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Why it needs a sequel: Kid Icarus is another of Nintendo's neglected franchises which would seriously benefit from a Wiiboot (Sorry). The original game is widely regarded as a classic, but suffers from the old 8-bit problem of instilling enough frustration-fuelled rage in the player to have them smash their own head into liquid using just the controller. But with a modern reworking, the concept could really come into its own on the Wii; the combination of platforming, shooting, and a winged protagonist makes it a perfect fit.
And besides, Ninty has been dropping hints about this one since 2005. Between Miyamoto's teasing, lead character Pit's comeback in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and the game's re-release on the Virtual Console, we're beginning to feel we're being reminded of the franchise just a little too much for it all to be a coincidence.
What we want from a sequel: A full 3D reworking. Movement with the analogue stick, jumping with the A button, bow aiming with the remote, and let's make the most of Pit's wings shall we? A bit of remote flapping would be the perfect control system to allow some really instinctive mid-air manipulation. Get on with this one now Nintendo (Assuming you aren't already on it, of course).
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The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (35–45 in) it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Ecuador on the Pacific coast and between Florida and southern Brazil along the Atlantic coast. There are also populations on the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific and the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic.
The magnificent frigatebird is a large, lightly built seabird with brownish-black plumage, long narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. The male has a striking red gular sac which it inflates to attract a mate. The female is slightly larger than the male and has a white breast and belly. Frigatebirds feed on fish taken in flight from the ocean's surface (often flying fish), and sometimes indulge in kleptoparasitism, harassing other birds to force them to regurgitate their food.
The word frigatebird derives from the French mariners' name for the bird La Frégate - a frigate or fast warship.[2] The etymology was mentioned by French naturalist Jean-Baptiste du Tertre when describing the magnificent frigatebird in 1667.[3] In the Caribbean frigatebirds were called Man-of-War birds by English mariners. This name was used by the English explorer William Dampier in his book An Account of a New Voyage Around the World published in 1697:[4]
The Man-of-War (as it is called by the English) is about the bigness of a Kite, and in shape like it, but black; and the neck is red. It lives on Fish yet never lights on the water, but soars aloft like a Kite, and when it sees its prey, it flys down head foremost to the Waters edge, very swiftly takes its prey out of the Sea with his Bill, and immediately mounts again as swiftly; never touching the Water with his Bill. His Wings are very long; his feet are like other Land-fowl, and he builds on Trees, where he finds any; but where they are wanting on the ground.[4]
The modern name Frigate Bird was used in 1738 by the English naturalist and illustrator Eleazar Albin in his A Natural History of the Birds. The book included an illustration of the male bird showing the red gular pouch.[5]
The magnificent frigatebird was originally considered to belong to the species Fregata aquila but in 1914 the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews proposed that the magnificent frigatebird should be considered as a separate species with the binomial name Fregata magnificens.[6] Of the four other species within the Fregata genus, genetic analysis has shown that the magnificent frigatebird is most closely related to the Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila).[7]
The magnificent frigatebird is widespread in the tropical Atlantic, breeding colonially in trees in Florida, the Caribbean and also along the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands. The population that at one time bred on the Cape Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic is now probably extinct.[8]
It has occurred as a vagrant as far from its normal range as the Isle of Man, Denmark, Spain, England, and British Columbia.
The magnificent frigatebird is the largest species of frigatebird. It measures 89–114 cm (35–45 in) in length, has a wingspan of 217–244 cm (85–96 in) and weighs 1,100–1,590 grams (2.43–3.51 lb).[9] Males are all-black with a scarlet throat pouch that is inflated like a balloon in the breeding season. Although the feathers are black, the scapular feathers produce a purple iridescence when they reflect sunlight, in contrast to the male great frigatebird's green sheen. Females are black, but have a white breast and lower neck sides, a brown band on the wings, and a blue eye-ring that is diagnostic of the female of the species. Immature birds have a white head and underparts.
This species is very similar to the other frigatebirds and is similarly sized to all but the lesser frigatebird. However, it lacks a white axillary spur, and juveniles show a distinctive diamond-shaped belly patch.
The magnificent frigatebird is silent in flight, but makes various rattling sounds at its nest.
This species feeds mainly on fish, and attacks other seabirds to force them to disgorge their meals. Frigatebirds never land on water, and always take their food items in flight.
It spends days and nights on the wing, with an average ground speed of 10 km/h (6.2 mph), covering up to 223 km (139 mi) before landing. They alternately climb in thermals, to altitudes occasionally as high as 2,500 m (8,200 ft), and descend to near the sea surface. The only other bird known to spend days and nights on the wing is the common swift.[10]
A scientific study which examined genetic and morphological variation in magnificent frigatebirds found both expected and also highly unexpected results. As predicted by the flight capacity of the species, the authors found signatures of high gene flow across most of the distribution range. This included evidence of recent gene flow among Pacific and Atlantic localities, likely across the Isthmus of Panama. This geological formation is a strong barrier to movement in most tropical seabirds. However, the same study also found that the magnificent frigatebird on the Galápagos Islands is genetically and morphologically distinct. Based on this study, the Galápagos population has not been exchanging any genes with their mainland counterparts for several hundred thousand years.[11]
Given these findings, the Galapagos population of this tropical seabird may be a genetically distinct species warranting a separate conservation status. This small population of genetically unique magnificent frigatebirds is vulnerable. Any catastrophic event or threats by humans could wipe out the population of approximate two-thousand magnificent frigatebirds that nest on the Galápagos Islands. Magnificent frigatebirds are currently classified as of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but because of the genetic uniqueness of those on the Galápagos Islands this may need to be revisited.[11]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Fregata magnificens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Jean-Baptiste, du Tertre (1667). Histoire générale des Antilles habitées par les François (in French). Volume 2. Paris: Thomas Joly. p. 269, Plate p. 246.
