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This papers examines on what basis, and to what extent, secondary rules of international law, notably those relating to interpretation and reparation, may help to moderate the divergence between international norms, on the one hand, and the national manifestations of such norms, on the other. To the extent that secondary rules indeed can induce convergence between international and national nroms, they also may reduce divergence of interpretations between states. As such, the paper contributes to the debate on the phenomenon of fragmentation in international law.
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Microscopy Research
Vol.2 No.1(2014), Article ID:42292,4 pages DOI:10.4236/mr.2014.21002
Microscopic Study of Defect Luminescence between 0.72 - 0.85 eV by Optical Microscopy
Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle, Germany.
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Received November 19th, 2013; revised December 21st, 2013; accepted January 6th, 2014
Defect Luminescence; Recombination Active Defects; Silicon Solar Cells; Optical Microscopy
In this contribution, an experimental setup to investigate the defect luminescence between 0.72 - 0.85 eV of single defects in Silicon by optical microscopy is introduced. For this purpose, an optical microscope is equipped with an InGaAs CCD detector and a longpass filter with a cut-off wavelength at 1450 nm in order to filter out the band-to-band luminescence at around 1.1 eV. Grain boundaries showing homogeneous distributed defect luminescence can be localized at a µm-scale.
1. Introduction
Currently, the main challenges of the photovoltaic industry are to reduce the costs per watt peak and to increase the durability of the solar modules. To reduce the costs, a way is to use multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) wafers. However, the efficiency of solar cells made of mc-Si wafers is lower compared to solar cells made of monocrystalline silicon wafers mainly caused by recombination active defects. These defects have an influence on: 1) the solar-cell efficiency [1-3] and 2) the electrical breakdown behavior hence the reliability of the solar module [4]. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to understand the cause and the physical mechanisms taking place at these defect structures. For this electroluminescence imaging (EL) is a suitable way since it combines various advantages, i.e. inexpensive and reliable equipment supplying a high throughput as well as spatially resolved information [5]. It was shown that mc-Si solar cells suffer from a large number of different recombination active defects. In order to distinguish and investigate these defects at the nm-scale, a classification applicable on a macroscopic (solar-cell level) and a microscopic scale (µmscale) were introduced [1]. It was shown that recombination active defects can be separated on solar-cell level into type-A and type-B defects. Type-B defects are mainly characterized by an increased defect luminescence between 0.72 - 0.85 eV. To investigate these types of defects, the defect luminescence of single crystal defects was localized on a µm-scale by optical microscopy.
Defect luminescence imaging on a solar-cell level was already observed by diverse authors [6-11]. In 2007, Trupke et al. [6] have shown an increased ELsub intensity at defects presented in string-ribbon based solar-cells. The cause of this defect luminescence of Si solar cells was discussed by many authors justifying the occurrence by an increased oxygen concentration [11] or by SiN layer deposition [9]. Beside a discussion about a possible explanation of the defect luminescence by a recombination via one or two coupled defect levels, Dreckschmidt et al. [12] and D. Mankovics et al. [13] have shown a correlation of the position of increased defect luminescence with regions having grain boundaries in higher lateral resolution by defect luminescence imaging. However, a one to one correlation with single defects and positions with increased defect luminescence was hardly possible or the needed equipment is quite elaborate.
In this contribution, the experimental setup and the method to investigate the defect luminescence of individual defects by optical microscopy shall be described in more detail. We will present the details of the experimental setup including specifications of the method regarding spatial and spectral resolution. Furthermore, the results of sub-band gap defect luminescence investigations will be presented starting from a solar cell level down to the µm-scale. In particular, microscopic luminescence data will be compared to high resolution SEM/ EBIC investigations of the same recombination active defects. This work will focus on methodological details of the investigations. Details of material related defect properties and physical mechanisms are discussed in another publication [9,11].
2. Experimental
The samples analyzed were standard screen printed mc-Si solar cells made from eg-Si feedstock produced in an industrial production line. The lateral distribution of recombination active defects is imaged by forward biased spectrally-integrated, spatially-resolved electroluminescence (EL) imaging using a standard setup [5]. All EL images were acquired at room temperature using a Si charge coupled device (CCD) camera. In order to detect the defect luminescence between 0.72 - 0.85 eV the setup has been upgraded as described below. High resolution images of recombination active defects are based on electron beam induced current (EBIC) measurements performed with a Hitachi SU 70 equipped with an EBIC system of point electronic.
3. Prepare Experimental Setup for Defect Luminescence Imaging
3.1. Abbreviations Defect Luminescence Imaging on Solar-Cell Level
The standard EL setup consists in general of a power supply, a contacting unit and a Si CCD camera which is covered by a light-tight black box to ensure dark light condition. In our setup, the EL setup was equipped with an InGaAs CCD as shown schematically in Figure 1(a) (ELsub). The InGaAs camera is a XEVA-FPA-1.7-640 from the company XenICs which is thermoelectric cooled to 263 K using the Peltier effect. The camera has a spectral band from 900 nm to 1700 nm with a lateral resolution of 640 × 512 pixel and a pixel pitch of 20 µm. In order to filter out the band-to-band luminescence at around 1.1 eV a longpass filter with a cut-on wavelength of 1450 nm was added between the lenses and the InGaAs CCD (green ring in Figure 1(a)). The solar-cell was electrically contacted on the rear side by an aluminum chuck and on the front side grid. A four point measurement was used to ensure the applied voltage and
Figure 1. (a) Schema of the ELsub setup. The longpass filter was added in betweens the lenses and the InGaAs camera (green ring). (b) Schema of the µ-ELsub setup. The camera was mounted onto a microscope and the filter was placed into the optical path of the microscope. In both cases the solar cell is contacted by an aluminum chuck (back side) and needles or solder wires (front contact).
measure correctly the current. For our measurements we used a current of I = 5 A and voltage of U ~ 0.6 V. The integration times were around 10 s to 30 s depending on the signal strength. Regions with a high defect luminescence appear bright (see Figure 2(b)). The lateral resolution of the measurements is basically limited by the lower lateral resolution of the InGaAs CCD compared to common Si CCDs and is approximately at around 500 µm.
