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Who are those masked men? They're the Bandits, San Angelo's entry into the Lone Star Football League. Clad in kelly green, silver and black, the Bandits will hit the field inside Foster Communications Coliseum in the spring of 2013.
The new mascot and colors were selected by team owner Randy Sanders from among 98 entries submitted via the Internet. Though Sanders was taken with some of the suggestions, especially the San Angelo Drought with colors of "parched and dry," he sided with the entry offered by Alfonzo Gonzales, who won two sets of season tickets for having named the franchise and being its MVF - most valuable fan.
Sanders has owned multiple professional hockey and football teams over the past eight years, including the Austin Ice Bats and the Amarillo Venom, another Lone Star Football League franchise that is currently second in the standings. Sanders intends to sell the Venom; he also owns a minority interest in the Abilene Ruff Riders, another LSFL team.
The San Angelo Bandits organization will be hiring locally, including a general manager, and establishing an office in San Angelo in the coming months. The team will begin selling season tickets and sponsorships at the Lone Star Football League's championship weekend festivities and game, dubbed "The Texas Shoot-out," at Foster Communications Coliseum on July 20-21.
The Lone Star Football League consists of six teams, including the West Texas Roughnecks, which are based in Midland and play in Odessa; the Corpus Christi Hammerheads, the Laredo Rattlesnakes and the Rio Grande Valley Magic. League Commissioner Darlene Jones is a San Angelo businesswoman who owned San Angelo's last pro football franchise, the Stampede Express. Jones sold the team to Sanders after the 2010 season following its best campaign ever - an 11-5 record and a first-round playoff win.
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ROYAL OAK — Anyone who has planned a wedding will appreciate the wish of the young couple in Stagecrafters' upcoming musical to have a simple, no fuss ceremony.
But a wedding, whether large or small, forces a struggling family to examine their lives in the 2nd Stage production, "A Catered Affair," featuring a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by John Bucchino.
"A Catered Affair" features a simple story and music that puts the focus on the hopes and dreams of a humble South Bronx husband and wife, circa 1953, anticipating the wedding of their only daughter.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays from Feb. 22 through March 10 at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak. Advance tickets are $16. Opening night, Febr. 22, there is a 7 p.m. pre-glow of light hors d'oeuvres and beverages. Tickets may be purchased online at www.stagecrafters.org or by phone at 248-541-6430 using Visa or MasterCard. All seats are reserved. If shows have not sold out, tickets may be purchased at the box office one hour prior to the performance for an additional $2 per ticket.
" 'A Catered Affair' isn't a typical musical," says the show's director, Jay Kaplan of Oak Park. "There are no big dance numbers or opportunities to stop the show. It's realistic and unadorned by razzle-dazzle. This is a small, intimate musical that will play well in the snug confines of the 2nd Stage while giving us an amazing opportunity to present real and human characters.
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Aggie and Tom Hurley (Sue Mancuso of Bloomfield Hills and Gary Jones of Birmingham, respectively) are a struggling couple reeling from the death of their son in the Korean War. But when a death benefit check arrives, they find themselves at a crossroads. Their daughter, Janey Hurley (Jackie Gubow of Huntington Woods), and her intended, Ralph Halloran (Vince Kelley of Ferndale), plan to wed in a quick civil ceremony. But Aggie makes a case to spend the money on giving her daughter the lavish celebration she never had. Meanwhile Tom hopes to expand his share of a cab company instead. Everyone else weighs in from the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Halloran (Marc Meyers of Ferndale and Jeanne Bourget of Bloomfield Hills, respectively), to the marginalized "confirmed bachelor" Uncle Winston (John Nowaczyk of Ferndale), to the women in the neighborhood, Myra (Ashley Weber of Birmingham) and Delores (Tania Velinsky of Royal Oak). Ultimately, amid the cacophony, the family must face their regrets, hopes and dreams.
"This is a beautiful touching story about a family and whether or not to throw a big wedding for the daughter — but it's also about much more, Kaplan said. "It's about human relationships and the need to love — something that all of us can understand. Audiences will be able to relate to these characters and their situations while being moved by a compelling musical score."
"I'm very fortunate to have an incredibly talented cast and crew to bring this show to life. My goal as a director is to provide the actors with the opportunity to really delve into these characters who seem uncomplicated on the outside yet have complications and issues in their lives. It's important that I remain true to the creators' intentions to present a story about everyday people who feel big emotions," says Kaplan Continued...
The musical "A Catered Affair" opened on Broadway April 17, 2008 at the Walter Kerr Theatre and ran for 116 performances closing July 27, 2008. The cast featured Harvey Fierstein as Uncle Winston, Faith Prince as Aggie and Tom Wopat as Tom. It received three 2008 Tony nominations. The material first appeared as a 1955 television play, The Catered Affair, by playwright Paddy Chayefsky featuring Thelma Ritter. A 1956 movie adaptation by Gore Vidal featured Bette Davis as Agnes, Ernest Borgnine as Tom and Debbie Reynolds as Jane.
Special events associated with the show include: a complimentary "reception" after Saturday performances with samplings of wedding cakes and desserts, and Half-Price Student Night on Thursday, Feb. 28, for students with a valid ID. This production is rated PG-13.
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This is a suite of revised and new resynthesizer plugins.
I have assumed maintenance of the Resynthesizer from the original author Paul Harrison.
This is version 1.0.
The source is now at github.com (a public repository like SourceForge). Search for user "bootchk", repository "resynthesizer." For more information, see the README and ChangeLog and NEWS files there (you don't have to download them.)
!!! The attached executables are Linux files. DO NOT download them for Windows. Also do NOT download the Python scripts for Windows (they won't work with the old resynthesizer.exe.) I have built the resynthesizer and tested on Windows, but have not finished an installer for Windows. If you are adept at building, download the source and build Windows executables yourselves.
A short summary of changes for users is:
- bugs are fixed
- alpha-agnostic: less hassle with alpha channels
- its bundled: most plugins that use the resynthesizer
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- rewritten in C and Python, in Gimp style
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Thanks! I'm glad it's helpful in some way! :)
Please no brickbats, I am using Windows 7, and I understand that GIMP 2.8 uses a new version of python, like 2.7? and Resynthesizer uses python 2.6? So does Resynthesizer work in GIMP 2.8? If so, how should I make it work?
all three execute files in the UserFolder>.gimp-2.8>plug-ins folder and it works fine.
I believe resynth.exe is the newer binary
I don't use the python version.
