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Mills Spurn CRU-Minus Contracts
John Packard
Three steel mills—ArcelorMittal USA, Severstal NA and Nucor—announced last month that they planned to move away from CRU-minus based contracts in future negotiations with customers. It is important for service centers to understand what the mills are trying to accomplish.
What is a CRU-minus contract? The steel mill and end user or service center agree to use the CRU indices— which calculate the current spot index or average on various products, such as hot-rolled coil—as the basis of their price negotiations. CRU's price assessment is similar to that of Steel Market Update (SMU), which looks at spot sales for future delivery without factoring contract pricing into the equation. The two sides, mill and customer, then agree to an appropriate "discount" off of the CRU spot price. Over time, these discounts have grown and can be quite substantial. Discount levels of 3 to 8 percent have been reported to SMU during conversations with industry buyers.
The sheer number of these CRU-minus contracts has grown significantly in recent years. In the process, service centers have become more aware of the price levels being negotiated on contracts and have begun to use those negotiated price levels as the starting point for spot price negotiations. When domestic mills agree to "spot" sales using the CRU-minus number as a starting or reference point, they essentially cap their ability to raise spot prices.
Domestic mills want return to fixed pricingThe complaint made by leading mills is that the CRU-minus deals end up being non-representative of the true market pricing. This could be due to the "lag time" that exists in many of these contracts, as well as other factors. Instead, at least two domestic mills—ArcelorMittal USA and Nucor—want to return to fixed pricing with a maximum length of six months. Severstal NA, in its announcement, was less committal to specific contract pricing arrangements when it said "...we will continue to work with all our customers to identify pricing mechanisms which best serve our mutual needs.
"Nucor, in its letter to customers, presented its case for moving away from CRU-minus contracts with the following language: "Please be advised that effective immediately, Nucor will no longer enter into any type of discounted index-based contracts, including 'bucket' contracts. Discounted index-based contracts have not demonstrated an equitable return for the commitments Nucor makes to our contract customers, such as: providing a longer-term price commitment, assurance of product availability, on-going technical and administrative support, and strategic commitment to the mutual benefit of Nucor and our valued contract customers. Nucor will offer firm price/volume contracts up to six months in duration. The Nucor Sheet Mill Group will consider index-based contracts (without discount) ONLY to meet competitive situations. Contracts will require an identified end user, specified volumes, and narrow volume tolerances. Existing contracts will be honored."
It is important to note that in no case did any of the mills question the validity of the CRU index. In fact, in going back to monthly, quarterly or semiannual contracts, mills and their customers may still need to refer to indices such as CRU and SMU, as well as the CME Group HRC Forward Curve, in order to determine transparent starting and end points in the negotiation process.
"The recent announcements clearly relate to the discounting of the index and not the CRU index itself," says analyst Josh Spoores, CRU principal consultant. "This is a pretty clear message that if buyers think they deserve to buy at a specific level, they will need to negotiate that position, as mills are no longer in a position to subsidize them. If anything, the CRU index becomes even more useful as buyers and sellers will need it as a benchmark to reconcile their sourcing strategy, as well as in hedging their exposure."
John Packard is a steel industry veteran and publisher of the Steel Market Update e-newsletter. SMU regularly conducts workshops on hedging and managing price risk with partners CME Group and Crunch Risk. SMU also does training on steelmaking and market fundamentals (Steel 101). For more information, visit
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Headline inflation jumped by 0.6 per cent last month as higher mortgage rates fed through to the retail price index. But the annual rate only inched up to 3.4 per cent. And RPIY, the Bank of England's preferred measure of core inflation, which excludes mortgage interest payments and indirect taxes, eased from an annual rate of 1.9 per cent in January to 1.8 per cent.
RPIY was published by the Central Statistical Office yesterday for the first time on a regular monthly basis
The figures eased fears in the City of an imminent increase in interest rates to deal with the recent fall in sterling, which has more than offset February's rise in base rates. "The authorities can probably afford to wait a further month to see if the pound's drop is actually sustained," said Michael Saunders, UK economist at Salomon Brothers.
Publication of RPIY on a regular basis is bound to arouse suspicion that the Government is choosing to redefine inflation in a way that draws attention away from its own role in pushing up the price level through indirect taxes. The excise duty increases of the last Budget continued to boost inflation last month, with alcohol and tobacco jumping by 0.8 per cent on January. But from the authorities' viewpoint, RPIY has the advantage that the means being used to control inflation - both fiscal and monetary - are not part and parcel of the target rate.
Expectations of price rises have become slightly more modest, according to the latest survey of industrial trends made by the Confederation of British Industry. The balance of firms planning to increase rather than cut prices this month was still high at 27 per cent, but lower than in January and February. One company in two thought their prices would not change over the next four months.
Sudhir Junankar, the CBI's economics director, said: ``The outlook for inflation is a little more encouraging than earlier in the year.''
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KANKAKEE — The Illinois Central College women's basketball team overcame a halftime deficit and rolled to its eighth consecutive win, 76-56 over fellow nationally ranked Kankakee in a makeup game on Wednesday.
