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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy appears to be faring better in the third quarter than analysts had feared with automakers reporting surprisingly strong August sales on Wednesday, helping to buoy expectations of a pullback in monetary stimulus ahead.
In another report, the Federal Reserve said strong demand for autos helped keep the economy on a "modest to moderate" growth path in recent weeks, an assessment that leaves the door open for a reduction in the central bank's bond purchases.
Auto sales rose 17 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.1 million units. That was the fastest pace since October 2007 and beat the 15.8 million-unit rate analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected.
It was also the latest sign that economic activity is picking up after hitting a speed bump in July and supported stocks and bond yields, although the dollar fell from a six-week high against a basket of currencies as investors looked forward to a key jobs report on Friday.
Auto sales are a key leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity.
"We continue to head in the right direction," said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania. "With vehicle sales above 16 million (and) a slow but steadily improving job market, the Fed is going to feel comfortable tapering in September."
The central bank has been buying $85 billion in bonds each month to keep borrowing costs low. It is widely expected to reduce that amount when officials meet later this month and a strong gain in hiring for August would cement those bets.
A raft of weak data for July, including figures on consumer spending, industrial output, durable goods orders and homebuilding, had prompted economists to downgrade their third quarter growth estimates to as low as a 1.5 percent annual pace.
But the strong vehicle sales suggested those forecasts could undershoot.
"It may be a sign that the consumer will add more to growth this quarter than we initially thought," said Sweet. The economy grew 2.5 percent in the second quarter.
The auto sector's good fortunes were captured in the Fed's Beige Book report, which found strong demand for motor vehicles lifted spending in most parts of the country in early July through late August.
The report, prepared for the Fed's September 17-18 meeting and based on information collected from its business contacts nationwide, said several of the central bank's 12 districts reported strong demand for auto-related products.
"Chicago highlighted the auto industry as a main source of strength for that district's overall manufacturing sector, and contacts there expect demand for heavy and medium trucks to ratchet up further and to support growth in overall manufacturing for the remainder of the year," the Fed said.
In Cleveland, there were reports motor vehicle parts suppliers and assembly plants would need to expand capacity in order to meet demand, it said.
The strong sales reported by car makers and the Beige Book's findings backed up a survey from the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday showing an acceleration in manufacturing activity in August, driven by sturdy gains in new orders.
"The relatively positive tone on the manufacturing sector appears quite consistent with the underlying theme of the recent ISM manufacturing sector reports, and is likely to be seen as an early signal of a more meaningful upturn in activity in the coming months," said Millan Mulraine, senior economist at TD Securities in New York.
"It will add to the other economic reports showing steady progress in the recovery, and pointing to some modest upside momentum for growth in the coming months."
Strong demand for autos also fueled import growth in July, helping to drive up the nation's trade deficit. The Commerce Department said the trade deficit widened 13.3 percent to $39.1 billion.
Auto imports reached an all-time high, and overall imports rose 1.6 percent.
Exports slipped 0.6 percent even as exports of petroleum products hit a record high and the country sold more food and industrial supplies.
A widening trade gap usually subtracts from GDP, the deficit held near its second quarter average, suggesting trade would likely have little effect on third-quarter economic growth.
Reporting by Lucia Mutikani, additional reporting by Bernie Woodall and Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Krista Hughes


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Will Melting Arctic Ice Provide a Silver Lining for Shipping's Emissions?
Will Melting Arctic Ice Provide a Silver Lining for Shipping's Emissions?
A melting Arctic is prompting questions about climate change, geopolitics, and security among other topics, yet one question receiving more attention lately is steeped in nautical mythology: fabled Arctic shipping passages.
Typically relegated to the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, with various passages in between (Suez and Panama Canals, Malacca Strait, etc.), the Arctic Ocean may present passages that could drastically reduce shipping distances -- some of which are already being traversed -- and by virtue, reduce time, cost, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Could this be a silver lining to our warming planet? Savings in time and cost go without saying, but do the GHG emissions savings reaped by an open Arctic offset those emitted by the melting of the Arctic itself? While the direct emissions saved from Arctic shipping may be significant in the context of shipping emissions overall, the net emissions scenario of an open Arctic are unlikely to offset the warming Arctic -- not by a long shot -- and here's why:
According to the International Maritime Organization, as of 2007, annual CO2 emissions from shipping were 870 million tons, or 2.7 percent of annual global CO2 emissions. Estimates of methane hydrates on the Arctic seabed (PDF), on the other hand, range from the thousands to tens of thousands gigatons of methane. As the Arctic waters warm, methane, which has approximately 20 times the global warming potential (GWP) of CO2, is released from the melting hydrates, which have long been trapped in ice crystals. Both the quantity and GWP of methane is what accounts for the Arctic's potentially tremendous impact on climate change.
Let's take a closer look at the potential damage that could result from a warming Arctic. A recent study looked at methane seeping from the shallow Siberian shelf -- one of several Arctic Ocean coastal shelves -- which covers more than 580,000 square miles. In multiple locations where "methane chimneys" are forming, methane levels are up to 100 times the normal level in the surrounding water. The imbalance is even visible via gas bubble clouds rising to the surface (another study over 20 years found similarly alarming methane release in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf).
If the Siberian shelf melts completely and unlocks the methane from its icy tomb, it is estimated to potentially release 12 times the current atmospheric level of methane. Thus, the potential methane release from the Siberian shelf alone, not including other Arctic continental shelves, could be nearly 800 times more GHG emissions than 2007 annual shipping emissions. Fears of a "methane time bomb" from land-based permafrost are not new, but the fear of a potential methane depth charge in the Arctic is gaining increasing attention.
Estimates of potential emissions savings from an opening Arctic are difficult to ascertain, given various uncertainties surrounding the speed of Arctic melt, growth in shipping, Arctic diversion rates and the like (see two studies on the topic here and here that have wide-ranging estimates). However, a more recent study, whose results fell within the range of the two aforementioned studies, estimated that shipping diverted via the Arctic would save 932 kilotons in fuel consumption in 2050. This results in approximately 3 million tons of CO2 emissions saved, which is less than 1 percent of 2007 global shipping emissions.
So while Arctic shipping routes may save on time, fuel and money, whatever amount of shipping emissions are reduced by an open Arctic, the net GHG emissions, direct and indirect, will be heavily in the red nonetheless.
This does not mean new shipping routes should not be utilized or that mentions of reduced emissions from these new routes should be interpreted as intentionally misleading. Rather, it highlights the emerging reality that economic activity needs to be measured in more than dollars and cents. Pursuing sustainability in our economies needs to incorporate a host of environmental, economic and social impacts, both direct and indirect.
