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I've been doing it for a while now in postscripts, comments, and the linky sidebar area of MMMMMovies, but the time has come at last for me to give a proper, full-bore shout-out to my man Karswell over at The Horrors of It All! Not only does Karswell--somehow, some way--keep coming up with mad pre-code horror comics hits, like EVERY SINGLE DAY, but he's also been kind and generous enough to share some spectacular titles from his own ridiculously extensive movie library with the Duke and myself, leading to more than a few wonderful, entertaining, Bacchanalian revelries here at the Vicarage. If you haven't gone over to his site and given him his propers, do so NOW. I'll wait here till you get back.
The latest Karswell-contributed entry in the Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies sweepstakes is this completely round-the-bend British production from 1972, the Jim O' Connolly-directed creepfest known as Tower of Evil. With a story so crazy it could have leapt fully-formed from the pages of some of Karswell's wilder comics, this is a flick that has everything--atmosphere, gore, genuine chills, legends of lost treasure and dark family secrets, not to mention acre upon acre of nubile Euroflesh on display. All this and a Raiders of the Lost Ark meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre ending that had my jaw on the floor and my flag in the air. Salute!
We open with a wonderfully atmospheric credits sequence over "aerial" shots of a lovingly constructed miniature of a decrepit island lighthouse. Someone's got the smoke machine turned up to eleven, and as the camera swoops lazily around the lighthouse tower, the craggy teeth of the island jut up menacingly through the fog. Creepy music and blood-red credit lettering set the scene, preparing us for the wonders that await.
After O'Connolly's credit we are suddenly aboard the Sea Ghost, a tiny fishing boat manned only by salty sailor Hamp and his aged unnamed father. As the two men struggle to navigate through the pea-soup fog, dangerous rocks loom mere inches from their ship, threatening wrack and ruin. It's a very tense scene, and the ghostly nature of the near-impenetrable fog adds wonderfully to the atmosphere.
Hamp (James Cromwell lookalike Jack Watson) is obviously a tough old tar, so when the fear shows in his rugged face, you know it's for reals. "We should have laid off till the fog lifted!" he opined to his dad. "There are things to do!" the old man spits back. "It's been left long enough!" Tension, intrigue, secrets, danger, and less than three minutes into the runtime--that's economical storytelling, right there.
Once on the island things quickly go from creepy to terrifying, as in short order Hamp and his old man discover a severed hand in the sand, and nearby its deceased owner, naked and facedown in a tide pool with a carrion crab crawling over his taut buttocks! They press on to the derelict lighthouse, where they discover another naked body on the stairs--this one female, eeybita-eeybita--and an attempt to discover her identity sends her severed head rolling down the tower stairs! The head comes to rest on the ground floor for the favored "floorboards round the neck" effect, which is much appreciated by students of the genre, such as I'm. Only five-to-seven minutes screen time have elapsed. This movie is NOT screwing around!
In the shed next door they find ANOTHER corpse, this one clothed but pinned to the wall by a strange golden spear, and when Dad opens a metal door to investigate some sobbing noises, he is startled to find a NAKED CANDACE GLENDENNING staring back at him! Would that we were all so lucky! Granted, she does scream and get all stabby on him, leading to the old man's death before Hamp can cold-cock her with a club, but still--what a way to go!
Next we're whisked away to a hospital room in the city, where a doctor whose mannerisms betray at least a half-Vulcan descent is explaining to a gruff cop why Candace is in a catatonic stupor--from HORROR, of course. Using experimental drugs and a WALL OF DISCO LIGHTS, the doctor hopes to bring Candace's mind to the surface long enough to figure out WTF happened. This leads to the first part of the film being told in a psychedelic hypnotic-regression flashback, a device so wonderful in conception I can't believe we haven't seen it more often.
Candace--er, "Penny"--and her three friends were tourists from Denver, Colorado, who went out to the lighthouse on Snape Island after attending a Jazz Festival on the mainland. Decadence! In addition to the lipsmacking Ms. Glenndenning, one of her "American" friends is also an alumnus of Pete Walker's excellent The Flesh and Blood Show--Mick Jagger lookalike Robin Askwith as Des, he of the pincushion fate. Explaining their choice of the lighthouse as flophouse, Des proclaims to the freaked-out other girl Mae, "We have sounds, food, and some great grass! This place is FAR OUT!" Preach it, brother.
psychedelic flashes of golden idols, many gratuitous butt-shots, and disco lights a-plenty, which is an interesting and laudable narrative choice. We learn that Candace doesn't want to have sex with her boyfriend Gary, despite walking around him naked pretty much ALL THE TIME. Harsh. Still, she's a sport about it, and agrees to give him a beachside BJ to ease the tension. Sadly for us, once she heads south the hypno-drugs start to wear off, and we get SCREAMING SCENES OF BLOWJOB HORROR before Candace goes comatose in the lab. Again, harsh--but effective.
Now the movie takes its first hard left, as we're suddenly in a university office where a group of archaeologists are planning an expedition to Snape Island. Wha? It seems the spear that skewered Des was a solid gold Phoenecian artifact, and the brainy types are naturally curious about how it got there. (The spear is also prominently displayed on the head prof's desk--shouldn't that be in an evidence locker somewhere?) A P.I. hired by Candace's family to prove her innocence in the murders is set to accompany them and play audience-advocate when requesting exposition and clarification. Which is nice of him really.
We learn that the Phoenicians revered Baal, a fertility god whose followers worshiped him with orgiastic festivals of sex! Sign me up! Of course the Hebrews also associated Baal with the Devil, so (as one female digger points out) if you worshiped Baal today (with sex, presumably), you'd be considered a devil-worshiper! And they wonder why Sunday School attendance is dwindling. Anyway, they suspect lots more Phoenician treasure is in a cave under the island if they can just find it, so off they go!
As they wait for the boat to take them out to Snape Island, the four archaeologists let us in on their sordid history with each other. Dan (Derek Fowlds) is married to Nora (Anna Palk), who won't give him a divorce so he can marry Rose (Jill Haworth), who used to have a thing going with hotshot Adam (Mark Edwards), who still pines for Rose despite having also adulterously schtupped Nora on some previous expedition. Rose, by the way, wants neither of the two himbos. Who knew digging up pottery was so exciting? Then again, this IS the 70s.
All this infidelity-swapping leads to a ton of delightful bitchy dialog between all members of the expedition, some of which is flat-out wonderful, but none of which I'll quote because it deserves context. Anyway, the PI (Brent) and archaeologists are accompanied by Hamp and his nephew Brom, a swingin' young hoodlum just returned from a jazz festival himself (seriously) and inordinately proud of his crotch. Take a look:
Brent disappears for long periods and Brom keeps tripping over his story about never having been to the island before, all while trying to work his way into Nora's outrageously flared trousers. Hamp hints more at his dark family secret, revealing that his brother, sister-in-law, and infant nephew had lived on the island until about 6 months ago, when they were apparently lost at sea trying to get back to the mainland. We get more swingin' archaeologist bitching, and it's all pretty wonderful for a while.
But it gets wonderfuller as Dr. Spock subjects Candace to another disco-induced flashback and we see the demise of our unfortunate Americans (not to mention loads more nekkidity). We see Des getting up in the night to investigate some VERY CREEPY maniacal laughter, and getting the expected spearing at the hands of some unseen horror. (How comatose-Candace was able to narrate this is unclear, but let's not pick nits.) Mae also gets it, and after more naked walking (I LOVE THIS MOVIE) Gary meets his dismemberment in a wild psychedelic murder scene that just goes ON and ON and ON--screams, disco lights, zombie Americans, multiple stabs and slashes, more screams--it's really quite disquieting, and reminiscent of a Coffin Joe credits sequence. Which is a very good thing.