ICC (24-3) got game highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds from Chanta Wright. The Manual product sank half of her 16 shots from the field, all five free throws and dished out five assists.
Helena Rodriguez scored 14 and led ICC with six assists. Gabby Williams scored 11 for the No. 3-ranked Cougars.
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EAST PEORIA — The Illinois Central College men rallied in the second half for a 77-73 victory over John Wood in a Mid-West Athletic Conference game at Ramsey Gym on Wednesday.
ICC (19-6, 4-4) snapped a four-game losing streak and handed John Wood (17-9) its first conference loss.
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The success and failure of business does not rely mainly on its size, and the number of sales you are making, but rather it relies on the way you manage your finances. No matter how high your income is, if you are spending more than what you earn your business will fail.
To be effective in managing your finances, I think that the first thing that you need to do is to keep an accurate record of the financial transactions that you have made. These records will serve as a reference for you when you are trying to determine the financial health of your business. This will also allow you to calculate your net income, as well as your expenses and by comparing those two you will be able to calculate your profit.
Keeping a record of your finances may sound easy, but with hundreds of transactions, you are making each day means that this task is tedious and is time consuming. It may take you a day or even more, just to make are record of your business transactions each day. With all the things that you need to do to make your business profitable, you cannot lose so much of your time just to do this task. Fortunately, you can outsource this task to accounting firms.
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You have three options when it comes to management of financial records. You can do it on your own, employ a full time accountant, or hire an accounting firm. I have explained before the disadvantage of managing the records on your own, so let us discuss the other two.
One of your options is to employ a team of full time accountant to do the bookkeeping, balance your financial statements, prepare your tax returns, and manage payrolls and so on. The advantage of employing full time accountants is that you will have the assurance that they will be able to do the job properly, since you can examine them personally.
When they apply to your company, they will bring the necessary documents that will testify their skills and competency. By examining their certifications and supporting documents, you will be able to decide whether they are fit for the job or not. Furthermore, you can assess their personality and see if you can work with them. However, employing full time accountants will cost you huge amounts of money, since you need to pay for their monthly wages, overtime pay and medical benefits.
Accounting firms on the other hand is very affordable. You will only pay for a fixed hourly rate and do not have to deal with over time pays and medical benefits. Accounting firms also have accountants and bookkeepers that will manage and update your financial records. They can also produce financial reports any time you need it. The only downside is that there is a risk that accounting firm will just take any individuals that can do the job. However, many accounting firms that have already established a reputation takes good care of their reputation by hiring certified and experienced accountants.
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BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- The number of Internet users in China reached 450 million by the end of November, up 20.3 percent year-on-year, a senior official said on Thursday.
Around 33.9 percent of the population are online, a ratio above the world average of 30 percent, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, told a news conference in Beijing.
China has seen a rapid expansion of Internet popularity since 1994 when it was connected to the Internet and has the biggest online population, he said.
Wang also admitted that the country, like the rest of the world, is haunted by online pornography, hacking, viruses and online fraud.
A campaign against Web pornography was launched in December 2009.
By November, authorities in China had shut down more than 60,000 pornographic websites, arresting 4,965 suspects, Wang said.
Of the suspects, 1,332 people were sentenced with 58 jailed for five years or more, he added.
"Our campaign has been a great successand has made the Internet environment much cleaner than before. The campaign has won praise from the public, especially from the parents of teenagers," Wang said.
It will be a long battle, he said, but it will continue for as long as there are people who want to spread violent or pornographic images.
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So lately I have been in a super crafty mood. I've yet to actually craft anything but I have been digging around for inspiration and making plans.
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1. Make a Saint's football wreath (started today! my husband keeps asking me what I'm doing and I won't tell him!)
2. Make a Christmas wreath.
3. Make a shell wreath.
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6. Make poinsetta pillow covers
7. Make 25 more Christmas cards.
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I found this at a store in San Francisco's Chinatown in August.
As best as I can discern, the red colouring is due to the amount of spice used in Szechuan cooking, and his noodly appendages are not attached to his body since in Chino-Pastafarianism, they represent the "four dragons" that form the rivers of China.–Clayton
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Sometimes it not only just feels good to focus on the positive - it can be good science. Emily Rogalski, an assistant professor in cognitive neurology at Northwestern University Chicago, led a study about cognitively remarkable elders that researchers call SuperAgers. The focus of the study was to find out why some elders at 80 have brains as sharp as people decades younger.
In reference to the lifestyle similarities of people eligible for the study, Rogalsli said that, ''The SuperAgers really are a diverse group; not all were wealthy, some exercised five times a week, while others only ran if they were chased." There were no significant educational differences between the SuperAgers and the control group.
While many study applicants thought that they had outstanding memories for their age, only 10 percent of those 80 and over met the criteria for the study. To be defined as a SuperAger, the participants needed to score at or above the norm of the 50 to 65 year olds on memory screenings.
Rogalsli said of the study, "By looking at a really healthy older brain, we can start to deduce how SuperAgers are able to maintain their good memory…Many scientists study what's wrong with the brain, but maybe we can ultimately help Alzheimer's patients by figuring out what goes right in the brain of SuperAgers. What we learn from these healthy brains may inform our strategies for improving quality of life for the elderly and for combating Alzheimer's disease."
