles.
I am a gentle driver, and would be using the car to drive approximately 30 miles per day... and sometimes on long road trips.
It's always easier to complain about something that's broken than praise something that works right. With that said...45,000 miles. That's how long the stock Bridgestone Potenzas lasted me.
I have an '05 tC (first model year, she turned 3 years old yesterday - 52K miles later, literally one of the first ones on the road). I have done my maintanence regularly according to the manual. I am by no means a tame driver - I do a lot of city and interstate driving, high mileage, high speed - have lived in MD/DC/VA, FL, and TX with this car. I got my car with 1 itty-bitty mile on it (she was a custom order), and have loved every last mile, and look forward to many more. My $0.02.0
iluvmysephia1 Alamogordo, NMPosts: 7,615on other Scion tC boards about the "crappy" Potenza's. I always wondered how lame that complaint about the Bridgestone Potenza's may have been. Now I know it was not rooted in sense, I wonder how badly these early tC drivers were as far as how they treated their rigs, ya know?
I still think Scion has done a great job with this tC and don't miss the outgoing Celica much at all. A lot of whining about the Celica being replaced by the tC but I never understood all the whining.
lvlghlv...was your tC involved in any repair work for the sunroof...the breaking glass issue at freeway speeds? Also, does yours have the rattles in the hatch area some have had?
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Sunroof: ah hmmm...those who read their manual know that it says you should close the thing at speeds above 60mph...let's think about this - sheet of glass @ 80mph wind, you do the math. Ironically, though, before I read that tid-bit even I was guilty of sunroof open in up-there speeds. For those how have to have it open: just tilt it... Also, on the sunroof, I did get a little mailer saying take it in for inspection - it was a rubber seal inspection, nothing to do with glass flying off.
Hatchback rattles: Didn't know that was an issue...so, no, no rattles.
Tires: I just switched onto Continental ContiExtremes - HATE them. Absolute crap - they keep losing air pressure, tire wall blew out after 5k miles (was luckily covered under roadside warrant, but...) ... I haven't even put 10K miles on them, but am getting ready to bite the bullet and just put Potenzas back on. Anyone else considering ContiExtremes: you may have a different experience, but they have been zero joy for me.
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cryptoron Posts: 1I have a 2005 Scion, with the Yokohama tires. The problem is, in addition to lousy tread life, the wheels/rims are getting dented from all of the crappy roads up here in MA. I'm sure that because they are the low profile tires it worsens the effect of pot holes. Will the Bridgestones be better, and when you buy the tires does that include the rims, and if not, are there any cheep alternatives to the $495.00/each that I have now?0
crazedcommuter Posts: 281Check for tires and rims at tirerack.com. It's super easy to use and you can price tires and rims both separately and as a package. There is a shipping cost and you'll have to get them mounted at a local shop but it may be much cheaper than the dealer. Also check Firestone auto shops, Sears, Pep Boys, etc. for tires and rims. Their prices are usually much lower than the dealer. Good luck.0
courtney_08 Posts: 1I am currently driving a Mazdaspeed6 and by no means do these tires last. I drive A LOT, about 100 miles a day, at least four times a week... and a lot of the roads are worn or under construction/interstate/highway speeds. The tires on my mazda blow all the time and constantly need to be repaired, and are NEVER in stock.
I am currently considering getting a tC but are the tires going to have the same problems as the 6??
I currently have Pirelli low profile tires... and reallllyy want to stay away from them at all costs. What are the tires that come on the Scion and are they low profile?0
Thul17 Posts: 25Yes to profile question! 215/45Z-17 is the usual tire size unless your car's choice is 18s.
My stock tires were Yokohamas. They were terrible in snow. Then I bought Hankook all seasons. They were much better BUT I ran over nasty pothole and blew two of them. At this moment, I'm driving on my winter tires. Vredstein Wintrac Xtreme. Not ALOT of people know about this company. They are European tire maker who specializes in "Run Flats." The higher end makers like Audi, Benz, and BMW usually has this maker on stock but only on those famous $60k+ models.
I have driven over hand full of potholes this winter already. They are STILL going strong! I have put on 12k miles so far on these tires and I'll have enough tread to last me until Winter of 2012!
Just a warning...these tires were $160.00 bucks per tire!
But if you want to make tread longer, just switch out tires for the seasons. Put on Winter for Winter then put on All Seasons or Summers for Spring, Summer, and fall. Go to well known tire shop, they will do those switches for you.0
bitantay Posts: 2I brought some Yokohamas tire from sears and the tire didn't even last more then 6 month because the housing had a big lump in it. I had to pay again to get it replace. I still have my stock bridgestone and I have 67k on my 2006 TC which I bought in 2005. I decide to go with the falken tire and they seem to be working pretty good.0
laurag64 Posts: 1I bought my tc new in 2006. I had to replace the stock bridgestone tires (which run almost $200.00 a piece on a $17,000 car...go figure.) 17 months after purchasing the car. I replaced them with coopers which 22 months later need to be replaced. Personally I am getting friggen sick of replacing tires at $600.00+ without getting more than 25,000 miles on them (I have 42,000 miles on my car.) Additionally, this car really really stinks in the snow. I have problems regardless of whether it's a dusting or a storm and when I'm on call for work, I am in a constant state of anxiety if there's snow predicted because I spend the entire day and night shoveling my driveway to keep it down to pavement. I'm thinking of spending the big bucks on michelins but don't know if it's worth it.0
moparbad Posts: 3,870Time for a set of snow tires.16" should be good for TC.0
bec1498 Posts: 1I drive and love my 2006 Scion tC. I have just over 40,000 miles on it and the dealership has been tracking my tread wear and I am getting close to having to replace them because they will be legally bald soon. Should I put the stock back on- Bridgestone Protenza or something else? It looks like I have gotten good life out of the ones I have based on other reviews. I am a mostly city driver maybe putting on 10 miles a day in school season.
