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- Aluminum price :
First of all, we can see on this graph the price of the aluminum. If we focus between the 6th and the 14th December, we notice that the price increase due to the fact that the inventories decrease. Indeed, if we look at the inventories, the aluminum already produced is sold to be able to fill all the demand of the market.
Another explanation of this increase of the price can be the raise of the cost of production. The producers have to sell the aluminum at a higher price because it is higher to produce it.
2. Inventories level :
As we can see, The inventories follow the slope of the aluminum price for the first half of December, which indicate us, that in short term, there was not enough supply to satisfy the increasing demand (or the supply was decreasing) and so the market had to tap in the inventories. This market in functioning well regarding to the basic economic principles.
3. Forward curve :
As we are in an oversupplied market, we are not surprised to see the same forward curve then is the previous bulletin, contango. The Slope is pretty flat in the 6 firsts month, that is always the same logistical problem.
4. Recommandation
As we exposed on the previous newsletter, we have two majors' components for the future in term of demand. In one hand we have Chine who keep it's inside demand grow thing with a discount on car taxes. On the other hand we have the Trump who says that he will invest massively (500 billion USD) in infrastructure in order to make America competitive against China. So demand for aluminum will probably keep going up. Our recommendation is to stay long.
Bess, Adrian and David
Sources :
"OPEC, U.S. begin 'cat and mouse' oil game"
The month of december started with an increasing production as of the 16th of december, reaching 8'786 mbbl/day. It is an increase of 87 mbbl/day compared to the end of November, but smaller compared to last year and two years ago.
Supply & Exports
U.S refiners net input of crude oil helps use approximate the consumption of petroleum. December highlight an increase in consumption of 375 mbbl/day compared to the end of november. The consumption is also relatively low compared to the last two years.
The exports remain quite similar to november's, with an amout of 557 mbbl/day as of december 16th. This number remains quite small compared to the U.S stocks and production, but data shows that the U.S is a greater exporter of Petroleum products, with 4'874 mbbl/day exported as of december 9th.
Ending stocks
We observe no great relative fluctuation in the stocks, which decreased to 1'178'277 mbbl from 1'183'230 mbbl at the end of november.
WTI Crude Oil prices (NYMEX) in USD/Bbl From Dec 5th 2016 – Dec 22nd 2016
Source: Bloomberg
Oil prices at their maximum since last 2 years because of OPEC's agreement. Price decrease at the end of 1st week of December as OPEC's oil output hit another record high in November, rising to 34.19 million bpd from 33.82 MMBbl/d in October. Russia's daily oil production averaged 11.21 MMBbl/d in November, the highest in nearly 30 years. December 7th prices went up because of investors' hope on week-end meeting b/w Opec & Non-opec & oil finally reached 53.70 $ as agreed output cut of 558'000 Bbls from Non-opec. Prices drop on December 13th because of a stronger $ after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in a year. Prices rose again on December 15 because of 2.5 MMBbl drop in US crude inventories. U.S. crude stocks unexpectedly rose by 2.2 MMBbl this wednesday according to EIA but market didn't react yet.
Forward Curves' from 1st to last bulletin:
Forward curve is Contango. Slope is quite same as last 2 bulletins except during January – February is getting flatter. For the following months slope is slightly steepened corresponds to incentive to store. We notice that curve is not reacting as much as prices, as additional supply cut of 558'000 Bbl should be compensating by other countries such as US & Libya.
Forecast :
Worldwide consumption in 2017 is still expected to increase from 95.33 MMBbl/day to 96.67 MMBbl/day.
However for the second quarter of 2017 price forecast raised to $57.50 barrel from $55 a barrel for U.S. WTI and also for the Brent to $59 from a barrel from $56.50 a barrel. Due to a potential increase in oil production from Libya and a strong dollar future remains around $52 a barrel for January. We expect 84% of compliance to the OPEC and Non-OPEC cut output agreement of 1.6 MMBbl/day meaning a balance beyond the first half of 2017.
Canada's Prime Minister said on Wednesday at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce that he confirmed that Donald Trump was "very supportive" of TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. The 830,000 barrel/day pipeline would carry oil sands crude from Alberta to the U.S. Midwest.
Since our last bulletin the price of the iron reached 83 $ per metric tons then it has decrease and now sit around 80$ and 79$ and it will maybe slowly decrease again because of the winter (there is less construction done because of the weather).
Iron ore:
The Brazilian producer vale has open a new mine considered the biggest mine in the iron industry. For the producer it will add another 90 million tonnes per year to push his capacity to 400-450 million tonnes per year. This new is not really a good one because the market of iron ore is already well supply (more supply than demand) so adding more product one the market will most likely make the price decrease.
Steel: the world against China's Steel
Steel exportation might be in difficulties for China because of some anti-dumping investigation in progress to see if the biggest producers of steel had sold his product at an unfairly low price in Europe. The US Department of commerce is now investigating transhipments of Chinese steel products from Vietnam
In India they have extended the minimum price for the importation to fend off against the low steel price of China.
In the US the fall of Chinese exportation and the increasing price of the raw material plus the election of Trump made the local steel (US) price increase.
China's production:
As you can see, the forecast of cars production is bullish, that's mean that the demand of steel will increase and the price of the material too.
As we said in the previous bulletin China has plan to reduce his production in order to reduce the pollution and make the price of the commodity increase and also make the local steel mill more competitive again (Hebei for example main province of steel and iron production plan to cut 18 million tons of iron and 19 million tons of steel).
To make sure that the steel mill are respecting the quota, the government sent several inspectors because they have notice that some mills where cheating and tried to profit from the rising price.
China's goal for 2016 was to reduce the steel production by 45 million but instead it has been reduced by 88 million.
Seeing what is happening to price and because of the winter season beginning we recommend to be on a Short position for the iron ore.
Concerning the Steel it is the opposite because of China's cut plan, the price will still increase and so we can still be on a long position.
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To suspend or not to suspend
One month Nickel price
The Philippine government announced on December 15 that it had cancelled the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of two nickel mines that did not respect the international standards. Ten mines (not all nickel) have been halted and about 20 face suspension. Decisions are going to be announced in January for them. After the Philippine's decision, the ton of nickel fell to 10'300$ per ton. But, if you look at a graph over the past 60 days it is obvious that traders are uncertain whether to bid the metal higher, or push it lower, while politicians in the Philippines (and Indonesia) decide whether to encourage or discourage nickel exports to China.
Since october Nickel stock level has increased, nevertherless global deficit will reach 67'000 tonnes and is expect to rise up 93'000 in 2017. According to UBS this deficit will increase the price over the to $11'200/ton in 2017 and $12'0007ton in 2018. On the other hand the LME expects the price to decrease due to a lot of inventory (holding 23% of of the global annual consumption along with Shangai future exchange. All in all, no one really seems know how the market will behave but one thing reamins certain : shortage will intensify.
Restocking in nickel has taken place because of improved demand while supply were facing disruption from the Philippines since October. On the 19th December, stocks reached a 371'286 tonnes 6 months high.
V- axis : USD/MT
Overall base metal prices weakened during the last week. Zinc faced the bigger drop.
