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CORRECTING and REPLACING Molycorp CEO to Congress: China's New Warnings on Further Rare Earth Export Restrictions Spotlights Need to Ramp up U.S. Production
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Molycorp CEO to Congress: China's New Warnings on Further Rare Earth Export Restrictions Spotlights Need to Ramp up U.S. Production19:28 EDT Thursday, September 22, 2011 WASHINGTON (Business Wire) -- Reissuing release dated September 21, 2011 to add ticker symbol for searching purposes. The release reads: MOLYCORP CEO TO CONGRESS: CHINA'S NEW WARNINGS ON FURTHER RARE EARTH EXPORT RESTRICTIONS SPOTLIGHTS NEED TO RAMP UP U.S. PRODUCTION China's renewed warnings last week of further rare earth export reductions and stronger in-country production controls increases the urgency for the U.S. to ramp up its own rare earth production, Mark A. Smith, Molycorp, Inc.'s (NYSE: MCP) President and CEO, told a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Wednesday. "Senior Chinese officials relayed to me last week, both privately and through public statements, that China has no intention of remaining the world's major supplier of rare earths and that it will continue to shift its focus to domestic demand," Smith told the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific in hearing testimony. "China is clearly warning that they will consume more of their own rare earths and export less, and that they see tight supplies of rare earths as representing an 'irreversible' trend." "Coupled with stronger enforcement of in-country production quotas, this points to a continued tightness in global rare earth markets for as far as the eye can see," Smith testified. "The U.S. must roll up its sleeves and get to building its own domestic rare earth manufacturing supply chain. We must move as rapidly as possible to a position where our economy and our national security interests are no longer tied to declining Chinese rare earth exports." Smith recommended that the U.S. "take a page out of China's strategic playbook and leverage its rare earth resources to attract manufacturing that relies upon these critical materials." He urged Congress to encourage greater private sector investment in rare earth technology innovation; strengthen research and development related to rare earth materials; expand graduate and post-graduate instruction in the basic and applied sciences; and lend support to private sector efforts to recycle rare earths, a key future source of material. Smith's full testimony can be downloaded here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/39905109/Molycorp_Testimony_House_Foreign_Relations_FINAL.pdf. About Molycorp, Inc. With offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, Molycorp, Inc. is the only rare earth oxide (REO) producer in the Western Hemisphere and the largest REO producer outside of China. In addition to its current production of rare earth oxides at its flagship rare earth mine and processing facility at Mountain Pass, California, the Company produces rare earth metals, rare earth alloys (such as neodymium-iron-boron and samarium-cobalt alloys) and rare metals such as niobium and tantalum. The rare earths and rare metals Molycorp produces are critical inputs in existing and emerging applications including: clean energy technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles and wind power turbines; multiple high-tech uses, including fiber optics, lasers and hard disk drives; numerous defense applications, such as guidance and control systems and global positioning systems; advanced water treatment technology for use in industrial, military and outdoor recreation applications; and other technologies. For more information, please visit www.molycorp.com. MolycorpJim Sims, +1-303-843-8062Vice President Corporate email@example.com Blackman, +1-303-843-8067Senior Manager, Investor email@example.com


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I made some new vintage frames! The CoffeeShop Vintage Frames 21 set contains 3 frames; and this time I included both a layered psd file with clipping masks for Photoshop/PSE users and also a png version where you just drop your image below the frame. The png version can be used in any editing program.
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- Photographing Mom aka tammyshere said...
Thank you. They're beautiful.
- January 8, 2012 at 10:06 PM
- Godelieve said...
Thank you!
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- CBH said...
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 4 post on Jan. 09, 2012. Thanks again.
- January 9, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- Lela said...
These are fantastic!! I love the photo you used of your son with his head facing up! It's gorgeous, all that warm sunlight!!!
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- Tamra Hart said...
Thanks for these! I've been wanting to ad a vintage frame to a scan I have of my dad as a toddler. I'm sure the original photo had those edges but my scan doesn't.
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- Sylvia Cook Photography said...
these look really nice Rita!! Thank you!
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- Steve said...
Awesome work Rita, these Vintage Frames are wonderful.