For shipping, this can include improving engine efficiency, alternative fuels, pollution controls, ecosystem impact studies, and indigenous and traditional community impacts -- and the shipping industry is doing just that. In cooperation with Forum for the Future, the Sustainable Shipping Initiative recently released Vision for 2040, including such steps as reducing vessels' life-cycle impacts, new energy technology innovation and financing, and even a "beyond-compliance" sustainability standard.
Moving forward, the conversation needs to go far beyond direct emissions savings, as sustainability in business transitions from a nice-to-have, to a good-to-have, and to a need-to-have. Indeed, it is the indirect emissions from a melting Arctic that so drastically offset any emission reductions achieved through shorter shipping routes, despite shipping emissions making a relatively small contribution to overall GHG emissions.
On our interconnected and interdependent planet, our impacts are rarely discrete and isolated from the greater systems in which they operate. It may not do much to help a melting Arctic, but collaborative industry action such as the Sustainable Shipping Initiative showcases the leadership we need now and in the years ahead.
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Winners of five straight games overall and four straight in West Coast Conference play, the Broncos (17-6, 5-3) travel to Provo, Utah for a matchup with BYU (17-6, 7-2) on Saturday, Feb. 2. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. Pacific at the Marriott Center. The game will be shown on BYUTV with Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland making the call. The game can also be heard live on KDOW 1220 AM with the broadcast beginning at 6 p.m. Anthony Passarelli is in his sixth season as the Broncos' play-by-play announcer.
Since losing 82-64 at home to BYU on Jan. 12, its worst defeat of the season, Santa Clara has won five straight games outscoring opponents by an average of 21.2 points per game. The Broncos scored the first nine points and held Portland without a field goal for the first 11:27 snapping a four-game losing skid to the Pilots with an impressive 70-46 win on Jan. 31. The win also snapped SCU's two-game WCC home losing streak. Marc Trasolini registered his sixth double-double of the season with a game-high 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting and added 13 rebounds. Brandon Clark scored 15 points off the bench while Raymond Cowels III (11) and Kevin Foster (10) also scored in double figures. Yannick Atanga, making his second start of the season, added a career-high tying 13 rebounds. SCU shot 50% from the field and limited Portland to just 25% shooting (13-of-52).
During their 5-game winning streak the Broncos have held opponents to an average of 52.4 points a game and 34.6% field goal shooting (84-of-243) while scoring 73.6 points a game. Three of the five wins have been by more than 20 points with two coming by 30 or more points. They have four wins by at least 30 points this season and their +11.4 scoring margin is one of the best in the WCC. SCU has not trailed in a game since late in the first half at San Diego on Jan. 26 when they were behind 18-16 with 3:50 to play.
The Broncos will look to end a long drought against BYU when the two hook up on Saturday. SCU has not beaten the Cougars since 1972, losing seven straight games, including the first meeting this season, 82-64, on Jan. 12 in Santa Clara. The Broncos are 2-10 in games played in Provo.
One of the highest scoring teams in the NCAA in terms of points, the Broncos rank No. 4 in Division I with a total of 1,762 points scored, behind only Iona (1,808), BYU (1,777) and Indiana (1,763). They reached 70 in a game for the 19th time this season in their 70-46 win over Portland on Jan. 31. Santa Clara has not gone an entire season without at least one game with fewer than 60 points since 1980-81 when its lowest point total was 63.
The Broncos are led by a trio of scorers in double-digits this season with 1,000 career points each. Kevin Foster (19.0 ppg, 2,128 career points), Marc Trasolini (15.8 ppg, 1,475) and Evan Roquemore (12.7 ppg, 1,152) are the first trio in the country on the same team with 1,000 or more career points. Foster is No. 2 in active career points scored behind Lehigh's C.J. McCollum (2,361) who is out for the season with a broken foot. Raymond Cowels III is closing in on the 1,000 point mark needing 42 points to become the fourth member of the 1,000 point club.
Shining D
During their current five-game winning streak the Broncos have turned up the defensive pressure on opponents limiting the four teams to 34.5% field goal shooting (84-of-243) and 25.9% from beyond the arc (20-of-77) while holding them to an average of just 52.4 points a game. SCU has held four of the teams to under 40% shooting and opponents are shooting only 36.1% for the season. SCU held USF to 32% shooting (16-of-50) on Jan. 17, CS Bakersfield to 31.7% (13-of-41) on Jan. 23, San Diego to 37.5% (18-of-48) on Jan. 26 and Portland to 25.0% (13-of-52). The Broncos are 11-0 this season when limiting their opponent to below 40% shooting.
What If
Two of Santa Clara's six defeats this season came in overtime after the Broncos held a lead late in each game. Two other losses came at the hands of teams ranked in the top-10 at the time and one other came against a team that has 16 wins. During their two OT losses, which came in consecutive games, the Broncos allowed a late 3-point basket in each and lost both in the extra session. Utah State's Preston Medlin hit a game-tying three with 2.4 seconds left in regulation to send the game into OT and the Aggies handed Santa Clara its first loss of the season, 80-78, on Nov. 28.
The Broncos endured a similar fate against UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 1, when Kyle Boswell hit a contested three at the regulation buzzer to tie the game, 71-71. The Gauchos would prevail 83-80. SCU lost at then No. 1 Duke, 90-77, on Dec. 29 and dropped an 81-74 decision to then No. 10 Gonzaga on Jan. 5. The Broncos' worst defeat of the season came on Jan. 12 when they fell 82-64 at home to BYU.
1,000 and Counting
There have been 30 players in the history of SCU basketball to score 1,000 career points and three of them are on the current roster. SCU was the first Division I school with three 1,000 point scorers on its roster. Bucknell and Loyola Maryland have since matched the Broncos.
Kevin Foster (2,128) became SCU's all-time scoring leader, surpassing 1980 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and former NBA star Kurt Rambis, in a win at St. Louis on Nov. 14 and became the fourth player in WCC history to score 2,100 career points vs. CSU Bakersfield on Jan. 23. Not even ranked in the top 25 career scorers in WCC history when the season began, Foster currently sits at No. 3 after passing Bill Cartwright (2,116) with his 15-point effort at San Diego on Jan. 26 and needs 74 points to move past LMU's Terrell Lowery, who scored 2,201 from 1988-92, for the No. 2 spot.
Marc Trasolini became the 13th Bronco to score 1,400 career points when he tallied 23 in a win vs. Portland on Jan. 31 and now has 1,475. He scored 23 points at San Diego on Jan. 26 moving ahead of Bud Ogden (1,437) and Mike Stewart (1,446) into 11th on the school's career list. Next on the chart is Kyle Bailey at No. 10 who scored 1,571 points from 2001-05.
Evan Roquemore joined the 1,000-point club this season, reaching the plateau in a win at Pacific on Dec. 15. He scored his 1,100th career point at LMU on Jan. 10, becoming just the 25th player in school history to score that many. He currently has 1,152 career points and sits at No. 24 all-time. He needs 31 to move past Nathan Fast (1996-00, 1,182) and into the 23rd spot.
