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Van and Minivan Deals: May 2013
Shoppers interested in a new van or minivan this month have come to the right place. We've listed today's best van and minivan deals on some of our favorite models. And while we can't be there to help you select the van that's right for you, our list may be able to steer you toward the models that offer the best value throughout May.
Chevrolet Express
The Chevrolet Express is a full-size van offered in both cargo and passenger configurations. In May, it's available with two major incentives. For shoppers looking to pay cash, the 2013 Express is offered with up to $1,000 back -- a deal that applies to passenger and cargo versions, from the base-level 1500 model to the heavy-duty 3500. Drivers looking to finance the Express can get zero percent interest for up to 48 months. That deal is also offered on passenger and cargo versions in 1500, 2500 and 3500 grades.
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Dodge Grand Caravan
The popular Dodge Grand Caravan competes with minivans such as the Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey. In May, it's available with incentives, whether shoppers are looking to finance, lease or pay with cash. For cash buyers, Dodge is offering up to $2,500 back on all Grand Caravan models, except the base-level AVP. That trim is only available with up to $1,500 cash back. For those looking to finance, Dodge is offering zero percent interest for up to 60 months on most trim levels, plus up to $1,000 cash back. And lease shoppers can get a 36-month lease on a Grand Caravan SXT with payments starting from $299 per month after $2,999 at lease signing.
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Nissan offers an alternative to the Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey and Chrysler's minivans with its boldly styled Quest. In May, the Quest is available with several incentives. Shoppers interested in financing can get zero percent interest for up to 36 months, plus up to $500 cash back. For drivers who would rather lease, Nissan is offering a 39-month deal on the Quest S with payments from $259 per month after $2,999 down at lease signing. But the best deal is for buyers paying in full. That's because Nissan is offering up to $3,500 cash back on the Quest through the end of May.
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The Toyota Sienna competes with the Honda Odyssey and Chrysler's twins for the title of the most popular minivan in the U.S. Shoppers looking to lease a Sienna can get a 36-month lease deal on the van with $2,668 at lease signing for $269 per month. For drivers looking to finance, Toyota is offering the Sienna with zero percent interest for up to 60 months. There aren't any cash back deals this month, though we'd probably recommend cash buyers take the automaker's zero percent offer anyway.
What it means to you: Our list of van and minivan deals should help steer you in the right direction as you search for a new family vehicle.
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Purification of Sacred Vessels in U.S.
Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university.
Q: I am an extraordinary minister of holy Communion. I am not an instituted acolyte. In December we had training in the new procedures for purifying and cleaning chalices, ciboria and other vessels used in Communion. We have been told that there have been more changes and we are to receive new training. Can you provide any information on recent changes? — F.C., Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey
A: The changes probably referred to a letter from the Holy See which indicated that the expired temporary indult (or special permission) which allowed extraordinary ministers in the United States (unlike elsewhere) to assist in the purification of the sacred vessels would no longer be renewed.
Thus the purification must be carried out by the deacon or, in his absence, by an instituted acolyte or eventually by the priest himself.
This indult was first granted by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments on March 22, 2002, for a period of three years. The official letter granting the indult said, in part: "[F]or grave pastoral reasons, the faculty may be given by the diocesan bishop to the priest celebrant to use the assistance, when necessary, even of extraordinary ministers in the cleansing of sacred vessels after the distribution of Communion has been completed in the celebration of Mass. This faculty is conceded for a period of three years as a dispensation from the norm of the Institutio Generalis, edition typica tertia of the Roman Missal."
When the indult expired in March 2005, the U.S. bishops' conference requested an extension, but no immediate action was taken due to the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Benedict XVI. Finally, in 2006 the prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship informed the president of the U.S. episcopal conference that the Holy Father had deemed it opportune to deny request for renewal.
The text of the letter is as follows:
Prot. n. 468/05/L Rome, 12 October 2006
Your Excellency,
I refer to your letters of 9 March 2005 and 7 March 2006, in which, in the name of the Conference of Bishops of which you are President, you requested a renewal of the indult for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion to purify the sacred vessels after Mass, where there are not enough priests or deacons to purify a large number of chalices that might be used at Mass.
I have put the whole matter before the Holy Father in an audience which he granted me on 9 June 2006, and received instructions to reply as follows:
1. There is no doubt that "the sign of Communion is more complete when given under both kinds, since in that form the sign of the Eucharistic meal appears more clearly" (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 281; Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 390).
2. Sometimes, however, the high number of communicants may render it inadvisable for everyone to drink from the chalice (cf. Redemptionis Sacramentum, no. 102). Intinction with reception on the tongue always and everywhere remains a legitimate option, by virtue of the general liturgical law of the Roman Rite.
3. Catechesis of the people is important regarding the teaching of the Council of Trent that Christ is fully present under each of the species. Communion under the species of the bread alone, as a consequence, makes it possible to receive all the fruit of Eucharistic grace (cf. Denzinger-Schönmetzer, no. 1729; General Instruction of the Roman Missal, nos. 11, 282). "For pastoral reasons", therefore, "this manner of receiving Communion has been legitimately established as the most common form in the Latin rite" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1390).
4. Paragraph 279 of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal directs that the sacred vessels are to be purified by the priest, the deacon or an instituted acolyte. The status of this text as legislation has recently been clarified by the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. It does not seem feasible, therefore, for the Congregation to grant the requested indult from this directive in the general law of the Latin Church.
5. This letter is therefore a request to the members of the Bishops' Conference of the United Status of America to prepare the necessary explanations and catechetical materials for your clergy and people so that henceforth the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 279, as found in the editio typicatia of the Roman Missal, will be observed throughout its territories.
With the expression of my esteem and fraternal greetings, I remain,
Your Excellency,
+ Francis Cardinal Arinze
Monsignor Mario Marini
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What is the measured value?
The measured value is the dioptric power in the major reference point of a lens and is measured in the focimeter using a defined measuring technique.
What is the prescribed power?
The prescribed or wearing power is the dioptric power experienced by the user in the major reference point in a defined wearing situation. When computing a lens, the aim is to ensure that the wearing power corresponds to the value measured in refraction.
