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PAPER MARKET OUTLOOK -- Stocks Are on the Rise
February 2005One potential new wrinkle that popped up last year is the poor standing of the dollar relative to most major currencies. Paul Leclair, chief economist with the Pulp and Paper Products Council, tends to discount speculation about this trend having had an impact on the U.S. paper market.
"Exchange rates may not be as important as we sometimes think. Hedging operations enable companies to protect themselves against variations in currencies. They may be protected against exchange rate variations for six months to a year," he explains. "Eventually, those positions do expire and then the exchange rate starts to kick in more significantly."
Leclair expects the trend in exchange rates to remain basically the same or get weaker—despite some short-term, small appreciations in the U.S. dollar—through the first half of the year. This is due to longer term structural factors, he says, and will hold true for the dollar against all major currencies. Of particular significance for the paper market is the U.S. dollar's weakness against the Canadian "Looney," the economist adds.
The impact of the exchange rate with Canada can potentially be more significant since it is by far the largest source of U.S. imports, he explains. The weaker dollar makes Canadian mills less competitive and can also result in upward pressure on prices.
Excess capacity sometimes overwhelms the impact of exchange rates, Leclair says, as it has in Europe for the past couple of years. "Over the short term, manufacturers have an interest in running their machines and shipping wherever they can," he observes.
Stable or declining capacity is pretty much a North American phenomenon, the economist asserts. "It's certainly not the case in Europe or places like China and Brazil. Overseas, capacity is growing at a very rapid pace," Leclair says. "As a general rule, paper is consumed where it is produced, however."
While he sees at least the potential for a surprise, such as the exchange rate developing into a financial issue, Leclair expects it to be a relatively stable year for the paper market overall.
Don Jones, director of purchasing at Malloy Inc., offers a similar assessment from the printer's perspective. He regularly updates the company's book publisher clientele on trends in the paper market through its "Malloy Quarterly" newsletter. The shop primarily buys coated offset grades in rolls and sheets for its sheetfed and web press arsenal.
Jones says he noticed a significant change in that market around the start of the new year. "The white offset market is very different than it was a couple months ago when grades were tightly allocated and prices were going north. It seems to be the most volatile category now," he observes.
Although not tied to the recent tightness in the market, Jones points out that there has been some decline in demand for white offset papers as buyers shift to a high-bright groundwood grade. He estimates this change in buying pattern has siphoned away about 10 percent of the demand for white offset stock. "That market force is here to stay."
Regardless of the current conditions in the paper market, Malloy's advice to customers remains consistent, adds Joe Upton, vice president of sales and marketing. "To ensure paper is available for your work, try to preschedule jobs as far in advance as possible," he summarizes.
Upton believes publishers and other print buyers may have gotten too accustomed to the market conditions in 2001 through 2003. Slack demand meant paper and press time were readily available, even for rush orders, he points out.
Jones feels it's also important for printers to take a measured approach to managing paper. "We tried to stay consistent throughout the recent market volatility," he explains. "We have suppliers that we've been loyal to for a number of years and programs set up to deal with our ongoing paper demand."
According to Jones, the word "allocation" is still being bandied about, but it's really not being enforced as much at some mills as it is at others. "We haven't even heard rumblings of a price increase in the last month or so," he continues. "Of course, we could see an announcement tomorrow saying white offset is going up $2 a 100 weight, but I don't anticipate that happening."
The latest paper report from Foex Indexes Ltd. backs up these assessments. It notes that, in the U.S., 2004 shipment numbers were above 2003 totals in all main grades except for newsprint, but this growth slowed toward the end of the year. Price increases momentum is easing off in North America after several increases during 2004, the report concludes.
A New Roll for the Web
A variety of forces have combined to dramatically reshape the North American paper market in recent years. One that is still evolving and yet to have its full impact is the Internet.
Development of the papiNet global transaction standard for the paper and forest supply chain will likely be the most far-reaching—although largely transparent—application of this information conduit. Online marketplaces for buying and selling excess, overstocked and discontinued paper are a more interactive and visible realization of the technology's potential. They're also a timely innovation given the recent market conditions.
A previous "Paper Market Outlook" highlighted www.Go2Paper.com, which has expanded into handling sheets and rolls, as well as broadened its focus to include paperboard, Kraft and specialty paper, along with commercial grades. In 2004, www.SurplusPaper.com went online with a similar vision to improve paper selling and purchasing.
