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Your first ocean together
The tension started to mount as the day of departure drew close. This was to be the big one, our first-ever Atlantic crossing on our own boat with responsibility for every little thing.
The Atlantic is the second largest ocean in the world covering 106,400,000 square kilometres or 26% of the world's water surface, and is divided by the equator into North and South. We were going to sail across the North Atlantic from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
The hurricane season runs from May to October and during that time our route would have been shared with hurricanes born off the coast of Africa that develop as they cross the Atlantic before blasting into the Caribbean islands. For centuries sailors have played it safe by leaving the Canaries in November once the hurricane season has passed and the steady trade winds have set in. We were playing it safe too, by waiting until early December. With three thousand miles ahead of us, we wanted the best weather possible.
According to everyone we talked to, a plan to cross the Atlantic was simple: head south to 20 degrees, 'hitch up' to the north-east trade winds and catapult across in two weeks. That would mean we made it in time for "Christmas in the Caribbean" as Jimmy Buffet sings in one of our favourite sailing mantras, and we'd have our stockings for Santa hanging from the mast.
Preparation plus
The floorboards were up, the bilges exposed. Fresh, dried and canned food piled high, ready to label and stow. Plywood storm shutters to varnish and attach, holes to drill, bilges to clean, lists to write and rewrite, grab bags to fill, emergency and safety gear to check, recheck and stow, a safety briefing to have, rig to check from top to bottom. My mind was about to explode.
At the last minute we discovered the fuel in our tanks was contaminated. There was no option but to drain and clean the tanks, then strain 400 litres of diesel through fine filters. This was an arduous and tense job, especially as the weather was now perfect for our departure with a northerly breeze softly building.
To top it all off, Ross came down with a serious virus involving several visits to the local doctor for blood tests and more blood tests. Swine flu crossed our mind as we'd heard it was prevalent in the area. I was not so sure that we wanted to head out into the vast Atlantic with our skipper operating at less than half his horsepower so we delayed for another day, our anticipation mounting as the wind continued to build ever so slowly from the north.
Our daughter Emma joined us just before we departed, full of expectation for the crossing and eager to reach the Caribbean for Christmas and a romantic rendezvous.
I made a wish list for the crossing:
1. Steady trade winds
2. Flat seas
3. No storms
4. Plenty of fish
5. No major breakages
6. No accidents or illness
7. Sunshine
8. Dolphins, whales (not too close)
9. Christmas in the Caribbean
10. Time for chats, discussions and reading
11. Still married (to the same husband!)
Finally we cast off our lines and broke free, sliding out from behind the breakwater and away from the sheltered marina at Puerto Calero.
We faced the mighty Atlantic ocean at last. The knot in my stomach tightened and I felt a wave of emotion, tinged with fear, relief, anticipation and excitement of the unknown, all mixed up in a blender full of expectation.
Long days
Three days, three tuna and a mahi mahi later, I was only just beginning to settle into some sort of routine and starting to feel vaguely ok as I gradually became more in tune with the rhythm of life at sea and its unpredictable nature.
In the galley I prepared sashimi and seared tuna but no-one felt particularly hungry and I was feeling a bit queasy myself, finally succumbing and taking some 'Paihia bombs' (seasick pills). I'd been feeling as if I had a huge hangover, tired, lethargic and weighing at least 200kg, but 15 minutes later the pills had me feeling almost normal.
The northerly winds faded and the trade winds seemed to have abandoned us leaving Sojourn wallowing in a sea of large jumbled left-over swells, making it extremely uncomfortable down below. There was no sign of the solid wall of wind from the north-east that we had been told to expect.
Fortunately, the dolphins hadn't abandoned us. At dawn on the third morning we were suddenly surrounded by a huge pod of them rocketing through the iridescent water like missiles aiming at a far-off target. Somehow, at the last split second, they would flick off at right angles, emanating a feeling of sheer bliss and a sense of total freedom. We gazed down on them from the bow of Sojourn, totally transfixed. They seemed to have a program to get through as they hurled themselves in the air, splashing down into the mirrored surface. Everywhere you looked was a bubbling sea of dolphins. This was paradise.
Emma and I were perched on the bow having the time of our lives and catching up on the news of the last nine months. She had been volunteering in Uganda in a primary school and orphanage with 600 children and had photos to show and stories to tell. That night we watched a movie on her computer featuring many of the bright wide-eyed children singing, dancing and performing in a musical that she had written, directed and had accompanied as a one girl band on her guitar. It was quite extraordinary to watch it while rocking and rolling on the large Atlantic swells.
Night lights
I was on watch alone at night, quietly cocooned in my thoughts when I glanced behind and got a huge fright. Right in our wake and closing rapidly was a massive shimmering passenger liner with all its lights ablaze slightly off to port. I checked and re-checked the AIS (Auto Identification System) and radar on the chart plotter but there was nothing showing.
By now my heartbeat had quadrupled as I started to panic, thinking how slack I was not to have noticed we were about to be run down by this huge liner. I cranked the motor on ready to change course and manoeuvre out of harm's way. Ross immediately appeared in the companionway, woken by the sudden sound of the motor. He was bleary-eyed but had a faint look of amusement and certainly no sign of the panic I was experiencing.
"What on earth are you doing?" he asked calmly as I glanced behind again. In a split second it dawned on me: I was looking at the huge full moon oozing up out of the water with some streaky clouds adorning its face as it peered up over the horizon. My 'cruise liner' festooned in glimmering lights holding its own private party at sea was telling me it was about time to end my watch and get some sleep!
Longer days
After many days at sea you lose track of time completely. The hours and days seem to merge into an endless blur of confused ocean swells and the relentless sun.
Life afloat in the middle of the Atlantic can make doing everyday tasks such as making a cup of coffee, baking muffins, preparing meals or simply doing some washing quite a major achievement. Much of the time I felt as if I was in a tumble dryer, lurching from side to side. It became important to have small projects and challenges, things to achieve and look forward to so that you could pat yourself on the back quietly if any were attained. Reading, writing, cooking, washing clothes, listening to the radio scheds and researching weather forecasts became a real highlight. Emma logged our journey in her own way, creating a colourful chart counting down the miles covered and miles to go.
We even rewarded ourselves with a quick dip in the turquoise waters at the halfway point where we were 1500 miles from the closest land. It felt both exhilarating and scary at the same time to think how deep the ocean was (over 3km) and what lay below us. On other days, Ross and Emma occasionally played guitar and sang as we cruised along in the lazy swells.
Sojourn had a radio sched each morning and evening with 10 other yachts that were crossing the Atlantic with us. Each reported their position and any other vital information, trivia or gossip they may have gleaned during the day. Known as the 'The Madlantic Net', it became our daily news fix, morning and night. It is really helpful to know the whereabouts of the other boats in your vicinity in case of breakages, sickness, or simply to share advice or knowledge for any unexpected problem at sea.