December 14 Zinc price : 2738 USD/Mt
December 19 Zinc price : 2632.10 USD/Mt
Since 2016 is gently coming to an end, lets have a look at the behaviour of Zinc this year. Generally, Zinc has not seen such bullish prices since 2007 where the price was just a little over $1000/MT. Today it is arround 2.5 times more than what it used to be.
The main drivers that allowed such price increase is the strong chinese buying and the supply tightness due to mine shutdowns.
Inventory level
Thus, the current price is a good incentive for producers to increases production. For instance Glencore plans to relaunch the production of 500'000 tpy of capacity mines that it had to close in 2015 when prices where below $1700/tonne, but not until 2018.
Actually, Chinese authorities in charge of the environment are investigating in zinc producers in several majors provinces in order to take a decision which refineries are going to continue producing or not. Some of them were closed.
V-axis: USD/MT
Corn Ending stocks
In this table, there is no difference between the ending stocks of November and December. Indeed, this month ending stocks was at 2,403 Bushels above the 2,414 expected by the USDA but in the same level than November. The situation for the stock to use is similar 16.4% for the two last months.
In a global perspective, there is an increase in Ending stocks in December from 218.19 to 222.25 and It is mainly due to an increase in production. Then the level of the stock to use ratio has increased from 0.3%.
Corn price
As we said in our precedent bulletin, the corn market price is low comparing to the previous year. The reason is that the high record corn production this year and the strong dollars put pressure on the price. In December the price has slightly increased and it is due to the high demand. Indeed, a strong usage and exports are supporting this increase despite the large harvest.
Sources : http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/corn.aspx?timeframe=1m
The graph above show that the corn forward curve is in carry until mid 2018. The price has risen since August from around 3$ per bushel to 3.6$ today, added to the forward curve, our recommendation is to be long because we are expecting that the price will increase at least for the next year.
China corn exports
China is keen to resume corn exports for the first time in around a decade as farmers turn to cheaper sorghum for animal feed and stock corn stockpiles grow at home. Indeed, the amount of corn grew and the price increase under government price support for farmers. Since the program was abandoned in October, the surplus is between 150 million tons to 240 million tons. China exports can have a big impact on the market price and some country like Japan can change the rule in the global corn markets imports. Most of the corn imported in Japan come from USA, so an entrance of China in the global market could cause some problem to an other big producer United States of America.
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Since our last bulletin, the price of cocoa kept falling. On December 9 2016 it reached £1698, the lowest since September 2013.
There is an abundant supply of cocoa and better logistics to port which leads to the biggest surplus in 6 years. Cocoa port arrivals in Ivory Coast are gradually catching up with those of last year. They were down by 7% since the starting of the main crop, from 506'000 tonnes last year to 470'000 tonnes in November 27 2016. However, between November 21 2016 and November 27 2016, arrivals outnumbered those of last year by 43'000 tonnes.
It rained in most of the cocoa growing region of Ivory Coast last week which will boost next year harvest. Ivory Coast is entering its dry season but Harmattan has not appeared yet, which is a good thing for cocoa growing.
Demand, on the contrary, has decreased. The two biggest consumers of the snack food industry, the US and Europe, are turning toward healthier alternatives with less sugar. Moreover, manufactures were also seeking alternatives to cocoa to counter 2015 high prices.
Forward curves
In terms of slope, the shape of the forward curves did not change much. It is still more or less neutral when considering the 3 first months, as the market still does not know if supply will be totally sufficient. However the spot price went down from $ 2'440 to approximately $ 2'230. Over July 2017 the market is in carry, which indicates good supply levels. The slope of this new forward curve is very good as it gets sufficiently steep to cover storage and interest costs. The market gets an indicator to store but later only, because until July the differential does not cover the cost of storage.
Our recommendation is to keep going short for the upcoming weeks, until the slope of the forward curve improves (gets steeper).
Cocoa futures characteristics
Key events to follow
- During the week of November 28, Brazil government and farmer's associations discussed a plan to increase their production to 300'000 tonnes in five years and to 400'000 tonnes in 10 years.
- Whether the Harmattan will be strong or not. If the harmattan becomes strong, it will destroy the small pods and dries out the soil which will leads to low bean quality and lower cocoa output.
Gold (precious metal)
Bulletin 16.12.2016
Week 26th November to 16th December 2016
Starting up where we were three weeks ago, the trend started last month continued, with a falling gold price. The price broke its 1'200USD/oz last month and sits today at around 1'160USD/oz. We were therefore right to recommend being short on gold until the FOMC meeting on Wednesday 14th of December. Everybody is still waiting for Janet Yellen (US FED Chair) to raise interest of 0.25%. The strong economic indicators show that the US economy might be ready for an increase of the rates:
- The Unemployment falls to 4.6%, the lowest since the financial crisis of 2007-2008.
- The annualized growth rate of the US economy for the third quarter of 2016 increased to 3.2, higher than expected
If the Fed decides to raise the interest rate, this could help the price of gold to inverse the tendency. The new support to look carefully is 1154.75USD/oz. Although we do believe that the FOMC will raise the interest rate, we do not believe in the hypothesis that it will support the price of gold:
- The rate increase is expected to be "only" 0.25%, not really a big deal
- The US economy grows vigorously, and we will normally see an increase of the inflation that will pressure the price of gold, as it is traded in USD
For all these reasons, we do not think that the price of gold will rebound, and expect it to continue to decrease slowly until at least the end of the Christmas rally.
Breaking news (15.12.2016):
As we expected, the Fed increased the interest rate by 0.25% up to 0.75%.
This has resulted in the fall of the price of gold. We then will keep our recommendation on being short gold until new year.
However, the dollars went up after the announcement of the Fed, which is in our opinion due to the fact that the market had already integrated the news, as everybody was talking about this meeting and the increase since many months.
The above chart is the price of physical gold in American dollar ($) for a troy ounce (oz: 31,1034768 grams) that takes place in London twice a day.
As we can see the forward curve remains a contango. According to the current trend, the price of gold is still dropping and went down by approximately 40$ from January to December 2017, 23$ for February 2018 and 22 for June 2018. This decrease is due according to us to an oversupply coming from important sales which have made the price drop.
Overview of World's Cotton supply, production and stocks.
The largest revision in this month's USDA report is related to production. The figure for the global cotton harvest was lifted about one million bales, from 22,486 to 22,695 million. At the country-level, the biggest changes were for Australia (+500,000 bales) and the U.S. (+362,000 bales). The production of the main producer India is still at the same level than when we did our last bulletin, the cash crunch is partially resorbed but not enough to have a real impact.
The consumption is still stable even if we have a small decrease compare to our last bulletin. Like we said before the consumption is higher than the production and can lead to a increase of the price.
Ending stock:
There is an increase on the ending stock due to the rise of the production like we saw just above.
12 December 2016 Monsanto Company announced at the Deltapine New Product Evaluator (NPE) Summit the commercialization of its new Bollgard 3® XtendFlex® Cotton, the first commercial cotton product ever with full federal approvals for the trait and in-crop herbicide system to combine three modes of action for both lepidopteran insect control and herbicide tolerance. This new kind of cotton can greatly increase the production of cotton in the coming years.