3.2. Defect Luminescence Imaging on µm-Scale
For investigations on a micrometer scale the InGaAs CCD camera was mounted onto an optical microscope; a Zeiss Axio Scope.A1 (µ-ELsub). The setup shown in Figure 1(b) is quite similar to the setup for measuring the prebreakdown positions of a solar-cell under reverse bias (micro reverse-biased electroluminescence—µ-ReBEL) as shown in [14]. However, a longpass filter was added to the optical path of the microscope to filter out the band-to-band luminescence of the forward biased solar-cell. The solar-cell was electrically contacted on the scanning stage by and aluminum chuck (back contact) and needles or solder wires (front contact). The forward bias conditions of the solar-cell, hence the current of I = 5 A and voltage of U ~ 0.6 V, were taken according to EL measurements in Section 3.1. In µ-ELsub usually integration times over 60 s were used. All measurements were performed in reflected light bright field condition and under dark room conditions. However, the different spectrum of about 0.8 eV compared to standard EL at about 1.1 eV leads to a slightly shifted focal plane which was optimized under light. The lateral resolution d is actually limited by the lateral resolution of the microscope which is theoretically given with the wavelength λ = 1550 nm and an aperture angle of α to d = 0.61 × λ/sin α ~ 1 µm. However, it will be shown later that the resolution is actually limited by the defect luminescence itself.
4. Results
4.1. Imaging of Defect Luminescence on Solar-Cell Level
In Figure 2(a), an EL image of a mc-Si solar cell at a current I = 5 A, voltage U ~ 0.6 V and 1 s Integration time is shown. Recombination active defects can be localized by their decreased EL signal, hence by a decreased intensity of the band-to-band luminescence at ~1.1 eV. The same solar-cell was investigated with the same parameters of the power supply (I and U) by the ELsub setup, but with an integration time of about 60 s (see Figure 2(b)). The bright regions are region emitting a high intensity of the defect luminescence between 0.72 - 0.85 eV. Note, the band-to-band luminescence is filtered out. Here, only so called type-B defects (marked with an orange rectangle) appear with a strongly increased intensity of defect luminescence.
Three prominent regions were selected for spectrally resolved EL measurements at room temperature shown in Figure 2(c). The inset in the upper left shows the whole measured spectrum with a high EL intensity at 1.1 eV caused by the band-to-band transition [5]. The dark blue marked region between 0.7 and 1 eV is shown in Figure 2(c). As mentioned type-B defects (orange line in Figure 2(c)) exhibit a high intensity between 0.75 and 0.9 eV compared to the rest of the solar-cell in good agreement to the ELsub imaging in Figure 1(b). Regions with lower or no defect luminescence in Figure 2(b) are showing lower or no defect luminescence in Figure 2(c) respectively. In general, the increased ELsub intensity shows in all investigated positions a broad peak with a maximum at around 0.8 eV.
4.2. Imaging of Defect Luminescence on µm-Scale
In order to achieve a clear one to one correlation of single defects and positions with increased defect luminescence, we have applied an InGaAs CCD detector to an optical microscope (see Section 3.2). In Figure 3, two different regions taken out of regions having an increased intensity of defect luminescence are shown. In the EBIC image in Figures 3(a) and (b), line defects with a decreased EBIC signal indicating an increased recombination activity can be seen. These line defects are small angle grain boundaries (not shown here). Exactly at these grain boundaries an increased intensity of the defect luminescence can be seen by µ-ELsub as bright contrast in Figures 3(c) and (d), hence the grain boundaries can be clearly classified as type-B defects [10]. Few prominent
Figure 2. (a) EL and (b) ELsub imaging at I = 5 A and U ~ 0.6 V. Three prominent regions selected for spectrally resolved EL measurements are marked. (c) Spectrally resolved EL measurements at I = 5 A and U ~ 0.6 V. The spectra are colored in dependent of the selected positions. The spectra are not spectrally corrected.
Figure 3. (a), (b) EBIC image of two regions taken out of regions showing an increased intensity of defect luminescence. Here, recombination active line defects (grain boundaries) can be localized by their decreased EBIC signal. (c), (d) µ-ELsub image at I = 5 A and U ~ 0.6 V with integration time of about 60 s of the same region shown in (a) and (b) respectively. The increased defect luminescence at the grain boundaries can be seen by the bright contrast. Few prominent grain boundaries are marked by orange lines.
grain boundaries are marked by orange lines. The defect luminescence seems to occur homogeneous distributed along the grain boundary rather than spot-like localized, which is in good agreement to results of Schmid et al. [15] who have scanned laterally the so called D1 luminescence at 0.8 eV. Nevertheless, the defect luminescence occur a bit blurred around the defect structures limiting the possible lateral resolution strongly. Even under high magnification no localized defect luminescence can be observed, but further measurements will give more knowledge, i.e. varying voltage and temperature, increasing magnification and integration time.
5. Summary
In this contribution, a simple method to locate the defect luminescence between 0.72 - 0.85 eV by optical microscopy of single defects is introduced. For this, an optical microscope is equipped with an InGaAs CCD detector and a longpass filter with a cut-on wavelength of 1450 nm in order to filter out the band-to-band luminescence at around 1.1 eV. Grain boundaries showing homogeneous distributed defect luminescence can be localized up to a µm-scale. This method opens the opportunity for further understanding and improvements in material science.
Susanne Richter is kindly acknowledged for various supports by preparing this manuscript.
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renews my experiences with the peculiarities in his text. The following line of
verse is an example of its enigmatic nature.
El Sufi was one of the great
astronomers of the past. His
Book of the Fixed Stars listed over 1000
stars in order of their appearance as they rose over the horizon. His work is
therefore about the chain of stars. It is also this particular work that
provides the star names on which my research is based.
The fourth line of this same verse also which contais the second
of these named stars has a sequential message set in
its anagramswhich says code quot[e]d
Algedi feared stories refer terrorises France (De
coq et d'aigle de France freres trois).
(El) Sufi was a significant astronomer and one of his major inputs was into the
design and use of the Astrolabe. It is known Nostradamus used and valued such an
instrument which was used to plot and predict the positions of the stars in the
heavenly sphere at any point of the year. In
Nostradamus' day any stars engraved
on the Astrolabe would have been most probably given the Arab names specified by
Al Sufi. There are additional distinctive words such as Star Base , sub ordinate and tables. The precise nature of the anagrams has to be rated as unusual but there is much more since there is obvious interrelatedness to themselves, astronomy and to the practical aspects of an Astrolabe. Astronomers aligned their instruments using the Polestar and its boundaries (the two bears) in order to make measurements of star positions.
