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Going into Wednesday's USDA April WASDE report the trade was laser focused on two line items – US corn and soybean ending stock levels. Specifically, just how USDA was going to handle the "residual" issue which arose over the utterly unexpectedly large physical supply of corn and soybeans found in the March Grain Stocks report. Trade interest in the mechanics of tinkering with other line items on either the supply or demand side of the balance sheets was secondary to the impact on the residual issue. Just about every other aspect that is contained in that report was expected to be "side-dressing". We now know otherwise.
However, the report has proven to be a fundamental game changer going forward. The increases in world corn, soybean and wheat end stocks have altered the supply-side landscape. And to an extent is functioning to near-term overshadow US 2013 production prospects in each of those commodities. The price impact of Wednesday's April USDA WASDE crop report has been relatively benign, thus far.
It was the sheer magnitude of the trade's underestimation of the US Grain Stocks numbers that likely contributed to a rush to the other side of the boat, i.e., end stock levels were now going to have to be driven up substantially to accommodate this fresh mother lode of physical supply. So, some gaping statistical space was created between the trades' pre-report estimates and the actual numbers USDA presented in the April WASDE. It was like the March Grain Stocks report - deja-vu all over again.
The variance between pre-report trade estimates on US corn & soy end stock numbers would have been handful to deal with in and of themselves. However, throw in a cluster of lightning bolts in some world S&D forecasts and the variance between expectations and actual numbers was seen across the board. The cumulative impact is rather far-reaching and does not project a longer-term price constructive scenario.
The table below details the major variances:
CORN: As cited earlier, old-crop corn stocks did not as large as the expected. The rather modest post-crop report rally seen in old-crop contracts is in part "relief" as the trade was braced for a more substantial increase in end stocks. The focus on USDA's handling of the "Feed & Residual" component was the driving factor. The 150 Mil Bu decrease from March in the feed/resid category to 4,400 Mil Bu appears modest. However, we think it's a well-considered approach in light of larger hog numbers that were seen in the Quarterly Hogs & Pigs report, as well as uptrending broiler egg sets and finished weights. Hog weights have picked up recently, too.
Actual and anticipated increases in feed offtake into the foreseeable future were the drivers functioning to restrain an even larger expected larger jump in carry-out. Consider the fact the dramatic price breaks experienced in old-crop corn contracts since March 28th. July corn broke an even $1 Bu from $7.15 Bu to a low of $6.15 Bu. And it traded at $6.17 Bu within 12 minutes of the release of the April WASDE. Despite a lower than expected end stocks number, old crop corn will limited in its ability to sustain rallies of significance.
A thin silver lining in the demand picture also appears in corn grind for ethanol as USDA raised its forecast by 50 Mil Bu to 1,4550 Mil. Although the ethanol production pace at the at the moment appears to be lagging the forecast, increased processing margins for ethanol producers on the heels of dramatically lower corn values will stimulate ramped up production. The most recent ethanol production figures, for the week ending April 5th, jumped nearly 6% week over week. We look for this trend to continue as the US is entering a seasonally strong period for gasoline consumption which will be supportive to increased blending rates.
Positive upward demand adjustments also appeared in the Food, Seed, and Industrial use category, as well. On the bearish demand side, an already lagged pace in exports has crossed the timeframe threshold where they can be reasonable expected to play "catch-up". Particularly, market share competition for foreign end-users from South America will crimp future prospects. Corn exports were lowered by 25 Mil Bu to 800 Mil Bu – a multi-decade low – and are essentially dropped off the radar as a candidate to be increased for the current marketing year.
The once pressing need to ration corn demand has passed. For the moment, old-crop S&D has achieved equilibrium and the launching of any significant rallies are unlikely, at best. Further erosion in new crop prices is being held in check by the lagged start to corn seeding. There is an unquantifiable trade-off here between the benefits of recharging soil moisture in the WCB and the potential for yield drag if the crop isn't seeded in a timely manner.
Any opening in the planting window will also be accompanied by pressure on new crop corn prices. While this 2013 growing season is clearly not anywhere similar to 2012, the trade will be mindful of the rapidity in which the corn crop can be seeded. The table below illustrates the 2012 "ideal" seeding pace. (Note: The weekly USDA/NASS Crop Progress report on planting pace reflects acreage as reported in the March Prospective Plantings report. So, in 2012 it is working with initial planting intentions of 95,864 Mil acres. Final planted acreage ultimately increased 1,291 Mil acres to 97,155 Mil Acres. )
While 2013 is past the point that will allow for the rapidity of getting the corn crop seeded overriding theme here is how quickly producers can get the corn crop into the ground when conditions allow. Most notable is the three weekly periods between 4/29/12 and 5/13/12. While roughly one-fourth (26%) of the crop was planted on 4/22/12, during the next 7 day period producers planted 25.883 Mil acres. In other words, in a single week more corn was put in the ground then the prior four weeks combined. That weekly spike was followed by a rapid pace during the next two weeks. In a three week period, a total of 58.477 Mil acres were planted which represented 64% of the entire crop. The pace in which the US corn crop can get planted when a real planting window opens is not going to be lost on the market.
A "rule of thumb" is that roughly 80% of the corn crop should be seeded by mid-May; otherwise there is a yield drag correlation. We would advance the idea that there a considerable number of weather variables that can function to mitigate a later seeded crop. Ultimately, the vagaries of weather are the hinges on which yield swings. After all, the 2012 planting pace trajectory would have the 80% mark hit on May, 10th. And we all know what happened last year to toss that "rule of thumb" right straight out the window.
SOYBEANS: With 2012/13 soybean end stock levels unchanged at 125 Mil Bu the current S&D disequilibrium remains intact. Upward revisions in forecasted exports for soybeans – up 5 Mil Bu to 1,350 Mil Bu, soymeal – up 450k short tons to 9,350k, and soyoil – up 200K/lbs. to 13.200 Mil lbs. is uniformly supportive. Likewise, soybean offtake is increased with crush raised 20 Mil Bu to 1,635 Mil Bu. Soybean imports left unchanged at 20 Mil Bu.
