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Brennaman expects Reds to be back in playoff mix
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Broadcasting icon Marty Brennaman is entering his 41st season of calling Reds games on the radio, having started out with the team during its Big Red Machine years in 1974. He was a 2000 winner of the Ford Frick Award during ceremonies at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
During his tenure, Brennaman has been known for being open with his opinions of the team, and that was true this spring, when he had a conversation with MLB.com about the Reds as they head toward Opening Day.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Broadcasting icon Marty Brennaman is entering his 41st season of calling Reds games on the radio, having started out with the team during its Big Red Machine years in 1974. He was a 2000 winner of the Ford Frick Award during ceremonies at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
During his tenure, Brennaman has been known for being open with his opinions of the team, and that was true this spring, when he had a conversation with MLB.com about the Reds as they head toward Opening Day.
MLB.com:You've been around this team for many years. Going into another season, what are some of the things you like about this team that would give people confidence -- and give yourself confidence -- that it could be a player in the National League Central?
Marty Brennaman: Mark, I like some of the approaches that Bryan Price has taken. No disrespect to Dusty Baker, but we did not see a very aggressive team on the base paths when Dusty managed here. I think there was an assumption made concerning certain players that they weren't capable of stealing a base -- i.e., Zack Cozart, who stole 30 bases the year before he got to the big leagues and didn't have one attempt to steal last year.
Bryan made it perfectly clear even before the club gathered in Goodyear that it was going to be a very aggressive club, not only going first-to-third and second-to-home, but also in terms of stolen bases. We saw evidence of that in Spring Training, which really enthuses me, because I think it's the kind of game that will be very appealing to fans who come watch this club play at Great American Ball Park. And I think it's the kind of thing that we all know puts additional pressure on the defense and heightens the chance of [them] making mistakes.
We all know the Cardinals have set the bar and that's what everybody is shooting at. It will be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out.
MLB.com: How many wins are you estimating?
Brennaman: I told the owner of this club a number of weeks ago that I thought this team would win 89 games, and that's one less than they won last year. I think he would have liked to have heard a nine in front of whatever number I said.
I think this club has a great chance of being in the postseason. They're going to have their hands full trying to beat the Cardinals to win the division. Not to say that they can't. I think that they can. But at the same time, I don't think the Cardinals have hurt themselves at all, even though they lost Carlos Beltran. They signed Jhonny Peralta, who I think is going to fill the void at shortstop that they suffered with all year long. They made the deal for Peter Bourjos from the Angels.
The one thing [the Cardinals] have to be concerned about that nobody talks about is how many times have we all seen young rookie pitchers break into the big leagues like they've been around for 25 years, and all of a sudden the second year comes and something happens? We've seen it more often than not. If that type of thing happens with some of these young pitchers, and they've already lost Jaime Garcia, the Cardinals could have some problems.
MLB.com: Getting back to Bryan, what about his personality will make it so he can handle the rigors of the job, especially when you get into August and things aren't always going well?
Brennaman: I think he will handle it well, because for me, he's a very low-key, laid-back guy.
I can't wait to see him lose his mind for the first time on some type of incident that occurs on the field and he really has to get bent out of shape. I don't know if he's capable of doing it or not.
I don't know if what I'm getting ready to say makes any difference at all, but it does to me. Of all the managers I have dealt with in 40 years, all of them have baseball savvy, otherwise they wouldn't be where they were. He's the most intellectually bright guy that I've ever dealt with from a managerial standpoint.
I think in the long term that will stand him in good stead. I'm not worried about him doing the job. If they face adversity late in the year, whenever the adversity comes, I don't think Bryan Price -- because of his personality and makeup -- will have any problems dealing with it.
MLB.com: How much are this team's fortunes tied to the success or failure of Billy Hamilton?
Brennaman: I think a lot. You're talking about killing two birds with one stone. You're talking about the center-field position, and you're also talking about the leadoff position.
If, for some reason, it doesn't pan out, now they've got a problem. Now they have to find a center fielder who, first and foremost, has to be able to go get the ball. I don't think that will be as big a problem, because they have people who can do that. Now you face the same old deal that we've seen before -- before Shin-Soo Choo came last year. You've got to move Brandon Phillips or somebody else to the leadoff spot. You've got to change everything around. It takes people out of their comfort level. If this kid is ready to face the demands of being in the big leagues and [being] productive, this is going to be some kind of exciting baseball team, because we all know what he's capable of.
MLB.com: In the offseason, there weren't many moves made to address the offense. It was lacking last season. How much do you think Cozart, Devin Mesoraco and Todd Frazier can fit in the equation to pick up some of the slack?
Brennaman: I think you have to throw Ryan Ludwick in the mix, too. We all know what happened to him.
I've been a Zack Cozart fan since the kid came to the big leagues. I talked to him in Spring Training. I still maintain that he's a kid capable of hitting 20 home runs or more a year. He finished the year batting .254, which is not too bad -- somewhat misleading because he finished with a rush to get the batting average to that point.
I think in Mesoraco's case, it's just a matter now of going out and playing. I have confidence in the people that are brought into question of what they are capable of doing to enhance this ballclub's chances of scoring runs.
In Todd Frazier's case, 2014 is going to be the year he will prove to people 'Yes, I'm an everyday player,' or 'No, I'm not.' I think this is a very important year for him.
I may be wrong, but the increased run production that people expect out of this club in order to enhance their chances of winning, I'm not concerned about it, because I think it will happen. I think the maturation process of kids like Cozart, Mesoraco and Frazier will continue and hopefully put them in good stead to help this club score runs, because as we know, last year, this club was runs-deprived at times.
MLB.com: You were one of the people in the big debate about whether Joey Votto drove in enough runs. You obviously didn't think he did. What kind of year do you think he's going to have this year?
Brennaman: I think Joey Votto is going to very subtly change his approach at the plate. I'm not talking about a radical change, because he's convinced that the way he is doing it is the right way. But I think he also knows that subtle changes have to be made.
He's one of the best hitters in baseball. Despite the fact, I think it was not a good year for him last year because he knocked in only 73 runs. He led the league in on-base percentage. He led the league in walks. Well, that's all well and good. But I'm not so sure, if that continues, that this club would not be better served if he batted in the No. 2 spot in the batting order, which we both know is not going to happen.
I'll always remember the conversation I had with Jim Leyland last year … I ran into him on the street. I said, 'Jim, answer a question for me. You've got the best hitter in the game. Does he expand his strike zone when he comes to the plate with runners in scoring position?' He said 'Yes, [but] not much. You're not going to see him chase bad pitches out of the strike zone. But if the pitch is an inch or two off the outside corner, and he can handle it by getting the meat of the bat on the ball and driving it the other way, he will,.'
I'm not so sure we aren't going to see some of that from Joey Votto this season."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 26, 2012) – The ETSU men's and women's track and field teams will compete in Johnson City this weekend, hosting the 34th annual Niswonger Foundation Track and Field Invitational/KTC High School Invitational on Friday and Saturday inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center at the David E. Walker Track.
"We as a staff are thrilled to be able to host the Niswonger meet again this year," ETSU assistant coach Eli Sunquist said. "It's a big production, but is well worth it for the athletes and fans alike.