Inching Up
Raymond Cowels III has played in all but one game during his four-year career (family funeral) and has started 53 straight times since the beginning of the 2011-12 season. RC3 is fourth on the team in scoring with 9.7 ppg and needs 42 points to become the fourth member of the current roster to score 1,000 career points. Cowels III was held scoreless at San Diego after a stretch of five straight double-digit scoring games, which equaled a single-season career-long streak. His last scoreless game came at Pacific on Dec. 15, 2012 and he followed that with 12 points in a win over Cal Poly on Dec. 17. He got back in the scoring column with 11 points vs. Portland on Jan. 31, including three threes.
All Time Leader
Kevin Foster added another record to his list of achievements during SCU's loss to BYU on Jan. 12. He is now the WCC's career leader in 3-point baskets made with 382 threes after breaking a tie with LMU's Jeff Fryer. Foster hit his 364th career 3 knocking down a shot from the corner with 10:44 left in the first half for the record.
Foster scored 15 points at San Diego on Jan. 26 and then 10 points vs. Portland on Jan. 31, his 20th double-digit scoring game of the seasons. He has made at least one 3-point basket in 111 of his 118 career games played with five or more 3s in a game 28 times. Foster sits in 16th place on the NCAA Division I all-time threes made list with 382. He needs six to tie Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn and crack the top 15 and is 18 away from becoming the 11th player in Division I to make 400 career threes.
Foster's 130 made threes in WCC games is No. 6 all-time in league history. He needs one to jump into the top five and he needs two to set the school record, now held by two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, who made 132 in his 56 league games. Nash is currently No. 4 all-time in WCC only games.
With 1,055 attempted, Foster is the SCU and WCC leader and he ranks No. 7 in NCAA Division I history. He needs 137 attempts to break the all-time NCAA record set by Keydren Clark in 2006 (1,192, Saint Peter's). Foster has attempted 10 or more 3s in a game 10 times this season and 54 times in his 118 game career.
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Rk Player 3PA From To Last School
1. Keydren Clark 1192 2003 2006 Saint Peter's
2. David Holston 1147 2006 2009 Chicago State
3. Joe Zeglinski 1140 2007 2011 Hartford
4. Gerry McNamara 1131 2003 2006 Syracuse
5. J.J. Redick 1126 2003 2006 Duke
6. Michael Watson 1098 2001 2004 Missouri-Kansas City
7. Kevin Foster 1055 2009 2013 Santa Clara
8. Chris Lofton 1027 2005 2008 Tennessee
9. Jack Leasure 1009 2005 2008 Coastal Carolina
10. Stephen Curry 1004 2007 2009 Davidson
In SCU's 88-75 win over Air Force on March 18, 2011, Foster broke the school record with nine threes, tying a career-high with 36 points. He also had a career-high 36 in Santa Clara's 85-71 win over Gonzaga on Jan. 20, 2011. Foster shattered the WCC single season threes made record with 140 in 2010-11, leading the country, and grabbed the nation's top spot in threes made per game as well with 3.68.
A 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award nominee, Evan Roquemore is second in minutes played (714). Roquemore dished out six assists vs. Portland and has at least five assists in all but three games this season to rank No. 2 in the WCC with 6.2 per game.
During SCU's Jan. 10 game at LMU, Roquemore scored his 1,100th career point and collected his 400th career assist joining Brian Jones, Steve Nash and Kyle Bailey as the only Broncos to amass that many points and assists over a career. He produced his first double-double game of the season, and third career, with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in the Cable Car Classic title game win over Wagner on Dec. 22.
Roquemore has 142 assists for the season and is on pace to break John Woolery's 1993-94 single season school record of 190. With 439 career assists, Roquemore has an outside chance of becoming the fourth Bronco with 500 by the time his junior season ends. He currently sits at No. 6 on the school's all-time assist list and needs 14 to overtake Kyle Bailey (2001-05) for the fifth spot.
Bay Area Scorers
With 15 points in a win at San Diego on Jan. 26, Kevin Foster passed former USF great Bill Cartwright for No. 3 on the WCC and Bay Area career scoring list. Foster will now be chasing Terrell Lowery for the No. 2 spot on the WCC chart, needing 74 points to overtake the former LMU standout, who scored 2,201 points from 1988-92. To pass No. 1 all-time – LMU's Hank Gathers (1987-90) for the WCC's top spot (2,490) – Foster would need to score 363 points. Foster became SCU's career points leader, overtaking 1980 WCC Player of the Year Kurt Rambis, in a win at St. Louis on Nov. 14.
Foster has reached double figures 20 times in 23 games this season, has topped the 20-point mark 12 times, and scored at least 30 in a game twice to lead the Broncos in scoring. He is just the fourth player to score 2,100 points in WCC history. Foster became the 7th player in West Coast Conference history to score 2,000 career points, reaching that mark on a runner in the lane early in the second half vs. Gonzaga on Jan. 5. He scored his 1,900th career point on a 3-point basket at Pacific on Dec. 15 and added career point No. 1,800 on a three-pointer against Utah State on Nov. 28.
Against No. 10 Gonzaga on Jan. 5, he became the fourth player in Bay Area Division I history (includes Cal, Stanford, Santa Clara, Saint Mary's, USF and San Jose State), and the first in 21 years, to score 2,000 career points, joining Stanford's Todd Lichti (2,336) and Adam Keefe (2,319) and USF's Bill Cartwright (2,116). He needs 192 points to pass No. 2 Adam Keefe of Stanford.
Rank/Name School Years Total points
1.Todd Lichti Stanford 1986-89 2,336
2.Adam Keefe Stanford 1989-92 2,319
3.Kevin Foster Santa Clara 2008-13 2,128
4.Bill Cartwright USF 1976-79 2,116
First On
Seniors Marc Trasolini (94), Raymond Cowels III (73) and Kevin Foster (110) have started all 23 games for the Broncos this season and have combined for 277 starts in their Santa Clara careers. Evan Roquemore has started 22 of 23 games this season and has 76 career starts under his belt. The remaining nine players on the roster have a total of 117 career starts with Niyi Harrison leading the group with 44. Foster became the sixth Bronco to start 100 career games when SCU defeated Wagner in the title game of the Cable Car Classic on Dec. 22 and his 110 starts are the third-most in school history. With six more starts he will tie Brian Jones (1996-01) for the school record.
Heating Up The Microwave
Kevin Foster's 768 points in 2010-11 were No. 6 on the WCC's single season points scored list as he finished as the leading scorer in a single season in the Bay Area as well. He broke the school's single season mark for points scored, minutes played, threes made and threes attempted that year. He was named first-team All-WCC and was named the WCC Player of the Month in February and March. He was named the WCC Player of the Year by CollegeInsider.com.