Any recommendations for snow tires? I live in Cleveland and fishtail a lot in the winter. I had a pair of Blizzacks for a Dodge Stratus and loved them. Would they work for my Scion? Could I get away with just outfitting the front two like I did with my Stratus or do I have to do the four?
Potholes are killer around here too any suggestions to soften the blow when I can't avoid them or didn't see them?
Thanks for the time!0
schalkefanjv Posts: 1I just got back from a stay in Germany where I had my 07 Scion TC. First off... I love that car. It did great on the Autobahn and all that. Part of that was the tires though. I'm from Texas, so the whole winter and summer tires thing was a new experience. I found that the Dunlop Winters were awesome. Granted, I drive a manual, which is a bit better, if you know how to drive them, in the more harsh conditions. 3 winters with the Dunlops and no problems. The traction was incredible even with the hills and such that I had to travel each day. Even at 120-130 MPH they did real well.
To clarify something right quick too... In Germany, you have to have the winters on from October-Easter. So... I wasn't just driving them in the snow, but a lot of rain as well.0


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Autopsy results on nurse in hoax due out Thursday
The result of an autopsy on the nurse involved in a prank call for information about the former Kate Middleton's hospital stay will be revealed Thursday, London police said.
Scotland Yard said on Wednesday the cause of Jacintha Saldanha's death will not be released until a Westminster Coroner's Court hearing.
Saldanha answered the phone when two Australian disc jockeys rang up the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for severe morning sickness last week. The DJs, who were impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, later broadcast the call, which included confidential details about the duchess' condition.
Saldanha was found dead three days later. Although police have made no connection between Saldanha's death and the prank call, people from London to Sydney have assumed she died because of stress from the call.
Australia's media watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, said on Thursday it was launching an official investigation into whether the radio station, 2DayFM, breached its broadcasting license conditions and the industry code of practice.
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Paul Ryan: Being House speaker isn't family friendly
Paul Ryan may have wanted to be vice president, but being speaker of the House isn't a job he covets.
The Wisconsin congressman told a San Antonio audience during a luncheon Thursday that John Boehner's gig isn't family friendly.
"When Janna and I joined (Mitt Romney's presidential) ticket, we looked at what would this do to our family, and we realized that actually we would see each other more in the vice presidency than as a member of the House," Ryan said, according to Politico. "We would see each other less in the speakership than as a member of the House."
Will he run for president in 2016? He's keeping his "options open," Politico reports.
Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, confesses he's "more of a policy person" and not a leadership-type, where a job such as speaker requires traveling around the country on weekends to raise money and help lawmakers win re-election.
"I prefer spending my days on policy and my weekends at home with my family," said Ryan, who has three children. "I'm four days a week in D.C. and three days a week in Janesville — it's a good mix, I like that mix."
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Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Arizona Diamondbacks signed second baseman Aaron Hill to a three-year contract extension that will run through the 2016 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Friday.
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In Miracle Drug, Dr. Ben Lambert tragically died from an apparent heart attack. His body turns up missing and is later recovered cremated before they could perform an autopsy on him. Dr. Lambert is the personal physician to the former President of the United States, David Madison. Before he died, Lambert recommend Dr. Josh Pearson if something was to happen to him. Dr. Josh Pearson becomes former President Madison new physician. Josh's girlfriend, Rachel went to South America for a special trip along with the Madison and a small group of people. Rachel and Madison develop a cough and had a raw throat. Dr. Pearson believed they both have diphtheria and they were supposedly given immune shots before their trip. They are in both need of a miracle drug to heal their bodies. Meanwhile someone is trying to kill the former president. Will they succeed? Will they have enough antidote for the both of them? Will Dr. Pearson have to make a difficult choice on who gets it? Who killed Dr. Lambert? Many questions will be answered in this book!
I would recommend this amazing book to anyone who enjoys medical mystery novels and they love a good adventure. I liked how Dr. Richard L. Mabry, M.D. explains the medical terminology in way a non-medical background can understand what occurs. I also loved how he described the steps and process it takes for the FDC to approve new drugs. I have read a few books by Dr. Mabry and let me tell you, his stories keep getting better and better. His new book is very fast paced and it will grab the reader's attention until the case is solved. I liked how Dr. Mabry was able to keep me guessing on who was behind the crime and who was attempting to assassinate the former president. I also liked how the book enclosed discussion questions to assist readers into digging deeper into the meaning of the story. I also liked how they included the first chapter of his next book, "Medical Judgement". I can't wait to read his next book! If you're seeking a new mystery book, then read this one!