"This meet is a great opportunity to showcase some of our very talented student-athletes to not only the ETSU community, but also to the local community. The amount of teams and spectators that come to Johnson City is great for the local hotels, restaurants and businesses who are able to provide for them."
Over 60 collegiate teams and numerous high school teams will compete in 16 men's and women's events, including the 60m, 60m hurdles, 200m, 400m, 800m, 3000m, 5000m, distance medley relay, 4x4 relay, mile, high jump, long jump, triple jump, weight throw, shot put and pole vault.
Friday's events begin at 10 a.m. with the prelims of the women's 60m hurdles, along with the triple jump and weight throw finals. Day one ends at 9 p.m. with the high school boys 4x4 relay. Saturday picks up at 8 a.m. with the women's 5000m, before the entire weekend is scheduled to conclude with the men's 4x4 relay final at 6:35 p.m.
"We are looking forward to some breakout performances by our young team."
Complete results for each event of the Niswonger Invitational can be found on TimingInc.com, and will also be posted at the conclusion of each day on ETSUBucs.com.
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On the morning of Nov. 10, New York Times reporter David Rohde set out with an Afghan translator and a driver on a short trip that would turn into a seven-month kidnapping. Mr. Rohde was finishing a book about the history of American involvement in Afghanistan, and a Taliban commander in Logar Province just south of the capital had agreed to meet him. In recent years the area has fairly swarmed with Taliban units as well as kidnap-for-ransom gangs.
For Rohde and his fixer-translator, Tahir Ludin, the ordeal ended Friday after they jumped the wall in the compound in a Pakistani tribal area where they were being held, and escaped to freedom. The driver, Assadullah Mangal, remained behind. (The Times wrote in an early version of its article on the escape that Mr. Mangal decided not to join them, say several journalists who read the report. Later versions did not include this.)
For months the Times had begun working with US officials, private security contractors, and its own staff to try to win Rohde's release, according to several people involved in the effort.
Abductors made quick contact
The good news for Carlotta Gall, the New York Times Kabul bureau chief, and others working for Rohde's release, was that contact with Rohde's Taliban captors was made within days of the abduction. [Editor's note: Ms. Gall's name was misspelled in the original version.]
According to Farouq Samim, an Afghan journalist drafted to help with the New York Times' effort and who has also served as a fixer for the Monitor, the Taliban commander Rohde was seeking to meet also called the Times and said Rohde never made it.
Ludin, Rohde's fixer, had met with the man in question on at least five occasions before, and had arranged this interview at Rohde's request.He operates in Logar, Ghazni, and Wardak Provinces and has ties to the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network.
The kidnappers' demands were shifting and difficult to fulfill, says Mr. Samim. At first, the captors insisted on no publicity. Later they issued at least two videos of Rohde.
At first, his Taliban captors demanded that five to 15 Taliban fighters be released from Afghan prisons and the US prison in Guantánamo Bay in exchange for the three men's release. "That was something impossible. We always explained that to the Taliban, 'Come on, this is out of our authority,' " says Samim.
At other times there were ransom demands in the tens of millions of dollars. The Times said it paid no money in exchange for Rohde's and Ludin's release.
Debate if kidnapping was fit to print
The Times struggled with the question of if they should go public as the ordeal dragged on.
In preparation for such a step, the Times made a video appealing for Rohde's release that included his father talking about him and footage of Ludin and Mangal's children. "Honestly if anyone could see that video, that was a really convincing video," Samim says.
Former US ally suspected
A few people involved in working on Rohde's release say that during his captivity they feared he was being held by members of the Haqqani network, a group founded by Afghan warlord Jalaluddin Haqqani with the support of the US, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan during the in the 1980s war against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Since that war, Haqqani's group became fellow travelers of the Tailban without ever being subsumed into that group's command structure.
Jalaluddin's son, Sirajuddin – believed to have assumed the leadership of the group and deemed by the US military one of the most dangerous warlords in Afghanistan – has a base of operations in the lawless Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan, where Rohde was held for much of his captivity.
Multiple efforts to win release
Samim says the team assembled to secure the three men's release were sometimes at cross-purposes. Some reporters working on his release were more inclined to go public, while private security contractors assisting the family and US officials favored a quieter approach.
Cultural factors were also at play, with some Afghans like Samim feeling that the tone of discussions with kidnappers was sometimes overly "American" rather than Afghan.
Only one person would speak through a translator for the team on the phone to the kidnappers at a time. Anyone who wanted something conveyed during the conversation needed to write the suggestion on a piece of a paper that was passed around for multiple approvals. As a result, the dialogue was halting, says Samim.
"I think it would have been good to do it in an Afghan way," he says, for instance by working more often through tribal intermediatries. "Talking as a Westerner with a Taliban who is an abductor creates a feeling of not trusting each other.... If I'm on the phone with somebody and somebody pauses and [then] talks, that makes me worried."
Samim also enlisted the help of Afghanistan's thriving community of local journalists. He convinced some who cover the Taliban to call up their Taliban sources every other day and ask for the three men's release.
"One of my friends actually got very serious about this. He said to the spokesperson of Taliban, 'Hey, man, you've got a journalist, you have to tell your people you have to release them or no one will come cover your operations.' "
Journalists: more valuable as hostages or reporters?
Telling insurgents that journalists should be protected to help get out their side of the story is a traditional, and often successful, tactic in securing their safety.
But Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, says that modern media is making it harder to make this case.
"Traditionally, if you could convince people that were somewhat unsavory that you were there to listen to their concerns and convey them to the world, that could go a long way," he says.
"But today militant groups have so many alternate means of communication, for instance, the Internet, and the message they want to send is often one of fear and one of terror," he continues. "If that's the case, then holding a hostage is a pretty good way to do it. These groups potentially have no interest in Western media, so the fact that a journalist comes from the West may make them doubly vulnerable."


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Friday, January 30, 2009
Dense Fog
There is dense fog around the Sound right now....that is generally a very good sign for day ahead. To get dense fog at low levels, one generally needs intense surface cooling...which generally requires clear or nearly clear skies aloft. You also need little mixing (otherwise you would have a thicker fog layer, which tends to be less thick at any one level). So in many areas, particularly away from the Sound, this fog should burn out during the next few hours.
There is a well-defined surface-based inversion over us right now (see graphic), with the cool, moist air only about 500-700 ft thick. Pilot reports at Sea Tac indicate the low clouds and fog top out at around 700ft.
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Good call, Cliff -- the sun is breaking through downtown, but at the same time, it seems clouds are increasing for tonight's system.
Any thoughts on the arctic air outbreaks depicted in some of the long-range models, about 12 days from now? Fantasy land yet again?
- January 30, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- Cliff Mass Weather Blog said...
Never believe arctic air predictions more than 6 days out..usually never pan out...cliff
- January 30, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Scott K said...
Hey Cliff, any more info about tonight's possible CZ?
- January 30, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- Gator said...
Sorry to be a little off topic from your dense fog post, but I am very interested in the science of translating how incoming weather influences water wave conditions. It turns out wave conditions can be very nuanced, especially in regards to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Cliff, do you tackle this topic in your book (future blog?) or can you recommend a good source/book that addresses this and is applicable to the NE Pacific? Thanks.
