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November 9, 2012
USDA raises forecast for corn ending stocks to 647M bushels
In its latest World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates report, the USDA projected higher amounts of corn inventory. The USDA now projects ending stocks of 647M bushels, compared to its prior view of 619M. The season-average farm price for corn was projected 20c lower at the midpoint at $6.95-$8.25 per bushel. Also, the USDA's forecast for soybean production was increased 111M from last month to 2.971B bushels. Soybean ending stocks were projected 10M bushels higher at 140M.
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September 25, 2015
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Barclays starts U.S. Machinery space with Negative view
Barclays analyst Robert Wertheimer rolled out coverage of the U.S. Machinery space with a Negative view. Of the fifteen companies he initiated in the sector, only two are Overweight rated. Wertheimer started five names at Underweight, his firm's equivalent of a sell. Consensus estimates are too high across the board with revenue for this cycle already peaking for most of machinery, the analyst told investors last night in a research note. He sees a sharper downturn for North American trucks than the consensus expects, with another peak level eight years away. And the tractor supercycle is only two years in a downturn, while the prior two supercycles saw seven consecutive down years in machinery sales, Wertheimer adds. Allison Transmission (ALSN) and United Rentals (URI) are the analyst's Overweight-rated stocks in the sector. Deere (DE), CNH Industrial (CNHI), Cummins (CMI), PACCAR (PCAR) and Navistar (NAV) are his Underweight rated names. Wertheimer also started with Equal Weight ratings shares of Actuant (ATU), AGCO (AGCO), Caterpillar (CAT), Joy Global (JOY), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Manitowoc (MTW), Terex (TEX) and WABCO (WBC).
September 24, 2015
Deere initiated with an Underweight at Barclays
Target $68.
On The Fly: Top stock stories for Thursday
Stock futures were weak in early pre-market trading and the negative bias was cemented when Dow member Caterpillar (CAT) announced restructuring actions, including plans to cut as many as 10,000 jobs, and slashed its revenue guidance for this fiscal year and next. For most of the day the sellers remained in control, pushing the market down more than 1.5% at one point. In the afternoon, though, the buyers came in and began to pick up perceived bargains, paring the market's losses. The averages closed well off their worst levels, but still in the red, ahead of a much-anticipated speech this evening from Fed Chair Janet Yellen. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., there were 267,000 initial jobless claims last week, versus expectations for 272,000 first-time claims. Durable goods orders for August declined 2.0%, versus expectations for a drop of 2.3%. When transportation items were removed, the core reading was breakeven, versus expectations for a rise of 0.1%. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index had a reading of -0.41, versus expectations of +0.24. New home sales jumped 5.7% in August to a 552,000 rate, versus expectations for a rise of 1.6% to a 515,000 rate. In Asia, Japan's stock market reopened for the first time since Friday and the Nikkei suffered a nearly 3% decline as it caught up to other global markets. The slide came despite Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiling new economic targets, including a goal for a 20% increase in the target size of the Japanese economy to 600T yen, though he gave no timeframe for achieving this aspiration. Elsewhere, Norway and Taiwan both cut interest rates this morning. The Norges Bank lowered rates by 25 basis points to 0.75%, while Taiwan cut its benchmark by 12.5 basis points to 1.75% in the nation's first lowering of rates since 2009. COMPANY NEWS: Shares of Caterpillar fell $4.40, or 6.27%, to $65.80 after the heavy machinery maker announced plans for job cuts and lowered its revenue guidance for this year and next. Caterpillar said that it would lay off 4,000-5,000 of its employees between now and the end of 2016 and could lay off up to 10,000 employees by 2018. Caterpillar cut its fiscal year 2015 revenue forecast by $1B and said its sees its fiscal year 2016 revenue to be 5% below this year, adding that it expects revenue declines in all three large segments next year. Before the news was announced, research firm Axiom initiated coverage of Caterpillar with a Sell rating and $28 price target, projecting that the company's calendar 2016 earnings will fall well below the Street consensus view. Other mining and agriculture equipment makers were also weaker following the Dow member's announcement, with Joy Global (JOY) falling 1% and Deere (DE) dropping 2.5%. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was STERIS (STE), which advanced $5.05, or 8.02%, to $68.00 after the Federal Trade Commission was denied an injunction to stop the company's proposed merger with Synergy. Also higher was Diamond Foods (DMND), which gained $2.98, or 9.72%, to $33.65 after dealReporter said the company has held talks with strategic suitors as it explores a potential sale. Among the noteworthy losers was Sientra (SIEN), which crashed $10.88, or 52.87%, to $9.70 after a U.K. regulator suspended the CE certificate for all medical devices made by Silimed, the company's contracted manufacturer. Also lower was Caesars (CZR), which fell 6.6% to $7.51 after Bloomberg reported that the company has reached an impasse in talks with certain junior bondholders and creditors involved in the ongoing restructuring of its operating unit. INDEXES: The Dow fell 78.57, or 0.48%, to 16,201.32, the Nasdaq dropped 18.27, or 0.38%, to 4,734.48, and the S&P 500 lost 6.52, or 0.34%, to 1,932.24.
On The Fly: Top stock stories at midday
Stocks on Wall Street were sharply lower at midday, with each of the major indexes down more than 1%. Continued weakness in Asia and a lack of clarity regarding the Fed's rate decision last week has kept buyers on the sidelines while the sellers have had their way. Lowered guidance from Dow component Caterpillar (CAT) has weighed on the market in addition to some economic data points that were below expectations. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., initial jobless claims were 267,000, versus expectations for 272,000 first-time claims. Durable goods orders for August declined 2.0%, versus expectations for a drop of 2.3%. When transportation items were removed, the core reading was breakeven, versus expectations for a rise of 0.1%. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index had a reading of -0.41, versus expectations of +0.24. New home sales jumped 5.7% in August to a 552,000 rate, versus expectations for a rise of 1.6% to a 515,000 rate. In Asia, Japan's stock market reopened for the first time since Friday and the Nikkei suffered a nearly 3% decline as it caught up to other global market trends in the week-to-date. The slide came despite Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiling new economic targets, including a goal for a 20% increase in the target size of the Japanese economy to 600T yen, though he gave no timeframe for achieving this aspiration. Elsewhere, Norway and Taiwan both cut interest rates this morning. The Norges Bank lowered rates by 25 basis points to 0.75%, while Taiwan cut its benchmark by 12.5 basis points to 1.75% in the nation's first lowering of rates since 2009. COMPANY NEWS: A slide in shares of Caterpillar weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the heavy machinery maker announced plans for job cuts and lowered its revenue guidance for this year and next. Caterpillar said that it would lay off 4,000-5,000 of its employees between now and the end of 2016 and could lay off up to 10,000 employees by 2018. Before the news was announced, research firm Axiom initiated coverage of Caterpillar with a Sell rating and $28 price target, which its shares were 5.7% closer to at midday following their swoon. Other mining and agriculture equipment makers, including Joy Global and Deere (DE), were also weaker following the Dow member's announcement. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Arrowhead Research (ARWR), which rose 18% after disclosing top-line findings from the Heparc-2001 Phase 2a clinical study of ARC-520, its candidate for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection. Also higher was Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK), the parent company of Hudson City Savings Bank, which gained 3% after the bank, the Justice Department and CFPB reached a settlement to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice of "redlining" predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in its residential mortgage lending practices. Notably, settling the allegations may pave the way for the bank to close out a proposed merger with M&T Bank (MTB). Among the noteworthy losers was Sientra (SIEN), which dropped 42% after disclosing that the U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced the suspension of the CE certificate for all medical devices made by Silimed, the company's contract manufacturer. Also lower were shares of Twitter (TWTR), which slid 4% after Citi cut its estimates below consensus and lowered its price target on the microblog service operator to $30. INDEXES: Near midday, the Dow was down 186.90, or 1.15%, to 16,092.99, the Nasdaq was down 56.64, or 1.19%, to 4,696.10, and the S&P 500 was down 20.18, or 1.04%, to 1,918.58.