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Miracle Drug (Abingdon, September 2015)
Overcoming these odds will take more than a miracle drug---it will take a miracle.
The infection wasn't supposed to happen, but it did. The treatment was supposed to take care of it, but it didn't. Then Dr. Josh Pearson discovers why---his patients, including the former President of the United States, have been dosed with a different strain of the original virus, one that is universally fatal. The only chance for survival is treatment with an experimental drug, but the manufacturer might already have discarded its supply.
As if treating the President of the United States isn't stressful enough, the situation goes from bad to worse when Rachel Moore, a nurse Josh is falling in love with, falls ill. With the nation's eyes on him, Josh must pull off a miracle to save a man who holds a good deal of power and the woman who holds his heart.
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A few weeks ago, we learned that ten men had been sentenced to two years' imprisonment in China for hacking WoW accounts and selling the stolen gold. It was not the first time that hackers have been punished by the state in China.
The relationship between WoW and China has often been contentious, going back to the early years of the game. While most players there have simply tried to enjoy the game they love, censorship, politics, and illicit activities have all had an impact on their experience.
As we wrap up the Mists of Pandaria expansion, let's not forget that so much of the culture, history, and geography of the expansion was inspired by the real legends and landscapes of China. Today, let's look at the history of WoW in China -- a history as rife with conflict as Pandaria's own.
Pop stars and cola fuel WoW's launch
From the earliest stages, Blizzard had little reason to doubt that WoW would be a hit in China. When the beta signups became available in April 2005, approximately 100,000 people signed up in the first hour. The beta achieved 500,000 concurrent players.
For the Chinese version of WoW, Blizzard partnered with Shanghai-based company The9, who could better handle localization, support, and customer service. The9 launched the classic version of the game on June 7, 2005.
Coca-Cola partnered with The9 to promote the game. For their ads, Coke brought in pop stars such as Taiwanese band S.H.E. (already covered by WoW Archivist), Super Voice Girl winner Li Yuchun, and Olympic gold medalist Liu Xiang. Although -- or perhaps because -- the TV ads broke China's rules against showing game content on TV, the cross-promotion was a huge success.
(As a side note, Pepsi later struck back with a partnership with Guild Wars the following year. Reportedly, Guild Wars' closed beta was delayed a week in China after Coca-Cola complained about The9's deal with their biggest competitor.)
Within the first month, The9 reported 1.5 million active WoW players in China. Although many Chinese citizens had already been playing on Western realms, this was still a huge achievement at the time for a Western MMO in China.
Unlike the West, most gamers in China play in Internet cafes, and MMO subscriptions are almost always handled on an hourly basis. At launch, WoW authorization keys cost 30 yuan and gametime cards were 0.45 yuan per hour. That converts to about $4 for game access and 6 cents per hour.
Like their Western counterparts, China's realms had their share of launch problems. Long queues and lag plagued realms in the East, too. By early 2006, players had grown increasingly dissatisfied with The9 and threatened a boycott. The9 claimed that difficulty with communicating with Blizzard was behind poor realm performance.
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Is Tequila Going Downhill?
Weekly insight into the world of drinks with Paul Clarke from the Cocktail Chronicles and Imbibe magazine.
Tequila has one of the best rags-to-riches stories in the spirits world. Virtually unheard of in the U.S. until the mid-20th century, tequila was, for decades, the black sheep of booze—the liquor you'd guzzle like a daredevil during spring break or a road trip to Tijuana or simply a weekend blowout, followed by drunken escapades so foolish and a hungover aftermath so fierce that you'd then forswear all tequila for the remainder of your drinking life, except maybe for the occasional slushy margarita to wash down your enchilada combo.
Within the past 20 years, however, and especially within the past 10, tequila shed at least some of this party-hearty image, as well-crafted, pure-agave tequilas began to capture shelf space alongside the cheaper, more prevalent mixtos, and as spirits aficionados started heaping praise upon vivid reposados and fine anejos, deeming them as worthy of exploration as well-made whiskies and brandies.
Today, tequila is still one of the fastest-growing categories in the spirits world, but some of the bloom is off the rose. As a rising tide of new brands has flooded the market, tequila's story has become more tangled, and some recent debuts have seemed to be little more than a marketing plan and a fancy bottle with an afterthought of a low-rent liquor inside.
Word of tequila's changing situation first started resonating last summer, when spirits journalist Camper English ventured the question, "Is tequila the new vodka?" on his blog, Alcademics.
As English pointed out, and as Washington Post writer Jason Wilson further discussed in his related column last fall, tequila marketers are increasingly following the path laid down by vodka marketers during the previous decade: of introducing new brands with splashy campaigns replete with celebrity endorsements, targeted at a high-spending club crowd accustomed to plunking down major cash for an otherwise pedestrian bottle of Grey Goose.
