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VHE Holdings PLC
12 December 2000
Chairman's Statement
Half Year Results to 30 September 2000
I am pleased to report the unaudited results for the six months ended 30th
September 2000. They indicate a significant improvement. Turnover increased
by almost 10% to £26.3m (1999: £23.9m) and pre-tax profits at £698,000
compared with a loss of £707,000 (before exceptional items) in the
corresponding period last year.
We have returned to profitability with an operating profit of £878,000 (1999:
loss £707,000) and we are encouraged by the increase in turnover and the solid
recovery to profitable trading.
Delayed payments on two major contracts were largely responsible for an
operational cash outflow of £2,089m. These payments have now been received.
We treat cash collection as a major priority and we expect positive
operational cash flow in the second half of this financial year.
Your board considers it prudent not to make an interim dividend payment.
We have been successful in combining our companies' varied abilities on
integrated projects. This period has seen VHE Construction and Shepley
Engineers working together for BNFL and UKAEA in the nuclear decommissioning
sector, and other contracts for historic structures restoration.
We have been encouraged in our development and application of land remediation
technologies with the award of two of the UK's largest bioremediation and soil
washing projects. We are extending our in-house expertise through VHE
Technology and have recently increased our capabilities by the signing of a
collaboration agreement with DEC N.V. an international contractor providing
turnkey environmental solutions.
Shepley Engineers has experienced a significant increase in its activities at
Sellafield. It has also been successful in its development of new markets
away from Sellafield using its core strengths in nuclear decontamination and
structures restoration.
VHE Construction is consolidating its position in the UK's remediation market
and in particular is widening its customer base in the South East of England.
Immediate prospects are satisfactory.
In the land remediation market we are confident that both European and UK
legislation will provide the main drivers to continue the regeneration of our
brownfield inheritance, and provide a range of opportunities for our skills.
The implementation of Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the
compilation of the Land Condition Record and the future impact of the Landfill
and IPPC Directors will, together with the Chancellor's tax incentives, help
consolidate our core business.
In the Engineering Service business our excellent reputation with our
principal client, BNFL, and the development of the niche market in the
restoration of historic structures provides an excellent platform for growth
which we are uniquely placed to maximise.
On a personal note I am delighted with the efforts of the reshaped team.
Their enthusiasm, expertise and hard work are a good omen for future success
and I am proud to be associated with their endeavours.
Mike Laycock
6 months ended 30 Year ended
September (unaudited) 31 March
2000 1999 2000
£'000 £'000 £'000
Turnover 26,276 23,912 45,703
Operating profit/(loss) before exceptional
items 878 (707) (597)
Costs associated with Leabrook settlement (5) - (6,232) (6,294)
Costs associated with Shafton
re-organisation (6) - (645) (434)
Total operating profit/(loss) 878 (7,584) (7,325)
Net interest (180) (291) (495)
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities
before taxation 698 (7,875) (7,820)
Tax (charge)/credit on profit/(loss) on
ordinary activities (124) - 468
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities
after taxation 574 (7,875) (7,352)
Dividend - - -
Retained profit/(loss) 574 (7,875) (7,352)
Earnings per share 1.8p (24.5p) (22.9p)
Dividend per share Nil Nil Nil
1. The interim financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the
accounting policies set out in the Group's 2000 statutory accounts. The
interim financial statements, which have been approved by the directors,
are unaudited and do not constitute full financial statements as defined in
Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985.
2. The comparative figures for the year ended 31 March 2000 do not comprise
full financial statements and have been extracted from the Group's 31 March
2000 statutory accounts, on which the Auditors gave an unqualified opinion.
The Group's 2000 financial statements have been filed with the Registrar of
3. The calculation of earnings per share is based on a profit/(loss) of
£574,000 (1999: loss £7,875,000) and 32,102,727 shares (1999: 32,102,727
shares) in issue during the period.
4. Taxation has been provided based on the estimated effective rate for the
full year.
5. Settlement cost of the Leabrook settlement are: 2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Legal and professional charges - 1,677
Write down of value and cost provisions - 4,555
- 6,232
6. Shafton Engineering Services Limited
Re-organisation costs included provisions for plant and stock write downs
and redundancy costs.
At 30 September At 31 March 2000
2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 4,769 5,747 5,114
Current assets
Stocks 918 1,025 1,077
Debtors 16,001 16,409 10,909
Cash at bank and in hand 5 4 1,129
16,924 17,438 13,115
- amounts falling due within
one year (15,534) (17,250) (12,565)
Net current assets 1,390 188 550
Total assets less current
liabilities 6,159 5,935 5,664
- amounts falling due after
more than one year (881) (1,568) (947)
Provision for liabilities and
charges (1,007) (1,193) (1,020)
(1,888) (2,761) (1,967)
Net assets 4,271 3,174 3,697
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 3,210 3,210 3,210
Profit and loss account 1,061 (36) 487
Equity shareholders' funds 4,271 3,174 3,697
7. Interim results will be circulated to shareholders and a copy of the
announcement will be available for inspection at the Company's registered
office at Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8SP.
6 months ended Year ended
30 September 31 March 2000
2000 1999
£'000 £'000 £'000
Cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities (2,089) (1,283) 4,177
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest received 31 26 49
Interest paid (190) (278) (481)
Interest paid on finance leases and
hire purchase agreements (21) (39) (69)
Net cash outflow from returns on
investments and servicing of finance (180) (291) (501)
UK corporation tax refunded/(paid) 23 (122) (292)
Capital expenditure
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (65) (82) (127)
Sale of tangible fixed assets 113 50 733
Net cash inflow on capital expenditure 48 (32) 606
Equity dividends paid - - -
Net cash (outflow)/inflow before financing (2,198) (1,728) 3,990
Repayment of loans (557) (79) (629)
Repayment of principle under finance
leases and hire purchase agreements (317) (389) (813)
Net cash outflow from financing (874) (468) (1,442)
(Decrease)/Increase in cash in the period (3,072) (2,196) 2,548
Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash inflow from operating
6 months ended Year ended
30 September 31 March 2000
2000 1999
£'000 £'000 £'000
Operating profit/(loss) 878 (7,584) (7,325)
Depreciation, Amortisation of grants and
profit on sales of tangible fixed assets 367 615 1,055
Decrease in stocks 159 (402) 395
Assets transferred fixed assets to stock - 1,125 -
Increase in debtors (671) 516 (354)
(Increase)/Decrease in amounts
recoverable on contracts (4,479) 4,196 10,575
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors 1,657 251 (169)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from
operating activities (2,089) (1,283) 4,177
Analysis of net debt
At 1 April Cash Flow Other non cash At 30
2000 changes September
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Cash at bank and in hand 1,129 (3,072) (1,943)
Debt due after one year (800) 50 (750)
Debt due within one year (607) 507 (100)
Finance leases and hire
purchase agreements (656) 317 (83) (422)
Net Debt (934) (2,198) (83) (3,215)
Reconciliation of net cashflow to movement in net debt
6 months ended Year ended
30 September 2000 31 March 2000
£'000 £'000
(Decrease)/Increase in cash (3,072) 2,548
in the period
Cash outflow from a decrease in debt 874 1,442
Change in net debt resulting
from cash flows (2,198) 3,990
Other non-cash items:
New finance leases (83) (376)
Movement in net debt in the period (2,281) 3,614
Net debt at 1 April 2000 (934) (4,548)
Net debt at 30 September 2000 (3,215) (934)
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On Sunday our Women in Medicine and Health Sciences (WIMHS) program hosted the annual Fall Welcome Reception for new faculty. WIMHS Co-director, Lydia Howell, welcomed a large group of new and returning female faculty members and highlighted recent and upcoming WIMHS activities. We were also joined by Drs. Thomas Nesbitt, Heather Young, David Acosta and James Goodnight demonstrating a strong commitment of UCDMC leadership to supporting women's careers in academic medicine. Check out the pictures from the event below!