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- ^ Suárez, Pedro López; Hazevoet, Cornelis J; Palma, Luís (2013). "Has the magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens in the Cape Verde Islands reached the end of the road?". Zoologia Caboverdiana 3 (2): 82–86.
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- González-Jaramillo, Monica; Schloegl, Christian; de la Cueva, Horacio (2012). "Adoption as a conservation strategy for the Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)". Southwestern Naturalist 57 (3): 332–335. doi:10.1894/0038-4909-57.3.335.
- Osorno, José Luis; Székely, Tamás (2004). "Sexual conflict and parental care in magnificent frigatebirds: full compensation by deserted females". Animal Behaviour 68 (2): 337–342. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.06.027.
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A passive mobile rangefinder and stereo viewer having at least two image verting television cameras each mounted on spaced apart, remotely controlled mobile supports with synchronous drives for azimuth and elevation control. Ranging components associated with each television camera, with data links to remote locations, provide continuous baseline variation data. A baseline selector and mixer data analyzer direct the video signals from the selected pair of cameras to the remote viewing location. A rangemarker in the observer's field of view or electronic correlation techniques provide the range data.
1. A passive stereovision rangefinder system comprising:
image converting scanning means including at least three image converting television cameras positioned at various locations constituting the vertices of a triangle whereby the baseline for scanning and ranging in any particular area is maximized by remotely selecting the two cameras having the greater baseline separation;
at least three mobile base means with one of said cameras mounted on each base;
synchronous drive means associated with each of said cameras for remotely controlling their aiming while maintaining their optical axes in parallel relationship;
ranging means associated with each mobile base for determining the distance between said cameras;
a control site for controlling said synchronous drive means positioned remotely from said cameras, wherein said control site further includes selector means for selecting the two cameras having the greatest baseline when the cameras are pointed toward an area of interest, means for receiving and displaying outputs from said cameras and means for providing a range measurement from said outputs.
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.
The device disclosed belongs to a class of stereoscopic range-finders. In particular, to the class wherein optical viewing components are spaced apart on a baseline of known dimension thereby providing range determination and stereoscopic imaging.
Prior art devices required that the two separate image channels be controlled by complex mechanical and optical components manufactured to precise mechanical and optical tolerances. An optical baseline of about 30 meters has been cited as an upper limit for practicable ranging devices utilizing the visible spectrum. Further, these prior art devices have employed baselines that were fixed and held to a high degree of precision during the tracking and ranging of mobile targets.
The device herein disclosed utilizes a variable, mobile baseline arrangement with image converting cameras that operate over an extended range of the spectrum.
Present technology is herein utilized to produce a stereovision ranging device employing one or more variable baselines. By positioning three image converting cameras, such as infrared cameras at the three vertices of triangle, and providing means for selecting any two cameras to function simultaneously, the two cameras that provide the maximum baseline spacing with respect to any particular object of interest may be chosen. If the object being ranged upon changes position to a location at which a different pair of cameras would view it with a greater baseline separation, these two cameras can be selected to continue the ranging.
Since the baselines are variable, means 40, 41 and 42 in conjunction with baseline selector 6 must be provided to instantaneously determine the specing among the several cameras. This may take numerous forms, including a radar system such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,687,520. The system can be incorporated in a highly mobile unit and utilize telemetering subsystems. The mobile units could be any form of vehicle capable of carrying the camera system.
The input optical components depend upon the desired precision, magnification and wavelength range covered in the available spectrum region. For example, if thermal radiation capability is desired, only the input optics and the detectors need be changed to accommodate this area of the spectrum. The slant range of a target is either determined using a floating range marker or may be obtained by automatic analysis and electronic correlation of the two or more superposed images.
The most precise rangefinders in the visible range utilize baselines of about 30 meters and stereo optics and yield range readings to 40 kilometers with a range error, Δr of about ∓ 110 meters. The range error Δr is derived from the formula:
r = � f.r2 /b.m.k
r = range in meters
m = magnification
b = baseline (meters)
k = 1/206000
f = angular fault of instrument (arc seconds)
For application in the infrared region, using modest optical magnification, the angular fault can be reduced substantially by increasing the baseline. Thermal infrared systems will therefore not require a large magnification factor for deriving precise range data, but stereo-optic viewing is necessary to circumvent the lack of contrast in the image of most objects being observed in long wavelength spectrum regions.