But while English and Wilson saw some positive signs in this shift—after all, tequila has character and flavor, as compared to the neutral-by-definition vodka—others are uneasy with this larger trend. During the recent San Francisco World Spirits Competition, judges tweeted comments disdainful of many of the new tequilas they'd blind-tasted during the event, dismissing the spirits as "underwhelming...pale, thin, lacking agave spine."
Then last month, bartender Bobby Heugel, co-owner of Anvil Bar & Refuge in Houston, consistently listed as one of the best cocktail bars in the country, distributed to his bar's Cinco de Mayo customers (and posted on his blog) an agave call to arms, titled "Tequila is Dying!"
As Heugel writes, major liquor conglomerates are increasingly throwing their weight around in the tequila world, changing distillery practices and increasing production to a point where the future integrity of tequila may be placed in jeopardy. Heugel writes:
I love tequila; it made me fall in love with spirits to begin with. [...] It is a downright shame to see what passes for tequila nearly a decade later. As American and other large companies have become more active in the production of tequila in Mexico, once great brands have stopped producing world-class spirits and started producing bland abominations."
Heugel's post is admittedly emotional, but he makes many valid points. As tequila's fan base and market share has grown, major companies have purchased distilleries and changed production methods, with the result that some once-excellent brands have changed markedly in quality. And while I don't agree with every stand in Heugel's post—he takes several big brands to task, including Don Julio, a tequila of which I'm still somewhat fond—he's right that shifts in production technology (such as the rising use of autoclaves) and trends in the direction of agave monoculture could result in major problems down the road, with implications not only for tequila enthusiasts, but for the people who make their living in this growing industry.
I'm a relative newcomer to tequila, but even I've noticed some changes in quality among some big brands and a growing trend toward lighter, more bland spirits among new arrivals.
Are you a longtime fan of tequila? What kinds of changes (if any) have you seen in this agave spirit?
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I KNOW! I was watching the movie the other day, and this time trying to focus on the motion picture alone, without any expectations from the book. Almost like a person who had never read the book were to watch it for the first time with no previous information. The part where Bella confronts Edward in the woods and how he is clearly trying to convince her he is dangerous to her is just PLAIN ODD.mind_over_matter286 wrote:Wow, I don't know what to say it was like a boom of comments .I didn't really hear the accent, but he does talk weird. Well anyways, I was thinking and had this really wierd question just pop up in my head. It's kinda gross but so true. O.k, lets be mature about this.....o.k hear goes. What if Bella has her period around Edward? I mean seriously!!! Just think about it.edwardlikeshaystacks wrote:I couldn't agree with you more. They just focused on the, "I'm a vampire and I can kill you" part and didn't even bother to add the little things that show their growing romance. :/ which is probably why the line "I'm only afraid of losing you." came off as corny for me. But then again I should be yelling at the script writer for this...mind_over_matter286 wrote: Thanks, but I don't get why she stutters so much. And how they have music throughout all there conversations and Edward never eats at the lunch table with her just aggravates me. It doesn't show the stages of love that her and Edward have. Like when drive up to Seattle in the book, Edward just stares at her the whole time and Bella gets nervous. How everytime she looks at Edward she just smiles and her heart stutters. And at the beggining how she is scared to make a promise to Edward because he might ask her to stay away. They just did'nt capture the love that Bella and Edward share.
Did anyone else catch a hint of Robert's accent during the hospital scene where he says, "Was I supposed to let her just die?"
I mean, what would you do if some guy you met in biology stared at you like you killed his puppy, then disappeared for a few days? Next thing you know he's telling you in plain English "stay away from me, I'm dangerous". He's warning you, be afraid. What do you do? Personally, I would run as fast as I could. I would not let some guy drag me through the woods, off the cloud banks, where no one could find me, I don't care how hot he is. But that's just me.
And this is how the movie seems like. No chemistry, no sparks flying, no connection. Just a weird, intimidating guy and a "stupid lamb"of a girl who doesn't seem afraid of anything, even though we have NO IDEA why she is so attracted to TROUBLE.
Ok, I feel better now.
ABOUT THE PERIOD QUESTION, from mind_over_matter286:
I read on http://www.stepheniemeyer.com on the FAQ about either Twilight or New Moon, something along those lines came up. Yes, it would be difficult for Edward to hang out with Bella during those days, but one) he would be too much of a gentleman to say anything about it and two) she's just too embarrassed to talk about it with him. Although "technically" it's just "dead" blood, not the real thing. So there you go.
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The Search Index I/O activity can take a considerable toll on your system drive by keeping it busy. If you have an SSD, this may reduce its life. By moving the index to a separate drive, you can increase overall performance of your PC (more noticeable under load) and preserve the life of your SSD.
Move the Search Index to Another Drive
1. Click Start, type index in the search bar, and click indexing options
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Survivor Review: Colton Crosses the LineLuke Dwyer at .
What. Just. Happened.
As I'm sure most of you are, I too am struggling to process what I saw on this week's episode of Survivor. The first thirty minutes were normal, at least by Survivor standards. The craziness started with Alicia taking Kat's comment personally for no reason whatsoever and devolved in to what will be remembered as either the craziest or worst tribal council in Survivor history.
