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Our own Ceredo, located right here in our own Wayne County is going to be the home of a first-class Dog race track. The race track is already well under construction and will be completed next month, it is planned. Dog racing has been a thriving sport in many sections of the United States for sometime, but the Ceredo track will be the first in West Virginia, it is announced. Duke Ridgley, widely known and widely-read sporting editor of the Huntington Herald Dispatch describes the coming of Wayne County's new sporting venture in the following news story.
"The greyhound races at Ceredo are getting so close that you can almost hear the dogs barking." But this is not to be taken that Ceredo has gone to the bow-wows. Gracious me. Nothing like it.
T. W. (Tom) Scott, guiding genius of the new quarter mile track in Wayne County and general manager of the Ceredo Kennel Club, is author of the above statement, and young Mr. Scott is not in the habit of talking just to exercise his chin.
"The contract for the grandstand and the track has been awarded," said Scott, "and a big staff of workmen are now engaged getting the new plant in order for the Fall meeting." The Ceredo course will be one of the finest dog racing courses in America, the cost of construction being estimated at $50,000.
When asked regarding the opening of the Wayne County track, Scott, who hails from Lexington, Ky., and is one of the best-known greyhound promoters in the business, stated that Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, was the day set for the kick off and that he was reasonably sure the plant would be completed by that time.
The Ceredo Kennel Club meeting will be a 30-day--or rather night--affair, as all dog races are held at night. There will be eight events each evening and eight dogs in each race. General Manager Scott has also announced that the celebrated Heintz rabbit will be used at the meeting.
In the meantime construction on the new track in the thriving little Wayne County city goes merrily along.
As the time for the inaugural of greyhound racing in this vicinity approaches, many Huntington sportsmen are becoming interested in securing a stable of racing dogs which they expect to enter at Ceredo. Big purses will be hung up for the owners of fast steppers to try for in the racing session in Wayne.
It doesn't cost much kale to support a racing dog. As long as the owner can furnish his runner with a soup bone when he's losing and porterhouse steak if he wins, everything is lovely between the dog and his owner. It's not like buying oats for a horse, to say nothing of the expense of a jockey and other incidentals.
While on the subject of dogs and horses, there are many critics who will wager real money that a greyhound can beat a thoroughbred sprinter in a race. Horsemen, however, refuse to admit the truth of this statement.
Dog racing is a great sport. In real thrills it does not [place second] to any other sort of contest between animals--it compares favorably with all of them.
General Manager Scott, of the Ceredo course, knows more about greyhounds than Babe Ruth does about home runs, and Scott tells us that a greyhound is as fast as any animal that runs on four legs--maybe a bit faster. Scott also says that a Whippet, which is an undersized greyhound, isn't as fast as a greyhound.
The electrical equipment and mechanical apparatus for the Ceredo track have all been ordered and will be installed within the next few weeks. Powerful arch light with Mazda globes, 15 feet apart and completely circling the quarter-mile course, will make the plant as bright as day. The dogs will be in plain view of the spectators in the stand, as at no time will the greyhounds be more than 200 feet away as they chast the elusive bunny.
Races at Ceredo will be held every night during the 30-day meet except on Sunday. Post time is at 8:15. This will constitute the State's most novel sporting event.
The greyhound plant at Ceredo is modeled after those which have been in operation in Miami, New York, Sarasota, Atlanta. . .Petersburg [and] St. Louis. . .
Special street car and bus services will be available at all hous during the 30-day carnival at Ceredo, and parking space for thousands of automobiles will be free gratis to the public on the field which adjoins the plant.
R. R. Hanner, superintendent of Ceredo-Kenova schools, has announced that all schools in the district will open Monday, September 6th.
The new building and the installation of the modern system of heating and ventilation in all other buildings will be completed by the opening date.
The assignment of teachers for the ensuing year is as follows:
George C. Ferrell, 37 years old farmer of Little Seven Mile, on the Ohio River Road, was instantly killed Monday afternoon this week, when a seven passenger Packard car he was driving swerved from the road and turned over on the Wayne-Huntington road near Dickson. Two small sons of Mr. Ferrell, 7 and 9 years old, were with him at the time of the accident but miraculously escaped serious injury. They suffered only slight cuts and bruises and were taken to their home after examination by a physician.
The accident occurred on a sharp curve in the road, almost directly in front of the home of Zeke Bloss. Ferrell was driving at a high rate of speed toward Dickson when the crash came, according to reports of Mr. and Mrs. Ham Turner and others who were eye witnesses. He had swung around one curve and was starting around another when, they said, he appeared to lose control of the machine. It darted to the left of the road, and then at a quick swing of the steering wheel, it shot back to the right and tore down three posts, plunged over an embankment, ploughed through the field, and smashed headlong into a steep ten-foot bank. When the car landed, the front wheels were lifted in the air, and the car turned a backward summersault, coming to rest bottom side up.
The right side of Mr. Ferrell's head was terribly crushed and lacerated. His right ear was torn off as was also one finger on his right hand.
Mr. Ferrell formerly resided with his wife and family in Mingo County. Several months ago he purchased a farm on Little Seven Mile and moved his family there. His widow and six children survive. The oldest child is only 13 years of age.
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I had the pleasure of watching Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman speak at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs this past week, which I will partially remember for his edifying remarks on the state of the economy and partially for the an argument I had with a man about a book flap.
Well, not really an argument. What happened was that I brought my copy of Krugman's prescient classic "The Return of Depression Economics" to get signed, yet everyone else had a copy of his new book "End This Depression Now." As dozens of us queued in line following the talk, there was a woman from the Council who snatched the book out of your hands when you were about to reach Krugman to open it to the appropriate flap in order to quicken the pace of the signing. I, of course, found this idiotic, since I could easily open the book to the page I wanted him to sign, but whatever—life's too short, lady.
However, then all hell broke loose because the predetermined "pre-flap" page (it felt like there were dozens of these Council people running around screaming about everyone having their books "pre-flapped") on my book was different from the "pre-flap" page on everyone else's book, so when I reached Krugman, there was a second pre-flap guy who'd lost his mind. He whipped through the pages of my book, saying, I hope to himself, "Where's the page with the picture? That's the pre-flap page! You can't have him sign this page. This is not the right pre-flap page!"
After several seconds of careful explanation, he finally let me pre-flap my book to whatever page I had in mind. I handed it to Krugman, saying, "Hey, man, love your stuff but you really need to write more about climate change."
"Oh, yes," he said in his perspicacious, professorial nasal drone. "I know it. It's coming."
So there you go. You can thank me personally for the next Krugman climate change column.