Price movements
Since our last bulletin, and with the supply issue in India related to the cash crunch and late harvesting in some regions that affected the price, the India cash crunch is partially resorbed as at 12 Dec 2016. However, it is still on a higher level than before this event, around +2% from 15 Nov to 12 Dec 2016. The OPEC meeting on 30 Nov 2016 may have affected the cotton price as well.
Forward curve (Cotton No. 2 Futures Specifications)
Comparison period: 18.11.2016 – 09.12.2016
The forward curve is in carry from March 2017 to May 2017, which may be explained by a well-supplied situation and an incentive to store however after May 2017 we are in situation of inverse where there is an incentive to deliver the cotton. For example for July 2017, the contract has become less expensive since the last bulletin, around -4.3% which may mean that delivery and production deadlines have been positively reviewed and that the cotton in July 2017 may be better delivered than what it was since the last bulletin (i.e. 3 weeks ago).
Key point(s):
- According to Agrimoney (2016), synthetic fibre competition has to be taken into consideration for cotton. We therefore have to look at the cotton prices in the future if they are impacted for example by the prices of oil.
- Future oil prices following the agreed cut in production of OPEC, as synthetic fibre is composed of oil.
To conclude, as we have seen above the production and ending stocks are a little bit higher than the previous period while the consumption has no particular change, so we assume that cotton prices may decrease slightly in the next couple of weeks, with the hope that there are no any major event that could affect the prices, and therefore recommend to be short.
Stefan Zgraggen, Agron Etemi, Justin Nangmo
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The end of the year is approaching and the coffee futures price has fallen sharply since mid-November and remain in a bearish trend. Several factors can explain this move:
(1st) Hedge Funds cut their net long position in Arabica coffee by more than 13'980 contracts from Nov 29 vs Dec 6 (biggest move in 15 months) in order to take some profit (and improve their yearly profitability). According to Barclay, the average return of all hedge funds in their database has reach 5.24% by the end of November 2016.
(2nd) The weather has been excellent this year in the main producer countries. Brazil has had favorable weather to grow the Arabica (2.91m bags of 60kg); Columbia has had excellent condition as well and announced this week the largest monthly production number since 1998 (1.65m bags of 60kg). Vietnam has recovered from a difficult dry period and rain was adequate in August, this helped the coffee to recover (2.41m bags of 60 kg).
(3rd) The Real currency. The latest decline in the USD/BRL (5%) is mainly due to the Donald Trump election. However, the Trumps policies are willing to increase three times the US interest rates in 2017 which could draw capital away from others countries.
The accumulation of all these three factors in the market has led to a bearish situation for ending the year 2016.
Price forward: November 2016 vs December 2016
- Forward curves are carry, coffee is not so affected by seasonality, only a slight increase in price after September, probably due to the end of the harvest season in Brazil (April-September). However, we can see that the price ranges have decreased (from 160-185 to 135-165).
Volume forward curve: November 2016 vs December 2016
- December's contracts are out of deal as they are in the delivery process right now, eyes moved on March where all the contracts demand stands. Then, the slope represents the number of contract which are smaller. Investors are not yet focused on these contracts.
Prices of both Arabica and Robusta are following the global bearish trends, especially due to a good production in the main producer's countries, but also because of the global market situation (hedge fund, currency impacts).
Regarding the currencies, BRL/USD has gained few pips after the Trump's election where the currency had lost 5%. However, the background trend is bearish. USD is going to be stronger in the upcoming months.
As expected, the surprising US elections has weakened Latin American currencies, like the Real, creating a bearish sentiment in the market. Interest rate (as expected) rose in the US and they want to rise it 3x in 2017. Money could draw capital away from others countries, such as Brazil.
Nonetheless, due to the currencies situation in producers markets, the weather and the behavior of the major players in this market, we recommend to sell coffee for 2017.
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In Ukraine and Russia, a particular dragon-like creature, Zmey Gorynych has three heads, is green, walks on two back paws, has small front paws, and spits fire. According to one bylina, Zmey Gorynych was killed by Dobrynya Nikitich. Zmey Corynych is also associated with other evil creatures such as Baba Yaga and Koshey the Deathless. They are the main part of any Russian fairytale. But brave and smart men like Ivan the Fool and others kill them and save their beautiful princess.
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Could someone please post or send privately the list of
subject line tags. I had dropped out for a while, and missed
the introduction of line tags -- great idea, makes sorting and
deleting much easier!
I suppose I should re-introduce myself. My name is Dustin
Howarth, and I now live near Pittsburgh, PA (formerly
Ashland, VA). I am completing my thesis in conservation
biology, and work part-time for the VA Natural Heritage
Program until I finish the thesis and find full-time work up
If you couldn't guess, my main interest is species iris, but I
also grow a number of sibs, LAs, JIs, and beardeds. It's nice
to see that the list has grown and there are a lot of interesting
threads. I'll probably be lurking until I have more free time to
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Hi ladies, for those of you who have had or have reflux babies I was just wondering if they went put on medication and if they were which one, how much and what age and how long were they on them? thanks x
Hi ladies, for those of you who have had or have reflux babies I was just wondering if they went put on medication and if they were which one, how much and what age and how long were they on them? thanks x
My youngest has been on Zantac , nexium, and now on Somac and he's 19 months. And it will be a long time before he stops.
My little girl was on losec from 7 weeks to 8 months.
My DS started with Zantac at 3 weeks then losec at 8 weeks. Currently 6 months and have tried cutting the dose many times with no luck
Thanks for the replies seems like it's very common that alot of babies don't really grow out of it very quickly my DD2 has been on losec since she was 2 weeks old, looks like I'm in for the long haul I suppose
DS had silent reflux. He was on bethanacol from 6 weeks then losec from 12 weeks. Originally 5mg, then 10mg then at 6 months old he went to 15mg which he was on till 8 months.
Have you thought of chiro? I think it helped.
DD was on Zantac (1ml twice daily) from about 9 weeks. We increased it to 1.5ml at 11 weeks. Still bad, cut out dairy and soy at 12 weeks. That's what made the difference. I think we stopped the Zantac around 6 or 7 months when she was sitting up more and wasn't spewing much any more. I reintroduced dairy and soy slowly into my diet from 8 months and she was okay. Now she's fine at 20 months
my DD has servere reflux, she was put on losec at 5 weeks old (shorty after her first surgery on her stomach ) that didnt help much at all, she was also put onto neocate formula, and then they added in zantac and domperadone as well, at 1 year old she had a fundoplication ( anti reflux op apparently ) because her reflux was so servere she was not even 5 kilos at 1 year old she was stoping breathing a lot because of the reflux and getting chest infections from it ( asipiration pneumonia ) we did all the testing before choosing to go downthat road, barium studies, empedence probe endoscopies and gastric emptying study ( which revieled her stomach was not emptying wel at all, ( 5 mls in 5 hours ) which was contributing to the reflux. The fundo was less than helpful for her she ever got back onto oral feeds and ended up having a permenant g tube a few months later, that still didnt help as her feed just poored around the stoma. She has been fed into her intestines since she was 18 months old, that hasnt always worked either, she has mulitiple obstructions and surgerys, Now at neally 6 she is going well gut wise, She has lost a large portion of her jejunum ( second part of small bowel ) and feeds into the lower part of her jejenum though a tube on the right hand side of her abdomen and has a PEG ( tummy tube ) in the middle that drains her stomach 24 7 as if its clamped she refluxes stomach acid, right now im working on trying to wean it but its not going well. She is still on losec and we wil not be weaning it any time soon as when the fluid leaks around her peg it burns like made and when she refluxes it it also burns she has had bleeds on a few occasions from it.