We'll come back to Alicia because if we start with her, we're burying the lead. The problem is, where do you even begin with what happened with the Manono (the men's tribe for those of you not paying attention) tribe after the immunity challenge?
Logic would say to go in chronological order, but logic was thrown completely out the window this week, so no sense in doing that, either. For me the biggest part of the episode was the tribal council itself, even more than the men volunteering to go there when they didn't have to. Don't worry though, we'll cover that to.
Two weeks ago the entire premise of my review was thanking Kat for being awful at the challenge so we were not subjected to an entire episode of Colton's whining. This week Colton got us back. His out of control and boorish behavior began when we should have been watching the women come to terms with voting Alicia out.
Instead we had to watch a petulant, immature, insecure a-hole hijack Survivor. For no reason other than simply being immature, Colton refused to listen to Bill when he wanted to talk. You know who does stuff like that? My four year old nephew.
Louis CK has a great skit where he talks about what it would be like if adults acted the way toddlers do. Louis, you can check out this week's episode of Survivor if you want to see it actually happen. The only problem here is that the rest of the tribe is somehow too afraid of Colton to stand up to him.
On some level Colton does not HAVE to listen to Bill. It's immature, but those are some of the choices we get as adults (and we're using the terms loosely with Colton). What he can't do is be a complete jerk to Bill about it. Yet, in the context of the game of Survivor, I can forgive the remaining men for letting it slide. I cannot forgive them if they let tribal council slide.
Colton took his already tired act to a new level at tribal council in a verbal spat with Bill where he lost every point. Jeff asked him to make his case why he didn't like Bill and Colton had virtually nothing with substance to back it up with. Bill, meanwhile, took the high road, said he did not dislike Colton and simply asked him not to judge him.
When Colton suggested his dislike was not racially motivated he embarrassingly substantiated that claim by saying he went to a private, all-white high school and interacts with African-Americans. Those African-Americans he interacts with? His parent's housekeeper. The women who's paid to be there and clean up after him.
The coup de grace for me, however, was when Colton attacked Bill's profession saying it wasn't a real job and he needed a backup plan. This nearly brought Bill to tears as he explained that he's been on his own since he was 17, poor and is chasing his dream. He doesn't want a backup plan.
Colton's lack of perspective is astounding. As Bill points out, he's never worked an honest day in his life. He's obviously a spoiled college student. For him to call anyone's job a joke and challenge their line of employment is laughable. What would Colton even know about a backup plan? His is mom and dad.
Just when things were Jeff-Probst-eye-poppingly absurd, Tarzan opened his big, clueless mouth to give us his two cents on what is going on. Shockingly, Tarzan suggested that Colton was being misrepresented because he was white and people were assuming he disliked Bill because he was black.
Um, Tarzan (or Greg for normal people), even if that is true (and no one believes it) he's STILL being a giant asshole. Anyone with half a brain can see that!
Now we come to what scares me about this episode and this season of Survivor so far: I don't think Colton will face any retribution for this. We're only four episodes in to Survivor and people are already scared to challenge the status quo or whatever ridiculous episode one alliance they put together.
He absolutely should, however. The start of next episode should be Jonas, Troyzan, Leif, Michael and Jay retuning from tribal council with the oh-my-god-what-the-hell-just-happened-faces on. Quickly they all should realize they cannot let someone like Colton stay in the game because he obviously does not deserve it.
Sadly, of course, it'll take a blindside because Colton has an idol. They'll have to figure out how to get rid of him without him knowing it is coming. Needless to say, I do not have faith we'll get so lucky.
The same scenario likely would have existed on the women's side if the men had not done the unthinkable. Alicia OBVIOUSLY should go home because she's useless in challenges, completely paranoid and a mouthy bitch. Her display this week should warrant immediate removal.
But, from the moment Sabrina suggested the obvious Kim quickly hemmed and hawed and suggested Christina go home. Every time Sabrina suggested a reason why Alicia should go home and Christina should stay, Kim had no answer, but still did not seem willing to budge. Why?
Fear of going against the grain. It's why Kat stayed on this week and why Alicia would have stayed in the game this week. It's why even though the men did not have a majority on giving up immunity; they eventually caved because they did not want to be seen as the one challenging the authority.
As for the men giving up immunity under the guise of trying to remove any 'cancers' that would fester while they wait for the next tribal council, that's utterly absurd. So often we hear this talk from women with men scoffing, wondering why women can't deal with such adversity.
It was all garbage made up by Colton because he's too emotional to see the forest for the trees. Oh, boo hoo. You have someone on your tribe you don't like. Cry me a freaking river. Why would you willingly make the game harder for yourself by going to tribal council intentionally?
One thing that became clear to me with Bill's ouster was that Troyzan, Tarzan, Leif and Jonas were all in on the ploy to get the other guys to go along with giving up immunity just to vote Bill out. Tarzan oversold his treachery angle with Leif and Leif even oversold his guilt at tribal council. Leif not defending himself doesn't make sense until you realize he's in on the ruse.
For the first time in 24 seasons I actually find myself annoyed with the show.