The issue of how USDA would finesse the larger than expected physical soybean supply from the March Grain Stocks report was addressed in straightforward enough fashion. Residual was lowered 20 Mil Bu to 5 Mil Bu. There is an assortment of reasons for lowering the residual. For the time being, the trade will simply accept the number. We have to wait until the next Grain Stocks report on June 28 to see what, if any, reconciliation of the numbers occurs.
The resilience of the export/shipment pace to date coupled with a lagged start to the SA exports are the driving factors. Noted is that USDA lowered Argentine and Brazilian forecasted exports of soybeans, soymeal, and soyoil for the current 2012/13 marketing year - that runs from October 2012 through September 2013. Today's weekly soybean export sales report covering the period ending April 4th revealed old-crop sales of 319,220 MT's. That brings net o/c sales to 1,335 Mil Bu or 98.8% of USDA's most recent upwardly revised target of 1,350 Mil Bu. Net old-crop soymeal sales came in at 227,100 MT's that's 96% of the USDA's upwardly revised forecast.
Now, despite the upward revisions in demand forecasts, coupled with an essentially static supply further begs the question of how the US is going to make it through the 21 weeks remaining in the marketing year without a demand rationing rally? The resolution has to come from an unprecedented scaling back in demand across all categories AND at some point increased imports. We have been of the opinion that this soy S&D disequilibrium will ultimately be resolves without a dramatic demand rationing price rally. We continue to retain that assessment. NOPA will release their March crush report this coming Monday, April 15th. It will provide the next keen fundamental insight into the demand trajectory.
The cumulative impact of the April WASDE is rather far-reaching. However, it does not contribute to a longer-term price constructive scenario. While the positive domestic demand revisions cannot be ignored, overall the large increases in world corn, soybean, and wheat end stocks will serve to limit price advances. Increased SA corn and soybean production estimates will similarly exert a drag on significant price rallies going forward.
Persistently strong basis levels in corn and soybeans reflect the reality of tight supplies. Expect basis levels to firm as cash movement slows when producers become fully engaged in field work/planting. Producers holding old-crop corn/soy need to keep daily track of their local basis as attractive marketing opportunities will develop. Both old-crop and prospective new crop corn contracts will have limited upside potential.
The CME Group will host a pre-crop report briefing today at 2:30 pm CT on which I will be a panelist. Media and market participants are welcome to join in the briefing via a live webcast. A short Q & A session will be included. The briefing via webcast can be accessed at:
Following USDA's release of the Grain Stocks report on March 28th trade expectations are for end stocks for corn, soybeans, and wheat to be increased for the 2012/13 marketing year. Revisions in Argentine and Brazilian soybean and corn production are also anticipated.
Additionally, the Prospective Plantings report of March 28th provided the trade with a baseline in which to construct production scenarios for corn, soybeans, and wheat.
• What potential price reaction can be expected if U.S. and global stocks/production numbers do not vary substantially from trade expectations? And what if below — or — if above trade expectations?
• At what point does the market discount known old crop fundamentals?
• Price implications of increased beginning stock levels on the 2013/14 crop marketing year?
• Can dynamic soybean sales & shipment pace be sustained as availability of record South American supplies to end-users quickly ramp-up?
• The old-crop soy complex — soybeans, soymeal, and soyoil — are residing at critical long-term price support levels. Can these levels hold and a meaningful price recovery be expected?
• Dramatic $1/bu. price declines following the March 28th Grain Stocks report — are prices now at levels in which demand is uncovered?
• U.S. winter wheat crop condition ratings are abysmal in HRW, better in SRW — how far can the market rally on reduced production prospects?
• As the trades attention pivots to weather for the row crops – what is the likelihood of row crop yields being realized?
• And, if so, the price implications.
These are a few of the items that we'd like to address this afternoon. Welcome to the discussion!
Below are trade expectations for USDA's April WASDE which will be released tomorrow Wednesday, April 10 at 11:00 am CT.
One cannot understate the extent in which the tone of the grain markets have been altered in the aftermath of the March 28 Quarterly Grain Stocks report. Physical supply in corn, soybeans, and wheat as of March 1, 2013 exceeded trade expectations to such an extent that the effect will be enduring. The substance of the report will restrain the inevitable rallies that will occur this growing season.
Not only has the historically tight old crop end stocks scenario in corn and soybeans been substantially relieved, but those additional bushels will find their way into the 2013/14 balance sheets in the form of higher "carry-in", as well. That is the net effect, fundamental reason, why dramatic price weakness was experienced in both old and new crop corn, soy, and wheat contracts.
The impact of the Prospective Plantings report is a far removed secondary consideration to the Grain Stocks report. A quick scan of the Planting Intentions numbers reveals corn and wheat coming in on the dime within trade expectations. So, the trade would cast them as "neutral".
And what of soybean acreage? At 77.1 Mil acres planting intentions are a gaping 1.3 Mil acres below average trade estimates. That's 400,000 acres less than what USDA offered up at the Ag Outlook Forum five weeks ago. Normally that might be called "supportive". Yet, November 2013 new-crop soybeans drop over $.25/Bu and close at the lowest level seen since late July 2012.
So, we project the same percent harvested acreage and trend yields of 44.5 BPA, as presented at the Forum, and we're looking at production being a mere 19 Mil Bu less than the 3.405 Bil Bu forecasted. The kicker is the (still current) end stocks number of 125 Mil Bu that was plugged in then. However, with 2nd Quarter physical supply of 999 Mil Bu - some 50 Mil Bu above trade expectations – there are simply a larger physical supply of soybeans around than previously thought.
Whether that is a consequence of an underestimation of the size of the 2012 soybean crop or any other assorted factor on the demand side is beside the point. The reality is that a chunk of that 50 Mil Bu differential is likely going to find its way into old-crop end stocks and carried into the 2013/14 balance sheet. Going forward, look for old-crop soybean and soymeal export sales to slow and crush decline. Over time, these demand drivers can be expected to better align with USDA forecasts.