I have tried all kinds of variations. Gimp 2.6, Gimp 2.8, Python 2.7.3, and Python 3.2.3 to no avail. I also have tried the package where you copy the files into the plugins directory for .16 and 1.0 as well as the executable that loads .16 autmatically.
I have tried various 'demo' pictures to replicate the effect understanding that it will not work in every situation.
I get one of two results: either the selected content is effectively put in a blender and not removing it as expected or the process copies from the top part of the image and inserts it. I have validated the 2nd scenario by making it a bigger section so that I can verify the content. Either case, it does not seem to grab from outside of the selected area to 'resynthesize'.
Any thoughts? My machine is Win7. Looks to be a very cool effect if I can just replicate it! >grin<
Thanks in advance for your any assistance.
Just rename or make a symbolic link:
/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/resynthesizer --> /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/plug-in-resynthesizer
It works for me.
Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, GIMP 2.8, resynthetizer from gimp-registry-plugins (ubuntu package)
Downloaded the tar.gz from the link, unpacked it and put everything in ~/.gimp-2.7/plug-ins. Start gimp-2.7, load an image, make a small selection, then Filters>Enhance>Heal Selection. Choosing it brings up a small gui with boxes for Context sampling, Sample from and filling order. Selecting OK brings up the following error messages:
eoor: procedure not found
More information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/gimp/lib/gimp/2.0/python/gimpfu.py", line 699, in response
dialog.res = run_script(params)
File "/opt/gimp/lib/gimp/2.0/python/gimpfu.py", line 361, in run_script
return apply(function, params)
File "/home/greenman/.gimp-2.7/plug-ins/plugin-heal-selection.py", line 148, in heal_selection
pdb.plug_in_resynthesizer(timg, tdrawable, 0,0, useBorder, work_drawable.ID, -1, -1, 0.0, 0.117, 16, 500)
error: procedure not found
Calling error for procedure 'gimp-procedural-db-proc-info':
Procedure 'plug-in-resynthesizer' not found
Clicking cancel brings up the following:
WARNING: Plug-In "plugin-heal-selection.py"
called deprecated procedure 'gimp-selection-combine'.
It should call 'gimp-image-select-item' instead!
This is starting with a "clean" gimp-2.7 installation, ~/.gimp-2.6 renamed before starting gimp-2.7, so no old plugins copied over.
Thank you. Now I'd like to read about how the old dialogue works and how is used in v1.0.
Sorry, this reply was for @deif, "Use "Filters->Enhance->Heal selection"" subject.
Please somebody take time to look into memory usage / allocations, etc.
I noticed that in 'resynth-map-types.h' there are two 'g_malloc' instructions, one of them taking a 'guint' as a parameter and the other one taking a 'gint'. That is limiting the maximum memory allocation to 4GiB and 2GiB respectively. That's just too low for some huge images.
Please change the parameter type to 'gsize' so us 64-bit users can allocate ~18 Exabytes. :)
Also I noticed that with an image roughly 7500x7500, with a selection taking almost the whole image, and using the command 'Heal selection', in 'resynthesizer.c', line 651 (function prepare_sorted_offsets(), instruction g_array_sized_new), it tries to allocate 1809372168 bytes (~1.8GiB) which I don't have at the moment of executing the script (roughly 1.1GiB free, almost all of them from swap).
My system has 2GiB RAM + 2GiB swap, and I'm trying to fill a black section of an image which is the result of a panorama stitch. The stitching process leaves black areas for zones without data, such as the nadir (the ground). The resulting images are usually huge in size (e.g. 20k * 10k), but they can be broken into 6 cube faces for easier processing. The problem is that the ground face usually contains large black areas (unless you shoot absolutely everything 360ºx180º).
I mentioned that cause it's an interesting use case.
With the current memory usage of this plugin these things become almost impossible to do in memory limited systems.
Please look into any memory optimization you could think of.
RAM may be cheap, but free RAM slots are not. ;)
I am amazed at the contribution of time and talent that goes into building these great plug-ins. Thank you.
If you had already built and tested a Windows version a month ago, PLEASE, PLEASE make it available: No, we are lowly Windows users not 'adept' at compiling our own executables; nor do we have tools to do it.
It is a shame that all Gimp users do not have access to this wonderful plug-in.
here http://aljacom.com/~gimp/Resynthesizer_v1.0-i686.zip
But is true that in the plugin descrition there is not a link for the Windows binary


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Re: ElginorLooks GREAT I like the color combo too
Wake up every morning wondering what new bike I'll find!
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Thank always like to get comments. Day 2, the seat did sort of crackle the paint, but lets just say I didn't like it unless I was doing a Shamu tribute bike. It is already back to black. The big question is the frame, The black is Rustoleum satin black enamel, the white is gloss white enamel, so over the white I sprayed Rustoleum clear lacquer, my thought was the solvents in the lacquer would react lift the white finish leaving part of the black showing through. I sprayed a nice heavy coat, and nothing no reaction at all. Why? Maybe I should have tried another brand? Help me out fellas.
Re: ElginorOk was dying to see paint scheme unmasked.
I am really pleased to as how it came out, so instead of distressing it I am going to stripe it and start putting it back together. Love to hear from any pinheads as to what color to stripe it, I was thinking purple
Re: ElginorJust to confuse the matter what about a blue pinstripe round the scallops then some nice striping for a head badge ?
From the guy who can't decide what to do on his own bike
Re: Elginor
came out nice! i like the exaggerated scallops. nice touch tape to tape the boxxies
Re: ElginorYO NICE PAINT JOB!! ICU-BLD-N !! PEACE
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Re: ElginorTime has been flyin' by, but you all know that. Got my stripes on, wish I could have done it free hand but not that good yet.
Painted my crank and an old set of pedals I had painted the backside last year to look like aged copper and decided to keep that Now I have to start putting it all together
Re: ElginorI really like the purple accent stripes.
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Re: ElginorThey vary, but rattle cans should really have a week before you handle them. I always throw it together right away, gives it a "used" look.
Every time I see this thread, the name reminds me of Elsinore, 4 hundred and something cc's of matched and polished near certain death that tried repeatedly to kill me during my late twenties. The guy I sold it to, like the guy who sold it to me, outweighed me by about a hundred lbs or so, and didn't seem to have that problem. it's all about the bikes, man. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=50053
I was going to update my sig line, but I'm not seein' anything worth plagiarizing right now.
Re: ElginorEverything looks great on this build!... Keep up the great work!