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BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Introduction C This Border Crossing Guide is designed for drivers For questions or additional copies of this Guidebook and motor carriers operating commercial vehicles please contact: at Michigan's international border crossings and is Michigan Center for Truck Safety intended to promote safe, secure and efficient cross- Lower Peninsula border operations. Information here will help you 1131 Centennial Way, Suite 2 cross the border from Michigan into Ontario, and Lansing, MI 48917 from Ontario into Michigan. The guide is brought Phone: 800-682-4682 or 517-321-1955 to you by the Michigan State Police Traffic Safety E-mail: email@example.com Division and paid for by a grant from the Federal Website: www.truckingsafety.org Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Upper Peninsula Federal and state regulations change often. 1401 North 26th Street, Suite 118 Because of this the Michigan State Police Traffic Escanaba, MI 49829-2500 Safety Division cannot guarantee the accuracy of Phone: 800-469-7364 or 906-789-5830 information presented here beyond the date when Fax: 906-789-7780 the Guidebook was printed, in September 2008. E-mail: email@example.com For current information, check with one of the Website: www.truckingsafety.org agencies listed in the Contact Information section beginning on page 21. This document is not Michigan State Police Traffic Safety Division intended for legal purposes. 4000 Collins Road P.O. Box 30632 Lansing, MI 48909-8132 Phone: 517-336-6195 Fax: 517-333-4414 FMCSA Michigan Division Phone: 517-853-5990 1 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS How to Use This Guide The Border Crossing Guide is organized to give truck drivers and motor carriers easy access to helpful information for crossing the Michigan-Ontario border. Here is a brief overview of each section. Quick Tips for Crossing the Border Driver-Vehicle Compliance Page 4 Pages 14–16 If you're new to border crossings this is a good This section has information about how you and your section to read right away. It tells you some of the vehicle can meet regulations for crossing the border things you need to know to prepare for a crossing, and driving in Ontario and Michigan. and what to expect when you reach the border. Customs Clearance Some of the tips apply specifically to truck drivers, Pages 17–18 while others are things everyone should know about This section guides you through the border-crossing crossing the border. process. You'll learn what happens at your first Definitions and Acronyms contact, called "Primary Inspection," and how you Pages 5–8 can avoid delays by being prepared and doing your If you run across a term or word in the Guidebook homework ahead of time. that you don't know, look it up in this section. Here, Hazardous Materials you'll find a definition or an explanation for terms Pages 19–20 and acronyms. Does your load include products classified as Michigan–Canada Border Crossings hazardous materials? If so, you'll want to check Pages 9–13 this section. Among other things, it tells you which Here you'll find information about each of the five hazard classes can be legally carried over each of the ports of entry connecting Ontario and Michigan. To Michigan–Ontario border crossings. cross between Detroit and Windsor, you can choose Contact Information from a bridge, a tunnel and a truck ferry. The Blue Pages 21–22 Water Bridge connects Port Huron with Sarnia. This final section includes a long list of agencies that In the Upper Peninsula the International Bridge deal with commercial trucking issues in Canada and connects Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, with Sault the United States and how to contact them. If you Ste. Marie, Ontario. Read this section to find out have a problem or question about crossing the border about tolls, oversize loads, transporting hazardous and can't find the answer in this Guidebook, one of materials, and contacts for each of these ports. the contacts in this section may help. 2 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Table of Contents C Quick Tips for Crossing the Border ........................ 4 For Truck Drivers............................................. 4 For Everyone .................................................... 4 Definitions and Acronyms ...................................... 5 Michigan–Canada Border Crossings Ambassador Bridge .......................................... 9 Detroit–Windsor Tunnel .................................10 Detroit–Windsor Truck Ferry .........................11 Blue Water Bridge ...........................................12 Sault Ste. Marie ...............................................13 Driver-Vehicle Compliance ....................................14 U.S. Drivers .....................................................14 Canadian Drivers ............................................14 Other Drivers ..................................................14 Alcohol Restrictions ........................................15 Hours of Service .............................................15 MCS-90...........................................................15 Fuel Tax ..........................................................15 International Registration Plan (IRP) .............15 U.S. DOT Number ..........................................16 Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) ................16 Oversize and Overweight Permits ....................16 Truck Route Maps ..........................................16 Annual Inspections .........................................16 Customs Clearance ................................................17 Primary Inspections ........................................17 Secondary Inspections.....................................18 PAPS ...............................................................18 Bill of Lading ..................................................18 Hazardous Materials .............................................19 Hazardous Waste Manifest System .................19 Michigan Routing Restrictions........................19 Canadian Routing Restrictions .......................19 Level VI Radioactive Material ........................20 Contact Information ..............................................21 U.S. Contacts ..................................................21 Canadian Contacts..........................................22 3 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Quick Tips for Crossing the Border Tips for Truck Drivers Crossing the Border • Automotive. Automotive production or service Before arriving at the border, examine all your parts carriers are part of the Line-Release shipping documents. Take note of any special program. instructions given by the shipper. If traveling from • NCAP (National Customs Automated Canada to the United States, do any forms require a Processing). Contact U.S. Customs to enter stop at Canadian Customs before crossing into the this program. A bar-coded C-4 sticker will be United States? If traveling from the United States attached to your invoice. to Canada, do any forms indicate a stop at U.S. • ACS (Automated Customs System). If you Customs before crossing into Canada? contact your customs broker and transmit your Send paperwork to