In bifocals, trifocals and progressive lenses from ZEISS the measured near power differs from the prescribed power for two reasons:
A trial lens (TL) displays a lower centre thickness than a finished spectacle lens (SL) with the same vertex power. As the diagram shows, the principal planes of the spectacle lens are closer to the convex side of the lens than those of the trial lens. This results in different back focal lengths (f'TL < f'SL ), while the back vertex focal lengths are identical (f'v TL = f'v SL ). As the reciprocal of the focal length f' equals the equivalent power F and the reciprocal of the back vertex focal length f'v equals the back vertex power F'v, the trial lens and the spectacle lens have different equivalent powers F, but the same back vertex powers F'v.
If an object at a reading distance of 40 cm is sharply imaged through a trial lens with F'v = + 5.00 D , the same object is imaged by a spectacle lens displaying the same dioptric power and with the same corneal vertex distance behind the retina. The lens power is too weak for the wearer.
To ensure that the finished spectacle lens has the same reading power as the trial lens during refraction, the required correction value is added. The lens then has more positive back vertex power. In the above example, a lens with F'v = + 5.25 D would be required.
For bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses from ZEISS, the correction value is calculated for a standardised situation of use and is automatically implemented in the lens.
No correction value is added for single vision reading lenses. Instead. It must be taken into account by the optician during refraction.
Situation during Refraction
The patient has sharp vision at the required reading distance when looking through the trial lens (here + 5.00 D); image O' is generated on the retina.
Two Situations with Spectacle Lenses without Taking the Wearing Power into account
Without the correction value, the patient's vision is unsharp when looking through the lens (here + 5.00 D) at the required reading distance; image O' is generated behind the retina.
Without the correction value, the wearer has to increase the reading distance to see sharply (power here + 5.00 D); image O' is located on the retina.
Needless to say, neither of these possibilities is the aim of the refraction procedure. The wearer's dioptric power must therefore be corrected.
The dioptric power of a lens is always dependent on the ray path for which it was determined. In bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses in particular, the ray path during use of the lenses for near vision differs considerably from the measuring ray path. It is for this reason that a different dioptric power is measured in the focimeter from that effective in front of the patient's eye.
In the focimeter the dioptric power F'v is obtained using a parallel bundle of light. This means the focimeter measures the back vertex focal length for an infinitely distant object. The lens is arranged on the focimeter mount in such a way that the principal ray of the measuring ray bundle leaves the lens at an angle of 90°.
During use of the lenses for near vision, however, a different ray path is present:
Here, a divergent ray bundle emerges from a near object. In near vision, prismatic effects in the near reference point of the lens cause a deviation of the centrally imaging principal ray, with the result that the principal ray is not perpendicular to the back surface of the lens. The dioptric power in front of the eye is not the same as that measured in the focimeter. ZEISS lenses are produced so that the prescribed power is actually present in front of the eye. The power measured in the focimeter is specified on the lens packet.
Due to the oblique ray bundle, additional astigmatic error occurs in near vision and must be corrected. This correction value is also taken into account in all bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses from ZEISS.
The measured near power of all ZEISS multifocal lenses is corrected as follows:
Thanks to the above corrections, the wearer experiences exactly the power which he found to be best during refraction. All bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses from ZEISS are therefore true to prescription.
The Rx power for near vision is specified for a standardised situation of use. For additions to + 2.50 D, the measured powers of ZEISS lenses are calculated for a distance of 380 mm. For additions over 2.75 D, the working distance becomes smaller, making a calculation necessary for each addition (object distance [mm] = 1000/Add.).
The lens packets for bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses from ZEISS specify both the prescribed power and the measured power.
The sole purpose of the specified measured power for near vision is to allow the lens to be checked in the focimeter. If the same value is measured with the focimeter as that given on the lens packet, the prescribed reading powers will be effective for the standardised situation of use during wear.
The measured values are specified as the powers in the two principal meridians and as the axis of the first principal meridian.
Example of the measured and Rx powers specified on the lens packet
|Rx powers
|+ 4.00
|+ 2.00
|+ 3.00
|Measured powers
|1st principal meridian
|2nd principal meridian
|+ 4.00
|+ 6.00
|+ 7.26
|+ 9.40
To determine the distance and reading powers of bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses from ZEISS, the concave side of the lens should be placed on the focimeter support. The specified measured values can be checked directly in the major reference points for near and distance vision.
Measuring progressives
The measured value in the major reference point for distance vision is measured in the semicircle (distance measuring circle) above the distance centring cross.
The measured value for near vision can be checked in the lower measuring circle.
Measuring bifocals and trifocals
The dioptric power in the major reference points for distance and near vision are measured in the same way as for single vision lenses. The measured reading power is checked in the major reference point for near vision which is located 5 mm below the segment top in bifocal lenses.
No distinction between the measured and Rx powers is necessary for the dioptric distance power of a lens. Although the geometry of the trial lens differs from that of the spectacle lens, the imaging conditions for distance vision are the same: despite the different positions of the principal planes, a distant object point is always imaged in the far point MR of the eye. The lens therefore has the correct dioptric power for use. The measured and Rx powers are approximately the same. For distance vision, the lens power experienced
during wear corresponds to the power measured in the focimeter.
The minor differences are not usually of any practical significance. It is only advisable to take correction values into account for distance vision if very high dioptric powers are required.
A distinction is also made between measured and Rx powers in prismatic lenses from ZEISS. One reason for this is the different geometry of prismatic trial lenses and prismatic spectacle lenses. Another is the different ray paths present during measurement in the focimeter and during actual wear.
In prismatic prescriptions, the prism should not be generated by decentration under any circumstances, as this results in considerably poorer visual quality than that obtained with lenses ordered with prism.


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Hey Coaches,
We're pleased to announce the release of a new update!
The open ladder of the Cabalvision Official League has been reset with the release of the update.
Thanks for your feedback during the Undead open beta. We gathered them and will now work on them for the next update.
Here are the patch notes of today's update:
New features
- The Undead team is now available with the Starplayers Ramtut III, Count Luthor Von Drakenborg and Earlice.
- A new roster interface is available. It combines the team and staff management in one page.