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Re: ElginorThanks for the comments, and Deorman, hopefully I 'll be safe without a motor on this. I neede to get some work done this weekend so assembled most of it. Changed to white grips, need to stripe the fork, and find the bolt for crank.
The seat feels great, though to ride it I will need to raise it to ride it, it has a lot of bounce. I like the feel of the bars. I think the crank and pedals are perfect. It has the hot rod look That I was after but don't be surprised if I repaint it in a faux rust, just like that look too much. I have truss rods for this but I can't find the bracket, hope it turns up.
Re: Elginori like the way the seat post swoops back on frame! very clean!
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Re: ElginorMan, that white REALLY makes it pop!!!!
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Re: Elginor
Yes it does, even more so in person. 2 days left.I am off from work because I had some surgery yesterday. I was able to get the crank on and altough I had bought a nice new siver chain on ebay I had to put an old chain on because some one (me)forgot to look and see how many links it came with. Masked of the forks for striping and when I unmasked it peeled some of the black off. So some small problems not insurmountable just little frustrations. I did take it for about a mile ride today and except for the seat height rode great. I think the fork is slighly tweaked, all the more reason to change to a springer but that will have to wait.
Re: ElginorPlease don't stick a generic Schwinn-style spring fork on this beauty. A good bench, couple of clamps and a piece of pipe can straighten it out. At least get a less common springer.
it's all about the bikes, man. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=50053
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Readers reacted with a mix of support and opposition to a law proposing to make English the official language of Carroll County government.
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Buck Harmon
8:24 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
The proposed law is a pointless waste of time, which is taxpayer dollars. Shoemaker and Rothschild continue to display that a serious level of bigoted behavior exists within the current Carroll County Government. If they consider bigotry acceptable behavior as Commissioners, well then Carroll is in fact heading in a backward direction through their leadership style. So far there has been no reasonable explanation for this very poor behavior, and certainly no facts to justify lame reasoning.....Shoemakers best attempt~ " I'm tired of having to push 2"....Rothschilds best attempt~ we may have to incur future translator expenses if we don't do it......how weak can they be?
Kathy S.
9:32 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
Commissioner Rothschild's comments sound eerily similar to the kinds of statements one would hear from a member of the Ku Klux Klan. In case he hasn't noticed, "traditional" America is a melting pot of all kinds of people of many colors, faiths, cultures and languages, not the pure white, English speaking fantasy world he lives in.
David M. Baker
8:48 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
That's a brilliant point, Kathy, and one to which more people should pay attention. A simple google search on the string "David Duke culture heritage" will produce a trove of quotes along the same lines as Mr. Rothschild. I do not infer by any means that Mr. Rothschild is a klansman, but I do shudder at his echoing of that group's dog-whistle language on race and culture.
9:44 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
English is the language we use here in the United States of America. If anyone wants to live and do business in the USA, I suggest learning english. If our language is offensive to anyone, the is another wonderful option for all. In the USA everyone has the freedom to leave this great nation and go wherever they want, no one is forcing you to stay and "learn english". If you like espanol, move to Mexico or any other south american country, let me know how that works out for you! All are welcome to be a citizen of these great United States. If you like it stay, if not bye, that is if your country of origin will take you back! Dont come here to "change" our great nation, come instead to help us keep it the best place on earth to live and prosper. We also have the freedom here to learn ANY language we desire. We have the freedom to learn 20 different languages if desired, but English is the language of our nation! Adios mi amigos!
9:47 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
As modern communications technology improves, it is imperative citizens & governments alike keep pace. One way to do this is to adhere to one standard, thus the push for an official language. We can't have more then one option to communicate officially or else it becomes detrimental. According to the Pew Research Center in June of this year (as well as other surveys), Asians have overtaken Hispanics as the fastest growing & best educated racial group in the US. So if government language has to include Spanish as well as English, what is that saying to Asian-Americans (that they don't deserve to be included), or the Hispanics (that they are too uneducated to be able to assimilate as well as any other immigrant)? Also, the public safety agencies are moving along the same lines. As mandated by the National Incident Management System, police & fire departments across the country have been moving to a simple, common, way of communicating. This was in the news here recently when the police moved from using "10 codes" to plain english. This is germane to the discussion because of the parallels to the need for English to be the official language in the US.
10:08 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
Oh, and FYI.....English is already the official language being used by our local government since inception. Can anyone tell me of any Carroll legislative decisions written in chinese, greek, spanish, or french? You will find all laws are written in, you guessed it, ENGLISH! Wake up folks!
RJ Teich
10:34 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
ABSOLUTELY make English the lanuage of Carroll County! And unless you know what it is like to be run out of your home (and county) after twenty-five years because of stinken foreigners, there should be no misunderstanding about this. I loved it when I saw good old Americans here. Don't want English as the language; then move to Howard County (over run with disrespectful foreigners)?
Buck Harmon
10:46 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
Total waste of time that should be used to address some of the real issues that Carroll faces....the intent of this exercise only caters to the political agenda of these boobs.
Judith M. Smith
11:16 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
If this Board is so convinced that they are correct in assuming that the taxpayers want to have this ordnance...a graceful exit may be possible by somehow getting it on a ballot as a referendum...they can claim that the voters have spoken...and get out of this quicksand, I also have found it interesting, if not revealing, that just at the start of the session when this ordnance was proposed that Mz. Fraiser appeared momentarily, spoke briefly with the Chief of Staff, and departed for the afternoon session. Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't her church have an open door, especially to the Spanish speaking segment of CC?? And I believe ministers in countries that also speak Spanish...so this would be a real embarrasment for any public opinion on her part. What an interesting sidestep...
Peg Scherr
3:23 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
Has anyone threatened to change the predominant language of the United States or of Carroll County? Totally racist and small minded.
Buck Harmon
7:11 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
The computer systems in the Carroll County Office Building should already have the capability to translate several different languages at no extra expense...I can type and translate in 4 different languages from my lap top. It's just a simple matter of the proper program. Quite simple really....no brainer...
It's all about bigoted political agenda...that's it...
10:07 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Hey, I have an idea, lets make pig-latin the official language of Carroll County. Iway otna ? This is how rediculous the whole idea is. English folks, English!!! We have been speaking it for centuries!!!
7:09 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
America is "supposed" to be a melting pot. But it's not. See, in a melting pot, the ingredients assimilate to one form, and produce a uniform product.
What we have in reality, is ingredients being added to the stock and refusing to incorporate or conform to maintain an overall consistency.