As for his talk, to sum it up is not rocket science and very accessible to non-economists: 1) We have an unemployment crisis due to a lack of aggregate demand. 2) The best way to solve this crisis is for a spender of last resort to come in and create demand, i.e. the government (this is what the stimulus did successfully, but it wasn't enough). 3) Our economic problems are almost entirely politically driven in large part by a moralistic faction that views the debt not as math but as some kind of pseudo-religious sin. Oh, and there's a contingent of conservatives who want an excuse to do away with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Most striking about the fire-breathing Keyensian's latest pitched battles with "mainstream" D.C. thinkers and professional pundits is that he does not give a what about our deficits. I've written about this before, but lest you think it's just those pinkos Markley and Krugman who think our debt is not an existential crisis, it's what the majority of economists are saying as well as financial markets. Treasury borrowing rates are so low, it's like deficit scolds are making an argument that the Seattle Sonics will win the NBA title this year. Sure, it's possible that the NBA will re-admit a franchise to Seattle in the next few months and somehow amend the rules so that this expansion team may play in the playoffs and somehow that team of D-League players will make a run to win it all—but anything's possible.
What we learned in the '08 crisis is that when financial markets are in chaos or anything disruptive happens in the world, investors sprint to United States Treasury bonds and bottled water—and they tend to prefer T-bills to the water. Even the so-called Tea Party downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in 2011 was immediately followed by people vacuuming up even more U.S. debt.
You wanna know why? Because the United States is a stable, democratic government that prints its own currency and has an enormous economy. If investors determine the U.S. can't pay its bills, it means the world is ending and no one needs to give a shit anyway.
And slowly the conversation appears to be drifting in this direction. As Krugman put it, "I was relieved to hear what President Obama had to say about the debt in his inauguration speech, which was nothing. Which was what he should have said about it."
For those of you who don't have favorite economists the way you have favorite baseball players, Krugman is the era's most prescient economic voice (though I would trade a Krugman MIT rookie card for two Alan Binders and an Austan Goolsbee). As with his analysis in "The Return of Depression Economics" the guy's forecasts always look eerie in retrospect: he hammered at the Bush tax cuts in the early Oughts and was proven exactly right in their deficit-ballooning effect. He became a vocal critic of the Iraq invasion back when it was extremely unpopular to do so. He warned of the housing bubble. And when the crisis came he was "tearing his hair out in public" about the insufficient size of the stimulus that would usher in a political inability to get through more stimulative measures. He correctly assessed Treasury's pitiful plan for homeowners with underwater mortgages that has since proven a particular sore point in the recovery.
Also, he's a terrific and lucid writer, who can explain economics cogently, whereas many economists write like they're vomiting out the most inscrutable parts of textbooks. He's occasionally a less than stellar political analyst (he was a very adamant Jon Edwards fan in the 2008 primary even though it was clear Edwards was a spineless political weathervane long before his gory sex scandal broke), but his work has the blunt rhetorical power of a hammer tenderizing meat. In the era of that pseudo-religious thinking about economics where tax cuts and deregulation are the only articles of faith, it's indespensible to have that hammer coming down over and over again. Fifty years from now, he'll surely be remembered as one of the most important—if not the defining—economist, intellectual, and columnist of our era.
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Be it known to you, my gracious father, that I give thanks without ceasing to Almighty God because, as I learned from your letter, He has shown His mercy to you in many ways and jealously guarded you on your way through strange and distant lands. First, He inspired the Pontiff who sits in the chair of Peter to grant the desire of your heart. Afterwards He humbled at your feet King Radbod, the enemy of the Catholic Church; finally He revealed to you in a dream that you would reap God's harvest and gather many souls into the barn of the heavenly kingdom. I am led to believe that, no matter what our circumstances on earth may be, nothing can separate me from the affectionate care you have always shown. The strength of my love increases the more I perceive for certain that through the support of your prayers I have come into a haven of security and peace. And so again I humbly beg you: deign to offer your earnest intercession to God for my unworthy self, so that through your protection His grace may keep me safe from harm.
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Maybe the various Water Management Districts and Environmental Protection agencies should stop squabbling with each other over which county has the highest priority for the need to find a solution to our state's approaching water crisis.
As long as there's water in the rivers and lakes, and peoples' wells are still pumping water, no one will pay attention to the dire reports of those various water district officials until it's too late.
You know that old expression: "You never miss the water until the well runs dry."
Instead of building more nuclear power plants, lime rock mines or tree farms, etc., how about a couple desalination plants?
Florida is completely surrounded by oceans, so save what's left of our fresh water supplies, and build those desalination plants.
"Oh but it will cost too much, and besides, we don't weant one of these things in our neighborhood."
Same ole, same ole gumshoe red tape. No one wants to start the ball rolling until it looks like a winner.
Think about it.
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Halle Berry & Gabriel Aubry Reach Child Support Settlement
Gabriel Aubry plays a round of golf while attending the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's Actors Fore Actors event on Monday (June 9) at Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank, Calif.
The 38-year-old model will be getting a major amount of money coming his way in the form of child support payments from his ex Halle Berry.
A judge has just signed off on a settlement in the former couple's custody dispute over six-year-old Nahla, which calls for Halle to pay $16,000 a month in child support. That comes out to nearly $200,000 each year.
Halle also must pay Gabriel a retroactive payment of $115,000 and pay him $300,000 in attorney's fees, according to TMZ.


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
14 is the New 98
It's been noted just about everywhere that the economic downturn hasn't slowed down the pace of wine drinkers, it has only led to them drinking cheaper bottles. I think this conclusively demonstrates that humans, for all of their interminable wine descriptions and snobbery, drink wine to get drunk. Not to taste the terroir, about as stupid a concept as exists in the wine business (OK, factor in about 43 elements to "terroir," swirl the glass, and then let your pathetically human olfactory senses and pedestrian tastebuds pick them all up, add them together, and come up with, Oh, this must be from the fucking Jura!), not to savor the purity and vividness of finely balanced, single-vineyard, highly allocated, David Abreu-managed, Philip Melkanized, Pope Michel Rolland-canonized grape juice, not to perfectly complement their exquisitely produced meal ("It's Shake and Bake, and I helped!"), but to get inebriated, to alter their mental state so that they don't have to think so much about their unemployment, their failed marriage, their stupid blog (OK, I'll cop to two out of three). Suddenly the only points that matter are the ones before the decimal point in the price. 14 is the new 98. We drink wine to get drunk, but in a classier way than just bellying up to the bar and drinking man shots of distilled whatever-the-hell-is-cheapest.