According to John Von Colln, president, the Website was created to serve paper companies and printers, as well as design houses, artists, schools and any other buyers of paper in volume. Although not the main intent, the company also touts the environmental benefits of saving this paper from being tossed into the recycling bin.
Any potential buyer can search a database of available stock, but a registered account (free) is required to execute a purchase via a shopping cart function. Buyers are encouraged to use a feedback system to share positive and negative purchasing experiences, which are incorporated into a seller's feedback profile for review by potential buyers.
Sellers can also register an account for free, but pay a fee for successful transactions equal to 10 percent of the final sales price, not including taxes, shipping or trimming fees, if applicable. They can enter an individual listing via an "Item Submission Page" or upload a database with multiple items to save time. Product categories include coated, uncoated, text/cover, bond/writing, carbonless, pressure-sensitive, envelopes, specialty and index (Bristol and board) stocks.
An e-mail receipt is sent to the seller when a purchase is made. The seller is responsible for calculating the final amount due, including shipping, and informing the buyer via e-mail. Goods are to be shipped upon receipt of payment.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy of a Book Release
Allison Winn Scotch on Aug 13 2009 | Filed under: REAL WORLD
So, as luck would have it for my monthly visit here at WU, I had a book come out last week – the paperback version of Time of My Life (hey, hey, pick up your copy today! Pretty please?), so it seems like a perfect opportunity to share with you what goes on in the brain of an author during the whirlwind of a book launch. Unless you've actually been in this situation, you might not recognize that it's a weird blend of euphoria and nausea, and in light of the bad analogy contest, perhaps I can compare it to having your first child: half of you can't wait, the other half is wondering just what the hell you were thinking.
I've been through this before, obviously. Three times in fact, and yet every time, I'm just as stressed, the same tumble of short-tempered nerves. My book launch-diet kicks in (the one in which I feel too sick to eat), my sleep becomes choppy at best, my husband keeps asking, "What do you have to be stressed out about?," and I keep wanting to punch him in the face. The good news in all of this is that I'm not alone: every single author I've ever spoken to about their own launches feels much the same (spouses be forewarned) because, at the root of it, while having your book hit shelves across the nation is, of course, wonderfully exhilarating, it's also terribly nerve-wracking because there are SO many elements that are out of your control. Among those elements: will you get any press coverage (the chances are very small for the paperback, although, yay, Dallas Morning News – I got this lovely review last week!), will people like it, will people READ it, will people BUY it, will your publisher be happy with the results, will YOU be happy with the results?
This last one is often the trickiest, at least for me, because I have such high expectations of myself. Which is a complicated thing when, as I noted above, a lot of how well a book does has nothing to do with the book or the author – it has to do with print run and publisher support and co-op space and review coverage. But that doesn't stop me from trying to do what I can – from blogging, to interviews, to tweeting, to emailing everyone I know. And in between all of this, trying not to stalk my book (and unwitting customers) at my local bookstore and on Amazon. Hee.
At the end of the day, published authors are in a tremendously fortunate position. I mean, how lucky are we to be published at all? So I'm not complaining. In a few weeks, this wave will have passed, and my nerves/appetite/appreciation for my spouse will have rebounded, and life will go on. And then, come next summer, when my next book is released, I'll start this all over – and maybe come back and reread this post – and remember that it's just a book. Hopefully, a good book with a lot of buyers, but if not, I'm pretty dang lucky to be here in the first place.
PS – (No husbands were harmed in the writing of this post.) :)
About Allison Winn Scotch
Allison Winn Scotch is the author of four novels: The One That I Want, Time of My Life, and The Department of Lost and Found, and The Song Remains the Same. She lives in Los Angeles with her family, where she is at work on her new projects.
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"my husband keeps asking, "What do you have to be stressed out about?," and I keep wanting to punch him in the face."
LOL!! I can't wait for that moment for me and my bf... (By then he might be more than bf, lol.)
Your warning to spouses is duly noted. Thank you for the warning! It's not my book, but I think I'll be almost as anxious or excited as he will be.
And good luck to you, Allison!
I don't think you have to worry if people will like your book - I read it in two days last week and thought it was really great!!
Congratulations! The story looks very interesting. I'll pick up a copy this weekend :-)
My book doesn't come out until 2011 and already I am stressing out about the book launch. Fortunately or unfortuantely I will have no spouse to punch in the face :)
Allison, congrats on the launch and thanks for keeping it real that writing isn't always a bed of roses. It's nice to hear from published authors who still have normal human emotions, which I think is a sign of your passion for your work.