Meanwhile in the present day, the explorers stop bitching at each other long enough to notice some very creepy whistling coming from outside the lighthouse. Investigations turn up nothing, but we do get some very tense and genuinely spooky scenes as they search. While Nora tokes up a HUGE SPLIFF, Brent deduces that they are not alone on the island and whatever madman killed the Colorado Kidz is out there stalking them. Makes sense to me. The men go off to explore, leaving the completely baked Nora and disapproving Rose in the protection of Brom. Which you just know is going to work out swell.
Being high makes Nora horny (though no less bitchy), and it's not long before she and Brom are upstairs worshiping Baal like mad minx! We get some wonderful groovy eroticism here, as Brom slowly pulls the zipper on Nora's flared velour trousers, leading her to sit up and demand, in a dominant sexy voice, "Zip me, baby...ZIP ME!" Never have fasteners sounded so dirty. Brom complies and zips the living hell out of her for several minutes--again, this scene goes ON and ON--until finally they gain their release...just as the Sea Ghost EXPLODES in the harbor! Now THAT'S fireworks, baby!
the bloated corpse of Hamp's sister-in-law shows up in the drawing room. Hamp reveals that the drowning story was a lie: his brother Saul was actually a madman and the wife lived with him there to keep him out of the asylum. Now that she's dead, the last control on Saul is gone, and he's presumably the murderer. Their baby, Hamp says, died years ago. Hmm...
So Saul shows up in the dark and tosses Nora off the tower like Jezebel; the rest of the crew get over it quickly and find the caves leading to Baal's temple; and suddenly we're in Raiders of the Lost Ark territory. Saul shows up to kill anyone mesmerized by the Phonecian loot, and after killing Brom and going all WWE on Dan with a neckbreaker (he even looks like Hillbilly Jim) is finally shot by Brent.
Of course that's not the end, as Hamp hasn't been totally forthcoming about what REALLY happened to baby Michael, which of course leads to a second climax (wahey!), some truly chilling scenes as the second member of the freak family is revealed, and an explosive ending that really must be seen.
Tower of Evil is a rip-roaring ride from one end to the other, chock full of everything I look for from a movie. There's plenty of blood, easily two times the quota of nudity (much of it from Candace Glenndenning herself, which adds super-quality to the abundant quantity), wild dialog, creepy atmopshere, really wonderful cinematography, and an action-packed wild and wooly ending in the shadow of a statue of Baal. I mean really, if you want more than that, you're just a glutton.
There are some laughable bits in with the awesome--some of the "freak" makeup is frankly bad, but O'Connolly wisely keeps it in shadow much of the time for effective creepiness right up to the end. Also, since Candace & Co. are meant to be Americans--but are all very, VERY British--their voices were rather clumsily dubbed by more American-sounding actors. Much as I miss Candace's voice, her body is there to more than make up for it. Finally, some of the island sets look like they're built from plastic Star Trek rocks, and the aforementioned flashback-flub brought a chuckle. But really, these are small points held up against the majesty of the whole.
As if there were any doubt, Tower of Evil gets the coveted 3+ thumb rating. Truly a must-see, so see it as soon as you can.
And would it kill you to go read some of Karswell's comics already? Tell him the Vicar sent you. ;)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tower of Evil (1972): or, Baal Me Out, Baby!
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 6:39 PM
Labels: '70s, 3+ Thumbs, Devil Worship, Old Dark House, Psycho Killer
7 comments:
- Karswell said...
Shout-outs aside (thank you kind sir) I've seriously been waiting for this review, and like the film itself you majorly delivered the laughs and as always the excellently excellent wrotings. You really should collect all of these posts someday and release them as a book... and if we're really lucky maybe some producer from one of these films will read your review and ask you to be a guest speaker on the expanded DVD bonus commentary for the next anniversary edition version. Ahhh, we'll never get that lucky.
- May 29, 2008 at 4:51 PM
- houseinrlyeh said...
Sounds intriguing. Like all 70s horror sorts of awesome pressed into one movie.
- May 30, 2008 at 8:05 AM
- adrien said...
Been enjoying your reviews! I think I stumbled upon your blog by way of The Tenebrous Empire. Props for reviewing this under-appreciated gem of a proto-slasher.
- January 16, 2009 at 9:08 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Adrien--thanks for stopping by! Tenebrous Kate and I are good friends. Glad she sent you my way.
Tower of Evil is definitely underrated, when it's rated at all. Very entertaining, and Candace Glendenning to boot! What more do you want?
- January 16, 2009 at 9:46 PM
I first discovered this on television (nudity intact!), then caught it at the drive in under the title BEYOND THE FOG, trying to look like a sequel to the John Carpenter hit of 1979. Anna Palk was super sexy, seen previously as Peter Cushing's maid in 1965's THE SKULL. Never knew what you'd find at the drive in in those days, long gone. Viewed ASYLUM on TV before catching it at the drive in as HOUSE OF CRAZIES.
- July 19, 2011 at 1:26 AM
i need a spoiler to see if this is a movie ive been looking for , for the last 25 YEARS! i need someone to tell me the ending, because that may be all i remember. a head spinning around ala linds blair, fire? pls?
- January 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM
- adrien said...
Don't think this is your film. But if you are trying to find a movie, this is the place for you: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000001/threads/
Here's the trailer:
- January 18, 2012 at 11:33 AM


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XF56mmF1.2 R is the game changer.
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After the release of XF56mm, we no longer heard criticism that "the APS-C has deep depth of field and not enough bokeh". Instead, we heard praises that "the lens is sharp wide open. It is nothing like other mid-telephoto lens on the market."
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We have previously mentioned the advantage of not using the electronic correction for the distortion. Not only does the XF56mm eliminates the use of electronic correction for the distortion, it also eliminates the use of electronic correction for the color aberration. The lens corrects the color aberration only by optical design. Even in our XF lineup, the XF56mm is the only lens that does this.
The effect of ED lens is to correct the color aberration. The two large diameter ED glass lenses handle the job nicely. And they do so at the front end of the lens.
They are the two elements that are close to the front end, so naturally they become large in size. And the ED lens is difficult to manufacture, so they are not cost-friendly. But as far as the image quality is concerned, they are top-notch.
To achieve higher image quality for mid-telephoto lens, the correction on the color aberration is a must. The two ED glass lenses realize the characteristics of the XF56mm; the lens is sharp even with aperture wide open.
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56mm is 84mm angle of view in 35mm format equivalent. It would be categorized under mid-telephoto lens, but the aberration is that of the actual focal length 56mm.
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Losing streak up to 20.
HYANNIS—It's been a long dry spell for the Brady football team.
After spotting Hyannis a pair of touchdowns and two point-after conversions in the first seven minutes of the game Friday night, Brady battled back with 22 unanswered points through the third quarter.
Sideline fans had high hopes of the Eagles ending a 19-game losing streak.Then the tide turned. What went right for the Eagles in the first three periods of play didn't go so well in the fourth quarter.
Hyannis put 22 points on the board in the fourth to beat Brady 44-28.
"I think we may have had some first-game jitters early," said Brady coach Darren Tobey. "When we settled down, we did OK."
Actually, he said, they did better than just OK. They did just what they were supposed to do.
"We held Hyannis out from five minutes into the game until well into the third quarter," Tobey said.
At the same time, the offensive scheme was working.
Mike Nieman, Kyle Pohlman, Christian Arterburn and Corbin Blede all scored rushing touchdowns over the first three quarters.
"I don't know the last time we scored like that," Tobey said. "And I couldn't tell you the last time we went into halftime with a lead."
Up 22-16 at halftime, the Eagles held their own during the third quarter, giving up one scoring drive right before the final period.
Then Tobey said he believes fear crept in.
"It was almost like they looked at the scoreboard and said, 'Oh no. It's tied in the fourth quarter. Now I can't make a mistake,'" he said.
That's when the boys started playing not to lose.
"Instead of staying aggressive we got a little hesitant," Tobey said. "It's a mental thing now, not physical. We stopped ourselves."