I've never been one to let a character or two bring down my enjoyment of the game, but I fear what is development. Characters you can root for like Chelsea and Jay unwilling to stand up to jerks like Colton and Alicia who are boorish because that's who they are, not to try and win the game (like, say, Russell). Sad.


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Chesterfield County, Va.'s new Storm Water Information Tracker (SWIFT) has streamlined permitting tasks and field work.
Technology won't stop the fury of Mother Nature, but it's helping officials in Chesterfield County, Va., keep a closer eye on the drainage repairs and stormwater reports needed in her wake.
The county's Environmental Engineering Department is using a new Web application called SWIFT — Storm Water Information Tracker. The Web-based application integrates directly with a document management system, providing quick access to engineering documents for evaluating repairs.
In addition, SWIFT generates inspection notices to ensure county stormwater facilities are inspected according to state and federal regulations. It also has automated various tasks for field workers and uses GIS to assess assignment locations and topography, leading to better project management and fuel savings.
Launched on March 21 and built entirely by county developers, SWIFT replaced two separate database systems. One focused on stormwater maintenance for projects such as storm drains, while the other was used to track the facility inspections where stormwater is collected or runs off, such as structures and ponds. Now both are accessible through the same application.
According to Tara Baldwin, information architect with Chesterfield County Information Systems Technology, prior to SWIFT coming online, field crews would fill out paper reports and hand them off to an administrative person to re-key into the appropriate system. That's no longer the case, as field workers now have the ability to enter their own reports directly into SWIFT.
"This system really poised the Environmental Engineering Department to be better prepared for the new stormwater regulations," Baldwin said. "The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is coming down on July 1, 2014 [and] there are additional regulations coming in 2017 ... so this system was the first step for Environmental Engineering to be better equipped to comply."
SWIFT took almost two years to build. According to Nancy Tickle, the county's enterprise architecture manager, developers worked the project "in a part-time way," meeting with the Environmental Engineering Department on a monthly basis so they could review the developers' progress. Tickle said her team would have completed the project faster, but due to simultaneous priorities, the county couldn't devote more than one full-time staff member to working on SWIFT at any given time.
Tickle didn't have the actual cost of SWIFT available, but said the county operated within a budget for its development. In addition to staff time spent on the project, two virtual servers were also purchased to support the system and its related database.
Once SWIFT was ready to launch, the county deployed it using a light switch approach as opposed to a phase-in period. Tickle said because developers worked so closely with the Environmental Engineering Department throughout the creation process, it wasn't necessary to roll SWIFT out slowly.
SWIFT won a 2013 Governor's Technology Award in Virginia in the category of "Innovative Use of Technology in Local Government." But despite its early success, some early enhancements have been identified for SWIFT in the months to come. Chief among them is making SWIFT mobile.
Right now, field workers have to access SWIFT at the office. In the future, they may be able to access the system directly from a mobile device. Tickle explained that the creative team initially discussed going mobile, but the idea was tabled due to further process changes that would be needed from the Environmental Engineering Department.
"The highest priority now is that SWIFT is available for the department to centralize their MS4 permitting processes," Baldwin said, referencing the municipal separate storm sewer permits required by the federal government. "Our plans are to leverage the investment in SWIFT and expand it to able to have a centralized approach."
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Technological innovation has played a prime role in America's economic success, and current developments in oil and natural gas drilling techniques are no exception. Beyond the enormous production boom they have created for the energy industry, experts say, the developments provide far-reaching ways for the country to solve some of its most-pressing economic concerns.
"The growth in production has caused the United States to become arguably the low-cost supplier of energy globally. We're now growing oil and natural gas faster than just about any country in the world," says John Dowd, a research analyst with Boston-based Fidelity Investments, in an interview. "We're seeing massive amounts of job creation in the industry. It's a boon for America. And, yes, there are some amazing investment opportunities."
From 2008 through 2011, the United States recorded the single-biggest increase in the global oil supply. What was responsible for the turnaround, which followed a 30-year decline? The new drilling techniques, industry experts note.
As a result, America has become less dependent on foreign oil. Imports dropped from 60% in 2005 to 47% now, thereby shrinking OPEC's importance while reducing the U.S. trade deficit.
"There are a few compelling dynamics underway in the energy sector that have the potential to significantly alter the landscape and provide attractive opportunities for long-term investment," explains Dowd in a recent report.
Key Producers, Production Methods
Leading the way in the production renaissance are America's small and independent oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies. They produce 68% of the country's oil and 82% of its natural gas. With energy stocks poised for gains this year, investing opportunities abound.
At the heart of the production advances are two techniques: horizontal drilling, in which the drill bit curves and becomes horizontal underground, and hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a process that breaks up rock formations with chemicals and water pressure. These techniques allow E&Ps to recover oil and natural gas in places that were previously inaccessible or too expensive to capture — most notably, shale rock. This, in turn, has meant decreased costs for E&P firms and a production bonanza in crude oil and natural gas.
"The industry has been able to crack the code of drilling unconventional oil fields," says Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst with Raymond James & Associates in Houston, in an interview. "Between 2008 and 2011, the country that provided the biggest contribution to increased global oil supplies was the United States. Its oil supply should continue to increase" well into the future, he adds.