For the study, Rogalsli measured the thickness of the participant's cortex, which is the outer layer of the brain where neurons (brain cells) reside. "We can't actually count them, but the thickness of the outer cortex of the brain provides an indirect measure of the health of the brain," Rogalsli said. "A thicker cortex, suggests a greater number of neurons."
The researchers also looked at the area of the brain called the anterior cingulated, and that area was typically thicker in SuperAger brains than in the 50 to 65 year olds. Rogalski said that, "This region is important for attention. Attention supports memory. Perhaps the SuperAgers have really keen attention and that supports their exceptional memories."Rogalski viewed the MRI scans of 12 Chicago-area SuperAger participants' brains and screened their memory and other cognitive abilities. The study included 10 normally aging elderly participants of approximately the same age as the SuperAgers. This was a very small study, so there's still much to investigate.
According to the article, most of the SuperAgers planned on donating their brains to science for further research. Perhaps, if more researchers can study brains that have withstood the challenges of aging, they will uncover more clues to combat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other brain diseases that generally begin as our age depletes our body's ability to fight.
Often looking at a problem from a different perspective can provide clues otherwise missed, so Rogalski's research may become an important tool in the ongoing fight against Alzheimer's disease. Finding out what is right can be a good path toward fixing what goes wrong. Let's hope that is true in this case.
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Paul, M. (2012, August17) Secrets of SuperAger Brains: Elderly SuperAgers have brains that look and act decades younger than their age. North Western University. Retrieved from http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2012/08/superager-brains.html
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Well, that was quick. Samsung reported to the Korean news agency, Yonhap, that they have already sold 10 Million Galaxy S III smartphones. This means they have already out-paced sales of their previous flagship, the Galaxy S II, by a factor of over two to one. The SGS2 sold 10 Million units in about five months. The SGS3 has hit that same number in about two months. This amounts to about 190,000 SGS3's sold every day. Samsung projects this trend to continue through the third quarter, and anticipate selling twice that number by the end of the year, even after the iPhone 5 is released later in the fourth quarter. Source: S3Forums via Yonhap News Agency
not surprised.. best overall phone out... the numbers just prove it Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
Got the phone at a subsidized of 150 at Gowireless and am keeping my unlimited as well through some workarounds. I'm completely used to keyboard phones~ and was hesitating on getting a new slate phone. However this thing is just, beautiful. Like the instant I put my eyes on just a picture, I wanted it. Getting it into my hands, even better. With such a large screen, typing isn't as bad as I thought (still slower than qwerty by far of course) once you replace the stock keyboard with Swiftkey 3. Bloatware is minimal, phone is fast. Just, ridiculously fast. Pictures process so quickly that you can take shot after shot without stopping like you're papparazi. If the flash is off, even quicker. You can just spam the cam button and just fill your sd card without end. Oh yeah~ about that. SD card slot... apparently a rare thing nowadays. Standard with this phone. Removable battery? There too~ not only pretty, thin, but practical too? There's some sick phones out there, like the HTC One X~ but when the S3 can do everything it does and offer an sd slot and battery removal... it's going to be at the top. It just has to. Not even the G-Nexus has this flexibility, and it's supposed to be a power user phone. The S3 is just, ... it just dominates everything. In nearly every category except, screen quality? Maybe? By a smidgen to the One X?
Nexus also beats it for those who want a vanilla experience and the newest updates right away, but the GSIII certainly wins for overall hardware, no doubt about that.
I've always thought buying the Nexus, as a power user just for vanilla android seemed kind of silly. I mean, it's something any phone will be able to do in its lifetime. Yet you lose out on SD card slot capacity and the like~ which, I don't know but being able to do Nandroid backups and the like and keep my data off the phone it's just, invaluable. Hell, the GSIII even made switching SD cards possible without pulling the battery like most phones. I do love the G-Nexus's pricing though for an off contract phone. Seems totally fair compared to what everyone else is charging.


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All the while, she told groups about the oceanic predators that go through more than 30,000 teeth during their lifetimes, can unhinge their jaws to increase bite force and have dorsal fins that are unique to each shark like fingerprints are to humans.
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cleveland magazine silver spoon awards ticket giveaway
Monday, May 3, 2010
obviously i have plenty to catch you kids up on, but those posts (yes, multiple, there's so much to cover), are going to have to wait till tomorrow....