Sojourn's watch system was three hours on and six hours off but during the daylight hours we had a more relaxed schedule. Whoever felt like being in the cockpit kept an eye out and this way the days seemed more relaxed, with no need to keep checking the clock. At nights with the boat charging along in the blackness, creaking and groaning, I never got used to the ominous voice echoing through my vivid dreams telling me it was my turn on watch.
"Hey Jo, it's your turn now." The voice, however gentle, always seemed to echo and reverberate around Sojourn's reinforced plastic hull, dragging me away from my cosy dreams and back into the reality of my lone night vigil.
Missing the trades
Everyone told us that the north-east trades always kick in at this time of year but unfortunately they didn't for us. We started with reasonable northerly winds followed by light winds from all directions.
Even Roger Badham - aka 'Clouds', the best weather guru available today - couldn't find the trade winds for us. He would email us regularly with a weather forecast and I felt secure knowing that he was keeping an eye out for us. He told us that there were some of the biggest storms on record in the North Atlantic off the east coast of America and these low pressure systems were dragging the high pressure systems further north than usual, resulting in light westerlies where the north-east trade winds should have been. These were the same winds Ross had promised me had been blowing since the "beginning of time". Our only option was to keep sailing south in search of wind.
Originally we had planned to head to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands but as days turned into weeks it became obvious that Antigua would be a closer landfall. A few days later Ross awoke to find his two female crew mates studying the charts. After a short mutiny, the decision was made to sail to Barbados, now the nearest piece of land in the Caribbean islands. The persuasive powers of the mutineers were enhanced by the fact that Barbados just happens to be the home of Mount Gay rum, something that the skipper has a weakness for.
Soon, a slow realisation dawned on us as the days merged and stretched out like a mirage in the desert: we would be at sea for Christmas! My mind blurred as this reality took hold. No Christmas, no steel-drum bands, rum punches or dancing on the sand eating flying fish sandwiches. We would be communing with the mermaids, whales and dolphins far from land.
Day 17
With no chance of landfall for at least seven days and the wind continuing to dance around the compass, I began to think I was going mad. I felt like an elephant in a china shop as I lurched around the boat. It was crazy to think that although the wind was really light the swells were massive, just as Clouds said they would be. As the swells from the storms in the north met the opposing swells from the dying trade winds, the result was giant lumpy seas from all directions. A sudden sideways lurch and there was another bruise to add to my already colourful patchwork. Thank heaven for all the extra handrails Ross had put in the main saloon and in the head. He had even put stainless steel bus rails on the roof to grab hold of, just like on the #10 bus to Newmarket.
Another sunrise, another sunset, but I was really over them by now. All I wanted was to see the hazy blur of land on the horizon. Noises were starting to take on new meaning, the crash, bash, creak, squeak, whoosh, flap and bang were starting to do my head in. My only escape was into yet another book - that would make seven so far.
Christmas Day
Christmas day dawned calm, humid and hot. Any passing mermaid peering up from the water would have been forgiven for wondering if she was hallucinating as sparkling decorations, a singing Santa and a decent pile of presents magically materialised under a fully-decorated Christmas tree. Christmas lights and sparkling decorations adorned the mast and interior.
Pancakes emerged from the galley dripping in lemon juice and sugar. Jimmy Buffet blasted out through our SSB radio to all of our new Madlantic Net friends. It made a few of the boaties smile as we were all sharing an unexpected Christmas at sea.
Even yachts unseen over the horizon became very much part of our day. On one boat the lone female among five males burst into tears, telling us that the men were all no fun and that she was missing her daughter, so Emma assumed the role of surrogate daughter and calmed her with some mother-daughter chat.
To celebrate this momentous mid-Atlantic Christmas at sea, a glass of champagne was deemed appropriate. We were just about to pop the cork when there was an almighty bang followed by frantic mad flapping as the halyard that held up our fantastic 'booster' (our downwind sail) snapped. It was quite a surprise as Ross had lowered the sail and inspected it only the previous day.
Christmas dinner went on hold and Emma and I spent an extremely anxious hour watching Ross up the mast amidst vast lumpy swells, trying to mouse and re-run the halyard. It was all to no avail as it was far too difficult and dangerous with the boat pitching and rolling and the mast swaying through 90 degrees. We helped him down, battered and bruised and definitely ready for that champagne.
However, just before our Christmas dinner of scrumptious chicken marbella, crunchy roast potatoes, pumpkin and peas was served, the gas bottle ran out, putting the skipper in a precarious position yet again. As Ross perched on the transom hanging out over the ocean swells, harnessed on as he changed the gas bottles, I quietly reflected on the difference between this Christmas and all the other ones I had celebrated. I guessed that I would see the funny side of it one day.
The champagne cork was finally popped and we proposed a toast to friends, family back home and the "wind and sea gods" in the hope that they would hasten us on our journey. Presents bearing a strong resemblance to objects we already owned were distributed with much hilarity as we rose to the occasion. I was lucky enough to receive a handwritten voucher from the skipper which read:
Dear Jo,
Merry Christmas. IOU a night ASAP in the best hotel of your choice.
Love Ross
My immediate thought was that it sounded wonderful but I didn't believe we'd ever get to land to see a hotel.
Finish in sight
As a special Christmas treat the trade winds finally started to fill in and we sailed the last two days as we had hoped to sail for the whole passage. On December 28th, after spending 24 days at sea, there it was. Land ahoy! Barbados!
As I sat on the bow watching the island grow out of the distant horizon, my mind drifted back to the wish list that I'd scribbled down 24 days before. Were all my wishes granted?
1. Steady trade winds - No
2. Flat seas - No
3. No storms - Yes
4. Plenty of fish - Yes
5. No gear failure or breakages - No
6. No accidents or illness - Yes
7. Sunshine - Yes
8. Dolphins, whales - Yes
9. Christmas in the Caribbean - No
10. Time for chats, discussions and reading - Yes
11. Still married (same husband) - Yes
Seven out of 11 wishes had become reality and when you achieve something that you thought was totally out of your sphere of possibilities, you can't help but smile and say to yourself in a quiet moment "I did it. I actually crossed the Atlantic. I survived and enjoyed most of it."
Would I recommend it to another woman? Absolutely yes! If you are even contemplating it, you could do it. As we all know in life, there's no point wondering what-if. Mark Twain sums it up nicely:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Boating NZ


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April 2012
The country's cement industry has expanded from year to year to follow the trend in the development of the property and infrastructure sector. The largest consumers of cement in the country are the housing sector.
In 2011, the country's cement production grew 14.4 percent to 45.2 million tons from 39.5 million tons in 2010. The production capacity was recorded at 56,8 million tons per year in 2011 or an increase of t 7.2% from 53 million tons per year in the previous year.
