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Regardless of whether you are a bigger-name draw or a smaller, emerging band, planning — and more importantly financing — international gigs is no easy task. But since last year, things have gotten a bit easier for Korean acts touring abroad.
In March 2012, the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) began offering financial assistance to musicians for overseas festival appearances. A government-funded organization, KOCCA was formed in 2009 by combining the resources of several groups, including the Korea Broadcasting Institute, the Korean Culture and Content Agency, and the Korea Game Industry, into one association that focused on promoting the country's cultural industries.
Korean musicians who have been accepted to play at music festivals in other countries can apply to have KOCCA cover their airfare and accommodation for the duration of the event. This sponsorship opportunity is open to artists of all styles and stature.
"We don't differentiate between K-pop, indie rock and other styles of music. We just think of everything as Korean music," says Kim Min Seuk, the manager of KOCCA's music team.
"The Korean music market is very small. In places like Japan, there are more opportunities for musicians to make a career out of playing music in their own country. Korea is not like that. So it's necessary for Korean musicians to try and find new markets overseas as well."
According to Kim, both DFSB Kollective — a Seoul-based K-pop creative agency widely involved with exporting Korean digital music worldwide — and the Seoul garage rock band Galaxy Express helped convince KOCCA about the merits of helping acts play concerts abroad.
"Hyundai and Kia are at every major car show in the world. says Bernie Cho, DFSB president. "Samsung and LG are at every major electronics show in the world. Look at the success of Korean cinema. Thanks to government support, Korean films have constantly been screening, competing and even winning at the top international film festivals across the world.
"But what about Korean music? Whenever we attended international showcases, we kept asking and being asked the same question: 'Why are there no Korean bands here?' What works for Korean brands should also work for Korean bands."
Following Cho's idea, over the past 12 months KOCCA has provided funds for Korean acts to travel to the likes of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival (United States), Canadian Music Week, Music Matters (Singapore), Pop Montreal (Canada) and Midem (France). Performers wishing to receive money from KOCCA submit an application detailing their plans. A committee of local music industry experts, including critics, music-company staff and professors then decide which acts KOCCA will offer support to.
More musicians are hoping to take advantage of this opportunity from KOCCA. With a record number of Korean acts (11) participating in SXSW this coming March, KOCCA has agreed that it will provide travel money to as many as nine of them.
Galaxy Express received funds from KOCCA for their 2012 trip to SXSW, and it will get cash to attend the renowned event again in March. [Full disclosure: I assisted the band with planning their tour dates.]
"Korea has a lot of good bands, but most can't afford to tour internationally," says Galaxy Express guitarist Park Jong Hyun. "KOCCA helping bands is a good thing. Giving bands more chances to experience overseas events is going to raise their profiles and help them make better music. These things will improve our music scene."
As the program moves forward, Kim says its success will be measured by examining what acts have learned from playing abroad, the relationships they have built in overseas markets and the amount of media exposure they receive during tours. From there, KOCCA's budget for bands will be adjusted accordingly.
Cho is certain of the long-term benefits from KOCCA's funding for Korean music, and he is hopeful the organization will find more ways to support local talent in the future.
"Whether they be indie, idol or icon acts, the fact the KOCCA is promoting a wide range of music acts from a wide range of music genres worldwide is great for the Korean music industry as a whole," he says. "It's a win, win, win across the board."


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The Ong Center > Walter J. Ong S.J. Biography and Remembrances > Summary of Scholarship
Fr. Ong was prolific as a writer, lecturer, and member of the academic community. For a complete bibliography of his work, see Dr. Thomas Walsh's Digital Bibliography. Dr. Walsh's 2006 Bibliography of Walter J. Ong, S.J. consists of 457 original publications of books, book chapters, articles, reviews, translations by Ong, poems, and limited-distribution items. With the additions of reprints, revisions, translations of Ong's works by others, and other items, the bibliography contains 909 entries. Prepared for the Walter J. Ong, S.J., Center for Language, Media, and Culture, the biography is the most complete and accurate register of Fr. Ong's published works through 2006.
The Walter J. Ong, S.J., Bibliography 1929-2006 is formatted according to The Chicago Manual of Style, Fourteenth Edition, with incidental adaptations. It is available in Language, Culture, and Identity: The Legacy of Walter J. Ong, S.J., edited by Sara van den Berg and Thomas M. Walsh (Cresskill, New Jersey: Hampton Press), 2011.
Beginning with his earliest books on the impact of Petrus Ramus, Fr. Ong published throughout his life. Many of his works treat the evolution of conscious as connected with the technological transformations of the word by the mediums writing, print, and electronics, while others of his books center on religion, literature, and culture.
Fr. Ong's earliest books on Renaissance intellectual history, Ramus, Method, and the Decay of Dialogue (1958) and Ramus and Talon Inventory (1958), were the result of four years' research work in European universities and libraries, two of these years on a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation of New York. These books served as Fr. Ong's Ph. D. thesis for Harvard, and launched his career in academia.
A trilogy of books, The Presence of the Word (1967), Rhetoric, Romance, and Technology (1971) and Interfaces of the Word (1977), trace the alienation and reintegration of consciousness brought about through technological transformations of the word by writing, print, and electronics, and the effects of the transformations on oral tradition and literary forms, on thought processes, and on social structures and behavior. These books form the foundation for most contemporary Ong scholarship, along with the compact Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word (1982). Fr. Ong's Orality and Literacy has been translated into twelve European and Asian languages. The book reviews revolutionary new work on orality-literacy contrasts from ancient through present cultures, with attention to implications for structuralism, deconstruction, speech-act and reader-response theory, the teaching of reading and writing skills to males and to women, social studies, biblical studies, philosophy, and cultural history generally.
Two books by Professor Ong, In the Human Grain (1967) and The Barbarian Within (1962), are critical explorations of literature, contemporary culture, and religion. A briefer book, Why Talk (1973), presents a nontechnical discussion of the nature and history of language.
Fighting for Life: Contest, Sexuality, and Consciousness (1981), treats the functions of contest in human life, from sports through classroom teaching and political rhetoric, with reference to contest in infra-human animal existence, providing new insights into the complex biological settings of human intellectual and cultural activity, into sexual differences, and into the human quest for freedom.
Hopkins, the Self, and God, Alexander Lectures at the University of Toronto (1986), is a historical study of the nineteenth-century English Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, whose intense preoccupation with "inscape," the particular individuality of each individual existent, and especially with the most particular of particulars, the human self, was powered by both Victorian and recent Catholic concerns that aligned Hopkins with modem and postmodern poetry even before these movements got well under way. This book concerning Hopkins' profound thinking about the self is relevant to today's widespread studies on the origins and operation of human consciousness.
Two other of his books treat the problems of contemporary human beings and society in relation to the American Catholic tradition: Frontiers in American Catholicism (1957) and American Catholic Crossroads (1959), a Catholic Book Club selection. He has contributed to and edited the volume Darwin's Vision and Christian Perspectives (1960) as well as Knowledge and the Future of Man (1968).
The recent four-volume Faith and Contexts (1992-1995, 1999) and The Ong Reader (2002) consist of selections of Ong's essays and studies. Both are edited by Thomas J. Farrell and Paul A. Soukup.