Axiom says sell Caterpillar before company cuts guidance, jobs
The shares of heavy machinery maker Caterpillar (CAT) are tumbling after the company reduced its revenue guidance and announced that it would lay off 4,000-5,000 of its employees between now and the end of 2016. The company said it could lay off up to 10,000 employees by 2018. Before the news was announced, research firm Axiom initiated coverage of Caterpillar with a Sell rating, saying that the company will probably face "operating income headwinds." WHAT'S NEW: Caterpillar reduced its fiscal 2015 revenue guidance to $48B from $49B. Analysts' consensus estimate was $48.8B. Additionally, the company expects its revenue to drop 5% in fiscal 2016 versus fiscal 2015. Caterpillar expects to reduce its annual total costs by $1.5B, the heavy machinery maker said, noting that it anticipates that it will pay about $2B in pre-tax charges related to the layoffs. ANALYST CALL: Axiom analyst Gordon Johnson II initiated Caterpillar with a Sell rating, saying that the company appears to carry "Russian roulette risk." The company's Resources and Energy and Transportation units generate the highest margins for Caterpillar but are currently struggling, Johnson said. Consequently, the company will probably "face operating income headwinds" as its revenue mix deteriorates, the analyst stated. In 2016, Caterpillar's earnings per share is likely to drop to $2.79, Johnson warned, versus analysts' consensus estimate of $4.53 prior to today's announcement. Moreover, after analyzing the SEC filings of Caterpillar's subsidiary, CAT Financial, Johnson believes that "the company is using debt to fund sales (where revenue is recognized) between itself and wholly-owned foreign (subsidiaries)." Citing a May 2013 letter between Caterpillar and the SEC, Johnson says that the agency has noticed this phenomenon, limiting Caterpillar's ability to employ similar methods during the current downturn. He set a $28 price target on the stock. OTHERS TO WATCH: Other heavy machinery makers include Komatsu (KMTUY), Deere (DE) and AGCO (AGCO). Like Caterpillar, Joy Global (JOY) makes mining equipment. Fluor (FLR) and KBR (KBR) build major infrastructure projects. PRICE ACTION: In morning trading, Caterpillar sank 6.7% to $65.53, while Joy Global and Deere each dropped about 4%.
Monsanto volatility elevated as shares trend lower
Monsanto September weekly call option implied volatility is at 32, October is at 34, November is at 31; compared to its 52-week range of 14 to 34, suggesting large near term price movement.
Potash volatility increases as shares trend lower
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September 23, 2015
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Monsanto initiated with an Underperform at Bernstein
Target $85.
Paulson Institute and CCPIT to co-host U.S.-China Business Roundtable
The Paulson Institute and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) provide an opportunity for U.S. and Chinese business leaders to discuss issues facing the two countries in a roundtable being held in Seattle, Washington on September 23.
Monsanto reinstated with a Neutral at Goldman
Target $105.
JPMorgan cuts targets for Mosaic and Potash but still sees value
JPMorgan analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas says weakening demand and price trends for potash does not bode well for the China and India contracts for 2016. The analyst reduced his earnings expectations for Potash (POT) and Mosaic (MOS), but keeps Overweight ratings on both citing their "value characteristics." He cut his price target for Potash to $26 from $34 and for Mosaic to $40 from $52.
K+S investors urge company to reconsider Potash takeover, WSJ reports
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September 22, 2015
On The Fly: Top stock stories for Tuesday
Stocks on Wall Street began the session sharply lower and remained that way throughout the session. There was little in the way of buying as each of the major equity indexes slid over 1% and the market internals were decidedly negative. The auto industry and biotech sector were both notably weak, after the French government called for an investigation into the entire auto industry in the wake of the Volkswagen (VLKAY) emissions scandal and Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton presented a plan to limit the cost of drugs for consumers. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the FHFA home price index rose 0.6% to 224.5 in July, which was better than the 0.4% rise that was expected. The Richmond Fed factory index fell to -5 in September, versus the reading of 2 that was expected. In Asia, the Asian Development Bank cut its growth forecast for the region, citing a weaker outlook for China and India and a delayed recovery in the world's advanced economies. The bank now sees the Chinese economy growing 6.8% this year and 6.7% next year, down from its previous forecasts of 7.2% and 7%, respectively. COMPANY NEWS: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs (GS) Chairman and CEO, disclosed that he was diagnosed with lymphoma. "Fortunately, my form of lymphoma is highly curable and my doctors' and my own expectation is that I will be cured," Blankfein stated in an open letter that was shared by the bank... Bank of America (BAC) shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the 2014 amendments to the company's bylaws that permitted the board of directors to determine its leadership structure, meaning Brian Moynihan can retain his dual role as both Chairman and CEO... Shares of several fertilizer companies slid after Mosaic (MOS) announced it will reduce its potash production in response to current crop nutrient market conditions, primarily related to delayed fertilizer purchases in Brazil and North America. Shares of Mosaic finished the day down 7% at $33.87 following last night's announcement, while Potash (POT) fell 6.5% and Agrium (AGU) dropped 3.5%. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Ashland (ASH), which advanced $2.78, or 2.6%, to $108.50 after announcing it will proceed with a plan to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. Also higher was Weatherford (WFT), which gained 90c, or 10.7%, to $9.31 after cancelling plans for a public share offering, after which research firms Jefferies and Iberia both reiterated Buy-equivalent ratings on the stock. Among the noteworthy losers were Office Depot (ODP) and Staples (SPLS), which declined a respective 4% and 5.8% after the New York Post quoted a source as saying the FTC may move to block their merger plan. Also lower was Groupon (GRPN), which slipped 2.2% to $4.08 after announcing plans to cut 1,100 jobs related primarily to its international operations. ConAgra (CAG), Carnival (CCL), and CarMax (KMX) fell 7%, 5.5%, and 4.65%, respectively, following their quarterly earnings reports. INDEXES: The Dow fell 179.72, or 1.09%, to 16,330.47, the Nasdaq lost 72.23, or 1.5%, to 4,756.72, and the S&P 500 dropped 24.23, or 1.23%, to 1,942.74.