....because today i'm writing to tell you about the 16th annual cleveland magazine silver spoon awards.
every year cleveland magazine publishes a best restaurant issue and hands out silver spoon awards to northeast ohio's best eateries. the winning restaurants are then showcased at the annual silver spoon awards party which is an amazing food and wine tasting event that not only promotes the cleveland culinary scene but also helps raise money and awareness for the arthritis foundation.
this year the festivities are thursday, may 13th from 6 to 9pm at the intercontinental hotel and you can purchase general admission or VIP lounge tickets ($80 and $125 respectively) online by clicking here.
you can win two general admission tickets to the silver spoon awards party by commenting on this post!
simply tell me which one of the participating restaurants (i've listed them below), you are most looking forward to trying out at the silver spoon awards party and i'll pick the winner from the comment section this thursday.
participating restaurants: Aladdin's Eatery, Angelo's Pizza, Bubba's-Q World Famous Bar-B-Q & Catering, Chinato, Corky & Lenny's, Downtown 140, Eat'n Park, fire food & drink, Flying Fig, Great Lakes Brewing Co., The Greenhouse Tavern, Heck's Cafe, Hot Sauce Williams, Hyde Park Prime Steaks, L'Albatros, Lola, Pacific East Coventry, Paladar Latin Kitchen, Parallax, Pearl of the Orient, Pier W, Red - The Steakhouse, Saffron Patch, Sans Souci, Shuhei Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar, Sweet Melissa's, Table 45, Ty Fun Thai Bistro, and VegiTerranean.
sounds good/fun/delicious doesn't it?
leave a comment and you can try them all, obvy.
don't forget to leave me your email address if i don't know you personally and or can't contact you through twitter/blogger account.
good luck, have a great week, and check back tomorrow for my kentucky derby recap part one.
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Obvi it is Eat 'n Park for their delicious smiley face cookies. The hell?
For serious, Corky & Lenny's, because that place always, always, always makes me think of Corky from "Life Goes On" and Lenny of Lenny & Squiggy. So I watched a lot of TV growing up. Sue me. And then PICK ME.
@annweinzimmerAhhh! This is awesome! :) I am DESPERATE to win!
OK, so obviously I eat at Aladdin's all the time, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE their food. I would love to try fire food & drink, Great Lakes Brewing Co, The Greenhouse Tavern, Lola (obviously.. who wouldn't??), and I love Saffron Patch. OOOH! I've not yet had VegiTerranean.
So pretty much all of them. LOLSo many good ones!
I'd have to say Saffron Patch, simply because at a past job, I had the great luxury of planning the office Xmas party, which included ordering all of the food and running around town picking up all of the requests. Saffron was on the list, and it looked/ smelled so good, but I had to run out to one more stop and by the time I got back, there was nothing left from there for me to try. Torture.- AngelinaMay 5, 2010 at 8:13 AM
So many to try! I think I will choose Hot Sauce Williams for two reasons:
1. Soul food=awesome
2. It gives me more reason to sing "Hot Sauce in My Bag."
:) - VanessaMay 5, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Hands down VegiTerranean. Akron really lucked out and Cleveland wants some veggie love!
ReplyDelete - @GfromCLEMay 5, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Parallax! I've heard so many good things about he restaurant and have not had the chance to try it out myself yet!
ReplyDelete - @kgebhardtneoMay 5, 2010 at 2:22 PM
VegiTerranean! VegiTerranean!VegiTerranean! I would love to try VegiTerranean as well as many many others!
ReplyDelete - Lisa H.May 6, 2010 at 4:29 PM
Definitely Greenhouse Tavern. It is so hard to get my husband to go outside of his usual spots and I have heard such great things about Greenhouse Tavern. I know if I could get him there just once he would be hooked and be more apt to try new places.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 6:28 PM
excited about red- went there a few weeks ago, hands down the best steak in cleveland!
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At camp we also had a "Jelly Roll 1600
I used a "Jingle" by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman Fabrics jelly roll and had some 1 yd cuts of a cute xmas fabric I bought at Hancock's of Paducah when I was there this spring.
I can't wait to see it again! Just believe me, mine was pretty darn cute! But hopefully in January I"ll have a new quilt finally! After a long, long, dry spell!
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dear [K],
due to my spiritual inclination, i have among my collection of books various versions of the bible, the koran, bhagavad gita, kamasutra (considered a sacred text by the hindus), dao de jing, the teachings of buddha, dhammapada, avesta, the imitation of christ, and even the book of mormon (i haven't read them thoroughly, though, except the bible and kamasutra).
but ironically, my another book of significant spiritual influence was in animal behavior by richard dawkins (he is a biologist, not a psychologist, so i kinda trust him [K is a psychology graduate]). it could be said that the book triggered my conversion into agnosticism in the early college days.
so i consider my being agnostic as neither crisis of faith nor juvenile reaction towards an established system. it's just achieving another state of spiritual enlightenment.
and, unlike your so-called friends, converting anyone to my system of belief (or disbelief) is not in my agenda. it's not that i'll have a somewhat higher place in heaven or in multilevel marketing hierarchy by doing so.
btw the agnostic society you mentioned, i've never heard of such. i mean i could imagine that members of mormon society gather to sing and pray and members of vegan society gather to enjoy their salad. but agnostic society? if the sole purpose is matchmaking, i guess it's rather undignified.


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Adres | CAMI DE LA CISTERNA, 07470 POLLENÇA, İspanya |
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This is a 2-storey house of 220 m2; it has 3 bedrooms so it is ideal for couples with children or little groups of friends. There are two rooms with 2 single beds and one room with a double bed. There are 2 bathrooms, on en suite.