your customs broker at least two load information at least two hours before you hours before you arrive at customs. This may expedite arrive at customs, you will be entered in the ACS the process up to 30 minutes. and may be released at Primary Inspection. Before entering the United States, all commercial • CBP (Customs and Border Protection) may drivers must have an ACE e-manifest submitted and require you to present all invoices and ACE accepted in the system prior to their arrival at the e-manifest coversheets to the primary officer. primary lane (one hour prior if non-FAST; one-half Tips for Everyone Crossing hour if FAST certified). the Border Vehicles entering the United States are expected to • Have proof of citizenship ready before you arrive use the right lane as they leave the bridge or tunnel at the booth. You'll need two forms of and enter the inspection plaza after crossing the identification with at least one photo ID. border. Resident aliens must carry residency cards at all Your first point of contact is called "Primary times. A FAST card will be sufficient proof of Inspection." If all of your paperwork is in order and citizenship when entering the United States. was processed ahead of time, you will be released • If you're traveling with children, have birth at the primary lane, and this may be your only certificates for all children in your vehicle. stop. If your paperwork is not in order, you must • Turn off your radio, cell phone, or anything that visit a customs broker or, if you are selected for may distract border agents. examination, you will be directed to "Secondary Inspection." Follow the signs for "Truck inspection." • You must declare all vegetables, fruits, animals, birds, plants and plant products, meat and meat If you are a "Line-Release" vehicle, follow the products, and eggs. message signs for your designated lanes. There are • Declare all items that are for personal use. several Line-Release categories: • Don't fool around. Customs and immigration • In-Transits. Origin and destination of your cargo agents are law enforcement officers who take are both in the United States and you are taking their duties seriously. a shortcut through Canada. • Approach inspection booths in a safe and orderly fashion. • Do not drive under the influence of alcohol. • Be patient. The border is a very busy place. 4 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Definitions and Acronyms C ACE: Automated Commercial Environment. The commercial trade processing system that has been developed by U.S. Customs & Border Protection to facilitate legitimate trade and strengthen border security requiring every carrier or truck that enters the United States from Canada through any and all border crossings to submit an e-manifest. Annual Inspection: An inspection required every 12 months for all commercial motor vehicles. Proof of the inspection is required when crossing the border. Bill of Lading: A document carried by the truck driver that lists the goods on board, where the goods are going, and to whom the goods will be delivered. CBP: Customs and Border Protection CBSA: Canadian Border Service Agency CDL: Commercial Driver's License. This is a license required in the United States to operate a vehicle that meets one of the following criteria: • GROUP A: A combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, inclusive of a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. • GROUP B: A single vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more. • GROUP C: Designed to carry 16 or more people including the driver, or not meeting the requirements for group A or B which carry hazardous materials in amounts requiring placarding. CDRP: Commercial Driver Registration Program CMV: Commercial Motor Vehicle. Any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in commerce as defined in CFR 49, part 390.5, when the vehicle meets one of the following criteria: • Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 10,001 pounds or more, whichever is greater; or • Is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or • Is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers (including the driver) and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or • Is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 51 transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, chapter 1, subchapter C. 5 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Definitions and Acronyms (cont.) C C CSA: Customs Self Assessment Program C-TPAT: Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism E-Manifest: An electronic system used by truck carriers to inform CBP about the details of their shipments before the goods arrive at a border crossing. All companies importing into the United States by highway must submit an e-manifest to CBP. FAST: Free and Secure Trade Program. A U.S.–Canadian program that offers pre-authorized importers, carriers and drivers quick border clearance for eligible goods. FHMR: Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations FMCSA: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSR: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations GCW: The combined actual weight of all units within a combination of vehicles. GCWR: The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination vehicle. GVW: The actual weight of a single vehicle. GVWR: The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single motor vehicle. Hazardous Material: A substance or material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce. The term includes hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, marine pollutants and materials with high temperatures. Materials are designated as hazardous by the Secretary of Transportation. Hazardous Waste Manifest System: A set of forms, reports and procedures that tracks hazardous waste from the time it leaves the spot where the waste was produced to the place where it is stored, treated or destroyed. Hours of Service: The maximum driving and on-duty time a driver may operate a commercial motor vehicle. I-94 Card: A small green or white card given at the border by a CBP inspector to a driver who is a nonimmigrant. Nonimmigrants are people who temporarily come to the United States for a specific purpose. The "I-94 Card" records the port and date of entry, and the duration for which the nonimmigrant is permitted to remain in the United States on that particular trip. 6 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Definitions and Acronyms (cont.) C C IFTA: International Fuel Tax Agreement. An agreement between the United States and Canada to simplify the reporting of fuel used by motor carriers operating in more than one jurisdiction. IFTA/ IRP Qualifying Vehicles: Vehicles that are covered under the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). Qualifying vehicles include those that have two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight of over 26,000 pounds (11,797 kilograms) or three or more axles regardless of weight. Recreational vehicles are not included. IRP: International Registration Plan. A program for licensing commercial vehicles operated in interstate commerce. Motor carriers are issued an "apportioned" registration plate and cab card for each vehicle. The card lists the IRP states that the vehicle is licensed to operate in, and the elected