- The price of the Orc Blitzer is now 80k.
- The bretonnian blitzer has now access to agility skills on a standard level up (no doubles).
- Increase of the maximum team number per coach (40 instead of 25)
- Increase of the maximum competition number in a league (20 instead of 8)
- Matchmaking system prameters changes (processing time: 5min / Max TV difference: 500)
- Fix of an issue preventing the Xbox One controller from working on Windows 10
- Fix of a bug blocking a team slot
- Pass Block is now usable on a Long Bomb
- The coaches assistants are now properly taken into account for the kick-off event Brilliant Coaching
- Fix of a crash when trying a pass outside of the pitch in BB1 control mode
- Fix of a scrolling issue during inducement in hotseat with the combo mouse/controller
- Fix of a bug preventing the Norse AI from validating its placement with Starplayers
- The ball is now displayed properly during a Touchdown with some players
- Fix of an issue preventing the screen resolution to be saved on Mac
- Fix of an issue preventing players from using the chat in multiplayer on Mac
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. plans to sell Saudi Arabia advanced weapons systems worth $60 billion to counter Iran could turn out to be more of a problem than a panacea.
The Saudis, unlike the Israelis, have always had problems absorbing high-tech Western systems since they began buying state-of-the-art war machines in the 1970s.
Right now, they already have more top-line equipment than they can effectively use, such as an air force with more aircraft than it has front-line pilots or commanders able to deploy them in combat.
Saudi Arabia traditionally bankrolls part of Pakistan's military purchases and in return gets experienced Pakistan pilots to fly its U.S. and British combat jets, as well as seasoned naval personnel to run its two-sea navy.
"Militarily … Riyadh's challenge is not a matter of hardware: Saudi Arabia already fields a broad spectrum of some of the highest-end and most modern military equipment in the region," the U.S. global security consultancy Stratfor commented.
"Instead, its challenge is fielding that hardware. With deliveries years away, the new deal will do little to balance the resurgent Iranian regime in the near-term, and prolongs Saudi Arabia's heavy dependence on U.S. defense support."
It could take a decade for the Americans to deliver the package of Boeing F-15 Eagle fighters, Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter gunships and precision-guided munitions to the Saudis.
So it's unlikely the Iranians are quaking in their boots at the prospect of their main rival in the Persian Gulf region being deluged with top-line weaponry.
And, in the end, it is doubtful that it will make Saudi firepower any more potent than it is already unless the Saudis upgrade its military leadership and doctrine and develop professional cadres able to use high-tech weapons competently.
"The immaturity of the Saudi training and doctrine and underlying issues with manpower are pervasive," Stratfor declared. "Such issues can take a generation to even begin to resolve …
"If the new hardware is accompanied with serious reform, then … the Saudis military might become a significant force. Until then, for all its military hardware, Saudi Arabia will remain relatively weak in terms of defense."
Most of its $34 billion defense and security budget is spent on maintaining and upgrading large stocks of air, land and naval equipment purchased since the 1970s.
Most of this work is carried out by an army of expatriate specialists from Western defense manufacturers because the Saudis can't do it themselves. So the influx of more advanced equipment is likely to strain Saudi resources even further.
King Abdallah has over the last year or so taken charge of all defense purchases in an apparent effort to reduce the power of the Defense Ministry as the health of the long-serving minister, his half-brother Crown Prince Sultan, has deteriorated.
The monarch personally conducted much of the negotiations for the U.S. arms package.
For one thing, he has long sought to stamp out rampant corruption in the arms procurement system, in which colossal kickbacks are made to Saudi officials.
But Abdallah may have other considerations in mind. He commands the National Guard, or SANG, a 100,000-strong force drawn from tribes loyal to the monarchy. It's the king's private army, totally separate from the 140,000-strong regular forces controlled by the Defense Ministry.
SANG traditionally has been a light mechanized force. But Abdallah wants to give it more firepower with armor and artillery and has ordered his eldest son Mutaib, the SANG commander, to carry out a major $3 billion reorganization.
The AH-60 Apache gunships and other systems in the U.S. package are clearly earmarked for this force, whose traditional mission has been to protect the royal family. It is also expected to be redeployed to protect strategic oil installations as well.
"Like many Gulf Arab states, the Saudi regime has long feared its own military more than any external threat," Stratfor observed. "The Saudis have relied on the United States to deter and defend against external threats.
"While military interests receive generous allotments of money and modern defense hardware, they have lacked the organization and leadership to employ that equipment effectively.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, March 31, 2008
William A. Smith: "A fine painter" - Robert Fawcett
Some of Smith's illustrations (the few I'd seen) reminded me a little of Robert Fawcett's work. So I particularly enjoyed this anecdote Charlie related to me about meeting Robert Fawcett:
"May have told you this, but about 1950 or '51 Haines Hall and Chet Patterson asked me to join them for dinner one evening at one of those old but posh SF eateries. The lure, RF would be joining us. Believe Stan Galli and Bruce Bomberger were there too. With no warning, they sat me next to RF (Haines' brother-in-law). In a lull, I ventured a question to the great one....'Do you know William A. Smith?' He did a double take, turned to Haines, and gesturing to me, said, 'who's this?' I think his actual words were 'who the hell is this?' Haines explained ( I was the favored new kid on the block), and RF reluctantly turned and said, 'yes, Bill is a good friend....and he's a fine painter'. He did not say 'illustrator'. That was the only conversation from him for the evening, with me at least. At the time I naturally was in awe of RF, but was also an admirer of Wm. A. Smith."
About these images, Charlie wrote:
"Smith had a heavy painterly hand....but could be oh-so subtle when the character or scene needed it. I could tell he had to 'behave himself' on the Coca Cola ad [above] ...had to hold back some of that 'horsepower' he possessed. He was not as inventive in style and technique as, say, Briggs, Parker, Fawcett, etc.....but he was rock solid on dramatic presentation."
Charlie went on to say, "He seemed a mystery....never heard much about him or his career, etc." - which I was unable to help with, since what I knew about the artist was no more than what was available in the short bio you can find in Walt Reed's "Illustrator in America".