If you go to a wine tasting event at your local wine shop from one in the afternoon until five o'clock, you're a connoisseur, you're pursuing your newly discovered and oh-so civilized passion for wine! If you go to your local watering hole from 1:00 until 5:00, you're a stinking alkie. But the result is the same. You go home for dinner already drunk. Your passion for wine is most certainly a passion for the altered state of being pissed. I have no problem with that, in fact, I play a drunk on TV, but why all the pomp and circumstance that surrounds wine? Sure, when folks were paying $100 for a bottle of Napa Valley Cabernet, it behooved one to ooh and ahh about its aroma, its texture, its terroir, the beauty of its balance, how it opens up with air--you're trying to slow down the pinheads you stupidly opened the bottle for from guzzling more than their share. And it's so much cooler to get drunk on expensive wine! It actually does taste better. But right now folks are going for that solid 8.00 point wine instead of that stodgy old expensive 94 pt masterpiece. Why? Well, if we were so spoiled and our palates so easily offended by wines that only scored 82, wines we'd have turned our noses up to before we all had to chip in and bailout AIG, we'd give up drinking. But we don't really care. We drink wine to get drunk. Who cares about the score? What's the price?
And what will this do to point inflation in the wine media? There is point inflation, you know. It wasn't very long ago that 90 points was seen as a breakthrough score. 90 points now is threshold undrinkable. You wouldn't give Paris Hilton's vagina 90 points. (See photo--just kidding) Not in every publication, but in all of the ones that accept advertising, 90 points just doesn't cut it any more. Especially when my wine, which I heavily advertise in your magazine, is still languishing in its distributors' warehouses. I need more goddam points! You don't like it, fine! But if it used to be a 90, these days you'd better give it at least 95! And, as a bonus, all the shelf talkers in inept wine shops will carry your name and not your competitor's! Hmm, Connoisseurs' Guide gave it 88 points, worth a star, that's pretty good, but Wine and Spirits gave it 95...which score should I display? That's a headscratcher.
Wine publications don't just exist to please their advertisers, though that is the main reason. They also try to pander to their readers (if only so that they can charge higher advertising rates). So more and more inexpensive wines are going to get higher and higher scores, whether they deserve them or not. Scores mean nothing anyway, why not inflate them a little, give our readers a little ego boost? They can't afford the 95 point wine that costs $50, why not throw them a Beaune, a nice little Burgundy that sells for about $20? Two years ago it might have merited 86 points. But, hell, it'll sell more, we'll get our name in all their promotional material, our easily influenced, insecure readers will be happy, if we give it 91. But, we must not forget to repeat, over and over, ad nauseum, that our scores are strictly objective and fact-based--like in figure skating.
So the scores of cheaper wine will continue to creep up while the scores for luxury wine will stay about the same. Won't we all feel better? Of course we will, we'll be drunk. I can imagine the cover articles for various wine publications.
Wine Spectator
90+ Point Wines Under $15!
We're Still Hopelessly Inept, But We've Adjusted Our Scores Just For You
Wine Enthusiast
You Don't Have to Spend a Lot of Money to Get Drunk!
WE's Crack Editors Have Bonus Points For All 87 Subscribers!
Wine and Spirits
100 Wines Under $15 That You've Never Heard Of!
It's 90 Points If We Say So!
Mutineer Magazine
10 Ways to Get Your Girlfriend to Drink Cheap Wine
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17 comments:
- Charlie Olken said...
I have now read this blog four times, and I still can't figure out what is wrong with it. Somehow, it just does not sit right.
But, maybe now I am beginning to get it. This is a serious editorial. This entry is not just about making fun of folks and things that need their egos pricked, their balloons bust, their oversized heads shrunk, their inflated self-opinions reduced, their high-faluting nonsense brought back to earth.
No, this is serious stuff. OK, I get it. You are tired of being Costello. Now you want to be Abbott too. You no longer want to be WC Fields. You want to be Charlie McCarthy. You want to be Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
Well, the members of the Hosemaster Marching Band and Chowder Society are having none of it, see. We pay for silly shit. We pay for belly laughs. We pay to be six years old again. What the hell are you doing? Trying to grow up before our very eyes???
Or, to put it another way. A very thoughtful social commentary. Good on 'ya. Now tell me a joke.
- February 10, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- Thomas said...
...in other words, Ron, once you establish your value, you can't increase your worth.
Me, I liked it, and need nothing more from you than your honest feelings, whether funny or otherwise.
- February 10, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Puff Daddy,
Wow, you read this post four times? That's four more times than I've read it. I'm thinking I should publish it in Braille so that all the people who taste my blog blind will understand.
I do think scores for cheap wines will creep up like cheap panties, which I'm wearing right now. How's that for thoughtful social commentary? Just another creepy crack.
In all the blogs that I read or can stomach, except for My Gorgeous Samantha's, insobriety is never the subject. Yet the nimrod who tastes 220 Zins at ZAP ignores the notion that he must be constantly drunk, which explains the dullness of his wits. And the harlots, whores, sluts and dudes of wine never talk about the altered states they so obviously manifest when they sit down to write their unintelligible blogs. Even Wark only gets drunk on booze and not his clients' samples. Yet more and more it appears we drink wine not for the prestige or the points but to get shitfaced.
Hey, I'm a dummy, but I'm no Charlie McCarthy. And that hand up my ass is not Huckleberry Jackson's--not like it is up Hardy's.
So, you're saying that this post wasn't funny?
Sure, side with the majority.
- February 10, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- Thomas said...
Did I say that?
Ever watch the evolving career of some clowns? Often a fascinating progression that begins as funny, with a point and ends as poignant, with a laugh.
- February 11, 2010 at 6:17 AM
- Thomas said...
By the way, I don't drink wine to get drunk--I start out that way from the aperitif!
- February 11, 2010 at 6:19 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Yeah, what Thomas said...that whole clown thing.
I talk about being drunk all the time, shit half my post are written when I am sauced or saucy. Hard to tell as I have only half a wit to dull in the first place!
- February 11, 2010 at 6:47 AM
You mean wine contains alcohol ????
Who knew!?!?!
Some people must believe the bottles come with "scores" and these have escalated over the years...they used to "score" 12-point-five, but in the 1970s and 1980s they rose to 13 to 14 and now many wines score in the range of 14-point-five to 16.
Some may argue otherwise, but with this rise in the number on the label (and the number on the price tag), we've seen a dramatic rise in the numerical scores doled out by various critics.
The Shanken Guide to the Good Life was taken to task by various producers of high-ticket Italian wines, noting that they produce 90+ point wines (costing $50-$400 a bottle) and that awarding 92 points to a $12 Tuscan table wine was simply sbagliato .
The new vintage, slightly superior to last year's, has been, therefore, awarded a score in the mid-to-high 80s, where an everyday-priced bottle should be (according to those who know they make 90+ point wines).
PS: I have tasted some "fucking Jura" wines and noticed these got a score of 69 from Jimmy Sucking of Ham Shanken's magazine. Ironic?
- February 11, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- Puff Daddy said...
How do you explain the sexual promiscuity of Jura wines? And if Suckling has awarded them just 69 points, is that good or bad for sexual active wines?
And how would he know anyhow?
- February 11, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Oh, OK, I'm a clown. I prefer fool, but I guess that's what I get for driving 25 of my friends around in my Prius. And some folks comment on my large red nose. Which is insulting because I don't wear a fake nose.