yes my daughter is on the very bad end of the reflux spectrum she is far from a happy chucker, But yes a refluxer, before useing any medications i would recomend seeing a pead or a pead Gi if you can to try and find out WHY they are relfuxing as yes it can be a simple case of baby reflux but it can also ( if bad ) be caused by other things
My dd has reflux, she was on meds at 6weeks old. She's been on them ever since, has recently been diagnosed lactose intolerant and is doing really well on a LF diet. We are gradually weaning her off the meds and hope to be fully diet controlled in another fortnight.
She's currently almost 15 months old.
It won't let me edit, she started on 5mg losec twice a day, went up to 10mg twice a day at around 10m for 6 weeks or so, then settled on 5mg/am and 10mg/pm until recently.
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The Silver Lining has some really nice Iris patterns.
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Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 3:23 AM
To: email@example.com
Subject: RE: [iris-talk] Digest Number 1806
On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, Caroline Hudnall wrote:
> Thank you for the site on the quilts, I pulled it up and I noticed that
> as of today its under re-construction so will have to wait. I'm really
> looking for cross-stitch patterns of iris, so if any of you know of any
> sources please let me know you can contact me via private email. Thanks
> again and happy gardening in those iris beds.
> Caroline Hudnall
> Helena, Montana, zone 4 where we have about 2 inches of snow on the
> level and the redpolls are eating me out of house and home.
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> Subject: OT: iris pattern quilt
> Just in case anyone decorates in irises, I just stumbled across some
> nice
> iris pattern quilts at http://www.thewoolery.com/quilts.html .
> Considering
> that they're hand quilted, the prices look reasonable.
> Christy Hensler
Christy, I you maanage to get iris patterns in cross-stitch I would be
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Lars Contzen
"I think graphically designed surfaces have a great future ahead of them."
Lars Contzen studied art and now designs wallpapers, floor coverings and furniture. He also develops shop and interior design concepts for an international clientele. The Frankfurt-born artist says, "Décor expresses your attitude to life". The designs of his wallpapers reflect his positive attitude. They simply burst with exuberance. Composed graphics of the highest design standards are characteristic for Lars Contzen's work. He uses youthful, fresh and distinctive colours for his collections. The "Le Pop" design is his trademark. It is based on a flower-like futuristic shape in various sizes and perspectives that brings a sense of sophisticated club culture into rooms.
Lars Contzen designed his first wallpaper collection for A.S. Création in 2006. He starts the design process without regard for the material. Together with A.S. Création's designer the graphics are then transferred into appropriate formats for wallpaper and suitable embossed structures developed to refine the product.
To date, A.S. Création has released five Lars Contzen wallpaper collections. They reflect modern life, the spirit of the digital age and capture futuristic impulses in a variety of ways.
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The fourth wallpaper collection by the artist and designer Lars Contzen is a multifaceted, artistic but also homely collection.
Lars Contzen creates wallpaper designs inspired by nature, technology and the digital world. His unmistakeable style is true to his motto "Art straight from the heart". The diverse motifs of his "Lars Contzen Four" collection are partly hand-drawn and partly sophisticated digital creations. Floral patterns and striking 3D graphics turn walls into impressive interiors.
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Lars Contzen's unusual designs for a modern and stylish ambience are always surprising. His new collection "Martrics" is no exception. Its innovative graphical flock prints in a pop art look add a special appeal. True to his motto "Art straight from the heart" the artist and interior designer has created a variety of lavish décors with a unique spatial effect – sometimes only noticeable at a second glance.
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The third collection by Lars Contzen bursts with vitality and brings walls to life. The artistically composed designs combine graphic patterns with floral ornaments and are as diverse as modern life. As well as the sophisticated contours, the colour themes also emphasize his exciting style statements.
As the name indicates, "colourcourage®" invites courageous use of colour by showing systematic colour harmonies. A concept that revolutionises the use of colour in wall design. The wallpaper collection displays 24 eye-catching, perfectly aesthetic shades of colour, which are blended to harmonic colour compositions with a universal mix and match system. Thus, "colourcourage®" creates oversized graphic patterns in a room – every wall becomes an element of a large-scale design.
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World War I Battle in the Skies
Sunday, January 8th 2:00
Between their formation in 1912 and their amalgamation into the Royal Air Force in 1918, the Royal Flying Corps played a vital role as the eyes of the British Army during the First World War. Initially having to pay for their own training at the start of the war at the height of social class conflict, becoming a pilot was easily attainable by only the elite. But, as the war went on and times were desperate, more pilots came from the lower classes. Studying one of the most famous squadrons of the war, 56 Squadron, you get an intimate glimpse at what went on in the Mess Halls, on furloughs, and on the aerodrome when men from all walks of life were forced to work together under a single cause. Join returning presenter Abby Whitlock for this sure to please presentation. Free at the Sargeant Museum.
The Life and Career of John Mercer Langston
Saturday, February 18th 10:30-noon
As a result of helping put together the stories for Old Home Places of Louisa County Revisited, author Linda Salisbury became interested in writing a fresh life history of this important African-American leader born in Louisa County. Sharing his alma mater, Linda wrote a very engaging fresh narrative and will have copies of her book available for purchase after her presentation on the highlights of this fascinating story. Free at the Sargeant Museum.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Appraisal Fair Fundraiser for Louisa County Historical Society. Featuring appraisers from PBS' Antiques Roadshow! Held in collaboration with Quinn's Auction Galleries near Zion's Crossroads.
All classes meet at the Heritage Farm behind the museum at 214 Fredericksburg Ave in Louisa.
Hearth Cooking- "Old Christmas Twelfth Night Feast"
Thursday, January 6th, from 10-4
Based on Martha Washington's cookbook, this session focuses on the way Christmas was celebrated in the 18th C. (with visits to friends culminating in a feast on the Eve of Epiphany.) Cook and enjoy eating an entire Christmas season meal prepared in the historic Michie House under the instruction of the Hearth Cooking Guild from the Louisa County Historical Society. Age 17 & up. Some advanced cooking techniques will be used. $25
Historic Food and Herbs for Keeping Good Health
Friday, February 3rd (10th snow alternate) 6-8 pm
Call for Reservations but pay at the door!