Foster was nicknamed 'Microwave' by his father during his youth after the Detroit Piston's Vinnie Johnson. Johnson earned the nickname 'the Microwave' from Celtics guard Danny Ainge for his ability to score many points in a short period of time, heating up the offense. Foster has scored 15+ points in 78 of 118 career games and he has scored 19+ in 56 career games. Foster's 19+ games follow:
Opponent/Date Pts. (3s)
1. vs. Arizona/Nov. 25, 2008 21 (5)
2. vs. Belmont/Dec. 29, 2008 24 (3)
3. at Harvard/Jan. 2, 2009 20 (4)
4. at Saint Mary's/Jan. 9, 2009 31 (5)
5. at Portland/Jan. 17, 2009 20 (3)
6. vs. LMU/Jan. 29, 2009 20 (3)
7. vs. Saint Mary's/Feb. 7, 2009 26 (4)
8. at LMU/Feb. 14, 2009 26 (5)
9. at USF/Feb. 21, 2009 20 (2)
10. vs. Gonzaga/Feb. 26, 2009 20 (3)
11. vs. San Diego/March 7, 2009 21 (4)
12. at CSUB/Nov. 13, 2009 21 (3)
13. vs. Menlo/Nov. 19, 2009 19 (4)
14. at Pacific/Nov. 22, 2009 22 (5)
15. vs. Fresno State/Nov. 28, 2009 25 (5)
16. vs. CSU Bakersfield/Nov. 12, 2010 19 (4)
17. at So. California/Nov. 15, 2010 26 (4)
18. vs. Bethune-Cookman/Nov. 21, 2010 21 (6)
19. vs. N. Colorado/Nov. 23, 2010 19 (4)
20. vs. UC Santa Barbara/Dec. 4, 2010 25 (6)
21. at San Jose State/Dec. 10, 2010 26 (3)
22. vs. Washington St./Dec. 19, 2010 29 (4)
23. at CSU Northridge/Dec. 22, 2010 22 (2)
24. vs. Bethany/Jan. 3, 2011 19 (6)
25. vs. USF/Jan. 8, 2011 26 (8)
26. vs. Gonzaga/Jan. 20, 2011 36 (6)
27. vs. Portland/Jan. 22, 2011 19 (3)
28. vs. LMU/Jan. 29, 2011 28 (3)
29. vs. St. Mary's/Feb. 10, 2011 25 (4)
30. vs. San Diego/Feb. 12, 2011 21 (3)
31. at Gonzaga/Feb. 17, 2011 27 (8)
32. at Portland/Feb. 19, 2011 29 (7)
33. vs. Air Force/March 18, 2011 36 (9)
34. at USF/March 22, 2011 27 (3)
35. at SMU (March 25, 2011 35 (5)
36. vs. New Mexico (Nov. 24, 2011) 26 (5)
37. vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2011) 19 (3)
38. vs. Cal State Northridge (Dec. 3, 2011) 20 (4)
39. vs. Pacific (Dec. 17, 2011) 26 (6)
40. at Houston Baptist (Dec. 21, 2011) 19 (3)
41. vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 29, 2011) 25 (6)
42. vs. Wagner (Dec. 30, 2011) 20 (4)
43. at BYU (Jan. 14, 2012) 22 (4)
44. vs. Saint Mary's (Jan. 21, 2012) 22 (5)
45. vs. Simpson (Nov. 10, 2012) 27 (7)
46. at Saint Louis (Nov. 14, 2012) 30 (2)
47. vs. Utah Valley (Nov. 21, 2012) 21 (1)
48. vs. Utah State (Nov. 28, 2012) 27 (5)
49. vs. UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 1, 2012) 28 (4)
50. at Pacific (Dec. 15, 2012) 31 (4)
51. at Duke (Dec. 29, 2012) 29 (5)
52. vs. USF (Jan. 2, 2013) 21 (5)
53. vs. Gonzaga (Jan. 5, 2013) 29 (2)
54. vs. BYU (Jan. 12, 2013) 22 (3)
55. at USF (Jan. 17, 2013) 27 (6)
56. at Pepperdine (Jan. 19, 2013) 29 (6)


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Immigration Bill May Not Be Everything You Think It Is, Activists Warn
July 5, 2013
By Valeria Fernández
New America Media
PHOENIX — Maricela De Jesus has renewed hope that passage of an immigration bill in the Senate will finally allow her and her husband to step out of the shadows, after 13 years of living in the United States without legal documents.
"It would help me go back to Mexico and see my family," said De Jesus. "My father died, and I couldn't go back to see him."
Senate passage of the immigration reform bill, S. 744, brought tears, joy and hope to thousands of immigrant families in Arizona and millions across the nation. Yet, as it heads for a debate in the House of Representatives, S. 744 may not be the saving grace that many undocumented immigrants like De Jesus believe it to be.
Despite the bill's strong emphasis on border security, a number of pro-immigrant groups nationally have been urging people to throw their support behind the bipartisan bill. For some, the expansion of border enforcement activity is a bitter pill to swallow, in exchange for a path to citizenship for some of the 11 million undocumented immigrants estimated to be living in the United States.
But, a number of other pro-immigrant groups have come out strongly against S. 744, citing a lack of analysis and honesty on the part of advocacy groups, politicians and the media, in the way the content of the bill is being portrayed to the immigrant community.
"Are people saying, 'Sí, se puede' to 700 miles of border fence, 20,000 more border troops, citizenship that is going to be denied to millions? Yes," said Roberto Lovato, founding member of Presente.org, a pro-immigrant group. "Do people know this? The answer is no."
A recent report by the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law estimates that between 4 to 5 million of the 11 million undocumented immigrants that live in the country will not qualify for full legalization under the guidelines set forth by S. 744.
The report, authored by immigration attorney Peter Schey, says immigrants will face a number of steep obstacles in order to go beyond a provisional immigrant status, including payment of back taxes, and showing proof of continuous employment. Many could be forced to the back of the line on government waiting lists, resulting in years of wait time.
"About 4 to 5 million immigrants will most likely be left facing an extremely harsh and unforgiving set of laws almost certain to eventually force their detention and deportation (if detected) or more likely leave them in undocumented status for the rest of their lives (if undetected)," reads the report.
Lovato, a pro-immigrant activist, political strategist and journalist, argued that pro-immigrant groups are "not being completely honest with the community about how horrible these bills are," out of a concern that they would lose support and momentum for their cause.
The media, Lovato said, has also done a poor job of informing the public, by framing the entire debate as one where immigrants are equated with criminals.
"How does the fact that most of the legislation is about repression not [get] communicated?" he questioned.