weight for each state. MCS-90: All vehicles operated within the United States by motor carriers domiciled in a contiguous foreign country, shall have on board the vehicle a legible copy, in English, of an insurance document provided by an insurance company and required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. MDOT: Michigan Department of Transportation OPP: Ontario Provincial Police OTA: Ontario Trucking Association PAPS: Pre-Arrival Processing System 7 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Definitions and Acronyms (cont.) C C Passport: A document, issued by a country to a citizen, which allows for that individual's travel to other countries and re-entry into the home country. Primary Inspection: First point of contact when reaching the border. SAFETEA-LU: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. A law passed in 2005 to advance highway safety throughout the United States. Secondary Inspection: A follow-up inspection with United States or Canadian Customs as directed. TDG: Transport of Dangerous Goods Travel Document: Identification document issued by a government to make it easier for a person to cross international boundaries. Travel documents, such as passports, usually assure other governments that the person carrying the document may return to the country that issued the document. Travel documents are issued in booklet form to allow other governments to affix therein visa and entry and exit stamps. TSA: Transportation Security Administration TTY: Teletypewriter UCR: Unified Carrier Registration. Requires individuals or companies operating commercial vehicles in interstate or international commerce to register their business and pay an annual fee based on the size of their fleet. U.S. DOT Number: A carrier's registration number. U.S. DOT numbers are supplied without charge and are required for all CMVs. 8 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Michigan–Canada Border Crossings Ambassador Bridge C Website: www.ambassadorbridge.com With 2–7 axles: $.03150 With 8 axles and up (minimum tolls may apply): Location: Connects Detroit, Michigan, and $.03450 Windsor, Ontario. Exit I-75 South at the Bridge to Bus (including driver and passengers): $7.75 Canada/Porter Street exit. See www.ambassadorbridge.com for details and exceptions. Contact Information The Detroit International Bridge Company Border Wait Times P.O. Box 32666 Tune your radio dial to AM 760 WJR for traffic Detroit, MI 48232 and border wait-time information. Conditions are Phone: 877-680-6446 updated every 15 minutes. Fax: 586-755-4899 General Phone: 313-442-0368 Wait times for all crossings General Fax: 313-226-3179 www.autoclubgroup.com/michigan/autos/traffic/ bordercrossings.asp?zip=49402&stateprov=mi&city= The Canadian Transit Company branch 780 Huron Church Road, Suite 202 Windsor, Ontario N9C 2K2 http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/ Phone: 519-977-0700 http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/times/menu-e. Fax: 519-977-1262 html Oversize Loads: (Conditions may change during Wait times for Ambassador Bridge construction season. Please call in advance.) http://www.ambassadorbridge.com/bridge-report. Maximums: Height – 15 ft; Width – 14½ ft; php Weight – 145,000 lbs (with legal axles). All wide- For real-time updates, an RSS (Really Simple load carriers must call to schedule crossings: Syndication) news feed, or any unusual or unexpected 519-255-1517 or 313-496-1111. events affecting normal flows of trade and travel at Wide-load crossings can be made only on the U.S.–Canada border, visit http://www.cbsa-asfc. Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and gc.ca/eo-ou/menu-eng.html 2 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to FAST is a Canadian program to help truck drivers 11 a.m. A bridge escort/traffic management fee clear cargo quickly through customs. Drivers can call may be charged. FAST at 519-967-4052 for more information. For weight restriction information and updates, FAST Hours call 800-787-8960. Canadian companies, call Mon., Tues. & Fri., 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 517-373-6256. Wed. & Thurs., 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tolls Tolls are accurate as of September 2008. Hazardous Materials Commercial vehicle, truck, tractor trailer (including Hazard classes 1,3, 7 and 8 are prohibited. driver and passengers) per 100 lbs gross weight: For more information refer to the Hazardous Materials section beginning on page 19. 9 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Michigan-Canada Border Crossings Detroit-Windsor Tunnel C Website: www.dwtunnel.com Border Wait Times Location: Located between Detroit, Michigan, and Tune to AM 760 WJR for traffic and border wait Windsor, Ontario, connecting the U.S. Interstates to time information. Conditions are updated every 15 Ontario's Highway 401. minutes. Wait times for all crossings Contact Information www.autoclubgroup.com/michigan/autos/traffic/ Detroit-Windsor Tunnel LLC bordercrossings.asp?zip=49402&stateprov=mi&city= 100 East Jefferson branch Detroit, MI 48226 http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/ Phone: 313-567-4422 or 519-258-7424 http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/times/menu-e. 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Calls from outside Canada (long-distance charges apply) Canadian Truck Line Hours Service in English: 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064 Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m – 5 p.m. Service in French: 204-983-3700 or 506-636-5067 Line release shipments are accepted through the tunnel on a 24-7 basis with PARS and other pre-clearance paperwork in order. Oversize Loads: No oversize loads are allowed. The maximum allowable weight is 145,000 lbs (65,770 kg). For more information, call 313-567-4422. Hazardous Materials For weight restriction information and updates, No hazardous materials are allowed call 800-787-8960. For companies located in Canada, call 517-373-6256. Tolls Tolls are accurate as of September 2008. Truck and tractor trailer (including driver) per 100 lbs gross weight: $.030 (minimum $3.75) Bus: $7 See www.dwtunnel.com for details and exceptions. 10 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Michigan–Canada Border Crossings Detroit–Windsor Truck Ferry C Website: www.truckferry.com Tolls: Tolls are accurate as of September 2008. Location: The Detroit–Windsor Truck Ferry crosses See www.dwtunnel.com for details and exceptions. the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor. Crossing takes about 20 minutes. Escort $5 The Detroit terminal is at 6975 W. Jefferson Avenue. Tractor Only $30 The Windsor terminal is at 5550 Maplewood. Van or Pickup $60 Straight Truck $85 Contact Information: Tractor Trailer – less than 80,000 GVW* $115 and less than 80' length Detroit–Windsor Truck Ferry, Inc. Over width only – less than 10' wide and less $115 P.O. Box 09033 than 80,000 GVW* and less than 80' length Detroit, MI 48209 Over width only – between 10' and 14' wide $200 and less than 80,000 GVW* and less than 80' Phone: 313-842-2088 length Fax: 313-842-2091 Over width only – between 14'–16' wide and $250 less than 80,000 GVW* and less than 80' CMT Canadian Maritime Transport, Ltd. length P.O. Box 7100, Station A Superwide – 16' wide or greater $1,100 Windsor, ON N9A 3Z1 Over height only – less than 80,000 GVW* $250 Phone: 519-972-8280 and less than 80' length Fax: 519-972-0201 Over height and over width – less than $500 100,000 GVW* and less than 80' length Heavy lift – greater than 80,000 GVW* and $1,100 Oversize Loads: less than 150' length Weight: Unlimited Superload – greater than 80,000 GVW* and $1,650 Height: Unlimited greater than 150' length Width: 21 ft Overnight trailer storage fee $50 Length: Over 155 ft, please call ahead (non-hazmat only) Terminal and Ferry Crossing Rules: Ferry Schedule: • No smoking in vehicle, on the ferry, or in the Departs Arrives Departs Arrives loading area. Detroit Windsor Windsor Detroit • Cut off all lights while on the vessel. 