Brad Ward led the Eagles with 64 yards rushing on 14 carries. Alvin Lunkwitz caught one pass for 34 yards.
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Harrison Extreme Service sight & Uni-200L sight pusher reviewed
This review will cover the Harrison Extreme Service rear sight and the UNI-2ooL Universal Sight Mover I used to install it on my Springfield 1911. But first, a little background on why I changed the sight in the first place.
I bought one of the new Springfield Armory Range Officer 1911-A1 pistols in February 2011. According to Springfield, the Range Officer was created with the idea of offering an affordable, factory production 1911 that was still capable of winning shooting competitions. The idea was to get a pistol in the hands of those wanting to try competition shooting, with enough features to help them win and a solid enough base that they could further customize it if they so desired.
The Range Officer accomplishes that goal. It comes with low profile, fully adjustable target sights. That's good for a competitor because it is easy to finely tune it to sync up with a particular load the shooter favors. However, what's good for target shooting may not be so good for concealed carry or other uses.
The problem is the rear target sight. A target sight is typically made up of angular pieces, which can more easily snag on clothing or other objects. The adjustments are set and kept using screws. In a pistol carried daily, it is more likely that these screws could loosen over time, which could throw your sights off. Finally, target sights are a little more prone to breakage because they are made up of multiple pieces.
Since I am not going to compete or limit myself to target shooting with my Range Officer, I needed to solve those problems while keeping the other great features of the pistol intact. I looked into various sights that would fit the LPA cut Springfield uses with the rear target sight. I chose the Harrison Extreme Service rear sight (model HD-002) as a replacement.
The Extreme Service sight is a one piece, CNC machined, low profile rear sight. It has 50 LPI (lines per inch) serrations cut into the rear to reduce the chance of glare affecting your sight picture. The blade has a squared off front face that you can use against the end of a table, counter, or whatever to operate your pistol one-handed (right there you know that this sight is more rugged than an adjustable sight - try doing that with an adjustable target sight and you may break part of it off in the process).
All of the edges and corners were treated to radius cuts during the machining process, so they are much more comfortable while handling, concealed carrying, and operating the pistol. If you want, you can even get night sight models with tritium inserts. They are currently available in either the 3-dot style or the single dot Heinie Straight-8 style.
Since this will not be primarily a carry pistol, I chose the standard sight without an insert and saved a little money. If I had changed the rear to tritium, I would have needed a tritium front sight to make proper use of the design.
My impressions of the sight are that is machined well, looks good, and adds different functionality while losing the original target sight's adjustability. I didn't need to make any kind of fitting adjustments to the sight during the installation process. It is a tight fit, as it should be, so you will want to use an installation tool designed for the purpose if you do it yourself. It has a wide notch just like the rear target sight, so you have essentially the same sight picture. The only complaint so far is that the matte black finish seems to possibly be a little bit thin. There were some wear marks on mine where it rubber against its plastic bag. Otherwise, I am very happy with this sight.
To install the Harrison Extreme Service rear sight, I first needed to remove the existing target sight from my Springfield without damaging anything. To accomplish that, I ordered a UNI-200L Universal Sight Mover from Brownell's.
Why buy a slide pusher instead of having a gunsmith install my sight? Well, as a woodworker and mechanically-inclined kind of guy, if I anticipate needing a tool more than once I usually go ahead and buy it. That saves money in the long run. First, you have the right tool for the job, which saves time and reduces the chance of fouling up your project. Second, you can use that tool over and over again for the one-time upfront cost of buying it the first time. Finally, you effectively pay for the tool after a few uses by not having to hire anyone.
The UNI-2ooL is machined from heavy bar stock steel, and features coated jaw faces to reduce the chance of damaging either the pistol or the sights during the installation process. It is capable of removing and installing both front and rear dovetailed sights on the majority of semi-automatic pistol slides. It comes with an installation video on DVD, a vinyl fabric lined storage case, and an instruction sheet.
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then the video is worth 10,000. If you watch the video, you probably won't even need the instruction sheet. Here are a few cautions I'd like to stress. Make sure the padding that should be stuck to the clamp jaws is in place so that you don't leave marks on your slide. You should also make sure there are no other objects, such as grit, on either the slide or clamp pads so it doesn't get ground into your slide. Also, when lining things up, make sure that neither the front nor rear set of pushers will contact any part of the slide itself. It may take some effort to begin to move the sight, but don't over do it if it doesn't seem to be working. You may be trying to move it in the wrong direction and you don't want to damage anything. If it's not working, stop and re-evaluate and maybe break out the written instructions.
The tool is very easy to use, you just need to lock your slide into place in line with the sight pushers and tighten down the two clamps. Then you just take your time to lineup the correct set of pushers connected to the top steel bar with the lowest point on the dovetail portion of your sight as you can without having it contact the slide at any point. Turn the handle to move the sight in the proper direction for removal (may vary by firearm manufacturer) until the sight is free of the slide.
Remove your slide at this point and start the new sight into the dovetail by hand. Return the sight to the Uni-200L and lock it into place. Turn the handle the opposite direction and push your new sight into the dovetail. When you have it centered, you're now good to go and your new sight is installed. The Harrison sight has a set screw in the top to help secure it in place, so tighten that down but don't over do it or you will possibly damage the slide underneath.
Okay, that's it. Installation should be about a 5 minute process if you're used to doing things like this. If not, take some extra time to make sure you don't damage anything.
In closing, I highly recommend both the Harrison Extreme Service rear sight (HD-002) and the Uni-200L Universal Sight Mover.
Harrison Extreme Service rear sight (HD-002)
Features: fits the LPA style cut (common on Springfield Armory and other 1911s with target sights)
CNC machined with 50 LPI serrations on the rear to reduce glare
squared off front face of the rear blade allows one-handed operation of the pistol
all edges and corners are machine radiused for handling, carrying, & operational comfort
rear notch dimensions 0.135" x 0.125" to allow adequate light for rapid sight picture
often regulates with OEM front sights that range from 0.170" to 0.200"
also available with tritium inserts
Finish: black
Price: $67.95 + shipping
Website: http://shop.harrisoncustom.com
UNI-200L Universal Sight Mover
Features: adjusts both front and rear dovetail sights on semi-automatic pistols
steel frame and inserts are machined from heavy bar stock
coated jaw faces reduce the chance of damage to pistol and/or sights
Price: about $160 + shipping
Website: http://www.brownells.com (see item 080-000-688)
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I took the Range Officer back to the range yesterday to try out the Harrison sight. 250 rounds later and I still like it. It did change my POA/POI relationship a little bit as it now strikes about 1" lower at 15 yards.
No problems of any kind running the Magtech 230gr FMJ through the pistol. I was pleased with the accuracy and put up this group at 15 yards shooting offhand (no rest). Four out of five into about one inch. I jerked the trigger a bit on the flyer.
I know I said it shoots low, but I quit using a six o'clock hold to shoot this group. The original target sight was right on with the six o'clock hold (at the factory setting) but this one works better if I cover the desired POI with the front sight.
I should have a report on the new Dawson Precision tritium front sight in a week or so after I get it installed and shoot with it.
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Received the Dawson Precision tritium front sight and installed it yesterday. It's a very good combo with the Harrison.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristen Stewart ditched her crutches to hobble onstage as an Oscar presenter, appearing bored and disheveled in the process.
She and Daniel Radcliffe handled one of the less glamorous awards for production design. Stewart read her lines with a slouchy insouciance.
Just before going on, Stewart left a pair of crutches in the wings and apparently the backstage hairstylists didn't get ahold of her for a brushing. Her long brunette hair looked stringy.
The reaction on Twitter was swift and severe.
"Kristen stewart are you ok? And by that I mean where were the hash brownies before u got hit by bus (hash)bruise (hash)limp," tweeted comedian-actor David Spade.
Actor Joel McHale tweeted, "Kristen Stewart is limping because she sprained her ankle from being excessively disinterested."