A poll by Presente.org and Latino Decisions conducted at the end of May found that more than 80 percent of Latino voters said they follow the immigration debate.
About 54 percent reported knowing little about specific provisions of S. 744 related to increased spending on border security, and 47 percent had heard little or nothing about the increase of border patrol agents.
Dulce Matuz, director of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition (ADAC), had mixed emotions when she watched the U.S. Senate cast a 68-32 vote in favor of S. 744.
"It was a moment of pause, a reality check," she said.
Matuz's concerns center around the border enforcement component of the bill, as well as the number of people that may be left out of the legalization equation. She added, however, that reaching some form of legalization is better than being left empty handed.
Promesa Arizona, a pro-immigrant group that has been involved in Latino voter mobilization, celebrated the Senate vote as a victory.
"I tell the community that things may change in the House. At this point, we have to be hopeful and create the power we need to change the [frame of mind] of the House of Representatives," said Petra Falcón, the group's director.
In Arizona, strict state immigration laws like SB 1070, which made it mandatory for local police to report people suspected of being undocumented to federal immigration authorities, have taken a toll on the local immigrant community.
"We have felt the worst impact in the country and we've been fighting, and winning," she said. "This is a victory because we're still in the fight and it's moving forward."
Where some see progress, others see sacrificial lambs.
"In this instance, it is not a matter of nobody gets what they want. It's a matter of one set of people paying the entire price for this (immigration bill)," said Alfredo Gutiérrez, a former Democratic Senator and author of the book "To Sin Against Hope," a memoir that is critical of the Obama administration's record deportations.
Carlos Garcia, director of PUENTE, a grassroots pro-immigrant group in Arizona, said the organization hasn't yet taken a stance on the bill, but its members are concerned about those that will be left out.
"People are thinking 11 million will benefit, when in reality it is only going to be about half," he said. "This is [being] done on purpose. People are being asked to call for reform blindly, but there's no conversation of what we want."
PUENTE works with immigrants who have been arrested in raids orchestrated by Mari-copa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and convicted of felonies, for working with false documents.
"Most people we work with know they won't qualify if they have this felony," he said.
The Human Rights Coalition, Coalition to Defeat SB 1070, and No More Deaths are among some of the groups that are opposing S. 744 in Tucson.
"This is only going to get worse in the House (of Representatives)," said Isabel Garcia, an activist and director of the Human Rights Coalition in Tucson. "In the House, they want to have the states do something like SB 1070."
Keenly aware of why so many are eager for change – any change — in Arizona, Garcia said she doesn't want to be critical of other groups who are choosing to support the bill.
"The immigrant community is so desperate that they're led to believe that they're going to be one of the lucky ones, But the Dreamers who are the lucky ones are saying, 'What about our parents?'" said Garcia.
Under the current bill, Dreamers — youth who were brought to the United States before they were 16 and have no criminal record — would qualify for an expedited path to citizenship.
Groups like the National Day Laborers Network (ND-LON) and Puente in Arizona are remaining neutral on the bill, but calling for President Obama to use his executive privilege to expand deferred-action to protect not only Dreamers, but also entire families from deportation.
Chris Newman, the legal programs director for NDLON, added: "While the debate in Congress is uncertain, there's a certainty that the president has the power to stop deportations."
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Venerdi' 2 dicembre 2011 alle ore 11:00 in aula 2BC30, Lisa Beck (Hausdorff Center For Mathematics, Bonn) terra' un seminario dal titolo "(Non-)uniqueness of graphs of least gradient - theory and examples".
In this talk we will address some characteristics of minimization problems concerning variational integrals of linear growth. As a model case we study the minimization of the integral $$int_{Omega} sqrt{1 + |Dw|^2} dx$$ in Dirichlet classes of (vector-valued) function w. We first give some heuristics on existence and uniqueness (up to additive constants) of generalized minimizers. We then provide several classical examples (from the scalar case, i.e. from the non-parametric least area problem) and we investigate in more detail the phenomenon of non-uniqueness, which is closely related to the possible non-attainment of the boundary values.
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From Amy Thomas, author of Paris, My Sweet. A love affair with Paris, New York, sweets and, now, a little girl named Parker.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
My new obsession…
You heard me.
I went to the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels this afternoon.
I didn't think I was going to be so into it (the modern art museum, which is more my cup of tea, is undergoing renovations; aside from about 50 paintings from that collection, it's just art from the 15th – 18th centuries... less my cup of tea). But I guess I need to school myself. I was fascinated. Couldn't get enough.
Those painters—Pieter Bruegel, Jan Mostaert, Paul Delvaux—were so dark and twisted!
And there's so much going on in every painting.
It was so fun to look at them from afar, and then get up close and examine all the individual scenes.
It's like the Brothers Grimm. Where did they get that stuff??
What was going on inside their heads?
But let's be honest. My new obsession doesn't have anything on my normal obsession…
Gobs and gobs of chocolate.
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Ahhh, the chocolate is a welcome sight after all the nightmarish stuff of the Flemish.ReplyDelete
Too many humans with bird beaks etc to make me comfortable...
but the chocolate .. you can even stick a bird beak in it, I will like it :)
You're in the best place for chocolates!!ReplyDelete
Amy, I'm so glad you found the works of Pieter Bruegel (The Elder) fascinating. The painting's The Fight Between Carnival and Lent and its 200 individual figures main subject is a threshold between two cycles in the liturgical calendar, the moment when the last feast of winter must give way to Lenten fasting and where self-indulgence, hilarity and excess are set against self-denial and sobriety. I would also warmly recommend checking out Hieronymus Bosch for his fantastic imagery depicting moral ruckus.ReplyDelete
After my art history class in college I have had an insane interest in art....if you think these are weird (and they still are!) check out hieronymus bosch, mostly his piece "the garden of earthly delights." Amazing!ReplyDelete
Oh, I just saw Nina recommended him too. Now you have to search him! :-)ReplyDelete
mmmmm... belgian chocolate! and art. a perfect day.ReplyDelete
(one day in brussels I went to the chocolate museum. history of chocolate and free samples!)
Nina & Jess - it's funny you mention Bosch and particularly 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'. I went to the Prado and saw it a few years ago in Madrid and felt the same way - just blown away! In fact, this is terribly goofy and embarrassing, but I bought a puzzle of it! lol It's still unopened in my closet, but it would be fun to do one day.ReplyDelete
Candice, Lindsey, Kasia - you have no idea how much chocolate I've consumed these past three days. I am disgusting. But happy.


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Mexico candidate shot while posing for selfie in latest murder of politician
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Climate change and aliens - Leftists destroy everything they touch, even science. That whole thing was so bad it's not even wrong.
Re Norway
At this point, meetings between Trump and Putin would be more useful and productive than further meetings with the G6. Perhaps a G5 consisting of the US, Russia, China, Japan and Italy would be a good idea.