In addition to his published books, Fr. Ong edited other works and was the author of numerous articles in literary and scholarly periodicals and popular magazines, in the United States, Canada, and England as well as in France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, and Japan, and of studies in the books Immortal Diamond, English Institute Essays, Problems of Communication in a Pluralistic Society, Literature and Belief, Religion in America, Education and Culture (Anthropological Approaches), Minority Language and Literature, etc. He is also the author of prefaces to books by others, numerous encyclopedia articles, etc. Essays and studies of his have been reprinted in many anthologies, and books of his have been translated into many languages of Europe, the Near East, and East Asia.
Academic Service:
Father Ong was a member of the National Council on the Humanities from 1968 through 1974 (Vice Chairman 1971-74) and served on the fourteen-person White House Task Force on Education which reported to President Johnson in 1967. He served on the Advisory Board of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, was Co-Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Committee on Science, Technology, and Human Values, and was Chairman of the Board and President of the National Humanities Faculty. He served on the National Commission on the Humanities (1978-80) sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation.
He was a member of the Renaissance Society of America, the Modern Language Association of America (President, 1978), the Modern Humanities Research Association, the American Catholic Commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, the Cambridge (England) Bibliographical Society, etc. The French Government named him Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques. He also served as a member of the editorial boards of various learned periodicals, as regional associate for the American Council of Learned Societies, President of the Central Renaissance Conference and of the Milton Society of America, member of various national committees of the Modem Language Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council on Education, etc.
He presented papers or served as resource person or seminar leader at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (Santa Barbara, California), the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, the Wenner-Gren Conference Center for Anthropological Research at Burg Wartenstein, Austria, the 1968 World Student Christian Federation Conference in Turku (Finland), the Star Seminar of the Graphic Institute in Stockholm (Sweden), and other conferences. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Lecture Series:
Well known as a speaker across the United States and Canada and on national radio and television networks in the United States and abroad, Father Ong lectured widely in Europe, particularly (in French) to university and other groups in Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and at the Centre d'Etudes Superieures de la Renaissance at Tours (University of Poitiers), as well as in the Middle East, Central and West Africa, North Africa, East Asia, and Latin America.
He lectured at the Georgetown Conference on the New Criticism and the Michigan State University Conference in Modern Literature, and served as McDonald Lecturer at McGill University, Terry Lecturer at Yale University, Messenger Lecturer at Cornell University, Alexander Lecturer at the University of Toronto, Wolfson College Lecturer at Oxford University, Visiting Professor of English at the University of California, Fellow of the School of Letters at Indiana University, Berg Professor of English at New York University, Visiting Willett Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago, National Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for 1969-70, and Lincoln Lecturer abroad for the Board of Foreign Scholarships 1974.

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I'm Already There
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from a (G)lonely cold hotel room,
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of the (G)kids laughin' in the background,
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said (G) "Daddy, when you comin' home?"
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I'm already there, (G)take a look around,
I'm the (D)sunshine in your hair,
I'm the (A)shadow on the ground
I'm the (D)whisper in the wind,
I'm your (G)imaginary friend,
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said I (G)really miss you darlin',
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touch (G)you with my fingertips,
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Digby Christmas Market will be taking place again, on November 24.
The event takes place from 11am to 4pm in Digby Memorial Hall.
Attractions include Digby School Choir with carol singing at 1.30pm and Father Christmas from 2pm till 4pm.
There will be a fairground organ and bouncy castle, games and a range of stalls, including local artists, wine, candles and jewellery, homemade seasonal cakes and sweets, a woodturner, handmade toys, cards, wreaths and Christmas decorations and handmade furniture. New for this year are ceramics, pickles, favour boxes, door-stops and aloe vera products.
They will be serving hot soup and mince pies during the day, cakes, tea and coffee.
This annual event is organised to raise money for the upkeep of the hall.
* Caythorpe and Frieston Village Hall is hosting an acoustic singer and songwriter evening on Saturday November 24.
The concert features Heidi Theaker and Friends with doors opening at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £5 including a hot supper meal, available from Steve on 01400 272020 or Bob 01400 272611 or from the Red Lion pub.
* Organisers of next year's Sleaford Live 2013 music and arts festival working on the programme of events having already secured advertising sponsorship. There is room for more events and they welcome all kinds of performing arts. In the past they have managed to attract at least 30 such items appealing to all tastes. Anyone wishing to send details should email: firstname.lastname@example.com and copy to email@example.com. Call 01529 300331 or 07739 017183 for inquiries.


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Rpg scope question.
I have had an rpg scope in my possession since '03. Just dug it out and curious if anyone knows anything about it. It has a slot for a battery but other than that I am clueless. Any help would be appreciated. Pics at request. Thanks!
There have been a LOT of different models of the RPG, made by different folks. One of our members around here has a background in the Soviet military, am sure he may have better info than I do.
The RPG 7 had a fairly complicated optical sight. IIRC, it was self illuminating. There were also night vision devices that could be used. One of the reasons for complexity is flight characteristics of the RPG (it turns INTO the wind) and the max range (about 900 meters) and need to lead a moving target.
Some unclassified info on the basic vanilla RPG 7-
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Crossroads for Women Presents: Dr Gabor Mate'- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Crossroads for Women
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 8:00 AM (MDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Crossroads for Women in Albuquerque, New Mexico is pleased to present:
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
A day-long seminar with renowned speaker and author
Dr. Gabor Mate'
October 22, 2012, Albuquerque, New Mexico
5 CEU's for social workers and counselors have been approved through the NM-NASW
CEU's for psychologists are pending.
Dr. Gabor Maté is a Canadian physician, public speaker and bestselling author whose works have been published internationally in twenty languages. His most recent book is the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction.
For twelve years Dr. Maté worked in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site. With over 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, he is an expert on mind /body health, parenting, childhood development, illness, and the treatment of addictions.
A renowned thinker and public speaker, Dr. Maté regularly addresses health professionals, educators, and lay audiences throughout North America. At the core of his work is the understanding of the broader context in which human disease and disorders arise, and the intricate mind / body unity that is at the root of illness and health.
Visit drgabormate.com for more information on this compelling presenter.
When & Where
African American Performing Arts Center
310 San Pedro NE
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 8:00 AM (MDT)
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Crossroads for Women
Established in 1997, Crossroads for Women has become a lifeline for the women who enter our services. The mission of Crossroads for Women is to provide comprehensive, integrated services to support women working to break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration and achieve healthy, stable and self-sufficient lives in the community for themselves and their children.


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Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 1
Pets No
"Met by owner who was so friendly ..."Met by owner who was so friendly and welcoming. Delightful bungalow with superb facilities. The visitors book has consistently great comments with which we heartily agree. Games room was icing on an already excellent cake! Property highly recommended.Met by owner who was so friendly and welcoming. Delightful bungalow with superb facilities. The visitors book has consistently great comments with which we heartily agree. Games room was icing on an already excellent cake! Property highly recommended.
- Off road parking
- Ground floor accommodation
- Ground floor bedroom
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Cot available
- Highchair available
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Games Room
- Broadband / WiFi
The property
Aberystwyth 4 miles.
An immaculately-presented detached Aberystwyth holiday cottage on the bus route from Tregaron to Aberystwyth.
With ample grounds for children to play in, and surrounded by wonderful open countryside views and woodland, this superb cottage near Aberystwyth is perfect for all ages, all year round.