Backstage, Stewart ran into supporting actress winner Anne Hathaway, who noted her crutches.
"I know, I'm an idiot," Stewart replied. "But congratulations!"
"Please tell me you're going on stage with those," Hathaway said, pointing to the crutches.
"Nope. I'm gonna hobble," said Stewart, explaining that she had stepped on glass.
— Beth Harris — http://www.twitter.com/bethharrisap
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A pair of billion-dollar-plus deals has changed the game for an industry that has resisted large-scale consolidation until now.
PHILADELPHIA — The mom-and-pop era of the scrap metals industry may be over if the two big transactions announced recently are any indication of a trend.
Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) stunned many with its Oct. 1 disclosure that it will acquire family owned scrap recycler Omni-Source Corp. in a deal valued at slightly more than $1 billion. Both companies are headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind. Many in both the scrap and steel industries were still reeling from the announcement one week earlier that Chicago-based scrap processor Metal Management Inc. would combine with Sims Group Ltd., the big Australian recycler.
If completed, both billion-dollar-plus transactions will overshadow the usual scrap industry pattern of a smaller company whose owner might be close to retirement being bought a larger industry member. But it also could be the start of a new wave of buyouts and acquisitions in an industry that is seen as ripe for consolidation because many of its members are small, family owned companies.
The two transactions represent differing strategic goals for the companies involved. For SDI, the purchase of Omni-Source will provide the flat-rolled mini-mill with an assured supply of scrap, including much of the highly prized industrial steel scrap like factory bundles that it and other flat-rolled steelmakers prefer. It also is expected to insulate SDI somewhat from the impact of scrap price volatility.
Keith Busse, SDI's chairman and chief executive officer, said his company's purchase of OmniSource is part of SDI's efforts to "backward integrate" into raw material supplies for its steel furnaces. A week earlier, SDI had announced plans to pursue iron ore projects in Minnesota, indicating that scrap would not be the only feedstock for its melt shops. "Having OmniSource join our family sort of completed the circle from a backward vertical integrated perspective as it would relate to processed resources," he said.
Under the terms of the deal, SDI will acquire all of the outstanding stock of OmniSource in exchange for $425 million in cash and 9.7 million shares of SDI stock. The aggregate transaction value includes SDI's assumption of certain liabilities, including net debt, which is expected to be about $210 million at closing.
OmniSource will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SDI and will maintain its focus on ferrous and nonferrous scrap processing, brokerage and industrial scrap management. SDI's existing scrap operations in Tennessee and Virginia will be consolidated into OmniSource, as will the 10,000-horsepower megashredder SDI is installing in Indianapolis.
OmniSource provides about 10 to 15 percent of SDI's ferrous scrap needs. In total, the scrap company handles about 5.7 million long tons of iron and steel scrap and about 800,000 pounds of nonferrous scrap per year. It employs 2,000 people at some 42 scrapyards and other facilities throughout the country generating annual sales of $2.3 billion.
Metal Management and Sims, on the other hand, are a marriage of lookalikes—both are major scrap processors that sell to foreign steelmakers as well as their home steel mills. Neither one is a captive of their domestic ferrous scrap market in much the same way that Midwest-centered OmniSource has been and likely will continue to be in the future.
Sims produces more revenue than Metal Management and operates in Europe and Asia and well as the United States, where virtually all of Metal Management's facilities are located, but Metal Management has not hesitated to sell scrap offshore when the price was too hard to ignore. Combined, Sims and Metal Management will have yards and trading offices at more than 200 locations on four continents, making it the world's largest publicly traded recycler, handling or trading more than 15 million tons of metal annually.
Daniel W. Dienst, Metal Management's chairman, president and chief executive officer, said the deal "accelerates both companies' strategic plans and creates a clear global leader with unparalleled infrastructure, talent and financial resources."
Metal Management has supported domestic steelmakers like SDI and Nucor Corp by supplying them with scrap, Dienst told industry analysts, even when offshore markets presented better opportunities, and the company would continue to do that in the future. But "we do expect that based upon Sims' global reach and their history of some savvy trading and getting to markets that we don't get to today, that if the opportunity presented itself (to ship scrap overseas) we would maximize that opportunity so long as our partners really didn't need the scrap. It is similar to the culture we have today, which is just we ensure that we found the right home for our scrap."
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In half a century, the focus of America's civil rights struggle has shifted from race and skin color to sexual identity and orientation. But the heart of the fight remains the same namely that it's not OK to marginalize and dehumanize people deemed to be "different."
Dr. Forrest Crawford, a professor of teacher education at Weber State University, hopes the institution's 14th annual diversity conference will spur new ways of thinking about the lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and queer/questioning population. The event draws hundreds of students, faculty and community members each year.
"It is the civil rights issue of our time now," Crawford said of the LGBTQ quest for equality. "It's looking us square in the face, saying we need to know this community better . . . that we can no longer treat this community as if they were aliens."
The theme of the two-day conference that kicks off Thursday evening is "LGBTQ Changing the Conversation." David Parker, associate director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring Institute will deliver the keynote address.
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Parker's presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Weber State University's Davis Campus, 2750 N. University Park Blvd., Layton.
The conference continues Friday, with CNN Correspondent Don Lemon giving the 8:30 a.m. keynote speech, "Being Transparent in Our Communications," in the Shepherd Union Ballroom of the Weber State University campus at 3750 Harrison Blvd. in Ogden.
Lemon, a journalist whose work has won Emmies and an Edward R. Murrow award, publicly came out as gay in "Transparent," his memoir released in 2011 about homophobia, racism and "colorism" a term referring to bias based on skin tone.
Reached by phone Wednesday afternoon, Lemon likened the changing conversation about LGBTQ issues to his speech, which he said is still a work in progress.
"I don't do canned speeches. I like to be more organic," Lemon said, noting he attended his first same-sex wedding this past weekend, an event that people would not even talk about in times past.
"Love is love, no matter what," Lemon said. "The conversation is evolving by itself, and it's amazing to bear witness to it."
As a national voice, Lemon will highlight the formidable challenges of the LGBTQ struggle for equal rights, Crawford said, adding that public higher education should serve as the first line of offense in shaping society and the economy.
"What makes us assume that the best and brightest talent does not come from this (LGBTQ) community," Crawford said, "and therefore [we] push them to the margins."
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8:30 a.m. • CNN Correspondent Don Lemon speaks about homophobia, racism and colorism
9:30-10:20 a.m. • Beyond the Division: Sexuality, Business and Religion (Part I); Deconstructing Gender with Dr. Gloria Wurst; Coming Out: A Conversation with RC Callahan and Allison Black.
10:30-11:20 a.m. • Beyond the Division: Sexuality, Business and Religion (Part II); Sexuality, Racism and Oppression; LGBTQ Youth in Crisis: Homelessness with Operation Shine America.
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. • LGBTQ Legal Issues Discussion; QPR Training (about the high risk of suicide within the LGBTQ community); Town Hall Discussion on Changing the Conversation.
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USDA Soybean Baseline, 2010-19
Each year, USDA updates its 10-year projections of supply and utilization for major field crops grown in the United States, including soybeans (see Overview of the USDA Baseline Process for more information). One key use of the projections is as a reference from which to analyze the impacts of potential policy changes affecting U.S. agriculture. This discussion summarizes the analysis underlying the soybean projections for 2010-19. Details about the projections for the U.S. macroeconomy, other U.S. crops, U.S. livestock, the U.S. agricultural sector, and global agricultural trade can be found in the Agricultural Baseline Projections topic.
Growth of the U.S. soybean industry could slow over the next 10 years as it faces stronger foreign competition and U.S. farmers shift acreage into feed grains. Although net returns for soybeans might rise to uncommonly high levels, they could be low relative to corn and gradually limit U.S. soybean acreage. In the projections, soybean production declines initially (2010/11-2011/12) and then increases incrementally with a modest improvement in yields and planted acreage. The expected growth in U.S. soybean supply should allow for a moderate rise in domestic use and exports. However, exporters from South America are expected to garner most of the expansion in global trade for soybeans and soybean products, much of which will center on meeting a rapidly rising demand in China.