That'd just prove beyond a doubt to some that there's collusion between Trump and Putin.
Which would be grounds for impeachment, right? /sarc
Trump. There's nothing he can do right. Better economy? International relations? Internal issues? Nope, can't do any of it, because he's not an approved politician from inside the Beltway who rose up through the ranks in his party until he was allowed to run for Prez by the party. He's a crass, rude, uncouth interloper who all the 'proper' people hate, and if you don't hate him you're a deplorable, subhuman being who needs to be ruled by your 'betters'.
And the left wonders why the right doesn't consider them even halfway sensible any more...
Although Trump was their great guy when he was writing checks for both Republican and Democrat pols, poor PRESIDENT Trump doesn't know their secret handshake nor the password.
What a bunch of hypocrites. He's accomplished more to benefit the average citizen than any president, governor, congress critter or mayor I've encountered, and he's worked 24/7 to do it in just 18 months.
Our government is too big -- the better to hide it's evil goings, my dear -- with no attention to rule of law or individual rights. Past presidents and pols have sold OUR souls, including intellectual property and patents, to the devil in order to increase THEIR bank accounts and power. How they enter office broke and retire or die as millionaires is beyond me.
Feudalism was taking over until Trump started paring away at the arrogance of those who rule us. Term limits and transparency, please.
" Joe Scarborough: Trump 'Sick' for Ignoring Human Rights in North Korea'
Scarborough sick for ignoring the right of his former female assistant to remain Alive!
Hey, Joe! Want to stop all the speculation over how a healthy, fit young woman, mysteriously died in your office? Then 'fess up!
"Rosenstein Threatened to Subpoena Emails, Phone Records"
The swamp is fighting back. It is incredible that Rosenstein would say this openly. It is grounds for immediate dismissal and investigation. Where is Sessions?
That congress tolerates refusal of records and oversight, and outright threats from the DOJ/FBI, means that most congresscritters are crooked perps "compromised" by information the FBI/DOJ has collected on them. Otherwise, congress would have subpoenaed the requested records, held refusers in contempt, and impeached those who participated in record withholding. The redacted fact that the FBI ordered a $70,000 table is the kind of record the FBI believes would lead to death, and destroy its sources and methods. And the identity of the fat guy who was highly paid while spying on the Trump campaign.
The scariest part is that our feckless congress is so crooked and unable to take action to get withheld records from the FBI/DOJ which they fund and from which they can remove officials for insubordination.
A key issue is What is the FBI/DOJ hiding so fiercely?
Perhaps that:
1. they monitored or otherwise spied on other politicians and campaigns, including Bernie Danders, Cruz, Rubio, Walker, Stein, Carson...
2. the DID NOT monitor or otherwise spy on Clinton or her campaign (a proof like Sherlock Holmes observation "the dog did not bark" )
Hey Joe, how are we supposed to improve human rights in North Korea if we don't end the Korean War, as Trump is trying to do?
Apparently he's supposed to fix all the internal issues in NK BEFORE he negotiates a peace.
And the left wonders why they're losing credibility every time they open their mouths...
Mexico obviously needs more gun control laws. Can we send David Hogg? 112 politicians killed since September 2017! Can you imagine a homicidal maniac trying to kill congress critters in the USA? Oh wait, that did happen. Some democrat tried to wipe out a whole ball field of republicans. Hoo humm, yawned the media and usual gun control fanatics, republicans deserve to die! Remember these are the same people that present themselves as our betters; the tolerant, inclusive, caring crowd.
Joe Scarborough: Trump 'Sick' for Ignoring Human Rights in North Korea
And yet they applauded Obama who dared not speak of such in Cuba while being photographed in front of a giant image of a mass murderer.
How much cash did Obama withhold as protest against the human rights abuses by the Iranian regime?
Food Stamp Households Drop Below 20 Million for First Time Since 2010
More evidence Trump is reversing the 9-year Obama Depression (actually first triggered by the 2007 Democrat Congress). Let's hope Trump keeps taking steps to pull out economy out of the mess it was in under Obama. The biggest thing that could happen would be for courts to now declare Obamacare unconstitutional. That would remove a huge drag on our economy, restore more affordable healthcare, and according to the CBO, would bring at least 2.5 milion people a year back into the workforce.
Rosenstein and Mueller are both attempting to save their institutions by sweeping as much garbage as possible under the rug even if it results in a bit of stench when its over. The politicians and government employees are every bit as interested in saving the institutions because that's were they feed at the trough of life. Trump is doing the right thing by shrinking the institutions and when possible, putting them out of business. Good luck to him.


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Hole in the heart – Common cardiac problems in children
Many a times parenrs are told that the kid has a hole in the heart. What does a hole in the heart mean? Parents have many doubts and apprehensions about what actually that hole in the heart mean. Sometimes this term is used as a general term to suggest many diseases. Common problems which present as hole in the heart are:
- ASD – Atrial septal defects
- VSD – Ventricular septal defects
- PDA – Patent ductus arteriosus
- Multiple combinations of these defcts and other defects
Usually such diseases are treatable and completely correctible. I will explain these diseases or defects briefly and in a patient friendly language.
Normally our heart has two atria (left and right), two ventricles (left and right), two great arteries (aorta & pulmonary artery) and four valves (mitral, aortic, tricuspid & pulmonary). A hole in the heart can be a result of problems in one of these structures.
ASD (Atrial Septal Defects):
The left and the right atria are separated by the inter-atrial septum (IAS). When there is incomplete development of the IAS it results in ASD. An ASD can be an isolated problem or it may be associated with other cardiac problems. Isolated ASDs are completely correctible. Some ASDs are closed by percutaneous devices by cardiac catheterization and some are corrected by open surgery. (Details of device closure are available under cardiac interventions)
VSD (Ventricular septal defect):
The left and right ventricle are separated by inter-ventricular septum. When there is defect in the inter-ventricular septum it is known as VSD. VSD results in blood abnormally flowing from left to the right ventricle. There are four types of VSD and there are three sizes of VSD (small, moderate and large). The treatment and outcome depends on the type of VSD. Some VSDs close spontaneously while some VSDs need to be closed either by surgery or by devices. (Details of device closure are available under cardiac interventions)
PDA (Patent ductus arteriosus):
Normally in fetal life (inside mother's womb) the aorta and the pulmonary artery are communicated by the ductus arteriosus. This ductus closes after birth. In case of some children this might remain open abnormally which is called patent ductus arteriosus. All PDAs need to be closed. Small PDAs can be closed by devices while large PDAs need surgery. (Details of device closure are available under cardiac interventions).
Frequently heart defects are combined and complex problems are associated with these septal defects. Those are more complex disorders which I can clarify for a particular patient.