Buck Harmon
7:22 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Carroll Government included in the mix with consistent ~ inconsistencies....
kem mason
6:21 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Pass the law. If you want to be here then learn our ways. If we leave our country and go to others we need to learn there launguage. Iam sure we would mot get everything handed to us and they would not change there ways for us. So why do we change for them.
David M. Baker
10:57 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
@Kem: First things first: please learn your own language well enough to know the difference between "there" and "they're" one is an adverb (i.e. "there is a man in the corner"), the other is a contraction of a pronoun and a verb (i.e. they and are).
Secondly, I'd proffer that if you travel outside the US to a multi-lingual part of the world--say, the Eurozone--they are not overly burdened by being polyglots and by offering people information in a language they can more perfectly understand. I'd say the banking system has more to do with Europe's problems than their use of many languages, wouldn't you? So, in the total absence of any supporting metrics or data to drive a decision to move Carroll to an "English Only" place, what's the need? How does this help?
Finally, what are "our ways" as Americans if not ever-evolving, flowing, changing with the immigrant culture(s) that drive this nation? 100 years ago, our ways involved refusing to allow women to vote; 200 years ago our ways involved owning human beings as chattel. Change, I should think, is a good thing.
Buck Harmon
4:53 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012
There's a good article in today's Sun Paper that speaks to how this proposal is being received by the Latino Community...great publicity for Carroll...(
JoAnn Nicholls
7:46 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
typical liberal gibberish...you get a language lesson with an opinion....there is no need to use tax payer money to provide translation of documents to English at the county offices....#1 we're broke (remember your governor just shoved the teachers pensions off to the counties because he spent all the $$$$) #2 tax payers already pay for this by way of a consulate via the embassy of each country #3 when I can go to their country and make these demands, and have THEM pay for it, maybe we can talk....K????
David M. Baker
4:05 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
In order for your argument to be convincing, however, you need to demonstrate the fiscal impact on the county, and you need to offset that burden with any economic losses that are incurred due to the new ordinance. Neither you nor any of the Commissioners can offer a factual, data-driven reason for this law. Please, show me the numbers. Show me the burden before you offer this new law by way of relief!
Buck Harmon
11:10 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
There is absolutely no need for law that stems from bigotry.
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6. | Illegal Alien | ||
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Person 2: Tell him to get a green card, and learn English, then he can be here. He's an illegal alien. |
1. | illegal alien | ||
A term usually applied to Mexicans who cross into the southern US without having the required documents. Some say they are "damned illegals who should be shot". Others describe them as "people who are returning to the land which was stolen from them during the 19th century when the US deliberately, and with malice aforethought, provoked a weak Mexico into war with the intention of making a landgrab". That illegal alien is a drug dealer.
2. | illegal alien | ||
The illegal aliens line up by the side of the road looking for casual work.
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May 17, 2013
Roll On, Big P
That's P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect. Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, and got a lot of seed in the ground. USDA will tell us on Monday what the overall progress was, but it was clearly substantial. The advance would have been larger if not for widespread shower activity breaking out all over the eastern 2/3 of the country from Wednesday evening on.
Corn futures rallied 17 cents per bushel this week, a 2.5% gain after losing 1.7% the previous week. Ethanol plant margins are positive, and weekly ethanol production responded with a jump in average daily production. Old crop corn consumption is up accordingly. Imports were zero for the 5th week of the past 6, and ethanol stocks were drawn down to a snug 16.4 million barrels. Export interest, on the other hand, is very weak. Foreign buyers have been soaking up the limited export corn available out of South Africa, and also buying much cheaper Brazilian corn which they hope gets shipped before they need it. US planting progress expanded greatly this week, with trade estimates of total plantings in the 60-75% range for the Monday USDA report. Upper Midwest planting activity was halted by rain on Friday, as were a number of producers in IL and IN. A Memphis based consulting firm reduced its projection of US corn plantings to 96.827 million, about 455,000 fewer than the USDA Planting Intentions report showed in March.
Soybeans gained 49 cents per bushels for the week after a 33 cent gain the previous week. Weekly export sales were in line with trade estimates, but soybean meal export activity continues strong and that means higher meal prices if crushers can't find enough beans. The NOPA crush for April was smaller than had been expected, a little over 120 million bushels. If you don't crush the beans, you don't sell the meal. Meal futures were up 4.3% for the week. Soybean planting activity is just getting rolling, since it usually follows corn planting. Argentine sources indicated that neither exporters nor domestic processors have been able to buy as many beans from the farmer as they did a year ago. This raised crop size questions, but may also be a function of high inflation rates in Argentina and the necessity to keep some physical commodity as an inflation hedge. It does imply reduced export availability for the time being.
Wheat futures were lower on all three exchanges. The focus was on large global production for 2013, and not on the smaller US HRW crop. It was sort of a "you have a problem but we don't need you anyway" attitude. That said, US weekly export sales were a solid 540,000 MT for the week, so somebody needs US origin wheat. MPLS was the firmest market, as a small planting window opened and then closed as rain chased producers back out of the field. A Memphis based analysis firm projected on Friday that US spring wheat acreage would total 12.401 million acres, apparently little affected by the flooding and planting delays.
Cotton lost a minuscule 11 points for the week, with nearby futures continuing to hover around the 86 cents per pound mark. US export sales last week were stronger than some had expected at 142,800 RB. However, the stronger dollar is raising doubts about next week's sales. The dollar reached heights not seen since 2010. Total US export commitments are now about 99% of the USDA forecast for the year. The marketing year ends July 31.
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Cattle futures lost $1.05 per cwt this week. That caused a lot of head scratching, as wholesale beef prices set new record highs and futures were still more than $12 below their 2013 high of $132.95. June futures only need to respect cash market values when they are in deliveries, which don't begin until mid-June. In the mean time, speculative sellers or others are free to assume that cash cattle prices and those wholesale prices will decline from current levels by June. Cash cattle trade was mostly $125-126.50 this week, well above the futures but at a discount to the beef. As mentioned, wholesale beef prices were record high, with choice gaining 2.2% for the week. Select was up 0.8%. Beef production YTD is 1.2% smaller than last year. The USDA Cattle on Feed report on Friday afternoon showed stronger than expected demand for feeders (placements 115.1% of year ago) but as a result there were more cattle in the lot on May 1 than expected (96.6% of year ago).
