China LNG Imports Hit Records -- Bloomberg -- December 22, 2016

China LNG imports hit record, Bloomberg. Data points:

• China's LNG imports surged to a record in November, 2016
• China is the world's third-biggest buyer of LNG
• inbound LNG shipments jumped almost 50% compared to a year ago
• 2. million tons in November, 2016
• natural gas imports via pipeline: a 7% increase to 2 million tons
• it looks like China will set another record this month, December
• pricing: spot LNG is at a nearly two-year high at $9.40/million BTU
• China is forecast to experience the coldest winter since 2012

See also this post.

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The Football Page

I remember hearing about this but had forgotten: Thursday Night Football would be live on Twitter. I just noticed the game on Twitter and I have to admit that it's not bad --

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The Political Page

From PEOTUS, via Twitter:42 minutes ago, about 8:23 p.m. Central Time:

The so-called "A" list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE! 

This was absolutely predictable. The 2017 inauguration balls are going to be the most sought-after events in decades. I still think there's every likelihood that before it's all over, there will be comparisons with Camelot.

Meanwhile, over at Drudge tonight, this teaser: "Washington Post lead Friday: Obama White House Feeling Upstaged...." and then it links to this story. The media is suggesting that Trump is having a greater impact on world events in his first 40 days as PEOTUS than Obama had during his entire eight years in office.