Rastaban which is
Arabic for the Head of the Snake or Dragon (Draco) also forms one of the
boundaries for the Polestar (set at almost 90 degrees from
he, one of the
pointers in the Great Bear used to find the Polestar ). This sequence arising
from anagrams certainly makes sense, much more so than the astronomic enigma which appears at the
surface -
Aries doub
ts his Bastarnian pole
. It also contains an anagram based on the word ASTROLABUs (arabsolut). C3 Q73 also contains a related anagram since within its text Soldat Barbare le grand Roy frappera …The King is struck by a barbarous soldier there lies D'ASTROLAB APPEAR(appera Soldatbar) and intriguingly there is also LARGE BEAR (bare legra) which contains the pointers for the Polestar.
added significance is that the words
Grand Roy are an anagram of
which relates to Rastaban's location in Draco. The details interrelate quite
lucidly to that of the other references already outlined. Although this last
example is not as precisely laid out as the others it is still quite unusual. Yet most of these anagrams are infrequently found in Nostradamus verse and there is no reasonable basis why they should appear together and trace out linear messages. In this there is the enigma - the complexity of their message makes it seem improbable that they are chance occurrences but the fact they are in English raises serious doub ts. Ptolemy and the Almagister There is also evidence that
Nostradamus drew on the work of Ptolemy, the source on which Al Sufi's work
was based. Ptolemy' Almagister not only showed how star and planet positions
could be calculated it set out all the Constellations and their stars as they
were known almost 2000 years ago. The message is consistent and states that Almagister's star images lie in Nostredame's Valoix lines under the rules of gematria. To those unfamiliar with history and the impact of Nostradamus on the people of his time the word Valoix will have little meaning. However Valoix is a reference to the French King's Valois family and it is Nostradamus' uncanny ability to write verses that the populace saw as applying to the royal family that generated the reputation for which Nostradamus is still renowned. Even the word Gematria is highly relevant for this is a technique of coding that Nostradamus inherited from his Jewish forefathers. This is then quite a remarkable message if it emerges from coincidence since it tells us exactly where to look in the Prophecies for code based on the Almagister. There are only a few references to these words in the whole of the text so their chance occurrence is not high. It is also extraordinary that chance could result in secondary messages of such significance. These occurrences seem to require considerable effort and experimentation to provide such complete structures. Once again it would seem reasonable to state that Nostradamus had reasons to
build in code containing exactly this type of information and it is not
surprising to find it but the hurdle is the message is in English. If then these
structures occur by chance our understanding of chance has much to learn from
explaining how such enigmatic statements appear when the analysis is in English
but not when French, Latin, Italian or German are applied. It is the continuous nature of this material that raises the question of when does the improbable offer greater plausability than any other interpretation? The Secrets held in NOSTRADAMUS' VALOIX LINES In this paper I have so far shown that various lines of verse hold quite intricate messages about the prophet's sources. One of the most interesting aspects of these messages was that one of them clearly shows Ptolemy's Almagister was used by Nostradamus in his verses on the fate of the royal family, the Valois. It appears this was done to illustrate his rules of Gematria, that is the numbering secrets for his code. The anagram alerting me to this connection was actually Valoix, a variant spelling of Valois . The astronomic references in those same verses were strong with the Polestar in the Little Bear, the pointers in the Great Bear and Rastaban in Draco all clearly named. There was also strong reference to the use of the Astrolabe, an astronomic calculating device known to be cherished by Nostradamus. An astrolabe has a mechanism built into several rotating plates that allow the positions of stars to be plotted against time. These implications provide critical tests since they are precise and the probability of their being a chance aberration is easily tested, we need to look at the Valoix lines and the content of Ptolemy's Almagister and see if there is a credible link between the two. Surely, since my anagrams are in English the expectation must be that whatever evidence I now present must be imaginative. However this is not the case and there is very strong evidence that the implications are absolutely right. The Almagest of Ptolemy sets out the Constellations in tables. The first of these is that for the Northern Hemisphere and Ptolemy doesn't begin with the Zodiac signs The first four constellations in his table are:
The first of the verses seen as referring to the Valois family is at C1 Q10. Historically it is credited as telling the story of the family of King Henry II of France . Now if Nostradamus did intend the anagrams relating to astronomy to lead to this verse then the use of the variant Valoix for Valois is significant since it identifies one King, the tenth (X=10) of the Valois line, as the sub ject of the verse. The tenth of the Valois Kings was Henry II. This verse is found to have significant links to the data already found. C01Q10: The northern polestar Ursa Minor as the guiding clock for 21stC Disaster. A serpent is put into the vault of iron, Serpens tranſmis dans la caige de fer This quatrein is one of the most famous of Nostradamus' work for it was seen by many in the 16th Century as accurately plotting the fate of the Valoix royal line. Serpens or serpent was an easily understood symbol for Queen Catherine de Medici was known by the populace as Madame Serpent. There is of course a good chance this arose as a play on words, a courtly attribute in which the French delighted and the Medici then was Medusa, the gorgon whose head writhed with snakes. As head of the royal Valois line the imagery of the Medusa appears very apt. However there are far greater word plays in this verse of Nostradamus. Rastaban is the head of the snake or Serpent called Draco and the cage of iron can be an astrolabe. Kochab a star in Ursa Minor together with Phercad in Draco previously held the Polestar position but precession led to Polaris taking over their role in 500CE. And now the key to the position of this faint Polestar is held inside the Septentrion in Ursa Major (seven children) which is also known as the plough. I have previously mentioned the connections of Rastaban and the Pointers to the Polestar but Cepheus also has a significant role. The figure of the king is upside down and its foot is directly above the current Polestar and so again it acts as a pointer. This verse also carries statements applicable to the astronomers that established the relationships and names of the stars. And these people, Ptolemy, Al Sufi and the ancient astronomers, if they were to rise from the dead, would indeed see the fruit of their intellects dead as each Polestar is usurped by precession. Each of the allusions I have identified is an element from the clues that directed me to this verse and it was from them I made this particular connection. This awareness only occurred on the 29th August 2009 but there were some facts I had known for 15 years. So the visible text of this verse can be seen to hold allusions to the stars that Ptolemy used at the start of his table of star names. This is what was implied in verses C1 Q47 L.4 and the other verses presented earlier. It is more difficult to see a direct reference to Polaris but that exists in the anagrams as I will show in my next section. At this point the link between the work of the astronomers ties into the astronomic references underlying the lines about the Valois king, Henry II, but this connection holds most consistently when the anagrams are in English. The anagram that uniquely identifies Polaris in C1 Q10 A serpent is put into the vault of iron, Serpens tranſmis dans la caige de fer There is only one anagram for URSA-MINORIS in the whole of Nostradamus' Prophecies and it is present in the fourth line of this verse as SAINSMOURIR. Although I had known this for a long time I had not realized its significance until August 2009 when I began to look at the verse in the context of what was indicated by the verses on astronomy sources. Ursa Minoris is the star sign that heads uPtolemy's tables and it is the anagram found at the start of line four in this verse. It is surely quite remarkable that lines which contain such precise information hidden in English anagrams should lead by chance to the only verse that could fulfil its data. It is exactly what must be true if Nostradamus used an astronomic coding device in his work since without an exact location providing precise data in a definitive text there is no easy means of a stranger breaking the code. It is hardly an expectation that chance would deliver such powerfully relevant reference points. And yet all these requirements for success are so far met in this particular verse. There is another instance worthy of mention at this time. I pointed out that the seven children are a hint alluding to the Septentrion in Ursae Major. Now among these seven stars there are two that have served as pointers to the Polestar for the last two millennia; Dub he and Merak. At the end of line two, which mentions the seven children, we have u Roy sont pris. Rearranging the spacing and using the alternate spelling of pris (prise) we can easily see uroy sontprise equals your s pointers, thereby once again creating a correct astronomic naming of the critical stars. If we weren't to use an added e but simply replaced the s at the end with an e then we would have a more elegant solution. This would imply that, under the rules for gematria, the numerical value of e must be the same as s. By such a means I have moved from merely finding valid references to having faith that the anagrams do reveal accurate knowledge. The verses that led here said that the gematria rules would be set out using Ptolemy's Almagister. Consequently an equivalence of numerical value between two letters has been identified. At this point it is clearly worthwhile hypothesising this is the cornerstone of Nostradamus' code. Understanding this verse is essential yet the code is not as apparent as in the verses leading me to it since the anagrams don't form simple, correlated patterns. The deepest secrets are held in another aspect of code which needs to be uncovered before the full relevance is made known. This code-form relates to the rules for transforming the plain text into its intended message. The anagrams found in the verses close to C1 Q10 seem to confirm this interpretation. |


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Beyonce has been on tour for more than six months now, and while Queen Bey may be working hard, that doesn't mean she didn't take some time to relax and have some fun during her exotic travels. Beyonce performed a free fall jump twice while in New Zealand and stripped down to her birthday suit to relax in a hammock.