And no matter what happens--we still like you!
I unboxed this book at work (it was a laydown, I think... meaning it came out on a specific date). I put it in the new book section, so hopefully it'll sell! Might pick up a copy myself once I'm not so broke.
I've been enjoying reading your posts. I stumbled across them after one of my books (coauthored with Lis Wiehl) hit the NY Times list, which was a wonderful surprise.
Then I read and loved the book. And so had a writer friend I mentioned it to. I think getting read by other authors is the ultimate compliment, because we tend to be more picky.
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I loved TOML too! Too bad I couldn't wait until the paperback release. Good luck! :)
Allison, I loved TOML when it came out and you did your GCC tour for it! Congrats on the paperback release :). As for the stress and the nausea...yeah. I'm getting well acquainted with both. My husband is already somewhat fearful about the next 6+ weeks and, I think, with very good reason!
Congratulations on the release! I just ordered my copy from Amazon UK, I'm looking forward to reading it.


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Source : Seattle Genetics, Inc.
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 10, 2012-- Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced that interim results from an investigator-sponsored phase II clinical trial of ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) in patients with relapsed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) were presented at the Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting being held May 9-12, 2012 in Raleigh, NC. ADCETRIS is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) directed to CD30. ADCETRIS has not been approved for use in CTCL.
The trial enrolled CTCL patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sezary syndrome. At the time of data analysis, 17 patients had been enrolled, including 16 with MF and one with Sezary syndrome. Patients had received a median of six prior therapies, including a median of four prior systemic therapies. The primary endpoint of the trial is clinical response rate. Secondary endpoints include correlation of clinical response with CD30 expression levels, duration of response, progression-free survival and safety. The study is led by principal investigator Dr. Youn H. Kim, Professor, Department of Dermatology, and Director, Multidisciplinary Cutaneous Lymphoma Program at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, CA. Key findings include:
This is the second data set reported with ADCETRIS in CTCL patients. At the T-Cell Lymphoma Forum in January 2012, interim data were presented from a phase II investigator-sponsored trial in CD30-positive CTCL patients, including lymphomatoid papulosis, primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL) or MF. In the trial, which is being conducted by Dr. Madeleine Duvic at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 11 of 17 evaluable patients (65 percent) achieved an objective response, including seven complete remissions (CRs) and four partial remissions (PRs). The most common adverse events were Grade 1, including diarrhea, chest tightness, alopecia, nausea, elevated liver enzymes and peripheral neuropathy.
Seattle Genetics and Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company recently initiated a randomized phase III clinical trial of ADCETRIS for relapsed CD30-positive CTCL patients. The trial will assess ADCETRIS versus investigator's choice of methotrexate or bexarotene in patients with CD30-positive CTCL, including those with pcALCL or MF. The primary endpoint of the study is overall response rate lasting at least 4 months. Approximately 124 patients will be enrolled in the pivotal trial. The phase III trial is being conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment agreement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The study also received European Medicines Agency scientific advice.
About CTCL
Lymphoma is a general term for a group of cancers that originate in the lymphatic system. There are two major categories of lymphoma: Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cutaneous lymphomas are a category of non-Hodgkin lymphomas that primarily involve the skin. According to the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation, CTCL is the most common type of cutaneous lymphoma and typically presents with red, scaly patches or thickened plaques of skin that often mimic eczema or chronic dermatitis. Progression from limited skin involvement is variable and may be accompanied by tumor formation, ulceration and exfoliation, complicated by itching and infections. Advanced stages are defined by involvement of lymph nodes, peripheral blood and internal organs. According to published literature, up to 50 percent of CTCL patients' lesions express CD30.
About ADCETRIS
ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) is an ADC comprising an anti-CD30 monoclonal antibody attached by a protease-cleavable linker to a microtubule disrupting agent, monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), utilizing Seattle Genetics' proprietary technology. The ADC employs a linker system that is designed to be stable in the bloodstream but to release MMAE upon internalization into CD30-expressing tumor cells.
ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) received accelerated approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for two indications: (1) the treatment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma after failure of autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) or after failure of at least two prior multi-agent chemotherapy regimens in patients who are not ASCT candidates, and (2) the treatment of patients with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL) after failure of at least one prior multi-agent chemotherapy regimen. The indications for ADCETRIS are based on response rate. There are no data available demonstrating improvement in patient-reported outcomes or survival with ADCETRIS.