Fertilizer shares slide after Mosaic announces production cuts
Shares of fertilizer companies Potash (POT), Agrium (AGU) and Intrepid Potash (IPI) are sliding after peer Mosaic Company (MOS) announced it will reduce its potash production. WHAT'S NEW: Mosaic said in a press release yesterday that it will reduce its potash production in response to current crop nutrient market conditions, primarily related to delayed fertilizer purchases in Brazil and North America. The company added that since it announced guidance in August, domestic and international crop nutrient markets have softened. Currency volatility, lower grain and oilseed prices, political and economic uncertainty, as well as global equity market declines have adversely impacted market sentiment, according to Mosaic. Joc O'Rourke, Mosaic's chief executive officer, pointed out that the long-term positive outlook for crop nutrient demand is still intact, "but the industry faces some near-term challenges in the current environment." O'Rourke said the company will remain focused on looking for opportunities to create shareholder value which includes managing production levels to demand and controlling costs. WHAT'S NOTABLE: Mosaic noted that the reduced production is expected to impact per unit costs and segment margins. The company now sees third quarter phosphate volumes at the low end of the previously communicated range of 2.1M-2.4M tons, while the average DAP selling price is expected to be in the upper half of the company's previously provided range of $435-$455 per ton. The phosphates segment margin rate is expected to be in the low 20% range as previously guided, Mosaic said. Potash volumes are expected to be in the bottom half of the previously announced 1.6M-$2M ton range and the MOP average selling price is expected to be in the bottom half of the $260-$280 per ton range. As a result of these developments and lower operating rates, Mosaic now expects the potash segment gross margin rate to be in the high teens, compared to prior guidance of the low 20% range. ANALYST TAKE: In a note to investors this morning, Canaccord said it continues to prefer Agrium in the fertilizer space, citing its retail operations, its nitrogen sales to North America, volume growth in the wholesale business, free cash flow and valuation. Canaccord reiterated its Buy rating on Agrium, but lowered its price target to $112 from $115. PRICE ACTION: Shares of Mosaic fell 7.16% to $33.83 in late morning trading. Industry peers are also lower, with Agrium down 5.34%, Potash dropping 7% and Intrepid Potash falling 5.39%.
On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy upgrades include: Antero Midstream (AM) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse... China Southern Airlines (ZNH) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Macquarie... DuPont (DD) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi... Entergy (ETR) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays... HSBC (HSBC) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman... KLA-Tencor (KLAC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Nomura... Total (TOT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Societe Generale.
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Citi analyst P.J. Juvekar upgraded DuPont to Buy saying the company has "tremendous value creation levers" to pull following the 30% pullback in shares year-to-date. Options available to management include additional cost cuts, returning more cash to shareholders, potentially splitting the company, and acquisitions, Juvekar tells investors in a research note. He raised his price target for shares to $63 from $58.
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77% would recommend it to a friend
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Another enjoyable stay
Once again, we had a really good time at the Holiday Express at Poole - but just one thing, the quality of food for breakfast was definitely down from last time, in that the sausages were terrible, tasteless and really quite nasty.
However, on the previous occasion they were exceptional, so perhaps you can go back to your original supplier. Also, why don't we have bacon?
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All good the staff at the hotel all very polite and friendly good job well done.
very friendly and clean excellent value for money
Good location
Helpful staff in centre of Poole
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The manager was great he was trying to do it all as there was only 3members of staff so they were pushed to the limit but they did their best the breakfast was very nice made up for disappointing dinner which again was understanding with no staff
I felt the Holiday Inn, Poole was very well presented.
When I first went into the room I thought it was very good value for money and on initial inspection the bathroom was clean of a high standard. However, the bathroom smelt very strongly of urine but did not seem to be dirty. We had to keep the door closed due to the awful smell. Aside from this the reception staff were excellent as was the gentleman a breakfast. The breakfast was good value, good choice and I enjoyed it.
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Our stay in the Holiday Inn Express Poole, Dorset.
We were very pleased with our accomodation.
The hotel staff were all very helpful and polite. Beds very comfortable and clean.
Was a little dissapointed to have to pay for overnight parking. Otherwise no complaints at all.
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All OK
Nothing remarkable to report.
It was a fleeting stay. A bit confusing about the car parking - seems to be a small number of HI spaces and then a pay and display in the same grounds. Had to be out by a certain time to avoid being charged. Signage not clear - especially in the dark when I arrived.
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Great value for money and really nice hotel
We have never stayed at a Holiday Inn Express before but, if the standards of the one in Poole are anything to go by, we will definitely stay again.
The hotel was very clean and smart, the staff were extremely accommodating and polite and nothing appeared to be too much trouble. You could even order a take-away from reception if you so wished. The complimentary breakfast was brilliant and the times were very civilized. All in all, we had a really good stay and would highly recommend the Poole Holiday Inn Express to anyone to wants to have a stress-free long weekend.
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We found the Holiday Inn a great place to stay, all of the staff were very friendly and helpful.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 60/376,476 filed on Apr. 30, 2002 all of which is incorporated here by reference as if completely written herein.
1. Field
This invention relates to screening devices and related types of apparatus. It has to do primarily with apparatus for screening the view of large outdoor equipment where it is necessary or desirable to improve its appearance in public places. For example, the invention can provide attractive screening for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment on top of business establishments in areas of a city where all outdoor structures are required to have a pleasing appearance. In particular this invention relates to an improved screen device in which sheets are slidably contained within upper and lower tracks and secured within the tracks by permanently attached end caps.
2. Background
As set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 5,664,384, screening apparatus for large equipment can be difficult and time consuming to remove when it is necessary to make repairs or adjustments unless the screening apparatus is constructed and arranged so that it can be moved easily from its normal location around the equipment. In that patent, the screening apparatus was designed so that panels could be moved quickly and easily away from, and back to, their normal screening location by a single person without need for equipment to move the screening apparatus. Unfortunately, it has been found that on occasion severe weather conditions would force the panels from their securing tracks. And even more perversely, it has been found that individuals repairing the screened equipment often removed the panels and then failed to replace them after the repairs had been completed.
In addition to the problem of "lost" panels, members of the framework supporting the panels and the channels in which they were mounted were typically welded together. This of course required extensive and exact setup prior to and during the welding process. Further, due to the vibration of the underlying equipment to which the screen was mounted, welds were found to be subject to breakage with subsequent deleterious consequences to the screen panels.
In order to overcome these problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a framework that is easy to assemble.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a framework that is adjustable with only a minimum of assembler effort.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a framework that avoids weld breakage.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide covering panels (sheets) that afford easy access to the underlying machinery.
It is another object of the present invention to provide covering panels that are incapable of being removed from their tracks.
It is another object of the present invention to provide covering panels capable of accepting user indicia.
It is therefore the main purpose of the present invention to provide quick and easy access to the screened unit while preventing loss of the screening sheets and providing an attractive appearance at all other times with an assembly that is easy to assemble and which avoids breakage due to severe machinery vibration. The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following disclosure in which one or more preferred embodiments of the invention are described in detail and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It is contemplated that variations in procedures, structural features and arrangement of parts may appear to a person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.