As she mentioned during the Rock in Rio music festival, she may be on the road working but this time around her tour feels more like a vacation.
Instead of black and white pictures from her dominating the stage, Beyonce has been sharing tons of pictures of herself just having fun and enjoying what each new country has to offer.
When she went to New Zealand she couldn't help but feed into her inner daredevil as she free fall jumped twice from over 1,000 feet in the air.
A free fall jump is similar to bungee jumping except that the participant jumps from the ledge instead of falling head first and they are secured at their waist instead of around their ankles.
Baddie Bey's Instagram was filled with pictures from the daring stunt, including one with her instructor who was clearly excited to be working with the curvy megastar.
Of course, it was important that Beyonce's arrival was kept as inconspicuous as possible to avoid large crowds gathering around to witness her jump.
"She got changed into the bungee clothes out the back somewhere and was taken straight up in a service elevator," one source told the Herald on Sunday, a New Zealand newspaper.
The source also revealed that Beyonce arrived with a lot of bodyguards around her which made it difficult to even see her.
While spectators weren't able to see her in person, they definitely have access to Beyonce's Instagram pics and can scroll through shots of her getting ready for the jump.
When she wasn't busy jumping off of incredibly high platforms, Beyonce was getting in touch with nature and relaxing the best way she knew how.
Other pictures on her Instagram and Tumblr posts revealed Beyonce seemingly nude in a hammock with bright coral lipstick adding some serious pop to the scene, which is believed to have been snapped during the South American leg of her tour.
Beyonce's sexy hammock picture is nothing like Kim's selfie which had her backside spilling out of a one piece, or like Nicki Minaj who slapped star shaped pasties on her nipples before taking a raunchy selfie. You can't actually see Queen Bey's goodies and that's exactly one of the many, many things that has her in a completely separate category than her competition.
Anyway, her social media posts have also inspired many of her fans who commented on the photos revealing that they want to work hard so they can enjoy their family the way Beyonce can.
"#InstaInspiration! Gotta work hard so u can soak up paradise! QueenBey is so inspiring," one fan commented on her Instagram.
Beyonce has always been open about how hard she has worked to achieve her success and the title of the Queen of R&B at only 32 years old.


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UNDAUNTED by the hostile crowd or the determination of opponent Liam Williams, Chris Eubank Jr hammered out a clear, unanimous points victory at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Saturday (February 5).
Williams, roared on by the deafening support of the local crowd, bounded forward after Eubank to open the contest. His jabs forced Eubank on to the back foot. The Brighton man moved away, his hands low and arms loose. But just as it looked like Williams would take the first round, he stepped fully on to a lead left. It popped Williams off his feet. The Welshman looked stunned for an instant, the crowd surprised.
But Eubank showed that power of his was not a fluke occurrence. He blasted Williams over again in the second round, a right cross setting up a quick brace of hooks. The combination knocked Liam down. It was harder now for him to beat this count too. But beat it he did. Eubank's confidence however continued to grow. He grinned, spoke to Williams, shrugged when the Welshman landed shots in the third round. And again, in the fourth round, a quick intercepting left put Williams down.
Williams though refused to unravel. Despite Eubank's strength, despite a cut over his left eye, and a swelling bulging under his right eye, Williams fought on. Eubank relaxed, skipping off with his hands lowered again, talking every now and then to his rival. Williams came on still. He got rough, he needed to to keep himself in the fight, and barreled into Eubank. Williams planted a firm jab to the jaw and began to launch his right into Eubank's chin, clawing some rounds back his way. Liam steadied himself in the fight, making Eubank miss with some wild shots as the contest progressed.
But Eubank would reassert himself before it was over. He put weight into lefts in the 11th round. He snapped a cruel lead hook into the jaw and later in the round opened up to bundle Williams over again for a fourth knockdown. Eubank spent much of the 12th showboating, enraging the crowd and Williams in equal measure. He was however a clear winner, taking a unanimous decision, 116-109, 116-108 and 117-109.
Claressa Shields, America's first two-time Olympic boxing gold medallist, defended her WBC, WBA and IBF middleweight belts against Ema Kozin. It was ultimately a straightforward outing for Sheilds. She advanced on her prey, ready to hammer the southpaw with hefty rights. Kozin landed little, backing up instead. Shields maintained the pressure, but became overly reliant on her right. Cracking left hooks to the body looked dangerous and if she had used her jab more she would surely have unpicked Kozin more efficiently. Not that she allowed Kozin into a round anyway. Shields was a shut-out winner, 100-90 for all three judges after their 10 rounds.
Caroline Dubois didn't medal at the Tokyo Olympics but was a stellar Youth and international amateur. She made her professional debut in Cardiff and showcased some of her attacking repertoire against tough Vaida Masiokaite. Dubois, a southpaw, was too fast for her opponent, taking the measure of Masiokaite with speedy jabs and then putting together rapid fire combinations of straight punches.
The back-hand lefts slamming in bothered Masiokaite and Dubois almost knocked her over in the third round. But Masiokaite kept her feet under her and absorbed the shots coming her way for the rest of the six rounder. The young Londoner, only 21 years old, was a 60-54 victor. There will be much more to come.
Julius Indongo might be a former unified belt-holder but Chris Jenkins has a few years on the 38 year old and seemingly more ambition. Indongo fired southpaw lefts at the Welshman but Chris took his shots and began to work in snappy right hooks. The Namibian felt Jenkins' shots in their exchanges and could not arrest Chris' forward momentum. Jenkins took a victory, one that he needed, winning 78-75 after eight rounds.