Join the Louisa Herb Guild for an exciting dinner lecture. A dinner social will start the evening followed by a lecture by Krista Rahm of Forrest Green Farm who is a noted lecturer on herbs and their use. She will lead participants in taking a look into some of the traditional foods and herbs that were used by Native Americans, Colonists and early Appalachian healers to keep people healthy. These were the foods and herbs that were easily found in the southern landscape and through wise traditions were handed down from generation to generation to enhance health and promote healing. Dinner to start at 6 to soon be followed by the lecture. $15 per person or $25 per couple.
Hearth Cooking- Fine Virginia Cuisine
Friday February 17th 10-4
Drawing from the early Virginia cookbooks, those attending this session at the hearth will create and enjoy eating some of the finest Virginia fare: Beef with stuffing and smothered with gravy, baked apples filled with pudding, seasonal vegetables and a yummy dessert. Wear long pants and tie shoes. Age 17 and up. $25
Hearth Cooking: Early Spring Feast
Saturday, March 18th 10-4
Spring was the time to eat pork smoked in early winter, root crops from the cellar, and the first greens of spring. Learn to prepare period recipes with traditional hearth cooking methods. Enjoy eating the entire meal prepared in the historic Michie House under the instruction of The Hearth Cooking Guild from the Louisa County Historical Society. Age 17 & up. $25
Genealogy Research
Friday, April 7th 10am-Noon
If you are just starting in your family history search, or have grown rusty or discouraged, come get a fresh burst of energy with new online resources to explore. We'll cover the online records in Louisa, how to find them in the courthouse, and resources for looking in other states. Free but registration is requested. Session held at the Sargeant Museum of Louisa County History. Feel free to bring a lunch and stay to work online after the class.
History on the Road!
April 8th, 2017
Bus tour of Tarleton's Charlottesville Raid led by military historian Dr. John Maass, author of Road to Yorktown. The tour details are here: http://www.cwea.net/programs/1704-american-revolution-banastre-tarleton%E2%80%99s-charlottesville-raid-field-tour The tour company president, Bob Maher, has enthusiastically agreed to discount the tour from $150 per person to $95 per person for all LCHS members. To contact Bob about the discount rate and how to have LCHS get the discount rate when they "check out" on CWEA page, you can reach him at 800-298-1861.
Did You Miss the Bus?
Our bus trip to the new Smithsonian Museum of African-American Life and Culture filled up and several people were not able to join us for the trip in October. We will go again in early May. To place your name on the list to be notified when we start taking reservations in the new year, email (firstname.lastname@example.com) or call the museum.
As we grow, we need more Volunteers...
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We have a good time and make good friends through our shared interests in history. Volunteer one 3 hour shift per month in the museum (and there is archive and research work to do between visitors or you can just bring a good book.)
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"Ma'am, we sent out officers to go arrest the man you talked about. Meanwhile, can you tell us the full story of what happened?" The police offer's voice said. I looked up at her, instantly greeted by calm and understanding eyes. Next to me, Niall tensed his arm around me. I nodded at the lady, stiffening up to tell the story. Throughout the whole talk, the lady nodded every once in a while. She never faltered her kind stare, causing me to feel relaxed when I was near her. When I got to the part of what happened last night, Niall let out an angry sigh. He didn't interrupt, but his anger was evident by his actions. Through the glass doors of the office we were in, I could see police officers coming in, escorting a tall man. Mason. He looked up and caught my eye, giving me a smirk before he was escorted into another room. "Thank you." The lady said. I looked back at her and she gave me a small smile. "That's all we need. If we need to take him to court, we will use this recording. As for you, get some rest. You've had a terrible ordeal. Go home, and take some time off. We can get you a restraining order once everything is settled down." I nodded. "Thank you." "Do you have any questions?" She asked. I nodded before speaking. "How long can he be sentenced to jail?" I asked. She smiled. "If you win a court case, for life. He has at least three counts against him. Assault, kidnap, and rape." She explained. I nodded an she left, saying she would be back to give me papers to sign. Once I signed them, I was free to leave. By the time we were finished, it was 8 am. Niall was by my side the whole time, even when the doorway was only wide enough for one person, he kept a hand on my back and guided me outside. Once we were outside, I had no clue where we were going to go. Niall, however, took the lead. We had made it about a couple blocks away from the police station, when my curiosity spoke for me. "Niall, where are we going?" I asked, looking up at him. "Home." He said simply, giving me a reassuring smile. ~~~ The flight had stopped in Chicago, since it wasn't a nonstop trip to London. Our original plan was to switch flights, but since both of us had been exhausted from sitting in a cramped plane for 10 hours, we decided to spend the night in Chicago. We got in a taxi, telling him to drop us off at the closest hotel. The checkin was a blur, mostly because I haven't had a good sleep in what felt like days. I kept thinking of a warm, soft bed and sleeping next to Niall. I longed to fall asleep in his arms, because the last time I had done that felt like an eternity ago. Once we made it to our room, it seemed like my legs were lead. I made it to the bed, surprising even myself when I was able to slip off my shoes. I flopped on the bed, slipping under the covers with a groan. I heard Niall make his way to the bed not as exhausted as I was, but tired nonetheless. He got into the bed, wrapping his arms around my waist. His chin rested on my head, while he murmured words that were barely distinguishable. "I've missed you." (May 19, 2013 | post #486)
Part 2: "Niall?" I called out, turning around a corner and seeing the back of a blonde man's head. At the sound of my voice, he turned around. "Julie? Oh god, Julie!" Niall ran towards me, engulfing me in a warm hug. I could feel tears stream down my face, wetting his shirt. "I missed you, so much. I missed holding you like this. I missed being able to talk to you." He pulled apart just enough to kiss me, sending the familiar sensation of happiness and butterflies to me again. I felt a tear roll down his cheek, as well. "I'm going to kill him. I swear I will kill him." Niall mumbled into my ear. "He took you away from me, he deserves to die." "Niall, we need to go to the police. We need to get him arrested." I told him. He nodded and realized the phone was still in his hand. "Theresa? Yes! She doesn't look like it.. hold on.." Niall looked me up and down, then examined my arms and legs quickly. With a sigh, he returned to his conversation. "She's definitely got bruises. She looks skinnier, too." "Can I talk to her?" I asked, pointing to the phone. Niall nodded and handed me the phone, while guiding me to find a police station. "Theresa? " I called once the phone was comfortably in my hands. "Julie?! Julie! I thought something horrible would happen to you!" Theresa's voice was cracking, evident through the phone. "I miss you. I miss you all, actually. I'm coming home, I promise." Soon, Niall had guided us to the police station. "I have to go, I'll call you back." "Bye!" Theresa said, hanging up. "How did you find it?" I asked Niall, looking at the station. "I took note of it when I first got here. I hoped it would be useful." Niall explained. I nodded and we headed inside. (Apr 16, 2013 | post #483)