In a raised position, this wonderful Aberystwyth holiday cottage offers superb views from most of the rooms but especially from the decked patio and lovely large lawned area to the front of the cottage.
The high quality of furnishings and decor throughout this cottage near Aberystwyth are most pleasing, and add to the enjoyment of your holiday in this beautiful part of Wales.
Enjoy family meals and relaxing times in the living area, leading through patio doors onto the fine decked patio for alfresco dining, a quiet morning coffee or an evening glass of wine while you look out for the red kites soaring overhead.
Three bedrooms, each uniquely decorated, a lovely shower room and a cloakroom complete the accommodation in this charming Aberystwyth holiday cottage.
An added bonus is the separate building housing a games room with a pool table and children's play items, a utility room and a great wet room-style area to wash off and store cycles and beach items.
Fantastic relaxing days can be spent enjoying the views from your Aberystwyth cottage, but with wonderful scenic walks, cycle rides and drives from the doorstep through the Ystwyth Valley you should tear yourselves away to enjoy these and other local attractions.
Why not visit Aberystwyth with its selection of shops, eating places, museums, promenade cliff railway and marina?
Here you will also find the Steam Railway running to Devil's Bridge Falls, and just a few miles away, the incredible Bwlch Nant yr Arian centre with scenic walks, world-class mountain bike trails and the spellbinding display of feeding the red kites each afternoon.
The town's Arts Centre offers a cinema, art gallery, concert hall, which holds numerous concerts throughout the year, and a theatre, whose performances include a summer show and January pantomime.
Whatever you want from your holiday, you will find it in this wonderful part of Wales and, best of all, you will be finding it from this perfect Aberystwyth cottage.
All ground floor. Three bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x twin, 1 x 3/4 double. Shower room with shower, basin and WC. Cloakroom with basin and WC. Fitted kitchen. Sitting room with dining area. Detached games room with pool table and children's play items and utility room.
- Oil central heating
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, TV with Freeview and FreeSat, DVD, Blu-ray, CD/radio, WiFi, telephone, small selection of books, games and DVDs
- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Please bring own beach towels
- Cot and highchair provided
- Off road parking for 4 cars
- Lockable cycle storage
- Wet room-style area with hose pipe to wash cycles or beach items
- Enclosed lawned garden with decked patio and garden furniture
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop 4 miles, pub 3 miles
- Note: This cottage is just off a minor B road.
About the location
Borth 7 miles; Aberaeron 16 miles.
The university town of Aberystwyth, on the west coast of Wales, offers a wide variety of shops, restaurants, pubs, tea rooms, museums, cinema, the National Library of Wales and a promenade on the sea front. The scenic 20 mile cycle route and footpath on the Ystwyth Trail, linking Aberystwyth to Tregaron, follows a wonderful woodland and river. A trip on the steam railway from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge is a great way to visit the falls. The seaside resort of Borth is 7 miles away, with 3 miles of sandy beach and the 'Animalarium' to keep all ages amused. With the cliff-top ruins of Aberystwyth castle close by, Welsh craft centres and stunning countryside to explore, this is a perfect base for a family holiday.
This property offers the following short breaks:
- Winter
- Off-season
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Luster Dust Vs. Wilton Shimmer Dust
Decorating By chellebell70 Updated 29 Jul 2008 , 2:31am by Ironbaker
What is the difference between shimmer dust and luster dust. Cannot find luster dust in my area? Where do you get it? Thanks!
Do not get Wilton's it's awful.
Order on line. Just about every cake decorating site has it.
I prefer Luster Dust but I have used Shimmer Dust. I was doing my grandparents' anniversary cake and my cake supply store was out of the luster dust color I needed. So, I used the shimmer instead. I mixed it with vanilla vodka just as I do with luster and sprayed it on with my airbrush. It worked just fine. I would use it again.
Wilton now offers 2 products: shi-mmer dust and pe-arl dust.
Shi-mmer dust is nothing more than finely ground cake sparkles (gum arabic). It can be applied to a damp surface. It clumps and turns to a jelly when mixed with water or alcohol. I don't think it's a valuable cake decorating item at all and I use what I (unfortunately) have on hand to sprinkle on cupcakes or the tops of cakes. It can't even by dry-dusted onto fondant, like real luster dust.
Wilton Pe-arl Dust is an FDA approved luster dust. It works like any other company's dust and can be mixed with alcohol or lemon extract for painting. Wilton's only comes in limited colors, but they work fine.
European Cake Gallery makes luster dusts in many, many colors. They, unfortunately, call it shi-mmer dust, too, but it's NOT like Wilton's and it's NOT gum arabic. Their shi-mmer can be mixed with alcohol or extracts for painting.
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Nurburgring 24 Hours: Thursday Qualifying and Paddock Notes
The event in numbers
The Nurburgring 24 Hours may be a one-off event, but its sheer scale dwarfs an entire season of many other racing series. The 2012 running is the 40th edition of the race and will be contested by over 170 cars piloted by about 600 drivers. Around 200,000 spectators are expected to attend over the course of the event, and everything is kept running smoothly by a team of 2,000 staff. But perhaps the craziest number is seven – that's how many cars have to share each garage in the unbelievably busy Nurburgring 24 Hours pitlane.
New qualifying format
Drivers often comment that qualifying for 24-hour races carries little importance, as the race provides so much time for the fastest cars to come to the front. But this year at the Nurburgring, the organizers have implemented a new Top 40 qualifying shootout to inject more excitement into proceedings. Each car that makes it into this session will complete two timed qualifying runs on the Nordschleife, running at ten-second intervals to ensure they don't get held up by traffic. To further guarantee a level playing field, the order in which the Top 40 runs will be determined by a random draw. Ten of the Top 40 slots have been pre-assigned to cars that run in the German VLN series, which holds shorter-duration races at the Nordschleife throughout the season. These include challengers for overall victory in the 24 Hours such as the Black Falcon, Rowe Racing and Hankook-Heico Mercedes SLS entries; the Phoenix Racing Audi R8s; the Team Schubert and Team Vita4One BMW Z4s, plus the Falken Motosports and Timbuli Racing Porsche 911s. The remainder of the grid outside the Top 40 will be based on times set during Thursday night and Friday afternoon's regular qualifying sessions.
Heidfeld and Ludwig team up at the Ring
One is a recent mover from F1, the other is a German touring-car and endurance-racing legend: Nick Heidfeld and Klaus Ludwig will be joining forces in the Gemballa Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3, along with Heidfeld's old Formula 3 team-mate Sascha Berth and Hendrik Vieth. We caught up with Heidfeld in the busy Gemballa Racing garage during Thursday night's qualifying. Smiling from ear to ear, he said the lower speed of the GT car compared to the F1 and LMP1 machinery he has been driving has taken some getting used to, but that he absolutely loves driving the Nordschleife in any car. Ludwig says their aim is simply to finish the race – but adds that if they do so, he expects them to be running strongly in the overall top ten. "Endurance race? Forget it," he laughs. "Today the 24 Hours is a sprint race from start to finish. There are 30 top cars and they are all very reliable and stable. So you have to go flat out right from the start." We'll be keeping a close eye on this car's progress throughout the weekend.