- January 30, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- Ashley said...
We definitely had thick fog most of the morning here in Woodinville. I didn't/don't see any high wind predictions anywhere but I can tell you the greenbelt behind my house is scary at the moment.
- January 30, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- Samuel said...
Yes, I was also a bit surprised about the high winds so far here in south Bellevue.
- January 30, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- andycottle said...
Hey cool...I see we have another member on here from here in Woodinville. Nice.
Like Ashely said... the fog was pretty dense morning and didn`t really go away till early this afternoon. Then skies became overcast and turning cloudy by late afternoon with some what breezy winds. My high today was 49 with low of 28.
This front that came through sure was`nt much. Just a bunch high/mid level clouds eventually lowering stratus form type clouds. However, I see on radar that a fast moving band precip/ or CZ is currently pushing through here in Woodinville and that looks to be the only precip showing up right now.
Maybe another CZ tomorrow morning? WRF-GFS12z from this morning shows a CZ over parts of North interior for the morning/ afternoon hours. Will see if happens.
- January 30, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- andycottle said...
Hey Cliff...looking at the visible satellite loop from today, I do have to say that todays cold front sure had a nice edge to it, but fell apart when it moved inland and not really doing much other than having high-mid level clouds and then eventually a fast moving band of precip tonight.
- January 30, 2009 at 7:49 PM
How is that a very good sign for the day ahead? It just means that the sky is too clear, and thus the bright blinding sun will soon be plaguing the area.
- January 30, 2009 at 8:11 PM
- Liembo said...
What a great little band that was a nice gust of wind at 7:20ish
my weather station's data for last 12 hours with a spike for the gust that coincides with the band passing through Bothell:
radar loop of the band moving through Bothell
- January 30, 2009 at 8:35 PM


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DEAR BELLA: I am taking his wife to court for child supportDominica News Online - Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 at 11:12 AM
Dear Bella,
This is the first time I am writing, please do not show my name.
For some years I have been dating this guy who I am madly in love with. I knew he was married but I didn't care and he didn't care either.
Last year I got pregnant and he was there for me during the whole pregnancy.
I wanted him to tell his wife, so we could be together but he kept it a secret from her. I went to his wife's workplace myself to tell her I am pregnant. I was seven months pregnant at that time and her coworkers held her back from fighting with me. I did not know why she was mad at me and not her husband.
He then moved in with me for a couple of months and the baby was born but his wife took him back just to take revenge against me.
He promised her never to touch me again and take care of his child but we were still seeing each other and sleeping together.
Now some months ago, he was sentenced to three years in prison. I don't have no father to take care of the baby. So I thought that since his wife wanted to stay married to him, then it is her responsibility to support the baby while he is away.
She is acting ignorant but she is forgetting that she is his wife and it is her responsibility to support the child while he is away.
I am currently taking her to court for child support. I gave her the responsibility to co-parent and just help me but I cannot deal with her attitude.
Now, this is going to court.
Am I doing the right thing?
I want your opinion.
Dear Lost,
You are simply brazen.
First things first. Did you not care whether he was married? Why do now care about all the issues that have now been tagged to your affair?
Secondly, a man's wife cannot take him back. She has all the right in the world to be with her husband.
Thirdly, you still speak like what you've done was right and this obstinate attitude is scary. I am not even going to address the fact that you went to this woman's workplace. I think you were trying to sabotage the marriage but the tables have now turned on you.
And now to claim for child support from the woman is not only outrageous but totally dreadful.
Furthermore, to add insult to injury you are now taking the woman to court and she must pay for a crime that you and her husband committed.
If you want my advice -which is what you are seeking- I suggest you leave this woman alone and take care of your child until daddy is released from jail.
I think this wife endured enough by just having to deal with this entire situation.
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I couldnt hold up on the laughter because sa cest commess… I find these girls these days bold… and these so-called housebands loosebands has no respect.
Bella i am glad the way you responded. But i will tell you this!!! Check your men before you check a thot because it takes two hands to clap!!!!!
DIVORCE!! ALIMONY!! ALL ASSETS ON FLEEK!!! after all your hard work as a wife this is what your man brings home? babies? diseases? uh huh ohk…gets to stepping…. life's too short to deal with unnecessary crap
WOMEN PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR MEN!!! BELIEVE IN YOUR INSTINCT …. protect your coco!!!
Woman you are dead wrong all around and the sad thing is you don't even know it. You have to be crazy to not care if the man is married. And brazenly stupid, I may get add, not knowing why the wife is mad at you and thinking she is responsible for your sins. And to make things worst you have the balls to want to take the poor woman to court for child support. I think you are a mad, crazy bitch that belongs in jail with your child father. Please leave the poor woman (wife) alone. She has been too much tribulation already.
Some ppl believe they are entitled. Some ppl see no wrong in their wrong doing long as it is in their favor. If she goes befoe the judge asking for child support from. the daddy's she is ging to get laughed right of the court room. Make a bigger fool of herself.. Furthermore ,why would anyone want to be in a relationship with that man? He lies and a cheater. Have some self respect and both of you dump him and move on to better.
Dear Lost
You done lost your damn mind the woman should have tear up your behind you went to the woman's workplace ????? to taunt her now you want to take her to court for child support? Lets take a paternity
test. Then he went back to his wife "she took him back from you for revenge? you sound stupid like the man is a piece of property. I wonder what he went to jail for ? Karma in his behind may he rot in jail because he does not deserve the wife he has. Don't worry little girl you will get yours….
Was it his wife who had sex with you and impregnated you or was it the husband who is presently in jail? Leave the man wife alone. You knew he was married yet you choose to have an affair with him, now look at the consequences, you can't involve them shotta's wife. I don't blame the guy. I can only imagine the how tight it was the guy couldn't control his self, he no choice but to squeeze out all th juice from his cane in you.
I don't believe this story for one minute … but then again, I am at the age where I am "out of touch".
But it does spark a good conversation. Is sleeping with people's husband not normative behaviour for us here in Dominica? Lost is … well, a lost cause but pause for a second and reflect on the what is really happening as opposed to how we idealize it. Parents, friend, society … we have all condoned it. We preach morality but as a nation we are immoral; and before attacking me, again think about it. The question is, what kind of nation do we want to be and how do we get there. And no!! We can't stone adulterers to death.
Is this for real? This woman is wicked to herself. While she was enjoying her " doucement" she never thought of the implications? Woman go and work to support your illegitimate child while you wait on your imprisoned man whom the wife has all her right to reject.
I don't mean to sound heartless but this sort of behavior where married people (both man and woman) seem to feel or think it is ok to just roam all over the place and have extra marital affairs, is to rampant now.