These and other objects are met by the present invention or a screening apparatus which comprises two or more panels with each panel having a pair of parallel opposite edges. These panels are held at a predetermined location by means of a holding framework that includes an upper, rigid, elongate and substantially channel shaped top panel retaining member that is held in an upper lengthwise horizontal position. This top panel retaining member has at least two, spaced-apart upper channels that face in a substantially downward direction. The holding framework also includes a lower rigid elongate substantially channel shaped bottom panel retaining member that is held in a lower lengthwise horizontal position. The bottom panel retaining member also has at least two, spaced-apart lower channels that are parallel to and face substantially upward toward the top panel retaining member. The top panel retaining member and the bottom panel retaining member being spaced sufficiently close to each other so as to prevent removal of the panels by moving the panels upward into the upper channels and swinging the lower edge of the panels out of and away from the lower channels. The upper channels formed in the top panel retaining member are spaced apart sufficiently from each other as are the lower channels to allow for unobstructed passage of said panels with respect to each other when the panels are slidably moved, i.e., laterally moved, in the upper and lower channels with respect to each other. That is, the channels provide for sufficient spacing between the panels so that they can be moved past each other in their respective upper and lower channels. End caps are positioned over the ends of either the lower channels or the upper channels or both to prevent the panels from being removed from the upper and lower channels by lateral movement of said panels in the channels. That is, the end caps prevent the removal of the panels by laterally sliding them along and out of the ends of the channels. The use of panels that are laterally slidable under and over each other allows quick and easy access to the underlying machinery that the panels screen while at the same time preventing their inadvertent or malicious removal from the screening device.
The present invention also features a corner supporting structure that is comprised of a vertical corner member that is typically attached to the device to be screened and two lower horizontal members, each with first and second ends, with the horizontal members attached to the vertical corner member at right angles to each other at their first ends. Two vertical angular support members with first and second ends are attached at their lower first ends to the second (distal) ends of the lower horizontal members and at their upper ends to an upper portion of the vertical corner member.
A horizontal corner member is attached at its ends to the second distal ends of the two horizontal members.
The present invention features angular castings that are used to attach the various members of the corner supporting structure to each other. Thus first angled castings are used to attach the ends of a corner horizontal member to the second (outer) ends of the horizontal members that are mounted at right angles to each other. The upper ends of the vertical angular support members are attached to the vertical corner member with second angular castings while the lower ends of the vertical angular support members are attached to the second (distal) end region of the horizontal members with third angular castings. The use of standard extrusions for the horizontal, horizontal corner, and vertical angular support members along with angular castings has the advantage of allowing for a wide variety of custom configuration screening devices. In addition, the use of mechanical fasteners to attach the various extrusion members and castings to each other and to the vertical corner member has the advantage requiring only simple tools for the assembly of the screening device and avoids time consuming setup and clamping operations required when the various corner components are welded to each other. Moreover, the use of mechanical fasteners eliminates welded joint failure caused by screened device vibration.
By attaching the top panel retaining member to the upper portion of the vertical corner member and the bottom panel retaining member to the distal ends of the lower horizontal members, a canted orientation of the panels is produced. That is, the panels are slanted from vertical and slope away from the base of the structure to be screened.
A vertical panel orientation can be achieved by adding two upper horizontal members that are attached to the vertical corner member at right angles to each other. When the top panel retainer member is mounted to the ends of these upper horizontal members and the bottom panel retainer member is mounted to the ends of the lower horizontal members, a vertical panel orientation is achieved. When both upper and lower horizontal members are used, a second vertical member is placed between the outer ends of the upper and lower horizontal members to provide additional structural rigidity.
The present invention also features an alignment tang that projects from the top panel retaining member and engages the top end of the vertical corner member. The alignment tang has the advantage of allowing rapid positioning of the top panel retaining member and serves as a "second hand" while the top panel retaining member is fastened to the vertical corner member.
The present invention also features an elongate trim member that can be fastened directly to the top panel retaining member or by means of an attachment bracket. The attachment bracket has the advantage of allowing the trim member to extend further outward from the top panel retaining member thereby affording a longer downward extent to better conceal the top panel retaining member when a canted panel assembly is used.
A corner panel (sheet) is used to cover the corner supporting structure and is typically attached to the vertical angular support members by bending the edges of the corner panel to align with the edge surface of the vertical angular support members. The bottom edge of the corner panel can also be bent to align with the edge surface of the horizontal corner member and attached to the corner member with fasteners such as screws.
The end cap can be formed to cover the ends of both the upper and lower channels. By bending the end cap at right angles to the end surface (parallel to the top and bottom panel retainer members) and then again at a right angle away from the panel retainer members, the end cap can be fastened to the side of the vertical angular support member. The appropriate panel is slid out of the way while the end cap is fastened to the support member. On returning the panel to its closed position, the fastening screens are hidden from view. In addition, such an end cap arrangement has the advantage of concealing the fasteners used to attach the corner panel to the vertical angular support members.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following disclosure in which one or more preferred embodiments of the invention are described in detail and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It is contemplated that variations in procedures, structural features and arrangement of parts may appear to a person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.
In describing the preferred embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in the drawings, specific terminology is resorted to for the sake of clarity. However, it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific terms so selected and it is to be understood that each specific term includes all technical equivalents that operate in a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose.
Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been herein described, it is understood that various changes and modifications in the illustrated and described structure can be affected without departure from the basic principles that underlie the invention. Changes and modifications of this type are therefore deemed to be circumscribed by the spirit and scope of the invention except as the same may be necessarily modified by the appended claims or reasonable equivalents thereof.
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As noted, separate panels 40 are mounted in the two U-shaped channels 32 and 34 to allow the panels to slide past each other in channels 32, 34. For ribbed panels 40, the spacing between channels 32 and 34 is considerable to allow for unobstructed passage of the panels 40 behind or in front of each other. As such, separate fingers 31 and 35 have considerable separation between them. However, it is to be realized that fingers 31 and 35 may be formed as a single central finger when the clearance separation between panels 40 is sufficiently small.
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The bottom panel retainer 30 and the upper panel retainer 20 are spaced apart from each other so as to securely hold the panels 40 in place. That is, panels 40 cannot be removed from the U-shaped channels 22, 24, 32, 34 by moving the panels upward in channels 22 or 24 and swinging the lower edge of panel 40 from channel 32 or 34. In effect the spacing between the bottom panel retainer 30 and the upper panel retainer 20 is such that panels 40 can only be loaded and removed from the open ends of channels 22, 24, 32, and 34.
When end caps 50 are secured to both ends of bottom panel retainer 30 and upper panel retainer 20, panels 40 are securely retained within the channels 22, 24, 32, and 34 and are incapable of being removed from the channels. Although end cap 50 is typically formed as a single piece that covers the ends of bottom panel retainer 30 and upper panel retainer 20, it is to be realized that end cap 50 can be comprised of two or more members that block the ends of channels 22, 24, 32, and 34 and retain panels 40 within these channels. End caps 50, shown in
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It is possible that changes in configurations to other than those shown could be used but that which is shown is preferred and typical. Without departing from the spirit of this invention, various means of fastening the components together may be used. It is therefore understood that although the present invention has been specifically disclosed with the preferred embodiment and examples, modifications to the design concerning sizing, shape, attachment, and structural reinforcement will be apparent to those skilled in the art and such modifications and variations are considered to be equivalent to and within the scope of the disclosed invention and the appended claims.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Apr 16, 2009
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Jun 13, 2013
|Fee payment
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"Our strong first-quarter performance underscores the connection consumers have to their Keurig brewers; the soundness of our business model; and the value inherent in our brand portfolio," said Brian P. Kelley, GMCR's president and CEO, in a statement.
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Missing Husband,
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Mrs. Pollifax and her new husband Cyrus are planning a restful vacation to Thailand. But hours before they leave, Bishop shows up and requests that they run one tiny errand for the CIA. Just take a few hours.