Hog futures were up $1.03 for the week, hurt a little by a dive on Friday. The skyrocketing value of the US dollar index caused concern about pork exports, which in recent years have been more than 20% of total production. The pork carcass cutout gained $3.61/cwt or 4.02% for the week. Rising prices for chicken provided support, along with reduced slaughter rates for hogs. Estimated weekly slaughter was 2.035 million head. Weekly pork production was down 2.2% from the prior week, and 4.2% smaller than the same week in 2012. Some producers appeared to be focused on planting rather than marketing hogs. Average carcass weights were estimated to be equal to year ago, so slaughter was also down 2.1% from the prior week. Pork production YTD is still 1% below last year at this time.
Market Watch
Livestock traders will begin the week assessing how much further prices need to drop to reflect the USDA Cattle on Feed report from Friday afternoon. The USDA monthly Cold Storage report will be released on Wednesday afternoon. Grain market participants will focus on the Crop Progress report on Monday at 3 pm CDT, with a glance at weekly Export Inspections on Monday and Export Sales on Thursday morning. Friday will mark the expiration of June serial options in the grains, and the start of a long 3-day weekend because of Memorial Day in the U.S. on May 27.
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May 10, 2013
The Coming Global Surplus
The main message from the USDA reports on Friday was abundance. Forecasts for feed grains and oilseeds foresee significant expansion of global ending stocks surpluses if current weather forecasts prove accurate. That is a pretty big "if" as we learned in 2012, but it probably isn't wise to bet the farm on yet another crop disaster. As they say "Hope makes a lousy marketing plan". USDA did confirm continued tightness in old crop corn and soybean inventories, but we'll have to wait until the end of June to put a more precise point on that tightness. Cash basis levels are showing something, but there is debate in the industry whether it is farmer stubbornness, worry about new crop, or a futures market that has too steep of a discount to cash because the spec funds are all bailing out of commodities in order to chase a record high stock market.
Corn futures gave back 12 cents this week, or 1.7% following a 8.6% gain the previous week. Ethanol production slowed, and weekly net export sales weren't very good either. Most of the market focus was on the Friday morning USDA reports. USDA made only a 2 mbu. change in the old crop ending stocks, cutting exports 50 million and raising industrial use by 48 million. The new crop balance sheet was friendlier than expected, as their spring weather model adjustment (which led them to an ill fated May rise in projected yield for 2012 in the May 2012 report) for 2013 rounded down the estimated average yield to 158 bpa. Ending stocks for August 2014 are seen at 2.004 billion bushels, with a cash average price mid-point of $4.70 per bushel.
Soybeans rallied 33 cents for the week, extending a gain of 24 cents from the previous week. These were in the May contract, which expires on Tuesday. May got a boost from a strong cash soybean market that paid as much as $1.50 per bushel over July futures to pry beans from producer hands in high demand processor areas. Soybean meal was the driver, up nearly 6% for the week as fears of cash meal shortages this summer boosted delivery values. The WASDE report on Friday left all old crop fundamentals UNCH. New crop was about as the trade had expected for ending stocks, at 265 million. The route to get there was a little surprising, with USDA projecting a record high 44.5 bushels per acre average yield and record production of 3.39 billion bushels. That was offset by expectations that very low prices ($10.50/bushel cash average midpoint) would allow the US to grow both exports and crush in 2014 despite South American competition. World competition is expected to be brutal if Mother Nature fails to intervene, with global ending stocks projected to balloon to 74.96 MMT on record US and South American production only partly absorbed by global crush growth.
Wheat futures were higher in MPLS this week, but lost ground in Chicago and KC. Slow spring wheat planting was supportive to Minneapolis futures, encouraging users to stock up on the remaining old crop HRS supplies. USDA didn't compute a by class production estimate for durum or spring wheat, but the combined total is 571 million bushels and durum is likely to only be 75 million bushels or so. Spring white should be around 39-40 million, leaving HRS around 455 million bushels. USDA left projected old crop wheat ending stocks UNCH at 731 million bushels. New crop stocks are seen shrinking to 670 million because of a 212 mbu drop in overall production that is only partly offset by reductions in exports (100 million) and feed use (70 million). The average cash price is seen dropping to $6.80 from $7.80 in this soon to be concluded marketing year.
Cotton gained a modest 0.35% for the week in the July contract. May futures expired at midweek. Weekly cotton export sales continue to be stout when considering the multi-decade high in global surplus stocks. The key feature is the concentration of those stocks in China. Surplus stocks ex-China are a lot tighter. USDA on Friday lowered projected US ending stocks to 4.0 million bales, with US exports up 250,000 stat bales at 13.25 million bales. World cotton ending stocks are seen growing to 92.74 million bales from 84.78 million in the current market year.
Cattle futures lost 1.14% or $1.38 per cwt this week. That caused a lot of head scratching, as wholesale beef prices set record highs and futures were still more than $12 below their high of $132.95. June futures only need to respect cash market values when they are in deliveries, which don't begin until mid-June. In the mean time, speculative sellers or others are free to assume that cash cattle prices and those wholesale prices will decline from current levels by June. Cash cattle trade was mostly $126-127 this week, well above the futures but at a discount to their value in the beef. As mentioned, wholesale beef prices were record high at $205.49 (Choice) on Thursday before backing off for the weekend. Choice was up 1.6% for the week. Select product was still about $5 off of its record high, but still up 0.6% for the week.
Hog futures were down 1.85% for the week. The pork carcass cutout gained $2.69/cwt or 3.00% for the week. Weekly pork production was down 1% from the prior week, and 0.8% smaller than the same week in 2012. Some producers appeared to be focused on planting rather than marketing hogs. Average carcass weights were estimated to be equal to year ago, so slaughter was also down 1% from the prior week. USDA reported weekly pork export sales of only 9,600 MT. That was larger, but the new reporting system is clearly missing some transactions that are typically reported in the monthly Census report.
Now that the smoke has cleared from the May USDA reports, the focus goes back to planting progress, crop condition ratings and exports. USDA will have the usual Export Inspections and Crop Progress reports on Monday, and Export Sales on Thursday morning. Tuesday will mark the last trading day for May hog futures. Wednesday will feature the weekly EIA ethanol production and stocks reports. The big monthly USDA report for this week is the Cattle on Feed report scheduled for Friday afternoon.
May 3, 2013
May Showers Bring May Showers?
The usual pattern would be "April showers bring May flowers" and "May showers bring big yields". This year it seems like May showers just bring more May showers, and in some cases snow drifts. It was snowing in the center of the Corn Belt this morning, while areas further west were melting off some white stuff received mid-week. The US weather pattern is expected to turn a little drier, particularly in the western Corn Belt. The east got a few nice days, with more in the forecast. Temperature forecasts continue to call for below normal readings into mid-May, which should keep some weather premium in the corn and wheat markets.