Shane Gill and Steve Robinson clattered shots into another with gusto for an entertaining six rounder that ended with Gill upsetting the house fighter as he took a 58-56 win.


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Are you looking for Solutions for America in Distress
Monday, August 5, 2019
One El Paso shooter was a Left Wing Progressive, not a White Supremacist
This Explosive Video Found Here: https://youtu.be/QpFBs05I_SM
This whole event was a false flag to GET YOUR GUNS!
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I live in Texas, and more than one witness has stated that 3-4 men dressed in black were doing the shooting. We are being lied to.
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- goodbootsAugust 5, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Yeh. What a dam screwball hybrid.
Here's him/it:
Oh mumumayou white guysmsmummumyour a blah blah yakyakhhhummm uhhhamauim a white guybutdontlookat me blahblahblab blab....I didn't do nuttin...
It's poetic justice that merely a few hours later, people are giving accounts of what looks like what *really* happened.
He really is looking like one of those sophia-robot thingiemajiggies to me like they have over in Saudi Arabia that they said is a "legal person".
It's skin is looking a bit peculiar... Kinda latexy!
Oh, and the feigned outrage and virtue-signalling. What a fine, upstanding above-reproach latex person it is!!??
2nd time Trumps admin aka "daughter Chabad jew Ivanka" blames White Supremacy & damning Whites.
Ivanka did the same over Charlottesville. Clincher: Charlottesville "killer" of jewess Heather Heyer, who died of obesity complications & cannot be found in any of the CGI false flag video being "killed", well that so-called "White Supremacists" is in fact a JEW, not White. jews changed their non-White status in 1987 to White, so jews could do their crimes & accuse Whites.
Chabad jewess Ivanka does it again! Blaming Whites!
Ivanka Trump tweets about white supremacy after mass shootings
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/breakingnews/ivanka-trump-tweets-about-white-supremacy-after-mass-shootings/ar-AAFkA43?ocid=spartanntp Presidential daughter Ivanka Trump tweeted her support for the eradication of white supremacy Sunday, calling it a "form of terrorism" after two mass shootings in under 14 hours.
"As our nation mourns the senseless loss of life in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and prays for the victims and their loved ones, we must also raise our voices in rejection of these heinous and cowardly acts of hate, terror and violence," she said on Twitter. "White supremacy, like all other forms of terrorism, is an evil that must be destroyed."
Charlottesville JEW PSY-OP Fields is in fact a jew
Man Who Ran Over Charlottesville Protester Blames Jewish Grandfather, Asks for Mercy in Sentencing https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/man-who-ran-over-charlottesville-proteser-blames-jewish-grandfather-asks-for-mercy-1.7403834 In Friday's memo, Fields' attorneys highlighted his difficult upbringing and history of mental illness, but many of the details were redacted from public viewing. He was raised by a paraplegic single mother and suffered "trauma" by growing up knowing that his Jewish grandfather had murdered his grandmother before committing suicide, his lawyers said.
CHABAD jewess Ivanka clearly blames Whites for jew psy-op evils ~ https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1028440077658021888 Ivanka Trump is condemning a white nationalist rally held this weekend in Charlottesville, Va., saying in a series of tweets on Sunday that Americans must all come together.
"There should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazis," President Trump's elder daughter said. "We must all come together as Americans -- and be one country UNITED."
Ivanka Trump ✔ @IvankaTrump
1:2 There should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis.
The statement from the first daughter, who also serves as a top presidential adviser, follows a barrage of criticism aimed at President Trump, who on Saturday said "many sides" were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville.
Heather Heyer Heather Heyer's mother says on camera that Heather died of a heart attack https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/6ykz1q/heather_heyers_mother_says_on_camera_that_heather/RepliesThey're all liars
Need boots on the ground at these hospitals, funeral homes, etc etc etc in the locations they pulling this shit
20 people dead gotta be whole lot of funerals going on now doesn't there?
Need to be checking death records and everything else in all these places
Hollywood and the world stage of these illuminated actors need to be outed
Recorded in 1967
All of it is BULLSHIT
But the roll out of their surveillance and police state is not
It's the green new deal for the crooks in the know
All this other shit from a name and banking perspective is being pulled off by the same people/families that have been doing this for generations
Now you may not agree but they can take any picture they want and throw it up on tell lie vision even a made up face
This all falls in with regionalism and how these cities, counties and states receive funding to participate in the events
Ties back in to the resilient cities that Rockefeller Foundations got going - you know they have to have services for all the terrorized victims
More ADHD medicines to sell, psychiatrist visits, sell more cameras and private security for malls and bars now
The green new deals folks see who is behind the deals to provide security, cameras, TSA to go to the mall now
Wake the hell up folks- goodbootsAugust 5, 2019 at 3:55 PM
There is more and more news about the way the pkestinians are treated by the ones condemning us.
My question for darling miss-plastic-surgery-i-hate-my-own-face is:
has there been a big press conference condemning the ones who are responsible for the 9 year old little guy who had just bought a few pieces of candy at the local market and was shot in the street by the Israeli "military"?
How about one about the Israeli military doing target practice on that young couple with a newborn who was walking peacefully down the street, caught on video doing nothing more than walking to the market together.
Its all caught on video.
Miss plastic face needs to go sit down. I'm sure her dad loves her, but the rest if us, may not be so impressed as her dad.
Especially with djt coming out condemning Baltimore, then a few hours later it came out showing the kushner signs that kushner is a "slumlord" in Baltimore that won't fix the people's homes and when it gets so bad they move out, he adds fees and sues them.
No, I don't think we need to hear anymore from anyone while their family is imposing "financial terrorism" on people for just wanting a safe, clean healthy dwelling.
People have suggested she is MKULTRAed, I guess because she always has the same kind of a blank look and doesn't seem to show emotions. Maybe it's all the surgeries??
They are probably just guessing. Now think about that name wink wink
Heather Heyer's
Think about a thin mustache and a salute
HH = 88 in gematria
No I don't do anything with it but I do watch some others and know enough that H = 8 and 88 has some meaning
Bondi?Did you happen to read the bottom of the pages on those links above it syas the following
Disclaimer: This website site is not an official Chabad-Lubavitch website.
Please visit Chabad.org or Lubavitch.com for information on the Chabad-Lubavitch movement
Go check them out
Interesting is it notThey even have special programs for those who are incarcerated
Now they don't help no one else just their kind
They even provide support to the families while they in there
So called 'system' we living under Talmudic laws???