Naturally, things don't go as planned. When Mrs. Pollifax goes to meet her contact, she finds him dead on the floor of the hut. Returning to the street, she sees Cyrus being kidnapped. Her only hope is to pursue the kidnappers with a man she doesn't know - a man who might be a killer. Is there any hope that she will see Cyrus again alive?
For some reason, I remembered this book as being dark, and it isn't. However, it's not quite up to the usual high capped Mrs. Pollifax caper. Yes, there is suspense, but the book spent a bit too many pages trekking through the jungle when I wanted something to happen.
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While the ramen fad peaked in 2011 (or was it 2010?) and the world has moved onto things like cronuts, I haven't moved on yet. I don't like change. I like constancy. Or maybe I share some similarities to the Pokemon Slowpoke. Today, in the middle of this assclown ridiculously hot and humid summer, I'm going to tell you a secret that's utterly useless to you now. A secret I held near and dear to my heart for years out of fear that tourists and douches would ruin it if it got legitimately popular - stares in the general direction of Prosperity Dumpling. Today, I shall reveal to you my favorite Japanese noodle place in the entire world. Including Japan. Although I've never eaten ramen there (except in the airport), so that's somewhat of a bullshit claim. Whatever, I feel like I eat enough of a variety of noodles where I can claim some sort of demented expert status in this kind of thing. Anyway, while almost every blogger in NYC will prematurely ejactulate over Ippudo or touch themselves at the mere thought of Totto Ramen - I can't get behind that crap. I'm not prepared to wait 30 minutes for a bowl of noodles (up to an hour if you're unfortunate). Frankly, I don't care for the atmosphere either. I just want to shove my face full of fatty-ass pork, slurp up some noodles, and drown in a thick creamy broth. That's where Minca comes in.
There's a saying in software development that was made popular around the time Facebook started blowing up... "move fast and break things." Well Minca's ramen is delivered way fast, and wreaks havoc on my digestive system. So there's that. One of the huge draws is the fact that I literally don't have to wait for shit. I've never had to wait for a table (grabbing a seat at the bar is almost always an option), and within 5 minutes of ordering, there's usually a bowl of sensual flavors sitting in my face. Look at that photo, that guy is literally servicing 6 customers at once. No inefficiencies in this place.
Damn, their gyoza sure are pretty. To be honest, I feel bad paying for gyoza. Yes, they're innately different from the 5 for $1 dumplings in Chinatown - they're more delicate, less doughy, and comprise of more meat, but they're still a horrible value for what you're paying. That said, Minca's are pretty tight. They have a certain fragrance of pork that's just a cut above what you normally get with cheapo dumps. The skins are insanely thin, yet eerily resilient. They're like that kid in highschool that got picked on all the time and you thought would just fucking lose it, but doesn't. That kind of resilience.
But you're not there for the gyoza. You're there for this shit. There are few things that bring me more joy than Lord of the Rings lego sets, and their Minca Sio ramen is one of them. You like fine-ass noodles with snap and elasticity? Hell yeah they got that shit locked down. You like rich creamy pork broth heavy on the garlic and sesame oil? They got those too. You looking for tight as fuck roast pork that they freaking flame torch on the spot? They've got that in spades (and are probably one of the only ramen places in NYC that does it). The components all sound wonderful, but the amalgam of bits results in a bowl of soul soothingly smooth noodles that has character from start to finish. The first bites are almost overwhelming, but as you take bite after bite, the flavors mellow, the tastes meld, and the experience is indescribable. Each mouthful of noodles gets intercepted by bites of crispy pork, rendered fat, and crunchy seaweed. It's honestly a whirlwind of textures layered on top of in your face flavor.
I'm not terribly good with words, but this is one of those places I go to even during the summer. Even when I'm sweating up a tropical storm of perspiration, I have urges. Just like sometimes you gotta rub one out, sometimes I gotta get my ramen on. Minca is probably the only place that can settle my 'congeez,' as my Nigerian friend would say.
tl;dr - in an effort to keep assclowns from ruining my favorite ramen place, I've waited three years to reveal my go to joint. If Minca were a significant other, it would be sexual in all the right ways, and dependable in all those other boring ways. Their ramen is just short of god-like. Ippudo can suck it.
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5 comments:
- Yvo said...
"Up to an hour if you're unlucky" - you must never have actually waited. It can be up to 2.5, maybe 3, I believe. I do not believe in waiting however so I am with you on that!
- April 22, 2014 at 2:46 PM
- Sarah said...
Have you try Ramen Thukpa in West Village? The brothless Dan Dan noodles are really good. You should check it out if you have the time!
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Two seemingly unrelated cases of near-abduction have Genesee County women on high alert this week.
I am not a parent and even I know this is nuts. A Missouri family is facing charges after allegedly having a man kidnap a 6-year-old male family member to teach him a lesson.
The thought of a loved being kidnapped just turns my stomach but the thought of never having them returned or even having the crime solved is just horrifying. There are so many more out there but here's 10 unsolved kidnappings that include children being abducted from homes, hospitals and people that were snatched up in broad daylight.
What would you do for a Klondike bar? Would you fake your own kidnapping? A Tennessee man did! Actually he did it for drugs, not ice cream.
Some Fenton Junior Varsity football players are being called heroes today after saving a Fenton Middle School student from an attempted kidnapping.
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Seven Maxims of UFOs
Millman's "Seven Maxims of UFOs"
In 1975, Dr. Peter Millman of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics wrote and published a paper which was essentially a policy statement for the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) regarding UFOs. At that time the NRC was the repository and clearinghouse for all UFO sightings reported by civilians and police across Canada. The NRC had even requested and received cooperation from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police throughout the country in the official investigation and reporting of UFOs. This was for the purpose of actual scientific research in meteoritics, with the idea being that many UFOs are meteors and an efficient and rapid series of field investigations could lead to the recovery of meteorites shortly after they were observed to fall. This worked successfully only once, when the Innisfree meteorite was watched, tracked and recovered in Alberta.
Millman, one of the most active Herzberg astrophysicists and with an interest in meteoritics, was the scientist who handled most of the UFO reports coming from the public or the RCMP. In fact, many handwritten sets of correspondence between him and witnesses and investigators can be found in the NRC archives available at the National Library of Canada.
Among his many publications as an astronomer is "The Seven Maxims of UFOs - A Scientific Approach," published in the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, V.69, No. 4, pp. 175-188. Originally the text of a speech given to the Canadian Association of Physical Transportation Management on March 12, 1975 in Toronto, the article lays out what was the policy and approach of Millman, and therefore the NRC, to UFO sightings. Millman was a frequent guest lecturer on UFOs to many diverse groups, both professional and non-professional, and he leapt at many opportunities to try to dispel the myth of UFOs as he considered the phenomenon. He was, in effect, a combination of both Carl Sagan and Hector Quintanella, with a predisposition that there were no such things as UFOs.
Millman's Seven Maxims were embraced wholeheartedly within the Canadian scientific community. Decades later, astronomers still cite them when dismissing UFOs. Briefly, they are:
1. "There is no thing new under the Sun."