Certain components of the system of this invention are either used in other types of similar rangefinding devices or are generally well-known in the art, and will not be described in detail in this disclosure. For example, image converting methods are described in the "Handbook of Military Infrared Technology" Library of Congress, Card 65-62266; the floating range marker utilized can be found in such works as "The Principles of Rangefinding" (Barr and Stroud, Ltd.) The University Press, Glasgow, Scotland (undated); or "Fernoptische Beobachtungs and Messinstrumente" by N. Gunther, Stuttgart, 1959, (Chapters 8, 9 and 10). Electronic correlation, noted above, is described in such works as, "The Electronic Correlator", by A. W. Stall in "Electronic Industries" p. 79, August 1965, "Korrelations-Elektronik" by F. H. Lange, Berlin 1962, and in U.S. Pat. No. 2,166,991, issued to G. Guaianella and entitled "Direction Finding Systems".
The FIGURE shows the camera system employing three stereoscopic television viewing systems.
Infrared television cameras 11, 12 and 13 are shown mounted on mobile bases 14, 15 and 16. Remote control devices in the form of synchronous drives shown diagrammatically as 17, 18 and 19 are associated with each of the input cameras for simultaneously controlling their movements to maintain the optical axes in mutual relationship as they scan an area of interest.
Since mobile bases are employed, and since it is necessary to know the distance between the particular cameras that are functioning in the passive ranging mode at any instant of time, each mobile unit carries an electromagnetic whip antennae 20, 21, and 22; the center of which intersects the optical axis of its camera unit in order to provide a geometric reference for determining and relaying the baseline information to a remote control location. Such a short range length determining system may take the form of the device disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. No. 2,687,520 to Fox et al; the particular system, however, is not critical to this disclosure.
The optical information outputs from the cameras are transmitted to a remote control unit 23 which includes the baseline selector 6, camera scanning control 7, floating rangemarker and data analyzer 8. The data links between the individual cameras and the remote unit 23 may comprise wires or utilize electromagnetic couplings; the latter being preferred because of the mobility of the system. The selector function assures that as the cameras are aimed at a particular target location, the two providing the greatest baseline separation are selected for target ranging. For example cameras 11 and 13, having the greatest separation for the area being viewed, are shown in the FIGURE to be functioning together. In one mode of operation, TV-stereo viewers 24 and 25 presenting the views seen by the two selected cameras are monitored by an observer 26; the observer having a stereoscopic presentation by way of reflectors 27, 28, 29, 30 and eyepieces 31 and 32. A range data readout 33 receiving its information from the electronic correlator housed in unit 23, provides a numerical display of the range to the target or object of interest in the field of view of those cameras then functioning together. This display would be presented to the observer 26 using reflectors 34 and 29, optics 35 and interposed beamsplitter 36. The electronic correlator performing the range analysis function automatically, making use of the separation of two consecutive points in the presented and superposed image frames from the cooperating cameras.
Alternatively, the floating range marker, mentioned above, could, by its well-known optical techniques, provide the range in the field of view of the observer 26.
In summary, the disclosed invention provides a passive ranging and stereovision system employing a highly mobile image converting television camera system utilizing large baselines for optimum ranging accuracy.
While only one embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, it is to be understood that many variations, substitutions and alternations may be made while remaining within the spirit and scope of the invention which is limited only by the following claims.
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The proximity to Disneyland and Adventureland.
The noise from other rooms carries and doesn't allow for a good nights rest.
Near to Dusneyland. Asian food centre also near.
Do not stay here...there is a ton of construction across the street, they are drilling which shakes the whole building. The construction starts very early, so much for sleeping in! The noise level is horrible. From construction to guests running the halls at all hours of the night. We will never come back!
The breakfast that is included is very adequate and a great way to fill up before heading to the park!
Wi-Fi signal was weak and cable was very fuzzy and not great. But we weren't in the room that much so it wasn't too bad.
Floor plan
Noisy refrigerator,
Washer broke
The suite we had was nice and large. The kids enjoyed it very much. Parking was perfect. The walk to Disneyland was ok. Coming back was a little more challenging with two small children.
The TV channel selection was not great and the sattelite was always searching for a signal
The rooms were great! Size was good for my family
There was no shuttle bus to the disneyland parks. No bell hop when you get to hotel which wouldn't make sense since the amount of rates per night were fairly expensive.
We liked the options at the breakfast
The beds we hard as a rock and you could hear and feel the springs with every breath. The room was dirty splatter on walls in bathroom
Parking was included; breakfast was convenient and with a variety of options. The staff was friendly.
The beds were unfortunately uncomfortable ( especially after a long day at Disneyland ). The hotel layout is a bit weird if you are on the second floor, since main elevators don't stop there. The hot breakfast options , while ok, were rather tasteless. All told, I'd recommend staying in a hotel with a shuttle bus and get a nicer breakfast elsewhere.
Excellent location, attentive staff.
Location was good. Walking distance to theme parks, buses, eating places & a CVS/pharmacy across the road. Staff at reception were pleasant & helpful. We were able to store our bags before check in & also after check out.
Rooms were very shabby & small. We stayed in an imperial suite with a kitchenette that accommodates 6 ppl. Our family consists of 2 adults & 4 young children. We were tripping over each other in this room. (I did choose this room as it had the kitchenette). Breakfast was bland & boring. Not a lot of selection & after staying there for 12 nights, it got very boring.
close to the park you could walk back and forth.