Anyway check out the site in more detail
See they created all kinds of special groups to protect them but not one group to protect our rights
This guy right here has been saying all along that they are russian jews
Just putting information out there for those interested
This is the most important 15 seconds of video you will ever see in your life. This proves the deep state is doing the shootings. In the video a FOX news announcer for a local station in the city a third shooting was supposed to happen in on Saturday (at another Wal Mart) announces the next shooting by accident, BEFORE IT HAPPENED, and she checks her twitter and re-checks, looks a little confused, and then says "that hasn't happened yet".
I am serving this from here for obvious reasons and have enough bandwidth to send it out a million times. LEFT CLICK TO PLAY, RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE AND NEVER LOSE THIS FILE, BUSTED BUSTED BUSTED!
Folks, this proves Twitter is in on the shootings, Fox News is in on the shootings, Wal Mart is in on the shootings - they HAVE TO be a huge open joke among those who are "privileged", there's no way Twitter missed the fact that these people were using their platform to announce and plan the next shooting and there's no way Wal Mart had this happen at two of their stores by accident, and there's NO WAY FOX HAD THE REPORT AHEAD OF TIME WITHOUT BEING DIRECTLY INVOLVED, BUSTED BUSTED BUSTED.
The Ohio shooter died in 2014.RepliesWe all know that WalMart is involved up to their necks - it was created by the crooks to monopolize the grocery store industry
Same thing with Amazon - monopolies abound
It's all plotted out
DHS and Operation ENDGAME
They gonna stage something with humpty you watch
https://truthernews.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/world-war-4-is-coming-11-reasons-why-the-cia-will-stage-escalating-wave-of-attacks-terror-events-all-out-nuclear-war-and-or-apocalyptic-natural-disasters-on-august-4-8-2019-specifically-to-resur/I might add that with operation end game if you read it then look at this blog - they are not just removing these innocent people from society they are elimnating them?
As per the blogger they are actively moving people across borders into camps for the sole purpose of depopulation
Again I just put out what I have found for those who wish to read
The crimes going on here are absolutely sickeningHey Ready
I read the post from the link you left above
He explains that a fire department in new york has filed some type of suit about 9 1 1
Besides them being demolished the twin towers were full of asbestos - everyone in new york and the surrounding areas are all affected by the fallout
Would have cost a fortune to remove the asbestos from those buildings
Insurance fraud and intentional harm done to all of the people in all surrounding areas
medical mafia cashes in
it was basically like nuclear fall outgreat catch, I downloaded the video.. She acts like it is just an oopsy and carries on. Oh, that hasn't happened yet. I know programming is schedules, but mass shootings? No wonder they claim to be first with the news, they get it before events happen. I wonder how they will respond to this?
Delete- Will SmithAugust 6, 2019 at 10:56 AM
Dan, my guess is that if her comment is called out by someone they will simply say she was confused or she "misspoke" which seems to be the standard "get out of jail free card" and the enlightened will know what happened and the rest will not.
Look if the public will accept Comey giving Hilary that lame ass exoneration in July 2016 before the election, then they will surely accept anything and not blink.
Hey thanks and don't call me Shirley haha! Great catch Ready. On 9-11 I got home from work early and like everyone else, got glued to the TV. You know how these news stations love to scramble to give out reports no one else has when something big goes down. So I watched this report come in from a FOX affiliate somewhere near cleveland. They reported that a United Airliner (flight 93) had landed at a local airport, and all the passengers had been unloaded and the plane took off again. OOOPPPSSS!!!! Better scrub that report that got through accidentally in all the confusion. I saw this broadcast that 1 time, and never heard it mentioned ever again, even though I spent years researching the events of that day. When my sister called me that morning to see if I'd heard the news I told her, "The guy who planned this watched it from his Wall street penthouse office." So I knew immediately that was a deep state affair and was very attentive to what I was viewing on TV. I know what I saw and heard on that FOX news report.
Years later, I watched a guy interview David Rottenfeller in his penthouse suite at Chase Manhattan. The guy asked him, "Where were you on the morning of 9-11 ?" He said in his really creepy crackly voice, " I JUST HAPPENED to be right here, and watched the whole thing from right here in my office." Man did I feel vindicated from being called crazy by so many folk.
- goodbootsAugust 5, 2019 at 4:02 PM
Thank you Ready!!
Paul has such great reporters on here!!
We are so blessed.
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Brad Pitt Is Mad He Didn't Get To See His Kids For Thanksgiving, And He Might Not See Them For Christmas
Filing for divorce, especially when there are kids involved, is always going to be difficult. But the painful process is even more tragic around the holidays. Getting a divorce around the holiday season is like trying to lose weight during the holidays.
Can you do it? Sure. Will you still want to live after it?
As most of you know, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie decided to end their marriage a little over two months ago, and it was not an easy split. The FBI and Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services opened an investigation on Pitt for an incident that happened in September when he allegedly got physical with his 15-year-old son, Maddox.
The investigation has been closed, and Pitt is not facing any charges; however, the DCFS did suggest the kids need to enter therapy.
Since the split, Pitt has reportedly only seen his six children "two or three" times, and those were just awkward visits that only lasted an hour or two. Sources close to the actor claim he was looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with his family, but apparently no one wanted him there.
All the kids were at their mom's place in Los Angeles, and their Thanksgiving dinner was described as "quiet" and "nice," which doesn't sound like much of a Thanksgiving to me. You need a little resentment with your mashed potatoes and gravy.
Pitt spent Thanksgiving with a friend, but he was not happy about it. Even though sources say the kids didn't request for him to join them, Pitt believes the final decision came from Angelina.
"Angie could have had him there if she wanted. He loves his kids. It's very hard to not be with them."
What a sad situation for everyone involved. Pitt will likely spend Christmas alone as well, according to the insiders.


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Seagull Guitars Coastline S6
Coastline series Acoustic-Electric Guitars by Seagull Guitars
Coastline series Acoustic-Electric Guitars by Seagull Guitars
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Brochu Walker
Havana Vegan Leather Dress- Black Onyx
- Runs true to size
- Relaxed fit
- Tiered skirt
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- Length 50"
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- 87% Polyurethane/13% Spandex
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a size Small
In our sophisticated, signature Brochu Walker silhouette, our best-selling Havana Dress is now available in our sought-after vegan leather. The ultimate transitional piece, its tiered skirt and puff sleeves have a definitive feminine appeal, while the collared v-neck and button front placket, make it as chic as it is versatile. Designed to be worn belted or loose and flowing, it will be the one piece that can take you everywhere.


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No, these are the door options for your refrigerator per the manufacturer. It depends on the serial number and type of door you have. You will have to determine which door is yours. Part number (3) is for the Door and the door comes in (SS) Which is Stainless Steel Please check to see what your serial number is to make sure you choose the correct door. PL_N64N84_623423_20190807.pdf (norcold.com)


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Blippi's Treehouse
Hey it's Blippi and Meekah, and welcome to Blippi's Treehouse!