In conclusion : I want you to understand that "A hole in the heart" is not always dangerous, though it signifies heart disease and needs evaluation and treatment.
If you have any queries feel free to ask (under ask your queries). If you like it, please leave a comment
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You use present simple (not present continuous) for captions or legends -text that accompany photos in publications or on websites. However I wonder which tense I could use in the following situation. Please, see the picture included.
In the picture there is the word "includes" which is a stative one. However, if I changed the context and wrote :
- This video is showing/shows .......whatever.....
Could I use both present simple and present continuous? I don´t know which one to prefer as you are more likely to use present simple for captions or legends under videos but at the same time if I were describing what is happening in the picture - I should use present continuous. But I don´t really know which category this one belongs to.
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Overhauling the CJ3B
After much thought and waiting I decided that I will send my CJ3B to Mayapuri and get the basic and necessary work done on it, to get the vehicle road worthy. SO towards the end of Maych, 09 after talking to the mechanic at Mayapuri (Hukum Singh), I arranged for a towing service to transfer the vehicle for Friday 27th March 2009.
So the vehicle was transported to Mayapuri and the work started on Friday.
I am fast forwarding to the day I got the delivery. For details of the work done, I have updated it on my thread on Team BHP pages 5 & 6.
I have copied the text from the above pages
Post on TeamBHP on 27th March, 2009
The mechanic was busy today and will start the work on the 3B tomorrow. He will then give me the estimate on the work to be done, cost etc. I will head to Mayapuri tomorrow afternoon after the OTR is over and then workout the rest of the details like hood, seats, etc. As I will be at the OTR it would be a nice opportunity to see the CJ3B;s there, take pictures and get ideas for my CJ3B. But I have decided not to to get it painted now and drive it just as it is.
Post on TeampBHP on 29th March, 2009
I went to Mayapuri yesterday, after the OTR.
- The CJ3B was started!!!
- The sound was, well… not what I would like to have on my CJ3B but was still not that bad too. I have decided to keep it as it. Not getting anything done on the engine, except for oil change, spark plug and wires etc.
- There is no clutch system on the jeep. The mechanic said that it has been removed. So will be added new.
- The brake system, will be overhauled.
- The mechanic estimates that parts worth about 12-15 k will be required. This should everything. Lets see.
- Labor charges 5k. The labor sound more, but he(mechanic) said that whether I get the engine overhaul done or not, the labor charge will be the same. The only difference the engine overhaul will make is the time and cost of parts. This if required, I will get done later and should cost be about 15-20k including labor. But now I am not touching the engine.
- I am not touching the 3B for either the paint or the denting. I know if I try to get even the smallest thing done, it will slowly and gradually go keep on expanding.
- The seats and hood should cost about 4K and 2k respectively.
- The battery another 4k
- Then comes the electrics, maybe 2k. Including backlights, bulbs, labor etc.
- The tyres 6×16 NDMS maybe 10k
- Misc 8k
I dont that that I have missed anything major. So this should come to about 50k. Then maybe later this year I will get on with the denting, painting which should be in the range of 15k-20k and another 20k for the engine overhaul, if required.
Update on the CJ3B on 6th April 2009
Quite a lot of work has been completed. I could not update as was not feeling quite well. The pictures that I have uploaded in this post are quite a number of days old.
- The gearbox has been overhauled.
- The petrol tank will be put in new
- I have bought new tyres. (Still have to collect them from the shop though)
- Bought rhino hooks and front clamps
- Bought the front driver seat (original off an Army disposal vehicle)
- Have ordered a new seat for the back
- Getting all the seats remade with padding and all
- New soft top
- Bought an original rear tail gate complete with original clamps annd tyre mount
This is a gist of the work done or will be done. I have no idea that I have paid more or less for the original stuff that I have bought. Its just that all the stuff that I have bought is original and I am happy at that. Even if I end up spending 5-10k more on the original stuff, I am still happy about it In the attached pictures you will see that the engine is not mounted on the chassis. But at present it back on the chassis with the gearbox and transfer case etc Today I have found a new shop in Mayapuri who has all the original stuff and that too for quite a decent price.
Update on 8th April 2009
I went to Mayapuri today evening. The jobs/status so far is
- Mechanically the vehicle is complete
- the petrol tank has still not arrived. Is expected tomorrow
- I have finalised with the electrician and he will start and finish the job tomorrow. The complete wiring harness will be put new
- The rear seat has been made and delivered to the fabricator
- New meter and gauge will be bought as the speedo is not original
- The denter should finish the job tomorrow (he has to fix the steel bars for the hood, front rhino hook and D hooks) and some other small small jobs
- The suspension job will be done day after. I will just get the leaf's recalibrated for now. But if the shocks are an issue wiill change all of them too.
- I will be buying a refurbished alternator as the one in the 3B is not in a good condition.
This is basically the gist of the progress. Will keep updating as and when the work progresses.
So basically if the fuel tank arrives on time I shouuld have the 3B in a couple of days. max by monday as I am not in delhi on friday and saturday, and sundays Mayapuri is closed. So monday it is.


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Accounting for Wood Waste
Forum Responses
From contributor M:
When I was in trade school 25 years ago, I remember the teacher saying 30 - 40% waste on solid lumber. A piece of 4/4 is 1" thick rough. Just planing it to 3/4" you lose 25% and at least another 5% -10% by the time you straighten, plane, and rip to width. I try to keep my waste to a minimum by gluing panels and then ripping my stock from these. More time consuming, though. When I price jobs, I allow 40% waste. I thought about buying my lumber dressed, but then you can't remove cups and bows on the jointer. You have to look at the big picture to see what is better for your shop.
From contributor O:
In addition to the previous posts, I would say that it also depends on the specie and the effect you are after. For your situation, there would be, say, less waste on white oak than on cherry or walnut, especially if you are matching for color and can not use the sapwood. I generally put in 33% for waste, but I go pick my own lumber, and the trip to the lumberyard is project specific (i.e., knowing that this piece only needs one good face, that piece can be stained to eliminate sap, etc.). If you find color matching to be a problem, then maybe you can resaw thicker material, but that gets expensive and wasteful also. And let's not even think about the waste involved in radius work. Waste in solid lumber for furniture is the nature of the beast, so you have to price accordingly.
From contributor F:
I price waste at 33% in general. If I need to color match a wood or grain match, it may go as high as 60%. I always keep in mind that labor is much more costly than materials. A very difficult lesson for a person with the background of a frugal German grandfather and Jewish grandmother! I have reconciled myself to giving the good cuttoffs to Scouts, clubs, and the local school.
From contributor A:
I think your estimate of 20 - 25% is too low. You know your work habits, so you're the best estimator, but most of the folks I know use 30 - 40% waste for solid wood. It may seem wasteful, but I find worrying less about every little scrap, and working faster, is more profitable. I also used to go to the yard and try to pick out the best stock, but I found it was taking too much time. Having it selected and delivered, I find I get just as good stock (sometimes better).