"The Fall Welcome reception is a wonderful opportunity for women faculty in our Schools of Medicine and Nursing to come together to welcome new women to our schools, network, celebrate each other's accomplishments, and meet and greet each other in an informal and relaxed setting. It is one of our best attended events and a great way to kick off for the year!" – WIMHS Co-Director Amparo Villablanca
To further strengthen WIMHS connections we have spent the past year developing two avenues of social media that allow us to reach out to faculty members who may not be able to attend WIMHS events in person.
FACEBOOK: Lydia Howell does an amazing job of providing up to date access to interesting articles related to women's careers in health science and highlighting the accomplishments of our female faculty. Our Facebook page reaches hundreds of individuals each week, and many of the posting go "viral". If you are not already on Facebook, it is worth joining just to see what Lydia posts next! Check out her post today on our new vice chancellor/dean Dr. Julie Freischlag…
BLOG: This post marks the one year anniversary of our WIMHS blog. Although relatively new, our WIMHS blog also receives several hundred hits with each post. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to continue reading along with us and post comments as well! If you would like to participate as a guest blogger of have a suggested topic, please email WIMHS Faculty Mentee, Melissa Bauman email@example.com
UPCOMING EVENTS: WIMHS will be offering several events this fall, so mark your calendars!
October 21, 2013 – Fall WIMHS/AMWA Reception Come meet our women medical students and support them as they start their careers in medicine! 4:00 – 6:00 pm MIND Institute Auditorium, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817. Register Online.
November 1, 2013 – Book Club WIMHS, Office of Student and Resident Diversity, and BettyIreneMooreSchool of Nursing Book Club Event – "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" 12:00 – 1:00 pm (bring your own lunch), Education Building Room 1204, 4610 X Street, Sacramento, CA. No registration required.
December 2013 – Balancing Motherhood and Career. Date and Time TBA
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When Mike Carp was just a lad playing baseball at Lakewood High School, coach Spud O'Neil had a strict no facial hair policy. So he made sure to remove any stray hairs.
He became a pro in 2004 and in the minors for five seasons, playing for teams that also had no facial hair policy. So he packed a razor in his bag.
When the 6-2, 220-pound left-handed hitter reached the majors in 2009, he was finally able to grow a beard. "But I always kept it neat,'' he said.
Now, of course, he's a full-bearded member of baseball's Duck Dynasty, and you'll hopefully be able to pick him out among all of the hirsute Red Sox during the 2013 World Series.
Carp is one of baseball's finest stories in 2013. In a town where the words "sixth man'' have been associated with the Celtics, the Lakewood grad has been a huge part of Boston's success filling that role behind five Red Sox starters.
Carp had 243 at-bats this season while plugging holes at first base behind Mike Napoli, DH behind David Ortiz, and in the corner outfield spots with Johnny Gomes, Daniel Nava and Shane Victorino. In those 243 at-bats, he hit .296 with a .362 on-base percentage, .523 slugging, nine home runs and 43 RBI.
He made just 33 starts, which makes his numbers even more impressive. He had five three-hit games in those starts, and a pinch-hit tenth inning grand slam in a win over Tampa.
He hit .333 with runners in scoring position with a .578 slugging. He hit .429 against the Rays, .385 versus the Yankees and .324 when the Orioles were the opponent. No one would say he's any more valuable that a starter, but he's definitely contributed in his unique role.
"I knew that was the opportunity when I came here,'' Carp said Tuesday night from Boston. The Red Sox played Game 1 against the Cardinals Wednesday. "There would be some chances for me at first base and in the outfield if I competed well in spring training.
"I was just trying to mesh on one of the greatest franchises in baseball. To come over and understand what they expected of me, and their belief in me, was incredible coming off an injury.''
Carp was a three-year starter at Lakewood, a two-time all-CIF choice, a member of the 2002 team that reached the CIF finals, and well known for a classic left-handed stroke. The Mets drafted him in the ninth round of the 2004 draft and he eventually made his way to Seattle, getting promoted in 2009 and hitting .315 in 54 at-bats as a rookie.
He finally got a chance to play regularly in 2011 and hit .276 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI. In the season opener of 2012, he hurt his shoulder diving for a line drive and struggled the rest of the season.
Seattle gave up on him and designated him for assignment. The Red Sox stepped up and offered the Mariners a modest amount of cash for Carp. He's one fish the Mariners let get away.
"We always liked him as a hitter," Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington said during spring training. "There's a history of guys coming out of Seattle, which has a tough hitting environment. It was a combination of a pretty strong minor-league track record and some big-league success … our scouts have always liked his swing and approach.''
The Red Sox felt Carp fit, and they had questions about their depth. Napoli was penciled in at first base but the one-time Angels catcher had never played a full season at the position and had some hip issues. Ortiz had leg and foot soreness all spring and started the season on the disabled list. The competition at the corner outfield spots were two well-traveled veterans, Gomes and Victorino, and Nava, a late-blooming 30-year-old.
Carp did two things well in the spring – hit the ball and be willing to fill whatever role the Red Sox asked of him. And, of course, grow a beard.
"I feel very fortunate,'' he said. "It's easy to fit in with these guys because they play as a team and all they care about is winning. No one thinks they're more important than anyone else.
"It's a baseball dream to play for a franchise like this. I live a block away from Fenway and I can see it from my window, and I sometimes look at it and have to remind myself this is real.
"Being part of this series is special. Everyone has been talking about what it means for two teams that represent the best of baseball, and two great baseball towns, to meet in the World Series.''
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In the Plymouth Bulletin, Fred Schnetler wrote that the future Chrysler's first presence in South Africa came with imported Maxwells in 1910. That continued with Chryslers when the company changed.
Daredevil Gerry Bouwer broke several intercity speed records in Chrysler cars, taking a 1928 Chrysler 72 from Cape Town to Cairo, through the bush country, in just 93 days. With his wife, he drove from London to Cape Town in the same car, in just 40 days — in the days before highways and, in many areas, before paved roads.
The first Plymouths showed up in 1928 — pricier than the Ford and Chevrolet, because they were imported (until 1941), while competitors were locally assembled; but the Plymouth's durability made it popular. South Africa had few paved roads, and the intense heat would knock out cars with less well engineered cooling and oiling systems.
Early cars made in South Africa by American companies had few changes, according to Alan Schikkerling; the main difference was the steering wheel and pedals, which had to be moved for right hand drive.
In the Plymouth Bulletin, Neil Lith, formerly managing director of the Sigma Motor Corporation in South Africa (the successor to Chrysler South Africa), wrote that, in 1941, an assembly plant was built in Cape Town by Bill Atkinson, Bert Oates, and Len Oates. The plant made military materials from 1942 to 1945. A second assembly plant, owned by Atkinson & Oates and McCarthy, was built in Durban in 1947.