Spa and Nurburgring race organisers to award new 24-Hour Trophy
The German ADAC and Belgian RACB motoring clubs, organizers of the Nurburgring and Spa 24-Hour races respectively, have come together to offer a special trophy to three highest-finishing GT3 teams on aggregate that enter both events. The 24-Hour Trophy presentation will take place immediately after the Spa 24 Hours podium ceremony, on July 29.
What does a lap of the Nordschleife involve for the tyres?
The Nurburging Nordschleife is a legendarily demanding circuit for drivers. But what about the four circles of black rubber connecting them to its hallowed tarmac? Just how hard do the tyres work on a lap of this unique track? Dunlop Motorsport, tyre supplier to much of the field, including many of the top-flight teams, gave some insight: At Aremberg, about a quarter of the way around the 25km lap, there's an extremely heavy braking area. The 3G compression of Fuchsrohe sees the tyres having to withstand three times their normal load, while at Breidscheid, the uneven surfact tests the tyres to the limit. Through the banked Karussel corner, the tyres experience increased lateral load and sidewall pressure, while at Pflanzgarten the whole weight of the car presses down on the rubber after becoming airborne. On the long Dottingher Hohe straight, the shoulder of the tyre comes under stress due to the relatively small contact patch experienced at the Nurburging. This is due to the high camber run by most cars.
Thursday's pace-setters
With Thursday night's mammoth four-hour qualifying session in the bag, the #11 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 driven by the highly fancied line-up of Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas, Lucas Luhr and Richard Lietz sits at the top of the timesheets with a time of 8:27.671. The Mamerow Racing Audi R8 trailed them by just over two seconds, with a shorter gap back to the third-place Audi Sport Team Phoenix R8 of Marc Basseng, Christopher Haase, Frank Stippler and Marcus Winkelhock. The #18 Team Vita4One car is currently the fastest BMW Z4 in the field, while the new GT3 Aston Martin Vantage V12 is showing strongly in fifth place thanks to the efforts of factory drivers Stefan Mucke and Tomas Enge. The Gemballa Racing McLaren with Nick Heidefeld and Klaus Ludwig at the wheel was ninth – confirming the drivers' earlier predictions of top-10 pace. Many teams used the extended qualifying to work on race set-up, however, so tomorrow morning's two-hour session could see significant changes to the order.


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Way back in 2008, the influential and righteous blogger from Budgets Are Sexy known as J. Money started what he called the Million Dollar Club.
No, it's not a club for millionaires to sip brandy and light cigars by burning $100 bills. It's just a way for people who want to become millionaires to create a useable action plan and follow their progress.
It's a great idea because it is much easier to achieve your goals if you actually formulate a strategy to achieve them rather than simply crossing your fingers and hoping for the best.
So in a classic case of better late than never, I've decided to join J. Money's challenge. I have every intention of accumulating a million dollars and then some, and here's my plan…
- Keep contributing to my company's 401k plan to take advantage of the employer match which is free money. Also open up Roth IRAs for both me and the wife to sock some more away.
- Aim to save at 10% of income in other investments (mostly index funds).
- Last year I started a small account at Sharebuilder where I have been slowly buying large company stocks that have a long history of paying dividends. It's puny right now but the plan is to let it grow through a monthly contribution and reinvested dividends until it creates a viable stream of income.
- Continue to diversify income streams via web properties. I plan to have a handful of sites earning enough to support me within a few years. Wealthy Turtle may only be an infant but it's going to grow into a monster if I stay the course and do things right.
- Don't worry about the Joneses. Competing with friends and neighbors only leads to a bottomless pit of spending. I'm pretty good about not comparing myself with others and trying to out-do them, but we all have the potential to fall into that trap.
- Keep learning new skills and looking for new opportunities to grow and increase earning potential.
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Lack of witnesses, but trial goes on
The trial of the owner and pilot of the King Roger is continuing in the Philippines, but without key witnesses.
The outrigger's owner Rogelio Alenzuela, 53, and his nephew who piloted the boat, Romeo Parcon, 25, have been charged with negligence for causing multiple deaths in the accident on August 15.
About two hearings are conducted every month, although the trial did not start until late last year.
The tour guide based in the Philippines, Sally Yip, who was said to have reassured tourists the sunset cruise was safe, has gone missing after the tragedy and has not appeared before the court.
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Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare's Shipwreck
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Pocahontas. Shakespeare. Squanto. Shipwrecks. Cannibalism.
All part of the story of a man who criss-crossed the 17th century Atlantic World. In his final play, The Bard immortalized him as the drunken and rebellious butler Stephano. Escaping a death sentence for mutiny on Bermuda, the real man later found his fame and fortune as the only passenger aboard the Mayflower to have been to the New World before. Stephen Hopkins.
Two-time Emmy-nominated Andrew Giles Buckley takes his globetrotting crew of Gumshoe Historians out on the road again, this time to track down the true story behind The Tempest!
Hi I'm filmmaker Andrew Buckley and I was grew up hearing the story of my ancestor Stephen Hopkins, who played vital roles in both the Jamestown and Mayflower colonies. In fact, I was named after him. The only man to know both Pocahontas and Massasoit, Hopkins moved between worlds at at the raw start of the American experience. It's a fascinating story that I'm dying to explore/film/etc with your help.
We were awarded a $10,000 pre-production grant from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities for this project. But now our series, Hit and Run History, needs to start full film production that straddles not just the Atlantic, but realms of both theater and history. This January, Rhode Island PBS gave us a Letter of Commitment — to broadcast Stephano, once we are fully funded. We know that is only the first of many public media stations that will want to share this one-hour film with the public. But in order to make it, we need to raise the money to start filming. That's where YOU my loyal Hit and Run History fans come in!
This campaign will get us going on the first chapter — we need to investigate Hopkins' beginning in England, what drove him to indentured servitude in the fledgling Jamestown Colony, what brought him back and how Shakespeare turned that story into the Tempest, and what ultimately sent Hopkins back to North America aboard the Mayflower.
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- Alana, I expect you're entirely correct. And I also suspect that I'd get really into it, with the right combination of game/campaign and group. But that's also unlikely to happen, so I'm just glad to know there are folks out there enjoying that form of creativity.
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--- In firstname.lastname@example.com, Alana Abbott <alanajoli@...> wrote:
> I think gaming itself has a wide variety of interests, from more tactical
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> other RPGs professionally, but my home games are very different from the
> ones I write, because my audience is different. I'm currently running a
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> I hadn't read DM of the Rings in ages, and never all the way through, so I'm
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> > My response to D&D and gaming in general is quite like yours, David - I
> > find them interesting in theory and boring in execution. And yet I have
> > friends who still game voraciously and have a great time. It's a good thing
> > we humans encompass so much variety, eh?!
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ALTER has been doing a nice job on producing the Yuri (reviewed) and Flynn (reviewed) from Tales of Vesperia but they made a little surprise at MegaHobby EXPO by making their next Tales series character release Rita Mordio, also from Tales of Vesperia.
The company updated their development blog with our first look at Rita in color and, though it looks a little odd to me in figure form, it does capture her wide face nicely. The eyes on her are looking beautiful and the hair is looking like your standard affair for figures of this size. The layers of hair from the back of her head look great, though. Rita has a colorful, decorated outfit and ALTER has once again done a superb job on it based on these photos. The laces that close her outfit though stand out quite a but, making me think of candy rather than laces. And unlike the boys released from this title, Rita brings a lot more motion to her pose which makes the guys look more disappointing. Why couldn't they have action poses? And lastly, we mustn't forget that Rita will also come with a cute mascot version of herself based on the art used for Repede's accessories. So cute.