Proud Dominican
LOL….some of your ladies posting here sound so …. I don\'t even know if there is a word for it…
married or not your going to get treated the way you deserve… if ur a warmonger…he will seek peace elsewhere, you a sex fiend, he will find someone he can just chill and sit and share a connection with, your love your acrylic don\'t like to cook and wash… guess what?! he will get a chick with short nails. your friends always up in allu personal space.. he will find somewhere he can have his privacy and solitude…now…..this my friends works both ways…its not a MAN, WOMAN, HUSBAND or WIFE thing….Its a human thing…respect for respect….and if you can\'t show good charachter in small things….you definately wont show it in the big stuff..
so lets put away the hypocrisy
It's not about hypocrisy. The topic is about some crazy wanting to take an unfaithful man's wife to court for child support. It's not my business what happened behind the closed doors of whomever…but there is no way on this earth a wife should be taken to court for child support for someone elses child. She is not obligated to anyone
LOL….some of your ladies posting here sound so …. I don't even know if there is a word for it…
married or not your going to get treated the way you deserve… if ur a warmonger…he will seek peace elsewhere, you a sex fiend, he will find someone he can just chill and sit and share a connection with, your love your acrylic don't like to cook and wash… guess what?! he will get a chick with short nails. your friends always up in allu personal space.. he will find somewhere he can have his privacy and solitude…now…..this my friends works both ways…its not a MAN, WOMAN, HUSBAND or WIFE thing….Its a human thing…respect for respect….and if you can't show good charachter in small things….you definately wont show it in the big stuff..
so lets put away the hypocrisy
hahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahhaahhaah….Wooooosssshhhhhhhh. Ehbeh look it… hahaha Bella aa.. Girl get a life and a man of your own. I believe that story self. It really does happen. Now you get what you had to. Don't destroy what God built. The wife should have gotten police in your bottom for coming to her workplace and having your stupid self. You're just humiliating yourself trust me. You did right asking bella to not make your name show wi although it would always be anonymous because people would just laugh you. smh stupid girls. So sorry for this innocent baby. Sorry it had to be under this. Go get a job that will do you better. Wifey you deserve better. This lil girl ain't got nothing on you.
Dear Lost, not only are you lost, you are a whore! A side line whore. I find you well RUDE and COMPAHRATION/COHPAWAZON! That wife who has been tolerating you for so long, should, finally, grab you by your throat and only release when you stop breathing. I do not condone violence, but this time, I do believe you deserve it. You slept with the loser who you Both share and now you want her hard earned money? Come play with my life like this and see how you'd end up. Lost Loser!
Girl behave yourself eh! When the pipe water was sweet you wanted to drink it all leaving none for the madam. Matter of fact you drank so much glo-coco-de-la pip that you full your belly with a baby. You went and try instigating the man wife so take what you get and leave the man wife alone. Grown folks make grown decisions and you made a conscious decision even when you knew the man was married.
In my worldly opinion nothing wrong with that because you both are consenting adults. So, take your grinds and leave the woman alone. If you need help consult the plumber next door to see if he can lay some fresh pipe and help with the bills while the criminal serves his time. Hopefully he will still be interested in "women" when he gets of of the men's institution where dropping a soap and trying to retrieve it can be a life changing experience .
Assertive like the rod of Moses!
I know of a situation where the husband was unable to pay child support and the baby mother went after the wife. Guess what she won and is receiving child support. I also know that you can go for child support from your ex-boyfriend for a child who is not his as long as he was taking care of the child as his own while he was in a relationship with the child's mother. Don't be too surprised if she wins. The law has many loop holes.
Rev. Donald Hill. D.D. April 6, 2017
Obviously both!
But she is a human being loved by God.
Because Christ died for sinners she can be forgiven. Added to that is the fact that her mind can be healed and her entire personality can be transformed. If she will believe Jesus Christ bore her punishment on the cross at Calvary according to Isaiah 53:5,6 and receive HIM as her personal Savior according to John 1:12 she will be made a new person – yes, she will be a brand new creation – inside and out
*This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days SAITH THE LORD; I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.* (Hebrews 10:16,17)
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill.
Rev you are a man of God
Now tell me somefing , you dow fink God was watching her when she was giving de married man her fing , so how you know is not her punishment dat she plug now ?
i suspeck she either plug deliberately or may even be another man chile dat she dow want mentioned .
De Good Lord may be a forgiving Lord but he is also the most senior Judge passing judgement and punishment .
Some of these married men have no honor. Your WIFE should be respected and cherished above all others and in all ways. She should be polished like a precious jewel, a reflection of your love and care. Your WIFE should be continuously intoxicated with fine wines, dark chocolates and pulsating orgasms. This married woman should be left in peace and should not be harassed for her husbands shortcomings.
This story is so funny, I forgot to laugh. I hope they arrest that woman (the home wrecker) and throw her asss in jail for ruining another woman's marriage, if is court she wants to go to. The wife did not impregnate her. Some people are just too bold eh. And, whichever lawyer who decides to take on this case needs his/her license revoked
Ridiculous! Did she have a child by the wife, woman you are bold. You are reaping what you show. Go Put your head in the the dust. Idiot
Sacway comparwayzhon! Well woman you DAMN BOLD AND OUT OF YOUR F……… PLACE!!!!!!! Are you a woman? How cruel can you be? The same damn way the wife getting up and go to work, get your self work to maintain your child. WHAT I HEARING THERE NUH? Femme ou mohdy!!!!! Take her to court for the judge to charge you for harassment, causing mental distress/pain. While many of us think she was wrong to take him back BUT that gives you no right to put that cheater/jailbird wife through more misery. SHAT MAN; leave the woman alone!!!!
I share your sentiments.
Controller how can you tell Bella to suck it to her ?
Don't both you and Bella realize de day when she was getting her wood dat plug her, is de wife dat open her legs , that is why she now holding de wife responsible for maintaining de innocent chile .
That child should be taken away from her because it will suffer innocently .
she was wrong to be with the man because of him being married for true but she does have a right to take the wife to court for child support, and if she does the wife will have to take care of the child till the husband gets out of prison
Sorry, you are wrong on this. The mistress does not have a right to take the wife to court for child support. She may be able to apply to the government for some form of welfare or social assistance. She could talk to a lawyer about what government support may be available for child support.
However, if the mistress does take the wife to court the wife may be able to counter sue her for harassment, emotional distress, or alienation of affection. She would be wise to talk to a lawyer about what charge to lay. The charges I have mentioned may not be appropriate and I may be missing the proper charge.
"alienation of affection?" from who? Her husband was busy sleeping with said whore so he had no time to show affection anyway. to make matters worse, he is now in jail. Tough situation for the wife.
why did I read that with an African accent? . probably cuz it sounds like a script straight off one of those african movies oi. lol. my girl, the wife is under no obligation to help u support ur child. if she does, its cuz she chooses too. u chose to seep with a married man. there r what u call contraceptives..condoms, pills, even morning after pills if it comes do that. leave d wife alone n deal with ur pikney
Oh this one is a classic husband taker, this has no shame. Sleeping constantly with this married man, making kids for him.. She doh hv family to talk to her, smh. Clearharbour wrkers talk to ur hr lady. Tell her she need her own man and leave the person husband alone for god sake. These things happens so much here.. I would make u beg like a dog already on the road if it was my husband u were messing with.
madness pure madness! you pursued a married man!
this a good example to men out there how most women think…
they completely ignore the things they do and the effects of it on them and other people yet blame everyone else for the problems they create!
this person is completely oblivious in her mind to her actions and doesn't even have the mental maturity & capacity to understand the situation she created.
no advice needed on this one the the world with put blows on you to learn the hard way!