Fred Schnetler pointed out that the South African products used locally sourced glass, paint, tires, batteries, and upholstery — which is why South African produced vehicles, down to the cheapest Plymouth, had real leather upholstery.
American cars were becoming more expensive, due to their large size and devaluation of the British pound (South Africa was in the Commonwealth), so both plants started to build British and European cars in 1950. These included Rootes, Peugeots, Standards, and Triumphs. In 1958, Chrysler production was exclusively at the Atkinson Oates plant in Paarden Eiland, Cape Town.
In 1960, Chrysler Corporation took up 50% ownership of the Cape Town plant and changed the name to Chrysler South Africa (Neil Lith was Managing Director for some years leading up to 1962, when he became Managing Director of the Bus Bodies Group in Port Elizabeth.)
Chrysler South Africa quickly put the Valiant into production, selling it the DeSoto Rebel and Valiant (prior imported models had also been sold as Dodge Lancers); the Plymouth name was dropped. R and S series Valiants were V200 models, the same as American specification V200s; like the American cars, the first ones were labeled on the firewall, "Valiant, a Division of Chrysler, Detroit, Michigan."
Thanks to Brendan Milne of Durban, Natal Province, RSA for the extensive shipment of articles and ads sent to Mike Sealey.
by Mike Sealey
Chrysler South Africa went through some fairly major changes between 1961 and 1964. In 1961, they sold Plymouths and Valiants, Dodges, Darts and Lancers, and DeSotos, Diplomats and Rebels. It also appears that they sold trucks under the Dodge, Fargo, and DeSoto names. Chryslers and Imperials were not officially marketed in South Africa in the early '60s but could be ordered.
South Africa's Car magazine ran small blurbs on a '64 New Yorker 4 door hardtop delivered to an unnamed private owner in November '63 (their January 1964 issue), and a '64 Imperial LeBaron 4dr hardtop "imported specially for a customer in Pretoria" (their March 1964 issue).
To give an idea how the number of Chrysler makes and models were pared down between 1963 and 1964, compare this blurb from a January 1964 full-line ad:
"Chrysler South Africa, Cape Town. Manufacturers of Dodge, Valiant and Simca Cars and Dodge Trucks."
"Chrysler South Africa, Cape Town. Manufacturers of Dodge, Valiant and Simca Cars and Dodge Trucks."
...with this line from a May 1964 ad for the Parts Division:
"Always insist on Mopar parts for your Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto, Valiant, Lancer, Rebel or Simca cars; and for Dodge, DeSoto and Fargo trucks."
"Always insist on Mopar parts for your Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto, Valiant, Lancer, Rebel or Simca cars; and for Dodge, DeSoto and Fargo trucks."
The cars were still similar to their American counterparts, but for the right-hand-drive driving position and other minor details (e.g. the 1964 Signet was only sold as a 4 door sedan, which was not sold in North America; it used the US Valiant body, with bucket front seats, and might be called the missing link between the US Signet and Australia's AP6 Regal sedan.)
A topline four-door compact wasn't a Chrysler exclusive in South Africa. Brendan also sent info on the Rambler Rogue four door sedan and station wagon. The Rogue was the sporty version of the American in the US, and was only offered as a hardtop or a convertible. The South African Rogue was assembled in South Africa by Nissan.
There was a major cutback in 1964, because the South African government decreed that all manufacturers would have fewer models — so that, if each were to focus on one or two body styles in a smaller number of trim levels, it would become profitable to assemble locally. They seem to have also at least considered closing off automakers with too small a market share.
Rambler was threatened with closure after only selling 315 cars in South Africa in 1964; AMC took manufacturing rights away from long-time local partner Stanley Motors (who also assembled Hillmans and Peugeots, and who retained Rambler dealership rights in Natal) and started their own operation, American Motors South Africa (Pty) Ltd., which, at least in the beginning, shared Nissan/Datsun's assembly plant in Pretoria.
It doesn't look as if the small number of models policy lasted very long in South Africa, which is known to have gotten Barracudas, Marlins and Javelins (and I believe Mustangs and perhaps Camaros/Firebirds) in later years, but it seems to have had a chilling effect on makes with lower sales numbers in the policy's earliest years.
by the allpar staff
(parts based on Mike Sealey's work)
The Valiant was the top-selling car in South Africa from 1966 to 1968 — outselling Volkswagen's popular, cheaper 1500 model as well as any other vehicle sold in the country. When Valiant's 11,862 sales overcame all competitors, it was the first time in twenty years an American car was the best-selling car in South Africa.
Valiant duplicated its feat in 1967, and again in 1968, when Valiant sales hit an all-time high of 15,026 — 1,436 units more than the second-best VW 1500. Needing more space, Chrysler SA bought a 147 hectare site in Silverton (close to Pretoria, and sometimes referred to as the Pretoria plant) and, in 1968, moved all its assembly operations to the new plant.
South Africa tightened its local content rules, requiring vehicles to have domestic-production engines to be considered locally made. One dealer installed the 383 engine into his Valiant Chargers instead of the LA 318 or 340, because it was, like the 225 slant six, made locally; this avoided a hefty set of duties.
After 1968, the Valiants switched from the United States design to gain unique South African characteristics — except for wagons, which were deemed Valiant Safari. The Valiant 100 was renamed Rebel, while the Signet was called the Regal. The Dart was also sold, as the Valiant VIP.
Australian models, which could not easily use the LA-series V8 designed for the Valiants, made do with the 225 Slant Six in performance tune. The base Super 225 was essentially the American design, with 145 hp; the Formula S model used a two barrel carburetor and pushed out 165 hp; while the Charger Power 225 had higher compression and a four-barrel carburetor, and made a respectable 192 hp (all figures are gross), which brought it up to 273 V8 standards while providing better balance through its lighter weight. Around 1971, a Valiant Charger was brought out, essentially a Plymouth Duster with a Dodge front clip.
In 1972, South Africa switched over to Australian bodies, probably to lower engineering costs; both countries required right-hand-drive. However, the Australian Hemi engines were not brought over, due again to local content rules; all had the slant six, with no V8 engine (in Australia, the 340 was used on some luxury models). The Australian Chrysler by Chrysler was sold as the Dodge SE, replacing the VIP.
Between the South African Barracuda (apparently) '64-'69 US/Canada equivalent other than RHD and no V8 option) and the Australian-sourced Charger, there was an earlier Valiant Charger based on the North American Plymouth Duster/Dodge Demon 2dr coupe. The Duster and Demon were parts of the Valiant and Dart lines respectively.
One reason for the Valiant's sudden fall from grace in South Africa may have been the switch to the Australian bodies, which were styled to look larger than they were. The switch took place in 1972; the oil crisis hit in 1973, and sales dropped rapidly. Chrysler eventually responded with less-reliable Hillmans — the Hillman Vogue (sold as a Chrysler) and the Hillman Avenger (sold as the Dodge Avenger, then as the Chrysler Avenger) — and with the Mitsubishi Galant, sold, inexplicably, as the Dodge Colt. The Colt would eventually push Valiant completely out of the picture, but by then, Valiants were no longer made (at least under that name) in North America.
In August of 1976, Chrysler introduced the Colt 1600 GL and Colt 2000 GS, based on the Mitsubishi Galant. Three months later, Chrysler ceased South African operations.