A number of cement producers are seeking to expand their capacity as some of the have been operating almost at full capacity. In addition, demand for cement is expected to continue to grow in the coming years. PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa expanded its production capacity by 2.5 million tons to 21.1 million tons per year in 2011. PT. Semen Gresik increased its production capacity by 600,000 tons to 9.7 million tons per year.
The capacity expansion is to keep pace with growing market demand to follow the economic growth and brisker development. In addition some old and inefficient factories need revitalization by replacing machines. Expansion of capacity would improve operation efficiency and make factories more competitive in the market.
Small producers like Semen Kupang, Semen Baturaja, and Semen Bosowa seek to steal a market share in area not covered by big producers such as in eastern Indonesia. Big producers still concentrate in western part of the country mainly in Java which accounts for 55.2 percent of cement consumption in the country. Sumatra is the second largest market of cement accounting for 23 percent, followed Sulawesi and Kalimantan each accounting for 7% of the total consumption.
A number of factors are also considered by investors in building cement factories like the distance of location from market, transport facility and availability of energy or fuel.
Energy is an important factor as energy makes up a considerable part of the production cost. Currently many investors seek to use cheap secondary energy to fuel cement factories.
Currently a critical factor considered in capacity expansion by cement producers is the availability and the price of coal fuel. Cola has been the main fuel for cement factories. Investors or cement producers have asked the government guarantee in coal supply before building new factories . The country is one of the world's largest coal producers but most of its coal production has been exported as the prices are better in international market. In addition many producers have been bound by long term contracts with coal buyers abroad.
There are several types of cement produced in Indonesia. The main type is OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) or Portland Cement Type I which accounts for 80 percent of the country's total production. Other types include composite and pozzolan cement.
Based on data at the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), the country's production capacity increased 10.5% to 53 million tons in 2010 from 47.9 million tons in the previous year. The increase came from five producers expanding their production capacity with an investment of US$ 645.6 million. The new production facilities on line in 2011 included a cement mill of Indocement in Cirebon with a capacity of 1.5 million tons, and reconstruction of the 2004's tsunami destroyed factory of Semen Andalas with a capacity 1.6 million tons in Aceh.
The capacity utilization of the country's cement industry averaged 79.6% in 2011. Privately owned cement factories now are largest in production capacity compared to factories of state companies. They account for 60.5% of the total capacity with state companies having only 39.5% of the total capacity.
In 2011, the country's production capacity rose again to 56.8 million tons or an increase of 7.2%. The additional capacity followed expansion by a number of large producers including France's.Lafarge which built a new factory of PT. Semen Andalas in Lok Nga, Mangrove Aceh Darussalam which came on stream in March 2011 to replace one destroyed by the tsunami in 2004.
Lafarge invested US$300 million to build the new factory with a capacity of 1.6 million tons per year. The factory needs 1.2 million tons of clinker per year.
In 2012, the country's production capacity is expected to rise 6.8 million tons to 63.6 million tons with the construction of new factories by PT Semen Gresik Indonesia, PT Semen Tonsasa, and PT Holcim Indonesia.
The industry ministry has required cement factories to reduce the use of clinker cutting the content from 90% to 80% to be more energy efficient but not reducing the quality to be low SNI.
PT. Semen Gresik, Tbk (PT. SG)
PT. SG has 3 factories located in Tuban and Gresik with a production capacity of 9.7 million tons per year. PT. SG has two ports special for cement in Tuban and in Gresik, 1 unit of cement packing plant in Ciwandan, Banten and 11 units of buffer warehouse Java and Bali . In 2011 cement production PT. SG reached 9.7 million tons.
PT. SG acquired PT. Semen Padang (SP) and PT. Semen Tonsasa (ST) in 1995 to join in the Semen Gresik Group (SGG) with 99.9% owned by SG.
SP is located in Indarung Padang, West Sumatra supplying cement mainly for Sumatra. It also supplies cement for Java and exports part of its production mainly to other Asian countries. SP has six cement packing plants in Padang, Medan, Banda Aceh, Batam, Jakarta and Banten. SP also has 14 buffer warehouses a special cement port in Padang's Teluk Bayur, and in Ciwandan of Banten.
SP produces various types of cement including Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), Portland Pozzoloan Cement (PPC), Portland Composite Cement (PCC) , Oil well Cement (OC) and Super Masonry Cement (SMC).
In 2011, its production totaled 6.2 million tons or an increase of 8.7% from 5.7 million tons in 2010.
ST located in Pangkep of South Sulawesi has three units of factories producing the types of OPC and PPC. ST is the largest supplier of cement in eastern Indonesia including Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara and Maluku, Papua. ST has 8 units of packing plant in Makassar, Bitung, Samarinda, Palu, Banjarmasin, Ambon and Bali and 5 units of buffer warehouse. ST also has cement special port in Biringkassi.
Currently the total production capacity of SGG is 20.6 million tons per year including PT. Semen Gresik (9.7 million tons), PT. Semen Padang (6.3 million tons) and PT. Semen Tonsasa (4.6 million tons).
In 2011, PT. SG set aside US$ 533 million for capital expenditure. The fund has been used to build a new factories in Tuban, East Java and other factories as well as a power plant in Tonsasa, South Sulawesi.
In 2012, PT. SG sets aside Rp5 trillion for capital spending. Around 20% of the fund would be used to finance the construction of a new factory in Sumatra to cost Rp7 trillion to be disbursed in three years of construction. The construction of the new factory will 70% financed with a bank loan.
Cemex shares sold to Blue Valley Pte. Ltd.
A conflict between the government and CEMEX as co-shareholders of PT SG ended with Cemex selling its 24.9 percent stake in SG to the Rajawali Group through its investment vehicle company Blue Valley Pte. Ltd. at a price of US$ 337 million.
The Rajawali Group, which is owned by tycoon Peter Sondakh acquired the stake after the government said it would not use its right to acquire the stake under conditional sale and purchase agreement/CSPA) signed on 17 September 1998.
Under the agreement co shareholder was the first to receive the offer to buy shares for sales.
With the deal, Cemex also agreed to drop its lawsuit filed with an international arbitrage court against the government.
Currently PT. SG is 51.01 percent owned by the government , 24.0% by Blue Valley Hodings Pte and 24.09 percent by the public.
PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk
PT. Holcim Indonesia Tbk (HI) was, formerly known with the name of PT. Semen Cibinong. Holcim acquired 77.33 percent of PT. Semen Cibinong in 2001. Its name was changed on 1 January 2006. HI has two factories -- one in Narogong and another in Cilacap.
Holcim is the world's largest cement producer based in Switzerland. It has stakes in cement factories in 70 countries in the world.
In 2011, HI operated a new factory in Tuban, East Java with a production capacity of 1.7 million tons per year built with an investment of US$ 450 million .