Breakfast wasn't the best food. Rooms/Bathrooms need to be updated. Pipes rattled down thru walls from the rooms above. They put families with small children above us so at 6am we could be awoke to kids jumping off the beds and running across room.
Good, safe underground parking; walking distance to Disneyland.
The mattresses and couch were very uncomfortable and cheap. In fact, this was the worst mattress I have ever slept on in a hotel/motel.
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When we went to check in, it was after 3pm. I was told my room was not ready. The front desk agent did not apologize and simply said it was a busy check out day. I had to wait in the lobby until my room was clean. Once in our room, we could not connect to WI-FI for all 4 days we were there. We would get one bar at best. On the 2nd day, I called the Front Desk and explained the challenge. I was told that I could use the Wifi in the lobby. This wasnt very helpful. Parking is very tight and spots were limited The water pressure in our room was really bad. Overall, the stay was so so.
The room was very clean and comfortable however, unless you ran the air conditioner, the room had a musty smell...not certain what that was about.
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We liked everything about Desert Palms, the staff were very helpful and it was very clean and comfy. We would stay there again if we went back.
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Good location with easy access to Disney and Gardenwalk shopping.staff most helpfull.
Used linen on pullout bed.
Good location. Walking distance to Disney land resort.
Mr. Max, the receptıonist was an outstanding assistant to the customers.
We are over middle age people. There were too many children at the hotel.
Location for Anaheim conference centre, Disneyland parks.
Pool didn't get much sun
It was a very friendly place and the staff were always helpful. Would definitely stay there again
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US stocks slumped yesterday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average seeing its biggest decline in a year. Apple was one of the hardest hit technology companies, falling 3.8%.
Apple's share price [AAPL] has declined more than 20% since it hit $705.07 on 21 September. The stock is now at a five-month low.
The decline may have been for a number of reasons including: reports of shortages of iPhone 5 parts that mean Apple cannot meet demand for the iPhone; claims that Samsung is growing marketshare; and increased competition due to the introduction of products such as Microsoft's Surface.
In addition, news broke yesterday that Apple will have to pay $368m for infringing patents in FaceTime. The patents are owned by patent licencing firm VirnetX, who's value soared 28.4% yesterday, notes The Street.
However, like the majority of stocks, Apple may just have been affected by the US budget debate and Europe's debt crisis. There are also fears that Obama may introduce higher capital gains tax rates, as noted by CEO of investment firm Doubleline Capital Jeffrey Gundlach.
Gundlach's outlook isn't promising for Apple shareholders however. He told CNBC that he believes Apple could fall to $425.
Gundlach criticized Apple suggesting that the company isn't "innovating".
He said: "Once you start just changing the size of your products, I really think you're not exactly innovating. I'm wondering if they're going to start coming out with the tutti-frutti iPad, where it comes out in different colours," reports cnet.
Forward Management portfolio manager David Readerman also suggests that Apple may have lost its creativity. "We'll be watching. What's the future creativity from Apple? They've always been able to create new markets none of us realized we needed. It's to be determined if they can continue to do that," he told Reuters.
Readerman suggested that the growth following the launch of the iPhone has now slowed. "Companies go through growth cycles and we are in a hiatus. It may be three or six months here before we kick up in the next major growth cycle," he said.
In light of the uncertainty, fund managers say investors may stop using Apple as a safe haven to park cash in a volatile market, suggests Reuters.
The Guardian has a rather depressing report suggesting that Apple has passed its peek. Blaming Mapsgate, the launch of the iPad 4 so soon after the iPad 3, the "over-hyping" of new product launches, and the recent 'firing' of Apple execs John Browett and Scott Forstall.
"But the organisational structure that allowed Steve to wield power so effectively is now a huge liability. No-one could fill Steve's shoes, though some have tried - notably Forstall. But not only has Tim Cook removed Forstall, he did so in the name of creating a more 'collaborative' environment," writes report author Dan Crow. Crow is an ex Apple engineer, making his comments all the more poignant.
"[Apple under Steve Jobs] worked precisely because it was a dictatorship. But dictatorships without their dear leaders tend to fall to infighting, intrigue and inefficiency. This could be Apple's future," Crow predicts.
It's not all negative outlook, however. One report suggests that Apple will beat estimates next quarter.
"It is highly likely that many people will be upgrading to the iPhone 5 during the last three months of the year, and in particular this device will be given as a holiday present. Almost the same phenomenon played out last year when Apple beat estimates by 22.27%," is one reason outlined on The Motley Fool.
Another reason: "Apple should outperform is due to a mis-step by Microsoft." Basically, the pro version of the Surface won't be available until the end of the year.
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As the only industrialized superpower not decimated by World War II, the United States once made nearly 40% of the planet's goods. These days, that number has shrunk to 18%. We make American Girl dolls in China, Levi's jeans in Mexico, and enough movies in Vancouver to nickname it Hollywood North.