Pre-orders for ALTER's Rita start Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in Japan. I'm definitely getting this since I missed out Yuri. ...oh, but what's this? The ALTER Development Department Blog has also revealed that Yuri Lowell will be getting a re-release. Well, I guess I better save or find something to sell. Anyone see themselves picking up Rita or finally getting their hands on Yuri?
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Delete Facebook to Save Your Marriage, Pastor Preaches
This week, the celebrity gossip columns were filled with reports of Tony Parker's text-based infidelity and wife Eva Longoria's subsequent divorce filing.
The news will probably add some fire to a small-town pastor's controversial sermon on the evils of social networking.
This Sunday morning at 9:30am, Reverend Cedric Miller (pictured) of the Living Word Christian Fellowship Church in Neptune, New Jersey, will ask his congregation of 1,100 to delete their Facebook accounts, in order to preserve their relationships.
"I've been in extended counseling with couples with marital problems because of Facebook for the last year and a half," Miller told the Associated Press. "What happens is someone from yesterday surfaces, it leads to conversations and there have been physical meet-ups. The temptation is just too great."
Eliot Subervi, a member of Miller's congregation told the New York Post that Facebook flirtations caused some trouble in his marriage
Reverend Miller is "not saying Facebook is the devil," Subervi told PCMag. "He's just saying it's another place where temptation can arise and if it does, take yourself out of the mix. It's likeif you're an alcoholic, you wouldn't hang out at a bar."
Using another sermon-like analogy, Subervi linked the emergence of the Internet to the disapperarance of the town square.
"At one point we had a town squarewhere couples would go to listen to bands, talkand then they went home together. The husband didn't stay at the town square while the wife went home," said Subervi. "The Internet's become a town square where couples break off and do their own thing," he said.
But for couples who simply can't bring themselves to delete their Facebook accounts, even in the name of God, Subervi says to practice full transparency.
"If you're married, share passwords and log-ins," he said. "Or create a Family Page. I think [Facebook CEO] Mark Zuckerberg should heed the cry and make it easier to create Family Pages."
In another clash between God and technology this week, Guardian columnist Martin Robbins blogged about a group of Brazilian evangelical Christians who have banned the use of USBs because the symbol resembles the Satanic trident.


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Column: Should Bush Take the Blame for the FBI's Failures?News at Home
How quaint, and such a distant memory. Beginning notably with Kennedy's immediate successor, presidential accountability has since hit the skids. From Vietnam to Watergate, from Iran-Contra to campaign finance shenanigans, the nation's chief executives have run from personal accountability like their podiums were on fire.
By now, presidential accountability is something only a few journalists and political protagonists even bother to mention. The White House views the matter as one that applies only to political enemies and foreign allies. Like the Pope, its chief occupant is infallible. Should something go wrong--like failing to recognize the kinship of intelligence clues, which understood in their aggregate may have spared thousands of American lives--the executive digit starts pointing everywhere but inward. If 43 were captain of a U.S. Navy vessel his officers could forget promotion, because top-dog memos to COMPAC or some such Pentagon acronym would contain blistering top-down blame for any SNAFUs. If abandoning ship, Captain George would be the first one off. After all, he's entitled.
In accepting responsibility for the whacky invasion debacle, Kennedy, being a naturally intuitive creature of domestic Realpolitik, had keen political motives as well. He could eliminate the likelihood of accusatory congressional investigations before they started, and prevent piecemeal leaks to the press by others in the know--the drippy plumbing that inevitably comes with cover-ups or accountability-shifting. There was more than simple honesty and official decency involved in John Kennedy's decision to out himself, though those, indisputably, were factors. It was smart politics.
But out of a reflexive sense of royal infallibility, Bush II and his carnivorous band can't even get the politics right, let alone the honesty or decency. For months they said nothing about the preexistence of scattered clues pertaining to 9/11, guaranteeing a torturous drip, drip, drip of delinquent information on their heads and ours. Then, when the story broke, the White House compounded its sin by treating the expose with offensive casualness. In effect,"Oh yeah, clues were strewn about like bones in an elephant graveyard. But, pray tell, how could we, merely as the advertised sharpest foreign policy experts in the cosmos, possibly know that one was related to another?" If, as ship's captain, Bush had accepted personal responsibility from the beginning, his political headache would never have cranked up to a crisis-migraine.
But he didn't, and hasn't, accepted responsibility. Rather, he's engaged in what he himself painted as the tawdry Washington game of partisan sniping, hypocritically moaning that he"smells politics in the air." If Bush is catching a waft of something malodorous, he might want to check his own underwear--as well as that of Team Bush's.
In an unsolicited response to Hillary Clinton's quite understandable Senate-floor pronouncement that"My constituents"--as the primary targets of 9/11--"would like to know the answers to" what the president knew," Team-member Ari Fleischer declared her a"divider." He prefaced that gratuitous remark with"I'm sorry to say." I guess crocodiles have to compete for tears these days.
He also broadsided what has been, to date, the incredibly loyal opposition. With that supreme snideness we have all come to expect, Fleischer asked,"What did the Democrats know and why weren't they talking to each other?" This, from an administration that one former Republican official has labeled"more imperial" than any since FDR's"during his conduct of World War II."
And, of course, we always have Royalist Regent Dick Cheney, who's never happened upon an executive document or decision worthy of congressional scrutiny. Democrats, he implied a few days back, are only aiding and abetting the al Qaeda enemy and should"be very cautious not to seek political advantage by making incendiary suggestions." At least eminently fair #2 knows how to avoid making incendiary suggestions.
Finally, the Washington Post reported May 18 that"Bush strategists Karl Rove and Mary Matalin and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld called conservative radio hosts to rally the faithful." Assuming they could find one, why did the inspired trio not call a liberal radio host? Could it have been--egads--for partisan reasons? The administration's and its defenders' hypocrisy on partisanship has been, if I may wax poetic, positively splendiferous.
Especially when under the sway of presidential admonitions on the subject, we tend to forget that two-way partisanship is a good thing in a healthy democracy. The White House, on the other hand, seems to believe partisanship is OK, as long as it's the one behind the partisan wheel on a one-way street. The pity is, this time around--and with respect to such a tragic occurrence--it was avoidable, had only the nation's first citizen accepted the responsibility that was officially his. Some grasp this. Others can't, or what's more indictable, won't.
© Copyright 2002 P. M. Carpenter
Fifth Columnist is published weekly by History News Network and buzzflash.com.
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Clayton E. Cramer - 6/4/2002
But probably not on a web site that generally carries serious history columns. It isn't that Mr. Carpenter is attacking the first president I have ever voted for; it is that so much of it is such blatantly partisan attack.
It is very clear that the government screwed up on this. As the evidence comes out, it seems that there is plenty of blame to go around. The CIA's secretiveness kept useful intelligence away from the FBI. The FBI's bureaucracy wasn't interested in some serious concerns coming in from the field, some of which, if acted on, could probably have stopped at least one or two of the hijackings. The laws passed in the early 1990s because of the FBI's COINTELPRO abuses were too strict. FBI agents were not allowed to gather intelligence by surfing the Web, reading newspapers, or attending public meetings in mosques. The August, 2001 intelligence briefing to the president was vague about the nature of the attack, and perhaps, because it wasn't terribly new or specific, wasn't taken seriously enough.