Then, in one of those coincidences that make me think "there are no coincidences", a package arrived in the mail: a recent acquisition from ebay... two bound volumes of American Artist magazine, 1952 and 1953. And what should the June 1952 issue contain but a six-page article on William A. Smith!
That same issue contained this ad below, so now you know what the artist looked like around the time he painted these pieces.
With the generous assistance of Charlie Allen, who has provided virtually all the scans I'll be presenting, and with the benefit of the information in the American Artist article, it looks like we will get to spend this week learning about "a fine painter", William A. Smith.
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I have always thought William A. Smith was one of the least known top illustrators I have ever seen... a terrific literal illustrator. CharlieAllen hit the nail on the head, when he said Smith's work was "rock solid". I never saw a William A. Smith illustration, that wasn't top notch in drawing and execution. I'm glad Leif and Charlie are focusing on this great illustrator. I will sit back and really enjoy this week's TI.ReplyDelete
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Smith was a terrific artist; I agree with Tom 100%, and I am so glad to be learning more about Smith. Thanks again, Leif.ReplyDelete
It sounds like Charlie got more civil words from Robert Fawcett in 30 minutes than most people got in a lifetime. He should count his blessings.
I think I have one of his paintings but it is a Datona Beach race day painting dated 1962.How can I find out if this work was done bu him.It is signed with his name.ReplyDelete
Anonymous, I am Bill's daughter, and Leif alerted me to your comment, as I missed it. Who was your Dad? Perhaps I knew him. I'm so happy that you have a portrait of your father that you cherish. Dad was able to get to the humanity of the person he was painting.ReplyDelete
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I obtained a "1963 TESTING WIDE-TRACK PONTIACS APACHE TRAIL" about 35 years ago and tried unsuccessfully to learn much about it. I was told it was produced in very limited numbers for Pontiac. My question would be what type of process was used? Like oil painting? and about how many were produced? It would be wonderful to learn anything about this work of art. I knew all these years it was special.
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Hi Kim. My dad was Albert (Al) Francis Leister. I believe they were very good friends. My dad was born in Toledo (as yours) in 1917 and worked for the Blade. They were friends during the war and kept in touch afterwards. I knew your dad was an artist in Buck's County and I saw Boxing Scene at the Michener. It touched me just knowing how much my dad thought of yours. MaryReplyDelete
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I have a friend that has a painting by William A Smith it is title Daytona 500. It has a label on the back of it that tells a brief history of William and the painting. How can he find out a value of this art? I can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com Thanks for any helpReplyDelete
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I have a Daytona 500 painting by William A Smith also. It too has a label on the back just as the one referenced above. If anyone knows the value of this piece or how it can be obtained I would appreciate you letting me know. My email address is email@example.com. Thanks!ReplyDelete
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Quote:Hello all! Please excuse me if I'm being a bit forward, but would any of you be willing to share with me your opinion of sex?
I'm asking because, and please correct me if I'm wrong, most Satanists have sex with more than one person. Not at the same time, of course, since that would be kinky. But I'm assuming that a person who supports the Satanic philosophy would experience more than one sex partner over their lifetime. That's something I'm uncomfortable doing because of my view of sex: as a total surrender to the other person, total commitment to them, and permanent spiritual, mental, and physical bonding.
Have any of you felt this way? Has anyone made a distinction between having sex and making love? A woman would be more likely to share my feelings, since for her, sex is internal and physically alerting. Therefore I am especially interested in the opinions of the female Satanists out there.
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Mike D'Antoni hobbled to his first news conference as the Lakers coach. He used a crutch on his left side, still recovering from knee-replacement surgery.
Then he spoke about the need to be strong. He wasn't the popular choice among Lakers fans, finishing a distant second to Phil Jackson, but he wasn't the one receiving a midnight call from General Manager Mitch Kupchak last Sunday.
"We're built to win this year. This is not a project," D'Antoni said Thursday. "We have a window."
It's a short one, with an aging roster and thinning patience among fans who expected a roaring start, not a 3-5 record and a sagging offense.
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Harney & Sons are in the business of making tea an everyday luxury item. With a story dating back to 1960, three generations of the Harney family continue to preserve John's tradition of fine tea, travelling the world in search of the finest ingredients. We present you with Australia's most premium tea experience.
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Breathtaking ocean views, rich decor and epicurean excellence create the setting for a romantic escape in Palo, the Disney Cruise Line signature specialty restaurant, on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder. Named after the colorful poles that line the canals of Venice, Palo offers superlative Northern Italian cuisine in an upscale atmosphere reserved exclusively for adults. (©Disney)
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Datacom draws on the best talent and freshest technology to help enterprise businesses go further, faster.
We deliver results to businesses in every sector – from finance to agriculture, from construction to retail. We pride ourselves on our adaptability and are always working to get to know our customers' businesses better.
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Optional and Unique Fees for Undergraduate Students
Locker-Towel Fee
All students enrolled in physical education activity courses and others who wish to have an assigned locker must pay a locker-towel fee each year or any portion thereof. This fee provides a locker and a clean towel after each use of the gymnasium facility.
The School of Business Administration
All new first-year and transfer students entering programs in the college are required to purchase a microcomputer. Details on the cost and the machine specifications are provided to the student at the time of admission. Students eligible for financial aid can have the cost of the microcomputer acquisition built into their financial aid package.
Credit by Examination
A fee will be charged for administration of special tests in areas for which academic credit may be received. This fee must be paid in advance.
Fees for Courses in Music Performance Study
Private applied lessons in most instruments and voice are available each semester, for academic credit, to qualified students. Private lessons meet for 14 weeks during the semester. Both one-half hour (one academic credit) or one hour (two academic credits) lessons may be taken, depending on the recommendation of the faculty. To review the detailed fees associated with music lessons, visit the Department of Music Web site and click on "Lessons".
Any student enrolled in excess of eighteen credits because of Private Applied Lessons will be charged only the additional Private Lesson Fee, and not the supplemental tuition charges for taking more than the permitted eighteen credits. However, permission from the respective Dean's Office to exceed eighteen academic credits in a semester must still be obtained.