After decades of outsourcing, however, the U.S. is quietly enjoying a manufacturing revival, and companies like Apple AAPL 1.0377527285739847% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD112.94 1.16 1.0377527285739847% /Date(1419285600520-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 41737121 AFTER HOURS USD112.71 -0.23 -0.20364795466619445% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3430428 P/E Ratio 17.444356918894705 Market Cap 655571790575.147 Dividend Yield 1.6646006729236762% Rev. per Employee 1969180 More quote details and news » (ticker: AAPL), Caterpillar CAT 0.665140115581725% Caterpillar Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD92.32 0.61 0.665140115581725% /Date(1419285614474-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4437701 AFTER HOURS USD92.47 0.15 0.16247833622183708% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 139475 P/E Ratio 14.653968253968253 Market Cap 55521140526.6733 Dividend Yield 3.032928942807626% Rev. per Employee 467017 More quote details and news » (CAT), Ford Motor F 1.264138389886893% Ford Motor Co. U.S.: NYSE USD15.22 0.19 1.264138389886893% /Date(1419285650360-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 24734388 AFTER HOURS USD15.22 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 632370 P/E Ratio 9.694267515923567 Market Cap 57845765137.4603 Dividend Yield 3.2851511169513796% Rev. per Employee 802447 More quote details and news » (F), General Electric GE 0.351288056206089% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD25.71 0.09 0.351288056206089% /Date(1419285603575-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34641293 AFTER HOURS USD25.66 -0.05 -0.19447685725398678% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 596835 P/E Ratio 17.557877484122105 Market Cap 257280927236.335 Dividend Yield 3.5783741734733567% Rev. per Employee 474919 More quote details and news » (GE), and Whirlpool WHR 0.2951562747061614% Whirlpool Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD190.29 0.56 0.2951562747061614% /Date(1419286114294-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 665082 AFTER HOURS USD190.29 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3911 P/E Ratio 19.834891647643765 Market Cap 14774464914.1864 Dividend Yield 1.5765410688948447% Rev. per Employee 274768 More quote details and news » (WHR) are making more of their goods on American soil again. It isn't just U.S. companies that are drawn to our cheap energy, weak dollar, and stagnant wages. Samsung Electronics (005930.Korea) plans a $4 billion semiconductor plant in Texas, Airbus SAS is building a factory in Alabama, and Toyota TM -0.2913156444374459% Toyota Motor Corp. ADS U.S.: NYSE USD126.64 -0.37 -0.2913156444374459% /Date(1419285864778-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 595669 AFTER HOURS USD126.4923 -0.1477 -0.11662981680353758% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2320 P/E Ratio 10.575718604379269 Market Cap 216418806524.054 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 749605 More quote details and news » (TM) wants to export minivans made in Indiana to Asia.
The Rust Belt owes its new shine to many factors, including rising wages and industrial-land costs in Asia. But none is bigger than the U.S. energy boom. Thanks to a head start in extracting oil and gas from shales, North America now produces far more natural gas than any other continent. Unlike oil, gas isn't easily transported across oceans, and a result is some of the world's cheapest energy within our reach: Natural gas here costs $3.55 per million British thermal units, versus roughly $12 in Europe and $16 in Japan. Cheap energy not only reduces our trade deficit and our addiction to Middle East oil, it also makes our factories more competitive globally -- a boon for a country that had gone from exporting American goods to exporting American jobs.
The biggest beneficiaries are energy-guzzling companies like chemical producers and steelmakers, and Barron's has identified eight stocks that should prosper in our gas-fueled manufacturing upswing. They are Southwestern Energy, LyondellBasell Industries, Nucor, Dover, Calpine, CF Industries, Williams, and Union Pacific. But any glow will also rub off on regional lenders, home builders, and local small businesses. "The U.S. is the Saudi Arabia of natural gas," declares Nancy Lazar, co-head of the New York research firm International Strategy & Investment. "And Middle America is my favorite emerging market."
Our energy boom got cracking with fracking, a controversial process in which pressurized fluids are pumped through rock formations, often a mile or more under the ground, to extract oil and gas. Critics condemn fracking, which they contend causes environmental harm, but even they agree that it's led to an abundance of cheap gas. Over the past six years, U.S. production of petroleum and natural gas has jumped from 15 million barrels of oil-equivalent a day to 20.1 million, a 20-year high. Over the same period, imports have fallen from 14 million barrels a day to below eight million, a 25-year low.
It's a sign of the times: Graduates from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology -- acceptance rate: 88%; mascot: Grubby the Miner -- now command a median starting salary 16% higher than that of Yalies.
By 2020, the U.S. will become the world's biggest oil producer, says the International Energy Agency. By 2025, North America will be a net energy exporter, predicts ExxonMobil XOM -0.33105510465612986% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD93.33 -0.31 -0.33105510465612986% /Date(1419285622405-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17140128 AFTER HOURS USD93.3 -0.03 -0.032144005143040826% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 731634 P/E Ratio 11.749524756713205 Market Cap 396521275052.167 Dividend Yield 2.9572484731597557% Rev. per Employee 5338160 More quote details and news » (XOM).
That edge should remain ours for decades. "It isn't just the huge reserves we have underground," says Tim Parker, who manages T. Rowe Price's natural-resource stock portfolios. "No one else has our predictable cocktail of infrastructure already in place, know-how, a relative abundance of water, and a favorable royalty regime that give landowners a stake in the exploration game." Europe, for instance, is averse to fracking and has little infrastructure; Japan has hardly any shales; and while China has vast reserves, only shales nudging the Yangtze River have enough water for fracking.