Corn futures rallied 56 cents, or 8.5% on the week. Ethanol production rose to an average 853K bpd last week. This is up 21K from last week and above the 4-week average of 824.5K. Ethanol stocks dropped to 17.036 million barrels. Exports sales were strong at 985,300 MT. Cold and wet weather still kept most of the planters out of the fields, with USDA showing only 5% of the crop in the 18 major states planted as of April 28. Estimates for this week are in the 15% range. The CFTC Disag report shows managed money added to their net long position by 33,258 contracts to be net long 45,497 contracts.
Soybeans ended the week 24 cents higher, after another choppy week of trading. May futures rallied more than 41 cents on Monday, then surged higher on Tuesday before closing about 2 cents lower on the day. Wednesday posted a 28¾ cent loss, but futures rallied on Thursday, and again on Friday to maintain a solid gain for the week. US export sales last week showed a net reduction of 109,800 MT for 2012/13 due to cancellations, and large weekly sales of 1.341 MMT MT for the 2013/14 marketing year. US export commitments are now 99% of the revised USDA expectation for the 2012/13 marketing year. The CFTC Disag report shows managed money added to their net long position by 17,605 contracts to be net long 91,310 contracts.
Chicago wheat futures gained 3.17%, KC wheat gained 4.56%, and in Minneapolis wheat futures were up 5.75% on the week. The Brugler500 index for Winter Wheat condition dropped from 298 to 293 on a 500 point scale. The HRW rating declined again on freeze damage. The SRW rating held steady. The Wheat Quality Tour projected Kansas production at 313.1 million bushels on a 41.4 bpa yield. Oklahoma is seen around 85 million bushels on a 25 bushel average yield. On Friday, a Memphis based consulting firm estimated the US winter wheat crop at 1.529 billion bushels, with HRW production at 798 million bushels. US weekly export sales were a stronger than expected 716,455 MT. This brought total export commitments to 95% of the USDA projection vs. the 5-year average of 100%. The CFTC Disag report shows managed money cut their net short position in Chicago wheat by 15,091 contracts to be net short 5,779 contracts. In KC wheat, the managed money accounts added 8,326 contracts to be net long 12,631 contracts.
Cotton was very choppy this week, with May futures posting a net change of 2.6% for the week after another strong week of export sales. US weekly upland cotton sales were reported at 314,369 RB for old crop and 87,516 RB of new crop sales yesterday. This was the largest weekly old crop sales total since January. The ICAC expects global cotton ending stocks to hit 17.9 MMT at the end of the 2012/13 season, and to rise to 18.25 MMT in 2013/14. The CFTC commitment of traders report shows managed money net long 48,594 contracts after a reduction of 1,357 contracts this week.
Cattle futures were slightly lower for the week, losing 58 cents or 0.48%. Boxed beef prices were strong, with the Choice boxed beef quote setting a new all time high on Thursday at $200.58. That boosted cash cattle prices, with some $131 trades reported. June futures don't have to respect the cash market until we get into June, and continue to have a pessimistic view of prices 30 or 45 days from now. Choice boxed beef gained another $1.10 on Friday, capping an $8.79 rally from last Friday, and posting another new high at $201.68. The weekly slaughter numbers this week were 1,000 head smaller than last week, and 3,000 head smaller than the same period last year. Beef export sales for the week ending April 25 totaled 14,300 MT, vs. 15,854 MT the previous week. Those sales typically rise between now and mid-summer. The CFTC Disag report shows managed money added 1,846 contracts to their net long position as of Tuesday to now be net long 25,043 contracts.
Hog futures were off 35 cents this week, losing 0.39%. The CFTC report, which runs Tues to Tues, shows managed money added to their net long position with a net increase of 10,005 contracts. The pork carcass cutout lost $0.53 or 0.60% for the week. The estimated weekly slaughter is 2.098 million head including Saturdays projected kill, which is 50,000 head less than last week, but 19,000 head more than the same period last year. USDA reported weekly pork export sales of only 7,989 MT. Either the new reporting system is missing some transactions or export sales are really poor vs. year ago.
The march toward the May 10 USDA crop reports begins. USDA will have no survey based production info in this report, but the WASDE folks will put out their first world S&D estimates for 2013/14. That alone makes the report day significant. The other USDA reports for the week that will get attention are the crop progress report on Monday night, and the weekly Export Sales report on Thursday morning. May cotton futures expire on Wednesday.
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April 26, 2013
Spring Finally At Hand, Locally
The weather has turned warmer, with more "normal" and even some "above normal" readings. The US weather pattern has also turned a little drier, particularly in the western Corn Belt. The combination means that a few more planters are out of the shed, and a many more farmers are anxious for the soil dry down that will allow them to get into the field.
Corn futures for the May contract lost 8 cents, or 1.23% on the week. Ethanol production rose to an average 853K bpd last week. This is up 21K from last week and above the 4-week average of 824.5K. Ethanol stocks increased by 85K barrels to 17.692 million barrels. Stocks remain well below a year ago when over 21 million barrels were in storage. Exports sales were strong at 335,900 MT. Private exporters also reported a 240,000 MT new crop sale to China along with a 300,000 MT sale to an unknown. The new marketing year begins September 1. Cold and wet weather still kept most of the planters out of the fields, with USDA showing only 4% of the crop in the 18 major states planted as of April 21. The CFTC Disag report shows managed money cut their net long position by 40,149 contracts to be net long 12,239 contracts. This is the least-long managed money position reported since April 27, 2010.
Soybeans ended the week 2 cents higher, after a choppy week of trading. May futures lost 15 cents on Wednesday, and then rallied back 19 cents on Thursday. US export sales last week showed a net reduction of 206,300 MT for 2012/13 due to a Chinese cancellation, and sales of 628,480 MT for the 2013/14 marketing year. US export commitments are now 99.15% of the revised USDA expectation for the year. There are still concerns about cancellations this summer if exporters are double bought and the South American beans they have purchased are finally delivered. Projected Chinese imports for 12/13 were lowered 2 MMT to 61 MMT. There is some trade talk that the number might be lowered to 59 MMT eventually, based on slow 1Q imports and the avian flu (H7N9) virus control efforts likely limiting second quarter demand. The net position of managed money was near unchanged as of last Tuesday. They are currently net long 73,705 contracts, down 864 from the previous report.