Anon 1,
OK, enough with the high alcohol. The high alcohol and I are friends, and, obviously, it contributes to my theory that we only drink wine to get drunk. Is it so amazing German wines are wildly ignored? No! Not enough alcohol! Is it so amazing that gigantic, alcoholic wines get higher scores? No! They get us drunker. We like them. Is it coincidence that even the great French wines keep creeping up in alcohol? No, my friends, it's all about the alcohol.
The only balance I care about is the one I lose when I've finally had too much to drink.
And, by the way, it's like old home week around the HoseMaster comment section this post. Just Charlie, My Gorgeous Samantha, Thomas and Anon 1. Kind of cozy, eh?
I just like the word "Jura," it's a comedy word, like "pants."
Who's there?
Jura who?
Jura moron for answering the door.
So true
Yes, trousseau
Help, I'm turning into Anon 1!
- February 11, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- Thomas said...
Jura long way from being funny with that knock-knock, Ron...
We share the same nose color. I got mine through years of those aperitifs and the wines that follow them. But I admit that it all started with:
What's the word?
What's the price?
Thirty twice.
60 cents was the price of a pint way back then...there's history behind this red schnozz.
- February 11, 2010 at 12:30 PM
There were four more lines to the T-bird limerick. Fill in the missing two...
How's it sold?
Who drinks the most?
Jimmie Schnipke
- February 11, 2010 at 2:05 PM
- Thomas said...
Nice and cold.
But the last line eludes me. I must have finished the bottle before getting to it.
Geez, I can still taste that stuff...
- February 11, 2010 at 2:45 PM
- Arthur said...
So can I, but then I keep a few bottles of the stuff in my fridge.
Sometimes, the night does not feel special enough for Franzia Crisp White.
- February 11, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Tom -
I could never finish a fifth of T-Bird. I'd just have a couple of pints instead.
Jimmie Schnipke
- February 11, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- Arthur said...
Thomas, you might remember this:
- February 11, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- Thomas said...
Someone sent me that video a few weeks ago.
I also remember the suave Caesar Romero doing T-bird commercials. I love the way they referenced the "unusual flavor." I'll say it is; a cross between lemon and lysol...
- February 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- Arthur said...
that would be the terpenes from the green stems and untoasted oak, right?.......
- February 11, 2010 at 4:54 PM


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Chelsea's season went from bad to worse last night (Wednesday), when Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard kicked a Swansea City ball boy during his side's League Cup semi-final exit at the Liberty Stadium.
Trailing 2-0 from the first leg at Stamford Bridge, the Blues were becoming frustrated as the goalless second-half moved towards the closing stages.
And, in a rush to get the game restarted, Hazard appeared to try and kick the ball from underneath a ball boy in the 80th minute, giving the youngster a knock in the ribs in the process. Referee Chris Foy automatically produced a red card.
"The boy put his whole body on to the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball. I think I kicked the ball and not the boy. I apologise," the player told Chelsea TV after the 0-0 draw.
Manager Rafa Benitez admitted his player was wrong after the incident, but felt that the situation arose because the boy – who is only five years younger than Hazard - was trying to waste time for the Swans.
"They both recognise there was a mistake. The boy was apologising for time wasting. Hazard was frustrated and tried to get the ball. He was kicking the ball and getting the ball," the Spaniard is quoted as saying by the BBC.
"We can analyse if for half an hour but we know that both are wrong. We will deal with it internally, that's all I can say."
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Market conditions have forced original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to become more and more competitive, squeezing out the smaller players.
And even among the heavyweights there is a struggle to gain market share and those all-important percentage points.
The high point of a steady year-on-year rise in wind power installations happened in 2009, when nearly 10GW of capacity was installed in the US.
This business was largely built on a legacy of the better days before the global financial crisis of 2008, and by 2010 installations dropped to only 5GW. Not much more is expected this year, according to Vic Abate, vice-president of GE Energy's renewables division.
The five-year industry forecast of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) expects the market to remain subdued for the next two years, due to legislative uncertainty at the federal level in the US and in Canada.
GWEC forecasts renewed growth in 2014 and within the next five years, the region is expected to have doubled its capacity to reach 94.2GW.
So what does this mean for wind turbine manufacturers in the US? Who will be the dominant players in 2011 and beyond?
When financing for wind turbines dried up in 2008, the active manufacturers in the market had to compete for fewer customers.
Developers found it difficult to raise finance for anything but turbines from GE, Vestas and Siemens, which meant market entrants had to be more aggressive on price-cutting.
GE was the dominant manufacturer, with Vestas and Siemens losing market share. Yet, despite this, turbine diversity increased.
That year, Germany's Repower, Spain's Acciona, German veteran Fuhrländer and Japan's Mitsubishi secured a toehold on US soil.
While GE supplied almost 50% of the turbines in terms of installed capacity in the US in 2009, the range of turbine makers had grown from ten the previous year to 13.
Goldwind became the first Chinese maker to install a multimegawatt project in the US.
Market share was being fragmented by the likes of Suzlon, Mitsubishi and Gamesa, and the three leading manufacturers' market share fell as a consequence, according to industry consultants Emerging Energy Research.
Everything changed again in 2010 when the effects of the global recession really started to bite. In the weak market, once again developers mostly turned to turbines with a history of reliability on US soil.
Analysts Make Consulting state that a 44% drop in new capacity in the US hit the international turbine manufacturers whose global position can be significantly affected by success in this major market.
Top three consolidate
But the big three's foothold had been secured, with American Wind Energy Association figures showing a 70% market share in 2010.
GE's market share grew from the year before. Siemens recorded a strong year in North America, when it was elevated to first position in Canada and second in the US in 2010.
But Vestas' US market share eroded significantly in 2010 due to low order activity in previous years, a trend shared by other turbine OEMs as the market stalled.
Jan Kjaersgaard, head of Siemens Wind Power America, hopes that the company can now capitalise on its success in terms of installed capacity by gaining further market share.
According to Kjaersgaard, Siemens has a good order call-out for 2011.
It will install 600MW for MidAmerican Energy in Iowa, as well as 230MW for the utility Oklahoma Gas and Electric, and it has installed the first turbine of a 350MW project on Puget Sound in Washington, plus several other contracts.
An advantage of operating in the US market is that the projects are large, says Kjaersgaard. This results in better economies of scale as you can do more with the same amount of people.
He adds: "Projects are usually easier to build, certainly in the Midwest than more mountainous regions in other countries.
The wind belt in the US has optimum wind conditions and has almost unlimited potential, which makes it hugely attractive."
Kjaersgaard concedes that the fact that many areas do not have transmissions connections is a major concern but hopes the move towards more green energy will bring a significant build-out in connectivity.