If the wife was dumb or desperate enough to take a man who had a child with another woman she deserves all the misery that comes with it. After the wife put him out he moved in with th girlfriend so that was a sign that he had nk remorse for his actions. The wife took him back. Too funny. Now he in jail so he is a cheat and a criminal. I guess the wife didn't know that he was a criminal either. I say take her to court and i hope the court decides in your favor.
Shoked IS the side whore
hm i dont know where in the US law you saw that,if the man in jail wife have not a damn thing to do with support,goole the babeball player Reyes and get your facts right,this woman is sick and she should have known better to get pregnant from am sure a drug dealer,the money got you into this,should have saved the drug money until he comes out,your a disgrace.
My girl you have every right " and the 2 shall become 1 " so untill the woman divorce that man she should pay you child support, she well wrong to take him back, he clearly is a prize, he's in prison for the next 3 years. Now Bella you have one hell of an imagination. I'll commend you n that, you should become a show writer or even a movie writer.
You so stupid. Stop watching TV.
This woman is not legally obligated to support the baby you had with her husband. (Unless the laws of your nation are seriously flawed.)
It was her husband not her you had the baby with. He is liable not his wife. Did she consent to the relationship? Did she even know about the affair while it as going on?
On the contrary she may be able to sue you for messing with her husband.
You owe this lady a huge apology.
Apart from this stay away from her. Keep away from her place of employment. You have caused her enough pain without hurting her work performance and causing her to lose her job.
Here is the good news. If you will acknowledge your sins and surrender to God He will forgive you of all your sins. Yes, He will wipe the slate clean and give you a new beginning You must believe Christ died for your sins, and receive Him as you Savior. Please read Romans 5:6-8, John 1:12, John 3:16, 1 John 1:7.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill.
Lord, the nerve of this mistress. this can't be for real. someone is making up stories. No one can be that vile and ignorant. The wife should turn around and sue you for alienation of affection. Both you and the loser sitting in jail. I feel sorry for the child to losers as parents.
cbarryb April 5, 2017
You have no idea who you are dealing with.Dominicans are the people who like gossip the most under the sky.whether that gossip sound like a fairy tale; too surreal to be true ; they will be it.Spread it,store it until they will find a new story again to spread .
What goes around comes around ten folds. I just hope is not a daughter you have, because you curse her from since conception.
[email protected] Brazen. But that girl is Brazen for true. Truth be told i had to look up the meaning…it means "Bold and Without Shame" Look jokes on Bella.
She is really bold .. but all laughing matter aside. If this she was in the US, she would win. The courts are going after the wives paychecks to pay the outside women when the husbands cannot or refuse to pay. Sad but true. I think this person looked up US laws and decided she has a chance.. I hope she loose, not the wife fault the wretch of a husband cannot keep his sausage in his pants.
Is that time I making obeah! Both she and baby in trouble with no remorse from me. Some people too bold take what you get. If this story is true you think you can just take somebody husband, and even want to take them to court? That would never pass like that if you want to live happy just leave the woman alone and act like you never knew her or her husband before you child start to scream in your belly.
Really? I know in NYC you can't. Baby mama tried it with my friend's husband after he lost his job, it wasn't and 'outside child' though. He had the child years before. However, the judge through out the case. Plus my friend was still helping and even though they had kids of their own. She felt it wasn't enough, the judge told her by law the wife can't be taken to court.
I did not know this was the law in the USA. As far as I know it is not the case in Dominica.
If it is the law in the USA it is another symptom of a sick nation, a nation in moral chaos.
This means a married man can go out and impregnate another woman and if he skips off his wife is obligated to pay for it. Is a woman legally bound to pay a debt her husband owes if she did not consent to it? If she did not co-sign, she knew nothing about it, and her name is not on the contract, etc.? I do not know. That is why I am asking. If this is the case I can tell you it is unjust in the sight of God, and it is unfair and should be fought.
If the man is unable to support his child the mother-to-be should realize she is equally to blame for a sinful affair and must bare the burden of child support. Hopefully she will be able to receive some government assistance or her family will rally around for the sake of the child.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill


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Islamic dreams about Rain find dream interpretations. Meanings & explanations for Rain dictionary!
Rain dream interpretations
Rain Dream Explanation
— The
symbolizes relief and a good year, especially for the farmer or peasant and all the more so if it falls in the right season, and dreaming of
, in general, is a sign that dead matters will be revived. Rain in the right season also refers to God's mercy and the Holy Quran. However, the
could also symbolize plagues and scourges that come from the sky, like swarms of locusts, hailstones, and tempests, especially if they are seen with fire or the waters are hot. Rains of blood, indeed, are a harbinger of sedition, intrigue, and bloodbaths. Out-of-season
is also a calamity.
• Dreaming of
that causes no damage: (1) Blessings, welfare, benefits, and good life. (2) Fulfilment of a promise. (3) A land that will be salvaged.
• Beneficial rain: (1) Peace with the enemy. (2) Relief to the distressed. (3) The advent of a caravan.
Rain Dream Explanation
— • Abundant
all over the place: Prosperity, joy, and the discovery of new springs.
falling in a specific place: Sorrow for the people of that area or the dreamer himself, who will lose a dear one.
racing the dreamer: Abundant means.
• Drinking pristine rainwater: Welfare.
• Drinking troubled rainwater: The dreamer will be ill as much as he had drunk in your dream.
• Raining honey, good fruits, ghee, milk, or oil: Prosperity.
• General and harmful
, like the sky raining blood or stones: (1) Sins and disregard of God's commands. (2) A travel project will be stalled.
• Damaging
in a specific area: (1) Cheating in weights and measures. (2) Sodomy.
Rain Dream Explanation
— (Clouds; Drizzling; Life; Vapor; Water) If no harm or destruction is caused by a rainstorm in a dream, then it means blessings, profits and mercy.
in a dream also represents life, an earthly being, or fulfillment of a promise. If the
falls exclusively on a particular location in a dream, it means sorrow and distress for its dwellers, or it could mean the loss of a beloved. If one sees
falling exclusively over his house in a dream, it means personal blessings. Otherwise, it he sees it falling over the whole town in the dream, it means blessings for everyone.
falling exclusively over one's house in a dream also means that someone will fall sick in that house, or suffer from a debilitating and excruciating pain. If the skies
stones or blood in a dream, it means calamities and punishment for people's sins. If it rains dust or sand in a dream, it represents an unjust ruler in that locality. If the skies
dirt without dust, it also means prosperity and a good harvest. If a traveller sees
in a dream, it means hindrances along his journey.
Rain Dream Explanation
— A good
in a dream also means prosperity, happiness, refilling wells with rainwater, the gushing forth of springs with sweet, fresh and pure waters.
in a dream also means reviving an old and a stagnant matter, or it could mean benefits, profits, blessings, relief from distress, payment of debts, or feeling relief. In a dream, a good
means blessings, a good harvest and profits for a farmer. If the skies
honey, butter, oil, or food people like in the dream, it means blessings for everyone.
in a dream also represent mercy from Allah Almighty, a helping hand, knowledge, wisdom, the Quran, rejuvenation, revival, resurrection and life. If one sees himself standing under a cover, a roof, or behind a wall to take shelter from a rainfall in a dream, it means that he may suffer because of someone slandering him.