Mr. Carpenter's attacks on Bush, however, are a mass of innuendo. Many of the same criticisms could be made of the Clinton Administration and how it responded to much of the same intelligence. (Mr. Carpenter, for some reason, doesn't have a bad word to say about how the Clinton Administration dealt with bin Laden.) A free society has an intrinsic weakness to terrorists. Get over it--and stop using it for partisan advantage.
Jacob Goldfinger - 5/31/2002
Otherwise, you might not write something as false and inflammatory as your claim that those who question the administration's knowledge of terrorist activities before Sept. 11 "imply treasonous foreknowledge of the mass murder of US citizens."
As you know, not a single senator has suggested any such thing, nor has anyone else from the congressional leadership - from BOTH parties, it should be noted.
The only partisan slander here is your own. And yes, it is quite disgusting.
David Fitzpatrick - 5/30/2002
In my experience, a president's acceptance of "responsibility" (whatever that means) has served only to shortcut much-needed investigations, both of conduct of policy and of its formulation. The Bay of Pigs is a wonderful example of this, as is Reagan's acceptance of "responsibility" for the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983. Once someone accepts "responsibility" the need for a thorough investigation is obviated, and business goes on as it had before.
William Heuisler - 5/28/2002
Mr. Carpenter would enjoy himself quite a bit less if he knew how unenlightened and dogmatic his writings come across to his more sophisticated readers. He gleefully brackets hatred of W with apocryphal history and delights in benightnedness like a child eating mud. First he slobbers JFK with convenient fiction: Mr. Carpenter, most observers now agree the Playa Giron invasion could have succeeded had not the President withdrawn the promised air cover of the Seventh Fleet (hull down under the Northeast horizon) and allowed all sixteen air strikes on Castro's Southern Air fields. As it was, the Brigade held out for three days without any support and only surrendered after a Cuban armored column finally arrived down a long, exposed road. Had JFK told the truth of his Bay of Pigs treachery, his star-crossed presidency would have been even more tragic. Speaking of treachery, when Senators ask "what the President knew" prior to 9/11, they imply treasonous foreknowledge of the mass murder of US citizens. Treason and murder? W must be worse than Stalin or Hitler...or Benedict Arnold. But the so-called August briefing is now recognized as warmed-over intelligence from at least two prior years - and as having been shared with the Senate Intelligence Committee and available to the Senate Leader. This "careless" partisan slander is as digusting as those who repeat it and makes me long for the Code Duello. Wouldn't it be refreshing if Mr. Carpenter included the murderously duplicitous Robert Macnamara and LBJ in his mud-fest? But that would be fair and scholarly, and not as much fun. Bill Heuisler Tucson, AZ
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Eagles WR Riley Cooper Uses Racial Slur At Concert: "I'll Fight Every N***** Here!" [VIDEO]
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper is kicking himself right now. Cooper is apologizing for using a racial slur while attending a Kenny Chesney concert last month. NSFW video from Crossing Broad shows the Eagles' No. 2 wideout vowing to "jump that fence and fight every n***** here" for reasons that aren't made clear in the 20-second clip.
Riley Cooper has apologized via Twitter, saying he is "so ashamed and disgusted" with himself for his "offensive" behavior. He also added that there are "no excuses" for what he said and he plans to "accept the consequences" accordingly.
I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself. I want to apologize. I have been offensive. I have apologized to my coach, Jeffrey Lurie, and
— Riley Cooper (@RileyCooper_14) July 31, 2013
Howie roseman and to my teammates. I owe an apology to the fans and to this community. I am so ashamed, but there are no excuses. What I did
— Riley Cooper (@RileyCooper_14) July 31, 2013
Was wrong and I will accept the consequences.
— Riley Cooper (@RileyCooper_14) July 31, 2013
Cooper has also been fined by the team and Eagles owner said the team was "shocked and appalled by his words" in a statement earlier today.
This sort of behavior or attitude from anyone has no role in a civil society. He has accepted responsibility for his words and his actions. He has been fined for this incident.
The NFL also issued a statement on Cooper stating that "the NFL stands for diversity and inclusion" and comments like this were "wrong, offensive, and unacceptable." I'm not sure if many remember, but before Riley Cooper got famous for dropping racial slurs, he was mostly known for this.
On a side note, Marcus Vick – brother of Eagles QB Michael Vick – who is known for his wild comments went on a Twitter rant over the incident and even put a bounty on Riley Cooper's head. Yes, his own brother's teammate… a $1000 bounty. Jeez.
Best of luck facing any DBs this season that may have been offended by your comments Riley.
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text: Sunday, July 7, 2013Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66:10-14c Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9 Most of us know very quickly when we are welcome in a place or with a group. Today's Gospel seems to be speaking about a deeper sort of welcome and the "spiritual" intuition we have when we are in the presence of people who are open to us, to our faith and to our values. It is the spirit of hospitality and welcome, the atmosphere of kindness and gentleness. It is not necessarily friendship but openness to sharing our deepest values. This openness is a gift and, as Paul says, nothing to boast about. It is, oddly enough, part of the cross of following Jesus. For as surely as we recognize the Church and those who are open to it, we also know when we ought to "shake the dust from our feet" and travel on. Jesus' instructions about what the disciples should do when they are not welcomed had to be painful for the disciples. It is painful for us, too. We want others to love Christ as we love him. When he is rejected, we feel rejected. In the end, it is part of the cost of discipleship. As I read today's Gospel, the words, "If there is a peaceable man there, your peace will rest on him," seem to hold the key to my struggle with a language that cannot adequately define or explain the feeling of being welcomed. What I have been trying to name is as intangible and as real as intuition. It is what the Lord asks us to seek when we move through the world and preach the Gospel with our lives. He sends us as a community ("two by two," the Scripture says) so that we can bring the Church to those who have been prepared to accept it. The first reading speaks about the glory of Jerusalem and the image subtly changes to God who comforts and loves his people. The message in the Book of Isaiah is similar to that in the Gospel. Jerusalem is more than a place in this reading. What unites the two readings of today's liturgy is the focus on the presence of God. The presence of the Father among his people is announced by the prophet. The presence of the Risen Christ continues through his disciples wherever and whenever persons gather in the name of the Lord. Today's liturgy calls us to "be the Church for the Church"— to make our faith visible and transparent so that even those who are unable to name what they see will have the spiritual intuition that will cause them to question what they see and evoke a response of faith.


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Describing last year as a "turnaround" for the industry, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month credited both the bonus depreciation allowance and the growing U.S. economy for changing what had been forecast
to be a year of stabilization into one of industry growth.
Industry billings totaled $11.9 billion–the third highest ever and a 19.1-percent increase over 2003 billings. The total number of airplanes shipped last year increased to 2,963, a 10.3-percent increase above the previous year. Airframers shipped 591 business jets last year compared with 518 in 2003. Builders also delivered 245 business turboprops last year versus 211 in the previous year.
"The fact that total shipments increased indicates that this turnaround is broadly based," said GAMA chairman James Schuster. "GAMA member companies believe this bodes well for the future of general aviation."