Any lingering concerns held in some quarters that the US was going to run out of soybeans in 2012/13 should now be greatly diminished. That is what the market response to the reports telegraphed, not a personal opinion. The belief expressed here ( 3/16 post) that the old crop soy complex S & D dynamics had a historically strong track record of being able to reconcile the demand trajectory without a tumultuous spike higher in prices is reinforced.
There is a full growing season ahead and values will be continually adjusting to each fresh fundamental input. Weather, planting progress, export sales, shipments, crush pace. There never is a 'beeline' drawn in the price discovery process. In other words, despite a rather dramatic shift in soy fundamentals, pricing opportunities will be presented and be prepared to take advantage of them.
Ongoing trade focus is always going to be directed to evolving fundamentals. But keep this as an observation drawn from 30 years of experience in futures markets - though markets' "price pivot" on fresh fundamentals (such as were presented today) they do so frequently in synchrony with a technical profile. Producers and end-users alike need to be mindful of both in the coming days.
Price action during the past week has validated the "Near Term" price constructive aspects presented in the March WASDE (3/8) for old-crop corn and wheat. The soy market is another whole story. Price radically departed from what was in essence a supportive balance sheet. As it stands, WASDE's bottom-line end stock numbers of 125 Mil Bu for soybeans and 632 Mil Bu for corn were not then, and are not now "neutral".
Yet, post-crop report price strength in the soy complex has proven entirely fleeting. Despite the May soybean contract closing at the 3rd highest price level seen in over 4 months - $14.8050 Bu on Monday 3/11 – it ended up losing $.5450 Bu (-3.7%) on the week, settling at $14.26 Bu. Soymeal, arguably THE leader of the soy complex price with a sturdy fundamental and technical foundation, dropped significantly. May soymeal ended the week down $17.40/ton (-4.0%) to settle at $419/ton.
The blink of an eye, short-lived nature of old-crop soybean strength appears to signal that the market has come to accept the idea that a long awaited transition in export demand from the US to South America is firmly at hand. Recently, the market had been telegraphing via price behavior, skepticism on the sustainability of old-crop soybean and soymeal sales. Whether in the form of a daily soybean sales announcement released under USDA's mandatory reporting system, strong weekly export sales, or robust export shipments – the price response to bullish demand news was invariably skittish. The market was found wanting in its ability to sustain rallies on fresh and presumably bullish demand news.
So the apparent error in my assessment – that the WASDE numbers should have been supportive to price in the Near Term - requires to be properly and straightforwardly addressed. In essence, on my part the notion was a considered subjective sense that the "transitional window" of export demand would remain cracked open for a short while longer. Consequently, an emphasis was placed on "Near Term" price support in the 3/8 post. But by no means was this time horizon definition of "Near Term" thought to exist for a day or two. Be that as it may, following this past week's price action it appears that the window for elevated price levels is nearer to being closed, if not already being a fait accompli.
A market reacting indecisively to bullish news can be expected to fare poorly when confronted with less-than-bullish and over-the-line bearish news. And there was nothing fundamentally bullish offered up during the past week.
1.) Monday's (3/11) soybean export shipments of 17.114 Mil Bu were below the low end of the range of trade expectations.
2.) Thursday's (3/14) net export soybean sales of 783,700 MT's (for the week ending March 7th) came in at the lower end of trade expectations. And despite 657,700 MT's (24.16 Mil Bu) were clustered within old crop sales. China's portion accounted for 183,500 MT's (6.74 Mil Bu) - 28% of the total.
3.) Soymeal sales of 51,700 MT's represented a dismal marketing year low and were barely 20% of the volume seen just two weeks ago.
4.) Friday's (3/15) NOPA soybean crush stats for February (136.6 Mil Bu) fell below the low end of the trade expectations, as well as being down 22 Mil Bu from Jan. Crush indeed. Kind of a coup de grace to end the week.
Before leaning a too forward on the ski's here, there were interesting and what appear as being not in the least bit bearish twists, in the latest soybean export sales report. The numbers pushed current marketing year export sales (shipments + outstanding sales) to 1.304 Bil Bu. We're going to return to the implications of the two categories – "shipments + outstanding sales" – shortly, because their relationship is decisive in bringing the challenge of future rationing of export sales demand into clearer focus.
Consider that USDA has held fast to a soybean export forecast of 1.345 Bil Bu for several months, even as the sales pace was dramatically accelerating. Now, with 24 weeks remaining in the marketing year (which runs through August) sales are at 97% of forecast. Some quick, back of the envelope, calculations reveal that something has to give – like in an eye-popping way. The market believes this disproportionately front loaded sales picture will be corrected and aligned to the forecast over time.
Similarly, while the most recent soymeal sales tally was dismal, as with soybeans, some insight can be gleaned by parsing the sales numbers to date (3/7). There are 7,523 TMT's currently committed versus USDA forecasted sales of 8,074 TMT's. So, current marketing year sales stand at 93% of forecast. The marketing year for soymeal runs through September, so 28 weeks remain. Unlike soybeans, USDA did raise their soymeal export forecast in the March WASDE - by 100,000 short tons to 8,900. Remember, WASDE soymeal export sales forecasts are expressed in short tons, while USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reports soymeal sales in metric tons. It can get a bit befuddling, but the conversion is 100,000 short tons = 90,700 MT's.
RECONCILING SOYBEAN EXPORT FORECASTS IN 2nd HALF OF THIS MARKETING YEAR
The pathway to reconciling the extraordinary high export sales commitments in soybeans and soymeal is basically two-fold.
1.) Reduce future export sales (dramatically)
2.) Shift existing sales on the books to South America, i.e. cancellations (dramatically)
Both are required if the current forecasts for the 2012/13 marketing year soybean and soymeal exports are not to be exceeded. The rub is that the "shipments" portion of soybean export sales currently stands at 1.164 Mil Bu (89%). These are soybeans "out the door" – they are gone. Sales on the books "outstanding commitments", yet to ship, stand at 140.6 Mil Bu (11%).