Millman recognized that the UFO phenomenon dates back to Biblical times, and "mysterious events in the sky have not materially changed their pattern since man first started keeping records." To him, this was important since throughout history, "There has never been a fully proven case of physical contact with an alien spacecraft..." Therefore, UFOs are not especially significant phenomena.
2. "Seeing is not believing."
Basically, "We see what we need to see, what we expect to see, what we are trying to see, what we are conditioned to see." In other words, witnesses see UFOs because they want to see aliens, and they are fooled by sensory processes.
3. "Instruments can deceive."
Millman noted that "all instruments are subject to their own particular forms of ghosts and defects in the record." In effect, radar and photographic evidence of UFOs can be discarded.
Because "people take on faith what they see published in a journal or book...," published sources of UFO reports are untrustworthy. Further, because fact-checking at newspapers is unsatisfactory, "a statistical study of a vast collection of newspaper clippings is a pure waste of time." (Jan Aldrich and Ed Stewart take note.)
5. "Records are never complete."
This maxim neatly does away with the unknowns left after studies of UFO data, including those of both Project Blue Book and UFOROM. According to Millman, when an investigator cannot explain a UFO case after intensive work to do so, it is because according to statistical probability, "there are almost certain to be cases where the clue is lost and never does turn up..." Further, "the great majority of unexplained UFO cases are so lacking in firm factual data that a good scientific study is very difficult, if not impossible." So, even given that, for example, 5% of UFO cases in a data sample were unexplained, Millman simply said, "So what?"
6. "Man makes mysterious machines."
Millman recognized that many UFOs were likely "little-known or little-understood effects of man-made equipment," including secret test flights of classified projects.
7. "Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven?"
Millman referred often to Menzel's explanations of UFOs as natural and atmospheric phenomena, including "planets, auroras, meteors, halos, mirages, migrating birds and insects... refraction, multiple imaging, brilliant fireballs, lenticular cloud systems and ball lightning."
These Seven Maxims were Millman's recommended guide for scientists in dealing with the UFO phenomenon. UFOs were simply not worth bothering with; they were either hoaxes, hallucinations or illusions.
Ironically, Millman cited only three books on UFOs for serious students of the phenomenon. These were Klass's UFOs Explained, Catoe's bibliography and Hynek's UFO Experience. He described Hynek as "as astronomer who has probably had the greatest direct contact with this subject of any of us." One can only wonder if he had actually read Hynek's book, since it violated most of the Maxims.
In a later book, The Hynek UFO Report, Hynek described how many skeptics within Blue Book and the Condon Committee went to great lengths to explain UFO sightings by stretching possible causes to outlandish lengths, just for the sake of eliminating cases from the "unexplained" category. Millman easily fit this mold. In many cases, he absolutely refused to call a report unexplained. For example, in a classic, early CE3 in 1974 near McGregor, Manitoba, Canada, two witnesses watched a landed saucer shaped object at close range and even walked around it for a complete view, but Millman explained it as a mirage from a town 75 miles away. And, when circular "landing traces" were discovered fields in Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 1974 and 1978 (long before Colin Andrews and others had examined the "first" crop circles), Millman publicly gave his opinion that they were caused by fairy ring mushrooms, a completely ridiculous explanation for 16-foot-diameter impressions in wheat.
So, although Millman's Seven Maxims of UFOs were ontologically sound, putting them into practice is difficult for both skeptics and believers who have already made up their minds. Unfortunately, Millman himself fell into one of these categories.
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Saturday, September 05, 2015
Physical Trace Cases in Canada
With the help of Ashley Kircher and Geoff Dittman, I have produced an annotated list of Crop Circles and Other Physical Traces Associated With UFOs in Canada.
Above: One of 12 crop circles found near Rossburn, Manitoba, in 1979. The ring looks dark not because of burning, but because the damp conditions caused the swirled and crushed wheat to begin rotting in the field. Of course, these rings predated the British "beginning" of the crop circle phenomenon by many months.
I'm not entirely sure what use it might be or who might have interest in this, but I had been going through my files and found my investigations and research on crop circles from the 80s and 90s. I gathered up all the case files and clippings and other citations and came up with a list of more than 100 (I actually didn't count them) separate physical trace cases that have been reported in Canada.
Because crop circles are simply a special case of physical traces (and I note that as with many physical trace cases, no associated UFO is necessary for such a record), they were included in the list. Although I investigated many of the cases in the list myself, others came from a plethora of other sources, some of which are no longer accessible or able to be confirmed.
While I think I have a pretty thorough list, I can imagine that some cases were missed for one reason or another. It will be updated if required.
Another thing: it should be obvious to even the casual ufology fan that physical trace cases are almost absent now from UFO literature. It's ironic perhaps that hard physical evidence of UFOs is no longer found despite modern advances in technology that might be used for analyses of such discoveries.
Or perhaps, the aliens are being a bit more careful not to leave behind evidence of their passing.
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Monday, August 31, 2015
The Val Johnson CE2 case of 1979
I was recently interviewed at length by a reporter about the Val Johnson CE2 case from 1979, which had occurred near Stephen, Minnesota. The reporter asked me to provide copies of our case investigation plus photos taken at the time.
He didn't use any of it, and the piece which appeared in print teases the reader about what transpired back then.
I maintain it's a very good case because of its detail and associated materials. The witness was a police officer. he suffered physiological effects. His police car suffered physical effects. The incident was investigated as an "accident" within minutes of it occurring. The witness and investigating officers all cooperated with both official and civilian investigators. There are many pages of documentation about the incident available, including official police reports. And the damaged police car is still available to view, at a museum as a unique artefact.
Like I said, it's a good case.
I wrote about it in my ufozine The Swamp Gas Journal, back in 1980. Since the electronic copy of the issue vanishes from the Internet from time to time, I will present it here for (hopeful) posterity.
Volume 1 The SWAMP GAS JOURNAL ISSN 0707-7106
Number 7 April, 1980
Special Report: Stephen, Minnesota; Not Proof, But ...
A main issue under examination at the Manitoba Conference on Ufology on March 16, 1980, was the Val Johnson UFO incident which occurred on August 27, 1979. The case received wide publicity and has been noted in most ufozines (it was noted in SGJ #6), so it will not be repeated again here. Briefly, it involved the apparent impact of a US police vehicle with an unidentified flying object, near the town of Stephen, Minnesota, The incident was supported by various physical evidence in the form of dents, impact marks and broken glass.
Frankly, it is one of the most puzzling incidents in the history of ufology. This strong statement is partly because of the fact that the case involves a man who has been described as "the perfect witness." Val Johnson is a Deputy Sheriff in Marshall County, Minnesota, and is a trained observer as well as an experienced police officer. The physical evidence suggests that something very strange happened to him in the early morning on a lonely stretch of road near the Red River. The time sequence of events is very firmly established by both tape recorded and written logs of his actions that morning. The physical traces were examined and measurements were made immediately after the encounter by trained police investigators, and Johnson was taken to a hospital by ambulance directly from the site.
At MCU, the case was discussed and reviewed in detail by all participants, as presented by guests Val Johnson, Everett Doolittle and Greg Winskowski. Doolittle was the first individual to reach the site after Johnson radioed for help, and Winskowski conducted the initial police investigation. Many fascinating points were noted, as follows:
The Physiological Effects
When Val Johnson was found by Everett Doolittle, he was slumped forward over the steering wheel and in mild shock. A bruise later appeared on Johnson's forehead, presumably caused by impact with the steering wheel. He was dazed, and said that "everything was in slow motion." He had an intense pain ("excruciating") in his eyes, and, having done some welding in his career, knew what welders' burn was like, comparing his pain to this.