Rain Dream Explanation
— A destructive rainstorm in a dream denotes dishonesty, cheating with measures, or the spread of sodomy in the community. Seeing a destructive rainstorm tearing down structures, destroying homes and pulling down tress in a dream represents a punishment for the corruption and sins of the dwellers of that place. A good
in a dream could mean reconciliation with one's enemy, or it could mean helping a needy person.
in a dream also represents a caravan of camels, and a caravan of camels in a dream represents
Rain Dream Explanation
— If the
falls in season in one's dream, it means roadblock barring travels, business losses, inability to get medicine for a sick person because of one's poverty, or it could mean imprisonment. If one washes himself in the
, or takes a ritual ablution to perform his prayers, or washes his face with it, or washes away filth in a dream, it means repentance from sin, receiving spiritual guidance, or abolishing religious innovations and polytheism from one's heart. If he is poor, it means that Allah Almighty will enrich him and satisfy his needs, or if he needed something from a ruler or a governor, it means that his request will be answered favorably. Drinking from rainwater and if it is clear and pure in the dream, it means receiving blessings and benefits. If the water is dirty and polluted in the dream, it means a sickness. (Also see Water)
Rain Dream Explanation
— • Taking shelter under a roof or near a wall during the rainy season: (1) Travel or work will be delayed due to sickness or lack of financial means. (2) The dreamer will be jailed as much as there was
• Taking shelter under a roof or near a wall while it is raining in the wrong season: (1) The dreamer will be slandered and harmed. (2) The dreamer will be beaten as much as there was
• Raining on one's house in particular: (1) Welfare, benefits, and dignity. (2) Calamities, pain, and diseases, including perhaps smallpox in that house.
• Using rainwater to wash one's face, clean one's private parts after a sexual act, remove some impurity on one's body or clothes, or conduct ablutions: (1) If an atheist, the dreamer will become Muslim. (2) If a heretic or a sinner, the dreamer will repent. (3) If the dreamer is poor, he will become rich, by the grace of Allah. (4) If the dreamer is awaiting the reactivation of a pending matter with the authorities, that matter will be settled to the dreamer's satisfaction.
Rain Dream Explanation
— It symbolizes assistance and blessings. The same applies to seeing clouds, But if
or clouds are seen confined to a particular place, house or vicinity, it symbolizes famine and sickness or some worldly loss which the people of that place will suffer. In most cases it symbolizes difficulties and hardships which will afflict the people of that place.
Rain Dream Explanation
— • The soil "raining up" blood or stones: Sufferings.
• Raining mostly blood or dust: Injustice on the part of the ruler.
• Raining dust without the latter forming a screen that reduces visibility: Fertility.
• Raining swords: Controversies, disputes, and perhaps a civil strife in the area.
• Raining watermelons: A disease or an epidemic.
• Raining all over the town: The areas inhabitants will be calumniated.
pouring from all sides, uprooting trees and throwing them on the ground: intrigue and death at the hands of the ruler.
Dream Explanation
— (See Hail)
Rain gauge Dream Explanation
— (See Water level)
Rain of Milk and Honey Dream Explanation
of butter-oil (Ghee), milk, honey or olive oil means the bounties of Allah will abound in that place. Similarly, any
, wherein there is a hint of goodness means the bestowing of Allah's bounties.
Incident -
falling only on the Head Dream Explanation
— It was said to Imaam Jafar (RA) that a person dreamed that
was falling particularly on his head. He said: "A very sinful person has been this dream. Hasn't he heard this verse of the Holy Quran? : We sent down rains upon them, thus those who were warned, a calamitous
had fallen on them".
Incident - Soaking in the
for One Full Day and Night Dream Explanation
— A person said to Imaam Jafar (RA) that he dreamed that he was soaking in the
for one full day and night. The Imaam exclaimed: "How wonderful a dream you have seen! You are being soaked in the rahmath and bounties of Allah. You will be granted peace and rizq in abundance".
Incident - Abu Bakr seeing
with honey and ghee Dream Explanation
— Once a person related to Hadhrat Aboo Bakr As-Siddeeq 9RA) his dream saying that he dramt that a cloud sent forth rains of honey and butter-oil (ghee) and there were some who grabbved much of it while others took little of it. Hadhrat Aboo Bakr (RA) interpreted his dream as follows : "As for the cloud, it symbolizes Islam. The honey and ghee symbolizes the sweetness and excellence of Islam. Similarly, any
comprising of anything beneficial heralds the approaching of good times".
Lightning Dream Explanation
— It is said that lightning without
symbolizes impending disaster for both, a musaafir as well as muqeem. It is also said that lightning with
symbolizes cure and remedy for a sick person.
Sky Dream Explanation
— • Being called from Heaven: Good augury.
• Building a structure in Heaven: The dreamer will die. If the structure was made of bricks and plaster of Paris, the dream means that the subject is a vain person.
• Hanging on a rope from the sky: The dreamer is flying high.
• Being in Heaven without knowing since when: The dreamer will go to Paradise, if God wills.
• The sky turning green: A record crop that year.
• The sky turning into iron: Poor
• The sky having been patched:
will be withheld.
• The sky being torn: Abundant
Water level Dream Explanation
— (Artificial lake; Farm pond; Ombrometer; Ombrograh; Pluviometer;
gauge; Reservoir) The water level of an artificial lake or a reservoir in a dream represents Allah's mercy, blessings,
, celebrations, festivals, a wedding, the pilgrimage season, a good harvest, or the governor's mansion.
Mire Dream Explanation
— (Mud) To sink, stick, or walk in mire in a dream means fear, distress, difficulties and adversities. The same interpretation is given for muddling in the
waters, or walking in the
. If a sick person sees mire in his dream, it means suffering from a prolonged illness. Walking out of mire in a dream means recovering from an illness. Walking in mire in a dream also means imprisonment, poverty, or sufferings caused by one's sinfulness and lack of attending to his religious duties. If a woman sees mire in her dream, it may mean that she may shortly conceive a child.
Drizzling Dream Explanation
— (See Dew; Rain)
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SOURCE: Applied Minerals
November 19, 2012 18:31 ET
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Nov 19, 2012) - Applied Minerals, Inc. ("Applied Minerals" or the "Company") (OTCQB: AMNL) issued today the following letter to its shareholders attributable to its President and CEO Andre Zeitoun:
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
It is my pleasure to provide you an update of the events of a busy 2012 for Applied Minerals. It is my hope that this letter will assist in providing you a thorough understanding of the Company's developments and accomplishments that have occurred over the last year, as well as offer some insights into the trends and opportunities that continue to shape our future.
While there are many ongoing commercial developments taking place, I would like to highlight a few key markets where our efforts to date have created major growth opportunities for our company. These developments have been the result of our intense R&D efforts over the years, which are now becoming commercially validated by our customers.
Our mission has been, from the start, to develop the highest and best uses of our unique halloysite resource to deliver value-added, eco-friendly solutions to industries in need. These are applications where we feel our product is, or has strong potential to be, the best available solution to the market based on three criteria: performance, pricing and environmental sustainability.