Wheat futures lost 2.86% in Chicago, and 1.76% on the Minneapolis exchange, but KC wheat gained 1.34% this week. The Brugler500 index for Winter Wheat condition dropped from 298 to 293 on a 500 point scale. The HRW rating declined again on freeze damage. The SRW rating held steady. Some areas actually got too much rain, with reports of localized ponding in some wheat fields of Ohio. Managed money accounts increased their net long position in KC wheat by 1,756 contracts, and decreased their net short position in Chicago wheat by 6,308 contracts; indicating a friendlier attitude for both classes.
Cotton was down 128 points on the week, losing 1.53%. Global cotton consumption is expected to increase by 4% in 2012/13. Global stocks are expected to shrink 10% due in part to China holding 55% of the world supply. Export sales continue to be the bright spot in the domestic cotton market, with a combined 266,700 RB reported for the week. Overall commitments stand at 96% of the USDA estimate for the marketing year. The five year average pace is 98% for this date. The CFTC commitment of traders report showed managed money decreased their net long position in cotton by nearly 1%.
Cattle futures were up 1.19% for the week, gaining $1.50. Boxed beef was also higher this week. Choice gained $2.79 and Select was up $.80 from Friday to Friday. This brought the spread to $8.46, which is $1.99 wider than it was last Friday. Cash cattle trade showed some slight improvement from last week with some cash cattle changing hands late Thursday with sales at $1.28 in Iowa on a live basis. Sales took place at $2.03 on a dressed basis which is slightly higher than reports last week of $2.02. Texas also had sales at $1.28, which is up $2 from last week. The weekly slaughter numbers this week were 10,000 head larger than last week, and the same period last year. This week's figure is 625,000 head including the Saturday estimate. Beef export sales for the week totaled 15,854 MT.
Hog futures were $2.33 higher this week, gaining 2.58%. The CFTC report, which runs Tues to Tues, shows managed money added to their net long position with an increase of 488 contracts.The pork carcass cutout gained $3.81 or 4.54% for the week. The overall cutout was well supported with the Loins and Butts cuts both gaining more than 4%, and Pics were up 5.85% while the Hams cut gained 6.31%. The estimated weekly slaughter is 2.148 million head including Saturdays projected kill. Hog slaughter is now running 0.3% behind a year ago. USDA reported weekly pork export sales of 12,184 MT which up from the prior week when they were put at 8,324 MT.
Grain futures will start the week reacting to the loss of "coverage" of May futures, as the May options expired on Friday. Some folks have "surprise" positions to be adjusted on Monday. The traders will be very interested in the weekly USDA Crop Progress report on Monday afternoon, expecting it to show corn and spring wheat planting progress that is still well behind the normal pace. Winter wheat ratings are also expected to be down again because of further freeze damage. The USDA Export Inspections (Monday) and Export Sales (Thursday) will also be key gauges of disappearance. April live cattle futures will expire on Tuesday. May cattle options will expire on Friday. Not to be overlooked, the Fed will be meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.
April 19, 2013
A Cold and Wet Weather Picture
There is still drought talk around (central NE has seen less than 3" of moisture January 1), but most of the market has switched to concerns about planting delays because of heavy rains. The map below shows the 7 day accumulations, with totals of 4 to 5 inches in parts of IA, MO, IL, IN and MI. In most cases it will take a week to 10 days of warm and drier weather to get back into those fields. Flooding was expected on the Mississippi River over the weekend, interfering with barge movement. In many Corn Belt locations, soil temps are still too cold for corn seed to germinate. Not to be overlooked, there is also snow cover of as much as 20" in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The NWS 8-14 day forecast does show a somewhat warmer and drier pattern from April 27-May 3, particularly in the Western Corn Belt.
Weekly Overview
Corn futures for the May contract lost 7 cents per bushel this week after gaining 30 the previous week. Weekly US production of ethanol was 832K barrels/day. That was the second largest grind since January, but use outstripped production. EIA ethanol stocks declined by 281K barrels (ending @17.507 M barrels). There were no imports of ethanol last week for the second week in a row. Cold wet weather kept most of the planters out of the fields, with USDA showing 2% of the crop planted vs. the 7% average for this week and 16% last year.
Soybeans rallied another 1% this week, adding to a 3.8% advance the previous week. May futures were up 15 cents. Total export sales for last week totaled 566,800 MT. This brought the total export commitments to 99.7% of the USDA forecast for this marketing year vs. the 5-year average of 93%. Total soybean meal export commitments stand at 99% vs. the 5-year average of 80%. Bean oil commits are 80% vs. the 5-year average of 78%. There are still concerns about cancellations this summer if exporters are double bought and the South American beans they have purchased are finally delivered. Projected Chinese imports for 12/13 were lowered 2 MMT to 61 MMT in the USDA report, and are now expected to decline further due to H7N9 flu issues and resulting losses of live chicken demand.
Wheat futures lost 0.77% in Chicago and 0.86% in KC this week. MPLS was 18 cents or 2.23% because of the planting delays for spring wheat. The Brugler500 index for Winter Wheat condition declined to 298 from 299 the previous week. The HRW rating declined again this week because of freeze damage. The SRW rating improved again this past week, thanks to rainfall filling in needy areas. Some areas actually got too much rain, with reports of localized ponding in some wheat fields in Ohio. The USDA reported 1.674 MMT in weekly export sales of both new crop and old crop. HRW sales were 372,575 MT. SRW sales were 991,226 MT, with most of that new crop and including a big sale to China. HRS totaled 164,529 MT. Total wheat export commitments stand at 94% of the USDA's projected amount vs. the 5-year average of 101%.
Cotton was down 1.8% this week. Cotton export sales continue to move right along, with the USDA Export Sales report showing net weekly sales of 247,200 RB for Upland and 15,000 of Pima. Total export commitments stand at 94% of the USDA projection vs. the 5-year average of 97%. Planting is just getting underway.
Cattle futures were 50 cents higher this week. Boxed beef was mixed for the week; Choice boxes gained 58 cents per cwt, while Select fell back 51 cents. Cash cattle trade was mostly $1-2 lower than last week, with Nebraska showing $200-202 on Friday and Colorado mostly $126-126.50. The weekly slaughter was 1.5% larger than last week and 2.7% larger than a year ago. A glance at the COF report shows the reason, with cattle backed up from March into April. Beef production for the year to date is still down 1.5%. Beef export sales for the week totaled 16,809 MT, a > 60% improvement from last week. The Friday evening USDA Cattle on Feed report showed much larger placement activity in March than had been expected by the trade. Placements were 105.97% of year ago. March marketings were also lighter than expected at 92.3% of last year. The combination left April 1 On Feed numbers at 95.0% of year ago.