The cement production capacity of HI increased to 8.7 million tons in 2011 from 8.3 million tons in 2010. Its production totaled 7.1 million tons in 2011, and most or 64% of the production is disposed of on the domestic market with 36% for exports.
PT. Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Tbk (PT. ITP)
PT. ITP was established in 1985 by the Salim Group. In 2001, Heidelberg Cement Group from Germany acquired the majority 65.14 percent stake through its subsidiary Kimmeridge Enterprise Pte. Ltd. In 2003, Kimmeridge Enterprise Pte. Ltd transferred the shares of PT. ITP to HC Indocement GmbH. In September 2006, HC Indocement GmbH was merged into Heidelberg Cement South-East Asia GmbH which became the owner of PT. ITP.
ITP operates 9 factories in Citeureup, Bogor, the second largest unit of factories in the world, 2 factories in Palimanan, Cirebon, West Java and 1 factory in Tarjun, Kotabaru, South Kalimantan. ITP produces various types of cement including PCC, OPC, OWC and White cement. ITP is the only producer of white cement in the country.
By the end of 2010, the clinker production capacity of the company was 15.6 million tons per year and its cement production capacity was 18.6 million tons per year. The operation of new units of cement mill in Palimanan and Citeureup in 2011, brought the total production capacity of the company to 21.1 million tons per year.
In 2008, Heidelberg Cement AG handed over its entire stake in ITP to Birchwood Omnia Ltd. Therefore, shareholders of IPT now include Birchwood Omnia Ltd (51%), PT. Mekar Perkasa (13.03%) investing public (35.97%).
PT. Lafarge Cement Indonesia
It was formerly named PT. Semen Andalas Indonesia, before it was destroyed by tsunami late 2004. In 2007, a replacement was built for its factory. During the time that it could not produce cement it imported cement from Lafarge unit in Malaysia to supply cement in Aceh and North Sumatra, to maintain its market foothold in northern Sumatra.
In 2010, PT SA resumed operation and its name was changed with PT Lafarge Cement Indonesia.
In 2011 the clinker production capacity of the company was 1.2 million tons/year and cement production capacity was 1.6 million tons/year.
PT Semen Bosowa Maros (PT. SBM)
The factory of the company was built in 1995 and c came on stream in April 1999. PT. SBM is owned by local tycoon Aksa Mahmud.
In 2007, PT. SBM completed the construction of a packing plant in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.
By 2011, the clinker production capacity of the company rose to 1.8 million tons per year from 1.71 million tons per year in the previous year. Its cement production capacity also rose from 1.8 million tons to 3 million tons per year. The production capacity includes those of Semen Bosowa Maros 1.8 million tons and Semen Bosowa Batam 1.2 million tons.
In 2011, the cement production of PT SBM totaled 1.9 million tons. The main market of cement production of PT. BSM is eastern Indonesia .
PT Semen Kupang (PT. SK)
PT. SK is a state company coming on line in 1984 in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. In 2011, its clinker production capacity was 300,000 tons per year, and cement production capacity was 570,000 tons per year. PT. SK is wholly owned by the government .
PT. SK has been outdated in technology that it is no longer competitive and efficient . The company then built a new second factory , but it still could not operate efficiently. The company, therefore, was facing financial problem and was forced to stop operation. By the end of 2007, PT. SK resumed operation with financial injection from the state budget of Rp 50 billion. The fund was used as working capital and to buy new spare part for the new factory Semen Kupang II and to pay for coal fuel from Kalimantan. The main market of PT. SK is East Nusa Tenggara.
PT Semen Baturaja (PT. SB)
PT. SB is wholly owned by the government . PT SB is located in Kota Baturaja, South Sumatra having three packing plants in Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU), Tarahan (Lampung), and Kertapati, Palembang.
In 2011, the production capacity of PT. SB was 1.250 million tons of clinker per year and 1.2 million tons of cement per year.
PT. SB produces Portland I with the brand of Semen Tiga Gajah. The basic material is abundantly available in Baturaja. Its main markets are southern Sumatra including South Sumatra, Lampung, Jambi and Bengkulu and Banten in Java.
SB plans to sell 30% of its share through initial public offering (IPO). It hopes to raise Rp1 trillion from the share sales planned in 2013. The fund will be used to build a new factory South Sumatra with a production capacity of 1.5 million tons per year. The new factory is to maintain its market foothold. It hopes to maintain its market share of 29% in the region in 2013. The new factory will need an investment of Rp 2.35 trillion which will include Rp1.3 trillion in loan.
The company also built a new cement mill with a capacity of 300,000 tons per year to cost around Rp 325 billion. The new mill built in its complex in Baturaja came on line in 2011.
Cement factories need large supply of energy in the process of production. Energy makes up 40%-50% of its production cost including for heating and power plant. Currently most cement plants use coal for fuel. Coal consumption in the country, therefore, has increased rapidly. Lately some cement factories begin to use charcoal or husk for fuel.
Coal consumption by cement industry in the country 2011 totaled 7.6 million tons. The consumption is forecast to rise again in the coming years with more cement producers planning expansion of production capacity. In 2010, there were five cement producers coming in line or expanding capacity including PT. Semen Andalas Indonesia, PT Semen Padang, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, PT Semen Gresik and PT Semen Tonsasa, which is expanding capacity and building new factory with an investment of US$ 645.6 million to be operational in 2012.
Most of the new factories will be built outside Java . The problem outside Java is shortage in power supply forcing cement factories to build their own power plants to guarantee power supply.
SG for example needed coal for 10 coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 410 Megawatts (MW) operational in 2011. The power plants are needed to support its plan to expand capacity until 2012. In 2012 the production capacity of SGG will be increased to 23.9 million tons.
SG has established a subsidiary PT SGG Energi Prima to be in charge of coal procurement for its cement factories.
The entire factories of Semen Gresik Group needed 4.2 million tons of coal in 2011. This year the requirement is predicted to rise with the growing number of its factories including new ones in Tuban and Tonasa, Pangkep, South Sulawesi.
In long term the country's cement industry will increase the capacity of its power plants to 200 MW to support capacity expansion by 14.5 million tons, from 44.89 million tons to 59.39 million tons in a 2015.
Indonesia has one of the largest coal reserves in the world that cement producers should not worry about coal supply in the future, but most of the country's coal production have been exported resulti8ng in constraint in coal supply in the country. In 2010, the country's coal production totaled 275.2 million tons, and 188 million tons of which were exported . In 2011 the coal production rose to 290 million tons, but supply on the domestic market was still short of requirement.
The country's cement production has continued to increase - reaching 45.2 million tons in 2011, up from 39.5 million tons in the previous year or an increase of 14.4%.
The global crisis since late 2008, resulted in weak demand for cement in export market. Indonesia has exported cement to Srilanka, Bangladesh, Maroco, Madagascar and Middle East. Indonesian producers compete sharply in international market such as with Thai producers.