Theresa's POV "All I know is that they could be in Hawaii, and that Niall went to look for them." I told the police. Harry came and joined my side after talking to the police officer who interviewed him. The others were in the living room, wide awake from the events that occurred. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but we can't investigate the case of a missing person until it's been 24." The officer informs. "But it's not a missing persons case!" Harry insisted. "There isn't any evidence that says otherwise. After it's been 24 hours, well investigate. Until then, sit tight." With that, the officer left. I gritted my teeth and sighed in frustration. Harry rubbed my back in small circles as we walked to the living room where the others waited. "Well?" Liam asked, his eyes full of worry. "Are they investigating? " "No." I seethed. "They won't until it's been 24 hours. They don't think it was a kidnapping which is a load of-" "Theresa, calm down." Harry murmured. "I'm sorry." I sighed, running a hand through my hair. "Julie is like my sister, I'm worried that something has will happen." "They don't expect us to sit here, do they?" Marissa asked. I nodded. "We aren't going to, right?" Zayn asked. "Of course not." I replied. "We are going to find Julie, but from here." "How?" Sami asked. "Well, we are going to help Niall out." I answered. "Niall is in Hawaii trying to find Julie, so we have to think; where would Mason take Julie? Now, remember, Mason is a psycho who believes that Julie and him are soul mates and that she will love him." "The most romantic place in Hawaii." Chelsea said. "That's where they probably are. It could be a city or an island." "That's great! We'll tell Niall to look for the most romantic place in Hawaii." I ran to grab my cell phone and typed in the numbers. After a few rings, the phone answered. "Hello?" Niall answered, sounding crestfallen and grumpy. "Niall! Go to the most romantic place in Hawaii! That's where they probably will be." I demanded. "You sure?" He asked, sounding happier. "Yes!" I replied. He hung up soon after, leaving the 8 of us to stay in the silence and wait. ~~~ Julie's POV I don't know how long I was running, except for that soon the road became a beach, and that there was a lifeguard tower on site. It was just beginning to turn morning, so a lifeguard could be on duty. I ran faster, my adrenaline kicking in. Once I got to the tower, I ran up the steps and knocked on the door. No answer. I moved along the walls and pounded against it, my heavy breathing making my words come out one by one. "Please... Help... kidnapped.." I stopped in my tracks when I came around the last wall, and read the bold letters. NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY I groaned inwardly and ran down the steps of the tower. I had to find a police station, something, anything. When I ran further along the beach, I noticed a small town nestled on the beach. It seemed seeded and private, perfect for a romantic vacation, no doubt. The style of the town was elegant, but not overdoing it. It worked well, I admit. Seeing as it was the only town in range, I ran toward it. ~~~ It was still too early for anybody to be out. In fact, I'm sure nobody was. I searched and searched for a police station, but ended up losing myself in the town. "I'm on one of the private islands, Theresa. I think it's too early for anybody to be out." I heard someone say loudly. He seemed to be getting irritated. My eyes widened as my breathing quickened. It couldn't be.. (Apr 16, 2013 | post #482)
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Part 2: ~~~ When I woke up, my bottom half was unbearably sore. With my naked body, aching bottom half, and messy bed sheets, it didn't take long to register what happened. I didn't realize I was crying until I felt a tear on my hand. At first, I flinched from the cool, wet tear. I watched as it slide down my hand and disappeared into the sheet. Soon, many others joined it. After a good few minutes of crying, I got up and looked around for anything to cover myself in. There was an oversized shirt and old bikini bottoms. With trembling hands, I forced myself to change into them. As I headed back to the bed to sleep, I noticed the door was open. In his drunken trip upstairs, Mason must have left the door open. I hesitated a moment before running towards the door. When I got to the door, I realized that it led to stairs leading up to another door; also open. I slowly climbed the wooden stairs, trying not to make a sound. Once I was at the too, I opened the door slightly to see if anybody was outside, thankfully, there wasn't. I got out and closed the door behind me, observing my surroundings. It looked like I was in a hallway of a house, though it definitely wasn't very homey. I sneakily made my way to what I hoped was the front entrance, moving fast and quiet. I reached a wooden door that I assumed was the front door. Without a moment's hesitation, I opened it and dashed out into the dawn atmosphere. (Apr 14, 2013 | post #478)
Niall's POV I impatiently tapped my fingers on the counter as the lady typed away on her computer. "You're in luck, sir. There is a flight to Honolulu, Hawaii leaving on two hours." She said in a cheery voice. "Would you like me to book a seat for you?" "Yes." I replied instantly. She went back to typing. I looked at the time. It took me two hours to get to the airport, meaning it was 4 am. "Okay, sir. here is your ticket. Enjoy your flight." The lady said with a smile. I took the freshly printed ticket and rushed to security. ~~~ Everything seemed to rush past me. I don't remember much of the agonizing waiting in the boarding area. When they finally began boarding the plane, I almost leaped out of my seat. All I could think about was Julie. Thoughts of all the horrible things that could be happening to her swirled around my mind as I waited in the line to board. I would kill Mason, I knew I would. Just thinking about him set an angry flare off inside me. Yet, beneath the anger I felt towards Mason and the strong desire to get Julie back, I felt like everything was my fault. I was supposed to be the one to protect Julie, my princess, and I failed. If she was hurt in anyway, I don't know what I'd do. Oh, yeah, I'd punch the lights out of Mason. The plane started it's taxi, moving around the runway before taking off into the sky. ~~~ Julie's POV I woke up, forgetting where I was momentarily, then groaned when I saw the concrete wall. Sitting up, I yawned and stretched my arms out. "Good morning." I heard a voice from the corner say. I jumped slightly. "I've been waiting for you to wake up." "Why?" I asked. "I'm not eating your food, isn't that clear?" Ever since I was here, I didn't eat any food Mason gave me. He gave up leaving the food tray on the small table, finally getting the message. "No, not food." He pushed himself off the wall and walked closer, emerging out of the shadows from the corners of the room. He seemed to stumble slightly, and his words were slurred. "Although, it would be nice if you did eat." "Then, what is it?" I asked, my eyebrows scrunched in confusion. My heart started pounding faster as he walked closer. "You know, you're stunning when you're sleeping." Mason told me, taking a piece of my hair and twirling it around his fingers. My breathing became hitched, fast and small. It was difficult to focus on anything. "Mason you're dr-." Mason let the hair drop from his hands, and forced his lips to mine. I could tell he had been drinking, for his lips tasted of alcohol. I felt one of his hands travel down my body. Drunk Mason terrified me. When we dated, he was sober when he abused me. Now, with alcohol involved, there was no telling what he could do. I tried to push him off, and finally he needed air. "Mason, please don't-" I was cut off by him pushing me to the bed. The last I saw was his eyes full of lust before I fainted. (Apr 14, 2013 | post #477)
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Part 2: "Before I answer that question, how 'bout we make a game?" He asked, sitting up. "You get to ask a question in which I'll answer truthfully, but, you have to take a step closer to me." I looked from the bed, to Mason, to the space between us. The game sounded fair enough, as long as I don't ask too many questions and stop before I hit the bed. I stood up and glanced at Mason. "Fine." "Great!" He clapped his hands together. "First question?" "Where are we?" I asked, taking a small step forward. "Bigger. " He commanded, nodding at my feet. I took another small step, making him smile. "And, we are in Hawaii. Remember talking about Hawaii?" I took a step forward, matching the length mason required. "How do you plan on keeping me here all my life?" Mason folded his arms across his chest. "Well, we won't stay in this place, that's for sure. We will move to another location, once Niall and the others give up on the search for you. Hopefully by then, you will get used to the thought of spending the rest of your life with me." Niall won't give up. I know that about him, he's persistent. I took another step forward, causing me to be a few inches from the bed. I told myself that this would be the last question. "Why me? Of all the girls you dated, why me?" Mason unfolded his arms and got off the bed, making him fill the space between the bed and I. I took a step back. "Because, you were different from all the girls I dated. You didn't care about people judging you. You never wanted to draw attention to yourself. Your shy but outgoing personality made me love you." I felt uncomfortable facing Mason now. There was this feeling that I couldn't quite understand. Pity? Mason noticed that I wouldn't look him in the eye and sighed. "It's late. You should get some sleep." He told me. I nodded. He went to the bed, motioning me to follow. I glanced at him and then to the bed. Mason shook his head with a sigh. "Don't worry, I'm not sleeping with you." He stepped aside, allowing me to get on the bed. He walked around to the door, taking one last glance of me before leaving and locking the door. I curled up under the covers, not feeling tired at all. It was hard to tell the time, but it was probably late here. I forced myself to close my eyes, waiting for sleep to come and save me from reality. (Apr 2, 2013 | post #474)