The battle for runners-up market-share position lies increasingly in the hands of Vestas and Siemens — only percentage points separate them now, says Make Consulting director Dan Shreve.
Siemens had the most orders placed in 2010 —more even than GE. Despite a poor 2010 for Vestas, Shreve predicts that the big three will maintain their hold on the dominant positions.
All three were able to cultivate significant order intake in 2011 and may therefore capture most of the market.
He believes that Vestas is poised to make a significant comeback in 2011: "A lacklustre 2009 lost it some market share in 2010.
It will certainly be targeting some of GE's market share. GE will stay in the number one spot. Siemens is making great strides with the development of its direct drive systems; its success will depend on the uptake of direct drive," he says.
Matching Asia on price
Emerging Energy Research's Matt Kaplan partly attributes the dominance of the top three to their ability constantly to improve their price offerings, as Asia and China in particular come up with lower-cost products.
"There has been a trend in the market towards price reduction since 2008 and these three can be aggressive at cutting costs.
"Profit margins have declined 20% since 2008 for top wind turbine manufacturers. There is more supply than demand so developers have the upper hand. Manufacturers are dealing with a huge amount of competition in the market," he says.
Kjaersgaard explains Siemens' success in gaining so much market share in the US: "Demand had diminished so it is the top three companies who are making all the announcements.
"The industry and the banking world want reliable technology, companies with strong brand names and strong balance sheets.
"The main purchasing criteria in the US are proven technology, good quality and strong technical organisation."
It seems that cultivating brand loyalty is key to getting orders. Vic Abate says that GE, as an OEM, gained 10 percentage points in US market share in 2010.
"Our customers and relationships with partners have good staying power in good times and in tough times."
Closed shop
Shreve believes such conditions will make it hard for second- and third-tier players to compete:
"Clipper and Suzlon had order intake weaknesses in 2010", he says.
Kaplan agrees: "Mitsubishi, Suzlon, Repower and Nordex are all making inroads with varying success.
But they will struggle to compete on cost and bankability with the top-tier customers. Mitsubishi is in a patent dispute with GE, so that will cost it customers. Suzlon has historically had an agreement with Horizon but the developer has now signed an agreement with Vestas."
Kaplan says this is indicative of a changing scene in terms of customer relations. There are five to six key players, so having major developers such as Horizon, Iberdrola and NextEra as customers is hugely advantageous.
Shreve points out that Gamesa's link to Iberdrola is of great benefit. Gamesa has performed strongly in Mexico and moved forward with product innovation, such as its 4.5MW G10X turbine.
But he thinks it will still take time to win market acceptance: "It is important to demonstrate market readiness, and you need strategic clients in order to do that.
"You have to get a pilot built and then show significant operating scale. Having a strong balance sheet to stand behind warranties is imperative, as is a global focus.
"You need global supply chain partners in order to be competitive."
US companies are not only looking for stability but also innovative product solutions. Manufacturers need to be aggressive on technology, as well as commercially, in the face of limited grid access in windy areas.
Transmission needs
Kaplan says: "In the US there is a trend towards lower wind speed machines. A lot of development activity is leading towards states like Ohio and Michigan, where they do not have high wind speeds, but there is good grid accessibility so transmission is good.
"Turbines have to contend with a wider range of wind conditions with a single machine and be increasingly efficient. Technology is driving the focus."
Shreve adds: "The US market favours smaller machines and looks at capacity factors as the leading purchasing criteria. This is because the limiting factor is transmission more than land availability."
Competition is fierce. Nordex's N117 and Vestas' V100 are well-suited to these demands. GE's 1.5MW system is popular and orders for the next upgrade, the 1.6MW, have already been placed.
Siemens' 2.3MW direct drive system will make less windy sites more viable, contends Shreve. Its nacelle is made in Kansas and the blades in Iowa, typifying Siemens' approach to investment in the US.
Vestas' recently announced "In the Region, for the Region" approach aims to bring research, supply chain, manufacturing, service and sales closer to its customers.
This has the potential to give Vestas an advantage by lowering energy costs for its customers in North America.
Favour returned
But Kjaersgaard is looking for long-term political commitment in return. "Siemens has made a strong strategic decision to invest significantly in the US in the expectation that there will be a long-term market.
"It has shown commitment to this market and wants political commitment in terms of long-term policy in return to secure the market beyond 2012," he says.
"A federal support mechanism would level the playing field with gas, coal and nuclear, all of which have significant government subsidies in place."
Analyst BTM Consult expects the US to continue to be a major world player.
The three big manufacturers will continue to dominate the market, but innovation and the global presence of second-tier players could begin to make the market more diverse again.


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Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is a minimally invasive procedure which is done to restore the function of the lower esophageal sphincter (the valve between the esophagus and the stomach) by wrapping the stomach around the esophagus. This procedure creates a new "functional valve" between the esophagus and the stomach and prevents reflux of the acid and bile (non-acidic fluid) from the stomach into the esophagus. It is well studied that patients with typical (common) symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease – heartburn, regurgitation and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) – who respond well to antacid therapy and have a positive esophageal pH assessment (evidence of acid in the esophagus) have the best outcome after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
The steps of the operation are as follows:
Five small incisions are made in the abdomen where a camera and working surgical instruments are placed, as shown in the following images.
The esophagus is mobilized and the opening in the diaphragm (crural opening) is identified.
The crural opening is then closed.
The fundus (upper part of the stomach) is then wrapped around the lower portion of the esophagus.
The fundoplication is formed by suturing the stomach around the esophagus.
Following surgery, patients stay in the hospital for one night. They start drinking one day after surgery and are discharged home. They will follow dietary restrictions for about two weeks and can start advancing their diet after the clinic visit two weeks after surgery. This procedure is routinely performed at the Memorial Hermann Southeast Esophageal Disease Center for the treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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Review: SendStation PocketDock Combo (FireWire & USB)
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Price: $22.95
Compatible: iPod 3G, 4G, iPod mini, iPod photo
Pros: Particularly useful USB cable adapter for typical PC users converts most scanner or printer cables into iPod cables, and has FireWire support too. Brilliant travel-ready size and design.
Cons: Slight retail price difference between this and Apple's official USB 2.0 + FireWire Cable may deter some buyers, despite PocketDock's superior versatility.
Some of the most useful accessories for the iPod are ones your eyes might pass over on store shelves; our recent reviews of Global Source's retractable cables and JAVOedge's thin iPod screen protectors are prime examples. The newest addition to the "small but handy" accessories list comes from SendStation, manufacturer of tiny PocketDock adapters compatible with third-generation and mini iPods. PocketDocks are designed to transform standard male-to-male FireWire and USB cables into Dock Connector-ready cables.
iLounge has had the first crack at PocketDock's two newest adapters, and we think they're definite winners. One is a "FireWire & USB" adapter, which at a $22.95 MSRP may well become a must-have item for third-generation iPod buyers with PCs. The other, the $29.95 "FireWire & Audio Line Out" adapter, could easily become a must-try accessory for iPod lovers with dreams of custom in-car modifications.