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Students majoring in Forestry or Wildlife Biology are required to take summer field courses. Forestry majors must take FOR 122 and Wildlife Biology majors must take WFB 131 and WFB 150.
The tuition for The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Summer Field Courses will be at the Summer Session credit rate. In addition, there may be charges for field expenses.
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Here's the latest article from the 12 Step Recovery site at BellaOnline.com.
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First up, we would like to thank our friends over at ReusableBags.com for their generosity in sending one of these interesting little devices. (You rule, n8!) A few months back, I went to order two of these (one for me, one for my cheapo mother) and the website told me they were out of stock. Come to find out, they're hand made by the hard working indigenous peoples of……..wherever, and they only make like two a year or some crap like that. Okay, so I *might* be exaggerating a bit. But they are definitely hand made from sustainable wood using fair trade and wage practices, so that's pretty cool. And at $15.95 a piece, they're also a steal, in this reviewer's opinion. Here's a fun fact pulled right from the product description on their website:
"If you purchased one box of plastic baggies and washed / reused each bag 30 times you'd save approximately $100.00. Plus you'd help save precious non-renewable resources by consuming nearly 1,000 fewer bags. It's a win for you and for our environment!"
I know that sounds like a chore but have you seen Wall-E? That's the kinda crap we're headed for if we don't stop throwing stuff away like it's no big deal. I don't buy plastic baggies anymore, I stopped about 6 months ago. It's driving my husband nuts because now I put his crackers or chips into plastic containers. We've discussed this before, he and I. As long as I'm the one who does the dishes, I will decide how many dishes I have to wash, and honestly, a few more plastic containers in my dishwasher do not bother me one bit. Now, to make things easier, when I stopped buying baggies, I went to ReusableBags.com and bought eight Happy Sacks, four in small and four in large.
The large ones are sandwich sized and the small ones are perfect for a handful of wheat thins or a few chocolate chip cookies. They have an easy to clean inner lining that is not PVC and seriously, if your kids take lunch to school like mine do, you know just how many of those plastic baggies are getting tossed in the trash each year. To me, that's sickening. Now, with shipping, all 8 of these were about $65 if i recall correctly, but they are super cute and you'll save at least that in one year over buying those baggies, so they'll pay for themselves eventually. Wait til your kid comes home and tells you about all the oohs and aahs they got at the lunch table over these!
The product details say that you can throw them in the washing machine but to make them last longer, you should hand wash them. That's where the aforementioned bag drier comes in! When I went to order it, *this* is what I wanted it for. Of course, with all the baking that I do, it will also be nice to wash my pastry bags and let them dry on the counter. That's what we like to call "awesomeness."
The bag and bottle dryer is easy to put together and take apart. If you don't like it sitting on your counter, there is an eye screw at the top where you can place a hook and hang it from your ceiling. Just remove the base and voila! When you're not using it, it comes apart and fits nicely into whatever cabinet or drawer you feel like cramming it into.
I enjoy having one of these. Now I feel like I can buy those freezer bags again for my vegetables and fruits during the summer months. I tried so hard last year to use plastic containers to store my produce but it's just not the same. I think the bag and bottle dryer is a great product and worth every penny. I would also like to say that both of my orders came with a complimentary ACME bag, a collapsible grocery tote with a loop for hanging on my keyring. I keep one in my car and one, well, on my keyring, dammit.
Here is a picture of me that my daughter Carmen took while i was writing this blog. Can't say I don't love argyle, because you would be lying.
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Family and friends remember Blaze Bernstein, Jewish college student found dead by police
Jan 12, 2018
(JTA) — Friends took to social media to share memories of Blaze Bernstein, a Jewish college student found dead after he went missing from his parent's Southern California home.
The 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student was found dead on Tuesday in brush surrounding Borrego Park in Lake Forest, his hometown, CBS News reported. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
An attorney and friend of the family told CBS Los Angeles that Bernstein and a friend arrived at the park around 10:30 p.m., and Bernstein went off alone to meet another unnamed person. The driver said Bernstein didn't return text messages; according to the family friend, the driver returned hours later to search for Bernstein.
Two days after Bernstein's disappearance, detectives spoke to the driver. At that time, they noticed he had scratches and that he was "breathing heavy, talking fast and visibly shaking," CBS News reported, citing the affidavit.
Bernstein did not take his keys, wallet, credit cards, medication or eyeglasses when he left his parents' house to meet the friend, and did not say goodbye, his father told the Los Angeles Times.
The Bernstein family said they were "devastated by the news" in a Wednesday statement.
"Blaze was brilliant, colorful, and charismatic; who shined light on all of the lives of the people and communities he touched," the family's statement said.
The family asked people to donate money to a memorial fund set up for Bernstein by the Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County.
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Hi all.
I have a XO-1, running kernel 2.6.31_xo. I wish to enable/disable the root access (currently, the root access is enabled).
The normal process of changing the root password using "passwd" doesn't seem to work. If it is tried, the 'olpc' user is able to switch to root, without being asked for the password. The approach works in the "standard" fc14 kernel, though.
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Military jets were scrambled tonight after contact was lost with a private plane.
The RAF aircraft - understood to be Typhoons - were deployed as a precaution after air traffic controllers were unable to communicate with the private jet.
It was accompanied by the military aircraft to Stansted Airport in Essex, where it landed safely shortly before 8pm.
A police statement said: "Military jets were deployed on a precautionary basis when a private jet was diverted to Stansted.
"This was due to a loss of communication with the aircraft. The aircraft landed safely at Stansted airport at 7.49pm.
"All three people who were on board have been spoken to by police, it was established that everything was in order and the police response was stood down."
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the aircraft were deployed because of a break in radio contact but a spokeswoman stressed there was "no threat".
The runway at the airport was shut for eight minutes before normal operations resumed.
A spokeswoman for air traffic control organisation Nats said: "We couldn't make voice communication with the aircraft which is why it was escorted to Stansted."
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Who is College Basketball's Player of Year?
It's hard to say who the No. 1 team in the country has been this season with upsets happening on a nightly basis and deciding who the National Player of the Year will be just as difficult. In the past, we've had J.J Redick vs. Adam Morrison, or Kevin Durant vs. Greg Oden, and this year there's about 5-10 players that could win college basketball's top award.