7 a.m. 7:20 a.m. 8 a.m. 8:20 a.m. • Set parking brake after the vehicle is in place on 9 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 10 a.m. 10:20 a.m. the ferry. 11 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 12 p.m. 12:20 p.m. • Remain in the vehicle at all times while upon (noon) the vessel. 1 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:20 p.m. • Immediately stop at customs upon arrival. 3 p.m. 3:20 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:20 p.m. • Review the location of safety and emergency equipment before loading. • Strictly follow the directions of vessel and terminal personnel at all times. 11 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Michigan–Canada Border Crossings Blue Water Bridge C Website: www.bwba.org Border Wait Times http://www.tollsystems.net/bluewaterbridgeauthority/ Tune to AM 1610 for current traffic conditions within frames.html a five-mile radius of the bridge. Location: Crosses the St. Clair River between Port Wait times for all crossings Huron, Michigan, and Point Edward/Sarnia, Ontario, www.autoclubgroup.com/michigan/autos/traffic/ connecting I-94 in Michigan to Highway 402 in bordercrossings.asp?zip=49402&stateprov=mi&city= Ontario. branch http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/ Contact Information http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/times/menu-e.html Michigan Department of Transportation 1410 Elmwood Wait times for Blue Water Bridge Port Huron, MI 48060 http://www.bwba.org/main_e.html Phone: 810-984-3131 For real-time updates, an RSS (Really Simple Fax: 810-984-1810 Syndication) news feed, or any unusual or unexpected Blue Water Bridge Canada events affecting normal flows of trade and travel at 1 Bridge Street the U.S.-Canada border, visit http://www.cbsa-asfc. Point Edward, Ontario N7V 4J5 gc.ca/eo-ou/menu-eng.html. Phone: 519-336-2720 Fax: 519-336-7622 FAST is a Canadian program to help truck drivers clear cargo quickly through customs. Drivers can call Canadian Border Information Service FAST at 519-967-4052 for more information. Calls within Canada (toll free) FAST Hours Service in English: 800-461-9999 Mon., Tues. & Fri., 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Service in French: 800-959-2036 Wed. & Thurs., 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. TTY within Canada for those with hearing Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. or speech impairments: 866-335-3237 Calls from outside Canada Hazardous Materials (long-distance charges apply) Hazard classes 1, 5, 7 and 9 and all pyrophoric liquids Service in English: 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064 are prohibited. For more information refer to the Service in French: 204-983-3700 or 506-636-5067 Hazardous Materials section beginning on page 19. Level VI Oversize Loads: For weight restriction information Radioactive commodities must be inspected before and updates call 800-787-8960. Canadian companies, crossing the bridge. Please see page 20 for Level VI call 517-373-6256. crossing procedures. Tolls Tolls are accurate as of September 2008. Trailer (per axle): $1.50 Truck and Bus (1 ton rating and up, or over 11 passengers) (per axle): $1.50 See www.michigan.gov/bluewaterbridge for details and exceptions. 12 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Michigan–Canada Border Crossings Sault Ste. Marie C Website: http://www.michigan.gov/iba Border Wait Times Location: The International Bridge crosses the Tune to AM 530 or 1610 or call 800-381-8477 for St. Mary's River between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, wait time or road condition information. and Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, connecting I-75 and Wait times for all crossings Highway 17. www.autoclubgroup.com/michigan/autos/traffic/ bordercrossings.asp?zip=49402&stateprov=mi&c Contact Information ity=branch International Bridge Administration http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/ 934 Bridge Plaza http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/times/menu-e. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 html Phone: 906-635-5255 Fax: 906-635-0540 Wait times for Blue Water Bridge http://www.bwba.org/main_e.html 121 Huron Street Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 1R3 For real-time updates, an RSS (Really Simple Phone: 705-942-4345. Syndication) news feed, or any unusual or unexpected events affecting normal flows of trade and travel at Oversize Loads: Advance notice is required for the U.S.–Canada border, visit http://www.cbsa-asfc. vehicles over 12 ft wide and/or 144,000 lbs (68,040 gc.ca/eo-ou/menu-eng.html. kg), and vehicles over these limits need an escort to cross the bridge. Escorts for loads over 13 ft 6 in wide Hazardous Materials require that the bridge be closed to oncoming traffic. Hazard classes 1, 5, 7 and 9 and all pyrophoric liquids Numbers to call for an escort: In the United States are prohibited. For more information refer to the call 906-635-5255. In Canada call 705-942-4345. For Hazardous Materials section beginning on page 19. information about weight restrictions and limitations Level VI call 800-787-8960. Canadian companies, call 517-373- Radioactive commodities must be inspected before 6256. crossing the bridge. Please see page 20 for Level VI crossing procedures. Tolls Tolls are accurate as of September 2008. Commercial and Bus (per axle) $3 See www.michigan.gov/iba for details and exceptions. 13 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Driver-Vehicle Compliance C This section applies to commercial motor vehicles and their drivers. For a definition of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), see the Definitions and Acronyms section beginning on page 5. Following is a checklist of things commercial drivers will need while operating in Michigan and Ontario. ID Communication Criminal Medical Restrictions Certificate Canadian drivers Photo ID/driver's Must speak English Please contact Required for drivers entering the license Canadian or U.S. operating vehicles United States Customs. Contact under 26,001 pounds. Birth certificate or information passport is on pages 21-22. U.S. drivers Photo ID/driver's Must speak English Please contact Required for drivers entering Canada license Canadian or U.S. operating vehicles with Customs. Contact a GVWR, GCWR, Birth certificate or information GVW, or GCVW of passport is on pages 21-22. 10,001 lbs or more. Non-U.S. or Photo ID Must speak English Please contact Required for drivers Non-Canadian drivers Canadian or U.S. operating vehicles with Driver's license Customs. Contact a GVWR, GCWR, Passport information GVW, or GCVW of is on pages 21-22. 