"It was as if someone had hit me in the face with a 400 pound pillow," he said of the sensation of his head. However, he stated repeatedly that the only pain he experienced was from his eyes. This is extremely interesting in the light of dental examinations he had one week previous and one week after his experience. At the first, he had an extensive series of x-rays taken, in preparation for major dental work. His bridgework, including the caps on his front teeth, was intact. At the second examination, the dentist found that Johnson's bridgework was broken at the gums. Yet, no swelling or pain was felt.
The Physical Evidence
When Everett Doolittle arrived on the scene, Val Johnson's police car was front-end-first in the
left-hand ditch, with the other end sticking out into the left-hand lane of the road. The "impact point" was determined by the location of the broken glass of the headlight on the road, 953 feet from where the car was found. From that point, "yaw marks" (described as faint skid marks caused by putting a car out of gear without applying the brakes) traveled in a straight line for 854 feet down the road. These became dark skid marks from there to where the car stopped moving, going in a straight line for most of the remaining length, turning abruptly at the end toward the ditch.
The right member of the left pair of headlights was broken. There was a round dent, approximately one inch in diameter, directly over the master brake cylinder, on the hood. This dent appeared as if a hammer had struck the hood at an angle between 45 and 75 degrees from the horizontal. A photograph taken with a UV filter showed that there was a deposit left on the flat bottom surface of the dent.
The windshield of the car had an interesting pattern of breakage, in the shape of a teardrop (point up). This was located on the driver's side. There were three main impact points visible, though the lowest of the three was largest and most complex. Testing of the glass by the Ford Motor Company suggested that there were signs of both inward and outward motion of the windshield. They were apparently unfamiliar with the breakage pattern. It is fairly obvious, though, that even a small stone would have been driven through the windshield, even at relatively low speed, so it is hard to interpret the shattering as an actual impact. However, it was noted at the Conference that the analytical findings bear some resemblance to those of a shock-wave-induced breakage.
The roof light which was affected had its glass knocked out. The police radio antenna on the center of the roof was bent about 5 inches up from the roof, at about a 45 degree angle. The CB antenna on the trunk was bent near its tip, at an angle near 90 degrees, 3 inches from the top.
An interesting observation made by the police investigators was that all the damage on the vehicle occurred in a straight path no wider than twelve inches in diameter. Because of this "linear" formation, it was suggested that an object had struck a glancing blow to the car, initially impacting the headlight, rolling over the hood, up the window and over the roof. However, at the Conference, it was realized that this scenario could not account for all the damage in the form it was observed. An object hitting the car at the front would not have the capability to redirect its force downward further up the hood, graze the window and still have enough force to bend the antennas.
The antennas are spring loaded, so anything bending them would have to have been traveling extremely fast to create the shape they are now in. It was also proposed that the antennas were bent by a strong deceleration, causing them to whip forward. But the design of the antennas is such that they can withstand a strong deceleration without acute bending. Any deceleration of sufficient strength to bend them backwards as they moved forward might have killed the occupant. Most curiously, the insects adhered to the antennas were not wiped off from the impact, as might be expected.
The battery of the car can no longer hold a charge. It has been proposed that the headlight and roof light were imploded by a high-energy electrical source. Ball lightning was suggested as a cause, but it could not have created the dent in the hood, nor the impacts on the window, let alone the bending of the antennas. The electric clock in the car was found to be missing 14 minutes. Strangely, Val Johnson's mechanical wristwatch was also lacking 14 minutes. This is indeed odd, because both were synchronized with the clocks in the police station earlier in the night, and all time checks after that agreed, as late as 01:00, only a short while before the incident.
Finally, the CB radio in the car, although It was said not to have been In the best working order before the incident, was described as being "even worse" after it.
Allan Hendry, of the Center for UFO Studies, sent a gauss-meter to the police investigator, in order for them to test for changes in the car's magnetic pattern. These results were, apparently, negative.
There was evidence of dust particles in the shattered glass, and it was suggested that this dust was the residue found in the round dent in the hood.
The Psychological Effects
When Val Johnson called for help, his voice was described as being "weak," and like "someone coming out of a daze." He had been, apparently, unconscious for 39 minutes, from the time he heard glass breaking and felt the light "hit" him, to the time he woke up, opening one eye to see the red ENGINE light on his dashboard. During that period, the car had traveled in a straight line for 953 feet, before veering to the left over the left lane into the ditch. He does not remember applying the brakes, yet the skid marks belie the fact that they were definitely applied.
At MCU, Johnson was asked what he thought had happened to him that morning. He said that he believed he "had seen something (he) wasn't supposed to see." Questioned on this, he could only speculate that he had stumbled upon somebody doing something that wasn't meant to be observed, and that his powers of observation had been effectively neutralized.
He also was asked if the procedure of regressive hypnosis had ever been suggested to him. He replied that the National Enquirer had asked him to submit to a regression, and offered to pay him for the exclusive rights of the results. He had rejected their offer. He was then asked if he would agree to a hypnotic regression with a clinical hypnotist, for research purposes, and not for publication. He said no, and added that he was "not curious" about what had happened to him that morning.
Everett Doolittle said after this that their file on the case is now closed, and that their investigation is now terminated, after reaching no conclusions. They stated that their investigation was over, and that the matter is now in the hands of the ufologists. They will not subject Johnson to either a polygraph or a regressive hypnosis, as they feel it is not necessary for their investigation. All three were asked if the Air Force, CIA or FBI had approached them, and they all answered to the negative.
Val Johnson was asked if he had since experienced any other unusual incidents such as
extremely vivid dreams, MIB or psi phenomena. In response, he revealed a highly interesting thing; from time to time, he said, he will find himself thinking three words, which somehow stick in his mind. The words stay with him "like a McDonald's commercial," and he can find no reason for thinking them. The three words are: "I AM COMMITTED." He concluded by noting that if he ever saw that light again, he'd stop the car and "yell for help!"
This case was reviewed in detail at the conference, and photographs of the car were examined closely. Addition evidence was brought forth and theories were presented to try to account for all the evidence. Guy Westcott, a NOAP investigator, stated that he had found a "burn mark" in the field beside the road, while he was examining the site. This mark, about 6-7 feet in diameter, had no vegetation on its surface and bore some resemblance to a fertilizer burn. Val Johnson said that a representative from the USDA (Agriculture Rep) expressed a personal interest in the case and had taken infrared aerial photographs of the site. These showed that the ditches on either side of the site had a "different" chlorophyll absorption than the
surrounding fields.
After much debate, it eventually was concluded by the MCU participants that the incident was inconsistent with the theory of the car having been struck by an object of some sort, including ball lightning. The idea of hits by multiple objects was considered and found marginally tenable. However, there are 39 minutes to account for, a complex sequence of impacts by several objects and some effects caused at a short distance that still need satisfactory explanations. Actions by unknown individuals can be included in the list of possibilities. It is easily demonstrable that something very unusual happened that morning.
At the present time, there is no adequate explanation for the effects noted in the case, based on the proposed theories. Many questions still remain unanswered, and they may remain unanswered for some time to come.