ADCETRIS is not approved for use outside the United States. The marketing authorization application for ADCETRIS in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and sALCL, filed by Takeda Global Research & Development Centre (Europe), was accepted by the European Medicines Agency for review in June 2011.
Seattle Genetics and Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company are jointly developing ADCETRIS. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, Seattle Genetics has U.S. and Canadian commercialization rights and the Takeda Group has rights to commercialize ADCETRIS in the rest of the world. Seattle Genetics and the Takeda Group are funding joint development costs for ADCETRIS on a 50:50 basis, except in Japan where the Takeda Group is solely responsible for development costs.
About Seattle Genetics
Seattle Genetics is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of monoclonal antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer. The FDA granted accelerated approval of ADCETRIS in August 2011 for two indications. ADCETRIS is being developed in collaboration with Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company. In addition, Seattle Genetics has three other clinical-stage ADC programs: SGN-75, ASG-5ME and ASG-22ME. Seattle Genetics has collaborations for its ADC technology with a number of leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including Abbott, Bayer, Celldex Therapeutics, Daiichi Sankyo, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Millennium, Pfizer and Progenics, as well as ADC co-development agreements with Agensys, an affiliate of Astellas, and Genmab. More information can be found at www.seattlegenetics.com.
U.S. Important Safety Information
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML): JC virus infection resulting in PML and death can occur in patients receiving ADCETRIS.
Concomitant use of ADCETRIS and bleomycin is contraindicated due to pulmonary toxicity.
Warnings and Precautions:
Adverse Reactions:
ADCETRIS was studied as monotherapy in 160 patients in two phase 2 trials. Across both trials, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%), regardless of causality, were neutropenia, peripheral sensory neuropathy, fatigue, nausea, anemia, upper respiratory tract infection, diarrhea, pyrexia, rash, thrombocytopenia, cough and vomiting.
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Patients who are receiving strong CYP3A4 inhibitors concomitantly with ADCETRIS should be closely monitored for adverse reactions.
For additional important safety information, including Boxed WARNING, please see the full U.S. prescribing information for ADCETRIS at www.seattlegenetics.com or www.ADCETRIS.com.
Certain of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking, such as those, among others, relating to the therapeutic potential of ADCETRIS and initiation of future clinical trials. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include the inability to show sufficient activity in clinical trials and the risk of adverse events as ADCETRIS advances in such clinical trials. In addition, data from our clinical trials, including our pivotal trials which were the basis for FDA accelerated approval, may not necessarily be indicative of subsequent clinical trial results. More information about the risks and uncertainties faced by Seattle Genetics is contained in the company's 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Seattle Genetics disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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Spain: A Bigger Bailout Awaits
This is another guest post by my colleague, Tim Duy, the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon and the Director of the Oregon Economic Forum. His blog is here.
A Bigger Bailout Awaits, by Tim Duy: The half-life of European bailouts is getting shorter and shorter, which read »
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I keep seeing mentioned that some vendors sell roasted peppers at their markets? What type of roaster do they use and what type of legal issues would be related to selling them in an open market? Thanks. |
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- Posted by trianglejohn z7b NC (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Dec 23, 06 at 20:34
Just google 'Pepper Roaster' and you'll see companies that make them (I believe one of them is www.pepperroaster.com). People I know that do it get around the rules by not charging for the roasting - they sell the peppers and roast them for free, otherwise they would have to get permits for cooked food. |
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I done a diligent Google search and can't find a source for a drum type rotating pepper roaster. Anybody have any hints? |
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Oops! I'm sorry. Try googling 'Chile Roasters'. Most of the ones I've seen used in markets are large stainless steel drums with propane burners. All of them are very expensive (to me) so at home I just use the backyard grill. Mine don't come out as perfect as the tumbling roasters do but taste just as good. My friends have the smallest one offered. Keep in mind that these grills cook a lot of peppers at one time and you want to keep them operating as long as there is a crowd at your market, so think small and grow a lot of peppers. |
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Men of The World - please release it on DVD!