10,001 lbs or more. Visa I-94 card* * Drivers who are not citizens of Canada or the United States must complete an I-94 card when entering the United States, even if you qualify under the Visa Waiver Program. I-94 cards are available only on-site at bor- der crossings into the United States. If you require an I-94 card you will be instructed by officials at Primary Inspection to report to Immigration to complete the documentation. The card will cost 6 USD paid in U.S. currency. 14 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Driver-Vehicle Compliance (cont.) C Alcohol Restrictions MCS-90 In the United States All vehicles operated within the United States by Alcohol is prohibited in a CMV unless it is part of motor carriers domiciled in a contiguous foreign the manifested load being transported. country, shall have on board the vehicle a legible copy, in English, of the proof of the required In Canada financial responsibility (Forms MCS 90 or MCS 82). Alcohol for personal consumption must be in an unopened container and the seal unbroken, or packed Fuel Tax in baggage that is fastened closed or is not otherwise The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) is an readily available to anyone in the vehicle. agreement between the United States and Canada to simplify the reporting of fuel used by motor carriers Hours of Service operating in more than one jurisdiction. In the United States Drivers operating beyond a 100-mile radius must use A motor carrier can establish an account with the a logbook and follow these rules: state where it's based and submit a single IFTA • A driver may drive 11 hours after 10 tax report to that state as long as its vehicles are consecutive hours off-duty. registered under an IRP account. The base state then • A driver may not drive after 60 hours on- sends the applicable fuel taxes to each jurisdiction. duty for 7 consecutive days, or 70 hours on- The motor carrier is given an IFTA license, which duty for 8 consecutive days. A driver must be renewed annually. A copy of the IFTA cab may start a new 7/8-day period by taking card must be carried in all qualifying vehicles. IFTA 34 consecutive hours off-duty. qualifying vehicles are also required to display IFTA • No driver may drive after being on-duty for decals on each side of the power unit. 14 hours. For complete IFTA information contact the • For complete hours of service information Michigan Department of Treasury (IFTA) at see FMCSR section 395.8. 517-636-4580. In Canada International Registration Plan (IRP) No driver shall drive after accumulating 13 hours of The IRP is a program for licensing commercial driving time or 14 hours of on-duty time. Those who vehicles used in interstate commerce. For complete accumulate these maximums must take 10 hours off- IRP information contact the Michigan Department duty before driving again. A driver who has driven of State at 517-322-1097. See the definition of less than 13 consecutive hours or has been on-duty IFTA/IRP Qualifying Vehicles to determine the less than 14 consecutive hours may restart driving by applicability of an IRP license. taking 8 consecutive hours off-duty. 15 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Driver-Vehicle Compliance (cont.) C U.S. DOT Number Truck Route Maps All commercial motor vehicles must apply for a U.S. For traveling in Michigan DOT Number and display the following information: The Michigan Department of Transportation • The legal name or single trade name of the motor has maps that include information about truck carrier operating the CMV. routes, bridge heights, restricted roads and other • The motor carrier identification number issued requirements that commercial truck drivers need to by the FMCSA. The number is preceded by the know. For a free printed copy of the Truck Operators letters USDOT. map contact www.michigan.gov/mdot. You can also get maps from the Michigan Trucking Association Marking and identification need to appear on both at www.mitrucking.org. The association's address is sides of the vehicle. Lettering must contrast sharply 1131 Centennial Way, Lansing, MI 48917. in color with the background upon which the letters Phone 517-321-1951. are placed. Letters and numbers must be large enough that they can be read easily from at least 50 For traveling in Ontario feet while the vehicle is standing still. Markings may The Official Roadmap of Ontario can be downloaded be painted on or decals, but must be maintained in a online from the Ontario Provincial Government manner to remain legible. at http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/ map/. You can also order a paper copy from this You can quickly and easily apply for a free U.S. DOT website. Copies can also be ordered from Service Number by completing an online application. Log in Ontario Publications at http://www.publications. to http://www.safersys.org and select the "FMCSA serviceontario.ca/ecom/. Search the online catalogue Registration & Updates" link. for "Official Road Map." Free copies of the Official Road Map of Ontario are available through the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Ministry of Tourism at http://www.tourism.gov.on.ca/ If you operate a truck or bus in interstate or and are provided at Provincial Travel Information international commerce, the Federal Unified Carrier Centers. Registration (UCR) Agreement requires that you register your business and pay an annual fee based Annual Inspections on the size of your fleet. For more information or to Every CMV must be inspected at least once every apply for a UCR, contact www.ucr.in.gov. 12 months. At a minimum, CMVs must pass the inspection criteria of FMCSR Appendix G. Proof Oversize and Overweight Permits of the annual inspection for the truck, tractor, and If you have oversize or overweight loads you require trailer must be carried in or on each unit. permits to travel on state, federal and provincial highways. For travel on Michigan highways contact the Michigan Department of Transportation, Transport Permit Unit at 517-373-2121 or visit www.michigan. gov/mdot and click on "Permits." For travel on Canadian highways contact the Ontario Ministry of Transportation at 416-249-7401 or visit www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks. 16 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Customs Clearance Primary Inspection who clear customs at Primary Inspection will Your first point of contact at the border consists of be instructed to report to Immigration to fill "Primary Inspection." If all of your paperwork is in out the I-94 card and receive "verbal clearance" order and was processed ahead of time, you will be from a U.S. Immigration official to proceed released at the primary lane and this may be your into the United States. The I-94 card costs $6 only stop. If your paperwork is not in order, you in U.S. funds. If your vehicle does not clear must visit a customs broker or, if you are selected customs at Primary Inspection, you must first for examination, you will be directed to "Secondary go to Immigration to fill out an I-94 card before Inspection". Your best chance of passing through presenting paperwork for customs clearance at customs at Primary Inspection, saving several minutes Secondary