The mood at GAMA's annual industry review and market outlook in Washington last month was definitely upbeat and optimistic, and GAMA interim president Ron Swanda described general aviation's 2004 results as "fantastic."
Meanwhile, GAMA also celebrated the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the General Aviation Revitalization Act. Signed into law by President Clinton in 1994, it has reduced the number of frivolous lawsuits against GA manufacturers and fostered a rebirth of the piston-engine airplane industry in the U.S., according to GAMA.
Swanda said that last year Honeywell, one of the most respected forecasters of GA shipments, introduced empirical evidence that airplane sales strengthen when the U.S. economy grows more than 3 percent over three consecutive quarters.
"Last year, that relationship proved accurate," he said. "The U.S. Council of Economic Advisors recently predicted that the U.S. economy is fundamentally strong, with growth expected to continue at solid rates for the next 10 years. We expect new airplane shipments will follow suit."
Despite the recent good news, GAMA's new president, Peter Bunce, will have his work cut out when he takes office April 1. Bunce, who attended the industry review and outlook, will have to contend with cuts in the budgets of the FAA and NASA, and with the nation's airlines calling for a new way to fund the FAA, which many interpret as user fees on GA.
Bombardier Nearly Doubles Deliveries
Shipments of the new Learjet 40s and Global 5000s, added to those of other models, helped Bombardier nearly double deliveries–from 70 in 2003 to 129 last year. While this is certainly noteworthy, readers will recall that Bombardier reported that no Learjets were delivered in the first two quarters of 2003 when production was temporarily suspended. Still, the fact remains that no other manufacturer came close to this rate of improvement, not even Cessna, whose numbers included three new Citation models that started being delivered last year. (In fact both Cessna and Boeing reported fewer deliveries of their respective business jets last year compared with the previous year.)
Bombardier's delivery performance last year is also noteworthy because it was accomplished amid ongoing major changes at the Montreal-based company, namely a reorganization that saw the consolidation of business aircraft manufacturing, assembly and completion.
Bombardier also experienced the premature departure in December of its CEO after his immediate dismissal by the company's board of directors (AIN, January, page 1). The results of that event and the subsequent announcement of a management restructuring will likely be reflected in Bombardier's performance this year.
Citations Sold Out into 2006
Cessna forecast last year that Citation deliveries would be down, that it would introduce new products and that orders would strengthen through the year. However, the OEM exceeded delivery expectations, according to the year-end financial report released by Textron, Cessna's parent.
"As it turned out, we delivered 181 Citations last year, 15 more than in 2003 and more than our January 2004 guidance of 165 to 170," said Textron chairman, president and CEO Lewis Campbell. "On the new-products front, we began deliveries of the new XLS in the first quarter, the Sovereign in the third quarter and the CJ3 in the fourth quarter. We also introduced two new corporate jets at NBAA in October–the CJ1+ and CJ2+."
Cessna's strategy of investing in new products continues to bear fruit, as demonstrated by order results. Said Campbell, "In the fourth quarter we received orders for 120 new jets. Including a number of jets for CitationShares and 34 for NetJets, this adds up to orders for 330 jets in all of 2004."
With the strong order rate, Cessna plans to deliver 235 Citations this year, the number that its supply chain can reasonably accommodate. If that production target pans out, it will be the most Citations delivered since the 305 shipped in 2002. The order book beyond this year is also very strong. "We already have orders in hand for about 185 jets due for delivery next year," Campbell disclosed. "Unless something happens to disrupt the general economy, we believe jet growth will be solid for the rest of the decade."
Meanwhile, Cessna still plans to hire about 600 workers by the end of the year. The company last year already recalled 400 laid-off employees.
The backlog in Cessna aircraft business (recip and turbine) at the end of the year–more than $8.5 billion–is the company's highest ever. Not including CitationShares, the backlog at Cessna alone increased again, up from $1.5 billion a year ago to $5.4 billion. That's great news for Cessna, but it means Citation customers will have a longer wait for aircraft. "If you ordered a Citation today you would have to wait until the second quarter of 2009 for a Mustang, fourth quarter of 2006 for a CJ1 or XLS, and second quarter of 2007 for a CJ2 or CJ3," Campbell said. "So we are trying to turn up the heat as much as we can on the production rate to increase volumes. It's a good problem to have."
Gulfstream Reports Record Orders
Gulfstream's reported net orders for 95 aircraft last year represent a 61-percent increase over the 59 aircraft ordered in 2003 and, excluding fractional providers, adds up to "the largest number of orders in our history, both for a quarter and annually," according to Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, Gulfstream's parent company since 1999.
The fourth quarter was especially strong, with 43 of last year's airplane orders finalized in that period. General Dynamics revealed more good news for Gulfstream. It said the Savannah airframer delivered 78 green Gulfstreams last year compared with 74 in 2003, the first increase in annual deliveries since the 101 airplanes shipped in 2001.
Deliveries were split between Gulfstream's large aircraft (G350, G450, G500 and G550) and midsize aircraft (G100 and G200), with six more large aircraft and two fewer midsize aircraft shipped. Unlike the other manufacturers, Gulfstream does not break down deliveries for its individual models.
Commenting on the exclusion of fractional customers in the order figures for last year, Chabraja said, "I think it's fair to exclude fractional orders. We get fractional orders in large groups and they are not entirely representative of current demand." Last year Gulfstream received no orders from fractional operators, and the last such large order was from NetJets in 2002.
"So far for this year," Chabraja said in late January, "we are about 92 percent sold on our planned production of large aircraft and 68 percent sold on our planned production of midsize aircraft. If we can pull a few aircraft into this year, our operating plan is to build four more of the large aircraft [60 in all] and the same number of the midsize aircraft [22]."
Said Chabraja, "The question is, can we get all of our suppliers, including some critical ones, lined up to give us what we need to satisfy some customer demand? If you ask our sales people what's the toughest competitive threat they face, their answer would be availability of Gulfstream aircraft."
The stronger the market, the firmer new aircraft pricing. "I want to drive this home," Chabraja emphasized. "We experienced considerable pricing improvement in our order book in the fourth quarter. Those are airplanes that are going to be delivered late this year at the very earliest. Most of them are for delivery next year.
"In my view, demand picked up noticeably in the fourth quarter a year ago [2003]," Chabraja said, "and it continued to be a good demand through 2004, but in the fourth quarter of last year there was clearly a surge and it carried with it strong pricing improvement across the product line."
Gulfstream disclosed that it had taken "quite a number" of orders for the G350 in the year, "a little more than frankly we wanted," Chabraja conceded, "but we had some very good customers who placed fleet orders for the G350, our least expensive large aircraft."
The head of General Dynamics also commented on the return of the traditional customer. "The one marked change [in customer profile] between 2003 and 2004 was the growth of the public corporate business," Chabraja said. "This is our standby customers coming out of the woodwork. That's really not surprising when you see the earnings growth and the cash generation that's been going on in the Fortune 500s."
Deliveries, Orders Up at Raytheon
Raytheon Aircraft last year exceeded profit, delivery and order expectations for its turbine business aircraft segment, according to the parent company's financial report released late last month. The company said Raytheon Aircraft delivered 217 Hawkers, Premiers and King Airs last year, compared with 180 in 2003.