Several factors underlie the long-term trends that will determine the size of U.S. soybean crops during 2010-19.
U.S. soybean planted area may have peaked. U.S. soybean acreage expanded throughout the 1990s as farm program changes increased planting flexibility and encouraged more farmers to incorporate the crop into their rotations. In 2009, planting delays for spring grains and favorable relative prices prompted farmers to sow a record 77.5 million acres of soybeans.
Although expected net returns for planting soybeans might become less attractive throughout the Corn Belt, it continues to expand in areas historically dominated by small grains (the Northern Plains in particular). Stagnant spring wheat yields and the development of better yielding short-season soybean varieties adapted to the northern climate have facilitated a shift away from wheat toward soybeans. For instance, soybean acreage planted in North Dakota has more than doubled since 1999. Soybeans have been welcomed into Northern Plains crop rotations to help break the cycle of wheat diseases and, unlike in more traditional soybean producing regions, returns per acre favor soybeans over many other crops.
Recent U.S. soybean yields have been excellent. While soybean acreage is still expanding into northern and western parts of the country, those areas tend to have lower yields than the core midwestern production region. This expansion and a tapering off of the yield gains from narrow-row planting have slowed the upward trend in the national average yield. Throughout the 1990s, adoption of narrow-row planting practices benefited soybean yields as it usually increased the number of pods per acre. In more recent years, there has been a clear shift away from 7- to 8-inch rows toward 15-inch rows in an effort to improve air circulation and combat disease-related yield losses. In 2009, ample summer moisture led to a record yield of 44 bushels per acre. Incidences of Asian soybean rust in the United States have been limited to the South, where losses have been minimized by timely application of fungicides.
Over the next 10 years, several long-term trends will determine domestic and foreign demand for U.S. soybeans and soybean products. Exports from South America have expanded rapidly. South American soybean harvests have set record highs nearly every year for almost a decade. Over the past 5 years, exports from the region have surpassed U.S. foreign trade in soybeans. However, that trend was interrupted for the 2009/10 marketing year (September-August). In 2008/09, Argentina suffered from a historic drought that slashed soybean production and exports. In Brazil, the 2008/09 soybean area was constrained by high production costs and poor financing. Although Brazil's exports in 2008/09 soared to fill the void from Argentina's small crop, carryover stocks were drawn unusually low. Consequently, U.S. exports for 2009/10 are expected to increase to a record high due to a higher supply and low stocks in South America.
It should not take long for Brazil to regain export supremacy as production costs of its soybean farmers are very competitive relative to U.S. producers. Tempering the profitability of growing soybeans in Brazil, however, are the high fuel prices that raise transportation costs from producing regions to export markets. Long-term improvements in Brazil's transportation infrastructure must be completed before the country can more fully realize its massive potential in global agricultural markets. Also, the growth in Brazil's soybean area will be heavily influenced by the country's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, which affects domestic prices for soybeans.
Domestic Soybean Use Not Dynamic
Intense competition from soybean processors in Brazil, Argentina, and, more recently, China has eroded foreign soybean meal markets away from U.S. crushers. China has also imported large amounts of U.S. soybeans that would otherwise have been available for crushing. Domestic crush margins have suffered from a declining supply and comparatively weak prices for soybean meal and soybean oil. In addition, domestic consumption of these products has not grown very much. Consequently, the domestic crushing pace is starting to slow down even earlier in the year.
Growth in domestic soybean meal use is gradual. The low rate of growth in U.S. soybean meal consumption is determined by a comparatively slow expansion of meat production and a rising supply of substitute protein feeds. Also, over the last decade, intense competition from soybean processors in Argentina and Brazil with U.S. crushers has gradually cut into the U.S. share of foreign markets for soybean meal and soybean oil. China's processors have also imported large amounts of U.S. soybeans that could otherwise have been available for domestic use. Lackluster domestic use and the pressure of foreign competition kept U.S. prices for soybean meal and soybean oil comparatively low. Thus, whenever soybean supplies fell, profit margins of domestic processors would stagnate. Over the past 4 years, however, record domestic supplies of soybeans have improved the economic conditions for U.S. processors, while adverse weather has disrupted crop supplies for Brazil and Argentina. In addition, an expansion of biodiesel production throughout the world is raising the value of soybean oil relative to soybean meal. In order to produce soybean oil for a growing biodiesel industry, its joint output with soybean meal is creating a larger exportable surplus of meal.
Biodiesel is leading consumption gains for soybean oil. For the past 5 years, food demand for soybean oil has stagnated as food manufacturers have sought out vegetable oils that are low in trans-fatty acids. Eventually, a wider distribution of low-linolenic and high-oleic soybean varieties could diminish these disadvantages. Offsetting the weak food demand are gains in U.S. production of biodiesel, which uses soybean oil as a major feedstock. New construction of biodiesel production facilities was accelerated by passage of a Federal tax incentive starting on January 1, 2005. The exemption, which was extended through 2009, provided a Federal excise tax credit (at 1 cent per gallon for each percent that is used in a fuel blend) to blenders using biodiesel. Until early 2009, a majority of the output was exported. Recent exports were reduced due to the abolition of the blending credit for re-exports of biodiesel imports and the European Union's imposition of countervailing duties on imports from the United States. Biodiesel contributes to the lubricity needs of low-sulfur diesel fuel, as required under recently implemented emission standards. Biodiesel now accounts for about 13 percent of the domestic use of soybean oil.
Although U.S. exports of soybean oil are expected to increase in 2009/10 to a record high, rising demand for soybean oil in domestic biodiesel production will likely constrain them in subsequent years. Since 2003/04, the United States has been a net importer of all vegetable oils and a continued expansion of biodiesel output would amplify the trend. Considerably higher costs for vegetable oils and competition from biodiesel imports would temper the industry's growth.
Projections for U.S. Soybean Supply and Use
U.S. soybean projections for 2010-19 include the following highlights:
Projected soybean acreage initially declines and stabilizes later. In 2010 and 2011, planted soybean area in the United States is expected to decline. By the spring of 2010, it is assumed that producers will react to the price pressure from bumper South American harvests. Most of the reduction will come from producers switching to corn in the traditional Corn Belt, although some will be in the South due to lower double-cropping with wheat and substitution with cotton. Despite lower acreage, total 2010/11 soybean supplies are projected to increase moderately due to a larger carryover from 2009/10. The 2010/11 carryout could be even bigger and is projected to depress the 2011 soybean acreage to 73.5 million acres. Soybean acreage could recover to 76 million acres by 2014 and remain steady through 2019. It is assumed that a reduction in the maximum enrollment for the Conservation Reserve Program will help return more than 2 million acres of cropland in 2010, which in later years could help support U.S. soybean acreage.
Steady yield gains allow for modest growth in soybean production. U.S. soybean yields are projected to rise on average by 0.4 bushel per year, based on regional yield trends for 1960-2009. The national average soybean yield is projected at 42.8 bushels per acre in 2010. Soybean acreage is expected to shrink for 2 years, gradually increase for 3 years, and then plateau. Rising yields (to 46.5 bushels per acre by 2019) would likely provide the majority of the output gains during the period. The projections assume no extreme weather or extensive outbreaks of soybean rust, which could reduce yields and raise production costs in any of the projection years.
Gradual output growth supports domestic needs and U.S. exports. Assuming lower acreage in 2010/11, supply could expand moderately due to ample carryover stocks. Thereafter, a slowly rising supply is projected, supporting a gradual increase in domestic use and exports. Domestic crushing could increase moderately toward 1.86 billion bushels by 2019/20. Assuming a steady increase in domestic demand for soybean meal and soybean oil, the soybean crush is projected to rise by 15-20 million bushels per year.