In 2012, the country's cement production is forecast to reach 60 million tons with additional production from a number of new factories.........
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Check if an excel file is opened by another user
Using Visual Studio 2010 VB and Excel 2010.
My program opens 4 excel spreadsheets updating info. I update one at a time and then close it before opening the next one.
I want to add code to my program to test if the file is already open, before trying to open it. Occasionally someone will have one of the files opened and it causes a crash. If I test to ensure it is not open, then I can avoid this.
If it is open I want the program to wait until I can ask the user to close it before continuing.
objBookMCR = objBooks.Open(strMasterCodeFile)Any help much appreciated.
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Hi JovialJohn02,
Welcome to the MSDN forum.
Please have a look at this reference link: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/csharpgeneral/thread/5B12DFBE-F16D-4934-82D1-695CD1A3C3BC . Generally you can open this file in try..catch block and check the exception to decide if this file is open by other user.
If I misunderstood anything, please feel free and let me know.
Best regards,
Shanks Zen
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Thanks Shanks,
This is what I tried yesterday, the file was not opened by another user so it wasn't really a valid test. I'll run it today as below with the file opened on another machine and see what happens.
objBookMCR = objBooks.Open(strMasterCodeFile)
Catch ex As Exception
If TypeOf ex Is System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException Then
MsgBox("Directory Not Found caught")
MsgBox("Error Type To Catch Is: " & ex.GetType.ToString)
End If
End Try
I am not sure exactly what exception I should be looking for.
Also I would like to detect the username of the person that has it open so I can call them and ask them to close it.
If it detects an exception and pops up a message box does execution of the program halt? Can I call the person ask them to close it and click on the message box to close it and expect that it will try again? I assume I would have to insert another try...catch block to retry opening the file just not sure how to do that.
Thank you,
Hi John,
When exception was caught, program will not break out and you can take actions for this exception. If a file is open by another use, you should get an error like "The document file name is locked for editing by another user. To open a read-only copy of his document, click...". As for detecting file is open by which user, you may need this http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897552.aspx. I haven't tried this for the limitation of environment.
Hope this will be helpful.
Best regards,
Shanks Zen
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Thanks again Shanks,
The issue of detecting which user has the file open is not as significant as knowing what to do once an exception has occurred.
I ran the code above, with the file open on another machine. No exception was thrown and process completed, file saved and closed.
However after closing the file on the other machine, no changes were made to the file, what am I doing wrong?
Hi John,
Sorry that I think I've misunderstood this thread. In a network shared environment, this file can be open by multiple users. Maybe try to rename this file you can detect if this file was open by others.
However, it can be edited by multiple users by the collaborative editing feature in Excel 2010. Take a look at this article: http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/archive/2010/01/21/collaborative-editing-using-excel-web-app.aspx
How does it work?
Getting collaborative editing to work is really easy. There's no switch to turn on, no special setting to enable. Basically, if two or more people have "edit" permissions on a file, then those people will be able to edit the file at any point, regardless of who is already editing. So, really, the only step to enable collaboration it to set the proper permissions on the file for those you want to grant "edit" access to (since permissions work differently whether you're talking about SharePoint 2010 or Windows Live SkyDrive or SharePoint Online, I'm not going to go into those details here). Once the permissions are in place, you are all set!
If I misunderstood anything, please feel free and let me know.
Best regards,
Shanks Zen
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- Edited by Youen ZenModerator Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:55 AM
Hi Shanks,
If I open a file on my machine and then go to another machine on the network and try to open the same file I get the message "Filename.xls is locked for editing. by JovialJohn02".
However, when I ran my program and opened the file, although the file was open on another machine, there was no error and it passed through the Try...Catch without being "caught". It appeared to run properly but when I closed the program and looked at the file that was still open on the other machine, the file appeared unchanged.
What/Where did it "save" to?
Why was it not caught.
The link you provided appears to refer to Excel Web App, so I don't think it applies.
I use the following function in Excel VBA which works properly and does detect if the file is open.
Public Function IsFileOpen(filename As String)
Dim FileNum As Integer, errnum As Integer
On Error Resume Next ' Turn error checking off.
FileNum = FreeFile() ' Get a free file number.
' Attempt to open the file and lock it.
Open filename For Input Lock Read As #FileNum
Close FileNum ' Close the file.
errnum = Err ' Save the error number that occurred.
On Error GoTo 0 ' Turn error checking back on.
' Check to see which error occurred.
Select Case errnum
Case 0
' No error occurred. File is NOT already open by another user.
IsFileOpen = False
Case 70
' Error number for "Permission Denied. File is already opened by another user.
IsFileOpen = True
Case Else
' Another error occurred.
Error errnum
End Select
End Function
Do you know if this will port over to VB 2010?
- Edited by JovialJohn02 Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:11 AM
Hi John,
Thank you for your feedback. I'm not familiar to VBA actually. Maybe some members in VBA forum (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/isvvba/threads) will help. And this article (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa192490(v=office.11).aspx) about converting VBA to VB.NET may be helpful also.
Best regards,
Shanks Zen
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us
- Edited by Youen ZenModerator Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:55 AM


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REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CONVERGENCE, 1950-2007: Some Empirical Evidence
This paper investigates and compares the experience of several geographic regions with economic growth and convergence in income per capita. Income per capita is correlated positively with saving rates and negatively with population growth rates, though the explanatory power of these two variables varies by region. The empirical findings are broadly supportive of conditional convergence at an estimated average annual rate that has ranged from 0.8% in Europe to 1.7% in Asia. It is also shown that the speed of convergence is far from constant over time: it has been steadily falling in the OECD and the Americas, but steadily increasing in Asia.
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Soon it will be time for you to choose your allegiance. Will you join the noble Law Dogs, set to preserve law and justice in the town? Or will you find yourself falling in with The Sloane Gang, and taking what you want regardless of who it costs? Perhaps you have an eye for progress… and cash, well the Morgan Cattle Company is always looking to hire driven individuals. Lastly, maybe you have something to run away from, something in your past that simply won't let go, there's always the Fourth Ring and its circus you can run off to. They're always taking in lost souls…
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The model we will be adopting will be to start releasing small "Saddlebags" a few months after the base set. These will be interspersed with periodic larger releases. The Saddlebags will release at approximately two per quarter (unless there is a bigger release scheduled). The first three Saddlebags will contain a play set of four copies of each card, and there will 21 cards per Saddlebag.
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Justin Bieber is releasing a his own line of nail polishes.
The 16-year-old Canadian heartthrob is planning to launch the line–exclusively to Wal-Mart first and then in Target and Sears later–this December, with colors inspired by his chart-topping songs.
Among the planned shades are "One Less Lonely Girl" (lavender), "Give Me The First Dance" (silver), "Step 2 the Beat of My Heart" (glitter) and "Me + Blue" (dark blue).