Dear BBC We respectfully request that you release a DVD of the 1994 series situation comedy 'Men of The World', starring David Threlfall ('Shameless', 'What Remains' numerous theatre productions and films) and John Simm ('Crime & Punishment', 'The Lakes', 'State of Play', 'Exile', 'Sex Traffic', 'Life on Mars', 'Mad Dogs', 'The Village' and the upcoming 'Prey'...). Not only are both actors widely acclaimed, each with their own enthusiastic fanbase, but the series, written by Daniel Peacock ( The Young Ones, Little Armadillos, Only Fools and Horses, Robin of Sherwood, The Bill, Doctor Who, Casualty, One Foot in the Grave...) was a genuine comedy and a great example of two of our finest actors in their early years. Lenny Smart (Threlfall) and Kendle Bains (Simm) are flatmates and work together as travel agents in Manchester. Thirtysomething Lenny attempts, with the help of old friend Gilby (Peacock), to turn sensitive 23-year-old Kendle into a "real man". Please help a new generation who have never had the chance to see this classic learn what great comedy timing is. And it has a really catchy theme tune, too! Thank you for your consideration.
I think John Simm is one of the most underestimated actors in Britain and I not only want this - I NEED this
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Please please release this on DVD...as for the wicked witch, never mind her, your Mum won't be there!
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For parents of preschoolers, kindergarten will be here before you know it. The Newhall School District is holding registration in March for kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students.
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Registration for the 2014-2015 school year is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12 at all Newhall District school sites except Meadows Elementary School, which will hold registration on Friday, March 14.
Any children turning 5 years old between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2 of 2014 will be enrolled in transitional kindergarten, while children turning 5 on or before Sept. 1 will be enrolled in kindergarten.
Transitional kindergarten is a two-year program with modified curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.
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- McGrath Elementary School on Deputy Jake Drive in Newhall, 291-4090
- Meadows Elementary School on N. Fedala Road in Valencia, 291-4050
- Newhall Elementary School on Newhall Avenue in Newhall, 291-4010
- Oak Hills Elementary School on Old Rock Road in Valencia, 291-4100
- Old Orchard Elementary School on N. Avenida Rondel in Valencia, 291-4040
- Peachland Elementary School on Peachland Avenue in Newhall, 291-4020
- Pico Canyon Elementary School on Pico Canyon Road in Stevenson Ranch, 291-4080
- Stevenson Ranch Elementary School on N. Carroll Lane in Stevenson Ranch, 291-4070
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Go down the list of friendlies and you'll find much more crushing defeats, namely Rijmenam vs KV Mechelen...Mechelen won that effing game 15-0.
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32 And Jeremiah took another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Nerijah; and he wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words of the book that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and there were added besides unto them many like words. | 32 So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated, Baruch wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. |
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13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. | 13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole [duty] of man. |
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Air date | December 13, 1969 |
Written by | Ken Spears Joe Ruby Bill Lutz |
Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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Previous episode | Which Witch is Which? |
Next episode | Spooky Space Kook |
Go Away Ghost Ship is the fourteenth episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.
Scooby and the gang investigate the happenings of several freighters that are getting raided by the ghost of Redbeard the pirate and his crew.
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby are at the Malt Shop when they read in the newspaper about the ghost pirate of Redbeard that has been ruining the business of C.L. Magnus, who owns several freighters that are getting hijacked. The gang goes to see Mr. Magnus at his apartment, but his butler turns them away. They must sneak in as room service. The gang finally gets to see Mr. Magnus and he explains to Mystery Inc. the history of Redbeard the pirate that about 300 hundred years ago, Redbeard was a terrorist of the seven seas, but Mr. Magnus's ancestors brought him to justice. Now his ghost came back for vengeance. Then, the gang goes out on the marina in a speedboat and try to lure Redbeard to the speedboat, but instead, they ram the ghost pirate ship and clamber aboard, splitting up.
Shaggy and Scooby run into Redbeard and flee but they are attacked by a flying sword. Redbeard and his two pirate henchmen capture Shaggy and Scooby, and Velma, Daphne and Fred find tubs of dry ice inside a storeroom. Redbeard spares them the plank and forces Shaggy and Scooby to cook him some stew. Shaggy and Scooby make him stew out of ashes, soap, cobwebs and chains. Redbeard forces them to eat it and they do, but the soap causes them to blow bubbles so they create a bubble screen and flee. Hiding from his two henchmen, Shaggy dons a paper pirate hat and imitates Redbeard, fooling the henchman with his shadow and eerily accurate imitation.