In 2010/11, large expected supplies by export competitors could reduce U.S. soybean exports to 1,300 million bushels. Assuming a strong expansion of foreign exports, the U.S. share of the global market could be reduced within 10 years to 38 percent-compared to 45 percent for 2009/10. Nevertheless, rising foreign imports could boost U.S. soybean exports to 1,455 million bushels by 2019/20.
The U.S. export share of the world soybean oil market is also assumed to shrink for several years as domestic users take more of the available supplies (particularly for biodiesel). Foreign import demand for soybean oil should stay robust, though. Vegetable oil imports by the European Union (EU-27) are expected to rise rapidly to meet ambitious targets for biofuel production. In South America, rapidly growing domestic markets for biodiesel will likely compete for soybean oil supplies and constrain exports.
The U.S. share of global soybean meal exports is benefiting from ample supplies in 2009/10 and may reach a record 10.2 million tons. In subsequent years, however, the market share should gradually erode despite growing in absolute terms. U.S. soybean meal exports are projected to edge up to 9.8 million short tons by 2019/20 from 9.4 million for 2010/11.
Soybean prices stable near a historically high level. Over the next decade, there may only be a slight increase in domestic soybean stocks, rising to no more than 7 percent of total use in any year. Throughout the next 10 years, the U.S. average soybean farm price is expected to range near $9.20-$9.25 per bushel. Such a price level may not be sufficient encouragement to increase U.S. soybean acreage, though, given that corn may have superior comparative returns. Eventually, however, the prices are seen capable of soliciting a strong supply response from South American producers, who would find them sufficiently attractive. Following a strong increase for soybean meal values in 2008/09, prices have started to ease in 2009/10 and could remain mostly steady thereafter. Processors may be compensated for the steady soybean meal prices with rising values for soybean oil, which would strengthen crush margins. Soybean oil prices are assumed to be supported by a worldwide tightening of the vegetable oil market, accelerated by expanding global biodiesel production.
Projections for World Soybean Trade
During 2010/11-2019/20, gains in world soybean trade will probably moderate from the 7-percent annual growth in 1999/2000-2008/09, but the upward trend is far from peaking. Global soybean trade is projected to rise nearly 3 percent annually to 104 million metric tons in 2019/20.
China will dominate world soybean imports. The growth in China's soybean imports is assumed to dwarf all other countries, accounting for 78 percent of the projected gain in world trade by 2019/20. By 2010/11, the volume of soybean crushing in China could surpass that of the United States, the world's current leader. That development would likely promote a faster growth rate for global soybean imports than for soybean meal and soybean oil. However, any disparity in the rates of consumption between protein meal and vegetable oil in China could temper that expansion. China's imports of vegetable oil will likely rise, provided that its consumption continues to grow faster than its domestic demand for protein meal (and including its ability to export possible meal surpluses). China has already surpassed India as the world's largest importer of soybean oil.
The regions likely to tally most of the remaining import gains for soybeans are Latin America, North Africa, and the Middle East. In contrast, soybean meal consumption for the EU has slowed in 2009/10 due to improved domestic crops of grains and oilseeds. For the following years, EU demand could erode gradually as use for other oilseeds, particularly rapeseed, is assumed to expand. This would prompt only modest growth in EU imports of soybean meal and a moderate reduction in soybean imports. Also, weak gains for feed demand in Japan and Taiwan (a consequence of rising meat imports) are likely to elicit minimal gains in soybean imports by both countries.
Brazil closes the gap on U.S. production and exports of soybeans. The United States, Brazil, and Argentina collectively account for more than 90 percent of world exports of soybeans, soybean meal, and soybean oil. Although the same 3 countries will stay on top, Brazil is projected to satisfy most of the growth in global soybean exports. By 2019/20, Brazil will approach the United States as the world's leading soybean exporter.
Argentina should continue to dominate world exports of soybean meal and soybean oil, as the country's modest domestic use and differential export taxes make it comparatively economical to process soybeans there. Argentina is assumed to maintain taxes on soybean exports at a higher rate than the exports of soybean meal, soybean oil, and biodiesel, which favors demand by domestic processors. However, as Argentina closes in on its practical limits for productive farmland and the production of soybeans, production and exports by Brazilian processors could gradually gain market share. Argentina may see its soybean exports drift lower so that the country's large crushing industry can operate near full capacity. That domestic supply could be supplemented with rising imports (mainly from Paraguay), provided that Argentina restores a tax incentive that was formerly provided to soybean imports.


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By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese politicians drew battle lines on Friday ahead of a Dec 16 election likely to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power under a conservative former premier, raising concerns about the future of Tokyo's already chilly ties with Beijing.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged voters to shun jingoism after rival LDP leader Shinzo Abe, who has vowed not to yield in a territorial row with China, said he would build a strong Japan.
The election for parliament's lower house is expected to usher in Japan's seventh prime minister in six years, but is unlikely to fix a policy stalemate that has plagued a country struggling to cope with an ageing population, a declining manufacturing sector and the emerging power of China.
"This fight is about restoring Japan. We will regain a strong economy," Abe, whose party is tipped to come out on top in the poll, told a news conference after the lower house of parliament was dissolved.
"We'll restore foreign policy. We will strongly appeal to voters on the need to restore the Japan-U.S. alliance, which was badly damaged by the Democratic Party government," said Abe.
"That will help us defend our beautiful country, territories and national interests," he added, echoing an agenda he floated during his 2006-2007 term as prime minister.
Seeking to draw a distinction with the LDP, Noda framed the vote as a choice between moving forward with reform or turning back the clock. The LDP ruled Japan for most of the past six decades before Noda's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won a landslide victory three years ago.
Noda warned of the dangers of just talking tough in diplomacy. "Healthy nationalism is necessary, but if one goes to extremes, it becomes jingoism," he told a news conference."
"Diplomatic and security policies influenced by such an atmosphere are a danger for Japan."
Noda, Japan's sixth prime minister in six years and the third since the DPJ's historic election win, had promised three months ago to set a date for the vote in exchange for opposition support for his pet policy to double the sales tax by 2015 to curb massive public debt.
Policies in the spotlight include the role of the central bank in reviving an economy slipping into its fourth recession since 2000, the future of nuclear power after last year's Fukushima disaster, and whether Japan should take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a U.S.-led trade pact that Noda favors joining but which would open up protected markets in Japan.
"When politics get chaotic, it is always the people who are sacrificed," Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda, who heads the auto industry lobby group, told a news conference.
"We want a leader who can understand the difficulties that the people are going through, someone who can lead to create a country and society where those who work hard are rewarded."
The LDP said on Friday in a draft of its economic platform that it would do its best to beat deflation, which has dogged Japan for years, and tame the strength of the yen, the source of constant complaints from the country's exporters.
It said it would achieve nominal economic growth of 3 percent or more and revise the Bank of Japan law in a step critics worry would weaken the central bank's independence.
In recent days Abe has called on the central bank to print "unlimited yen" and set interest rates at zero or below zero to boost the economy, remarks that sent the yen falling the most against the dollar since central bank intervention in 2011.
But policy differences between the main parties are in many cases a matter of nuance and degree, so some say the biggest election question will be who is best qualified to lead.
"The main issue will be whether we should get rid of the 'incompetent' DPJ and bring experienced people (the LDP) back," said one ruling party lawmaker, speaking privately.
"Or whether because the LDP created the mess, we should have a stronger more intelligent leader, like Hashimoto," the lawmaker added, referring to popular Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who leads the small Japan Restoration Party.
The DPJ took power in 2009 pledging to pay more heed to the interests of consumers and workers than corporations and give control of policy to politicians rather than bureaucrats.
Hopes of meeting those pledges faded after the first DJP premier, Yukio Hatoyama, squandered political capital in a failed attempt to move a U.S. airbase off Japan's Okinawa island.