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Each of SendStation's offerings works in the same way: a standard PC or Mac cable is rendered iPod-ready by adding a PocketDock Dock Connector plug to one end. The company's first adapter, which we reviewed, was a good idea for a specific audience: the small (1" by 1.5" by .4") PocketDock FireWire transformed a male-to-male FireWire cable into an iPod cable, which would be good for light-traveling Mac and iPod users whose Mac friends used only old FireWire cables.
SendStation's newer PocketDock FireWire & USB adapter is considerably more useful. It contains two ports: one female 6-pin FireWire port and one female Type B USB port, an smart combination that takes into account the large number of PC users with USB Type A to Type B cables, and adapts the side (Type B) least likely to connect to a computer. Only moderately thicker than a standard Dock Connector plug and weighing only .45 ounces (12 grams), the new PocketDock is even more practical than the last one, giving both Mac and PC users the most likely adaptation options they'll need on the road.
This particular PocketDock flavor is an important one for one major reason: Apple doesn't include a USB cable with third-generation iPods, which means that the average 3G iPod buyer will either need to own a FireWire card (~$35), an Apple USB2.0 + FireWire Cable ($19), or a PocketDock and any existing USB cable with a Type B male plug at the end. Given the infrequency with which the average iPod will be connected to a computer, and the usefulness of the PocketDock as a miniature "just in case" travel alternative, we'd be inclined to recommend the PocketDock for the average PC user despite its slight price premium over Apple's cable. For people who can't open their own computers and install FireWire cards, adapting an existing cable - and having the ability to do so again on the road - is a better option than buying a new cable or having to perform a potentially tricky installation.
The beauty of both of the new PocketDocks is that they eliminate the need to own and carry around bulkier items, namely cables, full-sized Docks, and in the case of the USB + FireWire PocketDock for PC users, even potentially FireWire cards. Value-priced and low-profile, the PocketDocks are equally destined to be impulse buys in the iPod Store checkout lane of the future, and no-guilt accessories in the bags of travelers today.
In addition to its usefulness as a travel companion, a PocketDock can facilitate even better iPod in-car installations: even without a car charger attached, the FireWire & Audio Line Out version specifically provides audiophiles with a small and easy route to the iPod's cleanest sound signals. Some will prefer SiK's din or imp, but the bundles present different pack-in options, and we think there's plenty of room in the iPod world for both companies' offerings.
For different reasons, we see both of the PocketDocks as great accessories, though the cheaper of the two is also more likely to be useful for typical iPod users, and thus more deserving of our Excited rating. We'll keep our fingers crossed for an inexpensive USB & Audio out version of the PocketDock, too.
Jeremy Horwitz is Senior Editor of iLounge and practices intellectual property law in his spare time. His recent book, Law School Insider, has been called the "best book about law school - ever," and he continues to contribute to Ziff-Davis electronic entertainment magazines.
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Mississippi State Recap: The Memphis game
For nearly two years Tyler Russell has been referred to as Mississippi State's quarterback of the future.
Saturday night the redshirt freshman may have proved the future is now.
Russell's first career college football game couldn't have ended better as he went 13-for-16 for 256 yards and four touchdowns without a turnover in Mississippi State's 49-7 victory over Memphis in the 2010 season opener.
"At first it was a lot of pressure but I redshirted a season, just sat back and learned," Russell said.
"Now I'm finally starting to figure out what I've got to do to become a good quarterback."
After the first two drives, Russell and junior starter Chris Relf alternated possessions with the confident Russell getting all of the snaps in the second half.
"We had a set plan for the first half," Mullen said. "It was important to get Tyler some experience. I think Tyler had so much success because of what he was able to see on the sidelines."
The signal-calling duo ended the evening 20-for-25 for 372 yards and five touchdowns.
Russell, who was making his collegiate debut in front of 56,032 fans at Davis-Wade Stadium, ended his first drive of the night with a 20-yard floater pass to sophomore Brandon Heavens.
The Parade All-American quarterback from Meridian executed a touch pass over the arms of a Tigers linebacker after Heavens beat two Memphis (0-1) defenders on his route.
"I saw when (the Memphis defender) jumped and then the ball went right through his hands," Heavens said. "My first thought was 'whoa, I better catch this ball'."
Mullen handed the ball to Russell for the first drive of the second half and eight plays later found Heavens again for a 27-yard touchdown.
Heavens, who earned the first-ever starting nod of his MSU career, ended the contest with five catches for a team-high 112 yards.
MSU officials announced minutes before kickoff that the Bulldogs coaching staff would be putting Heavens in the starting lineup Saturday night over sophomore Chad Bumphis, who was the team's leading receiver last year.
"It felt so good with the first game coming out starting and I was just excited," Heavens said. "Chad and I got out every day. As long as both of us contribute to the team, we all win."
Bumphis wouldn't disappear as the former four-star recruit from Tupelo caught four passes (two of them for touchdowns) for 100 yards.
After his first pass of the 2010 season was intercepted by Memphis defensive tackle D'Angelo McCray, Relf was sent back on the field where he immediately converted back-to-back completions with the second one putting six points on the board for a 55-yard touchdown strike down the sideline to senior receiver Leon Berry.
"It showed some maturity for Chris," Mullen said.
"You couldn't throw a worse interception to start off the game, hit him right in the numbers just the wrong color. I went to get after him and he said 'coach relax, don't worry about me – I'm fine."
Mississippi State (1-0) dominated Memphis nearly every statistical category Saturday including first downs (28-9), total yards (569-237) and rushing yards (197-41).
The new-look MSU defense, thanks to the hiring of defensive coordinator Manny Diaz and defensive line coach Chris Wilson, held the inexperienced Memphis offense to five first downs, 145 total yards and most importantly zero points in the first 45 minutes of play.
"Defense shutting them out for 58 minutes and 29 seconds is a great effort," Mullen said. "(Manny) does a great job of coming out you from a lot of different directions."
The return to the Magnolia state for new Memphis quarterback Cannon Smith didn't go well at all.
The former starter at Olive Branch High School and Ole Miss verbal commitment completed only 4-for-7 passes for 30 yards and was pulled for freshman Ryan Williams in the first quarter after three straight three-and-out drives.
"It was definitely not a great start," Smith said. "We had some self-inflicting wounds."
The Bulldogs new attacking defensive front seven consistently got deep in the Memphis backfield while tallying seven tackles for a loss and forced nine punts throughout the night.
After coming to MSU after a All-American career at Gulf Coast Community College, Vick Ballard introduced himself to the MSU faithful in a big way after a 51-yard touchdown sprint gave the Bulldogs a 21-0 halftime lead.