Inspection. or hours of time, is to have all your paperwork in Customs Paperwork order before you arrive at the border. Please see the Before you arrive at the border make sure all following tips to ease the time spent customs paperwork is completed and ready to at the border. be presented to customs officials at Primary Personal Identification Inspection. It is estimated that 20% of the Before you arrive at the border, make sure you vehicles that report to Primary Inspection need to have your personal identification up to date and be referred to Secondary to clear up paperwork ready to present at Primary Inspection. CBP issues. This also adds to the time it takes to clear officials say drivers who fumble around looking customs. for these documents add to clearance time. The best way to clear customs at Primary You'll need a photo ID/driver's license and birth Inspection is to make sure customs gets certificate or passport. information about your shipment before you Drivers must also turn on interior cab lights and arrive at the border. More information about the open all interior drapes or blinds to sleeper areas Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS) appears for easy inspection. later in this section. Special Information for Drivers Who Are Not U.S. In addition to information about your shipment, or Canadian Citizens you also need to present proof of a current If you are not a Canadian or U.S. citizen you annual inspection for your vehicle, tractor and must carry a valid passport and visa, and will trailer. be required to complete an I-94 card. You need the I-94 card even if you qualify under the Visa Waiver Program. I-94 cards are available only at border crossings into the United States. Drivers 17 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Customs Clearance (cont.) C Secondary Inspection Bill of Lading Depending on the reason, your vehicle may be A bill of lading is sometimes called a BOL or a B/L. referred for a Secondary Inspection. If your It's a document issued by a company's shipping paperwork is not in order, you must visit a customs department, confirming that certain goods have been broker. If you are selected for examination, you will received on board the vehicle as cargo to be delivered be directed to either X-ray, the examination dock, or to a specific place. A through bill of lading involves the secondary counter. Follow the signs to the truck use of at least two modes of transportation, including inspection. road, rail, air and sea. Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS) PAPS is a program run by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The goal is to allow legal shipments through customs efficiently while protecting our borders. PAPS provides CBP with information on goods being shipped before they reach the border. Shipments entering the United States at overland ports of entry along the Canada– U.S. border must use PAPS, the Border Release and Selectivity System (BRASS) or the FAST-National Customs Automation Program (FAST-NCAP) procedures. The carrier requests a PAPS release by submitting the shipment information in the ACE system and by faxing the required customs documentation to a customs broker. When the vehicle arrives at Primary Inspection the officer will input the information from the ACE e-manifest coversheet and pull up the "trip" information previously entered by the carrier. Unless CBP calls for a Secondary Inspection, the carrier and cargo are formally released through Customs. To learn more about PAPS, call the CBP office in Port Huron at 810-985-9541 ext. 253, or in Detroit at 313-226-3139. To learn more about ACE, please see www.cbp.gov. 18 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Hazardous Materials In Canada hazardous materials regulations are called Michigan Routing Restrictions Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG). Routing restrictions for Michigan can be found in the Federal Route Registry. You can access the registry The United States and Canada have entered into directly at http://hazmat.fmcsa.dot.gov. The registry a hazardous materials transportation agreement. includes the following restrictions: For the most part, each country accepts shipments • Ambassador Bridge: Hazard classes 1, 3, 7 and 8 made in compliance with the originating country's are prohibited. regulations, but there are some exceptions for • Detroit–Windsor Tunnel: Hazard classes 1, 3, 7 Canadian goods shipped to the United States. The and 8 are prohibited. following is a list of materials and packages that must • Blue Water Bridge: Hazard classes 1, 5, 7, 9 and be in compliance with regulations when shipped from all pyrophoric liquids are prohibited. Contact Canada to the United States. the Michigan Department of Transportation at • Bulk Packages 517-984-3131 for specific restrictions. • Cylinders • Class 1 Explosives Vehicles crossing into the United States must be in • Primary Lithium Batteries and Cells compliance with Michigan's routing restrictions as • Poisons and Poison (toxic) Inhalation Hazards soon as they cross into the United States. Hazardous Waste Manifest System Canadian Routing Restrictions The Hazardous Waste Manifest System was designed Canada does not have routing restrictions. to track hazardous waste from the time it leaves the place where the waste was produced to the point where it is stored, treated or disposed. The system allows the company that produced the waste to verify that the waste has been properly delivered and that no waste was lost or unaccounted for during the process. The document that allows this information to be tracked is called the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest. This is a paper document that contains several copies of a single form. When completed, it contains information about the type and quantity of the waste being transported and instructions for handling the waste. It also has signature lines for everyone involved in the disposal process. Both the Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency require that this manifest be used when getting rid of hazardous waste. Each party that handles the waste signs the manifest and keeps a copy. When the waste reaches its destination the facility that receives it signs the form and returns it to the generator. 19 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Hazardous Materials (cont.) C Level VI Radioactive Material A "highway route controlled quantity" means a large quantity of radioactive material based on its total level of radioactivity, not weight or volume. A shipment of radioactive material that is highway route controlled must be operated on routes that minimize risk. To cross the border with a highway route controlled quantity of radioactive material, the shipper must contact the Michigan State Police Special Operations Division at 517-241-8000. To schedule a point-of-contact inspection, carriers must also contact The Traffic Safety Division Hazardous Materials and Investigation Unit either by: 1. Phone: 517-336-6580 or 586-727-0200 2. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com All requests for inspection must be made at least 48 hours before crossing the border. Commodity may only cross at the Blue Water Bridge and Sault Ste. Marie. 