Starting off in the Big Ten, Michigan's Trey Burke and Indiana's Victor Oladipo may be the frontrunners.
Coming into the season, it was Indiana's Cody Zeller that received all the attention after being voted preseason player of year. However, Oladipo's defensive presence as catapulted himself to one of college basketball's premier players. The 6'5" junior averages 13.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and about a block per game. He shoots 63.1% from the field.
Meanwhile, Burke may be the best point guard in college basketball. The 6'0" sophomore averages 19.0 points, 6.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and only turns the ball over 1.9 times a game. He shoots 49.2% from the field, and 38.4% from long range as well.
The quality about Burke's game that may win him college basketball's player of the year is his ability to not fade away late in big games. Two games come to mind. First, against Michigan State last Sunday, he played great defense and stole a pass from the Spartans to clinch the victory. Second, against Ohio State earlier in the year, he stole the ball back from Aaron Craft after Craft had stolen it from Burke. After Michigan went up, Burke then blocked Craft's shot to seal the win for the Wolverines.
If you want to see Oladipo and Burke go head-to-head, they meet Sunday in Ann Arbor.
Here's a few other top contenders for college basketball's national player of the year to watch in the coming weeks.
Georgetown's Otto Porter, Jr helped ascend the Hoyas to No. 5 in the latest poll, but were knocked off last night by Villanova. Porter, Jr, averages 16.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 block, and 2.0 steals per game. He shoots 50.3% from the field, and 44.4% from long range. Porter's statement game may come this Saturday against Syracuse at home.
Creighton's Greg McDermott has put on a show in the Missouri Valley Conference. The 6'8" junior averages 23.4 points, and 7.6 rebounds per game while shooting 56.0% from the field, and 48.1% from long range for a big man.
Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk has helped the Bulldogs ascend to the top of the rankings for the first time in school history. Olynyk is 7'0", averages 17.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game. He shoots 66.8% from the field, and 37.5% from long range.
Miamii's Shane Larkin has an outside chance, but a strong ACC and NCAA tournament would help the 5'11" guard. Larkin helped bring the Hurricanes into the top-five, and are currently sixth in the country. He averages 13.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 2.0 steals.
It might be fair to say the award may come down to the last man standing in Georgia when college basketball's best team cuts down the nets.


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Nestled amidst acres of tropical gardens on the idyllic shores of the Andaman Sea, Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket is located in the heart of Laguna Phuket, Asia's finest destination resort. This sanctuary of tranquillity is shaded by native casuarinas and coconut palms and features unique neo-colonial architecture underpinned by modern Thai style in all the guestrooms. Gentle breezes waft through the vaulted ceilings of the open-air lobby, carrying the sound of breaking waves from the adjacent Bang Tao beach. Guests at any of the seven hotels in Laguna Phuket enjoy access to a range of world-class facilities, including the 18-hole Laguna Phuket championship golf course, spas, restaurants, bars, boutique shopping, horse riding and an outdoor adventure training centre. Everywhere within the Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket resort is easily accessed within minutes by complimentary shuttle boats and buses.
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Street Fighter X Tekken will make history as fighters from these two bastions of the fighting genre come together for the very first time.
Utilizing the same technology that powered Street Fighter IV & Super Street Fighter IV, Tekken characters such as Kazuya Mishima and Nina Williams will make the transition into the Street Fighter universe having been re-imagined using the much-loved art style of these seminal titles; while retaining their unique characteristics and signature moves as they go head-to-head with classic brawlers from the Street Fighter franchise in what promises to be the ultimate match up.
As in Street Fighter IV, 2D gameplay will feature fully realized 3D character models battling for domination in both new and familiar highly detailed environments that are brought to life with engaging animations. In addition to modes such as Versus and Training that will feature new enhancements to make the fighting experience more in-depth and enjoyable, Street Fighter X Tekken will include Tag Team combat where players select two fighters to deliver knockout assist attacks and special combos.
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- Dream Match Up – Dozens of playable characters including: Poison, Dhalsim, Ryu, Ken, Guile, Abel, and Chun-Li from Street Fighter as well as: Yoshimitsu, Steve, Kazuya, Nina, King, Marduk, and Bob from Tekken.
- Real-time Tag Battle – Fight as a team of two and switch between characters strategically.
- Familiar Controls – In Street Fighter X Tekken, controls will feel familiar for fans of both series.
- Juggle System – Toss your foes into Tekken-style juggles with Street Fighter X Tekken's universal air launching system.
- Robust Online Modes – In addition to the online features from Super Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken features totally upgraded online functionality and some new surprises.
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As Prince of Wales, George IV first visited Brighton in 1783, aged 21, partly on the recommendation of his doctors who thought that the sea water might ease the swellings in the glands of his neck. He also found the relaxed atmosphere of the town a welcome relief from the constraints of the staid and stifling court of his father, George III. The Prince's Royal Pavilion grew over 35 years from a simple farmhouse to a spectacular palace. In 1787 Henry Holland extended the original farmhouse into a neo-classical building know as the 'Marine Pavilion'. From 1815-1823 John Nash used new technology to transform the Pavilion into the Indian style building that exists today.
Part of a Designated Collection of national importance is on display at this venue.
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Museum, Historic house or home
October to March 10am–5.15pm (last tickets at 4.30pm)
April to September 9.30am–5.45pm (last tickets at 5pm)
Closed 24 December (from 2.30pm) and all day on 25 and 26 December
Adult £11.50
Child (5-15) £6.20
Family tickets
2 adults with up to 2 children £29.20
1 adult with up to 2 children £17.70
Concessions (ID required) £9.50
Seniors (60 or over) £9.50
Students £9.50
Unemployed £9.50
Disabled £9.50 (accompanying carer Free)
B&H Residents £5.75
- Museums Association
- National Art Pass
- English Heritage
- International Council of Museums
Part of Brighton & Hove Museums' Designated Collection of Decorative Art, which you can also see at Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Preston Manor, is on display here. Please contact Brighton Museums for more information if you wish to see a specific item.