Shaggy and Scooby accidentally fall overboard, and Velma, Daphne, and Fred see them through a porthole, but the boat takes off and Shaggy and Scooby follow the ghost ship all the way to a hidden cave where Fred, Daphne, and Velma are chained up. They escape and meet up with Shaggy and Scooby, but find a clue on Shaggy's paper pirate hat. On the hat, is a list of the cargo that was on the freighter that was hijacked and how much the cargo was worth. The gang navigates through the caves and enter a cavern full of the stolen cargo -- and Redbeard and his crew! A chase ensues with the pirates and the ghost sword and eventually, with the help of Shaggy, Scooby and a jackhammer, Redbeard is captured and he is unmasked as C.L. Magnus.
He was about to lose his business if he didn't come up with some money. So he raided his own ships and was going to sell the cargo. The ghost sword was operated by wires and the dry ice made the eerie fog.
Cast and characters
- Ghost of Redbeard/C.L. Magnus
- Redbeard's crew (C.L. Magnus's henchmen)
Suspect | Motive/reason |
Butler | Spooky manner. As his boss spoke with the kids, he creepily spied on them from behind a curtain. |
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C.L. Magnus as Ghost of Redbeard Hired henchmen as Redbeard's crew | To steal cargo from his own ships, for insurance. |
- Ghost ship
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- C.L. Magnus's penthouse
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- Redbeard the Pirate is a reference to Blackbeard, the famous pirate.
- This is the first Skull Island in the regular continuity, the second being in The Scooby-Doo Show episode, The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face. Angie Dinkley also mentions one in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode, The Secret Serum.
- The model of the Ghost of Redbeard is reused in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode, The Ghostly Creep from the Deep.
- The print featured on Boomerang reruns of the episode has a noticeably higher pitch, due to it being an older print that is in the PAL format (rather than NTSC.) It also lacks the laugh track, and ends with the original 1969 Hanna-Barbera logo (other episodes on Boomerang reruns end with a 1994 Hanna-Barbera "All-Stars" action-themed logo, while the DVDs use the original H-B logos.)
- Adapted into the comic book story "The Ghost Of Redbeard" (Gold Key issue #6, June 1971; reprinted in issue #26, August 1974).
- This is the first episode in which the Gang are actually directly threatened with death.
- The password to the secret entrance is "Yum, yum, yum and a Liverwurst A La Mode", referring to a sandwich which appeared previously in Scooby Doo and a Mummy, Too, and was seemingly invented by Shaggy and/or Scooby, which makes it even more strange that it was part of the password.
- In this episode, Velma unmasks the ghost.
- Scenes from this episode, particularly the unmasking, is used in Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy, which features C.L. Magnus in a conspiracy group of other former convicts setting up a highly elaborate revenge.
- Disguises: Redbeard (silhouette, in paper pirate hat)
- Food: Super-duper sandwich; ghost pirate stew; liverwurst sandwich
- Scooby Snacks: One full box
- Zoinks: 5
- Yoinks: 1
- Gang way: 1
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches
- The tiny patch of fur visible through the ring in Scooby's dogtag is not brown.
- Scooby's tag turns yellow.
- Velma's eyes are not visible through her glasses.
- The pencil simply vanishes from Scooby's paw.
- When the Butler opens the door the first time, Daphne's eyes go all the way down to her nose.
- The pirates cast their shadows on Shag and Scooby, who themselves have no shadows.
- Redbeard hands Shaggy and Scooby a bowl with a spoon, but there are two spoons in the very next shot.
- When he falls, Shaggy loses his apron, but has it again in the close-up.
- When Shag and Scoob walk the plank, we see the splash before we hear it.
- The pirate ship is about to enter the cave when the camera cuts away, then cuts back to see the ship farther away than before.
- When Shaggy is making the paper pirate hat, his leg vanishes from behind the table.
- The pink is lost from Daphne's lips.
- Neither Daphne nor Freddy move their lips when they say "moe".
- There are actually no tire tracks leading to the chest.
- In one long shot, the treasure chest has straps connected to the open lid. They aren't there in any of the other shots.
- The pirate crew's outfits change in a few scenes.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities
- The first time the Gang ring Mr Magnus' doorbell, the Butler opens the door and tells them no visitors are allowed. The second time, he lets them open the door themselves and allows them to walk straight in, something he is not supposed to do considering Magnus was unwilling to see anybody.
- Velma mistakes Redbeard's laugh for Freddy's.