It is this last category that warrants ongoing scrutiny. Of that 140.6 Mil Bu, China accounts for only 41.4 Mil Bu (29.5%) of the total. That is an exceptionally light tally in both actual Bu terms, as well as percent of total. For a relative comparison/contrast we need go back to this same timeframe in 2010/11 when Brazil harvested a then record 75.3 MMT's of soybeans. The week ending March 3, 2011 China's "outstanding commitments" in soybeans from the US stood at 136.5 Mil Bu (46%) of a Grand Total of outstanding commitments of 296.4 Mil Bu.
The difference between US soybean export prospects at this time 2 years ago is stark. The numbers speak for themselves. The driver of US soybean export sales has a very light footprint in 2013, compared to 2011. The idea that USDA's forecast of 1.345 Mil Bu of soybean exports must ultimately be exceeded is not supported by recent, relevant, and rather parallel circumstances that existed in this timeframe two years ago. They haven't budged on their soybean export forecast since November; there is not any compelling reason for them to do so in the foreseeable future. The USDA stands on firm ground.
Now will China ultimately increase their net old crop sales bookings with US, in light of the massive crop coming out of South America? Most certainly. The extent in which existing commitments, as well as forthcoming sales, are shipped is another matter. Presently, a lagged shipment pace out of Brazil is the principle glue keeping the actual US soybean exports together. Those are wrinkles that will be ironed out soon enough.
As the price behavior of the past week has more than hinted, the market is well into an anticipatory mode on the export sales pace. It is not a question of if, but rather when the sales/shipment flow subsides. For producers holding onto old-crop soybeans, this appears more likely to evolve as price erosion. Identifying price resistance levels is likely to be easier, than those areas of support. Don't believe that everything is going to Hades in hand basket at once. But it seems this idea of Near-Term support has now passed all too quickly.
It may be true that the bottom-line end stock numbers on USDA's March WASDE report did not vary dramatically from trade expectations. While conventional wisdom suggests it should therefore simply slide somewhere into that backwater category known as "neutral" – it was nothing but.
The tale of the tape – price response to the report – is a better gauge of the impact and magnitude of any reports intrinsic value in adjusting trade sentiments to the market. If that be the case then what USDA presented in the March WASDE can be reasonably characterized as price supportive perhaps not in the long-term, but rather constructive near-term.
Without parsing well-publicized specific line items in the S&D ledger there are some noteworthy observations that can be made. And those are clustered in the row crops – corn and soybeans. While corn experienced revisions to the current 2012/13 marketing year forecast in both supply & demand, the net result was a wash – the end stock forecast remains at a historical and uncomfortably tight 632 Mil Bu. Likewise, with not a single line item being revised in the soybean balance sheets at the end of the day USDA saw fit to retain its February end stock levels of 125 Mil Bu.
Now, consider for a moment that trade expectations going into the report were subdued – there was not any wide held belief that any dramatic revision to end stock levels were really in the cards. Whether using revisions expressed in Mil Bu or in percent terms, the trade was at best anticipating a rather miniscule "nip & tuck". You could say revisions that were almost cosmetic in nature. The modest expectations were so slight, that even if they had been realized, it can be argued that the real net effect on forecasted physical supply would have not been meaningful.
Sifting through the numbers in the table below should provide some statistical perspective on trade expectations versus actual numbers.


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the littlest finger on your hand. i broke my pinky dammit.
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A crazy lab mouse appearing on Animaniacs and Pinky and The Brain cartoons. He was genetically spliced and was supposed to work with fellow labrat Brain to take over the world, but he prefers to dance, joke, do insane stuff, and contribute little to their plans. With a jokeball like him, how could anyone say no to him! Brain: Pinky, why did you forget that important ingredient?
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An embarrassingly small penis that is the length and diameter of the average pinky finger. A penis so pathetically tiny that a virgin would not feel it go in. also see: Pinky-scare You don't want to get with him. Cheryl says he's got a Pinky!
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Working in the United States is highly restricted while in the United States on an F-1 or J-1 student visa. Since your primary reason for being in the United States is to be a student, unauthorized employment will result in the termination of status and can effect application for future statuses.
International students are allowed to work on campus for a maximum of 20 hours a week while school is in session and up to 40 hours a week during school breaks and vacations. If it is your first time working, you will be required to apply for a social security card and fill out the necessary employment forms in the human resources department on campus.
Applying for a Social Security Card: The items required to acquire a social security card are as follows:
An employment letter from the employing department on campus
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Prof. Kevin Macdonald in The Occidental website is turning his attention to serious matters. He is saying now that President Obama has no qualifications for the Presidency, he is an Affirmative Action President, a front (or a puppet) of the Jewish right wing (Likud) cabal in the persons of Axelrod and Emanuel. This hypothesis will resonate with the right-wing pro-apartheid wing of the Republican Party. This is a political issue, more flammable than the one presenting Bush as puppet of neo-conservative (codeword for Jewish) cabal. MacDonald has a natural talent for writing and his argument is very astutely presented. He starts with an horrific massacre commited by a black criminal and gradually developes his story till one finds himself debating America's Black President:
But in the case of blacks, the association of blacks with low intelligence continues to be part of whites' implicit associations with blacks. And this association is solidly grounded in reality: Dozens of research studies show that whether in Africa or America or Brazil, on average blacks are indeed substantially less intelligent than whites. Moreover, there is good evidence that intelligence and racial differences in intelligence are strongly genetically influenced.My opinion: Macdonald is becoming ever more poisonous. You have a new President who did nothing wrong yet, but Macdonald attacks him in a very ugly way, coming to him from behind, from the obtuse angle of a policemen-killing mass criminal. What has Obama, a Harvard graduate and an exemplary family man, in common with Macdonald's mega-criminal? Nothing. The Macdonald suggests that Obama is half-moron because (1) it is well known that Africans have lower IQs, and (2) once Obama became rather confused for a few seconds in the middle of a speech, one of the hundreds he makes every month. How can a trained psychologyst conclude anything from that onetime accident? He already has concluded that Obama is nothing, just a PR image created by ... guess who! the only two Jews in Obama's crowd of hundred collaborators and assistants. Macdonald derives farfetched, exaggerated, imaginary conclusions from no facts at all. He is a viperine antisemite. That is my opinion about him. Regarding Obama, he did nothing to me and seems a nice person. May be he will be a good president. The world needs a good American President.