20 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Contact Information U.S. Contacts Michigan Center for Truck Safety U.S. Department of Agriculture www.truckingsafety.org (Animal Plant Health Inspection Service) Lansing Office: 800-682-4682 or 517-321-1955 810-985-6126 Upper Peninsula Office: 906-789-7657 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Southeast Michigan Office: 313-965-5723 (Customs and Border Protection) Michigan Department of Agriculture http://www.dhs.gov http://www.michigan.gov/mda 906-632-2631 Michigan Department of State (IRP Unit) U.S. Department of Justice 517-322-1097 http://www.usdoj.gov Michigan Department of Transportation Main Switchboard: 202-514-2000 http://www.michigan.gov/mdot Office of the Attorney General: 202-353-1555 517-373-2090 U.S. Department of Transportation Michigan Department of Treasury 202-366-4000 http://michigan.gov/treasury TTY: 800-877-8339 517-373-3200 Voice: 866-377-8642 VCO: 877-877-6280 Michigan State Police Traffic Safety Division http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123- U.S. FMCSA (United States Federal Motor 1593_47093---,00.html Carrier Safety Administration) 517-336-6195 800-832-5660 Authority and Insurance Verification 202-385-2423 U.S. Customs and Border Protection or 703-280-4001 http://www.cbp.gov 877-227-5511 U.S. FMCSA/Michigan Division Office International Callers: 703-526-4200 517-853-5990 TDD: 866-880-6582 U.S. Food & Drug Administration 888-463-6332 21 BORDER CROSSING GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS Contact Information (cont.) Canadian Contacts Canada Border Services Ontario Ministry of Transportation http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca http://www.mto.gov.on.ca Calls within Canada (toll free) Queen's Park/Minister's Office: 416-327-9200 English: 800-461-9999 St. Catharine's: 800-268-4686 French: 800-959-2036 General Inquiry: TTY: 866-335-3237 http://www.ccmta.ca 800-268-4648 Calls from outside Canada TTY: 866-471-8929 (long-distance charges apply) English: 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064 Ontario Trucking Association French: 204-983-3700 or 506-636-5064 http://www.ontruck.org 416-249-7401 Canadian Food Inspection Agency http://www.inspection.gc.ca Public Safety Canada 800-442-2342 or 613-225-2342 http://www.ps-sp.gc.ca 800-830-3118 or 613-944-4875 Canadian Trucking Alliance http://www.CANTRUCK.com Transport Canada 613-236-9426 http://www.tc.gc.ca/en/menu.htm E-mail: email@example.com Council of Transport Administrators 613-990-2309 http://www.ccmta.ca TTY: 888-675-6863 613-736-1003 22
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Mr Abbas, Please decline Obama's invitation! He is all useless talk! Keep the status quo for the time being. A just solution for Palestine will come! Be patient! Palestinians can wait decades more! They will in the end get a just peace and a real Palestine!
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OHL profile: Jason Dickinson Storms into NHL draft conversation
Rangy 17-year-old forward off to strong start in second OHL season and looks like potential first-round pick in NHL draft.
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Guelph Storm head coach Scott Walker admits a couple of times this season he's glanced over as forward Jason Dickinson arrives at the rink clad in a track suit, a big grin on his baby face, and wondered if he's the stick boy.
Any lingering doubts are erased when the 17-year-old steps onto the ice.
"The best part about this kid is that his upside is endless," Walker says of Dickinson, a highly-touted 6-foot-2, 176-pound Orangeville, Ont., native. "He's not going to shave until he's 35 and he's still got a million miles to go in filling out.
"They (opponents) have trouble getting the puck off him now. What are they going to do when he's 200 or 210 pounds?"
Dickinson, a graduate of the AAA Halton Hurricanes minor hockey program, went through the typical 16-year-old OHL rookie adjustment last season, notching just one goal and six assists in his first 25 games.
But by Christmas he was earning lots of minutes and in the playoffs, Dickinson centred the first or second line as the Storm fell in six games in the opening round to the Plymouth Whalers, who tied for second overall.
Dickinson was named to the OHL second all-rookie team after 35 points in 63 games and, so far this season, has picked up right where he left off.
"My confidence has sky-rocketed to a whole other level," says Dickinson, a potential first-round pick in June's NHL entry draft, according to a preliminary list from NHL Central Scouting. "Coming off such a strong season last year I really feel comfortable in this league and that I can make a difference."
Dickinson is using his size better to win the puck and maintain possession. He has a good scoring touch and is improving his two-way game. He's also shown versatility, moving back to centre from the wing after fellow 17-year-old Hunter Garlent went down with a broken ankle last month.
Despite the increased confidence and more refined game, Dickinson admits he went into last summer's Team Canada tryouts for the Ivan Hlinka under-18 tournament "feeling a little flustered and overwhelmed" to be among a group of top-40 players that included No. 1 prospect Nathan MacKinnon. He got off to a slow start at camp and, despite improving with each practice and scrimmage, ended up being cut from the eventual gold-medal winning team.
"There's no doubt I wish I had a second chance at it," says Dickinson, who has yet to play internationally, having also been cut at U16 and U17 levels.
"But it was a fantastic learning experience," he says. "It showed me what the other guys are capable of and that I'm capable of playing just as good, if not better than them. They're not special, they're just regular guys like I am."
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BORN: July 4, 1995
HOMETOWN: Georgetown, Ont.
HEIGHT: 6-foot-2
WEIGHT: 176 pounds
GP 20, G 9, A 11, Pts 20, +6, PIM 2
• OHL career-high three points (1G, 2A) in 8-5 win over Saginaw on Oct. 20.
• Named to the OHL all-rookie second team after scoring 35 points in 63 games in 2011-12.
• Taken in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Storm in the 2011 OHL draft after scoring 45 goals and 34 assists for 79 points in 59 games with the AAA minor midget Halton Hurricanes.
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Lithuanian virtuoso Muza Rubacktye perfectly realizes two of the Saint-Saens concertos with effortless panache and stunning virtuosity.
Published on April 25, 2015
The complete recordings of Vassily Sapellnikoff and Xaver Schwarwenka return to us in sound forum that well belies their age and historical significance.
Published on April 15, 2015
A third installment of Reiner Rarities grants us some exquisite French repertory, lovingly restored.
Published on April 13, 2015
An extensive compilation that well completes Leopold Stokowski's work with two decidedly "patriotic" ensembles, 1940-1946.
Published on April 11, 2015
DGG compiles the musical testament, achieved in forty-five years, of the beginning and ending of a beautiful friendship.
Published on April 11, 2015
Maurizio Pollini, after some 40 years, concludes his inscribed cycle of Beethoven sonatas, and collectors can choose their preferences.
Published on April 03, 2015
For fifty minutes we remain enthralled by some dazzling guitar playing from an old master.