Outside you will enjoy the aroma of the Mediterranean. You will be able to swim in the 7 x 3 pool, relax in one of the sun beds or have a coffee or a barbeque in the porch.
The cosy living room is the perfect place to read a good book and watch satellite TV. The kitchen has everything you need: toaster, microwave, dishwasher, coffee machine, electric oven, gas stove, fridge and a lot more. Of course you will find washing machine, iron and ironing board.
You will feel at home in this fantastic villa and you will be able to enjoy one of the nicest areas of Mallorca. Pollença is just 5.km far away and is one of the most beautiful villages in northern Mallorca. It was one of the favorite places for painters and artists to settle in the island. Pollença invites you enjoying summer nights with its history, narrow streets and old traditions, there are also concerts around town, art exhibitions, bars, shops and restaurants in the main square with open air terraces that are always bustling. The most well-known sightseeing spots in Pollença are the roman bridge and the Calvari, which is a tiny church on the top of a hill in the middle of Pollença. You have to climb up 365 steps to get there but the views are really worth it!
In a 15 minute drive you can quickly get to the beaches of Port de Pollença, Cala Sant Vicens and Formentor. All those are fine grained sand beaches with crystal clear waters and not really deep waters, what make them perfect for children. You can also join many sports and activities such as sailing, kayaking, diving or fishing. There is also the marina, where you will see all the luxury yachts and the colorful and tiny fishing boats from the locals. In the sea promenade you can delight yourself with the wonderful views from the bay while having a drink in one of the many cafes or restaurants you can find there.
Pollença and Port de Pollença offer many shops with different kinds of local and hand made products. On Sundays there is market in Pollença and on Wednesdays in Port de Pollença, where you can get to know the locals.
Pets are welcome.
The holding of events is forbidden.
Consult the advertiser for possible charges.
There's exterior parking for 3 cars
Nearest sand beach, Bahía de Pollença: 3 km
Supermarket: 5 km
Bakery: 5 km
ATM: 5 km
Bars and restaurants: 5 km
Airport: 60 km
Hospital: 11 km
Golf course (Pollença): 5 km
Train station (Sa Pobla): 16 km
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Check-in: 4 pmCheck-out: 10 am
Very late check-in (from 24 pm) has an extra cost of 50 €
Damage deposit: 300 EUR (will be returned cash on your departure day)
During the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November and December, the consumption of the air conditioning is paid apart with 10 € per day. In case you wish the air conditioning, you would have to transfer the cost it 1 month before arrival to us. During the months of July and August, the air conditioning is included in the price.
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Weekly rate for up to 6 guests | TRY 8255 |
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Muhteşem deniz manzaralı güzel bir daire. Sevimli sahipleri. Can Picafort sessiz sonunda.
Eine wunderschöne Wohnung mit traumhaftem Blick aufs Meer. Nette Eigentümer. Am ruhigeren Ende von Can Picafort.
Biz çok bu güzel dairede bizim kalmak zevk. Bu güzel döşenmiş ve iyi donanımlı, plaja yakınlığı ile büyük bir konumdur ve görüşlerini müthiş edilir. Nokta kesinti sadece çok küçük bir çift kişilik yatak için kullanılabilir, biz daha fazla yer açmak için atlatmak için iki adet tek kişilik yatak vardı. Yine de, biz sadece tavsiye ederim.
Wir haben den Aufenthalt in diesem schönen Appartment sehr genossen. Es ist schön eingerichtet und gut ausgestattet, die Lage mit der Nähe zum Strand ist toll und die Aussicht grandios. Punktabzug gibt es nur für das sehr kleine Doppelbett, wir mussten auf die zwei Einzelbetten ausweichen um mehr Platz zu haben. Trotzdem können wir es nur weiter empfehlen.
'Sa Caseta' geniş açık alanlar ile güzel bir geniş Mallorca evidir. Bu gerçekten muhteşem manzaralı bir güzel, huzurlu bir yer olduğunu.
Biz nazik alınan ve kendimize ev, biz temenni az şeyi vardı.
Biz keyif aldık.
Inca 5 dakika uzaklıkta ve tepenin üst iyi bir diner.
Çok kolay, ve, bizim durumumuzda, hatta vazgeçilmez olan küçük bir araba kiralayın.
'Sa Caseta' is een mooi ruim Mallorcaans huis met voldoende buitenruimtes. Het ligt op een prachtige, rustige locatie met inderdaad een schitterend uitzicht.
We werden vriendelijk ontvangen en het huis had voor ons in ieder geval alles wat we konden wensen.
Wij hebben genoten.
Inca ligt 5 autominuten verderop en boven op de heuvel is een goed eethuis.
Een autootje erbij huren is wel heel makkelijk, en, in ons geval, zelfs onontbeerlijk.
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Its a fantastic Finca in the countryside of Mallorca but still very close to Santa Margalida. It has a beautiful, large and clean pool. The sourrounding yard is decorated with beautiful flowers. The house is decorated in an "old-fashion/classical" style and very cosy. The furniture in- and outside is very comfortable and solid - no plastic chairs or similar. The interior gives you everything you need: A huge fridge including 3 big ice buckets, a washing mashine, a barbeque on the terrace and a nice outside-couchplace. The kitchen provides any tool you´d need. Well, I could write a novel about the beauty of this place...