- The flying sword somehow comes right through a closed door. Although the solution to the mystery states that the sword is on wires, perhaps in this scene it is really a projection. Except the scene ends with a sword stuck in the door, making a very realistic "thunk".
- Furthermore, the door it gets lodged in was previously closed and skewered by another sword, yet when Shaggy and Scooby run back to it it's open again, with no sword.
- One henchman has a pistol stuck in his belt, which he never uses. It may have been a dummy, for show.
- When Scooby and Shaggy are first caught, they are accosted by three Pirates, before cutting away to Fred, Daphne and Velma. When it returns to Shaggy and Scooby, only Redbeard is present.
- Shaggy and Scooby hide in a crate which is only half full of Scooby Snacks boxes, and the one box is opened already. Have the pirates been snacking on the loot?
- Shaggy, Scooby, and Redbeard are almost at the stack of tires when the camera cuts to Velma, yet it takes a while for them to collide.
- It's unclear whether Mr. Magnus's henchmen are wearing masks throughout the episode or are displaying their true faces. Apparently, they did not seem intriguing enough, as their unspecified reasoning for being there is trivialized by Daphne, simply remarking, "Hired henchmen I guess".
- Scooby-Doo touches dry ice with his bare paws, a good way to get frostbite.
In other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
Greek | Το Πλοίο-Φάντασμα | The Ghost Ship |
Home media
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons DVD set released March 16, 2004. For unknowns reason this episode is switched with the next episode and the mistake is carried over onto the complete series set listed below, fortunately the series lacks any continuity between episodes so no real harm is done.
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: Volume 4 - Spooked Bayou DVD released October 19, 2010.
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You: The Complete Series DVD set released November 9, 2010.
- Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates DVD compilation set released August 30, 2011.
Shaggy: The sea water's boiling, Scoob, I wonder what pirates like in their stew.
Scooby: Rains?
Shaggy: Hey yeah, ghosts like chains, and what else? Oh yeah, some ashes from the stove, you know this could be real good? What else do pirates like?
Scooby: Robrebs?
Shaggy: Cobwebs! Aha, delightful. Now did we forget anything?
Scooby: Roap.
Shaggy: Soap? I hardly use it myself, but why not?
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From Wall Street giants to small entrepreneurs, it's getting harder to find cash.
There was cake Thursday at the dedication of the Great Streets initiative. "This collaboration demonstrates our commitment to the residents of north Minneapolis to create a vibrant, thriving business community," WomenVenture President Tené Wells said. Wells is a lifelong North Side neighborhood resident.
As Wall Street's credit crisis ripples through Main Street, small-business owners face a harder time financing their firms. Entrepreneurs are finding their business plans and cash-flow projections under much greater scrutiny, as are their business and personal finances, according to small-business owners, business consultants and others interviewed recently.
Lenders also are taking a closer look at collateral, and appraisals of business assets and real estate are coming in far below where they would have been in the recent past. And even when loan approvals do come, they are taking much longer to get.
Banks in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota are generally sound, said Prof. David Vang, chairman of the finance department at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. But they have become much more cautious about making loans. That's because, with Wall Street's big investment banks melting down, regional banks no longer can count on selling their loans in the secondary markets.
Whatever loans the banks make, "it's likely they're going to have to hang on to them in their own portfolios for a long time," Vang said. "They can't just automatically bundle it and sell it to someone else."
The credit tightening, which has come over the past 12 to 18 months, preceded last week's drama involving Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and the bailout of American International Group, Vang said.
"My gut would tell me that, by the end of 2009, we'll probably see some fairly strong recovery, some growth again, because it will probably take that long for the last of these firms to finally take the lumps for the risks they took," Vang said.
Banks are more cautious and loan-related expenses are rising, said Stephen Soderling, principal at Tonka Bay Equity Partners, a private-equity firm in Minnetonka. The firm, which has $200 million under management, typically invests in companies with $10 million to $60 million.
Lenders are "definitely more conservative," Soderling said. "The amount of capital they're willing to lend these businesses is not as abundant as it once was. I think what happened [last week] probably will exacerbate that, but time will tell."
Ronald Ward of RSW Management Inc. in Balsam Lake, Wis., has seen the credit-tightening firsthand. For six months he's been trying to borrow $10 million to remodel and expand a packing plant his company owns in Iowa. Last year, he thinks he probably would have gotten the money within a month.