There is ever-increasing regulatory pressure being placed on manufacturers to reduce their carbon footprint by producing environmentally sustainable products. These pressures have created the daunting challenge of developing natural alternatives that can compete with the performance and price of the traditional chemical-based products. Behind this challenge lies our opportunity and it is the driving force behind our company's innovation mission. While there is still much work to do and challenges to face, we are confident that our company and its stakeholders are uniquely positioned to greatly benefit from this industrial transformation.
Technical and Commercial Developments
Flame Retardant Plastics
Flame retardant ("FR") additives are found in products such as furniture, home appliances, office building materials, automotive components, electronic parts, and textiles. The use of fire retardants saves lives and, in many instances, is mandated by government regulation. The current flame retardant additives market is approximately $5.4 billion (1.96 million mt). According to World Flame Retardants, a new study from Ohio-based industrial market research firm Fredonia Group http://www.freedoniagroup.com/brochure/27xx/2709smwe.pdf, global demand for flame retardant additives is expected to grow 6.1% annually, reaching 2.2 million mt by 2014.
The growth in flame retardant demand is being driven by a trend toward more stringent safety and flammability standards. In spite of this increasing demand, widely used brominated flame retardants have come under increasing regulatory scrutiny due to the presence of the chemical decabromodiphenyl ether (deca-BDE) and its associated health risks. In response to these health concerns and the desire to maintain an eco-friendly image, product manufacturers have been phasing out the use of brominated flame retardants and replacing them with mineral-based alternatives, which are expected to realize above-average demand gains through 2014.
Mineral-based flame retardants, such as Alumina Trihydrate (ATH), phosphorus-based additives and Magnesium Hydroxide (MDH), represent roughly 65% of the total volume of flame retardant additives consumed. The required loading level of these additives needed to achieve acceptable flame retardancy in a polymer is very high (typically 65% for ATH and MDH), which can meaningfully impair the mechanical performance of the polymer. As a result, the use of these additives is limited to certain polymers and applications.
The limitations of ATH, phosphorus-based additives and MDH present a significant opportunity for our Dragonite™ products for the following reasons:
New Product Innovation Breakthrough in 2012
Our R&D activity in the FR space has also resulted in the realization that halloysite acts as an effective synergist for halogenated flame retardant systems. While certain halogenated additives are being phased out, they are still being used in large volumes. Antimony trioxide ("ATO") is a widely used synergist. The price of ATO has risen approximately five-fold during the last decade and, given this significant increase in cost, users of halogenated flame retardants are looking for an effective replacement for ATO.
We have determined that Dragonite can replace 50% - 75% of ATO in a plastic while retaining the required Flame Retardancy Rating. We believe the cost differential between Dragonite and ATO would induce a manufacturer to replace a portion of its ATO with Dragonite. The global market for ATO is approximately 140,000 mt. We were invited to present our findings at two major FR industry conferences this year. This exposure resulted in significant interest from both end users as well as potential strategic partners. Many samples were sent for immediate evaluation by interested parties. Our findings have already been validated by two major ATO end users and have led to commercial scale-up samples with commercialization planned in early 2013. We have been approved as suppliers by both companies.
Quantification of the Flame Retardant Market Opportunity for Applied Minerals
We are targeting a modest 2% penetration of the global FR additives market, which, if successful, would correlate to approximately 40,000 mt of annual demand for Dragonite products. The Company's product grades for this application range from $3000 to $5500 per ton, which competes very favorably from a cost performance standpoint. We are incredibly excited about this market opportunity.
Nucleation/Cycle Time Reduction of Molded Plastic Parts
Injection molding is the process used to make most of the plastic parts we use every day. It is a huge industry where the drivers are reduced cost, improved quality, and a reduction in weight. Dragonite is able to address all three of these market needs. As an example, Dragonite can nucleate crystallization of polyethylene, the world's largest volume plastic. By nucleating crystallization, a plastic part solidifies faster when cooled in the mold, resulting in an increase in the number of parts that can be produced per hour. This decrease in the manufacturing cycle time translates into a significant cost reduction for a manufacturer.
In addition to a decrease in manufacturing costs, loading a composite part with Dragonite-HP at 1% wt increases the part's strength and modulus by 20% while also improving surface appearance. This means higher quality parts can be produced at a reduced price. This improvement in strength and modulus offers the potential for additional cost savings as it enables a manufacturer to take the process one step further and "thin wall" its parts, resulting in the use of less resin, which, in turn, results in even further reductions in cost.
One of our current injection molding customers is one of the largest manufacturers of lawn and garden tools in the US. There have been several additional customer validations of this technology during 2012 with numerous molding companies in commercial manufacturing scale up trials. Lastly, our product has recently been validated by a major polyethylene resin producer who is in the planning process of a commercial scale trial with our product.
The polyethylene market is 50 million tons per year. We are targeting 5% market penetration, which, at a 1% usage rate, would result in 25,000 tons per year of demand for our product.
New Commercial Development: Nucleation of Foamed Plastics
The foaming of plastics is conducted to produce lighter parts, resulting in the use of less plastic, which saves money for the manufacturer. The automobile industry foams many of its plastic parts to reduce the weight of its vehicles to meet certain fuel efficiency standards. The consequence of foaming a plastic is a loss in strength and stiffness. This is the trade-off manufacturers must manage. At some point a plastic part cannot be further lightened without impairing its mechanical integrity.
Dragonite eliminates this trade-off. Adding just 1% Dragonite to a foamed plastic raises its strength and modulus by 20%, allowing the part to be lightened considerably. This translates into a cost reduction through both lower resin use (resulting from the lightweighting) and a decrease in manufacturing cycle time resulting from the Dragonite additive.
We have teamed up with a leader in the plastics foaming field to commercialize a product that combines our Dragonite with their foaming agent. As a result, the company recorded its first commercial sales of this product to Kibbechem in 2012 with plans for rapid commercialization of this product in 2013. The product has been sampled to a number of customers who are at different stages of testing the product. The results to-date of their testing have been favorable. We were invited to present our findings at the PolymerFoam 2012 conference, which has also led to great exposure of the benefits of our product in the target market.
While we are in the process of quantifying the potential market opportunity for our products in this field, we expect that it will be potentially meaningful as the lightweighting trends seem to be gaining more and more market attention. We plan to report back to our shareholders as we learn more about this exciting market opportunity.
Other Developments
In addition to the developments mentioned above, we have also been working with a Fortune 100 consumer and industrial products company to commercialize a family of high performance polymer applications using Dragonite. It was requested that we treat the name of the company as private at this stage. We hope to be able to make a more substantive disclosure in the near future. There was a soft launch of this product in November 2012 and a full global launch is scheduled during the first half of 2013. We believe this relationship could develop into a very valuable one. There is a very strong collaboration between the two companies on several active projects where our Dragonite products are showing great promise for applicability across multiple product lines. We also expect that 2013 will bring some potentially meaningful strategic alliances/partnerships that could help accelerate our growth plans.
Corporate and Mine Development
To prepare the Company for its continued growth we recently hired an experienced CFO to implement necessary financial systems and controls, established an in-house legal function, extended our network of international representatives, and hired an experienced PhD as Director of R&D responsible for quality control and product development who will be in charge of the new laboratory being constructed as part of the plant expansion in Utah.