A total of six colors will be released in December before a further eight in January.
The nail polish is the latest in a long line of Justin Bieber-themed products–the "Baby" singer already has a bedding range, dolls and toys. He is also one of the faces of skin care brand Proactiv, alongside fellow singers Jessica Simpson and Katy Perry.
Speaking about the acne-fighting product, Justin revealed he uses it to keep himself clean ahead of his busy work schedule.
He said, "I know that for a teenager, it doesn't matter how many people are looking at you, you don't want acne on your face. I'm in the limelight all the time. I'm constantly doing interviews, constantly doing photo shoots and, you know, I'm determined to keep myself clear. Using Proactiv will help that."


text: A Missouri corporation claims it owes a union nearly $300,000 in dues after it provided laborers for a construction project that it believed to be non-union.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAura Contracting filed a lawsuit Oct. 29 in Madison County Circuit Court against Ledcor Construction, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAura claims it agreed to provide certain excavation work, labor and materials for Ledcor, a general contractor in charge of building a new Wal-Mart at 6660 Godfrey Rd. in Godfrey.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBefore hiring Aura for the job, Ledcor led the company to believe that the project was going to be a non-union job and that Ledcor would fight for Aura's right to have its non-union company perform services upon which the bid was based, according to the complaint.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e"Ledcor's agent, Michael Keough, told Aura that 'If the job has to go union, we will get the union to pay the $290,000 extra cost for pension and benefits;' 'we will get it paid;' and 'we will get the union to pay the benefits constitutions as part of the deal," the suit states.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOnly after it agreed to work on the project did Aura discover that Ledcor promised its union representative to use only union contractors and subcontractors on all parts of the project, the complaint says.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e"Aura was thereby damaged in the amount of $290,000, which is the difference between the estimated cost of labor based on the representations and the actual cost of labor paid or owed to the union, including wages, pension and benefit contributions," the suit states.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLedcor also breached its contract with Aura in other ways, the company claims.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor instance, Ledcor allegedly made it impossible for Aura to perform portions of its contract by parking construction vehicles on the site where Aura had to obtain its excavation fill materials; by demanding Aura provide labor to Ledcor and by demanding that Aura provide work outside the scope of its contract, according to the complaint.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e"Ledcor required and demanded that Aura work in weather conditions that required Aura to work inefficiently, including in frozen and wet ground," the suit states. "Ledcor required and demanded that Aura's crews and equipment show up on days when crews could not work because of rain and ground conditions, but for which Aura had to pay men and equipment."\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eValue on the extra work equated to $177,427.99, but Ledcor still has not paid the money, the complaint says.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOn Aug. 13, Ledcor terminated Aura's work on the project, making it impossible for the company to perform certain portions of its work, it claims.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e"As a further and direct result of Ledcor's breach of contract as described above, Aura has further been damaged by Ledcor's conduct due to loss of production and increased production costs in the amount of $137,965 and resulting loss of profits on the rock item in the bid in the amount of approximately $43,856.98," the suit states.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAura added Wal-Mart as a defendant because the store hired Ledcor to work for it, according to the complaint.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn addition to the money it says Ledcor owes it, Aura seeks punitive damages, interest, costs, attorneys' fees and other relief the court deems just. The company also claims a mechanic's lien on the Godfrey Road premises.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWilliam T. Dowd of Dowd and Dowd in St. Louis will be representing it.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadison County Circuit Court case number: 10-L-1105.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e


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Ramona musicians Negative Zero demonstrate their tuneful talent on their album, "Earthshake," scheduled to be released in November.
The band members are: Allen Sulzen, 17-year-old vocalist, guitarist and songwriter; Josh Sulzen, 13, bass player; Marlen Bernd, 16, keyboardist; and Dylan Nowakowski 18, drummer.
Negative Zero recorded its first album in 2006. Since their debut, the musicians have been working on melodic projects and solo projects, and they experimented with recording software and music production techniques.
"With each new song, Negative Zero's style developed and shaped its sound into an indie rock, progressive post-punk feel," Sulzen said, "I write songs that I think people need to hear."
Their music is jazz influenced, while incorporating sounds from The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, the Hives and the Cars.
"We are having fun, and seeing where it all goes from there," said Bernd.
"I love music, we are dedicated musicians," Sulzen said. "Even if we go different ways, we will continue to play music."
Nowakowski, who has been playing drums since he was 12, said, "I will never stop learning. I'm a drummer that will drum anytime, anywhere."
Negative Zero has performed at Ramona Mainstage, Ramona High School Jazz Band's Pop Concert and the Epicentre in Mira Mesa.
If anyone is interested in checking out these young musicians, they can find Negative Zero's songs and their album "Earthshake" on ITunes, Amazon mp3 downloads, or can on their MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/therealnegativezero.
The band will play in Ramona Mainstage on Oct. 30 from 8 to 11 p.m. Admission is $8 per person, and all ages are welcome.


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A great success: 'The Road to Van Eyck' attracts 140,000 visitors
In just under four months, 'The Road to Van Eyck' has attracted 140,000 visitors to
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the city of Rotterdam. On Sunday, 10 February,
the exhibition will probably draw to a close with a total tally of 10,000 more visitors than
expected. The daring financial leap that the museum took last winter to ensure that the
exhibition, which cost more than €1.6 million, could go ahead has proven to be
Since the opening on 13 October 2012 there has been an abundance of interest in 'The Road to
Van Eyck' from press and public alike. From the busy opening day, thousands of people have
been astonished by these centuries-old, precious and rare works. On average, just under 1,500
visitors from the Netherlands and abroad came to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen each day,
and in recent weekends this has risen towards 2,500 visitors per day. The specially produced
multimedia tour for the exhibition was rented by more than 22,000 visitors or downloaded for
free onto their smartphones. Some 7,500 copies of the catalogue have been sold.
The project's funding was secured thanks to the Kring van Van Eyck ('Van Eyck Circle'), the
various sponsors and cultural funds, the BankGiro Loterij and the museum's own stream of
income. There was no need to call on the generous guarantee of A444,000 that the
Blockbusterfonds made available to cover the museum's commercial risk. The 10% fee that is
due to this foundation will go towards supporting other special cultural projects.
Research reveals that six out of ten visitors expect to make a visit to the major Oskar Kokoschka
exhibition in the autumn of 2013.
Scholarly discussion of Van Eyck
The 90 or so extremely fragile paintings, sculptures, precious metalwork, miniatures and
drawings will from next week be making their way back to their owners in the Netherlands and
further afield. It is probably the last occasion that all these works will ever be exhibited together.
This coming Monday, 11 February, the exhibition's closure will be marked by a so-called
Scholars' Day, a gathering by invitation for more than 40 international Van Eyck curators and
academics. The attributions of the exhibition's curators, Stefan Kemperdick and Friso
Lammertse, will be discussed by 14th-century experts from around the world.