It was at this time that SIGMA was born. There's a misconception by non-South Africans that Chrysler's SA unit was taken over by Mitsubishi, but it wasn't. SIGMA was formed when Chrysler merged with Illings, which was owned by the huge mining and industrial conglomerate, the Anglo-American Corporation.
Illings had its start in South Africa producing International Harvester products and began producing Mazda products in the late 1960s. Chrysler owned 25% of SIGMA with Anglo-American owning the remainder. Production of the Mazda Capella was moved from the Motor Assemblies plant in Durban (owned by Toyota SA) to Silverton, which changed name from Chrysler Park to Sigma Park. The International Harvester pickups were dropped. The wildly successful Mazda 323 began production six months after SIGMA was formed, and eventually production of Mazda pickups moved to Silverton.
SIGMA continued to produce some Chrysler products. The Avenger and Vogue continued for half a year until they were dropped to make room for the Mazda 323 on the production line. The Valiants and the SE continued, being replaced in March, 1978 by the "Chrysler L" and "Chrysler SE" based on the Australian CL. The enormously popular "Colt Galant" was introduced in September, 1977. The big Dodge D-series pickups continued until early 1980, when it, and the Valiant-based models were dropped.
Sigma acquired the Peugeot-Citroen franchise in early 1979, and there was a brief, failed merger with Leyland in late 1978. Sigma became "Amcar" in 1981/82, and in 1985 it merged with Ford's South African operations to form SAMCOR, which marketed Ford, Mazda, and a few Mitsubishi commercial vehicles until the 1990s, when Ford took over the operation.
These photos of a 1967 Valiant Barracuda are courtesy of Brendan Milne of Durban, South Africa, and made their way to us via Mike Sealey. We'd know it as a 1966, with a 1966 VIN, but the title is for 1967. Note in back the "VALIANT" lettering and the "BY CHRYSLER" emblem in the lower right. The "BY CHRYSLER" emblem appears to be the same as that used on the '63 DeSoto Rebel.
Jim Dora wrote: "The odd part is that the car has turn indicators on the fenders, the same ones that all of the US models received in 1968. You probably know that those were year-only pieces. My question is whether Chrysler knew of the upcoming government safety regulations."
The body plate would read "Chrysler South Africa Party Ltd." if the paint hadn't worn off.
All Rebel information has been moved to a separate page - click here to read it.
The Valiant range of cars were introduced into the RSA starting in 1960. They used the American design until 1971 (from 1968-1971, using the Dart design); starting in 1972, Australian-design Valiants were produced.
By 1965, the Valiant had become the country's best seller, beating the Ford Cortina and Volkswagen Beetle by a good margin. This was one reason why Chrysler moved its plant from Elsie's River to Silverton, selling the original plant to Leyland. (Rootes had already taken over the old Stanley Motors factory and started to produce Peugeots there.)
The Valiant was an extremely popular family car, and until the 1990s was a a regular sight on South African roads. The old Valiant also was extremely popular throughout the 1960s and 70s with the police as cruisers (usually the base Rebel model) and with the taxi operators, and was still widely used in some communities in the late 1990s. A sad spinoff of the taxi operator scenario was a high theft rate of private cars to be used as taxis and spares for them.
The model range included:
EARLY-MID 1960s
V200 series and Barracuda (most US Plymouth and Dodge variants rebadged)
V200 series and Barracuda (most US Plymouth and Dodge variants rebadged)
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Rebadged Darts to 1971, from then to the end, Australian Valiants badged as Rebel, Regal, and VIP — including the second generation Barracuda built in RSA from 1967-1971. Station wagons were badged as Safaris, pickups as Drifters.The Chrysler SE was introduced in 1978, and was based on the Australian Valiant CL and CM; they used a slant six with a four-barrel Carter AFB, not the Australian Hemi Six or American 318 V8. The Chrysler SE had major suspension and trim changes and body shells were made in South Africa; they were not (as we wrote earlier, before Fanie Gerber corrected us) simply rebadged Australian Valiants. These cars were not badged as Valiants.
Rebadged Darts to 1971, from then to the end, Australian Valiants badged as Rebel, Regal, and VIP — including the second generation Barracuda built in RSA from 1967-1971. Station wagons were badged as Safaris, pickups as Drifters.
The Chrysler SE was introduced in 1978, and was based on the Australian Valiant CL and CM; they used a slant six with a four-barrel Carter AFB, not the Australian Hemi Six or American 318 V8. The Chrysler SE had major suspension and trim changes and body shells were made in South Africa; they were not (as we wrote earlier, before Fanie Gerber corrected us) simply rebadged Australian Valiants. These cars were not badged as Valiants.
For what it's worth, I own a 1973 VJ Regal sedan and a rebadged 1970 Dodge Monaco 383 (known as alternately as a Chrysler 383 or New Yorker, depending what mood took Chrysler SA's fancy over the 4 years the car was built here).
The A-bodies for the South African market were the Valiant (which may have originally been marketed as a Plymouth, unlike most of the export market), the Dodge Lancer, and the DeSoto Rebel. Larger cars appear to have been typical of the rest of the world, except it appears that bottom-line models such as the Plymouth Plaza and Dodge Seneca may not have been sold there as Brendan is not familiar with these models.
At some point about 1964, Chrysler ZA put all its chips on Valiant, as I've seen Valiant articles from this point on but not Dart. (The Rebel name reappeared on the entry-level Valiant about '68.) The Valiant is credited today with being the car that popularized the use of the automatic transmission in South Africa, a position that started about 1964 with the aggressive marketing of the Torqueflite. Valiant sales multiplied at an amazing rate through the 1960s, and for most of the decade the Valiant was either the most popular car in ZA or was outsold only by the VW Beetle.
While the South African Valiant line was generally much closer to the North American models than the Australian Valiants (at least until the South Africans adopted the Australian VH platform, or as the South Africans called it the "fastbody", in the early '70s) there was one Australian body style Chrysler South Africa adopted early on, that being the station wagon or estate (known as "Safari" in both countries, probably to the dismay of Pontiac's South African unit).
Chrysler stopped making Valiant and Dart station wagons in North America after the '66 model year. Australia used this body a year or so longer in their VC Valiant, the Safari (like the AP5 and AP6 Safaris that preceded it) being closer to the American Valiant than the sedans. The picture I have of a VC Safari shows the US station wagon body with taillights from the US '64 Valiant! Not sure what the situation was in South Africa during the period between the discontinuation of the North American Valiant/Dart wagon and Australia's introduction of the VE Safari, but it was about this time that Chrysler South Africa started running a model year behind North America, and this may have bought them time until the VE could come out.
It appears from the pictures I have seen that South Africa used the VE/VF/VG Safari body with a North American front clip. The pictures show what is definitely a Dart front clip with Valiant badging, which would make this a VIP wagon. I haven't seen pics of the '68-'72 Valiant-based Rebel or Regal in a Safari, but I assume these models probably exist as well.
I wish to add that the Dodge Lancer was also badged as a Valiant, just to complicate things. The Valiant range was introduced in 1963 there but the detailing appeared more akin to the US models than the Australian Valiants. In fact for the first few years until the early 70s there appears to be significant differences with the Australian models and the model that appears common appeared in about 1973 as the Valiant Charger which replaced the Barracuda. The VIP model introduced around 1970 appeared based on the Australian model but I do recall detail differences. The Charger was not available there with the "performance" 6 pack engines, only the standard slant 6 engines. The Valiant Rebel/Regal introduced around 1976 was also identical to the Australian model.