What this means is that the image of a stumbling Obama as an automaton who can only speak coherently when he is reading others' words very easily feeds into the negative images that most whites already have of blacks: Blacks are less intelligent, and blacks in America are achieving far more than is justified by their ability — Barack Obama as the affirmative action president.
And it means that the long-term effects of the Obama presidency on how whites think of blacks may depend not only on how successful Obama is. It will also depend on whether whites believe that Obama is anything more than an image created by the mainstream media desperately in search of a black man who could act the part of president.
In recent years, it became fashionable to talk about how Karl Rove was George W. Bush's brain. Suggestions that David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel are Obama's brain have a whole different connotation. And a very significant effect on how whites view blacks.


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EventsLeo Carrillo park still growing after first decade
May 18, 2013, 3:56 p.m.
The first thing anyone notices at Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park is the peacocks.
May 18, 2013, 3:56 p.m.
The first thing anyone notices at Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park is the peacocks.
May 18, 2013, 11:56 a.m.
Second company proposes service out of Oceanside's Municipal Airport.
May 18, 2013, 11:08 a.m.
About 250 firearms were turned in during a gun exchange Saturday.
May 17, 2013, 5:59 p.m.
Marines setting a new course for amphibious operations
May 17, 2013, 5:21 p.m.
Jenna Lizerbram and her brother founded YouthJamz to help underprivileged children.
May 17, 2013, 5:04 p.m.
Timothy Lambesis was in court asking for his bail to be reduced from $3 million.
May 17, 2013, 5 p.m.
A rose to the North County Transit District (NCTD) for finally getting the Sprinter back into service, with trains scheduled to start running again today.
May 17, 2013, 5 p.m.
Does compromise ever make sense when one is talking about preserving our natural, historical and cultural resources?
May 17, 2013, 5 p.m.
Concerning Bernie Schroer's letter to the editor ("Bouncing Obama," May 14) on President Obama's commencement speech at Ohio State University: Mr. Schroer states, "I watched in horror as he advised these highly educated young people to not believe anything they hear, to trust him and the government and not listen to 'troublemakers' who are against his administration." I read the complete transcript several times and was unable to find the word "troublemaker" anywhere.
May 17, 2013, 4:22 p.m.
A public debate over an Encinitas growth-control initiative took place Thursday.
May 17, 2013, 4:12 p.m.
Thanks to Heart & Pearl Jam, San Diego well-represented in Rock Hall of Fame TV special.


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Kroger provides details, asks you to check for recalled beef products
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Kroger Co. stores in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas are asking customers to check their refrigerators and freezers for 5 lb. chub Kroger Ground Beef 73% Lean 27% Fat and Kroger Beef Patties with a "best before or freeze by" date of September 12, 2011.
This ground beef is part of a recall announced by Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Kroger customers can visit www.kroger.com/recall for the list of products subject to the recall sold in Kroger's family of stores. The Tyson website lists all of the affected products and retailers.
Kroger has removed affected items from store shelves and initiated its customer recall notification system. Customers who may have purchased the affected products will receive register receipt messages and/or automated phone calls.


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I've been watching this piece for a couple years now and finally decided to bite on it. I thought it was a different technique than it is.. a little disappointed in that.. but it still is a neat quality piece. I guess I'll put oranges or onions in it or something.
Not sure who made it. Thinking date on it is 1925-1945 somewhere. I usually go for glass that is 1840-1910 or so so this is kind of out of my knowledge base. I am thinking maybe Novy bor or glass school or something along those lines. No marks. It's a really pretty blue. the edge is finely polished and it's got nice tone.
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I have copied the pod farm vst file into the adobe audition 3.0 vst plugins folder and although it is seeing it, adobe audition wont recognise it as valid. My Line6 Ux2 pod studion however is being recognised so im guessing thats not the porblem? Why will pod farm not be seen as valid by Adobe Audition 3.0
also it works fine in the standalone version of pod farm, i just want it to work as a vst in Adobe Audition 3.0
Any help would much be appreciated
What's the error message you're getting?
it's not really an error message but where it usually says valid for my other vst things it just say not instrument
That's correct: it's not an instrument; it's an effect. You can't use it as the VSTi for a MIDI track; you can only add it as a VST effect to an audio track.
right well i have sorted that out so that pod farm is an effect and i can add it to an audio track, so next thing is how do i get signal to that effext from my ux2 studio, adobe audition recognises the ux2 as a midi device but i dont know how to get sound to an audio track?
You have to configure the UX2 as your audio input.
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Then select the UX2 from the Audio Driver drop down.
From the user manuals section of this support site, you can download the POD Farm Recording Setup Guide. It covers Audition setup.
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A Portland Water Bureau crew is currently making repairs to the Elk Fountain, located on SW Main Street, between SW 3rd and SW 4th avenues in downtown Portland. SW Main Street is a one-way, two lane street with traffic traveling westbound.
Traffic is reduced to one lane around the work zone. Work hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Repairs should be completed by Friday, May 24, 2013.
The Water Bureau crew is repairing minor damage to the historic fountain caused by two past incidents involving automobile collisions.
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What local resource is capable of producing close to 100 million gallons per day of high quality drinking water, is the second largest water source in the State of Oregon and is used as a back up water supply for customers served by the Portland Water Bureau?
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The Columbia South Shore Well Field is a series of 27 water supply wells located between the Columbia River and I-84, and stretching from I-205 in Portland all the way to Troutdale. Groundwater from the well field is used to supplement water from the Bull Run watershed during turbidity events or hot summer weather when water demand is greatest.
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A contractor for the Portland Water Bureau is installing two large underground utility vaults on SE 147th Ave. at SE Powell Blvd. Traffic headed both east and west on SE Powell Blvd. may be slowed or stopped briefly to allow vehicles to turn north onto SE 147th Ave. or to exit onto Powell Blvd. Please stay aware and find alternate routes if possible.
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A Watertown bar with a long history will undergo a metamorphosis.