Successor Naoto Kan led the party to an upper house election defeat in 2010 and then struggled to cope with the huge earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crises in 2011.
With the party's prospects dim, DPJ lawmakers were scrambling to defect. The Asahi newspaper said at least nine of its 244 members in the 480-seat lower house planned to bolt.
Smaller parties are scrambling to try to join forces despite major gaps in their policies and competition over who would lead the bigger bloc.
The LDP looks likely to win the most seats in the lower house poll but a lack of voter enthusiasm makes it uncertain whether the party and its former junior partner, the New Komeito party, can win a majority.
If not, the LDP will need to seek another coalition partner either from among a string of new, small parties, or even what is left of the DPJ after the election.
That latter option is less unlikely than it might seem at first blush. The LDP and DPJ lack stark policy differences, especially since Noda - a conservative on both fiscal and security matters - took the helm of what began as a centre-left party in 1996. The party's membership has been whittled down by a series of defections over Noda's policies.
(Additional reporting by Yoko Kubota, Kiyoshi Takenaka and Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Neil Fullick)


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A little video on L'Ardoise restaurant in Rouen. And a petit lecon from French.about.com, if you repeat and repeat will make you very fluent in French on the ardoise!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Menus Ardoises
A little video on L'Ardoise restaurant in Rouen. And a petit lecon from French.about.com, if you repeat and repeat will make you very fluent in French on the ardoise!
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Je ne suis pas exactement à l'aise en français mais j'aime beaucoup ces ardoises. Bien fait!ReplyDelete
Tout mieux,
Note to self: Increase fluency with pastry and chocolate tour de france....mange beaucoup macarons tout en observant les video's de Carol.
Much fun!
J'aime ce blog! Chaque jour je me leve et faire un petit tour de France a travers vos photos, aquarelles et vos commentaires. Ce matin c'etait super de voir a nouvea les ardoises! Apres avoir vecu en France pendant 14 ans, il y les petits "trucs" comme les ardoise qui sont typiquement francais. Merci pour la joie de retrouver ces petits coutumes! Je vais chercher la petite ardroise quo mon fils a employer a l'ecole il y a bien des annees dan le nord de la France. ArtzartReplyDelete
Love the post today. I was given a long semi fancy Chalk board by a friend some years ago and had another friend who spoke fluent French write down a drinks menu for me.. in french.. to copy onto the board. I have it hanging in my kitchen now. Nothing says French like a menu chalk board.ReplyDelete
Nothing says FRENCH like a menu chalk board.ReplyDelete
You said it CRIS so well!!!
Grande Merci ARTZART!
- susan1:24 PM
Thanks for the fabulous Ardoises photos!ReplyDelete
This reminded me of that wonderful film "Amelie" when Amelie is writing the day's menu on the glass partition behind her seated, future boyfriend...and she's writing it BACKWARDS!!!! No
wonder she then melts into a puddle of water (after all that effort!!).
I have one in my kitchen! It's had the same menu on it for 4 years :( But it's cute!ReplyDelete
I love blackboards too...actually any blackboard is fabulous to me.ReplyDelete
Like you Carol I wish I could conquer that French writing. It's so vibrant and expressive! It just makes whatever they are advertising seem so...well...cool! :-D
The other thing I wish I could conquer is the French Language! :)
- Marie-Noëlle2:09 AM
You would have loved walking by me round Courson when I lately visited their "plant exhibition" (they have it twice a year).ReplyDelete
School ardoises are trendy in French gardens... from full size to mini ones !
I can easily imagine you there ... shooting like mad !!! and buying samples !
Yeah, that French language thing... I would have to listen to that video SO many times.... (my daughter, who is taking high school french, mocks me mercilessly at my poor, poor efforts... I may have to bring her with me to France as my interpreter...)ReplyDelete
A very American twist on the chalkboard: the Starbuck's blackboards. They use special chalk markers with very intense colors and illustrations by one of the baristas. I love the different styles in the different Starbucks.ReplyDelete
You've inspired me to post my personal chalkboards....tomorrow!
Last day we were cleaning the basement of my grand parents house, and guess what? my brother found my old ardoise from school, the ONE I learnt to write those cursive letters on, and calculation too. I was so happy to find it back, there was my name written on it. One of the first time I had to write my name.ReplyDelete
If you offered a class on how to handwrite like the French I would definitely sign up. Love their romantic cursive as opposed to my handwriting that looks like I should be a m.d.ReplyDelete
A few years ago, Pottery Barn and the like, sold huge blackboards for kitchens and workrooms which I thought then and think now are such fun ... especially for budding artists and calligraphers who love to draw or write something new every day. Our eyes are particularly drawn to these original billboards.ReplyDelete


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Richard 'Dick' Jennings, Sr.
Richard "Dick" Jennings, Sr., 81, of Spencer, passed away at his residence on Monday, February 25, 2013. He was born in Fairbanks, Indiana on August 19, 1931 to Vaughn Maston and Mamie (Pigg) Jennings. He was a graduate of Indiana State University and went on to teach and was the assistant principal at Owen Valley High School, serving from 1974-1992. Dick played semi-pro football in Terre Haute before that. Also earlier in his career, he was a coach of football, basketball and wrestling. Mr. Jennings attended the United Brethren Church, was a member of the Spencer Masonic Lodge, a former member of the Owen County Sheriff's Merit Board, a member of RV Travelin Turtles, bowled in a league at Classic Lanes in Bloomington, and loved to fish, but especially enjoyed time with his family. Dick's family is most proud of his putting himself through school while raising four children and maintaining a full-time job.
Mr. Jennings is survived by his wife of 63 years, Virginia (Phillips) Jennings; sons, Richard "Terry" (Marsha) Jennings, Jr. of Waxahachie, Texas, Jeff (Gail) Jennings of Martinsville and Shane (Connie) Jennings of Manasses, Virginia; daughters, Susie Boone of Three Forks, Montana, Sally (Doug) Liechty of Clay City and Beth Ann (Steve) Moak of Ft. Wayne; sister, Alcona Groves of Griffith, Indiana; 19 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2013 at West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home in Spencer. Pastor Allan Lewis will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, and one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard Jennings, Sr. Scholarship in care of the Owen County Community Foundation.
Online condolences may be made to the family at: www.westparrishpedigo.com.
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Man building latrines for Haitian village
Man building latrines for Haitian village
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. —
A Menomonee Falls man wants call attention to Haiti's lack of sanitary plumbing by building a latrine.
"Ninety percent of the kids in Haiti end up contracting diseases like cholera and dysentery because they don't have facilities," Duane Peterke said.
He learned of the need for sanitary bathroom facilities while visiting the country.
"They have to travel up to a mile to get running water," Peterke said. "They don't have clean running water."
Together with Carmel Builders and the Menomonee Falls Rotary Club, they hope to build 12 latrines for a small Haitian town at a cost of $700 each.
For more information on the latrine-raising project, click here.


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RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Los Angeles prosecutors say Chris Brown likely faked his community service records which show his labor in and around Richmond.
Prosecutors filed a 19-page motion asking that the Tappahannock native be found in violation of his probation and calling into question the community service records provided to the court. They want his Virginia service thrown out and for him to re-do the work in Los Angeles County.
Brown was sentenced to complete 180 hours of community service after an altercation with Rihanna in August 2009 on the day before the Grammy Awards.
A letter from Richmond Police Chief Bryan Norwood to Judge Patricia Schnegg in September states Brown completed his court ordered labor, as of August 24, 2012.
"Chris Brown has successfully completed approximately 202 days of supervised manual/community labor in the Richmond area," the letter reads.
However, the motion filed Tuesday calls into question the record keeping, saying the documentation contains "significant discrepancies indicating at best sloppy documentation and, at worst fraudulent reporting and possible misdemeanor violations..."