The Chrysler 383 started around 1970; it was a rebadged Dodge Polara (or Monaco). The hubcaps appear to be those used on Newports of the same time period, as does the "Chrysler" script on the C-pillar. The "CHRYSLER" block lettering on the hood appears to be that used on the hood of the domestic 1966 Chryslers. The car was spotted at "Cars in the Park" in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Longtime Chrysler stylist and historian Jeff Godshall was kind enough to send me color photocopies of a '62 Diplomat brochure printed in Afrikaans. (Interestingly enough, he didn't get this from Chrysler, but from a vendor at the recent National DeSoto Club national meet in Frankenmuth MI...)
Pics show an airbrushed '62 Dodge Dart 440/Phoenix sedan with "Diplomat" script atop the fender blade on the front door as seen on a '62 Plymouth Belvedere or Savoy. The place where the "Dart 440" script would go on a US car is blank, although there is an emblem on the front fender that looks like a DeSoto version of the '62 Dart hood crest. The dash appears to be a mirror of the LHD dash but instead of one of the B-body instrument clusters uses what looks like a '62 Lancer unit (this was Australian practice as well, and presumably what was done on all RHD B-bodies).
The hood shows block "D E S O T O" lettering, apparently on a single casting with a bar underneath connecting the letters. This looks like it may have been used on an earlier car, possibly '50-'52 Diplomat trunk lid lettering, or it may be something smaller. No views of the rear end were provided, and the only difference between this and the domestic Dodge from this view are probably DeSoto script and amber turn signals. The full wheelcovers are not a design I recognize from anything else, mostly plain in style with a Forward Look emblem in the middle. Possibly these are from the Australian Chrysler Royal (I was able to decipher a reference to 6.70x15 tires, as opposed to the 14" tires used on the domestic car).
Brendan Milne. Most older Chrysler products are getting pretty scarce these days (except cars from late 60s through 70s: Valiants, Monacos, 383s, etc). Most American cars in general were favored by the locals as taxis and as such were not well maintained as well as being used over very rough roads - so survival rate was low. If you want one of these cars here you have to take what you can get.
My 1958 Diplomat has the same plate as do all RHD cars I've looked at. All RHD cars seem to use the same dash panel (1957-59). The only LHD cars I've seen have been Chrysler New Yorkers, a 1956 and a 1959 - probably privately imported. Virtually all the cars I've seen here have been four door sedans.
Randy Knox. I was in South Africa and Namibia (2013). Namibia is a spectacular place, about 25% bigger than Texas but with 2.2 million residents. In South Africa, Chrysler competes with Ford, GM, and all the Japanese, Korean, and European brands, and some Chinese brands, with SUV-type vehicles being the car of choice for many. The Chrysler brand does not appear to hold much of the market but Jeep, particularly the Wrangler, seemed to be everywhere.
Chrysler imports all their vehicles in RHD format. The import duty and VAT makes the cars very expensive. Dodge is represented by only the Journey, and Chrysler by the 300C and Grand Voyager, but Jeep has the entire product line of Grand Cherokee, Patriot, Wrangler, Compass, and SRT Grand Cherokee. The Jeep Club South Africa shows that there are Jeep nuts in South Africa too.
In Namibia I saw a lot of Jeep vehicles, primarily the older Cherokee (Liberty), Grand Cherokee, and Wrangler, in about equal numbers. Empirically, I'd say Jeep products sell well in Namibia. The standard of living is relatively high, given that the biggest employer and major source of export income is the diamond business. Namibia's dealer network is serviced out of South Africa.
In South Africa a traffic light is a robot, a parking lot is a car park, and a gas station is a garage. In Namibia, that same gas station is a filling station, a parking lot remains a car park, and a traffic light is just that. I absent mindedly referred to a garage as a gas station and was sarcastically reminded that they use liquid fuel.
For more information, visit Chrysler's South African Web site and the Plymouth Bulletin — much of the information for this page came from the March-April 1984 issue.
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Abracadabra! Winnipeg magician Chris Funk will appear on the pilot episode of the SyFy network's upcoming series Wizard Wars.
The 37-year-old Funk shot the March 4 episode of the American reality show for magicians in December in Los Angeles, but is prohibited from revealing whether he and his partner won the $10,000 prize.
"All I can tell you is that if I didn't win, I'm a winner because I got on the show," he says in a telephone interview. "I was the only Canadian on the show."
The Charleswood showman receives invitations to perform on TV, but most are geared toward audiences of children. Then he got one from the producer of Wizard Wars, sent in his pitch and was quickly accepted based on his impressive videos and website.
The challenge was tempting, but Funk was especially excited that two of the judges were renowned illusionists Penn and Teller.
The format of the show involves a pair of two-person teams of magicians choosing from a pile of household objects they have to integrate into an elaborate trick in three hours. Funk and his L.A.-based teammate, who had worked with star magicians David Copperfield and David Blaine, opted to use among their props a bowling pin, an orange extension cord and a pair of pyjamas. The winner of the first round then goes up against the Wizards, a group of champion magicians, for all the money.
"It was completely different from I do when I cross the country performing corporate shows and private parties," says the Kelvin High graduate. "It challenged me to think outside the box. It was two 16-hour days and it was intense. The tricky part was making it worth watching for everyone."
Funk says it's hard to know whether his career is about to have a presto moment, with his name joining the ranks of up-and-coming magicians to watch.
"I hope it will bring awareness of who I am," he says. "I know I have really cool quotes coming my way from Penn and Teller that I think could really boost my career. "
The plan is to air the Wizard Wars pilot numerous times; if the viewership and buzz is good enough, SyFy will order up a season. At this date there are no plans to air it in Canada.
While Funk waits for his U.S. TV debut, he is focused on his new web series, which features a new routine released every hump day. The first of his Wonder Wednesdays, promising a weekly dose of wow, became available Feb. 5. Join at his website, chrisfunkmagic.com


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Amy Winehouse's husband files for divorce, cites her adultery (Whoops.)
Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil has started divorce proceedings today and is citing "Amy's adultery" with Joshua Bowman as the grounds, according to People:
Blake Fielder-Civil has instructed a lawyer to file papers. "I can confirm that I have been instructed to commence divorce proceedings on the grounds of Amy's adultery," Henri Brandman told PEOPLE, confirming a statement he made to a Sunday tabloid in the U.K.
Man, I wonder what would cause Blake to make such a bold move? It's not like Amy has been openly running around with a new boyfriend then giving interviews claiming Blake is terrible in bed. Except, oh wait, that's exactly what she did. Scope out this excerpt from Amy's interview with News of the World:
"When I'm with Josh I don't need drugs to feel good because he makes me feel so amazing." She then leans forward and whispers cheekily: "We just had sex. . . can't you tell?"
And, in one of the rare moments she ever mentions her husband, Amy reveals: "Blake was rubbish in bed. Do you know what? Almost every time I slept with him it was like I was dead. I don't know what's going on with us now and for the time being I've just forgotten I'm even married. I'm just here on my own, happy and having a good time with Josh. I'll deal with Blake when I get back. But our whole marriage was based on doing drugs.
"So being with someone like Josh is much better for me."