Of course, an especially frigid winter could send gas prices soaring, but any such spike should be temporary. Given our expanding reserves and record inventory, commodity strategists expect U.S. natural gas to stay between $3 and $5 per million BTUs for years -- well below prices abroad.
CHEAP GAS ISN'T THE ONLY booster in our tank. In the decade since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, that nation has become Earth's low-cost factory. But wages and benefits there are rising 15% to 20% a year, while they're stagnant here. Despite Beijing's efforts to hold it down, the yuan has gained 33% against the dollar since 2005. Industrial land averages $10.22 a square foot across China, but rises to $11.15 in the coastal city of Ningbo and $21 in Shenzhen -- compared with $1.30 to $4.65 in Tennessee and North Carolina. "Within five years, the total cost of producing many products will be only about 10% to 15% less in Chinese coastal cities than in parts of the U.S. where factories are likely to be built," says Hal Sirkin, a senior partner at Boston Consulting Group. Add duties and shipping, and the cost gap shrinks further.
Location-scouting manufacturers also are looking beyond mere costs. Moving part of their supply chains closer to the U.S. -- still the world's biggest consumer market -- helps companies react faster to changes and also speeds innovation, says Gary Pisano, a Harvard Business School professor. Adds Robert McCutcheon, who heads PricewaterhouseCoopers' U.S. industrials practice: "You protect not just the intellectual property of your products, but your processes as well."
Companies, of course, won't completely shutter overseas factories. U.S. corporate taxes are still high, compared with many other countries', and there's a limit to how many jobs will return, given advances in automation and productivity. But BCG's Sirkin conservatively estimates that 2.5 million to five million jobs will be added by 2020, which could shave two to three percentage points from our unemployment rate, now near 7.8%. We'll also expand exports, at the expense of higher-cost developed rivals, such as Germany and Japan. And U.S. ports stand ready and idle, operating at just 54% of capacity, well below 59% in Europe, 67% in Latin America, and 76% in Southeast Asia.
Busier factories would help the entire country. For every dollar spent on manufacturing, another $1.48 is added to the economy, says the National Association of Manufacturers. Another bonus: Manufacturers account for two-thirds of what the private sector spends on research and development.
And we've only just begun: Abundant gas and a weak dollar are long-term trends, and U.S. wages should behave until unemployment falls well below 6%, says Jeffrey Korzenik, chief investment strategist at Fifth Third Private Bank. "Offshoring had gone on for decades, but the re-shoring trend is only in year two or three."
Here are eight stocks that should benefit:
Southwestern Energy swn -5.451612903225806% Southwestern Energy Co. U.S.: NYSE USD29.31 -1.69 -5.451612903225806% /Date(1419285768772-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9933992 AFTER HOURS USD29.26 -0.05 -0.17059024223814398% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 156733 P/E Ratio 13.632558139534884 Market Cap 10946564697.2656 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1502440 More quote details and news » (SWN)
Cheap energy is a boon for manufacturers, but a curse for exploration companies, and investors are shunning the producers most exposed to slumping gas prices. With 99% of Southwestern's production and reserves in natural gas, you'd think the Houston company's managers would be anxiously sweating over prices near decade lows.
But they aren't. That's because Southwestern is a highly efficient, low-cost producer. It works its 926,000 acres in the Fayetteville shale with operational aplomb, using dense wells, some of its own rigs, and vertically integrated services. The company has another 187,000 acres in the Marcellus shale. At $34, its shares trade at a small premium to its gassy peers but still a discount to its net asset value.
Ken Settles, who co-manages the RS Global Natural Resources Fund, expects gas prices to hit $5 to $6 eventually. "But the benefit of focusing on a low-cost producer is that, even with gas prices below sustainable long-term levels, Southwestern's assets are still profitable and creating value for its owners."
Southwestern plans to increase 2013 production by 11% to 13%, and analysts see its per-share profit climbing 19% this year. Earnings will grow even more if natural-gas prices rally, but you won't sweat waiting for that to happen.
LyondellBasell Industries lyb -1.0853658536585367% LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD81.11 -0.89 -1.0853658536585367% /Date(1419285665361-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4672585 AFTER HOURS USD81.02 -0.09 -0.11096042411539885% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 48665 P/E Ratio 9.470267493315585 Market Cap 41054775939.9414 Dividend Yield 3.4521020835901863% Rev. per Employee 3492930 More quote details and news » (LYB)
Chemical makers guzzle energy and also rely on byproducts from oil and gas purification -- stuff like ethane, butane, and propane -- for raw materials. So the shale boom delivers a double blessing of cheap feedstock and energy. In fact, PwC thinks that we might start seeing more plastic-based substitutes for materials like metal, glass, or wood. That's good news for diversified specialty-chemical giants like DuPont DD 1.1597762314094693% E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD74.14 0.85 1.1597762314094693% /Date(1419285702232-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3773406 AFTER HOURS USD74.14 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 53103 P/E Ratio 21.87343265968432 Market Cap 66396858034.0091 Dividend Yield 2.5357431885621797% Rev. per Employee 548859 More quote details and news » (DD), and also Dow Chemical DOW -0.15270506108202445% Dow Chemical Co. U.S.: NYSE USD45.77 -0.07 -0.15270506108202445% /Date(1419285609404-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8360160 AFTER HOURS USD45.91 0.14 0.305877212147695% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 335143 P/E Ratio 14.957516339869281 Market Cap 54025238031.3966 Dividend Yield 3.67052654577234% Rev. per Employee 1098870 More quote details and news » (DOW), which is investing $4 billion to boost production and build an ethylene plant in Texas that could hire 2,000 workers.