One example cited by the motion shows Richmond Police reporting service, while airline records show him flying to Cancun. On March 15, 2012 RPD records show him working four hours picking up trash at the 3rd precinct . However, prosecutors say records from Excelaire Service, Inc. show he boarded a private jet in Richmond headed to Mexico during the hours logged in the records.
Another example has Brown working trash pick up on December 12, 2011 on the same day he returned from Dubai to Washington, D.C., which prosecutors say is "unreasonable to believe."
The motion filed by Los Angeles Deputy Dist. Atty. Mary Murray calls the accounting by the Richmond Police Department "inconsistent, unsubstantiated and unverifiable."
Prosecutors first called into question the record keeping back in September. Tuesday's motion says Virginia Probation accepted supervision, but "no one from that Department ever approved scheduled, supervised, monitored, or verified any of the community labor reported to this Court."
The motion specifically claims Brown completed more then 500 hours of community labor at Tappahannock Children's Center, but prosecutors say the work is unverifiable and undocumented. Brown's mother, Joyce Hawkins, was previously director of the center and remained involved in the facility, with her own set of keys, the motion states.
The current administrator for the day care center, Ida Minter, told prosecutors she never saw Brown do any work, was never given a schedule of his work, but assumed he did the work, "because she smelled cleaning products and fresh paint," the motion states. Further, it says Brown was let into the facility by his mother, without probation or law enforcement supervision.
A phone message for Brown's attorney wasn't immediately returned to the Associated Press.
The Richmond Police Department refused comment on the story. "It would be inappropriate to comment on a matter before the court," said spokesman Gene Lepley.
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Well it is up and almost running
give it a look see
Wow....that really looks great. The intro in itself just completely sets the mood and scheme of the page....
You've done a really nice job!!!
Nice site, my only suggestion is that you add the code "target=new" to the links on your links page so that they dont appear in one of your frames.
Wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
--Ecclesiastes 10:19
Links should read either Description to open in a new window or Description to open in the same window without your frames.
Apart from that (relatively minor) detail, all looks good!
Paul Waring - Web site design and development.
thanx peps is appriciated will sort the links after the weekend
wish me luck as well - got a meeting in like 2hrs to sell one of my sites woohoo!!!!
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Back when the Whitetail Destinations crew was down in south Florida for the whitetail bow season opener, I figured the summer heat would be a bear.
By Alan Clemons, Southeast Managing Editor
It was. Man, was it hot and sultry. By mid-morning temps were climbing into the 90s and it sure didn't seem like hunting weather. But when you have the chance to hunt, you take it.
I'd planned ahead by packing some Under Armor HeatGear shirts. I favor those in summer, especially the ColdBlack tees, but those aren't available in camo. So I went with a longsleeve camo top with an anti-microbial feature to help ward off body odor, along with liberal sprays of Dead Down Wind. Threw in a couple of other Under Armor lightweight camo tops, too.
When we left the Palmer Ranch, where our gracious hosts Charlie and Laura Palmer had welcomed us for a few days, I forgot my shirt. It's the one I was wearing when I killed the 8-point to start the season.
Brad Rucks, publisher of Deer & Deer Hunting, called a few days later to see if I wanted it back. I told him to just keep it and I'd get it later. He said he planned to hunt in it since it had some good karma going.
So when Rucks killed his South Carolina buck just days after their season opened on private land in portions of the state, he emailed the photo above and this note: "I told you never get rid of something lucky. I'm going to be a killing machine with that thing this year. It's got some good karma going."
Looks like I may have lost my lucky shirt.
Anyone else have superstitions or a lucky cap or shirt? Let us know!


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Government should set up inquiry into PM: Abbott
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott pledged to start an inquiry into Coalition allegations against Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday.
Mr Abbott said if elected, he would set up a judicial inquiry into allegations Ms Gillard acted improperly during her time as a lawyer with Slater and Gordon in the 1990s.
But he said the current government should act now to set up such an inquiry, on grounds the public could not wait up to 12 months for the next federal election.
Mr Abbott made the pledge, but refused to directly allege any criminal activity by Ms Gillard approving a re-election fund for union officials in 1992.
"Now, let's have the inquiry. Let's have it now. Let's get to bottom of these things and if the Prime Minister has nothing to hide, she won't run scared from this inquiry," he said.
Liberal heavyweight Senator George Brandis called a press conference on the matter on Friday, but he also was not prepared to directly allege Ms Gillard did act in a criminal manner, despite making a statement to that effect under parliament privilege in the Senate on Thursday.
Instead, Mr Brandis said it appeared to him and the Coalition, Ms Gillard may have breached criminal and commercial laws in helping to incorporate the fund - but he could not provide any evidence to guarantee his inherent allegation.
The Coalition has for months been alleging improper behaviour on the Prime Minister's part during her time as a lawyer, when she acted for her former boyfriend Bruce Wilson and his Australian Worker's Union colleague Ralph Blewitt.
Ms Gillard has repeatedly denied she was involved in any wrongdoing.
The Coalition has so far failed to provide any definitive evidence Ms Gillard knew she was involved in any wrongdoing at the time.


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What outcomes are people setting for TTW? What is it that they want the teens to learn or achieve? How will that be measured and shared out? What issues are people experiencing around measuring outcomes and what resources, advice or tips do you have to share?
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I would like my teens to know how to evaluate websites, how to use other electronic resources for information (like databases, organization, institution and governmental websites) instead of Google, how to use social media to create a positive image of themselves, and how to use different Web tools that could make them more marketable.
I have used various website evaluation sheets so that students can begin to evaluate websites. I still need to reinforce this school, as some of our teens still believe the hype of some hoax websites.
I have given assignments to introduce students to our state databases. Again, students will need additional instruction and reinforcement of this skill.
I have taught some units on digital citizenship which, at the minimum level, have students thinking about their digital image. Although a few could care less about their digital image, more are beginning to care about their digital image. These are the students who plan to attend a big college or university or are seeking employment. These students want to make sure that they portray a positive image online.
I introduced students to Wordle(wordle.net) and some students know Prezi (prezi.com). I'd like students to learn more tools, but some of these tools are blocked. However, I will introduce alternative tools to students that are not blocked.
I look at it as a learning process for both the teens and the library staff. Teens are great at innovation and helping others when it comes to technology. Teens love to show others what they know about ipads, cell phones, games on the computer and more. Teens also love to show others how to play chess, checkers, Uno and board games not all Teens have come in contact with. I've learned a few things from my teens in the computer age of gaming.
One thing I've noticed is that some teens may be reluctant at first. But when they see other teens helping with technology they want to jump right in. I supply what resources I can in the service of the library setting and let them discover and achieve. I always say "Give it a try" and if they don't it's ok too. I think just getting them in the library and setting the example, showing what's available to them get the spark going!


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A. Ingredients:1. 1 part Brown Sugar,
2. 3 parts of FRESH vegetables and fruit skin,
3. 10 parts clean water.
B. Procedure:1. Mix and store in a sealable container. Record Production Date.
2. For 1st 30 days, open cover/cap daily to release generated gases. Then seal back.
3. Month 1 - produce alcohol,
Month 2 - produce acetic acid (vinegar),
Month 3 - garbage enzyme is ready for use after filtration.
But it is not necessary to use immediately as it can be kept for many years. With time, the molecules in the mixture continue breaking down, making it finer and more effective in penetration of the garbage.
4. Residue can be flushed down the drain to clean it or used as fertilizer.
C. Things go wrong:1. Mixture turns bad or smelly:
a. Add 1 part of Brown sugar to 10 parts of mixture.
b. Screw cap or cover of container air-tight and keep for 1 month. Smell will go away.
2. Worms are created:
a. Due to improper sealing. Solution - make seal air-tight.
D. Uses of Garbage Enzyme:Add 1 tablespoon to 1 litre of water.
Use to wash vegetables, clean toilets, floor, walls, drains
Use as fertilizer. Pour on roots to encourage worm growth.


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