Resource Development and Exploration
At the last shareholder meeting we mentioned the possible existence of a copper porphyry in the Dragon Mine area and we committed to drill deep exploratory holes to assess its existence. We recently purchased a deep drill and the first hole is underway. Currently, we are at depth of 900 feet. Later, the drill, which we purchased at a very significant discount, will be used to expand our proven halloysite and Iron Oxide resources.
Dragon Mine Production Plant Expansion
In December 2011 we announced that we would be investing in a plant expansion to both increase our production capacity and enhance our ability to optimize our products for a wider range of end markets. In 2012 we commissioned Hosokawa Alpine ("Hosokawa"), a leading developer and manufacturer of turnkey industrial minerals processing systems, to assist with the engineering and development of our new plant. The complete cost of the plant expansion will cost approximately $3.0 million and will provide us approximately 45,000 tons of annual production capacity. The new plant will significantly assist us in meeting our commercialization objectives. Ground was broken for the facility in June 2012 and is expected to be in commercial production by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2013.
Update on the Launch of Our Iron Oxide Pigment Products
Upon completion of the new plant, we will utilize the existing plant exclusively for the production of our iron oxide pigment products with approximately 10,000 tons of annual capacity. There have been some significant developments in terms of evaluating the quality of our resource as well as the specifics of the final products. Further assaying of our iron oxide resources has provided us a greater level of understanding and confidence in our ability to produce a suitable product to compete in this market. Some of these promising results have been:
Western Mine Iron Oxide
Analysis of 34 bore-hole samples by the James Hutton Institute contained, on average, 94.8% iron oxide with the balance being predominantly halloysite. This iron oxide from this part of the mine is predominantly Hematite (76%), which is typically used to produce red- and black-colored pigments, and 19.1% Goethite, which is typically used to produce brown-, yellow-, orange- and ocher-colored pigments.
Dragon Pit Area Iron Oxide
Analysis of 23 bore-hole samples by the James Hutton Institute, contained on average 94.4% iron oxide. This ore is predominantly goethite and amorphous oxide (82.7% combined) and 11.7% hematite with the balance being predominantly halloysite.
We have determined that the quality of our in-situ iron oxide resource, as well as finished products, meets ASTM D3722. This globally accepted specification covers dry and wet ground naturally occurring iron oxide; dry and wet ground calcined naturally occurring iron oxide; and mixtures of these with synthetic iron oxides. These pigments are suitable for use in paints, coatings, and many other applications.
Iron Oxide Pigments - Domestic Production and Use
According to the 2012 report by Arnold Tanner from United States Geological Surveys Group (USGS) on US Iron Oxide Pigments, the United States consumed 200,000 mt of Iron Oxide Pigments in 2011. Of the 200,000 mt, the US was a net importer of 160,000 mt with an average price of $1,470.00/mt.
We feel that our iron oxide resource is a highly valuable one for the following reasons:
The entire team at Applied Minerals would like to thank you for your support. We are well positioned to become one of the leading advanced material companies in the world. Our motivation and commitment to creating shareholder value increases by the day. With insider ownership of 30% of the shares of Applied Minerals, the management team's interests are closely aligned with those of our shareholders.
Andre M. Zeitoun
President & CEO
About Applied Minerals, Inc.
Applied Minerals is the leading producer of Halloysite Clay solutions from its wholly-owned Dragon Mine property in Utah. Halloysite is an aluminosilicate clay that forms naturally occurring nanotubes. In addition to serving the traditional halloysite markets for use in technical ceramics and catalytic applications, the Company has developed niche applications that benefit from the tubular morphology of its halloysite. These applications include carriers of active ingredients in paints, coatings and building materials, environmental remediation, agricultural applications and high-performance additives & fillers for plastic composites. Additional information on the company can be found on our company website at www.appliedminerals.com.
Information provided and statements contained in, and implications that can be drawn from, this letter that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended and the Private Securities amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this presentation and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this presentation. Such forward-looking information, statements, and implications include, generally speaking, information concerning our possible or assumed commercialization of Dragonite™ and our iron oxide, the development of markets and our penetration of markets, an expansion of the list of customers and industries that may purchase our products or develop products around it, and increase in demand for our for our products, strategic alliances and partnerships. Such forward-looking information, statements, and implications also include information about our future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. These statements often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of performance or results and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. For a further description of these factors, see Item 1A, Risk Factors, included within our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which was filed on April 15, 2011. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on not unreasonable assumptions, commercialization, development of markets and our penetration of markets, expansion of customer lists, and increases in demand for our products are dependent on many factors that are out of our control and there is no assurance that they will occur at all or if they occur, to what extent and when they will occur. In addition, there are many factors that could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. All future written and oral forward-looking statements by us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, we do not have any obligations or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future or to reflect the occurrence forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms in this letter, such as "measured," "indicated," and "inferred" "resources," which the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-K which may be secured from us, or from our website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
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Prediction: TVs and tablets and phones that are either slightly bigger or slightly smaller but definitely thinner than last year's! [Gizmodo Live]


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The point is that it is corrosive so it forms an oxide on the conductors and stops them from conducting. Just learn to solder it is not hard, many children can solder. I learnt myself with no access to instruction or the Internet at the age of nine.
I was wondering about alternatives.There's the wire wrap method.
Wire wrap was believed to be a more reliable than solder I think - the forces used make a gas-tight weld between the wire
and the hard sharp-cornered square pins. Solder joints can be "dry" if moved during cooling and this isn't always detectable
by simple inspection. Also wire-wrap boards don't have traces that can crack, the wires all have some give if the thing flexes.
Wire wrap is _horrible_ to do, staring and hundreds of sharp pointed pins just isn't pleasant at all. Soldering is far more
intuitive and relaxing I think!
[ Remember plenty of flux, always clean the bit, hot-enough iron (there is no substitute for a temperature-controlled iron IMO
If you are taking more than 2 or 3 seconds per joint something's probably wrong ]
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Solar cells change electricity distribution
In separate announcements over the past few months, researchers at the University of Johannesburg and at Nanosolar, a private company in Palo Alto, have announced major breakthroughs in reducing the cost of solar electric cells. While trade journals are abuzz with the news, analysis of the potential implications has been sparse.
We approach this news as current and former public electric utility executives, sympathetic with consumer and environmental concerns. South Africa and California technologies rely on the same alloy -- called CIGS (for copper-indium-gallium-selenide) -- deposited in an extremely thin layer on a flexible surface. Both companies claim that the technology reduces solar cell production costs by a factor of 4-5. That would bring the cost to or below that of delivered electricity in a large fraction of the world.
The California team is backed by a powerful team of private investors, including Google's two founders and the insurance giant Swiss Re, among others. It has announced plans to build a $100 million production facility in the San Francisco Bay area that is slated to be operational at 215 megawatts next year, and soon thereafter capable of producing 430 megawatts of cells annually.
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Second, Nanosolar is scaling up rapidly from pilot production to 430 megawatts, using a technology it equates to printing newspapers. That implies both technical success and development of a highly automated production process that captures important economies of scale. No one builds that sort of industrial production facility in the Bay Area -- with expensive labor, real estate and electricity costs -- without confidence.
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