Niall's POV "Niall! Wait!" I heard Theresa yell as I made my way to the door. "Theresa, I don't have time to wait. Julie is in danger." I replied. "I know that, but you can't just go out there without a plan. I can help. I was there when they dated." Theresa pointed out. "Fine." I relented, joining Theresa and Harry at the table. "What have you got?" "First, I need you to answer questions for me." She said. "How did Mason find your address in the first place?" "He told Julie that you gave it to him." I answered, looking up at Theresa. Her expression changed to a confused one. "I never gave him your address.." She trailed off. My eyes widened as Theresa continued. "Well, we know what that means." "What?" Harry asked, his face blank. "Mason has been following Julie." Theresa explained. Harry's face lit up. "Oh!" He exclaimed. "That's not good." "No, it isn't." I agreed. I let out a sigh and covered my face with my hands. "Can I go yet?" "No! They could be anywhere, we need to think." Theresa replied. "Hold on.." "What?" I asked, taking my hands away from my face. "What is it?" "Mason always said he would take Julie somewhere when they were older." Theresa squinted while trying to remember the memory. She opened her eyes and clapped her hands together. "HAWAII! " "Hawaii? They are in Hawaii?" I asked, standing up. "I'm sure of it." Theresa nodded. I smiled. "Brilliant! I'll head there now!" I exclaimed, once again heading do the door. "Niall! You don't know where in Hawaii." Theresa pointed out. "I'll find her." I stated, opening the door. "I'm coming, too!" Theresa exclaimed. "Julie is my best friend!" "You're in your nightwear. Better not." I told her. She looked down and sighed. "And besides, I need you to call the police and tell them what we discussed here, got it?" "Yeah, got it." Theresa mumbled. "What about the others? They should know about this." Harry said, looking at Theresa then to me. "Call them." I replied. "If you hear anything or remember anything, call me." I took my phone out and waved it before putting it back. "Niall?" Harry called. I nodded at him. "Be careful, alright?" "Of course." I assured, giving him a smile before heading out and closing the door behind me. ~~~ Julie's POV I watched as Mason lounged on the bed, his tall figure touching both ends of the bed. He looked at me, to the spot next to him. I ignored him and sat down against the wall. "Where are we?" I asked. He looked over and gave me a smirk. (Apr 2, 2013 | post #473)
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Part 2: My thoughts focused on Niall. He probably was freaking out, trying to figure out what happened. I hoped he was okay. More than anything, I wanted him to be next to me. I wanted him to comfort me. I looked around the room, wishing that I could see through the walls and figure out where I was. I tried to remember what happened, but I couldn't remember much. As I started to calm down, the door opened, revealing Mason in the doorway. He walked in, closing the door behind him. His eyes traveled from the food tray to me. "There's food here." He stated. I forced myself to look into his eyes. "I don't want it." I replied, hate dripping from my words. "You need to eat." Mason pointed out. "I don't want it." I said, copying my actions from before and keeping the glare. "So, you aren't going to eat? At all?" He asked, taking a step closer. "No." I told him. "You are so stubborn." Mason remarked. "Which is one of the things I like about you." I had to fight the temptation to slap him, for he could do worse to me easily. He stepped closer to the bed I was on, causing me to stand up and get off of the bed. Noticing my actions, Mason walked round the side of the bed, not taking a pause between steps. He corned me, and a smirk appeared on his face. "Look familiar?" He asked, bringing his voice to a whisper. "It's like when you told Niall how ticklish you were. Except this time, you won't run off on me." "How do you know about that?" I asked, gulping down the fear inside of me. Mason raised a hand and played with a loose strand of my hair. He kept his gaze on the strand as he replied. "I've been watching you. For a while, actually. It was sad; the day I was going to confront you, you bumped into that Irish bastard. So, I waited, but then you moved to England. I still followed you, and I kept hidden. You should watch your alcohol next New Year's." My eyes started to sting, but I forced my self to not cry. Not now, at least, in front of him. I swallowed the lump forming in my throat and asked him the question that was burning to be asked. "Why?" "Why?" Mason repeated while dropping the hair strand, and looking into my eyes. He suddenly got forceful, nailing me to the wall with his iron grip. His hands gripped both of my forearm, making them lock in place. He lowered his head so that it was next to my ear, and growled,"Beca use you're mine. You always will be mine. Mine and only mine." I felt his hot breath against my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. Mason pulled back, still keeping my forearms in his palms. He ducked down and pressed his lips against mine. I desperately tried to wriggle out of his grasp, but he tightened his grip. Once he broke the kiss, I felt like dying. My insides felt like they were being ripped apart. I felt him release my forearms and step away from me. "How long do you expect to keep me here?" I asked, not looking Mason in the eye. I heard a small chuckle escape from his mouth, which caused me to look up. He had an evil smirk on his face as he answered, "Forever. " (Mar 31, 2013 | post #465)
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I'm really really excited about new 11.2 external tables preprocessor feature. Oracle documentation show examples based on compressed files and how to load uncompress them on a fly and load them to oracle.
Although that is interesting use of external tables preprocessor, I think what is more interesting is the fact that it can be used outside normal ETL and can be great tool for DBAs who run scripts in unix, now they can execute the scripts from oracle environment (e.g. oracle apex) and read the results of the script very easy way using select * from ... (until now I was using JAVA for executing unix scripts from Oracle environment, this is easier way for sure)
I posted few very simple samples on my blog http://jiri.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/no-more-unix-scripts-in-11-2/
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I agree the external tables preprocessor is a great feature.
BUT, I have a problem when I use it with Oracle APEX 4.1.
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- Sure-Cut™ Carriage Lock - locks cutterhead to help minimize snipe at the end of the workpiece
- Large Infeed/Outfeed Table Extensions - provides extra workpiece support to help eliminate snipe
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Short from Blew up after 5 uses In all fairness, allow me to preface these comments by saying I believe the planer I purchased was a defective returned item that HD put back on the shelf, and I, of course, ended up with it. Anyway, the motor shaft shot out of the end of the unit after 5 uses over a 3 month time period. It ended up in the landfill along with my $350 ($380 if you include the $30 I spent on an extra set of blades). I will say, however, the planer did give good results the previous 4 times I used it, other than noticable snipe that all planers produce.