Blippi gets to hang out in this amazing treehouse with his best friend, Meekah, and their critter friends, Patch and Scratch, along with other special friends who stop by. So much fun! In every episode, they'll sing, dance, go on even bigger field trips and be more curious than ever before!
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This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a new 19-kilometer bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with mainland southern Russia. Thousands of kilometers away, in occupied Palestine, a massacre was being carried out by Israeli soldiers with full support of the United States as it opened a new embassy.The two events are not as disparate as one might think at first glance. They both involve "annexation" – one fictitious, the other very real. But Western hypocrisy inverts the reality.While US dignitaries were opening the new American embassy in Jerusalem amid pomp and ceremony, some 60 unarmed Palestinian protesters were shot dead …read more
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With the fantasy college basketball playoffs underway in most leagues, Jesse Siegel is back to examine who's rising and who's falling across the CBB landscape.
This week's top risers and fallers in season-long fantasy college hoops are profiled by Jesse Siegel, who starts by recapping one of Tuesday's biggest upsets.
The top risers & fallers in season-long fantasy college hoops are profiled by Jesse Siegel, who briefly discusses Purdue's title prospects before diving into player profiles, starting with Arizona's Caleb Love.
The risers and fallers in fantasy college basketball are profiled by Jesse Siegel, who discusses the repeat prospects of the UConn Huskies before diving into this week's picks.
It's time once again to examine the risers and fallers in season-long fantasy college basketball. Back from injury, the undeniable impact of Dylan Disu places him firmly on among Jesse Siegel's risers.
It's once again time to profile the risers and fallers in season-long college fantasy basketball, and in the midst of scoring 75 points over a two-game stretch, it's no surprise Dalton Knecht tops the risers.
Texas guard Max Abmas finally earns his spot on Jesse Siegel's risers after Tuesday's game-winning shot. See who else is rising and falling in the season-long fantasy college basketball landscape.
It's a new year and college basketball conference realignment is on the horizon. In the meantime, Jesse Siegel profiles the key risers and fallers, including a breakout year from Creighton's Trey Alexander.
The most impactful risers and fallers in season-long college hoops are profiled by Jesse Siegel, who examines players poised for a second semester breakout.
Whose stock is rising and falling in season-long fantasy college hoops? Jesse Siegel breaks it down, including profiles on an emerging Michigan point guard and a recently-eligible transfer.
RotoWire's college football writers provide their favorite picks for the college football bowl season, aiming to provide some holiday cheer as teams close out their 2023 campaigns.
The risers and fallers in season-long fantasy college hoops are examined by Jesse Siegel, who profiles one of the remaining undefeated teams, as well as touches on injuries and a recent triple double.
It's time for a stock check in season-long college fantasy basketball, and Jesse Siegel is back to profile some of the sport's biggest risers, such as PJ Hall, Reed Sheppard, Miles Kelly and more.
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The SEC annually provides a bounty of fantasy-relevant players, and Quinshon Judkins headlines the list in 2023. Find out who else earns a spot among the fantasy sleepers, busts and All-Conference teams.
The RotoWire team examines the fantasy landscape of the wide receiver position. Pairs of wideouts from the same team are littered across the rankings, including two from Ohio State in among the top 10.
Jesse Siegel is back with his latest phenom reviews, including a recent top draft selection who's already impressing.
The RotoWire team examines the college fantasy landscape at the running back position, including Rasheen Ali, who will be back in full force in 2023 after missing most of the 2022 campaign due to injury.
Jesse Siegel looks at who's trending up and who's trending down around the minor leagues, with 2021 sixth-overall pick Jordan Lawlar on a tear at the Double-A.
MLB clubs will soon be making trades, but Jesse Siegel is more concerned about prospects and their situations.
Skills and pedigree can only take you so far as a prospect, and Jesse Siegel discusses a couple of them who may not be progressing as well as they would've hoped.
Among Jesse Siegel's players on the rise is a Red Sox system middle infielder who's doing well offensively.
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Jesse Siegel provides a few updates for a few notable youngsters working their way through the ranks.
There's a lot happening in the minors, and Jesse Siegel is here to discuss his latest batch of prospects.
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Jesse Siegel provides his latest prospect review, with a look at another potential future star in Detroit.
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The conclusion of March Madness is finally here, with two potentially-unlikely candidates set to square off for a National Title on Monday in Houston. Ryan Pohle and Jesse Siegel preview the matchup.
Jesse Siegel is back for a new season and is looking at a few top prospects who may already be in line to earn a lot of playing time.
A matchup of Cinderellas awaits college basketball fans on the left side of the bracket, with San Diego State taking on FAU in the Final Four. Jesse Siegel and Chris Bennett break down the matchup.
The South Region of the NCAA Tournament has the top overall seed in the Big Dance still alive, plus a potential Cinderella in Princeton looking to make more noise. Jesse Siegel breaks down the matchups.
The field is set, and March Madness is officially here. Jesse Siegel is back to offer his annual commandments for filling out your bracket before applying them to the regions and selecting a National Champion.
The South Region in the NCAA Tournament features a surging, yet controversial, Alabama team, plus multiple double-digit seeds with Cinderella potential. Jesse Siegel breaks down the matchups & makes his picks.
Jesse Siegel unpacks the biggest storylines around the SEC as spring practices get underway. Who will succeed Stetson Bennett as Georgia's quarterback?
March Madness is here, but the final bracket isn't set in stone just yet. Jesse Siegel breaks down the teams vying for the last at-large bids in his latest NCAA Barometer.
The final traditional College Basketball Barometer column is live and courtesy of Jesse Siegel, who discusses a slew of injuries this week, as well as some of the top fantasy assets heading into March Madness.
The risers and fallers in fantasy college basketball this week are profiled by Jesse Siegel, who discusses the state of the ACC, the triumphant return of Justin Moore & other major stories in the CBB landscape.
The risers and fallers in fantasy college basketball this week are profiled by Jesse Siegel, who discusses a struggling Oscar Tshiebwe, the surging UCLA Bruins and several key injuries in the CBB landscape.


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SOMETIMES WHEN YOU hear a tune you love you just have to break out the moves, no matter where you are.
There's absolutely no point keeping them to yourself if you've got a concert audience ready and waiting for some entertainment.
Would really hate to have been following this kid at the concert though. Look how he works the crowd.


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BUA, WAPCO, Dangote Cement Battle for Supremacy
BUA, WAPCO and Dangote Cement battle for increase market share amidst tough operating environment and COVID-19 outbreak.
Some industry's analysts pointed to extra capacity brought into the cement market by BUA Cement to have kept cement prices stable despite increased production cost profiles.
In what industry's analysts called strategic maneuvering of fierce competition, BUA created third largest capacity, trailing Dangote and WAPCO Cement in the market.