Generous cooperation
Between October and early February the city of Rotterdam attracted many tens of thousands of
new visitors, and in research conducted by Hendrik Beerda Brand Consultancy almost 70% of
the 'Van Eyck pilgrims' named the exhibition as their main reason for visiting the city. The Witte
de Withstraat, a continuation of the Museumpark, also welcomed many extra visitors, who
literally walked along 'The Physical Road to Van Eyck'. Thousands of visitors to the PAN
Amsterdam contemporary art fair followed 'The Road After Van Eyck', with works inspired by the
Old Master and his techniques.
The response of public and press
The public as well as the press were wildly enthusiastic about 'The Road to Van Eyck'. Visitors
gave the exhibition an 8.4, according to research by Hendrik Beerda, the Blockbusterfonds and
others. The exhibition also received compliments via Twitter and Facebook on a daily basis.
Dutch and international media gave the exhibition extensive and widespread coverage. 'Shows
of this brilliance do not come along twice in a lifetime, and Rotterdam really is not far away.
Swim there if you have to,' the reviewer for British newspaper The Independent enthused. And
according to The Wall Street Journal, 'This show … presents the Van Eycks' achievements in a
rich and revelatory context impossible to replicate in any individual museum or collection
anywhere in the world.'
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New Yorkers and Visitors Will Enjoy 19th Annual Outdoor Food and Music Festival at the Crossroads of the World
New York, NY --- The Times Square Alliance announces the return of Taste of Times Square – an outdoor food and music festival – featuring international flavors from the district's top restaurants and the city's best street performers at the Crossroads of the World. More than fifty of Times Square's most popular culinary destinations will set up tables on the street to offer "tastes" ranging from $2-$6 on Monday, June 11 from 5:00 - 9:00pm. The event will be on 46th Street between Broadway and 9th Avenue, including historic Restaurant Row, and on the Broadway Plazas from 45th – 47th Streets in Times Square.
"We invite all New Yorkers and visitors to bring their appetite and celebrate summer with us at the Taste of Times Square," said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance. "The district's delicious international cuisine paired with sweet sounds from around the globe showcase the diversity of the Crossroads of the World."
Newcomers to the event this year include: Ca Va Brasserie, E&E Grill House, Little Town NYC, Mr. Robata, NIOS Restaurant, Nuchas, Rickshaw Dumplings, Salume and Snackbox.
Participating restaurants include: Barbetta Restaurant, Becco, B Smith's, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, Blue Fin, Bourbon Street Bar & Grille, Brasserie 1605, Carmine's, Crossroads American Kitchen & Bar, Da Rosina, Dervish Mediterranean Restaurant, Firebird Russian Restaurant, Gallagher's Steak House, Ginger's Restaurant, Hard Rock Cafe, Havana Central Restaurant & Bar, Hourglass Tavern, Joe Allen Restaurant, John's Pizzeria, Junior's Restaurant, Le Rivage, Library Bar @ the Paramount Hotel, Meson Sevilla, O'Lunney's Times Square Pub, Orso, Palm West Restaurant, R Lounge at Two Times Square, Ruby Foo's, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Sangria 46, Stadium Grill at Bowlmor lanes (food by David Burke), Schnipper's Quality Kitchen, Shula's American Steakhouse (Westin New York), Sofia's Restaurant, The House of Brews, The View Restaurant & Lounge, Toloache, Virgil's Real Barbecue, and more.
Highlighted street musicians provided by the Hard Rock Cafe Times Square include: Mariachi Real De Mexico, Moses Josiah playing his musical saw, Paul Mueller with a hammered dulcimer, Baby Soda Jazz Band, Alais Lucette on the harp, classical guitarist Don Witter, Jr., and the Ebony Hillbillies performing bluegrass.
Other entertainment locations include: the Drum Café, an interactive African drumming circle where attendees are part of the show, the smartwater® Swing Tent featuring George Gee and the Jump Jive n' Wailers Swing Orchestra plus free dance lessons from Dance Manhattan Studios made possible by Swing 46, and the Coca-Cola Happiness Café on Duffy Square featuring performances by the Jazz Collective.
The food and music festival has no admission fee. Each "taste" ticket is $1 with most dishes ranging from $2-$6. Tickets will be available for purchase in advance at the Times Square Museum and Visitor Center on 7th Ave. between 46th and 47th Streets and on the day of event. For more information, visit www.TimesSquareNYC.org.
New this year, the Times Square Alliance will offer an Instagram photo contest to bring even more delicious deals to the Crossroads of the World. Visit a Taste of Times Square participating restaurant up to a month after the event to snap a photo of your favorite dish/signage/storefront, describe it, and then tag it #TasteTSq, for the chance to win a $150 gift card to the Taste of Times Square participating restaurant of your choice. Visit www.TimesSquareNYC.org for the list of restaurants and official contest rules.
Follow @TimesSquareNYC on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TimesSquareNYC using hashtag #TasteTSq for this event, or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TimesSquareNYC.
Sponsors for Taste of Times Square include: Coca-Cola, Glaceau smartwater® & vitaminwater®, MapQuest, and MVP/NY publishers of In New York and Where Magazines.
About Times Square Alliance
The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square - cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life for over a century. Founded in 1992, the Alliance keeps the neighborhood clean and safe, promotes local businesses, manages area improvements and produces major annual events including New Year's Eve, Solstice in Times Square and Taste of Times Square. As the custodians of Times Square, the Alliance works every day to improve the quality of life for the neighborhood residents and businesses while driving economic growth in New York City. www.TimesSquareNYC.org
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ISLAMABAD, July 24: National Youth Assembly is a model parliament for talented youngsters from diverse backgrounds.
It provides them an opportunity to collaborate with one another to visualise and plan as to what they would do if they were the members of the parliament. I am confident that the ardent and committed youth, after going through such a learning process, will turn into upright, honest and dependable future leaders.
It was stated by Chief Justice Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while speaking to members of 'National Youth Assembly' in the Supreme Court, on Tuesday.
He said that youth is an important segment of society and bright face of the nation.
The future progress of the nation depends upon youth. Now the responsibility lies upon them to make sincere efforts and take our beloved country to the heights of glory which is associated with our past.
He said: "A society cannot flourish until there prevails constitutionalism and rule of law. The rule of law ensures that all the governmental institutions function in accordance with the established principles and within their legal domain. The state policies should be prepared in a highly transparent manner with the sole objective to establish good governance in the country."
"I believe that all of you must be aware that the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 envisages parliamentary form of Government. The Constitution has ensured the trichotomy of powers among various state organs. It provides complete institutional independence to all the organs of the state within their constitutional domain.
The parliament is empowered to make laws in accordance with the Constitution to ensure the betterment of the general public," he said.