Hog futures finished Friday with a weekly gain of 30 cents per cwt in the June futures. The pork carcass cutout gained 3.34% for the week, or $2.71/cwt. Ham prices rose 8.1% in a week, but all the cuts were higher. The estimated weekly slaughter was 2.139 million head, up 2.7% from the same week in 2012. Hog slaughter YTD (Year to Date) is now running 0.5% behind a year ago. Pork production YTD is down 1.1% because carcass weights continue to run 2 pounds lighter than last year at this time. USDA reported weekly pork export sales of 8,324 MT, down from 13,278 MT the previous week and 48,355 MT three weeks ago.
Cattle traders will start the week reacting to the fundamentally bearish USDA Cattle on Feed report from Friday. Both cattle and hog producers will need to at least glance at the Cold Storage report numbers on Monday afternoon, due to market expectations that the pork numbers in particular could be at near record levels. Grain folks will be interested in the export numbers from the Inspections report on Monday and the Weekly Sales report on Thursday. They will also look hard at the USDA Crop Progress report on Monday evening. That report is expected to show ongoing delays in corn and spring wheat planting vs. the average pace. April feeder cattle futures expire on Thursday. The May grain options will expire on Friday the 26th.


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DESPITE concerns over the impact of the economic slowdown in China, the eurozone debt crisis and the anaemic economic growth in the United States, sentiment on the Singapore market remained relatively robust.
The Straits Times Index (STI) pulled back 13.43 points to 3,015.53 yesterday, weighed down largely by a narrow band of Jardine stable heavyweights, Jardine Matheson, Jardine Strategic, and Jardine C&C. But overall market activity was thin, with just 1.27 billion units worth $1.1 billion changing hands.
The actives list was led by ThaiBev, which rose 2.5 cents to 36.5 cents on 90.8 million shares as activity on the stock picked up in the afternoon. This comes as the Thai brewery's founder, billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, and associate parties bought up significant stakes in Fraser & Neave and its beer-making unit Asia Pacific Breweries. The move has prompted the world's third largest beer-maker Heineken NV - which already controls 42 per cent of APB, to make a counter-offer of $5.1 billion for APB and F&N to buy all the shares it does not already own in these companies.
The counterbid valuing APB at $50, essentially means that ThaiBev makes a $100 million paper gain.
Singapore Exchange's stock, meanwhile, rose 7 cents to $6.75 amid reports that it was headed for a merger with the London Stock Exchange Group. UK's Daily Telegraph reported that the two bourses were discussing a potential £7.2 billion (S$14.2 billion) merger.
The newspaper added that talks were still in their preliminary stages and focused on the benefits of merging the two exchanges amid continued consolidation attempts in the sector.
Clarifying the market rumours, Singapore Exchange said in a statement: "SGX has not engaged in talks with the LSE on a potential merger. However, we are open to collaborations and partnerships which may benefit our shareholders and the company."
Elsewhere, despite the pullback by the index, brokers said sentiment remained relatively buoyant with expectations of more upside for the market as a whole.
One stock which also appears to have suddenly attracted attention is aluminium components extrusion specialist Midas.
The stock was up 2.5 cents at 37 cents after 32 million units changed hands amid expectation that the Chinese railways authorities are restarting talks on high speed train contracts following a year-long freeze after an accident which killed 40 people in July 2011. Midas, as the biggest maker of the basic coach shells for both high speed and Metro cars in China, is seen as a key beneficiary.
Indeed, having seen the STI punch through the key 3,000- point level, increasing numbers of market insiders reckon the benchmark index will hold up at around current levels, supported by corporate news. On the other hand, turbulence will be injected by newsflows from Europe, China or the US, they added.
Meanwhile, the continued strength on Wall Street is providing support for bourses across the region, and Singapore in particular. Some brokers say Singapore has also been attracting significant amounts of retail funds in recent weeks.
Going forward, individual stock moves will be largely dictated by earnings and corporate developments or news. US stock futures recovered from their lows late heading towards the close of Asian trading time, and most traders here say a fourth positive session on Wall Street would certainly underpin a recovery in sentiment.


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When Brandon Weeden takes his first snap as a Browns quarterback this fall, it will be his second appearance as a professional athlete in Northeast Ohio.
Weeden, then 20, took the mound at Classic Park on May 11, 2004, as the starting pitcher for the Columbus (Ga.) Catfish. He was in his first year in the Dodgers' organization after two years in the Yankees' system.
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Spanish for "fuck your mother". ¡Chinga tú madre, puto!
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"Fuck your mother." Worst thing you can say to a Mexican Chinga tu madre, guey!
Fuck your mother, asshole! |
3. | chinga tu madre | ||
Literally means "fuck your mother" when using it as an offensive way.
1.- It can also be used as a funny way like when a friend suddenly wakes you up with a cold water splash or a big slap. 2.- In formal conjugated spanish (thou) is expressed as "chingue su madre!" used to hurry things up and rushing them randomly or finishing them in a lazy way, or trying to finish a task to do something else whether they are well done or not. 3.- Also expressing "holy shit!" or "oh my god!" after a surprising event happens such running after a prank or watching some 4.- When you dont believe something a good friend of yourself is telling you. It depends on the sound and the phonetics, for #1 it can be accompanied of laughing, for #2 using a lazy and mediocre tone, #3 for a surprised and hurried way (sometimes with running) and #4 as an incredulous amusing and sarcastic tone....use the right ones so you dont get your arse kicked or piss people off or they think you're a boor. 1.- Chinga tu madre!!! me despertaste!!! (Damnit dude you woke me up!!)
2.- Chingue su madre asi como quede lo hago (Fuck it, whatever..it doesnt matter how I finish the job..) This gringo's yard is still not finished...chingue su madre dejalo asi! (screw it, leave it like it is..) 3.- You spank some hot chick walking with a very strong dude and run away "chingue su madreee correle!" (run run!) or you see this car crash or a very hard hit in a fight and say "chingue su madre!! ese estuvo duro!" (holy shit that was a tough one!) 4.- Hey amigo I fucked 10 girls yesterday!!....Hahaha chinga tu madre!!! si como no... (LOL as if dude, fuck off!) |
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In most part of Texas chinga tu madre means "fuckyou" I dont like you bitch. Well then chinga tu madre I don't like you either puta.