Ballard, a 215-pound tailback from Pascagoula, would lead the Bulldogs in rushing with 60 yards on seven carries and two touchdowns.
"It was a wide open hole that you could drive a bus through," Ballard said. "Anybody could've scored a touchdown with the ball on that play."
Memphis' first full half under the new direction of Larry Porter ended in a bizarre way as with seconds left the Tigers seemed confused as to whether they wanted to let sophomore Paulo Henriques attempt a 48-yard field goal.
Memphis burned two timeouts after acting they were going for it and then Henriques was way short on the field goal try.
The 42-point margin of victory was the largest in the 43-game series between the two schools.
Mississippi State will have a quick turnaround this week as they get a national television audience for a Thursday night matchup with No. 22 Auburn led by junior-college transfer quarterback Cameron Newton that received recruiting interest this past offseason.


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ATLANTA (AP) — Sarah Palin forcefully defended the only woman fighting for the Republican nomination for Georgia's open Senate seat and hit back Thursday against a rival's apparent dismissal of Karen Handel's high school education.
David Perdue, the former Dollar General CEO, said that "there's a high school graduate in this race, OK? I'm sorry but these issues are so much broader, so complex" as he talked about the economy and the federal deficit during a January meeting captured on video.
Appearing at a county women's group Thursday, Palin said Perdue's comments were disappointing and praised Handel's ability to overcome the struggles of her youth. Handel, a former secretary of state, has said she left an abusive home as a teen, using a message of overcoming obstacles as a key element of her campaigns.
"She pulled herself up. Nothing was handed to her on a platter, fed to her on a silver spoon," Palin said of Handel. "For those who would criticize and mock that, it really makes me question their judgment."
Handel also touched on Perdue's comments, earning huge applause from the largely female crowd at a restaurant south of downtown Atlanta.
"Some in this race think the problems in Washington are a little too complex for a gal like me," Handel said. "I'm here to tell you that solving the problems in Washington is going to take guts and resolve."
Handel's campaign manager earlier had called Perdue's comments demeaning and said Handel has shown "great perseverance and sheer will" in overcoming the challenges of her youth. Palin endorsed Handel last week, and Handel's campaign said it has raised more than $100,000 since then.
At the same time, Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn released her first campaign ad, "Optimist," which touts her work with the Points of Light Foundation. In the spot, Nunn mentions Republican President George H.W. Bush by name, a reflection of Nunn's hope of appealing to the state's independent voters who have backed Republicans in recent years.
Georgia's crowded primary is May 20, with Handel one of seven GOP candidates and Nunn one of four Democrats seeking the parties' nominations.
Besides Perdue and Handel, the GOP field includes Reps. Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston, as well as Art Gardner and Derrick Grayson.
On the Democratic side, Nunn is competing against Democrats Steen Miles, Branko "Rad" Radulovacki and Todd Anthony Robinson.
This is Palin's second endorsement of Handel; the first came during Handel's unsuccessful 2010 bid for governor.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported the video in which Perdue appeared to dismiss Handel's education.
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Reporting from London — The face peering from the ads and posters belongs to Meryl Streep, but the shadow that hovers over the land is definitely Margaret Thatcher's.
The reaction to the film "The Iron Lady" has illuminated just how polarizing "Mrs. T." (or "TBW" — "that bloody woman") remains a generation after her ouster from 10 Downing St.
Love her or hate her — and there are plenty of people on both sides — it seems that hardly anyone here can watch the movie without their personal feelings entering into it.
Put Sam Fogg in the "hate" camp.
"It's not possible for anyone who's lived in the Thatcher era to see it objectively," the 57-year-old art dealer said after a recent screening in London. "I didn't like it — it was a hagiography.... It didn't show a lot of her economic and social policies that turned the country into the selfish modern England we live in now."


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From the photo, it looks as if those solenoids are held together by 4 screws with hex or Torx heads. It might be worth disassembling one, to see whether there is room to fit a diode inside (although that will probably invalidate the warranty). If space is limited, then depending on the current taken by the solenoid, you may be able to use a smaller diode. You can also get 1N400x diodes in SMD packages.
Yes, it does seem strange. I suggest you test the diode that you fitted in the new position. Does the garbage appear when the solenoid turns on, or when it turns off? Also see my previous reply about +5v and ground wires to the LCD. A photo of your wiring would help.
You tried a 1n4004 diode yet?
Thanks liudr for your reply, Today i tried to buy 1n4004 diode but all verdors are saying that the replacement/upgrade is 1n4007 and 1n4004 is outdated and not avalable. Do you have any other solution for this problme? Thanks in advance.
If you get problem when you disengage the solenoid, then it is the diode's problem or how it is connected. If you have it correctly connected then the diode will bypass the back EMF. Let us see the connection diagram and the actual photo.
Help me here, is this what you want to do?Turn on a relay that powers a solenoid? The diode needs to be at the relay coil side. The solenoid? separate the 12V supply ground from arduino's. They don't have to and should not share grounds.I only see the box (you held it in your hand in the other picture). Is the relay inside the box or is it outside your picture?
OK got it. If you only switch relays without solenoids attached, will you see garbage on LCD? Can you give a large picture of the arduino and LCD included?


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I am a photographer specializing in weddings, but also doing portraits, corporate work, and model portfolios. I am rebuilding my website and need a fresh new logo.
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We're seeing some real spill now, with the three big tech companies receiving subpoenas to appear in a public hearing.
While not specifically focusing on games, the IT pricing inquiry is looking across the board at tech products and services in Australia and their relatively high cost.
New Zealand hasn't chosen to issue the same kind of investigation into its (even higher) retail prices, but is watching Australia's inquiry closely.
MP Ed Husic, one of the lead players in setting up the inquiry, told Kotaku:
These firms should have cooperated and been prepared to be more open and transparent about their pricing approaches… In what's probably the first time anywhere in the world, these IT firms are now being called by the Australian Parliament to explain why they price their products so much higher in Australia compared to the US.
Each company now faces legal action if it fails to appear at the hearing.


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Obviously distraught after getting booted off Dancing With The Stars, Vivica A. Fox (known to many as Vernita Green) apparently got liquored up and decided to go for a drive. She was pulled over late Tuesday in LA after passing a patrol car at 80 mph and then failed a field sobriety test. A breathalyzer test revealed a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit and she was hauled off to the pokey. No word on if she screamed "You can't do this to me, i was in Soul Food" at any time during the arrest.
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AGRICULTURE HASN'T been spared from the general economic turmoil that has gripped the world markets this year. And it's likely that the coming quarters won't be much brighter, with some sectors talking about the "I" word — inflation.
Although many economists aren't expecting inflation to affect the economy until it recovers, the growing federal deficit and a large money supply in the economy flash warning signs. Plus, a recent survey by Rabobank reports that less than 5% of farms saw incomes improve in 2009. A year earlier, 25% of the farms reported a better year-over-year income.