The collections of decorative arts include the Regency furniture and silver-gilt displayed in the Royal Pavilion, the Macquoid furniture at Preston Manor, the Willett Collection of ceramics illustrating popular history, and outstanding holdings of British and European 20th century decorative design and craft.
The Royal Pavilion's lavish interiors combine Chinese-style decorations with magnificent furniture and furnishings. Adorned with gilded dragons, carved palm trees and imitation bamboo staircases, the Palace's magnificent furniture and furnishings.
Adorned with gilded dragons, carved palm trees and imitation bamboo staircases, the Palace's unique style mixes Asian exoticism with English eccentricity. Daring and inventive colours feature throughout, and there are many original items on loan from HM The Queen.
Collection details
Social History, Personalities, Music, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Archives, Architecture
Key artists and exhibits
- Designated Collection
Indian Military Hospital Gallery
- 18 November 2014 — 31 December 2018 *on now
The Royal Pavilion served as a hospital for Indian Soldiers during WW1.
From December 1914 to February 1916, the Royal Pavilion was offered for use as a hospital for troops from the Indian Corps wounded on the Western Front in France and Flanders during World War I. Paintings, archive photographs, contemporary accounts and film footage recall in vivid form a remarkable and often forgotten story from Brighton's history.
Free with normal admission charge to the Royal Pavilion.
The Royal Pavilion as a Hospital for Limbless Soldiers
- 20 April 2016 — 1 April 2020 *on now
A display about the 6,000 amputee soldiers who received treatment, rehabilitation and training at the Royal Pavilion during the First World War.
A Royal Room Restored
- 8 September 2018 — 8 September 2019 *on now
This was the central room of the earlier Marine Pavilion. The interior decoration has changed several times since the earliest days of the building and there is currently a conservation programme to restore the Royal Pavilion's historic Saloon to the dazzling splendour of its original interior design.
The final stages of the restoration are currently taking place and all will be revealed on the 8 September when the Saloon re-opens to the public. Decorated for King George IV in 1823, visitors will step into a room of breath-taking beauty and experience history at its visually stunning best.
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£13.50 adults, £12 concessions, £8 children
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Brighton & Hove
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Roundup: Non-Annoying Easter Décor
• 1 We're big fans of Elizabeth Soule's photographs at any time of year, but her little lambs seem especially appropriate for Easter, cute without being cutesy. She's also got a very nice rabbit. Available at Poppytalk's wonderful spring-themed Green Pop marketplace.
• 2 Emilyn from Supercozy made these great DIY egg carton flowers. They would be pretty hanging as a garland, or used as shades on a string of lights.
• 3 There's something so beautiful in the simplicity of these plain wooden eggs from TheCraftyDragonfly on Etsy. They're intended for craft projects, but we like them just the way they are.
• 4 An egg-shaped terrarium seems perfect for celebrating spring and the holiday at once. This vintage glass version comes from Etsy seller Greenbriar.
• 5 Another selection from Poppy's Green Pop marketplace, this rabbit lamp from Non Fiction Design is weird and wonderful. Surround him with moss or flowers for a wacky centerpiece.
• 6 There are a lot of felted eggs on Etsy, but we like these because they're not done in pastels and they look very well-made. From Astash.
• 7 Soy candles in egg-shaped porcelain votives would cast a lovely glow year-round. From Revisions.
• 8 Hang this flowering garland by Royal Buffet over your Easter table (for purchase on Poppytalk Handmade).


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Scandinavian Nursery on a Budget
Name: Baby girl (due soon!)
Location: Watertown, NY
Going into this, I knew we wanted to create a nursery with our future home in mind (we wanted bigger purchases to be able to drift into other rooms as years went by). I love a mixture of modern and vintage finds, so a mid-century dresser was a no-brainer.
Our space was small, so I didn't want it to look like we were cramming as much stuff into it as possible. In the end, I feel like less is more. Because we are renters (and moving before the end of the year), I brought in color through the Caroline Wright painting and accessories. I tend to like Scandinavian design, so this was a perfect fit for me. The bird art piece I made via a tutorial I found on pinterest for a mobile. The crates I also found on Craigslist. For most other things, I shopped around Etsy and in other parts of our home.
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NAMM 2010: Tascam Portable Recorder Range
Tascam Introduces a new range of orange lit DR portable recorders to take with you anywhere you go.
TASCAM's DR-2d Portable Digital Recorder brings high-resolution recording to a compact, affordable package. It offers up to 96kHz/24-bit WAV or MP3 recording to SD cards, and recordings can be transferred to computer through high-speed USB 2.0. A new dual recording feature records a copy of your audio at a lower level, so if the level suddenly jumps you have a backup instead of a distorted performance.
TASCAM's compact DR-08 portable digital recorder packs serious audio quality into a handheld dynamo that fits in your pocket. It captures audiophile-quality 96kHz/24-bit WAV files - or web-friendly MP3 files - to robust MicroSD media. The built-in microphones have a unique mechanism to change the width and angle of the elements, allowing you to tailor the pattern for the perfect recording. There's even a built-in kickstand for placing the recorder right where you want it. A pair of AAA batteries allows you to record for hours to the included 2GB card, then transfer the recording to your computer using high-speed USB 2.0.
TASCAM's DR-680 brings multi-channel portable recording within reach of any musician for polished live, location and surround recordings. Up to eight tracks can be recorded to solid-state SD card media at 96kHz/24-bit Broadcast WAV quality. Six mic inputs provide phantom power and 60dB of gain for great-sounding recordings with your condenser microphones. Record the six microphones along with a digital S/PDIF source for 8 track recording. Each mic input has a selectable low cut filter and analog limiter for optimal sound.


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Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland just finished his draft press conference moments ago. Some highlights:
Ireland said the Dolphins are "looking at," the possibility of returning Jason Taylor to Miami. But in his lukewarm response to the idea, Ireland said the team had to measure several factors.
"I think you have to look at every possible situation at this time of year," Ireland said. "Our level of interest, I'm not going to tell you where it's at right now. But I would say you have to look at all these things, but with players like Jason, he's going to be 35 in September.