Watertown couple Frank G. and Audrey J. Danielson have bought the former Kickers Lounge at 496 Factory St. and are renaming it First Round with the goal of bringing a vibrant bar back to life for after-work crowds. Its history as Coachs sports bar and Petes Restaurant made the pair of entrepreneurs latch onto the project right away when they found out owner Todd B. DeVito put the building up for sale in the spring.
There are people whove told us they remember when it was Petes, and we love that stuff, Mr. Danielson said of the 2,300-square-foot restaurant that will seat 70 people. We even found an old picture of Petes from 1937 upstairs.
Eager to start the project without delays, the couple closed on the sale Wednesday and have already begun gutting the bar.
Though theyll keep some of its old singular qualities such as the wooden bar and paneled siding lining the walls, the interior will be spruced up with a contemporary look. Theyll have a new roof, floors, paint and lighting.
A revolving neon light is planned as a backdrop behind the bar, and the restaurant area will have eight to 10 high-top tables. A nook that formerly housed a wood-burning stove will have an artificial fireplace complemented by two large flat-screen television sets above.
Sports fans will have plenty of eye candy offered by 10 television screens showcasing sports channels. Also featured will be a modern jukebox, possibly along with a dartboard and pool table in a room in the back. Food likely will include chicken wings, nachos and flatbread pizza.
Mrs. Danielson, who worked as a waitress for 25 years at Coachs, said they plan to bring back live entertainment to lure crowds during the weekend.
Theyd eventually like to open the second floor as a game room with several pool tables and a small bar. That area could host a dart league and live concerts with local bands.
This place was where everyone came when it was Coachs, and thats what we want to bring back, she said. There are a lot of people in the community that remember those times. Watertown has a lot of bars, but were going to offer something different.
Sporting its contemporary theme, the bar will have a classy atmosphere that will be geared toward after-work business, said Mr. Danielson, who has managed several P&C Foods grocery stores during his career, including the one at Seaway Plaza that closed in 2010.
We want this to be a nice, friendly atmosphere for people to come to after they get out of work, Mr. Danielson said. We expect to keep some local customers and draw new people in.
The couple chose the moniker First Round by design.
We want this to be the first stop for a round of drinks, Mrs. Danielson said.


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i hope busta realizes hes not gonna be able to use his pick this year
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i hope busta realizes hes not gonna be able to use his pick this year
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I didn't know that the league shop allowed us to trade players signed to exceptions too
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Bradley wasnt signed to the MLE, i was still under the cap when i signed him
oh, okay my bad. I saw the 4,500,000 value and assumed it was through the MLE.
I guess Hedo is an expiring contract, but.........
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it says "or"
i was still under the cap that time thats why i said 4.5 mil OR the MLE(if i get over the cap with the other signings, which i havent. i ended the free agency with a little over a million left on my cap and just went overboard with the in-season free agency)
I thought we can only use the MLE when we are over the cap?
Yeah it's probably just 4.5 honestly. Didn't see the OR, am too busy watching LSU rip out my heart.
It wasn't the MLE.
How is this trade bad or considered tanking?
I get 3 2nd round picks, an expiring and a future young center with some nice stats when Hedo is worth less then nothing
I'd imagine its because your trading possibly your best player (at least your highest scorer) for essentially nothing
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if, and only if, you can come up with valid reasons for starting the season with nene third on the depth chart and hedo on the ir, then, and only then, will we back off the tank talks
oh, and your future young center hasn't played a minute yet in this league, so how does he have nice stats?
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Wow dude....at least try to win. If you don't, you don't.
"I want ONLY 9 eyebrows in the starting lineup for the Hornets next year." I typed this before the draft lottery
You need to fix your DC busta, you do understand you are at risk of losing your pick, right?
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The third and final group of 12 contestants performed tonight, and again Billboard hits was the theme.
Von Smith was first, singing Marvin Gaye's "You're All I Need to Get By." This kid seems like he tries too hard.
Randy said: It was a "very hot" performance.
Kara said: He's coming into his own.
Paula said: She loved his performance.
Simon said: Von reminds him of Clay Aiken; he sang very well.
Taylor Vaifanua sang Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You," which I just wasn't crazy about.
Kara said: She obviously has a voice but she needs to show more personality.
Paula said: She has a beautiful gift but needs to sing something new.
Simon said: He couldn't remember her from previous rounds and her performance tonight was very generic and bland.
Randy said: She has a good voice but didn't show anything special.
Idol's resident geek Alex Wagner-Trugman sang Elton John's "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues." The kid has a nice voice, but he (if I may paraphrase one great Nathan Fillion) groped/attacked that song like the two of them were on their third date at a county fair.
Paula said: He's certainly a showman.
Simon said: His "ridiculous growling was stupid" and he was like a hamster trying to be a tiger.
Randy said: It was "crazy in a buck wild sort of way."
Kara said: "At least you do you."
Arianna Afsar sang.........zzzz.....what? Yep, another snooze of a performance. She sang ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All" but it was horrendously boring.
Simon said: It was "absolutely terrible" and she made a huge mistake.
Randy said: She needed to be herself.
Kara said: In previous rounds, Arianna was very bright and exciting, but this song was too serious and dark.
Paula said: She had a few bright moments but she should have stayed with the melody.
Ju'not Joyner sang his slow version of "Hey There Delilah." I really like it when he sings this song -- it makes this song feel very old and classic.
Randy said: It was a smart choice and he loved it.
Kara said: His version of the song is very smooth.
Paula said: She appreciated how he changed the song.
Simon said: The song choice was a little safe but it was better than he thought it was going to be.
Kristen McNamara sang Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason." I've liked her in the past but I wasn't crazy about this.
Kara said: She thought Kristen would sing a rock song.
Paula said: Her vocals were great but it was a safe song choice.
Simon said: Good voice, but "old song choice."
Randy said: They have no idea who she is and it felt karaoke-ish.
Nathaniel Marshall sang Meatloaf's "I Would Do Anything for Love." Weird choice for him, but it was OK.