So what should growers do to prepare for the possibility of an inflationary period? Five experts advise farmers on how to weather the storm.
Lock in input costs early
Darrel Good, professor
University of Illinois
In times of rapid inflation, it's a good idea to protect the cost side of the business. "So much will depend on the timing and the magnitude of what occurs in the economy," Good says. "But if we're in an inflationary period, lock in input costs early. Conversely, be more patient on the output side. Commodity prices usually benefit from inflation."
Ensure that your financial house is in order. "It's always a good strategy," Good states. "And I think it's even more important with inflation. Even in the good years we continue to stress that saving is not a bad idea. Even without inflation, we are moving into a period with tighter margins that will put stress on the balance sheet."
Land is a good bet
Dermot Hayes, professor
Iowa State University
"The Federal Reserve has printed more money, so it is out in the economy," Hayes says. "If we see the general economy start to recover, my hunch is that we will see some inflation. The exact timing as to when and how much is much less clear."
Agriculture usually fares well during inflationary periods. "Investors look for things that hold value, and land and commodities are two things they move toward," Hayes says.
But when will inflation move in? "In general, the things to look for as triggers are strong gold prices and a weak dollar, which is what we are seeing now," he says.
What is needed is a general rebound in the economy that will increase overall spending. "The money out there now is not impacting the inflation rate," Hayes says. If inflation starts to tick upward, growers should lock in long-term interest rates as far out as possible.
Hayes says that, if you are on the fence about buying land, the hint of inflation should tip you over to buying: "Land has been a good investment, because it has held its value."
Secure long-term debt
Darren Frye
CEO, Water Street Solutions
"There is a tremendous amount of money being infused into the economy, and more is coming," Frye says. "Much of the inflation question will depend on what the government does over the coming months. But I don't know how they can avoid inflation in the future."
For growers, securing long-term debt should be a priority. "Fixed rates should be locked in," Frye states. "While rates could potentially go lower, the overriding tendency will be for interest rates to creep higher. And the risk to your operation of higher long-term interest rates during an inflationary period is great."
Making sure you have adequate cash on hand in the form of working capital has not been a priority in times of easy credit. But it will be if inflation comes into play. "If you have cash, you can rely on yourself for making decisions and not worry about securing short-term debt at a much higher interest rate," Frye explains.
Land will remain a safe harbor, so consider holding it as a good hedge against inflation. Frye says, "Today's economic climate in agriculture is much different than the inflationary period of the 1970s" when the land boom depended on borrowed money. Today, land is much less leveraged. "Land over the past few years has been bought with large down payments, even in some cases fully paid for."
Expect low commodity prices
Daryll Ray
Director of Agricultural Policy
Analysis Center
University of Tennessee
What worries Ray is the price side of the agricultural economy. "I'm very cautious about the price future of corn and soybeans," he says. "There's a general thought that we are at a new price level, but there's no reason to think that we can't have sub $2 corn at the farmer level if we have the right combination of supply-and-demand conditions. That's scary, because even at current prices producers are losing money."
The ag sector has seen inflation in the form of higher input prices. The price squeeze could be even greater next year. "I worry as much about the revenue as the cost side of agriculture," Ray says. "But I caution that we thought we were at a new price level back in the 1970s."
What to do? "Look at expenses, and don't make expenditures with the expectation that prices will move higher," Ray cautions. Prepare for the possibility that crop prices could be lower. Look for opportunities to secure land and other inputs well below what was paid in 2008. "I'd also watch the cash rents," he says. "Don't be overly aggressive and try and outbid for land."
Federal Reserve's actions
Erin FitzPatrick
Assistant Vice President
Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory
"The projected slow economic recovery and the U.S.'s GDP falling to a -2.5 to -3% in 2009 will make it difficult for strong price increases in the near term, while increased savings is also dampening demand," FitzPatrick explains. "In 2010, food price inflation should return to the more normal level of about 2.5 to 3.5%." That should decrease the possibility of inflation as the overall economy continues to operate at low capacity utilization rates.
The Federal Reserve's action also will have a major bearing on what happens on the inflation front. "The Fed is still working on an exit strategy," FitzPatrick says. "If it doesn't act quickly enough when the economy turns, the large stimulus effect of looser monetary policy and quantitative easing over the past 18 months could see inflation rapidly emerge. The Obama administration's approach to fiscal policy will also be crucial for the same reasons."
Commodity price inflation would be beneficial for growers. However, inflation in energy or agricultural input costs without corresponding increases in commodity prices will further damage margins. "Farmers can always best protect themselves by enhancing efficiency and productivity in their operation by removing costs and embracing technology and innovation," FitzPatrick says.


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This story was orginally published in The Gazette on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.
MONTREAL – The black community in and around Little Burgundy is up in arms over alleged racial profiling and abusive treatment by inspectors in neighbourhood métro stations.
About 100 residents packed a Little Burgundy church basement Sunday to add their stories to two formal complaints to be filed Monday with the Quebec Human Rights Commission.
Both incidents involved encounters with inspectors and how commuters were treated in November for failure to show proof they had purchased a ticket.
Complaints from the audience centered on malfunctioning of magnetic and Opus cards and lack of proper customer service when it happens, especially among those who cannot speak French.
Société de transport de Montréal official Marianne Rouette was quick to deny that inspectors practise racial profiling. "To my knowledge they don't single out people," Rouette said.
She would report complaints that people who ask inspectors why they are being challenged are fined for obstruction and look into the complaint ticket takers ignore people who need help when magnetic cards malfunction.
Because of massive publicity, Rouette said all commuters should be aware they must retain proof of payment until they leave the métro.
The essence of the two complaints:
Samantha Hyman-Roberts says she and two friends were returning home from work when they were singled out by inspectors who moved into their car and asked them to prove they had paid.
Her friends had OPUS cards, but Hyman-Roberts said she'd discarded her ticket.
The inspectors told her it was "illegal" to discard her ticket and ordered her to disembark at the next stop.
"They put on their gloves, grabbed me and dragged me to the ground in the train. They then dragged me onto the platform at Atwater métro station.
"They put their knees on my back and tried to put handcuffs on my wrists. I was screaming that I was in pain and they ignored me.
"They picked me up, slammed me against the wall and threw me inside."
To broad applause, she asked whether the same thing would happen if she were white. She got a $214 ticket for not having proof of payment and $324 for obstruction.
Alleging they were profiled, the three are seeking a total of $50,000 in damages from the transit agency and the two inspectors.
In the second incident, at the Georges Vanier métro station, two black men say they were targeted by inspectors. Gallo Cham got a $214 ticket for not keeping his ticket.
Saying inspectors ignored fellow white passengers, the two are seeking $30,000 in damages.


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