Data obtained from retail market indicates that Cement prices have remained stable due to extra capacity in the industry following an obvious pressure on demand.
Analysts however said this might not be sustained as prices of input material for the operators are fast rising.
Fiercely, both Lafarge and Dangote Cement are fighting to protect their market share from the third force infiltration.
Across Africa, Nigeria's market has been noted to be paying significant higher retail price compare with neighbouring countries.
As the third force that emerged in the oligopolistic cement sector through a well-designed acquisition and combination, BUA's extra capacity added pressure to existing competition.
In its recent industry review, Cardinalstone, a leading investment company headquartered in Lagos explained that BUA Group created the third-largest cement concern by capacity of about 8MTPA.
The company did this though the consolidation of Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) with 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and Obu Cement, Edo State with total capacity valued at 6MTPA.
The investment firm stated that building upon its historical brand capital which goes as far back as 1962 with CCNN, the combination cemented the company as the largest cement producer in the Northwest and a formidable force in the southern parts of the country.
Specifically, analysts recognised that CCNN overtook the 1MTPA Ashaka plant in Gombe, while the Obu plant offered competition to UNICEM and a few competitor plants in the South West.
However, the competition stepped up by the entry of BUACEMENT has seen companies extend price differentiation and distributor discounts across regions to retain market share.
In the first half of the year, the BUACEMENT recorded a revenue per tonne of ₦41,113/MT that trailed those of WAPCO's revenue per tonne of ₦44,316 and DANGCEM ₦44,855.
"This suggests that aggressive pricing may be part of its short-term strategy", Cardinalstone explained.
Analysts stated that in addition to competing in the domestic market, BUACEMENT also plays alongside DANGCEM on the export front, leveraging the northern routes.
In June 2020, BUA exported about 20 trucks of cement to the Niger Republic while DANGCEM extended its export drive with a maiden shipment of 27.8KT of clinker to Senegal via the Apapa Export Terminal in the same month.
Meanwhile, Cardinalstone held that energy efficiency could be another differentiator in 2020 as brands compete for market share.
While DANGCEM recorded a 12 basis points year on year contraction in earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margin to 35.8% in the second quarter, WAPCO edged the entire industry with a 9.9 points increase in operating margin to 37.1%.
Analysts at Cardinalstone said notably, the DANGCEM cost pressure resulted from higher gas prices in Nigeria and currency translation impact from the Pan African businesses.
WAPCO, however, flipped the narrative in the quarter following sharp contractions of 44.7% in production cost as well as 51.2% drop in raw material cost.
Cardinalstone's analysts added that WAPCO also took advantage of remote working to drive down its office and general expenses to ₦544.1 million in Q2'20 from ₦3.7 billion in Q2'19.
"Although these savings are likely to be sustained in the interim, we highlight the possibility of a reversal in operating expense trend on the full resumption of office activities", analysts stated.
In the review note, analysts said the recent naira devaluation likely affected cement companies via increases in the cost of gas (priced in dollars), gypsum, maintenance equipment/spare parts, and, to a lesser extent, foreign currency debt/liabilities.
According to industry touch points, gas prices increased by about 30.0% in Q2'20, with the resource constituting an average 62% of the energy mix in the cement sector.
Cardinalstone detailed that even though gypsum accounts for only a small fraction of raw material cost, it is also fully imported into the country by cement companies.
"By our assessment, at least 55.0% of the sector's cost is (directly or indirectly) exposed to FX fluctuations", analysts remarked.
Meanwhile, Cardinalstone in its estimates held that local currency devaluation would have minimal impact on debt obligations.
From a balance sheet standpoint, the firm explained that the recent devaluation of the naira is likely to have only limited debt pass through to the sector.
To this point, Cardinalstone noted that recent debt issuances have been in the domestic currency.
Besides, WAPCO has paid off all its foreign currency-denominated borrowings with the proceeds from the sales of its South Africa subsidiary.
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BUACEMENT, also, has no foreign-currency-denominated debt in its books, while the USD borrowings of DANGCEM only account for 4.5% of its total debt obligations as at first half of 2020.
Analysts explained further that the recent sector commercial papers (CPs) and bond programs are also relatively cheap to service due to the sustained moderation in yields, with interest coverage averaging 7.8x for WAPCO and DANGCEM.
All in, Cardinalstone projected that financial year 2020 return on equity (ROE) is likely to average 18.6% for its coverage names as against 13.9% in 2019.
The firm stressed that the traction in ROE could reflect improved net income margin (driven by a blend of cost efficiency and lower taxes), stable asset turnover, and high leverage for the industry leader.
"The key risks to sectoral outlook comprise weak CAPEX implementation by government, further naira devaluation, and second wave of COVID-19 infections.
"From a relative valuation standpoint, BUACEMENT is the most expensively priced Nigerian Cement Company even though it trails WAPCO and DANGCEM in terms of size and EPS.
"While we note that the company's ROE is higher than that of WAPCO, its ROE discount to DANGCEM's still appears to contradict its premium pricing relative to the entire sector", Cardinalstone explained.
Based on the industry's data, cement output declined for the first time in 10 quarters in the second quarter of 2020.
According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, real output (GDP) in the Nigerian cement sector contracted by 5.5% year on year in the second quarter 2020 as against 1.7% uptick in the first quarter of same year.
With reduction is supply, there was expectation of price hike but subdued by total lockdown that had contaminated first half macroeconomic performance.
Cardinalstone however noted that the numbers were also in sync with reported volume contractions across its coverage names as DANGCEM reported a 5.9% decline as WAPCO dropped of 3.7% in the review quarter.
"These contractions may have reflected a macroeconomic weakness made worse by the coronavirus pandemic and the strict measures put in place to contain it", analysts explained.
However, the firm stated that the reopening of the economy may drive a rebound in the second half of 2020 while the downward review of the proposed government capital expenditure for 2020 (-9.2% to ₦2.2 trillion) remains concern.
Over all, the ongoing lifting of restrictions leaves some legroom for output rebound in the second half of the year, analysts maintained.
Analysts at Cardinalstone stated that this view is also consistent with expectations of near-normal rainfalls in the third quarter of 2020, which could imply muted impact from the wet season in the current year.
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Paley Center to Honor NBCU's Zucker, Ebersol
NBC Universal president and CEO Jeff Zucker will be honored next month by the Paley Center for Media for his "outstanding contributions to the television industry." Formerly the Museum of Television & Radio, the Paley Center is also toasting NBC Universal Sports & Olympics chairman Dick Ebersol for his "prolific achievements in news, entertainment and sports programming."
Paley Center president and CEO Pat Mitchell called Zucker "one of the most respected executives in the entertainment business" and Ebersol "one of today's most influential leaders in sports programming."
The event goes down Nov. 12 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Calif. Al Michaels will host and John Mayer will perform.
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