Still, Tim Parker of T. Rowe Price says that the narrower profit margins of more commoditized base-chemical companies might see a bigger boost from the new world order of cheaper feedstock and energy. His pick: LyondellBasell.
Since the Rotterdam-based company emerged from bankruptcy in April 2010, its New York-listed shares have climbed 184%. The shares, recently trading at $62, fetch 10.7 times 2013 profits. LyondellBasell's management team is boosting earnings and returning capital to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends. The stock yields 2.6%. And net profit margins of 5.6% trump the 3.7% average of its peers. With new capacity, cheap feedstock and $14 billion in free cash flow, it can earn $10 a share by 2016 and become a $100 stock, Deutsche Bank analyst David Begleiter maintains.
Nucor nue -0.9311740890688259% Nucor Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD48.94 -0.46 -0.9311740890688259% /Date(1419285846206-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2839113 AFTER HOURS USD48.94 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 27001 P/E Ratio 23.304761904761904 Market Cap 15758600486.7554 Dividend Yield 3.0445443400081733% Rev. per Employee 941531 More quote details and news » (NUE)
Steel-making isn't just another energy-intensive business. Steel pipes and products are integral to energy exploration and transportation, not to mention manufacturing and construction. With 99% of its revenue earned in America, Nucor, the largest U.S. minimill operator and metals recycler, is well-hitched to that energy and manufacturing boom.
The steel industry is vexed by excess capacity, and its volatile stocks surge or slide with temperamental economic data. So it helps that Nucor is more defensive than its peers. Wells Fargo steel analyst Sam Dubinsky favors it over the long haul, "due to its lean cost structure and product diversity, both of which have resulted in earnings at the high head of the peer group." Nucor also is most levered to the bottoming construction market. A healthy balance sheet and a 3.1% dividend yield further burnish the appeal of its stock, recently at $47.78.
Dover dov 0.1764386536373507% Dover Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD73.81 0.13 0.1764386536373507% /Date(1419285745945-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1712154 AFTER HOURS USD73.81 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26564 P/E Ratio 15.473794549266247 Market Cap 12183872174.4879 Dividend Yield 2.167727950142257% Rev. per Employee 222540 More quote details and news » (DOV)
Is the U.S. really ready to make more things again? The average age of our manufacturing plants is 15.5 years, while our equipment has been around almost six years. Both are near five-decade highs. "Old equipment and manufacturing plants suggest the need for a large replacement cycle," writes ISI. Over the next five years, the research firm expects capital expenditure's share of the economy to rise from 10.2% to 14%, putting it near its early 1980s peak. That's good news for Dover. The conglomerate makes a vast array of industrial products -- from refrigeration systems and specialty pumps to drill bits and bar-code equipment -- making it a proxy for our manufacturing boomlet.
Compared with other economically sensitive stocks, Dover is more diverse and more stable. Management has allocated capital shrewdly, making acquisitions, buying back shares, and lifting return on capital to 12.4% -- a decade high. Dover has a 2.1% dividend yield, and its 9.7% profit margin trumps the sector's average. Yet its shares, at $67, trade at 12.8 times 2013 profits, a discount to the market and other machinery stocks.
Calpine cpn -2.013729977116705% Calpine Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD21.41 -0.44 -2.013729977116705% /Date(1419285811196-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6003453 AFTER HOURS USD21.41 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22681 P/E Ratio 13.38125 Market Cap 8512104808.64334 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 3672690 More quote details and news » (CPN)
Calpine is the largest independent U.S. producer of gas-powered electricity, and runs some of the newest, most efficient plants. Just six years ago, nearly half the nation's power came from coal. But gas' share has swiftly risen from a fifth to a third, while coal's has waned.
The ongoing switch to cleaner natural-gas-generated electricity is one reason why Barron's has been bullish about the stock (see "Calpine Gets Ready to Light Up," July 23, 2012). The company also has unused capacity that puts it in the driver's seat as utilities replace decades-old coal plants.
At first blush, that advantage seems well reflected in the shares, which, at $19, fetch 27.6 times 2013 profit estimates of 69 cents a share. But that seemingly lofty multiple is below its median over the past five years, and Calpine is generating more than $1 a share in free cash flow and continuing to pay down debt. "When power prices are low, Calpine benefits by taking market share from less-efficient producers," says MacKenzie Davis, who co-manages the RS Global Natural Resources Fund. "But it also benefits if power prices rise, since margins and cash flow will improve."