From contributor L:
We use 50% as an average so order amount is net board footage required / .5 and if we think it's 40% net board footage required / .6.
From contributor C:
What a wonderful cross section of the industry we have access to. I agree with nearly every opinion and I learned a few things by just reflecting on all these details. I also vary my waste factor based on the type of use and grade of finished product and whether or not it's stained. A natural cherry large dining table would have a 100% waste factor for a perfect color and a dark stained large cherry dining table might only have 40%, but all hardwood, unless specifically purchased to a high yield size, goes at 30%.
From contributor U:
Grade of material has so much to do with waste! I've managed to find a few suppliers who will pull FAS stock to my width spec. By controlling width, I can control waste rips to a large extent. A kitchen's worth of doors where every rail/stile part is a double rip with maybe 3/4" waste from a board with few defects saves time and material. On cherry, I still run at close to 30% waste due to sap, but more color consistent species are more like 25% on average.
From contributor Y:
50% in architectural millwork typical.
From contributor P:
In Bill Norlin's book, he points out that you have:
10% waste on ripping
10% waste on end cuts
10% waste on defects
10% waste from the tally (they round up)
The lumber company may also add 10% if you buy wood that is already straight lined. Also, what about wood that is not on grade? 50% is what I use.
From contributor R:
Okay guys, good information. Now, let me ask an incredibly ignorant question (we're new to this business) but along these lines. Here's a simple scenario: you're cutting material off a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood. When costing/estimating, and you assume 40% waste factor (e.g.) and that you'll need 20 SQF of material for the project, do you price the remaining cost of that 12 SQF left over into that job, or does it become material for a future job?
From contributor U:
Unless it is an internal commodity, something you use fast enough that it doesn't accumulate, then it should be part of the overall cost of the job. Otherwise you are converting money into inventory that you may or may not use.
From contributor P:
What? For sheet goods you just charge for the sheets you need, i.e. you need 4.33, you charge for 5. The waste factor above is for solid stock.
From contributor Y:
I agree with contributor P. Job material costs in full sheets, drops have a cost in storing and retrieving that negates their savings. Not that you will throw away 1/2 sheet, but that there is a cost associated with keeping it.
From contributor T:
You have some good feedback on this question. I was wondering if you are using this information for costing or for pricing. I encourage my clients to use more a value-oriented pricing than a cost-up method. In our proposed method, you avoid becoming an hourly employee of your own business.
From contributor F:
Contributor T, I agree with you. Materials are such a small part of the cost of a job anyway...
Define value oriented:
Don't you need to know what it costs to actually make it in order to arrive at a basis? Don't get me wrong, I get paid damn well for our work, but I know what it costs us to do it first.
From contributor Y:
"Materials are such a small part of the cost of a job anyway..."
Our material costs must be a different percentage of the job than yours! Our material costs will run 25 to 30% of the invoice.
From contributor F:
New York labor and real estate market. My materials run more like 15% to 20%.
Almost $10k is not "small", but I tend to concentrate on optimizing the labor side of the equation more than the materials. Seems to give more return on investment.
From contributor T:
I tend to think about what the "market will bear" and what the "customer will bear" as the same thing and use them for setting a fair price. I also believe that understanding your costs is critical to comparing your list price and your cost and to see what you make. Hopefully this profit is much higher than a formula-based approach.
From contributor I:
Excellent thread! I would love to see more threads like this. This forum is a priceless resource! It took me 20 years to figure out everything this thread covered in 5 minutes. It is also reassuring to read that I am not the only one using 50% waste. I have spent countless hours trying to figure out where all the wood was going. I have even gone as far as to weigh my trash barrels and shavings as they went to the trash.
From contributor Y:
Seems the less experienced you are, the less waste you think you have. Therefore the more years you cut wood, the less efficient you become! There was a thread about this maybe a year ago, where several people maintained they had less than 20% waste. Really good! I too tried to figure out where it went. Still don't know where, but I know it does. When I first started, the lumber dealers would always bill "gross tally," meaning they delivered 7 or 8% less than what they billed for. Supposedly they all use "net tally" now. There are always at least a few boards in a unit that aren�t much good for anything.
How many of you glue for width on commercial work that requires a lot of wide (6 to 9�) moldings?
From contributor H:
Use 50% when I am making cabinet doors. I price my doors that way so that when I am making doors I can use the good wood and not have to worry about throwing away the crap.
From contributor V:
I run a one man production furniture shop. My norm in estimating scrap is 25%, but depending on the quality of raw material and the mix of product sold per year. My year end inventory has shown as little as 5% scrap for the year and this year may be as high as 40%. The last year and a half I have received a lot of not dried right red oak. I have been making a lot of small pieces to salvage as much stock as possible. Next year I will have a large sale on these items.
From contributor Y:
Sorry, but I can't buy 5% even if you don't process any lumber and just resell boards. No end trims, no edge rips, no mineral streaks, no way!
From contributor S:
Studying for my diploma in Wood Products Manufacturing Technology I was taught by all 3 instructors (combined experience of about 60 years) that 50% waste is the number to use.
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I build and flew something similar to you need...
Horace: All good points you make and certainly, if your goals include improving the knowledge and skill base for the local community and building capacity in this area, then developing your own solution is a reasonable approach to take. I would suggest though that hiring in some key people to enable knowledge transfer would be a sound approach - while your local scientific and engineering community may have a sound base upon which to learn, it's always a lot less painful when you're being taught by (or can observe) an expert, rather than following the trial and error approach.
Sorry for my absence I have been busy on some other stuffs so I was not able to update you guys. We have made several modifications to our design and is now looking to build a model that has a maximum range of 25km and a flight duration of upwards of 3 hours. My designer is still working on the model and we will share it as soon as possible.
I am now accelerating development because of the arrival of a "competition".. that is in quotes for a certain reason.
BTW could the two persons interested in providing technical advice please contact me?
What exactly you mean?
interested in providing technical advice
As in: Help with finalizing an airframe design
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Ixion Saga game gets anime
The official member site for CAPCOM's Ixion Saga online fantasy action PC game confirmed on Tuesday that production on a television anime adaptation called Ixion Saga DT (Dimension Transfer) has been green-lit. Shinji Takamatsu (Gintama) is directing the anime at Brains Base.
The game and anime follow a boy who embarks on a journey from our world to an alternate world known as Mira.
The anime was first announced during the game's official niconico Live broadcast on Monday. An Ixion Saga DT announcement event will reveal more details about the anime on July 5 at 1:00 p.m. in Japan. Takamatsu and the "A-list male voice cast" will appear in the event, and niconico Live will stream it.