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Monday 6B EWS EADER SL-0000310651 FullpowerinNJ likelybyweekend Mosthomesandbusinessesin NewJerseythatlostpowerduring thesuperstormshouldhavethe lightsbackthisweekend. Butthousandsinthebarrier islandswillbewithoutelectricity indefinitelybecausetheirhomes remaintoodamagedtopower up. cludingsomewholostservice fromapeakof2.7millionduring thesuperstorm. 560customersremainwithout powerbecauseofthesuperstorm, arealsoawaitingrestoration. Greecepasses2013 austeritybudget Greeklawmakersapprovedthe internationalcreditorstounblock avitalrescueloaninstallment withoutwhichthecountrywillgo bankrupt.

Thebudgetpassedbya167- 128voteinthe300-memberPar- liament.Itcamedaysafterasep- aratebillofdeepspendingcuts andtaxhikesforthenexttwo yearssqueakedthroughwitha narrowmajorityfollowingsevere disagreementsamongthethree partiesinthegoverningcoalition. PrimeMinisterAntonisSamaras pledgedthatthespendingcuts willbethelastGreekshaveto endure. askedtodoandnowisthetime forthecreditorstomakegoodon Athenssaysthatwiththepas- runoutofcashonFriday. 3.5percentin3rdquarter Japansaysitseconomycon- hopesforareboundandsignaling tomanyeconomistsitmayal- readybeinrecession. Theminus3.5percentannual growthrateforthequarterwasin linewithgloomyforecastsforthe whichhassufferedasaterritorial disputewithChinahammered exportsalreadyweakenedby feebleglobaldemand.

Basedonthemostrecentdata, economistsareforecastingafur- therdeclineinOctobertoDecem- consecutivequarterlycontractions. Thegovernmentalsosaid Mondaythatconsumerspending fell0.5percentassubsidiesfor autopurchasesexpiredandcorpo- ratecapitalspendingfell3.2per- cent.Spendingonreconstruction disastershasalsoweakened. PepsiCotolaunchPepsi withfiberinJapan breadareallsourcesoffiber. PepsiCoInc.onTuesdayplans tolaunchaversionofitsname- sakesodawithafat-blockingfiber calleddextrininJapan.Inan plainshowdextrinhelpsreduce fatlevelsinblood. ArepresentativeforPepsiCo abletoprovideotherdetails aboutthedrink.

Japan.TheJapanesecompany Kirinalsooffersasugar-freecola withdextrin.Kirin’swebsitesays thecolaistargetedtoward health-consciousmenintheir30s andolder. BUSINESSWATCH TheChamberofCommerce ExecutivesofMissourihashon- oredtheSpringfieldAreaCham- berofCommercewiththe AwardofExcellenceinMember andCommunityCommunica- tionsforitssmallbusinesstool- kit.Thesmallbusinesstoolkitis comprisedoftwoinitiatives.The and-learnseriesfocusedonbusi- nessoperationalissuessuchas legalneedsforthesmallbusi- andaccountandtaxlawsforthe smallbusinessowner.Thesec- ondpartprovidessmallbusiness memberswithaccesstoinfor- mationviaonthewebsite, www.springfieldchamber.com/ toolkit.Thissitesupportsthe growthandhelpsimprovethe survivalratefornewbusiness- es.TheAwardofExcellence waspresentedattheCCEMFall CarolJonesRealtors CarolJonesRealtorsan- nouncedthat ShelleyForell is fortheSpringfieldareaCJR offices.Forellisaprofessional realestatebrokerwithmore cludingcommercialandresi- propertymanagement.Forell wasformerlyabroker-manager andteamleadforanotherlocal realestatefirm. LegalServicesof SouthernMissouri BethMoutrie ofDoniphan wasawardedthePhilipS.Huff- manMemorial AwardbyLegal ServicesofSouth- ernMissouridur- ingitsannualboard meeting.The awardrecognizes thecommitmentof volunteertimeto LSSMclientsbya privateattorneyin itsruralservice area.Moutrievolunteersher timetoadviseandrepresent legalaidclientswhoarefacing abroadspectrumoflegalprob- lems.ShejoinedLSSM’svolun- teerlawyerspanelin1998. Sincethattimeshehasac- cepted97casesandhasinvested morethan581hourshelping low-incomepeoplelivinginru- ralMissourionbehalfofLSSM. Moutriehashelped129adults and143childrenwithcustody outofdomesticviolence situations.