Last but not least we had very nice expirience with the daughter of the owner who visited us the second day in order to ask if everything is okay and to give some info about garbage and electronics.
To make a long story short: We had a fantastic stay and we will come back to this beautiful place a s soon as possible.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Very nice apartment,with every thing you need,super balkony overlooking sea and town
Very nice house! Very nice Garden. Great Beach! Very quiet arround the accomodation. Good Place to relax. We enjoyed our stay!
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The rental: Montpellier House is a new luxury self-catering option in Cheltenham. Its five bedrooms, double reception room and dining suite are all Regency-inspired. Rental from £500 per night (stayinmontpellier.co.uk).
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Talk:potter's fields
Wouldn't this be potters' fields ? -- 188.8.131.52 16:07, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- If it literally meant fields owned by potters- sure. In the usage we're talking about, though, it's an idiom that has nothing to do with who owns the place. Chuck Entz (talk) 16:47, 4 May 2013 (UTC)


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Jewish World Review March 1, 2006 / 1 Adar, 5766 Call me from a car, friend? Oh, I don't think so! By Lenore Skenazy
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A Saudi national was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for plotting attacks on the Texas home of former U.S. president George W. Bush, nuclear plants, and other targets, prosecutors said.
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 22, was arrested last year after a chemical supplier became suspicious when he tried to order concentrated phenol, a toxic chemical that has legitimate uses but is also a powerful bomb-making tool, AFP reported.
The FBI found journal entries and emails in which he wrote about how he sought a scholarship to a Texas university in order to be able to "target the infidel Americans" and detailed how he would carry out Jihad.
One email he sent himself with the title "targets" contained the names and home addresses of three members of the U.S. military who had been stationed at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Another, titled "Tyrant's House," listed Bush's address in Dallas.
The FBI also found evidence that he was looking into using dolls to conceal explosives, targeting a nightclub with a backpack bomb and had emailed himself instructions on how to convert a cell phone into a remote detonator and how to booby-trap a vehicle using household items.
Aldawsari was lawfully admitted to the United States on a student visa in 2008 and was enrolled at South Plains College near Lubbock, Texas at the time of his 2011 arrest.
"Khalid Aldawsari, acting as a lone wolf, may well have gone undetected were it not for the keen observations of private citizens," Sarah Saldana, US attorney for the northern district of Texas, said in a statement.
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What is the limiting factor of this amp in running past 50V?
hi all just found this schema by detex audio seems simple . what makes it 100watts and not 200 watts?
I noticed that this 200w amp doesn't have an input cap... I want to put one, can I use a polarized one like in IRS900? or a non polar cap?
you refer to the simple amp posted by stewin above or another 200w amp? the one above have a 4.7uf 16v cap with 27kohm input impedance. you can use polarized cap but non-polar or film cap are usually more preferable. most design could be modified with increased input impedance which allow the input cap value to be reduced, allowing high quality film cap to be used.
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Hi Norazmi,
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Intelligence and security issues are at the top of the political agenda following the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001 and the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And the increased availability of intelligence material means that it is possible to place these issues within their historical context.
This course is the longest-running non-governmental postgraduate course in the UK in the area of contemporary intelligence and security issues.
The course comprises of one core module and several optional modules. You can exit the course after the second semester with a -Postgraduate Diploma or progress to the Masters by completing the dissertation in semester 3.
Choose two optional modules from:
Please note that the above list may be subject to change as the availability of optional modules varies each year.
If you do not wish to continue onto the dissertation project you can be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma if leaving the course at this stage.
Students who successfully complete the taught component of the programme may then proceed to the dissertation.
Year 1, Semester 1
Issues in Intelligence (core module) (30 credits)
Year 1, Semester 2
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Year 2, Semester 1
Intelligence and Conflict (core module) (30 credits)
Year 2, Semester 2
Choose two; one for semester 1 and one for semester 2:
Year 3, Semester 1 and 2
Dissertation (60 credits)
A good honours degree in the social sciences or humanities is required, preferably in history, politics or international relations
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
International students must provide evidence of proficiency in English- IELTS 6.5 band score (with no element below 5.5) as proof of this.
This course is suitable if you are seeking to go into intelligence and security-related careers in the public and private sectors, as well as those already engaged in such professions who seek to enhance their career prospects through further qualifications. This course also provides excellent foundations for those who wish to pursue a PhD.
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The course is taught through a combination of:
Module performance is usually assessed by two essays of 3,500 words (50% each). In addition, MA students are required to submit a 14,000 word dissertation.
I am interested in the history of the British intelligence community, from the origins of the Security Service (MI5) and Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, or MI6) from 1909 to the present day. I also have a specific research interest in the work of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War.