"We've got good net worth, my partner has good net worth and we've never had a bad loan in our life," Ward said. "We've got the cash flow to prove and support it. It's going to increase efficiency, which will create even better cash flow."
One obstacle Ward has encountered is that the building and the business, which has 160 employees and millions of dollars' worth of equipment, are getting appraised at what he called salvage value.
"The banking system can't shut down all credit or you'll shut down the economy," Ward said. "If you're not careful, you fulfill your own prophecy. You have to have faith in small businesses, you can't pull into a shroud and stop all credit. The reality is this may be affecting the growth of our economy."
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Both sides of the deepening credit crunch are playing out at WomenVenture, a St. Paul-based nonprofit that helps clients -- women and men alike -- become worthy borrowers as they seek financing. As a community development financial institution, the nonprofit also makes loans to small businesses.
"We're seeing the ability to get credit is tightening further," said Carol Jean Peterson, a WomenVenture business consultant. "Because it's coming on the coattails of the subprime mortgage crisis, it's a double whammy for business owners. Many entrepreneurs had been using home equity to start businesses. And in a lot of cases, that equity isn't there anymore."
At the same time, credit is available at low interest rates to businesses that are doing well, Peterson said.
"If you have a good credit score, and if you have money to invest in a business and solid collateral, a solid business plan and realistic cash-flow projections, it's a really great time to borrow money," Peterson said.
On the lending side at WomenVenture, the organization is taking a much closer look at the creditworthiness of individuals applying for credit, President Tené Wells said.
"We were able to lend to people based on character and the feasibility of their business plans," Wells said. "We made risky loans. Now my board in some cases is saying that we have to protect the assets of the organization. And we don't want to make a loan that's going to put a person in a worse financial situation than they would have been had they not started this business."
One response, Wells said, has been to make smaller loans of, for example, $5,000 instead of $15,000. WomenVenture also is seeking more grant money, which the organization would not have to repay if the borrowers failed to pay off the loans, Wells said.
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Easing the credit crunch somewhat and simplifying starting or expanding a business in economically struggling north Minneapolis are among the aims of a partnership announced Thursday by WomenVenture, U.S. Bank and the city of Minneapolis.
Using $22,000 from the city's Great Streets initiative, WomenVenture will provide free business classes and consulting at U.S. Bank's branch at 1030 W. Broadway to potential and existing business owners.
WomenVenture also will provide loans of as little at $500 to cover start-up costs for inventory, rent payments or building expansions. Working with U.S. Bank, the nonprofit also can make larger loans to north Minneapolis entrepreneurs who open new storefronts or improve their current locations.
"This collaboration demonstrates our commitment to the residents of north Minneapolis to create a vibrant, thriving business community," said Wells, a lifelong neighborhood resident who has seen home foreclosures, business closings and rising crime take a toll there.
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On 04/04/2012 08:51 PM, Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
That would take away one, for me important, advantage of NSM compared to
JackSession atm (for the user). All though the implementation in
Pyjacksm, is more cumbersome (using configuration file where you have to
set each application you use) compared to NSM (no thinking, just adding
One might ask why this isn't already in Qjackctl and how long it will
take though. Which brings me to another possible advantage of NSM. The
fact that the developer is clearly dedicated to the ask in time and
motivation. And also important, he uses NSM himself and believes in
session management. (I little reasons to believe that JS devs use
JackSession themselves. Also if I read your words well Rui, I don't
think you use Qjackctls session option yourself). With JackSession you
lack those things atm (no blaming here). It's probably no accident that
in NSM it's all there, whereas for JackSession some features still have
to be implemented (in the GUI). Personally I asked for the infra client
feature way back, but it's still not there. A new project like NSM seems
to be needed to get some new progress, this is not the kind of
dedication such a project needs (no blaming).
But of course, this are not the only reason to prefer one SM above the
other. As mentioned in my previous mails, there are arguments for me atm
to say that NSM gives a user more then JackSession (even with the
hypothetical level-0). NSM seems to be a SM which has a very good and
simple solution, more functionality then JackSession, without the need
of things like Jackdbus (ladish).
Also I've the opinion that the community should go with the best
implementation. Why go for an implementation which lacks useful
functionality when implementation into the apps are more or less the
same effort?
I think it's essential to the discussion to get the cards on the
table, so everybody can make up his own mind and decides which SM is the
best solution for the Linuxaudio session puzzle. It would be nice if we
could reach agreement on this, but it's a free world indeed. :)
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