At the end of last year, the company reported it had booked orders for 299 jets and turboprops, compared with 211 at the end of 2003. Raytheon Aircraft has more than doubled its expected sales and backlog this year versus last.
Said Raytheon chairman and CEO William Swanson, "Approximately 55 percent of our 2005 Hawker deliveries and 36 percent of our 2005 King Air deliveries are currently in backlog. This compares with 25 percent of 2004 Hawkers that were in backlog and 13 percent of 2004 King Airs that were in backlog at the beginning of last year."
Raytheon Aircraft also ended the year with an operating profit of $63 million, a significant improvement from its expectations at the beginning of the year. Raytheon said its aircraft unit started out last year with a plan to break even, "a plan based on certain assumptions, including pricing that actually turned out through the course of last year better than we planned." The improvement resulted from better pricing and continued focus on execution and cost improvements.
"Pricing is firming up," said Raytheon Aircraft chairman and CEO James Schuster. "If you are looking for a kind of compass heading on pricing, I think it's headed northward, although it's too early to tell how far that will go."
While attention is usually focused on the major manufacturers of business jets, Pilatus's PC-12 has a delivery distinction of its own. When you look at each individual model rather than broader series of airplanes, the big single-engine turboprop from Switzerland has clearly been the leader in shipments since 2001, "and orders for this year continue at a record pace," the company said.
Pricing of pre-owned aircraft has turned around so that it's more favorable to manufacturers taking in aircraft on trade. Inventory of used aircraft at the end of last year at Cessna, for example, "was just $8 million" (three or four airplanes).
The total number of Citations as a percentage of the fleet for sale had fallen to about 13 percent by the end of the year. "The really interesting statistic is that of the fleet that's for sale, more than 80 percent are older than 15 years and nearly 60 percent of those on the market are more than 20 years old," Cessna said. "Only about 60 jets on the used market are models that are currently in production. So those aircraft on the used market that put pressure on new aircraft sales are down low and selling well."
Thirteen percent looks as if it's going to be a "good number for us because of the aging factor. You figure that when more than half the airplanes are more than 20 years old, there are just not many people who will be buying those airplanes. At some point they are going to be taken off line and cannibalized for parts."
Pre-owned Aircraft Market
Cessna has dialed back its commitment on how many used aircraft it's going to take and the way it structures pricing arrangements on those used aircraft, "so that our level of commitment to take trade-ins relative to new sales is lower than in the past," Cessna conceded. "Since about the 2001/2002 time frame, we have become more conservative on giving the potential customer the right to trade an aircraft in at a fixed price. When we take one in we have a little more control over what kind of price we have to pay."
Gulfstream said it ended last year with eight pre-owned aircraft in inventory. Three or four were under contract to be sold and delivered in the first quarter of this year and the others are not for sale because they are subject to temporary lease agreements with customers waiting for delivery of new aircraft.
As good as the number of deliveries was year over year, the industry has a long way to go to match or exceed the number of deliveries between 1999 and 2002. The effect of bonus depreciation may be overrated. Most of the major manufacturers echoed what Cessna said. "Possibly we [Cessna] pulled a few orders from first quarter of this year into the fourth quarter of last year," Textron's Campbell said, "but I don't think it was a major driving factor. We support an effort to extend bonus depreciation further, but I wouldn't bet the ranch on that happening. We're not counting on it. It's not even in any of our forecast models."


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Rasmus, Janssen recovering from minor injuries
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays received positive reports on two recovering players Saturday, as centre fielder Colby Rasmus resumed baseball activities and reliever Casey Janssen played catch.
Rasmus, who's been out more than a week with a stiff neck, played catch and hit off a tee in a batting cage, and he is scheduled to do the same routine Sunday. If all goes well, Toronto manager John Gibbons said, Rasmus could return to the Blue Jays' lineup for Tuesday's exhibition against the Canada National Junior Team.
"[Rasmus] said he's fine," Gibbons said. "He'll do it again tomorrow and should be ready to play in a game Tuesday."
Gibbons also offered an encouraging update on Janssen, who's been limited by a sore shoulder. The manager said "it won't be long" before Janssen is back on schedule, though he will have to throw off a mound a few times before he's ready to pitch in a Grapefruit League game.
"I would think maybe next weekend he might get in a game, or maybe the following week," Gibbons said. "As long as he's got a couple weeks left [before the regular season begins], he should be fine."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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- The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.43, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. Along with the favorable debt-to-equity ratio, the company maintains an adequate quick ratio of 1.22, which illustrates the ability to avoid short-term cash problems.
- 45.60% is the gross profit margin for VALE SA which we consider to be strong. Despite the high profit margin, it has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, VALE's net profit margin of -20.55% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.
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The Ennis Lions (4-15, 0-3) and Red Oak Hawks (13-6, 1-2) went into Friday's game winless in district play. After taking a two-week break for the holidays, the Hawks came back to take their first district win with a 72-56 victory over Ennis.
"They just beat us in all aspects of it," Lion head coach Jerry Mason said. "They got rebounds on us. They posted us up. We turned the ball over a lot and they got easy buckets."
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When Invicta 3 takes place on October 6 in Kansas City, Kansas, two women will be facing off in a bantamweight title eliminator. The winner will move on to face Sara McMann for the Invicta Fighting Championship's Bantamweight Title. Invicta FC CEO Shannon Knapp confirmed the news with Heidi Fang of MMA Fight Corner via Twitter.
After the 13 fight lineup for Invicta 3 was announced, Shannon hinted in a tweet to @heidifang that the bantamweight fight between Shayna Baszler and Sarah D'Alelio would be a title eliminator to determine who would face Sara McMann for the Invicta FC Bantamweight Title.
@heidifang @queenmcbean @fightcorner it's gonna be sick then!
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Today, Knapp confirmed with Heidi that that's exactly what she's doing in an e-mail. The bantamweight fight at Memorial Hall between Sarah D'Alelio (6-2) and Shayna Baszler (14-7) will be a title eliminator. "The winner will fight for Sara for the title," Knapp's e-mail read.
When Shannon was a guest of MMA Fight Corner on August 4th, she announced that she would consider a title eliminator at Invicta 3 at bantamweight to determine who will fight Sara McMann (6-0) for the title. Currently, McMann is recovering from an injury suffered in her unanimous decision win over Shayna Baszler. Knapp added that McMann had an injury she was recovering from coming into Invicta 2 and said some extra time off couldn't hurt.
Sara and Shayna fought a 3 round battle that went to decision. The decision was unanimous all in favor of McMann (29-28 McMann, 30-27 McMann and 29-28 McMann.)
During an interview on MMA Fight Corner, the hosts pointed out one of the judges score cards in the McMann-Baszler fight reflected a 30-27, which Knapp agreed wasn't accurate judging of the bout. She then came up with an idea to make fans of Baszler happy. "How about this, you know, hypothetically…What if I put Baszler against somebody else to vie for that shot to go against Sara for the championship?" The hosts agreed that sounded like a great idea.
Headlining the Invicta 3 card is the first ever Invicta FC World Title at Atomweight. American sensation Jessica Penne (9-1) will square off against Japan's Naho "Sugi Rock" Sugiyama (8-0) of Kyoto in the promotion's main event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City on October 6. Tickets for the event will go on sale soon.
Here's the fight between McMann and Baszler (courtesy of Invicta FC) to check out: