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Metal Center News December 2008
Wire Rod Market's 'In the Trough'
Wire Rod Market's
'In the
Demand for wire rod shifted dramatically from a solid peak to a dismal valley in the span of just a few months, report steel producers and distributors.
Myra Pinkham
, Contributing Editor
"It's as if someone just pulled a light switch," says Joe Druzak, president and chief executive officer of Kreher Steel Co. LLC, Melrose Park, Ill. Just a few months ago, conditions in the wire rod market were tight, with many mills putting customers on allocation. "But today mills are scrambling for orders."
"There is virtually no demand at the moment," says Richard Webb, vice president of industrial sales and marketing for Keystone Steel & Wire Co., Peoria, Ill. "Once the financial crisis hit, it seemed to just shut business down."
Jack Lynch, director of sales and marketing for Charter Steel Manufacturing Inc., Saukville, Wis., is not surprised at the market's abrupt downturn. Demand in major wire rod consuming markets—construction, automotive and industrial equipment—was already fairly weak. "The financial crisis was the straw that broke the market's back," he says, due to both "the fog of uncertainty" hanging over the market and customers' inability to get financing.
"You should not mistake the tight supply earlier this year with good demand," notes Webb. "Demand earlier this year was okay, but not particularly strong. What we were seeing was more a shortage of supply than strong demand."
The domestic wire rod market has essentially been cut in half over the past decade due to an increase in imports of wire-containing finished goods, says Lynn M. Lupori-Gray, senior consultant with Hatch Consulting, Pittsburgh. In 1996, apparent U.S. consumption of wire rod totaled 7 million tons, while domestic production was 5.1 million tons. By 2007, consumption had fallen to 3.5 million tons and domestic production to about 2 million tons. This year domestic production was on the increase (at 1.8 million tons year-to-date through July), largely because rod imports were down by nearly 50 percent. Apparent consumption for the first seven months of the year totaled 2.5 million tons. Lupori-Gray noted that both domestic production and apparent consumption started to decline in August or September, making it difficult to predict how the market will finish 2008.
Christopher Plummer, managing director of Metal Strategies Inc., West Chester, Pa., does not see as steep a market decline, noting that about a third of all rod mills don't report figures to the American Iron & Steel Institute. Accounting for that discrepancy, he estimates 2007 apparent rod consumption was 5.31 million tons and domestic shipments were 3.87 million tons, down from 8.54 million tons and 5.12 million tons, respectively, in 2002. Apparent consumption this year will hit 5.17 million tons, he predicts, while domestic production will total about 3.93 million tons.
There is no dispute that wire rod imports have plummeted. According to Plummer, imports into the United States declined to 1.54 million tons last year from 3.05 million tons in 2006, and will slide further to about 1.38 million tons this year if the side effects of the financial crisis don't cause an import surge. With the U.S. dollar strengthening and demand for steel weakening in other parts of the globe, some observers predict foreign mills will be looking to North America once again as an outlet for their production. Walter Robinson, president of Johnstown Wire Technologies, Johnstown, Pa., fears rod and wire imports could "rear their ugly head again," especially with China looking to remove its export tax from certain steel products.
While there have been increased import offerings of late, thus far there haven't been many takers due to the risk that the market could weaken further, Druzak says. "You might as well go to Las Vegas as to buy imports. The odds would be just about as good. Buying imports might be the smartest or the dumbest move you could make, but most people just aren't willing to take the risk."
Even as rod imports have declined, foreign finished goods containing rod and wire have continued to arrive, notes Howard Booth, Hatch Consulting's managing consultant. "Wire is coming in instead of rod, springs are coming in instead of wire, and component and finished goods imports are increasing."
Mario Longhi, president and chief executive officer of Gerdau Ameristeel Corp., Tampa, Fla., a major producer of wire rod, says that the North American steel industry has, until very recently, performed well, with low imports, balanced inventories and new export opportunities more than offsetting declining domestic demand. "Unfortunately, this situation has changed," he says, "with many small- to medium-sized businesses—which are highly dependent on credit to finance their working capital needs—under pressure, at least over the short term."
Johnstown's Robinson is more blunt. "I haven't seen it this bad in the 41 years that I've been in the business," he says. "No one is buying anything."
"The financial crisis is changing everything," says Druzak. "Scrap prices have come down tremendously. The dollar has strengthened. Demand has almost collapsed at the mill level. Just a few months ago they were on allocation, and now we can buy rod right out of rollings with essentially no lead time."
Though new-home construction has been down for manymonths, people were still buying rod as recently as the first half of this year, says Webb. "But ever since the financial crisis really started to take hold, it seems as if all buying has stopped, and that will likely continue for a while. People are living off of their inventories, and it will take some time to chew through them. I expect that things will remain very slow at least through the first quarter. Hopefully we will see a spring pickup."
According to the Washington, D.C.-based National Association of Home Builders, housing starts declined 4.5 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 791,000 units, the slowest pace for any month since the government started keeping track in 1959. Single-family starts declined by 3.3 percent to 531,000 units, the slowest pace since October 1981. Multifamily starts fell 6.8 percent to 260,000 units.
Likewise the automotive market, which uses a lot of fasteners made from cold-headed wire rod, has been weak for a while and could get even weaker—especially if the Detroit Three fail in their efforts to secure a federal bailout.
"The auto industry already had low sales before October, but October sales were at an all-time low," Robinson notes. General Motors' sales were down 45 percent compared with October 2007, Ford's were down 30 percent and Chrysler's were down 35 percent. Even the foreign-owned New Domestic automakers' U.S. sales suffered in October. Toyota's were off 23 percent, Honda's were down 25 percent and Nissan's declined by 33 percent vs. October 2007. Experts forecast sales totaling 13.1 million vehicles this year, and U.S. production of just 12.3 million units—a far cry from the 15 million to 16 million just a few years ago.
"It would be great if we even get [2008's] numbers next year," Robinson says. "People want cars, but they can't get credit." By some estimates, four out of every 10 auto loan applications are rejected today, vs. the typical rate of just two out of 10.
Many people are simply afraid to buy cars, appliances and other wire-containing products in this recessionary environment. "Everyone is cautious. Consumer confidence is extremely low," says Webb, who places much of the rod market's fate on how fast consumer confidence improves. "You need to be able to convince people that they will continue to be working before you can convince them to spend money," he says.
That cautious attitude also extends to steel distributors. "Service centers want stable business conditions, but we haven't had price stability all year," notes Druzak. "The price of rod came down even faster than it ran up [largely due to elimination of some scrap surcharges]. There is no predictability. I'd like things to settle down and hit bottom, but we haven't seen that yet."
As a result, Kreher and other service centers have been doing what they can to reduce their rod inventories as quickly as possible. "We want to keep lean inventories until there is less confusion and we see the market bottom out. In the meantime, all steel buyers, including service centers, are sitting on their hands waiting to see what the market will eventually look like. There is just no visibility right now."
Druzak is pleased with how producers have reacted to the sudden wire rod market decline. "The mills have reacted quickly and taken capacity out," he says, though it is unclear how much. "We won't have a good idea where it will settle until at least the beginning of the year."
"We are doing what we always do, trying to control both our fixed and variable costs," says Webb at Keystone Steel & Wire. Like other rod mills, Keystone has been taking more downtime. The mill took a planned three-week outage in late October and early November to rebuild a reheat furnace and will also have "unplanned" extensions of its Thanksgiving and Christmas plant closures.
The rod and bar mill at Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mills, Pueblo, Colo., was closed from mid-November to the end of the month, and a further outage was being considered for December due to a lack of orders, according to a company spokesperson.
Canada's Ivaco Rolling Mills LP, L'Orignal, Ontario, shut down from mid-November until the end of the year, resulting in the layoff of about 600 employees. Republic Engineered Products Inc. plans to shut down its melt shop in Lorain, Ohio, including a blast furnace it uses for wire rod applications, for two weeks in December.
Longhi says Gerdau Ameristeel has been watching its order book carefully and plans to match its production rate with customer needs. Likewise, Lynch says Charter Steel is "reducing cost and pulling back supply" and "trying to reduce capacity to match demand."
Several wire drawers are making similar moves, including Insteel Industries Inc., Mount Airy, N.C., which has laid off 50 workers in the past three months.
Bucking this trend—and production cutting moves it is making on its flat-roll side—is ArcelorMittal USA Inc., Chicago. In mid-November, the steel giant recalled "a majority" of the 168 workers laid off at its Georgetown, S.C., wire rod mill following a three-week outage there. A company spokesperson says the production curtailment was "the consequence of global market conditions," but the company is "confident the situation will improve in the medium to long term." ArcelorMittal has announced that it will cut its global steel output approximately 30 percent, including a 35 percent production cut in its Flat Carbon Americas unit in fourth-quarter 2008 due to declining demand.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Nucor Corp. is currently increasing its presence in the wire rod market, restarting its Kingman, Ariz., bar facility—which also has coiled wire rod production capabilities—in second-quarter 2009.
Despite the current weakness, 2008 as a whole has been a good year for wire rod, says Webb. In fact Lynch adds, it could even be a record year. "We have gone from an absolute peak to a valley, and we are in the trough now."
Webb believes 2009 will start off slowly and then will likely improve. "A lot depends on what stimulus plans are enacted and what happens with the global market," he says.
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Implications of anthropogenic river stage fluctuations on mass transport in a valley fill aquifer
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AbstractIn humid regions a strong coupling between surface water features and groundwater systems may exist. In these environments the exchange of water and solute depends primarily on the hydraulic gradient between the reservoirs. We hypothesize that daily changes in river stage associated with anthropogenic water releases (such as those from a hydroelectric dam) cause anomalous mixing in the near-stream environment by creating large hydraulic head gradients between the stream and adjacent aquifer. We present field observations of hydraulic gradient reversals in a shallow aquifer. Important physical processes observed in the field are explicitly reproduced in a physically based two-dimensional numerical model of groundwater flow coupled to a simplistic surface water boundary condition. Mass transport simulations of a conservative solute introduced into the surface water are performed and examined relative to a stream condition without stage fluctuations. Simulations of 20 d for both fluctuating river stage and fixed high river stage show that more mass is introduced into the aquifer from the stream in the oscillating case even though the net water flux is zero. Enhanced transport by mechanical dispersion leads to mass being driven away from the hydraulic zone of influence of the river. The modification of local hydraulic gradients is likely to be important for understanding dissolved mass transport in near-stream aquifer environments and can influence exchange zone processes under conditions of high-frequency stream stage changes. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.
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Lawless Update
We`re six games into the new season and our influential midfielder, Alex Lawless, has yet to make a start.
Lawless, as you are all aware, is slowly coming back from injury and John Still, ahead of the clash with Grimsby, has provided the media with an update on Alex, remarking,
"He`ll definitely train next week, maybe Thursday this week, but we`ve not pushed him."
"He`s pushed himself a little bit sometimes and done just too much."
"Hopefully when he comes in this time, he`ll be a little bit more sensible."
Although we have a large squad, I reckon Lawless, when fit, will be one of the first names on the team-sheet.


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POLICE continued to appeal to witnesses to the death of 14-year-old Moruga schoolboy Meshac Forbes who was stabbed to death near his home on Friday night to come forward with information on the case.
Forbes, a pupil of Cowen Hamilton Secondary School, died after an altercation with another teenaged boy.
Police said details on the killing were sketchy, but learnt that an argument arose between the two teenaged boys over a girl.
Forbes, of Samuel Cooper Trace, St Mary's Village, was pronounced dead at the Princes Town Health Centre after his father, Clinton Forbes, rushed him there for medical treatment.
The elder Forbes, received a phone call shortly after the incident and picked up his son's body from the roadway and took him to the health centre.
Police said the teenager had been stabbed three times about his body, and they believe the weapon was a knife.
A woman from Forbes' community said she heard that a group of men encouraged Forbes into the fight, which ended in his tragic death.
Sgt Ramdeen is continuing investigations.


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Any one planning on making the annual NYE campout at Springer Mountain? It has become somewhat of a tradition for folks to ring in the new year on the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail... conditions permitting.
Any one planning on making the annual NYE campout at Springer Mountain? It has become somewhat of a tradition for folks to ring in the new year on the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail... conditions permitting.
Youngblood AT2000
I would, but it's kinda far for me. maybe if I can talk my boss into sending me to our Atlanta office that week...
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. ~Steven Wright
"A womans place is on the trail"
Nope I will be in the Northwest Territories
'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. ― Mark Twain
Who cares about showers, gourmet food, using flush toilets. Just keep on walking and being away from it all.
There are times that the only way you can do something is to do it alone.
(I need 10 more characters to keep this from being 'too short'. Hopefully this is long enough. sigh)
Bad spellers of the world Untie!
I'm gonna try to make it this year. Unless it's raining.
"Every day above ground is a good day"
I might, I would have to clear that one with my family.
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."
- Yoda
Just a bump and a reminder that the NYE campout on Springer Mountain is just 3 weeks away.
Youngblood AT2000
Looks like I will JUST miss you all!
Sometimes we get south bound thru hikers purposely finishing up on New Years Eve so they can be the last one(s) to finish for the year. That might be some company for you on the trail. But that is pretty hit-and-miss, probably more miss by a long ways.
There aren't as many sobos to begin with. I remember telling one sobo at the parking lot that was finishing up that another sobo was on Springer and could tell by his exuberance with that news that he had spent too much time alone. I suspect the high of finally finishing his hike was offset by having to finish it up all alone. They are no bands, ticker tape parades, shouts of "way to go" when you get there... it can be emotionally challenging with absolutely no one to share it with. There is nothing during that long hike that prepares you for finishing and walking away from the trail.
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I know... people have asked this a million times before but no one seems to answer the question.
OK.... so I published a bunch of articles during the World Cup a few months ago and now that its over I would like to group them up together and leave them on a separate page. Yes, I am aware of categories but I would like to move these articles onto another page which I would like to title "World Cup 2010".
so when people visit my blog it is all there under one section. Is there any way I could do this?
The blog I need help with is footieflu.wordpress.com.


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|Synth Site: Access: Virus kb: User reviews Add review
|Average rating: 4.3 out of 5
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|bleah writes:
the virus is the most boring synth i ever previewed;
ihad it at home for a week and, believe me, it bored me day after day; an old sequential six track, shitty synth, is more fun.
Reaktor sounds better; Clavia sounds better 10 times a Virus; waldorfs are really strange to compare, but i love microwaves over the virus.
for me is really boring; if you like it it's good for you; a pity that you have to spend so much for that.
|Rating: 1 out of 5 posted Wednesday-Jul-10-2002 at 15:04
|dimensia from Toronto writes:
Oh Easy now there Egg boy. If the xt works better for you then the virus that fine. But speak for your self when you say the virus is a piece of crap. There maybe a few cons for owning the virus as there might be for the xt. I own and LOVE them both. The amount of people that own the virus speaks for its self for the level of quality. Saying its a piece of crap doesn`t make any sense! Your reviews aren`t worth any more than a muffled fart! I give it a five because I can`t give a six!
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Wednesday-Jul-10-2002 at 13:38
|Egg Boy a professional user writes:
I must add that, as opposed to the review before my own, I find that Waldorfs sound makes the Virus sound like a muffled fart. I own an XTk myself and wouldn't trade it for a Virus if the world were about to end. Maybe if I sold the Virus, then bought another XTk in replacement plus an R8 and a used ES-1. OR the Q. The XT is a totally different beast, true. If you want VA though, don't go Virus. Go Waldorf Q.
|Rating: 1 out of 5 posted Monday-Jul-08-2002 at 21:20
|jmw a part-time user from baltimore writes:
Though I've played piano for numerous years, I'm relatively new to the synth world. So, I'm not that experienced when it comes to programming my own sounds. All I can say about the sound of this synth is WOW!!!!! The sounds can range from smooth and warm to edgey and in your face. Even with my limited experience with synths, I found programming to be relatively easy. The keyboard action is the best I've ever played on a synth - being a piano player, I'm a stickler for good keyboard action. The keys are full size (waldorf and most all other synths I've tried have stubby, shorter keys) Plus, the black keys of the virus aren't totally smooth (like all the others) and therefore have some grip to them - great for running scales and fast playing, in general!! The OS seems pretty solid - let out a "chirp" every now and then when I first got but has since performed flawlessly. I have no reservations about using this on stage without a backup. I also ordered the Waldorf q (which will be returned) to do some side-by-side comparisons. The Virus just seems more musical (though less user friendly than the waldorf)...just more fun to play. The Waldorf seems to offer more tools with which to sculpt a particular sound but the final product can't compete with the warmth of the Virus! I currently have a waldorf microwave xtk and roland RD700
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Friday-Apr-19-2002 at 21:03
|Kelly64 a hobbyist user from USA writes:
Simply one of the best synthesizers ever - Along with one of the best keys ever implanted into one.
Really if you are just starting off, all you need is this and a drum machine because it is so flexible.
Oscs are weaker than most other VAs, but it's filters and FX stomps on almost anything else. Modulation matrix is superb.
- Kelly64
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A 21-year-old man Metro and Berry Hill police opened fire on Tuesday morning is facing aggravated assault and evading arrest charges stemming from two car chases and three crashes.
When officers attempted to approach his car after a brief pursuit, police say Joshua Bryan Kellow allegedly tried to hit a Berry Hill Police sergeant with his car. He allegedly backed toward officers after he crashed his Ford Mustang into the guardrail at the intersection of Craighead Street and Nolensville Pike, police said.
Three officers fired shots at the car in self-defense. Kellow, who was not hit by the gunfire, took off but crashed and rolled his car moments later at the intersection of Nolensville Pike and Second Avenue South, police said.
The suspect was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Police said he will be booked on the charges when he is discharged from the hospital.
Kellow first attracted police attention earlier Tuesday while fleeing the scene of an accident at the intersection of Interstate 24 and Briley Parkway. He allegedly traveled the wrong way up the entrance ramp and was briefly pursued by Metro Police.
Police say Kellow has been charged with 29 offenses as an adult between January 2006 and June 6, 2009. He has convictions for domestic assault, harassment, criminal impersonation, forgery, and theft, police said.
They missed. Send the officers back to training.
Where is Nolensville Rd & 2nd Ave. S?
bfra, the intersection of Nolensville Rd and 2nd. Ave. S.is just north of the Fair Grounds. It is more of a "Y" than an intersection.
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.": Samuel Adams
Three officers, with a minimum of 45 loaded rounds between them, couldn't get even one hit? Of course, it was dark, the officers were (presumably) shooting from behind, or behind and to the side of the vehicle, they may have only had time for a few rounds before he put it into drive and began going away. And then there is adrenalin - a very potent aim depressor. It would be interesting to read more details about the incident.
Oh, and with Kellow's record I'd hope the judge would have the decency to put this guy away for more than a couple of years.
Why was this fellow on the street?


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CARNIVAL 2013�success or failure?
Well, if you appreciate really good compositions and delivery of calypso, it was a failure. If, on the other hand, you are satisfied with Mickey Mouse, kindergarten standard, you got your money's worth.
Whether your favourite steelband won or not, I think you'll agree that competition came off well.
Kiddies Carnival is always a joy to behold and I give my usual thumbs up.
If, as in the past, you looked forward with anticipation to the grandeur and excitement of the Dimanche Gras show, you were in for a shock, but for those who do not mind paying good money to endure mediocrity, congrats.
If, like myself, your heart swells with joy at the beautiful sound of steel and brass orchestras, then you were deeply disappointed once more, but if you are moved to dance by the repetitious bellowing of some guy on a truck, you must have had a blast.
If you felt a part of the tremendous talent that produced the magnificent costumes, the designs of the not-too-distant past, if you shared in the pride, then your heart must have bled.
If, however, you are a voyeur who gets gratification in gazing at naked women, then your Carnival was a thrilling success.
And if it continues in the same vein, then I fear for your heart next year.
Carnival 2013 left much to be desired. Here's hoping for vast improvements.
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19 hours ago, JohnAskew wrote
Hostess is seeking permission from Drain to pay bonuses to key managers while closing operations that will leave most of its 18,500 workers unemployed.
Loot and scoot.
I do not follow. The allegation is that the private equity firm that owns hostess wants to give money to key employees out of some honor amoung thieves loyalty arrangement? Why not just accept the obvious. The owners need key people ( programmers? ) to stay with the company despite knowing they will be unemployed at a certain time in the near future


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HomeGardenPatio FurnitureCotton Rope Hammock and Stand Combination by Algoma
Get the total hammock package. This 11 foot natural cotton hammock comes with a hunter green powder coated stand. This hammock and its stand can either be used indoors or out of doors; setting it up is a breeze, and can be done by almost anyone. The hammock is made on 1/4 inch natural cotton rope, because of which the experience of lying on it is as perfect as can be. You won?t experience any jutting ends pricking you and hence spoiling your fun.
Place it in your garden, on your porch or indoors, and all your experiences on it will be priceless. Friends and family will adore your choice and a new vigor and zest will be instilled into your and their actions. A perfect buy for any season, it is time you spoilt yourself just a little and took time out from the bust lifestyle of today.


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The insurance subsidiary of First Niagara Financial Group Inc. had the second largest increase in 2006 brokerage revenue generated by U.S.-based clients, according to Business Insurance magazine.
Revenue climbed to $44.1 million in 2006 from $29.8 million in 2005, thanks to both acquisitions and increased business.
It's the first time the First Niagara unit has made the top 100 list. Its revenue now make it the 59th largest brokerage nationwide, according to the magazine. It is also the 12th largest bank-owned brokerage.


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It's that time again! The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is in town!! Natalie was 15 months old when we took her to the circus to the first time, and I was pregnant with Haley at the time!
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze is coming to The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Feb. 5- 9 and to Philips Arena Feb. 12-17, 2014. Ringling Bros. is thrilled to introduce:
- Nine-time international award-winning comedic animal presenting duo Alex and Irina Emelin of Russia.
- The Tower Tumblers, a troupe of competitive aerial athletes who launch themselves from trampolines to scale, repel and pass through a three-story high translucent tower.
- The next generation of whirling unicyclists, the legendary King Charles Troupe from New York City who brings a spirited and fiery competition of basketball to the show.
- Ringling Bros. Presents Built To Amaze! opens an hour before show time with the All-Access Preshow, FREE to all ticket holders.
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The Sew Weekly 2011: An Update
Little did I know that so many talented women would be interested in joining me in the crazy act of weekly sewing! While I had expected perhaps five responses, I have already received emails from twenty-four gals! My initial plan is to start small with three or four contributors and then grow the group gradually. That said, I would like to find a way that everyone who contacted me can feel involved in some way.
If you threw your hat into the ring and haven't yet heard from me it's because I'm still going through all the submissions. I will have chosen the contributors by Sunday.


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Walking and being aware of all the things surrounding on the route.
Everything is in 3D!
Visual walks.
Walks with comments.
Walks that encourage Active Meditation.
Or just walks.
This website will document some walks in Yorkshire with the emphasis on travelling and looking and really 'seeing' the surroundings and practising if you want to; a form of Meditation that will assist in stilling the over-active mind that results from the stressful life conditions we experience these days:
Walk, breath and look; for your health sake.
This method of becoming more meditative in natural surroundings is EASY, very simple, as all human beings are pre-programmed to connect with the natural world.
Forget about OSHO and other types of 'Active Meditation' that require rapid activity followed by deep meditative practices.
We don't want physical exertion; other than a normal walking pace, forget about Marshal Arts, although that's s a good strategy as is Qigong, but its not the one described here, ours is a little like the Buddhist Walking Meditation, or like the mindful journeys of a wandering Dervish, but be that as it maybe, there is no exact formula nor religion, nor any fee paying for meditation secrets; no need of a mysterious technique here. Just simply to walk, observe and see the world about us.
In more consciously walking and taking active footsteps; we are not withdrawing our attention from the outside world; far from it we are trying to actively observe it.
These days people are over stimulated by coarse and constant noise, advertising, constant music, texting, being always on-line, checking for incoming messages, forming habitual needs to view TV series, constant shopping, additionally work, family and money pressures all ad up to feeding an already over stimulated range of internal mental chatter and stress. Due to this over-stimulation and adrenal addiction we tend to only value new strong impacts and dismiss the more subtle variety, dumping such sensitive experiences into the anti-climax bin. Thus Active Meditation at first can be disappointing as it does not stimulate these full-tilt senses. To become sensitive to more subtle impressions we have to get over our coarse need for mainline stimulation and patiently walk on and seek to develop a more 'watchful' and quite mode of observance of our own walking and our impressions of our surroundings: watchfulness.
Meditation is a proven system for healthy living it assists in reducing stress and the diseases related to it. But you don't have to sit silently, you don't have to rush about with induced rapid physical exercise, you don't have to concentrate on breathing correctly or attempting to silence your mind (that with time will come naturally) No there are no things to do nothing to remember and nothing to worry about.
With these methods of Active Meditation you simply move into and experience a meditative state of peace of mind. Its simple just walk, breath quite normally and use your eyes to see.
Walking, walking, walking – gives the body something to do, leaving the eyes and the mind to just observe, this can still the chattering mind, without any need for any special technique. Don't give up if you still feel the stress of life persist sometimes it takes a few trips, but intention is powerful, keep at it and you will become to realise that what I describe here as Active Meditation will become yours, or better it will become you. You will obtain if only briefly periods of time when you can leave your troubles behind. And in anycase if none of this appeals to you, no worries just go ahead and walk with your troubles in your backpack.
The exercise of walking assists perception we move along at a natural pass part of the way we have been for millions of years. If you rush along like army soldier yomping, or are the type that wants to complete the walk in the fastest time go ahead you can use the routes here to find your way; but there is so much you will miss.
Our hectic modern day life style is all about rush, and now also about connectivity always being connected by digital mobiles, map screens and whatever. Use this to take with you by all means but get connected to the environment your travelling in rather than staying tuned to the office.
There that should have got ride of those types; never to return to this website; so now we can press on with our ambling passage in tune with our surroundings.
Active meditation and intermittent silences are the best way to connect, we don't need all that chatter that goes along with rambling groups who talk and walk and see hardly nothing atall.
Creative Meditation is used in the NHS and in lots of schools.
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Q: I recently ran into a problem with the %LOOKUP function (both in free and in fixed format). A converted program (which had originally used the LOOKUP operation) was using %LOOKUP on an array that was set up as ASCENDING. When the lookup occurred, no element was found. When I removed the ASCENDING keyword, the lookup word fine. Any ideas?
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More than 90 percent of the students at Northwest are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and 87 percent of them are minority students. In the three years of the grant the school has seen math proficiency rise from 37 percent of students to 79 percent and science proficiency grow from 38 to 58 percent.
Duncan called Northwest a remarkable success story. "The success of this school, I honestly believe, has national implications."
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|Synth Site: Roland: TB-303: User reviews Add review
|Average rating: 4.8 out of 5
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|Michael Wood a part-timer user from USA writes:
I have 2 words for you
Once you've sent your 303 off to Australia and had the Devil fish MOD implemented, you will then have Satan in a little silver box.
The 303 is overused, but there is still so much more to get out of its circuitry. It just requires a good mod and then it becomes worth the price of admission.
I entirely agree though, if you want crazy sounds and you are just starting out, you should look elsewhere. Everyone I know who has bought one of these has done so after building a solid studio and developing their musical skills. It's a great tool to have in todays dance world, but it has to be used properly...
Again, all you need to do is modify it (DEVIL FISH!!) and you have the worlds most powerful silver box. It basically becomes a 777 on steroids with the unique 303 character.
I've been able to make mine sound like some wierd cave dwelling alien moaning about his recent breakup with his alien wife. Or something like that... Very UN-303...
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Wednesday-Jul-21-1999 at 03:56
|niklas707 from Miami writes:
yup, this is the best, from crunchy bass lines to screaming acid, nothing compares. A good buy for under $900. I got one now in almost mint condition, and I am keeping it. Yeah, Rebirth sounds good, but it's no TB. Sync it to a Roland 707 or 727 and it's all go. I only wish the cutoff/reso/mod etc buttons were a little larger.
and forget the 777 too...
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Thursday-Jun-10-1999 at 22:51
|Daniel a part-timer user from Sweden writes:
I've been into tb-cloons for some years now. But there is nothing like the original not even RB338, witch i think have destroyed some of the tb-cult. I think that the tb i more a rythem-instrumment then a synthesizer or some hybrid synth - rythemtool.
I Bougth my Tb-303 expensive but I belive it's worth every penny I paid for it. If you want the right sound there are no cheap ways I say. It sounds like no other machin I ever heard and I've heard some.
|Rating: 4 out of 5 posted Thursday-Mar-04-1999 at 04:18
|JB a part-timer user from England writes:
For those that think Rebirth is as good as a real TB - well it's not, it's similar, NOT as good as. To those that think that the TB is the best synth ever - Come on, be honest. Many synths can sound *like* a 303, fewer can replicate it closely but what other synths can a TB sound like? Do you not agree that its uses are somewhat limited? It may be the most instant acid-machine and fun to play with but unfortunately that's all been done before - for the last 10 years. If I saw another for around £100 I can't deny that I'd buy it but anyone who pays more than £300 ($500) has got to be lacking something! (yeah, I know a 303). Is it really as good as everyone says? It may have caused a revolution in dance music (mind you, to a smaller extent so has the DX100!) but do we have to repeat over and over again about how good it is, give it 12 months and it'll be slung in the corner never to be used again. For as little as £300 more you could get a gorgeous Jupiter-8, a sexy MKS80 with PG80 programmer will cost about as much as two TB303s, where is the logic?
Having said all of these scathing comments on the little silver devil please let me just say that although the TB303 isn't my favourite synth (and I have owned one) I like it a million times more than an MC303, MC505 and whatever else Roland have pawed off as being "Retro" lately.
|Rating: 2 out of 5 posted Friday-Nov-20-1998 at 10:12
|Jim a part-timer user from UK writes:
The sound is awesome, pure acid. No amount of emulation will ever replace the value of actually twiddling the controls in real time! Although there are good emulations and copies around, they lack the character the original Roland offering provides. It's time for people to stop knocking it.
What gets me, though, is the rediculous price asked for them. I heard of a pair of 'as new' examples going for in excess of UK£3000 to a private colector.
Long live the Bass Line!
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Simply Charlotte Mason or Ambleside?
Posted 06 January 2010 - 08:50 AM
1) The reading is so difficult, it seems like it will be a long time before my 10yo will be be able to read most things on her own (in Y3 now). But this is our first year, maybe just need more time.
2) Not especially fond of all the British history.
3) I'd prefer kids (10 and 7) to be on the same history cycle. It's difficult reading 2 history programs from all the different books and keeping track of where we left off when it might be a week or more between readings.
4) We're starting CW Homer next year and I'm afraid I'll be overwhelmed doing that and starting original Shakespeare and Plutarch.
But I really love the depth of AO, too. I'm also thinking of maybe just lightening AO----possibly one Shakespeare play/Plutarch life per year instead of three or something like that. Any suggestions? It's hard for me to figure out the SCM website. Thanks for any input! Blessings, Gina
Posted 06 January 2010 - 09:32 AM
I am not saying that it is for everyone but it was much better for us. We were only working on year 1 but the titles made my daughter cringe somethimes. She would glaze over when I read the history titles. I wanted it to work but eventually I had to move on to keep my daughters interest. I still use some parts of AO as it was easy to incorporate into our schedule.
Hope this helps,
Posted 06 January 2010 - 09:32 AM
I think you could lighten Ambleside.
Posted 06 January 2010 - 10:52 AM
Posted 06 January 2010 - 11:14 AM
Clear as mud?
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Posted 06 January 2010 - 11:16 AM
I hope I didn't confuse more!
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Posted 06 January 2010 - 11:34 AM
Blessings in your homeschooling journey!
Posted 06 January 2010 - 01:15 PM
We do two chains of history(American and World history) and that works well for us but others prefer using only one chain of history and that can work too. CM's main point with this is to do two chains of history with one being national and one being world (actually she really did French in the younger years and more of a world focus in the later years). This naturally meant that for her national History was of course English history. If you prefer, make your national history American history and add in only as much English history as you would like. My dds love history and my older dd is very drawn to English and French history so we enjoy studying it but you could definitely leave some of it out. You could take Our Island Story out and just use A Child's History of the World and add to it or add an American history you like to it.
You might like this approach to CM:
This is Linda Fay's site and she has a lot of helpful advice for using AO and she uses it differently. She starts with American and World History and saves the English History for grades 4 and 5 (I think).
We do only one Shakespeare a year and not three. I'm adding Plutarch next year. We do one artist and one composer per year. We use another art program (Calvert's History of Art-Painting, then Sculpture and then Architecture) plus additional picture study so one artist is enough. We also use our Piano Explorer magazine (required theory work from our piano teacher) which portrays a composer every month so again studying one composer is enough.
I guess I just want to share with you our approach since it took me awhile to accept that not every book on the AO booklist it the right one for us or is the right time for us but we can still have a very AO focused school. Our school has just been adapted to suit us!
Edited by Kfamily, 06 January 2010 - 02:52 PM.
Posted 06 January 2010 - 02:15 PM
We are in AO YR1. I have spent a good deal of time on the SCM website...keeping all the kids in the same history spine is REALLY a HUGE plug for SCM.
My hang-up at the present is that in Bible we are ready for the NT. So, I would want to start with the Gospels/FMOR (like on Monday LOL)....idk....I'm tipping my toes in the SCM water here....this forum is a dangerous place, I tell you!
Posted 06 January 2010 - 07:32 PM
But I really love the depth of AO, too. I'm also thinking of maybe just lightening AO----possibly one Shakespeare play/Plutarch life per year instead of three or something like that. Any suggestions? It's hard for me to figure out the SCM website. Thanks for any input!
If you basically like AO, then certainly feel free to adjust it to better fit your family and your goals.
We have pulled quite a bit of AO 1 literature into little ds's plans, but the rest for various reasons just wasn't a good fit.
Middle ds is using quite a bit of AO 7 lite tempered with info from Linda Fay's site.
It's your homeschool definitely do what works for you!
Posted 06 January 2010 - 09:28 PM
Posted 07 January 2010 - 12:12 AM
My plan is to do a 4 yr history, choosing books from AO and SCM. I went easier this year, with the baby coming and it only being our 2nd year (and the 1st was really disorganized). I wanted to cover the basics first, and work on reading and narrations. Next year I want to add in more AO, especially audiobooks for my oldest.
I try to do nature walks, I am choosing composers based on the classical CDs I have at the moment but I plan to combine lists from both sources.
I'm a planner though, I have to tweak.
Posted 07 January 2010 - 08:46 AM
We have managed to work art, artist study, composer study, and nature walks into our schedule - we just do one a day. I plan what we're going to do for each at the beginning of the week and then each day I choose one that I think will work best that day. Everything else we were basically doing with WTM so I just changed the topics to be Ambleside. We are continuing SOTW and WTM science rotation because I really, really like those.
I've also been doing Ambleside Year 11 for myself. I haven't formally followed their schedule as I'm getting books from the library so I don't have twelve weeks to linger over something. But I've been going through the various selections on my own schedule and have very much enjoyed all of them. There are some real treasures there - stuff I'd never heard of, but very much not-to-miss!
I think joining the yahoo groups and doing year 11 myself have really sold me on Ambleside. And I will also say I spent at least three months subscribed to the groups and doing the selections on my own before starting it with my son - time well spent getting the feel of Ambleside. We tried starting earlier but crashed and burned, but we're going again now and really enjoying it.
Posted 07 January 2010 - 04:02 PM
Good luck.
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Posted 08 January 2010 - 08:15 PM
So I am adapting the order of the books and adding some selections.


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So it's offical i will be at the Rally this year, i booked the plane ticket tonight..
I will be landing in Denver on August 4th 2010 at 2:43 pm...
This means that i will finally be able to attend a club meeting if you guy's will allow a Canadian to attend???
Also this means i will be looking for a place to stay if any one would have a room a couch etc where i may stay that would be great can help out with some house hold chores for a place to stay for a couple days and a ride to the ralley and a seat to go wheeling??
Great to hear you can make it this year. Wish we could have you stay with us but we'll be out of town if all works out. That is if we get the tickets for the concert.
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Celebrity prison dog, LeRoy Siegelman, was rescued from Oakdale Federal Prison in Louisiana by Gov. Don Siegelman and the other inmates, who had adopted the Casanova dog. Pets are not allowed in Oakdale, and LeRoy wandered in and out, visiting his prison friends and then roaming the town of Oakdale. He was a well-known character on the roads and by-ways.
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GFFR didn't apply for any grants last year, but we're hoping for some help with spay and neuter money this year. Keep fingers crossed we get funded, so we can help others. We've had several Banfield Charity basic vet care grants and in the past years, we've been able to help quite a few people.
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