Some domestic E&P companies responsible for this mega-trend include Denbury Resources (DNR), Hess Corp. (HES), Marathon Oil Company (MRO) and Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL), Molchanov says. "We generally think that now is a good time to invest in these companies," the analyst explains. "They are on the cusp of a multi-year up-cycle in North American oil production growth."
Other analysts, such as Brian Youngberg of St. Louis-based Edward Jones, also stress that now is an opportune time to consider investing in energy. Since the sector underperformed the broader market last year, "many stocks are quite attractively priced" and below their historical averages, Youngberg notes.
There are also analysts, such as Jason Stevens, associate director of equity research for Morningstar in Chicago, who look for opportunities to "build positions in quality exploration and production firms with large drilling inventories and low-cost production," according to "Energy Outlook for 2012," a report he authored in December 2011. Some of "the deepest values," Stevens shares, are "among our U.S. E&Ps," including Ultra Petroleum Corp. (UPL), a producer of natural gas.
"There is a credible scenario that by 2020, the United States together with Canada will be essentially oil-independent," Molchanov says. "We're already importing a third less than in 2005."
Unconventional Growth
The technology for recovering unconventional oil and gas has put America at the forefront of oil shale development worldwide. Some analysts estimate that there are trillions of barrels of potential North American oil shale resources — far more than OPEC's Saudi Arabia claims to have.
Unconventional drilling techniques have made possible the spectacular oil recovery in the Bakken area in North Dakota. About 510,000 barrels a day are produced there; and within five years, daily volume is forecast to rise to one million.
"The growth opportunities are significant for companies involved in the Bakken [area]," notes Daniel Pratt, director of E&P coverage for the research firm IHS Herold in Norwalk, Conn., in an interview.
Eagle Ford in South Texas is another major play, or area, of vast oil shale resources. The next hot oil shale, analysts say, is Utica in Eastern Ohio; and companies are preparing to ramp up activity there. "This is going to be a key play going forward," Pratt points out. "The talk is that it looks like it could be the next Eagle Ford — if not better."
Moreover, as a result of unconventional production techniques, Colorado has been pegged as a big, new oil frontier. The state isn't altogether new to oil reserves, of course; but now its tight oil — inaccessible before — is thought to be recoverable.
Oil Prices
The key driver of most energy stocks is the price of crude oil, and some analysts foresee prices remaining strong throughout 2012, increasing 10%-15% and higher from their 2011 Brent average of $95 per barrel. In late February, oil rose to a 10-month high to top $125 a barrel.
"We see global crude oil prices generally trading in the $80 to $120 range as far as the eye can see," says Molchanov. "Day to day, of course, there will still be plenty of volatility. For example, prices are currently higher than supply/demand fundamentals would warrant due to the Iran-related 'fear premium'."
He and other Raymond James analysts have "long been bullish on oil prices based largely on the perception that non-OPEC supply has been in the process of flat-lining and that OPEC producers have minimal excess production capacity. We still believe OPEC's excess capacity is well below the cartel's official estimates, but our outlook for U.S. oil supply growth has forced us to completely change our tune about non-OPEC supply," they explain in a recent report.
"Although geopolitical events and potential supply disruptions would provide upside to our oil prices estimates, our global oil supply-demand model is simply too loose to support our current rising oil price deck …," the report continues. "Thus, we are lowering our 2013 forecast from Brent $110/barrel to $95/barrel. We are also lowering our long-term oil forecast from Brent $125/barrel…to $95/barrel …"
In the short term, these analysts believe that full-year U.S. crude production will grow 20% by the end of 2012, which puts it seven years ahead of EIA projections. And, "barring any significant supply interruptions in the Middle East, we think there is more downside to our long-term forecast than upside," they state.
Oil prices, which have tripled since February 2009, will likely remain volatile this year, other experts say; and this will influence energy stocks, since oil is the main driver for most of their movement. Demand growth for oil is being spurred mainly by developing areas: China, India, Brazil and Southeast Asia. If China's huge demand continues, "expect oil prices to stay relatively high," Pratt says.
Natural Gas Developments
In the natural gas sector, the United States has become the world's largest natural gas producer since 2009. Some 20% of domestic production entails the extraction of natural gas from shale rock formations.
Unconventional natural gas is a "game-changer for the future energy supplies of the U.S.," shares Youngberg, in a December 2011 report. There are "enough recoverable unconventional natural gas resources to serve U.S. demand for roughly a century." This excludes resources "not yet deemed recoverable or discovered," he adds.
The largest unconventional gas fields include Marcellus, in the Appalachian Mountains from West Virginia to New York; Haynesville, in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas; and Barnett, in North Texas. Last year, Pratt says, "a few [U.S. E&P] companies with exposure to the Marcellus Shale — such as Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) and Range Resources Corp. (RRC) — did quite well."
As little as six years ago, conventional wisdom said that America would need to import natural gas. Now, with the development of shale gas fields, that outlook has been turned on its head. In fact, E&P companies have become so good at producing natural gas, there are plans to export it.
Some companies are looking into re-developing import terminals for use in exporting gas in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which requires gas to be frozen and condensed into a liquid to reduce its size for cheaper transport. The first export terminal could be completed by 2016, according to Youngberg.