The Stephen, Minnesota, incident is listed in UFOROM files as "unknown."
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Friday, August 28, 2015
Orange Orb
I know there's a lot of hype about "orange orbs" these days. But I can tell you that after investigating and studying more than 15,000 Canadian UFO reports during the past 25 years or so, I'm not convinced they are as interesting and unexplainable as claimed.
Of the 15,000 cases on file with Ufology Research (survey.canadianuforeport.com), I would say that as many as 5,000 could be classified as "orange orbs." And since most cases can be explained easily, that would mean that only a few dozen of those "orb" reports are truly mysterious. There's certainly not enough evidence to suggest that orbs are "intelligent" or are "trying to communicate with us."
And what do "orb" reports look like, anyway?
Here's a recent actual sighting report, from Wellington, Ontario, Canada:
Was just outside having a smoke and when walking out of my garage i noticed a weird light in the sky. It was the colour of an orange street light. The object was at about the SW position when i noticed and it went throughout the night sky between the moon (the moon been in the S) and the horizon to the SE portion of the sky. I watched the object until it disappeared into the night. It seemed to fly from the SW to the SE and then when it hit the SE portion of the sky it seemed to go straight into the SE as it stayed there and slowly disappeared. It didn't go down behind the horizon or behind an object it just flew off into the distant sky until I couldn't see it anymore. There were no flashing lights or anything, it was just like a solid orange ball giving off a orange glow. It seemed to be about the size of a pea. It seemed to be moving at a very fast speed for the amount of are it covered. The night is Aug. 27/15, time was about 11:45pm. Sky was clear.
Does that sound like an intelligently-guided object? Trying to communicate?
Sure sounds like the old chestnut, the Chinese lantern.
This kind of case is typical or the orange nocturnal lights that are reported. Now, sure, there are cases where a witness may say that their orb zig-zagged, or made a 90-degree turn or "danced" in the sky.
But after more than 35 years of investigating UFO sightings, I know that upon detailed investigation, such cases do resolve into much more mundane objects with less bizarre trajectories. That's not to say that there aren't good cases like that by reliable observers, just that there are fewer than people claim.
Labels: orange orb UFO sightings reports Canada
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
What are the "Good Questions" in Ufology?
Recently, Mark OC (the blogger of highstrangenessUFO.com) announced he was going to be a guest on Martin Willis's Podcast UFO (podcastufo.com), on September 9, 2015.
Willis asked him to prepare a list of questions about ufology that he could talk about.
The list is actually pretty interesting, and with additional questions added by readers of the blog in the comments, it's a good set of things that could be asked about the subject, really covering the waterfront.
We'll see what Mark has to say.
Here's his list, plus the added ones by others.
1. Triangles or circles?
2. If an alien said "Take me to your leader" to you, who would you take it to?
3. Would you rather be abducted on a lonely road or in your bedroom?
4. What is there to say about Rendlesham Woods, really?
5. Can the Drake Equation beat the Fermi Paradox in a fair fight?
6. Which cable TV UFO show does the best -- or the least worst -- reenactments of UFO cases?
7. Who would you least want to meet up with in a dark alley in Roswell: a grey, a Reptoid, a mantis or a 'Majic Man'?
8. Why hasn't 'Disclosure' happened yet?
9. When will 'Disclosure' happen?
10. What will happen the day after 'Disclosure'?
11. What will happen the next day?
12. When will you be taking over MUFON?
13. What happened to the rest of Joe Simonton's pancakes?
14. Should the 'Three strikes, you're out' rule apply to Roswell 'smoking guns'?
15. Interplanetary or Interdimensional?
16. Who's been exploited to the most egregious degree: the Atacama Humanoid or the mummified child in the Roswell Slides?
17. Why are UFOlogists so grumpy and irritable?
18. What's the worst UFO/alien movie ever made?
19. Which is your favorite level in Dulce Base?
20. Should Kenneth Arnold have just kept his lip zipped?
And then:
21. Out of all the UFO experts, who would you like to have with you in the event of an abduction?
22. Orthon or Aura Rhanes?
23. Would you rather be taken for a ride to Venus, Clarion, Zeta Reticuli, or the Pleiades?
24. Is George Adamski really a distant relative of Billy Meier?
25. What is your favorite UFO conspiracy theory?
26. How much does Element 115 really weigh?
27. What alien species is most likely to honor a secret treaty?
28. What kind of food did they serve at a Restaurant X?
29. Have you seen any good slides lately?
30. When was the last really good UFO crash?
31. Is there anything we should know about planetary alignments, comets, or 19.5 degrees?
32. Is Alien Amber a better brew than UFO Hefeweizen?
33. Does MUFON have a secret signal that can be used in the event of an abduction?
34. As Jimi asked, are you experienced?
35. Have the Men in Black warned you against answering these questions?
36. What is MAJIC's worst kept secret? Their best kept secret?
37. What is the secret that you are pledged not to reveal about Roswell?
38. What is Plan 10 from outer space?
39. If you could solve any UFO mystery, what would it be?
40. Are some high strangeness matters better left strange?
And finally,
41. "Is Nick Redfern actually an alien, and I don't just mean is he from Great Britain?"
I'll post my own replies soon. (I doubt that they can be called "answers.")
Labels: ufology questions mysteries podcast radio UFO
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Back issues of the Swamp Gas Journal online
Following a discussion in the UFO Updates facebook group about preservation of UFO files and research documents, someone asked me about ufozines.
It occurred to me that I still haven't scanned and uploaded all the issues of my ufozine, the Swamp Gas Journal, which was published from 1978 to 2003 (making it one of the longest-running UFO publications). However, a few websites have quite a few issues online. in fact, there are 15 issues online at:
So, if anyone wants to read about the development of ufology during the 80s and 90s, at least some info is out there.
Labels: UFO ufology journals ufozine fanzine history
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Saucer over Beausejour, Manitoba, on April 3, 1968
One of my Facebook followers sent me this article that he also posted online. His uncle was followed by a birthday-cake-shaped UFO! Thx Dave!
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July 22, 1954: Flying saucers over Kenora
From the Ufology Research archives:
UFOs over Clearwater Bay, Kenora and Winnipeg, this day in 1954!
UFOs over Clearwater Bay, Kenora and Winnipeg, this day in 1954!
About 20 minutes later, five objects flying in V-formation zoomed over Winnipeg, 30 miles west of Clearwater Bay. For about 30 seconds the formation was in view as it crossed over the city heading west. A Royal Canadian Air Force officer who watched the formation pass overhead said later the object were: "oval and definitely metallic." Another witness told the press the objects resembled "brilliant balls" similar to Christmas tree ornaments.
The following evening, July 23, 1054, six other orange-yellow spherical objects passed over Kenora. About three miles southwest of town, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Cartwright watched the objects through binoculars. The Cartwrights said the round objects became elongated while in view and they suggested the objects were flat discs turning on their horizontal axis.
The case was also included in Loren Gross' bookletUFOS: A History: 1954 June-August.
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I've been developing a Windows Forms application with a Windows Media Player COM embedded into it. Normally, it looks like this:
Today, I opened the program on my laptop, and got this instead:
Why are some of the elements of my program resizing when run on a different computer? How can I fix this?