Simon said: Some people would like it, but he thought it was "verging on excruciating." It was uncomfortable but people will remember him.
Randy said: He asked Nathaniel why he chose that song (Nathaniel says it's a song he and his mom used to dance to), and he said Nathaniel can sing but he doesn't know what type of recording artist he'd be.
Kara said: He needs to be a little more serious, but "you're the guy I want to go to karaoke with."
Paula said: She wished he'd sang his version of "Disturbia" from Hollywood week and he needs to watch his song choice.
Felicia Barton sang "No One" by Alicia Keys. I liked her performance but not bowled over.
Paula said: She hopes Felicia makes it through to the next round.
Simon said: First part of the song was better than second part and it was kind of copying the original.
Randy said: She let herself go and it was great.
Kara said: There were a few problems with her vocals but she finally noticed Felicia for the first time.
Scott MacIntyre sang "Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby, which I thought was the perfect song choice for him. He's got a great voice.
Randy said: It wasn't a perfect vocal performance but the great parts were truly great, and he's very passionate.
Kara said: "You move mountains when you step on that stage."
Paula said: He's one of their finest singers.
Simon said: He wasn't crazy about the song choice but Scott is growing on him because Scott's confidence is growing. "In a sea of forgettable people, I'll remember you."
Scott wins bonus points for making Ryan give him another high five!
Kendall Beard sang Martina McBride's "This One's For the Girls." On paper, this should've been amazing: Kendall is a really cool looking girl, she looked great, her song choice was great...but I don't know, it just fell flat for me.
Kara said: She sang the right song but she hit a lot of bad notes.
Paula said: She enjoyed her performance.
Simon said: Good song choice but it was "not my cup of tea."
Randy said: It wasn't her best vocal performance.
Jorge Nunez sang Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me." I can't say I was crazy about this, but I think he sang it very well.
Paula said: In Hollywood, they'd asked him to work on his pronunciation, which he did, and she was proud of him for that.
Simon said: They shouldn't have told him to work on his pronunciation because that makes him who he is. He's a very good singer.
Randy said: It's not the pronunciation that matters but his vocals, which were not perfect but "really really good."
Kara said: "You were born to sing."
Lil Rounds finished the night (in a dress I'd kill for) with Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You." Yeah, I get what everybody's saying about her name...but man, she was really great.
Simon said: "Brilliant." She sounded a little too much like the original but she's one of the best singers they've found this year.
Randy said: She was great and she "kept her swagger."
Kara said: She's a powerhouse.
Paula said: She's first class and "I hope we see you for many more Lil Rounds." (I couldn't even make that up if I tried)
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I stayed 3 nights at the Holiday Inn Express Redwood City for business. The hotel was close to my business destination and was a real surprise. The room and hotel area were very clean and comfortable and the staff very welcoming and friendly. The hotel is a good stopover for business in Redwood City
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- Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Redwood City/Menlo Park, California! We are located on the south side of Redwood City on El Camino Real (CA 82), within minutes of the quaint town of Atherton, Menlo Park, and the Stanford University. Our accommodations are perfect for business and leisure travelers, equipped with complimentary high-speed Internet access, two line telephones with voice mail, coffee maker, microwave and refrigerator, hairdryer, lighted make-up mirrors, iron and board. We also feature televisions equipped with 70 channels, HBO, DVD/VCR players. All king rooms come with a sofa sleeper. At the end of the day, enjoy an invigorating workout in our fitness center and relax in our Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. In the morning you will wake up to an inviting Express Start complimentary hot breakfast at the breakfast bar, featuring our famous cinnamon rolls and SMART Roast Coffee. Our friendly staff is ready to welcome you and make you feel right at home. Discover all that downtown Redwood City, Menlo Park, Atherton and Palo Alto have to offer at the convenient, comfortable Holiday Inn Express Redwood City. We are close to the Stanford University and Hospital, Kaiser Permanente Hospital and the Sequoia Hospital. We are strategically accessible to the Silicon Valley. We are also close to the corporate offices/buildings of Hewlett Packard, Yahoo, Microsoft, OmniCell, Google, Verisign, Synopsis, Verisign, NASA. ... more less
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Violence in America not only takes a toll on families and communities, but it also takes an economic drain on the state's economy.
STORY: Run Your Pockets! The World's Most Dangerous Cities
According to the Institute for Economics and Peace's second annual United States Peace Index, they found that violence costs the U.S. economy some $460 billion last year.
Medical care for victims, the prison system and indirect factors like lost productivity are the factors that play into cost of the state's economy when it comes to violence.
A state's level of peacefulness is not the only factor that determines the economic toll of violence; according to the IEP, its population and level of overall economic activity also has a strong influence.
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This combo dresser is engineered for usability. It?s got all the style you could want and all the space you could need. Part of the Kalani collection it is designed with clean, simple, but elegant lines so it blends well with many other styles. This combo dresser will become a family favorite and is destined to become an heirloom. Like getting two pieces of furniture in one it combines two storage pieces, a dresser and shelved unit which will service the needs of a baby and young child but be just as appropriate for a teenager.This piece of nursery furniture features 3 long drawers which are perfect for storing clothing and another storage area with shelves behind a door--the perfect place to hide the clutter.
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overall, this is a good piece of furniture. The finish is nice, although easily scratched, and it seems durable. The assembly instructions are pretty bad, and I would suggest using tack nails to attach the back board vs the screws that are provided, as the screws split the wood on our piece.
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Storytimes are for babies, toddlers and children up to age 6. The library offers other programs for children up to age 12. The programs are developmentally appropriate for the stated ages, though we offer a two week grace period for children on the cusp.
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This is an incredible building in gorgious setting. You feel as if you're in the middle of the rainforest, miles away from anybody. The wooden building is beautiful. We stayed in the Cedar loft, which has two floors and more than enough space for two. The house was very well equiped with even a water fountain and a cooler to... More
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Known around campus and in the community as 3CE, we're here to help students discover their goals and interests, connect to opportunities in the community that enrich their academic experience, and prepare for successful lives beyond college.