Okay, so maybe in Amy's road to recovery, she poorly handled her divorce and will pay out the ass to get rid of Blake. A moot point since she's no longer financing London's crack market. The important thing is, Joshua Bowman's friends can laugh at him because he totally banged Amy Winehouse. And so will every single casting director alive. Now, I'm not saying using his penis as a head shot would've been the wiser career move, but yeah.


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Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing some fashion over 40 outfits I wore this past week. I was obviously in a "blue" mood!
I've shared the necklace I have on with you several times. It's my favorite one because it goes with so many of my outfits.
Necklace- Francesca's Navy blue blouse- Old Navy Skinny Jeans- INC at Macy's Nude flip flops- Francesca's
Last week I told you I was going to pull some things out of my closet that I hadn't worn this summer and decide if I was going to keep them or give them away. I pulled this sleeveless top out and I've decided I'm going to give it away. It's just not working for me these days!
Sleeveless turquoise top- Not sure Crop jeans- TJ Maxx, Ralph Lauren Gold sandals- Marshall's Coral bracelet- JCrew Turquoise bracelet- online
This is a comfy summer dress and I love the high/low look. I wore this coral necklace but I have some other necklaces that might have stood out a little better.
Navy blue dress- Stitch Fix, TART. If you want to try Stitch Fix go here. Coral flower necklace- Stitch Fix Gold sandals- Marshall's
I'm going to try and pull some more clothes out this week and see if they're a hit or miss. I want to clean out my closet before I start adding my fall pieces.
Do you all have any Labor Day plans? Can you believe that next week is September??
Beauty For the Heart~~I've been looking up scripture this week on the importance of good friendships. Who we hang around with can make a big difference, even at our age. Scripture says iron sharpens iron. I want to spend time with women who strengthen my relationship with Christ. Don't you?
Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."1 Corinthians 15:33
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For now, PCMag relies on third-party testing agencies to rate malware detection on Android. Lookout has consistently performed in the top 90th percentile in AV-Test's two tests (no small feat!). According to a September test by AV-Comparatives, Lookout came in the second-tier detection range (93-98 percent). Personally I trust AV-Test's results more because they've been more transparent about their testing methodology and the test's limitations.
My benchmark for testing false positives is a mobile pentesting app that isn't actually malicious – it's standard testing software used by security professionals – but it includes code that might look like it should be malware. Impressively, Lookout didn't label it as malware. McAfee and avast! Mobile Security on the other hand, call it a virus and won't let me remove the label.
Lookout also handled the recent dialer fiasco quite gracefully. A few weeks ago, a researcher demonstrated how he was able to use the Android dialer to execute certain commands without the user's explicit permission, like a factory reset, as soon as the user clicked on a URL with the the code quietly nestled inside. A lot of vendors immediately released apps that "fixed" the dialer. But what if you're unaware of the dialer issue in the first place? Lookout simply released an over-the-air update to protect its users from the vulnerability—I appreciated that much more.
Lookout's Safe Browsing feature blocks malicious links in your stock Android browser. Currently, we aren't seeing attackers go through the mobile Web to exploit devices, so I wouldn't call this feature a must-have unless you do a lot of banking through your mobile browser. Only avast! offers Web protection for non-stock browsers, but you have to root your device first.
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Rock and Roll: Where to Eat in Clevelandby Guest Blogger in Restaurants, September 14th, 2015
As more and more curious outsiders are taking a good, hard look at Cleveland, a city currently in the midst of a Rust Belt revival, they are seeing a chef-driven food scene a good 20 years in the making. These days, you can't toss a bagel without hitting a big city bistro, craft brewery and taproom, or small-batch ice cream shop, all of which thrive alongside decades-old Cleveland classics.
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The economy is about to dive off a cliff and it's all President George W. Bush's fault, according to The New York Times editorial board.
A January 2 Times editorial was pretty pessimistic about the economy in 2008, mocking Bush and forecasting doom.
"As 2008 begins, house prices are still skidding, bank losses are still mounting, oil is again flirting with $100 a barrel and consumers are buying less as prices rise," the editorial said. "To many, the wheels appear to be coming off the economy. To others, including President Bush and his aides, the economy is fundamentally sound and resilient."
The Times accused Bush of being in "denial" about pending disaster in the U.S. economy.
"Given that record, it is no surprise that Mr. Bush is now refusing to acknowledge the seriousness of the problems he has helped create. Americans don't need more denial," the editorial said. "They need an unvarnished appraisal of the nation's economy - including the politics and ideology that has driven it to this point."
In the Times editorial, the board mentioned a slowdown but didn't use the textbook definition of a recession to indicate "the wheels appear to be coming off the economy," which would be two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth as measured by gross domestic product (GDP).
Other print business media admitted there are risks out there but were not as pessimistic that the economy is heading toward inevitable destruction.
An article by Scott Patterson in the January 2 Wall Street Journal was optimistic, in fact, predicting five things to look for in 2008:
1. Stocks rally.
2. The housing market stabilizes.
3. Consumer spending remains solid.
4. Corporate profits accelerate.
5. Economic growth accelerates.
"In the third quarter of 2007, gross domestic product, a measure of the nation's total output, rose 4.9%, its strongest pace of growth in four years," Patterson wrote. "After an expected fourth-quarter hiccup, the economy could pick up the pace again, helped by robust growth in exports."


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Tom Briant, executive director of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets, discusses the state of e-cigarettes and the local issues affecting tobacco retailing.
By John Lofstock, Editor.
Of all the different tobacco legislative bills introduced this year in Congress and state legislatures, two issues stand out, namely higher tobacco taxes and electronic cigarettes. Both issues will help shape the tobacco offering at convenience stores for years to come.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sept. 5, announced the findings from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, showing that the percentage of high school students who reported ever using an e-cigarette rose from 4.7% in 2011 to 10% in 2012.
The news has the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) speaking out to refute the data, and asserting that the CDC is merely setting the stage for the FDA's proposed e-cigarette regulations in two months.
According to the CDC study, high school students using e-cigarettes within the past 30 days rose from 1.5% to 2.8%. Use also doubled among middle school students. Altogether, in 2012 more than 1.78 million middle and high school students nationwide had tried e-cigarettes.
The study also claimed that 76.3% of middle and high school students who used e-cigarettes within the past 30 days also smoked conventional cigarettes in the same period. In addition, one in five middle school students who reported ever using e-cigarettes say they have never tried conventional cigarettes. This raises concern that there may be young people for whom e-cigarettes could be an entry point to use of conventional tobacco products, including cigarettes.
Tom Briant, executive director of NATO, said the CDC's study about youth use of electronic cigarettes raises too many unanswered questions for the data to be used as a basis for proposing significant restrictions on electronic cigarettes.
"It appears the CDC and the FDA are extrapolating data from the 2011 and 2012 National Youth Tobacco Surveys (NYTS) to support the FDA's announced plan to expand its authority over other tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, by issuing proposed regulations this October," Briant said. "However, studies have found e-cigarettes to be effective in reducing cigarette smoking or aiding smokers in quitting. Given that e-cigarettes appear to have a positive effect in the reduction of smoking tobacco-burning cigarettes, NATO can only conclude that the FDA is setting the stage for the roll-out of the agency's proposed e-cigarette regulations in two months."
NATO and its retailers that operate more than 28,000 tobacco stores, convenience stores, service stations, grocery stores and liquor stores nationwide firmly agree that underage youth should not use e-cigarettes.