"Exporting natural gas makes sense," Pratt shares. "Gas in North America is now [mid-February] at about $2.50 [per thousand cubic feet]. In some areas of the world, it's priced at $9. So, there is opportunity to export it and get a higher price elsewhere."
U.S. demand for natural gas in 2011 was up 2%, while production continued to grow at about 6-7% year over year. Prices dipped but have bounced back a bit.
"Exporting should help push prices up, because it will open new markets," says Youngberg. He expects to see both exports and increased natural gas usage for power generation by the decade's end.
Shifting Production
Stimulating the modest natural gas price rise earlier this year were announcements by some E&P firms that they were scaling back gas production somewhat to improve the supply/demand situation. The shift emphasizes oil production, with companies drilling for "wet" gas, which contains oil (while "dry" gas does not). Such liquids-rich plays often have a fairly high gas component, as well. Several natural gas producers remain profitable below a $3 price, because most gas they produce is wet, according to Youngberg.
"If companies, such as Goodrich [Petroleum] (GDP) and SM Energy Corp. (SM), which primarily produce more natural gas than oil, focus more on liquids-rich gas at low cost and without leveraging up their balance sheets, they're going to do pretty well regardless of how low gas prices go," explains Kevin Cabla, an analyst with Raymond James in Houston, in an interview.
"Even if there's a deceleration in gas activity, the flip side is that you'll start to see oil activity accelerate," Cabla adds. "So net-net, they're still increasing overall activity in the U.S. [E&Ps] are spending more money and making good money, with 99% of their profits re-deployed back into the ground and the economy."
This year, natural gas prices are expected to increase to $3 or $3.50. By 2014, they should return to $5 or $6, which analysts consider to be a good price.
Obviously, with a significant rebound in the economy, demand for natural gas should increase. Meanwhile, several companies are set to benefit from unconventional gas production, including EQT Corp. (EQT) and MDU Resources Group (MDU).
Deep Water
Technological breakthroughs are pushing open even more American energy frontiers. One is deep-water natural gas and oil drilling: With improvements in seismic wave techniques, companies can now discover new resources below the ocean floor.
"Many [U.S.] energy producers view deep-water drilling as a relatively untapped frontier that could provide a source of production growth over the next several years and are investing in resources that will allow them to tap into [it]," Dowd writes in a recent energy report.
Apache Corp. (APA), for instance, is testing deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Also, McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR), targeting natural gas, was set to test shallow-water ultra-deep gas exploration in March 2012.
Another valuable new technique is tertiary recovery, an enhancement process that makes the flow of oil easier by injecting liquid carbon dioxide into rock formations. With it, companies can recover 10% more oil. Some domestic E&P firms are already involved in this; others are expected to follow suit.
While the energy industry will likely soon see new regulation relative to fracking, firms may welcome at least some of it. "I believe companies will embrace a lot of the regulation. The industry wants the public to get more comfortable with fracking," Youngberg says.
The big picture is that, with its unconventional drilling methods, the energy sector is turning "a resource-constrained world," as Dowd puts it, into one with potential to be energy production-rich. In another positive for the industry, in mid-February of this year, the House of Representatives passed a bill to expand offshore oil drilling and take control of the permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline — from Canada to the Gulf Coast — away from President Obama, who put the project on hold.
When it comes to investing in the energy sector, as J.P. Morgan analysts note in a recent report: "Global production and trade patterns in oil and natural gas [among other commodities] are undergoing historic changes that will likely not reverse and will offer a number of novel and attractive opportunities."
Thus, unconventional oil and gas production is emerging as a major advancement that ultimately will affect energy markets, producers and consumer across the globe. Already it is a clarion wake-up call for investors.
"Unconventional production techniques have been great for job creation and wealth creation in energy-producing areas of the U.S.," Dowd explains. "The E&P companies who have the right technology, management and expertise to successfully execute the strategy of growth and have figured out how to drive their costs down further than their peers will benefit to an extraordinary degree."


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Cool summer weather blamed for this...
There's not much time left to take that final plunge of summer as the Clive Aquatic Center and those across Iowa get ready to close.
Many days this summer, a few swimmers had the entire pool to themselves.
"I think we only hit capacity three to five days this entire summer," said pool supervisor McKenzie Kigar. She blames the cool weather.
Last year, 63,000 swimmers came through the gates at Clive. This year, that number was down to 42,000.
"I do think it's all the weather. We find that if the temperatures don't reach 85, our numbers tend to be lower, and we haven't had a lot of days above the 85 mark, so we've had a really low attendance number for this year," Kigar said.
But bad news for pools is good news for homeowners. MidAmerican Energy power bills were down by 17 percent in July.
"Anytime a customer's bill goes down, whether because of energy usage or another reason, it's good for the customer," said Mid-American Energy's Abby Bottenfield.
Still, one month of savings may not affect too many budget-billing customers. At least not yet.
Swimmers don't seem to worry about that. They say the weather is perfect. "I like it because it's not too cool, not too hot," said Grace Smithey. "It really cools me down."


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