CF Industries cf 1.699567587892461% CF Industries Holdings Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD270.47 4.52 1.699567587892461% /Date(1419285830894-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 554241 AFTER HOURS USD270.47 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4698 P/E Ratio 9.863967906637491 Market Cap 13227024019.4397 Dividend Yield 2.2183606314933266% Rev. per Employee 1673450 More quote details and news » (CF)
Energy can account for nearly 70% of the cost of producing fertilizer, and Jack Ablin, BMO Private Bank's chief investment officer, singles out CF Industries as a big beneficiary of plentiful natural gas.
The company, which produces nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers, earns 85% of its revenue in the U.S. Shares of Deerfield, Ill.-based CF, at $226, have outrun their peers and climbed 73% over the past two years, the latest leg coming as drought sent corn and soybean prices soaring. Fearful that cyclical earnings have peaked, analysts are downgrading the stock, and investors fret that margins and share buybacks will suffer as management spends $3.8 billion to expand its nitrogen capacity.
But any pullback is an opportunity for long-term investors. Cheap gas costs should keep operating margins near a record 50.1%. Tight corn supplies, low water levels in the Mississippi, and a still-dry Corn Belt should support grain and fertilizer prices, and CF's investment-grade credit rating and low debt let it borrow money cheaply should it need to. Its stock trades at just 8.2 times what CF earned over the past 12 months, well below the 12.3 times median since it went public in 2005.
Williams wmb -0.782608695652174% Williams Cos. U.S.: NYSE USD45.64 -0.36 -0.782608695652174% /Date(1419285656557-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6732857 AFTER HOURS USD45.64 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 329903 P/E Ratio 17.820898012024482 Market Cap 34383298583.9844 Dividend Yield 4.995617879053462% Rev. per Employee 1457730 More quote details and news » (WMB)
So why aren't American drivers enjoying a bigger windfall at the pump? For one thing, global demand dictates gasoline prices. After decades of ferrying imported oil, our infrastructure also needs to be re-oriented toward redistributing domestically produced natural gas. That benefits master limited partnerships that operate pipelines, and for investors who want to avoid MLPs' complex tax-filing regimes, their parent companies.
Williams gathers and transports natural gas, and owns 78% of its namesake MLP, Williams Partners WPZ 5.153933865450399% Williams Partners L.P. Un U.S.: NYSE USD46.11 2.26 5.153933865450399% /Date(1419285664258-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2028204 AFTER HOURS USD46.11 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 301565 P/E Ratio 69.86363636363636 Market Cap 19281107150.7172 Dividend Yield 8.054651919323357% Rev. per Employee 1351190 More quote details and news » (WPZ). It has diverse assets, pays a 3.9% yield, and thrives as demand increases for natural-gas processing and infrastructure.
However, 2012 was the first year in the past 13 in which MLP returns trailed the overall stock market's, thanks to weak gas prices, tax concerns, and profit-taking after years of gains.
Williams Partners, which sports a 6.6% yield, fell 22%. Shares of its parent also struggled after it issued stock to help finance a complicated $2.25 billion investment in privately held Access Midstream Partners and the MLP it controls.
Still, the deal boosts Williams' position in the Utica and Marcellus shales, and adds steady fee income that tempers Williams' exposure to fluctuating commodity prices. Investors fret that Williams, which trades at $34, may have to raise more money, but cash flow of about $1.6 billion this year exceeds the adjusted net income of $816 million that Wall Street expects and should more than cover payouts, letting Williams deliver on its promise to increase dividends at a 20% annual rate through 2015.
Union Pacific unp 1.6375453701358993% Union Pacific Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD120.41 1.94 1.6375453701358993% /Date(1419285883228-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3117056 AFTER HOURS USD121.31 0.9 0.7474462253965617% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 69284 P/E Ratio 22.134191176470587 Market Cap 105331559499.633 Dividend Yield 1.6609916119923593% Rev. per Employee 505221 More quote details and news » (UNP)
All manufactured goods must move from the factories in which they're made to somewhere else. Kansas City Southern KSU 1.7956604871560395% Kansas City Southern U.S.: NYSE USD122.45 2.16 1.7956604871560395% /Date(1419285760742-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 902033 AFTER HOURS USD122.45 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15133 P/E Ratio 28.410672853828306 Market Cap 13275204574.4568 Dividend Yield 0.9146590445079624% Rev. per Employee 407380 More quote details and news » (KSU), which has a unique North-South network linking the Midwest with Mexico, could benefit from any spillover of manufacturing south of our border. But the king of rail remains Union Pacific.
Spawned 150 years ago, after Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, Union Pacific's dense network blankets the map west of the Mississippi. Stephens' transportation analyst Brad Delco flags Union Pacific as one of the rail stocks most exposed to energy-intensive groups like autos, chemicals, and steel. It hugs the Gulf Coast, has the largest U.S. chemical franchise among rail carriers, and hogs 75% of the western U.S. traffic for assembled autos and parts. Its relative absence along the East Coast further shields it from coal's dying embers.
Union Pacific shares have run up 44%, to $133, over the past two years, nearly twice as much as the rail group has. But the stock trades at 14 times projected profits, a small premium to its peers, and no higher than its own historical average. Management has lifted operating margins to a decade-high 36%. The stock boasts a 2.1% yield, and the company has paid a dividend every year since 1899, when the steam engine propelled the U.S. to its first industrial boom. The rail giant's in great shape for the next one
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