"You have have to look at whether veteran players are progress-stoppers for younger players. You have to look at that. There's a lot of other things you have to look at. Economics have something to do with it. And being so close to the draft, so you have to look at what's available in the draft. So I always say, you never know what's falling off the tree and if there's an acorn down there. We're looking at I'm not going to say that we're not. But the interest level, I'm not going to comment on it."
I reported in an earlier blog today the Dolphins are the only AFC East team that has not shown significant interest in Taylor. Buffalo, the Jets and the New England have all either called Taylor's agent or had their owner (Robert Kraft) show interest in signing Taylor.
Ireland did comment on Michael Vick who is expected to become available to NFL teams by September. It has been speculated that Vick would make a good wildcat package triggerman.
So are the Dolphins interested?
"We don't think so right now," Ireland said. "We're not really interested in going after Michael."
Ireland also said that right guard Donald Thomas, who was injured in the first game of 2008 and missed the entire season, is "100 percent" healthy.
"He's doing really good," Ireland said.
Ireland said left guard Justin Smiley's condition is also looking up, although he obviously isn't as advanced in his rehabilitation as Thomas. "He's doing well," Ireland said.
The general manager made the point that if a player were struggling with injury or rehabilitation from an injury, it would affect the Dolphins draft plans, but that isn't the case with any player, strongly suggesting Greg Camarillo is recovering from his knee injury and surgery.
Ireland even said Miami's No. 1 receivers are Ted Ginn Jr. and Camarillo.
On the draft front, Ireland confirmed the team worked out receivers last week. But that was only part of the story.
"We looked at 35 different players last week," he said. "We looked at offensive linemen, safeties, cornerbacks, receivers. We looked at a lot of players."
Ireland admits the cornerback spot is a focus in the draft.
"We have three UFA corners next year," he said. "So that was a position we looked at in free agency. We got some guys there and we missed on some guys we looked at. We have to look at that position in the draft."
Will Allen is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent (UFA) next year. Joey Thomas and Nathan Jones are also scheduled to be UFAs after this coming season.


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Gallery: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan And Tobey Maguire Look Dapper On The Great Gatsby Set
Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby has been filming since September (in Australia! East Ostrich Egg?), and newly released photos give us out three leads dressed up in their most dapper attire: there's Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan. Just look at these pictures and tell me you don't want to live in a world where everyone's this handsome and nattily attired.
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It's no joke, but bundles surge may leave some laughing
While we like to think that much of the news reported in AMM makes readers sit up and take notice, only occasionally does a news story send shockwaves through the industry.
Such was the case April 1, when bundles from four Chrysler and one Mitsubishi Motors North America stamping plants sold for a record $555 a long ton, a stunning $155 increase compared with the previous sale a month earlier.
We've become used to major increases in commodity prices in recent years. Still, a sudden 38.8-percent surge in the price of a key steelmaking raw material like factory bundles is breathtaking. It's only a year ago, after all, since the price of flat-rolled steel itself was under $555 a ton, which shows just how much and how quickly things can change.
A buyer even called AMM to ask if it was an April Fool's joke. One could certainly understand the sentiment.
Immediately, and predictably, steel producers responded with whopping increases to their scrap surcharges, which simply served to underline the disconnect currently occurring in the steel sector.
Steel prices are at record levels despite a struggling automotive market and a wobbling U.S. construction sector. Raw material prices, including those for iron ore, coal and coke as well as for scrap, are driving prices higher, although most agree that such a move is unsustainable without a pick-up in demand for steel products.
Once upon a time, one end of the North American supply chain was linked with the other. If automotive build rates were down, reducing the supply of desirable scrap like bundles, it's likely that demand for steel—and therefore for ferrous scrap—would be down too. There would always be a time lag, but sooner or later the two ends would meet.
The globalization of the steel and scrap markets means that this is no longer the case. Strong demand for raw materials—scrap included—has little to do with the domestic market. The massive appetite of Asian buyers, coupled with the weak dollar, has seen scrap exports boom at a time when, due to slow automotive build rates and the strike at American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, supplies of certain scrap grades are down.
That leaves steel mills having to pay record levels for scrap. For now, at least, they're passing these through to consumers. But analysts note that, at some point, the disconnect between demand and prices has to come to an end.
If the mills are forced to reduce product prices before scrap and other raw material prices retreat, margins will come under severe pressure.
Perhaps more worryingly, there's even some evidence that securing scrap at whatever price is becoming a problem for some buyers. If the market forces the price of steel down in the domestic market, then the ability of U.S. buyers to secure adequate sources of scrap in a global bidding war could be severely compromised. At that point, having a secure source of scrap will become invaluable and so vertical integration will be a major advantage.
In a world where one plus one no longer necessarily equals two, controlling as many parts of the equation as possible lends some much-needed security. With every new swing in scrap prices, the recent moves by Steel Dynamics Inc. and Nucor Corp. to acquire scrap suppliers are looking even smarter. The question now may be which mini-mill will be next to extend its presence in the raw material market?
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The Egyptian giants have claimed the continent's top trophy for the fifth time in the last decade with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Orlando Pirates
Al Ahly lifted their eighth CAF Champions League title after a 2-0 win secured a 3-1 aggregate victory over Orlando Pirates.
After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, the Egyptian side produced a fine display in front of their home fans and moved ahead thanks to Mohamed Abou Trika's 54th-minute strike.
The 35-year-old midfielder controlled a loose ball inside the penalty area and fired beyond Senzo Meyiwa for his fifth goal of the tournament.
Ahmed Abdul Zaher made sure of victory with a second goal in the 78th minute, while Sherif Abd Fadil was given a late red card for two bookable offences.
Al Ahly missed three chances in the opening half, but the visitors still had opportunities at the other end.
The deadlock was broken when a shot from Abdullah Said deflected off a defender's legs and dropped to Abou Trika, who controlled the ball and calmly converted a low shot.
The Pirates went close just after the hour through Luyanda Bacela, but he could only fire into the side-netting from a tight angle after rounding the goalkeeper.
Al Ahly then sealed victory as Abdul Zaher latched on to a miscued shot from El-Said and tapped home for his third goal of the competition.
With seven minutes remaining the hosts were reduced to 10 men due to Abdul Fadil receiving his second yellow card of the match, but they were able to hang on.