Selected Publications: Security and Special Operations: SOE and MI5 during the Second World War (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006). 'Command, rather that consultation: Organising Special Operations – the case of SOE', Public Policy and Administration 25(1) (2010), pp.67-84. 'SOE's Foreign Currency Transactions' in Neville Wylie (ed.), The Politics and Strategy of Clandestine War: SOE, 1940-1946 (London: Routledge, 2006). 'The Origins of SOE in France', The Historical Journal 46(4) (2003), pp.1-18. 'SOE and Repatriation', Journal of Contemporary History 36(2) (2001), pp.309-323.
Our graduates follow a range of careers in the civil service, the armed forces, the media, think tanks and research institutions. Some pursue further study at doctoral level.
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'I have really enjoyed my year studying MA Intelligence and Security Studies at Salford. I have made new friends on the course as well as meeting people from my former degree. I really liked the more challenging work that tested everything I learnt at undergraduate level whilst teaching me many new things. The course and the essays allowed me to use all the research skills that I learned at undergraduate level and put them into practice. The lecturers gave me comprehensive feedback on my modules and were always available to give guidance on my essays. I believe that the MAISS is a very good course and I also think it has placed me in a good position to enter the world of work.'
You are encouraged to attend the European Security, Terrorism and Intelligence (ESTI) seminar series. Convened by Dr Christopher J. Murphy, ESTI aims to bring together scholars with a research interest in European security, terrorism and intelligence and to transcend such artificial disciplinary boundaries in order to examine security, terrorism and intelligence issues together, in both their historical and contemporary dimensions.
Recent speakers have included Professor Keith Jeffery, author of MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service, and Mr Michael Herman, author of Intelligence Power in Peace and War.
The University has its own research group for security issues called the Centre for European Security (CES). The group builds on the active research programme provided by the European Security, Terrorism and Intelligence (ESTI) network at the University of Salford. If your doctoral research is in security and intelligence issues you can become an associate member of this group. For more information see our website at http://www.espach.salford.ac.uk/page/es_research_centre
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Hey folks, This is a good time to remind everyone that the early bird rate for Insight 2014 is coming up soon! You have to register by September 19th to get the early bird discount rate. You can see some of the key note speakers and their session topics on the keynote page. There will be a key note session on "Security Intelligence: Finding and Stopping Attackers with Big Data Analytics" by CTO and IBM Fellow Sandy Bird. From the keynote description: "Attackers are using increasingly sophisticated methods to access your most sensitive data, and at the same time cloud, mobile and other innovations expand the perimeter you need to protect. This keynote discusses how to build a more secure enterprise with real-time analytics and behavior-based activity monitoring. Advanced Security Intelligence tools store, correlate and analyze millions of events and flows daily to identify critical incidents your security team needs to investigate. The volume, variety and velocity involved clearly defines Security as a "Big Data challenge." Learn how advanced predictive analytics and incident forensics help defend against advanced attacks and respond to and remediate incidents quickly and effectively." There will also be several Security Fast Track Sessions you many be interested in as a security professional:
This is going to be good conference for anyone interested in the intersection of big data, analytics, and SIEM. So mark your calendars and register today. Tags:  #security big-data analytics security insight |
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At the recent Smarter Analytics Live 2013 forum in Melbourne, IBM senior consultant for enterprise content management solutions Adrian Barfield noted that fraud investigators often spend only 20 percent of their time actually doing the analysis work to uncover data wrong-doing. A full 80 percent of the effort goes toward figuring out what information to use and how to use it since today's data stream includes a diversity of information sources and types. Barfield says this has the effect of flipping the conventional model of security information processing upside-down -- you create the context for your investigation by sifting through large volumes of information. Barfield cautions that "things are becoming more and more complicated" because analyzing structured data is a different task from analyzing unstructured data. Also, you often need to make a correlation between the two types of data: For example, reconciling structured activity logs with less structured help-desk logs or security incident reports. Security officers need a way to quickly identify patterns and build and deploy new security models. One such tool to help organize this new security paradigm is the open source Apache UIMA project; Unstructured Information Management applications are software systems that analyze large volumes of unstructured information in order to discover knowledge that is relevant to the user. IBM developed UIMA to help make its Watson artificial intelligence platform a reality. Another IBM tool that helps determine what data is relevant for a fraud investigation is the Intelligent Investigation Manager, a bundle of techniques that optimizes fraud investigation and analysis by dynamically coordinating and reporting on cases and analyzing and visualizing fraud within structured and unstructured data across silos. The component that bridges the gap between structured and unstructured data is Content Analytics with Enterprise Search:
Senior Product Manager for the IBM Enterprise Content Management Solutions Jeffrey Douglas explains more about Intelligent Investigation Manager components in this video interview. 10:44 Tags:  analytics unstructured_data data_management data fraud security security-intelligence apache_uima big_data content_analytics_with_en... intelligent_investigation... |


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Has this been happening only to early build ATS's, or is it still happening in more recent builds? Build dates for those who have the problem please.
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Has this been happening only to early build ATS's, or is it still happening in more recent builds? Build dates for those who have the problem please.
Mine is 11/12 and I do feel a little hiccup sometimes but not anything I'm worried about.