"Under the scheme of the Constitution, the Supreme Court of Pakistan enjoys original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. In terms of Article 184(3), the Supreme Court has the power to make any appropriate order in a case where question of public importance with reference to the enforcement of any of the Fundamental Rights is involved. In terms of Article 185, the Supreme Court can hear and determine appeals from judgments, decrees, final orders or sentences passed by High Courts, the Federal Shariat Court and the Services Tribunals," he said.
"In the recent past, in pursuance of suo moto actions taken by this Court, state revenues worth billion of rupees have been recovered. On the other side, protection has also been provided to poor/down trodden people. This is the reason why I have always emphasised the enforcement of these rights," he said.


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How much should a bishop be paid?
Recent scandals put spotlight on prelates' salaries
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Mick Forgey for National Catholic Reporter International
April 10, 2014
Catholics in Newark, N.J., were outraged to learn that Archbishop John Myers had spent $500,000 for an extension on his retirement home. Catholics in Atlanta questioned the acceptability of Archbishop Wilton Gregory's building a $2.2 million residence for himself.
For many, these actions raised the questions: What is acceptable compensation for a sitting bishop and for a retired bishop? Who determines what's acceptable?
NCR's interviews with bishops and experts who monitor church finances found that no hard and fast rules govern this issue. National guidelines exist, and seem to be widely followed, but specifics on local implementation are hard to come by.
The average bishop's salary seems to be in line with that of priests within his diocese.
"Most dioceses use the compensation levels for their clergy as the reference point," said Frank Butler, principal and founder of Drexel Philanthropic Advisors. "So, we do know what that is. Typically, across the country, average priests' salaries go from anywhere from $15,000 to $18,000, maybe a little bit higher than that." Butler is also former president of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA).
The website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has a document titled "Diocesan Financial Issues," which includes a section called "Guidelines for the Retirement of Bishops."
For all bishops in retirement, the section recommends a minimum $1,900 monthly stipend. It also recommends that "in fraternal charity and solicitude," each diocese provide:
- Appropriate housing and board;
- Benefits covering the full cost of medical care, as well as home health care, assisted living facilities or long-term care facilities;
- An office with secretarial assistance;
- Transportation, including an insured automobile for personal use;
- Travel expenses to attend official meetings;
- A funeral and burial.
This is where it can get tricky.
"One of the issues here is that so much of the bishops' compensation comes in the form of perks," said Charles Zech, director of the Center for Church Management and Business Ethics at Villanova University.
"They live in a mansion rent-free. Meals and other things associated with the position are often not charged to them. They get a chauffeur driver wherever they go. A lot of what you and I would recognize as compensation really doesn't show up as such, because it's not part of their salary, and it's part of the overall running of the diocese, and it's hard to pull out as being compensation to the bishop, per se."
Jack Ruhl, professor of accountancy at Western Michigan University, provided NCR with some of the only published compensation figures available that were specific to diocesan leaders. Dioceses aren't required to report anything, according to Ruhl.
In its 2013 financial report, the Boston archdiocese listed Cardinal Sean O'Malley's "Reportable Compensation from Corporation Sole" at $43,153. It included in a footnote: "From Cardinal O'Malley's stipend, $35,953 is paid to the Capuchin Priests and Brothers; $7,200 is paid to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston for housing." The document also listed an Amount of Other Compensation Not Included on W-2/1099 for O'Malley of $16,800.
Ruhl also provided a document on benefit plans under Notes to Financial Statements, June 30, 2011 and 2010, from the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese.
"The Archdiocese has a deferred compensation agreement with an archbishop who retired in fiscal 2008," the document states. "The agreement requires monthly benefit payments for life plus health and medical insurance and allowances for other living expenses. The present value of the estimated future obligation under this agreement is estimated to be approximately $429,000 at June 30, 2011 and 2010 based on the expected annual cost of approximately $61,000 for both years."
A bishop's compensation is generally paid for by his diocese, according to Zech. "It comes from diocesan revenues, like the compensation for any diocesan employee. Investments, income from investments that the diocese receives, contributions, and, of course, parishioner contributions are passed on to the diocese through the parish assessment."
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Source: National Catholic Reporter
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They're angered by Myanmar leader's speech on the biggest refugee crisis in the region since the Pol Pot regime
Bangladeshi Buddhists to give up festivity for Rohingya refugees
There are fears that the small Buddhist population of majority-Muslim Bangladesh could be subjected to revenge attacks
Pakistan dedicates International Day of Peace to Rohingya
Interfaith groups condemn Aung San Suu Kyi's lack of action to end persecution crisis
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i would think you have a bad twc[two way catalist]converter
Can you give me an aswer to the computer code aa1-aa4
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Tim I am not a Mechanic. I need an economical cost analysys:
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Panasonic to Buy Sanyo for At Least $4.5 Billion
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp said on Friday it would spend at least $4.5 billion to take control of smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, creating Japan's second-largest electronics maker behind Hitachi Ltd.
Panasonic, the world's No.1 plasma TV maker, said it would offer 131 yen per Sanyo common share, a 4 percent discount to Friday's closing price, with the goal of acquiring a majority stake in Sanyo, a top producer of rechargeable batteries.
Major shareholder Goldman Sachs said it would tender its Sanyo stake to Panasonic.
The decision by Goldman, which had rejected Panasonic's earlier lower offers, came after the Wall Street firm reported its first quarterly loss since going public.
Goldman, Daiwa Securities SMBC and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking hold nearly 430 million of Sanyo's preferred shares, each of which can be exchanged for 10 common shares when a restriction is lifted in March.
If converted, Goldman and Daiwa Securities SMBC would each hold a 29 percent stake in Sanyo, while Sumitomo Mitsui Banking would hold 12 percent. The combined 70 percent stake would be worth about $6 billion, based on the offer price of 131 yen.
Both Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Daiwa Securities SMBC said they are positively considering tendering their stakes in Sanyo to Panasonic, formerly known as Matsushita Electric.
Panasonic said in a statement it was considering investing about 100 billion yen to create synergy effects between the two firms.
Daiwa Securities SMBC is a joint venture between Daiwa Securities Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) (8316.T), while Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is Sanyo's main bank and part of SMFG.
Ahead of the announcement, shares in Panasonic closed up 2.9 percent at 1,051 yen, while Sanyo fell 3.6 percent to 136 yen. The Nikkei average .N225 was down 0.9 percent.
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SAINT LUCIA—Capella Hotels and Resorts has assumed management of Discovery at Marigot Bay in Saint Lucia, which was recently acquired by an international development group.
The 127-room resort, which includes 57 suites, will undergo extensive renovations, which the company expects to be completed by mid-2014 when it will be branded Capella Marigot Bay. The resort and marina will stay open during the renovations.
Sean Carney has assumed the position of interim general manager of the resort.