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passedawayaboutayearago. Hewas81.Onenightatdinner, Iaskedhimwhathethought hislifewouldbelikewhenhe toldmehealwaysexpected greatthingstohappen.Jess grewupinthe Depression.He toldmemany dayshisfamily onlyhadriceto eat.Heworked duringhigh andlawschool (hewentinto realestatelaw whenhegradu- workinghiswayupthefood chain. boughtanorchardinNapa andplantedgrapestosellto localwinemakers.Every- thingwasgoingfineuntil1981. his.Heandhiswife,Jane, decidedtomaketheirown wine.Theydecidedtoname thewineafterbothoftheir billion.Jessalsotoldmehe stances.Hesaidhefoundhis circumstancesormadethem, alwayswiththeexpectationof somethinggreat. Anotherfriendofmine grewupinthesamepartof ruralKansasasme.Shetold mesheworkedattheDairy Queeninmyhometown (Hutchinson)topayherway throughjuniorcollege.I askedher, Whenyouwere18 workingintheDQinHutchin- lifetobelikewhenyouwere somethingsimi- shehadgreat beliefandex- pectationsinher success.That womanwas Martina McBride.

Ihavealways thoughtthatif eitherofthese peoplewouldhavetoldtheir co-workersabouttheirexpec- tenadiscouragingword.Ican attheDairyQueensaying, Thereisonethingnoem- ityto youcanmakeyourexpecta- tionscometrue.Itstartswith yourownbeliefsystem. Thereisalawoftheuni- versethatsays, Whatyou ardentlybelieveandactupon, tivewordinbothofthesebits ofwisdomarebeliefandac- tion.Starttodaybelievingin thehomerun.Whereyouare todayhasnothingtodowith whereyou can be.AsI’vesaid before, SalesconsultantTomBlackhopes spirationandmotivationforthose alongfortherideintheroller-coast- ercareerofsales.Learnmoreat www.tomblack.com. Tom BLACK Belief system keyto success Martina McBride Beth Moutrie Above thevastoilfieldatPrudhoeBay thathelpedtriggerconstruction drillrighastappedwhatmight onedaybethenextbigenergy source. TheU.S.DepartmentofEner- gyandindustrypartnersover twowintersdrilledintoareser- lookslikeicebutburnslikeacan- dleifamatchwarmsitsmole- cules. Thereislittleneednowfor naturalgas.Withtheboominpro- ductionfromhydraulicfractur- naturalgasforthenearfuture andisconsideringexportingit, buttheenergydepartmentwants tobereadywithmethaneif experimentontheNorthSlope produced1millioncubicfeetof methane.Researchershavebe- gunthecomplextaskofanalyz- inghowthereservoirresponded toextraction.

Muchisunknownbutinterest hasacceleratedoverthelastdec- geologistfortheU.S.Geological SurveyinDenver. U.S.operatorsinAlaska,he thanesotheycanre-injectitinto theground.Crudeoilismorelu- routinelyinjectedintoNorth Slopefieldstomaintainunder- groundpressuretoaidinoilex- traction. naturalgasimportsbyburning methane.Japanissettingupfora productiontestonagashydrate accumulationintheNankai island. Thatwillbethefirstmarine gashydratetestanywhereinthe TheU.S.EnergyDepartment describesmethanehydrateasa latticeoficethattrapsmethane moleculesbutdoesnotbindthem chemically.Theyarereleased whenwarmedordepressurized. Potentialfuelsource foundinAlaskaice NorthSlope.

ByDanJoling AssociatedPress WHATLATESTRESEARCHSHOWS TheAlaskaresearchfocusedonamethodaimedatpreservingtheundergroundicestructureofmethanehydrate.Thestepsincluded: Theextractiontechniquewas basedonstudiesdonebyConocoPhillipsandtheUniversityofBergenin Norway.Researchersinalaboratoryinjectedcarbondioxideintomethane hydrate. TheenergydepartmentworkedwithConocoPhil- thefield. ofcarbondioxideandnitrogenintotheundergroundreservoirthrough perforatedpipe.Instrumentsmeasuredpressure,temperatureandpro- ducedgases. Scientistscollecteddatafrom30daysofmethane tryingtodetermineifmethaneproducedwasfromanexchangewithCO2,.