"Currently, 26 states have enacted laws that prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and retailers are abiding by those laws and their own business practices to prevent the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors," Briant said. "The CDC's claim that electronic cigarette use has more than doubled among middle and high school students from 2011 to 2012 is a generalization and may not be supported by the NYTS data. The NYTS statistics relied on by the CDC to estimate how many youth use electronic cigarettes, including middle and high school students who currently use e-cigarettes and those who have used an e-cigarette just once. This means that the CDC's claim that electronic cigarette use has doubled among underage youth is likely overstated since students who used the product one time may no longer be using e-cigarettes."
Moreover, NATO has not seen the actual 2012 NYTS study itself—only the summary that has been provided by the CDC. "NATO does not support the sale of e-cigs to underage consumers," Briant said. "However, NATO members firmly stand behind the right of adults to purchase e-cigarettes, particularly when they are looking for assistance in 'stepping down' from smoking traditional cigarettes. We hope any future regulations proposed by the FDA will not interfere with the right of adults to choose what, at least at this time, appears to be a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes."
With 2013 coming to a close, Briant sat down with Convenience Store Decisions to look back at the tobacco legislative and regulatory actions under consideration across the country.
CSD: For the past several years, local legislative efforts have been increasing both in number and kind of retail restrictions. Has this trend continued in 2013?
TB: The short answer is yes. Local regulatory actions have continued to increase in cities and counties. As of Sept. 1, 70 cities and counties in 16 states have considered local restrictions on tobacco products.
In some cases, the local proposals have been more numerous and restrictive than state tobacco legislation. The local restrictions have included banning coupon redemption, requiring all tobacco products to be stocked out of the public's view, limiting or reducing how may retailers are licensed to sell tobacco products, banning the sale of e-cigarettes, requiring minimum cigar package sizes, and raising the legal age to purchase tobacco to either 19 or 21 years old.
While towns in Massachusetts have proposed just under one-half of all of these local tobacco restrictions, local governments in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin have also considered local tobacco restrictions.
CSD: What has NATO seen on the state tobacco legislative front this year?
TB: Although 36 state legislatures considered bills to increase or decrease cigarette and tobacco product tax rates, only eight states have actually enacted an increase or decrease in taxes.
Arkansas enacted a cap on premium cigars of 50 cents a cigar, Colorado made permanent the state sales tax of 2.9% on cigarettes; Kentucky reduced the chewing tobacco tax rate to 19 cents per single unit, while Massachusetts raised the cigarette tax rate by $1 per pack to $3.51. Cigars and RYO tax rates were raised to 40%, and the tax on moist snuff and chewing tobacco rose 210%.
Minnesota had the largest cigarette tax increase at $1.60 per pack and the OTP tax was raised to 95%. New Hampshire had a 10-cent per pack cigarette tax increase go into effect automatically because cigarette revenue was less than expected. The tax on little cigars in Ohio increased from 17% to 37% of the wholesale price, and in Texas a 55-cent per pack tax is now assessed on non-settling manufacturer cigarette brands and non-settling manufacturer cigarette tobacco.
In terms of taxation of e-cigarettes, Minnesota remains the only state that taxes e-cigarettes and applies a 95% tax rate. Four other state legislatures introduced, but did not pass bills to tax e-cigarettes, including Massachusetts (90% of the wholesale cost), Utah (86% of the wholesale cost), and Oklahoma and South Carolina (five cents per
nicotine cartridge).
Also on the state level, five states considered, but did not enact bills that would have raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products. The states with bills included New Jersey (age 21), New York (bills for ages 19 and 21), Oklahoma (age 19), Oregon (age 21) and Texas (age 21). Currently, Alabama, Alaska, New Jersey and Utah have a minimum purchase age of 19.
CSD: Turning to the federal level, what kind of legislation and regulations were proposed?
TB: This year, the federal level topics have included several FDA issues, including a request for additional public input on the use of menthol in cigarettes and an announcement of possible new proposed regulations to be issued by October on cigars, pipe tobacco and electronic cigarettes.
Regarding federal tobacco taxation, President Obama has proposed to expand pre-school education to all low income four year olds across the country at a cost of $75 billion over the next 10 years and to pay for the expansion by raising the federal cigarette tax from $1.01 per pack to $1.95 per pack and also increasing the federal tobacco tax rate on all other tobacco products by 93%.


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According to a source close to the Russian security services who specializes in religious radicalism, Tsarnaev attended services at the mosque on Kotrova Street during both of the extended visits he made to Dagestan over the past two years. That is why Russia's Federal Security Service, the agency better known as the FSB, sent a warning to the FBI in 2011 to be aware of Tsarnaev's possible links to extremism.
In a statement on April 19, the FBI said it had received information from an unidentified "foreign government" that Tsarnaev was "a follower of radical Islam and a strong believer, and that he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared … to join unspecified underground groups." In response, the FBI said it interviewed Tsarnaev and checked its records for relevant information, but "did not find any Russia's counterterrorism activity, domestic or foreign."
According to the source in the regional capital of Makhachkala, who spoke to TIME on Monday, Tsarnaev was monitored by Russian counterterrorism forces for at least one month in 2011 and throughout his six-month stay in Dagestan last year. "There wasn't enough time [in 2011] to come to any conclusions about the extent of his involvement [in Islamist extremism]," the source says, asking to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter. "So we asked our American colleagues to follow up."


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I tried IOS222 (Hermes v4 38 base), IOS223 (Hermes v4 37+38 base), and IOS249[56]-d2x-v8-final on USB loading and it just goes to the wiimote warning then i got a black screen. I tried backing up the...
I converted a 8gb flashdrive to wbfs format and transfer some games to it.
Just tried it and it WORKS!!! :)
Finally found a post which all the info needed!!!! :cool:
I've seen soon YouTube videos on 4.11 CFW. That look cool. The video shows the install package file option. Just want to know if they're true or false. Does anyone know? I'm on 3.72 and want to...
Will there be a wiihacks app for blackberry?
I deleted the Multiman pkg I install to re install the one
you said and also installed Gaia Manager. I can't access
the permissions on GTA IV. But Gaia didn't show the GTA
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Do you still have to have a disc in the drive the run the backups?
I backed up my GTA IV to the internal hard drive and wouldn't load.
So I put my COD: World of War and tried to load the backup and...
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Very nice! Maybe now I can Fix my first Wii. I'm glad I kept it.:D
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No! The channel covers on WiiFlow 2.2. The button is on the lower right hand corner.
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Just notice the channel section on WiiFlow. All the channel covers downloaded but the WiiFlow, USB Loader GX, and Configurable USB Loader covers. So I checked WiiTDB and the covers is there. I added...
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I tried deleting 249 to re-install it, but it won't let me.
So I tried Multi-Mod Manager and it worked prefectly.
For all the help and advice
Yea, I meant rev 17. I'm replying on my blackberry and accidentally push the wrong number. :D
I have rev 20. But I'm going to remove it and install rev 18 again.
I tried Wad Manager 1.7 and it won't read the Wii SD slot.
I've installed Wads before so I don't understand why I can't now.
I'm getting to this on installation " ERROR (RET=-1029) "
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I'd thought about calling this weekly column 'Cast-Iron' since I'd read that the drainage columns on the great Crystal Palace exhibition of 1851 had been made from cast iron.