Date published: 2016-07-18
Rated 1 out of 5 by dasman66 from Great, until it stops working I really liked this machine for awhile - I'm a light user (1-2x month, minimal lineal feet) and it was a smooth machine for a little over a year. Very smooth cuts, very minimal snipe, excellent value. Then I helped my son with his BSA Eagle Scout project and had to plane 320 lineal feet of pine to remove 1/4" total thickness. I put in new blades, waxed the tables and started planing... taking off 1/32" (1/2 crank) per pass. Probably could have taken off more (it's pine), but wasn't in a hurry. Roughly halfway though the task, the rollers stop feeding. Blade spins freely, but rollers don't move and machine makes abnormal noise coming from the left side. I start researching and find out that the nearest service center is 3 hrs away (not good). Research some more, find a parts list/diagram and pull the left side of the housing off to investigate. I'm hoping that I'm going to find a bad sprocket spinning against the chain (sprocket is a $7 part). Nope... gearbox is mush -- shattered teeth all over the main gear. Unfortunately, the gearbox is a $100 part. So I either ship the machine to the service center and delay the project for 6+ weeks (average turnaround time), or pony up the $100 and switch the gearbox out myself. There is probably less than 20 hrs of usage time on this machine and the gearbox is fried? Really? I know this is a DIYer quality machine, but that's ridiculous.
Date published: 2016-06-05
Rated 5 out of 5 by TXcody from Great tool I used this planer to plane down a rough cut 6' 4"x4". I was worried at first I might need to help it feed through, but this planer pulled it through without any struggle. The rough cut lumber came out very smooth. It has been great for me and seems to be well constructed. I think this machine will last me a long time.
Date published: 2015-02-10
Rated 2 out of 5 by ToddE from Great price, but you get what you pay for. First unit, picked up in mid November, lasted less than a week. Sounded as if the bearings were failing, or something was misaligned. I had already started the project, so time was of the essence. Swapped it in for #2. It lasted a while longer, but did not seem to cut at the same speed. Bogged down on pine. Attributed to dull blades. Today, the lift mechanism failed. Seems the set screws backed out and were lost. Unit #3 was picked-up this morning. It has a defective cutting head. The boards are scored as they pass through the unit. #3 cuts better than the other two by far, but I can't have this line in the middle of the work. #4 tonight.
Date published: 2015-01-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by SouthernBuilder from Good Results, Good Features, Reliable This was my first RIDGID bench power tool. I've not only used it, but I've had it in commercial use as well. We planed a huge stack of lumber that was used to create a custom ceiling in an outdoor entertaining area. The result was shown to a local celebrity for ideas! None of the local millwork shops could make the turnaround time so we did it ourselves. It went through 20+ sets of planer blades (flipped!) without any operational issues. If the wood had been better de-nailed the number of blades might have been lower. I liked this tool so much that I bought the table saw and several other RIDGID items. This planer kicks the pants off the Dewalt planer.
Date published: 2015-01-03
Rated 4 out of 5 by MichaelLTucker from Easy to use and setup. Many useable features. The older models the thickness dial tends to wonder with an extra thick cut or when the blades get a bit dull. You want the newest model with the thickness dial lock.
Date published: 2014-12-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by JerryWood from Lots of features and performance at good price This is a great planner with all the features a wood worker needs. It handles wide stock and has good power. It is easy to use and set up. It makes accurate cuts and is a good value for the money. With this planner you can save a lot of money by buying S2S and S3S lumber and planning it yourself.
Date published: 2014-11-28
Rated 4 out of 5 by d3signer from very easy to use with great repeatability I have been using my planer on everything from white oak and treated deck boards to mahogany and redwood with great results. Blade changes are easy and the vacuum system clears most of chips away. The repeatability is better than some friend's more expensive machines.
Date published: 2014-11-25
Why does the breaker trip when I turn on the machine?
My guys were using my planer and now when I turn on the machine it immediately trips the breaker. I have tried multiple circuits with no luck.
is there a stand available for the 13" thickness planer
Thank you for your interest in RIDGID. RIDGID currently does not offer or market and optional stand for use with the R4331 13" surface planer. Regards, RIDGID
Date published: 2015-09-30
When is this coming back in stock
I can't decide between the R4331 and the DW734. I am leaning towards the DeWalt planer, because the Rigid planer isn't in stock anywhere. When will it be back in stock?
Thank you for your interest in RIDGID. This item is showing in stock on HomeDepot.com http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-13-in-Thickness-Corded-Planer-R4331/100634358 Regards, RIDGID
Date published: 2017-01-27
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Nearly 150 Nigerians have been killed and dozens injured in three days of clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs in the central city of Jos, where police imposed a 24-hour curfew.
The governor of Plateau state sent extra security forces to the state capital yesterday to prevent a repetition of clashes in November 2008, when hundreds of residents were killed in the country's worst sectarian fighting in years.
"On Sunday evening we buried 19 corpses, and 52 yesterday. As of right now, there are 78 at the mosque yet to be buried," said Muhammad Tanko Shittu, a worker organising mass burials at the city's main mosque. Some 90 people had been injured, he added.
This week's violence erupted after an argument between Muslim and Christian neighbours over the rebuilding of homes destroyed in the 2008 clashes. A police spokesman said calm had been restored in most neighbourhoods in Jos, but residents said they could still hear sporadic gunfire and see smoke from burning houses and churches.
The Vice-President, Goodluck Jonathan, who has taken over ceremonial duties from ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, has ordered troops and the government's top security chiefs to Jos to restore calm.
"I assure you that the federal government is on top of the situation in Jos and the situation is under control," said Ima Niboro, spokesman for the Vice-President.
Mr Jonathan's military order is the first time he has used executive powers since the President left Nigeria for medical treatment nearly two months ago. It was not known whether Mr Yar'Adua, in hospital in Saudi Arabia receiving treatment for a heart condition, had been briefed on the situation.
A Red Cross spokesman said around 2,000 residents had left their homes and taken shelter at a nearby college. Some were injured with machete and gunshot wounds, he said.
There were reports that the clashes had spread to at least seven communities outside Jos, but this could not be independently confirmed.
Dr Aboi Madaki, who works at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, said gunshots and machinegun fire could be heard as early as 4 am and continued for hours afterwards.
"I saw soldiers moving into town and I can see smoke coming from many places," he said.
Nigeria has roughly equal numbers of Christians and Muslims, although traditional animist beliefs underpin many people's faiths.
More than 200 ethnic groups generally live peacefully side-by-side in the West African country, although 1 million people were killed in a civil war between 1967 and 1970 and there have been outbreaks of religious unrest since then.
The US-based Human Rights Watch released a report in July saying around 700 people were killed in the November 2008 clashes, more than three times as many as the official figure given by the government shortly after the violence.
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