We need build dates and a description of the problem you are having. This thread is confusing in that everyone is talking about slightly different but related issues. Here are the issues I've read about so far
1) Very light trembling at idle (this is a 4 cylinder after all and may just be how the engine operates normally at idle)
2) Heavy, periodic trembling at idle (very infrequent; only 1 or 2 people with this issue have posted so far)
3) Stalling after idle (not sure if trembling as well) (very infrequent; only 1 person with this issue has posted so far)
4) Brief, periodic stumbles or hiccups at idle that almost feel like a misfire (a handful of people have posted about this issue)
Personally I have had issue #4. However, it has gotten less frequent recently. Not sure why? Perhaps this issue is ironing itself out through engine break in?
I will look at my build date and post back...
Where do you find the build date?
On the drivers door. There is a label with the build Month/Year listed.
Thanks bravnik. My build date is 10/12. No hiccup
the other day I did observe a hiccup in my engine.. nothing serious, but it dipped in RPMS (1000-500) then jumped back up.
Yes, I had a 3.6 as a loaner this last time, and it ran excellent!! The first time they kept my 2.0 turbo... they gave me an XTS to drive, and it was amazing!!!! I believe I just got one that should not have made the cut
Build 10/12 -- 2.5 engine -- brief hiccups and stumbles since getting the car in December. No stalls. Some days it never occurs. Dealer spoke with Cadillac Technical Assistance and was told Cadillac is aware of the issue and it's under investigation. As of now, no fix.
Ok, just checked my car and it is a 10/12 2.0 turbo luxury package. RWD
It has died 3 times. 2 of them I was sitting at a stop light, I did not have my foot on gas when it happened. My foot was on the brake. Once it happened just as I pulled into the drive through at the bank. One other time I was able to shift into neutral and rev engine a bit and it did not die, but it sure wanted to. The car rocks back and forth pretty rough before it has died. several times while either in park or drive while sitting still, it will do this. They have tightened bolts and adjusted psi and have updated QUE also. Time before last, as I was on the highway going about 75mph, I adjusted my right side mirror slightly, and both my back windows went down and my trunk popped open. Scared me to death. Just today, I went to supply store and put my items into my trunk, I got about 2 blocks down the road and I heard a click, and my QUE said my trunk was open. Again, I was in traffic with cars all around me. I got to the next exit pulled in, got out and my trunk was stuck shut! My car said it was open, but I could not open it at all. I called Onstar, they said call the dealership. I am again taking this car in for service to see if they can get my trunk open tomorrow am. So many times my trunk has popped open, but this time it wont open.. I never know what surprises my car will deliver. I do know its getting old.... I wish to be traded out :( It is dangerous to me.
Dave623, that's good to know they are at least looking into it. Cadillac rep told me I was the only one who had this problem. Mine doesn't die every day.. but it does stumble a lot, plus it seems as if it' stuck in 5th gear all the time. Sluggish most of the time, and then there are times it zips like no ones business. I feel like it drove better before they started randomly tweaking things to try and fix the tremble, stumble, rocking issue.
@Hair Slinger -- I feel for you and I wish you luck. I'm also dealing with a host of electrical gremlins. Some have been solved but new ones keep popping up. Re your trunk and window issues -- the 2012 Buick Lacrosse, when it first came out, had body control module issues, specifically, the G205 circuit. Trunks and windows would open by themselves, lights would go on and in some cases, the engines started by themselves in the middle of the night. Food for thought for your dealer.
I wouldn't bury the ATS over this, its a minor issue that I'm sure will get resolved. Even if my car stalled once or twice I wouldn't flip as long as it fired back up.. on the basis that cadillac was fixing it (which I'm sure they will), we did after all buy a BRAND new car series, theres bound to be a bug that didn't get caught, and I'm ok with it as long as its minor and they're gonna fix it, its not like Toyota where the accelerators got a mind of there own.
again.. mine hasn't stalled, I just noticed a weird dip in RPM's then it came back... but other than that my car is perfect (no cue) and I really have nothing to complain about.. if anything.. I have nothing by praise for this car
my buddy got his 2.0T tuned and he said the idle stumbling i gone.. it HAS to be an A/F problem wich is EASILY fixed.
I agree 100%.
My gut says that Cadillac was too aggressive with tuning the ATS for fuel economy and performance. To squeeze out a little more fuel economy they probably set the idle RPMs as low as possible which causes the engine to run just above it's rough spot and almost near it's stall zone. Should be a simple software fix for most of us.
Except the gas mileage sucks......
Get a Prius! :)


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Lot 7: Omega Seamaster Calendar, Ref. 2757-4 SC, C. 1955
1168: Straight from the 50s: Watches
by Auctionata Paddle8 AG
19 October 2016
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Live Auction
Omega Seamaster Calendar, ref. 2757-4 SC
Switzerland, c. 1955
Hammer-automatic movement, calibre 355; 17 jewels, hour, minute, second, date
Gold dial, gold dauphine hands
Watch case of stainless steel
Brown calfskin leather strap with pin buckle
Movement no. 14348443
Dial, watch case and movement signed
Case diameter: 34 mm; Lugs width: 18 mm
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