As this slot transports the Crystal Palace drainage from my brain to your computer, it seemed weirdly logical. Honestly though, I'm glad I didn't go with it. It sounds too much like a Sheffield-based industrial metal band.
After all, names are important. In football's cosmopolitan era Kevin Phillips doesn't read like much. It certainly isn't as exotic as Andre Moritz, as unpronounceable as Kagisho Dikgacoi or as interesting as Jazz Richards.
But while it isn't enigmatic, the number nine's name carries with it a pedigree and a hard-earned reputation that terrifies defenders.
Now that he will be a permanent super-sub, the moment the opposition hears "KEVIN PHILLIPS" boom out from the tannoy matters nearly as much as his awareness, finishing and intelligent movement.
You might be able to make more religious holiday puns when it's Jermaine Easter's name that's announced, but hearing that ring out over the PA system alarms the fans in red and blue more than anyone else.
In his first two second-half appearances for the Eagles against Charlton and Watford, Phillips tormented our rivals, helping to turn both games around for a win and a draw. Not single-handedly, but his influence was fantastic.
Against Boro, Phillips's impact was less essential with the whole team already shining brightly. Nevertheless, the moment his number was held up by the fourth official it can't have done anything but unnerve the opposition at a time in the match when their hopes were fading fast.
Now they had even more to contend with than goal-machine Murray, Zaha et al.
Phillips's practiced strike put the game to bed after Boro had clawed one back, and it was a lesson in calm finishing to make up for a sub-standard first touch.
The real joy of being able to scare opposition with his introduction is reflective of how long it's been since Palace have been able to throw on substitutes that inspire excitement and change games.
In recent seasons, substitutes have simply been fresh bodies to relieve tired first choices, whereas now they're intriguing propositions and finally something resembling squad depth.
Phillips continues to be happy to reiterate that the reputation associated with his name is justified and defenders still have cause for concern whenever he takes to the field.
It's as if the only thing getting old, are jokes about his age.
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This unit provides an overview of the business process architecture and life cycle from a management perspective. It provides a detailed understanding of the concepts, strategies, tools and technologies required for modelling, analysis, design, improvement, integration, performance measurement and governance of business processes (both intra- and inter-enterprise) in any organisational and/or value chain context and relevant industry standards. The unit also develops practical skills in modelling, redesigning and improving business processes using various business process management software tools/suites.
Our courses that offer this unit of study
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Sohmer & Co. was a piano manufacturing company founded in New York in 1872. Sohmer & Co. marketed the first modern baby grand piano, and also manufactured pianos with aliquot stringing and bridge agraffes, as well as Cecilian "all-inside" player pianos and Welte-Mignon-Licensee reproducing pianos. Sohmer pianos were owned by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, and composers Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin. Sohmer is now a line of pianos manufactured by Samick Music Corporation in Korea.
Hugo Sohmer (1845-1913) was born as the son of a physican in Dunningen, a village near Rottweil, on the foothills of the Black Forest, Germany. He was educated in literary and scientific subjects as well as music and the piano, and emigrated to New York in 1863, where he apprenticed as a piano-builder in Schuetze & Ludolff's factory.
He spent two years travelling in Europe continuing to study piano making, and returned to New York in 1870. In 1872 he founded Sohmer & Company, in partnership with Joseph Kuder (April 26, 1831 - July 24, 1913), a pianomaker originally from Vienna who had worked in New York since 1853, first for Steinway & Sons, and later Lighte, Newton & Bradburys as foreman, before working for Marschall & Mittauer, as well as their successor J. H. Boernhoeft.
Sohmer & Co. manufactured and sold pianos at Marschall & Mittauer's former address at 149 East 14th street. They expanded to 155 East 14th street and added Brooklyn showrooms by 1879, and in 1883 moved all but their warerooms to 143 East 23rd Street, formerly the factory of reed organ manufacturers Carhart & Needham. In 1885, the facilities at the corner of 14th st. and 3rd ave. were altered according to plans drawn by Berger & Baylies, and in 1886 purchased a large waterfront plot on Jamaica Avenue, Long Island—near Steinway & Sons' new factory—and erected a six story factory, also designed by Berger & Baylies. The factory was expanded with a six-story addition completed in 1907, and in 1919 erected a six story office and showroom at 31 West 57th Street, on New York's "Piano Row".
Sohmer advertised their upright and square pianos had been awarded the First Medal of Merit, as well as the Diploma of Honour at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia and displayed the awards in later instruments although the system of awarding prizes had led to notable public disagreement among piano manufacturers. They also advertised first prizes received in Montreal in 1881 and 1882.
Hugo Sohmer marketed the first modern "bijou," or baby grand piano, built with a symmetrical case design which he patented in 1884. "Only five feet long," these pianos were advertised as "the smallest grand ever manufactured," having "great power and volume of tone, together with the tone-sustaining quality and elastic touch heretofore only found in the concert grand." The company also patented improvements in agraffe bars and actions in 1882, and in 1887 an agraffe for a quadruple strung "reverbation scale" and a pianissimo pedal in uprights, and bridge agraffes in 1890.
Harry J. Sohmer succeeded his father in 1913, and incorporated the company in 1940. In 1971 he was succeeded by his sons, Harry J. Sohmer, Jr., president, and Robert H. Sohmer, secretary and treasurer. The Sohmer brothers sold the company in 1982 to Pratt, Read & Co., the largest American manufacturer of piano actions and keyboards, and moved to their facilities in Ivoryton, Connecticut. The Sohmer brothers initially continued their involvement in the company but eventually were succeeded as managers by Dave Campbell.
Changes after the sale by the Sohmer family
In 1985 Sohmer & Co. bought Mason & Hamlin and William Knabe trademarks and equipment from the receivers of the bankrupt Aeolian Corporation, and in 1986, Pratt, Read & Co. sold Sohmer Holding Co. to a group of investors headed by Robert MacNeil. Production was moved to a new facility in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.
In 1989, MacNeil sold Sohmer & Co., which then included Mason & Hamlin, Knabe, and George Steck, to Bernard G. Greer, who owned a controlling interest in the Falcone Piano Co. Lloyd W. Meyer, a former CEO of Steinway & Sons, was put in charge of reorganizing the two companies.
In 1996 Kirk and Mark Burgett, as Music Systems Research, of Sacramento, California, manufacturers of PianoDisc player systems, purchased Sohmer as part of the then bankrupt Mason & Hamlin's assets.
Sohmer pianos are now manufactured in Korea by the Samick Music Corporation, which manufactures Samick, as well as William Knabe, Kohler & Campbell and Remington pianos.
Sohmer Piano Building
The Sohmer Piano Building, or Sohmer Building, is a Neo-classical Beaux-Arts building located at 170 Fifth Avenue at East 22nd Street, in the Flatiron District neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan, diagonally southwest of the Flatiron Building. Designed by Robert Maynicke as a store-and-loft building for real-estate developer Henry Corn, and built in 1897-98 it is easily recognizable by its gold dome, which sits on top of a 2-story octagonal cupola.
The building is located in within the Ladies' Mile Historic District, and, according to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, is "characteristic of the later development phase of the District". It was named for the Sohmer Piano Company, which had its offices and showroom there early in the building's history. Other tenants included architects, publishers, and merchants of leather, hats, perfume and upholstery. It was converted to residential condominium apartments in the early 21st century, and its architectural features were restored between 2002 and 2005 by Bone / Levine Architects.
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