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This recently refurbished, loft apartment is inspired by the surrounding Gothic Quarter. It is located on the third floor with elevator access. It has one double bedroom, a bathroom with shower unit, lounge-diner with kitchenette and double sofa bed. They are fully equipped down to the last detail. The kitchen has all the accessories.
The Gothic Design apartments are in the Gothic Quarter
of Barcelona. Here, the remains of the old Roman city can be found, as well as the group of medieval palaces and convents that are the heritage of a splendid past. Barcelona was the capital of the Catalan counts and monarchs for five hundred years. A wide selection of bars and restaurants with trendy furnishings are found just a few steps from the apartment. In spite of this touch of modernity, the historic Gothic Quarter of Barcelona still retains the old bohemian personality that characterized it before it became one of the most popular areas of the city, frequented by local inhabitants and tourists. The apartments are very close to one of Barcelona's most renowned Gothic buildings, the church of Santa María del Mar.
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Pordria indicate when one reaches the location better since it is difficult to find the street and would be more easy Darla reference gives the two av q in the corner of the roll and enter through the arches where this the bar and not give vuetas by all the borm with luggage asking and on top of ...that delay the agnte that welcomes us in sinua charge us the surcharge for arriving after 20hs.The cost not conicide and apartment service.The rest of the funionmiento of the aparatamento perfect, correcting this would to hire with PC.
Pordria indicar cuado uno llega la ubicacion mejor dado que es dificil de encontrar la calle y seria mas facil dar la referencia da las dos av q de la esquina del corro y entrar por los arcos donde esta el bar y no dar vuetas por todo el borm con el equipaje preguntando y encima de esa demora el ...agnte que nos recibe in sinua de cobrarnos el recargo por llegar despues de las 20hs. El costo no conicide que el servicio del apartamente. El resto del funionmiento del aparatamento perfecto, corrigiendo este volveriamos a contratar con Uds.
Perfectly described, small but comfortable and essential spaces but comfortable. Excellent location in the pedestrian zone. Only few noise from shaft. Good service
Perfettamente descritto, piccolo ma confortevole, essenziale negli spazi ma comodo. Posizione ottima in zona pedonale. Solo qulache rumore dal vano ascensore. Buon servizio
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apartment very well located, well served by public transit, close to the rambla, but area calme.la picture of the view from the apartment on the site did not correspond to that actually: no view at all on the Bell Tower!
appartement très bien situé, bien desservi par les transports en commun, proche de la rambla mais dans un quartier calme. la photo de la vue de l'appartement sur le site ne correspondait pas à celle reellement : pas de vue du tout sur le clocher !
very good contact and very good responsiveness when it s is to repair something in the apartment... apartment very well located, close to restaurants, the beach and quiet at the level of the noise from the street. On the other hand it is very sound between the very via the lift shaft... but for us no problem because the neighbors were discrete!
très bon contact et tres bonne reactivité lorsqu il s agit de reparer quelque chose dans l appartement... appartement tres tres bien situé, proche de restos, de la plage et calme au niveau du bruit de la rue. Par contre c'est tres sonore entre les apprtements via la cage d'ascenseur...mais pour nous pas de probleme car les voisins etaient discrets!
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Among the Walmart stores across the country where protesters were picketing Friday were stores in West Sacramento and Placerville.
Before the two-hour picket was over at Noon, a debate had emerged over whether the protests were a grass roots movement by Walmart employees or one started by labor unions.
In Northern California, Walmart is the third retailer to be targeted by protests.
Recently, Hostess employees were on strike. Raley's employees were striking against that company for over one week across California and Nevada until earlier this month, when the company came to an agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers union on health care benefits for employees.
Some business experts and political experts said labor unions are feeling emboldened by the re-election of President Obama, and in California, by the failure of Proposition 32, the measure that would have prohibited unions from taking money from members' paychecks for political purposes.
In West Sacramento on Friday, not a single one of the roughly 30 protesters outside Walmart were Walmart employees. Some identified themselves as members of labor unions representing workers in other industries. Others were with "Occupy Sacramento."
But, in Placerville, there were roughly 30 to 40 Walmart employees who had walked off the job Friday. They stood with 100 other protesters outside the store, according to those who attended the protest.
Workers in Fairfield also planned to join the walkout Friday, expressing frustration over take-home pay, hiring practices and having to work on Thanksgiving.
"I think there is a lot of support out there for working people," said protester Benjamin Elliott, in West Sacramento. "I think people are realizing that companies like Walmart who are taking advantage of workers and making huge profits while cutting health care benefits that the time is coming for change."
Walmart employees are not unionized. A worker at the Placerville Walmart told KCRA 3 earlier this week that they would like better pay and benefits, but that many workers at the store are reluctant to join a union.


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You never know what you might learn when you pay attention to the pros. That's what Reynolds did and it's why non-pros like us can now purchase a Reynolds high-performance carbon tubular wheelset that pairs a Forty Six front wheel with a Sixty Six rear. For the unfamiliar, the Reynolds Forty Four wheel features a 46mm profile, and the Sixty Six, you can figure that out yourself, right?The pros discovered a long time ago that mixing profiles allowed them to take advantage of the characteristics of each design and achieve a synergy that kicks their overall performance into overdrive. With the narrower, but still highly aerodynamic, Forty Four on the front, stability in cross winds is enhanced and weight is reduced. With the workhorse Sixty Six wheel optimizing stiffness aft, power transfer is enhanced, resulting in an ideal combination of speed, control and a whole lot of drop-the-hammer whoop-ass.
Both the Forty Six and Sixty Six wheels feature Reynolds' high modulus carbon and refined resin system for strength, stiffness and light weight. They also include Reynolds' Swirl Lip Technology, a cleverly-designed rim shape that breaks up the flow of air passing over the rim surface, allowing the wheels to slice through the air cleaner than a paper cut. They're laced with 20 DT Aerolite spokes front and rear (Radial front; 2X/Radial rear), provide awesome braking power thanks to Reynolds' exclusive CTg brake track that reduces heat build-up by as much as 100 degrees compared to other carbon rims, and they're outfitted with ultra-smooth rolling DT hubs.
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